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1 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2014 vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES RH Alex Cobb (2-4, 3.99) vs. RH Kevin Gausman (2-1, 3.71) First Pitch: 1:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. TV: Sun Sports Radio: WDAE 620 AM Game No.: 73 (28-44) Home Game No.: 37 (15-21) All-Time Game No.: 2,662 (1,223-1,438) All-Time Home Game: 1,331 ( ) March: 1-0 April: May: June: 5-11 REHAB CORNER Yesterday RH Jeremy Hellickson (elbow) made his third rehab start, second for Triple-A Durham, at Louisville (Reds) his line: 2.2 IP, 12 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 0 HR, 76/51 Brandon Guyer (left thumb fracture) played LF for Durham and went 2-for-3 with a double, 2 walks and 2 runs scored in 4 games of a rehab assignment, Guyer is 4-for-16 with 2 doubles and 5 walks. BUSES FOR BASEBALL Prior to gates opening today, several Rays players including Joel Peralta, Cesar Ramos and Sean Rodriguez will meet with approximately 50 children from the Redlands Migrant Christian Association as part of The Players Trust Buses for Baseball Program visit playerstrust.org/programs/buses-baseball for more info. RAY MATTER Last night the Rays lost, 7-5, after falling behind 5-0 in the 3rd inning they ve still won 4 of their last 6 games after losing 14 of their previous 15 they ve gained 2 games on first-place Toronto over these 6 games, from 15 GB of first (tying a season high) to 13 GB (their smallest deficit in nearly two weeks, 13 GB through June 4) with a victory today, the Rays could secure back-to-back series wins for only the second time this season also April 29 May 1 at BOS (2 of 3) and May 2-4 at NYY (2 of 3) prior to winning 2 of 3 games in Houston this past weekend, the Rays had lost 10 of their last 12 series. The current 10-game homestand vs. BAL (3), HOU (4) and PIT (3) is tied for the Rays longest of the season also Aug 29 Sep 7 vs. BOS (4), TOR (3) and BAL (3) the Rays are currently playing 18 of 21 games at Tropicana Field. The Rays are 11-9 in one-run games. The Rays are (.618) when their starting pitcher goes 6 IP or more, compared to 7-31 (.184) when the starter fails to do so. RAYS vs. ORIOLES The Rays are 1-6 in the season series and have been outscored they have scored 10 runs while splitting the first 2 games of this series, after being swept twice on 8 runs total in the first 5 games (April at BAL, May 6-8 here) in 2013, the Rays won 11 of their last 13 meetings and went 13-6 in the season series, their 2nd-best mark ever vs. Baltimore (15-3 in 2008) the Rays are since the start of 2008 while the all-time series is tied, next time these clubs meet is a 4-game set June at BAL, with a day-night doubleheader the first day to make up for the April 15 rainout. NOT-SO-GRAND SLAM Yesterday BAL Chris Davis hit a grand slam off the left field foul pole estimated last night at 321 feet, and measured by ESPN Hit Tracker as a true distance of 319 feet the shortest home run recorded at Tropicana Field by the ESPN Hit Tracker, which dates back to 2006 previous shortest was 323 ft. by B.J. Upton on April 24, 2012 vs. LAA Ervin Santana Davis shot is the 2nd shortest in the majors this season, per the Hit Tracker the only shorter homer was COL Brandon Barnes on June 14 at SF (304 ft.). Davis hit the slam on an 0-2 pitch from Erik Bedard according to Baseball Reference, it was only the third grand slam allowed in franchise history on an 0-2 pitch also Russell Martin off James Shields, June 5, 2012 at NYY; and Omar Vizquel off Juan Guzman, April 7, 2000 vs. CLE the only other 0-2 grand slam hit this season was BOS Dustin Pedroia on May 2 vs. OAK off Ryan Cook. BACK-TO-BACK Sean Rodriguez and Desmond Jennings hit back-toback homers last night in the 3rd inning, the third time the Rays have turned the trick this season also June 4 vs. MIA (Ben Zobrist, Evan Longoria) and May 26 at TOR (Desmond Jennings, James Loney). ABOUT THE OFFENSE The Rays have hit 5 HR in the first 2 games of the series they have multiple HR in consecutive games for only the 4th time this season (last June 4-5 vs. MIA) they have 22 extra-base hits in the last 5 games (15-2B, 2-3B, 6-HR), and 45 in their last 13 (30-2B, 3-3B, 12-HR) after recording only 39 XBH in their 21 games before that. The Rays have scored 29 runs over the past 6 games (4.83 R/G), on the heels of being shut out in 3 straight games for the first time in club history and first time by an AL team since the 2004 Royals. The Rays have averaged 3.68 runs per game (265-R, 72-G) this season, fewest in the AL they ve averaged 45 percent more runs per game at home (4.36) than on the road (3.00). The Rays have been shut out 10 times this season, most in the AL and one shy of San Diego for most in the majors they have been shut out 5 times in 16 games in the month of June they were blanked only 8 times in all of ONE YEAR AGO TODAY Wil Myers made his major league debut, starting both ends of a doubleheader at Fenway Park in RF and batting 6th at 22 years, 190 days, he became the youngest player to make his RAYS THRU 72 GAMES, Year W-L Pct. Pos GB major league debut at Fenway since BOS Dwight Evans on Sep 16, 1972 vs. CLE (20 years, 318 days) in the nightcap he recorded his first major league hit, a single off LH Felix Doubront one year later, Wil is still the youngest position player on the Rays 40-man roster and second-youngest overall (LH Enny Romero). PITCHING PROPERLY Rays pitchers rank 2nd in the majors with 615 strikeouts, trailing the Indians (621) in the month of June, they rank among major league leaders with 158 strikeouts (1st),.228 opp avg. (4th),.286 opp OBP (3rd) and.350 opp SLG (4th). DP DEFICIT The Rays defense has turned only 37 DPs, fewest in baseball, while league-leading Baltimore has 84 meanwhile Rays have grounded into 64 twin killings, tied for 3rd most in the majors. UNSUPPORTED Today s starter, RH Alex Cobb, received 4 runs of run support in his last start at HOU after entering with only 7 runs in 41 IP (1.54 R/9 IP) on the season has averaged just 2.09 R/9 IP (11-R, 47.1-IP) in run support among qualifiers, the majors lowest run support is PIT Francisco Liriano (2.24) during his 24.2 inning scoreless streak earlier this season longest in franchise history by a starter the Rays offense scored only 1 run behind him: the solo homer by James Loney on April 12 at CIN. MILESTONE WATCH Evan Longoria is 4 shy of tying Carl Crawford for the club record of 215 doubles, and is 16 RBI shy of tying Crawford s club record of 592 RBI he s already the club leader with 170 HR Joel Peralta, who earlier this season set a club record for relief apps (now 260), is 6 shy of tying Esteban Yan for the club record in overall appearances (266). KEVIN KIERMAIER