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MONDAY, MAY 29, 2017 at TEXAS RANGERS RH Erasmo Ramirez (3-0, 2.92) vs. LH Martin Perez (2-5, 3.77) MEMORIAL DAY—The Rays are 4-12 all-time on Memorial Day, their worst record on any national holiday, and have lost 7 of their last 8…their only wins have come in 2004 at MIN (7-3), 2007 vs. DET (6-5), 2008 vs. TEX (7-3) and 2013 vs. MIA (10-6)…last year they absorbed a 6-2 loss at KC. Ê This is the 8th time in 10 seasons of the Rays era (since 2008) that the Rays have arrived at (entered) Memorial Day with a .500 or better record, the only exceptions being 2016 (22-26) and 2014 (23-28). ROSTER MOVE—The Rays have recalled RH José De León from Triple-A Durham and optioned RH Ryan Garton to Durham…De León, 24, will be eligible to pitch out of the bullpen to make his Rays debut…only two Rays have ever worn a number higher than De León’s No. 87: LH Joe Beimel (97 in 2005) and RH Jae Seo (98 in 2006-07). RAY MATTER—It took 15 innings and 6 hours, 26 minutes, but the Rays won yesterday’s rubber match in Minnesota, 8-6…it was their third straight rubber match victory as they improved to 4-0-1 over their last five series…they have won 4 of their last 5 games and 8 of their last 12…with a win tonight, they can reach 2 games over .500 for the first time since they were 5-3 through April 10…it was their fourth consecutive road series victory (2-0 at MIA, 2-1 at BOS, 2-1 at CLE, 2-1 at MIN), the first time they have achieved this since May 29–June 21, 2015 at BAL/LAA/SEA/WAS/CLE (five straight)…Rays be- gan the year 3-10 on the road but are 8-3 since…they will fly an estimated 6,389 miles on this 9-game, 10-day road trip to MIN, TEX, SEA. Ê The Rays are 14-10 outside the AL East, 13-16 within the division. Ê The Rays are 6-11 vs. left-handed starters, 21-15 vs. RHP starters. Ê The Rays are 8-3 this season when their opponent entered the game in first place (3-0 vs. DET, 1-2 at BAL, 2-0 vs. NYY, 2-1 at MIN). ON THE CLOCK—Last night’s 6:26 marathon was the second-longest game (by time) in Rays history, behind the 6:54 classic on Sep 20, 2013 vs. BAL, a 5-4, 18-inning victory…it was the longest time of game in the majors in more than two years, since April 10, 2015 (Red Sox at Yankees, 6:49, 19 innings, a 6-5 win for Boston)…it was 21 minutes longer than the next-longest game this season, a “Sunday Night Baseball” game at Wrigley Field on May 7 (6:05, 18 innings, a 5-4 win for the Yankees). Ê According to the Elias Sports Bureau, yesterday was the longest 15-inning game in the expansion era (since 1961)...according to Baseball Reference, the Rays also won the longest 14-inning game in the expansion era (5:49, May 2, 2014 at NYY, won 10-5). Ê It was the eighth game in Rays history that lasted 15 innings or lon- ger, first since May 24, 2014 vs. BOS (6-5 win)…the Rays have won the last 3 after losing the first 5…the 15 innings matched the longest road game in club history (July 30, 2012 at OAK, a 4-3 loss). RAYS MAKE BACK-TO-BACK HISTORY—Prior to last night, the Rays had never hit a home run in the 15th inning or later…until 3B Evan Longoria and 1B Logan Morrison went back-to-back in the 15th inning, becoming the third teammates in major league history to do so in the 15th or later, ac- cording to the Elias Sports Bureau…HOU Brian Hunter and Craig Biggio did it in the 15th inning on June 16, 1995 at NYM…BOS Frank Malzone and Dick “Dr. Strangeglove” Stuart did it in the 15th on June 11, 1963 at DET. Ê The Rays lead the majors with 6 back-to-back home runs…prior to this year, the Rays had never hit more than 3 back-to-back HR by the end of May (2001 and 2009)…the club record is 9 (2008 and 2007). LOST IN THE SHUFFLE—The Rays bullpen yielded 5 runs over 10 IP yesterday, the most runs allowed by the bullpen in a Rays victory since July 26, 2013 at NYY (5 runs, won 10-6)…it was only the second time in club history the Rays bullpen yielded 5 runs or more and was credited with a vic- tory, also June 26, 2011 at HOU (5 runs, win by LH J.P. Howell, 14-10 final). Ê 553: Combined pitches thrown by the Twins (289) and Rays (264)… the 289 pitches seen by the Rays were their 2nd most ever, 3 shy of Sep 20, 2013 vs. BAL (292 over 18 inn.). Ê 18: Left on base by the offense tied for 2nd most in Rays history… they stranded 21 on April 1, 2003 vs. BOS (16 inn.). Ê 71, 62: PA and AB totals for Rays hitters, each ranking 3rd in club his- tory…they had 77 PA and 68 AB on April 1, 2003 vs. BOS (16 inn.), and 73 PA annd 64 AB on Sep 20, 2013 vs. BAL (18 inn.). Ê 4: IBB by Rays pitchers, tying the club record (May 12, 1998 vs. CLE). Ê 11: Total walks by Rays pitchers, a season high and their most in a victory since April 26, 2006 at NYY (14 walks, won 4-2 in 10 inn.). Ê Twins 1B Joe Mauer reached base 7 times yesterday (4-H, 3-BB), most ever by a Rays opponent in a game…prev. 6, 4x-last WAS Dan- ny Espinosa on on June 16, 2015. ¡VIVA NICARAGUA!—Last night RH Erasmo Ramirez recorded the save by throwing a perfect 15th inning on 12 pitches, and tonight he will make his scheduled start…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he will become the first pitcher to record a save and go on to start the team’s next game since fellow Nicaraguan (and his childhood hero) MTL Dennis Martínez surround- ing the 1993 All-Star break (July 11 vs. SD, July 15 at LAD)…Erasmo will become the first pitcher to do that on consecutive days since CLE Steve Farr, who on June 9, 1984 vs. SEA pitched the 9th to earn the save, and the next day (vs. SEA) started G2 of a doubleheader and worked 4.2 innings. RAYS vs. RANGERS—Tonight is the first of 6 contests between the clubs… the Rangers visit St. Pete July 21-23…last year the Rays went 4-2 in the season series, managing series wins at each venue despite losing both se- ries openers (Aug 19-21 at home, Sep 30–Oct 1 here)…the Rangers have homered in 12 straight games vs. the Rays, and hold the record for the lon- gest such streak of any opponent vs. the Rays (17 in 2001-03)…Tampa Bay is 37-33 in the Rays era (since 2008) after going 40-47 as the Devil Rays. END OF A GRIND—This series will conclude a month of May with only one off-day (May 18), but at 15-12 they need only one more win to clinch their first winning month (excluding October) since August 2015 (14-13)… it would also be their first winning month of May since 2013 (18-10)…this series also will end a stretch of 33 games in 34 days for the Rays (16-14 so far) as well as 48 games in 50 days (22-23)…Thursday will be the first of a scheduled five off-days in the month of June…Rays and Angels are tied for the most games played (53) in the majors. BLOWN LEADS—The Rays gave up leads of 3-1 and 6-5 before winning in the 15th yesterday, the second straight game they surrendered multiple leads (1-0 and 2-1 leads on Saturday)…Rays have held a lead in 38 of their last 41 games but are just 21-20 over that span…they have held a lead in 86.8 pct. (46 of 53) of their games this season—highest percentage in the majors, ahead of Houston (84.3) and Milwaukee (84.0)…the Rays have lost 19 games in which they blew a lead, most in the majors ahead of the Phillies (18) and Mariners (17). RAY-KING RAYS—The Rays lead the AL with 74 HR, one shy of Washington for the major league lead, and one shy of 2016 for the most in club his- tory through 53 games…they have 23 HR over the last 12 games…they are also tied with Houston for the AL lead with 164 XBH, lead the majors with 209 BB and rank among AL leaders in several other cat- egories (see chart)…their 243 runs are their most through 53 games since 2013 (262). Ks FOR DAYS—The Rays offense leads the ma- jors with 555 SO, 89 more than any other team (SD, 466) and 113 more than any other AL team (DET, 442)…their 35 dou- ble-digit strikeout games are 11 more than any other team (Oakland, 24)… the Rays are on pace to set major league records with 1,696 SO (2016 Brewers, 1,543) and 107 double-digit strikeout games (2013 Astros, 80)… last year the Rays had a club-record 1,482 SO, 2nd most in AL history. COREY KEEPS CRUSHING—OF/DH Corey Dickerson went 4-for-8 yes- terday to extend his AL lead in hits (67) and multi-hit games (22)…he is tied with LAA Mike Trout for the AL lead in total bases (121) and tied with NYY Aaron Judge for the AL lead in runs scored (37)…he is on pace for 204 hits, which would break Aubrey Huff’s club record (198 in 2003)…he ranks among AL leaders with a .337 avg. (3rd), .380 OBP (5th), .608 SLG (3rd), 14 2B (T-5th), 2 3B (T-5th), 12 HR (T-8th) and 28 XBH (2nd)…has 6 HR in his last 11 games…among left-handed hitters, his .362 avg. (21-for-58) vs. LHP leads the AL and ranks 2nd in the majors to WAS Bryce Harper (.385)…is only 5 hits shy of his career high for hits vs. LHP (26 in 2016). Ê Dickerson leads all designated hitters on the All-Star ballot in virtu- ally every offensive category: .337 avg., 67 hits, 14 2B, 2 3B, 12 HR (tied with SEA Nelson Cruz), 28 XBH, 121 TB, 37 runs, .380 OBP and .608 SLG…among his other competition on the DH ballot: LAA Albert Pujols, NYY Matt Holliday, CLE Edwin Encarnación, DET Victor Martinez, BOS Hanley Ramirez…Tuesday the first AL voting update will be released by Major League Baseball. LOGAN MORRISON—Leads the team with 14 HR and 35 RBI in only 50 games played…last year totaled 14 HR and 43 RBI in 107 games…leads AL with 21 RBI in May…his 14 HR and 34 RBI as a first baseman lead the AL. First Pitch: 8:05 p.m. ET | Location: Globe Life Park, Arlington, Texas | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 54 (27-26) | Road Game No.: 25 (11-13) | All-Time Game No.: 3,130 (1,447-1,682) | All-Time Road Game No.: 1,561 (651-909) April: 12-14 | May: 15-12 Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Tues., May 30 at TEX 8:05 p.m. RH Matt Andriese (5-1, 3.24) vs. RH Nick Martínez (1-3, 4.69) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680AM (Sp.) Wed., May 31 at TEX 8:05 p.m. RH Chris Archer (4-3, 3.61) vs. TBA Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) RAYS OFFENSE A.L. RANKS 243 runs 3rd 451 hits T-2nd 10 3B 3rd 74 HR 1st 164 XBH T-1st 773 TB 2nd .328 OBP 5th .424 SLG 4th .752 OPS 3rd 209 BB 1st* 555 SO 1st* * leads majors

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MONDAY, MAY 29, 2017 at TEXAS RANGERSRH Erasmo Ramirez (3-0, 2.92) vs. LH Martin Perez (2-5, 3.77)

MEMORIAL DAY—The Rays are 4-12 all-time on Memorial Day, their worst record on any national holiday, and have lost 7 of their last 8…their only wins have come in 2004 at MIN (7-3), 2007 vs. DET (6-5), 2008 vs. TEX (7-3) and 2013 vs. MIA (10-6)…last year they absorbed a 6-2 loss at KC.

