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SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2014 vs. BOSTON RED SOX LH David Price (4-4, 4.28) vs. RH Jake Peavy (1-2, 4.33) First Pitch: 4:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Sun Sports | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Spanish) Game No.: 50 (21-28) | Home Game No.: 25 (10-14) | All-Time Game No.: 2,640 (1,216-1,423) | All-Time Home Game: 1,319 (676-642) March: 1-0 | April: 10-16 | May: 10-12 DOGGIE ROYALTY—Tomorrow kids 14 & under will receive a pair of David Price & Astro Dog Tags, presented by the Tampa Bay Times, while supplies last…Astro, Price’s French bulldog, is believed to be the first player’s pet to be featured in a sports team giveaway, and this is his third time: in 2013, Astro got his own bobblehead, and in 2011 he was a sidekick figurine along with a Price superhero action figure. CONGRATS TO THE TIGERS—Prior to tomorrow’s game, the Tampa Jesuit High School baseball team will be honored as 2014 Florida Class 5A state champions…yesterday in Fort Myers, the Tigers defeated Green Cove Springs Clay High School, 5-2. WALK-OFF WINNERS—The Rays won 1-0 last night on PH Cole Figueroa’s RBI double in the 9th, after beating Oakland 5-2 in the 11th inning the day before…it marks the fifth time in club history they’ve won in walk-off fashion on back-to-back days: May 22-23, 2014 vs. OAK/BOS S. Rodriguez HR, C. Figueroa 2B July 7-8, 2009 vs. TOR P. Burrell HR, B. Zobrist 1B May 19-20, 2006 vs. FLA A. Huff HR, R. Branyan HR July 3-4, 2003 vs. BOS/CWS M. Anderson 1B, C. Crawford HR June 14-15, 2000 vs. ANA F. McGriff HR, R. Johnson 1B Ê Thursday’s win over Oakland was their first walk-off win of the sea- son, the latest date in club history for a first walk-off victory since 2004 (June 11)…in 2013 they recorded a club-record 13 walk-off wins, tying a club record and tied with Arizona for most in baseball. Ê Rodriguez and Figueroa became the 12th and 13th different Rays players to record a walk-off RBI since the start of 2013…no other team has so many players with a walk-off RBI during this span. Ê Since the start of 2008, the Rays have notched 60 walk-off victories, tops in the AL and tied with the Reds for most in the majors. GATOR-AIDED—Playing his fourth major league game, University of Flor- ida alum Cole Figueroa recorded a walk-off hit earlier in his career than anyone else in Rays history…became the first major league player to do this in his first 4 games since OAK Derek Norris on June 24, 2012 vs. SF, a 3-run homer in his third career game. Ê It was the 14th pinch-hit walk-off win by a pinch-hitter in Rays history, first since James Loney on Sep 23, 2013 vs. BAL (HR). RAY MATTER—With last night’s win, the Rays moved percentage points ahead of Boston (.429 to .426) for fourth place in the AL East, following a 17-day stay in the cellar…this weekend is the fourth time the Rays and Red Sox have played each other while bringing up the rear in the AL East, but the first time it’s happened after April 15. Ê Last night was the Rays sixth shutout of the season and first at home since July 14, 2013 vs. HOU…they had 11 road shutouts in between…since the start of 2013 the Rays lead the AL with 23 shut- outs, 2nd in the majors behind the Dodgers (25). Ê The Rays are 8-4 in one-run games, tied with Minnesota (8-4) for best record in the majors. Ê Despite winning the last 2 games, the Rays have lost 11 of their last 17 games and 9 of their last 12 at Tropicana Field…their 21-28 re- cord is their worst through 49 games since 2007 (21-28). Ê The Rays have hit only 6 HR in their last 15 games…28 of the Rays last 31 hits have been singles…in each of the last 2 wins, they didn’t have an extra-base hit until the walk-off HR and 2B. Ê Rays have scored in only 4 of their last 40 innings, and 5 of last 57. NO OFFENSE? NO MATTER—The Rays have scored only 22 runs over the last 10 games (2.2 R/G) but have gone 5-5 during that stretch, including wins of 2-1, 2-0, 3-0 and 1-0…previous times when the Rays have scored so few runs in a 10-game span, they’d never gone better than 3-7…in fact, since divisional realignment in 1994, only one other time has an AL East team scored so few runs over a 10-game span and still won 5 games: the Blue Jays from April 27–May 7, 1997 (also 22 runs, 5-5). Ê During this 10-game stretch the Rays pitching staff has compiled a 2.22 ERA, totaling 89 IP, 61 H, 27 R, 22 ER, 36 SO, 100 SO and a .189 opp avg. …in the month (April 13–May 12) preceding this stretch they pitched to a 5.20 ERA. Ê Last night was the third 1-0 win of the season, tying the club record (2000 and 2005) and tied with Atlanta for most in the majors…the Rays have won their last five 1-0 contests (3-0 this year). Ê The Rays have 7 wins this season when they’ve scored 2 runs or less, most in the majors. MORE ON THE PITCHING—The Rays have allowed 3 runs or less and struck out 10 or more batters in 4 consecutive games, the longest such streak in club history…the last team to do this was Washington (4) in April 2012…last team to do it in 5 straight games was the White Sox in Sep 2011 (5). Ê Rays starters have not allowed a run over their last 14 innings. Ê The Rays are 16-5 this season when their starting pitcher goes at least 6 IP, and 5-23 when he doesn’t. Ê Though the staff has only 16 quality starts this season—tied for few- est in the majors—the Rays are 15-1 in these games. Ê Only twice in the team’s last 29 games has the starter gone 7 IP, both by LH David Price (May 2 at NYY, 7.0; May 14 at SEA, 9.0). Ê The bullpen has thrown 169.1 IP this season, most in MLB…this is 35 more than a year ago at this time (134.1), an increase of 26 pct. RAYS vs. RED SOX—Last night was their fourth 1-0 win over Boston (last April 16, 2012) and first at Tropicana Field…it was their first walk-off win vs. Boston since Sep 20, 2012 (B.J. Upton HR off Vicente Padilla)…Rays lead the season series, 3-1, and have won 3 straight games vs. Boston for the first time since Sep 2012 (4)…all 3 wins have been decided by one run…Rays swept a doubleheader at Fenway Park on May 1 (6-5 and 2-1) to win the series, 2-1…it was their first doubleheader sweep at Fenway and fourth overall…the Rays went 7-12 in the 2013 season series, their worst since 2007…they are 61-52 vs. Boston since becoming the Rays in 2008, including a 32-23 mark at Tropicana Field…trail the all-time series, 163-119. THE FINISHER—Since LH David Price’s return from the disabled list on July 2, 2013, he leads the majors with 6 complete games—no other team has more than 6 CGs during that stretch (Reds, Yankees have 6 CG)…dur- ing this stretch he also leads the majors with 201 IP, walks per 9 IP (0.85, 19-BB) and leads the AL with an 9.42 SO/BB ratio, more than twice that of 2nd-place SEA Felix Hernandez (4.39). Ê Price has totaled 77 SO and 6 BB in his first 10 starts, leading the ma- jors with an 12.83 SO/BB ratio…in MLB history, no qualifying pitcher has finished a season with a SO/BB this high—the record is held by NYM Bret Saberhagen in 1994 (143-SO, 13-BB, 11.00 SO/BB). PERALTA TIES WHEELER—Last night RH Joel Peralta made his 250th relief appearance as a Ray, tying RH Dan Wheeler’s club record…Wheeler did this over parts of 7 seasons with the Rays; Peralta is in his 4th…since joining the Rays in 2011, his 250 apps lead the majors…the club record for overall games pitched is 266 by Esteban Yan (245 as reliever, 21 as starter). Ê Peralta has made 7 straight scoreless apps…pitched a perfect 8th inning last night retiring the 3-4-5 hitters…in his Rays career, has faced 3-4-5 batters more than any other spots in the order and has held them to a .180 avg. (55-for-306) including a .097 mark (9-for-93) by the No. 3 hitters, lowest in the majors over that span (min. 50 AB). THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE—The Rays have averaged 3 hours, 18 minutes in 9-inning games this season, longest in the majors, and 16 minutes longer than the major league average of 3:02…of the Rays 49 games this season (including 4 extra-inning games), 37 have been at least 3 hours, 19 at least 3-1/2 hours and 5 at least 4 hours. SALUTING THE TROOPS—This morning LH Jake McGee visited and signed autographs for families at the MacDill Air Force Base commissary courtesy of Pepsi…Monday is Memorial Day, and the Rays will play in To- ronto that night…all U.S.-based clubs will wear specially designed caps and jerseys featuring an authentic military digital camouflage design licensed from the U.S. Marine Corps…the Rays will also wear the caps tomorrow. PRE-DRAFT CONFERENCE CALL—At 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 29 the Rays will host a conference call with Executive Vice President, Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman and Director of Scouting R.J. Harrison to preview the 2014 First-Year Player Draft…the draft begins on Thu., June 5. CAN’T PREDICT BALL—Last night the Class-A (FSL) Charlotte Stone Crabs defeated the host Lakeland Flying Tigers, 5-3, in 19 innings…catcher Jake DePew pitched 3.1 scoreless innings to pick up the win (7-H, 0-BB, 1-SO)…C Justin O’Conner’s 2-run double won it in the 19th. Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting Pitcher Sun., May 25 BOS 1:40 p.m. Sun Sports RH Jake Odorizzi (2-4, 4.98) TBA **All games broadcast on WDAE 620 AM. All times Eastern Standard Time (EST).** RAYS THRU 49 GAMES, 2008-14 Year W-L Pct. Pos GB 2014 21-28 .429 T-4 6.0 2013 25-24 .510 4 5.0 2012 29-20 .592 T-1 +2.5 2011 26-23 .531 3 1.0 2010 33-16 .673 1 +3.5 2009 23-26 .469 4 5.0 2008 29-20 .592 2 0.5

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Page 1: SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2014 vs. BOSTON RED SOXmlb.mlb.com/documents/8/6/8/76637868/5_24_14... · ahead of Boston (.429 to .426) for fourth place in the AL East, following a 17-day stay

SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2014 vs. BOSTON RED SOXLH David Price (4-4, 4.28) vs. RH Jake Peavy (1-2, 4.33)

First Pitch: 4:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Sun Sports | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Spanish)Game No.: 50 (21-28) | Home Game No.: 25 (10-14) | All-Time Game No.: 2,640 (1,216-1,423) | All-Time Home Game: 1,319 (676-642)

March: 1-0 | April: 10-16 | May: 10-12

DOGGIE ROYALTY—Tomorrow kids 14 & under will receive a pair of David Price & Astro Dog Tags, presented by the Tampa Bay Times, while supplies last…Astro, Price’s French bulldog, is believed to be the first player’s pet to be featured in a sports team giveaway, and this is his third time: in 2013, Astro got his own bobblehead, and in 2011 he was a sidekick figurine along with a Price superhero action figure.