Since his most recent call-up (May 28), leads major leaue rookies in slugging pct. (.643) and extra-base hits (11) and leads AL rookies in batting avg. (.339) and OBP (.403) since May 18 he has 3 more extra-base hits (12) than any other Rays player despite spending 6 of those days (May 22-27) in the minors. Through 24 career games he has 12 extra-base hits, tied with Delmon Young for most in Rays history. FOREIGN SOIL The Rays have held the majors worst record for the past 14 days, now 1.0 GB of Arizona (30-44) prior to this, they d spent only one day with the majors worst record outright since becoming the Rays in 2008 when they were 1-8 through April 10, 2011 the Rays are attempting to become the first team in major league history to recover from 18 games under.500 to reach the postseason the closest any team has come was a century ago, when the Boston Braves were 16 games under.500 at through June 8, 1914 they went (.726) from that point forward to finish 94-59, then swept the Philadelphia A s in the World Series (4-0). WHAT IT TAKES Here are a few scenarios of what the Rays would need to do in order to reach various benchmarks and goals: Ê Ê.500 by 100th game (July 20) 22-6 (.786) Ê Ê.500 by end of July (.722) Ê Ê.500 by season s end (.589) 90 wins by season s end (.689) MOTTER MATTER Double-A Montgomery UTL Taylor Motter was named Star of Stars at the Southern League All-Star Game yesterday in Chattanooga, Tenn. the 24-year-old went 3-for-3 with a home run to lead the South Division All-Stars to a 6-4 victory over the North Division he was one of three Biscuits in the starting lineup (RF), along with 2B Ryan Brett (1-for-4, BB, run) and C Luke Maile (1-for-2, double, run), while RH Victor Mateo and RH Santiago Garrido each pitched an inning in relief. Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting Pitcher Thurs., June 19 HOU 7:10 p.m. Sun Sports RH Chris Archer (3-4, 3.40) RH Collin McHugh (4-4, 3.03) Fri., June 19 HOU 7:10 p.m. Sun Sports LH David Price (5-6, 3.93) RH Jarred Cosart (6-5, 4.16) Sat., June 19 HOU 4:10 p.m. Sun Sports RH Jake Odorizzi (2-7, 4.73) RH Brad Peacock (2-4, 4.50) Sun., June 19 HOU 1:40 p.m. Sun Sports LH Erik Bedard (3-5, 4.33) LH Dallas Keuchel (8-4, 2.63) **All games broadcast on WDAE 620 AM. All times Eastern Standard Time (EST).**

2 TODAY S STARTER RH ALEX COBB (2-4, 3.99) YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg Tampa Bay Charlotte Tampa Bay Career Majors LAST START On Fri at HOU, snapped a 3-game losing streak that was tied for his career high, recording his first win since April 12 at CIN, which was his last start before going on the DL with a left oblique strain had a season-high 11 SO, 10 of those coming via changeup marked his first double-digit strikeout game of the season and 5th of his career, first since Sep 21, 2013 vs. BAL (12) his line: W, 6.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 11 SO, 1 HR, 97 pitches, 60 strikes. UNSUPPORTED Received 4 runs of run support in his last start at HOU after entering with only 7 runs in 41 IP (1.54 R/9 IP) on the season has averaged just 2.09 R/9 IP (11-R, 47.1-IP) in run support among qualifiers, the majors lowest run support is PIT Francisco Liriano (2.24) during his 24.2 inning scoreless streak earlier this season longest in franchise history by a starter the Rays offense scored only 1 run behind him: the solo homer by James Loney on April 12 at CIN. Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Rays History J.P. Howell (relief) 6/14/12 8/30/ Alex Torres (relief) 9/24/11 6/22/ Alex Cobb (starter) 4/1/14 5/27/ James Shields (starter) 8/26/11 9/5/ Matt Moore (starter) 6/25/13 7/11/ LAST HOME START Marked his worst start of the season lost to Roenis Elias on June 7 vs. SEA, throwing a season-low 4.1 innings and 72 pitches and yielding a season-high 10 hits and 7 R/ER 1 BB, 2 SO, 1 HR (Cole Gillespie), 1 HBP it was his shortest start since June 15, 2013 vs. KC (4.1) when he was struck in the head by a line drive the 7 R/ER were one shy of his career high (2x, last Aug 18, 2012 at LAA) 10 hits were his most allowed since April 30, 2013 at KC (10). Is still seeking his first home win of the season last was Sep 21, 2013 vs. BAL has not lost in 4 career starts against the Orioles, tied for the 3rd longest unbeaten streak by a Rays starter in franchise history (Tanyon Sturtze, 7; David Price, 5). HE LIKES CHANGE One-third (33.4 pct.) of his career pitches thrown are changeups, including 33.2 this year which would lead the majors if he had enough IP to qualify KC Jason Vargas (30.4) leads qualifiers. WORM BURNER Owns a career groundball-to-flyball ratio of 2.36 this is 3rd highest among active pitchers (min. 50 starts) behind PHI Roberto Hernandez (2.39) and HOU Dallas Keuchel (2.38) this year his groundball-to-flyball ratio is down to 1.87 his 57.0 groundball pct. last season would have been the 2nd-highest in the AL if he had enough innings to qualify. DL BEHIND HIM Makes his sixth start since returning from the DL with a left oblique strain missed 35 games (April 13 May 21) and the Rays went (.343) in his absence, tied with Houston for worst in the majors during that span Rays staff was 7-5 with a 2.55 ERA prior to him going on the DL; they posted a 4.63 ERA while he was away. Returned from the DL on May 22 vs. OAK and pitched 6.2 scoreless innings opposite Sonny Gray, but received no decision as the game remained scoreless until the bottom of the 7th Rays won, 5-2 on a walkoff, 3-run HR by Sean Rodriguez. 3 OR LESS Has allowed 3 ER or less in 24 of his 30 starts since the start of last season. NEW NO year-old entered the season as the No. 2 starter, after opening the 2013 season in the No. 5 slot. LOOKING OUT FOR THE KIDS On June 10, Cobb announced he is teaming with isoblox to endorse the new isoblox Skull Cap With Impact Protection for youth baseball and softball players custommade for boys and girls ages 6 to young adult, the isoblox Skull Cap is constructed with isoblox proprietary, patent-pending, hinged-plate technology it is available exclusively at Dick s Sporting Goods and online at DicksSportingGoods.com Cobb himself was struck in the head by a line drive a year ago on June 15 vs. KC and missed the next 2 months with a concussion. NAME DROPPER In the Sports Illustrated MLB preview issue, a rival scout said: Alex Cobb is turning into Greg Maddux. He s a savvy guy who toys with hitters he can make an aggressive lineup look stupid. He has such a feel for his changeup and for varying his pitch pattern GAME LOG GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 4/1 vs. TOR L /60 L, 2-4 Hutchison down, 4-0 4/6 vs. TEX /65 L, 0-3 Darvish tied, 0-0 4/12 at CIN W /59 W, 1-0 Simon up, 1-0 APRIL /22 vs. OAK /66 W, 5-2 Gray tied, 0-0 5/27 at TOR L /58 L, 6-9 Buehrle down, 6-3 MAY /2 at MIA L /59 L, 1-3 Wolf down, 3-1 6/7 vs. SEA L /51 L, 4-7 Elias down, 6-2 6/13 at HOU W /60 W, 6-1 McHugh up, 4-1 JUNE GAME LOG (A) GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 5/17 vs. CLR W /46 W, 2-0 Kleven up, 1-0 * rehab start 2014 SPLITS vs. RH:.297 (22-74), 2-HR vs. LH:.194 (20-103), 3-HR Home: 0-2, 4.30 ERA (23.0-IP, 11-ER) Road: 2-2, 3.70 ERA (24.1-IP, 10-ER) COBB vs. BALTIMORE CAREER Is unbeaten in 4 career starts against the Orioles, going 3-0 with a 1.73 ERA (26-IP, 5-ER) and 30 SO received no decision in his first start vs. BAL, but has won his last 3 after that. LAST START Was Sep 21, 2013 here, and he pitched into the 9th inning his line: 8.