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1 TAMPA BAY RAYS (85-67) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (70-83) RH Diego Castillo (3-2, 3.14) vs. RH Sean Reid-Foley (2-3, 5.54) Friday, September 21, 2018 First Pitch: 7:07 p.m. Location: Rogers Centre TV: FOX Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 153 (85-67) Road Game No.: 79 (37-41) All-Time Game No.: 3,391 ( ) All-Time Road Game No.: 1,696 ( ) March: 1-2 April: May: June: July: August: September: 14-4 Pre-ASB: Post-ASB: UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Sat., 9/22 at TOR 4:07 p.m. RH Tyler Glasnow (2-6, 4.22) vs. LH Thomas Pannone (3-1, 3.77) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) Sun., 9/23 at TOR 1:07 p.m. LH Blake Snell (20-5, 1.97) vs. LH Ryan Borucki (4-4, 3.86) FOX Sports Sun, WHNZ 1250 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) RAY MATTER Last night s loss dropped the Rays to 85-67, one game shy of matching their high-water mark of the season the Rays are 14-4 since the start of September, best winning pct. in the majors this month they are 23-6 (.793) since Aug 19, best in the majors, and (.643) since the All-Star break, 3rd-best in the majors behind the A s and Red Sox. The Rays would need a win tonight to avoid losing back-to-back games for the first time in over a month, since Aug at BOS. The Rays are in their last nine series and in their last 13 series, with the only loss in the last 13 series coming at Boston. The Rays would need to go 5-5 or better in the remaining 10 games for their sixth 90-win campaign in 11 seasons as the Rays. Any combination of four Oakland wins or Rays losses will eliminate the club from postseason contention the Rays are on pace for 91 wins, and since the second Wild Card was introduced in 2012 the only team to win that many games and miss the postseason is the 2013 Rangers (91, lost tiebreaker game against the Rays). This is the fourth consecutive season the Rays will finish with a losing record on the road they were.500 or better in each of the five seasons ( ) before this stretch this is the fifth game of a 7-game road trip to Texas (3-0) and Toronto (0-1). ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM Last night the Rays lost in walk-off fashion for the eighth time this season, first since Brian Dozier hit a walk-off grand slam on July 15 at MIN, the last game before the All-Star break the Rays led, 8-2, in the middle of the 9th inning and allowed 7 runs in the bottom half for a 9-8 loss it was their largest blown lead in a loss since Aug 9, 2013 at LAD (led 6-0 through 5 innings, lost 7-6), and it was the largest blown 9th-inning lead in a loss in franchise history they blew 5-run leads in the 9th on June 30, 2016 vs. DET and June 5, 2007 at TOR. Last night the Rays led 8-6 with 2 outs and the bases empty in the 9th inning and lost in the span of the next four pitches: a 1-0 single, first-pitch, game-tying homer by Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and firstpitch, walk-off homer by Justin Smoak it was the second time in franchise history the Rays lost on back-to-back homers, following Aug 26, 2016 at HOU, hit by Carlos Correa and Evan Gattis. Last night s 9th inning was the fourth time this season the Rays allowed at least 7 runs in a frame (last Sep 5 at TOR, 7-run 1st inning) and it was the third time they allowed at least 3 HR in a frame (3 HR on June 20 at HOU, 6th inn.; 3 HR on May 13 at BAL, 2nd inn.). 7-ELEVEN The Rays have clinched a winning record for the first time since 2013 (92-71), and for the first time under fourth-year Manager Kevin Cash this is the club s seventh winning season, all coming in a span of 11 seasons since becoming the Rays they are one of only seven teams in the majors with seven winning seasons since 2008, along with the Yankees (11), Dodgers (10), Red Sox (8), Cardinals (8), Giants (7) and Rangers (7) the Nationals (77-76) and Angels (75-78), each with six winning seasons since 2008, have a chance to join this group since 2008, the Rays hold a (.530) record, 6th-best in the majors behind the Yankees (.566), Dodgers (.556), Cardinals (.553), Red Sox (.549) and Angels (.531). IN-SEASON TURNAROUND The Rays were 3-12 to begin the season, the worst 15-game start in club history, but since then they are (.599), 5th in the majors since April 16 according to The Athletic s Jayson Stark, the Rays will become only the second team in AL history to start 3-12 or worse and finish the season over.500, following the 1996 Red Sox that finished at a high-water mark 8 games over.500 in addition, the only NL team in the last 70 years to start 3-12 or worse and finish at least 18 games over.500, as the Rays are currently, was the 1951 Giants (98-59) that won the NL pennant on Bobby Thomson s walk-off homer. RAYS vs. BLUE JAYS This is the third of three consecutive road trips to go through Toronto, and the Rays host the Blue Jays next weekend this series continues a stretch facing them 13 times in the club s final 47 games of the season the Rays are 9-4 against them this season (5-1 at home, 4-3 on the road), and they have allowed 2 runs or fewer in nine of the 13 games and 1 run or fewer in 6 games they have allowed 19 runs on 27 hits in the last 2 games spanning two series, compared to 16 runs in the first 11 games of the season series combined the Rays are a win away from clinching the season series for the ninth time in 11 years they are (.532) all-time, their most wins against any opponent. PITCHING PLANS Tonight s game will be started by Diego Castillo, the 51st time the Rays will use an opener and 10th time using Castillo in that role the Rays opened the season with bullpen days as needed in place of a traditional starter, and since May 19, they have used openers to start games generally facing 3-9 batters, depending on matchups. In March, the Rays announced a season-opening rotation of Chris Archer, Blake Snell, Nathan Eovaldi and Jake Faria all four pitchers spent time on the disabled list and two were traded in July the Rays have used other starters in 85 of 152 games (55.9 pct.). Since the debut of the opener on May 19 at LAA, Rays pitching ranks 2nd in the majors and 1st in the AL with a 3.32 ERA before that, their 4.43 ERA was 22nd in the majors and 9th in the AL. The Rays have a pitched to a AL-best 3.32 ERA in the 1st inning. The Rays are with traditional starters and otherwise. Rays starters have gone 3 IP or fewer 65 times this season, most by a team since Baseball Reference data is available (1908), ahead of the 1949 St. Louis Browns (40) their starters have gone 2 IP or fewer 56 times, most ever by a team ahead of the 1977 Mariners (27). REDEFINING RELIEF Rays relievers this season have thrown IP, most in major league history ahead of the 2012 Rockies (657.0) the Rays are one of only five teams in major league history to see its bullpen reach 600 IP or more 56.4 pct. of the team s innings this season have been covered by the bullpen so far this season, Rays relievers have totaled: 57 apps of at least 50 pitches and 27 apps of at least 70 pitches, both the most since Baseball Reference data is available (1908); 85 decisions, most since Baseball Reference data is available; 139 apps of at least 2 IP, most since the 1985 Braves (158); 66 apps of at least 3 IP, most since the 1987 Angels (73); 44 apps of at least 4 IP, most since BB-Ref data is available; 30 apps of at least 5 IP, most since the 1924 Phillies (30) FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS Since the start of August, the Rays are a major-league-best (.689), and they lead the majors since then with a.269 avg.,.349 OBP, 52 SB, 2.93 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and.210 opp avg. they also rank 4th over this stretch with a.990 fielding pct., behind the Astros (.993), Nationals (.992) and A s (.990) in 45 games since the start of August, the Rays have scored at least 5 runs 22 times (48.9 pct.), recorded doubledigit hits 20 times (44.4 pct.), allowed 3 runs or fewer 30 times (66.7 pct.) and played 31 errorless games (68.9 pct.) their numbers offensively are even better since the start of September, leading the majors with both a.291 avg. and.369 OBP they have hit 23 HR in 17 games this month, averaging 1.35/game, after 18 HR in 27 games in August (0.67/game). MAJOR LEAGUE RANKS SINCE AUGUST 1 Category Category Leader 2nd Place Club 3rd Place Club Win Pct. Tampa Bay.689 Boston.659 Oakland.659 Batting Avg. Tampa Bay.269 Boston.265 Oakland.263 On-Base Pct. Tampa Bay.349 Los Angeles-NL.343 Washington.342 Steals Tampa Bay 52 Kansas City 48 COL/CLE 40 ERA Tampa Bay 2.93 Los Angeles-NL 3.23 Oakland 3.30 WHIP Tampa Bay 1.05 Los Angeles-NL 1.11 New York-NL 1.12 Opp Avg. Tampa Bay.210 Oakland.221 Los Angeles-NL.226 PICK YOUR POISON The Rays have three players batting at least.300 in Joey Wendle (.303), Mallex Smith (.301) and Matt Duffy (.300) the Rays are the only team in the majors with three qualifying players batting.300 or better the Red Sox, Braves and Brewers have two last season, the Astros, Nationals and Rockies all finished with three never in club history have three qualifiers finished at.300 or better twice the Rays have had a pair of qualifiers do that Jason Bartlett (.320) and Carl Crawford (.305) in 2009 and Crawford (.315) and Melvin Upton Jr. (.300) in Six different Rays (10 times) have finished a season batting.300 or better, but none since Casey Kotchman (.306) did it in CLOSE SHAVES Last night the Rays fell to (.464) in 1-run games the 56 1-run games are 2nd-most in the majors behind the Mariners (57) and are tied with 2010 and 2015 for the single-season club record the 30 1-run losses are most in the majors, ahead of the Diamondbacks (29), and are tied with 2015 for the club record the Rays are (.592) in 1-run games since June 19 compared to (.345) before that.

