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FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2017 vs. HOUSTON ASTROS RH Alex Cobb (1-1, 4.50) vs. RH Mike Fiers (0-1, 5.40) SALUTING JACKIE—Tonight the Rays organization is holding a Break- ing Barriers celebration to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier in 1947…the Rays will wear special T-shirts for BP…the Rays are also offering a Jackie Robinson Night ticket special for two (2) lower box tickets for $42, available online at raysbaseball.com/42 or at the Tropicana Field box office…MLB’s official Jackie Robinson Day was Saturday in Boston. Ê During the pregame festivities, local governments will issue procla- mations that today, April 21, is Jackie Robinson Day in both St. Pe- tersburg and Tampa. Ê The ceremonial first pitches will be thrown by St. Petersburg Deputy Mayor Kanika Tomalin Ph.D. and Tampa Attorney and civil rights leader Delano Stewart. Ê Following the pregame ceremonies, the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Children’s Choir will perform “America the Beautiful” and Tampa na- tive and saxophonist B.K. Jackson will perform “The Star-Spangled Banner”…Jackson has performed the anthem at the Rays home openers in 2009, 2011-13, 2016 and at Game 1 of the 2008 ALDS, all 4 games of the 2008 ALCS and before Game 3 of the 2011 ALDS. Ê Three community service events are planned for tomorrow, featur- ing Rays staff, season ticket holders and community volunteers… see separate press release for more information on these events and tonight’s festivities. HOMECOMING KING—This weekend marks the return of Astros TV play-by- play broadcaster Todd Kalas to Tropicana Field, where he spent the past 19 seasons (1998–2016) as the Rays pre-, post- and in-game reporter for Fox Sports Sun…a video tribute to TK will be shown on the scoreboard after the 2nd inning. PROGRAMMING ALERT—Tonight OF Mallex Smith will join the new “Bats N’ Brews” radio show, airing from the soon- to-be-renamed DraftKings Deck in left-center field…the show airs during all Friday night games at Tropicana Field on Throwback 94.5 and 105.9 FM. Ê CF Kevin Kiermaier will be featured on MLB Network’s kids-focused show “Play Ball” tomorrow (Saturday) at 10 a.m. …the show will also be available to watch live on MLB.com, MLB At Bat and MLB’s Face- book page…following the episode, a podcast version of the show will be available at MLBNetwork.com. RAY MATTER—Yesterday the Rays completed a 3-game sweep of the Ti- gers, their first sweep since Aug 15-17, 2016 vs. SD, outscoring the Tigers 21-9 in the series…they extended their home winning streak to 6 games, their longest since April 22–May 1, 2015 (6)…a win tonight would mark their longest home winning streak since June 29–July 11, 2013 (9)…last night the Rays overcame an early 1-0 deficit, on DET Ian Kinsler’s leadoff home run, in an 8-1 victory…6 of their 9 wins have been of the comeback vari- ety, including 2 walk-off wins…they have scored 8-plus runs in consecutive games for the first time since Aug 20-21, 2016. Ê After sweeping Detroit, the Rays are 3-0 outside the AL East…the Rays played their first 14 games within the division, going 6-8. Ê The Rays are 7-4 when facing right-handed starting pitchers, and 2-4 when facing left-handed starters. Ê After 17 games, Rays starting pitchers have crafted a 3.46 ERA, 10th in the majors and lowest among AL East rotations…the others: Ori- oles 3.84, Yankees 3.87, Blue Jays 3.93, Red Sox 4.45. YOUR OFFENSIVE LEADERS—The Rays lead the American League with 80 runs scored, and are tied with the Nationals for 2nd in the majors behind the Brewers (83)…it should be noted the Rays also are tied for the AL lead in games played (17)…this is their most runs scored after 17 games since 2012 (81), and a year ago, the Rays had scored only 57 at this point…over the past three seasons (2014-16) the Rays ranked last in the AL in runs scored (1,928), finishing last in 2014 and 14th in both 2015 and 2016. Ê The Rays also rank among AL leaders with 244 total bases (1st), 51 XBH (2nd, one shy of Oakland), 4 3B (T-1st with Detroit), 20 HR (T- 3rd), 61 BB (T-3rd) and a 90.9 SB pct. (10-for-11; 2nd). Ê The Rays offense’s 175 SO are most in the majors and 35 more than any other AL club (Angels, 140)…last year the Rays offense had 153 SO through 17 games and went on to strike out a club-record 1,482 times, which was 2nd most in AL history. HOMEBODIES—The Rays are 8-2 at home, and 1-6 on the road…their 8 wins are tied with the Yankees (8-1) for the most home wins in baseball…in fact, the AL East boasts four of the majors’ five best home records: Yankees (8-1), D-backs (6-1), Rays, Orioles (4-1) and Red Sox (7-2)…only once before in Rays history have they won 8 of their first 10 home games (9-1 in 2012)…a further breakdown for 2017: Home (8-2) Road (1-6) Runs 54 (5.4 R/G) 26 (3.7 R/G) HR 11 9 AVG/OBP/SLG .287/.366/.444 .218/.280/.393 BB/SO 43/91 18/84 Runs Allowed 35 (3.5 R/G) 37 (5.3 R/G) Starter ERA 3.81 (59-IP, 25-ER) 2.86 (34.2-IP, 11-ER) Bullpen ERA 1.91 (33-IP, 7-ER) 6.85 (22.1-IP, 17-ER) opp AVG/OBP/SLG .203/.273/.337 .298/.360/.466 BB/SO 30/80 22/35 Errors 3 6 THE JUICE BOX SERIES—Tonight is the first of 7 games between the Rays and Astros…after this 3-game series at Tropicana Field, the Rays travel for a 4-game series July 31–Aug 3 at Minute Maid Park…the Rays lead the all-time series, 24-15 (11-5 at home, 13-10 in Houston)…since the Astros joined the AL in 2013, Rays pitchers are 18-9 (.667) with a 2.10 ERA (244.2-IP, 161-H, 64-R, 57-ER, 74-BB, 274-SO, .187 opp avg.)—and 8 of those 18 wins have been shutouts…in 2016 they split the season series, 3-3, but the Rays went 5-2 each year from 2013-15. SOUZA-PALOOZA—RF Steven Souza Jr. yesterday finished a single shy of the cycle, going 3-for-5 with 3 RBI and 3 runs…he now ranks among the AL’s Top 5 with a .349 avg. (4th), .438 OBP (5th), 15 RBI (T-3rd), 22 hits (T-1st), 7 multi-hit games (T-1st) and 38 TB (4th)…he also leads the team with 3 HR (tied with Dickerson, Morrison), 9 XBH (tied with Dickerson), 10 BB (tied with Longoria), .603 SLG (8th in AL) and .450 avg. with RISP (8th). Ê The Elias Sports Bureau notes that from 2015-16, Souza batted .215 in home games, lowest in the majors over that span (min. 200 AB at home each season)…in 10 games at Tropicana Field this year, Souza is batting .432 (16-for-37; 7th in AL) with 7 XBH. KK ON DISPLAY—CF Kevin Kiermaier has had multiple hits in 4 of his last 5 games, batting .500 (10-for-20) over that stretch on the heels of 0-for- 13 and 1-for-20 skids, raising his avg. from .200 to .292…had 2 XBH over his first 14 games, but since then has an XBH in 3 consecutive games… scored 6 runs in the 3-game series vs. Detroit and now ranks T-4th in the AL with 13 runs. GETTING WELL—OF Colby Rasmus (recovery from right hip surgery) is scheduled to play LF in a rehab appearance tomorrow for Double-A Mont- gomery…in his only prev. rehab game, April 6 for Class-A Charlotte, Ras- mus was involved in an outfield collision…OF Mallex Smith (right hamstring strain) is scheduled to go through a full workout today at Tropicana Field, then be re-evaluated…the Rays have nine players total on the DL (see page 6). STILL THE YOUNGEST—Third-year Manager Kevin Cash, 39, remains the majors' youngest manager…when he debuted in 2015 at 37 years, 120 days, he was the majors' youngest manager since 2009 when 34-year-old A.J. Hinch piloted the Diamondbacks. STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIENDS—The Rays have won twice in walk-off fash- ion this season, Wed vs. DET (José Iglesias error) and April 8 vs. TOR (Brad Miller walk-off walk)…despite this, they haven’t hit a walk-off home run since May 22, 2014 vs. OAK (Sean Rodriguez), the longest drought in the majors…in the time since then, the Rays have: Ê played 233 home games. Ê won 13 of those games in some other walk-off fashion. Ê hit 230 home runs at Tropicana Field. Ê allowed 11 walk-off homers on the road. TRINKETS FOR ALL—Tomorrow the first 15,000 fans will receive a Chris Archer Starting Lineup Figurine presented by Tampa General Hospital…on Sunday, all kids 14 and under will receive Blade Sunglasses presented by Morgan Auto Group…all promotional items are available while supplies last. ACCESS-A-RAY—Tomorrow from 11 a.m.–noon, RH Alex Colomé will sign autographs at GTE Financial (601 N. Ashley Dr., Unit 100, Tampa, FL). HBD—Happy 60th birthday to 24-year MLB veteran LH Jesse Orosco. 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.: 18 (9-8) | Home Game No.: 11 (8-2) | All-Time Game No.: 3,094 (1,429-1,664) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,551 (788-762) Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Sat., April 22 vs. HOU 6:10 p.m. LH Blake Snell (0-2, 2.76) vs. RH Charlie Morton (1-1, 2.81) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Sun., April 23 vs. HOU 1:10 p.m. RH Matt Andriese (1-0, 3.38) vs. RH Joe Musgrove (1-1, 5.87) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, Radio Luz 760 AM (Sp.)

