PRICE IS RIGHT In 36 career starts in AL East road parks, tonight s starter David Price is 22-3 with a 3.16 ERA (231-IP, 81-ER).

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1 FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2014 at NEW YORK YANKEES LH David Price (3-2, 4.75) vs. LH Vidal Nuno (0-0, 6.59) First Pitches: 7:05 p.m. Location: Yankee Stadium TV: Sun Sports Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Spanish) Game No.: 30 (13-16) Road Game No.: 16 (6-9) All-Time Game No.: 2,620 (1,208-1,411) All-Time Road Game: 1,312 ( ) RAY MATTER The Rays complete this 10-day, 10-game road trip with 3 games at Yankee Stadium beginning tonight Rays are 3-4 so far (1-3 at Chicago and 2-1 at Boston) Rays swept the 4th doubleheader (traditional or split) in club history yesterday and their first ever at Fenway Park the Rays had been in Fenway doubleheaders the sweep snapped the Rays 3-game losing streak and gave them consecutive wins for the first time since they beat the Yankees on April it was also their first series win since Aprl at CIN Rays are for the second consecutive season and and the third time in the past 6 seasons their 2-1 win in Game 1 yesterday was the fourth time they have won when scoring 2 runs or less, tied with Atlanta for most in the majors. A RARE FENWAY FEAT Rays won yesterday at Fenway Park by scores of 2-1 and 6-5 it s the first time the Rays have ever won two one-run games in one day in doing so, the Rays became the: first team to win 2 games in one day despite issuing 17-plus walks since Aug 18, 1995 (Pirates vs. Marlins, also 17). first team to win 2 games in one day despite not having a starter go 5-plus innings since Oct 2, 2004 (Red Sox at Orioles). first team to win 2 one-run games in one day vs. the Red Sox at Fenway since Sep 20, 2000 (Indians). first team to win 2 one-run games in one day at Fenway and come from behind in each win since Aug 25, 1934 (White Sox) Hall of Famer Luke Appling scored the winning run for the White Sox in the 11th inning of each game source: Elias Sports Bureau. the 10 walks in Game 2 marked the 6th time in franchise history the Rays won a 9-inning game while issuing 10-plus walks, first since May 7, 2011 at BAL. GOOD DAY MATE RH Grant Balfour became the first Ray to earn a save in both games of a doubleheader and the second to earn two saves in one day Rafael Soriano earned two saves on April 17, 2010 at Fenway when he saved a suspended game and the regularly scheduled game Balfour became the first pitcher to earn 2 saves in one day since KC Greg Holland on Aug 16, 2013 at DET. SWEEPING The Rays, Orioles and Dodgers all swept doubleheaders yesterday the last time there were 3 sweeps in one day was Sep 29, 2004 when the Orioles, Yankees and Phillies all swept source: Elias. RAYS PERFECT IN ONE-RUN GAMES The Rays are now 6-0 in one-run games, the only major league team unbeaten in one-run games it s the first time the Rays have won their first 6 one-run games. BIG INNINGS Last night in Game 2, the Red Sox scored 5 times in the 5th inning, the fourth inning on this road trip the Rays have allowed 5-plus runs giving them 6 such innings this season they had only 10 all of last year. AL EAST ODDITIES The AL East is the only current division in which all five teams have allowed more runs than they have scored it is the first time since the current divisional format was adopted in 1994 that a division has had all of its teams with a negative run differential on May 2 this is the first time since 2007 that the AL East does not have a team with 16 wins at this point in the season. RAYS vs. NEW YORK The two teams split 4 games at Tropicana Field, April the Rays won 11-5 and 16-1 (April 18-19) becoming the first team to record at least 10 runs and 16 hits in consecutive games vs. NYY since the Angels did it, Aug 27-28, 1988 the Rays have out-homered the Yankees, 7-3 so far this season, since the start of 2013 and since the start of 2011 Rays had their best season ever vs. NYY in 2013 going 12-7 including 7-3 at Yankee Stadium Rays became the first team to post a sub-3.00 ERA at the new Yankee Stadium (min. 30 IP) and were the first team to throw 3 shutouts in New York since the 1992 White Sox Rays have not had a losing season vs. NYY since 2009 and are since then Rays were at original Yankee Stadium ( ) and are at the new Yankee Stadium (since 2009). LONGO vs. THE BOMBERS Evan Longoria has hit more runs at the new Yankee Stadium (12) than any other visiting player he hit 5 home runs here last season, one more than the Yankees hit as team vs. Rays pitching in his last 12 games at Yankee Stadium he has 6 home runs and has 17 RBI last season overall, he hit 9 of his 32 home runs vs. the Yankees matching New York s home runs against the Rays he became just the 3rd player in the expansion era to hit at least 9 HR vs. NYY in a season (also CLE Fred Whitfield, 10 in 1965 and TOR Jose Cruz Jr. 9 in 2001) he also has 14 HR and 32 RBI in his last 29 games vs. NYY finally, last July 27 he made the only error of his career in 45 games at Yankee Stadium. RAYS THRU 29 GAMES, Year W-L Pct. Pos GB A LOT WITH A LITTLE Sean Rodriguez hit his team-leading 4th home run last night and had a career-high 3 extra-base hits (2-2B, 1-HR) 7 of his 8 hits this season have gone for extra bases (3-2B, 4-HR) he leads the team in HR despite having only 34 at-bats SD Xavier Nady is the only other player to be leading his team in home runs with so few at-bats..he also has 34 at-bats and has hit a team-high 3 home runs Rodriguez didn t hit his 4th HR last season until Sep 15 at MIN. BEST ROAD RECORDS Rays Yankees Rangers Red Sox Phillies VERY UN-RAY LIKE The Rays are 6-11 since RH Alex Cobb (left oblique strain) was placed on the DL the morning of April 13 (joining fellow starters Matt Moore and Jeremy Hellickson) the Rays team ERA over that span has gone from 2.55 to 4.31 Rays starters have pitched 5.0 innings or less in 13 of 17 those games over those last 17 games, starters have compiled a 6.19 ERA (84.1-IP, 58-ER) and thrown only 16 more innings than the Rays bullpen (68.1) this season, Rays pitchers have 16 starts of 5.0 IP or fewer, most in the majors last season Rays starters worked 5 or more innings in their first 34 games Rays relievers have worked an AL-high 99.2 innings after 29 games, 31 innings greater than a year ago after 29 games (68.2). HOME/ROAD The Rays are 6-9 on the road Rays have scored only 33 runs in the 13 road games, their fewest ever in their first 13 road games (prev. 35 runs in 2004) their 2.7 R/G on the road is 28th in the majors while their 5.6 R/G at home (79-R, 14-G) ranks 4th best in the majors over the prev. 4 seasons ( ) they led the majors with 4.84 R/G on the road the Rays are batting.210 on the road, 28th in the majors their.284 avg. at home is 5th best. HANIGAN HAS MAJORS BEST ERASER RATE C Ryan Hanigan has thrown out 4 of 10 attempted base stealers for a 40.0 percent eraser rate, 1st in the majors offensively, he has 10 RBI with 2 out, most on the team and tops among major league catchers he is 6-for-11 with 2 outs and runners in scoring position. THE ROAD IS A LONEY PLACE 1B James Loney brings a 10-game Yankee Stadium hitting streak into tonight s game his.429 (21-for-49) career average here is 2nd among active players with 10 or more games trailing only COL Justin Morneau (.433) since becoming a Ray in 2013, James has hit well in a lot of road parks his.335 road average the past two seasons leads the majors. WEB GEMS The Rays had made only 7 errors in their first 24 games until making 4 errors in the 6th inning in their 9-2 loss Sun at CWS they have made 6 miscues in 5 games since still, the Rays 13 errors overall are the 4th fewest in the majors their 72 errors over are 2nd fewest in the majors during that period behind the Orioles (65) Sunday s game was only their 11th multi-error game in their last 252 games. RODRIGUEZ AND LONEY HELP LAUNCH INITIATIVE Earlier today, 1B James Loney and UTL Sean Rodriguez along with Yankees LH Matt Thornton, Bradenton native C John Ryan Murphy and RH David Robertson conducted a clinic for children from the N.Y. Center for Autism Charter School the event was part of the MLB Players Trust s City Clinics program, a grass-roots campaign developed by current major leaguers to promote the game of baseball to under-served children, ages 6-16, in select cities across U.S. PRICE IS RIGHT In 36 career starts in AL East road parks, tonight s starter David Price is 22-3 with a 3.16 ERA (231-IP, 81-ER). LEFTOVERS Rays starting pitchers have not pitched more than 6 innings since April 22 (David Price CG vs. on April 22 vs. MIN) the Rays 9-game streak since then is their longest since June 11-22, 2010 (10 games) Rays batters are hitting.200 (12-for-60) with RISP on the road trip the Rays have grounded into 11 double plays in the past 8 games. Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting Pitcher Sat., May 1:05 p.m. Sun Sports RH Jake Odorizzi (1-3, 6.85) RH Masahiro Tanaka (3-0, 2.27) Sun., May 1:05 p.m. Sun Sports LH Erik Bedard (0-1, 5.52) LH CC Sabathia (3-3, 5.11) **All games broadcast on WDAE 620 AM. All times Eastern Standard Time (EST).**

