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MONDAY, MAY 15, 2017 at CLEVELAND INDIANS RH Chris Archer (3-1, 3.04) vs. RH Carlos Carrasco (4-2, 1.86) RAY MATTER—The Rays won 11-2 yesterday in Boston, cushioned by a top of the 9th inning that featured 7 runs, 8 hits, 11 batters and 44 pitches thrown…it was their first rubber match win since the opening series vs. NYY (April 5), their first winning series of 3 or more games since April 18-20 vs. DET (3-game sweep) and their second straight road series win after losing their first four road series of the season…they improved to 10-10 all-time on Mother’s Day, and RH Matt Andriese became the first pitcher in Rays his- tory to earn 2 wins on Mother’s Day…the Rays matched their season high with 16 hits (Wed vs. KC) and their 11 runs were one shy of the season high (Wed vs. KC)…the 7-run 9th inning was their highest-scoring inning since Oct 4, 2015 vs. TOR (7-run 1st) and tied for the highest-scoring 9th inning in club history (July 7, 2004 at BAL)…yesterday’s game lasted 4:32 (see below) and featured 370 pitches thrown (203 by Red Sox, 167 by Rays). Ê The Rays are 8-6 outside the AL East, and 11-15 within the division. Ê The Rays are 14-12 vs. RHP starters, compared to 5-9 vs. LHP. Ê The Rays have held a lead in 26 of their last 28 games but are only 13- 15 in those 28 games…they have lost 15 games in come-from-behind fashion, most in the AL and tied for most in the majors (SD, PHI). Ê In innings 1-through-5, the Rays are outscoring opponents 117-74… after that, they’ve been oustcored 93-63…in the 1st inning, they have outscored opponents 32-14 and lead the AL in runs scored. FENWAY PARK: WHERE DUBIOUS HISTORY IS MADE—Yesterday’s game lasted 4 hours, 32 minutes, shattering the club record for a 9-inning game (4:16, April 21, 2016 at BOS, a 12-8 Rays win)…according to Baseball Reference, it tied for the third-longest 9-inning game in major league history: Final Date Ballpark Time Yankees 14, Red Sox 11 Aug 18, 2006 (G2) Fenway Park 4:45 Yankees 8, Red Sox 7 Sep 14, 2007 Fenway Park 4:43 Rays 11, Red Sox 2 May 14, 2017 Fenway Park 4:32 Reds 5, Cardinals 2 June 18, 1916 Redland Field 4:32 272 MINUTES IN THE WIND AND RAIN—Gametime temperature yester- day was 48°F with 20 mph winds and a steady mist/drizzle…it was base- ball’s first 9-inning game with a first pitch below 50°F that lasted 4 hours or longer since April 28, 2009 here at Progressive Field, when the Indians beat the Red Sox, 9-8 (47°F, 4:19) on a walk-off error by LH Javier Lopez…it was only the third game in Rays history played in sub-50°F and winds of 20 mph or stronger: also April 26, 2014 at CWS (39°F, 20 mph, won 4-0 in 3:11) and April 16, 2003 at BOS (48°F, 22 mph, lost 6-4 in 2:40). RAYS vs. INDIANS—The Rays enter this 3-game series with a 5-game los- ing streak vs. the Tribe, and have dropped 10 of the last 11…Rays have lost the last three season series (2014-16) going a combined 5-14 (.263), after going 19-10 (.655) from 2010-13…they went 1-5 in 2016 (1-2 at home, 0-3 on the road)…the only other time the Rays visited Cleveland with the Indians defending the AL pennant was the inaugural 1998 season, when they were swept in 3 games, May 1-3, punctuated by C Sandy Alomar Jr.’s walk-off grand slam off RH Roberto Hernandez in the series finale…all 3 games were sold out. OLD NEMESIS—Tonight’s starter, RH Chris Archer, was drafted by the Cleveland in 2006 and, after his win on Wed vs. KC, the Indians remain the last AL foe he has yet to beat…he is 0-5 with a 5.14 ERA (28-IP, 16-ER) in 5 career starts vs. CLE, although in 3 of those starts he received no run sup- port…the last pitcher to lose his first 5 career starts vs. CLE was LAA Ervin Santana (5) from 2005-07, and no pitcher has lost his first 6 career starts vs. CLE since BOS Frank Sullivan in 1954-55. NAME GAME—Both the Rays and Indians feature a Daniel Robertson on their active rosters…Rays INF Daniel Ray Robertson, age 23, grew up in Upland, Calif., and Indians OF Daniel Roger Robertson, 31, grew up 20 minutes away in West Covina…according to Diane Firstman (@diana- gram), the only time a Rays game has featured players with identical names on both teams was June 24-25, 2005 vs. FLA, when Alex Gonzalez started at 3B for the Devil Rays and Alex Gonzalez started at SS for the Marlins… according to Indians PR research, the last time two players with the same name were both in the starting lineup was April 6, 2010, when Padres RH Chris Young faced D-backs CF Chris Young. Ks AT RECORD PACE, BUT STILL PRODUCTIVE—The Rays offense has struck out 411 times through 40 games, which the Elias Sports Bureau has confirmed is a major league record at the 40-game mark, surpassing the 2013 Astros (400)…the Rays have 58 SO more than any other team (Arizona, 353)…they have had 26 double-digit strikeout games, most in the majors, putting them on a pace for 105 (MLB record is 80, by 2013 Astros)… last year Rays hitters had a club-record 1,482 SO, 2nd most in AL history. Ê Rays also lead the majors with 158 BB, their most ever through 40 G (157 in 2009 and 2010)…2B Brad Miller leads the AL with 29 BB. Ê The Rays are tied with the Rangers for 4th in the AL in runs (180), their most through 40 games since 2013 (185)…their 49 HR are tied with 2000 for their 2nd most in club history through 40 games, behind their 61 last season…the Rays lead the AL with 10 3B. COREY DICKERSON—Tied his career high with 4 hits yesterday…his 4 previous 4-hit games all came in 2014 for the Rockies, most recently Aug 23, 2014 vs. MIA…2 of those hits came in the 9th inning, the 39th time a Ray has had 2 hits in an inning but the first time since April 10, 2015 at MIA (Asdrubal Cabrera, 7th inning)…Dickerson is now tied for the AL lead with NYY Starlin Castro in both hits (49) and multi-hit games (16)…they are one shy of the major league lead in both categories, trailing WAS Ryan Zim- merman (50) in hits and Zimmerman and COL D.J. LeMahieu (17) in multi- hit games…only two players in Rays history have recorded more multi-hit games through the team’s first 40 games: rookie OF Rocco Baldelli (20) in 2003 and OF Quinton McCracken (18) in 1998. Ê Dickerson also ranks among AL leaders in batting avg. (.340, 4th), 2B (12, 3rd), XBH (20, T-2nd), total bases (83, 3rd) and SLG (.576, 5th)…he leads the AL with a .375 avg. (24-for-64) on the road. Ê Dickerson has an 8-game hitting streak (.455, 15-for-33) and has hit safely in 12 of 13 games in May. Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, Corey leads the majors with 34 2B… his 54 XBH over that span rank 2nd in the AL behind MIN Brian Dozier (59). #MORECOREYCorey Dickerson, on the All-Star Game ballot as a des- ignated hitter, leads all DHs on the ballot with a .340 avg., .576 SLG, 49 hits, 12 2B, 2 3B, 20 XBH, 83 TB and 21 runs…among his competition on the DH ballot: CLE Edwin Encarnacion, NYY Matt Holliday, LAA Albert Pujols, TEX Nelson Cruz, DET Victor Martinez and BOS Hanley Ramirez. LONGO THE LEADER—With 540 BB, Evan Longoria needs 3 BB to pass Ben Zobrist (542) for the club record…with 4,986 career at-bats, he needs 7 AB to pass Carl Crawford’s club record of 4,992 AB and 14 AB to reach 5,000 for his career…he also ranks 2nd in runs scored (729) and hits (1,347), trailing Carl Crawford (765-R, 1,480-H)…he is already the Rays all-time leader in HR, RBI, doubles, XBH, games and total bases. Ê Since the start of the 2013 season, Evan’s 680 games played lead the majors, followed by SEA Kyle Seager (673) and NYY/SEA Rob- inson Canó (668). PITCHING PROPERLY—Rays starting pitchers lead the majors with a 3.38 ERA, ahead of the Cardinals (3.42) and Rangers (3.44), and a .232 opp avg. …removing the just-optioned LH Blake Snell from their body of work, they have compiled a 3.08 ERA (187-IP, 64-ER) and .225 opp avg. (157- for-698)…Rays starters have worked into the 6th inning in 11 consecutive starts and have lasted 7 IP or longer in 6 of their last 16 starts, following a stretch of 16 games without doing that…they have yielded 2 runs or fewer in 10 of their last 15 starts. Ê In the 3-game series vs. Boston, the Rays bullpen threw 9 scoreless innings (4-H, 1-BB, 11-SO). Ê Overall, Rays pitchers carry a 3.65 ERA, 5th best in the majors. FIVE DEBUTS IN 40 GAMES—Yesterday RH Ryne Stanek became the fifth Ray to make his major league debut this season, following RH Austin Pruitt, INF Daniel Robertson, RH Chih-Wei Hu and LH José Alvaradothis equals the most ML debuts through 40 games in Rays history…in 2015, RH Matt Andriese, RH Andrew Bellatti, INF Ryan Brett, 1B Allan Dyks- tra and OF Mikie Mahtook all debuted within the first 40 games. BRINGING THE HEAT—According to Statcast, Rays pitchers have hit 99 mph or faster 18 times this season…RH Jumbo Díaz has done it once; the other 17 times have been by LH José Alvarado (9 times since his May 3 recall) and RH Ryne Stanek (8 times in yesterday’s major league debut)… Stanek’s last pitch yesterday was 99.9 mph, fastest by a Ray this season. SCHEDULING QUIRKS—This series will conclude stretches of 20 games in 20 days (8-9 thus far) and 35 games in 36 days (14-18)…Thursday (May 18) is their only off-day in the month of May…42 of the Rays first 46 games (through May 21) are against teams that finished the 2016 season with a .500 record or better…the only exceptions were 4 games vs. Miami (May 1-4). First Pitch: 6:10 p.m. | Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 41 (19-21) | Road Game No.: 19 (7-11) | All-Time Game No.: 3,117 (1,439-1,677) | All-Time Road Game No.: 1,555 (647-907) April: 12-14 | May: 7-7 Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Tues., May 16 at CLE 6:10 p.m. RH Jake Odorizzi (2-2, 2.61) vs. RH Danny Salazar (2-3, 5.20) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Wed., May 17 at CLE 12:10 p.m. RH Alex Cobb (3-3, 3.65) vs. RHP Josh Tomlin (2-4, 5.87) MLB Network | WDAE 620 AM

