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TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2017 vs. LOS ANGELES ANGELS RH Alex Cobb (4-3, 3.67) vs. RH Matt Shoemaker (3-2, 4.47) RAYS UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY—This morning INF Tim Beckham and mascot Raymond visited pediatric cancer patients at the Children’s Medical Center at Tampa General Hospital. RAY MATTER—The Rays have lost consecutive games following a sea- son-long 4-game winning streak that put them above .500…last night’s 3-2 loss in the series opener was the 18th time the Rays blew a lead in a loss, most in the majors…the Rays have held a lead in 33 of their last 35 games but are 17-18 in those 35 games…the Rays have held a lead in 87.2 pct. (41 of 47) of their games this season—highest percentage in the majors, ahead of Milwaukee (86.4 pct., 38 of 44)—but are under .500 at 23-24. Ê Rays have lost each of the last 2 games by final scores of 3-2, the first time they’ve lost consecutive games when yielding 3 or fewer runs since Aug 1-2, 2016 vs. KC (3-0, 3-2). Ê The Rays are 18-14 vs. RHP starters, compared to 5-10 vs. LHP. Ê The Rays are 10-8 outside the AL East, and 13-16 within the division. Ê The Rays have won their last three series in a row, defeating the Red Sox, Indians and Yankees…it’s the first time they have won three straight series since June 2-16, 2016 (four). COREY KEEPS CRUSHING—This series features a matchup of two of baseball’s best offensive performers to date in OF/DH Corey Dickerson and LAA Mike Trout…Dickerson leapfrogged Trout and CWS Avisail Gar- cia to take over the lead in the AL batting race yesterday…only two other qualifiers in Rays history have led the AL in hitting this late in the season (by date): SS Jason Bartlett in 2009 (led AL at .373 through June 6) and OF Matt Joyce in 2011 (led majors at .364 through June 2)…he also leads the majors with 21 multi-hit games and 112 total bases, and leads the AL with 60 hits, tied with former teammate COL Charlie Blackmon for the major league lead…a side-by-side of their seasons thus far, along with AL ranks: Dickerson Trout AVG/OBP/SLG .345/.394/.644 (1st/4th/3rd) .343/.464/.741 (2nd/1st*/1st) Runs scored 31 (T-3rd) 31 (T-3rd) Hits 60 (1st**) 49 (T-7th) Multi-hit games 21 (1st*) 14 (T-10th) Doubles 12 (T-6th) 11 (T-10th) Triples 2 (T-5th) 2 (T-5th) Home runs 12 (T-5th) 14 (2nd) Extra-base hits 26 (2nd) 27 (1st) Total bases 112 (1st*) 106 (2nd) *1st in majors **T-1st in majors COREY, CONT.—Last night, on his 28th birthday, OF/DH Corey Dicker- son launched his 5th leadoff homer of the season, already tying Rocco Baldelli’s club record (2006) and tying HOU George Springer for the major league lead…Dickerson became the second Ray to hit a leadoff homer on his birthday, joining Randy Winn on June 9, 2002 vs. SD, and became the first in the majors to do so since BAL Manny Machado on July 6, 2015 at MIN…leads the majors with 11 HR out of the leadoff spot, and is already more than halfway to the club record held by Gerald Williams (21 in 2000). Ê Dickerson has hit 6 HR in his last 6 games. Ê Has a 15-game on-base streak, tying his career long (May 27–June 13, 2014, with COL)…is batting .413/.464/.810 (26-for-63) over that span, raising his avg. from .306 to .345…has hit safely in 14 of those 15 G. Ê Dickerson leads all designated hitters on the All-Star ballot in virtually every offensive category: .345 avg., 60 hits, 12 2B, 2 3B, 12 HR, 26 XBH, 112 TB, 31 runs, .394 OBP and .644 SLG…among his competi- tion on the DH ballot: LAA Albert Pujols, NYY Matt Holliday, CLE Edwin Encarnación, DET Victor Martinez, BOS Hanley Ramirez. RAKING RAYS—The Rays rank 3rd in the AL with 218 runs, trailing the Yankees (236) and Astros (221)…their 65 HR rank 2nd, one shy of the Yan- kees…they rank among AL leaders in numerous of- fensive categories (see chart)…through 47 games, the 218 runs are their most since 2013 (226), and the 65 HR are 2nd most in club history (70 in 2016)…in their last 13 games (7-6), they have scored 75 runs (5.8 R/G), batted .282/.345/.504 with 25 HR, and have 9 games with 10-plus hits, raising their season avg. from .236 to .249. Ê The Rays lead the AL with 38 runs scored in the 1st inning (2nd in majors to MIL, 45). Ê The Rays have 20 HR over the last 10 games, and 14 HR over the last 6 games. RAYS vs. ANGELS—Rays have lost 4 straight games vs. the Angels, their longest skid since Sep 19, 2010–April 29, 2011 (4)…they haven’t lost 5 straight to LAA since 2006, when they dropped 6 in a row, their longest skid ever vs. the Halos…after this 4-game series, the Rays travel to Anaheim for a 3-game set immediately following the All-Star break (July 14-16)…last year the Rays won the season series, 4-3, going 1-3 at home and 3-game sweep at Angel Stadium (May 6-8)…they won the first 4 games of the season series, allowing 7 runs total, then lost the last 3 while allowing 25 runs…Rays have lost the last four series here at Tropicana Field, their last series win here coming April 24-26, 2012 (3-0)…Rays are 70-95 all-time (35-46 home, 35-49 road)…Tampa Bay is 39-31 (.557) in the Rays era (since 2008). Ê Since the start of 2010, the visiting team has dominated the matchup of these two clubs: the Angels are 15-9 at Tropicana Field (and are 6-1 in series play); and the Rays are 22-9 at Angel Stadium going 8-1-1 in series play. DOES NOT COMPUTE—The Rays have outscored opponents 218-198 this season, but are 23-24…their +20 run differential ranks 4th in the AL and is the highest of any team in baseball with a losing record…in fact, dat- ing back to the 2016 All-Star break the Rays are 57-64 despite a +53 run differential (546-493, 6th best in the majors), also the highest of any team in baseball with a losing record. Ê Yesterday the Rays dropped to 4-9 (.308) in one-run games, worst in the AL, and 10-25 (.286) since the 2016 All-Star break. STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE—This is the Rays 11th straight game vs. an opponent with a .500 or better record, and looking ahead on the schedule their next 9 games (including tonight) are against teams currently at .500 or better…tonight is only the sixth of their 48 games that has been vs. a team that finished 2016 with a losing record (3-1 vs. MIA, 0-1 vs. LAA). WALKING THE PLANK—Rays pitchers yielded 8 BB last night, tying their season high set just one week prior (May 15 at CLE)…they held the Angels to 0-for-9 with RISP…it was the first 9-inning game that Rays pitchers al- lowed 8-plus walks while holding the opponent to 3 runs or fewer since April 10, 2013 at TEX (8 BB, won 2-0). Ks FOR DAYS—The Rays offense has 494 SO, 88 more than any other team (MIL, 406) and 107 more than any other AL team (OAK and NYY, 387)…this marks the most strikeouts in major league history through 47 games…they are on pace for 1,702 SO, which would pass the major league record held by the 2016 Brewers (1,543)…last year the Rays had a club- record 1,482 SO, 2nd most in AL history…last night was their 32nd game with double-digit strikeouts, 10 more than any other team (Oakland, 22)… they are on pace for 110 double-digit strikeout games, which would break the major league record set by the 2013 Astros (80). LOMO RISIN’—Last night in the 1st inning, OF/DH Corey Dickerson passed 1B Logan Morrison for the team home run lead with a leadoff homer, his 12th homer of the season, and three batters later Morrison kept pace with his 12th…Morrison leads the team with 32 RBI, tied with LAA Albert Pujols for 5th in the AL…he leads the AL with 18 RBI in May…as a first baseman, Morrison leads the AL with 12 HR (tied with OAK Yonder Alonso) and 31 RBI…a year ago today, he was batting .176 (18-for-102) with 2 HR and 6 RBI…he has 9 multi-RBI games this season, compared to 12 such games in all of 2016. LONGO THE LEADER—3B Evan Longoria drew his 542nd career walk on Sun vs. NYY, tying Ben Zobrist for the franchise record…he is already the Rays all-time leader in HR, RBI, doubles, XBH, games and total bases. BECK BOMBSTim Beckham has hit 7 HR with 23 RBI, all coming as a shortstop…his 7 HR as a shortstop are tied (with LAD Corey Seager) for 2nd in the majors behind CLE Francisco Lindor (9)…his 23 RBI as a short- stop are also tied with Seager for 3rd in the majors, trailing HOU Carlos Correa and PHI Freddy Galvis (24 each). TOMORROW’S BARGAINMLB.com Ballpark App Wednesdays—For all Wednesday home games, fans may purchase half-priced Lower Corner and Upper Level tickets exclusively through the MLB.com Ballpark App… Wednesdays also feature special promotions that are available exclusively through the app…to access special ticket offers and promotions throughout the season, fans are encouraged to download the MLB.com Ballpark App from the App Store or Google Play. 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.: 48 (23-24) | Home Game No.: 27 (14-12) | All-Time Game No.: 3,124 (1,443-1,680) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,567 (794-772) April: 12-14 | May: 11-10 Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Wed., May 24 vs. LAA 7:10 p.m. RH Erasmo Ramirez (2-0, 3.00) vs. RH Ricky Nolasco (2-3, 4.01) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Thu., May 25 vs. LAA 1:10 p.m. RH Matt Andriese (4-1, 3.75) vs. RH Alex Meyer (2-2, 5.79) No TV | WDAE 620 AM RAYS OFFENSE A.L. RANKS 218 runs 3rd 399 hits T-2nd 10 3B 1st 65 HR 2nd 144 XBH 1st 683 TB 1st .249 AVG 7th .329 OBP 5th .426 SLG 4th .757 OPS 3rd 185 BB 1st* 494 SO 1st* * leads majors

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Page 1: TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2017 vs. LOS ANGELES ANGELSmlb.mlb.com/documents/2/0/6/231954206/5_23_17_PREGAME_NOT… · TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2017 vs. LOS ANGELES ANGELS RH Alex Cobb (4-3, 3.67) vs

TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2017 vs. LOS ANGELES ANGELSRH Alex Cobb (4-3, 3.67) vs. RH Matt Shoemaker (3-2, 4.47)

RAYS UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY—This morning INF Tim Beckham and mascot Raymond visited pediatric cancer patients at the Children’s Medical Center at Tampa General Hospital.

