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By Times staff writer
© St. Petersburg Times
published June 12, 2002

TONIGHT: RAYS VS. DODGERS

WHEN/WHERE: 7:15; Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg.

TV/RADIO: Fox Sports Net; WFLA-AM 970.

PITCHERS: Dodgers -- RHP Andy Ashby (5-4, 2.84); Rays -- RHP Ryan Rupe (5-7, 5.18).

WORTH NOTING: Rupe is 3-3 with a 5.50 ERA in 10 career interleague starts. He allowed 6 runs on 6 hits over 6 innings against the Padres on Friday. ... In one career game against the Rays, Ashby gave up 2 runs on 4 hits while striking out 4 and walking 5 in 72/3 innings.

RAYS TICKETS: Available at Tropicana Field box office, through all Ticketmaster outlets, online at devilrays.com or ticketmaster.com and at the Rays Dugout Store at WestShore Plaza. Beach tickets ($5 for adults, $2 for children and seniors) go on sale two hours before home games.

INFORMATION: Call toll-free 1-888-FAN-RAYS.

THE OROSCO CHRONICLES

Dodgers reliever Jesse Orosco made his major-league debut with the Mets on April5, 1979. So how long has the 45-year-old left-hander been around? The following ballparks have opened since Orosco's first game:

Metrodome (1982), SkyDome (1989), Tropicana Field (1990), Comiskey Park (1991), Camden Yards (1992), Pro Player Stadium (1993), the Ballpark in Arlington (1994), Jacobs Field (1994), Coors Field (1995), Turner Field (1997), Bank One Ballpark (1998), SAFECO Field (1999), Comerica Park (2000), Minute Maid Park (2000), Pac Bell Park (2000), Miller Park (2001), PNC Park (2001).

RAYS BY THE NUMBERS

(through Monday)

HOME/ROAD: 12-20/8-22

DAY/NIGHT: 6-13/13-29

GRASS/TURF: 7-15/13-27

VS. EAST: 9-24

VS. CENTRAL: 6-7

VS. WEST: 4-8

VS. NL: 1-3

VS. RH/LH STARTERS: 18-34/2-8

AHEAD AFTER 6/7/8: 12-7/13-6/15-4

BEHIND AFTER 6/7/8: 3-28/3-33/1-34

TIED AFTER 6/7/8: 5-7/4-3/4-4

1-RUN/2-RUN GAMES: 9-9/4-9

EXTRA INNINGS: 4-2

LAST AT-BAT WINS: 8

FROM-BEHIND WINS: 10

FROM-AHEAD LOSSES: 23

HITTING HOMER: 11-22

HITTING HOMERS: 5-5

SCORING FIRST: 13-13

SCORING 4 OR MORE: 14-13

SCORING FEWER THAN 4: 7-28

OUTHITTING OPPONENTS: 13-4

BEING OUTHIT: 1-32

GETTING 10 OR MORE HITS: 13-10

GIVING UP 10 OR MORE HITS: 7-25

TEAM LEADERS

(through Monday)

TYING/GO-AHEAD RBIs: Vaughn 12; Grieve, Winn 9; Cox 8; Gomez 6, Abernathy, Johnson 5; Conti, Flaherty, Sandberg 3; Escalona, Huff 2

INFIELD HITS: Winn 13; Abernathy, Gomez, Vaughn 5

BUNT HITS: Winn 4

OUTFIELD ASSISTS: Winn 7; Grieve 5

CATCHER'S EFFICIENCY: Flaherty (6-22, .273), Hoover (2-3, .667)

ATTENDANCE REPORT

(through Monday)

HOME DATES: 32

HOME TOTAL: 419,811

HOME AVERAGE: 13,119

2001 AVERAGE: 16,029

LARGEST: 38,142 vs. Tigers, April2

SMALLEST: 10,130 vs. A's, May 30

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