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TAMPA BAY RAYS (88-72) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (73-87) LH Blake Snell (21-5, 1.90) vs. LH Ryan Borucki (4-5, 3.76) Saturday, September 29, 2018 First Pitch: 6:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field TV: FOX Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 161 (88-72) Home Game No.: 80 (49-30) All-Time Game No.: 3,399 (1588-1810) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,701 (871-829) March: 1-2 April: 12-12 May: 15-13 June: 13-14 July: 13-12 August: 17-10 September: 17-9 Pre-ASB: 49-47 Post-ASB: 39-25 PLANNING YOUR DAY—Former Rays INF Dan Johnson will be avail- able for media interviews on the field today at 5:10…tomorrow, in lieu of the season-ending press conference, Senior VP, Baseball Operations/Gen- eral Manager Erik Neander and Senior VP, Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom will be available to media on the field at 11:30 a.m. RAY MATTER—The Rays have lost consecutive games and are 3-6 in their last 9 games following a 23-5 stretch from Aug 19–Sep 19…tonight they are attempting to avoid matching their longest losing streak since the All- Star break (July 27-29 at BAL, Aug 3-5 vs. CWS)…they are also attempt- ing to avoid losing consecutive series for the first time since July 12-22 at MIN, vs. MIA, a combined 2-5 stretch surrounding the All-Star break… they are 8-1-2 in their last 11 series and 11-2-2 in their last 15 series. Ê The Rays are 17-9 (.654) in September, 4th in the majors, and 39-25 (.609) since the All-Star break, tied for 5th in the majors. Ê Monday’s loss officially eliminated the Rays from postseason con- tention—they were the last AL team to be eliminated…since being eliminated, they are 1-3 and have been outscored, 35-17. Ê Including tonight and tomorrow’s games, since becoming the Rays in 2008 the club will have played only 54 games in which they were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention. NOT THE RAYS WAY—The Rays have allowed at least 7 runs in four con- secutive games for the first time since June 25-28, 2016 at BAL, vs. BOS (4), and for the first time in four straight, all at home, since April 1-4, 2003 vs. BOS/NYY…they have yielded 10 HR over this 4-game span, and 19 HR in their last 9 games since Sep 20…for the record, the Rays haven’t allowed 7 runs or more in five straight games since June 7-11, 2005 at CIN/PIT, and they have never done that in five straight within the same homestand. WHAT TO PLAY FOR—The Rays would need to win tonight and tomor- row for their sixth 90-win campaign in 11 seasons as the Rays…they would join the Red Sox (7), Dodgers (6, 89-71 this season) and Yankees (6) as the only teams with six 90-win seasons since 2008…the Rays are 943- 838 (.529) since 2008, 6th in the majors behind the Yankees (.567), Dodgers (.556), Cardinals (.553), Red Sox (.549) and Angels (.531)…if they reach 90 wins, it will be only the third time since the second Wild Card was in- troduced in 2012 that a team won 90 games and missed the postseason. DOME SWEET DOME—The Rays are 49-30 (.620) at home this season, tied for 4th-best in the majors behind the Red Sox (56-23), Yankees (53- 28) and Cubs (50-29)…they are, however, 4-6 in their last 10 games here following a club-record 12-game home winning streak…they are one win shy of reaching 50 home wins for only the fourth time in franchise his- tory, after going 51-30 in 2013, 52-29 in 2009 and 57-24 in 2008…they are 37-14 in their last 51 games here following a 12-16 start this season. RAYS vs. BLUE JAYS—The Rays are 11-6 against the Blue Jays this sea- son (5-2 at home, 6-4 on the road) and 196-173 (.531) all-time against them, their most wins against any opponent…this is the ninth time in the last 11 years the Rays have won the season series…the Rays are 2-4 in their last 6 games against the Blue Jays following a 9-2 start…they are 4-0-1 in series play this season, most recently a split last weekend in Toronto. CLOSE SHAVES—The Rays are 27-31 (.466) in 1-run games…the 58 1-run games are most in the majors, ahead of the Mariners (57), and a single- season club record…the 31 1-run losses are most in the majors and also a single-season club record, passing 2015 (30)…the Rays are 17-12 (.586) in 1-run games since June 19 compared to 10-19 (.345) before that. SNELL-ZILLABlake Snell is the third starting pitcher to win the Don Zimmer Award, given to the club’s Most Valuable Player, following James Shields in 2011 and Tanyon Sturtze in 2001…he enters his final start of the season with a 1.90 ERA, 3rd-lowest in the AL since the designated hitter was adopted in 1973 behind BOS Pedro Martínez (1.74) in 2000 and NYY Ron Guidry (1.74) in 1978…he leads the majors with 21 wins, and is the majors’ youngest 21-game winner since LAD Clayton Kershaw (21) in 2011 and the AL’s youngest since OAK Barry Zito (23) in 2002. Ê The last 10 pitchers to lead the AL in both ERA and victories (out- right or tied) have won the Cy Young Award…since it was award- ed to both leagues in 1967, 13 of the 14 pitchers to lead the AL in both wins and ERA won the Cy Young, with the exception of BAL Mike Boddicker in 1984, when DET Willie Hernández won it. Ê Snell enters tonight’s start on a scoreless streak of 11.2 IP, as his last 2 starts have been scoreless (Sep 18-23 at TEX/TOR). HE LIKES IT HERE—Snell is 10-1 with a 1.24 ERA (80-IP, 12-R/11-ER) in 13 starts at home, and he has allowed 1 ER or fewer in 12 of 13 starts here and 1 run or fewer in 11 of 13 starts…he hasn’t yielded more than 2 runs in a home start since Sep 6, 2017 vs. MIN…according to Stats LLC, the last pitcher with a lower home ERA was MIA José Fernández (1.19) in 2013, and the last AL pitchers were before the introduction of the DH: CAL Nolan Ryan (1.07) in 1972 and OAK Vida Blue (1.19) in 1971. ABOUT THE OFFENSE—The Rays rank 3rd in the AL with a .258 avg. and 2nd with a .332 OBP, while they were 12th in avg. and 10th in on-base pct. last season…they haven’t finished a season in the top five in avg. since 2005 (.274, 3rd), nor in the top five in on-base pct. since 2013 (.329, 3rd). Ê The Rays have only four players with double-digit homers, tied with the Tigers for fewest in the majors and tied with 2001 for their fewest in a single season in franchise history…the Rays are the only team in the majors with only one player with 15 HR—C.J. Cron is 1 HR shy of becoming the ninth player in club history with 30 HR in a season…in comparison, the Blue Jays have 11 players with double-digit homers and seven players with at least 15 HR. Ê The Rays have totaled 148 HR, 4th-fewest in the majors and 80 HR fewer than their club-record 228 HR last year…they have won an AL-most 27 games this season without the benefit of a home run. Ê Tommy Pham’s 30-game on-base streak is the longest active in the majors and the longest by a Ray since Evan Longoria (34) spanning 2012-13…it is the longest single-season on-base streak by a Ray since Johnny Damon’s club-record 39-game stretch in 2011. MOORE COWBELL—Last night Adam Moore recorded his first multi- hit game since June 1, 2013 at TEX (with KC) and fourth career multi-RBI game, first since Sep 24, 2010 at TB (with SEA)…his go-ahead RBI bunt single in the 6th inning marked his first RBI since Sep 30, 2015 vs. MIN (G2, with CLE), and his solo homer in the 8th inning was the seventh of his career and first since Sep 23, 2012 vs. CLE (with KC)…according to Stats LLC, Moore went 2,196 days between home runs, the longest drought for a position player since NYM Val Pascucci (2,548) from 2004-11. STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIENDS—The Rays have not thrown a complete game since Matt Andriese on May 14, 2016 vs. OAK…they have played 450 games since then, the longest drought in AL history and 2nd-longest in major league history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, behind the Marlins (480) from June 4, 2014–June 2, 2017…since then: Ê the longest outing for a Rays starting pitcher is 8 IP (eight times) Ê a Rays starter has pitched into the 9th inning only once: Alex Cobb on July 21, 2017 vs. TEX (double, homer and was replaced) Ê the Rays have had 10 CG thrown against them Ê the Indians have recorded a majors-most 16 CG, while six pitchers have thrown at least 5 CG, led by CLE Corey Kluber (9) SHIRTS OFF OUR BACKS—During this homestand, the Rays Baseball Foundation is hosting the annual “Shirts Off Our Backs” fundraiser, with proceeds benefiting the Foundation’s efforts to support youth and educa- tion programs in the Tampa Bay region…over 200 volunteers are on hand this week offering scratch-off cards in return for donations…the wide va- riety of prizes are highlighted by game-worn jerseys which players and coaches will present to winners on the field following tomorrow’s game. FREEBIES—Media looking to obtain a copy of the 2018 Rays Media Guide or an opposing team’s Media Guide may do so throughout this series, sub- ject to availability, through press box attendant Dukes Knutson. UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Sun., 9/30 vs. TOR 3:10 p.m. TBD vs. RH Sam Gaviglio (3-9, 5.19) FOX Sports Sun, WHNZ 1250 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) W-L ERA WHIP IP Avg. SO/9 IP bWAR David Price, 2012 20-5 2.56 1.10 211 .226 8.74 6.6 Max Scherzer, 2013 21-3 2.90 0.97 214.1 .198 10.08 6.4 Corey Kluber, 2014 18-9 2.44 1.09 235.2 .233 10.27 8.3 Dallas Keuchel, 2015 20-8 2.48 1.02 232.0 .217 8.38 6.7 Rick Porcello, 2016 22-4 3.15 1.01 223.0 .230 7.63 4.8 Corey Kluber, 2017 18-4 2.25 0.87 203.2 .193 11.71 8.2 Blake Snell, 2018 21-5 1.90 0.96 175.2 .178 10.81 7.1 COMPARING 2018 BLAKE SNELL TO RECENT AL CY YOUNG WINNERS

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TAMPA BAY RAYS (88-72) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (73-87)LH Blake Snell (21-5, 1.90) vs. LH Ryan Borucki (4-5, 3.76)

Saturday, September 29, 2018 First Pitch: 6:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field TV: FOX Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.)Game No.: 161 (88-72) Home Game No.: 80 (49-30) All-Time Game No.: 3,399 (1588-1810) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,701 (871-829)March: 1-2 April: 12-12 May: 15-13 June: 13-14 July: 13-12 August: 17-10 September: 17-9 Pre-ASB: 49-47 Post-ASB: 39-25

PLANNING YOUR DAY—Former Rays INF Dan Johnson will be avail-able for media interviews on the field today at 5:10…tomorrow, in lieu of the season-ending press conference, Senior VP, Baseball Operations/Gen-eral Manager Erik Neander and Senior VP, Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom will be available to media on the field at 11:30 a.m.

RAY MATTER—The Rays have lost consecutive games and are 3-6 in their last 9 games following a 23-5 stretch from Aug 19–Sep 19…tonight they are attempting to avoid matching their longest losing streak since the All-Star break (July 27-29 at BAL, Aug 3-5 vs. CWS)…they are also attempt-ing to avoid losing consecutive series for the first time since July 12-22 at MIN, vs. MIA, a combined 2-5 stretch surrounding the All-Star break…they are 8-1-2 in their last 11 series and 11-2-2 in their last 15 series.

Ê The Rays are 17-9 (.654) in September, 4th in the majors, and 39-25 (.609) since the All-Star break, tied for 5th in the majors.

Ê Monday’s loss officially eliminated the Rays from postseason con-tention—they were the last AL team to be eliminated…since being eliminated, they are 1-3 and have been outscored, 35-17.

Ê Including tonight and tomorrow’s games, since becoming the Rays in 2008 the club will have played only 54 games in which they were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention.

NOT THE RAYS WAY—The Rays have allowed at least 7 runs in four con-secutive games for the first time since June 25-28, 2016 at BAL, vs. BOS (4), and for the first time in four straight, all at home, since April 1-4, 2003 vs. BOS/NYY…they have yielded 10 HR over this 4-game span, and 19 HR in their last 9 games since Sep 20…for the record, the Rays haven’t allowed 7 runs or more in five straight games since June 7-11, 2005 at CIN/PIT, and they have never done that in five straight within the same homestand.

WHAT TO PLAY FOR—The Rays would need to win tonight and tomor-row for their sixth 90-win campaign in 11 seasons as the Rays…they would join the Red Sox (7), Dodgers (6, 89-71 this season) and Yankees (6) as the only teams with six 90-win seasons since 2008…the Rays are 943-838 (.529) since 2008, 6th in the majors behind the Yankees (.567), Dodgers (.556), Cardinals (.553), Red Sox (.549) and Angels (.531)…if they reach 90 wins, it will be only the third time since the second Wild Card was in-troduced in 2012 that a team won 90 games and missed the postseason.

DOME SWEET DOME—The Rays are 49-30 (.620) at home this season, tied for 4th-best in the majors behind the Red Sox (56-23), Yankees (53-28) and Cubs (50-29)…they are, however, 4-6 in their last 10 games here following a club-record 12-game home winning streak…they are one win shy of reaching 50 home wins for only the fourth time in franchise his-tory, after going 51-30 in 2013, 52-29 in 2009 and 57-24 in 2008…they are 37-14 in their last 51 games here following a 12-16 start this season.

RAYS vs. BLUE JAYS—The Rays are 11-6 against the Blue Jays this sea-son (5-2 at home, 6-4 on the road) and 196-173 (.531) all-time against them, their most wins against any opponent…this is the ninth time in the last 11 years the Rays have won the season series…the Rays are 2-4 in their last 6 games against the Blue Jays following a 9-2 start…they are 4-0-1 in series play this season, most recently a split last weekend in Toronto.

CLOSE SHAVES—The Rays are 27-31 (.466) in 1-run games…the 58 1-run games are most in the majors, ahead of the Mariners (57), and a single-season club record…the 31 1-run losses are most in the majors and also a single-season club record, passing 2015 (30)…the Rays are 17-12 (.586) in 1-run games since June 19 compared to 10-19 (.345) before that.

SNELL-ZILLA—Blake Snell is the third starting pitcher to win the Don Zimmer Award, given to the club’s Most Valuable Player, following James Shields in 2011 and Tanyon Sturtze in 2001…he enters his final start of the season with a 1.90 ERA, 3rd-lowest in the AL since the designated hitter was adopted in 1973 behind BOS Pedro Martínez (1.74) in 2000 and NYY Ron Guidry (1.74) in 1978…he leads the majors with 21 wins, and is the majors’ youngest 21-game winner since LAD Clayton Kershaw (21) in 2011 and the AL’s youngest since OAK Barry Zito (23) in 2002.

Ê The last 10 pitchers to lead the AL in both ERA and victories (out-right or tied) have won the Cy Young Award…since it was award-ed to both leagues in 1967, 13 of the 14 pitchers to lead the AL in both wins and ERA won the Cy Young, with the exception of BAL Mike Boddicker in 1984, when DET Willie Hernández won it.

Ê Snell enters tonight’s start on a scoreless streak of 11.2 IP, as his last 2 starts have been scoreless (Sep 18-23 at TEX/TOR).

HE LIKES IT HERE—Snell is 10-1 with a 1.24 ERA (80-IP, 12-R/11-ER) in 13 starts at home, and he has allowed 1 ER or fewer in 12 of 13 starts here and 1 run or fewer in 11 of 13 starts…he hasn’t yielded more than 2 runs in a home start since Sep 6, 2017 vs. MIN…according to Stats LLC, the last pitcher with a lower home ERA was MIA José Fernández (1.19) in 2013, and the last AL pitchers were before the introduction of the DH: CAL Nolan Ryan (1.07) in 1972 and OAK Vida Blue (1.19) in 1971.

ABOUT THE OFFENSE—The Rays rank 3rd in the AL with a .258 avg. and 2nd with a .332 OBP, while they were 12th in avg. and 10th in on-base pct. last season…they haven’t finished a season in the top five in avg. since 2005 (.274, 3rd), nor in the top five in on-base pct. since 2013 (.329, 3rd).

