SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 vs. BOSTON RED SOX RH Jake Odorizzi (9-6, 3.73) vs. LH Eduardo Rodriguez (3-7, 4.84)

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1 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 vs. BOSTON RED SOX RH Jake Odorizzi (9-6, 3.73) vs. LH Eduardo Rodriguez (3-7, 4.84) First Pitch: 1:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana, Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. TV: Fox Sports Sun Radio: WHNZ 1250 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 155 (65-89) Home Game No.: 81 (36-44) All-Time Game No.: 3,069 (1,417-1,651) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,540 ( ) April: May: June: July: 9-16 August: September: 9-13 Pre-All-Star Break: Post-All-Star Break: REST IN PEACE The Rays will hold a moment of silence at 1:05 p.m. for former Marlins RH José Fernández born in Cuba, he defected with his family to the U.S. at the age of 15 and led Tampa s Alonso High School to two 6A state championships he was 24. SALUTING PAPI Given the tragedy, the Rays will respect Red Sox DH David Ortiz s wishes to cancel the planned retirement pregame ceremony instead, Evan Longoria and Chris Archer informally presented Ortiz with an oil painting of his 500th career home run, which he hit here at Tropicana Field in 2015 it was painted by Sarasota artist John Reynolds the organization gifted him 34 special handmade, Diamond Crown Maximus cigars the Rays also made a pair of $5,000 donations to the Miracle League of St. Petersburg and the University of South Florida Latino Scholarship Program in the name of David Ortiz. GOOD TURN Prior to today s game, Evan Longoria and the Rays will present Pet Pal Animal Shelter in St. Pete with a check for over $37,000, which represents not only the money raised from Evan s 36 HR, but also the funds raised here at Tropicana Field on Sep 4 at the Rays Wives annual pet food drive and silent auction Longoria, Bright House Sports Network, the Rays and Ducky s Sports Lounge each donated $100 to the shelter for each home run he hit this year his 128 HR the past five seasons have generated over $60,000 for Pet Pal. SHIRTS OFF OUR BACKS After today s game, Rays players and coaches will present their jerseys to lucky fans who have won the Shirts Off Our Backs promotion the annual fundraiser benefits the Rays Baseball Foundation s efforts to support youth and education programs in the Tampa Bay region more than 200 volunteers were on hand this week offering scratch-off cards in return for donations see separate press release for complete list of prizes. RAY MATTER Today is the Rays final home game of the season they are 1-4 on the homestand (1-2 vs. NYY, 0-2 vs. BOS), and have lost 5 of their last 6 games last night s 6-4 loss dropped the Rays to a season-low 24 games under.500, their largest deficit since finishing the 2007 season at they led 3-2 through 6 innings, marking their 16th loss of the season in games they led after 6, tying San Francisco for most in the majors the grand slam by BOS Dustin Pedroia in the 7th inning was the first slam allowed in RH Danny Farquhar s career, the fifth slam allowed by the Rays this season and fourth in the past 25 games (since Aug 31) the Rays have lost 7 of their last 9 games at home after winning 16 of their previous 23 here. HOME FINALE Today is the final game of the season at Tropicana Field, as the Rays embark on a 7-game road trip to Chicago-AL (4 games) and Texas (3) the Rays are (.450) at home this season, currently tied with 2000 for the 6th-worst mark in club history while the Rays have averaged a major-league-low 15,747 fans this year (1,259,720 total), last night they passed the 2015 season total of 1,247,668 last night s crowd of 25,641 was the largest here since July 30 vs. NYY (25,883). There have been 198 home runs hit at Tropicana Field this season, one shy of the single-season record (199 in 2006) the Rays have hit 103, and visitors 95. The catwalks have been struck in fair territory 14 times this year, a single-season record it happened 13 times in 2001 and NO BROOMS ALLOWED The Rays have won their last 7 games when they were in jeopardy of being swept, all coming since the All-Star break prior to the All-Star break, they were swept nine times, seven of which were 3 or more games if the Red Sox finish the sweep tonight, it would be the most times the Rays have been swept in a season since 2006 (12 sweeps, nine of 3-plus games). BEAT THE STREAK Boston enters today s game with a 10-game winning streak the Rays have a chance to snap a winning streak of 10-plus games for the third time in club history (see chart) in addition, they beat Cleveland in the 2013 American League Wild Card Game after the Indians had finished the regular season on a 10-game winning streak. Longest Winning Streaks Broken Up by the Rays June 16, 2009 at COL 11 games W 12-4 June 24, 2013 vs. TOR 11 games W 4-1 STOP THE PARTY Last night Boston clinched a postseason berth of at least the second Wild Card spot it marked the fourth time a visiting team has clinched a postseason berth at Tropicana Field, and three of those have been Boston (see chart) in addition, three visiting teams have beaten the Rays in the ALDS here: Visiting Teams to Clinch at Tropicana Field Boston Sep 28, 2004 BOS 10, TB 8 (11) postseason berth Boston Sep 22, 2007 BOS 8, TB 6 postseason berth New York Sep 26, 2007 NYY 12, TB 4 postseason berth Texas Oct 12, 2010 TEX 5, TB 1 (Game 5) won ALDS Texas Oct 4, 2011 TEX 4, TB 3 (Game 4) won ALDS Boston Oct 8, 2013 BOS 3, TB 1 (Game 4) won ALDS Boston Sep 24, 2016 BOS 6, TB 4 postseason berth RAYS vs. RED SOX The Rays are 7-11 in the season series (4-5 at home, 3-6 in Boston) this is only the second time they have lost the season series in the Rays era (since 2008), as they went 7-12 in 2013 Tampa Bay is (.515) vs. Boston since becoming the Rays in 2008, the only AL East opponent with a winning record against them during that span their last 3 wins over Boston have come by a one-run margin. Last night RH Rick Porcello became the first pitcher ever to earn 5 wins over the Rays in a single season. Evan Longoria is tied with Mark Teixeira for 2nd among active players with 30 career HR vs. Boston, trailing TOR Jose Bautista (40). Red Sox DH David Ortiz has 35 HR and 90 RBI at Tropicana Field, both the most ever among visiting players here Alex Rodriguez is next with 30 HR and 73 RBI. FEARSOME FOURSOME Last night Logan Forsythe hit his 20th home run, joining Evan Longoria (36), Brad Miller (30) and Corey Dickerson (23) as the fourth Ray with 20 HR this season the first time in club history the Rays have had four 20-HR hitters. TATER TRACKER The Rays have homered in 18 of their last 19 games (33 HR total) they have hit a club-record 213 HR (prev. 199 in 2009) and are on pace for 224 they are tied for 3rd in the majors in HR (see chart), but 22nd in runs scored unless they can win their last 8 games, the Rays will