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TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015 AT ATLANTA BRAVES RH Erasmo Ramirez (1-1, 6.66) vs. RH Mike Foltynewicz (2-0, 4.24) CUT FOR A CURE—During the Rays-A’s game this Sunday (May 24), fans can get their heads shaved for a $20 donation to Pediatric Cancer Founda- tion as part of the sixth annual Veredus Cut for a Cure Charity Challenge presented by Carrabba’s Italian Grill…the event will take place on the Porch in Center Field…fans can also donate without shaving by visiting pcfcut- foracure.org or by texting “PCF” to 20222 to make a $10 donation…Rays players and staff shaved their heads on March 6. RAY MATTER—The Rays play their 40th game tonight, and this will be the sixth time in their 18-year history they’ve held a winning record through 40 games…through 39 games, the Rays 139 runs allowed are their 3rd fewest in club history (135 in 2011, 116 in 2010)…their 156 runs scored are their fewest since 2004 (145)…the Rays have been over .500 for 26 straight days and 30 days overall, 21 more days than all of 2014…the Rays were off yesterday, following a weekend series in Minnesota where they won Sun- day’s series finale to avoid being swept…they improved to 16-6 (.727) all- time at Target Field, their best record at any enemy port (min. 10 games)… they improved to 8-1 on getaway days and 9-3 in series finales. Ê The Rays are 1.0 GB of first-place New York in the AL East, gaining a game with the Yankees’ 6-0 loss Sun at KC…they seek a share of first place for the first time since end of play April 26…the division is separated by 4.5 games, tightest of any division currently and closest the AL East has been on this date since divisions realigned in 1994… the division was separated by 5.0 games on this date a year ago. Ê The Rays are 15-2 when they score first, third best in the majors after the Astros (16-1) and Cardinals (16-2)…they’re 6-16 when the opponent scores first. MERRY-GO-ROUND ON THE BASES—In Sunday’s 11-3 win at Minneso- ta, the Rays recorded 19 hits—their most since July 6, 2014 at DET (19)… the 19 hits included 15 singles and 4 doubles, tying July 8, 2003 at OAK (9-3 win) for most hits in club history without hitting a home run…the last AL team to do this was Detroit, on Aug 10, 2014 at TOR (20 hits, 0 HR). Ê The Rays recorded 10 hits with runners in scoring position (10-for- 23), tying the club record (third time)…also Aug 25, 2007 vs. OAK (won 14-3) and June 24, 2004 at TOR (won 19-13)…9 of those 10 hits were singles…the 23 AB with RISP fell one shy of the club re- cord, Aug 25, 2007 vs. OAK. Ê Only two other teams have recorded 10 hits with RISP this season: the Orioles on April 26 vs. BOS (11-for-20, won 18-7) and the D- backs on May 6 at COL (10-for-22, won 13-7). Ê For comparison, the Rays had 10 hits with RISP in their previous 5 games combined entering Sunday…they hadn’t even gotten 10 hits with RISP in 2 games back-to-back since April 18-19, 2014 vs. NYY. Ê Their 50 PA were their most in a 9-inning game since July 1, 2013 at HOU, a 12-0 win…the 50 PA also tied for most by any AL team in a 9-inning game this year—the Astros did it April 28 at SD in a 14-3 win. RAYS vs. BRAVES—The Rays are 7-17 (.292) all-time vs. the Braves (4-11 at Tropicana Field, 3-6 at Turner Field), their 2nd-worst mark against any opponent (Reds, 3-9)…they’ve lost 7 of their 8 series vs. ATL, the lone win coming July 15-17, 2001 when they won 2 of 3 at Turner Field…they last met May 18-20, 2012 in St. Pete (lost 2 of 3). Ê This is the Rays fourth visit to Turner Field, first since June 15-17, 2010 (lost 2 of 3)…only two players who were on the roster then are still with the team: 3B Evan Longoria and DH John Jaso (on the DL; returned to Rays this season after 3 years away). Ê The Braves will visit Tropicana Field for 2 games, Aug 11-12. INTERLEAGUE INTRIGUE—Tonight the Rays begin their second inter- league series of the season after taking 2 of 3 games in Miami, April 10-12… after this series, their next interleague action is a 4-game “home-and-home” against the Nationals, June 15-18…this is the 19th season of interleague play…since it began in 1997, the American League leads the all-time se- ries, 2,424-2,190 (.525)…in 2014, the AL won the interleague season series, 163-137, for the 11th straight season…overall, the AL has won 14 of the 18 season series…the Rays were 10-10 last season in interleague play and are 151-160 (.486) all-time, but their 77-56 (.579) mark since 2008 ranks 7th in the majors during that span…the Rays are 72-85 (.459) all-time in NL parks, but 24-15 since May 22, 2011 and 39-29 since 2008. Ê No pitcher on the Rays active roster has recorded a hit before…Alex Cobb (1-for-11) and Burch Smith (1-for-9) are both on the DL… Jake Odorizzi is the only one with a walk or RBI…Esteban Yan has the only home run hit by a Rays pitcher, coming in his first big league plate app, June 4, 2000 at Shea Stadium off NYM Bobby Jones. PITCHING PROPERLY—The Rays lead the majors with a 2.84 ERA (231- IP, 73-ER) since April 21, a span of 26 games…this stretch has lowered their season ERA from 4.64 to 3.45, 2nd in the AL to the Royals (3.38)…the Rays lead the majors with a .222 opp avg. and rank 4th with 331 SO…they lead the majors over the past five years (2011-15) in both categories, with a .233 opp avg. and 5,604 SO. Ê The Rays have allowed 2 runs or fewer in 6 of their last 10 games… they lead the majors with 19 such games this year, most in the AL and and most in club history through 39 games. INSIDE THE INFIRMARY—The Rays are 21-18 and 1.0 GB in the AL East despite a disabled list that currently stands at 10 players, with a total of 14 players and 15 stints on the season (including LH Drew Smyly twice)…no other AL East club has sent more than 11 players to the DL: BAL-11, BOS- 8, NYY-8, TOR-6…the DL “peaked” at a club-record 13 players on April 23. Ê LH Matt Moore (Tommy John surgery) threw a simulated game in extended spring training yesterday, throwing 31 pitches…he faced 8 batters, struck out 3 and only one reached base (on an error)…he is scheduled to throw a bullpen session tomorrow. CROWDED QUARTERS—According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Rays have used a ML-most 40 players and 13 rookies this year…LH Jake McGee and INF Nick Franklin made their season debuts on Sun at MIN, the 39th and 40th players to suit up for the Rays, and McGee was the 21st pitcher used…17 players have made their Rays debut and five have made their ma- jor league debut…the club records are 52 players (2000), 25 pitchers (2006) and 16 rookies (2001, 2011)…they used 37 players all year in 2011. Most Players Used Most Rookies Most DL Stints 40 Rays 13 Rays 15 Rays 38 Rangers 11 Rangers 13 Mets, Rangers 37 Blue Jays 10 A’s, Mets, Braves ODDS & ENDS—The Rays bench is hitting a combined .397/.468/.750 (27- for-68) with 6 HR, 22 RBI and 16 runs, leading the majors in all those cate- gories…no other AL team has more than 9 RBI off the bench (Indians)…the 6 HR are already the Rays most since 2012 (7); the club record is 8 (2009). Ê Rays rookies have combined for 14 HR, compared to 21 by the rest of the Rays offense and 22 by all other AL rookies…five of the 15 AL rookies to homer this year are Rays: Steven Souza Jr.–6, Tim Beckham–4, Joey Butler–2, Allan Dykstra–1, Mikie Mahtook–1. Ê With 6 HR and 5 SB, Souza Jr. is one of four major league players (and only rookie) leading his team in both categories, along with LAA Mike Trout, SD Justin Upton, ARI Paul Goldschmidt. Ê The Rays bullpen leads the AL with 16 saves…five different Rays pitchers have earned one—tied with the Dodgers for most in the ma- jors—and the Rays actually did that in their first 17 games…LH Jake McGee could become the sixth…RH Brad Boxberger (10-for-10 in save chances) could become the 10th team leader in 11 years…Rays bullpen has 133 IP this season, 2nd most in the majors (Texas, 134.2). DEFENSE AMONG THE BEST—The Rays have committed only 15 errors this year, tied with Detroit for fewest in the AL, and second fewest in club history after 39 games (14 in 2011)…they’ve allowed only 6 unearned runs, tied with the Angels for fewest in the AL…Oakland leads the majors with 43 errors and 28 unearned runs. WHO’S HOT—2B Logan Forsythe holds at least a share of the team lead with 38 games played, 39 hits, 16 extra-base hits, 11 doubles, 64 total bases and leads team qualifiers with a .300 avg., .370 OBP and .492 SLG. Ê 3B Evan Longoria is batting .315 (29-for-92) in his last 24 games (since April 22) with 6 2B, 3 HR and 15 RBI…this stretch has raised his avg. from .186 to .274. Ê OF David DeJesus has hit safely in 10 of his last 12 games, batting .432 (16-for-37) with 2 HR and 7 RBI in that stretch. Ê 1B James Loney is 9-for-19 (.474) over his 5-game hitting streak, including a 4-hit game on Sunday. ON THIS DATE—On May 19… Ê 1910: Cy Young earns his 500th career win, 5-4 over Washington in 11 innings, a benchmark no player has ever matched since…he finished his career with 511 victories. Ê 2012: The Rays beat the Braves, 5-2, at Tropicana Field as Fernan- do Rodney records his 100th career save…after the game, Rodney gives the ball he used to record the final out to a man celebrating his 100th birthday at the ballpark. First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. | Location: Turner Field, Atlanta, Ga. | TV: Sun Sports | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Spanish) Game No.: 40 (21-18) | Road Game No.: 17 (9-7) | All-Time Game No.: 2,792 (1,293-1,498) | All-Time Road Game No.: 1,394 (579-814) April: 12-10 | May: 9-8 Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting Pitcher Wed., May 20 @ATL 7:10 p.m. Sun Sports RH Jake Odorizzi (3-3, 2.36) RH Williams Perez (0-0, 15.43) **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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TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015 AT ATLANTA BRAVESRH Erasmo Ramirez (1-1, 6.66) vs. RH Mike Foltynewicz (2-0, 4.24)

