MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES RH Chris Archer (9-7, 3.02) vs. LH Wei-Yin Chen (7-7, 4.03)

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1 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES RH Chris Archer (9-7, 3.02) vs. LH Wei-Yin Chen (7-7, 4.03) First Pitch: 3:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. TV: Sun Sports Radio: WXTB 97.9 FM, WHNZ 1250 AM Game No.: 156 (86-69) Home Game No.: 81 (50-30) All-Time Game No.: 2,583 (1,189-1,393) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,294 ( ) April: May: June: July: 21-5 August: September: HOME FINALE Today is the final game at Tropicana Field for the 2013 regular season yesterday the Rays reached 50 home wins for the third time in club history (57-24 in 2008, in 2009) the Rays are one of six teams so far to reach 50 home wins this season, along with Boston, Oakland, Detroit, Atlanta and Pittsburgh their current home mark is 4th best in the AL since 2011, the Rays are at home in September. Following today s game the Rays players and coaches will deliver their game jerseys to fans who won the Shirts Off Our Backs scratch-off promotion during this weekend s series fans can still purchase today while supplies last Shirts Off Our Backs has raised almost $40,000 for the Rays Baseball Foundation entering today. MISSION OCTOBER The Rays are seeking their fourth trip to the postseason, all STANDINGS A.L. WILD CARD coming in the last 6 years if they do it, they Tampa Bay will be one of four teams to reach the postseason 4 times since 2008 along with the Texas Cleveland Kansas City Yankees (4, trying for 5), Cardinals (4) and New York Phillies (4) if they make it, it would be their Baltimore second time doing so via AL Wild Card (also (GB of 2nd Wild Card) 2011 yesterday was a good day for the Rays in the Wild Card race, as they retained their half-game lead over Cleveland and gained a game on Texas (2.0 GB), New York (4.5 GB) and Baltimore (5.0 GB). The Rays are 5-2 so far in a stretch of 11 consecutive games against teams in contention for a Wild Card berth (2-2 vs. TEX, 3-0 vs. BAL, 3 upcoming at NYY). The Rays have spent 77 consecutive days, beginning July 8, either alone in 2nd place or in first place in the AL East and also in position to reach the postseason. RAYS OF LATE The Rays have won 8 of their last 11 games, after winning only 4 of their previous 17 games they have compiled a 2.78 ERA (110-IP, 34-ER) over this span compared to a 4.20 mark during the 4-13 stretch the Rays and Rangers (who had a 4-14 slump) are trying to join 4 other teams in the Wild Card era (1995 present) who endured 4-13 or worse slumps in the final 6 weeks and still made the postseason: 2008 Brewers, 2000 Yankees, 2000 Mariners, 1995 Yankees. GET INTO THE 90s The Rays need to win 4 of their final 7 games to finish with 90-plus wins for a 4th consecutive season and if they do so, they have a good chance of owning the longest active streak in the majors the Rangers would need to win 6 of their last 7 games to win 90 for a 4th straight season the Yankees, with 6 games to play, missed a chance at their 5th straight 90-win season the Rays also could record their 5th 90-win season since 2008, which would be most in the majors since then. CRAIN JOINS BULLPEN Today the Rays reinstated RH Jesse Crain (right shoulder strain) from the 60-day DL and designated RH J.D. Martin for assignment Crain, 32, has yet to pitch for the Rays since he was acquired from the White Sox for future considerations on July 29 while on the DL he is 2-3 with a 0.74 ERA (36.2-IP, 3-ER) with 46 SO, 11 BB and no HR allowed, earning his first selection to the All-Star Game at the time he was placed on Chicago s DL on July 3 (retroactive to June 30) he led AL relievers in ERA and ranked 2nd with 19 holds he has only allowed 1 ER over his last 32 apps which included a White Sox record 29 consecutive scoreless apps from April 17 June 22. The Rays active roster is now at 37 players: 19 pitchers, 3 catchers, 7 infielders and 8 outfielders. Forty players have appeared in a game for the Rays this season, one more than the Reds and Tigers for fewest in majors the Brewers have also used 40 they have not yet used Crain or LH Jeff Beliveau. RAYS vs. O S At 12-6 with today s game remaining, this is the Rays second-best season series ever against Baltimore (15-3 in 2008) the Rays are 6-3 at Tropicana Field and 6-3 at Camden Yards Rays have won 10 of the last 12 meetings Rays have won 4 of 5 one-run games vs. BAL this season, after going 1-6 last year Rays are since the start of 2008 and lead the all-time series, in 18 games this year, Rays have scored 99 runs (5.5 R/G) after averaging 3.4 runs per game (61-R, 18-G) vs. BAL last season. SWEEP SEEKERS Today the RAYS AFTER 155 GAMES Rays are seeking their second 4-game sweep of the season (July 8-11 vs. MIN), 7th sweep of 3 or more games and 10th sweep of any length the Rays are also seeking Year W-L Pct Pos GB their third-ever 4-game sweep of the Orioles and first at Tropicana Field (Sep 22-24, 2008 and May 15-18, 1998, both at BAL). A PITCHING TRADITION Yesterday was the Rays 37th game this season allowing 1 run or less, passing the Tigers for most in the AL six pitchers combined to allow only 3 hits the AL-leading 12th time this season they have allowed 3 hits or less Tigers have the next most with 9 such games. The Rays lead the AL with a.240 opponents batting avg., followed by the A s (.244) if they hold their lead it will be the 4th straight season they ve led the AL in opp avg. the last team to lead the AL in opp avg. for 4 straight seasons was the Tigers from during this span ( ) the Rays combined.237 opp avg. leads the majors. The Rays are the first AL team to record at least 15 shutouts in consecutive years since the A s, who won the AL pennant each year. CHRIS ARCHER If he gets the win today, the Rays would become the first major league team to feature a rookie with 10 ore more wins in 5 straight seasons since the Philadelphia A s from (6 seasons). DAVID DEJESUS Led off the 1st inning yesterday with a homer, his first as a Ray and first since June 13 vs. CIN (with CHC) it was his 15th career leadoff homer and 3rd this season it came on the 10th pitch of the at-bat, tied for the most pitches seen in a leadoff home run since pitch count data is complete (1999) he tied OAK Chris Young (Aug 12, 2013 at TOR), MIL Brady Clark (July 25, 2005 vs. ARI), MON Brad Wilkerson (Aug 29, 2003 at FLA) and ANA Darin Erstad (May 30, 1999 vs. KC). Has 4 RBI in the last 5 games after recording only 2 RBI in his first 23 games with the Rays of these 4 RBI, two have given the Rays the lead and one tied up the game. DEFENSIVE WIZARDRY This series features two of the best-fielding defenses in major league history through 155 games, the Orioles (48 errors) and Rays (56) have the two lowest error totals in major league history and are both on pace to break the 2003 Mariners mark for fewest in a 162-game season (65) the Rays have four players on track