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MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2015 vs. WASHINGTON NATIONALS RH Erasmo Ramirez (5-2, 4.96) vs. LH Gio Gonzalez (4-3, 4.42) COMMUNITY CORNER—Today 3B Evan Longoria visited the Manatee County Central Library to continue the 2015 “Reading with the Rays—Read Your Way to the Ballpark” program…Longoria read to a group of children, discussing the importance of reading and encouraging them to read over the summer…this is the third year that Longoria has been the spokesper- son for Reading with the Rays. Ê Today rookie OFs Steven Souza Jr. and Joey Butler visited patients at All Children’s Hospital in Tampa…on the field, this duo has either scored or driven in 32 of the Rays 63 runs (51 pct.) over the past 18 games (starting May 26). RAY MATTER—The Rays have won 11 of their last 15 games and now stand 6 games over .500 for the first time since finishing the 2013 season at 92- 71…yesterday they completed a 3-game sweep of Chicago, their second sweep of the season (April 24-26 vs. TOR) and their second-ever sweep of the White Sox in a series of any length (July 5-7, 2013 at home)… for the past two days, the Rays have been in a virtual tie with the Yankees for first place in the AL East, though New York (34-28, .548) has a better winning pct. than the Rays (35-29, .547)…they haven’t been alone in first since end of play May 25 (+1.0)…the Rays have the 2nd-most wins in the AL, after Houston (36-28). Ê The Rays are 4-2 on the 8-game homestand (1-2 vs. LAA, 3-0 vs. CWS), which concludes with 2 games vs. Washington…this has evened their home record at 18-18, compared to a major-league- best 17-11 on the road. Ê The Rays are 9-4 since June 1, when they began a stretch of 20 games vs. out-of-division opponents. Ê The Rays are 24-5 when scoring first—tied with Houston for best re- cord in the AL—compared to 10-24 when their opponent scores first. Ê Yesterday the Rays improved to 13-7 in series finales. LEFTY LOOSEY—The Rays face Gio Gonzalez tonight, the eighth time in the last 13 games they’ve faced a left-handed starter…yesterday’s win over CWS Chris Sale was their 8th straight win when facing a left-handed starter, tied (with June 25–July 20, 2013) for the 2nd-longest such streak in club history, behind a 10-game streak May 21–June 26, 2004…the Rays are 13-8 vs. left-handed starters this season. HAIL CABBY—SS Asdrubal Cabrera hit a go-ahead, 2-run homer off CWS Chris Sale in the 7th yesterday, giving the Rays a 2-1 win…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the latest go-ahead home run off Sale in the last three seasons, and it marked the first time this season that Sale failed to win a game in which the Sox staked him to a lead (6-0 prior to Sunday). Ê It was Cabrera’s first homer since May 19 at ATL and first off a lefty since Aug 26, 2014 off PHI Cole Hamels (with the Nationals)…it was his first go-ahead homer since a 3-run shot on June 20, 2014 vs. DET Ian Krol (with the Indians). Ê Yesterday was only the second time this season the Rays won a game after trailing at the end of 6 innings (2-20)…also May 12 vs. NYY (trailed 2-0, won 4-2). TIGHT MARGINS—Yesterday was the Rays eighth win this season when scoring 2 runs or fewer, most in the majors…the Rays also led the majors with 14 such wins last season…the Rays have allowed 2 runs or fewer in 31 of their first 64 games, most by any AL team in the DH era (since 1973)… the last time this occurred in the AL was 1972, when the Orioles (38), Tigers (33) and A’s (33) all did it. Ê The Rays last 8 wins have been decided by 2 runs or fewer…this season they’ve won 22 games by 2 runs or fewer, most in the majors. BULLPEN ON HISTORIC PACE—The Rays lead the majors with 29 saves this season, recording a save in all but 6 of their wins…they’re on pace for 73 saves this season—the club record is 52, and the major league record is 68 by the 1990 Chicago White Sox, led by Bobby Thigpen (57)…the Rays have a chance to be the third-fastest team to reach 30 saves in major league history behind the 2001 Mariners (55th game) and 1997 Orioles (62nd). Ê Six different Rays pitchers have earned multiple saves: Brad Box- berger (15), Kevin Jepsen (5), Jake McGee (3) Steve Geltz (2), Ernesto Frieri (2) and Matt Andriese (2)…in the past decade, the Rays are the only ML team to have six pitchers record multiple saves and they’ve done it three times, also in 2009 (seven) and 2008 (six). Ê The Rays bullpen leads the AL with 208 IP…their 202 relief apps lead the AL, and in the majors only Joe Maddon’s Cubs have more (215). MEDICAL MATTERS—The Rays have 11 players currently on the DL… they’ve placed 17 different players on the DL this season for a total of 19 stints, and 7 of those stints have been starting pitchers…tonight LH Matt Moore (Tommy John surgery) will make his third rehab start for Class-A Charlotte, throwing 80 pitches vs. Lakeland…RH Jake Odorizzi (left oblique strain) and RH Andrew Bellatti (right shoulder inflammation) played catch today, making 35 throws at 75 feet…see the “injury board” in Kevin Cash’s office for more injury updates. INTERLEAGUE INTRIGUE—The Rays are 3-2 in interleague play this year (1-1 vs. ATL, 2-1 vs. MIA)…this is the 19th season of interleague play… since it began in 1997, the AL leads the all-time series, 2,446-2,207 (.526)… this year the AL leads, 48-41, as they seek their 12th straight interleague season series win…overall, the AL has won 14 of the 18 season series… the Rays are 152-161 (.486) all-time, but their 78-57 (.578) mark since 2008 ranks 7th in the majors during that span. RAYS vs. NATIONALS—Tonight the Rays begin a “home-and-home” series with the Nationals, with 2 games here and 2 games in the nation’s capital… this is the first time the clubs have met since June 19-21, 2012 at Nationals Park, when Joel Peralta was ejected from the series opener for a foreign substance on his glove (later drawing an 8-game suspension…Chris Archer made his major league debut in a 3-2 loss to Stephen Strasburg in the mid- dle game…the Nats make their first visit to Tropicana Field since 2009, when the Rays swept a 3-game set…Rays are 10-11 all-time against the franchise (5-4 vs. Nationals, 5-7 vs. Expos) including a 6-3 mark at home. Ê Five members of the Rays active roster are former Nationals, and none of them have faced the Nationals since parting ways: OF Ste- ven Souza Jr., RH Nathan Karns, SS Asdrubal Cabrera, OF David DeJesus and LH Xavier Cedeno…this is also the Rays first time facing Yunel Escobar, Jose Lobaton and Felipe Rivero since they were traded away. AND A ROOKIE SHALL LEAD THEM—OF Steven Souza Jr. leads the Rays (and AL rookies) with 12 HR and 29 RBI…he’s on pace for a club- rookie-record 30 HR (Evan Longoria hit 27 in 2008)…6 of his homers have come with 2 strikes—in the majors, only MIA Giancarlo Stanton (11), LAA Mike Trout (9) and WAS Bryce Harper (8) have more. Ê Souza is one of 3 major league players (and only rookie) to lead his team in HR (12) and SB (8) along with SD Justin Upton (13-HR, 13- SB) and LAA Mike Trout (18-HR tied with Pujols, 8-SB)…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last rookie to lead his team in HR and SB over a full season was PHI Scott Rolen in 1997 (21-HR, 16-SB), and the last AL rookie to do so was BOS Jim Rice in 1975 (22-HR, 10-SB). 43 PLAYERS, 16 ROOKIES LEAD MAJORS—The Rays have used a major-league-high 43 players and 16 rookies this season…the 43 players match their 2014 total (club record is 52 in 2000)…16 rookies tie the club record (2001, 2011)…there are nine rookies on the current 25-man roster: RH Matt Andriese, OF Joey Butler, C Curt Casali, RH Alex Colome, RH Steve Geltz, RH Nathan Karns, LH C.J. Riefenhauser, LH Enny Romero and OF Steven Souza Jr. …Rays rookies have accounted for a third of the home runs hit by AL rookies (24 of 72). THAT’S A FIRST—Rookie C.J. Riefenhauser earned his first career vic- tory yesterday, the fifth Rays pitcher to earn his first career win this year… the Rays have seen a number of notable firsts in 2015: Ê First Managerial Win: Kevin Cash Ê Major League Debut: Allan Dykstra, Matt Andriese, Mikie Mahtook, Ryan Brett, Andrew Bellatti Ê First Win (pitcher): Steve Geltz, Jose Dominguez, Andrew Bellatti, Matt Andriese, C.J. Riefenhauser Ê First Save: Steve Geltz, Matt Andriese Ê First Hit: Allan Dykstra, Mikie Mahtook, Ryan Brett Ê First HR: Tim Beckham, Mikie Mahtook, Allan Dykstra, Joey Butler MINOR MATTERS—The Rays have signed OF Grady Sizemore to a mi- nor league contract, and he will report to the Charlotte Sports Complex to begin working out…the three-time AL All-Star (2008-10) and 10-year vet- eran was released by the Phillies on June 1…C Bobby Wilson cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Durham…he will join them when they return home Thursday. First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Sun Sports | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Spanish) Game No.: 65 (35-29) | Home Game No.: 37 (18-18) | All-Time Game No.: 2,817 (1,307-1,509) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,412 (720-691) April: 12-10 | May: 14-15 | June: 9-4 Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting Pitcher Tues., June 16 WAS 7:10 p.m. Sun Sports RH Alex Colome (3-2, 4.21) RH Tanner Roark (2-2, 3.71) Wed., June 17 @WAS 7:05 p.m. Sun Sports RH Matt Andriese (1-1, 3.76) TBA Thurs., June 18 @WAS 7:05 p.m. Sun Sports RH Chris Archer (7-4, 2.00) TBA **All games broadcast on WDAE 620 AM; Sat and Sun games will be broadcast in Spanish on WGES 680 AM. All times Eastern Standard Time (EST).**

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MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2015 vs. WASHINGTON NATIONALSRH Erasmo Ramirez (5-2, 4.96) vs. LH Gio Gonzalez (4-3, 4.42)

COMMUNITY CORNER—Today 3B Evan Longoria visited the Manatee County Central Library to continue the 2015 “Reading with the Rays—Read Your Way to the Ballpark” program…Longoria read to a group of children, discussing the importance of reading and encouraging them to read over the summer…this is the third year that Longoria has been the spokesper-son for Reading with the Rays.

Ê Today rookie OFs Steven Souza Jr. and Joey Butler visited patients at All Children’s Hospital in Tampa…on the field, this duo has either scored or driven in 32 of the Rays 63 runs (51 pct.) over the past 18 games (starting May 26).

RAY MATTER—The Rays have won 11 of their last 15 games and now stand 6 games over .500 for the first time since finishing the 2013 season at 92-71…yesterday they completed a 3-game sweep of Chicago, their second sweep of the season (April 24-26 vs. TOR) and their second-ever sweep of the White Sox in a series of any length (July 5-7, 2013 at home)… for the past two days, the Rays have been in a virtual tie with the Yankees for first place in the AL East, though New York (34-28, .548) has a better winning pct. than the Rays (35-29, .547)…they haven’t been alone in first since end of play May 25 (+1.0)…the Rays have the 2nd-most wins in the AL, after Houston (36-28).