become the first MOST HR, MLB, 2016 Baltimore 244 Toronto 216 Tampa Bay 213 St. Louis 213 New York-NL 210 team to hit 200 HR and lose 90 games since 2007 when the Marlins (69-91, 201-HR) and Reds (72-90, 204-HR) both did it. RAYS CLOSE TO JOINING CLUB In addition to the 213 home runs the Rays have hit, the Rays pitching staff has allowed 198 HR only 21 teams in major league history have both hit and allowed at least 200 HR, including the Mariners this year only four AL East teams have done this: the Orioles (2013, 1996, 1987) and the Tigers (1996). BRAD MILLER Has hit 22 HR at home, one shy of BAL Mark Trumbo for the AL lead and one shy of Carlos Peña s club record (2007) his ratio of 73.3 pct. of his homers coming at home (22 of 30) is the highest by a Ray (min. 20 HR) since Ty Wigginton (75.0) in 2006 his 30 HR exceed his career total entering this season (29 in 343 games)). EVAN ALMIGHTY 3B Evan Longoria has tied his career high of 77 extrabase hits (2009) and is 2 hits shy of tying his career high of 169 hits (2010) he is 5 RBI away from his third 100-RBI season (113 in 2009, 104 in 2010) Evan has 5 HR in his last 12 games his 36 HR and 320 total bases are already career highs, and the home runs are a club record for a RH hitter only one Ray has ever hit more: Carlos Peña (46 in 2007 and 39 in 2009). COREY DICKERSON Last night tied his season high with 3 hits (11th time) since the All-Star break, his 22 doubles rank 2nd in the AL and his 33 XBH rank tied for 3rd in the AL batting.385 (25-for-65) over his last 17 games since Sep 6, raising his avg. from.227 to.248 over that span his next HR will tie his career high (24 in 2014). OUTLAW ON THE LOOSE 2015 Platinum Glove Award winner Kevin Kiermaier leads all major league center fielders with 24 DRS (as a CF) and ranks 2nd in the majors at any position behind BOS Mookie Betts (32 DRS) Betts has played 151 games in the field, while KK has played in only 99 (missed 48 games with a broken hand). HAPPY BIRTHDAY First base coach Rocco Baldelli turns 35 today. Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV Radio Mon., Sep 26 at CWS 8:10 p.m. LH Drew Smyly (7-11, 4.86) vs. RH James Shields (3-11, 7.11) Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Tues., Sep 27 at CWS 8:10 p.m. RH Alex Cobb (1-1, 6.16) vs. LH Chris Sale (16-9, 3.19) Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Wed., Sep 28 at CWS 8:10 p.m. LH Blake Snell (6-8, 3.65) vs. RH Miguel Gonzalez (4-7, 3.83) Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Thurs., Sep 29 at CWS 8:10 p.m. RH Chris Archer (8-19, 4.02) vs. LH Jose Quintana (12-11, 3.26) Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)

2 TODAY S STARTER RH JAKE ODORIZZI (9-6, 3.73) YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg Charlotte (A) Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Major League Totals Minor League Totals LAST START On Sun at BAL, yielded 1 run or fewer for the sixth time in 12 starts since the All-Star break only run allowed was a game-tying solo homer by Manny Machado leading off the 6th inning was his fourth straight start without a win (0-1 with 3 ND), having received a combined 8 runs of support over that span his line: ND, 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 3 SO, 1 HR, 105 pit, 71 str. SINCE THE BREAK Is 6-1 with a 2.68 ERA (74-IP, 22-ER) in 12 starts since the All-Star break, compared to 3-5 with a 4.47 ERA (104.2-IP, 52- ER) in the first half min. 50 IP, ranks among AL leaders since the break in ERA (5th) and winning pct. (3rd). UNLUCKY BREAKDOWN Has a major-league-leading 16 no-decisions, three more than any other pitcher they are the most by an AL pitcher since CWS Jose Quintana in 2013 (17) passed Nathan Karns in 2015 (14) for the club record his 26 ND since 2015 is tied with ATL Julio Teheran for the major league lead over that span. LOWEST 2ND-HALF ERA, A.L. (min. 50 IP) Justin Verlander, DET 2.16 Corey Kluber, CLE 2.43 Rick Porcello, BOS 2.51 Ervin Santana, MIN 2.59 Jake Odorizzi, TB 2.68 Has yielded 3 ER or fewer in 11 of his 12 starts, 2 ER or fewer in 9 starts and 1 ER or fewer in 6 starts since the All-Star break. Ten of his 12 starts since the All-Star break have been quality starts had 6 QS in 19 starts in the first half this season. Started the second half with a 6-game winning streak (July 17 Aug 25), which remains tied with Matt Andriese (May 8 June 15) for the longest winning streak by a Ray this season. Has allowed 2 ER or fewer in 20 of his starts and got ND in 12 of those starts since Baseball Reference data is available, his 12 ND on 2 ER or fewer are the most ever by an AL pitcher. Three times he has left in line for the win and not gotten it. Since 2015, is and has received 26 runs in his 15 losses GAME LOG GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 4/5 vs. TOR /67 W, 3-2 Sanchez down, 2-1 4/10 at BAL L /66 L, 3-5 Worley down, 4-3 4/15 vs. CWS /59 L, 0-1 Sale tied, 0-0 4/21 at BOS /60 W, 12-8 Price up, 8-5 4/26 vs. BAL /60 W, 3-1 Jimenez tied, 1-1 APRIL /1 vs. TOR /66 L, 1-5 Stroman tied, 1-1 5/7 at LAA /57 W, 4-2 Weaver tied, 2-2 5/13 vs. OAK L /70 L, 3-6 Hill down, 5-2 5/18 at TOR W /46 W, 6-3 Dickey up, 5-2 5/24 at MIA W /68 W, 4-3 Koehler up, 3-0 5/29 vs. NYY L /71 L, 1-2 Eovaldi down, 2-1 MAY /3 at MIN /72 W, 4-2 Nolasco tied, 2-2 6/8 at ARI W /62 W, 6-3 Bradley up, 4-3 6/14 vs. SEA /76 W, 8-7 Walker down, 5-4 6/19 vs. SF /75 L, 1-5 Peavy tied, 1-1 6/25 at BAL (G2) /61 L, 6-8 Tillman up, 6-5 6/30 vs. DET /68 L, 7-10 Zimmermann up, 5-1 JUNE /5 vs. LAA L /67 L, 5-13 Lincecum down, 7-5 7/10 at BOS L /52 L, 0-4 Price down, 4-0 7/17 vs. BAL W /65 W, 5-2 Bundy up, 4-2 7/22 at OAK /69 L, 0-1 (13) Manaea tied, 0-0 7/29 vs. NYY W /71 W, 5-1 Nova up, 5-0 JULY /3 vs. KC W /68 W, 12-0 Volquez up, /8 at TOR /66 L, 5-7 Dickey tied, 4-4 8/14 at NYY W /65 W, 12-3 Severino up, /20 vs. TEX W /65 W, 8-2 Griffin up, 3-1 8/25 vs. BOS W /64 W, 2-1 Pomeranz up, 2-1 8/30 at BOS /75 W, 4-3 Pomeranz tied, 3-3 AUGUST /6 vs. BAL L /53 L, 2-11 Gallardo down, 7-2 9/12 at TOR /58 L, 2-3 Liriano tied, 2-2 9/18 at BAL /71 L, 1-2 Miley tied, 1-1 SEPTEMBER Has more wins (145) than any of the 4 prev. managers in their first two seasons at the post (Lou Piniella, 133) 38-year-old is the youngest active manager in the majors, 5 months younger than SD Andy Green. Has been ejected 4 times as manager, once this year (April 29 vs. TOR). Is the fifth manager in Rays history is the sixth Tampa-born manager in ML history and second to manage the Rays joins Hall of Famers Al TOMORROW S STARTER LH DREW SMYLY (7-11, 4.86) LAST START On Tue vs. NYY, was in line for the win before Brad Boxberger s blown save extended his unbeaten streak to 11 straight starts, longest streak by a Ray since Alex Cobb from June 29 Aug 26, 2014 (11) his only run allowed came on a Mark Teixeira solo homer the Elias Sports Bureau noted he was the first pitcher to go 6-plus innings and allow 2 runs or fewer in his first 6 career starts vs. the Yankees since BAL Hoyt Wilhelm from Sep 20, 1958 May 28, #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER HOME vs. ROAD Has yielded 2 runs or fewer in 12 of his 16 starts at Tropicana Field this season, but 5 runs or more in the other 4 starts overall, has a 3.47 ERA (93.1-IP, 36-ER) in 16 home starts, and a 4.01 ERA (85.1-IP, 38-ER) in 15 road starts since 2014, his home ERA (2.96) is 1.65 points lower than on the road (4.61) he hasn t lost on the road since July 10 at BOS, having gone 1-0 with a 2.58 ERA (38.1- IP, 11-ER) in 6 starts since the All-Star break. CAREER MARKS Has made 31 starts, tied for his career high (2014) his IP are a career high, passing 2015 (169.1) is 2 wins and 19 SO shy of tying his career highs, both from 2014 (11 wins, 174 SO) has yielded 27 HR, 7 HR more than any other season (2014). THE EARLY GOING Has pitched to a 4.65 ERA (62-IP, 32-ER) within his first 2 IP, compared to a 3.24 ERA (116.2-IP, 42-ER) after that 43.2 pct. of his earned runs allowed have scored within his first 2 IP. THE BIG INNING Six times this season he has allowed at least 4 runs in a single inning, the most by a Ray since Jeremy Hellickson in 2013 (7) last year, he only did it once in 28 starts. THROWING BLANKS Has made 16 scoreless starts since the start of the 2014 season, one shy of teammate Chris Archer for most in the AL over that span, and seven more than James Shields, the pitcher he was once traded for (Dec 2012). DURABILITY Has gone at least 5 IP in 28 of his 31 starts, incl. 22 of his last 23 however, averaging 17.5 pitches per inning, most in the AL and 2nd in the majors to ARI Robbie Ray (18.1) has pitched into the 7th inn. in only 6 of his 31 starts, compared to 15 of 28 starts a season ago has a 2.05 ERA (109.2-IP, 25-ER) in 17 starts of at least 6 IP this season, and a 6.39 ERA (69-IP, 49-ER) in 14 starts of 5.2 IP or fewer SPLITS vs. RH:.273 ( ), 17-HR vs. LH:.197 (55-279), 10-HR Home: 5-4, 3.47 ERA (93.1-IP, 36-ER) Road: 4-2, 4.01 ERA (85.1-IP, 38-ER) ODORIZZI vs. BOSTON CAREER Is 3-3 with a 4.05 ERA (66.2- IP, 30-ER) in 12 career apps (all starts) against the Red Sox at home, is 2-0 with a 1.01 ERA (26.2-IP, 3-ER) in 4 starts; on the road, is 1-3 with a 6.08 ERA (40-IP, 27-ER) in 8 starts SEASON Is 1-1 with a 5.32 ERA (22-IP, 13-ER) in 4 starts last faced them on Aug 30 at Fenway Park and got ND (6- IP, 3-ER) retired 12 straight at one point before Hanley Ramirez tucked a 331-foot solo homer inside the Pesky Pole got the win in his only start against them at Tropicana Field this season (Aug 25) (6) his line: ND, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 3 SO, 1 HR, 87 pit, 57 str. vs. CHICAGO Is 0-0 with a 4.73 ERA (26.2-IP, 14-ER) in 11 apps (4 starts) against the White Sox all with the Tigers including a 4.50 ERA (8-IP, 4-ER) in 5 apps (1 start) at U.S. Cellular Field last faced them on July 31, 2014 at Comerica Park, the day he was traded by Detroit to Tampa Bay in a 3-team trade involving LH David Price. Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, including parts of eight seasons in the majors ( ) spent two years ( ) in the Rays org. Played in the 1989 Little League World Series (Tampa Northside LL), 1999 College World Series (Florida State) and earned World Series rings in 2007 (Red Sox) and 2009 (Yankees).

3 RAYS HITTER NOTES #19 CURT CASALI, C Sat: 2-4, R BOS Series: 2-4, R Stand: 3-7, 2B, R vs. LH:.215 (14-65), 3-HR 2016:.170/.253/.311, 7-HR, 20-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.429, 3-7) RISP:.071 (3-42) vs. RH:.149 (21-141), 4-HR Tied his season high with 2 hits yesterday at BOS (8th time), his first multi-hit game since June 14 vs. SEA batting.190/.227/.238 (4-for-21) in 7 games (6 starts) since his Sep 1 recall, his second stint with the Rays this season (also Opening Day Aug 4) only has 1 HR in his last 101 AB. Has 1 hit in his last 28 at-bats with RISP dating back to May 16 at TOR his.071 avg. (3-for-42) with RISP is lowest in the majors (min. 25 AB). Has played in 78 games with 62 starts (60-C, 2-DH) has thrown out 32.4 percent of his attempted base stealers, up from 24.0 pct. last season. #14 JAFF DECKER, OF Sat: DNP BOS Series: 0-1 Stand: 0-5, BB vs. LH:.000 (0-5) 2016:.118/.211/.118, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP:.000 (0-10) vs. RH:.138 (4-29) Selected from Durham on Sep 16 for his second stint with the Rays this season, following June is hitless in 5 at-bats since his selection. First name is pronounced like Jeff hit.255/.366/.421 (89-for-349) with 12 HR and 18 SB with Durham was a non-roster invite to spring training. Has played in 13 games with 9 starts (5-RF, 3-LF, 1-CF) his last RBI was Sep 24, 2015 at COL and his last XBH was Sep 7, 2015 at CIN. #10 COREY DICKERSON, OF Sat: 3-4, 2B, RBI BOS Series: 4-7, 2-2B, RBI, BB Stand: 7-18, 3-2B, 2-HR, 3-RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH:.253 (24-95), 2-HR 2016:.248/.293/.480, 23-HR, 66-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.500, 7-14) RISP:.219 (25-114) vs. RH:.247 (95-384), 21-HR Had a season-high-tying 3 hits yesterday vs. BOS (11th time) has 33 XBH since the All-Star break, T-3rd in the AL, including 22 2B 2nd in the AL to CLE Jose Ramirez (24) 52.1 percent of his hits have gone for extra bases, the highest ratio by a Ray (min. 100 G) since Carlos Peña in Batting.385/.394/.738 (25-for-65) with 8 2B, 5 HR and 12 RBI over his last 17 games (16 starts) since Sep 6, raising his avg. from.227 to.248. Is 1 HR shy of tying his career high (2014) has hit 5 HR with 2 runners (or more) on base, the most by a Ray since Evan Longoria in 2011 (7). Batting.280/.313/.576 (68-for-243) with 16 HR and 44 RBI on the road, and.216/.273/.381 (51-for-236) with 7 HR and 22 RBI at Tropicana Field. Has played in 140 G with 123 starts (62-DH, 60-LF, 1-RF) ranks among team leaders in XBH (62, 3rd), 2B (36, 2nd), HR (23, 3rd) and RBI (66, 3rd). #11 LOGAN FORSYTHE, 2B Sat: 1-5, HR, RBI, R BOS Series: 1-8, HR, RBI, BB, R Stand: 4-20, 3B, HR, RBI, BB, 4-R vs. LH:.294 (30-102), 4-HR 2016:.274/.344/.464, 20-HR, 52-RBI, 6-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.200, 1-5) RISP:.333 (23-69) vs. RH:.269 ( ), 16-HR Had his 20th HR yesterday vs. BOS, extending his career high and T-2nd in club history for a second baseman, trailing Ben Zobrist in 2009 (27) homered off a 98.1 mph Craig Kimbrel fastball, his first earned run since Aug 9 is 6th in the majors out of the leadoff spot and 2nd in club history there to Gerald Williams in 2000 (21) his 20 HR include 3 leadoff homers, a career-high 16 HR vs. RHP and 9 HR coming in the 7th inning or later. Batting.277/.362/.434 (23-for-83) with 3 HR and 6 RBI in 21 games (20 starts) since the beginning of Sep is 4 2B shy of 100 2B for his career. Has played in 119 games with 118 starts, all at leadoff (112-2B, 6-DH) only had 21 career starts at leadoff entering this season (none in 2015). Batting.333/.356/.491 (38-for-114) when leading off the 1st inn. would