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SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2017 vs. NEW YORK YANKEES RH Chris Archer (3-2, 3.70) vs. LH CC Sabathia (3-2, 4.93) RAY MATTER—The Rays have a 4-game winning streak, their longest since Aug 14-17, 2016 (4), to reclaim a winning record for the first time since they were 10-9 through April 22…the Rays have won three consecu- tive series for the first time since June 2-16, 2016 (four straight)…a win today would equal the Rays longest winning streak under Manager Kevin Cash; they won 5 straight in his first month on the job, April 22-26, 2015… they have won 6 of their last 8 games, and 7 of their last 10. MOVIN’ ON UP—The Rays passed Boston in the AL East standings last night to take over third place…they are 4.0 GB of Baltimore, who passed the Yankees for first place last night…the last time the Rays were this close to first place so late in the season (by games) was through end of play July 18, 2015 (93 games), when they were 3.5 GB of New York, in second place…the last time they were in third place this late in the season (by games) was end of play Oct 1, 2015 (159 games) when they were tied with Boston and Baltimore for third…last time they were alone in third place this late in the year was end of play Sep 12, 2015 (141 games). GOOSE EGGS ARE SCARCE—The Rays scored in each of the first 5 in- nings yesterday, which gave them a streak of 7 straight innings of scoring a run tracing back to the 7th inning on Friday…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the first time they had scored in each of the first 5 innings since June 11, 2013 vs. BOS, an 8-3 win…the 7 consecutive innings with a run scored tied the club record: on July 29, 2006 at NYY, they scored every frame between the 2nd and 8th innings in a 19-6 victory. SWEEP?—The Rays are seeking their third sweep of the season, second of 3 or more games (April 18-20 vs. DET, May 1-2 at MIA)…if they do it, both of their 3-game sweeps will have been vs. clubs that entered the series in first place…Rays are seeking their seventh sweep all-time of the Yankees (3 or more games), first since July 29-31, 2016 here. RAYS vs. YANKEES—The Rays are 4-4 in the season series (4-1 here, 0-3 at NYY)…since the beginning of 2016, the Rays have hit 46 HR in 27 games vs. the Yankees…in 2016, their 37 HR were the most ever hit against New York in one season…the Rays went 8-11 against the Yankees in 2016 (5-4 at home, 3-7 on the road)…since 2010, the Rays are the only AL team with a winning record against the Yankees (71-67, .514)…prior to that, they were 69-133 (.342) in their first 12 seasons (1998–2009). RAKING RAYS—The Rays have 6 consecutive games with double-digit hits, their longest such streak since a club-record 7 straight, July 28–Aug 4, 2005…Rays and Astros are T-2nd in the AL with 214 runs scored, trailing the Yankees (229)…their 62 HR are tied with the Yankees for 2nd, one shy of Oak- land…they rank among AL leaders in numerous of- fensive categories (see chart)…through 45 games, the 214 runs are their most since 2013 (219), the 62 HR are 2nd most in club history (67 in 2016), and the 473 SO are a major league record through 45 games…in their last 11 games (7-4), they have scored 71 runs (6.5 R/G), batted .298/.361/.533 with 22 HR, and have 9 games with 10-plus hits, raising their season avg. from .236 to .252. Ê The Rays have scored 41 runs on 64 hits over their last 44 innings, tracing back to the 9th inning on Sun at BOS. Ê The Rays lead the AL with 35 runs scored in the 1st inning. Ê Rays have 17 HR over the last 8 games, and 11 over the last 4 G. Ê Last night the Rays offense snapped a streak of 7 games with dou- ble-digit strikeouts, tying Texas (also 2017) for the AL record. Ê 40.7 pct. of the Rays plate appearances have ended in a walk, strike- out or home run, highest rate in the majors…next closest is the Brew- ers at 37.0 pct., and the major league avg. is 33.3 pct. COREY CRUSHING—OF/DH Corey Dickerson has hit 5 HR in the last 4 games, including 2 multi-homer games five days apart (Tue at CLE, yester- day vs. NYY)…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, only two other DHs have recorded two multi-homer games as leadoff batters in one season: TEX David Dellucci in 2005 and ANA Darin Erstad in 2000…he leads the majors with 20 multi-hit games—2nd most in club history through 45 games, behind rookie Rocco Baldelli (21) in 2003…has 4 consecutive multi-hit games, tying his career high (Sep 7-11, 2016). Ê Dickerson leads the AL with 106 total bases and is tied with LAA Mike Trout for the AL lead with 25 XBH…his 57 hits are tied with former team- mate COL Charlie Blackmon for 2nd in the majors, one shy of Starlin Castro (58)…ranks among AL leaders in avg. (.343, 3rd), 2B (12, T-5th), HR (11, T-6th), runs (29, T-4th), OBP (.394, 5th) and SLG (.639, 3rd). Ê Dickerson leads all designated hitters on the All-Star ballot in virtually ev- ery offensive category: .343 avg., 57 hits, 12 2B, 2 3B, 11 HR, 25 XBH, 106 TB, 29 runs, .394 OBP and .639 SLG…among his competition on the DH ballot: NYY Matt Holliday, SEA Nelson Cruz, CLE Edwin Encarnación, LAA Albert Pujols, DET Victor Martinez, BOS Hanley Ramirez. ODDS AND ENDS—Today is the Rays 46th game of the season, and 42 of those have been played against teams that finished 2016 with a .500 record or better…the only exceptions were 4 games vs. Miami…tomorrow begins a stretch of 7 straight games (and 14 of their next 20) against teams that finished last season with losing records. Ê The Rays reached base 21 times yesterday, including 12 times by the 1st-through-4th hitters. Ê The Rays are 18-13 vs. RHP starters, compared to 5-9 vs. LHP. Ê The Rays are 13-15 vs. the AL East, and 10-7 outside the division. HE’S HEATING UP—3B Evan Longoria has hit safely in 6 of his last 8 AB since snapping an 0-for-13 skid…is batting .319 (23-for-72) with 9 multi-hit games in May following a .208 avg. with 3 multi-hit games in April…is bat- ting .313 (30-for-96) with 14 RBI in 24 games at Tropicana Field. Ê Longo tied TOR José Bautista with his 34th HR vs. NYY yesterday, most among actives…he leads all actives with 103 RBI vs. the Yankees, 25 more than anyone else (Bautista and BAL Adam Jones, 78 each). Ê He is a career .411/.511/.822 (30-for-73) hitter with 9 2B, 7 HR and 16 RBI against CC Sabathia, and is 6-for-9 (1-2B, 1-HR) against him since 2016…his 9 2B, 16 RBI and 14 BB are his most against any pitcher in his career, and his 7 HR are 2nd to BAL Chris Tillman (8). Ê With 541 BB, Evan needs 2 BB to pass Ben Zobrist (542) for the franchise record…he is alrady the Rays all-time leader in HR, RBI, doubles, XBH, games and total bases. SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE—According to FanGraphs, the Rays have the majors’ three slowest-paced starting pitchers…RH Matt An- driese averages 28.2 seconds between pitches, RH Alex Cobb averages 26.6 seconds and RH Chris Archer averages 26.5 seconds. BACKSTOP POP—The Rays have 25 RBI from their catchers, T-7th most in the majors, with 13 from Jesús Sucre and 12 from Derek Norris…Sucre has 6 RBI in his last 3 games, and has 11 RBI out of the No. 9 spot in the batting order this season, tied with NYY Ronald Torreyes for the most in the majors…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. READ YOUR WAY TO THE BALLPARK—Today marks the official begin- ning of the 10th season of “Reading with the Rays—Read Your Way to the Ballpark” program, hosted by the Rays and Suncoast Credit Union…the insert can be found in the Sunday Edition of the Tampa Bay Times…kids (pre-K through 12th grade) can now pick up their Reading with the Rays game card at a participating library to begin reading around the bases… participating libraries track students’ progress and award prizes for reaching certain goals, including two free tickets to a Rays game…Reading with the Rays is made possible with the help of the Tampa Bay Times Newspaper in Education and public library systems in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Citrus, Polk, Pasco, Hernando, Sarasota and Charlotte counties. TOMORROW’S BARGAINSalute to Service Monday, presented by Sun- coast Credit Union—Expanding on last year’s Military Mondays program, this year’s Salute to Service allows Military, Teachers and First Responders the opportunity to receive two (2) complimentary tickets to all six (6) Mon- day home games, ten (10) additional bonus dates and special ticket offers throughout the season…Military, Teachers and First Responders are encour- aged to visit raysbaseball.com/specials to sign up…affiliation will once again be verified by ID.me, a third-party MLB approved verification service…tickets will be made available one week prior to each scheduled game date. First Pitch: 1:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, Radio Luz 760 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 46 (23-22) | Home Game No.: 25 (14-10) | All-Time Game No.: 3,122 (1,443-1,678) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,565 (794-770) April: 12-14 | May: 11-8 Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Mon., May 22 vs. LAA 7:10 p.m. RH Jake Odorizzi (3-2, 3.16) vs. RH J.C. Ramirez (3-3, 3.97) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Tues., May 23 vs. LAA 7:10 p.m. RH Alex Cobb (4-3, 3.67) vs. RH Matt Shoemaker (3-2, 4.47) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Wed., May 24 vs. LAA 7:10 p.m. RH Erasmo Ramirez (2-0, 3.00) vs. RH Ricky Nolasco (2-3, 4.01) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Thu., May 25 vs. LAA 1:10 p.m. RH Matt Andriese (4-1, 3.75) vs. RH Alex Meyer (2-2, 5.79) No TV | WDAE 620 AM RAYS OFFENSE A.L. RANKS 214 runs T-2nd 388 hits 2nd 10 3B 1st 62 HR T-2nd 141 XBH 1st 663 TB 1st .252 AVG 5th .333 OBP 4th .430 SLG 4th .763 OPS 3rd 180 BB 1st* 473 SO 1st* * leads majors

