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1 TAMPA BAY RAYS (12-13) at BOSTON RED SOX (19-7) RH Matt Andriese (0-0, 5.40) vs. RH Rick Porcello (4-0, 1.93) Sunday, April 29, 2018 First Pitch: 1:05 p.m. Location: Fenway Park TV: FOX Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 26 (12-13) Road Game No.: 13 (6-6) All-Time Game No.: 3,264 ( ) All-Time Road Game No.: 1,630 ( ) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Mon., 4/30 at DET 7:10 p.m. RH Jake Faria (1-1, 6.33) vs. RH Jordan Zimmermann (1-0, 7.91) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Tues., 5/1 at DET 7:10 p.m. RH Chris Archer (2-1, 6.61) vs. LH Matthew Boyd (0-2, 2.74) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Wed., 5/2 at DET 1:10 p.m. LH Blake Snell (4-1, 2.52) vs. RH Michael Fulmer (1-2, 2.76) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM ROSTER MOVE The Rays have optioned LH Ryan Yarbrough to Triple- A Durham and recalled RH Chih-Wei Hu from Durham. CRAZY EIGHTS The Rays have won eight consecutive games, tied for the 3rd-longest winning streak in franchise history behind June 9-22, 2004 (12) and July 12-26, 2014 (9) the streak is tied for the 3rd-longest in the majors this season and one shy of matching the Mets (April 3-13) and Red Sox (March 30 April 10) for the longest this year it is tied with the Yankees for the longest active streak in the majors the Rays have come from behind in 6 games during the 8-game winning streak. During the winning streak, the Rays have outscored opponents, and outhit opponents, the streak has brought the Rays from 4-13 (.235) worst record in the AL East and 3rd-worst winning pct. in the majors to (.480), 6.0 games up on the Orioles in the division, and 3.0 GB of the second Wild Card position. The Rays have been tied or leading at the conclusion of 31 of the last 32 innings, dating back to the 5th inning on Wed at BAL. Longest Winning Streaks, Club History 12 June 9-22, 2004 SF, COL, SD, ARI, TOR 9 July 12-26, 2014 TOR, MIN, STL, BOS 8 April 18, 2018 Current TEX, MIN, BAL, BOS 8 July 4-11, 2013 HOU, CWS, MIN 8 Sep 19-27, 2012 BOS, TOR, CWS 8 Sep 24, 2011 April 8, 2012 TOR, NYY SEEKING SWEEP With last night s win, the Rays have clinched four consecutive series victories for the first time since June 3-16, 2016 at MIN, at ARI, vs. HOU, vs. SEA today the Rays are attempting to finish their third sweep of the season, as they are coming off a 3-game sweep vs. MIN and a 2-game sweep at BAL if the Rays complete the sweep: It would be their third consecutive sweep, something they have only done once in club history, regardless of series length they swept three straight from June 11-20, 2004 vs. COL, at SD, at ARI. The Rays would match their total number of sweeps from last season: April vs. DET, May 1-2 at MIA and Sep 29 Oct 1 vs. BAL. It would be their first sweep of 3 games or more on the road since May 16-18, 2016 at TOR it would be the first time they sweep back-to-back series on the road, regardless of series length, since July 18-23, 2014 at MIN (3 games) and at STL (2 games). It would be the fourth time under Manager Kevin Cash the Rays sweep a 3-game series (or more) against a team that entered the series in first place, but the first time doing that on the road. It would be the second time they sweep a series of 3 games or more at Fenway Park, following April 16-19, 2010 (4 games). RAY MATTER In last night s 12-6 win, the Rays recorded: 12 runs, their most since Aug 28, 2017 at KC (12); 18 hits, their most since May 28, 2017 at MIN (18, 15-inning win), their most in a 9-inning game since June 27, 2016 vs. BOS (18) and their most in a 9-inning road game since May 17, 2015 at MIN (19); 8 XBH, their most since Aug 28, 2017 at KC (9); 4 HR, their most since Sep 15, 2017 vs. BOS (4, 15-inning loss) and their most in a 9-inning game since July 1, 2017 at BAL (4). Last night was the first time the Rays won when their starter lasted 2 IP or fewer since June 17, 2015 at WAS, and the first time excluding interleague games at NL parks or weather delays since May 18, 2013 at BAL (Roberto Hernández, 2 IP). OFFENSE EN FUEGO The Rays have scored at least 8 runs in six of their last 7 games, compared to once in their first 18 games this season this stretch includes a club-record streak of five straight games scoring 8 runs or more from April furthermore, the club has scored at least 4 runs in eight straight games, tied for their 4th-longest streak since becoming the Rays in 2008 the Rays have totaled 63 runs over their last 8 games and 59 runs over their last 7 games, their most over any 7-game stretch since April 22-29, 2010 at CWS, vs. TOR, vs. OAK, vs. KC (59). In the last 7 games, the Rays are batting.351 (92-for-262) overall and.395 (32-for-81) with RISP in the first 18 games this season, they hit.235 (141-for-601) overall and.237 (36-for-152) with RISP. The Rays have hit at least 3 HR in consecutive games for the second time this season (April vs. MIN), totaling 7 HR over that span only three times in club history have they hit 3 HR or more in three straight games, including twice in 2017 (last Aug at STL/KC) the Rays have hit multiple homers five times in their last 6 games, including 3+ HR in 4 games over this 6-game span, the home run has accounted for 29 of their 51 runs scored (54.9 pct.). The Rays have hit at least 3 HR in consecutive games at Fenway Park for the first time in club history today the Rays have a chance at becoming the first visiting team to do this in three consecutive games at Fenway Park all within the same series since the Blue Jays from Sep 28-30, 2009 the Red Sox haven t hit at least 3 HR in three straight games here since July 22-24, 2003 vs. DET/TB. The Rays offense has scored in five consecutive innings and seven of the last 8 innings the club record for most consecutive innings with a run is seven from May 19-20, 2017 and July 29, During the 8-game winning streak, the Rays have scored multiple runs in a single inning 19 times, 3 runs or more seven times and 4 runs or more four times in the first 17 games this season, they had 11, three and two of these innings, respectively. HOME RUNS: LAST 6 GAMES vs. FIRST 19 GAMES LAST 6 FIRST 19 HR Multi-HR Gms HR Gms 4 0 Solo 5 9 LAST 6 FIRST 19 Runner(s) On 11 1 % Solo % Runs Via HR ELIAS SAYS According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Rays are the first team with at least an 8-game winning streak and at least an 8-game losing streak by the end of April since the 