2 TONIGHT S STARTER LH DAVID PRICE (3-2, 4.75) YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg Tampa Bay Charlotte (A) Tampa Bay Career Majors LAST START On Sun at CWS allowed a season-high tying 6 ER his two starts of 6-plus ER match the most of any season in his career (2013, 2012, 2009) 7 of his 9 hits allowed came in the 6th and 7th innings, and the 5 hits in the 4-error 6th matched the most in any inning of his career his line: 6 IP, 9 H, 8 R/6 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO, 1 HR (Jose Abreu), 103 pitches, 72 strikes. THE FINISHER In 23 starts since returning from the DL last July 2, Price has 5 complete games 2 more than any other major league pitcher NYY Ivan Nova and TEX Martin Perez rank 2nd with 3 in fact, no other team has more CGs than Price during that span the Rangers, Reds and Yankees each have 5, and the Rays have 5 CG by pitchers other than Price he also leads the majors with IP. IN COMMAND Has totaled 47 SO and 5 BB in his first 6 starts, best SO/BB ratio in the AL and 3rd-best in the majors behind SF Tim Hudson (31 SO/2 BB) and PHI Cliff Lee (40 SO/4 BB). Ranks 4th in the majors and 1st in the AL with 1.08 BB/9 IP. Has thrown first pitch strikes to 74.0 percent of batters faced this season, highest mark in the majors ranks 5th in the AL with SO/9 IP has struck out 27.2 percent of batters faced, 6thhighest percentage in the AL. Has allowed 1 BB or less in 6 starts this season, most such starts in the majors. THE LONG BALL Has allowed 7 HR, tied for the most in the majors, in 41.2 IP and 173 batters faced this season has allowed home runs in 4 straight starts for the first time since April 2-18, 2013 career-long streak is 5 games from June 19 July 14, Only allowed 2 HR in his final 83.1 IP last season (331 batters faced) allowed 7 HR in his last 16 starts (115.2-IP, 447-BF). A.L. RANKS Ranks 2nd with 42.2 IP behind TEX Martin Perez (42.2) also ranks among AL leaders in wins (3, T-7th), strikeouts (47, T-2nd), hits allowed (44, 2nd) and earned runs (22, T-2nd). KING OF THE ROAD Owns a career (.689) winning pct. on the road, 3rd best road record of any major league pitcher in the past century (min. 60 decisions) behind former Yankees Vic Raschi (63-27 from ) and Whitey Ford ( from ). vs. AL EAST His (.727) lifetime record vs. the AL East currently ranks 1st since divisional play began in 1969 (min. 25 wins) his career 3.03 ERA (495.1-IP, 167-ER) vs. AL East is 4th all-time (min. 30 starts). In 36 career starts in AL East road parks, is 22-3 with a 3.16 ERA (231.0-IP, 81-ER) last loss was May 10, 2012 at NYY in 14 starts since then, is 11-0 with a 2.63 ERA (96-IP, 28-ER). Has never lost more than once in a season to the Yankees. 7 IP or MORE Has logged at least 7 IP in 17 of 24 starts since returning from the DL last season and is 12-6 with a 3.06 ERA (173.1-IP, 59-ER) over that stretch from Sep 10, 2013 March 31, 2014 allowed 2 runs or less in 6 consecutive starts, 1 shy of the franchise record (7, 3x-last Matt Moore, Sep 22, 2012 April 27, GOOD COMPANY Among active pitchers with at least 150 career starts, ranks 3rd with a.643 win pct. behind only Tim Hudson (.651) and Jered Weaver (.650). SPRING TRAINING Made 4 official starts plus 2 simulated games worked 4 innings and threw 73 pitches in his final start, March 26 vs. BAL stretched out to 106 pitches in a sim game on March 21 at the Charlotte Sports Complex. FRANCHISE RANKS Is the Rays career leader in ERA (3.26) and 2nd in club history to James Shields in wins (74), starts (153), innings pitched (1014.2), strikeouts (923) and complete games (9). AN ACE S BEST FRIEND His French bulldog, Astro, will be featured in his third giveaway on May 25, when kids 14 and under will receive David Price and Astro Dog Tags Astro got his own bobblehead in 2013 and was a sidekick figurine to David s superhero action figure in 2011 in past Bark in the Park days, Astro has been approached for autographs (ink paw prints) and has received marriage proposals from other dogs GAME LOG GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 3/31 vs. TOR W /74 W, 9-2 Dickey up, 6-2 4/5 vs. TEX /67 W, 5-4 Martinez down, 4-3 4/11 at CIN W /85 W, 2-1 Cueto up, 2-1 4/17 vs. NYY L /65 L, 2-10 Sabathia down, 6-1 4/22 vs. MIN W /77 W, 7-3 Gibson -- 4/27 at CWS L /72 L, 2-9 Carroll down, 6-1 March/April SPLITS vs. RH:.258 (31-120), 5-HR vs. LH:.295 (13-44), 2-HR Home: 2-1, 4.94 ERA (27.1-IP, 15-ER) Road: 1-1, 4.40 ERA (14.1-IP, 7-ER) PRICE vs. YANKEES CAREER Is 9-5 with a 3.90 ERA ( IP, 60-ER) in 22 career games (21 starts) against the Yankees. YANKEE STADIUM Is 5-2 with a 4.09 ERA (61.2-IP, 28-ER) in 10 starts at Yankee Stadium last start at Yankee Stadium was Sep 25, 2013 his line: W, 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 0 BB, 8 SO, 1 HR, 108 pitches, 81 strikes Has faced them once this season, on April 17 at Tropicana Field, a 10-2 Rays loss: L, 5 IP, 10 H, 6 R/ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, 2 HR, 94 pitches, 65 strikes. LAST START On Mon at CWS, took the loss in his first major league app in his home state failed to complete 5th inning and failed to protect leads of 2-0 and 3-2 his line: 4.1 IP, 8 H, 4 R/ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR, 87 pitches, 53 strikes. TOMORROW S STARTER RH JAKE ODORIZZI (1-3, 6.85) SPLITS Opponents are hitting only.171 (7-for-41) against him the first time through the lineup after that, opponents have hit.444 (16-for-36) the second time through and.471 (8-for-17) the third time in 14 career games (11 starts) his numbers jump from.219 to.303 to OR LESS Rays starters have gone 5 IP or less in 13 of their last 17 games Odorizzi s last 4 starts have been of that variety, and he is 0-3 with a 9.17 ERA (17.2-IP, 18-ER) eight times in 29 games this #70 JOE MADDON, MANAGER Ninth-year Rays manager is the 3rd-longest tenured skipper in MLB after LAA Mike Scioscia (15th) and MIN Ron Gardenhire (13th). Two-time AL Manager of the Year (2008, 2010) only two other head coaches/managers among Florida s major pro teams have lasted as long: Don Shula (Dolphins, 26 years) and John McKay (Bucs, 9 years). year Rays starters have failed to finish 5 innings, including the last two games started by Odorizzi. THING 2 Learned his changeup grip from Alex Cobb this past offseason according to FanGraphs, 29.9 percent of his pitches this season have been changeups, 4th-highest rate in the majors (min. 20 IP) among starting pitchers. vs. NEW YORK Only career app was Sep 24, 2013 at Yankee Stadium pitched 3 scoreless innings and recorded his first career save marked his first pro save since April 11, 2010 with the Class-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Brewers) his line: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 40 pitches, 25 strikes. Has managed more than half games in Rays history (1,326 of 2,619) owns a career (.520) record with the Rays: (.392) in his first two seasons ( ) and (.562) since the start of 2008 the Rays were (.401) prior to his arrival. Was ejected Sat at CWS by home plate umpire Tim Timmons, his first ejection this season and 33rd as a Ray, a club record.

