Rays vs. Red Sox
When/where: 7:10 tonight; Tropicana Field
TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)
Tickets: $17-275, available at Tropicana Field box office, Ticketmaster, raysbaseball.com, team Tampa store; $3 surcharge within 5 hours of game time.
Probable pitchers
RAYS:
LH Matt Moore (1-3, 5.31)
RED SOX:
LH Felix Doubront (3-1, 4.46)
On Moore: Has struggled this season and is coming off the shortest start of his career, allowing four runs in 41/3 innings in a loss to Baltimore. Is 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA in two career appearances vs. Boston.
On Doubront: Has been a pleasant surprise in the Red Sox rotation, winning three of his past four starts. Is 0-1 with a 4.61 ERA in five career appearances against Tampa Bay.
Key matchups
Rays VS. doubront
Ben Zobrist 1-for-6
Luke Scott 2-for-4, 2 HRs
B.J. Upton 1-for-4
Red sox VS. moore
A. Gonzalez 1-for-5
David Ortiz 3-for-4
Dustin Pedroia 0-for-6
On deck
Friday: vs. Braves, 7:10, Sun Sports. Rays — James Shields (6-1, 3.52); Braves — Tommy Hanson (4-3, 3.43)
Saturday: vs. Braves, 4:10, Sun Sports. Rays — Chris Archer or Alex Cobb; Braves — Randall Delgado (2-3, 3.79)
Sunday: vs. Braves, 1:40, Sun Sports. Rays — David Price (6-2, 3.10); Braves — Tim Hudson (2-1, 3.96)
Monday: vs. Blue Jays, 7:10, Sun Sports. Rays — Jeremy Hellickson (4-0, 2.77); Jays — Kyle Drabek (3-4, 3.30)
Tuesday: vs. Blue Jays, 7:10, Sun Sports. Rays — Matt Moore (1-3, 5.31); Jays — Drew Hutchison (2-1, 5.53)
Joe Smith, Times staff writer
Sign of the day
The Rays clubhouse has many signs with different inspirational messages, and RHP James Shields had a new one put on the wall by his corner locker, which he says is a "motto" of the rotation. It reads, "If you don't like it, pitch better!"
Good deed of the day
The Rays Baseball Foundation, the official charity of the Rays, will award a total of $72,500 today to 15 local nonprofit organizations through the Community Fund Grant.
Number of the day
9
Rays currently on the disabled list, the most they've had on the DL at one time since June 16-26, 2009 when they had eight.
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