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1 FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2015 at NEW YORK YANKEES RH Chris Archer (9-5, 2.31) vs. RH Masahiro Tanaka (4-3, 3.88) First Pitch: 7:05 p.m. Location: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY TV: Sun Sports Radio: WDAE 620 AM Game No.: 82 (42-39) Road Game No.: 34 (21-12) All-Time Game No.: 2,834 (1,314-1,519) All-Time Road Game No.: 1,411 ( ) April: May: June: July: 0-2 RAY MATTER The Rays open a 6-game road trip tonight having lost 5 straight games, one shy of their season-high the Rays are coming off a 2-8 homestand (1-2 vs. Toronto, 1-2 vs. Boston and 0-4 vs. Cleveland), their worst homestand of 3 or more series since Sep. 3-12, 2002 when they went 1-9 vs. Anaheim, Texas and Boston the Rays lost 3 extra-inning games on the homestand and four times they did not get a hit before the 6th inning Tampa Bay has also lost 9 of their last 11, dropping from a season-high 10 games over.500 to 3 games over the 2-9 stretch comes on the heels of winning 8 of 9 on Wednesday, the Rays fell out of first place for the first time since June 12, a stretch of 18 days with at least a share of the lead. FIRST HALF IMPROVEMENT Despite their recent troubles, at 42-39, the Rays are 9 games ahead of where they were last year at the halfway point (33-48) it s the 7th time in the last 8 years the Rays have been over.500 at the midway point the Rays have scored 291 runs and allowed 293, both fewest in club history after 81 games Rays relievers have thrown a major league high innings and have a major-league-most 34 saves. ONE TO FORGET The Rays were just swept in a 4-game series by the Indians at Tropicana Field the Rays managed only 13 hits in the series, fewest by a team in a 4-game series since Detroit, May 2-5, 1996 vs. TEX (also 13) it was the first time they were swept in a 4-game series since Sep 7-9, 2009 vs. the Yankees here, and the first time at Tropicana Field since June 25-28, 2007 vs. CWS the Rays were hitless in 30 of the 37 innings played, batted just.107 (13-for-121) and were outscored 26-8 in yesterday s 5-4, 10-inning loss, Rays batters struck out a franchise-record 19 times, tying the major league high for 2015 the Rays have struck out 32 times in the last 2 games, most in franchise history over a 2-game span. KINGS OF THE ROAD The bad news: the Rays play 13 of the next 16 games on the road the good news: the Rays (.636) road record is best in the majors the Rays are the only team in the AL East with a winning road record Rays are 11-3 on the road since May 30 since June 2, 2014, the Rays are on road and at home the Rays have the majors best road record since 2010 ( ,.542) Rays are one of only 4 major sports franchises from MLB, NFL, NHL and NBA that have had a winning pct. of.500 or better on the road in each of the past five seasons (win pct. is defined as games won divided by games played) they join the New England Patriots, Chicago Bulls, and San Antonio Spurs. NOTHING BUT THE BEST The Rays have 10 games remaining before the All-Star break and all ten games are against teams currently in first place (Kansas City and Houston) or tied for first (New York) the Rays are vs. teams over.500, 7th best record in the majors. VS. YANKEES The Rays trail the season series 6 games to 4 Tampa Bay dropped the first 5 games of the season, but have won the last 3 games and 4 of the last 5 overall, Rays have batted just.216 (72-333) and scored only 31 runs in the 10 games Rays dropped 2 of 3 games here, April 27-29, but are 14-8 here the past 3 seasons Rays are (.583) all-time in new Yankee Stadium after going (.286) in old Yankee Stadium Rays haven t had a losing season against the Yankees since 2009 they are since 2010 they went 11-8 in 2014, 12-7 in 2013 and 10-8 in 2012 to become the first team since the Red Sox to record at least 10 wins in three straight seasons vs. NYY. LONGO LOVES NEW YORK 3B Evan Longoria s career 13 HR (tied with Jose Bautista) and 39 RBI here are the most by a visiting player in the new Yankee Stadium his 57 hits here are 2nd among visiting players behind Nick Markakis (72) since his 2008 rookie season, he leads all players with 28 HR and 83 RBI vs. the Yankees he has made only 1 error in 49 career games at 3B at Yankee Stadium (new/old). ROSTER MOVES NEARING 80 Following yesterday s game, the Rays optioned RH Preston Guilmet to Durham and reinstated 1B James Loney from the 15-day DL they were the 77th and 78th 25-man roster moves made by the Rays since Opening Day the timing is good for Loney, who owns a.414 (41-for-99) career batting avg. in new Yankee Stadium, 2nd highest all-time (min. 50 AB) among visiting players behind Justin Morneau (.433, 26-for-60) in his last 19 games here, Loney has 13 multi-hit games and six 3-hit games Loney s.342 (68-for-199) career avg. vs. NYY is 10th all-time in major league history among players with at least 200 PA. AND MOORE MAKES 47 Yesterday, LHP Matt Moore became the 47th player and 27th pitcher to play for the Rays this season the 47 players is a major league high only two teams all-time have used more players before the All-Star Break: 2014 Texas (50) and 2004 Kansas City (48) the 27 pitchers ties these Yankees for most in the majors this season only 3 teams all-time have used as many pitchers before the break: 2013 Toronto (29), 2014 Angels (28) and 2014 Rangers (28) of the 47 players used, 5 made their ML debut, and 21 made their Rays debut. AL EAST TIGHTEST EVER The top four teams in the AL East are separated by only 1.0 game the first time since divisional play began in 1969 that any division has had its top four teams this close on this date the top four teams each have exactly 42 wins regardless of what transpires tonight, the AL A.L. EAST STANDINGS Baltimore (.532) -- New York (.532) 0.5 Tampa Bay (.519) 1.0 Toronto (.519) 1.0 Boston ( East will wake up tomorrow with the top four teams separated by no more than 2.0 games for the first time ever on July 4 in 1974 and again in 1983 the top 4 teams in the AL East were separated by 2.5 games on the morning of July 4. FIREWORKS IN NEW YORK The Rays will find themselves in New York on July 4 for the first time for games tomorrow, MLB clubs will wear special caps and, for the first time, special jerseys the caps have a blue or red base and feature the club s primary logo over an image of a waving American Flag the jersey features stars within the Club s logo or lettering on the front and number on the back all of MLB s net proceeds from the sale of those caps and jerseys will be donated to Welcome Back Veterans, which provides grants to university hospitals throughout the country to treat veterans suffering from PTSD or traumatic brain injury. ARCHER TAKING AIM AT RARE FEAT Tonight s starter Chris Archer is 5-0 in 7 career starts vs. New York and the Rays have won all 7 games is attempting to become the 7th pitcher since 1914 to begin his career vs. NYY at 6-0 or better he d be the first to do it since CWS-SEA Greg Hibbard (6-0, ) the others: BOS Bill Spaceman Lee (8-0, ), BAL Tom Phoebus (6-0, ), CWS John Buzhardt (7-0, ), DET Schoolboy Rowe (6-0, ) and