Ê The Rays have only four players with double-digit homers, tied with the Tigers for fewest in the majors and tied with 2001 for their fewest in a single season in franchise history…the Rays are the only team in the majors with only one player with 15 HR—C.J. Cron is 1 HR shy of becoming the ninth player in club history with 30 HR in a season…in comparison, the Blue Jays have 11 players with double-digit homers and seven players with at least 15 HR.

Ê The Rays have totaled 148 HR, 4th-fewest in the majors and 80 HR fewer than their club-record 228 HR last year…they have won an AL-most 27 games this season without the benefit of a home run.

Ê Tommy Pham’s 30-game on-base streak is the longest active in the majors and the longest by a Ray since Evan Longoria (34) spanning 2012-13…it is the longest single-season on-base streak by a Ray since Johnny Damon’s club-record 39-game stretch in 2011.

MOORE COWBELL—Last night Adam Moore recorded his first multi-hit game since June 1, 2013 at TEX (with KC) and fourth career multi-RBI game, first since Sep 24, 2010 at TB (with SEA)…his go-ahead RBI bunt single in the 6th inning marked his first RBI since Sep 30, 2015 vs. MIN (G2, with CLE), and his solo homer in the 8th inning was the seventh of his career and first since Sep 23, 2012 vs. CLE (with KC)…according to Stats LLC, Moore went 2,196 days between home runs, the longest drought for a position player since NYM Val Pascucci (2,548) from 2004-11.

STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIENDS—The Rays have not thrown a complete game since Matt Andriese on May 14, 2016 vs. OAK…they have played 450 games since then, the longest drought in AL history and 2nd-longest in major league history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, behind the Marlins (480) from June 4, 2014–June 2, 2017…since then:

Ê the longest outing for a Rays starting pitcher is 8 IP (eight times) Ê a Rays starter has pitched into the 9th inning only once: Alex Cobb

on July 21, 2017 vs. TEX (double, homer and was replaced) Ê the Rays have had 10 CG thrown against them Ê the Indians have recorded a majors-most 16 CG, while six pitchers

have thrown at least 5 CG, led by CLE Corey Kluber (9)

SHIRTS OFF OUR BACKS—During this homestand, the Rays Baseball Foundation is hosting the annual “Shirts Off Our Backs” fundraiser, with proceeds benefiting the Foundation’s efforts to support youth and educa-tion programs in the Tampa Bay region…over 200 volunteers are on hand this week offering scratch-off cards in return for donations…the wide va-riety of prizes are highlighted by game-worn jerseys which players and coaches will present to winners on the field following tomorrow’s game.

FREEBIES—Media looking to obtain a copy of the 2018 Rays Media Guide or an opposing team’s Media Guide may do so throughout this series, sub-ject to availability, through press box attendant Dukes Knutson.

UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULEUpcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & RadioSun., 9/30 vs. TOR 3:10 p.m. TBD vs. RH Sam Gaviglio (3-9, 5.19) FOX Sports Sun, WHNZ 1250 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.)

W-L ERA WHIP IP Avg. SO/9 IP bWARDavid Price, 2012 20-5 2.56 1.10 211 .226 8.74 6.6Max Scherzer, 2013 21-3 2.90 0.97 214.1 .198 10.08 6.4Corey Kluber, 2014 18-9 2.44 1.09 235.2 .233 10.27 8.3Dallas Keuchel, 2015 20-8 2.48 1.02 232.0 .217 8.38 6.7Rick Porcello, 2016 22-4 3.15 1.01 223.0 .230 7.63 4.8Corey Kluber, 2017 18-4 2.25 0.87 203.2 .193 11.71 8.2Blake Snell, 2018 21-5 1.90 0.96 175.2 .178 10.81 7.1

COMPARING 2018 BLAKE SNELL TO RECENT AL CY YOUNG WINNERS

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Ê Selected by Astros Manager A.J. Hinch to join the AL coaching staff for the All-Star Game for a second consecutive season.

Ê Is in his fourth season as Rays manager…at age 40, is the majors’ youngest active skipper—5 months younger than SD Andy Green.

Ê On Sep 11 vs. CLE, was ejected by home plate umpire Mark Carlson, his eighth ejection as Rays manager, first since July 18, 2017 at OAK.

Ê Is the sixth Tampa-born manager in major league history, and second

to manage the Rays…that list includes Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart.

Ê Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, incl. parts of eight seasons in the majors (2002-10) and 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).

#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER

TONIGHT’S STARTER: LH BLAKE SNELL (21-5, 1.90 ERA) « ALL-STAR «

LAST START—On Sun at TOR, did not allow a run in 6.2 IP, his second consecutive scoreless start and ninth scoreless start of the season…was the second time in his career he went at least 6.2 IP and did not allow a run in a road game, following July 7 at NYM (7.1 IP)…recorded 11 SO, his most since Aug 21 vs. KC (11) and most on the road since June 3 at SEA (12), and it was his sixth start this season with double-digit strikeouts…got out of a 2-on, 2-out jam in the 5th inning, and his last 6 outs came via the strikeout…his line: W, 6.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 11 SO, 100 pit, 60 str.

CY ZILLA—Leads the majors with a club-record 21 wins, and leads the AL and ranks 2nd in the majors with a 1.90 ERA behind NYM Jacob deGrom (1.70)…the last two AL pitchers to record 21 wins and a sub-2.00 ERA are BOS Roger Clemens (21, 1.93) in 1990—two years before Snell was born—and NYY Ron Guidry (25, 1.74) in 1978…he has a chance to do something only three other pitchers have done in the live ball era (since 1920): finish a season with 21 wins and a 1.90 ERA (or lower) at age 25 or younger…he is attempting to join NYM Dwight Gooden (24, 1.53) in 1985, OAK Vida Blue (24, 1.82) in 1971 and DET Hal Newhouser (25, 1.81) in 1945.

THE WIN COLUMN—Is the majors’ youngest 21-game winner since LAD Clayton Kershaw (21) in 2011 and the AL’s youngest since OAK Barry Zito (23) in 2002…with a win tonight, will be the majors’ youngest 22-game winner since FLA Dontrelle Willis (22) in 2005…has won nine consecutive decisions, matching Matt Moore (9) from Sep 29, 2012–May 19, 2013 for the longest streak in franchise history…has won a club-record nine straight starts (without a no-decision in between), going 9-0 with a 1.03 ERA (52.2-IP, 6-ER) and 74 SO over that span…according to Stats LLC, the only other pitchers in major league history to match or exceed those numbers over a 9-start span are MIN Johan Santana in 2004 and STL Bob Gibson in 1968.

Ê Is attempting to become the first pitcher in the majors to win 10 consecutive starts since CWS Chris Sale (10) from Oct 2, 2015–May 19, 2016, and the first to do it within a single season since DET Justin Verlander (12) in 2011.

PITCHER OF THE MONTH?—Enters tonight’s start on a scoreless streak of 11.2 IP, with scoreless starts on Sep 18 at TEX and Sun at TOR…in 5 starts this month, he is 5-0 with a 1.17 ERA (30.2-IP, 5-R/4-ER)—is tied with COL Kyle Freeland and MIA José Ureña for the major league lead in wins, and ranks 3rd in the majors and 2nd in the AL in ERA (min. 25 IP)…a win tonight would make him the first pitcher with 6 wins in a single calendar month.

Ê Was named the American League Pitcher of the Month for August, going 4-0 with a 1.04 ERA in 5 starts…became the fifth Rays pitcher to receive the monthly honor, joining Chris Archer in July 2013, Jeremy Hellickson in May 2011, David Price in Sep 2010 and Scott Kazmir in May 2008.

Ê In 10 starts since Aug 4, is 9-0 with a 1.11 ERA (56.2-IP, 7-ER), including 9 starts of 1 ER or fewer.

LEADERBOARDS—In addition to leading the AL in wins and ERA, ranks among AL leaders in opp avg. (.178, 1st), WHIP (0.96, 2nd) SO/9 IP ratio (10.81, 6th), HR/9 IP ratio (0.82, 3rd) and wild pitches (13, tied for 3rd)…min. 100 IP, leads the majors with a .090 opp avg. with RISP and a .060 opp avg. with RISP/2 outs…according to FanGraphs, is averaging 95.8 mph on his fastball, 3rd in the AL, and 15.0 pct. of his total pitches are swings and misses, 2nd in the AL.

WHEN HE’S ON—Has yielded 1 run or fewer in 20 starts this season, 2nd-most in the majors behind teammate Ryne Stanek (22)—who has made 28 starts this season but none longer than 2 IP…excluding openers, they are the most by an AL pitcher since TOR Roger Clemens (20) in 1997…has allowed 2 runs or fewer in 26 starts, tied with Stanek for most in the majors and most in the AL, excluding openers, since NYY Ron Guidry (26) in 1978.

vs. TORONTO—Will be making his first start against the Blue Jays at home since April 6, 2017…has faced them twice this season, both at Rogers Centre, and hasn’t allowed a run in 11.2 IP…they are hitting .081 (3-for-37), all singles, against him this season, with 2 BB and 17 SO.

SEASON & CAREER HIGHS2018 CAREER

7.1, 3x-last 7/7 at NYM IP 7.1, 3x-last 7/7/18 at NYM8, 9/1 at CLE H 10, 5/8/17 vs. KC

5, 2x-last 5/13 at BAL R 6, 3x-last 9/6/17 vs. MIN5, 2x-last 5/13 at BAL ER 6, 3x-last 9/6/17 vs. MIN

7, 6/19 at HOU BB 7, 6/19/18 at HOU12, 6/3 at SEA SO 13, 10/1/17 vs. BAL3, 5/13 at BAL HR 3, 5/13/18 at BAL

-- CG ---- SHO --

9G, 8/10 – Current Win Streak 9G, 8/10/18 – Current2G, 5/8 – 5/13 Loss Streak 6G, 4/6/17 – 7/24/17

CAREER MLB BREAKDOWNYEAR W L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO HR2017 5 7 4.04 24 24 129.1 113 65 58 59 119 152018 21 5 1.90 30 30 175.2 109 40 37 60 211 16Career 32 20 2.97 73 73 394.0 315 149 130 170 428 36

2018 SPLITSSPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SOHome 10 1 1.24 13 80.0 47 12 11 20 91Road 11 4 2.45 17 95.2 62 28 26 40 120March 0 0 0.00 1 5.2 3 0 0 2 2April 4 1 3.00 5 30.0 20 10 10 9 39May 3 2 2.60 6 34.2 24 11 10 12 35June 3 1 1.74 5 31.0 18 7 6 17 37July 2 1 2.04 3 17.2 15 4 4 7 21August 4 0 1.04 5 26.0 11 3 2 6 34September 5 0 1.17 5 30.2 18 5 4 7 43

SPLITS vs. BLUE JAYSSPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO2018 2 0 0.00 2 11.2 3 0 0 2 172017 1 1 5.09 3 17.2 16 11 10 9 12Career 4 2 3.16 7 37.0 26 17 13 17 38at Home 1 1 3.55 2 12.2 5 6 5 7 12

2018 GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT3/30 vs. BOS -- 0.00 5.2 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 84/49 L, 0-1 Price tied, 0-04/4 at NYY L-1 5.00 3.1 4 5 5 3 5 2 0 0 90/54 L, 2-7 Severino down, 4-14/10 at CWS W-1 3.60 6.0 1 1 1 5 10 0 0 1 114/62 W, 6-5 Fulmer up, 5-14/16 vs. TEX W-2 2.95 6.1 5 1 1 0 9 1 0 0 103/68 W, 8-4 Pérez up, 8-14/21 vs. MIN W-3 2.54 7.0 5 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 100/68 W, 10-1 Gibson up, 7-14/27 at BOS W-4 2.52 7.1 5 2 2 1 9 0 0 0 104/68 W, 4-3 Pomeranz up, 4-25/2 at DET -- 2.55 6.2 5 2 2 1 4 1 0 0 86/57 L, 2-3 (12) Fulmer tied, 2-25/8 vs. ATL L-2 2.40 6.1 4 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 105/65 L, 0-1 Newcomb down, 1-05/13 at BAL L-3 3.12 3.1 6 5 5 2 3 3 0 1 73/43 L, 1-17 Bundy down, 4-05/18 at LAA W-5 3.07 6.2 4 2 2 3 8 0 0 2 114/70 W, 8-3 Tropeano up, 7-25/23 vs. BOS W-6 2.78 6.0 3 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 101/63 W, 6-3 Porcello up, 6-05/28 at OAK W-7 2.56 5.2 2 1 0 2 7 0 0 1 97/62 W, 4-3 Gossett up, 3-16/3 at SEA -- 2.36 6.0 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 1 100/66 L, 1-2 Hernández up, 1-06/9 vs. SEA W-8 2.30 6.0 7 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 95/60 W, 7-3 Hernández up, 6-26/14 at NYY L-4 2.58 5.0 5 4 4 4 8 2 0 1 105/57 L, 3-4 Germán down, 4-26/19 at HOU W-9 2.48 7.0 3 1 1 7 6 0 0 1 102/57 W, 2-1 Verlander up, 2-16/25 vs. WAS W-10 2.31 7.0 1 0 0 4 10 0 0 0 103/63 W, 11-0 Gonzalez up, 11-07/1 vs. HOU W-11 2.24 7.1 4 1 1 1 10 1 0 1 100/66 W, 3-2 Morton up, 2-17/7 at NYM W-12 2.09 7.1 6 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 112/70 W, 3-0 Matz up, 2-07/12 at MIN L-5 2.27 3.0 5 3 3 3 2 0 0 2 75/43 L, 1-5 Gibson down, 3-08/4 vs. CWS -- 2.27 4.0 3 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 59/34 L, 1-2 Rodón tied, 1-18/10 at TOR W-13 2.18 5.0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 47/33 W, 7-0 Estrada up, 5-08/16 at NYY W-14 2.10 5.0 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 76/53 W, 3-1 Tanaka up, 2-08/21 vs. KC W-15 2.07 6.0 4 1 1 1 11 1 0 0 101/67 W, 4-1 Sparkman up, 4-18/26 vs. BOS W-16 2.05 6.0 2 1 1 2 8 0 0 0 89/55 W, 9-1 Eovaldi up, 7-19/1 at CLE W-17 2.02 6.2 8 2 1 1 9 0 0 0 101/62 W, 5-3 Bieber up, 4-29/7 vs. BAL W-18 2.06 5.1 5 2 2 0 9 1 0 0 104/72 W, 14-2 Bundy up, 7-29/12 vs. CLE W-19 2.03 7.0 1 1 1 2 9 1 0 0 104/61 W, 3-1 Carrasco up, 3-19/18 at TEX W-20 1.97 5.0 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 92/58 W, 4-0 Gallardo up, 3-09/23 at TOR W-21 1.90 6.2 3 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 100/60 W, 5-2 Borucki up, 2-0

2018 SPLITS vs. BATTERSSPLIT AB H AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO TB PAvs. LHB 125 17 .136 5 0 2 9 45 28 135vs. RHB 488 92 .189 22 1 14 51 166 158 543

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RAYS HITTER NOTES#1 WILLY ADAMES INF Pronunciation: ah-DAH-mes 2018: .271/.344/.404 10 HR 34 RBI 6 SBFri vs. TOR: 2-4, RBI, BB, R NYY Series: 2-10, 2-RBI, 2-BB, R Trip: 7-23, HR, 5-RBI, 4-BB, 3-R vs. LH: .253 (20-79), 2-HRLast HR: 9/18/18 at TEX Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP: .235 (20-85) vs. RH: .279 (56-201), 8-HR

Ê Batting .326/.431/.488 (14-for-43) with 1 2B, 2 HR and 9 RBI in his last 13 games (11 starts)…has reached basely safely in 12 of his last 13 games. Ê His avg. was below .200 as late as July 29 (.196)…since then, is batting .321/.404/.476 (54-for-168) with 25 RBI in 50 games (46 starts). Ê Min. 75 PA, since the start of August, ranks among AL rookie leaders in avg. (.321, 3rd) and on-base pct. (.402, 2nd)…also ranks 3rd with 53 hits. Ê Eight of his 10 HR have come with the bases empty, and seven of his 10 HR have come at home…is one of four Rays with double-digit homers. Ê Has appeared in 83 games and made 78 starts (70-SS, 8-2B)…his 14 errors lead the team, and his 13 errors at shortstop are tied for 5th in the AL.

