MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2017 at BALTIMORE ORIOLES RH Chris Archer (2-0, 3.20) vs. RH Ubaldo Jiménez (1-0, 5.51) IT’S YOUR DAY, IT’S YOUR WEEK—Today, on his 28th birthday, OF Ste- ven Souza Jr. was named American League Player of the Week by Major League Baseball for April 17-23, his first time winning the award…Souza hit .414/.433/.759 (12-for-29) with 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, tying for the AL lead in hits, XBH (5) and RBI…it is the 39th time a Ray has been chosen for AL Player of the Week, first since Evan Longoria May 30–June 5, 2016. Ê Last year on his 27th birthday, became the first in Rays history to hit 2 HR on his birthday and joined MIN Justin Morneau (2009) as the only players to do so at new Yankee Stadium. D.L. UP TO 11—The Rays have placed a major-league-most 11 players on the disabled list, four of those since Opening Day: Mallex Smith (right ham- string strain), RH Jake Odorizzi (left hamstring strain) and LH Xavier Cede- ño (left forearm tightness) and RH Tommy Hunter…OF Colby Rasmus (recovery from right hip surgery) will play LF for Double-A Montgomery today, his third rehab game there (1-for-7 total and 0-for-4 yesterday as the DH… Smith’s first scheduled rehab game was rained out (yesterday for Class-A Charlotte at Palm Beach) and today played 5 inn. in LF in an extended spring game, going 0-for-3…he also took live BP facing RH José De León…Odor- izzi is scheduled to pitch tomorrow in a simulated game in Baltimore. Ê Major league coach Jamie Nelson is not making this road trip due to a medical procedure…Rafael Valenzuela, coach for the GCL Rays, will step in to help fill his duties. RAY MATTER—Yesterday the Rays finished a 4-2 homestand with a 6-4, 10-inning loss to Houston, this after staking a 4-0 lead in the 1st inning…the Rays have blown a lead in 6 of their last 7 losses including both defeats in the homestand; on Fri vs. HOU they led 3-1 but lost 6-3…the Rays have held a lead in each of their last 8 games but have gone 4-4 over that stretch…the Rays led 4-3 after 8 innings yesterday, marking their first loss of the season when leading after 8…they were 62-3 when leading after 8 innings last season, and their last such loss was July 23, 2016 at OAK…won 37 straight in between. Ê This is the third straight series the Rays are playing an opponent entering the series in first place in their division (DET, HOU, BAL). Ê Seven of the Rays 10 wins have been of the comeback variety, one shy of Houston for the AL lead. Ê The weekend series with Houston (1-2) marked their first series loss at home as they dropped to 9-4 at Tropicana Field…the Rays already have as many winning homestands (two) as they did over the entire 2016 season, when they didn’t capture their first one until July 29– Aug 7 vs. NYY/KC/MIN (6-4). Ê The Rays are 6-8 against AL East opponents, and 4-2 outside the division…their first 14 games were vs. AL East rivals. Ê The Rays are 8-6 when facing right-handed starting pitchers, and 2-4 when facing left-handed starters. RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY—With rain in the forecast both today and tomor- row, it’s worth noting there have been 40 postponements in Rays history, seven of those at Camden Yards…all but one of those seven has come in the month of April…the Rays only postponement last season was here on April 9 due to a “wintry mix” and was made up on June 25 as part of a DH (Rays lost both games). EARLY AND OFTEN—Yesterday the Rays scored all 4 of their runs in the 1st inning, when they recorded 5 straight hits, all with 2 outs…they were then shut out on 2 hits the rest of the game…the Rays have scored a major-league-most 24 runs in the 1st—9 more than any other AL team (Seattle, 13)—and multiple runs in the 1st inning seven times…in innings 1-through-3 they have outscored opponents 51-30, but from the 4th inning on they’ve been outscored 58-42. THAT’S OFFENSIVE—The Rays lead the AL with 93 runs scored, although they have also played 20 games, tied for most in the AL…this is their most runs after 20 games since 2012 (96), and a year ago the Rays had 70 runs through 20 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 291 total bases, 61 XBH (T-1st with Oak- land) and 6 3B…they rank among AL leaders with a .258 avg. (4th), .327 OBP (5th), .427 SLG (2nd), .754 OPS (3rd), 176 hits (2nd), 24 HR (T-3rd) and a 85.7 SB pct. (12-for-14; 2nd). HOMEBODIES—The Rays have the majors’ worst road record (1-6, .143) but lead the majors in home wins (9-4)…the AL East boasts four of the ma- jors’ six best home records: Yankees (8-1, .889), D-backs (8-2, .800), Red Sox (7-2, .778), Orioles (6-2, .750), Tigers (5-2, .714) and Rays (9-4, .692)… the Rays have hit .279/.351/.444 at Tropicana Field but .218/.280/.393 on the road…starting pitchers have actually been better on the road, with a 2.86 ERA (34.2-IP, 11-ER) compared to a 4.20 ERA (75-IP, 35-ER) at home…the bullpen has a 6.85 ERA (22.1-IP, 17-ER) on the road and 2.20 ERA (45-IP, 11-ER) at home…Rays have committed only 4 errors in 13 home games, but 6 errors in 7 road games. CONSIDER THIS—The Rays hold a .500 record (10-10) thus far despite a wide range of obstacles: Ê 11 players on the DL, most in the majors…this includes three poten- tial starting position players (C Wilson Ramos, SS Matt Duffy, OF Colby Rasmus), four veteran relief 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 went 1-6 on the first road trip of the season. Ê the bullpen currently lacks a lefty. Ê 9 times that Rays starters have failed to record an out in the 6th in- ning, tied with the Angels for most in the AL. Ê 204 SO by Rays hitters, 36 more than any other AL team (Toronto). MR. DURABLE—Since the day he was called up for good (June 1, 2013), RH Chris Archer’s 126 starts are tied with former teammate RH James Shields for most in the majors…with Shields now on the DL (strained right lat), Archer will take over the lead with his 127th tonight. SEEKING LENGTH—Since RH Alex Cobb went 7.1 IP on April 10 at Yan- kee Stadium, Rays starters have combined for 59.1 IP in 12 games, includ- ing 8 starts of 5 IP or fewer (and 4 of their last 5)…their longest start over that span is 6 IP. RAYS vs. ORIOLES—Tonight is the first of 19 scheduled games (10 here, 9 in St. Pete)…this 3-game series is their only meeting within the first 75 games of the Rays season…16 of their last 87 games are vs. Baltimore…their next meeting is June 23-25 at Tropicana Field…the Rays have lost the last three season series, going 22-35 (.386) over that span (6-13 in 2016, 9-10 in 2015 and 7-12 in 2014) after going 66-43 (.606) between 2008-13…last year’s 6-13 mark equaled 2006 for their worst record ever vs. Baltimore, and their 2-8 record at Camden Yards was their 2nd-worst mark behind 2000 (1-5). Ê Evan Longoria has 35 career HR vs. the Orioles, his most vs. any opponent…he has 20 HR at Camden Yards, 4th most of any visitor in OPACY history behind Alex Rodriguez (34), David Ortiz (30) and Johnny Damon (22)…34 of those 35 have come while playing 3B, more than any opposing third sacker in the Orioles 63-year history. Ê The Rays went 2-0-1 in spring training against the Orioles and had a fourth game rained out…they scored 28 runs in those 3 games. MORE ON THE BIRTHDAY BOY—OF Steven Souza Jr. owns a 7-game hitting streak (.414, 12-for-29), matching his career high (Sep 23–Oct 1, 2015)…he is tied for the AL with 17 RBI (with TEX Nomar Mazara and CLE José Ramírez) and 26 hits (with LAA Mike Trout)…he ranks among AL leaders with a .347 avg. (5th), .424 OBP (T-6th), .613 SLG (5th), 1.037 OPS (2nd to Trout’s 1.099), 8 multi-hit games (T-2nd), 13 runs (T-6th), 46 TB (T-2nd), 6 2B (T-5th) and 11 XBH (T-4th)…his .500 avg. with RISP ranks 2nd in the AL behind BAL Adam Jones (.571). Ê With 6 games remaining this month, his 17 RBI are already the most by a Ray in April since Ben Zobrist in 2013 (19)…the club record for April is 25 RBI by Zobrist in 2011…they are his most in a calendar month in his career (prev. 11, 3x-last April 2016). Ê Souza leads the majors with 7 multi-RBI games this season, ahead of WAS Bryce Harper and ARI Jake Lamb (6). BASH BROTHERS—Steven Souza Jr. (46) and Corey Dickerson (41) have combined for 87 total bases, most of any pair of teammates in the AL ahead of CLE Francisco Lindor (45) and José Ramírez (39) who have combined for 84. BRAD MILLER—Hit a 2-run triple yesterday and is now tied for the major league lead in triples (3) with DET Nick Castellanos, CIN Zack Cozart and COL Charlie Blackmon…over his last 10 games (since April 14), he has hit .353/.450/.676 (12-for-34) with 2 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR and 6 RBI. First Pitch: 7:05 p.m. | Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Md. | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 21 (10-10) | Road Game No.: 8 (1-6) | All-Time Game No.: 3,097 (1,430-1,666) | All-Time Road Game No.: 1,544 (613-934) Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Tues., April 25 at BAL 7:05 p.m. RH Erasmo Ramirez (2-0, 3.07) vs. LH Wade Miley (1-0, 1.89) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Wed., April 26 at BAL 7:05 p.m. RH Alex Cobb (1-2, 4.88) vs. RH Dylan Bundy (3-1, 1.37) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)
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MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2017 at BALTIMORE ORIOLESRH Chris Archer (2-0, 3.20) vs. RH Ubaldo Jiménez (1-0, 5.51)
IT’S YOUR DAY, IT’S YOUR WEEK—Today, on his 28th birthday, OF Ste-ven Souza Jr. was named American League Player of the Week by Major League Baseball for April 17-23, his first time winning the award…Souza hit .414/.433/.759 (12-for-29) with 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, tying for the AL lead in hits, XBH (5) and RBI…it is the 39th time a Ray has been chosen for AL Player of the Week, first since Evan Longoria May 30–June 5, 2016.