1985 Minnesota Twins, who won nine straight from April and lost nine straight from April Elias also notes last night was the first time in franchise history the Rays won when allowing at least 1 run in each of the first 5 innings three times previously the Rays won when allowing run(s) in the first 4 innings (last June 26, 2011 at HOU). Finally, according to Elias, last night was the third time the Rays had a pitcher record his first career win and a player hit his first career home run in the same game the list: Date & Opponent First Career Win First Career Homer April 28, 2018 at BOS Ryan Yarbrough Johnny Field April 6, 2007 vs. TOR Jae-Kuk Ryu Akinori Iwamura April 1, 1998 vs. DET Rolando Arrojo Rich Butler THEN vs. NOW The last time the Rays were in Boston, first-pitch temperature was 38 and the Rays suffered an 8-7 loss after blowing a 5-run lead in the 8th inning it was the final game of an 8-game losing streak, which is still tied for the 2nd-longest in the majors this season it dropped the Rays to 1-8, the worst record in the majors and tied for the worst 9-game start in club history, and dropped them to 0-5 on the road they were averaging 3.00 runs per game, tied for 2nd-lowest in the majors, and ranked 29th and 28th in avg. and OBP, respectively since then: The Rays are 11-5 (.688), 4th-best record in the majors behind the Yankees (12-4,.750), Phillies (13-5,.722) and D-backs (12-5,.706) The Rays are 6-1 (.857) on the road, 2nd in the majors (Angels, 8-1) The Rays are averaging 5.88 runs per game, 4th in the majors they lead the majors with a.306 avg. and a.378 OBP RAYS vs. RED SOX The Rays are 3-6 against the Red Sox this season, and 6 games and 5 losses have been decided by 1-run margins the two clubs will meet 19 times this season (10 at home, 9 in Boston) this is the last of 10 games between the Rays and Red Sox before the end of April, and they do not face each other in June, July or September this is the second time in club history the Rays will play 10 games against a single opponent before the end of April (Orioles, 2003) the Rays went 8-11 against the Red Sox last season and 7-12 against them in 2016, and have lost consecutive season series to the Red Sox for the first time since RAYS ON THE TUBE According to FOX Sports Sun, four of the top seven most-watched Rays games this season have come on a Sunday and average viewership is up 38 percent on that specific day of the week versus the full-season average.

2 TODAY S STARTER: RH MATT ANDRIESE (0-0, 5.40 ERA) CAREER MLB BREAKDOWN YEAR W L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO HR Career OVERVIEW Will be making his first start since Sep 27, 2017 at NYY all 7 apps this season have come out of the bullpen, after 17 starts and 1 app out of the bullpen last season and 44 starts and 28 apps in relief from his last 3 apps and five of 7 apps this season have been 2 IP or longer last pitched on Wed at BAL and tied a season high with 2.2 IP, while his 4 SO were his most in relief since July 10, 2016 at BOS (5) got the last two outs of the 6th inning, struck out the side in a perfect 7th inning and pitched around a 2-out double by Adam Jones in the 8th inning. Over the last two seasons, is 1-5 with a 5.89 ERA (47.1-IP, 31-ER) on the road, compared to 4-0 with a 3.46 ERA (52-IP, 20-ER) at Tropicana Field last season, received 2.17 R/9 IP in run support (37.1-IP, 9-RS) in his 8 starts on the road, including 1 run or fewer in 6 of those 8 starts. IN COMMAND Since the start of the 2016 season, he has made 10 starts without issuing a walk, tied with Chris Archer for the team lead over that span he has totaled 36 starts in that time, while Archer has made 73 starts. STARTER vs. RELIEVER In his career, has gone with a 4.55 ERA (223.1-IP, 113- ER) in his 44 starts and 2-4 with a 3.89 ERA (69.1-IP, 30-ER) in his 35 relief apps. vs. BOSTON Min. 20 IP, his 5.95 ERA (39.1-IP, 26-ER) in his career against the Red Sox is his 2nd-highest against any opponent (Orioles, 6.08) his ERA (14-IP, 19- ER) at Fenway Park is his highest at any stadium (Progressive Field, 10.80) is 2-2 with a 6.00 ERA (33-IP, 22-ER) in 7 starts against the Red Sox, and 0-0 with a 5.68 ERA (6.1-IP, 4-ER) in 4 apps out of the bullpen has allowed at least 7 runs in 2 starts against the Red Sox, but 3 runs or fewer in the other 5 starts against them. Last pitched against the Red Sox on April 8 at Fenway Park, entering with a 7-2 lead in the 8th inning yielded 4 hits, 4 R/ER in 0.2 IP as the Red Sox scored 6 runs in the frame, and the Rays lost 8-7. THE WIN COLUMN Is seeking his first win since May 25, 2017 vs. LAA began last season 5-1 with a 3.24 ERA (58.1-IP, 21-ER) over his first 10 starts through that date, but since then is with a 6.59 ERA (41-IP, 30-ER) in 15 apps (7 starts) his 4-game losing streak is the 2nd-longest of his career (7, June 25 Sep 5, 2016). Pronunciation: ann-dreese 2018 SPLITS SPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO Home Road March April May June July August September SPLITS vs. RED SOX SPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO Career on Road SPLITS vs. BATTERS SPLIT AB H AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO TB PA vs. LHB vs. RHB SEASON & CAREER HIGHS 2018 CAREER 2.2, 2x-last 4/25 at BAL IP 9.0, 5/14/16 vs. OAK 4, 2x-last 4/21 vs. MIN H 10, 8/29/16 at BOS 4, 4/8 at BOS R 8, 9/9/17 at BOS 4, 4/8 at BOS ER 7, 2x-last 9/5/16 vs. BAL 2, 4/15 vs. PHI BB 4, 2x-last 5/14/17 at BOS 4, 4/25 at BAL SO 8, 4x-last 9/21/17 at BAL 1, 4/4 at NYY HR 4, 8/13/16 at NYY -- CG 5/14/16 vs. OAK -- SHO 5/14/16 vs. OAK -- Win Streak 6G, 5/8/16 6/15/16 -- Loss Streak 7G, 6/25/16 9/5/16 LAST SEASON Opened last season as the Rays No. 5 starter sustained two trips to the disabled list due to a right hip injury, which sidelined him for a total of 76 games on May 30 at TEX, exited after 1.2 IP due to a right groin strain and was placed on the 10-day DL reinstated for the second game of a doubleheader on June 10 vs. OAK, and was removed after making warmup pitches in the 2nd inning later diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right hip, and was on the disabled list until Aug 28 yielded 16 HR in 86 IP, and his 1.67 HR/9 IP ratio would have been 6th-highest in the majors if he posted enough innings to qualify home runs accounted for 22 of his 48 runs allowed. X-RAY REPORT Matt and his brother, David, teamed with Red Sox pitcher Joe Kelly and Rangers pitcher Jesse Chavez to win Troy Percival s celebrity golf tournament