Ê The Rays are 4-2 on the 8-game homestand (1-2 vs. LAA, 3-0 vs. CWS), which concludes with 2 games vs. Washington…this has evened their home record at 18-18, compared to a major-league-best 17-11 on the road.

Ê The Rays are 9-4 since June 1, when they began a stretch of 20 games vs. out-of-division opponents.

Ê The Rays are 24-5 when scoring first—tied with Houston for best re-cord in the AL—compared to 10-24 when their opponent scores first.

Ê Yesterday the Rays improved to 13-7 in series finales.

LEFTY LOOSEY—The Rays face Gio Gonzalez tonight, the eighth time in the last 13 games they’ve faced a left-handed starter…yesterday’s win over CWS Chris Sale was their 8th straight win when facing a left-handed starter, tied (with June 25–July 20, 2013) for the 2nd-longest such streak in club history, behind a 10-game streak May 21–June 26, 2004…the Rays are 13-8 vs. left-handed starters this season.

HAIL CABBY—SS Asdrubal Cabrera hit a go-ahead, 2-run homer off CWS Chris Sale in the 7th yesterday, giving the Rays a 2-1 win…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the latest go-ahead home run off Sale in the last three seasons, and it marked the first time this season that Sale failed to win a game in which the Sox staked him to a lead (6-0 prior to Sunday).

Ê It was Cabrera’s first homer since May 19 at ATL and first off a lefty since Aug 26, 2014 off PHI Cole Hamels (with the Nationals)…it was his first go-ahead homer since a 3-run shot on June 20, 2014 vs. DET Ian Krol (with the Indians).

Ê Yesterday was only the second time this season the Rays won a game after trailing at the end of 6 innings (2-20)…also May 12 vs. NYY (trailed 2-0, won 4-2).

TIGHT MARGINS—Yesterday was the Rays eighth win this season when scoring 2 runs or fewer, most in the majors…the Rays also led the majors with 14 such wins last season…the Rays have allowed 2 runs or fewer in 31 of their first 64 games, most by any AL team in the DH era (since 1973)…the last time this occurred in the AL was 1972, when the Orioles (38), Tigers (33) and A’s (33) all did it.

Ê The Rays last 8 wins have been decided by 2 runs or fewer…this season they’ve won 22 games by 2 runs or fewer, most in the majors.

BULLPEN ON HISTORIC PACE—The Rays lead the majors with 29 saves this season, recording a save in all but 6 of their wins…they’re on pace for 73 saves this season—the club record is 52, and the major league record is 68 by the 1990 Chicago White Sox, led by Bobby Thigpen (57)…the Rays have a chance to be the third-fastest team to reach 30 saves in major league history behind the 2001 Mariners (55th game) and 1997 Orioles (62nd).

Ê Six different Rays pitchers have earned multiple saves: Brad Box-berger (15), Kevin Jepsen (5), Jake McGee (3) Steve Geltz (2), Ernesto Frieri (2) and Matt Andriese (2)…in the past decade, the Rays are the only ML team to have six pitchers record multiple saves and they’ve done it three times, also in 2009 (seven) and 2008 (six).

Ê The Rays bullpen leads the AL with 208 IP…their 202 relief apps lead the AL, and in the majors only Joe Maddon’s Cubs have more (215).

MEDICAL MATTERS—The Rays have 11 players currently on the DL…they’ve placed 17 different players on the DL this season for a total of 19 stints, and 7 of those stints have been starting pitchers…tonight LH Matt Moore (Tommy John surgery) will make his third rehab start for Class-A Charlotte, throwing 80 pitches vs. Lakeland…RH Jake Odorizzi (left oblique strain) and RH Andrew Bellatti (right shoulder inflammation) played catch today, making 35 throws at 75 feet…see the “injury board” in Kevin Cash’s office for more injury updates.

INTERLEAGUE INTRIGUE—The Rays are 3-2 in interleague play this year (1-1 vs. ATL, 2-1 vs. MIA)…this is the 19th season of interleague play…since it began in 1997, the AL leads the all-time series, 2,446-2,207 (.526)…this year the AL leads, 48-41, as they seek their 12th straight interleague season series win…overall, the AL has won 14 of the 18 season series…the Rays are 152-161 (.486) all-time, but their 78-57 (.578) mark since 2008 ranks 7th in the majors during that span.

RAYS vs. NATIONALS—Tonight the Rays begin a “home-and-home” series with the Nationals, with 2 games here and 2 games in the nation’s capital…this is the first time the clubs have met since June 19-21, 2012 at Nationals Park, when Joel Peralta was ejected from the series opener for a foreign substance on his glove (later drawing an 8-game suspension…Chris Archer made his major league debut in a 3-2 loss to Stephen Strasburg in the mid-dle game…the Nats make their first visit to Tropicana Field since 2009, when the Rays swept a 3-game set…Rays are 10-11 all-time against the franchise (5-4 vs. Nationals, 5-7 vs. Expos) including a 6-3 mark at home.

Ê Five members of the Rays active roster are former Nationals, and none of them have faced the Nationals since parting ways: OF Ste-ven Souza Jr., RH Nathan Karns, SS Asdrubal Cabrera, OF David DeJesus and LH Xavier Cedeno…this is also the Rays first time facing Yunel Escobar, Jose Lobaton and Felipe Rivero since they were traded away.

AND A ROOKIE SHALL LEAD THEM—OF Steven Souza Jr. leads the Rays (and AL rookies) with 12 HR and 29 RBI…he’s on pace for a club-rookie-record 30 HR (Evan Longoria hit 27 in 2008)…6 of his homers have come with 2 strikes—in the majors, only MIA Giancarlo Stanton (11), LAA Mike Trout (9) and WAS Bryce Harper (8) have more.

Ê Souza is one of 3 major league players (and only rookie) to lead his team in HR (12) and SB (8) along with SD Justin Upton (13-HR, 13-SB) and LAA Mike Trout (18-HR tied with Pujols, 8-SB)…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last rookie to lead his team in HR and SB over a full season was PHI Scott Rolen in 1997 (21-HR, 16-SB), and the last AL rookie to do so was BOS Jim Rice in 1975 (22-HR, 10-SB).

43 PLAYERS, 16 ROOKIES LEAD MAJORS—The Rays have used a major-league-high 43 players and 16 rookies this season…the 43 players match their 2014 total (club record is 52 in 2000)…16 rookies tie the club record (2001, 2011)…there are nine rookies on the current 25-man roster: RH Matt Andriese, OF Joey Butler, C Curt Casali, RH Alex Colome, RH Steve Geltz, RH Nathan Karns, LH C.J. Riefenhauser, LH Enny Romero and OF Steven Souza Jr. …Rays rookies have accounted for a third of the home runs hit by AL rookies (24 of 72).

THAT’S A FIRST—Rookie C.J. Riefenhauser earned his first career vic-tory yesterday, the fifth Rays pitcher to earn his first career win this year…the Rays have seen a number of notable firsts in 2015:

Ê First Managerial Win: Kevin Cash Ê Major League Debut: Allan Dykstra, Matt Andriese, Mikie Mahtook,

Ryan Brett, Andrew Bellatti Ê First Win (pitcher): Steve Geltz, Jose Dominguez, Andrew Bellatti,

Matt Andriese, C.J. Riefenhauser Ê First Save: Steve Geltz, Matt Andriese Ê First Hit: Allan Dykstra, Mikie Mahtook, Ryan Brett Ê First HR: Tim Beckham, Mikie Mahtook, Allan Dykstra, Joey Butler

MINOR MATTERS—The Rays have signed OF Grady Sizemore to a mi-nor league contract, and he will report to the Charlotte Sports Complex to begin working out…the three-time AL All-Star (2008-10) and 10-year vet-eran was released by the Phillies on June 1…C Bobby Wilson cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Durham…he will join them when they return home Thursday.

First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Sun Sports | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Spanish)Game No.: 65 (35-29) | Home Game No.: 37 (18-18) | All-Time Game No.: 2,817 (1,307-1,509) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,412 (720-691)

April: 12-10 | May: 14-15 | June: 9-4

Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting PitcherTues., June 16 WAS 7:10 p.m. Sun Sports RH Alex Colome (3-2, 4.21) RH Tanner Roark (2-2, 3.71)Wed., June 17 @WAS 7:05 p.m. Sun Sports RH Matt Andriese (1-1, 3.76) TBAThurs., June 18 @WAS 7:05 p.m. Sun Sports RH Chris Archer (7-4, 2.00) TBA

**All games broadcast on WDAE 620 AM; Sat and Sun games will be broadcast in Spanish on WGES 680 AM. All times Eastern Standard Time (EST).**

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#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER

TONIGHT’S STARTER—RH ERASMO RAMIREZ (5-2, 4.96)

Ê LAST START—On Wed vs. LAA, both runs allowed came as part of a 32-pitch 3rd, after he needed only 11 pitches combined in his first 2 IP…got the win, improving to 2-2 with a 2.48 ERA (32.2-IP, 9-ER) lifetime against the Angels…did not allow a walk, his first start without once since his first start of 2014 (April 1 at LAA)…his line: W, 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 0 BB, 3 SO, 2 HBP, 78 pitches, 50 strikes.

Ê THE WIN COLUMN—Already has a career-high-tying 5 wins (2013) this season…has won 5 of his last 6 apps (all starts), following a win-less streak of 25 apps (15 starts) before it (0-7 over that span)…has posted a 2.97 ERA (33.1-IP, 11-ER) over those 6 starts…has also won 3 consecutive road decisions, tying his career high (Aug 3-29, 2013).

Ê Hasn’t yielded a HR in any of his 5 wins this season.

Ê THE TURNAROUND—Is 5-1 with a 2.66 ERA (47.1-IP, 14-ER) in 13 apps (7 starts) since April 19, and ranks among AL leaders (min. 30 IP) in opp avg (.190, 5th), opp OBP (.269, 8th), opp SLG (.270, 5th), H/9 IP (5.89, 4th) and WHIP (0.91, 3rd) over that span.

Ê Prior to this stretch, had a 25.31 ERA (5.1-IP, 15-ER) after his first 2 apps (1 start)…in those 2 apps, faced 37 batters, allowed 22 to reach base and 16 runs to score…since then, his season ERA has dropped to 4.96.

Ê DOESN’T TAKE MUCH—Has received 2 runs or more of run support in 5 of 8 starts this season…in those 5 starts, he is 5-0 with a 1.98 ERA (27.1-IP, 6-ER)…has gotten 1 or fewer runs of support in 3 starts, and is 0-2 with a 9.45 ERA (13.1-IP, 14-ER) in those starts.

Ê THE CHANGE—His changeup has accounted for a career-high 27.6 per-cent of his pitches, according to FanGraphs…teammate Jake Odorizzi (31.8 pct.) has the highest frequency of changeups among qualifiers.

Ê Opponents have a .157 (8-for-51) avg. in at-bats ending with the changeup…45.4 percent (20 of 44) of his strikeouts have come with the changeup.

Ê INTERLEAGUE—Is 1-3 with a 7.65 ERA (37.2-IP, 32-ER) in 9 career apps (7 starts)…is 1-0 with a 12.86 ERA (7-IP, 10-ER) in 2 apps (1 start)

this season, which includes his Rays debut on April 10 at MIA when he allowed 6 H and 7 R over the 3rd and 4th innings.

