Rays vs. Yankees
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.
Promotion: Fernando Rodney T-shirt to first 10,000 fans.
Probable pitchers
Rays: RH Alex Cobb (8-8, 4.39)
YANKEES: RH Freddy Garcia (7-5, 4.90)
On Cobb: Failed to get the win despite six runs of support in last outing Wednesday at Texas. Rays have won his past six starts. Is 0-1, 3.46 in two starts vs. Yankees, losing June 6 in New York.
On Garcia: Journeyman is 7-3, 3.82 over his past 16 games (11 starts). Is 9-2, 3.28 in 18 games (17 starts) vs. Rays, including 5-2, 3.63 at the Trop.
Key matchups
Rays VS. GARCIA
Jose Molina 11-for-26
Carlos Peña 5-for-42, HR
B.J. Upton 3-for-11, HR
YANKEES VS. COBB
Robinson Cano 1-for-6, HR
Derek Jeter 0-for-6
Nick Swisher 2-for-6, HR
On deck
Wednesday: vs. Yankees, 7:10, Sun Sports. Rays — Matt Moore (10-8, 3.58); Yankees — Hiroki Kuroda (12-9, 2.98)
Thursday: Off
Friday: vs. Rangers, 7:10, Sun Sports. Rays — Jeremy Hellickson (8-10, 3.41); Rangers — TBA
Saturday: vs. Rangers, 7:10, Sun Sports. Rays — David Price (17-5, 2.54); Rangers — TBA
Marc Topkin, Times staff writer
AL East
Team W L Pct. GB
New York 76 58 .567—
Baltimore 75 59 .560 1
Tampa Bay 74 61 .548 21/2
Boston 62 74 .456 15
Toronto 60 74 .448 16
AL race for wild cards
Team W L Pct. GB
Oakland 76 58 .567—
Baltimore 75 59 .560—
Tampa Bay 74 61 .548 11/2
Detroit 72 62 .537 3
Los Angeles 72 63 .533 31/2
Top two wild cards make postseason; GB is games behind second wild card
Quote of the day
"Bob, I apologize. I didn't say anything bad. I really enjoy Bob. … He was right. I want everyone to know that."
Rays manager Joe Maddon, after acknowledging that 2B ump Bob Davidson got the call that led to Maddon's ejection and protest right.
Number of the day
8
Games the Rays gained on the Yankees (from 10 ½ to 2 ½ out) since July 18
Super stat
17
Homers by B.J. Upton, matching Carlos Peña for the team lead.
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