for a club-record fielding pct. at their position (see below) of this group, Escobar leads active major league shortstops in fielding pct. and Longoria leads AL third basemen. Rays on Pace to Set Club Records in Fielding Pct. for Position 2B Ben Zobrist.993 Aki Iwamura, B Evan Longoria.9755 Aki Iwamura, SS Yunel Escobar.988 Chris Gomez, C Jose Lobaton.995 Dioner Navarro, WALK-OFF HEROICS The Rays have 12 walk-off victories this season, 2nd most in club history (13 in 2011) and most in the AL this season only the D-backs (13) and Phillies (12) have as many in the NL they ve done it with 10 different hitters at the plate, most of any team in baseball. UNTIMELY HITTING The Rays have grounded into 48 double plays in 43 games since Aug 7, 5 more than any other AL team (Tigers) in that span. The Rays are hitless in their last 18 AB with the bases loaded scoring only 2 runs (SF, BB) and are 2-for-their-last-27 with 7 DPs last hit with the bases loaded was Aug 26 vs. LAA (James Loney) their.216 avg. with the bases loaded is 2nd lowest in the AL (Toronto.205). The Rays are hitting.136 (11-for-81) with RISP in their last 12 losses. BRONX BOMBER OF Wil Myers is the one of 8 visiting rookies to hit 3 or more home runs at Yankee Stadium (new or old), first since CWS Chris Singleton in 1999 if he homers there again this week, Wil can join OAK Reggie Jackson (1968) as the only players to hit 4 HR as a visitor at Yankee Stadium in their rookie season. Since his June 18 call-up, Myers leads the Rays with 49 RBI (14 more than anyone else), 19 doubles, a.291 avg. and.480 SLG his 41 runs scored and 89 hits are tied for the team lead. Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting Pitcher Tues., Sep 7:05 p.m. Sun Sports, MLBN LH Matt Moore (15-4, 3.34) RH Hiroki Kuroda (11-12, 3.17) Wed., Sep 7:05 p.m. Sun Sports, ESPN LH David Price (8-8, 3.43) TBA Thurs., Sep 7:05 p.m. Sun Sports RH Alex Cobb (10-3, 2.90) 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 KING ARCHER 24-year-old (turns 25 on Sep 26) makes his 22nd start of the season, 12th at home for his career, is 6-3 with a 2.85 ERA at home compared to 4-7 with a 3.89 ERA on the road. LAST START On Wed vs. TEX, did not factor in the Rays 12-inning, 4-3 victory highlighted by Desmond Jennings walk-off single...his line: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, 92/58...RH batters went 1-for-12...recorded swinging strikeouts on every pitch in his arsenal (4-seam fastball, 2-seam fastball, changeup and slider). INNING TALK This year when he has pitched 6 or more innings in a start, the Rays are when he doesn t last 6 innings, the Rays are has pitched 172 innings this year (122 IP with Rays and 50 IP with Triple-A), a new career high (prev last year)...has already made 31 starts this year, also a new career high (29 in 2012). IN CONTROL Has had 6 starts this year in which he did not walk a batter, all coming in his last 14 starts overall...in those starts, he is 5-0 with a 0.41 ERA (44-IP, 2-ER)...of his 21 starts this year, he has had 14 outings with 2 BB or less and 7 outings with 3 BB or more...when he has walked 2 or less in a start, he is 8-3 with a 1.97 ERA (91.1-IP, 20-ER) and 5.3 H/9 IP...in the starts with 3 BB or more, he is 1-4 with a 4.78 ERA (37.2-IP, 20-ER) and 8.4 H/9 IP. BACK ON TRACK Is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA (12-IP, 2-ER) in his last 2 starts...in his first 2 starts this month, was 0-2 with a 8.22 ERA (7.2-IP, 7-ER) and 13 hits and 3 HR allowed...only lasted 4 innings on Sep 7 at MIN and 3.2 innings on Sep 2 at LAA. ROCKIER ROAD After winning 7 of his starts in a row from June 23- July 27 (tied for the 2nd-longest streak in Rays history), the Rays have gone 5-5 over his last 10 starts (beginning Aug 2). SITUATIONAL With 0 outs in an inning, opposing batters are hitting.206/.285/.361 against him...with 1 out, they re batting.173/.223/ with 2 outs, they re batting.271/.339/.445 (42-for-155, 15 XBH, 15 BB) GAME LOG (MAJORS) GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 6/1 at CLE L ^ 5^ 3 4 2^ /55 L, 0-5 Jimenez down, 0-5 6/7 vs. BAL W ^ /53 W, 2-1 Hammel up, 2-1 6/12 vs. BOS L /58 L, 1-2 Aceves down, 0-2 6/18 at BOS L ^ ^/64 L, 1-5 Aceves down, 1-4 6/23 at NYY W /57 W, 3-2 Nova up, 3-1 6/29 vs. DET ^ 94/57 W, 4-3 Verlander down, 2-3 JUNE /4 at HOU /62 W, 7-5 Lyles down, 1-2 7/9 vs. MIN W ^ 0 84/53 W, 4-1 Gibson up, 4-1 7/14 vs. HOU W ^ * ^/80 W, 5-0 Bedard -- 7/21 at TOR W /60 W, 4-3 Dickey up, 4-1 7/27 at NYY W ^ /67 W, 1-0 Nova -- JULY /2 vs. SF L ^ /68 L, 1-4 Bumgarner down, 1-4 8/7 at ARI /17 L, 8-9 Delgado up, 3-1 8/13 vs. SEA L ^ 5^ 5^ 1 5 2^ /62 L, 4-5 Ramirez tied, 4-4 8/18 vs. TOR /70 W, 2-1 Redmond tied, 1-1 8/23 vs. NYY W /69 W, 7-2 Kuroda up, 7-2 8/28 vs. LAA W /62 W, 4-1 Richards up, 4-1 AUGUST /2 at LAA L ^ 5^ 5^ /58 L, 2-11 Richards down, 1-5 9/7 at SEA L /44 L, 2-6 Paxton down, 0-3 9/13 at MIN W /58 W, 3-0 Correia up, 3-0 9/18 vs. TEX /58 W, 4-3 Holland tied, 2-2 SEPTEMBER *season high; ^Career high Two-time AL Manager of the Year (2008, 2011) enters his 8th season as Rays skipper owns a career (.522) record with the Rays: (.392) in his first two seasons ( ) and (.566) since the start of 2008 the Rays were (.401) prior to his arrival. TODAY S STARTER RH CHRIS ARCHER (9-7, 3.02) YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg Durham (AAA) Tampa Bay Durham (AAA) Tampa Bay Major League Totals Minor League Totals TOMORROW S STARTER LH MATT MOORE (15-3, 3.11) ALL-STAR IS BACK The 24-year-old makes his 26th start of the year, 15th on the road...is 8-1 with a 2.76 ERA in 14 starts on the road compared to 7-3 with a 4.02 ERA in 11 starts at home...his 8 road wins are tied for 4th-most in the AL this year and his 2.88 road ERA is 7th-lowest in the AL...since returning from the DL on Sep 3 (elbow), has gone 1-0 with a 0.64 ERA (14.2-IP, 1-ER) in 3 road starts. YOUNG GUN At 24 years old, is the youngest 15-game winner in club history, passing David Price who won 19 in 2010 at age 25 makes his 4th attempt at his 16th win tomorrow...only 4 pitchers in Rays history have won 15 or more games in a season: Moore, Matt Garza (15 in 2010), David Price (19 in 2010, 20 in 2012) and James Shields (16 in 2011, 15 in 2012). has a.789 (15-4) winning pct., 2nd best in the AL behind DET Max Scherzer (.870, 20-3) since 2000, only five LHP have finished a season with this high a winning pct.: CLE Cliff Lee in 2008 (22-3,.880), OAK Barry Zito in 2002 (23-5,.821), MIN Francisco Liriano in 2006 (12-3,.800), TB David Price in 2012 (20-5,.800) and MIN Johan Santana in 2003 (12-3,.800). IN THE LIGHT OF DAY In 8 day-game starts this year, is 4-2 with a 2.22 ERA (52.2-IP, 13-ER)...both his shutouts came in day games. SOLID HALF SEASON Over his last 17 starts, is 8-4 with a 2.64 ERA (102.1-IP, 30-ER) went 1-3 with a 5.03 ERA over his first 4 starts. ROTY? Among AL rookies (min. 100 IP), he ranks 1st in ERA (3.02), opponents average (.219), CG (2), SHO (2), H/9 IP (7.2) and WHIP (1.08), 2nd in innings pitched (122) and T-2nd in wins (9). LONGBALLS Has allowed 8 HR in 54.1 IP over his last 10 starts since the beginning of August...only allowed 5 HR in 67.2 IP over his first 11 starts this year...4 of the 8 HR in his last 8 starts have come off his slider in 2-strike counts and 7 of the 8 HR have been hit by lefties. STINGY vs. RIGHTIES For his career, has held right-handed hitters to a.161/.222/.210 line, including.160/.226/.204 (29-for-181) this year... over his last 13 starts, RH batters have hit just.151 (22-for-146) against him with 20 of the 22 hits being singles...has only allowed 4 extra-base hits to righties all season...righties are slugging.204 against him, lowest in the majors since his recall on June 1. RISPY BUSINESS Has held opposing batters to a.196 avg. (18-for- 92) with runners in scoring position, the 8th-lowest mark in the AL over the last three and a half months (since his recall on June 1). NO. 2 Entered the 2013 season rated by Baseball America as the No. 2 prospect in the Rays organization behind OF Wil Myers...was also rated by the publication as the Best Slider in the Rays system for the second straight season. RECOMMENDED On Instagram account, recently posted a photo of the book I Am: The Power of Discovering Who You Really Are by Howard Falco with the caption, It s at the top of my list SPLITS vs. LH:.260 (68-262), 11-HR vs. RH:.160 (29-181), 2-HR Home: 5-3, 2.70 ERA (70-IP, 21-ER) Road: 4-4, 3.46 ERA (52-IP, 20-ER) ARCHER vs. ORIOLES CAREER Is 1-1 with a 1.69 ERA (10.2- IP, 2-ER) in 2 career apps (1 start) vs. BAL. LAST START Faced them on June 7 at the Trop and earned the win with only 1 run allowed on 2 hits in 7 IP. RELIEF On Sep 13, 2012 at BAL, threw 3.2 innings in relief and took the loss as he allowed a walk-off RBI single to Manny Machado in the 14th it was his first relief app since April 2010 at Class-A escaped a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the 13th, capped by strikeouts of Matt Wieters and Nate McLouth entered the game as a PH when Ryan Roberts left the game after fouling a ball off his foot he eventually struck out. LAST START On Thu vs. TEX, took his first loss since June 14 vs. KC in a 8-2 defeat...his line: 4 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, 3 HR, 1 WP, 93/61...snapped a streak of 7 consecutive wins (in decisions), which was tied for the 3rd-longest active winning streak in the majors... allowed 3 HR in the 3rd inning (all solo), the first Rays pitcher to do so since James Shields on Aug 7, 2010 at TOR Moore had never before allowed more than 2 HR in a start and had only allowed 3 HR over his previous 11 starts combined...allowed 4 SB, a new career high (prev. 3, last Aug 9, 2012 vs. TOR) and tied for the 2nd most ever allowed by a Rays pitcher behind Alex Cobb s 5 on Aug 6, 2011 vs. OAK. vs. NYY For his career, is 4-2 with a 4.24 ERA in 8 starts vs.nyy, including 2-1 with a 6.05 ERA (19.1-IP, 13-ER) in 4 starts at NYY...last faced them on July 28 at NYY and allowed 5 runs in 5 IP in the 6-5 loss... two days later went on the DL with elbow soreness...made his ML starting debut at NYY two years and one day ago on Sep 22, 2011 and earned a 15-8 win with 5 shutout innings according to Elias, he became the first pitcher in history to strike out 11 Yankees in 5 innings or less. #70 JOE MADDON, MANAGER Has four ejections this season and 31 as a Ray, a club record. Signed a 3-year contract extension on Feb 15, 2012 that runs through 2015 at that time, he will be the longest tenured manager/head coach in Tampa Bay sports history, surpassing the Bucs John McKay ( ).

3 RAYS HITTER NOTES #29 TIM BECKHAM, INF Sun: 0-0 (PH in 8th) Series: 0-3 Stand: 1-4 vs. LH:.000 (0-2) 2013:.250/.250/.250, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.000 (0-1) vs. RH:.500 (1-2) Entered the game Fri vs. BAL as a pinch-hitter in the 14th and took over at 2B, his first professional app at 2B since May 18 vs. Norfolk. Made his major league debut Thu vs. TEX and singled in his first PA (8th inning), the first Ray to get a hit in his first career PA since Robinson Chirinos on July 18, 2011 vs. NYY and the first position player selected No. 1 overall to do so since HOU Phil Nevin on June 11, 1995 vs. CIN. Hit.291 (44-for-151) with a.371 OBP after the All-Star break with the Bulls, drawing 18 BB with only 29 SO hit.290 (9-for-31) with a.353 OBP in the postseason as the Bulls won the Governors Cup hit.276 with a.342 OBP overall this season. 23-year-old was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Wed entered the 2013 season ranked as the Rays No. 10 prospect by Baseball America. #7 DAVID DEJESUS, OF Sun: 1-3, HR, RBI, R Series: 5-14, 2B, HR, 3-RBI Stand: 7-24, 2-2B, HR, 4-RBI vs. LH:.137 (7-51) 2013:.252/.332/.395, 7-HR, 33-RBI, 5-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP:.264 (19-72) vs. RH:.271 (85-314), 7-HR Yesterday vs. BAL hit his first HR as a Ray and the 15th leadoff HR of his career came on the 10th pitch of the AB, his most pitches seen in an AB resulting in a HR in his career was the 5th leadoff HR on 10-plus pitches in the majors since pitch count data is complete (since 1999). Tied his career high Fri vs. BAL with 4 hits, incl. the 3rd walk-off hit of his career had multi-rbi for the first time since July 31 vs. MIL. Batting.269 (21-for-78) with a.348 OBP in 28 games since joining the Rays, including.292 (21-for-72) vs. right-handed pitching. Has 4 hits in his last 11 AB with RISP after going just 1-for-23 with RISP from Aug 1 Sep 8 hit a game-tying RBI single on Wed vs. TEX in the 11th. Has made 21 starts (16-LF, 3-RF, 2-CF) since being acquired by the Rays, all vs. right-handed starters (19 batting leadoff). Hitting.271 (85-for-314) with all 7 HR and 34 of 35 XBH vs. RHP this season 11-year vet is attempting to reach the postseason for the first time. #11 YUNEL ESCOBAR, SS Sun: 0-3 Series: 2-10, 3B, 3-BB, 3-R Stand: 3-21, 3B, 5-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.287 (45-157), 4-HR 2013:.260/.334/.373, 9-HR, 55-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.276 (34-123) vs. RH:.247 (83-336), 5-HR Has 3 hits in his last 25 AB after going 7-for-15 (.467) over his previous 5 games Sat vs. BAL hit his first triple since May 2, 2012 vs. TEX. Had consecutive multi-hit games on Sep at MIN hit a pair of doubles on Sep 13 vs. MIN for the 2nd time this season (also July 4 at HOU). Laid down a sac bunt on a 1-2 count in the 12th on Wed vs. TEX both of his career sac bunts with 2 strikes have come this year (Aug 28 vs. LAA). Since the All-Star break, ranks 4th among major league shortstops (min. 100 AB) with a.370 OBP batting.275 (50-for-182) in 56 games. Since April 17, is batting.277 (124-for-448) with a.350 OBP in 134 games (131 starts) hit.089 (4-for-45) in his first 13 G (through April 16) this year. His current.988 fielding pct. is on pace for a career high (prev..982 in 2012 with TOR) and a club record for a shortstop in franchise history. #5 SAM FULD, OF Sun: 0-1, R (PR in 6th) Series: 0-5, R Stand: 