WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 vs. CHICAGO WHITE SOX LH Blake Snell (6-8, 3.65) vs. RH Miguel Gonzalez (4-7, 3.83)

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1 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 vs. CHICAGO WHITE SOX LH Blake Snell (6-8, 3.65) vs. RH Miguel Gonzalez (4-7, 3.83) First Pitch: 8:10 p.m. ET Location: U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Ill. TV: Fox Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 158 (65-92) Road Game No.: 77 (29-47) All-Time Game No.: 3,072 (1,417-1,654) All-Time Road Game No.: 1,532 ( ) April: May: June: July: 9-16 August: September: 9-16 Pre-All-Star Break: Post-All-Star Break: FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY Sep 28, 2011 The Rays complete two comebacks on this day one in the game, and one in the Wild Card race the Rays come back from a 7-0 deficit in the 8th inning and wind up winning on Evan Longoria s 12th-inning walk-off home run the improbable victory clinches a postseason berth this also caps a 9.0-game comeback in the Wild Card standings that began on Sep 4 the largest deficit overcome by a team in September to make the playoffs the 7-run comeback is the Rays largest ever at Tropicana Field and is tied for the second-largest in team history the Rays score 6 runs in the 8th inning and in the 9th with the Rays down to their last strike of the season Dan Johnson delivers a pinch-hit home run to tie the game minutes after the Red Sox lose in Baltimore, Longoria hits the walk-off shot, his second homer of the game, to send the Rays to the playoffs for the third time in four years Longoria joins Bobby Thomson with his Shot Heard Round the World for the New York Giants in 1951 as the only players in major league history to hit a walk-off home run in the last game of the regular season to send their team to the playoffs. HELPING HAND Prior to tonight s game, Rays OF Mikie Mahtook will take part in a pregame ceremony with White Sox RH Anthony Ranaudo to promote the LSU alumni effort Pitch In With Former Tigers to support the Baton Rouge Area Foundation earlier this month, the Rays donated $2,500 to match Mahtook s donation to the cause to donate or for more info, visit braf.org/pitchin. RAY MATTER Last night the Rays extended their losing streak to 5 games, their longest skid since July 5-16 (8) last night s 13-6 setback matched their season high for runs allowed (July 5 vs. LAA, 13-5) the Rays surrendered multiple runs in 5 of their 8th innings (1st-3, 2nd-2, 3rd- 3, 5th-2, 8th-3), their most since April 15, 2015 at TOR in a 12-7 loss the Rays have gone 31 innings without holding a lead, since holding a 3-2 edge through 6 innings on Sat vs. BOS Rays have also lost 8 of their last 9, batting 13-for-68 (.191) with RISP in that span this has dropped them to a season-worst 27 games under.500, their worst mark since finishing the 2007 season at at 65-92, they own the 2nd-worst record in the AL ahead of Minnesota (56-101) after this 4-game series, the Rays continue on to Texas where they finish the season with a 3-game set. Q THE FIRST Last night in the 9th inning, INF Juniel Querecuto hit a 2-run triple for his first major league hit, becoming the first in Rays history to triple for his first major league hit according to Stats LLC, the last player to do this in the AL was CWS Tyler Saladino on July 11, 2015 at Wrigley Field. TATER TRACKER No team in major league history can match the Rays combination of home runs (214) and losses (92) their club-record 214 HR are the 5th most in major league history by a team that lost 90-plus games (see chart) the Rays are tied for 4th in the majors in HR (see chart), but 24th in runs scored (656). The Rays have also allowed 204 HR, one of 22 teams in major league history to both hit and allow 200 HR the Mariners have also done it this season, and the Rangers are close with 199 HR allowed. MOST HR BY A 90-LOSS TEAM, MLB HISTORY Astros, Rangers, Rangers, Rockies, Rays, MOST HR, MLB, 2016 Baltimore 245 Toronto 219 St. Louis 218 Tampa Bay 214 Seattle 214 New York-NL 214 EXTRA! EXTRA! The Rays have 519 extra-base hits this season, 2nd most in club history behind 2009 (532) since the All-Star break, the Rays lead the majors with 236 extra-base hits and have three of the AL s top seven players in XBH 3B Evan Longoria and INF Brad Miller are tied for 2nd in the AL (along with TEX Adrian Beltre) with 34 XBH since the break, while OF Corey Dickerson is tied for 5th with 33 XBH. Dickerson s 22 doubles since the All-Star break are tied with CWS Melky Cabrera for 2nd in the AL behind CLE Jose Ramirez (24) and are a club record after the break, passing Ben Zobrist (21 in 2012) and Julio Lugo (21 in 2005). Brad Miller needs one more double to join Evan Longoria as the first set of Rays teammates with 30 HR and 30 2B each three other tandems have done it this season: Boston s Mookie Betts and David Ortiz, Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo for the Cubs, and Toronto s Josh Donaldson and Edwin Encarnacion. ELIAS SAYS On Sat vs. BOS, 2B Logan Forsythe became the fourth Ray with 20 HR this season, most in club history, joining Evan Longoria (36), Brad Miller (30) and Corey Dickerson (23) the Elias Sports Bureau notes that last night, four players around baseball hit their 20th homer STL Matt Carpenter, NYY Didi Gregorius, NYY Gary Sanchez and ARI Jean Segura setting a new MLB record of 107 players with at least 20 HR this season the prev. record was 103 in EVAN ALMIGHTY 3B Evan Longoria, who yesterday lost a single via official scoring change from the Sep 20 vs. NYY game, now needs one hit to tie his career high of 169 (2010) he is currently tied with his 2009 career high of 77 extra-base hits he is 5 RBI away from his third 100-RBI season (113 in 2009, 104 in 2010) his 36 HR and 321 total bases are already career highs, and the home runs are a club record for a RH hitter only one Ray has ever hit more: Carlos Peña (46 in 2007 and 39 in 2009) all 36 HR have come as a third baseman, 3rd in the majors to COL Nolan Arenado (40) and CWS Todd Frazier (38). RAYS vs. WHITE SOX The Rays trail the season series, 3-2 they ve been outscored 20-7 in the first 2 games of this series last night s 13-6 loss was the most runs the Rays have ever allowed at U.S. Cellular Field, and matched April 11, 2000 at Tropicana Field (also 13-6) for their most ever allowed to the White Sox Rays won 2 of 3 games when they met at Tropicana Field, April 15-17, holding the Pale Hose to 5 runs total the Rays went 5-1 in the 2015 season series, their best ever vs. Chicago they won 2 of 3 games last time they visited here, Aug 3-5, 2015, scoring 21 runs with 8 doubles and 6 HR the Rays are (.447) all-time but only (.397) at U.S. Cellular Field they are since becoming the Rays in SOMETHING TO SHOOT FOR Tonight s starter, LH Blake Snell, makes his 19th and final start of the season he needs 6 SO to become the fourth rookie lefty in Rays history to reach 100 