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SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017 at TORONTO BLUE JAYS RH Matt Andriese (1-0, 3.86) vs. LH Francisco Liriano (1-2, 4.58) RAY MATTER—Trailing 3-1, the Rays launched 3 HR in the 8th (DH Corey Dickerson, 3B Evan Longoria, 1B Logan Morrison) and another in the 9th (Derek Norris) to carry them to a 7-4 win…according to the Elias Sports Bu- reau, it was the first time in Rays history they had 3 HR in an inning that late in the game (8th or later)…only two other teams had achieved that this sea- son: Philadelphia (April 23 vs. PHI, 3 HR in the 8th) and Baltimore (April 16, 8th inn. here at Rogers Centre)…6 of the Rays 10 hits went for extra bases, and all of them came in the 8th and 9th inn. (also Tim Beckham 3B in 8th, Dickerson 2B in 9th)…the Rays became the first team with 3 HR and a triple in one inning since Colorado did it July 26, 2015 vs. CIN (3rd inn.) and the first to do so in the 8th inn. or later since Texas, May 26, 2008 vs. HOU (8th). Ê This series began a stretch of 20 games in 20 days, and continued a stretch of 35 games in 36 days (7-9 thus far)…after tomorrow’s series finale, they travel to Miami for 2 games, their first interleague action of 2017. COMEBACKS A NEAR-NIGHTLY OCCURRENCE—Five of the Rays last 6 wins, and 8 of 12 wins overall, have been of the comeback variety…only once in their last 12 games has a team taken a lead and held on to it the rest of the game for a win (2-0 win, Tue at BAL)…the Rays have held a lead in 12 consecutive games but are only 6-6 over that stretch…they have blown a lead in each of their last 6 losses and 8 of their last 9 losses. RAYS vs. JAYS—The Rays lead the season series, 4-1, with 14 games remaining…they won 3 of 4 games at Tropicana Field from April 6-9, their second series of the season…Rays have won 8 of the last 9 season se- ries, including 2016 (11-8) when they were the only team in the AL East with a winning record vs. the Blue Jays…Rays are 180-158 (.533) all-time, their most wins against any opponent…their winning pct. is their 2nd best against an AL opponent behind their 18-9 record vs. Houston (AL only). THAT’S OFFENSIVE—The Rays rank 3rd in the AL with 109 runs scored… this is their most runs after 24 games since 2012 (109), and marks a 41.6 pct. increase over a year ago at this time (77 runs through 24 games)… over the past three years (2014-16) the Rays ranked last in the AL in runs (1,928), finishing last in 2014 and 14th in both 2015 and 2016. Ê The Rays lead the AL with 7 triples, 75 extra-base hits (tied with Se- attle) and 351 total bases…they rank among AL leaders with a .252 avg. (4th), .427 SLG (3rd), .755 OPS (3rd), 207 hits (2nd) and 31 HR (T-2nd), which are one shy of the AL-leading Yankees. APRIL ALMOST OVER—With 2 games remaining, the Rays (12-12) need to win one more game this weekend to record a .500 record, or can finish with a winning record with a sweep…all 26 of their games this month are vs. teams that finished the 2016 season with winning records…their 109 runs scored are their most in April since scoring 115 in 2011; club record is 144 (2010)…their 31 HR are tied with 2007 for their 2nd most in club history for April; club record is 34 (2006)…their 7 3B are one shy of the club record for April (8 in 2011)…their .252/.328/.427 marks are all their best in April since 2012 (.254/.339/.429). BASH BROTHERS—OF/DH Corey Dickerson (54) and OF Steven Sou- za Jr. (50) are the first Rays teammates with 50 total bases apiece in April since 3B Evan Longoria (60) and 1B Carlos Peña (54) in 2009…only one other pair of AL teammates have 50 each: CLE Francisco Lindor (54) and José Ramírez (51). REALMS OF COREY—OF/DH Corey Dickerson hit his 6th home run last night in the 8th inning, which leads the team and ranks T-7th in the AL…the last Ray with at least 6 HR in April was Evan Longoria (6) in 2013…his 10 multi-hit games are tied with LAA Mike Trout and NYY Starlin Castro for the AL lead, and he ranks 2nd in the AL in doubles (9, behind BOS Mitch Moreland 12), extra-base hits (15, behind Trout 17) and total bases (54, tied with CLE Francisco Lindor)…also ranks among AL leaders with a .329 avg. (7th), .659 SLG (3rd) and 27 hits (T-7th)…has 9 XBH in his last 9 games… the lefty swinger ranks 2nd among AL hitters with a .474 avg. (9-for-19) vs. LHP, after entering the season with a career .244 avg. vs. LHP…since the 2016 All-Star break, his 49 XBH rank 2nd in the AL to MIN Brian Dozier (55). SOUZAPALOOZA—OF Steven Souza Jr. ranks among AL leaders with 30 hits (T-4th), 9 multi-hit games (T-4th), 17 RBI (T-7th), .326 avg. (9th), .398 OBP (8th), 7 multi-RBI games (1st), 50 TB (T-8th) and a .458 avg. with RISP (5th)…with 3 games remaining this month, his 17 RBI are already the most by a Ray in April since Ben Zobrist in 2013 (19) and a career high for any calendar month (prev. 11, 3x-last April 2016). BACKSTOP POP—Rays catchers have totaled 14 RBI, 3rd most in the AL behind Detroit (17) and Houston (16)…Derek Norris has 8 and Jesús Sucre has 6…from 2008-16, the Rays ranked last in the majors with 512 RBI from their catchers, and Rays catchers have ranked among the majors’ bottom 10 in RBI for each of the last 8 years (2009-16)…the Rays signed two All-Star catchers as free agents this offseason in Norris (March 26) and Wilson Ramos (Dec 12), who is recovering from ACL surgery. Ê Last night, Norris snapped a 74 AB homerless drought, his first since Sep 24, 2016 vs. SF, with SD)…it was his second career homer off Dominic Leone (also May 27, 2016 at ARI)…has more XBH in his last 2 games (2) than he did in his first 16 games this season (1). TIM BECKHAM—Has an 8-game hitting streak (.400, 12-for-30)…over his last 12 games (since April 16), he is batting .370 (17-for-46) with 1 2B, 2 3B and 4 HR to raise his season avg. from .156 to .282…his 4 HR this season have all come as a shortstop, 3rd most in the AL behind CLE Francisco Lindor (6) and SEA Taylor Motter (5)…his 8 XBH rank 4th among AL SS. HEAVY LIFTING—The Rays bullpen has covered 84.1 innings, 2nd most in the AL (Angels 86.1), and has pitched to a 3.52 ERA, half a run better than the AL average (4.02)…the bullpen currently lacks a lefty and has four veterans on the disabled list: RH Brad Boxberger, RH Tommy Hunter, RH Shawn Tolleson and LH Xavier Cedeño. Ê Over the last 13 games—starting April 15 at BOS, when RH Jake Odorizzi exited in the 2nd inning with a left hamstring strain—only three times has the starter gone 5.1 IP or longer. DO IT LIKE PRUITT—RH Austin Pruitt last night became the first Ray to reach 3 wins, and only the third Rays rookie to earn 3 wins in April joining RH Lance Carter (2003) and RH Rolando Arrojo (1998)…he joined RH Andrew Bellatti (2015) as the only pitchers in franchise history to record 3 wins in relief within the first 10 games of his career…he is the first AL rookie to win 3 games in April since NYY Masahiro Tanaka (2014)…his home run allowed in the 7th snapped a streak of 9.2 scoreless innings…all 3 wins have come over his last 4 outings, and his only non-win in that stretch was the 3-inning spot start that he exited with a 2-0 lead…during these last 4 games, he has totaled 11.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 11 SO…prior to that, he had allowed a run in each of his first 6 career apps, all in relief: 5.2 IP, 20 H, 12 R, 10 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO. CONSIDER THIS—The Rays hold a .500 record (12-12) thus far despite a wide range of obstacles: Ê 10 players on the DL, one shy of the Dodgers for most in the ma- jors…this includes three potential starting position players (C Wil- son Ramos, SS Matt Duffy, OF Colby Rasmus), four veteran re- lief pitchers (RH Brad Boxberger, RH Tommy Hunter, RH Shawn Tolleson, LH Xavier Cedeño) and No. 2 starter RH Jake Odorizzi. Ê 6 players on the active roster were not on the 40-man roster at the be- ginning of spring training: OF Shane Peterson, OF Peter Bourjos, RH Jumbo Díaz, C Derek Norris, C Jesús Sucre and INF Rickie Weeks Jr. …Hunter had been the seventh before going on the DL. Ê the Rays are 3-8 on the road, including 1-6 on the first trip. Ê 238 SO by Rays hitters, one shy of Milwaukee for most in the majors and 26 more than any other AL team (Toronto, 212). MILESTONE WATCH—3B Evan Longoria has drawn 536 BB in his career, 2nd in franchise history behind Ben Zobrist (542)…Longoria is already the Rays all-time leader in home runs, RBI, doubles, extra-base hits, games and total bases…he’s also 2nd in runs scored (720) behind Carl Crawford (765) and 2nd in hits (1,332) behind Crawford (1,480). MINOR MATTERS—Class-A Charlotte SS Jake Cronenworth last night extended his hitting streak to 22 games, tied for the 4th-longest streak in the history of the Rays organization and the longest since Durham’s Dar- nell McDonald (27) in 2006…besides McDonald, the only others with lon- ger streaks than Cronenworth are Orlando’s Aubrey Huff (28) in 1999 and Visalia’s Francisco Leandro (24) in 2005. Ê Yesterday the Rays acquired RH Drew Smith from Detroit as the player to be named to complete the Jan 18 trade of OF Mikie Mah- took…the 23-year-old, who was ranked as Detroit’s No. 17 prospect by MLBPipeline.com, was assigned to Class-A Charlotte. Ê Triple-A Durham INF Patrick Leonard struck out in his final at-bat last night, ending a streak of 11 consecutive PA in which he reached base (9-for-9, 2-BB). First Pitch: 1:07 p.m. | Location: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ont. | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 25 (12-12) | Road Game No.: 12 (3-8) | All-Time Game No.: 3,101 (1,432-1,668) | All-Time Road Game No.: 1,548 (615-936) Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Sun., April 30 at TOR 1:07 p.m. RH Chris Archer (2-1, 3.94) vs. RH Marco Estrada (0-1, 2.70) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, Radio Luz 760 AM (Sp.)

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Page 1: SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017 at TORONTO BLUE JAYSmlb.mlb.com/documents/4/6/2/227250462/4_29_17_PREGAME_NOT… · SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017 at TORONTO BLUE JAYS RH Matt Andriese (1-0, 3.86)

SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017 at TORONTO BLUE JAYSRH Matt Andriese (1-0, 3.86) vs. LH Francisco Liriano (1-2, 4.58)

RAY MATTER—Trailing 3-1, the Rays launched 3 HR in the 8th (DH Corey Dickerson, 3B Evan Longoria, 1B Logan Morrison) and another in the 9th (Derek Norris) to carry them to a 7-4 win…according to the Elias Sports Bu-reau, it was the first time in Rays history they had 3 HR in an inning that late in the game (8th or later)…only two other teams had achieved that this sea-son: Philadelphia (April 23 vs. PHI, 3 HR in the 8th) and Baltimore (April 16, 8th inn. here at Rogers Centre)…6 of the Rays 10 hits went for extra bases, and all of them came in the 8th and 9th inn. (also Tim Beckham 3B in 8th, Dickerson 2B in 9th)…the Rays became the first team with 3 HR and a triple in one inning since Colorado did it July 26, 2015 vs. CIN (3rd inn.) and the first to do so in the 8th inn. or later since Texas, May 26, 2008 vs. HOU (8th).

Ê This series began a stretch of 20 games in 20 days, and continued a stretch of 35 games in 36 days (7-9 thus far)…after tomorrow’s series finale, they travel to Miami for 2 games, their first interleague action of 2017.

COMEBACKS A NEAR-NIGHTLY OCCURRENCE—Five of the Rays last 6 wins, and 8 of 12 wins overall, have been of the comeback variety…only once in their last 12 games has a team taken a lead and held on to it the rest of the game for a win (2-0 win, Tue at BAL)…the Rays have held a lead in 12 consecutive games but are only 6-6 over that stretch…they have blown a lead in each of their last 6 losses and 8 of their last 9 losses.

RAYS vs. JAYS—The Rays lead the season series, 4-1, with 14 games remaining…they won 3 of 4 games at Tropicana Field from April 6-9, their second series of the season…Rays have won 8 of the last 9 season se-ries, including 2016 (11-8) when they were the only team in the AL East with a winning record vs. the Blue Jays…Rays are 180-158 (.533) all-time, their most wins against any opponent…their winning pct. is their 2nd best against an AL opponent behind their 18-9 record vs. Houston (AL only).

THAT’S OFFENSIVE—The Rays rank 3rd in the AL with 109 runs scored…this is their most runs after 24 games since 2012 (109), and marks a 41.6 pct. increase over a year ago at this time (77 runs through 24 games)…over the past three years (2014-16) the Rays ranked last in the AL in runs (1,928), finishing last in 2014 and 14th in both 2015 and 2016.

Ê The Rays lead the AL with 7 triples, 75 extra-base hits (tied with Se-attle) and 351 total bases…they rank among AL leaders with a .252 avg. (4th), .427 SLG (3rd), .755 OPS (3rd), 207 hits (2nd) and 31 HR (T-2nd), which are one shy of the AL-leading Yankees.

APRIL ALMOST OVER—With 2 games remaining, the Rays (12-12) need to win one more game this weekend to record a .500 record, or can finish with a winning record with a sweep…all 26 of their games this month are vs. teams that finished the 2016 season with winning records…their 109 runs scored are their most in April since scoring 115 in 2011; club record is 144 (2010)…their 31 HR are tied with 2007 for their 2nd most in club history for April; club record is 34 (2006)…their 7 3B are one shy of the club record for April (8 in 2011)…their .252/.328/.427 marks are all their best in April since 2012 (.254/.339/.429).

BASH BROTHERS—OF/DH Corey Dickerson (54) and OF Steven Sou-za Jr. (50) are the first Rays teammates with 50 total bases apiece in April since 3B Evan Longoria (60) and 1B Carlos Peña (54) in 2009…only one other pair of AL teammates have 50 each: CLE Francisco Lindor (54) and José Ramírez (51).

REALMS OF COREY—OF/DH Corey Dickerson hit his 6th home run last night in the 8th inning, which leads the team and ranks T-7th in the AL…the last Ray with at least 6 HR in April was Evan Longoria (6) in 2013…his 10 multi-hit games are tied with LAA Mike Trout and NYY Starlin Castro for the AL lead, and he ranks 2nd in the AL in doubles (9, behind BOS Mitch Moreland 12), extra-base hits (15, behind Trout 17) and total bases (54, tied with CLE Francisco Lindor)…also ranks among AL leaders with a .329 avg. (7th), .659 SLG (3rd) and 27 hits (T-7th)…has 9 XBH in his last 9 games…the lefty swinger ranks 2nd among AL hitters with a .474 avg. (9-for-19) vs. LHP, after entering the season with a career .244 avg. vs. LHP…since the 2016 All-Star break, his 49 XBH rank 2nd in the AL to MIN Brian Dozier (55).

SOUZAPALOOZA—OF Steven Souza Jr. ranks among AL leaders with 30 hits (T-4th), 9 multi-hit games (T-4th), 17 RBI (T-7th), .326 avg. (9th), .398 OBP (8th), 7 multi-RBI games (1st), 50 TB (T-8th) and a .458 avg. with RISP (5th)…with 3 games remaining this month, his 17 RBI are already the most by a Ray in April since Ben Zobrist in 2013 (19) and a career high for any calendar month (prev. 11, 3x-last April 2016).

