UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE

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1 TAMPA BAY RAYS (74-63) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (62-75) RH Ryne Stanek (2-3, 2.72) vs. LH Ryan Borucki (3-3, 4.52) Tuesday, September 4, 2018 First Pitch: 7:07 p.m. Location: Rogers Centre TV: FOX Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 138 (74-63) Road Game No.: 73 (33-39) All-Time Game No.: 3,376 ( ) All-Time Road Game No.: 1,690 ( ) March: 1-2 April: May: June: July: August: September: 3-0 Pre-ASB: Post-ASB: UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Wed., 9/5 at TOR 7:07 p.m. RH Tyler Glasnow (1-4, 3.95) vs. RH Aaron Sanchez (3-5, 5.22) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) ROSTER MOVES The Rays have recalled RH Jake Faria from Triple-A Durham and reinstated C Adam Moore from the restricted list INF Daniel Robertson was transferred from the 10-day DL to the 60-day DL. WHAT ZILLA DID Today Major League Baseball announced Blake Snell as the American League Pitcher of the Month for August he became the fifth Rays pitcher to receive the monthly honor, joining Chris Archer in July 2013, Jeremy Hellickson in May 2011, David Price in Sep 2010 and Scott Kazmir in May 2008 Snell went 4-0 with a 1.04 ERA (26-IP, 3-ER) in 5 starts in August; his 4 wins tied the club record for August and tied four others for the AL lead min. 25 IP, his ERA led the AL and his SO/9 IP ratio ranked 4th in the AL his ERA was the best in club history for August and 4th-best in club history for any calendar month. RAY MATTER The Rays have won three straight games and are 12-2 in their last 14 games to improve to a season-high 11 games over.500, their most since finishing the 2013 season at with a win in the tiebreaker game at Texas only one of the 37 players on the active roster for that game remains in the organization: Kevin Kiermaier, who made his major league debut as a defensive replacement in the bottom of the 9th inn. The last time the Rays were 11 games over.500, Miley Cyrus Wrecking Ball was the best performing single in the United States and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Frozen were two months away from their theatrical release dates. This is the Rays best 14-game stretch since July 9-27, 2013 (12-2) the Rays have outscored opponents, 72-37, over this stretch. With a win tonight, the Rays would improve to in their last six road series after going in their previous eight. WHERE WE STAND At 74-63, the Rays have a better record than the Diamondbacks, Phillies, Nationals and Giants, but they are 20 GB of the major-league-leading Red Sox in the AL East and 8 GB of the Athletics for the AL s second Wild Card the Rays are on pace for 87 wins, and no team has missed the postseason with that many wins since the 2014 Mariners if they Rays gain a game tonight, it will be the closest they ve been to the second Wild Card spot since they were 7 GB through June 1. It s worth noting that with 25 games remaining in 2011, the Rays were also and 9.0 GB of the Red Sox for the AL s lone Wild Card that season, the Rays passed the Red Sox on the final day. The Rays would need to go 7-18 in their final 25 games to clinch their best record under fourth-year Manager Kevin Cash they would need to go 8-17 for the first winning season since 2013 and 16-9 for their sixth 90-win campaign in 11 seasons as the Rays. The Rays are (.610) since the All-Star break, 4th-best winning pct. in the majors and 3rd-best in the AL since then. RAYS vs. BLUE JAYS The Rays are 8-2 against the Blue Jays this season (5-1 at home, 3-1 on the road), and they are 6-1 in their last 7 games the Rays have pitched to a 1.62 ERA (89-IP, 16-ER) and.175 opp avg. (53-for- 303) in the season series, and have combined to allow 5 runs in the last 6 games they have allowed 4 runs or fewer in all 10 games against them this season, 2 runs or fewer eight times and 1 run or fewer five times they have won the season series in eight of the last 10 years and are (.533) all-time against them, their most wins against any opponent. This is the second of three consecutive road trips to go through Toronto, and the Rays host the Blue Jays in the final series of the season from Sep this series continues a stretch facing them 13 times in the club s final 47 games of the season. ABOUT THE OFFENSE The Rays have recorded double-digit hits in three consecutive games, six of their last 7 games and 10 of their last 12 games they are averaging 5.75 runs per game over this 12-game stretch, including 4 runs or more 11 times and 5 runs or more nine times in the last 3 games, 20 of the club s 37 hits (54.1 pct.) have gone for extra bases. The Rays rank 2nd in the AL in both avg. (.257) and on-base pct. (.329), trailing the Red Sox in both categories last season, they finished 12th with a.245 avg. and 10th with a.317 OBP never in franchise history have the Rays finished a season among the AL s top two teams in avg. or on-base pct. their highest finish in avg. was 3rd in 2005 and their highest finish in OBP was 3rd in The Rays have totaled 122 HR this season, 4th-fewest in the majors they are on pace for 144 HR, which would be 84 HR fewer than their club-record 228 HR last season they have won 24 games this season without the benefit of a home run, most in the majors, and they are 26-5 (.839) when hitting multiple homers. The Rays rank 4th in the majors with 98 SB and 1st with 83 HBP, one hit batter shy of tying the single-season club record (2015). PICK YOUR POISON The Rays have two players batting at least.300 in Mallex Smith (.306, 7th in the AL) and Joey Wendle (.302, 9th in the AL and best among major league rookies) and a third player, Matt Duffy (.299, 11th in the AL and 2nd among AL third basemen), flirting with a.300 avg. never in franchise history have three qualifying players finished with a.300 avg. or better twice the Rays have had a pair of qualifiers do that Jason Bartlett (.320) and Carl Crawford (.305) in 2009 and Crawford (.315) and Melvin Upton Jr. (.300) in 2007 the Rays haven t had a single qualifier hit.300 or better since Casey Kotchman (.306) in Wendle is attempting to become the first Ray to lead major league rookie qualifiers in avg. Rocco Baldelli s club-rookie-record.289 avg. in 2003 led AL rookies but ranked 3rd among ML rookies. The Rays, Red Sox, Braves and Brewers are the only teams in the majors with two qualifing players batting.300 or better. PITCHING PLANS Tonight s game will be started by Ryne Stanek, the 42nd time the Rays will use an opener and 24th time using Stanek in that role the Rays opened the season with bullpen days as needed in place of a traditional starter, and since May 19, they have used openers to start games generally facing 3-9 batters, depending on matchups. In March, the Rays announced a season-opening rotation of Chris Archer, Blake Snell, Nathan Eovaldi and Jake Faria all four pitchers spent time on the disabled list and two were traded in July the Rays have used other starters in 73 of 137 games (53.3 pct.). Since the debut of the opener on May 19 at LAA, Rays pitching ranks 2nd in the majors and 1st in the AL with a 3.31 ERA before that, their 4.43 ERA was 22nd in the majors and 9th in the AL. The Rays are with traditional starters and otherwise. Rays starters have gone 3 IP or fewer 55 times this season, most by a team since Baseball Reference data is available (1908). REDEFINING RELIEF 55.1 pct. of the team s innings pitched have been covered by the bullpen the starters have thrown 550 IP, fewest in the majors, and the relievers have thrown IP, most in major league history, passing the 2012 Rockies (657.0) the Rays bullpen is one of five in major league history to reach 600 IP, and the previous four all finished with losing records so far this season, Rays relievers have totaled: 51 apps of at least 50 pitches and 25 apps of at least 70 pitches, both the most since Baseball Reference data is available (1908); 76 decisions, most since Baseball Reference data is available; 120 apps of at least 2 IP, most since the 2000 Red Sox (120); 59 apps of at least 3 IP, most since the 1988 Yankees (59); 40 apps of at least 4 IP, most since the 1982 Red Sox (40); 28 apps of at least 5 IP, most since the 1924 Phillies (30) RUBBER ARM Tonight will be the second consecutive game started by Ryne Stanek, the third time in club history a pitcher will start in consecutive games and the second time on consecutive days Sergio Romo started on consecutive days, May at LAA, and James Shields started consecutive games wrapped around the 2009 All-Star break prior to Romo earlier this season, the last pitcher to start on consecutive days was MIL Zack Greinke from July 7-8, 2012 at HOU (ejected after four pitches in the first of those starts) according to the Elias Sports Bureau, Stanek will become the first rookie to start on consecutive days since STL George Munger from July 28-29, 1943 vs. PHI he went 0.1 IP in the first of those games and threw a complete game the next day (9-IP, 13-H, 5-R/3-ER). YONNY NUT CHIRINOS Last night Yonny Chirinos threw 25 pitches in the 2nd inning, his first inning of work, then threw 47 pitches over his next 6 IP he went 7 IP, tying the franchise record for a reliever (5th time, last Austin Pruitt on June 7 vs. SEA) it was the third time this season a Rays reliever went 7 IP, while the other 29 teams have combined to do that once the Rays are the first team with 3 apps of this type since the 1990 Yankees (3) Chirinos is the second pitcher since Baseball Reference data is available (1908) to go at least 5 IP in six consecutive apps, all in relief, joining CHC Charlie Smith (6) from July 18 (G1) Aug 12, 1912.

2 TONIGHT S STARTER: RH RYNE STANEK (2-3, 2.72 ERA) CAREER MLB BREAKDOWN YEAR W L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO HR Career RUBBER ARM Yesterday at TOR, started and pitched a perfect 1st inning on 16 pitches (11 strikes) tonight will be the third time in franchise history that a pitcher starts in consecutive games and the second time on consecutive days Sergio Romo started on consecutive days, May at LAA, and James Shields started consecutive games wrapped around the 2009 All-Star break according to the Elias Sports Bureau, Stanek will become the first rookie to start on consecutive days since STL George Munger did it from July 28-29, 1943 vs. PHI he went 0.1 IP in the first of those games and threw a complete game the next day (9-IP, 13-H, 5-R/3-ER). A NEW LOOK Has made 23 starts, all since May 26 vs. BAL, four more than any other pitcher in the majors over that span is the first pitcher to total 20 starts and 20 relief apps in a season since TOR Esmil Rogers (20 starts, 24 relief apps) in 2013, and the first rookie since MIN Joe Mays (20 starts, 29 relief apps) in 1999 before Mays, the last rookie to do it was LAD Orel Hershiser (20 starts, 25 relief apps) in This will be the 42nd time the Rays use an opener, all of them since May 19 at LAA he is 0-2 with a 2.67 ERA (33.2-IP, 10-ER) in his 23 starts. Eighteen of his 23 starts this season have been scoreless hasn t gone more than 2 IP or thrown more than 40 pitches (as a starter or reliever). Has pitched to a 1.57 ERA (23-IP, 4-ER) in the 1st inning. MAKING THE LEAP Since the start of June, is 1-2 with a 2.31 ERA (46.2-IP, 12-ER) and.188 opp avg. (31-for-165) in 38 apps (21 starts) to lower his season ERA from Ranks among AL rookies in apps (47, 6th) and starts (23, 1st) min. 50 IP, is 2nd among AL rookies with a.185 opp avg. and 3rd with a SO/9 IP ratio. Has only allowed 1 XBH in 85 PA against lefties this season (double). His 0.93 ERA (29-IP, 3-ER) at home is 4th-best in the majors (min. 20 IP). BRINGING THE HEAT His avg. fastball velocity this season is 98.0 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is mph in his start on May 26 vs. BAL. Last season he averaged 98.1 mph on his fastball, and he made 14 pitches of 100 mph or more entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the Best Fastball in the organization for a second consecutive season. Pronunciation: STAN-ik 2018 SPLITS SPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO Home Road March April May June July August September SPLITS vs. BLUE JAYS SPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO Career on Road SPLITS vs. BATTERS SPLIT AB H AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO TB PA vs. LHB vs. RHB SEASON & CAREER HIGHS 2018 CAREER 2.0, 8x-last 8/22 vs. KC IP 2.0, 10x-last 8/22/18 vs. KC 2, 8x-last 8/20 vs. KC H 4, 6/10/17 vs. OAK (G2) 3, 7/28 at BAL R 3, 2x-last 7/28/18 at BAL 3, 7/28 at BAL ER 3, 2x-last 7/28/18 at BAL 2, 5x-last 7/28 at BAL BB 3, 5/22/17 vs. LAA 5, 8/3 vs. CWS SO 5, 2x-last 8/3/18 vs. CWS 2, 2x-last 8/8 vs. BAL HR 2, 3x-last 8/8/18 vs. BAL -- CG SHO -- 1G, 2x-last 8/25 Current Win Streak 1G, 2x-last 8/25/18 Current 3G, 5/31 7/28 Loss Streak 3G, 5/31/18 7/28/18 WATCH YOUR BACK Last night NYM Jacob degrom tied a single-season major league record, allowing 3 runs or fewer in a 25th consecutive start Stanek has allowed 3 runs or fewer in all 23 of his starts, tied for the 4th-longest single-season streak in major league history. QUIRKS OF THE OPENER His SO/9 IP ratio as a starter is 2nd-highest for a rookie in a season (min. 20 starts) to CHC Kerry Wood (12.58) in Has made 7 starts without allowing a hit, the most for any pitcher within a single season since Baseball Reference data is available (1908). From June 7 July 10, made nine consecutive scoreless starts to set a major league record though he totaled only 13.2 IP over this span passing LAD Zack Greinke (6, 43.2 IP), LAD Orel Hershiser (6, 55 IP) and LAD Don Drysdale (6, 54 IP). According to Stats LLC, his 10 scoreless starts before the All-Star break were a major league record. FROM THE OTHER SIDE Is winless in all 23 starts, passing Jason Hammel (17) in for the longest winless streak in club history his 23 starts of 2 IP or fewer are the most for any pitcher within a single season since Baseball Reference data is available (1908) no other pitcher has made more than 8 starts of this type in a season his 9 starts of 1 IP or fewer are the most in a single season, passing PIT Max Butcher (7) in GAME LOG (LAST 15 APPEARANCES) GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 7/28 at BAL L /20 L, 2-11 Gausman down, 3-2 7/31 vs. LAA /12 W, 10-6 Skaggs tied, 0-0 8/1 vs. LAA * /3 W, /3 vs. CWS /16 L, 2-3 (10) Giolito tied, 0-0 8/8 vs. BAL /25 L, 4-5 Cashner tied, 2-2 8/11 at TOR /18 W, 3-1 Gaviglio up, 2-0 8/12 at TOR * /3 L, /16 at NYY * /12 W, /17 at BOS /17 L, 3-7 Johnson up, 3-2 8/20 vs. KC * /6 W, /22 vs. KC /15 W, 6-3 Junis up, 2-0 8/25 vs. BOS * W /5 W, /28 at ATL /7 L, 5-9 Teheran up, 1-0 8/31 at CLE * /11 L, /3 at TOR /11 W, 7-1 Stroman up, 4-0 * indicates relief appearance TOMORROW S STARTER: RH TYLER GLASNOW (1-4, 3.95 ERA) LAST START On Fri at CLE, faced the minimum through 4 IP and did not allow a hit until a 2-out, 5th-inning single his only run allowed in a career-high 7 IP was a solo homer by Edwin Encarnacion in the 7th became the fifth Rays pitcher (6th time) to lose a start of 7 IP (or more) and 2 hits or fewer, and the first since Jake Odorizzi on May 29, 2016 vs. NYY (7-IP, 1-H, 2-R/ER) he was the first Rays starter to do this when allowing 1 run or fewer since James Shields on Oct 2, 2012 vs. BAL (9-IP, 2-H, 1-R/ ER) his line: L, 7 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 6 SO, 1 HR, 1 HBP, 79 pit, 56 str. vs. TORONTO Has faced the Blue Jays once, on the last road trip on Aug 12 his only run allowed came after he left the game was replaced after a leadoff walk to the No. 9 hitter in the 6th inning, his only batter faced in the frame pitched around a leadoff double in the 3rd inning, and stranded a runner at third base in the 4th inning with consecutive strikeouts to end the frame his line: ND, 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 SO, 79 pit, 48 str. #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER Selected by Astros Manager A.J. Hinch to join the AL coaching staff for the All-Star Game for a second consecutive season. Is in his fourth season as Rays manager at age 40, is the majors youngest active skipper 5 months younger than SD Andy Green. His last ejection was July 18, 2017 at OAK, his seventh ejection as Rays manager his 7 ejections are tied for 4th in franchise history. Is the sixth Tampa-born manager in major league history, and second to manage the Rays that list includes Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, incl. parts of eight seasons in the majors ( ) and two years ( ) in the Rays org. Played in the 1989 Little League World Series (Tampa Northside LL), 1999 College World Series (Florida State) and earned World Series rings in 2007 (Red Sox) and 2009 (Yankees).

3 RAYS HITTER NOTES #1 WILLY ADAMES INF Pronunciation: ah-dah-mes 2018:.258/.326/ HR 23 RBI 6 SB Mon at TOR: DNP CLE Series: 3-9, 3-BB Trip: 6-18, RBI, 3-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.278 (15-54), 2-HR Last HR: 8/24/18 vs. BOS Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.500, 3-6) RISP:.217 (13-60) vs. RH:.252 (39-155), 6-HR Has reached base safely three times in consecutive games batting.333/.429/.476 (14-for-42) with 2 HR, 6 RBI over his last 12 games (all starts). His avg. was below.200 as late as July 29 (.196) since then, is batting.330/.411/.515 (32-for-97) with 3 2B, 5 HR and 14 RBI in 29 games (28 starts). Min. 75 PA, since the start of August, ranks among AL rookie leaders in avg. (.330, 2nd) and on-base pct. (.407, 1st) also ranks 3rd with 31 hits. On Aug 7 vs. BAL, became the fifth in club history to hit a walk-off homer before his 23rd birthday and second this season, joining Jake Bauers. Has appeared in 62 games and made 60 starts (52-SS, 8-2B) has 12 errors, tied with Matt Duffy for the team lead, including 7 in his last 32 games. Entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 19 prospect in the minors homered in his major league debut on May 22 vs. BOS. #9 JAKE BAUERS 1B/OF Pronunciation: BOW-ers 2018:.197/.314/ HR 36 RBI 4 SB Mon at TOR: 0-4 CLE Series: 1-9, 2B, 2-BB Trip: 1-18, 2B, RBI, 2-BB vs. LH:.188 (13-69), 2-HR Last HR: 8/1/18 vs. LAA Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-8 RISP:.230 (14-61) vs. RH:.200 (38-190), 7-HR Is 1-for-his-last 25 and 4-for-his-last-62 on Sat at CLE, his 5th-inning double snapped a 0-for-16, his first extra-base hit since Aug 2 vs. LAA. Batting.141/.260/.266 (18-for-128) with 4 HR and 18 RBI in 39 games (36 starts) since the All-Star break, after.252/.368/.496 in the first half. Since his June 7 recall, ranks among ML rookies in doubles (17, tied for 1st), RBI (36, 5th), extra-base hits (28, tied for 4th) and walks (44, 2nd). Has 9 HR in 259 AB with the Rays, compared to 5 HR in 197 AB with Triple-A Durham his 14 HR between the two levels tie a career high (2016). 