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FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017 at TORONTO BLUE JAYS LH Blake Snell (0-2, 3.38) vs. RH Marcus Stroman (2-2, 3.10) D.L. SHRINKS BY ONE—Yesterday the Rays activated OF Mallex Smith (right hamstring strain) from the 10-day DL and optioned him to Triple-A Durham…this reduces the Rays DL to 10 players, one shy of the Dodg- ers for most in the majors…OF Colby Rasmus (recovery from right hip surgery) went 0-for-3 with a sac fly as the DH for Double-A Montgomery last night vs. Birmingham (White Sox)…RH Jake Odorizzi (left hamstring strain) threw 65 pitches in a simulated game on Wednesday in Baltimore. RAY MATTER—On Wed at BAL, the Rays took a 4-3 lead in the 11th inning before yielding 2 runs in the bottom of the 11th for a 5-4 loss…they missed a chance at their eighth comeback win of the season, their first road series win of the season and a chance to become the first team to beat Baltimore in a series this year…the Rays have blown a lead in each of their last 5 losses and 8 of their last 9 losses…they have held a lead in 11 consecutive games but are 5-6 over that stretch…the Rays are playing 35 games in 36 days (April 12–May 17), and yesterday was the only off-day in that stretch…the Rays went 6-9 in the 15 days leading up to the off-day, and tonight they begin a stretch of 20 games in 20 days…after the 3-game weekend series in Toron- to, the Rays travel to Miami for 2 games, their first interleague action of 2017. Ê All 26 of the Rays games in April are against teams that finished the 2016 season with winning records…the Rays just played three consecutive series against opponents that entered the series in first place in their division (Detroit, Houston, Baltimore), and went 5-4. Ê The Rays are 7-10 against AL East opponents, and 4-2 against teams outside the division…their first 14 games were vs. AL East rivals. Ê The Rays drew 18 BB in Baltimore, their most in a 3-game series since June 14-16, 2016 vs. SEA (18). WALK-OFF WALK—In Wednesday’s 5-4 loss, RH Danny Farquhar en- tered with the score tied and bases loaded in the 11th inning and proceeded to issue a 4-pitch walk to Seth Smith for the walk-off walk…the Rays have been involved in two of the three walk-off walks in baseball this season; on April 8 vs. TOR, Brad Miller drew an 11th-inning free pass against RH Casey Lawrence for a 3-2 win…the other was HOU Evan Gattis on April 9 vs. KC Matt Strahm…it was the Rays ninth loss all-time on a walk-off walk, first since Aug 5, 2015 at CWS (RH Brad Boxberger vs. Avisail Garcia). Ê According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last time a team lost in this fashion—with a pitcher entering the game and throwing 4 balls on 4 pitches to his only batter faced to give the opponent a walk-off walk victory—was Aug 20, 2013, when BOS Brayan Villarreal walked SF Marco Scutaro in the 9th inning. HEAVY LIFTING—The 2 runs allowed in the 11th inning on Wednesday, both charged to RH Alex Colomé, snapped a streak of 12 scoreless in- nings by the Rays bullpen…that streak extends to 15 IP if you count the 3-IP spot start by RH Austin Pruitt…Colomé has thrown 76 pitches over the team’s last 4 games (3 apps), and 87 pitches over the team’s last 5 games (4 apps)…the Rays bullpen has covered 80.1 innings, 2nd most in the AL (Angels 82.1), and has pitched to a 3.47 ERA, nearly half a run better than the major league average (4.06)…the bullpen currently lacks a lefty and has four veterans on the disabled list: RH Brad Boxberger, RH Tommy Hunter, RH Shawn Tolleson and LH Xavier Cedeño. Ê Over the last 12 games—starting April 15 at BOS, when RH Jake Odorizzi exited in the 2nd inning with a left hamstring strain—only three times has the starter gone 5.1 IP or longer. NOT THE RAYS WAY—The Rays committed 3 errors on Wed at BAL, their most in a game since July 6, 2016 vs. LAA (3)…2 came on the same play in the 2nd inning, throwing errors by CF Kevin Kiermaier and RH Alex Cobb, as 2 runs scored on the play…prior to Wednesday, the Rays had played 4 consecutive errorless games and had only 1 error in their last 8 games. TIM BECKHAM—Homered in his first 2 AB on Wed at BAL, his first career multi-homer game and the first by a Ray this season…he became only the third shortstop in Rays history (fifth time) to record a multi-homer game, join- ing Yunel Escobar (Sep 11, 2014 at NYY) and Julio Lugo, who did it three times (July 22, 2006 vs. BAL, June 16, 2006 at PHI, Aug 18, 2003 at CLE)… Beckham also added a double in his third at-bat, the first Rays shortstop with 3 XBH in a game since Ben Zobrist on June 29, 2014 at BAL. Ê His 4 HR this season have all come as a shortstop, tied for 4th most in the majors behind CLE Francisco Lindor (6), LAD Corey Seager (5) and SEA Taylor Motter (5)…COL Trevor Story also has 4. Ê Has a 7-game hitting streak (.407, 11-for-27)…over his last 11 games (since April 16), he is batting .372 (16-for-43) with 4 HR to raise his season avg. from .156 to .280. RAYS vs. JAYS—The Rays won 3 of 4 games at Tropicana Field from April 6-9, their second series of the season…tonight is the fifth of 19 games in 2017 (9 here, 10 at home)…Rays have won 8 of the last 9 season series, including 2016 (11-8) when they were the only team in the AL East with a winning record vs. the Blue Jays…Rays are 179-158 (.531) all-time, their most wins against any opponent…their winning pct. is their 2nd best against an AL opponent behind their 18-9 record vs. Houston (AL only). Ê OF Steven Souza Jr. is a career .307/.385/.551 hitter (39-for-127) with 25 runs, 8 2B, 7 HR, 21 RBI and 6 SB in 34 games vs. Toronto… he went 7-for-14 ith 3 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI in the 4-game series at home. Ê CF Kevin Kiermaier is a career .328/.373/.492 hitter (58-for-177) with 33 runs, 13 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 22 RBI in 52 games vs. Toronto. SOUZAPALOOZA—OF Steven Souza Jr. ranks among AL leaders with 29 hits (2nd to LAA Mike Trout, 30), 9 multi-hit games (T-1st with Trout, Dick- erson and NYY Starlin Castro), 17 RBI (T-4th), .330 avg. (6th), .404 OBP (6th), 7 multi-RBI games (1st), 14 runs (T-9th), 49 TB (3rd), 6 2B (T-8th), 11 XBH (T-8th) and a .458 avg. with RISP (4th). Ê With 3 games remaining this month, his 17 RBI are already the most by a Ray in April since Ben Zobrist in 2013 (19)…the club record for April is 25 RBI by Zobrist in 2011…they are his most in a calendar month in his career (prev. 11, 3x-last April 2016). REALMS OF COREY—OF/DH Corey Dickerson ranks among AL lead- ers with 9 multi-hit games (T-1st), a .325 avg. (9th), .623 SLG (3rd), 25 hits (T-9th), 5 HR (T-8th), 13 XBH (T-2nd), 8 2B (T-2nd) and 48 TB (T-4th)…has 7 XBH in his last 8 games…the lefty swinger leads all AL hitters with a .474 avg. (9-for-19) vs. LHP, after entering the season with a career .244 avg. vs. LHP…since the 2016 All-Star break, his 47 XBH rank 2nd in the AL behind MIN Brian Dozier (55). EARLY AND OFTEN—The Rays lead the AL with 25 runs scored in the 1st inning, 10 more than any other team (Seattle, Cleveland)…Rays have scored multiple runs in the 1st inning seven times…oddly, they are 0-4 in road games when they score in the 1st inning…from the 1st-through-5th innings, the Rays have outscored their opponents 72-50—but from the 6th inning on, they’ve been outscored 47-30. BACKSTOP POP—Rays catchers have totaled 12 RBI, 4th most in the AL behind Detroit (17), Houston (14) and Texas (13)…Derek Norris and Jesús Sucre each have 6 RBI…from 2008-16, the Rays ranked last in the majors with 512 RBI from their catchers, and Rays catchers have ranked among the majors’ bottom 10 in RBI for each of the last 8 years (2009-16)…the Rays signed two All-Star catchers as free agents this offseason in Norris (March 26) and Wilson Ramos (Dec 12), who is recovering from ACL surgery. ROAD RAGE—The Rays are 2-8 (.200) on the road, 2nd-worst record in the majors ahead of KC (2-11, .154)…the Rays have hit .214/.298/.377 on the road compared to .279/.351/.444 at Tropicana Field…starting pitchers have actually been better on the road, with a 3.28 ERA (49.1-IP, 18-ER) compared to a 4.20 ERA (75-IP, 35-ER) at home…the bullpen has a 5.09 ERA (35.1- IP, 20-ER) on the road and 2.20 ERA (45-IP, 11-ER) at home…Rays have committed only 4 errors in 13 home games, but 9 errors in 10 road games. Ê In contrast, they are 9-4 (.692) at home, tied with the Angels for 4th best in the majors…the AL East boasts three of the majors’ five best home records; also New York (8-1, .889) and Baltimore (8-3, .727). 422 AND COUNTING—Tonight’s start by LH Blake Snell will be the 422nd consecutive Rays game started by a pitcher under the age of 30, the lon- gest current streak in the majors…35-year-old LH Erik Bedard (July 3, 2014 at DET) was the last 30-plus pitcher to start a game for the Rays… entering today, since June 26, 2006, the Rays have started a pitcher under the age of 30 in 1,656 of their last 1,730 games (96 pct.) including a streak of 764 games over 2007-11. Ê The Rays have used only 29 different starting pitchers in the Rays era (since 2008), fewest in the majors…the Giants are next with 32; the Indians are the next fewest in the AL with 39…Toronto has used 51…LAD and SD have used the most (65 each). THIS DATE IN RAYS HISTORY—Six years ago today (April 28, 2011), Ben Zobrist combines to go 7-for-10 with 2 HR and 10 RBI in a doubleheader sweep at Target Field…in the day game, he goes 4-for-6 with 1 HR and a club-record 8 RBI to power the 15-3 win…in the nightcap, he goes 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI in the 6-1 victory. First Pitch: 7:07 p.m. | Location: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ont. | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 24 (11-12) | Road Game No.: 11 (2-8) | All-Time Game No.: 3,100 (1,431-1,668) | All-Time Road Game No.: 1,547 (614-936) Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Sat., April 29 at TOR 1:07 p.m. RH Matt Andriese (1-0, 3.86) vs. LH Francisco Liriano (1-2, 4.58) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Sun., April 30 at TOR 1:07 p.m. RH Chris Archer (2-1, 3.94) vs. RH Marco Estrada (0-1, 2.70) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, Radio Luz 760 AM (Sp.)

