WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2016 vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS LH Matt Moore (3-4, 5.43 in 2015) vs. LH J.A. Happ (11-8, 3.61 in 2015)

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1 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2016 vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS LH Matt Moore (3-4, 5.43 in 2015) vs. LH J.A. Happ (11-8, 3.61 in 2015) First Pitch: 1:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. TV: Fox Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM Game No.: 4 (1-2) Home Game No.: 4 (1-2) All-Time Game No.: 2,918 (1,353-1,564) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,463 ( ) THAT S A FIRST Last night the Rays won their first game of the season in unprecedented fashion when Jose Bautista s attempt to break up a double play in the 9th inning was challenged by the Rays and overturned as a violation of the new slide rule [6.01(j), that the runner s actions hindered and impeded 2B Logan Forsythe] it was also determined he did not engage in a bona-fide slide, as he did not attempt to remain on the base it was the first game ever to end due to an overturn of the new slide rule after the overturn, that play which occurred with the bases loaded and initially plated 2 runs for Toronto was ruled a game-ending GIDP for Edwin Encarnacion. The Rays won after trailing 2-1 through 7 innings last season they were 7-60 when trailing after 7. NEAREST COMPARISON According to Retrosheet, in the expanded replay era (beginning 2014), last night was the ninth time an overturned call ended a game but only the second time it directly affected the outcome of the game the other was May 6, 2014 in Pittsburgh s 2-1 win over the Giants: with the score tied 1-1 and 2 out in the 9th, Starling Marte tripled but was thrown out at the plate replay overturned the call and the Pirates won 2-1. RAY MATTER The Rays aim for a series split in today s matinee tomorrow they fly to Baltimore for a 3-game weekend series beginning Friday after another off-day Monday, they open a 6-game homestand vs. CLE and CWS 10 of the Rays first 13 games of the season and 18 of their first 27 are at Tropicana Field. The Rays have scored exactly 3 runs in each of the first 3 games, the first team to do this since the 1990 Twins the only team since 1914 to score exactly 3 runs in their first 4 games was the 1969 Twins only once in Rays history have they scored exactly 3 runs in 4 straight games at any point in the year: June 17-20, The Rays are 3-for-20 (.150) with RISP in the series, and 12 of their 19 runners left on base have been stranded in scoring position. The Rays opted to begin the season with a four-man starting rotation, thanks to a schedule that features at least one off-day in each of the first seven weeks of the season (eight total off-days in the first 47 days of the campaign) the Rays eighth off-day of the 2015 season didn t come until the Monday of the All-Star break. HOME RUN STREAK TIES RAYS RECORD The Rays have hit a home run in 17 consecutive games dating back to last Sep 20 vs. BAL this ties the franchise record, first achieved April 15 May 3, 2013 in fact, it s the longest home run streak by any team since Seattle s 23-game streak June 20 July 19, 2013 the last team to compile a streak this long that spanned two seasons was the Indians (17; 3 in 2001, 14 in 2002). LOGAN FORSYTHE Last night delivered a go-ahead, 2-run homer off LH Brett Cecil in the 8th inning, the third time in his career he gave his team a lead on a homer that late in a game the others occurred June 5, 2015 at SEA (9th inning off Fernando Rodney) and June 5, 2012 vs. SF while playing for San Diego (walk-off in the 9th off Steve Edlefsen; first major league home run) according to Baseball Reference, it was the third opposite-field homer of his career (Sep 9, 2015 at DET and July 22, 2015 at PHI). Has as many homers (18) in (in 156 games) as he did in his first four seasons combined (in 338 games). COREY CAN CRUSH In the 4th inning last night, DH Corey Dickerson hit a home run estimated by ESPN Stats & Info at 453 ft., the longest of his career according to their measurements it s the second straight season (2015 with Colorado) that Dickerson has hit 2 HR in the team s first 3 games of the season he is the first Ray to do this since Carlos Peña in 2012 the full list of Rays to turn the trick: Peña (2012, 2010), Evan Longoria (2010, 2009), Cliff Floyd (2008), Elijah Dukes (2007) and Jorge Cantu (2005). Dickerson is one of only four players to hit a home run on Opening Day in both 2015 and 2016 also WAS Bryce Harper, BOS Mookie Betts and his former teammate COL Nolan Arenado. POWERFUL PEN The Rays bullpen has yielded 2 R/ER in 9.2 IP thus far, good for a 1.86 ERA 8 of their 9 apps have been scoreless, with RH Ryan Webb s outing in Sunday s opener the exception. RAYS vs. JAYS Today the Rays aim for a series split the Rays have lost only three series in Toronto s last 25 visits to Tropicana Field, going in series play after this 4-game series, the Jays return to Tropicana Field at the end of the month (April 29 May 1) for 3 games 10 of the Rays first 39 games are against Toronto (through May 18), then they don t meet again until Aug 8-10 in Toronto the Rays 166 wins vs. the Blue Jays are their most against an opponent and their all-time mark of (.524) is their 2nd best against an AL opponent behind their 15-6 record vs. Houston (AL only) the Rays are since 2009 Tampa Bay is at home vs. the Jays, including since Sep 8, In 2015, the Rays went 10-9 vs. Toronto (6-3 at home, 4-6 at Rogers Centre) they began the year 6-1 against them, but finished it 4-8. In the Rays era (since 2008), the Rays have posted a winning record in seven of eight season series vs. Toronto, the exception being 2014 (8-11) they hold a (.607) record in this span, best mark of any AL team against the Jays. BUNCHES OF PUNCHES Chris Archer s 12 SO in Sunday s opener and Jake Odorizzi s 10 SO last night made the Rays one of only six teams since 1914 to have two 10-SO performances within the team s first 3 games (see chart below) prior to Archer and Odorizzi, only one other Rays pitcher recorded 10 SO in his first start of the season: Jeremy Hellickson (10) on April 6, 2011 vs. LAA. Teams with Two 10-SO Performances within their First 3 Games 2015 Indians Carlos Carrasco (10) Trevor Bauer (11) 2013 Rangers Yu Darvish (14) Alexi Ogando (10) 2001 D-backs Randy Johnson (10) Curt Schilling (12) 1975 Angels* Nolan Ryan (12) Nolan Ryan (10) 1966 Indians Sam McDowell (10) Gary Bell (13) *Ryan started Game 1 (April 7 vs. KC) and Game 3 (April 11 vs. CWS) FOR THE RECORD Rays pitchers have 36 SO in the series first 3 games the club record