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1 TAMPA BAY RAYS (72-63) at CLEVELAND INDIANS (77-58) RH Diego Castillo (3-2, 3.73) vs. RH Carlos Carrasco (16-7, 3.38) Sunday, September 2, 2018 First Pitch: 4:10 p.m. Location: Progressive Field TV: FOX Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 136 (72-63) Road Game No.: 71 (31-39) All-Time Game No.: 3,374 ( ) All-Time Road Game No.: 1,688 ( ) March: 1-2 April: May: June: July: August: September: 1-0 Pre-ASB: Post-ASB: UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Mon., 9/3 at TOR 7:07 p.m. TBD vs. TBA FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Tues., 9/4 at TOR 7:07 p.m. TBD vs. TBA FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Wed., 9/5 at TOR 7:07 p.m. RH Tyler Glasnow (1-4, 3.95) vs. TBA FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) ROSTER MOVES The Rays have selected INF/OF Andrew Velazquez (veh-las-kehz) from Triple-A Durham, bringing the active roster to 28 players Velazquez, 24, hit.255/.313/.417 (117-for-458) with 14 HR, 45 RBI and 31 SB in 125 games this season between Double-A Montgomery and Durham a corresponding move to the 40-man roster will be announced later today in addition, OF Mallex Smith (viral infection) is rejoining the team today in Cleveland and traveling with them to Toronto. Velazquez will become the 11th player to make his major league debut for the Rays this season, which will pass 2002 and 2003 for the most in a season in club history he will become the 21st rookie used by the Rays, extending the single-season club record. RAY MATTER Last night the Rays snapped their scoreless streak at 18 innings with a 4-run 6th inning and held on for a 5-3 win, setting up today s rubber match with the Indians the Rays have won 10 of their last 12 games since Aug 19, matching their best 12-game stretch of the season (also April and Aug 15-26) a win today would give them their best 13-game stretch since July 12-30, 2014 (11-2) they are a seasonhigh-tying 9 games over.500 (3rd time) and they are one shy of matching their high-water mark under fourth-year Manager Kevin Cash (40-30 through games of June 20, 2015) this marks the latest date the Rays have been at least 9 games over.500 since finishing the 2013 season at The Rays have outscored opponents, 59-32, in the last 12 games. With a win today, the Rays would improve to in their last five road series after going in their previous eight road series. The Rays are 2-2 on this 3-series, 8-game, 10-day road trip this is the third of three consecutive series against division leaders, with the Rays going 5-2 so far against the Red Sox (3-0), Braves (1-1) and Indians (1-1) this is the fifth time in the last six series the Rays are facing a team currently positioned to make the playoffs. The Rays are 8 GB of the Athletics for the AL s second Wild Card if they gain a game today, it will be the closest they have been to the second Wild Card spot since they were 7 GB through June 1. SQUAD GOALS At 72-63, here is what the Rays would need to do in their remaining 27 games to reach the following records: REQUIRED FINISH TO REACH SEASON-ENDING RECORDS Record Finish Significance Would be their best record under Manager Kevin Cash Would be their first winning record since 2013 (92-71) Would be their sixth 90-win campaign in 11 seasons as Rays RAYS vs. INDIANS After going 2-1 at Progressive Field last season, today the Rays are attempting to win a second consecutive series in Cleveland for the third time in franchise history, following Aug 12 Sep 29, 2005 and July 23, 2010 May 12, 2011 the Rays are (.386) all-time against the Indians, their worst mark against any AL opponent, and (.338) on the road they have lost the last four season series to the Indians, and the season series concludes with the Rays hosting them from Sep Today the Rays are facing Carlos Carrasco, who has pitched to a 2.77 ERA (55.1-IP, 17-ER) in 9 apps (8 starts) against them but a 5.09 ERA in 4 starts here and 1.11 ERA in 5 apps (4 starts) at Tropicana Field he came within a strike of a no-hitter on July 1, 2015 at TB. The Rays are (.643) against the AL Central this season. UP NEXT: BLUE JAYS The Rays are 7-2 against the Blue Jays this season (5-1 at home, 2-1 on the road), and their loss in the last meeting on Aug 12 at TOR snapped a 5-game winning streak over them the Rays have allowed 4 runs or fewer in all 9 games against them, 2 runs or fewer seven times and 1 run or fewer four times they yielded 3 runs in the last series, their fewest allowed in a 3-game series (or more) since Sep 29 Oct 1, 2017 vs. BAL (3) and fewest on the road since June 19-21, 2015 at CLE (3) they have won the season series in eight of the last 10 years and are (.532) all-time against them, their most wins against any opponent. This is the second of three consecutive road trips to go through Toronto, and the Rays host the Blue Jays in the final series of the season from Sep while the Rays played the Blue Jays only six times through their first 115 games, this series continues a stretch facing them 13 times in the club s final 47 games of the season. PITCHING PLANS Today s game will be started by Diego Castillo, the 40th time the Rays will use an opener and fourth 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 71 of 135 games (52.6 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 3.33 ERA before that, their 4.43 ERA was 22nd in the majors and 9th in the AL. The Rays are with traditional starters and otherwise. Rays starters have gone 3 IP or fewer 53 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 44 times, most ever by a team ahead of the 1977 Mariners (27). REDEFINING RELIEF 54.6 pct. of the team s innings have been covered by the bullpen the starters have thrown 548 IP, fewest in the majors, and the relievers have thrown IP, most