Rays rolling on the road

There's a positive vibe in the Rays clubhouse now after sweeping the Orioles in Baltimore. Finally it seems like things are starting to come together -- timely hitting, quality relief pitching and good fielding. The Rays have scored Now they take that confidence into the Bronx against the Yankees.

The Rays enter the final day of August with a 7-7 record on the road, and a win tonight ould give the Rays their sixth month in club history that they had a winning record on the road. They've already won 23 road games this season, three more than all of last year.

The Rays have apparently already caught a break. Yankees rookie reliever Joba Chamberlain was suspeneded two games for throwing two pitches that sailed over Boston 1B Kevin Youkilis' head. MLB.com is reporting that Chamberlain will beging serving the suspension today, meaning the Rays might now see him until Sunday.

The full lineup:
Iwamura, 3B
Crawford, LF
Pena, 1B
Upton, CF
Young, RF
Harris, 2B
Norton, DH
Navarro,C
Wilson, SS