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 12 SO, 117/76 is 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA (15.1- IP, 2-ER) and 19 SO in 2 career starts against the Orioles at Tropicana Field. LAST START On Sat at HOU, had his shortest start of the season at 3 IP and 74 pitches...yielded 6 runs, but only 1 earned, after allowing 3 runs in his last 5 starts combined...in the 3rd inning, his fielding error receiving a throw from James Loney led to 5 unearned runs...in the last 5 seasons ( ) only one other Rays pitcher has allowed 5 unearned runs in a game: David Price on May 4, 2013 at COL (9-R, 4-ER) his line: 3 IP, 3 H, 6 R/1 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO, 1 HBP, 74/41. TOMORROW S STARTER RH CHRIS ARCHER (3-4, 3.40) STRETCHING IT OUT Prior to Sat at HOU, he had thrown 6 innings in 4 consecutive starts, after failing to do so in any of his previous 4 starts the Rays have lost 4 of his last 5 starts when he throws 6 IP or more prior to that, they were 15-1 when he lasted 6 innings going back to the start of 2013 during that same span they are only 4-12 when he fails to do so has thrown 7 innings only twice in 14 starts this year in 2013, he threw 7 IP or more in 8 of 23 starts. LAST 6 STARTS Is 1-2 with a 1.06 ERA (34-IP, 25-H, 4-ER, 17-BB, 35-SO), dropping his season ERA from 5.16 to of those 6 starts have been scoreless allowed at least 3 runs in each of his 4 previous starts and was 0-1 with a 6.97 ERA (20.2-IP, 16-ER) over that span. vs. HOUSTON Is 1-1 with a 1.50 ERA (18-IP, 3-ER) in 3 career starts see Last Start above in his only career start against them at Tropicana Field, July 14, 2013, threw his first complete game in a 5-0 shutout (5-H, 0-BB, 8-SO, 112 pitches) opposite now-teammate LH Erik Bedard faced only 3 batters over the minimum. #70 JOE MADDON, MANAGER Ninth-year Rays manager is the 3rd-longest tenured skipper in MLB after Was ejected May 2 at NYY by home plate umpire Brian O Nora in the LAA Mike Scioscia (15th) and MIN Ron Gardenhire (13th). 13th inning for arguing result of instant replay review was his second Has managed more than half games in Rays history (1,369 of 2,662) ejection this season and 34th as a Ray, a club record. owns a career (.515) record with the Rays: (.392) in Two-time AL Manager of the Year (2008, 2010) only two other head his first two seasons ( ) and (.553) since the start of coaches/managers among Florida s major pro teams have lasted as 2008 the Rays were (.401) prior to his arrival. long: Don Shula (Dolphins, 26 years) and John McKay (Bucs, 9 years).

3 RAYS HITTER NOTES #7 DAVID DEJESUS, OF Tue: 2-2, BB Series: 2-2, BB Stand: 7-23, 2B, RBI, 2-R, 5-BB vs. LH:.200 (1-5) 2014:.268/.367/.436, 5-HR, 17-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (1.000, 2-2) RISP:.229 (8-35) vs. RH:.270 (47-174), 5-HR Has reached base in his last 14 starts has a.286 avg. (12-for-42) and.449 OBP over that stretch. Snapped a career-long 0-for-24 stretch on April 22 batting.314 (43-for-137) with 11 2B, 5 HR, 17 RBI,.416 OBP and.504 SLG since then. Ranks T-4th on the team with 5 HR, all 5 coming in a span of 23 starts from April 24 May 26 4 of the 5 have been solo shots. All 49 starts have come vs. right-handed starters (9-LF, 3-CF, 37-DH) only had 5 career starts at DH prior to this season. Only has 7 PA vs. lefties this season since 2011 has a.163 (45-for-276) avg. vs. LHP, 2nd-lowest in the majors over that span. #11 YUNEL ESCOBAR, SS Tue: 0-3, RBI, SF Series: 1-7, HR, SF, 2-RBI, R Stand: 5-28, 2B, 2-RBI, 5-BB, 4-R vs. LH:.364 (20-55), 1-HR 2014:.246/.322/.338, 4-HR, 18-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.197 (12-61) vs. RH:.211 (39-185), 3-HR Mon vs. BAL was his first homer since May 16 at LAA, first at Tropicana Field since April 5 vs. TEX and first vs. LHP since June 20, 2013 at NYY. Reached in all 4 PA on Sun at HOU, including a bases-loaded walk in the 2nd inning his 4th inning double snapped an 0-for-14 skid. Batting.216 (11-for-51) with a.305 OBP in 16 games (14 starts) in June compared to.290 (27-for-93) with a.374 OBP in 27 games in May. Has 27 BB to 32 SO only major league shortstops with a better ratio are COL Troy Tulowitzki (37 BB, 39 SO) and OAK Jed Lowrie (35 BB, 38 SO). Collected his 1,000th major league hit on May 22 vs. OAK, an RBI single in the 7th inning, his 2nd go-ahead RBI in the 7th inn. or later this season. Has made 8 errors this season, surpassing his error total from 2013 (7) is on pace for a career high 18 errors (16 in 2008). #10 LOGAN FORSYTHE, INF Tue: 1-1 (PH in 8th) Series: 3-5 Stand: 2-11 vs. LH:.206 (13-63) 2014:.195/.246/.244, 0-HR, 5-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.600, 3-5) RISP:.125 (4-32) vs. RH:.183 (11-60) Snapped an 0-for-11 streak as a pinch-hitter yesterday with a single in the 8th...went 2-for-4 Mon vs. BAL after 1 hit in his previous 23 at-bats. Batting.125 with RISP, 8th-lowest in the majors (min. 20 AB) his current.195 overall avg. would be a career low. Had half of his 5 RBI this season over the span of two games (combined for 3 RBI from May vs. BOS). Has made 28 starts this season (13-2B, 12-DH, 2-LF, 1-3B) owns a career.306 (15-for-49) avg. as a pinch-hitter. #24 RYAN HANIGAN, C Tue: 0-0 (def. rep. in 9th) Series: 1-3, HR, 2-RBI, BB Stand: 0-3, BB vs. LH:.111 (3-27), 1-HR 2014:.220/.308/.354, 4-HR, 24-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.364, 4-11) RISP:.308 (12-39) vs. RH:.250 (25-100), 3-HR Mon vs. BAL was his first HR since his multi-hr game on April 19 vs. NYY, and his first RBI(s) since his 4-RBI game on May 12 at SEA. Is over halfway to his career high in RBI (40 in 2010) leads the team and is T-1st among AL catchers with 17 2-out RBI. All 4 HR have come at Tropicana Field is batting.254 (15-for-59) at home compared to.191 (13-for-68) on the road. His 6th inning single on Fri at HOU snapped a career-long 0-for-28 skid (prev. 0-for-20, 2x-last April 3-14, 2013) marked his first hit since May 12 at SEA when he went 2-for-4 with 4 RBI, prior to his DL stint with right hamstring tightness (reinstated Wed vs. STL; missed