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FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017 at TORONTO BLUE JAYSLH Blake Snell (0-2, 3.38) vs. RH Marcus Stroman (2-2, 3.10)

D.L. SHRINKS BY ONE—Yesterday the Rays activated OF Mallex Smith (right hamstring strain) from the 10-day DL and optioned him to Triple-A Durham…this reduces the Rays DL to 10 players, one shy of the Dodg-ers for most in the majors…OF Colby Rasmus (recovery from right hip surgery) went 0-for-3 with a sac fly as the DH for Double-A Montgomery last night vs. Birmingham (White Sox)…RH Jake Odorizzi (left hamstring strain) threw 65 pitches in a simulated game on Wednesday in Baltimore.

RAY MATTER—On Wed at BAL, the Rays took a 4-3 lead in the 11th inning before yielding 2 runs in the bottom of the 11th for a 5-4 loss…they missed a chance at their eighth comeback win of the season, their first road series win of the season and a chance to become the first team to beat Baltimore in a series this year…the Rays have blown a lead in each of their last 5 losses and 8 of their last 9 losses…they have held a lead in 11 consecutive games but are 5-6 over that stretch…the Rays are playing 35 games in 36 days (April 12–May 17), and yesterday was the only off-day in that stretch…the Rays went 6-9 in the 15 days leading up to the off-day, and tonight they begin a stretch of 20 games in 20 days…after the 3-game weekend series in Toron-to, the Rays travel to Miami for 2 games, their first interleague action of 2017.

Ê All 26 of the Rays games in April are against teams that finished the 2016 season with winning records…the Rays just played three consecutive series against opponents that entered the series in first place in their division (Detroit, Houston, Baltimore), and went 5-4.

Ê The Rays are 7-10 against AL East opponents, and 4-2 against teams outside the division…their first 14 games were vs. AL East rivals.

Ê The Rays drew 18 BB in Baltimore, their most in a 3-game series since June 14-16, 2016 vs. SEA (18).

WALK-OFF WALK—In Wednesday’s 5-4 loss, RH Danny Farquhar en-tered with the score tied and bases loaded in the 11th inning and proceeded to issue a 4-pitch walk to Seth Smith for the walk-off walk…the Rays have been involved in two of the three walk-off walks in baseball this season; on April 8 vs. TOR, Brad Miller drew an 11th-inning free pass against RH Casey Lawrence for a 3-2 win…the other was HOU Evan Gattis on April 9 vs. KC Matt Strahm…it was the Rays ninth loss all-time on a walk-off walk, first since Aug 5, 2015 at CWS (RH Brad Boxberger vs. Avisail Garcia).

Ê According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last time a team lost in this fashion—with a pitcher entering the game and throwing 4 balls on 4 pitches to his only batter faced to give the opponent a walk-off walk victory—was Aug 20, 2013, when BOS Brayan Villarreal walked SF Marco Scutaro in the 9th inning.

HEAVY LIFTING—The 2 runs allowed in the 11th inning on Wednesday, both charged to RH Alex Colomé, snapped a streak of 12 scoreless in-nings by the Rays bullpen…that streak extends to 15 IP if you count the 3-IP spot start by RH Austin Pruitt…Colomé has thrown 76 pitches over the team’s last 4 games (3 apps), and 87 pitches over the team’s last 5 games (4 apps)…the Rays bullpen has covered 80.1 innings, 2nd most in the AL (Angels 82.1), and has pitched to a 3.47 ERA, nearly half a run better than the major league average (4.06)…the bullpen currently lacks a lefty and has four veterans on the disabled list: RH Brad Boxberger, RH Tommy Hunter, RH Shawn Tolleson and LH Xavier Cedeño.

Ê Over the last 12 games—starting April 15 at BOS, when RH Jake Odorizzi exited in the 2nd inning with a left hamstring strain—only three times has the starter gone 5.1 IP or longer.

NOT THE RAYS WAY—The Rays committed 3 errors on Wed at BAL, their most in a game since July 6, 2016 vs. LAA (3)…2 came on the same play in the 2nd inning, throwing errors by CF Kevin Kiermaier and RH Alex Cobb, as 2 runs scored on the play…prior to Wednesday, the Rays had played 4 consecutive errorless games and had only 1 error in their last 8 games.

TIM BECKHAM—Homered in his first 2 AB on Wed at BAL, his first career multi-homer game and the first by a Ray this season…he became only the third shortstop in Rays history (fifth time) to record a multi-homer game, join-ing Yunel Escobar (Sep 11, 2014 at NYY) and Julio Lugo, who did it three times (July 22, 2006 vs. BAL, June 16, 2006 at PHI, Aug 18, 2003 at CLE)…Beckham also added a double in his third at-bat, the first Rays shortstop with 3 XBH in a game since Ben Zobrist on June 29, 2014 at BAL.

Ê His 4 HR this season have all come as a shortstop, tied for 4th most in the majors behind CLE Francisco Lindor (6), LAD Corey Seager (5) and SEA Taylor Motter (5)…COL Trevor Story also has 4.

Ê Has a 7-game hitting streak (.407, 11-for-27)…over his last 11 games (since April 16), he is batting .372 (16-for-43) with 4 HR to raise his season avg. from .156 to .280.

RAYS vs. JAYS—The Rays won 3 of 4 games at Tropicana Field from April 6-9, their second series of the season…tonight is the fifth of 19 games in 2017 (9 here, 10 at home)…Rays have won 8 of the last 9 season series, including 2016 (11-8) when they were the only team in the AL East with a winning record vs. the Blue Jays…Rays are 179-158 (.531) all-time, their most wins against any opponent…their winning pct. is their 2nd best against an AL opponent behind their 18-9 record vs. Houston (AL only).

Ê OF Steven Souza Jr. is a career .307/.385/.551 hitter (39-for-127) with 25 runs, 8 2B, 7 HR, 21 RBI and 6 SB in 34 games vs. Toronto…he went 7-for-14 ith 3 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI in the 4-game series at home.

Ê CF Kevin Kiermaier is a career .328/.373/.492 hitter (58-for-177) with 33 runs, 13 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 22 RBI in 52 games vs. Toronto.

SOUZAPALOOZA—OF Steven Souza Jr. ranks among AL leaders with 29 hits (2nd to LAA Mike Trout, 30), 9 multi-hit games (T-1st with Trout, Dick-erson and NYY Starlin Castro), 17 RBI (T-4th), .330 avg. (6th), .404 OBP (6th), 7 multi-RBI games (1st), 14 runs (T-9th), 49 TB (3rd), 6 2B (T-8th), 11 XBH (T-8th) and a .458 avg. with RISP (4th).

Ê With 3 games remaining this month, his 17 RBI are already the most by a Ray in April since Ben Zobrist in 2013 (19)…the club record for April is 25 RBI by Zobrist in 2011…they are his most in a calendar month in his career (prev. 11, 3x-last April 2016).

REALMS OF COREY—OF/DH Corey Dickerson ranks among AL lead-ers with 9 multi-hit games (T-1st), a .325 avg. (9th), .623 SLG (3rd), 25 hits (T-9th), 5 HR (T-8th), 13 XBH (T-2nd), 8 2B (T-2nd) and 48 TB (T-4th)…has 7 XBH in his last 8 games…the lefty swinger leads all AL hitters with a .474 avg. (9-for-19) vs. LHP, after entering the season with a career .244 avg. vs. LHP…since the 2016 All-Star break, his 47 XBH rank 2nd in the AL behind MIN Brian Dozier (55).

EARLY AND OFTEN—The Rays lead the AL with 25 runs scored in the 1st inning, 10 more than any other team (Seattle, Cleveland)…Rays have scored multiple runs in the 1st inning seven times…oddly, they are 0-4 in road games when they score in the 1st inning…from the 1st-through-5th innings, the Rays have outscored their opponents 72-50—but from the 6th inning on, they’ve been outscored 47-30.

BACKSTOP POP—Rays catchers have totaled 12 RBI, 4th most in the AL behind Detroit (17), Houston (14) and Texas (13)…Derek Norris and Jesús Sucre each have 6 RBI…from 2008-16, the Rays ranked last in the majors with 512 RBI from their catchers, and Rays catchers have ranked among the majors’ bottom 10 in RBI for each of the last 8 years (2009-16)…the Rays signed two All-Star catchers as free agents this offseason in Norris (March 26) and Wilson Ramos (Dec 12), who is recovering from ACL surgery.

ROAD RAGE—The Rays are 2-8 (.200) on the road, 2nd-worst record in the majors ahead of KC (2-11, .154)…the Rays have hit .214/.298/.377 on the road compared to .279/.351/.444 at Tropicana Field…starting pitchers have actually been better on the road, with a 3.28 ERA (49.1-IP, 18-ER) compared to a 4.20 ERA (75-IP, 35-ER) at home…the bullpen has a 5.09 ERA (35.1-IP, 20-ER) on the road and 2.20 ERA (45-IP, 11-ER) at home…Rays have committed only 4 errors in 13 home games, but 9 errors in 10 road games.

Ê In contrast, they are 9-4 (.692) at home, tied with the Angels for 4th best in the majors…the AL East boasts three of the majors’ five best home records; also New York (8-1, .889) and Baltimore (8-3, .727).

422 AND COUNTING—Tonight’s start by LH Blake Snell will be the 422nd consecutive Rays game started by a pitcher under the age of 30, the lon-gest current streak in the majors…35-year-old LH Erik Bedard (July 3, 2014 at DET) was the last 30-plus pitcher to start a game for the Rays…entering today, since June 26, 2006, the Rays have started a pitcher under the age of 30 in 1,656 of their last 1,730 games (96 pct.) including a streak of 764 games over 2007-11.

Ê The Rays have used only 29 different starting pitchers in the Rays era (since 2008), fewest in the majors…the Giants are next with 32; the Indians are the next fewest in the AL with 39…Toronto has used 51…LAD and SD have used the most (65 each).

THIS DATE IN RAYS HISTORY—Six years ago today (April 28, 2011), Ben Zobrist combines to go 7-for-10 with 2 HR and 10 RBI in a doubleheader sweep at Target Field…in the day game, he goes 4-for-6 with 1 HR and a club-record 8 RBI to power the 15-3 win…in the nightcap, he goes 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI in the 6-1 victory.

First Pitch: 7:07 p.m. | Location: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ont. | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Game No.: 24 (11-12) | Road Game No.: 11 (2-8) | All-Time Game No.: 3,100 (1,431-1,668) | All-Time Road Game No.: 1,547 (614-936)

Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Sat., April 29 at TOR 1:07 p.m. RH Matt Andriese (1-0, 3.86) vs. LH Francisco Liriano (1-2, 4.58) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Sun., April 30 at TOR 1:07 p.m. RH Chris Archer (2-1, 3.94) vs. RH Marco Estrada (0-1, 2.70) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, Radio Luz 760 AM (Sp.)

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TONIGHT’S STARTER—LH BLAKE SNELL (0-2, 3.38)

Ê LAST START—On Sat vs. HOU, issued a career-high-tying 5 BB (3rd time, last April 6 vs. TOR)…threw 39 of 87 pitches for strikes (44.8 percent), lowest ratio by a Rays starter since Casey Fossum on Aug 29, 2006 at CWS (43.9 pct.)…threw first-pitch strikes to 10 of his 21 BF (47.6 pct.)…for the first time in his career, yielded multiple homers in a start…allowed solo shots in the 2nd (Evan Gattis) and 4th (José Altuve)…his line: ND, 5 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 5 BB, 4 SO, 2 HR, 87 pit, 39 str.

Ê SEEKING LENGTH—Has gone 5 IP or fewer in 3 straight starts, 7 of his last 8 starts, 11 of his last 13 and 13 of 23 career starts…since the start of last season, has averaged a major-league-most 18.9 pitches per inning over that span (min. 20 starts), ahead of ARI Robbie Ray (18.1)…also min. 20 starts, his 4.22 pitches per batter faced are 2nd most to teammate Jake Odorizzi (4.28) and his 5.38 BB/9 IP are the most in the majors, ahead of PIT/TOR Francisco Liriano (4.78).

Ê This season, min. 20 IP, his 6.33 BB/9 IP is the highest in the majors and his 1.00 SO/BB ratio is the lowest.

Ê HELP WANTED—Has received 4 runs (or more) of run support only 5 times in his 23 career starts…has had 9 career starts with no run support, including 5 of his last 11 starts dating back to last season…has received a total of 5 runs of support in his 10 career losses, 38 runs in his 6 wins and 15 runs in his 7 no-decisions.

Ê UNDER THE LEATHER—Six of his last 10 runs allowed have been unearned…his 6 unearned runs allowed this season are tied for the major league lead…since last June 16, the date of his second recall to remain in the Rays rotation, has been charged with 15 unearned runs, most in the AL, ahead of TEX Martin Perez (11)…in his career, 25.9 percent of his runs allowed have been unearned…the league average across the last two seasons is 7.5 pct.

Ê NO HOMERS CLUB—Has yielded 8 HR in his career, and his 0.65 HR/9 IP ratio ranks 6th in the majors and 2nd in the AL (min. 20 starts) since the start of last season…ahead of him in the AL is SEA James Paxton (0.53)…has yielded 0 HR and 2 XBH in his career against left-ies (98 BF)—doubles by LAA Kole Calhoun and BOS David Ortiz.

Ê Only four other left-handed pitchers have faced as many LHB since the start of last season without yielding a home run: Zach Duke, Rich Hill, Clayton Richard and Robbie Ross Jr.

Ê He’s faced a lineup exclusively of right-handed or switch hitters twice in his 4 starts this year: April 6 vs. TOR and Sat vs. HOU.

Ê ON THE ROAD—In his career, is 1-5 with a 3.54 ERA (48.1-IP, 19-ER) in 11 road starts…his only road win was on July 19 at COL, but since then he is 0-4 with a 4.70 ERA (30.2-IP, 16-ER) in 8 starts, longest road winless streak by a Rays starter since Jeremy Hellickson, Aug 15, 2012–May 1, 2013 (8)…their last longer streak was Andy Son-nanstine, May 27, 2009–June 3, 2011 (11)…has gone 5 IP or fewer in each of his last 7 road starts, though his final start last season at CWS was shortened by rain (2.2 IP).

Ê BREAKS & BRUISES—Hasn’t hit a batter in any of his 23 starts, the longest streak by a starter to begin his career since LAD Hyun-Jin Ryu (24) in 2013…it’s the longest streak to begin a career without one in club history, passing Wade Davis (16) in 2009-10…it’s the 5th lon-gest streak at any point in franchise history.

Ê YOUNG PITCHING FACTORY—Makes today’s start at 24 years, 145 days, the youngest member of the Rays season-opening starting rota-tion…it will be the 422nd consecutive Rays game started by a pitcher under the age of 30, the longest current streak in the majors…35-year-old LH Erik Bedard (July 3, 2014 at DET) was the last 30-plus pitcher to start a game for the Rays.

Ê UNCLE CHARLIE—Last season, opponents hit just .043 (2-for-46) with 1 2B and 27 SO in at-bats ending with his curveball…according to PITCHf/x, it was the lowest opp avg. of any pitch in the majors (min. 40 AB ending with the pitch)…opponents hit .215 (17-for-79) in at-bats ending with the changeup, .294 (10-for-34) against the slider and .342 (64-for-187) against the fastball.

Ê AT A GLANCE—Enters his second major league season, first full…selected as the No. 4 starter on March 23 by Manager Kevin Cash…last season he made his major league debut as a spot starter on April 23 and was recalled again on June 16 to remain in the majors through the end of the season…between the Rays and Durham, combined for a career-high 31 starts and 152 IP…his previous highs were 24 starts in 2014 and 134 IP in 2015.

Ê 2016 IN REVIEW—Named the club’s Rookie of the Year by the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America…ranked 3rd among AL rookies with 19 starts and 5th with 98 SO…his 3.54 ERA ranked 2nd among AL rookies (min. 10 starts) to DET Michael Fulmer (3.06)…his 9.91 SO/9 IP ratio led AL rookies (min. 10 starts), set a club rookie record and ranked 8th overall in the AL.

#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER

TOMORROW’S STARTER—RH MATT ANDRIESE (1-0, 3.86)

Ê On April 19 vs. DET, was ejected in the 9th inn. 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 Sun vs. HOU, yielded 3 runs, all scoring via home run (2-run, solo)…Carlos Correa’s 2-run homer in the 3rd was his first allowed with runners on base since Aug 24, 2016 vs. BOS…was in line for his second win of the season before Alex Colomé allowed an unearned run in the 9th…lasted 5 IP, his 18th straight start of 6 IP or fewer…his line: ND, 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 4 SO, 2 HR, 88 pit, 57 str.

Ê THE LONG BALL—Since the 2016 All-Star break, has allowed 20 HR in 83.2 IP over 18 apps (15 starts), and his 2.15 HR/9 IP ratio is 3rd highest in the AL over that span (min. 50 IP)…prior to last season’s All-Star break, had a 0.69 HR/9 IP ratio in 40 career apps (16 starts).

Ê The home run has accounted for 6 of his 10 runs allowed this

year and 26 of his 52 runs (50 pct.) since the 2016 All-Star break. Ê Has allowed homers in 5 straight starts, dating back to his final

start of the 2016 season.

Ê vs. TORONTO—Is 0-1-1 with a 4.88 ERA (24-IP, 13-ER) in 8 career apps (4 starts) against the Blue Jays…at Rogers Centre, is 0-0 with a 4.05 ERA (6.2-IP, 3-ER) in 2 apps/starts, having gone 3.2 IP and 3 IP in those starts…in his season debut against Toronto, lasted 4 IP to match his shortest start since the beginning of last season…had a 31-pitch 1st, allowing 4 straight 2-out baserunners including a 2-run double by Troy Tulowitzki…also yielded a solo homer to Tulowitzki leading off the 4th and a sac fly/E9 to Jose Bautista in the 5th, his last batter faced.

YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg.2016 Durham 3-5 3.29 12 12 0 0 63.0 56 23 23 28 90 4 .234

Tampa Bay 6-8 3.54 19 19 0 0 89.0 93 44 35 51 98 5 .2692017 Tampa Bay 0-2 3.38 4 4 0 0 21.1 15 14 8 15 15 3 .192Major League Totals 6-10 3.51 23 23 0 0 110.1 108 58 43 66 113 8 .255Minor League Totals 36-29 2.82 106 101 2 2 485.1 389 173 152 238 557 25 .221

2017 GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT4/6 vs. TOR L-1 5.40 6.2 3 5 4 5 5 1 0 0 97/57 L, 2-5 Stroman down, 5-04/12 at NYY -- 3.18 4.2 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 83/47 L, 4-8 Montgomery up, 3-14/17 at BOS L-2 2.76 5.0 7 4 1 2 5 0 0 0 102/62 L, 3-4 Wright down, 4-24/22 vs. HOU -- 3.38 5.0 3 3 3 5 4 2 0 0 87/39 W, 6-3 Morton tied, 2-2APRIL 0-2 3.38 21.1 15 14 8 15 15 3 0 0 -- -- -- --

2017 SPLITSvs. RH: .179 (12-67), 3-HRvs. LH: .273 (3-11)Home: 0-1, 5.40 ERA (11.2-IP, 7-ER)Road: 0-1, 0.93 ERA (9.2-IP, 1-ER)

SNELL vs. BLUE JAYSCAREER—Is 1-2 with a 4.40 ERA (14.1-IP, 7-ER) in 3 career starts against the Blue Jays…lone career start at Rogers Centre was Aug 10, 2016 (L, 1.2-IP, 5-R/ER, 4-BB, 2-SO), and his 1.2 IP were a career low…twice in his 3 starts he has allowed 5 runs, tied for his career high.

LAST START—His first start of this sea-son was at home against the Blue Jays, and he lasted 6.2 IP to tie his career high, but issued a career-high-tying 5 BB and surrendered his first career grand slam, off the bat of DH Kendrys Morales in the 3rd inning.

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RAYS HITTER NOTES#1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Wed: 3-5, 2B, 2-HR, 2-RBI, 2-R Series: 5-12, 2B, 2-HR, 3-RBI, BB, 2-R Stand: 8-23, 3B, HR, 4-RBI, 4-R vs. LH: .261 (6-23), 1-HR2017: .280/.299/.493, 4-HR, 8-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 7G (.407, 11-27) RISP: .105 (2-19) vs. RH: .288 (15-52), 3-HR

Ê On Wed at BAL, had the first multi-HR game of his career, solo shots in the 3rd and 5th innings…had a career high 3 XBH and 10 total bases…it was the first multi-HR game for a Rays player this season (last Brad Miller, Sep 21, 2016 vs. NYY)…is the third shortstop (fifth time) in Rays history with a multi-HR game, joining Yunel Escobar (Sep 11, 2014 at NYY) and Julio Lugo (3x: July 22, 2006 vs. BAL, June 16, 2006 at PHI, Aug 18, 2003 at CLE.

Ê Has a 7-game hitting streak and has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games, batting .372 (16-for-43) over that span to increase his avg. from .156 to .280. Ê According to FanGraphs, 49.0 percent of his balls put into play are classified as “hard hit,” the best rate on the team and 6th overall in the AL. Ê Has started 21 games, all at shortstop…has a .978 fielding pct., which ranks 5th among AL shortstops, having made two errors in 93 chances.

