Rays at Athletics
When/where: 10:05 tonight; O.co Coliseum, Oakland
TV/radio: No TV; 620-AM
Probable pitchers
Rays: RH Alex Cobb (7-6, 3.54)
Athletics: RH Jeff Samardzija (2-1, 3.19)
On Cobb: Had a season-high 12 strikeouts in eight innings in last start. Snapped a seven-start winless streak at Tropicana Field with win over Brewers. Is 3-2, 2.34 in six starts against Oakland.
On Samardzija: Has allowed 13 earned runs in five starts since being traded from the Cubs. Both of his wins for Oakland have come at home. Has never faced the Rays.
Key matchups
Rays VS. SAMARDZIJA
James Loney 1-for-3
Yunel Escobar 1-for-2
Logan Forsythe 0-for-7
ATHLETICS VS. COBB
Josh Donaldson 2-for-10
Sam Fuld 0-for-2
Brandon Moss 2-for-12
On deck
Tuesday: at Athletics, 10:05. Rays — LH Drew Smyly (6-9, 3.93); Athletics — RH Jason Hammel (0-4, 9.53)
Wednesday: at Athletics, 3:35. Rays — RH Jeremy Hellickson (0-1, 3.29); Athletics — RH Sonny Gray (12-4, 2.59)
Thursday: off
Matt Baker, Times staff writer
Chop at the Trop
Legendary Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden threw out Sunday's ceremonial first pitch as part of FSU day at Tropicana Field. Much of the crowd followed his pitch with the Seminoles' war chant. Bowden appeared a day after two of his former FSU players — Derrick Brooks and Walter Jones — were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Numbers of the day
46 Pitches RHP Jake Odorizzi threw in Sunday's first inning
91 Pitches Odorizzi threw over seven innings in his previous start
5 Earned runs surrendered by Odorizzi in the first inning Sunday
5 Earned runs he had allowed in his past three starts combined
Lights out
A lightning strike at the 16th Street substation dimmed some of Tropicana Field's lights, causing a 19-minute delay. The Rays entertained the family day crowd by showing the Bugs Bunny classic "Baseball Bugs" on the jumbotron. In related news, Seminole Tribe medicine man and rainmaker Bobby Henry was a Rays guest earlier in the weekend.