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1 TAMPA BAY RAYS (73-63) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (62-74) RH Ryne Stanek (2-3, 2.77) vs. RH Marcus Stroman (4-8, 5.27) Monday, September 3, 2018 First Pitch: 7:07 p.m. Location: Rogers Centre TV: FOX Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 137 (73-63) Road Game No.: 72 (32-39) All-Time Game No.: 3,375 ( ) All-Time Road Game No.: 1,689 ( ) March: 1-2 April: May: June: July: August: September: 2-0 Pre-ASB: Post-ASB: UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Tues., 9/4 at TOR 7:07 p.m. TBD vs. TBA FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Wed., 9/5 at TOR 7:07 p.m. RH Tyler Glasnow (1-4, 3.95) vs. TBA FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) ROSTER MOVES The Rays have selected C Nick Ciuffo (SHOO-fo) from Triple-A Durham and reinstated OF Mallex Smith (viral infection) from the 10-day DL to make room for Ciuffo on the 40-man roster, C Adam Moore was placed on the restricted list Ciuffo, 23, was selected by the Rays in the first round of the 2013 June Draft and hit.262 (58-for-2) with 11 2B, 5 HR and 28 RBI in 60 games for the Bulls Smith ranks 6th in the AL with a.307 avg., and is batting.385/.444/.538 (25-for-65) in 16 games since moving to the leadoff spot on Aug 5 in addition, RH Jake Faria was added to the taxi squad and will be recalled tomorrow. RAY MATTER The Rays have won consecutive games and 11 of their last 13 games since Aug 19, their best 13-game stretch since July 12-30, 2014 (11-2) they are a season-high 10 games over.500, matching their high-water mark under fourth-year Manager Kevin Cash (40-30 through games of June 20, 2015) with a win today, the Rays would improve to 11 games over.500 for the first time since finishing the 2013 season at 92-71, and it would give them their best 14-game stretch since July 9-27, The Rays have outscored opponents, 65-36, in the last 13 games. The Rays are (.600) since the All-Star break, 6th-best winning pct. in the majors and 4th-best in the AL since then. The Rays are in their last five road series after going in their previous eight road series they are 3-2 on this 8-game road trip to Atlanta (1-1), Cleveland (2-1) and Toronto (0-0). The Rays are 8 GB of the Athletics for the AL s second Wild Card if they gain a game today, it will be the closest they have been to the second Wild Card spot since they were 7 GB through June 1. The Rays hold a 5-11 record all-time on Labor Day, but are 5-3 at home and 0-8 on the road last year they beat the Twins, SQUAD GOALS At 73-63, here is what the Rays would need to do in their remaining 26 games to reach the following records: REQUIRED FINISH TO REACH SEASON-ENDING RECORDS Record Finish Significance Would be their best record under Manager Kevin Cash Would be their first winning record since 2013 (92-71) Would be their sixth 90-win campaign in 11 seasons as Rays RAYS vs. BLUE JAYS The Rays are 7-2 against the Blue Jays this season (5-1 at home, 2-1 on the road), and their loss in the last meeting on Aug 12 at TOR snapped a 5-game winning streak over them the Rays have allowed 4 runs or fewer in all 9 games against them, 2 runs or fewer seven times and 1 run or fewer four times they yielded 3 runs in the last series, their fewest allowed in a 3-game series (or more) since Sep 29 Oct 1, 2017 vs. BAL (3) and fewest on the road since June 19-, 2015 at CLE (3) they have won the season series in eight of the last 10 years and are (.532) all-time against them, their most wins against any opponent. This is the second of three consecutive road trips to go through Toronto, and the Rays host the Blue Jays in the final series of the season from Sep while the Rays played the Blue Jays only six times through their first 115 games, this series continues a stretch facing them 13 times in the club s final 47 games of the season. ABOUT THE OFFENSE Yesterday at CLE, the Rays recorded 8 XBH, their most since July 14 at MIN (9) they have totaled 15 XBH in their last 2 games, and it is their first time with 7 XBH (or more) in consecutive games since May 16-17, 2016 at TOR for the record, they have never done this in three consecutive games the Rays are averaging 5.63 runs in their last 11 games, including 5 runs or more in eight of those 11 games and double-digit hits in nine the Rays rank 3rd in the AL with a.257 avg. behind the Red Sox (.268) and Indians (.258), and they rank 3rd with a.329 OBP in comparison, they were 12th with a.245 avg. and 10th with a.317 OBP last season they haven t finished in the top five in avg. since 2005 (.274, 3rd), nor in the top five in on-base pct. since 2013 (.329, 3rd). The Rays have three of the AL s top 11 hitters for avg. in Mallex Smith (.307, 6th), Joey Wendle (.298, 10th) and Matt Duffy (.297, 11th) only once in club history have three qualifying players finished with a.290 avg. or better (Bartlett/Crawford/Zobrist, 2009). The Rays have totaled 1 HR this season, 4th-fewest in the majors they are on pace for 144 HR, which would be 84 HR fewer than their club-record 228 HR last season they have won 24 games this season without the benefit of a home run, most in the majors, and they are 26-5 (.839) when hitting multiple homers. The Rays rank 4th in the majors with 98 SB and 1st with 82 HBP. PITCHING PLANS Tonight s game will be started by Ryne Stanek, the 41st time the Rays will use an opener and 23rd time using Stanek in that role the Rays opened the season with bullpen days as needed in place of a traditional starter, and since May 19, they have used openers to start games generally facing 3-9 batters, depending on matchups. In March, the Rays announced a season-opening rotation of Chris Archer, Blake Snell, Nathan Eovaldi and Jake Faria all four pitchers spent time on the disabled list and two were traded in July the Rays have used other starters in 72 of 136 games (52.9 pct.). Since the debut of the opener on May 19 at LAA, Rays pitching ranks 2nd in the majors and 1st in the AL with a 3.34 ERA before that, their 4.43 ERA was 22nd in the majors and 9th in the AL. The Rays are with traditional starters and otherwise. Rays starters have gone 3 IP or fewer 54 times this season, most by a team since Baseball Reference data is available (1908), ahead of the 1949 St. Louis Browns (40) their starters have gone 2 IP or fewer 45 times, most ever by a team ahead of the 1977 Mariners (27). BEFORE & AFTER THE OPENER DEBUT ON MAY 19 Since May 19 Thru May 18 MLB Rk. AL Rk. MLB Rk. AL Rk. ERA nd 1st nd 9th WHIP rd 2nd th 5th Opp Avg nd 1st th 5th Opp OBP.293 3rd 2nd.310 9th 5th Starter ERA nd 1st th 7th Bullpen ERA th 5th th 12th REDEFINING RELIEF 54.8 pct. of the team s innings pitched have been covered by the bullpen the starters have thrown 549 IP, fewest in the majors, and the relievers have thrown IP, most in major league history, passing the 2012 Rockies (657.0) the Rays bullpen is one of five in major league history to reach 600 IP, and the previous four all finished with losing records this season, Rays relievers have totaled: 50 apps of at least 50 pitches and 24 apps of at least 70 pitches, both the most since Baseball Reference data is available (1908); 75 decisions, most since Baseball Reference data is available; 119 apps of at least 2 IP, most since the 2000 Red Sox (120); 58 apps of at least 3 IP, most since the 1988 Yankees (59); 39 apps of at least 4 IP, most since the 1982 Red Sox (40); 27 apps of at least 5 IP, most since the 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers (27) and most in the AL since the 1917 Philadelphia Athletics (34) FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH Last night Andrew Velazquez became the st rookie MOST ROOKIES USED, BY RAYS, SEASON used by the Rays and 11th player to make his major league debut for the Rays this season, both single-season club records these records will be extended when Nick Ciuffo makes his major league debut 15 MOST ROOKIES USED, of the 29 players on the active roster are BY TEAM, 2018 rookies, including nine of the 15 pitchers (60 pct.) Rays rookies have combined for 601 games, most in the majors, and Rays rookie pitchers have combined for IP, most in the AL the Rays have used a Marlins Rays Jays 22 Orioles Angels Padres 20 rookie starting pitcher in 24 of their 40 games since the All-Star break. According to The Athletic s Jayson Stark, the Rays are only the second team since the franchise s inaugural season to use at least eight rookie pitchers in 12+ games and at least eight rookie position players in 12+ games, joining the 2013 Astros that finished RAYS ON THE TUBE FOX Sports Sun will premiere an all-new episode of Inside the Rays tomorrow following the conclusion of the Rays-Blue Jays game Inside the Rays: Worst to First recaps the historic 2008 season as the team went from losing 96 games in 2007 to winning 97 games in 2008 and becoming American League Champions.