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Page 1: SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2017 vs. NEW YORK YANKEESmlb.mlb.com/documents/5/2/4/231536524/5_21_17_PREGAME...from their catchers, and Rays catchers have ranked among the majors’ bottom 10 in

SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2017 vs. NEW YORK YANKEESRH Chris Archer (3-2, 3.70) vs. LH CC Sabathia (3-2, 4.93)

RAY MATTER—The Rays have a 4-game winning streak, their longest since Aug 14-17, 2016 (4), to reclaim a winning record for the first time since they were 10-9 through April 22…the Rays have won three consecu-tive series for the first time since June 2-16, 2016 (four straight)…a win today would equal the Rays longest winning streak under Manager Kevin Cash; they won 5 straight in his first month on the job, April 22-26, 2015…they have won 6 of their last 8 games, and 7 of their last 10.

MOVIN’ ON UP—The Rays passed Boston in the AL East standings last night to take over third place…they are 4.0 GB of Baltimore, who passed the Yankees for first place last night…the last time the Rays were this close to first place so late in the season (by games) was through end of play July 18, 2015 (93 games), when they were 3.5 GB of New York, in second place…the last time they were in third place this late in the season (by games) was end of play Oct 1, 2015 (159 games) when they were tied with Boston and Baltimore for third…last time they were alone in third place this late in the year was end of play Sep 12, 2015 (141 games).

GOOSE EGGS ARE SCARCE—The Rays scored in each of the first 5 in-nings yesterday, which gave them a streak of 7 straight innings of scoring a run tracing back to the 7th inning on Friday…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the first time they had scored in each of the first 5 innings since June 11, 2013 vs. BOS, an 8-3 win…the 7 consecutive innings with a run scored tied the club record: on July 29, 2006 at NYY, they scored every frame between the 2nd and 8th innings in a 19-6 victory.

SWEEP?—The Rays are seeking their third sweep of the season, second of 3 or more games (April 18-20 vs. DET, May 1-2 at MIA)…if they do it, both of their 3-game sweeps will have been vs. clubs that entered the series in first place…Rays are seeking their seventh sweep all-time of the Yankees (3 or more games), first since July 29-31, 2016 here.

RAYS vs. YANKEES—The Rays are 4-4 in the season series (4-1 here, 0-3 at NYY)…since the beginning of 2016, the Rays have hit 46 HR in 27 games vs. the Yankees…in 2016, their 37 HR were the most ever hit against New York in one season…the Rays went 8-11 against the Yankees in 2016 (5-4 at home, 3-7 on the road)…since 2010, the Rays are the only AL team with a winning record against the Yankees (71-67, .514)…prior to that, they were 69-133 (.342) in their first 12 seasons (1998–2009).

RAKING RAYS—The Rays have 6 consecutive games with double-digit hits, their longest such streak since a club-record 7 straight, July 28–Aug 4, 2005…Rays and Astros are T-2nd in the AL with 214 runs scored, trailing the Yankees (229)…their 62 HR are tied with the Yankees for 2nd, one shy of Oak-land…they rank among AL leaders in numerous of-fensive categories (see chart)…through 45 games, the 214 runs are their most since 2013 (219), the 62 HR are 2nd most in club history (67 in 2016), and the 473 SO are a major league record through 45 games…in their last 11 games (7-4), they have scored 71 runs (6.5 R/G), batted .298/.361/.533 with 22 HR, and have 9 games with 10-plus hits, raising their season avg. from .236 to .252.

Ê The Rays have scored 41 runs on 64 hits over their last 44 innings, tracing back to the 9th inning on Sun at BOS.

Ê The Rays lead the AL with 35 runs scored in the 1st inning. Ê Rays have 17 HR over the last 8 games, and 11 over the last 4 G. Ê Last night the Rays offense snapped a streak of 7 games with dou-

ble-digit strikeouts, tying Texas (also 2017) for the AL record. Ê 40.7 pct. of the Rays plate appearances have ended in a walk, strike-

out or home run, highest rate in the majors…next closest is the Brew-ers at 37.0 pct., and the major league avg. is 33.3 pct.

COREY CRUSHING—OF/DH Corey Dickerson has hit 5 HR in the last 4 games, including 2 multi-homer games five days apart (Tue at CLE, yester-day vs. NYY)…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, only two other DHs have recorded two multi-homer games as leadoff batters in one season: TEX David Dellucci in 2005 and ANA Darin Erstad in 2000…he leads the majors with 20 multi-hit games—2nd most in club history through 45 games, behind rookie Rocco Baldelli (21) in 2003…has 4 consecutive multi-hit games, tying his career high (Sep 7-11, 2016).

Ê Dickerson leads the AL with 106 total bases and is tied with LAA Mike Trout for the AL lead with 25 XBH…his 57 hits are tied with former team-mate COL Charlie Blackmon for 2nd in the majors, one shy of Starlin Castro (58)…ranks among AL leaders in avg. (.343, 3rd), 2B (12, T-5th), HR (11, T-6th), runs (29, T-4th), OBP (.394, 5th) and SLG (.639, 3rd).

Ê Dickerson leads all designated hitters on the All-Star ballot in virtually ev-ery offensive category: .343 avg., 57 hits, 12 2B, 2 3B, 11 HR, 25 XBH, 106 TB, 29 runs, .394 OBP and .639 SLG…among his competition on the DH ballot: NYY Matt Holliday, SEA Nelson Cruz, CLE Edwin Encarnación, LAA Albert Pujols, DET Victor Martinez, BOS Hanley Ramirez.

ODDS AND ENDS—Today is the Rays 46th game of the season, and 42 of those have been played against teams that finished 2016 with a .500 record or better…the only exceptions were 4 games vs. Miami…tomorrow begins a stretch of 7 straight games (and 14 of their next 20) against teams that finished last season with losing records.

Ê The Rays reached base 21 times yesterday, including 12 times by the 1st-through-4th hitters.

Ê The Rays are 18-13 vs. RHP starters, compared to 5-9 vs. LHP. Ê The Rays are 13-15 vs. the AL East, and 10-7 outside the division.

HE’S HEATING UP—3B Evan Longoria has hit safely in 6 of his last 8 AB since snapping an 0-for-13 skid…is batting .319 (23-for-72) with 9 multi-hit games in May following a .208 avg. with 3 multi-hit games in April…is bat-ting .313 (30-for-96) with 14 RBI in 24 games at Tropicana Field.

Ê Longo tied TOR José Bautista with his 34th HR vs. NYY yesterday, most among actives…he leads all actives with 103 RBI vs. the Yankees, 25 more than anyone else (Bautista and BAL Adam Jones, 78 each).

Ê He is a career .411/.511/.822 (30-for-73) hitter with 9 2B, 7 HR and 16 RBI against CC Sabathia, and is 6-for-9 (1-2B, 1-HR) against him since 2016…his 9 2B, 16 RBI and 14 BB are his most against any pitcher in his career, and his 7 HR are 2nd to BAL Chris Tillman (8).

Ê With 541 BB, Evan needs 2 BB to pass Ben Zobrist (542) for the franchise record…he is alrady the Rays all-time leader in HR, RBI, doubles, XBH, games and total bases.

SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE—According to FanGraphs, the Rays have the majors’ three slowest-paced starting pitchers…RH Matt An-driese averages 28.2 seconds between pitches, RH Alex Cobb averages 26.6 seconds and RH Chris Archer averages 26.5 seconds.

BACKSTOP POP—The Rays have 25 RBI from their catchers, T-7th most in the majors, with 13 from Jesús Sucre and 12 from Derek Norris…Sucre has 6 RBI in his last 3 games, and has 11 RBI out of the No. 9 spot in the batting order this season, tied with NYY Ronald Torreyes for the most in the majors…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.

READ YOUR WAY TO THE BALLPARK—Today marks the official begin-ning of the 10th season of “Reading with the Rays—Read Your Way to the Ballpark” program, hosted by the Rays and Suncoast Credit Union…the insert can be found in the Sunday Edition of the Tampa Bay Times…kids (pre-K through 12th grade) can now pick up their Reading with the Rays game card at a participating library to begin reading around the bases…participating libraries track students’ progress and award prizes for reaching certain goals, including two free tickets to a Rays game…Reading with the Rays is made possible with the help of the Tampa Bay Times Newspaper in Education and public library systems in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Citrus, Polk, Pasco, Hernando, Sarasota and Charlotte counties.

TOMORROW’S BARGAIN—Salute to Service Monday, presented by Sun-coast Credit Union—Expanding on last year’s Military Mondays program, this year’s Salute to Service allows Military, Teachers and First Responders the opportunity to receive two (2) complimentary tickets to all six (6) Mon-day home games, ten (10) additional bonus dates and special ticket offers throughout the season…Military, Teachers and First Responders are encour-aged to visit raysbaseball.com/specials to sign up…affiliation will once again be verified by ID.me, a third-party MLB approved verification service…tickets will be made available one week prior to each scheduled game date.

