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SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017 vs. HOUSTON ASTROS LH Blake Snell (0-2, 2.76) vs. RH Charlie Morton (1-1, 2.81) COMMUNITY SERVICE—Today Rays staff, Season Ticket Holders and community volunteers completed three community service events as part of the Breaking Barriers celebration this weekend…they mulched, weeded, landscaped and pressure-washed at Progress Village Park and Larry Sand- ers Sports Complex in Tampa, and painted at the Dr. David T. Welch Center for Progress and Community Development in St. Petersburg. Ê Today RH Alex Colomé signed autographs for fans at GTE Finan- cial in Tampa…OF Steven Souza Jr. conducted hitting lessons for Season Ticket Holders as part of the Double Play renewal program. HBD, KK—Today is CF Kevin Kiermaier’s 27th birthday. D.L. REACHES 10—Last night the Rays placed LH Xavier Cedeño on the 10-day DL with left forearm tightness, retroactive to April 18, and recalled RH Ryan Garton from Triple-A Durham…Cedeño becomes the 10th player on the Rays DL and third since Opening Day following OF Mallex Smith (right hamstring strain) and RH Jake Odorizzi (left hamstring strain)…this leaves the Rays bullpen without a lefty for the first time since April 23-24, 2015, when LH Jake McGee, Jeff Beliveau and C.J. Riefenhauser were on the DL and Cedeño was acquired later that week. Ê Tonight OF Colby Rasmus (recovery from right hip surgery) is scheduled to play LF in a rehab appearance in Double-A Montgom- ery against Mississippi (Braves)…in his only prev. rehab game, April 6 for Class-A Charlotte, Rasmus was involved in an outfield collision. RAY MATTER—Last night’s 6-3 loss snapped the Rays season-high-tying 3-game winning streak and a 6-game winning streak at Tropicana Field… it was their 6th loss since the start of 2016 when hitting 3 HR or more (last Sep 21, 2016 vs. NYY, 5 HR)…the solo HR accounted for all 3 of their runs, one each in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd innings (Corey Dickerson, Logan Morrison, Evan Longoria respectively)…it was their second straight game hitting 3 HR…a win tonight could clinch their second straight winning home- stand to begin the season; in 2016, the Rays didn’t record a winning homes- tand until July 29–Aug 7 vs. NYY/KC/MIN (6-4)…6 of their 9 wins have been of the comeback variety, including 2 walk-off wins. Ê The Rays are 3-1 outside the AL East…the Rays played their first 14 games within the division, going 6-8. Ê The Rays are 7-5 when facing right-handed starting pitchers, and 2-4 when facing left-handed starters. YOUR OFFENSIVE LEADERS—The Rays lead the American League with 83 runs scored, and rank 4th in the majors behind Arizona (92), Milwaukee (96) and Washington (84)…it should be noted the Rays also are tied for the AL lead in games played (18)…this is their most runs scored after 18 games since 2012 (84), and a year ago, the Rays had scored only 65 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 lead the AL with 261 total bases (1st), 54 XBH (1st) and 4 3B (T-1st with Detroit)…they rank among AL leaders with 23 HR (2nd behind Texas, 25), 157 hits (2nd behind Boston, 162), .428 SLG (3rd) and a 83.3 SB pct. (10-for-12; T-2nd). Ê The Rays offense has 183 SO, 29 more than any other AL team (Toronto)…last year the Rays offense had 169 SO through 18 games and finished with a club-record 1,482 SO, 2nd most in AL history. PICK TWO: A FIRST IN 14 YEARS—RH Alex Cobb picked off HOU Jose Altuve twice last night, in the 4th and 5th innings…it tied the club record for “straight” pickoffs (excludes pickoff/CS) in a game and was the fourth such occurrence, first since RH James Shields on July 5, 2011 at MIN… according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it marked the first time in 14 years that a pitcher picked off a base runner twice in the same game (straight pickoffs only; pickoff/CS excluded)…the last few occurrences: RH Alex Cobb, TB 4/21/17 vs. HOU Jose Altuve LH Terry Mulholland, CLE 9/11/03 at KC Desi Relaford RH Jason Davis, CLE 7/10/03 vs. NYY Alfonso Soriano LH Jimmy Haynes, OAK 