SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2017 vs. MILWAUKEE BREWERS RH Chris Archer (8-6, 3.89) vs. RH Jimmy Nelson (9-5, 3.37)

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1 SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2017 vs. MILWAUKEE BREWERS RH Chris Archer (8-6, 3.89) vs. RH Jimmy Nelson (9-5, 3.37) First Pitch: 1:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. TV: Fox Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, Radio Luz AM (Sp.) Game No.: 113 (57-55) Home Game No.: 55 (29-25) All-Time Game No.: 3,189 (1,477-1,711) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,595 ( ) April: May: June: July: August: 3-2 Pre-All-Star: Post-All-Star: FUN STUFF Today kids 14 and under will receive a pair of Rays Swim Goggles presented by 7-Eleven all promotional items are available while supplies last from 12 12:30 p.m., OF Peter Bourjos and RH Sergio Romo will sign autographs for kids 14 and under down the RF line. THE OTHER CATWALK Following today s game many Rays players, wives and girlfriends will attend the Rays on the Runway annual fashion show, a fundraiser for the Children s Dream Fund, at the Vinoy. RAY MATTER The Rays have been shut out (2-0, 3-0) in each of the first 2 games of this series, the first time they have been blanked in back-to-back games since April 14-15, 2016 vs. CLE/CWS they are 0-for-12 with RISP in these 2 games they are scoreless in 20 consecutive scoreless innings, with their last runs coming on RF Steven Souza Jr. s 2-run double in the 7th inning on Thu at HOU the franchise records are 3 consecutive shutouts (June 8-10, 2014) and 31 straight scoreless innings (June 7-11, 2014) this is the second time this season they have lost back-to-back games while allowing 3 runs or fewer, also May vs. NYY/LAA (3-2, 3-2) this is the first time the Rays have lost consecutive games with their starting pitcher going 6 IP or more and yielding one run or fewer since Sep 18, 2016 at BAL (RH Jake Odorizzi) and Sep 20, 2016 vs. NYY (LH Drew Smyly). Today the Rays look to avoid being swept for the fourth time this season (last July vs. TEX) they have dropped to over their last 25 series, since May at BOS. Since the Rays were a season-high 7 games over.500 through July 18 (51-44), they have gone 6-11 to drop to 2 games over.500 (57-55). The Rays are off tomorrow, and today s game finishes a stretch of 17 games in 17 days (6-10 since July 21) they play 30 games in 31 days through Aug 20. The Rays have outscored opponents (+77) in innings 1-thru- 5, but have been outscored after that (-75). WHERE THEY STAND Last night the Rays dropped a game on every team in the AL East, and their 5.5-game deficit on first place is their largest in over a month (5.5 GB through July 5) they dropped a half-game on Kansas City (rainout) for the second Wild Card spot they are one of five teams separated by only 4 games vying for the two Wild Card spots this is the Rays best record through 112 games since 2013 (66-46) it is an 11-win improvement over 2016, when they were 20 games under.500 (46-66) and 17.0 GB in the AL East. A.L. EAST STANDINGS Boston New York Tampa Bay Baltimore Toronto A.L. WILD CARD STANDINGS New York Kansas City Tampa Bay Seattle Los Angeles GUT CHECK The Brewers, only 0.5 GB of the Cubs for the NL Central lead, are the only Rays opponent in a stretch of 17 games (July 27 Aug 13) that is not currently in position for a playoff spot their other four opponents in this stretch own the four best records in the American League: Yankees, Astros, Red Sox, Indians they are 4-6 thus far the Rays still have games remaining against every team they trail in the AL East and Wild Card race: Boston (8 games), New York (6) and Kansas City (3). RAYS vs. BREWERS & INTERLEAGUE This is the Rays first-ever series loss to the Brewers, having won 2 of 3 games in each of the three previous meetings they are 6-5 all-time vs. Milwaukee (4-4 home, 2-1 road) last night was the third straight game the Rays were shut out by the Brewers, as they lost 5-0 here on July 30, 2014 in LH David Price s final game in a Rays uniform only once before have the Rays been shut out by an opponent in 3 consecutive meetings they did it against the Yankees on Oct 7, 2001 and April 5-6, 2002 the Rays only visit to Milwaukee came June 20-22, The Rays are 7-7 in interleague play this season (3-4 home, 4-3 road), with 6 games remaining (today, Aug at STL, Sep vs. CHC) Rays are all-time in interleague play and (.576) in the Rays era (since 2008), 5th best in the majors the AL is (.509) in interleague play in 2017, and has won the last 13 season series ( ). The Rays are outside the AL East, inside the division. WHAT A RELIEF Over the last 5 games, the Rays bullpen has compiled a 1.62 ERA, totaling 16.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 5 BB, 17 SO over the team s last 5 wins, the Rays bullpen has totaled 17.2 scoreless innings (6-H, 5-BB, 13-SO) RH Tommy Hunter has retired his last 16 BF RH Steve Cishek has thrown 4.2 scoreless innings (1-H, 1-BB, 5-SO) since being acquired from Seattle on July 28 RH Alex Colomé leads the AL with 33 saves, one shy of COL Greg Holland for the major league lead Colome s next save will be the 71st of his career, tying RH Danys Báez for 3rd place on the Rays all-time list behind RH Roberto Hernández (101) and RH Fernando Rodney (85). LH José Alvarado threw an immaculate 9th inning on Fri vs. MIL (striking out the side on 9 pitches) at 22 years, 76 days, he is believed to be the youngest pitcher to throw an immaculate inning since SEA Félix Hernández (22y, 70d) on June 17, 2008 vs. FLA he became the third Ray to record one, following RH Brad Boxberger (2014) and RH Rafael Soriano (2010). POWER PLAY The Rays rank 3rd in the AL with 159 HR, trailing the Astros (182), Rangers (169) they are on pace for a club-record 230 HR (216 in 2016) their 159 HR are a club record through 112 games (prev. 146 in 2016) and their 505 runs are their most since 2013 (506) the Rays lead the majors with a club-record 12 back-to-back home runs, ahead of the Royals and Nationals (9) there are 53 players in baseball who have hit at least 20 HR this season, and the Rays are the only team with four of them on their roster (Logan Morrison, Steven Souza Jr., Corey Dickerson, Lucas Duda). EVAN CHANNELING EDDIE Now in his 10th season, Evan Longoria has 607 career extra-base hits and 331 doubles in major league history, only two third basemen (min. half of games at 3B) have recorded as many XBH or doubles in their first 10 seasons (see chart) he also ranks 6th on this list with 258 HR (Dick Allen ranks 5th with 271), and ranks 8th with 871 RBI (David Wright ranks 7th with 876). MOST HOME RUNS WITH CURRENT TEAM Miguel Cabrera, DET 321 Ryan Braun, MIL 297 José Bautista, TOR 281 Evan Longoria, TB 258 Joey Votto, CIN 249 First 10 Major League Seasons, Third Basemen, All-Time Extra-Base Hits Doubles Eddie Mathews, BOS/MIL 648 Wade Boggs, BOS 400 Chipper Jones, ATL 611 David Wright, NYM 345 Evan Longoria, TB 607 Evan Longoria, TB 331 SOUZA CHANNELING LEE MAY All of RF Steven Souza Jr. s careerhigh 23 HR have come vs. RHP, which according to the Elias Sports Bureau makes him the first right-handed batter to hit his first 23 HR of a season off RHP since HOU Lee May (1972), the former Rays first base coach ( ) who just passed away on July 29 May s first 24 HR that season came against RHP no RH hitter since data is available (1913) has finished a season with at least 23 HR, all coming off a RHP; NYM Jeff Kent holds the record with 21 in 1993 Souza has established career highs with 23 HR, 68 RBI, 18 2B, 57 BB and 61 runs scored. LUCAS DUDA Recorded the Rays first hit last night off RH Zach Davies, a single with one out in the 6th has a 9-game on-base streak since joining the Rays, the longest streak to begin a Rays career since Jorge Velandia (10) in September 2007 Duda is batting.296/.459/.667 (8-for-27) for the Rays with 1 2B, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 7 BB and 7 runs scored. STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIENDS The Rays have not hit a walk-off home run since Sean Rodríguez on May 22, 2014 vs. OAK, an active drought more than two years longer than any other team in baseball the Phillies have the next-longest drought, with their last coming on April 29, 2016 vs. CLE (Ryan Howard) in the time since then: the Rays have played 277 home games. the Rays have won 14 of those games in some other walk-off fashion. the Rays have hit 289 home runs at Tropicana Field. the Rays have allowed 13 walk-off homers on the road, 3rd most in the majors behind OAK (15 excluding Rodríguez) and ARI (15). there have been 228 walk-off homers in Major League Baseball, led by the Orioles (14). MINOR MATTERS The Rays have named Double-A Montgomery 1B Dalton Kelly as their Minor League Player of the Month for July, and Triple-A Durham RH Yonny Chirinos their Minor League Pitcher of the Month Kelly, 23, earned the honor in his first month at the Double-A level, batting.354/.447/.677 (34-for-96) with 10 2B, 7 HR, 25 RBI, 15 BB and 5 SB he led the Rays org. in HR, RBI and SLG in July Chirinos, 23, went 5-0 with a 1.62 ERA (39-IP, 7-ER) with 43 SO in 6 starts, allowing only 30 hits (.211 opp avg.) and 6 BB he led the Rays org. in wins and strikeouts in July. Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV Radio Tue., Aug 8 vs. BOS 7:10 p.m. RH Austin Pruitt (6-2, 5.65) vs. LH Chris Sale (13-4, 2.70) Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Wed., Aug 9 vs. BOS 7:10 p.m. RH Jake Odorizzi (6-4, 4.47) vs. RH Rick Porcello (5-14, 4.70) Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)

2 TODAY S STARTER RH CHRIS ARCHER (8-6, 3.89) YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Major League Totals Minor League Totals LAST START On Tue at HOU, got through 4 IP allowing only 1 hit, but yielded 5 hits over his next 2 IP (plus 2 BF) yielded solo homers to Carlos Beltran and Alex Bregman in the 5th, an RBI single to Beltran in the 7th and was charged a fourth run on a Bregman RBI groundout off RH Steve Cishek marked his fourth start of the season without a walk and his first since June 29 at PIT improved to 5-2 with a 2.15 ERA (54.1-IP, 13-ER) in 8 career starts against the Astros his line: W, 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 0 BB, 5 SO, 2 HR, 106 pit, 69 str. PITCHING DEEPER Has made 14 consecutive starts of at least 6 IP, the longest such streak of his career (prev. 9, June 23 Aug 9, 2015) it is the longest such streak by a Ray since David Price from May 13 July 30, 2014 (15) has made 8 starts this season of at least 7 IP, matching his total from 2016 has gone 7 IP (or more) and yielded 2 runs or fewer in 6 starts this season, compared to once in A.L. LEADERS His 182 SO are 2nd in the AL and 3rd in the majors, behind BOS Chris Sale (216) and WAS Max Scherzer (201) ranks among AL leaders in GS (23, T-2nd), IP (148, 2nd), SO/9 IP (11.07, 3rd), SO/BB (3.96, 9th), HR/9 IP (1.03, 9th) and WP (11, 2nd). Is on pace for 263 SO, which would break his single-season club record, when he had 252 SO in 2015 is on pace to become the third Rays pitcher to record three consecutive seasons of 200 IP RH James Shields did it in six straight seasons from and LH David Price in three straight INTERLEAGUE Is 6-7 with a 2.97 ERA (97-IP, 32-ER) in 16 career IL starts the only other active pitcher with a losing record in interleague play and as low an ERA (min. 10 starts) is ATL/LAD Alex Wood (3-5, 2.60) he has yielded 3 ER or fewer in 14 of his 16 IL starts. Is 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA (12-IP, 6-ER) in 2 IL starts this season. THE LONG BALL Since the beginning of June, he has allowed 11 HR in 11 starts (1.44 HR/9 IP), compared to 6 HR in his first 12 starts (0.68 HR/9 IP) four times in his last 11 starts he has allowed multiple home runs, compared to one such start before that (April 24 at BAL) has allowed 17 HR this season and 4 HR have come in the 7th inning or later 3 go-ahead homers and 1 game-tying homer has also allowed a pair of leadoff homers, both at home. SEVERE SPLITS Since the start of 2016, his 2.99 ERA (174.2-IP, 58-ER) at home ranks 5th in the AL, behind HOU Lance McCullers Jr. (2.61), SEA James Paxton (2.79), CLE Corey Kluber (2.82) and HOU Dallas Keuchel (2.93) over that same span, he has a 4.95 ERA (174.2-IP, 96-ER) on the road over his first four seasons ( ), he posted a 3.27 ERA (280.2-IP, 102-ER) on the road. MR. DURABLE Leads the majors with 145 starts since June 1, 2013, the day he was recalled for good, ahead of Max Scherzer (143) KC/ SD/CWS James Shields entered this season as the major league leader over that span, but had a DL stint earlier this year. DOUBLE DIGITS Has reached double-digit strikeouts 7 times, 3rd in the AL to BOS Chris Sale (14) and CLE Corey Kluber (11) has done it 25 times in his career, passing David Price (23) for the club record. Has made seven career scoreless starts recording double-digit strikeouts, most in franchise history, ahead of Scott Kazmir (4). Has made seven career starts with 10 SO (or