RAY MATTER—The Rays have lost consecutive games following a sea-son-long 4-game winning streak that put them above .500…last night’s 3-2 loss in the series opener was the 18th time the Rays blew a lead in a loss, most in the majors…the Rays have held a lead in 33 of their last 35 games but are 17-18 in those 35 games…the Rays have held a lead in 87.2 pct. (41 of 47) of their games this season—highest percentage in the majors, ahead of Milwaukee (86.4 pct., 38 of 44)—but are under .500 at 23-24.

Ê Rays have lost each of the last 2 games by final scores of 3-2, the first time they’ve lost consecutive games when yielding 3 or fewer runs since Aug 1-2, 2016 vs. KC (3-0, 3-2).

Ê The Rays are 18-14 vs. RHP starters, compared to 5-10 vs. LHP. Ê The Rays are 10-8 outside the AL East, and 13-16 within the division. Ê The Rays have won their last three series in a row, defeating the Red

Sox, Indians and Yankees…it’s the first time they have won three straight series since June 2-16, 2016 (four).

COREY KEEPS CRUSHING—This series features a matchup of two of baseball’s best offensive performers to date in OF/DH Corey Dickerson and LAA Mike Trout…Dickerson leapfrogged Trout and CWS Avisail Gar-cia to take over the lead in the AL batting race yesterday…only two other qualifiers in Rays history have led the AL in hitting this late in the season (by date): SS Jason Bartlett in 2009 (led AL at .373 through June 6) and OF Matt Joyce in 2011 (led majors at .364 through June 2)…he also leads the majors with 21 multi-hit games and 112 total bases, and leads the AL with 60 hits, tied with former teammate COL Charlie Blackmon for the major league lead…a side-by-side of their seasons thus far, along with AL ranks:

Dickerson Trout AVG/OBP/SLG .345/.394/.644 (1st/4th/3rd) .343/.464/.741 (2nd/1st*/1st)Runs scored 31 (T-3rd) 31 (T-3rd)Hits 60 (1st**) 49 (T-7th)Multi-hit games 21 (1st*) 14 (T-10th)Doubles 12 (T-6th) 11 (T-10th)Triples 2 (T-5th) 2 (T-5th)Home runs 12 (T-5th) 14 (2nd)Extra-base hits 26 (2nd) 27 (1st)Total bases 112 (1st*) 106 (2nd)

*1st in majors **T-1st in majors

COREY, CONT.—Last night, on his 28th birthday, OF/DH Corey Dicker-son launched his 5th leadoff homer of the season, already tying Rocco Baldelli’s club record (2006) and tying HOU George Springer for the major league lead…Dickerson became the second Ray to hit a leadoff homer on his birthday, joining Randy Winn on June 9, 2002 vs. SD, and became the first in the majors to do so since BAL Manny Machado on July 6, 2015 at MIN…leads the majors with 11 HR out of the leadoff spot, and is already more than halfway to the club record held by Gerald Williams (21 in 2000).

Ê Dickerson has hit 6 HR in his last 6 games. Ê Has a 15-game on-base streak, tying his career long (May 27–June 13,

2014, with COL)…is batting .413/.464/.810 (26-for-63) over that span, raising his avg. from .306 to .345…has hit safely in 14 of those 15 G.

Ê Dickerson leads all designated hitters on the All-Star ballot in virtually every offensive category: .345 avg., 60 hits, 12 2B, 2 3B, 12 HR, 26 XBH, 112 TB, 31 runs, .394 OBP and .644 SLG…among his competi-tion on the DH ballot: LAA Albert Pujols, NYY Matt Holliday, CLE Edwin Encarnación, DET Victor Martinez, BOS Hanley Ramirez.

RAKING RAYS—The Rays rank 3rd in the AL with 218 runs, trailing the Yankees (236) and Astros (221)…their 65 HR rank 2nd, one shy of the Yan-kees…they rank among AL leaders in numerous of-fensive categories (see chart)…through 47 games, the 218 runs are their most since 2013 (226), and the 65 HR are 2nd most in club history (70 in 2016)…in their last 13 games (7-6), they have scored 75 runs (5.8 R/G), batted .282/.345/.504 with 25 HR, and have 9 games with 10-plus hits, raising their season avg. from .236 to .249.

Ê The Rays lead the AL with 38 runs scored in the 1st inning (2nd in majors to MIL, 45).

Ê The Rays have 20 HR over the last 10 games, and 14 HR over the last 6 games.

RAYS vs. ANGELS—Rays have lost 4 straight games vs. the Angels, their longest skid since Sep 19, 2010–April 29, 2011 (4)…they haven’t lost 5 straight to LAA since 2006, when they dropped 6 in a row, their longest skid ever vs. the Halos…after this 4-game series, the Rays travel to Anaheim for a 3-game set immediately following the All-Star break (July 14-16)…last year the Rays won the season series, 4-3, going 1-3 at home and 3-game sweep at Angel Stadium (May 6-8)…they won the first 4 games of the season series, allowing 7 runs total, then lost the last 3 while allowing 25 runs…Rays have lost the last four series here at Tropicana Field, their last series win here coming April 24-26, 2012 (3-0)…Rays are 70-95 all-time (35-46 home, 35-49 road)…Tampa Bay is 39-31 (.557) in the Rays era (since 2008).

Ê Since the start of 2010, the visiting team has dominated the matchup of these two clubs: the Angels are 15-9 at Tropicana Field (and are 6-1 in series play); and the Rays are 22-9 at Angel Stadium going 8-1-1 in series play.

DOES NOT COMPUTE—The Rays have outscored opponents 218-198 this season, but are 23-24…their +20 run differential ranks 4th in the AL and is the highest of any team in baseball with a losing record…in fact, dat-ing back to the 2016 All-Star break the Rays are 57-64 despite a +53 run differential (546-493, 6th best in the majors), also the highest of any team in baseball with a losing record.

Ê Yesterday the Rays dropped to 4-9 (.308) in one-run games, worst in the AL, and 10-25 (.286) since the 2016 All-Star break.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE—This is the Rays 11th straight game vs. an opponent with a .500 or better record, and looking ahead on the schedule their next 9 games (including tonight) are against teams currently at .500 or better…tonight is only the sixth of their 48 games that has been vs. a team that finished 2016 with a losing record (3-1 vs. MIA, 0-1 vs. LAA).

WALKING THE PLANK—Rays pitchers yielded 8 BB last night, tying their season high set just one week prior (May 15 at CLE)…they held the Angels to 0-for-9 with RISP…it was the first 9-inning game that Rays pitchers al-lowed 8-plus walks while holding the opponent to 3 runs or fewer since April 10, 2013 at TEX (8 BB, won 2-0).

Ks FOR DAYS—The Rays offense has 494 SO, 88 more than any other team (MIL, 406) and 107 more than any other AL team (OAK and NYY, 387)…this marks the most strikeouts in major league history through 47 games…they are on pace for 1,702 SO, which would pass the major league record held by the 2016 Brewers (1,543)…last year the Rays had a club-record 1,482 SO, 2nd most in AL history…last night was their 32nd game with double-digit strikeouts, 10 more than any other team (Oakland, 22)…they are on pace for 110 double-digit strikeout games, which would break the major league record set by the 2013 Astros (80).

LOMO RISIN’—Last night in the 1st inning, OF/DH Corey Dickerson passed 1B Logan Morrison for the team home run lead with a leadoff homer, his 12th homer of the season, and three batters later Morrison kept pace with his 12th…Morrison leads the team with 32 RBI, tied with LAA Albert Pujols for 5th in the AL…he leads the AL with 18 RBI in May…as a first baseman, Morrison leads the AL with 12 HR (tied with OAK Yonder Alonso) and 31 RBI…a year ago today, he was batting .176 (18-for-102) with 2 HR and 6 RBI…he has 9 multi-RBI games this season, compared to 12 such games in all of 2016.

LONGO THE LEADER—3B Evan Longoria drew his 542nd career walk on Sun vs. NYY, tying Ben Zobrist for the franchise record…he is already the Rays all-time leader in HR, RBI, doubles, XBH, games and total bases.

BECK BOMBS—Tim Beckham has hit 7 HR with 23 RBI, all coming as a shortstop…his 7 HR as a shortstop are tied (with LAD Corey Seager) for 2nd in the majors behind CLE Francisco Lindor (9)…his 23 RBI as a short-stop are also tied with Seager for 3rd in the majors, trailing HOU Carlos Correa and PHI Freddy Galvis (24 each).

TOMORROW’S BARGAIN—MLB.com Ballpark App Wednesdays—For all Wednesday home games, fans may purchase half-priced Lower Corner and Upper Level tickets exclusively through the MLB.com Ballpark App…Wednesdays also feature special promotions that are available exclusively through the app…to access special ticket offers and promotions throughout the season, fans are encouraged to download the MLB.com Ballpark App from the App Store or Google Play.

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.: 48 (23-24) | Home Game No.: 27 (14-12) | All-Time Game No.: 3,124 (1,443-1,680) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,567 (794-772)

April: 12-14 | May: 11-10

Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Wed., May 24 vs. LAA 7:10 p.m. RH Erasmo Ramirez (2-0, 3.00) vs. RH Ricky Nolasco (2-3, 4.01) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Thu., May 25 vs. LAA 1:10 p.m. RH Matt Andriese (4-1, 3.75) vs. RH Alex Meyer (2-2, 5.79) No TV | WDAE 620 AM

RAYS OFFENSE A.L. RANKS

218 runs 3rd399 hits T-2nd10 3B 1st65 HR 2nd144 XBH 1st683 TB 1st.249 AVG 7th.329 OBP 5th.426 SLG 4th.757 OPS 3rd185 BB 1st*494 SO 1st*

* leads majors

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TONIGHT’S STARTER—RH ALEX COBB (4-3, 3.67)

Ê LAST START—On Wed at CLE, had a season-high-tying 7 SO (3rd time)…had a 30-pitch 3rd inning, yielding 2 runs and ending the inning with a bases-loaded called strikeout of Edwin Encarnacion…threw 115 pitches, his second straight start establishing a season high pitch count and his most since Sep 21, 2013 vs. BAL (career-high-tying 117), prior to Tommy John surgery…was his third start of 7 IP (or more) this season…his line: W, 7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 7 SO, 115 pit, 76 str.

Ê WINS & LOSSES—Has won consecutive decisions for the first time since returning from Tommy John surgery…is seeking to win 3 straight decisions for the first time since June 29–Aug 21, 2014, a career-long 7-game winning streak…has won 3 of his last 4 decisions, and his 4 wins this season are tied with Matt Andriese for the team lead.

Ê THE TURNAROUND—Is 3-1 with a 2.78 ERA (32.1-IP, 10-ER) over his last 5 starts…has yielded 3 ER or fewer in all 5 of those starts and lowered his season ERA by over a full run over this span…was 1-2 with a 4.88 ERA (24-IP, 13-ER) through his first 4 starts this season.

Ê Min. 15 IP in May, ranks among AL leaders in opp avg. (.184, 6th), opp SLG (.286, 6th), opp OPS (.552, 7th) and WHIP (0.95, 7th)…in April, had a 4.66 ERA, .317 opp avg. and 1.52 WHIP.

Ê THE LONG BALL—Has only yielded 1 HR in his last 5 starts spanning 32.1 IP (0.28 HR/9 IP)…his last home run allowed was a go-ahead, 8th-inning solo homer to Darwin Barney on May 7 vs. TOR…in com-parison, yielded 5 HR in his first 4 starts this season and 10 HR in his first 9 starts after returning from Tommy John (both 1.96/HR ratios).

Ê Of his 12 HR allowed since returning, only three have been hit by right-handed batters…in his career, only 14 of his 49 HR allowed (28.6 percent) have been to righthanders…min. 500 IP, his 28.6 pct. allowed to righties is the lowest ratio among active pitchers.

Ê OFF-AND-ON—Has yielded 4 runs or more in 7 of his 14 starts since returning from Tommy John surgery, compared to 20 of 81 starts (24.7 percent) before it…this includes 4 of his 9 starts this season, most re-cently May 12 at BOS (all 4 runs in the 7th inning, one unearned)…the first three times came in consecutive starts from April 10-21.

Ê THE STRIKE ZONE—Has thrown first-pitch strikes to 63.4 pct. of bat-ters faced, highest on the team and above the AL avg. (60.3)…has yielded 1 BB (or fewer) in 5 of his 9 starts, and his 2.24 BB/9 IP ratio

is 9th in the AL…however, over his last 2 starts, has thrown first-pitch strikes to only 50.9 pct. of BF, compared to 66.9 pct. before that.

Ê DON’T RUSH ME—Averages 26.6 seconds between pitches, accord-ing to FanGraphs, 3rd longest in the majors…the top two on this list are also Rays: Matt Andriese (28.2) and Chris Archer (26.7).

Ê PITCH SELECTION—In his career, has thrown 33.0 percent change-ups, which leads the majors since his rookie season of 2011 (min. 500 IP), ahead of Jorge de la Rosa (30.8 pct.)…see chart for pitch distribution before and after Tommy John sur-gery…has thrown his changeup a career-low 17.3 percent this season and has only thrown it 8 times in 219 pitches over his last 2 starts (3.7 pct.).

Ê WATCH YOUR BACK—Has an AL-leading 3 pickoffs, tied with Cubs LH Jon Lester and Padres LH Clayton Richard for most in the ma-jors…they all came within a span of 2 starts from April 16-21…no Rays right-handed pitcher has had more than 3 in a season since James Shields in 2011 (13)…had 5 career pickoffs entering this season.

Ê BOTTOM OF THE ORDER—Opposing 7-thru-9 hitters are batting .313/.343/.531 (20-for-64) against him with 3 HR…in comparison, op-posing 1-thru-6 hitters are batting .235/.299/.359 (36-for-153) with 3 HR.

Ê WORM BURNER—Owns a career groundball-to-flyball ratio of 2.26, 7th-highest among active pitchers with 75 career starts…his GB/FB ratio this season is 1.73, highest on the team.

Ê GOT THEIR NUMBER—Since returning from Tommy John surgery, has a 2.29 ERA (19.2-IP, 5-ER) against the Blue Jays and a 5.98 ERA (58.2-IP, 39-ER) against all other opponents.

Ê SEEKING DURABILITY—Last season was the fourth straight year he missed six weeks or more of action due to injury, and the fifth time in six major league seasons overall…he missed time in 2016 and 2015 recovering from Tommy John surgery, in 2014 with a left oblique strain, in 2013 following a concussion suffered on a line drive to the head and in 2011 due to thoracic outlet syndrome.

#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER Ê On May 9 vs. KC, was ejected in the 3rd inning by 3B umpire Bill Welke,

his sixth career ejection as a manager and second ejection this season. Ê Is in his third season as Rays manager and at age 39, remains the ma-

jors’ youngest active skipper—5 months younger than SD Andy Green. Ê Is the fifth manager in Rays history…is the sixth Tampa-born manager

in ML history and second to manage the Rays…joins Hall of Famers Al

Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. Ê Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, including parts of eight sea-

sons in the majors (2002-10)…spent two years (2005-06) in the Rays org. Ê Played in the 1989 Little League World Series (Tampa Northside LL),

1999 College World Series (Florida State) and earned World Series rings in 2007 (Red Sox) and 2009 (Yankees).

TOMORROW’S STARTER—RH ERASMO RAMIREZ (2-0, 3.00) Ê LAST START—On Fri vs. NYY, was in line for his first loss of the sea-

son, but got ND following Logan Morrison’s 7th-inning sac fly…three of his 6 hits allowed were within his first 5 BF…yielded a 1st-inning RBI groundout to Starlin Castro and a 3rd-inning RBI double to Ja-coby Ellsbury…threw 65 pitches in 5.1 IP, including a 7-pitch 2nd and 9-pitch 5th…his line: ND, 5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 5 SO, 65 pit, 48 str.

Ê MR. EFFICIENCY—Has averaged 12.7 pitches per inning in his 2 starts this season…the lowest major league qualifier is PIT Ivan Nova (13.2) and the lowest AL qualifier is HOU Dallas Keuchel (13.6)…in 2015, averaged 14.75 pitches per inning, 3rd fewest in the AL behind TOR Mark Buehrle (14.2) and CLE Corey Kluber (14.74).

Ê ROTATION RETURN—Since 2015, has made 30 starts for the Rays, going 13-6 with a 3.33 ERA (167.1-IP, 62-ER)…his win pct. as a starter (.684) ranks 1st on the team over that span (Nate Karns, .583)…made a 5 IP spot start on April 20 vs. DET, and returned to the rotation on

following the option of LH Blake Snell…has allowed 1st-inning runs in both starts this season, and is 1-0 with a 2.61 ERA (10.1-IP, 3-ER).

Ê Made 81 apps (62 starts) in the majors from 2012-15, but last season he pitched almost exclusively out of the Rays bullpen, aside from a spot start on April 16, 2016 vs. CWS.

Ê DOESN’T TAKE MUCH—In 30 starts with the Rays, has only lost once when he receives 2 runs or more of run support…in 21 starts with 2 runs or more of support, he is 13-1 with a 2.86 ERA (116.1-IP, 37-ER)…has gotten 1 or fewer runs of support in 9 starts, and is 0-5 with a 4.41 ERA (51-IP, 25-ER) in those starts.