4/4/98 vs. NYY Chuck Knoblauch RH Pedro Martinez, MTL 9/20/97 at ATL Kenny Lofton #SCTOP10—In the 2nd inning last night, the Rays had back-to-back plays that made the SportsCenter “Top 10”…SS Tim Beckham made a play in the hole to throw out Alex Bregman that registered at No. 8…on the next batter, CF Kevin Kiermaier robbed C Brian McCann of extra bases with a leaping grab that was ranked No. 3 (and the top MLB play). HOMEBODIES—The Rays are 8-3 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, .889), D-backs (7-1, .875), Orioles (5-1, .833), Red Sox (7-2, .778) and Rays (8-3, .727)…a further breakdown for 2017: Home (8-3) Road (1-6) Runs 57 (5.2 R/G) 26 (3.7 R/G) HR 14 9 AVG/OBP/SLG .282/.357/.449 .218/.280/.393 BB/SO 44/99 18/84 Runs Allowed 41 (3.7 R/G) 37 (5.3 R/G) Starter ERA 4.01 (65-IP, 29-ER) 2.86 (34.2-IP, 11-ER) Bullpen ERA 2.25 (36-IP, 9-ER) 6.85 (22.1-IP, 17-ER) opp AVG/OBP/SLG .214/.281/.351 .298/.360/.466 BB/SO 33/89 22/35 Errors 4 6 THE JUICE BOX SERIES—Tonight is the second 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, 24-16 (11-6 at home, 13-10 in Houston)…since the Astros joined the AL in 2013, Rays pitchers are 18-10 (.643) with a 2.24 ERA (253.2-IP, 172-H, 70-R, 63-ER, 77-BB, 283-SO, .192 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. COREY DICKERSON—Last night hit his second career leadoff homer, both coming within his 12 starts there this season (also April 5 vs. NYY, Michael Pineda)…only three others have hit multiple leadoff homers this season: HOU George Springer (4), PHI Cesar Hernandez (2) and SD Manuel Margot (2)…all 4 HR this season have been solo shots. Ê Has 4 XBH in his last 5 games and 10 XBH in 17 games this season, breaking a tie with Steven Souza Jr. (9) for the team lead…since the All-Star break last season, he ranks T-3rd in the AL with Evan Longoria with 44 XBH. Ê His homer went 433 feet, according to Statcast…marks his 2nd lon- gest as a Ray, following his 448-foot homer on June 14, 2016 vs. SEA, off Taijuan Walker. EVAN LONGORIA—With his 3rd-inning home run snapped a 52-AB homer- less drought, his first since April 7 vs. TOR…all 3 HR and 9 of his 10 RBI this season have come at Tropicana Field, where he is batting .262/.360/.500 (11-for-42). EARLY AND OFTEN—Despite last night’s late-inning rally, the Rays have had more success scoring runs early in the game…in innings 1-through-3, the Rays lead the majors with 47 runs (including a MLB-most 20 in the 1st inning), a .309 avg. and .366 OBP…they have outscored opponents 47-27 in innings 1-through-3, but have been outscored 51-36 from the 4th inning on. 416 AND COUNTING—Last night’s start by RH Alex Cobb was the 416th 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 1,651 of their last 1,725 games (96 pct.) including a streak of 764 games over 2007-11. 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 234 home games. Ê won 13 of those games in some other walk-off fashion. Ê hit 233 home runs at Tropicana Field. Ê allowed 11 walk-off homers on the road. TOMORROW—All kids 14 and under will receive Blade Sunglasses pre- sented by Morgan Auto Group, while supplies last…from noon–12:30, two current Rays players (to be determined) will sign for kids 14 and under down the right field line, while former Rays INF Miguel Cairo will sign auto- graphs for Season Ticket Holders in the Republic Bank Draft Room. First Pitch: 6:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 19 (9-9) | Home Game No.: 12 (8-3) | All-Time Game No.: 3,095 (1,429-1,665) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,552 (788-763) Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio 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.) Mon., April 24 at BAL 7:05 p.m. RH Chris Archer (2-0, 3.20) vs. RH Ubaldo Jiménez (1-0, 5.51) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Tues., April 25 at BAL 7:05 p.m. RH Erasmo Ramirez (2-0, 3.07) vs. LH Wade Miley (1-0, 1.89) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Wed., April 26 at BAL 7:05 p.m. RH Alex Cobb (1-2, 4.88) vs. RH Dylan Bundy (3-1, 1.37) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)

