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TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2017 vs. DETROIT TIGERS RH Matt Andriese (0-0, 4.50) vs. RH Michael Fulmer (1-0, 2.25) LONGO’S COVE—Today Great Explorations Children’s Museum in St. Pe- tersburg announced that 3B Evan Longoria and his wife, Jaime, have do- nated $500,000 for the construction of a new climber exhibit called Longo’s Cove…the project is currently underway and expected to be complete by early fall 2017, with an official grand opening and celebration taking place at that time…Longo’s Cove is a three-dimensional structure that is part-jun- gle gym and part-work of art, designed by Spencer Luckey, from Luckey Climbers, LLC…longtime members of Great Explorations, Evan and Jaime have two children, daugher Elle (4) and son Nash (2). SPECIAL GUESTS—Prior to tonight’s game, the U.S. Fed Cup women’s tennis team will be recognized on the field ahead of their Fed Cup Semifinal vs. the Czech Republic at Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel this Sat- Sun…it is the first time Tampa Bay has hosted Fed Cup tennis, which is the world’s largest annual international team competition in women’s sport… Coco Vandeweghe, 2017 Australian Open semifinalist and ranked No. 24 in the world, will “serve” a ceremonial first pitch. Ê Before every Tuesday home game at Tropicana Field, the Rays host a child from the Make-A-Wish Foundation or Children’s Dream Fund as a part of the “Tuesday’s Champion” program…today, the Rays welcome Make-A-Wish’s Brielle Finley, 9, from Valrico…as part of her special day, Brielle will meet Rays players and coaches on the field during BP, and throw a ceremonial first pitch. RAY MATTER—Tonight the Rays begin a 6-game homestand against the Tigers and Astros, their first action outside the American League East this season…after a 5-2 opening homestand, the Rays returned last night from a 1-6 road trip to New York (0-3) and Boston (1-3)…they have a 3-game losing streak and blew three leads over the last 2 games…the Rays gave up a 2-0 lead in yesterday’s 4-3 loss, and have blown a lead in 4 of their last 5 losses (including two leads on Sunday at BOS)…3 of their last 4 losses were by a one-run margin, dropping to 1-3 in one-run games after going 13-27 (.325) in one-run games in 2016, the worst mark in club history and worst of any team since the 2008 Braves (11-30, .268)…the Rays are 3-18 (.143) in one-run games on the road since the start of 2016…the Rays are 1-4 when facing left-handed starters, and 5-4 vs. righthanders. Homestand (5-2) Road Trip (1-6) Runs 33 26 HR 7 9 AVG/OBP/SLG .271/.356/.411 .218/.280/.393 BB/SO 32/66 18/84 Runs Allowed 26 37 Starter ERA 3.98 2.86 Bullpen ERA 1.64 6.85 opp AVG/OBP/SLG .209/.277/.347 .298/.360/.466 BB/SO 21/50 22/35 Errors 3 6 SCHEDULING QUIRKS—Tonight and tomorrow will be the first time the Rays have played with the same start time on consecutive days since the last homestand, April 4-7…tonight is the 7th game in a stretch of 15 games in 15 days, with their next off-day coming April 27 in Toronto. Ê In the month of April, the Rays will play 26 games—all against op- ponents who finished 2016 above .500…through May 21, only 4 of the Rays first 46 games are against teams that finished 2016 below .500, a home-and-home series with the Marlins from May 1-4…they have only one off-day in the month of May. BURNED BY THE UNEARNED—Only one of LH Blake Snell’s 4 runs al- lowed yesterday was earned, after a missed catch error by 2B Brad Miller in the 2nd inning forced Snell to throw another 24 pitches and 3 unearned runs to score…only 5 of Snell’s 11 runs allowed this season have been earned, and he leads the majors with 6 unearned runs allowed…since last June 16, the date of his second recall to remain in the Rays rotation, Snell has been charged with 15 unearned runs, most in the AL…next is TEX Martin Perez (11)…over his career, 25.9 pct. of his runs allowed have been unearned…the league average this year is 7.3 pct. PUNCH BROTHERS—The Rays offense struck out 84 times on the 7-game road trip, reaching double-digit strikeouts in all but one of those games…the Rays offense leads the majors with 150 SO, ahead of Milwaukee (139), and the next-closest AL team is Texas (111)…last year the Rays offense had 127 SO through 14 games and went on to strike out a club-record 1,482 times, which was 2nd most in AL history. Ê On the flip side, Rays pitchers this season rank last in the AL with 85 SO…a year ago through 14 games they had 136 SO. RAYS vs. TIGERS—Tonight is the first of 7 scheduled games between the clubs in 2017…after this 3-game set, the Rays will visit the Motor City for 4 games, June 15-18…the Rays enter this series with a 6-game losing streak to the Tigers, dating back to May 21, 2016, tying their longest skid ever against them (also 2010-11)…the Rays won the first game of the 2016 season series but lost all 6 after that (0-4 at home, 1-2 at Comerica Park), and their 1-6 mark tied 2011 for their worst season series vs. the Tigers… June 30–July 3, 2016 at Tropicana Field marked Detroit’s first-ever 4-game sweep of the Rays. COREY EN FUEGO—LF/DH Corey Dickerson leads the Rays and ranks among the AL’s top 10 in a number of offensive categories: batting avg. (.340, 9th), home runs (3, T-10th), RBI (10, T- 9th), doubles (5, T-2nd), extra-base hits (8, T- 3rd), hits (17, T-5th), multi-hit games (6, T-4th), total bases (31, T-5th) and SLG (.620, 9th)… the left-handed hitter is also batting .500 (7- for-14) against left-handed pitching, tied with TOR Devon Travis and CWS Avisail Garcia for the AL lead. LONGO-GEVITY—2017 marked 3B Evan Longoria’s ninth consecutive Opening Day start, all at third base…this is now the lon- gest active streak of any third baseman in the game, as TEX Adrian Beltre and NYM David Wright both had their streaks or 15 and 12 openers, respectively, snapped this year due to injury…only eight other players, including DET Miguel Cabrera, have made as many consecutive Opening Day starts with their cur- rent team (see chart). SOUZA-PALOOZA—RF Steven Souza Jr. ranks among the AL’s top 10 in home runs (3, T-10th), RBI (10, T-9th), hits (16, T-8th), walks (9, T-8th), OBP (.424, 6th) and batting avg. with RISP (.429, T-7th)…all 10 of his RBI have come in the last 10 games. STARTING STRONG—Through 14 games, Rays starting pitchers have crafted a 3.48 ERA, tied for 9th in the majors and the lowest among AL East rotations…the others: Orioles 3.67, Blue Jays 4.06, Yankees 4.17, Red Sox 5.18…they compiled a 2.86 ERA (34.2-IP, 11-ER) on the road trip. 412 AND COUNTING—Yesterday’s start by LH Blake Snell was the 412th consecutive Rays game started by a pitcher under the age of 30, the lon- gest current streak in the majors…35-year-old LH Erik Bedard (July 3, 2014 at DET) was the last 30-plus pitcher to start a game for the Rays… entering today, since June 26, 2006, the Rays have started a pitcher under the age of 30 in 1,647 of their last 1,721 games (96 pct.) including a streak of 764 consecutive games over 2007-11. Ê In the Rays era (since 2008), Tampa Bay has used only 28 different starting pitchers, fewest in the majors…the Giants are next with 32; the Indians are the next fewest in the AL with 39…the Tigers have used 44…the Dodgers and Padres have used the most (65 each). WHO’S MISSING—The Rays opened the season with a club-record seven players on the disabled list (prev. six, 2015 and 2000) and now the tally is up to nine, with OF Mallex Smith (right hamstring strain) and RH Jake Odor- izzi (left hamstring strain) since added…see page 6 for a full list. TOMORROW’S BARGAINBallpark App Wednesdays presented by MLB.com…for all Wednesday home games, fans may purchase half-priced Lower Corner and Upper Level tickets exclusively through the MLB.com Ballpark App…fans are encouraged to download the MLB.com Ballpark App from the App Store, Google Play or raysbaseball.com/ballparkapp. THIS DATE IN RAYS HISTORYApril 18, 2005…The Devil Rays lose their 11th consecutive game at the original Yankee Stadium by a final of 19-8…the Yankees score 13 runs in the 2nd inning, their most ever in an inning in that ballpark, as every Yankee records a hit and scores a run in the frame…later in the game, Aubrey Huff hits his 100th home run to pass Fred McGriff as the Rays all-time HR leader…two months later (June 21 at NYY), the Rays allow another 13-run inning (8th) in a 20-11 loss. First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 15 (6-8) | Home Game No.: 8 (5-2) | All-Time Game No.: 3,091 (1,426-1,664) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,548 (785-762) Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Wed., April 19 vs. DET 7:10 p.m. RH Chris Archer (2-0, 2.21) vs. RH Jordan Zimmermann (1-1, 5.06) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Thurs., April 20 vs. DET 1:10 p.m. RH Erasmo Ramirez (1-0, 3.72) vs. LH Daniel Norris (1-0, 2.19) No TV | WDAE 620 AM MOST HOME RUNS WITH CURRENT TEAM Miguel Cabrera, DET 310 Ryan Braun, MIL 290 José Bautista, TOR 265 Evan Longoria, TB 243 David Wright, NYM 242 MOST XBH SINCE 2016 ALL-STAR BREAK, A.L. Brian Dozier, MIN 52 Khris Davis, OAK 45 Corey Dickerson, TB 42 Evan Longoria, TB 42 José Ramírez, CLE 40 MOST CONSECUTIVE OPENING DAY STARTS WITH CURRENT TEAM Yadier Molina, STL 13 Ryan Zimmerman, WAS 12 Dustin Pedroia, BOS 11 Ryan Braun, MIL 10 Adam Jones, BAL 10 Evan Longoria, TB 9 Elvis Andrus, TEX 9 Miguel Cabrera, DET 9 Joey Votto, CIN 9

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Page 1: TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2017 vs. DETROIT TIGERS · TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2017 vs. DETROIT TIGERS RH Matt Andriese (0-0, 4.50) vs. RH Michael Fulmer (1-0, 2.25) LONGO’S COVE —Today Great

TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2017 vs. DETROIT TIGERSRH Matt Andriese (0-0, 4.50) vs. RH Michael Fulmer (1-0, 2.25)

LONGO’S COVE—Today Great Explorations Children’s Museum in St. Pe-tersburg announced that 3B Evan Longoria and his wife, Jaime, have do-nated $500,000 for the construction of a new climber exhibit called Longo’s Cove…the project is currently underway and expected to be complete by early fall 2017, with an official grand opening and celebration taking place at that time…Longo’s Cove is a three-dimensional structure that is part-jun-gle gym and part-work of art, designed by Spencer Luckey, from Luckey Climbers, LLC…longtime members of Great Explorations, Evan and Jaime have two children, daugher Elle (4) and son Nash (2).

SPECIAL GUESTS—Prior to tonight’s game, the U.S. Fed Cup women’s tennis team will be recognized on the field ahead of their Fed Cup Semifinal vs. the Czech Republic at Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel this Sat-Sun…it is the first time Tampa Bay has hosted Fed Cup tennis, which is the world’s largest annual international team competition in women’s sport…Coco Vandeweghe, 2017 Australian Open semifinalist and ranked No. 24 in the world, will “serve” a ceremonial first pitch.

Ê Before every Tuesday home game at Tropicana Field, the Rays host a child from the Make-A-Wish Foundation or Children’s Dream Fund as a part of the “Tuesday’s Champion” program…today, the Rays welcome Make-A-Wish’s Brielle Finley, 9, from Valrico…as part of her special day, Brielle will meet Rays players and coaches on the field during BP, and throw a ceremonial first pitch.

RAY MATTER—Tonight the Rays begin a 6-game homestand against the Tigers and Astros, their first action outside the American League East this season…after a 5-2 opening homestand, the Rays returned last night from a 1-6 road trip to New York (0-3) and Boston (1-3)…they have a 3-game losing streak and blew three leads over the last 2 games…the Rays gave up a 2-0 lead in yesterday’s 4-3 loss, and have blown a lead in 4 of their last 5 losses (including two leads on Sunday at BOS)…3 of their last 4 losses were by a one-run margin, dropping to 1-3 in one-run games after going 13-27 (.325) in one-run games in 2016, the worst mark in club history and worst of any team since the 2008 Braves (11-30, .268)…the Rays are 3-18 (.143) in one-run games on the road since the start of 2016…the Rays are 1-4 when facing left-handed starters, and 5-4 vs. righthanders.

Homestand (5-2) Road Trip (1-6)Runs 33 26HR 7 9AVG/OBP/SLG .271/.356/.411 .218/.280/.393BB/SO 32/66 18/84Runs Allowed 26 37Starter ERA 3.98 2.86Bullpen ERA 1.64 6.85opp AVG/OBP/SLG .209/.277/.347 .298/.360/.466BB/SO 21/50 22/35Errors 3 6

SCHEDULING QUIRKS—Tonight and tomorrow will be the first time the Rays have played with the same start time on consecutive days since the last homestand, April 4-7…tonight is the 7th game in a stretch of 15 games in 15 days, with their next off-day coming April 27 in Toronto.

Ê In the month of April, the Rays will play 26 games—all against op-ponents who finished 2016 above .500…through May 21, only 4 of the Rays first 46 games are against teams that finished 2016 below .500, a home-and-home series with the Marlins from May 1-4…they have only one off-day in the month of May.

BURNED BY THE UNEARNED—Only one of LH Blake Snell’s 4 runs al-lowed yesterday was earned, after a missed catch error by 2B Brad Miller in the 2nd inning forced Snell to throw another 24 pitches and 3 unearned runs to score…only 5 of Snell’s 11 runs allowed this season have been earned, and he leads the majors with 6 unearned runs allowed…since last June 16, the date of his second recall to remain in the Rays rotation, Snell has been charged with 15 unearned runs, most in the AL…next is TEX Martin Perez (11)…over his career, 25.9 pct. of his runs allowed have been unearned…the league average this year is 7.3 pct.

PUNCH BROTHERS—The Rays offense struck out 84 times on the 7-game road trip, reaching double-digit strikeouts in all but one of those games…the Rays offense leads the majors with 150 SO, ahead of Milwaukee (139), and the next-closest AL team is Texas (111)…last year the Rays offense had 127 SO through 14 games and went on to strike out a club-record 1,482 times, which was 2nd most in AL history.

Ê On the flip side, Rays pitchers this season rank last in the AL with 85 SO…a year ago through 14 games they had 136 SO.

RAYS vs. TIGERS—Tonight is the first of 7 scheduled games between the clubs in 2017…after this 3-game set, the Rays will visit the Motor City for 4 games, June 15-18…the Rays enter this series with a 6-game losing streak to the Tigers, dating back to May 21, 2016, tying their longest skid ever against them (also 2010-11)…the Rays won the first game of the 2016 season series but lost all 6 after that (0-4 at home, 1-2 at Comerica Park), and their 1-6 mark tied 2011 for their worst season series vs. the Tigers…June 30–July 3, 2016 at Tropicana Field marked Detroit’s first-ever 4-game sweep of the Rays.

COREY EN FUEGO—LF/DH Corey Dickerson leads the Rays and ranks among the AL’s top 10 in a number of offensive categories: batting avg. (.340, 9th), home runs (3, T-10th), RBI (10, T-9th), doubles (5, T-2nd), extra-base hits (8, T-3rd), hits (17, T-5th), multi-hit games (6, T-4th), total bases (31, T-5th) and SLG (.620, 9th)…the left-handed hitter is also batting .500 (7-for-14) against left-handed pitching, tied with TOR Devon Travis and CWS Avisail Garcia for the AL lead.

LONGO-GEVITY—2017 marked 3B Evan Longoria’s ninth consecutive Opening Day start, all at third base…this is now the lon-gest active streak of any third baseman in the game, as TEX Adrian Beltre and NYM David Wright both had their streaks or 15 and 12 openers, respectively, snapped this year due to injury…only eight other players, including DET Miguel Cabrera, have made as many consecutive Opening Day starts with their cur-rent team (see chart).

SOUZA-PALOOZA—RF Steven Souza Jr. ranks among the AL’s top 10 in home runs (3, T-10th), RBI (10, T-9th), hits (16, T-8th), walks (9, T-8th), OBP (.424, 6th) and batting avg. with RISP (.429, T-7th)…all 10 of his RBI have come in the last 10 games.

STARTING STRONG—Through 14 games, Rays starting pitchers have crafted a 3.48 ERA, tied for 9th in the majors and the lowest among AL East rotations…the others: Orioles 3.67, Blue Jays 4.06, Yankees 4.17, Red Sox 5.18…they compiled a 2.86 ERA (34.2-IP, 11-ER) on the road trip.

412 AND COUNTING—Yesterday’s start by LH Blake Snell was the 412th consecutive Rays game started by a pitcher under the age of 30, the lon-gest current streak in the majors…35-year-old LH Erik Bedard (July 3, 2014 at DET) was the last 30-plus pitcher to start a game for the Rays…entering today, since June 26, 2006, the Rays have started a pitcher under the age of 30 in 1,647 of their last 1,721 games (96 pct.) including a streak of 764 consecutive games over 2007-11.

Ê In the Rays era (since 2008), Tampa Bay has used only 28 different starting pitchers, fewest in the majors…the Giants are next with 32; the Indians are the next fewest in the AL with 39…the Tigers have used 44…the Dodgers and Padres have used the most (65 each).

WHO’S MISSING—The Rays opened the season with a club-record seven players on the disabled list (prev. six, 2015 and 2000) and now the tally is up to nine, with OF Mallex Smith (right hamstring strain) and RH Jake Odor-izzi (left hamstring strain) since added…see page 6 for a full list.

TOMORROW’S BARGAIN—Ballpark App Wednesdays presented by MLB.com…for all Wednesday home games, fans may purchase half-priced Lower Corner and Upper Level tickets exclusively through the MLB.com Ballpark App…fans are encouraged to download the MLB.com Ballpark App from the App Store, Google Play or raysbaseball.com/ballparkapp.

THIS DATE IN RAYS HISTORY—April 18, 2005…The Devil Rays lose their 11th consecutive game at the original Yankee Stadium by a final of 19-8…the Yankees score 13 runs in the 2nd inning, their most ever in an inning in that ballpark, as every Yankee records a hit and scores a run in the frame…later in the game, Aubrey Huff hits his 100th home run to pass Fred McGriff as the Rays all-time HR leader…two months later (June 21 at NYY), the Rays allow another 13-run inning (8th) in a 20-11 loss.

First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Game No.: 15 (6-8) | Home Game No.: 8 (5-2) | All-Time Game No.: 3,091 (1,426-1,664) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,548 (785-762)

Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Wed., April 19 vs. DET 7:10 p.m. RH Chris Archer (2-0, 2.21) vs. RH Jordan Zimmermann (1-1, 5.06) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Thurs., April 20 vs. DET 1:10 p.m. RH Erasmo Ramirez (1-0, 3.72) vs. LH Daniel Norris (1-0, 2.19) No TV | WDAE 620 AM

MOST HOME RUNS WITH CURRENT TEAM

Miguel Cabrera, DET 310Ryan Braun, MIL 290José Bautista, TOR 265Evan Longoria, TB 243David Wright, NYM 242

MOST XBH SINCE 2016 ALL-STAR BREAK, A.L.

Brian Dozier, MIN 52Khris Davis, OAK 45Corey Dickerson, TB 42Evan Longoria, TB 42José Ramírez, CLE 40

MOST CONSECUTIVE OPENING DAY STARTS WITH CURRENT TEAM

Yadier Molina, STL 13Ryan Zimmerman, WAS 12Dustin Pedroia, BOS 11Ryan Braun, MIL 10 Adam Jones, BAL 10Evan Longoria, TB 9Elvis Andrus, TEX 9Miguel Cabrera, DET 9Joey Votto, CIN 9

Page 2: TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2017 vs. DETROIT TIGERS · TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2017 vs. DETROIT TIGERS RH Matt Andriese (0-0, 4.50) vs. RH Michael Fulmer (1-0, 2.25) LONGO’S COVE —Today Great

TONIGHT’S STARTER—RH MATT ANDRIESE (0-0, 4.50)

Ê LAST START—On Thu at NYY, allowed a solo homer to Aaron Hicks, his second batter faced, accounting for his only run allowed…pitched out of a bases-loaded, 2-out jam in the 3rd and a 2-on, 2-out jam in the 4th…was his first start of 6 IP (or more) and 1 run or less since his CG SHO on May 14, 2016 vs. OAK…got ND, as the Rays bullpen allowed a go-ahead, 2-run homer to Hicks in the 7th…his line: ND, 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR, 99 pitches, 69 strikes.

Ê THE LONG BALL—Since the All-Star break last season, he has al-lowed 17 HR in 72.2 IP spanning 16 apps (13 starts), rates of 2.11 HR/9 IP and 18.6 PA/HR…the home run has accounted for 22 of his 48 runs (45.8 percent) allowed over that stretch…his last 7 HR, dating back to Aug 29, 2016 at BOS, have been solo shots…prior to last season’s All-Star break, allowed 10 HR in 40 career apps (16 starts) for 0.69 HR/9 IP and 53.8 PA/HR ratios.

Ê THE CENTURY MARK—Has thrown 100 pitches or more only three times in 29 career starts…hasn’t reached that mark since June 10, 2016 vs. HOU (101 pitches), having made 14 starts since then…it’s tied for the 3rd longest streak of starts without reaching 100 pitches in franchise history, and the longest since Andy Sonnanstine (17) from May 27, 2009–June 3, 2011.

Ê AT A GLANCE—Made the Opening Day roster for the second time in his career…selected as the No. 5 starter on March 23 by Manager Kevin Cash…split time between the starting rotation and bullpen for the Rays over the previous two seasons…made the Rays Opening Day roster in 2015 and followed Chris Archer, Nathan Karns and Jake Odorizzi in the Rays rotation, but actually made his major league debut out of the bullpen in a game started by Steve Geltz.

Ê WINS & LOSSES—Enters tonight’s start having lost 7 of his last 9 decisions, dating back to June 25, 2016 at BAL…had a 7-game losing streak from June 25–Sep 5 last season, becoming the second pitcher in club history with winning streaks and losing streaks of at least 6 games within the same season (Chris Archer, 2015).

Ê SHORT STARTS—Hasn’t gone more than 6 IP in any of his last 16 starts dating back to June 4, 2016 at MIN…has gone 6 IP three times over that span, most recently Thu at NYY…over this span, he has made 13 starts of 5.1 IP or fewer, 9 starts of 5 IP or fewer and 5 starts of 4.2 IP or fewer.

Ê IN COMMAND—In his last start, his 3 BB were his most since June 10, 2016 vs. HOU (4)…snapped a streak of 2 BB or fewer in 13 straight

starts, longest by a Rays starter since Drew Smyly (14) from Aug 16, 2014–Sep 13, 2015…also snapped a streak of 1 BB or fewer in 8 straight starts…his 1.76 BB/9 IP ratio last season was the lowest by a Ray (min. 100 IP) since David Price in 2014 (1.21)…his 6 starts without a walk in 2016 tied Jake Odorizzi for the team lead.

Ê SPRING THINGS—Went 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA (10.2-IP, 8-ER) in 4 of-ficial apps (3 starts)…his ERA increased from 2.84 to 6.75 over his final start, March 26 at NYY (4.1-IP, 6-ER)…also pitched in a minor league game against a Twins affiliate on March 21 and threw a simu-lated game between his first two apps of the spring…stretched out to 86 pitches but failed to finish 5 IP in any of his apps.

Ê 2016 IN REVIEW—Recalled from Triple-A Durham on May 8 and spent the rest of the season in the majors, making 29 apps (19 starts)…joined the rotation after his call up, and shifted to the bullpen in June when LH Blake Snell was promoted despite leading the Rays rotation over that span with 5 wins, 44.2 IP and a 2.82 ERA (44.2-IP, 14-ER) over 7 starts…rejoined the rotation after the Aug 1 trade of LH Matt Moore to San Francisco, making 11 starts down the stretch and going 2-6 with a 6.47 ERA (55.2-IP, 40-ER).

Ê EARLY RETURNS—Began last season with a 6-0 record, the fifth Ray to start a season at 6-0 or better, joining LH Matt Moore (8-0 in 2013), RH Jeff Niemann (6-0 in 2010), LH J.P. Howell (6-0 in 2008) and RH James Shields (6-0 in 2007)…was one of eight pitchers to start the 2016 season 6-0 or better…included over this stretch was his first career CG SHO in his second start of last season.

Ê STARTER vs. RELIEVER—Went 7-7 as a starter with a 4.80 ERA (105-IP, 56-ER) last season…as a reliever, was 1-1 with a 2.38 ERA (22.2-IP, 6-ER) with 1 save (July 19 at COL)…all 3 saves in his career have been 3 IP or longer, most in club history…worked at least 2 in-nings in 7 of his 10 relief apps.

Ê X-RAY REPORT—Matt was inducted to the Riverside Sports Hall of Fame in January…is one of three baseball players to have his jersey (No. 5) retired at East Valley (Calif.) High School, joining fellow ma-jor league pitchers Tyler Chatwood and the late Tommy Hanson, who played ball with Matt’s older brother, Bryan…Matt remains close friends with Chatwood, one of his high school teammates, and they golf together often…in college, Matt recorded a hole-in-one at a course in Riverside, Calif., on a par-3, 200-yard hole.

#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER

TOMORROW’S STARTER—RH CHRIS ARCHER (2-0, 2.21)

Ê Is in his third season as Rays manager and at age 39, remains the ma-jors’ youngest active skipper—5 months younger than SD Andy Green.

Ê Is the fifth manager in Rays history…is the sixth Tampa-born manager in ML history and second to manage the Rays…joins Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart.

Ê Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, including parts of eight sea-sons in the majors (2002-10)…spent two years (2005-06) in the Rays org.

Ê Played in the 1989 Little League World Series (Tampa Northside LL), 1999 College World Series (Florida State) and earned World Series rings in 2007 (Red Sox) and 2009 (Yankees).

Ê LAST START—On Fri at BOS, was the winning pitcher for the Rays only win on their most recent road trip (1-6)…was his first career win at Fenway Park and his first win over the Red Sox since Sep 19, 2012 (his fourth career start), snapping an 11-game losing streak spanning 15 starts against them…his only run allowed was a 5th-inning RBI sin-gle by Andrew Benintendi, cutting the Rays lead to 8-1…out-pitched reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello, who yielded a ca-reer-high 4 HR…his line: W, 5.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 5 SO, 102 pit, 62 str.

Ê EARLY RETURNS—Is the first Ray to open the team’s season in the starting rotation with 3 consecutive starts of 2 runs or less since Matt Moore (5) in 2013…ranks among AL leaders in wins (2, T-2nd), win pct. (1.000, T-1st), starts (3, T-1st), innings (20.1, 5th) and pitches thrown (324, 1st)…his streak of 3 straight starts without a homer is his longest since Sep 11-21, 2015 (3); didn’t do that at any point in 2016.

Ê THE WIN COLUMN—The Rays are 3-0 in his starts this season, compared to 10-23 (.303) in 2016…he has won consecutive decisions (within the same season) for the first time since April 25–May 17, 2016 (3-0 spanning 5 starts: W, ND, W, ND, W)…however, he is attempting to win consecutive starts for the first time since June 18-23, 2015…the Rays haven’t won 4 consecutive starts by Archer (within the same season) since June 2-23, 2015 (5 straight).

Ê vs. DETROIT—Is 1-2 with a 3.12 ERA (34.2-IP, 12-ER) in 6 career starts against the Tigers…half of his 12 ER allowed came in his first start against them last year, over 3 IP on May 22 at Comerica Park…at Tropicana Field, has gone 0-1 with a 1.54 ERA (23.1-IP, 4-ER) and 30 SO in 4 starts, including 2 straight at home with double-digit strikeouts and no earned runs (July 29, 2015 and July 3, 2016).

YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg.2016 Durham 1-2 3.41 6 6 1 0 34.1 32 14 13 7 44 2 .242

Tampa Bay 8-8 4.37 29 19 1 1 127.2 131 64 62 25 109 17 .2652017 Tampa Bay 0-0 4.50 2 2 0 0 10.0 12 6 5 4 9 2 .293Major League Totals 11-13 4.29 56 29 1 1 203.1 212 102 97 47 167 27 .267Minor League Totals 41-29 3.27 113 102 1 0 584.0 554 249 212 142 520 36 .251

2017 GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT4/7 vs. TOR -- 9.00 4.0 7 5 4 1 4 1 0 1 85/54 W, 10-8 Liriano up, 6-44/13 at NYY -- 4.50 6.0 5 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 99/69 L, 2-3 Severino up, 2-1APRIL -- 4.50 10.0 12 6 5 4 9 2 0 2 -- -- -- --

2017 SPLITSvs. RH: .333 (8-24), 1-HRvs. LH: .235 (4-17), 1-HRHome: 0-0, 9.00 ERA (4-IP, 4-ER)Road: 0-0, 1.50 ERA (6-IP, 1-ER)

ANDRIESE vs. TIGERSCAREER—Is 1-1 with a 5.73 ERA (11-IP, 7-ER) in 5 career apps (1 start) against the Tigers…is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA (4.2-IP, 2-ER) in 2 career relief apps at Tropicana Field…loss was last July 3, with the go-ahead run charged to him in the 8th inning…got the win in his only career start against the Tigers, last May 20 at Com-erica Park (5.1-IP, 5-H, 4-R/ER)…yielded a 2-run homer to Miguel Cabrera.