First Pitch: 1:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, Radio Luz 760 AM (Sp.)Game No.: 46 (23-22) | Home Game No.: 25 (14-10) | All-Time Game No.: 3,122 (1,443-1,678) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,565 (794-770)

April: 12-14 | May: 11-8

Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Mon., May 22 vs. LAA 7:10 p.m. RH Jake Odorizzi (3-2, 3.16) vs. RH J.C. Ramirez (3-3, 3.97) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Tues., May 23 vs. LAA 7:10 p.m. RH Alex Cobb (4-3, 3.67) vs. RH Matt Shoemaker (3-2, 4.47) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Wed., May 24 vs. LAA 7:10 p.m. RH Erasmo Ramirez (2-0, 3.00) vs. RH Ricky Nolasco (2-3, 4.01) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Thu., May 25 vs. LAA 1:10 p.m. RH Matt Andriese (4-1, 3.75) vs. RH Alex Meyer (2-2, 5.79) No TV | WDAE 620 AM

RAYS OFFENSE A.L. RANKS

214 runs T-2nd388 hits 2nd10 3B 1st62 HR T-2nd141 XBH 1st663 TB 1st.252 AVG 5th.333 OBP 4th.430 SLG 4th.763 OPS 3rd180 BB 1st*473 SO 1st*

* leads majors

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TODAY’S STARTER—RH CHRIS ARCHER (3-2, 3.70)

Ê LAST START—On Mon at CLE, allowed season highs in runs (7) and earned runs (6) and yielded a career-high 6 BB (prev. 5, 7x-last April 24 at BAL)…his season ERA increased from 3.04 to 3.70…allowed 5 runs in the 1st inning, tying his career high for a single frame (8th time, last Sep 26, 2015 at TOR, 1st inning)…also yielded single runs in the 2nd and 3rd innings…in the 1st, the Rays failed to complete an inning-ending double play that would have limited the damage to 1 run, and Lonnie Chisenhall hit a 3-run homer later that inning…fell to 0-6 in 6 career starts against the Indians, the only AL team he has yet to beat…his line: L, 5 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 6 BB, 6 SO, 1 HR, 101 pit, 57 str.

Ê PITCHING DEEPER—Has made 4 starts of at least 7 IP this season, most on the team and tied for 5th most in the AL…has gone 7 IP (or more) in 10 of his 23 starts since the 2016 All-Star break, compared to twice in his 19 starts during the first half last season…has yielded 2 runs or fewer in all 4 starts of 7 IP this season…he had one such start all of last season—on Aug 17 vs. SD (7.1-IP, 0-R/ER).

Ê A.L. LEADERS—Has 65 SO, 2nd in the AL to BOS Chris Sale (95)…ranks among AL leaders in starts (9, T-2nd), innings (58.1, 5th), SO/9 IP (10.03, 8th), HR/9 IP (0.77, 9th), BB (22, T-9th) and WP (3, T-7th).

Ê THE CENTURY MARK—Has thrown at least 100 pitches in 18 straight starts, dating back to Aug 12, 2016, longest such streak of his career (prev. 9, June 23–Aug 9, 2015)…it’s the longest active streak in the majors and 3rd longest in club history, behind James Shields (21 in 2011-12) and David Price (19 in 2014)…threw under 100 pitches in 9 of his first 24 starts last season before his current streak began.

Ê MR. DURABLE—Leads the majors with 131 starts since June 1, 2013, the day he was recalled for good, ahead of DET/WAS Max Scherzer (130)…KC/SD/CWS James Shields entered this season as the major league leader over that span, but is on the DL with a strained right lat.

Ê Currently ranks 4th in franchise history in strikeouts (860) and innings pitched (824.1)…is 14 SO and 9.2 IP shy of tying Scott Kazmir for 3rd on the club’s all-time list.

Ê DON’T RUSH ME—Averages 26.5 seconds between pitches, accord-ing to FanGraphs, 3rd longest in the majors…the top three pitchers on this list are Rays: also Matt Andriese (28.2) and Alex Cobb (26.6).

Ê 1st INNING—Has a 5.00 ERA (9-IP, 5-ER) in the 1st inning, but all 5 R/ER came on Mon at CLE…didn’t allow a 1st-inning run in his first 8 starts this season…last season, had a 6.82 ERA (33-IP, 25-ER) in the

1st inning and a 3.48 ERA (168.1-IP, 65-ER) after that…hasn’t allowed a 1st-inning run in 19 of his 23 starts since the 2016 All-Star break.

Ê SEVERE SPLITS—Since the start of last season, his 2.72 ERA (135.2-IP, 41-ER) at home ranks 2nd in the AL behind HOU Lance Mc-Cullers Jr. (2.30)…hasn’t lost at home since Sep 23, 2016 vs. BOS, his last of a club-record 10 home losses last season, as he received the lowest run support in the majors at home at 2.12 R/9 IP…has a 5.30 ERA (124-IP, 73-ER) since the start of last season on the road, compared to a 3.27 ERA on the road in his career before 2016.

Ê DOUBLE DIGITS—Had double-digit strikeouts in back-to-back starts from May 5-10…has 20 career double-digit strikeout games, 2nd most in franchise history behind David Price (23)…Archer also:

Ê Has made seven career scoreless starts recording double-digit strikeouts, most in franchise history, ahead of Scott Kazmir (4).

Ê Has made six career starts with double-digit strikeouts and 0 BB, 3rd in franchise history behind Price (8) and James Shields (7).

Ê Has reached double-digit strikeouts 10 times without recording the win, tied with Shields for most such starts in club history.

Ê Has reached double-digit strikeouts 17 times since the start of the 2015 season, 2nd in the AL to CWS/BOS Chris Sale (25).

Ê K’S FOR KIDS—Every strikeout he records will benefit the local non-profit Starting Right, Now…for every strikeout, he and the Rays Base-ball Foundation will each donate $25…Starting Right, Now combats homelessness for youth through one-on-one mentoring, providing a stable home, obtaining employment, teaching financial literacy/life skills and promoting educational achievement…fans can also make a pledge by visiting raysbaseball.com/archer…over the last two sea-sons, his 485 SO raised more than $35,000, which was split between Burg Baseball Inc. and Tampa RBI.

#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER Ê On May 9 vs. KC, was ejected in the 3rd inning by 3B umpire Bill Welke,

his sixth career ejection as a manager and second ejection this season. Ê Is in his third season as Rays manager and at age 39, remains the ma-

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

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

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

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

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

TOMORROW’S STARTER—RH JAKE ODORIZZI (3-2, 3.16) Ê LAST START—On Tue at CLE, yielded a season-high tying 7 hits and

4 R/ER, but got his first win on the road since Oct 1, 2016 at TEX…took a 6-1 lead into the 6th inning, but yielded back-to-back singles to start the frame, an RBI groundout and a 2-run homer to Edwin Encar-nacion…needed only 8 pitches to get through the 1st, then averaged 18.4 pitches per inning over his next 5 IP…his 4 runs allowed matched his total from his previous 4 starts combined, though his injury-short-ened start of 1 IP on April 15 at BOS is included in that stretch…his line: W, 6 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR, 100 pit, 66 str.

Ê THE LONG BALL—Has yielded homers in 12 of his last 13 starts, dat-ing back to Aug 30, 2016 at BOS…his only start over that span without a home run was his injury-shortened start of 1 IP on April 15 at BOS…

has yielded 14 HR in 69 IP (1.83 HR/9 IP) over his last 13 starts and 18 HR in 93.1 IP (1.74 HR/9 IP) over 17 starts since Aug 8, 2016.

Ê TURNING THE CORNER—Since the 2016 All-Star break, his 2.85 ERA (120-IP, 38-ER) is 5th in the AL (min. 75 IP)…has gone 10-3 (.769) over this span, tied with HOU Dallas Keuchel for the 2nd-best winning pct. in the AL behind CLE Corey Kluber (.800).

Ê vs. NEW YORK—Is 5-6 with a 4.40 ERA (73.2-IP, 36-ER) in 13 ca-reer apps (12 starts)…has yielded 10 HR over his last 6 starts against them, since Sep 4, 2015, including 2 HR (Ronald Torreyes, Chase Headley) in his only start against them this season, a loss on April 4…is 3-3 with a 3.11 ERA (37.2-IP, 13-ER) in 6 starts (5 quality) at home.

YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg.2016 Tampa Bay 9-19 4.02 33 33 0 0 201.1 183 100 90 67 233 30 .2382017 Tampa Bay 3-2 3.70 9 9 0 0 58.1 49 25 24 22 65 5 .225Major League Totals 44-53 3.53 137 135 3 3 824.1 714 361 323 278 860 84 .231Minor League Totals 47-44 3.77 165 159 0 0 769.2 648 372 322 428 770 43 .229

2017 GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT4/2 vs. NYY W-1 2.57 7.0 7 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 108/66 W, 7-3 Tanaka up, 7-24/8 vs. TOR -- 2.45 7.2 5 2 2 3 8 0 0 0 114/72 W, 3-2 (11) Sanchez down 2-14/14 at BOS W-2 2.21 5.2 6 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 102/62 W, 10-5 Porcello up, 8-14/19 vs. DET -- 3.20 5.0 7 4 4 2 9 0 0 0 104/67 W, 8-7 Zimmermann up, 5-44/24 at BAL L-1 3.94 6.2 6 5 5 5 5 3 1 1 104/63 L, 3-6 Jimenez down, 5-34/30 at TOR -- 3.43 7.1 4 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 112/73 L, 1-3 Sanchez up, 1-0APRIL 2-1 3.43 39.1 35 15 15 15 37 3 1 1 -- -- -- --5/5 vs. TOR -- 3.57 6.0 4 3 3 1 11 1 0 0 107/68 L, 4-8 Liriano tied, 3-35/10 vs. KC W-3 3.04 8.0 5 0 0 0 11 0 1 1 101/73 W, 12-1 Hammel up, 12-05/15 at CLE L-2 3.70 5.0 5 7 6 6 6 1 0 1 101/57 L, 7-8 Carrasco down, 5-7MAY 1-1 4.26 19.0 14 10 9 7 28 2 1 2 -- -- -- --

2017 SPLITSvs. RH: .217 (28-129), 2-HRvs. LH: .236 (21-89), 3-HRHome: 2-0, 2.94 ERA (33.2-IP, 11-ER)Road: 1-2, 4.74 ERA (24.2-IP, 13-ER)

ARCHER vs. YANKEESCAREER—Is 6-5 with a 2.63 ERA (96-IP, 28-ER) in 14 career apps (all starts) against the Yankees…has gone at least 6 IP in all 14 career starts against them, including 7 starts of 7 IP or more…is 3-3 with a 2.98 ERA (54.1-IP, 18-ER) in 8 career starts at Tropicana Field.

LAST FACED—On Opening Day this season (W, 7-IP, 2-R/ER), snapped a 5-game losing streak against the Yan-kees…both runs allowed came in the 2nd inning, on an RBI double by Aaron Judge and RBI groundout by Ronald Torreyes.

Most Strikeouts, MLB, 2015-17

Max Scherzer, WAS 636Chris Sale, CWS/BOS 602Chris Archer, TB 550Clayton Kershaw, LAD 535Corey Kluber, CLE 513

Most Double-Digit Strikeout Games, 2015-17

Max Scherzer, WAS 27Chris Sale, CWS/BOS 25Clayton Kershaw, LAD 23Chris Archer, TB 17Stephen Strasburg, WAS 14

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RAYS HITTER NOTES#1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Sat: 0-5 Series: 1-9 Trip: 8-22, HR, 6-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .244 (11-45), 1-HR2017: .269/.303/.449, 7-HR, 23-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-7 RISP: .262 (11-42) vs. RH: .279 (31-111), 6-HR

Ê Is T-5th in the AL with 15 RBI in May, his most for a calendar month in his career (prev. 10, April 2015)…batting .429 (9-for-21) with RISP in May. Ê Has increased his avg. from .156 to .269 over his last 31 games (since April 16), batting .298/.333/.516 (37-for-124) with 11 XBH over that stretch. Ê His 7 HR as a shortstop are T-2nd in the majors to CLE Francisco Lindor (9)…his 23 RBI as a shortstop are T-3rd in the majors and 2nd in the AL. Ê Has started 41 games, all at shortstop…according to FanGraphs, 47.6 pct. of his balls put into play are “hard hit,” 3rd in the AL…AL avg. is 32.6.

#18 PETER BOURJOS, OF Sat: DNP Series: 0-0 Trip: 1-3, HR, RBI, R vs. LH: .200 (6-30)2017: .204/.264/.367, 2-HR, 6-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (1.000, 1-1) RISP: .333 (3-9) vs. RH: .211 (4-19), 2-HR

Ê Has appeared in 31 games with 12 starts (10-LF, 1-CF, 1-RF)…all 12 starts have come vs. LH starters…hit .301/.333/.361 (25-for-83) vs. LHP in 2016. Ê Has been used 11 times as a defensive replacement, 3 times as a PH and 5 times as a PR…four of his 6 RBI have come in games off the bench. Ê On Mon at CLE, homered off Cody Allen in the 9th…both homers have been solo shots on the road (also April 13 at NYY, Luis Severino) and in

games he did not start…his 2 HR off the bench are the most in the AL this season and match the most for a single season of his career (2015, 2014).

#10 COREY DICKERSON, OF Sat: 2-3, 2-HR, 4-RBI, BB, 3-R Series: 4-8, 2-HR, 4-RBI, BB, 4-R Trip: 10-26, 2-2B, 3B, 3-HR, 6-RBI, BB, 7-R vs. LH: .354 (17-48), 1-HR2017: .343/.394/.639, 11-HR, 22-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.444, 8-18) RISP: .290 (9-31) vs. RH: .339 (40-118), 10-HR

Ê Has 5 HR and and 9 RBI in his last 4 games…yesterday vs. NYY, had his sixth career multi-HR game, second in a span of 4 games (Tue at CLE)…had a career-high-tying 4 RBI (7th time, last Sep 14, 2016 at TOR)…his first homer was his fourth leadoff homer of his career, all this season, one shy of Rocco Baldelli’s club record (2006)…was the sixth of his career on an 0-2 pitch (last May 6, 2016 at LAA)…his second homer went 442 feet.

Ê Has 10 HR out of the No. 1 spot in the batting order, most in the majors…his 4 leadoff homers are 2nd in the majors to HOU George Springer (5). Ê Has a major-league-most 20 multi-hit games…has recorded multiple hits in 4 consecutive games, 5 of his last 6 games and 8 of his last 12 games…

only one player in club history can match his number of multi-hit games in the team’s first 45 games of a season: rookie OF Rocco Baldelli (21) in 2003. Ê Leads the AL with 106 total bases (T-2nd in majors) and is tied for 1st in the AL with 25 XBH…also ranks among AL leaders in avg. (.343, 3rd), OBP

(.394, 5th), SLG (.639, 3rd), OPS (1.033, 4th), hits (57, 2nd), doubles (12, T-5th), homers (11, T-6th), runs (29, T-4th) and times on base (71, 2nd). Ê Has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games…batting .418/.475/.818 (23-for-55) over his last 13 games and .359/.412/.641 (28-for-78) so far in May. Ê Among left-handed hitters, his .354 avg. (17-for-48) vs. LHP leads the AL and is 3rd in the majors, and his 6 2B vs. LHP are most in the majors. Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, his 59 XBH are one shy of MIN Brian Dozier (60) for most in the AL…ranks 2nd in the AL with 34 2B since then. Ê Has appeared in 42 games with 38 starts (23-DH, 15-LF)…has made 31 starts batting leadoff, all of them against opposing right-handed starters.

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, CF Sat: 2-5, RBI, R Series: 3-9, RBI, BB, 2-R Trip: 8-22, 2-2B, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 2-BB, 5-R vs. LH: .167 (9-54), 1-HR2017: .235/.324/.331, 3-HR, 12-RBI, 6-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.286, 4-14) RISP: .206 (7-34) vs. RH: .268 (30-112), 2-HR

Ê Batting .500 (4-for-8) with 2 HR in his career against CC Sabathia…both homers came on Sep 8, 2016 at NYY, his only career multi-homer game. Ê Has hit safely in 7 of his last 8 games…is batting .318/.400/.500 (14-for-44) over his last 12 games, compared to .215/.297/.270 prior to that point. Ê Has a team-leading 6 SB…has been caught stealing three times, matching his total from 2016 when he was successful on 21 of 24 att. (87.5 pct.). Ê Has made 4 errors, most among major league center fielders and T-3rd among ML outfielders…three of his four errors this season have led to “little

league home runs”: on May 11 vs. KC (Whit Merrifield), May 8 vs. KC (Lorenzo Cain) and April 26 at BAL (Seth Smith; play also included an E1). Ê Has appeared in 45 games with 43 starts, all in CF, including 13 starts vs. left-handed starters…has 3 OF assists, tied for 3rd among ML CF.

#3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Sat: 2-4, HR, RBI, BB, R Series: 6-9, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 3-R Trip: 6-27, 2-2B, HR, 5-RBI, BB, 3-R vs. LH: .182 (8-44), 1-HR2017: .254/.320/.428, 6-HR, 21-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.667, 6-9) RISP: .333 (12-36) vs. RH: .279 (36-129), 5-HR

Ê Is a career .411/.511/.822 (30-for-73) hitter with 9 2B, 7 HR and 16 RBI against today’s Yankees starter CC Sabathia, and is 6-for-9 (1-2B, 1-HR) against him since 2016…his 9 2B, 16 RBI and 14 BB are his most against any pitcher in his career, and his 7 HR are 2nd to BAL Chris Tillman (8).