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Page 1: SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017 vs. HOUSTON ASTROS...SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017 vs. HOUSTON ASTROS LH Blake Snell (0-2, 2.76) vs. RH Charlie Morton (1-1, 2.81) COMMUNITY SERVICE—Today Rays

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017 vs. HOUSTON ASTROSLH Blake Snell (0-2, 2.76) vs. RH Charlie Morton (1-1, 2.81)

COMMUNITY SERVICE—Today Rays staff, Season Ticket Holders and community volunteers completed three community service events as part of the Breaking Barriers celebration this weekend…they mulched, weeded, landscaped and pressure-washed at Progress Village Park and Larry Sand-ers Sports Complex in Tampa, and painted at the Dr. David T. Welch Center for Progress and Community Development in St. Petersburg.

Ê Today RH Alex Colomé signed autographs for fans at GTE Finan-cial in Tampa…OF Steven Souza Jr. conducted hitting lessons for Season Ticket Holders as part of the Double Play renewal program.

HBD, KK—Today is CF Kevin Kiermaier’s 27th birthday.

D.L. REACHES 10—Last night the Rays placed LH Xavier Cedeño on the 10-day DL with left forearm tightness, retroactive to April 18, and recalled RH Ryan Garton from Triple-A Durham…Cedeño becomes the 10th player on the Rays DL and third since Opening Day following OF Mallex Smith (right hamstring strain) and RH Jake Odorizzi (left hamstring strain)…this leaves the Rays bullpen without a lefty for the first time since April 23-24, 2015, when LH Jake McGee, Jeff Beliveau and C.J. Riefenhauser were on the DL and Cedeño was acquired later that week.

Ê Tonight OF Colby Rasmus (recovery from right hip surgery) is scheduled to play LF in a rehab appearance in Double-A Montgom-ery against Mississippi (Braves)…in his only prev. rehab game, April 6 for Class-A Charlotte, Rasmus was involved in an outfield collision.

RAY MATTER—Last night’s 6-3 loss snapped the Rays season-high-tying 3-game winning streak and a 6-game winning streak at Tropicana Field…it was their 6th loss since the start of 2016 when hitting 3 HR or more (last Sep 21, 2016 vs. NYY, 5 HR)…the solo HR accounted for all 3 of their runs, one each in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd innings (Corey Dickerson, Logan Morrison, Evan Longoria respectively)…it was their second straight game hitting 3 HR…a win tonight could clinch their second straight winning home-stand to begin the season; in 2016, the Rays didn’t record a winning homes-tand until July 29–Aug 7 vs. NYY/KC/MIN (6-4)…6 of their 9 wins have been of the comeback variety, including 2 walk-off wins.

Ê The Rays are 3-1 outside the AL East…the Rays played their first 14 games within the division, going 6-8.

Ê The Rays are 7-5 when facing right-handed starting pitchers, and 2-4 when facing left-handed starters.

YOUR OFFENSIVE LEADERS—The Rays lead the American League with 83 runs scored, and rank 4th in the majors behind Arizona (92), Milwaukee (96) and Washington (84)…it should be noted the Rays also are tied for the AL lead in games played (18)…this is their most runs scored after 18 games since 2012 (84), and a year ago, the Rays had scored only 65 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 lead the AL with 261 total bases (1st), 54 XBH (1st) and 4 3B (T-1st with Detroit)…they rank among AL leaders with 23 HR (2nd behind Texas, 25), 157 hits (2nd behind Boston, 162), .428 SLG (3rd) and a 83.3 SB pct. (10-for-12; T-2nd).

Ê The Rays offense has 183 SO, 29 more than any other AL team (Toronto)…last year the Rays offense had 169 SO through 18 games and finished with a club-record 1,482 SO, 2nd most in AL history.

PICK TWO: A FIRST IN 14 YEARS—RH Alex Cobb picked off HOU Jose Altuve twice last night, in the 4th and 5th innings…it tied the club record for “straight” pickoffs (excludes pickoff/CS) in a game and was the fourth such occurrence, first since RH James Shields on July 5, 2011 at MIN…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it marked the first time in 14 years that a pitcher picked off a base runner twice in the same game (straight pickoffs only; pickoff/CS excluded)…the last few occurrences:

RH Alex Cobb, TB 4/21/17 vs. HOU Jose AltuveLH Terry Mulholland, CLE 9/11/03 at KC Desi Relaford RH Jason Davis, CLE 7/10/03 vs. NYY Alfonso SorianoLH Jimmy Haynes, OAK 4/4/98 vs. NYY Chuck KnoblauchRH Pedro Martinez, MTL 9/20/97 at ATL Kenny Lofton

#SCTOP10—In the 2nd inning last night, the Rays had back-to-back plays that made the SportsCenter “Top 10”…SS Tim Beckham made a play in the hole to throw out Alex Bregman that registered at No. 8…on the next batter, CF Kevin Kiermaier robbed C Brian McCann of extra bases with a leaping grab that was ranked No. 3 (and the top MLB play).

HOMEBODIES—The Rays are 8-3 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, .889), D-backs (7-1, .875), Orioles (5-1, .833), Red Sox (7-2, .778) and Rays (8-3, .727)…a further breakdown for 2017: Home (8-3) Road (1-6)Runs 57 (5.2 R/G) 26 (3.7 R/G)HR 14 9AVG/OBP/SLG .282/.357/.449 .218/.280/.393BB/SO 44/99 18/84Runs Allowed 41 (3.7 R/G) 37 (5.3 R/G)Starter ERA 4.01 (65-IP, 29-ER) 2.86 (34.2-IP, 11-ER) Bullpen ERA 2.25 (36-IP, 9-ER) 6.85 (22.1-IP, 17-ER)opp AVG/OBP/SLG .214/.281/.351 .298/.360/.466BB/SO 33/89 22/35Errors 4 6

THE JUICE BOX SERIES—Tonight is the second 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, 24-16 (11-6 at home, 13-10 in Houston)…since the Astros joined the AL in 2013, Rays pitchers are 18-10 (.643) with a 2.24 ERA (253.2-IP, 172-H, 70-R, 63-ER, 77-BB, 283-SO, .192 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.

