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© St. Petersburg Times, published May 31, 2002
TONIGHT: RAYS VS. ATHLETICS
WHEN/WHERE: 7:15; Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg.
PITCHERS: A's -- RHP Cory Lidle (1-5, 5.24); Rays -- LHP Wilson Alvarez (0-1, 4.50).
TV/RADIO: Ch. 32; WFLA-AM 970.
WORTH NOTING: This is Alvarez's third start of the season and first since straining a right rib April 14 against Toronto. ... He is 5-3 with a 3.65 ERA in 21 appearances lifetime against Oakland. ... Lidle is 1-1 with a 4.26 ERA in two career starts vs. the Rays. ... He is coming off the DL (strained right shoulder) to make his ninth start of the season and is 0-2, 7.41 in his past three.
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.
INFORMATION: Call toll-free 1-888-FAN-RAYS.
"I didn't hear anything. I think he'll call Lou first."
-- Rays manager Hal McRae on whether he had heard from Bob Watson, the major-league disciplinarian, regarding his ejection Wednesday night. Seattle manager Lou Piniella was tossed after a more flamboyant protest in Tuesday night's game.
(through Wednesday)
HOME/ROAD: 10-14/7-19
DAY/NIGHT: 6-10/11-23
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
(through Wednesday)
HOME DATES: 24
HOME TOTAL: 326,010
HOME AVERAGE: 13,584
2001 AVERAGE: 16,029
LARGEST: 38,142 vs. Tigers, April 2
SMALLEST: 10,130 vs. A's, May 30
(through Wednesday)
TYING/GO-AHEAD RBIs: Grieve 8; Cox, Winn 7; Abernathy, Gomez, Johnson, Vaughn 5; Conti, Flaherty 3.
INFIELD HITS: Winn 10; Gomez, Vaughn 3.
BUNT HITS: Winn 3.