over the offseason the event raised money for UC-Riverside s baseball program, where Matt, David and Joe all played collegiately David played parts of two seasons as a first baseman in the Pirates system the two were teammates at East Valley High School and UC-Riverside David will begin his career in emergency nursing in Southern California this year. Matt remains close friends with Cubs pitcher Tyler Chatwood, one of his high school teammates, and they golf together often in college, Matt recorded a hole-in-one on a par-3, 200-yard hole GAME LOG GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 3/30 vs. BOS * /22 L, /4 at NYY * /33 L, /8 at BOS * /20 L, /10 at CWS * /10 W, /15 vs. PHI * /25 L, /21 vs. MIN * /26 W, /25 at BAL * /22 W, * indicates relief app TOMORROW S STARTER: RH JAKE FARIA (1-1, 6.33 ERA) LAST START On Wed at BAL, yielded an RBI double to Adam Jones in the 1st inning, 2-run double to Jace Peterson in the 2nd and solo homer to Chance Sisco, his last batter faced, in the 5th inning failed to complete 5 IP for the third time in 5 starts this season it was the first time in his 4 starts against the Orioles in his career that he failed to go at least 6 IP tied his season high with 83 pitches (2nd time) his line: ND, 4.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR, 83 pit, 50 str. has a ERA (6-IP, 12-ER) in 2 starts this season on the road, compared to a 1.76 ERA (15.1-IP, 3-ER) at home. vs. DETROIT His only appearance against the Tigers was last June 18 at DET, the third start of his career yielded 3 baserunners in the 1st inning (2-1B, 1-BB), including a 2-out, RBI single by Justin Upton, but did not allow a run over his next 6 IP, totaling 4 baserunners, all singles, in innings 2-thru-7 at one point, struck out 5 straight BF in the 3rd and 4th innings, and finished with what remains a career-high-tying 9 SO became the fifth pitcher since Baseball Reference data is available (1913) to go at least 6 IP, allow 1 run or fewer and earn the win in his first 3 career apps. #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER Is in his fourth season as Rays manager at age 40, is the majors youngest active skipper 5 months younger than SD Andy Green. His last ejection was July 18, 2017 at OAK, his seventh ejection as Rays manager his 7 ejections are tied for 4th in franchise history. Is the sixth Tampa-born manager in major league history, and second to manage the Rays that list includes Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, incl. parts of eight seasons in the majors ( ) and 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 #44 C.J. CRON 1B Pronunciation: krohn 2018:.271/.317/ HR 17 RBI 0 SB Sat at BOS: 1-6, 2B, 2-R BOS Series: 3-9, 2B, BB, 3-R Trip: 5-19, 2-2B, HR, 4-RBI, BB, 5-R vs. LH:.424 (14-33), 3-HR Last HR: 4/26/18 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 6G (.321, 9-28) RISP:.214 (6-28) vs. RH:.190 (12-63), 3-HR Has hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games, batting.328/.371/.609 (21-for-64) with 3 2B, 5 HR and 15 RBI over that stretch has hit 4 HR over his last 6 games, compared to 2 HR in his first 18 games (17 starts) his last 4 HR have come with runner(s) on base, while his first 2 HR were solo shots. On Fri at BOS, snapped a stretch of multiple RBI in four consecutive games, the longest streak by a Ray since Ben Zobrist (5) in April Batting.424/.457/.727 (14-for-33) with 3 HR vs. LHP entered this season with a higher career avg. vs. RHP (.269) than LHP (.246). Has appeared in 24 games and made 23 starts (13-1B, 10-DH) recorded the ninth multi-hr game of his career on April 21 vs. MIN. #5 MATT DUFFY INF 2018:.296/.324/ HR 7 RBI 2 SB Sat at BOS: 4-6, 2B, E5 BOS Series: 5-11, 2B Trip: 5-11, 2B vs. LH:.185 (5-27) Last HR: 4/5/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 6G (.391, 9-23) RISP:.300 (6-20) vs. RH:.364 (16-44), 1-HR Yesterday at BOS, recorded a career-high-tying 4 hits (3rd time, also Aug 4, 2015 at ATL and July 10, 2015 vs. PHI, both with the Giants). Batting.350/.395/.400 (14-for-40) with 2 2B and 3 RBI over his last 10 games (all starts), raising his avg. from.226 to.296 and OBP from.226 to.324. Reinstated from the 10-day DL (right hamstring strain) on Fri vs. BOS, missing the minimum 10 days played in a rehab game prior to his return. Has appeared in 17 games, all starts at third base has made 8 starts against opposing left-handed starters, batting leadoff in those games. On April 5 at BOS, his 8th-inning homer was his first since Aug 28, 2016 at HOU, missing all of last season recovering from Achilles surgery. #10 JOHNNY FIELD 0F 2018:.227/.292/ HR 3 RBI 0 SB Sat at BOS: 2-5, HR, 3-RBI, 2-R BOS Series: 2-5, HR, 3-RBI, 2-R Trip: 2-5, HR, 3-RBI, 2-R vs. LH:.231 (3-13), 1-HR Last HR: 4/28/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.375, 3-8) RISP:.200 (1-5) vs. RH:.222 (2-9) Yesterday at BOS, made his first start since April 18 vs. TEX and hit a 3-run homer in the 9th inning, the first home run and RBI of his career was the first Ray to homer with 2 runners (or more) on base for his first career homer since Allan Dykstra on April 17, 2015 vs. NYY was the third Ray to ever hit the first home run of his career at Fenway Park, following Joey Butler on May 4, 2015 and Brent Abernathy on June 25, Was selected from Triple-A Durham on April 13 last season, hit.261/.303/.425 (116-for-445) with 35 2B, 1 3B, 12 HR, 57 RBI and 12 SB in 111 games with Durham it marked his fourth consecutive season with at least 12 HR and his fifth straight year with double-digit stolen bases. #27 CARLOS GÓMEZ OF 2018:.178/.231/ HR 7 RBI 2 SB Sat at BOS: 2-6, HR, RBI, R BOS Series: 2-10, HR, RBI, R Trip: 5-20, 2B, HR, RBI, 3-R vs. LH:.152 (5-33), 3-HR Last HR: 4/28/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 2-6) RISP:.238 (5-21) vs. RH:.191 (13-68), 1-HR Batting.240 (6-for-25) with 1 2B, 2 HR and 3 RBI over his last 6 games on the heels of a 2-for-38 stretch batting.140 (8-for-57) since April 13. On April 22 vs. MIN, hit a 2-run homer in the 9th inning for the first walk-off plate appearance of his career, coming in his 1,329th game according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last player to wait that long for his first career walk-off RBI was HOU Lance Berkman (1,34th game, solo homer). Has appeared in 24 games, all starts (19-RF, 3-CF, 2-DH) since the start of 2013, no other player in the majors can match his combination of 93 HR and 124 SB is one of seven active players