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© St. Petersburg Times, published October 4, 2001
Rescheduled game
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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