DET Bernie Boland (9-0, ). RAYS ROOKIES Tomorrow, RHP Nathan Karns will make the major league high 38th start by a Rays rookie this season Rays rookies are a combined with a 3.89 ERA (276.1, 117-ER) 15 wins are also a major league high this season the Rays have used a major-league-most 16 rookies, nine of those pitchers Rays have 7 rookies on the current roster. THE BUTLER DID IT Rays rookie OF Joey Butler is 3rd among major league rookies (min 175 AB) with a.314 batting average trails ARI Yasmany Tomas (.318) and OAK Billy Burns (.315) among current major leaguers who went to camp this spring as a non-roster player, only one has hit for a higher average this season: TOR Chris Colabello (.332). LEFT SIDE TOPS THE MAJORS Rays SS Asdrubal Cabrera and 3B Evan Longoria have combined to make only 6 errors, fewest of any 3B-SS combo in the majors Detroit s Jose Iglesias and Nick Castellanos are 2nd with 10 both Cabrera and Longo are tied for the major league lead in fielding pct. among their respective positions. RAYS ENERGY SOURCE Rays CF Kevin Kiermaier leads all major league players with 20 runs saved, 5 more than the next closest player: Colorado 3B Nolan Arenado Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) is a defensive statistic calculated by The Fielding Bible it indicates how many runs a player saved or hurt his team in the field compared to the average player at his position the Rays PR staff has recorded hustle extra base hits by Kiermaier this season: routine singles that become doubles and doubles that become triples that number stands at 7. MEDICAL MATTERS With Moore and Loney off the disabled list this week, the DL, once at 13, is down to 8 RHP Andrew Bellatti (right shoulder tendonitis) will make his 2nd rehab appearance tonight for Class-A Charlotte vs. Bradenton OF John Jaso (left wrist contusion) will DH for Charlotte in 5 games so far, he is 5-for-18 (1-2B) LHP Drew Smyly (shoulder) and RHP Jake Odorizzi (oblique) will both throw bullpens today. Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting Pitcher Sat., July 1:05 p.m. Fox Sports 1 RH Nathan Karns (4-4, 3.26) RH Michael Pineda (8-5, 4.08) Sun., July 1:05 p.m. Sun Sports RH Erasmo Ramirez (6-3, 4.01) TBA **All games broadcast on WDAE 620 AM; Sat and Sun games will be broadcast in Spanish on WGES 680 AM. All times Eastern Standard Time (EST).**

2 TONIGHT S STARTER RH CHRIS ARCHER (9-5, 2.31) YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Career Majors LAST START On Sun vs. BOS, allowed a season-high-tying 5 R/ER (also May 7 vs. TEX) and a career-high 3 HR, matching his total from his previous 10 starts combined allowed 2 HR in the 2nd inning, first time in his career he yielded multi-hr in the same inning reached double-digit strikeouts for the fifth time this season became the first pitcher in Rays history to reach double-digit strikeouts and allow 3 HR in the same start lost for the first time since May 7 vs. TEX, snapping a career-high 6-game winning streak his line: L, 6 IP, 5 H, 5 R/ER, 1 BB, 10 SO, 3 HR, 107 pitches, 68 strikes. LEAGUE LEADERS Ranks among AL leaders in ERA (2.31, 3rd), SO (133, 3rd), wins (9, T-4th), innings (109.0, 4th), starts (17, T-1st), SO/9 IP (10.98, 2nd), WHIP (0.95, 1st), opp avg. (.199, 2nd), opp OBP (.250, 2nd), opp SLG (.293, 3rd) and SO/BB (5.32, 5th) according to STATS LLC, opposing hitters have missed on 30.2 pct. of their swings, 2ndhighest rate in the AL. ROAD RULES His 0.90 ERA (40-IP, 4-ER) on the road leads the majors (min. 30 IP) next is LAD Zack Greinke (1.28) has yielded 3 earned runs or fewer in a club-record 19 straight road starts owns a 1.52 ERA (124.1-IP, 21-ER) during that streak, which began over a year ago on May 16, 2014 the Rays have won 14 of his last 15 road starts is 6-0 on the road, becoming the first in club history to start the season winning his first 6 road decisions (prev. 5, Jeff Niemann in 2010). JUNE Received votes for AL Pitcher of the Month, which went to CWS Chris Sale went 4-1 with a 2.63 ERA (41-IP, 12-ER), 51 SO and 5 BB his SO/BB ratio was 3rd in the AL, behind DET David Price (12.33) and SEA Taijuan Walker (12.00) was the AL Player of the Week for June 1-7, his first career weekly honor and the first by a Rays pitcher since Alex Cobb won on Sep 22, WITH A WIN Would be the sixth pitcher in the majors and fourth in the AL to reach 10 wins this season would join PIT Gerrit Cole (11), CLE Carlos Carrasco (10), SEA Felix Hernandez (10), HOU Dallas Keuchel (10) and STL Michael Wacha (10) would be the eighth time in franchise history a pitcher reached 10 wins before the All-Star break, most recently LH Matt Moore in 2013 (13). WITH A WIN PART 2 Would become the 7th pitcher on record (since 1914) to begin his career vs. NYY at 6-0 or better he d be the first to do it since CWS-SEA Greg Hibbard (6-0, ) the others: BOS Bill Spaceman Lee (8-0, ), BAL Tom Phoebus (6-0, ), CWS John Buzhardt (7-0, ), DET Schoolboy Rowe (6-0, ) and DET Bernie Boland (9-0, ). ONE AND DONE Has yielded 1 earned run or fewer in 10 of his 17 starts this year, and in a major-league-leading 26 starts since the start of 2014 (see chart). GOT HIS NUMBER In his career, is 1-6 with a 5.48 ERA (46-IP, 28-ER) in 9 career starts against the Red Sox, compared to with a 2.88 ERA ( IP, 133-ER) in 69 career apps (67 starts) against all other opponents the Red Sox have accounted for over half (6) of his career losses (11) vs. AL East opponents is 11-5 with a 3.07 ERA (161- IP, 55-ER) in 26 career apps (25 starts) against NYY, BAL and TOR. MOST STARTS OF 1 ER OR LESS, 2015 Zack Greinke, LAD 12 Chris Archer, TB 10 A.J. Burnett, PIT 10 Max Scherzer, WAS 10 MOST STARTS OF 1 ER OR LESS, Chris Archer, TB 26 Zack Greinke, LAD 26 Felix Hernandez, SEA 25 Max Scherzer, DET/WAS 24 SLIDER PCT., 2015 Tyson Ross, SD 45.4 Chris Archer, TB 40.0 Jason Hammel, CHC 37.9 SLIDE RULES Archer is throwing a career-high 40.0 percent sliders, 2nd in the majors and most in the AL (see chart) has a major-leaguemost 93 strikeouts with the slider (82 swinging, 11 called), accounting for 69.9 percent of his total strikeouts this season Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times had this quote from Angels radio analyst and 4-time All-Star Mark Langston in a piece last month on Archer s slider: His slider is as good a slider as I ve seen, maybe ever. That night he pitched against us it was an impressive performance, something I hadn t seen in a long time. I was there when Roger Clemens struck out 20 against us in Seattle, and it was that kind of stuff. In fact, his breaking ball was better than Roger s. Archer s breaking ball, I don t know if I ve ever seen one that hard with that much depth to it. Mark Langston, Angels radio analyst K s FOR KIDS For every strikeout Archer logs this season, he will join the Rays and WTSP 10 News to each donate $25 to be split among Burg Baseball Inc. and RBI Baseball of Tampa his 133 SO have already raised $9,975 for the youth leagues this year GAME LOG GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 4/6 vs. BAL L /59 L, 2-6 Tillman down, 4-0 4/11 at MIA W /57 W, 2-0 Cosart up, 2-0 4/16 at TOR W /68 