pass Carl Crawford in 2004 (.326) for the best avg. in club history (min. 100 G). #2 NICK FRANKLIN, UTL Sat: 2-4, 2B BOS Series: 2-5, 2B Stand: 2-6, 2B vs. LH:.216 (8-37) 2016:.282/.343/.466, 6-HR, 26-RBI, 6-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP:.263 (10-38) vs. RH:.302 (38-126), 6-HR Yesterday vs. BOS marked his first start since Sep 15 at BAL (left hamstring strain) batting.333 (12-for-36) in 11 games vs. Boston this year. Batting.287/.356/.489 (27-for-94) with 4 HR and 20 RBI at Tropicana Field, compared to.275/.324/.435 (19-for-69) with 2 HR and 6 RBI on the road. Since June 27 the date of his first RBI of the season his 6.08 AB/RBI ratio ranks 2nd on the team (min. 100 PA) trailing Brad Miller (5.20). Has played in 56 games with 42 starts (16-LF, 7-2B, 7-1B, 5-RF, 4-SS, 3-DH) recalled from Durham on July 30 for his 3rd stint with the Rays. #39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, CF Sat: 2-5, R BOS Series: 2-9, R Stand: 6-21, R vs. LH:.241 (19-79), 2-HR 2016:.248/.331/.416, 12-HR, 36-RBI, 20-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.400, 2-5) RISP:.268 (19-71) vs. RH:.250 (68-272), 10-HR Batting.317/.388/.500 (33-for-104) over his last 26 G since Aug 27, raising his avg. from.219 to.248 and his OBP from.307 to.331 over that span. Since moving to the No. 2 spot in the batting order on Aug 2, is batting.284/.351/.448 (52-for-183) with 7 2B, 7 HR, 18 RBI and 11 SB in 47 G. Has 5 HR in September, tied for the most in a calendar month in his career (June 2014) includes his first career multi-hr game, Sep 8 at NYY. Has been successful on 87 pct. of his SB attempts, 2nd in the AL to CLE Rajai Davis (87.2) has been successful on 18 of his last 19 attempts. Per FanGraphs, his 24 Defensive Runs Saved (in inn.) as a center fielder is 1st in the majors ahead of TOR Kevin Pillar (18 in inn.). Has played in 100 games with 97 starts, all in CF the Rays have gone (.474) in his 97 starts, compared to (.333) otherwise has career highs in HR (12), SB (20) and BB (39), including a team-leading 28 BB in the second half. #3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Sat: 0-4 BOS Series: 1-8, 2B Stand: 4-20, 2-2B, HR, RBI, 2-R vs. LH:.260 (33-127), 4-HR 2016:.276/.321/.530, 36-HR, 95-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.323 (41-127) vs. RH:.281 ( ), 32-HR Has 5 HR vs. BOS this season, T-2nd to TOR Edwin Encarnacion (7) has 30 HR in his career vs. BOS, T-2nd among actives to Jose Bautista (40). Has a career-high 36 HR, 3rd in franchise history to Carlos Peña in 2007 (46) and 2009 (39) and a a club record for a right-handed hitter (prev. 34, Jose Canseco in 1999) has a career high 320 total bases; his 77 XBH tie a career high (2009) and is 2 hits shy of tying his career high (169, 2010). Ranks among AL leaders in HR (36, T-9th), XBH (77, 3rd), 2B (37, T-7th) and total bases (320, 6th); leads the team in SLG (.530) and RBI (95). Has 5 HR in his last 12 games (since Sep 12), including homers in 3 straight games from Sep at BAL, his second time doing that this year. Has started 152 games (144-3B, 8-DH) all 36 HR have come while playing 3B, 3rd in the majors to Nolan Arenado (40) and Todd Frazier (38). #27 MIKIE MAHTOOK, OF Sat: 0-4 BOS Series: 2-8, HR, RBI, R Stand: 2-14, HR, RBI, R vs. LH:.232 (13-56), 1-HR 2016:.177/.220/.247, 2-HR, 10-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-6 RISP:.128 (5-39) vs. RH:.147 (15-102), 1-HR Batting.265 (13-for-49) over his last 17 games (13 starts) this comes on the heels of an 0-for-34 skid, T-4th-longest hitless skid in club history. Batting.100 (2-for-20) with RISP since Aug 10 at TOR batting.128 (5-for-39) with RISP on the season and.056 (1-for-18) with RISP and 2 out. Homered off Drew Pomeranz on Fri vs. BOS, his second this season (Aug 26 at HOU, Ken Giles) and the first of his career on the first pitch. In his career, has hit.266/.316/.516 (33-for-124) with 8 HR and 19 RBI vs. LHP, and.187/.235/.288 (26-for-139) with 3 HR and 10 RBI vs. RHP. Has played in 58 games with 43 starts (16-LF, 14-CF, 13-RF) hasn t made an error in 92 chances; only career error was Sep 20, 2015 vs. BAL. #46 LUKE MAILE, C Sat: DNP BOS Series: 1-2, 2B Stand: 1-2, 2B vs. LH:.222 (6-27), 2-HR 2016:.229/.257/.371, 3-HR, 14-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 1-2) RISP:.258 (8-31) vs. RH:.231 (18-78), 1-HR Is 2-for-his-last-19, and on Fri vs. BOS his 3rd-inning double off Pomeranz was his first XBH since Sep 2 vs. TOR (homer off Francisco Liriano). Has hit.275/.302/.471 (14-for-51) in 19 games (16 starts) at home, compared to.185/.214/.278 (10-for-54) in 19 games (16 starts) on the road. Has 3 HR over his last 44 at-bats (Aug 20, Aug 30 and Sep 2) this stretch follows a 96 at-bat homerless drought to start his major league career. Has played in 38 games with 31 starts (30-C, 1-DH) has played 11.0 innings at 1B in three games off the bench (last Sep 6 vs. BAL, 2 innings). #13 BRAD MILLER, INF Sat: 1-3, 2B, 2-RBI, BB, R BOS Series: 2-7, 2-2B, 2-RBI, BB, R Stand: 7-17, 2-2B, 3B, 2-HR, 7-RBI, 2-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.240 (24-100), 3-HR 2016:.250/.309/.498, 30-HR, 80-RBI, 6-SB Current Hitting Streak: 5G (.412, 7-17) RISP:.265 (31-117) vs. RH:.252 ( ), 27-HR Ranks among team leaders in XBH (64, 2nd), HR (30, 2nd), RBI (80, 2nd) and SLG (.498, 2nd) has 33 XBH since the All-Star break, T-3rd in the AL. His 30 HR are one more than his career total prior to this season (29 HR in 343 games and 1,111 AB) previous career high was 11 (2015) is the sixth Ray all-time with a 30-HR season, following Evan Longoria (4), Carlos Peña (3), Aubrey Huff (1), Fred McGriff (1) and Jose Canseco (1). Of his 30 HR, has 22 HR at Tropicana Field (73.3 pct.) the highest ratio by a Ray (min. 20 HR) since Ty Wigginton in 2006 (75.0) his 22 HR at home is one shy of the franchise record (Carlos Peña in 2007) and ranks T-2nd in the AL (with CLE Mike Napoli), trailing BAL Mark Trumbo (25). On Wed vs. NYY had the 8th multi-hr game of his career, 3rd this season tied with Steven Souza Jr. for the most by a Ray since Upton in Has played in 145 games with 133 starts (94-SS, 31-1B, 7-DH, 1-LF) since 1913, is one of eight with 25 starts at both SS and 1B in a season. #9 JUNIEL QUERECUTO, INF Sat: DNP BOS Series: 0-1 Stand: 0-4 vs. LH: :.000/.000/.000, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.000 (0-1) vs. RH:.000 (0-4) Hitless in 4 at-bats since his selection on Thu vs. NYY became the first product of the club s Venezuelan academy to make his major league debut in a Rays uniform he was the first Ray to make his major league debut as a third baseman since Evan Longoria on April 12, 2008 vs. BAL. Name is pronounced is yoo-nee-el care-uh-koo-toh split the season between Montgomery (60 games) and Durham (36 games), and hit.241/.298/.341 (82-for-340) with 19 2B, 3 HR and 38 RBI between the two levels (multiple stints with each club) was a non-roster invite to spring training.