in major league history, passing the 2012 Rockies (657.0) they have thrown IP more than any other bullpen (Padres), and 79 pct. more than the Indians bullpen, which has combined for IP, fewest in the majors the Rays bullpen is one of five in major league history to reach 600 IP, and the previous four all finished with losing records this season, Rays relievers have totaled: 49 apps of at least 50 pitches and 24 apps of at least 70 pitches, both the most since Baseball Reference data is available (1908); 74 decisions, most since Baseball Reference data is available; 117 apps of at least 2 IP, most since the 2000 Red Sox (120); 57 apps of at least 3 IP, most since the 1991 Orioles (57); 38 apps of at least 4 IP, most since the 1982 Red Sox (40); 26 apps of at least 5 IP, most since the 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers (27) and most in the AL since the 1931 White Sox (26) SAVE SAVVY Last night Adam Kolarek got a game-ending groundout on his only pitch thrown for his second career save, following Aug 16 at NYY it was the sixth time in franchise history a pitcher threw one pitch and recorded a save, and second time this season, joining José Alvarado on June 29 vs. HOU prior to this year, the last Rays pitcher to do that was Fernando Rodney on April 7, 2012 vs. MIN this was the first time in club history a pitcher threw one pitch for the save in a road game. ABOUT THE OFFENSE Last night the Rays offense hit 6 2B, their most since Oct 2, 2016 at TEX (6) they are averaging 5.6 runs in their last 10 games, including 5 runs or more in seven of those 10 games and doubledigit hits in eight the Rays rank 3rd in the AL this season with a.256 avg. behind the Red Sox (.269) and Indians (.258), and they rank 5th with a.328 OBP in comparison, they were 12th with a.245 avg. and 10th with a.317 OBP last season they haven t finished in the top five in avg. since 2005 (.274, 3rd), nor in the top five in on-base pct. since 2013 (.329, 3rd). The Rays have three of the AL s top 11 hitters for avg. in Mallex Smith (.307, 6th), Matt Duffy (.297, tied for 9th) and Joey Wendle (.296, 11th) only once in franchise history have three qualifiers finished with a.290 avg. or better (Bartlett/Crawford/Zobrist, 2009). The Rays have totaled 119 HR this season, 4th-fewest in the majors they are on pace for 143 HR, which would be 85 HR fewer than their club-record 228 HR last season they have won 24 games this season without the benefit of a home run, most in the majors, and they are 25-5 (.833) when hitting multiple homers. The Rays rank 4th in the majors with 98 SB and 1st with 82 HBP. MINOR MATTERS With 2 RBI last night vs. Triple-A Durham, INF Nate Lowe became the first Rays minor leaguer to reach 100 RBI since Stephen Vogt (105) in 2011 Lowe has totaled 101 RBI between Class-A Charlotte (44), Double-A Montgomery (42) and Durham (15) to tie for 5th among all minor leaguers he is tied for 8th for a single season in club history. Entering today s regular season finale, Class-A Charlotte can clinch a playoff berth with a win today or a Fort Myers loss it would be the first time the Rays top six affiliates all make the postseason.

2 TODAY S STARTER: RH DIEGO CASTILLO (3-2, 3.73 ERA) CAREER MLB BREAKDOWN YEAR W L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO HR TODAY S START Last pitched on Wed at ATL, going 2 IP in his third start was given a 3-0 lead before taking the mound but allowed a single, single and 3-run homer to Johan Camargo, all with 2 outs in the 1st inning the homer came on a 99.7 mph sinker, the fastest pitch thrown by a Ray this season to be hit for a home run. Is 1-1 with a 2.81 ERA (16-IP, 5-ER) in his last 11 apps (3 starts), including nine scoreless outings, after allowing 9 runs in his previous 5 apps, July Has gone 1.1 IP or longer 13 times this season, and 2 IP or longer eight times has thrown as many as 36 pitches, 2x-last Wed at ATL (2 IP). His avg. fastball velocity this season is 96.9 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is mph in his start on Wed at ATL. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on June 5 went 0-1 with a 1.03 ERA (26.1-IP, 3-ER), 4 saves, 32 SO and.167 opp avg. in 19 apps for the Bulls. Will be making his fourth career start has gone 1.2, 1.2 and 2 IP in his first 3 starts is one of a club-record 16 different starting pitchers used by the Rays this season, most in the majors ahead of the Angels (15) 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, ) is also one of a club-record 31 different pitchers used by the Rays this season. Made 1 start in his minor league career, July 25, 2017 at Triple-A Buffalo (1 IP). SEASON HIGHLIGHTS On July 1 vs. HOU, inherited the bases loaded with 1 out in the 8th inning 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. INDIANS 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, 8/24 vs. BOS SO 4, 8/24 vs. BOS 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 (LAST 20 APPEARANCES) GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 7/7 at NYM * /3 W, /9 vs. DET * /7 W, 10-9 (10) /11 vs. DET * /5 W, /14 at MIN * /8 W, /15 at MIN * /9 L, 7-11 (10) /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 * indicates relief appearance #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. His last ejection was July 18, 2017 at OAK, his seventh ejection as Rays manager his 7 ejections are tied for 4th in franchise history. Is the sixth Tampa-born manager in major league history, and second to manage the Rays that list includes Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, incl. parts of eight seasons in the majors ( ) and two years ( ) in the Rays org. Played in the 1989 Little League World Series (Tampa Northside LL), 1999 College World Series (Florida State) and earned World Series rings in 2007 (Red Sox) and 2009 (Yankees).

3 RAYS HITTER NOTES #1 WILLY ADAMES INF Pronunciation: ah-dah-mes 2018:.254/.320/ HR 23 RBI 6 SB Sat at CLE: 1-2, 2-BB, CS, E6 CLE Series: 1-5, 2-BB Trip: 4-14, RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.278 (15-54), 2-HR Last HR: 8/24/18 vs. BOS Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 1-2) RISP:.220 (13-59) vs. RH:.245 (37-151), 6-HR Batting.316/.409/.474 (12-for-38) with 2 HR, 6 RBI, 5 BB (2 IBB) and 1 HBP over his last 11 games (all starts) dating back to Aug 20 vs. KC. His avg. was below.200 as late as July 29 (.196) since then, is batting.323/.402/.516 (30-for-93) with 3 2B, 5 HR and 14 RBI in 28 games (27 starts). Min. 50 PA, finished the month of August ranked among AL rookies in avg. (.318, 4th) and on-base pct. (.384, 3rd) also tied for 3rd with 28 hits. On Aug 7 vs. BAL, became the fifth in club history to hit a walk-off homer before his 23rd birthday and second this season, joining Jake Bauers. Has appeared in 61 games and made 59 starts (51-SS, 8-2B) has 12 errors, tied with Matt Duffy for the team lead, including 7 in his last 31 games. Entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 19 prospect in the minors homered in his major league debut on May 22 vs. BOS. #9 JAKE BAUERS 1B/OF Pronunciation: BOW-ers 2018:.202/.319/ HR 36 RBI 4 SB Sat at CLE: 1-3, 2B, BB CLE Series: 1-6, 2B, BB Trip: 1-11, 2B, RBI, BB vs. LH:.197 (13-66), 2-HR Last HR: 8/1/18 vs. LAA Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP:.241 (14-58) vs. RH:.204 (38-186), 7-HR Is 1-for-his-last 18 and 4-for-his-last-55 yesterday at CLE, his 5th-inning double snapped a 0-for-16, his first extra-base hit since Aug 2 vs. LAA. Batting.149/.267/.281 (18-for-121) with 4 HR and 18 RBI in 37 games (34 starts) since the All-Star break, compared to.252/.368/.496 in the first half. Since his June 7 recall, ranks among major league rookies in doubles (17, 1st), RBI (36, tied for 3rd), extra-base hits (28, 4th) and walks (43, 2nd). Has 9 HR in 252 AB with the Rays, compared to 5 HR in 197 AB with Triple-A Durham his 14 HR between the two levels tie a career high (2016). 28 of his 51 hits (54.9 pct.) this season have gone for extra bases (17-2B, 2-3B, 9-HR), 4th-highest rate in the majors among players with 150 PA. Has appeared in 73 games and made 68 starts (52-1B, 10-LF, 4-DH, 2-RF) entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 45 prospect. #26 JI-MAN CHOI 1B Pronunciation: GEE-man CHOY 2018:.273/.349/ HR 17 RBI 2 SB Sat at CLE: 3-5, 2-2B, PO CLE Series: 3-8, 2-2B, BB Trip: 3-9, 2-2B, BB vs. LH:.077 (1-13) Last HR: 8/10/18 at TOR Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.600, 3-5) RISP:.182 (6-33) vs. RH:.294 (35-119), 5-HR Yesterday at CLE, his 3 hits tied a career high (also July 23 vs. NYY) marked his second career multi-xbh game (Aug 4, 2016 at OAK, with LAA). Has reached base safely in 14 consecutive starts batting.345/.429/.618 (19-for-55) with 7 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR and 5 RBI in his last 16 games (14 starts). Since joining the Rays, is batting.284/.368/.480 (29-for-102) with 9 2B, 3 HR and 12 RBI has appeared in 30 games and made 28 starts, all at DH. All 3 HR with the Rays have been solo shots since the trade, is batting.373 (22-for-59) with the bases empty and.163 (7-for-43) with runners on. Has spent parts of three seasons in the majors with four different teams, batting.228/.314/.436 (59-for-259) with 16 2B, 12 HR and 34 RBI. #44 C.J. CRON 1B Pronunciation: krohn 2018:.255/.322/ HR 60 RBI 1 SB Sat at CLE: DNP CLE Series: 0-3 Trip: 4-9, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-R vs. LH:.304 (38-125), 7-HR Last HR: 8/29/18 at ATL Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP:.202 (23-114) vs. RH:.235 (72-307), 18-HR Batting.341/.383/.636 (15-for-44) with 3 HR and 4 RBI in his last 12 games (11 starts) after batting.132 (5-for-38) in 12 games from July 26 Aug 9. On Wed at ATL, his 4 hits were his most since July 2, 2016 vs. BOS (6, with LAA) was his fifth multi-xbh game this season (last July 29 at BAL). His 25 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 21.0 pct. of the team s homers 49 of his 110 hits (44.5 pct.) this season have gone for extra bases, the highest rate of his career. Has appeared in 118 games and made 109 starts (60-DH, 47-1B) has been hit by pitch 16 times, 2nd in the AL behind TB Carlos Gómez (20). Has only started 16 of the club s 28 games since Aug 1 and 24 of 39 games since the All-Star break, compared to 85 of 96 games in the first half. #5 MATT DUFFY INF 2018:.297/.355/ HR 37 RBI 10 SB Sat at CLE: 2-5, 2B, 2-RBI, R, E5 CLE Series: 2-8, 2B, 2-RBI, BB, R Trip: 4-17, 2B, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.282 (33-117), 1-HR Last HR: 6/16/18 at NYY Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.400, 2-5) RISP:.310 (31-100) vs. RH:.303 (99-327), 3-HR Batting.297 this season and is attempting to become the first qualifying Ray to hit.300 or better since Casey Kotchman (.306) did it in Batting.368 (14-for-38) in his last 9 games (all starts), including six multi-hit games has 2 2B in his last 5 games, after 1 2B in his prev. 37 games. Last homered on June 16 at NYY has gone 225 AB without one, 5th-longest active drought in the majors (excluding pitchers) and a career long. Only 18.2 pct. of his hits have gone for extra bases, 2nd-lowest in the majors 41 of his last 44 hits and 51 of his last 55 hits have been singles. Since June 16, is batting.404/.483/.481 (21-for-52) vs. left-handed pitching, highest avg. in the AL vs. LHP over that stretch (min. 40 AB). According to FanGraphs, 26.2 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 113 games and made 109 starts (104-3B, 5-DH) has made 12 errors, tied with Willy Adames for most on the team. #27 CARLOS GÓMEZ OF 2018:.220/.309/ HR 31 RBI 11 SB Sat at CLE: 0-1 (def. rep.) CLE Series: 0-1 Trip: 2-6, RBI, R vs. LH:.204 (21-103), 2-HR Last HR: 7/14/18 at MIN Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-2 RISP:.256 (22-86) vs. RH:.227 (52-229), 6-HR Batting.313 (5-for-16) in his last 6 games (5 starts) since Aug 22, compared to.083 (1-for-12) in his previous 7 games (4 starts) from Aug Has only homered once in his last 62 games (48 starts) since June 2 and it came off position player Willians Astudillo on July 14 at MIN. Has been hit by pitch a career-high 20 times, most in the majors, and 3rd-most in club history behind Brandon Guyer 2015 (24) and 2016 (23). Has been charged with 7 errors, tied for 4th among ML outfielders, and the most by a Rays outfielder since Melvin Upton Jr. (7) in Has appeared in 105 games and made 90 starts (82-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 11 of the club s 28 games since Aug 1 and 18 of 39 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:.198/.262/ HR 21 RBI 9 SB Sat at CLE: 1-3, RBI, OF Asst. CLE Series: 1-6, RBI Trip: 3-13, RBI vs. LH:.160 (12-75), 1-HR Last HR: 7/28/18 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP:.164 (12-73) vs. RH:.212 (42-198), 3-HR Batting.308/.357/.462 (12-for-39) in his last 11 games (all starts), after.127/.179/.175 (8-for-63) in his previous 17 games (16 starts) from Aug Min. 250 AB, his.198 avg. is 6th-lowest in the AL and would be the lowest for an entire season by a Ray since Carlos Peña (.197) in On Aug vs. BOS, tripled in consecutive games, the first Ray to do that since Tim Beckham from June 8-12, 2016 at ARI, vs. HOU (2). Moved out of the leadoff spot on Aug 5 vs. CWS, and since then has made starts batting fifth (3), sixth (12), seventh (7) and eighth (1) in the order. Has appeared in 71 games and made 69 starts, all in center field, including 19 starts against lefties since 2015, leads the majors with 98 Defensive Runs Saved, ahead of ATL/LAA Andrelton Simmons (94) has achieved this despite missing significant time in each of the last three seasons. #35 BRANDON LOWE INF/OF Pronunciation: rhymes with now 2018:.231/.365/ HR 9 RBI 2 SB Sat at CLE: 2-4, HR, RBI, 2-R CLE Series: 2-5, HR, RBI, 2-R Trip: 3-8, 2-HR, 3-RBI, BB, 3-R vs. LH:.143 (1-7) Last HR: 9/1/18 at CLE Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP:.375 (6-16) vs. RH:.244 (11-45), 2-HR Yesterday at CLE, homered leading off the 9th inning, the second of his career his first came on Tues at ATL, a 2-run shot off Julio Teheran. Batting.364/.488/.576 (12-for-33) with 9 RBI in his last 12 games (10 starts) after beginning his major league career hitless through his first 19 AB. Has appeared in 18 games and made 16 starts (6-2B, 6-LF, 4-RF) since his Aug 4 selection from Triple-A Durham debuted on Aug 5 vs. CWS. 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. #31 ADAM MOORE C 2018:.167/.167/ HR 0 RBI 0 SB Sat at CLE: DNP CLE Series: 0-0 Trip: 0-0 vs. LH: -- Last HR: 9/23/12 vs. CLE Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP: -- vs. RH:.167 (1-6) Selected from Triple-A Durham on Friday, 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 99 games and made 76 starts (75-C, 1-DH) over parts of nine seasons in the majors, batting.196/.236/.300 (55-for-280) with 11 2B, 6 HR and 21 RBI previously played for the Mariners ( ), Royals ( ), Padres (2014) and Indians ( ) was a non-roster invite to Rays spring training selected by the Mariners in the sixth round of the 2006 June Draft out of the University of Texas at Arlington.

4 RAYS HITTER NOTES (cont d). #29 TOMMY PHAM OF 2018:.252/.337/ HR 48 RBI 10 SB Sat at CLE: 1-5, 2B, RBI, R CLE Series: 2-8, 2B, RBI, R Trip: 7-17, 2B, HR, 3-RBI, BB, 4-R vs. LH:.267 (24-90), 3-HR Last HR: 8/29/18 at ATL Current Hitting Streak: 7G (.419, 13-31) RISP:.247 (24-97) vs. RH:.248 (78-314), 13-HR Batting.419/.455/.677 (13-for-31) with 2 2B, 2 HR and 6 RBI in his last 7 games, including four multi-hit efforts and two 3-hit games. On Wed at ATL, hit a 2-run homer off Sean Newcomb in the 4th inning for his first multi-rbi game since July 21 (G1) at CHC (with STL). Has appeared in 14 games, all starts (13-LF, 1-CF) with the Rays batting.283/.377/.453 (15-for-53) with 3 2B, 2 HR and 7 RBI since the trade. Hit.341/.453/.511 (30-for-88) with 3 HR through the end of April, but since then is batting.228/.302/.377 (72-for-316) with 13 HR in 87 games. 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, #45 JESÚS SUCRE C Pronunciation: heh-soos SUE-cray 2018:.196/.234/ HR 16 RBI 1 SB Sat at CLE: 0-4 CLE Series: 0-6 Trip: 0-9, RBI vs. LH:.125 (5-40) Last HR: 9/24/17 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-9 RISP:.205 (9-44) vs. RH:.222 (24-108) Is 1-for-his-last-18 batting.091/.118/.091 (3-for-33) in 13 games (10 starts) since Aug 1 and.135/.151/.154 (7-for-52) since the All-Star break. All 4 XBH have been doubles has gone 154 AB since his last home run on Sep 24, 2017 at BAL, his last of a career-high 7 HR last season. Batting.271 (19-for-70) with runner(s) on base and.273 (6-for-22) with RISP/2 out, compared to.128 (10-for-78) with the bases empty. 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. Has appeared in 57 games and made 42 starts at catcher has thrown out 23.3 pct. of base stealers this season and 27.0 pct. in his career. #11 ANDREW VELAZQUEZ INF/OF Pronunciation: veh-las-kehz Minors:.255/.313/ HR 45 RBI 31 SB Sat at CLE: -- CLE Series: -- Trip: -- vs. LH: -- Last HR: -- Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: -- vs. RH: -- Selected from Triple-A Durham today and will be making his major league debut split the season between Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham, earning a April 16 promotion combined to bat.255/.313/.417 (117-for-458) with 14 HR, 45 RBI and 31 SB in 125 games in the minors. Was successful on 31 of 34 SB attempts (91.2 pct.) is tied for 2nd among Rays minor leaguers in steals, and his 29 SB for Durham leads 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:.296/.345/ HR 48 RBI 12 SB Sat at CLE: 2-5, 2B, R CLE Series: 3-9, 2B, R Trip: 7-18, 2B, 2-RBI, BB, 4-R vs. LH:.279 (17-61) Last HR: 8/19/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 7G (.387, 12-31) RISP:.250 (25-100) vs. RH:.300 ( ), 7-HR Has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games, batting.333/.385/.489 (15-for-45) over that span has recorded multiple hits in five of his last 6 games. Since the start of July, batting.345/.401/.532 (59-for-171) with 13 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR and 27 RBI min. 125 PA, his.345 avg. is 3rd in the AL since then. Batting.296 and is attempting to finish with the best avg. for a qualifying rookie in club history, currently held by Rocco Baldelli (.289) in Batting.322/.371/.461 (74-for-230) with 5 HR and 29 RBI on the road, compared to.262/.312/.375 (44-for-168) with 2 HR and 19 RBI at home. Was named the Rays recipient of the 2018 Heart and Hustle Award by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA). Has appeared in 115 games and made 98 starts (74-2B, 13-LF, 7-3B, 2-SS) has a.991 fielding pct. at second base, 2nd in the AL (min. 50 starts). RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #46 JOSÉ ALVARADO LH Pronunciation: al-vuh-rah-doh 2018: ERA 60 G Last App: 9/1 at CLE (0.1-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 7/10 vs. DET Saves-Opps: 6-9 IR-RS: 40-9 vs. LH:.225 (16-71), 1-HR 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO, 14-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/10/18 vs. DET, Loss 8/12/18 at TOR, Save 8/29/18 at ATL vs. RH:.160 (21-131) Yesterday at CLE, stranded an inherited runner to end the 7th inning was replaced after starting the 8th inning with a E6 (fielding) and walk. His last 8 apps dating back to Aug 16 at NYY have been scoreless hasn t allowed a hit over that stretch spanning 7.1 IP, with 2 BB and 10 SO. Has pitched to a 1.13 ERA (24-IP, 3-ER) over his last 27 apps since June 26 and a 1.23 ERA (29.1-IP, 4-ER) over his last 33 apps since June 12. Has only allowed 2 HR in 86.1 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 9 G 1 GS Last App: 8/29 at ATL (W, 3.0-IP, 4-H, Long Relief App: 5.1, 8/24 vs. BOS Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 3-0 vs. LH:.200 (7-35), 1-HR 0-R, 3-BB, 2-SO, 49-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/29/18 at ATL, Loss 6/7/18 vs. DET, Save none vs. RH:.296 (32-108), 2-HR On Wed at ATL, his app was cut short by a 1:06 rain delay did not allow a run in 3 IP despite allowing seven of 15 BF to reach base, stranding the bases loaded in the 3rd inn. and runners at the corners in the 4th got out of the 5th when Ozzie Albies singled but was thrown out stretching. Is 4-0 with a 2.63 ERA (27.1-IP, 8-ER) and.188 opp avg. (18-for-96) over his last 6 apps after allowing 8 R/ER in 3.1 IP in his Rays debut. 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. Was selected by the Red Sox in the 12th round of the 2014 June Draft out of the Univ. of Arkansas was a teammate of Ryne Stanek in #72 YONNY CHIRINOS RH Pronunciation: chih-ree-nos 2018: ERA 13 G 7 GS Last App: 8/28 at ATL (5.0-IP, 7-H, Long Relief App: 6.0, 8/17 at BOS Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 1-1 vs. LH:.252 (30-119), 3-HR 5-R, 2-ER, 3-BB, 3-SO, 81-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/22/18 vs. KC, Loss 8/17/18 at BOS, Save none vs. RH:.276 (32-116), 3-HR On Tues at ATL, yielded a 2-out, RBI single to Ender Inciarte in the 3rd inning and allowed 4 runs (1 earned) in the 5th inning, including a 2-out, 2-run double by Nick Markakis entered with a 2-0 lead and left with a 5-4 deficit, but received no decision after the Rays tied it in the 8th inn. Is 2-2 with a 3.30 ERA (30-IP, 26-H, 15-R/11-ER) and.236 opp avg. (26-for-110) in 6 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 #36 ANDREW KITTREDGE RH Pronunciation: KIT-rij 2018: ERA 21 G 3 GS Last App: 8/29 at ATL (0.2-IP, 4-H, Long Relief App: 2.1, 3x-last 7/29 at BAL Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 8-4 vs. LH:.182 (8-44), 1-HR 2-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 23-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 4/25/18 at BAL, Loss 4/5/18 at BOS, Save none vs. RH:.421 (32-76), 4-HR On Wed at ATL, entered in the 8th inning with a 8-3 lead but didn t get out of the inning yielded 4 hits, including a pair of 2-out, RBI singles. 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. Has held left-handed hitters to a.182/.294/.318 (8-for-44) line with 1 HR this season, but righties are batting.421/.451/.658 (32-for-76) with 4 HR. Has yielded at least 1 run in nine of his 18 relief apps this season, including 2 runs or more in 6 apps and 3 runs or more in 4 apps. #56 ADAM KOLAREK LH Pronunciation: koh-lair-ick 2018: ERA 18 G Last App: 9/1 at CLE (S, 0.1-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.2, 7/10 vs. DET Saves-Opps: 2-3 IR-RS: 10-2 vs. LH:.270 (10-37) 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 1-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/22/18 vs. MIA, Loss none, Save 9/1/18 at CLE vs. RH:.302 (16-53) Yesterday at CLE, got a Yonder Alonso ground out on his only pitch for his second career save, following Aug 16 at NYY it was the sixth time in franchise history a pitcher threw one pitch and recorded a save, and second time this season he was the first Ray to do that in a road game. Has pitched to a 0.54 ERA (16.2-IP, 1-ER) over his last 13 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 8 apps has a 7.20 ERA (10-IP, 8-ER) in 9 apps on the road, compared to a 1.38 ERA (13-IP, 2-ER) in 9 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.

5 RAYS BULLPEN NOTES (cont d). #38 VIDAL NUÑO LH Pronunciation: vee-dahl NOON-yoh 2018: ERA 9 G Last App: 7/3 at MIA (W, 2.0-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 4.2, 6/30 vs. HOU Saves-Opps: 0-1 IR-RS: 5-3 vs. LH:.167 (4-24), 1-HR 0-R, 1-BB, 2-SO, 26-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/3/18 at MIA, Loss 5/12/17 at KC, Save none vs. RH:.167 (10-60), 2-HR Reinstated from the 10-day DL (right hamstring strain) yesterday made 3 rehab starts for Class-A Charlotte, with a 4.91 ERA (7.1-IP, 4-ER, 2-HR). Sustained the injury running the bases in a 16-inning, 9-6 win on July 3 at MIA singled in the 15th and 16th innings, the first pitcher with multiple hits in extra innings since ATL Mike Stanton on May 10, 1994 vs. PHI was the first AL reliever to record multiple hits and record the win since ANA Eddie Fisher in 1972, and the first AL pitcher to win while recording multiple hits, both in extra innings since KC Jack Urban in Has gone 2 IP or more in six of his 9 apps this season, including his last 5 apps has gone 3 IP or more in five of his 9 apps with the Rays. Is 3-0 in 9 apps for the Rays this season, compared to 5-21 (.192) in 138 apps (42 starts) over his first five seasons in the majors. #52 CHAZ ROE RH 2018: ERA 50 G Last App: 9/1 at CLE (1.2-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 6/17 at NYY Saves-Opps: 1-1 IR-RS: 25-4 vs. LH:.267 (8-30), 2-HR 1-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR, 19-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:.182 (22-121), 4-HR Yesterday at CLE, inherited 2-on, 0-out in the 8th inning but got a double play and flyout allowed a homer to Jason Kipnis leading off the 9th. Is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA (8-IP, 4-ER) in 9 apps since returning from the 10-day DL (left meniscus tear), with all 4 runs scored via the home run. According to FanGraphs, has thrown his slider for 50.9 pct. of total pitches this season has thrown it 45.0 pct. of the time in his career. On July 6 at NYM, yielded the first grand slam of his career was a walk-off by José Bautista, the first walk-off slam vs. the Rays since The Rays are his 10th major league organization since being selected in the 2005 June Draft also played independent ball in #54 SERGIO ROMO RH 2018: ERA 63 G 5 GS Last App: 8/25 vs. BOS (1.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: IR-RS: vs. LH:.232 (16-69), 2-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 15-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/23/18 vs. KC, Loss 8/8/18 vs. BAL, Save 8/22/18 vs. KC vs. RH:.238 (35-147), 4-HR On Aug 25 vs. BOS, pitched a perfect 9th in a non-save situation, facing the Red Sox hitters, incl. strikeouts of Benintendi and Martinez. His last 8 apps have been scoreless has a 1.17 ERA (23-IP, 3-ER) in 24 apps since July 3 and a 1.46 ERA (37-IP, 6-ER) in 39 apps (1 start) since June 1. Has made 63 apps, tied for 6th-most in the AL all 18 saves this season have come since May 29, 9th-most in the majors over that stretch. 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). His combination of starts (5) and saves (18) has been unmatched by an AL pitcher since CAL Joe Grahe (7 starts, 21 saves) in #57 JAIME SCHULTZ RH 2018: ERA 12 G Last App: 8/11 at TOR (2.0-IP, 2-H, Long Relief App: 3.0, 7/25 vs. NYY Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 5-1 vs. LH:.067 (2-30) 1-R, 1-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR, 35-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/14/18 at MIN, Loss none, Save none vs. RH:.242 (8-33), 3-HR Recalled from Triple-A Durham yesterday and begins his third stint with the Rays this season, following May and July 8 Aug 12. His last app in the majors was Aug 11 at TOR, and he yielded a solo homer to Aledmys Díaz has allowed a homer in three of his last 4 apps. Has held opponents to a.159/.304/.333 (10-for-63) line with 23 SO in 19.2 IP for a SO/9 IP ratio has allowed more walks (12) than hits (10). Has pitched to a 3.38 ERA (18.2-IP, 7-ER) in his last 10 apps after allowing 3 R/ER without recording an out in his second app on July 9 vs. DET. 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 46 G 22 GS Last App: 8/31 at CLE (1.0-IP, 2-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 12-6 vs. LH:.162 (12-74) 2-R, 1-BB, 1-SO, 23-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/25/18 vs. BOS, Loss 7/28/18 at BAL, Save none vs. RH:.203 (25-123), 6-HR On Fri at CLE, retired his first 2 BF on 8 pitches but needed 15 pitches for the final out of the 8th, yielding 2 runs on 2 hits, 1 BB, 2 WP and 3 SB. Since the start of June, is 1-2 with a 2.36 ERA (45.2-IP, 12-ER) and.191 opp avg. (31-for-162) in 37 apps (20 starts) to lower his season ERA from Is the first pitcher to total 20 starts and 20 relief apps in a season since TOR Esmil Rogers (20 starts, 24 relief apps) in 2013, and the first rookie since MIN Joe Mays (20 starts, 29 relief apps) in 1999 before Mays, the last rookie to do it was LAD Orel Hershiser (20 starts, 25 relief apps) in His avg. fastball velocity this season is 98.0 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is mph in his start on May 26 vs. BAL. Has gone 2-1 with a 2.78 ERA (22.2-IP, 7-ER) and.210 opp avg. (17-for-81) in 24 relief apps and 0-2 with a 2.76 ERA and.172 opp avg. in 22 starts. #61 HUNTER WOOD RH 2018: ERA 18 G 8 GS Last App: 8/24 vs. BOS (2.0-IP, 4-H, Long Relief App: 3.0, 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 4-0 vs. LH:.260 (13-50), 1-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 3-SO, 46-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win none, Loss 8/14/18 at NYY, Save none vs. RH:.329 (23-70), 2-HR On Aug 24 vs. BOS, got out of his bases-loaded, 1-out jam in the 8th inning and pitched around a 2-out single in the 9th in the 10-3 win. Is 0-1 with a 4.34 ERA (18.2-IP, 9-ER) in his last 11 apps (7 starts) since July 21 this stretch has increased his season ERA from 2.38 to Has recorded 4 outs or more in six of his 10 relief apps has pitched to a 3.18 ERA (17-IP, 6-ER) and.277 opp avg. (18-for-65) out of the bullpen. 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 32 G 6 GS Last App: 8/25 vs. BOS (GS, 5.0-IP, 5-H, Long Relief App: 7.0, 5/25 vs. BAL Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 22-7 vs. LH:.200 (24-120), 5-HR 1-R, 1-BB, 2-SO, 75-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/20/18 vs. KC, Loss 7/21/18 vs. MIA, Save none vs. RH:.256 (92-360), 11-HR On Aug 25 vs. BOS, made his first start since July 3 at MIA and his only run allowed came on a GIDP in the 2nd inning, snapping his scoreless streak at 12.1 IP his only walk came to his only batter faced in the 6th inning, to lefty Andrew Benintendi after getting ahead 1-2 in the count. Is 2-0 with a 0.55 ERA (16.1-IP, 1-ER) and.175 opp avg. (10-for-57) in his last 4 apps (1 start) after a 7.23 ERA (18.2-IP, 15-ER) in his previous 4 apps. Has gone 10-3 with a 3.47 ERA (96-IP, 37-ER) and.234 opp avg. (86-for-368) in 26 relief apps and 2-2 with a 4.71 ERA and.268 opp avg. in 6 starts. Is 2nd on the team with 12 wins and IP his 12 wins are the most among major league rookies and are the most by a Rays rookie since Jeremy Hellickson (13) in 2011 his 10 wins in relief are the most among ML relievers and are a club record for a reliever, regardless of rookie status. Has yielded a team-most 16 HR, including 13 HR out of the bullpen, tied for most among major league relievers and one shy of the club record. His 96 IP out of the bullpen are most in the majors, ahead of TEX/CHC Jesse Chavez (81.2) and OAK Yusmeiro Petit (81.2) the club record for a reliever is IP by Rick White in 1999 his 18 relief apps of at least 3 IP, 15 relief apps of at least 4 IP and 9 relief apps of at least 5 IP are all the most in the majors his 9 relief apps of at least 5 IP are the most for any pitcher over an entire season since BOS Bob Stanley (11) in 1982.

6 RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals Starters Relievers Home Road March April May June July August September LAST HOME RUN & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS LAST HR OFF 18 MOST HITS GAME 18 MOST RBI GAME Adames 8/24/18 vs. BOS Pomeranz 3, 2x-last 8/21 vs. KC 2, 4x-last 8/24 vs. BOS Bauers 8/1/18 vs. LAA Robles 4, 6/25 vs. WAS 4, 7/14 at MIN Choi 8/10/18 at TOR Estrada 3, 2x-last 9/1 at CLE 4, 6/9/18 at PHI Cron 8/29/18 at ATL Newcomb 4, 8/29 at ATL 4, 4/21 vs. MIN Duffy 6/16/18 at NYY Shreve 4, 4/28 at BOS 3, 5/12 at BAL Gómez 7/14/18 at MIN Astudillo 3, 2x-last 7/9 vs. DET 3, 7/9 vs. DET Kiermaier 7/28/18 at BAL Gausman 3, 2x-last 8/20 vs. KC 4, 6/25 vs. WAS Lowe 9/1/18 at CLE Tomlin 2, 4x-last 9/1 at CLE 2, 3x-last 8/28 at ATL Moore 9/23/12 vs. CLE Huff 1, 7/25 vs. NYY -- Pham 8/29/18 at ATL Newcomb 4, 4/26 vs. NYM 3, 4x-last 7/20 at CHC Sucre 9/24/17 at BAL Tillman 3, 2x-last 7/15 at MIN 3, 7/15 at MIN Velazquez Wendle 8/19/18 at BOS Velázquez 3, 5x-last 8/7 vs. CWS 3, 8/10 at TOR RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: W1 When commit error: Hit homer: Current Record: Ahead after 6-7-8: 58-6/63-4/60-3 Hit multiple homers: 25-5 Home/Road: 41-24/31-38 Behind after 6-7-8: 6-46/2-49/1-50 Score first: Day/Night: 26-22/45-40 Tied after 6-7-8: 8-11/7-9/11-8 Score 5 or more: 45-8 Grass/Turf: 29-38/ run games: Score less than 5: vs. East: run games: 14-4 Outhit opponents: vs. Central: Extra innings: 5-6 Outhit by opponents: vs. West: Win in last at-bat: 12 Collect 10 or more hits: vs. National League: 7-13 Come-from-behind wins: 23 Opp. 10 or more hits: vs. RH/LH starters: 50-46/22-17 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 27 Wearing white/gray/navy: 27-18/17-27/16-12 Series W-L-T (home): Series W-L-T (road): Wearing light blue/other: 3-3/9-3 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Banda Castillo Chirinos Faria Font Glasnow Kittredge Romo Snell Stanek Wood Yarbrough TEAM BATTING Longest win streak 8, 2x-last 8/19 8/27 Longest losing streak 8, 2x-last 5/31 6/9 Most runs game, TB 19, 7/14 at MIN Most runs game, Opp 17, 5/13 at BAL Most runs, inn, TB 7, 7/31 vs. LAA (4th) Most runs, inn, Opp 8, 7/27 at BAL (7th) Most hits, game, TB 20, 2x-last 7/14 at MIN Most hits, game, Opp 19, 5/13 at BAL Most hits, inn, TB 6, 4x-last 8/24 vs. BOS (3rd) Most hits, inn, Opp 7, 2x-last 7/27 at BAL (7th) Most doubles, game, TB 6, 9/1 at CLE Most doubles, game, Opp 5, 2x-last 8/17 at BOS Most HR, game, TB 4, 2x-last 5/29 at OAK Most HR, game, Opp 4, 4x-last 7/29 at BAL Most x-base hits, game, TB 9, 7/14 at MIN Most x-base hits, game, Opp 8, 5/13 at BAL Most stolen bases, game, TB 3, 9x-last 8/29 at ATL Most stolen bases, game, Opp 4, 8/31 at CLE Most walks, game, TB 10, 4/10 at CWS Most walks, game, Opp 10, 7/15 at MIN Most strikeouts, game, TB 16, 2x-last 7/3 at MIA Most strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 2x-last 8/21 vs. KC Most LOB, game, TB 14, 2x-last 8/23 vs. KC Most LOB, game, Opp 14, 7/3 at MIA Most errors, game, TB 3, 5/29 at OAK Most errors, game, Opp 5, 8/8 vs. BAL Longest game, time 5:31, 7/3 at MIA Longest game, time (9 inn.) 3:52, 4/28 at BOS Grand Slams (3): Robertson, 5/19 at LAA (Heaney) Kiermaier, 6/25 vs. WAS (Gonzalez) Robertson, 7/22 vs. MIA (Barraclaugh) Back-to-Back (1): Gómez/Field, 6/1 at SEA (Leake) Back-to-Back-to-Back (1): Cron/Wendle/Ramos, 5/29 at OAK (Gossett) 2-HR games (4): Cron, 4/21 vs. MIN (Gibson/Moya) Ramos, 5/18 at LAA (Tropeano/Bedrosian) Ramos, 6/25 vs. WAS (Miller/Collins) Cron, 7/29 at BAL (Bundy) 3-HR games (--): -- RAYS SEASON HIGHS HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most runs, game, TB 4, Bauers, 7/14 at MIN Most runs, game, Opp 4, 2x-last Rendon, 6/6 at WAS Most hits, game, TB 4, 7x-last Cron, 8/29 at ATL Most hits, game, Opp 5, Stanton, 6/24 vs. NYY Most 2B, game, TB 2, 11x-last Choi, 9/1 at CLE Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 17x-last Martinez, 8/25 vs. BOS Most HR, game, TB 2, 4x-last Cron, 7/29 at BAL Most HR, game, Opp 2, 7x-last García, 8/5 vs. CWS Most RBI, game, TB 4, 7x-last Perez, 8/24 vs. BOS Most RBI, game, Opp 8, Gregorius, 4/3 at NYY Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 2x-last Smith 5/12 at BAL Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 5x-last Bogaerts, 8/17 at BOS Most steals, game, TB 2, 5x-last Wendle, 8/29 at ATL Most steals, game, Opp 2, 7x-last Brantley, 9/1 at CLE Hitting Streak 18, Ramos, 4/14 5/13 TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most SO, TB Starter 13, Archer, 7/22 vs. MIA Most SO, Opp Starter 13, Scherzer, 6/5 at WAS Most SO, TB Reliever 9, Yarbrough, 5/31 at OAK Most IP, TB Reliever 7.0, 2x-last Pruitt, 6/7 vs. SEA Most walks, game, TB 7, Snell, 6/19 at HOU Most walks, game, Opp 6, Fulmer, 4/10 at CWS Most SO, Team, TB 16, 2x-last 8/21 vs. KC Most walks, Team, TB 10, 7/15 at MIN Low-Hit Game 1, 5/30 at OAK Consecutive Scoreless IP 17.0, Snell, 6/19 7/1 Shortest game, time 2:16, 6/5 at WAS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:16, 6/5 at WAS Pinch-hit (1): Walk-off (4): Lead-off (3): Inside-the-park (1): Robertson, 7/22 vs. MIA (Barraclaugh) Gómez, 4/22 vs. MIN (Reed) Bauers, 6/24 vs. NYY (Shreve) Robertson, 7/22 vs. MIA (Barraclaugh) Adames, 8/7 vs. BAL (Castro) Span, 4/15 vs. PHI (Lively) Miller, 5/27 vs. BAL (Gausman) Duffy, 6/14 at NYY (Germán) Span, 4/28 at BOS (Price) RUNS BY INNING X Total Opponent Tampa Bay HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Cron Ramos Bauers Robertson Adames Gómez Wendle 7 7 Field Miller Duffy Kiermaier Span Choi 3 3 Hechavarria Lowe Pham Refsnyder Smith Arroyo 1 1 Perez 1 1 TOTALS CATWALKS Date: April 16 vs. TEX Batter: Joey Gallo Play Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in center field (430 feet) off Blake Snell (4th inning). Date: April 17 vs. TEX Batter: Shin-Soo Choo Play Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in rightcenter (446 feet) off Yonny Chirinos (6th inning). Date: May 22 vs. BOS Batter: Sandy Leon Play Description: Single off B-ring catwalk in right field off Ryne Stanek (9th inning). Date: May 27 vs. BAL Batter: Brad Miller Play Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in right (436 feet) off Kevin Gausman (1st inning). Date: June 24 vs. NYY Batter: Clint Frazier Play Description: Pop out off B-ring catwalk in left field off Vidal Nuño (9th inning). Date: July 31 vs. LAA Batter: Mike Trout Play Description: Home run off C-ring catwalk in center field off Ryan Yarbrough (7th inning). Date: August 21 vs. KC Batter: Willy Adames Play Description: Home run off C-ring catwalk in left field off Glenn Sparkman (2nd inning). WALK-OFF LOSSES Date: April 5 at BOS Batter: Hanley Ramírez Outcome: L 2-3 (12) Pitcher: Ryan Yarbrough Play Description: Bases-loaded single to right Date: May 2 at DET Batter: John Hicks Outcome: L 2-3 (12) Pitcher: Matt Andriese Play Description: Bunt single to first base Date: June 1 at SEA Batter: Mitch Haniger Outcome: L 3-4 (13) Pitcher: Matt Andriese Play Description: Home run to right-center field Date: June 18 at HOU Batter: Alex Bregman Outcome: L 3-4 Pitcher: Sergio Romo Play Description: Double to left-center field Date: July 2 at MIA Batter: Yadiel Rivera Outcome: L 2-3 (10) Pitcher: Ryne Stanek Play Description: Infield single to third base Date: July 6 at NYM Batter: José Bautista Outcome: L 1-5 Pitcher: Chaz Roe Play Description: Grand slam to left field Date: July 15 at MIN Batter: Brian Dozier Outcome: L 7-11 (10) Pitcher: Matt Andriese Play Description: Grand slam to left field CATCHERS PCT CS ATT Moore Perez Sucre TOTALS INSTANT REPLAY Rays Opp Umpires Overturned Stand Confirmed TOTALS MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Cron (25), Duffy (16), Ramos (15), Wendle (14), Bauers (12), Adames (11), Miller (9), Gómez (8), Robertson (8), Span (8), Smith (7), Hechavarria (5), Choi (4), Sucre (4), Field (3), Kiermaier (3), Lowe (3), Perez (3), Pham (1) 2-Out RBI: Ramos (27), Cron (22), Wendle (15), Smith (14), Gómez (13), Robertson (13), Adames (11), Duffy (11), Span (11), Hechavarria (10), Lowe (8), Sucre (8), Miller (7), Bauers (6), Perez (6), Field (5), Kiermaier (5), Arroyo (4), Choi (3), Eovaldi (1), Nuño (1) Outfield Assists (22): Kiermaier (5), Field (4), Gómez (4), Refsnyder (3), Smith (3), Span (2), Wendle (1) Bunt Singles (16): Gómez (4), Smith (4), Kiermaier (3), Choi (1), Field (1), Miller (1), Span (1), Wendle (1) Ejections (1): Smith-1 (6/5 at WAS, 8th inn.) Batted Around (15): 3/29 vs. BOS (8th inn., 10 batters), 4/16 vs. TEX (2nd inn., 10 batters), 4/25 at BAL (5th inn., 9 batters), 5/15 at KC (1st inn., 9 batters), 5/18 at LAA (3rd inn., 9 batters), 5/27 vs. BAL (3rd inn., 12 batters), 6/25 vs. WAS (2nd inn., 10 batters), 7/3 at MIA (16th inn., 9 batters), 7/9 vs. DET (1st inn., 9 batters), 7/14 at MIN (7th inn., 9 batters), 7/20 vs. MIA (9th inn., 9 batters), 7/31 vs. LAA (4th inn., 12 batters), 8/2 vs. LAA (4th inn., 9 batters), 8/24 vs. BOS (3rd inn., 9 batters), 9/1 at CLE (6th inn., 9 batters)