Upcoming Series:
San Francisco Giants vs. Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays: 20-36, .357 (HM: 12-16), 4th AL East, -16.0
San Francisco Giants: 32-26, . (RD: 18-11),
Season Series: 0-0, 1st meeting.
Pitching Matchups:
06/08: Jason Schmidt (3-3, 3.53) vs. Rich Harden (3-3, 3.16)
06/09: Jeroime Williams (5-3, 3.64) vs. Jeff Suppan (2-7, 5.45)
06/10: Jim Brower (5-0, 2.41) vs. Todd Ritchie (1-4, 5.24)
Series Preview:
Interleague play has come for the 2004 season, and the devil Rays kick if off against the National League West San Francisco Giants. While Rich Harden and Jason Schmidt might be familiar with each other from their battles in the bay area the past, these two clubs have almost no history. A brief three game series during the 2002 season is the only meeting they have had. Hopefully Devil Rays fans will take advantage of the arrival of Barry Bonds to come out and see their Rays.
The Devil Rays will look to make a statement in this series after Giants slugger Barry Bonds gave the team some bulletin board fodder when asked about the trip to Tampa. "Lou is a good man, but I don't think he knew what he was getting into down there. They are not as good as us, and anything less than a sweep is a disappointment for a club like this. I wish they had a retractable roof, so I could really show those six fans that show up every game how to hit a baseball player is supposed to hit the longball."
Tampa Bay Team News: (06/04-06/07)
- 06/05:
-LF Carl Crawford set a new team single season record for Stolen Bases with 31.
- 06/06:
-CF Alex Sanchez was claimed off waivers from Detorit. Sancehz was added to the 40 man roster and promoted from Triple-A Durham.
-RF Jonny Gomes was sent down from the active roster to Triple-A Durham.
-1B Tino Martinez was injuried running the bases. Team doctors diagnosed the injury as an inflamed hamstring muscle that will keep him day-to-day for about 4 weeks.
Around the League: (06/04-06/07)
- 06/04:
-Pittsburgh claimed RF B.J. Surhoff off waivers from Baltimore
- 06/05:
-Tampa Bay LF Carl Crawford set a new Tampa Bay team record for Stolen Bases in a season with 31.
- 06/06:
-Tampa Bay claimed CF Alex Sanchez off waivers from Detroit.
- 06/07:
-Pittsburgh released SP Rick Reed.
-American League Player of the Week: 1B John Olerud (ANA). He batted .526 in 19 AB, with 2 HR and 6 RBI.
-National League Player of the Week: C A.J. Pierzynski (SFN).He batted .522 in 23 AB, with 3 HR and 13 RBI.
American League East Standings: (6/08/2004)
Code:
Team W-L PCT GB Streak Last 10
New York 36-20 .643 - W2 8-2
Boston 28-29 .491 8.5 W1 3-7
Toronto 27-30 .474 9.5 W1 4-6
Tampa Bay 20-36 .357 16.0 W1 4-6
Baltimore 19-37 .339 17.0 L1 2-8