2017 SPRING GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT*3/1 vs. PHI -- 0.00 1.1 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 -- T, 5-5 -- --3/10 at PIT -- 3.00 1.2 2 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 44/28 L, 4-1 Hutchison down, 1-03/15 vs. BOS -- 2.83 3.1 5 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 60/40 T, 3-3 Kendrick down, 1-0**3/21 vs. MIN -- -- 4.2 7 3 3 0 6 0 0 0 86/-- -- -- --3/26 at NYY L-1 6.75 4.1 7 6 6 4 3 1 0 0 86/51 L, 7-4 Mitchell down, 3-6TOTAL 2-2 5.87 23.0 28 15 15 11 17 3 2 2 -- -- -- --

* relief app** minor league game

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RAYS HITTER NOTES#1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Mon: 1-4, R BOS Series: 4-14, HR, RBI, 2-R Trip: 5-19, HR, RBI, 2-R vs. LH: .231 (3-13), 1-HR2017: .200/.220/.300, 1-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.375, 3-8) RISP: .000 (0-10) vs. RH: .185 (5-27)

Ê Has hit safely in consecutive games, increasing his avg. from .154 to .200…his last 7 starts have come out of the No. 9 spot in the batting order. Ê His 5th-inning solo homer on Sun at BOS was his first extra-base hit since Aug 27, 2016 at HOU, his first RBI since Aug 8, 2016 at TOR and his first

homer since July 30, 2016 vs. NYY, snapping a career-long streak of 109 AB without one…marked his first multi-hit game of the season. Ê Has started 12 games, all at shortstop…made starts at shortstop (23), second base (16), first base (5), third base (4) and DH (3) last season. Ê Spring Training: Hit .327/.400/.571 (16-for-49) with 8 XBH (5-2B, 2-3B, 1-HR) in 19 games…led team with 2 3B, homered on March 10 at PIT.

#18 PETER BOURJOS, OF Mon: DNP BOS Series: 0-3 Trip: 2-9, HR, RBI, R vs. LH: .111 (1-9)2017: .154/.267/.385, 1-HR, 2-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP: .000 (0-3) vs. RH: .250 (1-4), 1-HR

Ê Batting .154 (2-for-13) to start the season…his first hit as a Ray was a single on Wed at NYY; first XBH was a homer off the bench on Thu at NYY. Ê Has appeared in 8 games with 4 starts (4-LF)…all 4 starts have come vs. opposing LH starters…hit .301/.333/.361 (25-for-83) vs. LHP in 2016. Ê Last name is pronunced BORE-jus…acquired from the White Sox toward the end of spring and made his seventh career Opening Day roster. Ê Spring Training: Combined to hit .362/.383/.586 (21-for-58) with 4 2B, 3 3B and 1 HR in 22 spring games between the White Sox and Rays. Ê Was one of a club-record four non-roster invites to make the Opening Day roster, along with RH Tommy Hunter, C Jesús Sucre and INF Rickie Weeks Jr.

#10 COREY DICKERSON, OF Mon: 2-5, 2B, R BOS Series: 5-13, 2-2B, HR, RBI, 2-BB, 2-R Trip: 8-25, 3-2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .500 (7-14), 1-HR2017: .340/.389/.620, 3-HR, 6-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 5G (.381, 8-21) RISP: .273 (3-11) vs. RH: .278 (10-36), 2-HR

Ê Ranks among AL leaders in hits (17, T-5th), doubles (5, T-2nd), home runs (3, T-10th), extra-base hits (8, T-3rd) and total bases (31, T-5th). Ê Has a 5-game hitting streak and has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games (excludes games without an AB), batting .364/.417/.682 (16-for-44) since April 5. Ê Since the All-Star break last season, ranks T-3rd in the AL with 42 XBH and 3rd with 27 2B, behind CWS Melky Cabrera (28) and CLE Jose Ramirez (28). Ê Is off to a torrid start against lefties, batting .500/.563/1.000 (7-for-14) with 4 2B and 1 HR…leads left-handed batters in avg. and XBH against LHP. Ê Homered off Drew Pomeranz on Sun at BOS, the seventh of his career vs. LHP (last Sep 14, 2016 at TOR), compared to 59 HR vs. RHP. Ê Has appeared in all 14 games with 11 starts (8-DH, 3-LF)…has started all 9 games against opposing right-handed pitchers as the leadoff hitter. Ê Spring Training: Tied 1B/OF Jake Bauers for the team lead with 4 HR and led the team in hits…hit .379/.410/.603 (22-for-58) in 22 games.

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, CF Mon: 2-5, R BOS Series: 4-15, 2-BB, 3-R Trip: 5-26, 2-BB, 3-R vs. LH: .211 (4-19)2017: .245/.344/.302, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.500, 4-8) RISP: .000 (0-10) vs. RH: .265 (9-34)

Ê Has consecutive multi-hit games, breaking out of 0-for-13 and 1-for-20 skids…last XBH was April 9 vs. TOR (triple); 11 of 13 hits are singles. Ê His streak of 16 straight games without an RBI, dating back to Sep 30, 2016, is the 2nd longest such streak of his career (18, July 4-26, 2015). Ê Is tied for 10th in the AL with 3 SB…dating back to April 30, 2016, has been successful on 22 of his last 24 SB attempts, a 91.7 pct. success rate. Ê Has started all 14 games in CF, including 5 vs. left-handed starters…won the AL Gold Glove Award for CF last year for the second straight season. Ê Spring Training: Hit .273/.385/.318 (12-for-44) with 2 2B, 8 BB and 2 SB in 19 games…played 81 innings in CF and 18 innings as the DH.

#3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Mon: 1-4, BB BOS Series: 3-16, 2B, RBI, 2-BB, R Trip: 5-26, 2-2B, RBI, 3-BB, 3-R vs. LH: .250 (4-16), 1-HR2017: .212/.311/.365, 2-HR, 6-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .214 (3-14) vs. RH: .194 (7-36), 1-HR

Ê Hasn’t had a multi-hit game since Opening Day vs. NYY…batting .167 (5-for-30) over his last 8 games dating back to April 9 vs. TOR. Ê Is T-2nd in the AL with 21 SO…has struck out in 12 straight games…since the All-Star break last season, ranks T-3rd in the AL with 42 XBH. Ê Has started all 14 games (13-3B, 1-DH)…since the start of 2013, leads the majors with 656 games played…next is SEA Kyle Seager (652). Ê Had a 3rd-inning RBI single off Chris Sale on Sat at BOS, the Rays only run of the game…was only his second career hit vs. Sale (2-for-24). Ê Broke up Michael Pineda’s perfect game bid on April 10 at NYY after 6.2 IP with a 7th-inning double, the first of two hits by the Rays that game. Ê Spring Training: Hit .239/.286/.326 (11-for-46) with 1 2B, 1 HR and 4 RBI in 17 games, appearing in 80 innings at 3B and 10 innings as the DH.

#13 BRAD MILLER, INF Mon: 1-4, 2B, RBI, E4 BOS Series: 5-13, 2B, 2-3B, HR, 4-RBI, BB, 4-R Trip: 5-22, 2B, 2-3B, HR, 4-RBI, BB, 4-R vs. LH: .231 (3-13)2017: .208/.309/.396, 1-HR, 7-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.250, 2-8) RISP: .188 (3-16) vs. RH: .200 (7-35), 1-HR

Ê Had 4 XBH in the recently-completed 4-game series at BOS (1-2B, 2-3B, 1-HR)…became the first Ray to triple twice in a series at Fenway Park…was the third Ray to ever do that against Boston, following Carl Crawford from April 25-27, 2008 and Miguel Cairo from June 18-21, 1998.

Ê Has appeared in 14 games with 12 starts (12-2B)…has made 3 errors, tied for most among ML 2B, incl. yesterday at BOS leading to 3 unearned runs. Ê Is T-2nd in the AL with 21 SO…has struck out in 14 straight games, the longest such streak of his career (prev. 10, 2x-last Aug 31–Sep 11, 2016). Ê Had a season-high 3 hits on Fri at BOS, finishing a double shy of the cycle (walked in his final PA)…was the front end of back-to-back homers in the

5th inning (with Steven Souza Jr.), the fourth of his career off Rick Porcello, his most against any pitcher…also marked the fourth time in franchise history a Ray recorded a triple and homer in the same game at Fenway Park, and first time since Sam Fuld on April 11, 2011 (2-2B, 1-3B, 1-HR).

Ê Spring Training: Hit .214/.224/.286 (12-for-56) with 1 2B, 1 HR and 7 RBI in 21 games, spending time at 2B (100 innings) at SS (10 innings).

#7 LOGAN MORRISON, 1B Mon: 0-3, BB BOS Series: 3-12, 2B, HR, 4-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R Trip: 5-19, 2B, 2-HR, 5-RBI, 3-BB, 4-R vs. LH: .300 (3-10)2017: .302/.348/.535, 3-HR, 10-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-6 RISP: .308 (4-13) vs. RH: .303 (10-33), 3-HR

Ê Ranks among AL leaders in home runs (3, T-10th) and RBI (10, T-9th)…in comparison, in April 2016 he hit .100/.156/.133 (6-for-60) and didn’t reach his current total in hits (13) until May 17 at TOR, in the Rays 37th game; he didn’t reach 3 HR or 10 RBI until May 25 vs. MIA, in the Rays 44th game.

Ê Had his first career grand slam on Fri at BOS, in the 3rd inning off Rick Porcello…his 4 RBI were his most since June 13, 2015 at HOU (5, with SEA)…it was the fourth grand slam by a Ray at Fenway Park, first since Matt Joyce on May 25, 2012…was the fourth time in club history the Rays hit a grand slam off a former Cy Young Award winner…the last time was June 22, 2013 at NYY (Wil Myers first career homer, off CC Sabathia).

Ê Has appeared in 14 games with 10 starts (10-1B)…has hit sixth in the lineup in all 10 starts, which includes 9 games vs. RHP and one vs. LHP. Ê Spring Training: 29-year-old made his spring debut on March 8 vs. Colombia, returning from offseason wrist surgery…hit .188 (6-for-32) in 12 games.

