Rays vs. Orioles
When/where: 1:40 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.
Promotion: Postgame concert by the Wiggles and a DJ Kitty bobblehead giveaway to the first 10,000 kids 14 and under
Probable pitchers
Rays: LH David Price (14-4, 2.64)
Orioles: RH Miguel Gonzalez (3-2, 4.46)
On Price: He has won six of his past eight starts and lasted at least seven innings in each of them. He is 6-2 with a 2.45 ERA in 11 career starts against the Orioles, including 2-0 with a 0.63 ERA in two starts this year.
On Gonzalez: He has been good on the road this season, going 3-0 with a 2.93 ERA in five appearances (three starts). He struggled against the Rays last week, allowing seven runs in 22/3 innings in a loss in Baltimore.
Key matchups
Rays vs. Gonzalez
B.J. Upton 1-for-2
Carlos Peña 1-for-2
Desmond Jennings 1-for-2, HR
Orioles vs. Price
Adam Jones 5-for-26
Mark Reynolds 3-for-20, 2 HRs
Matt Wieters 7-for-24
On deck
Monday: Off
Tuesday: vs. Jays, 7:10 p.m., Sun Sports. Rays — James Shields (9-7, 4.24); Jays — TBA
Wednesday: vs. Jays, 7:10 p.m., Sun Sports. Rays — Alex Cobb (5-8, 4.60); Jays — TBA
Thursday: vs. Jays, 1:10 p.m., Sun Sports. Rays — Matt Moore (8-7, 3.84); Jays — TBA
Friday: at Twins, 8:10 p.m., Sun Sports. Rays — Jeremy Hellickson (6-7, 3.43); Twins — Cole De Vries (2-2, 3.81)
Joe Smith, Times staff writer
Teaming up
Ben Zobrist and his wife, Julianna, had a successful meet-and-greet before Saturday's game to promote her new CD, Say It Now. Zobrist said there was a steady line at the Tropicana Field team store for 2½ hours, with him signing baseballs and his wife signing and selling CDs. "It was a great event, and great to just connect with some people, too," Zobrist said.
Not a kids' game
Several Rays had fun in the clubhouse before Saturday's game playing with the Nerf guns brought in by RHP Kyle Farnsworth's son, Stone, 9. "This is amazing," LHP J.P. Howell said. "I'm going to go to Toys "R" Us later."
Number of the day
2
Stolen bases for Orioles C Matt Wieters Saturday, equaling the total from his first 460 career games.
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