Rays news and notes

The dish

Tonight: Rays vs. Angels

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

TV/radio: ESPN2/Ch. 66; 1250-AM, 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)

Probable pitchers

RAYS

RHP Matt Garza (10-7, 3.63)

ANGELS

RHP Jered Weaver (10-9, 4.47)

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

Good Garza: Rays starter Matt Garza, who flirted with a no-hitter in his last start (a two-hitter of Texas), boasts two shutouts in his past four starts. At home, the right-hander is 6-2 with a 2.47 ERA.

Weaver time: Angels starter Jered Weaver has fared well against the Rays, including a win this season when he gave up just one run in eight innings. In his career, Weaver is 2-0, 1.93 vs. Tampa Bay.

Tough matchups: LF Eric Hinske is 1-for-7 against Weaver, and SS Jason Bartlett is 1-for-8.

On deck

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)

Saturday: at White Sox, 3:55, FOX. Rays — LHP Scott Kazmir (9-6, 3.21); White Sox — RHP Javier Vazquez (10-10, 4.34)

Sunday: at White Sox, 2:05, Ch. 66/TBS. Rays — RHP Andy Sonnanstine (13-6, 4.37); White Sox — LHP Mark Buehrle (11-10, 3.91)