BACKSTOP POP—Rays catchers have totaled 14 RBI, 3rd most in the AL behind Detroit (17) and Houston (16)…Derek Norris has 8 and Jesús Sucre has 6…from 2008-16, the Rays ranked last in the majors with 512 RBI from their catchers, and Rays catchers have ranked among the majors’ bottom 10 in RBI for each of the last 8 years (2009-16)…the Rays signed two All-Star catchers as free agents this offseason in Norris (March 26) and Wilson Ramos (Dec 12), who is recovering from ACL surgery.

Ê Last night, Norris snapped a 74 AB homerless drought, his first since Sep 24, 2016 vs. SF, with SD)…it was his second career homer off Dominic Leone (also May 27, 2016 at ARI)…has more XBH in his last 2 games (2) than he did in his first 16 games this season (1).

TIM BECKHAM—Has an 8-game hitting streak (.400, 12-for-30)…over his last 12 games (since April 16), he is batting .370 (17-for-46) with 1 2B, 2 3B and 4 HR to raise his season avg. from .156 to .282…his 4 HR this season have all come as a shortstop, 3rd most in the AL behind CLE Francisco Lindor (6) and SEA Taylor Motter (5)…his 8 XBH rank 4th among AL SS.

HEAVY LIFTING—The Rays bullpen has covered 84.1 innings, 2nd most in the AL (Angels 86.1), and has pitched to a 3.52 ERA, half a run better than the AL average (4.02)…the bullpen currently lacks a lefty and has four veterans on the disabled list: RH Brad Boxberger, RH Tommy Hunter, RH Shawn Tolleson and LH Xavier Cedeño.

Ê Over the last 13 games—starting April 15 at BOS, when RH Jake Odorizzi exited in the 2nd inning with a left hamstring strain—only three times has the starter gone 5.1 IP or longer.

DO IT LIKE PRUITT—RH Austin Pruitt last night became the first Ray to reach 3 wins, and only the third Rays rookie to earn 3 wins in April joining RH Lance Carter (2003) and RH Rolando Arrojo (1998)…he joined RH Andrew Bellatti (2015) as the only pitchers in franchise history to record 3 wins in relief within the first 10 games of his career…he is the first AL rookie to win 3 games in April since NYY Masahiro Tanaka (2014)…his home run allowed in the 7th snapped a streak of 9.2 scoreless innings…all 3 wins have come over his last 4 outings, and his only non-win in that stretch was the 3-inning spot start that he exited with a 2-0 lead…during these last 4 games, he has totaled 11.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 11 SO…prior to that, he had allowed a run in each of his first 6 career apps, all in relief: 5.2 IP, 20 H, 12 R, 10 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO.

CONSIDER THIS—The Rays hold a .500 record (12-12) thus far despite a wide range of obstacles:

Ê 10 players on the DL, one shy of the Dodgers for most in the ma-jors…this includes three potential starting position players (C Wil-son Ramos, SS Matt Duffy, OF Colby Rasmus), four veteran re-lief pitchers (RH Brad Boxberger, RH Tommy Hunter, RH Shawn Tolleson, LH Xavier Cedeño) and No. 2 starter RH Jake Odorizzi.

Ê 6 players on the active roster were not on the 40-man roster at the be-ginning of spring training: OF Shane Peterson, OF Peter Bourjos, RH Jumbo Díaz, C Derek Norris, C Jesús Sucre and INF Rickie Weeks Jr. …Hunter had been the seventh before going on the DL.

Ê the Rays are 3-8 on the road, including 1-6 on the first trip. Ê 238 SO by Rays hitters, one shy of Milwaukee for most in the majors

and 26 more than any other AL team (Toronto, 212).

MILESTONE WATCH—3B Evan Longoria has drawn 536 BB in his career, 2nd in franchise history behind Ben Zobrist (542)…Longoria is already the Rays all-time leader in home runs, RBI, doubles, extra-base hits, games and total bases…he’s also 2nd in runs scored (720) behind Carl Crawford (765) and 2nd in hits (1,332) behind Crawford (1,480).

MINOR MATTERS—Class-A Charlotte SS Jake Cronenworth last night extended his hitting streak to 22 games, tied for the 4th-longest streak in the history of the Rays organization and the longest since Durham’s Dar-nell McDonald (27) in 2006…besides McDonald, the only others with lon-ger streaks than Cronenworth are Orlando’s Aubrey Huff (28) in 1999 and Visalia’s Francisco Leandro (24) in 2005.

Ê Yesterday the Rays acquired RH Drew Smith from Detroit as the player to be named to complete the Jan 18 trade of OF Mikie Mah-took…the 23-year-old, who was ranked as Detroit’s No. 17 prospect by MLBPipeline.com, was assigned to Class-A Charlotte.

Ê Triple-A Durham INF Patrick Leonard struck out in his final at-bat last night, ending a streak of 11 consecutive PA in which he reached base (9-for-9, 2-BB).

First Pitch: 1:07 p.m. | Location: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ont. | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Game No.: 25 (12-12) | Road Game No.: 12 (3-8) | All-Time Game No.: 3,101 (1,432-1,668) | All-Time Road Game No.: 1,548 (615-936)

Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Sun., April 30 at TOR 1:07 p.m. RH Chris Archer (2-1, 3.94) vs. RH Marco Estrada (0-1, 2.70) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, Radio Luz 760 AM (Sp.)

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TODAY’S STARTER—RH MATT ANDRIESE (1-0, 3.86)

Ê LAST START—On Sun vs. HOU, yielded 3 runs, all scoring via the home run (2-run, solo)…the 2-run homer yielded to Carlos Correa in the 3rd inning was his first allowed with runner(s) on base since Aug 24, 2016 vs. BOS (David Ortiz, 2-run)…solo shot was hit by José Altuve (5th inning), cutting the Rays lead to 4-3…was in line for his second win of the season before Alex Colomé allowed an unearned run in the 9th…lasted 5 IP, his 18th straight start of 6 IP or fewer (see below)…his line: ND, 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 4 SO, 2 HR, 88 pit, 57 str.

Ê THE LONG BALL—Since the 2016 All-Star break, has allowed 20 HR in 83.2 IP over 18 apps (15 starts), and his 2.15 HR/9 IP ratio is 3rd highest in the AL over that span (min. 50 IP)…prior to last season’s All-Star break, had a 0.69 HR/9 IP ratio in 40 career apps (16 starts).

Ê The home run has accounted for 6 of his 10 runs allowed this year and 26 of his 52 runs (50 pct.) since the 2016 All-Star break.

Ê Has allowed homers in 5 straight starts, dating back to his final start of the 2016 season.

Ê SEEKING LENGTH—Hasn’t gone more than 6 IP (e.g. recorded at least one out in the 7th inning) since May 30, 2016 at KC (7 IP), having made 18 starts since then…only three times in 31 career starts has he gone more than 6 IP…his streak of 18 straight starts of 6 IP or fewer is the 3rd longest in franchise history (see below)…over this stretch, his longest start is 6 IP (4x-last April 18 vs. DET)…he’s gone 5 IP or fewer 10 times in these 18 starts and has failed to finish the 5th five times.

Ê Min. 20 IP, his 18 pitches per inning this season is 6th highest in the AL and his 4.14 pitches per batter faced is 6th highest…in comparison, last season he averaged 15.5 pitches per inning and 3.76 pitches per batter faced.

Most Consecutive Starts of 6 IP or Fewer, Club HistoryPlayer Starts Date Range W-L* ERA*Jason Hammel 24 April 11, 2006–April 7, 2008 2-12 6.75Dave Eiland 21 July 4, 1999–Sep 3, 2000 5-6 5.87Matt Andriese 18 June 4, 2016–Current 5-7 5.50Jeremy Hellickson 16 July 10, 2013–Aug 1, 2014 3-8 5.74Jake Odorizzi 16 May 20, 2013–June 5, 2014 2-7 5.24

* during streak (as starter only)

Ê HELP WANTED—Has left the game with a lead in all 4 starts, yet has just 1 win to show for it…was ineligible for the win in his season debut

due to his start of 4 IP…in his April 13 no-decision, Xavier Cedeño yielded a 2-run, 7th-inning homer to Aaron Hicks…on Sun vs. HOU, Alex Colomé yielded an unearned run in the 9th (passed ball, sac fly).

Ê Averaging 6.43 R/9 IP of run support (21-IP, 15-RS), tied for 8th highest in the AL (min. 20 IP).

Ê EARLY RETURNS—In his career, has gone 10-4 with a 3.06 ERA (132.1-IP, 45-ER) in 31 apps (19 starts) before the All-Star break, com-pared to 2-9 with a 6.15 ERA (82-IP, 56-ER) in 27 apps (12 starts) after the break…has only lost once in his career in April or May, on April 19, 2015 vs. TOR in his 3rd career app (2nd career start).

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

Ê IN COMMAND—Ranks 6th in the AL (min. 20 IP) throwing first-pitch strikes to 68.1 percent of batters faced…the AL average is 61.2 pct. …opponents have a .293 OBP and .415 SLG when his first pitch is a strike, compared to a .345 OBP and .577 SLG when his first pitch is a ball…when he is ahead in the count, opponents have a .375 SLG, compared to a .571 SLG when the batter is ahead in the count.

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

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

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

#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER

TOMORROW’S STARTER—RH CHRIS ARCHER (2-1, 3.94)

Ê On April 19 vs. DET, was ejected in the 9th inn. by home plate umpire Larry Vanover, his fifth career ejection as a manager (last April 29, 2016 vs. TOR).

Ê Is in his third season as Rays manager and at age 39, remains the ma-jors’ youngest active skipper—5 months younger than SD Andy Green.

Ê Is the fifth manager in Rays history…is the sixth Tampa-born manager in ML history and second to manage the Rays…joins Hall of Famers Al

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

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

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

Ê LAST START—On Mon at BAL, suffered his first loss since Sep 23, 2016 vs. BOS after allowing 3 HR to a span of 5 BF in the 6th and 7th innings…his homerless streak to start the season ended at 30.1 innings when Hyun Soo Kim and Jonathan Schoop hit back-to-back solo shots in the 6th, tying the game 3-3…started the 7th inning with a HBP and 2-run homer by Adam Jones…through the 5th, had al-lowed only 1 run (Chris Davis 3rd-inning bases-loaded groundout) on 3 hits…his 5 BB tied a career high (7th time, last Sep 26, 2015 at TOR) and his 3 HR were his most since April 8, 2016 at BAL (4)…his line: L, 6.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 BB, 5 SO, 3 HR, 1 HBP, 104 pit, 63 str.

Ê MR. DURABLE—Leads the majors with 127 starts since June 1, 2013, the day he was recalled for good…next on that list is KC/SD/CWS

James Shields (126) and DET/WAS Max Scherzer (126)…Shields entered this season as the major league leader over that span, but is currently on the DL with a strained right lat.

Ê vs. TORONTO—Is 6-4 with a 3.17 ERA (122-IP, 43-ER) in 20 career apps (all starts) against the Blue Jays, his most frequent opponent…at Rogers Centre, is 3-2 with a 3.23 ERA (53-IP, 19-ER) in 9 starts…has yielded 2 ER or fewer in 6 straight starts against the Blue Jays and in 11 of his last 12 starts against them, dating back to Sep 14, 2014…has faced them once this season, on April 8 at home when he re-tired his first 12 BF and faced the minimum through 5.2 IP…last batter faced was a 2-out, 8th-inning go-ahead single by Josh Donaldson…his line: ND, 7.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 8 SO, 114 pit, 72 str.

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

Tampa Bay 8-8 4.37 29 19 1 1 127.2 131 64 62 25 109 17 .2652017 Tampa Bay 1-0 3.86 4 4 0 0 21.0 22 10 9 7 18 5 .265Major League Totals 12-13 4.24 58 31 1 1 214.1 222 106 101 50 176 30 .266Minor League Totals 41-29 3.27 113 102 1 0 584.0 554 249 212 142 520 36 .251

2017 GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT4/7 vs. TOR -- 9.00 4.0 7 5 4 1 4 1 0 1 85/54 W, 10-8 Liriano up, 6-44/13 at NYY -- 4.50 6.0 5 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 99/69 L, 2-3 Severino up, 2-14/18 vs. DET W-1 3.38 6.0 4 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 105/65 W, 5-1 Fulmer up, 3-14/23 vs. HOU -- 3.86 5.0 6 3 3 2 4 2 0 0 88/57 L, 4-6 (10) Musgrove up, 4-3APRIL -- 3.86 21.0 22 10 9 7 18 5 0 2 -- -- -- --

2017 SPLITSvs. RH: .300 (15-50), 4-HRvs. LH: .212 (7-33), 1-HRHome: 1-0, 4.80 ERA (15-IP, 8-ER)Road: 0-0, 1.50 ERA (6-IP, 1-ER)

ANDRIESE vs. BLUE JAYSCAREER—Is 0-1-1 with a 4.88 ERA (24-IP, 13-ER) in 8 career apps (4 starts) against the Blue Jays…as a starter, is 0-1 with a 6.19 ERA (16-IP, 11-ER) and has averaged 4 IP per start.

ROGERS CENTRE—Is 0-0 with a 4.05 ERA (6.2-IP, 3-ER) in 2 apps/starts, hav-ing gone 3.2 IP and 3 IP in those starts.

LAST START—In his season debut against Toronto, had a 31-pitch 1st, allow-ing 4 straight 2-out baserunners including a 2-run double by Troy Tulowitzki…also yielded a solo homer to Tulowitzki leading off the 4th and a sac fly/E9 to Jose Bau-tista in the 5th, his last batter faced.

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RAYS HITTER NOTES#1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Fri: 1-3, 3B, BB, R Series: 5-12, 2B, 2-HR, 3-RBI, BB, 2-R Stand: 8-23, 3B, HR, 4-RBI, 4-R vs. LH: .261 (6-23), 1-HR2017: .282/.309/.513, 4-HR, 8-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 8G (.400, 12-30) RISP: .105 (2-19) vs. RH: .291 (16-55), 3-HR

Ê Has a 8-game hitting streak and has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games, batting .370 (17-for-46) over that span to increase his avg. from .156 to .282. Ê His last 4 hits have gone for extra bases, all in his last 2 games (1-2B, 1-3B, 2-HR)…in comparison, had 4 XBH in his first 20 games of the season. Ê On Wed at BAL, had the first multi-HR game of his career, solo shots in the 3rd and 5th innings…had a career high 3 XBH and 10 total bases…it was

the first multi-HR game for a Rays player this season (last Brad Miller, Sep 21, 2016 vs. NYY)…is the third shortstop (fifth time) in Rays history with a multi-HR game, joining Yunel Escobar (Sep 11, 2014 at NYY) and Julio Lugo (3x: July 22, 2006 vs. BAL, June 16, 2006 at PHI, Aug 18, 2003 at CLE.

Ê Has started 22 games, all at shortstop…according to FanGraphs, 49.1 percent of his balls put into play are “hard hit,” the 8th highest rate in the AL.