SO, joining Matt Moore (175 in 2012), Scott Kazmir (174 in 2005) and David Price (102 in 2009). In an article posted on ESPN.com this week using MLB StatCast data, Snell was shown to have the 2nd-best spin rate on his fourseam fastball among major league LHPs (min. 500 thrown) at 2507 RPM only CHC Aroldis Chapman is higher (2546 RPM). ARCH TOMORROW Tomorrow RH Chris Archer makes his final start of the season at 8-19 with a 4.02 ERA, it s worth noting the only pitcher to lose 20 games in Archer s lifetime was DET Mike Maroth (9-21) in 2003 and the last pitcher to lose 20 with a sub-4.00 ERA was OAK Brian Kingman (8-20, 3.83) in Only five other pitchers in AL history have reached his combination of strikeouts (228) and losses (19), and four of them are Hall of Famers: *Gaylord Perry, CLE L 238 SO Mickey Lolich, DET L 230 SO *Walter Johnson, WAS-AL L 228 SO *Ed Walsh, CWS L 258 SO *Rube Waddell, PHI-AL L 349 SO * Hall of Famer PLENTY OF PUNCH Rays hitters lead the AL with 1,441 strikeouts, 3rd in the majors behind the Brewers (1,503) and Padres (1,454) it s also the 8th-highest total in major league history, but every team above them has occurred since 2010 on Monday, Major League Baseball broke its singleseason strikeout record for a ninth consecutive season. OUTLAW ON THE MEND CF Kevin Kiermaier has missed the last 2 games due to a bruised left wrist sustained on a HBP by BOS Eduardo Rodriguez on Sunday Kiermaier ranks 2nd among all major league fielders with 24 Defensive Runs MOST DEFENSIVE RUNS SAVED, ALL POSITIONS, MLB, 2016 OF Mookie Betts, BOS (153 G) 32 OF Kevin Kiermaier, TB (100 G) 24 OF Adam Eaton, CWS (152 G) 23 3B Nolan Arenado, COL (155 G) 20 Saved (see chart), despite missing 48 games with a broken hand last year he recorded 42 DRS, the highest mark since 2003, when Baseball Info Solutions began tracking it, and won the Gold and Platinum Glove Awards. Kiermaier is batting.314/.390/.495 (33-for-105) over his last 27 G since Aug 27, raising his avg. from.219 to.247 and his OBP from.307 to.332 over that span since moving to the No. 2 spot in the batting order on Aug 2, is batting.283/.353/.446 (52-for-184) with 7 2B, 7 HR, 18 RBI and 11 SB in 48 games. Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV Radio Thurs., Sep 29 at CWS 8:10 p.m. RH Chris Archer (8-19, 4.02) vs. LH Jose Quintana (12-11, 3.26) Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)

2 LAST START On Thu vs. NYY, had the second scoreless start of his career (also July 19 at COL, 6 IP) went 5 IP, just the second time in his last 6 starts he s done so improved to 5-4 with a 3.04 ERA (50.1- IP, 17-ER) at home, compared to 1-4 with a 4.50 ERA on the road joined Jake Odorizzi (2014), Chris Archer (2013) and Wade Davis (2010) as the only rookies in club history to beat the Yankees twice in a season his line: W, 5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 6 SO, 88 pit, 54 str. PITCH COUNT Averaging 19.4 pitches per inning, most in the majors (min. 75 IP), ahead of KC Chris Young (18.9) is in line for the highest mark in club history, ahead of Seth McClung (18.9 in 2006) his 1.64 WHIP is 4th-highest in the AL and would be the highest by a Ray since Andy Sonnanstine had a 1.66 WHIP in 2009 (min. 75 IP). SEEKING LENGTH Has gone less than 5 IP in 4 of his last 6 starts, going 2-3 with a 5.11 ERA (24.2-IP, 14-ER) has failed to do so in 5 of his last 8 starts (since Aug 10), and is 3-4 with a 4.88 ERA (31.1-IP, 17-ER) since then raising his season ERA from 2.95 to 3.65 he is averaging just under 5 IP per start this season (86.1-IP, 18-GS). Has more wins (145) than any of the 4 prev. managers in their first two seasons at the post (Lou Piniella, 133) 38-year-old is the youngest active manager in the majors, 5 months younger than SD Andy Green. Has been ejected 4 times as manager, once this year (April 29 vs. TOR). Is the fifth manager in Rays history is the sixth Tampa-born manager in ML history and second to manage the Rays joins Hall of Famers Al TONIGHT S STARTER LH BLAKE SNELL (6-8, 3.65) YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg Charlotte (A) Montgomery (AA) Durham (AAA) Durham (AAA) Tampa Bay Minor League Totals Has made 5 starts of less than 4 IP, most by a Ray since Jeff Niemann in 2009 (5) and one shy of the major league lead held by SD/CWS James Shields (6) and MIN Tyler Duffey (6). HELP WANTED Has received 4 runs (or more) of run support only 5 times in his 18 starts this season has had 7 starts with no run support, including 3 of his last 6 starts has received a total of 3 runs of support in his 8 losses, 38 runs in his 6 wins and 10 runs in his 4 ND. SPLITS Fourteen of his 44 runs allowed have come in the 1st inning five of those 14 runs have been unearned has a 4.50 ERA (18-IP, 9-ER) in the 1st and a 3.42 ERA (68.1-IP, 26-ER) after that. 20 of his 44 runs allowed have come with 2 outs (45.4 pct.). Batters leading off an inning have hit.313/.387/.422 (26-for-83) against him, with 3 2B, 2 HR and 10 BB GAME LOG TOMORROW S STARTER RH CHRIS ARCHER (8-19, 4.02) LAST START On Fri vs. BOS, both runs allowed came on David Ortiz s 2-run homer in the 1st was his fourth career homer allowed to Ortiz, breaking a tie with Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion for his most against a single player was his 11th straight losing decision against the Red Sox, longest by a pitcher against any opponent since CWS/TOR Mark Buehrle vs. the Yankees (12, ) his line: L, 6 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 7 SO, 1 HR, 105 pit, 66 str. ON THE LINE Starts tomorrow looking to avoid his 20th loss of the season there have been 201 instances of 20 losses in major league history, but only one in Archer s lifetime: DET Mike Maroth in 2003 (21) the breakdown by decade: : 74; : 33; : 22; : 20; : 12; : 11; : 16; : 14; : 1, : 0; : 1; 2010 Current: 0 no pitcher in either league has lost 20 games the season after being an All-Star since ATL Phil Niekro in 1979 (20) and for the record, OAK Brian Kingman in 1980 was the last pitcher to finish with 20 losses and a sub-4.00 ERA. #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER LOSSES His 19 losses are a club record, passing Tanyon Sturtze in 2002 (18) and are the most in the majors, ahead of SD/CWS James Shields (18) is the first 19-game loser since KC Darrell May in 2004 (9-19) only five other AL pitchers have ever matched his combination of losses and strikeouts (228), and the last to do so was Hall of Famer CLE Gaylord Perry in 1973 (19-L, 238-SO). BETTER SINCE THE BREAK Is 4-7 with a 3.19 ERA (84.2-IP, 30- ER) in 13 starts since the All-Star break this stretch has lowered his season ERA from 4.66 to 4.02 his lowest since his 3.60 ERA after his Opening Day start vs. TOR it s stayed the same or gone down in 7 straight starts last season the only pitcher with as high a first-half ERA (4.66) to finish with a sub-4.00 ERA was TOR R.A. Dickey. UNCLE CHARLIE Opponents are batting.044 (2-for-45) with 1 1B, 1 2B and 26 SO in