Ê This is the 8th time in 10 seasons of the Rays era (since 2008) that the Rays have arrived at (entered) Memorial Day with a .500 or better record, the only exceptions being 2016 (22-26) and 2014 (23-28).

ROSTER MOVE—The Rays have recalled RH José De León from Triple-A Durham and optioned RH Ryan Garton to Durham…De León, 24, will be eligible to pitch out of the bullpen to make his Rays debut…only two Rays have ever worn a number higher than De León’s No. 87: LH Joe Beimel (97 in 2005) and RH Jae Seo (98 in 2006-07).

RAY MATTER—It took 15 innings and 6 hours, 26 minutes, but the Rays won yesterday’s rubber match in Minnesota, 8-6…it was their third straight rubber match victory as they improved to 4-0-1 over their last five series…they have won 4 of their last 5 games and 8 of their last 12…with a win tonight, they can reach 2 games over .500 for the first time since they were 5-3 through April 10…it was their fourth consecutive road series victory (2-0 at MIA, 2-1 at BOS, 2-1 at CLE, 2-1 at MIN), the first time they have achieved this since May 29–June 21, 2015 at BAL/LAA/SEA/WAS/CLE (five straight)…Rays be-gan the year 3-10 on the road but are 8-3 since…they will fly an estimated 6,389 miles on this 9-game, 10-day road trip to MIN, TEX, SEA.

Ê The Rays are 14-10 outside the AL East, 13-16 within the division. Ê The Rays are 6-11 vs. left-handed starters, 21-15 vs. RHP starters. Ê The Rays are 8-3 this season when their opponent entered the game

in first place (3-0 vs. DET, 1-2 at BAL, 2-0 vs. NYY, 2-1 at MIN).

ON THE CLOCK—Last night’s 6:26 marathon was the second-longest game (by time) in Rays history, behind the 6:54 classic on Sep 20, 2013 vs. BAL, a 5-4, 18-inning victory…it was the longest time of game in the majors in more than two years, since April 10, 2015 (Red Sox at Yankees, 6:49, 19 innings, a 6-5 win for Boston)…it was 21 minutes longer than the next-longest game this season, a “Sunday Night Baseball” game at Wrigley Field on May 7 (6:05, 18 innings, a 5-4 win for the Yankees).

Ê According to the Elias Sports Bureau, yesterday was the longest 15-inning game in the expansion era (since 1961)...according to Baseball Reference, the Rays also won the longest 14-inning game in the expansion era (5:49, May 2, 2014 at NYY, won 10-5).

Ê It was the eighth game in Rays history that lasted 15 innings or lon-ger, first since May 24, 2014 vs. BOS (6-5 win)…the Rays have won the last 3 after losing the first 5…the 15 innings matched the longest road game in club history (July 30, 2012 at OAK, a 4-3 loss).

RAYS MAKE BACK-TO-BACK HISTORY—Prior to last night, the Rays had never hit a home run in the 15th inning or later…until 3B Evan Longoria and 1B Logan Morrison went back-to-back in the 15th inning, becoming the third teammates in major league history to do so in the 15th or later, ac-cording to the Elias Sports Bureau…HOU Brian Hunter and Craig Biggio did it in the 15th inning on June 16, 1995 at NYM…BOS Frank Malzone and Dick “Dr. Strangeglove” Stuart did it in the 15th on June 11, 1963 at DET.

Ê The Rays lead the majors with 6 back-to-back home runs…prior to this year, the Rays had never hit more than 3 back-to-back HR by the end of May (2001 and 2009)…the club record is 9 (2008 and 2007).

LOST IN THE SHUFFLE—The Rays bullpen yielded 5 runs over 10 IP yesterday, the most runs allowed by the bullpen in a Rays victory since July 26, 2013 at NYY (5 runs, won 10-6)…it was only the second time in club history the Rays bullpen yielded 5 runs or more and was credited with a vic-tory, also June 26, 2011 at HOU (5 runs, win by LH J.P. Howell, 14-10 final).

Ê 553: Combined pitches thrown by the Twins (289) and Rays (264)…the 289 pitches seen by the Rays were their 2nd most ever, 3 shy of Sep 20, 2013 vs. BAL (292 over 18 inn.).

Ê 18: Left on base by the offense tied for 2nd most in Rays history…they stranded 21 on April 1, 2003 vs. BOS (16 inn.).

Ê 71, 62: PA and AB totals for Rays hitters, each ranking 3rd in club his-tory…they had 77 PA and 68 AB on April 1, 2003 vs. BOS (16 inn.), and 73 PA annd 64 AB on Sep 20, 2013 vs. BAL (18 inn.).

Ê 4: IBB by Rays pitchers, tying the club record (May 12, 1998 vs. CLE). Ê 11: Total walks by Rays pitchers, a season high and their most in a

victory since April 26, 2006 at NYY (14 walks, won 4-2 in 10 inn.). Ê Twins 1B Joe Mauer reached base 7 times yesterday (4-H, 3-BB),

most ever by a Rays opponent in a game…prev. 6, 4x-last WAS Dan-ny Espinosa on on June 16, 2015.

¡VIVA NICARAGUA!—Last night RH Erasmo Ramirez recorded the save by throwing a perfect 15th inning on 12 pitches, and tonight he will make his scheduled start…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he will become the first pitcher to record a save and go on to start the team’s next game since fellow Nicaraguan (and his childhood hero) MTL Dennis Martínez surround-ing the 1993 All-Star break (July 11 vs. SD, July 15 at LAD)…Erasmo will become the first pitcher to do that on consecutive days since CLE Steve Farr, who on June 9, 1984 vs. SEA pitched the 9th to earn the save, and the next day (vs. SEA) started G2 of a doubleheader and worked 4.2 innings.

RAYS vs. RANGERS—Tonight is the first of 6 contests between the clubs…the Rangers visit St. Pete July 21-23…last year the Rays went 4-2 in the season series, managing series wins at each venue despite losing both se-ries openers (Aug 19-21 at home, Sep 30–Oct 1 here)…the Rangers have homered in 12 straight games vs. the Rays, and hold the record for the lon-gest such streak of any opponent vs. the Rays (17 in 2001-03)…Tampa Bay is 37-33 in the Rays era (since 2008) after going 40-47 as the Devil Rays.

END OF A GRIND—This series will conclude a month of May with only one off-day (May 18), but at 15-12 they need only one more win to clinch their first winning month (excluding October) since August 2015 (14-13)…it would also be their first winning month of May since 2013 (18-10)…this series also will end a stretch of 33 games in 34 days for the Rays (16-14 so far) as well as 48 games in 50 days (22-23)…Thursday will be the first of a scheduled five off-days in the month of June…Rays and Angels are tied for the most games played (53) in the majors.

BLOWN LEADS—The Rays gave up leads of 3-1 and 6-5 before winning in the 15th yesterday, the second straight game they surrendered multiple leads (1-0 and 2-1 leads on Saturday)…Rays have held a lead in 38 of their last 41 games but are just 21-20 over that span…they have held a lead in 86.8 pct. (46 of 53) of their games this season—highest percentage in the majors, ahead of Houston (84.3) and Milwaukee (84.0)…the Rays have lost 19 games in which they blew a lead, most in the majors ahead of the Phillies (18) and Mariners (17).

RAY-KING RAYS—The Rays lead the AL with 74 HR, one shy of Washington for the major league lead, and one shy of 2016 for the most in club his-tory through 53 games…they have 23 HR over the last 12 games…they are also tied with Houston for the AL lead with 164 XBH, lead the majors with 209 BB and rank among AL leaders in several other cat-egories (see chart)…their 243 runs are their most through 53 games since 2013 (262).

Ks FOR DAYS—The Rays offense leads the ma-jors with 555 SO, 89 more than any other team (SD, 466) and 113 more than any other AL team (DET, 442)…their 35 dou-ble-digit strikeout games are 11 more than any other team (Oakland, 24)…the Rays are on pace to set major league records with 1,696 SO (2016 Brewers, 1,543) and 107 double-digit strikeout games (2013 Astros, 80)…last year the Rays had a club-record 1,482 SO, 2nd most in AL history.

COREY KEEPS CRUSHING—OF/DH Corey Dickerson went 4-for-8 yes-terday to extend his AL lead in hits (67) and multi-hit games (22)…he is tied with LAA Mike Trout for the AL lead in total bases (121) and tied with NYY Aaron Judge for the AL lead in runs scored (37)…he is on pace for 204 hits, which would break Aubrey Huff’s club record (198 in 2003)…he ranks among AL leaders with a .337 avg. (3rd), .380 OBP (5th), .608 SLG (3rd), 14 2B (T-5th), 2 3B (T-5th), 12 HR (T-8th) and 28 XBH (2nd)…has 6 HR in his last 11 games…among left-handed hitters, his .362 avg. (21-for-58) vs. LHP leads the AL and ranks 2nd in the majors to WAS Bryce Harper (.385)…is only 5 hits shy of his career high for hits vs. LHP (26 in 2016).

Ê Dickerson leads all designated hitters on the All-Star ballot in virtu-ally every offensive category: .337 avg., 67 hits, 14 2B, 2 3B, 12 HR (tied with SEA Nelson Cruz), 28 XBH, 121 TB, 37 runs, .380 OBP and .608 SLG…among his other competition on the DH ballot: LAA Albert Pujols, NYY Matt Holliday, CLE Edwin Encarnación, DET Victor Martinez, BOS Hanley Ramirez…Tuesday the first AL voting update will be released by Major League Baseball.

LOGAN MORRISON—Leads the team with 14 HR and 35 RBI in only 50 games played…last year totaled 14 HR and 43 RBI in 107 games…leads AL with 21 RBI in May…his 14 HR and 34 RBI as a first baseman lead the AL.

First Pitch: 8:05 p.m. ET | Location: Globe Life Park, Arlington, Texas | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Game No.: 54 (27-26) | Road Game No.: 25 (11-13) | All-Time Game No.: 3,130 (1,447-1,682) | All-Time Road Game No.: 1,561 (651-909)

April: 12-14 | May: 15-12

Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Tues., May 30 at TEX 8:05 p.m. RH Matt Andriese (5-1, 3.24) vs. RH Nick Martínez (1-3, 4.69) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680AM (Sp.)Wed., May 31 at TEX 8:05 p.m. RH Chris Archer (4-3, 3.61) vs. TBA Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)

RAYS OFFENSE A.L. RANKS

243 runs 3rd451 hits T-2nd10 3B 3rd74 HR 1st164 XBH T-1st773 TB 2nd.328 OBP 5th.424 SLG 4th.752 OPS 3rd209 BB 1st*555 SO 1st*

* leads majors

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TONIGHT’S STARTER—RH ERASMO RAMIREZ (3-0, 2.92)

Ê ¡VIVA NICARAGUA!—Last night at MIN he recorded the save by throw-ing a perfect 15th inning, and tonight he will make the start…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he will become the first pitcher to record a save and go on to start the team’s next game since fellow Nicaraguan (and his childhood hero) MTL Dennis Martínez surrounding the 1993 All-Star break (July 11 vs. SD, July 15 at LAD)…he will become the first pitcher to do that on consecutive days since CLE Steve Farr, who on June 9, 1984 vs. SEA pitched the 9th to earn the save, and the next day (vs. SEA) started G2 of a doubleheader and worked 4.2 innings.