more) and 0 BB, tied with James Shields for 2nd in club history behind Price (8). Has reached double-digit strikeouts without recording the win 14 times, the most in franchise history has had 10 SO (or more) and taken the loss 7 times, also the most in franchise history. THE CENTURY MARK Has thrown at least 100 pitches in 31 of his last 32 starts, dating back to Aug 12, 2016 the only exception was June 23 vs. BAL, when he threw 92 pitches and was replaced with a 14-5 lead that start snapped a streak of 100 pitches in 24 straight starts, the longest such streak in franchise history, ahead of James Shields, who did it in 21 straight from Aug 3, 2011 May 23, K S FOR KIDS Every strikeout he records will benefit the local nonprofit Starting Right, Now for every strikeout, Archer, the Rays Baseball Foundation and Crown Automotive Group 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 make a pledge by visiting raysbaseball.com/ archer over the seasons, Archer s 485 SO raised more than $35,000, which was split between Burg Baseball Inc. and Tampa RBI GAME LOG GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 4/2 vs. NYY W /66 W, 7-3 Tanaka up, 7-2 4/8 vs. TOR /72 W, 3-2 (11) Sanchez down 2-1 4/14 at BOS W /62 W, 10-5 Porcello up, 8-1 4/19 vs. DET /67 W, 8-7 Zimmermann up, 5-4 4/24 at BAL L /63 L, 3-6 Jimenez down, 5-3 4/30 at TOR /73 L, 1-3 Sanchez up, 1-0 APRIL /5 vs. TOR /68 L, 4-8 Liriano tied, 3-3 5/10 vs. KC W /73 W, 12-1 Hammel up, /15 at CLE L /57 L, 7-8 Carrasco down, 5-7 5/21 vs. NYY L /72 L, 2-3 Sabathia down, 3-2 5/26 at MIN W /71 W, 5-2 Santiago up, 5-2 5/31 at TEX /72 W, 7-5 (10) Bibens-Dirkx down, 4-3 MAY /6 vs. CWS L /65 L, 2-4 Quintana down, 2-1 6/11 vs. OAK /75 W, 5-4 Hahn tied, 4-4 6/17 at DET W /66 W, 3-2 Fulmer up, 3-2 6/23 vs. BAL W /54 W, 15-5 Jimenez up, /29 at PIT L /68 L, 0-4 Taillon down, 3-0 JUNE /4 at CHC W /80 W, 6-5 Lester up, 6-3 7/9 vs. BOS /66 W, 5-3 Price down, 3-2 7/16 at LAA /63 L, 3-4 Bridwell tied, 2-2 7/22 vs. TEX L /74 L, 3-4 Cashner down, 4-3 7/27 at NYY /71 L, 5-6 Sabathia up, 5-3 JULY /1 at HOU W /69 W, 6-4 Fiers up, SPLITS vs. RH:.230 (73-317), 9-HR vs. LH:.258 (65-252), 8-HR Home: 3-3, 3.47 ERA (72.2-IP, 28-ER) Road: 5-3, 4.30 ERA (75.1-IP, 36-ER) ARCHER vs. BREWERS CAREER Has never faced the Brewers he has faced every team in the AL except the Rays in the NL, has never faced Atlanta, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Philadelphia or St. Louis. TUESDAY S STARTER RH AUSTIN PRUITT (6-2, 5.65) LAST START On Wed at HOU, became the second rookie in club history to earn a win in a scoreless start against the majors highestscoring offense (also Scott Kazmir on Sep 14, 2004 at BOS, over HOF er Pedro Martínez and the eventual World Series champions) the University of Houston graduate, who was raised in The Woodlands, had some 200 friends and family in the crowd went a career-high 6.1 IP and threw a career-high 85 pitches pitched out of a 1st and 3rd, no-out jam in the 3rd and a 2-on, 1-out jam in the 6th, as GIDPs ended both innings his line: W, 6.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 SO, 85 pit, 58 str. Selected by Indians Manager Terry Francona to join the AL coaching staff for the 2017 All-Star Game, his first career All-Star appearance as a player, coach or manager joined Larry Rothschild in 2000 and Joe Maddon and his entire coaching staff in 2009 as Rays managers/coaches to go. On July 18 at OAK, was ejected in the 5th inning by HP umpire Bill Welke, his seventh career ejection as a manager and third this season. Is in his third season as Rays manager and at age 39, remains the majors youngest active skipper 5 months younger than SD Andy Green. #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER Defeated LH Dallas Keuchel, snapping his 9-game (decision) winning streak to start the season and 11-game winning streak dating back to last season it was the first time the Rays ever spoiled an opposing pitcher s record of 9-0 or better. It was the second time this season a Rays pitcher made his first start in his hometown leading the Rays to victory: on July 14 at LAA, RH Jake Faria tossed 6.2 IP in a 2-1 Rays victory. vs. MILWAUKEE Has never faced the Brewers. 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. Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, including parts of eight seasons in the majors ( ) spent two years ( ) in the Rays org. 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).

3 RAYS HITTER NOTES #18 PETER BOURJOS, OF Sat: 0-0 (PR in 8th) Series: 0-0 Trip: 4-23, 2-2B, HR, 2-RBI, 4-R vs. LH:.268 (19-71), 3-HR 2017:.236/.281/.425, 5-HR, 10-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.190 (4-21) vs. RH:.196 (11-56), 2-HR Is 1-for-his-last-13 batting.268 (19-for-71) in 34 games (17 starts) since the start of June, compared to.196 (11-for-56) through the end of May. Has appeared in 68 games with 31 starts (16-LF, 13-CF, 2-RF), including 27 starts against LH starters batting.333 (12-for-36) vs. LHP since June 1. Has been used 19 times as a defensive replacement, 7 times as a PH and 11 times as a PR off the bench, is batting.269 (7-for-26) with 2 HR. On July 29 at NYY, homered off Caleb Smith on the game s second pitch, his second career leadoff homer (also April 15, 2013 at MIN, with LAA). #10 COREY DICKERSON, OF Sat: 0-4 Series: 0-8, BB Trip: 11-35, 3-HR, 7-RBI, 3-BB, 5-R vs. LH:.317 (39-123), 3-HR 2017:.298/.344/.522, 21-HR, 50-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-9 RISP:.325 (25-77) vs. RH:.291 (89-306), 18-HR Batting.244/.301/.419 (21-for-86) since the All-Star break, compared to.312/.355/.548 (107-for-343) in the first half was the AL s outright leader in avg. through the June 26 off day (.330), but since then is batting.225 (29-for-129) to drop his avg. from.330 to.298, its lowest since April 4 (.167). Ranks among AL leaders in hits (128, T-4th), extra-base hits (51, 6th), triples (3, T-8th), total bases (224, T-5th) and runs scored (68, T-7th). His 40 multi-hit games this season are 2nd in the AL and tied for 3rd in the majors behind COL Charlie Blackmon (48) and HOU Jose Altuve (43). Has a single-season franchise record 6 leadoff home runs on Mon at HOU, had his seventh career multi-hr game (last May 20 vs. NYY). Is swinging at 58.4 percent of his pitches seen, 4th highest in the majors swings at 46.2 pct. of pitches out of the strike zone, 2nd in the majors. Has appeared in 106 games with 101 starts (52-LF, 49-DH) has made starts this season batting leadoff (48), 2nd (45), 3rd (1), 5th (3) and 6th (4). #21 LUCAS DUDA, 1B