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UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Tues., 5/8 vs. ATL 7:10 p.m. LH Blake Snell (4-1, 2.55) vs. LH Sean Newcomb (2-1, 3.38) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Wed., 5/9 vs. ATL 7:10 p.m. TBD vs. RH Julio Teheran (2-1, 3.65) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) TAMPA BAY RAYS (15-16) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (18-16) RH Chris Archer (2-2, 6.05) vs. RH Marco Estrada (2-2, 6.19) Sunday, May 6, 2018 First Pitch: 1:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field TV: FOX Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 32 (15-16) Home Game No.: 16 (8-7) All-Time Game No.: 3,270 (1515-1754) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,637 (830-806) RAY MATTER—The Rays are 11-3 over their last 14 games, their best 14- game stretch since July 13–Aug 2, 2014 (11-3)…this includes an 8-game winning streak—tied for 3rd-longest in franchise history—from April 18- 28…over this 14-game stretch, the Rays have a plus-33 run differential (83-50) and have outhit opponents, 147-111…they have improved from 4-13 (.235)—worst record in the AL East and 3rd-worst winning pct. in the majors—to 15-16 (.484) over this stretch…with last night’s win vs. TOR, the Rays improved to 5-1-0 in their last 6 series, compared to 1-4-0 before it. Ê The Rays have scored 5 runs or more in 8 games over this 14-game stretch, and are 8-0 when doing so…they have scored 6 runs or more in 7 games and 8 runs or more in 6 games…they have reached double-digit hits in 9 games over this 14-game stretch. Ê The Rays have come from behind in 7 of these 11 wins. Ê The Rays have won the opening game of their last 6 series. Ê The Rays have won six consecutive home games, dating back to April 18 vs. TEX…they have outscored opponents, 41-21, over these 6 games…the 6-game home winning streak matches their longest under fourth-year Manager Kevin Cash (also April 7-20, 2017 and April 22–May 1, 2015)…today the Rays will go for their first 7-game home winning streak since June 29–July 11, 2013 (9). Ê The Rays rank 2nd in the AL with a .262 avg. to the Red Sox (.269) and rank 2nd in the AL with a .333 OBP to the Yankees (.335). SEEKING SWEEP—Today the Rays are attempting to finish their third sweep of the season (3 games from April 20-22 vs. MIN and 2 games from April 25-26 at BAL)…with a win today, the Rays would match their total number of sweeps from last season: 3 games from April 18-20 vs. DET, 2 games from May 1-2 at MIA and 3 games from Sep 29–Oct 1 vs. BAL. Ê Twice previously the Rays have had a chance to sweep and failed to do so: April 11 at CWS (2-1 loss) and April 29 at BOS (4-3 loss). Ê A win today would also clinch a second consecutive winning homestand, as they went 5-4 from April 13-22 vs. PHI/TEX/MIN. CONSIDER THIS—Today the Rays have a chance to return to .500 for the first time since they were 1-1…they have lost previous attempts to return to .500 when they were 1-2, 12-13 (April 29 at BOS) and 13-14 (Tues at DET)…the Rays are 1 game under .500 despite a wide range of obstacles: Ê Their 8-game losing streak tied for the 4th-longest of the “Rays” era and remains tied for the 2nd-longest in the majors this season. Ê They opened the season with three regular members of the start- ing rotation following the injury to Nathan Eovaldi, and used a “bullpen day” as needed as the fourth and fifth starters…they have used seven different starting pitchers, tied for 4th-most in the ma- jors, and just one shy of their total from all of last season. Ê They placed two-time Gold Glove winner and 2015 AL Platinum Glove winner Kevin Kiermaier on the disabled list in mid-April, the third consecutive season he has missed significant time. Ê They have totaled 12 games against the Red Sox (3-7) and Yankees (0-2), who own the two best records in the majors this season. Ê They have played more games on the road (16) than at home (15). RAYS vs. BLUE JAYS—Today the Rays have a chance to sweep the Blue Jays for the first time since May 16-18, 2016 at TOR…they are attempt- ing to sweep them at Tropicana Field for the first time since April 24-26, 2015…today is the third of 19 meetings between the two clubs this sea- son (9 at Tropicana Field, 10 at Rogers Centre)…the two teams meet only six times before the All-Star break, compared to 13 times in the second half (and 10 times in September)…the Rays went 9-10 last season (6-4 at home, 3-6 on the road), just the sec- ond time they’ve lost a season series to the Blue Jays in the Rays era (8-11 in 2014)…the Rays are 187-167 (.528) all-time against Toronto, their most wins against any opponent. SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN—This is the second of six consecutive series against teams that finished last sea- son below .500…the Rays don’t face another postseason team from last year until May 22-24 vs. BOS…so far this season, the Rays are 6-9 (.400) against teams that made last year’s playoffs and 9-7 (.563) against teams that missed the postseason. Ê Tomorrow is the Rays second of three off-days in a stretch of 8 days…following the May 10 off-day, the Rays play 40 games in 41 days (two off-days plus a doubleheader on May 12 at BAL). ROAMING BUFFALO—Last night vs. TOR, Wilson Ramos singled in the 3rd inning to extend his hitting streak to 13 games…his hitting streak is: Ê the longest active streak in the major leagues Ê the 3rd-longest of his career behind April 24–May 19, 2015 (19, with WAS) and June 9–July 11, 2014 (14, with WAS) Ê the longest by a Ray since Kevin Kiermaier (13) in 2016…no Ray has had a longer streak since James Loney (16) from June 19–July 5, 2013, and the club record is 19 by Jason Barlett in 2009 Ê tied with John Flaherty from Aug 7-27, 1999 for the 2nd-longest in franchise history among catchers…it is one shy of tying the club record for a catcher, held by Toby Hall (14) from Aug 7-28, 2001 THE HORSEAlex Colomé has pitched to a 1.17 ERA (7.2-IP, 1-ER) with 11 SO over his last 7 apps…last night vs. TOR, he went 1.2 IP for his longest app of the season…he recorded his fifth career save of 5 outs or more, first since June 17, 2017 at DET (1.2 IP)…since the start of 2016, he has 13 saves of 4 outs or more, most in the AL and 3rd-most in the majors. COMMUNITY CORNER—Before every Tuesday home game, the Rays host a youngster from the Make-A-Wish Foundation or Children’s Dream Fund as a part of the “Tuesday’s Champion” program…for this Tuesday’s game vs. ATL, the Rays will welcome 11-year-old Christopher Shoup Jr. from the Children’s Dream Fund…as part of his special day, Christopher will meet Rays players and coaches and throw a ceremonial first pitch. Ê On Tuesday morning, Chris Archer, Rays front office staff and Good Sports staff will join athletes, coaches and staff from Middle- ton High School in Tampa, and donate brand-new baseball and softball equipment…the donation, valued at more than $35,000, will include cleats, baseball and softball bats, fielding gloves, bat- ting gloves, helmets and more…this is the fifth year that the Rays, Good Sports and Archer have partnered to support local youth. MINOR MATTERS—In yesterday’s game at Burlington (Angels), Class-A Bowling Green 1B/LH Brendan McKay hit his first homer of the season and fifth of his professional career (last Aug 8, 2017 with Short-A Hudson Valley)…McKay, 22, was the Rays first round selection (fourth overall) in the 2017 June Draft out of the University of Louisville…this season, he is batting .278/.473/.370 (15-for-54) with 2 2B, 1 HR, 15 RBI and 20 BB in 17 games and the plate, and is 1-0 with a 1.45 ERA (18.2-IP, 3-ER) and 33 SO in 5 starts on the mound, including 4.2 no-hit innings on Fri at Burlington. THIS DATE IN RAYS HISTORY—On May 6, 2000, Steve Trachsel throws a 3-hit shutout with 11 SO and outduels BOS Pedro Martínez in a 1-0 Dev- il Rays victory at Fenway Park…Greg Vaughn drives in the game’s only run with a two-out single in the 8th inning…Pedro’s 17 SO remain tied for the most ever by an opposing pitcher against the Rays, and the only other pitcher to do that was TOR Brandon Morrow on Aug 8, 2010. AL EAST STANDINGS, SEASON Boston 24-9 (.727) -- New York 23-10 (.697) 1.0 Toronto 18-16 (.529) 6.5 Tampa Bay 15-16 (.484) 8.0 Baltimore 8-25 (.242) 16.0 AL EAST STANDINGS, THRU 4/17 Boston 14-2 (.875) -- Toronto 11-5 (.688) 3.0 New York 8-8 (.500) 6.0 Baltimore 5-12 (.294) 9.5 Tampa Bay 4-13 (.235) 10.5 AL EAST STANDINGS, SINCE 4/18 New York 15-2 (.882) -- Tampa Bay 11-3 (.786) 2.5 Boston 10-7 (.588) 5.0 Toronto 7-11 (.389) 8.5 Baltimore 3-13 (.188) 11.5 THRU APRIL 17 & SINCE APRIL 18 WITH MLB RANKS THRU 4/17 MLB RANK SINCE 4/18 MLB RANK Record 4-13 28th 11-3 2nd Home Record 2-7 26th 6-0 1st Road Record 2-6 29th 5-3 8th Run Differential -34 27th +33 3rd Hit Differential -15 26th +36 2nd Batting Avg. .232 19th .297 1st Avg. with RISP .239 16th .314 2nd On-Base Pct. .313 17th .358 1st Starter ERA 5.13 24th 3.01 4th Reliever ERA 4.67 25th 4.30 15th

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UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULEUpcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & RadioTues., 5/8 vs. ATL 7:10 p.m. LH Blake Snell (4-1, 2.55) vs. LH Sean Newcomb (2-1, 3.38) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Wed., 5/9 vs. ATL 7:10 p.m. TBD vs. RH Julio Teheran (2-1, 3.65) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)

TAMPA BAY RAYS (15-16) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (18-16)RH Chris Archer (2-2, 6.05) vs. RH Marco Estrada (2-2, 6.19)

Sunday, May 6, 2018 First Pitch: 1:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field TV: FOX Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.)Game No.: 32 (15-16) Home Game No.: 16 (8-7) All-Time Game No.: 3,270 (1515-1754) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,637 (830-806)

RAY MATTER—The Rays are 11-3 over their last 14 games, their best 14-game stretch since July 13–Aug 2, 2014 (11-3)…this includes an 8-game winning streak—tied for 3rd-longest in franchise history—from April 18-28…over this 14-game stretch, the Rays have a plus-33 run differential (83-50) and have outhit opponents, 147-111…they have improved from 4-13 (.235)—worst record in the AL East and 3rd-worst winning pct. in the majors—to 15-16 (.484) over this stretch…with last night’s win vs. TOR, the Rays improved to 5-1-0 in their last 6 series, compared to 1-4-0 before it.

Ê The Rays have scored 5 runs or more in 8 games over this 14-game stretch, and are 8-0 when doing so…they have scored 6 runs or more in 7 games and 8 runs or more in 6 games…they have reached double-digit hits in 9 games over this 14-game stretch.

Ê The Rays have come from behind in 7 of these 11 wins. Ê The Rays have won the opening game of their last 6 series. Ê The Rays have won six consecutive home games, dating back to

April 18 vs. TEX…they have outscored opponents, 41-21, over these 6 games…the 6-game home winning streak matches their longest under fourth-year Manager Kevin Cash (also April 7-20, 2017 and April 22–May 1, 2015)…today the Rays will go for their first 7-game home winning streak since June 29–July 11, 2013 (9).

Ê The Rays rank 2nd in the AL with a .262 avg. to the Red Sox (.269) and rank 2nd in the AL with a .333 OBP to the Yankees (.335).

SEEKING SWEEP—Today the Rays are attempting to finish their third sweep of the season (3 games from April 20-22 vs. MIN and 2 games from April 25-26 at BAL)…with a win today, the Rays would match their total number of sweeps from last season: 3 games from April 18-20 vs. DET, 2 games from May 1-2 at MIA and 3 games from Sep 29–Oct 1 vs. BAL.

Ê Twice previously the Rays have had a chance to sweep and failed to do so: April 11 at CWS (2-1 loss) and April 29 at BOS (4-3 loss).

Ê A win today would also clinch a second consecutive winning homestand, as they went 5-4 from April 13-22 vs. PHI/TEX/MIN.

CONSIDER THIS—Today the Rays have a chance to return to .500 for the first time since they were 1-1…they have lost previous attempts to return to .500 when they were 1-2, 12-13 (April 29 at BOS) and 13-14 (Tues at DET)…the Rays are 1 game under .500 despite a wide range of obstacles:

Ê Their 8-game losing streak tied for the 4th-longest of the “Rays” era and remains tied for the 2nd-longest in the majors this season.

Ê They opened the season with three regular members of the start-ing rotation following the injury to Nathan Eovaldi, and used a “bullpen day” as needed as the fourth and fifth starters…they have used seven different starting pitchers, tied for 4th-most in the ma-jors, and just one shy of their total from all of last season.

Ê They placed two-time Gold Glove winner and 2015 AL Platinum Glove winner Kevin Kiermaier on the disabled list in mid-April, the third consecutive season he has missed significant time.

Ê They have totaled 12 games against the Red Sox (3-7) and Yankees (0-2), who own the two best records in the majors this season.

Ê They have played more games on the road (16) than at home (15).

RAYS vs. BLUE JAYS—Today the Rays have a chance to sweep the Blue Jays for the first time since May 16-18, 2016 at TOR…they are attempt-ing to sweep them at Tropicana Field for the first time since April 24-26, 2015…today is the third of 19 meetings between the two clubs this sea-son (9 at Tropicana Field, 10 at Rogers Centre)…the two teams meet only six times before the All-Star break, compared to 13 times in the second half (and 10 times in September)…the Rays went 9-10 last season (6-4 at

home, 3-6 on the road), just the sec-ond time they’ve lost a season series to the Blue Jays in the Rays era (8-11 in 2014)…the Rays are 187-167 (.528) all-time against Toronto, their most wins against any opponent.

SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN—This is the second of six consecutive series against teams that finished last sea-son below .500…the Rays don’t face another postseason team from last year until May 22-24 vs. BOS…so far this season, the Rays are 6-9 (.400) against teams that made last year’s playoffs and 9-7 (.563) against teams that missed the postseason.

Ê Tomorrow is the Rays second of three off-days in a stretch of 8 days…following the May 10 off-day, the Rays play 40 games in 41 days (two off-days plus a doubleheader on May 12 at BAL).

ROAMING BUFFALO—Last night vs. TOR, Wilson Ramos singled in the 3rd inning to extend his hitting streak to 13 games…his hitting streak is:

Ê the longest active streak in the major leagues Ê the 3rd-longest of his career behind April 24–May 19, 2015 (19,

with WAS) and June 9–July 11, 2014 (14, with WAS) Ê the longest by a Ray since Kevin Kiermaier (13) in 2016…no Ray

has had a longer streak since James Loney (16) from June 19–July 5, 2013, and the club record is 19 by Jason Barlett in 2009

Ê tied with John Flaherty from Aug 7-27, 1999 for the 2nd-longest in franchise history among catchers…it is one shy of tying the club record for a catcher, held by Toby Hall (14) from Aug 7-28, 2001

THE HORSE—Alex Colomé has pitched to a 1.17 ERA (7.2-IP, 1-ER) with 11 SO over his last 7 apps…last night vs. TOR, he went 1.2 IP for his longest app of the season…he recorded his fifth career save of 5 outs or more, first since June 17, 2017 at DET (1.2 IP)…since the start of 2016, he has 13 saves of 4 outs or more, most in the AL and 3rd-most in the majors.

COMMUNITY CORNER—Before every Tuesday home game, the Rays host a youngster from the Make-A-Wish Foundation or Children’s Dream Fund as a part of the “Tuesday’s Champion” program…for this Tuesday’s game vs. ATL, the Rays will welcome 11-year-old Christopher Shoup Jr. from the Children’s Dream Fund…as part of his special day, Christopher will meet Rays players and coaches and throw a ceremonial first pitch.

Ê On Tuesday morning, Chris Archer, Rays front office staff and Good Sports staff will join athletes, coaches and staff from Middle-ton High School in Tampa, and donate brand-new baseball and softball equipment…the donation, valued at more than $35,000, will include cleats, baseball and softball bats, fielding gloves, bat-ting gloves, helmets and more…this is the fifth year that the Rays, Good Sports and Archer have partnered to support local youth.

MINOR MATTERS—In yesterday’s game at Burlington (Angels), Class-A Bowling Green 1B/LH Brendan McKay hit his first homer of the season and fifth of his professional career (last Aug 8, 2017 with Short-A Hudson Valley)…McKay, 22, was the Rays first round selection (fourth overall) in the 2017 June Draft out of the University of Louisville…this season, he is batting .278/.473/.370 (15-for-54) with 2 2B, 1 HR, 15 RBI and 20 BB in 17 games and the plate, and is 1-0 with a 1.45 ERA (18.2-IP, 3-ER) and 33 SO in 5 starts on the mound, including 4.2 no-hit innings on Fri at Burlington.

THIS DATE IN RAYS HISTORY—On May 6, 2000, Steve Trachsel throws a 3-hit shutout with 11 SO and outduels BOS Pedro Martínez in a 1-0 Dev-il Rays victory at Fenway Park…Greg Vaughn drives in the game’s only run with a two-out single in the 8th inning…Pedro’s 17 SO remain tied for the most ever by an opposing pitcher against the Rays, and the only other pitcher to do that was TOR Brandon Morrow on Aug 8, 2010.

AL EAST STANDINGS, SEASONBoston 24-9 (.727) --New York 23-10 (.697) 1.0Toronto 18-16 (.529) 6.5Tampa Bay 15-16 (.484) 8.0Baltimore 8-25 (.242) 16.0

AL EAST STANDINGS, THRU 4/17Boston 14-2 (.875) --Toronto 11-5 (.688) 3.0New York 8-8 (.500) 6.0Baltimore 5-12 (.294) 9.5Tampa Bay 4-13 (.235) 10.5

AL EAST STANDINGS, SINCE 4/18New York 15-2 (.882) --Tampa Bay 11-3 (.786) 2.5Boston 10-7 (.588) 5.0Toronto 7-11 (.389) 8.5Baltimore 3-13 (.188) 11.5

THRU APRIL 17 & SINCE APRIL 18 WITH MLB RANKSTHRU 4/17 MLB RANK SINCE 4/18 MLB RANK

Record 4-13 28th 11-3 2ndHome Record 2-7 26th 6-0 1stRoad Record 2-6 29th 5-3 8thRun Differential -34 27th +33 3rdHit Differential -15 26th +36 2ndBatting Avg. .232 19th .297 1stAvg. with RISP .239 16th .314 2ndOn-Base Pct. .313 17th .358 1stStarter ERA 5.13 24th 3.01 4thReliever ERA 4.67 25th 4.30 15th

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Ê Is in his fourth season as Rays manager…at age 40, is the majors’ youngest active skipper—5 months younger than SD Andy Green.

Ê His last ejection was July 18, 2017 at OAK, his seventh ejection as Rays manager…his 7 ejections are tied for 4th in franchise history.

Ê Is the sixth Tampa-born manager in major league history, and second to manage the Rays…that list includes Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart.

Ê Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, incl. parts of eight seasons in the majors (2002-10) and 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).

#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER

LAST START—On Wed at DET, failed to hold a 2-0 lead, allowing an RBI groundout in the 5th inning and game-tying solo homer to James Mc-Cann, his last batter faced, in the 7th inning…only allowed 1 hit through 4 IP, then allowed 4 hits over his last 2.2 IP…yielded 1 BB or fewer for a fourth straight start, longest such streak of his career…his 86 pitches were his fewest since his first start of the season on March 30 vs. BOS (84), and his pitch count by inning was 17-17-13-7-11-13 plus 8 pitches to 3 BF in the 7th inn. …his line: ND, 6.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR, 86 pit, 57 str.

THE WIN COLUMN—Has won four consecutive decisions spanning 5 starts, matching the longest winning streak of his career…he previously did it spanning 7 starts from Aug 15–Sep 20, 2017 (4-0, 3 no-decisions)…

over this 5-start unbeaten streak, he is 4-0 with a 1.89 ERA (33.1-IP, 7-ER) and 38/7 SO/BB ratio…prior to his no-decision in his last start, was the first Ray to win four consecutive starts since Erasmo Ramirez from May 30–June 15, 2015 at BAL/SEA, vs. LAA/WAS.

HARD TO HIT—Has allowed 5 hits or fewer in a club-record 11 consecu-tive starts since Sep 12, 2017…passed Drew Smyly (9) from Aug 11, 2014–May 5, 2015 and Matt Moore (9) from Sep 11, 2012–April 27, 2013.

vs. ATLANTA—Has never faced the Braves…is 3-1 with a 2.48 ERA (40-IP, 11-ER) in 7 career interleague starts, including 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA (17-IP, 3-ER) in 3 IL starts at home…his last IL start was Sep 20, 2017 vs. CHC.

TUESDAY’S STARTER: LH BLAKE SNELL (4-1, 2.55 ERA)

TODAY’S STARTER: RH CHRIS ARCHER (2-2, 6.05 ERA)

LAST START—On Tues at DET, allowed a 3rd-inning RBI double to Nicholas Castel-lanos and 5th-inning RBI double to Leonys Martín…three of his 6 hits allowed came in the 5th inning, but stranded two runners after consecutive strikeouts ended the inning…allowed 2 runs, matching his season low (also April 20 vs. MIN), and did not allow a homer for the first time in his 7 starts this season…replaced after 6 IP and 90 pitches in a 2-1 loss: his line: L, 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 6 SO, 90 pit, 57 str.

Ê Became the third pitcher to reach 1,000 IP for the Rays, following James Shields (1,454.2 IP) and David Price (1,143.2 IP).

SEEKING LENGTH—Has totaled 38.2 IP in his 7 starts this season, averaging just over 5.1 IP per start…hasn’t completed 6 IP in nine of his last 12 starts dating back to last Sep 2, after doing so in 18 of his previous 19 starts…doesn’t have a start of at least 7 IP since Aug 27, 2017 at STL (7 IP) and hasn’t gone 8 IP since May 10, 2017 vs. KC (8 IP).

vs. TORONTO—Will be making his 25th start against the Blue Jays, his most fre-quent opponent (Red Sox, 20)…has gone 7-4 with a 3.09 ERA (148.1-IP, 51-ER) in 24 starts against them and 4-2 with a 3.11 ERA (81-IP, 28-ER) in 13 starts at Tropicana Field…has yielded 3 runs or fewer in 21 of 24 starts against the Blue Jays, including 10 straight dating back to Oct 3, 2015…has yielded 2 runs or fewer in 17 starts and 1 run or fewer in 9 starts…hasn’t lost to them since Opening Day 2016.

INFLATED ERA—His 6.05 ERA is the 6th-highest among qualifying pitchers in the majors and 4th-highest among AL qualifiers…has gone 3-7 with a 6.56 ERA (60.1-IP, 44-ER) in 13 starts dating back to Sep 2, 2017 at CWS…min. 50 IP, his ERA since the start of last September is highest in the majors, ahead of TEX Martin Pérez.

UPCOMING MILESTONES—Is 2 wins shy of tying Scott Kazmir (55) for 3rd in fran-chise history, and 3 starts shy of tying Price (170) for 2nd in club history…his 1,086 SO are 2nd in club history behind James Shields (1,250).

FRANCHISE FIRST—With his start on Opening Day vs. BOS, he became the second pitcher in franchise history to make four Opening Day starts (James Shields; 2008-10, 2012), and the first to do it in four consecutive seasons…is one of five pitchers to start on Opening Day in each of the last four seasons, along with SEA Félix Hernández, LAD Clayton Kershaw, CLE Corey Kluber and ATL Julio Teheran.

MR. DURABLE—Since June 1, 2013—the date he was recalled to the majors for good—he leads the majors with 163 starts…DET/WAS Max Scherzer ranks 2nd with 159 starts…made 34 starts last season, tying BAL Kevin Gausman for the major league lead and tying the club record (Archer in 2015, David Price in 2011, Scott Kazmir in 2007)…has made at least 30 starts in four straight seasons, one of two Rays pitchers all-time to do that (also James Shields, six, 2007-12)…is the third Rays pitcher with three straight years of 200 IP, joining Shields (six, 2007-12) and Price (three, 2010-12)…is one of five pitchers to throw at least 200 IP in each of the last three seasons, along with Max Scherzer, Jeff Samardzija, Chris Sale and Corey Kluber.

KING OF THE K—His 249 SO last season ranked 4th in the majors behind BOS Chris Sale (308), WAS Max Scherzer (268) and CLE Corey Kluber (268), and ranked 2nd in club history, behind his own record of 252 (2015)…led the majors for a third straight year in strikeouts on the slider (179), after recording 152 in 2016 and 179 in 2015…last season he made 9 starts with at least 10 SO, tying the club record…he has done that 27 times in his career, most in franchise history, ahead of David Price (23)…has not allowed a walk in 8 of those 27 career starts, tying Price for most in club history and as many as Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan compiled in his 27-year career.

K’S FOR KIDS—Every strikeout he records will benefit the local nonprofit Starting Right, Now…its mission is to combat youth homelessness through a variety of personal development programs…for every strikeout, Archer, the Rays Baseball Foundation and Crown Automotive Group will each donate $25…this is the fourth consecutive year Archer has conducted the strikeout campaign…any Rays fan or local business can join the strikeout challenge by making a pledge at raysbaseball.com/archer.

SEASON & CAREER HIGHS2018 CAREER

6.2, 4/20 vs. MIN IP 9.0, 3x-last 8/20/15 at HOU11, 4/26 at BAL H 12, 2x-last 7/8/15 at KC7, 4/14 vs. PHI R 9, 2x-last 9/26/15 at TOR7, 4/14 vs. PHI ER 9, 2x-last 9/26/15 at TOR

3, 2x-last 4/9 at CWS BB 6, 5/15/17 at CLE8, 2x-last 4/9 at CWS SO 15, 6/2/15 at LAA1, 6x-last 4/26 at BAL HR 4, 4/8/16 at BAL

-- CG 3x-last 8/20/15 at HOU-- SHO 3x-last 8/20/15 at HOU

1G, 2x-last 4/26 at BAL Win Streak 6G, 5/17/15 – 6/23/151G, 2x-last 5/1 at DET Loss Streak 7G, 9/6/15 – 4/20/16

2018 SPLITS vs. BATTERSSPLIT AB H AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO TB PAvs. LHB 79 28 .354 8 0 4 9 14 48 89vs. RHB 78 19 .244 5 0 2 3 28 30 82

CAREER MLB BREAKDOWNYEAR W L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO HR2017 10 12 4.07 34 34 201.0 193 101 91 60 249 272018 2 2 6.05 7 7 38.2 47 27 26 12 42 6Career 53 65 3.72 169 167 1005.2 905 464 416 328 1086 112

2018 SPLITSSPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SOHome 0 1 7.02 3 16.2 18 13 13 4 13Road 2 1 5.32 4 22.0 29 14 13 8 29March 0 0 6.00 1 6.0 6 4 4 1 6April 2 1 6.75 5 26.2 35 21 20 10 30May 0 1 3.00 1 6.0 6 2 2 1 6June -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --July -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --August -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --September -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

SPLITS vs. BLUE JAYSSPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO2018 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --2017 1 0 2.65 5 34.0 22 12 10 7 44Career 7 4 3.09 24 148.1 113 55 51 47 161at Home 4 2 3.11 13 81.0 58 32 28 22 92

2018 GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT3/29 vs. BOS -- 6.00 6.0 6 4 4 1 6 1 0 0 81/56 W, 6-4 Sale down, 4-04/3 at NYY -- 6.55 5.0 6 4 4 3 8 1 0 0 96/59 L, 4-11 Montgomery tied, 4-44/9 at CWS W-1 5.94 5.2 6 4 3 3 8 1 1 1 102/68 W, 5-4 González up, 5-44/14 vs. PHI L-1 7.84 4.0 8 7 7 2 2 1 0 0 80/54 L, 4-9 Arrieta down, 7-24/20 vs. MIN -- 6.59 6.2 4 2 2 1 5 1 0 0 92/62 W, 8-7 (10) Lynn up, 3-24/26 at BAL W-2 6.61 5.1 11 4 4 1 7 1 0 0 115/78 W, 9-5 Bundy up, 8-45/1 at DET L-2 6.05 6.0 6 2 2 1 6 0 0 0 90/57 L, 1-2 Boyd down, 2-1

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RAYS HITTER NOTES#44 C.J. CRON 1B Pronunciation: krohn 2018: .261/.308/.479 7 HR 20 RBI 0 SBSat vs. TOR: 1-4, RBI, R, SF TOR Series: 1-6, RBI, 2-BB, 2-R Trip: 9-36, 2-2B, 2-HR, 6-RBI, BB, 6-R vs. LH: .405 (15-37), 3-HRLast HR: 4/30/18 at DET Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .194 (6-31) vs. RH: .195 (16-82), 4-HR

Ê Has a 12-game on-base streak dating back to April 21 vs. MIN…has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games, batting .275/.321/.608 (14-for-51). Ê Batting .299/.344/.540 (26-for-87) with 3 2B, 6 HR and 18 RBI over his last 21 games, all starts, since April 10, increasing his avg. from .156 to .261. Ê Has 5 HR in his last 12 games, all coming with runner(s) on base…in comparison, hit 2 HR in his first 18 games and both of these were solo shots…last

homered on Mon at DET, breaking a scoreless tie with a 2-run shot in the 9th inning, his second career go-ahead homer in the 9th inning or later. Ê His 7 HR were the most by a Ray through the end of April since Ben Zobrist (7) in 2011…his 7 HR in April tied a career high for a calendar month. Ê Has appeared in 30 games and made 29 starts (15-1B, 14-DH)…his 14 starts at designated hitter are his most since 2015 with the Angels (46).

#5 MATT DUFFY INF 2018: .286/.313/.363 1 HR 9 RBI 2 SBSat vs. TOR: 0-3, RBI, BB, R, SF TOR Series: 3-7, 2B, RBI, BB, 2-R Trip: 7-24, 2B, RBI vs. LH: .212 (7-33)Last HR: 4/5/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP: .250 (6-24) vs. RH: .328 (19-58), 1-HR

Ê Batting .323/.333/.387 (10-for-31) with 2 2B and 2 RBI in 7 games, all starts, since returning from the 10-day DL (right hamstring strain) on April 27…batting .326/.348/.395 (14-for-43) over his last 11 games (all starts) dating back to April 13 vs. PHI, increasing his season avg. from .250 to .286.

Ê On Fri vs. TOR, went 3-for-4 to snap an 0-for-11 skid…it was his third 3-hit game of the season, incl. a career-high-tying 4 hits on April 28 at BOS. Ê Has appeared in 22 games, all starts at third base…has made 10 starts against opposing left-handed starters, batting leadoff in 9 of those games. Ê Min. 20 starts, his .918 fielding pct. at third base is 3rd-lowest in the majors to SF Evan Longoria (.908) and SD Christian Villanueva (.909).

#10 JOHNNY FIELD OF 2018: .265/.306/.529 2 HR 4 RBI 1 SBSat vs. TOR: 0-3, SAC, SB TOR Series: 3-7, 2-2B, HR, RBI, 2-R Trip: 3-10, HR, 3-RBI, 2-R vs. LH: .316 (6-19), 2-HRLast HR: 5/4/18 vs. TOR Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP: .222 (2-9) vs. RH: .200 (3-15)

Ê Batting .353 (6-for-17) with 2 2B and 2 HR over his last 5 games (all starts) on the heels of a 1-for-13 stretch…they are the first 2 HR of his career. Ê On Fri vs. TOR, became the first Rays rookie with 3 XBH in a game since Steven Souza Jr. did it on May 31, 2015 at BAL…he became the second

rookie in club history with 3 XBH in a single game out of the No. 9 spot in the batting order, following Reid Brignac on Sep 14, 2009 at BAL. Ê Five of his 9 hits this season have gone for extra bases…has appeared in 13 games and made 9 starts (4-RF, 3-LF, 2-CF), including 6 starts vs. LHP. Ê Was selected from Triple-A Durham on April 13…last season, hit .261 (116-for-445) with 35 2B, 12 HR, 57 RBI and 12 SB in 111 games with Durham.