for strikeouts in a 4-game series is 50, set Aug 17-20, 2015 at HOU the Rays record for a 4-game series at Tropicana Field is 49, June 25-28, 2007 vs. CWS. THE SPOILER Today s starter, LH Matt Moore, faced the Jays once in 2015, in Game 162 at Tropicana Field, when he defeated the AL East Champions, 12-3, in a game that began with the Jays vying with Kansas City for home field advantage throughout the postseason his line: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 4 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR. LEFTY LOOSEY Today the Rays face a left-handed starting pitcher for the first time this season last year they went when facing a lefty starter, 3rd-best record in the majors, compared to vs. RH starters they ranked 3rd in the majors in home runs (69) and OPS (.766) against lefty starters, but against RH starters they ranked T-23rd in home runs (98) and 24th in OPS (.697) only Houston (81) and Texas (78) hit more home runs against lefty starters in EIGHT STRAIGHT 3B Evan Longoria tied Carl Crawford for most Opening Day starts in club history, with his eighth all eight have come consecutively ( ) while starting at 3B, a streak currently matched by only two other third basemen: David Wright (12 straight, ) and Adrian Beltre (15, ) Evan is one of 12 players to start every Opening Day from with the same team, along with WAS Ryan Zimmerman, NYM David Wright, CIN Joey Votto, CIN Brandon Phillips, STL Yadier Molina, BAL Adam Jones, CIN Jay Bruce, MIL Ryan Braun, TEX Elvis Andrus, BOS Dustin Pedroia and DET Miguel Cabrera. UNDER-30 STREAK ROLLS ON Today will be the 240th consecutive game the Rays have started a pitcher under the age of 30, the longest current streak in the majors Arizona s streak of 237 ended in their season opener, when 31-year-old Zack Greinke started vs. Colorado the Rays streak doesn t figure to end any time soon, as the Rays don t have a starter over the age of 27 Erik Bedard on July 3, 2014 was the last 30-plus pitcher to start a game for the Rays since May 25, 2007, the Rays have started a pitcher under 30 in 1,336 of their last 1,416 games (94 pct.), including a streak of 764 consecutive games between VICTORIES FOR VETERANS With the first win of the season in the books, last night marked the first $1,000 contribution by Duke Energy to Tampa Bay-area agencies working to support veterans in our community the effort is new for 2016 and will cover every Rays win of the regular season as part of the program, veteran organizations can apply to Duke Energy to receive a portion of those funds look for details on how to apply later in the season. Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV Radio Fri., April 8 at BAL 7:05 p.m. RH Chris Archer (0-1, 3.60) vs. TBA Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Sat., April 9 at BAL 7:05 p.m. LH Drew Smyly (0-1, 6.75) vs. TBA Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Sun., April 10 at BAL 1:35 p.m. RH Jake Odorizzi (0-0, 1.59) vs. TBA Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WAMA 1550 AM (Sp.)

2 TODAY S STARTER LH MATT MOORE (3-4, 5.43 in 2015) YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg Tampa Bay Charlotte (A) Durham (AAA) Tampa Bay Major League Totals Minor League Totals SEASON DEBUT Will make his season debut in the series finale is seeking his first fully healthy season since his rookie campaign of 2012 limited to 14 starts over the past two seasons due to Tommy John surgery, which he underwent on April 22, 2014 by Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala. LAST OUTING On Fri at DET as part of a split-squad in Lakeland, he threw 3 IP and 59 pitches, yielding 3 R/ER on 1 H and 3 BB the 3 runs scored on a home run by Anthony Gose in the 2nd inning, following a pair of walks earned no decision in the 9-4 loss. SPRING THINGS Went 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA (13.1-IP, 5-ER) in 4 official starts, with 9 H, 3 BB and 14 SO all 5 of his runs allowed scored via 3 home runs (Gose, PHI Ryan Howard, BOS Mookie Betts) made 2 more unofficial starts, March 22 in Havana (see below) and a March 27 intrasquad vs. Rays big leaguers, when he stretched out to 98 pitches over 6 IP. A BRUSH WITH HISTORY On March 22, started for the Rays at Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana against the Cuban National Team it was just the second game played in Cuba by a major league team in the last 57 years he became the first major league LHP to start a game in Cuba since LAD Sandy Koufax on March 21, 1959, pitching from the same mound Moore earned the victory by throwing 6 scoreless IP (6- H, 1-BB, 3-SO, 79 pitches, 53 strikes) RECAP Returned to the Rays on July 2 and had two stints in the majors of 6 starts each optioned to Triple-A Durham on Aug 3 and recalled on Sep 1 the difference was noticeable: First stint (6 GS): 1-3, 8.78 ERA, 26.2 IP, 42 H, 26 R, 26 ER, 13 BB, 17 SO, 4 HR; opponents hit.372/.439/.549 Second stint (6 GS): 2-1, 2.97 ERA, 36.1 IP, 32 H, 14 R, 12 ER, 10 BB, 29 SO, 5 HR; opponents hit.237/.295/ SPRING GAME LOG GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 3/7 at BOS /17 W, 3-2 (10) Owens tied, 0-0 3/12 vs. NYY /32 W, 2-1 Severino tied, 0-0 3/17 at PHI /52 W, 6-1 Velasquez tied, 1-1 3/22 at Cuba *W /54 W, 4-1 Torres up, 4-0 **3/27 vs. TB DET /34 L, 9-4 Sanchez tied, 3-3 TOTAL SECOND STINT, CONT. From Sep 1 through season s end, tied Jake Odorizzi for the club lead in IP (36.1) and ranked 8th among AL starters in ERA (min. 6 starts) held opponents to 2 runs or fewer in 5 of those 6 starts was even better in his last 4 starts, pitching 6-plus IP each time and going 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA (26.2-IP, 18-H, 4-R/ER, 7-BB, 23-SO, 1-HR). BETTER EFFICIENCY, BETTER VELO Averaged 18.5 pitches per IP before he was optioned, compared to 15.5 after according to PITCHf/x data, his average fastball velocity jumped from 91.3 in the first stint to 92.6 in the second 92.6 would have marked his highest average since his 2012 rookie year, when his 94.4 ranked 3rd in the majors behind teammate David Price (95.5) and CHC Jeff Samardzija (95.0). AT HIS BEST His best start of 2015 came on Sep 17 vs. BAL, but earned no decision worked 7 scoreless innings (2-H, 0-BB, 9-SO) and left with a 3-0 lead while facing only 2 batters over the minimum threw 72 pct. of his pitches for strikes, the 2nd-best rate of his career, including 16 consecutive strikes at one point Alex Colome yielded 4 runs in the 8th en route to a 4-3 loss. DOWN ON THE FARM In between major league stints last year, he went 2-1 with a 3.30 ERA (30-IP, 11-ER, 8-BB, 43-SO) in 5 starts for Durham on Aug 22 vs. Columbus (Indians), shattered Durham s Triple-A strikeout record with 16 in