0-6, 2-R vs. LH:.295 (18-61), 1-HR 2013:.195/.268/.268, 2-HR, 17-RBI, 7-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.263 (10-38) vs. RH:.136 (14-103), 1-HR Made his first start Fri vs. BAL since Sep 8 at SEA is 5-for-35 (.143) over his last 21 games (10 starts) since Aug 13. Scored the game-winning run on Wed vs. TEX in the 12th, replacing Jose Lobaton as a pinch-runner following a leadoff single. On Sep 2 at LAA, became the third position player to pitch in Rays franchise history, joining Josh Wilson in 2007 and Wade Boggs in Has appeared in 111 games (42 as a def. rep.) with 44 starts (17-LF, 16-CF, 11-RF) joins OAK Chris Young, TOR Rajai Davis, SEA Michael Saunders and DET Don Kelly as the only AL players with 10 starts at all 3 OF positions has appeared in 66 games as a sub this season, most in the AL. Is batting.295 (18-for-61) vs. LHP this season compared to.136 (14-for-103) vs. RHP he has made 19 starts vs. LHP and 25 starts vs. RHP. #16 CHRIS GIMENEZ, C Sun: DNP Series: 0-1, BB Stand: 0-1, BB vs. LH: :.333/.500/.667, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.000 (0-1) vs. RH:.333 (1-3) Played the final 3 innings Fri vs. BAL at 1B, his 4th app at 1B since 2011 (22nd overall) and first since Sep 11, 2012 at BAL. GYM-en-ez 30-year-old was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Sep 1 hit.224 (69-for-308) with a.350 OBP (57-BB) in 95 G for Triple-A Durham. Is 1-for-3 (.333) with 4 games with the Rays Tue vs. TEX was his first app since Sep 8 at SEA, when he hit a pinch-hit double in the 9th. This is his first stint with the Rays this season had 2 stints in the majors last year: April 15 May 28 and Sep 1 through season s end. Hit.263 (30-for-114) in 35 games over the first 2 months of the season for Durham but hit.201 (39-for-194) in 60 games from June through August. #43 FREDDY GUZMAN, OF Sun: DNP Series: DNP Stand: 0-0, SB, R vs. LH: :.000/.000/.000, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: -- vs. RH: -- Stole 2nd and scored the game-tying run in the 11th on Wed vs. TEX, his first major league game since Oct 3, 2009 at TB (with the Yankees). The pinch-running specialist has played in 48 major league games with 20 of those appearances coming as a pinch runner in his major league career, he is 10-for-14 in SB attempts in his 11-year minor league career, is 587-for-692 (84.8 pct.) in stolen base attempts. 32-year-old had his contract selected and was added to the major league roster on Tuesday was signed on Aug 30 and had been working out at the Rays complex in Port Charlotte played for Ciudad del Carmen in the Mexican League this year, racking up 73 SB in 99 games (73-for-82, 89 pct.). #8 DESMOND JENNINGS, OF Sun: 2-3, 2B Series: 6-10, 2-2B, 3B, HR, 4-RBI Stand: 9-23, 3-2B, 3B, HR, 6-RBI vs. LH:.294 (48-163), 4-HR 2013:.251/.332/.414, 14-HR, 54-RBI, 20-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.600, 6-10) RISP:.275 (30-109) vs. RH:.231 (83-359), 10-HR Has recorded multiple hits in 3 straight games, matching the longest such streak of his career (4th time, last Aug 12-14, 2012). Tied his career high Sat vs. BAL with 4 RBI (4th time, last July 2 at HOU) hit a 3-run HR in the 5th, breaking a scoreless tie, and added an RBI triple in the 7th was his 14th HR this season, a new career high (prev. 13 in 2012) was his first career HR with 2 or more runners on base his first 36 career HR were solo or 2-run shots became the first Ray with a triple and homer in the same game since Ben Zobrist on Aug 24, 2012 vs. OAK. Batting.313 (15-for-48) over his last 14 games since Sep 8 hit.153 in his first 18 G after being reinstated from the DL (fractured left middle finger). Fri vs. BAL marked his first multi-hit game as a sub in his career, first by a Ray since Luke Scott on June 13 vs. KC hit a 1-out double in the 18th and scored the game-winning run on a walk-off single by David DeJesus was scratched from the starting lineup due to neck stiffness. Wed vs. TEX, recorded the 3rd walk-off hit of his career, 2nd this season his 3 hits matched a season high (9th time, last July 20 at TOR). Is batting.475 (28-for-59) when putting the first pitch in play this season, and.460 (64-for-139) when doing so in his career. #2 KELLY JOHNSON, INF/OF Sun: 0-3 Series: 0-4 Stand: 1-8, BB vs. LH:.305 (25-82) 2013:.239/.308/.416, 16-HR, 51-RBI, 7-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.294 (25-85) vs. RH:.219 (60-274), 16-HR Is 6-for-45 (.133) over his last 19 G only has one extra-base hit in his last 27 games (18 starts) PH double on Sep 1 at OAK off Dan Otero. His last HR was Aug 7 at ARI only has 2 RBI in his last 27 games since Aug 10 at LAD has only scored once over his last 17 games. Has made 39 starts in the Rays 86 games (45.3 pct.) since Wil Myers was selected on June 18 started 55 of 69 games (79.7 pct.) before then. Has started 94 of 155 games (50-LF, 18-DH, 12-2B, 12-3B, 2-1B) this season had not appeared at a position other than 2B since his rookie season. All 16 of his HR have come vs. RHP is the only player in the AL and 1 of 3 in the majors with at least 16 HR and none vs. LHP. #20 MATT JOYCE, OF Sun: 0-2, RBI Series: 0-4, RBI Stand: 2-12, RBI, 2-BB vs. LH:.170 (9-53), 2-HR 2013:.239/.333/.422, 17-HR, 45-RBI, 7-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.191 (17-89) vs. RH:.249 (86-345), 15-HR Batting.073 (3-for-41) over 15 games in September hit a sac fly yesterday vs. BAL, his first RBI since Aug 30 at OAK (16-game drought). On Wed vs. TEX, drew a 2-out, 11th-inning walk against Joe Nathan was replaced by Freddy Guzman who scored the game-tying run. Hit.350 (21-for-60) in August with 11 XBH (8-2B, 3-HR) ranked as the 2nd-best calendar month of his career (.414, May 2011). Has started 104 of 155 games (50-RF, 38-LF, 16-DH) Rays have faced 50 lefty starters but he has only 3 starts vs. lefties all Jon Lester starts. During his career has batted a combined.297 in April May with 35 HR in 168 games, and only.230 with 43 HR in 411 games the rest of the season. #59 JOSE LOBATON, C Sun: 0-3 Series: 1-6, BB Stand: 4-12, HR, RBI, 2-BB vs. LH:.245 (23-94), 1-HR 2013:.259/.330/.407, 7-HR, 30-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.270 (17-63) vs. RH:.266 (45-169), 6-HR Batting.284 (23-for-81) with a.372 OBP and.506 SLG since the beginning of August. Threw out Adam Jones yesterday vs. BAL, his first runner thrown out since Aug 6 vs. ARI his prev. 22 attempted base stealers had been successful. Singled to leadoff the 12th on Wed vs. TEX hit a solo HR on Tue vs. TEX in the 3rd, accounting for the Rays only run of the game (7-1 loss). Has started 72 games at catcher has exceeded his 2012 totals in almost every offensive category, incl. runs, hits, doubles, HR and RBI. Hit a walk-off HR on Aug 18 vs. TOR off Brad Lincoln, his 1st career walk-off homer and 2nd career walk-off hit both came in the same series marked the 2nd time a Ray recorded 2 walk-off hits in the same series, joining Johnny Damon in 2011 (HR on April 14 and single on April 16 vs. MIN).