Sat: 1-3, HBP Series: 2-7, BB Trip: 6-20, 2B, 3-HR, 4-RBI, 6-BB, 7-R vs. LH:.238 (15-63), 4-HR 2017:.251/.360/.545, 20-HR, 41-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.286, 2-7) RISP:.222 (14-63) vs. RH:.255 (55-216), 16-HR Has reached base in all 9 games since the trade, the longest on-base streak to begin a Rays career since Akinori Iwamura (12), Jorge Velandia (10) and Brendan Harris (9) in 2007 batting.296/.459/.667 (8-for-27) with 1 2B, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 7 BB and 2 HBP in 9 games (8 starts) with the Rays. Batting.288 (21-for-73) with 5 2B and 6 HR in 22 games (20 starts) since the All-Star break, compared to.238 (49-for-206) in the first half. Became the second player to hit 3 HR in his first 4 games with the Rays, joining Chris Gomez in July 2001, according to the Elias Sports Bureau homered in each of his first 2 games with the Rays, the second player to do that in franchise history, following Elijah Dukes to start the 2007 season. Has 16 career multi-hr games and 10 since 2015, T-5th in the majors over that span to K. Davis (13), Stanton (13), C. Davis (12), Arenado (11). #11 ADEINY HECHAVARRIA, INF Sat: 1-4 Series: 1-4 Trip: 6-28, 2B, RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH:.270 (10-37), 1-HR 2017:.254/.270/.312, 1-HR, 12-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.306 (11-36) vs. RH:.250 (34-136) Batting.195/.214/.220 (8-for-41) over his last 12 games (all starts) batting.241/.259/.269 (26-for-108) in 31 games since the trade to the Rays. Has hit.290/.305/.355 (36-for-124) with 1 HR and 10 RBI in 34 games (32 starts) on the road, compared to.163/.180/.204 (8-for-49) at home. Twice since his trade to the Rays he s had a game-tying hit with 2 outs in the 9th inning (June 30 at BAL, July 18 at OAK) is the first Ray to do this twice in a season since Evan Longoria in 2010 only had one game-tying hit in the 9th inning or later in 640 career games prior to the trade. Has appeared in 31 games with 30 starts, all at SS, with the Rays according to FanGraphs, his 18 DRS since 2015 rank 7th among ML SS. #3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Sat: 0-4, GIDP Series: 1-8, 2B Trip: 9-32, 2-2B, 3B, 2-HR, 5-RBI, 3-BB, 5-R vs. LH:.227 (27-119), 6-HR 2017:.270/.322/.460, 17-HR, 66-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.302 (29-96) vs. RH:.287 (90-314), 11-HR Batting.318/.336/.555 (35-for-110) with 9 2B, 5 HR and 18 RBI over his last 28 games, since July 4 at CHC, raising his avg. from.254 to.270. Has hit for a higher avg. by the conclusion of each calendar month so far this season:.208 in April,.272 in May,.283 in June and.320 in July. Is 2 RBI shy of Steven Souza Jr. (68) for the team lead his 9 SF are 2nd in the majors to HOU Josh Reddick (10) is T-9th in the AL with 29 2B. On Tue at HOU, became the second Ray to hit for the cycle, following Melvin Upton Jr. on Oct 2, 2009 vs. NYY also passed Carl Crawford for most runs scored in club history his homer was the front end of back-to-back with Logan Morrison in the 1st, his triple was his first since Sep 17, 2016 at BAL, and his 9th-inning double completed the feat after it was overturned via instant replay according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the first time under the current replay system (2014-) that a cycle included any hit that was involved in any type of umpire review or manager challenge. Has started 109 games (100-3B, 9-DH) since the start of the 2013 season, leads the majors with 751 games played next is SEA Kyle Seager (745). #13 BRAD MILLER, INF Sat: 1-3, BB Series: 1-6, BB Trip: 3-20, 2B, 3-RBI, 5-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.224 (13-58), 1-HR 2017:.196/.338/.313, 4-HR, 25-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP:.170 (9-53) vs. RH:.186 (29-156), 3-HR Batting.125 (2-for-16) since the start of August and.138/.306/.172 (4-for-29) with 1 2B and 3 RBI in his last 11 games (8 starts) since July 26. Has walked in 17.9 pct. of his PA this season, highest in the majors (min. 200 PA), ahead of CIN Joey Votto (17.2) has a 142-point difference between his avg. (.196) and OBP (.338) his 12 multi-bb games are tied for 5th in the AL despite missing a combined 42 games over 2 DL stints. Has a.958 fielding pct. at 2B, lowest among ML 2B (min. 40 games) his 10 errors are T-3rd among ML 2B and T-2nd among AL 2B (Odor, 13). Has appeared in 67 games with 59 starts (51-2B, 8-DH) prior to this season, had 18 career starts at 2B, but none since Sep 6, 2015 at OAK. #7 LOGAN MORRISON, 1B Sat: 0-4 Series: 3-8 Trip: 5-23, 2B, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 4-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.253 (22-87), 5-HR 2017:.251/.363/.538, 28-HR, 66-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP:.158 (15-95) vs. RH:.250 (68-272), 23-HR On Fri vs. MIL, tied his season high with 3 hits (3rd time, last July 6 vs. BOS) batting.333/.391/.667 (7-for-21) in 5 games (4 starts) in August. Hasn t homered at Tropicana Field since June 23 vs. BAL his last 6 HR and 10 of his last 11 HR and 14 of his last 16 HR have come on the road leads the majors with 20 HR on the road, ahead of MIA Giancarlo Stanton (19) it s the most by a Rays on the road since Carlos Peña (23) in On Tue-Wed at HOU, homered in consecutive games for the fourth time this season (last July at LAA), both coming in the 1st inn. on Wed at HOU, had his fifth HR vs. LHP, matching his career high (2011) on Tue at HOU, was the back end of consecutive homers with Evan Longoria pct. of his hits have been home runs (90-H, 28-HR), 3rd highest among AL qualifiers and highest by a Ray since Carlos Peña in 2009 (36.4). Ranks among AL leaders in HR (28, T-5th), road HR (20, 1st), multi-rbi games (21, 3rd), BB (63, 3rd), SLG (.538, 10th) and OPS (.901, 8th). Is 2 RBI shy of Steven Souza Jr. (68) for the team lead, and is 6 RBI shy of tying a career high his 28 HR, 63 BB and 57 runs are career highs. Has appeared in 105 games with 96 starts (88-1B, 8-DH) 44 of his 66 RBI have come via the HR (15 solo, 11 two-run, 1 three-run and 1 GS). #14 TREVOR PLOUFFE, INF Sat: DNP Series: DNP Trip: 4-15, 2B, RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH:.284 (23-81), 1-HR 2017:.211/.275/.339, 8-HR, 16-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.300, 4-10) RISP:.111 (6-54) vs. RH:.174 (28-161), 7-HR Batting.200/.273/.283 (12-for-60) since joining the Rays via trade from Oakland his only homer with the Rays was June 21 vs. CIN (Adleman). Has hit safely in 3 straight games since snapping