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1 TAMPA BAY RAYS (76-64) vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (41-100) RH Diego Castillo (3-2, 3.48) vs. RH David Hess (3-9, 5.27) Saturday, September 8, 2018 First Pitch: 6:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field TV: FOX Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 141 (76-64) Home Game No.: 67 (42-24) All-Time Game No.: 3,379 ( ) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,688 ( ) March: 1-2 April: May: June: July: August: September: 5-1 Pre-ASB: Post-ASB: UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Sun., 9/9 vs. BAL 1:10 p.m. TBD vs. LH Josh Rogers (1-1, 4.35) FOX Sports Sun, WHNZ 1250 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) RAY MATTER The Rays are 5-1 in their last 6 games and 14-3 in their last 17 games to improve to a season-high-tying 12 games under.500 (also at the end of play on Tues at TOR) they have outscored opponents, 93-49, over this 17-game stretch with a win tonight, they would improve to 13 games over for the first time since finishing the 2013 season at in the first three seasons under Manager Kevin Cash ( ), their high-water mark was 10 games over.500, at in June Last night the Rays scored 14 runs, their 2nd-highest total this season behind a club-record-tying 19 runs on July 14 at MIN, and their most in a home game since June 23, 2017 vs. BAL (15) the Rays drew 11 BB, their most since May 2, 2017 at MIA (11) and one shy of tying the club record (12, June 19, 2010 at FLA, 11 innings). 15 of the club s remaining 22 games this season are at home. The Rays are (.614) since the All-Star break, 4th-best winning pct. in the majors behind the A s, Red Sox and Cardinals. DOME SWEET DOME The Rays have won nine consecutive home games since Aug 9, their longest home winning streak since June 29 July 11, 2013 (9), tied for the 3rd-longest in club history and two shy of tying the club record they have outscored opponents, 58-18, in these 9 games. Since June 11, the Rays are 30-8 (.789) at home, the best home winning pct. in the majors over that span ahead of the Red Sox (25-8,.758) they were (.429) at home before this stretch. From Aug 20-26, the Rays swept a multi-series homestand for the first time in club history, going 7-0 against the Royals and Red Sox. The Rays have won in walk-off fashion eight times this season, tied for most in the AL and their most since 2013 (13) they have hit four walk-off home runs, tied for most in the AL. Since May 26, the Rays have played 44 games at home: 33 wins, 10 1-run losses, and 1 loss by 2 runs or more (July 24 vs. NYY, 4-0). LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAKS, FRANCHISE HISTORY Dates Opponents Games April 22 May 13, 2008 Blue Jays/Red Sox/Angels/Yankees 11 April 21 May 4, 2012 Twins/Angels/Mariners/Athletics 10 Aug 9, 2018 Current Orioles/Royals/Red Sox/Orioles 9 June 29 July 11, 2013 Tigers/White Sox/Twins 9 June 24 July 10, 2009 Phillies/Marlins/Blue Jays/Athletics 9 WHERE WE STAND Both the Rays and Athletics won last night, so the Rays remain 8 GB of the A s with 22 games remaining the Rays did gain a game on the Mariners, who lost 4-0 to the Yankees the Rays have a 1.4 pct. chance of making the postseason according to Baseball Prospectus, a 0.2 pct. chance according to FanGraphs and 0.1 pct. chance per ESPN. The Rays are on pace for 88 wins, and since the second Wild Card was introduced in 2012 the only teams to win that many and miss the postseason are the 2013 Rangers (91, lost Game 163 tiebreaker against the Rays), 2012 Angels (89) and 2012 Rays (90). It s worth noting that with 22 games remaining in 2011, the Rays were and 7.0 GB of the Red Sox for the AL s lone Wild Card that season, the Rays passed the Red Sox on the final day. A team with the same record as the Rays would be 0.5 GB in the NL East, 1.0 GB in the NL West and 3.5 GB in the AL Central. POWER SURGE Last night the Rays hit 4 HR, tying a season high (3rd time, last May 29 at OAK), and their most at home since Sep 15, 2017 at BOS (4, 15-inning game) it was their most at home in a 9-inning game since June 9, 2017 vs. OAK (5) the Rays have 6 HR in their last 2 games, matching their total from the previous 6 games this is the first time they have hit multiple homers in back-to-back games since July at MIN the only time this season they did that in three straight is April Last night the home run accounted for 11 of 14 runs scored (solo, two 3-run, grand slam) it was the the second time in club history they hit at least 3 HR with 2 runner(s) or more on base, following July 20, 2003 vs. TEX (3) the grand slam was the fourth hit by the Rays this season, first since Daniel Robertson on July 22 vs. MIA. Last night Nick Ciuffo became the sixth player to hit his first career homer for the Rays this season, tied for most in the majors. RAYS vs. ORIOLES This weekend wraps up the season series between the Rays and Orioles, and the Rays are 9-8 so far (5-2 at home, 4-6 on the road) the Rays have allowed 104 runs and 33 HR in the season series, averages of 6.12 runs and 1.94 HR per game the 33 HR ties their most allowed to any opponent in a season the Rays are outscoring the Orioles, 40-20, in 7 games at home but were outscored, 84-51, and outhomered, 25-10, in the 10 games in Baltimore, and the 84 runs and 25 HR allowed were both their most all-time for a single season at a visiting venue. The Rays have lost by 9+ runs three times against the O s, and