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TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2017 vs. KANSAS CITY ROYALS RH Matt Andriese (2-1, 3.09) vs. RH Chris Young (0-0, 4.22) ROSTER MOVE—The Rays have optioned RH Austin Pruitt to Triple- A Durham and selected RH Diego Moreno from Durham…Moreno, 29, pitched in 4 games over two stints with the Yankees in 2015…he will be- come the sixth non-roster invite to spring training to appear for the Rays this season, joining RH Tommy Hunter, LH Justin Marks, OF Shane Peter- son, C Jesús Sucre and 1B Rickie Weeks Jr. …Moreno will wear No. 64. Ê LH Justin Marks was claimed off waivers by the Dodgers…he was designated for assignment on Saturday. REHAB CORNER—SS Matt Duffy is scheduled to play shortstop in his first rehab game today for Class-A Charlotte at Clearwater (Phillies). TUESDAY’S CHAMPION—Before every Tuesday home game at Tropicana Field, the Rays host a child from the Make-A-Wish Foundation or Children’s Dream Fund as a part of the “Tuesday’s Champion” program…today, the Rays welcome 10-year-old Samuel Young from CDF…as part of his special day, Samuel will meet Rays players and coaches and throw a ceremonial first pitch. RAY MATTER—The Rays have lost consecutive games for the first time since April 29-30 at TOR, matching their season low point of 2 games under .500…the Rays have blown a lead in 13 of their losses, most in the ma- jors…they are 10-12 in their last 22 games despite holding a lead in 21 of those 22 contests…last night’s 7-3 setback included 4 errors by the Rays defense, one shy of the club record, their most since May 12, 2014 at SEA (4) and their most in a home game since April 13, 2002 vs. TOR (4)…they allowed 4 SB, their most since July 8, 2016 at BOS (4)…the offense had 16 SO, most in a 9-inning game since Sep 20, 2016 vs. NYY (16). Ê Last night was the first time the Rays had ever committed 4 errors and allowed 4 SB in a game…the last team to do it was Baltimore on May 28, 2016 at CLE (4-E, 5-SB allowed) in an 11-4 loss. ELIAS SAYS—Last night the Rays became only the fifth team since 1900 to commit at least 4 errors and strike out at least 16 times in a 9-inning game, according to the Elias Sports Bureau…they joined the Orioles on May 25, 2016 at HOU (4-E, 18-SO), the Cubs on Aug 14, 2011 at ATL (4-E, 18-SO), the “Miracle” Mets on Sep 15, 1969 at STL (4-E, 19-SO in a 4-3 win) and the Philadelphia A’s on July 29, 1908 at SLB (4-E, 16-SO). CHICKEN ON THE BONE—In their last 14 games dating back to the start of the last road trip, the Rays have hit .193 (22-for-114) with RISP…last night they went 3-for-12 with 8 SO with RISP…with the bases loaded, the Rays went 0-for-3 with 2 SO last night, and are 1-for-their-last-18 with 10 SO. PITCHING PROPERLY—Rays pitchers carry a 3.64 ERA, 6th best in the ma- jors, and have limited their opponents to 2 runs or fewer in 4 of 8 games since the calendar flipped to May…starting pitchers hold a 3.36 ERA, 3rd in the ma- jors behind the Royals (3.26) and Cardinals (3.32), and a .237 opp avg., 4th lowest in the majors…Rays starters have gone 7 IP or longer in 3 of their last 5 games and 5 of their last 10, following a stretch of 16 games without doing that. RAYS vs. ROYALS—The Rays lost the opener of the 7-game season se- ries last night…after this 4-game set, the Rays visit Kauffman Stadium for 3 games, Aug 28-30…since 2012, the Rays are 8-26 (.235) against the Royals, the worst record of any same-league matchup over that span…the Rays are 73-74 all-time: 46-33 (.582) at home, and 27-41 (.397) in KC… Rays have lost five consecutive season series from 2012-16 and went 2-5 in 2016…Rays have lost 13 of the last 16 games. WALKS AND Ks—The Rays offense leads the majors with 140 BB and 346 SO, and both figures are their most in club history through 34 games (136-BB in 2010, 323-SO in 2016)…the Rays have 73 BB in 14 games since the start of the last road trip, an average of 5.2 per game…2B Brad Miller is tied with WAS Bryce Harper for the major league lead with 27 BB…last season, he didn’t reach 27 BB until Aug 7 vs. MIN, the team’s 110th game…Rays have 41 SO more than any other team (Milwaukee, 305)…Rays hitters have logged double- digit strikeouts in 22 games, including 4 straight and 9 of their last 11 games… last year Rays hitters had a club-record 1,482 SO, 2nd most in AL history. 29 STARTERS IN NINE-PLUS YEARS—The Rays have used only 29 differ- ent starting pitchers in the Rays era (since 2008), fewest in the majors…six of those 29 have also pitched for the Royals, including two (RH Nate Karns, RH Jason Hammel) they will face in this series…also RH James Shields, RH Jake Odorizzi, RH Wade Davis and RH Jamey Wright…the Giants are next with 32; the Indians are the next fewest in the AL with 39…KC has used 48…LAD and SD have used the most (65 each). SCHEDULING QUIRKS—Forty-two of the Rays first 46 games (through May 21) are against teams that finished the 2016 season with a .500 record or better…the only exceptions were their 4 games last week vs. the Mar- lins…the Rays have only one off-day in the month of May (May 18)…this is the 12th game in a stretch of 20 games in 20 days (5-6 thus far), and the 27th in a stretch of 35 games in 36 days (11-15)…the Rays are 9-14 against AL East opponents, and 7-4 against teams outside the division. COLBY RASMUS—Last night tripled and homered in the same game for the fourth time in his career, first since Sep 7, 2012 at BOS (with TOR)… it was the third time that’s happened for the Rays this season (last Steven Souza Jr., April 20 vs. DET)…homered off a lefty for the first time since June 24, 2016 at KC…his 7 total bases were his most since June 24, 2016 at KC (7, with HOU)…3 of his 4 hits with the Rays have gone for extra bases (1-3B, 2-HR)…has homered twice in his last 10 AB (also Sat vs. TOR, 6th inning off RH Marco Estrada). COREY DICKERSON—Last night recorded his 13th multi-hit game, most by a Ray within the team’s first 34 games since Evan Longoria (14) in 2010…13 multi-hit games are tied with CWS Jose Abreu for 2nd in the AL behind NYY Starlin Castro (15)…ranks among AL leaders in hits (38, T-5th), doubles (10, T-3rd), XBH (16, T-5th) and total bases (66, 5th). Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, leads the AL with 32 2B, ahead of CLE Jose Ramirez (31)…is tied for 2nd in the AL with 50 XBH, with OAK Khris Davis and TB Evan Longoria, behind MIN Brian Dozier (58). EVAN LONGORIA—Has drawn 539 BB in his career, 2nd in club history behind Ben Zobrist (542)…he is already the Rays all-time leader in HR, RBI, doubles, XBH, games and total bases…he’s also 2nd in runs scored (724) behind Carl Crawford (765) and 2nd in hits (1,340) behind Crawford (1,480)…since the start of the 2013 season, Longoria’s 674 games played lead the majors, followed by SEA Kyle Seager (667), NYY/SEA Robinson Canó (666) and LAA Mike Trout (662). LOMO RISIN’—As a first baseman, Logan Morrison has collected 7 HR (2nd in AL to OAK Yonder Alonso’s 9) and 17 RBI (T-2nd in AL behind Alonso’s 24)…a year ago on this date, he was batting .114 (8-for-70) with 0 RBI in 22 games…he didn’t record his 7th HR and 18th RBI until June 5, 2016 at MIN, his 48th game and the team’s 55th of the season. TIM BECKHAM—Has hit 6 HR, all as a shortstop, tied with COL Trevor Story for 2nd most in the majors behind CLE Francisco Lindor (8)…it also passes his 2016 season total (5 HR in 198 AB)…all 6 HR have come over his last 20 games, beginning April 16, tied for 5th in the AL over that span…Beckham is batting .295/.325/.603 (23-for-78) with 10 XBH and 15 RBI during this stretch. STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIENDS—The Rays have won twice in walk-off fash- ion this season, April 19 vs. DET (José Iglesias error) and April 8 vs. TOR (Brad Miller walk-off walk)…despite this, they haven’t hit a walk-off home run since May 22, 2014 vs. OAK (Sean Rodriguez), the longest drought in the majors…in the time since then, the Rays have: Ê played 242 home games. Ê won 13 of those games in some other walk-off fashion. Ê hit 242 home runs at Tropicana Field. Ê allowed 11 walk-off homers on the road. THIS DATE IN RAYS HISTORY—Seven years ago today (May 9, 2010) at Oakland Coliseum, A’s LH Dallas Braden tosses the second perfect game against the Rays in less than one calendar year on Mother’s Day… it comes only 96 games after White Sox LH Mark Buehrle was perfect on July 23, 2009 at U.S. Cellular Field…the Rays become the third team in major league history to have two perfectos thrown against them, joining the Dodgers and Twins. HBD—Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn was born 57 years ago today (1960). TOMORROW’S BARGAINMLB.com Ballpark App Wednesdays—For all Wednesday home games, fans may purchase half-priced Lower Corner and Upper Level tickets exclusively through the MLB.com Ballpark App… Wednesdays also feature special promotions that are available exclusively through the app…to access special ticket offers and promotions throughout the season, fans are encouraged to download the MLB.com Ballpark App from the App Store or Google Play. First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 35 (16-18) | Home Game No.: 20 (11-8) | All-Time Game No.: 3,111 (1,436-1,672) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,560 (791-768) April: 12-14 | May: 4-4 Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Wed., May 10 vs. KC 7:10 p.m. RH Chris Archer (2-1, 3.57) vs. RH Jason Hammel (1-3, 5.53) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Thurs., May 11 vs. KC 1:10 p.m. RH Jake Odorizzi (2-1, 2.88) vs. LH Jason Vargas (4-1, 1.19) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM

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TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2017 vs. KANSAS CITY ROYALSRH Matt Andriese (2-1, 3.09) vs. RH Chris Young (0-0, 4.22)

ROSTER MOVE—The Rays have optioned RH Austin Pruitt to Triple-A Durham and selected RH Diego Moreno from Durham…Moreno, 29, pitched in 4 games over two stints with the Yankees in 2015…he will be-come the sixth non-roster invite to spring training to appear for the Rays this season, joining RH Tommy Hunter, LH Justin Marks, OF Shane Peter-son, C Jesús Sucre and 1B Rickie Weeks Jr. …Moreno will wear No. 64.