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Page 1: MONDAY, MAY 15, 2017 at CLEVELAND INDIANSmlb.mlb.com/documents/8/7/4/230410874/5_15_17_PREGAME... · 2020. 4. 20. · MONDAY, MAY 15, 2017 at CLEVELAND INDIANS RH Chris Archer (3-1,

MONDAY, MAY 15, 2017 at CLEVELAND INDIANSRH Chris Archer (3-1, 3.04) vs. RH Carlos Carrasco (4-2, 1.86)

RAY MATTER—The Rays won 11-2 yesterday in Boston, cushioned by a top of the 9th inning that featured 7 runs, 8 hits, 11 batters and 44 pitches thrown…it was their first rubber match win since the opening series vs. NYY (April 5), their first winning series of 3 or more games since April 18-20 vs. DET (3-game sweep) and their second straight road series win after losing their first four road series of the season…they improved to 10-10 all-time on Mother’s Day, and RH Matt Andriese became the first pitcher in Rays his-tory to earn 2 wins on Mother’s Day…the Rays matched their season high with 16 hits (Wed vs. KC) and their 11 runs were one shy of the season high (Wed vs. KC)…the 7-run 9th inning was their highest-scoring inning since Oct 4, 2015 vs. TOR (7-run 1st) and tied for the highest-scoring 9th inning in club history (July 7, 2004 at BAL)…yesterday’s game lasted 4:32 (see below) and featured 370 pitches thrown (203 by Red Sox, 167 by Rays).

Ê The Rays are 8-6 outside the AL East, and 11-15 within the division. Ê The Rays are 14-12 vs. RHP starters, compared to 5-9 vs. LHP. Ê The Rays have held a lead in 26 of their last 28 games but are only 13-

15 in those 28 games…they have lost 15 games in come-from-behind fashion, most in the AL and tied for most in the majors (SD, PHI).

Ê In innings 1-through-5, the Rays are outscoring opponents 117-74…after that, they’ve been oustcored 93-63…in the 1st inning, they have outscored opponents 32-14 and lead the AL in runs scored.

FENWAY PARK: WHERE DUBIOUS HISTORY IS MADE—Yesterday’s game lasted 4 hours, 32 minutes, shattering the club record for a 9-inning game (4:16, April 21, 2016 at BOS, a 12-8 Rays win)…according to Baseball Reference, it tied for the third-longest 9-inning game in major league history:

Final Date Ballpark TimeYankees 14, Red Sox 11 Aug 18, 2006 (G2) Fenway Park 4:45Yankees 8, Red Sox 7 Sep 14, 2007 Fenway Park 4:43Rays 11, Red Sox 2 May 14, 2017 Fenway Park 4:32Reds 5, Cardinals 2 June 18, 1916 Redland Field 4:32

272 MINUTES IN THE WIND AND RAIN—Gametime temperature yester-day was 48°F with 20 mph winds and a steady mist/drizzle…it was base-ball’s first 9-inning game with a first pitch below 50°F that lasted 4 hours or longer since April 28, 2009 here at Progressive Field, when the Indians beat the Red Sox, 9-8 (47°F, 4:19) on a walk-off error by LH Javier Lopez…it was only the third game in Rays history played in sub-50°F and winds of 20 mph or stronger: also April 26, 2014 at CWS (39°F, 20 mph, won 4-0 in 3:11) and April 16, 2003 at BOS (48°F, 22 mph, lost 6-4 in 2:40).

RAYS vs. INDIANS—The Rays enter this 3-game series with a 5-game los-ing streak vs. the Tribe, and have dropped 10 of the last 11…Rays have lost the last three season series (2014-16) going a combined 5-14 (.263), after going 19-10 (.655) from 2010-13…they went 1-5 in 2016 (1-2 at home, 0-3 on the road)…the only other time the Rays visited Cleveland with the Indians defending the AL pennant was the inaugural 1998 season, when they were swept in 3 games, May 1-3, punctuated by C Sandy Alomar Jr.’s walk-off grand slam off RH Roberto Hernandez in the series finale…all 3 games were sold out.

OLD NEMESIS—Tonight’s starter, RH Chris Archer, was drafted by the Cleveland in 2006 and, after his win on Wed vs. KC, the Indians remain the last AL foe he has yet to beat…he is 0-5 with a 5.14 ERA (28-IP, 16-ER) in 5 career starts vs. CLE, although in 3 of those starts he received no run sup-port…the last pitcher to lose his first 5 career starts vs. CLE was LAA Ervin Santana (5) from 2005-07, and no pitcher has lost his first 6 career starts vs. CLE since BOS Frank Sullivan in 1954-55.