#18 PETER BOURJOS, OF Wed: 0-0 (PR in 8th) Series: 1-5, BB Stand: 2-9, 2-RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH: .200 (3-15)2017: .185/.290/.296, 1-HR, 4-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP: .167 (1-6) vs. RH: .167 (2-12), 1-HR

Ê Has appeared in 17 games with 6 starts (6-LF)…all 6 starts have come vs. opposing LH starters…hit .301/.333/.361 (25-for-83) vs. LHP in 2016. Ê Three of his 4 RBI have come in games off the bench…is still seeking his first multi-hit game of the season (last Sep 5, 2016 at MIA (with PHI). Ê Doubled his season RBI total on Sat vs. HOU with a 2-run, bases-loaded, pinch-hit single in the 6th on an 0-2 pitch…it was his first hit with the bases

loaded since May 19, 2015 at NYM (with STL), having been 0-for-9 in between…also marked the first time he drove in multiple runs in a PH AB. 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 Wed: 1-3 Series: 3-7, 2B, HR, RBI, R Stand: 5-20, 2-2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 4-R vs. LH: .474 (9-19), 1-HR2017: .325/.366/.623, 5-HR, 9-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.429, 3-7) RISP: .250 (4-16) vs. RH: .276 (16-58), 4-HR

Ê Tied for the AL lead with 9 multi-hit games (Starlin Castro, Souza Jr., Mike Trout)…ranks among AL leaders in avg. (.325, 9th), hits (25, T-9th), dou-bles (8, T-2nd), extra-base hits (13, T-2nd), homers (5, T-8th), total bases (48, T-4th), SLG (.623, 3rd), OPS (.989, 6th) and avg. vs. LHP (.474, 1st).

Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, ranks 2nd in the AL with 47 XBH (Dozier, 55) and is tied for the AL lead with 30 2B, along with CLE Jose Ramirez. Ê On Mon at BAL, had his first multi-XBH game of the season, including his third leadoff homer and first on the road (April 21 vs. HOU, April 5 vs.

NYY)…only one other Ray ever had multiple leadoff homers by the end of April, and no one else had three (Desmond Jennings, 2 in 2013)…the club record for a single season is 5, by Rocco Baldelli in 2006…his 3 leadoff homers rank 2nd in the majors this season to HOU George Springer (4).

Ê Has appeared in 21 games with 18 starts (13-DH, 5-LF)…has started all 16 games against opposing right-handed pitchers as the leadoff hitter.

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, CF Wed: 0-4, 2-BB, CS Series: 0-14, 2-BB Stand: 7-19, 2-2B, HR, 3-RBI, 2-BB, 6-R vs. LH: .214 (6-28)2017: .233/.327/.326, 1-HR, 3-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-18 RISP: .111 (2-18) vs. RH: .241 (14-58), 1-HR

Ê Has gone a week since his last hit, April 21 vs. HOU (5th-inning single)…hitless in his last 18 at-bats following a stretch of 11 hits in 22 AB. Ê Batting .125 (5-for-40), all singles in 10 games (all starts) on the road…in comparison, in 13 games (12 starts) at home, is batting .326 (15-for-46). Ê Has 4 SB, T-10th in the AL…has been caught stealing twice, one shy of his total last season when he was successful on 21 of 24 att. (87.5 pct.). Ê Has appeared in 23 games with 22 starts, all in CF, including 7 starts vs. left-handed starters…has made one error and has one outfield assist.

#3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Wed: 1-5 Series: 2-11, 3-BB Stand: 7-25, 3-2B, HR, 6-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .227 (5-22), 1-HR2017: .227/.324/.386, 3-HR, 12-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.200, 1-5) RISP: .273 (6-22) vs. RH: .227 (15-66), 2-HR

Ê Is 2-for-his-last-17…his last home run was April 21 vs. HOU; all 3 HR have come at home, doesn’t have one on the road since Sep 17, 2016 at BAL. Ê Batting .189 (7-for-37) in 10 games (all starts) on the road…last season, had a higher avg., OBP, SLG and more HR and RBI on the road than at home. Ê Has drawn 536 BB in his career, 2nd in franchise history behind Ben Zobrist (542)…his 13 BB rank 2nd on the team (Miller, 15) and T-10th in the AL. Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, his 46 XBH are tied with OAK Khris Davis for 3rd in the AL…trails MIN Brian Dozier (55) and TB Corey Dickerson (47). Ê Has started all 23 games (21-3B, 2-DH)…since the start of the 2013 season, leads the majors with 665 games played…next is SEA Kyle Seager (658).

#13 BRAD MILLER, INF Wed: 0-5, RBI Series: 1-11, RBI, 3-BB, R Stand: 7-21, 2B, 3B, 2-RBI, 5-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .300 (6-20)2017: .225/.347/.375, 1-HR, 10-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-9 RISP: .167 (4-24) vs. RH: .200 (12-60), 1-HR

Ê Hitless in his last 9 AB but had a game-tying, 8th-inning groundout on Wed at BAL…is T-2nd in the AL with 15 BB, including 4 multi-BB games. Ê Batting .289/.407/.533 (13-for-45) with 2 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR and 7 RBI since April 14, raising his avg. from .143 to .225 and OBP from .268 to .347. Ê Four of his 6 hits in road games have gone for extra bases (1-2B, 2-3B, 1-HR)…batting just .181 (6-for-33) in 10 games (8 starts) on the road. Ê Tied for the AL lead this season with 3 3B, one shy of CIN Zack Cozart for the major league lead…is tied for the AL lead with 9 3B since 2016. Ê Has appeared in 23 games with 21 starts (21-2B)…has made 3 errors, most among AL 2B (T-3rd in majors)…all 3 errors have come on the road.

#7 LOGAN MORRISON, 1B Wed: 1-4, 2B, BB, R Series: 2-9, 2B, 4-BB, 2-R Stand: 2-18, HR, 2-RBI, 3-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .286 (4-14)2017: .243/.346/.443, 4-HR, 12-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .190 (4-21) vs. RH: .232 (13-56), 4-HR

Ê Is 2-for-his-last-18…has drawn 4 BB over his last 3 games as well as 6 BB over his last 5 games…his last multi-hit game was April 14 at BOS (2). Ê Batting .133/.350/.267 (4-for-30) over his last 10 games, bringing his avg from .325 to .243…had a solo homer on April 21 vs. HOU (2nd inning). Ê Has 4 HR and 12 RBI, both more than his totals through May of last season, when he didn’t reach 12 RBI until June 2 or 4 HR until June 3. Ê Has appeared in 22 games with 18 starts (17-1B, 1-DH)…has made 17 starts out of the No. 6 spot in the batting order and one start batting 2nd. Ê Had his first career grand slam on April 14 at BOS (Rick Porcello), the first grand slam in franchise history off a reigning Cy Young Award winner.

#33 DEREK NORRIS, C Wed: 1-3, 2B Series: 1-9, 2B, RBI, BB Stand: 3-16, RBI vs. LH: .188 (3-16)2017: .164/.197/.197, 0-HR, 6-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP: .250 (4-16) vs. RH: .156 (7-45)

Ê Is 2-for-his-last-22 and batting .140/.174/.186 (6-for-43) over his last 12 games…on Wed at BAL, had his second XBH (both doubles) this year. Ê His .164 avg. (10-for-61) is the lowest among major league catchers (min. 50 AB)…his .186 avg. since 2016 is lowest in the majors (min. 300 AB). Ê Has 6 RBI, twice as many as he had in April last season (with SD)…didn’t record his sixth RBI last year until May 15 at MIL, the Padres 39th game. Ê Only has 1 HR in his last 31 games dating back to the end of last season…has gone 71 AB since his last homer, Sep 24, 2016 vs. SF (Bumgarner). Ê Has made 17 starts, all at catcher…has thrown out 1 of 8 potential base stealers…has only caught 14.4 pct. of base stealers since last season.