Ê LH Justin Marks was claimed off waivers by the Dodgers…he was designated for assignment on Saturday.

REHAB CORNER—SS Matt Duffy is scheduled to play shortstop in his first rehab game today for Class-A Charlotte at Clearwater (Phillies).

TUESDAY’S CHAMPION—Before every Tuesday home game at Tropicana Field, the Rays host a child from the Make-A-Wish Foundation or Children’s Dream Fund as a part of the “Tuesday’s Champion” program…today, the Rays welcome 10-year-old Samuel Young from CDF…as part of his special day, Samuel will meet Rays players and coaches and throw a ceremonial first pitch.

RAY MATTER—The Rays have lost consecutive games for the first time since April 29-30 at TOR, matching their season low point of 2 games under .500…the Rays have blown a lead in 13 of their losses, most in the ma-jors…they are 10-12 in their last 22 games despite holding a lead in 21 of those 22 contests…last night’s 7-3 setback included 4 errors by the Rays defense, one shy of the club record, their most since May 12, 2014 at SEA (4) and their most in a home game since April 13, 2002 vs. TOR (4)…they allowed 4 SB, their most since July 8, 2016 at BOS (4)…the offense had 16 SO, most in a 9-inning game since Sep 20, 2016 vs. NYY (16).

Ê Last night was the first time the Rays had ever committed 4 errors and allowed 4 SB in a game…the last team to do it was Baltimore on May 28, 2016 at CLE (4-E, 5-SB allowed) in an 11-4 loss.

ELIAS SAYS—Last night the Rays became only the fifth team since 1900 to commit at least 4 errors and strike out at least 16 times in a 9-inning game, according to the Elias Sports Bureau…they joined the Orioles on May 25, 2016 at HOU (4-E, 18-SO), the Cubs on Aug 14, 2011 at ATL (4-E, 18-SO), the “Miracle” Mets on Sep 15, 1969 at STL (4-E, 19-SO in a 4-3 win) and the Philadelphia A’s on July 29, 1908 at SLB (4-E, 16-SO).

CHICKEN ON THE BONE—In their last 14 games dating back to the start of the last road trip, the Rays have hit .193 (22-for-114) with RISP…last night they went 3-for-12 with 8 SO with RISP…with the bases loaded, the Rays went 0-for-3 with 2 SO last night, and are 1-for-their-last-18 with 10 SO.

PITCHING PROPERLY—Rays pitchers carry a 3.64 ERA, 6th best in the ma-jors, and have limited their opponents to 2 runs or fewer in 4 of 8 games since the calendar flipped to May…starting pitchers hold a 3.36 ERA, 3rd in the ma-jors behind the Royals (3.26) and Cardinals (3.32), and a .237 opp avg., 4th lowest in the majors…Rays starters have gone 7 IP or longer in 3 of their last 5 games and 5 of their last 10, following a stretch of 16 games without doing that.

RAYS vs. ROYALS—The Rays lost the opener of the 7-game season se-ries last night…after this 4-game set, the Rays visit Kauffman Stadium for 3 games, Aug 28-30…since 2012, the Rays are 8-26 (.235) against the Royals, the worst record of any same-league matchup over that span…the Rays are 73-74 all-time: 46-33 (.582) at home, and 27-41 (.397) in KC…Rays have lost five consecutive season series from 2012-16 and went 2-5 in 2016…Rays have lost 13 of the last 16 games.

WALKS AND Ks—The Rays offense leads the majors with 140 BB and 346 SO, and both figures are their most in club history through 34 games (136-BB in 2010, 323-SO in 2016)…the Rays have 73 BB in 14 games since the start of the last road trip, an average of 5.2 per game…2B Brad Miller is tied with WAS Bryce Harper for the major league lead with 27 BB…last season, he didn’t reach 27 BB until Aug 7 vs. MIN, the team’s 110th game…Rays have 41 SO more than any other team (Milwaukee, 305)…Rays hitters have logged double-digit strikeouts in 22 games, including 4 straight and 9 of their last 11 games…last year Rays hitters had a club-record 1,482 SO, 2nd most in AL history.

29 STARTERS IN NINE-PLUS YEARS—The Rays have used only 29 differ-ent starting pitchers in the Rays era (since 2008), fewest in the majors…six of those 29 have also pitched for the Royals, including two (RH Nate Karns, RH Jason Hammel) they will face in this series…also RH James Shields, RH Jake Odorizzi, RH Wade Davis and RH Jamey Wright…the Giants are next with 32; the Indians are the next fewest in the AL with 39…KC has used 48…LAD and SD have used the most (65 each).

SCHEDULING QUIRKS—Forty-two of the Rays first 46 games (through May 21) are against teams that finished the 2016 season with a .500 record or better…the only exceptions were their 4 games last week vs. the Mar-lins…the Rays have only one off-day in the month of May (May 18)…this is the 12th game in a stretch of 20 games in 20 days (5-6 thus far), and the 27th in a stretch of 35 games in 36 days (11-15)…the Rays are 9-14 against AL East opponents, and 7-4 against teams outside the division.

COLBY RASMUS—Last night tripled and homered in the same game for the fourth time in his career, first since Sep 7, 2012 at BOS (with TOR)…it was the third time that’s happened for the Rays this season (last Steven Souza Jr., April 20 vs. DET)…homered off a lefty for the first time since June 24, 2016 at KC…his 7 total bases were his most since June 24, 2016 at KC (7, with HOU)…3 of his 4 hits with the Rays have gone for extra bases (1-3B, 2-HR)…has homered twice in his last 10 AB (also Sat vs. TOR, 6th inning off RH Marco Estrada).

COREY DICKERSON—Last night recorded his 13th multi-hit game, most by a Ray within the team’s first 34 games since Evan Longoria (14) in 2010…13 multi-hit games are tied with CWS Jose Abreu for 2nd in the AL behind NYY Starlin Castro (15)…ranks among AL leaders in hits (38, T-5th), doubles (10, T-3rd), XBH (16, T-5th) and total bases (66, 5th).

Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, leads the AL with 32 2B, ahead of CLE Jose Ramirez (31)…is tied for 2nd in the AL with 50 XBH, with OAK Khris Davis and TB Evan Longoria, behind MIN Brian Dozier (58).

EVAN LONGORIA—Has drawn 539 BB in his career, 2nd in club history behind Ben Zobrist (542)…he is already the Rays all-time leader in HR, RBI, doubles, XBH, games and total bases…he’s also 2nd in runs scored (724) behind Carl Crawford (765) and 2nd in hits (1,340) behind Crawford (1,480)…since the start of the 2013 season, Longoria’s 674 games played lead the majors, followed by SEA Kyle Seager (667), NYY/SEA Robinson Canó (666) and LAA Mike Trout (662).

LOMO RISIN’—As a first baseman, Logan Morrison has collected 7 HR (2nd in AL to OAK Yonder Alonso’s 9) and 17 RBI (T-2nd in AL behind Alonso’s 24)…a year ago on this date, he was batting .114 (8-for-70) with 0 RBI in 22 games…he didn’t record his 7th HR and 18th RBI until June 5, 2016 at MIN, his 48th game and the team’s 55th of the season.

TIM BECKHAM—Has hit 6 HR, all as a shortstop, tied with COL Trevor Story for 2nd most in the majors behind CLE Francisco Lindor (8)…it also passes his 2016 season total (5 HR in 198 AB)…all 6 HR have come over his last 20 games, beginning April 16, tied for 5th in the AL over that span…Beckham is batting .295/.325/.603 (23-for-78) with 10 XBH and 15 RBI during this stretch.

STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIENDS—The Rays have won twice in walk-off fash-ion this season, April 19 vs. DET (José Iglesias error) and April 8 vs. TOR (Brad Miller walk-off walk)…despite this, they haven’t hit a walk-off home run since May 22, 2014 vs. OAK (Sean Rodriguez), the longest drought in the majors…in the time since then, the Rays have:

Ê played 242 home games. Ê won 13 of those games in some other walk-off fashion. Ê hit 242 home runs at Tropicana Field. Ê allowed 11 walk-off homers on the road.

THIS DATE IN RAYS HISTORY—Seven years ago today (May 9, 2010) at Oakland Coliseum, A’s LH Dallas Braden tosses the second perfect game against the Rays in less than one calendar year on Mother’s Day…it comes only 96 games after White Sox LH Mark Buehrle was perfect on July 23, 2009 at U.S. Cellular Field…the Rays become the third team in major league history to have two perfectos thrown against them, joining the Dodgers and Twins.

HBD—Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn was born 57 years ago today (1960).

TOMORROW’S BARGAIN—MLB.com Ballpark App Wednesdays—For all Wednesday home games, fans may purchase half-priced Lower Corner and Upper Level tickets exclusively through the MLB.com Ballpark App…Wednesdays also feature special promotions that are available exclusively through the app…to access special ticket offers and promotions throughout the season, fans are encouraged to download the MLB.com Ballpark App from the App Store or Google Play.

First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Game No.: 35 (16-18) | Home Game No.: 20 (11-8) | All-Time Game No.: 3,111 (1,436-1,672) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,560 (791-768)

April: 12-14 | May: 4-4

Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Wed., May 10 vs. KC 7:10 p.m. RH Chris Archer (2-1, 3.57) vs. RH Jason Hammel (1-3, 5.53) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Thurs., May 11 vs. KC 1:10 p.m. RH Jake Odorizzi (2-1, 2.88) vs. LH Jason Vargas (4-1, 1.19) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM

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TONIGHT’S STARTER—RH MATT ANDRIESE (2-1, 3.09)

Ê LAST START—On Thu vs. MIA, had the third scoreless start of his career, longest since his CG SHO on May 14, 2016 vs. OAK…it was the longest scoreless start by a Rays pitcher since Chris Archer on Aug 17, 2016 vs. SD (7.1 IP)…remains one of four scoreless starts by the Rays this season, although Jake Odorizzi’s injury-shortened start of 1 IP and Austin Pruitt’s 3 IP spot start are included…had 8 SO, tying his career high (3rd time, also Aug 24, 2016 vs. BOS and Aug 13, 2016 at NYY)…pitched out of a 2-on, 2-out jam in the 2nd and a 2-on, 0-out jam in the 3rd…ended his app with 3 straight hitless frames…his line: W, 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 8 SO, 113 pit, 68 str.