CUT FOR A CURE—During the Rays-A’s game this Sunday (May 24), fans can get their heads shaved for a $20 donation to Pediatric Cancer Founda-tion as part of the sixth annual Veredus Cut for a Cure Charity Challenge presented by Carrabba’s Italian Grill…the event will take place on the Porch in Center Field…fans can also donate without shaving by visiting pcfcut-foracure.org or by texting “PCF” to 20222 to make a $10 donation…Rays players and staff shaved their heads on March 6.

RAY MATTER—The Rays play their 40th game tonight, and this will be the sixth time in their 18-year history they’ve held a winning record through 40 games…through 39 games, the Rays 139 runs allowed are their 3rd fewest in club history (135 in 2011, 116 in 2010)…their 156 runs scored are their fewest since 2004 (145)…the Rays have been over .500 for 26 straight days and 30 days overall, 21 more days than all of 2014…the Rays were off yesterday, following a weekend series in Minnesota where they won Sun-day’s series finale to avoid being swept…they improved to 16-6 (.727) all-time at Target Field, their best record at any enemy port (min. 10 games)…they improved to 8-1 on getaway days and 9-3 in series finales.

Ê The Rays are 1.0 GB of first-place New York in the AL East, gaining a game with the Yankees’ 6-0 loss Sun at KC…they seek a share of first place for the first time since end of play April 26…the division is separated by 4.5 games, tightest of any division currently and closest the AL East has been on this date since divisions realigned in 1994…the division was separated by 5.0 games on this date a year ago.

Ê The Rays are 15-2 when they score first, third best in the majors after the Astros (16-1) and Cardinals (16-2)…they’re 6-16 when the opponent scores first.

MERRY-GO-ROUND ON THE BASES—In Sunday’s 11-3 win at Minneso-ta, the Rays recorded 19 hits—their most since July 6, 2014 at DET (19)…the 19 hits included 15 singles and 4 doubles, tying July 8, 2003 at OAK (9-3 win) for most hits in club history without hitting a home run…the last AL team to do this was Detroit, on Aug 10, 2014 at TOR (20 hits, 0 HR).

Ê The Rays recorded 10 hits with runners in scoring position (10-for-23), tying the club record (third time)…also Aug 25, 2007 vs. OAK (won 14-3) and June 24, 2004 at TOR (won 19-13)…9 of those 10 hits were singles…the 23 AB with RISP fell one shy of the club re-cord, Aug 25, 2007 vs. OAK.

Ê Only two other teams have recorded 10 hits with RISP this season: the Orioles on April 26 vs. BOS (11-for-20, won 18-7) and the D-backs on May 6 at COL (10-for-22, won 13-7).

Ê For comparison, the Rays had 10 hits with RISP in their previous 5 games combined entering Sunday…they hadn’t even gotten 10 hits with RISP in 2 games back-to-back since April 18-19, 2014 vs. NYY.

Ê Their 50 PA were their most in a 9-inning game since July 1, 2013 at HOU, a 12-0 win…the 50 PA also tied for most by any AL team in a 9-inning game this year—the Astros did it April 28 at SD in a 14-3 win.

RAYS vs. BRAVES—The Rays are 7-17 (.292) all-time vs. the Braves (4-11 at Tropicana Field, 3-6 at Turner Field), their 2nd-worst mark against any opponent (Reds, 3-9)…they’ve lost 7 of their 8 series vs. ATL, the lone win coming July 15-17, 2001 when they won 2 of 3 at Turner Field…they last met May 18-20, 2012 in St. Pete (lost 2 of 3).

Ê This is the Rays fourth visit to Turner Field, first since June 15-17, 2010 (lost 2 of 3)…only two players who were on the roster then are still with the team: 3B Evan Longoria and DH John Jaso (on the DL; returned to Rays this season after 3 years away).

Ê The Braves will visit Tropicana Field for 2 games, Aug 11-12.

INTERLEAGUE INTRIGUE—Tonight the Rays begin their second inter-league series of the season after taking 2 of 3 games in Miami, April 10-12…after this series, their next interleague action is a 4-game “home-and-home” against the Nationals, June 15-18…this is the 19th season of interleague play…since it began in 1997, the American League leads the all-time se-ries, 2,424-2,190 (.525)…in 2014, the AL won the interleague season series, 163-137, for the 11th straight season…overall, the AL has won 14 of the 18 season series…the Rays were 10-10 last season in interleague play and are 151-160 (.486) all-time, but their 77-56 (.579) mark since 2008 ranks 7th in the majors during that span…the Rays are 72-85 (.459) all-time in NL parks, but 24-15 since May 22, 2011 and 39-29 since 2008.

Ê No pitcher on the Rays active roster has recorded a hit before…Alex Cobb (1-for-11) and Burch Smith (1-for-9) are both on the DL…Jake Odorizzi is the only one with a walk or RBI…Esteban Yan has the only home run hit by a Rays pitcher, coming in his first big league plate app, June 4, 2000 at Shea Stadium off NYM Bobby Jones.

PITCHING PROPERLY—The Rays lead the majors with a 2.84 ERA (231-IP, 73-ER) since April 21, a span of 26 games…this stretch has lowered their season ERA from 4.64 to 3.45, 2nd in the AL to the Royals (3.38)…the Rays lead the majors with a .222 opp avg. and rank 4th with 331 SO…they lead the majors over the past five years (2011-15) in both categories, with a .233 opp avg. and 5,604 SO.

Ê The Rays have allowed 2 runs or fewer in 6 of their last 10 games…they lead the majors with 19 such games this year, most in the AL and and most in club history through 39 games.

INSIDE THE INFIRMARY—The Rays are 21-18 and 1.0 GB in the AL East despite a disabled list that currently stands at 10 players, with a total of 14 players and 15 stints on the season (including LH Drew Smyly twice)…no other AL East club has sent more than 11 players to the DL: BAL-11, BOS-8, NYY-8, TOR-6…the DL “peaked” at a club-record 13 players on April 23.

Ê LH Matt Moore (Tommy John surgery) threw a simulated game in extended spring training yesterday, throwing 31 pitches…he faced 8 batters, struck out 3 and only one reached base (on an error)…he is scheduled to throw a bullpen session tomorrow.