#18 PETER BOURJOS, OF Fri: 0-0 (def. rep.) Series: 1-5, BB Stand: 2-9, 2-RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH: .200 (3-15)2017: .185/.290/.296, 1-HR, 4-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP: .167 (1-6) vs. RH: .167 (2-12), 1-HR

Ê Has appeared in 18 games with 6 starts (6-LF)…all 6 starts have come vs. opposing LH starters…hit .301/.333/.361 (25-for-83) vs. LHP in 2016. Ê Three of his 4 RBI have come in games off the bench…is still seeking his first multi-hit game of the season (last Sep 5, 2016 at MIA (with PHI). Ê Had a 2-run, bases-loaded, pinch-hit single on April 22 vs. HOU, his first hit with the bases loaded since May 19, 2015 at NYM (with STL). 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 Fri: 2-5, 2B, HR, RBI, 2-R Series: 3-7, 2B, HR, RBI, R Stand: 5-20, 2-2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 4-R vs. LH: .474 (9-19), 1-HR2017: .329/.368/.659, 6-HR, 10-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.417, 5-12) RISP: .235 (4-17) vs. RH: .286 (18-63), 5-HR

Ê Tied for the AL lead with 10 multi-hit games (Starlin Castro, Mike Trout)…ranks among AL leaders in batting avg. (.329, 7th), hits (27, T-7th), doubles (9, 2nd), extra-base hits (15, 2nd), homers (6, T-7th), total bases (54, T-2nd), SLG (.659, 3rd), OPS (1.026, 7th) and avg. vs. LHP (.474, 2nd).

Ê Has 6 HR, most by a Ray in April since Evan Longoria in 2013 (6)…only once in his career has he had more than 6 HR in a calendar month: Aug 2014 (7)…has 5 HR out of the No. 1 spot, T-3rd in the majors (HOU George Springer 7, COL Charlie Blackmon 7)…has 3 leadoff homers, 2nd in the majors to HOU George Springer and the most ever by a Ray by the end of April…the club record for a single season is 5, by Rocco Baldelli in 2006

Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, ranks 2nd in the AL with 49 XBH (Dozier, 55) and leads the AL 31 2B, one more than CLE Jose Ramirez (30). Ê Has appeared in 22 games with 19 starts (14-DH, 5-LF)…has started all 17 games against opposing right-handed pitchers as the leadoff hitter.

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, CF Fri: 1-5 Series: 0-14, 2-BB Stand: 7-19, 2-2B, HR, 3-RBI, 2-BB, 6-R vs. LH: .207 (6-29)2017: .231/.320/.319, 1-HR, 3-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.200, 1-5) RISP: .105 (2-19) vs. RH: .242 (15-62), 1-HR

Ê Snapped an 0-for-18 skid yesterday at TOR, his first hit in a week…is 1-for-his-last-23 in his last 6 games (5 starts) after an 11-for-22 stretch. Ê Batting .133 (6-for-45), all singles in 11 games (all starts) on the road…in comparison, in 13 games (12 starts) at home, is batting .326 (15-for-46). Ê Has 4 SB, T-10th in the AL…has been caught stealing twice, one shy of his total last season when he was successful on 21 of 24 att. (87.5 pct.). Ê Has appeared in 24 games with 23 starts, all in CF, including 7 starts vs. left-handed starters…has made one error and has one outfield assist.

#3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Fri: 1-5, HR, RBI, R Series: 2-11, 3-BB Stand: 7-25, 3-2B, HR, 6-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .217 (5-23), 1-HR2017: .226/.318/.409, 4-HR, 13-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.200, 2-10) RISP: .261 (6-23) vs. RH: .229 (16-70), 3-HR

Ê Is 3-for-his-last-22…yesterday at TOR marked his first homer on the road since Sep 17, 2016 at BAL…it matched the latest in a game he’s ever hit a game-tying homer (4th time, last Aug 24, 2016 vs. BOS)…matches his home run total from April 2016, when he went on to hit a career-high 36 HR.

Ê Batting .190 (8-for-42) in 11 games (all starts) on the road…last season, had a higher avg., OBP, SLG and more HR and RBI on the road than at home. Ê Has drawn 536 BB in his career, 2nd in franchise history behind Ben Zobrist (542)…his 13 BB this season rank 2nd on the team (Brad Miller, 17). Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, his 46 XBH rank 4th in the AL, trailing MIN Brian Dozier (55), TB Corey Dickerson (49) and OAK Khris Davis (48). Ê Has started all 24 games (22-3B, 2-DH)…since the start of the 2013 season, leads the majors with 666 games played…next is SEA Kyle Seager (659).

#13 BRAD MILLER, INF Fri: 0-3, 2-BB, R Series: 1-11, RBI, 3-BB, R Stand: 7-21, 2B, 3B, 2-RBI, 5-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .286 (6-21)2017: .217/.350/.361, 1-HR, 10-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-12 RISP: .167 (4-24) vs. RH: .194 (12-62), 1-HR

Ê Hitless in his last 12 AB…had 2 BB yesterday at TOR, his fifth multi-BB game (most in the AL)…ranks 2nd in the AL with 17 BB (Miguel Sano, 18). Ê Has increased his OBP from .268 to .347 over his last 14 games (13 starts), batting .271/.407/.500 (13-for-48) with 11 BB and 11 SO since April 14. Ê Four of his 6 hits in road games have gone for extra bases (1-2B, 2-3B, 1-HR)…batting just .167 (6-for-36) in 11 games (9 starts) on the road. Ê Tied for the AL lead this season with 3 3B, one shy of CIN Zack Cozart for the major league lead…is tied for the AL lead with 9 3B since 2016. Ê Has appeared in 24 games with 22 starts (22-2B)…has made 3 errors, most among AL 2B (T-3rd among ML 2B)…all 3 errors have come on the road.

#7 LOGAN MORRISON, 1B Fri: 1-4, HR, 2-RBI, R Series: 2-9, 2B, 4-BB, 2-R Stand: 2-18, HR, 2-RBI, 3-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .286 (4-14)2017: .243/.341/.473, 5-HR, 14-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.250, 2-8) RISP: .182 (4-22) vs. RH: .233 (14-60), 5-HR

Ê Is 3-for-his-last-22 and his last multi-hit game was April 14 at BOS (2)…three of his last 7 hits have been homers, and yesterday at TOR was his first go-ahead homer in the 8th inning or later since Sep 1, 2015 at HOU (with SEA)…went into the second deck in CF and went 428 feet per Statcast.

Ê Has 5 HR and 14 RBI, both more than his totals through May of last season…didn’t reach those totals until June 4, 2016, the Rays 54th game. Ê Batting .147/.341/.353 (5-for-34) over his last 11 games (10 starts), bringing his avg from .325 to .243…has drawn 9 BB over this span (8 SO). Ê Has appeared in 23 games with 19 starts (18-1B, 1-DH)…has made 18 starts out of the No. 6 spot in the batting order and one start batting 2nd. Ê Had his first career grand slam on April 14 at BOS (Rick Porcello), the first grand slam in franchise history off a reigning Cy Young Award winner.

#33 DEREK NORRIS, C Fri: 2-4, HR, 2-RBI, R Series: 1-9, 2B, RBI, BB Stand: 3-16, RBI vs. LH: .188 (3-16)2017: .185/.214/.262, 1-HR, 8-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.429, 3-7) RISP: .294 (5-17) vs. RH: .184 (9-49), 1-HR

Ê Snapped a 74 AB homerless drought yesterday at TOR, his first with the Rays (last Sep 24, 2016 vs. SF, with SD)…it was his second career homer off Dominic Leone (also May 27, 2016 at ARI)…has more extra-base hits in his last 2 games (2) than he did in his first 16 games this season (1).

Ê Since the start of last season, his .185 avg. (89-for-480) is the lowest in the majors (min. 300 AB)…was a career .248 hitter entering last season. Ê Has 8 RBI, compared to 3 RBI in April last season (with SD)…didn’t reach 8 RBI last season until May 27 at ARI, which was the Padres 49th game. Ê Has made 18 starts, all at catcher…has thrown out 1 of 8 potential base stealers…has only caught 14.4 pct. of base stealers since last season.