COREY DICKERSON—Last night hit his second career leadoff homer, both coming within his 12 starts there this season (also April 5 vs. NYY, Michael Pineda)…only three others have hit multiple leadoff homers this season: HOU George Springer (4), PHI Cesar Hernandez (2) and SD Manuel Margot (2)…all 4 HR this season have been solo shots.

Ê Has 4 XBH in his last 5 games and 10 XBH in 17 games this season, breaking a tie with Steven Souza Jr. (9) for the team lead…since the All-Star break last season, he ranks T-3rd in the AL with Evan Longoria with 44 XBH.

Ê His homer went 433 feet, according to Statcast…marks his 2nd lon-gest as a Ray, following his 448-foot homer on June 14, 2016 vs. SEA, off Taijuan Walker.

EVAN LONGORIA—With his 3rd-inning home run snapped a 52-AB homer-less drought, his first since April 7 vs. TOR…all 3 HR and 9 of his 10 RBI this season have come at Tropicana Field, where he is batting .262/.360/.500 (11-for-42).

EARLY AND OFTEN—Despite last night’s late-inning rally, the Rays have had more success scoring runs early in the game…in innings 1-through-3, the Rays lead the majors with 47 runs (including a MLB-most 20 in the 1st inning), a .309 avg. and .366 OBP…they have outscored opponents 47-27 in innings 1-through-3, but have been outscored 51-36 from the 4th inning on.

416 AND COUNTING—Last night’s start by RH Alex Cobb was the 416th 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 1,651 of their last 1,725 games (96 pct.) including a streak of 764 games over 2007-11.

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

TOMORROW—All kids 14 and under will receive Blade Sunglasses pre-sented by Morgan Auto Group, while supplies last…from noon–12:30, two current Rays players (to be determined) will sign for kids 14 and under down the right field line, while former Rays INF Miguel Cairo will sign auto-graphs for Season Ticket Holders in the Republic Bank Draft Room.

First Pitch: 6:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Game No.: 19 (9-9) | Home Game No.: 12 (8-3) | All-Time Game No.: 3,095 (1,429-1,665) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,552 (788-763)

Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio 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.)Mon., April 24 at BAL 7:05 p.m. RH Chris Archer (2-0, 3.20) vs. RH Ubaldo Jiménez (1-0, 5.51) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Tues., April 25 at BAL 7:05 p.m. RH Erasmo Ramirez (2-0, 3.07) vs. LH Wade Miley (1-0, 1.89) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Wed., April 26 at BAL 7:05 p.m. RH Alex Cobb (1-2, 4.88) vs. RH Dylan Bundy (3-1, 1.37) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)

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

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, which included 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 SEEKING LENGTH—Since the start of last season, has gone 4.2 IP or fewer in 8 starts, T-4th most in the AL…has averaged a major-league-most 19.0 pitches per inning over that span (min. 20 starts), and his 4.22 pitches per batter faced are 2nd most…his 5.21 BB/9 IP are most in the majors, ahead of PIT/TOR Francisco Liriano (4.72)…this season, his 1.10 SO/BB ratio is 3rd lowest in the majors (min. 15 IP).

Ê NO HOMERS CLUB—Has yielded 6 HR in his career, and his 0.51 HR/9 IP ratio ranks 3rd in the majors (min. 20 starts) since the start of last season behind OAK/LAD Rich Hill (0.46) and NYM Noah Syn-dergaard (0.47)…hasn’t allowed multiple homers in any of his 22 ca-reer starts…has yielded 0 HR and 2 XBH in his career against lefties (98 BF)—doubles by LAA Kole Calhoun and BOS David Ortiz.

Ê HELP WANTED—Has received 4 runs (or more) of run support only 5 times in his 22 career starts…has had 9 career starts with no run support, including 5 of his last 10 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 13 runs in his 6 no-decisions.

Ê UNDER THE LEATHER—Six of his last 7 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 for this season is 7.8 percent.

Ê BREAKS & BRUISES—Hasn’t hit a batter in any of his 22 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 tied for the 5th longest streak at any point in franchise history.

Ê YOUNG PITCHING FACTORY—Makes today’s start at 24 years, 139 days, the youngest member of the Rays season-opening starting rota-tion…it will be the 417th 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 SPRING THINGS—Went 2-2 with a 5.87 ERA (23-IP, 15-ER) in 7 of-ficial apps (5 starts), leading the team in innings, starts (tied), losses (tied) and walks (11)…stretched out to 92 pitches on March 25 vs. BOS, his final start of the spring…his first 4 apps (3 starts) were all less than 3 IP, and his longest app of the spring was 5 IP on March 20 vs. PIT.

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, 3.38)

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 Tue vs. DET, recorded his first win of the season…threw 105 pitches, one shy of his career high (106, May 14, 2016 vs. OAK in a CG SHO)…for the second straight start, his only run allowed was a 1st-inning solo homer (Miguel Cabrera)…started the 7th inning but did not record an out, issuing a walk and single before he was replaced…his line: W, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR, 105 pit, 65 str.

Ê THE LONG BALL—Since the All-Star break last season, he has al-lowed 18 HR in 78.2 IP over 17 apps (14 starts), and his 2.06 HR/ 9 IP ratio is 3rd highest in the AL over that span (min. 50 IP)…the home run has accounted for 23 of his 49 runs (46.9 percent) allowed since then…his last 8 HR, dating back to Aug 29, 2016 at BOS, have been solo shots…prior to last season’s All-Star break, allowed 10 HR in 40 career apps (16 starts) for a 0.69 HR/9 IP ratio.

Ê IN COMMAND—Ranks 6th in the AL (min. 15 IP) throwing first-pitch strikes to 69.6 percent of batters faced…has issued 1 BB or fewer in 9 of his last 10 starts…his 1.76 BB/9 IP ratio last season was the lowest by a Ray (min. 100 IP) since David Price in 2014 (1.21)…his 6 starts without a walk in 2016 tied Jake Odorizzi for the team lead.

Ê vs. HOUSTON—Is 1-1 with a 5.14 ERA (7-IP, 4-ER) in 2 career apps (1 start) against the Astros…yielded a 13th-inning walk-off single to Carlos Correa on Aug 19, 2015 at Minute Maid Park…on June 10, 2016 at home, got the win despite yielding a career-high 12 baserun-ners and career-high 4 BB…all 3 runs allowed came in the 6th, on a Tyler White RBI single and Jason Castro 2-run homer…his line: W, 5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR, 101 pit, 64 str.

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 2.76 3 3 0 0 16.1 12 11 5 10 11 1 .194Major League Totals 6-10 3.42 22 22 0 0 105.1 105 55 40 61 109 6 .257Minor 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, 4-2APRIL 0-2 2.76 16.1 12 11 5 10 11 1 0 0 -- -- -- --

2017 SPLITSvs. RH: .176 (9-51), 1-HRvs. LH: .273 (3-11)Home: 0-1, 5.40 ERA (6.2-IP, 4-ER)Road: 0-1, 0.93 ERA (9.2-IP, 1-ER)

SNELL vs. ASTROSCAREER—Is 0-1 with a 12.00 ERA (3-IP, 4-ER) in 1 start…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 innings—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.

2017 SPRING GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT2/27 at PHI W-1 4.50 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 31/20 W, 7-2 Eickhoff up, 3-1*3/4 vs. BAL L-1 3.86 2.2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 -- L, 1-0 -- --3/9 vs. PIT -- 5.40 2.0 5 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 49/31 L, 10-8 Kuhl tied, 2-23/14 at BAL W-2 4.82 2.2 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 60/28 W, 9-6 Miley up, 3-13/20 vs. PIT -- 5.65 5.0 7 4 4 2 3 2 1 0 74/46 L, 5-4 Taillon down, 4-23/25 vs. BOS L-2 6.16 4.2 6 4 4 1 3 1 0 1 92/57 L, 7-5 Haviland down, 4-3*3/31 at PHI -- 5.87 4.0 4 2 2 2 4 0 1 0 -- T, 6-6 -- --TOTAL 2-2 5.87 23.0 28 15 15 11 17 3 2 2 -- -- -- --

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RAYS HITTER NOTES#1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Fri: 1-3 DET Series: 3-12, HR, 3-RBI, 2-R Trip: 5-19, HR, RBI, 2-R vs. LH: .278 (5-18), 1-HR2017: .218/.232/.345, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.286, 2-7) RISP: .000 (0-12) vs. RH: .189 (7-37), 1-HR

Ê Has hit safely in 5 of his last 6 games, batting .304 (7-for-23) over that span to increase his avg. from .156 to .218 and his SLG from .188 to .345. Ê Is 0-for-12 with RISP…the only other player in the majors who remains hitless with as many at-bats with RISP is 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 16 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 Fri: 0-1 (def. rep.) DET Series: 1-4, BB, 2-R Trip: 2-9, HR, RBI, R vs. LH: .182 (2-11)2017: .167/.286/.333, 1-HR, 2-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: .000 (0-3) vs. RH: .143 (1-7), 1-HR

Ê Is 1-for-his-last-10 and batting .167 (3-for-18) 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 12 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 Fri: 1-4, HR, RBI, R 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: .317/.358/.603, 4-HR, 8-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.333, 3-9) RISP: .308 (4-13) vs. RH: .277 (13-47), 3-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. HOU, had his second career leadoff homer, both this season (also April 5 vs. NYY)…his two leadoff homers this season are tied for 2nd in the majors, behind HOU George Springer (4)…it went 433 feet, according to Statcast, his longest since June 14, 2016 vs. SEA (448 feet).