4 #24 ALEXEI RAMIREZ, SS Sat: 0-4 BOS Series: 0-6 Stand: 0-12, 2-BB vs. LH:.293 (36-123), 1-HR 2016:.236/.273/.328, 6-HR, 44-RBI, 7-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-14 RISP:.263 (30-114) vs. RH:.215 (71-331), 5-HR Hitless in his last 14 at-bats and 1-for-his-last-16 batting.182/.250/.303 (6-for-33) in 10 games (9 starts; 8-SS, 1-2B) since signing with the Rays. His only homer as a Ray came on Sep 13 at TOR (go-ahead, 3-run homer) was the fifth of his career on an 0-2 pitch (last July 29, 2015 at BOS). Born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, became the ninth Cuban-born player in club history and the third born outside Havana, following Danys Baez and Rolando Arrojo is one of 4 Cuban-born players to reach 100 HR and 100 SB for their career, joining Minnie Minoso, Jose Cardenal and Jose Canseco. At 35 years, 3 days old he is the oldest player on the Rays active roster next is Bobby Wilson at 33 years, 169 days old. #36 RICHIE SHAFFER, UTL Sat: DNP BOS Series: DNP Stand: 0-9, BB vs. LH:.125 (1-8) 2016:.152/.243/.303, 1-HR, 3-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-12 RISP:.200 (1-5) vs. RH:.160 (4-25), 1-HR Hitless in his last 12 at-bats ten of his 19 career hits have gone for extra bases (5-2B, 5-HR), including 3 of 5 hits this season (2-2B, 1-HR). Has played in 15 games with 10 starts (5-1B, 4-DH, 1-3B) recalled from Triple-A Durham on Sep 6 for his third stint with the Rays this season. Hit.227/.329/.367 (97-for-428) with 27 2B, 11 HR and 48 RBI in 119 games this year with Durham hit.169 (21-for-124) after the All-Star break. #21 BOBBY WILSON, C Sat: DNP BOS Series: 0-3 Stand: 2-9, HR, RBI, R vs. LH:.296 (16-54), 2-HR 2016:.240/.275/.364, 7-HR, 33-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.356 (16-45) vs. RH:.221 (36-163), 5-HR Batting.237/.284/.421 (18-for-76) with 2 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 5 BB and 13 runs scored in 25 games (all starts) since joining the Rays via waiver claim. His 33 RBI this season are more than double his previous career high (prev. 15, 2010) also has a career-high 7 HR, 52 hits and 24 runs scored. Claimed by the Rays off waivers on Aug 4 (DFA ed by TEX on Aug 1) is his second stint with the club, following 25 games (16 starts) in Attended Seminole HS and St. Petersburg College is the second player born in Pinellas Co. to homer for the Rays (Casey Kotchman in 2011). RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: 9/23 vs. BOS (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-3 vs. LH:.278 (10-36), 2-HR 2016: 4-3-0, 5.06 ERA, 23 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 8/21 vs. TEX IR-RS: 10-2 vs. RH:.277 (13-47), 1-HR Had a scoreless 9th on Fri vs. BOS, his first app since Tue vs. NYY when he yielded a career-high-tying 4 runs, including a go-ahead 3-run HR. Has taken the loss in 3 of his last 5 apps has a ERA (4.1-IP, 7-ER) over those 5 apps and a 9.31 ERA (9.2-IP, 10-ER) in his last 11 apps, increasing his ERA from 1.54 to 5.06 over that span these 11 apps follow a stretch of 11 straight scoreless apps after returning from the DL. Has a 1.73 WHIP in his 21.1 IP this season (23-H, 14-BB), and only 2 perfect apps of 1 IP or longer has 5.91 BB/9 IP and 1.29 SO/BB ratios. #37 ALEX COLOME, RH Last App: 9/22 vs. NYY (SV, 1.1-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: vs. LH:.182 (14-77), 1-HR 2016: , 1.88 ERA, 53 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 5/24 at MIA IR-RS: 20-6 vs. RH:.217 (25-115), 5-HR Ranks T-4th in the AL with 35 saves got the final out of the 8th inning on Thu vs. NYY and had a scoreless 9th, pitching around a leadoff single. Has converted 94.6 pct. of his save chances, 3rd in the majors (min. 20 SV opps) to BAL Zach Britton (100.0) and MIL/TEX Jeremy Jeffress (96.4) has had 6 saves of 4 outs (or more), tied with TOR Roberto Osuna for most in the majors and the most by a Ray since Danys Baez in 2005 (10). Hasn t allowed a run in his 35 apps ending with a save has a 1.23 ERA (36.2-IP, 5-ER) in save situations and a 3.38 ERA (16-IP, 6-ER) otherwise. Is the sixth different pitcher (seventh time) in Rays history with a 35-SV season is on pace to join Fernando Rodney in 2012 and Rafael Soriano in 2010 as the only pitchers with 35 saves and a sub-2.00 ERA in a season in franchise history. #56 DANA EVELAND, LH Last App: 9/24 vs. BOS (0.0-IP, 0-H, 1-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.361 (13-36), 2-HR 2016: 0-1-0, 8.74 ERA, 32 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 5/13 vs. OAK IR-RS: 20-0 vs. RH:.298 (17-57), 1-HR Issued a 4-pitch walk to Jackie Bradley Jr. yesterday vs. BOS, his only BF (7th inning) his 8.74 ERA is highest in the majors (min. 20 apps). Lefties have hit.361/.455/.556 (13-for-36) against him his opp OBP is the highest among AL LHP facing left-handed batters (min. 20 BF). Has stranded all 20 inherited runners is one of three relievers in the majors to inherit at least 10 baserunners and not allow any of them to score. Selected from Triple-A Durham on Sep 12 as RH Tyler Sturdevant was designated for assignment is in his third stint with the Rays this season. After he was designated for assignment on July 6, he pitched to a 0.35 ERA (26-IP, 1-ER) and.176 opp avg. in 18 apps with Triple-A Durham. #43 DANNY FARQUHAR, RH Last App: 9/24 vs. BOS (0.2-IP, 1-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH:.250 (12-48), 4-HR 2016: 1-0-0, 3.27 ERA, 32 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 8/29 at BOS IR-RS: vs. RH:.247 (20-81), 4-HR Yielded the first grand slam of his career yesterday vs. BOS (Dustin Pedroia), snapping a career-long streak of 13 consecutive scoreless apps. Has a 1.61 ERA (22.1-IP, 4-ER) and 32 SO in since his Aug 6 recall (12.9 SO/9 IP) before it, had a 6.75 ERA and 10 SO in 10.2 IP and 11 apps. Has allowed 11 of his 17 inherited runners to score (64.7 pct.) highest rate in the majors (min. 15 IR), ahead of BOS Junichi Tazawa (63.6). On Sep 6 vs. BAL, had his wedding ring knocked off by a Jonathan Schoop comebacker to end the 5th inning found it before walking off the field. Recalled on Aug 6 for his fifth stint with the Rays this season, following Opening Day April 22, May 14, June 25 (26th Man) and June 27 July 4. #59 EDDIE GAMBOA, RH Last App: 9/24 vs. BOS (2.