their margin of defeat has been 9+ runs once in their other 123 games. Four times this season the Rays have allowed back-to-back homers to the Orioles, and they ve done it twice against all other teams. MOST HOMERS ALLOWED, SEASON, SINGLE OPPONENT 2003 Boston Red Sox Toronto Blue Jays Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Toronto Blue Jays New York Yankees 30 PITCHING PLANS Tonight s game will be started by Diego Castillo, the 43rd time the Rays will use an opener and fifth time using Castillo 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 75 of 140 games (53.6 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 3.34 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 57 times this season, most by a team since Baseball Reference data is available (1908), ahead of the 1949 St. Louis Browns (40) their starters have gone 2 IP or fewer 48 times, most ever by a team ahead of the 1977 Mariners (27). REDEFINING RELIEF 55.5 pct. of the team s innings pitched have been covered by the bullpen the starters have thrown 557 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); 77 decisions, most since Baseball Reference data is available; 125 apps of at least 2 IP, most since the 1996 Pirates (126); 61 apps of at least 3 IP, most since the 1987 Angels (73); 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) ABOUT THE OFFENSE The Rays rank 3rd in the AL with a.257 avg. and 2nd in the AL with a.330 OBP in the last 15 games, the Rays are averaging 6.00 runs, including 4 runs or more 13 times and 5 runs or more 10 times they have recorded double-digit hits in 11 of their last 15 games. Mallex Smith ranks 8th in the AL with a.301 avg. and is attempting to become the first qualifying Ray to hit.300 or better since Casey Kotchman (.306) in 2011 Joey Wendle leads ML rookies with a.296 avg. and is attempting to become the first Ray to lead 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 rank 4th in the majors with 100 SB and 1st with a clubrecord 85 HBP they are on pace for 98 HBP, which would rank 2nd in AL history behind the 2008 Indians (103). BY THE NUMBERS The Rays have used 53 different players this season, tied with 2017 for the club record they have used 31 pitchers, 16 starting pitchers and 22 rookies, all club records 15 of the 31 players (48.8 pct) on the active roster are rookies, including nine of the 16 pitchers (56.3 pct.). 23 different Rays pitchers have recorded a win this season, most in the majors and a single-season club record ahead of 2017 (20). Only two of the club s last 22 games have been decided by 1 run, and none of the last 12 games (last Aug 23 vs. KC) the Rays have played 52 1-run games (24-28), tied for most in the majors.

2 TONIGHT S STARTER: RH DIEGO CASTILLO (3-2, 3.48 ERA) CAREER MLB BREAKDOWN YEAR W L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO HR TONIGHT S START Last pitched on Tues at TOR and retired all 6 BF, incl. 3 SO, on 23 pitches on Sun at CLE, made his fourth start and was replaced after a 2nd-inning single. Has pitched to a 4.26 ERA (6.1-IP, 3-ER) in 4 starts, with all of the runs scoring on a 3-run homer by Johan Camargo in the 1st inning on Aug 29 at ATL has gone 1.2, 1.2, 2.0 and 1.0 IP in his first 4 starts, with 6, 7, 9 and 4 BF in those starts. Is 1-1 with a 2.37 ERA (19-IP, 5-ER) in his last 13 apps (4 starts), including 11 scoreless outings, after allowing 9 runs in his previous 5 apps from July Has gone 1.1 IP or longer 14 times this season, and 2 IP or longer nine times has thrown as many as 36 pitches, 2x-last Aug 29 at ATL (2 IP). In his last 6 apps (4 starts) since Aug 19 at BOS, has thrown 11 pitches clocked at 100 mph or more did this once in his first 29 apps this season. His avg. fastball velocity this season is 97.1 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. Is one of a club-record 16 different starting pitchers used by the Rays this season, most in the majors ahead of the Angels (15) the Rays used eight starting pitchers all of last season in fact, the 16 starters this season are more than the team s total from the previous three seasons combined (14, ). SEASON HIGHLIGHTS On July 1 vs. HOU, inherited the bases loaded with 1 out in the 8th inning struck out José Altuve in a 10-pitch at-bat and got a groundout for the third out. Recorded multiple strikeouts in the first 5 apps of his career, all as a reliever, the first reliever to do that since LAD Grant Dayton in 2016, and first AL reliever to do it since TEX Neftalí Feliz in 2009, according to Baseball Reference was the only Rays reliever to begin his career in this fashion. On June 13 vs. TOR, recorded his first career win in his fourth career app his only baserunner allowed in 2 IP was a 8th-inning, 2-out single. On June 6 at WAS, made his major league debut and pitched a perfect 7th inning, including strikeouts of Brian Goodwin and Trea Turner SPLITS SPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO Home Road March April May June July August September SPLITS vs. ORIOLES SPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO Career at Home SPLITS vs. BATTERS SPLIT AB H AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO TB PA vs. LHB vs. RHB SEASON & CAREER HIGHS 2018 CAREER 2.2, 8/11 at TOR IP 2.2, 8/11/18 at TOR 3, 8/29 at ATL H 3, 8/29/18 at ATL 3, 2x-last 8/29 at ATL R 3, 2x-last 8/29/18 at ATL 3, 8/29 at ATL ER 3, 8/29/18 at ATL 2, 6x-last 8/15 at NYY BB 2, 6x-last 8/15/18 at NYY 4, 8/24 vs. BOS SO 4, 8/24 vs. BOS 1, 4x-last 8/29 at ATL