at-bats ending with his curveball see chart according to PITCHf/x, his opp avg. is the 2nd-lowest by a pitcher with any pitch (min. 30 at-bats ending with the pitch). Lowest Opp Avg. vs. Any Pitch (min. 30 AB) Pitch Opp Avg. H-AB CLE Dan Otero Changeup for-31 TB Blake Snell Curveball for-45 MIA Dustin McGowan Slider for-81 CWS/STL Zach Duke Curveball for-58 TEX Jake Diekman Slider for-43 NO HOMERS CLUB Has allowed 5 HR in 86.1 IP for a 0.52 HR/9 IP ratio, 1st among rookies and 3rd in the majors (min. 10 starts) the club record for a rookie is 0.58, by Scott Kazmir in 2005 all have been hit by righties, and three of his 5 HR have come with runners on base. WORKLOAD Has established a career-high with IP between the Rays and Triple-A Durham his previous high was IP last season over three minor league stops. BREAKS & BRUISES Hasn t hit a batter in any of his 18 starts, passing Wade Davis in (16 starts) for the longest streak to start their major league career without one in franchise history. STRIKEOUTS Min. 10 starts, his 9.80 SO/9 IP ratio (86.1-IP, 94- SO) leads AL rookies, ranks 2nd among ML rookies to COL Jon Gray (10.07), and would be the highest mark in franchise history for a rookie. Highest SO/9 IP, Rookies, MLB, 2016 (min. 10 GS) Jon Gray, COL Blake Snell, TB 9.80 Julio Urias, LAD 9.61 GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 4/23 at NYY /53 L, 2-3 Tanaka up, 2-1 APRIL /16 vs. SEA L /56 L, 4-6 Paxton down, 3-2 6/21 at CLE L /57 L, 0-6 Kluber down, 3-0 6/27 vs. BOS W /60 W, 13-7 Rodriguez up, 10-4 JUNE /2 vs. DET L /61 L, 2-3 Verlander down, 3-1 7/7 vs. LAA L /64 L, 1-5 Santiago down, 2-0 7/19 at COL W /58 W, 10-1 Chatwood up, 7-1 7/24 at OAK /62 L, 2-3 Hahn down, 2-0 7/31 vs. NYY W /65 W, 5-3 Pineda up, 3-2 JULY /5 vs. MIN /60 L, 6-2 Santana tied, 1-1 8/10 at TOR L /37 L, 0-7 Happ down, 5-0 8/16 vs. SD W /60 W, 15-1 Jackson up, /22 vs. BOS L /54 L, 2-6 Price down, 2-0 8/27 at HOU L /41 L, 2-6 Keuchel down, 4-0 AUGUST /3 vs. TOR W /66 W, 7-5 Estrada up, 5-1 9/9 at NYY L /51 L, 5-7 Pineda down, 3-0 9/15 at BAL /58 W, 7-6 Gallardo up, 7-4 9/22 vs. NYY W /54 W, 2-0 Cessa up, 1-0 SEPTEMBER FEWEST HR/9 IP, MAJORS (min. 10 GS) Rich Hill, OAK/LAD 0.34 Clayton Kershaw, LAD 0.44 Blake Snell, TB 0.52 Noah Syndergaard, NYM 0.54 Gerrit Cole, PIT 0.54 Highest SO/9 IP, Rookies, Club History (min. 10 GS) Blake Snell, Jake Odorizzi, Matt Moore, SPLITS vs. RH:.274 (73-266), 5-HR vs. LH:.264 (19-72) Home: 5-4, 3.04 ERA (50.1-IP, 17-ER) Road: 1-4, 4.50 ERA (36.0-IP, 18-ER) SNELL vs. WHITE SOX CAREER Has never faced Chicago. vs. CHICAGO Is 2-0 with a 4.13 ERA (28.1-IP, 13-ER) in 5 career apps (4 starts) against the White Sox is 1-0 with a 6.00 ERA (15-IP, 10-ER) in 3 career apps (2 starts) at U.S. Cellular Field hasn t pitched against them since Aug 4, 2015, a win over Chris Sale. Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, including parts of eight seasons in the majors ( ) spent two years ( ) in the Rays org. Played in the 1989 Little League World Series (Tampa Northside LL), 1999 College World Series (Florida State) and earned World Series rings in 2007 (Red Sox) and 2009 (Yankees).

3 RAYS HITTER NOTES #19 CURT CASALI, C Tue: 2-4, 2B, HR, RBI, 2-R CWS Series: 3-8, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-R Stand: 3-10, 2B, BB, R vs. LH:.232 (16-69), 4-HR 2016:.175/.257/.327, 8-HR, 22-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.375, 3-8) RISP:.085 (4-47) vs. RH:.149 (22-148), 4-HR Yesterday at CWS had his fourth multi-xbh game of the season, and his 4th-inning homer was his first since July 30 vs. NYY and only his second in his last 112 at-bats batting.333/.368/.611 (6-for-18) with 2 2B, 1 HR and 2 RBI over his last 5 games following a 1-for-15 stretch after his recall. His.175 avg. is the 2nd-lowest among major league catchers (min. 75 games), ahead of DET Jarrod Saltalamacchia (.173) his.085 (4-for-47) avg. with RISP is the lowest in the majors (min. 30 AB) has thrown out 31.4 percent of his attempted base stealers, up from 24.0 pct. last season. Has played in 81 games with 65 starts (61-C, 4-DH) recalled on Sep 1 for his second stint with the Rays this season (also Opening Day Aug 4). #14 JAFF DECKER, OF Tue: 0-2 (def. rep.) CWS Series: 3-6, R Stand: 0-8, BB vs. LH:.000 (0-6) 2016:.163/.234/.163, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-2 RISP:.083 (1-12) vs. RH:.189 (7-37) Had a career-high 3 hits on Mon at CWS, his second career multi-hit game (also Sep 24, 2015 at COL, with PIT) had the first SB of his career. Hit.255/.366/.421 (89-for-349) with 18 2B, 2 3B, 12 HR, 35 RBI and 18 SB in 99 games with Durham was a non-roster invite to spring training. Has played in 16 games with 10 starts (6-RF, 3-LF, 1-CF) selected from Durham on Sep 16 for his second stint with the Rays (also June 15-29). #10 COREY DICKERSON, OF Tue: 2-4, RBI, HBP CWS Series: 3-7, RBI, BB Stand: 7-21, 3-2B, 2-HR, 3-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.253 (25-99), 2-HR 2016:.249/.298/.476, 23-HR, 67-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.429, 3-7) RISP:.226 (26-115) vs. RH:.249 (97-390), 21-HR Batting.373/.413/.680 (28-for-75) with 8 2B, 5 HR and 13 RBI over his last 20 games (19 starts) since Sep 6, raising his avg. from.227 to.249. Ranks T-9th in the AL with 36 2B has 22 2B since the All-Star break T-2nd in the AL to CLE Jose Ramirez (24) has 33 XBH in the 2nd half, T-5th in the AL 50.8 pct. of his hits have gone for extra bases, 2nd-highest ratio in the AL (min. 100 G) and highest by a Ray since Peña in 2009 (61.9). Is 1 HR shy of tying his career high (2014) has hit 5 HR with 2 runners (or more) on base, the most by a Ray since Evan Longoria in 2011 (7). Batting.284/.323/.572 (71-for-250) with 16 HR and 45 RBI on the road, and.213/.273/.377 (51-for-239) with 7 HR and 22 RBI at Tropicana Field. Has played in 143 games with 126 starts (63-LF, 62-DH, 1-RF) has hit.216 (50-for-232) with 13 HR as the DH and.292 (71-for-243) with 10 HR as an OF. #11 LOGAN FORSYTHE, 2B Tue: 0-5 CWS Series: 0-9, BB Stand: 5-25, 3B, HR, RBI, BB, 5-R vs. LH:.275 (30-109), 4-HR 2016:.268/.338/.453, 20-HR, 52-RBI, 6-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-10 RISP:.311 (23-74) vs. RH:.266 ( ), 16-HR Batting.128/.190/.256 (5-for-39) with 1 HR over his last 10 games (9 starts) hit.339/.431/.516 (21-for-62) with 3 HR in his 15 games prior to that. Had his 20th HR on Sat vs. BOS, extending his career high and T-2nd in franchise history for a second baseman, trailing Ben Zobrist in 2009 (27). His 20 HR rank T-6th in the majors out of the leadoff spot, and is 1 HR shy of tying Gerald Williams in 2000 for the franchise record batting leadoff. Has played in 122 games with 121 starts, all at leadoff (114-2B, 7-DH) only had 21 career starts at leadoff entering this season (none in 2015). Batting.325/.347/.479 (38-for-117) when leading off the 1st inn., 4th in the majors (min. 100 G) and highest by a Ray since Crawford in 2004 (.326). #2 NICK FRANKLIN, UTL Tue: DNP CWS Series: DNP Stand: 2-7, 2B vs. LH:.216 (8-37) 2016:.280/.341/.463, 6-HR, 26-RBI, 6-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-2 RISP:.256 (10-39) vs. RH:.299 (38-127), 6-HR Has started once since suffering a left hamstring strain on Sep 15 at BAL is 0-for-3 as a PH since then; had a 8th-inn. PH GIDP on Sun vs. BOS. Batting.284/.352/.484 (27-for-95) with 4 HR and 20 RBI at Tropicana Field, compared to.275/.324/.435 (19-for-69) with 2 HR and 6 RBI on the road. Since June 27 the date of his first RBI of the season his 6.12 AB/RBI ratio ranks 2nd on the team (min. 100 PA) trailing Brad Miller (5.32). Has played in 57 games with 42 starts (16-LF, 7-2B, 7-1B, 5-RF, 4-SS, 3-DH) recalled from Durham on July 30 for his 3rd stint with the Rays. #39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, CF Tue: DNP CWS Series: DNP Stand: 6-22, R vs. LH:.238 (19-80), 2-HR 2016:.247/.332/.415, 12-HR, 36-RBI, 20-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-2 RISP:.268 (19-71) vs. RH:.250 (68-272), 10-HR Left Sunday s game vs. BOS with a bruised left wrist (X-rays were negative) was hit by a pitch in the 3rd inning; stayed in defensively thru 4 inn. Batting.314/.390/.495 (33-for-105) over his last 27 G since Aug 27, raising his avg. from.219 to.247 and his OBP from.307 to.332 over that span. Since moving to the No. 2 spot in the batting order on Aug 2, is batting.283/.353/.446 (52-for-184) with 7 2B, 7 HR, 18 RBI and 11 SB in 48 G. Has been successful on 87.0 pct. of his SB attempts, 3rd in the AL (min. 20 SB attempts) has been successful on 18 of his last 19 attempts. Per FanGraphs, his 24 Defensive Runs Saved (in inn.) as a center fielder is 1st in the majors ahead of TOR Kevin Pillar (19 in inn.). Has played in 101 games with 98 starts, all in CF the Rays have gone (.469) in his 98 starts this year, compared to (.322) otherwise. #3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Tue: 0-3 CWS Series: 0-5, 2-BB Stand: 6-24, 2-2B, HR, RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH:.256 (34-133), 4-HR 2016:.274/.321/.524, 36-HR, 95-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP:.320 (41-128) vs. RH:.279 ( ), 32-HR Five years ago today, hit a walk-off homer off NYY Scott Proctor in the 12th inning to clinch the AL Wild Card on the last day of the regular season. Scoring change made yesterday to the Sep 20 vs. NYY game took away his infield single and is now scored an E5 (Donovan Solano) is 1 hit shy of tying his career high (169, 2010); his 77 XBH tie 2009 for most in his career has a career-high 321 total bases and 36 HR, 3rd in club history to Carlos Peña in 2007 (46) and 2009 (39) and a club record for a right-handed hitter his 32 HR vs. RHP ranks 2nd in club history to Peña in 2007 (35). Ranks among AL leaders in HR (36, T-10th), XBH (77, T-3rd), 2B (37, 8th) and total bases (321, 7th); leads the team in SLG (.524) and RBI (95). Joins MIN Brian Dozier, BAL Manny Machado, CHC Kris Bryant and BOS David Ortiz as the only players with 35 2B and 35 HR this season he became the first Rays player and one of six AL primary third baseman all-time to reach both 35 2B and 35 HR in a single season, joining BAL Manny Machado (2016), TOR Josh Donaldson (2015), DET Miguel Cabrera (2012), ANA Troy Glaus (twice: ) and TOR Ed Sprague (1996). Has started 155 games (147-3B, 8-DH) all 36 HR have come while playing 3B, 3rd in the majors to Nolan Arenado (40) and Todd Frazier (38). #27 MIKIE MAHTOOK, OF Tue: 2-4, R CWS Series: 4-8, 2B, R Stand: 3-17, 2B, HR, RBI, 2-R vs. LH:.262 (16-61), 1-HR 2016:.195/.235/.272, 2-HR, 10-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.455, 5-11) RISP:.122 (5-41) vs. RH:.157 (17-108), 1-HR Since his 0-for-34 skid in Aug T-4th-longest hitless skid in club history is batting.300 (18-for-60) with 2 HR and 4 RBI in 20 games (16 starts). Batting.091 (2-for-22) with RISP since Aug 10 at TOR batting.122 (5-for-41) with RISP on the season and.050 (1-for-20) with RISP and 2 out. In his career, has hit.279/.326/.527 (36-for-129) with 8 HR and 19 RBI vs. LHP, and.193/.239/.297 (28-for-145) with 3 HR and 10 RBI vs. RHP. Has played in 61 games with 46 starts (16-LF, 16-CF, 14-RF) hasn t made an error in 98 chances; only career error was Sep 20, 2015 vs. BAL. #46 LUKE MAILE, C Tue: 0-2 (def. rep.) CWS Series: 0-2 Stand: 2-6, 2B vs. LH:.233 (7-30), 2-HR 2016:.225/.252/.360, 3-HR, 14-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP:.273 (9-33) vs. RH:.222 (18-81), 1-HR Batting.152 (5-for-33) in 12 games (9 starts) since the beginning of September prior to this month, he was batting.256 (20-for-78) in 28 games. Has hit.273/.298/.455 (15-for-55) in 20 games (17 starts) at home, compared to.179/.207/.268 (10-for-56) in 20 games (16 starts) on the road. Has played in 40 games with 32 starts (31-C, 1-DH) has played 14.0 innings at 1B in four games off the bench (last yesterday at CWS, 3 inn.). #13 BRAD MILLER, INF Tue: 0-3, E3 CWS Series: 1-7, 2B Stand: 8-22, 2-2B, 3B, 2-HR, 8-RBI, 2-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.231 (25-108), 3-HR 2016:.248/.306/.493, 30-HR, 81-RBI, 6-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-6 RISP:.264 (32-121) vs. RH:.252 ( ), 27-HR His 81 RBI this season (in 148 games) are 1 shy of his combined total in (in 267 games) had 8 RBI on the just-completed homestand. Ranks among team leaders in XBH (65, 2nd), HR (30, 2nd), RBI (81, 2nd) and SLG (.493, 2nd) has 34 XBH since the All-Star break, T-2nd in the AL. His 30 HR are one more than his career total prior to this season (29 HR in 343 games and 1,111 AB) previous career high was 11 (2015) is the sixth Ray all-time with a 30-HR season, following Evan Longoria (4), Carlos Peña (3), Aubrey Huff (1), Fred McGriff (1) and Jose Canseco (1). Finished the season with 22 HR at Tropicana Field, one shy of Carlos Peña in 2007 for the club record 73.3 pct. of his HR have come at home. Has played in 148 games with 136 starts (95-SS, 33-1B, 7-DH, 1-LF) since 1913, is one of eight with 25 starts at both SS and 1B in a season. #9 JUNIEL QUERECUTO, INF Tue: 1-4, 3B, 2-RBI, R CWS Series: 1-4, 3B, 2-RBI, R Stand: 0-4 vs. LH:.000 (0-3) 2016:.125/.125/.375, 0-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.250 (1-4) vs. RH:.200 (1-5) Selected from Double-A Montgomery on Sep 22 and is 1-for-8 in 3 games (2 starts) first career hit was a 9th-inning, 2-run triple off Matt Albers yesterday at CWS, his first triple at any level since July 16 vs. Tennessee was the first player in Rays history to record a triple for his first career hit. Major league debut was Sep 22 vs. NYY, becoming the first product of the club s Venezuelan academy to make his major league debut in a Rays uniform. Name is pronounced is yoo-nee-el care-uh-koo-toh split the season between Montgomery (60 games) and Durham (36 games), and hit.241/.298/.341 (82-for-340) with 19 2B, 3 HR and 38 RBI between the two levels (multiple stints with each club) was a non-roster invite to spring training.