Ê With 541 BB, needs 2 BB to pass Ben Zobrist (542) for the franchise record…is 3 HR shy of 250 HR for his career (has 2 HR in his last 8 games). Ê Has hit safely in 6 of his last 8 AB since snapping an 0-for-13 skid…yesterday vs. NYY, had a solo homer to tie TOR Jose Bautista for most among

actives against the Yankees (34)…was his 103rd RBI against the Yankees, most among actives, ahead of Bautista (78) and BAL Adam Jones (78). Ê On Fri vs. NYY, had a career-high-tying 4 hits (7th time, last July 8, 2016 at BOS), his first time doing that against New York…it was the second 4-hit

game of his career at home (April 25, 2015 vs. TOR)…was his 13th career game-winning RBI against the Yankees, most among actives (Jones, 11). Ê Batting .319/.354/.500 (23-for-72) in May following a .208/.296/.376 line in April…has 9 multi-hit games this month after 3 multi-hit games in April. Ê Batting .313/.376/.521 (30-for-96) with 3 HR and 14 RBI in 24 games at home and .182/.247/.312 (14-for-77) with 2 HR and 7 RBI on the road. Ê Has started 43 games (39-3B, 4-DH)…since the start of the 2013 season, leads the majors with 685 games played…next is SEA Kyle Seager (679).

#2 MICHAEL MARTÍNEZ, INF Sat: DNP Series: DNP Trip: -- vs. LH: .250 (1-4)2017: .364/.462/.455, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.500, 3-6) RISP: .000 (0-2) vs. RH: .429 (3-7)

Ê Acquired from the Indians on Thursday for a player to be named or cash considerations…spent time this season at second base (18 innings), third base (12), center field (8.2), shortstop (2) and pitcher (1) in 14 games (2 starts) with Cleveland before he was designated for assignment on May 11.

Ê Was batting .364/.462/.455 (4-for-11) with 1 2B and 2 BB prior to the trade…is a career .200/.246/.270 hitter (109-for-545) with 6 HR and 42 RBI. Ê Has appeared at every position except catcher and first base over his 7-year career…has started at 2B more frequently than any other position.

#7 LOGAN MORRISON, 1B Sat: 1-3, 2-RBI, 2-BB Series: 2-6, 2B, 4-RBI, 3-BB Trip: 5-23, 2B, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .241 (7-29), 1-HR2017: .250/.341/.529, 11-HR, 31-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 7G (.280, 7-25) RISP: .179 (7-39) vs. RH: .252 (28-111), 10-HR

Ê Tied with TOR Justin Smoak for the AL lead with 17 RBI in May, his 2nd-most in a calendar month in his career (26 RBI in July 2011)…has 4 RBI in his last 2 games, 5 RBI in his last 3 games and 7 RBI in his last 5 games…his 6 HR this month tie July 2011 for his most ever in a calendar month.

Ê Has 9 multi-RBI games this season and 4 games of 3 RBI (or more)…last season, had 12 multi-RBI games and had 3 games of 3 RBI (or more). Ê Has appeared in 42 games with 36 starts (35-1B, 1-DH)…ranks among AL leaders in HR (11, T-6th), RBI (31, T-4th), AB/HR (12.73, 7th) and sacri-

fice flies (3, T-2nd)…last season, he didn’t reach 11 HR until Aug 31 at BOS (his 97th game), or 31 RBI until July 5 vs. LAA (his 76th game). Ê Has 30 RBI while playing first base, most in the AL…all 11 HR have come while playing first base, 2nd in the AL to OAK Yonder Alonso (12).

#33 DEREK NORRIS, C Sat: DNP Series: 0-3, BB, R Trip: 5-14, 2B, HR, RBI, 2-BB, 4-R vs. LH: .154 (4-26), 1-HR2017: .225/.296/.342, 3-HR, 12-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-6 RISP: .250 (7-28) vs. RH: .247 (21-85), 2-HR

Ê Since April 26, is batting .302/.403/.528 (16-for-53) with 3 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI and 8 BB over 17 games (16 starts)…min. 50 PA, ranks among AL catch-ers over this span in OBP (1st), SLG (3rd) and avg. (3rd)…prior to this, was batting .155/.190/.172 with 1 XBH…is 3 2B shy of 100 2B for his career.

Ê Has appeared in 33 games with 32 starts, all at catcher…has made 4 errors, tied for most among AL catchers (also OAK Stephen Vogt, BOS Chris-tian Vazquez)…his 5 passed balls are tied for the major league lead (with three others)…opponents are 17-for-20 in SB attempts.

#28 COLBY RASMUS, OF Sat: 1-5, R Series: 1-8, R Trip: 3-16, HR, RBI, BB, R vs. LH: .500 (2-4), 1-HR2017: .245/.327/.551, 4-HR, 9-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.200, 1-5) RISP: .188 (3-16) vs. RH: .222 (10-45), 3-HR

Ê Batting .167/.200/.292 (4-for-24) over his last 6 games (all starts)…in his first 8 games (6 starts) after being reinstated, hit .320/.433/.800 (7-for-25). Ê Since being reinstated from the 10-day DL on May 2, is 3rd on the team with 4 HR and T-4th with 9 RBI…has 3 HR in 9 games (8 starts) at home. Ê Has five straight seasons (2012-16) with at least 15 HR, joining LAA Mike Trout, BAL Adam Jones and TOR Jose Bautista as the only AL outfielders with

a current streak that long…had 13 assists last season, T-3rd among AL outfielders, and 20 Defensive Runs Saved, 4th among major league outfielders.

#29 DANIEL ROBERTSON, INF Sat: 2-3, 2B, BB, 2-R Series: 3-7, 2-2B, BB, 2-R Trip: 2-9, 2-BB, R vs. LH: .148 (4-27), 2-HR2017: .209/.346/.373, 3-HR, 6-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.357, 5-14) RISP: .231 (3-13) vs. RH: .250 (10-40), 1-HR

Ê Has started 4 straight games at 2B and has hit safely in all 4 of those games, longest hitting streak of his career…batting .357/.438/.500 (5-for-14) over that span, which snapped an 0-for-11…yesterday vs. NYY, reached a career-high-tying 3 times (2nd time)…has doubled in consecutive games.

Ê All 5 XBH have come at home (.556 SLG)…has appeared in 26 games with 22 starts (10-2B, 6-3B, 4-SS, 2-DH), and has also played one inn. in LF. Ê Has drawn 13 BB in 82 PA, resulting in a 137-pt. difference between his avg. (.209) and OBP (.346)…has 9 BB in 48 PA since the start of May.

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#20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Sat: 1-4, BB Series: 1-6, 3-BB Trip: 3-20, 2-2B, HR, 4-RBI, 2-BB, 4-R vs. LH: .238 (10-42)2017: .255/.359/.428, 5-HR, 23-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .300 (12-40) vs. RH: .262 (27-103), 5-HR

Ê Since April 26, is batting .129/.276/.210 (8-for-62) with 3 XBH and 6 RBI in 17 games (all starts), and has hit .059 (1-for-17) with RISP over that span…prior to that, was batting .349/.426/.590 (29-for-83) with 11 XBH and 17 RBI in 22 games (all starts), including .478 (11-for-23) with RISP.

Ê Has 23 RBI, tied for 2nd on the team to Logan Morrison (31)…ten of his RBI have come via the home run (2 solo, one 2-run and two 3-run HR). Ê Has struck out in 29.8 percent of his PA, 8th in the AL, down from 34.0 pct. last season…has struck out at least once in 31 of his last 32 games. Ê Has started 39 games (38-RF, 1-CF)…batting .310/.430/.535 (22-for-71) in 20 games at home, and .203/.286/.324 (15-for-74) on the road.

#45 JESÚS SUCRE, C Sat: 1-4, 2B, RBI, R Series: 1-4, 2B, RBI, R Trip: 4-7, 2B, HR, 5-RBI, BB, 3-R vs. LH: .214 (3-14)2017: .283/.320/.457, 2-HR, 13-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.455, 5-11) RISP: .500 (9-18) vs. RH: .313 (10-32), 2-HR

Ê Has 3 XBH in his last 2 games, compared to 1 XBH in his first 14 games (11 starts)…has 6 RBI in his last 3 games, since May 14 at BOS. Ê His 2 HR and 13 RBI are both career highs…batting .500 (9-for-18) with RISP, .391 (9-for-23) with runners on base and .174 (4-for-23) with the

bases empty…has 11 RBI out of the No. 9 spot in the batting order, tied with NYY Ronald Torreyes for the most in the majors…averaging 3.54 AB/RBI this season, 3rd in the majors and 2nd in the AL (min. 10 games) behind WAS Adam Lind (3.21) and TEX Robinson Chirinos (3.46).

Ê Has appeared in 16 games (12 starts) at catcher…has 3 catcher pickoffs, tied for the ML lead and tying the club record set by Toby Hall in 2005. Ê Has caught 27.7 percent of attempted base stealers in his career, including 43.5 pct. (10 of 23) with the Mariners in 2015…is 0-for-3 this season.

#8 RICKIE WEEKS JR., INF Sat: DNP Series: 1-1, 2B, 2-RBI Trip: 4-14, 2B, RBI, 2-R vs. LH: .200 (7-35), 1-HR2017: .221/.326/.377, 2-HR, 8-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (1.000, 1-1) RISP: .150 (3-20) vs. RH: .238 (10-42), 1-HR

Ê On Fri vs. NYY, gave the Rays a lead with a 2-run, 7th-inning pinch-hit double…it was his first hit as a pinch-hitter since Aug 22, 2016 vs. ATL (with ARI); improved to 1-for-7 with 6 SO as a PH this season…has 5 XBH in his last 10 games (8 starts), and multiple hits in 4 of his last 6 starts.

Ê Has struck out in 40 of his 89 PA (44.9 pct.—highest in the majors, min. 50 PA)…has struck out in 11 straight starts, dating back to April 29. Ê Has appeared in 28 games with 20 starts (10-1B, 10-DH)…it’s his first career experience at 1B…has started all 14 Rays games vs. LH starters.