CROWDED QUARTERS—According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Rays have used a ML-most 40 players and 13 rookies this year…LH Jake McGee and INF Nick Franklin made their season debuts on Sun at MIN, the 39th and 40th players to suit up for the Rays, and McGee was the 21st pitcher used…17 players have made their Rays debut and five have made their ma-jor league debut…the club records are 52 players (2000), 25 pitchers (2006) and 16 rookies (2001, 2011)…they used 37 players all year in 2011.Most Players Used Most Rookies Most DL Stints40 Rays 13 Rays 15 Rays38 Rangers 11 Rangers 13 Mets, Rangers37 Blue Jays 10 A’s, Mets, Braves

ODDS & ENDS—The Rays bench is hitting a combined .397/.468/.750 (27-for-68) with 6 HR, 22 RBI and 16 runs, leading the majors in all those cate-gories…no other AL team has more than 9 RBI off the bench (Indians)…the 6 HR are already the Rays most since 2012 (7); the club record is 8 (2009).

Ê Rays rookies have combined for 14 HR, compared to 21 by the rest of the Rays offense and 22 by all other AL rookies…five of the 15 AL rookies to homer this year are Rays: Steven Souza Jr.–6, Tim Beckham–4, Joey Butler–2, Allan Dykstra–1, Mikie Mahtook–1.

Ê With 6 HR and 5 SB, Souza Jr. is one of four major league players (and only rookie) leading his team in both categories, along with LAA Mike Trout, SD Justin Upton, ARI Paul Goldschmidt.

Ê The Rays bullpen leads the AL with 16 saves…five different Rays pitchers have earned one—tied with the Dodgers for most in the ma-jors—and the Rays actually did that in their first 17 games…LH Jake McGee could become the sixth…RH Brad Boxberger (10-for-10 in save chances) could become the 10th team leader in 11 years…Rays bullpen has 133 IP this season, 2nd most in the majors (Texas, 134.2).

DEFENSE AMONG THE BEST—The Rays have committed only 15 errors this year, tied with Detroit for fewest in the AL, and second fewest in club history after 39 games (14 in 2011)…they’ve allowed only 6 unearned runs, tied with the Angels for fewest in the AL…Oakland leads the majors with 43 errors and 28 unearned runs.

WHO’S HOT—2B Logan Forsythe holds at least a share of the team lead with 38 games played, 39 hits, 16 extra-base hits, 11 doubles, 64 total bases and leads team qualifiers with a .300 avg., .370 OBP and .492 SLG.

Ê 3B Evan Longoria is batting .315 (29-for-92) in his last 24 games (since April 22) with 6 2B, 3 HR and 15 RBI…this stretch has raised his avg. from .186 to .274.

Ê OF David DeJesus has hit safely in 10 of his last 12 games, batting .432 (16-for-37) with 2 HR and 7 RBI in that stretch.

Ê 1B James Loney is 9-for-19 (.474) over his 5-game hitting streak, including a 4-hit game on Sunday.

ON THIS DATE—On May 19… Ê 1910: Cy Young earns his 500th career win, 5-4 over Washington

in 11 innings, a benchmark no player has ever matched since…he finished his career with 511 victories.

Ê 2012: The Rays beat the Braves, 5-2, at Tropicana Field as Fernan-do Rodney records his 100th career save…after the game, Rodney gives the ball he used to record the final out to a man celebrating his 100th birthday at the ballpark.

First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. | Location: Turner Field, Atlanta, Ga. | TV: Sun Sports | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Spanish)Game No.: 40 (21-18) | Road Game No.: 17 (9-7) | All-Time Game No.: 2,792 (1,293-1,498) | All-Time Road Game No.: 1,394 (579-814)

April: 12-10 | May: 9-8

Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting PitcherWed., May 20 @ATL 7:10 p.m. Sun Sports RH Jake Odorizzi (3-3, 2.36) RH Williams Perez (0-0, 15.43)

**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 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 The Rays went 12-10 in April, the first Rays manager out of five to have

a winning record in his first month and just one of nine active managers. Ê 37-year-old rookie 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 Orlando Magic interim head coach James Borrego (37)…Cash is 24 days younger.

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.

TONIGHT’S STARTER—RH ERASMO RAMIREZ (1-1, 6.66)

Ê LAST START—On Thu vs. NYY, pitched on 2 days’ rest and went a season-high 5 IP, his most since July 22, 2014 vs. NYM with SEA (7 IP)…didn’t allow a hit after Jacoby Ellsbury led off the game with a single…marked the seventh scoreless start of his career and first since Aug 10, 2014 vs. CWS (4.1 IP)…the Rays scored in the bottom of the 1st, meaning he pitched with a lead for his final 4 IP…prior to that, had only pitched with a lead for 1 inning this season, on May 4 at BOS when he pitched a perfect 9th in a 5-1 win…his line: W, 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 SO, 98 pitches, 40 strikes.

Ê LONG TIME COMING—His last start marked his first win since his sea-son debut in 2014, the Mariners second game of the season…went 25 apps (and 15 starts) in between, having gone 0-7 over that span.

Ê THE TURNAROUND—Has a 1.42 ERA (19-IP, 9-H, 3-ER, 3-BB, 14-SO) over his last 8 apps (2 starts), compared to a 25.31 ERA (4-IP, 15-ER) in his first 2 apps (1 start)…said another way, in his first 2 apps he faced 37 batters; 21 reached base and 16 scored…since then, has faced 68 batters, 13 have reached and 3 have scored…opponents are hitting .143/.194/.222 (9-for-63) against him in his last 8 apps (2 starts).

Ê OVERVIEW—Will be making his fourth start of the season…acquired from Seattle on March 31 for LH Mike Montgomery…prior to the trade, had spent all seven years of his pro career in the Mariners system, including parts of three years in the majors (2012-14)…even with parts of four seasons of big league experience, is the youngest pitcher on the Rays active roster at 25 years, 17 days…the only younger positional player is INF Nick Franklin (24 years, 78 days).

Ê INTERLEAGUE—Is winless in 8 career interleague apps (6 starts), go-ing 0-3 with a 7.99 ERA (32.2-IP, 29-ER)…has made 1 interleague app this season, which was his Rays debut on April 10 at MIA (see below)…in his last interleague start on July 22, 2014 at NYM, tied his career high (2nd time) with 10 SO over 7 IP.

Ê AT THE PLATE—Is 0-for-6 lifetime with 2 SO and 1 sac bunt…his only sac bunt came on June 3, 2014 at Turner Field (with SEA).

Ê ROUGH DEBUT—Made his Rays debut in relief on April 10 at MIA, allowing 6 H and 7 R over the 3rd and 4th innings…his 7 runs allowed

were the most by a Rays reliever since Gary Glover on July 10, 2008 at CLE and tied with Brian Meadows on April 5, 2006 at BAL for the most ever in a Rays relief debut…his 6 hits were the most allowed in a Rays relief debut since Jeremy Hellickson on Sep 4, 2010 at BAL.

Ê KEEP IT DOWN—Has allowed a career-low 0.74 HR/9 IP this season…according to FanGraphs, a career-high 56.3 percent of his balls in play have been ground balls, which would rank 4th in the AL if he qualified…the AL average is 44.3 percent…has allowed a career-low 16.9 percent line drives and career-low 26.8 percent fly balls.

Ê PITCHf/x BREAKDOWN—Has thrown his changeup a career-high 33.6 percent of the time, per FanGraphs, which would lead the majors if he qualified…major league leader is teammate Jake Odorizzi at 31.2 percent…according to PITCHf/x, of his 20 strikeouts, 15 have come with the changeup (75 percent)…last season, 32 of his 60 strikeouts came with the changeup (53.3 pct.)…opponents are batting .147 (5-for-34) in at-bats ending with the changeup this season.

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 LAST START—On Fri at MIN, pitched into the 7th for the eighth time in 8 starts—most in the majors, and already matching his season total in 2014 (in 31 starts)…entered the 7th with a 2-1 lead, but allowed a single and game-tying triple to the Twins No. 8 and No. 9 batters before being replaced by Kevin Jepsen, who allowed the inherited runner to score…allowed a 3rd-inning solo homer to Brian Dozier…his line: L, 6 IP, 8 H, 3 R/ER, 0 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR, 104 pitches, 68 strikes.

Ê IN CONTROL—Hasn’t issued a walk in his last 4 starts spanning 26 IP…his four straight starts without a walk ties the club record, joining Jeremy Hellickson (June 2-19, 2013) and James Shields (June 20–July 6, 2007)…he’s faced 109 batters since his last walk (Xander Bo-gaerts, April 23 vs. BOS).