W, 4-2 Sanchez up, 4-0 4/21 vs. BOS L /72 L, 0-1 Miley down, 1-0 4/26 vs. TOR W /64 W, 5-1 Buehrle up, 5-0 APRIL /2 vs. BAL L /68 L, 0-4 Gonzalez down, 4-0 5/7 vs. TEX L /52 L, 4-5 Martinez down, 4-0 5/12 vs. NYY /74 W, 4-2 Eovaldi tied, 2-2 5/17 at MIN W /56 W, 11-3 Gibson up, 8-1 5/22 vs. OAK W /65 W, 5-2 Kazmir up, 3-1 5/27 vs. SEA /65 L, 0-3 Hernandez tied, 0-0 MAY /2 at LAA W /80 W, 6-1 Wilson up, 6-1 6/7 at SEA W /77 W, 3-1 Montgomery up, 3-1 6/13 vs. CWS /68 W, 5-4 Samardzija up, 3-2 6/18 at WAS W /62 W, 5-3 Fister up, 5-3 6/23 vs. TOR W /69 W, 4-3 Dickey up, 4-2 6/28 vs. BOS L /68 L, 3-5 Masterson down, 5-1 JUNE SPLITS vs. RH:.190 (36-189), 3-HR vs. LH:.208 (43-207), 6-HR Home: 3-5, 3.13 ERA (69.0-IP, 24-ER) Road: 6-0, 0.90 ERA (40.0-IP, 4-ER) ARCHER vs. YANKEES CAREER Is 5-0 with a 2.02 ERA (49-IP, 11-ER) in 7 career starts against the Yankees and 3-0 with a 1.91 ERA (28.1- IP, 6-ER) in 4 career starts at Yankee Stadium, including a CG, 2-hit shutout there on on July 27, 2013 see With a Win bullet above for the list of players to start their career 6-0 or better against the Yankees received no decision in his only start against them this season, on May 12 at home (7-IP, 7-H, 2-ER). TOMORROW S STARTER RH NATHAN KARNS (4-4, 3.26) LAST START On Mon vs. CLE, allowed a career-high-tying 9 hits (also June 9 vs. LAA), including hits to the leadoff hitter in each of his first 5 IP threw 74 of 99 pitches out of the stretch, but held the Indians to 2-for-12 with RISP and only allowed 2 runs, both within his first 2 IP was at 45 pitches through 2 IP, then needed 54 pitches over his next 4 IP his line: L, 6 IP, 9 H, 2 R/ER, 2 BB, 7 SO, 99 pit, 65 str. MISFORTUNE Has allowed 2 R/ER over 12 IP over his last 2 starts working 6 IP twice but the Rays offense hasn t provided him with a single baserunner during his time in either game opposing starter Cody Anderson worked 6.1 perfect innings on Mon vs. CLE, and Marco Estrada went 7.1 perfect on on June 24 vs. TOR. Ejected on May 10 vs. TEX in the 5th inning by HP umpire Mike Estabrook for arguing balls and strikes was his second ejection as a manager. 37-year-old manager is the youngest skipper in the majors since ARI A.J. Hinch (34) in 2009 and youngest active manager/head coach in the four major sports, ahead of Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens (38). Is the fifth manager in Rays history is the sixth Tampa-born manager #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER THE TURNAROUND In his first 4 starts, was 1-1 with a 5.32 ERA (23.2- IP, 16-H, 14-ER, 14-BB, 20-SO, 5-HR) over his last 12 starts beginning April 27, is 3-3 with a 2.54 ERA (67.1-IP, 63-H, 19-ER, 22-BB, 64-SO, 4-HR) has made 12 total starts of 2 runs or fewer, tied for most in the AL is 4-2 with a 1.83 ERA (68.2-IP, 14-ER) and 70 SO in those 12 games. vs. NEW YORK Is 1-0 with a 3.07 ERA (14.2-IP, 5-ER) in 3 career starts/apps against the Yankees, all coming this season has gone 5, 4.2 and 5 IP those three starts has faced them once at Yankee Stadium, on April 27 when he made what remains his shortest start of the season (4.2 IP) carried a shutout into the 5th but removed with 2 outs and the bases loaded and RH Brandon Gomes walked in a run. 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. Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, including parts of eight seasons in the majors ( ) spent two years ( ) in the Rays org., and appeared in 13 major league games in 2005 for Lou Piniella.

3 RAYS HITTER NOTES #9 JOEY BUTLER, OF Thu: 1-4, R CLE Series: 2-7, RBI, BB, R Stand: 7-29, 2-RBI, 3-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.333 (19-57), 3-HR 2015:.314/.358/.474, 6-HR, 21-RBI, 5-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.286, 2-7) RISP:.275 (11-40) vs. RH:.305 (36-118), 3-HR Received votes for AL Rookie of the Month for June, won by HOU Carlos Correa hit.305/.353/.442 (29-for-95) with 3 HR, 12 RBI and 5 SB in June, in 25 games (24 starts) also received votes for AL Rookie of the Month for May, which was won by TEX Delino DeShields. On Wed vs. CLE, broke up Carlos Carrasco s perfect game bid in the 7th (walk), and his no-hitter in the 9th (2-out, 0-2 single). Selected from Durham exactly two months ago May 3 and since then he ranks 6th in the AL in avg. (.314) among AL rookies over that span, ranks among leaders in avg. (1st), OBP (.358, 1st), SLG (.474, 1st), 2B (10, T-2nd), XBH (16, T-2nd), HR (6, 2nd), RBI (21, 1st) and hits (55, 2nd). His.314 avg. would be the highest ever by a Rays DH (min. 100 PA) franchise record for a designated hitter is.279 (Jose Canseco, 1999). According to Baseball Reference, is batting.545/.545/.909 (18-for-33) when going to the opposite field, with 3 HR and 8 RBI. Has played in 50 games with 44 starts (32-DH, 12-LF) five of his 6 HR, including his last four, have come on the road (last June 19 at CLE). #13 ASDRUBAL CABRERA, INF Thu: 1-4, RBI CLE Series: 2-11, 2B, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R Stand: 12-36, 3-2B, 3B, HR, 5-RBI, 6-R vs. LH:.222 (14-63), 1-HR 2015:.224/.280/.353, 5-HR, 21-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.162 (11-68) vs. RH:.225 (47-209), 4-HR Has only made 2 errors, fewest among major league shortstops (min. 50 G) has a.992 fielding pct., best among major league shortstops. Has played in 77 games with 72 starts (70-SS, 2-DH) batting.333/.370/.549 (17-for-51) in his last 14 games (since June 18). Had a game-tying RBI single in the 6th yesterday vs. CLE on Tue vs. CLE, broke up Danny Salazar s perfect game bid with a 6th-inning walk. Tied season highs on Sun vs. BOS in hits (3) and RBI (2), his only start out of the leadoff spot this season and first since April 24, 2014 vs. KC Ranks 4th on the team with 12 doubles and T-3rd with 16 multi hit games had 8 multi-hit games in June, matching his total from the first two months. #19 CURT CASALI, C Thu: DNP CLE Series: 1-5, 2B Stand: 2-11, 2B vs. LH:.000 (0-3) 2015:.250/.286/.450, 1-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP:.000 (0-4) vs. RH:.294 (5-17), 1-HR Broke up Danny Salazar s no-hit bid on Tue vs. CLE with a 6th-inning, 2-out double, his first this season (last Sep 21, 2014 vs. CWS). Has played in 8 games with 7 starts at catcher since his June 13 recall became the Rays 16th rookie used, tying the club record (2011, 2001). Threw out Michael Bourn attempting to steal on Tue vs. CLE has thrown out 2-of-his-last-5, after an 0-for-10 stretch vs. SB attempts. First career HR was June 17 at WAS (Zimmermann), joining Beckham, Mahtook, Dykstra and Butler as Rays with their first career HR this year. #7 DAVID DEJESUS, OF Thu: 0-1 (PH in 10th) CLE Series: 0-10 Stand: 2-30, 2-RBI vs. LH:.143 (1-7) 2015:.264/.321/.389, 5-HR, 24-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-11 RISP:.262 (11-42) vs. RH:.269 (50-186), 5-HR Hitless in his last 11 at-bats and 1-for-his-last-29 bringing his avg. down to.264, its lowest since the end of play May 4 (.259). Batting.143/.215/.186 (10-for-70) with 5 RBI since the start of June through May, was batting.333/.383/.504 (41-for-123) with 5 HR and 19 RBI. His last HR was May 31 at BAL (Oliver