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Page 1: FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2017 vs. HOUSTON ASTROS - MLB.comtampabay.rays.mlb.com/documents/1/2/0/225648120/4_21_17... · 2017-05-01 · FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2017 vs. HOUSTON ASTROS RH Alex Cobb

FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2017 vs. HOUSTON ASTROSRH Alex Cobb (1-1, 4.50) vs. RH Mike Fiers (0-1, 5.40)

SALUTING JACKIE—Tonight the Rays organization is holding a Break-ing Barriers celebration to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier in 1947…the Rays will wear special T-shirts for BP…the Rays are also offering a Jackie Robinson Night ticket special for two (2) lower box tickets for $42, available online at raysbaseball.com/42 or at the Tropicana Field box office…MLB’s official Jackie Robinson Day was Saturday in Boston.

Ê During the pregame festivities, local governments will issue procla-mations that today, April 21, is Jackie Robinson Day in both St. Pe-tersburg and Tampa.

Ê The ceremonial first pitches will be thrown by St. Petersburg Deputy Mayor Kanika Tomalin Ph.D. and Tampa Attorney and civil rights leader Delano Stewart.

Ê Following the pregame ceremonies, the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Children’s Choir will perform “America the Beautiful” and Tampa na-tive and saxophonist B.K. Jackson will perform “The Star-Spangled Banner”…Jackson has performed the anthem at the Rays home openers in 2009, 2011-13, 2016 and at Game 1 of the 2008 ALDS, all 4 games of the 2008 ALCS and before Game 3 of the 2011 ALDS.

Ê Three community service events are planned for tomorrow, featur-ing Rays staff, season ticket holders and community volunteers…see separate press release for more information on these events and tonight’s festivities.

HOMECOMING KING—This weekend marks the return of Astros TV play-by-play broadcaster Todd Kalas to Tropicana Field, where he spent the past 19 seasons (1998–2016) as the Rays pre-, post- and in-game reporter for Fox Sports Sun…a video tribute to TK will be shown on the scoreboard after the 2nd inning.

PROGRAMMING ALERT—Tonight OF Mallex Smith will join the new “Bats N’ Brews” radio show, airing from the soon-to-be-renamed DraftKings Deck in left-center field…the show airs during all Friday night games at Tropicana Field on Throwback 94.5 and 105.9 FM.

Ê CF Kevin Kiermaier will be featured on MLB Network’s kids-focused show “Play Ball” tomorrow (Saturday) at 10 a.m. …the show will also be available to watch live on MLB.com, MLB At Bat and MLB’s Face-book page…following the episode, a podcast version of the show will be available at MLBNetwork.com.

RAY MATTER—Yesterday the Rays completed a 3-game sweep of the Ti-gers, their first sweep since Aug 15-17, 2016 vs. SD, outscoring the Tigers 21-9 in the series…they extended their home winning streak to 6 games, their longest since April 22–May 1, 2015 (6)…a win tonight would mark their longest home winning streak since June 29–July 11, 2013 (9)…last night the Rays overcame an early 1-0 deficit, on DET Ian Kinsler’s leadoff home run, in an 8-1 victory…6 of their 9 wins have been of the comeback vari-ety, including 2 walk-off wins…they have scored 8-plus runs in consecutive games for the first time since Aug 20-21, 2016.

Ê After sweeping Detroit, the Rays are 3-0 outside the AL East…the Rays played their first 14 games within the division, going 6-8.

Ê The Rays are 7-4 when facing right-handed starting pitchers, and 2-4 when facing left-handed starters.

Ê After 17 games, Rays starting pitchers have crafted a 3.46 ERA, 10th in the majors and lowest among AL East rotations…the others: Ori-oles 3.84, Yankees 3.87, Blue Jays 3.93, Red Sox 4.45.