3 RAYS HITTER NOTES #7 DAVID DEJESUS, OF Thu: 1-2, HR, 2-RBI, R BOS Series: 1-5, HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB Trip: 4-14, 2B, HR, 3-RBI, 7-BB vs. LH: :.200/.325/.369, 2-HR, 8-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 1-2) RISP:.176 (3-17) vs. RH:.200 (13-65), 2-HR Yesterday at BOS (G1) had a game-tying solo HR in the 3rd inning, first of his career against Jake Peavy (26th at-bat) drew a bases loaded walk in the 4th marked the second time in his career he accounted for all his team s runs in a victory the other was June 19, 2012 at CWS with CHC. Is 8-for-23 (.348) with 2 HR, 8 RBI, 5 R and 8 BB in his last 8 games prior to that was hitting.119 (5-for-42) with 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 R and 4 BB in 14 G. Snapped a career-long 0-for-24 skid on April 22 vs. MIN with a 2-run single in the 1st prev. long was 22 from July 30 Aug 6, All 17 starts have come vs. RHP (6-LF, 2-CF, 9-DH) only had 5 career starts at DH prior to this season has yet to face a LHP this year, and went 2-for-11 vs. LHP after joining Rays last Aug since 2011 has hit.162 vs. LHP, 2nd lowest in majors (min. 300 PA) to Ike Davis (.159). #11 YUNEL ESCOBAR, SS Thu: 2-7, 2B, HR, RBI BOS Series: 3-11, 2B, HR, 2-RBI Trip: 6-25, 2B, HR, 3-RBI, 3-BB vs. LH:.360 (9-25) 2014:.223/.286/.330, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP:.167 (4-24) vs. RH:.179 (14-78), 2-HR Yesterday at BOS (G2) marked his 3rd career go-ahead homer in the 9th inning or later and first as a Ray was the 5th homer of that type in Rays history at Fenway Park (last Sean Rodriguez on May 27, 2012) recorded his first career hit vs. Koji Uehara (had been 0-for-11 lifetime). Batting.261 (18-for-69) with 7 BB in 19 games since April 11 after hitting.147 (5-for-34) in 10 games prior to that. Has started every game this season at SS since his first full season (2008) leads the majors with 845 starts at SS (PHI Jimmy Rollins 2nd at 829). Has made 4 errors in 29 games this season twice this season has made errors in consecutive games only made 4 E in his final 127 G of #10 LOGAN FORSYTHE, INF Thu: 0-3 BOS Series: 0-3 Trip: 0-5, BB, R vs. LH:.192 (5-26) 2014:.157/.259/.216, 0-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.059 (1-17) vs. RH:.120 (3-25) Yesterday at BOS (G2) marked his first start at leadoff with the Rays is 2-for-18 (.111) over his last 7 games since April 18. Had a pinch-hit, RBI single April 24 vs. MIN, his first RBI with the Rays and first hit with RISP this season after starting 0-for-14 Has reached in his last 6 PA as a pinch-hitter including all 5 this season (3-for-3, walk, hit by pitch) career.378/.467/.622 as pinch-hitter. Has started 12 games (7-DH, 3-2B, 2-LF) April 17 vs. NYY made his first career app at 1B (moved from LF to 1B in the 9th). Career.279 (69-for-247) hitter vs. LHP,.213 (104-for-489) vs. RHP made first career Opening Day roster after starting 2013 and 2012 on the DL. #5 BRANDON GUYER, OF Thu: 0-3 BOS Series: 0-3 Trip: 0-4 vs. LH:.125 (2-16) 2014:.120/.154/.160, 0-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.333 (2-6) vs. RH:.111 (1-9) Hitless in his last 8 at-bats yesterday at BOS (G2) made his first start since April 20 vs. NYY. April 18 vs. NYY recorded his first RBI since May 12, 2012 at BAL entered as a pinch-runner in the 7th and stayed in the game at CF April 17 vs. NYY was his first career major league game in center has made 5 starts this season, all vs. left-handed pitching. 28-year-old rookie made his first career Opening Day roster led the Rays with 22 games played in spring training. #24 RYAN HANIGAN, C Thu: 1-3, BB BOS Series: 2-7, RBI, BB Trip: 5-18, 2-2B, 4-RBI, 2-BB vs. LH:.125 (2-16) 2014:.246/.333/.459, 3-HR, 15-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.286, 2-7) RISP:.412 (7-17) vs. RH:.289 (13-45), 3-HR Had 15 RBI in April, most in any month of his career, and his 3 HR tied Aug 2011 his 7th inning RBI Tue at BOS passed John Flaherty (1999) for most RBI by a Rays catcher in April Flaherty (2001) and Toby Hall (2006) were the only other Rays catchers to hit 3 HR in April. April 19 vs. NYY, recorded the third multi-hr game of his career (also Aug 13, 2011 vs. SD and April 4, 2011 vs. MIL) his 6 RBI established a career high (prev. 5, 2x-last Aug 13, 2011 vs. SD) and set a club record for a catcher became the first No. 9 hitter ever to record 6 or more RBI vs. NYY. Has thrown out 40 pct. of base stealers (4 of 10), best in the majors career 36.4 pct. mark is 2nd best among actives. Has caught 14 shutouts in his last 88 starts since Homer Bailey s 2012 no-hitter acquired by the Rays on Dec 3, 2013 (3-team trade with Arizona). Is 1 of 4 active players with more career walks than strikeouts (min. 1,500 PA), joining Albert Pujols, Dustin Pedroia and Joe Mauer. #8 DESMOND JENNINGS, OF Thu: 3-9, 2B, HR, RBI BOS Series: 4-13, HR, RBI, 3-R Trip: 8-28, 2-2B, 3B, HR, 2-RBI vs. LH:.172 (5-29), 1-HR 2014:.284/.378/.453, 2-HR, 8-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.353, 6-17) RISP:.273 (6-22) vs. RH:.333 (22-66), 1-HR Batting.327 (17-for-52) with a.400 OBP in his last 14 games had a solo homer in the 2nd inn. yesterday at BOS (G2), his 4th extra-base hit in his last 6 games, after a stretch of 11 straight games without one was his first HR off a left-handed pitcher since Sep 3, 2013 at LAA. Mon at CWS, became the first to score from 2nd base on a sacrifice fly since LAA Erick Aybar on Aug 10, 2012 vs. SEA. Ranks T-9th in the AL with a.333 avg. vs. RHP and 4th with a.436 OBP vs. RHP hit.241 vs. right-handed pitching through Has hit leadoff in only 3 of his 25 starts, all vs. lefties, and none since April 7 last season 90 of his 132 starts came at leadoff. Is batting.441 (67-for-152) when putting the first pitch in play over his career but only.091 (1-for-11) when doing so this season. #20 MATT JOYCE, OF Thu: 0-5, BB BOS Series: 1-9, BB Trip: 2-17, 2-RBI, 7-BB, R vs. LH:.000 (0-7) 2014:.306/.421/.486, 2-HR, 15-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.300 (6-20) vs. RH:.338 (22-65), 2-HR Ranks 4th in AL with a.421 OBP vs. RHP, ranks 8th in the AL with a.338 avg., 1st with a.460 OBP and 4th with a..998 OPS has started all 20 games vs. RHP this season (none vs. LHP) 17 BB are T-6th in AL averaging 1 RBI every 4.8 AB, 8th in AL. Leads the majors with 5 sac flies scored Desmond Jennings from 2B on Mon at CWS, 3rd time in club history the Rays scored from 2B on a SF. Has recorded an outfield assist in 3 straight games, first time by a Ray since B.J. Upton on May 20-22, 2012 T-1st among MLB left fielders. According to Baseball Reference data, he has 8 hits to the opposite field this season only had 11 opposite field hits in Swinging at only 14.4 pct. of pitches outside the strike zone, lowest rate in the majors MLB average is 