Ê Ranks among AL leaders in hits (20, T-10th), 2B (6, T-2nd) homers (4, T-8th), extra-base hits (10, T-3rd), total bases (38, 7th) and SLG (.603, 7th). Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, ranks T-3rd in the AL with 44 XBH and tied for the AL lead with 28 2B, along with Melky Cabrera and Jose Ramirez. Ê Has appeared in all 17 games with 14 starts (10-DH, 4-LF)…has started all 12 games against opposing right-handed pitchers as the leadoff hitter.

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, CF Fri: 1-3 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: .294/.385/.412, 1-HR, 3-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 6G (.478, 11-23) RISP: .154 (2-13) vs. RH: .304 (14-46), 1-HR

Ê Has 11 hits in his last 22 AB…over his last 6 games, has had 4 multi-hit games to raise his avg. from .200 to .294 and OBP from .308 to .385. Ê Left yesterday’s game vs. HOU in the 6th inning due to illness…had the No. 3 play on SportsCenter’s Top 10 with a leaping catch in the 2nd inn. Ê On Thu vs. DET, his homer off Warwick Saupold was his first since Sep 14, 2016 at TOR…it was his first at home since Sep 7, 2016 vs. BAL. Ê Ranks among AL leaders in runs (13, T-4th), times on base (30, T-5th) and stolen bases (4, T-7th)…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 25 SB attempts (92 pct.). Ê Has started all 18 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 Fri: 1-4, HR, RBI, R, E5 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: .235/.329/.412, 3-HR, 10-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.385, 5-13) RISP: .294 (5-17) vs. RH: .224 (11-49), 2-HR

Ê Snapped a 52 AB homerless drought yesterday vs. HOU, his first since April 7 vs. TOR…was charged with his first error since Opening Day vs. NYY. Ê Batting .262/.360/.500 (11-for-42) with 3 HR and 9 RBI in 11 games at Tropicana Field, compared to .192/.276/.269 (5-for-26) with 1 RBI on the road. 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 T-3rd in the AL with 24 SO…ranks T-9th in the AL with 10 BB…has drawn 533 BB in his career, 2nd in club history behind Ben Zobrist (542). Ê Has started all 18 games (16-3B, 2-DH)…since the start of 2013, leads the majors with 660 games played…next is SEA Kyle Seager (656). 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 Fri: 1-3, BB, CS 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: .242/.347/.403, 1-HR, 8-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 6G (.318, 7-22) RISP: .211 (4-19) vs. RH: .222 (10-45), 1-HR

Ê Has hit safely in 7 of his last 8 games, batting .370/.452/.704 (10-for-27) with 5 XBH over that span to raise his season avg. from .143 to .242. Ê Ranks T-8th in the AL with 22 SO…hasn’t struck out in 15 straight PA after starting the season with strikeouts in 15 consecutive games played. Ê Has appeared in 18 games with 16 starts (16-2B)…has made 3 errors, tied for most among ML 2B (last Mon at BOS, leading to 3 unearned runs). Ê During the four-game series from April 14-17 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 Fri: 1-4, HR, RBI, R DET Series: 1-8, RBI, BB Trip: 5-19, 2B, 2-HR, 5-RBI, 3-BB, 4-R vs. LH: .300 (3-10)2017: .273/.322/.509, 4-HR, 12-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .222 (4-18) vs. RH: .267 (12-45), 4-HR

Ê Is 2-for-his-last-18, but had a 2nd-inning homer yesterday vs. HOU…has 4 HR and 12 RBI, both more than his totals through May last season, as he didn’t reach 12 RBI until June 2 (the Rays 52nd game) or 4 HR until June 3 (their 53rd game)…his .273 avg. is the lowest it’s been this season.

Ê Ranks T-8th in the AL with 4 HR, tied with Corey Dickerson for the team lead…his 12 RBI are 2nd on the team behind Steven Souza Jr. (15). 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 17 games with 13 starts (13-1B)…has hit sixth in the lineup in all 13 starts, which includes 12 games vs. RHP and one vs. LHP.

#33 DEREK NORRIS, C Fri: 0-4 DET Series: 2-8, RBI Trip: 2-18, 2B vs. LH: .231 (3-13)2017: .167/.196/.188, 0-HR, 5-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-9 RISP: .231 (3-13) vs. RH: .143 (5-35)

Ê Hitless in his last 9 AB and batting .133/.161/.167 (4-for-30) over his last 8 games (since April 10)…only multi-hit game this year was Tue vs. DET. Ê Only has 1 HR in his last 27 games dating back to the end of last season…has gone 58 AB since his last homer, Sep 24, 2016 vs. SF (Bumgarner). Ê All 5 RBI have come at Tropicana Field…last season, only had 3 RBI in April and didn’t record his fifth RBI until May 14 at MIL, the Padres 38th game. Ê Has made 13 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 Fri: 1-4 DET Series: 3-7, 2B, 2-R Trip: 2-7, HR, 3-RBI, R vs. LH: .333 (1-3)2017: .333/.333/.556, 1-HR, 3-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.364, 4-11) RISP: .500 (2-4) vs. RH: .333 (5-15), 1-HR

