Rays pitchers lead the majors with a 2.77 ERA (292.2-IP, 90-ER) on the road, compared to a 3.83 mark at home (11th in AL, 20th in majors).

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1 TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2015 vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS RH Chris Archer (8-4, 2.18) vs. RH R.A. Dickey (3-6, 4.96) First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL TV: Sun Sports Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Spanish) Game No.: 73 (40-32) Home Game No.: 40 (19-20) All-Time Game No.: 2,825 (1,312-1,512) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,415 ( ) April: May: June: 14-7 THEY CAN SKATE BUT CAN THEY HIT? Today at 4 p.m., five players from the Eastern Conference Champion Tampa Bay Lightning will take batting practice on the field: G Ben Bishop, C Brian Boyle, D Braydon Coburn, C Alex Killorn and C Steven Stamkos. TUESDAY S CHAMPION Before every Tuesday home game at Tropicana Field, the Rays host a child from the Make-A-Wish Foundation or Children s Dream Fund as a part of the Tuesday s Champion program today, the Rays welcome Make-a-Wish s James Dolan, 5, who suffers from a disease of the digestive system James will be on the field during Rays batting practice as part of his day at the ballpark. ROSTER MOVE After last night s game, the Rays optioned LH Enny Romero to Triple-A Durham today the Rays recalled RH Kirby Yates. RAY MATTER The Rays suffered an 8-5 loss last night in the lid-lifter of a 10-game homestand, their second consecutive loss on the heels of a 4-game winning streak they have still won 8 of their last 11 games and 14 of their last 20 (since June 2) they remained alone atop the AL East, as second-place New York lost to Philadelphia the Rays have held BEST RECORD, MLB, JUNE Toronto 15-5 (.750) Pittsburgh 13-6 (.684) Tampa Bay 14-7 (.667) Baltimore 13-7 (.650) New York-AL 12-7 (.632) St. Louis 12-7 (.632) sole possession of first place for 8 straight days, and a share of first for 10 straight days overall this season, they ve had a share of first place 20 days, including 13 days alone on top the last time they had sole possession of first place this late in the season was end of play July 30, In their last 2 home games, the Rays have allowed 16 runs (June 16 vs. WAS) and 8 runs (last night) in between, they allowed a total of 6 runs on a 5-game road trip. The Rays are 14-7 in the month of June, 3rd-best record in the majors (see chart) with a win tonight, they d clinch a winning month of June for the first time since 2011 (16-11). Last night the Rays fell to 28-6 (.824) when they score first, still best in the majors, compared to when their opponent scores first. TIGHTLY BUNCHED The top four teams in the AL East are separated by only 2.5 games the closest the division s top four teams have been on this date since divisional play began in 1969 it s the closest any division s top four teams have been on this date since the NL West in 2006 (four teams within 2.0 games) these four AL East clubs have four of the majors six best records in the month of June (see chart). UNTIMELY HITTING The Rays 15 hits last night were their most in a loss since Aug 7, 2013 at ARI (16) their 14 LOB were their most in a 9-inning game since June 6, 2014 vs. SEA (15) they went 4-for-18 with RISP, and their 11 SO with RISP tied a club record (Sep 29, 2012 at CWS) Rays have outhit opponents the last 2 games yet lost them both, going 4-for-26 (.154) with RISP. RAYS vs. BLUE JAYS The Rays are 6-2 vs. Toronto this season (3-1 at home, 3-1 on road) this is their first series in nearly two months, since April 24-26, when the Rays outscored them 21-6 and completed their first sweep of Toronto at home since Sep 21-23, 2012 the Rays 161 wins are their most against any opponent their (.531) record is their 2nd best vs. an AL opponent (16-10 vs. HOU) the Rays were 8-11 last year, ending a streak of six straight winning seasons vs. the Jays, during which time they were AGAINST THE BEST Tonight s starter RH Chris Archer is 1-0 with a 1.41 ERA (32-IP, 5-ER) in 5 career starts against former Cy Young winners the Rays are 2-3 in those games, with wins over DET Justin Verlander and TOR R.A. Dickey in 2013 he s faced SEA Felix Hernandez twice, and the two pitchers haven t allowed a run in a combined 31.1 IP in those 2 games his lone win was against on July 21, 2013 at TOR (7-IP, 5-H, 1-R/ER, won 4-3). RUNNIN RAYS Last night the Rays recorded 5 SB, their most in a game since