2 TONIGHT S STARTER: RH RYNE STANEK (2-3, 2.77 ERA) CAREER MLB BREAKDOWN YEAR W L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO HR Career LAST OUTING Last pitched in relief on Fri at CLE, when he retired his first 2 BF on 8 pitches but needed 15 pitches for the final out of the 8th inning, yielding 2 runs on 2 hits, 1 BB, 2 WP and 3 SB last started on Tues at ATL, and faced the minimum in the 1st inning, erasing a 1-out single with a caught stealing was replaced for a pinch-hitter with runners at the corners and 2 outs in the 2nd inning. A NEW LOOK Has made 22 starts, all since May 26 vs. BAL, three more than any other pitcher in the majors over that span is the first pitcher to total 20 starts and 20 relief apps in a season since TOR Esmil Rogers (20 starts, 24 relief apps) in 2013, and the first rookie since MIN Joe Mays (20 starts, 29 relief apps) in 1999 before Mays, the last rookie to do it was LAD Orel Hershiser (20 starts, 25 relief apps) in This will be the 41st time the Rays use an opener, all of them since May 19 at LAA he is 0-2 with a 2.76 ERA (32.2-IP, 10-ER) in his 22 starts. Seventeen of his 22 starts this season have been scoreless hasn t gone more than 2 IP or thrown more than 40 pitches (as a starter or reliever). Has pitched to a 1.64 ERA (22-IP, 4-ER) in the 1st inning. MAKING THE LEAP Since the start of June, is 1-2 with a 2.36 ERA (45.2-IP, 12-ER) and.191 opp avg. (31-for-162) in 37 apps (20 starts) to lower his season ERA from Ranks among AL rookies in apps (46, 6th) and starts (22, 1st) min. 50 IP, is 2nd among AL rookies with a.188 opp avg. and 3rd with a SO/9 IP ratio. Has only allowed 1 XBH in 83 PA against lefties this season (double). Has pitched to a 4.78 ERA (26.1-IP, 15-R/14-ER) on the road, including a 7.45 ERA (9.2-IP, 9-R/8-ER) in his last 8 road apps (5 starts) since July 15 in comparison, his 0.93 ERA (29-IP, 3-ER) at home is 3rd-best in the majors (min. 20 IP). #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER Pronunciation: STAN-ik 2018 SPLITS SPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO Home Road March April May June July August September SPLITS vs. BLUE JAYS SPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO Career on Road SPLITS vs. BATTERS SPLIT AB H AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO TB PA vs. LHB vs. RHB SEASON & CAREER HIGHS 2018 CAREER 2.0, 8x-last 8/22 vs. KC IP 2.0, 10x-last 8/22/18 vs. KC 2, 8x-last 8/20 vs. KC H 4, 6/10/17 vs. OAK (G2) 3, 7/28 at BAL R 3, 2x-last 7/28/18 at BAL 3, 7/28 at BAL ER 3, 2x-last 7/28/18 at BAL 2, 5x-last 7/28 at BAL BB 3, 5/22/17 vs. LAA BRINGING THE HEAT His avg. fastball velocity this season is 98.0 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is mph in his start on May 26 vs. BAL. 5, 8/3 vs. CWS 2, 2x-last 8/8 vs. BAL SO HR 5, 2x-last 8/3/18 vs. CWS 2, 3x-last 8/8/18 vs. BAL Last season he averaged 98.1 mph on his fastball, and he made 14 pitches of -- CG mph or more entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the Best -- SHO -- Fastball in the organization for a second consecutive season. 1G, 2x-last 8/25 Current Win Streak 1G, 2x-last 8/25/18 Current 3G, 5/31 7/28 Loss Streak 3G, 5/31/18 7/28/18 QUIRKS OF THE OPENER Has a SO/9 IP ratio as a starter min. 20 starts, that would rank 2nd all-time among rookies behind CHC Kerry Wood (12.58) in 1998 the AL rookie record is held by TEX Yu Darvish (10.40) in He has made 6 starts this season without allowing a hit, the most for any pitcher within a single season since Baseball Reference data is available (1908), ahead of LAD Sandy Koufax (3) in 1958, among others from June 7 July 10, made nine consecutive scoreless starts to set a major league record though he totaled only 13.2 IP over this span passing LAD Zack Greinke (6, 43.2 IP), LAD Orel Hershiser (6, 55 IP) and LAD Don Drysdale (6, 54 IP) according to Stats LLC, his 10 scoreless starts before the All-Star break were a major league record. FROM THE OTHER SIDE Is winless in all 22 starts, passing Jason Hammel (17) in for the longest winless streak in club history his 22 starts of 2 IP or fewer are the most for any pitcher within a single season since Baseball Reference data is available (1908) no other pitcher has made more than 8 starts of this type in a season his 8 starts of 1 IP or fewer are the most in a single season, passing PIT Max Butcher (7) in ELITE COMPANY Named after Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg despite being born into a family of Cardinals fans last season, became the third Ryne in major league history, following Sandberg and All-Star pitcher Ryne Duren his manager in Durham was Sandberg s nephew, Jared Sandberg GAME LOG (LAST 20 APPEARANCES) GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 7/13 at MIN * /11 L, /15 at MIN / L, 7-11 (10) Romero up, 3-1 7/ vs. MIA /16 L, 2-3 López tied, 0-0 7/22 vs. MIA * /6 W, /23 vs. NYY * /12 W, /25 vs. NYY /16 W, 7-6 Cessa tied, 0-0 7/28 at BAL L /20 L, 2-11 Gausman down, 3-2 7/31 vs. LAA /12 W, 10-6 Skaggs tied, 0-0 8/1 vs. LAA * /3 W, /3 vs. CWS /16 L, 2-3 (10) Giolito tied, 0-0 8/8 vs. BAL /25 L, 4-5 Cashner tied, 2-2 8/11 at TOR /18 W, 3-1 Gaviglio up, 2-0 8/12 at TOR * /3 L, /16 at NYY * /12 W, /17 at BOS /17 L, 3-7 Johnson up, 3-2 8/20 vs. KC * /6 W, /22 vs. KC /15 W, 6-3 Junis up, 2-0 8/25 vs. BOS * W /5 W, /28 at ATL /7 L, 5-9 Teheran up, 1-0 8/31 at CLE * /11 L, * indicates relief appearance Selected by Astros Manager A.J. Hinch to join the AL coaching staff for the All-Star Game for a second consecutive season. Is in his fourth season as Rays manager at age 40, is the majors youngest active skipper 5 months younger than SD Andy Green. His last ejection was July 18, 2017 at OAK, his seventh ejection as Rays manager his 7 ejections are tied for 4th in franchise history. Is the sixth Tampa-born manager in major league history, and second to manage the Rays that list includes Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, incl. parts of eight seasons in the majors ( ) and two years ( ) in the Rays org. Played in the 1989 Little League World Series (Tampa Northside LL), 1999 College World Series (Florida State) and earned World Series rings in 2007 (Red Sox) and 2009 (Yankees).

