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Roger Mooney covers the Tampa Bay Rays for The Tampa Tribune, TBO.com and News Channel 8. He has covered the Rays since their first season in 1998, including 11 years for the Bradenton Herald. Roger has also covered Florida, South Florida and Florida State football, the Bucs and the Lightning.

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Rays at O’s: A chance to get back to within 3 of the BoSox

Posted Sep 14, 2011 by Roger Mooney

Updated Sep 14, 2011 at 06:03 PM

Babe Ruth greets fans outside of Camden Yards, just a few streets from where he was born.

ROGER MOONEY
BALTIMORE Cheers filled the visiting clubhouse at Camden Yards this afternoon when the Blue Jays finished off their victory against the Red Sox.

This development means the Rays will not lose ground to the Red Sox no matter what happens on this eve before the big four series in Boston.

The Rays can pick up a game with tonight against the Orioles. If not, they don their varsity sweaters and head to Boston four back in the standings.

Wade Davis (10-8, 4.36) will try to build off his last start, when he threw a complete game against the Red Sox at the Trop.

Davis, who is making his sixth start this season against the Orioles, is 4-0 in five career starts at Camden Yards. He is, however, 1-2 with an 8.27 ERA in his last four road starts this season.

Jeremy Guthrie, 7-17 with a 4.29 ERA this season, is making his sixth start this year against the Rays. Those 17 losses, by the way, are the most in the American League.

Desmond Jennings is not in the lineup because Joe Maddon wants the keep the rookie fresh for this weekend. Besides, Maddon said he needs to find at-bats for Sam Fuld, and having Fuld in left field tonight is one way to do that.

Here are the lineups

RAYS

Fuld LF
Upton CF
Longoria 3B
Zobrist 2B
Damon DH
Joyce RF
Kotchman 1B
Jaso C
Brignac SS
—
Davis P

ORIOLES
Angle CF
Hardy SS
Markakis RF
Guerrero DH
Wieters C
Davis 3B
Reynolds 1B
Reimold LF
Andino 2B
—
Guthrie P