4 #24 ALEXEI RAMIREZ, SS Tue: 1-4, 2-RBI, R CWS Series: 1-8, 2-RBI, R Stand: 0-12, 2-BB vs. LH:.294 (37-126), 1-HR 2016:.234/.270/.325, 6-HR, 46-RBI, 7-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.263 (31-118) vs. RH:.211 (71-336), 5-HR Is 1-for-his-last-22 snapped an 0-for-18 yesterday at CWS with a 2-run single spent his first 8 seasons with the White Sox, totaling 1,226 games. Batting.171/.227/.268 (7-for-41) with 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 1 SB in 13 games, 11 starts (10-SS, 1-2B) since signing with the Rays on September 8. His only homer as a Ray came on Sep 13 at TOR (go-ahead, 3-run homer) was the fifth of his career on an 0-2 pitch (last July 29, 2015 at BOS). Born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, became the ninth Cuban-born player in club history and the third born outside Havana, following Danys Baez and Rolando Arrojo is one of 4 Cuban-born players to reach 100 HR and 100 SB for their career, joining Minnie Minoso, Jose Cardenal and Jose Canseco. At 35 years, 6 days old he is the oldest player on the Rays active roster next is Bobby Wilson at 33 years, 172 days old. #36 RICHIE SHAFFER, UTL Tue: 3-4, 2-2B, R CWS Series: 3-4, 2-2B, R Stand: 1-12, RBI, BB vs. LH:.250 (3-12) 2016:.225/.289/.400, 1-HR, 4-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.571, 4-7) RISP:.200 (1-5) vs. RH:.214 (6-28), 1-HR Tied his career high with 3 hits yesterday at CWS (also Aug 9, 2015 vs. NYM) had 2 2B for the first multi-xbh game of his career (Sale, Albers). Made his major league debut at U.S. Cellular Field last August the video of his first career homer (dugout silent treatment, air hugs) went viral. Twelve of the 23 hits in his career have gone for extra bases (7-2B, 5-HR), incl. 5 of his 9 hits this season (4-2B, 1-HR); homered on Sep 16 at BAL. Has played in 17 games with 12 starts (6-1B, 4-DH, 1-3B, 1-RF) recalled from Triple-A Durham on Sep 6 for his third stint with the Rays this year. Hit.227/.329/.367 (97-for-428) with 27 2B, 11 HR and 48 RBI in 119 games this year with Durham hit.169 (21-for-124) after the All-Star break. #21 BOBBY WILSON, C Tue: DNP CWS Series: 1-4 Stand: 2-9, HR, RBI, R vs. LH:.296 (16-54), 2-HR 2016:.240/.274/.362, 7-HR, 33-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.340 (16-47) vs. RH:.222 (37-167), 5-HR Batting.238/.282/.413 (19-for-80) with 2 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 5 BB and 13 runs scored in 26 games (all starts) since joining the Rays via waiver claim. His 33 RBI this season are more than double his previous career high (prev. 15, 2010) also has a career-high 7 HR, 53 hits and 24 runs scored. Claimed by the Rays off waivers on Aug 4 (DFA ed by TEX on Aug 1) is his second stint with the club, following 25 games (16 starts) in Attended Seminole HS and St. Petersburg College is the second player born in Pinellas Co. to homer for the Rays (Casey Kotchman in 2011). RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: 9/25 vs. BOS (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-3 vs. LH:.270 (10-37), 2-HR 2016: 4-3-0, 4.84 ERA, 24 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 8/21 vs. TEX IR-RS: 10-2 vs. RH:.265 (13-49), 1-HR His perfect 8th on Sun vs. BOS was only his third perfect app of 1 IP or longer this season (18th such app) retired Betts, H. Ramirez and Shaw. Has an ERA (5.1-IP, 7-ER) in his last 6 apps and an 8.44 ERA (10.2-IP, 10-ER) in his last 12 apps, on the heels of 11 straight scoreless apps. Yielded a career-high-tying 4 runs on Sep 20 vs. NYY, including a go-ahead 3-run HR by Gary Sanchez his 4 hits allowed were his most as a Ray. Has a 1.66 WHIP in his 22.1 IP this season (23-H, 14-BB), and 5.64 BB/9 IP and 1.36 SO/BB ratios from , had a 1.10 WHIP in IP. #37 ALEX COLOME, RH Last App: 9/25 vs. BOS (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: vs. LH:.179 (14-78), 1-HR 2016: , 1.84 ERA, 54 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 5/24 at MIA IR-RS: 20-6 vs. RH:.214 (25-117), 5-HR Ranks T-5th in the AL with 35 saves had a perfect 9th inning on Sun vs. BOS, a non-save situation pitched in a tie game of a 10-inning loss. Has converted 94.6 pct. of his save chances, 3rd in the majors (min. 20 SV opps) to BAL Zach Britton (100.0) and MIL/TEX Jeremy Jeffress (96.4) has had 6 saves of 4 outs (or more), tied with TOR Roberto Osuna for most in the majors and the most by a Ray since Danys Baez in 2005 (10). Hasn t allowed a run in his 35 apps ending with a save has a 1.23 ERA (36.2-IP, 5-ER) in save situations and a 3.18 ERA (17-IP, 6-ER) otherwise. Is the sixth different pitcher (seventh time) in Rays history with a 35-SV season is on pace to join Fernando Rodney in 2012 and Rafael Soriano in 2010 as the only pitchers with 35 saves and a sub-2.00 ERA in a season in franchise history. #56 DANA EVELAND, LH Last App: 9/27 at CWS (0.1-IP, 2-H, 1-R, 2-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.361 (13-36), 2-HR 2016: 0-1-0, 9.00 ERA, 33 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 5/13 vs. OAK IR-RS: 21-1 vs. RH:.317 (19-60), 1-HR Allowed 3 straight baserunners before recording the final out of the 8th yesterday at CWS allowed an inherited runner to score for the first time. His 9.00 ERA is the highest in the majors and the highest by a Ray since since Ramon Tatis (13.89) in 1998 (min. 20 apps) has a 2.22 WHIP. Has stranded 20 of his 21 inherited runners (4.8 pct.) 3rd in the majors (min. 20 IR) to DET Shane Greene (0.0 pct.) and SF Josh Osich (4.7 pct.). Lefties have hit.361/.467/.556 (13-for-36) against him his.467 opp OBP is the highest among AL LHP facing left-handed batters (min. 20 BF). Selected from Triple-A Durham on Sep 12 as RH Tyler Sturdevant was designated for assignment is in his third stint with the Rays this season. After he was designated for assignment on July 6, he pitched to a 0.35 ERA (26-IP, 1-ER) and.176 opp avg. in 18 apps with Triple-A Durham. #43 DANNY FARQUHAR, RH Last App: 9/24 vs. BOS (0.2-IP, 1-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH:.250 (12-48), 4-HR 2016: 1-0-0, 3.27 ERA, 32 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 8/29 at BOS IR-RS: vs. RH:.247 (20-81), 4-HR Yielded the first grand slam of his career on Sat vs. BOS (Dustin Pedroia), snapping a career-long streak of 13 consecutive scoreless apps (3 IR). Has a 1.61 ERA (22.1-IP, 4-ER) and 32 SO in since his Aug 6 recall (12.9 SO/9 IP) before it, had a 6.75 ERA and 10 SO in 10.2 IP and 11 apps. Has allowed 11 of his 17 inherited runners to score (64.7 pct.) the highest rate in the AL (min. 15 IR), ahead of BOS Junichi Tazawa (63.6 pct.). On Sep 6 vs. BAL, had his wedding ring