Ê A.L. LEADERS—Ranks among AL leaders in ERA (2.36, 6th), WHIP (0.96, 4th), starts (8, T-3rd), innings pitched (53.1, 6th), BB/9 IP (1.35, 4th), SO/BB (5.50, 5th), HR/9 IP (0.34, 5th) and opp OBP (.246, 1st).

Ê INTERLEAGUE—Has never faced the Braves…is 3-2 with a 3.60 ERA (35-IP, 14-ER) and 37 SO in 6 career interleague apps (all starts)…five of the starts came in 2014, when he went 3-2 with a 2.32 ERA (31-IP, 8-ER)

and 35 SO…last start was Aug 9, 2014 at CHC and he had 9 SO, all com-ing over his first 4 IP…went 6 IP and threw 103 pitches, 47 of which came in his final two innings…only other interleague start prior to 2014 was his Tropicana Field debut on May 27, 2013 vs. MIA (4-IP, 6-ER).

Ê AT THE PLATE—Is 0-for-4 lifetime with 1 BB, 3 SO and 1 sac bunt…on July 22, 2014 at STL—in his first plate appearance since the state championship game at Highland High School—executed a perfect safe-ty squeeze, scoring James Loney on a 1st-and-3rd bunt play, off Adam Wainwright…he became the second pitcher in Rays history to record an RBI bunt, joining Matt Moore on June 9, 2012 at MIA in a similar 1st-and-3rd situation, scoring Elliot Johnson…also drew a 5th-inning walk off Wainwright.

Ê ROAD IMPROVEMENT—Has a 2.96 ERA (27.1-IP, 9-ER) in four road starts this season…in 2014, had a 6.32 ERA (68.1-IP, 44-ER) in 14 road starts, compared to a 2.62 ERA at home—the largest home-road differential in the majors (min. 100 IP)…his road ERA was 2nd highest in club history among season qualifiers—only Mark Hendrickson (6.53 in 2005) was higher.

TOMORROW’S STARTER—RH JAKE ODORIZZI (3-3, 2.36)

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 1-1 6.66 10 3 0 0 24.1 24 19 18 9 20 2 .258Career Majors 8-13 4.83 57 38 0 0 231.0 232 133 124 81 185 33 .259Career Minors 50-26 3.26 119 112 2 0 678.2 674 312 246 117 546 49 .257

2015 SPLITSvs. RH: .327 (16-49), 1-HRvs. LH: .182 (8-44), 1-HRHome: 1-0, 1.59 ERA (17.0-IP, 3-ER)Road: 0-1, 18.41 ERA (7.1-IP, 15-ER)

RAMIREZ vs. ATLANTACAREER—Has only faced the Braves once…on June 3, 2014 at Turner Field (with SEA), only lasted 3 IP and allowed 8 H and 5 R/ER, but received no decision as the Mariners rallied from a 5-2 deficit…allowed a pair of homers: a 3-run shot to Evan Gattis in the 1st and a solo shot to Melvin Upton Jr. in the 2nd.

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, 5-0MAY 1-0 1.38 13.0 5 2 2 2 11 1 1 0 -- -- -- --

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RAYS HITTER NOTES#1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Sun: 1-1, R (def. rep.) MIN Series: 2-5, HR, 2-RBI, 2-R Stand: 1-17, 3-RBI, BB vs. LH: .263 (10-38), 3-HR2015: .213/.258/.400, 4-HR, 15-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.400, 2-5) RISP: .200 (4-20) vs. RH: .167 (7-42), 1-HR

Ê Drafted out of Griffin (Ga.) HS, about 45 minutes south of Turner Field…hit .482 his senior year to lead them to the Region 4A Championship. Ê Had a game-tying, 2-run homer on Sat at MIN in the 7th, his first since April 24 vs. TOR and the first of his career as a starter and vs. RHP…the last

Rays rookie to have a game-tying or go-ahead homer that late in a game was Desmond Jennings walk-off on Sep 7, 2011 vs. TEX. Ê Batting .108/.146/.189 (4-for-37) in his last 13 games (10 starts) since April 27. Ê Ranks T-2nd in the AL with 3 sac flies…among AL rookies, ranks 4th in HR (4) and T-2nd in RBI (15). Ê Has played 31 games with 19 starts (11-2B, 5-SS, 3-DH)…batting .143/.197/.206 (9-for-63) with 1 HR and 8 RBI in 19 games as a starter compared

to .471/.500/1.118 (8-for-17) with 3 HR and 7 RBI off the bench…is the first Rays rookie with 2 pinch-hit homers in a season.

#9 JOEY BUTLER, OF Sun: 1-1, RBI (PH) MIN Series: 3-6, 2B, RBI, R Stand: 6-20, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 3-R vs. LH: .214 (3-14), 1-HR2015: .300/.349/.500, 2-HR, 7-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (1.000, 1-1) RISP: .333 (3-9) vs. RH: .346 (9-26), 1-HR

Ê Has reached in 7 of his last 13 PA…has recorded multiple hits in 2 of his last 3 starts (Fri at MIN, Wed vs. NYY). Ê Had a solo homer in the 7th inning on May 11 vs. NYY, the second of his career…was the back end of back-to-back homers with Logan Forsythe. Ê Has started 11 games (6-DH, 5-LF) since being selected on May 3…ranks T-2nd on the team in HR and T-2nd in RBI since his selection. Ê On May 4 at BOS, had his first career HR, a 2-run shot in the 2nd off Clay Buchholz…he became the first Ray to homer in his first career AB at Fen-

way Park…others to homer in their first AB at Fenway Park, after joining the Rays: Johnny Damon, Dan Johnson, Raul Casanova, Terry Shumpert. Ê Was a teammate of Rays Manager Kevin Cash in 2011 for Triple-A Round Rock (Rangers).

#13 ASDRUBAL CABRERA, INF Sun: 0-4 MIN Series: 3-12, 3B Stand: 7-23, 4-2B, HR, 2-RBI, 3-BB, 4-R vs. LH: .219 (7-32)2015: .213/.265/.326, 1-HR, 10-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: .132 (5-38) vs. RH: .211 (23-109), 1-HR

Ê Batting .286/.342/.543 (10-for-35) in his last 10 games (all starts)…is 6-for-10 vs. LHP over that stretch after starting the season 1-for-22 vs. LHP. Ê On Fri at MIN made his first error since Sep 10, 2014 vs. ATL (with WAS), going 177 chances in between…it was his first error as a shortstop since

June 22, 2014 vs. DET (with CLE), with 188 chances at shortstop in between…had been the only SS (min. 20 starts) in the majors without an error. Ê Ranks T-2nd in the majors with 3 triples (last Sat at MIN)…on Thu vs. NYY, had his first SB since Sep 25, 2014 vs. NYM (G2) with WAS. Ê On Wed vs. NYY, got career hit 1,000 with an RBI double in the 2nd…according to STATS LLC, is the 11th active switch-hitter to reach 1,000. Ê Snapped a career-long 49-game homerless drought on May 9 vs. TEX with his first since Sep 3, 2014 at LAD…went 184 AB in between. Ê Has made 36 starts (34-SS, 2-DH)…his first 23 starts came in the No. 3 hole; since then, has hit No. 6 or No. 7 in his last 13 starts.

#7 DAVID DEJESUS, OF Sun: 2-5, RBI MIN Series: 5-11, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-R Stand: 5-16, HR, 3-RBI, 3-R vs. LH: .500 (1-2)2015: .319/.367/.462, 3-HR, 15-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.429, 6-14) RISP: .421 (8-19) vs. RH: .315 (28-89), 3-HR

Ê Batting .432/.447/.649 (16-for-37) with 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI and 6 multi-hit games over his last 12 games (11 starts) since May 4. Ê Ranks T-3rd on the team with 15 RBI…averaging an RBI every 6.1 at-bats…last season, had 19 RBI in 238 at-bats. Ê On Sun at MIN, had an RBI single in the 6th…on Fri at MIN, had a solo homer in the 2nd, giving the Rays a 1-0 lead. Ê Had a game-tying, 2-run single on May 12 vs. NYY in the 7th, his first game-tying or go-ahead hit in the 7th inning later since hitting a go-ahead,

2-run homer on May 13, 2014 at SEA off Fernando Rodney (9th)…it was his 4th such hit since joining the Rays (twice in Sep 2013). Ê Has made 25 starts (15-DH, 10-LF)…his last 11 starts have been out of the No. 5 or 6 spot in the lineup…hit leadoff in 13 of his first 14 starts. Ê Batting .266 (17-for-64) with the bases empty, .444 (12-for-27) with runners on base and .421 (8-for-19) with RISP.