min. 15 days). Has played 101 consecutive errorless games, the longest streak of his career last error was May 19, 2013 at PHI. #8 DESMOND JENNINGS, OF Tue: 1-5, HR, RBI, R Series: 3-9, HR, 2B, RBI, R Stand: 8-31, 2-2B, 4-RBI, 4-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.226 (14-62), 2-HR 2014:.241/.325/.383, 6-HR, 20-RBI, 12-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.333, 3-9) RISP:.226 (12-53) vs. RH:.246 (47-191), 4-HR Has made 10 straight starts at leadoff is batting.256 (11-for-43) with a.289 OBP and.395 SLG over his current stretch at leadoff. Hit a bases loaded single on June 11 vs. STL, his first hit with the bases loaded since May 16, 2013 vs. BOS (0-for-11 in between). Was batting.302 at the end of play on April 23 vs. MIN since then has hit.221 (42-for-190) with a.294 OBP in 48 games (46 starts). Is batting.206 (27-for-131) vs. right-handed pitching since the start of May after starting the season batting.333 (20-for-60) vs. RHP in March/April. Made 3 straight starts at cleanup from May at TOR May 26 at TOR was his 1st career start there and hit his 1st home run since May 3 at NYY. Is batting.446 (74-for-166) when putting the first pitch in play over his career and.320 (8-for-25) when doing so this season. #20 MATT JOYCE, OF Tue: 2-4, 2B, R Series: 2-4, 2B, R Stand: 8-25, 2-2B, 3B, RBI, 2-R vs. LH:.048 (1-21) 2014:.270/.356/.393, 3-HR, 26-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 5G (.353, 6-17) RISP:.273 (12-44) vs. RH:.297 (52-175), 3-HR His RBI single in the 4th on Wed vs. STL snapped the Rays 0-for-21 skid with RISP and a personal 0-for-11 stretch with RISP. Leads the team with a.354 OBP has a.389 OBP vs. right-handed pitching, 7th in the AL. Only start vs. a left-hander was May 27 at TOR (Mark Buehrle) only hit vs. LHP was May 28 at TOR (double off Rob Rasmussen). Ranks T-1st in the majors with KC Billy Butler, DET Austin Jackson and LAA Mike Trout with 7 sac flies has not had one since May 10 vs. CLE. Set a Rays record with 5 BB on April 25 at CWS first with 5 BB in a 9-inning game without an IBB since FLA Ivan Rodriguez (April 8, 2003 vs. NYM). #39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, OF Tue: 1-1 (PH in 8th) Series: 1-5 Stand: 11-27, 5-2B, HR, RBI, 6-BB vs. LH:.118 (2-17) 2014:.324/.378/.618, 3-HR, 4-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (1.000, 1-1) RISP:.091 (1-11) vs. RH:.392 (20-51), 3-HR Hit a pinch-hit single yesterday vs. BAL snapping an 0-for-11 skid...is 3-for-3 as a pinch-hitter this season Had 12 XBH in his first 23 career games, tied with Delmon Young (2007) for most in Rays history through 23 G. Since his most recent call-up (May 28), he leads major league rookies with 11 XBH,. 643 SLG, OPS and ranks 2nd in OBP (.403). In his last 14 games, is batting.327/.400/.612 (16-for-49) with 10 XBH (7-2B, 2-3B, 1-HR) over that span. Made a diving catch with the bases loaded in the 5th inning on June 11 vs. STL was No. 1 on SportsCenter s Top 10 plays and the No. 1 Web Gem. Hit an inside-the-park home run on May 31 at BOS became the first player to hit an inside-the-park home run within his first 10 MLB games since CWS Joe Borchard in 2002 and became the first visiting player to hit an inside-the-park home run at Fenway Park since BAL David Newhan on July 21, 2004 became the first Rays rookie to homer in his first career game at Fenway Park since Brent Abernathy on June 25, #21 JAMES LONEY, 1B Tue: 1-4, 2B, 2-RBI, BB Series: 2-8, 2-2B, R, BB Stand: 8-33, 3-2B, HR, 3-RBI, 2-R vs. LH:.275 (22-80), 1-HR 2014:.279/.340/.382, 3-HR, 33-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.235, 4-17) RISP:.288 (19-66) vs. RH:.280 (51-182), 2-HR His RBI single in the 5th snapped an 0-for-17 streak with RISP...his last hit with RISP was May 21 vs. OAK...leads the Rays in RBI with 33. Has 20 multi-hit games, most on the team and T-3rd among AL first basemen (Miguel Cabrera, 22; Eric Hosmer, 22). Batting.233 (14-for-60) with a.304 OBP in 16 games in June. Since the start of 2013, is.330/.382/.472 (88-for-267) in the 7th inning or later, 3rd-highest avg. in the majors (Adrian Beltre,.347; Mike Trout,.337) percent of his balls in play are line drives, according to FanGraphs, 6th-highest pct. in the AL batting.712 (42-for-59) on line drives. Batting.356 (31-for-87) when behind in the count, the 3rd-highest avg. in the majors (min. 150 AB), compared to.262 (17-for-65) when ahead in the count. Ranks 3rd in the majors with a.325 (133-for-409) road avg. since 2013, trailing DET Miguel Cabrera (.331) and MIL Scooter Gennett (.328). #3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Tue: 1-5, R Series: 2-7, 2B, 2-BB, 2-R Stand: 9-36, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 5-BB vs. LH:.310 (22-71), 1-HR 2014:.265/.334/.398, 8-HR, 32-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 6G (.292, 7-24) RISP:.339 (19-56) vs. RH:.250 (52-208), 7-HR Second on the team with 32 RBI, half of which have come with 2 outs, T-8th in the AL has 5 RBI over his last 5 games. In the Rays 28 wins, is batting.336 (37-for-110) compared to.219 (37-for-169) in their 44 losses. Batting.292 (7-for-24) over a current 6-game hitting streak has 3 HR in his last 13 games after 1 HR in his previous 26 games. Was batting.306/.365/.552 with 14 HR and 42 RBI at the end of play on June 16 last season compared to.265/.334/.398, 8 HR, 32 RBI this season. Hitting.317 (44-for-139) with 6 HR and 18 RBI in 36 games at Tropicana Field compared to.214 (30-for-140) with 2 HR and 14 RBI in 36 road games. Has started all 72 games (70-3B, 2-DH) has played 152 consecutive games since missing 3 games June 29 July 1, 2013 with plantar fasciitis. Is Rays all-time HR leader with 170 is closing in on club records in RBI (16 shy of Carl Crawford s 592) and doubles (4 shy of Crawford s 215). #28 JOSE MOLINA, C Tue: 0-3 Series: 0-3 Stand: 2-13, RBI, 2-BB vs. LH:.190 (4-21) 2014:.137/.183/.137, 0-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.031 (1-32) vs. RH:.123 (10-81) Started 10 of the Rays 13 games with Ryan Hanigan (right hamstring tightness) on the 15-day disabled list has started all 15 of David Price s starts. Snapped a career-long 37-game RBI drought with a sac fly on June 7 vs. SEA (prev. 15, 2x-last July 27 Aug 25, 2013) went 100 AB between RBI. May 27 at TOR was his first multi-hit game since Sep 23, 2013 vs. BAL is 14-for-102 overall (all singles) this season his last extra-base hit was Sep 23, 2013 vs. BAL (double) his current 43-game stretch without an XBH is the longest of his career (prev. 26, Aug 2 Oct 2, 2009) has not homered in 81 games (last July 5, 2013 vs. CWS), the longest homerless streak of his career (prev. 78, Sep 8, 2007 July 30, 2008). His.031 avg. (1-for-32) with RISP is the lowest in the majors (min. 20 AB).

