RaysREPORT

Quote of the day

By MARC TOPKIN
Published June 12, 2007

Quote of the day

"The guys' intensity throughout the course of the game in the dugout is fabulous. I would so love to be able to can that for the rest of this year and the next 10 to 15."

Manager Joe Maddon, right, on his resilient team

Did you know?

The Rays have won 12 of their first 28 road games and three series. Last season they won only 20 (of 81) road games and four series total.

Number of the day

3 Rank of .316-hitting Brendan Harris among AL shortstops, trailing Orlando Cabrera (.335) and Derek Jeter (.329)

Tonight: Rays vs. Padres

When/where: 7:10, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg

TV/radio: Ch. 66; 1250-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)

Probable pitchers: Rays - LHP Scott Kazmir (4-3, 3.92); Padres - RHP Greg Maddux (5-3, 3.82)

Rays tickets: $8-$210. Available at Tropicana Field box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, devilrays.com.

Rays info: (727) 825-3250

Watch for ...

Master on the mound: Padres starter Greg Maddux makes his third career start at the Trop and his first since July 18, 2000. He is 2-0 with a 1.00 ERA, having thrown two complete games for the Braves, and overall is 3-0 with a 0.67 ERA against Tampa Bay. Of the Rays, Ty Wigginton is 6-for-23 with a homer, Brendan Harris 1-for-3, Raul Casanova 0-for-5 and Dioner Navarro 0-for-3.

Hell's bells: Padres closer Trevor Hoffman has only one of his 500 saves against the Rays. The only Ray with a hit against him is Navarro, who is 1-for-2. Greg Norton and Casanova are 0-for-3 and Wigginton 0-for-1.

Great Scott: Rays starter Scott Kazmir says he is getting more comfortable pitching from the first-base side of the rubber and overall has pitched better than his stats show. He hasn't won at the Trop since July 3.

On deck

Wednesday: Padres, 7:10, FSN. Rays - Edwin Jackson (0-7, 7.39); Padres - Jake Peavy (7-1, 1.97)

Thursday: Padres, 12:10, No TV. Rays - J.P. Howell (1-0, 4.85); Padres - Justin Germano (4-0, 2.75)

Friday: at Rockies, 9:05, Ch. 66. Rays - RHP James Shields (6-0, 3.04); Rockies - Rodrigo Lopez (2-0, 2.88)

Saturday: at Rockies, 8:05, Ch. 66. Rays - RHP Andy Sonnanstine (1-0, 5.14); Rockies - Jason Hirsch (3-6, 4.48)

By the numbers

Home/road: 16-17/12-16

Day/night: 9-9/19-24

Grass/turf: 10-11/18-22

vs. East: 8-11

vs. Central: 10-9

vs. West: 8-9

vs. NL: 2-4

One-run games: 10-7

Two-run games: 11-4

Extra innings: 4-1

Last at-bat wins: 8-6

Come-from-behind wins: 19

Come-from-behind wins for opponents: 18

When making error: 14-21

When homering: 22-27

When scoring first: 13-10

When outhitting opponents: 18-6

When being outhit: 8-24

When getting 10 or more hits: 18-8

When allowing 10 or more hits: 12-24

Rays leaders

Game-tying and go-ahead RBIs: Crawford 14; Wigginton, Young 12; Upton 11; Pena 9; Dukes 8; Harris 7

Catcher's efficiency: Navarro 6-32, .188; Paul 5-13, .385; Riggans 0-3, .000; Casanova 2-5, .400

Outfield assists: Young 9; Baldelli, Dukes 3; Crawford 2; Upton 1

Infield hits: Upton 10; Crawford 7; Wigginton 5; Dukes, Iwamura 4; Navarro 3

Ejections: Wigginton, May 10 at Baltimore

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