Ê Last year on his 27th birthday, became the first in Rays history to hit 2 HR on his birthday and joined MIN Justin Morneau (2009) as the only players to do so at new Yankee Stadium.
D.L. UP TO 11—The Rays have placed a major-league-most 11 players on the disabled list, four of those since Opening Day: Mallex Smith (right ham-string strain), RH Jake Odorizzi (left hamstring strain) and LH Xavier Cede-ño (left forearm tightness) and RH Tommy Hunter…OF Colby Rasmus (recovery from right hip surgery) will play LF for Double-A Montgomery today, his third rehab game there (1-for-7 total and 0-for-4 yesterday as the DH…Smith’s first scheduled rehab game was rained out (yesterday for Class-A Charlotte at Palm Beach) and today played 5 inn. in LF in an extended spring game, going 0-for-3…he also took live BP facing RH José De León…Odor-izzi is scheduled to pitch tomorrow in a simulated game in Baltimore.
Ê Major league coach Jamie Nelson is not making this road trip due to a medical procedure…Rafael Valenzuela, coach for the GCL Rays, will step in to help fill his duties.
RAY MATTER—Yesterday the Rays finished a 4-2 homestand with a 6-4, 10-inning loss to Houston, this after staking a 4-0 lead in the 1st inning…the Rays have blown a lead in 6 of their last 7 losses including both defeats in the homestand; on Fri vs. HOU they led 3-1 but lost 6-3…the Rays have held a lead in each of their last 8 games but have gone 4-4 over that stretch…the Rays led 4-3 after 8 innings yesterday, marking their first loss of the season when leading after 8…they were 62-3 when leading after 8 innings last season, and their last such loss was July 23, 2016 at OAK…won 37 straight in between.
Ê This is the third straight series the Rays are playing an opponent entering the series in first place in their division (DET, HOU, BAL).
Ê Seven of the Rays 10 wins have been of the comeback variety, one shy of Houston for the AL lead.
Ê The weekend series with Houston (1-2) marked their first series loss at home as they dropped to 9-4 at Tropicana Field…the Rays already have as many winning homestands (two) as they did over the entire 2016 season, when they didn’t capture their first one until July 29–Aug 7 vs. NYY/KC/MIN (6-4).
Ê The Rays are 6-8 against AL East opponents, and 4-2 outside the division…their first 14 games were vs. AL East rivals.
Ê The Rays are 8-6 when facing right-handed starting pitchers, and 2-4 when facing left-handed starters.
RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY—With rain in the forecast both today and tomor-row, it’s worth noting there have been 40 postponements in Rays history, seven of those at Camden Yards…all but one of those seven has come in the month of April…the Rays only postponement last season was here on April 9 due to a “wintry mix” and was made up on June 25 as part of a DH (Rays lost both games).
EARLY AND OFTEN—Yesterday the Rays scored all 4 of their runs in the 1st inning, when they recorded 5 straight hits, all with 2 outs…they were then shut out on 2 hits the rest of the game…the Rays have scored a major-league-most 24 runs in the 1st—9 more than any other AL team (Seattle, 13)—and multiple runs in the 1st inning seven times…in innings 1-through-3 they have outscored opponents 51-30, but from the 4th inning on they’ve been outscored 58-42.
THAT’S OFFENSIVE—The Rays lead the AL with 93 runs scored, although they have also played 20 games, tied for most in the AL…this is their most runs after 20 games since 2012 (96), and a year ago the Rays had 70 runs through 20 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 291 total bases, 61 XBH (T-1st with Oak-land) and 6 3B…they rank among AL leaders with a .258 avg. (4th), .327 OBP (5th), .427 SLG (2nd), .754 OPS (3rd), 176 hits (2nd), 24 HR (T-3rd) and a 85.7 SB pct. (12-for-14; 2nd).
HOMEBODIES—The Rays have the majors’ worst road record (1-6, .143) but lead the majors in home wins (9-4)…the AL East boasts four of the ma-jors’ six best home records: Yankees (8-1, .889), D-backs (8-2, .800), Red Sox (7-2, .778), Orioles (6-2, .750), Tigers (5-2, .714) and Rays (9-4, .692)…
the Rays have hit .279/.351/.444 at Tropicana Field but .218/.280/.393 on the road…starting pitchers have actually been better on the road, with a 2.86 ERA (34.2-IP, 11-ER) compared to a 4.20 ERA (75-IP, 35-ER) at home…the bullpen has a 6.85 ERA (22.1-IP, 17-ER) on the road and 2.20 ERA (45-IP, 11-ER) at home…Rays have committed only 4 errors in 13 home games, but 6 errors in 7 road games.
CONSIDER THIS—The Rays hold a .500 record (10-10) thus far despite a wide range of obstacles:
Ê 11 players on the DL, most in the majors…this includes three poten-tial starting position players (C Wilson Ramos, SS Matt Duffy, OF Colby Rasmus), four veteran relief 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 went 1-6 on the first road trip of the season. Ê the bullpen currently lacks a lefty. Ê 9 times that Rays starters have failed to record an out in the 6th in-
ning, tied with the Angels for most in the AL. Ê 204 SO by Rays hitters, 36 more than any other AL team (Toronto).
MR. DURABLE—Since the day he was called up for good (June 1, 2013), RH Chris Archer’s 126 starts are tied with former teammate RH James Shields for most in the majors…with Shields now on the DL (strained right lat), Archer will take over the lead with his 127th tonight.
SEEKING LENGTH—Since RH Alex Cobb went 7.1 IP on April 10 at Yan-kee Stadium, Rays starters have combined for 59.1 IP in 12 games, includ-ing 8 starts of 5 IP or fewer (and 4 of their last 5)…their longest start over that span is 6 IP.
