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UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Sat., 3/31 vs. BOS 6:10 p.m. TBD vs. RH Rick Porcello (11-17, 4.65 in 2017) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) Sun., 4/1 vs. BOS 1:10 p.m. RH Jake Faria (5-4, 3.43 in 2017) vs. TBD FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) Mon., 4/2 at NYY 1:05 p.m. TBD vs. LH Jordan Montgomery (9-7, 3.88 in 2017) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM Wed., 4/4 at NYY 1:05 p.m. RH Chris Archer (0-0, 6.00) vs. RH Luis Severino (1-0, 0.00) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM BOSTON RED SOX (0-1) AT TAMPA BAY RAYS (1-0) LH Blake Snell (5-7, 4.04 in 2017) vs. LH David Price (6-3, 3.38 in 2017) Friday, March 20, 2018 First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field TV: FOX Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 2 (1-0) Home Game No.: 2 (1-0) All-Time Game No.: 3,240 (1501-1738) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,623 (823-799) MIRROR IMAGE—The Rays overcame a 4-0 deficit to win yesterday’s game, matching their largest deficit ever overcome in an Opening Day victory…the other time they did this was March 31, 2003 vs. BOS, when they trailed 4-0 and won, 6-4, on Carl Crawford’s 2-out, 2-strike, 3-run walk-off homer off Chad Fox…the Rays largest deficit overcome in a vic- tory last season was 3 runs…it was the first time they came back from at least a 4-run deficit to win since June 14, 2016 vs. SEA. Ê According to the Elias Sports Bureau, yesterday was the first time the Rays won after trailing by 4 runs or more in the 8th inning or later since “Game 162” in 2011, when the Rays erased a 7-0 deficit and won, 8-7, on Evan Longoria’s Wild-Card clinching homer. Ê The Rays were 5-65 (.071) last season when trailing after 7 innings. Ê Since Baseball Reference data is available (1908), the 6 runs were the most ever scored on Opening Day on 4 hits or fewer. Ê The Rays were one of three teams yesterday to win after trailing by 4 runs or more…also the Athletics (trailed 4-0, won 6-5 in 11 in- nings) and the Braves (trailed 5-0, won 8-5). THE BIG INNING—All 6 runs scored by the Rays in yesterday’s win came in the 8th inning…it was their highest scoring frame ever on Opening Day, passing the 5-run 9th in 2003…last season, they scored at least 6 runs in an inning only three times: Sep 28 at NYY (7-run 5th), Aug 28 at KC (6- run 3rd) and May 14 at BOS (7-run 9th)…yesterday’s 8th inning was the Rays highest scoring inning at home since Oct 4, 2015 vs. TOR, which was the regular season finale started by Mark Buehrle. RAY MATTER—Yesterday’s win extended the Rays winning streak to 5 games, dating back to last Sep 28…it matches the Rays longest win streak under Manager Kevin Cash (also April 22-26, 2015)…tonight the Rays are attempting to win a sixth straight game for the first time since July 12- 26, 2014 (9)…the Rays are attempting to begin a season with consecutive wins for only the fourth time in franchise history…they won their first three games in 2012 and 2002 and their first two games in 2010. Ê Yesterday the Rays improved to 11-10 in season openers as well as 11-10 in home openers…they won back-to-back Opening Day tilts for the first time since winning five straight, 2000-04. HOMETOWN HERO—Tampa native Denard Span delivered a go-ahead, 3-run triple in the 8th inning of yesterday’s 6-4 win…he became the third player to ever triple in his Rays debut, joining Ben Grieve on April 3, 2001 vs. TOR and Mike Difelice on April 2, 1998 vs. DET…it was only the sec- ond time in franchise history a bases-clearing triple turned a 2-run deficit to a 1-run lead, following Chris Gomez on Sep 20, 2002 vs. TOR…it was the first time the Rays hit a go-ahead triple in the 8th inning or later since José Lobaton on Aug 16, 2013 vs. TOR (walk-off, 9th inning). Ê Span was the sixth player in club history with at least 3 RBI in his debut with the team…he joined Shane Peterson (2017), Brendan Harris (2007), Gomez (2001), Difelice (1998) and Wade Boggs (1998). Ê According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the fifth bases-loaded triple of Span’s career, tying José Reyes for most among actives. GLIMPSE OF GOLD—On the first pitch of yesterday’s game, Kevin Kier- maier caught a fly ball in left-center off the bat of Mookie Betts…he was awarded a “5-Star Catch,” defined as any ball caught with a 0-to-25 pct. catch probability, from Statcast…he covered 129 feet in 6.3 seconds, and the play was given a 6 pct. catch probability. RAYS vs. RED SOX—Tonight will be the second of 19 meetings between the Rays and Red Sox (10 in St. Petersburg, 9 in Boston)…the Rays travel to Boston to play in the Red Sox home opener on Thurs., April 5…the two clubs will meet 10 times before the end of April…through April 29, the Rays will play 10 games against the Red Sox and 17 games against other opponents…the Rays went 8-11 against the Red Sox last season (4-5 at home, 4-6 on the road)…after going 7-12 in 2016, the Rays have lost con- secutive season series to the Red Sox for the first time since 2006-07… they are 94-92 against Boston since becoming the Rays in 2008. FROM THE OTHER SIDE—Yesterday’s inside-the-park home run by BOS Eduardo Núñez was the 12th in Tropicana Field history and first since TOR Ezequiel Carrera on May 6, 2017…Núñez has hit two of the 10 in- side-the-park home runs all-time against the Rays, matching Ángel Ber- roa for the most vs. TB…the Rays have allowed an inside-the-park home run in each of the last four seasons, after not allowing one from 2006-14… it was the first inside-the-park home run hit on Opening Day in the ma- jors since ARI Stephen Drew in 2010 vs. SD. Ê David Price, the No. 1 overall selection by the Rays in the 2007 June Draft, faces his former team tonight…he is 3-3 with a 3.91 ERA (53-IP, 23-ER) in 9 apps (8 starts) against the Rays. SNELL’S STREAK—Tonight’s starter Blake Snell has a scoreless streak of 18 IP at Tropicana Field…his last run allowed at home came in the 1st in- ning on Sep 12, 2017 vs. NYY, on an RBI double by Matt Holliday. UPCOMING MILESTONESAlex Colomé’s save yesterday was the 85th of his career, tying Fernando Rodney for 2nd in franchise history…the club’s all-time leader is Roberto Hernández (101)…Kevin Kiermaier’s next steal will tie Jason Bartlett (61) for 8th in club history…Wilson Ra- mos is 1 2B shy of 100 2B for his career, and 6 HR shy of 100 HR…with 6 SO yesterday, Chris Archer is 15 SO behind David Price (1,065) for 2nd in franchise history. GLOBAL GAME—A total of 254 players (29.0 pct.) represented an all-time record 21 different countries and territories outside of the 50 United States on 2018 Opening Day 25-man rosters and inactive lists, marking another year of unprecedented diversity on major league rosters…the previous mark of 19 countries and territories represented on Opening Day rosters and inactive lists came in 2017…the 254 foreign-born players are the 2nd-highest total in history, trailing last year’s 259…the 29.0 pct. is tied for the 3rd-highest figure in history, behind 2017 (29.8) and 2005 (29.2)…for more information, see MLB’s press release in the press box. 20TH ANNIVERSARY—Throughout the 2018 season, presented by Tampa General Hospital, the Rays will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of their inaugural 1998 season…the festivities will begin on tomorrow, March 31, when the Rays host 20 alumni from the 1998 Devil Rays, including Hall of Famer Wade Boggs…the alumni in attendance will be honored in a pre- game ceremony emceed by Dewayne Staats…the ceremonial first pitch will recreate the first pitch in club history, thrown by 1998 Opening Day starter Wilson ÁlvarezMike DiFelice will catch it, standing in for John Flaherty who is unable to attend due to his Yankees broadcasting duties… the home plate umpire from that game, Richie Garcia, will also participate... fans will receive a reversible 1998 Seat Cushion, presented by GTE Finan- cial—a replica of the seat cushion given to fans on March 31, 1998. Ê The Rays have created a 20th Anniversary logo that will appear as a patch on the left sleeve of all Rays 2018 regular-season Majestic Athletic jerseys and the right side of all primary New Era caps…the home plate-shaped patch features the number 20, a sunburst and a variation of the original fish—all in the Rays modern colors. Ê On four select home games (March 31, June 9, June 23, Sep 8), the Rays will wear a Majestic Athletic white alternate throwback Dev- il Rays jersey using the original gradient Devil Rays design, worn from 1998 through 2000, and the 20th Anniversary patch on the left sleeve…for those four games plus select home and road games, the Rays will wear a newly designed navy blue New Era retro cap that blends the original and current designs, featuring a large fish emblem on a gradient background and a modified 20th Anniver- sary patch on the right side. LIGHTNING NIGHT—Today, former Lightning head coach Terry Crisp and former Lightning forward Paul Ysebaert will be on the field for bat- ting practice…Lightning founder and former general manager Phil Es- posito will throw out the ceremonial first pitch and do interviews with WDAE 620 AM, FOX Sports Sun and Rays in-game host Angella Sharpe. THIS DAY IN RAYS HISTORY—On March 30, 2004 the Rays defeated the Yankees, 8-3, on Opening Day in Tokyo, Japan, their club-record fifth straight Opening Day victory…the game marked the second time that Major League Baseball played regular season games in Japan…Victor Zambrano earned the victory, becoming the Rays sixth different Open- ing Day starter, as well as all-time wins leader at the time (27).