4 #1 SEAN RODRIGUEZ, INF/OF Tue: 1-4, HR, RBI, R Series: 1-6, HR, RBI, R Trip: 1-2 vs. LH:.232 (13-56), 4-HR 2014:.214/.261/.495, 7-HR, 21-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.226 (7-31) vs. RH:.191 (9-47), 3-HR Yesterday vs. BAL had a solo HR in the 3rd, the front end of back-to-back with Desmond Jennings trails Evan Longoria by 1 HR for the team lead despite 176 fewer at-bats marked the 2nd time this season a fair ball hit the C-ring catwalk (Longoria s HR on April 19 vs. NYY). Fourteen of his 21 hits (61.9 pct.) this season have gone for extra bases, the highest ratio in the majors (min. 100 PA). Had 9 RBI over a 5-game stretch despite only 2 starts from May hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead, 3-run homer on May 25 vs. BOS in the 7th, the the first PH HR of his career led the team in homers (6) through the end of play on June 3 at MIA. Has started all 19 of the Rays games vs. left-handed starters has a career.250 (157-for-627) avg. vs. left-handed pitching. #19 JERRY SANDS, 1B/OF Tue: 0-1 (PH in 9th) Series: 1-2, HR, 2-RBI Trip: 1-2, RBI vs. LH:.125 (1-8), 1-HR 2014:.250/.308/.500, 1-HR, 4-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.286 (2-7) vs. RH:.500 (2-4) Had pinch-hit, game-winning hits on Sun at HOU and Mon vs. BAL, both in the 8th inn, the first go-ahead hits of his career according to Elias, he became the first AL player with pinch-hit, game-winning RBI in consecutive team games since OAK Harold Baines from Sep 21-22, Mon vs. BAL was his first career pinch-hit HR and second by a Ray this year (Sean Rodriguez on May 25 vs. BOS) was his 5th career HR and first since Sep 20, 2011 vs. SF against Tim Lincecum while with the Dodgers. Snapped the team s 0-for-34 skid with RISP on June 5 vs. MIA (PH single) made his season debut on June 1 at BOS and batted cleanup 26-yearold had his contract selected from Triple-A Durham on June 1 at the time of his callup was T-3rd in the International League with 36 RBI. #18 BEN ZOBRIST, INF/OF Tue: 1-4, 2B, R Series: 1-8, 2B, R Trip: 6-12, 2B, 3B, 2-RBI vs. LH:.304 (17-56), 2-HR 2014:.256/.329/.383, 5-HR, 15-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.109 (6-55) vs. RH:.240 (41-171), 3-HR Tied his season high with 3 hits on Fri at HOU and Sun at HOU reached 4 times on Sun, tying a season high. Is 1-for-his-last-34 with RISP snapped an 0-for-26 with RISP with a 2-run triple on Fri at HOU in the 5th, his first hit with RISP since April 25 at CWS, a 2nd-inning RBI double off Erik Johnson has started 57 games this season (47-2B, 4-SS, 3-LF, 2-DH, 1-RF). Homered in back-to-back games on June 4-5 vs. MIA, the first time he homered in consecutive games since Aug 17-18, 2012 at LAA. Since 2009, his 189 doubles rank 1st among switch hitters and he also leads switch hitters with 454 walks over that span according to Baseball Reference, since then he ranks 3rd in the majors with 33.9 Wins Above Replacement, behind Robinson Cano (36.1) and Miguel Cabrera (35.9), ahead of 4th-place Evan Longoria (32.9) WAR counts offensive and defensive contributions relative to a player s position(s). RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #50 GRANT BALFOUR, RH Last App: 6/17 vs. BAL (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: vs. LH:.237 (14-59), 1-HR 2014: , 5.93 ERA, 27 G Long Relief App: 2.1, 6/11 vs. STL IR-RS: 2-0 vs. RH:.195 (8-41), 1-HR Was perfect in a season-high 2.1 innings to earn his 10th save on Wed vs. STL was his longest career app ending in a save. Has allowed 5 runs twice in his career, both this season: June 8 vs. SEA and April 25 at CWS entered in a 0-0 game on June 8 vs. SEA and was one strike away from a perfect inning while striking out the side allowed a triple and walk to the No. 8 and 9 hitters before a go-ahead single. Has issued 20 BB this season, T-5th among major league relievers and T-3rd in the AL. Only 57 percent of his pitches have been strikes only 56.0 pct. of his pitches have been fastballs, according to FanGraphs. Did not record an out on May 15 at LAA, walking the No. 8 and 9 batters and a single to Collin Cowgill before being replaced by Brad Boxberger his first blown save was April 25 at CWS, when he allowed a then-career-high 5 runs including a walk-off grand slam to Jose Abreu. #26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: 6/17 vs. BAL (1.0-IP, 2-H, 2-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH:.147 (5-34), 1-HR 2014: 0-1-0, 3.00 ERA, 24 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 5/24 vs. BOS IR-RS: 17-4 vs. RH:.208 (10-48), 3-HR Allowed a 2-run HR to Steve Pearce yesterday has been charged with 8 runs this season, 6 of which have scored via his 4 HR allowed. 