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.154 (2-13) 2016: 0-0-0, 1.23 ERA, 4 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 9/5 vs. BAL IR-RS: -- vs. RH:.182 (2-11) His last 3 apps spanning 7 IP have been scoreless (3-H, 3-BB, 4-SO) since allowing a run in his major league debut on Sep 2 vs. TOR (0.1 IP). At 31 years, 256 days old was the 2nd-oldest player ever to make his major league debut for the Rays, behind 35-year-old LH Jim Morris in Became the second knuckleball pitcher in Rays history, following RH Dennis Springer in 1998 transitioned to a knuckleball pitcher in Selected to the active roster on Sep 1 after going 6-4 with a 2.68 ERA (94-IP, 28-ER) and 0 HR in 27 games (12 starts) for Triple-A Durham. #52 RYAN GARTON, RH Last App: 9/24 vs. BOS (L, 0.1-IP, 2-H, 2-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH:.292 (14-48), 2-HR 2016: 1-1-1, 4.75 ERA, 34 G Long Relief App: 2.2, 6/16 vs. SEA IR-RS: 22-5 vs. RH:.276 (27-98), 3-HR Took the loss yesterday vs. BOS, going single-single-groundout to start the 7th inning was his second career loss, both in his last 3 apps (Sep 18 at BAL) yielded multiple runs in an app for the first time since Aug 5 vs. MIN (2) has a 4.82 ERA (9.1-IP, 5-ER) in 11 apps since his Sep 1 recall. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Sep 1 for his fourth stint with the Rays this season, following May 25 June 16, June 21 July 14 and Aug Was the opposing pitcher in Alex Rodriguez s final at-bat as a Yankee got him to ground out to short in the 7th on Aug 12 at Yankee Stadium. #54 STEVE GELTZ, RH Last App: 9/21 vs. NYY (1.2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH:.178 (8-45), 3-HR 2016: 0-2-0, 5.96 ERA, 26 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 5/13 vs. OAK IR-RS: 10-4 vs. RH:.302 (16-53), 8-HR Went 1.2 IP on Wed vs. NYY, his longest scoreless app since May 13 vs. OAK (2 IP) has a 1.93 ERA (4.2-IP, 1-ER) in 4 apps since his recall. Had a 3.03 ERA this year at Durham, and was recalled on Sep 6 for his fourth stint with the Rays (Opening Day May 22, June and Aug 28). Has yielded 11 HR, T-6th among AL relievers, and his 19 HR since the start of 2015 are the most among AL relievers 45.8 pct. of his hits allowed this season have been homers (12-1B, 1-2B, 11-HR) and his 3.86 HR/9 IP ratio ranks 2nd in the AL (min. 20 IP) to OAK Dillon Overton (4.84). #40 KEVIN JEPSEN, RH Last App: 9/13 at TOR (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 7-11 vs. LH:.338 (24-71), 8-HR 2016: 2-6-7, 5.88 ERA, 57 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 8/22 vs. BOS IR-RS: 16-5 vs. RH:.306 (38-124), 4-HR Hasn t pitched since Sep 13 at TOR remains his only app since yielding the first career grand slam of his career on Sep 9 at NYY (Mark Teixeira). Since Aug 15, has allowed run(s) in 7 of 12 apps for an 8.71 ERA (10.1-IP, 10-ER) it follows a 1.13 ERA (8-IP, 1-ER) in his first 12 apps with TB. His 12 HR allowed rank T-3rd among AL relievers his allowed 17 HR since 2015, compared to 16 HR in parts of 7 seasons with LAA ( ). Is the fourth pitcher to have two separate stints with the Rays, returning after pitching for another organization in between he joined Dan Wheeler, Trever Miller and Grant Balfour he signed with the Rays on July 15, two days after being released by the Twins (DFA ed by MIN on July 3).

5 #58 JUSTIN MARKS, LH Last App: 9/21 vs. NYY (3.0-IP, 4-H, 1-R, 1-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.273 (3-11) 2016: 0-0-0, 1.50 ERA, 2 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 2x-last 9/21 vs. NYY IR-RS: -- vs. RH:.091 (1-11), 1-HR Has gone 3 IP in both apps this season, both against the Yankees his only run allowed on Wed vs. NYY was a 6th-inning Gary Sanchez homer. Made his season debut on Sep 9 at NYY, his second career app and first since April 20, 2014 vs. MIN (with KC), going 872 days in between. Went 7-11 with a 3.86 ERA (140-IP, 60-ER) in 25 apps (23 starts) with Triple-A Durham had a 9-inning no-hitter on July 16 at Syracuse (130 pit.). Was selected to the active roster on Sep 6 as Hank Conger was designated for assignment accumulated 4 days service time with the Royals in 2014 and made his major league debut on April 20, 2014 vs. MIN this spring he told Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times that the Royals sent him two framed shadow boxes of memorabilia jersey, lineup cards, game balls, tickets plus a partial playoff share and an AL champions ring. #30 ERASMO RAMIREZ, RH Last App: 9/21 vs. NYY (1.0-IP, 3-H, 3-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: 1-5 vs. LH:.300 (36-120), 7-HR 2016: , 3.98 ERA, 60 G, 1 GS Long Relief App: 3.0, 8/9 at TOR IR-RS: 30-5 vs. RH:.254 (52-205), 7-HR His 3 runs on Wed vs. NYY were his most since Aug 5 vs. MIN in the 9th, yielded a RBI single (Mason Williams) and 2-run HR (Donovan Solano). Ranks 2nd in the AL with 80.1 relief innings, behind HOU Chris Devenski (82.1) has made a major-league-most 33 relief apps of 4 outs or more seven more than anyone else his 20 relief apps of 2 IP (or more) are tied for most in the majors and are the most by a Ray since J.P. Howell in 2008 (23). Has yielded 14 HR, the most among AL relievers and tied with Brian Meadows in 2006 and Travis Harper in 2005 for the club record for a reliever. His 11 losses (last Sep 8 at NYY) are a club record for a reliever and the most for a reliever in the majors since LAA Scot Shields in 2005 (11). His 6 wins as a reliever (also won his only start on April 16 vs. CWS) are one shy of the club record for a reliever (last J.P. Howell in 2009). #45 ENNY ROMERO, LH Last App: 9/21 vs. NYY (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 3-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-2 vs. LH:.258 (16-62), 1-HR 2016: 2-0-1, 5.61 ERA, 50 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4x-last 6/17 vs. SF IR-RS: 22-6 vs. RH:.222 (22-99), 4-HR Pitched on 10 days rest on Wed vs. NYY, as his scoreless 8th inning was his first app since Sep 10 at NYY has pitched to a ERA (5.1-IP, 8-ER) in 6 apps this September, which follows a stretch of 14 consecutive scoreless apps has yielded multiple runs in 3 of his 6 apps this month. Has pitched to an 2.25 ERA (24.0-IP, 6-ER) in 24 apps on the road compared to a 9.78 ERA (19.1-IP, 21-ER) in 26 apps at Tropicana Field. Has issued 28 BB for a 5.82 BB/9 IP ratio, 2nd highest among AL relievers to OAK Marc Rzepczynski (6.00) includes 19 BB in 19.1 IP at home. #47 CHASE WHITLEY, RH Last App: 9/22 vs. NYY (2.2-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 3-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.125 (2-16) 2016: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 G Long Relief App: 2.2, 9/22 vs. NYY IR-RS: -- vs. RH:.125 (1-8) Had season highs in innings (2.2), pitches (47) and strikeouts (3) on Thu vs. NYY, his third app since his return from Tommy John surgery. Hasn t allowed an earned run in 6.2 IP his season debut was Sep 11 at NYY, his first app since May 14, 2015 at TB (with NYY) going 505 days in between became the 13th pitcher to return to the majors this season after undergoing Tommy John surgery and the second Ray (Alex Cobb). Recalled from Double-A Montgomery on Sep 