Drake) his next homer will be No. 100 of his career is 1 HR shy of matching his total from Is 2-for-his-last-20 with RISP, dating back to his 6th-inning at-bat on May 20, after starting the season 9-for-22 (.409) with RISP. Has played in 67 games with 52 starts (33-LF, 19-DH) has made 19 starts at cleanup this season, compared to once in his career ( ) before that. #10 JAKE ELMORE, INF/OF Thu: 0-3 CLE Series: 0-7 Stand: 2-22, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 3-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.316 (12-38), 1-HR 2015:.229/.277/.330, 2-HR, 15-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-8 RISP:.242 (8-33) vs. RH:.183 (13-71), 1-HR Is 1-for-his-last-21 and 2-for-his-last-30 batting.219/.267/.292 (21-for-96) with 5 XBH (4-2B, 1-HR) since his May 25 recall. Has more RBI (15) in 38 games (30 starts) with the Rays this season than he did in his career before this season (13 RBI in 87 career games). Has made 5 errors (last Tue vs. CLE), 2nd-most on the team has made 3 errors in innings at 1B, and 2 errors in 41 innings at 3B. Had a 2-run homer on June 27 vs. BOS, his first since April 22 vs. BOS (his first at-bat with the Rays), with 99 at-bats in between measured by MLB Stat Cast at 344 feet, the shortest HR at Tropicana Field this year was his first vs. LHP since Aug 6, 2013 vs. BOS. Has made 30 starts (21-1B, 4-3B, 3-2B, 2-LF) at 5 9, is the shortest to ever appear in a game at 1B for the Rays. #11 LOGAN FORSYTHE, INF Thu: 1-4 CLE Series: 1-13, BB, R Stand: 9-33, 2B, HR, RBI, 5-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.259 (21-81), 5-HR 2015:.286/.370/.435, 8-HR, 32-RBI, 7-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.203 (15-74) vs. RH:.297 (58-195), 3-HR Snapped an 0-for-14 yesterday vs. CLE with a 6th-inning single is 1-for-his-last-16 after recording multiple hits in 7 of his previous 12 games. Among AL second baseman, ranks in the top five in batting avg. (.286, 5th), OBP (.370, 2nd), SLG (.435, 5th) and XBH (24, T-4th). Only has 1 RBI in his last 14 games (since June 18), coming via solo homer on June 22 vs. TOR has already established career highs in RBI (32), HR (8) and 2B (15) and ranks among team leaders in RBI (2nd), HR (T-2nd), doubles (T-2nd), XBH (24, T-2nd) and multi-hit games (18, 1st). His next start will be his 77th this season and a career high (76, 2012) has played in 80 games with 76 starts (58-2B, 11-1B, 4-3B, 3-DH). On June 24 vs. TOR, broke up Marco Estrada s perfect game bid in the 8th on an infield single to 3B safe call was confirmed via replay review. Has been hit by pitch 10 times, 3rd in the AL trails KC Alex Gordon (11) and TB Brandon Guyer (11). #5 BRANDON GUYER, OF Thu: 0-3, BB CLE Series: 0-3, BB Stand: 3-15, 2B, RBI, 5-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.264 (23-87), 2-HR 2015:.270/.368/.377, 2-HR, 16-RBI, 9-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.324 (11-34) vs. RH:.278 (20-72) Drew the Rays only walk of yesterday s game vs. CLE, leading off the 2nd inning has reached in 10 of his last 22 plate appearances. Has been hit by pitch 11 times (last Wed vs. CLE, 9th inning) in 186 PA, T-1st in the AL with KC Alex Gordon (11, in 289 PA). Has a.362 OBP since the start of June, despite a.196 batting avg. (9-for-46) over that span ranks 2nd on the team with a.368 OBP (min. 50 PA) this season, trailing Forsythe (.370) his.324 avg. (11-for-34) with RISP ranks 2nd on the team (min. 10 AB with RISP) behind Loney (.370). Has 9 SB, 2nd on the team, one shy of Souza Jr. (10) had 6 SB in 115 career games entering this season ( , 2014). Has played in 61 games with 39 starts (24-LF, 7-CF, 7-RF, 1-DH) this season has started all 23 Rays games vs. left-handed starters, and 22 of 23 at leadoff batting.316/.381/.474 (6-for-19) with 1 HR and 6 RBI as a pinch-hitter, and.348/.444/.522 (8-for-23) in 22 games off the bench. #39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, OF Thu: 1-5, 2B, R CLE Series: 1-17, 2B, R Stand: 9-38, 3-2B, RBI, 3-R vs. LH:.260 (13-50) 2015:.251/.285/.408, 4-HR, 15-RBI, 8-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.200, 1-5) RISP:.288 (15-52) vs. RH:.249 (51-205), 4-HR Is 1-for-his-last-19 snapped an 0-for-16 yesterday vs. CLE with a 6th-inning double, his team-leading 16th this season (Forsythe/Longoria, 15) also ranks among team leaders in XBH (26, 1st) and multi-hit games (17, 2nd) 39 of his last 44 starts have been at leadoff (5 starts lower vs. LHP). His last HR was June 3 at LAA (Huston Street) ranks T-2nd in the majors with 6 3B has 8 SB, all coming since May 16, T-4th in the AL over that span. In June, had 9 multi-hit games and hit.314/.337/.488 (27-for-86) in 26 games (20 starts), compared to.173/.221/.255 (17-for-98) in May. Has played 76 G with 64 starts (62-CF, 2-RF) has 7 OF assists, T-2nd among ML CF has made 1 E in 209 TC and leads the majors with 15.6 UZR, per FanGraphs Ultimate Zone Rating puts a run value to defense, attempting to quantify how many runs a player has saved (or given up) defensively. #21 JAMES LONEY, 1B Thu: -- CLE Series: -- Stand: -- vs. LH:.231 (6-26), 1-HR 2015:.275/.322/.376, 2-HR, 11-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP:.370 (10-27) vs. RH:.289 (24-83), 1-HR Reinstated from the 15-day DL (left middle finger fracture) today was his second DL stint this season (also April 8-23), after none from Owns a career.414 avg. (41-for-99) at new Yankee Stadium, 2nd highest all-time (min. 50 AB) behind Justin Morneau (.433, 26-for-60) in his last 19 games here, Loney has 13 multi-hit games and six 3-hit games owns a career.342 avg. (68-for-199) vs. NYY, 2nd among actives (min. 150 AB). Hit.375/.422/.425 (15-for-40) in his last 11 games prior to the DL stint (May 13-24), raising his season avg. from.217 to.275. The Rays have used 7 players at 1B this year only the Angels (8) and Padres (8) have used more the others Dykstra, Elmore, Forsythe, Franklin, Krauss, Rivera hit a combined.201/.266/.335 (36-for-179) with 6 2B, 6 HR, 22 RBI and 16 runs scored at the position. Is 3 HR shy of 100 for his career batting.370 (10-for-27) with RISP, best on the team (min. 10 AB) hasn t made an error in 240 chances. #3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Thu: 1-4, R, SB CLE Series: 2-14, R Stand: 11-38, 2-2B, HR, 2-RBI, 3-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.328 (20-61), 2-HR 2015:.272/.350/.412, 8-HR, 34-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.217 (13-60) vs. RH:.257 (56-218), 6-HR Ranks among team leaders in RBI (34, 1st), doubles (15, T-2nd), HR (8, T-2nd), hits (76, 2nd), walks (32, 1st) and runs scored (35, 2nd) ranks T- 2nd in the AL with 9 game-winning RBI (Nelson Cruz, 12) is the club s all-time leader in HR (192), 2B (241), XBH (445), RBI (669) and SLG (.488). Leads major league third basemen with a.977 fielding pct., which would be a club record for a 3B has made 4 errors in 176 chances. Batting.288/.361/.397 (21-for-73) with 2 2B, 2 HR and 8 RBI in his last 20 games (all starts) since June 12. Has a.434 OBP vs. LHP, 5th in the AL, compared to.324 OBP vs. RHP the Rays are 20-3 this season when he records an RBI.