3 RAYS HITTER NOTES #1 WILLY ADAMES INF Pronunciation: ah-dah-mes 2018:.258/.326/ HR 23 RBI 6 SB Sun at CLE: 2-4, BB CLE Series: 3-9, 3-BB Trip: 6-18, RBI, 3-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.278 (15-54), 2-HR Last HR: 8/24/18 vs. BOS Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.500, 3-6) RISP:.7 (13-60) vs. RH:.252 (39-155), 6-HR Has reached base safely three times in consecutive games batting.333/.429/.476 (14-for-42) with 2 HR, 6 RBI over his last 12 games (all starts). His avg. was below.200 as late as July 29 (.196) since then, is batting.330/.411/.515 (32-for-97) with 3 2B, 5 HR and 14 RBI in 29 games (28 starts). Min. 75 PA, since the start of August, ranks among AL rookie leaders in avg. (.330, 2nd) and on-base pct. (.407, 1st) also ranks 3rd with 31 hits. On Aug 7 vs. BAL, became the fifth in club history to hit a walk-off homer before his 23rd birthday and second this season, joining Jake Bauers. Has appeared in 62 games and made 60 starts (52-SS, 8-2B) has 12 errors, tied with Matt Duffy for the team lead, including 7 in his last 32 games. Entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 19 prospect in the minors homered in his major league debut on May 22 vs. BOS. #9 JAKE BAUERS 1B/OF Pronunciation: BOW-ers 2018:.200/.318/ HR 36 RBI 4 SB Sun at CLE: 0-3, BB CLE Series: 1-9, 2B, 2-BB Trip: 1-14, 2B, RBI, 2-BB vs. LH:.194 (13-67), 2-HR Last HR: 8/1/18 vs. LAA Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.237 (14-59) vs. RH:.202 (38-188), 7-HR Is 1-for-his-last and 4-for-his-last-58 on Sat at CLE, his 5th-inning double snapped a 0-for-16, his first extra-base hit since Aug 2 vs. LAA. Batting.145/.267/.274 (18-for-124) with 4 HR and 18 RBI in 38 games (35 starts) since the All-Star break, after.252/.368/.496 in the first half. Since his June 7 recall, ranks among major league rookies in doubles (17, tied for 1st), RBI (36, 5th), extra-base hits (28, 4th) and walks (44, 2nd). Has 9 HR in 255 AB with the Rays, compared to 5 HR in 197 AB with Triple-A Durham his 14 HR between the two levels tie a career high (2016). 28 of his 51 hits (54.9 pct.) this season have gone for extra bases (17-2B, 2-3B, 9-HR), 5th-highest rate in the majors among players with 150 PA. Has appeared in 74 games and made 69 starts (52-1B, 11-LF, 4-DH, 2-RF) entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 45 prospect. #26 JI-MAN CHOI 1B Pronunciation: GEE-man CHOY 2018:.272/.351/ HR 17 RBI 2 SB Sun at CLE: 1-4, BB, R CLE Series: 4-12, 2-2B, 2-BB, R Trip: 4-13, 2-2B, 2-BB, R vs. LH:.077 (1-13) Last HR: 8/10/18 at TOR Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.444, 4-9) RISP:.182 (6-33) vs. RH:.293 (36-123), 5-HR Has reached base safely in 15 consecutive starts batting.339/.426/.593 (20-for-59) with 7 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR and 5 RBI in his last 17 games (15 starts). On Sat at CLE, his 3 hits tied a career high (also July 23 vs. NYY) marked his second career multi-xbh game (Aug 4, 2016 at OAK, with LAA). Since joining the Rays, is batting.283/.369/.472 (30-for-106) with 9 2B, 3 HR and 12 RBI has appeared in 31 games and made 29 starts, all at DH. All 3 HR with the Rays have been solo shots since the trade, is batting.371 (23-for-62) with the bases empty and.159 (7-for-44) with runners on. Has spent parts of three seasons in the majors with four different teams, batting.228/.316/.433 (60-for-263) with 16 2B, 12 HR and 34 RBI. #19 NICK CIUFFO C Pronunciation: SHOO-fo Triple-A:.262/.301/ HR 28 RBI 0 SB Sun at CLE: -- CLE Series: -- Trip: -- vs. LH: -- Last HR: -- Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: -- vs. RH: -- Selected from Triple-A Durham today and will be making his major league debut was selected by the Rays in the first round of the 2013 Draft. Hit.262/.301/.380 (58-for-2) with 11 2B, 5 HR and 28 RBI in 60 games for Durham threw out 43.2 pct. of attempted base stealers (-SB, 16-CS). Served a 50-game suspension to start the season following a violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. In 2017, spent the entire season with Double-A Montgomery and was named Defensive Player of the Year by the Rays Baseball Operations dept. for a second consecutive year named to the Southern League postseason All-Star Team, batting.245 (91-for-371) with 7 HR and 42 RBI. #44 C.J. CRON 1B Pronunciation: krohn 2018:.256/.323/ HR 61 RBI 1 SB Sun at CLE: 2-5, 2B, HR, RBI, R CLE Series: 2-8, 2B, HR, RBI, R Trip: 6-14, 2-2B, 2-HR, 3-RBI, 3-R vs. LH:.304 (38-125), 7-HR Last HR: 9/2/18 at CLE Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.400, 2-5) RISP:.200 (23-115) vs. RH:.237 (74-312), 19-HR Yesterday at CLE, homered in the 4th inning and doubled in the 6th for his sixth multi-xbh game of the season (last Wed at ATL). Batting.347/.385/.694 (17-for-49) with 4 HR and 5 RBI in his last 13 games (12 starts) after batting.132 (5-for-38) in 12 games from July 26 Aug 9. His 26 HR are a career high and most on the team, ahead of Wilson Ramos (14) his previous career high was 16 HR in 2015, 2016 and Has hit.5 pct. of the team s homers 51 of his 112 hits (45.5 pct.) this season have gone for extra bases, the highest rate of his career. Has appeared in 119 games and made 110 starts (60-DH, 48-1B) has been hit by pitch 16 times, 2nd in the AL behind TB Carlos Gómez (20). Has only started 17 of the club s 29 games since Aug 1 and 25 of 40 games since the All-Star break, compared to 85 of 96 games in the first half. #5 MATT DUFFY INF 2018:.297/.355/ HR 37 RBI 10 SB Sun at CLE: DNP CLE Series: 2-8, 2B, 2-RBI, BB, R Trip: 4-17, 2B, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.282 (33-117), 1-HR Last HR: 6/16/18 at NYY Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.400, 2-5) RISP:.310 (31-100) vs. RH:.303 (99-327), 3-HR His.297 avg. this season ranks 4th among major league third basemen and 2nd among AL third basemen behind NYY Miguel Andújar (.301). Batting.368 (14-for-38) in his last 9 games (all starts), including six multi-hit games has 2 2B in his last 5 games, after 1 2B in his prev. 37 games. Last homered on June 16 at NYY has gone 225 AB without one, 5th-longest active drought in the majors (excluding pitchers) and a career long. Only 18.2 pct. of his hits have gone for extra bases, 2nd-lowest in the majors 41 of his last 44 hits and 51 of his last 55 hits have been singles. Since June 16, is batting.404/.483/.481 (-for-52) vs. left-handed pitching, 2nd-highest avg. in the AL vs. LHP over that stretch (min. 40 AB). According to FanGraphs, 26.2 pct. of his balls in play are line drives, 6th-highest in the AL the major league avg. for line drives is.5 pct. Has appeared in 113 games and made 109 starts (104-3B, 5-DH) has made 12 errors, tied with Willy Adames for most on the team. #27 CARLOS GÓMEZ OF 2018:.8/.309/ HR 31 RBI 11 SB Sun at CLE: 0-3, BB, R CLE Series: 0-4, BB, R Trip: 2-9, RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH:.204 (-103), 2-HR Last HR: 7/14/18 at MIN Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP:.253 (22-87) vs. RH:.224 (52-232), 6-HR Batting.263 (5-for-19) in his last 7 games (6 starts) since Aug 22, compared to.083 (1-for-12) in his previous 7 games (4 starts) from Aug 9-. Has only homered once in his last 63 games (49 starts) since June 2 and it came off position player Willians Astudillo on July 14 at MIN. Has been hit by pitch a career-high 20 times, most in the majors, and 3rd-most in club history behind Brandon Guyer 2015 (24) and 2016 (23). Has been charged with 7 errors, tied for 4th among ML outfielders, and the most by a Rays outfielder since Melvin Upton Jr. (7) in Has appeared in 106 games and made 91 starts (83-RF, 5-DH, 3-CF) is one of seven active players with at least 100 HR and 200 SB in his career. Has only started 12 of the club s 29 games since Aug 1 and 19 of 40 games since the All-Star break, compared to 72 of 96 games in the first half. #39 KEVIN KIERMAIER CF Pronunciation: KEER-my-er 2018:.198/.262/ HR RBI 9 SB Sun at CLE: DNP CLE Series: 1-6, RBI Trip: 3-13, RBI vs. LH:.160 (12-75), 1-HR Last HR: 7/28/18 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP:.164 (12-73) vs. RH:.2 (42-198), 3-HR Batting.308/.357/.462 (12-for-39) in his last 11 games (all starts), after.127/.179/.175 (8-for-63) in his previous 17 games (16 starts) from Aug Min. 250 AB, his.198 avg. is 7th-lowest in the AL and would be the lowest for an entire season by a Ray since Carlos Peña (.197) in On Aug vs. BOS, tripled in consecutive games, the first Ray to do that since Tim Beckham from June 8-12, 2016 at ARI, vs. HOU (2). Moved out of the leadoff spot on Aug 5 vs. CWS, and since then has made starts batting fifth (3), sixth (12), seventh (7) and eighth (1) in the order. Has appeared in 71 games and made 69 starts, all in center field, including 19 starts against lefties since 2015, leads the majors with 98 Defensive Runs Saved, ahead of ATL/LAA Andrelton Simmons (94) has achieved this despite missing significant time in each of the last three seasons. #35 BRANDON LOWE INF/OF Pronunciation: rhymes with now 2018:.263/.382/ HR 12 RBI 2 SB Sun at CLE: 3-5, 2-2B, HR, 3-RBI, R CLE Series: 5-10, 2-2B, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 3-R Trip: 6-13, 2-2B, 3-HR, 6-RBI, BB, 4-R vs. LH:.143 (1-7) Last HR: 9/2/18 at CLE Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.556, 5-9) RISP:.389 (7-18) vs. RH:.280 (14-50), 3-HR Has homered in three consecutive starts yesterday at CLE, his 3 hits, 3 XBH, 2 2B and 3 RBI were all career highs homered in the 2nd inning, giving him homers in consecutive plate apps (also Sat at CLE, 9th inn.) his 3 XBH tied a club rookie record (last Johnny Field, May 4 vs. TOR). Batting.395/.500/.711 (15-for-38) with 12 RBI in his last 13 games (11 starts) after beginning his major league career hitless through his first 19 AB. Has appeared in 19 games and made 17 starts (7-2B, 6-LF, 4-RF) since his Aug 4 selection from Triple-A Durham debuted on Aug 5 vs. CWS. Hit.297/.391/.558 (113-for-380) with 31 2B, 22 HR and 76 RBI in 100 games between Double-A Montgomery and Durham this season, with a June 7 promotion to Triple-A at the time of his selection, his 31 2B tied for 7th among full-season minor leaguers and his 54 XBH ranked 5th. In its midseason update, was ranked by MLB.com as the No. 9 prospect in the organization and the No. 8 second base prospect in the minors.

4 RAYS HITTER NOTES (cont d). #29 TOMMY PHAM OF 2018:.254/.338/ HR 49 RBI 10 SB Sun at CLE: 2-5, 3B, RBI, R, GDP CLE Series: 4-13, 2B, 3B, 2-RBI, 2-R Trip: 9-22, 2B, 3B, HR, 4-RBI, BB, 5-R vs. LH:.267 (24-90), 3-HR Last HR: 8/29/18 at ATL Current Hitting Streak: 8G (.417, 15-36) RISP:.253 (25-99) vs. RH:.251 (80-319), 13-HR Yesterday at CLE, his 7th-inning, RBI triple was his first triple since Sep 12, 2017 vs. CIN (with STL) has 3 XBH in his last 4 games (all starts). Has hit safely in eight consecutive games dating back to Aug vs. KC, his 2nd-longest hitting streak of the season behind June 6-19 (13, with STL) batting.417/.447/.694 (15-for-36) with 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR and 7 RBI over that stretch, which includes five multi-hit efforts and two 3-hit games. Has appeared in 15 games, all starts (13-LF, 2-CF) with the Rays batting.293/.379/.483 (17-for-58) with 3 2B, 2 HR and 8 RBI since the trade. Last season, finished 11th in overall balloting for the NL Most Valuable Player Award, batting.306/.411/.520 (136-for-444) with 23 HR, 73 RBI and 25 SB in 128 games (116 starts) became the first Cardinals player with at least 20 HR and 20 SB in a single season since Reggie Sanders in Selected in the 16th round of the 2006 June Draft spent parts of nine seasons in the minors before his major league debut on September 9, #0 MALLEX SMITH OF 2018:.307/.377/ HR 31 RBI 27 SB Sun at CLE: -- CLE Series: -- Trip: -- vs. LH:.365 (23-63) Last HR: 8/15/18 at NYY Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.500, 9-18) RISP:.289 (24-83) vs. RH:.296 (92-311), 2-HR Reinstated from the 10-day DL (viral infection) today was placed on the disabled list on Aug 25, retro to Aug 24, and missed the minimum 10 days. Ranks 6th in the AL with a.307 avg. is attempting to become the first qualifying Ray to hit.300 or better since Casey Kotchman (.306) in Has recorded multiple hits in four consecutive games, the longest such streak of his career and the longest such streak by a Ray since C.J. Cron (4) from May 9-12 vs. ATL, at BAL has multiple hits in seven of his last 8 games, batting.444/.459/.639 (16-for-36) with 4 2B, 1 HR and 4 RBI over that span. Batting.385/.444/.538 (25-for-65) in 16 games (all starts) since moving to the leadoff spot on Aug 5, increasing his season avg. from.291 to.307. Is tied for 1st in the AL with 9 3B and ranks 4th with 27 SB according to FanGraphs, 27.2 pct. of his balls in play are line drives, 3rd in the AL. Batting.245/.312/.350 (49-for-200) in 62 games (52 starts) on the road and.379/.449/.529 (66-for-174) in 54 games (50 starts) at Tropicana Field. Has appeared in 116 games and made 102 starts (53-CF, 28-RF, -LF) has made 5 errors, but none in his last 64 games (59 starts) since June 1. #45 JESÚS SUCRE C Pronunciation: heh-soos SUE-cray 2018:.196/.234/ HR 16 RBI 1 SB Sun at CLE: DNP CLE Series: 0-6 Trip: 0-9, RBI vs. LH:.125 (5-40) Last HR: 9/24/17 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-9 RISP:.205 (9-44) vs. RH:.222 (24-108) Is 1-for-his-last-18 batting.091/.118/.091 (3-for-33) in 13 games (10 starts) since Aug 1 and.135/.151/.154 (7-for-52) since the All-Star break. All 4 XBH have been doubles has gone 154 AB since his last home run on Sep 24, 2017 at BAL, his last of a career-high 7 HR last season. Batting.271 (19-for-70) with runner(s) on base and.273 (6-for-22) with RISP/2 out, compared to.128 (10-for-78) with the bases empty. On July 27 at BAL, made his fifth career pitching appearance, third with the Rays and second this season got the last two outs of the 8th inn. Has appeared in 57 games and made 42 starts at