only 6 IP the prev. record of 13 was shared by Moore (2011), Wade Davis and Jason Hammel. ONE OF 10 Was one of 10 starting pitchers to return to the majors in 2015 after undergoing Tommy John surgery in either 2013 or 2014, including MIA Jose Fernandez and NYM Matt Harvey at the time of his surgery (April 22, 2014) was the first Rays major leaguer to undergo the procedure in nearly five years, since Jason Isringhausen in * did not apply toward Grapefruit League stats **Intrasquad game 2015 SPLITS vs. RH:.315 (52-165), 5-HR vs. LH:.265 (22-83), 4-HR Home: 2-2, 4.54 ERA (39.2-IP, 20-ER) Road: 1-2, 6.94 ERA (23.1-IP, 18-ER) MOORE vs. TORONTO CAREER Will be making his 10th career start, tying the Yankees as his most frequent opponent is 5-2 with a 3.04 ERA (47.1-IP, 16-ER). SPOILER Faced the Jays once in 2015, in Game 162 at Tropicana Field, when he defeated the AL East Champions, 12-3, in a game that began with the Jays vying with KC for home field advantage throughout the postseason his line: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 4 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR. LAST START Has lost both Opening Day starting assignments (Sun vs. TOR, 2015 vs. BAL) had 12 SO, a club record for Opening Day and the most in the majors on Opening Day since SEA Felix Hernandez on April 2, 2007 vs. OAK became the first pitcher to record at least 12 SO on Opening Day and lose since STL Bob Gibson in 1975 vs. MTL helped Rays pitchers tie a modern major league record for a 9-inning Opening Day game with 16 SO, equaling the total of the 2005 Mets staff (April 4 at CIN), according to the Elias Sports Bureau Elias also noted he was only the fourth pitcher since 1900 to record 12 SO or more in an outing of 5 IP or less, on any date his last 9 outs were recorded via strikeout (3rd-5th innings) his line: L, 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 12 SO, 107 pitches, 66 strikes. LOSING STREAK Is 0-4 with a 5.50 ERA (36-IP, 22-ER) in 7 starts dating back to the start of September 2015, matching the longest losing Marks his second season as Rays manager 38-year-old is the youngest active manager in MLB, ahead of SD Andy Green (5 months older). 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 Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. FRIDAY S STARTER RH CHRIS ARCHER (0-1, 3.60) #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER streak of his career (also June 28 July 29, 2015) prior to this stretch, was with a 2.78 ERA through the end of August SPRING THINGS Made 5 starts in spring training but only 3 official last outing was Tuesday (March 29) in an intrasquad on a back field at the Charlotte Sports Complex threw 63 pitches (41 strikes) over 4 IP while facing mostly big league teammates on March 24 faced Twins minor leaguers and stretched out to 106 pitches (72 strikes) last official start was March 14 at ATL, losing a 5-0 decision to Julio Teheran. vs. BALTIMORE Is 2-4 with a 4.44 ERA (48.2-IP, 24-ER) in 9 games (8 starts) against the Orioles, and 1-2 with a 4.91 ERA (14.2-IP, 8-ER) in 3 games (2 starts) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards won his last start against them last Aug 31 at BAL, snapping a streak of 6 straight winless starts (0-3) faced them 4 times in 2015 and went 1-2 with a 3.04 ERA (23.2-IP, 8-ER), after a 5.76 ERA (25-IP, 16-ER) prior to last season. 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 #1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Tue: DNP Series: DNP Stand: DNP vs. LH: -- Spring:.211/.268/.447, 2-HR, 7-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: -- vs. RH: -- The 26-year-old made his second career Opening Day roster (also 2015) last season had a team-high 10 RBI against the Blue Jays, matching the most any Rays player had against a single opponent (also Forsythe vs. NYY and Forsythe vs. BOS) had a walk-off single on Oct 3 vs. TOR. Spring Training: Had 2 HR, tying four others for the team lead had 2 HR and 6 RBI in his last 2 games, after 0 HR and 1 RBI in his first 12 games spent time at SS (44 innings), 2B (19 innings) and 3B (11 innings) played more innings at 3B this spring than he has in his major league career (9). Made starts at SS (22), 2B (21), DH (7) and 3B (1) as a rookie in 2015 his 9 HR were a Rays record for a rookie middle infielder. #19 CURT CASALI, C Tue: 0-0 (def. rep.) Series: 1-3 Stand: 1-3 vs. LH: :.333/.333/.333, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak ( 15-16): 2G (.333, 2-6) RISP:.000 (0-2) vs. RH:.333 (1-3) 27-year-old made his first career Opening Day roster made his season debut on Mon vs. TOR, with a 5th-inning single missed the final 37 games of last season due to a left hamstring strain in late August from the time of his callup until then, led the Rays with 10 HR in only 101 AB. Spring Training: Drew 4 BB, tied with Brad Miller for the team lead caught 56 innings and spent 7 innings as the DH. In 2015, was the fourth catcher in Rays history to hit 10 HR in a season hit 2 HR in back-to-back games on July vs. DET, the first rookie catcher in major league history to do that (source: Elias Sports Bureau) his 6 HR in July is tied for the team record in a calendar month by a catcher. #24 HANK CONGER, C Tue: 1-2 Series: 2-6, BB Stand: 2-6, BB vs. LH: :.333/.429/.333, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 1-2) RISP:.000 (0-2) vs. RH:.333 (2-6) The 28-year-old made his fifth Opening Day roster (also 2011, ) and his first career Opening Day start. Opposing base stealers have been successful on their last 39 attempts they were 42 of 43 last season, the only CS coming May 29 vs. CWS. Spring Training: Spent 58 innings at catcher hit.143, with three of his 4 hits going for extra bases (2-2B, 1-HR) had homers in the Charlotte Sports Park back fields on March 27 and March 29, when he caught Matt Moore and Chris Archer, respectively, in intrasquad games. Acquired by the Rays from Houston this offseason for cash considerations is coming off his best offensive season with career highs in homers (11), RBI (33), runs scored (25), walks (23), on-base pct. (.311) and slugging pct. (.436). #10 COREY DICKERSON, OF Tue: 1-4, HR, RBI, R Series: 2-12, 2-HR, 2-RBI, 2-R Stand: 2-12, 2-HR, 2-RBI, 2-R vs. LH:.000 (0-2) 2016:.167/.167/.667, 2-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.000 (0-4) vs. RH:.200 (2-10), 2-HR Both hits have been solo homers ESPN Stats & Info calculated his solo homer yesterday vs. TOR at 453 feet, longest of his career is the first Ray to hit 2 HR within the first 3 games of a season since Carlos Peña in 2012 Dickerson also did it with the Rockies in 2015 the full list of Rays to do it is Dickerson, Peña (2012, 2008), Evan Longoria (2010, 2009), Cliff Floyd (2008), Elijah Dukes (2007) and Jorge Cantu (2005). On Sun vs. TOR became the first player to homer on Opening Day in his Rays debut since Eric Hinske in 2008 was his fourth career homer on an 0-2 pitch was his third straight Opening Day roster and second consecutive start and he also homered on Opening Day in 2015 (with COL). Has started at DH in each of the first three games entering this season, had 10 starts at DH, in interleague games at AL parks with Colorado. Spring Training: Led the team with 47 at-bats in his first spring game as a Ray, his home run landed on the roof of the Charlotte Sports Park clubhouse building and rolled an estimated 569 feet from home plate saw time in LF (28 innings), RF (10 innings) and DH (55 innings). #11 LOGAN FORSYTHE, INF Tue: 3-4, 2B, HR 2-RBI, R Series: 3-12, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 2-R Stand: 3-12, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH: (1-1), 1-HR 2016:.250/.308/.583, 1-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.750, 3-4) RISP:.000 (0-2) vs. RH:.182 (2-11) Yesterday vs. TOR, had a go-ahead, 2-run homer in the 8th, third time in his career he gave his team a lead on a homer that late in a game (last June 5, 2015 at SEA) according to Baseball Reference, was the third opposite-field homer of his career (Sep 9, 2015 at DET and July 22, 2015 at PHI). Has as many homers (18) in (in 156 games) as he did in his first four seasons combined (in 338 games). Has started the first 3 games at leadoff, first starts there since May 4, 2014 at NYY made his third straight Opening Day roster, second straight start. Spring Training: Last 12 starts were at leadoff (March 9 end of spring) hit.267 (8-for-30) in those 12 starts, including a leadoff homer on March 17 in Clearwater (Phillies) had one March 29 in Dunedin (Blue Jays) wiped out due to rain scored a team-high 10 runs played 71 innings at 2B. In 2015, was chosen as the Don Zimmer Award winner by the Tampa Bay Chapter of the BBWAA, as the team s most valuable player. #5 BRANDON GUYER, OF Tue: 0-1 (PH in 8th) Series: 0-1 Stand: 0-1 vs. LH:.000 (0-1) 2016:.000/.000/.000, 2-HR, 5-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: -- vs. RH: year-old made his third straight Opening Day roster played in 128 games (79 starts) in 2015, and started all 53 Rays games vs. lefties has a career.361 OBP vs. LHP, compared to.311 vs. RHP was one of three AL players last season to start at least 15 games at all three OF positions. Spring Training: Min. 20 AB, led the team in batting avg. (.440), on-base percentage (.481) and slugging pct. (.760) had 2 HR, tied with four others for most on the team spent time at all three outfield positions: 29 innings in CF, 15 innings in RF and 5 innings in LF. Had 43 PA as a PH in 2015, most in the AL since TOR Tony Fernandez had in 2001 (45) his 24 HBP were the most in the AL since #8 DESMOND JENNINGS, OF Tue: 1-3 Series: 4-11, 2-R Stand: 4-11, 2-R vs. LH: :.364/.364/.364, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak ( 15-16): 4G (.385, 5-13) RISP:.000 (0-2) vs. RH:.364 (4-11) On Mon vs. TOR, had his first SB since April 19, 2015 vs. NYY was T-2nd in the AL with 5 SB at the time of his left knee injury last year. His 5 Opening Day starts rank second in club history among outfielders to Carl Crawford (8). Is a career.311/.382/.518 (69-for-222) hitter against the Blue Jays has 10 HR vs. Toronto, his most vs. any opponent (Orioles, 8). Spring Training: Tied for the Grapefruit League lead with 7 2B, five of them coming in his first 6 G hit.538 (7-for-13) in 6 G to start the spring;.105 (2-for-19) in 8 G to end it his 8 RBI ranked 2nd on the team, one shy of team leader Steven Souza Jr. played 57 innings in LF and 6 at DH. His.996 career fielding percentage is the best among active outfielders (min. 1,000 chances). #39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, CF Tue: 0-2, HBP, R Series: 4-9, 2-RBI, BB, 2-R Stand: 4-9, 2-RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH: :.444/.545/.444, 0-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: (2-2) vs. RH:.444 (4-9) Was HBP and scored the game-tying run yesterday vs. TOR, the first ER vs. Brett Cecil since June 21, 2015 vs. BAL (ML record tying 38 apps). Reached 4 times on Mon vs. TOR, tying his career high (4th time, last July 12, 2014 vs. TOR) all three hits were singles, though he rounded 1B and took 2B in the 2nd when the throw came in behind him nearly robbed Michael Saunders of a 2-run homer to straightaway center in the 4th. 25-year-old is the youngest positional player on the Rays Opening Day roster made his second career Opening Day roster, both starts in CF. Spring Training: Led the team with 3 SB and ied for the team lead with 13 hits (Logan Morrison) played 72 innings in CF and 4 innings at DH. ESPN s Buster Olney wrote in an article in mid-march that Kiermaier is the Babe Ruth of defense won his first Rawlings Gold Glove Award in 2015 (his first full season), and was later announced as the Rawlings AL Platinum Glove Award winner. #3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Tue: 0-4 Series: 3-13, 2-2B, RBI Stand: 3-13, 2-2B, RBI vs. LH:.000 (0-1) 2016:.231/.231/.385, 0-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.333 (1-3) vs. RH:.250 (3-12) On Sun vs. TOR became the Rays all-time hits leader on Opening Day (11), passing Fred McGriff (9) made his 8th straight Opening Day start, tying Carl Crawford for most in franchise history on Sun-Mon vs. TOR had an XBH in consecutive games to start the season for the third time. Spring Training: Played 62 inn. at 3B, 9 inn. as DH had a team-high-tying 2 HR: March 20 in Sarasota (Orioles) and March 24 in Tampa (Yankees). Is the franchise s all-time leader in HR (205), RBI (709), 2B (263), XBH (481) and SLG (.485, min. 1,200 PA) ranks 2nd in games, hits, runs, total bases and walks this season he will pass Carl Crawford for longest service time with the Rays. #13 BRAD MILLER, SS Tue: 0-3, CS Series: 0-10, BB Stand: 0-10, BB vs. LH: :.000/.091/.000, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: -- vs. RH:.000 (0-10) The 26-year-old Orlando native made his third straight Opening Day start at shortstop, following with the Mariners. Acquired this offseason in a six-player trade from Seattle the Rays also received Logan Morrison and Danny Farquhar. Spring Training: Had a team-high 11 hits and team-high-tying 2 HR and 4 BB his.606 SLG ranked 2nd on the team (min. 20 AB) to Brandon Guyer (.760) played 65 innings at shortstop and made 5 errors, three of them coming within his first 4 games. In 2015, made starts at SS, 2B, 3B and all three OF positions had career bests in 2B (22), HR (11), RBI (46) and OBP (.329) all 11 HR came vs. RHP.