Ê KEEP IT DOWN—According to FanGraphs, a career-high 50.0 pct. of his balls in play have been ground balls…the AL average is 44.4 pct. …has allowed a career-low 29.1 pct. fly balls…has allowed 0.68 HR/9 IP, down from 1.55 a season ago.

Ê MISCELLANY—Has held lefties to a .210 (22-for-105) avg. this sea-son, 9th in the AL (min. 75 AB)…prior to this season (2012-14), lefties owned a career .265/.340/.408 (121-for-456) line with 16 HR off him.

Ê Is holding the middle of opposing lineups (No. 3-6) to a .163/.271/.261 (15-for-92) clip this season.

Ê Has stranded only 62.7 percent of his baserunners…the major league avg. is 73.1 pct. …opponents are batting .325 (27-for-83) with runners on base and .360 (18-for-50) with RISP.

Ê WINTER LEAGUE SUCCESS—Pitched for Cardenales de Lara in the Venezuelan Winter League, going 2-0 with a 0.30 ERA (30-IP, 1-ER) and 22 strikeouts in five starts…opened with 26 consecutive scoreless innings.

Ê FREQUENT FLYER—Saw seven different stints in the majors with Se-attle in 2014: Opening Day–April 23, May 7, June 3-25, July 22, Aug 10, Aug 27 and Sep 2–season’s end…pitched solely out of the bullpen after his September call-up, appearing in 3 games.

Ê NICARAGUA’S OWN—Is one of only 13 players in major league his-tory born in Nicaragua—most famously Dennis Martinez—and one of two who made an Opening Day roster this year along with BAL Everth Cabrera…he is the first to play for the Rays…named Nicaraguan Ath-lete of the Year in 2011 and 2013…according to the Seattle Times, he was actually spotted by a scout while pitching at an academy in neigh-boring El Salvador, where his schooling and living expenses were cov-ered while he played.

Ê BLOODLINES—Erasmo’s grandmother, Esperanza, taught him the game at age 4…both his parents are trained accountants, and his father fought and was wounded in Nicaragua’s civil war in the 1970s.

Ê Ejected on May 10 vs. TEX in the 5th inning by HP umpire Mike Estabrook for arguing balls and strikes…was his second ejection as a manager.

Ê 37-year-old manager is the youngest skipper in the majors since ARI A.J. Hinch (34) in 2009 and youngest active manager/head coach in the four major sports, ahead of Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens (38).

Ê Is the fifth manager in Rays history…is the sixth Tampa-born manager

in ML history and second to manage the Rays…joins Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart.

Ê Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, including parts of eight sea-sons in the majors (2002-10)…spent two years (2005-06) in the Rays org., and appeared in 13 major league games in 2005 for Lou Piniella.

Ê LAST START—On Thu vs. LAA, yielded 4 hits, 2 of them to Mike Trout, including a solo homer in the 6th, his only run allowed…was replaced following the Trout HR and received no decision following Kevin Jep-sen’s blown save in the 7th…marked his fifth straight start against AL West opponents, tying Joe Kennedy’s club record (2003), according to the Elias Sports Bureau…his line: ND, 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR, 80 pitches, 51 strikes.

Ê INTERLEAGUE—Only career interleague start was his major league debut, May 30, 2013 at MIA (W, 5.2-IP, 1-R, 0-ER)…was the second (of three) in Rays history to make his major league debut as a starter and allow no earned runs, along with Scott Kazmir (Aug 23, 2004 at SEA)…LH Enny Romero joined that group on Sep 22, 2013 vs. BAL.

Ê TYPICALLY STRONG—Of his 15 career starts, has allowed 2 ER or fewer 11 times and has yielded 0 ER six times…11 of his 15 starts have been

homerless, but has yielded 10 HR in those other 4…in 2015, has allowed 2 ER or fewer in 6 of his 9 starts…6 of his 9 starts have been homerless.

Ê Has been used exclusively as a starter this year, but made 2 relief apps last year and had a 10.80 ERA (5-IP, 6-ER)…is 6-3 with a 2.98 ERA (81.2-IP, 27-ER) in 15 career starts.

Ê PITCHING BACKWARDS—Has gone 6-plus IP three times this year, and in those starts he is 0-2 with a 7.00 ERA (18-IP, 27-H, 14-ER, 7-HR)…in his 6 other starts (less than 6 IP), he is 3-0 with a 2.48 ERA (29-IP, 26-H, 8-ER, 1-HR).

Ê DON’T RUSH ME—Averages 26.6 seconds between pitches, which would rank as the longest in the majors if he qualified…DET David Price (25.8) is slowest among qualifiers…Colome is working faster this season than in the past—he averaged 28.5 seconds from 2013-14.

Ê vs. WASHINGTON—Has never faced the Nationals.

TOMORROW’S STARTER—RH ALEX COLOME (3-2, 4.21)

YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg.2014 Seattle 1-6 5.26 17 14 0 0 75.1 82 44 44 34 60 13 .277

High Desert 0-1 7.50 1 1 0 0 6.0 8 6 5 2 7 2 .308Tacoma 6-5 3.66 15 14 0 0 86.0 92 43 35 13 67 8 .270

2015 Tampa Bay 5-2 4.96 15 8 0 0 52.2 46 30 29 18 44 4 .238Career Majors 12-14 4.69 62 43 0 0 259.1 254 144 135 90 209 35 .255Career Minors 50-26 3.26 119 112 2 0 678.2 674 312 246 117 546 49 .257

2015 SPLITSvs. RH: .273 (24-88), 2-HRvs. LH: .210 (22-105), 2-HRHome: 2-1, 3.21 ERA (28.0-IP, 10-ER)Road: 3-1, 6.93 ERA (24.2-IP, 19-ER)

RAMIREZ vs. WASHINGTONCAREER—Never faced.

2015 GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT*4/10 at MIA -- 31.50 2.0 6 7 7 3 2 0 1 0 50/31 L, 9-10 (10) -- --4/15 at TOR L-1 25.31 3.1 9 9 8 3 4 1 0 0 91/53 L, 7-12 Buehrle down, 7-0*4/19 vs. NYY -- 21.32 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/6 L, 3-5 -- --4/25 vs. TOR -- 13.94 4.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 58/40 W, 4-2 Norris tied, 1-1*4/28 at NYY -- 12.71 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11/7 L, 2-4 -- --APRIL 0-1 12.71 11.1 19 17 16 7 9 1 1 0 -- -- -- --*5/3 vs. BAL -- 11.37 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16/12 L, 2-4 -- --*5/4 at BOS -- 10.54 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/7 W, 5-1 -- --*5/7 vs. TEX -- 8.31 3.2 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 53/36 L, 4-5 -- --*5/11 vs. NYY -- 8.38 2.0 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 21/14 L, 5-11 -- --5/14 vs. NYY W-1 6.66 5.0 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 68/40 W, 6-1 Whitley up, 5-05/19 at ATL W-2 6.44 5.0 2 3 3 2 5 0 2 0 80/52 W, 5-3 Foltynewicz up, 5-35/24 vs. OAK L-2 6.62 6.0 5 5 5 5 4 2 1 0 95/58 L, 2-7 Gray down, 5-05/30 at BAL W-3 5.53 7.0 3 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 84/57 W, 3-0 Gonzalez up, 3-0MAY 3-1 2.90 31.0 15 10 10 10 27 3 4 0 -- -- -- --6/4 at SEA W-4 5.10 5.1 7 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 72/50 W, 2-1 Elias up, 2-16/10 vs. LAA W-5 4.96 5.0 5 2 2 0 3 0 2 0 78/50 W, 4-2 Weaver up, 3-2JUNE 2-0 2.61 10.1 12 3 3 1 8 0 2 0 -- -- -- --

* relief appearance

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RAYS HITTER NOTES#9 JOEY BUTLER, OF Sun: 0-3, BB CWS Series: 5-12, 2B, 2-RBI, BB, R Stand: 9-24, 3-2B, 5-RBI, BB, R vs. LH: .347 (17-49), 3-HR2015: .339/.369/.516, 4-HR, 16-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: .296 (8-27) vs. RH: .333 (25-75), 1-HR

Ê His .339 avg. is the highest by any rookie on this date (min. 100 PA) in franchise history…previous was Rocco Baldelli (.327, 2003). Ê Ranks 4th in the majors and 2nd in the AL with a .390 avg. since May 30…in his 15 games over that span, had a 7-game hitting streak during which

he hit .444 and a 6-game hitting streak (snapped yesterday vs. CWS) during which he hit .440. Ê Since his selection on May 3, leads AL rookies in avg. (.339), SLG (.516) and doubles (10), ranks T-1st in XBH (14), ranks 2nd in OBP (.369), RBI

(16) and hits (42) and ranks T-3rd in HR (4)…leads the team in avg., OBP, SLG, 2B and hits and is T-1st in XBH. Ê Has played in 36 games and made 31 starts (23-DH, 8-LF)…tied his season high with 2 RBI on Fri vs. CWS (5th time). Ê Has a .458 batting avg. on balls in play, highest in the majors (min. 100 PA)…has walked twice in 130 PA.

#13 ASDRUBAL CABRERA, INF Sun: 1-4, HR, 2-RBI, R CWS Series: 1-7, HR, 2-RBI, BB, R Stand: 4-17, 2B, HR, 3-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .196 (11-56), 1-HR2015: .206/.265/.321, 3-HR, 15-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .132 (7-53) vs. RH: .209 (32-153), 2-HR

Ê Traded from Cleveland to Washington at the trade deadline last season and played in 49 games for the Nationals while being used at 2B. Ê Had a go-ahead, 2-run homer yesterday vs. CWS in the 7th off Chris Sale, his first HR since May 19 at ATL and first off a lefty since Aug 26, 2014

off PHI Cole Hamels (with WAS)…was his first go-ahead homer since a 3-run HR on June 20, 2014 vs. DET Ian Krol (with CLE). Ê Has only made 2 errors in 197 chances for a .990 fielding pct., best among AL shortstops and 2nd in the majors (ATL Andrelton Simmons, .993). Ê Has made 55 starts (53-SS, 2-DH)…batting .132 (7-for-53) with RISP, 3rd-lowest in the majors…only has 2 XBH in his last 19 games (16 starts).

#19 CURT CASALI, C Sun: DNP CWS Series: 0-2 Stand: 0-2 vs. LH: --2015: .000/.000/.000, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-2 RISP: -- vs. RH: .000 (0-2)

Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Saturday, taking the roster spot of OF Mikie Mahtook…marks his first stint with the Rays this season. Ê On Sat vs. CWS, became the 16th rookie used by the Rays this season, tying the club record (2011 and 2001). Ê Hit .205/.326/.348 (23-for-112) with 4 2B, 4 HR and 13 RBI in 32 games with Triple-A Durham prior to his recall. Ê Saw his first major league action last season, appearing in 30 games (22 starts)…six of his 22 starts were shutouts, and his catcher’s ERA (2.52)

was the best in the majors (min. 20 games)…at the time of his July 18 call-up, was less than a year removed from playing for Class-A Charlotte.