#11 LOGAN FORSYTHE, INF Sun: 2-5, 2B, 2-R, HBP MIN Series: 3-11, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 3-R Stand: 8-26, 2-2B, HR, 3-RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH: .267 (12-45), 3-HR2015: .300/.370/.492, 4-HR, 17-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.375, 3-8) RISP: .286 (8-28) vs. RH: .318 (27-85), 1-HR

Ê Batting .339/.387/.554 (19-for-56) in 15 games (all starts) since May 2…has reached base safely in 14 of those 15 games. Ê Ranks T-5th in the AL with 11 doubles…leads the team in doubles and extra-base hits (16) and ranks T-1st in RBI (17) and T-2nd in HR (4). Ê Among AL second basemen, ranks 4th in avg. (.300), 4th in OBP (.370), 3rd in SLG (.492), T-2nd in 2B (11) and 3rd in XBH (16). Ê Is two-thirds of the way to tying his career high in homers (6, 2011-14)…had a solo homer on Sat at MIN in the 9th of Glen Perkins, his 4th of the

season (3rd vs. LHP)…also had a sac fly to end an 11-pitch PA in the 4th, tied for the 2nd-longest PA of his career (13, Aug 3, 2014 vs. LAA). Ê On May 11 vs. NYY had an RBI double, solo homer and RBI single for a career-high-tying 3 RBI (3rd time, last Sep 19, 2014 vs. CWS). Ê Is a career .270/.336/.445 (110-for-407) hitter with 13 HR vs. LHP compared to .227/.296/.312 (161-for-709) with 9 HR vs. RHP. Ê Has played in 38 games with 35 starts (24-2B, 6-1B, 3-3B, 2-DH).

#2 NICK FRANKLIN, INF Sun: 2-5, 2B, 2-R MIN Series: 2-5, 2B, 2-R Stand: -- vs. LH: 1.000 (2-2)2015: .400/.400/.600, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.400, 2-5) RISP: -- vs. RH: .000 (0-3)

Ê Made his season debut on Sun at MIN…first hit of the season was a double in the 6th off Brian Duensing, then added a 9th-inning single…prior to the game, was reinstated from the 15-day DL prior to the game, returning from a left oblique strain sustained during spring training.

Ê Hit .318/.423/.500 (7-for-22) with 1 HR, 4 RBI and 2 SB in 8 rehab games for Triple-A Durham…had a homer in his only at-bat on Sat vs. SWB. Ê Assigned to Triple-A Durham after arriving from Seattle in the July 31 trade that sent David Price to Detroit…recalled by the Rays on Sep 15 and

appeared in 11 games, 9 starts (6-2B, 3-SS)…hit .368 (7-for-19) in his first 7 games with the Rays before an 0-for-15 skid to close out the season. Ê Is a career .215/.290/.360 (98-for-455) hitter with 13 HR and 51 RBI over parts of three major league seasons (2013-15).

#5 BRANDON GUYER, OF Sun: 1-6, RBI MIN Series: 2-8, RBI Stand: 5-16, HR, 4-RBI, BB, 6-R vs. LH: .267 (12-45), 2-HR2015: .268/.365/.415, 2-HR, 12-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.167, 1-6) RISP: .318 (7-22) vs. RH: .270 (10-37)

Ê Has 2 hits in his last 14 at-bats…hit .375/.400/.625 (12-for-32) in his 10 games (8 starts) prior to this stretch, from April 26–May 10. Ê Has started at leadoff in all 10 Rays games vs. left-handed starters…six of his 8 career HR have come vs. LHP. Ê Has been hit by pitch 5 times, T-5th in the AL…has 16 HBP since 2014, T-4th in the AL, despite only 391 PA over that span. Ê Is already nearly halfway to last season’s RBI total (26)…on April 26 vs. TOR, had a career-high 4 RBI, incl. his first career leadoff homer—first by a

Ray since Desmond Jennings on June 28, 2014 at BAL…had 10 RBI over a stretch of 13 games (10 starts) from April 22–May 10. Ê Had his first career PH HR on May 8 vs. TEX, the Rays third of the season…was his first career homer with 2 (or more) runners on base. Ê Has played in 32 games with 19 starts (14-LF, 2-CF, 2-RF, 1-DH) this season.

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, OF Sun: 2-4, 2B, RBI, BB, 2-R MIN Series: 4-12, 2B, 2-RBI, BB, 2-R Stand: 2-21, HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 3-R vs. LH: .267 (8-30)2015: .243/.293/.426, 3-HR, 11-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.333, 4-12) RISP: .304 (7-23) vs. RH: .235 (20-85), 3-HR

Ê On Sun at MIN, had his first multi-hit game since April 29 at NYY…has a 3-game hitting streak, after going 3-for-his-previous-32 which coincided with him moving into the leadoff spot on May 4 at BOS…since that date, 11 of his last 12 starts have been at leadoff.

Ê Since the beginning of May, his avg. has decreased from .306 to .243…has 3 XBH in 16 games (15 starts) in May after 10 XBH in April. Ê Ranks 3rd on the team with 13 XBH (8-2B, 2-3B, 3-HR)…on Sat at MIN had his first stolen base since Aug 11, 2014 at TEX. Ê On Wed vs. NYY, threw out potential game-tying run Mark Teixeira at the plate in the 5th for his 2nd outfield assist this season (May 2 vs. BAL). Ê Has played 36 games with 32 starts (30-CF, 2-RF)…has yet to commit an error in 89 chances in the outfield…made 6 errors in 2014 (5 in RF). Ê On April 29 at NYY, hit his 10th career triple in his 129th game—the same number it took Rays all-time career triples leader Carl Crawford to do it.

#21 JAMES LONEY, 1B Sun: 4-5, 2B, 3-RBI, IBB MIN Series: 6-13, 2B, 3-RBI, BB Stand: 6-26, RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .190 (4-21), 1-HR2015: .273/.319/.386, 2-HR, 10-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 5G (.474, 9-19) RISP: .375 (9-24) vs. RH: .299 (20-67), 1-HR

Ê Had 4 hits on Sun at MIN, his most since Sep 7, 2014 vs. BAL (4) and his 11th career game of 4 or more hits…reached 5 times, tying his career high (5th time, last May 2, 2014 at NYY)…drew an intentional walk in the 5th, his 2nd IBB in his last 6 games (had 2 IBB in 2014).

Ê Batting .474 (9-for-19) over his current 5-game hitting streak, on the heels of a 1-for-12 skid…has raised his avg. from .217 to .273 during that span. Ê In his last 6 at-bats has a pinch-hitter (since Sep 23, 2013), has 5 hits, including a single on May 10 vs. TEX advancing the tying run to 3B. Ê Has played in 24 games with 22 starts (21-1B, 1-DH)…hasn’t made an error in 194 chances. Ê Spent 15 games on the DL (April 7-23) with a mild right oblique strain, his first career major league DL stint.

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#3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Sun: 2-6, 3-RBI, R MIN Series: 3-14, 2B, 3-RBI, 2-R Stand: 7-26, HR, 6-RBI, BB, 4-R vs. LH: .407 (11-27), 1-HR2015: .274/.363/.437, 4-HR, 17-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.300, 3-10) RISP: .226 (7-31) vs. RH: .241 (26-108), 3-HR

Ê Had a season-high-tying 3 RBI on Sun at MIN (2nd time), giving him 13 RBI in May, T-7th in the AL, after 4 RBI in April. Ê Batting .315/.369/.478 (29-for-92) with 3 HR and 15 RBI in 24 games (all starts) since April 22, raising his avg. from .186 to .274. Ê Ranks T-8th in the AL with 10 2B, 2nd on the team to Forsythe’s 11…ranks T-1st on the team with 17 RBI and 2nd with 14 XBH, trailing Forsythe (16). Ê Is the franchise’s all-time leader in homers (188), doubles (236), extra-base hits (436), RBI (652) and SLG (.492). Ê On May 7 vs. TEX, ended streaks of 198 straight starts and 270 games played…both were the longest active streaks in baseball. Ê Got career hit No. 1,000 on May 5 at BOS, the third to get there entirely in a Rays uniform (Carl Crawford, Ben Zobrist).