2 TONIGHT S STARTER: RH DIEGO CASTILLO (3-2, 3.14 ERA) CAREER MLB BREAKDOWN YEAR W L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO HR TONIGHT S START Has retired 18 of his last 19 BF last pitched on Wed at TEX, starting and pitching a perfect 1st inning, and yielding a 1-out double to Adrián Beltré in the 2nd inn. Has pitched to a 2.57 ERA (14-IP, 4-ER) in 9 starts has gone 1.2, 1.2, 2.0, 1.0, 1.0, 2.0, 2.0, 1.0 and 1.2 IP in his starts, with 6, 7, 9, 4, 4, 8, 6, 3 and 6 BF in those starts allowed a 3-run, 1st-inning homer to Johan Camargo on Aug 29 at ATL. Has pitched to a 0.84 ERA (10.2-IP, 1-ER) in 7 apps (6 starts) since the start of September and is 1-1 with a 2.03 ERA (26.2-IP, 6-ER) in his last 18 apps (9 starts). Min. 50 IP, since his June 5 recall, his.175 opp avg. is 2nd in the majors to BOS Chris Sale (.147) has a.114 opp avg. (4-for-35) in 7 apps (6 starts) in September. In his last 11 apps (9 starts) dating back to Aug 19 at BOS, has thrown 35 pitches clocked at 100 mph or more did this only once in his first 29 apps of the season. His avg. fastball velocity this season is 97.5 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is mph in his start on Wed at TEX (Rougned Odor, 1st inn.). Went 0-1 with a 1.03 ERA (26.1-IP, 3-ER) in 19 apps for Triple-A Durham. Is one of a club-record 16 different starting pitchers used by the Rays this season, tied with the Angels and Twins for most in the majors the Rays used eight starting pitchers all of last season in fact, the 16 starters this season are more than the team s total from the previous three seasons combined (14, ). SEASON HIGHLIGHTS On July 1 vs. HOU, inherited the bases loaded with 1 out in the 8th inn. struck out José Altuve in a 10-pitch at-bat and got a groundout for the third out. Recorded multiple strikeouts in the first 5 apps of his career, all as a reliever, the first reliever to do that since LAD Grant Dayton in 2016, and first AL reliever to do it since TEX Neftalí Feliz in 2009, according to Baseball Reference was the only Rays reliever to begin his career in this fashion. On June 13 vs. TOR, recorded his first career win in his fourth career app his only baserunner allowed in 2 IP was a 8th-inning, 2-out single. On June 6 at WAS, made his major league debut and pitched a perfect 7th inning, including strikeouts of Brian Goodwin and Trea Turner SPLITS SPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO Home Road March April May June July August September SPLITS vs. BLUE JAYS 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, 8/11 at TOR IP 2.2, 8/11/18 at TOR 3, 8/29 at ATL H 3, 8/29/18 at ATL 3, 2x-last 8/29 at ATL R 3, 2x-last 8/29/18 at ATL 3, 8/29 at ATL ER 3, 8/29/18 at ATL 2, 6x-last 8/15 at NYY BB 2, 6x-last 8/15/18 at NYY 4, 2x-last 9/14 vs. OAK SO 4, 2x-last 9/14/18 vs. OAK 1, 4x-last 8/29 at ATL HR 1, 4x-last 8/29/18 at ATL -- CG SHO -- 1G, 3x-last 8/11 Current Win Streak 1G, 3x-last 8/11/18 Current 1G, 2x-last 8/5 vs. CWS Loss Streak 1G, 2x-last 8/5/18 vs. CWS 2017 SEASON Split the season between Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham, earning a June 3 promotion marked the third straight year he received an in-season promotion combined to go 4-5 with a 2.76 ERA (71.2-IP, 22-ER) and 15 saves in 51 apps (1 start) between the two levels. Named Minor League Reliever of the Year by the Rays Baseball Operations dept. led the Rays system in saves (15) for a second consecutive year. Recorded the save in the Governors Cup clinching win over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Yankees) and the Triple-A National Championship Game over Memphis (Cardinals) did not allow a run in 4 apps in the IL postseason spanning 5 IP (1-H, 0-BB, 8-SO). X-RAY REPORT Diego is one of 10 children and all of them are married he has six brothers and three sisters. Diego is known to cook for his teammates he learned to cook as a 10-year-old by watching his mother in the kitchen he once shared his special family recipe of chicken, rice and plantains in a November 2016 cooking video on the Rays Twitter account GAME LOG (SINCE ALL-STAR BREAK) GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 7/20 vs. MIA * L /8 L, /23 vs. NYY * /7 W, /25 vs. NYY * W /18 W, /29 at BAL * /14 L, /31 vs. LAA * /14 W, /2 vs. LAA * /9 W, /5 vs. CWS * L /19 L, /8 vs. BAL * /8 L, /11 at TOR * W /20 W, /15 at NYY * /4 W, /17 at BOS * /8 L, /19 at BOS /13 W, 2-0 Velázquez up, 1-0 8/24 vs. BOS /20 W, 10-3 Velázquez tied, 0-0 8/26 vs. BOS * /6 W, /29 at ATL /26 W, 8-5 Newcomb tied, 2-2 9/2 at CLE /10 W, 6-4 Carrasco up, 1-0 9/4 at TOR * /16 W, /8 vs. BAL /10 W, 10-5 Hess up, 4-0 9/10 vs. CLE /20 W, 6-5 Kluber up, 4-1 9/14 vs. OAK /24 L, 1-2 (10) Jackson tied, 0-0 9/16 vs. OAK /11 W, 5-4 Fiers up, 2-0 9/19 at TEX /17 W, 9-3 Méndez up, 3-0 * indicates relief appearance TOMORROW S STARTER: RH TYLER GLASNOW (2-6, 4.22 ERA) LAST START On Mon at TEX, did not allow a hit until Isiah Kiner-Falefa singled with 2 outs in the 5th inning both hits allowed in 6 IP were infield singles, and it marked the longest scoreless outing of his career recorded his first win with the Rays, and it was his second win this season and fourth of his career got out of 2-on, 2-out jams in both the 1st and 6th innings, and the bullpen finished off the last 3 IP in a 3-0 shutout win his line: W, 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 SO, 1 HBP, 86 pit, 49 str. SINCE THE TRADE Is 1-4 with a 4.06 ERA (44.1-IP, 20-ER) and 49 SO in 9 starts with the Rays yielded 7 R/ER in 0.2 IP in his start on Sep 5 at TOR, but has pitched to a 2.68 ERA (43.2-IP, 13-ER) in his other 8 starts has allowed 1 run or fewer in five of his 9 starts with the Rays, and has yielded 3 hits or fewer in 6 starts with the club has faced the Blue Jays twice in his career, both since the trade and both at Rogers Centre, going 0-1 with a ERA (5.2-IP, 8-R/ER) in starts of 5 IP and 0.2 IP. #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER Selected by Astros Manager A.J. Hinch to join the AL coaching staff for the All-Star Game for a second consecutive season. Is in his fourth season as Rays manager at age 40, is the majors youngest active skipper 5 months younger than SD Andy Green. On Sep 11 vs. CLE, was ejected by home plate umpire Mark Carlson, his eighth ejection as Rays manager, first since July 18, 2017 at OAK. 