Ê vs. ANGELS—Is 3-2 with a 2.41 ERA (37.1-IP, 10-ER) in 9 career apps (5 starts) against the Angels…with the Rays, is 2-0 with a 2.79 ERA (9.2-IP, 3-ER) in 4 apps (1 start)…last start against them was June 10, 2015 at home, (W, 5-IP, 2-ER) with both runs coming as part of a 32-pitch 3rd inning (RBI singles by Erick Aybar and Mike Trout).

YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg.2016 Charlotte 0-2 6.75 4 4 0 0 6.2 7 5 5 3 5 0 .259

Durham 0-1 6.60 4 4 0 0 15.0 24 13 11 5 10 3 .387Tampa Bay 1-2 8.59 5 5 0 0 22.0 32 22 21 7 16 5 .337

2017 Tampa Bay 4-3 3.67 9 9 0 0 56.1 56 26 23 14 38 6 .257Major League Totals 40-28 3.46 95 95 3 1 577.0 529 238 222 174 480 49 .244Minor League Totals 36-32 3.19 126 119 0 0 617.2 583 260 219 181 548 44 .253

2017 GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT4/5 vs. NYY W-1 1.59 5.2 4 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 90/56 W, 4-1 Pineda up, 4-14/10 at NYY L-1 3.46 7.1 6 5 4 1 7 2 0 1 102/67 L, 1-8 Pineda down, 4-14/16 at BOS -- 4.50 5.0 11 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 93/63 L, 5-7 Pomeranz up, 5-44/21 vs. HOU L-2 4.88 6.0 9 4 4 1 7 1 0 0 104/68 L, 3-6 Fiers tied, 3-34/26 at BAL -- 4.66 5.0 8 3 2 2 3 0 0 1 94/54 L, 4-5 Bundy down, 3-2APRIL 1-2 4.66 29.0 38 17 15 6 21 5 0 2 -- -- -- --5/2 at MIA W-2 3.86 6.0 4 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 92/61 W, 3-1 Volquez up, 3-05/7 vs. TOR L-3 3.56 8.0 4 2 2 2 3 1 1 0 92/64 L, 1-2 Biagini down, 2-15/12 at BOS W-3 3.65 6.1 4 4 3 3 5 0 0 0 107/66 W, 5-4 Porcello up, 5-35/17 at CLE W-4 3.67 7.0 6 3 3 1 7 0 1 0 115/76 W, 7-4 Tomlin up, 6-3MAY 3-1 2.63 27.1 18 9 8 8 17 1 3 0 -- -- -- --

2017 SPLITSvs. RH: .252 (32-127), 2-HRvs. LH: .264 (24-91), 4-HRHome: 1-2, 3.20 ERA (19.2-IP, 7-ER)Road: 3-1, 3.93 ERA (36.2-IP, 16-ER)

COBB vs. ANGELSCAREER—Is 1-1 with a 7.08 ERA (20.1-IP, 16-ER) in 4 career apps (all starts) against the Angels…hasn’t faced them since Aug 18, 2012 at Angel Stadium, when he yielded a career-high-tying 8 R/ER and 12 hits, one shy of his career high…got ND in his only career app against them at Tropicana Field, May 1, 2011 (4.1-IP, 4-ER).

PITCH SELECTION, PRE- & POST- TJS

Before After DiffFastball 44.6 47.2 +2.6Curveball 20.4 31.8 +11.4Changeup 35.0 21.0 -14.0

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RAYS HITTER NOTES#1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Mon: 2-4 NYY Series: 1-13 Trip: 8-22, HR, 6-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .229 (11-48), 1-HR2017: .268/.301/.439, 7-HR, 23-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP: .262 (11-42) vs. RH: .284 (33-116), 6-HR

Ê Is T-7th in the AL with 15 RBI in May, his most for a calendar month in his career (prev. 10, April 2015)…batting .429 (9-for-21) with RISP in May Ê Batting .295/.329/.500 (39-for-132) with 2 2B, 2 3B and 7 HR over his last 33 games (all starts)…was batting .156/.182/.188 (5-for-32) prior to this. Ê His 7 HR as a shortstop are T-2nd in the majors to CLE Francisco Lindor (9)…his 23 RBI as a shortstop are T-3rd in the majors and 2nd in the AL. Ê Has started 43 games, all at shortstop…according to FanGraphs, 48.2 pct. of his balls put into play are “hard hit,” 3rd in the AL—the AL avg. is 32.6

pct. …has struck out in 32.2 percent of his PA, highest rate on the team and 6th in the AL.

#18 PETER BOURJOS, OF Mon: DNP NYY Series: 1-2 Trip: 1-3, HR, RBI, R vs. LH: .219 (7-32)2017: .216/.273/.373, 2-HR, 6-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.667, 2-3) RISP: .333 (3-9) vs. RH: .211 (4-19), 2-HR

Ê Has appeared in 32 games with 13 starts (11-LF, 1-CF, 1-RF)…all 13 starts have come vs. LH starters…hit .301/.333/.361 (25-for-83) vs. LHP in 2016. Ê Has been used 11 times as a defensive replacement, 3 times as a PH and 5 times as a PR…four of his 6 RBI have come in games off the bench. Ê Both homers have been solo shots on the road in games he did not start (May 15 at CLE, April 13 at NYY)…his 2 HR off the bench are the most in

the AL this season and match the most for a single season of his career (2015, 2014).

#10 COREY DICKERSON, OF Mon: 1-4, HR, RBI, R NYY Series: 6-12, 2-HR, 4-RBI, BB, 5-R Trip: 10-26, 2-2B, 3B, 3-HR, 6-RBI, BB, 7-R vs. LH: .365 (19-52), 1-HR2017: .345/.394/.644, 12-HR, 23-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 6G (.458, 11-24) RISP: .290 (9-31) vs. RH: .336 (41-122), 11-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. LAA, was the second player in club history with a leadoff homer on his birthday, following Randy Winn on June 9, 2002 vs. SD…was the first player to do that in the majors since BAL Manny Machado on July 6, 2015 at MIN…has a major-league-leading 11 HR out of the No. 1 spot in the lineup…his 5 leadoff homers tie HOU George Springer for most in the majors and tie Rocco Baldelli in 2006 for the single-season club record.

Ê Leads the AL with a .345 avg. and 112 total bases, ahead of LAA Mike Trout (.343, 106 TB)…also leads the AL with 60 hits and 21 multi-hit games…ranks among AL leaders in OBP (.394, 4th), SLG (.644, 3rd), OPS (1.037, 4th), XBH (26, 2nd), 2B (12, T-6th), HR (12, T-5th) and runs (31, T-3rd).

Ê Has 6 HR and and 10 RBI in his last 6 games, including a pair of leadoff homers and multi-homer games over that span (Sat vs. NYY, Tue at CLE). Ê Has a 15-game on-base streak, tying his career long, and is batting .413/.464/.810 (26-for-63) over that span…has hit safely in 14 of those 15 G. Ê Among left-handed hitters, his .365 batting avg. (19-for-52) vs. LHP leads the AL and ranks 2nd in the majors behind WAS Bryce Harper (.424). Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, his 60 XBH are 2nd in the AL behind MIN Brian Dozier (63)…also ranks 2nd in the AL with 34 2B over that span. Ê Has appeared in 44 games with 40 starts (24-DH, 16-LF)…has made 32 starts batting leadoff, all of them against opposing right-handed starters.

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, CF Mon: 1-4 NYY Series: 3-12, RBI, BB, 2-R Trip: 8-22, 2-2B, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 2-BB, 5-R vs. LH: .158 (9-57), 1-HR2017: .231/.318/.324, 3-HR, 12-RBI, 7-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .206 (7-34) vs. RH: .267 (31-116), 2-HR

Ê Batting .294/.368/.451 (15-for-51) with 2 HR over his last 14 games (all starts), compared to .093 (5-for-54) over his previous 15 games (13 starts). Ê Has a team-leading 7 SB…has been caught stealing three times, matching his total from 2016 when he was successful on 21 of 24 att. (87.5 pct.). Ê Has made 4 errors, most among major league center fielders and T-3rd among ML outfielders…three of his four errors this season have led to “little

league home runs”: on May 11 vs. KC (Whit Merrifield), May 8 vs. KC (Lorenzo Cain) and April 26 at BAL (Seth Smith; play also included an E1). Ê Has appeared in 47 games with 45 starts, all in CF, including 14 starts vs. left-handed starters…has 3 OF assists, tied for 3rd among ML CF.

#3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Mon: 1-4 NYY Series: 6-12, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 3-R Trip: 6-27, 2-2B, HR, 5-RBI, BB, 3-R vs. LH: .178 (8-45), 1-HR2017: .250/.317/.417, 6-HR, 21-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .333 (12-36) vs. RH: .274 (37-135), 5-HR

Ê With 542 BB, needs 1 BB to pass Ben Zobrist (542) for the franchise record…is already the Rays all-time leader in HR, RBI, doubles, XBH, games played and total bases…is 3 HR shy of 250 for his career, and his 247 HR are 84 more than any other player in franchise history (Carlos Peña, 163).

Ê Has reached base in 9 of his last 17 PA, going 7-for-15 with 2 BB over that stretch since snapping an 0-for-13 skid…on Fri vs. NYY, had a career-high-tying 4 hits (7th time), his first time doing that against New York…it was the second 4-hit game of his career at home (April 25, 2015 vs. TOR).