a 0-for-16 skid only has 1 XBH in his last 20 games (11 starts), a double on Wed at HOU to snap a career-long 18-game drought without one only has 2 RBI since joining the Rays, and 1 RBI in his last 21 games (12 starts) since June 25 vs. BAL. Batting.111/.169/.167 (6-for-54) with RISP, lowest avg. in the majors among players with at least 50 AB with RISP next is TOR Kevin Pillar (.120). Has appeared in 24 games with 15 starts (6-DH, 6-1B, 3-3B) twice has come off the bench to play 2B, his first action there since April #40 WILSON RAMOS, C Sat: 0-0 (def. rep.) Series: 1-4 Trip: 2-21, 2-RBI, BB, R vs. LH:.240 (6-25), 1-HR 2017:.188/.222/.329, 3-HR, 13-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.238 (5-21) vs. RH:.167 (10-60), 2-HR Batting.125 (5-for-40) over his last 15 games, 11 starts has 3 RBI in his last 19 games (15 starts); had 10 RBI in his prev. 6 games (all starts). Has 8 GIDP in 85 AB, tied for 2nd on the team behind Evan Longoria (15 in 433 AB) had 6 GIDP in an 8-game span from June 28 July 14. Has gone 20 games (16 starts) since his last homer and has a 59 AB homerless drought after hitting 3 HR over a 4-game span, June 30 July 6. Has appeared in 27 games and made 23 starts at catcher has thrown out 2 of 14 attempted base stealers; threw out 33.3 pct. a season ago. In 2016, elected to the NL All-Star Team, his first career selection won the NL s Silver Slugger Award among catchers with a career-high 22 HR. #29 DANIEL ROBERTSON, INF Sat: DNP Series: 1-4 Trip: -- vs. LH:.196 (11-56), 2-HR 2017:.224/.313/.362, 5-HR, 16-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.429, 3-7) RISP:.235 (8-34) vs. RH:.237 (28-118), 3-HR Batting.297/.325/.405 (11-for-37) over his last 10 games (all starts), and has 7 RBI over that stretch, compared to 9 RBI in his first 49 games. Reinstated from the 10-day DL (neck spasms) on Friday hit.538/.600/.923 (7-for-13) over 5 rehab games between Charlotte and Durham. Has 4 HR and 9 XBH at home (.412 SLG), compared to 1 HR and 3 XBH on the road (.299 SLG) four of his 5 HR have been solo homers. Has appeared in 59 games with 53 starts (31-2B, 12-SS, 8-3B, 2-DH) at second base, has made 1 error in 101 chances for a.990 fielding pct.

4 #0 MALLEX SMITH, OF Sat: 0-2, BB Series: 2-6, BB Trip: 6-22, 2B, RBI, BB, R vs. LH:.314 (11-35) 2017:.289/.357/.385, 2-HR, 10-RBI, 16-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.235 (8-34) vs. RH:.283 (43-152), 2-HR Batting.333/.385/.375 (8-for-24) in his last 8 games yesterday vs. MIL, snapped a 7-game hit streak, his third of that length since his June 9 recall. Since his June 9 recall, is tied for 2nd in the AL with 13 SB, trailing OAK Rajai Davis (15) has 32 SB in 128 career games (99 starts). Batting.341/.434/.494 (29-for-85) in 26 games (25 games) at home in comparison, has hit.245/.287/.294 (25-for-102) in 30 games on the road. Batting.314/.333/.371 (11-for-35) against left-handed pitching, compared to.080/.179/.120 (4-for-50) vs. LHP last season with the Braves. Has appeared in 56 games with 49 starts (36-CF, 11-LF, 2-RF) with Durham, hit.311 (41-for-132) with 5 2B, 4 3B, 3 HR and 16 SB in 30 games. #20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Sat: 0-4 Series: 0-7, BB Trip: 6-21, 2-2B, 2-HR, 5-RBI, 4-BB, 4-R vs. LH:.271 (29-107) 2017:.267/.370/.509, 23-HR, 68-RBI, 8-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-7 RISP:.281 (27-96) vs. RH:.265 (71-268), 23-HR His 23 HR, 68 RBI and 57 BB are career highs batting.284/.381/.608 (29-for-102) with 6 2B, 9 HR and 19 RBI in 29 games since June 30. Has a team-leading 68 RBI ranks among AL leaders in multi-rbi games (20, T-4th), walks (57, T-8th), times on base (162, T-9th) and SO (126, 5th). All 23 HR have come against RHP the last RHB whose first 23 HR of a season all came vs. RHP was HOU Lee May (24) in 1972 (Elias). On Thu at HOU, returned to the starting lineup for the first time since Mon at HOU, when he left the game after fouling a ball off his left foot had a solo homer in the 6th and go-ahead, 2-run double in the 7th, and his 3 RBI were his most since June 30 at BAL to reclaim the team RBI lead. Has appeared in 104 games with 102 starts (97-RF, 3-DH, 2-CF) has a.397 OBP at home this season, compared to a.346 OBP on the road. #45 JESÚS SUCRE, C Sat: 1-3 Series: 1-3 Trip: 2-7 vs. LH:.200 (6-30), 1-HR 2017:.250/.270/.386, 4-HR, 24-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.286, 2-7) RISP:.333 (12-36) vs. RH:.265 (27-102), 3-HR His 4 HR and 24 RBI are both career highs previous high was 7 RBI (2015) has 21 RBI out of the No. 9 spot in the order, 5th in the majors. Batting.333 (12-for-36) with RISP and.297 (19-for-64) with runner(s) on base in comparison, has hit.206 (14-for-68) with the bases empty. Has appeared in 46 games (36 starts) at catcher has 3 catcher pickoffs, tied for most in the AL and tying the club record with Toby Hall in Has thrown out 5 of 22 attempted base stealers has thrown out 27.3 percent in his career, including 43.5 pct. (10 of 23) with Seattle in RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #46 JOSÉ ALVARADO, LH Last App: 8/5 vs. MIL (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.300 (9-30) 2017: 0-3-0, 5.31 ERA, 23 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 5/16 at CLE IR-RS: 12-3 vs. RH:.156 (7-45), 1-HR Has made a pair of scoreless apps since his Friday recall, including strikeouts of 5 of 7 BF yesterday vs. MIL, allowed 1 IR to score in the 9th. On Fri vs. MIL, made his first major league app since June 24 vs. BAL struck out all 3 BF (T. Shaw, J. Aguilar, H. Perez) on a total of 9 pitches for the third immaculate inning in franchise history, following Brad Boxberger on May 8, 2014 vs. BAL and Rafael Soriano on Aug 23, 2010 at LAA. Allowed 7 R/ER in 4.1 IP in his last 6 apps before his option following his option, had a 2.81 ERA (16-IP, 5-ER) in 13 apps with Triple-A Durham. His avg. fastball velocity is 98.3 mph (Statcast) his max velocity of mph is the fastest by a Ray since Fernando Rodney in 2013 (101.1). Pitched for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic during spring training, going 1-0 with a 9.00 ERA (3-IP, 1-H, 3-ER, 3-BB, 4-SO) in 3 apps. #26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: 8/3 at HOU (W, 2.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 3-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH:.143 (3-21), 1-HR 2017: 3-3-0, 3.65 ERA, 13 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 8/3 at HOU IR-RS: 6-1 vs. RH:.238 (5-21), 1-HR On Thu at HOU, retired all 5 BF, inheriting 2-on, 0-out and going F8, GIDP in the 5th then striking out the side in the 6th recorded his third win (last July 14 at LAA) it was his first app longer than 1 IP since Aug 21, 2016 vs. TEX (1.1) and his longest app since Aug 10, 2014 at CHC (2.0). Is 1-3 with a 6.43 ERA (7-IP, 5-ER) over his last 7 apps, compared to 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA (5.1-IP, 0-ER) and.000 opp avg. in his first 6 apps. Has 15 SO in 12.1 IP for a SO/9 IP ratio, but has issued 7 BB for 5.11 BB/9 IP and 2.14 SO/BB ratios and a 1.22 WHIP, despite a.190 opp avg. #33 STEVE CISHEK, RH Last App: 8/2 at HOU (1.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-4 vs. LH:.125 (3-24), 2-HR 2017: 2-1-1, 2.55 ERA, 27 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 2x-last 7/30 at NYY IR-RS: 17-5 vs. RH:.177 (11-62), 1-HR On Wed at HOU, got a GIDP to get out of the 7th inning and was replaced with 2-out, 1-on in the 8th following his own throwing error to 1B. Last name is pronounced SEE-sheck has gone 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (4.2-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 5-SO) in 4 apps with the Rays since the trade. Began the season on the 10-day DL recovering from Oct 2016 surgery to repair a left hip labrum tear allowed 3 runs in his second app of the season on May 16 vs. OAK, but since then has pitched to a 1.50 ERA (24-IP, 4-ER) in 25 apps between the Mariners (21) and the Rays (4). Has held right-handed hitters to a.177 avg. (11-for-62) this season and a.210 avg. in his career led the Mariners with 25 SV last season. #37 ALEX COLOMÉ, RH Last App: 8/3 at HOU (S, 1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: vs. LH:.216 (19-88), 2-HR 2017: , 3.38 ERA, 48 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 5/28 at MIN IR-RS: 17-2 vs. RH:.250 (25-100), 1-HR On Thu at HOU, retired all 3 BF on grounders pitched in 3 straight games, Tue Thu at HOU, and made 4 apps in a 5-game span (also July 30 at NYY). Has 33 SV, most in the AL and 2nd in the majors to COL Greg Holland (34) has had 6 SV of 4 outs or more this season, most in the AL and 3rd in the majors has a chance to join Brad Boxberger in 2015 (41) and Rafael Soriano in 2010 (45) as the only Rays pitchers to lead the AL in saves. Has a 1.35 ERA (13.1-IP, 10-H, 2-ER, 5-BB, 7-SO) over his last 13 apps, dating back to July 6 vs. BOS allowed 10 runs in his previous 5 apps. Dating back to the 2016 All-Star break, he leads the majors with 51 saves, ahead of LAD Kenley Jansen (48) and TOR Roberto Osuna (46). 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. #49 TOMMY HUNTER, RH Last App: 8/3 at HOU (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH:.151 (8-53) 2017: 0-2-1, 1.70 ERA, 40 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 5/30 at TEX IR-RS: 18-4 vs. RH:.213 (17-80), 2-HR Has retired all 13 BF over his last 4 apps and his last 16 BF overall, since a leadoff double on July 26 vs. BAL on Thu at HOU, went 6-3, K, F8 in a perfect 8th inning 17 of his last 18 apps have been scoreless, dating back to June 21 vs. CIN, with a 0.52 ERA (17.1-IP, 1-ER) over that span. His 0.52 ERA since June 21 ranks 4th in the majors and 1st in the AL (min. 10 IP), ahead of MIN Matt Belisle (0.55) and TOR Dominic Leone (0.55). According to FanGraphs, his avg. fastball velocity this season is 96.3 mph, a career high averaged 96.2 mph in the 2015 and 2013 seasons. Has been used exclusively as a reliever since 2013 has pitched to a 3.04 ERA (278.1-IP, 94-ER) and held righties to a.215 avg. over that span. #43 DAN JENNINGS, LH Last App: 8/2 at HOU (0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH:.189 (14-74), 1-HR 2017: 3-1-0, 3.57 ERA, 53 G Long Relief App: 3.2, 5/30 vs. BOS IR-RS: 42-8 vs. RH:.250 (24-96), 5-HR On Wed at HOU, got PH Evan Gattis to foul out to end the 8th, his only BF out of 9 BF in 5 apps with the Rays, he has recorded three outs. Has a 9.00 ERA (1-IP, 3-H, 1-R/ER, 2-BB, 0-SO) in 5 apps with TB pitched to a 3.45 ERA (44.1-IP, 17-ER) with the White Sox prior to the trade. Has made 53 apps, tied for most in the AL, T-3rd in the majors and 1st among major league lefties has inherited 42 runners, T-2nd in the majors. Has held lefties to a.189 avg. (14-for-74) this season and only one of those hits have gone for extra bases, a 3-run homer on May 30 vs. BOS. Since Aug 1, 2015, his 2.38 ERA ranks 4th among AL relievers (min. 100 IP) to Zach Britton (1.37), Andrew Miller (1.68) and Brad Brach (2.34). #54 SERGIO ROMO, RH Last App: 8/4 vs. MIL (2.0-IP, 1-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH:.318 (7-22), 2-HR 2017: 1-1-0, 5.81 ERA, 36 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 8/4 vs. MIL IR-RS: 18-8 vs. RH:.235 (23-98), 7-HR On Fri vs. MIL, yielded a solo homer to Orlando Arcia, his ninth home run allowed this season, tying a career high (2014) it was his seventh allowed against righties, most in his career (6, 2014) threw 18 pitches (13 strikes) in 2 IP for his longest app since Sep 4, 2012 vs. ARI (with SF). Has a 4.50 ERA (6-IP, 3-ER) in 6 apps with the Rays had a 6.12 ERA (25-IP, 17-ER) in 30 apps with the Dodgers; acquired on July 22 for cash. Has at least one strikeout in each of his last 17 apps since May 28, the longest such streak of his career (prev. 16, Sep 18, 2010 April 22, 2011). Is a three-time World Champion with the San Francisco Giants (2010, 2012, 2014) has gone 3-1 with a 3.09 ERA and 4 SV in postseason play. Has pitched for Mexico in the World Baseball Classic in 2013 and 2017 this spring, was 0-0 with a ERA (1.1-IP, 3-ER) in 2 WBC apps. #59 RYNE STANEK, RH Last App: 8/5 vs. MIL (2.0-IP, 2-H, 2-R, 2-BB, 4-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH:.250 (4-16) 2017: 0-0-0, 6.17 ERA, 12 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 8/5 vs. MIL IR-RS: 8-4 vs. RH:.375 (12-32), 5-HR Yesterday vs. MIL, his 47 pitches were a career high and his 2 IP tied a career high scoreless 7th 8th innings; went HR, 1B, BB to start the 9th. According to Statcast, his avg. fastball velocity is 98.2 mph, incl. 12 pitches of 100 mph or more, most by a Ray since Fernando Rodney in 2013 (23). Recalled from Durham on Aug 1 to begin his second stint with the Rays (also May 14 June 10) after his option, pitched to a 0.51 ERA (17.2-IP, 1-ER) with 8 BB and 22 SO in 16 apps with Durham, and his last 14 apps were scoreless only allowed 2 BB in his last 12 apps spanning 13.1 IP. Seven of the 8 runs he has allowed this season have scored via 5 HR, all vs. RHB two solo and three 2-run, minus one inherited runner.

