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By Times staff writer
© St. Petersburg Times, published August 9, 2001
THE GAME
WHERE: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg.
TV/RADIO: Ch. 32; WFLA-AM 970, WLCC-AM (Spanish). TICKETS: Available at Ticketmaster locations, Tropicana Field box office and Rays Dugout stores at West Shore Plaza, Brandon Town Center and BayWalk.
TODAY'S PROMOTION: One fan, one batter and one inning will be selected before the game. If the batter homers during the designated inning, the fan wins a car from Crown Auto.
Jason Standridge
A starter in 98 minor-league games, Standridge (0-0, 0.00) will make his first in the majors since being recalled from Triple-A Durham on July 27. He has not allowed a run in two relief appearances for the Rays.
Clemens (15-1, 3.55) leads the AL in wins and has an 11-game winning streak. The right-hander, who is tied for the league lead with 154 strikeouts, is 4-1 in his career against the Rays.
The Rays have brought in so many new faces since the start of the season -- 13, to be exact -- that a team meeting was held before Wednesday's game to discuss procedure on road trips. Such meetings normally are held only during spring training.