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 game.
Promotions: Inflatable Raymond to first 7,500 14 and under
On deck
Monday: Off
Tuesday: vs. Yankees, 7:10, Ch. 66. Rays — RHP Matt Garza (11-7, 3.53); Yankees — RHP Mike Mussina (16-7, 3.41)
Special guests of the day
Cast members from the Sci-Fi Channel show Sanctuary signed autographs at the Trop on Saturday. Actress Amanda Tapping (also from Stargate SG-1) said the Vancouver-based crew have become huge Rays fans. "Hopefully," creator Damian Kindler says, "their success will rub off on us."
Magic number
24
The combination of Tampa Bay wins and Boston losses for Rays to win the AL East.
Numbers of the day
17-1 Rays record at home in front of 30,000 fans or more.
8-0 Rays record at home when there's a postgame concert.
15 Bases-loaded walks for Rays, tied with Red Sox for most in AL.
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