4 #7 LOGAN MORRISON, 1B Tue: 0-3 Series: 0-9, BB Stand: 0-9, BB vs. LH: :.000/.100/.000, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.000 (0-2) vs. RH:.000 (0-9) Has started the first three games at 1B, batting second the 28-year-old made his fifth Opening Day start for third different team ( as Marlins LF, 2014 as Mariners DH, 2015 as Mariners 1B) was his highest ever in the batting order in an Opening Day lineup. Acquired this offseason in a six-player trade from the Seattle Mariners the Rays also received Brad Miller and Danny Farquhar. Spring Training: Played 55 inn. at 1B and 25 inn. as DH had at least 1 RBI in four consecutive games, March 15-24, accounting for his 6 RBI total. Played in a career-high 146 games in 2015 for Seattle, his first season of 100 or more games since 2011 responded with 17 HR, 2nd most in his career behind 2011 (23 with Marlins), all coming off RHP has gone 148 AB vs. LHP since his last HR on Sep 25, 2014 vs. TOR (Aaron Loup). #28 STEVE PEARCE, UTL Tue: 1-1 (PH in 8th) Series: 1-3 Stand: 1-3 vs. LH:.000 (0-1) 2016:.333/.333/.333, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (1.000, 1-1) RISP: -- vs. RH:.500 (1-2) Entered as a pinch-hitter in each of the last two games, becoming the first player in Rays history born in Lakeland had an 8th-inning PH single yesterday vs. TOR, and robbed of extra bases on Mon vs. TOR on a diving catch by CF Kevin Pillar. Is the oldest player on the active roster made his fifth Opening Day roster his 7 HR at Tropicana Field (with BAL) in led visiting players. Spring Training: Ranked 2nd on the team (min. 20 AB) in batting avg. (.400) and OBP (.464), trailing Brandon Guyer (.440 avg.,.481 OBP) in both categories played 16 innings at 3B, 13 innings at 1B, 10 innings at 2B, 7 innings at DH and 5 innings in LF. Has hit 36 HR over the past two seasons, compared to 25 HR in his first seven major league seasons. #20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Tue: 0-3 Series: 2-11, HR, RBI, R Stand: 2-11, HR, RBI, R vs. LH: :.182/.182/.455, 1-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.000 (0-1) vs. RH:.182 (2-11), 1-HR His 2nd-inning homer on Mon vs. TOR was his first at Tropicana Field since June 11, 2015 vs. LAA has 19 HR in his career, 11 vs. AL East opponents per Baseball Reference, was the third opposite-field homer of his career (also May 30, 2015 at BAL and June 11, 2015 vs. LAA). The 26-year-old made his second consecutive Opening Day roster and made his second straight Opening Day start in RF. Spring Training: Led the team with 9 RBI hit a grand slam on March 20 in Sarasota (Orioles), off T.J. McFarland played 56 inn. in RF, 15 at DH. Had 16 HR in 2015, T-3rd among AL rookies, despite missing 45 games over two stints on the DL at the time of his first injury, was leading AL rookies in HR, XBH, RBI and BB (end of play on July 4) was the fourth rookie all-time with 15 HR and 10 SB before the All-Star break. RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #31 XAVIER CEDEÑO, LH Last App: -- Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: -- Spring: 0-1-0, 8.44 ERA, 6 G Long Relief App: -- IR-RS: -- vs. RH: year-old made his third Opening Day roster (2013 with HOU, 2015 with WAS). Spring Training: Charged with 5 ER in 5.1 IP over 6 Grapefruit League apps, incl. 4 ER on March 15 vs. PHI had a scoreless inning in Cuba. Led Rays lefties with 61 apps in 2015, despite not joining the team until their 21st game, after he was acquired from the Dodgers his 2.09 ERA (43-IP, 10-ER) ranked 3rd all-time by a Rays lefthanded reliever (min. 50 apps) of his 61 apps, 36 were less than an inning and 13 were of BF. #37 ALEX COLOME, RH Last App: 4/5 vs. TOR (W, 2.0-IP, 3-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.667 (2-3) 2016: 1-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/5 vs. TOR IR-RS: -- vs. RH:.200 (1-5) Got the win throwing 34 pitches yesterday vs. TOR, his most in relief since Aug 16, 2015 (31) and the most by a Rays reliever this year. Hasn t allowed a homer since June 16, pitching 62.2 consecutive homerless IP, 2nd-longest active streak in the majors (Adam Wainwright, 67.0 IP). Spring Training: Got the save on March 12 vs. NYY held opponents to a.136 avg. (3-for-22) in 6.1 IP over 6 apps. 27-year-old made his first career Opening Day roster, after starting last season on the DL (pneumonia) returned and was inserted into the starting rotation, but moved to the bullpen in July to accommodate the return of Matt Moore in 30 relief apps was 5-1 with a 2.66 ERA (40.2-IP, 12-ER). #51 DANA EVELAND, LH Last App: 4/5 vs. TOR (0.2-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.250 (1-4) 2016: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 4/3 vs. TOR IR-RS: 1-0 vs. RH:.200 (1-5) Retired all 5 BF on Sun vs. TOR, his first career Opening Day assignment was the longest perfect app on Opening Day in club history. The 32-year-old is the oldest pitcher on the active roster made his fourth Opening Day roster, first since 2010 with Toronto (also with OAK). Spring Training: Became the third pitcher in the Rays era (since 2008) to make the Opening Day roster after entering camp as a non-roster invite, following Jamey Wright in 2013 and Juan Cruz in 2011 is the second left-handed pitcher in club history to do so, joining Jim Parque in 2003 made a team-high-tying 9 apps, including 2 starts of 2 IP apiece (March 18 vs. BOS, March 23 at MIN, in Fort Myers) did not allow a run in 11.1 IP. The Rays are his 10th major league team this is the 12th year out of the last 13 seasons he s spent time in the majors (2013 in Korea). #43 DANNY FARQUHAR, RH Last App: 4/4 vs. TOR (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: : 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 4/4 vs. TOR IR-RS: 1-0 vs. RH:.250 (1-4) Made his Rays debut on Mon vs. TOR, stranding an inherited runner snapped a streak of losses in 4 straight apps (Sep 26 Oct 2 with Seattle). Spring Training: Made a team-high-tying 9 apps (Dana Eveland) made 4 relief apps of 1.2 IP or longer, all in consecutive apps from March year-old was born and raised in Florida acquired by the Mariners this offseason in a 6-player trade, along with Brad Miller and Logan Morrison. Had a 5.12 ERA (51-IP, 29-ER) in 2015, a season removed from a 2.66 ERA when he pitched in a setup role to Mariners closer Fernando Rodney. #54 STEVE GELTZ, RH Last App: 4/5 vs. TOR (0.2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.000 (0-3) 2016: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 4/4 vs. TOR IR-RS: 2-0 vs. RH:.000 (0-2) Stranded the bases loaded yesterday vs. TOR in the 7th on an Encarnacion flyout on Mon vs. TOR, pitched a perfect 9th inning. Made his second straight Opening Day roster after a Rays rookie record 70 apps in 2015 tied with SEA Carson Smith for the AL rookie lead. Spring Training: Yielded runs in 4 of his 6 GL apps yielded a grand slam to Sean Rodriguez on March 31 vs. PIT (2 runs charged to Odorizzi). His.192 opp avg. last season ranked second among AL relievers to TOR Roberto Osuna only allowed 3 of his 26 inherited runners to score (11.5 pct.), lowest mark among AL relievers (min. 20 IR). #30 ERASMO RAMIREZ, RH Last App: -- Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: -- Spring: 3-0-0, 3.94 ERA, 6 G, 3 GS Long Relief App: -- IR-RS: -- vs. RH: -- Despite parts of four previous seasons in the majors, is the 2nd-youngest player on the Rays Opening Day roster, following Enny Romero this is his third Opening Day roster, following 2012 (with Seattle) and 2015 was the only Nicaraguan-born player to make an Opening Day roster. Spring Training: Stretched out to 75 pitches on March 23 in Fort Myers (Twins), 6 IP in relief went 3-0, matching the most wins in the majors without a loss this spring he and Drew Smyly (3-1) both tied the Rays spring record for wins had a 16/1 SO/BB ratio. Manager Kevin Cash announced on March 29 he would pitch out of the bullpen to start the season as the Rays go with a 4-man rotation. Has made 19 career relief apps with a 4.81 ERA (33.2-IP, 18-ER) had a 6.75 ERA in 7 relief apps last year, compared to 3.74 ERA in #45 ENNY ROMERO, LH Last App: 4/4 vs. TOR (0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.000 (0-2) 2016: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 4/3 vs. TOR IR-RS: 2-0 vs. RH:.000 (0-2) 25-year-old made his first career Opening Day roster, the youngest Ray to make it this season has retired all 4 BF over 2 apps. Spring Training: Didn t allow an earned run in 5 of 7 apps, but yielded 3 ER apiece in his other two apps had 12 SO in 9.1 IP. Split the 2015 season between Triple-A and the majors, with 23 apps over 5 stints for the Rays averaged 96.1 mph on his fastball, per FanGraphs. #58 RYAN WEBB, RH Last App: 4/3 vs. TOR (1.1-IP, 2-H, 2-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: : 0-0-0, ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4/3 vs. TOR IR-RS: -- vs. RH:.333 (2-6), 1-HR Yielded a 2-run homer to Troy Tulowitzki in his Rays debut on Opening Day vs. TOR, the first time he allowed a homer in his first app of a season became the first player in club history born in Clearwater made his sixth straight Opening Day roster ( with Marlins, with Orioles). Spring Training: Only allowed one earned run in 7 Grapefruit League apps pitched a scoreless inning on March 22 vs. Cuban National Team. Last season he was with three organizations but spent most of the season in the majors with Cleveland, where he made 40 apps recorded a 3.65 groundball-to-flyball ratio in 2015, 5th highest among AL relievers the highest ratio ever recorded by a Rays reliever was 2.92, by Cory Lidle in 2000 owns a career groundball/flyball ratio of 2.59, 7th among active pitchers (min. 300 IP).