#2 SHANE PETERSON, OF Fri: 1-4 Series: 1-5, 2B, 2-RBI, BB Stand: 6-18, 2B, RBI, 4-R vs. LH: .250 (1-4)2017: .294/.333/.441, 1-HR, 6-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .364 (4-11) vs. RH: .300 (9-30), 1-HR

Ê Has hit safely in 7 of his last 8 games, batting .296 (8-for-27) over that span…snapped a career-high-tying 6-game hitting streak on Wed at BAL. Ê Has appeared in 11 games with 9 starts (6-LF, 2-DH, 1-RF)…batting .556 (5-for-9) when putting the first pitch in play…is 2-for-2 with the bases loaded. Ê At the time of his April 14 selection from Triple-A Durham, his 8 RBI tied for the Bulls team lead…was in the Rays starting lineup that night at BOS

and had a career-high 3 RBI…also 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 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 Fri: DNP Series: DNP Stand: 1-3, HR, RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH: .083 (1-12)2017: .192/.276/.308, 1-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP: 667 (2-3) vs. RH: .286 (4-14), 1-HR

Ê Hasn’t played since April 20 vs. DET…has made 8 starts (2-2B, 2-3B, 2-SS, 2-DH), incl. 6 of 7 Rays games vs. LH starters…has played one inning in LF. Ê Batting .077/.200/.308 (1-for-13) over his last 6 games (4 starts) since April 13 at NYY…in the 8th inning on April 20 vs. DET, had his first career ex-

tra-base hit, home run and RBI, a solo shot off Warwick Saupold to snap an 0-for-12 skid…at 23 years, 29 days became the youngest Ray to homer since Wil Myers on Sep 16, 2013 vs. TEX (22.280) and the youngest Rays third baseman since Evan Longoria on Sep 25, 2008 at DET (22.354).

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.

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#20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Fri: 1-4 Series: 3-13, BB, R Stand: 10-25, 2-2B, 3B, 2-HR, 7-RBI, BB, 5-R vs. LH: .360 (9-25)2017: .326/.398/.543, 4-HR, 17-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .458 (11-24) vs. RH: .313 (21-67), 4-HR

Ê Is 1-for-his-last-9…ranks among AL leaders in avg. (.326, 9th), OBP (.398, 9th), hits (30, T-4th), RBI (17, T-7th), total bases (50, T-8th), times on base (41, 3rd), multi-hit games (9, T-4th) and avg. with RISP (.458, 4th)…his 7 multi-RBI games are the most in the AL and T-2nd in the majors.

Ê Is the reigning AL Player of the Week, batting .414 (12-for-29) for the week of April 17-23…tied for AL lead over that span in hits, XBH (5) and RBI (9). Ê His 17 RBI are his most in a calendar month in his career (prev. 11, 3x-last April 2016) and most by a Ray in April since Ben Zobrist in 2013 (19). Ê Has started all 24 games in RF…he and Evan Longoria are the only Rays to start every game so far this season; Longoria has 2 starts at DH.

#45 JESÚS SUCRE, C Fri: DNP Series: 1-2, RBI Stand: 2-8, RBI vs. LH: .200 (1-5)2017: .273/.304/.409, 1-HR, 6-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.300, 3-10) RISP: .800 (4-5) vs. RH: .294 (5-17), 1-HR

Ê Has appeared in 8 games (6 starts) at catcher…has 1 HR, tying his career high, and 6 RBI, one shy of his career high in 2015 (7 in 52 games). Ê On Wed at BAL, had his first career hit in extra innings, scoring Logan Morrison to give the Rays a 4-3, 11th-inning lead…it was the first time a Rays

catcher delivered a go-ahead hit in the 11th inning or later since Robinson Chirinos had a walk-off single in the 12th inn. on Aug 4, 2011 vs. TOR. Ê No opposing baserunner has attempted to steal on him this season…has 1 SB himself, on Sun vs. HOU—the first SB of his major league career. Ê Batting .800 (4-for-5) with RISP…his 4 hits with RISP are tied for 4th on the team behind Souza Jr. (11), Longoria (6) and Norris (5).

#8 RICKIE WEEKS JR., INF Fri: DNP Series: 1-5, BB, 2-R Stand: 1-7, BB, R vs. LH: .133 (2-15), 1-HR2017: .182/.325/.333, 1-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-1 RISP: .000 (0-11) vs. RH: .222 (4-18)

Ê On Wed at BAL, had the ninth multi-HBP game of his career, first since June 12, 2014 at NYM (with MIL)…it was the first time in franchise history a player came off the bench and was hit multiple times…it was only the fifth time that happened in the AL since the franchise was born (1998).

Ê Batting .154/.313/.308 (4-for-26) over his last 11 games (7 starts), dating back to April 8…has struck out in 14 of his 32 PA over that span (43.8 pct.). Ê His only multi-hit game of the season was April 7 vs. TOR…his only homer came off Jordan Montgomery on April 12 at NYY, accounting for his only

2 RBI so far 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 .455 SLG against LHP. Ê Has appeared in 14 games with 9 starts (6-1B, 3-DH)…it marks his first career experience at 1B…has started all 7 Rays games vs. LH starters.

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#37 ALEX COLOMÉ, RH Last App: 4/26 at BAL (L, 1.2-IP, 2-H, 2-R, 2-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 5-6 vs. LH: .214 (3-14)2017: 0-1-5, 1.54 ERA, 10 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/23 vs. HOU IR-RS: 5-1 vs. RH: .174 (4-23)

Ê On Wed at BAL, his scoreless 10th put him in line for the win…allowed a game-tying sac fly in the 11th and was replaced with the bases loaded. Ê Has been on the mound twice attempting to complete a 2nd inning…they have resulted in a blown save (Sun vs. HOU) and loss (Wed at BAL). Ê Has 5 saves, T-4th in the AL…since the beginning of last season, he hasn’t allowed a run in any of his 42 apps that have ended with a save. Ê Over the last two seasons, has recorded 7 saves of 1.1 IP or more, most in the AL over that span and one shy of NL leader LAD Kenley Jansen. Ê Pitched for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic during spring training, going 1-0 with a 4.15 ERA (4.1-IP, 2-ER) in 5 apps.

#17 JUMBO DÍAZ, RH Last App: 4/28 at TOR (0.1-IP, 2-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH: .200 (3-15)2017: 0-1-0, 4.09 ERA, 12 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 4/21 vs. HOU IR-RS: 12-4 vs. RH: .174 (4-23)

Ê Went double, single, sac fly to start the 9th inning yesterday at TOR and was replaced…was his 12th app, tied for the team lead (T-4th in the AL). Ê Has made 3 apps of 4 outs or more this season, and 4 apps of 0.1 IP or fewer…has entered with the Rays tied or ahead in 10 of his 12 apps. Ê Has yielded runs in 2 of his last 4 apps, increasing his season ERA from 2.45 to 4.09…had a 3.14 ERA in 45 apps with the Reds last season. 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: 4/26 at BAL (0.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .176 (3-17)2017: 0-1-0, 5.23 ERA, 12 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 4/7 vs. TOR IR-RS: 6-1 vs. RH: .300 (6-20), 1-HR

Ê Issued a bases-loaded walk to Seth Smith on Wed at BAL, his only batter faced, the ninth walk-off walk in franchise history (last Aug 5, 2015 at CWS)…it was the third walk-off walk on 4 pitches in club history, following May 9, 2000 at NYY (Jim Morris) and Aug 12, 2014 at TEX (Cesar Ramos).

Ê Has made 12 apps, tied with Jumbo Díaz for the team lead, and tied for 4th in the AL…has held left-handed hitters to a .176 avg. (3-for-17) this season and none of those 3 hits have left the infield (Andrew Benintendi swinging bunt, Brian McCann bunt single, Chris Davis infield single).

Ê Has made 3 consecutive scoreless apps following a stretch of yielding runs in 3 of 4 apps…has a 9.64 ERA (4.2-IP, 5-ER) over his last 7 apps. Ê Has yielded 18 HR since the start of the 2015 season, T-3rd among AL relievers…yielded a solo homer to Josh Donaldson on April 7 vs. TOR.