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#46 JOSÉ ALVARADO, LH Last App: 5/19 vs. NYY (0.1-IP, 0-H, 1-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .083 (1-12)2017: 0-0-0, 4.70 ERA, 8 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 5/16 at CLE IR-RS: 1-1 vs. RH: .214 (3-14)

Ê On Fri vs. NYY, snapped a streak of 6 straight scoreless apps, his first run allowed since his major league debut…issued a leadoff walk in the 8th inning to Brett Gardner (scored on Matt Holliday’s homer off Ryne Stanek)…has a 1.35 ERA (6.2-IP, 1-ER) over his last 7 apps (since May 6).

Ê According to Statcast, his average fastball velocity is 98.0 mph…has hit 99 mph or faster 17 times and 100 mph twice, with a max velocity of 100.2 mph. Ê Became the fourth pitcher in club history to take the mound before his 22nd birthday, joining LH Scott Kazmir, RH Chad Gaudin and RH Dan Wheel-

er…with his recall from Double-A Montgomery, was the first Rays call up to bypass Triple-A for his major league debut since Scott Kazmir in 2004. Ê Pitched for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic during spring training, going 1-0 with a 9.00 ERA (3-IP, 1-H, 3-ER, 3-BB, 4-SO) in 3 apps.

#37 ALEX COLOMÉ, RH Last App: 5/19 vs. NYY (S, 1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 11-13 vs. LH: .179 (5-28), 1-HR2017: 0-2-11, 2.25 ERA, 20 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/23 vs. HOU IR-RS: 12-2 vs. RH: .179 (7-39)

Ê On Fri vs. NYY, had a perfect 9th for his 11th save, T-4th in the majors and T-3rd in the AL, one shy of Allen and Kimbrel for the AL lead…since the be-ginning of May, has a 1.13 ERA (8-IP, 1-ER) in 9 apps and has gone 6-for-6 in save opportunities…suffered 2 blown saves and took 2 losses in April.

Ê Since the start of 2016, hasn’t allowed a run in any of his 48 apps ending with a save…has a 1.32 ERA (13.2-IP, 2-ER) in save situations this season. Ê On Wed at CLE, pitched in a non-save situation and yielded a solo HR to Bradley Zimmer, his first allowed since Evan Gattis’ walk-off on Aug 26 at HOU. Ê Over the last two seasons, has recorded 8 saves of 1.1 IP or more, most in the AL and one shy of LAD Kenley Jansen for most in the majors. Ê Pitched for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic during spring training, going 1-0 with a 4.15 ERA (4.1-IP, 2-ER) in 5 apps.

#17 JUMBO DÍAZ, RH Last App: 5/20 vs. NYY (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-3 vs. LH: .355 (11-31), 2-HR2017: 0-2-0, 5.21 ERA, 20 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 4/21 vs. HOU IR-RS: 16-5 vs. RH: .233 (10-43)

Ê Yesterday vs. NYY, had a scoreless 9th, pitching around a 2-out walk to Aaron Hicks…started his app with consecutive strikeouts of Chase Headley and Didi Gregorius…his 2 SO tied a season high (3rd time)…was his first app without allowing a hit since April 25 at BAL (8 apps in between).

Ê Has yielded runs in 4 of his last 6 apps, 5 of his last 9 apps and 6 of his last 12 apps…has a 6.94 ERA (11.2-IP, 9-ER) over his last 12 apps, increasing his season ERA from 3.29 to 5.21…included over that stretch was 3 consecutive run-scoring apps from May 5-10, a total of 5 R/ER spanning 2 IP.

Ê Lefties are hitting .355 (11-for-31) against him, 9th in the AL (min. 20 AB)…both of his homers allowed have been hit by lefties (Lindor, Morales). Ê Pitched for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic (2 apps; 10.80 ERA) and did not join the Rays in spring training until March 22.

#43 DANNY FARQUHAR, RH Last App: 5/19 vs. NYY (W, 0.2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .133 (4-30)2017: 2-1-0, 2.89 ERA, 23 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 4/7 vs. TOR IR-RS: 13-3 vs. RH: .212 (7-33), 1-HR

Ê On Fri vs. NYY, got his second win of the season (also May 1 at MIA), inheriting 1-on, 1-out in the 8th inning and getting a 5-4-3 GIDP off the bat of Aaron Judge…it marked his 14th consecutive scoreless app, the longest streak of scoreless apps in his career (prev. 13, Aug 27–Sep 23, 2016).

Ê Has lowered his ERA from 5.79 to 2.89 over his 14-app scoreless streak…hasn’t allowed a run since April 21 vs. HOU (2 runs in the 9th inning). Ê Has made 23 apps, most in the AL, tied for 2nd in the majors and three more than Colomé/Díaz for the team lead…has held left-handed hitters to a .133

avg. (4-for-30) and only one of those hits has left the infield (Eric Hosmer single to left)…the other 3 hits were a swinging bunt, bunt single and infield single. Ê Has yielded 18 HR since the start of the 2015 season, T-3rd among AL relievers…has made 20 straight apps without a homer (last April 7 vs. TOR).

#64 DIEGO MORENO, RH Last App: 5/19 vs. NYY (1.2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .143 (1-7), 1-HR2017: 0-1-0, 5.79 ERA, 4 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 5/19 vs. NYY IR-RS: 3-2 vs. RH: .364 (4-11)

Ê Faced the minimum over a season-long 1.2 IP on Fri vs. NYY, his former team…hasn’t allowed a hit in either of his last 2 apps, both scoreless apps. Ê Yielded runs in his first 2 apps of the season, throwing 56 pitches in 2 IP…took the loss in his Rays debut on May 9 vs. KC, allowing a solo homer to

Mike Moustakas in the 12th…it was the sixth time a relief pitcher took the loss in his Rays debut and first since Alex Torres on July 18, 2011 vs. NYY. Ê Was 0-0-5 with a 1.10 ERA (16.1-IP, 2-ER) in 11 apps for Durham, and both runs allowed came in his season debut on April 6 at Gwinnett (Braves)…

was selected to the major league roster after 10 straight scoreless apps spanning 14.1 IP…had 5 saves, T-3rd in the IL at the time of his selection.

#59 RYNE STANEK, RH Last App: 5/19 vs. NYY (BS, 0.0-IP, 2-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH: .000 (0-1)2017: 0-0-0, 13.50 ERA, 3 G Long Relief App: 0.1, 2x-last 5/17 at CLE IR-RS: 2-1 vs. RH: .750 (3-4), 1-HR

Ê Didn’t record an out on Fri vs. NYY, inheriting 1-on, 1-out in the 8th…got a blown save, yielding a game-tying homer to Matt Holliday on a 100.2 mph pitch…was the first Ray to allow a homer on a pitch of 100 mph or more since pitch velocities are available (2017 via Statcast, 2008-16 via PITCHf/x).

Ê According to Statcast, his average fastball velocity is 98.4 mph…has thrown 26 fastballs; has hit 99 mph or faster 17 times and 100 mph 4 times, with a max velocity of 100.5 mph…his 100.5 mph pitch on Wed at CLE was the fastest by a Ray since Jake McGee on June 15, 2014 at HOU (100.5).

Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham on May 14…went 1-0-2 with a 2.00 ERA (18-IP, 4-ER) and a 12.5 SO/9 IP ratio in 14 apps for the Bulls. Ê Split last season between Double-A Montgomery and Durham…his last 23 apps of the season came out of the bullpen…pitched for the U.S. team in

the Futures Game in July at Petco Park…tabbed by Baseball America as having the Best Fastball in the organization following the season.

#47 CHASE WHITLEY, RH Last App: 5/20 vs. NYY (3.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 3-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH: .121 (4-33)2017: 1-0-1, 1.31 ERA, 13 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 3x-last 5/20 vs. NYY IR-RS: 5-1 vs. RH: .114 (4-35)

Ê Yesterday vs. NYY, yielded a 6th-inning double to Jacoby Ellsbury, his first batter faced, then retired his next 9 BF to tie his season-long app with 3 IP (3rd time, last April 25 at BAL)…he has made 5 relief apps this season of at least 2 IP, including 3 apps of 3 IP—tied for the most in the AL.

Ê Has gone 1-0-1 with a 1.80 ERA (35-IP, 7-ER) in 18 apps (1 start) with the Rays since returning from Tommy John surgery on Sep 11, 2016 at NYY. Ê According to STATS LLC, his 1.31 ERA ranks 9th among AL relievers, and his .118 opp avg. (8-for-68) is 6th…has made 13 apps this season (11

scoreless)…recalled from Triple-A Durham on April 16 and began the season on a scoreless streak of 12.2 IP.

