"At first, with the blood pumping, I was probably overdoing it a little bit," Ray, a seventh-round draft choice in 2005, told the team's official Web site. "I've got to be better than that, for sure. I'm happy that I kept us in the game and we came out on top, but I've got to be better than that."
The Angels, who had a three-game winning streak halted Wednesday, will counter with Jered Weaver (2-1, 3.13).
The right-hander didn't get a decision in his last start after giving up four runs in the opening inning during Friday's 10-9 loss at New York. Weaver, though, limited the Yankees to two hits over the next five innings.
Weaver is 3-1 with a 4.30 ERA in four starts against Toronto - all at home.
While Los Angeles' scheduled starter for Thursday has pitched well this season, the bullpen continues to struggle. Angels relievers gave up seven runs Wednesday - five by Justin Speier - and the team's bullpen ERA of 7.52 is by far the worst in the majors.
There have been no summit meetings between Gary Matthews Jr. and Angels management, no trade requests or complaints from the outfielder since the start of the season.
"That's a good thing," said Matthews, who was so upset when told he'd be the team's fifth outfielder in spring training that he left camp for a day on March 29. "I didn't want to come off as being selfish, but I had worked so hard to get back to this point, that I just wanted an opportunity to play."
Matthews, who underwent surgery to repair the patella tendon in his left knee last October, is getting an opportunity, thanks in part to a torn chest muscle that sent Vladimir Guerrero to the disabled list on April 18.
If the switch-hitter hasn't made the most of it, he is making something of it. Matthews has started 15 of the team's 26 games and began Wednesday batting .288 with 12 runs batted in. He has as many RBIs in 59 at-bats as Bobby Abreu has in 96 at-bats.
"It's a good start," Matthews said. "The knee is good. It has responded very well, and my hard work over the winter has paid off. It's nice to be healthy and not have to take anti-inflammatory medication and pain-killers."
There has been a noticeable difference against right-handers. Matthews began Wednesday batting .317 from the left side -- he hit .223 from the left side last season. He is hitting .222 in 18 at-bats from the right side.
"Foundation is everything -- I couldn't stay on my back side, I didn't have the strength, and when you don't have your base, you have nothing," Matthews said. "It's hard enough to play this game when you're healthy, let alone having a significant tear in your knee. I'm glad we did the surgery."
