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

TONIGHT: RAYS VS. DODGERS

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

TV/RADIO: Fox Sports Net; WFLA-AM 970.

PITCHERS: Dodgers -- LHP Omar Daal (4-2, 2.72); Rays -- LHP Joe Kennedy (3-5, 4.42).

WORTH NOTING: Kennedy was ejected during his last start against the Blue Jays on Thursday. He allowed 4 runs on 4 hits in 62/3 innings. ... Daal is 2-2 with a 4.81 ERA in his past four starts. He allowed 6 runs on 6 hits over 6 innings against the Rockies on June 5. ... Rays announcers Dewayne Staats and Joe Magrane will call the game from the Batter's Eye Party Deck in centerfield.

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.

THE OROSCO CHRONICLES

Dodgers reliever Jesse Orosco made his major-league debut with the Mets on April 5, 1979. So how long has the 45-year-old lefty been around? Rays pitcher Joe Kennedy, who will start today's game, hadn't been born yet.

"Everybody's played against Orosco," said Rays manager Hal McRae, who faced Orosco while playing for the Royals. "If you didn't play against Orosco, you didn't play."

RAYS BY THE NUMBERS

(through Sunday)

HOME/ROAD: 12-19/8-22

DAY/NIGHT: 6-13/13-28

GRASS/TURF: 7-15/13-26

VS. EAST: 9-24

VS. CENTRAL: 6-7

VS. WEST: 4-8

VS. NL: 1-2

VS. RH/LH STARTERS: 18-33/2-8

AHEAD AFTER 6/7/8: 12-7/13-6/15-4

BEHIND AFTER 6/7/8: 3-27/3-32/1-33

TIED AFTER 6/7/8: 5-7/4-3/4-4

1-RUN/2-RUN GAMES: 9-9/4-9

EXTRA INNINGS: 4-2

LAST AT-BAT WINS: 8

FROM-BEHIND WINS: 10

FROM-AHEAD LOSSES: 23

HITTING HOMER: 11-21

HITTING HOMERS: 5-5

SCORING FIRST: 13-13

SCORING 4 OR MORE: 14-12

SCORING FEWER THAN 4: 7-28

OUTHITTING OPPONENTS: 13-4

BEING OUTHIT: 1-31

GETTING 10 OR MORE HITS: 13-10

GIVING UP 10 OR MORE HITS: 7-24

TEAM LEADERS

(through Sunday)

TYING/GO-AHEAD RBIs: Vaughn 12; Grieve, Winn 9; Cox 8; Gomez 6

INFIELD HITS: Winn 13; Tyner 9

BUNT HITS: Tyner 5, Winn 4

OUTFIELD ASSISTS: Winn 7; Grieve 5

CATCHER'S EFFICIENCY: Flaherty (6-22, .273), Hoover (2-3, .667)

ATTENDANCE REPORT

(through Sunday)

HOME DATES: 31

HOME TOTAL: 408,906

HOME AVERAGE: 13,191

2001 AVERAGE: 16,029

LARGEST: 38,142 vs. Tigers, April 2

SMALLEST: 10,130 vs. A's, May 30

Today's lineup

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