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Page 1: BOSTON RED SOX (0-1) AT TAMPA BAY RAYS (1-0) LH Blake … · 2020. 4. 20. · Game No.: 2 (1-0) Home Game ... RAYS vs. RED SOX—Tonight will be the second of 19 meetings between

UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULEUpcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & RadioSat., 3/31 vs. BOS 6:10 p.m. TBD vs. RH Rick Porcello (11-17, 4.65 in 2017) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.)Sun., 4/1 vs. BOS 1:10 p.m. RH Jake Faria (5-4, 3.43 in 2017) vs. TBD FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.)Mon., 4/2 at NYY 1:05 p.m. TBD vs. LH Jordan Montgomery (9-7, 3.88 in 2017) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AMWed., 4/4 at NYY 1:05 p.m. RH Chris Archer (0-0, 6.00) vs. RH Luis Severino (1-0, 0.00) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM

BOSTON RED SOX (0-1) AT TAMPA BAY RAYS (1-0)LH Blake Snell (5-7, 4.04 in 2017) vs. LH David Price (6-3, 3.38 in 2017)

Friday, March 20, 2018 First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field TV: FOX Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Game No.: 2 (1-0) Home Game No.: 2 (1-0) All-Time Game No.: 3,240 (1501-1738) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,623 (823-799)

MIRROR IMAGE—The Rays overcame a 4-0 deficit to win yesterday’s game, matching their largest deficit ever overcome in an Opening Day victory…the other time they did this was March 31, 2003 vs. BOS, when they trailed 4-0 and won, 6-4, on Carl Crawford’s 2-out, 2-strike, 3-run walk-off homer off Chad Fox…the Rays largest deficit overcome in a vic-tory last season was 3 runs…it was the first time they came back from at least a 4-run deficit to win since June 14, 2016 vs. SEA.

Ê According to the Elias Sports Bureau, yesterday was the first time the Rays won after trailing by 4 runs or more in the 8th inning or later since “Game 162” in 2011, when the Rays erased a 7-0 deficit and won, 8-7, on Evan Longoria’s Wild-Card clinching homer.

Ê The Rays were 5-65 (.071) last season when trailing after 7 innings. Ê Since Baseball Reference data is available (1908), the 6 runs were

the most ever scored on Opening Day on 4 hits or fewer. Ê The Rays were one of three teams yesterday to win after trailing

by 4 runs or more…also the Athletics (trailed 4-0, won 6-5 in 11 in-nings) and the Braves (trailed 5-0, won 8-5).

THE BIG INNING—All 6 runs scored by the Rays in yesterday’s win came in the 8th inning…it was their highest scoring frame ever on Opening Day, passing the 5-run 9th in 2003…last season, they scored at least 6 runs in an inning only three times: Sep 28 at NYY (7-run 5th), Aug 28 at KC (6-run 3rd) and May 14 at BOS (7-run 9th)…yesterday’s 8th inning was the Rays highest scoring inning at home since Oct 4, 2015 vs. TOR, which was the regular season finale started by Mark Buehrle.

RAY MATTER—Yesterday’s win extended the Rays winning streak to 5 games, dating back to last Sep 28…it matches the Rays longest win streak under Manager Kevin Cash (also April 22-26, 2015)…tonight the Rays are attempting to win a sixth straight game for the first time since July 12-26, 2014 (9)…the Rays are attempting to begin a season with consecutive wins for only the fourth time in franchise history…they won their first three games in 2012 and 2002 and their first two games in 2010.

Ê Yesterday the Rays improved to 11-10 in season openers as well as 11-10 in home openers…they won back-to-back Opening Day tilts for the first time since winning five straight, 2000-04.

HOMETOWN HERO—Tampa native Denard Span delivered a go-ahead, 3-run triple in the 8th inning of yesterday’s 6-4 win…he became the third player to ever triple in his Rays debut, joining Ben Grieve on April 3, 2001 vs. TOR and Mike Difelice on April 2, 1998 vs. DET…it was only the sec-ond time in franchise history a bases-clearing triple turned a 2-run deficit to a 1-run lead, following Chris Gomez on Sep 20, 2002 vs. TOR…it was the first time the Rays hit a go-ahead triple in the 8th inning or later since José Lobaton on Aug 16, 2013 vs. TOR (walk-off, 9th inning).

Ê Span was the sixth player in club history with at least 3 RBI in his debut with the team…he joined Shane Peterson (2017), Brendan Harris (2007), Gomez (2001), Difelice (1998) and Wade Boggs (1998).

Ê According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the fifth bases-loaded triple of Span’s career, tying José Reyes for most among actives.

GLIMPSE OF GOLD—On the first pitch of yesterday’s game, Kevin Kier-maier caught a fly ball in left-center off the bat of Mookie Betts…he was awarded a “5-Star Catch,” defined as any ball caught with a 0-to-25 pct. catch probability, from Statcast…he covered 129 feet in 6.3 seconds, and the play was given a 6 pct. catch probability.

RAYS vs. RED SOX—Tonight will be the second of 19 meetings between the Rays and Red Sox (10 in St. Petersburg, 9 in Boston)…the Rays travel to Boston to play in the Red Sox home opener on Thurs., April 5…the two clubs will meet 10 times before the end of April…through April 29, the Rays will play 10 games against the Red Sox and 17 games against other opponents…the Rays went 8-11 against the Red Sox last season (4-5 at home, 4-6 on the road)…after going 7-12 in 2016, the Rays have lost con-secutive season series to the Red Sox for the first time since 2006-07…they are 94-92 against Boston since becoming the Rays in 2008.

FROM THE OTHER SIDE—Yesterday’s inside-the-park home run by BOS Eduardo Núñez was the 12th in Tropicana Field history and first since TOR Ezequiel Carrera on May 6, 2017…Núñez has hit two of the 10 in-

side-the-park home runs all-time against the Rays, matching Ángel Ber-roa for the most vs. TB…the Rays have allowed an inside-the-park home run in each of the last four seasons, after not allowing one from 2006-14…it was the first inside-the-park home run hit on Opening Day in the ma-jors since ARI Stephen Drew in 2010 vs. SD.

Ê David Price, the No. 1 overall selection by the Rays in the 2007 June Draft, faces his former team tonight…he is 3-3 with a 3.91 ERA (53-IP, 23-ER) in 9 apps (8 starts) against the Rays.

SNELL’S STREAK—Tonight’s starter Blake Snell has a scoreless streak of 18 IP at Tropicana Field…his last run allowed at home came in the 1st in-ning on Sep 12, 2017 vs. NYY, on an RBI double by Matt Holliday.

UPCOMING MILESTONES—Alex Colomé’s save yesterday was the 85th of his career, tying Fernando Rodney for 2nd in franchise history…the club’s all-time leader is Roberto Hernández (101)…Kevin Kiermaier’s next steal will tie Jason Bartlett (61) for 8th in club history…Wilson Ra-mos is 1 2B shy of 100 2B for his career, and 6 HR shy of 100 HR…with 6 SO yesterday, Chris Archer is 15 SO behind David Price (1,065) for 2nd in franchise history.

GLOBAL GAME—A total of 254 players (29.0 pct.) represented an all-time record 21 different countries and territories outside of the 50 United States on 2018 Opening Day 25-man rosters and inactive lists, marking another year of unprecedented diversity on major league rosters…the previous mark of 19 countries and territories represented on Opening Day rosters and inactive lists came in 2017…the 254 foreign-born players are the 2nd-highest total in history, trailing last year’s 259…the 29.0 pct. is tied for the 3rd-highest figure in history, behind 2017 (29.8) and 2005 (29.2)…for more information, see MLB’s press release in the press box.