#2 SHANE PETERSON, OF Wed: 0-3, BB, HBP Series: 1-5, 2B, 2-RBI, BB Stand: 6-18, 2B, RBI, 4-R vs. LH: .250 (1-4)2017: .300/.344/.467, 1-HR, 6-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP: .400 (4-10) vs. RH: .308 (8-26), 1-HR

Ê Went 0-for-3 on Wed at BAL, snapping a career-high-tying 6-game hitting streak (3rd time)…did reach via 5th-inning walk and 11th-inning HBP. Ê Has hit safely in both of his at-bats with the bases-loaded (double on Mon at BAL, single on Sat vs. HOU), his first career hits with the bases loaded. Ê At the time of his April 14 selection from Triple-A Durham, his 8 RBI tied for the Bulls team lead…was in the Rays starting lineup that night at BOS

and had a career-high 3 RBI…also 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 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 Wed: DNP Series: DNP Stand: 1-3, HR, RBI, BB, 2-R 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 Hasn’t played since April 20 vs. DET…has made 8 starts (2-2B, 2-3B, 2-SS, 2-DH), incl. 6 of 7 Rays games vs. LH starters…has played one inning in LF. Ê Batting .077/.200/.308 (1-for-13) over his last 6 games (4 starts) since April 13 at NYY…in the 8th inning on April 20 vs. DET, had his first career ex-

tra-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 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 Wed: 0-5 Series: 3-13, BB, R Stand: 10-25, 2-2B, 3B, 2-HR, 7-RBI, BB, 5-R vs. LH: .360 (9-25)2017: .330/.404/.557, 4-HR, 17-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP: .458 (11-24) vs. RH: .317 (20-63), 4-HR

Ê Ranks among AL leaders in avg. (.330, 6th), OBP (.404, 7th), hits (29, 2nd—one shy of LAA Mike Trout), doubles (6, T-8th), RBI (17, T-4th), extra-base hits (11, T-8th), total bases (49, 3rd—behind Trout, Lindor), times on base (40, T-3rd), multi-hit games (9, T-1st) and avg. with RISP (.458, 3rd).

Ê Is the reigning AL Player of the Week, batting .414 (12-for-29) for the week of April 17-23…tied for AL lead over that span in hits, XBH (5) and RBI (9). Ê Has 7 multi-RBI games, most in the AL and T-2nd in the majors, behind COL Charlie Blackmon (8)…his 17 RBI are his most in a calendar month

in his career and the most by a Ray in April since Ben Zobrist in 2013 (19)…Zobrist also holds the franchise record for RBI in April (25 in 2011). Ê Has started all 23 games in RF…he and Evan Longoria are the only Rays to start every game so far this season; Longoria has 2 starts at DH.

#45 JESÚS SUCRE, C Wed: 1-2, RBI (def. rep.) Series: 1-2, RBI Stand: 2-8, RBI vs. LH: .200 (1-5)2017: .273/.304/.409, 1-HR, 6-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.300, 3-10) RISP: .800 (4-5) vs. RH: .294 (5-17), 1-HR

Ê Has appeared in 8 games (6 starts) at catcher…has 1 HR, tying his career high, and 6 RBI, one shy of his career high in 2015 (7 in 52 games). Ê On Wed at BAL, had his first career hit in extra innings, scoring Logan Morrison to give the Rays a 4-3, 11th-inning lead…it was the first time a Rays

catcher delivered a go-ahead hit in the 11th inning or later since Robinson Chirinos had a walk-off single in the 12th inn. on Aug 4, 2011 vs. TOR. Ê No opposing baserunner has attempted to steal on him this season…has 1 SB himself, on Sun vs. HOU—the first SB of his major league career. Ê Batting .800 (4-for-5) with RISP…his 4 hits with RISP are tied for 3rd on the team behind Steven Souza Jr. (11) and Evan Longoria (6).

#8 RICKIE WEEKS JR., INF Wed: 0-1, R, 2-HBP (PH) Series: 1-5, BB, 2-R Stand: 1-7, BB, R vs. LH: .133 (2-15), 1-HR2017: .182/.325/.333, 1-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-1 RISP: .000 (0-11) vs. RH: .222 (4-18)

Ê On Wed at BAL, had the ninth multi-HBP game of his career, first since June 12, 2014 at NYM (with MIL)…it was the first time in franchise history a player came off the bench and was hit multiple times…it was only the fifth time that happened in the AL since the franchise was born (1998).

Ê Batting .154/.313/.308 (4-for-26) over his last 11 games (7 starts), dating back to April 8…has struck out in 14 of his 32 PA over that span (43.8 pct.). Ê His only multi-hit game of the season was April 7 vs. TOR…his only homer came off Jordan Montgomery on April 12 at NYY, accounting for his only

2 RBI so far 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 .455 SLG against LHP. Ê Has appeared in 14 games with 9 starts (6-1B, 3-DH)…it marks his first career experience at 1B…has started all 7 Rays games vs. LH starters.

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#37 ALEX COLOMÉ, RH Last App: 4/26 at BAL (L, 1.2-IP, 2-H, 2-R, 2-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 5-6 vs. LH: .214 (3-14)2017: 0-1-5, 1.54 ERA, 10 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/23 vs. HOU IR-RS: 5-1 vs. RH: .174 (4-23)

Ê On Wed at BAL, his scoreless 10th put him in line for the win…allowed a game-tying sac fly in the 11th and was replaced with the bases loaded. Ê Has been on the mound twice attempting to complete a 2nd inning…they have resulted in a blown save (Sun vs. HOU) and loss (Wed at BAL). Ê Has 5 saves, T-3rd in the AL…since the beginning of last season, he hasn’t allowed a run in any of his 42 apps that have ended with a save. Ê Over the last two seasons, has recorded 7 saves of 1.1 IP or more, most in the AL over that span and one shy of NL leader LAD Kenley Jansen. Ê Charged a blown save on Sun vs. HOU on an unearned run…was the first time a Ray was charged a blown save in the 9th inning or later without

allowing an earned run since RH Juan Carlos Oviedo on May 2, 2014 at NYY…his 2 IP marked his longest relief app since May 24, 2016 at MIA. 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: 4/25 at BAL (1.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH: .143 (2-14)2017: 0-1-0, 3.38 ERA, 11 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 4/21 vs. HOU IR-RS: 12-4 vs. RH: .136 (3-22)

Ê Retired all 4 BF on Tue at BAL, covering the final out of the 4th inning and the entire 5th inn. …marked his third app this season of 4 outs or more. Ê Has made 11 apps, one shy of the team lead…nine of his 11 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: 4/26 at BAL (0.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .176 (3-17)2017: 0-1-0, 5.23 ERA, 12 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 4/7 vs. TOR IR-RS: 6-1 vs. RH: .300 (6-20), 1-HR

Ê Issued a bases-loaded walk to Seth Smith on Wed at BAL, his only batter faced, the ninth walk-off walk in franchise history (last Aug 5, 2015 at CWS)…it was the third walk-off walk on 4 pitches in club history, following May 9, 2000 at NYY (Jim Morris) and Aug 12, 2014 at TEX (Cesar Ramos).

Ê Has made a team-leading 12 apps, one ahead of Jumbo Díaz, and tied for most in the AL…has held left-handed hitters to a .176 avg. (3-for-17) this season and none of those 3 hits have left the infield (Andrew Benintendi swinging bunt, Brian McCann bunt single, Chris Davis infield single).

Ê Has made 3 consecutive scoreless apps following a stretch of yielding runs in 3 of 4 apps…has a 9.64 ERA (4.2-IP, 5-ER) over his last 7 apps. Ê Has yielded 18 HR since the start of the 2015 season, T-3rd among AL relievers…yielded a solo homer to Josh Donaldson on April 7 vs. TOR.