#44 RENE RIVERA, C Sun: DNP MIN Series: 1-6 Stand: 3-18, 2B, HR, 4-RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH: .129 (4-31)2015: .143/.189/.238, 2-HR, 9-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP: .182 (6-33) vs. RH: .149 (11-74), 2-HR

Ê On Thu vs. NYY, had 4 RBI, snapping a 12-game slide since his last RBI on April 24 vs. TOR…had a 3-run homer in the 2nd—the third of his career with 2 runners on base (no career grand slams)—and RBI single in the 4th…his 4 RBI were the most by a Rays catcher since Ryan Hanigan on May 12, 2014 at SEA and the most by a Rays No. 9 hitter since Kevin Kiermaier’s grand slam on July 9, 2014 vs. KC.

Ê His .143 avg. would be tied for the lowest in the majors if he qualified, along with PHI Chase Utley…lowest AL qualifier is HOU Chris Carter (.160). Ê Has made 30 starts (28-C, 1-1B, 1-DH), incl. first career starts at 1B and DH. Ê Has caught 35 of 106 (33.0 pct.) of attempted base stealers since the start of the 2014 season.

#20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Sun: DNP MIN Series: 0-8 Stand: 7-27, 2-2B, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 5-BB, 7-R vs. LH: .233 (7-30), 2-HR2015: .223/.327/.408, 6-HR, 15-RBI, 5-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-8 RISP: .077 (2-26) vs. RH: .220 (22-100), 4-HR

Ê On Sat at MIN made his second career error, first since Sep 26, 2014 vs. MIA…remains the only error by any Rays outfielder this season. Ê Among AL rookies, ranks 2nd in hits (29), 2nd in HR (6), 2nd in XBH (12), T-2nd in RBI (15), 1st in BB (19) and 2nd in SB (5). Ê No other rookie in the majors can match his combination of HR (6) and SB (5)...only 10 others in the majors (regardless of rookie status) can match

that combination, and only 4 others in the AL: LAA Mike Trout, BAL Manny Machado, OAK Marcus Semien and HOU George Springer. Ê Leads the team in homers (6), ranks T-1st in multi-hit games (9) and T-3rd in RBI (15)…is T-2nd in the majors in strikeouts (54). Ê Batting .077 (2-for-26) with RISP, 2nd-lowest in the majors among players with at least 20 AB with RISP.

#46 BOBBY WILSON, C Sun: 2-4, RBI, BB, 3-R MIN Series: 2-4, RBI, BB, 3-R Stand: 1-6 vs. LH: .154 (2-13)2015: .189/.268/.189, 0-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP: .273 (3-11) vs. RH: .208 (5-24)

Ê On Sun at MIN, had his first multi-hit game since July 30, 2012 at TEX (with LAA)…reached a career-high-tying 3 times (7th time)…his 3 runs scored also matched a career high (2nd time), after not scoring a run in his first 15 games to start the season…had his 2nd RBI (also April 15 at TOR).

Ê Has played 16 games with 11 starts at catcher…among catchers with as many starts, his catcher ERA (2.58) leads the majors. Ê Has only caught 1 of 14 attempted base stealers…in his career before this season, had thrown out 23 pct. of would-be base stealers. Ê Was the first catcher to make the Rays Opening Day roster as a non-roster invite…became the 12th Tampa Bay-area native to play for the Rays.

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: 5/13 vs. NYY (SV, 1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 10-10 vs. LH: .200 (5-25)2015: 2-1-10, 1.29 ERA, 15 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 13x-last 5/13 vs. NYY IR-RS: 3-0 vs. RH: .087 (2-23)

Ê Is 10-for-10 in save chances, the longest stretch without a blown save by a Rays reliever to start the season since Fernando Rodney started 15-for-15 in 2012…got his 10th in Game No. 35, T-3rd-fastest in club history to get there…ranks T-5th in the AL in saves and T-8th in games finished (13).

Ê His last 9 apps spanning 8.2 IP have been scoreless (3-H, 3-BB, 12-SO)…ranks 2nd among Rays relievers with 20 SO, trailing Geltz (21). Ê Is 1 of 5 pitchers in the majors with at least 10 saves without a blown save, joining Jeurys Familia, Andrew Miller, Glen Perkins and Joakim Soria. Ê The Rays have held a 3-run lead or fewer, been tied or trailed by 1 in 14 of his 15 apps…has pitched the 9th inning in 12 of 15 apps.

#31 XAVIER CEDEÑO, LH Last App: 5/17 at MIN (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-2 vs. LH: .150 (3-20)2015: 0-0-0, 1.93 ERA, 14 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 5/13 vs. NYY IR-RS: 14-2 vs. RH: .333 (5-15), 1-HR

Ê Has made 9 straight scoreless apps since joining the Rays, longest such streak in franchise history by a left-handed pitcher to start a Rays career…it’s tied for the 5th-longest overall and the longest since Joaquin Benoit went 13 straight in 2010…franchise record is 20 by Joe Borowski in 2005.

Ê Had a perfect 8th on Sun at MIN…on Wed vs. NYY, went 1.1 IP—his longest app since going 1.1 IP on April 21, 2014 vs. LAA (with WAS). Ê With the Rays, lefties are batting only .133 (2-for-15) against him…righties have hit .375 (3-for-8)…hasn’t allowed an XBH in 6.1 IP with TB. Ê Prior to Jake McGee returning from the DL, had been the only lefty in the Rays bullpen, but the 4th left-handed reliever they used this year.

. #43 ERNESTO FRIERI, RH Last App: 5/17 at MIN (1.0-IP, 2-H, 2-R, 1-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 2-3 vs. LH: .207 (6-29), 2-HR2015: 1-0-2, 5.00 ERA, 17 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4x-last 5/10 vs. TEX IR-RS: 6-1 vs. RH: .250 (9-36), 3-HR

Ê Has allowed run(s) in his last 3 apps…prior to that, 8 of his last 9 apps were scoreless…has allowed a run in 8 of 17 apps overall. Ê On Sat at MIN, allowed a solo homer to Brian Dozier in the 8th…has allowed 5 HR this season, most among AL relievers…has yielded 10 runs, 6

of them scoring via home run (4 solo, 1 2-run)…three of his 5 HR allowed have come on the first pitch. Ê Has pitched the 7th or 8th inning in 14 of his 17 apps…the Rays have been trailing in 11 of his 17 apps this season. Ê Since 2011, has allowed 39 HR, most among ML relievers…has allowed 16 HR since the start of 2014, 1st among ML relievers, in 59.2 IP. Ê Has recorded two saves: April 29 at NYY (13th inning; game ended on a GIDP by Alex Rodriguez) and April 12 at MIA (1.1 IP).

#54 STEVE GELTZ, RH Last App: 5/16 at MIN (0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH: .133 (4-30)2015: 1-1-1, 3.18 ERA, 16 G, 1 GS Long Relief App: 1.2, 2x-last 5/6 at BOS IR-RS: 12-1 vs. RH: .143 (4-28), 1-HR

Ê On Sat at MIN, made his first app since May 9 vs. TEX…struck out his only BF and has 21 SO (in relief) this season, most among Rays relievers. Ê Six of his last 7 apps have been scoreless…has 13 SO in 7 IP over that stretch (since April 29)…has struck out 13 of 25 BF. Ê Has inherited a team-leading 12 baserunners…has only allowed one to score (8.3 pct.—3rd in the AL among relievers with at least 10 IR). Ê On April 29 at NYY, became the 2nd pitcher to Rays history to face at least 5 batters and strike out all of them (Joaquin Benoit on May 17, 2010 vs. CLE). Ê Got his first career save on April 22 vs. BOS…has also made his first career start (April 10 at MIA) and recorded his first career win (April 14 at TOR).

#47 BRANDON GOMES, RH Last App: 5/15 at MIN (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .269 (7-26), 1-HR2015: 1-1-0, 1.98 ERA, 12 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 4/29 at NYY IR-RS: 11-1 vs. RH: .185 (5-27)

Ê Pitched a scoreless 8th on Fri at MIN, allowing a 2-out double but striking out Kennys Vargas to end the inning. Ê Has made 12 apps since being selected on April 19, ten of them scoreless…tied for the team lead with 12 apps since his selection. Ê In his career, has held righties to .198/.276/.311 (54-for-273), while lefties have hit .292/.362/.481 (54-for-185). Ê Has only allowed 1 of 11 inherited runners to score…inherited the bases loaded and walked his first batter faced on April 27 at NYY.