#33 DEREK NORRIS, C Mon: 1-4, 2B BOS Series: 1-11, 2B Trip: 2-18, 2B vs. LH: .231 (3-13)2017: .167/.205/.194, 0-HR, 4-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .200 (2-10) vs. RH: .130 (3-23)

Ê Is 1-for-his-last-13…his 2nd-inning double yesterday at BOS was his first extra-base hit as a Ray…still seeking his first multi-hit game of the year. Ê Has made 10 starts, all at catcher…opposing base stealers have been successful on all 4 att. against him…has only caught 14 pct. since 2016. Ê Has 4 RBI, coming over the span of his third and fourth games this season (consecutive multi-RBI games)…had a stolen base on April 5 vs. NYY. Ê Spring Training: Released by the Nationals on March 15…combined to hit .321 (9-for-28) with 2 HR in 13 games between the Nationals and Rays.

#2 SHANE PETERSON, OF Mon: DNP BOS Series: 2-7, HR, 3-RBI, R Trip: 2-7, HR, 3-RBI, R vs. LH: .333 (1-3)2017: .286/.286/.714, 1-HR, 3-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP: 1.000 (2-2) vs. RH: .250 (1-4), 1-HR

Ê On Fri at BOS, had a career-high 3 RBI and became the ninth player in club history to homer in his first PA as a Ray, first since Jake Elmore on April 22, 2015 vs. BOS…it was the second time in club history a Ray homered in his first career PA at Fenway Park (also Joey Butler on May 4, 2015).

Ê Selected from Triple-A Durham on Friday (OF Mallex Smith, 10-day DL)…at the time of his selection, his 8 RBI tied for the team lead with Durham. Ê Spring Training: Hit .250/.333/.528 (9-for-36) with 3 HR and 8 RBI in 18 games…spent time in RF (54 innings), LF (23), CF (10) and at DH (11). Ê Was a teammate of Evan Longoria at Long Beach State University in 2006…was a second round pick of St. Louis in the 2008 June Draft.

#29 DANIEL ROBERTSON, INF Mon: DNP BOS Series: 0-6, BB Trip: 1-13, 2-BB vs. LH: .100 (1-10)2017: .174/.240/.174, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-10 RISP: 667 (2-3) vs. RH: .231 (3-13)

Ê Hitless in his last 10 AB…has made 7 starts (2-2B, 2-SS, 2-DH, 1-3B), incl. all 5 Rays games vs. LH starters…still seeking his first career XBH and RBI. Ê Was the sixth player in club history to make his major league debut as the starting DH, first since Vince Belnome on July 3, 2014 at DET…was 23

years, 13 days old for his debut, the youngest positional player to debut for the Rays since OF Wil Myers on June 18, 2013 at BOS (22.190). Ê Spring Training: Hit .268/.346/.286 (15-for-56) in 23 games, including .480 (12-for-25) in his final 8 games…appeared at shortstop (90 innings),

third base (20 innings), second base (16 innings) and in left field (10 innings)…it was his first professional experience in the outfield.

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#20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Mon: 2-4, 2-RBI BOS Series: 5-14, HR, 4-RBI, 3-BB, 4-R Trip: 6-26, 2B, HR, 4-RBI, 3-BB, 5-R vs. LH: .294 (5-17)2017: .320/.424/.520, 2-HR, 10-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP: .429 (6-14) vs. RH: .333 (11-33), 2-HR

Ê Ranks among AL leaders in hits (16, T-8th), doubles (4, T-6th), RBI (10, T-9th), walks (9, T-8th), on-base pct. (.424, 6th) and times on base (25, T-3rd). Ê Has reached base in 8 of his last 16 PA…had a pair of RBI singles yesterday at BOS (3rd, 7th innings), his fourth multi-RBI game of the season. Ê All 10 RBI this season have come over his last 10 games since April 7, tied for 3rd in the AL over that span behind TEX Nomar Mazara (13) and SEA

Robinson Cano (11)…on Fri at BOS, his 5th-inning homer was back-to-back with Brad Miller, the Rays 3rd and 4th of the game off Rick Porcello. Ê Has struck out in 22.0 pct. of his PA this year (59-PA, 13-SO), down from 34 pct. in 2016 (468-PA, 159-SO), 2nd highest in the majors (min. 400 PA). Ê Has started all 14 games in RF…missed more than 30 games in 2016 with hip injuries, incl. a DL stint in June and season-ending surgery in Sep.

#45 JESÚS SUCRE, C Mon: DNP BOS Series: 0-3 Trip: 1-5, RBI, BB vs. LH: .000 (0-3)2017: .250/.308/.500, 1-HR, 4-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: 1.000 (2-2) vs. RH: .333 (3-9), 1-HR

Ê Has 4 RBI in 5 games (4 starts) at catcher, coming in consecutive games on April 9 vs. TOR (3) and Thu at NYY (1)…has reached in 4 of his last 9 PA. Ê Credited with a catcher pickoff on Thu at NYY, the fifth of his career and first since Sep 26, 2015 at LAA (with SEA), getting Aaron Judge at 1B. Ê On April 9 vs. TOR, had a career-high 3 RBI (prev. 2, 3x-last Sep 25, 2016 at MIN, with SEA), on a solo homer and 2-run single…his first hit as a

Ray was his third career homer and the first of his career on an 0-2 pitch, the first Rays catcher to do that since Curt Casali on Aug 18, 2015 at HOU.

#8 RICKIE WEEKS JR., INF Mon: 1-4, 2B BOS Series: 1-10, 2B, BB Trip: 2-13, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB, R vs. LH: .125 (1-8), 1-HR2017: .190/.261/.429, 1-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .000 (0-7) vs. RH: .231 (3-13)

Ê Three of his 4 hits this season have gone for extra bases (2-2B, 1-HR)…his homer came off Jordan Montgomery on Wed at NYY, accounting for his first 2 RBI as a Ray…7 of his 10 HR since last season have come vs. LHP, as have 16 of 20 since 2014…has a career .457 SLG against LHP.

Ê Has appeared in 8 games with 6 starts (4-1B, 2-DH)…against lefties, has made 5 starts incl. 4 at cleanup…is his first career experience at 1B. Ê Returned to the starting lineup on Sat at BOS, his first action since a 6th-inning collision at first base with Brett Gardner on Wed at Yankee Stadium. Ê Spring Training: Played 62 innings at 1B—a position he had never played in the majors—and 33 innings at DH…hit .244 (10-for-41) with 3 HR.

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#31 XAVIER CEDEÑO, LH Last App: 4/16 at BOS (BS, 0.2-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-3 vs. LH: .500 (3-6)2017: 1-1-0, 3.86 ERA, 7 G Long Relief App: 0.2, 2x-last 4/16 at BOS IR-RS: 13-8 vs. RH: .200 (1-5), 1-HR

Ê On Sun at BOS, for a second straight day inherited a bases-loaded, 1-out jam…charged his third blown save, tied for the most in the majors, after allowing 2 IR to score (2-run single by Mitch Moreland, runs charged to Farquhar)…in the same scenario on Sat at BOS, allowed 1 IR to score.

Ê Has inherited a major-league-most 13 baserunners…has entered with runners on base in 6 of his 7 apps…has allowed 8 IR to score (61.5 pct.). Ê Is the only lefty in the Rays bullpen…has made 7 apps totaling 2.1 IP, as all 7 apps have been less than an inning (2 apps of 0.2 IP, 3 apps of 0.1

IP and 2 apps of 0.0 IP)…has issued 4 BB (1 IBB), all against right-handed batters…has allowed at least one baserunner in all 7 apps this season. Ê In his Rays career, has faced 191 left-handed batters and has yielded only 1 HR—to MIN Eddie Rosario on Aug 25, 2015…since then, has faced

112 lefties without allowing a home run…limited left-handed batters to a .197 avg. (15-for-76) last season with only 2 XBH—both doubles.

#37 ALEX COLOMÉ, RH Last App: 4/14 at BOS (0.2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 3-3 vs. LH: .250 (2-8)2017: 0-0-3, 0.00 ERA, 5 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4/7 vs. TOR IR-RS: 5-1 vs. RH: .000 (0-7)

Ê Has retired his last 10 BF, incl. the last two outs on Fri at BOS (non-save situation)…got the save in his first 3 apps this year (last April 7 vs. TOR). Ê Over the last two seasons, has a major-league-leading 7 saves of 1.1 IP or more…next is TOR Roberto Osuna (6) and LAD Kenley Jansen (6). Ê Pitched for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic during spring training, going 1-0 with a 4.15 ERA (4.1-IP, 2-ER) in 5 apps. Ê Emerged as the Rays closer last season and was named to his first All-Star Team, converting 37 of 40 save chances (92.5 pct.)…compiled a 1.91

ERA (56.2-IP, 12-ER) last season, becoming the third in Rays history to record 35-plus saves and a sub-2.00 ERA.

#17 JUMBO DÍAZ, RH Last App: 4/15 at BOS (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .182 (2-11)2017: 0-1-0, 2.84 ERA, 7 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/9 vs. TOR IR-RS: 7-2 vs. RH: .167 (2-12)

Ê His 7 apps are tied for the team lead, and 6 of them have been scoreless…had a perfect 8th on Sat at BOS, retiring Betts, Ramirez and Moreland. Ê Yielded 3 runs (2 ER) on Wed at NYY…included was a game-tying single to Aaron Judge in the 6th, a liner off the bat at 116.5 mph (Statcast). Ê Claimed off waivers from Cincinnati on March 10 and went on to make his third straight Opening Day roster…had a 3.14 ERA in 45 apps last year. Ê Pitched for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic (2 apps; 10.80 ERA) and did not join the Rays in spring training until March 22.