13 of his last 15 apps have been scoreless had a streak of 9 straight scoreless apps (9.1-IP, 15-SO) snapped on June 5 vs. MIA. Allowed runs in 3 straight apps from May 9-15, including a walk-off 3-run HR on May 15 at LAA to Mike Trout, which was his 2nd career save opportunity after replacing Grant Balfour with 2 runners on his first 6 apps spanning 9 IP this year were scoreless. The Rays have trailed in 17 of his 24 apps has 36 SO in 24.0 IP (13.5 SO/9 IP) after averaging 10.3 SO/9 IP in 2 years with San Diego. May 8 vs. BAL replaced David Price with no outs in the 6th, inheriting the bases loaded and striking out the side on 9 pitches. #57 JAKE MCGEE, LH Last App: 6/16 vs. BAL (0.2-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-2 vs. LH:.200 (7-35) 2014: 3-0-1, 1.44 ERA, 34 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4x-last 5/28 at TOR IR-RS: 21-2 vs. RH:.153 (11-72) Has a.196 opp SLG (2nd among AL relievers) and.429 opp OPS (T-5th) Manager Joe Maddon has vouched for his All-Star candidacy. Charged with a blown save on Mon vs. BAL, allowing an inherited runner to score Sun at HOU marked his second career save. Has only allowed two inherited runners to score this season has stranded 90.4 pct., 4th-best in the AL stranded his first 15 this season. June 5 vs. MIA ended a streak of 21 consecutive batters retired marked his first runs allowed since April 28 at CWS (15 scoreless apps in between). Of his 33 apps this season, 30 have been scoreless did not allow a run in 14 apps spanning 13.1 IP in May in club history only J.P. Howell (14 apps in June 2009) did not allow a run in as many apps over a calendar month he only allowed 6 hits and 3 walks to 16 strikeouts in May. His avg. fastball velocity this season is 96.7 mph, according to PITCHf/x data, highest among left-handed relief pitchers this season. #46 JUAN CARLOS OVIEDO, RH Last App: 6/16 vs. BAL (S, 1.0-IP, 1-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: 1-2 vs. LH:.222 (10-45) 2014: 2-2-1, 2.31 ERA, 23 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 5/10 vs. CLE IR-RS: 13-4 vs. RH:.146 (6-41), 1-HR Mon vs. BAL marked his first save since Sep 17, 2011 at WAS solo HR allowed was his first since Aug 16, 2011 vs. COL. Has a 0.57 ERA (15.2-IP, 1-ER) in 12 apps at home compared to 5.87 ERA (7.2-IP, 5-ER) in 11 apps on the road. Recorded his second win on June 11 vs. STL took the loss in his 2 consecutive apps on May 28 at TOR and May 30 at BOS after a Johnny Gomes HBP and walk-off triple by A.J. Pierzynski on May 28 at TOR, allowed an unearned run following an errant throw to first on a bunt attempt in the 9th. 18 of his 23 apps this season have been scoreless on May 23 vs. BOS, recorded his first win since Aug 1, 2011 at NYM as Leo Nunez. #62 JOEL PERALTA, RH Last App: 6/16 vs. BAL (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-3 vs. LH:.261 (18-69), 2-HR 2014: 2-3-0, 3.82 ERA, 33 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 3x-last 5/15 at LAA IR-RS: 8-1 vs. RH:.188 (9-48), 3-HR 16 of his last 17 apps have been scoreless over this stretch his ERA has dropped from 7.07 to Has recorded 5 of his last 6 outs via strikeout had a season high 3 SO on Fri at HOU, striking out the side for the first time since Aug 27, 2013 vs. LAA. Leads the majors with a club-record 260 relief apps since joining the Rays in 2011 passed Dan Wheeler (250) from over parts of 7 seasons. Averages 34.3 seconds between pitches, according to FanGraphs, which makes him the slowest worker in the majors (min. 10 IP). In his Rays career, has faced batters more than any other spots in the order and has held them to a.182 avg. (57-for-313) opponents No. 3 hitters have hit.103 (10-for-97), lowest in the majors over that span (min. 50 AB). #27 CESAR RAMOS, LH Last App: 6/17 vs. BAL (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.235 (19-81), 2-HR 2014: 2-3-0, 4.01 ERA, 21 G, 7 GS Long Relief App: 4.2, 5/31 at BOS IR-RS: 8-3 vs. RH:.248 (29-117), 3-HR Has only allowed one run over his last 10 innings spanning 6 apps dating back to the 6th inning on May 31 at BOS. Of his 14 relief apps, has gone 2 IP or more 4 times and has only faced one batter 3 times has a 2.08 ERA (13-IP, 3-ER) in his multi-inning relief apps. May 31 at BOS was the longest relief app (4.2 IP) by a Rays pitcher since Alex Torres went 5 IP on Sep 24, 2011 vs. TOR. 29-year-old has a 2.53 ERA (21.1-IP, 6-ER) in 14 relief apps this season was moved to the bullpen when Alex Cobb was reinstated from the DL. Has a 1.31 ERA (20.2-IP, 3-ER) in 10 apps (2 starts) this season at Tropicana Field compared to a 5.81 ERA (31-IP, 20-ER) in 11 road apps (5 starts). #49 KIRBY YATES, RH Last App: 6/17 vs. BAL (2.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 3-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.286 (2-7) 2014: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 6/17 vs. BAL IR-RS: 1-0 vs. RH:.000 (0-10) Has made 4 straight scoreless apps spanning 5 IP to start his career. Made his major league debut on June 7 vs. SEA, becoming the 39th Hawaii-born player in major league history and the first in Rays history retired all 4 batters faced in Rays history only two other pitchers have recorded as many outs without allowing a base runner in their major league debuts. 27-year-old was recalled on June 7 to take the roster spot of RH Josh Lueke (designated for assignment) marked his first major league call-up. Was 16-for-16 in save opps with Triple-A Durham allowed just one run over 25 IP for the Bulls this season with 35 SO (10-H, 9-BB). His brother, Tyler Yates, is 10 years older and spent parts of 5 seasons as a reliever for the Mets (2004), Braves ( ) and Pirates ( ).