NAME GAME—Both the Rays and Indians feature a Daniel Robertson on their active rosters…Rays INF Daniel Ray Robertson, age 23, grew up in Upland, Calif., and Indians OF Daniel Roger Robertson, 31, grew up 20 minutes away in West Covina…according to Diane Firstman (@diana-gram), the only time a Rays game has featured players with identical names on both teams was June 24-25, 2005 vs. FLA, when Alex Gonzalez started at 3B for the Devil Rays and Alex Gonzalez started at SS for the Marlins…according to Indians PR research, the last time two players with the same name were both in the starting lineup was April 6, 2010, when Padres RH Chris Young faced D-backs CF Chris Young.

Ks AT RECORD PACE, BUT STILL PRODUCTIVE—The Rays offense has struck out 411 times through 40 games, which the Elias Sports Bureau has confirmed is a major league record at the 40-game mark, surpassing the 2013 Astros (400)…the Rays have 58 SO more than any other team (Arizona, 353)…they have had 26 double-digit strikeout games, most in the

majors, putting them on a pace for 105 (MLB record is 80, by 2013 Astros)…last year Rays hitters had a club-record 1,482 SO, 2nd most in AL history.

Ê Rays also lead the majors with 158 BB, their most ever through 40 G (157 in 2009 and 2010)…2B Brad Miller leads the AL with 29 BB.

Ê The Rays are tied with the Rangers for 4th in the AL in runs (180), their most through 40 games since 2013 (185)…their 49 HR are tied with 2000 for their 2nd most in club history through 40 games, behind their 61 last season…the Rays lead the AL with 10 3B.

COREY DICKERSON—Tied his career high with 4 hits yesterday…his 4 previous 4-hit games all came in 2014 for the Rockies, most recently Aug 23, 2014 vs. MIA…2 of those hits came in the 9th inning, the 39th time a Ray has had 2 hits in an inning but the first time since April 10, 2015 at MIA (Asdrubal Cabrera, 7th inning)…Dickerson is now tied for the AL lead with NYY Starlin Castro in both hits (49) and multi-hit games (16)…they are one shy of the major league lead in both categories, trailing WAS Ryan Zim-merman (50) in hits and Zimmerman and COL D.J. LeMahieu (17) in multi-hit games…only two players in Rays history have recorded more multi-hit games through the team’s first 40 games: rookie OF Rocco Baldelli (20) in 2003 and OF Quinton McCracken (18) in 1998.

Ê Dickerson also ranks among AL leaders in batting avg. (.340, 4th), 2B (12, 3rd), XBH (20, T-2nd), total bases (83, 3rd) and SLG (.576, 5th)…he leads the AL with a .375 avg. (24-for-64) on the road.

Ê Dickerson has an 8-game hitting streak (.455, 15-for-33) and has hit safely in 12 of 13 games in May.

Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, Corey leads the majors with 34 2B…his 54 XBH over that span rank 2nd in the AL behind MIN Brian Dozier (59).

#MORECOREY—Corey Dickerson, on the All-Star Game ballot as a des-ignated hitter, leads all DHs on the ballot with a .340 avg., .576 SLG, 49 hits, 12 2B, 2 3B, 20 XBH, 83 TB and 21 runs…among his competition on the DH ballot: CLE Edwin Encarnacion, NYY Matt Holliday, LAA Albert Pujols, TEX Nelson Cruz, DET Victor Martinez and BOS Hanley Ramirez.

LONGO THE LEADER—With 540 BB, Evan Longoria needs 3 BB to pass Ben Zobrist (542) for the club record…with 4,986 career at-bats, he needs 7 AB to pass Carl Crawford’s club record of 4,992 AB and 14 AB to reach 5,000 for his career…he also ranks 2nd in runs scored (729) and hits (1,347), trailing Carl Crawford (765-R, 1,480-H)…he is already the Rays all-time leader in HR, RBI, doubles, XBH, games and total bases.

Ê Since the start of the 2013 season, Evan’s 680 games played lead the majors, followed by SEA Kyle Seager (673) and NYY/SEA Rob-inson Canó (668).

PITCHING PROPERLY—Rays starting pitchers lead the majors with a 3.38 ERA, ahead of the Cardinals (3.42) and Rangers (3.44), and a .232 opp avg. …removing the just-optioned LH Blake Snell from their body of work, they have compiled a 3.08 ERA (187-IP, 64-ER) and .225 opp avg. (157-for-698)…Rays starters have worked into the 6th inning in 11 consecutive starts and have lasted 7 IP or longer in 6 of their last 16 starts, following a stretch of 16 games without doing that…they have yielded 2 runs or fewer in 10 of their last 15 starts.

Ê In the 3-game series vs. Boston, the Rays bullpen threw 9 scoreless innings (4-H, 1-BB, 11-SO).

Ê Overall, Rays pitchers carry a 3.65 ERA, 5th best in the majors.

FIVE DEBUTS IN 40 GAMES—Yesterday RH Ryne Stanek became the fifth Ray to make his major league debut this season, following RH Austin Pruitt, INF Daniel Robertson, RH Chih-Wei Hu and LH José Alvarado…this equals the most ML debuts through 40 games in Rays history…in 2015, RH Matt Andriese, RH Andrew Bellatti, INF Ryan Brett, 1B Allan Dyks-tra and OF Mikie Mahtook all debuted within the first 40 games.

BRINGING THE HEAT—According to Statcast, Rays pitchers have hit 99 mph or faster 18 times this season…RH Jumbo Díaz has done it once; the other 17 times have been by LH José Alvarado (9 times since his May 3 recall) and RH Ryne Stanek (8 times in yesterday’s major league debut)…Stanek’s last pitch yesterday was 99.9 mph, fastest by a Ray this season.

SCHEDULING QUIRKS—This series will conclude stretches of 20 games in 20 days (8-9 thus far) and 35 games in 36 days (14-18)…Thursday (May 18) is their only off-day in the month of May…42 of the Rays first 46 games (through May 21) are against teams that finished the 2016 season with a .500 record or better…the only exceptions were 4 games vs. Miami (May 1-4).

First Pitch: 6:10 p.m. | Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Game No.: 41 (19-21) | Road Game No.: 19 (7-11) | All-Time Game No.: 3,117 (1,439-1,677) | All-Time Road Game No.: 1,555 (647-907)

April: 12-14 | May: 7-7

Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Tues., May 16 at CLE 6:10 p.m. RH Jake Odorizzi (2-2, 2.61) vs. RH Danny Salazar (2-3, 5.20) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Wed., May 17 at CLE 12:10 p.m. RH Alex Cobb (3-3, 3.65) vs. RHP Josh Tomlin (2-4, 5.87) MLB Network | WDAE 620 AM

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TONIGHT’S STARTER—RH CHRIS ARCHER (3-1, 3.04)

Ê LAST START—On Wed vs. KC, had his first scoreless start since Aug 17, 2016 vs. SD (7.1 IP), and his longest scoreless start since his CG SHO on Aug 20, 2015 at HOU…went 8 IP, his longest start since May 27, 2016 vs. NYY (8 IP)…pitch count by inning was 15-8-12-15-12-13-11-15…recorded his first career win against the Royals (sixth career start)…his line: W, 8 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 11 SO, 1 HBP, 101 pit, 73 str.

Ê DOUBLE DIGITS—Has made back-to-back starts with double-digit strikeouts, his first time doing that since Aug 20-26, 2015…only three times in franchise history has a pitcher made 3 straight starts of dou-ble-digit strikeouts, most recently Archer from May 27–June 7, 2015 (3)…the others: David Price (5, June 4-25, 2014) and James Shields (3, July 20-31, 2012)…he has 20 career double-digit strikeout games, 2nd in franchise history behind Price (23)…Archer has also:

Ê Made seven career scoreless starts with double-digit strikeouts, most in franchise history, ahead of Scott Kazmir (4).

Ê Made six career starts with double-digit strikeouts and 0 BB, 3rd in franchise history behind Price (8) and Shields (7).