CONGRATS TO THE TIGERS—Prior to tomorrow’s game, the Tampa Jesuit High School baseball team will be honored as 2014 Florida Class 5A state champions…yesterday in Fort Myers, the Tigers defeated Green Cove Springs Clay High School, 5-2.

WALK-OFF WINNERS—The Rays won 1-0 last night on PH Cole Figueroa’s RBI double in the 9th, after beating Oakland 5-2 in the 11th inning the day before…it marks the fifth time in club history they’ve won in walk-off fashion on back-to-back days:

May 22-23, 2014 vs. OAK/BOS S. Rodriguez HR, C. Figueroa 2BJuly 7-8, 2009 vs. TOR P. Burrell HR, B. Zobrist 1BMay 19-20, 2006 vs. FLA A. Huff HR, R. Branyan HRJuly 3-4, 2003 vs. BOS/CWS M. Anderson 1B, C. Crawford HRJune 14-15, 2000 vs. ANA F. McGriff HR, R. Johnson 1B

Ê Thursday’s win over Oakland was their first walk-off win of the sea-son, the latest date in club history for a first walk-off victory since 2004 (June 11)…in 2013 they recorded a club-record 13 walk-off wins, tying a club record and tied with Arizona for most in baseball.

Ê Rodriguez and Figueroa became the 12th and 13th different Rays players to record a walk-off RBI since the start of 2013…no other team has so many players with a walk-off RBI during this span.

Ê Since the start of 2008, the Rays have notched 60 walk-off victories, tops in the AL and tied with the Reds for most in the majors.

GATOR-AIDED—Playing his fourth major league game, University of Flor-ida alum Cole Figueroa recorded a walk-off hit earlier in his career than anyone else in Rays history…became the first major league player to do this in his first 4 games since OAK Derek Norris on June 24, 2012 vs. SF, a 3-run homer in his third career game.

Ê It was the 14th pinch-hit walk-off win by a pinch-hitter in Rays history, first since James Loney on Sep 23, 2013 vs. BAL (HR).

RAY MATTER—With last night’s win, the Rays moved percentage points ahead of Boston (.429 to .426) for fourth place in the AL East, following a 17-day stay in the cellar…this weekend is the fourth time the Rays and Red Sox have played each other while bringing up the rear in the AL East, but the first time it’s happened after April 15.

Ê Last night was the Rays sixth shutout of the season and first at home since July 14, 2013 vs. HOU…they had 11 road shutouts in between…since the start of 2013 the Rays lead the AL with 23 shut-outs, 2nd in the majors behind the Dodgers (25).

Ê The Rays are 8-4 in one-run games, tied with Minnesota (8-4) for best record in the majors.

Ê Despite winning the last 2 games, the Rays have lost 11 of their last 17 games and 9 of their last 12 at Tropicana Field…their 21-28 re-cord is their worst through 49 games since 2007 (21-28).

Ê The Rays have hit only 6 HR in their last 15 games…28 of the Rays last 31 hits have been singles…in each of the last 2 wins, they didn’t have an extra-base hit until the walk-off HR and 2B.

Ê Rays have scored in only 4 of their last 40 innings, and 5 of last 57.

NO OFFENSE? NO MATTER—The Rays have scored only 22 runs over the last 10 games (2.2 R/G) but have gone 5-5 during that stretch, including wins of 2-1, 2-0, 3-0 and 1-0…previous times when the Rays have scored so few runs in a 10-game span, they’d never gone better than 3-7…in fact, since divisional realignment in 1994, only one other time has an AL East team scored so few runs over a 10-game span and still won 5 games: the Blue Jays from April 27–May 7, 1997 (also 22 runs, 5-5).

Ê During this 10-game stretch the Rays pitching staff has compiled a 2.22 ERA, totaling 89 IP, 61 H, 27 R, 22 ER, 36 SO, 100 SO and a .189 opp avg. …in the month (April 13–May 12) preceding this stretch they pitched to a 5.20 ERA.

Ê Last night was the third 1-0 win of the season, tying the club record (2000 and 2005) and tied with Atlanta for most in the majors…the Rays have won their last five 1-0 contests (3-0 this year).

Ê The Rays have 7 wins this season when they’ve scored 2 runs or less, most in the majors.

MORE ON THE PITCHING—The Rays have allowed 3 runs or less and struck out 10 or more batters in 4 consecutive games, the longest such streak in club history…the last team to do this was Washington (4) in April 2012…last team to do it in 5 straight games was the White Sox in Sep 2011 (5).

Ê Rays starters have not allowed a run over their last 14 innings.

Ê The Rays are 16-5 this season when their starting pitcher goes at least 6 IP, and 5-23 when he doesn’t.

Ê Though the staff has only 16 quality starts this season—tied for few-est in the majors—the Rays are 15-1 in these games.

Ê Only twice in the team’s last 29 games has the starter gone 7 IP, both by LH David Price (May 2 at NYY, 7.0; May 14 at SEA, 9.0).

Ê The bullpen has thrown 169.1 IP this season, most in MLB…this is 35 more than a year ago at this time (134.1), an increase of 26 pct.

RAYS vs. RED SOX—Last night was their fourth 1-0 win over Boston (last April 16, 2012) and first at Tropicana Field…it was their first walk-off win vs. Boston since Sep 20, 2012 (B.J. Upton HR off Vicente Padilla)…Rays lead the season series, 3-1, and have won 3 straight games vs. Boston for the first time since Sep 2012 (4)…all 3 wins have been decided by one run…Rays swept a doubleheader at Fenway Park on May 1 (6-5 and 2-1) to win the series, 2-1…it was their first doubleheader sweep at Fenway and fourth overall…the Rays went 7-12 in the 2013 season series, their worst since 2007…they are 61-52 vs. Boston since becoming the Rays in 2008, including a 32-23 mark at Tropicana Field…trail the all-time series, 163-119.

THE FINISHER—Since LH David Price’s return from the disabled list on July 2, 2013, he leads the majors with 6 complete games—no other team has more than 6 CGs during that stretch (Reds, Yankees have 6 CG)…dur-ing this stretch he also leads the majors with 201 IP, walks per 9 IP (0.85, 19-BB) and leads the AL with an 9.42 SO/BB ratio, more than twice that of 2nd-place SEA Felix Hernandez (4.39).

Ê Price has totaled 77 SO and 6 BB in his first 10 starts, leading the ma-jors with an 12.83 SO/BB ratio…in MLB history, no qualifying pitcher has finished a season with a SO/BB this high—the record is held by NYM Bret Saberhagen in 1994 (143-SO, 13-BB, 11.00 SO/BB).

PERALTA TIES WHEELER—Last night RH Joel Peralta made his 250th relief appearance as a Ray, tying RH Dan Wheeler’s club record…Wheeler did this over parts of 7 seasons with the Rays; Peralta is in his 4th…since joining the Rays in 2011, his 250 apps lead the majors…the club record for overall games pitched is 266 by Esteban Yan (245 as reliever, 21 as starter).

Ê Peralta has made 7 straight scoreless apps…pitched a perfect 8th inning last night retiring the 3-4-5 hitters…in his Rays career, has faced 3-4-5 batters more than any other spots in the order and has held them to a .180 avg. (55-for-306) including a .097 mark (9-for-93) by the No. 3 hitters, lowest in the majors over that span (min. 50 AB).

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE—The Rays have averaged 3 hours, 18 minutes in 9-inning games this season, longest in the majors, and 16 minutes longer than the major league average of 3:02…of the Rays 49 games this season (including 4 extra-inning games), 37 have been at least 3 hours, 19 at least 3-1/2 hours and 5 at least 4 hours.

SALUTING THE TROOPS—This morning LH Jake McGee visited and signed autographs for families at the MacDill Air Force Base commissary courtesy of Pepsi…Monday is Memorial Day, and the Rays will play in To-ronto that night…all U.S.-based clubs will wear specially designed caps and jerseys featuring an authentic military digital camouflage design licensed from the U.S. Marine Corps…the Rays will also wear the caps tomorrow.

PRE-DRAFT CONFERENCE CALL—At 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 29 the Rays will host a conference call with Executive Vice President, Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman and Director of Scouting R.J. Harrison to preview the 2014 First-Year Player Draft…the draft begins on Thu., June 5.

CAN’T PREDICT BALL—Last night the Class-A (FSL) Charlotte Stone Crabs defeated the host Lakeland Flying Tigers, 5-3, in 19 innings…catcher Jake DePew pitched 3.1 scoreless innings to pick up the win (7-H, 0-BB, 1-SO)…C Justin O’Conner’s 2-run double won it in the 19th.

Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting PitcherSun., May 25 BOS 1:40 p.m. Sun Sports RH Jake Odorizzi (2-4, 4.98) TBA

**All games broadcast on WDAE 620 AM. All times Eastern Standard Time (EST).**

RAYS THRU 49 GAMES,2008-14

Year W-L Pct. Pos GB2014 21-28 .429 T-4 6.02013 25-24 .510 4 5.02012 29-20 .592 T-1 +2.52011 26-23 .531 3 1.02010 33-16 .673 1 +3.52009 23-26 .469 4 5.02008 29-20 .592 2 0.5

Page 2: SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2014 vs. BOSTON RED SOXmlb.mlb.com/documents/8/6/8/76637868/5_24_14... · ahead of Boston (.429 to .426) for fourth place in the AL East, following a 17-day stay

Ê LAST START—On Tue vs. OAK, threw a career-high 113 pitches (prev. 101, May 9 vs. CLE) and issued a career-high 5 walks (prev. 3, 4x-last April 23 vs. MIN)…40 of his 113 pitches came in the 4th inning, 2nd-most of any inning in his career (42, 1st inn., Sep 29, 2012 at CLE)…47 of his 113 pitches (41.6 percent) came with 2 strikes…his line: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R/ER, 5 BB, 8 SO, 113/71…all 3 runs allowed came in the 2nd, snapping a streak of 12 consecutive scoreless innings.

Ê K’s ARE UP—Has recorded 26 SO over his last 3 starts spanning 15.2 innings…on Tue vs. OAK recorded 6 consecutive outs via strikeout in the 3rd–4th innings…had 26 SO in his first 6 starts over 27.2 IP.

Ê SHORT STARTS—Has gone 5 IP or less in 7 of his last 8 starts, in-cluding 6 straight starts from April 9–May 9, the longest such streak in franchise history…has only pitched 6 IP twice and has picked up the win in each of those starts.