#7 DAVID DEJESUS, OF Sun: DNP CWS Series: 1-4, BB, R Stand: 3-15, BB, R vs. LH: .333 (1-3)2015: .301/.356/.445, 5-HR, 20-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP: .273 (9-33) vs. RH: .301 (43-143), 5-HR

Ê Acquired by the Rays from the Nationals on Aug 23, 2013 for a player to be named (LH Matthew Spann). Ê Had a 2-out single in the 8th on Sat vs. CWS, stole second and scored the game-tying run…also drew his 500th career walk in the 1st. Ê His next HR will be No. 100 of his career…is 1 HR shy of matching his total from last season…has 20 RBI, matching his 2014 output. Ê Hitless in his last 11 AB with RISP and only has 2 RBI in his last 18 G (11 starts) since May 22, compared to 18 RBI in his first 34 G (28 starts) this year. Ê Leads the team with 13 multi-hit games…his last 9 starts have come in the middle of the order (cleanup: 7x, batting third: 2x). Ê All 39 starts (22-LF, 17-DH) have come vs. RHP…has more starts in the outfield this season (22) than he did in 2014 (13)…hasn’t started against a

lefty since Aug 2, 2013 vs. LAD (with CHC)…has 4 PA vs. LHP and June 7 at SEA had a PH SF for his first RBI vs. LHP since Sep 25, 2013 at NYY.

#10 JAKE ELMORE, INF/OF Sun: 1-3, SB CWS Series: 4-11, R Stand: 4-14, BB, R vs. LH: .324 (11-34)2015: .288/.329/.394, 1-HR, 10-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.364, 4-11) RISP: .316 (6-19) vs. RH: .250 (8-32), 1-HR

Ê Turns 28 today…yesterday vs. CWS had his second career SB (also Aug 31, 2013 vs. SEA, with HOU). Ê Batting .305/.349/.373 (18-for-59) in his last 18 games (17 starts) spanning two stints with the Rays…has 10 RBI in 23 games total with the Rays,

compared to a combined 13 RBI in 87 games from 2012-14…has made 18 starts (9-1B, 4-3B, 3-2B, 2-LF). Ê At 5’9”, is the shortest to ever appear in a game at 1B for the Rays…previous was Rene Rivera (22 innings there in 2015) and Dave Martinez (0.2

innings there in 1998), both 5’10”…has appeared at all 9 positions (incl. pitcher) in his career. Ê On April 22 vs. BOS, became 13th in Rays history to hit a HR in his first AB with the team (last Ryan Roberts, July 25, 2012 at BAL).

#11 LOGAN FORSYTHE, INF Sun: 1-4 CWS Series: 1-9, 2-RBI Stand: 3-20, 2-RBI, BB, R vs. LH: .224 (17-76), 5-HR2015: .264/.346/.431, 7-HR, 28-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .217 (13-60) vs. RH: .286 (40-140), 2-HR

Ê Has a career-high 28 RBI and career-high 7 HR this season…had a PH RBI groundout on Sat vs. CWS; sac fly on Fri vs. CWS. Ê Batting .164 (9-for-55) in his last 16 games (15 starts) since May 29…hit .314/.382/.493 (44-for-140) in his previous 40 games (38 starts). Ê Ranks 2nd on the team in HR (7), T-2nd on the team in RBI (28), T-1st in doubles (13) and T-1st in extra-base hits (21). Ê Has played in 63 games with 59 starts (41-2B, 11-1B, 4-3B, 3-DH)…among AL 2B, ranks 3rd in XBH behind MIN Brian Dozier and CLE Jason Kipnis. Ê On June 5 at SEA, had a 9th-inning solo homer off Fernando Rodney, the game’s only run (1-0 win)…it was the 10th time the Rays won 1-0 via solo

homer but just the third time in the final inning…joined Reid Brignac (Sep 13, 2010 vs. NYY) and Travis Lee (Aug 15, 2005 at CLE).

#2 NICK FRANKLIN, INF Sun: 0-3 CWS Series: 3-10, 2B, 3B, RBI, BB, 3-R Stand: 5-19, 2B, 3B, RBI, 2-BB, 4-R vs. LH: .158 (3-19)2015: .136/.215/.254, 1-HR, 3-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: .083 (1-12) vs. RH: .125 (5-40), 1-HR

Ê Had a 1-out triple on Sat vs. CWS in the 7th, and scored the Rays 3rd run…was his third career triple and first since April 16, 2014 at TEX (with SEA). Ê Batting .313/.389/.500 (5-for-16) in his last 5 G since June 10, compared to .070/.149/.163 (3-for-43) in his first 15 games to start the season. Ê On Fri vs. CWS, had his first multi-hit game since his season debut on May 17 at MIN…also recorded his first hit with RISP. Ê Has played in 20 G with 16 starts (7-2B, 4-1B, 4-SS, 1-DH)…has started at a different position (1B, SS, 2B, DH) in the Rays last 4 G…has made 5 apps

(4 starts) at 1B, his first career apps there…on Tue vs. LAA had the first multi-error game by a Rays 1B since Carlos Peña on May 4, 2009 vs. BAL. Ê Only HR came on June 1 at LAA, off Garrett Richards…was his 2nd HR with the Rays, along with Sep 20, 2014 vs. CWS off the C-ring catwalk.

#5 BRANDON GUYER, OF Sun: 1-2, BB, HBP, SB CWS Series: 2-5, RBI, BB Stand: 2-6, RBI, BB vs. LH: .277 (23-83), 2-HR2015: .285/.361/.387, 2-HR, 14-RBI, 7-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.400, 2-5) RISP: .321 (9-28) vs. RH: .296 (16-54)

Ê Has started all 21 Rays games vs. LHP, and 20 of 21 at leadoff…has played in 51 games with 33 starts (22-LF, 5-RF, 5-CF, 1-DH) overall. Ê Reached a season-high-tying 3 times yesterday vs. CWS, all vs. Chris Sale…was HBP in the 3rd, his 8th this season, 2nd in the AL. Ê Batting .321 (9-for-28) with RISP, highest on the active roster (min. 10 AB)…only Ray with a higher avg. with RISP is James Loney (.370). Ê Only has 2 RBI in his last 19 games, compared to 12 RBI in his first 32 G…snapped a career-long 9-game hitting streak on June 1, and since then

is batting .208/.321/.208 (5-for-24)…batting .375 (6-for-16) as a pinch-hitter this season, and .400/.478/.600 (8-for-20) with 1 HR and 7 RBI as a sub.

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, OF Sun: 0-0 (def. rep.) CWS Series: 4-5, 3B, RBI, 2-R Stand: 6-16, 3B, 2-RBI, 3-R vs. LH: .220 (9-41)2015: .251/.293/.422, 4-HR, 14-RBI, 5-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.800, 4-5) RISP: .316 (12-38) vs. RH: .260 (38-146), 4-HR

Ê Had his 5th 3B on Sat vs. CWS, T-2nd in the majors…marked the second time this season he’s led off a game with a triple…was his 13th triple in his 168th career game, fastest to 13 3B in club history…since his recall on May 28, 2014, is tied with CWS Adam Eaton for the major league lead in triples (13) and is one of two players in the majors with double-digit triples and homers during that span, along with ARI David Peralta.

Ê Batting .394/.429/.667 (13-for-33) with 5 XBH (2-2B, 2-3B, 1-HR) in his last 14 games (9 starts), bringing his avg. up from .221 to .251. Ê On Fri vs. CWS had his first career multi-hit game off the bench…all 5 SB have come in his last 26 games (0 SB in his first 34 G). Ê Batting .295/.347/.523 (26-for-88) in 27 road games this season compared to .212/.243/.333 (21-for-99) in 33 home games.

#3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Sun: 1-4 CWS Series: 3-12, 2-RBI, BB Stand: 4-20, HR, 3-RBI, 2-BB, R vs. LH: .321 (18-56), 2-HR2015: .266/.344/.408, 6-HR, 28-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.250, 3-12) RISP: .220 (11-50) vs. RH: .247 (40-162), 4-HR

Ê Ranks T-2nd on the team in RBI (28) and T-1st in 2B (13)…is the club’s all-time leader in HR (190), 2B (239), XBH (441), RBI (663) and SLG (.489). Ê On Sat vs. CWS had his first multi-RBI game since May 26 vs. SEA…had an RBI single in the 1st and RBI groundout in the 3rd. Ê His .418 OBP vs. LHP ranks 4th in the AL…has raised his season avg. from .186 to .266 in his last 48 games (46 starts) since April 22. Ê Has started 60 of a possible 64 games (56-3B, 4-DH)…missed one start due to illness and three starts due to a sore left wrist. Ê Only has 2 HR in his last 32 games…has 6 HR through the Rays first 64 games and is on pace for a career-low 15 HR (currently 17, 2012, in 74 G). Ê Is 4 BB shy of tying Carlos Peña (460) for 2nd in franchise history…the all-time leader is Ben Zobrist (542). Ê The Rays are 17-2 this year when he records an RBI.

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#44 RENE RIVERA, C Sun: 0-3 CWS Series: 0-6, RBI, R Stand: 2-13, 2-2B, RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH: .153 (9-59)2015: .153/.198/.239, 2-HR, 11-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-7 RISP: .171 (7-41) vs. RH: .154 (16-104), 2-HR

Ê Has thrown out 7 of his last 10 potential base-stealers and 13 of his last 23 (56.5 pct.) after starting the season 2-for-14…his 40.5 pct. eraser rate is 4th in the majors, and his 15 CS ranks 3rd…40.5 pct. would be the 2nd-best in Rays history, behind Toby Hall in 2003 (41.3).

Ê Has only 2 RBI in his last 25 games (22 starts) since May 15…doesn’t have a multi-hit game since May 14 vs. NYY…his .153 avg. would be the lowest in the majors if he qualified…the lowest qualifier is NYY Stephen Drew (.178)…has 8 doubles, T-6th among AL catchers.

Ê Has made 50 starts (47-C, 2-1B, 1-DH)…has made a team-high 5 errors (last Fri vs. CWS, leading to 2 unearned runs).

#20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Sun: 0-3, BB, R CWS Series: 3-11, RBI, BB, 3-R Stand: 5-22, 2B, HR, 3-RBI, BB, 5-R vs. LH: .222 (12-54), 4-HR2015: .216/.306/.433, 12-HR, 29-RBI, 8-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP: .167 (7-42) vs. RH: .214 (33-154), 8-HR

Ê Acquired from the Nationals last offseason in a 3-team, 11-player trade…selected as the Nationals Minor League Player of the Year in 2014…played in 21 games with Washington, and made a diving catch in LF to end Jordan Zimmermann’s 1-0 no-hitter on Sep 28 vs. MIA.

