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THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2017 vs. DETROIT TIGERS RH Erasmo Ramirez (1-0, 3.72) vs. LH Daniel Norris (1-0, 2.19) SALUTING JACKIE TOMORROW—Tomorrow the Rays organization will hold a Breaking Barriers event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier in 1947…the Rays will wear special T-shirts for BP…the Rays are also offering a Jackie Robinson Night ticket special for two (2) lower-box tickets for $42, available online at raysbaseball.com/42 or at the Tropicana Field box office…many more pre- game festivities are planned; see separate release later today for details… MLB’s official Jackie Robinson Day was Saturday in Boston. RAY MATTER—The Rays won last night, 8-7, in walk-off fashion on a throwing error by Tigers SS José Iglesias, allowing both the tying (Kevin Kiermaier) and go-ahead (Peter Bourjos) runs to cross the plate on the double play attempt…it was the ninth time in club history the Rays won on a walk-off error, and first time since Aug 24, 2016 vs. BOS on an 11th-inning fielding error by LH Heath Hembree…5 of the Rays 8 wins this season have been of the comeback variety…six Rays players had multi-hit games last night…1-through-3 hitters went 8-for-13 with 7 runs, 3 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB. Ê Today the Rays aim for their first sweep since Aug 15-17, 2016 vs. SD, and first sweep of Detroit since July 26-29, 2010 (4 games here). Ê The Rays have won the first 2 games of the homestand after a 1-6 road trip…their 5-game winning streak at Tropicana Field is their lon- gest since May 12-22, 2015 (5)…their last 6-game winning streak at home was April 22–May 1, 2015 (6). Ê The Rays are 7-4 when facing right-handed starting pitchers, and 1-4 when facing left-handed starters. Ê This 6-game homestand vs. Detroit and Houston are the Rays first non-divisional foes this season, after playing their first 14 games within the AL East (6-8). HOMEBODIES—The Rays are 7-2 at home, and 1-6 on the road…only once before in Rays history have they won 7 of their first 9 home games (8-1 in 2012)…in 2012, they actually began the season 13-1 at home…a further breakdown for 2017: Home (7-2) Road (1-6) Runs 46 (5.1 R/G) 26 (3.7 R/G) HR 8 9 AVG/OBP/SLG .282/.363/.416 .218/.280/.393 BB/SO 40/84 18/84 Runs Allowed 34 (4.2 R/G) 37 (5.3 R/G) Starter ERA 4.00 (54-IP, 24-ER) 2.86 (34.2-IP, 11-ER) Bullpen ERA 2.17 (29-IP, 7-ER) 6.85 (22.1-IP, 17-ER) opp AVG/OBP/SLG .208/.280/.347 .298/.360/.466 BB/SO 28/72 22/35 Errors 3 6 ELIAS SAYS—Before last night’s comeback, the Rays had not won any of their previous 102 games in which they trailed in the 9th inning or later, since Oct 3, 2015 vs. TOR, when Tim Beckham’s 2-run single capped a 4-3 win on the penultimate day of the season…that had been the second-longest current streak in the majors entering Wednesday, behind Minnesota (128). STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIENDS—The Rays have won twice in walk-off fash- ion this season, last night 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 232 home games. Ê won 13 of those games in some other walk-off fashion. Ê hit 227 home runs at Tropicana Field. Ê allowed 11 walk-off homers on the road. EARLY AND OFTEN—Despite last night’s late-inning rally, the Rays have had more success scoring runs early in the game…in the 1st inning, the Rays lead all AL teams with 18 runs scored, a .324 avg., .397 OBP and .544 SLG…in innings 1-through-4 they have outscored opponents 45-29…from the 5th inning on, they have been outscored 42-27. RAYS vs. TIGERS—Today the Rays seek their first sweep of the Tigers since July 26-29, 2010 (4 games here)…a year ago the Rays were swept in 4 games in their home series vs. Detroit, June 30–July 3, Detroit’s first-ever 4-game sweep of the Rays…today is the third of 7 scheduled games this season…they next meet for a 4-game series at Comerica Park, June 15- 18…they entered this series with a 6-game losing streak vs. Detroit, tied for their longest skid ever against the Tigers (also 2010-11)…Rays went 1-6 in the 2016 season series (0-4 at home, 1-2 at Comerica Park), tying 2011 for their worst season series vs. the Tigers. Ê Tigers DH Victor Martinez is a career .346/.409/.525 (116-for-335) hitter in 85 games vs. the Rays…that avg. ranks 3rd all-time among Rays opponents (min. 250 PA), behind a pair of other former catch- ers: MIN Joe Mauer (.358) and Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez (.351)…at Tropicana Field, Martinez owns a .353 (66-for-187) mark. SOUZA-PALOOZA—RF Steven Souza Jr. has reached base multiple times in 11 games this season, tied with KC Lorenzo Cain for most such games in the AL…Souza leads the team with a .328 avg., 12 RBI (T-6th in AL), 10 walks (T-7th in AL), .426 OBP (7th in AL) and .421 avg. with RISP (10th in AL)…since the beginning of September, is batting .327/.417/.536 (36-for-110) with 18 RBI in 31 games. KK ON DISPLAY—Last night CF Kevin Kiermaier scored a career-high 4 runs, the first in the majors to do so this year and the first Ray since Wil Myers on April 19, 2014 vs. NYY…he is now tied for 5th in the AL with 12 runs scored…over the last 4 games, Kiermaier is 8-for-17 (.471) to raise his season avg. from .200 to .274. SNAPPED…WITH A FLOURISH—RH Austin Pruitt last night notched his first career victory by pitching the final 3.1 innings (1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 5-SO)… he retired his first 8 batters in order and faced the minimum 10 batters, as the 9th-inning single to 1B Miguel Cabrera was erased by a double play…prior to last night, Pruitt had begun his career by allowing a run in his first 6 career appearances, all in relief…this was the longest such streak in franchise history and longest in the majors since Padres/Pirates RH Marty McLeary in 2004-06 (6). Ê The last Rays reliever to face the minimum batters over at least 3.1 IP was RH Roberto Hernandez on Sep 3, 2013 at LAA (3.2). WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES—RH Chris Archer’s first 4 starts of 2017 have been dramatically better than his first 4 starts of 2016…the Rays are 4-0 in his 4 starts this season, and were 0-4 a year ago…this is the first time the Rays have won 4 consecutive starts by Archer since June 2- 23, 2015 (5)…has received 21 runs of support over his first 4 starts…last season over his first 4 starts, he received a total of 2 runs of support—and it took 9 starts before he received 21 runs. Chris Archer’s First 4 Starts, 2016-17 W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR AVG/OBP/SLG RS 2017 2-0 3.20 25.1 25 9 9 8 27 0 .255/.311/.327 21 2016 0-4 7.32 19.2 30 18 16 11 29 6 .345/.418/.598 2 ERASMO STEPS IN—RH Erasmo Ramirez makes a spot start for RH Jake Odorizzi, on the DL with a left hamstring strain…although he is the sixth starting pitcher used by the Rays this year he started 28 games in 2015 and 1 in 2016…in the Rays era (since 2008), Tampa Bay has used only 28 different starting pitchers, fewest in the majors…the Giants are next with 32; the Indians are the next fewest in the AL with 39…the Tigers have used 44…the Dodgers and Padres have used the most (65 each). Ê After 16 games, Rays starting pitchers have crafted a 3.55 ERA, lowest among AL East rotations…the others: Yankees 3.87, Orioles 4.14, Blue Jays 4.23, Red Sox 4.87. PUNCH BROTHERS—The Rays offense leads the majors with 168 SO, ahead of Milwaukee (160), and 40 more than any other AL club (Angels, 130)…they’ve fanned at least 10 times in 7 of their last 9 games…last year the Rays offense had 144 SO through 16 games and went on to strike out a club-record 1,482 times, which was 2nd most in AL history. Ê On the flip side, Rays pitchers have tallied 107 SO, tied with Detroit for 3rd fewest in the AL…a year ago through 16 games they had 150. TOMORROW’S BARGAIN$7.11 Fridays, presented by 7-Eleven…For 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 participat- ing local 7-Eleven store and pick up the Rays Friday night discount cou- pon…the coupon code will be redeemable online or at the Tropicana Field Box Office…each coupon will be good for up to four (4) tickets…coupons for this special offer will be in stores starting March 15. THIS DATE IN BASEBALL HISTORYApril 20, 1912…Fenway Park opens in Boston and Tiger Stadium opens in Detroit…both home teams win in 11 innings: the Red Sox beat the Yankees, 7-6, and the Tigers defeat the Indians, 6-5…newspaper headlines are still filled with the recent sinking of the Titanic. First Pitch: 1:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: None | Radio: WDAE 620 AM Game No.: 17 (8-8) | Home Game No.: 10 (7-2) | All-Time Game No.: 3,093 (1,428-1,664) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,550 (787-762) Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Fri., April 21 vs. HOU 7:10 p.m. RH Alex Cobb (1-1, 4.50) vs. RH Mike Fiers (0-1, 5.40) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Sat., April 22 vs. HOU 6:10 p.m. LH Blake Snell (0-2, 2.76) vs. RH Charlie Morton (1-1, 2.81) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Sun., April 23 vs. HOU 1:10 p.m. RH Matt Andriese (1-0, 3.38) vs. RH Joe Musgrove (1-1, 5.87) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, Radio Luz 760 AM (Sp.)