Ê Batting .333 (6-for-18) 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 Fri: DNP 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 on Thu 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 has 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 Fri: 1-4 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: .343/.429/.582, 3-HR, 15-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 5G (.429, 9-21) RISP: .450 (9-20) vs. RH: .340 (16-47), 3-HR

Ê Has hit safely in 5 straight and in 7 of his last 8 games…ranks among AL leaders in avg. (.343, 4th), OBP (.429, 5th), SLG (.582, 8th), OPS (1.011, 5th), hits (23, T-1st), doubles (5, T-5th), RBI (15, 4th), walks (10, T-9th), extra-base hits (9, T-6th), total bases (39, T-5th) and times on base (33, 2nd).

Ê Has reached base multiple times in 12 games, tied for 3rd in the majors and one shy of ML leaders CHC Anthony Rizzo and KC Lorenzo Cain. Ê On Thu 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 Over his last 29 games dating back to Sep 8, 2016, he is batting .358/.447/.632 (38-for-106) with 6 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 21 RBI and 16 BB. Ê Has started all 18 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 Fri: DNP 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 Fri: DNP 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 April 15 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#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: 4/21 vs. HOU (2.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH: .154 (2-13)2017: 0-1-0, 3.86 ERA, 10 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 4/21 vs. HOU IR-RS: 11-4 vs. RH: .158 (3-19)

Ê Went 2 IP yesterday vs. HOU, matching the longest app of his career…inherited a bases-loaded, 0-out jam in the 7th, allowing 1 IR to score on 5 pit. Ê Has made a team-leading 10 apps…eight of his 10 apps have been scoreless, but has yielded multiple runs in each of the other 2 apps. 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 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: 4/21 vs. HOU (1.0-IP, 2-H, 2-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .143 (2-14)2017: 0-1-0, 5.79 ERA, 9 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 4/7 vs. TOR IR-RS: 2-0 vs. RH: .316 (6-19), 1-HR

Ê Has yielded runs in 3 of his last 4 apps, increasing his season ERA from 1.59 to 5.79 over that span…yesterday vs. HOU, started the 9th inning and loaded the bases on his own, then yielded a sac fly and wild pitch accounting for his 2 runs allowed…went single, double to his first 2 BF.

Ê Has held lefties to a .143 avg. (2-for-14) this season…only hits allowed have been a swinging bunt (Benintendi) and bunt single (McCann). 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.

#52 RYAN GARTON, RH Last App: -- Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: --Triple-A: 1-0-1, 1.35 ERA, 5 G Long Relief App: -- IR-RS: -- vs. RH: --

Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham today to replace LH Xavier Cedeño (left forearm tightness) on the active roster…went 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA (6.2-IP, 1-ER), 1 save and 10 SO in 5 apps with Triple-A Durham, including 4 apps of 4 outs or more…last pitched on Tue at Indianapolis (2-IP, 0-ER).

Ê Split last season between Durham and the Rays, making 37 apps over five stints, his first major league action…pitched his best after a September call up, as he compiled a 3.55 ERA (12.2-IP, 5-ER) and his 14 apps in Sep tied RH Danny Farquhar and RH Brad Boxberger for the team lead.

Ê 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.

#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 on Thu vs. DET, his ninth app (one shy of the team lead)…threw one pitch on Wed vs. DET. 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 April 15 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 on Thu vs. DET, pitching around a 1-out walk in the 7th inn. 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: L1 When commit error: 3-5 Hit homer: 7-5Current Record: 9-9 Ahead after 6-7-8: 8-2/7-0/7-0 Homer with men on: 5-1Home/Road: 8-3/1-6 Behind after 6-7-8: 1-5/1-9/1-9 Hit multiple homers: 4-2Day/Night: 3-5/6-4 Tied after 6-7-8: 0-2/1-0/1-0 Score first: 5-4Grass/Turf: 1-6/8-3 1-run games: 2-3 Score 5 or more: 7-1vs. East: 6-8 2-run games: 1-1 Score less than 5: 2-8vs. Central: 3-0 Extra innings: 1-0 Outhit opponents: 7-3vs. West: 0-1 Win in last at-bat: 2 Outhit by opponents: 1-5vs. National League: 0-0 Come-from-behind wins: 6 Collect 10 or more hits: 5-1vs. RH/LH starters: 7-5/2-4 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 5 Opp. 10 or more hits: 2-3Series W-L-T (home): 3-0-0 Series W-L-T (road): 0-2-0 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 6-3/0-3/1-3/2-0

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Morrison 3 1 4Dickerson 4 4Longoria 1 2 3Souza Jr. 2 1 3Beckham 1 1 2Kiermaier 1 1Miller 1 1Peterson 1 1Robertson 1 1Sucre 1 1Weeks Jr. 1 1BourjosNorrisSmithTOTALS 15 5 1 1 22

