Remaining exhibition games
Ticket into: Reserved seats $19-27, berm/boardwalk $10/12. Available through raysbaseball.com and Ticketmaster, at Tropicana Field and Charlotte Sports Park box offices, Tampa team store.
All games 1:05 unless noted
March
14: at Orioles
15: vs. Phillies
16: vs. Red Sox
17: at Red Sox, 1:35
18: Off
19: at Tigers
20: at Twins, 7:05
21: vs. Jays
22: vs. Orioles, at Pirates
23: vs. Twins
24: at Yankees
25: vs. Pirates, 7:05
26: at Phillies
27: vs. Jays
28: at Orioles, 7:05
29: at Tigers
30: vs. Tigers at Trop, 1:10
Play of the day
Hooters girl Priscilla — we tried but that's all we could get, as she declined comment — drew manager Joe Maddon's praise for her inadvertent "play" on a fair ball down the leftfield line by Shelley Duncan, who was given a double. "She moved her feet well," Maddon said . "I thought she presented her hands to the ball very well also. The overall package was very, um, efficient."
And there's a game
Today will be busy in Port Charlotte, in addition to the Rays-Red Sox game. Among the activities: a free pregame concert by the B-Street Band, a Bruce Springsteen tribute group; Cal Ripken throwing out the first pitch and signing his children's book, Wild Pitch; Cecil Fielder in a Rays uniform in the Adopt-a-Legend program; principal owner Stuart Sternberg making his first spring appearance; and Sun Sports' first telecast.
Number of the day
11,022 Bright House Field record crowd on Saturday.
Family affair
INF Sean Rodriguez is a family man and has shown it this spring in the two games that his three children — Sofia, Sean Jr. and Vanelope — have attended, homering both times.
Who is this Ray?
He was a kinesiology major at Rice before being a first-round pick. Was cut from his middle school basketball team in favor of NBA-er Emeka Okafor. Recently turned 30.
The dish
Rays vs. Red Sox
When/where: 1:05 today; Charlotte Sports Park, 2300 El Jobean Road, Port Charlotte
TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM
Tickets: Reserved seats $19-27, berm/boardwalk $12. Available through raysbaseball.com and Ticketmaster, at Tropicana Field and Charlotte Sports Park box offices, Tampa team store.
Gates open: 11 a.m.
Directions: Driving time from the bay area is 1½-2 hours. Suggested route: I-75 south to Exit 179 (Toledo Blade Road), go west 6½ miles (crossing U.S. 41) to El Jobean Road (SR 776), go right 2 miles, complex is on the left.
Parking: $10, lots open 10:30
Rays information: Toll-free 1-888-326-7297 (FAN-RAYS)
Pitchers: Rays — Matt Moore, Josh Lueke, Juan Sandoval, Enny Romero; Red Sox — John Lackey, Clayton Mortensen, Chris Carpenter, Andrew Bailey, Junichi Tazawa, Daniel Bard, Steven Wright
Heads-up
Matt Moore has not been sharp in his first two outings, showing flawed mechanics and slightly reduced velocity.
Marc Topkin, Times staff writer
On deck
Monday: vs. Twins, 7:05. Rays — Roberto Hernandez; Twins — TBA
Tuesday: vs. Yankees, 1:05. Rays — Alex Cobb; Yankees — TBA
Wednesday: Off
Who is this Ray? RHP Jeff Niemann
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