with at least 100 HR and 200 SB in his career, according to Baseball Reference. #11 ADEINY HECHAVARRIA SS Pronunciation: etch-ah-vah-ree-yah 2018:.282/.319/ HR 12 RBI 0 SB Sat at BOS: 2-4, BB, 2-R BOS Series: 3-8, BB, 2-R Trip: 5-16, HR, RBI, BB, 3-R vs. LH:.345 (10-29) Last HR: 4/25/18 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.375, 3-8) RISP:.286 (6-21) vs. RH:.250 (14-56), 2-HR Hasn t made an error since last July 30 at NYY, giving him errorless streaks of 74 games and 253 chances these are the longest in club history for a shortstop: by games, he has shattered Yunel Escobar s record (53) in 2013; by total chances, he has passed Chris Gomez (242) in Has hit safely in 9 of his last 10 games, batting.395/.442/.579 (15-for-38) with 2 HR over this stretch and raising his season avg. from.191 to.282. Batting.390/.404/.488 (16-for-41) with runners on base and.286/.280/.429 (6-for-21) with RISP but.182/.234/.250 (8-for-44) with the bases empty. Has appeared in 23 games, all starts at shortstop since he was acquired on June 26, 2017, he has started 96 of the team s 108 games at shortstop. #13 BRAD MILLER INF 2018:.226/.288/ HR 9 RBI 0 SB Sat at BOS: 1-2, RBI, R (PH in 7th) BOS Series: 2-6, RBI, R Trip: 5-15, 2B, 3-RBI, 3-R vs. LH:.188 (3-16) Last HR: 4/1/18 vs. BOS Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.333, 5-15) RISP:.364 (4-11) vs. RH:.243 (9-37), 1-HR His 5 HR in his career off Rick Porcello are his most against any pitcher is batting.279 (12-for-43) with 5 2B, 5 HR and 11 RBI lifetime off Porcello His 10 HR in his career against the Red Sox are his most against any opponent (Oakland, 8) four of his 10 HR since 2017 have been vs. Boston. Batting.231/.276/.269 (6-for-26) with 4 RBI in 7 games (6 starts) since returning from the 10-day DL (left groin strain) on April 20 vs. MIN. Has appeared in 16 games with 13 starts (12-1B, 1-DH), including 9 starts at cleanup played 3 innings at second base on April 3 at NYY. Since 2016, his home run(s) have accounted for all the team s runs in a game nine times, most in the majors over that span (last April 1 vs. BOS). #40 WILSON RAMOS C Pronunciation: RAH-mos 2018:.292/.346/ HR 13 RBI 0 SB Sat at BOS: 3-3, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 2-R BOS Series: 4-7, 2B, 2-HR, 4-RBI, BB, 3-R Trip: 7-14, 2-2B, 3-HR, 8-RBI, 2-BB, 4-R vs. LH:.320 (8-25), 2-HR Last HR: 4/28/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 9G (.429, 15-35) RISP:.409 (9-22) vs. RH:.277 (13-47), 2-HR Has homered in three consecutive games for the first time in his career is the first Rays player to do this since Kevin Kiermaier, Sep 12-15, 2017 (3) and the first Rays catcher to ever do so left last night s game at BOS with bilateral leg tightness and is day-to-day (removed as precaution). Is 2 HR shy of 100 HR for his career has an extra-base hit in eight consecutive starts, matching the club record (Joyce, 2013; Longoria, 2009). Batting.391/.451/.761 (18-for-46) with 5 2B, 4 HR and 13 RBI over his last 13 games (12 starts), raising his season avg. from.115 to.292. Batting.315/.354/.630 (46-for-146) with 13 HR and 35 RBI in 44 games vs. AL East opponents since returning from a torn right ACL last June. Has appeared in 20 games and made 19 starts (18-C, 1-DH) hasn t thrown out any of 10 attempted base stealers, but does have 1 catcher pickoff. #8 ROB REFSNYDER INF/OF Pronunciation: REHF-sniy-der 2018:.174/.387/ HR 1 RBI 0 SB Sat at BOS: 0-3 BOS Series: 2-5, HR, RBI, BB, R Trip: 2-5, HR, RBI, BB, R vs. LH:.125 (2-16), 1-HR Last HR: 4/27/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP:.000 (0-7) vs. RH:.286 (2-7) On Fri at BOS, snapped his homerless drought at 266 AB, which was the 3rd-longest active streak in the majors was his first since Oct 1, 2015 vs. BOS (with NYY) and the third of his career all 3 HR have come against the Red Sox, including 2 HR at Fenway Park (also July 12, 2015). Has reached in 12 of 31 PA this season for a.387 OBP all 8 BB have come vs. LHP, tied for 5th in the majors and tied for 2nd in the AL. Has appeared in 12 games and made 10 starts (5-LF, 5-DH), including 9 starts against left-handed starters acquired from the Indians at the end of spring and became the third South Korean-born player in franchise history, following right-handed pitchers Jae Weong Seo and Jae Kuk Ryu. #28 DANIEL ROBERTSON INF 2018:.345/.500/ HR 8 RBI 1 SB Sat at BOS: 0-3, RBI, 2-BB BOS Series: 2-6, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB, R Trip: 6-14, 2-2B, HR, 3-RBI, 3-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.318 (7-22), 2-HR Last HR: 4/27/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP:.278 (5-18) vs. RH:.361 (13-36), 1-HR Yesterday at BOS marked the fifth multi-bb game of his career drew the third bases-loaded walk of his career (Aug 15, 2017 and Sep 29, 2017). Enters today s game 2 PA shy of qualifying for leaderboards but among players with at least 50 PA, he leads the majors with a.500 OBP, ahead of PHI Rhys Hoskins (.486), and ranks 7th in the majors and 5th in the AL with a.345 avg. has 20 hits, 16 BB and 2 HBP in 76 PA this season. Has 7 XBH over his last 8 games, including a pair of multi-xbh games has reached in 16 of his last 24 PA, dating back to the 9th inn. on April 21. Has appeared in 20 games with 19 starts (10-2B, 6-3B, 2-SS, 1-DH), including 10 starts vs. left-handed pitching his hit 5th in his last 7 starts. In his career, has made 1 error in 169 chances at second base for a.994 fielding pct. has handled his last 93 chances there without an error. #0 MALLEX SMITH OF 2018:.333/.400/ HR 4 RBI 5 SB Sat at BOS: DNP BOS Series: 0-4 Trip: 3-11, RBI vs. LH:.421 (8-19) Last HR: 7/21/17 vs. TEX Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP:.389 (7-18) vs. RH:.302 (16-53) Ranks among AL leaders in avg. (.333, tied for 6th) and OBP (.400, tied for 12th), triples (2, tied for 3rd) and stolen bases (5, tied for 3rd). Batting.375/.435/.500 (21-for-56) with 3 2B, 2 3B and 4 RBI over his last 15 games (all starts), increasing his season avg. from.188 to.333 this stretch includes 6 multi-hit games and a pair of 4-hit games he and HOU José Altuve (2) are the only players in the majors with multiple 4-hit games. Batting.421/.421/.579 (8-for-19) with 3 2B and 1 sac bunt in 20 PA against lefties entered the season as a career.165 (15-for-91) hitter vs. LHP. Has appeared in 22 games and made 19 starts (9-CF, 6-LF, 4-RF) has made more starts in center field (88) than any other position in his career.