#52 RYAN GARTON, RH Last App: 4/24 at BAL (0.1-IP, 1-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: 1.000 (1-1)2017: 0-1-0, 20.25 ERA, 2 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 4/23 vs. HOU IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .500 (3-6)

Ê Got the final out of the 7th inning on Mon at BAL…yielded a leadoff double and wild pitch to start the 8th and did not return after the rain delay. Ê Took the loss in his season debut on Sun vs. HOU, yielding two 10th-inning runs…recalled to replace LH Xavier Cedeño on the active roster. Ê Went 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA (6.2-IP, 1-ER), 1 save, 10 SO and .136 opp avg. in 5 apps with Triple-A Durham, including 4 apps of 4 outs or more. Ê Split last season between Durham and the Rays, making 37 apps over five stints, his first major league action…selected in the 34th round of the

2012 June Draft, becoming the lowest-round pick drafted by the Rays to play for them since RH Chad Gaudin in 2001.

#58 CHIH-WEI HU, RH Last App: 4/24 at BAL (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .000 (0-1)2017: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 4/24 at BAL IR-RS: 1-1 vs. RH: .000 (0-1)

Ê Made his major league debut on Mon at BAL, retiring all 3 BF in the 8th inn. …entered with a runner on 3B and allowed a sac fly to his 2nd batter. Ê Is the first Taiwan-born player in Rays history and one of two on an active major league roster (MIA Wei-Yin Chen)…he’s the 12th in major league his-

tory, according to Baseball Reference…recalled from Triple-A Durham on Sunday to replace RH Tommy Hunter (right calf strain) on the active roster. Ê Name is pronunced CHEE-way HOO…was 1-0 with a 3.94 ERA (16-IP, 7-ER) in 3 starts with the Bulls…allowed 1 ER in each of his first 2 starts.

#50 AUSTIN PRUITT, RH Last App: 4/25 at BAL (GS, 3.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 3-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .375 (9-24)2017: 2-0-0, 6.28 ERA, 9 G, 1 GS Long Relief App: 3.1, 4/19 vs. DET IR-RS: 3-1 vs. RH: .325 (13-40), 1-HR

Ê Made his first career start on Tue at BAL…has made 3 consecutive scoreless apps (1 start), lowering his ERA from 15.88 to 6.28 over that span. Ê Over his last 3 apps (1 start), has totaled 2 H, 1 BB and 10 SO in 8.2 IP for a .074 opp avg. …before it, had a .541 opp avg. in his first 6 apps. Ê Recorded the win in consecutive apps, April 19 vs. DET (3.1 IP) and Sat vs. HOU (2.1 IP, retired all 7 BF)…faced the minimum 17 BF over that span. Ê His first scoreless app of the season snapped a streak of allowing runs in 6 straight apps, most by a reliever to start their career in club history…was

the longest such streak in the majors since SD/PIT Marty McLeary in 2004-06 (6).

#30 ERASMO RAMIREZ, RH Last App: 4/26 at BAL (4.0-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 3-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .130 (3-23), 1-HR2017: 2-0-0, 2.41 ERA, 7 G, 1 GS Long Relief App: 4.0, 2x-last 4/26 at BAL IR-RS: 3-1 vs. RH: .195 (8-41), 2-HR

Ê Went 4 IP on Wed at BAL, his first app since April 20 vs. DET (start), matching his longest career relief app…has pitched 8 straight scoress innings. Ê Has allowed 16 HR out of the bullpen since the start of last season—most among AL relievers over that span and one shy of the NL co-leaders. Ê Has won both of his decisions this season to snap a career-long-tying 7-game losing streak…last season, his 11 losses as a reliever were the most

in the majors since LAA Scot Shields (11) in 2005 and set a club record, passing Brad Boxberger (10) in 2015.

47 CHASE WHITLEY, RH Last App: 4/25 at BAL (W, 3.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 3-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .083 (1-12)2017: 1-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 2x-last 4/25 at BAL IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .105 (2-19)

Ê On Tue at BAL, recorded his first win since before Tommy John surgery, on April 28, 2015 vs. TB (with NYY), going 727 days in between…covered the 6th, 7th and 8th innings, retiring all 9 BF, the longest perfect relief app by a Ray since Erasmo Ramirez on Aug 9, 2016 at TOR (3-inning save).

Ê Has recorded at least 5 outs in all 4 apps this season…has gone 2 IP, 3 IP, 1.2 IP and 3 IP in his apps, all scoreless (3-H, 0-R, 4-BB, 6-SO). Ê Has gone 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA (24-IP, 4-ER) in 9 apps (1 start) with the Rays since returning from Tommy John surgery on Sep 11, 2016 at NYY. Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham on April 16 (Jake Odorizzi, 10-day DL)…made 1 start with the Bulls (3-IP, 1-ER), yielding a 3rd-inning solo homer.

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RAYS BY THE NUMBERSCurrent Streak: L1 When commit error: 36 Hit homer: 7-8Current Record: 11-12 Ahead after 6-7-8: 10-3/9-1/9-1 Homer with men on: 5-2Home/Road: 9-4/2-8 Behind after 6-7-8: 1-6/1-11/1-10 Hit multiple homers: 4-3Day/Night: 3-6/8-6 Tied after 6-7-8: 0-3/1-0/1-1 Score first: 6-6Grass/Turf: 2-7/9-4 1-run games: 2-4 Score 5 or more: 8-1vs. East: 7-10 2-run games: 2-2 Score less than 5: 3-11vs. Central: 3-0 Extra innings: 1-2 Outhit opponents: 9-3vs. West: 1-2 Win in last at-bat: 2 Outhit by opponents: 1-7vs. National League: 0-0 Come-from-behind wins: 7 Collect 10 or more hits: 6-1vs. RH/LH starters: 8-8/3-4 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 8 Opp. 10 or more hits: 2-5Series W-L-T (home): 3-1-0 Series W-L-T (road): 0-3-0 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 7-3/0-3/2-5/2-1

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Dickerson 5 5Beckham 3 1 4Morrison 3 1 4Souza Jr. 2 1 1 4Longoria 1 2 3Kiermaier 1 1Miller 1 1Peterson 1 1Robertson 1 1Sucre 1 1Weeks Jr. 1 1BourjosNorrisSmithTOTALS 18 6 1 1 26

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYAndriese 4 15 3.75 6.43 2-2 2Archer 5 24 4.80 6.75 4-1 2Cobb 5 15 3.00 4.66 1-4 0Odorizzi 3 5 1.67 3.46 1-2 2Pruitt 1 2 2.00 6.00 1-0 0Ramirez 1 5 5.00 9.00 1-0 0Snell 4 7 1.75 2.95 1-3 0

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS

LAST HR OFF ’17 MOST HITS GAME ’17 MOST RBI GAMEBeckham 4/26/17 at BAL Bundy 3, 2x-last, 4/26 at BAL 2, 2x-last, 4/26 at BALBourjos 4/13/17 at NYY Severino 1, 5x-last, 4/25 at BAL 2, 4/22 vs. HOUDickerson 4/24/17 at BAL Jiménez 2, 9x-last, 4/24 at BAL 2, 4/5 vs. NYYKiermaier 4/20/17 vs. DET Saupold 3, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. DET 2, 4/20 vs. DETLongoria 4/21/17 vs. HOU Fiers 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 4/21/17 vs. HOU Fiers 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. 4/23/17 vs. HOU Musgrove 3, 3x-last, 4/25 at BAL 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, 2x-last, 4/18-4/20 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, 10x-last, Beckham, 4/26 at BALMost 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, 2x-last, Longoria, 4/22 vs. HOUMost runs, inn, Opp 5, 4/10 at NYY (8th) Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, Gurriel, 4/21 vs. HOUMost hits, game, TB 14, 4/19 vs. DET Most HR, game, TB 2, Beckham, 4/26 at BALMost hits, game, Opp 17, 4/16 at BOS Most HR, game, Opp 2, Hicks, 4/13 at NYYMost hits, inn, TB 5, 4x-last, 4/23 vs. HOU (1st) Most RBI, game, TB 4, Morrison, 4/14 at BOSMost hits, inn, Opp 5, 3x-last, 4/26 at BAL (2nd) Most RBI, game, Opp 4, 2x-last, Tulowitzki, 4/7 vs. TORMost doubles, game, TB 4, 5x-last, 4/22 vs. HOU 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 2, 8x-last, Jones, 4/24 at BALMost HR, game, TB 4, 4/14 at BOS Most steals, game, TB 2, Smith, 4/8 vs. TORMost HR, game, Opp 3, 2x-last, 4/24 at BAL Most steals, game, Opp 2, Gardner, 4/10 at NYYMost x-base hits, game, TB 8, 4/14 at BOS Hitting Streak 7, 2x-last, Beckham, April 20-CurrentMost x-base hits, game, Opp 6, 5x-last, 4/24 at BAL TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 2, 5x-last, 4/23 vs. HOU 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, 2x-last, 4/26 at BAL Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, 2x-last, Ramirez, 4/26 at BALMost strikeouts, game, TB 15, 2x-last, 4/15 at BOS Most walks, game, TB 5, 3x-last, Archer, 4/24 at BALMost strikeouts, game, Opp 14, 4/19 vs. DET Most walks, game, Opp 6, Miley, 4/25 at BALMost 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, 6x-last, 4/24 at BALMost errors, game, TB 3, 4/26 at BAL Low-Hit Game 2, 4/25 at BALMost errors, game, Opp 1, 8x-last, 4/26 at BAL Consecutive Scoreless IP 11.0, Archer, April 2–April 8Longest game, time 4:08, 4/26 at BAL 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 (1): Morrison (4/14 at BOS, Porcello)Back-to-Back (1): Miller/Souza Jr. (4/14 at BOS, Porcello)2-HR games (1): Beckham (1) (4/26 at BAL, Bundy)3-HR games (-): -Pinch-hit (-): -