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 #1 WILLY ADAMES INF Pronunciation: ah-dah-mes 2018:.268/.338/ HR 30 RBI 6 SB Thurs at TOR: 1-3, RBI (PH in 6th) TEX Series: 3-11, HR, 3-RBI, 3-BB, 3-R Stand: 9-26, 2-2B, HR, 3-RBI, 3-BB, 7-R vs. LH:.254 (18-71), 2-HR Last HR: 9/18/18 at TEX Current Hitting Streak: 6G (.350, 7-20) RISP:.227 (17-75) vs. RH:.274 (51-186), 8-HR Batting.333/.429/.481 (18-for-54) since the start of September, and has reached multiple times in ten of his last 16 games (14 starts) this month. His avg. was below.200 as late as July 29 (.196) since then, is batting.324/.405/.503 (47-for-145) with 5 2B, 7 HR and 21 RBI in 43 games (40 starts). Min. 75 PA, since the start of August, ranks among AL rookie leaders in avg. (.324, 3rd) and on-base pct. (.401, 2nd) also ranks 3rd with 46 hits. Eight of his 10 HR have come with the bases empty, and seven of his 10 HR have come at home is one of four Rays with double-digit homers. Has appeared in 76 games and made 72 starts (64-SS, 8-2B) his 14 errors lead the team, and his 13 errors at shortstop are tied for 5th in the AL. #9 JAKE BAUERS 1B/OF Pronunciation: BOW-ers 2018:.200/.318/ HR 46 RBI 5 SB Thurs at TOR: 0-1, BB TEX Series: 2-8, 2-2B, 3-RBI, R Stand: 6-23, 2B, 2-HR, 7-RBI, 7-BB, 5-R vs. LH:.203 (16-79), 2-HR Last HR: 9/15/18 vs. OAK Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-1 RISP:.243 (17-70) vs. RH:.199 (43-216), 9-HR Has recorded 4 XBH and 7 RBI in his last 5 games on Wed at TEX, recorded a career-high-tying 2 XBH, his first multi-xbh game since July 23. Batting.159/.280/.311 (26-for-164) with 6 HR and 28 RBI in 52 games (48 starts) since the All-Star break, after.252/.368/.496 in the first half. Min. 150 AB, his.159 avg. since the break is the lowest in the majors next is NYM/PHI José Bautista (.176), and in the AL is BAL Chris Davis (.195). 33 of his 59 hits (55.9 pct.) this season have gone for extra bases (20-2B, 2-3B, 11-HR), 3rd-highest rate in the majors among players with 150 PA. Has appeared in 88 games and made 82 starts (62-1B, 12-LF, 4-DH, 4-RF) entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 45 prospect. #26 JI-MAN CHOI 1B Pronunciation: GEE-man CHOY 2018:.261/.346/ HR 32 RBI 2 SB Thurs at TOR: 0-4, BB, R TEX Series: 3-8, HR, 3-RBI, BB, R Stand: 6-27, 2B, 3-HR, 10-RBI, 3-BB, 5-R vs. LH:.136 (3-22), 1-HR Last HR: 9/17/18 at TEX Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-7 RISP:.174 (8-46) vs. RH:.278 (45-162), 9-HR Since the start of September, is batting.263/.358/.596 (15-for-57) with 5 HR and 15 RBI his 5 HR and 15 RBI are most on the team over that span. Batting.290/.384/.589 (31-for-107) with 7 HR and 20 RBI in his last 31 games (28 starts) this stretch has increased his season avg. from.221 to.261. Has 5 HR in his last 14 games (13 starts), matching his total from his first 43 games (37 starts) of the season with the Brewers (2) and Rays (3). Since joining the Rays, is batting.266/.358/.506 (41-for-154) with 11 2B, 8 HR and 27 RBI has appeared in 45 games and made 42 starts, all at DH. Since the trade, is batting.330 (29-for-88) with 10 2B and 5 HR with the bases empty and.182 (12-for-66) with 1 2B and 3 HR with runners on. #19 NICK CIUFFO C Pronunciation: SHOO-fo 2018:.179/.273/ HR 4 RBI 0 SB Thurs at TOR: 0-2 TEX Series: 0-4 Stand: 4-13, 2B, HR, 4-RBI, 3-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.250 (2-8) Last HR: 9/7/18 vs. BAL Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-14 RISP:.250 (2-8) vs. RH:.150 (3-20), 1-HR Hitless in his last 14 AB after a 4-game hitting streak batting.217/.321/.391 (5-for-23) with 1 2B, 1 HR and 4 RBI in his last 10 games (9 starts). Made his major league debut on Sep 3 at TOR has appeared in 12 games and made 10 starts, all at catcher, since his selection from Triple-A. Hit.262/.301/.380 (58-for-221) with 11 2B, 5 HR and 28 RBI in 60 games for Durham threw out 43.2 pct. of attempted base stealers (21-SB, 16-CS). In 2017, spent the entire season with Double-A Montgomery and was named Defensive Player of the Year by the Rays Baseball Operations dept. for a second consecutive year named to the Southern League postseason All-Star Team, batting.245 (91-for-371) with 7 HR and 42 RBI. #44 C.J. CRON 1B Pronunciation: krohn 2018:.253/.323/ HR 68 RBI 1 SB Thurs at TOR: 1-2, 3-RBI (PH in 6th) TEX Series: 2-8, 3B, RBI, 2-BB, R Stand: 4-18, 2B, HR, 3-RBI, 2-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.299 (41-137), 7-HR Last HR: 9/16/18 vs. OAK Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.600, 3-5) RISP:.205 (26-127) vs. RH:.234 (78-333), 20-HR Yesterday at TOR, his 3 RBI were his most since July 11 vs. DET (3) they all came on a bases-clearing single in the 7th inning, just the