RAYS vs. ORIOLES—Tonight is the first of 19 scheduled games (10 here, 9 in St. Pete)…this 3-game series is their only meeting within the first 75 games of the Rays season…16 of their last 87 games are vs. Baltimore…their next meeting is June 23-25 at Tropicana Field…the Rays have lost the last three season series, going 22-35 (.386) over that span (6-13 in 2016, 9-10 in 2015 and 7-12 in 2014) after going 66-43 (.606) between 2008-13…last year’s 6-13 mark equaled 2006 for their worst record ever vs. Baltimore, and their 2-8 record at Camden Yards was their 2nd-worst mark behind 2000 (1-5).
Ê Evan Longoria has 35 career HR vs. the Orioles, his most vs. any opponent…he has 20 HR at Camden Yards, 4th most of any visitor in OPACY history behind Alex Rodriguez (34), David Ortiz (30) and Johnny Damon (22)…34 of those 35 have come while playing 3B, more than any opposing third sacker in the Orioles 63-year history.
Ê The Rays went 2-0-1 in spring training against the Orioles and had a fourth game rained out…they scored 28 runs in those 3 games.
MORE ON THE BIRTHDAY BOY—OF Steven Souza Jr. owns a 7-game hitting streak (.414, 12-for-29), matching his career high (Sep 23–Oct 1, 2015)…he is tied for the AL with 17 RBI (with TEX Nomar Mazara and CLE José Ramírez) and 26 hits (with LAA Mike Trout)…he ranks among AL leaders with a .347 avg. (5th), .424 OBP (T-6th), .613 SLG (5th), 1.037 OPS (2nd to Trout’s 1.099), 8 multi-hit games (T-2nd), 13 runs (T-6th), 46 TB (T-2nd), 6 2B (T-5th) and 11 XBH (T-4th)…his .500 avg. with RISP ranks 2nd in the AL behind BAL Adam Jones (.571).
Ê With 6 games remaining this month, his 17 RBI are already the most by a Ray in April since Ben Zobrist in 2013 (19)…the club record for April is 25 RBI by Zobrist in 2011…they are his most in a calendar month in his career (prev. 11, 3x-last April 2016).
Ê Souza leads the majors with 7 multi-RBI games this season, ahead of WAS Bryce Harper and ARI Jake Lamb (6).
BASH BROTHERS—Steven Souza Jr. (46) and Corey Dickerson (41) have combined for 87 total bases, most of any pair of teammates in the AL ahead of CLE Francisco Lindor (45) and José Ramírez (39) who have combined for 84.
BRAD MILLER—Hit a 2-run triple yesterday and is now tied for the major league lead in triples (3) with DET Nick Castellanos, CIN Zack Cozart and COL Charlie Blackmon…over his last 10 games (since April 14), he has hit .353/.450/.676 (12-for-34) with 2 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR and 6 RBI.
First Pitch: 7:05 p.m. | Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Md. | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Game No.: 21 (10-10) | Road Game No.: 8 (1-6) | All-Time Game No.: 3,097 (1,430-1,666) | All-Time Road Game No.: 1,544 (613-934)
Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV | Radio Tues., April 25 at BAL 7:05 p.m. RH Erasmo Ramirez (2-0, 3.07) vs. LH Wade Miley (1-0, 1.89) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Wed., April 26 at BAL 7:05 p.m. RH Alex Cobb (1-2, 4.88) vs. RH Dylan Bundy (3-1, 1.37) Fox Sports Sun | WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)
TONIGHT’S STARTER—RH CHRIS ARCHER (2-0, 3.20)
Ê LAST START—On Wed vs. DET, lasted 5 IP, his shortest start since Aug 23, 2016 vs. BOS (5 IP)…pitch count by inning was 24, 20, 20, 13, 27…yielded 4 runs, one shy of his total from his previous 3 starts (5)…allowed a 2-out, RBI single to Miguel Cabrera in the 3rd inning and 3 runs in the 5th inning, on a Cabrera RBI double and 2-run single by Víctor Martínez, cutting the Rays lead to 5-4…had a season-high 9 SO and a season-high 20 swings-and-misses (12 with the slider, 8 with the fastball)…bullpen blew the lead in the 6th, but the Rays won on a walkoff E6…his line: ND, 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 9 SO, 104 pit, 67 str.
Ê Has totaled 10.2 IP over his last 2 starts (5.2 IP, 5 IP), compared to 14.2 IP in his first 2 starts (7 IP, 7.2 IP).
Ê BEFORE & AFTER—The Rays have gone 4-0 in his 4 starts this sea-son, and were 0-4 in his first 4 starts a year ago…including his final start of 2016, the Rays have won 5 straight of his starts, matching the 2nd-longest streak of his career (also June 2-23, 2015)…the Rays won 7 straight Archer starts from June 23–July 27, 2013…has received 21 runs of support over his first 4 starts…over his first 4 starts last season, he received a total of 2 runs of support—and it took 9 starts before he received 21 runs…see below for a statistical comparison.
Ê Hasn’t lost since Sep 23, 2016 vs. BOS…has won consecutive decisions (within the same season) for the first time since April 25–May 17, 2016 (3-0 spanning 5 starts: W, ND, W, ND, W).
Ê Opened the season with starts of 7 IP and 7.2 IP…last season, had back-to-back starts of 7 IP just once: July 26–Aug 1.
Archer’s First 4 Starts, 2016-17 W-L ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR AVG/OBP/SLG RS2017 2-0 3.20 25.1 25 9 9 8 27 0 .255/.311/.327 212016 0-4 7.32 19.2 30 18 16 11 29 6 .345/.418/.598 2
Ê A.L. LEADERBOARD—Ranks among AL leaders in wins (2, T-6th), win pct. (1.000, T-1st), strikeouts (27, T-7th), SO/9 IP (9.59, 10th), HR/9 IP (0.00, T-1st), starts (4, T-3rd) and pitches thrown (428, 3rd)…his streak of 4 straight starts without a homer is his longest since April 11-26, 2015 (4)…hasn’t gone 5 straight since Aug 2-24, 2014.
Ê MR. DURABLE—Since the day he was called up for good (June 1, 2013), his 126 starts are tied with former teammate James Shields for most in the majors…in 2016, he became the fourth Rays pitcher to record back-to-back seasons of 200 IP, joining Shields (6 straight, 2007-12), David Price (3 straight, 2010-12) and Matt Garza (2009-10).
Ê WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC—Left the Rays on March 6 during spring training to join the United States for the World Baseball Clas-sic…started USA’s opening game on March 10 vs. Colombia and re-tired all 12 BF on 41 pitches (30 strikes)…was teammates there with BAL Adam Jones…during yesterday’s media session, Archer said:
“Adam’s a special person. He’s a superstar in this game, in my opin-ion. But he really cares about other people as much as he cares about himself.” …on the field, Archer has held Jones to 4 hits in 32 AB in his career against him—all singles.
Ê STRIKEOUTS—His 233 SO last season tied CWS Chris Sale for 2nd in the AL behind DET Justin Verlander (246)…since the start of the 2015 season, his 512 SO are 4th in the majors to WAS Max Scherzer (593), Sale (549) and SF Madison Bumgarner (513)…in 2016, op-ponents hit .200 (78-for-390) with a major-league-leading 152 SO in at-bats ending with the slider.
Ê SEVERE SPLITS—Last season he went 3-10 at home, but led the AL with a 2.65 ERA (102-IP, 30-ER)…received the lowest run support in the majors at home at 2.12 R/9 IP…his 10 home losses set a club record, passing David Price (9) in 2011 and Rolando Arrojo (9) in 1999…on the road, his 5.44 ERA (99.1-IP, 60-ER) was 5th highest in the AL but received 6.34 R/9 IP in run support, 9th highest in the AL.
Ê 2016 IN REVIEW—His 19 losses led the AL and tied SD/CWS James Shields for most in the majors…prior to 2016, no major league pitcher had 19 losses (or more) since KC Darrell May in 2004 (19)…broke RH Tanyon Sturtze’s club record of 18 losses (2002)…they were also the most losses by a pitcher who was an All-Star the season prior since ATL Phil Niekro (20) in 1979…his combination of strikeouts (233) and loss-es (19) was reached by only three other pitchers in AL history, all Hall of Famers: CLE Gaylord Perry in 1973 (238-SO, 19-L), CWS Ed Walsh in 1916 (258-SO, 20-L) and PHI-AL Rube Waddell (349-SO, 19-L).
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
TOMORROW’S STARTER—RH ERASMO RAMIREZ (2-0, 3.07)
Ê On Wed vs. DET, was ejected in the 9th inning by home plate umpire Larry Vanover, his fifth career ejection as a manager (last April 29, 2016 vs. TOR).
Ê Is in his third season as Rays manager and at age 39, remains the ma-jors’ youngest active skipper—5 months younger than SD Andy Green.
Ê Is the fifth manager in Rays history…is the sixth Tampa-born manager in ML history and second to manage the Rays…joins Hall of Famers Al
Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. Ê Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, including parts of eight sea-
sons in the majors (2002-10)…spent two years (2005-06) in the Rays org. Ê Played in the 1989 Little League World Series (Tampa Northside LL),
1999 College World Series (Florida State) and earned World Series rings in 2007 (Red Sox) and 2009 (Yankees).
Ê LAST START—On Thu vs. DET, made his first start since April 16, 2016 vs. CWS…yielded a solo homer to Ian Kinsler, his first batter faced, on an 0-2 pitch…was the second straight app his only run al-lowed was a solo homer to his first batter…averaged 13.2 pitches per inning…retired 11 straight and 15 of 16 BF following Kinsler’s leadoff homer…his line: W, 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR, 66 pit, 47 str.
Ê ROTATION RETURN—Last season, pitched almost exclusively out of the Rays bullpen, aside from a spot start on April 16, 2016 vs. CWS (5.2-IP, 3-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 4-SO)…in his first four major league seasons (2012-14 with SEA, 2015 with TB), made 81 apps including 62 starts…in 29 career starts for the Rays, he has gone 13-6 (.684) with a 3.33
ERA (162-IP, 60-ER)…his win percentage as a starter ranks 1st on the team over that span (Nathan Karns, .583 ranks 2nd).
Ê DOESN’T TAKE MUCH—In 29 starts with the Rays, has only lost once when he receives 2 runs or more of run support…in those 21 starts of 2 runs of support (or more), he is 13-1 with a 2.86 ERA (116.1-IP, 37-ER)…has gotten 1 run or fewer of support in 8 starts, and is 0-5 with a 4.53 ERA (45.2-IP, 23-ER) in those starts.
Ê vs. BALTIMORE—Is 2-3 with a 3.38 ERA (53.1-IP, 20-ER) in 14 ca-reer apps (6 starts) against the Orioles…at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, is 2-1 with a 4.43 ERA (22.1-IP, 11-ER) in 6 apps (3 starts)…last season, was 0-1 with a 2.13 ERA in 7 apps (all in relief).
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 2-0 3.20 4 4 0 0 25.1 25 9 9 8 27 0 .255Major League Totals 43-51 3.50 132 130 3 3 791.1 690 345 308 264 822 79 .232Minor 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, 5-4APRIL 2-0 3.20 25.1 25 9 9 8 27 0 0 0 -- -- -- --
2017 SPLITSvs. RH: .262 (16-61)vs. LH: .243 (9-37)Home: 1-0, 3.66 ERA (19.2-IP, 8-ER)Road: 1-0, 1.59 ERA (5.2-IP, 1-ER)
ARCHER vs. ORIOLESCAREER—Is 3-6 with a 4.50 ERA (74-IP, 37-ER) in 13 career apps (12 starts) against the Orioles…at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, is 1-3 with a 5.88 ERA (26-IP, 17-ER) in 5 apps (4 starts)…last season, went 1-2 with a 4.62 ERA (25.1-IP, 13-ER) and 8 HR in 4 starts and 0-1 with a 7.15 ERA (11.1-IP, 9-ER) and 6 HR in 2 starts at OPACY.
Most Strikeouts, MLB, 2015-17
Max Scherzer, WAS 593Chris Sale, CWS 549Madison Bumgarner, SF 513Chris Archer, TB 512Clayton Kershaw, LAD 505
Most Strikeouts, Single Pitch, 2016
Jose Fernandez, MIA CB 156Chris Archer, TB SL 152Ian Kennedy, KC FB 145Michael Pineda, NYY SL 138Justin Verlander, DET FB 135
Ê Has hit safely in 7 of his last 8 games, batting .355 (11-for-31) over that span to increase his avg. from .156 to .254 and his SLG from .188 to .397. Ê Batting .071 (1-for-14) with RISP, 6th lowest in the AL…lone hit with RISP was Sat vs. HOU (6th-inning, bases-loaded single), part of a 3-hit game. Ê Both of his home runs this season have given the Rays the lead…only one of his 14 HR in his career prior to this season put the Rays ahead. Ê His 2 HR are tied for most in the majors out of the No. 9 spot in the batting order (HOU Jake Marisnick, STL Jedd Gyorko, SF Madison Bumgarner). Ê Has started 18 games, all at shortstop…has a .987 fielding pct., tied for 3rd among AL shortstops, having made only one error in 78 chances.
#18 PETER BOURJOS, OF Sun: 0-2 (def. rep.) HOU Series: 1-5, 2-RBI Stand: 2-9, 2-RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH: .167 (2-12)2017: .182/.280/.318, 1-HR, 4-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP: .167 (1-6) vs. RH: .200 (2-10), 1-HR
Ê Doubled his season RBI total on Sat vs. HOU with a 2-run, bases-loaded, pinch-hit single in the 6th on an 0-2 pitch…it was his first hit with the bases loaded since May 19, 2015 at NYM (with STL), having been 0-for-9 in between…also marked the first time he drove in multiple runs in a PH AB.
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 Has appeared in 14 games with 5 starts (5-LF)…all 5 starts have come vs. opposing LH starters…hit .301/.333/.361 (25-for-83) vs. LHP in 2016. 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.
Ê Ranks among AL leaders in doubles (7, T-2nd), extra-base hits (11, T-4th), total bases (41, T-5th) and SLG (.586, 9th)…tied for the team lead with 4 HR. Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, ranks 4th in the AL with 45 XBH and leads the AL lead with 29 2B, one more than Melky Cabrera and Jose Ramirez. Ê On Fri vs. HOU, had his second career leadoff homer, both this season (also April 5 vs. NYY)…it went 433 feet, according to Statcast, his longest
since June 14, 2016 vs. SEA (448 feet)…his two leadoff homers this season are tied for 2nd in the majors, behind HOU George Springer (4). Ê Has appeared in 19 games with 16 starts (11-DH, 5-LF)…has started all 14 games against opposing right-handed pitchers as the leadoff hitter.
#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, CF Sun: 0-1 (def. rep.) HOU Series: 1-7 Stand: 7-19, 2-2B, HR, 3-RBI, 2-BB, 6-R vs. LH: .273 (6-22)2017: .278/.366/.389, 1-HR, 3-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: .133 (2-15) vs. RH: .280 (14-50), 1-HR
Ê Has increased his avg. from .200 to .278 and his OBP from .308 to .370 over his last 8 games (7 starts), batting .407/.467/.593 (11-for-27) over that span. Ê Ranks among AL leaders in runs (13, T-6th) and stolen bases (4, T-8th)…since April 30, 2016, has been successful on 23 of 25 SB att (92 pct.). Ê Hit just .192 (5-for-26) in 7 games (all starts) on the first road trip…in comparison, in 13 games (12 starts) at home, is batting .326 (15-for-46). Ê Has appeared in 20 games with 19 starts, all in CF, including 6 starts vs. left-handed starters…hasn’t made an error in 49 chances in CF. Ê On Thu vs. DET, his homer off Warwick Saupold was his first since Sep 14, 2016 at TOR…it was his first at home since Sep 7, 2016 vs. BAL.
Ê Has 6 RBI in his last 5 games (since Wed vs. DET)…his last 3 hits have gone for extra bases…on Sat vs. HOU, doubled in the 4th and 5th innings for his first multi-XBH game since Sep 30, 2016 at TEX…on Fri vs. HOU, snapped a 52 AB homerless drought, his first HR since April 7 vs. TOR.