#40 KEVIN JEPSEN, RH Last App: 5/16 at MIN (L, 0.2-IP, 2-H, 2-R, 0-ER, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-2 vs. LH: .167 (5-30)2015: 1-3-1, 2.20 ERA, 18 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4/29 at NYY IR-RS: 9-5 vs. RH: .241 (7-29), 1-HR

Ê Took the loss on Sat at MIN, starting the 7th in a 3-3 game and allowing 2 unearned runs following his own throwing error to 2B. Ê Has made a team-leading 18 apps…the Rays have been tied or had the lead in 17 of his 18 apps…only other app was a 1-run defecit. Ê His 3 losses rank T-1st among AL relievers…only win came May 12 vs. NYY, his first since June 27, 2013 at DET, with 112 apps in between. Ê Has allowed 8 BB in his last 7 apps spanning 6 IP since May 6, with 6 hits allowed and only 3 SO over that span…prior to that, had made 11 apps

to start the season with 1 BB to 9 SO…allowed a career-high-tying 3 BB on May 10 vs. TEX (3rd time, last May 4, 2010 vs. BOS).

#57 JAKE MCGEE, LH Last App: 5/17 at MIN (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .000 (0-1)2015: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 5/17 at MIN IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .000 (0-2)

Ê Made his season debut on Sun at MIN, a perfect 7th with a 8-1 lead…struck out his first 2 BF…fastball velocity reached 97 mph, per PITCHf/x. Ê Reinstated from the 15-day DL on Friday, returning from offseason elbow surgery…totaled 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB and 6 SO in 6 rehab apps. Ê Became the 5th left-handed reliever used by the Rays this season, joining Beliveau, Riefenhauser, Teaford, Cedeño. Ê In 2014, led the Rays bullpen and set career highs in saves (19), ERA (1.89), apps (73) and IP (71.1)…his 19 saves were a club record for a lefty…

became the 9th different Ray to lead the team in saves in the past 10 seasons…ranked among AL relief leaders in apps (T-5th), SO (7th) and ERA (9th).

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RAYS BY THE NUMBERSCurrent Streak: W1 When commit error: 7-7 Hit homer: 13-11Current Record: 21-18 Ahead after 6-7-8: 15-2/16-0/19-0 Homer with men on: 7-5Home/Road: 12-11/9-7 Behind after 6-7-8: 1-14/1-15/0-18 Hit multiple homers: 5-5Day/Night: 5-5/16-13 Tied after 6-7-8: 5-2/4-3/2-0 Score first: 16-2Grass/Turf: 17-15/4-3 1-run games: 5-7 Score 5 or more: 10-4vs. East: 16-13 2-run games: 7-5 Score less than 5: 10-13vs. Central: 1-2 Extra innings: 0-1 Outhit opponents: 17-2vs. West: 2-2 Win in last at-bat: 3 Outhit by opponents: 3-13vs. National League: 2-1 Come-from-behind wins: 8 Collect 10 or more hits: 8-2vs. RH/LH starters: 17-12/4-6 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 4 Opp. 10 or more hits: 1-6Series W-L-T (home): 3-3-1 Series W-L-T (road): 3-2-0 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 10-5/2-7/8-4/1-2

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Souza Jr. 4 1 1 6Beckham 1 3 4Forsythe 3 1 4Longoria 3 1 4DeJesus 2 1 3Kiermaier 2 1 3Butler 1 1 2Guyer 1 1 2Loney 1 1 2Rivera 1 1 2Cabrera 1 1Dykstra 1 1Elmore 1 1Mahtook 1 1JenningsWilsonTOTALS 20 10 6 - 36

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYAndriese 3 7 2.33 5.91 2-1 0Archer 9 21 2.33 3.46 5-4 5Colome 4 8 2.00 3.72 2-2 0Geltz 1 0 0.00 0.00 0-1 0Karns 8 29 3.63 5.76 4-4 2Odorizzi 8 14 1.75 2.36 4-4 7Ramirez 3 6 2.00 4.38 2-1 0Smyly 3 6 2.00 3.24 2-1 2

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS

LAST HR OFF ’15 MOST HITS GAME ’15 MOST RBI GAMEBeckham 5/16 at MIN May 2, 5x-last, 4/26 vs. TOR 2, 5x-last, 5/16 at MINButler 5/11 vs. NYY Sabathia 2, 2x-last, 5/15 at MIN 2, 2x-last, 5/6 at BOSCabrera 5/9 vs TEX Patton 3, 2x-last, 5/9 vs TEX 2, 4/10 at MIADeJesus 5/15 at MIN Hughes 2, 9x-last, 5/17 at MIN 3, 2x-last, 4/12 at MIAForsythe 5/16 at MIN Perkins 3, 2x-last, 5/11 vs. NYY 3, 5/11 vs. NYYFranklin 9/20/14 vs. CWS Noesi 2, 5/17 at MIN -Guyer 5/8 vs. TEX Claudio 2, 6x-last, 5/9 vs TEX 4, 4/26 vs. TORKiermaier 5/7 vs. TEX Tolleson 2, 8x-last, 5/17 at MIN 2, 4x-last, 5/7 vs. TEXLoney 5/3 vs. BAL Chen 4, 5/17 at MIN 3, 5/17 at MINLongoria 5/9 vs TEX Detwiler 4, 4/25 vs. TOR 3, 2x-last, 5/17 at MINRivera 5/14 vs. NYY Rogers 3, 4/12 at MIA 4, 5/14 vs. NYYSouza Jr. 5/13 vs. NYY Warren 3, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. NYY 3, 3x-last, 5/9 vs TEXWilson 8/31/12 at SEA Luetge 2, 5/17 at MIN 1, 2x-last, 5/17 at MIN

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 4, April 17-21 Most runs, game, Opp 4, Gordon, 4/10 at MIAMost runs game, TB 12, 4/24 vs. TOR Most hits, game, TB 4, 2x-last, Loney, 5/17 at MINMost 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, 2x-last, Rivera, 4/12 at MIAMost runs, inn, Opp 7, 4/18 vs. NYY Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, Escobar, 5/16 at MINMost hits, game, TB 19, 5/17 at MIN Most HR, game, TB 2, Longoria, 5/6 at BOSMost hits, game, Opp 14, 5/11 vs. NYY Most HR, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, Betts, 5/5 at BOSMost 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, 2x-last, 4/18 vs. NYY Most RBI, game, Opp 4, 3x-last, Headley, 5/11 vs. NYYMost doubles, game, TB 6. 4/12 at MIA Most x-base hits, game, TB 2, 10x-last, Forsythe, 5/11 vs. NYYMost doubles, game, Opp 4. 4/10 at MIA Most x-base hits, game, Opp 2, 8x-last, Escobar, 5/16 at MINMost HR, game, TB 3, 2x-last, 5/9 vs. TEX Most steals, game, TB 2, Jennings, 4/13 at TORMost HR, game, Opp 5, 5/11 vs. NYY Most steals, game, Opp 3, DeShields, 5/7 vs. TEXMost x-base hits, game, TB 8. 2x-last, 4/24 vs. TOR Hitting Streak 6, 3x-last, Forsythe, May 2-7Most 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 11, Archer, 4/16 at TORMost stolen bases, game, Opp 3. 3x-last, 5/7 vs. TEX Most SO, Opp Starter 10, Buchholz, 4/23 vs. BOSMost walks, game, TB 9. 5/6 at BOS Most SO, TB Reliever 5, Geltz, 4/29 at NYYMost walks, game, Opp 6. 3x-last, 4/19 vs. NYY Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, Andriese, 5/14 vs. NYYMost strikeouts, game, TB 13, 4/29 at NYY Most walks, game, TB 4, 5x-last, Archer, 5/7 vs. TEXMost 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 11, 5/9 vs. TEX Most walks, Team, TB 6, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. NYYMost errors, game, TB 2, 2x-last, 5/16 at MIN Low-Hit Game 2, 2x-last, 2 Pitchers, 4/13 at TORMost errors, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, 5/11 vs. NYY Consecutive Scoreless IP 16.0, Archer, April 11-21Longest game, time 3:58, 4/29 at NYY Shortest game, time 2:19, 5/1 vs. BALLongest game, time (9 inn.) 3:22, 2x-last, 5/6 at BOS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:19, 5/1 vs. 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