4 went 2-1 with a 2.21 ERA (36.2-IP, 9-ER) over 9 starts in the minors, including rehab assignment. Sep 1 Sep 5 Sep 6 Sep 8 Sep 12 Sep 16 Sep 22 Optioned INF Tim Beckham to Durham; recalled RH Ryan Garton and C Curt Casali from Durham, selected RH Eddie Gamboa from Durham. Recalled RH Chase Whitley from Montgomery. Placed SS Matt Duffy (left heel surgery) on the 60-day DL; designated C Hank Conger for assignment; recalled OF Mikie Mahtook, UTL Richie Shaffer and RH Steve Geltz from Durham; selected LH Justin Marks from Durham. Signed SS Alexei Ramirez to a major league contract. Designated RH Tyler Sturdevant for assignment; selected LH Dana Eveland from Durham. Placed 1B Logan Morrison (left wrist strain) on the 60-day DL; selected OF Jaff Decker from Durham. Placed OF Steven Souza Jr. (left hip surgery) on the 60-day DL; selected INF Juniel Querecuto from Montgomery. W-L BY POSITION (STARTS) RECENT TRANSACTIONS (since Sep 1) RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (3) POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORD SS Matt Duffy 60-day Left heel surgery Sep 6 - N/A B Logan Morrison 60-day Left wrist strain Sep 16 - N/A OF Steven Souza Jr. 60-day Left hip surgery Sep 22 - N/A Others (Games Missed): OF Oswaldo Arcia (20, right elbow strain, 12-8), RH Brad Boxberger (49, adductor surgery, 22-27; 50, left oblique strain, 17-33), RH Alex Cobb (129, Tommy John surgery, 55-74), RH Alex Colome (16, right medial biceps tendinitis, 3-13), INF Matt Duffy (10 with Rays, left Achilles strain, 4-6), 2B Logan Forsythe (28, left scapula hairline fracture, 12-16), UTL Nick Franklin (7, concussion, 4-3), OF Brandon Guyer (23, left hamstring strain, 9-14), OF Desmond Jennings (25, left hamstring strain, 9-16; 23, left knee contusion, 12-11), OF Kevin Kiermaier (48, left hand fracture, 14-34), OF Mikie Mahtook (40, left hand fracture, 13-27), 1B Logan Morrison (16, right forearm strain, 8-8), INF Steve Pearce (24, right hamstring strain, 4-20), LH Enny Romero (15, strained back, 8-7); OF Steven Souza Jr. (17, left hip strain, 3-14), RH Ryan Webb (28, right pectoral strain, 10-18), RH Chase Whitley (119, Tommy John surgery, 50-69). W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS) C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH Arcia Beckham Casali Conger Dickerson Decker Duffy Forsythe Franklin Guyer Jennings Kiermaier Longoria Mahtook Maile Miller Morrison Motter Pearce Querecuto Ramirez Shaffer Souza Jr Wilson RAYS HITTERS vs. RED SOX 2016 CAREER PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP Casali Decker Dickerson Forsythe Franklin Kiermaier Longoria Mahtook Maile Miller Querecuto Ramirez Shaffer Wilson RAYS PITCHERS vs. RED SOX 2016 CAREER PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG Andriese Archer Boxberger Cedeño Cobb Colome Eveland Farquhar Gamboa Garton Geltz Jepsen Marks Odorizzi Ramirez Romero Smyly Snell Whitley

6 RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals Starters Relievers Home Road April May June July August September LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS LAST HR OFF 16 MOST HITS GAME 16 MOST RBI GAME Casali 7/30 vs, NYY Eovaldi 2, 8x-last, 9/24 vs. BOS 3, 5/16 at TOR Decker 8/12/13 at COL Chacin 1, 4x-last, 6/26 at BAL -- Dickerson 9/22 vs. NYY Cessa 3, 12x-last, 9/24 vs. BOS 4, 3x-last, 9/14 at TOR Forsythe 9/24 vs. BOS Kimbrel 3, 9x-last, 9/3 vs. TOR 4, 8/31 at BOS Franklin 9/7 vs. BAL Bundy 3, 7x-last, 9/11 at NYY 5, 6/27 vs. BOS Kiermaier 9/14 at TOR Estrada 4, 9/8 at NYY 3, 4x-last, 9/7 vs. BAL Longoria 9/21 vs. NYY Tanaka 4, 7/8 at BOS 5, 9/15 at BAL Mahtook 9/23 vs. BOS Pomeranz 3, 9/7 vs. BAL 2, 2x-last, 9/17 at BAL Maile 9/2 vs. TOR Liriano 3, 8/16 vs. SD 4, 8/16 vs. SD Miller 9/21 vs. NYY Miller 4, 5/6 at LAA 4, 8/13 at NYY Querecuto Ramirez 9/13 at TOR Stroman 3, 2x-last, 7/21 at STL 5, 6/1 vs. SEA Shaffer 9/16 at BAL Jimenez 2, 8/10 at TOR 2, 9/16 at BAL Wilson 9/21 vs. NYY Tanaka 4, 5/25 vs. LAA 4, 2x-last, 5/14 vs. TOR RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: L2 When commit error: Hit homer: Current Record: Ahead after 6-7-8: 50-16/52-7/59-3 Homer with men on: Home/Road: 36-44/29-45 Behind after 6-7-8: 7-60/4-68/0-79 Hit multiple homers: Day/Night: 26-30/39-59 Tied after 6-7-8: 8-13/9-14/6-7 Score first: Grass/Turf: 23-42/ run games: Score 5 or more: vs. East: run games: Score less than 5: vs. Central: Extra innings: 3-2 Outhit opponents: vs. West: Win in last at-bat: 10 Outhit by opponents: vs. National League: Come-from-behind wins: 33 Collect 10 or more hits: vs. RH/LH starters: 48-65/16-24 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 40 Opp. 10 or more hits: Series W-L-T (home): Series W-L-T (road): Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 27-32/23-25/10-25/5-7 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Andriese Archer Cobb Moore Odorizzi Ramirez Smyly Snell RAYS SEASON HIGHS TEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest win streak 4, 5x-last, August Most runs, game, TB 3, 9x-last, Mahtook, 9/7 vs. BAL Long loss streak 11, June 16-June 26 Most runs, game, Opp 3, 8x-last, Sanchez, 9/21 vs. NYY Most runs game, TB 15, 8/16 vs. SD Most hits, game, TB 5, Beckham, 7/20 at COL Most runs game, Opp 13, 7/5 vs. LAA Most hits, game, Opp 4, 8x-last, McCann, 9/21 vs. NYY Most runs, inn, TB 6, 2x-last (4th) 8/14 at NYY Most 2B, game, TB 3, Dickerson, 8/26 at HOU Most runs, inn, Opp 8 (9th), 6/30 vs. DET Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 11x-last, Smolinski, 7/24 at OAK Most hits, game, TB 18, 6/27 vs. BOS Most HR, game, TB 2, 13x-last, Miller, 9/21 vs. NYY Most hits, game, Opp 18, 5/31 at KC Most HR, game, Opp 3, Valencia, 5/15 vs. OAK Most hits, inn, TB 6, 6x-last, (6th) 9/3 vs. TOR Most RBI, game, TB 5, 2x-last, Franklin, 6/27 vs. BOS Most hits, inn, Opp 7, (9th) 6/30 vs. DET Most RBI, game, Opp 6, V. Martinez, 7/1 vs. DET Most doubles, game, TB 6, 4x-last, 8/14 at NYY Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 4x-last, Dickerson, 8/26 at HOU Most doubles, game, Opp 7, 4/21 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 2x-last, Valencia, 5/15 vs. OAK Most HR, game, TB 5, 3x-last, 9/21 vs. NYY Most steals, game, TB 2, 6x-last, Kiermaier, 9/13 at TOR Most HR, game, Opp 5, 8/13 at NYY Most steals, game, Opp 3, Upton, 8/10 vs. TOR Most x-base hits, game, TB 10, 8/16 vs. SD Hitting Streak 13, Kiermaier, 8/27 9/9 Most x-base hits, game, Opp 9, 4/21 at BOS TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 3, 4x-last, 8/15 vs. SD Most SO, TB Starter 12, 3x-last, Smyly, 6/15 vs. SEA Most stolen bases, game, Opp 5, 4/14 vs. CLE Most SO, Opp Starter 16, Duffy, 8/1 vs. KC Most walks, game, TB 11, 6/15 vs. SEA Most SO, TB Reliever 5, 2x-last, Andriese, 7/10 at BOS Most