Walk-off (-): -Lead-off (3): Dickerson-3 (4/24 at BAL, Jiménez; 4/21 vs.

HOU, Fiers; 4/5 vs. NYY, Pineda)Inside-the-park (-): -

HOME RUNS

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Norris .125 1 8Sucre - - -TOTALS .125 1 8

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Dickerson (6), Miller (6), Beckham (5), Miller (6), Souza Jr. (5), Longoria (4), Morrison (2), Peterson (2), Sucre (2), Bourjos (1), Norris (1), Weeks Jr. (1)2-Out RBI: Souza Jr. (7), Sucre (6), Longoria (5), Dickerson (3), Norris (3), Peterson (3), Miller (2), Weeks Jr. (2), Beckham (1), Kiermaier (1) Outfield Assists (2): Bourjos (1), Kiermaier (1)Bunt Singles (3): Kiermaier (1), Miller (1), Smith (1)Ejections (2): Kiermaier-1 (4/9 vs. TOR, 7th inn.), Cash-1 (4/19 vs. DET, 9th inn.)Batted Around (4): 4/7 vs. TOR (1st inn., 10 bat-ters; 6th inn., 9 batters); 4/22 vs. HOU (6th inn., 9 batters); 4/23 vs. HOU (1st 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): 15 challenges (5 overturned, 6 stand, 4 confirmed) | Opp Totals: 12 challenges (5 overturned, 4 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 12 12 7 9 13 14 10 7 4 98Tampa Bay 25 13 15 9 10 8 8 9 3 2 102

W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HRTotals 11-12-5 23 3.69 204.2 187 84 78 157 25Starters 6-6-0 23 3.84 124.1 119 53 45 102 20Relievers 5-6-5 23 3.47 80.1 68 31 33 55 5Home 9-4-4 13 3.45 120.0 95 46 43 100 14Road 2-8-1 10 4.04 84.2 92 38 35 57 11April 11-12-5 23 3.69 204.2 187 84 78 157 25

INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (last five)

GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING4/21 vs. HOU Houston B3 Brad Miller Safe at 2B Overturned4/23 vs. HOU Tampa Bay T2 Carlos Correa Safe at 1B Overturned4/23 vs. HOU Tampa Bay T7 Norichika Aoki Safe at 1B Stands4/23 vs. HOU Houston B7 Logan Morrison Hit By Pitch Stands4/24 at BAL Baltimore T4 Shane Peterson Fair ball Stands

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 10-11 0-1 1-0 4-3 0-1 5-6Bourjos 3-3 0-1 3-2Dickerson 2-3 6-7 8-8 0-1 0-1Kiermaier 11-11 11-10 0-1Longoria 10-11 1-1 11-12Miller 11-10 9-9 1-0 1-1Morrison 9-8 0-1 0-1 9-8Norris 9-8 1-1 0-1 5-3 1-1 2-2Peterson 2-3 0-1 2-0 0-1 4-3Robertson 0-2 1-1 1-1 0-1 1-4 1-1Smith 4-3 4-3Souza Jr. 0-1 11-11 3-4 8-8Sucre 2-4 1-2 1-2Weeks Jr. 2-4 1-2 2-3 1-1 0-2

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

RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (10)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDRHP Brad Boxberger 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 23 11-12LHP Xavier Cedeño 10-day Left forearm tightness April 21 April 18 April 28 5 2-3INF Matt Duffy 10-day Recovery from Achilles surgery April 2 - April 12 23 11-12RHP Nathan Eovaldi 60-day Tommy John surgery March 10 - June 1 23 11-12RHP Kevin Gadea 60-day Right forearm tendinitis March 26 - June 1 23 11-12RHP Tommy Hunter 10-day Right calf strain April 23 - May 3 4 1-3RHP Jake Odorizzi 10-day Left hamstring strain April 16 - April 26 11 5-6C Wilson Ramos 60-day Recovery from torn ACL April 2 - June 1 23 11-12OF Colby Rasmus 10-day Recovery from hip surgery April 2 - April 12 23 11-12RHP Shawn Tolleson 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 23 11-12

Others (Games Missed): OF Mallex Smith (13, right hamstring strain, 6-7)

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.

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.

TRANSACTIONS

RAYS HITTERS vs. BLUE JAYS2017 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPBeckham 3 11 1 0 0 1 4 .091 .167 24 79 20 3 14 6 31 .253 .310Bourjos 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .250 25 76 22 1 12 5 22 .289 .329Dickerson 4 15 6 1 2 2 5 .400 .471 19 67 17 4 10 5 19 .254 .306Kiermaier 4 16 4 0 0 3 5 .250 .368 52 177 58 4 22 12 28 .328 .373Longoria 4 17 3 1 2 2 6 .176 .263 156 582 165 23 98 70 127 .284 .360Miller 4 13 3 0 3 6 6 .231 .474 33 106 30 3 19 17 29 .283 .376Morrison 4 15 3 0 2 0 4 .200 .200 31 98 24 4 15 4 23 .245 .292Norris 2 7 2 0 2 1 3 .286 .333 17 62 17 1 8 7 15 .274 .343Peterson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Robertson 2 6 3 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 2 6 3 0 0 0 2 .500 .500Souza Jr. 4 14 7 1 6 4 1 .500 .611 34 127 39 7 21 16 40 .307 .385Sucre 3 7 2 1 3 0 0 .286 .286 6 18 6 2 4 0 1 .333 .333Weeks Jr. 3 4 2 0 0 1 2 .500 .600 17 43 11 0 6 7 19 .256 .396

2017 CAREERPLAYER W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVGAndriese 0 0 0 4.0 7 4 4 9.00 .368 0 1 1 24.0 26 13 16 4.88 .265Archer 0 0 0 7.2 5 2 8 2.35 .192 6 4 0 122.0 96 43 125 3.17 .215Cobb - - - - - - - - - 3 2 0 35.0 28 15 30 3.86 .217Colomé 0 0 1 2.1 0 0 2 0.00 .000 2 0 3 14.1 12 5 10 3.14 .226Díaz 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 1 0.00 .100 0 0 0 4.0 4 3 1 6.75 .250Farquhar 0 0 0 2.2 4 1 0 3.38 .333 1 0 1 16.0 18 6 17 3.38 .281Garton - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 6.0 3 1 5 1.50 .143Hu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pruitt 0 0 0 0.2 1 2 1 27.00 .333 0 0 0 0.2 1 2 1 27.00 .333Ramirez 1 0 0 1.2 0 0 2 0.00 .000 3 1 1 41.0 41 19 33 4.17 .256Snell 0 1 0 6.2 3 4 5 5.40 .130 1 2 0 14.1 10 7 14 4.40 .189Whitley - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0 16.0 25 13 11 7.31 .342

RAYS PITCHERS vs. BLUE JAYS

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 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)

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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.