catcher has thrown out 23.3 pct. of base stealers this season and 27.0 pct. in his career. #11 ANDREW VELAZQUEZ INF/OF Pronunciation: veh-las-kehz Minors:.255/.313/ HR 45 RBI 31 SB Sun at CLE: 0-0 (def. rep.) CLE Series: 0-0 Trip: 0-0 vs. LH: -- Last HR: -- Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: -- vs. RH: -- Yesterday at CLE, made his major league debut, entering the game as a defensive replacement in center field in the bottom of the 8th inning. Selected from Triple-A Durham yesterday hit.255/.313/.417 (117-for-458) with 14 HR and 45 RBI in 125 games between Double-A Montgomery and Durham between the two levels, was successful on 31 of 34 SB attempts (91.2 pct.), and his 29 SB for Durham led the International League. Selected by the D-backs in the 7th round of the 2012 June Draft acquired by the Rays in November 2014 in the Jeremy Hellickson trade. In 2014, reached base safely in 74 consecutive games from April 22 July 16, breaking the minor league record according to MiLB.com. #18 JOEY WENDLE INF/OF 2018:.298/.346/ HR 49 RBI 12 SB Sun at CLE: 2-5, 2B, RBI, R CLE Series: 5-14, 2-2B, RBI, 2-R Trip: 9-23, 2-2B, 3-RBI, BB, 5-R vs. LH:.279 (17-61) Last HR: 8/19/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 8G (.389, 14-36) RISP:.265 (27-102) vs. RH:.301 ( ), 7-HR Has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games, batting.340/.386/.500 (17-for-50) over that span has recorded multiple hits in six of his last 7 games. Since the start of July, batting.347/.401/.534 (61-for-176) with 14 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR and 28 RBI min. 125 PA, his.347 avg. is 3rd in the AL since then. Batting.298 and is attempting to finish with the best avg. for a qualifying rookie in club history, currently held by Rocco Baldelli (.289) in Batting.323/.371/.464 (76-for-235) with 5 HR and 30 RBI on the road, compared to.262/.312/.375 (44-for-168) with 2 HR and 19 RBI at home. Was named the Rays recipient of the 2018 Heart and Hustle Award by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA). Has appeared in 116 games and made 99 starts (74-2B, 13-LF, 8-3B, 2-SS) has a.991 fielding pct. at second base, 2nd in the AL (min. 50 starts). RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #46 JOSÉ ALVARADO LH Pronunciation: al-vuh-rah-doh 2018: ERA 61 G Last App: 9/2 at CLE (S, 0.2-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 7/10 vs. DET Saves-Opps: 7-10 IR-RS: vs. LH:.9 (16-73), 1-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 13-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/10/18 vs. DET, Loss 8/12/18 at TOR, Save 9/2/18 at CLE vs. RH:.167 (22-132) Yesterday at CLE, recorded the save but allowed 2 IR to score in the 9th inning, on a 2-run double off the bat of Melky Cabrera. His last 9 apps dating back to Aug 16 at NYY have been scoreless has allowed 1 hit over that stretch spanning 8 IP, with 2 BB and 12 SO. Has pitched to a 1.42 ERA (19-IP, 3-ER) in 20 apps since the All-Star break and a 1.20 ERA (30-IP, 4-ER) over his last 34 apps since June 12. Has only allowed 2 HR in 87 IP in his career, coming against TOR Russell Martin (solo) last season and Kyle Seager (2-run) on June 10 vs. SEA. His avg. fastball velocity this season is 97.3 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is mph in his outing on April 28 at BOS. On June 26 vs. WAS, became the first pitcher to also appear at first base in a 9-inning game since MIL Chuck Crim on June 6, 1989 at TOR. #68 JALEN BEEKS LH 2018: ERA 9 G 1 GS Last App: 8/29 at ATL (W, 3.0-IP, 4-H, Long Relief App: 5.1, 8/24 vs. BOS Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 3-0 vs. LH:.200 (7-35), 1-HR 0-R, 3-BB, 2-SO, 49-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/29/18 at ATL, Loss 6/7/18 vs. DET, Save none vs. RH:.296 (32-108), 2-HR On Wed at ATL, his app was cut short by a 1:06 rain delay did not allow a run in 3 IP despite allowing seven of 15 BF to reach base, stranding the bases loaded in the 3rd inn. and runners at the corners in the 4th got out of the 5th when Ozzie Albies singled but was thrown out stretching. Is 4-0 with a 2.63 ERA (27.1-IP, 8-ER) and.188 opp avg. (18-for-96) over his last 6 apps after allowing 8 R/ER in 3.1 IP in his Rays debut. Was acquired from the Red Sox on July 25 in exchange for Nathan Eovaldi was 5-5 with a 2.89 ERA (87.1-IP, 28-ER) and 117 SO in 16 starts with Triple-A Pawtucket at the time of the trade, ranked among Int l. League leaders in ERA (5th), strikeouts (tied for 2nd) and WHIP (1.09, 2nd). In 2017, was named the Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Year, going 11-8 with a 3.29 ERA (145-IP, 53-ER) in 26 starts between two levels. #63 DIEGO CASTILLO RH 2018: ERA 34 G 4 GS Last App: 9/2 at CLE (GS, 1.0-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 2.2, 8/11 at TOR Saves-Opps: 0-2 IR-RS: 18-8 vs. LH:.197 (12-61), 3-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 16-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/11/18 at TOR, Loss 8/5/18 vs. CWS, Save none vs. RH:.187 (17-91), 1-HR Yesterday at CLE, made his fourth start and pitched a perfect 1st inning, then was replaced after allowing a leadoff single in the 2nd inning. Is 1-1 with a 2.65 ERA (17-IP, 5-ER) in his last 12 apps (4 starts), including 10 scoreless outings, after allowing 9 runs in his previous 5 apps. Has gone 1.1 IP or longer 13 times this season, and 2 IP or longer eight times has thrown as many as 36 pitches, 2x-last Wed at ATL (2 IP). His avg. fastball velocity this season is 97.0 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is mph in his start on Sun at CLE. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on June 5 went 0-1 with a 1.03 ERA (26.1-IP, 3-ER), 4 saves, 32 SO and.167 opp avg. in 19 apps for the Bulls. #72 YONNY CHIRINOS RH Pronunciation: chih-ree-nos 2018: ERA 13 G 7 GS Last App: 8/28 at ATL (5.0-IP, 7-H, Long Relief App: 6.0, 8/17 at BOS Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 1-1 vs. LH:.252 (30-119), 3-HR 5-R, 2-ER, 3-BB, 3-SO, 81-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/22/18 vs. KC, Loss 8/17/18 at BOS, Save none vs. RH:.276 (32-116), 3-HR On Tues at ATL, yielded a 2-out, RBI single to Ender Inciarte in the 3rd inning and allowed 4 runs (1 earned) in the 5th inning, including a 2-out, 2-run double by Nick Markakis entered with a 2-0 lead and left with a 5-4 deficit, but received no decision after the Rays tied it in the 8th inn. Is 2-2 with a 3.30 ERA (30-IP, 26-H, 15-R/11-ER) and.236 opp avg. (26-for-110) in 6 apps out of the bullpen and 0-3 with a 4.73 ERA in 7 starts. Was recalled from Triple-A Durham on July 24 for his second stint, following Opening Day June 3 which included a stint on the disabled list was placed on the 10-day DL (right forearm strain) on May 1, retroactive to April 29 was reinstated and optioned to Durham on June 4. Began the season with a 14.1 IP scoreless streak, the longest ever for a Rays pitcher to begin his career, passing Doug Waechter (11.1) in 2003.

