Third baseman Alex Gordon, who has been out since having hip surgery in mid-April, and shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt, who was acquired in a trade with the Mariners for two pitching prospects, are minor league rehab partners.

Both, however, will likely be activated soon after the break, possibly as early as Friday.

This will give Trey Hillman a lot more options when setting the lineup.

The Rays will be ready to go in an attempt to make up for two straight losses before the break when their bullpen failed.

Friday James Shields will be the guy to get the team back on track as he will look to win for the first time since the end of June.

He will be opposed by Zack Greinke, who is 10-5 for the Royals this season.

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The Rays hope to get things turned around at home, where they’ve won five straight and 10 of 11. Tampa Bay, which went 7-2 against Toronto at Tropicana Field last season, hasn’t won six in a row at home since June 30-July 6, 2008.

Rays starter James Shields has been tough on opponents at home, but hasn’t had much luck against the Blue Jays lately.

The righthander went 0-3 with a 4.30 ERA in his last four starts against the Blue Jays after going 4-0 with a 2.41 ERA in his first five outings.

The Blue Jays counter with Marc Rzepczynski, who is set to make his major league debut in place of Brad Mills, who has bruised ribs.

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The -130 favored Rays have won 21 of 29 to move a season-best nine games over .500 and are now four games behind East-leading Boston. The seven-game streak matches the second-longest in franchise history.

Toronto has been held to six runs during a four-game losing streak and has dropped 24 of its last 38 contests.

James Shields looks to continue his run of solid outings for Tampa Bay. Shields is 3-1 with a 3.05 ERA in his past six starts, five coming at home.

He has lost his last two decisions to the Blue Jays but is 4-2 with a 3.07 ERA in eight starts against them.

Rookie Ricky Romero counters for Toronto.

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Last night Chase Utley had three hits, including his 16th homer, and four RBI for Philadelphia, which improved to a major league-best 24-9 on the road after coming off a 1-8 homestand.

Next up Philadelphia will look to get the best of Tampa Bay's Matt Garza, who hasn't won since May 16.

The Phillies counter with Joe Blanton, who allowed two runs and struck out seven in six innings of their 10-2 victory over the Rays in Game 4 of last year's World Series.

Blanton, who's 7-5 with a 4.13 ERA in 17 interleague starts, has won his last three decisions.

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The Rockies' 11-game winning streak ended when they lost 12-4 on Tuesday, giving the Rays a sixth straight win for the longest run in the majors. Colorado promptly ended that streak Wednesday, winning 5-3.

Colorado's pitching has also been outstanding in the last two weeks, with a 3.31 ERA despite allowing 12 earned runs Tuesday.

Jimenez has been a big part of that success by throwing 17 innings while winning his last two starts
Garza hasn't been able to get through the sixth in his last two starts, and he hasn't won since May 16.
Each pitcher will be facing his opponent for the first time.

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The Rays haven't lost a series at home against the Angels since 2006. Tampa Bay is 8-3 and batting .304 against Los Angeles' pitchers since then.

Ervin Santana knows how difficult it can be to pitch at Tropicana Field. The righthander is 1-3 with a 6.81 ERA in six career starts with the Angels, losing five of them.

The Angels will be trying to avoid their fourth loss in five games. Los Angels expects to have Torii Hunter back in the lineup after missing one game with a groin strain. That is great news for backers since he has an eight-game hitting streak against Tampa Bay, during which he's hit .364.

David Price will make the start for the Rays.

Andy Sonnanstine, the scheduled starter for Tampa Bay, is 2-1 with a 5.00 ERA in six career starts against New York. On Sunday the Yankees kept the Rays from making themselves too comfortable at their new stadium by rallying for a 4-3 win, which was their major league-leading 20th comeback victory this season.

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The Indians have won six of their last eight contests and a season-high four in a row at Progressive Field. They're 4-3 against the Rays heading into the finale of the season series.

The Rays could have a good chance at ending their losing streak in Cleveland as they face struggling rookie David Huff.

Huff has allowed 13 runs in 6 2-3 innings over his first two career starts.

Jeff Niemann hopes to turn things around for the Rays and cool off the Indians' bats when he faces them for the first time. Bet on baseball with Bodog now.

The Marlins' Ricky Nolasco looks to bounce back from his worst outing of the season as he makes his first start in more than a week after a rainout pushed the rotation back.

Tampa Bay's Andy Sonnanstine will take the mound for the -110 favored Rays. Be sure to bet on MLB baseball in the Bodog Sportsbook.

The lefthander is 2-3 with an 8.79 ERA in six starts since winning his first two. A matchup with Oakland may help get Kazmir back on track. He's 3-0 with a 1.67 ERA in four starts against the A's at Tampa Bay, and 7-2 with a 2.48 ERA in 12 career starts against them.

Oakland will turn to rookie lefthander Brett Anderson, who has struggled all season. This will be his first appearance against Tampa Bay, which went 0 for 11 with runners in scoring position Tuesday. Be sure to bet on MLB baseball in the Bodog Sportsbook.