YOUR OFFENSIVE LEADERS—The Rays lead the American League with 80 runs scored, and are tied with the Nationals for 2nd in the majors behind the Brewers (83)…it should be noted the Rays also are tied for the AL lead in games played (17)…this is their most runs scored after 17 games since 2012 (81), and a year ago, the Rays had scored only 57 at this point…over the past three seasons (2014-16) the Rays ranked last in the AL in runs scored (1,928), finishing last in 2014 and 14th in both 2015 and 2016.

Ê The Rays also rank among AL leaders with 244 total bases (1st), 51 XBH (2nd, one shy of Oakland), 4 3B (T-1st with Detroit), 20 HR (T-3rd), 61 BB (T-3rd) and a 90.9 SB pct. (10-for-11; 2nd).

Ê The Rays offense’s 175 SO are most in the majors and 35 more than any other AL club (Angels, 140)…last year the Rays offense had 153 SO through 17 games and went on to strike out a club-record 1,482 times, which was 2nd most in AL history.

HOMEBODIES—The Rays are 8-2 at home, and 1-6 on the road…their 8 wins are tied with the Yankees (8-1) for the most home wins in baseball…in fact, the AL East boasts four of the majors’ five best home records: Yankees (8-1), D-backs (6-1), Rays, Orioles (4-1) and Red Sox (7-2)…only once before in Rays history have they won 8 of their first 10 home games (9-1 in 2012)…a further breakdown for 2017: Home (8-2) Road (1-6)Runs 54 (5.4 R/G) 26 (3.7 R/G)HR 11 9AVG/OBP/SLG .287/.366/.444 .218/.280/.393BB/SO 43/91 18/84Runs Allowed 35 (3.5 R/G) 37 (5.3 R/G)Starter ERA 3.81 (59-IP, 25-ER) 2.86 (34.2-IP, 11-ER) Bullpen ERA 1.91 (33-IP, 7-ER) 6.85 (22.1-IP, 17-ER)opp AVG/OBP/SLG .203/.273/.337 .298/.360/.466BB/SO 30/80 22/35Errors 3 6

THE JUICE BOX SERIES—Tonight is the first of 7 games between the Rays and Astros…after this 3-game series at Tropicana Field, the Rays travel for a 4-game series July 31–Aug 3 at Minute Maid Park…the Rays lead the all-time series, 24-15 (11-5 at home, 13-10 in Houston)…since the Astros joined the AL in 2013, Rays pitchers are 18-9 (.667) with a 2.10 ERA (244.2-IP, 161-H, 64-R, 57-ER, 74-BB, 274-SO, .187 opp avg.)—and 8 of those 18 wins have been shutouts…in 2016 they split the season series, 3-3, but the Rays went 5-2 each year from 2013-15.

SOUZA-PALOOZA—RF Steven Souza Jr. yesterday finished a single shy of the cycle, going 3-for-5 with 3 RBI and 3 runs…he now ranks among the AL’s Top 5 with a .349 avg. (4th), .438 OBP (5th), 15 RBI (T-3rd), 22 hits (T-1st), 7 multi-hit games (T-1st) and 38 TB (4th)…he also leads the team with 3 HR (tied with Dickerson, Morrison), 9 XBH (tied with Dickerson), 10 BB (tied with Longoria), .603 SLG (8th in AL) and .450 avg. with RISP (8th).

Ê The Elias Sports Bureau notes that from 2015-16, Souza batted .215 in home games, lowest in the majors over that span (min. 200 AB at home each season)…in 10 games at Tropicana Field this year, Souza is batting .432 (16-for-37; 7th in AL) with 7 XBH.

KK ON DISPLAY—CF Kevin Kiermaier has had multiple hits in 4 of his last 5 games, batting .500 (10-for-20) over that stretch on the heels of 0-for-13 and 1-for-20 skids, raising his avg. from .200 to .292…had 2 XBH over his first 14 games, but since then has an XBH in 3 consecutive games…scored 6 runs in the 3-game series vs. Detroit and now ranks T-4th in the AL with 13 runs.

GETTING WELL—OF Colby Rasmus (recovery from right hip surgery) is scheduled to play LF in a rehab appearance tomorrow for Double-A Mont-gomery…in his only prev. rehab game, April 6 for Class-A Charlotte, Ras-mus was involved in an outfield collision…OF Mallex Smith (right hamstring strain) is scheduled to go through a full workout today at Tropicana Field, then be re-evaluated…the Rays have nine players total on the DL (see page 6).

STILL THE YOUNGEST—Third-year Manager Kevin Cash, 39, remains the majors' youngest manager…when he debuted in 2015 at 37 years, 120 days, he was the majors' youngest manager since 2009 when 34-year-old A.J. Hinch piloted the Diamondbacks.

STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIENDS—The Rays have won twice in walk-off fash-ion this season, Wed vs. DET (José Iglesias error) and April 8 vs. TOR (Brad Miller walk-off walk)…despite this, they haven’t hit a walk-off home run since May 22, 2014 vs. OAK (Sean Rodriguez), the longest drought in the majors…in the time since then, the Rays have:

Ê played 233 home games. Ê won 13 of those games in some other walk-off fashion. Ê hit 230 home runs at Tropicana Field. Ê allowed 11 walk-off homers on the road.

TRINKETS FOR ALL—Tomorrow the first 15,000 fans will receive a Chris Archer Starting Lineup Figurine presented by Tampa General Hospital…on Sunday, all kids 14 and under will receive Blade Sunglasses presented by Morgan Auto Group…all promotional items are available while supplies last.

ACCESS-A-RAY—Tomorrow from 11 a.m.–noon, RH Alex Colomé will sign autographs at GTE Financial (601 N. Ashley Dr., Unit 100, Tampa, FL).

HBD—Happy 60th birthday to 24-year MLB veteran LH Jesse Orosco.

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.: 18 (9-8) | Home Game No.: 11 (8-2) | All-Time Game No.: 3,094 (1,429-1,664) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,551 (788-762)

Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Sat., April 22 vs. HOU 6:10 p.m. LH Blake Snell (0-2, 2.76) vs. RH Charlie Morton (1-1, 2.81) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Sun., April 23 vs. HOU 1:10 p.m. RH Matt Andriese (1-0, 3.38) vs. RH Joe Musgrove (1-1, 5.87) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, Radio Luz 760 AM (Sp.)

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TONIGHT’S STARTER—RH ALEX COBB (1-1, 4.50)

Ê LAST START—On Sun at BOS, yielded 11 hits, his most since Aug 18, 2012 at LAA (12)…yielded 2 runs in the 1st inning (Mookie Betts RBI ground-rule double, Mitch Moreland RBI single) plus a 2-run homer to Pablo Sandoval in the 4th inn. …only got four swings-and-misses, all on curveballs, out of 93 pitches thrown…was his first career start without a strikeout, the second straight game the Rays starter failed to get one—though Jake Odorizzi was removed after 1 IP the day prior due to injury…was the first Ray without a strikeout in a start of at least 5 IP since Cesar Ramos on April 26, 2014 at CWS (5 IP)…his line: ND, 5 IP, 11 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 0 SO, 1 HR, 93 pitches, 63 strikes.