5 RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals Starters Relievers Home Road April LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS LAST HR OFF 16 MOST HITS GAME 16 MOST RBI GAME Beckham 9/18/15 vs. BAL Wilson - - Casali 8/25/15 vs. MIN Cotts 1, 4/4 vs. TOR - Conger 9/12/15 at LAA Santiago 1, 2x-last, 4/5 vs. TOR - Dickerson 4/5/16 vs. TOR Sanchez 1, 2x-last, 4/5 vs. TOR 1, 2x-last, 4/5 vs. TOR Forsythe 4/5/16 vs. TOR Cecil 3, 4/5 vs. TOR 2, 4/5 vs. TOR Guyer 9/21/15 at BOS Rodriguez - - Jennings 8/21/15 at OAK Scribner 2, 4/4 vs. TOR - Kiermaier 9/25/15 at TOR Price 3, 4/4 vs. TOR 1, 2x-last, 4/4 vs. TOR Longoria 10/1/15 vs. MIA Fernandez 2, 4/3 vs. TOR 1, 4/3 vs. TOR Miller 10/2/15 vs. OAK Brooks - - Morrison 9/24/15 at KC Davis - - Pearce 9/30/15 vs. TOR (G1) Stroman 1, 4/5 vs. TOR - Souza Jr. 4/4/16 vs. TOR Dickey 1, 2x-last, 4/4 vs. TOR 1, 4/4 vs. TOR RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: W1 When commit error: 1-1 Hit homer: 1-2 Current Record: 1-2 Ahead after 6-7-8: 0-0/0-0/1-0 Homer with men on: 1-0 Home/Road: 1-2/0-0 Behind after 6-7-8: 1-2/1-2/0-2 Hit multiple homers: 1-0 Day/Night: 0-1/1-1 Tied after 6-7-8: 0-0/0-0/0-0 Score first: 0-1 Grass/Turf: 0-0/1-2 1-run games: 1-0 Score 5 or more: 0-0 vs. East: run games: 0-2 Score less than 5: 1-2 vs. Central: 0-0 Extra innings: 0-0 Outhit opponents: 0-1 vs. West: 0-0 Win in last at-bat: 1 Outhit by opponents: 1-0 vs. National League: 0-0 Come-from-behind wins: 1 Collect 10 or more hits: 0-0 vs. RH/LH starters: 1-2/0-0 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 1 Opp. 10 or more hits: 0-0 Series W-L-T (home): Series W-L-T (road): Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 1-1/0-0/0-0/0-1 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Archer Moore Odorizzi Smyly HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Dickerson 2 2 Souza Jr. 1 1 Forsythe 1 1 Beckham Casali Conger Guyer Jennings Kiermaier Longoria Miller Morrison Pearce TOTALS CATCHERS PCT CS ATT Casali Conger TOTALS MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Forsythe (2) Souza Jr. (1) 2-Out RBI: Kiermaier (1), Longoria (1) Outfield Assists: - Bunt Singles: - Ejections: - Batted Around: - CATWALKS WALK-OFF WINS WALK-OFF LOSSES RAYS SEASON HIGHS TEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest win streak 1, April 5-current Most runs, game, TB 1, 9x-last, Forsythe, 4/5 vs. TOR Long loss streak 2, April 3 - April 4 Most runs, game, Opp 1, 12x-last, Encarnacion, 4/5 vs. TOR Most runs game, TB 3, 3x-last, 4/5 vs. TOR Most hits, game, TB 3, 2x-last, Forsythe, 4/5 vs. TOR Most runs game, Opp 5, 2x-last, 4/4 vs. TOR Most hits, game, Opp 2, 6x-last, Pillar, 4/5 vs. TOR Most runs, inn, TB 2, 2x-last, 4/5 vs. TOR Most 2B, game, TB 1, 3x-last, Forsythe, 4/5 vs. TOR Most runs, inn, Opp 3, (4th) 4/4 vs. TOR Most 2B, game, Opp 1, 2x-last, Saunders, 4/4 vs. TOR Most hits, game, TB 8, 4/4 vs. TOR Most HR, game, TB 1, 4x-last, Forsythe., 4/5 vs. TOR Most hits, game, Opp 9, 4/5 vs. TOR Most HR, game, Opp 1, 4x-last, Donaldson, 4/4 vs. TOR Most hits, inn, TB 3, (9th) 4/3 vs. TOR Most RBI, game, TB 2, Forsythe, 4/5 vs. TOR Most hits, inn, Opp 3, 2x-last, (4th) 4/5 vs. TOR Most RBI, game, Opp 2, 3x-last Saunders, 4/4 vs. TOR Most doubles, game, TB 1, 3x-last, 4/5 vs. TOR Most x-base hits, game, TB 2, Forsythe., 4/5 vs. TOR Most doubles, game, Opp 1, 2x-last, 4/4 vs. TOR Most x-base hits, game, Opp 2, Saunders, 4/4 vs. TOR Most HR, game, TB 2, 4/5 vs. TOR Most steals, game, TB 1, Jennings, 4/4 vs. TOR Most HR, game, Opp 3, 4/4 vs. TOR Most steals, game, Opp 1, 2x-last, Smoak, 4/5 vs. TOR Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 4/5 vs. TOR Hitting Streak 3, Jennings, April 3 Current Most x-base hits, game, Opp 4, 4/4 vs. TOR TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 1, 4/4 vs. TOR Most SO, TB Starter 12, Archer, 4/3 vs. TOR Most stolen bases, game, Opp 2, 4/5 vs. TOR Most SO, Opp Starter 8, Sanchez, 4/5 vs. TOR Most walks, game, TB 4, 4/4 vs. TOR Most SO, TB Reliever 2, 2x-last, Farquhar, 4/4 vs. TOR Most walks, game, Opp 4, 4/5 vs. TOR Most IP, TB Reliever 2.0, Colome, 4/5 vs. TOR Most strikeouts, game, TB 9, 2x-last, 4/5 vs. TOR Most walks, game, TB 3, Archer, 4/3 vs. TOR Most strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 4/3 vs. TOR Most walks, game, Opp 2, Dickey, 4/4 vs. TOR Most LOB, game, TB 9, 4/4 vs. TOR Most SO, Team, TB 16, 4/3 vs. TOR Most LOB, game, Opp 11, 4/5 vs. TOR Most walks, Team, TB 4, 4/5 vs. TOR Most errors, game, TB 1, 2x-last, 4/5 vs. TOR Low-Hit Game 7, 2x-last, 4/4 vs. TOR Most errors, game, Opp 2, 4/3 vs. TOR Consecutive Scoreless IP 3.0, Odorizzi, April 5 vs. TOR Longest game, time 3:07, 4/4 vs. TOR Shortest