HR 1, 4x-last 8/29/18 at ATL -- CG SHO -- 1G, 3x-last 8/11 Current Win Streak 1G, 3x-last 8/11/18 Current 1G, 2x-last 8/5 vs. CWS Loss Streak 1G, 2x-last 8/5/18 vs. CWS 2017 SEASON Split the season between Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham, earning a June 3 promotion marked the third straight year he received an in-season promotion combined to go 4-5 with a 2.76 ERA (71.2-IP, 22-ER) and 15 saves in 51 apps (1 start) between the two levels. Named Minor League Reliever of the Year by the Rays Baseball Operations dept. led the Rays system in saves (15) for a second consecutive year. Recorded the save in the Governors Cup clinching win over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Yankees) and the Triple-A National Championship Game over Memphis (Cardinals) did not allow a run in 4 apps in the IL postseason spanning 5 IP (1-H, 0-BB, 8-SO). X-RAY REPORT Diego is one of 10 children and all of them are married he has six brothers and three sisters. Diego is known to cook for his teammates he learned to cook as a 10-year-old by watching his mother in the kitchen he once shared his special family recipe of chicken, rice and plantains in a November 2016 cooking video on the Rays Twitter account GAME LOG (LAST 20 APPEARANCES) GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 7/11 vs. DET * /5 W, /14 at MIN * /8 W, /15 at MIN * /9 L, 7-11 (10) /20 vs. MIA * L /8 L, /23 vs. NYY * /7 W, /25 vs. NYY * W /18 W, /29 at BAL * /14 L, /31 vs. LAA * /14 W, /2 vs. LAA * /9 W, /5 vs. CWS * L /19 L, /8 vs. BAL * /8 L, /11 at TOR * W /20 W, /15 at NYY * /4 W, /17 at BOS * /8 L, /19 at BOS /13 W, 2-0 Velázquez up, 1-0 8/24 vs. BOS /20 W, 10-3 Velázquez tied, 0-0 8/26 vs. BOS * /6 W, /29 at ATL /26 W, 8-5 Newcomb tied, 2-2 9/2 at CLE /10 W, 6-4 Carrasco up, 1-0 9/4 at TOR * /16 W, * indicates relief appearance #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/.325/ HR 23 RBI 6 SB Fri vs. BAL: 1-4, BB, 2-R TOR Series: 2-8 Trip: 8-26, RBI, 3-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.250 (15-60), 2-HR Last HR: 8/24/18 vs. BOS Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.375, 3-8) RISP:.213 (13-61) vs. RH:.261 (42-161), 6-HR Batting.243/.333/.243 (9-for-37) in his last 10 games (all starts), compared to.395/.490/.674 (17-for-43) in his previous 13 games from Aug His avg. was below.200 as late as July 29 (.196) since then, is batting.321/.400/.486 (35-for-109) with 3 2B, 5 HR and 14 RBI in 32 games (31 starts). Min. 75 PA, since the start of August, ranks among AL rookie leaders in avg. (.321, 3rd) and on-base pct. (.397, 2nd) also ranks 4th with 34 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 65 games and made 63 starts (55-SS, 8-2B) has 12 errors, tied with Matt Duffy for the team lead, including 7 in his last 35 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:.192/.311/ HR 36 RBI 4 SB Fri vs. BAL: 0-3, 2-BB, 2-R TOR Series: 0-8 Trip: 1-22, 2B, RBI, 2-BB vs. LH:.188 (13-69), 2-HR Last HR: 8/1/18 vs. LAA Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-15 RISP:.222 (14-63) vs. RH:.193 (38-197), 7-HR Hitless in 15 AB; is 1-for-his-last 32 and 4-for-his-last-69 only has 2 RBI in his last 17 games (14 starts) dating back to Aug 17 at BOS. Only has 1 XBH in his last 89 AB starting with the 2nd inning on Aug 2 vs. LAA hasn t homered since Aug 1 vs. LAA (8th inning, 2-run). Batting.133/.258/.252 (18-for-135) with 4 HR and 18 RBI in 42 games (38 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 (46, 2nd). 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 78 games and made 72 starts (55-1B, 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:.272/.361/ HR 23 RBI 2 SB Fri vs. BAL: 1-2, HR, 4-RBI, 3-BB, 2-R TOR Series: 2-9, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 2-R Trip: 6-22, 3-2B, HR, 2-RBI, 3-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.067 (1-15) Last HR: 9/7/18 vs. BAL Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 1-2) RISP:.200 (7-35) vs. RH:.295 (39-132), 7-HR Yesterday vs. BAL, hit a 6th-inning grand slam off Ryan Meisinger, the second of his career, following June 9 at PHI (with MIL) was his fifth homer with the Rays with first with runner(s) on base his 4 RBI tied a career high (3rd time) has homered twice in his last 4 games (3 starts). Has reached base safely in 18 consecutive starts batting.329/.434/.643 (23-for-70) with 4 HR and 11 RBI in his last 21 games (18 starts). Since joining the Rays, is batting.282/.380/.513 (33-for-117) with 10 2B, 5 HR and 18 RBI has appeared in 35 games and made 32 starts, all at DH. Since the trade, is batting.348 (24-for-69) with 9 2B and 4 HR with the bases empty and.188 (9-for-48) with 1 2B and 1 HR with runners on. Has spent parts of three seasons in the majors with four different teams, batting.230/.323/.453 (63-for-274) with 17 2B, 14 HR and 40 RBI. #19 NICK CIUFFO C Pronunciation: SHOO-fo 2018:.273/.308/ HR 4 RBI 0 SB Fri vs. BAL: 2-2, HR, 4-RBI, BB, R, SF TOR Series: 1-9, R Trip: 1-9, R vs. LH:.250 (1-4) Last HR: 9/7/18 vs. BAL Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.500, 3-6) RISP:.333 (2-6) vs. RH:.286 (2-7), 1-HR Yesterday vs. BAL, hit his first career home run, a 3-run shot off Dylan Bundy in the 2nd inning became the fifth Ray to homer in his first plate appearance at Tropicana Field, first since Jake Elmore on April 22, 2015 vs. BOS was the first homer, RBI and extra-base hit of his career. Batting.273/.308/.545 (3-for-11) in his first 4 games (3 starts) to begin his major league career on Mon at TOR, made his major league debut. 