#43 DANNY FARQUHAR, RH Last App: 4/16 at BOS (L, 1.1-IP, 2-H, 2-R, 1-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .091 (1-11)2017: 0-1-0, 3.86 ERA, 6 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 4/7 vs. TOR IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .333 (5-15), 1-HR

Ê Took the loss on Sun at BOS, his first since Oct 2, 2015 vs. OAK (with SEA)…yielded three consecutive 1-out baserunners in the 7th (single, single, walk) and was replaced by Xavier Cedeño with the bases loaded…charged with multiple runs in a game for the first time since Aug 22, 2016 vs. BOS.

Ê On Thu at NYY, issued an intentional walk in the 8th inning to Aaron Judge, the first ever issued by a Rays pitcher on the new no-pitch IBB rule. Ê Has yielded 18 HR since the start of the 2015 season, T-2nd among AL relievers…yielded a solo homer to Josh Donaldson on April 7 vs. TOR. Ê Made 35 apps over five stints last year…led the Rays with 24 apps during his final stint, compiling a 1.46 ERA (24.2-IP, 4-ER) and 13.1 SO/9 IP.

#49 TOMMY HUNTER, RH Last App: 4/17 at BOS (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .111 (1-9)2017: 0-1-0, 1.42 ERA, 7 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 2x-last 4/15 at BOS IR-RS: 4-0 vs. RH: .231 (3-13)

Ê Faced the minimum in the 6th yesterday at BOS, pitching around a leadoff single (pickoff/CS, fly out, strikeout)…his 7 apps are tied for the team lead. Ê Took the loss on Sat at BOS, leaving in a tie game with 1 out and the bases loaded in the 7th inning (the go-ahead run scored after he departed). Ê Was one of a club-record four non-roster invites to make the Opening Day roster, along with OF Peter Bourjos, C Jesús Sucre and INF Rickie Weeks Jr. Ê 30-year-old has been used exclusively as a reliever since the 2013 season…is 15-12 with a 3.20 ERA (247.2-IP, 88-ER) and 16 saves in 226 apps

over that span while limiting right-handed batters to a .216 avg. …had a combined 3.18 ERA (34-IP, 12-ER) with the Indians and Orioles last season.

#50 AUSTIN PRUITT, RH Last App: 4/16 at BOS (1.0-IP, 3-H, 1-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .643 (9-14)2017: 0-0-0, 15.88 ERA, 6 G Long Relief App: 2.1, 4/14 at BOS IR-RS: 1-1 vs. RH: .478 (11-23), 1-HR

Ê Has yielded runs in all 6 apps, most consecutive apps by a reliever with a run to start their career in franchise history…on Sun at BOS, yielded an RBI double to Christian Vazquez in the 8th…leads major league relievers in hits allowed (20), ranks 3rd in runs (12) and 3rd in earned runs (10).

Ê Allowed 8 hits on Fri at BOS, the most by a Rays reliever since Dane De La Rosa on Sep 22, 2011 at NYY (8)…went 2.1 IP in the Rays 10-5 win. Ê Last season was named Most Valuable Player for Durham by the Rays Baseball Operations department…spent the entire season with the Bulls,

recording a career-best 28 starts, 162.2 IP, 149 SO and 1.19 WHIP…his 149 SO ranked 2nd in the Int’l. League to teammate Jaime Schultz (163). Ê Was one of two players on the Opening Day roster with no ML service time…the last time that happened was 2007 (Elijah Dukes, Aki Iwamura).

47 CHASE WHITLEY, RH Last App: 4/17 at BOS (2.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .000 (0-2)2017: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/17 at BOS IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .200 (1-5)

Ê Made his season debut yesterday at BOS, pitching around a 2-out double in the 7th (Mookie Betts) and 1-out walk in the 8th (Mitch Moreland). Ê Has a 2.20 ERA (16.1-IP, 4-ER) in 6 apps (1 start) with the Rays since returning from Tommy John surgery on Sep 11, 2016 at NYY…all 5 of those

relief apps have been 2 IP or longer, and he has a 1.46 ERA (12.1-IP, 2-ER) out of the bullpen…hasn’t allowed an earned run in 4 of those 5 apps. Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Sunday (RH Jake Odorizzi, 10-day DL)…made 1 start with the Bulls (3-IP, 1-ER), yielding a 3rd-inning solo homer. Ê Spring Training: Went 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA (13-IP, 6-ER) in 6 official apps (1 start)…his final 3 apps (1 start) spanning 7.1 IP were scoreless.

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RAYS BY THE NUMBERSCurrent Streak: L3 When commit error: 3-4 Hit homer: 5-4Current Record: 6-8 Ahead after 6-7-8: 6-2/5-0/5-0 Homer with men on: 4-1Home/Road: 5-2/1-6 Behind after 6-7-8: 0-5/0-8/0-8 Hit multiple homers: 3-1Day/Night: 2-5/4-3 Tied after 6-7-8: 0-1/1-0/1-0 Score first: 4-3Grass/Turf: 1-6/5-2 1-run games: 1-3 Score 5 or more: 4-1vs. East: 6-8 2-run games: 1-1 Score less than 5: 2-7vs. Central: 0-0 Extra innings: 1-0 Outhit opponents: 4-3vs. West: 0-0 Win in last at-bat: 1 Outhit by opponents: 1-4vs. National League: 0-0 Come-from-behind wins: 3 Collect 10 or more hits: 3-1vs. RH/LH starters: 5-4/1-4 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 4 Opp. 10 or more hits: 2-2Series W-L-T (home): 2-0-0 Series W-L-T (road): 0-2-0 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 3-2/0-3/1-3/2-0

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Morrison 2 1 3Dickerson 3 3Longoria 2 2Souza Jr. 1 1 2Beckham 1 1Miller 1 1Peterson 1 1Sucre 1 1Weeks Jr. 1 1BourjosKiermaierNorrisRobertsonSmithTOTALS 9 4 1 1 15

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYAndriese 2 8 4.00 7.20 1-1 1Archer 3 16 5.33 7.08 3-0 2Cobb 3 10 3.33 5.00 1-2 0Odorizzi 3 5 1.67 3.46 1-2 2Snell 3 5 1.67 2.76 0-3 0

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS

LAST HR OFF ’17 MOST HITS GAME ’17 MOST RBI GAMEBeckham 4/16/17 at BOS Pomeranz 2, 4/16 at BOS -Bourjos 4/13/17 at NYY Severino 1, 2x-last, 4/13 at NYY 1, 2x-last, 4/13 at NYYDickerson 4/16/17 at BOS Pomeranz 2, 6x-last, 4/17 at BOS 2, 4/5 vs. NYYKiermaier 9/14/16 at TOR Estrada 3, 4/9 vs. TOR -Longoria 4/7/17 vs. TOR Liriano 2, 4/2 vs. NYY 3, 4/2 vs. NYYMiller 4/14/17 at BOS Porcello 3, 4/14 at BOS 2, 2x-last, 4/16 at BOSMorrison 4/14/17 at BOS Porcello 3, 4/2 vs. NYY 4, 4/14 at BOSNorris 9/24/16 vs. SF Bumgarner 1, 5x-last, 4/12 at NYY 2, 2x-last, 4/7 vs. TORPeterson 4/14/17 at BOS Porcello 2, 4/14 at BOS 3, 4/14 at BOSRobertson - - 2, 4/9 vs. TOR -Souza Jr. 4/14/17 at BOS Porcello 3, 4/6 vs. TOR 3, 4/9 vs. TORSucre 4/9/17 vs. TOR Estrada 2, 4/9 vs. TOR 3, 4/9 vs. TORWeeks Jr. 4/12/17 at NYY Montgomery 2, 4/7 vs. TOR 2, 4/12 at NYY

RAYS SEASON HIGHSTEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTINGLongest win streak 3, 4/7-4/9 Most runs, game, TB 3, 2x-last, Miller/Souza Jr., 4/14 at BOSLong loss streak 3, 2x-last, 4/15-Current Most runs, game, Opp 2, 13x-last, Pedroia, 4/17 at BOSMost runs game, TB 10, 2x-last, 4/14 at BOS Most hits, game, TB 3, 4x-last, Miller, 4/14 at BOSMost runs game, Opp 8, 3x-last, 4/12 at NYY Most hits, game, Opp 4, Betts, 4/14 at BOSMost runs, inn, TB 5, 4/7 vs. TOR (1st) Most 2B, game, TB 2, Souza Jr., 4/6 vs. TORMost runs, inn, Opp 5, 4/10 at NYY (8th) Most 2B, game, Opp 2,Benintendi, 4/16 at BOSMost hits, game, TB 13, 2x-last, 4/7 vs. TOR Most HR, game, TB 1, 14x-last, Dickerson/Beckham, 4/16 at BOSMost hits, game, Opp 17, 4/16 at BOS Most HR, game, Opp 2, Hicks, 4/13 at NYYMost hits, inn, TB 5, 4/5 vs. NYY (2nd) Most RBI, game, TB 4, Morrison, 4/14 at BOSMost hits, inn, Opp 5, 2x-last, 4/10 at NYY (8th) Most RBI, game, Opp 4, 2x-last, Tulowitzki, 4/7 vs. TORMost doubles, game, TB 4, 2x-last, 4/17 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Miller, 4/14 at BOSMost doubles, game, Opp 5, 4/16 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 2, 5x-last, Benintendi, 4/16 at BOSMost HR, game, TB 4, 4/14 at BOS Most steals, game, TB 2, Smith, 4/8 vs. TORMost HR, game, Opp 3, 4/10 at NYY Most steals, game, Opp 2, Gardner, 4/10 at NYYMost x-base hits, game, TB 8, 4/14 at BOS Hitting Streak 6, Souza Jr., April 4–April 10Most x-base hits, game, Opp 6, 4x-last, 4/16 at BOS TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 2, 3x-last, 4/8 vs. TOR Most SO, TB Starter 8, Archer, 4/8 vs. TORMost stolen bases, game, Opp 2, 4/10 at NYY Most SO, Opp Starter 12, Sale, 4/15 at BOSMost walks, game, TB 9, 4/8 vs. TOR Most SO, TB Reliever 3, Hunter, 4/6 vs. TORMost walks, game, Opp 5, 4x-last, 4/13 at NYY Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, Ramírez, 4/15 at BOSMost strikeouts, game, TB 15, 2x-last, 4/15 at BOS Most walks, game, TB 5, Snell, 4/6 vs. TORMost strikeouts, game, Opp 12, 4/8 vs. TOR Most walks, game, Opp 4, Liriano, 4/7 vs. TORMost LOB, game, TB 26, 4/8 vs. TOR Most SO, Team, TB 12, 4/8 vs. TORMost LOB, game, Opp 23, 4/12 at NYY Most walks, Team, TB 5, 4x-last, 4/13 at NYYMost errors, game, TB 2, 2x-last, 4/12 at NYY Low-Hit Game 5, 2x-last, 4/6 vs. TORMost errors, game, Opp 1, 4x-last, 4/12 at NYY Consecutive Scoreless IP 11.0, Archer, April 2–April 8Longest game, time 3:55, 4/8 vs. TOR Shortest game, time 2:37, 4/10 at NYYLongest game, time (9 inn.) 3:53, 4/7 vs. TOR Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:37, 4/10 at NYY