Rivera .317 6 19Wilson .071 1 14TOTALS .212 7 33

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Longoria (8), DeJesus (5), Souza Jr. (5), Forsythe (4), Loney (4), Guyer (3), Rivera (3), Beckham (2), Butler (2), Ca-brera (2), Kiermaier (2), Dykstra (1), Jennings (1) 2-Out RBI: DeJesus (7), Kiermaier (6), Loney (6), Beckham (5), Forsythe (5), Rivera (5), Guyer (4), Longoria (4), Cabrera (2), Elmore (2), Mahtook (2), Souza Jr. (2), Wilson (1)Outfield Assists: Kiermaier (2), Souza Jr. (2), Jen-nings (1), DeJesus (1)Bunt Singles: Beckham (1), Cabrera (1), Kiermaier (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)

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): 14 challenges (2 overturned, 7 stand, 5 confirmed) | Opp Totals: 12 challenges (4 overturned, 1 stand, 7 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 2 challenge (0 record keeping, 0 overturned, 0 stand, 2 confirmed)

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

Opponent 18 15 15 22 13 15 17 13 10 1 139Tampa Bay 16 12 6 21 22 28 23 15 12 1 156

W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HRTotals 21-18-16 39 3.45 347.1 286 133 114 331 35Starters 13-12-0 39 3.53 214.1 182 84 61 203 21Relievers 8-6-16 39 3.32 133.0 104 49 53 128 14Home 12-11-9 23 3.38 205.0 165 77 66 214 23Road 9-7-7 16 3.54 142.1 121 56 48 117 12April 12-10-10 22 3.70 199.1 155 82 71 184 20May 9-8-6 17 3.10 148.0 131 51 43 147 15

INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (since May 4)GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING DELAYMay 4 at BOS Boston T1 Hanley Ramirez Double Confirmed 0:57May 4 at BOS Tampa Bay T4 Steven Souza Jr. Out at 2nd Stands 1:37May 5 at BOS Boston T6 Logan Forsythe Safe at 2nd Confirmed 1:44May 6 at BOS Boston T6 Kevin Kiermaier Safe at 1st Overturned 1:36May 9 vs. TEX Texas B4 Asdrubal Cabrera Safe at 2nd Confirmed 3:32May 9 vs. TEX Tampa Bay T7 James Loney Out at 1st Overturned 1:16May 11 vs. NYY Tampa Bay B1 Brian McCann Out at Home Confirmed 1:42May 13 vs. NYY New York T5 Bobby Wilson Out at Home Confirmed 1:40May 16 at MIN Minnesota T4 Evan Longoria Safe at 2nd Stands TBAMay 17 at MIN Tampa Bay B1 Trevor Plouffe Safe at 1st Overturned TBAMay 17 at MIN Minnesota T5 David DeJesus Safe at 1st Overturned TBA

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).

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 - - 3-8 - 2-3 - - - 1-2 - - - - - 1-2 2-3 2-7 1-1Brett - - 0-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1 -Butler - - - - - 3-2 - - 2-4 - - - - 1-3 1-1 - 3-2 -Cabrera - - - - 19-15 - - - 2-0 - - 13-10 - - 0-1 8-4 - -DeJesus - - - - - 5-5 - - 11-4 8-5 1-0 - - 3-2 4-2 - - -Dykstra - 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-4 - 1-0 -Elmore - - 1-1 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2-1 -Forsythe - 1-5 16-8 1-2 - - - - 1-1 - 2-0 0-2 1-3 4-2 5-4 7-4 0-1 -Franklin - - 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 -Guyer - - - - - 7-7 1-1 2-0 0-1 4-6 1-0 - - 1-0 0-1 0-1 4-1 -Jaso - - - - - - - - 0-1 0-1 - - - - - - - -Jennings - - - - - 6-4 4-3 - 0-1 - - - - 9-7 1-1 - - -Kiermaier - - - - - - 16-14 2-0 - 9-6 - - - - 1-0 2-3 6-3 0-2Loney - 12-9 - - - - - - 0-1 - - 3-2 4-2 3-4 2-2 - - -Longoria - - - 19-17 - - - - 2-0 - - 5-4 16-13 - - - - -Rivera 15-13 1-0 - - - - - - 0-1 - - - - - - 2-3 1-2 13-9Souza Jr. - - - - - - - 16-18 - - 16-18 - - - - - - -Wilson 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 5-5

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

RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (10)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDLHP Jeff Beliveau 60-day Left labrum tear April 17 April 16 June 16 30 16-14INF Ryan Brett 15-day Left shoulder subluxation April 22 April 21 May 6 25 15-10RHP Alex Cobb 60-day Tommy John surgery April 5 March 27 May 27 39 21-18OF John Jaso 60-day Left wrist contusion April 10 April 7 June 6 38 21-17OF Desmond Jennings 15-day Left knee bursitis May 3 April 26 May 11 21 11-10LHP Matt Moore 60-day Tommy John surgery April 5 - June 5 39 21-18LHP C.J. Riefenhauser 15-day Left shoulder inflammation April 23 April 19 May 4 27 15-12RHP Burch Smith 60-day Tommy John surgery April 8 - June 8 37 21-16LHP Drew Smyly 60-day Torn left labrum May 9 May 6 July 5 11 6-5RHP Kirby Yates 15-day Strained right pectoral April 15 - April 30 31 16-15

Others (Games Missed): 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 Drew Smyly (16, left shoulder tendonitis, 8-8)

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.

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 AVGArcher - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Boxberger - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 2.2 3 1 2 3.38 .333Cedeño - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 9.00 .400Colome - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Frieri 0 0 0 0.0 5 4 0 - 1.000 0 0 0 4.2 7 4 7 7.71 .333Geltz - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Gomes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Jepsen 0 0 0 2.2 4 0 2 0.00 .364 0 0 0 3.2 5 0 4 0.00 .357Karns - - - - - - - - - 0 1 0 4.2 7 3 6 5.79 .318McGee - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0.00 .000Odorizzi - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ramirez 0 0 0 3.0 8 5 4 15.00 .471 0 0 0 3.0 8 5 4 15.00 .471

RAYS PITCHERS vs. BRAVES

RAYS HITTERS vs. BRAVES2014 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPBeckham - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Butler 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000Cabrera 7 24 5 0 3 2 3 .208 .250 10 35 9 0 3 3 4 .257 .300DeJesus - - - - - - - - - 12 42 14 0 0 2 5 .333 .391Franklin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Forsythe - - - - - - - - - 14 45 16 2 6 3 6 .356 .408Guyer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Kiermaier - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Loney - - - - - - - - - 40 142 31 1 14 11 30 .218 .279Longoria - - - - - - - - - 3 12 2 1 3 1 2 .167 .231Rivera 5 20 6 1 2 3 1 .300 .391 6 23 7 1 2 3 1 .304 .385Souza Jr. 4 5 1 1 1 0 1 .200 .200 4 5 1 1 1 0 1 .200 .200Wilson - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000

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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 7:1041 5/20 at ATL 7:1042 5/21 vs. OAK 7:1043 5/22 vs. OAK 7:1044 5/23 vs. OAK 4:1045 5/24 vs. OAK 1:10 Camo Tank Top (Kids 14 & under)46 5/25 vs. SEA 7:1047 5/26 vs. SEA 7:1048 5/27 vs. SEA 1:10

5/28 - OFF (5)49 5/29 at BAL 7:0550 5/30 at BAL 4:0551 5/31 at BAL 1:3552 6/1 at LAA 10:0553 6/2 at LAA 10:0554 6/3 at LAA 10:0555 6/4 at SEA 10:1056 6/5 at SEA 10:1057 6/6 at SEA 10:1058 6/7 at SEA 4:10

6/8 - OFF (6)59 6/9 vs. LAA 7:1060 6/10 vs. LAA 7:1061 6/11 vs. LAA 7:1062 6/12 vs. CWS 7:10 MLB Network Reusable Tote Bag (All fans)63 6/13 vs. CWS 4:1064 6/14 vs. CWS 1:10 Rays Etch A Sketch (Kids 14 & under)65 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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