#27 CARLOS GÓMEZ OF 2018: .181/.240/.319 4 HR 7 RBI 3 SBSat vs. TOR: DNP TOR Series: 0-4 Trip: 8-31, 2B, HR, RBI, BB, 4-R vs. LH: .154 (6-39), 2-HRLast HR: 4/28/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-6 RISP: .208 (5-24) vs. RH: .195 (15-77), 2-HR

Ê Batting .089/.150/.214 (5-for-56) with 1 2B, 2 HR and 4 RBI in 14 games (all starts) this season at Tropicana Field, compared to .267 on the road. Ê Ranks 9th in the majors and 6th in the AL with 43 SO…has struck out in 34.4 pct. of his plate appearances this season (23.9 pct. from 2007-17). Ê On April 22 vs. MIN, hit a 2-run homer in the 9th inning for the first walk-off plate appearance of his career, coming in his 1,329th game…according

to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last player to wait that long for his first career walk-off RBI was HOU Lance Berkman (1,345th game, solo homer). Ê Has appeared in 29 games and made 28 starts (23-RF, 3-CF, 2-DH)…since the start of 2013, no other player in the majors can match his combination

of 93 HR and 125 SB…is one of seven active players with at least 100 HR and 200 SB in his career, according to Baseball Reference.

#11 ADEINY HECHAVARRIA SS Pronunciation: etch-ah-vah-REE-yah 2018: .260/.298/.327 2 HR 13 RBI 0 SBSat vs. TOR: 0-3, BB TOR Series: 1-8, RBI, BB Trip: 7-27, HR, RBI, BB, 6-R vs. LH: .306 (11-36)Last HR: 4/25/18 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: .280 (7-25) vs. RH: .235 (16-68), 2-HR

Ê Hasn’t committed an error since last July 30 at NYY, going 79 games and 266 chances since then…these are the longest streaks in franchise history for a shortstop, according to Stats LLC…since last Aug 1, every other AL shortstop with as many innings (682.1) have committed at least 5 errors.

Ê Batting .316/.365/.439 (18-for-57) with 1 2B, 2 HR and 8 RBI over his last 15 games (all starts), increasing his season avg. from .191 to .260. Ê Batting .340/.357/.420 (17-for-50) with runners on base and .280/.276/.400 (7-for-25) with RISP but .185/.241/.241 (10-for-54) with the bases empty. Ê Has appeared in 28 games, all starts at shortstop…since he was acquired on June 26, 2017, he has started 101 of the team’s 114 games at shortstop.

#13 BRAD MILLER INF 2018: .243/.316/.414 3 HR 12 RBI 0 SBSat vs. TOR: 1-2, 2-BB TOR Series: 2-4, HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB, R Trip: 8-28, 2-2B, HR, 4-RBI, BB, 5-R vs. LH: .263 (5-19), 1-HRLast HR: 5/4/18 vs. TOR Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.375, 3-8) RISP: .333 (4-12) vs. RH: .235 (12-51), 2-HR

Ê Has hit safely in seven consecutive starts…batting .313/.361/.563 (10-for-32) with 2 2B, 2 HR and 6 RBI in 10 games (7 starts) since April 25. Ê Has 2 HR in his last 5 games (3 starts), compared to 1 HR in his first 17 games (14 starts) of the season…on Fri vs. TOR, homered off a lefty for the

eighth time in his career and first time since Sep 19, 2017 vs. CHC…it was the first time in his career he homered in a game off the bench. Ê Has appeared in 22 games with 17 starts (16-1B, 1-DH), including 13 starts at cleanup…played 3 innings at second base on April 3 at NYY. Ê Since 2016, his home run(s) have accounted for all the team’s runs in a game nine times, most in the majors over that span (last April 1 vs. BOS).

#40 WILSON RAMOS C Pronunciation: RAH-mos 2018: .307/.358/.500 4 HR 16 RBI 0 SBSat vs. TOR: 1-4, RBI TOR Series: 2-8, 2-RBI Trip: 11-22, 2-2B, 3-HR, 9-RBI, 3-BB, 4-R vs. LH: .313 (10-32), 2-HRLast HR: 4/28/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 13G (.412, 21-51) RISP: .444 (12-27) vs. RH: .304 (17-56), 2-HR

Ê His 13-game hitting streak is the longest active hitting streak in the majors and the longest by a Ray since Kevin Kiermaier (13) from Aug 27–Sep 9, 2016…it is the 3rd-longest of his career, behind April 24–May 19, 2015 (19, with WAS) and June 9–July 11, 2014 (14, with WAS)…it is tied with John Flaherty from Aug 7-27, 1999 for the 2nd-longest in franchise history among catchers and one shy of tying the club record for a catcher.

Ê Min. 75 AB, ranks 2nd among major league catchers with a .307 avg. behind SF Buster Posey (.307) and ranks 4th with a .500 SLG. Ê Batting .387/.441/.661 (24-for-62) with 5 2B, 4 HR and 16 RBI over his last 17 games (16 starts), increasing his season avg. from .115 to .307. Ê Is 2 HR shy of 100 HR for his career…has appeared in 24 games and made 23 starts (22-C, 1-DH), and is 0-for-10 throwing out base stealers.

#8 ROB REFSNYDER INF/OF Pronunciation: REHF-sniy-der 2018: .185/.371/.296 1 HR 1 RBI 0 SBSat vs. TOR: DNP TOR Series: 0-1 Trip: 3-8, HR, RBI, BB, R vs. LH: .150 (3-20), 1-HRLast HR: 4/27/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-2 RISP: .111 (1-9) vs. RH: .286 (2-7)

Ê Batting .308/.357/.538 (4-for-13) over his last 6 games (5 starts)…has 8 BB this season—all 8 BB have come vs. LHP, tied for 3rd-most in the AL. Ê On April 27 at BOS, snapped his homerless drought at 266 AB, which was the 3rd-longest active streak in the majors…was his first since Oct 1, 2015

vs. BOS (with NYY) and the third of his career…all 3 HR have come against the Red Sox, including 2 HR at Fenway Park (also July 12, 2015). Ê Has appeared in 14 games and made 12 starts (7-DH, 5-LF), including 11 starts against left-handed starters…acquired from the Indians at the end

of spring and became the third South Korean-born player in franchise history, following right-handed pitchers Jae Weong Seo and Jae Kuk Ryu.

#28 DANIEL ROBERTSON INF 2018: .297/.447/.500 3 HR 8 RBI 1 SBSat vs. TOR: DNP TOR Series: 0-3, BB Trip: 8-27, 3-2B, HR, 3-RBI, 4-BB, 3-R vs. LH: .250 (7-28), 2-HRLast HR: 4/27/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-12 RISP: .227 (5-22) vs. RH: .326 (15-46), 1-HR

Ê Would be tied with LAA Mike Trout for the major league lead in on-base pct. if he qualified (3 PA shy)…has 18 BB incl. 9 BB vs. LHP, 2nd in the AL. Ê Hitless in his last 12 AB and is 2-for-his-last-19 on the heels of a 7-game hitting streak, including multiple hits in four straight from April 22-27. Ê Finished April with a .494 OBP, highest ever for a Ray in April ahead of Akinori Iwamura (.479) in 2007…it was the 3rd-highest for a Ray in any

calendar month, behind Fred McGriff in June 2001 (.500) and July 1999 (.500)…he reached in 18 of his last 32 PA (.563 OBP) to end the month. Ê Has appeared in 25 games with 23 starts (12-2B, 7-3B, 3-SS, 1-DH), including 12 starts vs. left-handed pitching…his hit 5th in his last 11 starts. Ê In his career, has made 1 error in 177 chances at second base for a .994 fielding pct. …has handled his last 101 chances there without an error.

#0 MALLEX SMITH OF 2018: .337/.410/.427 0 HR 5 RBI 7 SBSat vs. TOR: 2-2, 2B, 2-BB, 2-R, SB TOR Series: 2-2, 2B, 2-BB, 2-R Trip: 7-26, 2-RBI vs. LH: .391 (9-23)Last HR: 7/21/17 vs. TEX Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.400, 4-10) RISP: .381 (8-21) vs. RH: .318 (21-66)

Ê Ranks among AL leaders in avg. (.337, 7th), triples (2, tied for 6th), infield hits (11, 2nd), stolen bases (7, 3rd) and caught stealing (3, tied for 1st). Ê Today is his 25th birthday…yesterday vs. TOR, reached in all 4 PA, but is batting .267 (12-for-45) over his last 13 games to lower his avg. from .409. Ê Has 8 multi-hit games, tied for 1st on the team…is one of six players in the majors (all in the AL) with multiple 4-hit games this season. Ê Batting .391/.391/.522 (9-for-23) with 3 2B against left-handed pitching, but is 3-for-his-last-17 against lefties after a 6-for-6 start to the season. Ê Has appeared in 27 games and made 24 starts (14-CF, 6-LF, 4-RF)…has made more starts in center field (93) than any other position in his career.

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RAYS HITTER NOTES (cont’d).#2 DENARD SPAN OF 2018: .256/.382/.422 3 HR 24 RBI 3 SBSat vs. TOR: 1-4, RBI, BB, R, SB TOR Series: 2-7, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R Trip: 6-25, 2B, 2-HR, 5-RBI, 6-BB, 8-R vs. LH: .350 (7-20), 1-HRLast HR: 4/29/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.286, 2-7) RISP: .414 (12-29) vs. RH: .229 (16-70), 2-HR

Ê Batting .296/.415/.519 (16-for-54) with 3 2B, 3 HR and 16 RBI over his last 15 games (13 starts)…has at least 1 RBI in three consecutive games. Ê Has 24 RBI in 90 AB for a 3.75 AB/RBI ratio, best in the majors ahead of PHI Maikel Franco (3.84)…his 24 RBI are the most by a Ray thru the end of

play on May 5 since Ben Zobrist (25) in 2011…last year, didn’t reach 24 RBI until July 31, his 82nd game and the Giants 107th game of the season. Ê Among his 3 HR are a leadoff homer on April 15 vs. PHI, the 15th of his career, and an inside-the-park homer on April 28 at BOS, his second. Ê Has appeared in 28 games and made 22 starts (17-LF, 5-DH)…his last 12 starts, dating back to April 18 vs. TEX, have come in left field.