5 RAYS BULLPEN NOTES (cont d). #36 ANDREW KITTREDGE RH Pronunciation: KIT-rij 2018: ERA G 3 GS Last App: 8/29 at ATL (0.2-IP, 4-H, Long Relief App: 2.1, 3x-last 7/29 at BAL Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 8-4 vs. LH:.182 (8-44), 1-HR 2-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 23-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 4/25/18 at BAL, Loss 4/5/18 at BOS, Save none vs. RH:.4 (32-76), 4-HR On Wed at ATL, entered in the 8th inning with a 8-3 lead but didn t get out of the inning yielded 4 hits, including a pair of 2-out, RBI singles. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Aug 25 for his fifth stint with the Rays this season (Opening Day May 13, July 4-8, July 11-15, July 27-31). Was 6-0 with a 2.74 ERA (46-IP, 14-ER) and.229 opp avg. (41-for-179) in apps (1 start) for the Bulls 16 of his apps there were 2 IP or longer. Has held left-handed hitters to a.182/.294/.318 (8-for-44) line with 1 HR this season, but righties are batting.4/.451/.658 (32-for-76) with 4 HR. Has yielded at least 1 run in nine of his 18 relief apps this season, including 2 runs or more in 6 apps and 3 runs or more in 4 apps. #56 ADAM KOLAREK LH Pronunciation: koh-lair-ick 2018: ERA 19 G Last App: 9/2 at CLE (2.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.2, 7/10 vs. DET Saves-Opps: 2-3 IR-RS: 11-2 vs. LH:.256 (10-39) 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 24-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/22/18 vs. MIA, Loss none, Save 9/1/18 at CLE vs. RH:.281 (16-57) Yesterday at CLE, inherited 1-on, 0-out in the 7th and got a fly out and double play grounder, and pitched around an error for a scoreless 8th. On Sat at CLE, got a ground out on his only pitch for the save, the sixth time in franchise history a pitcher threw one pitch and recorded a save. Has pitched to a 0.48 ERA (18.2-IP, 1-ER) over his last 14 apps spanning two stints since July 22, after a ERA in his first 5 apps of the season. Has recorded 4 outs or more in 9 apps has a 6.00 ERA (12-IP, 8-ER) in 10 apps on the road, compared to a 1.38 ERA (13-IP, 2-ER) in 9 apps at home. On Aug 16 at NYY, inherited the bases loaded with no outs in the 9th and retired all 3 BF to close out a 3-1 win and record his first career save. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Aug 3 went 5-1 with a 1.61 ERA (44.2-IP, 8-R/ER), 4 saves and 52 SO in 31 apps (1 start) for the Bulls. #38 VIDAL NUÑO LH Pronunciation: vee-dahl NOON-yoh 2018: ERA 9 G Last App: 7/3 at MIA (W, 2.0-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 4.2, 6/30 vs. HOU Saves-Opps: 0-1 IR-RS: 5-3 vs. LH:.167 (4-24), 1-HR 0-R, 1-BB, 2-SO, 26-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/3/18 at MIA, Loss 5/12/17 at KC, Save none vs. RH:.167 (10-60), 2-HR Reinstated from the 10-day DL (right hamstring strain) on Saturday made 3 rehab starts for Class-A Charlotte, with a 4.91 ERA (7.1-IP, 4-ER). Sustained the injury running the bases in a 16-inning, 9-6 win on July 3 at MIA singled in the 15th and 16th innings, the first pitcher with multiple hits in extra innings since ATL Mike Stanton on May 10, 1994 vs. PHI was the first AL reliever to record multiple hits and record the win since ANA Eddie Fisher in 1972, and the first AL pitcher to win while recording multiple hits, both in extra innings since KC Jack Urban in Has gone 2 IP or more in six of his 9 apps this season, including his last 5 apps has gone 3 IP or more in five of his 9 apps with the Rays. Is 3-0 in 9 apps for the Rays this season, compared to 5- (.192) in 138 apps (42 starts) over his first five seasons in the majors. #52 CHAZ ROE RH 2018: ERA 50 G Last App: 9/1 at CLE (1.2-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 6/17 at NYY Saves-Opps: 1-1 IR-RS: 25-4 vs. LH:.267 (8-30), 2-HR 1-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR, 19-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 6/17/18 at NYY, Loss 8/28/18 at ATL, Save 6/9/18 vs. SEA vs. RH:.182 (22-1), 4-HR On Sat at CLE, inherited 2-on, 0-out in the 8th inning but got a double play and flyout allowed a homer to Jason Kipnis leading off the 9th. Is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA (8-IP, 4-ER) in 9 apps since returning from the 10-day DL (left meniscus tear), with all 4 runs scoring via the home run. According to FanGraphs, has thrown his slider for 50.9 pct. of total pitches this season has thrown it 45.0 pct. of the time in his career. On July 6 at NYM, yielded the first grand slam of his career was a walk-off by José Bautista, the first walk-off slam vs. the Rays since The Rays are his 10th major league organization since being selected in the 2005 June Draft also played independent ball in #54 SERGIO ROMO RH 2018: ERA 63 G 5 GS Last App: 8/25 vs. BOS (1.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: IR-RS: vs. LH:.232 (16-69), 2-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 15-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/23/18 vs. KC, Loss 8/8/18 vs. BAL, Save 8/22/18 vs. KC vs. RH:.238 (35-147), 4-HR On Aug 25 vs. BOS, pitched a perfect 9th in a non-save situation, facing the Red Sox hitters, incl. strikeouts of Benintendi and Martinez. His last 8 apps have been scoreless has a 1.17 ERA (23-IP, 3-ER) in 24 apps since July 3 and a 1.46 ERA (37-IP, 6-ER) in 39 apps (1 start) since June 1. Has made 63 apps, tied for 6th-most in the AL all 18 saves this season have come since May 29, 9th-most in the majors over that stretch. On July 25 vs. NYY, became the first pitcher to also appear in a game at third base since PHI Bill Wilson on Aug 6, 1971 at PIT became the first AL pitcher to appear defensively at another position and record a save since MIL Chuck Crim on June 6, 1989 at TOR (first base). His combination of starts (5) and saves (18) has been unmatched by an AL pitcher since CAL Joe Grahe (7 starts, saves) in #57 JAIME SCHULTZ RH 2018: ERA 12 G Last App: 8/11 at TOR (2.0-IP, 2-H, Long Relief App: 3.0, 7/25 vs. NYY Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 5-1 vs. LH:.067 (2-30) 1-R, 1-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR, 35-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/14/18 at MIN, Loss none, Save none vs. RH:.242 (8-33), 3-HR Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Saturday