July 3, 2012 vs. NYY (5) they had 3 SB in the 1st inning, their most in any inning since May 18, 2012 vs. ATL (3) their 54 SB this year are twice their total last year after 72 games (27) they rank 4th in the majors and 2nd in the AL, behind Houston (56). NO PLACE LIKE ROAD The Rays are a major-league-best (.636) on the road, compared to at home the Rays are the only first-place team with a losing record at home, and are one of three teams in the majors with a losing record at home but a winning record overall (Rangers, Giants) Rays pitchers lead the majors with a 2.77 ERA (292.2-IP, 90-ER) on the road, compared to a 3.83 mark at home (11th in AL, 20th in majors). OBSTACLE COURSE The Rays stand alone in first place at despite: using a major-league-most 44 players (tied with ATL), 26 pitchers, 21 relief pitchers and 16 rookies according to Stats LLC: 44 players used is a club record before the All-Star break (43 in 2003) 26 pitchers used is a club record (25 in 2006) the Rays are one of only 10 teams in major league history to use 26 pitchers before the All-Star break, and only three teams have used more pitchers before the break: the 2013 Blue Jays (29), 2014 Angels (28) and 2014 Rangers (28) the Rays have a chance to become the first team since divisional play began in 1969 to lead the majors in pitchers used and win their division. 21 relievers used is 2 shy of the club record (2004) 16 rookies ties the club record (2001, 2011) 7 are on the roster currently. sending 17 players to the disabled list for a total of 19 stints, one shy of Texas (20 stints) for most in the majors that includes seven DL stints by six starting pitchers the DL peaked at a club-record 13 players on April 23 and stands at 11 players currently. THE PERFECT MAN Last night RH Steve Geltz set the Rays franchise record for consecutive batters retired, with 28 he passed RH Kyle Farnsworth who retired 26 in a row, July 28 Aug 23, of Geltz s 28 batters have come since he was kissed by Paula Abdul on June 11, after catching her ceremonial first pitch the major league record is 46, by SF Yusmeiro Petit in 2014 Geltz ranks 6th among major league relievers with a.128 opp avg. LOGAN FORSYTHE Has raised his batting avg. by 29 points, from.264 to.293, in his last 8 games (all starts) since June 15, batting.500/.559/.633 (15-for-30) over that span has recorded multiple hits in 6 of those 8 games, including three 3-hit efforts leads the team with 17 multi-hit games, 72 hits and 14 2B among AL second basemen, ranks among the top 3 in RBI (32, 3rd), avg., (.293, 3rd), OBP (.371, 2nd), SLG (.455, 3rd) and XBH (23, 3rd). HE CAN HIT OF Joey Butler took over the Rays Twitter account this afternoon to answer fan questions his 3-hit game last night raised his season avg. to.338, highest by a rookie on this date in franchise history and the highest by a major league rookie (min. 130 PA) since LAA Mike Trout in 2012 since his May 3 call-up, he ranks 4th overall in the AL in batting and ranks among AL rookie leaders in avg. (.338, 1st), OBP (.375, 2nd), SLG (.523, 1st), doubles (10, T-1st), XBH (16, 2nd), HR (6, 2nd), RBI (19, 2nd) and hits (51, 2nd) leads the team in avg., OBP, SLG, 2B and hits over that span. According to Baseball Reference, Butler is batting.567/.567/.967 (17-for-30) when going to the opposite field, with 3 HR and 7 RBI. PEN ON HISTORIC PACE The Rays have a save in all but 8 of their 40 wins they re on pace for 72 saves this season, which would break the 1990 White Sox s major league record of 68 the club record is 52 (2008) their 32 saves are T-3rd most (with the 1990 White Sox) in major league history through 72 games, after the 1997 Orioles (35) and 2001 Mariners (34) the Rays bullpen leads the majors with 244 IP their 232 relief apps trail only Joe Maddon s Cubs (235) in the majors and put them on pace for a club-record 522 (510 in 2009). THE WALKING WOUNDED LH Matt Moore (Tommy John surgery) will throw a bullpen today RH Jake Odorizzi (left oblique strain) and RH Andrew Bellatti (right shoulder inflammation) threw bullpen sessions yesterday and will throw bullpens again tomorrow LH Drew Smyly (torn left labrum) will play light catch today DH John Jaso (left wrist contusion) has been working out with the team over the past week and may be ready for a rehab assignment this week INF Tim Beckham (strained right hamstring) played his first rehab game yesterday for Class-A Charlotte and went 1-for- 2 as the DH in a rain-shortened game he will play 5 innings at 2B tonight. RAYS ON THE RUNWAY Following tomorrow s 12:10 p.m. game, several Rays players will participate in the 10th annual Rays on the Runway fashion show at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront the sold-out fashion show and meet-and-greet benefits the Children s Dream Fund Emily Austen and DJ Fresh will serve as emcees doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the runway begins at 8 p.m. media interested in attending should contact Carli Todd at ctodd@raysbaseball.com. Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting Pitcher Wed., June 24 TOR 12:10 p.m. Sun Sports RH Nathan Karns (4-3, 3.53) RH Marco Estrada (5-3, 3.92) **All games broadcast on WDAE 620 AM; Sat and Sun games will be broadcast in Spanish on WGES 680 AM. All times Eastern Standard Time (EST).**

2 TONIGHT S STARTER RH CHRIS ARCHER (8-4, 2.18) YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Career Majors LAST START On Thu at WAS, went 5 IP, his shortest start since May 7 vs. TEX (3.1 IP), allowed 3 ER and had a season-low 3 SO, but got the win after the Rays 4-run 6th inning allowed a pair of 1st-inning runs, on a Bryce Harper single and Danny Espinosa forceout third run came on a Yunel Escobar 2nd-inning single was replaced after the Rays pinch-hit for the pitchers spot in the 6th needed 53 pitches to get through the first 2 innings, compared to 36 pitches in his final 3 his line: W, 5 IP, 8 H, 3 R/ER, 2 BB, 3 SO, 89 pit, 62 str. LEAGUE LEADERS Ranks among AL leaders in SO (116, 3rd), ERA (2.18, 2nd), wins (8, T-2nd), innings (95.0, 8th), starts (15, T-1st), SO/9 IP (10.99, 3rd), HR/9 IP (0.47, 4th), WHIP (1.00, 4th), opp avg. (.207, 4th), opp OBP (.261, 5th) and opp SLG (.277, 3rd) averaging 5.04 SO/BB, more than double his 2014 rate (2.40) according to STATS LLC, opposing hitters have missed on 30.0 pct. of their swings, 2nd-highest rate in the AL. CHANNELING PEDRO Only one other pitcher in the majors can match his combination of wins (8), SO (116) and ERA (2.18): WAS Max Scherzer (8-5, IP, 123-SO) the last three pitchers to match that combination on this date were NYY Masahiro Tanaka (2014), BOS Pedro Martinez and ARI Randy Johnson Pedro and Johnson both did it en route to winning Cy Young Awards Pedro was 9-3, 130 SO, 1.18 ERA on this date and Johnson was 11-1, 158 SO, 1.47 ERA. THE WIN COLUMN Has won 5 straight decisions, tying his career high (June 23 July 27, 2013) the Rays have won 7 of his last 8 starts (since May 12) is 6-0 on the road, becoming the first in club history to start the season winning his first 6 road decisions (prev. 5, Jeff Niemann in 2010). ONE AND DONE Has yielded 1 earned run or fewer in 9 of his 15 starts this year, and in a major-league-leading 25 of his 47 (53.2 pct.) starts since the start of 2014 next are SEA Felix Hernandez (24), LAD Zack Greinke (24) and DET/WAS Max Scherzer (24). BACK AND FORTH Ranks 3rd in the AL with 116 SO, behind CWS Chris Sale (119) and CLE Corey Kluber (117) Archer has held at least a share of the AL lead in strikeouts at the end of play of 23 days this season Sale, Kluber and Archer all reached 100 SO in their 12th start Archer tied David Price (2014) for fewest starts to reach 100 in franchise history. SLIDE RULES Archer is throwing a career-high 39.4 percent sliders, 2nd in the majors and most in the AL (see chart) has a major-league-most 83 strikeouts with the slider (75 swinging, 8 called), accounting for 71.6 percent of his total strikeouts this season Marc SLIDER PCT., MLB, 2015 Tyson Ross, SD Chris Archer, TB Collin McHugh, HOU Jason Hammel, CHC Francisco Liriano, PIT Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times had this Source: FanGraphs quote from former teammate and current Detroit Tigers LH David Price, in a recent piece on Archer s slider: i I don t think baseball has ever seen this pitch before. It s the best pitch in baseball by far. Chris Sale has an unbelievable slider and changeup, and Felix (Hernandez s) changeup is phenomenal, and (Clayton) Kershaw s curveball is really good. But if anybody in baseball could have one pitch, it s got to be Archer s slider. David Price, Detroit Tigers LHP MAKING HISTORY From May 27 June 7, became the first player in the modern era (since 1900) to record 10-plus strikeouts and no walks in 3 consecutive starts, according to the Elias Sports Bureau in those 3 starts, he went 2-0 with a 0.39 ERA (23-IP, 14-H, 2-R, 1-ER, 0-BB, 38-SO) his 38 SO were the most ever in a three-start stretch without issuing a walk