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RAYS BY THE NUMBERSCurrent Streak: W4 When commit error: 9-10 Hit homer: 17-14Current Record: 23-22 Ahead after 6-7-8: 19-5/20-3/21-1 Homer with men on: 14-4Home/Road: 14-10/9-12 Behind after 6-7-8: 3-12/2-17/1-19 Hit multiple homers: 11-7Day/Night: 7-11/16-11 Tied after 6-7-8: 1-5/1-2/1-2 Score first: 15-14Grass/Turf: 8-10/15-12 1-run games: 4-7 Score 5 or more: 18-4vs. East: 13-15 2-run games: 5-3 Score less than 5: 5-17vs. Central: 6-4 Extra innings: 1-3 Outhit opponents: 19-4vs. West: 1-2 Win in last at-bat: 3 Outhit by opponents: 2-15vs. National League: 3-1 Come-from-behind wins: 11 Collect 10 or more hits: 14-3vs. RH/LH starters: 18-13/5-9 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 16 Opp. 10 or more hits: 3-7Series W-L-T (home): 4-3-1 Series W-L-T (road): 3-4-0 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 12-7/2-7/7-6/2-2

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Dickerson 9 2 11Morrison 6 4 1 11Beckham 3 4 7Longoria 3 3 6Souza Jr. 2 1 2 5Rasmus 2 1 1 4Kiermaier 2 1 3Norris 3 3Robertson 3 3Bourjos 2 2Miller 2 2Sucre 2 2Weeks Jr. 1 1 2Peterson 1 1SmithTOTALS 40 16 4 2 62

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYAndriese 9 38 4.22 6.79 5-4 4Archer 9 45 5.00 6.94 5-4 5Cobb 9 30 3.33 4.79 4-5 4Odorizzi 7 18 2.57 4.38 4-3 3Pruitt 1 2 2.00 6.00 1-0 0Ramirez 2 6 3.00 5.23 2-0 0Snell 8 16 2.00 3.43 2-6 0

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS

LAST HR OFF ’17 MOST HITS GAME ’17 MOST RBI GAMEBeckham 5/16/17 at CLE Armstrong 3, 3x-last, 5/17 at CLE 4, 5/4 vs. MIABourjos 5/15/17 at CLE Allen 3, 5/3 vs. MIA 2, 4/22 vs. HOUDickerson 5/20/17 vs. NYY Tanaka 4, 5/14 at BOS 4, 5/20 vs. NYYKiermaier 5/15/17 at CLE Carrasco 3, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. DET 2, 3x-last, 5/13 at BOSLongoria 5/20/17 vs. NYY Tanaka 4, 5/19 vs. NYY 3, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. DETMartínez 6/15/16 at KC Kennedy 2, 5/10 at TOR --Morrison 5/17/17 at CLE Tomlin 3, 4/2 vs. NYY 4, 4/14 at BOSNorris 5/16/17 at CLE Salazar 2, 5x-last, 5/15 at CLE 2, 3x-last, 4/28 at TORRasmus 5/16/17 at CLE Salazar 3, 5/10 vs. KC 4, 5/10 vs. KCRobertson 5/5/17 vs. TOR Liriano 2, 2x-last, 5/20 vs. NYY 2, 5/5 vs. TORSouza Jr. 5/14/17 at BOS Hembree 3, 3x-last, 4/25 at BAL 3, 3x-last, 5/14 at BOSSucre 5/17/17 at CLE Armstrong 2, 2x-last, 5/14 at BOS 3, 2x-last, 5/14 at BOSWeeks Jr. 5/10/17 vs. KC Hammel 2, 4x-last, 5/14 at BOS 2, 3x-last, 5/19 vs. NYY

RAYS SEASON HIGHSTEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTINGLongest win streak 4, 5/16-Current Most runs, game, TB 4, Kiermaier, 4/19 vs. DETLong loss streak 3, 3x-last, 5/7-5/9 Most runs, game, Opp 3, 5x-last, Judge, 520 vs. NYYMost runs game, TB 12, 5/10 vs. KC Most hits, game, TB 4, 2x-last, Longoria, 5/19 vs. NYYMost runs game, Opp 10, 5/3 vs. MIA Most hits, game, Opp 4, 3x-last, Rojas, 5/3 vs. MIAMost runs, inn, TB 7, 5/14 at BOS (9th) Most 2B, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Longoria, 4/22 vs. HOUMost runs, inn, Opp 5, 5x-last, 5/15 at CLE (1st) Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 3x-last, Pillar, 4/28 at TORMost hits, game, TB 16, 2x-last, 5/14 at BOS Most HR, game, TB 2, 4x-last, Dickerson, 5/20 vs. NYYMost hits, game, Opp 17, 2x-last, 5/3 vs. MIA Most HR, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, Morales, 5/5 vs. TORMost hits, inn, TB 8, 5/14 at BOS (9th) Most RBI, game, TB 4, 4x-last, Dickerson, 5/20 vs. NYYMost hits, inn, Opp 7, 5/3 vs. MIA (6th) Most RBI, game, Opp 5, Morales, 5/5 vs. TORMost doubles, game, TB 4, 7x-last, 5/19 vs. NYY Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 2x-last, Beckham, 4/26 at BALMost doubles, game, Opp 5, 4/16 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 2x-last, Morales, 5/5 vs. TORMost HR, game, TB 5, 5/16 at CLE Most steals, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Miller, 5/1 at MIAMost HR, game, Opp 3, 3x-last, 5/5 vs. TOR Most steals, game, Opp 3, Gordon, 5/1 at MIAMost x-base hits, game, TB 8, 4/14 at BOS Hitting Streak 8, 2x-last, Dickerson, May 7-May 14Most x-base hits, game, Opp 6, 7x-last, 5/15 at CLE TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 2, 6x-last, 5/1 at MIA Most SO, TB Starter 11, 2x-last, Archer, 5/10 vs. KCMost stolen bases, game, Opp 4, 5/8 vs. KC Most SO, Opp Starter 12, 2x-last, Sale, 5/13 at BOSMost walks, game, TB 11, 5/2 at MIA Most SO, TB Reliever 5, Pruitt, 4/19 vs. DETMost walks, game, Opp 8, 5/15 at CLE Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, 2x-last, Ramirez, 4/26 at BALMost strikeouts, game, TB 16, 3x-last, 5/16 at CLE Most walks, game, TB 6, Archer, 5/15 at CLEMost strikeouts, game, Opp 14, 4/19 vs. DET Most walks, game, Opp 8, Volquez, 5/2 at MIAMost LOB, game, TB 26, 4/8 vs. TOR Most SO, Team, TB 14, 4/19 vs. DETMost LOB, game, Opp 23, 3x-last, 5/8 vs. KC Most walks, Team, TB 8, 5/15 at CLEMost errors, game, TB 4, 5/8 vs. KC Low-Hit Game 2, 4/25 at BALMost errors, game, Opp 2, 5/12 at BOS Consecutive Scoreless IP 14.0, Cobb, April 26–May 7Longest game, time 4:32, 5/14 at BOS Shortest game, time 2:37, 4/10 at NYYLongest game, time (9 inn.) 4:32, 5/14 at BOS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:37, 4/10 at NYY

Grand Slams (2): Morrison (4/14 at BOS, Porcello); Rasmus (5/10 vs. KC, Moylan)Back-to-Back (4): Miller/Souza Jr. (4/14 at BOS, Porcello);

Robertson/Norris (5/5 vs. TOR, Liriano); Morrison/Weeks Jr. (5/10 vs. KC, Hammel); Norris/Dickerson (5/16 at CLE, Salazar)2-HR games (4): Beckham-2 (4/26 at BAL, Bundy; 5/4 vs. MIA,

Straily); Dickerson-2 (5/16 at CLE, Salazar; 5/20 vs. NYY, Tanaka)

3-HR games (-): -Pinch-hit (-): -Walk-off (-): -Lead-off (4): Dickerson-4 (5/20 vs. NYY, Tanaka; 4/24 at

BAL, Jiménez; 4/21 vs. HOU, Fiers; 4/5 vs. NYY, Pineda)

Inside-the-park (-): -

HOME RUNS

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Norris .150 3 20Sucre .000 0 3TOTALS .130 3 23

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Morrison (12), Beckham (9), Dickerson (9), Longoria (7), Miller (7), Souza Jr. (6), Sucre (6), Robertson (3), Weeks Jr. (3), Kiermaier (2) Norris (2), Peterson (2), Bourjos (1), Rasmus (1)2-Out RBI: Beckham (11), Souza Jr. (11), Kier-maier (9), Morrison (9), Sucre (9), Dickerson (7), Longoria (7), Norris (6), Rasmus (5), Weeks Jr. (5), Miller (3), Peterson (3), Bourjos (2), Robertson (1)Outfield Assists (5): Kiermaier (3), Bourjos (1), Souza Jr. (1)Bunt Singles (4): Kiermaier (1), Miller (1), Rasmus (1), Smith (1)Ejections (4): Cash-2 (4/19 vs. DET, 9th inn.; 5/9 vs. KC, 3rd inn.); Andriese-1 (5/20 vs. NYY, 6th inn.); Kiermaier-1 (4/9 vs. TOR, 7th inn.)Batted Around (9): 4/7 vs. TOR (1st inn., 10 batters; 6th inn., 9 batters); 4/22 vs. HOU (6th inn., 9 batters); 4/23 vs. HOU (1st inn., 9 batters), 5/5 vs. TOR (4th inn., 9 batters); 5/9 vs. KC (1st inn., 9 batters); 5/14 at BOS (9th inn., 11 batters); 5/20 vs. NYY (4th inn., 9 batters; 5th 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): 22 challenges (10 overturned, 7 stand, 5 confirmed) | Opp Totals: 18 challenges (6 overturned, 6 stand, 6 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 5 challenges (0 record keeping, 1 overturned, 3 stand, 1 confirmed)

