Rays at Orioles
When/where: 7:05 tonight, Camden Yards, Baltimore
TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)
Probable pitchers
Rays:
LH Matt Moore (10-9, 3.66)
Orioles:
RH Jason Hammel (8-6, 3.46)
On Moore: Victim of bad defense in his last game, still is 4-2, 2.36, with 55 Ks and 15 BBs over his past eight starts. Is 3-1, 1.13 in four games (three starts) vs. Orioles, including a loss May 12.
On Hammel: Former Ray rejoined rotation last week, missing two months due to right knee surgery. A surprising success with O's after '11 struggles in Colorado, trade. First time facing Rays.
Key matchups
Rays vs. Hammel
Jeff Keppinger 1-for-4
Jose Molina 2-for-5
Ryan Roberts 1-for-14
Orioles vs. Moore
J.J. Hardy 2-for-10
Adam Jones 4-for-9
Matt Wieters 4-for-7, 2 HRs
On deck
Wednesday: at Orioles, 7:05, Sun Sports. Rays — Alex Cobb (9-8, 4.28); Orioles — Miguel Gonzalez (6-4, 3.62)
Thursday: at Orioles, 12:35, no TV. Rays — Jeremy Hellickson (8-10, 3.33); Orioles — TBA
Friday: at Yankees, 7:05, Sun Sports. Rays — TBA; Yankees — TBA
Saturday: at Yankees, 4:05, Ch. 13. Rays — TBA; Yankees — TBA
Sunday: at Yankees, 1:05, Sun Sports. Rays — TBA; Yankees — TBA
Rays disabled list
(with eligible-to-return date)
*C Robinson Chirinos, concussion, 60-day, June 5
*OF Brandon Guyer, left shoulder surgery, 60-day, July 13
INF Sean Rodriguez, right hand fracture, 15-day, Sept. 15
* out for season
Marc Topkin, Times staff writer
AL East
Team W L Pct. GB
New York 79 61 .564—
Baltimore78 62 .557 1
Tampa Bay 77 63 .550 2
Toronto 64 75 .460 141/2
Boston 63 78 .447161/2
AL race for wild cards
Team W L Pct. GB
Oakland 80 60 .571—
Baltimore 78 62 .557—
Tampa Bay 77 63 .550 1
Los Angeles 77 64 .546 11/2
Detroit 73 67 .521 5
Top two wild cards make postseason; GB is games behind second wild card
20-20 vision
With his three homers Sunday, CF B.J. Upton became the fourth player to reach the 20-20 club this season:
Player, team | HR | SB |
Mike Trout, Angels | 26 | 44 |
Alex Rios, White Sox | 22 | 20 |
Ryan Braun, Brewers | 38 | 23 |
B.J. Upton, Rays | 21 | 29 |
More to Upton's day
B.J. Upton really did have a good day Sunday, in addition to his three homers and the Rays win. His wallet fell out of his truck while at Channelside after the game and a fan (Brent Sutton, @Brent813) found it, reached out to Upton on Twitter and returned it to him, intact, by the end of the night. Upton gave him his thanks, plus a bat, and offered him game tickets. "I don't use Twitter a ton," Upton said. "But I'm sure glad I had it (Sunday)."
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