28 of his 51 hits (54.9 pct.) this season have gone for extra bases (17-2B, 2-3B, 9-HR), 5th-highest rate in the majors among players with 150 PA. Has appeared in 75 games and made 70 starts (53-1B, 11-LF, 4-DH, 2-RF) entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 45 prospect. #26 JI-MAN CHOI 1B Pronunciation: GEE-man CHOY 2018:.270/.346/ HR 18 RBI 2 SB Mon at TOR: 1-5, HR, RBI, R CLE Series: 4-12, 2-2B, 2-BB, R Trip: 5-18, 2-2B, HR, RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.071 (1-14) Last HR: 9/3/18 at TOR Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.357, 5-14) RISP:.176 (6-34) vs. RH:.291 (37-127), 6-HR Has reached base safely in 16 consecutive starts batting.328/.411/.609 (21-for-64) with 7 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR and 6 RBI in his last 18 games (16 starts). Yesterday at TOR, hit a solo homer to the second deck in right-center has 3 HR in his career against the Blue Jays, his most against any opp. Since joining the Rays, is batting.279/.362/.486 (31-for-111) with 9 2B, 4 HR and 13 RBI has appeared in 32 games and made 30 starts, all at DH. On Sat at CLE, his 3 hits tied a career high (also July 23 vs. NYY) marked his second career multi-xbh game (Aug 4, 2016 at OAK, with LAA). All 4 HR with the Rays have been solo shots since the trade, is batting.369 (24-for-65) with the bases empty and.152 (7-for-46) with runners on. Has spent parts of three seasons in the majors with four different teams, batting.228/.314/.440 (61-for-268) with 16 2B, 13 HR and 35 RBI. #19 NICK CIUFFO C Pronunciation: SHOO-fo 2018:.000/.000/ HR 0 RBI 0 SB Mon at TOR: 0-4, R CLE Series: -- Trip: 0-4, R vs. LH:.000 (0-2) Last HR: -- Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.000 (0-3) vs. RH:.000 (0-2) Yesterday at TOR, was selected from Triple-A Durham and made his major league debut, going 0-for-4 with a run as the starting catcher. Hit.262/.301/.380 (58-for-221) with 11 2B, 5 HR and 28 RBI in 60 games for Durham threw out 43.2 pct. of attempted base stealers (21-SB, 16-CS). Served a 50-game suspension to start the season following a violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. In 2017, spent the entire season with Double-A Montgomery and was named Defensive Player of the Year by the Rays Baseball Operations dept. for a second consecutive year named to the Southern League postseason All-Star Team, batting.245 (91-for-371) with 7 HR and 42 RBI. #44 C.J. CRON 1B Pronunciation: krohn 2018:.256/.323/ HR 61 RBI 1 SB Mon at TOR: DNP CLE Series: 2-8, 2B, HR, RBI, R Trip: 6-14, 2-2B, 2-HR, 3-RBI, 3-R vs. LH:.304 (38-125), 7-HR Last HR: 9/2/18 at CLE Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.400, 2-5) RISP:.200 (23-115) vs. RH:.237 (74-312), 19-HR Batting.347/.385/.694 (17-for-49) with 4 HR and 5 RBI in his last 13 games (12 starts) after batting.132 (5-for-38) in 12 games from July 26 Aug 9. On Sun at CLE, homered in the 4th inning and doubled in the 6th for his sixth multi-xbh game of the season (last Wed at ATL). His 26 HR are a career high and most on the team, ahead of Wilson Ramos (14) his previous career high was 16 HR in 2015, 2016 and Has hit 21.3 pct. of the team s homers 51 of his 112 hits (45.5 pct.) this season have gone for extra bases, the highest rate of his career. Has appeared in 119 games and made 110 starts (60-DH, 48-1B) has been hit by pitch 16 times, 2nd in the AL behind TB Carlos Gómez (20). Has only started 17 of the club s 30 games since Aug 1 and 25 of 41 games since the All-Star break, compared to 85 of 96 games in the first half. #5 MATT DUFFY INF 2018:.299/.356/ HR 39 RBI 10 SB Mon at TOR: 2-4, 2B, 2-RBI, R CLE Series: 2-8, 2B, 2-RBI, BB, R Trip: 6-21, 2-2B, 4-RBI, 2-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.280 (33-118), 1-HR Last HR: 6/16/18 at NYY Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.444, 4-9) RISP:.317 (32-101) vs. RH:.306 ( ), 3-HR His.299 avg. this season is 4th among major league third basemen and 2nd among AL third basemen, pct. points behind NYY Miguel Andújar. Batting.381 (16-for-42) in his last 10 games (all starts), incl. seven multi-hit games has 3 2B in his last 6 games, after 1 2B in his previous 37 games. Last homered on June 16 at NYY has gone 229 AB without one, 5th-longest active drought in the majors (excluding pitchers) and a career long. Only 18.7 pct. of his hits have gone for extra bases, 2nd-lowest in the majors 42 of his last 46 hits and 52 of his last 57 hits have been singles. Since June 16, is batting.396/.475/.472 (21-for-53) vs. left-handed pitching, 3rd-highest avg. in the AL vs. LHP over that stretch (min. 50 AB). According to FanGraphs, 26.3 pct. of his balls in play are line drives, 6th-highest in the AL the major league avg. for line drives is 21.5 pct. Has appeared in 114 games and made 110 starts (105-3B, 5-DH) has made 12 errors, tied with Willy Adames for most on the team. #27 CARLOS GÓMEZ OF 2018:.218/.309/ HR 31 RBI 11 SB Mon at TOR: DNP CLE Series: 0-4, BB, R Trip: 2-9, RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH:.204 (21-103), 2-HR Last HR: 7/14/18 at MIN Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP:.253 (22-87) vs. RH:.224 (52-232), 6-HR Batting.263 (5-for-19) in his last 7 games (6 starts) since Aug 22, compared to.083 (1-for-12) in his previous 7 games (4 starts) from Aug Has only homered once in his last 63 games (49 starts) since June 2 and it came off position player Willians Astudillo on July 14 at MIN. Has been hit by pitch a career-high 20 times, most in the majors, and 3rd-most in club history behind Brandon Guyer 2015 (24) and 2016 (23). Has been charged with 7 errors, tied for 4th among ML outfielders, and the most by a Rays outfielder since Melvin Upton Jr. (7) in Has appeared in 106 games and made 91 starts (83-RF, 5-DH, 3-CF) is one of seven active players with at least 100 HR and 200 SB in his career. Has only started 12 of the club s 30 games since Aug 1 and 19 of 41 games since the All-Star break, compared to 72 of 96 games in the first half. #39 KEVIN KIERMAIER CF Pronunciation: KEER-my-er 2018:.206/.268/ HR 22 RBI 9 SB Mon at TOR: 3-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, R CLE Series: 1-6, RBI Trip: 6-17, 2B, 3B, 2-RBI, R vs. LH:.169 (13-77), 1-HR Last HR: 7/28/18 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.571, 4-7) RISP:.176 (13-74) vs. RH:.220 (44-200), 3-HR Yesterday at TOR, tripled in the 1st inning and doubled in the 8th inn. for his first multi-xbh game since Aug 23, 2017 vs. TOR (2) his 3 hits tied his season high (3rd time, last Aug 20 vs. KC) has recorded 4 XBH in his last 7 games (all starts), incl. 3 3B his 7 3B are tied for 3rd in the AL. Batting.349/.391/.558 (15-for-43) in his last 12 games (all starts) his.206 avg. is a season high and his.268 OBP is its highest since Aug 5 (.269). Moved out of the leadoff spot on Aug 5 vs. CWS, and since then has made starts batting fifth (3), sixth (12), seventh (8) and eighth (1) in the order. Has appeared in 72 games and made 70 starts, all in center field, including 19 starts against lefties since 2015, leads the majors with 98 Defensive Runs Saved, ahead of ATL/LAA Andrelton Simmons (95) has achieved this despite missing significant time in each of the last three seasons. #35 BRANDON LOWE INF/OF Pronunciation: rhymes with now 2018:.246/.361/ HR 12 RBI 2 SB Mon at TOR: 0-4, GDP CLE Series: 5-10, 2-2B, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 3-R Trip: 6-17, 2-2B, 3-HR, 