Ê Batting .304/.345/.468 (24-for-79) in May following a .208/.296/.376 line in April…has 9 multi-hit games this month after 3 multi-hit games in April. Ê Batting .301/.368/.495 (31-for-103) with 4 HR and 14 RBI in 26 games at home and .182/.247/.312 (14-for-77) with 2 HR and 7 RBI on the road. Ê Has started 45 games (40-3B, 5-DH)…since the start of the 2013 season, leads the majors with 687 games played…next is SEA Kyle Seager (680).

#2 MICHAEL MARTÍNEZ, INF Mon: 0-3, BB NYY Series: 0-1 Trip: -- vs. LH: .250 (1-4)2017: .267/.389/.333, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: .000 (0-2) vs. RH: .273 (3-11)

Ê Batting .000 (0-for-4) with 1 BB in 2 games (1 start) with the Rays…made his Rays debut on Sun vs. NYY, an E4 (missed catch) and strikeout. Ê Acquired from the Indians on Thursday in exchange for a player to be named or cash considerations…in 14 games (2 starts) with Cleveland, spent

time at second base (18 innings), third base (12), center field (8.2), shortstop (2) and pitcher (1)…designated for assignment by the Indians on May 11. Ê Was batting .364/.462/.455 (4-for-11) with 1 2B and 2 BB prior to the trade…is a career .199/.246/.268 hitter (109-for-549) with 6 HR and 42 RBI. Ê Has appeared at every position except catcher and first base over his seven-year career…has started at 2B more than any other position.

#7 LOGAN MORRISON, 1B Mon: 1-4, HR, RBI, R NYY Series: 2-7, 2B, 4-RBI, 3-BB Trip: 5-23, 2B, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .241 (7-29), 1-HR2017: .248/.337/.538, 12-HR, 32-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .167 (7-42) vs. RH: .250 (29-116), 11-HR

Ê Leads the AL with 18 RBI in May, ahead of BOS Mookie Betts (17) and TOR Justin Smoak (17)…has 7 HR in May, his most ever in a calendar month (prev. 6, July 2011), and his 18 RBI are 2nd to July 2011 (26)…has 6 RBI in his last 5 games (4 starts) and 9 RBI in his last 9 games (8 starts).

Ê Ranks among AL leaders in HR (12, T-5th—tied with Corey Dickerson for the team lead), RBI (32, T-5th—most on the team), AB/HR (12.08, 6th) and sacrifice flies (3, T-3rd)…is 2 HR shy of his 2016 total, when he didn’t reach 12 HR until Sep 2 vs. TOR, his 98th game and the Rays 133rd game.

Ê Has appeared in 44 games with 37 starts (36-1B, 1-DH)…has hit safely in 8 consecutive starts and 11 of his last 12 starts, dating back to May 9. Ê Has 9 multi-RBI games this season and 4 games of 3 RBI (or more)…last season, had 12 multi-RBI games and had 3 games of 3 RBI (or more). Ê Has 31 RBI while playing first base, most in the AL…all 12 HR have come while playing first base, tied with OAK Yonder Alonso (12) for the AL lead.

#33 DEREK NORRIS, C Mon: 0-2, E2 NYY Series: 1-6, HR, RBI, BB, 2-R Trip: 5-14, 2B, HR, RBI, 2-BB, 4-R vs. LH: .179 (5-28), 2-HR2017: .224/.292/.362, 4-HR, 13-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP: .241 (7-29) vs. RH: .239 (21-88), 2-HR

Ê Since April 26, batting .293/.388/.552 (17-for-58) with 3 2B, 4 HR, 7 RBI and 8 BB in 19 games (18 starts)…all 4 HR have come over this span. Ê Is 3 2B shy of 100 2B for his career…twice this season has been involved in back-to-back homers: on May 5 vs. TOR and May 16 at CLE. Ê Has appeared in 35 games with 34 starts, all at catcher…has made 5 errors, most among AL catchers and 2nd among ML catchers behind CHC

Willson Contreras (8)…his 5 passed balls are tied for the major league lead (with three others)…opponents are 19-for-23 in SB attempts.

#28 COLBY RASMUS, OF Mon: 0-4 NYY Series: 1-9, R Trip: 3-16, HR, RBI, BB, R vs. LH: .500 (2-4), 1-HR2017: .222/.300/.500, 4-HR, 9-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-9 RISP: .188 (3-16) vs. RH: .200 (10-50), 3-HR

Ê Batting .138/.167/.241 (4-for-29) over his last 8 games (7 starts)…in his first 8 games (6 starts) after being reinstated, hit .320/.433/.800 (7-for-25). Ê Reinstated from the 10-day DL on May 2 (recovery from offseason hip surgery)…three of his 4 HR and 8 of his 9 RBI have come in home games. Ê Has five straight seasons (2012-16) with at least 15 HR, joining LAA Mike Trout, BAL Adam Jones and TOR Jose Bautista as the only AL outfielders with

a current streak that long…had 13 assists last season, T-3rd among AL outfielders, and 20 Defensive Runs Saved, 4th among major league outfielders.

#29 DANIEL ROBERTSON, INF Mon: 1-3, BB NYY Series: 3-9, 2-2B, BB, 2-R Trip: 2-9, 2-BB, R vs. LH: .138 (4-29), 2-HR2017: .208/.345/.361, 3-HR, 6-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP: .231 (3-13) vs. RH: .256 (11-43), 1-HR

Ê Batting .316/.409/.421 (6-for-19) with 2 2B and 3 BB over his last 6 games (all starts) to snap an 0-for-11…has hit safely in 5 of these 6 games. Ê Has appeared in 28 games with 24 starts (11-2B, 7-3B, 4-SS, 2-DH)…has combined to make 1 error in 95 total chances for a .989 fielding pct. Ê All 5 XBH (2-2B, 3-HR) have come at home…has a .512 SLG in 15 games (13 starts) at Tropicana Field, compared to a .161 SLG on the road. Ê Has drawn 14 BB in 88 PA, resulting in a 137-pt. difference between his avg. (.208) and OBP (.345)…has 10 BB in 54 PA since the start of May.

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#20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Mon: 0-0, BB (PH) NYY Series: 1-9, 4-BB Trip: 3-20, 2-2B, HR, 4-RBI, 2-BB, 4-R vs. LH: .227 (10-44)2017: .250/.360/.419, 5-HR, 23-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP: .293 (12-41) vs. RH: .260 (27-104), 5-HR

Ê Since April 26, is batting .123/.284/.200 (8-for-65) with 3 XBH and 6 RBI in 19 games (18 starts), and has hit .056 (1-for-18) with RISP over that span…prior to that, was batting .349/.426/.590 (29-for-83) with 11 XBH and 17 RBI in 22 games (all starts), including .478 (11-for-23) with RISP.

Ê Has 23 RBI, T-2nd on the team, behind Logan Morrison (32)…ten of his RBI have come via the home run (2 solo, one 2-run and two 3-run HR). Ê Has struck out in 30.1 percent of his PA, 10th in the AL, down from 34.0 pct. last season…has struck out at least once in 32 of his last 33 starts. Ê Has appeared in 41 games with 40 starts (39-RF, 1-CF)…batting .297/.429/.514 (22-for-74) at home and .203/.286/.324 (15-for-74) on the road.

#45 JESÚS SUCRE, C Mon: 0-0 (def. rep.) NYY Series: 1-4, 2B, RBI, R Trip: 4-7, 2B, HR, 5-RBI, BB, 3-R vs. LH: .214 (3-14)2017: .283/.320/.457, 2-HR, 13-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.455, 5-11) RISP: .500 (9-18) vs. RH: .313 (10-32), 2-HR

Ê Has 3 XBH in his last 3 games (2 starts), compared to 1 XBH in his first 14 games (11 starts)…has 6 RBI in his last 4 games (3 starts) since May 14. Ê His 2 HR and 13 RBI are both career highs…batting .500 (9-for-18) with RISP and .174 (4-for-23) with the bases empty…has 11 RBI out of the No.

9 spot in the batting order, tied with NYY Ronald Torreyes for the most in the majors…averaging 3.54 AB/RBI this season, 3rd in the AL (min. 25 PA). Ê Has appeared in 17 games (12 starts) at catcher…has 3 catcher pickoffs, tied for the ML lead and tying the club record set by Toby Hall in 2005. Ê Has caught 27.7 percent of attempted base stealers in his career, including 43.5 pct. (10 of 23) with the Mariners in 2015…is 0-for-3 this season.

#8 RICKIE WEEKS JR., INF Mon: DNP NYY Series: 1-4, 2B, 2-RBI Trip: 4-14, 2B, RBI, 2-R vs. LH: .189 (7-37), 1-HR2017: .213/.315/.363, 2-HR, 8-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP: .143 (3-21) vs. RH: .233 (10-43), 1-HR

Ê Batting .290/.313/.484 (9-for-31) wtih 3 2B, 1 HR and 5 RBI over his last 9 games (7 starts), since May 9, with multiple hits in 4 of those 7 starts. Ê Has struck out in 41 of his 92 PA (44.6 pct.—highest in the majors, min. 50 PA)…has struck out in 12 consecutive starts, dating back to April 29. Ê Has appeared in 29 games with 21 starts (11-1B, 10-DH)…it’s his first career experience at 1B…has started all 15 Rays games vs. LH starters. Ê Is 1-for-7 with 6 SO as a PH…on Fri vs. NYY, had a 2-run, 7th-inning PH double, his first hit as a PH since Aug 22, 2016 vs. ATL (with ARI).