Ê vs. BOSTON—Has made one career start against the Red Sox…pitched in the second game of a doubleheader on June 18, 2013 at Fenway Park, receiving no decision in the Rays 3-1 loss…his line: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 1 HR, 96 pitches, 56 strikes…allowed a 2nd inning solo homer to Daniel Nava.

Ê LAST START—On Sun at LAA, allowed 11 hits, one shy of his career high (April 29, 2011 vs. LAA)…in his career, 3 of his 4 highest hit totals have come against the Angels…threw 87 strikes, tying the 2nd-highest total of his career (92 on Sep 10, 2013 vs. BOS)…his line: 6.2 IP, 11 H, 6 R/5 ER, 0 BB, 7 SO, 2 HR, 119 pitches, 87 strikes.

Ê THE LONG BALL—Has allowed 11 HR in 69.1 IP this season, 3rd-most in the majors…only MIL Marco Estrada (16) and KC Jeremy Guthrie (12) have allowed more…allowed a pair of homers to Albert Pujols in his last start on Sun at LAA…on May 13 at SEA, snapped a streak of allowing a home run in 6 straight starts, the longest streak of his career.

Ê Allowed 2 HR in his final 83.1 IP last year (331 batters faced)…only allowed 8 in his last 20 starts (142-IP, 548-BF) of 2013.

Ê THE FINISHER—Since his return from the disabled list on July 2, 2013, he leads the majors with 6 complete games—no other team has more than 6 CGs during that stretch (Reds, Yankees have 6 CG).

Ê During this stretch he also leads the majors with 201 IP, walks per 9 IP (0.85, 19-BB) and leads the AL with an 9.42 SO/BB ratio, more than twice that of 2nd-place SEA Felix Hernandez (4.39).

Ê His last CG was May 13 at SEA, and his only run allowed was a leadoff double that came around to score in the 1st…was his 3rd double-digit strikeout game of the season, tied for most in the majors…his line: 9 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 0 BB, 12 SO, 109/81.

Ê IN COMMAND—Has totaled 77 SO and 6 BB in his first 10 starts, lead-ing the majors with an 12.83 SO/BB ratio…in MLB history, no qualifying pitcher has finished a season with a SO/BB this high—the record is held by NYM Bret Saberhagen in 1994 (143-SO, 13-BB, 11.00 SO/BB).

Ê Ranks 1st in the majors with 0.78 BB/9 IP. Ê Has thrown first pitch strikes to 71.3 percent of batters faced

this season, highest mark in the majors…WAS Jordan Zimmer-mann ranks second at 70.0 percent.

Ê Ranks 6th in the AL with 10 SO/9 IP…has struck out 26.6 percent of batters faced, 5th-highest percentage in the AL.

Ê Has recorded double-digit strikeouts without issuing a walk 5 times since the start of 2011, 3rd-most such games in the majors over that span.

Ê Has allowed 1 BB or less in his last 13 starts, longest in club his-tory…has done so in all 10 starts this season, the longest streak to start a season in Rays history (prev. 4, Casey Fossum, 2007)…is the longest such streak to start a season in the last 9 years (2006-14)…four pitchers started the 2005 season issuing 1 BB or less in at least their first 10 starts.

Ê THE CENTURY MARK—Has thrown at least 100 pitches in his last 6 starts and in 8 of his 10 starts this season…has reached that mark in 15 of his last 18 starts dating back to Aug 24, 2011.

Ê SLOW WORKER—Averages 26.5 seconds between pitches, longest in the majors ahead of teammate Chris Archer (26.3)…the major league average is 22.8 seconds…last season he averaged 25.8 seconds be-tween pitches, highest in the majors (Jeremy Hellickson, 25.6).

Ê 2-STRIKE COUNTS—Opponents are hitting .237 (36-for-152) against him in 2-strike counts, up from .164 (323-for-1,971) in his career enter-ing this season.

Ê LAST HOME START—On May 8 vs. BAL, suffered his first loss against the Orioles since Sep 2, 2011 at Tropicana Field, snapping a streak of 8 straight starts without a loss (3-0)…was only his third loss in 17 career starts vs. BAL…his line: 5 IP, 9 H, 3 R/ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 1 HR, 100/65.

Ê AN ACE’S BEST FRIEND—His French bulldog, Astro, will be featured in his third giveaway tomorrow, when kids 14 and under will receive Da-vid Price and Astro Dog Tags…Astro got his own bobblehead in 2013 and was a sidekick figurine to David’s superhero action figure in 2011…in past Bark in the Park days, Astro has been approached for autographs (ink paw prints) and has received marriage proposals from other dogs.

Ê DISTRICT K-9—David’s personal cheering section will continue in Sec-tion 132 for home games when he pitches…fans purchasing a ticket in District K-9 receive a District K-9 T-shirt with a cartoon image of Astro and a K Card to wave for strikeouts…to purchase tickets or for more information visit raysbaseball.com/districtk9.

Ê SO SOCIAL—His Twitter account, @DAVIDprice14, has 211,000 follow-ers…he has tweeted more than 12,500 times.

TODAY’S STARTER—LH DAVID PRICE (4-4, 4.28)

TOMORROW’S STARTER—RH JAKE ODORIZZI (2-4, 4.98)

#70 JOE MADDON, MANAGER Ê Ninth-year Rays manager is the 3rd-longest tenured skipper in MLB after

LAA Mike Scioscia (15th) and MIN Ron Gardenhire (13th). Ê Has managed more than half games in Rays history (1,346 of 2,639)…

owns a career 698-648 (.519) record with the Rays: 127-197 (.392) in his first two seasons (2006-07) and 571-451 (.559) since the start of 2008…the Rays were 518-775 (.401) prior to his arrival.

Ê Was ejected May 2 at NYY by home plate umpire Brian O’Nora in the 13th inning for arguing result of instant replay review…was his second ejection this season and 34th as a Ray, a club record.

Ê Two-time AL Manager of the Year (2008, 2010)…only two other head coaches/managers among Florida’s major pro teams have lasted as long: Don Shula (Dolphins, 26 years) and John McKay (Bucs, 9 years).

YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg.2013 Tampa Bay 10-8 3.33 27 27 3 0 186.2 178 78 69 27 151 16 .252

Charlotte (A) 1-0 1.23 2 2 0 0 7.1 4 2 1 3 12 0 .1482014 Tampa Bay 4-4 4.28 10 10 2 0 69.1 78 36 33 6 77 11 .281Career Majors 75-43 3.26 162 157 10 2 1042.1 919 417 378 292 953 98 .236

2014 SPLITSvs. RH: .267 (55-206), 8-HRvs. LH: .319 (23-72), 3-HRHome: 2-2, 5.01 ERA (32.1-IP, 18-ER)Road: 2-1, 3.65 ERA (37.0-IP, 15-ER)

PRICE vs. RED SOXCAREER—Is 10-6 with a 2.93 ERA (129-IP, 42-ER) in 20 career starts against the Red Sox…last faced them on Sep 10, 2013 at Tropicana Field, a 2-0 Rays loss in which he went 8 IP and threw a career-high 127 pitches.LAST SEASON—Was 2-2 with a 2.48 ERA (32.2-IP, 9-ER) in 5 starts against them last season, the lowest ERA ever by a Rays pitcher in 5 starts or more against the Red Sox and lowest by any pitcher (min. 5 GS) since BAL Brian Matusz (2-0, 2.43, 5 GS) in 2010.

2014 GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT3/31 vs. TOR W-1 2.45 7.1 6 2 2 1 6 1 0 0 102/74 W, 9-2 Dickey up, 6-24/5 vs. TEX -- 4.05 6.0 9 4 4 0 6 0 1 0 99/67 W, 5-4 Martinez down, 4-34/11 at CIN W-2 2.91 8.1 4 1 1 1 10 1 0 0 114/85 W, 2-1 Cueto up, 2-14/17 vs. NYY L-1 4.39 5.0 10 6 6 1 6 2 0 0 94/65 L, 2-10 Sabathia down, 6-14/22 vs. MIN W-3 4.04 9.0 6 3 3 1 12 2 0 0 113/77 W, 7-3 Gibson --4/27 at CWS L-2 4.75 6.0 9 8 6 1 7 1 0 0 103/72 L, 2-9 Carroll down, 6-1March/April 3-2 4.75 41.2 44 24 22 5 47 7 1 0 -- -- -- --5/2 at NYY -- 4.44 7.0 8 2 2 0 8 1 0 0 118/79 W, 10-5 Nuno up, 4-25/8 vs. BAL L-3 4.53 5.0 9 3 3 1 3 1 0 0 100/65 L, 1-3 Jimenez down, 3-15/13 at SEA W-4 4.02 9.0 6 1 1 1 12 0 0 1 109/81 W, 2-1 Iwakuma --5/18 at LAA L-4 4.28 6.2 11 6 5 0 7 2 0 0 119/87 L, 2-6 Shoemaker down, 6-2

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RAYS HITTER NOTES#7 DAVID DEJESUS, OF Fri: 1-4 OAK Series: 1-5, 2-BB Trip: 6-22, 3-2B, HR, 2-RBI vs. LH: .000 (0-2)2014: .262/.348/.451, 4-HR, 14-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.250, 2-8) RISP: .292 (7-24) vs. RH: .267 (32-120), 4-HR

Ê Since April 22, when he snapped a career-long 0-for-24 stretch, is batting .338/.424/.575 (27-for-80) and ranks 5th in the AL in avg. and 6th in OPS (.999) in 27 games over that span…has raised his avg. from .119 to .262 and his OBP from .196 to .348.

Ê Is 4-for-22 after snapping a 9-game hitting streak on May 14 at SEA, longest by a Ray this year…hit .441 (15-for-34) with 5 2B and 2 HR during the streak. Ê Only has 3 PA vs. lefties this season…since 2011 has a .161 (44-for-273) avg. vs. LHP, 2nd-lowest in the majors over that span (min. 300 PA). Ê All 30 starts have come vs. right-handed starters (6-LF, 3-CF, 21-DH)…only had 5 career starts at DH prior to this season.

#11 YUNEL ESCOBAR, SS Fri: 0-3 OAK Series: 4-9, 2-BB, 2-RBI Trip: 7-23, HR, 2-RBI, 2-R, 4-BB vs. LH: .375 (15-40)2014: .261/.332/.352, 3-HR, 11-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .231 (9-39) vs. RH: .224 (28-125), 3-HR

Ê Batting .319/.400/.435 (22-for-69) with 8 RBI in 21 games in May…hit .219/.279/.292 with 3 RBI in 27 games in March/April. Ê Collected his 1,000th major league hit on Thu vs. OAK, an RBI single in the 7th inning, his 2nd go-ahead RBI in the 7th inn. or later this season (May

1 at BOS (G2), solo homer off Koji Uehara in the 9th). Ê Has raised his average over 100 points—from .147 to .261—since April 11, batting .290 (38-for-131) with a .365 OBP over that stretch. Ê Has made 8 errors this season, surpassing his error total from 2013 (7).

