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TONIGHT: RAYS AT YANKEES

WHEN/WHERE: 7:05; Yankee Stadium, Bronx, N.Y.

PITCHERS: Rays -- Ryan Rupe (3-4, 4.84); Yankees -- David Wells (5-1, 4.53).

TV/RADIO: Ch. 32; WFLA-AM 970.

WORTH NOTING: This will be Rupe's fourth career start against the Yankees. He is 1-1 with a 7.94 ERA in 17 innings. Rupe also has the best strikeout to walk ratio (46-6) in the American League. ... Wells is 4-1 with a 3.83 ERA in four starts against the Rays. His last start against Tampa Bay came while with Toronto during the 2000 season.

RAYS INFORMATION: Call toll-free, (888) FAN-RAYS.

RIPPED FROM THE TABLOIDS

From Kevin Kernan's column in Wednesday's New York Post: "MLB should have brought the Newark Bears over here for these three games. Dress them in Tampa Bay's algae-colored unis and who would have known?"

RAYS BY THE NUMBERS

(through Tuesday)

HOME/ROAD: 9-13/2-13

DAY/NIGHT: 5-7/6-19

GRASS/TURF: 2-9/9-17

VS. EAST: 5-19

VS. CENTRAL: 6-7

VS. WEST: 0-0

VS. NL: 0-0

VS. RH/LH STARTERS: 10-22/1-4

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

BEHIND AFTER 6/7/8: 3-17/2-20/1-20

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

ONE-RUN/TWO-RUN GAMES: 4-7/3-6

EXTRA INNINGS: 2-2

LAST AT-BAT WINS: 5

COME-FROM-BEHIND WINS: 8

COME-FROM-AHEAD LOSSES: 14

MAKING ERROR: 4-16

HITTING HOMER: 4-12

HITTING HOMERS: 1-2

SCORING FIRST: 5-7

SCORING 4 OR MORE: 7-7

SCORING FEWER THAN 4: 4-18

OUTHITTING OPPONENTS: 6-2

BEING OUTHIT: 1-20

GETTING 10 OR MORE HITS: 8-6

GIVING UP 10 OR MORE HITS: 6-17

ATTENDANCE REPORT

HOME DATES: 22

HOME TOTAL: 304,614

HOME AVERAGE: 13,846

2001 AVERAGE: 16,029

LARGEST: 38,142 vs. Tigers, April 2

SMALLEST: 10,264 vs. Orioles, May 13

TEAM LEADERS

(through Tuesday)

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

INFIELD HITS: Tyner 9; Winn 8; Gomez, Vaughn 3; Flaherty, Hall 2

BUNT HITS: Tyner 4; Winn 2; Hall 1

CATCHERS EFFICIENCY: Flaherty 0-9, .000; Hall 8-21, .381