Ê PITCHING DEEPER—Has gone 7 IP in consecutive starts for the sec-ond time in his career (also May 8-14, 2016 at LAA, vs. OAK)…the only other Ray to go 7-plus innings in consecutive starts this season was Chris Archer, his first two starts on Opening Day vs. NYY and April 8 vs. TOR…for the record, he has never gone 7 IP or more in 3 con-secutive starts, and the last Ray to do that was Drew Smyly from April 13-24, 2016 (3 straight)…he is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA (14-IP, 3-ER) over his last 2 starts, which has lowered his season ERA from 3.86 to 3.09.

Ê Has averaged 15.6 pitches per inning over his last 2 starts, com-pared to 18.0 pitches per inning over his first 4 starts this year.

Ê Prior to his last 2 starts, had a streak of 18 starts of 6 IP or fewer, which was the 3rd-longest such streak in franchise history…only five times in 33 career starts has he gone more than 6 IP (e.g. recorded at least one out in the 7th inning)…has gone 5 IP or fewer 10 times over his last 20 starts and has failed to finish the 5th inning five times.

Ê LAST FIVE—Is 2-1 with a 2.32 ERA (31-IP, 8-ER) over his last 5 starts after allowing 4 ER in 4 IP in his season debut.

Ê THE CENTURY MARK—Has thrown 100 pitches or more 3 times in his last 4 starts…this is the first time in his career he’s done it in con-secutive starts…his first start this season of 100-plus pitches, April 18 vs. DET, snapped a streak of 14 consecutive starts without doing so…it was the longest streak by a Rays starter since Andy Sonnanstine (17) from May 27, 2009–June 3, 2011.

Ê EARLY RETURNS—In his career, has gone 11-5 with a 2.95 ERA (146.1-IP, 48-ER) in 33 apps (21 starts) before the All-Star break, com-pared to 2-9 with a 6.15 ERA (82-IP, 56-ER) in 27 apps (12 starts) after the break…has only lost twice in his career in April or May, both against the Blue Jays—April 29 at TOR and April 19, 2015 vs. TOR.

Ê Began last season with a 6-0 record, the fifth Ray to start a sea-son at 6-0 or better (last LH Matt Moore, 8-0 in 2013).

Ê THE LONG BALL—Since the 2016 All-Star break, has allowed 21 HR in 97.2 IP over 20 apps (17 starts), and his 1.94 HR/9 IP ratio is 6th highest in the AL over that span (min. 50 IP)…prior to last season’s All-Star break, had a 0.69 HR/9 IP ratio in 40 career apps (16 starts).

Ê The home run has accounted for 8 of his 14 runs allowed this year and 28 of his 56 runs (50 pct.) since the 2016 All-Star break.

Ê IN COMMAND—Is tied for 4th in the AL throwing first-pitch strikes to 66.7 percent of batters faced…the AL average is 60.4 pct. …op-ponents have a .276 OBP and .358 SLG when his first pitch is a strike, compared to a .347 OBP and .488 SLG when his first pitch is a ball.

Ê His 1.76 BB/9 IP ratio last season was the lowest by a Ray (min. 100 IP) since LH David Price in 2014 (1.21)…his 6 starts without a walk in 2016 tied RH Jake Odorizzi for the team lead.

Ê HELP WANTED—Has left the game with a lead in 5 of his starts but has taken 3 no-decisions…was ineligible for the win in his season de-but due to his start of 4 IP…in his April 13 no-decision, Xavier Cedeño yielded a 2-run homer to Aaron Hicks…on April 23 vs. HOU, Alex Colomé yielded an unearned run in the 9th (passed ball, sac fly).

Ê AT A GLANCE—Made the Opening Day roster for the second time in his career…selected as the No. 5 starter on March 23 by Manager Kevin Cash…split time between the starting rotation and bullpen for the Rays over the previous two seasons…made the Rays Opening Day roster in 2015 and followed Chris Archer, Nate Karns and Jake Odorizzi in the Rays rotation, but actually made his major league de-but out of the bullpen in a game started by Steve Geltz.

Ê 2016 IN REVIEW—Recalled from Triple-A Durham on May 8 and spent the rest of last season in the majors, making 29 apps (19 starts)…joined the rotation after his call up, and shifted to the bullpen in June when LH Blake Snell was promoted despite leading the Rays rotation over that span with 5 wins, 44.2 IP and a 2.82 ERA (44.2-IP, 14-ER) in 7 starts…rejoined the rotation after the Aug 1 trade of LH Matt Moore to San Francisco, making 11 starts down the stretch and going 2-6 with a 6.47 ERA (55.2-IP, 40-ER).

Ê X-RAY REPORT—Matt was inducted to the Riverside Sports Hall of Fame in January…is one of three baseball players to have his jersey (No. 5) retired at East Valley (Calif.) High School, joining fellow ma-jor league pitchers Tyler Chatwood and the late Tommy Hanson, who played ball with Matt’s older brother, Bryan…Matt remains close friends with Chatwood, one of his high school teammates, and they golf together often…in college, Matt recorded a hole-in-one at a course in Riverside, Calif., on a par-3, 200-yard hole.

#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER Ê On April 19 vs. DET, was ejected in the 9th inn. by home plate umpire Larry

Vanover, his fifth career ejection as a manager (last April 29, 2016 vs. TOR). Ê Is in his third season as Rays manager and at age 39, remains the ma-

jors’ youngest active skipper—5 months younger than SD Andy Green. Ê Is the fifth manager in Rays history…is the sixth Tampa-born manager

in ML history and second to manage the Rays…joins Hall of Famers Al

Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. Ê Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, including parts of eight sea-

sons in the majors (2002-10)…spent two years (2005-06) in the Rays org. Ê Played in the 1989 Little League World Series (Tampa Northside LL),

1999 College World Series (Florida State) and earned World Series rings in 2007 (Red Sox) and 2009 (Yankees).

TOMORROW’S STARTER—RH CHRIS ARCHER (2-1, 3.57) Ê LAST START—On Fri vs. TOR, yielded a game-tying, 2-run homer in

the 7th to Kendrys Morales, his last batter faced…it was his third start against the Blue Jays this season, all ending in no-decisions…in all 3 starts, the game-tying run or go-ahead run was charged against him in his final inning…had 11 SO, his most since July 20, 2016 at COL (11)…retired 11 straight after Kevin Pillar’s single leading off the game…struck out 4 straight BF and 6 of 7 in that span…his line: ND, 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 11 SO, 1 HR, 107 pit, 68 str.

Ê DOUBLE DIGITS—Fri vs. TOR was his 19th career double-digit strike-out game, tying James Shields for 2nd in club history to David Price (23)…hasn’t gotten the win in 10 of his double-digit strikeout games,

tying Shields for most in club history…has 16 double-digit strikeout games since 2015, 2nd in the AL to CWS/BOS Chris Sale (23).

Ê vs. KANSAS CITY—Is 0-4 with a 5.63 ERA (32-IP, 20-ER) in 5 career apps (all starts) against the Royals…his ERA against the Royals is his highest against any opponent, ahead of Texas (5.34)…the Royals are one of two remaining AL teams that he has yet to beat (also Cleveland, 0-5 in 5 starts)…last faced them on Aug 1, 2016 at home—his only ca-reer start against them at Tropicana Field…got no run support and was pitching in a scoreless tie through 6 IP until Kendrys Morales’ solo homer in the 7th…was out-dueled by Danny Duffy, who had a no-hitter through 7 IP and had a Royals and Tropicana Field record 16 SO.

YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg.2016 Durham 1-2 3.41 6 6 1 0 34.1 32 14 13 7 44 2 .242

Tampa Bay 8-8 4.37 29 19 1 1 127.2 131 64 62 25 109 17 .2652017 Tampa Bay 2-1 3.09 6 6 0 0 35.0 32 14 12 13 30 6 .242Major League Totals 13-14 4.10 60 33 1 1 228.1 232 110 104 56 188 31 .262Minor League Totals 41-29 3.27 113 102 1 0 584.0 554 249 212 142 520 36 .251

2017 GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT4/7 vs. TOR -- 9.00 4.0 7 5 4 1 4 1 0 1 85/54 W, 10-8 Liriano up, 6-44/13 at NYY -- 4.50 6.0 5 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 99/69 L, 2-3 Severino up, 2-14/18 vs. DET W-1 3.38 6.0 4 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 105/65 W, 5-1 Fulmer up, 3-14/23 vs. HOU -- 3.86 5.0 6 3 3 2 4 2 0 0 88/57 L, 4-6 (10) Musgrove up, 4-34/29 at TOR L-1 3.86 7.0 5 4 3 3 4 1 0 0 105/73 L, 1-4 Liriano down, 4-1APRIL 1-1 3.86 28.0 27 14 12 10 22 6 0 2 -- -- -- --5/4 vs. MIA W-2 3.09 7.0 5 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 113/68 W, 5-1 Straily up, 5-0

2017 SPLITSvs. RH: .267 (20-75), 4-HRvs. LH: .211 (12-57), 2-HRHome: 2-0, 3.27 ERA (22-IP, 8-ER)Road: 0-1, 2.77 ERA (13-IP, 4-ER)

ANDRIESE vs. ROYALSCAREER—Is 0-0 with a 1.45 ERA (18.2-IP, 3-ER) in 4 career apps (3 starts) against the Royals…has yielded 1 ER in each of his 3 starts against them…at Tropicana Field, is 0-0 with a 1.29 ERA (7-IP, 1-ER) in 2 apps (1 start)…last faced them on Aug 2, 2016 at home and yielded back-to-back 2-out hits in the 1st (Lo-renzo Cain single and SB, Eric Hosmer RBI single), accounting for 2 of his 3 hits allowed and his only run allowed.