#35 COLE FIGUEROA, INF Fri: 1-1, 2B, RBI (PH) OAK Series: 1-3 Trip: 0-4 vs. LH: --2014: .250/.250/.375, 0-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.500, 2-4) RISP: .500 (1-2) vs. RH: .250 (2-8)

Ê Had a walk-off double yesterday vs. BOS, his first career extra-base hit and first career RBI…was the 14th pinch-hit walkoff in Rays history, first since James Loney on Sep 23, 2013 vs. BAL (walk-off home run off Tommy Hunter)…became the first Ray to hit a walk-off within his first 4 major league games and first player to do it in the majors since OAK Derek Norris on June 24, 2012 vs. SF.

Ê Recorded his first major league hit on Thu vs. OAK, a single off RH Sonny Gray in the 7th inning…has made two starts in Ben Zobrist’s absence: Thu vs. OAK and Sun at LAA…made his ML debut on May 16 at LAA as a PH in the 8th and stayed in the game at 2B.

Ê 26-year-old had his contract selected from Durham on May 14 to take the roster spot of Ben Zobrist (dislocated left thumb). Ê This is his first major league call-up…was batting .299/.397/.462 (35-for-117) with 20 BB to 16 SO in 33 G with the Bulls. Ê Joined RH Dave Eiland (1998-2000) and INF Herbert Perry (1999-2000) as the only former Univ. of Florida players to appear in a game for the Rays.

#10 LOGAN FORSYTHE, INF Fri: DNP OAK Series: 1-8 Trip: 2-10, BB, 2-R vs. LH: .205 (9-44)2014: .179/.247/.238, 0-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .045 (1-22) vs. RH: .150 (6-40)

Ê Has started 5 of the Rays last 8 games, compared to 15 of their first 39 games…has made 20 starts this season (12-DH, 5-2B, 2-LF, 1-3B). Ê Pinch-ran for James Loney on Thu vs. OAK…singled in the 9th inning on Wed at OAK after a pop-up hit between the A- and B-ring catwalks. Ê His .045 avg. (1-for-22) with RISP is 2nd-worst in the majors (min. 20 AB) ahead of TEX Elvis Andrus (.033, 1-for-30). Ê Collected his 3rd multi-hit game this season off the bench on May 9 vs. CLE…career .275 (73-for-265) hitter vs. LHP and .212 (107-for-504) vs. RHP. Ê Career .350/.438/.575 as a pinch-hitter including 3-for-6 this season…has reached in 5 of his 8 PA as a pinch-hitter this season.

#5 BRANDON GUYER, OF Fri: 0-1 (PH in 8th) OAK Series: 1-7 Trip: 3-9, HR, 2-RBI, R vs. LH: .233 (7-30), 1-HR2014: .196/.212/.275, 1-HR, 4-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .357 (5-14) vs. RH: .143 (3-21)

Ê Wed vs. OAK was his first career start out of the cleanup spot…his previous 2 starts were at leadoff, the first such starts of his career…he is 1 of 7 AL players with starts batting both No. 1 and No. 4 in the order and 4 of those 7 players are Rays (Myers, Rodriguez, Zobrist).

Ê Is 4-for-16 with 1 HR and 2 RBI in his last 7 games (4 starts)…hit his 4th career home run on May 15 at LAA, first since May 12, 2012 at BAL, but only had 39 at-bats between the two…tied his career high with 2 RBI (2nd time, last May 6, 2011 at BAL) and 2 hits (2nd time, last May 4 at NYY).

Ê Has made 11 starts this year (7-LF, 3-CF, 1-DH)…10 of his 11 starts have been vs. LHP…all 4 of his career HR have come vs. left-handed pitchers.

#24 RYAN HANIGAN, C Fri: 0-3 OAK Series: 0-4, BB Trip: 2-15, 2B, 4-RBI, R, 2-BB vs. LH: .087 (2-23)2014: .222/.311/.352, 3-HR, 22-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .324 (11-34) vs. RH: .259 (22-85), 3-HR

Ê Is hitless in his last 18 at-bats and his batting avg. has decreased from .267 to .222. Ê Is over halfway to his career high in RBI (40 in 2010)…has 15 RBI with 2 out, T-4th in the AL and 1st among major league catchers. Ê Has twice as many strikeouts (26) as walks (13) this season…entered this year as 1 of 5 actives with more walks (189) than SO (159). Ê Has caught 15 shutouts in his last 100 starts since Homer Bailey’s 2012 no-hitter…has started at catcher in 5 of the Rays 6 shutouts this season. Ê With 22 RBI in 108 AB, ranks 10th in the AL with 4.91 AB/RBI (min. 100 PA)…his 22 RBI rank T-2nd on the team and 3rd among AL catchers. Ê Has thrown out 38.5 pct. of base stealers (5-of-13), 3rd-best in the majors…career 36.4 pct. mark is 2nd best among active catchers.

#8 DESMOND JENNINGS, OF Fri: 0-3, BB, R OAK Series: 3-13, 2B, RBI, 2-R Trip: 2-20, 2-BB, R vs. LH: .233 (10-43), 2-HR2014: .236/.328/.382, 4-HR, 11-RBI, 10-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .184 (7-38) vs. RH: .238 (29-122), 2-HR

Ê Drew a 9th-inning walk yesterday vs. BOS and stole 2nd, his 10th SB this season, 9th-most in the AL, before scoring the game-winning run. Ê Drove in the game-tying run on Thu vs. OAK in the 11th, ending a 13-game RBI drought (2nd longest of his career)…marked his first RBI since a

home run off Masahiro Tanaka on May 3 at NYY…recorded his first multi-hit game since May 4 at NYY. Ê Is 1 of 4 AL players with at least 3 multi-SB games…has the last 6 multi-SB games for the Rays dating back to Sep 29, 2012. Ê Is 7-for-56 (.125) over his last 14 games…had a double on Wed at OAK, his first extra-base hit after 11 games without one, T-2nd longest drought

of his career…has 13 hits in his last 80 AB vs. RHP (.163) after starting the season 16-for-42 (.381). Ê May 15-16 at LAA made his first starts at leadoff since April 7…has made 5 starts there after 90 of his 132 starts last season were at leadoff. Ê Named AL Player of the Week for April 28–May 4, batting .355 (11-for-31) with 6 XBH (3-2B, 3-HR), 3 RBI, 2 BB and 8 runs scored. Ê Is batting .434 (69-for-159) when putting the first pitch in play over his career but only .167 (3-for-18) when doing so this season.

#20 MATT JOYCE, OF Fri: 1-2, BB OAK Series: 2-7 Trip: 4-18, RBI, 2-BB vs. LH: .000 (0-10)2014: .281/.377/.406, 3-HR, 20-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.375, 3-8) RISP: .321 (9-28) vs. RH: .305 (36-118), 3-HR

Ê Ranks 3rd in the AL with a .405 OBP vs. right-handers…all 34 starts this season have been vs. right-handed pitchers. Ê Had a season-high 3 hits on May 13 at SEA, his most since Aug 26, 2013 at KC (3)…7 sac flies rank 1st in the majors (DET Austin Jackson, 6). Ê According to Baseball Reference data, he has 11 hits to the opposite field this season, matching his total opposite field hits in 2013. Ê Set a Rays record with 5 BB on April 25 at CWS…first with 5 BB in a 9-inning game without an IBB since FLA Ivan Rodriguez (April 8, 2003 vs. NYM). Ê In March/April/May is a career .294/.380/.535 hitter with 38 HR and 115 RBI in 213 games…from June on: .229/.323/.407, 44 HR, 166 RBI in 417 G.

#21 JAMES LONEY, 1B Fri: 0-4 OAK Series: 4-11, RBI, BB Trip: 6-24, 3-RBI, BB, 3-R vs. LH: .306 (15-49)2014: .302/.368/.384, 1-HR, 26-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .360 (18-50) vs. RH: .301 (37-123), 1-HR

Ê Batting .286/.324/.600 (10-for-35) lifetime against tonight’s starter Jake Peavy with 5 2B, 2 HR and 5 RBI. Ê Had a 2-out single Thu vs. OAK in the 11th inning…since the start of last year, is .348/.405/.506 (81-for-233) in the 7th inning or later, the highest avg.

in the majors over that span…batting .397 (23-for-58) in the 7th inning or later this season, best in the majors. Ê Leads the team with 26 RBI as well as a .302 avg. …is 24-for-79 (.304) in May, with 23 of the 24 hits being singles. Ê 27.2 percent of his balls in play are line drives, according to FanGraphs, 6th-highest pct. in the AL…batting .850 (34-for-40) on line drives. Ê Batting .415 (22-for-53) when behind in the count, 2nd-highest avg. in the majors (min. 50 AB), compared to .205 (9-for-44) when ahead in the count.

#3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Fri: 3-4 OAK Series: 1-12, BB, 2-R Trip: 3-22, RBI, 4-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .240 (12-50)2014: .262/.327/.374, 4-HR, 22-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.444, 4-9) RISP: .342 (13-38) vs. RH: .270 (37-137), 4-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. BOS was his first 3-hit game since May 2 at NYY…is 4-for-9 in his last 2 games after going 3-for-29 in his previous 10 games. Ê Led off the 11th on Thu vs. OAK with a ground ball single…scored the game-tying run on an RBI single from Desmond Jennings. Ê Hitting .330 (30-for-91) with 3 HR and 13 RBI in 24 games at Tropicana Field compared to .198 (19-for-96) with 1 HR and 9 RBI in 25 road games. Ê Has started all 49 games (48-3B, 1-DH)…has played 129 consecutive games since missing 3 games June 29–July 1, 2013 with plantar fasciitis. Ê Batting .308/.356/.487 (24-for-78) with 3 HR and 15 RBI in 20 games against AL East opponents this season. Ê Is Rays all-time HR leader with 166…is closing in on club records in RBI (26 shy of Carl Crawford’s 592) and doubles (8 shy of Crawford’s 215).

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#28 JOSE MOLINA, C Fri: DNP OAK Series: 1-6 Trip: 1-9, BB vs. LH: .154 (2-13)2014: .121/.164/.121, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .050 (1-20) vs. RH: .111 (5-45)

Ê Is 1-for-his-last 15, 2-for-his-last-25 and 7-for-58 overall with no extra-base hits this season. Ê His .050 avg. with RISP is 3rd-worst in the majors (min. 20 AB) ahead of TEX Elvis Andrus (.033) and teammate Logan Forsythe (.045). Ê Has started 4 of the past 6 games…has started 19 games at catcher this year, including all 10 of David Price’s starts. Ê According to FanGraphs, 65.9 percent of his balls in play have been ground balls…last year his 54.5 percent ground ball rate was a career high. Ê Has a career caught stealing pct. of 34.1, 4th among active catchers (min. 400 G)…teammate Ryan Hanigan ranks 2nd (36.4 pct.).