Ê THE LONG BALL—Has yielded 9 HR in his 8 starts spanning 40 IP since returning from Tommy John surgery (2.03 HR/9 IP)…only two of those have been hit by righties…in his career, only 13 of his 47 HR allowed (27.7 percent) have been hit by righties…min. 500 IP, his 27.7 pct. allowed to RHB is the lowest ratio among active pitchers.

Ê IN COMMAND—Has yielded 1 BB or fewer in all 3 starts this season, his longest such streak within a single season since April 19–May 5, 2013 (career-long 4 straight)…ranks 9th in the AL in BB/9 IP (1.50) and 7th in walk pct. (3.95)…has yielded 1 BB or fewer in 6 of his 8 starts since returning from Tommy John surgery.

Ê PITCH SELECTION—In his career, has thrown 34.2 percent changeups, which leads the majors by a consid-erable margin since his rookie sea-son of 2011 (min. 500 IP)…next is Jorge de la Rosa (30.8)…see chart for his pitch distribution before and after Tommy John surgery…has only thrown 11.8 pct. changeups over his last two starts.

Ê AT A GLANCE—Made the Rays season-opening starting rotation for the third time in his career, after starting the team’s second game in 2014 and the fifth game in 2013…had been named the Rays Opening Day starter for 2015 but was placed on the Opening Day DL with elbow tightness and underwent Tommy John surgery on May 14…returned to

make 5 starts for the Rays last September…was one of 16 pitchers to undergo Tommy John surgery in either 2014 or 2015 and return to the majors in 2016, including his rehab partner, RH Chase Whitley.

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 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, which required season-ending surgery).

Ê WHEN HE’S HEALTHY—Min. 300 IP, ranks 2nd in franchise history with a 3.48 ERA, behind LH David Price (3.18)…his .587 (37-26) win-ning pct. ranks 3rd (min. 50 decisions) behind Price (.636, 82-47) and RH Jeff Niemann (.606, 40-26)…is 16-10 with a 2.98 ERA (226.1-IP, 75-ER) in 37 career starts within the division.

Ê WORM BURNER—Owns a career groundball-to-flyball ratio of 2.30, 6th-highest among active pitchers with 75 career starts.

Ê SPRING THINGS—Went 1-1 with a 4.67 ERA (17.1-IP, 9-ER) in 5 of-ficial starts, stretching out to 90 pitches on March 21 at PIT…pitched in an unofficial game against Twins minor leaguers on March 16…scratched from a minor league start on March 26 as a precaution for left lower back tightness.

Ê EARLY RETURNS—Has made 11 starts in April in his career (4 scoreless) and is 5-4 with a 2.86 ERA (72.1-IP, 23-ER).

Ê OVER THE OFFSEASON—Married the former Kelly Reynolds on his birthday, Oct 7, in her hometown of Montgomery, Ala., in an inti-mate ceremony with only a dozen in attendance…they honeymooned in New Zealand, Australia and Fiji.

Ê GET YER PROGRAM—Alex is featured on the cover of the Rays game program, Inside Pitch, which is available for free to all fans…the feature story discusses his return from Tommy John surgery and other injuries endured earlier in his career.

#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER

TOMORROW’S STARTER—LH BLAKE SNELL (0-2, 2.76)

Ê On Wed vs. DET, was ejected in the 9th inning by home plate umpire Larry Vanover, his fifth career ejection as a manager (last April 29, 2016 vs. TOR).

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 Mon at BOS, allowed a 1st-inning RBI single to Hanley Ramirez, then yielded 3 runs (all unearned) as part of a 42-pitch 2nd inning, including 24 pitches after a Brad Miller missed catch error would have ended the inning…retired 10 of his last 11 BF…threw a season-high 102 pitches, his most since Sep 3, 2016 vs. TOR (104)…issued a season-low 2 BB and had a season-high-tying 5 SO…his line: L, 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 102 pit, 62 str.

Ê BURNED BY THE UNEARNED—Only 5 of his 11 runs allowed this season have been earned, and his 6 unearned runs allowed are tied for the major league lead…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, ahead of TEX Martin Perez (11)…over his career, 25.9 percent of his runs allowed have been unearned…the league average for this season is 7.9 percent.

Ê NO HOMERS CLUB—Has yet to allow multiple homers in any of his 22 career starts…yielded only 5 HR in 89 IP last season with the Rays, as his 0.51 HR/9 IP ratio led major league rookies (min. 10 starts), was a club rookie record and ranked 3rd overall in the majors behind OAK/LAD Rich Hill (0.33) and LAD Clayton Kershaw (0.48).

Ê Has yielded 0 HR and 2 XBH in his career vs. left-handed hitters (98 BF)—doubles by LAA Kole Calhoun and BOS David Ortiz.

Ê vs. HOUSTON—On Aug 27 at HOU, was removed from the game in the 4th inn. with a bruised left lower leg, sustained on a comebacker by Marwin Gonzalez…yielded multiple runs in the 2nd and 3rd in-nings—2 runs on 3 straight doubles to open the 2nd, and a 2-run HR by Alex Bregman in the 3rd…his line: L, 3 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 1 HR, 64 pitches, 41 strikes.

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 1-1 4.50 3 3 0 0 18.0 21 10 9 3 11 4 .288Major League Totals 37-26 3.48 89 89 3 1 538.2 494 222 208 163 453 47 .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, 5-4APRIL 1-1 4.50 18.0 21 10 9 3 11 4 0 1 -- -- -- --

2017 SPLITSvs. RH: .277 (13-47), 1-HRvs. LH: .308 (8-26), 3-HRHome: 1-0, 1.59 ERA (5.2-IP, 1-ER)Road: 0-1, 5.84 ERA (12.1-IP, 8-ER)

COBB vs. ASTROSCAREER—Has faced the Astros once in his career, on June 13, 2014 at Minute Maid Park…got the win and had 11 SO, 10 of those coming via the changeup…it was one of his three double-digit strikeout games that season and remains one of seven in his career…his line: W, 6.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 11 SO, 1 HR, 97 pit, 60 str.