#45 JESÚS SUCRE C Pronunciation: heh-SOOS SUE-cray 2018: .281/.294/.313 0 HR 3 RBI 1 SBSat vs. TOR: DNP TOR Series: DNP Trip: 1-8, 2B, RBI vs. LH: .273 (3-11)Last HR: 9/24/17 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-7 RISP: .333 (4-12) vs. RH: .286 (6-21)

Ê Has appeared in 10 games and made 9 starts at catcher…batting .429/.467/.429 (6-for-14) in 4 games (all starts) this season at Tropicana Field. Ê Last year was his first full season in the majors, appearing in 62 games with 50 starts at catcher…established career highs with 7 HR and 29 RBI,

both more than his career totals from 2013-16 with the Mariners (2 HR, 20 RBI)…his 20 runs and 45 hits were also career highs.

#18 JOEY WENDLE INF 2018: .300/.360/.450 1 HR 9 RBI 2 SBSat vs. TOR: 0-4 TOR Series: 0-4 Trip: 7-20, 2-2B, 3-RBI vs. LH: .429 (6-14)Last HR: 4/9/18 at CWS Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-11 RISP: .227 (5-22) vs. RH: .273 (18-66), 1-HR

Ê Hitless in his last 11 AB on the heels of five consecutive multi-hit games from April 21-29 and a 7-game hitting streak from April 18-29. Ê Since April 18, is batting .359/.359/.462 (14-for-39) with 2 2B, 1 3B and 4 RBI in 10 games (9 starts), increasing his season avg. from .244 to .300. Ê Ranks 2nd among AL rookies with 13 runs and 24 hits…min. 50 AB, ranks 2nd in avg. and OBP, trailing LAA Shohei Ohtani in both categories. Ê Tied for the team lead with 8 multi-hit games…hasn’t drawn a walk since April 16 vs. TEX and hasn’t homered since April 9 at CWS. Ê His 24 hits through the end of April tied for 3rd for a rookie in club history, behind Rocco Baldelli (40) in 2003 and Delmon Young (26) in 2007. Ê Has appeared in 25 games and made 19 starts, all at second base vs. right-handed starters…has been used exclusively at second base in his career.

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#46 JOSÉ ALVARADO LH Pronunciation: al-vuh-RAH-doh 2018: 0-1-1 2.40 ERA 17 GLast App: 5/5 vs. TOR (0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, Long Relief App: 1.1, 2x-last 4/28 at BOS Saves-Opps: 1-2 IR-RS: 16-4 vs. LH: .167 (4-24)

0-BB, 0-SO, 3-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–none, Loss–4/1/18 vs. BOS, Save–4/30/18 at DET vs. RH: .179 (5-28) Ê Yesterday vs. TOR, retired Kendrys Morales, his only batter faced, for the final out of the 7th inning…was a 1-3 groundout deflected off his leg. Ê His avg. fastball velocity this season is 98.3 mph, according to FanGraphs, and his max velocity is 100.3 mph in his outing on April 28 at BOS…min.

10 IP, he ranks 3rd in the majors in avg. fastball velocity behind STL Jordan Hicks (99.1) and NYY Aroldis Chapman (98.7), according to FanGraphs. Ê Has pitched to a 1.37 ERA (26.1-IP, 4-ER) in 31 apps dating back to Aug 4, 2017…hasn’t allowed a run in 10 apps spanning 9 IP on the road this year.

#35 MATT ANDRIESE RH Pronunciation: ann-DREESE 2018: 0-1-0 4.58 ERA 9 G 1 GSLast App: 5/2 at DET (L, 1.0-IP, 2-H, Long Relief App: 2.2, 2x-last 4/25 at BAL Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 2-2 vs. LH: .156 (5-32)

1-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 15-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–5/25/17 vs. LAA, Loss–5/2/18 at DET, Save–8/28/17 at KC vs. RH: .368 (14-38), 1-HR Ê On Wed at DET, was on the mound for a walk-off loss for the third time in his career (also Sep 2, 2015 at BAL and Aug 19, 2015 at HOU)…it was his

first loss since Sep 27, 2017 at NYY and his first loss in in relief since July 3, 2016 vs. DET…allowed a triple and bunt single in the 12th inning. Ê Over the last two seasons, is 4-0 with a 3.46 ERA (52-IP, 20-ER) at Tropicana Field, compared to 1-6 with a 5.57 ERA (51.2-IP, 32-ER) on the road. Ê In his career, has gone 2-5 with a 3.97 ERA (70.1-IP, 31-ER) in his 36 relief apps and 14-14 with a 4.49 ERA (226.2-IP, 113-ER) in his 45 starts.

#37 ALEX COLOMÉ RH Pronunciation: COLE-uh-may 2018: 2-3-6 4.91 ERA 15 GLast App: 5/5 vs. TOR (S, 1.2-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 1.2, 5/5 vs. TOR Saves-Opps: 6-8 IR-RS: 4-3 vs. LH: .188 (6-32)

0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 19-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–4/22/18 vs. MIN, Loss–4/29/18 at BOS, Save–5/5/18 vs. TOR vs. RH: .433 (13-30), 1-HR Ê Yesterday vs. TOR, retired all 5 BF for his fifth career save of 5 outs or more…since 2016, he has 13 saves of 4 outs or more, most in the AL. Ê Has pitched to a 1.17 ERA (7.2-IP, 1-ER) with 11 SO over his last 7 apps…in these 7 apps, opponents are batting .172/.200/.172 (5-for-29) and righties

are batting .231/.231/.231 (3-for-13)…in his first 8 apps this season, opponents hit .424/.513/.636 (14-for-33) and righties hit .588/.650/.941 (10-for-17). Ê Ranks among AL relievers in wins (2, tied for 5th), saves (6, tied for 5th), losses (3, tied for 1st) and blown saves (2, tied for 2nd)…both blown saves

came within his first 3 apps of the season…has 90 saves in his career, 2nd in franchise history behind all-time leader Roberto Hernández (101). Ê Led the majors with 47 saves last season, becoming the first pitcher in franchise history to do that…he posted 8 saves more than any other AL

pitcher…his 47 saves ranked 2nd for a single season in franchise history and were one shy of Fernando Rodney’s club record (48 in 2012).

#36 ANDREW KITTREDGE RH Pronunciation: KIT-rij 2018: 1-2-0 6.00 ERA 10 G 3 GSLast App: 5/4 vs. TOR (GS, 2.0-IP, 2-H, Long Relief App: 2.1, 4/5 at BOS Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 2-2 vs. LH: .200 (4-20)

1-R, 1-BB, 1-SO, 36-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–4/25/18 at BAL, Loss–4/5/18 at BOS, Save–none vs. RH: .350 (14-40), 2-HR Ê On Fri vs. TOR, made the third start of his career, all this season…allowed a sacrifice fly off the bat of Teoscar Hernández in the 1st inning. Ê In his 7 relief apps, is 1-1 with a 8.22 ERA (7.2-IP, 7-ER, 4-BB, 5-SO, 1-HR) and opponents are batting .333/.405/.455 (11-for-33) against him. Ê His last 2 relief apps have both been perfect apps of 1 IP (Wed at DET, Tues at DET)…his first career win came in relief on April 25 at BAL. Ê Made his major league debut last year and was on the active roster for four stints, incl. a 0.87 ERA (10.1-IP, 1-ER) in 10 apps during his final stint.

#52 CHAZ ROE RH 2018: 0-1-0 4.15 ERA 17 GLast App: 5/5 vs. TOR (1.1-IP, 1-H, 0-R, Long Relief App: 1.1, 5/5 vs. TOR Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 10-1 vs. LH: .200 (2-10), 1-HR

0-BB, 1-SO, 15-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–9/12/16 vs. MIA, Loss–3/30/18 vs. BOS, Save–none vs. RH: .243 (9-37), 1-HR Ê Yesterday vs. TOR, went 1.1 IP for his longest app since Sep 26, 2017 at NYY (2 IP)…stranded 2 IR with a Donaldson 4-3 GIDP to end the 6th inn. Ê Ten of his last 12 apps have been scoreless…is 0-1 with a 2.91 ERA (21.2-IP, 7-ER), 27 SO and .200 opp avg. (15-for-75) in 26 apps since Sep 6, 2017. Ê According to FanGraphs, has thrown his slider for 56.5 pct. of total pitches this season…has thrown it 44.3 pct. of the time in his career. Ê The Rays are his 10th major league organization since being selected in the 2005 June Draft…also played independent ball in 2012.

#54 SERGIO ROMO RH 2018: 0-0-0 5.40 ERA 13 GLast App: 5/5 vs. TOR (0.1-IP, 3-H, 2-R, Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/29 at BOS Saves-Opps: 0-2 IR-RS: 12-6 vs. LH: .409 (9-22), 1-HR

0-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR, 14-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–8/27/17 at STL, Loss–4/10/17 at CHC, Save–10/1/16 vs. LAD vs. RH: .286 (8-28), 3-HR Ê Yesterday vs. TOR, allowed 3 hits, his most since June 30, 2017 at SD (3, with LAD)…went HR, SO, 2B, 1B and was replaced by Alex Colomé. Ê Has allowed homers in consecutive apps for the fourth time in his career…has allowed 4 HR over his last 8 apps since April 20, with a 10.80 ERA

(6.2-IP, 8-ER) and .419/.486/.871 (13-for-31) line over that span…over his first 6 apps, had a 1.69 ERA (5.1-IP, 1-ER) and did not allow a home run. Ê Has pitched to a 14.73 ERA (3.2-IP, 6-ER, 3-HR) in 6 apps at Tropicana Field this season, compared to a 3.24 ERA (8.1-IP, 3-ER) in 8 apps on the road. Ê Has a 2.00 WHIP in his 12 IP this season…entered this season with a 0.97 WHIP for his career, lowest among active pitchers with 500 apps.

#55 RYNE STANEK RH Pronunciation: STAN-ik Triple-A: 0-1-2 1.86 ERA 10 GLast App: -- Long Relief App: -- Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 0-0 vs. LH: --

Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–none, Loss–none, Save–none vs. RH: -- Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham yesterday for his first stint with the Rays this year…had a 1.86 ERA (9.2-IP, 2-ER) and 17 SO in 10 apps for the Bulls. Ê Made 21 apps over three stints with the Rays last season, his first career major league action…was on the active roster from May 14–June 10, Aug

1-8 and Sep 1 through the end of the season…allowed 6 HR in 20 IP, and pitched to a 7.30 ERA (12.1-IP, 10-ER) over his final 11 apps of the season. Ê Averaged 98.1 mph on his fastball, according to StatCast…made 14 pitches of 100 mph or more, most by a Ray since Fernando Rodney (23) in 2013.