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). 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:.253/.320/ HR 61 RBI 1 SB Fri vs. BAL: DNP TOR Series: 0-5 Trip: 6-19, 2-2B, 2-HR, 3-RBI, 3-R vs. LH:.297 (38-128), 7-HR Last HR: 9/2/18 at CLE Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-7 RISP:.198 (23-116) vs. RH:.236 (74-314), 19-HR Batting.315/.351/.630 (17-for-54) with 4 HR and 5 RBI in his last 14 games (13 starts) after batting.132 (5-for-38) in 12 games from July 26 Aug 9. 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 On Sun at CLE, homered in the 4th inning and doubled in the 6th for his sixth multi-xbh game of the season, first since Aug 29 at ATL. Has hit 20.3 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 120 games and made 111 starts (60-DH, 49-1B) has been hit by pitch 16 times, 2nd in the AL behind TB Carlos Gómez (20). Has only started 18 of the club s 33 games since Aug 1 and 26 of 44 games since the All-Star break, compared to 85 of 96 games in the first half. #5 MATT DUFFY INF 2018:.294/.354/ HR 40 RBI 10 SB Fri vs. BAL: 0-3, 2-BB, R TOR Series: 3-12, 2B, 3-RBI, BB, R Trip: 7-29, 2-2B, 5-RBI, 3-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.275 (33-120), 1-HR Last HR: 6/16/18 at NYY Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-8 RISP:.320 (33-103) vs. RH:.301 ( ), 3-HR Batting.321 (17-for-53) in his last 13 games (all starts), incl. seven multi-hit games has 3 2B in his last 9 games (1 2B in previous 37 games). His.294 avg. ranks 3rd among AL third basemen and 6th among ML third basemen his.354 OBP is 4th among AL third basemen. Last homered on June 16 at NYY has gone 240 AB without one, 4th-longest active drought in the majors (excluding pitchers) and a career long. Only 18.5 pct. of his hits have gone for extra bases, 2nd-lowest in the majors 43 of his last 47 hits and 53 of his last 58 hits have been singles. According to FanGraphs, 26.1 pct. of his balls in play are line drives, 5th-highest in the AL the major league avg. for line drives is 21.5 pct. Has appeared in 117 games and made 113 starts (108-3B, 5-DH) has made 12 errors, tied with Willy Adames for most on the team. #27 CARLOS GÓMEZ OF 2018:.220/.310/ HR 31 RBI 11 SB Fri vs. BAL: DNP TOR Series: 1-2 Trip: 3-11, RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH:.210 (22-105), 2-HR Last HR: 7/14/18 at MIN Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 1-2) RISP:.253 (22-87) vs. RH:.224 (52-232), 6-HR Batting.286 (6-for-21) in his last 8 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 64 games (50 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 107 games and made 92 starts (84-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 13 of the club s 33 games since Aug 1 and 20 of 44 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:.217/.281/ HR 27 RBI 9 SB Fri vs. BAL: 2-3, HR, 3-RBI, R, CS TOR Series: 6-10, 2B, 3B, 2-HR, 3-RBI, 4-R Trip: 9-23, 2B, 3B, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 4-R vs. LH:.173 (14-81), 1-HR Last HR: 9/7/18 vs. BAL Current Hitting Streak: 5G (.563, 9-16) RISP:.187 (14-75) vs. RH:.234 (48-205), 6-HR Yesterday vs. BAL, his 3-run homer was his third in his last 2 games following a 114 AB homerless drought has homered in consecutive games for the sixth time in his career, first since Sep 12-15, 2017 (3) batting.563/.611/1.313 (9-for-16) in 5 games (all starts) since the start of September. His avg. was.175 at the end of play on Aug 14 since then, is batting.348/.392/.638 (24-for-69) with 5 2B, 3 HR and 10 RBI in 20 games (19 starts). Has recorded 7 XBH (1-2B, 3-3B, 3-HR) in his last 10 games his 7 3B are tied for 3rd in the AL, behind CWS Yolmer Sanchez (9) and Mallex Smith (9). Has appeared in 75 games and made 73 starts, all in center field, including 20 starts against lefties since 2015, leads the majors with 97 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:.254/.367/ HR 12 RBI 2 SB Fri vs. BAL: 0-1 (PH in 7th) TOR Series: 2-9, BB, 2-R Trip: 8-22, 2-2B, 3-HR, 6-RBI, 2-BB, 6-R vs. LH:.182 (2-11) Last HR: 9/2/18 at CLE Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-2 RISP:.318 (7-22) vs. RH:.268 (15-56), 3-HR Batting.354/.456/.604 (17-for-48) with 12 RBI in his last 17 games (13 starts) after starting his major league career hitless through his first 19 AB. Homered in three consecutive starts from Aug 28-Sep 2 at ATL/CLE on Sun at CLE, his 3 hits, 3 XBH, 2 2B and 3 RBI were all career highs. Has appeared in 23 games and made 19 starts (8-2B, 7-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 Fri vs. BAL: DNP TOR Series: DNP 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 Aug 31, 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:.258/.343/ HR 52 RBI 10 SB Fri vs. BAL: 1-3, HR, RBI, BB, R TOR Series: 3-7, 3B, 2-RBI, BB, 2-R Trip: 12-29, 2B, 2-3B, HR, 6-RBI, 2-BB, 7-R vs. LH:.266 (25-94), 4-HR Last HR: 9/7/18 vs. BAL Current Hitting Streak: 11G (.413, 19-46) RISP:.262 (27-103) vs. RH:.255 (83-325), 13-HR Batting.413/.471/.739 (19-for-46) with 3 HR and 10 RBI over his 11-game hitting streak, longest active in the majors and the 2nd-longest hitting streak of his career behind June 6-19 (13, with STL) has recorded at least 1 RBI in five consecutive games, the longest such streak of his career. Has appeared in 18 games, all starts (15-LF, 2-CF, 1-DH), with the Rays batting.309/.405/.544 (21-for-68) with 3 HR and 11 