20TH ANNIVERSARY—Throughout the 2018 season, presented by Tampa General Hospital, the Rays will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of their inaugural 1998 season…the festivities will begin on tomorrow, March 31, when the Rays host 20 alumni from the 1998 Devil Rays, including Hall of Famer Wade Boggs…the alumni in attendance will be honored in a pre-game ceremony emceed by Dewayne Staats…the ceremonial first pitch will recreate the first pitch in club history, thrown by 1998 Opening Day starter Wilson Álvarez…Mike DiFelice will catch it, standing in for John Flaherty who is unable to attend due to his Yankees broadcasting duties…the home plate umpire from that game, Richie Garcia, will also participate...fans will receive a reversible 1998 Seat Cushion, presented by GTE Finan-cial—a replica of the seat cushion given to fans on March 31, 1998.

Ê The Rays have created a 20th Anniversary logo that will appear as a patch on the left sleeve of all Rays 2018 regular-season Majestic Athletic jerseys and the right side of all primary New Era caps…the home plate-shaped patch features the number 20, a sunburst and a variation of the original fish—all in the Rays modern colors.

Ê On four select home games (March 31, June 9, June 23, Sep 8), the Rays will wear a Majestic Athletic white alternate throwback Dev-il Rays jersey using the original gradient Devil Rays design, worn from 1998 through 2000, and the 20th Anniversary patch on the left sleeve…for those four games plus select home and road games, the Rays will wear a newly designed navy blue New Era retro cap that blends the original and current designs, featuring a large fish emblem on a gradient background and a modified 20th Anniver-sary patch on the right side.

LIGHTNING NIGHT—Today, former Lightning head coach Terry Crisp and former Lightning forward Paul Ysebaert will be on the field for bat-ting practice…Lightning founder and former general manager Phil Es-posito will throw out the ceremonial first pitch and do interviews with WDAE 620 AM, FOX Sports Sun and Rays in-game host Angella Sharpe.

THIS DAY IN RAYS HISTORY—On March 30, 2004 the Rays defeated the Yankees, 8-3, on Opening Day in Tokyo, Japan, their club-record fifth straight Opening Day victory…the game marked the second time that Major League Baseball played regular season games in Japan…Victor Zambrano earned the victory, becoming the Rays sixth different Open-ing Day starter, as well as all-time wins leader at the time (27).

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SPRING GAME LOG (“A” GAMES)GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT2/25 at MIN -- 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -- L, 4-5 -- --3/2 vs. PHI -- 2.25 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 -- L, 2-9 -- --3/7 vs. BAL -- 1.29 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -- L, 2-7 -- --3/19 at NYY -- 1.54 4.2 3 1 1 3 9 0 0 0 -- W, 4-2 -- --3/24 at PIT -- 3.12 5.2 7 4 4 1 8 1 0 0 -- L, 5-7 -- --

SEASON DEBUT—Enters his third major league season, having been on the active roster for three stints in 2017 and two stints in 2016…selected as the No. 2 starter on March 15 by Manager Kevin Cash, up from No. 4 in last year’s season-opening rotation…it will be the fourth time in franchise history a lefty will start a game in March…the others: tonight’s opponent, David Price, on March 31, 2014 vs. TOR, Joe Kennedy on March 31, 2003 vs. BOS and Wilson Álvarez on March 31, 1998 vs. DET, in the franchise’s inaugural game.

WHERE HE LEFT OFF—In his last start, the 2017 season finale on Oct 1 vs. BAL, he to-taled 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB and 13 SO in a 6-0 win…the 13 SO were a career high and most by a Rays lefty since David Price (13) on Sep 25, 2012 at BOS…it was only the third time in Rays history a pitcher recorded at least 13 SO without allowing a run, joining Price on Aug 28, 2011 at TOR (14) and James Shields on May 22, 2011 at FLA (13).

Ê Snell enters tonight’s start with an active scoreless streak at Tropicana Field of 18 IP…the franchise record for scoreless innings at home is held by tonight’s opponent, David Price (29.1) in 2012.

TONIGHT’S DRAW—Snell has opposed Price once before, here at Tropicana Field on Aug 22, 2016…that night he absorbed a 6-2 loss, yielded 5 walks and didn’t complete the 4th inning, while he watched Price spin 8 scoreless innings of 2-hit ball.

SPRING THINGS—Was 0-0 with a 3.12 ERA (17.1-IP, 6-ER) and 27 SO in 5 starts, a 14.02 SO/9 IP ratio…logged 17 SO in his final 2 starts spanning 10.1 IP, and stretched out to 97 pitches in his last start on March 24 at PIT…also pitched in an instrasquad game on March 12.

PRICE-TRADAMUS?—In May 2017, while Snell was struggling through a rough begin-ning to his season, David Price told the Tampa Bay Times: “[Snell’s] stuff is better than my stuff at his age; I like his stuff way more. He’ll get through it. … It takes some time. This game ain’t easy, especially at that age. There’s a small number of guys that come up at that age, especially in this division, and be really good at the beginning. It takes time.”

Ê In his final 10 starts last season after his Aug 8 recall, Snell went 5-1 with a 2.84 ERA (57-IP, 18-ER)…he did not allow an earned run in 4 of those 10 starts, and went at least 6 IP in 7 of them…during that span, he ranked 6th in the AL in ERA and 4th with a .197 opp avg.

NO BRUISES INFLICTED—Has never hit a batter in 43 career starts, the longest streak by a Rays starter at any point in franchise history, passing James Shields (38) in 2009–10…min. 20 starts, only one other pitcher since the start of 2016 season has not hit a batter: ARI Zack Greinke (58 starts).

TURN OF FORTUNE—Compiled both the longest winless streak (15 starts, April 6–Aug 10) and unbeaten streak (10 starts, July 29–Sep 20) by a Rays starter in 2017…the 15-start winless streak was the longest by any pitcher to begin a season since MIL Marco Estrada (15) in 2012, and tied Tanyon Sturtze in 2002 for the longest in club history to begin a season…it extended to 16 starts including his final start of 2016, one shy of the club record.

Ê Averaged 2.70 BB/9 IP over his last 13 starts beginning July 24, compared to 5.95 BB/9 IP in 11 starts prior to that.

TOUGH ON LEFTIES—Has never allowed a homer to a left-handed hitter in his career (162 BF), and did not allow an extra-base hit to a lefty over his final 9 starts of 2017 (25 BF)…only two other pitchers in the majors have faced as many lefties over the past two seasons without yielding a home run: SF Ty Blach (215 BF) and COL Carlos Estevez (162)…in 2017, Snell held lefties to .182/.267/.227 (12-for-66) while righties hit .243/.325/.416 (101-for-416) with 15 HR.

SEASON & CAREER HIGHS2017 CAREER

7.0, 5x-last 10/1 vs. BAL IP 7.0, 5x-last 10/1/17 vs. BAL10, 5/8 vs. KC H 10, 5/8/17 vs. KC

6, 3x-last 9/6 vs. MIN R 6, 3x-last 9/6/17 vs. MIN6, 3x-last 9/6 vs. MIN ER 6, 3x-last 9/6/17 vs. MIN5, 3x-last 6/28 at PIT BB 5, 4x-last 6/28/17 at PIT

13, 10/1 vs. BAL SO 13, 10/1/17 vs. BAL2, 2x-last 9/6 vs. MIN HR 2, 2x-last 9/6/17 vs. MIN

-- CG ---- SHO --

4G, 8/15 – 9/20 Win Streak 4G, 8/15 – 9/206G, 4/6 – 7/24 Loss Streak 6G, 4/6 – 7/24

2017 SPLITS vs. BATTERSSPLIT AB H AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO TB PAvs. LHB 66 12 .182 3 0 0 8 18 15 75vs. RHB 416 101 .243 23 2 15 51 101 173 472

CAREER MLB BREAKDOWNYEAR W L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO HR2016 6 8 3.54 19 19 89.0 93 44 35 51 98 52017 5 7 4.04 24 24 129.1 113 65 58 59 119 15Career 11 15 3.83 43 43 218.1 206 109 93 110 217 20

2017 SPLITSSPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SOHome 3 3 3.32 11 65.0 47 25 24 24 66Road 2 4 4.76 13 64.1 66 40 34 35 53March -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --April 0 2 3.42 5 26.1 21 16 10 18 18May 0 2 6.89 3 15.2 22 12 12 7 16June 0 1 10.80 1 5.0 4 6 6 5 6July 0 1 3.80 4 21.1 19 9 9 10 19August 2 0 2.97 5 30.1 24 10 10 9 28September 3 1 3.23 6 30.2 23 12 11 10 32

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

Ê His last ejection was July 18, 2017 at OAK, his seventh ejection as Rays manager…his 7 ejections are tied for 4th in franchise history.

Ê Is the sixth Tampa-born manager in major league history, and second to manage the Rays…that list includes Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart.

Ê Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, incl. parts of eight seasons in the majors (2002-10) and two years (2005-06) in the Rays org.

Ê Played in the 1989 Little League World Series (Tampa Northside LL), 1999 College World Series (Florida State) and earned World Series rings in 2007 (Red Sox) and 2009 (Yankees).

SPLITS vs. RED SOXSPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO2018 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --2017 0 2 5.91 2 10.2 13 10 7 5 10Career 1 3 5.95 4 19.2 25 16 13 14 17at Home 1 1 6.00 2 9.0 12 6 6 9 7

TONIGHT’S STARTER: LH BLAKE SNELL (5-7, 4.04 ERA in 2017)

#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER

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RAYS HITTER NOTES

#44 C.J. CRON 1B 2018: .000/.000/.000 0 HR 0 RBI 0 SBThu vs. BOS: 0-3, 3-SO BOS Series: 0-3, 3-SO Stand: 0-3, 3-SO vs. LH: .000 (0-3)Pronunciation: krohn Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP: -- vs. RH: --

Ê Made his Rays debut yesterday, batting cleanup and playing first base…it was his fourth Opening Day roster, all starts (three at first, one at DH). Ê Acquired by the Rays from the Angels on Feb 17 for a player to be named (infielder Luis Rengifo)…hit .286 with 3 HR and 11 RBI in spring training. Ê Last season, appeared in 100 games and made 92 starts, all at first base…ended the season with 16 HR for a third consecutive year, tying a career

high…hit .267/.326/.512 (58-for-217) with 14 HR after the All-Star break…has hit double-digit homers in each of his first four major league seasons.

#5 MATT DUFFY 3B 2018: .250/.250/.500 0 HR 1 RBI 0 SBThu vs. BOS: 1-4, 2B, RBI, R BOS Series: 1-4, 2B, RBI, R Stand: 1-4, 2B, RBI, R vs. LH: .000 (0-3) Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: -- vs. RH: 1.000 (1-1)

Ê Yesterday vs. BOS, appeared in his first major league game since Sep 5, 2016 vs. BAL, going 188 games in between…had an RBI double in the 8th. Ê Made his third Opening Day active roster and second Opening Day start at third base (2016, 2018)…was a pinch-hitter on Opening Day 2015. Ê Missed the entire 2017 season recovering from Achilles surgery…was pulled from his mid-May rehab assignment with Charlotte after 3 games…

on June 21, had a small calcium deposit removed from his left heel by Dr. Bob Anderson…appeared in instructional league games at the end of Sep. Ê Hit .327/.377/.327 (16-for-49) with 6 RBI in 16 games during spring training, including 9 hits in his last 19 AB…all 16 hits were singles.

#27 CARLOS GÓMEZ OF 2018: .000/.250/.000 0 HR 0 RBI 0 SBThu vs. BOS: 0-3, BB, R BOS Series: 0-3, BB, R Stand: 0-3, BB, R vs. LH: .000 (0-3) Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-6 RISP: -- vs. RH: --

Ê Made his Rays debut yesterday, and his outfield assist was the second of his career as a right fielder (also June 5, 2007 vs. PHI, with NYM). Ê Made his 11th Opening Day roster and start, first in right field…signed by the Rays as a free agent on March 3; hit 3 HR during spring training. Ê Last season, hit 17 HR, his most since 2014 (23), and posted a career-high 21.65 AB/HR ratio, but was limited to 105 games due to three injuries. Ê Since the start of 2013, no other player can match his combination of 89 HR and 122 SB…is one of seven actives with at least 100 HR and 200 SB in

his career, according to Baseball Reference, joining Jacoby Ellsbury, Ian Kinsler, Brandon Phillips, Hanley Ramírez, José Reyes and Ichiro Suzuki.

#11 ADEINY HECHAVARRIA SS 2018: .500/.500/.500 0 HR 1 RBI 0 SBThu vs. BOS: 2-4, RBI BOS Series: 2-4, RBI Stand: 2-4, RBI vs. LH: .500 (1-2)Pronunciation: etch-ah-vah-REE-yah Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.500, 8-16) RISP: 1.000 (1-1) vs. RH: .500 (1-2)

Ê Made his sixth Opening Day roster, all starts at shortstop…was the first Rays shortstop with a multi-hit game on Opening Day since Bartlett in 2010. Ê Is on errorless streaks of 52 games and 183 chances…is one game shy of matching Yunel Escobar in 2013 for the longest errorless streak in club

history for a shortstop…by chances, his streak is the 3rd-longest in franchise history, behind Chris Gomez (242) in 2002 and Escobar (232) in 2013. Ê Hit .326 (15-for-46) with 2 HR and 6 RBI in spring training…totaled a career-high 8 HR last season, including 6 HR in 39 games from Aug 15 on.

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER CF 2018: .000/.250/.000 0 HR 0 RBI 0 SBThu vs. BOS: 0-3, BB, R BOS Series: 0-3, BB, R Stand: 0-3, BB, R vs. LH: .000 (0-3)Pronunciation: KEER-my-er Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP: -- vs. RH: --

Ê Made his fourth Opening Day roster, all starts in center field…his 1st-inning catch in right-center had a 6 pct. “catch probability,” per StatCast. Ê Yesterday vs. BOS, his 8th-inning walk extended his career-high streak of reaching base safely to 21 consecutive starts, since Sep 4, 2017. Ê Ranked 4th in the majors with 22 Defensive Runs Saved last season, despite being limited to 98 games (95 starts)…ranks 2nd in the majors with 90

DRS since 2014, behind ATL/LAA Andrelton Simmons…won the Rawlings Gold Glove for center field in 2016 and Platinum Glove in 2015.

#13 BRAD MILLER INF 2018: --/1.000/-- 0 HR 1 RBI 0 SBThu vs. BOS: 0-0, RBI, BB, R BOS Series: 0-0, RBI, BB, R Stand: 0-0, RBI, BB, R vs. LH: -- Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP: -- vs. RH: --

Ê Made his fifth Opening Day roster…became the third in club history with a pinch-hit RBI on Opening Day, first to do so via bases-loaded walk. Ê Was limited to 9 games in spring training due to a broken right pinky toe…was out of Grapefruit League action from Feb 24–March 16. Ê Last season, hit a career-low .201 (68-for-338) in 110 games (96 starts) and his 9 HR were his fewest since his rookie season in 2013 (8)…drew 63 BB to

finish with a .327 OBP, and his 6.46 PA/BB ratio was 4th-highest in the AL (min. 300 PA)…hit 30 HR in 152 games for the Rays in 2016.

#40 WILSON RAMOS C 2018: .000/.000/.000 0 HR 0 RBI 0 SBThu vs. BOS: 0-4 BOS Series: 0-4 Stand: 0-4 vs. LH: .000 (0-2)Pronunciation: RAH-mos Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-8 RISP: .000 (0-1) vs. RH: .000 (0-2)

Ê Made his seventh Opening Day active roster and sixth Opening Day start at catcher (also in five straight seasons from 2012-16, with WAS). Ê Went 0-for-4 yesterday vs. BOS to snap a streak of at least 1 RBI in 6 consecutive games, matching the longest streak of his career. Ê Returned from a torn right ACL in late June last season and appeared in 64 games, including 57 starts at catcher…despite the missed time, recorded

11 HR and 35 RBI while playing catcher, the most by a Ray since Kelly Shoppach (11) in 2011 and Dioner Navarro (52) in 2008, respectively. Ê Hit .340 (36-for-106) with 10 HR in 33 games vs. AL East opponents last season…the 10 HR vs. the AL East were a club record for a catcher.

