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By Times staff writer
© St. Petersburg Times
published May 11, 2002

TONIGHT: RAYS VS. ORIOLES

• WHEN/WHERE: 6:15; Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg.
• PITCHERS: Orioles -- Calvin Maduro (2-3, 4.72); Rays -- Tanyon Sturtze (0-4, 5.04).
• TV/RADIO: Fox Sports Net; WFLA-AM 970.

WORTH NOTING: Sturtze is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in 14 career appearances against the Orioles. The win came Aug. 2 at Camden Yards when he pitched seven innings and allowed two runs on six hits. ... Maduro is 1-0 with a 3.21 ERA lifetime against the Rays.

RAYS TICKETS: Available at Tropicana Field box office, through all Ticketmaster outlets, online at devilrays.com or ticketmaster.com and at the Rays Dugout Store at WestShore Plaza. Beach tickets ($5 for adults, $2 for children and seniors) go on sale two hours before home games.

INFORMATION: Call toll-free 1-888-FAN-RAYS.

OUTTA LEFTFIELD

Some Rays employees were trying just about anything to end the franchise's worst losing streak at 14 games. Home clubhouse manager Carlos Ledezma shaved his head before Friday's game. Rick Vaughn, vice president of public relations, sported a laminated ticket around his neck. Vaughn, who worked in the Orioles public-relations department for 10 years, used a ticket from the April 29, 1988, game between Baltimore and the White Sox. The Orioles won that game, ending a 21-game losing streak.

RAYS BY THE NUMBERS

(through Thursday)

HOME/ROAD: 7-12/2-12

DAY/NIGHT: 4-7/5-17

GRASS/TURF: 2-8/7-16

VS. EAST: 3-17

VS. CENTRAL: 6-7

VS. WEST: 0-0

VS. NL: 0-0

VS. RH/LH STARTERS: 8-20/1-4

AHEAD AFTER 6/7/8: 5-6/6-5/7-4

BEHIND AFTER 6/7/8: 2-15/1-18/0-18

TIED AFTER 6/7/8: 2-3/2-1/2-2

ONE-RUN/TWO-RUN GAMES: 4-6/2-7

EXTRA INNINGS: 2-2

LAST AT-BAT WINS: 4

COME-FROM-BEHIND WINS: 6

COME-FROM-AHEAD LOSSES: 13

HITTING HOMER: 3-10

SCORING FIRST: 5-7

SCORING 4 OR MORE: 6-6

SCORING FEWER THAN 4: 4-17

OUTHITTING OPPONENTS: 6-2

BEING OUTHIT: 1-19

GETTING 10 OR MORE HITS: 6-6

GIVING UP 10 OR MORE HITS: 4-16

ATTENDANCE REPORT

(through Thursday)

HOME DATES: 19

HOME TOTAL: 272,904

HOME AVERAGE: 14,363

2001 AVERAGE: 16,029

LARGEST: 38,142 vs. Tigers, April 2

SMALLEST: 10,602 vs. Twins, April 24

TEAM LEADERS

(through Thursday)

TYING/GO-AHEAD RBIs: Grieve 7; Cox 6; Gomez, Johnson, Tyner 5; Abernathy, Winn 4

INFIELD HITS: Tyner 8; Winn 7; Vaughn 3; Flaherty, Gomez, Hall 2

BUNT HITS: Tyner 4; Winn 2; Hall 1

CATCHERS EFFICIENCY: Flaherty (0-8, .000), Hall (7-17, .412)

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