Ê EVERYDAY ERASMO—This will be the third time in club history a pitcher will appear in consecutive team games with at least 1 start and without the benefit of a team off-day over that span…from June 23-24, 1998 vs. FLA, Dennis Springer started (4.2 IP) and pitched the next day in relief (1 IP)…from July 22, 1999 at NYY/vs. TEX, Rick White started (2.1 IP) and pitched the next day in relief (2 IP)…if including off days, Springer made a 1.1 IP start on June 28, 1998 at PHI and pitched in relief (1 IP) in the team’s next game on June 30, 1998 vs. ATL…in addition, James Shields started consecutive team games on July 12, 2009 and July 17, 2009 at KC, wrapped around the All-Star break.

Ê LAST START—On Wed vs. LAA, both runs allowed came on an Al-bert Pujols 2-run homer as part of a 21-pitch 1st inning…was the sec-ond time in his 3 starts this season he allowed a 1st-inning homer and no runs after that (also April 20 vs. DET, Ian Kinsler)…threw 61 pitches over his last 5 IP…since joining the Rays, improved to 3-0 with a 2.87 ERA (15.2-IP, 5-ER) in 5 apps (2 starts) against the Angels…went 6 IP, his longest app since Sep 24, 2015 at BOS (7 IP)…his line: W, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 SO, 1 HR, 82 pitches, 52 strikes.

Ê DOESN’T TAKE MUCH—In 31 starts with the Rays, has only lost once when receiving 2 runs or more of run support…in his 22 starts with 2 runs or more of support, he is 14-1 with a 2.87 ERA (122.1-IP, 39-ER)…has gotten 1 or fewer runs of support in 9 starts, and is 0-5 with a 4.41 ERA (51-IP, 25-ER) in those starts.

Ê 1st INNING—Has yielded 1st-inning runs in all 3 of his starts this sea-son…as a starter, has a 12.00 ERA (3-IP, 4-ER) in the 1st inning and a 0.68 ERA (13.1-IP, 1-ER) after that.

Ê ROTATION RETURN—Since 2015, has made 31 starts for the Rays, going 14-6 with a 3.32 ERA (173.1-IP, 64-ER)…has yielded 2 ER or fewer in 22 of those 31 starts, and 1 ER or fewer in 15 starts…his win pct. as a starter (.700) ranks 5th in the AL over that span (min. 20 GS).

Ê Returned to the rotation following the option of Blake Snell…his

first start this season was a 5 IP spot start on April 20 vs. DET. Ê Made 81 apps (62 starts) in the majors from 2012-15, but last

season he pitched almost exclusively out of the Rays bullpen, aside from a spot start on April 16, 2016 vs. CWS.

Ê MR. EFFICIENCY—Has averaged 13.3 pitches per inning, fewest in the AL and 2nd in the majors (min. 30 IP)…furthermore, has averaged 13.0 pitches per inning in his 3 starts this season…since 2015, min. 20 starts, he ranks 3rd in the majors averaging 14.5 pitches per inning as a starter.

Ê According to FanGraphs, 50.9 pct. of his pitches are in the strike zone, 5th highest in the AL (min. 30 IP).

Ê WINS & LOSSES—Has gone 3-0, his longest winning streak since Sep 24, 2015–April 21, 2016 (5)…all 3 wins have come at home; hasn’t won on the road since June 3, 2016 at MIN…last season, his 17 decisions in relief were the most in the ma-jors since 2010, when WAS Tyler Clippard went 11-8…his 11 losses as a reliever were the most in the majors since LAA Scot Shields (11) in 2005 and set a club record, passing Brad Boxberger (10) in 2015…his 7 wins included 6 in relief, one shy of the club record for a reliever (last J.P. Howell in 2009).

Ê 2016 IN REVIEW—Last season, he made a team-leading 64 apps (1 start) in his first full season as a reliever…his 85 IP as a reliever led the AL, ranked 2nd in the majors to SD Brad Hand (89.1) and were most by a Rays pitcher since J.P. Howell (89.1) in 2008…led the majors with 35 relief apps of 4 outs or more, eight more than anyone else (HOU Chris Devenski, 27)…made 20 relief apps of at least 2 IP, tying BAL Vance Worley and Devenski for the major league lead.

Ê SUPER STARTER—In 2015—his first season with the Rays and first full season in the majors—set career highs with 27 starts, 163.1 IP and 11 wins…his 11 wins were one shy of Chris Archer for the team lead.

Ê From April 19 through the end of the 2015 season, he was one of the best pitchers in the AL…ranked among league leaders over that span in ERA (3.02, 4th), opp avg. (.223, 4th), opp OBP (.274, 3rd), opp SLG (.344, 4th) and WHIP (1.04, 2nd).

#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER Ê On May 9 vs. KC, was ejected in the 3rd inning by 3B umpire Bill Welke,

his sixth career ejection as a manager and second ejection this season. Ê Is in his third season as Rays manager and at age 39, remains the ma-

jors’ youngest active skipper—5 months younger than SD Andy Green. Ê Is the fifth manager in Rays history…is the sixth Tampa-born manager

in ML history and second to manage the Rays…joins Hall of Famers Al

Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. Ê Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, including parts of eight sea-

sons in the majors (2002-10)…spent two years (2005-06) in the Rays org. Ê Played in the 1989 Little League World Series (Tampa Northside LL),

1999 College World Series (Florida State) and earned World Series rings in 2007 (Red Sox) and 2009 (Yankees).

TOMORROW’S STARTER—RH MATT ANDRIESE (5-1, 3.24) Ê LAST START—On Thu vs. LAA, had his second scoreless start of

the season (also May 4 vs. MIA) and fourth scoreless start of his ca-reer…went 8 IP, his longest start since his CG SHO on May 14, 2016 vs. OAK…gave him 14 consecutive scoreless innings against the An-gels…held the Angels to 1 hit in 11 AB with RISP, stranding a runner in RISP in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 7th innings…his only hit allowed with RISP was a 1st-inning single by Andrelton Simmons and Mike Trout was thrown out at home on the play…his line: W, 8 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 SO, 1 HBP, 112 pitches, 67 strikes.

Ê vs. TEXAS—Is 0-2 with a 6.28 ERA (14.1-IP, 10-ER) in 3 career apps (all starts) against the Rangers…has yielded 5 HR in those 3 starts, including 4 HR in his last 2 starts spanning 10.2 IP against them…last faced them in his only career start at Globe Life Park in Arlington…on Sep 30, 2016 yielded 3 R/ER in 5.1 IP, an Adrián Béltre RBI single and solo homers by Carlos Beltrán and Rougned Odor…longest ca-reer start against the Rangers is 5.1 IP (twice).

YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg.2016 Tampa Bay 7-11 3.77 64 1 0 0 90.2 90 39 38 26 63 14 .2652017 Tampa Bay 3-0 2.92 15 3 0 0 37.0 26 12 12 6 27 4 .198Major League Totals 28-29 4.05 160 66 0 0 497.2 469 238 224 144 381 65 .249Minor League Totals 50-26 3.26 119 112 2 0 679.0 674 312 246 117 546 49 .257

2017 GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT*4/5 vs. NYY -- 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 38/21 W, 4-1 -- --*4/8 vs. TOR W-1 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17/12 W, 3-2 (11) -- --*4/12 at NYY -- 3.38 1.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 26/20 L, 4-8 -- --*4/13 at NYY -- 4.76 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/2 L, 2-3 -- --*4/15 at BOS -- 3.72 4.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 47/33 L, 1-2 -- --4/20 vs. DET W-2 3.07 5.0 2 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 66/47 W, 8-1 Norris up, 5-1*4/26 at BAL -- 2.41 4.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 53/35 L, 4-5 (11) -- --APRIL 2-0 2.41 18.2 11 5 5 2 13 3 0 0 -- -- -- --*5/2 at MIA -- 2.75 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18/11 W, 3-1 -- --*5/6 vs. TOR -- 2.61 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8/5 W, 6-1 -- --*5/9 vs. KC -- 3.32 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 11/5 L, 6-7 (12) -- --*5/12 at BOS -- 3.18 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17/11 W, 5-4 -- --*5/14 at BOS -- 2.92 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 28/19 W, 11-2 -- --5/19 vs. NYY -- 3.00 5.1 6 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 65/48 W, 5-4 Severino down, 2-15/24 vs. LAA W-3 3.00 6.0 4 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 82/52 W, 5-2 Nolasco up, 3-2MAY 1-0 3.63 17.1 15 7 7 4 12 1 0 0 -- -- -- --

2017 SPLITSvs. RH: .220 (18-82), 3-HRvs. LH: .174 (8-46), 1-HRHome: 3-0, 2.86 ERA (22-IP, 7-ER)Road: 0-0, 3.21 ERA (14-IP, 5-ER)

RAMIREZ vs. RANGERSCAREER—Is 0-1 with a 5.72 ERA (28.1-IP, 18-ER) and 1 SV in 11 career apps (4 starts) against the Rangers…this includes a career-high 10 runs allowed spanning 3 IP on Aug 27, 2014 vs. TEX (with SEA), the last time he started against them…at Globe Life Park in Arlington, is 0-0 with a 4.60 ERA (15.2-IP, 8-ER) and 1 SV in 6 career apps (2 starts)…with the Rays, has a 0.00 ERA (7-IP, 0-ER) and 1 SV in 5 career apps (no starts) against the Rang-ers…last faced them in the season finale last year, Oct 2, 2016 at TEX, pitching a scoreless 10th inning for the save.

* relief app

MLB LEADERS, FEWEST PITCHES PER INNING

2017 Season (min. 30 IP)Ivan Nova, PIT 13.0Erasmo Ramirez, TB 13.3Dallas Keuchel, HOU 13.6Zack Godley, ARI 14.1Clayton Kershaw, LAD 14.2

As Starter, 2015-17 (min. 20 GS)Mark Buehrle, TOR 14.2Clayton Kershaw, LAD 14.3Erasmo Ramirez, TB 14.5Mike Leake, CIN/SF/STL 14.6Bartolo Colon, NYM/ATL 14.6

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RAYS HITTER NOTES#1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Sun: 1-7, BB, E6 MIN Series: 3-16, BB Stand: 4-24, BB vs. LH: .250 (14-56), 1-HR2017: .257/.293/.406, 7-HR, 23-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.188, 3-16) RISP: .229 (11-48) vs. RH: .260 (34-131), 6-HR

Ê Batting .167 (6-for-36) over his last 8 games…his 15 RBI in May are a career high for a month (prev. 10, April 2015); last RBI was May 17 at CLE. Ê His 7 HR as a shortstop are T-2nd in the majors to CLE Francisco Lindor (11)…his 23 RBI as a shortstop are T-5th in the majors and 3rd in the AL. Ê Was batting .156/.182/.188 (5-for-32) over his first 10 games this season…since then, is batting .277/.315/.452 (43-for-155) with 7 HR in 38 games. Ê Has started 48 games, all at shortstop…according to FanGraphs, 47.9 pct. of his balls put into play are “hard hit,” 4th in the AL behind MIN Miguel

Sanó (53.5), OAK Khris Davis (48.3) and DET Miguel Cabrera (48.0)…has struck out in 34.2 percent of his PA, 5th highest in the AL.

