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THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015 vs. NEW YORK YANKEES RH Erasmo Ramirez (0-1, 8.38) vs. RH Chase Whitley (1-1, 3.06) RAYS UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY—Last night’s 2015 Rays Broadcast Auction raised approximately $44,000 for Rays charitable activities. Ê OF Steven Souza Jr. visited young patients in the hematology/oncol- ogy unit at All Children’s Hospital this morning. RAY MATTER—The Rays won 3-2 last night after falling behind 2-0 in the 1st inning, one day after falling behind 2-0 in the 1st and winning, 4-2…ac- cording to the Elias Sports Bureau, this is the first time in club history that in back-to-back wins the Rays allowed multiple runs in the 1st inning and did not yield another run in either game…it’s also the first time in Yankees history the opposite occurred. Ê At 19-16, this is only the fifth time in the Rays 18-year history they’ve been over .500 at the 35-game mark…last time was 2012 (21-14). Ê Last night was the eighth game the Rays have won this season when scoring 3 or fewer runs, most in the majors…they have 11 wins when scoring 4 or fewer (most in MLB) and 5 wins when scoring 2 or fewer (2nd in MLB to Detroit’s 6). Ê Last night was the fifth time in the last 6 games the Rays staff yielded exactly 2 runs…the Rays have allowed 2 runs or fewer 18 times this year, most in the majors and 4 more than any other AL team. Ê The Rays are 14-1 in games when they score first, tied with Houston for best record in the majors, and 5-15 when the opponent scores first. WITH A WIN TONIGHT—The Rays could move to 4 games over .500 for the first time since the “Game 163” tiebreaker ending the 2013 season (92- 71)…the Rays could also move within 1.0 game of first-place New York for the first time since end of play May 1…the Rays and Yankees have been alone or tied for the top two spots in the AL East every day since the end of play April 25 …they’ve been over .500 for 21 consecutive days and 25 days overall, 17 more days than all of 2014. END OF THE HOMESTAND—The Rays are 4-3 on the 8-game homestand which ends tonight (2-2 vs. TEX, 2-1 vs. NYY)…the Rays are 6-1 on get- away days this year, and 7-3 in series finales…following tonight’s game, the Rays fly to Minneapolis where they play a 3-game weekend series at Target Field, then an off-day Monday and 2 games in Atlanta. Ê This homestand began a stretch of playing 15 of 20 games at home, where they are 11-11, compared to 8-5 on the road…since last June 4, the Rays are 35-42 (.455) at home and 39-23 (.629) on the road (.627). Ê Rays pitchers have 72 SO in 62.2 IP during the homestand. ’PEN REVIVAL—During this homestand, the Rays bullpen has crafted a 1.48 ERA (24.1-IP, 4-ER) with 27 SO…their 119.1 IP are 2nd most in the majors this season to Boston (122.1)… since April 19 (23 games), the ’pen has a 1.94 ERA (3rd in majors) and .182 opp avg. (2nd in majors), after ranking last with a 6.25 ERA and .267 opp avg. (tied) in 12 games prior to that. Ê RH Brad Boxberger converted his 10th save in 10 chances last night…it’s the longest stretch with- out a blown save by a Rays reliever to start the season since RH Fernando Rodney began the 2011 season 15-for-15. Ê LH Xavier Cedeño has made 8 straight scoreless apps since joining the Rays…it’s the longest stretch to begin a Rays career since RH Joaquin Benoit (13) in 2010, and the longest ever for a Rays lefty. INSIDE THE INFIRMARY—The Rays find themselves at 19-16 and 2.0 GB in the AL East despite a disabled list that currently stands at 12 players, with a total of 14 players and 15 stints on the season (including Smyly twice)…no other AL East club has sent more than 10 players to the DL: BAL-10, BOS-7, NYY-7, TOR-6…today RH Alex Cobb underwent success- ful Tommy John surgery in Pensacola, Fla., under the hand of Dr. James Andrews, and will be back in town Friday…LH Drew Smyly visited Dr. Keith Meister in Texas for a second opinion on the torn labrum in his left shoulder, and is still weighing his options. Ê Yesterday for Triple-A Durham, LH Jake McGee (offseason elbow sur- gery) pitched a scoreless 7th inning in his 6th rehab appearance (1-H, 18 pitches, 11 strikes)…Nick Franklin played the entire game at 2B and went 0-for-3 with a walk and stolen base…Franklin is scheduled to play again tonight. Ê LH Matt Moore (Tommy John surgery) is scheduled to throw a bullpen tomorrow, and simulated game Monday at extended spring training. RAYS vs. YANKEES—The Rays are 3-6 in the season series, and are 16-10 against all other teams…they’ve won 3 of the last 4 games after los- ing the first 5…tonight concludes a stretch in which the Rays play them 10 times in a span of 26 games…the Rays have been outscored in the season series, 44-25, while the offense has hit .206/.263/.315 (62-for-301)…they are 5-for-16 (.313) with RISP in this series after going 4-for-44 (.091) with RISP in the first two series vs. NYY…the Rays need to win 7 of the remain- ing 10 games to avoid losing their first season series vs. NYY since 2009… they are 55-46 since 2010…they went 11-8 in 2014, 12-7 in 2013 and 10-8 in 2012, to become the first team since the 1973-75 Red Sox to record at least 10 wins in three straight seasons vs. NYY. NO EXTRAS—The Rays haven’t allowed an extra-base hit in either of the last 2 games, the first time they did this in back-to-back games since July 1-2, 2013 at HOU…they’ve never done it in 3 straight games…the last time the Yankees offense did this was May 21-22, 2014 at CHC/CWS. A BOY NAMED SOUZA—Rookie Steven Souza Jr. extended his team lead with his 6th homer last night, and remains tied with Desmond Jennings for the team lead with 5 SB…he’s 1 of 4 players in the majors (and only rookie) to lead his team in HR and SB, along with LAA Mike Trout (9-HR, 7-SB), SD Justin Upton (8-HR, 8-SB) and ARI Paul Goldschmidt (9-HR, 6-SB). Ê His 6 HR are tied for most in club history by a rookie in the team’s first 35 games, along with Elijah Dukes in 2007…he is the fourth player in Rays history to collect at least 6 HR and 5 SB in the team’s first 35 games of the season, joining Melvin Upton (2007), Ben Zobrist (2011) and Evan Longoria (2010). Ê No other ML rookie can match his combination of HR and SB. ROOKIE POP—Rays rookies have hit 13 of the 33 HR hit by AL rookies this season, and 13 of the 30 Rays homers…five of the 14 AL rookies to hit a homer this year are Rays: Steven Souza Jr.–6, Tim Beckham–3, Joey Butler–2, Allan Dykstra–1, Mikie Mahtook–1). 43 PERCENT ROOKIES—Including Nathan Karns last night, the Rays have used a rookie starter in 15 of their 35 games (42.9 pct.), most of any team this season…the Reds and Blue Jays are 2nd with 12 starts…the Rays rookies are a combined 8-4 with a 4.15 ERA (104-IP, 48-ER)…the Rays are 8-7 when a rookie starts. RESILIENT ROTATION—The Rays starting rotation has used an AL-high 8 different starting pitchers (tied with Houston), 4 different rookies (making 15 starts) and sent 5 starters to the DL a total of 6 times—yet they lead the AL with a 3.57 ERA and .225 opp avg. …Rays starters also rank 2nd in the AL with 190 SO…the rotation has been without Alex Cobb and Matt Moore all year and has gotten only 3 starts from Drew Smyly. CROWDED QUARTERS—According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Rays lead the majors with 38 players, 20 pitchers and 13 rookies used this sea- son…there are eight rookies on the active roster…17 players have made their Rays debut and five have made their major league debut…the club records are 52 players (2000), 25 pitchers (2006) and 16 rookies (2001, 2011)…they used 37 players all year in 2011. Most Players Used Most Rookies Most DL Stints 38 Rays 13 Rays 15 Rays 37 Blue Jays 11 Rangers 12 Rangers, Mets 36 A’s 10 A’s, Mets MR. 1,000—In the 2nd inning last night, SS Asdrubal Cabrera hit an RBI double for his 1,000th career hit, becoming the 11th active switch-hitter to reach the mark, according to Stats LLC…that list includes NYY Carlos Bel- tran and Mark Teixeira as well as a former Ray, OAK Ben Zobrist. Ê Cabrera is the second Rays player to record his 1,000th career hit this year, following Evan Longoria (May 5 at BOS)…now, both of them are approaching their 1,000th career game: Cabrera is at 997 and Longoria is at 993. Ê James Loney needs 3 HR to reach 100 for his career. DEFENSE OFF TO BEST START—The Rays have committed only 12 er- rors, fewest in the AL, and fewest in club history after 35 games (prev. 14 in 2011)…the Rays are the only team without an error from their shortstops this year (118 chances), and one of four outfields without an error (232 TC). First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Sun Sports | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Spanish) Game No.: 36 (19-16) | Home Game No.: 23 (11-11) | All-Time Game No.: 2,788 (1,291-1,496) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,398 (713-684) April: 12-10 | May: 7-6 Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting Pitcher Fri., May 15 @MIN 8:10 p.m. Sun Sports RH Jake Odorizzi (3-2, 2.09) RH Phil Hughes (2-4, 5.11) Sat., May 16 @MIN 2:10 p.m. Sun Sports RH Alex Colome (2-1, 5.63) RH Trevor May (2-3, 5.40) Sun., May 17 @MIN 2:10 p.m. Sun Sports RH Chris Archer (3-4, 2.59) RH Kyle Gibson (3-2, 2.97) **All games broadcast on WDAE 620 AM; Sat and Sun games will be broadcast in Spanish on WGES 680 AM. All times Eastern Standard Time (EST).** FASTEST TO 10 SAVES, RAYS HISTORY (team games) Al Reyes, 2007 Game 28 R. Hernandez, 2011 Game 29 Brad Boxberger, 2015 Game 35 Fernando Rodney, 2012 Game 35

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Page 1: THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015 vs. NEW YORK YANKEESmlb.mlb.com/documents/2/0/0/124383200/5_14_15_PREGAME_NOTES_oyj3yay… · THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015 vs. NEW YORK YANKEES RH Erasmo Ramirez

THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015 vs. NEW YORK YANKEESRH Erasmo Ramirez (0-1, 8.38) vs. RH Chase Whitley (1-1, 3.06)

RAYS UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY—Last night’s 2015 Rays Broadcast Auction raised approximately $44,000 for Rays charitable activities.

Ê OF Steven Souza Jr. visited young patients in the hematology/oncol-ogy unit at All Children’s Hospital this morning.

