SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2016 AT HOUSTON ASTROS LH Blake Snell (4-6, 3.17) vs. LH Dallas Keuchel (8-12, 4.64)

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1 SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2016 AT HOUSTON ASTROS LH Blake Snell (4-6, 3.17) vs. LH Dallas Keuchel (8-12, 4.64) First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. ET Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas TV: Fox Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 128 (54-73) Home Game No.: 71 (32-38) All-Time Game No.: 3,042 (1,405-1,636) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,530 ( ) April: May: June: July: 9-16 August: Pre-All-Star Break: Post-All-Star Break: ROSTER MOVES AND REHAB The Rays have activated INF/OF Nick Franklin from the 7-day concussion DL and optioned RH Tyler Sturdevant Triple-A Durham Franklin played a rehab game last night for Class-A Charlotte at Bradenton (Pirates) and went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored while playing 2B and LF today the Rays released OF Desmond Jennings, who had been on the DL with a left knee contusion. Tonight RH Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery) will make an eighth rehab start, throwing 60 pitches or 4 innings for Durham vs. Gwinnett (Braves) Cobb s last major league start was Sep 28, 2014 at CLE with Kevin Cash watching as the Indians bullpen coach. PITCH IN WITH FORMER TIGERS OF Mikie Mahtook and other former LSU Tigers baseball players (including Astros RH Will Harris and 3B Alex Bregman) have launched Pitch In With Former Tigers a campaign to raise funds for flood relief efforts in Baton Rouge, La., where LSU is located the fund is managed by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation visit braf.org/pitchin to donate. A JARRING FINISH In last night s series opener, the Rays rallied back from a 3-0 deficit and in the 9th inning took a 4-3 lead on OF Mikie Mahtook s home run before RH Alex Colome gave up back-to-back home runs to lead off the 9th for a 5-4 loss (Carlos Correa, Evan Gattis) the lead changed (or was tied up) three times in the last four batters of the game, over a span of 15 pitches it was the first time in Rays history a game ended on back-to-back homers by the opponent it was the Rays fifth walk-off loss of the season and 18th since the beginning of 2015, tied with Seattle for most in the AL and 2nd most in the majors (Dodgers, 19) Gattis blast was the 10th walk-off homer the Rays have surrendered since the last time they hit one (May 22, 2014 vs. OAK, Sean Rodriguez the longest drought in the majors) it was the 53rd walk-off homer allowed in Rays history, against 47 they ve hit. Last night was the 21st time a Rays pitcher has allowed two 9thinning home runs in a game Colome is the only Ray to do it twice (also July 23 at OAK) prior to Colome, the last Rays pitcher to yield 2 HR in the 9th was RH Kyle Farnsworth on Sep 10, 2011 vs. BOS on April 4, 2003 vs. NYY, Alex s uncle RH Jesus Colome allowed three 9th-inning HR. Last night was the Rays third walk-off loss in their last 4 games at Minute Maid Park. RAY MATTER With last night s loss, they dropped to (.333) in onerun games, worst in the majors the last team to finish a season with that bad of a record in one-run games was the 2013 Astros (18-36,.333) they fell to 1-10 (.091) in one-run games on the road, the lone win coming on May 24 at MIA (4-3) the Rays have lost 9 of their last 12 road games. Rays have won 8 of their last 12 games overall, outscoring opponents over that span over the Rays last 12 wins they have outscored opponents, Since the All-Star break, the Rays have the AL s best run differential ( , +56) and 2nd best in the majors behind the Cubs (+80) Rays had an AL-worst -74 run differential before the All-Star break. The Rays are since July 27, when they were a season-high 20.0 GB, best record in the AL East over that span they are following their worst-ever 3-24 stretch that sent them from (5.5 GB) on June 16 to (19.5 GB) on July 16. The Rays were the last AL team to record a winning homestand until winning their last two, 6-4 (July 29 Aug7) and 7-3 (Aug 15-25) the most recent was their best stand of three series since July 5-14, 2013 (9-1 vs. CWS, MIN, HOU). RAYS vs. ASTROS Last night s 5-4 defeat was the Rays third walk-off loss in their last 4 games at Minute Maid Park it snapped the Rays streak of 15 consecutive games holding the Astros to 4 runs or fewer, the longest such streak in club history vs. any opponent the season series is tied 2-2, after the Rays won 2 of 3 games June at Tropicana Field the Rays own a (.622) all-time record vs. Houston, their best mark against any current AL team since Houston joined the AL in 2013, Rays pitchers are 17-8 (.680) with a 1.80 ERA (227.2-IP, 142-H, 54-R, 48-ER, 65-BB, 249-SO,.179 opp avg.) and 8 of those 17 wins have been shutouts the Rays have won the last five season series and went exactly 5-2 vs. Houston in 2013, 2014 and 2015 last time they lost the season series was 2008 (1-2). MIKIE FLIPS THE SCRIPT Since snapping his 0-for-34 drought with a 7th-inning double on Thu vs. BOS, OF Mikie Mahtook is 3-for-5 with 3 extra-base hits (2-2B, 1-HR) and has twice driven in the go-ahead run in the 7th inning or later his double Thursday was the deciding run in the 2-1 win, and his homer last night broke a 3-3 tie in the 9th according to Stats LLC, Mahtook s 0-for-34 skid tied for the 4th-longest hitless streak in franchise history Luke Scott set the club record of 0-for-41 in COREY THE SECOND Last night LF Corey Dickerson scored twice on wild pitches by RH Mike Fiers according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became just the second player in Rays history to score twice in a game via wild pitch, joining SS Yunel Escobar on July 4, 2013 also right here at Minute Maid Park Escobar scored on wild pitches in the 7th (RH Jordan Lyles) and 11th (LH Wesley Wright) innings, contributing to a 7-5 win. Dickerson hit a career-high 3 doubles last night, the first Ray to do that since Brandon Guyer on June 27, 2014 at BAL (G1 of DH) Tomas Perez holds the club record of 4 on July 29, 2006 at NYY of his 88 hits, 46 have gone for extra bases (52.3 pct.) the only AL player with a higher ratio (min. 100 G) is BOS David Ortiz (52.9). EXTRA STRENGTH Five of the Rays 8 hits last night went for extra bases (4-2B, 1-HR) this season 40.9 pct. of their total hits (422 of 1,031) have gone for extra bases, the highest