6-RBI, BB, 4-R vs. LH:.111 (1-9) Last HR: 9/2/18 at CLE Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.333 (7-21) vs. RH:.269 (14-52), 3-HR Batting.357/.460/.643 (15-for-42) with 12 RBI in his last 14 games (12 starts) after starting his major league career hitless through his first 19 AB. On Sun at CLE, his 3 hits, 3 XBH, 2 2B and 3 RBI were all career highs homered in three consecutive starts from Wed-Sun at ATL/CLE. Has appeared in 20 games and made 18 starts (8-2B, 6-LF, 4-RF) since his Aug 4 selection from Triple-A Durham debuted on Aug 5 vs. CWS. Hit.297/.391/.558 (113-for-380) with 31 2B, 22 HR and 76 RBI in 100 games between Double-A Montgomery and Durham this season, with a June 7 promotion to Triple-A at the time of his selection, his 31 2B tied for 7th among full-season minor leaguers and his 54 XBH ranked 5th. In its midseason update, was ranked by MLB.com as the No. 9 prospect in the organization and the No. 8 second base prospect in the minors. #31 ADAM MOORE C 2018:.222/.222/ HR 0 RBI 0 SB Mon at TOR: 1-3, 2B, SAC CLE Series: 1-3, 2B Trip: 1-3, 2B vs. LH: -- Last HR: 9/23/12 vs. CLE Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.333, 2-6) RISP:.000 (0-1) vs. RH:.222 (2-9) On Sun at CLE, his 8th-inning double was his first extra-base hit since Sep 14, 2014 at ARI (with SD, double) was his second hit with the Rays. Selected from Triple-A Durham on Friday, replacing Michael Perez on the active roster marks his second stint with the Rays (also July 20-25). Hit.219/.260/.347 (43-for-196) with 11 2B, 4 HR and 30 RBI in 58 games for the Bulls threw out 33.3 pct. of attempted base stealers (20-SB, 10-CS). Has appeared in 100 games and made 77 starts (76-C, 1-DH) over parts of nine seasons in the majors, batting.198/.237/.304 (56-for-283) with 12 2B, 6 HR and 21 RBI previously played for the Mariners ( ), Royals ( ), Padres (2014) and Indians ( ) was a non-roster invite to Rays spring training selected by the Mariners in the sixth round of the 2006 June Draft out of the University of Texas at Arlington.

4 RAYS HITTER NOTES (cont d). #29 TOMMY PHAM OF 2018:.255/.341/ HR 50 RBI 10 SB Mon at TOR: 1-2, RBI, BB, R, HBP, CS CLE Series: 4-13, 2B, 3B, 2-RBI, 2-R Trip: 10-24, 2B, 3B, HR, 5-RBI, 2-BB, 6-R vs. LH:.267 (24-90), 3-HR Last HR: 8/29/18 at ATL Current Hitting Streak: 9G (.421, 16-38) RISP:.260 (26-100) vs. RH:.252 (81-321), 13-HR Has hit safely in nine consecutive games dating back to Aug 21 vs. KC, his 2nd-longest hitting streak of the season behind June 6-19 (13, with STL) batting.421/.476/.684 (16-for-38) with 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR and 8 RBI over that stretch, which includes five multi-hit efforts and two 3-hit games. Has 3 XBH in his last 5 games (all starts) on Sun at CLE, his 7th-inning, RBI triple was his first triple since Sep 12, 2017 vs. CIN (with STL). Has appeared in 16 games, all starts (14-LF, 2-CF) with the Rays batting.300/.400/.483 (18-for-60) with 3 2B, 2 HR and 9 RBI since the trade. Last season, finished 11th in overall balloting for the NL Most Valuable Player Award, batting.306/.411/.520 (136-for-444) with 23 HR, 73 RBI and 25 SB in 128 games (116 starts) became the first Cardinals player with at least 20 HR and 20 SB in a single season since Reggie Sanders in Selected in the 16th round of the 2006 June Draft spent parts of nine seasons in the minors before his major league debut on September 9, #0 MALLEX SMITH OF 2018:.306/.375/ HR 32 RBI 27 SB Mon at TOR: 1-5, RBI, R CLE Series: -- Trip: 1-5, RBI, R vs. LH:.354 (23-65) Last HR: 8/15/18 at NYY Current Hitting Streak: 5G (.435, 10-23) RISP:.298 (25-84) vs. RH:.296 (93-314), 2-HR Was selected as the Rays nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award, the annual recognition of a player from each club who best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field. Ranks 7th in the AL with a.306 avg. is attempting to become the first qualifying Ray to hit.300 or better since Casey Kotchman (.306) in Batting.415/.429/.585 (17-for-41) with 4 2B, 1 HR and 5 RBI in his last 9 games (all starts), including seven multi-hit efforts and two 3-hit games. Batting.371/.429/.514 (26-for-70) in 17 games (all starts) since moving to the leadoff spot on Aug 5, increasing his season avg. from.291 to.306. Is tied for 1st in the AL with 9 3B and ranks 4th with 27 SB according to FanGraphs, 27.1 pct. of his balls in play are line drives, 4th in the AL. Batting.244/.310/.346 (50-for-205) in 63 games (53 starts) on the road and.379/.449/.529 (66-for-174) in 54 games (50 starts) at Tropicana Field. Has appeared in 117 games and made 103 starts (53-CF, 29-RF, 21-LF) has made 5 errors, but none in his last 65 games (60 starts) since June 1. #45 JESÚS SUCRE C Pronunciation: heh-soos SUE-cray 2018:.196/.234/ HR 16 RBI 1 SB Mon at TOR: DNP CLE Series: 0-6 Trip: 0-9, RBI vs. LH:.125 (5-40) Last HR: 9/24/17 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-9 RISP:.205 (9-44) vs. RH:.222 (24-108) Is 1-for-his-last-18 batting.091/.118/.091 (3-for-33) in 13 games (10 starts) since Aug 1 and.135/.151/.154 (7-for-52) since the All-Star break. All 4 XBH have been doubles has gone 154 AB since his last home run on Sep 24, 2017 at BAL, his last of a career-high 7 HR last season. Batting.271 (19-for-70) with runner(s) on base and.273 (6-for-22) with RISP/2 out, compared to.128 (10-for-78) with the bases empty. On July 27 at BAL, made his fifth career pitching appearance, third with the Rays and second this season got the last two outs of the 8th inn. Has appeared in 57 games and made 42 starts at catcher has thrown out 23.3 pct. of base stealers this season and 27.0 pct. in his career. #11 ANDREW VELAZQUEZ INF/OF Pronunciation: veh-las-kehz 2018:.000/.000/ HR 0 RBI 0 SB Mon at TOR: 0-1 (PH in 9th) CLE Series: 0-0 Trip: 0-1 vs. LH: -- Last HR: -- Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-1 RISP: -- vs. RH:.000 (0-1) Yesterday at TOR, flied out as a pinch-hitter in the 9th inning, his first career plate app on Sun at CLE, made his major league debut (def. rep.). Selected from Triple-A Durham on Sunday hit.255/.313/.417 (117-for-458) with 14 HR and 45 RBI in 125 games between Double-A Montgomery and Durham between the two levels, was successful on 31 of 34 SB attempts (91.2 pct.), and his 29 SB for Durham led the International League. Selected by the D-backs in the 7th round of the 2012 June Draft acquired by the Rays in November 2014 in the Jeremy Hellickson trade. In 2014, reached base safely in 74 consecutive games from April 22 July 16, breaking the minor league record according to MiLB.com. #18 JOEY WENDLE INF/OF 2018:.302/.350/ HR 49 RBI 12 SB Mon at TOR: 3-4, 2B, R CLE Series: 5-14, 2-2B, RBI, 2-R Trip: 12-27, 3-2B, 3-RBI, BB, 6-R vs. LH:.290 (18-62) Last HR: 8/19/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 9G (.425, 17-40) RISP:.265 (27-102) vs. RH:.304 ( ), 7-HR Has hit safely in nine consecutive games dating back to Aug 24 vs. BOS, the 2nd-longest hitting streak of his career behind June 28-July 22 (11). Has recorded multiple hits in seven of his last 8 games has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games, batting.370/.410/.537 (20-for-54) over that span. Since the start of July, batting.356/.408/.544 (64-for-180) with 15 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR and 28 RBI min. 125 PA, his.356 avg. is 2nd in the AL since then. Batting.302 and is attempting to finish with the best avg. for a qualifying rookie in club history, currently held by Rocco Baldelli (.289) in Batting.323/.371/.464 (76-for-235) with 5 HR and 30 RBI on the road, compared to.262/.312/.375 (44-for-168) with 2 HR and 19 RBI at home. Was named the Rays recipient of the 2018 Heart and Hustle Award by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA). Has appeared in 117 games and made 100 starts (74-2B, 13-LF, 8-3B, 3-SS) has a.991 fielding pct. at second base, 2nd in the AL (min. 50 starts). RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #46 JOSÉ ALVARADO LH Pronunciation: al-vuh-rah-doh 2018: ERA 61 G Last App: 9/2 at CLE (S, 0.2-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 7/10 vs. DET Saves-Opps: 7-10 IR-RS: vs. LH:.219 (16-73), 1-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 13-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/10/18 vs. DET, Loss 8/12/18 at TOR, Save 9/2/18 at CLE vs. RH:.167 (22-132) On Sun at CLE, recorded the save but allowed 2 IR to score in the 9th inning, on a 2-run double off the bat of Melky Cabrera. His last 9 apps dating back to Aug 16 at NYY have been scoreless has allowed 1 hit over that stretch spanning 8 IP, with 2 BB and 12 SO. Has pitched to a 1.42 ERA (19-IP, 3-ER) in 20 apps since the All-Star break and a 1.20 ERA (30-IP, 4-ER) over his last 34 apps since June 12. Has only allowed 2 HR in 87 IP in his career, coming against TOR Russell Martin (solo) last season and Kyle Seager (2-run) on June 10 vs. SEA. His avg. fastball velocity this season is 97.3 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is mph in his outing on April 28 at BOS. On June 26 vs. WAS, became the first pitcher to also appear at first base in a 9-inning game since MIL Chuck Crim on June 6, 1989 at TOR. #68 JALEN BEEKS LH 2018: ERA 9 G 1 GS Last App: 8/29 at ATL (W, 3.0-IP, 4-H, Long Relief App: 5.1, 8/24 vs. BOS Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 3-0 vs. LH:.200 (7-35), 1-HR 0-R, 3-BB, 2-SO, 49-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/29/18 at ATL, Loss 6/7/18 vs. DET, Save none vs. RH:.296 (32-108), 2-HR On Wed at ATL, his app was cut short by a 1:06 rain delay did not allow a run in 3 IP despite allowing seven of 15 BF to reach base, stranding the bases loaded in the 3rd inn. and runners at the corners in the 4th got out of the 5th when Ozzie Albies singled but was thrown out stretching. Is 4-0 with a 2.63 ERA (27.1-IP, 8-ER) and.188 opp avg. (18-for-96) over his last 6 apps after allowing 8 R/ER in 3.1 IP in his Rays debut. Was acquired from the Red Sox on July 25 in exchange for Nathan Eovaldi was 5-5 with a 2.89 ERA (87.1-IP, 28-ER) and 117 SO in 16 starts with Triple-A Pawtucket at the time of the trade, ranked among Int l. League leaders in ERA (5th), strikeouts (tied for 2nd) and WHIP (1.09, 2nd). In 2017, was named the Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Year, going 11-8 with a 3.29 ERA (145-IP, 53-ER) in 26 starts between two levels. Was selected by the Red Sox in the 12th round of the 2014 June Draft out of the Univ. of Arkansas was a teammate of Ryne Stanek in #63 DIEGO CASTILLO RH 2018: ERA 34 G 4 GS Last App: 9/2 at CLE (GS, 1.0-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 2.2, 8/11 at TOR Saves-Opps: 0-2 IR-RS: 18-8 vs. LH:.197 (12-61), 3-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 16-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/11/18 at TOR, Loss 8/5/18 vs. CWS, Save none vs. RH:.187 (17-91), 1-HR On Sun at CLE, made his fourth start and pitched a perfect 1st inning, then was replaced after allowing a leadoff single in the 2nd inning. Is 1-1 with a 2.65 ERA (17-IP, 5-ER) in his last 12 apps (4 starts), including 10 scoreless outings, after allowing 9 runs in his previous 5 apps. Has gone 1.1 IP or longer 13 times this season, and 2 IP or longer eight times has thrown as many as 36 pitches, 2x-last Wed at ATL (2 IP). His avg. fastball velocity this season is 97.0 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is mph in his start on Sun at CLE. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on June 5 went 0-1 with a 1.03 ERA (26.1-IP, 3-ER), 4 saves, 32 SO and.167 opp avg. in 19 apps for the Bulls. #72 YONNY CHIRINOS RH Pronunciation: chih-ree-nos 2018: ERA 14 G 7 GS Last App: 9/3 at TOR (7.0-IP, 4-H, Long Relief App: 7.0, 9/3 at TOR Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 1-1 vs. LH:.250 (31-124), 3-HR 1-R, 3-BB, 5-SO, 72-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 9/3/18 at TOR, Loss 8/17/18 at BOS, Save none vs. RH:.263 (35-133), 3-HR Yesterday at TOR, threw 25 pitches in the 2nd inning, his first inning of work, then threw 47 pitches over his next 6 IP, and faced the minimum in the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th innings went 7 IP, tying the franchise record for a reliever (5th time), and his 3 GDP also tied a franchise record for a reliever, joining Rob Bell on June 19, 2004 at ARI it was the longest outing of his career, passing his 6.2 IP in a start on July 24 vs. NYY. Is the second pitcher since BB-Ref data is available (1908) to go at least 5 IP in six straight apps, all in relief, joining CHC Charlie Smith in Is 3-2 with a 2.92 ERA (37-IP, 30-H, 16-R/12-ER) and.227 opp avg. (30-for-132) in 7 apps out of the bullpen and 0-3 with a 4.73 ERA in 7 starts. Was recalled from Triple-A Durham on July 24 for his second stint, following Opening Day June 3 which included a stint on the disabled list was placed on the 10-day DL (right forearm strain) on May 1, retroactive to April 29 was reinstated and optioned to Durham on June 4. Began the season with a 14.1 IP scoreless streak, the longest ever for a Rays pitcher to begin his career, passing Doug Waechter (11.1) in 2003.

5 RAYS BULLPEN NOTES (cont d). #34 JAKE FARIA RH Pronunciation: fuh-ree-uh 2018: ERA 13 G 11 GS Last App: 8/15 at NYY (GS, 3.1-IP, 3-H, Long Relief App: 3.2, 8/1 vs. LAA Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 0-0 vs. LH:.218 (19-87), 2-HR 1-R, 2-BB, 2-SO, 1-HR, 66-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/1/18 vs. LAA, Loss 5/22/18 at BOS, Save none vs. RH:.252 (32-127), 6-HR Recalled from Triple-A Durham today following his Aug 16 option, went 2-0 with a 1.10 ERA (16.1-IP, 2-ER) in 3 apps (2 starts) for the Bulls. On Aug 15 at NYY, made his first start since May 22 vs. BOS and his only run allowed in 3.1 IP was a solo homer by Miguel Andújar in the 2nd. Reinstated from the 60-day DL on Aug 1 (left oblique strain) is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA (10-IP, 2-ER) in 3 apps (1 start) in the majors since then. Is 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA (30.2-IP, 23-ER) in 7 apps (6 starts) on the road, compared to 3-1 with a 2.67 ERA (27-IP, 8-ER) in 6 apps (5 starts) at home. In 2 apps out of the bullpen this season, is 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA (6.2-IP, 1-ER) in four career relief apps, is 1-0 with a 2.31 ERA (11.2-IP, 3-ER). Has made 11 starts, including 10 starts before the oblique injury has gone less than 6 IP in eight of his 11 starts and less than 5 IP six times. #36 ANDREW KITTREDGE RH Pronunciation: KIT-rij 2018: ERA 21 G 3 GS Last App: 8/29 at ATL (0.2-IP, 4-H, Long Relief App: 2.1, 3x-last 7/29 at BAL Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 8-4 vs. LH:.182 (8-44), 1-HR 2-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 23-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 4/25/18 at BAL, Loss 4/5/18 at BOS, Save none vs. RH:.421 (32-76), 4-HR On Wed at ATL, entered in the 8th inning with a 8-3 lead but didn t get out of the inning yielded 4 hits, including a pair of 2-out, RBI singles. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Aug 25 for his fifth stint with the Rays this season (Opening Day May 13, July 4-8, July 11-15, July 27-31). Was 6-0 with a 2.74 ERA (46-IP, 14-ER) and.229 opp avg. (41-for-179) in 21 apps (1 start) for the Bulls 16 of his 21 apps there were 2 IP or longer. Has held left-handed hitters to a.182/.294/.318 (8-for-44) line with 1 HR this season, but righties are batting.421/.451/.658 (32-for-76) with 4 HR. Has yielded at least 1 run in nine of his 18 relief apps this season, including 2 runs or more in 6 apps and 3 runs or more in 4 apps. #56 ADAM KOLAREK LH Pronunciation: koh-lair-ick 2018: ERA 19 G Last App: 9/2 at CLE (2.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.2, 7/10 vs. DET Saves-Opps: 2-3 IR-RS: 11-2 vs. LH:.256 (10-39) 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 24-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/22/18 vs. MIA, Loss none, Save 9/1/18 at CLE vs. RH:.281 (16-57) On Sun at CLE, inherited 1-on, 0-out in the 7th and got a fly out and double play grounder, and pitched around an error for a scoreless 8th. On Sat at CLE, got a ground out on his only pitch for the save, the sixth time in franchise history a pitcher threw one pitch and recorded a save. Has pitched to a 0.48 ERA (18.2-IP, 1-ER) over his last 14 apps spanning two stints since July 22, after a ERA in his first 5 apps of the season. Has recorded 4 outs or more in 9 apps has a 6.00 ERA (12-IP, 8-ER) in 10 apps on the road, compared to a 1.38 ERA (13-IP, 2-ER) in 9 apps at home. On Aug 16 at NYY, inherited the bases loaded with no outs in the 9th and retired all 3 BF to close out a 3-1 win and record his first career save. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Aug 3 went 5-1 with a 1.61 ERA (44.2-IP, 8-R/ER), 4 saves and 52 SO in 31 apps (1 start) for the Bulls. #38 VIDAL NUÑO LH Pronunciation: vee-dahl NOON-yoh 2018: ERA 9 G Last App: 7/3 at MIA (W, 2.0-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 4.2, 6/30 vs. HOU Saves-Opps: 0-1 IR-RS: 5-3 vs. LH:.167 (4-24), 1-HR 0-R, 1-BB, 2-SO, 26-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/3/18 at MIA, Loss 5/12/17 at KC, Save none vs. RH:.167 (10-60), 2-HR Reinstated from the 10-day DL (right hamstring strain) on Saturday made 3 rehab starts for Class-A Charlotte, with a 4.91 ERA (7.1-IP, 4-ER). Sustained the injury running the bases in a 16-inning, 9-6 win on July 3 at MIA singled in the 15th and 16th innings, the first pitcher with multiple hits in extra innings since ATL Mike Stanton on May 10, 1994 vs. PHI was the first AL reliever to record multiple hits and record the win since ANA Eddie Fisher in 1972, and the first AL pitcher to win while recording multiple hits, both in extra innings since KC Jack Urban in Has gone 2 IP or more in six of his 9 apps this season, including his last 5 apps has gone 3 IP or more in five of his 9 apps with the Rays. Is 3-0 in 9 apps for the Rays this season, compared to 5-21 (.192) in 138 apps (42 starts) over his first five seasons in the majors. #52 CHAZ ROE RH 2018: ERA 50 G Last App: 9/1 at CLE (1.2-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 6/17 at NYY Saves-Opps: 1-1 IR-RS: 25-4 vs. LH:.267 (8-30), 2-HR 1-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR, 19-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 6/17/18 at NYY, Loss 8/28/18 at ATL, Save 6/9/18 vs. SEA vs. RH:.182 (22-121), 4-HR On Sat at CLE, inherited 2-on, 0-out in the 8th inning but got a double play and flyout allowed a homer to Jason Kipnis leading off the 9th. Is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA (8-IP, 4-ER) in 9 apps since returning from the 10-day DL (left meniscus tear), with all 4 runs scoring via the home run. According to FanGraphs, has thrown his slider for 50.9 pct. of total pitches this season has thrown it 45.0 pct. of the time in his career. On July 6 at NYM, yielded the first grand slam of his career was a walk-off by José Bautista, the first walk-off slam vs. the Rays since The Rays are his 10th major league organization since being selected in the 2005 June Draft also played independent ball in #54 SERGIO ROMO RH 2018: ERA 63 G 5 GS Last App: 8/25 vs. BOS (1.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: IR-RS: vs. LH:.232 (16-69), 2-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 15-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/23/18 vs. KC, Loss 8/8/18 vs. BAL, Save 8/22/18 vs. KC vs. RH:.238 (35-147), 4-HR On Aug 25 vs. BOS, pitched a perfect 9th in a non-save situation, facing the Red Sox hitters, incl. strikeouts of Benintendi and Martinez. His last 8 apps have been scoreless has a 1.17 ERA (23-IP, 3-ER) in 24 apps since July 3 and a 1.46 ERA (37-IP, 6-ER) in 39 apps (1 start) since June 1. Has made 63 apps, tied for 7th-most in the AL all 18 saves this season have come since May 29, 9th-most in the majors over that stretch. On July 25 vs. NYY, became the first pitcher to also appear in a game at third base since PHI Bill Wilson on Aug 6, 1971 at PIT became the first AL pitcher to appear defensively at another position and record a save since MIL Chuck Crim on June 6, 1989 at TOR (first base). His combination of starts (5) and saves (18) has been unmatched by an AL pitcher since CAL Joe Grahe (7 starts, 21 saves) in #57 JAIME SCHULTZ RH 2018: ERA 13 G Last App: 9/3 at TOR (1.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 3.0, 7/25 vs. NYY Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 5-1 vs. LH:.065 (2-31) 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO, 10-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/14/18 at MIN, Loss none, Save none vs. RH:.229 (8-35), 3-HR Yesterday at TOR, pitched a scoreless 9th inning to finish a 7-1 win his only baserunner allowed was a 4-pitch, 2-out walk to Kevin Pillar. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Saturday for his third stint with the Rays this season, following May and July 8 Aug 12. Has held opponents to a.152/.301/.318 (10-for-66) line with 23 SO in 20.2 IP for a SO/9 IP ratio has allowed more walks (13) than hits (10). Has pitched to a 3.20 ERA (19.2-IP, 7-ER) in his last 11 apps after allowing 3 R/ER without recording an out in his second app on July 9 vs. DET. Had a 5.75 ERA (36-IP, 23-ER) in 32 apps (1 start) with Durham has spent parts of the last three seasons with the Bulls with a SO/9 IP ratio. #61 HUNTER WOOD RH 2018: ERA 19 G 8 GS Last App: 9/2 at CLE (0.1-IP, 2-H, Long Relief App: 3.0, 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 4-0 vs. LH:.269 (14-52), 1-HR 3-R, 1-BB, 0-SO, 12-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win none, Loss 8/14/18 at NYY, Save none vs. RH:.338 (24-71), 2-HR On Sun at CLE, pitched on 8 days rest and allowed three of 4 BF to reach base to start the 9th inn., with all three coming around to score. Is 0-1 with a 5.68 ERA (19-IP, 12-ER) in his last 12 apps (7 starts) since July 21 this stretch has increased his season ERA from 2.38 to Has pitched to a 4.67 ERA (17.1-IP, 9-ER) and.294 opp avg. (20-for-68) out of the bullpen, and a 4.15 ERA and.327 opp avg. in his 8 starts. Has allowed 3 HR, all in relief, and all solo homers (July 4 at MIA, JT Riddle; July 21 vs. MIA, Cameron Maybin; July 29 at BAL, Austin Wynns). Was recalled from Triple-A Durham on June 30 for his third stint was 2-2 with a 3.00 ERA (42-IP, 14-ER) in 24 apps (2 starts) with the Bulls. #48 RYAN YARBROUGH LH Pronunciation: YAHR-bro 2018: ERA 33 G 6 GS Last App: 9/2 at CLE (W, 5.0-IP, 2-H, Long Relief App: 7.0, 5/25 vs. BAL Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 23-7 vs. LH:.198 (25-126), 5-HR 1-R, 1-BB, 3-SO, 67-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 9/2/18 at CLE, Loss 7/21/18 vs. MIA, Save none vs. RH:.251 (93-370), 11-HR On Sun at CLE, inherited 1-on, 0-out in the 2nd inning and retired all 3 BF in the frame issued a leadoff walk in the 3rd inning, and after that retired his next 11 BF both hits allowed came to his 2 BF in the 7th inning, and he was replaced after a Brantley double and Ramírez RBI single. Is 3-0 with a 0.84 ERA (21.1-IP, 2-ER) and.164 opp avg. (12-for-73) in his last 5 apps (1 start) after a 7.23 ERA (18.2-IP, 15-ER) in his previous 4 apps. Has gone 11-3 with a 3.39 ERA (101-IP, 38-ER) and.229 opp avg. (88-for-384) in 27 relief apps and 2-2 with a 4.71 ERA and.268 opp avg. in 6 starts. Is 2nd on the team with 13 wins and IP his 13 wins are the most among ML rookies and are one shy of tying the club rookie record his 11 wins in relief are the most in the majors since WAS Tyler Clippard (11) in 2010 and most for a rookie reliever since MIN Jesse Crain (12) in Has yielded a team-most 16 HR, including 13 HR out of the bullpen, tied for most among major league relievers and one shy of the club record. His 101 IP out of the bullpen are most in the majors, ahead of TEX/CHC Jesse Chavez (82.0) and OAK Yusmeiro Petit (82.0) the club record for a reliever is IP by Rick White in 1999 his 19 relief apps of at least 3 IP, 16 relief apps of at least 4 IP and 10 relief apps of at least 5 IP are all the most in the majors his 10 relief apps of at least 5 IP are the most for any pitcher over an entire season since BOS Bob Stanley (11) in 1982.