third 3-run single in franchise history, joining Fred McGriff on Aug 11, 2000 vs. CWS (2nd inning) and McGriff on July 22, 2000 at NYY (8th inning). His 27 HR are a career high and most on the team, ahead of Wilson Ramos (14) his previous career high was 16 HR in 2015, 2016 and Has hit 19.1 pct. of the team s homers 54 of his 119 hits (45.4 pct.) this season have gone for extra bases, the highest rate of his career. Fourteen of his 27 HR have given the Rays a lead, tied for 4th in the AL and one shy of Carlos Peña (15) in 2007 for the single-season club record. Has appeared in 130 games and made 117 starts (61-DH, 54-1B) has been hit by pitch 17 times, a career high and tied for 2nd in the AL. Has only started 24 of the club s 45 games since Aug 1 and 32 of 56 games since the All-Star break, compared to 85 of 96 games in the first half. #5 MATT DUFFY INF 2018:.300/.362/ HR 44 RBI 12 SB Thurs at TOR: 2-5, 2-R, SB TEX Series: 4-10, 2B, 2-RBI, R Stand: 6-19, 2B, 2-RBI, 6-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.297 (38-128), 1-HR Last HR: 6/16/18 at NYY Current Hitting Streak: 8G (.387, 12-31) RISP:.333 (38-114) vs. RH:.301 ( ), 3-HR Batting.333/.424/.412 (17-for-51) in 14 games (12 starts) since the start of September has reached base safely in 10 consecutive games. His.300 avg. ranks 1st among AL third basemen and would be the best for a third baseman in club history, ahead of Evan Longoria (.294) in Last homered on June 16 at NYY has gone 271 AB without one, longest active drought in the majors (excluding pitchers) and a career long. Only 18.4 pct. of his hits have gone for extra bases, 2nd-lowest in the majors the only qualifier with a lower rate is SEA Dee Gordon (17.4). According to FanGraphs, 25.9 pct. of his balls in play are line drives, 6th-highest in the AL the major league avg. for line drives is 21.5 pct. Has appeared in 126 games and made 120 starts (115-3B, 5-DH) has made 13 errors, 2nd-most on the team behind Willy Adames (14). #27 CARLOS GÓMEZ OF 2018: / HR 32 RBI 12 SB Thurs at TOR: 0-1 (PH in 6th) TEX Series: 0-6 Stand: 1-6, HR, RBI, 2-R vs. LH:.195 (22-113), 2-HR Last HR: 9/9/18 vs. BAL Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-9 RISP:.237 (22-93) vs. RH:.224 (53-237), 7-HR Yesterday at TOR, ejected in the 6th by home plate umpire Andy Fletcher, his seventh career ejection, first since Sep 3, 2017 vs. LAA (with TEX). Batting.161/.212/.258 (5-for-31) with 4 RBI in his last 14 games (7 starts) on Sep 9 vs. BAL, his solo homer snapped a 71 AB homerless drought. Has been hit by pitch a career-high 21 times, tied for 1st in the majors, and 3rd-most in club history to Brandon Guyer 2015 (24) and 2016 (23). Has been charged with 7 errors, tied for 6th among ML outfielders, and the most by a Rays outfielder since Melvin Upton Jr. (7) in Has appeared in 114 games and made 94 starts (86-RF, 5-DH, 3-CF) is one of seven active players with at least 100 HR and 200 SB in his career. Has only started 15 of the club s 45 games since Aug 1 and 22 of 56 games since the All-Star break, compared to 72 of 96 games in the first half. #39 KEVIN KIERMAIER CF Pronunciation: KEER-my-er 2018:.225/.288/ HR 29 RBI 10 SB Thurs at TOR: 0-2, 2-BB, R TEX Series: 2-8, 2B, BB, R Stand: 10-27, 2B, 2-3B, HR, 5-RBI, 6-R vs. LH:.187 (17-91), 1-HR Last HR: 9/7/18 vs. BAL Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP:.183 (15-82) vs. RH:.240 (55-229), 6-HR Batting.380/.429/.740 (19-for-50) in his last 14 games (all starts) has hit safely in 12 of his last 14 games, including six multi-hit efforts. Has recorded 11 XBH (3-2B, 5-3B, 3-HR) in his last 19 games has 3 HR in his last 11 games (all starts) following a 114 AB homerless drought. His avg. was.175 at the end of play on Aug 14 since then, is batting.330/.375/.583 (34-for-103) with 7 2B, 3 HR and 12 RBI in 29 games (28 starts). Despite a stint on the 60-day DL, his 9 3B are tied for 2nd in the majors and tied with Mallex Smith and CWS Yolmer Sánchez for the AL lead. Has appeared in 84 games and made 82 starts, all in center field, including 21 starts against lefties since 2015, leads the majors with 99 Defensive Runs Saved, ahead of ATL/LAA Andrelton Simmons (96) has achieved this despite missing significant time in each of the last three seasons. #35 BRANDON LOWE INF/OF Pronunciation: rhymes with now 2018:.235/.342/ HR 19 RBI 2 SB Thurs at TOR: 0-2 TEX Series: 1-7 Stand: 5-23, 2B, 2-3B, 2-HR, 7-RBI, 3-BB, 5-R vs. LH:.235 (4-17), 2-HR Last HR: 9/15/18 vs. OAK Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-2 RISP:.281 (9-32) vs. RH:.235 (19-81), 3-HR Since the start of September, his 11 RBI rank 2nd among AL rookies and his 9 XBH (3-2B, 2-3B, 4-HR) are tied for 6th among AL rookies. All 5 HR have come in his last 19 games (15 starts), and his last 2 HR have come off lefties didn t have a homer in his first 15 career games. Has appeared in 34 games and made 29 starts (17-2B, 7-LF, 5-RF) since his Aug 4 selection from Triple-A Durham debuted on Aug 5 vs. CWS. Has hit 27 HR between Double-A, Triple-A and the majors this season, compared to 16 HR in his first two professional seasons. Hit.297/.391/.558 (113-for-380) with 31 2B, 22 HR and 76 RBI in 100 games between Double-A Montgomery and Durham this season, with a June 7 promotion to Triple-A at the time of his selection, his 31 2B tied for 7th among full-season minor leaguers and his 54 XBH ranked 5th. In its midseason update, was ranked by MLB.com as the No. 9 prospect in the organization and the No. 8 second base prospect in the minors.

4 RAYS HITTER NOTES (cont d). #17 AUSTIN MEADOWS OF 2018:.290/.325/ HR 13 RBI 4 SB Thurs at TOR: 0-1 (PH in 9th) TEX Series: -- Stand: -- vs. LH:.302 (16-53), 3-HR Last HR: 6/2/18 at STL Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-7 RISP:.192 (5-26) vs. RH:.284 (29-102), 2-HR Yesterday at TOR, made his Rays debut as a pinch hitter in the 9th inning became the 54th player and 23rd rookie used, both club records. Acquired from the Pirates on July 31 in the Chris Archer trade, with the Rays also receiving Tyler Glasnow and minor league righty Shane Baz. Hit.344/.396/.771 (33-for-96) with 11 2B, 10 HR and 22 RBI in 27 games with the Bulls in the regular season, including and 2-HR game on Aug 11 vs. Scranton and a 3-HR game on Aug 29 at Charlotte from Aug 1 thru season s end, led the Int l. League with 10 HR and ranked 2nd with 21 XBH. Appeared in 49 games and made 35 starts over two stints with the Pirates according to the Elias Sports Bureau, became the fifth player to debut in the expansion era (since 1961) to hit.400 with 4+ HR within his first 40 AB, joining Albert Pujols, Jeff Francoeur, Brian Giles and Yasiel Puig. Was ranked by Baseball America as a Top 50 prospect in the minors for five consecutive seasons ( ), incl. No. 6 entering the 2017 season. #31 ADAM MOORE C 2018:.222/.222/ HR 0 RBI 0 SB Thurs at TOR: DNP TEX Series: DNP Stand: DNP vs. LH: -- Last HR: 9/23/12 vs. CLE Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.333, 2-6) RISP:.000 (0-1) vs. RH:.222 (2-9) Last appeared in a game on Sep 2 at CLE, and his 8th-inning double was his first extra-base hit since Sep 14, 2014 at ARI (with SD, double). Selected from Triple-A Durham on Aug 31, replacing Michael Perez on the active roster marks his second stint with the Rays (also July 20-25). Hit.219/.260/.347 (43-for-196) with 11 2B, 4 HR and 30 RBI in 58 games for the Bulls threw out 33.3 pct. of attempted base stealers (20-SB, 10-CS). Has appeared in 100 games and made 77 starts (76-C, 1-DH) over parts of nine seasons in the majors, batting.198/.237/.304 (56-for-283) with 6 HR. #29 TOMMY PHAM OF 2018:.270/.354/ HR 57 RBI 12 SB Thurs at TOR: 3-5, 3B, 2-RBI, 2-R TEX Series: 6-13, 2-HR, 2-RBI, BB, 2-R Stand: 9-29, 2-2B, 3B, HR, 2-RBI, 6-BB, 6-R vs. LH:.292 (31-106), 5-HR Last HR: 9/19/18 at TEX Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.500, 9-18) RISP:.269 (32-119) vs. RH:.263 (94-357), 14-HR Yesterday at TOR, hit his fourth triple of the season, all coming in his last 15 games (all starts) has multiple hits in three consecutive games. His 22-game on-base streak is a career long, longest active in the AL and 3rd-longest active in the majors has hit safely in 21 of these 22 games. Has appeared in 29 games, all starts (25-LF, 2-CF, 2-DH), with the Rays batting.339/.426/.589 (38-for-112) with 5 HR and 16 RBI since the trade. The Rays are 22-7 (.759) with him in the starting lineup they went 5-6 when he was on the 10-day DL, Aug 3-15, with a right foot fracture. Last season, finished 11th in overall balloting for the NL Most Valuable Player Award, batting.306/.411/.520 (136-for-444) with 23 HR, 73 RBI and 25 SB in 128 games (116 starts) became the first Cardinals player with at least 20 HR and 20 SB in a single season since Reggie Sanders in Selected in the 16th round of the 2006 June Draft spent parts of nine seasons in the minors before his major league debut on September 9, #0 MALLEX SMITH OF 2018:.301/.371/ HR 37 RBI 35 SB Thurs at TOR: 1-4, BB, R, 2-SB, E8 TEX Series: 3-8, RBI, BB, 2-R Stand: 11-40, 2B, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 4-R vs. LH:.346 (28-81) Last HR: 8/15/18 at NYY Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.333, 4-12) RISP:.299 (29-97) vs. RH:.291 ( ), 2-HR Batting.262/.333/.277 (17-for-65) in his last 15 games (all starts) since Sep 1 and.328/.410/.431 (45-for-137) in 35 games (34 starts) since Aug 1. Ranks 9th in the AL with a.301 avg. has increased his avg. in all three seasons in the majors:.238 in 2016,.270 in 2017 and.301 this season. Is tied for 1st in the AL with 9 3B and ranks 2nd with 35 SB according to FanGraphs, 24.8 pct. of his balls in play are line drives, 8th in the AL. Batting.244/.316/.338 (55-for-225) in 67 games (57 starts) on the road, compared to.360/.427/.486 (77-for-214) in 63 games (59 starts) at home. Has appeared in 131 games and made 117 starts (56-CF, 38-RF, 23-LF) has made 6 errors, but only one in his last 79 games (74 starts) since June 1. Was selected as the Rays nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award the league-wide winner will be announced during the World Series. #45 JESÚS SUCRE C Pronunciation: heh-soos SUE-cray 2018:.213/.246/ HR 16 RBI 1 SB Thurs at TOR: 1-1 (def. rep.) TEX Series: 5-8, 2B, 2-R Stand: 1-11 vs. LH:.163 (8-49) Last HR: 9/24/17 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.750, 6-8) RISP:.188 (9-48) vs. RH:.233 (28-120) Batting.538/.538/.615 (7-for-13) in his last 5 games (3 starts) his 7 hits over that stretch match his total from his previous 26 games (18 starts). On Tues at TEX, recorded a season-high-tying 3 hits (3rd time, last July 15 at MIN) singled in the 3rd and 8th innings and doubled in the 4th. All 5 XBH have been doubles has gone 175 AB since his last home run on Sep 24, 2017 at BAL, his last of a career-high 7 HR last season. Batting.266 (21-for-79) with runner(s) on base and.250 (6-for-24) with RISP/2 out, compared to.167 (15-for-90) with the bases empty. Has appeared in 68 games and made 48 starts at catcher has thrown out 28.1 pct. of base stealers this season and 28.4 pct. in his career. On July 27 at BAL, made his fifth career pitching appearance, third with the Rays and second this season got the last two outs of the 8th inn. #11 ANDREW VELAZQUEZ INF/OF Pronunciation: veh-las-kehz 2018:.400/.500/ HR 0 RBI 1 SB Thurs at TOR: DNP TEX Series: 0-0 Stand: 2-4, BB, R vs. LH: -- Last HR: -- Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.500, 2-4) RISP: (1-1) vs. RH:.400 (2-5) Has appeared in 7 games and made 1 start with the Rays his first career steal was Sep 10 vs. CLE and his first career hit was Sep 7 vs. BAL. Selected from Triple-A Durham and made his debut on Sep 2 hit.255/.313/.417 (117-for-458) with 14 HR and 45 RBI in 125 games between Double- A Montgomery and Durham between the two levels, was successful on 31 of 34 SB attempts (91.2 pct.), and his 29 SB for Durham led the IL. Selected by the D-backs in the 7th round of the 2012 June Draft acquired by the Rays in November 2014 in the Jeremy Hellickson trade. In 2014, reached base safely in 74 consecutive games from April 22 July 16, breaking the minor league record according to MiLB.com. #18 JOEY WENDLE INF/OF 2018:.303/.352/ HR 55 RBI 15 SB Thurs at TOR: 2-5, 2B, 2-RBI, R, SB TEX Series: 8-12, 4-2B, RBI, 2-BB, 2-R Stand: 5-25, 2-2B, 3B, 3-RBI, 3-BB, 5-R vs. LH:.311 (23-74) Last HR: 8/19/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.588, 