2009-04-18

The dish

Rays vs. White Sox

When/where: 7:08; Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg

TV/radio: FSN; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)

Probable pitchers:

Rays : LHP Scott Kazmir (2-0, 2.84)

White Sox: LHP Mark Buehrle (1-0, 2.38)

Promotion: All fans receive replicas of the AL championship trophy.

Watch for

Kaz on track: In his two starts, Scott Kazmir has allowed a combined four runs in 122/3 innings. He is 3-1 with a 3.34 ERA in five starts against the White Sox.

Crafty lefty: In two starts, Mark Buehrle has given up a combined three earned runs. He is 6-2 with a 4.24 ERA in 10 starts against the Rays , who were hitting .167 against left-handers entering Friday.

Matchups: Jermaine Dye is 5-for-15 with two homers against Kazmir, Paul Konerko 4-for-12 and Jim Thome 0-for-13 with five strikeouts.

On deck

Sunday: White Sox, 1:38, Sun Sports. Rays - Matt Garza (1-0, 1.93); White Sox - Gavin Floyd (1-1, 6.00)

Monday: Off

Tuesday: at Mariners, 10:10, Sun Sports. Rays - Andy Sonnanstine (0-1, 6.52); Mariners - Jarrod Washburn (2-0, 1.29)

Wednesday: at Mariners, 10:10, FSN. Rays - Jeff Niemann (0-2, 6.35); Mariners - Chris Jakubauskas (1-1, 3.86)



Author: Fox Sports
Author's Website: http://www.foxsports.com
Added: April 18, 2009