#9 WIL MYERS, OF Fri: 0-4 OAK Series: 2-12, 2-BB, R Trip: 5-25, 2-2B, RBI, 3-R, 3-BB vs. LH: .204 (11-54), 1-HR2014: .232/.300/.351, 4-HR, 20-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .286 (14-49) vs. RH: .244 (32-131), 3-HR

Ê Is 2-for-26 (.077) over his last 7 games…has a 17-game homerless drought and only 2 RBI during that stretch (since May 4 at NYY). Ê Of his 20 RBI this season, 14 have come in 7 games against the Yankees…has 6 RBI in 40 games vs. all other opponents. Ê Has made 2 starts at leadoff, including Wed vs. OAK…has made 2 appearances at 1B, his first pro apps there…that excludes May 2 at NYY, when he

was used as a 5th infielder in the 13th and recorded a putout at first (3-9), which Retrosheet believed to be the first 3-9 play in MLB history. Ê Has a 13-game hitting streak to begin his career at Yankee Stadium, the longest such streak in road games against the Yankees to begin a career

since WAS Eddie Foster hit safely in his first 17 road games against New York from 1912-13 (credit: Elias Sports Bureau).

#1 SEAN RODRIGUEZ, INF/OF Fri: 0-2, SAC OAK Series: 1-6, HR, 3-RBI, R Trip: 2-11, 2-R vs. LH: .231 (9-39), 3-HR2014: .229/.270/.514, 5-HR, 14-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .238 (5-21) vs. RH: .226 (7-31), 2-HR

Ê Hit a 3-run, walk-off homer in the 11th on Thu vs. OAK, his team-leading 5th HR of the season, despite only 70 AB, and the first walk-off hit of his career…was his 2nd HR this season vs. right-handed pitching…is 2-for-17 over his last 8 games (5 starts).

Ê Ten of his 16 hits this season have gone for extra bases…made his first career start at cleanup on May 17 at LAA. Ê Has started all 14 of the Rays games vs. left-handed starters…started 51 of the Rays 53 vs. LH starters in 2013…career .251 hitter vs. lefties. Ê Scored the game-winning run on May 13 at SEA on a 9th-inning single by Matt Joyce after pinch-running for James Loney. Ê On May 2 at NYY reached 4 times, tying his career high (4th time, last July 1, 2013 at HOU)…on April 17 vs. NYY became the first player to hit a

HR and into a triple play in the same game since NYY Russell Martin on Sep 27, 2011 at TB.

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#50 GRANT BALFOUR, RH Last App: 5/22 vs. OAK (BSV, 1.0-IP, 2-H, 1-R, 2-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 8-10 vs. LH: .167 (7-42), 1-HR2014: 0-1-8, 5.89 ERA, 18 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 4/23 vs. MIN IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .273 (6-22), 1-HR

Ê Blew the save on Thu vs. OAK, his second blown save this season (April 25 at CWS)…issued 2 walks (1 intentional) and has 18 walks in 18.1 IP this season, tied for most in the majors with CWS Daniel Webb and LAD Chris Withrow.

Ê Only 53 percent of his pitches have been strikes…only 55.1 pct. of his pitches have been fastballs. Ê On May 16 at LAA converted the save, entering with a 3-run lead and the 8-9-1 hitters due up, the exact scenario from the previous night when he

did not record an out…May 15 at LAA walked the No. 8 and 9 batters and allowed a single to Collin Cowgill. Ê His first blown save was April 25 at CWS, when he allowed a career-high 5 runs including a walk-off grand slam to Jose Abreu. Ê On May 1 at BOS, became the first in franchise history to record saves in both ends of a doubleheader.

#26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: 5/21 vs. OAK (0.2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH: .208 (5-24), 1-HR2014: 0-1-0, 1.84 ERA, 13 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 5/1 at BOS (G2) IR-RS: 11-3 vs. RH: .167 (4-24), 1-HR

Ê Has made 4 straight scoreless apps after allowing runs in 3 straight apps from May 9-15, including a walk-off 3-run HR on May 15 at LAA to Mike Trout…his first 6 apps (9 IP) were scoreless…May 15 at LAA was his 2nd career save opportunity after replacing Grant Balfour with 2 runners on.

Ê The Rays have trailed in 11 of his 13 apps…has 18 SO in 14.2 IP (11 SO/9 IP) after averaging 10.3 SO/9 IP in 2 years with San Diego. Ê May 8 vs. BAL replaced David Price with no outs in the 6th, inheriting the bases loaded and striking out the side on 9 pitches…according to the

Elias Sports Bureau, he became the first reliever to enter with the bases loaded and strike out his first 3 batters faced in that same inning since TOR Jesse Carlson on April 16, 2008 vs. TEX…Elias pitch count records are incomplete but they have no record of anyone else doing it on 9 pitches.

#52 JOSH LUEKE, RH Last App: 5/22 vs. OAK (W, 1.0-IP, 1-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .263 (15-57), 2-HR2014: 1-2-0, 4.73 ERA, 22 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 5x-last 5/9 vs. CLE IR-RS: 14-8 vs. RH: .308 (16-52), 3-HR

Ê Earned his first win as a Ray and 2nd of his career (with Seattle on April 11, 2011 vs. TOR) on Thu vs. OAK. Ê Has allowed runs in 9 of 22 apps this season…has allowed 5 HR, T-3rd among AL relievers, this season as well as 31 hits, 2nd-most among major

league relievers…has allowed 8 inherited runners to score, tied for the most in the majors with with CWS Daniel Webb. Ê Has made 5 relief apps of at least 2 IP, most on the team…set a franchise record for March/April with 14 apps (prev. 13, 4x-last Joel Peralta in 2011). Ê Escaped a bases-loaded, 1-out jam on May 17 at LAA replacing Juan Carlos Oviedo in the 6th inning…allowed 2 HR on May 12 at SEA.

#57 JAKE MCGEE, LH Last App: 5/23 vs. BOS (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .250 (6-24)2014: 2-0-0, 1.27 ERA, 23 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 3x-last 4/28 at CWS IR-RS: 13-0 vs. RH: .146 (7-48)

Ê Of his 23 apps this season, 21 have been scoreless…had a 5-pitch 7th yesterday…is the only reliever in the majors with at least 13 IR and 0 IRS. Ê Has not allowed a run over his last 11 apps spanning 10 IP in May…has only allowed 6 hits and 3 walks to 10 strikeouts over that span. Ê Pitched in both games of the doubleheader on May 1 at BOS…recorded the win in G2 with a scoreless 8th before the Rays took the lead in the 9th. Ê April 28 at CWS, allowed multiple runs for the first time since Sep 20, 2013…issued 3 walks, tying a career high (also Sep 14, 2010 vs. NYY). Ê His avg. fastball velocity this season is 96.4 mph, according to PITCHf/x data…last year was 96.3 mph, 2nd among LH relievers. Ê Over his career, right-handers have hit .192 against him (.227 for lefties)…held opposing righties to a .098 avg. in 2012 and .217 in 2013.

#46 JUAN CARLOS OVIEDO, RH Last App: 5/23 vs. BOS (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH: .200 (6-30)2014: 1-0-0, 1.72 ERA, 14 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 5/10 vs. CLE IR-RS: 13-4 vs. RH: .148 (4-27)

Ê Has not allowed a run in May, covering 11.2 innings and 10 apps with only 4 hits over that span…13 of his 14 apps this season have been scoreless. Ê Pitched a scoreless 9th yesterday vs. BOS, recording his first win since Aug 1, 2011 at NYM as Leo Nunez…pitched a scoreless 10th on Thu vs.

OAK…on May 17 at LAA snapped a streak of 21 consecutive batters retired in the 6th inning. Ê Made consecutive apps of 2 perfect innings on May 8-10, 2nd time in his career doing so (also Sep 21-23, 2008)…joined Mark Guthrie on May 31–

June 2, 2000 as the only Rays pitchers with back-to-back perfect apps of at least 2 IP…the 2 IP match his longest app since July 17, 2009 vs. PHI. Ê On May 2 at NYY blew the save in the 9th, allowing a 2-out single to Jacoby Ellsbury…marked his first save opportunity since Sep 17, 2011 at WAS.

#62 JOEL PERALTA, RH Last App: 5/23 vs. BOS (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-2 vs. LH: .277 (13-47), 2-HR2014: 1-3-0, 4.64 ERA, 23 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 3x-last 5/15 at LAA IR-RS: 6-0 vs. RH: .147 (5-34), 2-HR

Ê Has made 250 relief apps since joining the Rays in 2011, tying Dan Wheeler’s club record from over parts of 7 seasons (1998-2000, 2007-10). Ê Has made 7 consecutive scoreless apps (7.1-IP, 3-H, 9-SO)…had a 7.07 ERA (15.1-IP, 13-ER) over his first 16 apps this season. Ê Averages 34.6 seconds between pitches, according to FanGraphs, which makes him the slowest worker in the majors (min. 10 IP). Ê Leads the majors with 250 apps since joining the Rays in 2011…his 3 losses this season are tied for most among AL relievers…has allowed 4 HR,

tied for 6th-most among AL relievers…has allowed 27 HR since joining the Rays, most among AL relievers and T-3rd among MLB relievers. Ê In his Rays career, has faced 3-4-5 batters more than any other spots in the order and has held them to a .180 avg. (55-for-306)…opponents’ No. 3

hitters have hit .097 (9-for-93), lowest in the majors over that span (min. 50 AB).

#27 CESAR RAMOS, LH Last App: 5/20 vs. OAK (1.0-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .271 (13-48), 1-HR2014: 1-3-0, 4.46 ERA, 13 G, 7 GS Long Relief App: 1.2, 4/1 vs. TOR IR-RS: 4-0 vs. RH: .242 (22-91), 3-HR

Ê 29-year-old has a 1.50 ERA (6-IP, 1-ER) in 6 relief apps this season…was moved to the bullpen with Alex Cobb being reinstated from the DL. Ê Replaced Jake Odorizzi with 1 on, 2 out in the 5th on Tue vs. OAK…had a 10.13 ERA (8-IP, 9-ER) over his last 2 starts…May 17 at LAA was replaced

after 1.1 IP, the shortest regular-season start by a Rays pitcher without injury or weather delay since RH Jeff Niemann on Sep 24, 2011 at TOR (1.0). Ê Had a stretch of 6 apps (5 starts) from April 13–May 7 where he pitched to a 3.09 ERA (23.1-IP, 8-ER)…his only win this season, April 26 at CWS,

marked the 6th time in club history a Rays starter earned a win without a SO, and the 1st time since Mark Hendrickson did so on Aug 6, 2005 at LAA. Ê Has a 1.98 ERA (13.2-IP, 3-ER) in 5 apps (2 starts) this season at Tropicana Field compared to a 5.96 ERA (22.2-IP, 15-ER) in 8 road apps (5 starts).