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#46 JOSÉ ALVARADO, LH Last App: 5/22 vs. LAA (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .083 (1-12)2017: 0-0-0, 4.15 ERA, 9 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 5/16 at CLE IR-RS: 1-1 vs. RH: .176 (3-17)

Ê Has a 1.17 ERA (7.2-IP, 1-ER) over his last 8 apps (since May 6)…yesterday vs. LAA pitched a perfect 9th inning and got Trout 6-3 to end the inn. Ê On Fri vs. NYY, snapped a streak of 6 straight scoreless apps…issued a leadoff walk to Brett Gardner (scored on Matt Holliday’s homer off Stanek). Ê According to Statcast, his average fastball velocity is 98.0 mph…has hit 99 mph or faster 18 times and 100 mph twice, with a max velocity of 100.2 mph. Ê Made his major league debut at 21 years, 347 days…was the fourth pitcher in club history to take the mound before his 22nd birthday, joining Scott Kazmir,

Chad Gaudin and Dan Wheeler…with his recall from Montgomery, was the first Rays call up to bypass Triple-A for his ML debut since Kazmir in 2004. Ê Pitched for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic during spring training, going 1-0 with a 9.00 ERA (3-IP, 1-H, 3-ER, 3-BB, 4-SO) in 3 apps.

#37 ALEX COLOMÉ, RH Last App: 5/19 vs. NYY (S, 1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 11-13 vs. LH: .179 (5-28), 1-HR2017: 0-2-11, 2.25 ERA, 20 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/23 vs. HOU IR-RS: 12-2 vs. RH: .179 (7-39)

Ê On Fri vs. NYY, had a perfect 9th for his 11th save, T-5th in the majors and T-4th in the AL, one shy of the AL co-leaders (Allen, Giles, Kimbrel). Ê Since the beginning of May, has a 1.13 ERA (8-IP, 1-ER) in 9 apps and is 6-for-6 in save opportunities…had 2 blown saves and 2 losses in April. Ê Over the last two seasons, has recorded 8 saves of 1.1 IP or more, most in the AL and one shy of LAD Kenley Jansen for most in the majors. Ê Since the start of 2016, hasn’t allowed a run in any of his 48 apps ending with a save…has a 1.32 ERA (13.2-IP, 2-ER) in save situations this season. Ê On Wed at CLE, pitched in a non-save situation and yielded a solo HR to Bradley Zimmer, his first allowed since Evan Gattis’ walk-off on Aug 26 at HOU. Ê Pitched for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic during spring training, going 1-0 with a 4.15 ERA (4.1-IP, 2-ER) in 5 apps.

#17 JUMBO DÍAZ, RH Last App: 5/22 vs. LAA (L, 0.2-IP, 0-H, 1-R, 2-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-3 vs. LH: .344 (11-32), 2-HR2017: 0-3-0, 5.49 ERA, 21 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 4/21 vs. HOU IR-RS: 16-5 vs. RH: .227 (10-44)

Ê Since April 19, is 0-2 with a 7.30 ERA (12.1-IP, 10-ER) and 3 blown SV in 13 apps, having yielded runs in 7 of those 13 apps—incl. 5 of his last 7 apps…this has increased his season ERA from 2.45 to 5.49…has a 2.19 WHIP over this span (17-H, 10-BB), compared to an 0.82 WHIP before it.

Ê Yesterday vs. LAA, took the loss, starting the 7th inning by issuing a walk to Jefry Marte…went BB, WP, SO, F9, BB and was replaced by Stanek. Ê Both home runs allowed have been hit by lefties (Francisco Lindor, Kendrys Morales)…lefties have hit .344/.382/.594 (11-for-32) with 2 2B, 2 HR. Ê Pitched for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic (2 apps; 10.80 ERA) and did not join the Rays in spring training until March 22.

#43 DANNY FARQUHAR, RH Last App: 5/21 vs. NYY (0.2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .129 (4-31)2017: 2-1-0, 2.79 ERA, 24 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 4/7 vs. TOR IR-RS: 15-3 vs. RH: .206 (7-34), 1-HR

Ê On Sun vs. NYY, inherited 2-on, 1-out in the 7th inning and went strikeout, walk, strikeout to end the inn. …has made 15 straight scoreless apps, the longest streak of scoreless apps in his career (prev. 13, Aug 27–Sep 23, 2016)…has lowered his ERA from 5.79 to 2.79 over his scoreless streak.

Ê Has made 24 apps, most in the AL, 2nd in the majors and three more than Jumbo Díaz for the team lead…has held left-handed hitters to a .129 avg. (4-for-31) and only one of those hits has left the infield (Eric Hosmer single to left)…the other 3 hits were a swinging bunt, bunt single and infield single.

Ê Has yielded 18 HR since the start of the 2015 season, T-3rd among AL relievers…has made 21 straight apps without a homer (last April 7 vs. TOR).

#64 DIEGO MORENO, RH Last App: 5/21 vs. NYY (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .200 (2-10), 1-HR2017: 0-1-0, 4.76 ERA, 5 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 5/19 vs. NYY IR-RS: 3-2 vs. RH: .308 (4-13)

Ê Made his third consecutive scoreless app on Sun vs. NYY…yielded a Didi Gregorius single and FC/E4, but pitched out of the 2-on, 1-out situation. Ê Yielded a combined 5 hits, 4 runs (3 ER) and 2 BB over his first 2 apps…took the loss in his Rays debut on May 9 vs. KC, allowing a solo homer to

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

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

#59 RYNE STANEK, RH Last App: 5/22 vs. LAA (1.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 3-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH: .000 (0-3)2017: 0-0-0, 3.00 ERA, 5 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 5/22 vs. LAA IR-RS: 4-2 vs. RH: .333 (3-9), 1-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. LAA, inherited 2-on, 2-out to face Mike Trout…threw two balls before an IBB…allowed the go-ahead run to score on a wild pitch. Ê According to Statcast, his average fastball velocity is 98.4 mph (max velocity 100.5)…has thrown 47 fastballs and has hit 100 mph four times. Ê Got a blown save on Fri vs. NYY, yielding a game-tying homer to Matt Holliday on a 100.2 mph pitch…inherited a 1-on, 1-out situation in the 8th. Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham on May 14…went 1-0-2 with a 2.00 ERA (18-IP, 4-ER) and a 12.5 SO/9 IP ratio in 14 apps for the Bulls. Ê Split last season between Double-A Montgomery and Durham…his last 23 apps of the season came out of the bullpen…pitched for the U.S. team in

the Futures Game in July at Petco Park…tabbed by Baseball America as having the Best Fastball in the organization following the season.

#47 CHASE WHITLEY, RH Last App: 5/20 vs. NYY (3.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 3-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH: .121 (4-33)2017: 1-0-1, 1.31 ERA, 13 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 3x-last 5/20 vs. NYY IR-RS: 5-1 vs. RH: .114 (4-35)

Ê On Sat vs. NYY, yielded a 6th-inning double to Jacoby Ellsbury, his first batter faced, then retired his next 9 BF to tie his season-long app with 3 IP (3rd time, last April 25 at BAL)…he has made 5 relief apps this season of at least 2 IP, including 3 apps of 3 IP—tied for the most in the AL.

Ê Has gone 1-0-1 with a 1.80 ERA (35-IP, 7-ER) in 18 apps (1 start) with the Rays since returning from Tommy John surgery on Sep 11, 2016 at NYY. Ê According to STATS LLC, his 1.31 ERA ranks 10th among AL relievers, and his .118 opp avg. (8-for-68) is 6th…has made 13 apps this season (11

scoreless)…recalled from Triple-A Durham on April 16 and began the season on a scoreless streak of 12.2 IP.

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RAYS BY THE NUMBERSCurrent Streak: L2 When commit error: 10-11 Hit homer: 17-16Current Record: 23-24 Ahead after 6-7-8: 19-5/20-3/21-1 Homer with men on: 14-4Home/Road: 14-12/9-12 Behind after 6-7-8: 3-13/2-19/1-21 Hit multiple homers: 11-8Day/Night: 7-12/16-12 Tied after 6-7-8: 1-6/1-2/1-2 Score first: 15-15Grass/Turf: 8-10/15-14 1-run games: 4-9 Score 5 or more: 18-4vs. East: 13-16 2-run games: 5-3 Score less than 5: 5-19vs. Central: 6-4 Extra innings: 1-3 Outhit opponents: 19-5vs. West: 1-3 Win in last at-bat: 3 Outhit by opponents: 2-16vs. National League: 3-1 Come-from-behind wins: 11 Collect 10 or more hits: 14-3vs. RH/LH starters: 18-13/5-11 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 18 Opp. 10 or more hits: 3-7Series W-L-T (home): 4-3-1 Series W-L-T (road): 3-4-0 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 12-7/2-7/7-7/2-3

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Dickerson 10 2 12Morrison 7 4 1 12Beckham 3 4 7Longoria 3 3 6Souza Jr. 2 1 2 5Norris 4 4Rasmus 2 1 1 4Kiermaier 2 1 3Robertson 3 3Bourjos 2 2Miller 2 2Sucre 2 2Weeks Jr. 1 1 2Peterson 1 1SmithTOTALS 43 16 4 2 65

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYAndriese 9 38 4.22 6.79 5-4 4Archer 10 47 4.70 6.54 5-5 6Cobb 9 30 3.33 4.79 4-5 4Odorizzi 8 20 2.50 4.19 4-4 4Pruitt 1 2 2.00 6.00 1-0 0Ramirez 2 6 3.00 5.23 2-0 0Snell 8 16 2.00 3.43 2-6 0

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS

LAST HR OFF ’17 MOST HITS GAME ’17 MOST RBI GAMEBeckham 5/16/17 at CLE Armstrong 3, 3x-last, 5/17 at CLE 4, 5/4 vs. MIABourjos 5/15/17 at CLE Allen 3, 5/3 vs. MIA 2, 4/22 vs. HOUDickerson 5/22/17 vs. LAA Ramirez 4, 5/14 at BOS 4, 5/20 vs. NYYKiermaier 5/15/17 at CLE Carrasco 3, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. DET 2, 3x-last, 5/13 at BOSLongoria 5/20/17 vs. NYY Tanaka 4, 5/19 vs. NYY 3, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. DETMartínez 6/15/16 at KC Kennedy 2, 5/10 at TOR --Morrison 5/22/17 vs. LAA Ramirez 3, 4/2 vs. NYY 4, 4/14 at BOSNorris 5/21 vs. NYY Sabathia 2, 5x-last, 5/15 at CLE 2, 3x-last, 4/28 at TORRasmus 5/16/17 at CLE Salazar 3, 5/10 vs. KC 4, 5/10 vs. KCRobertson 5/5/17 vs. TOR Liriano 2, 2x-last, 5/20 vs. NYY 2, 5/5 vs. TORSouza Jr. 5/14/17 at BOS Hembree 3, 3x-last, 4/25 at BAL 3, 3x-last, 5/14 at BOSSucre 5/17/17 at CLE Armstrong 2, 2x-last, 5/14 at BOS 3, 2x-last, 5/14 at BOSWeeks Jr. 5/10/17 vs. KC Hammel 2, 4x-last, 5/14 at BOS 2, 3x-last, 5/19 vs. NYY

RAYS SEASON HIGHSTEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTINGLongest win streak 4, 5/16-5/21 Most runs, game, TB 4, Kiermaier, 4/19 vs. DETLong loss streak 3, 3x-last, 5/7-5/9 Most runs, game, Opp 3, 5x-last, Judge, 520 vs. NYYMost runs game, TB 12, 5/10 vs. KC Most hits, game, TB 4, 2x-last, Longoria, 5/19 vs. NYYMost runs game, Opp 10, 5/3 vs. MIA Most hits, game, Opp 4, 4x-last, Gregorius, 5/21 vs. NYYMost runs, inn, TB 7, 5/14 at BOS (9th) Most 2B, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Longoria, 4/22 vs. HOUMost runs, inn, Opp 5, 5x-last, 5/15 at CLE (1st) Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 3x-last, Pillar, 4/28 at TORMost hits, game, TB 16, 2x-last, 5/14 at BOS Most HR, game, TB 2, 4x-last, Dickerson, 5/20 vs. NYYMost hits, game, Opp 17, 2x-last, 5/3 vs. MIA Most HR, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, Morales, 5/5 vs. TORMost hits, inn, TB 8, 5/14 at BOS (9th) Most RBI, game, TB 4, 4x-last, Dickerson, 5/20 vs. NYYMost hits, inn, Opp 7, 5/3 vs. MIA (6th) Most RBI, game, Opp 5, Morales, 5/5 vs. TORMost doubles, game, TB 4, 7x-last, 5/19 vs. NYY Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 2x-last, Beckham, 4/26 at BALMost doubles, game, Opp 5, 4/16 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 2x-last, Morales, 5/5 vs. TORMost HR, game, TB 5, 5/16 at CLE Most steals, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Miller, 5/1 at MIAMost HR, game, Opp 3, 3x-last, 5/5 vs. TOR Most steals, game, Opp 3, Gordon, 5/1 at MIAMost x-base hits, game, TB 8, 4/14 at BOS Hitting Streak 8, 2x-last, Dickerson, May 7-May 14Most x-base hits, game, Opp 6, 7x-last, 5/15 at CLE TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 2, 6x-last, 5/1 at MIA Most SO, TB Starter 12, Archer, 5/21 vs. NYYMost stolen bases, game, Opp 4, 5/8 vs. KC Most SO, Opp Starter 12, 2x-last, Sale, 5/13 at BOSMost walks, game, TB 11, 5/2 at MIA Most SO, TB Reliever 5, Pruitt, 4/19 vs. DETMost walks, game, Opp 8, 2x-last, 5/22 vs. LAA Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, 2x-last, Ramirez, 4/26 at BALMost strikeouts, game, TB 16, 3x-last, 5/16 at CLE Most walks, game, TB 6, Archer, 5/15 at CLEMost strikeouts, game, Opp 17, 5/21 vs. NYY Most walks, game, Opp 8, Volquez, 5/2 at MIAMost LOB, game, TB 26, 4/8 vs. TOR Most SO, Team, TB 17, 5/21 vs. NYYMost LOB, game, Opp 23, 3x-last, 5/8 vs. KC Most walks, Team, TB 8, 2x-last, 5/22 vs. LAAMost errors, game, TB 4, 5/8 vs. KC Low-Hit Game 2, 4/25 at BALMost errors, game, Opp 2, 5/12 at BOS Consecutive Scoreless IP 14.0, Cobb, April 26–May 7Longest game, time 4:32, 5/14 at BOS Shortest game, time 2:37, 4/10 at NYYLongest game, time (9 inn.) 4:32, 5/14 at BOS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:37, 4/10 at NYY

Grand Slams (2): Morrison (4/14 at BOS, Porcello); Rasmus (5/10 vs. KC, Moylan)Back-to-Back (4): Miller/Souza Jr. (4/14 at BOS, Porcello);

Robertson/Norris (5/5 vs. TOR, Liriano); Morrison/Weeks Jr. (5/10 vs. KC, Hammel); Norris/Dickerson (5/16 at CLE, Salazar)2-HR games (4): Beckham-2 (4/26 at BAL, Bundy; 5/4 vs. MIA,

Straily); Dickerson-2 (5/16 at CLE, Salazar; 5/20 vs. NYY, Tanaka)

3-HR games (-): -Pinch-hit (-): -Walk-off (-): -Lead-off (5): Dickerson-5 (5/22 vs. LAA, Ramirez; 5/20 vs.

NYY, Tanaka; 4/24 at BAL, Jiménez; 4/21 vs. HOU, Fiers; 4/5 vs. NYY, Pineda)

Inside-the-park (-): -

HOME RUNS

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Norris .174 4 23Sucre .000 0 3TOTALS .154 4 26

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Morrison (13), Dickerson (10), Beckham (9), Longoria (7), Miller (7), Souza Jr. (6), Sucre (6), Robertson (3), Weeks Jr. (3), Kiermaier (2) Norris (2), Peterson (2), Bour-jos (1), Rasmus (1)2-Out RBI: Beckham (11), Souza Jr. (11), Mor-rison (10), Kiermaier (9), Sucre (9), Dickerson (7), Longoria (7), Norris (6), Rasmus (5), Weeks Jr. (5), Miller (3), Peterson (3), Bourjos (2), Robertson (1)Outfield Assists (5): Kiermaier (3), Bourjos (1), Souza Jr. (1)Bunt Singles (4): Kiermaier (1), Miller (1), Rasmus (1), Smith (1)Ejections (4): Cash-2 (4/19 vs. DET, 9th inn.; 5/9 vs. KC, 3rd inn.); Andriese-1 (5/20 vs. NYY, 6th inn.); Kiermaier-1 (4/9 vs. TOR, 7th inn.)Batted Around (9): 4/7 vs. TOR (1st inn., 10 batters; 6th inn., 9 batters); 4/22 vs. HOU (6th inn., 9 batters); 4/23 vs. HOU (1st inn., 9 batters), 5/5 vs. TOR (4th inn., 9 batters); 5/9 vs. KC (1st inn., 9 batters); 5/14 at BOS (9th inn., 11 batters); 5/20 vs. NYY (4th inn., 9 batters; 5th 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).3. May 22 vs. LAA—Cameron Maybin home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field...off Jake Odorizzi (5th inning).