2017 SPRING GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT2/28 vs. MIN W-1 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 31/20 W, 19-0 Santiago up, 5-03/5 at TOR -- 1.80 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 37/23 W, 5-3 Stroman tied, 1-13/11 at BOS L-1 3.24 3.1 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 63/40 L, 2-1 Sale down, 2-0*3/16 vs. MIN -- -- 4.1 3 2 2 3 4 0 0 0 78/52 -- -- --3/21 at PIT -- 3.95 5.1 6 3 3 1 5 1 0 1 90/55 L, 5-4 Kuhl tied, 3-33/31 at PHI -- 4.67 3.2 3 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 59/38 T, 7-7 Buchholz up, 5-1TOTAL 1-1 4.67 17.1 16 9 9 5 11 2 0 1 -- -- -- --

* minor league game

PITCH SELECTION, PRE- & POST- TJS

Before After DiffFastball 44.6 46.8 +2.2Curveball 20.4 27.9 +7.5Changeup 35.0 25.3 -9.7

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RAYS HITTER NOTES#1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Thu: 1-4, RBI DET Series: 3-12, HR, 3-RBI, 2-R Trip: 5-19, HR, RBI, 2-R vs. LH: .278 (5-18), 1-HR2017: .212/.226/.346, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .000 (0-12) vs. RH: .176 (6-34), 1-HR

Ê Has hit safely in 4 of his last 5 games, batting .300 (6-for-20) over that span to increase his avg. from .156 to .212 and his SLG from .188 to .346. Ê Is 0-for-12 with RISP…only two others with as many at-bats are hitless with RISP: TOR Jose Bautista (0-for-14) and MIN Byron Buxton (0-for-14). Ê Both of his home runs this season have given the Rays the lead…only one of his 14 HR in his career prior to this season put the Rays ahead. Ê His 2 HR are tied for most in the majors out of the No. 9 spot in the batting order (HOU Jake Marisnick, STL Jedd Gyorko, SF Madison Bumgarner). Ê Has started 15 games, all at shortstop…made starts at shortstop (23), second base (16), first base (5), third base (4) and DH (3) last season.

#18 PETER BOURJOS, OF Thu: 1-4, R DET Series: 1-4, BB, 2-R Trip: 2-9, HR, RBI, R vs. LH: .182 (2-11)2017: .176/.300/.353, 1-HR, 2-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .000 (0-3) vs. RH: .167 (1-6), 1-HR

Ê Is 1-for-his-last-9 and batting .176 (3-for-17) to start the season…doesn’t have a multi-hit game since Sep 5, 2016 at MIA (3-for-4, with PHI). Ê Has appeared in 11 games with 5 starts (5-LF)…all 5 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 Thu: DNP DET Series: 2-9, 2B, RBI, 2-R Trip: 8-25, 3-2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .438 (7-16), 1-HR2017: .322/.365/.576, 3-HR, 7-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.400, 2-5) RISP: .333 (4-12) vs. RH: .279 (12-43), 2-HR

Ê Ranks among AL leaders in doubles (6, T-2nd), extra-base hits (9, T-4th) and total bases (34, T-8th)…five of his 9 XBH are vs. LHP (4-2B, 1-HR). Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, ranks T-3rd in the AL with 43 XBH and T-1st with 28 2B, along with CWS Melky Cabrera and CLE Jose Ramirez. Ê Tied for the team lead with 3 HR and ranks 2nd with a .576 SLG (Souza, .603)…all 3 HR have been solo shots, two as the DH and one as the LF. Ê Homered off Drew Pomeranz on Sun at BOS, the seventh of his career vs. LHP (first since Sep 14, 2016 at TOR), compared to 59 HR vs. RHP. Ê Has appeared in all 16 games with 13 starts (9-DH, 4-LF)…has started all 11 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 Thu: 2-3, HR, 2-RBI, BB, R DET Series: 6-12, 2-2B, HR, 3-RBI, 2-BB, 6-R Trip: 5-26, 2-BB, 3-R vs. LH: .273 (6-22)2017: .292/.387/.415, 1-HR, 3-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 5G (.500, 10-20) RISP: .154 (2-13) vs. RH: .302 (13-43), 1-HR

Ê Has 10 hits in his last 19 AB…has multiple hits in 4 of his last 5 games on the heels of 0-for-13 and 1-for-20 skids…has raised his avg. from .200 to .292 and OBP from .308 to .387 over this span…yesterday vs. DET was his first HR since Sep 14, 2016 at TOR, his third straight game with an XBH.

Ê Ranks among AL leaders in runs (13, T-4th), times on base (29, T-4th) and stolen bases (4, T-6th)…on Wed vs. DET, his 4 runs were a career high and most by a Ray since Wil Myers on April 19, 2014 vs. NYY…since April 30, 2016, has been successful on 23 of his last 25 SB attempts (92 pct.).

Ê Has started all 17 games in CF, including 6 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 Thu: 1-5 DET Series: 4-12, 2B, 3-RBI, 2-BB Trip: 5-26, 2-2B, RBI, 3-BB, 3-R vs. LH: .263 (5-19), 1-HR2017: .234/.333/.375, 2-HR, 9-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.444, 4-9) RISP: .294 (5-17) vs. RH: .222 (10-45), 1-HR

Ê Reached 4 times on Wed vs. DET, his most since Aug 9, 2016 at TOR (4)…had his first multi-hit game since Opening Day vs. NYY and his first 3-hit game since Sep 16, 2016 at BAL…tied his season high with 3 RBI (2nd time)…his 9th-inning double set up an IBB to load the bases with no outs.

Ê Ranks 3rd in the AL with 23 SO…ranks T-8th in the AL with 10 BB, and his 2 IBB are tied for the AL lead…has 8 IBB since 2016, T-9th in the AL. Ê Has started all 17 games (15-3B, 2-DH)…since the start of 2013, leads the majors with 659 games played…next is SEA Kyle Seager (655). 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 Thu: 1-4, 2B DET Series: 4-11, 2B, RBI, 2-BB, R Trip: 5-22, 2B, 2-3B, HR, 4-RBI, BB, 4-R vs. LH: .294 (5-17)2017: .237/.338/.407, 1-HR, 8-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 5G (.316, 6-19) RISP: .222 (4-18) vs. RH: .214 (9-42), 1-HR

Ê Has hit safely in 6 of his last 7 games, batting .375/.444/.750 (9-for-24) with 5 XBH over that span to raise his season avg. from .143 to .237. Ê Ranks T-4th in the AL with 22 SO…hasn’t struck out in 11 straight PA after starting the season with strikeouts in 15 consecutive games played. Ê Has appeared in 17 games with 15 starts (15-2B)…has made 3 errors, tied for most among ML 2B (last Mon at BOS, leading to 3 unearned runs). Ê During the recently-completed 4-game series at Boston, became the first Ray in franchise history to ever triple twice in a series at Fenway Park. Ê Had a season-high 3 hits on April 14 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 (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).