and begins his third stint with the Rays this season, following May and July 8 Aug 12. His last app in the majors was Aug 11 at TOR, and he yielded a solo homer to Aledmys Díaz has allowed a homer in three of his last 4 apps. Has held opponents to a.159/.304/.333 (10-for-63) line with 23 SO in 19.2 IP for a SO/9 IP ratio has allowed more walks (12) than hits (10). Has pitched to a 3.38 ERA (18.2-IP, 7-ER) in his last 10 apps after allowing 3 R/ER without recording an out in his second app on July 9 vs. DET. Had a 5.75 ERA (36-IP, 23-ER) in 32 apps (1 start) with Durham has spent parts of the last three seasons with the Bulls with a SO/9 IP ratio. #61 HUNTER WOOD RH 2018: ERA 19 G 8 GS Last App: 9/2 at CLE (0.1-IP, 2-H, Long Relief App: 3.0, 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 4-0 vs. LH:.269 (14-52), 1-HR 3-R, 1-BB, 0-SO, 12-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win none, Loss 8/14/18 at NYY, Save none vs. RH:.338 (24-71), 2-HR Yesterday at CLE, pitched on 8 days rest and allowed three of 4 BF to reach base to start the 9th, with all three coming around to score. Is 0-1 with a 5.68 ERA (19-IP, 12-ER) in his last 12 apps (7 starts) since July this stretch has increased his season ERA from 2.38 to Has pitched to a 4.67 ERA (17.1-IP, 9-ER) and.294 opp avg. (20-for-68) out of the bullpen, and a 4.15 ERA and.327 opp avg. in his 8 starts. Has allowed 3 HR, all in relief, and all solo homers (July 4 at MIA, JT Riddle; July vs. MIA, Cameron Maybin; July 29 at BAL, Austin Wynns). Was recalled from Triple-A Durham on June 30 for his third stint was 2-2 with a 3.00 ERA (42-IP, 14-ER) in 24 apps (2 starts) with the Bulls. #48 RYAN YARBROUGH LH Pronunciation: YAHR-bro 2018: ERA 33 G 6 GS Last App: 9/2 at CLE (W, 5.0-IP, 2-H, Long Relief App: 7.0, 5/25 vs. BAL Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 23-7 vs. LH:.198 (25-126), 5-HR 1-R, 1-BB, 3-SO, 67-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 9/2/18 at CLE, Loss 7//18 vs. MIA, Save none vs. RH:.251 (93-370), 11-HR Yesterday at CLE, inherited 1-on, 0-out in the 2nd inning and retired all 3 BF in the frame issued a leadoff walk in the 3rd inning, and after that retired his next 11 BF both hits allowed came to his 2 BF in the 7th inning, and he was replaced after a Brantley double and Ramírez RBI single. Is 3-0 with a 0.84 ERA (.1-IP, 2-ER) and.164 opp avg. (12-for-73) in his last 5 apps (1 start) after a 7.23 ERA (18.2-IP, 15-ER) in his previous 4 apps. Has gone 11-3 with a 3.39 ERA (101-IP, 38-ER) and.229 opp avg. (88-for-384) in 27 relief apps and 2-2 with a 4.71 ERA and.268 opp avg. in 6 starts. Is 2nd on the team with 13 wins and IP his 13 wins are the most among ML rookies and are one shy of tying the club rookie record his 11 wins in relief are the most in the majors since WAS Tyler Clippard (11) in 2010 and most for a rookie reliever since MIN Jesse Crain (12) in Has yielded a team-most 16 HR, including 13 HR out of the bullpen, tied for most among major league relievers and one shy of the club record. His 101 IP out of the bullpen are most in the majors, ahead of TEX/CHC Jesse Chavez (81.2) and OAK Yusmeiro Petit (81.2) the club record for a reliever is IP by Rick White in 1999 his 19 relief apps of at least 3 IP, 16 relief apps of at least 4 IP and 10 relief apps of at least 5 IP are all the most in the majors his 10 relief apps of at least 5 IP are the most for any pitcher over an entire season since BOS Bob Stanley (11) in 1982.

6 RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals Starters Relievers Home Road March April May June July August September LAST HOME RUN & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS LAST HR OFF 18 MOST HITS GAME 18 MOST RBI GAME Adames 8/24/18 vs. BOS Pomeranz 3, 2x-last 8/ vs. KC 2, 4x-last 8/24 vs. BOS Bauers 8/1/18 vs. LAA Robles 4, 6/25 vs. WAS 4, 7/14 at MIN Ciuffo Choi 8/10/18 at TOR Estrada 3, 2x-last 9/1 at CLE 4, 6/9/18 at PHI Cron 9/2/18 at CLE Carrasco 4, 8/29 at ATL 4, 4/ vs. MIN Duffy 6/16/18 at NYY Shreve 4, 4/28 at BOS 3, 5/12 at BAL Gómez 7/14/18 at MIN Astudillo 3, 2x-last 7/9 vs. DET 3, 7/9 vs. DET Kiermaier 7/28/18 at BAL Gausman 3, 2x-last 8/20 vs. KC 4, 6/25 vs. WAS Lowe 9/2/18 at CLE Carrasco 3, 9/2 at CLE 3, 9/2 at CLE Pham 8/29/18 at ATL Newcomb 4, 4/26 vs. NYM 3, 4x-last 7/20 at CHC Smith 8/15/18 at NYY Cessa 4, 3x-last 8/5 vs. CWS 3, 2x-last 7/20 vs. MIA Sucre 9/24/17 at BAL Tillman 3, 2x-last 7/15 at MIN 3, 7/15 at MIN Velazquez Wendle 8/19/18 at BOS Velázquez 3, 5x-last 8/7 vs. CWS 3, 8/10 at TOR RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: W2 When commit error: Hit homer: Current Record: Ahead after 6-7-8: 59-6/64-4/61-3 Hit multiple homers: 26-5 Home/Road: 41-24/32-38 Behind after 6-7-8: 6-46/2-49/1-50 Score first: Day/Night: 31-24/42-39 Tied after 6-7-8: 8-11/7-9/11-8 Score 5 or more: 46-8 Grass/Turf: 30-38/ run games: Score less than 5: vs. East: run games: 15-4 Outhit opponents: vs. Central: Extra innings: 5-6 Outhit by opponents: vs. West: Win in last at-bat: 12 Collect 10 or more hits: vs. National League: 7-13 Come-from-behind wins: 23 Opp. 10 or more hits: vs. RH/LH starters: 51-46/22-17 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 27 Wearing white/gray/navy: 27-18/18-27/16-12 Series W-L-T (home): Series W-L-T (road): Wearing light blue/other: 3-3/9-3 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Banda Castillo Chirinos Faria Font Glasnow Kittredge Romo Snell Stanek Wood Yarbrough TEAM BATTING Longest win streak 8, 2x-last 8/19 8/27 Longest losing streak 8, 2x-last 5/31 6/9 Most runs game, TB 19, 7/14 at MIN Most runs game, Opp 17, 5/13 at BAL Most runs, inn, TB 7, 7/31 vs. LAA (4th) Most runs, inn, Opp 8, 7/27 at BAL (7th) Most hits, game, TB 20, 2x-last 7/14 at MIN Most hits, game, Opp 19, 5/13 at BAL Most hits, inn, TB 6, 4x-last 8/24 vs. BOS (3rd) Most hits, inn, Opp 7, 2x-last 7/27 at BAL (7th) Most doubles, game, TB 6, 9/1 at CLE Most doubles, game, Opp 5, 2x-last 8/17 at BOS Most HR, game, TB 4, 2x-last 5/29 at OAK Most HR, game, Opp 4, 4x-last 7/29 at BAL Most x-base hits, game, TB 9, 7/14 at MIN Most x-base hits, game, Opp 8, 5/13 at BAL Most stolen bases, game, TB 3, 9x-last 8/29 at ATL Most stolen bases, game, Opp 4, 8/31 at CLE Most walks, game, TB 10, 4/10 at CWS