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Page 1: THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2017 vs. DETROIT TIGERS...opens in Boston and Tiger Stadium opens in Detroit…both home teams win in 11 innings: the Red Sox beat the Yankees, 7-6, and the Tigers

THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2017 vs. DETROIT TIGERSRH Erasmo Ramirez (1-0, 3.72) vs. LH Daniel Norris (1-0, 2.19)

SALUTING JACKIE TOMORROW—Tomorrow the Rays organization will hold a Breaking Barriers event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier in 1947…the Rays will wear special T-shirts for BP…the Rays are also offering a Jackie Robinson Night ticket special for two (2) lower-box tickets for $42, available online at raysbaseball.com/42 or at the Tropicana Field box office…many more pre-game festivities are planned; see separate release later today for details… MLB’s official Jackie Robinson Day was Saturday in Boston.

RAY MATTER—The Rays won last night, 8-7, in walk-off fashion on a throwing error by Tigers SS José Iglesias, allowing both the tying (Kevin Kiermaier) and go-ahead (Peter Bourjos) runs to cross the plate on the double play attempt…it was the ninth time in club history the Rays won on a walk-off error, and first time since Aug 24, 2016 vs. BOS on an 11th-inning fielding error by LH Heath Hembree…5 of the Rays 8 wins this season have been of the comeback variety…six Rays players had multi-hit games last night…1-through-3 hitters went 8-for-13 with 7 runs, 3 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB.

Ê Today the Rays aim for their first sweep since Aug 15-17, 2016 vs. SD, and first sweep of Detroit since July 26-29, 2010 (4 games here).

Ê The Rays have won the first 2 games of the homestand after a 1-6 road trip…their 5-game winning streak at Tropicana Field is their lon-gest since May 12-22, 2015 (5)…their last 6-game winning streak at home was April 22–May 1, 2015 (6).

Ê The Rays are 7-4 when facing right-handed starting pitchers, and 1-4 when facing left-handed starters.

Ê This 6-game homestand vs. Detroit and Houston are the Rays first non-divisional foes this season, after playing their first 14 games within the AL East (6-8).

HOMEBODIES—The Rays are 7-2 at home, and 1-6 on the road…only once before in Rays history have they won 7 of their first 9 home games (8-1 in 2012)…in 2012, they actually began the season 13-1 at home…a further breakdown for 2017: Home (7-2) Road (1-6)Runs 46 (5.1 R/G) 26 (3.7 R/G)HR 8 9AVG/OBP/SLG .282/.363/.416 .218/.280/.393BB/SO 40/84 18/84Runs Allowed 34 (4.2 R/G) 37 (5.3 R/G)Starter ERA 4.00 (54-IP, 24-ER) 2.86 (34.2-IP, 11-ER) Bullpen ERA 2.17 (29-IP, 7-ER) 6.85 (22.1-IP, 17-ER)opp AVG/OBP/SLG .208/.280/.347 .298/.360/.466BB/SO 28/72 22/35Errors 3 6

ELIAS SAYS—Before last night’s comeback, the Rays had not won any of their previous 102 games in which they trailed in the 9th inning or later, since Oct 3, 2015 vs. TOR, when Tim Beckham’s 2-run single capped a 4-3 win on the penultimate day of the season…that had been the second-longest current streak in the majors entering Wednesday, behind Minnesota (128).

STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIENDS—The Rays have won twice in walk-off fash-ion this season, last night 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 232 home games. Ê won 13 of those games in some other walk-off fashion. Ê hit 227 home runs at Tropicana Field. Ê allowed 11 walk-off homers on the road.

EARLY AND OFTEN—Despite last night’s late-inning rally, the Rays have had more success scoring runs early in the game…in the 1st inning, the Rays lead all AL teams with 18 runs scored, a .324 avg., .397 OBP and .544 SLG…in innings 1-through-4 they have outscored opponents 45-29…from the 5th inning on, they have been outscored 42-27.

RAYS vs. TIGERS—Today the Rays seek their first sweep of the Tigers since July 26-29, 2010 (4 games here)…a year ago the Rays were swept in 4 games in their home series vs. Detroit, June 30–July 3, Detroit’s first-ever 4-game sweep of the Rays…today is the third of 7 scheduled games this season…they next meet for a 4-game series at Comerica Park, June 15-18…they entered this series with a 6-game losing streak vs. Detroit, tied for their longest skid ever against the Tigers (also 2010-11)…Rays went 1-6 in the 2016 season series (0-4 at home, 1-2 at Comerica Park), tying 2011 for

their worst season series vs. the Tigers. Ê Tigers DH Victor Martinez is a career .346/.409/.525 (116-for-335)

hitter in 85 games vs. the Rays…that avg. ranks 3rd all-time among Rays opponents (min. 250 PA), behind a pair of other former catch-ers: MIN Joe Mauer (.358) and Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez (.351)…at Tropicana Field, Martinez owns a .353 (66-for-187) mark.

SOUZA-PALOOZA—RF Steven Souza Jr. has reached base multiple times in 11 games this season, tied with KC Lorenzo Cain for most such games in the AL…Souza leads the team with a .328 avg., 12 RBI (T-6th in AL), 10 walks (T-7th in AL), .426 OBP (7th in AL) and .421 avg. with RISP (10th in AL)…since the beginning of September, is batting .327/.417/.536 (36-for-110) with 18 RBI in 31 games.

KK ON DISPLAY—Last night CF Kevin Kiermaier scored a career-high 4 runs, the first in the majors to do so this year and the first Ray since Wil Myers on April 19, 2014 vs. NYY…he is now tied for 5th in the AL with 12 runs scored…over the last 4 games, Kiermaier is 8-for-17 (.471) to raise his season avg. from .200 to .274.

SNAPPED…WITH A FLOURISH—RH Austin Pruitt last night notched his first career victory by pitching the final 3.1 innings (1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 5-SO)…he retired his first 8 batters in order and faced the minimum 10 batters, as the 9th-inning single to 1B Miguel Cabrera was erased by a double play…prior to last night, Pruitt had begun his career by allowing a run in his first 6 career appearances, all in relief…this was the longest such streak in franchise history and longest in the majors since Padres/Pirates RH Marty McLeary in 2004-06 (6).

Ê The last Rays reliever to face the minimum batters over at least 3.1 IP was RH Roberto Hernandez on Sep 3, 2013 at LAA (3.2).

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES—RH Chris Archer’s first 4 starts of 2017 have been dramatically better than his first 4 starts of 2016…the Rays are 4-0 in his 4 starts this season, and were 0-4 a year ago…this is the first time the Rays have won 4 consecutive starts by Archer since June 2- 23, 2015 (5)…has received 21 runs of support over his first 4 starts…last season over his first 4 starts, he received a total of 2 runs of support—and it took 9 starts before he received 21 runs.

Chris Archer’s First 4 Starts, 2016-17 W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR AVG/OBP/SLG RS2017 2-0 3.20 25.1 25 9 9 8 27 0 .255/.311/.327 212016 0-4 7.32 19.2 30 18 16 11 29 6 .345/.418/.598 2

ERASMO STEPS IN—RH Erasmo Ramirez makes a spot start for RH Jake Odorizzi, on the DL with a left hamstring strain…although he is the sixth starting pitcher used by the Rays this year he started 28 games in 2015 and 1 in 2016…in the Rays era (since 2008), Tampa Bay has used only 28 different starting pitchers, fewest in the majors…the Giants are next with 32; the Indians are the next fewest in the AL with 39…the Tigers have used 44…the Dodgers and Padres have used the most (65 each).

Ê After 16 games, Rays starting pitchers have crafted a 3.55 ERA, lowest among AL East rotations…the others: Yankees 3.87, Orioles 4.14, Blue Jays 4.23, Red Sox 4.87.

PUNCH BROTHERS—The Rays offense leads the majors with 168 SO, ahead of Milwaukee (160), and 40 more than any other AL club (Angels, 130)…they’ve fanned at least 10 times in 7 of their last 9 games…last year the Rays offense had 144 SO through 16 games and went on to strike out a club-record 1,482 times, which was 2nd most in AL history.

Ê On the flip side, Rays pitchers have tallied 107 SO, tied with Detroit for 3rd fewest in the AL…a year ago through 16 games they had 150.

TOMORROW’S BARGAIN—$7.11 Fridays, presented by 7-Eleven…For 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 participat-ing local 7-Eleven store and pick up the Rays Friday night discount cou-pon…the coupon code will be redeemable online or at the Tropicana Field Box Office…each coupon will be good for up to four (4) tickets…coupons for this special offer will be in stores starting March 15.

THIS DATE IN BASEBALL HISTORY—April 20, 1912…Fenway Park opens in Boston and Tiger Stadium opens in Detroit…both home teams win in 11 innings: the Red Sox beat the Yankees, 7-6, and the Tigers defeat the Indians, 6-5…newspaper headlines are still filled with the recent sinking of the Titanic.

First Pitch: 1:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: None | Radio: WDAE 620 AMGame No.: 17 (8-8) | Home Game No.: 10 (7-2) | All-Time Game No.: 3,093 (1,428-1,664) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,550 (787-762)

Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Fri., April 21 vs. HOU 7:10 p.m. RH Alex Cobb (1-1, 4.50) vs. RH Mike Fiers (0-1, 5.40) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Sat., April 22 vs. HOU 6:10 p.m. LH Blake Snell (0-2, 2.76) vs. RH Charlie Morton (1-1, 2.81) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Sun., April 23 vs. HOU 1:10 p.m. RH Matt Andriese (1-0, 3.38) vs. RH Joe Musgrove (1-1, 5.87) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, Radio Luz 760 AM (Sp.)

Page 2: THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2017 vs. DETROIT TIGERS...opens in Boston and Tiger Stadium opens in Detroit…both home teams win in 11 innings: the Red Sox beat the Yankees, 7-6, and the Tigers

TODAY’S STARTER—RH ERASMO RAMIREZ (1-0, 3.72)

Ê LAST APP—On Sat at BOS, replaced Jake Odorizzi (left hamstring strain) after one pitch in the 2nd inning…his only run allowed was a Mitch Moreland homer on the very first pitch he threw…retired his next 8 BF after that and went on to go 4 IP, matching the longest relief app of his career (also Sep 20, 2014 at HOU, with SEA) and the lon-gest by a Rays reliever since Matt Andriese on June 17, 2015 at WAS (4 IP in relief of starter Steve Geltz, an IL game at NL park)…his line: ND, 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 1 HR, 47 pitches, 33 strikes.

Ê ROTATION RETURN—Last season, pitched almost exclusively out of the Rays bullpen, aside from a spot start on April 16, 2016 vs. CWS (5.2-IP, 3-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 4-SO)…in his first four major league seasons (2012-14 with Seattle, 2015 with Tampa Bay), made 81 apps including 62 starts…in 28 starts for the Rays, he has gone 12-6 (.667) with a 3.38 ERA (157-IP, 59-ER).

Ê THE LONG BALL—Over the last two seasons, he has yielded 16 HR in 100.1 IP for a 1.44 HR/9 IP…all 16 HR over that span have come out of the bullpen, most among AL relievers and 3rd among major league relievers, behind Brett Oberholtzer (17) and Carlos Villanue-va (17)…included over that stretch was two walk-off homers, both last season at Yankee Stadium (Brett Gardner, Tyler Austin)…in com-parison, in his 34 apps (27 starts) in 2016, he yielded 16 HR in 163.1 IP for a 0.88 HR/9 IP ratio, which ranked 2nd on the Rays pitching staff that season to Chris Archer (0.81).

Ê WINS & LOSSES—Retired all 5 BF in the 10th and 11th innings on April 8 vs. TOR, recording his first win since May 7, 2016 at LAA…it snapped a career-long-tying 7-game losing streak…last season, his 17 decisions in relief were the most by a major league reliever since 2010, when WAS Tyler Clippard went 11-8…his 11 losses as a re-liever were the most in the majors since LAA Scot Shields (11) in 2005 and set a club record, passing Brad Boxberger (10) in 2015…his 7 wins included 6 in relief, one shy of the club record for a reliever (last J.P. Howell in 2009)…was 4-0 through the Rays first 15 games last season and 6-1 through their first 28 games.

Ê EVERYDAY ERASMO—Last season, he 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, ranked 2nd in the majors to SD Brad Hand (89.1) and were most by a Rays pitcher since J.P. Howell (89.1) in 2008…led the ma-jors with 35 relief apps of 4 outs or more, eight more than anyone else (HOU Chris Devenski, 27)…made 20 relief apps of at least 2 IP, tying BAL Vance Worley and Devenski for the major league lead.

Ê SUPER STARTER—In 2015—his first season with the Rays and first full season in the majors—set career highs with 27 starts, 163.1 IP and

11 wins…his 11 wins were one shy of Chris Archer for the team lead…averaged only 14.75 pitches per inning, 3rd fewest in the AL behind TOR Mark Buehrle (14.24) and CLE Corey Kluber (14.74)…yielded 2 ER or fewer in 18 of his 27 starts, and 1 ER or fewer in 13 of 27 starts…had 5 starts in which he allowed 2 hits or fewer, tied for the AL lead.

Ê From April 19 through the end of the 2015 season, he was one of the best pitchers in the AL…ranked among league leaders over that span in ERA (3.02, 4th), opp avg. (.223, 4th), opp OBP (.274, 3rd), opp SLG (.344, 4th) and WHIP (1.04, 2nd).

Ê DOESN’T TAKE MUCH—In 28 starts with the Rays, has only lost once when he receives 2 runs or more of run support…in those 20 starts, he is 12-1 with a 2.91 ERA (111.1-IP, 36-ER)…has gotten 1 or fewer runs of support in 8 starts, and is 0-5 with a 4.53 ERA (45.2-IP, 23-ER) in those starts.

Ê STREAK CONTINUES—Makes today’s start at 26 years, 353 days, which will mark the 415th consecutive Rays game started by a pitcher under the age of 30, the longest current streak in the majors…35-year-old LH Erik Bedard (July 3, 2014 at DET) was the last 30-plus pitcher to start a game for the Rays.

Ê PROUD NICARAGUAN—Was the first Nicaraguan-born Rays player and is one of 14 in history to appear in a major league game…of the 868 players (includes active, disabled list, suspended and restricted players) to make an Opening Day roster this season, four were born in Nicaragua, most in major league history…the others were TB Kevin Gadea (60-day DL), KC Cheslor Cuthbert and LAA J.C. Ramirez…previous record was three Nicaraguan-born players (2014, 2012).

Ê X-RAY REPORT—Began playing baseball in Rivas, Nicaragua when he was 4…his grandmother, Esperanza, encouraged him to play with the older boys and taught him how to pitch…was discovered as a 14-year-old by a former coach who was delivering much-needed equip-ment to underprivileged youth players in Nicaragua…that man helped Ramirez get accepted to a baseball academy in El Salvador—far away from his family—where he was scouted and signed by the Mariners.

#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER

TOMORROW’S STARTER—RH ALEX COBB (1-1, 4.50)

Ê Yesterday vs. DET, ejected in the 9th inning 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).

Ê LAST START—On Sun at BOS, yielded 11 hits, his most since Aug 18, 2012 at LAA (12)…yielded 2 runs in the 1st inning (Mookie Betts RBI ground-rule double, Mitch Moreland RBI single) plus a 2-run homer to Pablo Sandoval in the 4th inn. …only got four swings-and-misses, all on curveballs, out of 93 pitches thrown…was his first career start without a strikeout, the second straight game the Rays starter failed to get one—though Jake Odorizzi was removed after 1 IP the day prior due to injury…was the first Ray without a strikeout in a start of at least 5 IP since Cesar Ramos on April 26, 2014 at CWS (5 IP)…his line: ND, 5 IP, 11 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 0 SO, 1 HR, 93 pitches, 63 strikes.