10-17) RISP:.270 (31-115) vs. RH:.301 ( ), 7-HR Has recorded multiple hits in three consecutive games and an extra-base hit in four straight games on Wed at TEX, his 8th-inning GDP snapped a streak of reaching base in eight consecutive plate appearances, tied for 4th-longest in club history and one shy of tying the club record. Ranks among ML rookies in avg. (.303, 1st), on-base pct. (.352, 1st), hits (138, 3rd), doubles (29, 3rd), triples (6, tied for 1st) and steals (15, tied for 1st). Ranks 8th in the AL with a.303 avg. since the beginning of July is batting.345/.401/.533 (79-for-229), best avg. in the AL and 3rd in the majors. Batting.338/.387/.487 (89-for-263) with 5 HR and 33 RBI on the road, compared to.254/.307/.373 (49-for-193) with 2 HR and 22 RBI at home. Has appeared in 129 games and made 112 starts (79-2B, 13-LF, 13-3B, 5-SS) has a.992 fielding pct. at second base, 2nd in the AL (min. 75 starts). RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #46 JOSÉ ALVARADO LH Pronunciation: al-vuh-rah-doh 2018: ERA 67 G Last App: 9/17 at TEX (1.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 7/10 vs. DET Saves-Opps: 8-11 IR-RS: vs. LH:.211 (16-76), 1-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 15-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/10/18 vs. DET, Loss 8/12/18 at TOR, Save 9/12/18 vs. CLE vs. RH:.156 (22-141) On Mon at TEX, pitched a perfect 8th inning, including strikeouts of DeShields and Odor has retired his last 12 BF, including 10 SO. His last 15 apps dating back to Aug 16 at NYY have been scoreless has allowed 1 hit over that stretch spanning 12 IP, with 3 BB and 22 SO. Has pitched to a 1.17 ERA (23-IP, 3-ER) in 26 apps since the All-Star break and a 1.06 ERA (34-IP, 4-ER) over his last 40 apps since June 12. Has only allowed 2 HR in 91 IP in his career, coming against TOR Russell Martin (solo) last season and Kyle Seager (2-run) on June 10 vs. SEA. His avg. fastball velocity this season is 97.3 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is mph in his outing on April 28 at BOS. On June 26 vs. WAS, became the first pitcher to also appear at first base in a 9-inning game since MIL Chuck Crim on June 6, 1989 at TOR. #68 JALEN BEEKS LH 2018: ERA 12 G 1 GS Last App: 9/18 at TEX (2.0-IP, 2-H, Long Relief App: 5.1, 8/24 vs. BOS Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 3-0 vs. LH:.225 (9-40), 1-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 22-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/29/18 at ATL, Loss 6/7/18 vs. DET, Save none vs. RH:.285 (37-130), 2-HR On Tues at TEX, pitched around a 2-out single to Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the 7th inning and a 1-out double to Hanser Alberto in the 8th inning. Is 4-0 with a 2.36 ERA (34.1-IP, 9-ER) and.203 opp avg. (25-for-123) over his last 9 apps after allowing 8 R/ER in 3.1 IP in his Rays debut. Has gone at least 2 IP in all 10 apps since joining the Rays has made 7 apps of at least 3 IP, 5 apps of at least 4 IP and 4 apps of at least 5 IP. Was acquired from the Red Sox on July 25 in exchange for Nathan Eovaldi was 5-5 with a 2.89 ERA (87.1-IP, 28-ER) and 117 SO in 16 starts with Triple-A Pawtucket at the time of the trade, ranked among Int l. League leaders in ERA (5th), strikeouts (tied for 2nd) and WHIP (1.09, 2nd). In 2017, was named the Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Year, going 11-8 with a 3.29 ERA (145-IP, 53-ER) in 26 starts between two levels.

5 RAYS BULLPEN NOTES (cont d). #72 YONNY CHIRINOS RH Pronunciation: chih-ree-nos 2018: ERA 17 G 7 GS Last App: 9/20 at TOR (4.2-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 7.0, 9/3 at TOR Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 4-1 vs. LH:.245 (36-147), 4-HR 0-R, 1-BB, 5-SO, 60-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 9/9/18 vs. BAL, Loss 8/17/18 at BOS, Save none vs. RH:.265 (45-170), 3-HR On Thurs at TOR, threw 42 of 60 pitches (70 pct.) for strikes his only hit allowed in 4.2 IP was a 4th-inn. single by Aledmys Díaz was his shortest app since July 29 at BAL (3 IP), snapping a streak of eight straight relief apps of 5+ IP was his first scoreless app since April 11 at CWS (5.1 IP, start). Has won his last three decisions spanning 6 apps since Aug 22 vs. KC is 3-0 with a 3.24 ERA (33.1-IP, 12-ER) and.250 opp avg. over that span. Is 4-2 with a 3.04 ERA (53.1-IP, 45-H, 22-R/18-ER) and.234 opp avg. (45-for-192) in 10 apps out of the bullpen and 0-3 with a 4.73 ERA in 7 starts. Was recalled from Triple-A Durham on July 24 for his second stint, following Opening Day June 3 which included a stint on the disabled list was placed on the 10-day DL (right forearm strain) on May 1, retroactive to April 29 was reinstated and optioned to Durham on June 4. Began the season with a 14.1 IP scoreless streak, the longest ever for a Rays pitcher to begin his career, passing Doug Waechter (11.1) in #34 JAKE FARIA RH Pronunciation: fuh-ree-uh 2018: ERA 16 G 11 GS Last App: 9/19 at TEX (2.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 3.2, 8/1 vs. LAA Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 0-0 vs. LH:.234 (22-94), 2-HR 0-R, 1-BB, 2-SO, 31-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/1/18 vs. LAA, Loss 5/22/18 at BOS, Save none vs. RH:.246 (34-138), 6-HR On Wed at TEX, faced the minimum in the 7th 8th innings erased a leadoff walk in the 7th with a double play and pitched a perfect 8th. On Sun vs. OAK, pitched on 10 days rest and walked all 3 BF in the 9th, then was replaced and all 3 runs scored on a grand slam off Sergio Romo. Reinstated from the 60-day DL on Aug 1 (left oblique strain) has made 6 apps (1 start) spanning two stints in the majors since then, going 1-0 with a 4.20 ERA (15-IP, 7-ER) was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Aug 16 and made 3 apps (2 starts) there before being recalled on Sep 4. Is 1-2 with a 6.31 ERA (35.2-IP, 25-ER) in 9 apps (6 starts) on the road, compared to 3-1 with a 3.67 ERA (27-IP, 11-ER) in 7 apps (5 starts) at home. Has made 11 starts, including 10 starts before the oblique injury has gone less than 6 IP in eight of his 11 starts and less than 5 IP six times. #58 CHIH-WEI HU RH Pronunciation: CHEE-way HOO 2018: ERA 3 G Last App: 7/24 vs. NYY (2.1-IP, 2-H, Long Relief App: 5.0, 7/12 at MIN Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 3-0 vs. LH:.250 (5-20), 2-HR 1-R, 0-BB, 4-SO, 37-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 9/28/17 at NYY, Loss 6/10/17 vs. OAK (G2), Save none vs. RH:.111 (2-18) Recalled from Triple-A Durham yesterday to begin his fifth stint with the Rays this season (April 16, April 29 May 3, July and July 23-24). Has gone 2.2 IP, 5 IP and 2.1 IP in his 3 apps this season yielded 3 R/ER in his first app, and has yielded 3 R/ER in his last 2 apps spanning 7.1 IP. Last pitched on July 24 vs. NYY, and was the only reliever used in a 4-0 loss allowed a run in the 9th inning on a leadoff double and 2-out single. Went 5-7 with a 4.66 ERA (102.1-IP, 53-ER) in 24 apps (19 starts) with the Bulls started the Triple-A National Championship Game vs. Memphis. #36 ANDREW KITTREDGE RH Pronunciation: KIT-rij 2018: ERA 30 G 3 GS Last App: 9/19 at TEX (0.1-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 2.1, 3x-last 7/29 at BAL Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 16-6 vs. LH:.212 (11-52), 1-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 1-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 9/16/18 vs. OAK, Loss 4/5/18 at BOS, Save none vs. RH:.366 (34-93), 4-HR On Wed at TEX, inherited 2-on, 2-out in the 6th and allowed a Willie Calhoun RBI single on his only pitch, but the batter was out stretching. His last 9 apps have been scoreless, with 5 hits, 5 BB (2 IBB) and 8 SO in 7.2 IP over that span this has brought his season ERA down from Has held left-handed hitters to a.212/.339/.346 (11-for-52) line with 1 HR this season, but righties are batting.366/.406/.570 (34-for-93) with 4 HR. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Aug 25 for his fifth stint with the Rays this season (Opening Day May 13, July 4-8, July 11-15, July 27-31). Was 6-0 with a 2.74 ERA (46-IP, 14-ER) and.229 opp avg. (41-for-179) in 21 apps (1 start) for the Bulls 16 of his 21 apps there were 2 IP or longer. #56 ADAM KOLAREK LH Pronunciation: koh-lair-ick 2018: ERA 27 G Last App: 9/20 at TOR (0.1-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.2, 7/10 vs. DET Saves-Opps: 2-4 IR-RS: 14-3 vs. LH:.220 (11-50) 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 2-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/22/18 vs. MIA, Loss none, Save 9/1/18 at CLE vs. RH:.319 (23-72) Yesterday at TEX, got the final out of the 6th, a groundout off the bat of Rowdy Tellez, his only batter faced was his fifth app in a 7-day stretch. Has pitched to a 1.80 ERA (25-IP, 5-ER) over his last 22 apps spanning two stints since July 22, after a ERA in his first 5 apps of the season. Has recorded 4 outs or more in 11 apps has a 5.27 ERA (13.2-IP, 8-ER) in 13 apps on the road and a 3.06 ERA (17.2-IP, 6-ER) in 14 apps at home. On Aug 16 at NYY, inherited the bases loaded with no outs in the 9th and retired all 3 BF to close out a 3-1 win and record his first career save. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Aug 3 went 5-1 with a 1.61 ERA (44.2-IP, 8-R/ER), 4 saves and 52 SO in 31 apps (1 start) for the Bulls. #60 HOBY MILNER LH Pronunciation: HOH-bee MIL-ner 2018: ERA 12 G Last App: 7/20 vs. MIA (0.2-IP, 2-H, 3-R, Long Relief App: 1.0, 4/10 vs. CIN Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 5-5 vs. LH:.263 (5-19), 2-HR 1-ER, 1-BB, 0-SO, 1-HR, 18-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win none, Loss none, Save none vs. RH:.375 (3-8) Recalled from Triple-A Durham yesterday for his fourth stint in the majors this year (Opening Day April 20, July 9 with PHI, July with TB). In 40 apps (1 start) this season between Durham and Lehigh Valley at the Triple-A level, went 1-0 with a 2.88 ERA (40.2-IP, 13-ER) and 49 SO. Has totaled 12 apps between the Phillies (10) and Rays (2) has only made 1 app this season of at least 1 IP, while 6 apps have been 0.1 IP or fewer. Last pitched in the majors on July 20 vs. MIA, his second app with the Rays allowed a career-high-tying 3 runs on a go-ahead, 3-run homer by Derek Dietrich in the 7th inning it was the fourth extra-base hit allowed in his career against lefties and second homer (March 29 at ATL). #38 VIDAL NUÑO LH Pronunciation: vee-dahl NOON-yoh 2018: ERA 14 G Last App: 9/19 at TEX (1.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 4.2, 6/30 vs. HOU Saves-Opps: 0-1 IR-RS: 5-3 vs. LH:.233 (7-30), 2-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 8-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/3/18 at MIA, Loss 5/12/17 at KC, Save none vs. RH:.190 (16-84), 2-HR On Wed at TEX, pitched a perfect 9th inning on 8 pitches (7 strikes), including strikeouts of Profar and Ronald Guzmán to start the inning. Has made 14 apps with the Rays, including 8 apps of 2 IP or more and 6 apps of 3 IP or more has gone 0.2, 0.1 and 1 IP in his last 3 apps. Is 3-0 in 14 apps for the Rays this season, compared to 5-21 (.192) in 138 apps (42 starts) over his first five seasons in the majors ( ). Reinstated from the 10-day DL (right hamstring strain) on Sep 1 made 3 rehab starts for Class-A Charlotte, with a 4.91 ERA (7.1-IP, 4-ER). Sustained the injury running the bases in a 16-inning, 9-6 win on July 3 at MIA got the win and singled in both the 15th and 16th innings. Has a 0.90 ERA (20-IP, 2-ER) in 8 apps at home, and has a 1.09 ERA (33-IP, 4-ER) in 11 apps (2 starts) in his career at Tropicana Field. #50 AUSTIN PRUITT RH Pronunciation: PROO-it 2018: ERA 20 G Last App: 8/3 vs. CWS (2.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 7.0, 6/7 vs. SEA Saves-Opps: 2-3 IR-RS: 5-0 vs. LH:.244 (20-82), 4-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 26-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 6/12/18 vs. TOR, Loss 6/7/18 vs. SEA, Save 7/26/18 at BAL vs. RH:.275 (41-149), 3-HR Recalled from Triple-A Durham yesterday for his fifth stint, following Opening Day April 25, May 13 June 21, June 25 July 3 and July 26 Aug 3. Went 3-0 with a 2.95 ERA (39.2-IP, 13-ER) in 14 apps (4 starts) in the regular season with the Bulls also made 3 apps (2 starts) in the IL postseason. Last pitched in the majors on Aug 3 vs. CWS, retiring all 6 BF in the 7th 8th innings yielded a career-high 8 runs in his previous app at BAL. Has gone at least 2 IP in 16 of his 20 apps this season has made 8 apps of at least 3 IP, 6 apps of at least 4 IP and 5 apps of at least 5 IP. All 20 apps this season have come out of the bullpen last season, combined for IP in 39 apps (12 starts) between the Rays and Durham. #52 CHAZ ROE RH 2018: ERA 57 G Last App: 9/18 at TEX (1.0-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 6/17 at NYY Saves-Opps: 1-2 IR-RS: 27-6 vs. LH:.237 (9-38), 2-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 12-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 6/17/18 at NYY, Loss 8/28/18 at ATL, Save 6/9/18 vs. SEA vs. RH:.189 (25-132), 4-HR On Tues at TEX, faced the minimum in a scoreless 6th inning, erasing a leadoff single with an inning-ending line drive 5-3 double play. Has a 5.40 ERA (8.1-IP, 6-R/5-ER) in his last 10 apps since Aug 28 but a 3.38 ERA (13.1-IP, 6-R/5-ER) in 16 apps since returning from the disabled list. Has pitched to a 5.61 ERA (25.2-IP, 16-ER) and.237 opp avg. in 30 apps on the road, compared to a 1.19 ERA (22.2-IP, 3-ER) in 27 apps at home. Was on the disabled list, July 7 Aug 13, with a left meniscus tear his last app before the DL stint was a walk-off grand slam by José Bautista. According to FanGraphs, has thrown his slider for 51.4 pct. of total pitches this season has thrown it 45.4 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 2012.