Most walks, game, Opp 10, 7/15 at MIN Most strikeouts, game, TB 16, 2x-last 7/3 at MIA Most strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 2x-last 8/ vs. KC Most LOB, game, TB 14, 2x-last 8/23 vs. KC Most LOB, game, Opp 14, 7/3 at MIA Most errors, game, TB 3, 5/29 at OAK Most errors, game, Opp 5, 8/8 vs. BAL Longest game, time 5:31, 7/3 at MIA Longest game, time (9 inn.) 3:52, 4/28 at BOS Grand Slams (3): Robertson, 5/19 at LAA (Heaney) Kiermaier, 6/25 vs. WAS (Gonzalez) Robertson, 7/22 vs. MIA (Barraclaugh) Back-to-Back (1): Gómez/Field, 6/1 at SEA (Leake) Back-to-Back-to-Back (1): Cron/Wendle/Ramos, 5/29 at OAK (Gossett) 2-HR games (4): Cron, 4/ vs. MIN (Gibson/Moya) Ramos, 5/18 at LAA (Tropeano/Bedrosian) Ramos, 6/25 vs. WAS (Miller/Collins) Cron, 7/29 at BAL (Bundy) 3-HR games (--): -- RAYS SEASON HIGHS HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most runs, game, TB 4, Bauers, 7/14 at MIN Most runs, game, Opp 4, 2x-last Rendon, 6/6 at WAS Most hits, game, TB 4, 7x-last Cron, 8/29 at ATL Most hits, game, Opp 5, Stanton, 6/24 vs. NYY Most 2B, game, TB 2, 12x-last Lowe, 9/2 at CLE Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 17x-last Martinez, 8/25 vs. BOS Most HR, game, TB 2, 4x-last Cron, 7/29 at BAL Most HR, game, Opp 2, 7x-last García, 8/5 vs. CWS Most RBI, game, TB 4, 7x-last Perez, 8/24 vs. BOS Most RBI, game, Opp 8, Gregorius, 4/3 at NYY Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 3x-last Lowe 9/1 at CLE Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 5x-last Bogaerts, 8/17 at BOS Most steals, game, TB 2, 5x-last Wendle, 8/29 at ATL Most steals, game, Opp 2, 7x-last Brantley, 9/1 at CLE Hitting Streak 18, Ramos, 4/14 5/13 TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most SO, TB Starter 13, Archer, 7/22 vs. MIA Most SO, Opp Starter 13, Scherzer, 6/5 at WAS Most SO, TB Reliever 9, Yarbrough, 5/31 at OAK Most IP, TB Reliever 7.0, 2x-last Pruitt, 6/7 vs. SEA Most walks, game, TB 7, Snell, 6/19 at HOU Most walks, game, Opp 6, Fulmer, 4/10 at CWS Most SO, Team, TB 16, 2x-last 8/ vs. KC Most walks, Team, TB 10, 7/15 at MIN Low-Hit Game 1, 5/30 at OAK Consecutive Scoreless IP 17.0, Snell, 6/19 7/1 Shortest game, time 2:16, 6/5 at WAS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:16, 6/5 at WAS Pinch-hit (1): Walk-off (4): Lead-off (3): Inside-the-park (1): Robertson, 7/22 vs. MIA (Barraclaugh) Gómez, 4/22 vs. MIN (Reed) Bauers, 6/24 vs. NYY (Shreve) Robertson, 7/22 vs. MIA (Barraclaugh) Adames, 8/7 vs. BAL (Castro) Span, 4/15 vs. PHI (Lively) Miller, 5/27 vs. BAL (Gausman) Duffy, 6/14 at NYY (Germán) Span, 4/28 at BOS (Price) RUNS BY INNING X Total Opponent Tampa Bay HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Cron Ramos Bauers Robertson Adames Gómez Wendle 7 7 Field Miller Duffy Kiermaier Span Choi 3 3 Hechavarria Lowe Pham Refsnyder Smith Arroyo 1 1 Perez 1 1 TOTALS CATWALKS Date: April 16 vs. TEX Batter: Joey Gallo Play Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in center field (430 feet) off Blake Snell (4th inning). Date: April 17 vs. TEX Batter: Shin-Soo Choo Play Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in rightcenter (446 feet) off Yonny Chirinos (6th inning). Date: May 22 vs. BOS Batter: Sandy Leon Play Description: Single off B-ring catwalk in right field off Ryne Stanek (9th inning). Date: May 27 vs. BAL Batter: Brad Miller Play Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in right (436 feet) off Kevin Gausman (1st inning). Date: June 24 vs. NYY Batter: Clint Frazier Play Description: Pop out off B-ring catwalk in left field off Vidal Nuño (9th inning). Date: July 31 vs. LAA Batter: Mike Trout Play Description: Home run off C-ring catwalk in center field off Ryan Yarbrough (7th inning). Date: August vs. KC Batter: Willy Adames Play Description: Home run off C-ring catwalk in left field off Glenn Sparkman (2nd inning). WALK-OFF LOSSES Date: April 5 at BOS Batter: Hanley Ramírez Outcome: L 2-3 (12) Pitcher: Ryan Yarbrough Play Description: Bases-loaded single to right Date: May 2 at DET Batter: John Hicks Outcome: L 2-3 (12) Pitcher: Matt Andriese Play Description: Bunt single to first base Date: June 1 at SEA Batter: Mitch Haniger Outcome: L 3-4 (13) Pitcher: Matt Andriese Play Description: Home run to right-center field Date: June 18 at HOU Batter: Alex Bregman Outcome: L 3-4 Pitcher: Sergio Romo Play Description: Double to left-center field Date: July 2 at MIA Batter: Yadiel Rivera Outcome: L 2-3 (10) Pitcher: Ryne Stanek Play Description: Infield single to third base Date: July 6 at NYM Batter: José Bautista Outcome: L 1-5 Pitcher: Chaz Roe Play Description: Grand slam to left field Date: July 15 at MIN Batter: Brian Dozier Outcome: L 7-11 (10) Pitcher: Matt Andriese Play Description: Grand slam to left field CATCHERS PCT CS ATT Moore Perez Sucre TOTALS INSTANT REPLAY Rays Opp Umpires Overturned 20 3 Stand Confirmed TOTALS MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Cron (25), Duffy (16), Ramos (15), Wendle (14), Bauers (12), Adames (11), Miller (9), Gómez (8), Robertson (8), Span (8), Smith (7), Hechavarria (5), Choi (4), Lowe (4), Sucre (4), Field (3), Kiermaier (3), Perez (3), Pham (1) 2-Out RBI: Ramos (27), Cron (22), Wendle (15), Smith (14), Gómez (13), Robertson (13), Adames (11), Duffy (11), Span (11), Hechavarria (10), Lowe (10, Sucre (8), Miller (7), Bauers (6), Perez (6), Field (5), Kiermaier (5), Arroyo (4), Choi (3), Eovaldi (1), Nuño (1) Outfield Assists (22): Kiermaier (5), Field (4), Gómez (4), Refsnyder (3), Smith (3), Span (2), Wendle (1) Bunt Singles (16): Gómez (4), Smith (4), Kiermaier (3), Choi (1), Field (1), Miller (1), Span (1), Wendle (1) Ejections (1): Smith-1 (6/5 at WAS, 8th inn.) Batted Around (16): 3/29 vs. BOS (8th inn., 10 batters), 4/16 vs. TEX (2nd inn., 10 batters), 4/25 at BAL (5th inn., 9 batters), 5/15 at KC (1st inn., 9 batters), 5/18 at LAA (3rd inn., 9 batters), 5/27 vs. BAL (3rd inn., 12 batters), 6/25 vs. WAS (2nd inn., 10 batters), 7/3 at MIA (16th inn., 9 batters), 7/9 vs. DET (1st inn., 9 batters), 7/14 at MIN (7th inn., 9 batters), 7/20 vs. MIA (9th inn., 9 batters), 7/31 vs. LAA (4th inn., 12 batters), 8/2 vs. LAA (4th inn., 9 batters), 8/24 vs. BOS (3rd inn., 9 batters), 9/1 at CLE (6th inn., 9 batters), 9/2 at CLE (7th inn., 9 batters)