Ê PITCH SELECTION—In his career, has thrown 34.2 percent change-ups, which leads the majors by a considerable margin since his rookie

season of 2011 (min. 500 IP)…next is Jorge de la Rosa (30.8)…before Tommy John surgery, he threw 44.6 percent fastballs, 35.0 percent changeups and 20.4 percent curveballs, according to FanGraphs…since his return, has thrown 46.8 pct. fastballs, 25.3 pct. changeups and 27.9 pct. curveballs…has only thrown 11.8 pct. changeups over his last two starts (April 10 at NYY, Sun at BOS).

Ê vs. HOUSTON—Has faced the Astros once in his career, on June 13, 2014 at Minute Maid Park…got the win and had 11 SO, 10 of those coming via the changeup…it was one of his three double-digit strike-out games that season and remains one of seven in his career…his line: W, 6.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 11 SO, 1 HR, 97 pitches, 60 strikes.

YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg.2016 Tampa Bay 7-11 3.77 64 1 0 0 90.2 90 39 38 26 63 14 .2652017 Tampa Bay 1-0 3.72 5 0 0 0 9.2 7 4 4 1 5 2 .200Major League Totals 26-29 4.13 150 63 0 0 470.1 450 230 216 139 359 63 .251Minor League Totals 50-26 3.26 119 112 2 0 679.0 674 312 246 117 546 49 .257

2017 GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT*4/5 vs. NYY -- 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 38/21 W, 4-1 -- --*4/8 vs. TOR W-1 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17/12 W, 3-2 (11) -- --*4/12 at NYY -- 3.38 1.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 26/20 L, 4-8 -- --*4/13 at NYY -- 4.76 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4/2 L, 2-3 -- --*4/15 at BOS -- 3.72 4.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 47/33 L, 1-2 -- --APRIL 1-0 3.72 9.2 7 4 4 1 5 2 0 0 -- -- -- --

2017 SPLITSvs. RH: .174 (4-23), 1-HRvs. LH: .250 (3-12), 1-HRHome: 1-0, 0.00 ERA (3.2-IP, 0-ER)Road: 0-0, 6.00 ERA (6-IP, 4-ER)

RAMIREZ vs. TIGERSCAREER—Is 0-1 with a 9.35 ERA (8.2-IP, 9-ER) in 5 career apps (1 start) against the Tigers…lone start was Sep 8, 2015 at Comerica Park, and had 9 SO but gave away a 5-1, 6th-inning lead…last season, made 3 relief apps (0-1, 16.88 ERA) and his loss came on June 30 at home after he inherited a bases-loaded situation plus yielded 4 additional runs of his own.

“He shows up to try to help the team win every single day in whatever capacity that may be. Whether it’s as a starter, seventh, eighth, ninth inning—extra innings—he’s ready. That’s very rare. It takes a special person to do that. If they’d have asked any of the other starters to do that, I don’t think we would

have embraced it quite as much. And we may not have been as successful.”— RH Chris Archer, on Erasmo Ramirez’s transition to the bullpen last season

* relief app

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RAYS HITTER NOTES#1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Wed: 0-4 Series: 2-8, HR, 2-RBI, 2-R Trip: 5-19, HR, RBI, 2-R vs. LH: .267 (4-15), 1-HR2017: .208/.224/.354, 2-HR, 3-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP: .000 (0-11) vs. RH: .182 (6-33), 1-HR

Ê Batting .313 (5-for-16) over his last 4 games, increasing his avg. from .156 to .208 and his SLG from .188 to .386…has 2 HR over this span (Sun at BOS and Tue vs. DET)…his 2 HR have accounted for all 3 RBI this season…his first homer snapped a career-long 109 AB homerless drought.

Ê Both of his home runs this season have given the Rays the lead…only one of his 14 HR in his career prior to this season put the Rays ahead. Ê His 2 HR are tied for most in the majors out of the No. 9 spot in the batting order, along with STL Jedd Gyorko and SF Madison Bumgarner. Ê Has started 14 games, all at shortstop…made starts at shortstop (23), second base (16), first base (5), third base (4) and DH (3) last season. Ê Spring Training: Hit .327/.400/.571 (16-for-49) with 8 XBH (5-2B, 2-3B, 1-HR) in 19 games…led team with 2 3B, homered on March 10 at PIT.

#18 PETER BOURJOS, OF Wed: 0-0, R (PR) Series: 0-0, BB, R Trip: 2-9, HR, RBI, R vs. LH: .111 (1-9)2017: .154/.313/.385, 1-HR, 2-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP: .000 (0-3) vs. RH: .250 (1-4), 1-HR

Ê Batting .154 (2-for-13) to start the season…yesterday vs. DET, was a pinch-runner and scored the winning run…his last start was Sat at BOS. Ê Has appeared in 10 games with 4 starts (4-LF)…all 4 starts have come vs. opposing LH starters…hit .301/.333/.361 (25-for-83) vs. LHP in 2016. Ê Last name is pronunced BORE-jus…acquired from the White Sox toward the end of spring and made his seventh career Opening Day roster. Ê Spring Training: Combined to hit .362/.383/.586 (21-for-58) with 4 2B, 3 3B and 1 HR in 22 spring games between the White Sox and Rays. Ê Was one of a club-record four non-roster invites to make the Opening Day roster, along with RH Tommy Hunter, C Jesús Sucre and INF Rickie Weeks Jr.

#10 COREY DICKERSON, OF Wed: 2-5, 2B, RBI, 2-R Series: 2-9, 2B, RBI, 2-R Trip: 8-25, 3-2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .438 (7-16), 1-HR2017: .322/.365/.576, 3-HR, 7-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.400, 2-5) RISP: .333 (4-12) vs. RH: .279 (12-43), 2-HR

Ê Ranks among AL leaders in hits (19, T-7th), doubles (6, 2nd), extra-base hits (9, T-3rd) and total bases (34, T-6th)…has 5 XBH against LHP. Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, ranks T-3rd in the AL with 43 XBH and T-1st with 28 2B, along with CWS Melky Cabrera and CLE Jose Ramirez. Ê Leads the team with a .576 SLG and tied for the team lead with 3 HR…all 3 HR have been solo shots, two as the DH and one as the LF. Ê Homered off Drew Pomeranz on Sun at BOS, the seventh of his career vs. LHP (first since Sep 14, 2016 at TOR), compared to 59 HR vs. RHP. Ê Has appeared in all 16 games with 13 starts (9-DH, 4-LF)…has started all 11 games against opposing right-handed pitchers as the leadoff hitter. Ê Spring Training: Tied 1B/OF Jake Bauers for the team lead with 4 HR and led the team in hits…hit .379/.410/.603 (22-for-58) in 22 games.

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, CF Wed: 3-4, 2B, BB, 4-R Series: 4-9, 2-2B, RBI, BB, 5-R Trip: 5-26, 2-BB, 3-R vs. LH: .250 (5-20)2017: .274/.366/.355, 0-HR, 1-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.471, 8-17) RISP: .083 (1-12) vs. RH: .286 (12-42)

Ê Batting .471 (8-for-17) over his last 4 games on the heels of 0-for-13 and 1-for-20 skids…scored a career-high 4 runs yesterday vs. DET, most by a Ray since Wil Myers exactly three years prior—on April 19, 2014 vs. NYY…tied his season high with 3 hits…has doubled in consecutive games.

Ê On Tue vs. DET, had his first RBI since Sep 29, 2016 at CWS, going 16 games in between…it was his first at home since Sep 7, 2016 vs. BAL. Ê Is tied for 6th in the AL with 4 SB…dating back to April 30, 2016, has been successful on 23 of his last 25 SB attempts, a 92.0 pct. success rate. Ê Has started all 16 games in CF, including 5 vs. left-handed starters…won the AL Gold Glove Award for CF last year for the second straight season. Ê Spring Training: Hit .273/.385/.318 (12-for-44) with 2 2B, 8 BB and 2 SB in 19 games…played 81 innings in CF and 18 innings as the DH.

#3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Wed: 3-4, 2B, 3-RBI, BB Series: 3-7, 2B, 3-RBI, 2-BB Trip: 5-26, 2-2B, RBI, 3-BB, 3-R vs. LH: .250 (4-16), 1-HR2017: .237/.343/.390, 2-HR, 9-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.750, 3-4) RISP: .313 (5-16) vs. RH: .233 (10-43), 1-HR

Ê Reached 4 times yesterday vs. DET, his most since Aug 9, 2016 at TOR (4)…had his first multi-hit game since Opening Day vs. NYY and his first 3-hit game since Sep 16, 2016 at BAL…tied his season high with 3 RBI (2nd time)…his 9th-inning double set up an IBB to load the bases with no outs.

