Rays at White Sox
When/where: 8:10 tonight; U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago
TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)
Probable pitchers
Rays RH Roberto Hernandez (1-3, 4.74)
White Sox
RH Jake Peavy (2-1, 3.20)
Looking for two: Hernandez's victory in his last start was his first since Sept. 20, 2011, though he missed most of the 2012 season. His key to success is getting ground-ball outs. He is 9-5 with a 5.48 ERA in 18 games against the Sox.
No Jaking: The veteran starter is 4-3 with a 2.24 ERA in his last 12 starts at home. He is coming off a strong outing, though a no-decision, against the Twins. He is 2-1 with a 5.25 ERA with 24 strikeouts in 24 innings against the Rays over four starts.
Key matchups
Rays vs. Peavy
James Loney 7-for-25, 2 HRs
Evan Longoria 1-for-9
Ben Zobrist 4-for-7, HR
Sox vs. Hernandez
Adam Dunn 7-for-22, HR
Paul Konerko 8-for-22, 2 HRs
Alexei Ramirez 6-for-21, HR
On deck
Saturday: at White Sox, 7:10, Sun Sports. Rays — Matt Moore (4-0, 1.04); Sox — Gavin Floyd (0-3, 4.98)
Sunday: at White Sox, 2:10, Sun Sports. Rays — David Price (0-2, 5.52); Sox —Dylan Axelrod (0-1, 3.80)
Monday: Off
Tuesday: at Royals, 8:10, Sun Sports. Rays — Alex Cobb (3-1, 1.82); Royals — James Shields (1-2, 3.09)
Rays disabled list
RHP Jeff Niemann, shoulder surgery, 60-day, out for the season
RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo, elbow surgery, 60-day, out until September
DH Luke Scott, calf strain, 15-day, eligible April 8
Marc Topkin. Times staff writer
Gnome quote of the day
"Noooooooo. Heck, no. For me, $5, I'd go $5."
Rays manager Joe Maddon, asked if he would pay the $55 the gnomes were going for on eBay, saying that was a "ridiculous" price
A gnome by any name
Joe Maddon had one of the gnomes with him in the dugout Wednesday, then brought it along to Chicago, saying, "He's going to have the chance to have himself a good road trip … to see if he deserves the right to be displayed at home also." Asked if he'd given the gnome a name, Maddon came up with Joe-Gno.
Gnomemania?
Manager Joe Maddon was amazed at the response to Wednesday's Maddon gnome giveaway, from the lines at the Trop to the eBay market, where people were paying up to $55. "For the most part it's been fun, complimentary stuff," he said. "I was kind of actually surprised by the whole thing." There weren't too many odd comments or requests, though he said his daughter "was going to disown me" if she didn't get one and Oakland manager Bob Melvin asked for one.