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RAYS HITTER NOTES#1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Mon: 0-4 TOR Series: 1-9, R Stand: 5-22, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 3-R vs. LH: .265 (9-34), 1-HR2017: .255/.284/.482, 6-HR, 15-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-10 RISP: .172 (5-29) vs. RH: .250 (19-76), 5-HR

Ê Hitless in his last 10 AB…has increased his avg. from .156 to .255 over his last 20 games, batting .295/.325/.603 (23-for-78) over that stretch. Ê On Thu vs. MIA, had his second career multi-HR game—both coming within a span of 7 games (April 26 at BAL)…tied his career high with 4 RBI. Ê His 6 HR are more than his total from last season (5)…of his 6 HR, has 3 go-ahead homers, after 1 go-ahead homer in his career before this season…

all 6 HR have come while playing shortstop, tied with COL Trevor Story for 2nd most in the majors…only CLE Francisco Lindor (8) has more. Ê Has started 30 games, all at shortstop…according to FanGraphs, 50.0 pct. of his balls put into play are “hard hit,” 5th in the AL…AL avg. is 32.2.

#18 PETER BOURJOS, OF Mon: 0-1 (def. rep.) TOR Series: 0-4 Stand: 3-9, 2B, RBI, R vs. LH: .192 (5-26)2017: .186/.255/.279, 1-HR, 5-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP: .333 (3-9) vs. RH: .176 (3-17), 1-HR

Ê Has appeared in 25 games with 10 starts (10-LF)…all 10 starts have come vs. opposing LH starters…hit .301/.333/.361 (25-for-83) vs. LHP in 2016. Ê Has been used 9 times as a defensive replacement, 3 times as a PH and 3 times as a PR…three of his 5 RBI have come in games off the bench. Ê Had 3 hits on Wed vs. MIA, his first multi-hit game of the season and his most since Sep 5, 2016 at MIA (3)…had an RBI single in the 6th inning. Ê Has a .320 OBP with 4 RBI and 2 SB in 14 games (5 starts) this year at Tropicana Field, compared to a .182 OBP with 1 RBI on the road.

#10 COREY DICKERSON, OF Mon: 3-4, 2B TOR Series: 2-13, RBI Stand: 6-22, 2B, RBI vs. LH: .394 (13-33), 1-HR2017: .319/.367/.555, 6-HR, 11-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.500, 4-8) RISP: .269 (7-26) vs. RH: .291 (25-86), 5-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. KC, had a season-high 3 hits for his 13th multi-hit game of the season, most by a Ray within 34 team games since Evan Longoria (14) in 2010…ranks among AL leaders in hits (38, T-5th), doubles (10, T-3rd), XBH (16, T-5th), total bases (66, 5th) and multi-hit games (13, T-2nd).

Ê Against left-handed pitching, seven of his 13 hits have gone for extra bases (6-2B, 1-HR)…his 6 2B vs. LHP lead the AL and are tied for the ML lead. Ê Has 5 HR out of the No. 1 spot in the batting order, 3rd most in the AL…has 3 leadoff homers, all of them coming within the Rays first 21 games. Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, leads the AL with 32 2B, ahead of CLE Jose Ramirez (31)…is T-2nd with 50 XBH behind MIN Brian Dozier (58). Ê Has appeared in 31 games with 28 starts (19-DH, 9-LF)…has made 23 starts batting leadoff, all of them against opposing right-handed starters.

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, CF Mon: 1-4, R, E8 TOR Series: 1-9, R Stand: 4-21, 3-RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH: .167 (7-42)2017: .206/.296/.270, 1-HR, 6-RBI, 5-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .143 (4-28) vs. RH: .226 (19-84), 1-HR

Ê All 6 RBI this season have come at home, where he is batting .284/.368/.403 (19-for-67) in 19 games (18 starts)…batting .119 (7-for-59) on the road. Ê Batting .103/.188/.103 (6-for-58) over his last 16 games (14 starts), lowering his avg. from .294 to .206…last XBH was April 20 vs. DET (homer). Ê Has a team-leading 5 SB…has been caught stealing twice, one shy of his total last season when he was successful on 21 of 24 att. (87.5 pct.). Ê Has appeared in 34 games with 32 starts, all in CF, including 10 starts vs. left-handed starters…has made two errors, both on plays leading to “little

league home runs”…has three outfield assists, tied with TOR Kevin Pillar and CIN Billy Hamilton for most among major league center fielders.

#3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Mon: 2-4, BB TOR Series: 5-11, 2-2B, 2-BB, 4-R Stand: 8-23, 3-2B, RBI, 3-BB, 4-R vs. LH: .226 (7-31), 1-HR2017: .234/.317/.395, 4-HR, 14-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP: .259 (7-27) vs. RH: .237 (22-93), 3-HR

Ê Batting .348 (8-for-23) in May after .208 (21-for-101) in April…has recorded multiple hits in 3 of his last 4 games (had 3 multi-hit games in April). Ê Has drawn 539 BB in his career, 2nd in club history behind Ben Zobrist’s 542 BB…has 16 BB this season, 3rd on the team to Miller and Souza. Ê Three of his 4 HR and 12 of his 14 RBI have come at Tropicana Field…his 12 RBI at home ranks T-8th in the AL…is batting .284 (21-for-74) at

Tropicana Field and .160 (8-for-50) on the road…last season, had a higher avg., OBP, SLG and more HR and RBI on the road than at home. Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, his 50 XBH (25-2B, 4-3B, 21-HR) are tied with Dickerson and OAK Khris Davis for 2nd in the AL to MIN Brian Dozier (58). Ê Has started 32 games (28-3B, 4-DH)…since the start of the 2013 season, leads the majors with 674 games played…next is SEA Kyle Seager (667).

#13 BRAD MILLER, INF Mon: 1-4, RBI, BB, E4 TOR Series: 0-7, BB Stand: 1-17, RBI, 4-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .207 (6-29)2017: .193/.353/.303, 1-HR, 11-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .172 (5-29) vs. RH: .188 (15-80), 1-HR

Ê Snapped an 0-for-18 yesterday vs. KC with a 1st-inning single, his first hit in over a week…marked his first RBI since April 26 at BAL, going 9 games (8 starts) without one in between…is 1-for-his-last-22 and 3-for-his-last-38…has gone 71 AB since his last homer, which was April 14 at BOS (Porcello).

Ê Has 27 BB, tied with WAS Bryce Harper for most in the majors…next in the AL in MIN Miguel Sano (23)…last season, didn’t reach 27 BB until Aug 7 vs. MIN…are the 2nd most in franchise history through 34 games to Zobrist (28) in 2012…has 6 multi-BB games, tied for most in the majors.

Ê Had a career-high 4 BB on May 2 at MIA (prev. 3, 4x-last April 8 vs. TOR)…were the most by a Ray since Souza Jr. on June 15, 2015 vs. WAS (5). Ê Has appeared in 33 games with 30 starts, all at 2B…has made 5 errors, most among AL 2B and tied for most among ML 2B (Villar, Kolten Wong).

#7 LOGAN MORRISON, 1B Mon: 0-4 TOR Series: 2-7, 2B, HR, 3-RBI, BB, 2-R Stand: 3-15, 2B, HR, 3-RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH: .267 (4-15)2017: .253/.351/.495, 7-HR, 18-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-8 RISP: .167 (5-30) vs. RH: .250 (21-84), 7-HR

Ê Batting .203/.356/.441 (12-for-59) over his last 19 games (16 starts), bringing his avg. from .325 to .253 but increasing his OBP from .341 to .351. Ê Has a team-leading 7 HR, and his 18 RBI are one shy of Steven Souza Jr. for the team lead…had his 7th on Sat vs. TOR, the earliest in his career (by date)

he got there, ahead of 2011 when he hit his 7th HR on May 31 en route to a career-high 23 HR…in 2016, he didn’t reach 7 HR or 18 RBI until June 5 at MIN. Ê All 7 HR have come while playing first base, 2nd in the AL behind OAK Yonder Alonso (9)…has 17 RBI as a 1B, 2nd in the AL behind Alonso (24). Ê Has appeared in 31 games with 25 starts (24-1B, 1-DH)…over the last two seasons, has hit .260 (20-for-77) vs. LHP, compared to .190 in 2015.

#33 DEREK NORRIS, C Mon: 0-3, HBP, 2-E2 TOR Series: 1-6, HR, RBI, BB, R Stand: 2-12, HR, RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .190 (4-21), 1-HR2017: .202/.263/.303, 2-HR, 10-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-8 RISP: .261 (6-23) vs. RH: .206 (14-68), 1-HR

Ê Batting .290/.389/.548 (9-for-31) with 2 2B, 2 HR and 4 RBI over his last 10 games (9 starts)…was batting .155/.190/.172 (9-for-58) before this. Ê Made a career-high 2 errors yesterday vs. KC…allowed 4 SB, his most since Oct 1, 2016 at ARI (6)…opponents are 15-for-18 in SB att. this year. Ê Has 2 HR in his last 25 AB following a 74 AB homerless drought, which dated back to the end of last season…both of his home runs this season have

come against the Blue Jays (Sat vs. TOR, April 28 at TOR)…on Sat vs. TOR, was the back end of consecutive home runs with Daniel Robertson. Ê Has appeared in 26 games with 25 starts, all at catcher…since the start of last season, his .188 avg. (95-for-504) is the lowest in the majors (min. 400 AB).

#28 COLBY RASMUS, OF Mon: 2-4, 3B, HR, RBI, R TOR Series: 2-10, HR, 3-RBI, R Stand: 4-17, 3B, 2-HR, 4-RBI, BB, 3-R vs. LH: 1.000 (1-1), 1-HR2017: .235/.316/.706, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.333, 4-12) RISP: .200 (1-5) vs. RH: .188 (3-16), 1-HR

Ê Has homered twice in his last 10 AB…three of his 4 hits this season have gone for extra bases…yesterday vs. KC, tripled and homered in the same game for the fourth time in his career (last Sep 7, 2012 at BOS, with TOR)…homered off a lefty for the first time since June 24, 2016 at KC.

Ê On Sat vs. TOR, had a 6th-inning, 2-run homer for his first hit and RBI(s) as a Ray…marked his first homer since Sep 8, 2016 at CLE (with HOU). Ê Underwent surgeries on his hip and to repair a sports hernia in October…signed by the Rays to a one-year contract as a free agent on Jan 30, 2017. Ê Has five straight seasons with at least 15 HR, joining LAA Mike Trout, BAL Adam Jones and TOR Jose Bautista as the only AL outfielders with a cur-

rent streak that long…had 13 assists last season, T-3rd among AL outfielders, and 20 Defensive Runs Saved, 4th among major league outfielders. Ê Will be donating $1,000 for every home run he hits to Team Rubicon, a disaster response nonprofit…this continues a pledge he started in 2016.