Grand Slams (-): -Back-to-Back (1): Miller/Souza Jr. (4/14 at BOS, Porcello)2-HR games (-): -3-HR games (-): -

Pinch-hit (-): -Walk-off (-): -Lead-off (1): Dickerson-1 (4/5 vs. NYY, M. Pineda)Inside-the-park (-): -

HOME RUNS

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Norris .000 0 4Sucre - - -TOTALS .000 0 4

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Miller (4), Souza Jr. (4), Dickerson (3), Longoria (3), Beckham (1), Bourjos (1), Norris (1), Peterson (1), Sucre (1), Weeks Jr. (1)2-Out RBI: Sucre (4), Longoria (3), Peterson (3), Souza Jr. (3), Dickerson (2), Norris (2), Weeks Jr. (2), Miller (1)Outfield Assists (0): -Bunt Singles (1): Smith (1)Ejections (1): Kiermaier-1 (4/9 vs. TOR, 7th inn.)Batted Around (2): 4/7 vs. TOR (1st inn., 10 bat-ters; 6th inn., 9 batters)

MISC.

1. April 5 vs. NYY—Logan Morrison single off the B-ring catwalk in right field…off Michael Pineda (2nd inning).2. April 7 vs. TOR—Rickie Weeks Jr. double off the B-ring catwalk in left field...off Dominic Leone (2nd inning).

CATWALKS

LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS

Rays Totals (bold): 10 challenges (3 overturned, 4 stand, 3 confirmed) | Opp Totals: 7 challenges (3 overturned, 2 stand, 2 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 3 challenges (0 record keeping, 1 overturned, 2 stand, 0 confirmed)

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

Opponent 8 7 8 4 5 7 11 9 3 - 63Tampa Bay 16 9 11 2 6 3 4 6 1 1 59

W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HRTotals 6-8-3 14 3.76 122.0 121 51 43 85 15Starters 4-4-0 14 3.48 77.2 73 30 26 57 10Relievers 2-4-3 14 4.26 44.1 48 21 17 28 5Home 5-2-3 7 3.18 65.0 50 23 21 50 7Road 1-6-0 7 4.42 57.0 71 28 22 35 8April 6-8-3 14 3.76 122.0 121 51 43 85 15

INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGESGAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING4/2 vs. NYY New York-AL T1 Matt Holliday Out at 1B Stands4/2 vs. NYY Tampa Bay T2 Starlin Castro Safe at 1B Stands4/4 vs. NYY New York-AL B3 Daniel Robertson Safe at 1B Overturned4/5 vs. NYY Tampa Bay B2 Steven Souza Jr. HP Collision (No Violation) Confirmed4/5 vs. NYY Tampa Bay B2 Steven Souza Jr. Out at Home Stands4/5 vs. NYY New York-AL B2 Kevin Kiermaier Safe at 2B Overturned4/6 vs. TOR Tampa Bay B5 Steven Souza Jr. HP Collision (No Violation) Confirmed4/6 vs. TOR Tampa Bay B5 Steven Souza Jr. Out at Home Confirmed4/7 vs. TOR Toronto T4 Justin Smoak Out at 1B Confirmed4/7 vs. TOR Tampa Bay B7 Peter Bourjos Out at 2B Overturned4/8 vs. TOR Toronto B9 Mallex Smith Safe at 2B Confirmed4/8 vs. TOR Umpires T10 Russell Martin No Hit by Pitch Stands4/10 at NYY Umpires T8 Logan Morrison No Home Run Overturned4/10 at NYY Umpires B8 Starlin Castro Home Run Stands4/12 at NYY Tampa Bay T4 Derek Norris Out at 2B Stands4/12 at NYY New York-AL T5 Rickie Weeks Jr. Safe at 2B Overturned4/14 at BOS Boston B7 Hanley Ramirez Out at 2B Stands4/15 at BOS Tampa Bay T6 Evan Longoria No Fan Interference Stands4/16 at BOS Tampa Bay B3 Mookie Betts Safe at 1B (Pick-off) Overturned4/16 at BOS Tampa Bay B8 Christian Vazquez Safe at 3B Overturned

1. April 8 vs. TOR (W 3-2) - Brad Miller bases-loaded walk…off Casey Lawrence (11th inning)

WALK-OFF WINS

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WALK-OFF LOSSES

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C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH Beckham 5-7 0-1 3-1 0-1 2-4Bourjos 1-3 0-1 1-2Dickerson 1-2 4-4 5-4 0-1 0-1Kiermaier 6-8 6-7 0-1Longoria 6-7 0-1 6-8Miller 6-6 5-5 1-1Morrison 5-5 5-5Norris 5-5 1-1 0-1 2-2 0-1 2-0Peterson 1-0 1-0Robertson 0-2 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-4 1-1Smith 4-3 4-3Souza Jr. 6-8 1-4 5-4Sucre 1-3 0-1 1-2Weeks Jr. 1-3 0-2 1-3 0-1 0-1

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

RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (9)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDRHP Brad Boxberger 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 14 6-8INF Matt Duffy 10-day Recovery from Achilles surgery April 2 - April 12 14 6-8RHP Nathan Eovaldi 60-day Tommy John surgery March 10 - June 1 14 6-8RHP Kevin Gadea 60-day Right forearm tendinitis March 26 - June 1 14 6-8RHP Jake Odorizzi 10-day Left hamstring strain April 16 - April 26 2 0-2C Wilson Ramos 60-day Recovery from torn ACL April 2 - June 1 14 6-8OF Colby Rasmus 10-day Recovery from hip surgery April 2 - April 12 14 6-8OF Mallex Smith 10-day Right hamstring strain April 14 - April 24 4 1-3RHP Shawn Tolleson 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 14 6-8

Others (Games Missed): -

Feb 14 Traded RH Eddie Gamboa to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named or cash consid-erations; signed RH Nathan Eovaldi to a one-year contract with a club option for 2018.

Feb 17 Signed RH Tommy Hunter to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Mar 10 Placed RH Nathan Eovaldi (Tommy John surgery) on the 60-day DL; claimed RH

Jumbo Díaz off waivers from Cincinnati.Mar 15 Optioned INF Willy Adames, RH José De León, RH Jacob Faria, RH Taylor Guerrieri,

RH Chih-Wei Hu, RH Ryne Stanek and RH Hunter Wood to the minor leagues…reas-signed RH Jeff Ames, INF Ryan Brett, C Nick Ciuffo, C Jonah Heim, 1B Dalton Kelly and LH Ryan Yarbrough to minor league camp…released LH Dana Eveland.

Mar 17 Optioned LH José Alvarado to the minor leagues.Mar 23 Reassigned 1B/OF Jake Bauers, OF Johnny Field, 1B Casey Gillaspie, INF Jake

Hager, RH Andrew Kittredge, INF Patrick Leonard, OF Dayron Varona and RH Neil Wagner to minor league camp…released RH David Carpenter and RH Jeff Walters.

Mar 26 Placed RH Kevin Gadea (right forearm tendinitis) on the 60-day DL; signed C Derek Norris to a one-year contract.

Mar 28 Acquired OF Peter Bourjos from the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named or cash considerations.

Mar 29 Optioned C Curt Casali, RH Ryan Garton and C Luke Maile to the minor leagues…reassigned C Michael McKenry, LH Justin Marks, RH Diego Moreno and OF Shane Peterson to minor league camp.

Mar 30 Optioned RH Jaime Schultz and RH Chase Whitley to the minor leagues.Mar 31 Reassigned RH Cory Rasmus to minor league camp.Apr 1 Designated INF/OF Nick Franklin for assignment; placed RH Brad Boxberger (right

flexor strain), INF Matt Duffy (recovery from Achilles surgery) and OF Colby Rasmus (recovery from hip surgery) on the 10-day DL; placed C Wilson Ramos (recovery from torn ACL) and RH Shawn Tolleson (right flexor strain) on the 60-day DL; selected OF Peter Bourjos, RH Tommy Hunter, C Jesús Sucre and 1B Rickie Weeks Jr. to the major league roster.

Apr 2 Designated C Luke Maile for assignment.

Apr 14 Placed OF Mallex Smith (right hamstring strain) on the 10-day DL; transferred RH Brad Boxberger (right flexor strain) to the 60-day DL; selected OF Shane Peterson from Triple-A Durham.

Apr 16 Placed RH Jake Odorizzi (left hamstring strain) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Chase Whitley from Durham.