#7 LOGAN MORRISON, 1B Thu: DNP DET Series: 1-8, RBI, BB Trip: 5-19, 2B, 2-HR, 5-RBI, 3-BB, 4-R vs. LH: .300 (3-10)2017: .275/.327/.471, 3-HR, 11-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-7 RISP: .222 (4-18) vs. RH: .268 (11-41), 3-HR

Ê Is 1-for-his-last-14 and 2-for-18 since his grand slam on April 14 at BOS…his current .275 avg. is the lowest it has been at any point this season. Ê Tied for the team lead in homers (3) and ranks 2nd in RBI (11)…in comparison, in April of last season he hit .100/.156/.133 (6-for-60) and didn’t

reach his current total in hits (13) until May 17 at TOR, the Rays 37th game…didn’t reach 3 HR or 10 RBI until May 25 vs. MIA, the Rays 44th game. Ê Had his first career grand slam on April 14 at BOS, in the 3rd inning off Rick Porcello…it was the fourth grand slam by a Ray at Fenway Park and

first since Matt Joyce on May 25, 2012…was also the first time in franchise history the Rays hit a grand slam off a reigning Cy Young Award winner. Ê Has appeared in 16 games with 12 starts (12-1B)…has hit sixth in the lineup in all 12 starts, which includes 11 games vs. RHP and one vs. LHP.

#33 DEREK NORRIS, C Thu: DNP DET Series: 2-8, RBI Trip: 2-18, 2B vs. LH: .231 (3-13)2017: .182/.213/.205, 0-HR, 5-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP: .231 (3-13) vs. RH: .161 (5-31)

Ê On Tue vs. DET, had his first multi-hit game as a Ray and recorded his first RBI since April 7 vs. TOR…only has 3 hits in his last 21 AB (.143). Ê All 5 RBI have come at Tropicana Field…batting .231 (6-for-26) in 7 games at Tropicana Field, and .111 (2-for-18) in 5 games on the road. Ê Last season, didn’t record his fifth RBI until May 14 at MIL, the Padres 38th game…only has 1 HR in his last 26 games dating back to 2016. Ê Has made 12 starts, all at catcher…opposing base stealers have been successful on all 6 att. against him…has only caught 13.7 pct. since 2016. 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 Thu: DNP DET Series: 3-7, 2B, 2-R Trip: 2-7, HR, 3-RBI, R vs. LH: .333 (1-3)2017: .357/.357/.643, 1-HR, 3-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.429, 3-7) RISP: .500 (2-4) vs. RH: .364 (4-11), 1-HR

Ê Batting .357 (5-for-14) to start the season…all 3 RBI came in his season debut on April 14 at BOS…on Wed vs. DET had his 2nd multi-hit game. Ê Selected from Triple-A Durham on April 14 (OF Mallex Smith, 10-day DL)…at the time of his selection, his 8 RBI tied for the team lead with Durham. Ê On April 14 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 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 Thu: 1-3, HR, RBI, BB, 2-R DET Series: 1-3, HR, RBI, BB, 2-R Trip: 1-13, 2-BB vs. LH: .083 (1-12)2017: .192/.276/.308, 1-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP: 667 (2-3) vs. RH: .286 (4-14), 1-HR

Ê Batting .077/.200/.308 (1-for-13) over his last 6 games (4 starts) since April 13 at NYY…in the 8th inning yesterday vs. DET, had his first career extra-base hit, home run and RBI, a solo shot off Warwick Saupold to snap an 0-for-12 skid…at 23 years, 29 days became the youngest Ray to homer since Wil Myers on Sep 16, 2013 vs. TEX (22.280) and the youngest Rays third baseman since Evan Longoria on Sep 25, 2008 at DET (22.354).

Ê Has started all 6 Rays games vs. LHP and made 8 starts total (2-2B, 2-3B, 2-SS, 2-DH)…has played one inning in LF, his first career OF action. 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.

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#20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Thu: 3-5, 2B, 3B, HR, 3-RBI, 3-R DET Series: 6-13, 2B, 3B, HR, 5-RBI, BB, 3-R Trip: 6-26, 2B, HR, 4-RBI, 3-BB, 5-R vs. LH: .350 (7-20)2017: .349/.438/.603, 3-HR, 15-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.471, 8-17) RISP: .450 (9-20) vs. RH: .349 (15-43), 3-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. DET, finished a single shy of the cycle, the fifth time in franchise history that happened and first since Sam Fuld on April 11, 2011 at BOS…his 8th-inning homer left the bat at 111.7 mph, according to StatCast, the Rays hardest hit home run since Souza on Aug 19, 2016 vs. TEX (111.9).

Ê Has reached base multiple times in 12 games, tied for the most in the majors with MIL Eric Thames, CHC Anthony Rizzo and KC Lorenzo Cain. Ê Has recorded consecutive multi-RBI games…ranks among AL leaders in avg. (.349, 4th), OBP (.438, 5th), SLG (.603, 8th), OPS (1.042, 5th), runs

(11, T-9th), hits (22, T-1st), doubles (5, T-5th), RBI (15, T-3rd), walks (10, T-8th), extra-base hits (9, T-4th) and times on base (32, 2nd). Ê Over his last 28 games dating back to Sep 8, 2016, he is batting .363/.454/.647 (37-for-102) with 6 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 21 RBI and 16 BB. Ê Has started all 17 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 Thu: 1-4 DET Series: 1-4 Trip: 1-5, RBI, BB vs. LH: .200 (1-5)2017: .250/.294/.438, 1-HR, 4-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: 1.000 (2-2) vs. RH: .273 (3-11), 1-HR

Ê Has appeared in 6 games (5 starts) at catcher…has 1 HR, tying his career high, and 4 RBI, three shy of his career high in 2015 (7 in 52 games). Ê Credited with a catcher pickoff on April 13 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 Thu: 0-2, BB, R, HBP DET Series: 0-3, BB, R Trip: 2-13, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB, R vs. LH: .091 (1-11), 1-HR2017: .167/.286/.375, 1-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: .000 (0-9) 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 April 12 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 .456 SLG against LHP.

Ê Has appeared in 10 games with 7 starts (5-1B, 2-DH)…against lefties, has made 6 starts incl. 5 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 April 12 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 13 baserunners, most in the AL…has entered with runners on base in 6 of his 7 apps…has allowed 8 IR to score (61.5 percent). 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: 4/18 vs. DET (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 3-3 vs. LH: .200 (2-10)2017: 0-0-3, 0.00 ERA, 6 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4/7 vs. TOR IR-RS: 5-1 vs. RH: .000 (0-8)

Ê Has retired his last 13 BF…retired Cabrera, Martinez and Romine in the 9th on Tue vs. DET, a non-save situation…five of his 6 apps this season have been perfect, and all 6 apps have been scoreless…doesn’t have a save since April 7 vs. TOR, making 3 apps in non-save situations since then.