ratio in the majors, followed by the Cardinals (39.6), Blue Jays (39.3) and Astros (38.7) league average is 35.0 pct. the highest percentage in club history is 37.1 pct., in The Rays have homered in 19 of their last 22 games their 168 HR put them on pace for a club-record 214 (199 in 2009) and are their most ever through 127 games (165 in 2009) leading the way are 3B Evan Longoria (30-HR) and 1B Brad Miller (25), the first Rays teammates with 25 HR since 2009 (Carlos Peña-39, Longoria-33, Ben Zobrist-27). KEEPING PACE WITH EVAN With 30 HR, 3B Evan Longoria is only 3 shy of his career-high 33 HR (2009) Evan is on pace for career highs in hits (181), homers (38), extra-base hits (84, which would tie Aubrey Huff s 2003 club record), slugging pct. (.550) and fielding pct. (.979, 1st among AL 3B) the only active player to reach his projected numbers in hits (181), doubles (42) and homers (38) is Albert Pujols, who has done it three times (2003, 2004, 2009) the last AL players to reach these marks in a season were NYY Alfonso Soriano and CWS Magglio Ordoñez in Evan ranks among AL leaders with 30 HR (T-7th), 142 hits (10th), 66 extra-base hits (4th), 271 total bases (5th) and a.552 SLG (8th). NO MER-CY In facing LH Dallas Keuchel, tonight is the fourth different Cy Young Award winner that LH Blake Snell has faced in just his 14th start he s lost all 3 prev. starts: June 21 at CLE (Corey Kluber), July 2 vs. DET (Justin Verlander) and Aug 22 vs. BOS (David Price) those three opponents have combined for a 0.38 ERA (24-IP, 9-H, 1-ER, 5-BB, 25-SO). UNDER-30 STREAK ROLLS ON Tonight is the 364th consecutive game the Rays have started a pitcher under the age of 30, the longest current streak in the majors the last time the Rays started a pitcher 30 or older was July 3, 2014 at DET, when 35-year-old Erik Bedard started and lost 8-1. PITCHING PROPERLY SINCE THE BREAK Since the All-Star break, the Rays pitching staff leads the AL with a 2.95 ERA (348-IP, 114-ER), 2nd in the majors behind the Cubs (2.64) Rays ranked 24th in the majors during the first half (4.57) only once in club history have the Rays recorded a lower ERA after the All-Star break: 2.60 in 2012 meanwhile, the bullpen has compiled a 2.80 ERA (115.2-IP, 36-ER) since the break, 3rd best in the majors behind Oakland and Pittsburgh this coincides with the acquisition of RH Kevin Jepsen they pitched to a 4.79 ERA before the All-Star break the back-to-back homers allowed by Alex Colome snapped a streak of 13 consecutive scoreless innings by the bullpen. DOING OUTLAW THINGS Kevin Kiermaier has been limited to 73 games in CF due to injuries yet has amassed 17 Defensive Runs Saved while manning the position, tied with TOR Kevin Pillar (in 112 games) for most in the majors since the beginning of 2015, he has a combined 59 DRS, 16 more than anyone else (ARI/ATL Ender Inciarte, 43). BTBNL Congratulations to Rays VP of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom and his wife, Aliza, who welcomed a baby boy yesterday afternoon their second child, he measured 8 lb, 9 oz and 20.5 inches long. Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV Radio Sun., Aug 28 at HOU 2:10 p.m. RH Chris Archer (7-17, 4.11) vs. RH Doug Fister (12-8, 3.59) Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WAMA 1550 AM (Sp.) Mon., Aug 29 at BOS 7:10 p.m. RH Matt Andriese (6-5, 3.71) vs. TBA Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Tues., Aug 30 at BOS 7:10 p.m. RH Jake Odorizzi (9-5, 3.53) vs. TBA Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Wed., Aug 31 at BOS 1:35 p.m. LH Drew Smyly (6-11, 4.80) vs. TBA Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM

2 TONIGHT S STARTER LH BLAKE SNELL (4-6, 3.17) YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg Charlotte (A) Montgomery (AA) Durham (AAA) Durham (AAA) Tampa Bay Minor League Totals LAST START On Mon vs. BOS, suffered a 6-2 loss to fellow Rays first-round draft pick David Price failed to finish 4 IP for the second time in his last 3 starts issued a career-high 5 BB (prev. 4, 4x-last Aug 16 vs. SD), bringing his total to 13 BB over his last 3 starts (spanning 10.1 IP) three of his walks came as part of a 40-pitch 4th inning, his highest pitch count for a single inning this season pitch count increased with every subsequent inning: didn t get any run support (while pitching) for the fifth time in 13 career starts. CLUB RECORD Has yielded 2 ER or fewer in 9 consecutive starts, passing Matt Moore from July 17 Aug 19, 2012 (7) for the longest such streak by a rookie in club history is the longest such streak by a Rays starter (regardless of rookie status) since Erasmo Ramirez from May 30 July 18, 2015 (9) is 3-3 with a 2.72 ERA (39.2-IP, 12-ER) over this stretch, lowering his season ERA from 3.86 to NO MER-CY In facing LH Dallas Keuchel, tonight is the fourth different Cy Young Award winner that Snell has faced in just his 14th start he s lost all 3 previous starts: June 21 at CLE (Corey Kluber), July 2 vs. DET (Justin Verlander) and Aug 22 vs. BOS (David Price) those three opponents have combined for a 0.38 ERA (24-IP, 9-H, 1-ER, 5-BB, 25-SO). NO HOMERS CLUB Has allowed 3 HR in 65.1 IP for a 0.41 HR/9 IP ratio, 2nd in the majors (min. 10 starts) to OAK/LAD Rich Hill (0.22) all have been hit by righties, and two of his 3 HR have come with runners on base (Carlos Beltran, Troy Tulowitzki) opened his career with 4 straight starts without a homer 2nd-longest to start a player s career in club history to James Shields (6). STRIKEOUTS Has 69 SO in 65.1 IP for a 9.51 SO/9 IP ratio, 1st among AL rookies (min. 10 starts) and 3rd among ML rookies to LAD Julio Urias (9.79) and COL Jon Gray (9.63) the highest SO/9 IP by a rookie in club history (min. 75 IP) is 9.32 by Jake Odorizzi in UNCLE CHARLIE Opponents are batting.029 (1-for-34) with 20 SO in at-bats ending with his curveball see chart according to PITCHf/x, no pitcher in the majors has a lower opp avg. with any pitch (min. 30 at-bats ending with the pitch) his only hit allowed with the curveball was a Marco Hernandez single on June 27 vs. BOS. According to PITCHf/x, has recorded strikeouts via the fastball (29), curveball (20), slider (12) and changeup (8) this season. Lowest Opp Avg. vs. Any Pitch (min. 30 AB) Pitch Opp Avg. H-AB TB Blake Snell Curveball for-34 CWS/STL Zach Duke Curveball for-44 SEA/CHC Mike Montgomery Curveball for-67 LAD Clayton Kershaw Curveball for-76 KC Kelvin Herrera Slider for-37 FREEBIES I Is currently the only Rays