#9 JAKE BAUERS 1B/OF Pronunciation: BOW-ers 2018: .194/.309/.375 11 HR 46 RBI 5 SBFri vs. TOR: 0-5 NYY Series: 2-12, R Trip: 3-17, 3-2B, 3-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .176 (16-91), 2-HRLast HR: 9/15/18 vs. OAK Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-7 RISP: .233 (17-73) vs. RH: .201 (46-229), 9-HR

Ê Is 3-for-his-last-26 and batting .204/.297/.389 (11-for-54) in his last 17 games (16 starts) since Sep 8…snapped a 0-for-14 skid on Wed vs. NYY. Ê Batting .153/.269/.291 (29-for-189) with 6 HR and 28 RBI in 59 games (54 starts) since the All-Star break, after .252/.368/.496 in the first half. Ê Min. 150 AB, his .153 avg. since the break is the lowest in the majors…next is NYM/PHI José Bautista (.181), and in the AL is BAL Chris Davis (.185). Ê 34 of his 62 hits (54.8 pct.) this season have gone for extra bases (21-2B, 2-3B, 11-HR), 5th-highest rate in the majors among players with 200 PA. Ê Has appeared in 95 games and made 88 starts (68-1B, 12-LF, 4-DH, 4-RF)…entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 45 prospect.

#26 JI-MAN CHOI 1B Pronunciation: GEE-man CHOY 2018: .263/.357/.505 10 HR 32 RBI 2 SBFri vs. TOR: DNP NYY Series: 0-3, 3-BB Trip: 5-17, 2B, HR, 3-RBI, 3-BB, 4-R vs. LH: .136 (3-22), 1-HRLast HR: 9/17/18 at TEX Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP: .167 (8-48) vs. RH: .280 (47-168), 9-HR

Ê Left Tuesday’s game vs. NYY after a 3rd-inning collision at the plate on Brandon Lowe’s double…received stitches for a left ear laceration. Ê Batting .172/.333/.310 (5-for-29) in his last 10 games (9 starts), compared to .353/.439/.824 (12-for-34) in his previous 10 games (9 starts), Sep 1-12. Ê Batting .292/.400/.584 (33-for-113) with 7 HR and 20 RBI in his last 35 games (31 starts)…this stretch has increased his season avg. from .221 to .263. Ê Has 5 HR in his last 18 games (15 starts), matching his total from his first 43 games (37 starts) of the season with the Brewers (2) and Rays (3). Ê Since joining the Rays, is batting .269/.370/.506 (43-for-160) with 12 2B, 8 HR and 27 RBI…has appeared in 49 games and made 45 starts (44-DH, 1-1B). Ê Since the trade, is batting .337 (31-for-92) with 11 2B and 5 HR with the bases empty and .176 (12-for-68) with 1 2B and 3 HR with runners on.

#19 NICK CIUFFO C Pronunciation: SHOO-fo 2018: .194/.268/.306 1 HR 5 RBI 0 SBFri vs. TOR: DNP NYY Series: 1-6, RBI Trip: 1-8 vs. LH: .250 (2-8)Last HR: 9/7/18 vs. BAL Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .273 (3-11) vs. RH: .179 (5-28), 1-HR

Ê Batting .105/.150/.105 (2-for-19) with 1 RBI in his last 8 games (7 starts) and .226/.306/.355 (7-for-31) with 1 HR and 5 RBI in his last 13 games (12 starts). Ê Made his major league debut on Sep 3 at TOR…has appeared in 15 games and made 13 starts, all at catcher, since his selection from Triple-A. Ê Hit .262/.301/.380 (58-for-221) with 11 2B, 5 HR and 28 RBI in 60 games for Durham…threw out 43.2 pct. of attempted base stealers (21-SB, 16-CS). Ê In 2017, spent the entire season with Double-A Montgomery and was named Defensive Player of the Year by the Rays Baseball Operations dept.

for a second consecutive year…named to the Southern League postseason All-Star Team, batting .245 (91-for-371) with 7 HR and 42 RBI.

#44 C.J. CRON 1B Pronunciation: krohn 2018: .255/.323/.492 29 HR 73 RBI 1 SBFri vs. TOR: 1-3, RBI, BB, SF NYY Series: 2-13, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, R Trip: 7-18, 2B, 3B, HR, 6-RBI, 3-BB, 3-R vs. LH: .304 (45-148), 7-HRLast HR: 9/27/18 vs. NYY Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.273, 3-11) RISP: .200 (27-135) vs. RH: .234 (81-346), 22-HR

Ê Batting .324/.409/.676 (12-for-37) with 3 HR and 11 RBI in his last 13 games (9 starts)…is 1 HR shy of becoming the ninth player in club history with 30 HR in a season: Evan Longoria (4), Carlos Peña (3), Steven Souza Jr., Logan Morrison, Brad Miller, Aubrey Huff, Fred McGriff and José Canseco.

Ê His 29 HR are 13 more than his previous career high and more than twice as many as any other Ray, ahead of Wilson Ramos (14)…no other player in the majors has more than twice as many homers as any other teammate…has hit 19.6 pct. of the team’s homers—only five players have hit a higher pct. of his team’s total: SEA Nelson Cruz (21.1), OAK Khris Davis (21.1), TEX Joey Gallo (20.7), CHC Javier Báez (20.6) and BOS J.D. Martinez (20.5).

Ê Fourteen of his 29 HR have given the Rays a lead, tied for 4th in the AL and one shy of Carlos Peña (15) in 2007 for the single-season club record. Ê Has appeared in 138 games and made 123 starts (66-DH, 55-1B)…has been hit by pitch 17 times, a career high and 3rd-most in the AL. Ê Has only started 30 of the club’s 53 games since Aug 1 and 38 of 64 games since the All-Star break, compared to 85 of 96 games in the first half.

#5 MATT DUFFY INF 2018: .294/.361/.366 4 HR 44 RBI 12 SBFri vs. TOR: DNP NYY Series: 0-2, 3-BB, R Trip: 7-23, 2B, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 5-R vs. LH: .288 (38-132), 1-HRLast HR: 6/16/18 at NYY Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-9 RISP: .322 (39-121) vs. RH: .296 (110-371), 3-HR

Ê Was batting .300 as recently as the end of play on Sep 20 at TOR…since then, is batting .077/.333/.077 (1-for-13) in 5 games (all starts). Ê His .294 avg. ranks 3rd among AL third basemen and would be the best for a third baseman in club history since Evan Longoria (.294) in 2010. Ê Last homered on June 16 at NYY…has gone 284 AB without one, longest active drought in the majors (excluding pitchers) and a career long. Ê Only 27 of his 148 hits have gone for extra bases (18.2 pct.), lowest rate in the majors ahead of SEA Dee Gordon (28 of 148 hits, 18.9 pct.). Ê According to FanGraphs, 25.3 pct. of his balls in play are line drives, 6th-highest in the AL…the major league avg. for line drives is 21.5 pct. Ê Has appeared in 131 games and made 125 starts (120-3B, 5-DH)…has made 13 errors, 2nd-most on the team behind Willy Adames (14).

#27 CARLOS GÓMEZ OF 2018: .210/.299/.339 9 HR 32 RBI 12 SBFri vs. TOR: DNP NYY Series: 0-4 Trip: 0-10 vs. LH: .185 (22-119), 2-HRLast HR: 9/9/18 vs. BAL Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-16 RISP: .237 (22-93) vs. RH: .223 (53-238), 7-HR

Ê Hitless in his last 16 AB and is 1-for-his-last-21…his only hit over that span was Sep 9 vs. BAL, a solo homer to snap a 71 AB homerless drought. Ê Has been hit by pitch a career-high 21 times, 2nd in the majors, and 3rd-most in club history to Brandon Guyer 2015 (24) and 2016 (23). Ê Has been charged with 7 errors, tied for 7th among ML outfielders, and the most by a Rays outfielder since Melvin Upton Jr. (7) in 2008. Ê Has appeared in 117 games and made 96 starts (87-RF, 6-DH, 3-CF)…is one of seven active players with at least 100 HR and 200 SB in his career. Ê Has only started 17 of the club’s 53 games since Aug 1 and 24 of 64 games since the All-Star break, compared to 72 of 96 games in the first half.

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER CF Pronunciation: KEER-my-er 2018: .217/.282/.370 7 HR 29 RBI 10 SBFri vs. TOR: DNP NYY Series: 0-5 Trip: 2-17, 2B, 4-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .179 (17-95), 1-HRLast HR: 9/7/18 vs. BAL Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-17 RISP: .174 (15-86) vs. RH: .232 (55-237), 6-HR

Ê On Wed vs. NYY, was hit by pitch in the 1st inning and left the game in the 4th inning…X-rays revealed a hairline fracture in his right foot. Ê Hitless in his last 17 AB after hitting safely in 12 of his previous 13 games…batting .162/.256/.297 (6-for-37) in his last 11 games (all starts). Ê His avg. was .175 at the end of play on Aug 14…since then, is batting .296/.349/.522 (34-for-115) with 7 2B, 3 HR and 12 RBI in 33 games (32 starts). Ê Despite a stint on the 60-day DL, his 9 3B rank 3rd in the AL, behind Mallex Smith (10) and CWS Yolmer Sánchez (10). Ê Has appeared in 88 games and made 86 starts, all in center field, including 22 starts against lefties…since 2015, leads the majors with 103 Defensive

Runs Saved, ahead of ATL/LAA Andrelton Simmons (95)…has achieved this despite missing significant time in each of the last three seasons.

#35 BRANDON LOWE INF/OF Pronunciation: rhymes with “now” 2018: .238/.331/.467 6 HR 23 RBI 2 SBFri vs. TOR: 1-5, E4 NYY Series: 4-14, 2-2B, 2-RBI, BB Trip: 2-14, HR, 2-RBI, R vs. LH: .172 (5-29), 3-HRLast HR: 9/23/18 at TOR Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.200, 1-5) RISP: .250 (10-40) vs. RH: .258 (24-93), 3-HR

Ê Batting .204/.278/.449 (10-for-49) in his last 16 games (13 starts) since Sep 10…eight of his last 12 hits have gone for extra bases (3-2B, 2-3B, 3-HR). Ê On Tues vs. NYY, reached base in all 4 PA, tying a career high, and recorded the second multi-XBH game of his career (also Sep 2 at CLE). Ê Has appeared in 41 games and made 34 starts (22-2B, 7-LF, 5-RF) since his Aug 4 selection from Triple-A Durham…all 6 HR have come in his last

26 games (20 starts) since Aug 28, and his last 3 HR have come off lefties…has hit 28 HR between Double-A, Triple-A and the majors this season. Ê Hit .297/.391/.558 (113-for-380) with 31 2B, 22 HR and 76 RBI in 100 games between Double-A Montgomery and Durham this season, with a June 7

promotion to Triple-A…at the time of his selection, his 31 2B tied for 7th among full-season minor leaguers and his 54 XBH ranked 5th.

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RAYS HITTER NOTES (cont’d).#17 AUSTIN MEADOWS OF 2018: .289/.321/.451 5 HR 16 RBI 5 SBFri vs. TOR: 2-5 NYY Series: 0-5 Trip: 3-9, 2B, 3-RBI, 2-R vs. LH: .286 (18-63), 3-HRLast HR: 6/2/18 at STL Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.400, 2-5) RISP: .226 (7-31) vs. RH: .291 (32-110), 2-HR

Ê Batting .263/.263/.316 (5-for-19) with 1 2B and 3 RBI in 8 games (3 starts) with the Rays…recalled on Sep 20 and made his Rays debut that night. Ê Hit .344/.396/.771 (33-for-96) with 11 2B, 10 HR and 22 RBI in 27 games with the Bulls in the regular season, including and 2-HR game on Aug 11 vs.

Scranton and a 3-HR game on Aug 29 at Charlotte…from Aug 1 thru season’s end, led the Int’l. League with 10 HR and ranked 2nd with 21 XBH. Ê Appeared in 49 games and made 35 starts over two stints with the Pirates…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, became the fifth player to debut

in the expansion era (since 1961) to hit .400 with 4+ HR within his first 40 AB, joining Albert Pujols, Jeff Francoeur, Brian Giles and Yasiel Puig.

#31 ADAM MOORE C 2018: .235/.235/.471 1 HR 2 RBI 0 SBFri vs. TOR: 2-4, HR, 2-RBI, R NYY Series: 0-4 Trip: DNP vs. LH: .333 (1-3), 1-HRLast HR: 9/28/18 vs. TOR Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP: .333 (1-3) vs. RH: .214 (3-14)

Ê Yesterday vs. TOR, hit the seventh homer of his career, first since Sep 23, 2012 vs. CLE (with KC)…marked his first multi-hit game since June 1, 2013 at TEX (with KC) and fourth career multi-RBI game, first since Sep 24, 2010 at TB (with SEA)…became the fifth Rays catcher to homer this season.

Ê According to Stats LLC, went 2,196 days between homers, the longest drought for a position player since NYM Val Pascucci (2,548) from 2004-11. Ê Selected from Triple-A Durham on Aug 31, replacing Michael Perez on the active roster…marks his second stint with the Rays (also July 20-25). Ê Hit .219/.260/.347 (43-for-196) with 11 2B, 4 HR and 30 RBI in 58 games for the Bulls…threw out 33.3 pct. of attempted base stealers (20-SB, 10-CS). Ê Has appeared in 103 games and made 79 starts (78-C, 1-DH) over parts of nine seasons in the majors, batting .199/.237/.313 (58-for-291) with 7 HR.

#29 TOMMY PHAM OF 2018: .272/.364/.459 21 HR 62 RBI 13 SBFri vs. TOR: 0-2, RBI, 2-BB, R, SF NYY Series: 3-12, 2-2B, HR, RBI, 3-BB, 4-R Trip: 13-27, 2-3B, 3-HR, 7-RBI, 6-BB, 8-R vs. LH: .292 (33-113), 6-HRLast HR: 9/26/18 vs. NYY Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP: .266 (34-128) vs. RH: .265 (99-373), 15-HR

Ê His 30-game on-base streak is the longest active in the majors and the longest by a Ray since Evan Longoria (34) spanning 2012-13…it is the longest single-season on-base streak by a Ray since Johnny Damon’s club-record 39-game stretch 2011…it is tied for the 6th-longest streak in club history.

Ê Batting .381/.474/.708 (43-for-113) with 6 2B, 5 3B, 7 HR and 20 RBI over his 30-game on-base streak…has hit safely in 27 of these 30 games. Ê Since returning from the 10-day DL on Aug 16, ranks among AL leaders in avg. (.346, 2nd), OBP (.446, 2nd), SLG (.638, 4th) and OPS (1.084, 2nd). Ê Has appeared in 37 games, all starts (33-LF, 2-CF, 2-DH), with the Rays…batting .333/.442/.615 (45-for-135) with 7 HR and 21 RBI since the trade. Ê The Rays are 25-12 (.676) with him in the starting lineup…they went 5-6 when he was on the 10-day DL, Aug 3-15, with a right foot fracture. Ê Last season, finished 11th in overall balloting for the NL Most Valuable Player Award, batting .306/.411/.520 (136-for-444) with 23 HR and 73 RBI.