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

Opponent 20 14 23 14 19 28 28 29 12 5 192Tampa Bay 35 29 28 27 24 16 15 24 7 9 214

W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HRTotals 23-22-12 45 3.79 401.2 360 169 142 332 46Starters 15-12-0 45 3.71 257.1 230 106 89 226 34Relievers 8-10-12 45 3.93 144.1 130 63 53 106 12Home 14-10-6 24 3.77 222.0 192 93 71 200 27Road 9-12-6 21 3.81 179.2 168 76 71 132 19April 12-14-6 26 3.68 229.2 211 94 87 172 27May 11-8-6 19 3.92 172.0 149 75 55 160 19

INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (last five)

GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING5/13 at BOS Tampa Bay T8 Corey Dickerson Out at 1B Overturned5/14 at BOS Tampa Bay B8 Hanley Ramirez Safe at 1B Stands5/14 at BOS Umpires T9 Steven Souza Jr. Home Run Confirmed5/17 at CLE Cleveland B3 Carlos Santana No HBP Overturned5/19 vs. NYY Tampa Bay T4 Didi Gregorius Safe at 1B Overturned

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 22-19 0-3 0-1 3-2 14-6 0-1 5-6Bourjos 3-7 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 3-7Dickerson 9-6 11-12 18-13 1-1 1-0 0-3 0-1Kiermaier 22-21 18-14 0-1 4-6Longoria 19-20 2-2 21-22Miller 19-16 3-4 12-10 2-1 2-1Morrison 20-15 0-1 0-1 1-0 8-5 1-1 10-9Norris 18-14 1-1 0-1 7-5 2-3 8-4Peterson 3-3 0-2 2-0 0-1 5-4Rasmus 4-3 3-1 1-0 8-4Robertson 4-6 4-2 1-3 0-1 0-1 1-8 7-1 1-1Smith 4-3 4-3Souza Jr. 0-1 20-18 4-6 1-0 0-2 15-11Sucre 5-8 1-4 4-4Weeks Jr. 3-7 4-6 3-5 4-4 0-2 0-2

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 45 23-22LHP Xavier Cedeño 60-day Left forearm tightness April 21 April 18 June 17 27 14-13INF Matt Duffy 10-day Recovery from Achilles surgery April 2 - April 12 45 23-22RHP Nathan Eovaldi 60-day Tommy John surgery March 10 - June 1 45 23-22RHP Kevin Gadea 60-day Right forearm tendinitis March 26 - June 1 45 23-22RHP Tommy Hunter 10-day Right calf strain April 23 - May 3 26 13-13INF Brad Miller 10-day Left abdominal strain May 18 May 16 May 26 2 2-0C Wilson Ramos 60-day Recovery from torn ACL April 2 - June 1 45 23-22RHP Shawn Tolleson 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 45 23-22

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

designated LH Justin Marks for assignment.May 9 Optioned RH Austin Pruitt to Durham; selected RH Diego Moreno from Durham.May 14 Optioned LH Blake Snell to Durham; recalled RH Ryne Stanek from Durham.May 18 Acquired INF/OF Michael Martínez from the Cleveland Indians for a player to be

named or cash considerations; placed INF Brad Miller (left abdominal strain) on the 10-day DL; transferred LH Xavier Cedeño to the 60-day DL.

TRANSACTIONS (since Opening Day)

RAYS HITTERS vs. YANKEES2017 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPBeckham 7 24 4 0 0 0 8 .167 .167 20 56 9 1 4 3 19 .161 .200Bourjos 5 7 2 1 1 1 1 .286 .375 27 88 25 3 6 4 17 .284 .330Dickerson 8 30 10 3 7 1 9 .333 .375 26 99 31 9 20 4 26 .313 .346Kiermaier 8 31 8 0 1 3 10 .258 .343 48 173 45 5 12 15 40 .260 .323Longoria 8 28 11 2 5 5 11 .393 .471 157 580 164 34 103 64 141 .283 .356Martínez - - - - - - - - - 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000Morrison 8 22 9 2 8 4 5 .409 .481 25 81 23 4 13 5 29 .284 .330Norris 6 21 3 0 2 1 6 .143 .182 22 74 13 2 13 8 22 .176 .256Rasmus 2 8 1 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 55 190 35 5 21 17 65 .184 .259Robertson 5 18 4 0 0 2 7 .222 .300 5 18 4 0 0 2 7 .222 .300Souza Jr. 8 28 5 0 0 5 10 .179 .303 38 135 36 8 16 15 54 .267 .342Sucre 2 6 2 0 2 1 1 .333 .429 2 6 2 0 2 1 1 .333 .429Weeks Jr. 3 8 2 1 4 0 3 .250 .250 13 36 8 1 7 1 10 .222 .263

2017 CAREERPLAYER W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L Sv IP H ER SO ERA AVGAlvarado 0 0 0 0.1 0 1 0 27.00 .000 0 0 0 0.1 0 1 0 27.00 .000Andriese 1 0 0 11.0 11 6 10 4.91 .256 2 2 1 30.1 38 19 26 5.64 .314Archer 1 0 0 7.0 7 2 5 2.57 .250 6 5 0 96.0 69 28 80 2.63 .199Cobb 1 1 0 13.0 10 5 11 3.46 .200 6 4 0 90.1 69 30 65 2.99 .209Colomé 0 0 3 3.0 2 0 2 0.00 .222 0 1 8 29.2 28 8 26 2.43 .246Díaz 0 1 0 3.0 3 2 4 6.00 .250 0 1 0 4.0 3 2 5 4.50 .200Farquhar 1 0 0 3.2 0 0 4 0.00 .000 1 0 0 8.0 2 0 13 0.00 .083Moreno 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 1 0.00 .000 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 1 0.00 .000Odorizzi 0 1 0 6.0 7 4 4 6.00 .280 5 6 1 73.2 63 36 63 4.40 .224Ramirez 0 0 0 9.1 10 5 6 4.82 .278 2 2 0 39.1 30 16 24 3.66 .211Stanek 0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 - 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 - 1.000Whitley 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 3 0.00 .100 0 0 0 7.2 4 0 8 0.00 .143

RAYS PITCHERS vs. YANKEES

OPENING DAY ROSTER

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

CATCHERS (2): Derek Norris, Jesús Sucre

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

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

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

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RAYS 2017 DAY-BY-DAYPOS. HOME

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

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

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

4/27 - OFF (3) 4/-4.524 4/28 at TOR W, 7-4 Pruitt (3-0) Grilli (1-3) 12-12 4/-3.5 36,25625 4/29 at TOR L, 1-4 Liriano (2-2) Andriese (1-1) 12-13 4/-4.5 42,41926 4/30 at TOR L, 1-3 Howell (1-1) Colomé (0-2) 12-14 4/-4.5 42,98627 5/1 at MIA W, 4-2 Farquhar (1-1) Ziegler (1-1) 13-14 4/-4.5 16,09628 5/2 at MIA W, 3-1 Cobb (2-2) Volquez (0-4) 14-14 4/-3.5 16,01129 5/3 vs. MIA L, 6-10 Conley (2-2) Pruitt (3-1) 14-15 4/-4.5 12,285 230,18130 5/4 vs. MIA W, 5-1 Andriese (2-1) Straily (1-3) 15-15 4/-4.0 10,118 240,29931 5/5 vs. TOR L, 4-8 Loup (1-0) Díaz (0-2) 15-16 4/-5.0 12,461 252,76032 5/6 vs. TOR W, 6-1 Odorizzi (2-1) Estrada (1-2) 16-16 4/-5.0 12,035 264,79533 5/7 vs. TOR L, 1-2 Tepera (2-1) Cobb (2-3) 16-17 4/-6.0 15,068 279,86334 5/8 vs. KC L, 3-7 Karns (2-2) Snell (0-3) 16-18 4/-7.0 12,826 292,68935 5/9 vs. KC L, 6-7 (12) Junis (1-0) Moreno (0-1) 16-19 4/-7.5 9,921 302,61036 5/10 vs. KC W, 12-1 Archer (3-1) Hammel (1-4) 17-19 4/-6.5 9,320 311,93037 5/11 vs. KC L, 0-6 Vargas (5-1) Odorizzi (2-2) 17-20 4/-7.0 9,340 321,27038 5/12 at BOS W, 5-4 Cobb (3-3) Porcello (2-5) 18-20 4/-6.0 36,49639 5/13 at BOS L, 3-6 Sale (4-2) Snell (0-4) 18-21 4/-6.0 35,44740 5/14 at BOS W, 11-2 Andriese (3-1) Pomeranz (3-3) 19-21 4/-5.5 35,08041 5/15 at CLE L, 7-8 Logan (1-0) Archer (3-2) 19-22 4/-6.0 14,61342 5/16 at CLE W, 6-4 Odorizzi (3-2) Salazar (2-4) 20-22 4/-6.0 18,23843 5/17 at CLE W, 7-4 Cobb (4-3) Tomlin (2-5) 21-22 4/-6.0 22,104

5/18 - OFF (4) 4/-5.544 5/19 vs. NYY W, 5-4 Farquhar (2-1) Clippard (0-2) 22-22 4/-4.5 21,146 342,41645 5/20 vs. NYY W, 9-5 Andriese (4-1) Tanaka (5-3) 23-22 3/-4.0 22,864 365,28046 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)

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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.