Ê Ranks T-3rd in the AL with 22 SO, one shy of the AL co-leaders…ranks T-7th in the AL with 10 BB, and his 2 IBB are tied for the AL lead. Ê Has started all 16 games (15-3B, 1-DH)…since the start of 2013, leads the majors with 658 games played…next is SEA Kyle Seager (654). Ê Spring Training: Hit .239/.286/.326 (11-for-46) with 1 2B, 1 HR and 4 RBI in 17 games, appearing in 80 innings at 3B and 10 innings as the DH.

#13 BRAD MILLER, INF Wed: 2-4, IBB Series: 3-7, RBI, 2-BB, R Trip: 5-22, 2B, 2-3B, HR, 4-RBI, BB, 4-R vs. LH: .286 (4-14)2017: .236/.344/.400, 1-HR, 8-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.333, 5-15) RISP: .222 (4-18) vs. RH: .220 (9-41), 1-HR

Ê Has hit safely in 5 of his last 6 games, batting .400/.478/.800 (8-for-20) with 4 XBH over that span to raise his season avg. from .143 to .236. Ê Ranks T-3rd in the AL with 22 SO, one shy of the AL co-leaders…yesterday vs. DET snapped a career-long streak of 15 straight games with one. Ê Has appeared in 16 games with 14 starts (14-2B)…has made 3 errors, tied for most among ML 2B (last Mon at BOS, leading to 3 unearned runs). Ê During the recently-completed 4-game series at Boston, became the first Ray in franchise history to ever triple twice in a series at Fenway Park. Ê Had a season-high 3 hits on Fri at BOS, finishing a double shy of the cycle (walked in his final PA)…was the front end of back-to-back homers in the

5th inning (with Steven Souza Jr.), the fourth of his career off Rick Porcello, his most against any pitcher…also marked the fourth time in franchise history a Ray recorded a triple and homer in the same game at Fenway Park, and first time since Sam Fuld on April 11, 2011 (2-2B, 1-3B, 1-HR).

Ê Spring Training: Hit .214/.224/.286 (12-for-56) with 1 2B, 1 HR and 7 RBI in 21 games, spending time at 2B (100 innings) at SS (10 innings).

#7 LOGAN MORRISON, 1B Wed: 0-5, RBI Series: 1-8, RBI, BB Trip: 5-19, 2B, 2-HR, 5-RBI, 3-BB, 4-R vs. LH: .300 (3-10)2017: .275/.327/.471, 3-HR, 11-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-7 RISP: .222 (4-18) vs. RH: .268 (11-41), 3-HR

Ê Is 1-for-his-last-14 and 2-for-18 since his grand slam on Fri at BOS…enters today’s game with an avg. below .300 for the first time this season. Ê Tied for the team lead in homers (3) and ranks 2nd in RBI (11)…in comparison, in April of last season he hit .100/.156/.133 (6-for-60) and didn’t

reach his current total in hits (13) until May 17 at TOR, the Rays 37th game…didn’t reach 3 HR or 10 RBI until May 25 vs. MIA, the Rays 44th game. Ê Had his first career grand slam on Fri at BOS, in the 3rd inning off Rick Porcello…it was the fourth grand slam by a Ray at Fenway Park and first

since Matt Joyce on May 25, 2012…was also the first time in franchise history the Rays hit a grand slam off a reigning Cy Young Award winner. Ê Has appeared in 16 games with 12 starts (12-1B)…has hit sixth in the lineup in all 12 starts, which includes 11 games vs. RHP and one vs. LHP. Ê Spring Training: 29-year-old made his spring debut on March 8 vs. Colombia, returning from offseason wrist surgery…hit .188 (6-for-32) in 12 games.

#33 DEREK NORRIS, C Wed: 0-4 Series: 2-8, RBI Trip: 2-18, 2B vs. LH: .231 (3-13)2017: .182/.213/.205, 0-HR, 5-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP: .231 (3-13) vs. RH: .161 (5-31)

Ê On Tue vs. DET, had his first multi-hit game as a Ray and recorded his first RBI since April 7 vs. TOR…has 3 hits in his last 21 AB (.143). Ê All 5 RBI have come at Tropicana Field…batting .231 (6-for-26) in 7 games at Tropicana Field, and .111 (2-for-18) in 5 games on the road. Ê Last season, didn’t record his fifth RBI until May 14 at MIL, the Padres 38th game…only has 1 HR in his last 26 games dating back to 2016. Ê Has made 12 starts, all at catcher…opposing base stealers have been successful on all 6 att. against him…has only caught 13.6 pct. since 2016. Ê Spring Training: Released by the Nationals on March 15…combined to hit .321 (9-for-28) with 2 HR in 13 games between the Nationals and Rays.

#2 SHANE PETERSON, OF Wed: 2-3, 2B, R Series: 3-7, 2B, 2-R Trip: 2-7, HR, 3-RBI, R vs. LH: .333 (1-3)2017: .357/.357/.643, 1-HR, 3-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.429, 3-7) RISP: .500 (2-4) vs. RH: .364 (4-11), 1-HR

Ê Batting .357 (5-for-14) to start the season…all 3 RBI came in his season debut on Fri at BOS…yesterday vs. DET was his second multi-hit game. Ê Selected from Triple-A Durham on Friday (OF Mallex Smith, 10-day DL)…at the time of his selection, his 8 RBI tied for the team lead with Durham. Ê On Fri at BOS, had a career-high 3 RBI and became the ninth player in club history to homer in his first PA as a Ray, first since Jake Elmore on April

22, 2015 vs. BOS…it was the second time in club history a Ray homered in his first career PA at Fenway Park (also Joey Butler on May 4, 2015). Ê Spring Training: Hit .250/.333/.528 (9-for-36) with 3 HR and 8 RBI in 18 games…spent time in RF (54 innings), LF (23), CF (10) and at DH (11). Ê Was a teammate of Evan Longoria at Long Beach State University in 2006…was a second round pick of St. Louis in the 2008 June Draft.

#29 DANIEL ROBERTSON, INF Wed: 0-0 (def. rep.) Series: 0-0 Trip: 1-13, 2-BB vs. LH: .100 (1-10)2017: .174/.240/.174, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-10 RISP: 667 (2-3) vs. RH: .231 (3-13)

Ê Hitless in his last 10 AB…has made 7 starts (2-2B, 2-SS, 2-DH, 1-3B), incl. all 5 Rays games vs. LH starters…still seeking his first career XBH and RBI. Ê Yesterday vs. DET, played the 9th inning in left field, his first career action in the outfield…played 10 innings in left field during spring training. Ê Was the sixth player in club history to make his major league debut as the starting DH, first since Vince Belnome on July 3, 2014 at DET…was 23

years, 13 days old for his debut, the youngest positional player to debut for the Rays since OF Wil Myers on June 18, 2013 at BOS (22.190).

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#20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Wed: 2-5, 2-RBI Series: 3-8, 2-RBI, BB Trip: 6-26, 2B, HR, 4-RBI, 3-BB, 5-R vs. LH: .294 (5-17)2017: .328/.426/.500, 2-HR, 12-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.417, 5-12) RISP: .421 (8-19) vs. RH: .341 (14-41), 2-HR

Ê Has reached base multiple times in 11 games, tied with KC Lorenzo Cain for the most such games in the AL…CHC Anthony Rizzo leads the NL (12). Ê Ranks among AL leaders in hits (19, T-7th), doubles (4, T-9th), RBI (12, T-6th), walks (10, T-7th), OBP (.426, 7th) and times on base (29, T-2nd). Ê Since the beginning of September of last season, he is batting .327/.417/.536 (36-for-110) with 5 2B, 6 HR and 18 RBI in 31 games (30 starts). Ê Has struck out 15 times over his last 9 games spanning 38 PA, compared to 2 SO over his first 7 games spanning 30 PA…had 2.94 PA/SO in 2016. Ê Has started all 16 games in RF…missed more than 30 games in 2016 with hip injuries, incl. a DL stint in June and season-ending surgery in Sep.