4 RAYS HITTER NOTES (continued) #21 JAMES LONEY, 1B Sun: 1-3, RBI Series: 2-11, RBI Stand: 5-28, 2B, 3-RBI vs. LH:.301 (44-146), 3-HR 2013:.294/.343/.417, 12-HR, 70-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.286, 2-7) RISP:.304 (45-148) vs. RH:.292 ( ), 9-HR Hit an RBI single yesterday vs. BAL but is 3-for-24 over the last 6 games his.294 batting avg. is its lowest since the end of play on April 20 vs. OAK leads the team with 12 3-hit games and ranks 2nd with 42 multi-hit games batting.301 (44-for-146) vs. LHP, 8th best in the majors among LHB. Batting.351 on the road, best in the majors compared to.243 at home would be the largest difference in the AL since BAL Paul Blair in Batting.335/.393/.509 (56-for-167) in the 7th inning or later ranks 4th in the AL in batting avg., 7th in on-base pct. and 10th in SLG. Led the majors in batting avg. at the end of play on May 16 (.367), one of 3 players in Rays history to lead the majors in batting that late in the season percent of his balls in play are line drives, according to Fangraphs, the highest pct. in the majors the major league avg. is 21.2 pct. #3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Sun: 0-0 (def. rep. in 8th) Series: 2-11, BB Stand: 6-27, RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.301 (49-163), 8-HR 2013:.263/.340/.485, 29-HR, 77-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.214, 3-14) RISP:.250 (34-136) vs. RH:.248 ( ), 21-HR Batting.130 (3-for-23) with a.200 OBP over his last 6 games Sep 16 vs. TEX was his first 3-hit game since Aug 24 vs. NYY. Batting.305 (82-for-269) with 42 XBH in 69 G this season against AL East teams and.227 (71-for-313) with 27 XBH in 83 G against all other teams. Only has 1 HR in his last 27 games hit a 2-run HR on Sep 7 at SEA, his first since Aug 25 at NYY only 2 of his last 19 HR have come with runners on base is 4 HR from tying Carlos Peña (163) for most in franchise history has 4 seasons of 25-plus HR, tying Peña for the club record. Ranks 2nd on the team with 68 BB leads the team and ranks 6th in the AL with 154 SO, which marks a new career high (prev. 140 in 2009). #28 JOSE MOLINA, C Sun: DNP Series: 2-6, 2B, BB, 2-R Stand: 3-13, 2B, BB, 2-R vs. LH:.247 (21-85) 2013:.239/.298/.310, 2-HR, 17-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.179 (10-56) vs. RH:.235 (43-183), 2-HR Only has 4 hits in his last 24 at-bats was 7-for-20 (.350) over his prev. 6 games before then has started 83 of 155 games (82-C, 1-DH) this season. Recorded a season-high 3 RBI on Aug 27 vs. LAA, his first 3-hit game since June 19 vs. BOS his last 3-RBI game was Sep 21, 2012 vs. TOR pct. of balls in play are ground balls, highest pct. on the team and highest pct. of his career has hit into a career high 10 GIDP. #9 WIL MYERS, OF Sun: 2-4, 2B Series: 2-16, 2B Stand: 7-28, 3-2B, HR, 3-RBI vs. LH:.303 (27-89), 3-HR 2013:.291/.352/.480, 13-HR, 49-RBI, 5-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP:.309 (25-81) vs. RH:.286 (62-217), 10-HR Went 2-for-4 yesterday vs. BAL, snapping a 0-for-12 skid over his prev. 2 games had an 8-game hitting streak from Sep Ranks among AL rookie leaders in home runs (13, 2nd), RBI (49, 1st), doubles (19, T-2nd), XBH (32, T-2nd), OBP (.357, 2nd) and SLG (.480, 1st). Sep 16 vs. TEX was his 7th game with multi-xbh Sep 15 at MIN and Sep 16 vs. TEX, homered in back-to-back games for the first time this season. Has 106 RBI between the Rays and Durham (57) this year batting.308 (24-for-78) in September after snapping a 0-for-22 skid on Aug 31 at OAK. Can play a maximum of 87 games this season due to his June 18 call-up, and has a chance to become the first player ever to lead AL rookies in homers and RBI while playing in less than 90 games only one other player in the last 55 years has led AL rookies in homers in less than 90 games: NYY Kevin Maas in 1990 (21 HR in 79 games) the last player to lead AL rookies in RBI in less than 90 games was DET Hoot Evers in 1946 (33 RBI in 81 games). The last position player to play in fewer than 100 games and win ROY was PHI Ryan Howard in 2005 it has never been done in the American League. The Rays are and average 4.3 R/G when he starts and records a hit this season compared to 7-15 with 2.6 R/G when he starts and is held hitless. Since being selected on June 18, ranks among MLB rookie leaders in RBI (49, 1st), HR (13, 3rd) and hits (89, 2nd). #1 SEAN RODRIGUEZ, INF/OF Sun: 0-1 (PH in 7th) Series: 0-1, BB Stand: 2-6, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB vs. LH:.259 (38-147), 5-HR 2013:.254/.324/.395, 5-HR, 23-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.240 (12-50) vs. RH:.237 (9-38) Hit a game-tying 2-run HR in the 6th on Wed against TEX Derek Holland, his 2nd game-tying or go-ahead hit in the span of 10 days (2-run single on Sep 8 at SEA) Wed vs. TEX marked his 10th career game with multi-xbh, 2nd this season (also July 1 at HOU). Has started 48 of the Rays 50 games vs. left-handed starters is 6-for-15 with 2 HR and 5 RBI over his last 11 G after going 2-for-21 in his prev. 12 G. 28-year-old has appeared in 92 games with 52 starts (28-LF, 16-1B, 5-RF, 3-SS) all 5 HR and 14 of his 15 extra-base hits have come vs. LHP. Has played 435 innings defensively this season, spending time in LF (235 innings) and RF (39) as well as 1B (127), SS (28) and 2B (6) has made only three starts in the middle infield this season entering 2013, 278 of his 349 career starts (80 pct.) had been at 2B or SS. #30 LUKE SCOTT, DH Sun: 0-1 (PH in 8th) Series: 0-2 Stand: 0-4 vs. LH:.269 (21-78), 2-HR 2013:.239/.325/.414, 9-HR, 40-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.322 (19-59) vs. RH:.225 (39-173), 7-HR Has only made 2 starts (Sep 10 vs. BOS, Sep 8 at SEA) since being reinstated from the 15-day DL (lower back spasms) on Sep 1. Batting.071 (1-for-14) since his return from the DL, including 1-for-7 as a pinch hitter is 5-for-21 (.238) as a PH overall this season. Hit a pinch-hit, game-tying double on Sep 6 at SEA in the 8th was just 3-for-30 (.100) in the 13 G (7 starts) prior to his DL stint (July 28 Aug 14). Had a career long 13-game hitting streak from July 5-21 and hit.383 (18-for-47) with 4 HR and 10 RBI over that span. #15 DELMON YOUNG, DH Sun: DNP Series: 1-5, 2B Stand: 2-11, 2B, R vs. LH:.268 (22-82), 1-HR 2013:.257/.303/.394, 9-HR, 32-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.261 (18-69) vs. RH:.253 (57-225), 8-HR Batting.229 (8-for-35) with 3 XBH (2-2B, 1-HR) and a.308 OBP in 15 games (7 starts) since joining the Rays is 3-for-22 over his last 11 games. Drew a walk in a career-high-tying 3 straight games from Sep drew 2 BB on Sep 15 at MIN, tying his career high (14th time). Hit a solo HR on Sep 6 at SEA, his first HR since returning to the Rays went 5 years, 348 days in between, passing Fred McGriff (2 years, 308 days) for the longest stretch between home runs in club history Sep 6 at SEA was his 4th game with multi-xbh this season (last Aug 2 vs. ATL). Is 2 HR shy of 100 for his career returns to the organization that selected him with the first overall pick in the 2003 June Draft. Selected from Montgomery on Sep 1 signed a minor league contract on Aug 22 after being designated for assignment by Philadelphia on Aug 9. #18 BEN ZOBRIST, INF Sun: 0-2, 2-BB, R Series: 4-14, 2B, 3-RBI, 2-R Stand: 8-30, 2B, 3-RBI, 4-BB vs. LH:.241 (46-191), 1-HR 2013:.271/.353/.399, 11-HR, 70-RBI, 11-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.305 (43-141) vs. RH:.286 ( ), 10-HR Had an RBI single Sat vs. BAL in the 7th, extending the Rays lead to 5-1 his 2 RBI on Fri vs. BAL snapped a career-long 14-game streak without a run driven in (Sep 4-20) his 1st inning double Fri vs. BAL marked his first extra-base hit since Sep 4 at LAA, ending a 13-game drought. Ranks 1st on the team with 46 multi-hit games his next HR will tie Carl Crawford for 5th-most in team history (104). Has 465 career walks, passing Carlos Peña (460) for most walks in team history broke the record with a 5th inning walk on Sep 13 at MIN. Has appeared in 149 games with 148 starts (113-2B, 24-RF, 8-SS, 2-DH, 1-LF) has not started in the outfield since Aug 11 at LAD (RF). Was selected to the 2013 All-Star Game by Tigers manager Jim Leyland but did not play was the 2nd selection of his career (2009 by Joe Maddon). Ranks among team leaders in walks (70, 1st) and RBI (70, T-2nd) since 2009, ranks 1st in the AL and 4th in the majors with 427 walks his 176 doubles lead all switch-hitters, and no major league player can match his combination of doubles (176) and triples (25). RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #38 JEFF BELIVEAU, LH Last App: -- Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: -- Triple-A: 2-3-1, 2.62 ERA, 38 G Long Relief App: -- IR-RS: -- vs. RH: year-old was recalled Saturday begins his 4th stint with the Rays this season (May 19, May 31, Aug 27-28) but has yet to appear in a game. Was acquired from the Texas Rangers in exchange for cash considerations on April 16 pitched to a 2.62 ERA (44.2-IP, 13-ER) over 38 apps for Triple-A Durham southpaw held opposing lefties to a.183 batting avg. (11-for-60) owns a career 2.80 ERA over 6 minor league seasons. Made his major league debut with the Cubs on July 22, 2012 and pitched to a 4.58 ERA over 22 apps from his recall through season s end. Is one of two major leaguers to graduate from Bishop Hendricken (R.I.) High School, along with Rocco Baldelli. # JESSE CRAIN, RH Last App: 6/29 vs. CLE (L, 1.0-IP, 3-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH:.275 (19-69) 2013: 2-3-0, 0.74 ERA, 38 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 5/11 vs. LAA IR-RS: 20-7 vs. RH:.174 (12-69) Was reinstated from the 60-day DL today has yet to pitch for the Rays since he was acquired from the White Sox on July 29 while on the DL. Is 2-3 with a 0.74 ERA (36.2.IP, 3-ER) with 46 SO, 11 BB and no HR allowed, earning his first selection to the All-Star Game. At the time he was placed on the White Sox DL on July 3 (retroactive to June 30) he led AL relievers in ERA and ranked 2nd with 19 holds. Has only allowed 1 ER over his last 32 apps which included a White Sox record 29 consecutive scoreless apps from April 17 June 22. Right-handers are hitting only.225 against him over his 10-year major league career with Minnesota ( ) and Chicago-AL ( ).

5 RAYS BULLPEN NOTES (continued) #47 BRANDON GOMES, RH Last App: 9/22 vs. BAL (W, 0.2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-0 vs. LH:.333 (8-24), 3-HR 2013: 3-1-0, 6.23 ERA, 22 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/21 vs. OAK IR-RS: 15-2 vs. RH:.175 (7-40) Has recorded the win in 3 of his last 5 apps (yesterday vs. BAL, Wed vs. TEX and Sep 14 at MIN) struck out both batters faced yesterday vs. BAL. On Wed vs. TEX, replaced Alex Torres with 2-on, 2-out in the 12th and struck out Ian Kinsler swinging to end the inning before the Rays won it in walk-off fashion pitched a scoreless 4th inning on Sep 14 at MIN, replacing Matt Moore following a rain delay. Has held right-handed hitters to a.195 avg. (32-for-164) and 2 HR during his career while opposing lefties have hit.311 (33-for-106) with 6 HR. Has recorded 24 SO in 17.1 IP this season (12.5 SO/9 IP) while allowing 5 BB (3 IBB) has struck out 33.3 pct. of batters faced. 29-year-old was recalled on Aug 30 to take the place of Jake Odorizzi on the active roster marks his 2nd stint with the Rays this season. #40 ROBERTO HERNANDEZ, RH Last App: 9/19 vs. TEX (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH:.305 (96-315), 17-HR 2013: , 4.89 ERA, 31 G, 24 GS Long Relief App: 3.2, 9/3 at LAA IR-RS: 4-2 vs. RH:.253 (68-269), 7-HR Has a 3.24 ERA with 1 save over 7 relief apps (8.1-IP, 3-ER) had a 4.98 ERA in 24 starts this season (last Aug 27 vs. LAA). Allowed a pinch-hit grand slam on Sep 11 to BOS Mike Carp in the 10th inning, the first grand slam allowed of his career. Threw 3.2 perfect innings on Sep 3 at LAA in relief of Matt Moore, striking out 7 of 11 batters faced for his first career save according to Baseball Reference, was only the 12th time since 1916 a reliever pitched at least 3.2 perfect innings with 7 SO or more most recently ARI Max Scherzer (7-IP, 7-SO) on April 29, 2008 vs. HOU it was the most strikeouts by a Rays reliever since Shawn Camp (7) on June 25, 2007 vs. CWS. Is the 4th in Rays history with a complete game and save in the same season (Matt Garza in 2010, Joe Kennedy in 2003 and Albie Lopez in 2000). #52 JOSH LUEKE, RH Last App: 9/19 vs. TEX (2.1-IP, 6-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-0 vs. LH:.257 (9-35), 1-HR 2013: 0-2-0, 5.23 ERA, 18 G Long Relief App: 2.1, 2x-last 9/19 vs. TEX IR-RS: 20-9 vs. RH:.304 (14-46), 2-HR Threw a career high 56 pitches on Thursday vs. TEX his 2.1 IP tied his season long app (also Sep 2 at LAA). Has inherited the bases loaded 4 times this season was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Sep 1 for his 4th stint with the Rays this year. Has issued 15 BB in 24 IP (5.6 BB/9 IP) in his two seasons with the Rays has a career 2.3 BB/9 IP ratio in 345 IP over 7 minor league seasons. Was 3-1 with 17 saves in 18 chances for Durham this season had a 0.63 ERA (57.1-IP, 6-R, 4-ER) in 40 apps (35 scoreless). #57 JAKE MCGEE, LH Last App: 9/20 vs. BAL (0.1-IP, 0-H, 2-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-5 vs. LH:.237 (18-76), 3-HR 2013: 5-3-1, 4.07 ERA, 68 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 5/27 vs. MIA IR-RS: vs. RH:.205 (30-146), 5-HR Has pitched to a 2.27 ERA (47.2-IP, 12-ER) in 53 apps (42 scoreless) since May 10 opponents are hitting.175 (29-for-166) over that span. Allowed multiple runs Fri vs. BAL for the first time since May 7 vs. TOR allowed a BB and HBP in the 7th and was replaced by Alex Torres. Right-handers are only hitting.161 (18-for-112) against him since May 7, compared to.353 (12-for-34) before then. His 67 apps are T-2nd most among AL lefties has allowed 45.9 pct. of inherited runners to score this season, 2nd-highest pct. among AL relievers. Has allowed 8 HR this season, most among Rays relievers and a career high (prev. 5 in 2011) five of the 8 HR have been by right-handed hitters. Has been charged with 4 blown saves this season had a ERA (12-IP, 15-ER) and opponents hit.339 against him over his first 15 apps. #23 JAKE ODORIZZI, RH Last App: 9/20 vs. BAL (3.2-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-0 vs. LH:.286 (16-56), 2-HR 2013: 0-1-0, 4.39 ERA, 6 G, 4 GS Long Relief App: 3.2, 9/20 vs. BAL IR-RS: 0-0 vs. RH:.239 (11-46), 1-HR 23-year-old was recalled on Friday from Triple-A Durham and pitched 3.2 scoreless innings (11th 14th) Fri vs. BAL, his first career scoreless app (8th game) marks his 5th stint with the Rays this year (also May 20-28, June 11-13, June 18 and Aug 29). Was 9-6 with a 3.33 ERA in 22 starts (124.1-IP, 101-H, 46-ER, 40-BB, 124-SO) for Durham made 3 postseason starts, posting a 0.50 ERA (18-IP, 1-ER) over his final 6 starts (combining regular and postseason), was 1-2 with a 0.47 ERA (38-IP, 20-H, 2-ER, 1-HR, 8-BB, 46-SO). Remains winless over 8 major league games (6 starts) Fri vs. BAL was his 2nd career app out of the bullpen (also June 13 vs. KC). #62 JOEL PERALTA, RH Last App: 9/22 vs. BAL (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-4 vs. LH:.171 (24-140), 4-HR 2013: 2-8-1, 3.33 ERA, 76 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 3x-last 9/18 vs. TEX IR-RS: 23-3 vs. RH:.212 (22-104), 3-HR Ranks among AL leaders in apps (76, 1st) and holds (38, 1st) leads AL relievers with 223 apps since joining the Rays in Recorded his 38th hold yesterday vs. BAL, breaking his own franchise record (37 in 2012) his 75 holds over the last 2 seasons are the most over a 2-year span since the statistic was first tracked by STATS LLC single-season record is 40 by SD Luke Gregerson in His 8 losses are a new career high (prev. 6, 2012) and are tied for the most ever by a Rays reliever (Travis Harper in 2003 and Esteban Yan in 2002). 59 of his apps have been scoreless opponents are hitting only.189 (46-for-244) against him this year since joining the Rays in 2011, owns a club-record 94 holds and lefties are hitting only.167 (63-for-377) against him the Rays have been tied or had the lead in 69 of his apps this season. In his Rays career, the 37-year-old has faced the opponents batters more than any other spots in the order and has held them to a.180 avg. (48-for-266) opponents No. 3 hitters have hit.086 (7-for-81), lowest in the majors over that span (min. 50 AB). #27 CESAR RAMOS, LH Last App: 9/20 vs. BAL (1.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH:.289 (28-97), 2-HR 2013: 2-2-1, 4.38 ERA, 46 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 5x-last 8/26 at KC IR-RS: 23-7 vs. RH:.253 (38-150), 4-HR Has a 3.24 ERA (8.1-IP, 3-ER) over 7 apps in Sep has allowed 6 HR this year, incl. in 2 straight apps Tue and Thu vs. TEX for the 1st time in his career. Matched his season long app Aug 26 at KC and allowed 5 runs, tied for the most by any Rays reliever this season. Only allowed one run (0.96 ERA) over 6 apps from Aug 2-21 (9.1-IP) opponents hit just.206 (7-for-34) over that stretch. Since May 8 vs. TOR, 16 of his 34 apps have been 2 IP or more the last Rays reliever with more 2-plus IP apps was J.P. Howell (23) in #56 FERNANDO RODNEY, RH Last App: 9/22 vs. BAL (S, 1.0-IP, 2-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: vs. LH:.236 (30-127), 1-HR 2013: , 3.44 ERA, 67 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 9/20 vs. BAL IR-RS: 16-4 vs. RH:.171 (20-117), 2-HR Has converted his last 6 save opportunities after blowing 3 of his prev. 6 allowed an RBI double to Matt Wieters off the B-ring catwalk yesterday. 16 of his last 18 apps since Aug 13 have been scoreless has only allowed 8 baserunners (5-H, 3-BB) in those 16 scoreless apps over that span. Had a 4.24 ERA at the end of play on Aug 9 at LAD has only allowed 3 ER in 18.2 IP since then had 9 straight scoreless apps before yesterday. Is 36-for-44 in save opportunities this season after going 48-for-50 in 2012 when he led the majors with a 96.0 save pct., a club record. Is the 1st in Rays history with a pair of 35 save seasons is 1 of 6 major league players with at least 35 saves in both 2012 and Blew his 8th save on Aug 27 vs. LAA, T-2nd-most in the majors (BAL Jim Johnson has 9) marks the most blown saves of his career (prev. 7 in 2010 with LAA) and is tied for the 3rd-most by a Rays pitcher in franchise history (Roberto Hernandez had 9 in 1998 and Esteban Yan had 9 in 2001). Has only issued 16 BB (2 IBB) in his last 45 apps, dating back to May 28 vs. MIA, compared to 19 BB (1 IBB) in his first 21 apps this year. Of his 80 strikeouts this season, 53 have come via his changeup (66.3 pct.), most strikeouts via the changeup among major league relievers. #54 ALEX TORRES, LH Last App: 9/20 vs. BAL (0.2-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH:.178 (13-73) 2013: 4-1-0, 1.49 ERA, 36 G Long Relief App: 4.0, 2x-last 6/1 at CLE IR-RS: 24-7 vs. RH:.140 (16-114), 1-HR Has pitched to a 3.60 ERA (20-IP, 8-ER) over his last 15 apps since Aug 7 at ARI over his first 21 apps this season, only allowed one run in 34.1 IP. His.155 opp. avg. is the 2nd-lowest of any AL reliever with at least 25 IP has a 0.77 ERA (23.1-IP, 2-ER) in 20 apps at home this season. Righties are hitting only.140 (16-for-114) against him, lowest by a LHP (min. 50 AB) in the AL this season. Has inherited the bases loaded with no outs twice this season: Aug 20 at BAL (1 inherited runner scored) and June 4 at DET (no inherited runners scored) also inherited the bases loaded with 1 out on June 22 at NYY and did not allow a run to score. #35 JAMEY WRIGHT, RH Last App: 9/22 vs. BAL (1.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH:.204 (29-142), 3-HR 2013: 2-2-0, 2.81 ERA, 63 G, 1 GS Long Relief App: 3.0, 2x-last 5/31 at CLE IR-RS: 22-7 vs. RH:.263 (26-99) Has a 1.79 ERA (40.1-IP, 8-ER) over his last 39 apps, 33 of which have been scoreless had a 4.33 ERA (27-IP, 13-ER) over his first 24 apps. Of his 62 relief apps, the Rays have trailed in 33 of them or led by 3-plus runs in 15 of them has only pitched with the Rays holding a 1-run lead three times this season, including yesterday vs. BAL the Rays have been tied in 8 of his apps and had a 2-run lead in the 3 others. Since converting to the bullpen in 2008, has a 3.93 ERA in IP most relief innings in the majors in that span. Eighteen-year veteran is with his 10th major league team but is still seeking his first postseason game no active player has gone longer without playing in the playoffs this is the 6th straight season he made an Opening Day roster after going to camp as a non-roster invite.

6 RAYS BULLPEN NOTES (continued) #49 WESLEY WRIGHT, LH Last App: 9/22 vs. BAL (0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-4 vs. LH:.267 (28-105), 3-HR 2013: 0-4-0, 3.76 ERA, 68 G Long Relief App: 2.1, 2x-last 8/26 at KC IR-RS: vs. RH:.255 (25-98), 4-HR Has made 14 apps with the Rays (11.1-IP, 4-ER) since being claimed off waivers Aug 12 from Houston ranks T-2nd among AL lefties with 68 apps. Has held lefties to a.130 avg. (3-for-23) since joining the Rays 9 of his last 10 apps since Aug 29 have been scoreless. Retired his only 2 batters faced Fri vs. BAL in the 16th inning was the 10th of a major league record tying 11 pitchers used by the Rays. 28-year-old has held lefties to a.210 avg. (53-for-252) since the start of the 2011 season has a 3.51 ERA with 9.1 SO/9 IP since the start of Was the Astros longest tenured player prior to the waiver claim had spent parts of the last 6 seasons in the majors, all with Houston. 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 13 most hits game 13 most rbi game Beckham - - 1, 9/19 vs. TEX - DeJesus 9/22/13 vs. BAL Feldman 4, 9/20 vs. BAL 3, 2x-last 7/31 vs. MIL Escobar 9/3/13 at LAA Gutierrez 3, 9x-last 9/13 at MIN 3, 3x-last 8/9 at LAD Fuld 6/24/13 vs. TOR Rogers 3, 7/1 at HOU 2, 3x-last 8/7 at ARI Gimenez 9/29/12 at CWS Heath 1, 9/8 at SEA - Guzman 9/11/07 at DET Rapada - - Jennings 9/21/13 vs. BAL Gonzalez 3, 9x-last 9/18 vs. TEX 4, 2x-last 9/21 vs. BAL Johnson 8/7/13 at ARI Delgado 4, 2x-last 5/27 vs. MIA 6, 5/27 vs. MIA Joyce 8/23/13 vs. NYY Kuroda 3, 3x-last 8/26 at KC 5, 5/18 at BAL Lobaton 9/18/13 vs. TEX Ogando 3, 5x-last 8/16 vs. TOR 4, 8/23 vs. NYY Loney 9/12/13 vs. BOS Workman 3, 12x-last 9/8 at SEA 4, 7/26 at NYY Longoria 9/7/13 at SEA Paxton 4, 4/27 at CWS 4, 5/6 vs. TOR Molina 7/5/13 vs. CWS Axelrod 3, 3x-last 8/27 vs. LAA 3, 8/27 vs. LAA Myers 9/16/13 vs. TEX Garza 3, 5x-last 9/4 at LAA 4, 3x-last 8/15 vs. SEA Rodriguez 9/18/13 vs. TEX Holland 4, 7/1 at HOU 3, 7/1 at HOU Scott 7/21/13 at TOR Dickey 3, 4x-last 7/5 vs. CWS 3,2x-last 7/13 vs. HOU Young 9/6/13 at SEA Iwakuma 4, 6/27 at LAD 6, 6/28 at LAD Zobrist 8/23/13 vs. NYY Kuroda 5, 6/10 vs. BOS 3, 2x-last 8/13 vs. SEA RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: W3 When commit error: Hit homer: Current Record: Ahead after 6-7-8: 65-9/68-9/71-5 Homer with men on: Home/Road: 50-30/36-39 Behind after 6-7-8: 9-51/5-56/3-55 Hit multiple homers: Day/Night: 27-23/59-46 Tied after 6-7-8: 12-9/13-4/12-9 Score first: Grass/Turf: 32-37/ run games: Score 5 or more: vs. East: run games: Score less than 5: vs. Central: Extra innings: 9-7 Outhit opponents: 71-9 vs. West: Win in last at-bat: 17 Outhit by opponents: 7-52 vs. National League: 12-8 