#29 DANIEL ROBERTSON, INF Mon: DNP TOR Series: 1-6, HR, 2-RBI, BB, R Stand: 2-12, 2-HR, 3-RBI, 3-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .143 (3-21), 2-HR2017: .191/.345/.383, 3-HR, 6-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: .300 (3-10) vs. RH: .231 (6-26), 1-HR

Ê Has a .424 OBP and .583 SLG with 3 HR and 6 RBI in his last 9 games (all starts)…before that, had a .240 OBP and .174 SLG in his first 9 games. Ê All 3 XBH this season have been home runs, including 2 HR in his last 4 games and 3 HR in his last 9 games…was the front end of back-to-back

homers with Derek Norris on Fri vs. TOR…his last 2 HR have come against left-handed pitching, accounting for 2 of his 3 hits vs. LHP this year. Ê Has appeared in 18 games with 16 starts (6-3B, 4-2B, 4-SS, 2-DH), including 10 starts vs. opposing lefthanders…has also played one inn. in LF. Ê Was 23 years, 11 days old on Opening Day, the youngest Rays positional player to make an Opening Day roster since 2007 (Dukes, Upton, Young).

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#20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Mon: 0-3 TOR Series: 1-8, RBI, 5-BB Stand: 1-16, RBI, 5-BB vs. LH: .294 (10-34)2017: .277/.377/.445, 4-HR, 19-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: .355 (11-31) vs. RH: .271 (23-85), 4-HR

Ê Is 2-for-his-last-26…batting .111/.273/.111 (4-for-36) over his last 10 games, bringing his avg. from .349 to .277 and his OBP from .426 to .377. Ê Ranks among AL leaders in times on base (52, T-4th), walks (18, T-6th) and multi-RBI games (7, T-4th and one shy of N. Cruz, Judge and Sano). Ê On Fri vs. TOR had 3 BB, his most since Sep 13, 2016 at TOR…had the second bases-loaded walk of his career (also April 13, 2015 at TOR). Ê Has started 32 games, all in RF…batting .355 (11-for-31) with RISP, best on the team…batting .345/.438/.527 (19-for-55) with runners on base. Ê Ended April with 17 RBI, a career high for a calendar month (prev. 11, 3x-last April 2016)…they were the most by a Ray in April since Ben Zobrist in

2013 (19)…was the AL Player of the Week for April 17-23, tying for AL lead over that span in hits (12), XBH (5) and RBI (9).

#45 JESÚS SUCRE, C Mon: DNP TOR Series: 0-3 Stand: 0-6, BB, R vs. LH: .200 (2-10)2017: .233/.281/.333, 1-HR, 7-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-7 RISP: .556 (5-9) vs. RH: .250 (5-20), 1-HR

Ê Has appeared in 11 games (9 starts) at catcher…has already tied career highs in RBI (7, 2015—in 52 games) and home runs (1, also 2015, 2016). Ê Has 2 catcher pickoffs, tied for the major league lead…has caught 28.9 percent of attempted base stealers in his career (is 0-for-1 this season). Ê Batting .556 (5-for-9) with RISP and .095 (2-for-21) otherwise…batting .417 (5-for-12) with runners on and .111 (2-for-18) with the bases empty. Ê On April 26 at BAL, had his first career hit in extra innings, scoring Logan Morrison to give the Rays a 4-3, 11th-inning lead…it was the first time a

Rays catcher delivered a go-ahead hit in the 11th inn. or later since Robinson Chirinos had a walk-off single in the 12th inn. on Aug 4, 2011 vs. TOR.

#8 RICKIE WEEKS JR., INF Mon: DNP TOR Series: 0-4 Stand: 1-7, 2B, RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH: .174 (4-23), 1-HR2017: .163/.317/.286, 1-HR, 3-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-6 RISP: .067 (1-15) vs. RH: .154 (4-26)

Ê Batting .143/.308/.262 (6-for-42) over his last 17 games (12 starts) since April 8…has struck out in 28 of his 60 PA this season (46.7 percent). Ê On Wed vs. MIA, had his first RBI since April 12 at NYY…was his first hit with RISP since Aug 22, 2016 vs. ATL, going 0-for-20 with RISP in between. Ê His only multi-hit game of the season was April 7 vs. TOR…only homer was April 12 at NYY…16 of his 20 HR since 2014 have come against LHP. Ê Has appeared in 20 games with 14 starts (10-1B, 4-DH)…it’s his first career experience at 1B…has started all 11 Rays games vs. LH starters.

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#46 JOSÉ ALVARADO, LH Last App: 5/8 vs. KC (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .000 (0-4)2017: 0-0-0, 9.00 ERA, 3 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 3x-last 5/8 vs. KC IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .333 (2-6)

Ê Had a perfect 9th yesterday vs. KC, including his first career strikeout (Eric Hosmer)…his retired his last 8 BF incl. consecutive scoreless apps. Ê Made his major league debut on Wed vs. MIA at 21 years, 347 days old and yielded 3 R/ER in the 7th inning…he became the fourth pitcher in fran-

chise history to take the mound before his 22nd birthday, along with LH Scott Kazmir, RH Chad Gaudin and RH Dan Wheeler…with his recall from Double-A Montgomery, he became the first Rays call up to bypass Triple-A for his major league debut since Scott Kazmir did it in 2004.

Ê Pitched for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic during spring training, going 1-0 with a 9.00 ERA (3-IP, 1-H, 3-ER, 3-BB, 4-SO) in 3 apps. Ê In his spare time, he enjoys hunting iguanas and paca, a large rodent found in Central and South America…he frequently catches 3-foot iguanas.

#37 ALEX COLOMÉ, RH Last App: 5/4 vs. MIA (S, 0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 8-10 vs. LH: .222 (4-18)2017: 0-2-8, 2.51 ERA, 14 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/23 vs. HOU IR-RS: 8-2 vs. RH: .200 (6-30)

Ê Has recorded the save in 3 consecutive apps after two losses to end April…his last 4 outs have been strikeouts (Martin Prado on Thu vs. MIA). Ê Has 8 saves, T-4th in the majors and T-3rd in the AL…since the start of 2016, hasn’t allowed a run in any of his 45 apps that have ended with a save. Ê Over the last two seasons, has recorded 7 saves of 1.1 IP or more, most in the AL over that span and one shy of NL leader LAD Kenley Jansen. Ê His 2 blown saves (April 23 vs. HOU, April 30 at TOR) are one shy of matching his total from last season…converted 37 of 40 opportunities in 2016. Ê Pitched for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic during spring training, going 1-0 with a 4.15 ERA (4.1-IP, 2-ER) in 5 apps.

#17 JUMBO DÍAZ, RH Last App: 5/5 vs. TOR (BS/L, 0.1-IP, 2-H, 3-R, 1-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: 0-2 vs. LH: .300 (6-20), 1-HR2017: 0-2-0, 5.14 ERA, 15 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 4/21 vs. HOU IR-RS: 13-5 vs. RH: .212 (7-33)

Ê His ERA increased from 3.29 to 5.14 after his app on Fri vs. TOR…allowed 1 IR to score and yielded a season-high 3 ER of his own, his most since Aug 22, 2016 vs. LAD (3, with CIN)…gave up a go-ahead, 3-run homer to Kendrys Morales, his first allowed as a Ray after 8 HR in 2016.

Ê Has made 15 apps, 2nd on the team…has suffered 2 losses and 2 blown saves…has yielded multiple runs in 3 of his 4 run-scoring apps this year. Ê Has made 4 apps of 4 outs or more this season, and 5 apps of 0.1 IP or fewer…has entered with the Rays tied or ahead in 12 of his 15 apps. Ê Pitched for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic (2 apps; 10.80 ERA) and did not join the Rays in spring training until March 22.

#43 DANNY FARQUHAR, RH Last App: 5/7 vs. TOR (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .125 (3-24)2017: 1-1-0, 3.68 ERA, 17 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 4/7 vs. TOR IR-RS: 8-1 vs. RH: .259 (7-27), 1-HR

Ê Has made 8 straight scoreless apps…had a perfect 9th on Sun vs. TOR, facing three lefties (Morales 5-3, Smoak SO swinging, Carrera SO swinging). Ê Has made 17 apps, T-2nd in the AL, T-5th in majors and two more than Jumbo Díaz for the team lead…has held left-handed hitters to a .125 avg.

(3-for-24) and none of those 3 hits have left the infield (Andrew Benintendi swinging bunt, Brian McCann bunt single, Chris Davis infield single). Ê Issued a bases-loaded walk to Seth Smith on April 26 at BAL, his only batter faced, the ninth walk-off walk in franchise history (last Aug 5, 2015 at

CWS)…it was the third walk-off walk on 4 pitches in club history, following May 9, 2000 at NYY (Jim Morris) and Aug 12, 2014 at TEX (Cesar Ramos). Ê Has yielded 18 HR since the start of the 2015 season, T-3rd among AL relievers…yielded a solo homer to Josh Donaldson on April 7 vs. TOR.

#64 DIEGO MORENO, RH Last App: -- Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: --Triple-A: 0-0-5, 1.10 ERA, 11 G Long Relief App: -- IR-RS: -- vs. RH: --

Ê Selected from Triple-A Durham today as Austin Pruitt was optioned…his first app will be his fifth in the majors (last Aug 1, 2015 at CWS, with NYY). Ê Was 0-0-5 with a 1.10 ERA (16.1-IP, 2-ER) in 11 apps for Durham, and both runs allowed came in his season debut on April 6 at Gwinnett (Braves)…

since then, made 10 straight scoreless apps spanning 14.1 IP…was tied for 3rd in the International League with 5 saves at the time of his selection. Ê He will become the sixth non-roster invite to spring training to appear for the Rays this season (Hunter, Marks, Peterson, Sucre and Weeks Jr.). Ê Had two stints with the Rays in 2015…major league debut was June 22, 2015 vs. PHI…had 5.1 hitless innings for the win in his third career app.