#52 RYAN GARTON, RH Last App: 4/24 at BAL (0.1-IP, 1-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: 1.000 (1-1)2017: 0-1-0, 20.25 ERA, 2 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 4/23 vs. HOU IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .500 (3-6)

Ê Got the final out of the 7th inning on Mon at BAL…yielded a leadoff double and wild pitch to start the 8th and did not return after the rain delay. Ê Took the loss in his season debut on Sun vs. HOU, yielding two 10th-inning runs…recalled to replace LH Xavier Cedeño on the active roster. Ê Went 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA (6.2-IP, 1-ER), 1 save, 10 SO and .136 opp avg. in 5 apps with Triple-A Durham, including 4 apps of 4 outs or more. Ê Split last season between Durham and the Rays, making 37 apps over five stints, his first major league action…selected in the 34th round of the

2012 June Draft, becoming the lowest-round pick drafted by the Rays to play for them since RH Chad Gaudin in 2001.

#58 CHIH-WEI HU, RH Last App: 4/24 at BAL (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .000 (0-1)2017: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 4/24 at BAL IR-RS: 1-1 vs. RH: .000 (0-1)

Ê Made his major league debut on Mon at BAL, retiring all 3 BF in the 8th inn. …entered with a runner on 3B and allowed a sac fly to his 2nd batter. Ê Is the first Taiwan-born player in Rays history and one of two on an active major league roster (MIA Wei-Yin Chen)…he’s the 12th in major league his-

tory, according to Baseball Reference…recalled from Triple-A Durham on April 23 to replace RH Tommy Hunter (right calf strain) on the active roster. Ê Name is pronunced CHEE-way HOO…was 1-0 with a 3.94 ERA (16-IP, 7-ER) in 3 starts with the Bulls…allowed 1 ER in each of his first 2 starts. Ê Led the Southern League with a 2.59 ERA last season…ranked by Baseball America as having the Best Changeup in the org. after the season.

#50 AUSTIN PRUITT, RH Last App: 4/28 at TOR (W, 3.0-IP, 3-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .333 (10-30)2017: 3-0-0, 5.71 ERA, 10 G, 1 GS Long Relief App: 3.1, 4/19 vs. DET IR-RS: 3-1 vs. RH: .319 (15-47), 2-HR

Ê His scoreless streak snapped at 9.2 IP yesterday at TOR but recorded the win, his third straight relief app ending with a win…only two others in franchise history have won 3 consecutive relief apps (excludes starts in between): Alex Colomé (Sep 29, 2015–April 5, 2016) and J.P. Howell (May 8-13, 2008)…joined Andrew Bellatti in 2015 as the only pitchers in franchise history to record 3 wins in relief within the first 10 games of his career.

Ê Over his last 4 apps (1 start), he is 3-0 and has totaled 5 H, 1 BB and 11 SO in 11.2 IP for a .125 opp avg. …had a .541 opp avg. in his first 6 apps. Ê His first scoreless app of the season snapped a streak of allowing runs in 6 straight apps, most by a reliever to start their career in club history…was

the longest such streak in the majors since SD/PIT Marty McLeary in 2004-06 (6).

#30 ERASMO RAMIREZ, RH Last App: 4/26 at BAL (4.0-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 3-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .130 (3-23), 1-HR2017: 2-0-0, 2.41 ERA, 7 G, 1 GS Long Relief App: 4.0, 2x-last 4/26 at BAL IR-RS: 3-1 vs. RH: .195 (8-41), 2-HR

Ê Went 4 IP on Wed at BAL, his first app since April 20 vs. DET (start), matching his longest career relief app…has pitched 8 straight scoress innings. Ê Has allowed 16 HR out of the bullpen since the start of last season—most among AL relievers over that span and one shy of the NL co-leaders. Ê Has won both of his decisions this season to snap a career-long-tying 7-game losing streak…last season, his 11 losses as a reliever were the most

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

47 CHASE WHITLEY, RH Last App: 4/28 at TOR (S, 0.2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH: .071 (1-14)2017: 1-0-1, 0.00 ERA, 5 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 2x-last 4/25 at BAL IR-RS: 1-0 vs. RH: .105 (2-19)

Ê Has retired his last 13 BF…recorded his first career save yesterday at TOR, getting a Kendrys Morales pop out and Justin Smoak strikeout. Ê On Tue at BAL, recorded his first win since before Tommy John surgery, on April 28, 2015 vs. TB (with NYY), going 727 days in between wins. Ê Has made 5 apps this season, all scoreless, including 4 apps of 1.2 IP or longer…only two other pitchers in the majors have pitched as many in-

nings (10.1) without allowing a run: CWS Anthony Swarzak (11.2) and MIN Brandon Kintzler (10.1)…was recalled from Triple-A Durham on April 16. Ê Has gone 1-0-1 with a 1.46 ERA (25-IP, 4-ER) in 10 apps (1 start) with the Rays since returning from Tommy John surgery on Sep 11, 2016 at NYY.

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

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Dickerson 6 6Morrison 3 1 1 5Beckham 3 1 4Longoria 2 2 4Souza Jr. 2 1 1 4Kiermaier 1 1Miller 1 1Norris 1 1Peterson 1 1Robertson 1 1Sucre 1 1Weeks Jr. 1 1BourjosSmithTOTALS 21 7 1 1 30

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYAndriese 4 15 3.75 6.43 2-2 2Archer 5 24 4.80 6.75 4-1 2Cobb 5 15 3.00 4.66 1-4 0Odorizzi 3 5 1.67 3.46 1-2 2Pruitt 1 2 2.00 6.00 1-0 0Ramirez 1 5 5.00 9.00 1-0 0Snell 5 8 1.60 2.73 2-3 0

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS

LAST HR OFF ’17 MOST HITS GAME ’17 MOST RBI GAMEBeckham 4/26/17 at BAL Bundy 3, 2x-last, 4/26 at BAL 2, 2x-last, 4/26 at BALBourjos 4/13/17 at NYY Severino 1, 5x-last, 4/25 at BAL 2, 4/22 vs. HOUDickerson 4/28/17 at TOR Stroman 2, 10x-last, 4/28 at TOR 2, 4/5 vs. NYYKiermaier 4/20/17 vs. DET Saupold 3, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. DET 2, 4/20 vs. DETLongoria 4/28/17 at TOR Grilli 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 4/28/17 at TOR Leone 3, 4/2 vs. NYY 4, 4/14 at BOSNorris 4/28/17 at TOR Leone 2, 2x-last, 4/28 at TOR 2, 3x-last, 4/28 at TORPeterson 4/14/17 at BOS Porcello 2, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. DET 3, 4/14 at BOSRobertson 4/20/17 vs. DET Saupold 2, 4/9 vs. TOR 1, 4/20 vs. DETSouza Jr. 4/23/17 vs. HOU Musgrove 3, 3x-last, 4/25 at BAL 3, 2x-last, 4/20 vs. DETSucre 4/9/17 vs. TOR Estrada 2, 4/9 vs. TOR 3, 4/9 vs. TORWeeks Jr. 4/12/17 at NYY Montgomery 2, 4/7 vs. TOR 2, 4/12 at NYY