CATWALKS

LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS

Rays Totals (bold): 22 challenges (10 overturned, 7 stand, 5 confirmed) | Opp Totals: 18 challenges (6 overturned, 6 stand, 6 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 5 challenges (0 record keeping, 1 overturned, 3 stand, 1 confirmed)

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

Opponent 21 17 23 14 20 28 29 29 12 5 198Tampa Bay 38 29 28 27 25 16 15 24 7 9 218

W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HRTotals 23-24-12 47 3.75 419.2 372 175 153 359 48Starters 15-13-0 47 3.70 269.2 241 111 94 246 36Relievers 8-11-12 47 3.84 150.0 131 64 59 113 12Home 14-12-6 26 3.71 240.0 204 99 82 227 29Road 9-12-6 21 3.81 179.2 168 76 71 132 19April 12-14-6 26 3.68 229.2 211 94 87 172 27May 11-10-6 21 3.84 190.0 161 81 66 187 21

INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (last five)

GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING5/13 at BOS Tampa Bay T8 Corey Dickerson Out at 1B Overturned5/14 at BOS Tampa Bay B8 Hanley Ramirez Safe at 1B Stands5/14 at BOS Umpires T9 Steven Souza Jr. Home Run Confirmed5/17 at CLE Cleveland B3 Carlos Santana No HBP Overturned5/19 vs. NYY Tampa Bay T4 Didi Gregorius Safe at 1B Overturned

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

WALK-OFF WINS

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

WALK-OFF LOSSES

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C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH Beckham 22-21 0-4 0-2 3-2 14-6 0-1 5-6Bourjos 3-8 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 3-8Dickerson 9-7 11-13 18-14 1-2 1-0 0-3 0-1Kiermaier 22-23 18-15 0-1 0-1 4-6Longoria 19-21 2-3 21-24Martínez 0-1 0-1Miller 19-16 3-4 12-10 2-1 2-1Morrison 20-16 0-1 0-1 1-0 8-6 1-1 10-9Norris 18-16 1-1 0-1 7-6 2-3 8-5Peterson 3-3 0-2 2-0 0-1 5-4Rasmus 4-3 3-2 1-0 8-5Robertson 4-7 4-3 1-3 0-1 0-1 1-9 7-2 1-1Smith 4-3 4-3Souza Jr. 0-1 20-19 4-6 1-0 0-2 15-12Sucre 5-8 1-4 4-4Weeks Jr. 3-8 4-6 3-6 4-4 0-2 0-2

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

RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (9)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDRHP Brad Boxberger 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 47 23-24LHP Xavier Cedeño 60-day Left forearm tightness April 21 April 18 June 17 29 14-15INF Matt Duffy 10-day Recovery from Achilles surgery April 2 - April 12 47 23-24RHP Nathan Eovaldi 60-day Tommy John surgery March 10 - June 1 47 23-24RHP Kevin Gadea 60-day Right forearm tendinitis March 26 - June 1 47 23-24RHP Tommy Hunter 10-day Right calf strain April 23 - May 3 28 13-15INF Brad Miller 10-day Left abdominal strain May 18 May 16 May 26 4 2-2C Wilson Ramos 60-day Recovery from torn ACL April 2 - June 1 47 23-24RHP Shawn Tolleson 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 47 23-24

Others (Games Missed): RH Jake Odorizzi (14, left hamstring strain, 6-8), OF Colby Rasmus (27, recovery from hip surgery, 13-14), OF Mallex Smith (13, right hamstring strain, 6-7)

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

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

Apr 22 Placed LH Xavier Cedeño (left forearm tightness) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Ryan Garton from Durham.

Apr 23 Placed RH Tommy Hunter (right calf strain) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Chih-Wei Hu from Durham.

Apr 27 Reinstated OF Mallex Smith (right hamstring strain) from the 10-day DL and optioned him to Durham.

May 1 Reinstated RH Jake Odorizzi (left hamstring strain) from the 10-day DL; optioned RH Ryan Garton to Durham.

May 2 Reinstated OF Colby Rasmus (recovery from hip surgery) from the 10-day DL; designated OF Shane Peterson for assignment.

May 3 Recalled LH José Alvarado from Double-A Montgomery; optioned RH Chih-Wei Hu to Durham.

May 4 Placed RH Erasmo Ramirez on the paternity list; recalled RH Chih-Wei Hu from Durham.

May 5 Optioned RH Chih-Wei Hu to Durham; selected LH Justin Marks from Durham.May 6 Reinstated RH Erasmo Ramirez from the paternity list;

designated LH Justin Marks for assignment.May 9 Optioned RH Austin Pruitt to Durham; selected RH Diego Moreno from Durham.May 14 Optioned LH Blake Snell to Durham; recalled RH Ryne Stanek from Durham.May 18 Acquired INF/OF Michael Martínez from the Cleveland Indians for a player to be

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

TRANSACTIONS (since Opening Day)

RAYS HITTERS vs. ANGELS2017 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPBeckham 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 3 8 2 0 0 0 4 .250 .250Bourjos 1 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 .250 9 30 10 2 6 4 10 .333 .412Dickerson 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 14 48 10 2 4 1 7 .208 .224Kiermaier 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 57 204 52 10 29 27 49 .255 .342Longoria 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 7 20 4 0 1 1 5 .200 .238Martínez 1 4 1 1 1 0 2 .250 .250 39 122 30 6 14 15 16 .246 .338Morrison 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 37 117 32 3 15 17 28 .274 .372Norris 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 54 184 33 2 12 22 66 .179 .269Rasmus 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .500Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1.000 14 45 13 3 9 4 15 .289 .360Souza Jr. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 9 16 2 0 2 0 6 .125 .125Sucre - - - - - - - - - 6 21 3 0 0 2 6 .143 .280Weeks Jr. - - - - - - - - - 6 21 3 0 0 2 6 .143 .280

2017 CAREERPLAYER W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVGAlvarado 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0.00 .000Andriese - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 10.0 5 1 5 0.90 .167Archer - - - - - - - - - 5 1 0 36.1 33 10 44 2.48 .237Cobb - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0 20.1 31 16 10 7.08 .360Colomé - - - - - - - - - 0 1 3 15.1 15 6 14 3.52 .263Díaz 0 1 0 0.2 0 1 1 13.50 .000 0 1 0 0.2 0 1 1 13.50 .000Farquhar - - - - - - - - - 0 1 1 26.1 33 16 26 5.47 .317Moreno - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Odorizzi 0 0 0 6.0 5 2 8 3.00 .250 0 3 0 25.1 31 17 20 6.04 .323Ramirez - - - - - - - - - 3 2 0 37.1 36 10 24 2.41 .248Stanek 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0.00 .000 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0.00 .000Whitley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

RAYS PITCHERS vs. ANGELS

OPENING DAY ROSTER

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

CATCHERS (2): Derek Norris, Jesús Sucre

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

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

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

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RAYS 2017 DAY-BY-DAYPOS. HOME

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

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

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

4/27 - OFF (3) 4/-4.524 4/28 at TOR W, 7-4 Pruitt (3-0) Grilli (1-3) 12-12 4/-3.5 36,25625 4/29 at TOR L, 1-4 Liriano (2-2) Andriese (1-1) 12-13 4/-4.5 42,41926 4/30 at TOR L, 1-3 Howell (1-1) Colomé (0-2) 12-14 4/-4.5 42,98627 5/1 at MIA W, 4-2 Farquhar (1-1) Ziegler (1-1) 13-14 4/-4.5 16,09628 5/2 at MIA W, 3-1 Cobb (2-2) Volquez (0-4) 14-14 4/-3.5 16,01129 5/3 vs. MIA L, 6-10 Conley (2-2) Pruitt (3-1) 14-15 4/-4.5 12,285 230,18130 5/4 vs. MIA W, 5-1 Andriese (2-1) Straily (1-3) 15-15 4/-4.0 10,118 240,29931 5/5 vs. TOR L, 4-8 Loup (1-0) Díaz (0-2) 15-16 4/-5.0 12,461 252,76032 5/6 vs. TOR W, 6-1 Odorizzi (2-1) Estrada (1-2) 16-16 4/-5.0 12,035 264,79533 5/7 vs. TOR L, 1-2 Tepera (2-1) Cobb (2-3) 16-17 4/-6.0 15,068 279,86334 5/8 vs. KC L, 3-7 Karns (2-2) Snell (0-3) 16-18 4/-7.0 12,826 292,68935 5/9 vs. KC L, 6-7 (12) Junis (1-0) Moreno (0-1) 16-19 4/-7.5 9,921 302,61036 5/10 vs. KC W, 12-1 Archer (3-1) Hammel (1-4) 17-19 4/-6.5 9,320 311,93037 5/11 vs. KC L, 0-6 Vargas (5-1) Odorizzi (2-2) 17-20 4/-7.0 9,340 321,27038 5/12 at BOS W, 5-4 Cobb (3-3) Porcello (2-5) 18-20 4/-6.0 36,49639 5/13 at BOS L, 3-6 Sale (4-2) Snell (0-4) 18-21 4/-6.0 35,44740 5/14 at BOS W, 11-2 Andriese (3-1) Pomeranz (3-3) 19-21 4/-5.5 35,08041 5/15 at CLE L, 7-8 Logan (1-0) Archer (3-2) 19-22 4/-6.0 14,61342 5/16 at CLE W, 6-4 Odorizzi (3-2) Salazar (2-4) 20-22 4/-6.0 18,23843 5/17 at CLE W, 7-4 Cobb (4-3) Tomlin (2-5) 21-22 4/-6.0 22,104

5/18 - OFF (4) 4/-5.544 5/19 vs. NYY W, 5-4 Farquhar (2-1) Clippard (0-2) 22-22 4/-4.5 21,146 342,41645 5/20 vs. NYY W, 9-5 Andriese (4-1) Tanaka (5-3) 23-22 3/-4.0 22,864 365,28046 5/21 vs. NYY L, 2-3 Sabathia (4-2) Archer (3-3) 23-23 4/-4.5 20,873 386,15347 5/22 vs. LAA L, 2-3 Ramirez (4-3) Díaz (0-3) 23-24 4/-5.5 12,249 398,40248 5/23 vs. LAA 7:1049 5/24 vs. LAA 7:1050 5/25 vs. LAA 1:1051 5/26 at MIN 8:1052 5/27 at MIN 2:1053 5/28 at MIN 2:1054 5/29 at TEX 8:0555 5/30 at TEX 8:0556 5/31 at TEX 8:05

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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