#49 JONNY VENTERS LH 2018: 0-0-0 0.00 ERA 3 GLast App: 5/1 at DET (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, Long Relief App: 1.0, 2x-last 5/1 at DET Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 2-0 vs. LH: .000 (0-5)

1-BB, 0-SO, 9-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–8/17/12 vs. LAD, Loss–9/10/12 at MIL, Save–8/22/11 at CHC vs. RH: .333 (1-3) Ê Hasn’t allowed a run in 3 apps spanning 2.1 IP since his selection to the active roster on April 25…on Tues at DET, pitched a scoreless 8th inning. Ê Made his season debut on April 25 at BAL, his first app in the majors in 2,028 days—since the NL Wild Card Game on Oct 5, 2012 (with ATL). Ê Underwent Tommy John surgery in 2005, 2013 and 2014—and in 2016, he underwent an additional “half-Tommy John”…upon further review,

FanGraphs notes he is the second pitcher to ever return to the majors after three Tommy John surgeries, following Jason Isringhausen. Ê According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he was the first All-Star to return to the majors after missing at least five years since Justin Thompson, who

was an All-Star in 1997 and pitched for the Rangers on Aug 18, 2005 in his first game since Aug 15, 1999.

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

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Cron 2 5 7Gómez 3 1 4Ramos 1 3 4Miller 2 1 3Robertson 3 3Span 1 2 3Field 1 1 2Hechavarria 1 1 2Duffy 1 1Refsnyder 1 1Wendle 1 1KiermaierSmithSucreTOTALS 16 13 2 0 31

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYAndriese 1 3 3.00 4.86 3-5 0Archer 7 22 3.14 5.35 4-3 2Chirinos 5 6 1.20 2.70 2-4 0Faria 7 19 2.71 4.93 4-3 2Kittredge 3 1 0.33 2.40 3-6 0Snell 7 27 3.86 5.74 4-3 5Yarbrough 1 3 3.00 7.77 4-4 0

LAST HOME RUN & PLAYER SEASON HIGHSLAST HR OFF ’18 MOST HITS GAME ’18 MOST RBI GAME

Cron 4/30/18 at DET Greene 2, 6x-last 4/27 at BOS 4, 4/21 vs. MINDuffy 4/5/18 at BOS Smith 4, 4/28 at BOS 2, 2x-last 4/9 at CWSField 5/4/18 vs. TOR Happ 3, 5/4 vs. TOR 3, 4/28 at BOSGómez 4/28/18 at BOS Hembree 2, 7x-last 5/2 at DET 2, 4/22 vs. MINHechavarria 4/25/18 at BAL Castro 3, 4/17 vs. TEX 3, 4/22 vs. MINMiller 5/4/18 vs. TOR Mayza 2, 4/26 at BAL 2, 3x-last 5/4 vs. TORRamos 4/28/18 at BOS Price 3, 3x-last 5/2 at DET 3, 4/26 at BALRefsnyder 4/27/18 at BOS Pomeranz 2, 4/27 at BOS 1, 4/27 at BOSRobertson 4/27/18 at BOS Pomeranz 4, 4/22 vs. MIN 1, 7x-last 4/28 at BOSSmith 7/21/17 vs. TEX Darvish 4, 2x-last 4/16 vs. TEX 1, 5x-last 4/29 at BOSSpan 4/29/18 at BOS Porcello 2, 6x-last 4/28 at BOS 3, 3x-last 4/21 vs. MINSucre 9/24/17 at BAL Tillman 3, 4/22 vs. MIN 1, 3x-last 4/28 at BOSWendle 4/9/18 at CWS Gonzalez 3, 2x-last 4/25 at BAL 2, 4/25 at BAL

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

Opponent 13 21 14 8 18 11 10 32 11 2 140Tampa Bay 13 12 18 14 15 14 14 19 14 1 135

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

Totals 15-16-7 31 4.28 277.1 258 132 99 266 31Starters 9-7-0 31 4.10 153.2 137 70 52 146 17Relievers 6-9-7 31 4.51 123.2 121 62 47 120 14Home 8-7-3 15 3.84 136.0 118 58 44 118 15Road 7-9-4 16 4.71 141.1 140 74 55 148 16March 1-2-1 3 2.33 27.0 22 7 10 17 2April 12-12-5 24 4.85 213.1 209 115 84 217 25May 2-2-1 4 2.43 37.0 27 10 5 32 4June -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --July -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --August -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --September -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Grand Slams (--): --Back-to-Back (--): --2-HR games (1): Cron, 4/21 vs. MIN (Gibson/Moya)3-HR games (--): --

Pinch-hit (--): --Walk-off (1): Gómez, 4/22 vs. MIN (Reed)Lead-off (1): Span, 4/15 vs. PHI (Lively)Inside-the-park (1): Span, 4/28 at BOS (Price)

TEAM BATTINGLongest win streak 8, 4/18–4/28Longest losing streak 8, 3/30–4/8Most runs game, TB 12, 4/28 at BOSMost runs game, Opp 11, 4/3 at NYMost runs, inn, TB 6, 3/29 vs. BOS (8th)Most runs, inn, Opp 6, 2x-last 4/14 vs. PHI (2nd)Most hits, game, TB 18, 4/28 at BOSMost hits, game, Opp 16, 4/26 at BALMost hits, inn, TB 5, 5x-last 4/26 at BAL (3rd)Most hits, inn, Opp 7, 4/8 at BOS (8th)Most doubles, game, TB 5, 4/25 at BALMost doubles, game, Opp 5, 4/27 at BOSMost HR, game, TB 4, 4/28 at BOSMost HR, game, Opp 3, 3x-last 4/20 vs. MINMost x-base hits, game, TB 8, 4/28 at BOSMost x-base hits, game, Opp 6, 4/7 at BOSMost stolen bases, game, TB 3, 2x-last 5/5 vs. TORMost stolen bases, game, Opp 3, 4/9 at CWSMost walks, game, TB 10, 4/10 at CWSMost walks, game, Opp 7, 4/10 at CWSMost strikeouts, game, TB 13, 4/20 vs. MINMost strikeouts, game, Opp 14, 2x-last 4/28 at BOSMost LOB, game, TB 14, 4/10 at CWSMost LOB, game, Opp 12, 4/9 at CWSMost errors, game, TB 2, 4/10 at CWSMost errors, game, Opp 3, 2x-last 5/5 vs. TORLongest game, time 3:55, 4/5 at BOSLongest game, time (9 inn.) 3:52, 4/28 at BOS

INDIVIDUAL BATTINGMost runs, game, TB 3, Robertson, 4/8 at BOSMost runs, game, Opp 4, Choo, 4/17 vs. TEXMost hits, game, TB 4, 4x-last Duffy, 4/28 at BOSMost hits, game, Opp 4, 2x-last Martinez, 4/29 at BOSMost 2B, game, TB 2, 2x-last Field, 5/4 vs. TORMost 2B, game, Opp 2, 6x-last Benintendi, 4/28 at BOSMost HR, game, TB 2, Cron, 4/21 vs. TEXMost HR, game, Opp 2, Gregorius, 4/3 at NYYMost RBI, game, TB 4, Cron, 4/21 vs. MINMost RBI, game, Opp 8, Gregorius, 4/3 at NYYMost x-base hits, game, TB 3, Field 5/4 vs. TORMost x-base hits, game, Opp 3, Gregorius, 4/3 at NYYMost steals, game, TB 2, Smith, 4/9 at CWSMost steals, game, Opp 2, Garcia, 4/9 at CWSHitting Streak 13, Ramos, 4/14–CurrentTEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most SO, TB Starter 10, Snell, 4/10 at CWSMost SO, Opp Starter 9, Sale, 3/29 vs. BOSMost SO, TB Reliever 6, Yarbrough, 4/28 at BOSMost IP, TB Reliever 5, 2x-last Yarbrough, 5/4 vs. TORMost walks, game, TB 5, 2x-last Snell, 4/10 at CWSMost walks, game, Opp 6, Fulmer, 4/10 at CWSMost SO, Team, TB 14, 2x-last 4/28 at BOSMost walks, Team, TB 8, 4/7 at BOSLow-Hit Game 4, 5/4 vs. TORConsecutive Scoreless IP 14.1, Chirinos, 4/1–4/16Shortest game, time 2:28, 5/1 at DETShortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:28, 5/1 at DET

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Cron (11), Span (8), Ramos (7), Miller (6), Duffy (5), Gómez (3), Robertson (2), Smith (2), Field (1), Wendle (1)2-Out RBI: Span (11), Ramos (6), Cron (5), Hechavarria (5), Miller (4), Smith (4), Duffy (2), Robertson (2), Sucre (2), Field (1), Gómez (1), Kiermaier (1), Wendle (1)Outfield Assists (4): Gómez (2), Field (1), Smith (1)Bunt Singles (6): Gómez (2), Smith (2), Miller (1), Span (1)Ejections (0):--Batted Around (3): 3/29 vs. BOS (8th inn., 10 batters), 4/16 vs. TEX (2nd inn., 10 batters), 4/25 at BAL (5th inn., 9 batters)

Ê Date: April 16 vs. TEX Batter: Joey GalloPlay Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in center field (430 feet)…off Blake Snell (4th inning).

Ê Date: April 17 vs. TEX Batter: Shin-Soo ChooPlay Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in right-center (446 feet)…off Yonny Chirinos (6th inning).

Ê Date: April 20 vs. MIN Batter: Denard SpanOutcome: W 8-7 (10) Pitcher: Zach DukePlay Description: Runner scored from second on E1

Ê Date: April 22 vs. MIN Batter: Carlos GómezOutcome: W 8-6 Pitcher: Addison ReedPlay Description: 2-run home run to left

RAYS SEASON HIGHS

HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS

MISC.