Ê Over the last two seasons, has recorded 7 saves of 1.1 IP or more, tied with LAD Kenley Jansen for the major league lead over that span. 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: 4/19 vs. DET (BS, 0.0-IP, 1-H, 2-R, 3-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH: .182 (2-11)2017: 0-1-0, 4.91 ERA, 9 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/9 vs. TOR IR-RS: 8-3 vs. RH: .188 (3-16)

Ê Did not record an out on Wed vs. DET, issuing a career-high-tying 3 BB (also Sep 20, 2015 at MIL)…also yielded a 2-run triple to Castellanos. Ê Has made 9 apps, tied for the team lead…seven of his 9 apps have been scoreless, but has yielded multiple runs in each of the other 2 apps. 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: 4/19 vs. DET (0.2-IP, 0-H, 1-R, 1-BB, 0-SO, 1-HBP) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .077 (1-13)2017: 0-1-0, 4.32 ERA, 8 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 4/7 vs. TOR IR-RS: 2-0 vs. RH: .313 (5-16), 1-HR

Ê Started the 6th inning on Wed vs. DET, going BB, HBP, 5-6-4 GIDP and was replaced…charged a run on a bases-clearing triple by Castellanos. Ê His only hit allowed to a lefty this season was a swinging bunt by Andrew Benintendi on Sun at BOS…has held lefties to a .077 avg. (1-for-13). 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 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: 4/20 vs. DET (1.0-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .091 (1-11)2017: 0-1-0, 1.17 ERA, 9 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 2x-last 4/15 at BOS IR-RS: 6-0 vs. RH: .294 (5-17)

Ê Yielded a pair of singles in a scoreless 9th inning yesterday vs. DET, his ninth app to tie Jumbo Díaz for the team lead…threw one pitch the day prior. Ê Eight of his 9 apps this year have been scoreless…has only yielded 1 run in 9 apps spanning 7.2 IP, and has made 6 scoreless apps at home. 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 Has been used exclusively as a reliever since 2013…has pitched to a 3.18 ERA (249-IP, 88-ER) and has held righties to a .218 avg. over that span.

#50 AUSTIN PRUITT, RH Last App: 4/19 vs. DET (W, 3.1-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 5-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .500 (9-18)2017: 1-0-0, 10.00 ERA, 7 G Long Relief App: 3.1, 4/19 vs. DET IR-RS: 3-1 vs. RH: .414 (12-29), 1-HR

Ê On Wed vs. DET, recorded his first career win…retired his first 8 BF and faced the minimum 10 batters over 3.1 IP…lowered his ERA from 15.88 to 10.00…had 5 SO, most by a Rays reliever since Chase Whitley on Sep 27, 2016 at CWS (5)…snapped a streak of allowing runs in 6 straight apps, most by a reliever to start their career in franchise history…was the longest such streak in the majors since SD/PIT Marty McLeary in 2004-06 (6).

Ê Among relief pitchers, his 21 hits allowed are most in the majors…ranks 3rd among relievers in runs allowed (12) and T-3rd in earned runs (10). 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: 4/20 vs. DET (3.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 2-BB, 3-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .000 (0-6)2017: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 4/20 vs. DET IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .182 (2-11)

Ê Has a 1.86 ERA (19.1-IP, 4-ER) in 7 apps (1 start) with the Rays since returning from Tommy John surgery on Sep 11, 2016 at NYY…all 6 of those relief apps have been 2 IP or longer, and he has a 1.17 ERA (15.1-IP, 2-ER) out of the bullpen…hasn’t allowed an earned run in 5 of those 6 apps.

Ê Went 3.1 IP yesterday vs. DET, pitching around a 1-out walk in the 7th and out of a 2-on, 2-out jam in the 8th…threw a season-high 47 pitches. 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: W3 When commit error: 3-4 Hit homer: 7-4Current Record: 9-8 Ahead after 6-7-8: 8-2/7-0/7-0 Homer with men on: 5-1Home/Road: 8-2/1-6 Behind after 6-7-8: 1-5/1-8/1-8 Hit multiple homers: 4-1Day/Night: 3-5/6-3 Tied after 6-7-8: 0-1/1-0/1-0 Score first: 5-3Grass/Turf: 1-6/8-2 1-run games: 2-3 Score 5 or more: 7-1vs. East: 6-8 2-run games: 1-1 Score less than 5: 2-7vs. Central: 3-0 Extra innings: 1-0 Outhit opponents: 7-3vs. West: 0-0 Win in last at-bat: 2 Outhit by opponents: 1-4vs. National League: 0-0 Come-from-behind wins: 6 Collect 10 or more hits: 5-1vs. RH/LH starters: 7-4/2-4 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 4 Opp. 10 or more hits: 2-2Series W-L-T (home): 3-0-0 Series W-L-T (road): 0-2-0 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 6-2/0-3/1-3/2-0

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Morrison 2 1 3Dickerson 3 3Souza Jr. 2 1 3Longoria 2 2Beckham 1 1 2Kiermaier 1 1Miller 1 1Peterson 1 1Robertson 1 1Sucre 1 1Weeks Jr. 1 1BourjosNorrisSmithTOTALS 12 5 1 1 19

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYAndriese 3 11 3.67 6.19 2-1 2Archer 4 21 5.25 7.46 4-0 2Cobb 3 10 3.33 5.00 1-2 0Odorizzi 3 5 1.67 3.46 1-2 2Ramirez 1 5 5.00 9.00 1-0 0Snell 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, 2x-last, 4/18 vs. DET 2, 4/18 vs. DETBourjos 4/13/17 at NYY Severino 1, 3x-last, 4/20 vs. DET 1, 2x-last, 4/13 at NYYDickerson 4/16/17 at BOS Pomeranz 2, 7x-last, 4/19 vs. DET 2, 4/5 vs. NYYKiermaier 4/20/17 vs. DET Saupold 3, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. DET 2, 4/20 vs. DETLongoria 4/7/17 vs. TOR Liriano 3, 4/19 vs. DET 3, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. DETMiller 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 2, 4/18 vs. DET 2, 2x-last, 4/7 vs. TORPeterson 4/14/17 at BOS Porcello 2, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. DET 3, 4/14 at BOSRobertson 4/20/17 vs. DET Saupold 2, 4/9 vs. TOR 1, 4/20 vs. DETSouza Jr. 4/20/17 vs. DET Saupold 3, 2x-last, 4/20 vs. DET 3, 2x-last, 4/20 vs. DETSucre 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, 4/18-Current Most runs, game, TB 4, Kiermaier, 4/19 vs. DETLong loss streak 3, 2x-last, 4/15-4/17 Most runs, game, Opp 3, Kinsler, 4/19 vs. DETMost runs game, TB 10, 2x-last, 4/14 at BOS Most hits, game, TB 3, 7x-last, Souza Jr., 4/20 vs. DETMost 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 14, 4/19 vs. DET Most HR, game, TB 1, 18x-last, 3 Players, 4/20 vs. DETMost hits, game, Opp 17, 4/16 at BOS Most HR, game, Opp 2, Hicks, 4/13 at NYYMost hits, inn, TB 5, 2x-last, 4/20 vs. DET (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, 4x-last, 4/19 vs. DET Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, Souza Jr., 4/20 vs. DETMost doubles, game, Opp 5, 4/16 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 2, 6x-last, Castellanos, 4/19 vs. DETMost 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 4-10Most x-base hits, game, Opp 6, 4x-last, 4/16 at BOS TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 2, 4x-last, 4/18 vs. DET Most SO, TB Starter 9, Archer, 4/19 vs. DETMost 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 5, Pruitt, 4/19 vs. DETMost walks, game, Opp 6, 4/19 vs. DET Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, Ramirez, 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 14, 4/19 vs. DET Most walks, game, Opp 4, Liriano, 4/7 vs. TORMost LOB, game, TB 26, 4/8 vs. TOR Most SO, Team, TB 14, 4/19 vs. DETMost 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 4, 4/18 vs. DETMost errors, game, Opp 1, 6x-last, 4/20 vs. DET 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, Pineda)Inside-the-park (-): -