#0 MALLEX SMITH OF 2018: .294/.364/.406 2 HR 38 RBI 38 SBFri vs. TOR: 3-5, 2B, 3B, 2-R, SB NYY Series: 1-16, BB, R Trip: 7-25, 2-2B, 2-RBI, 3-BB, 5-R vs. LH: .333 (33-99)Last HR: 8/15/18 at NYY Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.600, 3-5) RISP: .291 (30-103) vs. RH: .283 (106-374), 2-HR

Ê Won the club’s Paul C. Smith Champion Award, given to the player who best exemplifies the spirit of true professionalism on and off the field. Ê Yesterday vs. TOR, recorded his first 3-hit game since Sep 9 vs. BAL (3), snapping a 1-for-22 skid…batting .242 (24-for-99) in his last 23 games. Ê Was batting .302 as recently as the end of play on Sat at TOR…since then, is batting .154/.185/.269 (4-for-26) in 6 games, lowering his avg. to .294. Ê Is tied for 1st in the AL with 10 3B and ranks 2nd with 38 SB…according to FanGraphs, 24.7 pct. of his balls in play are line drives, 7th in the AL. Ê Batting .345/.411/.472 (81-for-235) in 68 games (64 starts) at home, compared to .244/.317/.340 (58-for-238) in 70 games (60 starts) on the road. Ê Has appeared in 139 games and made 125 starts (60-CF, 42-RF, 23-LF)…has made 6 errors, but only one in his last 87 games (82 starts) since June 1. Ê Was selected as the Rays nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award…the league-wide winner will be announced during the World Series.

#45 JESÚS SUCRE C Pronunciation: heh-SOOS SUE-cray 2018: .212/.251/.257 1 HR 17 RBI 1 SBFri vs. TOR: DNP NYY Series: 0-2 Trip: 8-17, 2B, HR, RBI, BB, 3-R vs. LH: .164 (9-55), 1-HRLast HR: 9/22/18 at TOR Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP: .188 (9-48) vs. RH: .234 (29-124)

Ê Batting .444/.500/.667 (8-for-18) in his last 7 games (5 starts) since Sep 18…on Sun at TOR, snapped a career-high-tying 5-game hitting streak. Ê On Sep 22 at TOR, homered off Thomas Pannone in the 7th inning, his first since Sep 24, 2017 at BAL…snapped his homerless drought at 179 AB. Ê Batting .266 (21-for-79) with runner(s) on base and .250 (6-for-24) with RISP/2 out, compared to .170 (17-for-100) with the bases empty. Ê Has appeared in 72 games and made 51 starts at catcher…has thrown out 28.6 pct. of base stealers this season and 28.6 pct. in his career. Ê On July 27 at BAL, made his fifth career pitching appearance, third with the Rays and second this season…got the last two outs of the 8th inn.

#11 ANDREW VELAZQUEZ INF/OF Pronunciation: veh-LAS-kehz 2018: .286/.375/.286 0 HR 0 RBI 1 SBFri vs. TOR: DNP NYY Series: 0-1, R Trip: 0-1 vs. LH: --Last HR: -- Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP: 1.000 (1-1) vs. RH: .286 (2-7)

Ê Has appeared in 11 games and made 1 start with the Rays…his first career steal was Sep 10 vs. CLE and his first career hit was Sep 7 vs. BAL. Ê Selected from Triple-A Durham and made his debut on Sep 2…hit .255/.313/.417 (117-for-458) with 14 HR and 45 RBI in 125 games between Double-

A Montgomery and Durham…between the two levels, was successful on 31 of 34 SB attempts (91.2 pct.), and his 29 SB for Durham led the IL. Ê Selected by the D-backs in the 7th round of the 2012 June Draft…acquired by the Rays in November 2014 in the Jeremy Hellickson trade. Ê In 2014, reached base safely in 74 consecutive games from April 22–July 16, breaking the minor league record according to MiLB.com.

#18 JOEY WENDLE INF/OF 2018: .300/.354/.436 7 HR 59 RBI 15 SBFri vs. TOR: 1-4, 2B, RBI, BB, R NYY Series: 4-15, 2B, RBI, 2-R Trip: 12-26, 7-2B, 5-RBI, 6-BB, 4-R vs. LH: .299 (26-87)Last HR: 8/19/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 6G (.286, 6-21) RISP: .283 (36-127) vs. RH: .300 (119-397), 7-HR

Ê Voted as the club’s Outstanding Rookie by the Tampa Bay Chapter of the BBWAA, announced yesterday at the Clutch Hitters Luncheon. Ê Ranks among ML rookies in avg. (.300, 1st), OBP (.354, 2nd), hits (145, 3rd), doubles (33, 3rd), triples (6, tied for 1st) and steals (15, tied for 3rd). Ê Has 9 2B in his last 12 games (all starts) since Sep 17 and 20 2B in 42 games (all starts) since Aug 10, tied for 2nd in the majors since then. Ê Ranks 8th in the AL with a .300 avg. …since the beginning of July is batting .335/.399/.518 (86-for-257), 2nd-best avg. in the AL over that span. Ê Batting .255/.307/.373 (54-for-212) with 2 HR and 24 RBI at home, compared to .335/.392/.485 (91-for-272) with 5 HR and 35 RBI on the road. Ê Has appeared in 137 games and made 120 starts (82-2B, 16-3B, 13-LF, 7-SS)…has a .989 fielding pct. at second base, 2nd in the AL (min. 75 starts). Ê Is on pace to break Rocco Baldelli’s club rookie record .289 avg. in 2003…his 145 hits and .354 OBP are both the best by a Rays rookie since 2007. Ê Was named the Rays recipient of the 2018 Heart and Hustle Award by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA).

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#46 JOSÉ ALVARADO LH Pronunciation: al-vuh-RAH-doh 2018: 1-6-8 2.39 ERA 70 GLast App: 9/28 vs. TOR (BS/L, 0.1-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 7/10 vs. DET Saves-Opps: 8-12 IR-RS: 50-12 vs. LH: .215 (17-79), 1-HR

2-R, 1-ER, 2-BB, 1-SO, 22-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–7/10/18 vs. DET, Loss–9/28/18 vs. TOR, Save–9/12/18 vs. CLE vs. RH: .167 (25-150)

Ê Yesterday vs. TOR, threw only eight of 22 pitches for strikes, yielding a bases-clearing, 3-run triple to Randal Grichuk in the 7th inning. Ê Has pitched to a 2.10 ERA (25.2-IP, 6-ER) in 29 apps since the All-Star break and a 1.72 ERA (36.2-IP, 7-ER) over his last 43 apps since June 12. Ê Has only allowed 2 HR in 93.2 IP in his career, coming against TOR Russell Martin (solo) last season and Kyle Seager (2-run) on June 10 vs. SEA. Ê His avg. fastball velocity this season is 97.3 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is 100.3 mph in his outing on April 28 at BOS. Ê Has held opponents to a .183 avg. (42-for-229) overall, including a .217 avg. (15-for-69) with RISP and a .133 avg. (4-for-30) with RISP and 2 outs. Ê On June 26 vs. WAS, became the first pitcher to also appear at first base in a 9-inning game since MIL Chuck Crim on June 6, 1989 at TOR.

#68 JALEN BEEKS LH 2018: 5-1-0 5.51 ERA 14 G 1 GSLast App: 9/25 vs. NYY (3.2-IP, 4-H, Long Relief App: 5.1, 8/24 vs. BOS Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 6-3 vs. LH: .196 (9-46), 1-HR

3-R, 2-BB, 2-SO, 1-HR, 65-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–9/21/18 at TOR, Loss–6/7/18 vs. DET, Save–none vs. RH: .291 (43-148), 5-HR

Ê On Tues vs. NYY, inherited the bases loaded in the 3rd inn. and allowed a walk, sac fly and 3-run homer to Gary Sánchez, and yielded a 2-out RBI single to Sánchez in the 5th…has allowed 3 HR in his last 2 apps spanning 6.2 IP after not allowing one in his previous 6 apps spanning 19.1 IP.

Ê Is 5-0 with a 3.07 ERA (41-IP, 14-ER) and .211 opp avg. (31-for-147) over his last 11 apps after allowing 8 R/ER in 3.1 IP in his Rays debut. Ê Has gone at least 2 IP in all 12 apps since joining the Rays…has made 9 apps of at least 3 IP, 5 apps of at least 4 IP and 4 apps of at least 5 IP. Ê Was acquired from the Red Sox on July 25 in exchange for Nathan Eovaldi…was 5-5 with a 2.89 ERA (87.1-IP, 28-ER) and 117 SO in 16 starts with

Triple-A Pawtucket…at the time of the trade, ranked among Int’l. League leaders in ERA (5th), strikeouts (tied for 2nd) and WHIP (1.09, 2nd). Ê In 2017, was named the Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Year, going 11-8 with a 3.29 ERA (145-IP, 53-ER) in 26 starts between two levels.

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RAYS BULLPEN NOTES (cont’d).#63 DIEGO CASTILLO RH 2018: 3-2-0 3.13 ERA 42 G 11 GSLast App: 9/24 vs. NYY (GS, 2.0-IP, 2-H, Long Relief App: 2.2, 8/11 at TOR Saves-Opps: 0-2 IR-RS: 18-8 vs. LH: .150 (12-80), 3-HR

0-R, 0-BB, 3-SO, 36-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–8/11/18 at TOR, Loss–8/5/18 vs. CWS, Save–none vs. RH: .200 (23-115), 2-HR

Ê On Mon vs. NYY, threw a career-high-tying 36 pitches, retiring his first 5 BF before consecutive singles…his last 7 apps have been starts. Ê Has a 1.32 ERA (13.2-IP, 2-ER) in 9 apps (8 starts) since the start of September and is 1-0 with a 1.75 ERA (25.2-IP, 5-ER) in his last 17 apps (11 starts). Ê Has gone 3-2 with a 3.35 ERA (37.2-IP, 14-ER) and .167 opp avg. (22-for-132) in 31 relief apps and 0-0 with a 2.65 ERA and .206 opp avg. in 11 starts. Ê In his last 13 apps (11 starts) since Aug 19 at BOS, has thrown 45 pitches clocked at 100 mph or more…did this once in his first 29 apps this season. Ê His avg. fastball velocity this season is 97.6 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is 101.9 mph in his start on Wed at TEX. Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham on June 5…went 0-1 with a 1.03 ERA (26.1-IP, 3-ER), 4 saves, 32 SO and .167 opp avg. in 19 apps for the Bulls.

#72 YONNY CHIRINOS RH Pronunciation: chih-REE-nos 2018: 5-5-0 3.51 ERA 18 G 7 GSLast App: 9/26 vs. NYY (W, 4.0-IP, 3-H, Long Relief App: 7.0, 9/3 at TOR Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 4-1 vs. LH: .240 (36-150), 4-HR

0-R, 2-BB, 3-SO, 73-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–9/26/18 vs. NYY, Loss–8/17/18 at BOS, Save–none vs. RH: .265 (48-181), 3-HR

Ê Has made consecutive scoreless apps spanning 8.2 IP…on Wed vs. NYY, recorded the win, pitching the 2nd–5th innings and escaping a 2-on, 1-out jam in the 3rd and bases-loaded, 1-out jam in the 5th…his final batter was a inning-ending double play grounder off the bat of Giancarlo Stanton.

Ê Has won his last four decisions spanning 7 apps since Aug 22 vs. KC…is 4-0 with a 2.89 ERA (37.1-IP, 12-ER) and .246 opp avg. over that span. Ê Is 5-2 with a 2.83 ERA (57.1-IP, 48-H, 22-R/18-ER) and .233 opp avg. (48-for-206) in 11 apps out of the bullpen and 0-3 with a 4.73 ERA in 7 starts. Ê Was recalled from Triple-A Durham on July 24 for his second stint, following Opening Day–June 3—which included a stint on the disabled list…

was placed on the 10-day DL (right forearm strain) on May 1, retroactive to April 29…was reinstated and optioned to Durham on June 4. Ê Began the season with a 14.1 IP scoreless streak, the longest ever for a Rays pitcher to begin his career, passing Doug Waechter (11.1) in 2003.

#34 JAKE FARIA RH Pronunciation: fuh-REE-uh 2018: 4-4-0 5.40 ERA 17 G 12 GSLast App: 9/25 vs. NYY (GS/L, 2.1-IP, 4-H, Long Relief App: 3.2, 8/1 vs. LAA Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 0-0 vs. LH: .250 (24-96), 2-HR

3-R, 1-BB, 2-SO, 1-HR, 44-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–8/1/18 vs. LAA, Loss–9/25/18 vs. NYY, Save–none vs. RH: .247 (36-146), 7-HR

Ê On Tues vs. NYY, made his 12th start of the season and first since Aug 15 at NYY…allowed 3 runs in the 3rd, including a Hechavarria homer. Ê Reinstated from the 60-day DL on Aug 1 (left oblique strain)…has made 7 apps (2 starts) spanning two stints in the majors since then, going 1-1 with

a 5.19 ERA (17.1-IP, 10-ER)…was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Aug 16 and made 3 apps (2 starts) there before being recalled on Sep 4. Ê Is 3-2 with a 4.30 ERA (29.1-IP, 14-ER) in 8 apps (6 starts) at home, compared to 1-2 with a 6.31 ERA (35.2-IP, 25-ER) in 9 apps (6 starts) on the road. Ê Has made 12 starts, including 10 starts before the oblique injury…has gone less than 6 IP in nine of his 12 starts and less than 5 IP seven times.

#58 CHIH-WEI HU RH Pronunciation: CHEE-way HOO 2018: 0-0-0 4.15 ERA 5 GLast App: 9/27 vs. NYY (1.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 5.0, 7/12 at MIN Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 3-0 vs. LH: .227 (5-22), 2-HR

0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 14-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–9/28/17 at NYY, Loss–6/10/17 vs. OAK (G2), Save–none vs. RH: .080 (2-25)

Ê On Thurs vs. NYY, pitched a perfect 7th inning…on Tues vs. NYY, did not allow a run in 2 IP, his first app in the majors since July 24 vs. NYY. Ê Has pitched to a 2.61 ERA (10.1-IP, 3-ER) over his last 5 apps spanning multiple stints in the majors after yielding 3 R/ER in his first app. Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Sep 20 to begin his fifth stint with the Rays (also April 16, April 29–May 3, July 12-14 and July 23-24). Ê Went 5-7 with a 4.66 ERA (102.1-IP, 53-ER) in 24 apps (19 starts) with the Bulls…started the Triple-A National Championship Game vs. Memphis.

#36 ANDREW KITTREDGE RH Pronunciation: KIT-rij 2018: 3-2-0 7.75 ERA 33 G 3 GSLast App: 9/27 vs. NYY (2.0-IP, 5-H, Long Relief App: 2.1, 3x-last 7/29 at BAL Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 18-7 vs. LH: .232 (13-56), 1-HR

4-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 2-HR, 35-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–9/16/18 vs. OAK, Loss–4/5/18 at BOS, Save–none vs. RH: .394 (41-104), 6-HR

Ê On Thurs vs. NYY, faced the minimum in the 5th inning, then yielded 4 runs in the 6th on a Brett Gardner RBI triple, Aaron Judge sacrifice fly and back-to-back homers by Luke Voit and Giancarlo Stanton…was the first time in his career he yielded multiple homers in an outing.

Ê Has yielded multiple runs in three consecutive apps, totaling 8 R/ER in 2.2 IP over that span, after a streak of nine consecutive scoreless apps. Ê Has held left-handed hitters to a .232/.348/.393 (13-for-56) line with 1 HR, but righties are batting .394/.430/.644 (41-for-104) with 6 HR. Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Aug 25 for his fifth stint with the Rays this season (Opening Day–May 13, July 4-8, July 11-15, July 27-31). Ê Was 6-0 with a 2.74 ERA (46-IP, 14-ER) and .229 opp avg. (41-for-179) in 21 apps (1 start) for the Bulls…16 of his 21 apps there were 2 IP or longer.