#8 ROB REFSNYDER INF/OF 2018: .000/.667/.000 0 HR 0 RBI 0 SBThu vs. BOS: 0-1, 2-BB BOS Series: 0-1, 2-BB Stand: 0-1, 2-BB vs. LH: --Pronunciation: REHF-sniy-der Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP: -- vs. RH: .000 (0-1)

Ê Made his first Opening Day roster…became the sixth player since Baseball Reference data is available (1908) to start at designated hitter and hit out of the No. 9 spot in the lineup on Opening Day…the others: TB Kelly Johnson (2013), NYY Nick Johnson (2002-03), DET Junior Felix (1994), DET Dave Bergman (1990) and DET Pat Sheridan (1989)…was acquired by the Rays from the Indians on Tues. for cash considerations.

Ê Became the third South Korean-born player in Rays history, following righthanders Jae Weong Seo and Jae Kuk Ryu…split last season between the Yankees and Blue Jays, appearing in 20 games at second base, 10 games in left field, six games at first base and four games in right field.

#28 DANIEL ROBERTSON INF 2018: .000/.333/.000 0 HR 0 RBI 0 SBThu vs. BOS: 0-2, BB, R BOS Series: 0-2, BB, R Stand: 0-2, BB, R vs. LH: .000 (0-2) Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-21 RISP: .000 (0-1) vs. RH: --

Ê Made his second Opening Day roster and first Opening Day start…hit .298/.400/.489 (14-for-47) with 2 HR and 5 RBI in spring training. Ê Is hitless in his last 21 AB, dating back to the end of last season…in 2017, appeared in 75 games and made 68 starts (38-2B, 18-SS, 10-3B, 2-DH)…at second

base, only made 1 error in 134 chances for a .993 fielding pct. …had two stints with the club: Opening Day–Aug 25 and Sep 21 through season’s end. Ê His mother, Julie, survived the Las Vegas shooting last October…he got word of her safety when she called from a hiding spot in a nearby casino.

#0 MALLEX SMITH OF Spring: .325/.357/.400 0 HR 3 RBI 4 SBThu vs. BOS: 0-0 (def. rep.) BOS Series: 0-0 Stand: 0-0 vs. LH: -- Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.385, 5-13) RISP: -- vs. RH: --

Ê Made his second Opening Day roster…entered as a defensive replacement in the 9th inning, after starting in left field on Opening Day in 2017. Ê Hit .325 (13-for-40) with 4 SB during spring training but was limited to 14 games, missing two weeks with right hamstring tightness. Ê Tied for the team lead with 16 SB last season, appearing in 81 games and making 68 starts (47-CF, 14-LF, 7-RF) across four stints in the majors…

combined for 37 SB between the majors and minors, leading Triple-A Durham with 21 SB in only 45 games.

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#2 DENARD SPAN OF 2018: .333/.500/1.000 0 HR 3 RBI 0 SBThu vs. BOS: 1-3, 3B, 3-RBI, BB, R BOS Series: 1-3, 3B, 3-RBI, BB, R Stand: 1-3, 3B, 3-RBI, BB, R vs. LH: .000 (0-1) Current Hitting Streak: 6G (.381, 8-21) RISP: 1.000 (1-1) vs. RH: .500 (1-2)

Ê Yesterday vs. BOS, hit a go-ahead, 3-run triple in the 8th for his first hit as a Ray…became the third player to triple in his Rays debut, joining Ben Grieve on April 3, 2001 vs. TOR and Mike Difelice on April 2, 1998 vs. DET…was the sixth player in club history with at least 3 RBI in his debut.

Ê Made his ninth Opening Day active roster, all starts…started in left field on Opening Day for the first time since 2009 (with MIN). Ê The Tampa native grew up attending games at Tropicana Field and was a fan of Rocco Baldelli…attended high school at Tampa Catholic. Ê Hit a career-high 12 HR last season…was one of three NL outfielders with double-digit homers and steals in both the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

#45 JESÚS SUCRE C Spring: .182/.229/.303 1 HR 2 RBI 0 SBThu vs. BOS: DNP BOS Series: DNP Stand: DNP vs. LH: --Pronunciation: heh-SOOS SUE-cray Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP: -- vs. RH: --

Ê Made his third Opening Day roster…caught 62 innings during spring training and also started 2 games at designated hitter. Ê Last year was his first full season in the majors, appearing in 62 games and making 50 starts at catcher…established career highs with 7 HR and 29

RBI, both more than his career totals from 2013-16 with Seattle…his 20 runs and 45 hits were also career highs.

18 JOEY WENDLE INF 2018: .000/.000/.000 0 HR 0 RBI 0 SBThu vs. BOS: 0-1 (PH in 8th) BOS Series: 0-1 Stand: 0-1 vs. LH: -- Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: -- vs. RH: .000 (0-1)

Ê Made his first Opening Day active roster after batting .327/.386/.558 (17-for-52) with 3 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR and 6 RBI in 19 games during spring training. Ê Acquired by the Rays from the A’s on Dec 11, 2017 in exchange for a player to be named (Jonah Heim)…spent parts of the last two seasons in the

majors, totaling 36 games and 27 starts, all at second base…with Triple-A Nashville last season, hit .285 (136-for-478) with 29 2B, 8 HR and 54 RBI.

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES

#46 JOSÉ ALVARADO LH Spring: 0-0-0 1.80 ERA 10 GPronunciation: al-vuh-RAH-doh

Ê Made his first Opening Day roster…at 22 years, 312 days, was the youngest Ray to make the Opening Day roster since Matt Moore in 2012. Ê Made 35 apps with the Rays last season spanning three stints…enters the season on scoreless streaks of 14 apps and 11.1 IP…averaged 98.2 mph on

his fastball last season, according to StatCast…his max velocity of 100.9 mph was the fastest by a Ray since Fernando Rodney (101.1) in 2013.

#35 MATT ANDRIESE RH Spring: 0-0-0 2.25 ERA 7 G 1 GS Ê Made his third Opening Day roster…entered last season as the No. 5 starter and began the 2015 season pitching out of the bullpen. Ê In his career, is 2-4 with a 3.54 ERA (56-IP, 22-ER) in 28 relief apps and 14-14 with a 4.55 ERA (223.1-IP, 113-ER) in 44 starts. Ê Went 4-0 with a 3.55 ERA (45.2-IP, 18-ER) in 9 starts at home last season…has not lost at Tropicana Field since Sep 5, 2016 vs. BAL.

#72 YONNY CHIRINOS RH Spring: 2-0-0 4.15 ERA 9 G 2 GSPronunciation: chih-REE-nos

Ê Will be making his major league debut…went 2-0 with a 4.15 ERA (17.1-IP, 8-ER) and 15 SO in 9 apps (2 starts) in Grapefruit League action. Ê Last season, was named Minor League Pitcher of the Year by the Rays Baseball Operations dept. …went 13-5 with a 2.73 ERA (168.1- IP, 51-ER) in 27

apps (26 starts) between Montgomery and Durham…led Rays minor leaguers in innings…tied for 2nd in wins and ranked 3rd with 141 SO.

#37 ALEX COLOMÉ RH 2018: 0-0-1 0.00 ERA 1 GPronunciation: COLE-uh-may

Ê Made his third Opening Day active roster…yesterday vs. BOS, got his second career Opening Day save, the only pitcher in club history with one. Ê Has 85 saves in his career, tied with Fernando Rodney (85) for 2nd in franchise history…the club’s all-time leader is Roberto Hernandez (101). Ê Led the majors with 47 saves last season, becoming the first pitcher in franchise history to do that…posted 8 saves more than any other AL pitcher…

his 47 saves ranked 2nd for a single season in franchise history and were one shy of Fernando Rodney’s club record (48 in 2012).

#36 ANDREW KITTREDGE RH Spring: 3-1-0 4.50 ERA 8 G 2 GSPronunciation: KIT-rij

Ê Made his first Opening Day roster…made his major league debut last season with the Rays and was on the active roster for four stints. Ê Ended last season on a streak of 8 consecutive scoreless apps…posted a 0.87 ERA (10.1-IP, 1-ER) in 10 apps during his final stint, Sep 3 through sea-

son’s end…named to the International League midseason All-Star Team, and pitched to a 1.45 ERA (68.1-IP, 11-ER) in 41 apps (2 starts) with Durham.

#50 AUSTIN PRUITT RH 2018: 1-0-0 0.00 ERA 1 G Ê Made his second Opening Day roster…got the win yesterday vs. BOS, becoming the fifth reliever in club history with an Opening Day win and first

since Fernando Rodney in 2012…was originally optioned on March 25, then recalled to take the roster spot of Nathan Eovaldi (10-day DL). Ê Made 30 apps (8 starts) over three stints with the Rays last season, his first career major league action…went 2-3 with a 4.19 ERA (43-IP, 20-ER) in

his 8 starts, compared to 5-2 with a 6.53 ERA (40-IP, 29-ER) in 22 relief apps…ranked 5th among AL rookies with 7 wins.

