Rays news and notes

Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer
Joe SmithTampa Bay Times In Print: Sunday, August 31, 2008

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The dish

Today: Rays vs. Orioles

When/where: 1:40; Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg

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

Probable pitchers

RAYS

RHP James Shields (11-8, 3.75

ORIOLES

LHP Brian Burres (7-8, 5.79)

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

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.

[Last modified: Sep 02, 2008 03:59 PM]

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