Ê Reached double-digit strikeouts 10 times without recording the win, tied with Shields for most in franchise history.

Ê Reached double-digit strikeouts 17 times since the start of the 2015 season, 2nd in the AL to CWS/BOS Chris Sale (24).

Ê Since the start of the 2015 season, his 544 SO are 3rd in the majors (see below).

Ê A.L. LEADERS—Ranks among AL leaders in starts (8, T-2nd), in-nings (53.1, 4th), SO (59, 2nd), SO/9 IP (9.96, 10th), win pct. (.750, T-8th) and HR/9 IP (0.68, 8th).

Ê MR. DURABLE—Leads the majors with 130 starts since June 1, 2013, the day he was recalled for good, ahead of DET/WAS Max Scherzer (129)…KC/SD/CWS James Shields entered this season as the major league leader over that span, but is on the DL with a strained right lat.

Ê Currently ranks 4th in franchise history in strikeouts (854) and innings pitched (819.1)…is 20 SO and 14.2 IP shy of tying Scott Kazmir for 3rd on the club’s all-time list.

Ê PITCHING DEEPER—Four times this season he’s gone at least 7 IP and yielded 2 runs or fewer, tied for the 3rd most such starts in the AL behind HOU Dallas Keuchel (6) and BOS Chris Sale (5)…he had one such start all of last season—Aug 17 vs. SD (7.1-IP, 0-R/ER).

Ê Has gone at least 7 IP in 4 of his 8 starts this season and 10 of his 22 starts since the 2016 All-Star break, compared to only twice in 19 starts during the first half last season…has gone at least 6 IP in 27 of his last 31 starts, compared to 4 times in his first 10 starts in 2016.

Ê THE CENTURY MARK—Has thrown at least 100 pitches in 17 straight starts, dating back to Aug 12, 2016, longest such streak of his career (prev. 9, June 23–Aug 9, 2015)…it’s the longest active streak in the majors and 3rd longest in club history, behind James Shields (21 in 2011-12) and David Price (19 in 2014)…threw under 100 pitches in 9 of his first 24 starts last season before his current streak began.

Ê THEN vs. NOW—Has averaged 6.66 innings per start this season, compared to 5.42 innings through his first 8 starts last season…he is 3-1 with a 3.04 ERA (53.1-IP, 18-ER) in 8 starts this season, and was 2-4 with a 4.57 ERA (43.1-IP, 22-ER) at the same point last season…the Rays have given him 40 runs of support, compared to 15 runs of support last season…see below for a statistical comparison.

Archer’s First 8 Starts, 2016-17 W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR AVG/OBP/SLG RS2017 3-1 3.04 53.1 44 18 18 16 59 4 .222/.287/.338 402016 2-4 4.57 43.1 46 24 22 21 54 8 .266/.345/.445 15

Ê K’S FOR KIDS—Every strikeout he records will benefit the local non-profit Starting Right, Now…for every strikeout, he and the Rays Base-ball Foundation will each donate $25…Starting Right, Now combats homelessness for youth through one-on-one mentoring, providing a stable home, obtaining employment, teaching financial literacy/life skills and promoting educational achievement…fans can also make a pledge by visiting raysbaseball.com/archer…over the last two sea-sons, his 485 SO raised more than $35,000, which was split between Burg Baseball Inc. and Tampa RBI.

#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER Ê On Tue 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 JAKE ODORIZZI (2-2, 2.61) Ê LAST START—On Thu vs. KC, his only run allowed was a 4th-inning

solo homer to Whit Merrifield, the second straight start his only run allowed was a solo homer…took his first loss since his season debut, April 4 vs. NYY…was the third time in his career he lost when yielding 1 run or fewer (last June 10, 2014 vs. STL)…was the first Rays starter to lose when allowing 1 run over 6 IP or more since Drew Smyly, May 5, 2015 at BOS…was his third start this season with no run support, and he hasn’t gotten any run support in either of his two losses…threw 114 pitches in 6 IP, an avg. of 19 pitches per inning…pitch count by inning was 10-26-16-26-15-21…pitched out of a 2-on, 1-out jam in the 2nd and pitched around a leadoff double by Cheslor Cuthbert in the 5th…his line: L, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR, 114 pit, 73 str.

Ê STREAKING—Has yielded 2 runs or fewer in 5 straight starts, longest such streak of his career (prev. 4, 4x-last Sep 12–Oct 1, 2016)…has yielded 1 earned run or fewer in 4 straight starts, 2nd longest streak of his career (5, June 18, 2013–April 4, 2014) and longest by a Rays starter since Erasmo Ramirez, June 15–July 18, 2015 (6).

Ê vs. CLEVELAND—Is 0-1 with a 2.92 ERA (12.1-IP, 4-ER) in 3 career apps (all starts) against the Indians…twice faced them in 2012, the first two starts of his career (with KC)…has faced them once with the Rays, a scoreless start of 5 IP on May 9, 2014 at Tropicana Field…has pitched once at Progressive Field, a ND on Sep 29, 2012 (with KC).

YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg.2016 Tampa Bay 9-19 4.02 33 33 0 0 201.1 183 100 90 67 233 30 .2382017 Tampa Bay 3-1 3.04 8 8 0 0 53.1 44 18 18 16 59 4 .222Major League Totals 44-52 3.48 136 134 3 3 819.1 709 354 317 272 854 83 .231Minor League Totals 47-44 3.77 165 159 0 0 769.2 648 372 322 428 770 43 .229

2017 GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT4/2 vs. NYY W-1 2.57 7.0 7 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 108/66 W, 7-3 Tanaka up, 7-24/8 vs. TOR -- 2.45 7.2 5 2 2 3 8 0 0 0 114/72 W, 3-2 (11) Sanchez down 2-14/14 at BOS W-2 2.21 5.2 6 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 102/62 W, 10-5 Porcello up, 8-14/19 vs. DET -- 3.20 5.0 7 4 4 2 9 0 0 0 104/67 W, 8-7 Zimmermann up, 5-44/24 at BAL L-1 3.94 6.2 6 5 5 5 5 3 1 1 104/63 L, 3-6 Jimenez down, 5-34/30 at TOR -- 3.43 7.1 4 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 112/73 L, 1-3 Sanchez up, 1-0APRIL 2-1 3.43 39.1 35 15 15 15 37 3 1 1 -- -- -- --5/5 vs. TOR -- 3.57 6.0 4 3 3 1 11 1 0 0 107/68 L, 4-8 Liriano tied, 3-35/10 vs. KC W-3 3.04 8.0 5 0 0 0 11 0 1 1 101/73 W, 12-1 Hammel up, 12-0MAY 1-0 1.93 14.0 9 3 3 1 22 1 1 1 -- -- -- --

2017 SPLITSvs. RH: .220 (27-123), 2-HRvs. LH: .227 (17-75), 2-HRHome: 2-0, 2.94 ERA (33.2-IP, 11-ER)Road: 1-1, 3.20 ERA (19.2-IP, 7-ER)

ARCHER vs. INDIANSCAREER—The Indians are the only AL team he has yet to beat…is 0-5 with a 5.14 ERA (28-IP, 16-ER) in 5 career starts against the Indians, the team that drafted him in 2006…is 0-3 with a 5.09 ERA (17.2-IP, 10-ER) in 3 starts at Progressive Field…has a combined 3 runs of support in those 5 career starts, including 3 starts with no run support…is the first pitcher to lose his first 5 career starts against the Indians since LAA Ervin Santana from 2005-07; no pitcher has lost his first 6 career starts against the Indians since BOS Frank Sullivan in 1954-55.