#52 CHAZ ROE RH Spring: 0-0-0 1.29 ERA 8 G Ê Made his second Opening Day roster (also 2017 with ATL)…did not allow a run in his final 7 apps of spring training spanning 6 IP. Ê Was a September call up to the Rays last season and held opponents to a .143 avg. (4-for-28) in his 9 apps with the club…began the season with the

Braves, making 3 apps to start the season, but missed most of the first half with a right lat strain…acquired by the Rays last July 18 for cash.

#54 SERGIO ROMO RH Spring: 0-0-0 0.00 ERA 5 G Ê Made his ninth Opening Day roster…has made 570 apps in his career, more than the other eight relievers in the bullpen combined (429). Ê Min. 500 apps, he leads active pitchers with a 0.97 WHIP and 5.16 SO/BB ratio…ranks 2nd with a .206 opp avg., including a .188 avg. vs. RHB. Ê Acquired by the Rays from the Dodgers last July 22 for cash…went 2-0 with a 1.47 ERA (30.2-IP, 5-ER) in 25 apps after the trade.

#48 RYAN YARBROUGH LH Spring: 1-1-0 2.25 ERA 8 G 2 GS Ê Will be making his major league debut…went 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA (16-IP, 4-ER) and 15 SO in 8 apps (2 starts) in Grapefruit League action. Ê Spent all of last season with Durham, going 13-6 with a 3.43 ERA (157.1-IP, 60-ER) in 26 starts…ranked 2nd among Rays minor leaguers in strikeouts,

behind Brent Honeywell (172)…tied for 2nd in wins, ranked 3rd in innings and 8th with a 3.43 ERA…led the International League in strikeouts.

BULLPEN BREAKDOWNPLAYER LONG RELIEF APP SAVES-OPPS IR-RS LAST WIN LAST LOSS LAST SAVE vs. LH BATTERS vs. RH BATTERSAlvarado -- -- -- -- 6/24/17 vs. BAL -- -- --Andriese -- -- -- 5/25/17 vs. LAA 9/27/17 at NYY 8/28/17 at KC -- --Chirinos -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Colomé 1.0, 3/29 vs. BOS 1-1 -- 6/27/17 at PIT 6/25/17 vs. BAL 3/29/18 vs. BOS .000 (0-2) .500 (1-2)Kittredge -- -- -- -- 7/27/17 at NYY -- -- --Pruitt 2.0, 3/29 vs. BOS -- 1-0 3/29/18 vs. BOS 9/15/17 vs. BOS 6/23/17 vs. BAL .000 (0-2) .250 (1-4)Roe -- -- -- 9/12/16 vs. MIA 8/9/15 at LAA -- -- --Romo -- -- -- 8/27/17 at STL 4/10/17 at CHC 10/1/16 vs. LAD -- --Yarbrough -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

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RAYS BY THE NUMBERSCurrent Streak: W5 When commit error: 0-0 Hit homer: 0-0Current Record: 1-0 Ahead after 6-7-8: 0-0/0-0/1-0 Hit multiple homers: 0-0Home/Road: 1-0/0-0 Behind after 6-7-8: 1-0/1-0/0-0 Score first: 0-0Day/Night: 1-0/0-0 Tied after 6-7-8: 0-0/0-0/0-0 Score 5 or more: 1-0Grass/Turf: 0-0/1-0 1-run games: 0-0 Score less than 5: 0-0vs. East: 1-0 2-run games: 1-0 Outhit opponents: 0-0vs. Central: 0-0 Extra innings: 0-0 Outhit by opponents: 1-0vs. West: 0-0 Win in last at-bat: 1 Collect 10 or more hits: 0-0vs. National League: 0-0 Come-from-behind wins: 1 Opp. 10 or more hits: 0-0vs. RH/LH starters: 0-0/1-0 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 0 Wearing white/gray/navy: 1-0/0-0/0-0Series W-L-T (home): 0-0-0 Series W-L-T (road): 0-0-0 Wearing light blue/other: 0-0/0-0

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

CronDuffyGómezHechavarriaKiermaierMillerRamosRefsnyderRobertsonSmithSpanSucreWendleTOTALS 0 0 0 0 0

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYArcher 1 0 0.00 0.00 1-0 0Faria -- -- -- -- -- --Snell -- -- -- -- -- --

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

Cron 9/20/17 vs. CLE Tomlin -- --Duffy 8/28/16 at HOU Feliz 1, 3/29 vs. BOS 1, 3/29 vs. BOSGómez 9/2/17 vs. LAA Nolasco -- --Hechavarria 9/27/17 at NYY Severino 2, 3/29 vs. BOS 1, 3/29 vs. BOSKiermaier 9/24/17 at BAL Tillman -- --Miller 9/30/17 vs. BAL Castro -- 1, 3/29 vs. BOSRamos 9/28/17 at NYY Gray -- --Refsnyder 10/1/15 vs. BOS Hembree -- --Robertson 6/19/17 vs. CIN Lorenzen -- --Smith 7/21/17 vs. TEX Darvish -- --Span 9/11/17 vs. LAD Maeda 1, 3/29 vs. BOS 3, 3/29 vs. BOSSucre 9/24/17 at BAL Tillman -- --Wendle 9/17/17 at PHI Ramos -- --

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

Opponent 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6

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

Totals 1-0-1 1 4.00 9.0 8 4 2 6 1Starters 0-0-0 1 6.00 6.0 6 4 1 6 1Relievers 1-0-1 1 0.00 3.0 2 0 1 0 0Home 1-0-1 1 4.00 9.0 8 4 2 6 1Road -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --March 1-0-1 1 4.00 9.0 8 4 2 6 1April -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --May -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --June -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --July -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --August -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --September -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Grand Slams (--): --Back-to-Back (--): --2-HR games (--): --3-HR games (--): --

Pinch-hit (--): --Walk-off (--): --Lead-off (--): --Inside-the-park (--): --

TEAM BATTINGLongest win streak 1, 3/29–CurrentLongest losing streak --Most runs game, TB 6, 3/29 vs. BOSMost runs game, Opp 4, 3/29 vs. BOSMost runs, inn, TB 6, 3/29 vs. BOS (8th)Most runs, inn, Opp 3, 3/29 vs. BOS (2nd)Most hits, game, TB 4, 3/29 vs. BOSMost hits, game, Opp 8, 3/29 vs. BOSMost hits, inn, TB 3, 3/29 vs. BOS (8th)Most hits, inn, Opp 3, 3/29 vs. BOS (2nd)Most doubles, game, TB 1, 3/29 vs. BOSMost doubles, game, Opp 4, 3/29 vs. BOSMost HR, game, TB --Most HR, game, Opp 3/29 vs. BOSMost x-base hits, game, TB 2, 3/29 vs. BOSMost x-base hits, game, Opp 5, 3/29 vs. BOSMost stolen bases, game, TB --Most stolen bases, game, Opp --Most walks, game, TB 7, 3/29 vs. BOSMost walks, game, Opp 2, 3/29 vs. BOSMost strikeouts, game, TB 11, 3/29 vs. BOSMost strikeouts, game, Opp 6, 3/29 vs. BOSMost LOB, game, TB 5, 3/29 vs. BOSMost LOB, game, Opp 4, 3/29 vs. BOSMost errors, game, TB --Most errors, game, Opp --Longest game, time 3:00, 3/29 vs. BOSLongest game, time (9 inn.) 3:00, 3/29 vs. BOS

INDIVIDUAL BATTINGMost runs, game, TB 1, 6 players, 3/29 vs. BOSMost runs, game, Opp 2, Bogaerts, 3/29 vs. BOSMost hits, game, TB 2, Hechavarria, 3/29 vs. BOSMost hits, game, Opp 3, Bogaerts, 3/29 vs. BOSMost 2B, game, TB 1, Duffy, 3/29 vs. BOSMost 2B, game, Opp 2, Bogaerts, 3/29 vs. BOSMost HR, game, TB --Most HR, game, Opp 1, Núñez, 3/29 vs. BOSMost RBI, game, TB 3, Span, 3/29 vs. BOSMost RBI, game, Opp 2, 2x-last Devers/Núñez, 3/29 vs. BOSMost x-base hits, game, TB 1, 2x-last Duffy/Span, 3/29 vs. BOSMost x-base hits, game, Opp 2, 2x-last Bogaerts/Núñez, 3/29 vs. BOSMost steals, game, TB --Most steals, game, Opp --Hitting Streak 1, 3 players, 3/29 vs. BOSTEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most SO, TB Starter 6, Archer, 3/29 vs. BOSMost SO, Opp Starter 9, Sale, 3/29 vs. BOSMost SO, TB Reliever --Most IP, TB Reliever 2.0, Pruitt, 3/29 vs. BOSMost walks, game, TB 1, Archer/Pruitt, 3/29 vs. BOSMost walks, game, Opp 3, Sale/Kelly, 3/29 vs. BOSMost SO, Team, TB 6, 3/29 vs. BOSMost walks, Team, TB 2, 3/29 vs. BOSLow-Hit Game 8, 3/29 vs. BOSConsecutive Scoreless IP 4.0, Archer, 3/29 vs. BOSShortest game, time 3:00, 3/29 vs. BOSShortest game, time (9 inn.) 3:00, 3/29 vs. BOS