#18 PETER BOURJOS, OF Sun: 0-3, BB (def. rep.) MIN Series: 0-5, BB Stand: 1-2 vs. LH: .200 (7-35)2017: .196/.262/.339, 2-HR, 6-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP: .300 (3-10) vs. RH: .190 (4-21), 2-HR

Ê Has appeared in 34 games with 14 starts (12-LF, 1-CF, 1-RF)…all 14 starts have come vs. LH starters…hit .301/.333/.361 (25-for-83) vs. LHP in 2016. Ê Has been used 12 times as a defensive replacement, 3 times as a PH and 5 times as a PR…four of his 6 RBI have come in games off the bench. Ê Both homers have been solo shots on the road in games he did not start (May 15 at CLE, April 13 at NYY)…his 2 HR off the bench are tied with HOU

Jake Marisnick for the most in the AL this season and match the most for a single season of his career (2015, 2014).

#10 COREY DICKERSON, OF Sun: 4-8, RBI, 2-R MIN Series: 5-12, RBI, 3-R Stand: 9-29, 2-2B, 3-HR, 5-RBI, BB, 9-R vs. LH: .362 (21-58), 1-HR2017: .337/.380/.608, 12-HR, 24-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.333, 7-21) RISP: .313 (10-32) vs. RH: .326 (46-141), 11-HR

Ê Yesterday at MIN, tied his career high with 4 hits (6th time)…it was his second 4-hit effort in a span of 13 games, all starts (also May 14 at BOS). Ê Has an AL-leading 67 hits and 22 multi-hit games, and is tied with LAA Mike Trout for the AL lead with 121 total bases…also ranks among AL lead-

ers in avg. (.337, 3rd), OBP (.380, 5th), SLG (.608, 3rd), OPS (.988, 3rd), XBH (28, 2nd), 2B (14, T-5th), HR (12, T-8th) and runs scored (37, T-1st). Ê Batting .381/.422/.702 (32-for-84) with 13 XBH and 13 RBI over his last 19 games (18 starts)…has 6 HR and 11 RBI over his last 11 games (all starts). Ê His 5 leadoff homers tie HOU George Springer for most in the majors and tie Rocco Baldelli in 2006 for the single-season club record…has 11 HR

out of the No. 1 spot in the lineup, T-1st in the AL…is over halfway to the club record out of the No. 1 spot, held by Gerald Williams (21) in 2000. Ê Among left-handed hitters, his .362 batting avg. (21-for-58) vs. LHP leads the AL and ranks 2nd in the majors behind WAS Bryce Harper (.385). Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, his 62 XBH are 2nd in the AL behind MIN Brian Dozier (66)…also ranks 2nd in the AL with 36 2B over that span. Ê Has appeared in 49 games with 45 starts (27-DH, 18-LF)…has made 37 starts batting leadoff, all of them against opposing right-handed starters.

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, CF Sun: 3-8, 2-2B, R, E8 MIN Series: 6-15, 2-2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 3-R Stand: 7-26, 2B, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .175 (11-63), 1-HR2017: .247/.329/.359, 4-HR, 15-RBI, 9-SB Current Hitting Streak: 5G (.429, 9-21) RISP: .211 (8-38) vs. RH: .281 (38-135), 3-HR

Ê Yesterday at MIN, had a season-high-tying 3 hits and his first multi-2B game since Aug 23, 2016 vs. BOS…his E8 led to an unearned run in the 14th. Ê Has recorded multiple hits in 3 of his last 4 games…batting .333/.382/.556 (21-for-63) over his last 16 games (all starts) dating back to May 12. Ê Has 9 SB, most on the team and 7th in the AL…has been caught stealing four times, more than his 2016 total when he went 21 of 24 in SB att. Ê According to FanGraphs, his 8 Defensive Runs Saved are 2nd among center fielders, behind BOS Jackie Bradley Jr. (10)…this despite making

5 errors, most among major league center fielders and T-2nd among major league outfielders…has 3 outfield assists, tied for 3rd among ML CF. Ê Has appeared in 53 games with 51 starts, all in CF, including 16 starts vs. left-handed starters…homered off Chris Sale on May 13 at BOS.

#3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Sun: 2-6, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 3-R MIN Series: 2-14, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 3-R Stand: 9-26, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 4-BB, 5-R vs. LH: .167 (8-54), 2-HR2017: .240/.313/.407, 7-HR, 23-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 2-6) RISP: .310 (13-42) vs. RH: .267 (40-150), 5-HR

Ê Yesterday at MIN, led off the 15th inning with a solo homer off Hector Santiago, his third game-winning RBI of the season…was his first off a lefty since April 7 vs. TOR…it was the latest in a game the Rays ever hit a homer, and Logan Morrison went back-to-back on the very next pitch…it was the latest in a game there were back-to-back home runs since HOU Brian Hunter and Craig Biggio did it in the 15th inning on June 16, 1995 at NYM.

Ê His 9th-inning double yesterday at MIN snapped an 0-for-12 and cut the Twins led to 5-4…scored the game-tying run; upheld after replay review. Ê Batting .161 (5-for-31) over his last 8 games, but .272 (28-for-103) since the beginning of May…has 10 multi-hit games this month after 3 in April. Ê Is 2 HR shy of 250 for his career…batting .176/.248/.330 (16-for-91) with 3 HR on the road, and .292/.364/.469 (33-for-113) with 4 HR at home. Ê Has started 51 games (46-3B, 5-DH)…since the start of the 2013 season, leads the majors with 693 games played…next is SEA Kyle Seager (686).

#2 MICHAEL MARTÍNEZ, INF Sun: 0-7, BB, R MIN Series: 0-8, BB, R Stand: 1-8, BB vs. LH: .143 (1-7)2017: .185/.290/.222, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-8 RISP: .000 (0-4) vs. RH: .200 (4-20)

Ê Batting .063/.167/.063 (1-for-16) with 2 BB in 5 games (3 starts) with the Rays…yesterday at MIN, walked and scored a go-ahead run in the 14th. Ê Designated for assignment by the Indians on May 11 and acquired on May 18 for a player to be named or cash considerations…was batting .364/

.462/.455 (4-for-11) with 1 2B and 2 BB prior to the trade…spent time at 2B (18 innings), 3B (12), CF (8.2), SS (2) and pitcher (1) prior to the trade. Ê Has appeared at every position except catcher and first base over his seven-year ML career…has started at 2B more than any other position.

#7 LOGAN MORRISON, 1B Sun: 2-5, HR, RBI, 3-BB, R MIN Series: 4-12, 2B, 2-HR, 3-RBI, 4-BB, 4-R Stand: 5-21, 3-2B, HR, 5-RBI, 5-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .263 (10-38), 3-HR2017: .251/.350/.557, 14-HR, 35-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.333, 4-12) RISP: .146 (7-48) vs. RH: .248 (32-129), 11-HR

Ê Yesterday at MIN, went back-to-back with Evan Longoria in the 15th inning, on consecutive pitches off Hector Santiago…homered twice off Santiago in the 3-game series at MIN (4th inning on Fri at MIN), marking the first time he homered twice off LHP in a single series in his career…it was the latest in a game there were back-to-back home runs since HOU Brian Hunter and Craig Biggio did it in the 15th inning on June 16, 1995 at NYM.

Ê Is 2 HR shy of 100 for his career…his 3 HR vs. LHP this season are his most since 2012 (4)…has 9 HR in May, extending a career high for a calendar month (prev. 6, July 2011)…tied for the major league lead with 9 HR this month, and his 21 RBI in May are most in the AL and T-4th in the majors.

Ê Ranks among AL leaders in HR (14, 5th), RBI (35, 5th), AB/HR (11.93, 5th) and OPS (.907, 6th)…his 14 HR match his total from all of last season. Ê All 14 HR have come while playing first base, tied with ATL Freddie Freeman for most in the majors…has 34 RBI while playing 1B, most in the AL. Ê Has 10 multi-RBI games this season and 4 games of 3 RBI (or more)…last season, had 12 multi-RBI games and had 3 games of 3 RBI (or more). Ê Has appeared in 50 games with 43 starts (42-1B, 1-DH)…batting .273/.394/.636 (21-for-77) with 8 HR in 24 games (20 starts) on the road.

#33 DEREK NORRIS, C Sun: DNP MIN Series: 1-7, 2-RBI Stand: 1-13, HR, RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .194 (6-31), 2-HR2017: .211/.278/.336, 4-HR, 15-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP: .258 (8-31) vs. RH: .216 (21-97), 2-HR

Ê Is 2-for-his-last-23…on Sat at MIN, snapped an 0-for-12 with a 2nd-inning, bases-loaded single…also tied his season high with 2 RBI (4th time). Ê Is 3 2B shy of 100 2B for his career…started the season on a 64 AB homerless drought; since then, has 4 HR in his last 64 AB and 22 games. Ê Has appeared in 39 games with 38 starts, all at catcher…has made 5 errors, tied for 2nd among AL catchers and T-3rd among ML catchers…his

5 passed balls are tied for the major league lead (with four others)…opponents have gone 20-for-24 in SB attempts.

#28 COLBY RASMUS, OF Sun: 1-3, RBI MIN Series: 2-5, HR, 2-RBI, R Stand: 5-24, 2B, HR, 5-RBI, 2-R vs. LH: .400 (2-5), 1-HR2017: .257/.316/.571, 6-HR, 16-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 5G (.375, 6-16) RISP: .318 (7-22) vs. RH: .246 (16-65), 5-HR

Ê Since being reinstated from the 10-day DL on May 2, his 6 HR are tied for 2nd on the team (Morrison, 9) and his 16 RBI rank 2nd (Morrison, 21). Ê Of his 18 hits, 9 have gone for extra bases (2-2B, 1-3B, 6-HR)…five of his 6 HR have come in the 6th inn. or later, and 3 of those 6 have come in

the 8th or later…on Sat at MIN, had a 9th-inning homer, the first time he homered in a game after entering as a sub since Sep 26, 2015 vs. TEX. Ê On Thu vs. LAA, had a season-high-tying 4 RBI…both hits came with the bases loaded (1st-inning single, 5th-inning double)…was the seventh

time in club history a player had 4 RBI (or more) and drove in all the team’s runs in a win, first since Evan Longoria on Aug 9, 2011 vs. KC (4 RBI). Ê Has five straight seasons (2012-16) with at least 15 HR, joining LAA Mike Trout, BAL Adam Jones and TOR Jose Bautista as the only AL outfielders with

a current streak that long…had 13 assists last season, T-3rd among AL outfielders, and 20 Defensive Runs Saved, 4th among major league outfielders.

#29 DANIEL ROBERTSON, INF Sun: DNP MIN Series: 1-7, 2B, BB Stand: 5-22, 2-2B, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .147 (5-34), 2-HR2017: .191/.314/.326, 3-HR, 6-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP: .200 (3-15) vs. RH: .218 (12-55), 1-HR

Ê Is 2-for-his-last-17…did not play yesterday at MIN, snapping a streak of 11 consecutive games started…hit .222 (8-for-36) over that 11-game span. Ê Has appeared in 33 games with 29 starts (15-2B, 7-3B, 5-SS, 2-DH)…has combined to make 1 error in 114 total chances for a .991 fielding pct. Ê Five of his 6 XBH have come in home games…has a .431 SLG in 18 games (16 starts) at Tropicana Field, compared to a .184 SLG on the road. Ê Has drawn 15 BB in 106 PA, resulting in a 123-pt. difference between his avg. (.191) and OBP (.314)…has 11 BB in 73 PA since the start of May.

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#20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Sun: 3-7, 2-RBI, BB, SB, E9 MIN Series: 4-14, HR, 3-RBI, 2-BB, R Stand: 4-15, 2-HR, 3-RBI, 8-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .220 (11-50)2017: .262/.378/.464, 8-HR, 29-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.429, 3-7) RISP: .289 (13-45) vs. RH: .280 (33-118), 8-HR

Ê Yesterday at MIN, had a season-high-tying 3 hits (4th time), including a game-tying single with two outs in the 9th…it matched the latest in a game he’s ever recorded a game-tying or go-ahead RBI, following a game-tying, 9th-inning, 2-run homer off Dellin Betances on July 4, 2015 at NYY.

Ê Ranks 7th in the AL with a .378 OBP…has a .522 OBP over his last 5 games, batting .389 (7-for-18) with 3 HR, 4 BB and 1 HBP over that span. Ê On Fri at MIN, hit a 435-foot homer in the 8th, a half-inning after his diving attempt on a line drive in right-center came up 23 feet short, per Statcast. Ê Has 29 RBI, 2nd on the team behind Logan Morrison (35)…had his fourth career multi-HR game on Wed vs. LAA, with a season-high-tying 3 RBI. Ê Since April 26, is batting .176 (15-for-85) incl. .091 (2-for-22) with RISP…before that, was batting .349 (29-for-83) incl. .478 (11-for-23) with RISP. Ê Has appeared in 47 games with 46 starts (45-RF, 1-CF)…batting .313/.455/.588 (25-for-80) at home and .216/.300/.352 (19-for-88) on the road.

#45 JESÚS SUCRE, C Sun: 2-7 MIN Series: 2-7 Stand: 1-8, 2B, RBI, R vs. LH: .267 (4-15)2017: .263/.295/.404, 2-HR, 13-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.286, 2-7) RISP: .474 (9-19) vs. RH: .262 (11-42), 2-HR

Ê His 2 HR and 13 RBI are both career highs…batting .474 (9-for-19) with RISP and .167 (5-for-30) with the bases empty…has 11 RBI out of the No. 9 spot in the batting order, tied for 2nd in the majors behind DET Jose Iglesias (13)…averaging 4.38 AB/RBI this year, 8th in the AL (min. 50 AB).

Ê Has appeared in 19 games (14 starts) at catcher…has 3 catcher pickoffs, most in the AL and tying the club record set by Toby Hall in 2005. Ê Has caught 28.6 percent of attempted base stealers in his career, including 43.5 pct. (10 of 23) with the Mariners in 2015…is 1-for-5 this season.

#8 RICKIE WEEKS JR., INF Sun: 0-1 (PH in 8th) MIN Series: 3-7, BB Stand: 1-4, 2B, 2-RBI vs. LH: .195 (8-41), 1-HR2017: .230/.330/.368, 2-HR, 8-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-1 RISP: .143 (3-21) vs. RH: .261 (12-46), 1-HR

Ê Batting .316/.350/.474 (12-for-38) with 3 2B, 1 HR and 5 RBI over his last 12 games (9 starts) since May 9, with multiple hits in 5 of those 9 starts. Ê Has struck out in 44 of his 100 PA (44.0 pct.—highest in the majors, min. 75 PA)…on Sat at MIN, reached a season-high-tying 3 times (3rd time). Ê Has appeared in 32 games with 23 starts (12-DH, 11-1B)…it’s his first career experience at 1B…has started all 17 Rays games vs. LH starters. Ê Is 1-for-8 with 6 SO as a PH…on May 19 vs. NYY, had a 2-run, 7th-inning PH double, his first hit as a PH since Aug 22, 2016 vs. ATL (with ARI).

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#46 JOSÉ ALVARADO, LH Last App: 5/27 at MIN (0.2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .067 (1-15)2017: 0-0-0, 3.48 ERA, 11 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 5/16 at CLE IR-RS: 3-1 vs. RH: .158 (3-19)

Ê On Sat at MIN, got a Joe Mauer flyout for the final out of the 6th inning…started the 7th inn., allowing a leadoff walk and got a Kepler flyout to left. Ê Has a 0.96 ERA (9.1-IP, 1-ER) over his last 10 apps, after allowing 3 R/ER in his major league debut…nine of those 10 apps have been scoreless. Ê According to Statcast, his average fastball velocity is 98.2 mph…his max velocity of 100.5 mph matches Stanek for the fastest by a Ray this year. Ê Made his major league debut at 21 years, 347 days…was the fourth pitcher in club history to take the mound before his 22nd birthday, joining Scott Kazmir,

Chad Gaudin and Dan Wheeler…with his recall from Montgomery, was the first Rays call up to bypass Triple-A for his ML debut since Kazmir in 2004. Ê Pitched for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic during spring training, going 1-0 with a 9.00 ERA (3-IP, 1-H, 3-ER, 3-BB, 4-SO) in 3 apps.

#37 ALEX COLOMÉ, RH Last App: 5/28 at MIN (W, 2.0-IP, 2-H, 1-R, 0-ER, 2-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 13-15 vs. LH: .175 (7-40), 1-HR2017: 1-2-13, 1.85 ERA, 23 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 5/28 at MIN IR-RS: 14-2 vs. RH: .186 (8-43)

Ê Yesterday at MIN, got the win and went 2 IP to match his season high (also April 23 vs. HOU)…pitched around a 2-out walk in the 13th inning and allowed an unearned run in the 14th, following Kevin Kiermaier’s fielding error…escaped a 2-on, 1-out jam and stranded the game-winning run at 3B.

Ê His 13 saves are T-3rd in the majors and T-2nd in the AL behind HOU Ken Giles (14)…over the last two seasons, has recorded 9 saves of 1.1 IP or more, most in the AL and tied with LAD Kenley Jansen for the most in the majors…has 3 saves of 1.1 IP or more this season, tied for the AL lead.

Ê Since the beginning of May, has a 0.73 ERA (12.1-IP, 1-ER) in 12 apps and is 8-for-8 in save chances…had 2 blown saves and 2 losses in April. Ê Since the start of 2016, hasn’t allowed a run in his 50 apps ending with a save…has a 1.13 ERA (16-IP, 2-ER) in save situations this season. Ê Pitched for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic during spring training, going 1-0 with a 4.15 ERA (4.1-IP, 2-ER) in 5 apps.

#87 JOSÉ DE LEÓN, RH Last App: -- Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: --Triple-A: 0-1-0, 9.00 ERA, 1 GS Long Relief App: -- IR-RS: -- vs. RH: --

Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham today, replacing RH Ryan Garton on the active roster…made 4 starts with the Dodgers in Sep last season. Ê Made a start for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic, on March 18 against Venezuela…began the season on the disabled list with right flexor

mass discomfort…reinstated on May 11 and made two starts for Class-A Charlotte; most recently pitched for Durham on May 23 at Rochester. Ê Only two Rays have ever worn a number higher than De León’s No. 87: LH Joe Beimel (No. 97 in 2005) and RH Jae Seo (No. 98 in 2006-07). Ê Acquired by the Rays from the Dodgers in exchange for 2B Logan Forsythe on Jan 23…is the No. 3 prospect in the org. according to MLB.com.

#43 DANNY FARQUHAR, RH Last App: 5/28 at MIN (2.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 3-BB, 4-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .132 (5-38)2017: 2-2-0, 2.59 ERA, 27 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 5/28 at MIN IR-RS: 18-5 vs. RH: .200 (8-40), 1-HR

Ê Yesterday at MIN, went 2 IP for his longest app since Aug 29, 2016 at BOS (2 IP)…his 4 SO were his most since Aug 27, 2016 at HOU (4)…had 3 BB (2 IBB), all in the 11th inning, when he struck out Miguel Sano to end the inning…needed only 9 pitches for his perfect 12th, including 2 SO.

Ê Has a 0.60 ERA (15-IP, 1-ER) over his last 18 apps, dating back to April 23 vs. HOU…started the season with a 5.79 ERA through his first 9 apps. Ê Has made 27 apps, most in the AL and T-1st in the majors with NYM Jerry Blevins…his 27 apps are four more than Colomé for the team lead. Ê Took the loss on Sat at MIN, snapping a streak of 16 straight scoreless apps, longest such streak of his career (prev. 13, Aug 27–Sep 23, 2016). Ê Has held left-handed hitters to a .132 avg. (5-for-38)—and three of those hits haven’t left the infield…has held lefties to a .210 avg. in his career.

#49 TOMMY HUNTER, RH Last App: 5/28 at MIN (2.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 3-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .095 (2-21)2017: 0-1-0, 2.31 ERA, 13 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 5/28 at MIN IR-RS: 8-2 vs. RH: .318 (7-22), 1-HR

Ê Yesterday at MIN, retired all 6 BF with a season-high-tying 3 SO (also April 6 vs. TOR)…went 2 IP, his most since July 1, 2016 at TOR (2 IP). Ê On Sat at MIN, went Brian Dozier 2-run homer, Joe Mauer double, Byron Buxton single to his first 3 BF in the 8th inning, inheriting 1-on, 2-out…

it marked his first homer allowed since May 29, 2016 vs. BAL (with CLE, against Nolan Reimold)…his 3 hits and 2 R/ER were both season highs. Ê Reinstated from the 10-day DL on Thursday after missing 30 games (right calf strain)…made 1 rehab app with Class-A Charlotte before returning. Ê Eleven of his 13 apps have been scoreless, including all 8 apps at home…at the time of his DL stint, his 10 apps tied Jumbo Díaz for the team lead. Ê Has been used exclusively as a reliever since 2013…has pitched to a 3.20 ERA (253-IP, 90-ER) and held righties to a .220 avg. over that span.

#59 RYNE STANEK, RH Last App: 5/28 at MIN (0.2-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH: .200 (1-5)2017: 0-0-0, 1.93 ERA, 7 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 5/22 vs. LAA IR-RS: 6-4 vs. RH: .333 (4-12), 1-HR

Ê Yesterday at MIN, inherited 2-on, 1-out in the 8th inning and allowed both runners to score…went RBI single, sac fly, single (9-2 at home) to 3 BF. Ê According to Statcast, his avg. fastball velocity is 98.5 mph…his max velocity of 100.5 mph matches Alvarado for the fastest by a Ray this year. Ê Six of his 7 apps have been scoreless, including 4 straight…his only run allowed this season was a Matt Holliday homer on May 19 vs. NYY. Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham on May 14…went 1-0-2 with a 2.00 ERA (18-IP, 4-ER) and a 12.5 SO/9 IP ratio in his 14 apps for the Bulls. Ê Split last season between Double-A Montgomery and Durham…his last 23 apps of the season came out of the bullpen…pitched for the U.S. team in

the Futures Game in July at Petco Park…tabbed by Baseball America as having the Best Fastball in the organization following the season.

