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Today: Red Sox vs. Rays

By DAMIAN CRISTODERO, Times Staff Writer
Published July 4, 2006

WHEN/WHERE: 4:15; Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg.

TV/RADIO: FSN; 1250-AM, 820-AM (Spanish).

PROBABLE PITCHERS: Red Sox - RHP Curt Schilling (10-2, 3.54); Rays - LHP Casey Fossum (3-3, 5.03).

RAYS TICKETS: Available at Tropicana Field box office, Ticketmaster outlets, devilrays.com and the Devil Rays Dugout store in Tampa's WestShore Plaza.

RAYS INFORMATION: (727) 825-3250.

WATCH FOR . . .

CHILLING SCHILLING: Red Sox starter Curt Schiling, above, has had more good moments than bad against the Rays, going 9-5 with a 3.98 ERA, 87 strikeouts and just 15 walks in 971/3 innings.

THORNY RAYS: Tampa Bay has held its own against Schilling recently. Since the start of the 2005 season, Schilling is just 4-3 against the Rays, including 2-1 this season, with a 3.79 ERA.

ROCKIN' ROCCO: Rays centerfielder Rocco Baldelli gets in his hacks against Schilling. Of his four career hits against the right-hander (in 14 at-bats), two are home runs and one is a double.

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