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ML PREVIEW
(TAMPA BAY-ARIZONA)

Sunday, June 20, 11:15 AM

Tampa Bay (31-34) at Arizona (27-41)                 4:35 pm EDT
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PHOENIX (Ticker) -- The Tampa Bay Devil Rays go for their 
team-record 11th straight victory Sunday afternoon as they
conclude a three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Devil Rays' 10-game run ties the San Francisco Giants
for the longest in the major leagues this season.

Tampa Bay's streak back to May 19 when it was  10-28 and
manager Lou Piniella questioned his team's intensity following
a 4-1 home loss to the Boston Red Sox.  Since that defeat, Tampa
Bay has gone 21-6 with 14 come-from-behind wins.

The Devil Rays have scored 153 runs and are hitting .283 in that
span. Prior to this tear, they had scored just 136 runs through
their first 38 contests.

In Saturday's 11-4 rout, Tampa Bay overcame an early 3-0 deficit
and scored seven runs in the second inning. Tino Martinez
sparked the inning with a two-run home run and drove in five
runs.

Shea Hillenbrand knocked in two runs for Arizona, which lost for
the fourth time in five games.

Pitching matchup:

Tampa Bay - Mark Hendrickson (4-5, 4.27 ERA); has never faced
Arizona.

Arizona - Brandon Webb (3-6, 4.15); has never faced Tampa Bay.

Who's Hot:

Tampa Bay - RF Jose Cruz, 20-for-62 in last 18 games and has
reached base in 27 straight games.

Arizona - 2B Scott Hairston, 11-for-32 in last seven games.

Who's Not:

Tampa Bay - C Toby Hall, 11-for-50 in June.

Arizona - RF Danny Bautista, 3-for-17 in last five games.

All-time Series: Tampa Bay, 2-0.

Injuries:

Tampa Bay - RHP Seth McClung (right elbow; 60-day DL); 1B
Eduardo Perez (left Achilles, 15-day DL); 3B Damian Rolls
(bruised sternum, 15-day DL); RHP Doug Waechter (tendinitis in
right middle finger, 15-day DL); 1B Tino Martinez (tightness in
right hamstring, left Saturday's game).

Arizona - 2B Carlos Baerga (strained left calf, 15-day DL); 2B
Roberto Alomar (broken hand, 60-day DL); 1B Greg Colbrunn (right
wrist, 15-day DL); RHP Brandon Lyon (right elbow, 60-day DL);
RHP Matt Mantei (right shoulder, 15-day DL); RHP Shane Reynolds
(right shoulder, 15-day DL); RHP Oscar Villarreal (right flexor,
60-day DL); 1B Richie Sexson (torn labrum in left shoulder,
15-day DL); RHP Brian Bruney (right elbow inflammation, 15-day
DL); 2B Matt Kata (dislocated left shoulder, 60-day DL); C Brent
Mayne (back strain, 15-day DL); RHP Jose Valverde (right
shoulder tendinitis, 15-day DL).

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