By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer
Monday, April 11, 2011
The dish
Rays at Red Sox
When/where: 7:10 tonight; Fenway Park, Boston
TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)
Probable pitchers
RAYS: LHP David Price (0-2, 4.85)
SOX: LHP Jon Lester (0-0, 3.65)
Key matchups
Rays vs. Lester
J. Damon 7-for-24, 2 HRs
B.J. Upton 7-for-39, 2 HR
Ben Zobrist 4-for-20
Sox vs. Price
Mike Cameron 3-for-3, HR
Marco Scutaro 2-for-16
Kevin Youkilis 4-for-10
On deck
Wednesday: at Red Sox, 7:10, FSN. Rays — James Shields (0-1, 4.72); Red Sox — John Lackey (1-1, 15.58)
Marc Topkin, Times staff writer
Homecoming of the day
OF Sam Fuld, who grew up in nearby New Hampshire, was excited to play his first game at Fenway Park, with about 30 friends and relatives, including mom, dad and sister, on hand. He'd been on the field only twice — for a predraft workout as a high school senior and when he was 9-10 as a batboy for the University of New Hampshire in a game against Boston University. "This is a little different," he said. "There'll be a few more people in the stands."
New number of the day
Manny who? Dan Johnson got back his No. 24 that Manny Ramirez was given at the start of the season. And given Johnson's .088 start wearing No. 29, he welcomed the change. "Why not," he said. "It can't hurt." Johnson wore 24 during his 2008 and 2010 stints with the Rays, and had some success, and when Ramirez retired let it be known he'd like it back. "It's what I was," Johnson said.