Most Strikeouts, MLB, 2015-17

Max Scherzer, WAS 630Chris Sale, CWS/BOS 592Chris Archer, TB 544Clayton Kershaw, LAD 530Corey Kluber, CLE 513

Most Double-Digit Strikeout Games, 2015-17

Max Scherzer, WAS 27Chris Sale, CWS/BOS 24Clayton Kershaw, LAD 23Chris Archer, TB 17Stephen Strasburg, WAS 14

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RAYS HITTER NOTES#1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Sun: 2-3, RBI, BB, R, HBP BOS Series: 3-10, 3-RBI, BB, R Stand: 10-37, 2-HR, 6-RBI, 3-R vs. LH: .256 (11-43), 1-HR2017: .267/.301/.452, 6-HR, 20-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.667, 2-3) RISP: .250 (9-36) vs. RH: .272 (25-92), 5-HR

Ê Is T-4th in the AL with 12 RBI in May, his most for a calendar month in his career (prev. 10, April 2015)…has had 4 multi-RBI games this month. Ê Reached a season-high 4 times yesterday at BOS, his most since July 20, 2016 at COL (5)…had an RBI single in the 9th off Heath Hembree. Ê Has increased his avg. from .156 to .267 over his last 26 games (since April 16), batting .301/.336/.534 (31-for-103) with 10 XBH over that stretch. Ê His 6 HR as a shortstop (while playing the position) are 2nd in the AL to CLE Francisco Lindor (8)…has passed his home run total from last season

(5)…three of them have been go-ahead homers…his 20 RBI as a shortstop are T-2nd in the AL with Lindor and behind HOU Carlos Correa (22). Ê Has started 36 games, all at shortstop…according to FanGraphs, 51.1 pct. of his balls put into play are “hard hit,” 3rd in the AL…AL avg. is 32.3.

#18 PETER BOURJOS, OF Sun: DNP BOS Series: 0-2 Stand: 4-12, 2-2B, RBI, R vs. LH: .200 (6-30)2017: .188/.250/.292, 1-HR, 5-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: .333 (3-9) vs. RH: .167 (3-18), 1-HR

Ê Has appeared in 28 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 9 times as a defensive replacement, 3 times as a PH and 4 times as a PR…three of his 5 RBI have come in games off the bench. Ê Is 1-for-his-last-10 since a 3-hit game on May 3 vs. MIA…has more XBH in May (2) than April (1)…batting .107 (3-for-28) vs. AL East opponents. Ê His only homer came on the road on April 13 at NYY, but is batting .130/.167/.261 (3-for-23) in 12 games (6 starts) on the road this season.

#10 COREY DICKERSON, OF Sun: 4-6, 2B, 3B, 2-R BOS Series: 6-12, 2-2B, 3B, RBI, 3-R Stand: 11-35, 2B, 3B, 2-RBI, BB, 3-R vs. LH: .386 (17-44), 1-HR2017: .340/.387/.576, 6-HR, 13-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 8G (.455, 15-33) RISP: .259 (7-27) vs. RH: .320 (32-100), 5-HR

Ê Yesterday at BOS, had a career-high-tying 4 hits (5th time)…marked the fourth time in his career he doubled and tripled in the same game (last Aug 6, 2014 vs. CHC, with COL)…in the 9th inning, became the first Ray with two hits in an inning since Asdrubal Cabrera on April 10, 2015 at MIA.

Ê Has a season-high 8-game hitting streak…is tied with NYY Starlin Castro for the AL lead in hits (49) and multi-hit games (16)…in addition, ranks among AL leaders in avg. (.340, 4th), doubles (12, T-3rd), extra-base hits (20, T-2nd), SLG (.576, 5th), OPS (.963, 6th) and total bases (83, 3rd).

Ê Batting .386 (17-for-44) vs. LHP, 5th in the AL, compared to .241 (26-for-108) in 2016…has 6 2B vs. LHP, most in the AL and tied for the ML lead. Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, leads the majors with 34 2B, ahead of ATL Freddie Freeman and WAS Daniel Murphy…his 54 XBH are 2nd in the AL. Ê Has appeared in 37 games with 33 starts (19-DH, 14-LF)…has made 26 starts batting leadoff, all of them against opposing right-handed starters.

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, CF Sun: 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2-R BOS Series: 5-11, 2-2B, HR, 3-RBI, 3-R Stand: 6-30, 4-RBI, 4-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .160 (8-50), 1-HR2017: .226/.315/.315, 2-HR, 10-RBI, 6-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.455, 5-11) RISP: .182 (6-33) vs. RH: .260 (25-96), 1-HR

Ê Has an XBH in 3 consecutive games, snapping a 20-game drought without one…has hit safely in 6 of his last 7 games, batting .333 (8-for-24). Ê On Sat at BOS, his 5th-inning homer off Chris Sale was the sixth of his career against a lefty and first since his multi-HR game on Sep 8, 2016 at

NYY (CC Sabathia)…it was his third career homer on an 0-2 pitch, following April 26, 2016 vs. BAL (Jimenez) and Sep 7, 2014 vs. BAL (Norris). 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 Made 3 errors in the 4-game series from May 8-11 vs. KC, matching his error total from his previous 144 games (140 starts) combined…has made

4 errors this season, most among major league center fielders and T-2nd among outfielders…three of his four errors this season have led to “little league home runs”: on Thu vs. KC (Whit Merrifield), May 8 vs. KC (Lorenzo Cain) and April 26 at BAL (Seth Smith; the play also included an E1).

Ê Has appeared in 40 games with 38 starts, all in CF, including 13 starts vs. left-handed starters…has 3 OF assists, tied for the most among AL CF.

#3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Sun: 2-4, 2-RBI, BB, R BOS Series: 4-12, 2B, HR, 4-RBI, BB, 3-R Stand: 11-36, 4-2B, RBI, 3-BB, 6-R vs. LH: .190 (8-42), 1-HR2017: .242/.314/.409, 5-HR, 18-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP: .290 (9-31) vs. RH: .262 (28-107), 4-HR

Ê Batting .313/.352/.479 (15-for-48) in May, compared to .208/.296/.376 (21-for-101) in April…has 6 multi-hit games in May, compared to 3 in April. Ê Has drawn 540 BB in his career, 2nd in franchise history behind Ben Zobrist’s 542 BB…is the Rays all-time leader in HR, RBI, doubles and XBH. Ê Yesterday at BOS, had a sac fly in the 1st and RBI single in the 7th…gave him 100 RBI in his career against Boston, 2nd among actives (Cano, 114). Ê Is 4 HR shy of 250 for his career…only three active players have more homers with their current team: Miguel Cabrera, Ryan Braun and José Bautista. Ê Has started 38 games (34-3B, 4-DH)…since the start of the 2013 season, leads the majors with 680 games played…next is SEA Kyle Seager (673).

#13 BRAD MILLER, INF Sun: 0-4, BB, R BOS Series: 1-10, BB, R Stand: 3-26, HR, 3-RBI, 5-BB, 4-R vs. LH: .211 (8-38), 1-HR2017: .188/.335/.305, 2-HR, 13-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-6 RISP: .147 (5-34) vs. RH: .178 (16-90), 1-HR

Ê Batting .100/.288/.175 (4-for-40) in May…yesterday at BOS snapped a streak of hitting safely in 4 straight starts…has 29 BB, most in the AL and T-3rd in the majors…last season, didn’t reach 29 BB until Aug 9 at TOR…his 29 BB are tied for the 2nd-most in club history through 40 games (Zobrist, 31 in 2012).

Ê His 7 errors this season are tied for the ML lead and most among ML 2B…on Fri at BOS, was the first Ray with multiple errors in an inning since James Loney on July 20, 2015 at PHI…was the first Ray to make multiple errors on the same play since Sean Rodriguez on Sep 17, 2012 vs. BOS.

Ê Has appeared in 38 games with 34 starts, all at 2B…prior to this season, he had made 18 career starts at 2B, but none since Sep 6, 2015 at OAK.