Ê Hit just .192 (5-for-26) in 7 games on the first road trip…last season, had a higher avg., OBP, SLG and more HR and RBI on the road than at home. Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, is tied with OAK Khris Davis for 2nd in the AL with 46 XBH…the only AL player with more is MIN Brian Dozier (54). Ê His 5 2B this year rank T-10th in the AL…he is 7th with 25 SO…has drawn 533 BB in his career, 2nd in franchise history behind Ben Zobrist (542). Ê Has started all 20 games (18-3B, 2-DH)…since the start of the 2013 season, leads the majors with 662 games played…next is SEA Kyle Seager (657).
#13 BRAD MILLER, INF Sun: 2-3, 3B, RBI, 2-BB, R HOU Series: 3-10, 3B, RBI, 3-BB, R Stand: 7-21, 2B, 3B, 2-RBI, 5-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .294 (5-17)2017: .246/.358/.420, 1-HR, 9-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.667, 2-3) RISP: .182 (4-22) vs. RH: .231 (12-52), 1-HR
Ê Reached 4 times yesterday vs. HOU, tying his season high (3rd time)…in the 1st inning, had his third triple (all within his last 10 games, 9 starts), tied for the major league lead…is tied for the AL lead with 9 3B since 2016…had 2 BB, giving him a team-leading 12 BB this season (T-7th in AL).
Ê Batting .353/.450/.676 (12-for-34) with 2 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR and 6 RBI since April 14, raising his avg. from .143 to .246 and OBP from .268 to .358. Ê Four of his 5 hits in road games have gone for extra bases (1-2B, 2-3B, 1-HR)…batting just .227 (5-for-22) in 7 games (5 starts) on the road. Ê Has appeared in 20 games with 18 starts (18-2B)…has made 3 errors, tied for most among ML 2B…all 3 errors have come in road games.
Ê Batting .095/.296/.238 (2-for-21) over his last 7 games, bringing his avg from .325 to .246…is hitless in his last 9 AB and 1-for-his-last-17. Ê Two of his last 4 hits have been home runs (solo homer on Fri vs. HOU, grand slam on April 14 at BOS)…has 4 HR and 12 RBI, both more than
his totals through May of last season, as he didn’t reach 12 RBI until June 2 (the Rays 52nd game) or 4 HR until June 3 (their 53rd game). Ê Tied with Corey Dickerson and Steven Souza Jr. for the team lead with 4 HR…his 12 RBI are tied with Longoria for 2nd behind Souza (12). Ê Has appeared in 19 games with 15 starts (14-1B, 1-DH)…has made 14 starts out of the No. 6 spot in the batting order and 1 start batting second. 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 Sun: DNP HOU Series: 1-8 Stand: 3-16, RBI vs. LH: .231 (3-13)2017: .173/.200/.192, 0-HR, 5-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .267 (4-15) vs. RH: .154 (6-39)
Ê Is 1-for-his-last-13; snapped an 0-for-11 on Sat vs. HOU…batting .147 (5-for-34) over his last 9 games…only multi-hit game this year was Tue vs. DET. Ê Only has 1 HR in his last 28 games dating back to the end of last season…has gone 62 AB since his last homer, Sep 24, 2016 vs. SF (Bumgarner). Ê All 5 RBI have come at Tropicana Field…last season, only had 3 RBI in April and didn’t record his fifth RBI until May 14 at MIL, the Padres 38th game. Ê Has made 14 starts, all at catcher…opposing base stealers have been successful on all 7 att. against him…has only caught 13.5 pct. since 2016.
#2 SHANE PETERSON, OF Sun: 1-3, R HOU Series: 3-11, RBI, 2-R Stand: 6-18, 2B, RBI, 4-R vs. LH: .250 (1-4)2017: .320/.320/.480, 1-HR, 4-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 5G (.333, 6-18) RISP: .500 (3-6) vs. RH: .333 (7-21), 1-HR
Ê Has a 5-game hitting streak, his longest since Sep 25–Oct 1, 2015 (5, with MIL)…on Sat vs. HOU, recorded his first RBI since his season debut with a 6th-inning, bases-loaded single off Will Harris…it was his first career hit with the bases loaded (was 0-for-2 with the bases loaded in 2015).
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 Sun: DNP HOU 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 Batting .077/.200/.308 (1-for-13) over his last 6 games (4 starts) since April 13 at NYY…in the 8th inning on Thu vs. DET, had his first career extra-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 Has made 8 starts (2-2B, 2-3B, 2-SS, 2-DH), including all 6 Rays games vs. LH starters…has played one inning in LF, his first career OF action. 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.
#20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Sun: 1-4, HR, 2-RBI, R HOU Series: 4-12, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-R Stand: 10-25, 2-2B, 3B, 2-HR, 7-RBI, BB, 5-R vs. LH: .350 (7-20)2017: .347/.424/.613, 4-HR, 17-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 7G (.414, 12-29) RISP: .500 (11-22) vs. RH: .345 (19-55), 4-HR
Ê Named AL Player of the Week, batting .414/.433/.759 (12-for-29) in 7 games…tied for the AL lead in hits (12), extra-base hits (5) and RBI (9). Ê Today is his 28th birthday…last year became the first in Rays history to hit 2 HR on his birthday and first in the majors since MIN Trevor Plouffe in 2012. Ê Tied for the AL lead with 17 RBI (TEX Nomar Mazara, CLE Jose Ramirez)…has 7 multi-RBI games, most in the majors…they are his most in a calen-
dar month in his career and the most by a Ray in April since Ben Zobrist in 2013 (19)…Zobrist also holds the club record for RBI in April (25 in 2011). Ê Has a 7-game hitting streak, matching his career high (Sep 23–Oct 1, 2015)…has 4 HR, tied for the team lead, including 2 HR in his last 13 AB. Ê Ranks among AL leaders in avg. (.347, 5th), OBP (.424, T-6th), SLG (.613, 5th), OPS (1.037, 2nd—behind LAA Mike Trout), hits (26, T-1st—with
Trout), doubles (6, T-5th), RBI (17, T-1st), extra-base hits (11, T-4th), total bases (46, T-2nd—behind Trout) and times on base (36, T-2nd). Ê Over his last 31 games dating back to Sep 8, 2016, he is batting .360/.443/.649 (41-for-114) with 7 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 23 RBI and 16 BB. Ê Has started all 20 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 Sun: 1-4, RBI, SB HOU Series: 1-4, RBI Stand: 2-8, RBI vs. LH: .200 (1-5)2017: .250/.286/.400, 1-HR, 5-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.250, 2-8) RISP: 1.000 (3-3) vs. RH: .267 (4-15), 1-HR
Ê Has appeared in 7 games (6 starts) at catcher…has 1 HR, tying his career high, and 5 RBI, two shy of his career high in 2015 (7 in 52 games). Ê Batting 1.000 (3-for-3) with RISP, including a 1st-inning RBI single yesterday vs. HOU…went on to steal 2B, his first in the majors and first in his
professional career since Aug 22, 2013 (with Triple-A Tacoma)…defensively, no opposing baserunner has attempted to steal on him this year. Ê Credited with a catcher pickoff on April 13 at NYY, the fifth of his career and first since Sep 26, 2015 at LAA (with SEA), getting Aaron Judge at 1B. Ê On April 9 vs. TOR, had a career-high 3 RBI (prev. 2, 3x-last Sep 25, 2016 at MIN, with SEA), on a solo homer and 2-run single…his first hit as a
Ray was his third career homer and the first of his career on an 0-2 pitch, the first Rays catcher to do that since Curt Casali on Aug 18, 2015 at HOU.