4 #44 RENE RIVERA, C Thu: 0-3, E2 CLE Series: 1-6, 2B Stand: 3-21, 2-2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB, R vs. LH:.156 (10-64) 2015:.163/.201/.276, 4-HR, 17-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP:.184 (9-49) vs. RH:.165 (23-139), 4-HR Has thrown out 9 of his last 15 potential base-stealers and 15 of his last 28 (53.6 percent) after starting the season 2-for-14 his 40.5 pct. eraser rate is 3rd in the majors, and his 17 CS ranks 3rd the highest pct. by a Rays catcher in club history was set by Toby Hall in 2003 (41.3). Made his team-leading 7th error yesterday vs. CLE (catcher interference) ranks 1st among major league catchers with 7 errors. Has 4 HR this season, all of them coming at home vs. RHP (last Sat vs. BOS) five of his last 7 hits (since June 16) have gone for extra bases. Has made 61 starts (58-C, 2-1B, 1-DH) his.163 avg. would be the lowest in the majors if he qualified (NYY Stephen Drew,.183). #24 GRADY SIZEMORE, OF Thu: 2-4, 2-RBI, R, SB CLE Series: 3-13, HR, 3-RBI, 2-R Stand: 6-18, 2B, HR, 4-RBI, 2-R vs. LH:.250 (2-8) 2015:.259/.295/.336, 1-HR, 10-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP:.308 (8-26) vs. RH:.259 (28-108), 1-HR In 5 games (4 starts) with the Rays, is batting.333 (6-for-18) with 1 HR and 4 RBI yesterday vs. CLE had his first multi-rbi game since May 11 vs. PIT (with PHI) had his first SB since July 25, 2014 vs. ARI (with PHI) marked his first career start at cleanup, in his 1,048th game and 980th start. Hit.147/.194/.176 (5-for-34) in 17 games (7 starts) this April with the Phillies since May 1, is batting.305/.337/.402 (25-for-82) in 27 games. Broke up Cody Anderson s perfect game bid on Mon vs. CLE with a solo homer in the 7th, his first since Sep 3, 2014 at ATL (with PHI) snapped a career-high-tying 53 games with a homer (also April 13 July 26, 2014), going 143 at-bats in between. On Sun vs. BOS, tied Tino Martinez (March 30, 2004 vs. NYY, Tokyo Dome) and Gerald Williams (April 3, 2000 at MIN) for the most hits in a Rays debut. #20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Thu: 0-1 (PH in 10th) CLE Series: 0-10 Stand: 3-32, 3B, R vs. LH:.211 (12-57), 4-HR 2015:.209/.297/.411, 14-HR, 31-RBI, 10-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-24 RISP:.135 (7-52) vs. RH:.209 (43-206), 10-HR Hitless in his last 24 at-bats, a career-long streak, dating back to the 7th inning on June 23 vs. Toronto has struck out 14 times during the skid. Ranks among team leaders in HR (14, 1st), RBI (31, 3rd), XBH (24, T-2nd), SB (10, 1st) and BB (31, 2nd) leads AL rookies in HR, XBH, RBI and BB. Ranks T-3rd in the majors with 8 outfield assists ranks 2nd in the majors with 104 SO, including a major-league-most 41 strikeouts looking. The last AL rookie to match his combination of HR (14) and SB (10) before the All-Star break was CAL Devon White in 1987 only four others (regardless) of rookie status can match that combination this season (and one in the AL): Justin Upton, Goldschmidt, Machado and Rizzo. Is on pace for a club rookie record 28 HR (Longoria, 27, 2008) last HR was June 19 at CLE, off the clock in left field. RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: 7/2 vs. CLE (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: vs. LH:.217 (13-60), 2-HR 2015: , 2.56 ERA, 34 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 6/3 at LAA IR-RS: 10-3 vs. RH:.214 (12-56), 2-HR Pitched on 4 days rest yesterday vs. CLE, a perfect 8th vs. Indians hitters did not allow a baserunner for the first time since June 10 vs. LAA. Has 20 saves, 4th in the AL has a chance to become the 10th different Rays save leader in the last 11 seasons (since 2005). Has entered in the 7th (twice), 8th (4x), 9th (25x) and extras (3x) the Rays have been tied or had the lead in 33 of his 34 apps. According to Baseball Reference, 120 of his 132 BF 90.9 percent have come in Late & Close situations (PA in the 7th inning or later with the batting team tied, ahead by one or the tying run on deck) it s the 2nd-highest rate in the majors, trailing Kevin Jepsen (94.4 pct.). Has made 34 apps, 27 scoreless has two blown saves: June 3 at LAA (Aybar game-tying SF) and June 13 vs. CWS (Gillaspie go-ahead HR). #31 XAVIER CEDEÑO, LH Last App: 7/2 vs. CLE (L, 1.0-IP, 1-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: 0-2 vs. LH:.231 (12-52) 2015: 1-1-0, 3.18 ERA, 36 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 5/13 vs. NYY IR-RS: 26-4 vs. RH:.350 (14-40), 3-HR Yielded a 10th-inning solo homer to Mike Aviles on his first pitch yesterday vs. CLE, snapping a streak of 7 straight scoreless apps marked his second career loss (also Sep 2, 2012 vs. CIN, with HOU) was his 3rd HR allowed this season, all vs. righties, first since May 31 at BAL. Has a 2.75 ERA (19.2-IP, 6-ER) in 31 apps since joining the Rays has made 20 apps of 0.2 IP or shorter; has faced 1 batter 7 times since being added to the active roster on April 28, his 31 apps rank T-1st in the majors, and 26 of those 31 apps have been scoreless. Has inherited 19 baserunners with the Rays has only allowed two to score (10.5 pct. 4th in the AL) inherited seven runners with the Nationals. Over 36 apps this season with Washington and Tampa Bay, lefties are hitting.231 (12-for-52) against him, compared to.350 (14-for-40) for righties. First career win came June 20 at CLE, in his 102nd career app, most apps before a win since TEX Brian Shouse in 2004 (112th app) source: Elias.. #54 STEVE GELTZ, RH Last App: 7/2 vs. CLE (1.