29.0 percent. Set a Rays record with 5 BB on April 25 at CWS was the first player to draw 5 BB since CIN Joey Votto (Sep 23, 2013 vs. NYM), first in a 9-inning game since NYM Mike Baxter (Aug 4, 2012 at SD), and first in a 9-inning game without an IBB since FLA Ivan Rodriguez (April 8, 2003 vs. NYM). In March/April/May is a career.298/.386/.556 hitter with 37 HR and 110 RBI in 196 games from June on:.229/.323/.407, 44 HR, 166 RBI in 417 G. 29-year-old begins his 7th season in the majors is a career.264/.359/.484 hitter with 73 HR vs. RHP and.189/.264/.314 with 8 HR vs. LHP. #21 JAMES LONEY, 1B Thu: 3-7, 2-RBI, BB BOS Series: 5-11, 2-2B, 2-RBI, BB Trip: 9-27, 2-2B, 3-RBI, 2-BB vs. LH:.346 (9-26) 2014:.310/.381/.440, 1-HR, 17-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.455, 5-11) RISP:.364 (12-33) vs. RH:.297 (22-74), 1-HR Hit.475 (19-for-40) with 5 XBH (4-2B, 1-HR) and 9 RBI in 10 games at Yankee Stadium in 2013 leads majors with.335 road avg. since Delivered a game-tying RBI single in the 8th yesterday at BOS (G2) since the start of last season, is.344/.400/.517 (72-for-209) in the 7th inning or later, 3rd-highest avg. in the majors over that span leads the team with 9 game-tying or go-ahead RBI no one else has more than 3. Batting.396 (21-for-43) with a.458 OBP over his last 13 games on Tue at BOS, recorded his second multi-2b game of the season (April 5 vs. TEX). Ranks T-4th in the AL with 10 doubles finished one double shy of the club record for doubles in March/April (11, Evan Longoria, 2009). Leads the team with 17 RBI 5 game-winning RBI ranks 2nd in AL (Josh Donaldson, 8) 14.3 AB per SO, 2nd-best in AL. #3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Thu: 1-8, R BOS Series: 1-11, RBI, R Trip: 5-29, HR, 4-RBI, 3-R vs. LH:.242 (8-33) 2014:.274/.328/.398, 3-HR, 15-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.333 (9-27) vs. RH:.288 (23-80), 3-HR Since breaking into the league in 2008, has hit 26 HR vs. the Yankees, 7 more than any other player (Jose Bautista, 19) went 0-for-5 on April 20 vs. NYY, snapping a 12-game hitting streak against the Yankees, 2nd-longest in Rays history vs. NYY (Aubrey Huff, 14, April 4 Sep 13, 2003). Is Rays all-time HR leader with 165 passed Carlos Peña (163) on April 18 vs. NYY is only franchise leader in baseball currently with that team is closing in on club records in RBI (33 shy of Carl Crawford s 592) and doubles (10 shy of Crawford s 215). April 25 at CWS hit a go-ahead 2-run homer in the 9th off Matt Lindstrom, the 8th go-ahead HR in the 9th inning or later of his career, extending a club record according to Elias, since his debut only 3 others have as many HR of this type: Miguel Cabrera (10), Andre Ethier (8) CIN Jay Bruce (8). Has started all 29 games at 3B has played 109 consecutive games since missing 3 games June 29 July 1, 2013 with plantar fasciitis. #28 JOSE MOLINA, C Thu: 0-2, BB BOS Series: 0-2, BB Trip: 1-5, BB vs. LH:.333 (2-6) 2014:.143/.189/.143, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.067 (1-15) vs. RH:.103 (3-29) Has made 11 starts at catcher this season, including all 6 of David Price s starts. According to FanGraphs, 69.2 percent of his balls in play have been ground balls last year his 54.5 percent ground ball rate was a career high. Has a career caught stealing pct. of 34.2, 4th among active catchers (min. 400 G) teammate Ryan Hanigan ranks 2nd (36.4 pct.). 38-year-old, 15-year veteran made his 12th Opening Day roster and 5th Opening Day start ( Rays, 2006 Angels, 2004 Angels).

4 #9 WIL MYERS, OF Thu: 0-7, BB BOS Series: 2-10, 2B, 2-BB Trip: 6-27, 2B, 3-BB, 4-R vs. LH:.125 (4-32) 2014:.229/.308/.333, 2-HR, 11-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.233 (7-30) vs. RH:.274 (20-73), 2-HR Snapped a 7-game hitting streak (.276, 8-29) yesterday at BOS (G1), the 2nd-longest by a Ray this season (8, James Loney, April 18-26). Has more home runs vs. New York (5) than any other team (LAA/TOR, 2) first career HR was a grand slam here off CC Sabathia on June 22, Ranks T-9th in the AL with 29 strikeouts swings and misses on 12.0 percent of pitches seen, 2nd-highest pct. on the team (Jose Molina, 12.2). Has made two errors in 25 games this season, T-3rd among MLB right fielders, after committing no errors in 77 games in the outfield in April vs. NYY went 6-for-9 with 2 HR and 7 RBI apart from those 2 games, is batting.186 (18-for-97) with 0 HR and 4 RBI April 19 vs. NYY marked his third career multi-hr game snapped a streak of 113 AB without a homer (last Sep 13, 2013 vs. TEX). #1 SEAN RODRIGUEZ, INF/OF Thu: 3-5, HR, 2-2B, 2-RBI BOS Series: 3-5, 2-2B, HR, 2-RBI Trip: 3-7, 2-2B, HR, 2-RBI, 3-R vs. LH:.217 (5-23), 3-HR 2014:.235/.297/.676, 4-HR, 9-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.750, 3-4) RISP:.273 (3-11) vs. RH:.273 (3-11), 1-HR Collected a career-high 3 extra-base hits yesterday at BOS (G2) seven of his 8 hits this season have gone for extra bases (3-2B, 4-HR). Leads the team with 4 HR this season last season he didn t hit his 4th until Sep 15 at MIN eight of 9 since start of 2013 have been vs. LHP. April 18 vs. NYY marked his first HR vs. a RHP (Adam Warren) since July 3, 2012 vs. NYY (Ivan Nova). April 17 vs. NYY became the first player to hit a HR and into a triple play in the same game since NYY Russell Martin on Sep 27, 2011 at TB. Started 51 of the Rays 53 games vs. left-handed starters in 2013 owns a career.251 avg. vs. left-handers and.212 vs. righties. #18 BEN ZOBRIST, INF/OF Thu: 0-5 BOS Series: 0-10 Trip: 6-27, 3-2B, RBI, 3-R vs. LH:.300 (9-30), 2-HR 2014:.288/.375/.414, 3-HR, 8-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.192 (5-26) vs. RH:.284 (23-81), 1-HR Went 0-10 in the Boston series Tue at BOS was his first multi-so game this season has hit leadoff in 14 of his 28 starts. Ranks among AL leaders in runs (19, T-10th), hits (32, T-7th) and multi-hit games (11, T-4th). Is 2 doubles shy of tying B.J. Upton for 2nd-most in team history (202) had a multi-2b game on Mon at CWS, No. 199 and 200 of his career. Has made 3 errors in 29 games this season last season, made 5 errors (4-2B, 1-SS) in 157 games (156 starts). Ranks 4th in the AL with 1.4 Wins Above Replacement (WAR), according to Baseball Reference from ranks 3rd in MLB with 33.8 WAR, behind Robinson Cano (34.7) and Miguel Cabrera (34.2) WAR counts offensive and defensive contributions relative to a player s position(s). His next RBI will be the 468th of his career, tying Carlos Peña for 3rd-most in club history behind Carl Crawford (592) and Evan Longoria (559). RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #50 GRANT BALFOUR, RH Last App: 5/1 (G2) at BOS (S, 1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 6-7 vs. LH:.154 (4-26), 1-HR 2014: 0-1-6, 5.11 ERA, 11 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 4/23 vs. MIN IR-RS: -- vs. RH:.235 (4-17), 1-HR Became the first in franchise history to record saves in both games of a doubleheader marked his first save(s) since April 12 at CIN. Has issued 10 walks this season, T-1st among major league relievers on April 25 at CWS, blew his first save of the season, allowing a careerhigh 5 runs GS by Jose Abreu was the first allowed in his career first walk-off GS with Rays ahead since Troy Percival on Sep 6, 2008 at TOR. His first 4 saves came in 4 consecutive outings in a span of 7 games, April 5-12 they were his first saves for the Rays since Oct 3, 2009 vs. NYY. Ranks T-1st among AL relievers with 3 WP recorded a save on April 11 at CIN despite 3 BB and a wild pitch. 