Come-from-behind wins: 35 Collect 10 or more hits: vs. RH/LH starters: 58-47/28-22 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 33 Opp. 10 or more hits: Series W-L-T (home): Series W-L-T (road): Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 38-25/10-15/28-25/9-4 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Archer Cobb Colome Hellickson Hernandez Moore Odorizzi Price Romero Wright RAYS SEASON HIGHS TEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest win streak 8, July 4-July 11 Most runs, game, TB 3, 9x-last, Myers, 7/28 at NYY Long loss streak 6, August 6-August 13 Most runs, game, Opp 3, 12x-last, Martin, 9/17 vs. TEX Most runs game, TB 12, 2x-last, 7/1 at HOU Most hits, game, TB 5, Zobrist, 6/10 vs. BOS Most runs game, Opp 13, 4/7 vs. CLE Most hits, game, Opp 5, Santana, 4/7 vs. CLE Most runs, inn, TB 7, (3rd), 5/6 vs. TOR Most 2B, game, TB 2, 25x-last, Jennings, 9/15 at MIN Most runs, inn, Opp 8, 2x-last (6th), 6/13 vs. KC Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 15x-last, Martin, 9/17 vs. TEX Most hits, game, TB 19, 4/27 at CWS Most HR, game, TB 2, 9x-last, Myers, 9/4 at LAA Most hits, game, Opp 17, 4/7 vs. CLE Most HR, game, Opp 2, 7x-last, Lind, 8/17 vs. TOR Most hits, inn, TB 7, (2nd), 7/5 vs. CWS Most RBI, game, TB 6, Johnson, 5/27 vs. MIA Most hits, inn, Opp 8, (6th), 6/13 vs. KC Most RBI, game, Opp 4, 16x-last, Carp, 9/12 vs. BOS Most doubles, game, TB 8, 5/18 at BAL Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 2x-last, Johnson, 5/27 vs. MIA Most doubles, game, Opp 7, 6/9 vs. BAL Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 6x-last, Martin, 9/17 vs. TEX Most HR, game, TB 4, 5x-last, 8/23 vs. NYY Most steals, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Jennings, 7/5 vs. CWS Most HR, game, Opp 5, 4/7 vs. CLE Most steals, game, Opp 3, Gentry, 9/19 vs. TEX Most x-base hits, game, TB 10, 5/18 at BAL Hitting Streak 16, 2x-last, Loney, June 19-July 5 Most x-base hits, game, Opp 11, 4/7 vs. CLE TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 3, 3x-last, 7/25 at BOS Most SO, TB Starter 13, Cobb, 5/10 vs. SD Most stolen bases, game, Opp 5, 9/19 vs. TEX Most SO, Opp Starter 11, Buchholz, 4/14 at BOS Most walks, game, TB 10, 6/11 vs. BOS Most SO, TB Reliever 7, Hernandez, 9/3 at LAA Most walks, game, Opp 9, 6/22 at NYY Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, 2x-last, Torres, 6/1 at CLE Most strikeouts, game, TB 16, 7/10 vs. MIN Most walks, game, TB 6, 3x-last, Moore, 6/25 vs. TOR Most strikeouts, game, Opp 19, 7/10 vs. MIN Most walks, game, Opp 7, 3x-last, Richards, 9/2 at LAA Most LOB, game, TB 16, 9/20 vs. BAL Most SO, Team, TB 19, 7/10 vs. MIN Most LOB, game, Opp 15, 8/19 at BAL Most walks, Team, TB 9, 6/22 at NYY Most errors, game, TB 2, 7x-last, 9/1 at OAK Low-Hit Game 2, 6x-last, Moore, 7/22 at BOS Most errors, game, Opp 4, 8/11 at LAD Consecutive Scoreless IP 22.1, Moore, June 25-July 11 Longest game, time 6:54, 9/20 vs. BAL Shortest game, time 2:10, 6/26 vs. TOR Longest game, time (9 inn.) 3:58, 9/2 at LAA Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:10, 6/26 vs. TOR INSTANT REPLAY 1. April 17 at BAL Adam Jones vs. Matt Moore (3rd inn., 2 out) Double to CF overturned: home run time of delay: 0:55 2. April 26 at CWS Jose Molina vs. Addison Reed (9th inn., 1 out) Double to CF ruling upheld time of delay: 1:36 3. May 6 vs. TOR Kelly Johnson vs. Mark Buehrle (3rd inn., 0 out) Single to CF ruling upheld time of delay: 2:05 4. May 7 vs. TOR Jose Bautista vs. Roberto Hernandez (1st inn., 2 out) Double to CF ruling upheld time of delay: 1:35 5. May 18 at BAL Jose Molina vs. Jair Jurrjens (3rd inn., 1 out) Double to RCF ruling upheld time of delay: 1:32 6. May 19 at BAL Matt Joyce vs. Chris Tillman (6th inn., 1 out) Double to RF overturned: home run time of delay: 2:34 7. August 14 vs. SEA Ben Zobrist vs. Danny Farquhar (9th inn., 0 out) Triple to RF ruling upheld time of delay: 1:04 8. August 18 vs. TOR Evan Longoria vs. Todd Redmond (1st inn., 2 out) Home run to RF ruling upheld time of delay: 2:15 MISCELLANEOUS Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Zobrist (26), Longoria (24), Jennings (22), Loney (21), Joyce (20), Myers (19), Scott (16), Johnson (14), Escobar (13), Lobaton (13), Molina (10), Rodriguez (8), Roberts (6), Fuld (4), DeJesus (3), Bourgeois (1), Duncan (1), Young (1) Outfield Assists: Johnson (6), Fuld (2), Jennings (2), Myers (2), Zobrist (2), Joyce (1), Rodriguez (1) Bunt Singles: Jennings (5), Joyce (3), Scott (3), Zobrist (2), Bourgeois (1), Fuld (1), Lobaton (1), Roberts (1) Ejections: Maddon-4 (8/26 at KC, 4th inn., 5/8 vs. TOR, 6th inn., 5/7 vs. TOR, 2nd inn., 4/17 at BAL, 5th inn.), Foley-1 (8/10 at LAD, 6th inn.) Hellickson-1 (4/28 at CWS, 8th inn.) Batted Around: 9/16 vs. TEX (5th inn, 9 batters), 8/20 at BAL (9th inn, 9 batters), 8/9 at LAD (5th inn, 9 batters), 7/26 at NYY (2nd inn, 9 batters), 7/9 vs. MIN (4th inn, 9 batters), 7/5 vs. CWS (2nd inn, 10 batters), 7/1 at HOU (7th inn, 10 batters), 6/8 vs. BAL (5th inn, 9 batters), 5/27 vs. MIA (2nd inn, 9 batters), 5/18 at BAL (9th inn, 10 batters), 5/17 at BAL (5th inn, 9 batters), 5/14 vs. BOS (4th inn, 9 batters), 5/11 vs. SD (2nd inn, 11 batters), 5/10 vs. SD (7th inn, 10 batters), 5/8 vs. TOR (1st inn, 9 batters), 5/6 vs. TOR (3rd inn, 10 batters), 4/19 vs. OAK (1st inn, 9 batters) WALK-OFF WINS 1. April 3 vs. BAL (W 8-7) Matt Joyce solo home run to right field off Tommy Hunter (9th inning). 2. May 9 vs. TOR (W 5-4) Luke Scott walk with bases loaded off Brad Lincoln (10th inning). 3. May 11 vs. SD (W 8-7) Evan Longoria 2-run HR to left-center field off Huston Street (9th). 4. May 28 vs. MIA (W 7-6) Desmond Jennings RBI single to right field off Chad Qualls (9th). 5. June 29 vs. DET (W 4-3) Yunel Escobar RBI single to center field off Bruce Rondon (10th). 6. July 10 vs. MIN (W 4-3) Ben Zobrist RBI single to right-center field off Ryan Pressly (13th inning). 7. August 3 vs. SF (W 2-1) Wil Myers RBI single to left field off Jean Machi (10th inning). 8. August 14 vs. SEA (W 5-4) Jason Bourgeois RBI single to right field off Danny Farquhar (9th inning). 9. August 16 vs. TOR (W 5-4) Jose Lobaton RBI triple to right field off Aaron Loup (9th inning). 10. August 18 vs. TOR (W 2-1) Jose Lobaton solo HR to right field off Brad Lincoln (9th inning). 11. September 18 vs. TEX (W 4-3) Desmond Jennings single to right field off Joe Ortiz (12th inning). 12. September 20 vs. TEX (W 5-4) David DeJesus single to center field off Bud Norris (18th inning). RUNS BY INNING X Total Opponent Tampa Bay