AL East
Team W L Pct. GB
New York 83 63 .568—
Baltimore83 64 .5651/2*
Tampa Bay 78 70 .527 6
Boston 68 81 .456 16½
Toronto 66 79 .455161/2 * Late game not included.
AL race for wild cards
Team W L Pct. GB
Oakland 84 63 .571—
Baltimore 83 64 .565—*
Los Angeles 81 67 .547 21/2
Detroit 78 69 .531 5
Tampa Bay 78 70 .527 51/2
Top two wild cards make postseason; GB is games behind second wild card
Rays vs. Red Sox
When/where: 7:10 tonight; Tropicana Field
TV/radio: Sun Sports; 970-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: RH Chris Archer (0-3, 3.22)
RED SOX: RH Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-5, 7.14)
On Archer: 23-year-old makes second start since Sept. 7, fourth this season, with 25 Ks over 182/3 innings in the first three. Last worked in Thursday's 14-inning game in Baltimore.
On Matsuzaka: Is 1-2, 7.79 in four starts since return from latest DL stint, allowing 32 baserunners (20 hits, 10 walks, 2 HBP) in 171/3 innings. Is 2-7, 5.83 in 13 starts vs. Rays, last win in Sept. '08.
Key matchups
Rays VS. MATSUZAKA
Evan Longoria 5-for-17, 2 HRs
Carlos Peña 7-for-28, 2 HRs
B.J. Upton 6-for-22, 2 HRs
RED SOX VS. ARCHER
None have faced
Marc Topkin, Times staff writer
Stat of the day
67
Percent of Rays homers that are solo, tops in majors