Rays news and notes

The dish

Tonight: Angels at Rays

When/where: 7:10; Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg

TV/radio: FSN; 1250-AM, 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)

Probable pitchers

RAYS

RHP James Shields (10-7, 3.75)

ANGELS

RHP Ervin Santana (13-5, 3.49)

Rays tickets: $9-$210, available at Tropicana Field box office (no service charge), by phone (1-888-326-7297), all Ticketmaster outlets, and on raysbaseball.com; $2 surcharge for purchases within five hours of that day's game.

Rays info: 1-888-326-7297 (FAN-RAYS)

Watch for

Home sweet home: Rays starter James Shields has the AL's best home ERA (2.21) and has won five of his past six at home. The Rays are 9-2 in his past 11 outings.

Santana strong: Angels starter Ervin Santana has walked eight in his past six outings (401/3 innings). He is 3-3, 6.21 in seven career starts against the Rays.

Tough outs: Akinori Iwamura is 2-for-10 against Santana, but B.J. Upton is 6-for-9. Garret Anderson is 3-for-16 and Torii Hunter 2-for-11 against Shields, but Vladimir Guerrero is 8-for-19.

On deck

Wednesday: vs. Angels, 7:10, Ch. 66. Rays — RHP Matt Garza (10-7, 3.63); Angels — RHP Jered Weaver (10-9, 4.47)

Thursday: Off

Friday: at White Sox, 8:10, FSN. Rays — RHP Edwin Jackson (9-8, 3.97); White Sox — LHP John Danks (10-5, 3.11)