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 2-2 vs. LH:.177 (11-62) 2015: 1-3-2, 2.92 ERA, 36 G, 2 GS Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 6/24 vs. TOR IR-RS: 17-2 vs. RH:.156 (10-64), 3-HR Inherited a pair of baserunners yesterday vs. CLE, his first time entering with runners on base since May 29 at BAL stranded them both, and also had a scoreless 6th inning has inherited 17 baserunners this season and only allowed two to score (11.8 pct. 6th in the AL). Of his 34 relief apps this season, 26 have been scoreless has also made two starts, both in interleague games at NL parks. His ERA has increased from 2.10 to 2.92 over his last 3 apps allowed run(s) in consecutive apps on June 26 vs. BOS and on Tue vs. CLE the former snapped a streak of 9 straight scoreless apps (1 start) the latter included a 3-run homer to Giovanny Urshela allowed 6 hits over those 2 apps, matching his total from his prev. 16 apps (1 start) combined, from May 21 June 24. On June 24 vs. TOR, allowed an 11th-inning single to Ezequiel Carrera to end a club-record streak of 32 consecutive batters retired. #47 BRANDON GOMES, RH Last App: 6/29 vs. CLE (0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.234 (11-47), 1-HR 2015: 1-3-0, 2.81 ERA, 26 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 4/29 at NYY IR-RS: 21-6 vs. RH:.283 (15-53), 3-HR Retired his only BF on Mon vs. CLE, his first app since taking the loss on June 24 vs. TOR (Colabello HR) has allowed 4 HR, one shy of a career high. Has only allowed 2 BB in his last 17 apps spanning 13.2 IP (since May 13) both came June 20 at CLE, his first multi-bb app since Sep 24, 2014 at BOS. Has yielded run(s) in 3 of his last 7 apps, compared to 4 of his first 20 apps has entered with runners on base in 11 of 26 apps, and recorded at least 4 outs in 6 of 26 apps has inherited a team-high 21 baserunners his last 5 IR have scored, compared to 1 of 16 IRS in his first 20 apps. In his career, has held righties to.214/.284/.351 (64-for-299), while lefties have hit.282/.352/.456 (58-for-206). #40 KEVIN JEPSEN, RH Last App: 7/2 vs. CLE (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 5-8 vs. LH:.254 (16-63), 2-HR 2015: 1-5-5, 2.65 ERA, 37 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4/29 at NYY IR-RS: 11-5 vs. RH:.203 (12-59), 1-HR Pitched on 4 days rest yesterday vs. CLE, a scoreless 9th yielded a leadoff single, but got a fly out and double play line drive to end the inning. According to Baseball Reference, 136 of 144 BF have been in Late & Close situations, highest rate in the majors see Boxberger notes for details. Has made a team-leading 37 apps, T-4th in the AL the Rays have been tied or had the lead in 36 of his 37 apps only other app was a 1-run defecit. Has yielded 16 BB, T-3rd among AL relievers, and is on pace for a career-high 32 BB allowed 23 BB last year; his career-high is 29 (2010). Took his career-high 5th loss on June 21 at CLE, tied for most among major league relievers allowed a walk-off sac fly to David Murphy. #57 JAKE MCGEE, LH Last App: 7/2 vs. CLE (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 3-4 vs. LH:.182 (4-22), 1-HR 2015: 0-0-3, 1.59 ERA, 18 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 16x-last 7/2 vs. CLE IR-RS: 1-0 vs. RH:.154 (6-39) His last 14 apps spanning 13.2 IP have been scoreless, longest streak of scoreless apps by a Rays pitcher this season. Pitched on 4 days rest yesterday vs. CLE and had a perfect 7th has retired his last 10 batters faced. Has 26 SO to 1 BB so far this season has struck out 26 of his 62 BF (41.9 percent) had 17 SO before his first walk on June 13 vs. CWS. Has entered in the 7th inning (5x), 8th (10x) and 9th (3x) according to Baseball Reference, 55 of 62 BF (88.7 percent) have been in Late & Close situations, 3rd-highest rate in the majors (min. 50 BF) behind Jepsen (94.4) and Boxberger (90.9) see Boxberger notes for details. Has brought his ERA down from 8.10 to 1.59 since yielding a grand slam to Kyle Seager in his 4th app of the season on May 26 vs. SEA. #34 C.J. RIEFENHAUSER, LH Last App: 7/1 vs. CLE (0.2-IP, 2-H, 3-R, 2-ER, 1-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.500 (5-10), 2-HR 2015: 1-0-0, 9.95 ERA, 6 G Long Relief App: 2.1, 6/16 vs. WAS IR-RS: 1-1 vs. RH:.231 (3-13) Allowed a 3-run homer to Brandon Moss on Wed vs. CLE has allowed 2 runs (or more) in 3 of his 6 apps both HR have been hit by lefties. Recalled on Wed for his 3rd stint with the Rays this season, along with April 17 May 29 (with 37 G missed with left shoulder inflammation) and June Recorded his first career win on June 14 vs. CWS pitched in 3 straight games June vs. CWS, WAS in his 2nd stint before being optioned. Had a 3.46 ERA (13-IP, 5-ER) in 11 apps in the minors this year, between Triple-A Durham and Class-A Charlotte. At 12 letters, he is tied with Jason Isringhausen as the longest surname in Rays history.