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 4 13 3.25 4.88 1-3 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 4/21/17 vs. HOU Fiers 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 4/21/17 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. 4/20/17 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, 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, 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 2,2x-last, Gurriel, 4/21 vs. HOUMost hits, game, TB 14, 4/19 vs. DET Most HR, game, TB 1, 21x-last, 3 Players, 4/21 vs. HOUMost 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, 7x-last, Gurriel, 4/21 vs. HOUMost 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, 3x-last, Kiermaier/Milller, April 16-CurrentMost 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 (2): Dickerson-2 (4/21 vs. HOU, Fiers; 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: Dickerson (5), Souza Jr. (5), Miller (4), Beckham (3), Longoria (3), Morrison (2), Bourjos (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): 13 challenges (4 overturned, 5 stand, 4 confirmed) | Opp Totals: 10 challenges (5 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 8 9 6 8 10 12 9 6 - 78Tampa Bay 20 13 14 5 7 4 8 8 3 1 83

W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HRTotals 9-9-3 18 3.76 158.0 150 66 55 124 18Starters 6-5-0 18 3.61 99.2 95 40 30 83 13Relievers 3-4-3 18 4.01 58.1 55 26 25 41 5Home 8-3-3 11 3.39 101.0 79 38 33 89 10Road 1-6-0 7 4.42 57.0 71 28 22 35 8April 9-9-3 18 3.76 158.0 150 66 55 124 18

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 Confirmed4/21 vs. HOU Tampa Bay B2 Shane Peterson Out at 1B Overturned4/21 vs. HOU Houston B3 Brad Miller Safe at 2B Overturned

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

WALK-OFF WINS

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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 8-8 0-1 1-0 3-1 0-1 4-5Bourjos 2-3 0-1 2-2Dickerson 2-2 5-5 7-5 0-1 0-1Kiermaier 9-9 9-8 0-1Longoria 8-8 1-1 9-9Miller 9-7 7-6 1-0 1-1Morrison 7-6 7-6Norris 7-6 1-1 0-1 4-3 0-1 2-0Peterson 1-1 2-0 3-1Robertson 0-2 1-1 1-1 0-1 1-4 1-1Smith 4-3 4-3Souza Jr. 9-9 2-4 7-5Sucre 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 (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 18 9-9LHP Xavier Cedeño 10-day Left forearm tightness April 21 April 18 April 28 - -INF Matt Duffy 10-day Recovery from Achilles surgery April 2 - April 12 18 9-9RHP Nathan Eovaldi 60-day Tommy John surgery March 10 - June 1 18 9-9RHP Kevin Gadea 60-day Right forearm tendinitis March 26 - June 1 18 9-9RHP Jake Odorizzi 10-day Left hamstring strain April 16 - April 26 6 3-3C Wilson Ramos 60-day Recovery from torn ACL April 2 - June 1 18 9-9OF Colby Rasmus 10-day Recovery from hip surgery April 2 - April 12 18 9-9OF Mallex Smith 10-day Right hamstring strain April 14 - April 24 8 4-4RHP Shawn Tolleson 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 18 9-9

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.

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

TRANSACTIONS

RAYS HITTERS vs. ASTROS2017 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPBeckham 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 6 25 10 1 4 1 2 .400 .423Bourjos 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 8 19 1 0 0 0 5 .053 .143Dickerson 1 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 .250 8 29 8 2 5 1 6 .276 .300Kiermaier 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 18 61 13 1 3 4 12 .213 .273Longoria 1 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 .250 35 139 40 8 28 12 33 .288 .349Miller 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 48 161 40 5 20 16 37 .248 .320Morrison 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .250 47 161 53 8 29 17 24 .329 .398Norris 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 31 96 25 0 9 14 21 .260 .355Peterson 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 3 11 2 0 1 1 5 .182 .250Robertson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Souza Jr. 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 8 27 4 0 2 1 10 .148 .172Sucre - - - - - - - - - 13 30 4 0 1 3 10 .133 .212Weeks Jr. - - - - - - - - - 90 319 79 15 40 47 84 .248 .361

2017 CAREERPLAYER W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVGAndriese - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0 7.0 11 4 7 5.14 .379Archer - - - - - - - - - 4 2 0 48.1 24 9 52 1.68 .147Cobb 0 1 0 6.0 9 4 7 6.00 .346 1 1 0 12.1 12 5 18 3.65 .250Colomé - - - - - - - - - 0 1 1 2.0 3 2 5 9.00 .333Díaz 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 1 0.00 .000Farquhar 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 1 18.00 .500 1 4 3 25.2 29 17 33 5.96 .290Garton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Hunter - - - - - - - - - 1 0 1 14.1 16 8 6 5.02 .296Pruitt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ramirez - - - - - - - - - 3 1 0 29.1 25 11 26 3.38 .227Snell - - - - - - - - - 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 L, 3-6 Feliz (1-0) Cobb (1-2) 9-9 4/-3.5 17,683 185,34019 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.