4 RAYS HITTER NOTES (cont d). #2 DENARD SPAN OF 2018:.268/.384/ HR 19 RBI 2 SB Sat at BOS: 2-4, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 2-R BOS Series: 2-4, HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R Trip: 4-13, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 3-BB, 5-R vs. LH:.353 (6-17), 1-HR Last HR: 4/28/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP:.435 (10-23) vs. RH:.241 (13-54), 1-HR Yesterday at BOS, hit the second inside-the-park home run of his career (also Aug 19, 2017 vs. PHI, with SF) it was the 15th inside-the-park home run in club history, first since Logan Forsythe on July 8, 2015 at KC was the second at Fenway Park, following Kevin Kiermaier in May Batting.343/.439/.600 (12-for-35) with 3 2B, 2 HR and 11 RBI over his last 9 games (8 starts), including multiple hits in five of these games. Has 19 RBI in 71 AB for a 3.94 AB/RBI ratio, 4th-best in the majors and 3rd-best in the AL last season, he didn t reach 19 RBI until July 7. Has appeared in 22 games and made 17 starts (12-LF, 5-DH) his leadoff homer on April 15 vs. PHI was the 15th leadoff homer of his career. #45 JESÚS SUCRE C Pronunciation: heh-soos SUE-cray 2018:.360/.370/ HR 3 RBI 1 SB Sat at BOS: 1-1, 2B, RBI (PR in 7th) BOS Series: 1-1, 2B, RBI Trip: 1-1, 2B, RBI vs. LH:.300 (3-10) Last HR: 9/24/17 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.800, 4-5) RISP:.444 (4-9) vs. RH:.400 (6-15) Has appeared in 8 games and made 7 starts at catcher has multiple hits in 2 of his last 3 starts since April 15, batting.462 (6-for-13) since then. Last year was his first full season in the majors, appearing in 62 games with 50 starts at catcher established career highs with 7 HR and 29 RBI, both more than his career totals from with Seattle (2 HR, 20 RBI) his 20 runs and 45 hits were also career highs. #18 JOEY WENDLE INF 2018:.338/.405/ HR 9 RBI 2 SB Sat at BOS: DNP BOS Series: DNP Trip: 5-9, 2B, 3-RBI, 3-R vs. LH:.462 (6-13) Last HR: 4/9/18 at CWS Current Hitting Streak: 6G (.500, 12-24) RISP:.278 (5-18) vs. RH:.308 (16-52), 1-HR Min. 50 AB, ranks 9th in the AL with a.338 avg. is tied for 3rd in the AL with 2 3B and tied for 1st among AL second baseman with 3 DRS. Has multiple hits in four consecutive games, longest streak of his career and the longest streak by a Ray since Wilson Ramos (5) from Aug 17-23, 2017 batting.500/.500/.625 (12-for-24) with 1 2B and 1 3B over his 6-game hitting streak, which has increased his season avg. from.244 to.338. Batting.414/.485/.655 (12-for-29) in 9 games on the road, compared to.278/.341/.389 (10-for-36) at home batting.400 (12-for-30) with none on. Has appeared in 21 games and made 15 starts, all at second base vs. right-handed starters has been used exclusively at second base in his career. RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #46 JOSÉ ALVARADO LH Pronunciation: al-vuh-rah-doh 2018: ERA 14 G Last App: 4/28 at BOS (1.1-IP, 1-H, 0-R, Long Relief App: 1.1, 2x-last 4/28 at BOS Saves-Opps: 0-1 IR-RS: 12-2 vs. LH:.174 (4-23) 0-BB, 2-SO, 16-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win none, Loss 4/1/18 vs BOS, Save none vs. RH:.174 (4-23) Yesterday at BAL, went 1.1 IP to tie his season high (also April 22 vs. MIN) allowed a single to Rafael Devers in the 7th but retired his other 4 BF. Hasn t allowed a run in 8 apps spanning 7.2 IP on the road overall, has pitched to a 1.46 ERA (24.2-IP, 4-ER) in 28 apps dating back to Aug 4, His avg. fastball velocity this season is 98.1 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is mph in his outing on Wed at BAL. Made 35 apps with the Rays last season spanning three stints, his first career major league action made his debut at 21 years, 347 days old. #37 ALEX COLOMÉ RH Pronunciation: COLE-uh-may 2018: ERA 12 G Last App: 4/27 at BOS (S, 1.0-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 1.0, 10x-last 4/27 at BOS Saves-Opps: 5-7 IR-RS: 3-3 vs. LH:.208 (5-24) 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 19-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 4/22/18 vs. MIN, Loss 4/13/18 vs. PHI, Save 4/27/18 at BOS vs. RH:.500 (12-24), 1-HR On Fri at BOS, pitched around a leadoff single in the 9th inning for the save has made four straight scoreless apps to lower his ERA from Ranks among AL relievers in wins (2, tied for 2nd), saves (5, tied for 6th), losses (2, tied for 3rd) and blown saves (2, tied for 2nd) has recorded a win, loss or save in nine of his 12 apps this season opponents are batting.354/.426/.500 (17-for-48) and righties are batting.500/.556/.750 (12-for-24). Has 89 saves in his career, 2nd in franchise history behind all-time leader Roberto Hernández (101) passed Fernando Rodney on April 9 at CWS. Led the majors with 47 saves last season, becoming the first pitcher in franchise history to do that he posted 8 saves more than any other AL pitcher his 47 saves ranked 2nd for a single season in franchise history and were one shy of Fernando Rodney s club record (48 in 2012). #58 CHIH-WEI HU RH Pronunciation: CHEE-way HOO 2018: ERA 1 G Last App: 4/16 vs. TEX (2.2-IP, 