pitcher this season to allow at least 4 BB in 3 straight games the last pitcher to do so in 4 straight was Jeremy Hellickson in , and the club record is 6 straight by Victor Zambrano in FREEBIES II Has yielded 8 unearned runs, 2 shy of Chris Archer (10) for the team lead his defense has made 10 errors behind him through his 65.1 IP, and 25.8 pct. of his runs allowed have been unearned five of his unearned runs came within the first 3 games of his career the first Ray to ever make that claim. WITH DURHAM Went 3-5 with a 3.29 ERA (63-IP, 23-ER) in 12 starts at the time of his recall, his 90 SO led the International League and ranked 2nd in the minors also led the IL with 12.9 SO/9 IP. PRIZED PROSPECT Entered the season rated as the Rays No. 1 prospect by Baseball America, the No. 12 overall prospect in baseball and the No. 2 LHP prospect in the game behind LAD Julio Urias GAME LOG GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 4/23 at NYY /53 L, 2-3 Tanaka up, 2-1 APRIL /16 vs. SEA L /56 L, 4-6 Paxton down, 3-2 6/21 at CLE L /57 L, 0-6 Kluber down, 3-0 6/27 vs. BOS W /60 W, 13-7 Rodriguez up, 10-4 JUNE /2 vs. DET L /61 L, 2-3 Verlander down, 3-1 7/7 vs. LAA L /64 L, 1-5 Santiago down, 2-0 7/19 at COL W /58 W, 10-1 Chatwood up, 7-1 7/24 at OAK /62 L, 2-3 Hahn down, 2-0 7/31 vs. NYY W /65 W, 5-3 Pineda up, 3-2 JULY /5 vs. MIN /60 L, 6-2 Santana tied, 1-1 8/10 at TOR L /37 L, 0-7 Happ down, 5-0 8/16 vs. SD W /60 W, 15-1 Jackson up, /22 vs. BOS L /54 L, 2-6 Price down, 2-0 AUGUST SPLITS vs. RH:.262 (50-191), 3-HR vs. LH:.237 (14-59) Home: 3-4, 3.66 ERA (39.1-IP, 16-ER) Road: 1-2, 2.42 ERA (26.0-IP, 7-ER) SNELL vs. ASTROS CAREER Never faced GAME LOG (AAA) GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 4/7 vs. CHA W /48 W, 7-3 Carroll up, 6-2 4/12 vs. GWN /61 L, 5-6 (10) Gant up, 2-0 4/17 at CHA L /53 L, 1-2 Gonzalez down, 2-1 4/29 vs. LOU L /55 L, 2-4 Stephenson down, 3-2 APRIL /4 at IND L /50 L, 0-6 Boscan down, 3-0 5/10 vs. BUF /59 L, 1-2 Hutchison tied, 1-1 5/15 at CHA /60 L, 4-5 (12) Ranaudo down, 3-2 5/20 vs. ROC W /63 W, 4-1 Darnell up, 4-0 5/26 at TOL L /64 L, 4-5 Crouse tied, 3-3 5/31 vs. SWB /58 L, 0-2 Coke tied, 0-0 MAY /5 vs. GWN W /65 W, 9-0 Simmons up, 9-0 6/10 vs. LHV L /71 L, 0-4 Thompson down, 3-0 JUNE TOMORROW S STARTER RH CHRIS ARCHER (7-17, 4.11) LAST START Suffered a 2-1 loss on Tue vs. BOS lost his 10th straight decision vs. BOS snapped his streak of 8 starts of 6 IP or more just the second of his last 17 starts he failed to finish 6 IP threw only 8 of 21 first-pitch strikes both runs scored in the 3rd, on an RBI single by DH David Ortiz, and later a throwing error by RF Steven Souza Jr. his line: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO, 109 pitches, 68 strikes. THE L COLUMN His 17 losses are one shy of the franchise record set by RH Tanyon Sturtze in 2002 (4-18) leads the majors in losses and the AL in strikeouts (192) the last pitcher to reach his combination of Already has more wins (134) than any of the 4 prev. managers in their first two seasons at the post Lou Piniella had year-old is the youngest active manager in MLB, 5 months younger than SD Andy Green. Has been ejected 4 times as manager, once this year (April 29 vs. TOR). 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 #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER losses and strikeouts was CAL Mark Langston in 1990 (17-L, 195-SO). vs. HOUSTON Is 3-2 with a 1.31 ERA (41.1-IP, 6-ER) and.145 opp avg. (20-for-138) in 6 career starts two of his 3 career CG SHO have come against them: Aug 20, 2015 (1-hitter here) and July 14, 2013 (5-hitter at home) his last game at Minute Maid Park was that one-hitter, on only 98 pitches in a 1-0 victory over Collin McHugh became the first AL pitcher to throw a 1-hit shutout with 10 or more SO and less than 100 pitches since NYY David Cone had a perfect game on July 18, 1999 vs. MTL. 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 #1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Fri: DNP BOS Series: 2-6 Stand: 7-23, 2B, 2-3B, 3-R vs. LH:.235 (19-81), 2-HR 2016:.224/.276/.421, 5-HR, 16-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 6G (.350, 7-20) RISP:.179 (7-39) vs. RH:.216 (22-102), 3-HR Left Tuesday s game vs. BOS with a tight left hamstring batting.289/.322/.506 (24-for-83) with 6 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR and 9 RBI since the All-Star break. Of his 41 hits this year, 21 have been XBH (51.2 pct.; 11-2B, 5-3B, 5-HR) over the past two seasons, 41 of his 86 hits (47.7 pct.) have been XBH. Eleven of his 16 RBI have come on the road, as have 4 of his 5 HR only homer at Tropicana Field came on July 30 vs. NYY off Anthony Swarzak. Ranks T-4th in the AL with 5 3B and is tied with Brad Miller for the team lead his 2 3B on Aug 20 vs. TEX tied the franchise record (14th time). Has played in 60 games with 47 starts (21-SS, 16-2B, 4-1B, 3-3B, 3-DH) in two stints with the Rays recalled for his second stint on June 1. #10 COREY DICKERSON, OF Fri: 3-4, 3-2B, RBI, 2-R BOS Series: 2-12, R Stand: 8-28, 3-2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 7-R vs. LH:.231 (15-65) 2016:.232/.283/.450, 17-HR, 49-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.750, 3-4) RISP:.217 (20-92) vs. RH:.232 (73-315), 17-HR Had a career-high 3 2B yesterday at HOU, the most by a Ray since Brandon Guyer on June 27, 2014 at BAL (G1) and one shy of the club record (4, Tomas Perez on July 29, 2006 at NYY) was his third career game with 3 XBH (or more) and first since May 10, 2014 at CIN (4, with COL). Of his 88 hits, 46 have gone for extra bases (52.3 percent) the only AL player with a higher ratio (min. 100 games) is BOS David Ortiz (52.9). Batting.333/.385/.667 (12-for-36) with 6 2B, 2 HR and 6 RBI over his last 11 games (9 starts), raising his season avg. from.221 to.232. Batting.261/.301/.554 (48-for-184) with 12 HR and 34 RBI on the road, and.204/.266/.352 (40-for-196) with 5 HR and 15 RBI at Tropicana Field. All 17 HR have come vs. RHP (last vs. LHP was Aug 10, 2014 at ARI) no other player in the majors has as many homers and none vs. lefties. Has played in 114 games with 98 starts (55-DH, 42-LF, 1-RF) ranks among team leaders in XBH (46, 3rd), HR (17, 3rd) and RBI (49, 3rd). #5 MATT DUFFY, SS Fri: 0-4 BOS Series: 5-12, 2B, BB Stand: 11-29, 2B, 2-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.271 (23-85), 2-HR 2016:.264/.319/.356, 4-HR, 22-RBI, 8-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-6 RISP:.191 (13-68) vs. RH:.261 (57-218), 2-HR Batting.326/.354/.348 (15-for-46) with 1 2B since joining the Rays has recorded multiple hits in 5 of his last 10 games since Aug 14 at NYY. His 4th-inning double on Thu vs. BOS was his first extra-base hit in a Rays uniform (last June 19 at TB, with SF), including a DL stint in between. Has played in 12 games, all starts at shortstop hasn t made an error in 101 innings and 37 chances there before the trade to the Rays, his last action at shortstop was May 17, 2015 at CIN (1.1 innings) appeared in 233 games (230 starts) there over his 3-year minor league career. His Rays debut was Aug 12 at NYY, with a single in his second at-bat his run-scoring single on Aug 14 at NYY remains his only RBI as a Ray. #11 LOGAN FORSYTHE, 2B Fri: 0-3, BB BOS Series: 2-15, 2-BB Stand: 4-24, 2-HR, 6-RBI, 2-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.301 (25-83), 4-HR 2016:.271/.336/.463, 16-HR, 41-RBI, 6-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-14 RISP:.316 (18-57) vs. RH:.263 (78-297), 12-HR Hitless in his last 14 at-bats this stretch comes on the heels of a 16-game stretch where he hit.349/.419/.667 (22-for-63) with 2 2B and 6 HR. Has started 94 games, all at leadoff (89-2B, 5-DH) only had 21 career starts at leadoff before this season and none since May 4, 2014 at NYY. Homered in 3 straight games on Aug and Aug 21 (missed 4 games with back spasms in between) is 1 HR shy of tying his career high is on pace for 20 HR, one shy of Gerald Williams (21, 2000) for most in club history out of the leadoff spot his 16 HR include a pair of leadoff homers (Aug 9 at TOR, July 29 vs. NYY), a career-high 12 HR vs. RHP (prev. 7, 2015) and 8 HR in the 7th inning or later, one shy of the team lead (Longoria). Batting.341/.362/.505 (31-for-91) when leading off the 1st inning would pass Carl Crawford in 2004 (.326) for the best avg. in franchise history. Is the first middle infielder in franchise history with back-to-back seasons with at least 15 HR only Ben Zobrist (2009, 2011) has done it twice. #2 NICK FRANLIN, UTL Fri: -- BOS Series: -- Stand: 3-7, 2B, HR, 3-RBI, 2-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.227 (5-22) 2016:.292/.364/.510, 4-HR, 23-RBI, 6-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-1 RISP:.333 (9-27) vs. RH:.311 (23-74), 4-HR Reinstated from the 7-day concussion DL today went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored for Class-A Charlotte yesterday at Bradenton (PIT). Batting.308/.372/.667 (12-for-39) with 3 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR and 10 RBI over his last 12 games (11 starts) since Aug 3 vs. KC has 3 HR in his last 22 at-bats (last Aug 16 vs. SD, Carlos Villanueva), compared to 1 HR through his first 74 at-bats six of his last seven hits have gone for extra bases. Since June 27 the date of his first RBI this season he ranks 4th on the team with 23 RBI, trailing Brad Miller (38), Evan Longoria (36) and Logan Forsythe (26) eighteen of his 23 RBI have come at home (in 68 at-bats), compared to 5 RBI in 13 games (7 starts) and 28 at-bats on the road. Has played in 34 games with 26 starts (14-LF, 5-1B, 4-2B, 2-DH, 1-RF) recalled from Durham on July 30 for his 3rd stint with the Rays this year. #39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, CF Fri: 0-4 BOS Series: 4-18, 2-2B, RBI, 2-R Stand: 8-32, 2-2B, HR, 4-RBI, BB, 4-R vs. LH:.185 (10-54) 2016:.219/.307/.381, 7-HR, 26-RBI, 12-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-12 RISP:.250 (14-56) vs. RH:.228 (44-193), 7-HR Hitless in his last 12 at-bats all 19 starts since Aug 2 have come from the No. 2 spot in the lineup batting.241/.302/.380 (19-for-79) since then. His 30 BB are a career high (prev. 24, 2015) had 11 BB before the All-Star break and 19 BB since the start of the second half, T-7th in the AL. Per FanGraphs, his 17 Defensive Runs Saved (in inn.) as a center fielder rank T-1st in the majors with TOR Kevin Pillar (17 in inn.). His 2 2B on Tue vs. BOS marked his first multi-xbh game this season (last Sep 26, 2015 at TOR) was thrown out trying to stretch one to a triple. Has been successful on his last 10 SB has a team-leading 12 SB and his 85.7 percent success rate ranks 7th in the AL (min. 10 attempts). #3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Fri: 1-4 BOS Series: 3-15, 2B, 2-HR, 3-RBI, 2-BB, 3-R Stand: 11-39, 2-2B, 3B, 4-HR, 9-RBI, 4-BB, 8-R vs. LH:.260 (27-104), 3-HR 2016:.288/.340/.550, 30-HR, 79-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.273, 3-11) RISP:.340 (35-103) vs. RH:.296 ( ), 27-HR Ranks among AL leaders in XBH (66, 4th), 2B (33, 5th), HR (30, T-7th) and SLG (.550, 8th) leads the team in RBI (79) and multi-hit games (38). His 21 RBI in August are his most in a calendar month since May 2015 (21) has 18 RBI over his last 16 games (all starts) since Aug 9 at TOR. Has 3 HR in his last 24 at-bats, 4 HR in his last 35 at-bats and 7 HR in his last 72 at-bats is 3 HR shy of tying his career high (33, 2009) is on pace for 38 HR, which would rank 3rd in club history to Carlos Peña in 2007 (46) and 2009 (39) on Wed vs. BOS reached 30 HR for the fourth time in his career (also 2013, 2011, 2009), breaking a tie with Peña for most 30-HR seasons in club history is on pace for a club-record-tying 84 XBH. Since May 28, batting.453/.531/.859 (29-for-64) with RISP leads the AL in OBP and SLG with RISP since that date and ranks 3rd in batting avg. Has started 125 games (120-3B, 5-DH) his.979 fielding pct. leads AL third basemen and would break his own club record for a 3B (.976, 2015). #27 MIKIE MAHTOOK, OF Fri: 2-3, 2B, HR, RBI, R BOS Series: 1-6, 2B, RBI Stand: 1-22, 2B, RBI, BB, R vs. LH:.186 (8-43) 2016:.152/.207/.223, 1-HR, 7-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.500, 3-6) RISP:.115 (3-26) vs. RH:.130 (9-69), 1-HR Is 3-for-his-last-4 following an 0-for-34 skid snapped a 114 at-bat homerless drought yesterday at HOU, his first since Oct 4, 2015 vs. TOR was the second multi-xbh game of his career, following Sep 18, 2015 vs. BAL became the first Ray to hit a go-ahead homer with 2 outs in the 9th inning since Evan Longoria on May 11, 2013 vs. SD (walk-off vs. Huston Street) was his fifth career go-ahead hit and second in the 9th inning or later. His hitless streak tied for the 4th-longest skid in club history, behind Luke Scott (41, 2012), Jose Cruz Jr. (37, 2004) and Josh Wilson (35, 2007). In his career, has hit.252/.303/.505 (28-for-111) with 7 HR and 18 RBI vs. LHP, and.189/.250/.321 (20-for-106) with 3 HR and 8 RBI vs. RHP. Has played in 42 games with 31 starts (13-CF, 10-LF, 8-RF) hasn t made an error in 59 chances; only career error was Sep 20, 2015 vs. BAL. #46 LUKE MAILE, C Fri: DNP BOS Series: 2-6, 2B, R Stand: 7-16, 2-2B, HR, 5-RBI, 4-R vs. LH:.167 (3-18) 2016:.229/.270/.329, 1-HR, 10-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.667, 2-3) RISP:.316 (6-19) vs. RH:.250 (13-52), 1-HR Batting.346/.370/.538 (9-for-26) with 2 2B, 1 HR and 5 RBI over his last 9 games, compared to.086/.158/.114 (3-for-35) in his prev. 13 games. Five of his 10 RBI have come on a pair of bases-loaded hits batting.316/.381/.421 (6-for-19) with RISP, compared to.196 (10-for-51) otherwise. Had his first career homer on Aug 20 vs. TEX, in the 2nd inn. off A.J. Griffin, the 97th at-bat of his career had 19 HR in 1,416 AB in the minors. Has played in 25 games with 21 starts, all at catcher has played 9.0 innings at 1B in a pair of games off the bench (last Aug 17 vs. SD, 8 inn.). #13 BRAD MILLER, INF Fri: 0-4 BOS Series: 2-15, 2B, 3-RBI, 2-BB Stand: 10-36, 3-2B, 3-HR, 11-RBI, 5-BB, 4-R vs. LH:.244 (19-78), 2-HR 2016:.259/.316/.513, 25-HR, 63-RBI, 6-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP:.272 (25-92) vs. RH:.262 (92-351), 23-HR Batting.295/.372/.626 (41-for-139) with 11 2B, 1 3B, 11 HR and 31 RBI in 37 games (35 starts) since the All-Star break, ranking among AL leaders in the second half in OPS (.998, 8th), XBH (23, T-2nd) and HR (11, T-5th) is one shy of his RBI total from 81 games (71 starts) in the first half (32). His 24 RBI in August are the most by a Ray in a calendar month since Kelly Johnson in May 2013 (26) has 15 RBI in his last 13 G since Aug 13. Had 11 RBI on the just-completed homestand, tied with Nick Franklin (11, June 27 July 7) for the most by a Ray during a homestand this season. Is on pace for 32 HR, which would be more than his career total prior to this season (29 in 343 games and 1,111 AB) only has 6 HR on the road, despite a higher avg. there (.269) than at home (.250) his 19 HR at home are T-2nd for a season at Tropicana Field behind Carlos Peña in 2007 (23). Has played in 119 games with 107 starts (87-SS, 15-1B, 5-DH) all of his starts at 1B have come since Aug 8 at TOR, his first career action there.

4 #7 LOGAN MORRISON, 1B Fri: 2-4, R BOS Series: 2-7, 2B, BB Stand: 5-24, 4-2B, 4-RBI, 3-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.222 (12-54), 1-HR 2016:.230/.309/.373, 10-HR, 35-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.500, 4-8) RISP:.259 (15-58) vs. RH:.231 (62-268), 9-HR Has recorded consecutive multi-hit games on the heels of an 0-for-15 skid batting.250 (7-for-28) in his 8 games since his return from the DL. Batting.280/.343/.433 (44-for-157) with 6 HR and 17 RBI on the road, compared to.182/.279/.315 (30-for-165) with 4 HR and 18 RBI at home. Batting.396 (21-for-53) with 5 2B and 3 HR when putting the first pitch in play batting.106 when behind in the count, and.301 when ahead. His 2 2B on Aug 16 vs. SD was his third multi-xbh game this year returned from the DL on Aug 15 and had his first career bases-loaded HBP. Has played in 95 games with 85 starts (74-1B, 11-DH) despite his DL stint, his 34 BB rank 3rd on the team to Longoria (39) and Miller (35). #20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Fri: 0-0 (def. rep.) BOS Series: 2-15, R Stand: 7-33, 2B, 2-HR, 5-RBI, BB, 6-R vs. LH:.212 (21-99), 4-HR 2016:.240/.293/.396, 13-HR, 42-RBI, 6-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.250, 2-8) RISP:.284 (25-88) vs. RH:.251 (67-267), 9-HR Batting.174/.224/.326 (8-for-46) over his last 14 games (12 starts) this stretch follows an 11-game span where he hit.341/.386/.512 (14-for-41). Has 2 HR over his last 24 at-bats (last Sun vs. TEX) but only 3 HR over his last 182 at-bats started the season with 10 HR in his first 184 at-bats. Ranks T-4th in the AL with 139 SO (48 looking) has struck out in 35.1 percent of his PA, the highest rate in the majors per FanGraphs (min. 300 PA). On Aug 19 vs. TEX his solo homer went 459 feet according to MLB StatCast, the longest at Tropicana Field since NYY Alex Rodriguez on April 17, 2015 (471 feet, off Nathan Karns) remains the 2nd longest by a Ray this season (home or road), trailing Evan Longoria on July 19 at COL (462). Has played in 101 games with 98 starts (91-RF, 5-DH, 2-CF) the home run has accounted for 22 of his 42 RBI this season (52.4 percent). #21 BOBBY WILSON, C Fri: 0-2, SAC BOS Series: 3-7, 2B, R Stand: 4-18, 2B, RBI, 2-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.304 (14-46), 1-HR 2016:.237/.273/.335, 4-HR, 27-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-2 RISP:.361 (13-36) vs. RH:.213 (27-127), 3-HR Batting.219/.286/.344 (7-for-32) with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB and 6 runs scored in 11 games (all starts) since joining the Rays via waiver claim. On Wed vs. BOS recorded his fifth career game with 3 hits (or more) were his most as a Ray and his most since May 25 vs. LAA (4, with TEX). His 4 HR matches his career high (also 2010) on Aug 6 vs. MIN, became the second player born in Pinellas County to homer for the Rays his Seminole HS teammate, Casey Kotchman, had 10 HR for the Rays in 2011 remains his only multi-rbi game in a Rays uniform (including 2015). Claimed by the Rays off waivers on Aug 4 (DFA ed by TEX on Aug 1) is his second stint with the club, following 25 games (16 starts) in Attended Seminole HS and St. Petersburg College with his Rays debut last season, was the 12th Tampa Bay-area native to play for the Rays. RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: 8/26 at HOU (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.190 (4-21), 1-HR 2016: 2-0-0, 1.54 ERA, 12 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 8/21 vs. TEX IR-RS: 4-0 vs. RH:.286 (6-21) Seven of his last 9 outs have been recorded via strikeout had a scoreless 8th yesterday at HOU, yielding only a 2-out walk to Alex Bregman. Has made 11 consecutive scoreless apps (11-IP, 8-H, 0-R, 7-BB, 13-SO) since his July 29 reinstatement from the 15-day DL (left oblique strain). Has allowed a baserunner in 11 of his 12 apps this season his only perfect app was Aug 8 at TOR (2 BF) has a 1.54 WHIP in his 11.2 IP. Has had two DL stints this season (Opening Day May 30, June 1 July 28) led the AL with 41 saves in his All-Star campaign of 2015 (selected by Royals Manager Ned Yost) joined Rafael Soriano (45 in 2010) as the only Rays pitchers