#30 ERASMO RAMIREZ, RH Last App: 5/6 vs. TOR (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .148 (4-27), 1-HR2017: 2-0-0, 2.61 ERA, 9 G, 1 GS Long Relief App: 4.0, 2x-last 4/26 at BAL IR-RS: 3-1 vs. RH: .222 (10-45), 2-HR

Ê Faced the minimum in the 8th on Sat vs. TOR (single, double play line drive, strikeout), his first app since being reinstated from the paternity list. Ê Has gone 1.2 IP or longer in 5 of his 8 relief apps this season…has gone 4 IP in relief twice (last April 26 at BAL) and has made a 5 IP spot start. Ê Has allowed 16 HR out of the bullpen since the start of last season—2nd most among AL relievers over that span and one shy of the ML co-leaders. Ê In 2016, made a team-leading 64 apps (1 start) in his first full season as a reliever…his 85 IP as a reliever led the AL and was 2nd in the majors. Ê Has won both of his decisions this season to snap a career-long-tying 7-game losing streak…last season, his 11 losses as a reliever were the most

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

47 CHASE WHITLEY, RH Last App: 5/8 vs. KC (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH: .050 (1-20)2017: 1-0-1, 0.64 ERA, 9 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 2x-last 4/25 at BAL IR-RS: 3-0 vs. RH: .120 (3-25)

Ê His 0.64 ERA (14-IP, 1-ER) ranks 4th in the AL (min. 10 IP)…had a perfect 8th inn. yesterday vs. KC…has retired 24 of his last 25 batters faced. Ê On Fri vs. TOR, retired all 3 BF in the 7th before a leadoff 8th-inning double, snapping his streak of 20 consecutive batters retired…replaced with

1-on, 1-out and Jumbo Díaz allowed the inherited runner to score, the first run charged against him to snap his scoreless streak at 12.2 innings. Ê Has made 9 apps this season (8 scoreless)…his .089 (4-for-45) opp avg. is the 4th lowest among AL relievers…started the season in Triple-A. Ê Has gone 1-0-1 with a 1.59 ERA (28.1-IP, 5-ER) in 14 apps (1 start) with the Rays since returning from Tommy John surgery on Sep 11, 2016 at NYY.

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RAYS BY THE NUMBERSCurrent Streak: L2 When commit error: 6-7 Hit homer: 11-11Current Record: 16-18 Ahead after 6-7-8: 13-4/13-2/14-1 Homer with men on: 8-2Home/Road: 11-8/5-10 Behind after 6-7-8: 2-9/2-14/1-16 Hit multiple homers: 7-4Day/Night: 4-9/12-9 Tied after 6-7-8: 1-5/1-2/1-1 Score first: 9-11Grass/Turf: 4-8/12-10 1-run games: 2-5 Score 5 or more: 11-2vs. East: 9-14 2-run games: 4-3 Score less than 5: 5-16vs. Central: 3-1 Extra innings: 1-2 Outhit opponents: 12-3vs. West: 1-2 Win in last at-bat: 2 Outhit by opponents: 2-13vs. National League: 3-1 Come-from-behind wins: 10 Collect 10 or more hits: 7-1vs. RH/LH starters: 12-11/4-7 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 13 Opp. 10 or more hits: 3-7Series W-L-T (home): 3-2-1 Series W-L-T (road): 1-4-0 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 8-6/1-5/5-5/2-2

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Morrison 4 2 1 7Beckham 3 3 6Dickerson 6 6Longoria 2 2 4Souza Jr. 2 1 1 4Robertson 3 3Norris 2 2Rasmus 1 1 2Kiermaier 1 1Miller 1 1Peterson 1 1Sucre 1 1Weeks Jr. 1 1BourjosSmithTOTALS 26 11 1 1 39

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYAndriese 6 21 3.50 5.40 3-3 4Archer 7 28 4.00 5.56 4-3 4Cobb 7 19 2.71 3.98 2-5 2Odorizzi 5 12 2.40 4.32 3-2 2Pruitt 1 2 2.00 6.00 1-0 0Ramirez 1 5 5.00 9.00 1-0 0Snell 7 13 1.86 3.22 2-5 0

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS

LAST HR OFF ’17 MOST HITS GAME ’17 MOST RBI GAMEBeckham 5/4/17 vs. MIA Straily 3, 2x-last, 4/26 at BAL 4, 5/4 vs. MIABourjos 4/13/17 at NYY Severino 3, 5/3 vs. MIA 2, 4/22 vs. HOUDickerson 4/28/17 at TOR Stroman 3, 5/8 vs. KC 2, 4/5 vs. NYYKiermaier 4/20/17 vs. DET Saupold 3, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. DET 2, 2x-last, 5/3 vs. MIALongoria 4/28/17 at TOR Grilli 3, 2x-last, 5/5 vs. TOR 3, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. DETMiller 4/14/17 at BOS Porcello 3, 4/14 at BOS 2, 2x-last, 4/16 at BOSMorrison 5/6/17 vs. TOR Estrada 3, 4/2 vs. NYY 4, 4/14 at BOSNorris 5/5/17 vs. TOR Liriano 2, 3x-last, 5/2 at MIA 2, 3x-last, 4/28 at TORRasmus 5/8/17 vs. KC Strahm 2, 5/8 vs. KC 3, 5/6 vs. TORRobertson 5/5/17 vs. TOR Liriano 2, 4/9 vs. TOR 2, 5/5 vs. TORSouza Jr. 4/23/17 vs. HOU Musgrove 3, 3x-last, 4/25 at BAL 3, 2x-last, 4/20 vs. DETSucre 4/9/17 vs. TOR Estrada 2, 4/9 vs. TOR 3, 4/9 vs. TORWeeks Jr. 4/12/17 at NYY Montgomery 2, 4/7 vs. TOR 2, 4/12 at NYY

RAYS SEASON HIGHSTEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTINGLongest win streak 3, 2x-last, 4/18-4/20 Most runs, game, TB 4, Kiermaier, 4/19 vs. DETLong loss streak 3, 2x-last, 4/15-4/17 Most runs, game, Opp 3, 4x-last, Morales, 5/5 vs. TORMost runs game, TB 10, 2x-last, 4/14 at BOS Most hits, game, TB 3, 13x-last, Dickerson, 5/8 vs. KCMost runs game, Opp 10, 5/3 vs. MIA Most hits, game, Opp 4, 3x-last, Rojas, 5/3 vs. MIAMost runs, inn, TB 5, 4/7 vs. TOR (1st) Most 2B, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Longoria, 4/22 vs. HOUMost runs, inn, Opp 5, 3x-last, 5/5 vs. TOR (8th) Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 3x-last, Pillar, 4/28 at TORMost hits, game, TB 14, 4/19 vs. DET Most HR, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Beckham, 5/4 vs. MIAMost hits, game, Opp 17, 2x-last, 5/3 vs. MIA Most HR, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, Morales, 5/5 vs. TORMost hits, inn, TB 5, 4x-last, 4/23 vs. HOU (1st) Most RBI, game, TB 4, 2x-last, Beckham, 5/4 vs. MIAMost hits, inn, Opp 7, 5/3 vs. MIA (6th) Most RBI, game, Opp 5, Morales, 5/5 vs. TORMost doubles, game, TB 4, 5x-last, 4/22 vs. HOU Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 2x-last, Beckham, 4/26 at BALMost doubles, game, Opp 5, 4/16 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 2x-last, Morales, 5/5 vs. TORMost HR, game, TB 4, 2x-last, 4/28 at TOR Most steals, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Miller, 5/1 at MIAMost HR, game, Opp 3, 3x-last, 5/5 vs. TOR Most steals, game, Opp 3, Gordon, 5/1 at MIAMost x-base hits, game, TB 8, 4/14 at BOS Hitting Streak 8, Beckham, April 20-April 29Most x-base hits, game, Opp 6, 6x-last, 5/5 vs. TOR TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 2, 6x-last, 5/1 at MIA Most SO, TB Starter 11, Archer, 5/5 vs. TORMost stolen bases, game, Opp 4, 5/8 vs. KC Most SO, Opp Starter 12, Sale, 4/15 at BOSMost walks, game, TB 11, 5/2 at MIA Most SO, TB Reliever 5, Pruitt, 4/19 vs. DETMost walks, game, Opp 6, 2x-last, 4/26 at BAL Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, 2x-last, Ramirez, 4/26 at BALMost strikeouts, game, TB 16, 5/8 vs. KC Most walks, game, TB 5, 3x-last, Archer, 4/24 at BALMost strikeouts, game, Opp 14, 4/19 vs. DET Most walks, game, Opp 8, Volquez, 5/2 at MIAMost LOB, game, TB 26, 4/8 vs. TOR Most SO, Team, TB 14, 4/19 vs. DETMost LOB, game, Opp 23, 3x-last, 5/8 vs. KC Most walks, Team, TB 5, 7x-last, 5/4 vs. MIAMost errors, game, TB 4, 5/8 vs. KC Low-Hit Game 2, 4/25 at BALMost errors, game, Opp 1, 17x-last, 5/7 vs. TOR Consecutive Scoreless IP 12.2, Whitley, April 17–May 5Longest game, time 4:08, 4/26 at BAL Shortest game, time 2:37, 4/10 at NYYLongest game, time (9 inn.) 3:53, 4/7 vs. TOR Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:37, 4/10 at NYY

Grand Slams (1): Morrison (4/14 at BOS, Porcello)Back-to-Back (2): Miller/Souza Jr. (4/14 at BOS, Porcello);

Robertson/Norris (5/5 vs. TOR, Liriano)2-HR games (2): Beckham-2 (4/26 at BAL, Bundy; 5/4 vs. MIA,

Straily)3-HR games (-): -

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

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

HOME RUNS

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Norris .167 3 18Sucre .000 0 1TOTALS .158 3 19

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Beckham (8), Dickerson (7), Miller (7), Morrison (6), Souza Jr. (6), Longoria (5), Robertson (3), Sucre (3), Norris (2), Peterson (2), Weeks Jr. (2), Bourjos (1) 2-Out RBI: Souza Jr. (8), Beckham (7), Sucre (6), Longoria (5), Morrison (5), Norris (5), Dickerson (4), Kiermaier (4), Peterson (3), Miller (2), Weeks Jr. (2), Bourjos (1), Robertson (1)Outfield Assists (5): Kiermaier (3), Bourjos (1), Souza Jr. (1)Bunt Singles (3): Kiermaier (1), Miller (1), Smith (1)Ejections (2): Kiermaier-1 (4/9 vs. TOR, 7th inn.), Cash-1 (4/19 vs. DET, 9th inn.)Batted Around (5): 4/7 vs. TOR (1st inn., 10 bat-ters; 6th inn., 9 batters); 4/22 vs. HOU (6th inn., 9 batters); 4/23 vs. HOU (1st inn., 9 batters), 5/5 vs. TOR (4th inn., 9 batters)

MISC.