3-H, 3-R, Long Relief App: 2.2, 4/16 vs. TEX Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 1-0 vs. LH:.667 (2-3), 1-HR 1-BB, 2-SO, 1-HR, 41-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 9/28/17 at NYY, Loss 6/10/17 vs. OAK (G2), Save None vs. RH:.125 (1-8) Recalled from Triple-A Durham today for his second stint with the Rays this season (also a one-day stint on April 16 vs. TEX). On April 16 vs. TEX, pitched the final 2.2 innings of an 8-4 win in relief of Blake Snell yielded a 3-run homer to Nomar Mazara in the 8th. Scratched from his scheduled start for Durham last night has gone 0-1 with a 4.15 ERA (13-IP, 6-ER) and 16 SO in 3 apps (all starts) for the Bulls. Last season, made 6 apps over six stints with the Rays, his first career major league action was the first Taiwan-born play in Rays history. Entered the season ranked by Baseball America as having the Best Changeup in the organization for a second consecutive year. #36 ANDREW KITTREDGE RH Pronunciation: KIT-rij 2018: ERA 6 G 2 GS Last App: 4/25 at BAL (W, 0.2-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.1, 4/5 at BOS Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 2-2 vs. LH:.214 (3-14) 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 8-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 4/25/18 at BAL, Loss 4/5/18 at BOS, Save none vs. RH:.357 (10-28), 2-HR On Wed at BAL, recorded his first career win after retiring both batters faced in the 5th inning it was his first app since April 15 vs. PHI. In his 4 relief apps, is 1-1 with a 7.20 ERA (5-IP, 8-H, 4-ER, 1-HR) his starts on March 31 vs. BOS and April 8 at BOS were the first of his career. Has yielded at least 1 run in four of his 6 apps this season, but two of his last 3 apps have been scoreless after allowing a run in his first 3 apps. Made his major league debut last year and was on the active roster for four stints, incl. a 0.87 ERA (10.1-IP, 1-ER) in 10 apps during his final stint. #52 CHAZ ROE RH 2018: ERA 14 G Last App: 4/28 at BOS (0.2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, Long Relief App: 1.0, 7x-last 4/26 at BAL Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 8-1 vs. LH:.143 (1-7), 1-HR 0-BB, 1-SO, 10-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 9/12/16 vs. MIA, Loss 3/30/18 vs. BOS, Save none vs. RH:.250 (8-32), 1-HR Yesterday at BOS, his only runner in the 7th inning reached via E5 on Fri at BOS, allowed a 2-out RBI single to J.D. Martinez in the 8th. Eight of his last 9 apps have been scoreless is 0-1 with a 2.33 ERA (19.1-IP, 5-ER), 25 SO and.194 opp avg. (13-for-67) in 23 apps since Sep 6, According to FanGraphs, has thrown his slider for 58.9 pct. of total pitches this season has thrown it 44.3 pct. of the time in his career. The Rays are his 10th major league organization since being selected in the 2005 June Draft also played independent ball in #54 SERGIO ROMO RH 2018: ERA 10 G Last App: 4/28 at BOS (1.0-IP, 2-H, 1-R, Long Relief App: 1.1, 4/9 at CWS Saves-Opps: 0-1 IR-RS: 9-5 vs. LH:.500 (8-16), 1-HR 1-BB, 2-SO, 30-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/27/17 at STL, Loss 4/10/17 at CHC, Save 10/1/16 vs. LAD vs. RH:.188 (3-16), 1-HR Yesterday at BOS, allowed his first 2 BF to reach base (double, walk) and yielded a 2-out RBI infield single to Rafael Devers has allowed at least 1 run in consecutive apps and in 3 of his last 4 apps dating back to April 20 vs. MIN, increasing his season ERA from 1.69 to 7.04 over this span. Has made 35 apps since the July 2017 trade to the Rays and 26 of these apps have been scoreless has a 2.58 ERA (38.1-IP, 11-ER) since the trade. Has held right-handed hitters to a.188 avg. (228-for-1,214) in his career, including a.172 avg. (15-for-87) since joining the Rays last July. #49 JONNY VENTERS LH 2018: ERA 1 G Last App: 4/25 at BAL (0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, Long Relief App: 0.1, 4/25 at BAL Saves-Opps: -- IR-RS: -- vs. LH:.000 (0-1) 0-BB, 0-SO, 4-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/17/12 vs. LAD, Loss 9/10/12 at MIL, Save 8/22/11 at CHC vs. RH: -- On Wed at BAL, retired Chris Davis his only batter faced on a ground out in the 6th inning it was his first appearance in the majors in 2,028 days since the NL Wild Card Game on Oct 5, 2012 (with ATL) according to FanGraphs, he became the first pitcher ever to return to the majors after three Tommy John surgeries (2005, 2013, 2014) and in 2016, he underwent an additional half-tommy John between appearances, 1,287 players made their major league debut according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he was the first All-Star to return to the majors after missing at least five years since Justin Thompson, who was an All-Star in 1997 and pitched for the Rangers on Aug 18, 2005 in his first game since Aug 15, From , he was one of the top relievers in all of baseball during that span, he ranked among major league relief leaders with 230 apps (tied for 2nd), 258 SO (4th), 15 wins (tied for 4th) and a 2.23 ERA (8th) in 2011, he was a NL All-Star and led the majors with 85 apps.

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 June July August September LAST HOME RUN & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS LAST HR OFF 18 MOST HITS GAME 18 MOST RBI GAME Cron 4/26/18 at BAL Bundy 2,6x-last 4/27 at BOS 4, 4/21 vs. MIN Duffy 4/5/18 at BOS Smith 4, 4/28/ at BOS 2, 2x-last 4/9 at CWS Field 4/28/18 at BOS Johnson 2, 2x-last 4/28 at BOS 3, 4/28 at BOS Gómez 4/28/18 at BOS Hembree 2, 6x-last 4/28 at BOS 2, 4/22 vs. MIN Hechavarria 4/25/18 at BAL Castro 3, 4/17 vs. TEX 3, 4/22 vs. MIN Miller 4/1/18 vs. BOS Velazquez 2, 4/26 at BAL 2, 2x-last 4/25 at BAL Ramos 4/28/18 at BOS Price 3, 2x-last 4/28 at BOS 3, 4/26 at BAL Refsnyder 4/27/18 at BOS Pomeranz 2, 4/27 at BOS 1, 4/27 at BOS Robertson 4/27/18 at BOS Pomeranz 4, 4/22 vs. MIN 1, 7x-last 4/28 at BOS Smith 7/21/17 vs. TEX Darvish 4, 2x-last 4/16 vs. TEX 1, 4x-last 4/26 at BAL Span 4/28/18 at BOS Price 2, 6x-last 4/28 at BOS 3, 3x-last 4/21 vs. MIN Sucre 9/24/17 at BAL Tillman 3, 4/22 vs. MIN 1, 3x-last 4/28 at BOS Wendle 4/9/18 at CWS Gonzalez 3, 2x-last 4/25 at BAL 2, 4/25 at BAL RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: W8 When commit error: 4-6 Hit homer: 9-6 Current Record: Ahead after 6-7-8: 11-2/12-2/10-1 Hit multiple homers: 6-0 Home/Road: 6-7/6-6 Behind after 6-7-8: 1-8/0-9/0-10 Score first: 7-7 Day/Night: 6-8/6-5 Tied after 6-7-8: 0-4/0-2/2-1 Score 5 or more: 10-1 Grass/Turf: 6-6/6-7 1-run games: 4-7 Score less than 5: 2-12 vs. East: run games: 3-0 Outhit opponents: 10-4 vs. Central: 5-1 Extra innings: 1-1 Outhit by opponents: 2-9 vs. West: 2-1 Win in last at-bat: 2 Collect 10 or more hits: 10-2 vs. National League: 0-3 Come-from-behind wins: 5 Opp. 10 or more hits: 2-5 vs. RH/LH starters: 7-8/5-5 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 7 Wearing white/gray/navy: 4-4/6-6/2-1 Series W-L-T (home): Series W-L-T (road): Wearing light blue/other: 0-1/0-1 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Archer Chirinos Faria Kittredge Snell Yarbrough HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Cron Gómez Ramos Robertson 3 3 Hechavarria Span Duffy 1 1 Field 1 1 Miller 1 1 Refsnyder 1 1 Wendle 1 1 Kiermaier Smith Sucre TOTALS CATWALKS Date: April 16 vs. TEX Batter: Joey Gallo Play Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in center field (430 feet) off Blake Snell (4th inning). Date: April 17 vs. TEX Batter: Shin-Soo Choo Play Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in rightcenter (446 feet) off Yonny Chirinos (6th inning). WALK-OFF WINS Date: April 20 vs. MIN Batter: Denard Span Outcome: W 8-7 (10) Pitcher: Zach Duke Play Description: Runner scored from second on E1 Date: April 22 vs. MIN Batter: Carlos Gómez Outcome: W 8-6 Pitcher: Addison Reed Play Description: 2-run home run to left WALK-OFF LOSSES Date: April 5 at BOS Batter: Hanley Ramírez Outcome: L 2-3 (12) Pitcher: Ryan Yarbrough Play Description: Bases-loaded single to right CATCHERS PCT CS ATT Ramos Sucre TOTALS INSTANT REPLAY Rays Opp Umpires Overturned Stand Confirmed TOTALS TEAM BATTING Longest win streak 8, 4/18 Current Longest losing streak 8, 3/30 4/8 Most runs game, TB 12, 4/228 at BOS Most runs game, Opp 11, 4/3 at NY Most runs, inn, TB 6, 3/29 vs. BOS (8th) Most runs, inn, Opp 6, 2x-last 4/14 vs. PHI (2nd) Most hits, game, TB 18, 4/28 at BOS Most hits, game, Opp 16, 4/26 at BAL Most hits, inn, TB 5, 5x-last 4/26 at BAL (3rd) Most hits, inn, Opp 7, 4/8 at BOS (8th) Most doubles, game, TB 5, 4/25 at BAL Most doubles, game, Opp 5, 4/27 at BOS Most HR, game, TB 4, 4/28 at BOS Most HR, game, Opp 3, 3x-last 4/20 vs. MIN Most x-base hits, game, TB 8, 4/28 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 6, 4/7 at BOS Most stolen bases, game, TB 3, 4/9 at CWS Most stolen bases, game, Opp 3, 4/9 at CWS Most walks, game, TB 10, 4/10 at CWS Most walks, game, Opp 7, 4/10 at CWS Most strikeouts, game, TB 13, 4/20 vs. MIN Most strikeouts, game, Opp 14, 2x-last 4/28 at BOS Most LOB, game, TB 14, 4/10 at CWS Most LOB, game, Opp 12, 4/9 at CWS Most errors, game, TB 2, 4/10 at CWS Most errors, game, Opp 3, 4/26 at BAL Longest game, time 3:55, 4/5 at BOS Longest game, time (9 inn.) 3:52, 4/28 at BOS Grand Slams (--): -- Back-to-Back (--): -- 2-HR games (1): Cron, 4/21 vs. MIN (Gibson/Moya) 3-HR games (--): -- RAYS SEASON HIGHS HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most runs, game, TB 3, Robertson, 4/8 at BOS Most runs, game, Opp 4, Choo, 4/17 vs. TEX Most hits, game, TB 4, 4x-last Duffy, 4/28 at BOS Most hits, game, Opp 4, Gregorius, 4/3 at NYY Most 2B, game, TB 2, Robertson, 4/25 at BAL Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 6x-last Benintendi, 4/28 at BOS Most HR, game, TB 2, Cron, 4/21 vs. TEX Most HR, game, Opp 2, Gregorius, 4/3 at NYY Most RBI, game, TB 4, Cron, 4/21 vs. MIN Most RBI, game, Opp 8, Gregorius, 4/3 at NYY Most x-base hits, game, TB 2, 6x-last Ramos, 4/28 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, Gregorius, 4/3 at NYY Most steals, game, TB 2, Smith, 4/9 at CWS Most steals, game, Opp 2, Garcia, 4/9 at CWS Hitting Streak 9, Ramos, 4/14 Current TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most SO, TB Starter 10, Snell, 4/10 at CWS Most SO, Opp Starter 9, Sale, 3/29 vs. BOS Most SO, TB Reliever 6, Yarbrough, 4/28 at BOS Most IP, TB Reliever 5, Pruitt, 4/15 vs. PHI Most walks, game, TB 5, 2x-last Snell, 4/10 at CWS Most walks, game, Opp 6, Fulmer, 4/10 at CWS Most SO, Team, TB 14, 2x-last 4/28 at BOS Most walks, Team, TB 8, 4/7 at BOS Low-Hit Game 5, 4/25 at BAL Consecutive Scoreless IP 14.1, Chirinos, 4/1 4/16 Shortest game, time 2:36, 4/18 vs. TEX Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:36, 4/18 vs. TEX Pinch-hit (--): -- Walk-off (1): Gómez, 4/22 vs. MIN (Reed) Lead-off (1): Span, 4/15 vs. PHI (Lively) Inside-the-park (1): Span, 4/28 at BOS (Price) RUNS BY INNING X Total Opponent Tampa Bay MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Cron (10), Span (7), Miller (6), Duffy (4), Ramos (4), Gómez (3), Robertson (2), Smith (2), Wendle (1) 2-Out RBI: Span (9), Ramos (6), Cron (5), Hechavarria (5), Smith (3), Duffy (2), Miller (2), Robertson (2), Sucre (2), Gómez (1), Kiermaier (1), Wendle (1) Outfield Assists (2): Gómez (2) Bunt Singles (3): Gómez (1), Smith (1), Span (1) Ejections (0):-- Batted Around (3): 3/29 vs. BOS (8th inn., 10 batters), 4/16 vs. TEX (2nd inn., 10 batters), 4/25 at BAL (5th inn., 9 batters)

