TV/radio: SportsTime Ohio tonight and Friday, WJW Channel 8 on Saturday, WKYC Channel 3 and SportsTime Ohio on Sunday; WTAM AM/1100.

Pitching matchups: RHP Fausto Carmona (1-4, 5.57 ERA) vs. RHP James Shields (3-3, 4.02), 7:08 tonight; RHP Anthony Reyes (1-1, 7.20) vs. LHP Scott Kazmir (4-3, 5.92), 7:38 p.m. Friday; RHP Carl Pavano (3-3, 6.45) vs. RHP Matt Garza (3-2, 3.56), 4:10 p.m. Saturday; LHP Jeremy Sowers (0-2, 12.00) vs. RHP Andy Sonnanstine (1-4, 7.27), 1:38 p.m. Sunday.

Season series: First meeting of 2009. Indians went 5-2 against Rays last season, 1-2 in Tropicana Field. Indians lead, 60-28, overall.

Indians update: Jhonny Peralta batted .536 (15-for-28) with four homers and 11 RBI in seven games against the Rays last season. He typically enjoys hitting in Tampa Bay (.338, five homers). Ben Francisco batted .440 (11-for-25) in seven games against the Rays last year. Victor Martinez is batting .359 (23-for-64) with three homers at Tropicana Field. Carmona is 1-1 with a 4.91 ERA in three career appearances against Tampa Bay. Pavano has won three straight starts.

Rays update: The defending American League champions entered Wednesday with the major-league leaders in RBI (Evan Longoria, 45) and steals (Carl Crawford, 22). Carlos Pena (.333) and Akinori Iwamura (.308) hit the Indians well last year. Dioner Navarro had seven RBI. Shields is 21-8 at Tropicana Field. Kazmir is 1-2, 5.47, in five starts against the Indians . Garza's electric stuff has not translated against Cleveland (0-3, 6.12).

Injuries: Indians - DH Travis Hafner (right shoulder), RHPs Jake Westbrook (elbow) and Joe Smith (rotator cuff), and LHP Scott Lewis (elbow) are on the disabled list. Rays - RHPs Chad Bradford (elbow) and Jason Isringhausen (elbow), C Shawn Riggans (right shoulder) and OF Fernando Perez (wrist) are on the DL.

Next: Indians begin three-game series with Royals in Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday.