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FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2017 vs. NEW YORK YANKEES RH Erasmo Ramirez (2-0, 2.92) vs. RH Luis Severino (2-2, 3.86) NEW FACE—Yesterday the Rays acquired UTL Michael Martínez from Cleveland for a player to be named or cash considerations…to make room on the active roster, 2B Brad Miller was placed on the disabled list with a left abdominal strain, retroactive to Tuesday…to make room on the 40-man roster, LH Xavier Cedeño (left forearm tightness) was transferred to the 60-day DL…Martínez, 34, is in his seventh major league season and was 4-for-11 (.364) in 15 games for the Indians this year…he will wear No. 2. TOMMY JOHN FOR TOLLESON—RH Shawn Tolleson, who has been sidelined for the duration of the season, underwent successful Tommy John surgery on Wednesday to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow…Dr. Barry Meister performed the procedure in Dallas…Tolleson will remain in Dallas for his rehabilitation. FREE STUFF THIS WEEKEND—Tomorrow the first 15,000 fans will re- ceive a Rays Hawaiian Shirtpresented by TradeWinds Island Resorts…on Sunday, kids 14 and under will receive a Super Rays Comic Book pre- sented by the Tampa Bay Times while supplies last. RAY MATTER—Tonight the Rays open a 7-game homestand vs. the Yan- kees (3 games) and Angels (4 games)…the Rays went 4-2 on the 6-game road trip to Boston and Cleveland, winning 2 of 3 games in each series…it was their first winning road trip in a year, since going 5-3, May 16-24, 2016 at TOR/DET/MIA…not only that, but the Rays won back-to-back road series from defending division champions for just the second time in club history (May 29–June 3, 2015, won 2 of 3 games at BAL/LAA)…the Rays have won three consecutive road series, going 6-2 over that stretch, after losing their first four road series of the season (3-10)…the Rays hit .290/.342/.548 with 14 HR and 39 runs scored on the road trip (6.5 R/G)…the bullpen compiled a 1.06 ERA (17-IP, 2-ER)…their only 2 losses on the trip came in games facing LH Chris Sale and RH Carlos Carrasco. Ê The Rays have held a lead in 29 of their last 31 games but are only 15-16 in those 31 games…Rays have 16 come-from-behind losses this year, most in the AL and tied for most in the majors (SD, PHI). Ê The Rays are 11-15 vs. the AL East, and 10-7 outside the division. Ê The Rays are 16-13 vs. RHP starters, compared to 5-9 vs. LHP. CONSIDER THIS—Despite a wide range of obstacles, tonight the Rays have a chance to return to .500 for the first time since they were 16-16 through May 6…the Rays have played the entire season without projected starting SS Matt Duffy as well as two former All-Stars in C Wilson Ramos and RH Brad Boxberger…Boxberger is one of four veteran relievers on the DL along with RH Tommy Hunter, LH Xavier Cedeño and RH Shawn Tolleson…on Wednesday the Rays completed a stretch of 20 games in 20 days (10-10) and 35 games in 36 days (16-19)…yesterday was the Rays only off-day in the month of May…39 of their 43 games thus far (and 42 of 46 through this weekend) have been vs. teams that finished the 2016 season with a .500 record or better; the only exceptions were 4 games vs. Miami. Ê Beginning Monday, the Rays will play 7 straight games (and 14 of their next 20) vs. teams that finished 2016 with losing records. RAYS vs. YANKEES—The Rays are 2-4 in the season series, winning 2 of 3 games here in the opening series then getting swept at Yankee Sta- dium, April 11-13…since the beginning of 2016, the Rays have hit 43 HR in 25 games vs. the Yankees…in 2016, their 37 HR were the most ever hit against New York in one season…the Rays went 8-11 against the Yankees in 2016 (5-4 at home, 3-7 on the road). Ê Since 2010, the Rays are the only AL team with a winning record against the Yankees (69-67, .507)…prior to that, they were 69-133 (.342) in their first 12 seasons (1998–2009). Ê 3B Evan Longoria leads all actives with 101 RBI vs. the Yankees, 23 more than anyone else (TOR José Bautista and BAL Adam Jones, 78 each)…his 33 HR are one shy of Bautista for most among actives. WALK-OFF ROBBERY—On Wed at CLE, CF Kevin Kiermaier finished the game by robbing Jason Kipnis of a home run…according to ESPN. com’s Mark Simon, it was the first game-ending home run robbery since Braves CF Ender Inciarte on Sep 21 at NYM, who robbed Yoenis Cés- pedes…it was the first game-ending home run robbery for the Rays since Baseball Info Solutions began tracking robbed homers in 2003. Ê It was Kiermaier’s fourth home run robbery since the start of the 2014 season…entering Thursday, only three other players had as many in that span: LAA Mike Trout (5), ATL/SD/DET Justin Upton (5) and BOS Mookie Betts (4). HOMER HAPPY—The Rays hit 10 HR in Cleveland, setting a club record for a 3-game series…the prev. record of 9 HR was done twice before, both in 2013: April 16-18 vs. BAL and June 10-12 at BOS…the Rays hit 14 HR on the 6-game road trip and 8 HR in the last 2 games…their 59 HR rank are tied with New York for the AL lead and 2nd most in club history through 43 games, behind their 65 in 2016. Ê The Rays also struck out 40 times during the series in Cleveland… according to the Elias Sports Bureau, they became the first team since 1900 to hit at least 10 HR and fan at least 40 times in a series of 3 or fewer games. Ê The Rays lead the majors with 169 BB…2B Brad Miller leads the AL with 30 BB…40.6 pct. of the Rays plate appearances have ended in a walk, strikeout or home run, highest rate in the majors…next clos- est is the Brewers at 36.9 pct., and the major league avg. is 33.3 pct. OFFENSE LOCKED IN—The Rays have scored 27 runs on 41 hits over their last 28 innings, tracing back to the 9th inning on Sun at BOS… in their last 9 games (5-4), they have 57 runs scored (6.3 R/G), batted .291/.347/.531 with 19 HR, and have 7 games with 10-plus hits…the Rays lead the AL with 132 extra-base hits and 10 triples, and rank 5th in the AL in runs scored (200), their most through 43 games since 2013 (210). Ê The Rays have 24 RBI from their catchers, 5th most in the majors, with 12 each from Derek Norris and Jesús Sucre…from 2008-16, the Rays ranked last in the majors with 512 RBI from their catchers, and Rays catchers have ranked among the majors’ bottom 10 in RBI for each of the last 8 years (2009-16). Ê Tim Beckham has 7 HR and 23 RBI, all as a shortstop…in the ma- jors, these marks rank 2nd (CLE Francisco Lindor, 9 HR) and T-2nd (PHI Freddy Galvis 24, HOU Carlos Correa 23). Ks FOR DAYS—The Rays offense has struck out 10-plus times in 6 con- secutive games (starting May 12), a club record…the prev. record of 5 had been done three times, including two separate times within the past 20 games (April 28–May 2, May 5-9)…the AL record is 7 consecutive games, set by Texas earlier this season (April 30–May 6)…the major league record is 8, by the 2016 Brewers, 2016 Padres and 2011 Padres. Ê The Rays offense leads the majors with 451 SO, most in major league history through 43 games (prev. 2013 Astros, 426)…they have 61 SO more than any other team (Milwaukee, 390) and 96 more than any AL team (Oakland, 355)…they are on pace for 1,699 SO, which would pass the major league record held by the 2016 Brewers (1,543)…last year the Rays had a club-record 1,482 SO, 2nd most in AL history. DOES NOT COMPUTE—The Rays have outscored opponents 200-183 this season, but are a game under .500 (21-22)…their +17 run differential ranks 4th in the AL and is the highest of any team in baseball with a losing record…in fact, dating back to the 2016 All-Star break the Rays are 55-62 despite a +50 run differential (528-478, 7th best in the majors), also the highest of any team in baseball with a losing record…Rays are 3-7 in one- run games this season, and 9-23 since the 2016 All-Star break. Ê In innings 1-through-5, the Rays are outscoring opponents 132-85… after that, they’ve been oustcored 98-68…in the 1st inning, they have outscored opponents 33-19 and lead the AL in runs scored. COREY DICKERSON—Has hit 3 HR in the last 2 games and has hit 8 HR out of the leadoff spot, most ever by a Ray before June…is tied for the major league lead with 18 multi-hit games (with WAS Ryan Zimmerman and NYY Starlin Castro) and ranks T-2nd in the majors with 53 hits behind Castro (55)…he ranks 2nd in the AL with 23 XBH and 96 TB, trailing only LAA Mike Trout (25-XBH, 98-TB)…also ranks among AL leaders in avg. (.335, 5th), 2B (12, T-4th) and SLG (.608, 5th). Ê Dickerson leads all designated hitters on the All-Star ballot with a .335 avg., 53 hits, 12 2B, 2 3B, 23 XBH, 98 TB and 25 runs…his 9 HR are one shy of SEA Nelson Cruz…among his other competition on the DH ballot: NYY Matt Holliday, CLE Edwin Encarnación, LAA Albert Pujols, DET Victor Martinez and BOS Hanley Ramirez. LONGO THE LEADER—On Wed at CLE, Evan Longoria became the first in Rays history to amass 5,000 AB…he had passed Carl Crawford (4,992) the night before as the Rays career leader in AB…he is also the Rays all- time leader in HR, RBI, doubles, XBH, games and total bases…with 540 BB, he needs 3 BB to pass Ben Zobrist (542) for the franchise record… he also ranks 2nd in runs scored (729) and hits (1,349), trailing Crawford (765-R, 1,480-H). First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, Cleveland, Ohio | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 44 (21-22) | Home Game No.: 23 (12-10) | All-Time Game No.: 3,120 (1,441-1,678) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,563 (792-770) April: 12-14 | May: 9-8 Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Sat., May 20 vs. NYY 4:10 p.m. RH Matt Andriese (3-1, 3.18) vs. RH Masahiro Tanaka (5-2, 5.80) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Sun., May 21 vs. NYY 1:10 p.m. RH Chris Archer (3-2, 3.70) vs. LH CC Sabathia (3-2, 4.93) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, Radio Luz 760 AM (Sp.)

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FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2017 vs. NEW YORK YANKEESRH Erasmo Ramirez (2-0, 2.92) vs. RH Luis Severino (2-2, 3.86)

NEW FACE—Yesterday the Rays acquired UTL Michael Martínez from Cleveland for a player to be named or cash considerations…to make room on the active roster, 2B Brad Miller was placed on the disabled list with a left abdominal strain, retroactive to Tuesday…to make room on the 40-man roster, LH Xavier Cedeño (left forearm tightness) was transferred to the 60-day DL…Martínez, 34, is in his seventh major league season and was 4-for-11 (.364) in 15 games for the Indians this year…he will wear No. 2.

TOMMY JOHN FOR TOLLESON—RH Shawn Tolleson, who has been sidelined for the duration of the season, underwent successful Tommy John surgery on Wednesday to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow…Dr. Barry Meister performed the procedure in Dallas…Tolleson will remain in Dallas for his rehabilitation.

FREE STUFF THIS WEEKEND—Tomorrow the first 15,000 fans will re-ceive a Rays Hawaiian Shirtpresented by TradeWinds Island Resorts…on Sunday, kids 14 and under will receive a Super Rays Comic Book pre-sented by the Tampa Bay Times while supplies last.

RAY MATTER—Tonight the Rays open a 7-game homestand vs. the Yan-kees (3 games) and Angels (4 games)…the Rays went 4-2 on the 6-game road trip to Boston and Cleveland, winning 2 of 3 games in each series…it was their first winning road trip in a year, since going 5-3, May 16-24, 2016 at TOR/DET/MIA…not only that, but the Rays won back-to-back road series from defending division champions for just the second time in club history (May 29–June 3, 2015, won 2 of 3 games at BAL/LAA)…the Rays have won three consecutive road series, going 6-2 over that stretch, after losing their first four road series of the season (3-10)…the Rays hit .290/.342/.548 with 14 HR and 39 runs scored on the road trip (6.5 R/G)…the bullpen compiled a 1.06 ERA (17-IP, 2-ER)…their only 2 losses on the trip came in games facing LH Chris Sale and RH Carlos Carrasco.

Ê The Rays have held a lead in 29 of their last 31 games but are only 15-16 in those 31 games…Rays have 16 come-from-behind losses this year, most in the AL and tied for most in the majors (SD, PHI).

Ê The Rays are 11-15 vs. the AL East, and 10-7 outside the division. Ê The Rays are 16-13 vs. RHP starters, compared to 5-9 vs. LHP.

CONSIDER THIS—Despite a wide range of obstacles, tonight the Rays have a chance to return to .500 for the first time since they were 16-16 through May 6…the Rays have played the entire season without projected starting SS Matt Duffy as well as two former All-Stars in C Wilson Ramos and RH Brad Boxberger…Boxberger is one of four veteran relievers on the DL along with RH Tommy Hunter, LH Xavier Cedeño and RH Shawn Tolleson…on Wednesday the Rays completed a stretch of 20 games in 20 days (10-10) and 35 games in 36 days (16-19)…yesterday was the Rays only off-day in the month of May…39 of their 43 games thus far (and 42 of 46 through this weekend) have been vs. teams that finished the 2016 season with a .500 record or better; the only exceptions were 4 games vs. Miami.

Ê Beginning Monday, the Rays will play 7 straight games (and 14 of their next 20) vs. teams that finished 2016 with losing records.

RAYS vs. YANKEES—The Rays are 2-4 in the season series, winning 2 of 3 games here in the opening series then getting swept at Yankee Sta-dium, April 11-13…since the beginning of 2016, the Rays have hit 43 HR in 25 games vs. the Yankees…in 2016, their 37 HR were the most ever hit against New York in one season…the Rays went 8-11 against the Yankees in 2016 (5-4 at home, 3-7 on the road).

Ê Since 2010, the Rays are the only AL team with a winning record against the Yankees (69-67, .507)…prior to that, they were 69-133 (.342) in their first 12 seasons (1998–2009).

Ê 3B Evan Longoria leads all actives with 101 RBI vs. the Yankees, 23 more than anyone else (TOR José Bautista and BAL Adam Jones, 78 each)…his 33 HR are one shy of Bautista for most among actives.

WALK-OFF ROBBERY—On Wed at CLE, CF Kevin Kiermaier finished the game by robbing Jason Kipnis of a home run…according to ESPN.com’s Mark Simon, it was the first game-ending home run robbery since Braves CF Ender Inciarte on Sep 21 at NYM, who robbed Yoenis Cés-pedes…it was the first game-ending home run robbery for the Rays since Baseball Info Solutions began tracking robbed homers in 2003.

Ê It was Kiermaier’s fourth home run robbery since the start of the 2014 season…entering Thursday, only three other players had as many in that span: LAA Mike Trout (5), ATL/SD/DET Justin Upton (5) and BOS Mookie Betts (4).

HOMER HAPPY—The Rays hit 10 HR in Cleveland, setting a club record for a 3-game series…the prev. record of 9 HR was done twice before, both in 2013: April 16-18 vs. BAL and June 10-12 at BOS…the Rays hit 14 HR on the 6-game road trip and 8 HR in the last 2 games…their 59 HR rank are tied with New York for the AL lead and 2nd most in club history through 43 games, behind their 65 in 2016.

Ê The Rays also struck out 40 times during the series in Cleveland…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, they became the first team since 1900 to hit at least 10 HR and fan at least 40 times in a series of 3 or fewer games.

Ê The Rays lead the majors with 169 BB…2B Brad Miller leads the AL with 30 BB…40.6 pct. of the Rays plate appearances have ended in a walk, strikeout or home run, highest rate in the majors…next clos-est is the Brewers at 36.9 pct., and the major league avg. is 33.3 pct.

OFFENSE LOCKED IN—The Rays have scored 27 runs on 41 hits over their last 28 innings, tracing back to the 9th inning on Sun at BOS…in their last 9 games (5-4), they have 57 runs scored (6.3 R/G), batted .291/.347/.531 with 19 HR, and have 7 games with 10-plus hits…the Rays lead the AL with 132 extra-base hits and 10 triples, and rank 5th in the AL in runs scored (200), their most through 43 games since 2013 (210).

Ê The Rays have 24 RBI from their catchers, 5th most in the majors, with 12 each from Derek Norris and Jesús Sucre…from 2008-16, the Rays ranked last in the majors with 512 RBI from their catchers, and Rays catchers have ranked among the majors’ bottom 10 in RBI for each of the last 8 years (2009-16).

Ê Tim Beckham has 7 HR and 23 RBI, all as a shortstop…in the ma-jors, these marks rank 2nd (CLE Francisco Lindor, 9 HR) and T-2nd (PHI Freddy Galvis 24, HOU Carlos Correa 23).

Ks FOR DAYS—The Rays offense has struck out 10-plus times in 6 con-secutive games (starting May 12), a club record…the prev. record of 5 had been done three times, including two separate times within the past 20 games (April 28–May 2, May 5-9)…the AL record is 7 consecutive games, set by Texas earlier this season (April 30–May 6)…the major league record is 8, by the 2016 Brewers, 2016 Padres and 2011 Padres.

Ê The Rays offense leads the majors with 451 SO, most in major league history through 43 games (prev. 2013 Astros, 426)…they have 61 SO more than any other team (Milwaukee, 390) and 96 more than any AL team (Oakland, 355)…they are on pace for 1,699 SO, which would pass the major league record held by the 2016 Brewers (1,543)…last year the Rays had a club-record 1,482 SO, 2nd most in AL history.

DOES NOT COMPUTE—The Rays have outscored opponents 200-183 this season, but are a game under .500 (21-22)…their +17 run differential ranks 4th in the AL and is the highest of any team in baseball with a losing record…in fact, dating back to the 2016 All-Star break the Rays are 55-62 despite a +50 run differential (528-478, 7th best in the majors), also the highest of any team in baseball with a losing record…Rays are 3-7 in one-run games this season, and 9-23 since the 2016 All-Star break.

Ê In innings 1-through-5, the Rays are outscoring opponents 132-85…after that, they’ve been oustcored 98-68…in the 1st inning, they have outscored opponents 33-19 and lead the AL in runs scored.

COREY DICKERSON—Has hit 3 HR in the last 2 games and has hit 8 HR out of the leadoff spot, most ever by a Ray before June…is tied for the major league lead with 18 multi-hit games (with WAS Ryan Zimmerman and NYY Starlin Castro) and ranks T-2nd in the majors with 53 hits behind Castro (55)…he ranks 2nd in the AL with 23 XBH and 96 TB, trailing only LAA Mike Trout (25-XBH, 98-TB)…also ranks among AL leaders in avg. (.335, 5th), 2B (12, T-4th) and SLG (.608, 5th).

Ê Dickerson leads all designated hitters on the All-Star ballot with a .335 avg., 53 hits, 12 2B, 2 3B, 23 XBH, 98 TB and 25 runs…his 9 HR are one shy of SEA Nelson Cruz…among his other competition on the DH ballot: NYY Matt Holliday, CLE Edwin Encarnación, LAA Albert Pujols, DET Victor Martinez and BOS Hanley Ramirez.

LONGO THE LEADER—On Wed at CLE, Evan Longoria became the first in Rays history to amass 5,000 AB…he had passed Carl Crawford (4,992) the night before as the Rays career leader in AB…he is also the Rays all-time leader in HR, RBI, doubles, XBH, games and total bases…with 540 BB, he needs 3 BB to pass Ben Zobrist (542) for the franchise record…he also ranks 2nd in runs scored (729) and hits (1,349), trailing Crawford (765-R, 1,480-H).

First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, Cleveland, Ohio | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Game No.: 44 (21-22) | Home Game No.: 23 (12-10) | All-Time Game No.: 3,120 (1,441-1,678) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,563 (792-770)

April: 12-14 | May: 9-8

Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Sat., May 20 vs. NYY 4:10 p.m. RH Matt Andriese (3-1, 3.18) vs. RH Masahiro Tanaka (5-2, 5.80) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Sun., May 21 vs. NYY 1:10 p.m. RH Chris Archer (3-2, 3.70) vs. LH CC Sabathia (3-2, 4.93) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, Radio Luz 760 AM (Sp.)

TONIGHT’S STARTER—RH ERASMO RAMIREZ (2-0, 2.92)

Ê LAST APP—On Sun at BOS, retired all 6 BF, including 4 SO—tying his career high as a reliever (4th time, last July 17, 2016 vs. BAL)…re-placed RH Matt Andriese after an E5 and BB to start the 6th; escaped that 2-on, 0-out jam with a F8 and consecutive strikeouts to end the inning…pitched a perfect 7th against the Red Sox 1-2-3 hitters (Betts, Pedroia, Bogaerts)…it was his fourth relief app of 2 IP or longer this season…his line: ND, 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 SO, 28 pit, 19 str.

Ê ROTATION RETURN—Made a 5 IP spot start on April 20 vs. DET, and his only run allowed was a solo homer to Ian Kinsler on an 0-2 pitch, the first batter of the game…in 29 starts for the Rays, he has gone 13-6 with a 3.33 ERA (162-IP, 60-ER)…his win percentage as a starter (.684) ranks 1st on the team over that span (Nate Karns, .583).

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 DOESN’T TAKE MUCH—In 29 starts with the Rays, has only lost once when he receives 2 runs or more of run support…in 21 starts with 2 runs or more of support, he is 13-1 with a 2.86 ERA (116.1-IP, 37-ER)…has gotten 1 or fewer runs of support in 8 starts, and is 0-5 with a 4.53 ERA (45.2-IP, 23-ER) in those starts.

Ê WINS & LOSSES—Has won both of his decisions this season to snap a career-long-tying 7-game losing streak…last season, his 17 deci-sions in relief were the most in the majors since 2010, when WAS Ty-ler 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 EVERYDAY ERASMO—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 ma-jors 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…averaged only 14.75 pitches per inning, 3rd fewest in the AL behind TOR Mark Buehrle (14.24) and CLE Corey Kluber (14.74)…yielded 2 ER or fewer in 18 of his 27 starts, and 1 ER or fewer in 13 of 27 starts…had 5 starts in which he allowed 2 hits or fewer, tied for the AL 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).

Ê STREAK CONTINUES—Makes today’s start at 27 years, 17 days, which will mark the 442nd consecutive Rays game started by a pitcher under the age of 30, the longest current streak in the majors…35-year-old LH Erik Bedard (July 3, 2014 at DET) was the last 30-plus pitcher to start a game for the Rays.

Ê PROUD NICARAGUAN—Was the first Nicaraguan-born Rays player and is one of 14 in history to appear in a major league game…of the 868 players (includes active, disabled list, suspended and restricted players) to make an Opening Day roster this season, four were born in Nicaragua, most in major league history…the others were TB Kevin Gadea (60-day DL), KC Cheslor Cuthbert and LAA J.C. Ramirez…previous record was three Nicaraguan-born players (2014, 2012).

Ê X-RAY REPORT—Began playing baseball in Rivas, Nicaragua when he was 4…his grandmother, Esperanza, encouraged him to play with the older boys and taught him how to pitch…was discovered as a 14-year-old by a former coach who was delivering much-needed equip-ment to underprivileged youth players in Nicaragua…that man helped Ramirez get accepted to a baseball academy in El Salvador—far away from his family—where he was scouted and signed by the Mariners.

#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 (3-1, 3.18) Ê LAST START—On Sun at BOS, became the first pitcher in Rays histo-

ry to record multiple wins on Mother’s Day (also 2016)…yielded a 1st-inning RBI double to Xander Bogaerts and a 5th-inning RBI single to Dustin Pedroia, which cut the Rays to 3-2…started the 6th and went E5, BB to his first 2 BF and was replaced by Erasmo Ramirez, who got out of the jam…issued a career-high 4 BB (also June 10, 2016 vs. HOU)…his 107 pitches were his 2nd-highest total of the season…his line: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 5 SO, 107 pitches, 61 str.

Ê SEEKING LENGTH—Has completed 6 IP only 11 times in 35 career starts and has gone more than 6 IP (e.g. recorded at least one out in the 7th) only five times…since June 4, 2016, has failed to finish 6 IP in 16 of 22 starts and has gone 5 IP or fewer in 11 of 22 starts.

Ê LAST SEVEN—Has yielded 3 ER or fewer in 7 straight starts, match-ing the longest such streak of his career (May 25–Aug 7, 2016—with a stint in the bullpen in between)…is 3-1 with a 2.61 ERA (41.1-IP, 12-ER) and 38 SO over this stretch of 7 starts, which began after allowing 4 ER in 4 IP in his season debut, April 7 vs. TOR.

Ê vs. NEW YORK—Is 1-2 with a 4.97 ERA (25.1-IP, 14-ER) in 6 career apps (4 starts) against the Yankees…at Tropicana Field, is 0-1 with a 5.79 ERA (9.1-IP, 6-ER) and 1 SV in 3 apps (1 start)…last faced on April 13 at Yankee Stadium, and took ND in a start of 6 IP, 1 R/ER, the only run coming on a 1st-inning solo homer by Aaron Hicks…departed with a 2-1 lead, but Hicks added a 2-run, go-ahead homer off Xavier Cedeño with two outs in the 7th inning.

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 2-0 2.92 12 1 0 0 24.2 16 8 8 4 18 3 .188Major League Totals 27-29 4.08 157 64 0 0 485.1 459 234 220 142 372 64 .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 -- --MAY 0-0 4.50 6.0 5 3 3 2 5 0 0 0 -- -- -- --

2017 SPLITSvs. RH: .200 (11-55), 2-HRvs. LH: .167 (5-30), 1-HRHome: 2-0, 2.53 ERA (10.2-IP, 3-ER)Road: 0-0, 3.21 ERA (14-IP, 5-ER)

RAMIREZ vs. YANKEESCAREER—Is 2-2 with a 3.71 ERA (34-IP, 14-ER) in 16 career apps (3 starts) against the Yankees, all coming with the Rays…has gone 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA (21-IP, 6-ER) in 9 apps (2 starts) at Tropicana Field…last season, became the first pitch-er to yield a pair of walk-off homers to the Yankees (Brett Gardner, Tyler Austin) in a season since DET Willie Hernandez in 1988…in 2015, held the Yankees to a .085 avg. (6-for-71), the lowest mark in major league history among qualifying pitchers…last start against them was Sep 14, 2015 at home, when he lost a no-hit bid in the 8th inning.

* relief app

“He shows up to try to help the team win every single day in whatever capacity that may be. Whether it’s as a starter, seventh, eighth, ninth inning—extra innings—he’s ready. That’s very rare. It takes a special person to do that. If they’d have asked any of the other starters to do that, I don’t think we would

have embraced it quite as much. And we may not have been as successful.”— RH Chris Archer, on Erasmo Ramirez’s transition to the bullpen last season

RAYS HITTER NOTES#1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Wed: 3-4, RBI CLE Series: 5-12, HR, 3-RBI, BB, R Trip: 8-22, HR, 6-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .256 (11-43), 1-HR2017: .279/.314/.469, 7-HR, 23-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.625, 5-8) RISP: .289 (11-38) vs. RH: .288 (30-104), 6-HR

Ê Is T-2nd in the AL with 15 RBI in May, behind BOS Mookie Betts (16)…extends his most for a calendar month in his career (prev. 10, April 2015)…since the beginning of May, has had 5 multi-RBI games and has hit .529 (9-for-17) with RISP, compared to .095 (2-for-21) with RISP in April.

Ê Had a season-high-tying 3 hits on Wed at CLE (3rd time)…on Tue at CLE, had his 7th HR, all coming at shortstop, 2nd in the majors behind CLE Francisco Lindor (9)…three have been go-ahead homers…his 23 RBI as a shortstop are T-2nd in the majors behind PHI Freddy Galvis (24).

Ê Has increased his avg. from .156 to .279 over his last 29 games (since April 16), batting .313/.350/.548 (36-for-115) with 11 XBH over that stretch. Ê Has started 39 games, all at shortstop…according to FanGraphs, 48.0 pct. of his balls put into play are “hard hit,” 3rd in the AL…AL avg. is 32.5.

#18 PETER BOURJOS, OF Wed: 0-0 (def. rep.) CLE Series: 1-1, HR, RBI, R Trip: 1-3, HR, RBI, R vs. LH: .200 (6-30)2017: .204/.264/.367, 2-HR, 6-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (1.000, 1-1) RISP: .333 (3-9) vs. RH: .211 (4-19), 2-HR

Ê Has appeared in 30 games with 12 starts (10-LF, 1-CF, 1-RF)…all 12 starts have come vs. LH starters…hit .301/.333/.361 (25-for-83) vs. LHP in 2016. Ê Has been used 11 times as a defensive replacement, 3 times as a PH and 4 times as a PR…four of his 6 RBI have come in games off the bench. Ê On Mon at CLE, homered off Cody Allen in the 9th…both homers have been solo shots on the road (also April 13 at NYY, Luis Severino) and in

games he did not start…his 2 HR off the bench are the most in the AL this season and match the most for a single season of his career (2015, 2014).

#10 COREY DICKERSON, OF Wed: 2-5, HR, 3-RBI, R CLE Series: 4-14, 3-HR, 5-RBI, BB, 4-R Trip: 10-26, 2-2B, 3B, 3-HR, 6-RBI, BB, 7-R vs. LH: .362 (17-47), 1-HR2017: .335/.382/.608, 9-HR, 18-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.400, 4-10) RISP: .267 (8-30) vs. RH: .324 (36-111), 8-HR

Ê Has 3 HR and 5 RBI over his last 2 games…has homered in consecutive games for the first time since Sep 21-22, 2016 vs. NYY…on Wed at CLE, had a season-high 3 RBI, and on Tue at CLE had the fifth multi-HR game (both solo shots) of his career, second with the Rays (also June 8, 2016 at ARI)…it marked the 12th time in franchise history that a leadoff hitter had multiple homers, first since Brandon Guyer on May 15, 2016 vs. OAK.

Ê Batting .404/.451/.745 (19-for-47) over his last 11 games…tied for the ML lead with 18 multi-hit games and is T-2nd in the majors with 53 hits…ranks among AL leaders in avg. (.335, 5th), doubles (12, T-4th), extra-base hits (23, 2nd), SLG (.608, 5th), OPS (.990, 5th) and total bases (96, 2nd).

Ê Has 8 HR out of the No. 1 spot in the batting order, 3rd in the majors (2nd in AL) behind COL Charlie Blackmon (9) and HOU George Springer (9). Ê Batting .362 (17-for-47) vs. LHP, 7th in the AL and 1st in the AL among left-handed hitters…has 6 2B vs. LHP, tied for the major league lead. Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, is tied with TOR Devon Travis for the major league lead with 34 2B…his 57 XBH are 2nd in the AL (Brian Dozier, 60). Ê Has appeared in 40 games with 36 starts (21-DH, 15-LF)…has made 29 starts batting leadoff, all of them against opposing right-handed starters.

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, CF Wed: 1-5 CLE Series: 3-11, HR, RBI, 2-BB, 2-R Trip: 8-22, 2-2B, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 2-BB, 5-R vs. LH: .154 (8-52), 1-HR2017: .229/.320/.331, 3-HR, 11-RBI, 6-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.200, 1-5) RISP: .182 (6-33) vs. RH: .267 (28-105), 2-HR

Ê On Wed at CLE, robbed Jason Kipnis of a homer to clinch the victory, his fourth home run robbery since the start of 2014…according to ESPN.com’s Mark Simon, it was the first game-ending home run robbery for the Rays since Baseball Info Solutions began tracking robbed homers in 2003.

Ê Has hit safely in 5 of his last 6 games…is batting .269/.356/.423 (14-for-52) over his last 15 games, compared to .210/.303/.286 prior to that point. Ê Has homered twice in his last 5 games (on Mon at CLE, Carlos Carrasco; Sat at BOS, Chris Sale)…has 4 XBH (2-2B, 2-HR) in his last 6 games. Ê Has a team-leading 6 SB…has been caught stealing three times, matching his total from 2016 when he was successful on 21 of 24 att. (87.5 pct.). Ê Has made 4 errors, most among major league center fielders and T-3rd among ML outfielders…three of his four errors this season have led to “little

league home runs”: on May 11 vs. KC (Whit Merrifield), May 8 vs. KC (Lorenzo Cain) and April 26 at BAL (Seth Smith; play also included an E1). Ê Has appeared in 43 games with 41 starts, all in CF, including 13 starts vs. left-handed starters…has 3 OF assists, tied for 3rd among ML CF.

#3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Wed: 0-5 CLE Series: 2-15, 2B, RBI Trip: 6-27, 2-2B, HR, 5-RBI, BB, 3-R vs. LH: .186 (8-43), 1-HR2017: .232/.299/.390, 5-HR, 19-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-12 RISP: .294 (10-34) vs. RH: .248 (30-121), 4-HR

Ê Hitless in his last 12 AB…has 540 BB in his career, which ranks 2nd in club history behind Ben Zobrist (542)…only has 1 BB in his last 9 games. Ê Batting .276/.343/.460 (24-for-87) with 3 HR and 12 RBI in 22 games at home and .182/.247/.312 (14-for-77) with 2 HR and 7 RBI on the road. Ê Batting .270/.304/.413 (17-for-63) in May following a .208/.296/.376 line in April…has 7 multi-hit games this month after 3 multi-hit games in April. Ê Last homered on May 12 at BOS (Rick Porcello) and is 4 HR shy of 250 for his career…has 83 HR more than anyone else in club history (Carlos Peña). Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, his 54 XBH (28-2B, 4-3B, 22-HR) are 3rd in the AL behind MIN Brian Dozier (60) and TB Corey Dickerson (57). Ê Has started 41 games (37-3B, 4-DH)…since the start of the 2013 season, leads the majors with 683 games played…next is SEA Kyle Seager (677).

#2 MICHAEL MARTÍNEZ, INF Wed: -- CLE Series: -- Trip: -- vs. LH: .250 (1-4)2017: .364/.462/.455, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.500, 3-6) RISP: .000 (0-2) vs. RH: .429 (3-7)

Ê Acquired from the Indians yesterday for a player to be named or cash considerations…spent time this season at second base (18 innings), third base (12), center field (8.2), shortstop (2) and pitcher (1) in 14 games (2 starts) with Cleveland before he was designated for assignment on May 11.

Ê Was batting .364/.462/.455 (4-for-11) with 1 2B and 2 BB prior to the trade…is a career .200/.246/.270 hitter (109-for-545) with 6 HR and 42 RBI. Ê Has appeared at every position except catcher and first base over his 7-year career…has started at 2B more frequently than any other position.

#7 LOGAN MORRISON, 1B Wed: 1-3, HR, RBI, BB, R CLE Series: 3-10, 2B, HR, 3-RBI, 2-BB, R Trip: 5-23, 2B, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .250 (7-28), 1-HR2017: .246/.331/.530, 11-HR, 27-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 5G (.263, 5-19) RISP: .167 (6-36) vs. RH: .245 (26-106), 10-HR

Ê Ranks among AL leaders in HR (11, 6th), RBI (27, T-10th), AB/HR (12.18, 6th) and RBI in May (13, T-6th)…on Wed at CLE, had his 11th HR—most by a Ray through 43 games since 2009 (Peña 14, Longoria 11)…his season totals are just 3 HR and 16 RBI shy of his total from the 2016 season.

Ê Has hit 6 HR in May, including 4 HR in his last 9 games…his 6 HR are tied for his most within a calendar month for his career (also July 2011). Ê Has 7 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 All 11 HR have come while playing first base, 2nd in the AL to OAK Yonder Alonso (12)…has 26 RBI as a 1B, 3rd in the AL (Alonso 29, Smoak 27). Ê Has appeared in 40 games with 34 starts (33-1B, 1-DH)…over the last two seasons, has hit .256 (23-for-90) vs. LHP, compared to .190 in 2015.

#33 DEREK NORRIS, C Wed: DNP CLE Series: 3-8, 2B, HR, RBI, BB, 2-R Trip: 5-14, 2B, HR, RBI, 2-BB, 4-R vs. LH: .154 (4-26), 1-HR2017: .231/.298/.352, 3-HR, 12-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.375, 3-8) RISP: .259 (7-27) vs. RH: .256 (21-82), 2-HR

Ê On Tue at CLE, was the front end of back-to-back homers with Corey Dickerson…twice this season has been involved in back-to-back homers. Ê Since April 26, is batting .320/.414/.560 (16-for-50) with 3 2B, 3 HR and 6 RBI over 16 games (15 starts)…min. 50 PA, leads AL catchers in SLG

over this span, ranks 2nd in OBP and 4th in avg. …prior to this stretch, was batting .155/.190/.172 with 1 XBH…is 3 2B shy of 100 2B for his career. Ê Has appeared in 32 games with 31 starts, all at catcher…has made 4 errors, tied with OAK Stephen Vogt for most among AL catchers…his 5 passed

balls are tied for the major league lead (with three others)…opponents are 16-for-19 in SB attempts.

#28 COLBY RASMUS, OF Wed: 1-4 CLE Series: 3-12, HR, RBI, BB, R Trip: 3-16, HR, RBI, BB, R vs. LH: .667 (2-3), 1-HR2017: .268/.362/.634, 4-HR, 9-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.429, 3-7) RISP: .273 (3-11) vs. RH: .237 (9-38), 3-HR

Ê Since being reinstated from the 10-day DL on May 2, is 2nd on the team with 4 HR and 3rd with 9 RBI…has 3 HR in 7 games (6 starts) at home. 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. Ê On May 10 vs. KC, had the sixth grand slam of his career…was the first by the Rays at Tropicana Field since Joey Butler on Oct 4, 2015 vs. TOR. Ê Will be donating $1,000 for every home run he hits to Team Rubicon, a disaster response nonprofit…this continues a pledge he started in 2016.

#29 DANIEL ROBERTSON, INF Wed: 1-4, R CLE Series: 2-7, BB, R Trip: 2-9, 2-BB, R vs. LH: .115 (3-26), 2-HR2017: .183/.329/.333, 3-HR, 6-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.286, 2-7) RISP: .231 (3-13) vs. RH: .235 (8-34), 1-HR

Ê Has appeared in 24 games with 20 starts (8-2B, 6-3B, 4-SS, 2-DH), including 12 starts vs. opposing lefthanders…has also played one inn. in LF. Ê Is 2-for-his-last-17 following a stretch of 3 HR in 18 AB…has a .161 SLG with 0 XBH on the road, compared to a .517 SLG with 3 HR at home. Ê Has drawn 12 BB in 74 PA, resulting in a 146-pt. difference between his avg. (.183) and OBP (.329)…has 8 BB in 40 PA since the start of May. Ê All 3 XBH this season have been homers…last homer was May 5 vs. TOR, the front end of back-to-back homers with Derek Norris in the 4th.

#20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Wed: 1-4, 2B, R CLE Series: 2-11, 2-2B, RBI, BB, 2-R Trip: 3-20, 2-2B, HR, 4-RBI, 2-BB, 4-R vs. LH: .244 (10-41)2017: .259/.354/.439, 5-HR, 23-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.250, 2-8) RISP: .324 (12-37) vs. RH: .265 (26-98), 5-HR

Ê His last three hits have gone for extra bases (2-2B, 1-HR) following a drought of 55 AB without an extra-base hit…has 2 2B in his last 6 AB. Ê Has 23 RBI, tied for 2nd on the team to Logan Morrison (26)…ten of his RBI have come via the home run (2 solo, one 2-run and two 3-run HR). Ê Was batting .349/.426/.590 (29-for-83) with 11 XBH and 17 RBI over his first 22 games (all starts) through April 25…since then, is batting .125/.254/

.214 (7-for-56) with 3 XBH and 6 RBI in 15 games (all starts)…has struck out at least once in 29 of his last 30 games, totaling 46 SO over that span. Ê Has started 37 games (36-RF, 1-CF)…batting .308/.387/.508 (20-for-65) with runners on base, including a team-high .324 (12-for-37) with RISP.

#45 JESÚS SUCRE, C Wed: 2-4, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-R CLE Series: 2-4, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-R Trip: 4-7, 2B, HR, 5-RBI, BB, 3-R vs. LH: .231 (3-13)2017: .286/.326/.452, 2-HR, 12-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.571, 4-7) RISP: .500 (8-16) vs. RH: .310 (9-29), 2-HR

Ê On Wed at CLE, had the second multi-XBH game of his career (also Sep 25, 2016 at MIN, with SEA)…had 1 XBH all season prior to that game (homer on April 9 vs. TOR)…had an RBI double in the 2nd and a solo homer in the 9th, giving him 5 RBI in his last 2 games (since Sun at BOS).

Ê Averaging 3.50 AB/RBI this season, 3rd in the majors and 2nd in the AL (min. 10 games)…his 2 HR and 12 RBI are both career highs (prev. 1 HR in 2015 and 2016 and 7 RBI in 2015)…batting .500 (8-for-16) with RISP, .400 (8-for-20) with runners on and .182 (4-for-22) with the bases empty.

Ê Has appeared in 15 games (11 starts) at catcher…has 3 catcher pickoffs, tied for the ML lead and tying the club record set by Toby Hall in 2005. Ê Has caught 27.7 percent of attempted base stealers in his career, including 43.5 pct. (10 of 23) with the Mariners in 2015…is 0-for-3 this season.

#8 RICKIE WEEKS JR., INF Wed: DNP CLE Series: 0-1 Trip: 4-14, 2B, RBI, 2-R vs. LH: .176 (6-34), 1-HR2017: .211/.318/.355, 2-HR, 6-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-1 RISP: .105 (2-19) vs. RH: .238 (10-42), 1-HR

Ê Has multiple hits in 4 of his last 6 starts, compared to 1 multi-hit game in his first 20 games (14 starts)…has 4 XBH in his last 9 games (8 starts). Ê Has struck out in 40 of his 88 PA (45.5 pct.—highest in the majors, min. 50 PA)…has struck out at least once in 13 consecutive games (12 starts)

and has strikeouts in 24 of his 27 games (20 starts) this season…his PH SO on Mon at CLE dropped him to 0-for-6 with 6 SO as a PH this season. Ê On May 10 vs. KC, had the 161st HR of his career but first at Tropicana Field…snapped a 47 AB homerless drought, his first since April 12 at NYY. Ê Has appeared in 27 games with 20 starts (10-1B, 10-DH)…it’s his first career experience at 1B…has started all 14 Rays games vs. LH starters.

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#46 JOSÉ ALVARADO, LH Last App: 5/16 at CLE (2.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .091 (1-11)2017: 0-0-0, 3.68 ERA, 7 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 5/16 at CLE IR-RS: 1-1 vs. RH: .214 (3-14)

Ê Went 2 IP on Tue at CLE, tying his season high (also May 9 vs. KC)…retired all 6 BF for his sixth consecutive scoreless app…yielded 3 runs in the 7th inning in his major league debut on May 3 vs. MIA; since then, has lowered his ERA from 27.00 to 3.68 (6.1-IP, 2-H, 0-R/ER, 0-BB, 2-SO).

Ê According to Statcast, his average fastball velocity is 97.8 mph…has hit 99 mph or faster nine times, including a max velocity of 99.6 mph (3x). Ê Became the fourth pitcher in club history to take the mound before his 22nd birthday, joining LH Scott Kazmir, RH Chad Gaudin and RH Dan Wheel-

er…with his recall from Double-A Montgomery, was the first Rays call up to bypass Triple-A for his major league debut since Scott 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: 5/17 at CLE (1.0-IP, 1-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: 10-12 vs. LH: .185 (5-27), 1-HR2017: 0-2-10, 2.37 ERA, 19 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/23 vs. HOU IR-RS: 12-2 vs. RH: .189 (7-37)

Ê On Wed at CLE, pitched the 9th in a non-save situation and yielded a solo homer to Bradley Zimmer, his first allowed since Evan Gattis’ walk-off on Aug 26 at HOU…snapped a streak of 7 straight scoreless apps…is 5-for-5 in save opportunities with a 1.29 ERA (7-IP, 1-ER) over his last 8 apps.

Ê Has 10 saves, T-5th in the majors and T-4th in the AL…since the start of 2016, hasn’t allowed a run in any of his 47 apps ending with a save. Ê Over the last two seasons, has recorded 8 saves of 1.1 IP or more, most in the AL and one shy of LAD Kenley Jansen for most in the majors. 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.

#17 JUMBO DÍAZ, RH Last App: 5/15 at CLE (1.0-IP, 2-H, 1-R, 1-BB, 0-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: 0-3 vs. LH: .393 (11-28), 2-HR2017: 0-2-0, 5.50 ERA, 19 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 4/21 vs. HOU IR-RS: 16-5 vs. RH: .233 (10-43)

Ê Yielded 3 consecutive 2-out baserunners in the 8th on Mon at CLE (Lindor HR, Brantley 2B, Santana IBB)…Lindor’s home run was his second al-lowed this season, both to lefties (Kendrys Morales on May 5 vs. TOR)…lefties are hitting .393 (11-for-28) against him, 6th in the AL (min. 20 AB).

Ê Has yielded runs in 4 of his last 5 apps, 5 of his last 8 apps and 6 of his last 11 apps…has a 7.59 ERA (10.2-IP, 9-ER) over his last 11 apps, increasing his season ERA from 3.29 to 5.50…included over that stretch was 3 consecutive run-scoring apps from May 5-10, a total of 5 R/ER spanning 2 IP.

Ê Pitched for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic (2 apps; 10.80 ERA) and did not join the Rays in spring training until March 22.

#43 DANNY FARQUHAR, RH Last App: 5/17 at CLE (0.2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .133 (4-30)2017: 1-1-0, 3.00 ERA, 22 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 4/7 vs. TOR IR-RS: 12-3 vs. RH: .219 (7-32), 1-HR

Ê Retired both batters faced on Wed at CLE, the first 2 outs of the 8th (Brantley flyout, Santana popout)…it marked his 13th consecutive scoreless app, lowering his ERA from 5.79 to 3.00 over this span and matching the longest streak of scoreless apps in his career (also Aug 27–Sep 23, 2016).

Ê Has made 22 apps, most in the AL, tied for 4th in the majors and three more than Colome/Díaz for the team lead…has held left-handed hitters to a .133 avg. (4-for-30) and only one of those hits has left the infield (Eric Hosmer single to left)…the other 3 hits were a swinging bunt, bunt single and infield single.

Ê Issued a bases-loaded walk to Seth Smith on April 26 at BAL, his only batter faced, the ninth walk-off walk in franchise history (last Aug 5, 2015 at CWS). Ê Has yielded 18 HR since the start of the 2015 season, T-3rd among AL relievers…has made 19 straight apps without a homer (last April 7 vs. TOR).

#64 DIEGO MORENO, RH Last App: 5/13 at BOS (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .167 (1-6), 1-HR2017: 0-1-0, 9.00 ERA, 3 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 3x-last 5/13 at BOS IR-RS: 2-2 vs. RH: .500 (4-8)

Ê On Sat at BOS, had a perfect 8th inn. on 9 pitches, including strikeouts of Andrew Benintendi and Mitch Moreland…was his 3rd app, first scoreless. Ê Yielded runs in his first 2 apps of the season, throwing 56 pitches in 2 IP…took the loss in his Rays debut on May 9 vs. KC, allowing a solo homer to

Mike Moustakas in the 12th…it was the sixth time a relief pitcher took the loss in his Rays debut and first since Alex Torres on July 18, 2011 vs. NYY. Ê Was 0-0-5 with a 1.10 ERA (16.1-IP, 2-ER) in 11 apps for Durham, and both runs allowed came in his season debut on April 6 at Gwinnett (Braves)…

was selected to the major league roster after 10 straight scoreless apps spanning 14.1 IP…had 5 saves, T-3rd in the IL at the time of his selection.

#59 RYNE STANEK, RH Last App: 5/17 at CLE (0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .000 (0-1)2017: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G Long Relief App: 0.1, 2x-last 5/17 at CLE IR-RS: 1-0 vs. RH: .500 (1-2)

Ê On Wed at CLE, entered with 0-on, 2-out in the 8th, walked Edwin Encarnacion and got a Jose Ramirez flyout to end the inning…his max velocity was 100.5 mph, according to Statcast, the fastest pitch by a Ray since Jake McGee on June 15, 2014 at HOU (100.5)…hit 100 mph three times.

Ê His average fastball velocity is 99.3 mph…recalled from Triple-A Durham on May 14 and made his major league debut that day at BOS (8th inn). Ê Went 1-0-2 with a 2.00 ERA (18-IP, 4-ER) and 12.5 SO/9 IP ratio in 14 apps with Durham…his last 11 apps there spanning 14.2 IP were scoreless. 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: 5/15 at CLE (2.0-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH: .111 (3-27)2017: 1-0-1, 1.53 ERA, 12 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 2x-last 4/25 at BAL IR-RS: 4-0 vs. RH: .129 (4-31)

Ê On Mon at CLE, pitched around a 1-out double in the 6th and out of a 2-on, 2-out jam in the 7th…was his fourth app this season of 2 IP (or more). Ê Has gone 1-0-1 with a 1.97 ERA (32-IP, 7-ER) in 17 apps (1 start) with the Rays since returning from Tommy John surgery on Sep 11, 2016 at NYY. Ê Ten of his 12 apps have been scoreless…began the season on a scoreless streak of 12.2 IP…his .121 opp avg. (7-for-58) is 7th among AL relievers. Ê Yielded a season-high 2 runs on May 11 vs. KC…faced the minimum in the 7th, then went single-walk to start the 8th and was replaced (both scored).

RAYS BY THE NUMBERSCurrent Streak: W2 When commit error: 8-10 Hit homer: 16-14Current Record: 21-22 Ahead after 6-7-8: 18-5/18-3/19-1 Homer with men on: 13-4Home/Road: 12-10/9-12 Behind after 6-7-8: 2-12/2-17/1-19 Hit multiple homers: 10-7Day/Night: 6-11/15-11 Tied after 6-7-8: 1-5/1-2/1-2 Score first: 14-14Grass/Turf: 8-10/13-12 1-run games: 3-7 Score 5 or more: 16-4vs. East: 11-15 2-run games: 5-3 Score less than 5: 5-17vs. Central: 6-4 Extra innings: 1-3 Outhit opponents: 17-4vs. West: 1-2 Win in last at-bat: 2 Outhit by opponents: 2-15vs. National League: 3-1 Come-from-behind wins: 10 Collect 10 or more hits: 12-3vs. RH/LH starters: 16-13/5-9 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 16 Opp. 10 or more hits: 3-7Series W-L-T (home): 3-3-1 Series W-L-T (road): 3-4-0 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 10-7/2-7/7-6/2-2

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Morrison 6 4 1 11Dickerson 8 1 9Beckham 3 4 7Longoria 2 3 5Souza Jr. 2 1 2 5Rasmus 2 1 1 4Kiermaier 2 1 3Norris 3 3Robertson 3 3Bourjos 2 2Miller 2 2Sucre 2 2Weeks Jr. 1 1 2Peterson 1 1SmithTOTALS 38 16 3 2 59

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYAndriese 8 29 3.63 5.76 4-4 4Archer 9 45 5.00 6.94 5-4 5Cobb 9 30 3.33 4.79 4-5 4Odorizzi 7 18 2.57 4.38 4-3 3Pruitt 1 2 2.00 6.00 1-0 0Ramirez 1 5 5.00 9.00 1-0 0Snell 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 5/17/17 at CLE Tomlin 4, 5/14 at BOS 3, 5/17 at CLEKiermaier 5/15 at CLE Carrasco 3, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. DET 2, 3x-last, 5/13 at BOSLongoria 5/12/17 at BOS Porcello 3, 2x-last, 5/5 vs. TOR 3, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. DETMartínez 6/15/16 at KC Kennedy 2, 5/10 at TOR --Morrison 5/17/17 at CLE Tomlin 3, 4/2 vs. NYY 4, 4/14 at BOSNorris 5/16/17 at CLE Salazar 2, 5x-last, 5/15 at CLE 2, 3x-last, 4/28 at TORRasmus 5/16/17 at CLE Salazar 3, 5/10 vs. KC 4, 5/10 vs. KCRobertson 5/5/17 vs. TOR Liriano 2, 4/9 vs. TOR 2, 5/5 vs. TORSouza Jr. 5/14/17 at BOS Hembree 3, 3x-last, 4/25 at BAL 3, 3x-last, 5/14 at BOSSucre 5/17/17 at CLE Armstrong 2, 2x-last, 5/14 at BOS 3, 2x-last, 5/14 at BOSWeeks Jr. 5/10/17 vs. KC Hammel 2, 4x-last, 5/14 at BOS 2, 2x-last, 5/10 vs. KC

RAYS SEASON HIGHSTEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTINGLongest win streak 3, 2x-last, 4/18-4/20 Most runs, game, TB 4, Kiermaier, 4/19 vs. DETLong loss streak 3, 3x-last, 5/7-5/9 Most runs, game, Opp 3, 4x-last, Morales, 5/5 vs. TORMost runs game, TB 12, 5/10 vs. KC Most hits, game, TB 4, Dickerson, 5/14 at BOSMost runs game, Opp 10, 5/3 vs. MIA Most hits, game, Opp 4, 3x-last, Rojas, 5/3 vs. MIAMost runs, inn, TB 7, 5/14 at BOS (9th) Most 2B, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Longoria, 4/22 vs. HOUMost runs, inn, Opp 5, 5x-last, 5/15 at CLE (1st) Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 3x-last, Pillar, 4/28 at TORMost hits, game, TB 16, 2x-last, 5/14 at BOS Most HR, game, TB 2, 3x-last, Dickerson, 5/16 at CLEMost 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, 3x-last, Rasmus, 5/10 vs. KCMost hits, inn, Opp 7, 5/3 vs. MIA (6th) Most RBI, game, Opp 5, Morales, 5/5 vs. TORMost doubles, game, TB 4, 6x-last, 5/12 at BOS 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 11, 2x-last, Archer, 5/10 vs. KCMost 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 8, 5/15 at CLE Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, 2x-last, Ramirez, 4/26 at BALMost strikeouts, game, TB 16, 3x-last, 5/16 at CLE Most walks, game, TB 6, Archer, 5/15 at CLEMost strikeouts, game, Opp 14, 4/19 vs. DET Most walks, game, Opp 8, Volquez, 5/2 at MIAMost LOB, game, TB 26, 4/8 vs. TOR Most SO, Team, TB 14, 4/19 vs. DETMost LOB, game, Opp 23, 3x-last, 5/8 vs. KC Most walks, Team, TB 8, 5/15 at CLEMost errors, game, TB 4, 5/8 vs. KC Low-Hit Game 2, 4/25 at BALMost errors, game, Opp 2, 5/12 at BOS Consecutive Scoreless IP 14.0, Cobb, April 26–May 7Longest game, time 4:32, 5/14 at BOS 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 (4): 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)2-HR games (3): Beckham-2 (4/26 at BAL, Bundy; 5/4 vs. MIA,

Straily); Dickerson (5/16 at CLE, Salazar)

3-HR games (-): -Pinch-hit (-): -Walk-off (-): -Lead-off (3): Dickerson-3 (4/24 at BAL, Jiménez; 4/21 vs.

HOU, Fiers; 4/5 vs. NYY, Pineda)Inside-the-park (-): -

HOME RUNS

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Norris .158 3 19Sucre .000 0 3TOTALS .136 3 22

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Morrison (10), Beckham (9), Dickerson (7), Miller (7), Longoria (6), Souza Jr. (6), Sucre (5), Robertson (3), Kier-maier (2) Norris (2), Peterson (2), Weeks Jr. (2), Bourjos (1), Rasmus (1)2-Out RBI: Beckham (11), Souza Jr. (11), Kiermaier (9), Morrison (8), Sucre (8), Dickerson (7), Longoria (6), Norris (6), Rasmus (5), Miller (3), Peterson (3), Weeks Jr. (3), Bourjos (2), Robertson (1)Outfield Assists (5): Kiermaier (3), Bourjos (1), Souza Jr. (1)Bunt Singles (4): Kiermaier (1), Miller (1), Rasmus (1), Smith (1)Ejections (3): Cash-2 (4/19 vs. DET, 9th inn.; 5/9 vs. KC, 3rd inn.), Kiermaier-1 (4/9 vs. TOR, 7th inn.)Batted Around (7): 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 vs. BOS (9th inn., 11 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).

CATWALKS

LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS

Rays Totals (bold): 21 challenges (9 overturned, 7 stand, 5 confirmed) | Opp Totals: 18 challenges (6 overturned, 6 stand, 6 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 5 challenges (0 record keeping, 1 overturned, 3 stand, 1 confirmed)

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

Opponent 19 13 22 12 18 27 28 27 12 5 183Tampa Bay 33 28 27 24 21 16 12 23 7 9 200

W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HRTotals 21-22-11 43 3.75 383.2 345 160 139 315 43Starters 14-12-0 43 3.61 247.0 218 99 88 216 32Relievers 7-10-11 43 4.02 136.2 127 61 51 99 11Home 12-10-5 22 3.71 204.0 177 84 68 183 24Road 9-12-6 21 3.81 179.2 168 76 71 132 19April 12-14-6 26 3.68 229.2 211 94 87 172 27May 9-8-5 17 3.86 154.0 134 66 52 143 16

INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (last five)

GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING5/12 at BOS Boston B3 Mookie Betts Out at 1B Stands5/13 at BOS Tampa Bay T8 Corey Dickerson Out at 1B Overturned5/14 at BOS Tampa Bay B8 Hanley Ramirez Safe at 1B Stands5/14 at BOS Umpires T9 Steven Souza Jr. Home Run Confirmed5/17 at CLE Cleveland B3 Carlos Santana No HBP Overturned

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

C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH Beckham 20-19 0-3 0-1 3-2 12-6 0-1 5-6Bourjos 3-7 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 3-7Dickerson 9-6 9-12 16-13 1-1 1-0 0-3 0-1Kiermaier 20-21 16-14 0-1 4-6Longoria 17-20 2-2 19-22Miller 19-16 3-4 12-10 2-1 2-1Morrison 18-15 0-1 0-1 1-0 6-5 1-1 10-9Norris 17-14 1-1 0-1 7-5 2-3 7-4Peterson 3-3 0-2 2-0 0-1 5-4Rasmus 2-3 3-1 1-0 6-4Robertson 2-6 4-2 1-3 0-1 0-1 1-8 5-1 1-1Smith 4-3 4-3Souza Jr. 0-1 18-18 4-6 1-0 0-2 13-11Sucre 4-8 1-4 3-4Weeks Jr. 3-7 4-6 3-5 4-4 0-2 0-2

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

RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (9)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDRHP Brad Boxberger 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 43 21-22LHP Xavier Cedeño 60-day Left forearm tightness April 21 April 18 June 17 25 12-13INF Matt Duffy 10-day Recovery from Achilles surgery April 2 - April 12 43 21-22RHP Nathan Eovaldi 60-day Tommy John surgery March 10 - June 1 43 21-22RHP Kevin Gadea 60-day Right forearm tendinitis March 26 - June 1 43 21-22RHP Tommy Hunter 10-day Right calf strain April 23 - May 3 23 11-13INF Brad Miller 10-day Left abdominal strain May 18 May 16 May 26 - -C Wilson Ramos 60-day Recovery from torn ACL April 2 - June 1 43 21-22RHP Shawn Tolleson 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 43 21-22

Others (Games Missed): 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; 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 Acquired INF/OF Michael Martínez from the Cleveland Indians for a player to be

named or cash considerations; placed INF Brad Miller (left abdominal strain) on the 10-day DL; transferred LH Xavier Cedeño to the 60-day DL.

TRANSACTIONS (since Opening Day)

RAYS HITTERS vs. YANKEES2017 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPBeckham 5 15 3 0 0 0 6 .200 .200 18 47 8 1 4 3 17 .170 .216Bourjos 4 7 2 1 1 1 1 .286 .375 26 88 25 3 6 4 17 .284 .330Dickerson 6 22 6 1 3 0 6 .273 .273 24 91 27 7 16 3 23 .297 .319Kiermaier 6 22 5 0 0 2 7 .227 .320 46 164 42 5 11 14 37 .256 .318Longoria 6 19 5 1 3 4 10 .263 .375 155 571 158 33 101 63 140 .277 .350Martínez - - - - - - - - - 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000Morrison 6 16 7 2 4 1 4 .438 .471 23 75 21 4 9 2 28 .280 .308Norris 5 18 3 0 2 0 4 .167 .167 21 71 13 2 13 7 20 .183 .256Rasmus - - - - - - - - - 53 182 34 5 21 17 61 .187 .265Robertson 3 11 1 0 0 1 5 .091 .167 3 11 1 0 0 1 5 .091 .167Souza Jr. 6 22 4 0 0 2 7 .182 .250 36 129 35 8 16 12 51 .271 .336Sucre 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 .500 .667 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 .500 .667Weeks Jr. 2 7 1 1 2 0 3 .143 .143 12 35 7 1 5 1 10 .200 .243

2017 CAREERPLAYER W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVGAlvarado - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Andriese 0 0 0 6.0 5 1 5 1.50 .227 1 2 1 25.1 32 14 21 4.97 .320Archer 1 0 0 7.0 7 2 5 2.57 .250 6 5 0 96.0 69 28 80 2.63 .199Cobb 1 1 0 13.0 10 5 11 3.46 .200 6 4 0 90.1 69 30 65 2.99 .209Colomé 0 0 2 2.0 2 0 1 0.00 .333 0 1 7 28.2 28 8 25 2.51 .252Díaz 0 1 0 2.0 3 2 2 9.00 .333 0 1 0 3.0 3 2 3 6.00 .250Farquhar 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 4 0.00 .000 0 0 0 7.1 2 0 13 0.00 .087Moreno - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Odorizzi 0 1 0 6.0 7 4 4 6.00 .280 5 6 1 73.2 63 36 63 4.40 .224Ramirez 0 0 0 4.0 4 3 1 6.75 .267 2 2 0 34.0 24 14 19 3.71 .198Stanek - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Whitley - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 4.2 3 0 5 0.00 .167

RAYS PITCHERS vs. YANKEES

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)

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 7:1045 5/20 vs. NYY 4:10 Hawaiian Shirt (First 15,000 fans)46 5/21 vs. NYY 1:10 Super Rays Comic Book (Kids 14 & under)47 5/22 vs. LAA 7:1048 5/23 vs. LAA 7:1049 5/24 vs. LAA 7:1050 5/25 vs. LAA 1:1051 5/26 at MIN 8:1052 5/27 at MIN 2:1053 5/28 at MIN 2:1054 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)

ALL SUNDAY GIVEAWAYS ARE PRESENTED TO THE FIRST 10,000 KIDS 14 & UNDER. SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. VISIT RAYSBASEBALL.COM FOR UPDATES ON THE 2017 PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE.

WEEKLY TICKET SPECIALSu SALUTE TO SERVICE MONDAY PRESENTED BY SUNCOAST CREDIT UNIONMilitary, teachers, and first responders with valid ID can receive complimentary tickets to select games and special ticket discounts for others.u $2 KIDS TUESDAYS PRESENTED BY MORGAN AUTO GROUPKids 14 and under can purchase tickets in select seating areas for just $2 with the purchase of a full price paid adult ticket. $2 Hot Dogs, presented by Kayem Franks, will also be available for all fans for all Tuesday home dates. u MLB.COM BALLPARK APP WEDNESDAYS PRESENTED BY MLB.COMHalf price Lower Corner and Upper Level tickets, only through the MLB.com Ballpark app.u SENIOR SPECIAL THURSDAYS PRESENTED BY DUKE ENERGYFans 60 years of age and older can purchase Press Level tickets for just $15.u $7.11 FRIDAYS PRESENTED BY 7-ELEVENFans can visit a local participating 7-Eleven store and pick up the Rays Friday night discount coupon. Each 7-Eleven coupon will be valid for up to four Upper Level tickets for $7.11 per ticket.