Fans with tickets for the Sept. 17 game that was postponed because of the terrorist attacks can use them for tonight's game. Tickets for any of the postponed games Sept. 11-17 can be exchanged for tickets of equal value for any of the remaining games.

The game

WHERE: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg.

TV/RADIO: Ch. 32; WFLA-AM 970, WLCC-AM 760 (Spanish).

TICKETS: Available at stadium box office, through Ticketmaster phone and retail outlets and at team stores in WestShore Plaza, Brandon TownCenter and BayWalk.

INFO: Call 1-888-FAN-RAYS.

The pitchers

Nick Bierbrodt

The left-hander (2-4, 5.04) is making his 11th start as a Ray. In his last outing, a 5-2 win over Toronto on Saturday, he notched a career-high seven strikeouts. The last time he faced the Yankees, he allowed a club-record 13 hits in a 16-1 loss.

Orlando Hernandez

"El Duque" (3-7, 5.06) has missed most of the season with an injured elbow but is set to make his final tuneup before the postseason. In 902/3 innings, Hernandez has given up 51 runs while striking out 73 and walking 40. Opponents are hitting .254 against him.

He said it

Attendance repor

TROPICANA FIELD CAPACITY: 44,44

SEASON TOTAL: 1,211,486

PER-GAME AVERAGE: 15,733

2001 LARGEST CROWD: 41,546

2001 SMALLEST CROWD: 10,539

2000 PER-GAME AVERAGE: 19,368

1999 PER-GAME AVERAGE: 19,296

1998 PER-GAME AVERAGE: 30,939

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