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Span (2)2-Out RBI: Span (3), Hechavarria (1)Outfield Assists (1): Gómez (1)Bunt Singles (0): --Ejections (0):--Batted Around (1): 3/29 vs. BOS (8th inn., 10 batters)

Ê Date: -- Batter: --Play Description: --

Ê Date: -- Batter: --Outcome: -- Pitcher: --Play Description: --

RAYS SEASON HIGHS

HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS

MISC.

CATWALKS

WALK-OFF WINS

Ê Date: -- Batter: --Outcome: -- Pitcher: --Play Description: --

WALK-OFF LOSSES

INSTANT REPLAYRays Opp Umpires

Overturned -- -- --Stand -- -- --Confirmed -- -- --TOTALS -- -- --

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Ramos -- -- --Sucre -- -- --TOTALS -- -- --

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RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (2)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDRHP José De León 10-day Tommy John surgery March 28 -- April 7 1 1-0RHP Nathan Eovaldi 10-day Loose bodies in right elbow March 28 -- April 7 1 1-0

Others (Games Missed): --

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

Cron 1-0 1-0Duffy 1-0 1-0Gómez 1-0 1-0Hechavarria 1-0 1-0Kiermaier 1-0 1-0MillerRamos 1-0 1-0Refsnyder 1-0 1-0Robertson 1-0 1-0SmithSpan 1-0 1-0SucreWendle

FEBRUARY17 Acquired 1B C.J. Cron from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for a player to be named

(INF Luis Rengifo); designated OF/DH Corey Dickerson for assignment.17 Acquired minor league SS Jermaine Palacios from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for

RH Jake Odorizzi.20 Acquired LH Anthony Banda and two players to be named from the Arizona Diamondbacks

and minor league 2B Nick Solak from the New York Yankees in a three-team trade in exchange for OF Steven Souza Jr.

22 Acquired RH Daniel Hudson, minor league INF Tristan Gray and cash considerations from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for OF/DH Corey Dickerson.

MARCH3 Signed OF Carlos Gómez to a one-year contract; designated INF Ryan Schimpf for assignment.5 Traded INF Ryan Schimpf to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for cash considerations.6 Reassigned INF Grant Kay to minor league camp.7 Released RH Evan Scribner and RH Dustin McGowan.9 Reassigned RH R.J. Alaniz, C Nick Ciuffo, RH Edwin Fierro and RH Forrest Snow to minor league

camp; optioned RH Brent Honeywell to Triple-A Durham.10 Reassigned INF Jake Cronenworth and INF Nick Solak to minor league camp.11 Released LH Dan Runzler; reassigned 1B/OF Joe McCarthy, C Brett Sullivan and RH Ryan Weber

to minor league camp; optioned INF Willy Adames, INF Christian Arroyo, 1B/OF Jake Bauers, RH Diego Castillo, RH José Mujica, RH Jaime Schultz, OF Justin Williams and RH Hunter Wood to Durham.

16 Reassigned LH Vidal Nuño to minor league camp; optioned RH Chih-Wei Hu to Durham.18 Reassigned LH Kyle Bird, C Xorge Carrillo, RH Ian Gibaut, RH Cody Hall, LH Adam Kolarek,

C Johnny Monell and RH Colton Murray to minor league camp; optioned LH Anthony Banda and RH Ryne Stanek to Durham.

19 Reassigned INF Andrew Velazquez to minor league camp.

21 Signed C Curt Casali to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. 25 Reassigned OF Jason Coats, INF/OF Micah Johnson, C Adam Moore, INF Kean Wong to minor

league camp; optioned RH Austin Pruitt to Durham.26 Released LH Dan Jennings; reassigned LH Jonny Venters to minor league camp.27 Acquired INF/OF Rob Refsnyder from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for cash considerations;

reassigned C Curt Casali, OF Johnny Field and INF/OF Brandon Snyder to minor league camp.28 Released RH Daniel Hudson; placed RH José De León (Tommy John surgery) and RH Nathan

Eovaldi (loose bodies in right elbow) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Austin Pruitt from Durham.OPENING DAY ROSTERPITCHERS (12): LH José Alvarado, RH Matt Andriese, RH Chris Archer, RH Yonny Chirinos, RH Alex Colomé,

RH Jake Faria, RH Andrew Kittredge, RH Austin Pruitt, RH Chaz Roe, RH Sergio Romo, LH Blake Snell, LH Ryan Yarbrough

CATCHERS (2): Wilson Ramos, Jesús SucreINFIELDERS (6): C.J. Cron, Matt Duffy, Adeiny Hechavarria, Brad Miller, Daniel Robertson, Joey WendleOUTFIELDERS (5): Carlos Gómez, Kevin Kiermaier, Rob Refsnyder, Mallex Smith, Denard Span10-DAY DL (2): RH José De León, RH Nathan Eovaldi

RAYS HITTERS vs. RED SOX2018 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPCron 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000Duffy 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 .250 .250 7 24 6 0 1 2 4 .250 .308Gómez 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250Hechavarria 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 13 43 7 2 3 2 11 .163 .200Kiermaier 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 54 195 55 5 11 13 45 .282 .333Miller 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 1.000 35 120 30 5 20 11 40 .250 .316Ramos 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 10 35 11 4 9 2 5 .314 .351Refsnyder 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .667 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .667Robertson 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 7 13 0 0 0 3 8 .000 .188Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 11 27 4 0 0 2 6 .148 .207Span 1 3 1 0 3 1 0 .333 .500 1 3 1 0 3 1 0 .333 .500Sucre - - - - - - - - - 7 18 6 2 7 1 3 .333 .333Wendle 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000

RAYS PITCHERS vs. RED SOX2018 CAREER

PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVGAlvarado 0 0 0 6.0 6 4 6 6.00 .261 0 0 0 3.1 3 0 2 0.00 .200Andriese - - - - - - - - - 2 2 0 36.2 41 22 37 5.40 .277Archer - - - - - - - - - 2 12 0 105.0 120 64 123 5.49 .283Chirinos - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Colomé 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0.00 .250 1 0 10 32.1 25 11 24 3.06 .216Faria - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 9.0 4 1 3 1.00 .143Kittredge - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 1 0.00 .250Pruitt 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0.00 .167 1 2 0 17.1 29 10 15 5.19 .382Roe - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 2 0.00 .250Romo - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 5.2 4 1 4 1.59 .200Snell - - - - - - - - - 1 3 0 19.2 25 13 17 5.95 .316Yarbrough - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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POS. HOME# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.1 3/29 vs. BOS W, 6-4 Pruitt (1-0) Smith (0-1) 1-0 T-1/+1.0 31,042 31,0422 3/30 vs. BOS 7:103 3/31 vs. BOS 6:10 1998 Replica Seat Cushion4 4/1 vs. BOS 1:10 Commemorative Baseball (Kids 14 & under)5 4/2 at NYY 1:05

4/3 - OFF (1)6 4/4 at NYY 1:057 4/5 at BOS 2:05

4/6 - OFF (2)8 4/7 at BOS 1:059 4/8 at BOS 1:0510 4/9 at CWS 8:1011 4/10 at CWS 2:1012 4/11 at CWS 2:10

4/12 - OFF (3)13 4/13 vs. PHI 7:1014 4/14 vs. PHI 6:10 Carl Crawford Bobblehead15 4/15 vs. PHI 1:10 Chris Archer & Kevin Kiermaier Emoji T-Shirt (Kids 14 & under)16 4/16 vs. TEX 7:1017 4/17 vs. TEX 7:1018 4/18 vs. TEX 1:10