named the AL Player of the Week for June 1-7. COMMUNITY CORNER On Saturday, Archer made a surprise visit to Brookside Park (in Cleveland) to visit the local Junior Boys RBI team he spoke to a group of almost twenty 13-to-15-year-olds, did a little Q- and-a, and stuck around for their practice. K s FOR KIDS For every strikeout Archer logs this season, he will join the Rays and WTSP 10 News to each donate $25 to be split among Burg Baseball Inc. and RBI Baseball of Tampa his 116 SO have already raised $8,700 for the youth leagues this year GAME LOG GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 4/6 vs. BAL L /59 L, 2-6 Tillman down, 4-0 4/11 at MIA W /57 W, 2-0 Cosart up, 2-0 4/16 at TOR W /68 W, 4-2 Sanchez up, 4-0 4/21 vs. BOS L /72 L, 0-1 Miley down, 1-0 4/26 vs. TOR W /64 W, 5-1 Buehrle up, 5-0 APRIL /2 vs. BAL L /68 L, 0-4 Gonzalez down, 4-0 5/7 vs. TEX L /52 L, 4-5 Martinez down, 4-0 5/12 vs. NYY /74 W, 4-2 Eovaldi tied, 2-2 5/17 at MIN W /56 W, 11-3 Gibson up, 8-1 5/22 vs. OAK W /65 W, 5-2 Kazmir up, 3-1 5/27 vs. SEA /65 L, 0-3 Hernandez tied, 0-0 MAY /2 at LAA W /80 W, 6-1 Wilson up, 6-1 6/7 at SEA W /77 W, 3-1 Montgomery up, 3-1 6/13 vs. CWS /68 W, 5-4 Samardzija up, 3-2 6/18 at WAS W /62 W, 5-3 Fister up, 5-3 JUNE SPLITS vs. RH:.206 (34-165), 3-HR vs. LH:.209 (38-182), 2-HR Home: 2-4, 2.95 ERA (55.0-IP, 18-ER) Road: 6-0, 1.13 ERA (40.0-IP, 5-ER) ARCHER vs. BLUE JAYS CAREER Is 4-1 with a 2.67 ERA (67.1- IP, 20-ER) in 11 career starts against the Blue Jays, most career starts against any team is 2-1 with a 4.06 ERA (31-IP, 14-ER) in 5 career starts against the Blue Jays at Tropicana Field Has already faced them twice this season, and has only allowed 4 H and 0 R in 14 IP, with 18 SO since data is available (1914), the only other pitcher to make consecutive starts of 7-plus IP, 2 hits or fewer and no runs against the Blue Jays is OAK Ron Darling in TOMORROW S STARTER RH NATHAN KARNS (4-3, 3.53) LAST START On Fri at CLE, allowed consecutive hits (Jason Kipnis double, Francisco Lindor single) to lead off the game, and threw 2 WP in the inning the first of which scored Kipnis did not allow a run after that, and left with a 2-1 lead in the 6th faced 3 batters in the 6th: single, single, strikeout and was removed Xavier Cedeño stranded both inherited runners with a pair of strikeouts his line: 5.1 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ ER, 1 BB, 4 SO, 88 pitches, 57 strikes. 1st INNING Has given up a 1st-inning run in 3 of his last 4 starts out of his 33 runs (31 earned) allowed this season, 10 runs (9 earned) have come in the 1st inning for a 5.79 ERA in the frame has a 3.05 ERA (65-IP, 22-ER) after the 1st inning. RISP-Y BUSINESS Has held opponents to a.197/.257/.288 (13-for- 66) line against him with RISP, 6th lowest avg. in the AL in his last 2 Ejected on May 10 vs. TEX in the 5th inning by HP umpire Mike Estabrook for arguing balls and strikes was his second ejection as a manager. 37-year-old manager is the youngest skipper in the majors since ARI A.J. Hinch (34) in 2009 and youngest active manager/head coach in the four major sports, ahead of Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens (38). Is the fifth manager in Rays history is the sixth Tampa-born manager #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER starts, the White Sox and Indians have combined to go 2-for-15 (.133) against him with RISP the major league avg. with RISP is.259. THE TURNAROUND In his first 4 starts, was 1-1 with a 5.32 ERA (23.2- IP, 16-H, 14-ER, 14-BB, 20-SO, 5-HR) over his last 10 starts beginning April 27, is 3-2 with a 2.77 ERA (55.1-IP, 51-H, 17-ER, 17-BB, 52-SO, 4-HR) has made 10 total starts of 2 runs or fewer, T-2nd in the AL is 4-1 with a 1.91 ERA (56.2-IP, 12-ER) and 58 SO in those 10 games. vs. TORONTO Only career start/app against the Blue Jays was his Rays debut, Sep 12, 2014 at Rogers Centre earned his first career victory, 1-0 over J.A. Happ totaled 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 SO, becoming the first in franchise history to go 7-plus IP and allow 2 H or fewer in his Rays debut tied Steve Trachsel (April 3, 2000 at MIN) for the longest scoreless outing in a Rays debut his 114 pitches were the most ever in a Rays debut. in ML history and second to manage the Rays joins Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, including parts of eight seasons in the majors ( ) spent two years ( ) in the Rays org., and appeared in 13 major league games in 2005 for Lou Piniella.