#8 RICKIE WEEKS JR., INF Sun: 1-4 HOU Series: 1-4 Stand: 1-7, BB, R vs. LH: .091 (1-11), 1-HR2017: .179/.281/.357, 1-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .000 (0-10) vs. RH: .235 (4-17)
Ê Batting .143/.250/.333 (3-for-21) over his last 8 games (6 starts) since April 8…has struck out in all 8 games over this span (13 SO in 21 AB). 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 .456 SLG against LHP. Ê Has appeared in 11 games with 8 starts (6-1B, 2-DH)…it marks his first career experience at 1B…against left-handed starters, has made 6 starts
including 5 batting out of the cleanup spot…three of his 4 hits this season have gone for extra bases (2-2B, 1-HR).
RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#37 ALEX COLOMÉ, RH Last App: 4/23 vs. HOU (BS, 2.0-IP, 2-H, 1-R, 0-ER, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 4-5 vs. LH: .167 (2-12)2017: 0-0-4, 0.00 ERA, 8 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/23 vs. HOU IR-RS: 5-1 vs. RH: .188 (3-16)
Ê Charged a blown save yesterday vs. HOU on an unearned run…was the first time a Ray was charged a blown save in the 9th inning or later without allowing an earned run since RH Juan Carlos Oviedo on May 2, 2014 at NYY…his 2 IP marked his longest relief app since May 24, 2016 at MIA.
Ê Hasn’t allowed an earned run in 8 apps this season…only five others in the majors have pitched as many innings (9.0) without an earned run. Ê Over the last two seasons, has recorded 7 saves of 1.1 IP or more, tied with LAD Kenley Jansen for the major league lead over that span. Ê Pitched for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic during spring training, going 1-0 with a 4.15 ERA (4.1-IP, 2-ER) in 5 apps.
#17 JUMBO DÍAZ, RH Last App: 4/21 vs. HOU (2.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH: .154 (2-13)2017: 0-1-0, 3.86 ERA, 10 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 4/21 vs. HOU IR-RS: 11-4 vs. RH: .158 (3-19)
Ê Went 2 IP on Fri vs. HOU, matching the longest app of his career…inherited a bases-loaded, 0-out jam in the 7th, allowing 1 IR to score on 5 pit. Ê Has made 10 apps, tied for the team lead…eight of his 10 apps have been scoreless, but has yielded multiple runs in each of the other 2 apps. Ê Claimed off waivers from Cincinnati on March 10 and went on to make his third straight Opening Day roster…had a 3.14 ERA in 45 apps last year. Ê Pitched for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic (2 apps; 10.80 ERA) and did not join the Rays in spring training until March 22.
#43 DANNY FARQUHAR, RH Last App: 4/23 vs. HOU (0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .133 (2-15)2017: 0-1-0, 5.59 ERA, 10 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 4/7 vs. TOR IR-RS: 3-0 vs. RH: .316 (6-19), 1-HR
Ê Retired his only batter faced yesterday vs. HOU, a Carlos Beltran groundout…has held lefties to a .133 avg. (2-for-15) this season and a .215 avg. (83-for-386) in his career…his only hits allowed to lefties have been a swinging bunt (Andrew Benintendi) and bunt single (Brian McCann).
Ê Has yielded runs in 3 of his last 5 apps, increasing his season ERA from 1.59 to 5.59 over that span…tied for the team lead with 10 apps. Ê Has yielded 18 HR since the start of the 2015 season, T-2nd among AL relievers…yielded a solo homer to Josh Donaldson on April 7 vs. TOR.
#52 RYAN GARTON, RH Last App: 4/23 vs. HOU (L, 1.0-IP, 3-H, 2-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: 1.000 (1-1)2017: 0-1-0, 18.00 ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 4/23 vs. HOU IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .500 (2-4)
Ê Took the loss in his season debut yesterday 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…pitched his best after a September
call up, as he compiled a 3.55 ERA (12.2-IP, 5-ER) and his 14 apps in Sep tied RH Danny Farquhar and RH Brad Boxberger for the team lead. Ê 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: -- Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: --Triple-A: 1-0-0, 3.94 ERA, 3 GS Long Relief App: -- IR-RS: -- vs. RH: --
Ê Will be making his major league debut…recalled from Triple-A Durham yesterday to replace RH Tommy Hunter (right calf strain) on the active roster. Ê Is the first Taiwan-born player in Rays history, one of two on an active major league roster (MIA Wei-Yin Chen)…he’s the 12th in major league history, ac-
cording to Baseball Reference…if and when he appears in a game, he will be the third Ray to make his major league debut this season (Pruitt, Robertson). 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 Acquired from the Twins on July 31, 2015 for RH Kevin Jepsen…led the Southern League with a 2.59 ERA last season…named to the SL midseason
and postseason All-Star teams…ranked by Baseball America as having the Best Changeup in the organization following the season.
#50 AUSTIN PRUITT, RH Last App: 4/22 vs. HOU (W, 2.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .429 (9-21)2017: 2-0-0, 7.94 ERA, 8 G Long Relief App: 3.1, 4/19 vs. DET IR-RS: 3-1 vs. RH: .364 (12-33), 1-HR
Ê Has recorded the win in each of his last 2 apps, facing the minimum 17 BF over that span and lowering his season ERA from 15.88 to 7.94…last 2 apps: 2-0, 0.00 ERA (5.2-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 7-SO)…allowed 24 of 41 BF to reach base over his first 6 career apps: 0-0, 15.88 ERA (5.2-IP, 20-H, 12-R, 10-ER, 3-BB, 3-SO, 1-HR)…on Sat vs. HOU, retired all 7 BF on a total of 20 pitches (16 strikes) before Alex Colomé pitched the 9th inn.
Ê His 5 SO on Wed vs. DET were the most by a Rays reliever since Chase Whitley on Sep 27, 2016 at CWS (5)…snapped a streak of allowing runs in 6 straight apps, most by a reliever to start their career in club history…was the longest such streak in the majors since SD/PIT Marty McLeary in 2004-06 (6).
Ê Among relief pitchers, his 21 hits allowed are most in the majors…is T-3rd among relievers in runs allowed (12) and T-5th in earned runs (10).
47 CHASE WHITLEY, RH Last App: 4/23 vs. HOU (1.2-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .111 (1-9)2017: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 4/20 vs. DET IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .154 (2-13)
Ê Yesterday vs. HOU, did not allow a run despite allowing the leadoff runner to reach in each of his innings (6th-inning walk, 7th-inning single). Ê Has compiled a 1.71 ERA (21-IP, 4-ER) in 8 apps (1 start) with the Rays since returning from Tommy John surgery on Sep 11, 2016 at NYY. Ê Since last season, hasn’t allowed an earned run in 6 of 7 relief apps…has recorded 5 outs or more in all 7 of those apps, incl. 2 apps of at least 3 IP. Ê Went 3.1 IP on Thu vs. DET, pitching around a 1-out walk in the 7th inn. and out of a 2-on, 2-out jam in the 8th…threw a season-high 47 pitches. Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham on April 16 (Jake Odorizzi, 10-day DL)…made 1 start with the Bulls (3-IP, 1-ER), yielding a 3rd-inning solo homer.