6 RAYS BULLPEN NOTES (cont d). #54 SERGIO ROMO RH 2018: ERA 69 G 5 GS Last App: 9/20 at TOR (BS/L, 0.1-IP, 3-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: IR-RS: vs. LH:.234 (18-77), 3-HR 3-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 2-HR, 9-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/23/18 vs. KC, Loss 9/20/18 at TOR, Save 9/17/18 at TEX vs. RH:.241 (38-158), 7-HR Yesterday at TOR, entered with a 8-6 lead and 1 out in the 9th inning and went strikeout, single, game-tying homer, game-winning homer for the blown save and loss it was the second time in his career he allowed multiple homers in an outing, following July 26, 2016 vs. CIN (with SF, back-toback homers leading off the 8th inning) it was the second time in his career he allowed a walk-off homer, joining May 7, 2010 at NYM. Has allowed 4 HR in his last 4 apps spanning 3 IP since Sep 15, and has allowed 10 HR this season, a career high ahead of 2014 (9) and 2017 (9). Has been charged with 8 blown saves, tied with TOR Ryan Tepera for most in the majors has converted 73.3 pct. of his save opportunities. Has pitched to a 2.60 ERA (27.2-IP, 8-ER) in 30 apps since July 3 and a 2.38 ERA (41.2-IP, 11-ER) in 45 apps (1 start) since the beginning of June. Has made a team-high 69 apps, tied for 6th in the AL all 22 saves this season have come since May 29, tied for 6th in the majors since then. Only one other pitcher in AL history can match his combination of starts (5) and saves (22): WAS Firpo Marberry (5 starts, 22 saves) in On July 25 vs. NYY, became the first pitcher to also appear in a game at third base since PHI Bill Wilson on Aug 6, 1971 at PIT became the first AL pitcher to appear defensively at another position and record a save since MIL Chuck Crim on June 6, 1989 at TOR (first base). #57 JAIME SCHULTZ RH 2018: ERA 20 G Last App: 9/20 at TOR (0.1-IP, 3-H, Long Relief App: 3.0, 7/25 vs. NYY Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 5-1 vs. LH:.095 (4-42) 4-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR, 32-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 9/10/18 vs. CLE, Loss 9/14/18 vs. OAK, Save none vs. RH:.222 (12-54), 5-HR Yesterday at TOR, his 4 runs allowed were a career high and his 3 hits allowed tied a career high (2nd time, also Aug 7 vs. BAL) allowed four of his 5 BF to reach base, starting the 9th inning with a 8-2 lead and going double, RBI double, hit batter, strikeout, 3-run homer before being replaced. Has allowed 2 HR in his last 3 apps, taking his first career loss on Fri vs. OAK after allowing a go-ahead homer to Khris Davis in the 10th inning. Has allowed 15 BB in addition to 16 hits has allowed at least 1 BB in 11 of his 20 apps this season, and 3 BB (or more) in two of his 20 apps. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Sep 1 to begin his third stint with the Rays this season, following May and July 8 Aug 12. Had a 5.75 ERA (36-IP, 23-ER) in 32 apps (1 start) with Durham has spent parts of the last three seasons with the Bulls with a SO/9 IP ratio. #55 RYNE STANEK RH Pronunciation: STAN-ik 2018: ERA 55 G 27 GS Last App: 9/20 at TOR (1.0-IP, 3-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 15-6 vs. LH:.159 (13-82), 1-HR 2-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR, 17-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/25/18 vs. BOS, Loss 7/28/18 at BAL, Save none vs. RH:.210 (29-138), 6-HR Yesterday at TOR, started and pitched a perfect 1st inning, then allowed hits to three straight batters to start the 2nd (double, homer, single). Since the start of June, is 1-2 with a 2.39 ERA (52.2-IP, 14-ER) and.195 opp avg. (36-for-185) in 46 apps (25 starts) to lower his season ERA from Is the first pitcher with 25 starts and 25 relief apps in a season since PHI Hugh Mulcahy (26 starts, 30 relief apps) in 1937 and the first AL pitcher since PHA Eddie Rommel (31 starts, 25 relief apps) in 1923 is the first rookie in major league history with 25 starts and 25 relief apps in a season. His avg. fastball velocity this season is 97.9 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is mph in his start on May 26 vs. BAL. Has gone 2-1 with a 2.49 ERA (25.1-IP, 7-ER) and.193 opp avg. (17-for-88) in 28 relief apps and 0-2 with a 2.92 ERA and.189 opp avg. in 27 starts. #61 HUNTER WOOD RH 2018: ERA 23 G 8 GS Last App: 9/20 at TOR (2.0-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 3.0, 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 4-0 vs. LH:.267 (16-60), 1-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 17-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 9/4/18 at TOR, Loss 8/14/18 at NYY, Save none vs. RH:.279 (24-86), 2-HR Yesterday at TOR, pitched a perfect 7th inning and pitched around a leadoff single in the 8th inning, bringing a 8-2 lead to the 9th inning. His last 4 apps and six of his last 7 apps have been scoreless this stretch of 6 apps comes after pitching to a 5.40 ERA from July 21 Aug 14. Has pitched to a 3.33 ERA (24.1-IP, 9-ER) and.242 opp avg. (22-for-91) out of the bullpen, and a 4.15 ERA and.327 opp avg. in his 8 starts. Has allowed 3 HR, all in relief, and all solo homers (July 4 at MIA, JT Riddle; July 21 vs. MIA, Cameron Maybin; July 29 at BAL, Austin Wynns). Was recalled from Triple-A Durham on June 30 for his third stint was 2-2 with a 3.00 ERA (42-IP, 14-ER) in 24 apps (2 starts) with the Bulls. #48 RYAN YARBROUGH LH Pronunciation: YAHR-bro 2018: ERA 36 G 6 GS Last App: 9/19 at TEX (W, 4.0-IP, 5-H, Long Relief App: 7.0, 5/25 vs. BAL Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 24-7 vs. LH:.203 (28-138), 5-HR 3-R, 2-BB, 6-SO, 1-HR, 63-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 9/19/18 at TEX, Loss 7/21/18 vs. MIA, Save none vs. RH:.259 ( ), 13-HR On Wed at TEX, allowed a 3rd-inning RBI single to Andrus, 4th-inning solo homer to Beltré and a third run after he left the game in the 6th. Has won seven consecutive decisions spanning 11 apps (1 start) since July 26 in his last 8 apps (1 start), is 5-0 with a 2.61 ERA (31-IP, 9-ER). Is 13-3 with a 3.66 ERA (110.2-IP, 45-ER) and.238 opp avg. (101-for-424) in 30 relief apps and 2-2 with a 4.71 ERA and.268 opp avg. in 6 starts. Leads major league rookies with 15 wins, and also leads AL rookies in innings (139.1) and strikeouts (123) ranks 2nd on the team in wins, innings and strikeouts, trailing Blake Snell in all three categories his 15 wins are a club single-season rookie record, passing Rolando Arrojo (14) in His 13 wins in relief are the most in the majors, regardless of rookie status, since TOR Mark Eichhorn (13) and NYM Roger McDowell (13) in Has yielded a team-most 18 HR, including 15 HR out of the bullpen, most among major league relievers and a club record among relievers. His IP out of the bullpen are a single-season club record, passing Rick White (105.2 IP) in 1999 it is the most for any reliever since CIN Scott Sullivan (113.2 IP) and CIN Danny Graves (111 IP) in 1999 and the most for a rookie reliever since CAL DeWayne Buice (114 IP) and BAL Mark Williamson (113.1 IP) in 1987 his 21 relief apps of 3+ IP, 17 relief apps of 4+ IP and 10 relief apps of 5+ IP are all the most in the majors.