3 RAYS HITTER NOTES #9 JOEY BUTLER, OF Mon: 3-5 CLE Series: 3-10, HR, RBI, 2-BB, 2-R Trip: 4-15, 2-HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.358 (19-53), 3-HR 2015:.338/.375/.523, 6-HR, 19-RBI, 5-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.600, 3-5) RISP:.273 (9-33) vs. RH:.327 (32-98), 3-HR Since his selection on May 3, ranks 4th in the AL in batting (.338) ranks among AL rookie leaders in avg. (.338, 1st), OBP (.375, 2nd), SLG (.523, 1st), doubles (10, T-1st), XBH (16, 2nd), HR (6, 2nd), RBI (19, 2nd) and hits (51, 2nd) leads the team in avg., OBP, SLG, 2B and hits over that span. According to Baseball Reference, is batting.567/.567/.967 (17-for-30) when going to the opposite field, with 3 HR and 7 RBI. Batting.372/.407/.581 (32-for-86) in 22 games (all starts) since May 30 has recorded 10 multi-hit games over that span. His.338 avg. is the highest by a rookie on this date in franchise history and the highest by a major league rookie (min. 130 PA) since Mike Trout in Has played in 43 games with 38 starts (28-DH, 10-LF) homered in consecutive games Thu at WAS and Fri at CLE for the first time in his career, giving him 6 HR this season 4th on the team five of his 6 HR, including his last four, have come on the road. #13 ASDRUBAL CABRERA, INF Mon: 0-3 CLE Series: 3-11, HR, RBI, BB, R Trip: 5-19, HR, RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH:.186 (11-59), 1-HR 2015:.205/.264/.318, 4-HR, 16-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP:.131 (8-61) vs. RH:.211 (38-180), 3-HR Ejected in the 5th by HP umpire Kerwin Danley yesterday at TOR, the 4th ejection of his career (last Game 2 of the 2014 NLDS). Has only made 2 errors, fewest among major league shortstops (min. 40 G) has a.991 fielding pct., best among major league shortstops. On Fri at CLE, homered in his first at-bat back at Progressive Field, off Carlos Carrasco in the 2nd has 2 HR in his last 9 G (2 HR in first 59 G). Is on pace for 36 XBH, compared to 49 XBH in 2014 is on pace for 9 HR, compared to at least 14 HR in each of his past 4 seasons ( ) has a.205 avg. this season after hitting a career-low.241 between the Indians and Nationals in Batting.131 (8-for-61) with RISP, lowest in the AL has played in 68 games and made 63 starts (61-SS, 2-DH). #19 CURT CASALI, C Mon: DNP CLE Series: 0-3 Trip: 3-6, HR, RBI, BB, R vs. LH:.000 (0-1) 2015:.333/.400/.667, 1-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP:.000 (0-1) vs. RH:.375 (3-8), 1-HR Has played in 4 games with 3 starts at catcher since his June 13 recall became the Rays 16th rookie used, tying the club record (2011, 2001). Had his first career HR on Wed at WAS in the 5th inning, off J. Zimmermann became the fifth Rays player to hit his first major league HR this season, joining Tim Beckham, Mikie Mahtook, Allan Dykstra and Joey Butler had a career-high 3 hits and reached a career-high 4 times, most by a Rays catcher since Ryan Hanigan on April 19, 2014 vs. NYY became the first Rays catcher to reach 4 times and catch a shutout since Michel Hernandez in Hit.205/.326/.348 (23-for-112) with 4 2B, 4 HR and 13 RBI in 32 games with Triple-A Durham prior to his recall. #7 DAVID DEJESUS, OF Mon: 1-4, RBI, HBP, SB CLE Series: 2-9, 2B, RBI, 2-BB Trip: 5-14, 2B, 3B, 2-RBI, 2-BB, R vs. LH:.333 (1-3) 2015:.299/.359/.443, 5-HR, 23-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.300, 3-10) RISP:.282 (11-39) vs. RH:.299 (49-164), 5-HR Had an RBI single in the 1st yesterday vs. TOR has 23 RBI, exceeding his 2014 output (20), but only 5 RBI in his last 25 games (17 starts) since May 22 is 2-for-his-last-17 with RISP after starting the season 9-for-23 (.391) batting.205/.294/.273 (9-for-44) in 17 games (12 starts) in June. His last HR was May 31 at BAL (Oliver Drake) his next homer will be No. 100 of his career is 1 HR shy of matching his total from His last 15 starts have come in the middle of the order has started at cleanup 13 times, compared to once in his career entering this season. All 45 starts (27-LF, 18-DH) have come vs. RHP has more starts in the outfield this season (27) than he did in 2014 (13) hasn t started against a lefty since Aug 2, 2013 vs. LAD (with CHC) has 4 PA vs. left-handed pitching this year, and only had 9 PA vs. LHP last season. #10 JAKE ELMORE, INF/OF Mon: 1-4, 2B, BB, R CLE Series: 0-7, RBI Trip: 3-14, 2-RBI vs. LH:.314 (11-35) 