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TONIGHT: RAYS VS. ATHLETICS

WHEN/WHERE: 7:15; Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg.

PITCHERS: Rays -- RHP Paul Wilson (2-3, 4.06); A's -- RHP Tim Hudson (3-6, 4.60).

TV/RADIO: Fox Sports Net; WFLA-AM 970. WORTH NOTING: Wilson is 0-3 with a 14.63 ERA in four career games against the A's. He allowed six runs in five innings last week in Oakland. ... Hudson is 4-0 with a 2.42 ERA lifetime against the Rays. He gave up six runs in 51/3 innings against Tampa Bay last week.

RAYS TICKETS: Available at Tropicana Field box office, through all Ticketmaster outlets, online at devilrays.com or ticketmaster.com, and 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.

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RAYS BY THE NUMBER

DAY/NIGHT: 6-10/11-2

GRASS/TURF: 7-15/10-18

VS. EAST: 8-21

VS. CENTRAL: 6-7

VS. WEST: 3-5

VS. NL: 0-0

VS. RH/LH STARTERS: 15-27/2-6

AHEAD AFTER 6/7/8: 10-6/11-5/13-4

BEHIND AFTER 6/7/8: 3-21/2-26/1-27

TIED AFTER 6/7/8: 4-6/4-2/3-2

ONE-RUN/TWO-RUN GAMES: 7-8/3-7

EXTRA INNINGS: 2-2

LAST AT-BAT WINS: 6

COME-FROM-BEHIND WINS: 9

COME-FROM-AHEAD LOSSES: 18

MAKING ERROR: 8-18

HITTING HOMER: 9-16

HITTING HOMERS: 4-4

SCORING FIRST: 10-9

SCORING 4 OR MORE: 12-8

SCORING FEWER THAN 4: 6-24

OUTHITTING OPPONENTS: 10-2

BEING OUTHIT: 1-26

GETTING 10 OR MORE HITS: 10-7

GIVING UP 10 OR MORE HITS: 7-21

ATTENDANCE REPORT

HOME DATES: 24

HOME TOTAL: 326,010

HOME AVERAGE: 13,584

2001 AVERAGE: 16,029

LARGEST: 38,142 vs. Tigers, April 2

SMALLEST: 10,264 vs. Orioles, May 12

TEAM LEADERS

TYING/GO-AHEAD RBIs: Grieve 8; Cox, Winn 7; Abernathy, Gomez, Johnson, Vaughn 5; Conti, Flaherty 3; Sandberg 2.

INFIELD HITS: Winn 10; Gomez, Vaughn 3.

BUNT HITS: Winn 2

CATCHERS EFFICIENCY: Flaherty (2-15, .133).

SCOUTING REPORT: A series of roster moves seems to have done the trick for the A's. Entering its series finale against the Orioles on Wednesday, Oakland had won four straight, outscoring the Rays and Baltimore 27-10, and had won five of six.

The A's pitching staff, one of the best in the majors, held the Rays to eight runs and 15 hits over three games last week. The offense was batting 76 points lower on the road than at home, but that margin could narrow if the A's hit Rays pitching like they did a few days ago. Tampa Bay pitchers are 0-3 with an 8.25 ERA against Oakland this season. The A's don't lead any major statistical categories but rank second in the American League in homers (74) and last in stolen bases (11).

TAMPA BAY CONNECTIONS: A's right-handed reliever Jim Mecir was one of the Rays' best expansion draft picks and was traded for right-hander Jesus Colome, who is back pitching for Triple-A Durham. Rays rightfielder Ben Grieve had three stellar seasons for the A's before being traded to the Rays in a three-way deal that sent right-hander Cory Lidle, who will start Friday, to the A's. Rays first baseman Steve Cox was taken from the A's minor-league system in the expansion draft.

ALL-TIME SERIES: The Rays have lost seven in a row to the A's and 15 of the past 17, being outscored 137-46. Overall, the Rays are 11-31 against the A's, their worst record against an AL opponent.

WHO'S HOT: Recalled from the minors May 21, outfielder Adam Piatt was batting .467 with 4 homers and 8 RBIs in four games before Wednesday.

WHO'S NOT: Through Tuesday, catcher Ramon Hernandez was batting .172 with 1 homer, 4 RBIs and 6 strikeouts in his past nine games.