1. April 5 vs. NYY—Logan Morrison single off the B-ring catwalk in right field…off Michael Pineda (2nd inning).2. April 7 vs. TOR—Rickie Weeks Jr. double off the B-ring catwalk in left field...off Dominic Leone (2nd inning).

CATWALKS

LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS

Rays Totals (bold): 18 challenges (8 overturned, 6 stand, 4 confirmed) | Opp Totals: 16 challenges (5 overturned, 5 stand, 6 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 4 challenges (0 record keeping, 1 overturned, 3 stand, 0 confirmed)

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

Opponent 13 12 15 11 13 22 22 20 9 4 141Tampa Bay 26 20 19 17 12 13 11 17 6 2 143

W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HRTotals 16-18-9 34 3.64 301.2 275 122 107 238 35Starters 9-9-0 34 3.36 192.2 172 72 66 161 27Relievers 7-9-9 34 4.13 109.0 103 50 41 77 8Home 11-8-5 19 3.72 174.0 149 72 58 154 21Road 5-10-4 15 3.52 127.2 126 50 49 84 14April 12-14-6 26 3.68 229.2 211 94 87 172 27May 4-4-3 8 3.50 72.0 64 28 20 66 8

INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (last five)

GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING5/3 vs. MIA Tampa Bay T7 Ichiro Suzuki Safe at 1B Overturned5/4 vs. MIA Miami T9 Derek Dietrich Out at 1B Confirmed5/5 vs. TOR Umpires B4 Daniel Robertson Home Run Stands5/5 vs. TOR Toronto B7 Corey Dickerson Safe at 1B Confirmed5/7 vs. TOR Toronto B8 Evan Longoria Safe at HP Stands

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

WALK-OFF WINS

1. April 26 at BAL (L, 4-5) - Seth Smith bases-loaded walk...off Danny Farquhar (11th inning).

WALK-OFF LOSSES

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C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH Beckham 15-15 0-2 0-1 3-1 7-4 0-1 5-6Bourjos 3-6 1-0 1-0 0-1 3-5Dickerson 5-4 8-11 12-11 1-0 0-3 0-1Kiermaier 15-17 14-14 1-3Longoria 12-16 2-2 14-18Miller 16-14 1-2 12-10 2-1 1-1Morrison 13-11 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-2 1-0 10-9Norris 14-11 1-1 0-1 7-4 2-2 4-3Peterson 3-3 0-2 2-0 0-1 5-4Rasmus 1-2 1-0 2-2Robertson 0-4 4-2 1-3 1-8 3-1 1-1Smith 4-3 4-3Souza Jr. 0-1 15-16 3-5 1-0 0-2 11-10Sucre 2-7 1-4 1-3Weeks Jr. 3-7 1-3 3-4 1-2 0-2 0-2

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

RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (8)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDRHP Brad Boxberger 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 34 16-18LHP Xavier Cedeño 10-day Left forearm tightness April 21 April 18 April 28 16 7-9INF Matt Duffy 10-day Recovery from Achilles surgery April 2 - April 12 34 16-18RHP Nathan Eovaldi 60-day Tommy John surgery March 10 - June 1 34 16-18RHP Kevin Gadea 60-day Right forearm tendinitis March 26 - June 1 34 16-18RHP Tommy Hunter 10-day Right calf strain April 23 - May 3 15 6-9C Wilson Ramos 60-day Recovery from torn ACL April 2 - June 1 34 16-18RHP Shawn Tolleson 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 34 16-18

Others (Games Missed): RH Jake Odorizzi (14, left hamstring strain, 6-8), OF Colby Rasmus (27, recovery from hip surgery, 13-14), OF Mallex Smith (13, right hamstring strain, 6-7)

Apr 14 Placed OF Mallex Smith (right hamstring strain) on the 10-day DL; transferred RH Brad Boxberger (right flexor strain) to the 60-day DL; selected OF Shane Peterson from Triple-A Durham.

Apr 16 Placed RH Jake Odorizzi (left hamstring strain) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Chase Whitley from Durham.

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

Apr 23 Placed RH Tommy Hunter (right calf strain) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Chih-Wei Hu from Durham.

Apr 27 Reinstated OF Mallex Smith (right hamstring strain) from the 10-day DL and optioned him to Durham.

May 1 Reinstated RH Jake Odorizzi (left hamstring strain) from the 10-day DL; optioned RH Ryan Garton to Durham.

May 2 Reinstated OF Colby Rasmus (recovery from hip surgery) from the 10-day DL; designated OF Shane Peterson for assignment.

May 3 Recalled LH José Alvarado from Double-A Montgomery; optioned RH Chih-Wei Hu to Durham.

May 4 Placed RH Erasmo Ramirez on the paternity list; recalled RH Chih-Wei Hu from Durham.

May 5 Optioned RH Chih-Wei Hu to Durham; selected LH Justin Marks from Durham.May 6 Reinstated RH Erasmo Ramirez from the paternity list;

designated LH Justin Marks for assignment.May 9 Optioned RH Austin Pruitt to Durham; selected RH Diego Moreno from Durham.

TRANSACTIONS (since Opening Day)

RAYS HITTERS vs. ROYALS2017 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPBeckham 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 6 16 0 0 1 0 9 .000 .000Bourjos 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 29 83 22 2 6 7 20 .265 .330Dickerson 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 .750 .800 10 36 7 1 7 5 9 .194 .293Kiermaier 1 4 1 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 15 55 17 4 10 5 15 .309 .367Longoria 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 .500 .600 57 213 66 8 33 21 48 .310 .376Miller 1 4 1 0 1 1 3 .250 .400 28 106 26 4 17 8 27 .245 .299Morrison 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 15 55 13 3 9 7 9 .236 .323Norris 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .250 13 40 4 0 0 2 14 .100 .163Rasmus 1 4 2 1 1 0 2 .500 .500 41 145 40 9 24 18 41 .276 .354Robertson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Souza Jr. 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 8 31 8 1 4 1 12 .258 .281Sucre - - - - - - - - - 4 13 1 0 0 1 2 .077 .143Weeks Jr. - - - - - - - - - 9 32 8 0 4 6 8 .250 .385

2017 CAREERPLAYER W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVGAlvarado 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0.00 .000Andriese - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 18.2 12 3 14 1.45 .182Archer - - - - - - - - - 0 4 0 32.0 37 20 27 5.63 .296Cobb - - - - - - - - - 1 2 0 31.2 39 16 18 4.55 .302Colomé - - - - - - - - - 0 0 1 6.1 12 3 6 4.26 .414Díaz - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 0.00 .200Farquhar - - - - - - - - - 0 1 1 6.0 9 5 3 7.50 .346Moreno - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Odorizzi - - - - - - - - - 1 3 0 25.0 29 15 27 5.40 .282Ramirez - - - - - - - - - 0 2 0 13.0 17 9 10 6.23 .321Snell 0 1 0 5.0 10 4 2 7.20 .435 0 1 0 5.0 10 4 2 7.20 .435Whitley 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 1 0 0 8.0 5 2 4 2.25 .185

RAYS PITCHERS vs. ROYALS

OPENING DAY ROSTER

PITCHERS (12): RH Matt Andriese, RH Chris Archer, LH Xavier Cedeño, RH Alex Cobb, RH Alex Colomé, RH Jumbo Díaz, RH Danny Farquhar, RH Tommy Hunter, RH Jake Odorizzi, RH Austin Pruitt, RH Erasmo Ramírez, LH Blake Snell

CATCHERS (2): Derek Norris, Jesús Sucre

INFIELDERS (6): Tim Beckham, Evan Longoria, Brad Miller, Logan Morrison, Daniel Robertson, Rickie Weeks Jr.

OUTFIELDERS (5): Peter Bourjos, Corey Dickerson, Kevin Kiermaier, Mallex Smith, Steven Souza Jr.

DL (7): RHP Brad Boxberger (10-day), INF Matt Duffy (10-day), RHP Nathan Eovaldi (60-day), RHP Kevin Gadea (60-day), C Wilson Ramos (60-day), OF Colby Rasmus (10-day), RHP Shawn Tolleson (60-day)

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RAYS 2017 DAY-BY-DAYPOS. HOME

# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.1 4/2 vs. NYY W, 7-3 Archer (1-0) Tanaka (0-1) 1-0 1/+1.0 31,042 31,042

4/3 - OFF (1) T-1/+1.02 4/4 vs. NYY L, 0-5 Sabathia (1-0) Odorizzi (0-1) 1-1 T-3/-0.5 19,366 50,4083 4/5 vs. NYY W, 4-1 Cobb (1-0) Pineda (0-1) 2-1 3/-0.5 12,737 63,1454 4/6 vs. TOR L, 2-5 Stroman (1-0) Snell (0-1) 2-2 3/-1.0 12,678 75,8235 4/7 vs. TOR W, 10-8 Cedeño (1-0) Howell (0-1) 3-2 3/-1.0 12,842 88,6656 4/8 vs. TOR W, 3-2 (11) Ramirez (1-0) Lawrence (0-1) 4-2 2/-1.0 21,838 110,5037 4/9 vs. TOR W, 7-2 Odorizzi (1-1) Estrada (0-1) 5-2 T-1/+1.0 15,341 125,8448 4/10 at NYY L, 1-8 Pineda (1-1) Cobb (1-1) 5-3 2/-0.5 46,955