CATWALKS

WALK-OFF WINS

Ê Date: April 5 at BOS Batter: Hanley RamírezOutcome: L 2-3 (12) Pitcher: Ryan YarbroughPlay Description: Bases-loaded single to right

Ê Date: May 2 at DET Batter: John HicksOutcome: L 2-3 (12) Pitcher: Matt AndriesePlay Description: Bunt single to first

WALK-OFF LOSSES

INSTANT REPLAYRays Opp Umpires

Overturned 5 1 --Stand 2 4 1Confirmed 2 1 --TOTALS 9 6 1

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Ramos .000 0 10Sucre .286 2 7TOTALS .118 2 17

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TRANSACTIONS

RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (4)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDRHP José De León 60-day Tommy John surgery March 28 -- May 28 31 15-16RHP Nathan Eovaldi 10-day Loose bodies in right elbow March 28 -- April 7 31 15-16CF Kevin Kiermaier 60-day Torn ligament in right thumb April 16 -- June 15 16 12-4RHP Yonny Chirinos 10-day Right forearm strain May 1 April 29 May 9 6 3-3

Others (Games Missed): INF Matt Duffy (7, right hamstring strain, 6-1), INF Brad Miller (9, left groin strain, 4-5)

W-L BY POSITION (STARTS) W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS)C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH

Cron 9-7 6-7 10-3 1-1 4-11 0-1Duffy 9-13 4-4 3-2 2-3 0-4Field 1-2 2-0 2-2 1-1 4-3Gómez 2-1 11-12 1-1 0-2 12-10 0-1 2-1Hechavarria 13-15 1-1 1-2 1-0 0-1 4-4 1-3 5-4Kiermaier 1-11 0-1 1-8 0-2Miller 7-9 1-0 7-6 1-3Ramos 12-10 0-1 3-1 3-5 1-0 5-3 0-2Refsnyder 1-4 5-2 1-2 2-0 3-4Robertson 6-6 5-2 2-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 9-3 1-1 1-0 1-3 1-1Smith 0-6 10-4 2-2 0-1 0-1 0-2 1-1 1-2 9-4 1-1Snyder 1-1 0-1 1-0Span 13-4 0-5 9-8 2-3 3-0 0-1Sucre 3-6 1-0 1-2 0-2 1-2Wendle 9-10 2-0 0-1 1-3 6-3 0-1 0-1 0-1

FEBRUARY17 Acquired 1B C.J. Cron from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for a player to be named

(INF Luis Rengifo); designated OF/DH Corey Dickerson for assignment.17 Acquired minor league SS Jermaine Palacios from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for

RH Jake Odorizzi.20 Acquired LH Anthony Banda and two players to be named from the Arizona Diamondbacks

and minor league 2B Nick Solak from the New York Yankees in a three-team trade in exchange for OF Steven Souza Jr.

22 Acquired RH Daniel Hudson, minor league INF Tristan Gray and cash considerations from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for OF/DH Corey Dickerson.

MARCH3 Signed OF Carlos Gómez to a one-year contract; designated INF Ryan Schimpf for assignment.5 Traded INF Ryan Schimpf to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for cash considerations.6 Reassigned INF Grant Kay to minor league camp.7 Released RH Evan Scribner and RH Dustin McGowan.9 Reassigned RH R.J. Alaniz, C Nick Ciuffo, RH Edwin Fierro and RH Forrest Snow to minor league

camp; optioned RH Brent Honeywell to Triple-A Durham.10 Reassigned INF Jake Cronenworth and INF Nick Solak to minor league camp.11 Released LH Dan Runzler; reassigned 1B/OF Joe McCarthy, C Brett Sullivan and RH Ryan Weber

to minor league camp; optioned INF Willy Adames, INF Christian Arroyo, 1B/OF Jake Bauers, RH Diego Castillo, RH José Mujica, RH Jaime Schultz, OF Justin Williams and RH Hunter Wood to Durham.

16 Reassigned LH Vidal Nuño to minor league camp; optioned RH Chih-Wei Hu to Durham.18 Reassigned LH Kyle Bird, C Xorge Carrillo, RH Ian Gibaut, RH Cody Hall, LH Adam Kolarek,

C Johnny Monell and RH Colton Murray to minor league camp; optioned LH Anthony Banda and RH Ryne Stanek to Durham.

19 Reassigned INF Andrew Velazquez to minor league camp.21 Signed C Curt Casali to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. 25 Reassigned OF Jason Coats, INF/OF Micah Johnson, C Adam Moore, INF Kean Wong to minor

league camp; optioned RH Austin Pruitt to Durham.26 Released LH Dan Jennings; reassigned LH Jonny Venters to minor league camp.27 Acquired INF/OF Rob Refsnyder from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for cash considerations;

reassigned C Curt Casali, OF Johnny Field and INF/OF Brandon Snyder to minor league camp.28 Released RH Daniel Hudson; placed RH José De León (Tommy John surgery) and RH Nathan

Eovaldi (loose bodies in right elbow) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Austin Pruitt from Durham.

OPENING DAY ROSTERPITCHERS (12): LH José Alvarado, RH Matt Andriese, RH Chris Archer, RH Yonny Chirinos, RH Alex Colomé,

RH Jake Faria, RH Andrew Kittredge, RH Austin Pruitt, RH Chaz Roe, RH Sergio Romo, LH Blake Snell, LH Ryan Yarbrough

CATCHERS (2): Wilson Ramos, Jesús SucreINFIELDERS (6): C.J. Cron, Matt Duffy, Adeiny Hechavarria, Brad Miller, Daniel Robertson, Joey WendleOUTFIELDERS (5): Carlos Gómez, Kevin Kiermaier, Rob Refsnyder, Mallex Smith, Denard Span10-DAY DL (2): RH José De León, RH Nathan Eovaldi

APRIL9 Placed INF Brad Miller (left groin strain) on the 10-day DL; selected RH Ryan Weber from Durham.10 Transferred RH José De León (Tommy John surgery) to the 60-day DL; acquired OF Jeremy Hazel-

baker from the Arizona Diamondbacks for cash considerations and optioned him to Durham.12 Optioned RH Ryan Weber to Durham; added OF Johnny Field to the taxi squad.13 Designated RH Ryan Weber for assignment; selected OF Johnny Field from Durham.16 Placed OF Kevin Kiermaier (torn ligament in right thumb) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Chih-Wei

Hu from Durham.17 Placed INF Matt Duffy (right hamstring strain) on the 10-day DL; transferred OF Kevin Kiermaier

(torn ligament in right thumb) to the 60-day DL; optioned RH Chih-Wei Hu to Durham; recalled RH Hunter Wood from Durham; selected INF/OF Brandon Snyder from Durham.

20 Reinstated INF Brad Miller (left groin strain) from the 10-day DL; designated INF/OF Brandon Snyder for assignment.

25 Optioned RH Hunter Wood to Durham; selected LH Jonny Venters from Durham.27 Optioned RH Austin Pruitt to Durham; reinstated INF Matt Duffy (right hamstring strain) from the

10-day DL.29 Optioned LH Ryan Yarbrough to Durham; recalled RH Chih-Wei Hu from Durham.

MAY1 Placed RH Yonny Chirinos (right forearm strain) on the 10-day DL, retroactive to April 29; recalled

LH Ryan Yarbrough from Durham.4 Optioned RH Chih-Wei Hu to Durham; recalled RH Ryne Stanek from Durham.

RAYS HITTERS vs. BLUE JAYS2018 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPCron 2 6 1 0 1 2 1 .167 .333 24 86 18 4 12 3 19 .209 .247Duffy 2 7 3 0 1 1 2 .429 .444 8 30 10 0 5 4 6 .333 .389Field 2 7 3 1 1 0 1 .429 .429 2 7 3 1 1 0 1 .429 .429Gómez 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 24 76 17 6 14 6 27 .224 .289Hechavarria 2 8 1 0 1 1 1 .125 .222 11 36 8 0 2 3 6 .222 .282Miller 2 4 2 1 2 2 1 .500 .667 46 144 36 4 24 27 40 .250 .368Ramos 2 8 2 0 2 0 1 .250 .250 10 35 14 2 5 3 3 .400 .447Refsnyder 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 10 14 1 0 0 0 4 .071 .071Robertson 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .250 13 35 7 1 5 6 16 .200 .341Smith 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.000 10 30 9 0 1 6 6 .300 .417Span 2 7 2 0 2 2 0 .286 .444 38 148 37 3 12 19 23 .250 .339Sucre - - - - - - - - - 10 30 10 2 5 0 3 .333 .333Wendle 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000

RAYS PITCHERS vs. BLUE JAYS2018 CAREER

PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVGAlvarado 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0.00 .000 0 1 0 2.1 2 1 2 3.86 .250Andriese - - - - - - - - - 0 2 1 31.0 31 16 20 4.65 .252Archer - - - - - - - - - 7 4 0 148.1 113 51 161 3.09 .208Colomé 0 0 1 2.2 0 0 4 0.00 .000 2 1 7 20.1 18 8 19 3.54 .234Faria 1 0 0 5.1 3 1 4 1.69 .167 2 1 0 17.0 15 5 15 2.65 .234Kittredge 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 4.50 .286 0 0 0 3.2 3 1 2 2.45 .250Roe 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 1 0.00 .250 0 0 0 5.0 6 3 7 5.40 .333Romo 0 0 0 1.1 4 3 3 20.25 .500 0 0 1 7.1 7 3 5 3.68 .241Snell - - - - - - - - - 2 2 0 25.1 23 13 21 4.62 .235Stanek - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Venters - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 2 0.00 .100Yarbrough 1 0 0 5.0 1 0 4 0.00 .063 1 0 0 5.0 1 0 4 0.00 .063

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POS. HOME# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.1 3/29 vs. BOS W, 6-4 Pruitt (1-0) Smith (0-1) 1-0 T-1/+1.0 31,042 31,0422 3/30 vs. BOS L, 0-1 Price (1-0) Roe (0-1) 1-1 T-3/-1.0 19,203 50,2453 3/31 vs. BOS L, 2-3 Porcello (1-0) Kittredge (0-1) 1-2 T-4/-1.0 17,838 68,0834 4/1 vs. BOS L, 1-2 Velázquez (1-0) Alvarado (0-1) 1-3 5/-2.0 14,256 82,339

4/2 at NYY - PPD (1) - Snow - Rescheduled for April 3 T-4/-2.55 4/3 at NYY L, 4-11 Kahnle (1-0) Pruitt (1-1) 1-4 T-4/-3.5 46,7766 4/4 at NYY L, 2-7 Severino (2-0) Snell (0-1) 1-5 T-4/-4.0 40,0287 4/5 at BOS L, 2-3 (12) Poyner (1-0) Kittredge (0-2) 1-6 5/-5.0 36,134

4/6 - OFF (2) 5/-5.08 4/7 at BOS L, 3-10 Porcello (2-0) Faria (0-1) 1-7 5/-6.0 31,8219 4/8 at BOS L, 7-8 Smith (1-1) Colomé (0-1) 1-8 5/-7.0 31,97910 4/9 at CWS W, 5-4 Archer (1-1) Gonzalez (0-2) 2-8 5/-6.5 10,37711 4/10 at CWS W, 6-5 Snell (1-1) Fulmer (0-1) 3-8 5/-6.5 10,06912 4/11 at CWS L, 1-2 Rondon (1-0) Pruitt (1-2) 3-9 5/-6.5 10,431