knocked off by a Jonathan Schoop comebacker to end the 5th inning found it before walking off the field. Recalled on Aug 6 for his fifth stint with the Rays this season, following Opening Day April 22, May 14, June 25 (26th Man) and June 27 July 4. #59 EDDIE GAMBOA, RH Last App: 9/25 vs. BOS (L, 1.0-IP, 2-H, 1-R, 0-ER, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.214 (3-14) 2016: 0-1-0, 1.08 ERA, 5 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 9/5 vs. BAL IR-RS: -- vs. RH:.200 (3-15) Took the loss on Sun vs. BOS, yielded an unearned run in the 10th inning (E2) hasn t allowed an earned run in 4 straight apps spanning 8 IP. At 31 years, 256 days old was the 2nd-oldest player ever to make his major league debut for the Rays, behind 35-year-old LH Jim Morris in Became the second knuckleball pitcher in Rays history, following RH Dennis Springer in 1998 transitioned to a knuckleball pitcher in Selected to the active roster on Sep 1 after going 6-4 with a 2.68 ERA (94-IP, 28-ER) and 0 HR in 27 games (12 starts) for Triple-A Durham. #52 RYAN GARTON, RH Last App: 9/26 at CWS (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH:.294 (15-51), 2-HR 2016: 1-2-1, 4.62 ERA, 35 G Long Relief App: 2.2, 6/16 vs. SEA IR-RS: 22-5 vs. RH:.273 (27-99), 3-HR Has a 4.35 ERA (10.1-IP, 5-ER) in 12 apps since his Sep 1 recall had a scoreless 6th inning on Mon at CWS, pitching around a 1-out single. Took the loss on Sat vs. BOS, yielding multiple runs in an app for the first time since Aug 5 vs. MIN (2) went 1B-1B-groundout to start the 7th. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Sep 1 for his fourth stint with the Rays this season, following May 25 June 16, June 21 July 14 and Aug Was the opposing pitcher in Alex Rodriguez s final at-bat as a Yankee got him to ground out to short in the 7th on Aug 12 at Yankee Stadium. #54 STEVE GELTZ, RH Last App: 9/27 at CWS (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH:.174 (8-46), 3-HR 2016: 0-2-0, 5.74 ERA, 27 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 5/13 vs. OAK IR-RS: 10-4 vs. RH:.291 (16-55), 8-HR Perfect 4th inning yesterday at CWS, including consecutive strikeouts (Anderson, Cabrera) to start the inning has a 1.59 ERA (5.2-IP, 1-ER) in 5 apps since his last recall, and his only run allowed since then was an Adam Jones homer on Sep 6 vs. BAL on his very first pitch after his return. Had a 3.03 ERA this year at Durham, and was recalled on Sep 6 for his fourth stint with the Rays (Opening Day May 22, June and Aug 28). Has yielded 11 HR, T-6th among AL relievers, and his 19 HR since the start of 2015 are the most among AL relievers 45.8 percent of his hits allowed this season have been home runs (12-1B, 1-2B, 11-HR). #40 KEVIN JEPSEN, RH Last App: 9/26 at CWS (0.2-IP, 0-H, 1-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 7-11 vs. LH:.333 (24-72), 8-HR 2016: 2-6-7, 5.98 ERA, 58 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 8/22 vs. BOS IR-RS: 16-5 vs. RH:.304 (38-125), 4-HR Replaced after a 2-out walk to Jose Abreu in the 7th inning on Mon at CWS the run scored when Enny Romero yielded a 2-run HR (Morneau). Since Aug 15, has allowed run(s) in 8 of 13 apps for a 9.00 ERA (11.0-IP, 11-ER) it follows a 1.13 ERA (8-IP, 1-ER) in his first 12 apps with TB. His 12 HR allowed rank T-3rd among AL relievers his allowed 17 HR since 2015, compared to 16 HR in parts of 7 seasons with LAA ( ). Is the fourth pitcher to have two separate stints with the Rays, returning after pitching for another organization in between he joined Dan Wheeler, Trever Miller and Grant Balfour he signed with the Rays on July 15, two days after being released by the Twins (DFA ed by MIN on July 3).

5 #58 JUSTIN MARKS, LH Last App: 9/25 vs. BOS (2.2-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 3-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.286 (4-14) 2016: 0-0-0, 1.04 ERA, 3 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 2x-last 9/21 vs. NYY IR-RS: -- vs. RH:.118 (2-17), 1-HR His only run allowed this season is a Gary Sanchez solo homer on Sep 21 vs. NYY has gone at least 2.2 IP in all 3 relief apps; has 9 BB in 8.2 IP. Made his season debut on Sep 9 at NYY, his second career app and first since April 20, 2014 vs. MIN (with KC), going 872 days in between. Went 7-11 with a 3.86 ERA (140-IP, 60-ER) in 25 apps (23 starts) with Triple-A Durham had a 9-inning no-hitter on July 16 at Syracuse (130 pit.). Was selected to the active roster on Sep 6 as Hank Conger was designated for assignment accumulated 4 days service time with the Royals in 2014 and made his major league debut on April 20, 2014 vs. MIN this spring he told Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times that the Royals sent him two framed shadow boxes of memorabilia jersey, lineup cards, game balls, tickets plus a partial playoff share and an AL champions ring. #30 ERASMO RAMIREZ, RH Last App: 9/25 vs. BOS (1.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-5 vs. LH:.298 (36-121), 7-HR 2016: , 3.92 ERA, 61 G, 1 GS Long Relief App: 3.0, 8/9 at TOR IR-RS: 31-5 vs. RH:.250 (52-208), 7-HR Retired all 4 BF on Sun vs. BOS, the final out of the 6th inn. (replacing Justin Marks) and a perfect 7th, incl. a David Ortiz strikeout to end the inn. Is 2nd in the AL with 81.2 relief innings, behind HOU Chris Devenski (83.2) has made a major-league-most 34 relief apps of 4 outs or more seven more than anyone else his 20 relief apps of 2 IP (or more) are tied for most in the majors and are the most by a Ray since J.P. Howell in 2008 (23). Has yielded 14 HR, the most among AL relievers and tied with Brian Meadows in 2006 and Travis Harper in 2005 for the club record for a reliever. His 11 losses (last Sep 8 at NYY) are a club record for a reliever and the most for a reliever in the majors since LAA Scot Shields in 2005 (11). His 6 wins as a reliever (also won his only start on April 16 vs. CWS) are one shy of the club record for a reliever (last J.P. Howell in 2009). #45 ENNY ROMERO, LH Last App: 9/26 at CWS (1.1-IP, 3-H, 3-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 2-HR) Saves-Opps: 1-2 vs. LH:.281 (18-64), 2-HR 2016: 2-0-1, 6.04 ERA, 51 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4x-last 6/17 vs. SF IR-RS: 23-7 vs. RH:.221 (23-104), 5-HR Yielded a pair of 2-run homers on Mon at CWS (Justin Morneau his second career vs. a LHB and Carlos Sanchez) it marked the first multi- HR app of his career was the first Rays reliever to allow multiple homers, both with runners on base, since Kirby Yates on Aug 15, 2015 at TEX. Has yielded multiple runs in 4 of his 7 apps in September his ERA (6.2-IP, 11-ER) this month has increased