4/11 - OFF (2) T-1/+0.59 4/12 at NYY L, 4-8 Mitchell (1-0) Díaz (0-1) 5-4 2/-1.0 38,00210 4/13 at NYY L, 2-3 Severino (1-0) Cedeño (1-1) 5-5 4/-2.0 34,77211 4/14 at BOS W, 10-5 Archer (2-0) Porcello (1-1) 6-5 3/-2.0 36,81312 4/15 at BOS L, 1-2 Sale (1-1) Hunter (0-1) 6-6 4/-2.0 36,68613 4/16 at BOS L, 5-7 Kelly (2-0) Farquhar (0-1) 6-7 4/-3.0 36,20914 4/17 at BOS L, 3-4 Wright (1-1) Snell (0-2) 6-8 4/-3.5 37,31815 4/18 vs. DET W, 5-1 Andriese (1-0) Fulmer (1-1) 7-8 4/-2.5 16,265 142,10916 4/19 vs. DET W, 8-7 Pruitt (1-0) Rodríguez (1-1) 8-8 4/-2.5 12,281 154,39017 4/20 vs. DET W, 8-1 Ramirez (2-0) Norris (1-1) 9-8 4/-2.5 13,267 167,65718 4/21 vs. HOU L, 3-6 Feliz (1-0) Cobb (1-2) 9-9 4/-3.5 17,683 185,34019 4/22 vs. HOU W, 6-3 Pruitt (2-0) Morton (1-2) 10-9 4/-3.5 17,008 202,34820 4/23 vs. HOU L, 4-6 (10) Gregerson (1-1) Garton (0-1) 10-10 4/-3.5 15,548 217,89621 4/24 at BAL L, 3-6 Givens (3-0) Archer (2-1) 10-11 4/-4.5 11,14222 4/25 at BAL W, 2-0 Whitley (1-0) Miley (1-1) 11-11 4/-3.5 11,47223 4/26 at BAL L, 4-5 (11) Asher (1-0) Colomé (0-1) 11-12 4/-4.5 16,289

4/27 - OFF (3) 4/-4.524 4/28 at TOR W, 7-4 Pruitt (3-0) Grilli (1-3) 12-12 4/-3.5 36,25625 4/29 at TOR L, 1-4 Liriano (2-2) Andriese (1-1) 12-13 4/-4.5 42,41926 4/30 at TOR L, 1-3 Howell (1-1) Colomé (0-2) 12-14 4/-4.5 42,98627 5/1 at MIA W, 4-2 Farquhar (1-1) Ziegler (1-1) 13-14 4/-4.5 16,09628 5/2 at MIA W, 3-1 Cobb (2-2) Volquez (0-4) 14-14 4/-3.5 16,01129 5/3 vs. MIA L, 6-10 Conley (2-2) Pruitt (3-1) 14-15 4/-4.5 12,285 230,18130 5/4 vs. MIA W, 5-1 Andriese (2-1) Straily (1-3) 15-15 4/-4.0 10,118 240,29931 5/5 vs. TOR L, 4-8 Loup (1-0) Díaz (0-2) 15-16 4/-5.0 12,461 252,76032 5/6 vs. TOR W, 6-1 Odorizzi (2-1) Estrada (1-2) 16-16 4/-5.0 12,035 264,79533 5/7 vs. TOR L, 1-2 Tepera (2-1) Cobb (2-3) 16-17 4/-6.0 15,068 279,86334 5/8 vs. KC L, 3-7 Karns (2-2) Snell (0-3) 16-18 4/-7.0 12,826 292,68935 5/9 vs. KC 7:1036 5/10 vs. KC 7:1037 5/11 vs. KC 1:1038 5/12 at BOS 7:1039 5/13 at BOS 7:1040 5/14 at BOS 1:3541 5/15 at CLE 6:1042 5/16 at CLE 6:1043 5/17 at CLE 12:10

5/18 - OFF (4)44 5/19 vs. NYY 7:1045 5/20 vs. NYY 4:10 Hawaiian Shirt (First 15,000 fans)46 5/21 vs. NYY 1:10 Super Rays Comic Book (Kids 14 & under)47 5/22 vs. LAA 7:1048 5/23 vs. LAA 7:1049 5/24 vs. LAA 7:1050 5/25 vs. LAA 1:1051 5/26 at MIN 8:1052 5/27 at MIN 2:1053 5/28 at MIN 2:1054 5/29 at TEX 8:0555 5/30 at TEX 8:0556 5/31 at TEX 8:05

6/1 - OFF (5)57 6/2 at SEA 10:1058 6/3 at SEA 10:1059 6/4 at SEA 4:10

6/5 - OFF (6)60 6/6 vs. CWS 7:1061 6/7 vs. CWS 7:1062 6/8 vs. CWS 7:1063 6/9 vs. OAK 7:1064 6/10 vs. OAK (1) 2:10 Matt Duffy Double Play Bobblehead (First 15,000 fans)65 6/10 vs. OAK (2) GM266 6/11 vs. OAK 1:10 Bat and Ball Set (Kids 14 & under)

6/12 - OFF (7)67 6/13 at TOR 7:0768 6/14 at TOR 7:0769 6/15 at DET 7:1070 6/16 at DET 7:1071 6/17 at DET 4:1072 6/18 at DET 1:1073 6/19 vs. CIN 7:1074 6/20 vs. CIN 7:1075 6/21 vs. CIN 12:10 Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)

6/22 - OFF (8)76 6/23 vs. BAL 7:1077 6/24 vs. BAL 4:10 Kevin Kiermaier STAR WARS Bobblehead (First 15,000 fans)78 6/25 vs. BAL 1:10

6/26 - OFF (9)79 6/27 at PIT 7:0580 6/28 at PIT 7:0581 6/29 at PIT 7:0582 6/30 at BAL 7:0583 7/1 at BAL 4:0584 7/2 at BAL 1:35

7/3 - OFF (10)85 7/4 at CHC 2:2086 7/5 at CHC 2:2087 7/6 vs. BOS 7:1088 7/7 vs. BOS 7:1089 7/8 vs. BOS 4:1090 7/9 vs. BOS 1:10

7/10 - All-Star Break7/11 - All-Star Game Marlins Park (Miami Marlins)

POS. HOME# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.

7/12 - All-Star Break7/13 - All-Star Break

91 7/14 at LAA 10:0792 7/15 at LAA 9:0793 7/16 at LAA 3:3794 7/17 at OAK 10:0595 7/18 at OAK 10:0596 7/19 at OAK 3:35

7/20 - OFF (11)97 7/21 vs. TEX 7:1098 7/22 vs. TEX 7:10 DJ Kitty Onesie (First 15,000 fans)99 7/23 vs. TEX 1:10 Chris Archer Emoji Pillow (Kids 14 & under)100 7/24 vs. BAL 7:10101 7/25 vs. BAL 7:10102 7/26 vs. BAL 12:10 Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)103 7/27 at NYY 7:05104 7/28 at NYY 7:05105 7/29 at NYY 1:05106 7/30 at NYY 1:05107 7/31 at HOU 8:10108 8/1 at HOU 8:10109 8/2 at HOU 8:10110 8/3 at HOU 8:10111 8/4 vs. MIL 7:10112 8/5 vs. MIL 6:10 MARVEL Iron Man Bobblehead (First 15,000 fans)113 8/6 vs. MIL 1:10 Swim Goggles (Kids 14 & under)

8/7 - OFF (12)114 8/8 vs. BOS 7:10115 8/9 vs. BOS 7:10116 8/10 vs. CLE 7:10117 8/11 vs. CLE 7:10118 8/12 vs. CLE 6:10 Mystery Retro Replica Jersey (First 15,000 fans)119 8/13 vs. CLE 1:10 Retro Socks (Kids 14 & under)120 8/14 at TOR 7:07121 8/15 at TOR 7:07122 8/16 at TOR 7:07123 8/17 at TOR 4:07124 8/18 vs. SEA 7:10125 9/19 vs. SEA 6:10 Rays Tote Bag (First 15,000 fans)126 8/20 vs. SEA 1:10 Rays Win Alarm Clock (Kids 14 & under)

8/21 - OFF (13)127 8/22 vs. TOR 7:10128 8/23 vs. TOR 7:10129 8/24 vs. TOR 1:10130 8/25 at STL 8:15131 8/26 at STL 7:15132 8/27 at STL 2:15133 8/28 at KC 8:15134 8/29 at KC 8:15135 8/30 at KC 8:15

8/31 - OFF (14)136 9/1 at CWS 8:10137 9/2 at CWS 7:10138 9/3 at CWS 2:10139 9/4 vs. MIN 7:10140 9/5 vs. MIN 7:10141 9/6 vs. MIN 1:10

9/7 - OFF (15)142 9/8 at BOS 7:10143 9/9 at BOS 7:10144 9/10 at BOS 1:35145 9/11 vs. NYY 7:10146 9/12 vs. NYY 7:10147 9/13 vs. NYY 7:10

9/14 - OFF (16)148 9/15 vs. BOS 7:10149 9/16 vs. BOS 6:10 Blake Snell Bobblehead (First 15,000 fans)150 9/17 vs. BOS 1:10 Hooded Bath Towel (Kids 14 & under)

9/18 - OFF (17)151 9/19 vs. CHC 7:10152 9/20 vs. CHC 7:10153 9/21 at BAL 7:05154 9/22 at BAL 7:05155 9/23 at BAL 7:05156 9/24 at BAL 1:35157 9/25 - OFF (18)157 9/26 at NYY 7:05158 9/27 at NYY 7:05159 9/28 at NYY 7:05160 9/29 vs. BAL 7:10161 9/30 vs. BAL 6:10 Burst Car Emblem (First 15,000 fans)162 10/1 vs. BAL 3:10 Raymond Night Light (Kids 14 & under)

ALL SUNDAY GIVEAWAYS ARE PRESENTED TO THE FIRST 10,000 KIDS 14 & UNDER. SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. VISIT RAYSBASEBALL.COM FOR UPDATES ON THE 2017 PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE.

WEEKLY TICKET SPECIALSu SALUTE TO SERVICE MONDAY PRESENTED BY SUNCOAST CREDIT UNIONMilitary, teachers, and first responders with valid ID can receive complimentary tickets to select games and special ticket discounts for others.u $2 KIDS TUESDAYS PRESENTED BY MORGAN AUTO GROUPKids 14 and under can purchase tickets in select seating areas for just $2 with the purchase of a full price paid adult ticket. $2 Hot Dogs, presented by Kayem Franks, will also be available for all fans for all Tuesday home dates. u MLB.COM BALLPARK APP WEDNESDAYS PRESENTED BY MLB.COMHalf price Lower Corner and Upper Level tickets, only through the MLB.com Ballpark app.u SENIOR SPECIAL THURSDAYS PRESENTED BY DUKE ENERGYFans 60 years of age and older can purchase Press Level tickets for just $15.u $7.11 FRIDAYS PRESENTED BY 7-ELEVENFans can visit a local participating 7-Eleven store and pick up the Rays Friday night discount coupon. Each 7-Eleven coupon will be valid for up to four Upper Level tickets for $7.11 per ticket.