36-year-old has made 6 consecutive Opening Day rosters ( , 2014 with Rays and with A s). #13 HEATH BELL, RH Last App: 4/28 at CWS (1.0-IP, 1-H, 1-R, 0-ER, 1-BB, 3-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.172 (5-29) 2014: 0-1-0, 7.07 ERA, 11 G Long Relief App: 2.2, 4/7 at KC IR-RS: 1-1 vs. RH:.414 (12-29) Has allowed a run in 6 of his last 7 apps April 24 vs. MIN allowed 5 runs for the first time since Sep 26, 2006 at ATL with NYM (6) allowed a 3-run HR to Aaron Hicks, his 1st this season after allowing a career-high 12 HR in 2013 entered in the 5th inning, his earliest entrance into a game since May 2, 2007 vs. WAS with SD (5th inn) has entered in the 6th or earlier 5 times this year after doing so only once in Of his 11 apps, the Rays have been trailed in 9 of them, been tied in 1 and had a 5-run lead in the other. Right-handed hitters are batting.414 against him this season compared to.244 in his career through Made his 8th Opening Day roster acquired by the Rays on Dec 3, 2013 as part of a 3-team trade that brought C Ryan Hanigan from the Reds. #47 BRANDON GOMES, RH Last App: 5/1 (G1) at BOS (W, 1.1-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.350 (7-20) 2014: 2-1-0, 3.38 ERA, 13 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 4/26 at CWS IR-RS: 7-1 vs. RH:.133 (4-30), 1-HR Earned the win yesterday at BOS (G1), entering in relief of Cesar Ramos in the 5th inn. with 2 on and 2 out. Took the loss on Tue at BOS, allowing back-to-back walks to start the 6th inning both came around to score after he was replaced. Threw a perfect 3 IP on Sat at CWS, his longest app of the season (prev. 1.2 IP on April 23 vs. MIN) was his second career appearance of at least 3 IP and first since July 17, 2011 vs. BOS replaced Cesar Ramos following a leadoff single in the 6th threw 29 pitches and faced just 8 batters marked just the 2nd time this season a reliever threw less than 30 pitches in at least 3 IP (also HOU Anthony Bass, April 17 vs. KC, 29 pitches). Ten of his 13 apps have been scoreless allowed a career-high-tying 4 hits on April 13 at CIN, including a 3-run home run allowed to Devin Mesoraco. In his career, has held righties to a.186 avg. while lefties have hit.323 in 2013 righties hit.178 (8-for-45) and lefties.357 (10-for-28) with 3 HR. #52 JOSH LUEKE, RH Last App: 4/29 at BOS (1.0-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.281 (9-32) 2014: 0-1-0, 4.02 ERA, 14 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 4/23 vs. MIN IR-RS: 11-8 vs. RH:.314 (11-35), 2-HR Tied for first among Rays relievers with 14 apps and leads with 15.2 IP his 14 apps rank T-3rd in the AL and set a club record for March/April (prev. 13, 4x-last Joel Peralta in 2011) ranks T-2nd among AL relievers with 20 hits allowed. Has allowed 8 of 11 inherited runners to score this season eight IRS is tied for the most in the majors, along with CWS Daniel Webb. Has allowed runs in 6 of 14 apps this season took the loss on April 23 vs. MIN, allowing 2 runs in the 12th inning made his 3rd Opening Day roster. #57 JAKE MCGEE, LH Last App: 5/1 (G2) at BOS (W, 1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.333 (5-15) 2014: 2-0-0, 2.03 ERA, 14 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 3x-last 4/28 at CWS IR-RS: 8-0 vs. RH:.161 (5-31) Pitched in both games of the doubleheader yesterday at BOS recorded the win in G2 with a scoreless 8th before the Rays took the lead in the 9th hit 99.5 mph in the at-bat to Will Middlebrooks, according to PITCHf/x, highest velocity of his career (prev. 99.1). Mon at CWS, allowed multiple runs for the first time since Sep 20, 2013 issued 3 walks, tying a career high (also Sep 14, 2010 vs. NYY). Allowed as many base runners Mon at CWS as he did in his first 11 apps combined (5 singles) 12 of his 14 apps this season have been scoreless. His avg. fastball velocity this season is 96.4 mph, according to PITCHf/x data last year was 96.3 mph, 2nd among LH relievers. Over his career, right-handers have hit.195 against him (.231 for lefties) held opposing righties to a.098 avg. in 2012 and.217 in #46 JUAN CARLOS OVIEDO, RH Last App: 5/1 (G2) at BOS (0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.273 (3-11) 2014: 0-0-0, 6.23 ERA, 5 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4/24 vs. MIN IR-RS: 5-2 vs. RH:.375 (3-11) Struck out his only batter faced yesterday at BOS (G2), stranding two inherited runners. Tue at BOS, allowed his first runs of the season (4th app) allowed more hits (4) than his previous 3 apps combined (2) also allowed a pair of inherited runners to score his first 3 apps this season after being reinstated from the 15-day DL on April 22 were scoreless. April 24 vs. MIN was his first app since Sep 21, 2011 vs. ATL (with the Marlins as Leo Nuñez) underwent Tommy John surgery in Sep Made 7 rehab apps for Triple-A Durham (1-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 3-SO) and in his last 6, totaled 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 9 SO. Visa issues delayed his arrival to spring training until March 15, and he then pitched in 2 games (2-IP, 4-H, 1-R). #62 JOEL PERALTA, RH Last App: 5/1 (G1) at BOS (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.200 (4-20) 2014: 1-1-0, 2.53 ERA, 11 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 2x-last 4/20 vs. NYY IR-RS: 3-0 vs. RH:.167 (3-18), 1-HR Allowed a season-high 3 hits on Tue at BOS pitched with a 4-run (or more) deficit for the first time since June 14, 2012 vs. NYM. Already ranks 3rd in club history in career relief apps (238) and is 12 shy of Dan Wheeler s club record (250). 38-year-old enters his 4th season with the Rays led majors with a career-high 80 apps in 2013, a club record for a righty, his 3rd straight season of 70-plus apps since joining the Rays in 2011 his 238 relief apps rank 2nd in the majors, 1 shy of leader Matt Belisle (239). In his Rays career, has faced batters more than any other spots in the order and has held them to a.176 avg. (50-for-284) opponents No. 3 hitters have hit.092 (8-for-87), lowest in the majors over that span (min. 50 AB).