walks, game, Opp 11, 9/9 at NYY Most IP, TB Reliever 3.0, 7x-last, Marks, 9/21 vs. NYY Most strikeouts, game, TB 19, 6/15 vs. SEA Most walks, game, TB 5, 2x-last, Marks, 9/9 at NYY Most strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 2x-last, 6/15 vs. SEA Most walks, game, Opp 5, 2x-last, Kennedy, 5/30 at KC Most LOB, game, TB 18, 6/15 vs. SEA Most SO, Team, TB 16, 2x-last, 6/15 vs. SEA Most LOB, game, Opp 13, 2x-last, 5/25 vs. MIA Most walks, Team, TB 11, 9/9 at NYY Most errors, game, TB 3, 4x-last, 7/6 vs. LAA Low-Hit Game 1, 2x-last, 5/29 vs. NYY Most errors, game, Opp 3, 2x-last, 8/3 vs. KC Consecutive Scoreless IP 21.0, Colome, May 4 June 15 Longest game, time 4:38, 6/15 vs. SEA Shortest game, time 2:13, 9/12 at TOR Longest game, time (9 inn.) 4:16, 4/21 at BOS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:13, 9/12 at TOR HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS Grand Slams (1): Dickerson-1 (5/11 at SEA, T Walker) Back-to-Back (3): Morrison/Jennings (5/18 at TOR, R Dickey); Morrison/Souza Jr. (9/9 at NYY, M Pineda); Longoria/Miller (9/12 at TOR, F Liriano) Back-to-Back-to-Back (1): Longoria/Miller/Dickerson (9/21 vs. NYY, Tanaka) Pinch-hit (1): Motter-1 (5/17 at TOR, D Storen) Walk-off (-): Lead-off (5): Forsythe-3 (7/29 vs. NYY, I. Nova; 8/9 at TOR, M. Estrada; 9/6 vs. BAL, Y Gallardo), Guyer-1 (5/15 vs. OAK, S Gray), Souza Jr.-1 (5/20 at DET, A. Sanchez) Inside-the-park (-): 2-HR games (13): Souza Jr.-3 (4/6 vs. TOR, J Happ/A Leon; 4/24 at NYY, M Pineda; 9/8 at NYY, C Sabathia/J Holder), Miller-3 (8/13 at NYY, M Tanaka; 8/16 vs. SD, Jackson/Villanueva; 9/21 vs. NYY, M Tanaka/Warren), Longoria-2 (6/5 at MIN, T Duffey/B Kintzler; 7/17 vs. BAL, D Bundy/O Despaigne), Dickerson-1 (6/8 at ARI, A Bradley/T Clippard), Guyer-1 (5/15 vs. OAK, S Gray), Morrison-1 (6/5 at MIN, T Duffey), Pearce-1 (5/10 at SEA, W Miley), Kiermaier-1 (9/8 at NYY, C Sabathia) 3-HR games (-): RUNS BY INNING X Total Opponent Tampa Bay INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (last five) GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING DELAY Sep 10 at NYY New York T8 Logan Forsythe Hit by pitch Confirmed 0:35 Sep 12 at TOR Tampa Bay B6 Devon Travis Safe at second Confirmed 0:42 Sep 16 at BAL Tampa Bay T9 Mikie Mahtook Out at home (no violation) Confirmed 0:46 Sep 22 vs. NYY New York B3 Kevin Kiermaier Safe at second (stolen base) Overturned 0:54 Sep 23 vs. BOS Tampa Bay T7 David Ortiz Safe at second Overturned 1:07 Rays Totals (bold): 46 challenges (27 overturned, 8 stand, 11 confirmed) Opp Totals: 36 challenges (20 overturned, 10 stand, 6 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 10 challenges (0 record keeping, 4 overturned, 5 stand, 1 confirmed) HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Longoria Miller Dickerson Forsythe Souza Jr Morrison Kiermaier Pearce Jennings 7 7 Guyer Casali Franklin Beckham Wilson Conger Maile Motter Arcia Mahtook 2 2 Ramirez 1 1 Shaffer 1 1 Duffy 1 1 TOTALS CATCHERS PCT CCS ATT Casali Conger Maile Wilson TOTALS MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Longoria (43), Miller (29), Dickerson (19), Forsythe (17), Souza Jr. (17), Morrison (15), Kiermaier (12), Guyer (10), Pearce (8), Casali (7), Jennings (6), Beckham (3), Mahtook (3), Franklin (3), Arcia (2), Maile (2), Motter (1), Odorizzi (1), Conger (1), Duffy (1), Ramirez (1), Shaffer (1), Wilson (1) 2-Out RBI: Miller (36), Longoria (35), Dickerson (28), Forsythe (25), Pearce (15), Souza Jr. (15), Kiermaier (13), Morrison (13), Guyer (10), Franklin (9), Maile (9), Jennings (8), Casali (7), Conger (7), Motter (5), Arcia (4), Beckham (2), Mahtook (2), Shaffer (1), Wilson (1), Odorizzi (1) Outfield Assists (25): Souza Jr. (7), Kiermaier (7), Jennings (3), Mahtook (3), Dickerson (2), Decker (2), Guyer (1), Motter (1) Bunt Singles (10): Kiermaier (4), Souza (2), Jennings (1), Guyer (1), Morrison (1), MIller (1) Ejections (3): Cash-1 (4/29 vs. TOR, 5th inn.), Shelton-1 (6/5 at MIN, 3rd inn.), Odorizzi-1 (6/24 vs. SEA, 6th inn.) Batted Around (14): 4/19 at BOS (10th inn., 9 batters), 4/21 at BOS (4th inn., 10 batters), 4/24 at NYY (1st inn., 9 batters), 5/11 at SEA (6th inn., 9 batters), 6/6 at ARI (5th inn., 9 batters), 6/12 vs. HOU (5th inn., 10 batters), 6/27 vs. BOS (1st inn., 9 batters), 7/19 at COL (3rd inn., 9 batters), 7/20 at COL (4th inn., 9 batters), 8/3 vs. KC (6th inn., 10 batters), 8/9 at TOR (7th inn., 9 batters), 8/14 at NYY (4th inn., 10 batters), 8/16 vs. SD (3rd inn., 9 batters), 8/28 at HOU (8th inn., 10 batters), 9/3 vs. TOR (6th inn., 10 batters) CATWALKS 1. April 6 vs. TOR Curt Casali pop out to SS Troy Tulowitzki hit off the A-ring catwalk off J.A. Happ (3rd inning). 2. April 16 vs. CWS Brett Lawrie home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (389 feet)...off Steve Geltz (7th inning). 3. April 29 vs. TOR Josh Donaldson home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (445 feet) off Drew Smyly (6th inning). 4. May 3 vs. LAD Trayce Thompson home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (416 feet) off Matt Moore (2nd inning). 5. May 13 vs. OAK Danny Valencia home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (437 feet) off Jake Odorizzi (1st inning). 6. May 16 vs. OAK Yonder Alonso pop out to 2B Steve Pearce hit off the B-ring catwalk off Matt Moore (2nd inning). 7. June 11 vs. HOU Evan Longoria home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (438 feet)...off Mike Fiers (6th inning). 8. June 14 vs. SEA Corey Dickerson home run off the D-ring catwalk in right field (448 feet)...off Taijuan Walker (2nd inning). 9. July 1 vs. DET Victor Martinez home run off the C-ring catwalk in right field (418 feet)...off Danny Farquhar (7th inning). 10. July 3 vs. DET Ian Kinsler home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (391 feet)...off Danny Farquhar (7th inning). 11. July 18 vs. BAL Evan Longoria home run off the D-ring catwalk in center field (441 feet)...off Odrisamer Despaigne (8th inning). 12. July 30 vs. NYY Steven Souza Jr. pop out to SS Didi Gregorius hit off the B-ring catwalk off Nathan Eovaldi (2nd inning). 13. Sep 2 vs. TOR Josh Donaldson ground-rule double off the B-ring catwalk in center field off Alex Cobb (1st inning). 14. Sep 23 vs. BOS David Ortiz home run off the D-ring catwalk in right field (411 feet) off Chris Archer (1st inning). TROPICANA FIELD ROOF 1. Aug. 7 vs. MIN Miguel Sano pop out to 3B Evan Longoria struck the roof off Matt Andriese (1st inn.) WALK-OFF WINS 1. April 30 vs. TOR (W 4-3) Curt Casali single to left field off Brett Cecil (9th inning). 2. June 15 vs. SEA (W 3-2) Logan Morrison bases-loaded walk off Mike Montgomery (13th inn). 3. Aug 25 vs. BOS (W 4-3) Kevin Kiermaier missed catch error off Heath Hembree (11th inning).