#47 CHASE WHITLEY, RH Last App: 5/28 at MIN (1.0-IP, 2-H, 1-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH: .162 (6-37)2017: 1-0-1, 1.66 ERA, 14 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 3x-last 5/20 vs. NYY IR-RS: 5-1 vs. RH: .111 (4-36)

Ê Yesterday at MIN, pitched on 7 days’ rest and allowed a 2-out RBI double to Jason Castro in the 6th…recorded his fourth hold of the season. Ê Has made 3 relief apps this season of at least 3 IP (last May 20 vs. NYY, 3 IP), tied for most such apps in the AL…has had 5 apps of at least 2 IP. Ê Has gone 1-0-1 with a 2.00 ERA (36-IP, 8-ER) in 19 apps (1 start) with the Rays since returning from Tommy John surgery on Sep 11, 2016 at NYY. Ê According to STATS LLC, his .137 opp avg. (10-for-73) ranks 8th among AL relievers…eleven of his 14 apps this season have been scoreless.

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RAYS BY THE NUMBERSCurrent Streak: W1 When commit error: 11-12 Hit homer: 20-17Current Record: 27-26 Ahead after 6-7-8: 23-5/23-3/24-1 Homer with men on: 16-4Home/Road: 16-13/11-13 Behind after 6-7-8: 3-14/2-20/2-23 Hit multiple homers: 14-8Day/Night: 9-13/18-13 Tied after 6-7-8: 1-7/2-3/1-2 Score first: 18-16Grass/Turf: 10-11/17-15 1-run games: 4-9 Score 5 or more: 21-4vs. East: 13-16 2-run games: 6-4 Score less than 5: 6-21vs. Central: 8-5 Extra innings: 2-3 Outhit opponents: 23-5vs. West: 3-4 Win in last at-bat: 4 Outhit by opponents: 2-18vs. National League: 3-1 Come-from-behind wins: 13 Collect 10 or more hits: 15-3vs. RH/LH starters: 21-14/6-12 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 19 Opp. 10 or more hits: 4-8Series W-L-T (home): 4-3-2 Series W-L-T (road): 4-4-0 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 14-8/3-7/7-7/2-3

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Morrison 8 5 1 14Dickerson 10 2 12Souza Jr. 4 2 2 8Beckham 3 4 7Longoria 4 3 7Rasmus 4 1 1 6Kiermaier 2 2 4Norris 4 4Robertson 3 3Bourjos 2 2Miller 2 2Sucre 2 2Weeks Jr. 1 1 2Peterson 1 1SmithTOTALS 49 19 4 2 74

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYAndriese 10 42 4.20 6.48 6-4 5Archer 11 52 4.73 6.47 6-5 7Cobb 11 33 3.00 4.33 5-6 4Odorizzi 9 22 2.44 4.07 4-5 4Pruitt 1 2 2.00 6.00 1-0 0Ramirez 3 9 3.00 4.96 3-0 1Snell 8 16 2.00 3.43 2-6 0

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS

LAST HR OFF ’17 MOST HITS GAME ’17 MOST RBI GAMEBeckham 5/16/17 at CLE Armstrong 3, 3x-last, 5/17 at CLE 4, 5/4 vs. MIABourjos 5/15/17 at CLE Allen 3, 5/3 vs. MIA 2, 4/22 vs. HOUDickerson 5/22/17 vs. LAA Ramirez 4, 2x-last, 5/28 at MIN 4, 5/20 vs. NYYKiermaier 5/26/17 at MIN Pressly 3, 3x-last, 5/28 at MIN 2, 4x-last, 5/26 at MINLongoria 5/28/17 at MIN Santiago 4, 5/19 vs. NYY 3, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. DETMartínez 6/15/16 at KC Kennedy 2, 5/10 at TOR --Morrison 5/28/17 at MIN Santiago 3, 4/2 vs. NYY 4, 4/14 at BOSNorris 5/21 vs. NYY Sabathia 2, 5x-last, 5/15 at CLE 2, 4x-last, 5/27 at MINRasmus 5/27/17 at MIN Kintzler 3, 5/10 vs. KC 4, 2x-last, 5/25 vs. LAARobertson 5/5/17 vs. TOR Liriano 2, 2x-last, 5/20 vs. NYY 2, 5/5 vs. TORSouza Jr. 5/26/17 at MIN Belisle 3, 4x-last, 5/28 at MIN 3, 4x-last, 5/24 vs. LAASucre 5/17/17 at CLE Armstrong 2, 3x-last, 5/28 at MIN 3, 2x-last, 5/14 at BOSWeeks Jr. 5/10/17 vs. KC Hammel 2, 5x-last, 5/27 at MIN 2, 3x-last, 5/19 vs. NYY

RAYS SEASON HIGHSTEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTINGLongest win streak 4, 5/16-5/21 Most runs, game, TB 4, Kiermaier, 4/19 vs. DETLong loss streak 3, 4x-last, 5/21-5/24 Most runs, game, Opp 3, 5x-last, Judge, 520 vs. NYYMost runs game, TB 12, 5/10 vs. KC Most hits, game, TB 4, 3x-last, Dickerson, 5/28 at MINMost runs game, Opp 10, 5/3 vs. MIA Most hits, game, Opp 4, 5x-last, Mauer, 5/28 at MINMost runs, inn, TB 7, 5/14 at BOS (9th) Most 2B, game, TB 2, 3x-last, Kiermaier, 5/28 at MINMost runs, inn, Opp 5, 5x-last, 5/15 at CLE (1st) Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 5x-last, Trout, 5/24 vs. LAAMost hits, game, TB 18, 5/28 at MIN Most HR, game, TB 2, 5x-last, Souza Jr., 5/24 vs. LAAMost hits, game, Opp 17, 2x-last, 5/3 vs. MIA Most HR, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, Morales, 5/5 vs. TORMost hits, inn, TB 8, 5/14 at BOS (9th) Most RBI, game, TB 4, 5x-last, Rasmus, 5/25 vs. LAAMost hits, inn, Opp 7, 5/3 vs. MIA (6th) Most RBI, game, Opp 5, Morales, 5/5 vs. TORMost doubles, game, TB 4, 7x-last, 5/19 vs. NYY Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 2x-last, Beckham, 4/26 at BALMost doubles, game, Opp 5, 4/16 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 2x-last, Morales, 5/5 vs. TORMost HR, game, TB 5, 5/16 at CLE Most steals, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Miller, 5/1 at MIAMost HR, game, Opp 3, 3x-last, 5/5 vs. TOR Most steals, game, Opp 3, Gordon, 5/1 at MIAMost x-base hits, game, TB 8, 4/14 at BOS Hitting Streak 8, 2x-last, Dickerson, May 7-May 14Most x-base hits, game, Opp 6, 7x-last, 5/15 at CLE TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 2, 6x-last, 5/1 at MIA Most SO, TB Starter 12, Archer, 5/21 vs. NYYMost stolen bases, game, Opp 4, 5/8 vs. KC Most SO, Opp Starter 12, 2x-last, Sale, 5/13 at BOSMost walks, game, TB 11, 5/2 at MIA Most SO, TB Reliever 5, Pruitt, 4/19 vs. DETMost walks, game, Opp 11, 5/28 at MIN Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, 2x-last, Ramirez, 4/26 at BALMost strikeouts, game, TB 17, 5/28 at MIN Most walks, game, TB 6, Archer, 5/15 at CLEMost strikeouts, game, Opp 17, 5/21 vs. NYY Most walks, game, Opp 8, Volquez, 5/2 at MIAMost LOB, game, TB 29, 5/28 at MIN Most SO, Team, TB 17, 5/21 vs. NYYMost LOB, game, Opp 28, 5/28 at MIN Most walks, Team, TB 11, 5/28 at MINMost errors, game, TB 4, 5/8 vs. KC Low-Hit Game 2, 4/25 at BALMost errors, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, 5/28 at MIN Consecutive Scoreless IP 14.0, Cobb, April 26–May 7Longest game, time 6:26, 5/28 at MIN Shortest game, time 2:37, 4/10 at NYYLongest game, time (9 inn.) 4:32, 5/14 at BOS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:37, 4/10 at NYY

Grand Slams (2): Morrison (4/14 at BOS, Porcello); Rasmus (5/10 vs. KC, Moylan)Back-to-Back (6): Miller/Souza Jr. (4/14 at BOS, Porcello);

Robertson/Norris (5/5 vs. TOR, Liriano); Morrison/Weeks Jr. (5/10 vs. KC, Hammel); Norris/Dickerson (5/16 at CLE, Salazar); Rasmus/Souza Jr. (5/24 vs. LAA, Nolasco); Longoria/Morrison (5/28 at MIN, Santiago)2-HR games (5): Beckham-2 (4/26 at BAL, Bundy; 5/4 vs. MIA,

Straily); Dickerson-2 (5/16 at CLE, Salazar; 5/20 vs. NYY, Tanaka); Souza Jr.-1 (5/24 vs. LAA, Nolasco)

3-HR games (-): -Pinch-hit (-): -Walk-off (-): -Lead-off (5): Dickerson-5 (5/22 vs. LAA, Ramirez; 5/20 vs.

NYY, Tanaka; 4/24 at BAL, Jiménez; 4/21 vs. HOU, Fiers; 4/5 vs. NYY, Pineda)

Inside-the-park (-): -

HOME RUNS

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Norris .167 4 24Sucre .200 1 5TOTALS .172 5 29

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Morrison (14), Dickerson (11), Beckham (9), Souza Jr. (9), Longo-ria (8), Miller (7), Sucre (6), Norris (4), Kiermaier (3), Robertson (3), Weeks Jr. (3), Peterson (2), Rasmus (2), Bourjos (1) 2-Out RBI: Souza Jr. (15), Beckham (11), Kiermaier (11), Rasmus (11), Morrison (10), Sucre (9), Dicker-son (8), Longoria (8), Norris (6), Weeks Jr. (5), Miller (3), Peterson (3), Bourjos (2), Robertson (1)Outfield Assists (8): Kiermaier (3), Souza Jr. (3), Bourjos (1), Rasmus (1) Bunt Singles (5): Beckham (1), Kiermaier (1), Miller (1), Rasmus (1), Smith (1)Ejections (4): Cash-2 (4/19 vs. DET, 9th inn.; 5/9 vs. KC, 3rd inn.); Andriese-1 (5/20 vs. NYY, 6th inn.); Kiermaier-1 (4/9 vs. TOR, 7th inn.)Batted Around (9): 4/7 vs. TOR (1st inn., 10 batters; 6th inn., 9 batters); 4/22 vs. HOU (6th inn., 9 batters); 4/23 vs. HOU (1st inn., 9 batters), 5/5 vs. TOR (4th inn., 9 batters); 5/9 vs. KC (1st inn., 9 batters); 5/14 at BOS (9th inn., 11 batters); 5/20 vs. NYY (4th inn., 9 batters; 5th inn., 9 batters)

MISC.

1. April 5 vs. NYY—Logan Morrison single off the B-ring catwalk in right field…off Michael Pineda (2nd inning).2. April 7 vs. TOR—Rickie Weeks Jr. double off the B-ring catwalk in left field...off Dominic Leone (2nd inning).3. May 22 vs. LAA—Cameron Maybin home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field...off Jake Odorizzi (5th inning).