5 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 LAST HR OFF 15 MOST HITS GAME 15 MOST RBI GAME Butler 6/19 at CLE Carrasco 4, 5/31 at BAL 2, 5x-last, 6/12 vs. CWS Cabrera 6/23 vs. TOR Delabar 3, 4x-last, 6/28 vs. BOS 2, 3x-last, 6/28 vs. BOS Casali 6/17 at WAS Zimmermann 3, 6/17 at WAS - DeJesus 5/31 at BAL Drake 2, 14x-last, 6/17 at WAS 3, 2x-last, 4/12 at MIA Elmore 6/27 vs. BOS Miley 2, 6x-last, 6/17 at WAS 4, 5/26 vs. SEA Forsythe 6/22 vs. TOR Redmond 3, 6x-last, 6/26 vs. BOS 3, 5/11 vs. NYY Guyer 5/8 vs. TEX Claudio 3, 5/30 at BAL 4, 4/26 vs. TOR Kiermaier 6/3 at LAA Street 3, 6/22 vs. TOR 2, 4x-last, 5/7 vs. TEX Loney 5/3 vs. BAL Chen 4, 5/17 at MIN 3, 5/17 at MIN Longoria 6/27 vs. BOS Barnes 4, 4/25 vs. TOR 3, 4x-last, 6/20 at CLE Rivera 6/27 vs. BOS Barnes 3, 4/12 at MIA 4, 5/14 vs. NYY Sizemore 6/29 vs. CLE Anderson 4, 5/16 vs. ARI 2, 2x-last, 7/2 vs. CLE Souza Jr. 6/19 at CLE Atchison 3, 4x-last, 6/17 at WAS 3, 5x-last, 6/3 at LAA RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: L5 When commit error: Hit homer: Current Record: Ahead after 6-7-8: 33-5/36-1/39-0 Homer with men on: 15-8 Home/Road: 21-27/21-12 Behind after 6-7-8: 2-26/1-29/0-33 Hit multiple homers: 12-5 Day/Night: 11-12/31-27 Tied after 6-7-8: 7-8/5-9/3-6 Score first: 30-7 Grass/Turf: 18-11/ run games: Score 5 or more: 20-6 vs. East: run games: 12-6 Score less than 5: vs. Central: 6-7 Extra innings: 2-5 Outhit opponents: 29-9 vs. West: Win in last at-bat: 6 Outhit by opponents: 7-26 vs. National League: 6-3 Come-from-behind wins: 15 Collect 10 or more hits: 15-7 vs. RH/LH starters: 27-31/15-8 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 10 Opp. 10 or more hits: 5-16 Series W-L-T (home): Series W-L-T (road): Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 17-19/6-9/16-7/2-4 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Andriese Archer Colome Geltz Karns Moore Odorizzi Ramirez Smyly RAYS SEASON HIGHS TEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest win streak 5, April Most runs, game, TB 3, 2x-last, Wilson, 5/17 at MIN Long loss streak 6, May Most runs, game, Opp 4, Gordon, 4/10 at MIA Most runs game, TB 12, 4/24 vs. TOR Most hits, game, TB 4, 3x-last, Butler, 5/31 at BAL Most runs game, Opp 16, 6/16 vs. WAS Most hits, game, Opp 5, 2x-last, Escobar, 6/18 at WAS Most runs, inn, TB 7, 4/10 at MIA Most 2B, game, TB 2, 8x-last, Kiermaier, 6/15 vs. WAS Most runs, inn, Opp 7, 4/18 vs. NYY Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 3x-last, Smith, 5/25 vs. SEA Most hits, game, TB 19, 5/17 at MIN Most HR, game, TB 2, Longoria, 5/6 at BOS Most hits, game, Opp 23, 6/16 vs. WAS Most HR, game, Opp 2, 7x-last, Ramos, 6/16 vs. WAS Most hits, inn, TB 5, 4x-last, 6/18 at WAS Most RBI, game, TB 4, 2x-last, Rivera, 5/14 vs. NYY Most hits, inn, Opp 5, 4x-last, 6/16 vs. WAS Most RBI, game, Opp 6, Seager, 5/26 vs. SEA Most doubles, game, TB 6, 2x-last, 5/31 at BAL Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, Souza Jr., 5/31 at BAL Most doubles, game, Opp 5, 6/9 vs. LAA Most x-base hits, game, Opp 2, 23x-last, Moss, 7/1 vs. CLE Most HR, game, TB 3, 6x-last, 6/27 vs. BOS Most steals, game, TB 2, 7x-last, Guyer, 6/27 vs. BOS Most HR, game, Opp 5, 5/11 vs. NYY Most steals, game, Opp 3, DeShields, 5/7 vs. TEX Most x-base hits, game, TB 8, 3x-last, 5/31 at BAL Hitting Streak 10, Longoria, May Most x-base hits, game, Opp 7, 2x-last, 6/16 vs. WAS TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 5, 6/22 vs. TOR Most SO, TB Starter 15, Archer, 6/2 at LAA Most stolen bases, game, Opp 4, 6/24 vs. TOR Most SO, Opp Starter 14, Kluber, 7/2 vs. CLE Most walks, game, TB 9, 5/6 at BOS Most SO, TB Reliever 5, Geltz, 4/29 at NYY Most walks, game, Opp 7, 5/23 vs. OAK Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, 2x-last, Andriese, 6/17 at WAS Most strikeouts, game, TB 19, 7/2 vs. CLE Most walks, game, TB 5, 3x-last, Colome, 6/26 vs. BOS Most strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 4/29 at NYY Most walks, game, Opp 6, Masterson, 5/6 at BOS Most LOB, game, TB 14, 6/22 vs. TOR Most SO, Team, TB 16, 4/29 at NYY Most LOB, game, Opp 12, 2x-last, 6/15 vs. WAS Most walks, Team, TB 7, 5/23 vs. OAK Most errors, game, TB 3, 6/9 vs. LAA Low-Hit Game 2, 3x-last, 5 Pitchers, 6/17 at WAS Most errors, game, Opp 3, 2x-last, 6/18 at WAS Consecutive Scoreless IP 16.0, Archer, April Longest game, time 3:58, 4/29 at NYY Shortest game, time 2:09, 5/30 at BAL Longest game, time (9 inn.) 3:33, 4/19 vs. NYY Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:09, 5/30 at BAL Grand Slams (-): - Back-to-Back (2): Dykstra/Forsythe (4/17 vs. NYY, A Warren), Forsythe/Butler (5/11 vs. NYY, C Sabathia) 2-HR games (1): Longoria-1 (5/6 at BOS, J Masterson/A Ogando) 3-HR games (-): - LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS HOME RUNS Pinch-hit (3): Beckham-2 (4/11 at MIA, M Dunn; 4/16 at TOR, A Loup), Guyer-1 (5/8 vs. TEX, A Claudio) Walk-off (-): - Lead-off (1): Guyer-1 (4/26 vs. TOR, M Buehrle) Inside-the-park (-): - HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Souza Jr Forsythe Longoria Butler Beckham Cabrera DeJesus Kiermaier Rivera Elmore Guyer Loney Mahtook 2 2 Casali 1 1 Dykstra 1 1 Franklin 1 1 Jennings TOTALS CATCHERS PCT CS ATT Casali Rivera Wilson TOTALS MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Longoria (15), Souza Jr. (13), Forsythe (10), Cabrera (7), DeJesus (7), Guyer (5), Kiermaier (5), Loney (5), Butler (4), Elmore (4), Rivera (4), Beckham (2), Wilson (2), Dykstra (1), Jennings (1), Sizemore (1) 2-Out RBI: DeJesus (10), Rivera (10), Forsythe (9), Kiermaier (8), Cabrera (7), Elmore (7), Souza Jr. (7), Loney (6), Beckham (5), Guyer (5), Longoria (5), Butler (4), Franklin (2), Mahtook (2), Wilson (2), Krauss (1), Sizemore (1) Outfield Assists: Souza Jr. (8), Kiermaier (7), DeJesus (2), Butler (1), Jennings (1) Bunt Singles: Cabrera (3), Kiermaier (2), Souza Jr. (2), Beckham (1), Franklin (1) Ejections: Cash-2 (4/16 at TOR, 8th inn.; 5/10 vs. TEX, 5th inn.), Cabrera-1 (6/22 vs. TOR, 5th inn.), Shelton-1 (5/10 vs. TEX, 5th inn.) Batted Around: 4/10 at MIA (7th inn., 11 batters), 4/15 at TOR (9th inn., 9 batters), 4/22 vs. BOS (6th inn., 9 batters), 5/17 at MIN (6th inn., 10 batters), 6/3 at LAA (6th inn., 9 batters) CATWALKS 1. May 11 vs. NYY Tim Beckham pop out to SS Didi Gregorius hit off the B-ring catwalk off Branden Pinder (9th inning). 2. June 16 vs. WAS Clint Robinson home run off the C-ring catwalk in right field (449 feet) off Alex Colome (2nd inning). WALK-OFF WINS 1. April 23 vs. BOS (W 2-1) Rene Rivera single to left field off Anthony Varvaro (9th inning). WALK-OFF LOSSES 1. April 10 at MIA (L 9-10) Christian Yelich single to right field off Brad Boxberger (10th inning). 2. May 29 at BAL (L 1-2) J.J. Hardy single to left field off Steve Geltz (9th inning). 