#56 ADAM KOLAREK LH Pronunciation: koh-LAIR-ick 2018: 1-0-2 3.93 ERA 31 GLast App: 9/28 vs. TOR (BS, 0.2-IP, 2-H, Long Relief App: 2.2, 7/10 vs. DET Saves-Opps: 2-5 IR-RS: 16-4 vs. LH: .208 (11-53)

1-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 10-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–7/22/18 vs. MIA, Loss–none, Save–9/1/18 at CLE vs. RH: .333 (27-81)

Ê Yesterday vs. TOR, charged a blown save in the 6th inning after yielding a pair of hits, including a game-tying, 2-out, 2-run double to Jon Berti. Ê Has pitched to a 1.93 ERA (28-IP, 6-ER) over his last 26 apps spanning two stints since July 22, after a 12.79 ERA in his first 5 apps of the season. Ê Has recorded 4 outs or more in 12 apps…has a 3.38 ERA (18.2-IP, 7-ER) in 16 apps at home and a 4.60 ERA (15.2-IP, 8-ER) in 15 apps on the road. Ê On Aug 16 at NYY, inherited the bases loaded with no outs in the 9th and retired all 3 BF to close out a 3-1 win and record his first career save. Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Aug 3…went 5-1 with a 1.61 ERA (44.2-IP, 8-R/ER), 4 saves and 52 SO in 31 apps (1 start) for the Bulls.

#60 HOBY MILNER LH Pronunciation: HOH-bee MIL-ner 2018: 0-0-0 7.71 ERA 13 GLast App: 9/27 vs. NYY (1.0-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 1.0, 2x-last 9/27 vs. NYY Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 5-5 vs. LH: .250 (5-20), 2-HR

1-ER, 0-BB, 2-SO, 1-HR, 20-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–none, Loss–none, Save–none vs. RH: .364 (4-11), 1-HR

Ê On Thurs vs. NYY, made his first app in the majors since July 20 vs. MIA and yielded a homer to Giancarlo Stanton leading off the 9th inning. Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Sep 20 for his fourth stint this season (Opening Day–April 20, July 9 with PHI, and July 15-20 with TB). Ê Has totaled 13 apps between the Phillies (10) and Rays (3)…has only made 2 apps this season of at least 1 IP, while 6 apps have been 0.1 IP or fewer. Ê In 40 apps (1 start) this season between Durham and Lehigh Valley at the Triple-A level, went 1-0 with a 2.88 ERA (40.2-IP, 13-ER) and 49 SO.

#38 VIDAL NUÑO LH Pronunciation: vee-DAHL NOON-yoh 2018: 3-0-0 1.64 ERA 17 GLast App: 9/28 vs. TOR (1.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 4.2, 6/30 vs. HOU Saves-Opps: 0-1 IR-RS: 5-3 vs. LH: .226 (7-31), 2-HR

0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 9-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–7/3/18 at MIA, Loss–5/12/17 at KC, Save–none vs. RH: .189 (17-90), 3-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. TOR, pitched a perfect 8th inning on three groundouts…on Wed vs. NYY, hit Neil Walker on the only pitch of his outing, the sixth time in franchise history a pitcher hit a batter on his only pitch, first since Adam Kolarek on July 14, 2017 at LAA (Kole Calhoun, 7th inning).

Ê Has made 17 apps with the Rays, including 8 apps of 2 IP or more and 6 apps of 3 IP or more…has gone 1 IP or fewer in his last 6 apps. Ê Has a 1.23 ERA (22-IP, 3-ER) in 11 apps at home this season, and has a 1.29 ERA (35-IP, 5-ER) in 14 apps (2 starts) in his career at Tropicana Field. Ê Is 3-0 in 17 apps for the Rays this season, compared to 5-21 (.192) in 138 apps (42 starts) over his first five seasons in the majors (2013-17). Ê Reinstated from the 10-day DL (right hamstring strain) on Sep 1…made 3 rehab starts for Class-A Charlotte, with a 4.91 ERA (7.1-IP, 4-ER). Ê Sustained the injury running the bases in a 16-inning, 9-6 win on July 3 at MIA…got the win and singled in both the 15th and 16th innings.

#50 AUSTIN PRUITT RH Pronunciation: PROO-it 2018: 2-3-3 4.75 ERA 22 GLast App: 9/27 vs. NYY (3.1-IP, 5-H, Long Relief App: 7.0, 6/7 vs. SEA Saves-Opps: 3-4 IR-RS: 5-0 vs. LH: .244 (22-90), 4-HR

3-R, 1-BB, 2-SO, 50-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–6/12/18 vs. TOR, Loss–6/7/18 vs. SEA, Save–9/21/18 at TOR vs. RH: .281 (47-167), 3-HR

Ê On Thurs vs. NYY, got the final out of the 1st inning, pitched a perfect 2nd and got out of a 2-on, 1-out jam in the 3rd…all 3 runs allowed came in the 4th inning, yielding three consecutive singles to start the frame along with a sacrifice fly to Aaron Judge and RBI double to Luke Voit.

Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Sep 20 for his fifth stint (Opening Day–April 25, May 13–June 21, June 25–July 3 and July 26–Aug 3). Ê Has gone at least 2 IP in 18 of his 22 apps this season…has made 10 apps of at least 3 IP, 6 apps of at least 4 IP and 5 apps of at least 5 IP. Ê Has 4 saves in his career including three of the 3 IP (or more) variety, 2nd-most in franchise history behind Matt Andriese (4). Ê Went 3-0 with a 2.95 ERA (39.2-IP, 13-ER) in 14 apps (4 starts) in the regular season with the Bulls…made 3 apps (2 starts) in the IL postseason.

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RAYS BULLPEN NOTES (cont’d).#52 CHAZ ROE RH 2018: 1-3-1 3.65 ERA 60 GLast App: 9/28 vs. TOR (0.1-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 6/17 at NYY Saves-Opps: 1-2 IR-RS: 28-6 vs. LH: .231 (9-39), 2-HR

1-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 9-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–6/17/18 at NYY, Loss–8/28/18 at ATL, Save–6/9/18 vs. SEA vs. RH: .191 (26-136), 4-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. TOR, started the 7th inning and allowed a Kevin Pillar double and got a Yangervis Solarte groundout before being replaced. Ê Six of his last 7 apps spanning 5 IP have been scoreless…has a 3.77 ERA (14.1-IP, 7-R/6-ER) in 19 apps since returning from the disabled list. Ê Has pitched to a 1.54 ERA (23.1-IP, 4-ER) and .160 opp avg. in 29 apps at home, compared to a 5.54 ERA (26-IP, 16-ER) in 31 apps on the road. Ê Was on the disabled list, July 7–Aug 13, with a left meniscus tear…his last app before the DL stint was a walk-off grand slam by José Bautista. Ê According to FanGraphs, has thrown his slider for 52.4 pct. of total pitches this season…has thrown it 45.7 pct. of the time in his career. Ê The Rays are his 10th major league organization since being selected in the 2005 June Draft…also played independent ball in 2012.

#54 SERGIO ROMO RH 2018: 3-4-24 4.07 ERA 72 G 5 GSLast App: 9/28 vs. TOR (1.0-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: 24-32 IR-RS: 36-16 vs. LH: .238 (20-84), 3-HR

0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 12-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–8/23/18 vs. KC, Loss–9/20/18 at TOR, Save–9/26/18 vs. NYY vs. RH: .260 (44-169), 7-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. TOR, pitched around a 1-out single for a scoreless 9th inning…on Wed vs. NYY, threw 41 pitches, 3rd-most of his career, entering for the final out of the 8th inning and recording the save despite allowing 4 R/ER in the 9th after the Rays increased their lead to 8-3…became the first pitcher in the majors to allow 4 runs or more and record a save in an app of 1.1 IP or fewer since SEA Mike Timlin on Aug 24, 1998 vs. CWS.

Ê Has pitched to a 12.79 ERA (6.1-IP, 9-R/ER) over his last 7 apps dating back to Sep 15…this stretch has increased his season ERA from 3.15 to 4.07. Ê Has allowed 4 HR in his last 7 apps spanning 6.1 IP since Sep 15, and has allowed 10 HR this season, a career high ahead of 2014 (9) and 2017 (9). Ê Has made a team-high 72 apps, tied for 5th in the AL…all 24 saves this season have come since May 29, 7th-most in the majors since then. Ê Only two pitchers in ML history can match his combination of starts and saves: NYM Jenrry Mejia in 2014 and CHC Ryan Dempster in 2005. Ê On July 25 vs. NYY, became the first pitcher to also appear in a game at third base since PHI Bill Wilson on Aug 6, 1971 at PIT…became the first

AL pitcher to appear defensively at another position and record a save since MIL Chuck Crim on June 6, 1989 at TOR (first base).

#57 JAIME SCHULTZ RH 2018: 2-2-0 5.64 ERA 22 G 1 GSLast App: 9/27 vs. NYY (GS, 0.2-IP, 2-H, Long Relief App: 3.0, 7/25 vs. NYY Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 5-1 vs. LH: .114 (5-44)

4-R, 2-BB, 2-SO, 1-HR, 32-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–9/10/18 vs. CLE, Loss–9/27/18 vs. NYY, Save–none vs. RH: .220 (13-59), 6-HR

Ê On Thurs vs. NYY, made his first start and allowed a career-high-tying 4 runs, on a run-scoring wild pitch a 3-run homer to Miguel Andújar. Ê Has yielded 8 R/ER and 2 HR in his last 3 apps spanning 2 IP and 9 R/ER and 3 HR in his last 5 apps spanning 5 IP since Sep 14 vs. OAK. Ê Opponents are batting .175/.304/.398 (18-for-103) with 6 HR against him this season, and he has yielded 17 BB in addition to the 18 hits. Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Sep 1 to begin his third stint with the Rays this season, following May 27-29 and July 8–Aug 12. Ê Had a 5.75 ERA (36-IP, 23-ER) in 32 apps (1 start) with Durham…has spent parts of the last three seasons with the Bulls with a 12.23 SO/9 IP ratio.

#55 RYNE STANEK RH Pronunciation: STAN-ik 2018: 2-3-0 3.08 ERA 58 G 28 GSLast App: 9/26 vs. NYY (GS, 1.0-IP, 2-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 17-6 vs. LH: .169 (14-83), 2-HR

3-R, 1-BB, 2-SO, 1-HR, 30-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–8/25/18 vs. BOS, Loss–7/28/18 at BAL, Save–none vs. RH: .207 (30-145), 6-HR

Ê On Wed vs. NYY, started and yielded a 3-run homer to Neil Walker, the second of his career allowed to a lefty, both in his last 4 apps (2 starts). Ê Since the start of June, is 1-2 with a 2.80 ERA (54.2-IP, 17-ER) and .197 opp avg. (38-for-193) in 49 apps (26 starts) to lower his season ERA from 4.66. Ê Is the first pitcher with 25 starts and 25 relief apps in a season since PHI Hugh Mulcahy (26 starts, 30 relief apps) in 1937 and the first AL pitcher

since PHA Eddie Rommel (31 starts, 25 relief apps) in 1923…is the first rookie in major league history with 25 starts and 25 relief apps in a season. Ê His avg. fastball velocity this season is 98.0 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is 100.5 mph in his start on May 26 vs. BAL. Ê Has gone 2-1 with a 2.39 ERA (26.1-IP, 7-ER) and .187 opp avg. (17-for-91) in 30 relief apps and 0-2 with a 3.55 ERA and .197 opp avg. in 28 starts.

#61 HUNTER WOOD RH 2018: 1-1-0 3.54 ERA 28 G 8 GSLast App: 9/28 vs. TOR (0.1-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 3.0, 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 7-0 vs. LH: .258 (16-62), 1-HR

0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 1-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–9/4/18 at TOR, Loss–8/14/18 at NYY, Save–none vs. RH: .263 (25-95), 3-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. TOR, pitched a third straight day and got a Jon Berti groundout on his only pitch thrown for the final out of the 7th inning. Ê Has pitched to a 0.87 ERA (10.1-IP, 1-ER) in his last 9 apps since Sep 4 and a 2.76 ERA (16.1-IP, 5-ER) in his last 14 apps (2 starts) since Aug 11. Ê Has pitched to a 3.25 ERA (27.2-IP, 10-ER) and .225 opp avg. (23-for-102) out of the bullpen, and a 4.15 ERA and .327 opp avg. in his 8 starts. Ê Has allowed 4 HR, all in relief, and all solo homers…has only allowed 1 HR in his last 17 apps (5 starts) spanning 22 IP since the start of August. Ê Was recalled from Triple-A Durham on June 30 for his third stint…was 2-2 with a 3.00 ERA (42-IP, 14-ER) in 24 apps (2 starts) with the Bulls.

#48 RYAN YARBROUGH LH Pronunciation: YAHR-bro 2018: 15-6-0 3.93 ERA 37 G 6 GSLast App: 9/24 vs. NYY (L, 5.0-IP, 5-H, Long Relief App: 7.0, 5/25 vs. BAL Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 24-7 vs. LH: .207 (29-140), 5-HR

3-R, 2-BB, 3-SO, 89-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–9/19/18 at TEX, Loss–9/24/18 vs. NYY, Save–none vs. RH: .258 (107-415), 13-HR

Ê On Mon vs. NYY, took his first loss since July 21 vs. MIA, snapping a streak of seven straight winning decisions spanning 11 apps (1 start) from July 26–Sep 19…yielded a RBI single to Brett Gardner and RBI double to Giancarlo Stanton in the 5th and RBI double to Aaron Judge in the 7th.

Ê Is 5-1 with a 3.00 ERA (36-IP, 12-ER) and .227 opp avg. (30-for-132) with 2 HR allowed over his last 9 apps (1 start) dating back to Aug 12. Ê Is 13-4 with a 3.73 ERA (115.2-IP, 48-ER) and .239 opp avg. (106-for-443) in 31 relief apps and 2-2 with a 4.71 ERA and .268 opp avg. in 6 starts. Ê Leads major league rookies with 15 wins, and leads AL rookies with 144.1 IP and 126 SO…ranks 2nd on the team in wins, innings and strikeouts,

trailing Blake Snell in all three of those categories…his 15 wins are a club single-season rookie record, passing Rolando Arrojo (14) in 1998. Ê His 13 wins in relief are the most in the majors, regardless of rookie status, since TOR Mark Eichhorn (13) and NYM Roger McDowell (13) in 1986. Ê Has yielded a team-most 18 HR, including 15 HR out of the bullpen, most among major league relievers and a club record among relievers. Ê His 115.2 IP out of the bullpen are the most for any reliever since TOR Duane Ward (127.2 IP) and SD Greg Harris (117.1 IP) in 1990 and the most for

a rookie reliever since 1986…his 22 relief apps of 3+ IP, 18 relief apps of 4+ IP and 11 relief apps of 5+ IP are all the most in the majors.

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RAYS BY THE NUMBERSCurrent Streak: L2 When commit error: 33-32 Hit homer: 60-32Current Record: 88-72 Ahead after 6-7-8: 72-8/76-5/74-4 Hit multiple homers: 32-7Home/Road: 49-30/39-42 Behind after 6-7-8: 6-52/3-56/2-57 Score first: 66-25Day/Night: 36-25/51-47 Tied after 6-7-8: 9-12/8-10/11-9 Score 5 or more: 56-10Grass/Turf: 31-38/54-34 1-run games: 27-31 Score less than 5: 31-62vs. East: 38-35 2-run games: 17-5 Outhit opponents: 67-21vs. Central: 21-11 Extra innings: 5-7 Outhit by opponents: 12-40vs. West: 21-13 Win in last at-bat: 14 Collect 10 or more hits: 51-12vs. National League: 7-13 Come-from-behind wins: 25 Opp. 10 or more hits: 14-26vs. RH/LH starters: 62-52/26-20 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 30 Wearing white/gray/navy: 30-24/23-30/19-12Series W-L-T (home): 17-8-0 Series W-L-T (road): 12-12-2 Wearing light blue/other: 5-3/10-3

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Cron 17 10 2 29Ramos 5 8 1 14Bauers 4 4 3 11Adames 8 2 10Gómez 8 1 9Robertson 7 2 9Choi 5 2 1 8Kiermaier 4 1 1 1 7Pham 6 1 7Wendle 7 7Field 4 1 1 6Lowe 2 3 1 6Miller 4 1 5Duffy 2 1 1 4Span 1 3 4Hechavarria 2 1 3Refsnyder 1 1 2Smith 1 1 2Arroyo 1 1Ciuffo 1 1Moore 1 1Perez 1 1Sucre 1 1TOTALS 91 40 13 4 148

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYBanda 1 5 5.00 9.00 1-0 0Castillo 11 21 1.91 11.12 9-2 0Chirinos 7 8 1.14 2.78 2-5 1Faria 12 30 2.50 2.03 6-6 2Font 5 9 1.80 3.86 4-1 0Glasnow 11 15 1.36 2.43 4-7 4Kittredge 3 1 0.33 2.45 1-2 0Romo 5 4 0.80 7.71 2-3 0Schultz 1 0 0.00 0.00 0-1 0Snell 29 107 3.69 5.48 21-9 20Stanek 28 29 1.04 6.87 14-14 0Wood 8 2 0.25 1.38 6-2 0Yarbrough 6 15 2.50 4.71 4-2 0

LAST HOME RUN & PLAYER SEASON HIGHSLAST HR OFF ’18 MOST HITS GAME ’18 MOST RBI GAME

Adames 9/18/18 at TEX Gallardo 3, 2x-last 8/21 vs. KC 2, 6x-last 9/26 vs. NYYBauers 9/14/18 vs. OAK Familia 4, 6/25 vs. WAS 4, 2x-last 9/15 vs. OAKChoi 9/17/18 at TEX Sampson 3, 2x-last 9/1 at CLE 4, 2x-last 9/7 vs. BALCiuffo 9/7/18 vs. BAL Bundy 2, 9/7 vs. BAL 4, 9/7 vs. BALCron 9/27/18 vs. NYY Cessa 4, 8/29 at ATL 4, 4/21 vs. MINDuffy 6/16/18 at NYY Shreve 4, 4/28 at BOS 3, 5/12 at BALGómez 9/9/18 vs. BAL Yacabonis 3, 2x-last 7/9 vs. DET 3, 7/9 vs. DETKiermaier 9/7/18 vs. BAL Bundy 3, 3x-last 9/3 at TOR 4, 6/25 vs. WASLowe 9/23/18 at TOR Fernández 3, 2x-last 9/25 vs. NYY 3, 2x-last 9/9 vs. BALMeadows 6/2/18 at STL Norris 3, 5x-last 9/21 at TOR 3, 9/21 at TORMoore 9/28/18 vs. TOR Fernández 2, 9/28 vs. TOR 2, 9/28 vs. TORPham 9/26/18 vs. NYY Tanaka 4, 4/26 vs. NYM 3, 4x-last 7/20 at CHCSmith 8/15/18 at NYY Cessa 4, 3x-last 8/5 vs. CWS 3, 2x-last 7/20 vs. MIASucre 9/22/18 at TOR Pannone 3, 3x-last 9/18 at TEX 3, 7/15 at MINVelazquez -- -- 1, 2x-last 9/12 vs. CLE --Wendle 8/19/18 at BOS Velázquez 4, 9/18 at TEX 3, 8/10 at TOR

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

Opponent 66 71 65 59 72 70 89 73 60 11 627Tampa Bay 95 82 92 81 44 68 79 81 58 10 688

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERSW-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR

Totals 88-72-49 160 3.75 1430.1 1222 596 494 1396 162Starters 35-36-0 160 3.71 617.0 514 254 210 654 76Relievers 53-36-49 160 3.78 813.1 708 342 284 742 86Home 49-30-25 79 3.23 718.0 571 258 227 722 76Road 39-42-24 81 4.27 712.1 653 338 268 674 86March 1-2-1 3 2.33 27.0 22 7 10 17 2April 12-12-5 24 4.85 213.1 209 115 84 217 25May 15-13-9 28 3.39 252.0 187 95 80 227 30June 13-14-8 27 2.92 240.1 189 78 83 219 25July 13-12-8 25 4.88 227.0 235 123 94 230 25August 17-10-9 27 2.76 238.0 176 73 69 247 23September 17-9-9 26 4.05 233.2 206 105 74 239 32

Grand Slams (4): Robertson, 5/19 at LAA (Heaney) Kiermaier, 6/25 vs. WAS (Gonzalez) Robertson, 7/22 vs. MIA (Barraclaugh) Choi, 9/7 vs. BAL (Meisinger)Back-to-Back (1): Gómez/Field, 6/1 at SEA (Leake)Back-to-Back-to-Back (1): Cron/Wendle/Ramos, 5/29 at OAK (Gossett)2-HR games (6): Cron, 4/21 vs. MIN (Gibson/Moya)

Ramos, 5/18 at LAA (Tropeano/Bedrosian)Ramos, 6/25 vs. WAS (Miller/Collins)

Cron, 7/29 at BAL (Bundy)Kiermaier, 9/5 at TOR (Sanchez)

Pham, 9/19 at TEX (Méndez/Colon)

3-HR games (--): --Pinch-hit (1): Robertson, 7/22 vs. MIA (Barraclaugh)Walk-off (5): Gómez, 4/22 vs. MIN (Reed) Bauers, 6/24 vs. NYY (Shreve) Robertson, 7/22 vs. MIA (Barraclaugh) Adames, 8/7 vs. BAL (Castro) Choi, 9/10 vs. CLE (Hand)Lead-off (3): Span, 4/15 vs. PHI (Lively) Miller, 5/27 vs. BAL (Gausman) Duffy, 6/14 at NYY (Germán)Inside-the-park (1): Span, 4/28 at BOS (Price)

TEAM BATTINGLongest win streak 8, 2x-last 8/19–8/27Longest losing streak 8, 2x-last 5/31–6/9Most runs game, TB 19, 7/14 at MINMost runs game, Opp 17, 5/13 at BALMost runs, inn, TB 7, 7/31 vs. LAA (4th)Most runs, inn, Opp 8, 7/27 at BAL (7th)Most hits, game, TB 20, 2x-last 7/14 at MINMost hits, game, Opp 19, 5/13 at BALMost hits, inn, TB 6, 4x-last 8/24 vs. BOS (3rd)Most hits, inn, Opp 7, 2x-last 7/27 at BAL (7th)Most doubles, game, TB 6, 9/1 at CLEMost doubles, game, Opp 5, 2x-last 8/17 at BOSMost HR, game, TB 4, 3x-last 9/7 vs. BALMost HR, game, Opp 4, 6x-last 9/27 vs. NYYMost x-base hits, game, TB 9, 7/14 at MINMost x-base hits, game, Opp 8, 5/13 at BALMost stolen bases, game, TB 4, 9/20 at TORMost stolen bases, game, Opp 4, 8/31 at CLEMost walks, game, TB 11, 9/7 vs. BALMost walks, game, Opp 10, 7/15 at MINMost strikeouts, game, TB 16, 3x-last 9/10 vs. CLEMost strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 2x-last 8/21 vs. KCMost LOB, game, TB 14, 2x-last 8/23 vs. KCMost LOB, game, Opp 14, 7/3 at MIAMost errors, game, TB 3, 5/29 at OAKMost errors, game, Opp 5, 8/8 vs. BALLongest game, time 5:31, 7/3 at MIALongest game, time (9 inn.) 3:52, 2x-last 9/26 vs. NYY

INDIVIDUAL BATTINGMost runs, game, TB 4, Bauers, 7/14 at MINMost runs, game, Opp 4, 2x-last Rendon, 6/6 at WASMost hits, game, TB 4, 8x-last Wendle, 9/18 at TEXMost hits, game, Opp 5, Stanton, 6/24 vs. NYYMost 2B, game, TB 2, 14x-last Bauers, 9/19 at TEXMost 2B, game, Opp 2, 17x-last Martinez, 8/25 vs. BOSMost HR, game, TB 2, 6x-last Pham, 9/19 at TEXMost HR, game, Opp 2, 9x-last Stanton, 9/27 vs. NYYMost RBI, game, TB 4, 10x-last Bauers, 9/15 vs. OAKMost RBI, game, Opp 8, Gregorius, 4/3 at NYYMost x-base hits, game, TB 3, 3x-last Lowe 9/1 at CLEMost x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 5x-last Bogaerts, 8/17 at BOSMost steals, game, TB 2, 7x-last Smith, 9/20 at TORMost steals, game, Opp 2, 10x-last Ureña, 9/28 vs. TORHitting Streak 18, Ramos, 4/14–5/13TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most SO, TB Starter 13, Archer, 7/22 vs. MIAMost SO, Opp Starter 13, Scherzer, 6/5 at WASMost SO, TB Reliever 9, Yarbrough, 5/31 at OAKMost IP, TB Reliever 7.0, 3x-last Chirinos, 9/3 at TORMost walks, game, TB 7, Snell, 6/19 at HOUMost walks, game, Opp 6, Fulmer, 4/10 at CWSMost SO, Team, TB 16, 2x-last 8/21 vs. KCMost walks, Team, TB 10, 7/15 at MINLow-Hit Game 1, 2x-last 9/12 vs. CLEConsecutive Scoreless IP 17.0, Snell, 6/19–7/1Shortest game, time 2:16, 6/5 at WASShortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:16, 6/5 at WAS

Ê Date: April 16 vs. TEX Batter: Joey GalloPlay Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in center field (430 feet)…off Blake Snell (4th inning).

Ê Date: April 17 vs. TEX Batter: Shin-Soo ChooPlay Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in right-center (446 feet)…off Yonny Chirinos (6th inning).

Ê Date: May 22 vs. BOS Batter: Sandy LeonPlay Description: Single off B-ring catwalk in right field off Ryne Stanek (9th inning).

Ê Date: May 27 vs. BAL Batter: Brad MillerPlay Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in right (436 feet)…off Kevin Gausman (1st inning).

Ê Date: June 24 vs. NYY Batter: Clint FrazierPlay Description: Pop out off B-ring catwalk in left field…off Vidal Nuño (9th inning).

Ê Date: July 31 vs. LAA Batter: Mike TroutPlay Description: Home run off C-ring catwalk in center field…off Ryan Yarbrough (7th inning).

Ê Date: August 21 vs. KC Batter: Willy AdamesPlay Description: Home run off C-ring catwalk in left field…off Glenn Sparkman (2nd inning).

Ê Date: September 8 vs. BAL Batter: Brandon LowePlay Description: Double off B-ring catwalk in center field…off David Hess (2nd inning).

Ê Date: April 20 vs. MIN Batter: Denard SpanOutcome: W 8-7 (10) Pitcher: Zach DukePlay Description: Runner scored from second on E1

Ê Date: April 22 vs. MIN Batter: Carlos GómezOutcome: W 8-6 Pitcher: Addison ReedPlay Description: 2-run home run to left field

Ê Date: June 13 vs. TOR Batter: Matt DuffyOutcome: W 1-0 Pitcher: Ryan TeperaPlay Description: Single to left field

Ê Date: June 24 vs. NYY Batter: Jake BauersOutcome: W 7-6 (12) Pitcher: Chasen ShrevePlay Description: Solo home run to center field

Ê Date: July 9 vs. DET Batter: Daniel RobertsonOutcome: W 10-9 (10) Pitcher: Blaine HardyPlay Description: Single to center field

Ê Date: July 22 vs. MIA Batter: Daniel RobertsonOutcome: W 6-4 Pitcher: Kyle BarracloughPlay Description: Grand slam to left field

Ê Date: August 7 vs. BAL Batter: Willy AdamesOutcome: W 4-3 Pitcher: Miguel CastroPlay Description: Solo home run to left field

Ê Date: August 23 vs. KC Batter: Kevin KiermaierOutcome: W 4-3 Pitcher: Brian FlynnPlay Description: Fielder’s choice, E3

Ê Date: September 10 vs. CLE Batter: Ji-Man ChoiOutcome: W 6-5 Pitcher: Brad HandPlay Description: 2-run home run to right field

RAYS SEASON HIGHS

HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS

CATWALKS

WALK-OFF WINS

INSTANT REPLAYRays Opp Umpires

Overturned 28 24 3Stand 15 16 4Confirmed 9 6 2TOTALS 52 46 9

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Ciuffo .125 1 8Moore .300 3 10Perez .211 4 19Sucre .313 10 32TOTALS .261 18 69

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RECENT TRANSACTIONS (SINCE AUGUST 1)

RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (5)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDRHP José De León 60-day Tommy John surgery March 28 -- May 28 160 88-72RHP Jose Mujica 60-day Tommy John surgery Sep 2 -- -- 25 16-9RHP Wilmer Font 60-day Right lat strain June 30 -- Aug 30 79 48-31C Michael Perez 10-day Left hamstring strain Aug 31 Aug 29 Sep 8 28 18-10INF/OF Daniel Robertson 60-day Left thumb sprain Aug 4 -- -- 50 32-18Others (Games Missed): RH Chris Archer (32, left abdominal strain, 17-15), INF Christian Arroyo (27, left oblique strain, 17-10), RH Yonny Chirinos (31, right forearm strain, 15-16), INF Matt Duffy (7, right hamstring

strain, 6-1), RH Nathan Eovaldi (53, arthroscopic surgery, right elbow, 27-26), RH Jake Faria (61, left oblique strain, 32-29), OF Carlos Gómez (9, right groin strain, 5-4), SS Adeiny Hechavarria (28, right hamstring strain, 11-17), OF Kevin Kiermaier (57, torn ligament in right thumb, 30-27), INF Brad Miller (9, left groin strain, 4-5), LH Vidal Nuño (49, right hamstring strain, 27-21), OF Tommy Pham (11, right foot fracture, 5-6), C Wilson Ramos (11, left hamstring strain, 4-7) INF Daniel Robertson (10, left hamstring strain, 5-5), RH Chaz Roe (30, left meniscus tear, 16-14), OF Mallex Smith (8, viral infection, 6-2), LH Blake Snell (14, left shoulder fatigue, 7-7), LH Jonny Venters (24, right hamstring strain, 14-10)

W-L BY POSITION (STARTS) W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS)C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH

Adames 6-2 41-29 1-0 1-1 3-3 12-9 11-5 11-8 8-5Arroyo 4-4 4-3 1-0 2-0 3-1 2-2 2-4Bauers 41-27 7-5 2-2 2-2 5-4 25-21 4-2 4-2 5-2 9-5Choi 0-1 29-15 13-6 5-2 9-8 2-0Ciuffo 8-5 8-5Cron 32-25 34-32 23-22 0-1 30-26 7-1 5-7 1-0Duffy 66-55 3-2 8-8 42-21 13-10 2-3 4-10 0-5Field 7-11 6-3 7-9 0-1 0-1 0-2 3-2 6-5 11-12Gómez 2-1 46-41 2-4 0-2 0-2 12-10 4-2 5-10 14-9 15-10 0-1Hechavarria 31-26 2-1 1-3 2-1 5-3 10-6 2-6 9-6Kiermaier 49-37 20-14 1-9 0-2 4-2 15-2 9-7 0-1Lowe 16-6 4-3 4-1 5-3 2-3 5-3 10-1 2-0Meadows 0-3 0-2 0-1Miller 15-19 1-1 2-0 3-1 7-8 5-2 3-8 0-1Moore 3-2 3-2Perez 13-9 1-1 2-0 2-4 8-4Pham 21-12 2-0 2-0 9-4 3-3 14-6Ramos 36-33 2-3 4-3 25-21 3-8 1-0 5-3 0-1Refsnyder 10-11 1-2 5-2 1-0 1-1 1-4 4-4 9-6Robertson 21-14 7-7 11-14 3-1 1-1 3-7 1-4 7-2 1-1 14-7 9-6 5-3 2-4 1-3Smith 9-14 29-31 28-14 26-18 0-1 0-1 7-4 11-16 17-12 5-7Snyder 1-1 0-1 1-0Span 18-11 1-5 16-16 3-3Sucre 28-23 1-0 1-3 7-5 19-15Velazquez 1-0 1-0Wendle 40-45 10-6 4-3 9-4 9-4 6-2 11-14 4-5 20-20 12-8 1-4 0-1

AUGUST1 Optioned RH Andrew Kittredge to Durham; designated SS Adeiny Hechavarria for assignment;

added RH Tyler Glasnow and OF Tommy Pham to the active roster; reinstated RH Jake Faria (left oblique strain) from the 60-day disabled list.

3 Placed OF Tommy Pham (right foot fracture) on the 10-day DL; recalled LH Adam Kolarek from Durham.

4 Placed INF/OF Daniel Robertson (left thumb sprain) on the 10-day DL; optioned RH Austin Pruitt to Durham; reinstated LH Blake Snell (left shoulder fatigue) from the 10-day DL; selected INF/OF Brandon Lowe from Durham.

13 Optioned RH Jaime Schultz to Durham.14 Reinstated RH Chaz Roe (left meniscus tear) from the 10-day DL.16 Optioned RH Jake Faria to Durham; reinstated OF Tommy Pham (right foot fracture) from the

10-day DL.25 Placed OF Mallex Smith (viral infection) on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Aug 24; recalled RH

Andrew Kittredge from Durham.

31 Placed C Michael Perez (left hamstring strain) on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Aug 29, selected C Adam Moore from Durham.

SEPTEMBER1 Reinstated LH Vidal Nuño (right hamstring strain) from the 10-day DL; recalled RH Jaime Schultz

from Durham..2 Recalled RH Jose Mujica from Durham and placed him on the 60-day DL (right elbow sprain);

selected INF/OF Andrew Velazquez from Durham.3 Placed C Adam Moore on the restricted list; reinstated OF Mallex Smith (viral infection) from the

10-day DL; selected C Nick Ciuffo from Durham; added RH Jake Faria to the taxi squad.4 Transferred INF Daniel Robertson (left thumb sprain) to the 60-day DL; reinstated C Adam Moore

from the restricted list; recalled RH Jake Faria from Durham.20 Recalled RH Chih-Wei Hu, OF Austin Meadows, LH Hoby Milner and RH Austin Pruitt from

Durham.

RAYS HITTERS vs. BLUE JAYS2018 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPAdames 12 45 18 0 7 4 16 .400 .440 12 45 18 0 7 4 16 .400 .440Bauers 13 42 6 1 2 5 14 .143 .234 13 42 6 1 2 5 14 .143 .234Choi 9 28 7 2 3 3 8 .250 .323 10 32 8 3 5 3 8 .250 .314Ciuffo 5 13 2 0 0 0 5 .154 .154 5 13 2 0 0 0 5 .154 .154Cron 13 37 9 1 7 8 15 .243 .400 35 117 26 5 18 9 33 .222 .299Duffy 15 59 14 0 5 6 14 .237 .303 21 82 21 0 9 9 18 .256 .323Gómez 10 28 4 1 1 1 6 .143 .172 33 100 21 7 15 7 32 .210 .269Kiermaier 9 31 8 2 3 3 6 .258 .361 70 244 74 8 30 16 43 .303 .356Lowe 10 30 4 1 2 2 7 .133 .188 10 30 4 1 2 2 7 .133 .188Meadows 5 14 5 0 3 0 2 .357 .357 5 14 5 0 3 0 2 .357 .357Moore 1 4 2 1 2 0 0 .500 .500 4 15 7 1 3 1 2 .467 .529Pham 7 23 10 1 8 8 3 .435 .559 7 23 10 1 8 8 3 .435 .559Smith 16 60 18 0 7 10 11 .300 .408 25 88 25 0 8 14 17 .284 .388Sucre 7 15 4 1 2 2 4 .267 .353 17 45 14 3 7 2 7 .311 .340Velazquez 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000Wendle 16 55 14 0 11 6 8 .255 .338 16 55 14 0 11 6 8 .255 .338

RAYS PITCHERS vs. BLUE JAYS2018 CAREER

PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVGAlvarado 0 2 0 5.0 6 4 7 7.20 .286 0 3 0 7.0 8 5 9 6.43 .286Beeks 1 0 0 5.2 3 2 6 3.18 .167 1 0 0 5.2 3 2 6 3.18 .167Castillo 2 0 0 8.2 4 1 10 1.04 .143 2 0 0 8.2 4 1 10 1.04 .143Chirinos 1 0 0 11.2 5 1 10 0.77 .135 1 0 0 11.2 5 1 10 0.77 .135Faria 1 0 0 11.1 11 3 7 2.38 .262 2 1 0 23.0 23 7 18 2.74 .261Glasnow 0 2 0 17.0 20 14 23 7.41 .294 0 2 0 17.0 20 14 23 7.41 .294Hu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Kittredge 0 0 0 4.0 7 3 5 6.75 .389 0 0 0 5.2 8 3 6 4.76 .348Kolarek 0 0 0 3.1 5 1 2 2.70 .357 0 0 0 3.1 5 1 2 2.70 .357Milner - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Nuño 0 0 0 4.0 4 1 4 2.25 .250 0 0 0 7.2 8 3 7 3.52 .267Pruitt 1 0 1 5.2 7 1 1 1.59 .292 2 0 1 15.2 20 9 7 5.17 .294Roe 0 0 0 3.1 2 1 2 2.70 .182 0 0 0 7.0 7 4 8 5.14 .280Romo 0 1 4 7.1 11 6 8 7.36 .333 0 1 5 13.1 14 6 10 4.05 .259Schultz 0 0 0 4.1 5 5 2 10.38 .294 0 0 0 4.1 5 5 2 10.38 .294Snell 2 0 0 11.2 3 0 17 0.00 .081 4 2 0 37.0 26 13 38 3.16 .193Stanek 0 0 0 8.0 5 2 10 2.25 .185 0 0 0 8.0 5 2 10 2.25 .185Wood 1 0 0 5.2 2 0 2 0.00 .118 1 0 0 5.2 2 0 2 0.00 .118Yarbrough 2 0 0 13.0 9 4 9 2.77 .196 2 0 0 13.0 9 4 9 2.77 .196

MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICSGame-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Cron (27), Wendle (17), Duffy (16), Bauers (15), Ramos (15), Adames (13), Miller (9), Gómez (8), Robertson (8), Smith (8), Span (8), Choi (7), Hechavarria (5), Lowe (5), Pham (5), Sucre (4), Field (3), Kiermaier (3), Perez (3), Ciuffo (1), Moore (1)2-Out RBI: Cron (27), Ramos (27), Smith (19), Wendle (18), Lowe (17), Adames (14), Duffy (14), Gómez (13), Robertson (13), Choi (12), Span (11), Hechavarria (10), Bauers (9), Sucre (9), Kiermaier (8), Miller (7), Perez (6), Field (5), Arroyo (4), Ciuffo (3), Pham (3), Eovaldi (1), Nuño (1)Outfield Assists (26): Gómez (5), Kiermaier (5), Field (4), Refsnyder (3), Smith (3), Pham (2), Span (2), Meadows (1), Wendle (1)Bunt Singles (22): Gómez (5), Kiermaier (4), Smith (4), Bauers (1), Choi (1), Field (1), Miller (1), Ciuffo (1), Duffy (1), Moore (1), Span (1), Wendle (1)

Ejections (3): Cash-1 (9/11 vs. CLE, 8th inn.), Gómez-1 (9/20 at TOR, 6th inn.), Smith-1 (6/5 at WAS, 8th inn.)Batted Around (21): 3/29 vs. BOS (8th inn., 10 batters), 4/16 vs. TEX (2nd inn., 10 batters), 4/25 at BAL (5th inn., 9 batters), 5/15 at KC (1st inn., 9 batters), 5/18 at LAA (3rd inn., 9 batters), 5/27 vs. BAL (3rd inn., 12 batters), 6/25 vs. WAS (2nd inn., 10 batters), 7/3 at MIA (16th inn., 9 batters), 7/9 vs. DET (1st inn., 9 batters), 7/14 at MIN (7th inn., 9 batters), 7/20 vs. MIA (9th inn., 9 batters), 7/31 vs. LAA (4th inn., 12 batters), 8/2 vs. LAA (4th inn., 9 batters), 8/24 vs. BOS (3rd inn., 9 batters), 9/1 at CLE (6th inn., 9 batters), 9/2 at CLE (7th inn., 9 batters), 9/7 vs. BAL (7th inn.,9 batters), 9/10 vs. CLE (2nd inn., 10 batters), 9/19 at TEX (4th inn., 9 batters), 9/20 at TOR (7th inn., 10 batters), 9/21 at TOR (6th inn., 10 batters), 9/26 vs. NYY (1st inn., 9 batters)

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POS. HOME# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.1 3/29 vs. BOS W, 6-4 Pruitt (1-0) Smith (0-1) 1-0 T-1/+1.0 31,042 31,0422 3/30 vs. BOS L, 0-1 Price (1-0) Roe (0-1) 1-1 T-3/-1.0 19,203 50,2453 3/31 vs. BOS L, 2-3 Porcello (1-0) Kittredge (0-1) 1-2 T-4/-1.0 17,838 68,0834 4/1 vs. BOS L, 1-2 Velázquez (1-0) Alvarado (0-1) 1-3 5/-2.0 14,256 82,339

4/2 at NYY - PPD (1) - Snow - Rescheduled for April 3 T-4/-2.55 4/3 at NYY L, 4-11 Kahnle (1-0) Pruitt (1-1) 1-4 T-4/-3.5 46,7766 4/4 at NYY L, 2-7 Severino (2-0) Snell (0-1) 1-5 T-4/-4.0 40,0287 4/5 at BOS L, 2-3 (12) Poyner (1-0) Kittredge (0-2) 1-6 5/-5.0 36,134

4/6 - OFF (2) 5/-5.08 4/7 at BOS L, 3-10 Porcello (2-0) Faria (0-1) 1-7 5/-6.0 31,8219 4/8 at BOS L, 7-8 Smith (1-1) Colomé (0-1) 1-8 5/-7.0 31,97910 4/9 at CWS W, 5-4 Archer (1-1) Gonzalez (0-2) 2-8 5/-6.5 10,37711 4/10 at CWS W, 6-5 Snell (1-1) Fulmer (0-1) 3-8 5/-6.5 10,06912 4/11 at CWS L, 1-2 Rondon (1-0) Pruitt (1-2) 3-9 5/-6.5 10,431

4/12 - OFF (3) 3-9 5/-7.013 4/13 vs. PHI L, 1-2 Ramos (1-0) Colomé (0-2) 3-10 5/-8.0 13,372 95,71114 4/14 vs. PHI L, 4-9 Arrieta (1-0) Archer (1-1) 3-11 5/-9.0 20,934 116,64515 4/15 vs. PHI L, 4-10 Ríos (2-0) Yarbrough (0-1) 3-12 5/-10.0 19,841 136,48616 4/16 vs. TEX W, 8-4 Snell (2-1) Pérez (1-2) 4-12 5/-9.5 9,363 145,84917 4/17 vs. TEX L, 2-7 Moore (1-3) Chirinos (0-1) 4-13 5/-10.5 8,972 154,82118 4/18 vs. TEX W, 4-2 Faria (1-1) Hamels (1-3) 5-13 T-4/-11.0 8,657 163,478

4/19 - OFF (4) 4/-11.019 4/20 vs. MIN W, 8-7 (10) Colomé (1-2) Duke (1-1) 6-13 4/-11.0 9,786 173,26420 4/21 vs. MIN W, 10-1 Snell (3-1) Gibson (1-1) 7-13 4/-10.0 10,106 183,37021 4/22 vs. MIN W, 8-6 Colomé (2-2) Reed (0-1) 8-13 4/-9.0 12,515 195,885

4/23 - OFF (5) 8-13 4/-9.04/24 at BAL - PPD (2) - Rain - Rescheduled for May 12 8-13 4/-8.5

22 4/25 at BAL W, 8-4 Kittredge (1-2) Cobb (0-3) 9-13 4/-8.5 8,73023 4/26 at BAL W, 9-5 Archer (2-1) Bundy (1-3) 10-13 4/-8.5 9,59624 4/27 at BOS W, 4-3 Snell (4-1) Pomeranz (0-1) 11-13 4/-7.5 32,62025 4/28 at BOS W, 12-6 Yarbrough (1-1) Price (2-3) 12-13 4/-6.5 35,79526 4/29 at BOS L, 3-4 Kimbrel (1-1) Colomé (2-3) 12-14 4/-7.5 32,88827 4/30 at DET W, 3-2 Faria (2-1) Greene (1-2) 13-14 4/-7.5 19,39828 5/1 at DET L, 1-2 Boyd (1-2) Archer (2-2) 13-15 4/-7.5 17,25529 5/2 at DET L, 2-3 (12) Saupold (1-0) Andriese (0-1) 13-16 4/-8.5 20,866

5/3 - OFF (6) 13-16 4/-8.030 5/4 vs. TOR W, 6-2 Yarbrough (2-1) Happ (4-2) 14-16 4/-8.0 11,117 207,00231 5/5 vs. TOR W, 5-3 Faria (3-1) Sanchez (2-3) 15-16 4/-8.0 16,297 223,29932 5/6 vs. TOR L, 1-2 Tepera (2-1) Colomé (2-4) 15-17 4/-9.0 14,032 237,331

5/7 - OFF (7) 15-17 4/-9.033 5/8 vs. ATL L, 0-1 Newcomb (3-1) Snell (4-2) 15-18 4/-9.0 15,382 257,71334 5/9 vs. ATL L, 2-5 Teheran (3-1) Yarbrough (2-2) 15-19 4/-10.0 12,082 269,795

5/10 - OFF (8) 15-19 4/-9.535 5/11 at BAL L, 4-9 Gausman (3-2) Faria (3-2) 15-20 4/-9.5 28,17036 5/12 at BAL (1) L, 3-6 Hess (1-0) Archer (2-3) 15-21 4/-10.5 --37 5/12 at BAL (2) W, 10-3 Romo (1-0) Cobb (0-5) 16-21 4/-10.0 24,53438 5/13 at BAL L, 1-17 Bundy (2-5) Snell (4-3) 16-22 4/-11.0 25,25739 5/14 at KC W, 2-1 Yarbrough (3-2) Skoglund (1-3) 17-22 4/-10.5 14,17440 5/15 at KC W, 6-5 Venters (1-0) Herrera (1-1) 18-22 4/-10.0 21,50041 5/16 at KC W, 5-3 Andriese (1-1) Hammel (0-5) 19-22 4/-9.5 19,61142 5/17 at LAA W, 7-1 Archer (3-3) Skaggs (3-3) 20-22 4/-9.0 30,48743 5/18 at LAA W, 8-3 Snell (5-3) Tropeano (1-3) 21-22 T-3/-8.0 40,06744 5/19 at LAA W, 5-3 Yarbrough (4-2) Heaney (2-3) 22-22 3/-8.0 37,23245 5/20 at LAA L, 2-5 Ohtani (4-1) Andriese (1-2) 22-23 3/-9.0 38, 560

