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:
Hello, Rocco: With Sox LHP Mark Buehrle starting, Rocco Baldelli is expected to play. Baldelli is 3-for-7 lifetime against Buehrle.
Home, sweet home: Buehr-le has eight of his 11 wins and a 3.06 ERA at home. In two starts against the Rays on the road, he gave up eight earned runs in 13 innings.
On deck
Monday: Off
Tuesday: vs. Blue Jays, 7:10, Ch. 66. Rays — RHP James Shields (11-7, 3.68); Jays — RHP Roy Halladay (15-9, 2.68)
Wednesday: vs. Blue Jays, 7:10, Ch. 66. Rays — RHP Matt Garza (10-7, 3.71); Jays — TBA
Thursday: vs. Blue Jays, 7:10, FSN. Rays — RHP Edwin Jackson (10-8, 3.93); Jays — LHP John Parrish (1-0, 4.05)
Quote of the day
"They're going to make Boston and New York spend a lot more money, believe me."
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen on being impressed with the first-place Rays
Magic number
29
Number of Tampa Bay wins and Boston losses for Rays to win AL East.
Number of the day
7 Consecutive foul balls during Akinori Iwamura's marathon 13-pitch plate appearance in the eighth, which resulted in a bases-loaded walk.
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