By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Rays vs. Angels
When/where: 7:10 tonight; Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg
TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)
Starting pitchers
RAYS LH David Price (3-2, 3.19)
ANGELS RH Ervin Santana (0-3, 5.51)
Tickets: $12-$255 at Tropicana Field box office, Ticketmaster, raysbaseball.com, team store in Tampa, $3 surcharge within five hours of game.
Promotion: Ben Zobrist "Zorilla" T-shirt to first 10,000 fans.
Watch for …
Price check: Price has won his past three starts, allowing only six runs and a .200 average. He is 1-1, 4.18 in four starts vs. Angels.
Off-key performer: Santana is off to a rough start, having lost his past three games, and has been even worse on the road (7.59 ERA) than at home.
Key matchups
Rays vs. Santana
Johnny Damon5-for-24, HR
Dan Johnson3-for-18
B.J. Upton7-for-19
Angels vs. Price
Bobby Abreu1-for-7
Howie Kendrick4-for-11
Vernon Wells4-for-20
On deck
Saturday: vs. Angels, 1:10, Ch. 13. Rays — James Shields (2-1, 2.35); Angels — Joel Piniero (0-0, 0.00)
Sunday: vs. Angels, 1:40, Sun Sports. Rays — TBA; Angels — Jered Weaver (6-0, 0.99)
Monday: Off
Marc Topkin, Times staff writer