game, time 2:51, 4/3 vs. TOR Longest game, time (9 inn.) 3:07, 4/4 vs. TOR Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:51, 4/3 vs. TOR Grand Slams (-): - Back-to-Back (-): - 2-HR games (-): - 3-HR games (-): - HOME RUNS Pinch-hit (-): - Walk-off (-): - Lead-off (-): - Inside-the-park (-): - RUNS BY INNING X Total Opponent Tampa Bay INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING DELAY April 3 vs. TOR Toronto B2 Kevin Kiermaier Safe at 1B Overturned 1:12 April 4 vs. TOR Crew Chief T3 Josh Thole Fan Interference (2B) Overturned (HR) 1:04 April 4 vs. TOR Tampa Bay T4 Seven Souza Jr. Dropped fair ball Overturned 5:03 April 5 vs. TOR Tampa Bay T6 Michael Saunders Safe at first Overturned 1:05 April 5 vs. TOR Tampa Bay T9 Jose Bautista Legal slide Overturned 1:30 Rays Totals (bold): 3 challenges (3 overturned, 0 stand, 0 confirmed) Opp Totals: 1 challenges (1 overturned, 0 stand, 0 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 1 challenges (0 record keeping, 1 overturned, 0 stand, 0 confirmed)

6 Feb 18 Mar 8 Mar 10 Mar 15 Mar 19 Mar 25 Mar 27 Mar 30 Apr 2 Apr 3 Signed RH Ryan Webb to a major league contract; placed RH Chase Whitley (Tommy John surgery) on the 60-day DL. Optioned C Justin O Conner to the minor leagues. Signed RH David Carpenter to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training. Optioned INF Ryan Brett, RH Jacob Faria, RH Taylor Guerrieri and LH Blake Snell to the minor leagues; reassigned C Jake DePew, OF Johnny Field, RH Eddie Gamboa, INF/OF Patrick Leonard, LH Justin Marks, RH Adam Reifer, INF Daniel Robertson, RH Jaime Schultz, OF Dayron Varona and LH Adam Wilk to minor league camp. Optioned INF Nick Franklin and C Luke Maile to the minor leagues; reassigned RH Ryan Garton, RH Parker Markel, 1B Kyle Roller, LH Jonny Venters and RH Neil Wagner to minor league camp. Reassigned RH Kyle McPherson, INF Juniel Querecuto and RH Mark Sappington to minor league camp. Optioned UTL Taylor Motter to the minor leagues; reassigned C Mayo Acosta, OF Jaff Decker, RH Jhan Mariñez and RH Tyler Sturdevant to minor league camp. Released C Rene Rivera and RH David Carpenter; optioned RH Matt Andriese and INF Richie Shaffer to the minor leagues. Optioned RH Andrew Bellatti and OF Mikie Mahtook to the minor leagues; placed RH Brad Boxberger (adductor surgery) and RH Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery) on the 15-day DL; selected LH Dana Eveland to the major league roster. Released 1B James Loney. TRANSACTIONS OPENING DAY ROSTER PITCHERS (12): RH Chris Archer, LH Xavier Cedeño, RH Alex Colome, LH Dana Eveland, RH Danny Farquhar, RH Steve Geltz, LH Matt Moore, RH Jake Odorizzi, RH Erasmo Ramirez, LH Enny Romero, LH Drew Smyly, RH Ryan Webb CATCHERS (2): Curt Casali, Hank Conger INFIELDERS (6): Tim Beckham, Logan Forsythe, Evan Longoria, Brad Miller, Logan Morrison, Steve Pearce OUTFIELDERS (5): Corey Dickerson, Brandon Guyer, Desmond Jennings, Kevin Kiermaier, Steven Souza Jr. DL (3): RHP Brad Boxberger (15-day), RHP Alex Cobb (15-day), RH Chase Whitley (60-day) RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (3) POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORD RHP Brad Boxberger 15-day Adductor surgery April 2 - April RHP Alex Cobb 60-day Tommy John surgery April 2 - April RHP Chase Whitley 60-day Tommy John surgery February 18 - June Others (Games Missed): - W-L BY POSITION (STARTS) W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS) C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH Beckham Casali Conger Dickerson Forsythe Guyer Jennings Kiermaier Longoria Miller Morrison Pearce Souza Jr RAYS HITTERS vs. BLUE JAYS 2016 CAREER PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP Beckham Casali Conger Dickerson Forsythe Guyer Jennings Kiermaier Longoria Miller Morrison Pearce Souza Jr RAYS PITCHERS vs. BLUE JAYS 2016 CAREER PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG Archer Cedeño Colome Eveland Farquhar Geltz Moore Odorizzi Ramirez Romero Smyly Webb

7 RAYS 2016 DAY-BY-DAY POS. HOME # GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM. 1 4/3 vs. TOR L, 3-5 Stroman (1-0) Archer (0-1) 0-1 5/ ,042 31, /4 vs. TOR L, 3-5 Dickey (1-0) Smyly (0-1) 0-2 5/ ,116 46, /5 vs. TOR W, 3-2 Colome (1-0) Cecil (0-1) 1-2 4/ ,757 58, /6 vs. TOR 1:10 4/7 - OFF (1) 5 4/8 at BAL 7:05 6 4/9 at BAL 7:05 7 4/10 at BAL 1:35 4/11 - OFF (2) 8 4/12 vs. CLE 7:10 9 4/13 vs. CLE 7: /14 vs. CLE 1: /15 vs. CWS 7: /16 vs. CWS 6:10 Kevin Kiermaier Platinum Glove Bobblehead (All fans) 13 4/17 vs. CWS 1:10 Kevin Kiermaier Glove (Kids 14 & under) 4/18 - OFF (3) 14 4/19 at BOS 7: /20 at BOS 7: /21 at BOS 1: /22 at NYY 7: /23 at NYY 1: /24 at NYY 1: /25 vs. BAL 7: /26 vs. BAL 7: /27 