4/19 - OFF (4)19 4/20 vs. MIN 7:1020 4/21 vs. MIN 6:10 Car Sun Shade21 4/22 vs. MIN 1:10 Mascot Socks (Kids 14 & under)

4/23 - OFF (5)22 4/24 at BAL 7:0523 4/25 at BAL 7:0524 4/26 at BAL 7:0525 4/27 at BOS 7:1026 4/28 at BOS 4:0527 4/29 at BOS 1:0528 4/30 at DET 7:1029 5/1 at DET 7:1030 5/2 at DET 1:10

5/3 - OFF (6)31 5/4 vs. TOR 7:1032 5/5 vs. TOR 6:10 Tropical Shirt33 5/6 vs. TOR 1:10 Baseball Toss Game (Kids 14 & under)

5/7 - OFF (7)34 5/8 vs. ATL 7:1035 5/9 vs. ATL 7:10

5/10 - OFF (8)36 5/11 at BAL 7:0537 5/12 at BAL 7:0538 5/13 at BAL 1:0539 5/14 at KC 7:0540 5/15 at KC 8:1541 5/16 at KC 2:1542 5/17 at LAA 10:0743 5/18 at LAA 10:0744 5/19 at LAA 9:0745 5/20 at LAA 4:07

5/21 - OFF (9)46 5/22 vs. BOS 7:1047 5/23 vs. BOS 7:1048 5/24 vs. BOS 7:1049 5/25 vs. BAL 7:1050 5/26 vs. BAL 4:10 Kevin Kiermaier STAR WARS Pop Vinyl51 5/27 vs. BAL 1:10 Raymond Children's Book (Kids 14 & under)52 5/28 at OAK 4:0553 5/29 at OAK 10:0554 5/30 at OAK 10:0555 5/31 at OAK 3:3556 6/1 at SEA 10:1057 6/2 at SEA 10:1058 6/3 at SEA 4:10

6/4 - OFF (10)59 6/5 at WAS 7:0560 6/6 at WAS 1:0561 6/7 vs. SEA 7:1062 6/8 vs. SEA 7:1063 6/9 vs. SEA 4:10 Fred McGriff & Tino Martinez Bobblehead64 6/10 vs. SEA 1:10 Boogie Board (Kids 14 & under)65 6/11 vs. TOR 7:1066 6/12 vs. TOR 7:1067 6/13 vs. TOR 1:1068 6/14 at NYY 7:0569 6/15 at NYY 7:0570 6/16 at NYY 1:0571 6/17 at NYY 2:0572 6/18 at HOU 8:1073 6/19 at HOU 8:1074 6/20 at HOU 8:10

6/21 - OFF (11)75 6/22 vs. NYY 7:1076 6/23 vs. NYY 4:10 Rays & Devil Rays Reversible Jersey77 6/24 vs. NYY 1:10 Chris Archer Snapback Hat (Kids 14 & under)78 6/25 vs. WAS 7:1079 6/26 vs. WAS 12:10

6/27 - OFF (12)80 6/28 vs. HOU 7:1081 6/29 vs. HOU 7:10

POS. HOME# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.82 6/30 vs. HOU 4:10 Zubaz T-Shirt83 7/1 vs. HOU 1:10 Wearable Rays Up Flag (Kids 14 & under)84 7/2 at MIA 7:1085 7/3 at MIA 7:1086 7/4 at MIA 1:10

7/5 - OFF (13)87 7/6 at NYM 7:1088 7/7 at NYM 4:1089 7/8 at NYM 1:1090 7/9 vs. DET 7:1091 7/10 vs. DET 7:1092 7/11 vs. DET 12:1093 7/12 at MIN 8:1094 7/13 at MIN 8:1095 7/14 at MIN 2:1096 7/15 at MIN 2:10

7/16 - All-Star Break7/17 - All-Star Game Nationals Park (Washington Nationals)7/18 - All-Star Break7/19 - All-Star Break

97 7/20 vs. MIA 7:1098 7/21 vs. MIA 6:10 DJ Kitty Mascot Head99 7/22 vs. MIA 1:10 Beach Tank Top (Kids 14 & under)100 7/23 vs. NYY 7:10101 7/24 vs. NYY 7:10102 7/25 vs. NYY 12:10103 7/26 at BAL 7:05104 7/27 at BAL 7:05105 7/28 at BAL 7:05106 7/29 at BAL 1:05

7/30 - OFF (14)107 7/31 vs. LAA 7:10108 8/1 vs. LAA 7:10109 8/2 vs. LAA 1:10110 8/3 vs. CWS 7:10111 8/4 vs. CWS 6:10 Akinori Iwamura Bobblehead112 8/5 vs. CWS 1:10 Kevin Kiermaier Lunch Box (Kids 14 & under)

8/6 - OFF (15)113 8/7 vs. BAL 7:10114 8/8 vs. BAL 7:10115 8/9 vs. BAL 7:10116 8/10 at TOR 7:07117 8/11 at TOR 4:07118 8/12 at TOR 1:07

8/13 - OFF (16)119 8/14 at NYY 7:05120 8/15 at NYY 7:05121 8/16 at NYY 1:05122 8/17 at BOS 7:10123 8/18 at BOS 7:10124 8/19 at BOS 1:05125 8/20 vs. KC 7:10126 8/21 vs. KC 7:10127 8/22 vs. KC 7:10128 8/23 vs. KC 7:10129 8/24 vs. BOS 7:10130 8/25 vs. BOS 6:10 Wade Boggs Bobblehead131 8/26 vs. BOS 1:10 DJ Kitty Slippers (Kids 14 & under)

8/27 - OFF (17)132 8/28 at ATL 7:35133 8/29 at ATL 7:35

8/30 - OFF (18)134 8/31 at CLE 7:10135 9/1 at CLE 7:10136 9/2 at CLE 4:10137 9/3 at TOR 7:07138 9/4 at TOR 7:07139 9/5 at TOR 7:07

9/6 - OFF (19)140 9/7 vs. BAL 7:10141 9/8 vs. BAL 6:10 20th Anniversary Photo Viewer142 9/9 vs. BAL 1:10 Snack N' Drink Cup (Kids 14 & under)143 9/10 vs. CLE 7:10144 9/11 vs. CLE 7:10145 9/12 vs. CLE 1:10

9/13 - OFF (20)146 9/14 vs. OAK 7:10147 9/15 vs. OAK 6:10 Tote Bag148 9/16 vs. OAK 1:10 Toy Truck (Kids 14 & under)149 9/17 at TEX 8:05150 9/18 at TEX 8:05151 9/19 at TEX 2:05152 9/20 at TOR 7:07153 9/21 at TOR 7:07154 9/22 at TOR 4:07155 9/23 at TOR 1:07156 9/24 vs. NYY 7:10157 9/25 vs. NYY 7:10158 9/26 vs. NYY 7:10159 9/27 vs. NYY 1:10160 9/28 vs. TOR 7:10161 9/29 vs. TOR 7:10 Dan Johnson Bobblehead162 9/30 vs. TOR 3:10 PopSockets (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 2018 PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE.

2018 RAYS DAY-BY-DAY

WEEKLY TICKET SPECIALS» SALUTE TO SERVICE MONDAY PRESENTED BY SUNCOAST CREDIT UNIONThe Rays offer Military, Teachers and First Responders two free tickets to seven Monday home games and additional bonus dates through-out the season…affiliation is verified by ID.me.

» $2 KIDS TUESDAYS PRESENTED BY MORGAN AUTO GROUPTickets for kids 14 and under are $2 with the purchase of a full-price adult ticket…hot dogs are also $2, presented by Kayem Franks, at every Tuesday home game.

» SENIOR SPECIAL WEDNESDAYS PRESENTED BY DUKE ENERGYPress Level tickets for fans 60 years of age or older are only $15…present photo ID upon entry.

» $19.98 TICKET COMBO THURSDAYS PRESENTED BY COCA-COLAFor all Thursday home games, fans may purchase a Press Level ticket that includes a 20-ounce Coca-Cola bottled beverage and chips for $19.98.

» $7.11 FRIDAYS PRESENTED BY 7-ELEVENFor all Friday home games, fans may purchase Upper Level tickets for only $7.11…to take advantage of this special price, fans should visit a participating local 7-Eleven store and pick up the Rays Friday night discount coupon…each coupon will be good for up to four tickets.

» FAMILY FUN DAYS PRESENTED BY TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITALSundays feature free parking for cars with four or more passengers and a variety of postgame activities for kids…concourse activities are complimentary for kids 14 and under.