5 RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals Starters Relievers Home Road March/April May last hr OFF 14 most hits game 14 most rbi game DeJesus 5/1/14 at BOS Peavy 3, 4/22 vs. MIN 3, 4/22 vs. MIN Escobar 5/1/14 at BOS Uehara 2, 6x-last, 5/1 at BOS 1, 4x-last, 5/1 at BOS Forsythe 9/27/13 at SF Lopez 2, 4/2 vs. TOR 1, 4/24 vs. MIN Guyer 5/12/12 at BAL Matusz 1, 3x-last, 4/18 vs. NYY 1, 4/18 vs. NYY Hanigan 4/19/14 vs. NYY Nova 3, 4/19 vs. NYY 6, 4/19 vs. NYY Jennings 5/1/14 at BOS Doubront 3, 4/23 vs. MIN 2, 4/9 at KC Joyce 4/11/14 at CIN Cueto 2, 7x-last 4/24 vs. MIN 3, 3/31 vs. TOR Loney 4/12/14 at CIN Simon 3, 2x-last, 4/26 at CWS 4, 4/18 vs. NYY Longoria 4/25/14 at CWS Lindstrom 3, 2x-last, 4/18 vs. NYY 4, 4/19 vs. NYY Molina 4/19/14 vs. NYY Daley 1, 4x-last, 4/27 at CWS - Myers 9/16/13 vs. TEX Garza 3, 3x-last, 4/19 vs. NYY 4, 4/19 vs. NYY Rodriguez 5/1/14 at BOS Doubront 3, 5/1 at BOS 4, 4/4 vs. TEX Zobrist 4/13/14 at CIN Christiani 3, 2x-last, 4/24 vs. MIN 4, 4/13 at CIN RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: W2 When commit error: 3-7 Hit homer: 9-6 Current Record: Ahead after 6-7-8: 9-0/10-0/10-0 Homer with men on: 6-3 Home/Road: 7-7/6-9 Behind after 6-7-8: 3-13/2-12/0-13 Hit multiple homers: 4-1 Day/Night: 3-7/10-9 Tied after 6-7-8: 1-3/1-4/2-3 Score first: 10-4 Grass/Turf: 6-9/7-7 1-run games: 6-0 Score 5 or more: 8-2 vs. East: run games: 0-4 Score less than 5: 5-14 vs. Central: 3-7 Extra innings: 0-2 Outhit opponents: 10-3 vs. West: 2-1 Win in last at-bat: 2 Outhit by opponents: 3-12 vs. National League: 2-1 Come-from-behind wins: 3 Collect 10 or more hits: 7-2 vs. RH/LH starters: 10-10/3-6 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 5 Opp. 10 or more hits: 1-10 Series W-L-T (home): Series W-L-T (road): Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 7-5/0-3/6-6/0-2 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Archer Bedard Cobb Moore Odorizzi Price Ramos RAYS SEASON HIGHS TEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest win streak 3, April 3-5 Most runs, game, TB 4, Myers, 4/19 vs. NYY Long loss streak 4, April Most runs, game, Opp 4, Bruce, 4/13 at CIN Most runs game, TB 16, 4/19 vs. NYY Most hits, game, TB 3, 13x-last, Rodriguez, 5/1 at BOS Most runs game, Opp 12, 4/13 at CIN Most hits, game, Opp 4, Victorino, 4/29 at BOS Most runs, inn, TB 5, (8th), 4/18 vs. NYY Most 2B, game, TB 2, 5x-last, Rodriguez, 5/1 at BOS Most runs, inn, Opp 5, 5x-last, (6th), 4/29 at BOS Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 4x-last, Victorino, 5/1 at BOS Most hits, game, TB 16, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. NYY Most HR, game, TB 2, 3x-last, Myers, 4/19 vs. NYY Most hits, game, Opp 16, 4/17 vs. NYY Most HR, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, Abreu, 4/25 at CWS Most hits, inn, TB 5, (8th), 4/18 vs. NYY Most RBI, game, TB 6, Hanigan, 4/19 vs. NYY Most hits, inn, Opp 6, 2x-last, (3rd), 4/13 at CIN Most RBI, game, Opp 6, Abreu, 4/25 at CWS Most doubles, game, TB 4, 3x-last, 4/29 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 2x-last, Rodriguez, 5/1 at BOS Most doubles, game, Opp 5, 2x-last, 4/29 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 2, 7x-last, Victorino, 5/1 at BOS Most HR, game, TB 5, 4/19 vs. NYY Most steals, game, TB 2, Jennings, 4/23 vs. MIN Most HR, game, Opp 3, 2x-last, 4/17 vs. NYY Most steals, game, Opp 1, 12x-last, Semien, 4/28 at CWS Most x-base hits, game, TB 9, 4/19 vs. NYY Hitting Streak 8, Loney, April Most x-base hits, game, Opp 9, 4/17 vs. NYY TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 2, 2x-last, 4/23 vs. MIN Most SO, TB Starter 12, Price, 4/22 vs. MIN Most stolen bases, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, 4/16 at BAL Most SO, Opp Starter 11, Buehrle, 4/2 vs. TOR Most walks, game, TB 11, 4/25 at CWS Most SO, TB Reliever 3, 3x-last, Boxberger, 5/1 at BOS Most walks, game, Opp 10, 5/1 at BOS Most IP, TB Reliever 3.0, Gomes, 4/26 at CWS Most strikeouts, game, TB 14, 4/20 vs. NYY Most walks, game, TB 6, Ramos, 5/1 at BOS Most strikeouts, game, Opp 14, 4/23 vs. MIN Most walks, game, Opp 6, Dickey, 3/31 vs. TOR Most LOB, game, TB 12, 4/4 vs. TEX Most SO, Team, TB 14, 4/23 vs. MIN Most LOB, game, Opp 13, 4/24 vs. MIN Most walks, Team, TB 10, 5/1 at BOS Most errors, game, TB 4, 4/27 at CWS Low-Hit Game 3, 4/19 vs. NYY Most errors, game, Opp 4, 4/4 vs. TEX Consecutive Scoreless IP 15.0, Cobb, April 1-Current Longest game, time 4:48, 4/23 vs. MIN Shortest game, time 2:31, 4/12 at CIN Longest game, time (9 inn.) 4:04, 4/25 at CWS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:31, 4/12 at CIN Grand Slams (-): - Back-to-Back (-): - 2-HR games (3): Zobrist-1 (4/13 at CIN, T Cingrani/N Christiani), Hanigan-1 (4/19 vs. NYY, I Nova), Myers-1 (4/19 vs. NYY, I Nova/M Daley) LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS HOME RUNS 3-HR games (-): - Pinch-hit (-): - Walk-off (-): - Lead-off (-): - HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS Total Rodriguez Hanigan Longoria Zobrist DeJesus Escobar 2 2 Joyce Myers Jennings 2 2 Loney 1 1 Forsythe - Guyer - Molina - TOTALS CATCHERS pct cs att Hanigan Molina TOTALS MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Loney (9), Hanigan (3), DeJesus (2), Escobar (2), Longoria (2), Zobrist (2), Jennings (1), Joyce (1), Myers (1), Rodriguez (1) 2-Out RBI: Hanigan (10), Longoria (9), Loney (7), Joyce (6), Myers (5), Rodriguez (3), Zobrist (3), Jennings (2), DeJesus (1), Escobar (1), Forsythe (1), Guyer (1) Outfield Assists: Joyce (3), Kiermaier (1), Myers (1) Bunt Singles: Zobrist (1) Ejections: Maddon-1 (4/26 at CWS, 8th inn.) Batted Around: 3/31 vs. TOR (8th inn, 9 batters), 4/18 vs. NYY (8th inn, 11 batters), 4/19 vs. NYY (6th inn, 10 batters), 4/22 vs. MIN (1st inn, 9 batters), 4/25 at CWS (2nd inn, 10 batters) CATWALKS 1. April 19 vs. NYY Evan Longoria home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (400 feet) off Ivan Nova (3rd inning). WALK-OFF WINS - RUNS BY INNING X Total Opponent Tampa Bay INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING DELAY April 4 vs. TEX Tampa Bay T7 Wil Myers Trap Play Overturned 1:45 April 5 vs. TEX Tampa Bay T2 Robinson Chirinos Safe at 1st Overturned 1:46 April 7 at KC Tampa Bay T8 Wil Myers Out at 1st Confirmed 1:18 April 8 at KC Tampa Bay B3 Ben Zobrist Safe at 2nd Confirmed 2:02 April 9 at KC Kansas City B2 Alex Gordon Out at 3rd Stands 2:18 April 11 at CIN Cincinnati B9 Brandon Phillips Called a Ball (HBP?) Confirmed 1:29 April 13 at CIN Tampa Bay B7 Devin Mesoraco Safe at 1st Confirmed 0:50 April 14 at BAL Tampa Bay B5 Steve Lombardozzi Safe at 1st Stands 3:05 April 18 vs. NYY New York T2 Ichiro Suzuki Out at 1st Overturned 0:49 April 20 vs. NYY New York T4 Wil Myers Catch of Fly Ball Overturned 2:05 April 20 vs. NYY Tampa Bay T11 Ichiro Suzuki Safe at 2nd Overturned 2:06 April 22 vs. MIN Umpire B5 Yunel Escobar Count Check Record Keeping 2:51 April 25 at CWS Tampa Bay B9 Adam Eaton Safe at 1st Confirmed 2:28 April 28 at CWS Tampa Bay B7 Alexei Ramirez Safe at 2nd Stands TBA May 1 at BOS (G1) Boston B7 Dustin Pedroia Out at Home Stands TBA May 1 at BOS (G2) Tampa Bay T9 Desmond Jennings Out at 2nd Stands TBA Rays Totals (bold): 10 challenges (3 overturned, 4 stand, 3 confirmed) Opp Totals: 6 challenges (2 overturned, 2 stand, 2 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 2 challenges (1 overturned, 1 stand, 0 confirmed)

6 OPENING DAY ROSTER Pitchers (12): RH Chris Archer, RH Grant Balfour, RH Heath Bell, RH Alex Cobb, RH Brandon Gomes, RH Josh Lueke, LH Jake McGee, LH Matt Moore, RH Jake Odorizzi, RH Joel Peralta, LH David Price, LH Cesar Ramos Catchers (2): Ryan Hanigan, Jose Molina Infielders (6): Yunel Escobar, Logan Forsythe, James Loney, Evan Longoria, Sean Rodriguez, Ben Zobrist Outfielders (5): David DeJesus, Brandon Guyer, Desmond Jennings, Matt Joyce, Wil Myers DL (3): RHP Jeremy Hellickson (15-day), RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo (60-day), INF Tim Beckham (15-day) April 3 Placed UTL Sean Rodriguez on the paternity list; recalled INF Vince Belnome from Triple-A Durham. RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (4) Pos. Player DL Injury Date on Retro First Date Off Gms Missed Record INF Tim Beckham 15-day Right knee surgery March April RHP Jeremy Hellickson 15-day Right elbow surgery March April LHP Matt Moore 15-day Tommy John surgery April 8 -- April RHP Alex Cobb 15-day Left oblique strain April April Others (Games Missed): RH Juan Carlos Oviedo (19, right elbow surgery, 9-10) W-L BY POSITION (STARTS) RECENT TRANSACTIONS April 4 Optioned INF Vince Belnome to Durham; reinstated UTL Sean Rodriguez from the paternity list. April 8 Placed LH Matt Moore (left elbow soreness) on the 15-day DL; recalled LH Jeff Beliveau from Durham. April 11 Optioned LH Jeff Beliveau to Durham; recalled OF Kevin Kiermaier from Durham. April 12 Added LH Erik Bedard to the taxi squad. April 13 Optioned OF Kevin Kiermaier to Durham; selected LH Erik Bedard from Durham placed RH Alex Cobb (left oblique strain) on the 15-day DL; recalled LH Jeff Beliveau from Durham. April 14 Optioned LH Jeff Beliveau to Durham; recalled RH Brad Boxberger from Durham. April 19 Optioned RH Brad Boxberger to Durham; recalled LH C.J. Riefenhauser from Durham. April 22 Optioned LH C.J. Riefenhauser to Durham; reinstated RH Juan Carlos Oviedo (right elbow surgery) from the 15-day DL. May 1 Added RH Brad Boxberger from Durham per MLB s 26th Man Rule. May 2 Returned RH Brad Boxberger to Durham per MLB s 26th Man Rule. W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS) c 1b 2b 3b ss lf cf rf dh 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th DeJesus Escobar Forsythe Guyer Hanigan Jennings Joyce Loney Longoria Molina Myers Rodriguez Zobrist RAYS HITTERS vs. YANKEES 2014 CAREER Player G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP DeJesus Escobar Forsythe Guyer Hanigan Jennings Joyce Loney Longoria Molina Myers Rodriguez Zobrist RAYS PITCHERS vs. YANKEES 2014 CAREER PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG Archer Balfour Bedard Bell Gomes Lueke McGee Odorizzi Oviedo Peralta Price Ramos