5/21 - OFF (9) 22-23 3/-9.546 5/22 vs. BOS L, 2-4 Sale (5-1) Faria (3-3) 22-24 T-3/-10.0 10,642 280,43747 5/23 vs. BOS L, 1-4 Kelly (3-0) Colomé (2-5) 22-25 T-3/-11.0 10,194 290,63148 5/24 vs. BOS W, 6-3 Snell (6-3) Porcello (6-2) 23-25 3/-10.0 12,468 303,09949 5/25 vs. BAL L, 0-2 Hess (2-1) Romo (1-1) 23-26 T-3/-11.0 11,354 314,45350 5/26 vs. BAL W, 5-1 Banda (1-0) Cashner (2-6) 24-26 3/-11.0 14,744 329,19751 5/27 vs. BAL W, 8-3 Nuño (1-0) Gausman (3-4) 25-26 3/-10.0 13,311 342,50852 5/28 at OAK W, 1-0 (13) Stanek (1-0) Hatcher (3-2) 26-26 3/-10.0 10,88153 5/29 at OAK W, 4-3 Snell (7-3) Gossett (0-3) 27-26 3/-10.0 7,52154 5/30 at OAK W, 6-0 Eovaldi (1-0) Manaea (5-6) 28-26 3/-10.0 6,70555 5/31 at OAK L, 3-7 Mengden (6-4) Stanek (1-1) 28-27 3/-10.0 12,07056 6/1 at SEA L, 3-4 (13) Elias (1-0) Andriese (1-3) 28-28 3/-10.0 22,63657 6/2 at SEA L, 1-3 Gonzales (6-3) Archer (3-4) 28-29 3/-11.0 28,59958 6/3 at SEA L, 1-2 Hernández (6-4) Alvarado (0-2) 28-30 3/-12.0 26,567

6/4 - OFF (10) 28-30 3/-12.059 6/5 at WAS L, 2-4 Scherzer (10-1) Eovaldi (1-1) 28-31 3/-13.0 32,16560 6/6 at WAS L, 2-11 Roark (3-6) Venters (1-1) 28-32 3/-14.0 33,10661 6/7 vs. SEA L, 4-5 Leake (6-3) Pruitt (1-3) 28-33 3/-14.0 10,342 352,85062 6/8 vs. SEA L, 3-4 Gonzales (7-3) Font (0-3) 28-34 3/-14.5 12,435 365,28563 6/9 vs. SEA W, 7-3 Snell (8-3) Hernández (6-5) 29-34 3/-14.5 12,258 377,54364 6/10 vs. SEA L, 4-5 Paxton (6-1) Alvarado (0-3) 29-35 4/-14.5 10,512 388,05565 6/11 vs. TOR W, 8-4 Yarbrough (5-2) Gaviglio (2-2) 30-35 3/-14.0 10,769 398,82466 6/12 vs. TOR W, 4-1 Pruitt (2-3) García (2-5) 31-35 3/-14.0 11,162 409,98667 6/13 vs. TOR W, 1-0 Castillo (1-0) Tepera (3-2) 32-35 3/-14.0 10,847 420,83368 6/14 at NYY L, 3-4 Germán (1-4) Snell (8-4) 32-36 3/-15.0 45,06669 6/15 at NYY L, 0-5 Loaisiga (1-0) Eovaldi (1-2) 32-37 3/-15.0 45,11270 6/16 at NYY L, 1-4 Severino (10-2) Yarbrough (5-3) 32-28 T-3/-16.0 46,24971 6/17 at NYY W, 3-1 Roe (1-1) Sabathia (4-2) 33-38 T-3/-15.0 46,40072 6/18 at HOU L, 4-5 McHugh (2-0) Romo (1-2) 33-39 4/-15.5 34,15173 6/19 at HOU W, 2-1 Snell (9-4) Rondon (1-2) 34-39 3/-15.5 37,41474 6/20 at HOU L, 1-5 Morton (9-1) Eovaldi (1-3) 34-40 4/-16.5 43,409

6/21 - OFF (11) 34-40 T-3/-17.075 6/22 vs. NYY W, 2-1 Yarbrough (6-3) Sabathia (4-3) 35-40 3/-16.0 27,252 448,08576 6/23 vs. NYY W, 4-0 Font (1-3) Gray (5-5) 36-40 3/-15.0 29,831 477,91677 6/24 vs. NYY W, 7-6 (12) Yarbrough (7-3) Shreve (2-2) 37-40 3/-14.0 23,667 501,58378 6/25 vs. WAS W, 11-0 Snell (10-4) Gonzalez (6-5) 38-40 3/-14.0 13,624 515,20779 6/26 vs. WAS W, 1-0 Eovaldi (2-3) Scherzer (10-4) 39-40 3/-14.0 14,289 529,496

6/27 - OFF (12) 39-40 3/-14.080 6/28 vs. HOU L, 0-1 McCullers (9-3) Yarbrough (7-4) 39-41 3/-15.0 12,305 541,80181 6/29 vs. HOU W, 3-2 Font (2-3) Cole (9-2) 40-41 3/-14.0 15,797 557,598

POS. HOME# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.82 6/30 vs. HOU W, 5-2 Nuño (2-0) Verlander (9-4) 41-41 3/-14.0 18,378 575,97683 7/1 vs. HOU W, 3-2 Snell (11-4) Morton (10-2) 42-41 3/-13.0 19,334 595,31084 7/2 at MIA L, 2-3 (10) Rucinski (3-1) Stanek (1-2) 42-42 3/-14.0 6,00485 7/3 at MIA W, 9-6 (16) Nuño (3-0) Graves (0-1) 43-42 3/-14.0 6,25986 7/4 at MIA L, 0-3 Rucinski (4-1) Weber (0-1) 43-43 3/-15.0 7,527

7/5 - OFF (13) 43-43 3/-15.087 7/6 at NYM L, 1-5 Familia (4-4) Roe (1-2) 43-44 3/-16.0 24,23688 7/7 at NYM W, 3-0 Snell (12-4) Matz (4-6) 44-44 3/-16.0 32,98689 7/8 at NYM W, 9-0 Eovaldi (3-3) Flexen (0-2) 45-44 3/-16.0 24,65390 7/9 vs. DET W, 10-9 (10) Andriese (2-3) Hardy (3-2) 46-44 3/-16.0 14,229 609,53991 7/10 vs. DET W, 5-2 Alvarado (1-3) Boyd (4-8) 47-44 3/-16.0 13,478 623,01792 7/11 vs. DET W, 4-2 Yarbrough (8-4) Zimmermann (4-1) 48-44 3/-16.0 13,922 636,93993 7/12 at MIN L, 1-5 Gibson (4-6) Snell (12-5) 48-45 3/-17.0 25,28194 7/13 at MIN L, 8-11 Hildenberger (2-2) Eovaldi (3-4) 48-46 3/-17.0 28,75695 7/14 at MIN W, 19-6 Schultz (1-0) Duke (3-3) 49-46 3/-17.0 25,09496 7/15 at MIN L, 7-11 (10) Busenitz (3-0) Andriese (2-4) 49-47 3/-18.0 25,561

7/16 - All-Star Break7/17 - All-Star Game AL 8, NL 6 at Nationals Park (10 innings)7/18 - All-Star Break7/19 - All-Star Break

97 7/20 vs. MIA L, 5-6 Straily (4-4) Castillo (1-1) 49-48 3/-19.0 13,248 650,18798 7/21 vs. MIA L, 2-3 López (2-1) Yarbrough (8-5) 49-49 3/-19.0 13,808 663,99599 7/22 vs. MIA W, 6-4 Kolarek (1-0) Barraclaugh (0-4) 50-49 3/-19.0 11,828 675,823100 7/23 vs. NYY W, 7-6 Andriese (3-4) Severino (14-3) 51-49 3/-19.0 14,670 690,493101 7/24 vs. NYY L, 0-4 Tanaka (8-2) Chirinos (0-2) 51-50 3/-19.0 19,579 710,072102 7/25 vs. NYY W, 3-2 Castillo (2-1) Cessa (1-2) 52-50 3/-18.5 27,372 737,444103 7/26 at BAL W, 4-3 Yarbrough (9-5) Cobb (2-14) 53-50 3/-17.5 19,025104 7/27 at BAL L, 5-15 Cashner (3-9) Archer (3-5) 53-51 3/-18.5 15,649105 7/28 at BAL L, 2-11 Gausman (5-8) Stanek (1-3) 53-52 3/-19.5 21,526106 7/29 at BAL L, 5-11 Bundy (7-9) Chirinos (0-3) 53-53 3/-20.5 22,454

7/30 - OFF (14) 53-53 3/-21.0107 7/31 vs. LAA W, 10-6 Yarbrough (10-5) Skaggs (8-7) 54-53 3/-20.0 15,858 753,302108 8/1 vs. LAA W, 7-2 Faria (4-3) Tropeano (4-6) 55-53 3/-19.5 9,132 767,434109 8/2 vs. LAA W, 4-2 Beeks (1-1) Heaney (6-7) 56-53 3/-19.5 10,988 778,422110 8/3 vs. CWS L, 2-3 (10) Danish (1-0) Alvarado (1-4) 56-54 3/-20.5 16,144 794,566111 8/4 vs. CWS L, 1-2 Cedeño (2-0) Chirinos (0-4) 56-55 3/-21.5 21,214 815,780112 8/5 vs. CWS L, 7-8 Santiago (4-3) Castillo (2-2) 56-56 3/-22.5 14,379 830,159

8/6 - OFF (15) 56-56 3/-22.5113 8/7 vs. BAL W, 4-3 Romo (2-2) Castro (2-6) 57-56 3/-22.5 11,734 841,893114 8/8 vs. BAL L, 4-5 Wright Jr. (3-0) Romo (2-3) 57-57 3/-23.5 9,474 851,367115 8/9 vs. BAL W, 5-4 Chirinos (1-4) Carroll (0-1) 58-57 3/-22-5 10,254 861,621116 8/10 at TOR W, 7-0 Snell (13-5) Estrada (5-9) 59-57 3/-22-5 23,082117 8/11 at TOR W, 3-1 Castillo (3-2) Gaviglio (2-5) 60-57 3/-23.0 38,797118 8/12 at TOR L, 1-2 García (3-6) Alvarado (1-5) 60-58 3/-24.0 33,746

8/13 - OFF (16) 60-58 3/-24.0119 8/14 at NYY L, 1-4 Happ (13-6) Wood (0-1) 60-59 3/-25.0 40,393120 8/15 at NYY W, 6-1 Yarbrough (11-5) Cessa (1-3) 61-59 3/-24.0 42,716121 8/16 at NYY W, 3-1 Snell (14-5) Tanaka (9-4) 62-59 3/-23.5 41,033122 8/17 at BOS L, 3-7 Johnson (4-3) Chirinos (1-5) 62-60 3/-24.5 37,012123 8/18 at BOS L, 2-5 Price (13-6) Glasnow (1-3) 62-61 3/-25.5 36,654124 8/19 at BOS W, 2-0 Beeks (2-1) Velázquez (7-1) 63-61 3/-24.5 37,242125 8/20 vs. KC W, 1-0 Yarbrough (12-5) López (0-3) 64-61 3/-23.5 10,036 871,657126 8/21 vs. KC W, 4-1 Snell (15-5) Sparkman (0-2) 65-61 3/-22.5 9,402 881,059127 8/22 vs. KC W, 6-3 Chirinos (2-5) Junis (6-12) 66-61 3/-22.5 8,686 889,745128 8/23 vs. KC W, 4-3 Romo (3-3) Flynn (3-5) 67-61 3/-22.5 9,088 898,833129 8/24 vs. BOS W, 10-3 Beeks (3-1) Velázquez (7-2) 68-61 3/-21.5 19,723 918,556130 8/25 vs. BOS W, 5-1 Stanek (2-3) Porcello (15-7) 69-61 3/-20.5 25,695 944,251131 8/26 vs. BOS W, 9-1 Snell (16-5) Eovaldi (5-6) 70-61 3/-19.5 23,448 967,699

8/27 - OFF (17) 70-61 3/-19.5132 8/28 at ATL L, 5-9 Brach (2-3) Roe (1-3) 70-62 3/-20.5 21,216133 8/29 at ATL W, 8-5 Beeks (4-1) Newcomb (11-7) 71-62 3/-20.5 20,876

8/30 - OFF (18) 71-62 3/-21.0134 8/31 at CLE L, 0-3 Kluber (17-7) Glasnow (1-4) 71-63 3/-21.0 25,639135 9/1 at CLE W, 5-3 Snell (17-5) Bieber (8-3) 72-63 3/-21.0 31,816136 9/2 at CLE W, 6-4 Yarbrough (13-5) Carrasco (16-8) 73-63 3/-20.0 26,535137 9/3 at TOR W, 7-1 Chirinos (3-5) Stroman (4-9) 74-63 3/-20.0 18,034138 9/4 at TOR W, 4-0 Wood (1-1) Borucki (3-4) 75-63 3/-20.0 17,594139 9/5 at TOR L, 3-10 Sanchez (4-5) Glasnow (1-5) 75-64 3/-21.0 17,872

9/6 - OFF (19) 75-64 3/-21.0140 9/7 vs. BAL W, 14-2 Snell (18-5) Bundy (7-14) 76-64 3/-20.0 12,436 980,135141 9/8 vs. BAL W, 10-5 Yarbrough (14-5) Hess (3-10) 77-64 3/-19.0 10,275 990,410142 9/9 vs. BAL W, 8-3 Chirinos (4-5) Rogers (1-2) 78-64 3/-19.0 13,632 1,004,042143 9/10 vs. CLE W, 6-5 Schultz (2-0) Hand (2-5) 79-64 3/-18.5 12,724 1,016,766144 9/11 vs. CLE L, 0-2 Bieber (10-3) Glasnow (1-6) 79-65 3/-19.5 10,599 1,027,365145 9/12 vs. CLE W, 3-1 Snell (19-5) Carrasco (16-9) 80-65 3/-19.5 10,654 1,038,019

9/13 - OFF (20) 80-65 3/-20.0146 9/14 vs. OAK L, 1-2 (10) Treinen (7-2) Schultz (2-1) 80-66 3/-20.0 11,549 1,049,568147 9/15 vs. OAK W, 7-5 Kittredge (2-2) Familia (8-6) 81-66 3/-20.0 15,154 1,064,722148 9/16 vs. OAK W, 5-4 Kittredge (3-2) Fiers (12-7) 82-66 3/-20.0 13,197 1,077,919149 9/17 at TEX W, 3-0 Glasnow (2-6) Sampson (0-2) 83-66 3/-19.5 21,840150 9/18 at TEX W, 4-0 Snell (20-5) Gallardo (8-6) 84-66 3/-18.5 23,523151 9/19 at TEX W, 9-3 Yarbrough (15-5) Méndez (2-2) 85-66 3/-17.5 25,168152 9/20 at TOR L, 8-9 Paulino (1-0) Romo (3-4) 85-67 3/-18.5 19,478153 9/21 at TOR W, 11-3 Beeks (5-1) Reid-Foley (2-4) 86-67 3/-18.5 21,167154 9/22 at TOR L, 2-5 Pannone (4-1) Glasnow (2-7) 86-68 3/-18.5 27,648155 9/23 at TOR W, 5-2 Snell (21-5) Borucki (4-5) 87-68 3/-17.5 23,944156 9/24 vs. NYY L, 1-4 Gray (11-9) Yarbrough (15-6) 87-69 3/-18.5 13,832 1,091,751157 9/25 vs. NYY L, 2-9 Severino (19-8) Faria (4-4) 87-70 3/-19/0 10,953 1,102,704158 9/26 vs. NYY W, 8-7 Chirinos (5-5) Tanaka (12-6) 88-70 3/-18.5 11,325 1,114,029159 9/27 vs. NYY L, 1-12 Sabathia (9-7) Schultz (2-2) 88-71 3/-19.0 12,349 1,126,378160 9/28 vs. TOR L, 6-7 Mayza (2-0) Alvarado (1-6) 88-72 3/-19.0 12,061 1,138,439161 9/29 vs. TOR 6:10 Dan Johnson Bobblehead162 9/30 vs. TOR 3:10 PopSockets (Kids 14 & under)

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