2015:.264/.303/.352, 1-HR, 13-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.241 (7-29) vs. RH:.232 (13-56), 1-HR Yesterday vs. TOR had his first XBH since June 5 at SEA batting.256/.294/.308 (20-for-78) in 23 games (22 starts) since his May 25 recall. Has as many RBI (13) in 30 games (25 starts) with the Rays this season and he did in his career before this season (13 RBI in 87 career games). Has made 25 starts (16-1B, 4-3B, 3-2B, 2-LF) at 5 9, is the shortest to ever appear in a game at 1B for the Rays previous was Rene Rivera (22 innings there in 2015) and Dave Martinez (0.2 innings there in 1998), both 5 10 has appeared at all 9 positions in his career. Made his second career pitching app on June 16 vs. WAS in the 8th inning also pitched Aug 19, 2013 at TEX, with HOU. #11 LOGAN FORSYTHE, INF Mon: 2-3, HR, RBI, 2-BB, R CLE Series: 6-11 Trip: 8-18, 2B, RBI, BB, R vs. LH:.253 (20-79), 5-HR 2015:.293/.371/.455, 8-HR, 32-RBI, 7-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.714, 5-7) RISP:.221 (15-68) vs. RH:.311 (52-167), 3-HR Has raised his avg. by 29 points, from.264 to.293, in his last 8 games (all starts) since June 15, batting.500/.559/.633 (15-for-30) over that span has recorded multiple hits in 6 of those 8 games, including three 3-hit efforts hit.159 (7-for-44) in his prev. 13 games before this stretch. Reached 4 times yesterday vs. TOR, tying his career high (6th time, last Sep 7, 2014 vs. BAL) had a career-high-tying 2 SB (5th time). Ranks among team leaders in RBI (32, 2nd), HR (8, 2nd), doubles (14, 1st), XBH (23, T-2nd) and multi-hit games (17, 1st). Has already established career highs in RBI (32), HR (8) and 2B (14) has played in 71 games with 67 starts (49-2B, 11-1B, 4-3B, 3-DH). Among AL second baseman, ranks among the top three in RBI (32, 3rd), avg., (.293, 3rd), OBP (.371, 2nd), SLG (.455, 3rd) and XBH (23, 3rd). #2 NICK FRANKLIN, INF Mon: 0-2 (def. rep.) CLE Series: 1-5 Trip: 2-8, 2B vs. LH:.217 (5-23) 2015:.139/.205/.250, 1-HR, 3-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP:.059 (1-17) vs. RH:.102 (5-49), 1-HR Is 2-for-his-last-17 has also had hitless streak of 25 and 12 at-bats this season had a 4-game stretch from June where he hit.385/.467/.615 (5-for-13) with 1 2B, 1 3B and 1 HR had as many hits in that 4-game span (5) as the his other 23 games this season combined (5). Five of his 10 hits this season have gone for extra bases (3-2B, 1-3B, 1-HR) the lone home run came on June 1 at LAA, off Garrett Richards. Batting.059 (1-for-17) with RISP, and is 0-for-8 as a PH has played in 27 G with 17 GS (7-2B, 5-1B, 4-SS, 1-DH), including his first career apps at 1B. Pitched the 9th inning on June 16 vs. WAS, following Jake Elmore s 8th inning was the fifth position player to pitch in franchise history. #5 BRANDON GUYER, OF Mon: DNP CLE Series: DNP Trip: 0-2 vs. LH:.267 (23-86), 2-HR 2015:.278/.356/.389, 2-HR, 15-RBI, 7-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.345 (10-29) vs. RH:.293 (17-58) Has not started since June 15 vs. WAS his last 3 apps (June 16 vs. WAS, June at WAS) have came as a pinch-hitter. Batting.194/.306/.258 (6-for-31) since the start of June only has 4 RBI in his last 30 games (18 starts), compared to 11 RBI in his first 25 G. Has started all 22 Rays games vs. LHP, and 21 of 22 at leadoff has played in 55 games with 34 starts (23-LF, 5-RF, 5-CF, 1-DH) this season. Batting.345 (10-for-29) with RISP, highest on the active roster (min. 10 AB) only Ray with a higher avg. with RISP is James Loney (.370). Batting.316 (6-for-19) as a pinch-hitter this season, and.348/.423/.522 (8-for-23) with 1 HR and 7 RBI off the bench. #39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, OF Mon: 3-6, RBI, 2-R, SB CLE Series: 3-11, 2B, 3B, BB, 2-R Trip: 5-21, 2B, 3B, BB, 2-R vs. LH:.234 (11-47) 2015:.260/.298/.426, 4-HR, 15-RBI, 8-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.462, 6-13) RISP:.326 (15-46) vs. RH:.267 (47-176), 4-HR Batting.349/.379/.556 (22-for-63) in 20 games (15 starts) in June compared to.173/.221/.255 (17-for-98) in May. Had 3 hits yesterday vs. TOR, his most since Sep 7, 2014 vs. BAL (3) ranks among team leaders in XBH (23, T-2nd) and multi-hit games (15, T-2nd). All 8 SB have come in his last 34 games since May 16, T-2nd in the AL over that span didn t have one in his first 34 games to start the season. Has played in 68 games with 57 starts (55-CF, 2-RF) has made 1 error in 180 chances, and leads the majors with 13.0 UZR, according to FanGraphs Ultimate Zone Rating puts a run value to defense, attempting to quantify how many runs a player has saved (or given up) through their fielding prowess. Tied for the major league lead with 6 triples since his recall on May 28, 2014, leads the majors in triples (14) and is one of two players in the majors with double-digit triples and homers during that span, joining ARI David Peralta (10-HR, 13-3B). #3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Mon: 2-5, RBI CLE Series: 1-10, HR, 3-RBI, 2-BB, R Trip: 4-20, HR, 3-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.328 (19-58), 2-HR 2015:.272/.350/.411, 7-HR, 33-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.400, 2-5) RISP:.228 (13-57) vs. RH:.255 (48-188), 5-HR Has more H (135), 2B (33), 3B (4), RBI (87), BB (63) vs. TOR than any team in his career batting.462/.531/.577 (12-for-26) vs. TOR this season. Is 1 BB shy of tying Carlos Peña (460) for 2nd in club history ranks among team leaders in RBI (33, 1st), doubles (13, T-2nd), HR (7, 3rd), hits (67, 2nd), walks (29, 2nd) and runs scored (32, 2nd) is the club s all-time leader in HR (191), 2B (239), XBH (442), RBI (668) and SLG (.488). Ranks T-3rd in the majors with 9 game-winning RBI credited one on Sat at CLE with a 3-run homer in the 1st off Corey Kluber four of his 7 HR have given the Rays a lead, and three of the 7 HR have come with 2 runners on only has 3 HR in his last 40 games (since May 10). Ranks 3rd among major league 3B with a.975 fielding pct. ranks 3rd in the AL with a.431 OBP vs. LHP. The Rays are 19-3 this season when he records an RBI.

4 #44 RENE RIVERA, C Mon: 1-4, 2B, RBI, BB CLE Series: 2-8 Trip: 2-12 vs. LH:.164 (10-61) 2015:.167/.208/.269, 3-HR, 16-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.188 (9-48) vs. RH:.168 (21-125), 3-HR Has thrown out 7 of his last 12 potential base-stealers and 13 of his last 25 (52 percent) after starting the season 2-for-14 his 38.5 pct. eraser rate is 4th in the majors, and his 15 CS ranks T-3rd the last Ray to finish a season at 38.5 percent or higher was Toby Hall in 2003 (41.3). Has 5 XBH (4-2B, 1-HR) and 6 RBI in his last 12 games (11 starts), compared to 2 2B and 1 RBI in his previous 19 games. On June 16 vs. WAS had his 9th career multi-xbh game, first since Sep 20, 2014 vs. SF (with SD), and hit his first homer since May 14 vs. NYY. Has made 56 starts (53-C, 2-1B, 1-DH) his.167 avg. would be the lowest in the majors if he qualified (PHI Chase Utley,.179). #20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Mon: 2-5, 3B, R, SB CLE Series: 3-11, HR, RBI, BB, 2-R Trip: 7-19, 2-HR, 2-RBI, BB, 6-R vs. LH:.222 (12-54), 4-HR 2015:.229/.323/.453, 14-HR, 31-RBI, 9-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.333, 3-9) RISP:.146 (7-48) vs. RH:.231 (42-182), 10-HR Had his first career triple yesterday vs. TOR batting.321/.406/.643 (9-for-28) with 4 XBH (1-2B, 1-3B, 2-HR) and 6 RBI vs. TOR in Ranks among team leaders in HR (14, 1st), RBI (31, 3rd), XBH (24, 1st), SB (9, 1st) and BB (31, 1st) is on pace for 32 HR; Evan Longoria holds the club rookie record (27, 2008) leads AL rookies in HR, XBH, RBI, BB, ranks 2nd in hits (54) and 3rd in SB. Last HR came Fri at CLE, off the clock in left field also made a sliding catch in RF to start a 9-3 DP, giving him 8 OF assists, T-2nd in the majors. Only three other players in the majors can match his combination of HR (14) and SB (9): Paul Goldschmidt, Manny Machado and Anthony Rizzo. Attempting to become the first rookie to lead his team in both HR and SB since PHI Scott Rolen (1997) and the first AL rookie since BOS Jim Rice (1975). Ranks T-3rd in the majors with 89 SO and has struck out looking a major-league-most 40 times. RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #56 RONALD BELISARIO, RH Last App: 6/22 vs. TOR (0.2-IP, 3-H, 3-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.300 (3-10) 2015: 0-0-0, 5.79 ERA, 3 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 6/20 at CLE IR-RS: -- vs. RH:.125 (1-8) Allowed his first runs as a Ray yesterday vs. TOR (3rd app) threw 34 pitches in 0.2 IP, his most since July 5, 2014 vs. SEA (57 pitches). Selected to the active roster on June 17, and made his Rays debut that night at WAS went with a 3.26 ERA in 27 apps for