#7 LOGAN MORRISON, 1B Sun: 1-5 BOS Series: 2-13, HR, RBI, R Stand: 6-28, 2-2B, 3-HR, 8-RBI, 2-BB, 5-R vs. LH: .250 (7-28), 1-HR2017: .242/.326/.516, 10-HR, 24-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.222, 2-9) RISP: .147 (5-34) vs. RH: .240 (23-96), 9-HR

Ê Has a team-leading 24 RBI and ranks among AL leaders in HR (10, T-5th) and AB/HR (12.40, 6th)…has 4 HR in his last 9 games (since May 6). Ê On Sat at BOS, had his 10th HR in the Rays 39th game, caught by Danny Farquhar in the Rays bullpen…became the quickest Ray to 10 HR since 2009,

when Carlos Peña hit in 10th HR in the Rays 24th game and Evan Longoria did it in their 30th game…his homer off Chris Sale was his first off a lefty since May 25, 2016 vs. MIA (Justin Nicolino), with 20 HR vs. RHP in between…was the first lefty to homer off Sale since KC Eric Hosmer on Sep 11, 2016.

Ê All 10 HR have come while playing first base, 2nd in the AL behind OAK Yonder Alonso (12)…has 23 RBI as a 1B, T-2nd in the AL to Alonso (29). Ê Last season, was batting .125/.231/.150 (10-for-80) with 2 2B, 0 HR and 0 RBI entering play May 15…his first RBI last year was May 17 at TOR. Ê Has appeared in 37 games with 31 starts (30-1B, 1-DH)…over the last two seasons, has hit .256 (23-for-90) vs. LHP, compared to .190 in 2015.

#33 DEREK NORRIS, C Sun: DNP BOS Series: 2-6, BB, 2-R Stand: 4-17, HR, 2-RBI, 3-BB, 3-R vs. LH: .160 (4-25), 1-HR2017: .220/.286/.310, 2-HR, 11-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: .280 (7-25) vs. RH: .240 (18-75), 1-HR

Ê Since April 26, is batting .310/.408/.500 (13-for-42) with 2 2B, 2 HR and 5 RBI over 14 games (13 starts)…is 4 2B shy of 100 2B for his career. Ê Has 5 multi-hit games this season, including multiple hits in 2 of his last 4 games, 3 of his last 9 games and 4 of his last 13 games (12 starts). Ê Made a career-high 2 errors on May 8 vs. KC…allowed 4 SB, his most since Oct 1, 2016 at ARI (6)…opponents are 15-for-18 in SB att. this year. Ê Has appeared in 30 games with 29 starts, all at catcher…both of his homers this season have come against the Blue Jays (last May 5 vs. TOR).

#28 COLBY RASMUS, OF Sun: DNP BOS Series: 0-4 Stand: 8-25, 2B, 3B, 3-HR, 8-RBI, 4-BB, 7-R vs. LH: .667 (2-3), 1-HR2017: .276/.382/.690, 3-HR, 8-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: .250 (2-8) vs. RH: .231 (6-26), 2-HR

Ê Has 8 RBI in 9 games (7 starts) since being reinstated from the DL…has 3 HR in his last 22 AB…on Wed vs. KC, had his sixth career grand slam, first since April 23, 2016 vs. BOS (with HOU, off Clay Buchholz)…it was the first by the Rays at home since Joey Butler on Oct 4, 2015 vs. TOR.

Ê Hit .500/.600/1.250 (6-for-12) with 4 XBH (1-2B, 1-3B, 2-HR) over 3 games (all starts) in the 4-game series from May 8-11 vs. KC…reached 4 times on Tue vs. KC…on May 8 vs. KC, tripled and homered in the same game for the fourth time in his career, and his homer was vs. LH Matt Strahm.

Ê Has five straight seasons with at least 15 HR, joining LAA Mike Trout, BAL Adam Jones and TOR Jose Bautista as the only AL outfielders with a cur-rent streak that long…had 13 assists last season, T-3rd among AL outfielders, and 20 Defensive Runs Saved, 4th among major league outfielders.

#29 DANIEL ROBERTSON, INF Sun: 0-0 (def. rep.) BOS Series: 0-2, BB Stand: 2-16, 2-HR, 3-RBI, 3-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .115 (3-26), 2-HR2017: .170/.323/.340, 3-HR, 6-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-10 RISP: .273 (3-11) vs. RH: .222 (6-27), 1-HR

Ê Has appeared in 22 games with 18 starts (6-3B, 6-2B, 4-SS, 2-DH), including 12 starts vs. opposing lefthanders…has also played one inn. in LF. Ê Hitless in his last 10 AB after a stretch of 3 HR in 18 AB…has a .125 SLG with 0 XBH on the road, compared to a .517 SLG with 3 HR at home. Ê Has drawn 11 BB in 66 PA, resulting in a 153-point difference between his avg. (.170) and OBP (.323)…has 7 BB in 32 PA so far in 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 inn.

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#20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Sun: 1-5, HR, 3-RBI, BB, 2-R BOS Series: 1-9, HR, 3-RBI, BB, 2-R Stand: 1-16, RBI, 5-BB vs. LH: .250 (10-40)2017: .266/.365/.445, 5-HR, 22-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.200, 1-5) RISP: .353 (12-34) vs. RH: .273 (24-88), 5-HR

Ê Yesterday at BOS, his 3-run homer in the 9th was his first extra-base hit since April 23 vs. HOU, going 51 AB and 62 PA in between…has both 3-run homers for the Rays this season…tied his season high with 3 RBI (3rd time, last April 20 vs. DET)…has 22 RBI, 2nd on the team to Morrison (24).

Ê Is 3-for-his-last-35…batting .111/.259/.178 (5-for-45) over his last 12 games, bringing his avg. from .349 to .266 and his OBP from .426 to .365. Ê Returned to the starting lineup on Sat at BOS, his first action since May 8 vs. KC (removed in 8th inning)…was out due to a bruised right thumb. Ê Has started 34 games (33-RF, 1-CF)…batting .333/.420/.550 (20-for-60) with runners on base, including a team-high .353 (12-for-34) with RISP.

#45 JESÚS SUCRE, C Sun: 2-3, 3-RBI, BB, R BOS Series: 2-3, 3-RBI, BB, R Stand: 1-11, BB, R, SAC vs. LH: .231 (3-13)2017: .263/.310/.342, 1-HR, 10-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.667, 2-3) RISP: .500 (7-14) vs. RH: .280 (7-25), 1-HR

Ê Had a career-high-tying 3 RBI yesterday at BOS (also April 9 vs. TOR)…averaging 3.8 AB/RBI this season, 5th in the AL (min. 10 games)…his 10 RBI are a career high (prev. 7, 2015)…batting .500 (7-for-14) with RISP, .389 (7-for-18) with runners on and .150 (3-for-20) with the bases empty.