HOME RUNS

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Norris .000 0 6Sucre - - -TOTALS .000 0 6

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Souza Jr. (5), Dickerson (4), Miller (4), Beckham (3), Longoria (3), Bourjos (1), Morrison (1), Norris (1), Peterson (1), Sucre (1), Weeks Jr. (1)2-Out RBI: Longoria (5), Souza Jr. (5),Sucre (4), Dickerson (3), Norris (3), Peterson (3), Weeks Jr. (2), Kiermaier (1), Miller (1)Outfield Assists (0): -Bunt Singles (2): Kiermaier (1), Smith (1)Ejections (2): Kiermaier-1 (4/9 vs. TOR, 7th inn.), Cash-1 (4/19 vs. DET, 9th 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): 12 challenges (3 overturned, 5 stand, 4 confirmed) | Opp Totals: 9 challenges (4 overturned, 2 stand, 3 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 10 7 9 4 8 10 11 9 4 - 72Tampa Bay 19 12 13 5 7 4 8 8 3 1 80

W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HRTotals 9-8-3 17 3.62 149.0 139 60 52 115 17Starters 6-4-0 17 3.46 93.2 86 36 29 76 12Relievers 3-4-3 17 3.90 55.1 53 24 23 39 5Home 8-2-3 10 3.13 92.0 68 32 30 80 9Road 1-6-0 7 4.42 57.0 71 28 22 35 8April 9-8-3 17 3.62 149.0 139 60 52 115 17

INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (last five)

GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING4/16 at BOS Tampa Bay B8 Christian Vazquez Safe at 3B Overturned4/18 vs. DET Tampa Bay T7 Justin Upton Slide at 2B (No Violation Confirmed4/18 vs. DET Tampa Bay T7 Tyler Collins Safe at 1B Stands4/19 vs. DET Detroit T6 JaCoby Jones Out at 1B Confirmed4/20 vs. DET Detroit B7 Kevin Kiermaier Touched 2B Confirmed

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

WALK-OFF WINS

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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 8-7 0-1 1-0 3-1 0-1 4-4Bourjos 2-3 0-1 2-2Dickerson 2-2 5-4 7-4 0-1 0-1Kiermaier 9-8 9-7 0-1Longoria 8-7 1-1 9-8Miller 9-6 7-5 1-0 1-1Morrison 7-5 7-5Norris 7-5 1-1 0-1 4-2 0-1 2-0Peterson 1-0 2-0 3-0Robertson 0-2 1-1 1-1 0-1 1-4 1-1Smith 4-3 4-3Souza Jr. 9-8 2-4 7-4Sucre 2-3 1-1 1-2Weeks Jr. 2-3 0-2 2-3 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 17 9-8INF Matt Duffy 10-day Recovery from Achilles surgery April 2 - April 12 17 9-8RHP Nathan Eovaldi 60-day Tommy John surgery March 10 - June 1 17 9-8RHP Kevin Gadea 60-day Right forearm tendinitis March 26 - June 1 17 9-8RHP Jake Odorizzi 10-day Left hamstring strain April 16 - April 26 5 3-2C Wilson Ramos 60-day Recovery from torn ACL April 2 - June 1 17 9-8OF Colby Rasmus 10-day Recovery from hip surgery April 2 - April 12 17 9-8OF Mallex Smith 10-day Right hamstring strain April 14 - April 24 7 4-3RHP Shawn Tolleson 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 17 9-8

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. ASTROS2016 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPBeckham 3 12 6 0 0 1 1 .500 .538 5 22 9 1 4 1 1 .409 .435Bourjos - - - - - - - - - 7 18 1 0 0 0 5 .056 .150Dickerson 5 19 6 1 4 1 3 .316 .350 7 25 7 1 4 1 5 .280 .308Kiermaier 3 12 2 0 0 1 1 .167 .231 17 58 12 1 3 4 11 .207 .270Longoria 6 24 7 1 3 1 6 .292 .320 34 135 39 7 27 12 32 .289 .351Miller 4 17 4 1 2 0 5 .235 .235 47 158 39 5 20 15 37 .247 .316Morrison 4 12 4 0 0 3 1 .333 .500 46 157 52 7 28 17 24 .331 .401Norris - - - - - - - - - 30 92 25 0 9 14 20 .272 .368Peterson - - - - - - - - - 2 7 1 0 1 1 3 .143 .250Robertson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Souza Jr. 6 19 3 0 2 1 7 .158 .190 7 23 3 0 2 1 9 .130 .160Sucre 3 8 1 0 0 2 5 .125 .300 13 30 4 0 1 3 10 .133 .212Weeks Jr. 4 10 3 0 0 0 1 .300 .300 90 319 79 15 40 47 84 .248 .361

2016 CAREERPLAYER W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVGAndriese 1 0 0 5.1 8 3 5 5.06 .364 1 1 0 7.0 11 4 7 5.14 .379Archer 1 1 0 14.2 10 6 18 3.68 .189 4 2 0 48.1 24 9 52 1.68 .147Cedeño 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 3 0.00 .000 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 4 0.00 .000Cobb - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 6.1 3 1 11 1.42 .136Colomé 0 1 1 1.0 3 2 2 18.00 .500 0 1 1 2.0 3 2 5 9.00 .333Díaz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Farquhar 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 4 0.00 .143 1 4 3 24.2 27 15 32 5.47 .281Hunter 0 0 0 1.2 2 1 0 5.40 .286 1 0 1 14.1 16 8 6 5.02 .296Pruitt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ramirez 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 1 0.00 .286 3 1 0 29.1 25 11 26 3.38 .227Snell 0 1 0 3.0 9 4 3 12.00 .563 0 1 0 3.0 9 4 3 12.00 .563Whitley - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0.00 .000

RAYS PITCHERS vs. ASTROS

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 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.