his season ERA from 4.50 to Has pitched to an 3.20 ERA (25.1-IP, 9-ER) in his 25 apps on the road, compared to a 9.78 ERA (19.1-IP, 21-ER) in 26 apps at Tropicana Field. Has issued 28 BB for a 5.64 BB/9 IP ratio, the highest rate in the AL (min. 40 IP) includes 19 BB in 19.1 IP at home (9 BB in 25.1 IP on the road). #47 CHASE WHITLEY, RH Last App: 9/27 at CWS (3.2-IP, 4-H, 4-R, 2-ER, 1-BB, 5-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.148 (4-27) 2016: 0-0-0, 1.74 ERA, 4 G Long Relief App: 3.2, 9/27 at CWS IR-RS: -- vs. RH:.231 (3-13), 1-HR Had season highs in innings (3.2), pitches (62) and strikeouts (5) yesterday at CWS allowed 2 unearned runs out of a bases-loaded, 0-out jam in the 5th, and the Tim Anderson 8th-inning solo homer was his first earned run allowed this season recorded 4 consecutive strikeouts at one point. Recalled from Double-A Montgomery on Sep 4 went 2-1 with a 2.21 ERA (36.2-IP, 9-ER) over 9 starts in the minors, including rehab assignment. His season debut was Sep 11 at NYY, his first app since May 14, 2015 at TB (with NYY) going 505 days in between became the 13th pitcher to return to the majors this season after undergoing Tommy John surgery and the second Ray (Alex Cobb). Sep 1 Sep 5 Sep 6 Sep 8 Sep 12 Sep 16 Sep 22 Optioned INF Tim Beckham to Durham; recalled RH Ryan Garton and C Curt Casali from Durham, selected RH Eddie Gamboa from Durham. Recalled RH Chase Whitley from Montgomery. Placed SS Matt Duffy (left heel surgery) on the 60-day DL; designated C Hank Conger for assignment; recalled OF Mikie Mahtook, UTL Richie Shaffer and RH Steve Geltz from Durham; selected LH Justin Marks from Durham. Signed SS Alexei Ramirez to a major league contract. Designated RH Tyler Sturdevant for assignment; selected LH Dana Eveland from Durham. Placed 1B Logan Morrison (left wrist strain) on the 60-day DL; selected OF Jaff Decker from Durham. Placed OF Steven Souza Jr. (left hip surgery) on the 60-day DL; selected INF Juniel Querecuto from Montgomery. W-L BY POSITION (STARTS) RECENT TRANSACTIONS (since Sep 1) RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (3) POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORD SS Matt Duffy 60-day Left heel surgery Sep 6 - N/A B Logan Morrison 60-day Left wrist strain Sep 16 - N/A OF Steven Souza Jr. 60-day Left hip surgery Sep 22 - N/A Others (Games Missed): OF Oswaldo Arcia (20, right elbow strain, 12-8), RH Brad Boxberger (49, adductor surgery, 22-27; 50, left oblique strain, 17-33), RH Alex Cobb (129, Tommy John surgery, 55-74), RH Alex Colome (16, right medial biceps tendinitis, 3-13), INF Matt Duffy (10 with Rays, left Achilles strain, 4-6), 2B Logan Forsythe (28, left scapula hairline fracture, 12-16), UTL Nick Franklin (7, concussion, 4-3), OF Brandon Guyer (23, left hamstring strain, 9-14), OF Desmond Jennings (25, left hamstring strain, 9-16; 23, left knee contusion, 12-11), OF Kevin Kiermaier (48, left hand fracture, 14-34), OF Mikie Mahtook (40, left hand fracture, 13-27), 1B Logan Morrison (16, right forearm strain, 8-8), INF Steve Pearce (24, right hamstring strain, 4-20), LH Enny Romero (15, strained back, 8-7); OF Steven Souza Jr. (17, left hip strain, 3-14), RH Ryan Webb (28, right pectoral strain, 10-18), RH Chase Whitley (119, Tommy John surgery, 50-69). W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS) C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH Arcia Beckham Casali Conger Dickerson Decker Duffy Forsythe Franklin Guyer Jennings Kiermaier Longoria Mahtook Maile Miller Morrison Motter Pearce Querecuto Ramirez Shaffer Souza Jr Wilson RAYS HITTERS vs. WHITE SOX 2016 CAREER PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP Casali Decker Dickerson Forsythe Franklin Kiermaier Longoria Mahtook Maile Miller Querecuto Ramirez Shaffer Wilson RAYS PITCHERS vs. WHITE SOX 2016 CAREER PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG Andriese Archer Boxberger Cedeño Cobb Colome Eveland Farquhar Gamboa Garton Geltz Jepsen Marks Odorizzi Ramirez Romero Smyly Snell Whitley

6 RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals Starters Relievers Home Road April May June July August September LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS LAST HR OFF 16 MOST HITS GAME 16 MOST RBI GAME Casali 9/27 at CWS Sale 2, 9x-last, 9/27 at CWS 3, 5/16 at TOR Decker 8/12/13 at COL Chacin 3, 9/26 at CWS -- Dickerson 9/22 vs. NYY Cessa 3, 12x-last, 9/24 vs. BOS 4, 3x-last, 9/14 at TOR Forsythe 9/24 vs. BOS Kimbrel 3, 9x-last, 9/3 vs. TOR 4, 8/31 at BOS Franklin 9/7 vs. BAL Bundy 3, 7x-last, 9/11 at NYY 5, 6/27 vs. BOS Kiermaier 9/14 at TOR Estrada 4, 9/8 at NYY 3, 4x-last, 9/7 vs. BAL Longoria 9/21 vs. NYY Tanaka 4, 7/8 at BOS 5, 9/15 at BAL Mahtook 9/23 vs. BOS Pomeranz 3, 9/7 vs. BAL 2, 2x-last, 9/17 at BAL Maile 9/2 vs. TOR Liriano 3, 8/16 vs. SD 4, 8/16 vs. SD Miller 9/21 vs. NYY Miller 4, 5/6 at LAA 4, 8/13 at NYY Querecuto , 9/27 at CWS 2, 9/27 at CWS Ramirez 9/13 at TOR Stroman 3, 2x-last, 7/21 at STL 5, 6/1 vs. SEA Shaffer 9/16 at BAL Jimenez 3, 9/27 at CWS 2, 9/16 at BAL Wilson 9/21 vs. NYY Tanaka 4, 5/25 vs. LAA 4, 2x-last, 5/14 vs. TOR RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: L5 When commit error: Hit homer: Current Record: Ahead after 6-7-8: 50-16/52-7/59-3 Homer with men on: Home/Road: 36-45/29-47 Behind after 6-7-8: 7-63/4-71/0-81 Hit multiple homers: Day/Night: 26-31/39-61 Tied after 6-7-8: 8-13/9-14/6-8 Score first: Grass/Turf: 23-44/ run games: Score 5 or more: vs. East: run games: Score less than 5: vs. Central: Extra innings: 3-3 Outhit opponents: vs. West: Win in last at-bat: 10 Outhit by opponents: vs. National League: Come-from-behind wins: 33 Collect 10 or more hits: vs. RH/LH starters: 48-66/16-26 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 40 Opp. 10 or more hits: Series W-L-T (home): Series W-L-T (road): Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 27-32/23-25/10-27/5-8 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Andriese Archer Cobb Moore Odorizzi Ramirez Smyly Snell RAYS SEASON HIGHS TEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest win streak 4, 5x-last, August Most runs, game, TB 3, 9x-last, Mahtook, 9/7 vs. BAL Long loss streak 11, June 16-June 26 Most runs, game, Opp 3, 8x-last, Sanchez, 9/21 vs. NYY Most runs game, TB 15, 8/16 vs. SD Most hits, game, TB 5, Beckham, 7/20 at COL Most runs game, Opp 13, 2x-last, 9/27 at CWS Most hits, game, Opp 4, 8x-last, McCann, 9/21 vs. NYY Most runs, inn, TB 6, 2x-last (4th) 8/14 at NYY Most 2B, game, TB 3, Dickerson, 8/26 at HOU Most runs, inn, Opp 8 (9th), 6/30 vs. DET Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 11x-last, Smolinski, 7/24 at