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:.301/.371/ HR 35 RBI 29 SB Fri vs. BAL: 1-5, RBI, R, SB TOR Series: 2-13, 3-RBI, 2-BB, R Trip: 2-13, 3-RBI, 2-BB, R vs. LH:.348 (24-69) Last HR: 8/15/18 at NYY Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.200, 1-5) RISP:.295 (26-88) vs. RH:.291 (94-323), 2-HR Ranks 8th in the AL with a.301 avg. is attempting to become the first qualifying Ray to hit.300 or better since Casey Kotchman (.306) in Since being reinstated from the 10-day DL (viral infection) on Sep 3, is batting.167/.250/.167 (3-for-18) with 4 RBI in 4 games (all starts). Batting.374/.443/.520 (67-for-179) in 55 games (51 starts) at home, compared to.239/.309/.338 (51-for-213) in 64 games (54 starts) on the road. Is tied for 1st in the AL with 9 3B and tied for 3rd with 29 SB according to FanGraphs, 26.1 pct. of his balls in play are line drives, 6th in the AL. Has appeared in 120 games and made 106 starts (53-CF, 31-RF, 22-LF) has made 5 errors, but none in his last 68 games (63 starts) since June 1. Was selected as the Rays nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award the league-wide winner will be announced during the World Series. #45 JESÚS SUCRE C Pronunciation: heh-soos SUE-cray 2018:.195/.233/ HR 16 RBI 1 SB Fri vs. BAL: DNP TOR Series: 0-1 Trip: 0-10, RBI vs. LH:.122 (5-41) Last HR: 9/24/17 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-10 RISP:.205 (9-44) vs. RH:.222 (24-108) Is 1-for-his-last-19 batting.088/.114/.088 (3-for-34) in 14 games (11 starts) since Aug 1 and.132/.148/.151 (7-for-53) since the All-Star break. All 4 XBH have been doubles has gone 155 AB since his last home run on Sep 24, 2017 at BAL, his last of a career-high 7 HR last season. Batting.268 (19-for-71) 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 58 games and made 43 starts at catcher has thrown out 25.8 pct. of base stealers this season and 27.7 pct. in his career. #11 ANDREW VELAZQUEZ INF/OF Pronunciation: veh-las-kehz 2018:.500/.667/ HR 0 RBI 0 SB Fri vs. BAL: 1-1, BB, R (PH in 7th) TOR Series: 0-1 Trip: 0-1 vs. LH: -- Last HR: -- Current Hitting Streak: 1G (1.000, 1-1) RISP: (1-1) vs. RH:.500 (1-2) Yesterday vs. BAL, recorded his first career hit, a 7th-inning single off Luis Ortiz made his major league debut as a def. rep. on Sun at CLE. 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:.296/.344/ HR 49 RBI 12 SB Fri vs. BAL: 1-5, 2B, 2-R TOR Series: 3-11, 2B, BB, R Trip: 12-34, 3-2B, 3-RBI, 2-BB, 6-R vs. LH:.273 (18-66) Last HR: 8/19/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.200, 1-5) RISP:.260 (27-104) vs. RH:.300 ( ), 7-HR Ranks among major league rookies in avg. (.296, 1st), on-base pct. (.344, 2nd), hits (124, 3rd), doubles (23, tied for 4th) and triples (5, 1st). Batting.362/.392/.468 (17-for-47) with 5 2B in his last 11 games (all starts) since the start of July, his.339 avg. ranks 3rd in the AL (min. 125 PA). Batting.296 and is attempting to finish with the best avg. for a qualifying rookie in club history, currently held by Rocco Baldelli (.289) in Batting.260/.309/.376 (45-for-173) with 2 HR and 19 RBI at home, compared to.321/.369/.459 (79-for-246) with 5 HR and 30 RBI on the road. Was named the Rays recipient of the 2018 Heart and Hustle Award by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA). Has appeared in 119 games and made 102 starts (76-2B, 13-LF, 8-3B, 3-SS) has a.991 fielding pct. at second base, 3rd in the AL (min. 50 starts). RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #46 JOSÉ ALVARADO LH Pronunciation: al-vuh-rah-doh 2018: ERA 62 G Last App: 9/4 at TOR (0.1-IP, 0-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, 1-BB, 1-SO, 11-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:.165 (22-133) On Tues at TOR, inherited 1-on, 2-out and walked his first batter, then got a inning-ending strikeout on Sun at CLE, got his seventh save. His last 10 apps dating back to Aug 16 at NYY have been scoreless has allowed 1 hit over that stretch spanning 8.1 IP, with 3 BB and 13 SO. Has pitched to a 1.40 ERA (19.1-IP, 3-ER) in 21 apps since the All-Star break and a 1.19 ERA (30.1-IP, 4-ER) over his last 35 apps since June 12. Has only allowed 2 HR in 87.1 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 10 G 1 GS Last App: 9/4 at TOR (2.2-IP, 1-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, 0-BB, 4-SO, 31-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/29/18 at ATL, Loss 6/7/18 vs. DET, Save none vs. RH:.284 (33-116), 2-HR On Tues at TOR, entered to start the 4th inning and retired his first 6 BF replaced in the 6th inning after a single, sac bunt and groundout. Is 4-0 with a 2.40 ERA (30-IP, 8-ER) and.183 opp avg. (19-for-104) over his last 7 apps after allowing 8 R/ER in 3.1 IP in his Rays debut. Has gone at least 3 IP in seven of his 8 apps since joining the Rays has made 5 apps of at least 4 IP and 4 apps of at least 5 IP since the trade. 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 #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 On Mon 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 14 G 11 GS Last App: 9/5 at TOR (3.0-IP, 5-H, Long Relief App: 3.2, 8/1 vs. LAA Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 0-0 vs. LH:.242 (22-91), 2-HR 2-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 39-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/1/18 vs. LAA, Loss 5/22/18 at BOS, Save none vs. RH:.250 (34-136), 6-HR On Wed at TOR, yielded a RBI double to Rowdy Tellez in the 6th inning, RBI single to Randal Grichuk in the 7th and pitched a perfect 8th. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Tuesday after 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. Reinstated from the 60-day DL on Aug 1 (left oblique strain) is 1-0 with a 2.77 ERA (13-IP, 4-ER) in 4 apps (1 start) in the majors since then. Is 3-1 with a 2.67 ERA (27-IP, 8-ER) in 6 apps (5 starts) at home, compared to 1-2 with a 6.68 ERA (33.2-IP, 25-ER) in 8 apps (6 starts) on the road. In 3 apps out of the bullpen this season, is 1-0 with a 2.79 ERA (9.2-IP, 3-ER) in five career relief apps, is 1-0 with a 3.07 ERA (14.2-IP, 5-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 23 G 3 GS Last App: 9/7 vs. BAL (1.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.1, 3x-last 7/29 at BAL Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 10-5 vs. LH:.170 (8-47), 1-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 9-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 4/25/18 at BAL, Loss 4/5/18 at BOS, Save none vs. RH:.415 (34-82), 4-HR Yesterday vs. BAL, pitched a perfect 8th inning on Wed at TOR, allowed an inherited runner to score but no runs of his own in 1.1 IP. 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.170/.291/.298 (8-for-47) line with 1 HR this season, but righties are batting.415/.449/.646 (34-for-82) with 4 HR. Has yielded at least 1 run in nine of his 20 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 20 G Last App: 9/4 at TOR (0.1-IP, 1-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, 1-BB, 0-SO, 16-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/22/18 vs. MIA, Loss none, Save 9/1/18 at CLE vs. RH:.288 (17-59) On Tues at TOR, began the 9th inning in a non-save situation retired his first batter, then went walk, single and was replaced by Sergio Romo. Has pitched to a 0.47 ERA (19-IP, 1-ER) over his last 15 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 1.38 ERA (13-IP, 2-ER) in 9 apps at home, compared to a 5.84 ERA (12.1-IP, 8-ER) in 11 apps on the road. 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 10 G Last App: 9/5 at TOR (3.0-IP, 4-H, Long Relief App: 4.2, 6/30 vs. HOU Saves-Opps: 0-1 IR-RS: 5-3 vs. LH:.192 (5-26), 2-HR 1-R, 0-BB, 4-SO, 1-HR, 40-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/3/18 at MIA, Loss 5/12/17 at KC, Save none vs. RH:.183 (13-71), 2-HR On Wed at TOR, his only run allowed in 3 IP was a solo homer by Billy McKinney leading off the 5th inning was his second homer allowed to a left-handed hitter this season, following May 31 at OAK (Matt Joyce) marked his first app in the majors since July 3 at MIA (2 IP, injured). Reinstated from the 10-day DL (right hamstring strain) on Sep 1 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 got the win and singled in both the 15th and 16th innings. Has gone 2 IP or more in seven of his 10 apps this season, including his last 6 apps has gone 3 IP or more in six of his 10 apps with the Rays. Is 3-0 in 10 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 Sep 1 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 64 G 5 GS Last App: 9/4 at TOR (S, 0.2-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, 0-SO, 6-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/23/18 vs. KC, Loss 8/8/18 vs. BAL, Save 9/4/18 at TOR vs. RH:.235 (35-149), 4-HR On Tues at TOR, pitched on 9 days rest, entering in a save situation with 1 out in the 9th inning and retiring both batters, stranding 2 IR. His last 9 apps have been scoreless has a 1.14 ERA (23.2-IP, 3-ER) in 25 apps since July 3 and a 1.43 ERA (37.2-IP, 6-ER) in 40 apps since June 1. Has made 64 apps, tied for 7th-most in the AL all 19 saves this season have come since May 29, 5th-most in the AL 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 (19) has been unmatched by an AL pitcher since CAL Joe Grahe (7 starts, 21 saves) in #57 JAIME SCHULTZ RH 2018: ERA 14 G Last App: 9/7 vs. BAL (1.2-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 3.0, 7/25 vs. NYY Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 5-1 vs. LH:.061 (2-33) 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 27-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/14/18 at MIN, Loss none, Save none vs. RH:.231 (9-39), 3-HR Yesterday vs. BAL, his only baserunner allowed in 1.2 IP was a 2-out single in the 7th replaced Blake Snell after a 2-run homer in the 6th. Has held opponents to a.153/.292/.306 (11-for-72) line with 25 SO in 22.1 IP for a SO/9 IP ratio has allowed more walks (13) than hits (11). Has pitched to a 2.95 ERA (21.1-IP, 7-ER) in his last 12 apps after allowing 3 R/ER without recording an out in his second app on July 9 vs. DET. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Sep 1 to begin his third stint with the Rays this season, following May and July 8 Aug 12. 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. #55 RYNE STANEK RH Pronunciation: STAN-ik 2018: ERA 48 G 24 GS Last App: 9/4 at TOR (GS, 1.0-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 12-6 vs. LH:.156 (12-77) 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 10-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/25/18 vs. BOS, Loss 7/28/18 at BAL, Save none vs. RH:.206 (26-126), 6-HR On Tues at TOR, started and yielded a leadoff double, and got out of a 1-out jam with runners at the corners with a inning-ending SO/CS. On Mon-Tues at TOR, became the second pitcher in club history to start back-to-back days, following Sergio Romo on May at LAA according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the first rookie to start on consecutive days since STL George Munger from July 28-29, 1943 vs. PHI. Since the start of June, is 1-2 with a 2.27 ERA (47.2-IP, 12-ER) and.190 opp avg. (32-for-168) in 39 apps (22 starts) to lower his season ERA from 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 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. Has gone 2-1 with a 2.78 ERA (22.2-IP, 7-ER) and.210 opp avg. (17-for-81) in 24 relief apps and 0-2 with a 2.60 ERA and.172 opp avg. in 24 starts. #61 HUNTER WOOD RH 2018: ERA 21 G 8 GS Last App: 9/7 vs. BAL (1.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 3.0, 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 4-0 vs. LH:.255 (14-55), 1-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 3-SO, 12-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 9/4/18 at TOR, Loss 8/14/18 at NYY, Save none vs. RH:.312 (24-77), 2-HR Yesterday vs. BAL, struck out all 3 BF in the 9th inning, a second consecutive scoreless outing on Tues at TOR, recorded his first career win. Is 1-1 with a 4.91 ERA (22-IP, 12-ER) in his last 14 apps (7 starts) since July 21 this stretch has increased his season ERA from 2.38 to Has pitched to a 3.98 ERA (20.1-IP, 9-ER) and.260 opp avg. (20-for-77) 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 OAK Yusmeiro Petit (85.0) and TEX/CHC Jesse Chavez (83.1) 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.

6 RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals Starters Relievers Home Road March April May June July August September LAST HOME RUN & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS LAST HR OFF 18 MOST HITS GAME 18 MOST RBI GAME Adames 8/24/18 vs. BOS Pomeranz 3, 2x-last 8/21 vs. KC 2, 4x-last 8/24 vs. BOS Bauers 8/1/18 vs. LAA Robles 4, 6/25 vs. WAS 4, 7/14 at MIN Choi 9/7/18 vs. BAL Meisinger 3, 2x-last 9/1 at CLE 4, 2x-last 9/7 vs. BAL Ciuffo 9/7/18 vs. BAL Bundy 2, 9/7 vs. BAL 4, 9/7 vs. BAL Cron 9/2/18 at CLE Carrasco 4, 8/29 at ATL 4, 4/21 vs. MIN Duffy 6/16/18 at NYY Shreve 4, 4/28 at BOS 3, 5/12 at BAL Gómez 7/14/18 at MIN Astudillo 3, 2x-last 7/9 vs. DET 3, 7/9 vs. DET Kiermaier 9/7/18 vs. BAL Bundy 3, 3x-last 9/3 at TOR 4, 6/25 vs. WAS Lowe 9/2/18 at CLE Carrasco 3, 9/2 at CLE 3, 9/2 at CLE Moore 9/23/12 vs. CLE Huff 1, 2x-last 9/2 at CLE -- Pham 9/7/18 vs. BAL Gilmartin 4, 4/26 vs. NYM 3, 4x-last 7/20 at CHC Smith 8/15/18 at NYY Cessa 4, 3x-last 8/5 vs. CWS 3, 2x-last 7/20 vs. MIA Sucre 9/24/17 at BAL Tillman 3, 2x-last 7/15 at MIN 3, 7/15 at MIN Velazquez , 9/7 vs. BAL -- Wendle 8/19/18 at BOS Velázquez 3, 6x-last 9/3 at TOR 3, 8/10 at TOR RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: L1 When commit error: Hit homer: Current Record: Ahead after 6-7-8: 61-6/66-4/63-3 Hit multiple homers: 26-6 Home/Road: 41-24/34-40 Behind after 6-7-8: 6-47/2-50/1-51 Score first: Day/Night: 31-24/44-40 Tied after 6-7-8: 8-11/7-9/11-8 Score 5 or more: 47-8 Grass/Turf: 29-38/ run games: Score less than 5: vs. East: run games: 15-4 Outhit opponents: vs. Central: Extra innings: 5-6 Outhit by opponents: vs. West: Win in last at-bat: 12 Collect 10 or more hits: vs. National League: 7-13 Come-from-behind wins: 23 Opp. 10 or more hits: vs. RH/LH starters: 52-47/23-17 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 27 Wearing white/gray/navy: 27-18/20-28/16-12 Series W-L-T (home): Series W-L-T (road): Wearing light blue/other: 3-3/9-3 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Banda Castillo Chirinos Faria Font Glasnow Kittredge Romo Snell Stanek Wood Yarbrough TEAM BATTING Longest win streak 8, 2x-last 8/19 8/27 Longest losing streak 8, 2x-last 5/31 6/9 Most runs game, TB 19, 7/14 at MIN Most runs game, Opp 17, 5/13 at BAL Most runs, inn, TB 7, 7/31 vs. LAA (4th) Most runs, inn, Opp 8, 7/27 at BAL (7th) Most hits, game, TB 20, 2x-last 7/14 at MIN Most hits, game, Opp 19, 5/13 at BAL Most hits, inn, TB 6, 4x-last 8/24 vs. BOS (3rd) Most hits, inn, Opp 7, 2x-last 7/27 at BAL (7th) Most doubles, game, TB 6, 9/1 at CLE Most doubles, game, Opp 5, 2x-last 8/17 at BOS Most HR, game, TB 4, 3x-last 9/7 vs. BAL Most HR, game, Opp 4, 4x-last 7/29 at BAL Most x-base hits, game, TB 9, 7/14 at MIN Most x-base hits, game, Opp 8, 5/13 at BAL Most stolen bases, game, TB 3, 9x-last 8/29 at ATL Most stolen bases, game, Opp 4, 8/31 at CLE Most walks, game, TB 11, 9/7 vs. BAL Most walks, game, Opp 10, 7/15 at MIN Most strikeouts, game, TB 16, 2x-last 7/3 at MIA Most strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 2x-last 8/21 vs. KC Most LOB, game, TB 14, 2x-last 8/23 vs. KC Most LOB, game, Opp 14, 7/3 at MIA Most errors, game, TB 3, 5/29 at OAK Most errors, game, Opp 5, 8/8 vs. BAL Longest game, time 5:31, 7/3 at MIA Longest game, time (9 inn.) 3:52, 4/28 at BOS Grand Slams (4): Back-to-Back (1): Back-to-Back-to-Back (1): 2-HR games (5): Robertson, 5/19 at LAA (Heaney) Kiermaier, 6/25 vs. WAS (Gonzalez) Robertson, 7/22 vs. MIA (Barraclaugh) Choi, 9/7 vs. BAL (Meisinger) Gómez/Field, 6/1 at SEA (Leake) Cron/Wendle/Ramos, 5/29 at OAK (Gossett) Cron, 4/21 vs. MIN (Gibson/Moya) Ramos, 5/18 at LAA (Tropeano/Bedrosian) Ramos, 6/25 vs. WAS (Miller/Collins) Cron, 7/29 at BAL (Bundy) Kiermaier, 9/5 at TOR (Sanchez) RAYS SEASON HIGHS HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most runs, game, TB 4, Bauers, 7/14 at MIN Most runs, game, Opp 4, 2x-last Rendon, 6/6 at WAS Most hits, game, TB 4, 7x-last Cron, 8/29 at ATL Most hits, game, Opp 5, Stanton, 6/24 vs. NYY Most 2B, game, TB 2, 12x-last Lowe, 9/2 at CLE Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 17x-last Martinez, 8/25 vs. BOS Most HR, game, TB 2, 5x-last Kiermaier, 9/5 at TOR Most HR, game, Opp 2, 7x-last García, 8/5 vs. CWS Most RBI, game, TB 4, 9x-last Choi/Ciuffo, 9/7 vs. BAL Most RBI, game, Opp 8, Gregorius, 4/3 at NYY Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 3x-last Lowe 9/1 at CLE Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 5x-last Bogaerts, 8/17 at BOS Most steals, game, TB 2, 5x-last Wendle, 8/29 at ATL Most steals, game, Opp 2, 7x-last Brantley, 9/1 at CLE Hitting Streak 18, Ramos, 4/14 5/13 TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most SO, TB Starter 13, Archer, 7/22 vs. MIA Most SO, Opp Starter 13, Scherzer, 6/5 at WAS Most SO, TB Reliever 9, Yarbrough, 5/31 at OAK Most IP, TB Reliever 7.0, 3x-last Chirinos, 9/3 at TOR Most walks, game, TB 7, Snell, 6/19 at HOU Most walks, game, Opp 6, Fulmer, 4/10 at CWS Most SO, Team, TB 16, 2x-last 8/21 vs. KC Most walks, Team, TB 10, 7/15 at MIN Low-Hit Game 1, 5/30 at OAK Consecutive Scoreless IP 17.0, Snell, 6/19 7/1 Shortest game, time 2:16, 6/5 at WAS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:16, 6/5 at WAS 3-HR games (--): -- Pinch-hit (1): Robertson, 7/22 vs. MIA (Barraclaugh) Walk-off (4): Gómez, 4/22 vs. MIN (Reed) Bauers, 6/24 vs. NYY (Shreve) Robertson, 7/22 vs. MIA (Barraclaugh) Adames, 8/7 vs. BAL (Castro) Lead-off (3): Span, 4/15 vs. PHI (Lively) Miller, 5/27 vs. BAL (Gausman) Duffy, 6/14 at NYY (Germán) Inside-the-park (1): Span, 4/28 at BOS (Price) RUNS BY INNING X Total Opponent Tampa Bay HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Cron Ramos Bauers Robertson Adames Gómez Kiermaier Wendle 7 7 Field Choi Miller Duffy Span Hechavarria Lowe Pham Refsnyder Smith Arroyo 1 1 Ciuffo 1 1 Perez 1 1 TOTALS CATWALKS Date: April 16 vs. TEX Batter: Joey Gallo Play Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in center field (430 feet) off Blake Snell (4th inning). Date: April 17 vs. TEX Batter: Shin-Soo Choo Play Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in rightcenter (446 feet) off Yonny Chirinos (6th inning). Date: May 22 vs. BOS Batter: Sandy Leon Play Description: Single off B-ring catwalk in right field off Ryne Stanek (9th inning). Date: May 27 vs. BAL Batter: Brad Miller Play Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in right (436 feet) off Kevin Gausman (1st inning). Date: June 24 vs. NYY Batter: Clint Frazier Play Description: Pop out off B-ring catwalk in left field off Vidal Nuño (9th inning). Date: July 31 vs. LAA Batter: Mike Trout Play Description: Home run off C-ring catwalk in center field off Ryan Yarbrough (7th inning). Date: August 21 vs. KC Batter: Willy Adames Play Description: Home run off C-ring catwalk in left field off Glenn Sparkman (2nd inning). WALK-OFF WINS Date: April 20 vs. MIN Batter: Denard Span Outcome: W 8-7 (10) Pitcher: Zach Duke Play Description: Runner scored from second on E1 Date: April 22 vs. MIN Batter: Carlos Gómez Outcome: W 8-6 Pitcher: Addison Reed Play Description: 2-run home run to left field Date: June 13 vs. TOR Batter: Matt Duffy Outcome: W 1-0 Pitcher: Ryan Tepera Play Description: Single to left field Date: June 24 vs. NYY Batter: Jake Bauers Outcome: W 7-6 (12) Pitcher: Chasen Shreve Play Description: Solo home run to center field Date: July 9 vs. DET Batter: Daniel Robertson Outcome: W 10-9 (10) Pitcher: Blaine Hardy Play Description: Single to center field Date: July 22 vs. MIA Batter: Daniel Robertson Outcome: W 6-4 Pitcher: Kyle Barraclough Play Description: Grand slam to left field Date: August 7 vs. BAL Batter: Willy Adames Outcome: W 4-3 Pitcher: Miguel Castro Play Description: Solo home run to left field Date: August 23 vs. KC Batter: Kevin Kiermaier Outcome: W 4-3 Pitcher: Brian Flynn Play Description: Fielder s choice, E3 CATCHERS PCT CS ATT Moore Perez Sucre TOTALS INSTANT REPLAY Rays Opp Umpires Overturned Stand Confirmed TOTALS MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Cron (25), Duffy (16), Ramos (15), Wendle (14), Bauers (12), Adames (11), Miller (9), Gómez (8), Robertson (8), Smith (8), Span (8), Hechavarria (5), Choi (4), Lowe (4), Sucre (4), Field (3), Kiermaier (3), Perez (3), Pham (2), Ciuffo (1) 2-Out RBI: Ramos (27), Cron (22), Smith (16), Wendle (15), Gómez (13), Robertson (13), Duffy (12), Adames (11), Span (11), Hechavarria (10), Lowe (10, Kiermaier (8), Sucre (8), Choi (7), Miller (7), Bauers (6), Perez (6), Field (5), Arroyo (4), Ciuffo (3), Pham (2), Eovaldi (1), Nuño (1) Outfield Assists (22): Kiermaier (5), Field (4), Gómez (4), Refsnyder (3), Smith (3), Span (2), Wendle (1) Bunt Singles (18): Gómez (5), Kiermaier (4), Smith (4), Choi (1), Field (1), Miller (1), Span (1), Wendle (1) Ejections (1): Smith-1 (6/5 at WAS, 8th inn.) Batted Around (17): 3/29 vs. BOS (8th inn., 10 batters), 4/16 vs. TEX (2nd inn., 10 batters), 4/25 at BAL (5th inn., 9 batters), 5/15 at KC (1st inn., 9 batters), 5/18 at LAA (3rd inn., 9 batters), 5/27 vs. BAL (3rd inn., 12 batters), 6/25 vs. WAS (2nd inn., 10 batters), 7/3 at MIA (16th inn., 9 batters), 7/9 vs. DET (1st inn., 9 batters), 7/14 at MIN (7th inn., 9 batters), 7/20 vs. MIA (9th inn., 9 batters), 7/31 vs. LAA (4th inn., 12 batters), 8/2 vs. LAA (4th inn., 9 batters), 8/24 vs. BOS (3rd inn., 9 batters), 9/1 at CLE (6th inn., 9 batters), 9/2 at CLE (7th inn., 9 batters), 9/7 vs. BAL (7th inn.,9 batters)