RAYS SEASON HIGHSTEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTINGLongest win streak 3, 2x-last, 4/18-4/20 Most runs, game, TB 4, Kiermaier, 4/19 vs. DETLong loss streak 3, 2x-last, 4/15-4/17 Most runs, game, Opp 3, 2x-last, Pillar, 4/28 at TORMost runs game, TB 10, 2x-last, 4/14 at BOS Most hits, game, TB 3, 10x-last, Beckham, 4/26 at BALMost runs game, Opp 8, 3x-last, 4/12 at NYY Most hits, game, Opp 4, 2x-last, Pillar, 4/28 at TORMost runs, inn, TB 5, 4/7 vs. TOR (1st) Most 2B, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Longoria, 4/22 vs. HOUMost runs, inn, Opp 5, 4/10 at NYY (8th) Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 3x-last, Pillar, 4/28 at TORMost hits, game, TB 14, 4/19 vs. DET Most HR, game, TB 2, Beckham, 4/26 at BALMost hits, game, Opp 17, 4/16 at BOS Most HR, game, Opp 2, Hicks, 4/13 at NYYMost hits, inn, TB 5, 4x-last, 4/23 vs. HOU (1st) Most RBI, game, TB 4, Morrison, 4/14 at BOSMost hits, inn, Opp 5, 3x-last, 4/26 at BAL (2nd) Most RBI, game, Opp 4, 2x-last, Tulowitzki, 4/7 vs. TORMost doubles, game, TB 4, 5x-last, 4/22 vs. HOU Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 2x-last, Beckham, 4/26 at BALMost doubles, game, Opp 5, 4/16 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, Pillar, 4/28 at TORMost HR, game, TB 4, 2x-last, 4/28 at TOR Most steals, game, TB 2, Smith, 4/8 vs. TORMost HR, game, Opp 3, 2x-last, 4/24 at BAL Most steals, game, Opp 2, Gardner, 4/10 at NYYMost x-base hits, game, TB 8, 4/14 at BOS Hitting Streak 8, Beckham, April 20-CurrentMost x-base hits, game, Opp 6, 5x-last, 4/24 at BAL TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 2, 5x-last, 4/23 vs. HOU 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, 2x-last, 4/26 at BAL Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, 2x-last, Ramirez, 4/26 at BALMost strikeouts, game, TB 15, 2x-last, 4/15 at BOS Most walks, game, TB 5, 3x-last, Archer, 4/24 at BALMost strikeouts, game, Opp 14, 4/19 vs. DET Most walks, game, Opp 6, Miley, 4/25 at BALMost LOB, game, TB 26, 4/8 vs. TOR Most SO, Team, TB 14, 4/19 vs. DETMost LOB, game, Opp 23, 2x-last, 4/28 at TOR Most walks, Team, TB 5, 6x-last, 4/24 at BALMost errors, game, TB 3, 4/26 at BAL Low-Hit Game 2, 4/25 at BALMost errors, game, Opp 2, 4/28 at TOR Consecutive Scoreless IP 11.0, Archer, April 2–April 8Longest game, time 4:08, 4/26 at BAL Shortest game, time 2:37, 4/10 at NYYLongest game, time (9 inn.) 3:53, 4/7 vs. TOR Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:37, 4/10 at NYY

Grand Slams (1): Morrison (4/14 at BOS, Porcello)Back-to-Back (1): Miller/Souza Jr. (4/14 at BOS, Porcello)2-HR games (1): Beckham (1) (4/26 at BAL, Bundy)3-HR games (-): -Pinch-hit (-): -

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

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

HOME RUNS

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Norris .125 1 8Sucre - - -TOTALS .125 1 8

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

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): 15 challenges (5 overturned, 6 stand, 4 confirmed) | Opp Totals: 12 challenges (5 overturned, 4 stand, 3 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 10 12 12 7 11 13 15 10 8 4 102Tampa Bay 25 14 15 9 10 8 8 13 5 2 109

W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HRTotals 12-12-6 24 3.71 213.2 198 88 81 162 26Starters 6-6-0 24 3.83 129.1 125 55 48 105 20Relievers 6-6-6 24 3.52 84.1 73 33 33 57 6Home 9-4-4 13 3.45 120.0 95 46 43 100 14Road 3-8-2 11 4.04 93.2 103 42 38 62 12April 12-12-6 24 3.71 213.2 198 88 81 162 26

INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (last five)

GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING4/21 vs. HOU Houston B3 Brad Miller Safe at 2B Overturned4/23 vs. HOU Tampa Bay T2 Carlos Correa Safe at 1B Overturned4/23 vs. HOU Tampa Bay T7 Norichika Aoki Safe at 1B Stands4/23 vs. HOU Houston B7 Logan Morrison Hit By Pitch Stands4/24 at BAL Baltimore T4 Shane Peterson Fair ball Stands

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

WALK-OFF WINS

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

WALK-OFF LOSSES

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

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

RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (10)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDRHP Brad Boxberger 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 24 12-12LHP Xavier Cedeño 10-day Left forearm tightness April 21 April 18 April 28 6 3-3INF Matt Duffy 10-day Recovery from Achilles surgery April 2 - April 12 24 12-12RHP Nathan Eovaldi 60-day Tommy John surgery March 10 - June 1 24 12-12RHP Kevin Gadea 60-day Right forearm tendinitis March 26 - June 1 24 12-12RHP Tommy Hunter 10-day Right calf strain April 23 - May 3 5 2-3RHP Jake Odorizzi 10-day Left hamstring strain April 16 - April 26 12 6-6C Wilson Ramos 60-day Recovery from torn ACL April 2 - June 1 24 12-12OF Colby Rasmus 10-day Recovery from hip surgery April 2 - April 12 24 12-12RHP Shawn Tolleson 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 24 12-12

Others (Games Missed): OF Mallex Smith (13, right hamstring strain, 6-7)

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.

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

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

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

TRANSACTIONS

RAYS HITTERS vs. BLUE JAYS2017 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPBeckham 4 14 2 0 0 2 5 .143 .250 25 82 21 3 14 7 32 .256 .319Bourjos 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .250 26 76 22 1 12 5 22 .289 .329Dickerson 5 20 8 2 3 2 6 .400 .455 20 72 19 5 11 5 20 .264 .312Kiermaier 5 21 5 0 0 3 6 .238 .333 53 182 59 4 22 12 29 .324 .369Longoria 5 22 4 2 3 2 7 .182 .250 157 587 166 24 99 70 128 .283 .359Miller 5 16 3 0 3 8 7 .188 .458 34 109 30 3 19 19 30 .275 .377Morrison 5 19 4 1 4 0 6 .211 .211 32 102 25 5 17 4 25 .245 .291Norris 3 11 4 1 4 1 4 .364 .385 18 66 19 2 10 7 16 .288 .351Peterson 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250Robertson 2 6 3 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 2 6 3 0 0 0 2 .500 .500Souza Jr. 5 18 8 1 6 4 3 .444 .545 35 131 40 7 21 16 42 .305 .381Sucre 3 7 2 1 3 0 0 .286 .286 6 18 6 2 4 0 1 .333 .333Weeks Jr. 3 4 2 0 0 1 2 .500 .600 17 43 11 0 6 7 19 .256 .396

2017 CAREERPLAYER W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVGAndriese 0 0 0 4.0 7 4 4 9.00 .368 0 1 1 24.0 26 13 16 4.88 .265Archer 0 0 0 7.2 5 2 8 2.35 .192 6 4 0 122.0 96 43 125 3.17 .215Cobb - - - - - - - - - 3 2 0 35.0 28 15 30 3.86 .217Colomé 0 0 1 2.1 0 0 2 0.00 .000 2 0 3 14.1 12 5 10 3.14 .226Díaz 0 0 0 3.1 3 1 1 2.70 .250 0 0 0 4.1 6 4 1 8.31 .333Farquhar 0 0 0 2.2 4 1 0 3.38 .333 1 0 1 16.0 18 6 17 3.38 .281Garton - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 6.0 3 1 5 1.50 .143Hu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Pruitt 1 0 0 3.2 4 3 2 7.36 .250 1 0 0 3.2 4 3 2 7.36 .250Ramirez 1 0 0 1.2 0 0 2 0.00 .000 3 1 1 41.0 41 19 33 4.17 .256Snell 0 1 0 11.2 9 6 8 4.63 .209 1 2 0 19.1 16 9 17 4.19 .219Whitley 0 0 1 0.2 0 0 1 0.00 .000 1 1 1 16.2 25 13 12 7.02 .333

RAYS PITCHERS vs. BLUE JAYS

OPENING DAY ROSTER

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

CATCHERS (2): Derek Norris, Jesús Sucre

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

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

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

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RAYS 2017 DAY-BY-DAYPOS. HOME

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

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

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

4/27 - OFF (3) 4/-4.524 4/28 at TOR W, 7-4 Pruitt (3-0) Grilli (1-3) 12-12 4/-3.5 36,25625 4/29 at TOR 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.