Rays vs. A's
When/where: 1:10 today; Tropicana Field
TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)
Tickets: $12-$255, available at Tropicana Field box office, Ticketmaster, raysbaseball.com, team Tampa store; $3 surcharge within 5 hours of game time.
Probable pitchers
Rays: RH Jeremy Hellickson (8-8, 3.28)
A's: RH Brandon McCarthy (7-4, 4.62)
On Hellickson: He went seven innings in his past two starts after failing to do so in his previous 11. His 3.28 ERA moves into the AL's top 10. He is 0-0 with a 4.80 ERA in three starts against the A's. The Rays lost all three.
On McCarthy: He has had two okay starts and one bad one since returning from his latest shoulder-related DL stint, going 0-2 with a 6.19 ERA, allowing 23 hits in 16 innings. He is 3-2, 2.98 in nine games (eight starts) against the Rays.
Key matchups
Rays VS. Mccarthy
Carlos Peña 2-for-7, HR
B.J. Upton 3-for-15
Ben Zobrist 2-for-13, HR
a's VS. Hellickson
Coco Crisp 1-for-6
Cliff Pennington 3-for-6, HR
Josh Reddick 2-for-8, HR
On deck
Sunday: Off
Monday: at Rangers, 8:05, Sun Sports. Rays — David Price (16-4, 2.28); Rangers — Derek Holland (8-6. 4.92)
Tuesday: at Rangers, 8:05, Sun Sports. Rays — James Shields (12-7, 4.01); Rangers — Yu Darvish (12-9, 4.51)
Marc Topkin, Times staff writer
AL East
Team W L Pct. GB
New York 73 52 .584—
Tampa Bay 70 56 .556 3½
Baltimore 68 57 .544 5
Boston 60 66 .476 13½
Toronto 56 69 .448 17
AL race for wild cards
Team W L Pct. GB
Tampa Bay 70 56 .556—
Oakland 68 57 .544—
Baltimore 68 57 .544—
Detroit 67 58 .536 1
Los Angeles 66 60 .524 2½
Top two wild cards make postseason; GB is games behind second wild card
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