Rays at Blue Jays
When/where: 1:07 today; Rogers Centre, Toronto
TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)
Probable pitchers
Rays: LH David Price (16-5, 2.53)
Jays: LH Ricky Romero (8-12, 5.50)
On Price: Coming off tough outing in Texas, allowing six runs and 10 hits in four innings. Is 10-2, 2.13 in 13 starts vs. Jays, 4-0, 3.41 in five at Rogers Centre.
On Romero: One-time ace has been a mess, going 1-11, 7.16 over past 12 starts, allowing a staggering 125 base-runners in 662/3 innings. Was 6-4, 3.49 in 12 starts vs. Rays.
Rays vs. Romero
Evan Longoria 6-for-23
B.J. Upton 6-for-28, HR
Ben Zobrist 8-for-28, 2 HRs
Jays vs. Price
Rajai Davis 5-for-19
Edwin Encarnacion 6-for-24, 2 HRs
Jeff Mathis 4-for-17, HR
On deck
Monday: vs. Yankees, 1:10, Sun Sports. Rays — James Shields (12-8. 3.91); Yankees — CC Sabathia (13-4. 3.40)
Tuesday: vs. Yankees, 7:10, Sun Sports. Rays — Alex Cobb (8-8, 4.39); Yankees — Freddy Garcia (7-5, 4.90)
Wednesday: vs. Yankees, 7:10 Sun Sports. Rays — Matt Moore (10-8, 3.58); Yankees — Hiroki Kuroda (12-9, 2.98)
Thursday: Off
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
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Number of the day
13 Issued to new OF Ben Francisco, worn last by 4-time All-Star Carl Crawford, previously by Miguel Cairo, Ozzie Guillen
Quote of the day
"How's he doing? Just look at him."
Evan Longoria, as reporters approached Elliot Johnson, his face swollen and bruised from Friday's home plate collision.
Character assignation of the day
"Two-Face"
Sam Fuld's suggestion, from comic book and Batman movie fame, to describe Johnson.
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AL East
Team W L Pct. GB
New York 76 56 .576—
Baltimore 73 59 .553 3
Tampa Bay 72 61 .541 41/2
Boston 62 72 .463 15
Toronto 60 72 .455 16
AL race for wild cards
Team W L Pct. GB
Oakland 75 57 .568—
Baltimore 73 59 .553—
Tampa Bay 72 61 .541 11/2
Detroit 71 61 .538 2
Los Angeles 71 62 .534 21/2
* Late game not included. Top two wild cards make postseason; GB is games behind second wild card
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