Ê Has appeared in 14 games (10 starts) at catcher…has a 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 Sun: 2-5, RBI, R BOS Series: 4-13, 2B, RBI, 2-R Stand: 5-20, 2-2B, HR, 3-RBI, 2-BB, 5-R vs. LH: .182 (6-33), 1-HR2017: .213/.322/.360, 2-HR, 6-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.400, 2-5) RISP: .111 (2-18) vs. RH: .238 (10-42), 1-HR

Ê Has had multiple hits in 4 of his last 6 games, compared to 1 multi-hit game in his first 20 games (14 starts)…has had 4 XBH in his last 8 games. Ê On Wed 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…it

was the back end of consecutive home runs with Logan Morrison in the 3rd…had a season-high 2 RBI, drawing his 11th career bases-loaded walk. Ê Has struck out in 39 of his 87 PA (44.8 pct.—highest in the majors, min. 50 PA)…has struck out at least once in 12 consecutive games (11 starts). Ê Has appeared in 26 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: 5/14 at BOS (0.1-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .125 (1-8)2017: 0-0-0, 5.06 ERA, 6 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 5/9 vs. KC IR-RS: 1-1 vs. RH: .273 (3-11)

Ê Yesterday at BOS marked his fifth straight scoreless app spanning 4.1 IP after yielding 3 runs in the 7th in his major league debut on May 3 vs. MIA. 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: 5/14 at BOS (0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 9-11 vs. LH: .182 (4-22)2017: 0-2-9, 2.12 ERA, 17 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/23 vs. HOU IR-RS: 12-2 vs. RH: .176 (6-34)

Ê Yesterday at BOS, stranded a pair of inherited runners with a strikeout to end the 8th, his only batter faced…didn’t return after the Rays 7-run 9th. Ê His last 6 apps have been scoreless (and hitless), coinciding with the start of May…yielded multiple runs in his last two apps of April (L, BS/L). Ê Has 9 saves, T-6th in the majors and T-4th in the AL…since the start of 2016, hasn’t allowed a run in any of his 46 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 tied with LAD Kenley Jansen for most in the majors. Ê Has 2 blown saves (last April 30 at TOR), one shy of matching his total from last season…converted 37 of 40 opportunities in 2016 (92.5 pct.). 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: 5/13 at BOS (1.1-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-3 vs. LH: .360 (9-25), 1-HR2017: 0-2-0, 5.29 ERA, 18 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 4/21 vs. HOU IR-RS: 16-5 vs. RH: .244 (10-41)

Ê On Sat at BOS, allowed a single to Jackie Bradley, his first batter faced, with 1-on, 2-out in the 6th inning…retired his next 4 BF to finish the 7th. Ê Has yielded runs in 3 of his last 4 apps, 4 of his last 7 apps and 5 of his last 10 apps…has a 7.45 ERA (9.2-IP, 8-ER) over his last 10 apps, increasing

his season ERA from 3.29 to 5.29…included over that stretch was 3 consecutive run-scoring apps from May 5-10, a total of 5 R/ER spanning 2 IP. Ê Has made 18 apps, T-8th in the AL and 2nd on the team to Danny Farquhar (21)…has inherited 16 baserunners, T-5th in the majors and 3rd in the AL. 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: 5/14 at BOS (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .143 (4-28)2017: 1-1-0, 3.12 ERA, 21 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 4/7 vs. TOR IR-RS: 12-3 vs. RH: .219 (7-32), 1-HR

Ê Had a perfect 9th yesterday at BOS…has made 12 consecutive scoreless apps spanning 8 IP, the 2nd-longest streak of scoreless apps in his career. Ê Has made 21 apps, most in the AL, tied for most in the majors and three more than Jumbo Díaz for the team lead…has held left-handed hitters to a .143

avg. (4-for-28) 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…yielded a solo homer to Josh Donaldson on 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 Tue 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.

#30 ERASMO RAMIREZ, RH Last App: 5/14 at BOS (2.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 4-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .167 (5-30), 1-HR2017: 2-0-0, 2.92 ERA, 12 G, 1 GS Long Relief App: 4.0, 2x-last 4/26 at BAL IR-RS: 6-1 vs. RH: .200 (11-55), 2-HR

Ê Retired all 6 BF yesterday at BOS, incl. a season-high 4 SO as a reliever…inherited 2-on, 0-out in the 6th and stranded both to preserve a 3-2 lead. Ê Has recorded 4 outs or more in 6 of his 11 relief apps, including 4 apps of 2 IP or longer…has also made a spot start of 5 IP on April 20 vs. DET. Ê Has allowed 16 HR out of the bullpen since the start of last season—2nd most among AL relievers over that span and one shy of the ML co-leaders. Ê In 2016, 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 and was 2nd in the majors. Ê Has won both of his decisions this season to snap a career-long-tying 7-game losing streak…last season, 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.

#59 RYNE STANEK, RH Last App: 5/14 at BOS (0.1-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: --2017: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 0.1, 5/14 at BOS IR-RS: 1-0 vs. RH: .500 (1-2)

Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham yesterday and made his major league debut in the 8th inning at BOS (lineout to center, single)…threw 9 pitches, all fastballs, averaging 99.3 mph with a max velocity of 99.9 mph, according to Statcast…his 99.9 pitch was the hardest thrown by a Ray since Enny Romero on June 28, 2016 vs. BOS (99.9)…and for the record, no Ray has reached 100 mph since Jake McGee on June 28, 2014 at BAL (100.2).

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 system following the season.

#47 CHASE WHITLEY, RH Last App: 5/11 vs. KC (1.0-IP, 1-H, 2-R, 2-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH: .045 (1-22)2017: 1-0-1, 1.72 ERA, 11 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 2x-last 4/25 at BAL IR-RS: 4-0 vs. RH: .143 (4-28)

Ê His ERA increased from 0.61 to 1.72 on Thu vs. KC…faced the minimum in the 7th inning, then went single-walk to start the 8th and was replaced (and both runners scored)…was charged 2 runs, more than his first 10 apps of the season spanning 14.2 IP (1)…yielded a season-high-tying 2 BB.

Ê His .100 (5-for-50) opp avg. ranks 4th among AL relievers…nine of his 11 apps this season have been scoreless…recalled from Triple-A on April 16. Ê Has gone 1-0-1 with a 2.10 ERA (30-IP, 7-ER) in 16 apps (1 start) with the Rays since returning from Tommy John surgery on Sep 11, 2016 at NYY.

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

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Morrison 5 4 1 10Beckham 3 3 6Dickerson 6 6Longoria 2 3 5Souza Jr. 2 1 2 5Rasmus 1 1 1 3Robertson 3 3Kiermaier 1 1 2Miller 2 2Norris 2 2Weeks Jr. 1 1 2Peterson 1 1Sucre 1 1BourjosSmithTOTALS 29 15 2 2 48

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYAndriese 8 29 3.63 5.76 4-4 4Archer 8 40 5.00 6.75 5-3 5Cobb 8 24 3.00 4.38 3-5 3Odorizzi 6 12 2.00 3.48 3-3 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 5/4/17 vs. MIA Straily 3, 2x-last, 4/26 at BAL 4, 5/4 vs. MIABourjos 4/13/17 at NYY Severino 3, 5/3 vs. MIA 2, 4/22 vs. HOUDickerson 4/28/17 at TOR Stroman 4, 5/14 at BOS 2, 4/5 vs. NYYKiermaier 5/13/17 at BOS Sale 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. DETMiller 5/9/17 vs. KC Wood 3, 4/14 at BOS 2, 2x-last, 4/16 at BOSMorrison 5/13/17 at BOS Sale 3, 4/2 vs. NYY 4, 4/14 at BOSNorris 5/5/17 vs. TOR Liriano 2, 4x-last, 5/10 vs. KC 2, 3x-last, 4/28 at TORRasmus 5/10/17 vs. KC Moylan 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 4/9/17 vs. TOR Estrada 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-Current 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, 4x-last, 5/11 vs.KC (8th) 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, 2x-last, Beckham, 5/4 vs. MIAMost 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 4, 2x-last, 4/28 at TOR 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-CurrentMost x-base hits, game, Opp 6, 6x-last, 5/5 vs. TOR 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 6, 3x-last, 5/9 vs. KC Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, 2x-last, Ramirez, 4/26 at BALMost strikeouts, game, TB 16, 2x-last, 5/13 at BOS Most walks, game, TB 5, 3x-last, Archer, 4/24 at BALMost 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 6, 3x-last, 5/9 vs. KCMost 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 (3): Miller/Souza Jr. (4/14 at BOS, Porcello);

Robertson/Norris (5/5 vs. TOR, Liriano); Morrison/Weeks Jr. (5/10 vs. KC, Hammel)2-HR games (2): Beckham-2 (4/26 at BAL, Bundy; 5/4 vs. MIA,

Straily)

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 .167 3 18Sucre .000 0 3TOTALS .143 3 21

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Beckham (9), Morrison (9), Dickerson (7), Miller (7), Longoria (6), Souza Jr. (6), Sucre (4), Robertson (3), Kiermaier (2) Norris (2), Peterson (2), Weeks Jr. (2), Bourjos (1)2-Out RBI: Beckham (11), Souza Jr. (11), Kiermaier (8), Morrison (7), Sucre (7), Norris (6), Longoria (5), Dickerson (4), Rasmus (4), Peterson (3), Weeks Jr. (3), Miller (2), Bourjos (1), Robertson (1)Outfield Assists (5): Kiermaier (3), Bourjos (1), Souza Jr. (1)Bunt Singles (3): Kiermaier (1), Miller (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: 17 challenges (5 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 14 12 18 12 18 24 28 26 10 5 167Tampa Bay 32 22 22 22 19 14 12 22 6 9 180

W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HRTotals 19-21-10 40 3.65 357.2 321 145 128 293 39Starters 12-11-0 40 3.38 229.0 200 86 80 198 30Relievers 7-10-10 40 4.13 128.2 121 59 48 95 9Home 12-10-5 22 3.71 204.0 177 84 68 183 24Road 7-11-5 18 3.57 153.2 144 61 60 110 15April 12-14-6 26 3.68 229.2 211 94 87 172 27May 7-7-4 14 3.59 128.0 110 51 41 121 12

INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (last five)

GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING5/9 vs. KC Tampa Bay T12 Salvador Perez Safe at 2B Confirmed5/12 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 Confirmed

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

WALK-OFF WINS

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

WALK-OFF LOSSES

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C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH Beckham 18-18 0-3 0-1 3-2 10-5 0-1 5-6Bourjos 3-7 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 3-7Dickerson 8-6 8-11 14-12 1-1 1-0 0-3 0-1Kiermaier 18-20 14-14 0-1 4-5Longoria 15-19 2-2 17-21Miller 19-15 3-3 12-10 2-1 2-1Morrison 16-14 0-1 0-1 1-0 4-4 1-1 10-9Norris 16-13 1-1 0-1 7-5 2-3 6-3Peterson 3-3 0-2 2-0 0-1 5-4Rasmus 1-2 3-1 4-3Robertson 0-6 4-2 1-3 0-1 0-1 1-8 3-1 1-1Smith 4-3 4-3Souza Jr. 0-1 16-17 4-6 1-0 0-2 11-10Sucre 3-8 1-4 2-4Weeks 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 (8)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDRHP Brad Boxberger 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 40 19-21LHP Xavier Cedeño 10-day Left forearm tightness April 21 April 18 April 28 22 10-12INF Matt Duffy 10-day Recovery from Achilles surgery April 2 - April 12 40 19-21RHP Nathan Eovaldi 60-day Tommy John surgery March 10 - June 1 40 19-21RHP Kevin Gadea 60-day Right forearm tendinitis March 26 - June 1 40 19-21RHP Tommy Hunter 10-day Right calf strain April 23 - May 3 21 9-12C Wilson Ramos 60-day Recovery from torn ACL April 2 - June 1 40 19-21RHP Shawn Tolleson 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 40 19-21

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.

TRANSACTIONS (since Opening Day)

RAYS HITTERS vs. INDIANS2016 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPBeckham - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Bourjos 3 8 2 0 0 1 2 .250 .333 30 87 14 2 5 5 32 .161 .207Dickerson 6 21 5 0 1 1 8 .238 .273 9 32 8 2 4 2 13 .250 .294Kiermaier 3 7 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .222 13 40 5 0 0 3 9 .125 .205Longoria 6 23 5 2 4 1 5 .217 .250 55 196 46 8 29 29 54 .235 .341Miller 6 20 3 1 1 2 3 .150 .227 19 60 8 1 2 6 10 .133 .224Morrison 6 22 2 0 0 1 8 .091 .130 25 91 23 0 9 7 22 .253 .310Norris - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Rasmus 7 28 6 2 7 3 7 .214 .290 31 119 18 3 13 8 32 .151 .205Robertson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Souza Jr. 2 6 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .143 9 27 3 1 1 2 9 .111 .172Sucre - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -Weeks Jr. - - - - - - - - - 6 13 2 0 0 2 4 .154 .267

2016 CAREERPLAYER W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVGAlvarado - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Andriese 0 0 0 1.2 3 2 1 10.80 .429 0 0 0 1.2 3 2 1 10.80 .429Archer 0 2 0 11.1 13 6 11 4.76 .277 0 5 0 28.0 31 16 23 5.14 .277Cobb - - - - - - - - - 2 2 0 22.2 25 9 18 3.57 .298Colomé 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 1 1 0 21.1 13 5 14 2.11 .176Díaz 0 0 0 1.1 0 1 1 6.75 .000 0 0 0 5.2 6 3 4 4.76 .261Farquhar 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 9.00 .400 0 0 0 5.0 3 1 6 1.80 .167Moreno - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Odorizzi - - - - - - - - - 0 1 0 12.1 13 4 15 2.92 .255Ramirez 0 1 0 2.2 5 4 5 13.50 .385 1 2 0 17.2 18 9 19 4.58 .269Stanek - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Whitley - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 4.1 2 1 4 2.08 .133

RAYS PITCHERS vs. INDIANS

OPENING DAY ROSTER

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

CATCHERS (2): Derek Norris, Jesús Sucre

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

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

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

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RAYS 2017 DAY-BY-DAYPOS. HOME

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

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

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

4/27 - OFF (3) 4/-4.524 4/28 at TOR W, 7-4 Pruitt (3-0) Grilli (1-3) 12-12 4/-3.5 36,25625 4/29 at TOR L, 1-4 Liriano (2-2) Andriese (1-1) 12-13 4/-4.5 42,41926 4/30 at TOR L, 1-3 Howell (1-1) Colomé (0-2) 12-14 4/-4.5 42,98627 5/1 at MIA W, 4-2 Farquhar (1-1) Ziegler (1-1) 13-14 4/-4.5 16,09628 5/2 at MIA W, 3-1 Cobb (2-2) Volquez (0-4) 14-14 4/-3.5 16,01129 5/3 vs. MIA L, 6-10 Conley (2-2) Pruitt (3-1) 14-15 4/-4.5 12,285 230,18130 5/4 vs. MIA W, 5-1 Andriese (2-1) Straily (1-3) 15-15 4/-4.0 10,118 240,29931 5/5 vs. TOR L, 4-8 Loup (1-0) Díaz (0-2) 15-16 4/-5.0 12,461 252,76032 5/6 vs. TOR W, 6-1 Odorizzi (2-1) Estrada (1-2) 16-16 4/-5.0 12,035 264,79533 5/7 vs. TOR L, 1-2 Tepera (2-1) Cobb (2-3) 16-17 4/-6.0 15,068 279,86334 5/8 vs. KC L, 3-7 Karns (2-2) Snell (0-3) 16-18 4/-7.0 12,826 292,68935 5/9 vs. KC L, 6-7 (12) Junis (1-0) Moreno (0-1) 16-19 4/-7.5 9,921 302,61036 5/10 vs. KC W, 12-1 Archer (3-1) Hammel (1-4) 17-19 4/-6.5 9,320 311,93037 5/11 vs. KC L, 0-6 Vargas (5-1) Odorizzi (2-2) 17-20 4/-7.0 9,340 321,27038 5/12 at BOS W, 5-4 Cobb (3-3) Porcello (2-5) 18-20 4/-6.0 36,49639 5/13 at BOS L, 3-6 Sale (4-2) Snell (0-4) 18-21 4/-6.0 35,44740 5/14 at BOS W, 11-2 Andriese (3-1) Pomeranz (3-3) 19-21 4/-5.5 35,08041 5/15 at CLE 6:1042 5/16 at CLE 6:1043 5/17 at CLE 12:10

5/18 - OFF (4)44 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)

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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.