5 RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals Starters Relievers Home Road April May June July August LAST HR OFF 17 MOST HITS GAME 17 MOST RBI GAME Bourjos 7/29/17 at NYY Smith 3, 5/3 vs. MIA 2, 2x-last, 6/21 vs. CIN Dickerson 7/31/17 at HOU Feliz 4, 4x-last, 7/15 at LAA 4, 5/20 vs. NYY Duda 7/31/17 at HOU Sipp 4, 4/11 at PHI 3, 4x-last, 6/14 vs. CHC Featherston 6/21/17 vs. CIN Storen 2, 6/21 vs. CIN 2, 6/25 vs. BAL Hechavarria 5/7/17 at NYM Wilk 4, 6/30 at BAL 2, 2x-last, 6/27 at PIT Longoria 8/1/17 at HOU Fiers 4, 2x-last, 8/1 at HOU 4, 2x-last, 6/23 vs. BAL Miller 7/21/17 vs. TEX Darvish 3, 2x-last, 5/15 at CLE 2, 4x-last, 7/27 at NYY Morrison 8/2/17 at HOU Keuchel 3, 3x-last, 8/3 vs. MIL 4, 4/14 at BOS Plouffe 6/21/17 vs. CIN Adleman 3, 5/18 vs. BOS 3, 4/20 vs. SEA Ramos 7/7/17 vs. BOS Sale 2, 2x-last, 7/6 vs. BOS 3, 2x-last, 7/6 vs. BOS Smith 7/21/17 vs. TEX Darvish 4, 7/5 at CHC 2, 2x-last, 7/24 vs. TEX Souza Jr. 8/3/17 at HOU McHugh 4, 5/29 at TEX 4, 6/18 at DET Sucre 7/2/17 at BAL Givens 3, 2x-last, 6/25 vs. BAL 3, 2x-last, 5/14 at BOS RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: L2 When commit error: Hit homer: Current Record: Ahead after 6-7-8: 45-10/48-7/50-3 Homer with men on: Home/Road: 29-25/28-30 Behind after 6-7-8: 7-34/5-42/5-47 Hit multiple homers: Day/Night: 20-22/37-33 Tied after 6-7-8: 5-11/4-6/2-5 Score first: Grass/Turf: 26-27/ run games: Score 5 or more: vs. East: run games: 16-7 Score less than 5: vs. Central: 12-8 Extra innings: 7-5 Outhit opponents: vs. West: Win in last at-bat: 11 Outhit by opponents: 9-42 vs. National League: 7-7 Come-from-behind wins: 28 Collect 10 or more hits: 29-8 vs. RH/LH starters: 42-36/15-19 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 33 Opp. 10 or more hits: Series W-L-T (home): Series W-L-T (road): Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 22-18/10-13/16-18/4-5 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Andriese Archer Cobb Faria Odorizzi Pruitt Ramirez Snell RAYS SEASON HIGHS TEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest win streak 4, 3x-last, 7/8-7/15 Most runs, game, TB 4, 2x-last, Souza Jr., 5/29 at TEX Longest losing streak 5, 7/19-7/24 Most runs, game, Opp 4, Marisnick, 7/31 at HOU Most runs game, TB 15, 6/23 vs. BAL Most hits, game, TB 4, 8x-last, Longoria, 8/1 at HOU Most runs game, Opp 14, 7/31 at HOU Most hits, game, Opp 4, 7x-last, Alonso, 6/10 vs. OAK (G2) Most runs, inn, TB 7, 5/14 at BOS (9th) Most 2B, game, TB 2, 5x-last, Longoria, 6/10 vs. OAK (G1) Most runs, inn, Opp 5, 9x-last, 7/31 at HOU (3rd) Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 9x-last, Osuna, 6/28 at PIT Most hits, game, TB 18, 5/28 at MIN Most HR, game, TB 2, 9x-last, Dickerson, 7/31 at HOU Most hits, game, Opp 17, 3x-last, 7/31 at HOU Most HR, game, Opp 2, 5x-last, Marisnick, 7/31 at HOU Most hits, inn, TB 8, 5/14 at BOS (9th) Most RBI, game, TB 4, 9x-last, Longoria/Peterson, 6/23 vs. BAL Most hits, inn, Opp 7, 5/3 vs. MIA (6th) Most RBI, game, Opp 7, Zunino, 6/3 at SEA Most doubles, game, TB 4, 11x-last, 8/3 at HOU Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 3x-last, Longoria, 8/1 at HOU Most doubles, game, Opp 6, 7/31 at HOU Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 3x-last, Marisnick, 7/31 at HOU Most HR, game, TB 5, 3x-last, 6/18 at DET Most steals, game, TB 3, Smith, 6/9 vs. OAK Most HR, game, Opp 4, 7/23 vs. TEX Most steals, game, Opp 3, Gordon, 5/1 at MIA Most x-base hits, game, TB 8, 3x-last, 7/1 at BAL Hitting Streak 12, Smith, 6/9-6/21 Most x-base hits, game, Opp 9, 7/31 at HOU TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 4, 2x-last, 6/9 vs. OAK Most SO, TB Starter 12, Archer, 5/21 vs. NYY Most stolen bases, game, Opp 4, 5/8 vs. KC Most SO, Opp Starter 14, Tanaka, 7/28 at NYY Most walks, game, TB 11, 5/2 at MIA Most SO, TB Reliever 5, 3x-last, Stanek, 6/10 vs. OAK (G2) Most walks, game, Opp 11, 5/28 at MIN Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, 3x-last, Hu, 6/10 vs. OAK (G2) Most strikeouts, game, TB 17, 5/28 at MIN Most walks, game, TB 6, Archer, 5/15 at CLE Most strikeouts, game, Opp 17, 5/21 vs. NYY Most walks, game, Opp 8, Volquez, 5/2 at MIA Most LOB, game, TB 29, 5/28 at MIN Most SO, Team, TB 17, 5/21 vs. NYY Most LOB, game, Opp 28, 2x-last, 6/10 vs. OAK (G1) Most walks, Team, TB 11, 5/28 at MIN Most errors, game, TB 4, 5/8 vs. KC Low-Hit Game 2, 2x-last, 7/17 at OAK Most errors, game, Opp 3, 3x-last, 8/5 vs. MIL Consecutive Scoreless IP 14.0, Cobb, April 26 May 7 Longest game, time 6:26, 5/28 at MIN Shortest game, time 2:23, 7/28 at NYY Longest game, time (9 inn.) 4:32, 5/14 at BOS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:23, 7/28 at NYY Grand Slams (3): Morrison (4/14 at BOS, Porcello); Rasmus (5/10 vs. KC, Moylan); Souza Jr. (6/18 at DET, Farmer) Back-to-Back (12): Miller/Souza