6 FEBRUARY 17 Acquired 1B C.J. Cron from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for a player to be named (INF Luis Rengifo); designated OF/DH Corey Dickerson for assignment. 17 Acquired minor league SS Jermaine Palacios from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for RH Jake Odorizzi. 20 Acquired LH Anthony Banda and two players to be named from the Arizona Diamondbacks and minor league 2B Nick Solak from the New York Yankees in a three-team trade in exchange for OF Steven Souza Jr. 22 Acquired RH Daniel Hudson, minor league INF Tristan Gray and cash considerations from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for OF/DH Corey Dickerson. MARCH 3 Signed OF Carlos Gómez to a one-year contract; designated INF Ryan Schimpf for assignment. 5 Traded INF Ryan Schimpf to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for cash considerations. 6 Reassigned INF Grant Kay to minor league camp. 7 Released RH Evan Scribner and RH Dustin McGowan. 9 Reassigned RH R.J. Alaniz, C Nick Ciuffo, RH Edwin Fierro and RH Forrest Snow to minor league camp; optioned RH Brent Honeywell to Triple-A Durham. 10 Reassigned INF Jake Cronenworth and INF Nick Solak to minor league camp. 11 Released LH Dan Runzler; reassigned 1B/OF Joe McCarthy, C Brett Sullivan and RH Ryan Weber to minor league camp; optioned INF Willy Adames, INF Christian Arroyo, 1B/OF Jake Bauers, RH Diego Castillo, RH José Mujica, RH Jaime Schultz, OF Justin Williams and RH Hunter Wood to Durham. 16 Reassigned LH Vidal Nuño to minor league camp; optioned RH Chih-Wei Hu to Durham. 18 Reassigned LH Kyle Bird, C Xorge Carrillo, RH Ian Gibaut, RH Cody Hall, LH Adam Kolarek, C Johnny Monell and RH Colton Murray to minor league camp; optioned LH Anthony Banda and RH Ryne Stanek to Durham. 19 Reassigned INF Andrew Velazquez to minor league camp. 21 Signed C Curt Casali to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. 25 Reassigned OF Jason Coats, INF/OF Micah Johnson, C Adam Moore, INF Kean Wong to minor league camp; optioned RH Austin Pruitt to Durham. 26 Released LH Dan Jennings; reassigned LH Jonny Venters to minor league camp. 27 Acquired INF/OF Rob Refsnyder from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for cash considerations; reassigned C Curt Casali, OF Johnny Field and INF/OF Brandon Snyder to minor league camp. 28 Released RH Daniel Hudson; placed RH José De León (Tommy John surgery) and RH Nathan Eovaldi (loose bodies in right elbow) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Austin Pruitt from Durham. TRANSACTIONS RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (3) POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORD RHP José De León 60-day Tommy John surgery March May RHP Nathan Eovaldi 10-day Loose bodies in right elbow March April CF Kevin Kiermaier 60-day Torn ligament in right thumb April June Others (Games Missed): INF Matt Duffy (7, right hamstring strain, 6-1), INF Brad Miller (9, left groin strain, 4-5) OPENING DAY ROSTER PITCHERS (12): LH José Alvarado, RH Matt Andriese, RH Chris Archer, RH Yonny Chirinos, RH Alex Colomé, RH Jake Faria, RH Andrew Kittredge, RH Austin Pruitt, RH Chaz Roe, RH Sergio Romo, LH Blake Snell, LH Ryan Yarbrough CATCHERS (2): Wilson Ramos, Jesús Sucre INFIELDERS (6): C.J. Cron, Matt Duffy, Adeiny Hechavarria, Brad Miller, Daniel Robertson, Joey Wendle OUTFIELDERS (5): Carlos Gómez, Kevin Kiermaier, Rob Refsnyder, Mallex Smith, Denard Span 10-DAY DL (2): RH José De León, RH Nathan Eovaldi APRIL 9 Placed INF Brad Miller (left groin strain) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Ryan Weber from Durham. 10 Transferred RH José De León (Tommy John surgery) to the 60-day DL; acquired OF Jeremy Hazelbaker from the Arizona Diamondbacks for cash considerations and optioned him to Durham. 12 Optioned RH Ryan Weber to Durham; added OF Johnny Field to the taxi squad. 13 Designated RH Ryan Weber for assignment; selected OF Johnny Field from Durham. 16 Placed OF Kevin Kiermaier (torn ligament in right thumb) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Chih-Wei Hu from Durham. 17 Placed INF Matt Duffy (right hamstring strain) on the 10-day DL; transferred OF Kevin Kiermaier (torn ligament in right thumb) to the 60-day DL; optioned RH Chih-Wei Hu to Durham; recalled RH Hunter Wood from Durham; selected INF/OF Brandon Snyder from Durham. 20 Reinstated INF Brad Miller (left groin strain) from the 10-day DL; designated INF/OF Brandon Snyder for assignment. 25 Optioned RH Hunter Wood to Durham; selected LH Jonny Venters from Durham. 27 Optioned RH Austin Pruitt to Durham; reinstated INF Matt Duffy (right hamstring strain) from the 10-day DL. 29 Optioned LH Ryan Yarbrough to Durham; selected RH Chih-Wei Hu from Durham. W-L BY POSITION (STARTS) W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS) C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH Cron Duffy Field Gómez Hechavarria Kiermaier Miller Ramos Refsnyder Robertson Smith Snyder Span Sucre Wendle RAYS HITTERS vs. RED SOX 2018 CAREER PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP Cron Duffy Field Gómez Hechavarria Miller Ramos Refsnyder Robertson Smith Span Sucre Wendle RAYS PITCHERS vs. RED SOX 2018 CAREER PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG Alvarado Andriese Archer Chirinos Colomé Faria Hu Kittredge Roe Romo Snell Venters