#45 JESÚS SUCRE, C Wed: DNP Series: DNP Trip: 1-5, RBI, BB vs. LH: .000 (0-3)2017: .250/.308/.500, 1-HR, 4-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: 1.000 (2-2) vs. RH: .333 (3-9), 1-HR

Ê Has 4 RBI in 5 games (4 starts) at catcher, coming in consecutive games on April 9 vs. TOR (3) and April 13 at NYY (1)…has reached in 4 of his last 9 PA. Ê Credited with a catcher pickoff on April 13 at NYY, the fifth of his career and first since Sep 26, 2015 at LAA (with SEA), getting Aaron Judge at 1B. Ê On April 9 vs. TOR, had a career-high 3 RBI (prev. 2, 3x-last Sep 25, 2016 at MIN, with SEA), on a solo homer and 2-run single…his first hit as a

Ray was his third career homer and the first of his career on an 0-2 pitch, the first Rays catcher to do that since Curt Casali on Aug 18, 2015 at HOU.

#8 RICKIE WEEKS JR., INF Wed: 0-1 (PH in 8th) Series: 0-1 Trip: 2-13, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB, R vs. LH: .111 (1-9), 1-HR2017: .182/.250/.409, 1-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-2 RISP: .000 (0-7) vs. RH: .231 (3-13)

Ê Three of his 4 hits this season have gone for extra bases (2-2B, 1-HR)…his homer came off Jordan Montgomery on April 12 at NYY, accounting for his first 2 RBI as a Ray…7 of his 10 HR since last season have come vs. LHP, as have 16 of 20 since 2014…has a career .457 SLG against LHP.

Ê Has appeared in 9 games with 6 starts (4-1B, 2-DH)…against lefties, has made 5 starts incl. 4 at cleanup…is his first career experience at 1B. Ê Returned to the starting lineup on Sat at BOS, his first action since a 6th-inning collision at first base with Brett Gardner on April 12 at Yankee Stadium. Ê Spring Training: Played 62 innings at 1B—a position he had never played in the majors—and 33 innings at DH…hit .244 (10-for-41) with 3 HR.

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#31 XAVIER CEDEÑO, LH Last App: 4/16 at BOS (BS, 0.2-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-3 vs. LH: .500 (3-6)2017: 1-1-0, 3.86 ERA, 7 G Long Relief App: 0.2, 2x-last 4/16 at BOS IR-RS: 13-8 vs. RH: .200 (1-5), 1-HR

Ê On Sun at BOS, for a second straight day inherited a bases-loaded, 1-out jam…charged his third blown save, tied for the most in the majors, after allowing 2 IR to score (2-run single by Mitch Moreland, runs charged to Farquhar)…in the same scenario on Sat at BOS, allowed 1 IR to score.

Ê Has inherited 13 baserunners, most in the AL…has entered with runners on base in 6 of his 7 apps…has allowed 8 IR to score (61.5 percent). Ê Is the only lefty in the Rays bullpen…has made 7 apps totaling 2.1 IP, as all 7 apps have been less than an inning (2 apps of 0.2 IP, 3 apps of 0.1

IP and 2 apps of 0.0 IP)…has issued 4 BB (1 IBB), all against right-handed batters…has allowed at least one baserunner in all 7 apps this season. Ê In his Rays career, has faced 191 left-handed batters and has yielded only 1 HR—to MIN Eddie Rosario on Aug 25, 2015…since then, has faced

112 lefties without allowing a home run…limited left-handed batters to a .197 avg. (15-for-76) last season with only 2 XBH—both doubles.

#37 ALEX COLOMÉ, RH Last App: 4/18 vs. DET (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 3-3 vs. LH: .200 (2-10)2017: 0-0-3, 0.00 ERA, 6 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4/7 vs. TOR IR-RS: 5-1 vs. RH: .000 (0-8)

Ê Has retired his last 13 BF…retired Cabrera, Martinez and Romine in the 9th on Tue vs. DET, a non-save situation…five of his 6 apps this season have been perfect, and all 6 apps have been scoreless…doesn’t have a save since April 7 vs. TOR, making 3 apps in non-save situations since then.

Ê Over the last two seasons, has recorded 7 saves of 1.1 IP or more, tied with LAD Kenley Jansen for the major league lead over that span. 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. Ê Emerged as the Rays closer last season and was named to his first All-Star Team, converting 37 of 40 save chances (92.5 pct.)…compiled a 1.91

ERA (56.2-IP, 12-ER) last season, becoming the third in Rays history to record 35-plus saves and a sub-2.00 ERA.

#17 JUMBO DÍAZ, RH Last App: 4/19 vs. DET (BS, 0.0-IP, 1-H, 2-R, 3-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH: .182 (2-11)2017: 0-1-0, 4.91 ERA, 9 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/9 vs. TOR IR-RS: 8-3 vs. RH: .188 (3-16)

Ê Did not record an out yesterday vs. DET, issuing a career-high-tying 3 BB (also Sep 20, 2015 at MIL)…also yielded a 2-run triple to Castellanos. Ê Has made a team-leading 9 apps…seven of his 9 apps this year have been scoreless, but has yielded multiple runs in each of the other 2 apps. Ê Claimed off waivers from Cincinnati on March 10 and went on to make his third straight Opening Day roster…had a 3.14 ERA in 45 apps last year. 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: 4/19 vs. DET (0.2-IP, 0-H, 1-R, 1-BB, 0-SO, 1-HBP) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .077 (1-13)2017: 0-1-0, 4.32 ERA, 8 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 4/7 vs. TOR IR-RS: 2-0 vs. RH: .313 (5-16), 1-HR

Ê Started the 6th inning yesterday vs. DET, going BB, HBP, 5-6-4 GIDP and was replaced…charged a run on a bases-clearing triple by Castellanos. Ê His only hit allowed to a lefty this season was a swinging bunt by Andrew Benintendi on Sun at BOS…has held lefties to a .077 avg. (1-for-13). Ê Took the loss on Sun at BOS, his first since Oct 2, 2015 vs. OAK (with SEA)…yielded three consecutive 1-out baserunners in the 7th (single, single,

walk) and was replaced by Xavier Cedeño with the bases loaded…charged with multiple runs in a game for the first time since Aug 22, 2016 vs. BOS. Ê Has yielded 18 HR since the start of the 2015 season, T-2nd among AL relievers…yielded a solo homer to Josh Donaldson on April 7 vs. TOR. Ê Made 35 apps over five stints last year…led the Rays with 24 apps during his final stint, compiling a 1.46 ERA (24.2-IP, 4-ER) and 13.1 SO/9 IP.

#49 TOMMY HUNTER, RH Last App: 4/18 vs. DET (0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .111 (1-9)2017: 0-1-0, 1.35 ERA, 8 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 2x-last 4/15 at BOS IR-RS: 6-0 vs. RH: .214 (3-14)

Ê On Tue vs. DET, threw one pitch in an app for the third time in his career, first since Sep 7, 2014 at TB…got a JaCoby Jones flyout to LF. Ê Has made 8 apps, one shy of Jumbo Díaz for the team lead…has only yielded 1 run in 8 apps spanning 6.2 IP, and 7 apps have been scoreless. Ê Took the loss on Sat at BOS, leaving in a tie game with 1 out and the bases loaded in the 7th inning (the go-ahead run scored after he departed). Ê Was one of a club-record four non-roster invites to make the Opening Day roster, along with OF Peter Bourjos, C Jesús Sucre and INF Rickie Weeks Jr. Ê Has been used exclusively as a reliever since 2013…has pitched to a 3.19 ERA (248-IP, 88-ER) and has held righties to a .215 avg. over that span.

#50 AUSTIN PRUITT, RH Last App: 4/19 vs. DET (W, 3.1-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 5-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .500 (9-18)2017: 1-0-0, 10.00 ERA, 7 G Long Relief App: 3.1, 4/19 vs. DET IR-RS: 3-1 vs. RH: .414 (12-29), 1-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. DET, recorded his first career win…retired his first 8 BF and faced the minimum 10 batters over 3.1 IP…lowered his ERA from 15.88 to 10.00…had 5 SO, most by a Rays reliever since Chase Whitley on Sep 27, 2016 at CWS (5)…snapped a streak of allowing runs in 6 straight apps, most by a reliever to start their career in franchise history…was the longest such streak in the majors since SD/PIT Marty McLeary in 2004-06 (6).

Ê Among relief pitchers, his 21 hits allowed are most in the majors…ranks 3rd among relievers in runs allowed (12) and T-3rd in earned runs (10). Ê Last season was named Most Valuable Player for Durham by the Rays Baseball Operations department…spent the entire season with the Bulls,

recording a career-best 28 starts, 162.2 IP, 149 SO and 1.19 WHIP…his 149 SO ranked 2nd in the Int’l. League to teammate Jaime Schultz (163). Ê Was one of two players on the Opening Day roster with no ML service time…the last time that happened was 2007 (Elijah Dukes, Aki Iwamura).