3. June 21 at CLE (L 0-1) David Murphy sacrifice fly to center field off Kevin Jepsen (9th inning). RUNS BY INNING X Total Opponent Tampa Bay INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (since June 10) GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING DELAY June 10 vs. LAA Tampa Bay B1 Joey Butler Out at 2nd Overturned 2:00 June 12 vs. CWS Chicago B6 Jake Elmore Safe at Home Confirmed 1:46 June 13 vs. CWS Tampa Bay B1 Evan Longoria Out at 2nd Confirmed 1:19 June 13 vs. CWS Umpire B8 Steven Souza Jr. Out at 2nd Overturned 3:38 June 18 at WAS Washington B1 Denard Span Out at 2nd Overturned 2:32 June 18 at WAS Tampa Bay B2 Michael Taylor Out at 1st Confirmed 1:19 June 19 at CLE Tampa Bay T7 Logan Forsythe Out at 2nd Stands 3:32 June 23 vs. TOR Toronto B1 Logan Forsythe Safe at 1st Overturned 0:25 June 24 vs. TOR Toronto B8 Logan Forsythe Safe at 1st Confirmed 0:40 June 26 vs. BOS Boston B4 Logan Forsythe Safe at 2nd Overturned 2:07 June 26 vs. BOS Boston B5 Asdrubal Cabrera Safe at 1st Confirmed 1:45 June 28 vs. BOS Tampa Bay T9 Alejandro De Aza Safe at 2nd Overturned 1:44 June 29 vs. CLE Tampa Bay B9 Rene Rivera Out at 2nd Confirmed 0:41 Rays Totals (bold): 29 challenges (7 overturned, 10 stand, 12 confirmed) Opp Totals: 24 challenges (10 overturned, 3 stand, 11 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 6 challenge (0 record keeping, 2 overturned, 0 stand, 4 confirmed)

6 May 1 Reinstated RH Alex Colome (pneumonia) from the 15-day DL. May 3 Placed OF Desmond Jennings (left knee bursitis) on 15-day DL, retroactive to April 26; selected OF Joey Butler from Durham. May 9 Placed LH Drew Smyly (left shoulder soreness) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 6; transferred RH Alex Cobb (right forearm tendonitis) to the 60-day DL; optioned INF Jake Elmore to Durham; recalled RH Matt Andriese from Durham; selected RH Andrew Bellatti from Durham. May 13 Transferred LH Drew Smyly (torn left labrum) to the 60-day DL; claimed RH Preston Guilmet off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays and assigned him to Durham. May 15 Optioned RH Matt Andriese to Durham; reinstated LH Jake McGee (offseason elbow surgery) from the 15-day DL. May 17 Optioned RH Andrew Bellatti to Durham; reinstated INF Nick Franklin (left oblique strain) from the 15-day DL. May 23 Optioned INF Tim Beckham to Durham; recalled LH Enny Romero from Durham. May 24 Optioned LH Enny Romero to Durham; recalled RH Preston Guilmet from Durham. May 25 Optioned RH Preston Guilmet to Durham; placed 1B James Loney (left middle finger fracture) on the 15-day DL; recalled INF Jake Elmore and INF Tim Beckham from Durham. May 28 Reinstated INF Ryan Brett (left shoulder subluxation) from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Durham. May 30 Reinstated LH C.J. Riefenhauser (left shoulder inflammation) from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Durham. June 1 Placed INF Tim Beckham (strained right hamstring) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 31; recalled RH Andrew Bellatti. June 2 Designated RH Ernesto Frieri for assignment; recalled OF Mikie Mahtook from Durham. June 6 Optioned RH Andrew Bellatti to Durham; recalled LH Enny Romero from Durham. June 9 Placed RH Jake Odorizzi (strained left oblique) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 6; recalled RH Andrew Bellatti from Durham. RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (8) POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORD LHP Jeff Beliveau 60-day Left labrum tear April 17 April 16 June RHP Andrew Bellatti 15-day Right shoulder tendonitis June 12 June 10 June RHP Alex Cobb 60-day Tommy John surgery April 5 March 27 May OF John Jaso 60-day Left wrist contusion April 10 April 7 June OF Desmond Jennings 60-day Left knee bursitis May 3 April 26 June RHP Jake Odorizzi 15-day Left oblique strain June 9 June 6 June RHP Burch Smith 60-day Tommy John surgery April 8 - June LHP Drew Smyly 60-day Torn left labrum May 9 May 6 July Others (Games Missed): INF Tim Beckham (25, strained right hamstring, 16-9), INF Ryan Brett (34, left shoulder subluxation, 18-16), RH Alex Colome (22, pneumonia, 12-10), INF Nick Franklin (38, left oblique strain, 20-18), LH Jake McGee (36, offseason elbow surgery, 20-16), LH Matt Moore (80, Tommy John surgery, 42-38), 1B James Loney (15, mild right oblique strain, 8-7; 36, left middle finger fracture, 18-18), LH C.J. Riefenhauser (37, left shoulder inflammation, 18-19), LH Drew Smyly (16, left shoulder tendonitis, 8-8), RH Kirby Yates (50, strained right pectoral, 25-25) W-L BY POSITION (STARTS) RECENT TRANSACTIONS 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 Brett Butler Cabrera Casali DeJesus Dykstra Elmore Forsythe Franklin Guyer Jaso Jennings Kiermaier Krauss Loney Longoria Mahtook Rivera Sizemore Souza Jr Wilson June 10 June 12 June 13 June 17 June 23 June 25 June 26 June 27 June 28 July 1 July 2 July 3 RAYS HITTERS vs. YANKEES Optioned LH Enny Romero to Durham; recalled RH Preston Guilmet from Durham; reinstated RH Kirby Yates (strained right pectoral) from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Durham. Designated C Bobby Wilson for assignment; placed RH Andrew Bellatti (right shoulder tendonitis) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 10; optioned RH Preston Guilet to Durham; recalled LH Enny Romero, LH C.J. Riefenhauser and RH Matt Andriese from Durham. Optioned OF Mikie Mahtook to Durham; recalled C Curt Casali from Durham. Optioned LH C.J. Riefenhauser to Durham; selected RH Ronald Belisario from Durham. Optioned LH Enny Romero to Durham; recalled RH Kirby Yates from Durham. Acquired 1B/OF Marc Krauss from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for minor league RH Kyle Winkler; optioned INF Nick Franklin to Durham. Selected 1B/OF Marc Krauss from Durham. Reinstated INF Tim Beckham (strained right hamstring) from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Durham. Transferred OF Desmond Jennings (left knee bursitis) to the 60-day DL; optioned RH Matt Andriese to Durham; selected OF Grady Sizemore from Charlotte. Designated RH Ronald Belisario for assignment; optioned RH Kirby Yates to Durham; recalled RH Preston Guilmet and LH C.J. Riefenhauser from Durham. Reinstated LH Matt Moore (Tommy John surgery) from the 60-day DL; optioned INF Marc Krauss to Durham. Reinstated 1B James Loney (left middle finger fracture) from the 15-day DL; optioned RH Preston Guilmet to Durham CAREER PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP Butler Cabrera Casali DeJesus Elmore Forsythe Guyer Kiermaier Loney Longoria Rivera Sizemore Souza Jr RAYS PITCHERS vs. YANKEES 2015 CAREER PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG Archer Boxberger Cedeño Colome Geltz Gomes Jepsen Karns McGee Moore Ramirez Riefenhauser