CATWALKS

LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS

Rays Totals (bold): 24 challenges (11 overturned, 8 stand, 5 confirmed) | Opp Totals: 20 challenges (6 overturned, 8 stand, 6 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 6 challenges (0 record keeping, 1 overturned, 4 stand, 1 confirmed)

RUNS BY INNING1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total

Opponent 25 18 24 15 20 29 31 37 12 6 217Tampa Bay 42 32 29 30 28 18 17 25 10 12 243

W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HRTotals 27-26-15 53 3.63 478.2 420 193 180 410 54Starters 18-14-0 53 3.55 309.1 276 122 108 279 40Relievers 9-12-15 53 3.77 169.1 144 71 72 131 14Home 16-13-7 29 3.54 267.0 223 105 91 244 31Road 11-13-8 24 3.74 211.2 197 88 89 166 22April 12-14-6 26 3.68 229.2 211 94 87 172 27May 15-12-9 27 3.58 249.0 209 99 93 238 27

INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (last five)

GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING5/24 vs. LAA Tampa Bay B6 Logan Morrison Out at 2B Stands5/25 vs. LAA Los Angeles B7 Kevin Kiermaier Safe at 2B Stands5/28 at MIN Tampa Bay B1 Jorge Polanco Safe at 3B Overturned5/28 at MIN Minnesota B8 Brian Dozier Out at HP Stands5/28 at MIN Umpires T9 Evan Longoria Safe at HP Stands

1. April 8 vs. TOR (W 3-2) - Brad Miller bases-loaded walk…off Casey Lawrence (11th inning).2. April 19 vs. DET (W 8-7) - Logan Morrison fielder’s choice, throwing error…off Francisco Rodríguez (9th inning).

WALK-OFF WINS

1. April 26 at BAL (L, 4-5) - Seth Smith bases-loaded walk...off Danny Farquhar (11th inning).

WALK-OFF LOSSES

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C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH Beckham 25-23 1-5 1-3 3-2 15-6 0-1 5-6Bourjos 3-9 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 3-9Dickerson 11-7 13-14 21-15 2-2 1-0 0-3 0-1Kiermaier 26-25 21-16 1-2 0-1 4-6Longoria 23-23 2-3 25-26Martínez 2-1 2-1Miller 19-16 3-4 12-10 2-1 2-1Morrison 24-18 0-1 0-1 1-0 12-8 1-1 10-9Norris 20-18 1-1 0-1 7-6 4-5 8-5Peterson 3-3 0-2 2-0 0-1 5-4Rasmus 6-4 3-2 2-0 11-6Robertson 6-9 4-3 2-3 0-2 0-1 2-9 7-2 3-2Smith 4-3 4-3Souza Jr. 0-1 24-21 4-6 1-0 0-2 18-13 1-1Sucre 7-8 1-4 6-4Weeks Jr. 3-8 5-7 3-6 4-4 0-2 1-3

W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS)W-L BY POSITION (STARTS)

RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (10)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDRHP Brad Boxberger 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 53 27-26LHP Xavier Cedeño 60-day Left forearm tightness April 21 April 18 June 17 35 18-17RHP Jumbo Díaz 10-day Right arm fatigue May 25 May 23 June 2 4 3-1INF Matt Duffy 10-day Recovery from Achilles surgery April 2 - April 12 53 27-26RHP Nathan Eovaldi 60-day Tommy John surgery March 10 - June 1 53 27-26RHP Kevin Gadea 60-day Right forearm tendinitis March 26 - June 1 53 27-26INF Brad Miller 10-day Left abdominal strain May 18 May 16 May 26 10 6-4RHP Diego Moreno 10-day Right shoulder bursitis May 24 May 22 June 1 5 4-1C Wilson Ramos 60-day Recovery from torn ACL April 2 - June 1 53 27-26RHP Shawn Tolleson 60-day Tommy John surgery April 2 - June 1 53 27-26

Others (Games Missed): RH Tommy Hunter (30, right calf strain, 14-16), RH Jake Odorizzi (14, left hamstring strain, 6-8), OF Colby Rasmus (27, recovery from hip surgery, 13-14), OF Mallex Smith (13, right hamstring strain, 6-7)

Apr 14 Placed OF Mallex Smith (right hamstring strain) on the 10-day DL; transferred RH Brad Boxberger (right flexor strain) to the 60-day DL; selected OF Shane Peterson from Triple-A Durham.

Apr 16 Placed RH Jake Odorizzi (left hamstring strain) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Chase Whitley from Durham.

Apr 22 Placed LH Xavier Cedeño (left forearm tightness) on the 10-day DL, retroactive to April 18; recalled RH Ryan Garton from Durham.

Apr 23 Placed RH Tommy Hunter (right calf strain) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Chih-Wei Hu from Durham.

Apr 27 Reinstated OF Mallex Smith (right hamstring strain) from the 10-day DL and optioned him to Durham.

May 1 Reinstated RH Jake Odorizzi (left hamstring strain) from the 10-day DL; optioned RH Ryan Garton to Durham.

May 2 Reinstated OF Colby Rasmus (recovery from hip surgery) from the 10-day DL; designated OF Shane Peterson for assignment.

May 3 Recalled LH José Alvarado from Double-A Montgomery; optioned RH Chih-Wei Hu to Durham.

May 4 Placed RH Erasmo Ramirez on the paternity list; recalled RH Chih-Wei Hu from Durham.

May 5 Optioned RH Chih-Wei Hu to Durham; selected LH Justin Marks from Durham.May 6 Reinstated RH Erasmo Ramirez from the paternity list;

designated LH Justin Marks for assignment.May 9 Optioned RH Austin Pruitt to Durham; selected RH Diego Moreno from Durham.May 14 Optioned LH Blake Snell to Durham; recalled RH Ryne Stanek from Durham.May 18 Placed INF Brad Miller (left abdominal strain) on the 10-day DL, retroactive to May 16;

transferred LH Xavier Cedeño to the 60-day DL; acquired INF/OF Michael Martínez from the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named or cash considerations.

May 24 Placed RH Diego Moreno (right shoulder bursitis) on the 10-day DL, retroactive to May 22; recalled RH Ryan Garton from Durham.

May 25 Placed RH Jumbo Díaz (right arm fatigue) on the 10-day DL, retroactive to May 23; reinstated RH Tommy Hunter (right calf strain) from the 10-day DL.

May 29 Optioned RH Ryan Garton to Durham; recalled RH José De León from Durham.

TRANSACTIONS (since Opening Day)

RAYS HITTERS vs. RANGERS2016 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPBeckham 3 11 4 0 0 0 4 .364 .364 10 30 7 0 2 2 7 .233 .273Bourjos - - - - - - - - - 41 129 36 5 12 7 31 .279 .319Dickerson 6 22 6 1 4 0 4 .273 .273 8 27 7 1 6 0 6 .259 .250Kiermaier 4 7 1 0 0 1 1 .143 .333 16 41 8 1 3 3 8 .195 .267Longoria 6 24 8 1 6 1 4 .333 .360 66 249 74 14 50 29 47 .297 .370Martínez 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 8 4 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250Morrison 2 7 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .125 33 95 18 1 7 8 20 .189 .260Norris - - - - - - - - - 39 122 33 4 22 10 26 .270 .321Rasmus 15 40 10 2 5 9 18 .250 .388 53 180 45 11 30 23 58 .250 .335Robertson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Souza Jr. 3 11 5 2 5 0 4 .455 .500 7 23 6 3 8 4 9 .261 .393Sucre 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.000 13 38 13 0 5 3 5 .342 .390Weeks Jr. - - - - - - - - - 9 29 8 1 2 6 4 .276 .417

2016 CAREERPLAYER W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVGAlvarado - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Andriese 0 2 0 10.2 14 8 10 6.75 .304 0 2 0 14.1 19 10 12 6.28 .306Archer - - - - - - - - - 1 2 0 28.2 27 17 41 5.34 .248Cobb - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 26.0 21 8 23 2.77 .212Colomé 1 0 1 3.0 3 1 3 3.00 .231 1 0 1 6.0 5 1 4 1.50 .208De León - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Farquhar 0 0 0 2.1 0 0 5 0.00 .000 3 1 2 27.1 17 8 28 2.63 .177Hunter - - - - - - - - - 0 2 0 16.2 23 18 11 9.72 .324Odorizzi 2 0 0 12.0 9 2 12 1.50 .205 4 0 0 31.2 23 5 30 1.42 .198Ramirez 0 0 1 3.1 2 0 2 0.00 .182 0 1 1 28.1 31 18 18 5.72 .277Stanek - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Whitley 0 0 0 4.0 6 2 4 4.50 .333 0 0 0 11.0 14 3 11 2.45 .318

RAYS PITCHERS vs. RANGERS

OPENING DAY ROSTER

PITCHERS (12): RH Matt Andriese, RH Chris Archer, LH Xavier Cedeño, RH Alex Cobb, RH Alex Colomé, RH Jumbo Díaz, RH Danny Farquhar, RH Tommy Hunter, RH Jake Odorizzi, RH Austin Pruitt, RH Erasmo Ramírez, LH Blake Snell

CATCHERS (2): Derek Norris, Jesús Sucre

INFIELDERS (6): Tim Beckham, Evan Longoria, Brad Miller, Logan Morrison, Daniel Robertson, Rickie Weeks Jr.

OUTFIELDERS (5): Peter Bourjos, Corey Dickerson, Kevin Kiermaier, Mallex Smith, Steven Souza Jr.

DL (7): RHP Brad Boxberger (10-day), INF Matt Duffy (10-day), RHP Nathan Eovaldi (60-day), RHP Kevin Gadea (60-day), C Wilson Ramos (60-day), OF Colby Rasmus (10-day), RHP Shawn Tolleson (60-day)

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RAYS 2017 DAY-BY-DAYPOS. HOME

# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.1 4/2 vs. NYY W, 7-3 Archer (1-0) Tanaka (0-1) 1-0 1/+1.0 31,042 31,042

4/3 - OFF (1) T-1/+1.02 4/4 vs. NYY L, 0-5 Sabathia (1-0) Odorizzi (0-1) 1-1 T-3/-0.5 19,366 50,4083 4/5 vs. NYY W, 4-1 Cobb (1-0) Pineda (0-1) 2-1 3/-0.5 12,737 63,1454 4/6 vs. TOR L, 2-5 Stroman (1-0) Snell (0-1) 2-2 3/-1.0 12,678 75,8235 4/7 vs. TOR W, 10-8 Cedeño (1-0) Howell (0-1) 3-2 3/-1.0 12,842 88,6656 4/8 vs. TOR W, 3-2 (11) Ramirez (1-0) Lawrence (0-1) 4-2 2/-1.0 21,838 110,5037 4/9 vs. TOR W, 7-2 Odorizzi (1-1) Estrada (0-1) 5-2 T-1/+1.0 15,341 125,8448 4/10 at NYY L, 1-8 Pineda (1-1) Cobb (1-1) 5-3 2/-0.5 46,955

4/11 - OFF (2) T-1/+0.59 4/12 at NYY L, 4-8 Mitchell (1-0) Díaz (0-1) 5-4 2/-1.0 38,00210 4/13 at NYY L, 2-3 Severino (1-0) Cedeño (1-1) 5-5 4/-2.0 34,77211 4/14 at BOS W, 10-5 Archer (2-0) Porcello (1-1) 6-5 3/-2.0 36,81312 4/15 at BOS L, 1-2 Sale (1-1) Hunter (0-1) 6-6 4/-2.0 36,68613 4/16 at BOS L, 5-7 Kelly (2-0) Farquhar (0-1) 6-7 4/-3.0 36,20914 4/17 at BOS L, 3-4 Wright (1-1) Snell (0-2) 6-8 4/-3.5 37,31815 4/18 vs. DET W, 5-1 Andriese (1-0) Fulmer (1-1) 7-8 4/-2.5 16,265 142,10916 4/19 vs. DET W, 8-7 Pruitt (1-0) Rodríguez (1-1) 8-8 4/-2.5 12,281 154,39017 4/20 vs. DET W, 8-1 Ramirez (2-0) Norris (1-1) 9-8 4/-2.5 13,267 167,65718 4/21 vs. HOU L, 3-6 Feliz (1-0) Cobb (1-2) 9-9 4/-3.5 17,683 185,34019 4/22 vs. HOU W, 6-3 Pruitt (2-0) Morton (1-2) 10-9 4/-3.5 17,008 202,34820 4/23 vs. HOU L, 4-6 (10) Gregerson (1-1) Garton (0-1) 10-10 4/-3.5 15,548 217,89621 4/24 at BAL L, 3-6 Givens (3-0) Archer (2-1) 10-11 4/-4.5 11,14222 4/25 at BAL W, 2-0 Whitley (1-0) Miley (1-1) 11-11 4/-3.5 11,47223 4/26 at BAL L, 4-5 (11) Asher (1-0) Colomé (0-1) 11-12 4/-4.5 16,289

4/27 - OFF (3) 4/-4.524 4/28 at TOR W, 7-4 Pruitt (3-0) Grilli (1-3) 12-12 4/-3.5 36,25625 4/29 at TOR L, 1-4 Liriano (2-2) Andriese (1-1) 12-13 4/-4.5 42,41926 4/30 at TOR L, 1-3 Howell (1-1) Colomé (0-2) 12-14 4/-4.5 42,98627 5/1 at MIA W, 4-2 Farquhar (1-1) Ziegler (1-1) 13-14 4/-4.5 16,09628 5/2 at MIA W, 3-1 Cobb (2-2) Volquez (0-4) 14-14 4/-3.5 16,01129 5/3 vs. MIA L, 6-10 Conley (2-2) Pruitt (3-1) 14-15 4/-4.5 12,285 230,18130 5/4 vs. MIA W, 5-1 Andriese (2-1) Straily (1-3) 15-15 4/-4.0 10,118 240,29931 5/5 vs. TOR L, 4-8 Loup (1-0) Díaz (0-2) 15-16 4/-5.0 12,461 252,76032 5/6 vs. TOR W, 6-1 Odorizzi (2-1) Estrada (1-2) 16-16 4/-5.0 12,035 264,79533 5/7 vs. TOR L, 1-2 Tepera (2-1) Cobb (2-3) 16-17 4/-6.0 15,068 279,86334 5/8 vs. KC L, 3-7 Karns (2-2) Snell (0-3) 16-18 4/-7.0 12,826 292,68935 5/9 vs. KC L, 6-7 (12) Junis (1-0) Moreno (0-1) 16-19 4/-7.5 9,921 302,61036 5/10 vs. KC W, 12-1 Archer (3-1) Hammel (1-4) 17-19 4/-6.5 9,320 311,93037 5/11 vs. KC L, 0-6 Vargas (5-1) Odorizzi (2-2) 17-20 4/-7.0 9,340 321,27038 5/12 at BOS W, 5-4 Cobb (3-3) Porcello (2-5) 18-20 4/-6.0 36,49639 5/13 at BOS L, 3-6 Sale (4-2) Snell (0-4) 18-21 4/-6.0 35,44740 5/14 at BOS W, 11-2 Andriese (3-1) Pomeranz (3-3) 19-21 4/-5.5 35,08041 5/15 at CLE L, 7-8 Logan (1-0) Archer (3-2) 19-22 4/-6.0 14,61342 5/16 at CLE W, 6-4 Odorizzi (3-2) Salazar (2-4) 20-22 4/-6.0 18,23843 5/17 at CLE W, 7-4 Cobb (4-3) Tomlin (2-5) 21-22 4/-6.0 22,104

5/18 - OFF (4) 4/-5.544 5/19 vs. NYY W, 5-4 Farquhar (2-1) Clippard (0-2) 22-22 4/-4.5 21,146 342,41645 5/20 vs. NYY W, 9-5 Andriese (4-1) Tanaka (5-3) 23-22 3/-4.0 22,864 365,28046 5/21 vs. NYY L, 2-3 Sabathia (4-2) Archer (3-3) 23-23 4/-4.5 20,873 386,15347 5/22 vs. LAA L, 2-3 Ramirez (4-3) Díaz (0-3) 23-24 4/-5.5 12,249 398,40248 5/23 vs. LAA L, 0-4 Shoemaker (4-2) Cobb (4-4) 23-25 4/-5.5 9,014 407,41649 5/24 vs. LAA W, 5-2 Ramirez (3-0) Nolasco (2-4) 24-25 4/-5.5 9,975 417,39150 5/25 vs. LAA W, 4-0 Andriese (5-1) Wright (0-1) 25-25 4/-5.0 9,459 426,85051 5/26 at MIN W, 5-2 Archer (4-3) Santiago (4-3) 26-25 4/-4.0 20,94952 5/27 at MIN L, 3-5 Rogers (2-1) Farquhar (2-2) 26-26 4/-5.0 27,53053 5/28 at MIN W, 8-6 (15) Colomé (1-2) Santiago (4-4) 27-26 4/-5.0 28.95154 5/29 at TEX 8:0555 5/30 at TEX 8:0556 5/31 at TEX 8:05

6/1 - OFF (5)57 6/2 at SEA 10:1058 6/3 at SEA 10:1059 6/4 at SEA 4:10

6/5 - OFF (6)60 6/6 vs. CWS 7:1061 6/7 vs. CWS 7:1062 6/8 vs. CWS 7:1063 6/9 vs. OAK 7:1064 6/10 vs. OAK (1) 2:10 Matt Duffy Double Play Bobblehead (First 15,000 fans)65 6/10 vs. OAK (2) GM266 6/11 vs. OAK 1:10 Bat and Ball Set (Kids 14 & under)

6/12 - OFF (7)67 6/13 at TOR 7:0768 6/14 at TOR 7:0769 6/15 at DET 7:1070 6/16 at DET 7:1071 6/17 at DET 4:1072 6/18 at DET 1:1073 6/19 vs. CIN 7:1074 6/20 vs. CIN 7:1075 6/21 vs. CIN 12:10 Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)

6/22 - OFF (8)76 6/23 vs. BAL 7:1077 6/24 vs. BAL 4:10 Kevin Kiermaier STAR WARS Bobblehead (First 15,000 fans)78 6/25 vs. BAL 1:10

6/26 - OFF (9)79 6/27 at PIT 7:0580 6/28 at PIT 7:0581 6/29 at PIT 7:0582 6/30 at BAL 7:0583 7/1 at BAL 4:0584 7/2 at BAL 1:35

7/3 - OFF (10)85 7/4 at CHC 2:2086 7/5 at CHC 2:2087 7/6 vs. BOS 7:1088 7/7 vs. BOS 7:1089 7/8 vs. BOS 4:1090 7/9 vs. BOS 1:10

7/10 - All-Star Break7/11 - All-Star Game Marlins Park (Miami Marlins)

POS. HOME# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.

7/12 - All-Star Break7/13 - All-Star Break

91 7/14 at LAA 10:0792 7/15 at LAA 9:0793 7/16 at LAA 3:3794 7/17 at OAK 10:0595 7/18 at OAK 10:0596 7/19 at OAK 3:35

7/20 - OFF (11)97 7/21 vs. TEX 7:1098 7/22 vs. TEX 7:10 DJ Kitty Onesie (First 15,000 fans)99 7/23 vs. TEX 1:10 Chris Archer Emoji Pillow (Kids 14 & under)100 7/24 vs. BAL 7:10101 7/25 vs. BAL 7:10102 7/26 vs. BAL 12:10 Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)103 7/27 at NYY 7:05104 7/28 at NYY 7:05105 7/29 at NYY 1:05106 7/30 at NYY 1:05107 7/31 at HOU 8:10108 8/1 at HOU 8:10109 8/2 at HOU 8:10110 8/3 at HOU 8:10111 8/4 vs. MIL 7:10112 8/5 vs. MIL 6:10 MARVEL Iron Man Bobblehead (First 15,000 fans)113 8/6 vs. MIL 1:10 Swim Goggles (Kids 14 & under)

8/7 - OFF (12)114 8/8 vs. BOS 7:10115 8/9 vs. BOS 7:10116 8/10 vs. CLE 7:10117 8/11 vs. CLE 7:10118 8/12 vs. CLE 6:10 Mystery Retro Replica Jersey (First 15,000 fans)119 8/13 vs. CLE 1:10 Retro Socks (Kids 14 & under)120 8/14 at TOR 7:07121 8/15 at TOR 7:07122 8/16 at TOR 7:07123 8/17 at TOR 4:07124 8/18 vs. SEA 7:10125 9/19 vs. SEA 6:10 Rays Tote Bag (First 15,000 fans)126 8/20 vs. SEA 1:10 Rays Win Alarm Clock (Kids 14 & under)

8/21 - OFF (13)127 8/22 vs. TOR 7:10128 8/23 vs. TOR 7:10129 8/24 vs. TOR 1:10130 8/25 at STL 8:15131 8/26 at STL 7:15132 8/27 at STL 2:15133 8/28 at KC 8:15134 8/29 at KC 8:15135 8/30 at KC 8:15

8/31 - OFF (14)136 9/1 at CWS 8:10137 9/2 at CWS 7:10138 9/3 at CWS 2:10139 9/4 vs. MIN 7:10140 9/5 vs. MIN 7:10141 9/6 vs. MIN 1:10

9/7 - OFF (15)142 9/8 at BOS 7:10143 9/9 at BOS 7:10144 9/10 at BOS 1:35145 9/11 vs. NYY 7:10146 9/12 vs. NYY 7:10147 9/13 vs. NYY 7:10

9/14 - OFF (16)148 9/15 vs. BOS 7:10149 9/16 vs. BOS 6:10 Blake Snell Bobblehead (First 15,000 fans)150 9/17 vs. BOS 1:10 Hooded Bath Towel (Kids 14 & under)

9/18 - OFF (17)151 9/19 vs. CHC 7:10152 9/20 vs. CHC 7:10153 9/21 at BAL 7:05154 9/22 at BAL 7:05155 9/23 at BAL 7:05156 9/24 at BAL 1:35157 9/25 - OFF (18)157 9/26 at NYY 7:05158 9/27 at NYY 7:05159 9/28 at NYY 7:05160 9/29 vs. BAL 7:10161 9/30 vs. BAL 6:10 Burst Car Emblem (First 15,000 fans)162 10/1 vs. BAL 3:10 Raymond Night Light (Kids 14 & under)

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