TRANSACTIONS

RAYS HITTERS vs. TIGERS2016 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPBeckham 2 5 2 1 2 0 2 .400 .400 8 22 8 2 9 0 10 .364 .364Bourjos 3 10 2 1 2 0 3 .200 .200 26 68 17 2 12 5 16 .250 .325Dickerson 7 22 5 0 1 1 7 .227 .261 10 34 5 0 1 1 11 .147 .171Kiermaier 2 6 1 0 3 0 1 .167 .167 14 46 7 0 9 3 9 .152 .200Longoria 7 27 8 1 2 1 6 .296 .310 55 205 62 13 37 20 49 .302 .362Miller 7 28 4 1 4 1 8 .143 .172 18 55 10 2 7 6 14 .182 .262Morrison 7 21 4 1 5 6 7 .190 .345 19 66 14 2 9 10 15 .212 .308Norris - - - - - - - - - 9 24 6 1 6 3 11 .250 .321Peterson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Robertson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Souza Jr. 5 18 4 1 1 1 9 .222 .300 8 29 8 1 1 2 13 .276 .344Sucre - - - - - - - - - 3 8 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000Weeks Jr. - - - - - - - - - 3 11 2 1 2 1 3 .182 .250

2016 CAREERPLAYER W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVGAndriese 1 1 0 10.0 7 6 5 5.40 .194 1 1 0 11.0 9 7 5 5.73 .225Archer 0 1 0 8.2 11 6 14 6.23 .297 1 2 0 34.2 30 12 38 3.12 .224Cedeño 0 0 0 2.2 2 1 5 3.38 .200 0 0 0 3.2 2 1 6 2.45 .154Cobb - - - - - - - - - 2 1 0 30.2 28 8 28 2.35 .243Colomé 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 2 0.00 .200 0 1 1 9.0 7 4 7 4.00 .212Díaz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Farquhar 0 0 0 2.1 4 3 2 11.57 .364 0 0 0 5.1 5 4 7 6.75 .238Hunter 0 0 0 2.1 0 0 3 0.00 .000 2 1 1 30.0 18 8 21 2.40 .168Pruitt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ramírez 0 1 0 2.2 5 5 1 16.88 .455 0 1 0 8.2 13 9 11 9.35 .351Snell 0 1 0 5.1 4 3 4 5.06 .211 0 1 0 5.1 4 3 4 5.06 .211Whitley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

RAYS PITCHERS vs. TIGERS

OPENING DAY ROSTER

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

CATCHERS (2): Derek Norris, Jesús Sucre

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

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

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

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RAYS 2017 DAY-BY-DAYPOS. HOME

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

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

4/11 - OFF (2) T-1/+0.59 4/12 at NYY L, 4-8 Mitchell (1-0) Díaz (0-1) 5-4 2/-1.0 38,00210 4/13 at NYY L, 2-3 Severino (1-0) Cedeño (1-1) 5-5 4/-2.0 34,77211 4/14 at BOS W, 10-5 Archer (2-0) Porcello (1-1) 6-5 3/-2.0 36,81312 4/15 at BOS L, 1-2 Sale (1-1) Hunter (0-1) 6-6 4/-2.0 36,68613 4/16 at BOS L, 5-7 Kelly (2-0) Farquhar (0-1) 6-7 4/-3.0 36,20914 4/17 at BOS L, 3-4 Wright (1-1) Snell (0-2) 6-8 4/-3.5 37,31815 4/18 vs. DET 7:1016 4/19 vs. DET 7:1017 4/20 vs. DET 1:1018 4/21 vs. HOU 7:1019 4/22 vs. HOU 6:10 Chris Archer Starting Lineup Figurine (First 15,000 fans)20 4/23 vs. HOU 1:10 Blade Sunglasses (Kids 14 & under)21 4/24 at BAL 7:0522 4/25 at BAL 7:0523 4/26 at BAL 7:05

4/27 - OFF (3)24 4/28 at TOR 7:0725 4/29 at TOR 1:0726 4/30 at TOR 1:0727 5/1 at MIA 7:1028 5/2 at MIA 7:1029 5/3 vs. MIA 7:1030 5/4 vs. MIA 7:1031 5/5 vs. TOR 7:1032 5/6 vs. TOR 4:10 Bubble Blowin' Evan Longoria (First 15,000 fans)33 5/7 vs. TOR 1:10 Batting Gloves (Kids 14 & under)34 5/8 vs. KC 7:1035 5/9 vs. KC 7:1036 5/10 vs. KC 7:1037 5/11 vs. KC 1:1038 5/12 at BOS 7:1039 5/13 at BOS 7:1040 5/14 at BOS 1:3541 5/15 at CLE 6:1042 5/16 at CLE 6:1043 5/17 at CLE 12:10

5/18 - OFF (4)44 5/19 vs. NYY 7:1045 5/20 vs. NYY 4:10 Hawaiian Shirt (First 15,000 fans)46 5/21 vs. NYY 1:10 Super Rays Comic Book (Kids 14 & under)47 5/22 vs. LAA 7:1048 5/23 vs. LAA 7:1049 5/24 vs. LAA 7:1050 5/25 vs. LAA 1:1051 5/26 at MIN 8:1052 5/27 at MIN 2:1053 5/28 at MIN 2:1054 5/29 at TEX 8:0555 5/30 at TEX 8:0556 5/31 at TEX 8:05

6/1 - OFF (5)57 6/2 at SEA 10:1058 6/3 at SEA 10:1059 6/4 at SEA 4:10

6/5 - OFF (6)60 6/6 vs. CWS 7:1061 6/7 vs. CWS 7:1062 6/8 vs. CWS 7:1063 6/9 vs. OAK 7:1064 6/10 vs. OAK (1) 2:10 Matt Duffy Double Play Bobblehead (First 15,000 fans)65 6/10 vs. OAK (2) GM266 6/11 vs. OAK 1:10 Bat and Ball Set (Kids 14 & under)

6/12 - OFF (7)67 6/13 at TOR 7:0768 6/14 at TOR 7:0769 6/15 at DET 7:1070 6/16 at DET 7:1071 6/17 at DET 4:1072 6/18 at DET 1:1073 6/19 vs. CIN 7:1074 6/20 vs. CIN 7:1075 6/21 vs. CIN 12:10 Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)

6/22 - OFF (8)76 6/23 vs. BAL 7:1077 6/24 vs. BAL 4:10 Kevin Kiermaier STAR WARS Bobblehead (First 15,000 fans)78 6/25 vs. BAL 1:10

6/26 - OFF (9)79 6/27 at PIT 7:0580 6/28 at PIT 7:0581 6/29 at PIT 7:0582 6/30 at BAL 7:0583 7/1 at BAL 4:0584 7/2 at BAL 1:35

7/3 - OFF (10)85 7/4 at CHC 2:2086 7/5 at CHC 2:2087 7/6 vs. BOS 7:1088 7/7 vs. BOS 7:1089 7/8 vs. BOS 4:1090 7/9 vs. BOS 1:10

7/10 - All-Star Break7/11 - All-Star Game Marlins Park (Miami Marlins)

POS. HOME# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.

7/12 - All-Star Break7/13 - All-Star Break

91 7/14 at LAA 10:0792 7/15 at LAA 9:0793 7/16 at LAA 3:3794 7/17 at OAK 10:0595 7/18 at OAK 10:0596 7/19 at OAK 3:35

7/20 - OFF (11)97 7/21 vs. TEX 7:1098 7/22 vs. TEX 7:10 DJ Kitty Onesie (First 15,000 fans)99 7/23 vs. TEX 1:10 Chris Archer Emoji Pillow (Kids 14 & under)100 7/24 vs. BAL 7:10101 7/25 vs. BAL 7:10102 7/26 vs. BAL 12:10 Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)103 7/27 at NYY 7:05104 7/28 at NYY 7:05105 7/29 at NYY 1:05106 7/30 at NYY 1:05107 7/31 at HOU 8:10108 8/1 at HOU 8:10109 8/2 at HOU 8:10110 8/3 at HOU 8:10111 8/4 vs. MIL 7:10112 8/5 vs. MIL 6:10 MARVEL Iron Man Bobblehead (First 15,000 fans)113 8/6 vs. MIL 1:10 Swim Goggles (Kids 14 & under)

8/7 - OFF (12)114 8/8 vs. BOS 7:10115 8/9 vs. BOS 7:10116 8/10 vs. CLE 7:10117 8/11 vs. CLE 7:10118 8/12 vs. CLE 6:10 Mystery Retro Replica Jersey (First 15,000 fans)119 8/13 vs. CLE 1:10 Retro Socks (Kids 14 & under)120 8/14 at TOR 7:07121 8/15 at TOR 7:07122 8/16 at TOR 7:07123 8/17 at TOR 4:07124 8/18 vs. SEA 7:10125 9/19 vs. SEA 6:10 Rays Tote Bag (First 15,000 fans)126 8/20 vs. SEA 1:10 Rays Win Alarm Clock (Kids 14 & under)

8/21 - OFF (13)127 8/22 vs. TOR 7:10128 8/23 vs. TOR 7:10129 8/24 vs. TOR 1:10130 8/25 at STL 8:15131 8/26 at STL 7:15132 8/27 at STL 2:15133 8/28 at KC 8:15134 8/29 at KC 8:15135 8/30 at KC 8:15

8/31 - OFF (14)136 9/1 at CWS 8:10137 9/2 at CWS 7:10138 9/3 at CWS 2:10139 9/4 vs. MIN 7:10140 9/5 vs. MIN 7:10141 9/6 vs. MIN 1:10

9/7 - OFF (15)142 9/8 at BOS 7:10143 9/9 at BOS 7:10144 9/10 at BOS 1:35145 9/11 vs. NYY 7:10146 9/12 vs. NYY 7:10147 9/13 vs. NYY 7:10

9/14 - OFF (16)148 9/15 vs. BOS 7:10149 9/16 vs. BOS 6:10 Blake Snell Bobblehead (First 15,000 fans)150 9/17 vs. BOS 1:10 Hooded Bath Towel (Kids 14 & under)

9/18 - OFF (17)151 9/19 vs. CHC 7:10152 9/20 vs. CHC 7:10153 9/21 at BAL 7:05154 9/22 at BAL 7:05155 9/23 at BAL 7:05156 9/24 at BAL 1:35157 9/25 - OFF (18)157 9/26 at NYY 7:05158 9/27 at NYY 7:05159 9/28 at NYY 7:05160 9/29 vs. BAL 7:10161 9/30 vs. BAL 6:10 Burst Car Emblem (First 15,000 fans)162 10/1 vs. BAL 3:10 Raymond Night Light (Kids 14 & under)

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

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