Ê Yesterday vs. CWS drew a leadoff walk in the 7th and scored on A. Cabrera’s 2-run HR…was the Rays only starter to not strikeout vs. Sale. Ê Leads the team in HR (12), RBI (29) and SB (8)…had a game-tying, 2-out RBI single in the 8th on Sat vs. CWS…it came on the 9th pitch of the AB,

tied for the longest of his career (and his longest ever ending in a hit)…stole 2B—his first since May 22 vs. OAK—and scored the game-winning run. Ê Attempting to become the first rookie to lead his team in both HR and SB since PHI Scott Rolen (1997) and the first AL rookie since BOS Jim Rice (1975). Ê Is on pace for 30 HR; Evan Longoria holds the club rookie record (27, 2008)…since 1988, only 4 other AL rookies had as many HR by the end of

play on June 14: CWS Jose Abreu (19, 2014), HOU George Springer (12, 2014), TOR Eric Hinske (12, 2002) and CAL Tim Salmon (12, 1993). Ê Only five others in the majors can match his combination of HR (12) and SB (8) this season, and one other in the AL: LAA Mike Trout (18-HR, 8-SB)…

only two others in club history can match that combination through the team’s first 64 games: Evan Longoria in 2010 and Ben Zobrist in 2009. Ê Among AL rookies, ranks 2nd in hits (45), 1st in HR (12), 1st in XBH (21), 1st in RBI (29), 1st in BB (25) and 3rd in SB (8). Ê Has played 59 games with 57 starts, all in RF…ranks 3rd in the majors with 82 SO and has struck out looking a major-league-most 36 times. Ê Six of his homers have come with 2 strikes—in the majors, only MIA Giancarlo Stanton (11), LAA Mike Trout (9) and WAS Bryce Harper (8) have more.

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: 6/13 vs. CWS (BS/W, 1.0-IP, 3-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: 15-17 vs. LH: .262 (11-42), 2-HR2015: 4-3-15, 3.04 ERA, 26 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 6/3 at LAA IR-RS: 10-3 vs. RH: .182 (8-44), 1-HR

Ê Is 2-2-2 with a 7.36 ERA (7.1-IP, 6-ER) over his last 8 apps, increasing his season ERA from 1.10 to 3.04…has yielded 3 HR over that stretch of 8 apps, after 18 homerless apps to start the season…has also allowed 3 of 6 inherited runners to score over his last 8 apps.

Ê Allowed a go-ahead, 2-run HR to Conor Gillaspie on Sat vs. CWS (8th inn.)…one of the runs was charged to starter Chris Archer…yielded 9 HR in 2014, T-4th among AL relievers…allowed a season-high-tying 3 hits (2nd time, also May 26 vs. SEA)…got the win after the Rays took the lead in the bottom half.

Ê Has entered in the 7th (twice), 8th (3x), 9th (18x) and extras (3x)…the Rays have been tied or had the lead in 25 of his 26 apps. Ê His 4 wins rank T-1st among AL relievers, while his 3 losses rank T-3rd…ranks T-6th in the AL with 15 saves (last May 31 at BAL).

#31 XAVIER CEDEÑO, LH Last App: 6/12 vs. CWS (0.2-IP, 2-H, 2-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-2 vs. LH: .297 (11-37)2015: 0-0-0, 3.45 ERA, 27 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 5/13 vs. NYY IR-RS: 21-4 vs. RH: .310 (9-29), 2-HR

Ê Made 25 apps for the Nationals from 2013-15…he was DFA by the Nationals on April 14, traded to LAD on April 22, and traded to TB on April 27. Ê Has a 2.84 ERA (12.2-IP, 4-ER) and has stranded 12 of 14 IR in 22 apps with the Rays…had a 6.00 ERA (3-IP, 2-ER) in 5 apps with the Nationals. Ê Has yielded a run in only 3 of his 22 apps with the Rays…since being added to the active roster on April 28, his 22 apps rank T-3rd in the majors. Ê Sixteen of his 22 apps since joining the Rays have been 0.2 IP or shorter…has faced one batter 6 times. Ê On May 23 vs. OAK, snapped a streak of 12 straight scoreless apps since joining the Rays, longest streak by a lefty to start a Rays career.

. #54 STEVE GELTZ, RH Last App: 6/14 vs. CWS (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 2-2 vs. LH: .133 (6-45)2015: 1-2-2, 2.63 ERA, 28 G, 1 GS Long Relief App: 2.0, 6/6 at SEA IR-RS: 15-2 vs. RH: .167 (8-48), 2-HR

Ê Has a 1.32 ERA (13.2-IP, 2-ER) in 16 apps since May 6…of his 27 relief apps this season, 21 have been scoreless. Ê Pitched a perfect 8th yesterday vs. CWS, retiring the 2-3-4 batters and protecting a 2-1 lead…has retired his last 13 batters faced spanning 5 apps. Ê Has inherited 15 baserunners, 2nd on the team to Brandon Gomes (18)…has only allowed two of his 15 IR to score (13.3 pct.). Ê Took the loss on June 6 at SEA (solo HR, Austin Jackson)…was his 2nd loss this year (also May 3 vs. BAL), and his 2nd HR allowed (April 25 vs. TOR). Ê Second career save came June 3 at LAA…has also made one start (April 10 at MIA) and recorded his first career win (April 14 at TOR).

#47 BRANDON GOMES, RH Last App: 6/12 vs. CWS (0.1-IP, 1-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .233 (10-43), 1-HR2015: 1-2-0, 2.49 ERA, 21 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 4/29 at NYY IR-RS: 18-3 vs. RH: .286 (12-42), 2-HR

Ê Charged a run on Fri vs. CWS on a Jose Abreu 2-run homer…was his 3rd HR allowed this season (last Mike Zunino, May 25 vs. SEA). Ê Has inherited a team-high 18 baserunners…on Fri vs. CWS allowed a season-high 2 IR to score, compared to 1 in his first 20 apps combined. Ê Has entered with runners on base in 10 apps…has yielded a run in only 5 of his 21 apps…has recorded at least 4 outs in 6 apps. Ê Ranks 4th on the team with 21 apps since his selection on April 19…only win was April 29 at NYY…two losses came May 29 at BAL and April 27 at NYY. Ê In his career, has held righties to .212/.285/.344 (61-for-288), while lefties have hit .282/.348/.460 (57-for-202)…however, has held lefties to a .233

(10-for-43) avg. this season, compared to .286 (12-for-42) for righties.

#40 KEVIN JEPSEN, RH Last App: 6/14 vs. CWS (SV, 1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 5-8 vs. LH: .231 (12-52), 1-HR2015: 1-4-5, 2.63 ERA, 30 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4/29 at NYY IR-RS: 9-5 vs. RH: .191 (9-47), 1-HR

Ê Got the save yesterday vs. CWS with a perfect 9th…has as many saves this season (5) in 30 apps as he did in 315 career apps with LAA (2008-14). Ê Has made a team-leading 30 apps, T-4th in the AL…the Rays have been tied or had the lead in 29 of his 30 apps…only other app was a 1-run defecit. Ê Has allowed 14 BB, T-4th among AL relievers…eight of his 14 BB have been vs. LHB…lefties have a .333 OBP against him; .263 OBP for righties. Ê In the 4-game series from June 4-7 at SEA, became the 6th in Rays history with 3 saves in a single series and the first since Rafael Soriano in 2010. Ê His 4 losses rank T-1st among AL relievers…his only win came on May 12 vs. NYY, his first since June 27, 2013 at DET, with 112 apps in between.

#57 JAKE MCGEE, LH Last App: 6/13 vs. CWS (SV, 1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 3-4 vs. LH: .214 (3-14), 1-HR2015: 0-0-3, 2.45 ERA, 12 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 10x-last 6/13 vs. CWS IR-RS: 1-0 vs. RH: .148 (4-27)

Ê Has recorded the save in his last 3 apps, his first saves of 2015 after 19 in 2014—a club record for a lefty…on Sat vs. CWS, pitched out of his own 2-on, 1-out jam…had 2 SO and 1 BB—his first of the season—bringing his SO/BB ratio to 18/1…had a perfect 9th on Fri vs. CWS.

Ê Eleven of his 12 apps this season have been scoreless…has brought his ERA down from 8.10 to 2.45 since yielding a grand slam to Kyle Seager in his 4th app on May 26 vs. SEA, his only runs allowed this season…has struck out 18 of his 42 batters faced this season (42.9 percent).

Ê Became the 6th Rays reliever to record a save this season, most in the majors…joined Boxberger (15), Jepsen (4), Geltz (2), Frieri (2) and Andriese (2). Ê Has pitched in the 7th inning (3x), 8th (6x) and 9th (3x)…reinstated from the 15-day DL on May 15, returning from offseason elbow surgery.

#34 C.J. RIEFENHAUSER, LH Last App: 6/14 vs. CWS (W, 1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .600 (3-5)2015: 1-0-0, 11.57 ERA, 3 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 2x-last 6/14 vs. CWS IR-RS: 1-1 vs. RH: .333 (1-3)

Ê Pitched a scoreless 7th yesterday vs. CWS, allowing a 1-out single to Tyler Flowers…got the win when the Rays took the lead in the bottom half…became the fifth Rays pitcher to earn his first career win this year, joining Steve Geltz, Jose Dominguez, Andrew Bellatti and Matt Andriese.

Ê Recalled Friday for his second stint with the Rays this season (also April 17–May 29)…in his first stint, made 2 apps and missed 37 games due to left shoulder inflammation…was reinstated and optioned to Durham on May 30…has a 2.89 ERA (9.1-IP, 3-ER) in 8 minor league apps this year.

Ê Has made 10 career apps in the majors, 6 of them coming against the Yankees at Tropicana Field.

#45 ENNY ROMERO, LH Last App: 6/9 vs. LAA (2.1-IP, 6-H, 3-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .429 (3-7)2015: 0-0-0, 6.75 ERA, 2 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 5/23 vs. OAK IR-RS: 2-1 vs. RH: .267 (4-15)

Ê Recalled Friday as Andrew Bellatti was placed on the DL…marks his 3rd stint with the Rays this year, following June 6-9 and a 1-day stint on May 23. Ê Was optioned following his last app on Tue vs. LAA…replaced Nathan Karns with a 4-0 deficit and pitched the next 2.1 IP. Ê Is 1-1 with a 3.55 ERA (25.1-IP, 10-ER) in 7 apps (5 starts) between Triple-A Durham and Class-A Charlotte this season. Ê Has 9 BB to 5 SO in his major league career…on May 23 vs. OAK, tied a club record with 4 consecutive walks issued (3rd time, last Mitch Talbot on

Sep 28, 2008 at DET)…was the first Rays reliever to allow 5 BB in an app since Jeff Bennett on Sep 7, 2009 at NYY (G2).