4/12 - OFF (3) 3-9 5/-7.013 4/13 vs. PHI L, 1-2 Ramos (1-0) Colomé (0-2) 3-10 5/-8.0 13,372 95,71114 4/14 vs. PHI L, 4-9 Arrieta (1-0) Archer (1-1) 3-11 5/-9.0 20,934 116,64515 4/15 vs. PHI L, 4-10 Ríos (2-0) Yarbrough (0-1) 3-12 5/-10.0 19,841 136,48616 4/16 vs. TEX W, 8-4 Snell (2-1) Pérez (1-2) 4-12 5/-9.5 9,363 145,84917 4/17 vs. TEX L, 2-7 Moore (1-3) Chirinos (0-1) 4-13 5/-10.5 8,972 154,82118 4/18 vs. TEX W, 4-2 Faria (1-1) Hamels (1-3) 5-13 T-4/-11.0 8,657 163,478

4/19 - OFF (4) 4/-11.019 4/20 vs. MIN W, 8-7 (10) Colomé (1-2) Duke (1-1) 6-13 4/-11.0 9,786 173,26420 4/21 vs. MIN W, 10-1 Snell (3-1) Gibson (1-1) 7-13 4/-10.0 10,106 183,37021 4/22 vs. MIN W, 8-6 Colomé (2-2) Reed (0-1) 8-13 4/-9.0 12,515 195,885

4/23 - OFF (5) 8-13 4/-9.04/24 at BAL - PPD (2) - Rain - Rescheduled for May 12 8-13 4/-8.5

22 4/25 at BAL W, 8-4 Kittredge (1-2) Cobb (0-3) 9-13 4/-8.5 8,73023 4/26 at BAL W, 9-5 Archer (2-1) Bundy (1-3) 10-13 4/-8.5 9,59624 4/27 at BOS W, 4-3 Snell (4-1) Pomeranz (0-1) 11-13 4/-7.5 32,62025 4/28 at BOS W, 12-6 Yarbrough (1-1) Price (2-3) 12-13 4/-6.5 35,79526 4/29 at BOS L, 3-4 Kimbrel (1-1) Colomé (2-3) 12-14 4/-7.5 32,88827 4/30 at DET W, 3-2 Faria (2-1) Greene (1-2) 13-14 4/-7.5 19,39828 5/1 at DET L, 1-2 Boyd (1-2) Archer (2-2) 13-15 4/-7.5 17,25529 5/2 at DET L, 2-3 (12) Saupold (1-0) Andriese (0-1) 13-16 4/-8.5 20,866

5/3 - OFF (6) 13-16 4/-8.030 5/4 vs. TOR W, 6-2 Yarbrough (2-1) Happ (4-2) 14-16 4/-8.0 11,117 207,00231 5/5 vs. TOR W, 5-3 Faria (3-1) Sanchez (2-3) 15-16 4/-8.0 16,297 223,29932 5/6 vs. TOR 1:10 Baseball Toss Game (Kids 14 & under)

5/7 - OFF (7)33 5/8 vs. ATL 7:1034 5/9 vs. ATL 7:10

5/10 - OFF (8)35 5/11 at BAL 7:0536 5/12 at BAL 3:0537 5/12 at BAL GM238 5/13 at BAL 1:0539 5/14 at KC 7:0540 5/15 at KC 8:1541 5/16 at KC 2:1542 5/17 at LAA 10:0743 5/18 at LAA 10:0744 5/19 at LAA 9:0745 5/20 at LAA 4:07

5/21 - OFF (9)46 5/22 vs. BOS 7:1047 5/23 vs. BOS 7:1048 5/24 vs. BOS 7:1049 5/25 vs. BAL 7:1050 5/26 vs. BAL 4:10 Kevin Kiermaier STAR WARS Pop Vinyl51 5/27 vs. BAL 1:10 Raymond Children's Book (Kids 14 & under)52 5/28 at OAK 4:0553 5/29 at OAK 10:0554 5/30 at OAK 10:0555 5/31 at OAK 3:3556 6/1 at SEA 10:1057 6/2 at SEA 10:1058 6/3 at SEA 4:10

6/4 - OFF (10)59 6/5 at WAS 7:0560 6/6 at WAS 1:0561 6/7 vs. SEA 7:1062 6/8 vs. SEA 7:1063 6/9 vs. SEA 4:10 Fred McGriff & Tino Martinez Bobblehead64 6/10 vs. SEA 1:10 Boogie Board (Kids 14 & under)65 6/11 vs. TOR 7:1066 6/12 vs. TOR 7:1067 6/13 vs. TOR 1:1068 6/14 at NYY 7:0569 6/15 at NYY 7:0570 6/16 at NYY 1:0571 6/17 at NYY 2:0572 6/18 at HOU 8:1073 6/19 at HOU 8:1074 6/20 at HOU 8:10

6/21 - OFF (11)75 6/22 vs. NYY 7:1076 6/23 vs. NYY 4:10 Rays & Devil Rays Reversible Jersey77 6/24 vs. NYY 1:10 Chris Archer Snapback Hat (Kids 14 & under)78 6/25 vs. WAS 7:1079 6/26 vs. WAS 12:10

6/27 - OFF (12)80 6/28 vs. HOU 7:1081 6/29 vs. HOU 7:10

POS. HOME# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.82 6/30 vs. HOU 4:10 Zubaz T-Shirt83 7/1 vs. HOU 1:10 Wearable Rays Up Flag (Kids 14 & under)84 7/2 at MIA 7:1085 7/3 at MIA 7:1086 7/4 at MIA 1:10

7/5 - OFF (13)87 7/6 at NYM 7:1088 7/7 at NYM 4:1089 7/8 at NYM 1:1090 7/9 vs. DET 7:1091 7/10 vs. DET 7:1092 7/11 vs. DET 12:1093 7/12 at MIN 8:1094 7/13 at MIN 8:1095 7/14 at MIN 2:1096 7/15 at MIN 2:10

7/16 - All-Star Break7/17 - All-Star Game Nationals Park (Washington Nationals)7/18 - All-Star Break7/19 - All-Star Break

97 7/20 vs. MIA 7:1098 7/21 vs. MIA 6:10 DJ Kitty Mascot Head99 7/22 vs. MIA 1:10 Beach Tank Top (Kids 14 & under)100 7/23 vs. NYY 7:10101 7/24 vs. NYY 7:10102 7/25 vs. NYY 12:10103 7/26 at BAL 7:05104 7/27 at BAL 7:05105 7/28 at BAL 7:05106 7/29 at BAL 1:05

7/30 - OFF (14)107 7/31 vs. LAA 7:10108 8/1 vs. LAA 7:10109 8/2 vs. LAA 1:10110 8/3 vs. CWS 7:10111 8/4 vs. CWS 6:10 Akinori Iwamura Bobblehead112 8/5 vs. CWS 1:10 Kevin Kiermaier Lunch Box (Kids 14 & under)

8/6 - OFF (15)113 8/7 vs. BAL 7:10114 8/8 vs. BAL 7:10115 8/9 vs. BAL 7:10116 8/10 at TOR 7:07117 8/11 at TOR 4:07118 8/12 at TOR 1:07

8/13 - OFF (16)119 8/14 at NYY 7:05120 8/15 at NYY 7:05121 8/16 at NYY 1:05122 8/17 at BOS 7:10123 8/18 at BOS 7:10124 8/19 at BOS 1:05125 8/20 vs. KC 7:10126 8/21 vs. KC 7:10127 8/22 vs. KC 7:10128 8/23 vs. KC 7:10129 8/24 vs. BOS 7:10130 8/25 vs. BOS 6:10 Wade Boggs Bobblehead131 8/26 vs. BOS 1:10 DJ Kitty Slippers (Kids 14 & under)

8/27 - OFF (17)132 8/28 at ATL 7:35133 8/29 at ATL 7:35

8/30 - OFF (18)134 8/31 at CLE 7:10135 9/1 at CLE 7:10136 9/2 at CLE 4:10137 9/3 at TOR 7:07138 9/4 at TOR 7:07139 9/5 at TOR 7:07

9/6 - OFF (19)140 9/7 vs. BAL 7:10141 9/8 vs. BAL 6:10 20th Anniversary Photo Viewer142 9/9 vs. BAL 1:10 Snack N' Drink Cup (Kids 14 & under)143 9/10 vs. CLE 7:10144 9/11 vs. CLE 7:10145 9/12 vs. CLE 1:10

9/13 - OFF (20)146 9/14 vs. OAK 7:10147 9/15 vs. OAK 6:10 Tote Bag148 9/16 vs. OAK 1:10 Toy Truck (Kids 14 & under)149 9/17 at TEX 8:05150 9/18 at TEX 8:05151 9/19 at TEX 2:05152 9/20 at TOR 7:07153 9/21 at TOR 7:07154 9/22 at TOR 4:07155 9/23 at TOR 1:07156 9/24 vs. NYY 7:10157 9/25 vs. NYY 7:10158 9/26 vs. NYY 7:10159 9/27 vs. NYY 1:10160 9/28 vs. TOR 7:10161 9/29 vs. TOR 7:10 Dan Johnson Bobblehead162 9/30 vs. TOR 3:10 PopSockets (Kids 14 & under)

ALL SUNDAY GIVEAWAYS ARE PRESENTED TO THE FIRST 10,000 KIDS 14 & UNDER. SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. VISIT RAYSBASEBALL.COM FOR UPDATES ON THE 2018 PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE.

2018 RAYS DAY-BY-DAY

WEEKLY TICKET SPECIALS» SALUTE TO SERVICE MONDAY PRESENTED BY SUNCOAST CREDIT UNIONThe Rays offer Military, Teachers and First Responders two free tickets to seven Monday home games and additional bonus dates through-out the season…affiliation is verified by ID.me.

» $2 KIDS TUESDAYS PRESENTED BY MORGAN AUTO GROUPTickets for kids 14 and under are $2 with the purchase of a full-price adult ticket…hot dogs are also $2, presented by Kayem Franks, at every Tuesday home game.

» SENIOR SPECIAL WEDNESDAYS PRESENTED BY DUKE ENERGYPress Level tickets for fans 60 years of age or older are only $15…present photo ID upon entry.

» $19.98 TICKET COMBO THURSDAYS PRESENTED BY COCA-COLAFor all Thursday home games, fans may purchase a Press Level ticket that includes a 20-ounce Coca-Cola bottled beverage and chips for $19.98.

» $7.11 FRIDAYS PRESENTED BY 7-ELEVENFor all Friday home games, fans may purchase Upper Level tickets for only $7.11…to take advantage of this special price, fans should visit a participating local 7-Eleven store and pick up the Rays Friday night discount coupon…each coupon will be good for up to four tickets.

» FAMILY FUN DAYS PRESENTED BY TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITALSundays feature free parking for cars with four or more passengers and a variety of postgame activities for kids…concourse activities are complimentary for kids 14 and under.