47 CHASE WHITLEY, RH Last App: 4/17 at BOS (2.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .000 (0-2)2017: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/17 at BOS IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .200 (1-5)

Ê Made his season debut on Mon at BOS, pitching around a 2-out double in the 7th inn. (Mookie Betts) and 1-out walk in the 8th (Mitch Moreland). Ê Has a 2.20 ERA (16.1-IP, 4-ER) in 6 apps (1 start) with the Rays since returning from Tommy John surgery on Sep 11, 2016 at NYY…all 5 of those

relief apps have been 2 IP or longer, and he has a 1.46 ERA (12.1-IP, 2-ER) out of the bullpen…hasn’t allowed an earned run in 4 of those 5 apps. Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Sunday (RH Jake Odorizzi, 10-day DL)…made 1 start with the Bulls (3-IP, 1-ER), yielding a 3rd-inning solo homer. Ê Spring Training: Went 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA (13-IP, 6-ER) in 6 official apps (1 start)…his final 3 apps (1 start) spanning 7.1 IP were scoreless.

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RAYS BY THE NUMBERSCurrent Streak: W2 When commit error: 3-4 Hit homer: 6-4Current Record: 8-8 Ahead after 6-7-8: 7-2/6-0/6-0 Homer with men on: 5-1Home/Road: 7-2/1-6 Behind after 6-7-8: 1-5/1-8/1-8 Hit multiple homers: 3-1Day/Night: 2-5/6-3 Tied after 6-7-8: 0-1/1-0/1-0 Score first: 5-3Grass/Turf: 1-6/7-2 1-run games: 2-3 Score 5 or more: 6-1vs. East: 6-8 2-run games: 1-1 Score less than 5: 2-7vs. Central: 2-0 Extra innings: 1-0 Outhit opponents: 6-3vs. West: 0-0 Win in last at-bat: 2 Outhit by opponents: 1-4vs. National League: 0-0 Come-from-behind wins: 5 Collect 10 or more hits: 4-1vs. RH/LH starters: 7-4/1-4 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 4 Opp. 10 or more hits: 2-2Series W-L-T (home): 3-0-0 Series W-L-T (road): 0-2-0 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 5-2/0-3/1-3/2-0

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Morrison 2 1 3Dickerson 3 3Longoria 2 2Souza Jr. 1 1 2Beckham 1 1 2Miller 1 1Peterson 1 1Sucre 1 1Weeks Jr. 1 1BourjosKiermaierNorrisRobertsonSmithTOTALS 9 5 1 1 16

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYAndriese 3 11 3.67 6.19 2-1 2Archer 4 21 5.25 7.46 4-0 2Cobb 3 10 3.33 5.00 1-2 0Odorizzi 3 5 1.67 3.46 1-2 2Snell 3 5 1.67 2.76 0-3 0

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS

LAST HR OFF ’17 MOST HITS GAME ’17 MOST RBI GAMEBeckham 4/16/17 at BOS Pomeranz 2, 2x-last, 4/18 vs. DET 2, 4/18 vs. DETBourjos 4/13/17 at NYY Severino 1, 2x-last, 4/13 at NYY 1, 2x-last, 4/13 at NYYDickerson 4/16/17 at BOS Pomeranz 2, 7x-last, 4/19 vs. DET 2, 4/5 vs. NYYKiermaier 9/14/16 at TOR Estrada 3, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. DET 1, 4/18 vs. DETLongoria 4/7/17 vs. TOR Liriano 3, 4/19 vs. DET 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 4/14/17 at BOS Porcello 3, 4/2 vs. NYY 4, 4/14 at BOSNorris 9/24/16 vs. SF Bumgarner 2, 4/18 vs. DET 2, 2x-last, 4/7 vs. TORPeterson 4/14/17 at BOS Porcello 2, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. DET 3, 4/14 at BOSRobertson - - 2, 4/9 vs. TOR -Souza Jr. 4/14/17 at BOS Porcello 3, 4/6 vs. TOR 3, 4/9 vs. TORSucre 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, 4/7-4/9 Most runs, game, TB 4, Kiermaier, 4/19 vs. DETLong loss streak 3, 2x-last, 4/15-4/17 Most runs, game, Opp 3, Kinsler, 4/19 vs. DETMost runs game, TB 10, 2x-last, 4/14 at BOS Most hits, game, TB 3, 6x-last, Kiermaier/Longoria, 4/19 vs. DETMost runs game, Opp 8, 3x-last, 4/12 at NYY Most hits, game, Opp 4, Betts, 4/14 at BOSMost runs, inn, TB 5, 4/7 vs. TOR (1st) Most 2B, game, TB 2, Souza Jr., 4/6 vs. TORMost runs, inn, Opp 5, 4/10 at NYY (8th) Most 2B, game, Opp 2,Benintendi, 4/16 at BOSMost hits, game, TB 14, 4/19 vs. DET Most HR, game, TB 1, 15x-last, Beckham, 4/18 vs. DETMost hits, game, Opp 17, 4/16 at BOS Most HR, game, Opp 2, Hicks, 4/13 at NYYMost hits, inn, TB 5, 4/5 vs. NYY (2nd) Most RBI, game, TB 4, Morrison, 4/14 at BOSMost hits, inn, Opp 5, 2x-last, 4/10 at NYY (8th) Most RBI, game, Opp 4, 2x-last, Tulowitzki, 4/7 vs. TORMost doubles, game, TB 4, 4x-last, 4/19 vs. DET Most x-base hits, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Miller, 4/14 at BOSMost doubles, game, Opp 5, 4/16 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 2, 6x-last, Castellanos, 4/19 vs. DETMost HR, game, TB 4, 4/14 at BOS Most steals, game, TB 2, Smith, 4/8 vs. TORMost HR, game, Opp 3, 4/10 at NYY Most steals, game, Opp 2, Gardner, 4/10 at NYYMost x-base hits, game, TB 8, 4/14 at BOS Hitting Streak 6, Souza Jr., April 4-10Most x-base hits, game, Opp 6, 4x-last, 4/16 at BOS TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 2, 4x-last, 4/18 vs. DET Most SO, TB Starter 9, Archer, 4/19 vs. DETMost stolen bases, game, Opp 2, 4/10 at NYY Most SO, Opp Starter 12, Sale, 4/15 at BOSMost walks, game, TB 9, 4/8 vs. TOR Most SO, TB Reliever 5, Pruitt, 4/19 vs. DETMost walks, game, Opp 6, 4/19 vs. DET Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, Ramirez, 4/15 at BOSMost strikeouts, game, TB 15, 2x-last, 4/15 at BOS Most walks, game, TB 5, Snell, 4/6 vs. TORMost strikeouts, game, Opp 14, 4/19 vs. DET Most walks, game, Opp 4, Liriano, 4/7 vs. TORMost LOB, game, TB 26, 4/8 vs. TOR Most SO, Team, TB 14, 4/19 vs. DETMost LOB, game, Opp 23, 4/12 at NYY Most walks, Team, TB 5, 4x-last, 4/13 at NYYMost errors, game, TB 2, 2x-last, 4/12 at NYY Low-Hit Game 4, 4/18 vs. DETMost errors, game, Opp 1, 5x-last, 4/19 vs. DET Consecutive Scoreless IP 11.0, Archer, April 2–April 8Longest game, time 3:55, 4/8 vs. TOR 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 (-): -Back-to-Back (1): Miller/Souza Jr. (4/14 at BOS, Porcello)2-HR games (-): -3-HR games (-): -

Pinch-hit (-): -Walk-off (-): -Lead-off (1): Dickerson-1 (4/5 vs. NYY, Pineda)Inside-the-park (-): -

HOME RUNS

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Norris .000 0 6Sucre - - -TOTALS .000 0 6

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Dickerson (4), Miller (4), Souza Jr. (4), Beckham (3), Longoria (3), Bourjos (1), Morrison (1), Norris (1), Peterson (1), Sucre (1), Weeks Jr. (1)2-Out RBI: Longoria (5), Sucre (4), Dickerson (3), Norris (3), Peterson (3), Souza Jr. (3), Weeks Jr. (2), Miller (1)Outfield Assists (0): -Bunt Singles (2): Kiermaier (1), Smith (1)Ejections (2): Kiermaier-1 (4/9 vs. TOR, 7th inn.), Cash-1 (4/19 vs. DET, 9th inn.)Batted Around (2): 4/7 vs. TOR (1st inn., 10 bat-ters; 6th 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): 12 challenges (3 overturned, 5 stand, 4 confirmed) | Opp Totals: 8 challenges (4 overturned, 2 stand, 2 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 3 challenges (0 record keeping, 1 overturned, 2 stand, 0 confirmed)