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RAYS BY THE NUMBERSCurrent Streak: W2 When commit error: 4-14 Hit homer: 14-12Current Record: 21-28 Ahead after 6-7-8: 14-2/16-1/15-1 Homer with men on: 8-5Home/Road: 10-14/11-14 Behind after 6-7-8: 4-22/3-22/1-24 Hit multiple homers: 4-2Day/Night: 6-10/15-18 Tied after 6-7-8: 3-4/2-5/4-3 Score first: 17-10Grass/Turf: 11-14/10-14 1-run games: 8-4 Score 5 or more: 12-5vs. East: 9-11 2-run games: 1-6 Score less than 5: 9-23vs. Central: 4-9 Extra innings: 2-2 Outhit opponents: 18-5vs. West: 6-7 Win in last at-bat: 6 Outhit by opponents: 3-19vs. National League: 2-1 Come-from-behind wins: 6 Collect 10 or more hits: 11-4vs. RH/LH starters: 16-19/5-9 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 11 Opp. 10 or more hits: 2-16Series W-L-T (home): 1-4-2 Series W-L-T (road): 4-4-0 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 8-11/3-7/10-7/0-3

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Rodriguez 1 2 2 5DeJesus 3 1 4Jennings 4 4Longoria 3 1 4Myers 2 2 4Escobar 3 3Hanigan 1 1 1 3Joyce 2 1 3Zobrist 1 2 3Guyer 1 1Kiermaier 1 1Loney 1 1Forsythe -Figueroa -Molina -TOTALS 19 11 6 36

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYArcher 10 30 3.00 4.74 6-4 4Bedard 7 18 2.57 4.54 3-4 2Cobb 4 1 0.25 0.35 2-2 3Moore 2 0 0.00 0.00 0-2 0Odorizzi 9 21 2.33 4.36 2-7 2Price 10 29 2.90 3.76 6-4 5Ramos 7 13 1.86 3.86 2-5 0

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERSW-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR

Totals 21-28-8 49 3.96 440.2 413 194 171 395 44Starters 13-18-0 49 3.91 271.1 265 118 99 256 25Relievers 8-10-8 49 3.91 169.1 148 76 72 139 19Home 10-14-1 24 3.50 224.0 189 87 85 209 23Road 11-14-7 25 4.44 216.2 224 107 86 186 21March/April 11-16-4 27 4.41 240.2 236 118 87 202 21May 10-12-4 22 3.42 200.0 177 76 84 193 23

LAST HR OFF ’14 MOST HITS GAME ’14 MOST RBI GAMEDeJesus 5/13/14 at SEA Rodney 4, 5/9 vs. CLE 3, 4/22 vs. MINEscobar 5/16/14 at LAA Weaver 3, 2x-last, 5/16 at LAA 1, 11x-last, 5/22 vs. OAKFigueroa - - 1, 2x-last, 5/23 vs. BOS 1, 5/23 vs. BOSForsythe 9/27/13 at SF Lopez 2, 3x-last, 5/9 vs. CLE 1, 2x-last, 5/2 at NYYGuyer 5/15/14 at LAA Skaggs 2, 2x-last, 5/15 at LAA 2, 5/15 at LAAHanigan 4/19/14 vs. NYY Nova 3, 4/19 vs. NYY 6, 4/19 vs. NYYJennings 5/3/14 at NYY Tanaka 3, 2x-last, 5/4 at NYY 2, 4/9 at KCJoyce 5/11/14 vs. CLE Tomlin 3, 5/13 at SEA 3, 3/31 vs. TORLoney 4/12/14 at CIN Simon 3, 5x-last, 5/10 vs. CLE 4, 4/18 vs. NYYLongoria 5/6/14 vs. BAL Tillman 3, 4x-last, 5/23 vs. BOS 4, 4/19 vs. NYYMolina 7/5/13 vs. CWS Axelrod 1, 7x-last, 5/22 vs. OAK -Myers 5/4/14 at NYY Sabathia 3, 4x-last, 5/2 at NYY 4, 2x-last, 5/4 at NYYRodriguez 5/22/14 vs. OAK Gregerson 3, 2x-last, 5/2 at NYY 4, 4/4 vs. TEX

RAYS SEASON HIGHSTEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTINGLongest win streak 3, 2x-last, May 1-2 Most runs, game, TB 4, Myers, 4/19 vs. NYYLong loss streak 4, 3x-last, May 17-21 Most runs, game, Opp 4, Bruce, 4/13 at CINMost runs game, TB 16, 4/19 vs. NYY Most hits, game, TB 4, DeJesus, 5/9 vs. CLEMost runs game, Opp 12, 4/13 at CIN Most hits, game, Opp 4, 2x-last, Ellsbury, 5/2 at NYYMost runs, inn, TB 5, 2x-last, (14th), 5/2 at NYY Most 2B, game, TB 3, DeJesus, 5/9 vs. CLEMost runs, inn, Opp 5, 6x-last, (7th), 5/9 vs. CLE Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 6x-last, Crisp, 5/20 vs. OAKMost hits, game, TB 20, 5/2 at NYY Most HR, game, TB 2, 3x-last, Myers, 4/19 vs. NYYMost hits, game, Opp 18, 5/2 at NYY Most HR, game, Opp 2, 4x-last, Pujols, 5/18 at LAAMost hits, inn, TB 5, 3x-last, (7th), 5/12 at SEA Most RBI, game, TB 6, Hanigan, 4/19 vs. NYYMost hits, inn, Opp 6, 2x-last, (3rd), 4/13 at CIN Most RBI, game, Opp 6, Abreu, 4/25 at CWSMost doubles, game, TB 4, 5x-last, 5/9 vs. CLE Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 3x-last, DeJesus, 5/9 vs. CLEMost doubles, game, Opp 5, 2x-last, 4/29 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 2, 9x-last, Crisp, 5/20 vs. OAKMost HR, game, TB 5, 4/19 vs. NYY Most steals, game, TB 2, 3x-last, Jennings, 5/8 vs. BALMost HR, game, Opp 3, 4x-last, 5/9 vs. CLE Most steals, game, Opp 1, 18x-last, Gentry, 5/22 vs. OAKMost x-base hits, game, TB 9, 4/19 vs. NYY Hitting Streak 9, DeJesus, May 3-13Most x-base hits, game, Opp 9, 4/17 vs. NYY TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 3, 5/2 at NYY Most SO, TB Starter 12, 2x-last, Price, 5/13 at SEAMost stolen bases, game, Opp 2, 4x-last, 5/20 vs. OAK Most SO, Opp Starter 11, Buehrle, 4/2 vs. TORMost walks, game, TB 11, 4/25 at CWS Most SO, TB Reliever 3, 5x-last, Boxberger, 5/11 vs. CLEMost walks, game, Opp 10, 5/1 at BOS Most IP, TB Reliever 3.0, Gomes, 4/26 at CWSMost strikeouts, game, TB 14, 4/20 vs. NYY Most walks, game, TB 6, Ramos, 5/1 at BOSMost strikeouts, game, Opp 14, 4/23 vs. MIN Most walks, game, Opp 6, Dickey, 3/31 vs. TORMost LOB, game, TB 13, 5/2 at NYY Most SO, Team, TB 14, 2x-last, 5/20 vs. OAKMost LOB, game, Opp 13, 2x-last, 5/2 at NYY Most walks, Team, TB 10, 5/1 at BOSMost errors, game, TB 4, 2x-last, 5/12 at SEA Low-Hit Game 1, 5/21 vs. OAKMost errors, game, Opp 4, 4/4 vs. TEX Consecutive Scoreless IP 21.2, Cobb, April 1-CurrentLongest game, time 5:49, 5/2 at NYY Shortest game, time 2:31, 4/12 at CINLongest game, time (9 inn.) 4:10, 5/9 vs. CLE Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:31, 4/12 at CIN

Grand Slams (-): -Back-to-Back (-): -2-HR games (3): Zobrist-1 (4/13 at CIN, T Cingrani/N Christiani),

Hanigan-1 (4/19 vs. NYY, I Nova), Myers-1 (4/19 vs. NYY, I Nova/M Daley)

3-HR games (-): -Pinch-hit (-): -Walk-off (1): Rodriguez-1 (5/22 vs. OAK, L Gregerson)Lead-off (-): -

HOME RUNS

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Hanigan .385 5 13Molina .214 3 14TOTALS .296 8 27

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI:Loney (11), Escobar (5), Longoria (5), DeJesus (4), Myers (4), Hanigan (3), Jennings (3), Joyce (3), Rodriguez (3), Zobrist (3), Figueroa (1), Forsythe (1), Guyer (1)2-Out RBI: Hanigan (15), Longoria (12), Joyce (8), Loney (7), Rodriguez (7), Myers (6), Escobar (5), DeJesus (4), Jennings (4), Zobrist (3), Guyer (2), Forsythe (1)Outfield Assists: Joyce (3), Myers (3), Kiermaier (1)Bunt Singles: Rodriguez (1), Zobrist (1)Ejections: Maddon-2 (4/26 at CWS, 8th inn.; 5/2 at NYY, 13th inn.), Hickey-1 (5/8 vs. BAL, 1st inn.)Batted Around: 3/31 vs. TOR (8th inn, 9 batters),4/18 vs. NYY (8th inn, 11 batters), 4/19 vs. NYY (6th inn, 10 batters), 4/22 vs. MIN (1st inn, 9 bat-ters), 4/25 at CWS (2nd inn, 10 batters), 5/2 at NYY (14th inn, 11 batters)

MISC.

INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (since May 2)GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING DELAYMay 2 at NYY Tampa Bay B9 Jacoby Ellsbury Safe at 1st Overturned 1:07May 2 at NYY New York T13 Matt Joyce Safe at 1st Overturned 1:04May 2 at NYY Umpire T14 Sean Rodriguez Safe at home Confirmed N/AMay 6 vs. BAL Tampa Bay B9 Ryan Hanigan Out at 1st Confirmed 0:49May 8 vs. BAL Tampa Bay B5 Evan Longoria Out at 1st Confirmed 2:05May 9 vs. CLE Tampa Bay B1 Ben Zobrist Out at 1st Overturned 0:45May 11 vs. CLE Cleveland T6 Nyjer Morgan Out at 1st Overturned 0:59May 11 vs. CLE Tampa Bay B9 Logan Forsythe Out at 1st Confirmed 0:42May 12 at SEA Umpire B1 Robinson Cano In play (double) Confirmed 0:43May 12 at SEA Umpire B1 Corey Hart In play (run, out at 2nd) Confirmed 0:54May 15 at LAA Los Angeles B5 Grant Green Out at 2nd Overturned 2:44May 15 at LAA Los Angeles B7 Mike Trout Out at 2nd Overturned 2:46May 16 at LAA Tampa Bay B8 Howie Kendrick Safe at 1st Stands 2:29May 18 at LAA Los Angeles B8 Grant Green Out at 2nd Stands 2:50May 20 vs. OAK Tampa Bay B3 Desmond Jennings Out at 1st Stands 1:58May 21 vs. OAK Umpire B9 Logan Forsythe In play (single) Confirmed 3:19

1. April 19 vs. NYY–Evan Longoria home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (400 feet)…off Ivan Nova (3rd inning).2. May 21 vs. OAK-Logan Forsythe single off the B-ring catwalk above third base...off Sean Doolittle (9th inning).

CATWALKS

1. May 22 vs. OAK (W 5-2)-Sean Rodriguez home run to left field...off Luke Gregerson (11th inning).2. May 23 vs. BOS (W 1-0)-Cole Figueroa double to right-center field...off Burke Badenhop (9th inning).

WALK-OFF WINS

LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS

Rays Totals (bold): 17 challenges (6 overturned, 6 stand, 5 confirmed) | Opp Totals: 11 challenges (6 overturned, 3 stand, 2 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 6 challenges (1 overturned, 1 stand, 4 confirmed)

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

Opponent 20 37 13 31 23 23 17 22 16 7 209Tampa Bay 15 18 24 23 17 18 25 20 18 9 187

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RAYS HITTERS vs. RED SOX2014 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPDeJesus 3 9 2 1 2 2 0 .222 .364 56 193 47 4 28 28 32 .244 .349Escobar 4 14 3 1 2 1 3 .214 .267 64 232 66 4 16 26 32 .284 .361Figueroa 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000Forsythe 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 15 1 0 0 0 6 .067 .125Guyer 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 4 13 2 0 0 0 4 .154 .154Hanigan 3 10 2 0 1 1 1 .200 .273 3 10 2 0 1 1 1 .200 .273Jennings 4 16 4 1 1 1 2 .250 .294 48 191 46 6 18 19 49 .241 .308Joyce 4 11 2 0 0 2 1 .182 .308 67 207 45 5 21 29 43 .217 .324Loney 4 15 5 0 2 1 0 .333 .375 26 90 21 2 12 7 15 .233 .283Longoria 4 15 4 0 1 0 3 .267 .250 99 370 97 20 68 51 93 .262 .353Molina 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 83 203 55 1 17 24 48 .271 .353Myers 4 14 2 0 0 2 2 .143 .250 13 47 12 1 8 5 8 .255 .327Rodriguez 3 7 3 1 2 0 3 .429 .429 48 130 33 2 15 9 32 .254 .320

RAYS PITCHERS vs. RED SOX2014 CAREER

PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVGArcher 0 0 0 10.2 7 5 14 4.22 .184 1 2 0 24.1 21 13 32 4.81 .233Balfour 0 0 2 2.0 2 0 3 0.00 .250 3 0 5 40.1 38 22 40 4.91 .253Bedard 0 0 0 5.0 4 1 4 1.80 .235 5 5 0 80.0 65 40 69 4.50 .222Boxberger 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 3 0.00 .167 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 3 0.00 .167Cobb - - - - - - - - - 2 2 0 38.2 32 18 31 4.19 .221Lueke 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 2 0.00 .400 0 0 0 6.2 13 6 6 8.10 .406McGee 1 0 0 3.0 3 0 3 0.00 .300 4 0 0 23.0 8 2 27 0.78 .113Odorizzi - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 5.2 5 1 2 1.59 .238Oviedo 1 0 0 2.0 5 3 2 13.50 .455 1 1 0 10.0 21 12 7 10.80 .420Peralta 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 3.00 .250 0 4 2 38.1 37 23 37 5.40 .252Price - - - - - - - - - 10 6 0 129.0 105 42 116 2.93 .219Ramos 0 0 0 4.2 1 1 6 1.93 .067 0 1 0 20.0 13 5 19 2.25 .181

C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH DeJesus 4-2 2-1 9-14 10-6 2-1 1-0 2-10Escobar 21-27 0-1 0-3 3-1 13-17 5-5Figueroa 1-1 1-0 0-1Forsythe 2-3 1-0 1-1 4-7 2-0 0-3 1-3 2-2 3-2 0-1Guyer 2-5 0-3 1-0 0-2 0-1 2-4 1-1Hanigan 12-18 0-1 3-4 9-13Jennings 18-22 0-2 2-3 8-14 6-4 2-3Joyce 10-15 2-0 4-3 1-1 8-15 1-1 6-1Kiermaier 1-2 1-0 0-1 0-1Loney 20-26 0-2 1-0 15-17 4-5 0-2Longoria 20-28 1-0 2-1 5-3 14-24Molina 9-10 4-2 5-8Myers 19-28 1-1 4-7 2-0 5-3 1-4 6-12 0-1Rodriguez 1-2 2-5 4-3 0-1 0-1 4-3 1-1 2-2 0-1 0-1Zobrist 16-19 0-1 0-2 0-1 5-13 5-6 5-4 1-0

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

RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (4)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDINF Tim Beckham 15-day Right knee surgery March 30 -- April 14 49 21-28RHP Jeremy Hellickson 15-day Right elbow surgery March 30 -- April 14 49 21-28LHP Matt Moore 15-day Tommy John surgery April 8 -- April 23 41 17-24UTL Ben Zobrist 15-day Dislocated left thumb May 15 -- May 30 8 3-5Others (Games Missed): RH Juan Carlos Oviedo (19, right elbow surgery, 9-10), RH Alex Cobb (35, left oblique strain, 12-23)

OPENING DAY ROSTER

PITCHERS (12): RH Chris Archer, RH Grant Balfour, RH Heath Bell, RH Alex Cobb, RH Brandon Gomes, RH Josh Lueke, LH Jake McGee, LH Matt Moore, RH Jake Odorizzi, RH Joel Peralta, LH David Price, LH Cesar Ramos

CATCHERS (2): Ryan Hanigan, Jose Molina

INFIELDERS (6): Yunel Escobar, Logan Forsythe, James Loney, Evan Longoria, Sean Rodriguez, Ben Zobrist

OUTFIELDERS (5): David DeJesus, Brandon Guyer, Desmond Jennings, Matt Joyce, Wil Myers

DL (3): RHP Jeremy Hellickson (15-day), RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo (60-day), INF Tim Beckham (15-day)

April 3 Placed UTL Sean Rodriguez on the paternity list; recalled INF Vince Belnome from Triple-A Durham.

April 4 Optioned INF Vince Belnome to Durham; reinstated UTL Sean Rodriguez from the paternity list.

April 8 Placed LH Matt Moore (left elbow soreness) on the 15-day DL; recalled LH Jeff Be-liveau from Durham.

April 11 Optioned LH Jeff Beliveau to Durham; recalled OF Kevin Kiermaier from Durham.April 12 Added LH Erik Bedard to the taxi squad.

April 13 Optioned OF Kevin Kiermaier to Durham; selected LH Erik Bedard from Durham…placed RH Alex Cobb (left oblique strain) on the 15-day DL; recalled LH Jeff Beliveau from Durham.

April 14 Optioned LH Jeff Beliveau to Durham; recalled RH Brad Boxberger from Durham.April 19 Optioned RH Brad Boxberger to Durham; recalled LH C.J. Riefenhauser from Durham.April 22 Optioned LH C.J. Riefenhauser to Durham; reinstated RH Juan Carlos Oviedo (right

elbow surgery) from the 15-day DL.May 1 Added RH Brad Boxberger from Durham per MLB’s 26th Man Rule.May 2 Returned RH Brad Boxberger to Durham per MLB’s 26th Man Rule.May 3 Designated RH Heath Bell for assignment; recalled RH Nathan Karns from Durham.May 5 Optioned RH Nathan Karns to Durham; recalled RH Brad Boxberger from Durham.May 15 Placed UTL Ben Zobrist (dislocated left thumb) on the 15-day DL; selected INF Cole

Figueroa from Durham.May 17 Placed OF Desmond Jennings on Bereavement List; recalled OF Kevin Kiermaier

from Durham.May 20 Optioned RH Brandon Gomes to Durham; reinstated OF Desmond Jennings from

Bereavement List.May 22 Optioned OF Kevin Kiermaier to Durham; reinstated RH Alex Cobb (left oblique strain)

from the 15-day DL.

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RAYS 2014 DAY-BY-DAYPOS. HOME

# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.1 3/31 vs. TOR W, 9-2 Price (1-0) Dickey (0-1) 1-0 T-1/+0.5 31,042 31,0422 4/1 vs. TOR L, 2-4 Hutchison (1-0) Cobb (0-1) 1-1 T-2/-0.5 11,113 42,1553 4/2 vs. TOR L, 0-3 Buehrle (1-0) Moore (0-1 1-2 4/-1.0 10,808 52,9634 4/3 vs. TOR W, 7-2 Archer (1-0) Morrow (0-1) 2-2 T-2/-0.5 9,571 62,5345 4/4 vs. TEX W, 8-1 Odorizzi (1-0) Saunders (0-1) 3-2 1/+0.5 14,304 76,8386 4/5 vs. TEX W, 5-4 Gomes (1-0) Cotts (0-1) 4-2 1/+1.0 30,364 107,2007 4/6 vs. TEX L, 0-3 Darvish (1-0) Peralta (1-0) 4-3 1/+0.5 22,569 129,7698 4/7 at KC L, 2-4 Vargas (1-0) Moore (0-2) 4-4 2/-0.5 12,0879 4/8 at KC W, 1-0 Peralta (1-1) Holland (0-1) 5-4 1/+0.5 13,90510 4/9 at KC L, 3-7 Guthrie (2-0) Odorizzi (1-1) 5-5 2/-0.5 13,612

4/10 - OFF (1) T-1/+0.511 4/11 at CIN W, 2-1 Price (2-0) Cueto (0-2) 6-5 T-1/+1.0 30,50212 4/12 at CIN W, 1-0 Cobb (1-1) Simon (1-1) 7-5 1/+1.0 35,35613 4/13 at CIN L, 4-12 Cingrani (1-1) Ramos (0-1) 7-6 T-1/+1.5 34,30714 4/14 at BAL L, 1-7 Chen (2-1) Archer (1-1) 7-7 3/-0.5 15,799