to lead the league in saves. #31 XAVIER CEDEÑO, LH Last App: 8/24 vs. BOS (0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-5 vs. LH:.187 (14-75) 2016: 3-4-0, 3.89 ERA, 52 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 6x-last 8/23 vs. BOS IR-RS: 23-7 vs. RH:.280 (21-75), 2-HR His last 6 apps have been scoreless (4-IP, 3-H, 6-SO) retired his only batter faced on Wed vs. BOS, a Sandy Leon lineout to start the 9th inn. Has made 113 apps in his Rays career and only yielded 1 HR to a left-handed hitter over that span on Aug 25, 2015 vs. MIN (Eddie Rosario). Since the All-Star break, has held lefties to a.130/.167/.130 (3-for-23) line all singles has only allowed 2 XBH, both doubles, vs. LHB this year. Had a stretch of 18 apps from July 19 Aug 8 where he pitched to a 7.50 ERA (12-IP, 10-ER) that stretch increased his ERA from 2.70 to Tied for the team lead with 52 apps has been charged with 5 blown saves (last Aug 2 vs. KC) and his 4 losses are 2nd among Rays relievers. #37 ALEX COLOME, RH Last App: 8/26 at HOU (BS/L, 0.0-IP, 2-H, 2-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 2-HR) Saves-Opps: vs. LH:.200 (13-65), 1-HR 2016: , 2.15 ERA, 46 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 5/24 at MIA IR-RS: 18-5 vs. RH:.190 (19-100), 5-HR Took the loss yesterday at HOU in his second blown save of the season, snapping a streak of 11 straight scoreless apps between them yielded back-to-back homers to Carlos Correa and Evan Gattis, his only two batters faced in the 9th was the second time in franchise history a pitcher allowed 2 HR without recording an out, and the first time in a save situation the only other time was Chad Orvella on Sep 3, 2006 vs. SEA (5th inn.). Four of his 6 HR allowed have come in his two blown saves (also July 23 at OAK) they are the only two multi-hr apps in his career as a reliever. Ranks T-4th in the AL with 28 saves (last Aug 17 vs. SD) has a 1.50 ERA (30-IP, 5-ER) in save situations and a 3.38 ERA (16-IP, 6-ER) otherwise. Has recorded 5 saves of 4 outs (or more), tied with LAD Kenley Jansen for most in the majors the last Ray with more was Danys Baez in 2005 (10). Did not pitch in the All-Star Game following his selection by Royals Manager Ned Yost marked the first All-Star Game selection of his career. #43 DANNY FARQUHAR, RH Last App: 8/22 vs. BOS (1.0-IP, 3-H, 3-R, 1-ER, 0-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.357 (10-28), 4-HR 2016: 0-0-0, 5.40 ERA, 18 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 6/27 vs. BOS IR-RS: 6-3 vs. RH:.275 (14-51), 3-HR Yielded 3 runs (1 earned) in the 9th inning on Mon vs. BOS his 3 hits tied a season high (2nd time) and included a Xander Bogaerts 2-run HR. Has been charged with 12 runs, 10 scoring via HR has allowed 7 HR in his 18.1 IP this year and 10 HR in his last 24 IP dating back to Sep Has a 3.52 ERA (7.2-IP, 3-ER) and 13 SO in 7 apps spanning 7.2 IP since his recall before it, had a 6.75 ERA and 10 SO in 10.2 IP and 11 apps. Recalled on Aug 6 for his fifth stint with the Rays this season, following Opening Day April 22, May 14, June 25 (26th Man) and June 27 July 4. Has gone with a 3.32 ERA (38-IP, 14-ER) in 32 apps with Triple-A Durham after his last option, had a 1.35 ERA in 9 apps with the Bulls. #40 KEVIN JEPSEN, RH Last App: 8/26 at HOU (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 7-11 vs. LH:.328 (22-67), 6-HR 2016: 2-5-7, 5.15 ERA, 50 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 8/22 vs. BOS IR-RS: 15-4 vs. RH:.292 (31-106), 3-HR Faced the minimum over his scoreless 7th inning yesterday at HOU yielded a leadoff single to Yulieski Gurriel but got a DP vs. his next BF. Is with a 2.77 ERA (13-IP, 4-ER) in 17 apps with the Rays, compared to with a 6.16 ERA (30.2-IP, 21-ER) in 33 apps with the Twins. His 9 HR allowed are a career high (prev. 5, 2015) his allowed 14 HR since 2015, compared to 16 HR in parts of 7 seasons with LAA ( ). Is the fourth pitcher to have two separate stints with the Rays, returning after pitching for another organization in between he joins Dan Wheeler, Trever Miller and Grant Balfour he signed with the Rays on July 15, two days after being released by the Twins (DFA ed by MIN on July 3). #30 ERASMO RAMIREZ, RH Last App: 8/25 vs. BOS (1.0-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-5 vs. LH:.295 (31-105), 7-HR 2016: 7-9-1, 3.74 ERA, 52 G, 1 GS Long Relief App: 3.0, 8/9 at TOR IR-RS: 30-5 vs. RH:.257 (47-183), 5-HR Went single, double play grounder, single (thrown out 7-4 on the play) in the 8th inning on Thu vs. BOS the only other pitcher in franchise history to allow at least 2 hits and face the minimum in an app of 1 IP was Roberto Hernandez on July 24, 1999 vs. TEX (groundout, single, CS, single, CS). Leads the majors with 71.1 relief innings, 1.0 IP more than SD Brad Hand (70.1) has made a major-league-most 31 relief apps of 4 outs or more nine more than anyone else and a major-league-most 18 relief apps of at least 2 IP the most by a Rays reliever since J.P. Howell in 2008 (23). Has yielded 12 HR, tied for most among AL relievers are the most allowed by a Rays reliever since Al Reyes (13) and Gary Glover (12) in Has stranded 25 of 30 IR seven times he has inherited the bases loaded (last Mon vs. BOS); hasn t allowed an IR to score in 6 of those 7 apps. His 9 losses are the most among major league relievers and one shy of the club record for a reliever (Brad Boxberger, 10 in 2015) his 6 wins as a reliever (also won his only start) are one shy of the club record for a reliever (last J.P. Howell, 2009). #45 ENNY ROMERO, LH Last App: 8/25 vs. BOS (S, 0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-2 vs. LH:.245 (13-53), 1-HR 2016: 1-0-1, 4.89 ERA, 41 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4x-last 6/17 vs. SF IR-RS: 22-6 vs. RH:.244 (19-78), 4-HR Recorded his first career save on Thu vs. BOS with a strikeout of David Ortiz, his only BF was his second straight app of 1 BF (both strikeouts). Since July 7, has made 11 straight scoreless apps spanning 7.0 IP (4-H, 5-BB, 8-SO), bringing his ERA down from a season-high 6.11 to Has pitched to an 1.86 ERA (19.1-IP, 4-ER) in 19 apps on the road compared to an 8.62 ERA (15.2-IP, 15-ER) in 22 apps at Tropicana Field. Has issued 21 BB for a 5.40 BB/9 IP ratio, 2nd highest among AL relievers to OAK Marc Rzepczynski (6.00) has allowed 11 BB to LHB. Opponents are hitting.187 (14-for-75) with the bases empty,.321 (18-for-56) with runners on base and.360 (9-for-25) with RISP.