OAK Most hits, game, TB 18, 6/27 vs. BOS Most HR, game, TB 2, 13x-last, Miller, 9/21 vs. NYY Most hits, game, Opp 18, 5/31 at KC Most HR, game, Opp 3, Valencia, 5/15 vs. OAK Most hits, inn, TB 6, 6x-last, (6th) 9/3 vs. TOR Most RBI, game, TB 5, 2x-last, Franklin, 6/27 vs. BOS Most hits, inn, Opp 7, (9th) 6/30 vs. DET Most RBI, game, Opp 6, V. Martinez, 7/1 vs. DET Most doubles, game, TB 6, 4x-last, 8/14 at NYY Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 4x-last, Dickerson, 8/26 at HOU Most doubles, game, Opp 7, 4/21 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 2x-last, Valencia, 5/15 vs. OAK Most HR, game, TB 5, 3x-last, 9/21 vs. NYY Most steals, game, TB 2, 6x-last, Kiermaier, 9/13 at TOR Most HR, game, Opp 5, 8/13 at NYY Most steals, game, Opp 3, Upton, 8/10 vs. TOR Most x-base hits, game, TB 10, 8/16 vs. SD Hitting Streak 13, Kiermaier, 8/27 9/9 Most x-base hits, game, Opp 9, 4/21 at BOS TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 3, 4x-last, 8/15 vs. SD Most SO, TB Starter 12, 3x-last, Smyly, 6/15 vs. SEA Most stolen bases, game, Opp 5, 4/14 vs. CLE Most SO, Opp Starter 16, Duffy, 8/1 vs. KC Most walks, game, TB 11, 6/15 vs. SEA Most SO, TB Reliever 5, 2x-last, Andriese, 7/10 at BOS Most walks, game, Opp 11, 9/9 at NYY Most IP, TB Reliever 3.2, Whitley, 9/27 at CWS Most strikeouts, game, TB 23, 9/25 vs. BOS Most walks, game, TB 5, 2x-last, Marks, 9/9 at NYY Most strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 2x-last, 6/15 vs. SEA Most walks, game, Opp 5, 2x-last, Kennedy, 5/30 at KC Most LOB, game, TB 18, 6/15 vs. SEA Most SO, Team, TB 16, 2x-last, 6/15 vs. SEA Most LOB, game, Opp 13, 2x-last, 5/25 vs. MIA Most walks, Team, TB 11, 9/9 at NYY Most errors, game, TB 3, 4x-last, 7/6 vs. LAA Low-Hit Game 1, 2x-last, 5/29 vs. NYY Most errors, game, Opp 3, 2x-last, 8/3 vs. KC Consecutive Scoreless IP 21.0, Colome, May 4 June 15 Longest game, time 4:38, 6/15 vs. SEA Shortest game, time 2:13, 9/12 at TOR Longest game, time (9 inn.) 4:16, 4/21 at BOS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:13, 9/12 at TOR HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS Grand Slams (1): Dickerson-1 (5/11 at SEA, T Walker) Back-to-Back (3): Morrison/Jennings (5/18 at TOR, R Dickey); Morrison/Souza Jr. (9/9 at NYY, M Pineda); Longoria/Miller (9/12 at TOR, F Liriano) Back-to-Back-to-Back (1): Longoria/Miller/Dickerson (9/21 vs. NYY, Tanaka) Pinch-hit (1): Motter-1 (5/17 at TOR, D Storen) Walk-off (-): Lead-off (5): Forsythe-3 (7/29 vs. NYY, I. Nova; 8/9 at TOR, M. Estrada; 9/6 vs. BAL, Y Gallardo), Guyer-1 (5/15 vs. OAK, S Gray), Souza Jr.-1 (5/20 at DET, A. Sanchez) Inside-the-park (-): 2-HR games (13): Souza Jr.-3 (4/6 vs. TOR, J Happ/A Leon; 4/24 at NYY, M Pineda; 9/8 at NYY, C Sabathia/J Holder), Miller-3 (8/13 at NYY, M Tanaka; 8/16 vs. SD, Jackson/Villanueva; 9/21 vs. NYY, M Tanaka/Warren), Longoria-2 (6/5 at MIN, T Duffey/B Kintzler; 7/17 vs. BAL, D Bundy/O Despaigne), Dickerson-1 (6/8 at ARI, A Bradley/T Clippard), Guyer-1 (5/15 vs. OAK, S Gray), Morrison-1 (6/5 at MIN, T Duffey), Pearce-1 (5/10 at SEA, W Miley), Kiermaier-1 (9/8 at NYY, C Sabathia) 3-HR games (-): RUNS BY INNING X Total Opponent Tampa Bay HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Longoria Miller Dickerson Forsythe Souza Jr Morrison Kiermaier Pearce Casali Jennings 7 7 Guyer Franklin Beckham Wilson Conger Maile Motter Arcia Mahtook 2 2 Ramirez 1 1 Shaffer 1 1 Duffy 1 1 TOTALS CATCHERS PCT CCS ATT Casali Conger Maile Wilson TOTALS MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Longoria (43), Miller (30), Dickerson (19), Forsythe (17), Souza Jr. (17), Morrison (15), Kiermaier (12), Guyer (10), Pearce (8), Casali (8), Jennings (6), Beckham (3), Mahtook (3), Franklin (3), Arcia (2), Maile (2), Shaffer (2), Motter (1), Odorizzi (1), Conger (1), Duffy (1), Ramirez (1), Wilson (1) 2-Out RBI: Miller (36), Longoria (35), Dickerson (28), Forsythe (25), Pearce (15), Souza Jr. (15), Kiermaier (13), Morrison (13), Guyer (10), Franklin (9), Maile (9), Jennings (8), Casali (7), Conger (7), Motter (5), Arcia (4), Beckham (2), Mahtook (2), Shaffer (1), Wilson (1), Odorizzi (1) Outfield Assists (25): Souza Jr. (7), Kiermaier (7), Jennings (3), Mahtook (3), Dickerson (2), Decker (3), Guyer (1), Motter (1) Bunt Singles (10): Kiermaier (4), Souza (2), Jennings (1), Guyer (1), Morrison (1), MIller (1) Ejections (3): Cash-1 (4/29 vs. TOR, 5th inn.), Shelton-1 (6/5 at MIN, 3rd inn.), Odorizzi-1 (6/24 vs. SEA, 6th inn.) Batted Around (14): 4/19 at BOS (10th inn., 9 batters), 4/21 at BOS (4th inn., 10 batters), 4/24 at NYY (1st inn., 9 batters), 5/11 at SEA (6th inn., 9 batters), 6/6 at ARI (5th inn., 9 batters), 6/12 vs. HOU (5th inn., 10 batters), 6/27 vs. BOS (1st inn., 9 batters), 7/19 at COL (3rd inn., 9 batters), 7/20 at COL (4th inn., 9 batters), 8/3 vs. KC (6th inn., 10 batters), 8/9 at TOR (7th inn., 9 batters), 8/14 at NYY (4th inn., 10 batters), 8/16 vs. SD (3rd inn., 9 batters), 8/28 at HOU (8th inn., 10 batters), 9/3 vs. TOR (6th inn., 10 batters) WALK-OFF WINS 1. April 30 vs. TOR (W 4-3) Curt Casali single to left field off Brett Cecil (9th inning). 2. June 15 vs. SEA (W 3-2) Logan Morrison bases-loaded walk off Mike Montgomery (13th inn). 3. Aug 25 vs. BOS (W 4-3) Kevin Kiermaier missed catch error off Heath Hembree (11th inning). WALK-OFF LOSSES 1. April 23 at NYY (L 2-3) Brett Gardner home run to right field off Erasmo Ramirez (9th inning). 2. May 11 at SEA (L 5-6) Chris Iannetta home run to right-center field off Steve Geltz (11th inning). 3. July 22 at OAK (L 0-1) Coco Crisp single to left field off Dylan Floro (13th inning). 4. July 23 at OAK (L 3-4) Ryon Healy home run to left field off Alex Colome (9th inning). 5. August 26 at HOU (L 4-5) Evan Gattis home run to left field off Alex Colome (9th inning). 6. September 8 at NYY (L 4-5) Tyler Austin home run to right field off Erasmo Ramirez (9th inning). INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (last five) GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING DELAY Sep 22 vs. NYY New York B3 Kevin Kiermaier Safe at second (SB) Overturned 0:54 Sep 23 vs. BOS Tampa Bay T7 David Ortiz Safe at second Overturned 1:07 Sep 25 vs. BOS Tampa Bay T5 Mookie Betts Safe at first (pick off att.) Overturned 1:18 Sep 25 vs. BOS Tampa Bay T10 Dustin Pedroia Safe at home Confirmed 0:39 Sep 27 at CWS Tampa Bay T9 Corey Dickerson Out at first Overturned TBA Rays Totals (bold): 49 challenges (29 overturned, 8 stand, 12 confirmed) Opp Totals: 36 challenges (20 overturned, 10 stand, 6 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 10 challenges (0 record keeping, 4 overturned, 5 stand, 1 confirmed)