RAYS BY THE NUMBERSCurrent Streak: L1 When commit error: 3-5 Hit homer: 7-6Current Record: 10-10 Ahead after 6-7-8: 9-3/8-1/8-1 Homer with men on: 5-2Home/Road: 9-4/1-6 Behind after 6-7-8: 1-5/1-9/1-9 Hit multiple homers: 4-2Day/Night: 3-6/7-4 Tied after 6-7-8: 0-2/1-0/1-0 Score first: 5-5Grass/Turf: 1-6/9-4 1-run games: 2-3 Score 5 or more: 8-1vs. East: 6-8 2-run games: 1-2 Score less than 5: 2-9vs. Central: 3-0 Extra innings: 1-1 Outhit opponents: 8-3vs. West: 1-2 Win in last at-bat: 2 Outhit by opponents: 1-6vs. National League: 0-0 Come-from-behind wins: 7 Collect 10 or more hits: 6-1vs. RH/LH starters: 8-6/2-4 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 6 Opp. 10 or more hits: 2-4Series W-L-T (home): 3-1-0 Series W-L-T (road): 0-2-0 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 7-3/0-3/1-3/2-1
RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYAndriese 4 15 3.75 6.43 2-2 2Archer 4 21 5.25 7.46 4-0 2Cobb 4 13 3.25 4.88 1-3 0Odorizzi 3 5 1.67 3.46 1-2 2Ramirez 1 5 5.00 9.00 1-0 0Snell 4 7 1.75 2.95 1-3 0
RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS
LAST HR OFF ’17 MOST HITS GAME ’17 MOST RBI GAMEBeckham 4/16/17 at BOS Pomeranz 3, 4/22 vs. HOU 2, 4/18 vs. DETBourjos 4/13/17 at NYY Severino 1, 4x-last, 4/22 vs. HOU 2, 4/22 vs. HOUDickerson 4/21/17 vs. HOU Fiers 2, 8x-last, 4/22 vs. HOU 2, 4/5 vs. NYYKiermaier 4/20/17 vs. DET Saupold 3, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. DET 2, 4/20 vs. DETLongoria 4/21/17 vs. HOU Fiers 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 4/21/17 vs. HOU Fiers 3, 4/2 vs. NYY 4, 4/14 at BOSNorris 9/24/16 vs. SF Bumgarner 2, 4/18 vs. DET 2, 2x-last, 4/7 vs. TORPeterson 4/14/17 at BOS Porcello 2, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. DET 3, 4/14 at BOSRobertson 4/20/17 vs. DET Saupold 2, 4/9 vs. TOR 1, 4/20 vs. DETSouza Jr. 4/23/17 vs. HOU Musgrove 3, 2x-last, 4/20 vs. DET 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, Kinsler, 4/19 vs. DETMost runs game, TB 10, 2x-last, 4/14 at BOS Most hits, game, TB 3, 8x-last, Beckham, 4/22 vs. HOUMost runs game, Opp 8, 3x-last, 4/12 at NYY Most hits, game, Opp 4, Betts, 4/14 at BOSMost runs, inn, TB 5, 4/7 vs. TOR (1st) Most 2B, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Longoria, 4/22 vs. HOUMost runs, inn, Opp 5, 4/10 at NYY (8th) Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, Gurriel, 4/21 vs. HOUMost hits, game, TB 14, 4/19 vs. DET Most HR, game, TB 1, 22x-last, Souza Jr., 4/23 vs. HOUMost 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, 2x-last, 4/10 at NYY (8th) 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, Souza Jr., 4/20 vs. DETMost doubles, game, Opp 5, 4/16 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 2, 7x-last, Gurriel, 4/21 vs. HOUMost HR, game, TB 4, 4/14 at BOS Most steals, game, TB 2, Smith, 4/8 vs. TORMost HR, game, Opp 3, 4/10 at NYY Most steals, game, Opp 2, Gardner, 4/10 at NYYMost x-base hits, game, TB 8, 4/14 at BOS Hitting Streak 7, Souza Jr., April 17-CurrentMost x-base hits, game, Opp 6, 4x-last, 4/16 at BOS 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, 4/19 vs. DET Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, Ramirez, 4/15 at BOSMost strikeouts, game, TB 15, 2x-last, 4/15 at BOS Most walks, game, TB 5, 2x-last, Snell, 4/22 vs. HOUMost strikeouts, game, Opp 14, 4/19 vs. DET Most walks, game, Opp 4, Liriano, 4/7 vs. TORMost LOB, game, TB 26, 4/8 vs. TOR Most SO, Team, TB 14, 4/19 vs. DETMost LOB, game, Opp 23, 4/12 at NYY Most walks, Team, TB 5, 5x-last, 4/22 vs. HOUMost errors, game, TB 2, 2x-last, 4/12 at NYY Low-Hit Game 4, 2x-last, 4/22 vs. HOUMost errors, game, Opp 1, 7x-last, 4/23 vs. HOU Consecutive Scoreless IP 11.0, Archer, April 2–April 8Longest game, time 3:55, 4/8 vs. TOR Shortest game, time 2:37, 4/10 at NYYLongest game, time (9 inn.) 3:53, 4/7 vs. TOR Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:37, 4/10 at NYY
Grand Slams (-): -Back-to-Back (1): Miller/Souza Jr. (4/14 at BOS, Porcello)2-HR games (-): -3-HR games (-): -Pinch-hit (-): -
Walk-off (-): -Lead-off (2): Dickerson-2 (4/21 vs. HOU, Fiers; 4/5 vs. NYY,
Pineda)Inside-the-park (-): -
HOME RUNS
CATCHERSPCT CS ATT
Norris .000 0 7Sucre - - -TOTALS .000 0 7
Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Dickerson (5), Souza Jr. (5), Miller (5), Beckham (4), Longoria (4), Morrison (2), Peterson (2), Bourjos (1), Norris (1), Sucre (1), Weeks Jr. (1)2-Out RBI: Souza Jr. (7), Longoria (5), Sucre (5), Dickerson (3), Norris (3), Peterson (3), Miller (2), Weeks Jr. (2), Kiermaier (1) Outfield Assists (1): Bourjos (1)Bunt Singles (2): Kiermaier (1), Smith (1)Ejections (2): Kiermaier-1 (4/9 vs. TOR, 7th inn.), Cash-1 (4/19 vs. DET, 9th inn.)Batted Around (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).
GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING4/21 vs. HOU Tampa Bay B2 Shane Peterson Out at 1B Overturned4/21 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 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).
W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS)W-L BY POSITION (STARTS)
RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (11)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDRHP Brad Boxberger 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 20 10-10LHP Xavier Cedeño 10-day Left forearm tightness April 21 April 18 April 28 2 1-1INF Matt Duffy 10-day Recovery from Achilles surgery April 2 - April 12 20 10-10RHP Nathan Eovaldi 60-day Tommy John surgery March 10 - June 1 20 10-10RHP Kevin Gadea 60-day Right forearm tendinitis March 26 - June 1 20 10-10RHP Tommy Hunter 10-day Right calf strain April 23 - May 3 1 0-1RHP Jake Odorizzi 10-day Left hamstring strain April 16 - April 26 8 4-4C Wilson Ramos 60-day Recovery from torn ACL April 2 - June 1 20 10-10OF Colby Rasmus 10-day Recovery from hip surgery April 2 - April 12 20 10-10OF Mallex Smith 10-day Right hamstring strain April 14 - April 24 10 5-5RHP Shawn Tolleson 60-day Right flexor strain April 2 - June 1 20 10-10
Others (Games Missed): -
Feb 14 Traded RH Eddie Gamboa to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named or cash consid-erations; signed RH Nathan Eovaldi to a one-year contract with a club option for 2018.
Feb 17 Signed RH Tommy Hunter to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Mar 10 Placed RH Nathan Eovaldi (Tommy John surgery) on the 60-day DL; claimed RH
Jumbo Díaz off waivers from Cincinnati.Mar 15 Optioned INF Willy Adames, RH José De León, RH Jacob Faria, RH Taylor Guerrieri,
RH Chih-Wei Hu, RH Ryne Stanek and RH Hunter Wood to the minor leagues…reas-signed RH Jeff Ames, INF Ryan Brett, C Nick Ciuffo, C Jonah Heim, 1B Dalton Kelly and LH Ryan Yarbrough to minor league camp…released LH Dana Eveland.
Mar 17 Optioned LH José Alvarado to the minor leagues.Mar 23 Reassigned 1B/OF Jake Bauers, OF Johnny Field, 1B Casey Gillaspie, INF Jake
Hager, RH Andrew Kittredge, INF Patrick Leonard, OF Dayron Varona and RH Neil Wagner to minor league camp…released RH David Carpenter and RH Jeff Walters.
Mar 26 Placed RH Kevin Gadea (right forearm tendinitis) on the 60-day DL; signed C Derek Norris to a one-year contract.
Mar 28 Acquired OF Peter Bourjos from the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named or cash considerations.
Mar 29 Optioned C Curt Casali, RH Ryan Garton and C Luke Maile to the minor leagues…reassigned C Michael McKenry, LH Justin Marks, RH Diego Moreno and OF Shane Peterson to minor league camp.