4/15 at BAL - PPD - Rain (1) - Rescheduled for June 27 3/-1.015 4/16 at BAL L, 0-3 Gonzalez (1-1) Odorizzi (1-2) 7-8 4/-2.0 22,61116 4/17 vs. NYY L, 2-10 Sabathia (2-2) Price (2-1) 7-9 T-4/-3.0 28,085 157,85417 4/18 vs. NYY W, 11-5 McGee (1-0) Warren (0-1) 8-9 4/-2.0 26,079 183,93318 4/19 vs. NYY W, 16-1 Archer (2-1) Nova (2-2) 9-9 T-3/-1.0 30,159 214,09219 4/20 vs. NYY L, 1-5 (12) Claiborne (1-0) Bell (0-1) 9-10 T-3/-2.0 26,462 240,554

4/21 - OFF (2) 4/-2.020 4/22 vs. MIN W, 7-3 Price (3-1) Gibson (3-1) 10-10 3/-2.0 11,785 252,33921 4/23 vs. MIN L, 4-6 (12) Fien (3-0) Lueke (0-1) 10-11 4/-2.0 11,993 264,33222 4/24 vs. MIN L, 7-9 Nolasco (2-2) Bedard (0-1) 10-12 4/-3.0 13,177 277,50923 4/25 at CWS L, 6-9 Lindstrom (2-1) Balfour (0-1) 10-13 5/-3.0 17,21024 4/26 at CWS W, 4-0 Ramos (1-1) Danks (2-1) 11-13 T-4/-3.0 22,41225 4/27 at CWS L, 2-9 Carroll (1-0) Price (3-2) 11-14 5/-4.0 17,31326 4/28 at CWS L, 3-7 Rienzo (2-0) Odorizzi (1-3) 11-15 5/-4.5 11,26827 4/29 at BOS L, 4-7 Lackey (4-2) Gomes (1-1) 11-16 5/-4.5 34,794

4/30 at BOS - PPD - Rain (2) - Rescheduled for May 1 5/-4.528 5/1 at BOS (1) W, 2-1 Gomes (2-1) Peavy (1-1) 12-16 5/-4.0 35,62129 5/1 at BOS (2) W, 6-5 McGee (2-0) Uehara (0-1) 13-16 T-4/-3.0 33,46530 5/2 at NYY W, 10-5 (14) Bell (1-1) Leroux (0-1) 14-16 T-3/-2.5 33,58031 5/3 at NYY L, 3-9 Tanaka (4-0) Lueke (0-2) 14-17 4/-3.0 43,32532 5/4 at NYY W, 5-1 Bedard (1-1) Sabathia (3-4) 15-17 T-3/-2.0 41,122

5/5 - OFF (3) T-3/-1.533 5/6 vs. BAL L, 3-5 O’Day (1-0) Peralta (1-2) 15-18 5/-2.5 11,855 289,36434 5/7 vs. BAL L, 3-4 Webb (1-0) Gomes (2-2) 15-19 5/-3.5 11,282 300,64635 5/8 vs. BAL L, 1-3 Jimenez (2-4) Price (3-3) 15-20 5/-4.5 11,076 311,72236 5/9 vs. CLE L, 3-6 Kluber (3-3) Peralta (1-3) 15-21 5/-5.5 17,541 329,26337 5/10 vs. CLE W, 7-1 Bedard (2-1) McAllister (3-3) 16-21 5/-5.5 29,212 358,47538 5/11 vs. CLE L, 5-6 Tomlin (2-0) Archer (2-2) 16-22 5/-5.5 23,679 382,15439 5/12 at SEA L, 5-12 Hernandez (4-1) Ramos (1-2) 16-23 5/-5.5 12,39240 5/13 at SEA W, 2-1 Price (4-3) Rodney (1-2) 17-23 5/-4.5 13,44641 5/14 at SEA W, 2-0 Odorizzi (2-3) Maurer (1-2) 18-23 5/-3.5 20,95142 5/15 at LAA L, 5-6 Salas (3-0) Boxberger (0-1) 18-24 5/-4.5 34,44143 5/16 at LAA W, 3-0 Archer (3-2) Weaver (4-3) 19-24 5/-4.5 38,79644 5/17 at LAA L, 0-6 Wilson (5-3) Ramos (1-3) 19-25 5/-4.5 42,22445 5/18 at LAA L, 2-6 Shoemaker (2-1) Price (4-4) 19-26 5/-5.0 36,665

5/19 - OFF (4) 5/-5.046 5/20 vs. OAK L, 0-3 Pomeranz (4-1) Odorizzi (2-4) 19-27 5/-5.5 11,369 393,52347 5/21 vs. OAK L, 2-3 Milone (2-3) Bedard (2-2) 19-28 5/-6.0 10,555 404,07848 5/22 vs. OAK W, 5-2 (11) Lueke (1-2) Otero (4-1) 20-28 5/-6.0 11,257 415,33549 5/23 vs. BOS W, 1-0 Oviedo (1-0) Miller (1-3) 21-26 T-4/-6.0 20,898 436,23350 5/24 vs. BOS 4:1051 5/25 vs. BOS 1:40 David Price & Astro Dog Tags (Kids 14 & under) Tampa Bay Times52 5/26 at TOR 7:0753 5/27 at TOR 7:0754 5/28 at TOR 7:07

5/29 - OFF (5)55 5/30 at BOS 7:1056 5/31 at BOS 7:1557 6/1 at BOS 1:3558 6/2 at MIA 7:1059 6/3 at MIA 7:1060 6/4 vs. MIA 7:1061 6/5 vs. MIA 4:1062 6/6 vs. SEA 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Rays Beach Towel63 6/7 vs. SEA 4:10 Weezer Postgame Concert64 6/8 vs. SEA 1:40 James Loney Grill Set (10,000 men) Kayem65 6/9 vs. SEA 1:1066 6/10 vs. STL 7:1067 6/11 vs. STL 7:10

6/12 - OFF (6)68 6/13 at HOU 8:1069 6/14 at HOU 4:1070 6/15 at HOU 2:1071 6/16 vs. BAL 7:1072 6/17 vs. BAL 7:1073 6/18 vs. BAL 1:1074 6/19 vs. HOU 7:1075 6/20 vs. HOU 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Rays Duffle Bag76 6/21 vs. HOU 4:10 The O’Jays Postgame Concert77 6/22 vs. HOU 1:40 Ben Zobrist Plastic Bat & Ball Set (Kids 14 & under)78 6/23 vs. PIT 7:1079 6/24 vs. PIT 7:1080 6/25 vs. PIT 12:10

6/26 - OFF (7)81 6/27 at BAL (1) 1:0582 6/27 at BAL (2) 7:0583 6/28 at BAL 4:0584 6/29 at BAL 1:3585 6/30 at NYY 7:05

POS. HOME# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.86 7/1 at NYY 7:0587 7/2 at NYY 1:0588 7/3 at DET 7:0889 7/4 at DET 7:0890 7/5 at DET 4:0891 7/6 at DET 1:0892 7/7 vs. KC 7:1093 7/8 vs. KC 7:1094 7/9 vs. KC 7:10

7/10 - OFF (8)95 7/11 vs. TOR 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Rays Umbrella96 7/12 vs. TOR 4:10 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Postgame Concert97 7/13 vs. TOR 1:40 Yunel Escobar Basketball Set (Kids 14 & under)

7/14 - All-Star Break7/15 - All-Star Game Target Field (Minnesota Twins)7/16 - All-Star Break7/17 - All-Star Break

98 7/18 at MIN 8:1099 7/19 at MIN 7:10100 7/20 at MIN 2:10

7/21 - OFF (9)101 7/22 at STL 8:15102 7/23 at STL 7:15

7/24 - OFF (10)103 7/25 vs. BOS 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Don Zimmer Snowglobe104 7/26 vs. BOS 7:10 MLB Network Tote Bag (20,000 fans)105 7/27 vs. BOS 1:40 Chris Archer Christmas Stocking (Kids 14 & under)

Imagination Movers Christmas in July Postgame Concert106 7/28 vs. MIL 7:10107 7/29 vs. MIL 7:10108 7/30 vs. MIL 12:10

7/31 - OFF (11)109 8/1 vs. LAA 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Joe Maddon Wine Glasses (Set of 2)110 8/2 vs. LAA 7:10 Joe Maddon Mr. Potato Head (20,000 fans) GTE Financial111 8/3 vs. LAA 1:40 Wil Myers Bike Horn (Kids 14 & under) 112 8/4 at OAK 10:05113 8/5 at OAK 10:05114 8/6 at OAK 3:35

8/7 - OFF (12)115 8/8 at CHC 4:05116 8/9 at CHC 4:05117 8/10 at CHC 2:20118 8/11 at TEX 8:05119 8/12 at TEX 8:05120 8/13 at TEX 8:05121 8/14 at TEX 8:05122 8/15 vs. NYY 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Rays Cooler123 8/16 vs. NYY 4:10124 8/17 vs. NYY 1:40 Mr. Happy Bobblehead (Kids 14 & under)

8/18 - OFF (13)125 8/19 vs. DET 7:10126 8/20 vs. DET 7:10127 8/21 vs. DET 1:10128 8/22 at TOR 7:07129 8/23 at TOR 1:07130 8/24 at TOR 1:07131 8/25 at BAL 7:05132 8/26 at BAL 7:05133 8/27 at BAL 7:05134 8/28 at BAL 7:05135 8/29 vs. BOS 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Rally Raymond Gnome136 8/30 vs. BOS 7:10137 8/31 vs. BOS 1:40 Matt Moore Kids Plate with Cup (Kids 14 & under) 138 9/1 vs. BOS 1:10139 9/2 vs. TOR 7:10140 9/3 vs. TOR 7:10141 9/4 vs. TOR 7:10142 9/5 vs. BAL 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Player T-shirt (Fan Vote)143 9/6 vs. BAL 1:10 Evan Longoria ‘80s Hair Band Bobblehead (20,000 fans) 144 9/7 vs. BAL 140 Solar Powered Waving DJ Kitty (20,000 fans)

The Wiggles Postgame Concert9/8 - OFF (14)

145 9/9 at NYY 7:05146 9/10 at NYY 7:05147 9/11 at NYY 7:05148 9/12 at TOR 7:07149 9/13 at TOR 1:07150 9/14 at TOR 1:07151 9/15 vs. NYY 7:10152 9/16 vs. NYY 7:10153 9/17 vs. NYY 7:10

9/18 - OFF (15)154 9/19 vs. CWS 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Oktoberfest Stein155 9/20 vs. CWS 7:10156 9/21 vs. CWS 1:40 Raymond Train (Kids 14 & under)

9/22 - OFF (16)157 9/23 at BOS 7:10158 9/24 at BOS 7:10159 9/25 at BOS 7:10160 9/26 at CLE 7:05161 9/27 at CLE 6:05162 9/28 at CLE 1:05