RAY MATTER—The Rays won 3-2 last night after falling behind 2-0 in the 1st inning, one day after falling behind 2-0 in the 1st and winning, 4-2…ac-cording to the Elias Sports Bureau, this is the first time in club history that in back-to-back wins the Rays allowed multiple runs in the 1st inning and did not yield another run in either game…it’s also the first time in Yankees history the opposite occurred.

Ê At 19-16, this is only the fifth time in the Rays 18-year history they’ve been over .500 at the 35-game mark…last time was 2012 (21-14).

Ê Last night was the eighth game the Rays have won this season when scoring 3 or fewer runs, most in the majors…they have 11 wins when scoring 4 or fewer (most in MLB) and 5 wins when scoring 2 or fewer (2nd in MLB to Detroit’s 6).

Ê Last night was the fifth time in the last 6 games the Rays staff yielded exactly 2 runs…the Rays have allowed 2 runs or fewer 18 times this year, most in the majors and 4 more than any other AL team.

Ê The Rays are 14-1 in games when they score first, tied with Houston for best record in the majors, and 5-15 when the opponent scores first.

WITH A WIN TONIGHT—The Rays could move to 4 games over .500 for the first time since the “Game 163” tiebreaker ending the 2013 season (92-71)…the Rays could also move within 1.0 game of first-place New York for the first time since end of play May 1…the Rays and Yankees have been alone or tied for the top two spots in the AL East every day since the end of play April 25 …they’ve been over .500 for 21 consecutive days and 25 days overall, 17 more days than all of 2014.

END OF THE HOMESTAND—The Rays are 4-3 on the 8-game homestand which ends tonight (2-2 vs. TEX, 2-1 vs. NYY)…the Rays are 6-1 on get-away days this year, and 7-3 in series finales…following tonight’s game, the Rays fly to Minneapolis where they play a 3-game weekend series at Target Field, then an off-day Monday and 2 games in Atlanta.

Ê This homestand began a stretch of playing 15 of 20 games at home, where they are 11-11, compared to 8-5 on the road…since last June 4, the Rays are 35-42 (.455) at home and 39-23 (.629) on the road (.627).

Ê Rays pitchers have 72 SO in 62.2 IP during the homestand.

’PEN REVIVAL—During this homestand, the Rays bullpen has crafted a 1.48 ERA (24.1-IP, 4-ER) with 27 SO…their 119.1 IP are 2nd most in the majors this season to Boston (122.1)…since April 19 (23 games), the ’pen has a 1.94 ERA (3rd in majors) and .182 opp avg. (2nd in majors), after ranking last with a 6.25 ERA and .267 opp avg. (tied) in 12 games prior to that.

Ê RH Brad Boxberger converted his 10th save in 10 chances last night…it’s the longest stretch with-out a blown save by a Rays reliever to start the season since RH Fernando Rodney began the 2011 season 15-for-15.

Ê LH Xavier Cedeño has made 8 straight scoreless apps since joining the Rays…it’s the longest stretch to begin a Rays career since RH Joaquin Benoit (13) in 2010, and the longest ever for a Rays lefty.

INSIDE THE INFIRMARY—The Rays find themselves at 19-16 and 2.0 GB in the AL East despite a disabled list that currently stands at 12 players, with a total of 14 players and 15 stints on the season (including Smyly twice)…no other AL East club has sent more than 10 players to the DL: BAL-10, BOS-7, NYY-7, TOR-6…today RH Alex Cobb underwent success-ful Tommy John surgery in Pensacola, Fla., under the hand of Dr. James Andrews, and will be back in town Friday…LH Drew Smyly visited Dr. Keith Meister in Texas for a second opinion on the torn labrum in his left shoulder, and is still weighing his options.

Ê Yesterday for Triple-A Durham, LH Jake McGee (offseason elbow sur-gery) pitched a scoreless 7th inning in his 6th rehab appearance (1-H, 18 pitches, 11 strikes)…Nick Franklin played the entire game at 2B and went 0-for-3 with a walk and stolen base…Franklin is scheduled to play again tonight.

Ê LH Matt Moore (Tommy John surgery) is scheduled to throw a bullpen tomorrow, and simulated game Monday at extended spring training.

RAYS vs. YANKEES—The Rays are 3-6 in the season series, and are 16-10 against all other teams…they’ve won 3 of the last 4 games after los-ing the first 5…tonight concludes a stretch in which the Rays play them 10 times in a span of 26 games…the Rays have been outscored in the season series, 44-25, while the offense has hit .206/.263/.315 (62-for-301)…they are 5-for-16 (.313) with RISP in this series after going 4-for-44 (.091) with RISP in the first two series vs. NYY…the Rays need to win 7 of the remain-ing 10 games to avoid losing their first season series vs. NYY since 2009…they are 55-46 since 2010…they went 11-8 in 2014, 12-7 in 2013 and 10-8 in 2012, to become the first team since the 1973-75 Red Sox to record at least 10 wins in three straight seasons vs. NYY.

NO EXTRAS—The Rays haven’t allowed an extra-base hit in either of the last 2 games, the first time they did this in back-to-back games since July 1-2, 2013 at HOU…they’ve never done it in 3 straight games…the last time the Yankees offense did this was May 21-22, 2014 at CHC/CWS.

A BOY NAMED SOUZA—Rookie Steven Souza Jr. extended his team lead with his 6th homer last night, and remains tied with Desmond Jennings for the team lead with 5 SB…he’s 1 of 4 players in the majors (and only rookie) to lead his team in HR and SB, along with LAA Mike Trout (9-HR, 7-SB), SD Justin Upton (8-HR, 8-SB) and ARI Paul Goldschmidt (9-HR, 6-SB).

Ê His 6 HR are tied for most in club history by a rookie in the team’s first 35 games, along with Elijah Dukes in 2007…he is the fourth player in Rays history to collect at least 6 HR and 5 SB in the team’s first 35 games of the season, joining Melvin Upton (2007), Ben Zobrist (2011) and Evan Longoria (2010).

Ê No other ML rookie can match his combination of HR and SB.

ROOKIE POP—Rays rookies have hit 13 of the 33 HR hit by AL rookies this season, and 13 of the 30 Rays homers…five of the 14 AL rookies to hit a homer this year are Rays: Steven Souza Jr.–6, Tim Beckham–3, Joey Butler–2, Allan Dykstra–1, Mikie Mahtook–1).

43 PERCENT ROOKIES—Including Nathan Karns last night, the Rays have used a rookie starter in 15 of their 35 games (42.9 pct.), most of any team this season…the Reds and Blue Jays are 2nd with 12 starts…the Rays rookies are a combined 8-4 with a 4.15 ERA (104-IP, 48-ER)…the Rays are 8-7 when a rookie starts.

RESILIENT ROTATION—The Rays starting rotation has used an AL-high 8 different starting pitchers (tied with Houston), 4 different rookies (making 15 starts) and sent 5 starters to the DL a total of 6 times—yet they lead the AL with a 3.57 ERA and .225 opp avg. …Rays starters also rank 2nd in the AL with 190 SO…the rotation has been without Alex Cobb and Matt Moore all year and has gotten only 3 starts from Drew Smyly.

CROWDED QUARTERS—According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Rays lead the majors with 38 players, 20 pitchers and 13 rookies used this sea-son…there are eight rookies on the active roster…17 players have made their Rays debut and five have made their major league debut…the club records are 52 players (2000), 25 pitchers (2006) and 16 rookies (2001, 2011)…they used 37 players all year in 2011.Most Players Used Most Rookies Most DL Stints38 Rays 13 Rays 15 Rays37 Blue Jays 11 Rangers 12 Rangers, Mets36 A’s 10 A’s, Mets

MR. 1,000—In the 2nd inning last night, SS Asdrubal Cabrera hit an RBI double for his 1,000th career hit, becoming the 11th active switch-hitter to reach the mark, according to Stats LLC…that list includes NYY Carlos Bel-tran and Mark Teixeira as well as a former Ray, OAK Ben Zobrist.

Ê Cabrera is the second Rays player to record his 1,000th career hit this year, following Evan Longoria (May 5 at BOS)…now, both of them are approaching their 1,000th career game: Cabrera is at 997 and Longoria is at 993.

Ê James Loney needs 3 HR to reach 100 for his career.

DEFENSE OFF TO BEST START—The Rays have committed only 12 er-rors, fewest in the AL, and fewest in club history after 35 games (prev. 14 in 2011)…the Rays are the only team without an error from their shortstops this year (118 chances), and one of four outfields without an error (232 TC).

First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Sun Sports | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Spanish) Game No.: 36 (19-16) | Home Game No.: 23 (11-11) | All-Time Game No.: 2,788 (1,291-1,496) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,398 (713-684)

April: 12-10 | May: 7-6

Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting PitcherFri., May 15 @MIN 8:10 p.m. Sun Sports RH Jake Odorizzi (3-2, 2.09) RH Phil Hughes (2-4, 5.11)Sat., May 16 @MIN 2:10 p.m. Sun Sports RH Alex Colome (2-1, 5.63) RH Trevor May (2-3, 5.40)Sun., May 17 @MIN 2:10 p.m. Sun Sports RH Chris Archer (3-4, 2.59) RH Kyle Gibson (3-2, 2.97)

**All games broadcast on WDAE 620 AM; Sat and Sun games will be broadcast in Spanish on WGES 680 AM. All times Eastern Standard Time (EST).**

FASTEST TO 10 SAVES,RAYS HISTORY (team games)

Al Reyes, 2007 Game 28R. Hernandez, 2011 Game 29Brad Boxberger, 2015 Game 35Fernando Rodney, 2012 Game 35

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#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER Ê Ejected on Sun vs. TEX in the 5th inning by HP umpire Mike Estabrook

for arguing balls and strikes…was his second ejection as a manager. Ê The Rays went 12-10 in April, the first Rays manager out of five to have

a winning record in his first month and just one of nine active managers. Ê 37-year-old rookie manager is the youngest skipper in the majors since

ARI A.J. Hinch (34) in 2009 and youngest active manager/head coach in the four major sports, ahead of Orlando Magic interim head coach James Borrego (37)…Cash is 24 days younger.

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., and appeared in 13 major league games in 2005 for Lou Piniella.

TONIGHT’S STARTER—RH ERASMO RAMIREZ (0-1, 8.38)

Ê OVERVIEW—25-year-old will be making his third start of the season, first since April 25 vs. TOR…has made 5 relief apps since his last start (last Mon vs. NYY)…will be pitching on 2 days’ rest…pronounced “eh-RASS-moh”…acquired from Seattle on March 31 for LH Mike Montgomery.

Ê BETTER OF LATE—Has a 1.93 ERA (14-IP, 8-H, 3-ER, 1-BB, 10-SO) over his last 7 apps (1 start), compared to a 25.31 ERA (4-IP, 15-ER) in his first 2 apps (1 start)…hasn’t allowed a walk in his last 5 apps…on May 7 vs. TEX, his 3.2 IP marked the longest relief app by a Ray since Cesar Ramos on May 31, 2014 at BOS (4.2 IP)…allowed a single to Prince Fielder, his second batter faced in that game, to snap a stretch of 16 consecutive batters retired…on May 4 at BOS, pitched a perfect 9th in a non-save situation, the first time he was on the mound to finish a win since April 25, 2012 at DET (with SEA).

Ê ROUGH DEBUT—Made his Rays debut in relief on April 10 at MIA, allowing 6 H and 7 R over the 3rd and 4th innings…his 7 runs allowed were the most by a Rays reliever since Gary Glover on July 10, 2008 at CLE and tied with Brian Meadows on April 5, 2006 at BAL for the most ever in a Rays relief debut…his 6 hits were the most allowed in a Rays relief debut since Jeremy Hellickson on Sep 4, 2010 at BAL.

Ê DOWNWARD TREND—Followed up his debut with one of the worst starts of his career (3.1-IP, 8-ER)…however, still managed to drop his ERA from 31.50 to 25.31 with that outing…until his last app on Mon vs. NYY, when he allowed a 2-run homer to Mark Teixeira in the 9th inning, his ERA had dropped with every app…that increased it from 8.31 to 8.38.

Ê LAST START—On April 25 vs. TOR, went what remains a season-high 4 IP…allowed 1 ER, coming in the first inning on an RBI single by Josh Donaldson…pitched around a 1-out walk in the 2nd and back-to-back singles to start the 3rd…credited with 6 groundouts (1 GIDP) to no fly-outs (although 3 pop flies) to go with 2 SO…his line: 4 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 58 pitches, 40 strikes.

Ê vs. AL EAST—Is 3-1 with a 4.66 ERA (65.2-IP, 34-ER) in 19 apps (11 starts) against AL East opponents…however, had a career 2.16 ERA in

4 apps (3 starts) against the Rays; against the Blue Jays, Orioles, Red Sox and Yankees owns a career 5.51 ERA (49-IP, 30-ER).

Ê THE NEW GUY—Prior to the trade, had spent all seven years of his pro career in the Mariners system, including parts of three years in the majors (2012-14)…despite his big league experience, is the 2nd youngest player on the Rays active roster (25 y, 12 d)…youngest is RH Andrew Bellatti (23 y, 282 d)…debuted in 2012, 3 weeks before his 22nd birthday.

Ê LOOKING FOR A “W”—Has lost his last 7 decisions spanning 25 apps and 15 starts)…won his season debut last year, starting the Mariners second game, following Felix Hernandez…that was April 1 at LAA, and he defeated C.J. Wilson, 8-3, totaling 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 0 BB, 6 SO, 93 pitches…yielded only a 2-run homer to Raul Ibañez…since then, is 0-7 with a 6.16 ERA (87.2-IP, 60-ER).

Ê WINTER LEAGUE SUCCESS—Pitched for Cardenales de Lara in the Venezuelan Winter League, going 2-0 with a 0.30 ERA (30-IP, 1-ER) and 22 strikeouts in five starts…opened with 26 consecutive scoreless innings.

Ê FREQUENT FLYER—Saw seven different stints in the majors with Se-attle in 2014: Opening Day–April 23, May 7, June 3-25, July 22, Aug 10, Aug 27 and Sep 2–season’s end…pitched solely out of the bullpen after his September call-up, appearing in 3 games.

Ê NICARAGUA’S OWN—Is one of only 13 players in major league his-tory born in Nicaragua—most famously Dennis Martinez—and one of two who made an Opening Day roster this year along with BAL Everth Cabrera…he is the first to play for the Rays…named Nicaraguan Ath-lete of the Year in 2011 and 2013…according to the Seattle Times, he was actually spotted by a scout while pitching at an academy in neigh-boring El Salvador, where his schooling and living expenses were cov-ered while he played.

Ê BLOODLINES—Erasmo’s grandmother, Esperanza, taught him the game at age 4…both his parents are trained accountants, and his father fought and was wounded in Nicaragua’s civil war in the 1970s.

Ê LAST START—On Sun vs. TEX, only allowed one run—a solo homer to Adrian Beltre in the 4th, snapping a career-long 44.2-inning homerless streak…got no decision opposite Wandy Rodriguez, who had a perfect game thru 5 IP…his line: 6.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 7 SO, 1 HR, 91 pit, 62 str.

Ê IN CONTROL—Hasn’t issued a walk in his last 3 starts spanning 20 IP…only twice in franchise history has a pitcher gone 4 straight starts without a walk: Jeremy Hellickson from June 2-19, 2013 and James Shields (June 20–July 6, 2007).

Ê A.L. LEADERS—Ranks among AL leaders in ERA (2.09, 5th), WHIP (0.91, 4th), innings pitched (47.1, 7th), BB/9 IP (1.52, 6th), SO/BB (4.88, 7th), opp avg. (.201, 9th), opp OBP (.239, 2nd) and opp SLG (.316, 9th).

Ê PITCHING DEEP—Is the only starter in the majors to pitch into the 7th inning 7 times—and that accounts for every single one of his starts…

four AL pitchers have done it 6 times: HOU Dallas Keuchel, SEA Felix Hernandez, OAK Sonny Gray and CLE Corey Kluber.

Ê Pitched into the 7th 8 times in 31 starts last year. Ê Averaging 14.6 pitches per inning in 2015, 5th lowest in the AL,

compared to 18.0 in 2014, highest among MLB qualifiers.

Ê UNSUPPORTED—The Rays offense has given him only 12 runs of support in 7 starts this season…five of those runs came in one start May 4 at BOS)…his 2.28 R/9 IP is the 3rd lowest in the AL.

Ê vs. MINNESOTA—Has only made one career app/start against the Twins…on April 23, 2014 at Tropicana Field, lasted 3.1 IP and allowed 4 R/ER, all of them coming in the 4th inning, including a 2-run HR by Chris Colabello…opponents were 3-for-5 with 1 HR, 2 BB and 1 SF against him the second time through the order.

TOMORROW’S STARTER—RH JAKE ODORIZZI (3-2, 2.09)

YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg.2014 Seattle 1-6 5.26 17 14 0 0 75.1 82 44 44 34 60 13 .277

High Desert 0-1 7.50 1 1 0 0 6.0 8 6 5 2 7 2 .308Tacoma 6-5 3.66 15 14 0 0 86.0 92 43 35 13 67 8 .270

2015 Tampa Bay 0-1 8.38 9 2 0 0 19.1 23 19 18 7 16 2 .291Career Majors 7-13 4.94 56 37 0 0 226.0 231 133 124 79 181 33 .262Career Minors 50-26 3.26 119 112 2 0 678.2 674 312 246 117 546 49 .257

2015 SPLITSvs. RH: .364 (16-44), 1-HRvs. LH: .200 (7-35), 1-HRHome: 0-0, 2.25 ERA (12.0-IP, 3-ER)Road: 0-1, 18.41 ERA (7.1-IP, 15-ER)

RAMIREZ vs. NEW YORKCAREER—Is 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA (4-IP, 2-ER) in 3 career apps (all in relief) against the Yankees, all of them coming this season…allowed a 2-run HR in the 9th to Mark Teixeira on Mon vs. NYY…went an inning apiece in his previous 2 apps against the Yankees—April 28 at Yankee Stadium and April 19 at home—and retired all 6 batters faced on a combined 19 pitches.

2015 GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT*4/10 at MIA -- 31.50 2.0 6 7 7 3 2 0 1 0 50/31 L, 9-10 (10) -- --4/15 at TOR L-1 25.31 3.1 9 9 8 3 4 1 0 0 91/53 L, 7-12 Buehrle down, 7-0*4/19 vs. NYY -- 21.32 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/6 L, 3-5 -- --4/25 vs. TOR -- 13.94 4.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 58/40 W, 4-2 Norris tied, 1-1*4/28 at NYY -- 12.71 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11/7 L, 2-4 -- --APRIL 0-1 12.71 11.1 19 17 16 7 9 1 1 0 -- -- -- --*5/3 vs. BAL -- 11.37 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16/12 L, 2-4 -- --*5/4 at BOS -- 10.54 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/7 W, 5-1 -- --*5/7 vs. TEX -- 8.31 3.2 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 53/36 L, 4-5 -- --*5/11 vs. NYY -- 8.38 2.0 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 21/14 L, 5-11 -- --MAY 0-0 2.25 8.0 4 2 2 0 7 1 1 0 -- -- -- --

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RAYS HITTER NOTES#1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Wed: DNP Series: 0-3, RBI Stand: 1-17, 3-RBI, BB vs. LH: .250 (9-36), 3-HR2015: .200/.250/.360, 3-HR, 13-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP: .167 (3-18) vs. RH: .154 (6-39)

Ê Batting .063/.111/.063 (2-for-32) in his last 10 games (9 starts) since April 27…last XBH was April 25 vs. TOR. Ê Has 3 RBI in his last 5 games (all starts) without the benefit of a hit (2 sac flies, RBI groundout)…is T-2nd in the AL with 3 sac flies. Ê Has 13 RBI, T-3rd on the team behind Forsythe (15) and Souza Jr. (15)…his 13 RBI ranks 4th among AL rookies. Ê Batting .136/.194/.153 (8-for-59) in 18 games as a starter compared to .438/.471/1.125 (7-for-16) with 3 HR and 7 RBI off the bench. Ê Has played 28 G with 18 GS (10-2B, 5-SS, 3-DH)…all 3 HR have come vs. LHP in 2-strike counts…is the 1st Rays rookie with 2 PH HR in a season.

#9 JOEY BUTLER, OF Wed: 2-3, RBI Series: 3-7, HR, 2-RBI, R Stand: 5-17, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-R vs. LH: .182 (2-11), 1-HR2015: .258/.303/.484, 2-HR, 6-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.429, 3-7) RISP: .286 (2-7) vs. RH: .300 (6-20), 1-HR

Ê Had his first multi-hit game as a Ray and second of his career (also Aug 9, 2013 at HOU with TEX) yesterday vs. NYY…RBI single in the 2nd. Ê Had a solo homer in the 7th on Mon vs. NYY, the second of his career…was the back end of back-to-back homers with Logan Forsythe. Ê Has started 9 G (5-DH, 4-LF) since being selected on May 3…go-ahead, 2-run single on May 6 at BOS, his first career hit with the bases loaded. Ê On May 4 at BOS, had his first career HR, a 2-run shot in the 2nd off Clay Buchholz…he became the first Ray to homer in his first career AB at Fen-

way Park…others to homer in their first AB at Fenway Park, after joining the Rays: Johnny Damon, Dan Johnson, Raul Casanova, Terry Shumpert. Ê Was a teammate of Rays Manager Kevin Cash in 2011 for Triple-A Round Rock (Rangers).

#13 ASDRUBAL CABRERA, INF Wed: 1-2, 2B, RBI, BB, R Series: 3-9, 2-2B, RBI, BB, 2-R Stand: 7-20, 4-2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 3-R vs. LH: .172 (5-29)2015: .214/.267/.325, 1-HR, 10-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 1-2) RISP: .143 (5-35) vs. RH: .227 (22-97), 1-HR

Ê Recorded career hit No. 1,000 yesterday vs. NYY, an RBI double in the 2nd…according to STATS LLC, is the 11th active switch-hitter to reach 1,000. Ê Batting .350/.409/.700 (7-for-20) in his last 6 games (all starts)…prior to that was in a 2-for-29 slump. Ê Has 4 hits in his last 7 at-bats vs. left-handed pitching after starting the season 1-for-22 vs. LHP. Ê Snapped a career-long 49-game homerless drought on Sat vs. TEX with his first since Sep 3, 2014 at LAD…went 184 AB in between. Ê Has made 32 starts (30-SS, 2-DH)…his first 23 starts came in the No. 3 hole; since then, has hit No. 6 or No. 7 in his last 9 starts. Ê Is the only shortstop in the majors with at least 20 starts and no errors…hasn’t made an error since Sep 10, 2014 vs. ATL (with WAS), having gone

167 total chances (between 2B and SS) since then.

#7 DAVID DEJESUS, OF Wed: 0-3 Series: 2-6, 2-RBI Stand: 4-13, HR, 3-RBI, 2-R vs. LH: .500 (1-2)2015: .299/.357/.416, 2-HR, 13-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP: .500 (7-14) vs. RH: .293 (22-75), 2-HR

Ê Had a game-tying, 2-run single on Tue vs. NYY in the 7th, his first game-tying or go-ahead hit in the 7th inning later since hitting a go-ahead, 2-run homer on May 13, 2014 at SEA off Fernando Rodney (9th)…it was his 4th such hit since joining the Rays (twice in Sep 2013).

Ê Ranks T-3rd on the team with 13 RBI despite ranking 7th with 77 AB…averaging an RBI every 5.9 AB…had 19 RBI in 2014. Ê Batting .435/.458/.609 (10-for-23) over his last 8 games (7 starts), with 4 multi-hit games. Ê On Fri vs. TEX, had his 2nd HR of the season, accounting for his first RBI at Tropicana Field since his solo homer on Sep 7, 2014 vs. BAL. Ê Has made 21 starts (14-DH, 7-LF)…his last 7 starts have been out of the No. 5 or 6 spot in the lineup…hit leadoff in 13 of his first 14 starts. Ê Batting .228 (13-for-57) with the bases empty, .500 (10-for-20) with runners on base and .500 (7-for-14) with RISP.

#11 LOGAN FORSYTHE, INF Wed: 1-3, 2B, R Series: 5-10, 2-2B, HR, 3-RBI, BB, 3-R Stand: 7-22, 2-2B, HR, 3-RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH: .268 (11-41), 2-HR2015: .304/.375/.487, 3-HR, 15-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.429, 6-14) RISP: .292 (7-24) vs. RH: .324 (24-74), 1-HR

Ê Had his team-leading 10th double (T-4th in the AL) and 14th extra-base hit yesterday vs. NYY…is also tied for the team lead in RBI and multi-hit games. Ê Has hit in 10 of his last 11 games, batting .366/.409/.561 (15-for-41) since May 2…walked and scored the game-tying run in the 7th on Tue vs. NYY. Ê On Mon vs. NYY had an RBI double, solo homer and RBI single for a career-high-tying 3 RBI (3rd time, last Sep 19, 2014 vs. CWS). Ê Among AL second basemen, ranks 3rd in avg. (.304), T-3rd in OBP (.375), 2nd in SLG (.487), T-2nd in 2B (10) and 3rd in XBH (14). Ê Is a career .270/.337/.439 (109-for-403) hitter with 12 HR vs. LHP compared to .226/.295/.311 (158-for-698) with 9 HR vs. RHP. Ê Has played in 34 games with 31 starts (22-2B, 5-1B, 3-3B, 1-DH).

#5 BRANDON GUYER, OF Wed: 0-0 (def. rep.) Series: 0-5, BB, 2-R Stand: 5-15, HR, 4-RBI, BB, 6-R vs. LH: .262 (11-42), 2-HR2015: .274/.379/.438, 2-HR, 11-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP: .375 (6-16) vs. RH: .290 (9-31)

Ê Batting .324/.381/.541 (12-for-37) with 2 2B, 2 HR and 8 RBI in his last 13 games (10 starts)…has 5 multi-hit games over that span…had 3 RBI in his first 15 games to start the season before this stretch…has played in 28 games with 18 starts (14-LF, 2-CF, 1-RF, 1-DH) this season.

Ê Has been hit by pitch 5 times, T-4th in the AL…has 16 HBP since 2014, T-3rd in the AL, despite only 382 PA over that span. Ê Has started at leadoff in all 10 Rays games vs. left-handed starters…six of his 8 career HR have come vs. LHP. Ê Had his first career PH HR on Fri vs. TEX, the Rays 3rd of the season…was his first career homer with 2 (or more) runners on base. Ê On April 26 vs. TOR, had a career-high 4 RBI, incl. his first career leadoff homer—first by a Ray since Desmond Jennings on June 28, 2014 at BAL.

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, OF Wed: 0-4 Series: 0-7, BB, R Stand: 2-18, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 3-R vs. LH: .259 (7-27)2015: .240/.283/.440, 3-HR, 9-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-7 RISP: .263 (5-19) vs. RH: .233 (17-73), 3-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. NYY, threw out Mark Teixeira at the plate in the 5th…was his second outfield assist of the season (May 2 vs. BAL). Ê Walked on 4 pitches and scored the go-ahead run in the 8th inning on Tue vs. NYY. Ê Seven of his last 8 starts have been at leadoff (hit 8th vs. LH Wandy Rodriguez)…since moving to the leadoff spot, is batting .103/.207/.394 (3-for-29)

overall and 2-for-26 in the No. 1 spot…is 5-for-38 since the beginning of May and his avg. has decreased from .306 to .240. Ê Has played 32 games with 28 starts (26-CF, 2-RF)…has yet to commit an error in 78 chances…made 6 errors in 2014. Ê Ranks 3rd on the team with 12 XBH (7-2B, 2-3B, 3-HR)…snapped a homerless drought of 74 at-bats on Thu vs. TEX. Ê On April 29 at NYY, hit his 10th career triple in his 129th game—the same number it took Rays all-time career triples leader Carl Crawford to do it.

#21 JAMES LONEY, 1B Wed: 1-3 Series: 1-10, BB Stand: 4-23, BB, 2-R vs. LH: .158 (3-19), 1-HR2015: .222/.263/.347, 2-HR, 6-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP: .263 (5-19) vs. RH: .245 (13-53), 1-HR

Ê Had a 3rd-inning single yesterday vs. NYY to snap an 0-for-8…has 2 hits in his last 15 at-bats and is 4-for-his-last-25. Ê On Tue vs. NYY, was intentionally walked for the first time since June 6, 2014 vs. SEA…only 1 intentional ball was issued after a steal of 2B. Ê Batting .222 in 20 games (18 starts, all at 1B) so far this season…hit a combined .294 in 2013-14, his first two seasons with the Rays. Ê In his last 6 at-bats has a pinch-hitter (since Sep 23, 2013), has 5 hits, including a single on Sun vs. TEX advancing the tying run to 3B. Ê Had a multi-hit game on Fri vs. TEX…on May 3 vs. BAL had his first HR vs. LHP (Wei-Yin Chen) since June 7, 2014 vs. SEA, with 112 homerless

AB vs. LHP in between…had a go-ahead single in the 13th inn. on April 29 at NYY, the 3rd time in his career with a go-ahead hit in the 13th or later. Ê Spent 15 games on the DL (April 7-23) with a mild right oblique strain, his first career major league DL stint.

#3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Wed: 1-4 Series: 2-11, RBI, R Stand: 6-22, HR, 5-RBI, BB, 4-R vs. LH: .385 (10-26), 1-HR2015: .282/.381/.462, 4-HR, 13-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.286, 2-7) RISP: .167 (4-24) vs. RH: .253 (23-91), 3-HR

Ê Has 28 career homers against the Yankees, his most against any team…it’s the most in the majors vs. NYY since 2008 (Jose Bautista, 26). Ê Had a go-ahead sac fly on Tue vs. NYY, on the first pitch thrown by Dellin Betances…marked his 2nd sac fly of the season (April 24 vs. TOR). Ê Batting .339/.417/.532 (21-for-62) in his last 17 games, all starts (since April 25), raising his avg. from .218 to .282. Ê Had 3 HR in a span of 7 at-bats between May 6-9…that started with his 14th career multi-HR game on May 6 at BOS, ending a career-long 90 AB

homerless drought…has more RBI in his last 7 games (7) than he did in his first 27 games (6) to start the season. Ê On Sat vs. TEX, became the first Rays player to homer on his bobblehead night since Ben Zobrist (Zorilla Gorilla, Sep 25, 2011 vs. TOR). Ê Is the franchise’s all-time leader in homers (188), doubles (235), extra-base hits (435), RBI (648) and SLG (.493). Ê Ranks T-7th in the AL with 9 doubles…has 13 extra-base hits (9-2B, 4-HR), 2nd on the team, trailing Forsythe (14)…leads the team with a .381 OBP. Ê May 7 vs. TEX ended streaks of 198 straight starts and 270 games played, both the longest active in baseball…scratched from the starting lineup (flu-

like symptoms), the first game he didn’t start since Sep 22, 2013 vs. BAL, and the first game in which he did not appear since July 1, 2013 at HOU. Ê Got career hit No. 1,000 on May 5 at BOS, the third to get there entirely in a Rays uniform (Crawford, Zobrist).

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#44 RENE RIVERA, C Wed: DNP Series: 0-6 Stand: 1-14, 2B, BB, R vs. LH: .129 (4-31)2015: .126/.178/.200, 1-HR, 5-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-8 RISP: .138 (4-29) vs. RH: .125 (8-64), 1-HR

Ê On Tue vs. NYY (2nd inning), became the first Rays catcher to throw out 2 attempted base stealers in the same inning since Dioner Navarro on Aug 22, 2008 at CWS (4th inning)…has caught caught his last 3 would-be base stealers after starting the season throwing out 2 of 14.

Ê His .126 avg. would be the 2nd-lowest in the majors if he qualified…lowest qualifier is PHI Chase Utley (.123). Ê His last RBI was April 24 vs. TOR, having gone 12 games without one…it’s the 3rd-longest such streak of his career. Ê Has made 27 starts (25-C, 1-1B, 1-DH), including his first career starts at 1B and DH. Ê Has caught 34 of 104 attempted base stealers since the start of 2014 (32.7 pct.).

#20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Wed: 1-4, HR, RBI, R Series: 4-11, HR, RBI, BB, 2-R Stand: 5-23, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 5-BB, 5-R vs. LH: .207 (6-29), 2-HR2015: .229/.341/.415, 6-HR, 15-RBI, 5-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.364, 4-11) RISP: .087 (2-23) vs. RH: .236 (21-89), 4-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. NYY had his team-leading 6th HR in the 1st…also leads the team in SB (T-1st) and RBI (T-1st). Ê No other rookie in the majors can match his combination of HR (6) and SB (5)...no other rookie in Rays history has reached those numbers through

the team’s first 35 games…the only other rookie with 6 HR through the Rays first 35 games was Elijah Dukes in 2007. Ê Of his 138 PA this season, 55.8 percent have ended in a homer (6), walk (19) or strikeout (52)…leads the majors in strikeouts. Ê Has reached in 18 of his last 35 PA (9-H, 8-BB, 1-HBP) since May 4 at BOS, the day he ended an 0-for-18 stretch. Ê Only 8 other players in the majors (regardless of rookie status) can match his combination of HR and SB…others in the AL: Trout, Machado, Semien. Ê Ranks T-2nd in the AL with 8 infield hits…among ML rookies, ranks 4th in hits (27), T-3rd in HR (6), T-5th in RBI (15), 3rd in BB (19) and T-2nd in SB (5). Ê Batting .087 (2-for-23) with RISP, tied for the 2nd-lowest in the majors among players with at least 20 AB with RISP.

#46 BOBBY WILSON, C Wed: 0-3 Series: 0-3 Stand: 1-6 vs. LH: .083 (1-12)2015: .152/.222/.152, 0-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: .200 (2-10) vs. RH: .190 (4-21)

Ê Has played 14 games with 10 starts at catcher…has 2 hits in his last 24 at-bats after starting the season 3-for-9. Ê Has only caught 1 of 12 attempted base stealers…in his career before this season, had thrown out 23 pct. of would-be base stealers. Ê Among catchers with as many starts, his catcher ERA (2.57) leads the AL and ranks 2nd in the majors behind STL Yadier Molina (2.56). Ê Was the first catcher to make the Rays Opening Day roster as a non-roster invite…became the 12th Tampa Bay-area native to play for the Rays.

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#35 MATT ANDRIESE, RH Last App: 5/9 vs. TEX (GS, 3.2-IP, 5-H, 2-R, 1-BB, 2-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH: .424 (14-33), 2-HR2015: 0-1-1, 5.40 ERA, 6 G, 3 GS Long Relief App: 3.0, 4/24 vs. TOR IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .250 (9-36)

Ê Has a 3.00 ERA (6-IP, 2-ER) in 3 relief apps compared to a 6.75 ERA (10.2-IP, 8-ER) as a starter…hasn’t made it through 4 IP in all 3 starts. Ê Earned his first career save on April 24 vs. TOR…it was the 18th save of 3 IP or more in club history, first since Jake Odorizzi (Sep 24, 2013 at NYY)

and first at Tropicana Field since Joe Kennedy on Sep 9, 2003 vs. TOR…is 1 of 4 pitchers in the majors to start a game and record a save this season. Ê Lefties are hitting .424, compared to .250 for righties…in his minor league career, lefties hit .271 with 20 HR while righties hit .231 with 12 HR.

#59 ANDREW BELLATTI, RH Last App: 5/9 vs. TEX (W, 3.1-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .167 (1-6)2015: 1-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 3.1, 5/9 vs. TEX IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .000 (0-6)

Ê Got the win in his major league debut on Sat vs. TEX…became the 10th Ray to win his major league debut, third non-starter—first since Doug Waechter on Aug 23, 2003 at SEA…was also the first Rays pitcher to get the win in a relief app of 3 IP or more in his ML debut.

Ê Selected to the active roster on Saturday as LH Drew Smyly was placed on the 15-day DL and INF Jake Elmore was optioned. Ê Went 2-0 with a 2.11 ERA (21.1-IP, 5-ER) in 5 apps (4 starts) with Triple-A Durham…has stretched out to 76 pitches (2x-last April 29 at LHV). Ê At 23 years, 282 days is the youngest player on the Rays active roster.

#26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: 5/13 vs. NYY (SV, 1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 10-10 vs. LH: .200 (5-25)2015: 2-1-10, 1.29 ERA, 15 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 13x-last 5/13 vs. NYY IR-RS: 3-0 vs. RH: .087 (2-23)

Ê Has saved the last two games, moving to 10-for-10 in save chances…it’s the longest stretch without a blown save by a Rays reliever to start the season since Fernando Rodney started 15-for-15 in 2012…his last 9 apps spanning 8.2 IP have been scoreless (3-H, 3-BB, 12-SO).

Ê Ranks 5th in the AL in saves (10), T-5th in the AL in games finished (13) and T-7th among AL relievers with 20 SO. Ê Is 1 of 5 pitchers in the majors with at least 10 saves without a blown save, joining Jeurys Familia, Andrew Miller, Glen Perkins and Joakim Soria. Ê The Rays have held a 3-run lead or fewer, been tied or trailed by 1 in 14 of his 15 apps…has pitched the 9th inning in 12 of 15 apps. Ê In 2014, had a club relief record 104 SO…struck out 42.1 pct. of batters, highest rate in AL history by a right-handed reliever.

#31 XAVIER CEDEÑO, LH Last App: 5/13 vs. NYY (1.1-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-2 vs. LH: .158 (3-19)2015: 0-0-0, 2.16 ERA, 13 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 5/13 vs. NYY IR-RS: 14-2 vs. RH: .385 (5-13), 1-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. NYY marked his longest app since April 21, 2014 vs. LAA (with WAS)…retired all 4 lefties faced. Ê Has made 8 straight scoreless apps since joining the Rays, longest such streak in franchise history by a left-handed pitcher to start a Rays career…

it’s tied for the 6th-longest overall and the longest since Joaquin Benoit went 13 straight in 2010…franchise record is 20 by Joe Borowski in 2005. Ê With the Rays, lefties are batting .143 (2-for-14) against him while righties have hit .500 (3-for-6). Ê Added to the roster on April 28 following Everett Teaford’s DFA…is the only lefty in the Rays bullpen, but the 4th LH reliever they’ve used this year.

. #43 ERNESTO FRIERI, RH Last App: 5/11 vs. NYY (1.0-IP, 2-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 2-3 vs. LH: .250 (6-24), 2-HR2015: 1-0-2, 3.94 ERA, 15 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4x-last 5/10 vs. TEX IR-RS: 6-1 vs. RH: .188 (6-32), 2-HR

Ê Eight of his last 10 apps have been scoreless, bringing his ERA from 8.44 to 3.94 (since April 19)…has a 1.69 ERA (10.2-IP, 2-ER) over that span. Ê Gave up a sac fly to Chase Headley on Mon vs. NYY in the 7th inning…13 of his 15 apps have been in the 7th or 8th inning. Ê Has allowed 4 HR (last May 5 at BOS, Mookie Betts), tied for most among AL relievers…three of them have come on the first pitch. Ê Since 2011, has allowed 38 HR, most among ML relievers…has allowed 15 HR since the start of 2014, T-1st among ML relievers, in 57.2 IP. Ê Has recorded two saves: April 29 at NYY (13th inning; game ended on a GIDP by Alex Rodriguez) and April 12 at MIA (1.1 IP).

#54 STEVE GELTZ, RH Last App: 5/9 vs. TEX (0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH: .138 (4-29)2015: 1-1-1, 3.24 ERA, 15 G, 1 GS Long Relief App: 1.2, 2x-last 5/6 at BOS IR-RS: 10-1 vs. RH: .143 (4-28), 1-HR

Ê Among AL relievers, ranks T-7th with 20 SO…struck out his only batter faced in his last app on Sat vs. TEX. Ê Five of his last 6 apps have been scoreless…has 12 SO over 6.2 IP over that stretch (since April 29). Ê On April 29 at NYY, became the 2nd pitcher to Rays history to face at least 5 batters and strike out all of them (Joaquin Benoit on May 17, 2010 vs. CLE). Ê Got his first career save on April 22 vs. BOS…has also made his first career start (April 10 at MIA) and recorded his first career win (April 14 at TOR). Ê Is 1 of 4 pitchers to start a game and record a save this season, along with TB Matt Andriese, OAK Jesse Chavez and HOU Sam Deduno.

#47 BRANDON GOMES, RH Last App: 5/13 vs. NYY (0.2-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .250 (6-24), 1-HR2015: 1-1-0, 2.13 ERA, 11 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 4/29 at NYY IR-RS: 11-1 vs. RH: .200 (5-25)

Ê Both outs recorded yesterday vs. NYY were strikeouts…after a wild pitch, had the tying run at 2B and struck out McCann to end the inning. Ê Has made 11 apps since being selected on April 19, nine of them scoreless…leads the team with 11 apps since his selection. Ê In his career, has held righties to .199/.278/.314 (54-for-271), while lefties have hit .290/.361/.475 (53-for-183). Ê Has only allowed 1 of 11 inherited runners to score…inherited the bases loaded and walked his first batter faced on April 27 at NYY. Ê Was 0-1 with a 3.38 ERA (5.1-IP, 2-ER) and 7 SO in 4 apps for the Bulls…it’s his fifth straight season (2011-15) split between Durham and the Rays.

#40 KEVIN JEPSEN, RH Last App: 5/13 vs. NYY (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-2 vs. LH: .143 (4-28)2015: 1-2-1, 2.45 ERA, 16 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4/29 at NYY IR-RS: 8-4 vs. RH: .240 (6-25), 1-HR

Ê Leads the team and ranks T-9th in the AL with 16 apps…has pitched the 8th inning in 15 of his 16 apps…has made 12 scoreless apps. Ê On Tue vs. NYY, recorded his first win since June 27, 2013 at DET (with LAA), having made 112 apps in between. Ê In 3 consecutive apps spanning 2.1 IP from May 6-10, allowed a 3 H and 6 BB…has only allowed 9 baserunners in his other 13 apps combined. Ê Allowed a career-high-tying 3 BB on Sun vs. TEX (3rd time, last May 4, 2010 vs. BOS)…allowed a go-ahead single to Adrian Beltre. Ê Only HR allowed was a solo homer to Mookie Betts on May 6 at BOS, when he threw a season-high 29 pitches…only save was April 14 at TOR.

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RAYS BY THE NUMBERSCurrent Streak: W2 When commit error: 7-5 Hit homer: 12-9Current Record: 19-16 Ahead after 6-7-8: 13-1/14-0/17-0 Homer with men on: 6-4Home/Road: 11-11/8-5 Behind after 6-7-8: 1-13/1-13/0-16 Hit multiple homers: 5-4Day/Night: 4-4/15-12 Tied after 6-7-8: 5-2/4-3/2-0 Score first: 15-1Grass/Turf: 15-13/4-3 1-run games: 5-6 Score 5 or more: 8-4vs. East: 15-13 2-run games: 7-4 Score less than 5: 10-11vs. Central: 0-0 Extra innings: 0-1 Outhit opponents: 15-2vs. West: 2-2 Win in last at-bat: 3 Outhit by opponents: 3-11vs. National League: 2-1 Come-from-behind wins: 7 Collect 10 or more hits: 6-2vs. RH/LH starters: 15-10/4-6 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 3 Opp. 10 or more hits: 1-5Series W-L-T (home): 2-3-1 Series W-L-T (road): 3-1-0 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 9-5/2-6/7-3/1-2

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Souza Jr. 4 1 1 6Longoria 3 1 4Beckham 1 2 3Forsythe 2 1 3Kiermaier 2 1 3Butler 1 1 2DeJesus 1 1 2Guyer 1 1 2Loney 1 1 2Cabrera 1 1Dykstra 1 1Elmore 1 1Mahtook 1 1Rivera 1 1JenningsWilsonTOTALS 18 9 5 - 32

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYAndriese 3 7 2.33 5.91 2-1 0Archer 8 13 1.63 2.40 4-4 4Colome 3 7 2.33 3.94 2-1 0Geltz 1 0 0.00 0.00 0-1 0Karns 8 29 3.63 5.76 4-4 2Odorizzi 7 12 1.71 2.28 4-3 6Ramirez 2 1 0.50 1.22 1-1 0Smyly 3 6 2.00 3.24 2-1 2

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS

LAST HR OFF ’15 MOST HITS GAME ’15 MOST RBI GAMEBeckham 4/24 vs. TOR Francis 2, 5x-last, 4/26 vs. TOR 2, 4x-last, 4/25 vs. TORButler 5/11 vs. NYY Sabathia 2, 5/13 vs. NYY 2, 2x-last, 5/6 at BOSCabrera 5/9 vs TEX Patton 3, 2x-last, 5/9 vs TEX 2, 4/10 at MIADeJesus 5/8 vs. TEX Gallardo 2, 7x-last, 5/12 vs. NYY 3, 2x-last, 4/12 at MIAForsythe 5/11 vs. NYY Sabathia 3, 2x-last, 5/11 vs. NYY 3, 5/11 vs. NYYGuyer 5/8 vs. TEX Claudio 2, 6x-last, 5/9 vs TEX 4, 4/26 vs. TORKiermaier 5/7 vs. TEX Tolleson 2, 7x-last, 4/29 at NYY 2, 4x-last, 5/7 vs. TEXLoney 5/3 vs. BAL Chen 2, 4x-last, 5/8 vs. TEX 2, 4/24 vs. TORLongoria 5/9 vs TEX Detwiler 4, 4/25 vs. TOR 3, 5/9 vs TEXRivera 4/24 vs. TOR Dickey 3, 4/12 at MIA 2, 2x-last, 4/24 vs. TORSouza Jr. 5/13 vs. NYY Warren 3, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. NYY 3, 3x-last, 5/9 vs TEXWilson 8/31/12 at SEA Luetge 1, 4x-last, 5/7 vs. TEX 1, 4/15 at TOR

RAYS SEASON HIGHSTEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTINGLongest win streak 5, April 22-26 Most runs, game, TB 3, Longoria, 5/6 at BOSLong loss streak 4, April 17-21 Most runs, game, Opp 4, Gordon, 4/10 at MIAMost runs game, TB 12, 4/24 vs. TOR Most hits, game, TB 4, Longoria, 4/25 vs. TORMost runs game, Opp 12, 4/15 at TOR Most hits, game, Opp 4, 2x-last, Teixeira, 5/11 vs. NYYMost runs, inn, TB 7, 4/10 at MIA Most 2B, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Rivera, 4/12 at MIAMost runs, inn, Opp 7, 4/18 vs. NYY Most 2B, game, Opp 2, McCann, 4/28 at NYYMost hits, game, TB 14, 4/12 at MIA Most HR, game, TB 2, Longoria, 5/6 at BOSMost hits, game, Opp 14, 5/11 vs. NYY Most HR, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, Betts, 5/5 at BOSMost hits, inn, TB 5, 4/22 vs. BOS Most RBI, game, TB 4, Guyer, 4/26 vs. TORMost hits, inn, Opp 5. 2x-last, 4/18 vs. NYY Most RBI, game, Opp 4, 3x-last, Headley, 5/11 vs. NYYMost doubles, game, TB 6. 4/12 at MIA Most x-base hits, game, TB 2, 10x-last, Forsythe, 5/11 vs. NYYMost doubles, game, Opp 4. 4/10 at MIA Most x-base hits, game, Opp 2, 7x-last, Teixeira, 5/11 vs. NYYMost HR, game, TB 3, 2x-last, 5/9 vs. TEX Most steals, game, TB 2, Jennings, 4/13 at TORMost HR, game, Opp 5, 5/11 vs. NYY Most steals, game, Opp 3, DeShields, 5/7 vs. TEXMost x-base hits, game, TB 8. 2x-last, 4/24 vs. TOR Hitting Streak 6, 3x-last, Forsythe, May 2-7Most x-base hits, game, Opp 7, 5/11 vs. NYY TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 4, 4/14 at TOR Most SO, TB Starter 11, Archer, 4/16 at TORMost stolen bases, game, Opp 3. 3x-last, 5/7 vs. TEX Most SO, Opp Starter 10, Buchholz, 4/23 vs. BOSMost walks, game, TB 9. 5/6 at BOS Most SO, TB Reliever 5, Geltz, 4/29 at NYYMost walks, game, Opp 6. 3x-last, 4/19 vs. NYY Most IP, TB Reliever 3.2, Ramirez, 5/7 vs. TEXMost strikeouts, game, TB 13, 4/29 at NYY Most walks, game, TB 4, 5x-last, Archer, 5/7 vs. TEXMost strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 4/29 at NYY Most walks, game, Opp 6, Masterson, 5/6 at BOSMost LOB, game, TB 11, 5/6 at BOS Most SO, Team, TB 16, 4/29 at NYYMost LOB, game, Opp 11, 5/9 vs. TEX Most walks, Team, TB 6, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. NYYMost errors, game, TB 2, 5/6 at BOS Low-Hit Game 2, 3 Pitchers, 4/11 at MIAMost errors, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, 5/11 vs. NYY Consecutive Scoreless IP 16.0, Archer, April 11-21Longest game, time 3:58, 4/29 at NYY Shortest game, time 2:19, 5/1 vs. BALLongest game, time (9 inn.) 3:22, 2x-last, 5/6 at BOS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:19, 5/1 vs. BAL

Grand Slams (-): -Back-to-Back (2): Dykstra/Forsythe (4/17 vs. NYY, A Warren),

Forsythe/Butler (5/11 vs. NYY, C Sabathia)2-HR games (1): Longoria-1 (5/6 at BOS, J Masterson/A Ogando)3-HR games (-): -

Pinch-hit (3): Beckham-2 (4/11 at MIA, M Dunn; 4/16 at TOR, A Loup), Guyer-1 (5/8 vs. TEX, A Claudio)

Walk-off (-): -Lead-off (1): Guyer-1 (4/26 vs. TOR, M Buehrle)Inside-the-park (-): -

HOME RUNS

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Rivera .294 5 17Wilson .083 1 12TOTALS .207 6 29

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Longoria (7), Souza Jr. (5), DeJesus (4), Forsythe (4), Guyer (3), Rivera (3), Butler (2), Cabrera (2), Loney (2), Dykstra (1), Jennings (1), Kiermaier (1)2-Out RBI: Beckham (5), DeJesus (5), Forsythe (5), Kiermaier (5), Loney (4), Longoria (4), Guyer (3), Cabrera (2), Elmore (2), Mahtook (2), Rivera (2), Souza Jr. (2), Wilson (1)Outfield Assists: Kiermaier (2), Souza Jr. (1), Jen-nings (1), DeJesus (1)Bunt Singles: Beckham (1), Cabrera (1), Kiermaier (1), Souza Jr. (1)Ejections: Cash-2 (4/16 at TOR, 8th inn.; 5/10 vs. TEX, 5th inn.), Shelton-1 (5/10 vs. TEX, 5th inn.)Batted Around: 4/10 at MIA (7th inn., 11 batters), 4/15 at TOR (9th inn., 9 batters), 4/22 vs. BOS (6th inn., 9 batters)

MISC.

1. May 11 vs. NYY—Tim Beckham pop out to SS Didi Gregorius hit off the B-ring catwalk...off Branden Pinder (9th inning).

CATWALKS

LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS

Rays Totals (bold): 13 challenges (1 overturned, 7 stand, 5 confirmed) | Opp Totals: 10 challenges (3 overturned, 0 stand, 7 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 2 challenge (0 record keeping, 0 overturned, 0 stand, 2 confirmed)

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

Opponent 17 12 14 22 13 15 13 12 7 1 126Tampa Bay 15 8 4 19 20 23 20 15 8 1 133

W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HRTotals 19-16-15 35 3.50 313.1 255 122 105 303 32Starters 11-11-0 35 3.57 194.0 163 77 57 190 20Relievers 8-5-15 35 3.39 119.1 92 45 48 113 12Home 11-11-8 22 3.49 196.0 160 76 64 206 22Road 8-5-7 13 3.53 117.1 95 46 41 97 10April 12-10-10 22 3.70 199.1 155 82 71 184 20May 7-6-5 13 3.16 114.0 100 40 34 119 12

INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (since April 20)GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING DELAYApril 21 vs. BOS Tampa Bay B6 Brandon Guyer Out at 2nd Stands 2:06April 22 vs. BOS Tampa Bay B8 Rene Rivera, Brandon Guyer Out at 1st, Out at 3rd Confirmed 2:09April 25 vs. TOR Umpire B8 Tim Beckham Double Confirmed 0:40April 25 vs. TOR Toronto T9 Edwin Encarnacion Out at 1st Confirmed 0:51April 26 vs. TOR Toronto T9 Josh Donaldson Out at 1st Confirmed 0:34May 3 vs. BAL Tampa Bay B6 Manny Machado Safe at 2nd Confirmed 0:40May 3 vs. BAL Baltimore B8 Delmon Young Out at 1st Confirmed 0:36May 4 at BOS Boston T1 Hanley Ramirez Double Confirmed 0:57May 4 at BOS Tampa Bay T4 Steven Souza Jr. Out at 2nd Stands 1:37May 5 at BOS Boston T6 Logan Forsythe Safe at 2nd Confirmed 1:44May 6 at BOS Boston T6 Kevin Kiermaier Safe at 1st Overturned 1:36May 9 vs. TEX Texas B4 Asdrubal Cabrera Safe at 2nd Confirmed 3:32May 9 vs. TEX Tampa Bay T7 James Loney Out at 1st Overturned 1:16May 11 vs. NYY Tampa Bay B1 Brian McCann Out at Home Confirmed 1:42May 13 vs. NYY New York T5 Bobby Wilson Out at Home Confirmed 1:40

1. April 23 vs. BOS (W 2-1)—Rene Rivera single to left field…off Anthony Varvaro (9th inning).

WALK-OFF WINS

1. April 10 at MIA (L 9-10)—Christian Yelich single to right field…off Brad Boxberger (10th 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 - - 3-7 - 2-3 - - - 1-2 - - - - - 1-2 2-3 2-6 1-1Brett - - 0-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1 -Butler - - - - - 3-1 - - 1-4 - - - - 1-3 1-1 - 2-1 -Cabrera - - - - 17-13 - - - 2-0 - - 13-10 - - 0-1 6-2 - -DeJesus - - - - - 3-4 - - 11-3 8-5 1-0 - - 3-2 2-0 - - -Dykstra - 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-4 - 1-0 -Elmore - - 1-1 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-1 -Forsythe - 1-4 15-7 1-2 - - - - 0-1 - 1-0 0-2 1-3 3-0 5-4 7-4 0-1 -Guyer - - - - - 7-7 1-1 1-0 0-1 4-6 1-0 - - - 0-1 0-1 4-1 -Jaso - - - - - - - - 0-1 0-1 - - - - - - - -Jennings - - - - - 6-4 4-3 - 0-1 - - - - 9-7 1-1 - - -Kiermaier - - - - - - 14-12 2-0 - 7-4 - - - - 1-0 2-3 6-3 0-2Loney - 10-8 - - - - - - - - - 3-2 2-0 3-4 2-2 - - -Longoria - - - 17-15 - - - - 2-0 - - 3-2 16-13 - - - - -Rivera 14-11 1-0 - - - - - - 0-1 - - - - - - 2-3 1-2 12-7Souza Jr. - - - - - - - 15-16 - - 15-16 - - - - - - -Wilson 5-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 4-5

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

RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (12)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDLHP Jeff Beliveau 60-day Left labrum tear April 17 April 16 June 16 26 14-12INF Ryan Brett 15-day Left shoulder subluxation April 22 April 21 May 6 21 13-8RHP Alex Cobb 60-day Right forearm tendonitis April 5 March 27 May 27 35 19-16INF Nick Franklin 15-day Left oblique strain April 5 March 27 April 11 35 19-16OF John Jaso 60-day Left wrist contusion April 10 April 7 June 6 34 19-15OF Desmond Jennings 15-day Left knee bursitis May 3 April 26 May 11 17 9-8LHP Jake McGee 15-day Offseason elbow surgery April 5 - April 19 35 19-16LHP Matt Moore 60-day Tommy John surgery April 5 - June 5 35 19-16LHP C.J. Riefenhauser 15-day Left shoulder inflammation April 23 April 19 May 4 23 13-10RHP Burch Smith 60-day Tommy John surgery April 8 - June 8 33 19-14LHP Drew Smyly 60-day Torn left labrum May 9 May 6 July 5 7 4-3RHP Kirby Yates 15-day Strained right pectoral April 15 - April 30 27 14-13Others (Games Missed): RH Alex Colome (22, pneumonia, 12-10), 1B James Loney (15, mild right oblique strain, 8-7), LH Drew Smyly (16, left shoulder tendonitis, 8-8)

Apr 15 Placed RH Kirby Yates (strained right pectoral) on the 15-day DL; recalled RH Jose Dominguez from Durham.

Apr 17 Placed LH Jeff Beliveau (left shoulder soreness) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 16; optioned OF Mikie Mahtook to Durham; recalled INF Ryan Brett and LH C.J. Riefenhauser from Durham.

Apr 19 Designated RH Grant Balfour for assignment; selected RH Brandon Gomes from Durham.

Apr 22 Transferred LH Jeff Beliveau (left labrum tear) to the 60-day DL; placed INF Ryan Brett (left shoulder subluxation) on the 15-day DL; selected INF Jake Elmore from Durham.

Apr 23 Placed LH C.J. Riefenhauser (left shoulder inflammation) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 19; recalled OF Mikie Mahtook from Durham.

Apr 24 Optioned OF Mikie Mahtook and 1B Allan Dykstra to Durham; reinstated LH Drew Smyly (left shoulder tendonitis) and 1B James Loney (mild right oblique strain) from 15-day DL.

Apr 25 Designated 1B Allan Dykstra for assignment; optioned RH Jose Dominguez to Dur-ham; selected LH Everett Teaford from Durham.

Apr 27 Acquired LH Xavier Cedeño from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for cash con-siderations; transferred OF John Jaso (left wrist contusion) to the 60-day DL.

Apr 28 Added LH Xavier Cedeño to the active roster; designated LH Everett Teaford for assignment.Apr 30 Optioned RH Matt Andriese to Durham.May 1 Reinstated RH Alex Colome (pneumonia) from the 15-day DL.May 3 Placed OF Desmond Jennings (left knee bursitis) on 15-day DL, retroactive to April

26; selected OF Joey Butler from Durham.May 9 Placed LH Drew Smyly (left shoulder soreness) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 6;

transferred RH Alex Cobb (right forearm tendonitis) to the 60-day DL; optioned INF Jake Elmore to Durham; recalled RH Matt Andriese from Durham; selected RH An-drew Bellatti from Durham.

May 13 Transferred LH Drew Smyly (torn left labrum) to the 60-day DL; claimed RH Preston Guilmet off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays and assigned him to Durham.

OPENING DAY ROSTER

PITCHERS (12): RH Matt Andriese, RH Chris Archer, RH Grant Balfour, LH Jeff Beliveau, RH Brad Boxberger, RH Ernesto Frieri, RH Steve Geltz, RH Kevin Jepsen, RH Nathan Karns, RH Jake Odorizzi, RH Erasmo Ramirez, RH Kirby Yates

CATCHERS (2): Rene Rivera, Bobby Wilson

INFIELDERS (5): Tim Beckham, Asdrubal Cabrera, Logan Forsythe, James Loney, Evan Longoria

OUTFIELDERS (6): David DeJesus, Brandon Guyer, John Jaso, Desmond Jennings, Kevin Kiermaier, Steven Souza Jr.

DL (6): RHP Alex Cobb (15-day), RHP Alex Colome (15-day), INF Nick Franklin (15-day), LHP Jake McGee (15-day), LHP Matt Moore (60-day), LHP Drew Smyly (15-day)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

2015 CAREERPLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVGAndriese 0 1 0 3.1 8 4 1 10.80 .615 0 1 0 3.1 8 4 1 10.80 .615Archer 0 0 0 7.0 7 2 8 2.57 .269 5 0 0 49.0 34 11 33 2.02 .199Bellatti - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Boxberger 0 0 2 3.0 2 0 2 0.00 .182 1 0 3 11.1 4 1 14 0.79 .103Cedeño 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 2 0.00 .143 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 2 0.00 .143Colome 0 1 0 6.0 11 8 6 12.00 .393 0 1 0 17.0 22 8 13 4.24 .306Frieri 0 0 1 4.1 5 3 4 6.23 .313 0 1 3 12.1 8 7 16 5.11 .186Geltz 0 0 0 4.0 1 1 7 2.25 .077 0 0 0 6.1 1 1 10 1.42 .050Gomes 1 1 0 5.2 5 2 6 3.18 .227 1 1 0 17.2 21 8 14 4.08 .296Jepsen 1 1 0 4.1 3 1 2 2.08 .188 1 1 1 18.2 11 5 13 2.41 .167Karns 1 0 0 14.2 12 5 18 3.07 .218 1 0 0 14.2 12 5 18 3.07 .218Odorizzi 0 2 0 12.1 14 7 13 5.11 .275 2 3 1 35.1 38 19 29 4.84 .268Ramirez 0 0 0 4.0 1 2 3 4.50 .077 0 0 0 4.0 1 2 3 4.50 .077

RAYS PITCHERS vs. YANKEES

RAYS HITTERS vs. YANKEES2015 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPBeckham 7 18 1 0 1 2 8 .056 .143 7 18 1 0 1 2 8 .056 .143Butler 2 7 3 1 2 0 3 .429 .429 2 7 3 1 2 0 3 .429 .429Cabrera 9 32 8 0 3 3 8 .250 .314 47 172 44 3 16 15 42 .256 .330DeJesus 7 25 6 0 2 1 7 .240 .269 64 234 62 4 19 14 46 .265 .323Forsythe 9 30 12 2 5 1 5 .400 .419 25 81 25 3 10 6 20 .309 .360Guyer 8 19 1 0 0 1 6 .053 .217 28 63 9 0 3 6 17 .143 .260Kiermaier 7 23 4 0 2 2 6 .174 .240 17 58 11 1 3 3 11 .190 .230Loney 6 22 5 0 1 2 4 .227 .292 51 196 66 6 30 14 28 .337 .385Longoria 9 33 6 0 1 2 10 .182 .222 120 439 126 28 82 52 102 .287 .364Rivera 7 21 2 0 0 0 7 .095 .095 11 32 3 0 0 1 11 .094 .121Souza Jr. 9 37 11 2 4 3 15 .297 .350 9 37 11 2 4 3 15 .297 .350Wilson 3 11 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .083 17 36 8 1 4 3 9 .222 .282

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RAYS 2015 DAY-BY-DAYPOS. HOME

# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.1 4/6 vs. BAL L, 2-6 Tillman (1-0) Archer (0-1) 0-1 T-4/-1.0 31,042 31,0422 4/7 vs. BAL L, 5-6 Gausman (1-0) Karns (0-1) 0-2 5/-2.0 13,906 44,9483 4/8 vs. BAL W, 2-0 Odorizzi (1-0) Gonzalez (0-1) 1-2 5/-1.0 13,569 58,517

4/9 - OFF (1) T-4/-1.04 4/10 at MIA L, 9-10 (10) Morris (1-0) Boxberger (0-1) 1-3 T-5/-2.0 17,3755 4/11 at MIA W, 2-0 Archer (1-1) Cosart (0-1) 2-3 4/-2.0 17,8306 4/12 at MIA W, 8-5 Karns (1-1) Alvarez (0-2) 3-3 T-3/-1.0 20,1997 4/13 at TOR W, 2-1 Odorizzi (2-0) Dickey (0-1) 4-3 T-2/-1.0 48,4148 4/14 at TOR W, 3-2 Geltz (1-0) Castro (0-1) 5-3 2/-1.0 17,2649 4/15 at TOR L, 7-12 Buehrle (2-0) Ramirez (0-1) 5-4 T-2/-1.0 15,08610 4/16 at TOR W, 4-2 Archer (2-1) Sanchez (0-2) 6-4 2/-0.5 14,43311 4/17 vs. NYY L, 4-5 Betances (2-0) Jepsen (0-1) 6-5 2/-1.5 15,752 74,26912 4/18 vs. NYY L, 0-9 Tanaka (2-1) Odorizzi (2-1) 6-6 T-3/-1.5 20,824 95,09313 4/19 vs. NYY L, 3-5 Pineda (2-0) Andriese (0-1) 6-7 T-3/-1.5 21,791 116,884

4/20 - OFF (2) T-3/-2.014 4/21 vs. BOS L, 0-1 Miley (1-1) Archer (2-2) 6-8 5/-3.0 14,307 131,19115 4/22 vs. BOS W, 7-5 Boxberger (1-1) Mujica (1-1) 7-8 T-4/-2.0 12,733 143,92416 4/23 vs. BOS W, 2-1 Boxberger (2-1) Varvaro (0-1) 8-8 4/-1.0 13,834 157,75817 4/24 vs. TOR W, 12-3 Dominguez (1-0) Dickey (0-2) 9-8 T-3/1-.0 11,897 169,65518 4/25 vs. TOR W, 4-2 Frieri (1-0) Cecil (1-2) 10-8 T-1/+1.0 19,772 189,42719 4/26 vs. TOR W, 5-1 Archer (3-2) Buehrle (3-1) 11-8 T-1/+1.0 21,107 210,53420 4/27 at NYY L, 1-4 Wilson (1-0) Gomes (0-1) 11-9 T-2/-1.0 34,59021 4/28 at NYY L, 2-4 Whitley (1-0) Odorizzi (2-2) 11-10 T-2/-2.0 36,93422 4/29 at NYY W, 3-2 (13) Gomes (1-0) Shreve (1-1) 12-10 T-2/-1.0 30,055

4/30 - OFF (3) T-2/-1.023 5/1 vs. BAL* W, 2-0 Colome (1-0) Tillman (2-3) 13-10 2/-1.0 9,94524 5/2 vs. BAL* L, 0-4 Gonzalez (3-1) Archer (3-3) 13-11 2/-2.0 12,78925 5/3 vs. BAL* L, 2-4 Hunter (1-1) Geltz (1-1) 13-12 T-2/-3.0 16,65226 5/4 at BOS W, 5-1 Odorizzi (3-2) Buchholz (1-4) 14-12 2/-2.0 34,54127 5/5 at BOS L, 0-2 Porcello (3-2) Smyly (0-1) 14-13 2/-3.0 33,68828 5/6 at BOS W, 5-3 Colome (2-0) Masterson (2-1) 15-13 2/-2.0 35,06029 5/7 vs. TEX L, 4-5 Claudio (1-0) Archer (3-4) 15-14 2/-3.0 8,701 219,23530 5/8 vs. TEX W, 8-2 Karns (2-1) Gallardo (2-5) 16-14 2/-3.0 11,704 230,93931 5/9 vs. TEX W, 7-2 Bellatti (1-0) Detwiler (0-4) 17-14 2/-2.0 20,943 251,88232 5/10 vs. TEX L, 1-2 Kela (3-1) Jepsen (0-2) 17-15 2/-3.0 14,521 266,40333 5/11 vs. NYY L, 5-11 Sabathia (1-5) Colome (2-1) 17-16 2/-4.0 10,619 277,02234 5/12 vs. NYY W, 4-2 Jepsen (1-2) Eovaldi (3-1) 18-16 2/-3.0 10,417 287,43935 5/13 vs. NYY W, 3-2 Karns (3-1) Warren (2-2) 19-16 2/-2.0 11,924 299,36336 5/14 vs. NYY 7:1037 5/15 at MIN 8:1038 5/16 at MIN 2:1039 5/17 at MIN 2:10

5/18 - OFF (4)40 5/19 at ATL 7:1041 5/20 at ATL 7:1042 5/21 vs. OAK 7:1043 5/22 vs. OAK 7:1044 5/23 vs. OAK 4:1045 5/24 vs. OAK 1:10 Camo Tank Top (Kids 14 & under)46 5/25 vs. SEA 7:1047 5/26 vs. SEA 7:1048 5/27 vs. SEA 1:10

5/28 - OFF (5)49 5/29 at BAL 7:0550 5/30 at BAL 4:0551 5/31 at BAL 1:3552 6/1 at LAA 10:0553 6/2 at LAA 10:0554 6/3 at LAA 10:0555 6/4 at SEA 10:1056 6/5 at SEA 10:1057 6/6 at SEA 10:1058 6/7 at SEA 4:10

6/8 - OFF (6)59 6/9 vs. LAA 7:1060 6/10 vs. LAA 7:1061 6/11 vs. LAA 7:1062 6/12 vs. CWS 7:10 MLB Network Reusable Tote Bag (All fans)63 6/13 vs. CWS 4:1064 6/14 vs. CWS 1:10 Rays Etch A Sketch (Kids 14 & under)65 6/15 vs. WAS 7:1066 6/16 vs. WAS 7:1067 6/17 at WAS 7:0568 6/18 at WAS 7:0569 6/19 at CLE 7:1070 6/20 at CLE 7:1071 6/21 at CLE 1:1072 6/22 vs. TOR 7:1073 6/23 vs. TOR 7:1074 6/24 vs. TOR 12:10 Rays Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)

6/25 - OFF (7)75 6/26 vs. BOS 7:10 Rays Cowboy Hat (All women)76 6/27 vs. BOS 4:10 Rays Retro Headband (All fans)77 6/28 vs. BOS 1:10 Rays Retro Tin Lunch Box (Kids 14 & under)78 6/29 vs. CLE 7:1079 6/30 vs. CLE 7:1080 7/1 vs. CLE 7:1081 7/2 vs. CLE 12:10 Rays Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)82 7/3 at NYY 7:0583 7/4 at NYY 1:0584 7/5 at NYY 1:05

POS. HOME# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.85 7/6 at KC 8:1086 7/7 at KC 8:1087 7/8 at KC 8:1088 7/9 at KC 2:1089 7/10 vs. HOU 7:1090 7/11 vs. HOU 4:1091 7/12 vs. HOU 1:10 Rays Inflatable Chair (Kids 14 & under)

7/13 - All-Star Break7/14 - All-Star Game Great American Ball Park (Cincinnati Reds)7/15 - All-Star Break7/16 - All-Star Break

92 7/17 at TOR 7:0793 7/18 at TOR 1:0794 7/19 at TOR 1:0795 7/20 at PHI 7:0596 7/21 at PHI 7:0597 7/22 at PHI 1:05

7/23 - OFF (8)98 7/24 vs. BAL 7:1099 7/25 vs. BAL 6:10100 7/26 vs. BAL 1:10 Rays Surprise Christmas Present (Kids 14 & under)101 7/27 vs. DET 7:10102 7/28 vs. DET 7:10103 7/29 vs. DET 12:10 Rays Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)

7/30 - OFF (9)104 7/31 at BOS 7:10105 8/1 at BOS 1:35106 8/2 at BOS 1:35107 8/3 at CWS 8:10108 8/4 at CWS 8:10109 8/5 at CWS 2:10

8/6 - OFF (10)110 8/7 vs. NYM 7:10 DJ Kitty Cat Face Bag (All women)111 8/8 vs. NYM 6:10 Rays Fedora (All fans)112 8/9 vs. NYM 1:10 Raymond Soap Dispenser (Kids 14 & under)

8/10 - OFF (11)113 8/11 vs. ATL 7:10114 8/12 vs. ATL 7:10

8/13 - OFF (12)115 8/14 at TEX 8:05116 8/15 at TEX 8:05117 8/16 at TEX 3:05118 8/17 at HOU 8:10119 8/18 at HOU 8:10120 8/19 at HOU 8:10121 8/20 at HOU 8:10122 8/21 at OAK 10:07123 8/22 at OAK 9:07124 8/23 at OAK 4:07

8/24 - OFF (13)125 8/25 vs. MIN 7:10126 8/26 vs. MIN 7:10127 8/27 vs. MIN 7:10128 8/28 vs. KC 7:10129 8/29 vs. KC 6:10 Kevin Kiermaier Outlaw Action Figure (All fans)130 8/30 vs. KC 1:10 DJ Kitty Drawstring Bag (Kids 14 & under)131 8/31 at BAL 7:05132 9/1 at BAL 7:05133 9/2 at BAL 7:05

9/3 - OFF (14)134 9/4 at NYY 7:05135 9/5 at NYY 1:05136 9/6 at NYY 1:05137 9/7 at DET 1:08138 9/8 at DET 7:08139 9/9 at DET 7:08

9/10 - OFF (15)140 9/11 vs. BOS 7:10141 9/12 vs. BOS 6:10 DJ Kitty Plush Window Cling (All fans)142 9/13 vs. BOS 1:10 Rays Superhero Cape T-Shirt (Kids 14 & under)143 9/14 vs. NYY 7:10144 9/15 vs. NYY 7:10145 9/16 vs. NYY 7:10146 9/17 vs. BAL 7:10147 9/18 vs. BAL 7:10148 9/19 vs. BAL 6:10 Fan Vote Bobblehead (All fans)149 9/20 vs. BAL 1:10 Rays Skull Cap (Kids 14 & under)150 9/21 at BOS 7:10151 9/22 at BOS 7:10152 9/23 at BOS 7:10153 9/24 at BOS 7:10154 9/25 at TOR 7:07155 9/26 at TOR 1:07156 9/27 at TOR 1:07

9/28 - OFF (16)157 9/29 vs. MIA 7:10158 9/30 vs. MIA 7:10159 10/1 vs. MIA 7:10160 10/2 vs. TOR 7:10161 10/3 vs. TOR 6:10 Rays Oktoberfest Freezer Mug (All fans)162 10/4 vs. TOR 3:10 Raymond Halloween Mask (Kids 14 & under)

* DUE TO UNREST IN THE CITY OF BALTIMORE, GAME MOVED FROM ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS TO TROPICANA FIELD. ORIOLES BATTED LAST..

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