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.
Watch for
Kaz on track: Scott Kazmir, who has won three of his past 13 starts, has fared well against the Sox, going 3-1 lifetime with a 3.08 ERA. That includes tossing seven scoreless innings May 31 in a matchup with Javier Vazquez.
Special K: Vazquez is fourth in the AL in strikeouts (159) and is on a roll. The right-hander is 3-1 with a 2.48 ERA in his past four starts. In his career, he is 5-3, 4.28 in 11 outings against the Rays.
On deck
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)
Monday: Off
Tuesday: Blue Jays, 7:10, Ch. 66
Quote of the day
"What bigger night in baseball is there anywhere in the United States on any given date than 'Elvis Night' in Chicago?"
Manager Joe Maddon, joking pregame about the popular annual promotion that brought many Elvis look-alikes, including a few who parachuted in, to U.S. Cellular Field
Magic number
31
Number of Tampa Bay wins and Boston losses for Rays to win AL East.
Number of the day
205 Wins by Rays manager Joe Maddon, tying original skipper Larry Rothschild for the club record.
21-8 Rays record against teams that led their division when the Rays played them.
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