vs. BAL 7:10 4/28 - OFF (4) 23 4/29 vs. TOR 7: /30 vs. TOR 6:10 Chris Archer K-Counter Bobblehead (All fans) 25 5/1 vs. TOR 1:10 Pitch Grip Baseball (Kids 14 & under) 5/2 - OFF (5) 26 5/3 vs. LAD 7: /4 vs. LAD 7:10 5/5 - OFF (6) 28 5/6 at LAA 10: /7 at LAA 9: /8 at LAA 3: /9 at SEA 10: /10 at SEA 10: /11 at SEA 3:40 5/12 - OFF (7) 34 5/13 vs. OAK 7: /14 vs. OAK 6:10 Fedora Hat (All fans) 36 5/15 vs. OAK 1:10 Plastic Bat and Ball Set (Kids 14 & under) 37 5/16 at TOR 7: /17 at TOR 7: /18 at TOR 7:07 5/19 - OFF (8) 40 5/20 at DET 7: /21 at DET 4: /22 at DET 1: /23 at MIA 7: /24 at MIA 12: /25 vs. MIA 7: /26 vs. MIA 1: /27 vs. NYY 7: /28 vs. NYY 4:10 Backpack Cooler (All fans) 49 5/29 vs. NYY 1:10 Velcro Toss and Catch (Kids 14 & under) 50 5/30 at KC 8: /31 at KC 8: /1 at KC 8: /2 at MIN 8: /3 at MIN 8: /4 at MIN 4: /5 at MIN 2: /6 at ARI 9: /7 at ARI 9: /8 at ARI 3:40 6/9 - OFF (9) 60 6/10 vs. HOU 7: /11 vs. HOU 4:10 Chris Archer Stormtrooper Bobblehead (All fans) 62 6/12 vs. HOU 1:10 Bucket Hat (Kids 14 & under) 6/13 - OFF (10) 63 6/14 vs. SEA 7: /15 vs. SEA 7: /16 vs. SEA 1: /17 vs. SF 7: /18 vs. SF 4: /19 vs. SF 1:10 Foam Bat and Ball Set (Kids 14 & under) 69 6/20 at CLE 7: /21 at CLE 7: /22 at CLE 7:10 6/23 - OFF (11) 72 6/24 at BAL 7: /25 at BAL 4: /26 at BAL 1: /27 vs. BOS 7: /28 vs. BOS 7: /29 vs. BOS 12: /30 vs. DET 7: /1 vs. DET 7: /2 vs. DET 4:10 Floppy Hat (All fans) 81 7/3 vs. DET 1:10 Pennant Flag (Kids 14 & under) 82 7/4 vs. LAA 1: /5 vs. LAA 7: /6 vs. LAA 7: /7 vs. LAA 12: /8 at BOS 7: /9 at BOS 4: /10 at BOS 1:35 7/11 - All-Star Break 7/12 - All-Star Game Petco Park (San Diego Padres) POS. HOME # GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM. 7/13 - All-Star Break 7/14 - All-Star Break 89 7/15 vs. BAL 7: /16 vs. BAL 6: /17 vs. BAL 1:10 Kevin Kiermaier Claus Bobblehead (Kids 14 & under) 92 7/18 at COL 8: /19 at COL 8: /20 at COL 3: /21 at OAK 10: /22 at OAK 10: /23 at OAK 9: /24 at OAK 4:05 7/25 - OFF (12) 99 7/26 at LAD 10: /27 at LAD 3:10 7/28 - OFF (13) 101 7/29 vs. NYY 7: /30 vs. NYY 6: /31 vs. NYY 1:10 Backpack (Kids 14 & under) 104 8/1 vs. KC 7: /2 vs. KC 7: /3 vs. KC 7: /4 vs. KC 12: /5 vs. MIN 7: /6 vs. MIN 6:10 Evan Longoria Solar Gnome (All fans) 110 8/7 vs. MIN 1:10 Laundry Hamper (Kids 14 & under) 111 8/8 at TOR 7: /9 at TOR 7: /10 at TOR 7:07 8/11 - OFF (14) 114 8/12 at NYY 7: /13 at NYY 1: /14 at NYY 1: /15 vs. SD 7: /16 vs. SD 7: /17 vs. SD 1:10 8/18 - OFF (15) 120 8/19 vs. TEX 7: /20 vs. TEX 6:10 Infinity Scarf (All fans) 122 8/21 vs. TEX 1:10 Raymond & DJ Kitty Double Bobblehead (Kids 14 & under) 123 8/22 vs. BOS 7: /23 vs. BOS 7: /24 vs. BOS 7: /25 vs. BOS 1: /26 at HOU 8: /27 at HOU 7: /28 at HOU 2: /29 at BOS 7: /30 at BOS 7: /31 at BOS 1:35 9/1 - OFF (16) 133 9/2 vs. TOR 7: /3 vs. TOR 6:10 Fan Vote Bobblehead (All fans) 135 9/4 vs. TOR 1:10 Superhero Cape Socks (Kids 14 & under) 136 9/5 vs. BAL 1: /6 vs. BAL 7: /7 vs. BAL 1: /8 at NYY 7: /9 at NYY 7: /10 at NYY TBD 142 9/11 at NYY 1: /12 at TOR 7: /13 at TOR 7: /14 at TOR 12: /15 at BAL 7: /16 at BAL 7: /17 at BAL 7: /18 at BAL 1:35 9/19 - OFF (17) 150 9/20 vs. NYY 7: /21 vs. NYY 7: /22 vs. NYY 7: /23 vs. BOS 7: /24 vs. BOS 6:10 Rays Tote Bag (All fans) 155 9/25 vs. BOS 1:10 DJ Kitty Toothbrush Holder (Kids 14 & under) 156 9/26 at CWS 8: /27 at CWS 8: /28 at CWS 8: /29 at CWS 8: /30 at TEX 8: /1 at TEX 8: /2 at TEX 3:05 NEW FOR 2016 WEEKLY TICKET SPECIALS u MILITARY MONDAY PRESENTED BY THE TAMPA BAY TIMES For all active-duty military, retired and honorably discharged veterans, the Rays will offer two free tickets for all Monday home games and eight additional bonus dates throughout the season. u $2 KID TICKETS TUESDAY PRESENTED BY MORGAN AUTO GROUP For all Tuesday home games, tickets for kids 14 and under are $2 with the purchase of a full price paid adult ticket. A maximum of two $2 kids tickets can be purchased for each full price paid adult. Tickets will be checked upon stadium entry. u $2 HOT DOGS WEDNESDAY PRESENTED BY KAYEM For all Wednesday home games, all-beef hot dogs and Pepsi fountain drinks are just $2. u SENIOR SPECIAL THURSDAY PRESENTED BY DUKE ENERGY For all Thursday home games, Press Level tickets for fans 60 years of age or older are only $15. Present photo ID upon stadium entry. u STUDENT RUSH FRIDAY PRESENTED BY PAPA JOHN S For all Friday home games, students (18 and over) with a valid high school or college ID can purchase lower level tickets for $15. Tickets and student IDs will be checked upon stadium entry. ALL SUNDAY GIVEAWAYS ARE PRESENTED TO THE FIRST 10,000 KIDS 14 & UNDER. SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. VISIT RAYSBASEBALL.COM FOR UPDATES ON THE 2016 PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE.