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Rays vs. Red Sox, 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, Tropicana Field

 
FILE - These are 2016 file photos showing, from left, Cleveland Indians' Corey Kluber, Boston Red Sox' Rick Porcello and Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander. Tight races are expected for the Cy Young awards, with Kluber, Verlander and Porcello up for the American League honor. (AP Photo/File) NY162
FILE - These are 2016 file photos showing, from left, Cleveland Indians' Corey Kluber, Boston Red Sox' Rick Porcello and Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander. Tight races are expected for the Cy Young awards, with Kluber, Verlander and Porcello up for the American League honor. (AP Photo/File) NY162
Published Aug. 9, 2017

Tonight: vs. Red Sox

7:10, Tropicana Field

TV/radio: Fox Sports Sun; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)

Tickets: $26-$350; available at Tropicana Field box office, raysbaseball.com, surcharge of up to $5 within 5 hours of game time.

Promotion: Half-price lower corner and 300 level tickets only through the MLB.com ballpark app.

Probable pitchers

Rays: RH Jake Odorizzi (6-4, 4.47)

RED SOX: RH Rick Porcello (5-14, 4.70)

On Odorizzi: Making 16th start against Boston. Is 2-1, 3.18 in six at Trop, though allowed season-high seven runs last time he faced them at home.

On Porcello: The major-league loss leader has 3.67 ERA over past five starts with 1.08 WHIP, .250 opponents average.

Rays VS. PORCELLO

Corey Dickerson 8-for-29, HR

Evan Longoria 14-for-53, 2 HRs

Logan Morrison 10-for-31, HR

Steven Souza Jr. 8-for-27, HR

RED SOX VS. ODORIZZI

Mookie Betts 7-for-24

Jackie Bradley Jr. 3-for-17, HR

Brock Holt 5-for-17, HR

Hanley Ramirez 5-for-15, HR

On deck

Thursday: vs. Indians, 7:10. Rays, LH Blake Snell (0-6, 4.98); Indians, RH Danny Salazar (4-5, 4.32)

Wild-card standings

Yankees59-52.532—

Rays58-56.509

Royals 57-55 .509—

Mariners* 57-56 .5041/2

Orioles* 56-56 .500 1

*Late games not included