Jr. (4/14 at BOS, Porcello); Robertson/Norris (5/5 vs. TOR, Liriano); Morrison/Weeks Jr. (5/10 vs. KC, Hammel); Norris/Dickerson (5/16 at CLE, Salazar); Rasmus/Souza Jr. (5/24 vs. LAA, Nolasco); Longoria/Morrison (5/28 at MIN, Santiago); Rasmus/Beckham (6/2 at SEA, Bergman); Norris/Bourjos (6/8 vs. CWS, Holland); Longoria/Morrison (6/18 at DET, Bell); Dickerson/Longoria (6/24 vs. BAL, Bundy) Morrison/Souza Jr. (7/1 at BAL, Bundy) Longoria/Morrison (8/1 at HOU, Fiers) LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS HOME RUNS RUNS BY INNING 2-HR games (9): Dickerson-3 (5/16 at CLE, Salazar; 5/20 vs. NYY, Tanaka; 7/31 at HOU, Morton/Feliz); Beckham-2 (4/26 at BAL, Bundy; 5/4 vs. MIA, Straily); Morrison-2 (6/18 at DET, Farmer/Bell, 7/1 at BAL, Bundy); Norris-1 (6/8 vs. CWS); Souza Jr.-1 (5/24 vs. LAA, Nolasco) 3-HR games (-): - Pinch-hit (-): - Walk-off (-): - Lead-off (6): Dickerson-6 (6/3 at SEA, Gaviglio; 5/22 vs. LAA, Ramirez; 5/20 vs. NYY, Tanaka; 4/24 at BAL, Jiménez; 4/21 vs. HOU, Fiers; 4/5 vs. NYY, Pineda) Inside-the-park (-): X Total Opponent Tampa Bay HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Morrison Souza Jr Dickerson Longoria Beckham Norris Rasmus Kiermaier Bourjos 5 4 Robertson Miller Sucre Duda 3 3 Ramos Featherston 2 2 Peterson 2 2 Smith Weeks Jr Plouffe 1 1 TOTALS CATCHERS PCT CS ATT Norris Ramos Sucre TOTALS MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Longoria (28), Souza Jr. (22), Morrison (21), Dickerson (19), Beckham (14), Miller (12), Robertson (8), Sucre (8), Kiermaier (5), Norris (5), Rasmus (4), Peterson (3), Ramos (3), Smith (3), Weeks Jr. (3), Bourjos (2), Duda (2), Featherston (2), Hechavarria (2), Plouffe (1) 2-Out RBI: Souza Jr. (30), Morrison (22), Beckham (20), Longoria (18), Dickerson (16), Rasmus (14), Kiermaier (12), Miller (9), Sucre (9), Norris (8), Ramos (5), Weeks Jr. (5), Peterson (4), Smith (4), Hechavarria (3), Bourjos (2), Featherston (2), Robertson (2), Duda (1),Plouffe (1) Outfield Assists (18): Dickerson (4), Rasmus (4), Bourjos (3), Kiermaier (3), Souza Jr. (3), Peterson (1) Bunt Singles (10): Smith (5), Beckham (1), Kiermaier (1), Miller (1), Rasmus (1), Souza Jr. (1) Ejections (6): Cash-3 (4/19 vs. DET, 9th inn.; 5/9 vs. KC, 3rd inn.; 7/18 at OAK, 5th inn.); Andriese-1 (5/20 vs. NYY, 6th inn.); Beckham-1 (7/17 at OAK, 4th inn.); Kiermaier-1 (4/9 vs. TOR, 7th inn.) Batted Around (15): 4/7 vs. TOR (1st inn., 10 batters; 6th inn., 9 batters); 4/22 vs. HOU (6th inn., 9 batters); 4/23 vs. HOU (1st inn., 9 batters), 5/5 vs. TOR (4th inn., 9 batters); 5/9 vs. KC (1st inn., 9 batters); 5/14 at BOS (9th inn., 11 batters); 5/20 vs. NYY (4th inn., 9 batters; 5th inn., 9 batters), 6/13 at TOR (3rd inn., 9 batters), 6/23 vs. BAL (5th inn., 9 batters), 7/4 vs. CHC (4th inn., 9 batters), 7/31 at HOU (8th inn., 10 batters) CATWALKS 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). 3. May 22 vs. LAA Cameron Maybin home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (398 feet) off Jake Odorizzi (5th inning). 4. June 6 vs. CWS Yolmer Sánchez home run off the C-ring catwalk in center field (368 feet) off Chris Archer (1st inning). 5. June 19 vs. CIN Steven Souza Jr. home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (397 feet) off Scott Feldman (6th inning). 6. July 23 vs. TEX Rougned Odor home run off the C-ring catwalk in right field (390 feet) off Jake Odorizzi (2nd inning). 7. July 26 vs. BAL Steven Souza Jr. home run off the D-ring catwalk in left field (447 feet) off Darren O Day (7th inning). WALK-OFF WINS 1. April 8 vs. TOR (W 3-2) Brad Miller basesloaded 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). 3. June 10 (G1) vs. OAK (W, 6-5) Evan Longoria single to left field off Liam Hendricks (10th inning). WALK-OFF LOSSES 1. April 26 at BAL (L, 4-5) Seth Smith basesloaded walk off Danny Farquhar (11th inning). 2. June 15 at DET (L, 3-5) Miguel Cabrera 2-run home run to right field off Tommy Hunter (9th inning). 3. July 27 at NYY (L, 5-6) Brett Gardner solo home run to right field off Andrew Kittredge (11th inning). 4. July 29 at NYY (L, 4-5) Brett Gardner single to center field off Dan Jennings (9th inning.) INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (last five) GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING 8/1 at HOU Tampa Bay T3 Brad Miller Out at 3B Stand 8/1 at HOU Umpires T9 Evan Longoria Out at 2B Overturned 8/3 at HOU Tampa Bay T9 Steven Souza Jr. Not Hit by Pitch Confirmed 8/4 vs. MIL Tampa Bay B7 Corey Dickerson No Violation - HP Collision Confirmed 8/4 vs. MIL Tampa Bay B7 Corey Dickerson Out at HP Confirmed Rays Totals (bold): 46 challenges (21 overturned, 13 stand, 12 confirmed) Opp Totals: 30 challenges (9 overturned, 12 stand, 9 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 12 challenges (0 record keeping, 2 overturned, 7 stand, 3 confirmed)