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

Opponent 9 7 9 4 8 10 11 9 4 - 71Tampa Bay 18 9 13 5 6 4 7 6 3 1 72

W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HRTotals 8-8-3 16 3.79 140.0 134 59 50 107 16Starters 5-4-0 16 3.55 88.2 84 35 29 71 11Relievers 3-4-3 16 4.21 51.1 50 24 21 36 5Home 7-2-3 9 3.36 83.0 63 31 28 72 8Road 1-6-0 7 4.42 57.0 71 28 22 35 8April 8-8-3 16 3.79 140.0 134 59 50 107 16

INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (last five)

GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING4/16 at BOS Tampa Bay B3 Mookie Betts Safe at 1B (Pick-off) Overturned4/16 at BOS Tampa Bay B8 Christian Vazquez Safe at 3B Overturned4/18 vs. DET Tampa Bay T7 Justin Upton Slide at 2B (No Violation Confirmed4/18 vs. DET Tampa Bay T7 Tyler Collins Safe at 1B Stands4/19 vs. DET Detroit T6 JaCoby Jones Out at 1B Confirmed

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

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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 7-7 0-1 3-1 0-1 4-4Bourjos 1-3 0-1 1-2Dickerson 2-2 5-4 7-4 0-1 0-1Kiermaier 8-8 8-7 0-1Longoria 8-7 0-1 8-8Miller 8-6 7-5 1-1Morrison 7-5 7-5Norris 7-5 1-1 0-1 4-2 0-1 2-0Peterson 1-0 2-0 3-0Robertson 0-2 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-4 1-1Smith 4-3 4-3Souza Jr. 8-8 1-4 7-4Sucre 1-3 0-1 1-2Weeks Jr. 1-3 0-2 1-3 0-1 0-1

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

RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (9)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDRHP Brad Boxberger 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 16 8-8INF Matt Duffy 10-day Recovery from Achilles surgery April 2 - April 12 16 8-8RHP Nathan Eovaldi 60-day Tommy John surgery March 10 - June 1 16 8-8RHP Kevin Gadea 60-day Right forearm tendinitis March 26 - June 1 16 8-8RHP Jake Odorizzi 10-day Left hamstring strain April 16 - April 26 4 2-2C Wilson Ramos 60-day Recovery from torn ACL April 2 - June 1 16 8-8OF Colby Rasmus 10-day Recovery from hip surgery April 2 - April 12 16 8-8OF Mallex Smith 10-day Right hamstring strain April 14 - April 24 6 3-3RHP Shawn Tolleson 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 16 8-8

Others (Games Missed): -

Feb 14 Traded RH Eddie Gamboa to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named or cash consid-erations; signed RH Nathan Eovaldi to a one-year contract with a club option for 2018.

Feb 17 Signed RH Tommy Hunter to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Mar 10 Placed RH Nathan Eovaldi (Tommy John surgery) on the 60-day DL; claimed RH

Jumbo Díaz off waivers from Cincinnati.Mar 15 Optioned INF Willy Adames, RH José De León, RH Jacob Faria, RH Taylor Guerrieri,

RH Chih-Wei Hu, RH Ryne Stanek and RH Hunter Wood to the minor leagues…reas-signed RH Jeff Ames, INF Ryan Brett, C Nick Ciuffo, C Jonah Heim, 1B Dalton Kelly and LH Ryan Yarbrough to minor league camp…released LH Dana Eveland.

Mar 17 Optioned LH José Alvarado to the minor leagues.Mar 23 Reassigned 1B/OF Jake Bauers, OF Johnny Field, 1B Casey Gillaspie, INF Jake

Hager, RH Andrew Kittredge, INF Patrick Leonard, OF Dayron Varona and RH Neil Wagner to minor league camp…released RH David Carpenter and RH Jeff Walters.

Mar 26 Placed RH Kevin Gadea (right forearm tendinitis) on the 60-day DL; signed C Derek Norris to a one-year contract.

Mar 28 Acquired OF Peter Bourjos from the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named or cash considerations.

Mar 29 Optioned C Curt Casali, RH Ryan Garton and C Luke Maile to the minor leagues…reassigned C Michael McKenry, LH Justin Marks, RH Diego Moreno and OF Shane Peterson to minor league camp.

Mar 30 Optioned RH Jaime Schultz and RH Chase Whitley to the minor leagues.Mar 31 Reassigned RH Cory Rasmus to minor league camp.Apr 1 Designated INF/OF Nick Franklin for assignment; placed RH Brad Boxberger (right

flexor strain), INF Matt Duffy (recovery from Achilles surgery) and OF Colby Rasmus (recovery from hip surgery) on the 10-day DL; placed C Wilson Ramos (recovery from torn ACL) and RH Shawn Tolleson (right flexor strain) on the 60-day DL; selected OF Peter Bourjos, RH Tommy Hunter, C Jesús Sucre and 1B Rickie Weeks Jr. to the major league roster.

Apr 2 Designated C Luke Maile for assignment.

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.

TRANSACTIONS

RAYS HITTERS vs. TIGERS2017 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPBeckham 2 8 2 1 2 0 3 .250 .250 10 30 10 3 11 0 13 .333 .333Bourjos 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1.000 28 68 17 2 12 6 16 .250 .333Dickerson 2 9 2 0 1 0 2 .222 .222 12 43 7 0 2 1 13 .163 .182Kiermaier 2 9 4 0 1 1 2 .444 .500 16 55 11 0 10 4 11 .200 .250Longoria 2 7 3 0 3 2 1 .429 .556 57 212 65 13 40 22 50 .307 .369Miller 2 7 3 0 1 2 1 .429 .556 20 62 13 2 8 8 15 .210 .300Morrison 2 8 1 0 1 1 1 .125 .222 21 74 15 2 10 11 16 .203 .299Norris 2 8 2 0 1 0 2 .250 .250 11 32 8 1 7 3 13 .250 .306Peterson 2 7 3 0 0 0 1 .429 .429 2 7 3 0 0 0 1 .429 .429Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -Souza Jr. 2 8 3 0 2 1 4 .375 .444 10 37 11 1 3 3 17 .297 .366Sucre - - - - - - - - - 3 8 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000Weeks Jr. 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 12 2 1 2 1 4 .167 .231

2017 CAREERPLAYER W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVGAndriese 1 0 0 6.0 4 1 5 1.50 .182 2 1 0 17.0 13 8 10 4.24 .210Archer 0 0 0 5.0 7 4 9 7.20 .333 1 2 0 39.2 37 16 47 3.63 .239Cedeño - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 3.2 2 1 6 2.45 .154Cobb - - - - - - - - - 2 1 0 30.2 28 8 28 2.35 .243Colomé 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 0 1 1 10.0 7 4 8 3.60 .194Díaz 0 0 0 1.0 1 2 1 18.00 .250 0 0 0 1.0 1 2 1 18.00 .250Farquhar 0 0 0 1.1 0 1 1 6.75 .000 0 0 0 6.2 5 5 8 6.75 .208Hunter 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0.00 .000 2 1 1 30.1 18 8 21 2.37 .167Pruitt 1 0 0 3.1 1 0 5 0.00 .100 1 0 0 3.1 1 0 5 0.00 .100Ramirez - - - - - - - - - 0 1 0 8.2 13 9 11 9.35 .351Snell - - - - - - - - - 0 1 0 5.1 4 3 4 5.06 .211Whitley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

RAYS PITCHERS vs. TIGERS

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 1:1018 4/21 vs. HOU 7:1019 4/22 vs. HOU 6:10 Chris Archer Starting Lineup Figurine (First 15,000 fans)20 4/23 vs. HOU 1:10 Blade Sunglasses (Kids 14 & under)21 4/24 at BAL 7:0522 4/25 at BAL 7:0523 4/26 at BAL 7:05

4/27 - OFF (3)24 4/28 at TOR 7:0725 4/29 at TOR 1:0726 4/30 at TOR 1:0727 5/1 at MIA 7:1028 5/2 at MIA 7:1029 5/3 vs. MIA 7:1030 5/4 vs. MIA 7:1031 5/5 vs. TOR 7:1032 5/6 vs. TOR 4:10 Bubble Blowin' Evan Longoria (First 15,000 fans)33 5/7 vs. TOR 1:10 Batting Gloves (Kids 14 & under)34 5/8 vs. KC 7:1035 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.