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RAYS BY THE NUMBERSCurrent Streak: W3 When commit error: 10-14 Hit homer: 24-15Current Record: 35-29 Ahead after 6-7-8: 26-5/29-1/32-0 Homer with men on: 13-7Home/Road: 18-18/17-11 Behind after 6-7-8: 2-20/1-23/0-27 Hit multiple homers: 9-5Day/Night: 10-8/25-21 Tied after 6-7-8: 7-4/5-5/3-2 Score first: 25-5Grass/Turf: 14-10/21-19 1-run games: 10-11 Score 5 or more: 17-5vs. East: 18-14 2-run games: 11-5 Score less than 5: 17-23vs. Central: 4-2 Extra innings: 2-2 Outhit opponents: 24-5vs. West: 10-11 Win in last at-bat: 6 Outhit by opponents: 7-20vs. National League: 3-2 Come-from-behind wins: 14 Collect 10 or more hits: 11-4vs. RH/LH starters: 22-21/13-8 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 8 Opp. 10 or more hits: 4-11Series W-L-T (home): 4-5-2 Series W-L-T (road): 6-2-1 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 15-11/2-8/16-7/2-3

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Souza Jr. 7 2 3 12Forsythe 5 2 7Longoria 4 2 6Beckham 2 3 5DeJesus 4 1 5Butler 2 2 4Kiermaier 3 1 4Cabrera 2 1 3Guyer 1 1 2Loney 1 1 2Mahtook 2 2Rivera 1 1 2Dykstra 1 1Elmore 1 1Franklin 1 1JenningsTOTALS 32 16 9 - 57

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYAndriese 4 10 2.50 5.51 3-1 0Archer 14 36 2.57 3.60 9-5 9Colome 9 18 2.00 3.45 3-6 1Geltz 1 0 0.00 0.00 0-1 0Karns 13 35 2.69 4.28 6-7 4Odorizzi 12 23 1.92 2.70 6-6 9Ramirez 8 19 2.38 4.20 6-2 1Smyly 3 6 2.00 3.24 2-1 2

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS

LAST HR OFF ’15 MOST HITS GAME ’15 MOST RBI GAMEButler 6/3 at LAA Santiago 4, 5/31 at BAL 2, 5x-last, 6/12 vs. CWSCabrera 6/14 vs. CWS Sale 3, 2x-last, 5/9 vs TEX 2, 2x-last, 6/14 vs. CWSCasali - - - -DeJesus 5/31 at BAL Drake 2, 13x-last, 5/31 at BAL 3, 2x-last, 4/12 at MIAElmore 5/16 at MIN Mujica 2, 5x-last, 6/12 vs. CWS 4, 5/26 vs. SEAForsythe 6/5 at SEA Rodney 3, 2x-last, 5/11 vs. NYY 3, 5/11 vs. NYYFranklin 6/1 at LAA Richards 2, 2x-last, 6/12 vs. CWS 2, 6/1 at LAAGuyer 5/8 vs. TEX Claudio 3, 5/30 at BAL 4, 4/26 vs. TORKiermaier 6/3 at LAA Street 2, 12x-last, 6/13 vs. CWS 2, 4x-last, 5/7 vs. TEXLongoria 6/10 vs. LAA Weaver 4, 4/25 vs. TOR 3, 3x-last, 5/22 vs. OAKRivera 5/14 vs. NYY Rogers 3, 4/12 at MIA 4, 5/14 vs. NYYSouza Jr. 6/11 vs. LAA Richards 3, 3x-last, 5/31 at BAL 3, 5x-last, 6/3 at LAA

RAYS SEASON HIGHSTEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTINGLongest win streak 5, April 22-26 Most runs, game, TB 3, 2x-last, Wilson, 5/17 at MINLong loss streak 6, May 23-29 Most runs, game, Opp 4, Gordon, 4/10 at MIAMost runs game, TB 12, 4/24 vs. TOR Most hits, game, TB 4, 3x-last, Butler, 5/31 at BALMost runs game, Opp 12, 4/15 at TOR Most hits, game, Opp 4, 3x-last, Escobar, 5/16 at MINMost runs, inn, TB 7, 4/10 at MIA Most 2B, game, TB 2, 7x-last, Souza Jr., 5/31 at BALMost runs, inn, Opp 7, 4/18 vs. NYY Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 3x-last, Smith, 5/25 vs. SEAMost hits, game, TB 19, 5/17 at MIN Most HR, game, TB 2, Longoria, 5/6 at BOSMost hits, game, Opp 15, 6/9 vs. LAA Most HR, game, Opp 2, 6x-last, Pujols, 6/1 at LAAMost hits, inn, TB 5, 3x-last, 5/17 at MIN Most RBI, game, TB 4, 2x-last, Rivera, 5/14 vs. NYYMost hits, inn, Opp 5, 3x-last, 6/9 vs. LAA Most RBI, game, Opp 6, Seager, 5/26 vs. SEAMost doubles, game, TB 6, 2x-last, 5/31 at BAL Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, Souza Jr., 5/31 at BALMost doubles, game, Opp 5, 6/9 vs. LAA Most x-base hits, game, Opp 2, 17x-last, Trout, 6/11 vs. LAAMost HR, game, TB 3, 4x-last, 6/3 at LAA Most steals, game, TB 2, 5x-last, Kiermaier, 6/6 at SEAMost HR, game, Opp 5, 5/11 vs. NYY Most steals, game, Opp 3, DeShields, 5/7 vs. TEXMost x-base hits, game, TB 8, 3x-last, 5/31 at BAL Hitting Streak 10, Longoria, May 16-27Most x-base hits, game, Opp 7, 5/11 vs. NYY TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 4, 4/14 at TOR Most SO, TB Starter 15, Archer, 6/2 at LAAMost stolen bases, game, Opp 3, 3x-last, 5/7 vs. TEX Most SO, Opp Starter 12, Sale, 6/14 vs. CWSMost walks, game, TB 9, 5/6 at BOS Most SO, TB Reliever 5, Geltz, 4/29 at NYYMost walks, game, Opp 7, 5/23 vs. OAK Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, Andriese, 5/14 vs. NYYMost strikeouts, game, TB 14, 5/31 at BAL Most walks, game, TB 5, 2x-last, Ramirez, 5/24 vs. OAKMost strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 4/29 at NYY Most walks, game, Opp 6, Masterson, 5/6 at BOSMost LOB, game, TB 12, 5/17 at MIN Most SO, Team, TB 16, 4/29 at NYYMost LOB, game, Opp 12, 5/22 vs. OAK Most walks, Team, TB 7, 5/23 vs. OAKMost errors, game, TB 3, 6/9 vs. LAA Low-Hit Game 2, 2x-last, 2 Pitchers, 4/13 at TORMost errors, game, Opp 2, 3x-last, 6/7 at SEA Consecutive Scoreless IP 16.0, Archer, April 11-21Longest game, time 3:58, 4/29 at NYY Shortest game, time 2:09, 5/30 at BALLongest game, time (9 inn.) 3:22, 2x-last, 5/6 at BOS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:09, 5/30 at BAL

Grand Slams (-): -Back-to-Back (2): Dykstra/Forsythe (4/17 vs. NYY, A Warren),

Forsythe/Butler (5/11 vs. NYY, C Sabathia)2-HR games (1): Longoria-1 (5/6 at BOS, J Masterson/A Ogando)3-HR games (-): -

Pinch-hit (3): Beckham-2 (4/11 at MIA, M Dunn; 4/16 at TOR, A Loup), Guyer-1 (5/8 vs. TEX, A Claudio)

Walk-off (-): -Lead-off (1): Guyer-1 (4/26 vs. TOR, M Buehrle)Inside-the-park (-): -

HOME RUNS

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Casali - - -Rivera .405 15 37Wilson .250 5 20TOTALS .351 20 57

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Longoria (14), Souza Jr. (12), Forsythe (10), DeJesus (6), Cabrera (5), Loney (5), Guyer (4), Kiermaier (4), Elmore (3), Rivera (3), Beckham (2), Butler (2), Wilson (2), Dykstra (1), Jennings (1) 2-Out RBI: DeJesus (9), Forsythe (9), Elmore (7), Kiermaier (7), Souza Jr. (7), Loney (6), Beckham (5), Guyer (5), Rivera (5), Cabrera (4), Longoria (4), Butler (3), Franklin (2), Mahtook (2), Wilson (2), Outfield Assists: Souza Jr. (5), Kiermaier (4), Butler (1), Jennings (1), DeJesus (1)Bunt Singles: Cabrera (2), Kiermaier (2), Beckham (1), Franklin (1), Souza Jr. (1)Ejections: Cash-2 (4/16 at TOR, 8th inn.; 5/10 vs. TEX, 5th inn.), Shelton-1 (5/10 vs. TEX, 5th inn.)Batted Around: 4/10 at MIA (7th inn., 11 batters), 4/15 at TOR (9th inn., 9 batters), 4/22 vs. BOS (6th inn., 9 batters), 5/17 at MIN (6th inn., 10 batters), 6/3 at LAA (6th inn., 9 batters)

MISC.

1. May 11 vs. NYY—Tim Beckham pop out to SS Didi Gregorius hit off the B-ring catwalk…off Branden Pinder (9th inning).

CATWALKS

LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS

Rays Totals (bold): 25 challenges (6 overturned, 9 stand, 10 confirmed) | Opp Totals: 19 challenges (7 overturned, 3 stand, 9 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 6 challenge (0 record keeping, 2 overturned, 0 stand, 4 confirmed)

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

Opponent 28 20 25 28 18 25 29 26 21 2 222Tampa Bay 25 20 14 27 32 43 32 23 18 2 236

W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HRTotals 35-29-29 64 3.29 571.0 494 209 186 545 61Starters 23-18-0 64 3.15 363.0 313 127 103 343 35Relievers 12-11-29 64 3.55 208.0 181 82 83 202 26Home 18-18-15 36 3.48 323.0 284 125 104 326 36Road 17-11-14 28 3.05 248.0 210 84 82 219 25April 12-10-10 22 3.70 199.1 155 82 71 184 20May 14-15-11 29 3.10 255.2 216 88 83 248 28June 9-4-8 13 3.03 116.0 123 39 32 113 13

INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (since June 2)GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING DELAYJune 2 at LAA Tampa Bay T9 Brandon Guyer Out at 1st Confirmed 0:58June 3 at LAA Tampa Bay T2 Mikie Mahtook Out at 2nd Confirmed 0:51June 3 at LAA Umpire B9 Taylor Featherston Safe at 1st Confirmed 1:20June 4 at SEA Seattle T4 Jake Elmore Safe at 2nd Overturned 0:42June 5 at SEA Seattle T4 Evan Longoria Safe at 2nd Overturned 0:43June 6 at SEA Tampa Bay T1 Kevin Kiermaier Out at 3rd Overturned 1:13June 7 at SEA Seattle T3 Logan Forsythe Safe at 1st Overturned 0:50June 10 vs. LAA Tampa Bay B1 Joey Butler Out at 2nd Overturned 2:00June 12 vs. CWS Chicago B6 Jake Elmore Safe at Home Confirmed 1:46June 13 vs. CWS Tampa Bay B1 Evan Longoria Out at 2nd Confirmed 1:19June 13 vs. CWS Umpire B8 Steven Souza Jr. Out at 2nd Overturned 3:38

1. April 23 vs. BOS (W 2-1)—Rene Rivera single to left field…off Anthony Varvaro (9th inning).

WALK-OFF WINS

1. April 10 at MIA (L 9-10)—Christian Yelich single to right field…off Brad Boxberger (10th inning).2. May 29 at BAL (L 1-2)—J.J. Hardy single to left field…off Steve Geltz (9th inning).

WALK-OFF LOSSES

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C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH Beckham - - 4-8 - 2-5 - - - 2-2 - - - - 0-2 1-2 2-3 4-7 1-1Brett - - 0-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1 -Butler - - - - - 6-2 - - 11-12 - 10-8 1-0 - 2-3 1-1 - 3-2 -Cabrera - - - - 30-23 - - - 2-0 - - 13-10 - - 2-3 17-10 - -Casali 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-0DeJesus - - - - - 9-13 - - 12-5 8-5 1-0 0-2 3-4 3-2 6-5 - - -Dykstra - 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-4 - 1-0 -Elmore - 8-1 1-2 2-2 - 0-2 - - - 1-0 - - - - 6-2 2-3 2-2 -Forsythe - 2-9 27-14 1-3 - - - - 2-1 - 2-0 0-2 10-7 8-9 5-4 7-4 0-1 -Franklin - 1-3 3-5 - 3-1 - - - 1-0 - - - - - 0-1 2-0 6-7 -Guyer - - - - - 14-8 4-1 2-3 0-1 12-8 2-0 - - 1-0 0-1 1-1 4-3 -Jaso - - - - - - - - 0-1 0-1 - - - - - - - -Jennings - - - - - 6-4 4-3 - 0-1 - - - - 9-7 1-1 - - -Kiermaier - - - - - - 22-25 2-0 - 14-15 - - - - 1-0 2-5 7-3 0-2Loney - 15-12 - - - - - - 0-1 - - 3-2 6-5 3-4 3-2 - - -Longoria - - - 32-25 - - - - 2-1 - - 18-13 16-13 - - - - -Mahtook - - - - - - 4-0 - - - - - - - 1-0 - 3-0 -Rivera 24-23 2-0 - - - - - - 0-1 - - - - - - 2-3 3-3 21-18Souza Jr. - - - - - - - 30-26 - - 19-21 - - 8-2 3-3 - - -Wilson 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 9-6

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

RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (11)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDINF Tim Beckham 15-day Strained right hamstring June 1 May 31 June 15 14 10-4LHP Jeff Beliveau 60-day Left labrum tear April 17 April 16 June 16 54 29-25RHP Andrew Bellatti 15-day Right shoulder tendonitis June 12 June 10 June 25 5 4-1RHP Alex Cobb 60-day Tommy John surgery April 5 March 27 May 27 63 34-29OF John Jaso 60-day Left wrist contusion April 10 April 7 June 6 62 34-28OF Desmond Jennings 15-day Left knee bursitis May 3 April 26 May 11 45 24-211B James Loney 15-day Left middle finger fracture May 25 - June 9 18 10-8LHP Matt Moore 60-day Tommy John surgery April 5 - June 5 63 34-29RHP Jake Odorizzi 15-day Left oblique strain June 9 June 6 June 21 8 5-3RHP Burch Smith 60-day Tommy John surgery April 8 - June 8 61 34-27LHP Drew Smyly 60-day Torn left labrum May 9 May 6 July 5 35 19-16

Others (Games Missed): INF Ryan Brett (34, left shoulder subluxation, 18-16), RH Alex Colome (22, pneumonia, 12-10), INF Nick Franklin (38, left oblique strain, 20-18), LH Jake McGee (36, offseason elbow surgery, 20-16), 1B James Loney (15, mild right oblique strain, 8-7), LH C.J. Riefenhauser (37, left shoulder inflammation, 18-19), LH Drew Smyly (16, left shoulder tendonitis, 8-8), RH Kirby Yates (50, strained right pectoral, 25-25)

Apr 15 Placed RH Kirby Yates (strained right pectoral) on the 15-day DL; recalled RH Jose Dominguez from Durham.

Apr 17 Placed LH Jeff Beliveau (left shoulder soreness) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 16; optioned OF Mikie Mahtook to Durham; recalled INF Ryan Brett and LH C.J. Riefenhauser from Durham.

Apr 19 Designated RH Grant Balfour for assignment; selected RH Brandon Gomes from Durham.Apr 22 Transferred LH Jeff Beliveau (left labrum tear) to the 60-day DL; placed INF Ryan Brett

(left shoulder subluxation) on the 15-day DL; selected INF Jake Elmore from Durham.Apr 23 Placed LH C.J. Riefenhauser (left shoulder inflammation) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to

April 19; recalled OF Mikie Mahtook from Durham.Apr 24 Optioned OF Mikie Mahtook and 1B Allan Dykstra to Durham; reinstated LH Drew Smyly

(left shoulder tendonitis) and 1B James Loney (mild right oblique strain) from 15-day DL.Apr 25 Designated 1B Allan Dykstra for assignment; optioned RH Jose Dominguez to Dur-

ham; selected LH Everett Teaford from Durham.Apr 27 Acquired LH Xavier Cedeño from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for cash con-

siderations; transferred OF John Jaso (left wrist contusion) to the 60-day DL.Apr 28 Added LH Xavier Cedeño to the active roster; designated LH Everett Teaford for assignment.Apr 30 Optioned RH Matt Andriese to Durham.May 1 Reinstated RH Alex Colome (pneumonia) from the 15-day DL.May 3 Placed OF Desmond Jennings (left knee bursitis) on 15-day DL, retroactive to April

26; selected OF Joey Butler from Durham.

May 9 Placed LH Drew Smyly (left shoulder soreness) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 6; transferred RH Alex Cobb (right forearm tendonitis) to the 60-day DL; optioned INF Jake Elmore to Durham; recalled RH Matt Andriese from Durham; selected RH An-drew Bellatti from Durham.

May 13 Transferred LH Drew Smyly (torn left labrum) to the 60-day DL; claimed RH Preston Guilmet off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays and assigned him to Durham.

May 15 Optioned RH Matt Andriese to Durham; reinstated LH Jake McGee (offseason elbow surgery) from the 15-day DL.

May 17 Optioned RH Andrew Bellatti to Durham; reinstated INF Nick Franklin (left oblique strain) from the 15-day DL.

May 23 Optioned INF Tim Beckham to Durham; recalled LH Enny Romero from Durham.May 24 Optioned LH Enny Romero to Durham; recalled RH Preston Guilmet from Durham.May 25 Optioned RH Preston Guilmet to Durham; placed 1B James Loney (left middle finger frac-

ture) on the 15-day DL; recalled INF Jake Elmore and INF Tim Beckham from Durham.May 28 Reinstated INF Ryan Brett (left shoulder subluxation) from the 15-day DL and optioned

him to Durham.May 30 Reinstated LH C.J. Riefenhauser (left shoulder inflammation) from the 15-day DL and

optioned him to Durham.June 1 Placed INF Tim Beckham (strained right hamstring) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to

May 31; recalled RH Andrew Bellatti.June 2 Designated RH Ernesto Frieri for assignment; recalled OF Mikie Mahtook from Durham.June 6 Optioned RH Andrew Bellatti to Durham; recalled LH Enny Romero from Durham.June 9 Placed RH Jake Odorizzi (strained left oblique) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June

6; recalled RH Andrew Bellatti from Durham.June 10 Optioned LH Enny Romero to Durham; recalled RH Preston Guilmet from Durham;

reinstated RH Kirby Yates (strained right pectoral) from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Durham.

June 12 Designated C Bobby Wilson for assignment; placed RH Andrew Bellatti (right shoul-der tendonitis) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 10; optioned RH Preston Guilet to Durham; recalled LH Enny Romero, LH C.J. Riefenhauser and RH Matt Andriese from Durham.

June 13 Optioned OF Mikie Mahtook to Durham; recalled C Curt Casali from Durham.

OPENING DAY ROSTER

PITCHERS (12): RH Matt Andriese, RH Chris Archer, RH Grant Balfour, LH Jeff Beliveau, RH Brad Boxberger, RH Ernesto Frieri, RH Steve Geltz, RH Kevin Jepsen, RH Nathan Karns, RH Jake Odorizzi, RH Erasmo Ramirez, RH Kirby Yates

CATCHERS (2): Rene Rivera, Bobby Wilson

INFIELDERS (5): Tim Beckham, Asdrubal Cabrera, Logan Forsythe, James Loney, Evan Longoria

OUTFIELDERS (6): David DeJesus, Brandon Guyer, John Jaso, Desmond Jennings, Kevin Kiermaier, Steven Souza Jr.

DL (6): RHP Alex Cobb (15-day), RHP Alex Colome (15-day), INF Nick Franklin (15-day), LHP Jake McGee (15-day), LHP Matt Moore (60-day), LHP Drew Smyly (15-day)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

2014 CAREERPLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVGAndriese - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Archer - - - - - - - - - 0 1 0 6.0 3 1 7 1.50 .143Boxberger - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Cedeño - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 2.1 1 0 2 0.00 .125Colome - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Geltz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Gomes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Jepsen 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 2 0.00 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 2 0.00 .000Karns - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -McGee - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0.00 .000Ramirez - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Riefenhauser - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Romero - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

RAYS PITCHERS vs. NATIONALS

RAYS HITTERS vs. NATIONALS2014 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPButler - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Cabrera - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Casali - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -DeJesus - - - - - - - - - 12 34 5 0 3 3 5 .147 .216Elmore - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000Forsythe - - - - - - - - - 8 22 4 0 1 1 3 .182 .208Franklin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Guyer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Kiermaier - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Longoria - - - - - - - - - 3 11 3 0 2 1 4 .273 .333Rivera 4 10 5 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 6 18 7 0 0 0 3 .389 .389Souza Jr. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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RAYS 2015 DAY-BY-DAYPOS. HOME

# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.1 4/6 vs. BAL L, 2-6 Tillman (1-0) Archer (0-1) 0-1 T-4/-1.0 31,042 31,0422 4/7 vs. BAL L, 5-6 Gausman (1-0) Karns (0-1) 0-2 5/-2.0 13,906 44,9483 4/8 vs. BAL W, 2-0 Odorizzi (1-0) Gonzalez (0-1) 1-2 5/-1.0 13,569 58,517

4/9 - OFF (1) T-4/-1.04 4/10 at MIA L, 9-10 (10) Morris (1-0) Boxberger (0-1) 1-3 T-5/-2.0 17,3755 4/11 at MIA W, 2-0 Archer (1-1) Cosart (0-1) 2-3 4/-2.0 17,8306 4/12 at MIA W, 8-5 Karns (1-1) Alvarez (0-2) 3-3 T-3/-1.0 20,1997 4/13 at TOR W, 2-1 Odorizzi (2-0) Dickey (0-1) 4-3 T-2/-1.0 48,4148 4/14 at TOR W, 3-2 Geltz (1-0) Castro (0-1) 5-3 2/-1.0 17,2649 4/15 at TOR L, 7-12 Buehrle (2-0) Ramirez (0-1) 5-4 T-2/-1.0 15,08610 4/16 at TOR W, 4-2 Archer (2-1) Sanchez (0-2) 6-4 2/-0.5 14,43311 4/17 vs. NYY L, 4-5 Betances (2-0) Jepsen (0-1) 6-5 2/-1.5 15,752 74,26912 4/18 vs. NYY L, 0-9 Tanaka (2-1) Odorizzi (2-1) 6-6 T-3/-1.5 20,824 95,09313 4/19 vs. NYY L, 3-5 Pineda (2-0) Andriese (0-1) 6-7 T-3/-1.5 21,791 116,884

4/20 - OFF (2) T-3/-2.014 4/21 vs. BOS L, 0-1 Miley (1-1) Archer (2-2) 6-8 5/-3.0 14,307 131,19115 4/22 vs. BOS W, 7-5 Boxberger (1-1) Mujica (1-1) 7-8 T-4/-2.0 12,733 143,92416 4/23 vs. BOS W, 2-1 Boxberger (2-1) Varvaro (0-1) 8-8 4/-1.0 13,834 157,75817 4/24 vs. TOR W, 12-3 Dominguez (1-0) Dickey (0-2) 9-8 T-3/-1.0 11,897 169,65518 4/25 vs. TOR W, 4-2 Frieri (1-0) Cecil (1-2) 10-8 T-1/+1.0 19,772 189,42719 4/26 vs. TOR W, 5-1 Archer (3-2) Buehrle (3-1) 11-8 T-1/+1.0 21,107 210,53420 4/27 at NYY L, 1-4 Wilson (1-0) Gomes (0-1) 11-9 T-2/-1.0 34,59021 4/28 at NYY L, 2-4 Whitley (1-0) Odorizzi (2-2) 11-10 T-2/-2.0 36,93422 4/29 at NYY W, 3-2 (13) Gomes (1-0) Shreve (1-1) 12-10 T-2/-1.0 30,055

4/30 - OFF (3) T-2/-1.023 5/1 vs. BAL* W, 2-0 Colome (1-0) Tillman (2-3) 13-10 2/-1.0 9,94524 5/2 vs. BAL* L, 0-4 Gonzalez (3-1) Archer (3-3) 13-11 2/-2.0 12,78925 5/3 vs. BAL* L, 2-4 Hunter (1-1) Geltz (1-1) 13-12 T-2/-3.0 16,65226 5/4 at BOS W, 5-1 Odorizzi (3-2) Buchholz (1-4) 14-12 2/-2.0 34,54127 5/5 at BOS L, 0-2 Porcello (3-2) Smyly (0-1) 14-13 2/-3.0 33,68828 5/6 at BOS W, 5-3 Colome (2-0) Masterson (2-1) 15-13 2/-2.0 35,06029 5/7 vs. TEX L, 4-5 Claudio (1-0) Archer (3-4) 15-14 2/-3.0 8,701 219,23530 5/8 vs. TEX W, 8-2 Karns (2-1) Gallardo (2-5) 16-14 2/-3.0 11,704 230,93931 5/9 vs. TEX W, 7-2 Bellatti (1-0) Detwiler (0-4) 17-14 2/-2.0 20,943 251,88232 5/10 vs. TEX L, 1-2 Kela (3-1) Jepsen (0-2) 17-15 2/-3.0 14,521 266,40333 5/11 vs. NYY L, 5-11 Sabathia (1-5) Colome (2-1) 17-16 2/-4.0 10,619 277,02234 5/12 vs. NYY W, 4-2 Jepsen (1-2) Eovaldi (3-1) 18-16 2/-3.0 10,417 287,43935 5/13 vs. NYY W, 3-2 Karns (3-1) Warren (2-2) 19-16 2/-2.0 11,924 299,36336 5/14 vs. NYY W, 6-1 Ramirez (1-1) Whitley (1-2) 20-16 2/-1.0 11,977 311,34037 5/15 at MIN L, 2-3 Hughes (3-4) Odorizzi (3-3) 20-17 2/-1.0 24,01838 5/16 at MIN L, 4-6 Duensing (1-0) Jepsen (1-3) 20-18 2/-2.0 27,12839 5/17 at MIN W, 11-3 Archer (4-4) Gibson (3-3) 21-18 2/-1.0 23,708

5/18 - OFF (4) 2/-1.040 5/19 at ATL W, 5-3 Ramirez (2-1) Foltynewicz (2-1) 22-18 T-1/+2.5 20,12041 5/20 at ATL L, 1-2 Cunniff (2-0) Odorizzi (3-4) 22-19 T-1/+2.5 24,54942 5/21 vs. OAK W, 3-0 Colome (3-1) Chavez (1-4) 23-19 1/+0.5 10,605 321,94543 5/22 vs. OAK W, 5-2 Archer (5-4) Kazmir (2-3) 24-19 1/+1.5 12,329 334,27444 5/23 vs. OAK L, 0-5 Graveman (2-2) Karns (3-2) 24-20 1/+1.5 15,207 349,48145 5/24 vs. OAK L, 2-7 Gray (5-2) Ramirez (2-2) 24-21 1/+1.5 15,692 365,17346 5/25 vs. SEA L, 1-4 Elias (2-1) Odorizzi (3-5) 24-22 1/+0.5 10,401 375,57447 5/26 vs. SEA L, 6-7 (10) Rodney (2-2) Boxberger (2-2) 24-23 2/-0.5 9,628 385,20248 5/27 vs. SEA L, 0-3 Hernandez (8-1) Boxberger (2-3) 24-24 2/-1.5 10,365 395,567

5/28 - OFF (5) 2/-1.049 5/29 at BAL L, 1-2 O’Day (1-0) Gomes (1-2) 24-25 T-2/-1.0 45,50550 5/30 at BAL W, 3-0 Ramirez (3-2) Chen (1-4) 25-25 2/-1.0 38,17751 5/31 at BAL W, 9-5 Odorizzi (4-5) Tillman (2-7) 26-25 T-1/+2.0 36,94552 6/1 at LAA L, 3-7 Richards (5-3) Colome (3-2) 26-26 2/-1.0 27,07853 6/2 at LAA W, 6-1 Archer (6-4) Wilson (3-4) 27-26 2/-1.0 28,77154 6/3 at LAA W, 6-5 (10) Boxberger (3-3) Street (2-2) 28-26 2/-1.0 28,24555 6/4 at SEA W, 2-1 Ramirez (4-2) Elias (2-3) 29-26 2/-0.5 16,09656 6/5 at SEA W, 1-0 Bellatti (2-0) Rodney (2-3) 30-26 2/-0.5 20,69557 6/6 at SEA L, 1-2 Hernandez (9-2) Geltz (1-2) 30-27 2/-1.5 31,10658 6/7 at SEA W, 3-1 Archer (7-4) Montgomery (0-1) 31-27 2/-1.5 27,906

6/8 - OFF (6) 2/-1.559 6/9 vs. LAA L, 2-8 Shoemaker (4-4) Karns (3-3) 31-28 2/-2.5 11,617 407,18460 6/10 vs. LAA W, 4-2 Ramirez (5-2) Weaver (4-6) 32-28 2/-1.5 10,088 417,27261 6/11 vs. LAA L, 2-6 Richards (6-4) Jepsen (1-4) 32-29 2/-2.0 10,779 428,05162 6/12 vs. CWS W, 7-5 Andriese (1-1) Danks (3-6) 33-29 2/-1.0 13,448 441,49963 6/13 vs. CWS W, 5-4 Boxberger (4-3) Putnam (1-2) 34-29 T-1/+1.0 20,248 461,74764 6/14 vs. CWS W, 2-1 Riefenhauser (1-0) Sale (6-3) 35-29 T-1/+1.0 17,962 479,70965 6/15 vs. WAS 7:1066 6/16 vs. WAS 7:1067 6/17 at WAS 7:0568 6/18 at WAS 7:0569 6/19 at CLE 7:1070 6/20 at CLE 7:1071 6/21 at CLE 1:1072 6/22 vs. TOR 7:1073 6/23 vs. TOR 7:1074 6/24 vs. TOR 12:10 Rays Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)

6/25 - OFF (7)75 6/26 vs. BOS 7:10 Rays Cowboy Hat (All women)76 6/27 vs. BOS 4:10 Rays Retro Headband (All fans)77 6/28 vs. BOS 1:10 Rays Retro Tin Lunch Box (Kids 14 & under)78 6/29 vs. CLE 7:1079 6/30 vs. CLE 7:1080 7/1 vs. CLE 7:1081 7/2 vs. CLE 12:10 Rays Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)82 7/3 at NYY 7:0583 7/4 at NYY 1:0584 7/5 at NYY 1:05

POS. HOME# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.85 7/6 at KC 8:1086 7/7 at KC 8:1087 7/8 at KC 8:1088 7/9 at KC 2:1089 7/10 vs. HOU 7:1090 7/11 vs. HOU 4:1091 7/12 vs. HOU 1:10 Rays Inflatable Chair (Kids 14 & under)

7/13 - All-Star Break7/14 - All-Star Game Great American Ball Park (Cincinnati Reds)7/15 - All-Star Break7/16 - All-Star Break

92 7/17 at TOR 7:0793 7/18 at TOR 1:0794 7/19 at TOR 1:0795 7/20 at PHI 7:0596 7/21 at PHI 7:0597 7/22 at PHI 1:05

7/23 - OFF (8)98 7/24 vs. BAL 7:1099 7/25 vs. BAL 6:10100 7/26 vs. BAL 1:10 Rays Surprise Christmas Present (Kids 14 & under)101 7/27 vs. DET 7:10102 7/28 vs. DET 7:10103 7/29 vs. DET 12:10 Rays Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)

7/30 - OFF (9)104 7/31 at BOS 7:10105 8/1 at BOS 1:35106 8/2 at BOS 1:35107 8/3 at CWS 8:10108 8/4 at CWS 8:10109 8/5 at CWS 2:10

8/6 - OFF (10)110 8/7 vs. NYM 7:10 DJ Kitty Cat Face Bag (All women)111 8/8 vs. NYM 6:10 Rays Fedora (All fans)112 8/9 vs. NYM 1:10 Raymond Soap Dispenser (Kids 14 & under)

8/10 - OFF (11)113 8/11 vs. ATL 7:10114 8/12 vs. ATL 7:10

8/13 - OFF (12)115 8/14 at TEX 8:05116 8/15 at TEX 8:05117 8/16 at TEX 3:05118 8/17 at HOU 8:10119 8/18 at HOU 8:10120 8/19 at HOU 8:10121 8/20 at HOU 8:10122 8/21 at OAK 10:07123 8/22 at OAK 9:07124 8/23 at OAK 4:07

8/24 - OFF (13)125 8/25 vs. MIN 7:10126 8/26 vs. MIN 7:10127 8/27 vs. MIN 7:10128 8/28 vs. KC 7:10129 8/29 vs. KC 6:10 Kevin Kiermaier Outlaw Action Figure (All fans)130 8/30 vs. KC 1:10 DJ Kitty Drawstring Bag (Kids 14 & under)131 8/31 at BAL 7:05132 9/1 at BAL 7:05133 9/2 at BAL 7:05

9/3 - OFF (14)134 9/4 at NYY 7:05135 9/5 at NYY 1:05136 9/6 at NYY 1:05137 9/7 at DET 1:08138 9/8 at DET 7:08139 9/9 at DET 7:08

9/10 - OFF (15)140 9/11 vs. BOS 7:10141 9/12 vs. BOS 6:10 DJ Kitty Plush Window Cling (All fans)142 9/13 vs. BOS 1:10 Rays Superhero Cape T-Shirt (Kids 14 & under)143 9/14 vs. NYY 7:10144 9/15 vs. NYY 7:10145 9/16 vs. NYY 7:10146 9/17 vs. BAL 7:10147 9/18 vs. BAL 7:10148 9/19 vs. BAL 6:10 Fan Vote Bobblehead (All fans)149 9/20 vs. BAL 1:10 Rays Skull Cap (Kids 14 & under)150 9/21 at BOS 7:10151 9/22 at BOS 7:10152 9/23 at BOS 7:10153 9/24 at BOS 7:10154 9/25 at TOR 7:07155 9/26 at TOR 1:07156 9/27 at TOR 1:07

9/28 - OFF (16)157 9/29 vs. MIA 7:10158 9/30 vs. MIA 7:10159 10/1 vs. MIA 7:10160 10/2 vs. TOR 7:10161 10/3 vs. TOR 6:10 Rays Oktoberfest Freezer Mug (All fans)162 10/4 vs. TOR 3:10 Raymond Halloween Mask (Kids 14 & under)

* DUE TO UNREST IN THE CITY OF BALTIMORE, GAME MOVED FROM ORIOLE PARK AT CAMDEN YARDS TO TROPICANA FIELD. ORIOLES BATTED LAST..

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