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 16 MOST HITS GAME 16 MOST RBI GAME Beckham 7/30 vs, NYY Swarzak 5, 7/20 at COL 2, 5x-last, 7/30 vs, NYY Dickerson 8/16 vs. SD Villanueva 3, 9x-last, 8/26 at HOU 4, 2x-last, 5/31 at KC Duffy 6/18 at TB Moore 3, 7x-last 8/20 vs. TEX 4, 4/4 at MIL Forsythe 8/21 vs. TEX Perez 3, 8x-last, 8/9 vs. TOR 3, 3x-last, 8/21 vs. TEX Franklin 8/16 vs. SD Villanueva 3, 5x-last, 8/16 vs. SD 5, 6/27 vs. BOS Kiermaier 8/15 vs. SD Campos 3, 3x-last, 8/15 vs. SD 3, 3x-last, 8/15 vs. SD Longoria 8/24 vs. BOS Porcello 4, 7/8 at BOS 4, 2x-last, 8/14 at NYY Mahtook 8/26 at HOU Giles 2, 3x-last, 8/26 at HOU 2, 6/12 vs. HOU Maile 8/20 vs. TEX Griffin 3, 8/16 vs. SD 4, 8/16 vs. SD Miller 8/17 vs. SD Friedrich 4, 5/6 at LAA 4, 8/13 at NYY Morrison 7/5 vs. LAA Lincecum 3, 4x-last, 6/25 at BAL 3, 2x-last, 6/5 at MIN Souza Jr. 8/21 vs. TEX Dyson 4, 4/6 vs. TOR 4, 4/6 vs. TOR Wilson 8/6 vs. MIN Berrios 4, 5/25 vs. LAA 4, 2x-last, 5/14 vs. TOR RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: L1 When commit error: Hit homer: Current Record: Ahead after 6-7-8: 41-12/42-6/48-3 Homer with men on: Home/Road: 32-37/22-36 Behind after 6-7-8: 6-59/4-57/0-64 Hit multiple homers: Day/Night: 22-25/32-48 Tied after 6-7-8: 7-11/8-10/6-6 Score first: Grass/Turf: 18-33/ run games: Score 5 or more: vs. East: run games: Score less than 5: vs. Central: Extra innings: 3-2 Outhit opponents: vs. West: Win in last at-bat: 10 Outhit by opponents: vs. National League: Come-from-behind wins: 26 Collect 10 or more hits: vs. RH/LH starters: 39-55/15-18 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 31 Opp. 10 or more hits: 9-37 Series W-L-T (home): Series W-L-T (road): Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 23-27/18-21/8-19/5-6 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Andriese Archer Moore Odorizzi Ramirez Smyly Snell RAYS SEASON HIGHS TEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest win streak 4, 5x-last, August Most runs, game, TB 3, 8x-last, Longoria, 8/16 vs. SD Long loss streak 11, June 16-June 26 Most runs, game, Opp 3, 7x-last, Simmons, 7/5 vs. LAA Most runs game, TB 15, 8/16 vs. SD Most hits, game, TB 5, Beckham, 7/20 at COL Most runs game, Opp 13, 7/5 vs. LAA Most hits, game, Opp 4, 7x-last, Travis, 8/8 vs. TOR Most runs, inn, TB 6, 2x-last (4th) 8/14 at NYY Most 2B, game, TB 2, 15x-last, Morrison, 8/16 vs. SD Most runs, inn, Opp 8 (9th), 6/30 vs. DET Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 11x-last, Smolinski, 7/24 at OAK Most hits, game, TB 18, 6/27 vs. BOS Most HR, game, TB 2, 10x-last, Miller, 8/16 vs. SD Most hits, game, Opp 18, 5/31 at KC Most HR, game, Opp 3, Valencia, 5/15 vs. OAK Most hits, inn, TB 6, 4x-last, (4th) 8/14 at NYY Most RBI, game, TB 5, 2x-last, Franklin, 6/27 vs. BOS Most hits, inn, Opp 7, (9th) 6/30 vs. DET Most RBI, game, Opp 6, V. Martinez, 7/1 vs. DET Most doubles, game, TB 6, 4x-last, 8/14 at NYY Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 3x-last, Franklin, 8/14 at NYY Most doubles, game, Opp 7, 4/21 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 2x-last, Valencia, 5/15 vs. OAK Most HR, game, TB 5, 2x-last, 8/16 vs. SD Most steals, game, TB 2, 5x-last, Kiermaier, 8/15 vs. SD Most HR, game, Opp 5, 8/13 at NYY Most steals, game, Opp 3, Upton, 8/10 vs. TOR Most x-base hits, game, TB 10, 8/16 vs. SD Hitting Streak 11, Longoria, May 28 June 8 Most x-base hits, game, Opp 9, 4/21 at BOS TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 3, 4x-last, 8/15 vs. SD Most SO, TB Starter 12, 3x-last, Smyly, 6/15 vs. SEA Most stolen bases, game, Opp 5, 4/14 vs. CLE Most SO, Opp Starter 16, Duffy, 8/1 vs. KC Most walks, game, TB 11, 6/15 vs. SEA Most SO, TB Reliever 5, 2x-last, Andriese, 7/10 at BOS Most walks, game, Opp 8, 8/22 vs. BOS Most IP, TB Reliever 3.0, 5x-last, Andriese, 7/19 at COL Most strikeouts, game, TB 19, 6/15 vs. SEA Most walks, game, TB 5, Snell, 8/22 vs. BOS Most strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 2x-last, 6/15 vs. SEA Most walks, game, Opp 5, 2x-last, Kennedy, 5/30 at KC Most LOB, game, TB 18, 6/15 vs. SEA Most SO, Team, TB 16, 2x-last, 6/15 vs. SEA Most LOB, game, Opp 13, 2x-last, 5/25 vs. MIA Most walks, Team, TB 8, 8/22 vs. BOS Most errors, game, TB 3, 4x-last, 7/6 vs. LAA Low-Hit Game 1, 2x-last, 5/29 vs. NYY Most errors, game, Opp 3, 2x-last, 8/3 vs. KC Consecutive Scoreless IP 21.0, Colome, May 4 June 15 Longest game, time 4:38, 6/15 vs. SEA Shortest game, time 2:15, 6/7 at ARI Longest game, time (9 inn.) 4:16, 4/21 at BOS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:15, 6/7 at ARI Grand Slams (1): Dickerson-1 (5/11 at SEA, T Walker) Back-to-Back (1): Morrison/Jennings (5/18 at TOR, R Dickey) Pinch-hit (1): Motter-1 (5/17 at TOR, D Storen) Walk-off (-): - Lead-off (4): Forsythe-2 (7/29 vs. NYY, I. Nova; 8/9 vs. TOR, M. Estrada), Guyer-1 (5/15 vs. OAK, S Gray), Souza-1 (5/20 at DET, A. Sanchez) Inside-the-park (-): - LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS HOME RUNS RUNS BY INNING 2-HR games (10): Longoria-2 (6/5 at MIN, T Duffey/B Kintzler; 7/17 vs. BAL, D Bundy/O Despaigne), Miller-2 (8/13 at NYY, M Tanaka; 8/16 vs. SD, Jackson/Villanueva), Souza-2 (4/6 vs. TOR, J Happ/A Leon; 4/24 at NYY, M Pineda), Dickerson-1 (6/8 at ARI, A Bradley/T Clippard), Guyer-1 (5/15 vs. OAK, S Gray), Morrison-1 (6/5 at MIN, T Duffey), Pearce-1 (5/10 at SEA, W Miley) 3-HR games (-): X Total Opponent Tampa Bay INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (last five) GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING DELAY Aug 20 vs. TEX Texas B5 Steven Souza Jr. Safe at second (CS) Overturned 0:47 Aug 20 vs. TEX Tampa Bay T6 Adrian Beltre Safe at home Overturned 0:49 Aug 20 vs. TEX Crew Chief T9 Nomar Mazara No fan interference Stands 1:28 Aug 23 vs. BOS Boston B4 Tim Beckham Safe at first (PO) Overturned 0:58 Aug 24 vs. BOS Tampa Bay T1 Dustin Pedroia Safe at second Stands 2:27 Rays Totals (bold): 40 challenges (24 overturned, 8 stand, 8 confirmed) Opp Totals: 31 challenges (18 overturned, 8 stand, 5 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 7 challenges (0 record keeping, 2 overturned, 4 stand, 1 confirmed) HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Longoria Miller Dickerson Forsythe Souza Jr Morrison Pearce Jennings 7 7 Guyer Casali Kiermaier Beckham Franklin Conger Motter Arcia Mahtook 1 1 Maile 1 1 Wilson 1 1 TOTALS CATCHERS PCT CCS ATT Casali Conger Maile Wilson TOTALS MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Longoria (36), Miller (20), Dickerson (15), Souza Jr. (13), Morrison (13), Forsythe (13), Guyer (10), Pearce (8), Casali (7), Kiermaier (6), Jennings (6), Beckham (3), Mahtook (3), Arcia (2), Motter (1), Odorizzi (1), Conger (1), Franklin (1), Maile (1), Wilson (1) 2-Out RBI: Longoria (33), Miller (28), Forsythe (19), Dickerson (17), Pearce (15), Souza Jr. (13), Kiermaier (11), Guyer (10), Franklin (9), Morrison (9), Jennings (8), Casali (7), Conger (7), Maile (6), Motter (5), Arcia (4), Beckham (2), Odorizzi (1) Outfield Assists (19): Souza Jr. (5), Kiermaier (4), Jennings (3), Mahtook (3), Decker (2), Dickerson (1), Guyer (1), Motter (1) Bunt Singles (6): Kiermaier (3), Jennings (1), Guyer (1), Morrison (1) Ejections (3): Cash-1 (4/29 vs. TOR, 5th inn.), Shelton-1 (6/5 at MIN, 3rd inn.), Odorizzi-1 (6/24 vs. SEA, 6th inn.) Batted Around (11): 4/19 at BOS (10th inn., 9 batters), 4/21 at BOS (4th inn., 10 batters), 4/24 at NYY (1st inn., 9 batters), 5/11 at SEA (6th inn., 9 batters), 6/6 at ARI (5th inn., 9 batters), 6/12 vs. HOU (5th inn., 10 batters), 6/27 vs. BOS (1st inn., 9 batters), 7/19 at COL (3rd inn., 9 batters), 7/20 at COL (4th inn., 9 batters), 8/3 vs. KC (6th inn., 10 batters), 8/9 at TOR (7th inn., 9 batters), 8/14 at NYY (4th inn., 10 batters), 8/16 vs. SD (3rd inn., 9 batters) CATWALKS 1. April 6 vs. TOR Curt Casali pop out to SS Troy Tulowitzki hit off the A-ring catwalk off J.A. Happ (3rd inning). 2. April 16 vs. CWS Brett Lawrie home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (389 feet)...off Steve Geltz (7th inning). 3. April 29 vs. TOR Josh Donaldson home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (445 feet) off Drew Smyly (6th inning). 4. May 3 vs. LAD Trayce Thompson home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (416 feet) off Matt Moore (2nd inning). 5. May 13 vs. OAK Danny Valencia home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (437 feet) off Jake Odorizzi (1st inning). 6. May 16 vs. OAK Yonder Alonso pop out to 2B Steve Pearce hit off the B-ring catwalk off Matt Moore (2nd inning). 7. June 11 vs. HOU Evan Longoria home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (438 feet)...off Mike Fiers (6th inning). 8. June 14 vs. SEA Corey Dickerson home run off the D-ring catwalk in right field (448 feet)...off Taijuan Walker (2nd inning). 9. July 1 vs. DET Victor Martinez home run off the C-ring catwalk in right field (418 feet)...off Danny Farquhar (7th inning). 10. July 3 vs. DET Ian Kinsler home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (391 feet)...off Danny Farquhar (7th inning). 11. July 18 vs. BAL Evan Longoria home run off the D-ring catwalk in center field (441 feet)...off Odrisamer Despaigne (8th inning). 12. July 30 vs. NYY Steven Souza Jr. pop out to SS Didi Gregorius hit off the B-ring catwalk off Nathan Eovaldi (2nd inning). TROPICANA FIELD ROOF 1. Aug. 7 vs. MIN Miguel Sano pop out to 3B Evan Longoria struck the roof off Matt Andriese (1st inn.) WALK-OFF WINS 1. April 30 vs. TOR (W 4-3) Curt Casali single to left field off Brett Cecil (9th inning). 2. June 15 vs. SEA (W 3-2) Logan Morrison bases-loaded walk off Mike Montgomery (13th inn). 3. Aug 25 vs. BOS (W 4-3) Kevin Kiermaier missed catch error off Heath Hembree (11th inning). WALK-OFF LOSSES 1. April 23 at NYY (L 2-3) Brett Gardner home run to right field off Erasmo Ramirez (9th inning). 2. May 11 at SEA (L 5-6) Chris Iannetta home run to right-center field off Steve Geltz (11th inning). 3. July 22 at OAK (L 0-1) Coco Crisp single to left field off Dylan Floro (13th inning). 4. July 23 at OAK (L 3-4) Ryon Healy home run to left field off Alex Colome (9th inning). 4. August 26 at HOU (L 4-5) Evan Gattis home run to left field off Alex Colome (9th inning).