7 RAYS 2014 DAY-BY-DAY Pos. HOME # GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB Att. Cum. 1 3/31 vs. TOR W, 9-2 Price (1-0) Dickey (0-1) 1-0 T-1/ ,042 31, /1 vs. TOR L, 2-4 Hutchison (1-0) Cobb (0-1) 1-1 T-2/ ,113 42, /2 vs. TOR L, 0-3 Buehrle (1-0) Moore ( / ,808 52, /3 vs. TOR W, 7-2 Archer (1-0) Morrow (0-1) 2-2 T-2/-0.5 9,571 62, /4 vs. TEX W, 8-1 Odorizzi (1-0) Saunders (0-1) 3-2 1/ ,304 76, /5 vs. TEX W, 5-4 Gomes (1-0) Cotts (0-1) 4-2 1/ , , /6 vs. TEX L, 0-3 Darvish (1-0) Peralta (1-0) 4-3 1/ , , /7 at KC L, 2-4 Vargas (1-0) Moore (0-2) 4-4 2/ , /8 at KC W, 1-0 Peralta (1-1) Holland (0-1) 5-4 1/ , /9 at KC L, 3-7 Guthrie (2-0) Odorizzi (1-1) 5-5 2/ ,612 4/10 - OFF (1) T-1/ /11 at CIN W, 2-1 Price (2-0) Cueto (0-2) 6-5 T-1/ , /12 at CIN W, 1-0 Cobb (1-1) Simon (1-1) 7-5 1/ , /13 at CIN L, 4-12 Cingrani (1-1) Ramos (0-1) 7-6 T-1/ , /14 at BAL L, 1-7 Chen (2-1) Archer (1-1) 7-7 3/ ,799 4/15 at BAL - PPD - Rain (1) - Rescheduled for June 27 3/ /16 at BAL L, 0-3 Gonzalez (1-1) Odorizzi (1-2) 7-8 4/ , /17 vs. NYY L, 2-10 Sabathia (2-2) Price (2-1) 7-9 T-4/ , , /18 vs. NYY W, 11-5 McGee (1-0) Warren (0-1) 8-9 4/ , , /19 vs. NYY W, 16-1 Archer (2-1) Nova (2-2) 9-9 T-3/ , , /20 vs. NYY L, 1-5 (12) Claiborne (1-0) Bell (0-1) 9-10 T-3/ , ,554 4/21 - OFF (2) 4/ /22 vs. MIN W, 7-3 Price (3-1) Gibson (3-1) / , , /23 vs. MIN L, 4-6 (12) Fien (3-0) Lueke (0-1) / , , /24 vs. MIN L, 7-9 Nolasco (2-2) Bedard (0-1) / , , /25 at CWS L, 6-9 Lindstrom (2-1) Balfour (0-1) / , /26 at CWS W, 4-0 Ramos (1-1) Danks (2-1) T-4/ , /27 at CWS L, 2-9 Carroll (1-0) Price (3-2) / , /28 at CWS L, 3-7 Rienzo (2-0) Odorizzi (1-3) / , /29 at BOS L, 4-7 Lackey (4-2) Gomes (1-1) / ,794 4/30 at BOS - PPD - Rain (2) - Rescheduled for May 1 5/ /1 at BOS (1) W, 2-1 Gomes (2-1) Peavy (1-1) / , /1 at BOS (2) W, 6-5 McGee (2-0) Uehara (0-1) T-4/ , /2 at NYY 7: /3 at NYY 1: /4 at NYY 1:05 5/5 - OFF (3) 33 5/6 vs. BAL 7: /7 vs. BAL 7: /8 vs. BAL 7: /9 vs. CLE 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Rays Ladies Wristlet 37 5/10 vs. CLE 7:10 DJ Kitty Plush Hat (20,000 fans) Bright House Networks 38 5/11 vs. CLE 1:40 Rays Sun Hat (10,000 women) Bayfront Health 39 5/12 at SEA 10: /13 at SEA 10: /14 at SEA 3: /15 at LAA 10: /16 at LAA 10: /17 at LAA 9: /18 at LAA 3:35 5/19 - OFF (4) 46 5/20 vs. OAK 7: /21 vs. OAK 7: /22 vs. OAK 4: /23 vs. BOS 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Alex Cobb Military Themed Bobblehead 50 5/24 vs. BOS 4: /25 vs. BOS 1:40 David Price & Astro Dog Tags (Kids 14 & under) Tampa Bay Times 52 5/26 at TOR 7: /27 at TOR 7: /28 at TOR 7:07 5/29 - OFF (5) 55 5/30 at BOS 7: /31 at BOS 7: /1 at BOS 1: /2 at MIA 7: /3 at MIA 7: /4 vs. MIA 7: /5 vs. MIA 4: /6 vs. SEA 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Rays Beach Towel 63 6/7 vs. SEA 4:10 Weezer Postgame Concert 64 6/8 vs. SEA 1:40 James Loney Grill Set (10,000 men) Kayem 65 6/9 vs. SEA 1: /10 vs. STL 7: /11 vs. STL 7:10 6/12 - OFF (6) 68 6/13 at HOU 8: /14 at HOU 4: /15 at HOU 2: /16 vs. BAL 7: /17 vs. BAL 7: /18 vs. BAL 1: /19 vs. HOU 7: /20 vs. HOU 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Rays Duffle Bag 76 6/21 vs. HOU 4:10 The O Jays Postgame Concert 77 6/22 vs. HOU 1:40 Ben Zobrist Plastic Bat & Ball Set (Kids 14 & under) 78 6/23 vs. PIT 7: /24 vs. PIT 7: /25 vs. PIT 12:10 6/26 - OFF (7) 81 6/27 at BAL (1) 1: /27 at BAL (2) 7: /28 at BAL 4: /29 at BAL 1: /30 at NYY 7:05 Pos. HOME # GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB Att. Cum. 86 7/1 at NYY 7: /2 at NYY 1: /3 at DET 7: /4 at DET 7: /5 at DET 4: /6 at DET 1: /7 vs. KC 7: /8 vs. KC 7: /9 vs. KC 7:10 7/10 - OFF (8) 95 7/11 vs. TOR 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Rays Umbrella 96 7/12 vs. TOR 4:10 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Postgame Concert 97 7/13 vs. TOR 1:40 Yunel Escobar Basketball Set (Kids 14 & under) 7/14 - All-Star Break 7/15 - All-Star Game Target Field (Minnesota Twins) 7/16 - All-Star Break 7/17 - All-Star Break 98 7/18 at MIN 8: /19 at MIN 7: /20 at MIN 2:10 7/21 - OFF (9) 101 7/22 at STL 8: /23 at STL 7:15 7/24 - OFF (10) 103 7/25 vs. BOS 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Don Zimmer Snowglobe 104 7/26 vs. BOS 7:10 MLB Network Tote Bag (20,000 fans) 105 7/27 vs. BOS 1:40 Chris Archer Christmas Stocking (Kids 14 & under) Imagination Movers Christmas in July Postgame Concert 106 7/28 vs. MIL 7: /29 vs. MIL 7: /30 vs. MIL 12:10 7/31 - OFF (11) 109 8/1 vs. LAA 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Joe Maddon Wine Glasses (Set of 2) 110 8/2 vs. LAA 7:10 Joe Maddon Mr. Potato Head (20,000 fans) GTE Financial 111 8/3 vs. LAA 1:40 Wil Myers Bike Horn (Kids 14 & under) 112 8/4 at OAK 10: /5 at OAK 10: /6 at OAK 3:35 8/7 - OFF (12) 115 8/8 at CHC 4: /9 at CHC 4: /10 at CHC 2: /11 at TEX 8: /12 at TEX 8: /13 at TEX 8: /14 at TEX 8: /15 vs. NYY 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Rays Cooler 123 8/16 vs. NYY 4: /17 vs. NYY 1:40 Mr. Happy Bobblehead (Kids 14 & under) 8/18 - OFF (13) 125 8/19 vs. DET 7: /20 vs. DET 7: /21 vs. DET 1: /22 at TOR 7: /23 at TOR 1: /24 at TOR 1: /25 at BAL 7: /26 at BAL 7: /27 at BAL 7: /28 at BAL 7: /29 vs. BOS 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Rally Raymond Gnome 136 8/30 vs. BOS 7: /31 vs. BOS 1:40 Matt Moore Kids Plate with Cup (Kids 14 & under) 138 9/1 vs. BOS 1: /2 vs. TOR 7: /3 vs. TOR 7: /4 vs. TOR 7: /5 vs. BAL 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Player T-shirt (Fan Vote) 143 9/6 vs. BAL 1:10 Evan Longoria 80s Hair Band Bobblehead (20,000 fans) 144 9/7 vs. BAL 140 Solar Powered Waving DJ Kitty (20,000 fans) The Wiggles Postgame Concert 9/8 - OFF (14) 145 9/9 at NYY 7: /10 at NYY 7: /11 at NYY 7: /12 at TOR 7: /13 at TOR 1: /14 at TOR 1: /15 vs. NYY 7: /16 vs. NYY 7: /17 vs. NYY 7:10 9/18 - OFF (15) 154 9/19 vs. CWS 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Oktoberfest Stein 155 9/20 vs. CWS 7: /21 vs. CWS 1:40 Raymond Train (Kids 14 & under) 9/22 - OFF (16) 157 9/23 at BOS 7: /24 at BOS 7: /25 at BOS 7: /26 at CLE 7: /27 at CLE 6: /28 at CLE 1:05