5 RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals Starters Relievers Home Road March/April May June LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS last hr OFF 14 most hits game 14 most rbi game DeJesus 5/26/14 at TOR Hutchison 4, 5/9 vs. CLE 3, 4/22 vs. MIN Escobar 6/16/14 vs. BAL Chen 3, 2x-last, 5/16 at LAA 2, 2x-last, 6/15 at HOU Forsythe 9/27/13 at SF Lopez 3, 5/24 vs. BOS 2, 5/24 vs. BOS Hanigan 6/16/14 vs. BAL Chen 3, 4/19 vs. NYY 6, 4/19 vs. NYY Jennings 6/17/14 vs. BAL Gonzalez 3, 2x-last, 5/4 at NYY 2, 3x-last, 6/11 vs. STL Joyce 5/11/14 vs. CLE Tomlin 3, 2x-last, 6/4 vs. MIA 3, 3/31 vs. TOR Kiermaier 6/5/14 vs. MIA Turner 3, 6/5 vs. MIA 2, 5/20 at LAA Loney 6/7/14 vs. SEA Elias 3, 5x-last, 5/10 vs. CLE 4, 4/18 vs. NYY Longoria 6/14/14 at HOU Cosart 3, 5x-last, 5/25 vs. BOS 4, 4/19 vs. NYY Molina 7/5/13 vs. CWS Axelrod 2, 5/27 at TOR 1, 6/6 vs. SEA Rodriguez 6/17/14 vs. BAL Gonzalez 3, 2x-last, 5/2 at NYY 4, 4/4 vs. TEX Sands 6/16/14 vs. BAL Matusz 1, 3x-last, 6/16 vs. BAL 2, 6/16 vs. BAL Zobrist 6/5/14 vs. MIA Turner 3, 4x-last, 6/15 at HOU 4, 4/13 at CIN RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: L1 When commit error: 5-23 Hit homer: Current Record: Ahead after 6-7-8: 19-3/21-1/21-1 Homer with men on: Home/Road: 15-21/13-23 Behind after 6-7-8: 4-35/3-35/1-37 Hit multiple homers: 6-7 Day/Night: 9-16/19-28 Tied after 6-7-8: 5-6/4-8/5-6 Score first: Grass/Turf: 13-20/ run games: 11-9 Score 5 or more: 17-9 vs. East: run games: 1-8 Score less than 5: vs. Central: 4-9 Extra innings: 3-3 Outhit opponents: vs. West: 9-11 Win in last at-bat: 7 Outhit by opponents: 4-30 vs. National League: 3-6 Come-from-behind wins: 10 Collect 10 or more hits: 16-9 vs. RH/LH starters: 22-31/6-13 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 16 Opp. 10 or more hits: 3-23 Series W-L-T (home): Series W-L-T (road): Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 11-16/5-11/12-13/0-4 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Archer Bedard Cobb Moore Odorizzi Price Ramos RAYS SEASON HIGHS TEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest win streak 4, May Most runs, game, TB 4, Myers, 4/19 vs. NYY Long loss streak 10, May 26 June 5 Most runs, game, Opp 4, 2x-last, McGehee, 6/5 vs. MIA Most runs game, TB 16, 4/19 vs. NYY Most hits, game, TB 4, 2x-last, Guyer, 5/24 vs. BOS Most runs game, Opp 12, 2x-last, 5/12 at SEA Most hits, game, Opp 4, 4x-last, McGehee, 6/5 vs. MIA Most runs, inn, TB 5, 3x-last, (7th), 5/25 vs. BOS Most 2B, game, TB 3, DeJesus, 5/9 vs. CLE Most runs, inn, Opp 5, 10x-last, (3rd), 6/17 vs. BAL Most 2B, game, Opp 4, Holt, 6/1 at BOS Most hits, game, TB 20, 5/2 at NYY Most HR, game, TB 2, 3x-last, Myers, 4/19 vs. NYY Most hits, game, Opp 18, 5/2 at NYY Most HR, game, Opp 2, 4x-last, Pujols, 5/18 at LAA Most hits, inn, TB 5, 4x-last, (7th), 5/25 vs. BOS Most RBI, game, TB 6, Hanigan, 4/19 vs. NYY Most hits, inn, Opp 6, 2x-last, (3rd), 4/13 at CIN Most RBI, game, Opp 6, Abreu, 4/25 at CWS Most doubles, game, TB 4, 6x-last, 6/6 vs. SEA Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 3x-last, DeJesus, 5/9 vs. CLE Most doubles, game, Opp 5, 4x-last, 6/1 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 4, Holt, 6/1 at BOS Most HR, game, TB 5, 4/19 vs. NYY Most steals, game, TB 2, 4x-last, Myers, 5/30 at BOS Most HR, game, Opp 3, 5x-last, 5/26 at TOR Most steals, game, Opp 2, Villar, 6/15 at HOU Most x-base hits, game, TB 9, 4/19 vs. NYY Hitting Streak 9, DeJesus, May 3-13 Most x-base hits, game, Opp 9, 4/17 vs. NYY TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 3, 5/2 at NYY Most SO, TB Starter 12, 2x-last, Price, 5/13 at SEA Most stolen bases, game, Opp 2, 6x-last, 6/15 at HOU Most SO, Opp Starter 15, Hernandez, 6/8 vs. SEA Most walks, game, TB 11, 4/25 at CWS Most SO, TB Reliever 4, 2x-last, Ramos, 6/14 at HOU Most walks, game, Opp 10, 5/1 at BOS Most IP, TB Reliever 4.2, Ramos, 5/31 at BOS Most strikeouts, game, TB 17, 6/8 vs. SEA Most walks, game, TB 6, Ramos, 5/1 at BOS Most strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 2x-last, 6/13 at HOU Most walks, game, Opp 6, Dickey, 3/31 vs. TOR Most LOB, game, TB 15, 6/6 at SEA Most SO, Team, TB 16, 5/24 vs. BOS Most LOB, game, Opp 13, 2x-last, 5/2 at NYY Most walks, Team, TB 10, 5/1 at BOS Most errors, game, TB 4, 2x-last, 5/12 at SEA Low-Hit Game 1, 5/21 vs. OAK Most errors, game, Opp 4, 4/4 vs. TEX Consecutive Scoreless IP 24.2, Cobb, April 1 May 27 Longest game, time 5:49, 5/2 at NYY Shortest game, time 2:10, 6/3 at MIA Longest game, time (9 inn.) 4:10, 5/9 vs. CLE Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:10, 6/3 at MIA Grand Slams (-): - Back-to-Back (2): Rodriguez/Jennings (6/17 vs. BAL, M Gonzalez), Zobrist/Longoria (6/4 vs. MIA, T Koehler), Jennings/Loney (5/26 at TOR, D Hutchison) 2-HR games (3): Zobrist-1 (4/13 at CIN, T Cingrani/N Christiani), Hanigan-1 (4/19 vs. NYY, I Nova), Myers-1 (4/19 vs. NYY, I Nova/M Daley) HOME RUNS RUNS BY INNING 3-HR games (-): - Pinch-hit (2): Rodriguez-1 (5/25 vs. BOS, C Breslow), Sands- 1 (6/16 vs. BAL, B Matusz) Walk-off (1): Rodriguez-1 (5/22 vs. OAK, L Gregerson) Lead-off (-): - Inside-the-park (2): Kiermaier-1 (5/31 at BOS, A Wilson), Myers-1 (5/4 at NYY, CC Sabathia) X Total Opponent Tampa Bay HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS Total Longoria Rodriguez Jennings DeJesus Myers Zobrist Escobar 4 4 Hanigan Joyce Kiermaier Loney 3 3 Guyer 1 1 Sands 1 1 Forsythe - Molina - TOTALS CATCHERS pct cs att Hanigan Molina Solis TOTALS MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Loney (15), Longoria (7), Zobrist (7), Escobar (6), Jennings (6), Myers (5), Rodriguez (5), DeJesus (4), Joyce (4), Hanigan (3), Forsythe (2), Guyer (2), Sands (2), Figueroa (1), Molina (1), Solis (1) 2-Out RBI: Hanigan (17), Longoria (16), Joyce (9), Escobar (7), Loney (7), Rodriguez (7), Jennings (6), Myers (6), Zobrist (6), DeJesus (4), Guyer (4), Forsythe (3), Sands (2) Outfield Assists: Joyce (3), Myers (3), Kiermaier (1) Bunt Singles: Rodriguez (2), Guyer (1), Jennings-1, Zobrist (1) Ejections: Maddon-2 (4/26 at CWS, 8th inn.; 5/2 at NYY, 13th inn.), Hickey-1 (5/8 vs. BAL, 1st inn.), Escobar-1 (5/25 vs. BOS, 7th inn.), Rodriguez-1 (5/25 vs. BOS, 7th inn.) Batted Around: 3/31 vs. TOR (8th inn, 9 batters), 4/18 vs. NYY (8th inn, 11 batters), 4/19 vs. NYY (6th inn, 10 batters), 4/22 vs. MIN (1st inn, 9 batters), 4/25 at CWS (2nd inn, 10 batters), 5/2 at NYY (14th inn, 11 batters), 5/25 vs. BOS (7th inn, 9 batters), 6/11 vs. STL (4th inn., 9 batters) CATWALKS 1. April 19 vs. NYY Evan Longoria home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (400 feet) off Ivan Nova (3rd inning). 2. May 21 vs. OAK Logan Forsythe single off the B-ring catwalk above third base off Sean Doolittle (9th inning). 3. June 17 vs. BAL Sean Rodriguez home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field...off Miguel Gonzalez (3rd inning) WALK-OFF WINS 1. May 22 vs. OAK (W 5-2) Sean Rodriguez home run to left field off Luke Gregerson (11th inning). 2. May 23 vs. BOS (W 1-0) Cole Figueroa double to right-center field off Burke Badenhop (9th inning). 3. May 24 vs. BOS (W 6-5) Desmond Jennings fielder s choice, throwing error off Andrew Miller (15th inning). INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (since May 25) GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING DELAY May 25 vs. BOS Boston B5 Wil Myers Safe at 2nd Overturned 1:07 May 27 at TOR Toronto T3 Yunel Escobar Safe at 1st Overturned 1:33 May 28 at TOR Umpire T4 Desmond Jennings Foul ball Confirmed 1:31 May 28 at TOR Tampa Bay B4 Brett Lawrie Safe at 1st Confirmed 1:34 June 1 at BOS Umpire B8 Xander Bogaerts Foul ball Confirmed 3:28 June 3 at MIA Tampa Bay T5 Yunel Escobar Out at 2nd Stands 2:09 June 9 vs. MIA Tampa Bay B4 Desmond Jennings Out at 1st Stands 1:35 June 10 vs. STL Tampa Bay B1 Kevin Kiermaier Out at 1st Stands 2:21 June 10 vs. STL St. Louis B8 Jerry Sands Hit by Pitch Stands 1:51 June 10 vs. STL Umpire B9 Logan Forsythe Out at 1st Confirmed 0:43 June 14 at HOU Tampa Bay T3 Kevin Kiermaier Out at 3rd Stands 2:07 June 14 at HOU Umpire B3 Matt Dominguez Double Stands 1:20 June 15 at HOU Tampa Bay T6 Desmond Jennings Out at 1st Overturned 1:52 June 17 vs. BAL Umpire T3 Chris Davis Ball in play Overturned 1:18 June 17 vs. BAL Baltimore B5 Evan Longoria Safe at 1st Stands 1:12 Rays Totals (bold): 24 challenges (7 overturned, 9 stand, 8 confirmed) Opp Totals: 17 challenges (10 overturned, 5 stand, 2 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 11 challenges (1 record keeping, 2 stand, 7 confirmed, 1 overturned)

6 April 12 Added LH Erik Bedard to the taxi squad. April 13 Optioned OF Kevin Kiermaier to Durham; selected LH Erik Bedard from Durham placed RH Alex Cobb (left oblique strain) on the 15-day DL; recalled LH Jeff Beliveau from Durham. April 14 Optioned LH Jeff Beliveau to Durham; recalled RH Brad Boxberger from Durham. April 19 Optioned RH Brad Boxberger to Durham; recalled LH C.J. Riefenhauser from Durham. April 22 Optioned LH C.J. Riefenhauser to Durham; reinstated RH Juan Carlos Oviedo (right elbow surgery) from the 15-day DL. May 1 Added RH Brad Boxberger from Durham per MLB s 26th Man Rule. May 2 Returned RH Brad Boxberger to Durham per MLB s 26th Man Rule. May 3 Designated RH Heath Bell for assignment; recalled RH Nathan Karns from Durham. May 5 Optioned RH Nathan Karns to Durham; recalled RH Brad Boxberger from Durham. May 15 Placed UTL Ben Zobrist (left thumb dislocation) on the 15-day DL; selected INF Cole Figueroa from Durham. May 17 Placed OF Desmond Jennings on Bereavement List; recalled OF Kevin Kiermaier from Durham. May 20 Optioned RH Brandon Gomes to Durham; reinstated OF Desmond Jennings from Bereavement List. RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (5) Pos. Player DL Injury Date on Retro First Date Off Gms Missed Record INF Tim Beckham 60-day Right knee surgery March May OF Brandon Guyer 15-day Left thumb fracture May June RHP Jeremy Hellickson 15-day Right elbow surgery March April LHP Matt Moore 60-day Tommy John surgery April 8 -- June OF Wil Myers 15-day Right wrist fracture June 1 May 31 June Others (Games Missed): RH Alex Cobb (35, left oblique strain, 12-23), C Ryan Hanigan (13, right hamstring tightness, 1-12), RH Juan Carlos Oviedo (19, right elbow surgery, 9-10), UTL Ben Zobrist (13, dislocated left thumb, 5-8) W-L BY POSITION (STARTS) RECENT TRANSACTIONS (since April 12) c 1b 2b 3b ss lf cf rf dh 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th DeJesus Escobar Figueroa Forsythe Guyer Hanigan Jennings Joyce Kiermaier Loney Longoria Molina Myers Rodriguez Sands Solis Zobrist RAYS HITTERS vs. ORIOLES May 22 Optioned OF Kevin Kiermaier to Durham; reinstated RH Alex Cobb (left oblique strain) from the 15-day DL. May 26 Placed OF Brandon Guyer (left thumb fracture) on the 15-day DL; recalled RH Alex Colome from Durham. May 27 Optioned RH Alex Colome to Durham; transferred LH Matt Moore (Tommy John surgery) to the 60-day DL; selected C Ali Solis from Durham. May 28 Placed C Ryan Hanigan (right hamstring tightness) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 27; recalled OF Kevin Kiermaier from Durham. May 29 Optioned INF Cole Figueroa to Durham. May 30 Reinstated UTL Ben Zobrist (left thumb dislocation) from the 15-day DL. June 1 Placed OF Wil Myers (right wrist fracture) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 31; transferred INF Tim Beckham (right knee surgery) to the 60-day DL; selected 1B/OF Jerry Sands from Durham. June 7 Designated RH Josh Lueke for assignment; recalled RH Kirby Yates from Durham. June 11 Optioned C Ali Solis to Durham; reinstated C Ryan Hanigan (right hamstring tightness) from the 15-day DL. June 13 Claimed RH Angel Sanchez off waivers from the Miami Marlins; optioned him to Double-A Montgomery. W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS) 2014 CAREER Player G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP DeJesus Escobar Forsythe Hanigan Jennings Joyce Kiermaier Loney Longoria Molina Rodriguez Sands Zobrist RAYS PITCHERS vs. ORIOLES 2014 CAREER PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG Archer Balfour Bedard Boxberger Cobb McGee Odorizzi Oviedo Peralta Price Ramos Yates