Mar 30 Optioned RH Jaime Schultz and RH Chase Whitley to the minor leagues.Mar 31 Reassigned RH Cory Rasmus to minor league camp.Apr 1 Designated INF/OF Nick Franklin for assignment; placed RH Brad Boxberger (right
flexor strain), INF Matt Duffy (recovery from Achilles surgery) and OF Colby Rasmus (recovery from hip surgery) on the 10-day DL; placed C Wilson Ramos (recovery from torn ACL) and RH Shawn Tolleson (right flexor strain) on the 60-day DL; selected OF Peter Bourjos, RH Tommy Hunter, C Jesús Sucre and 1B Rickie Weeks Jr. to the major league roster.
Apr 2 Designated C Luke Maile for assignment.
Apr 14 Placed OF Mallex Smith (right hamstring strain) on the 10-day DL; transferred RH Brad Boxberger (right flexor strain) to the 60-day DL; selected OF Shane Peterson from Triple-A Durham.
Apr 16 Placed RH Jake Odorizzi (left hamstring strain) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Chase Whitley from Durham.
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.
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)
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 7:0522 4/25 at BAL 7:0523 4/26 at BAL 7:05
4/27 - OFF (3)24 4/28 at TOR 7:0725 4/29 at TOR 1:0726 4/30 at TOR 1:0727 5/1 at MIA 7:1028 5/2 at MIA 7:1029 5/3 vs. MIA 7:1030 5/4 vs. MIA 7:1031 5/5 vs. TOR 7:1032 5/6 vs. TOR 4:10 Bubble Blowin' Evan Longoria (First 15,000 fans)33 5/7 vs. TOR 1:10 Batting Gloves (Kids 14 & under)34 5/8 vs. KC 7:1035 5/9 vs. KC 7:1036 5/10 vs. KC 7:1037 5/11 vs. KC 1:1038 5/12 at BOS 7:1039 5/13 at BOS 7:1040 5/14 at BOS 1:3541 5/15 at CLE 6:1042 5/16 at CLE 6:1043 5/17 at CLE 12:10
5/18 - OFF (4)44 5/19 vs. NYY 7:1045 5/20 vs. NYY 4:10 Hawaiian Shirt (First 15,000 fans)46 5/21 vs. NYY 1:10 Super Rays Comic Book (Kids 14 & under)47 5/22 vs. LAA 7:1048 5/23 vs. LAA 7:1049 5/24 vs. LAA 7:1050 5/25 vs. LAA 1:1051 5/26 at MIN 8:1052 5/27 at MIN 2:1053 5/28 at MIN 2:1054 5/29 at TEX 8:0555 5/30 at TEX 8:0556 5/31 at TEX 8:05
6/1 - OFF (5)57 6/2 at SEA 10:1058 6/3 at SEA 10:1059 6/4 at SEA 4:10
6/5 - OFF (6)60 6/6 vs. CWS 7:1061 6/7 vs. CWS 7:1062 6/8 vs. CWS 7:1063 6/9 vs. OAK 7:1064 6/10 vs. OAK (1) 2:10 Matt Duffy Double Play Bobblehead (First 15,000 fans)65 6/10 vs. OAK (2) GM266 6/11 vs. OAK 1:10 Bat and Ball Set (Kids 14 & under)
6/12 - OFF (7)67 6/13 at TOR 7:0768 6/14 at TOR 7:0769 6/15 at DET 7:1070 6/16 at DET 7:1071 6/17 at DET 4:1072 6/18 at DET 1:1073 6/19 vs. CIN 7:1074 6/20 vs. CIN 7:1075 6/21 vs. CIN 12:10 Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)
6/22 - OFF (8)76 6/23 vs. BAL 7:1077 6/24 vs. BAL 4:10 Kevin Kiermaier STAR WARS Bobblehead (First 15,000 fans)78 6/25 vs. BAL 1:10
6/26 - OFF (9)79 6/27 at PIT 7:0580 6/28 at PIT 7:0581 6/29 at PIT 7:0582 6/30 at BAL 7:0583 7/1 at BAL 4:0584 7/2 at BAL 1:35
7/3 - OFF (10)85 7/4 at CHC 2:2086 7/5 at CHC 2:2087 7/6 vs. BOS 7:1088 7/7 vs. BOS 7:1089 7/8 vs. BOS 4:1090 7/9 vs. BOS 1:10
7/10 - All-Star Break7/11 - All-Star Game Marlins Park (Miami Marlins)
POS. HOME# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.
7/12 - All-Star Break7/13 - All-Star Break
91 7/14 at LAA 10:0792 7/15 at LAA 9:0793 7/16 at LAA 3:3794 7/17 at OAK 10:0595 7/18 at OAK 10:0596 7/19 at OAK 3:35
7/20 - OFF (11)97 7/21 vs. TEX 7:1098 7/22 vs. TEX 7:10 DJ Kitty Onesie (First 15,000 fans)99 7/23 vs. TEX 1:10 Chris Archer Emoji Pillow (Kids 14 & under)100 7/24 vs. BAL 7:10101 7/25 vs. BAL 7:10102 7/26 vs. BAL 12:10 Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)103 7/27 at NYY 7:05104 7/28 at NYY 7:05105 7/29 at NYY 1:05106 7/30 at NYY 1:05107 7/31 at HOU 8:10108 8/1 at HOU 8:10109 8/2 at HOU 8:10110 8/3 at HOU 8:10111 8/4 vs. MIL 7:10112 8/5 vs. MIL 6:10 MARVEL Iron Man Bobblehead (First 15,000 fans)113 8/6 vs. MIL 1:10 Swim Goggles (Kids 14 & under)
8/7 - OFF (12)114 8/8 vs. BOS 7:10115 8/9 vs. BOS 7:10116 8/10 vs. CLE 7:10117 8/11 vs. CLE 7:10118 8/12 vs. CLE 6:10 Mystery Retro Replica Jersey (First 15,000 fans)119 8/13 vs. CLE 1:10 Retro Socks (Kids 14 & under)120 8/14 at TOR 7:07121 8/15 at TOR 7:07122 8/16 at TOR 7:07123 8/17 at TOR 4:07124 8/18 vs. SEA 7:10125 9/19 vs. SEA 6:10 Rays Tote Bag (First 15,000 fans)126 8/20 vs. SEA 1:10 Rays Win Alarm Clock (Kids 14 & under)
8/21 - OFF (13)127 8/22 vs. TOR 7:10128 8/23 vs. TOR 7:10129 8/24 vs. TOR 1:10130 8/25 at STL 8:15131 8/26 at STL 7:15132 8/27 at STL 2:15133 8/28 at KC 8:15134 8/29 at KC 8:15135 8/30 at KC 8:15
8/31 - OFF (14)136 9/1 at CWS 8:10137 9/2 at CWS 7:10138 9/3 at CWS 2:10139 9/4 vs. MIN 7:10140 9/5 vs. MIN 7:10141 9/6 vs. MIN 1:10
9/7 - OFF (15)142 9/8 at BOS 7:10143 9/9 at BOS 7:10144 9/10 at BOS 1:35145 9/11 vs. NYY 7:10146 9/12 vs. NYY 7:10147 9/13 vs. NYY 7:10
9/14 - OFF (16)148 9/15 vs. BOS 7:10149 9/16 vs. BOS 6:10 Blake Snell Bobblehead (First 15,000 fans)150 9/17 vs. BOS 1:10 Hooded Bath Towel (Kids 14 & under)
9/18 - OFF (17)151 9/19 vs. CHC 7:10152 9/20 vs. CHC 7:10153 9/21 at BAL 7:05154 9/22 at BAL 7:05155 9/23 at BAL 7:05156 9/24 at BAL 1:35157 9/25 - OFF (18)157 9/26 at NYY 7:05158 9/27 at NYY 7:05159 9/28 at NYY 7:05160 9/29 vs. BAL 7:10161 9/30 vs. BAL 6:10 Burst Car Emblem (First 15,000 fans)162 10/1 vs. BAL 3:10 Raymond Night Light (Kids 14 & under)
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