Triple-A Durham, and ranked among International League leaders in apps (27, T-1st), saves (17, 2nd) and games finished (23, 1st) at the time of his selection. Was a non-roster invite to major league spring training but did not appear in a game due to a left shoulder fracture reassigned to minor league camp on March 26 became the 8th NRI to play for the Rays this season, along with Bellatti, Gomes, Teaford, Wilson, Dykstra, Elmore and Butler. Has a career 2.99 GB/FB ratio in the majors, which ranks 3rd among active pitchers (min. 250 IP). #26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: 6/20 at CLE (SV, 1.0-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: vs. LH:.240 (12-50), 2-HR 2015: , 2.70 ERA, 29 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 6/3 at LAA IR-RS: 10-3 vs. RH:.208 (10-48), 1-HR Has recorded the save in each of his last 3 apps on Sat at CLE, three times had the Indians down to the final strike, but loaded the bases bringing the winning run to the plate, before a called strikeout of Giovanny Urshela ended it on Fri at CLE, had a season-high-tying 2 BB bringing the tying run to the plate, and struck out Michael Bourn looking for the final out Thu at WAS was his first save since May 31 at BAL. Ranks 4th in the AL with 18 saves has a chance to become the 10th different Rays save leader in the last 11 seasons (since 2005). Has entered in the 7th (twice), 8th (3x), 9th (21x) and extras (3x) the Rays have been tied or had the lead in 28 of his 29 apps. His last 3 apps have been scoreless had a 1.10 ERA at the end of play on May 22, before a stretch of 8 apps from May 26 June 13 increased his season ERA to 3.04 both blown saves and all 3 HR came over that stretch, and he went with a 7.36 ERA (7.1-IP, 6-ER). #31 XAVIER CEDEÑO, LH Last App: 6/21 at CLE (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-2 vs. LH:.256 (11-43) 2015: 1-0-0, 3.26 ERA, 31 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 5/13 vs. NYY IR-RS: 24-4 vs. RH:.333 (12-36), 2-HR Pitched in 3 straight games Fri Sun at CLE got his first career win on Sat at CLE, in his 102nd career app according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the most apperances before winning a game since TEX Brian Shouse won his 112th career game in 2004 joined Steve Geltz, Jose Dominguez, Andrew Bellatti, Matt Andriese and C.J. Riefenhauser as Rays to record their first career win this season. Has a 2.76 ERA (16.1-IP, 5-ER) in 26 apps since joining the Rays has made 17 apps of 0.2 IP or shorter; has faced 1 batter 6 times since being added to the active roster on April 28, his 26 apps rank T-1st in the AL, and 22 of those 26 apps have been scoreless. Has inherited 17 baserunners with the Rays has only allowed two to score (11.8 pct. T-3rd in the AL) allowed 2 of 7 to score with the Nationals. On May 23 vs. OAK, snapped a streak of 12 straight scoreless apps since joining the Rays, longest streak by a lefty to start a Rays career.. #54 STEVE GELTZ, RH Last App: 6/22 vs. TOR (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 2-2 vs. LH:.115 (6-52) 2015: 1-2-2, 2.23 ERA, 32 G, 2 GS Long Relief App: 2.0, 6/6 at SEA IR-RS: 15-2 vs. RH:.143 (8-56), 2-HR Has retired a club-record 28 consecutive batters spanning 9 apps (1 start) the major league record is 46, by SF Yusmeiro Petit in Has a 0.96 ERA (18.2-IP, 2-ER) in 20 apps (1 start) since May 6 of his 30 relief apps this season, 24 have been scoreless. Ranks 6th among ML relievers with a.128 opp avg. has inherited 15 baserunners and allowed two to score (13.3 pct. T-5th in the AL). Made his second career start on Wed at WAS, both this season in interleague games at NL parks retired all 6 BF on 19 pitches. This season, has recorded his first career save (April 22), first career win (April 14 at TOR) and made his first career start (April 10 at MIA) he and teammate Matt Andriese are the only pitchers in the majors this year to make at least 2 starts and record at least 2 saves. #47 BRANDON GOMES, RH Last App: 6/20 at CLE (1.0-IP, 1-H, 1-R, 2-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.239 (11-46), 1-HR 2015: 1-2-0, 2.59 ERA, 24 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 4/29 at NYY IR-RS: 21-6 vs. RH:.286 (14-49), 2-HR Sat at CLE, allowed his first walk since May 9 vs. TEX and marked his first multi-bb app since Sep 24, 2014 at BOS allowed a run in the 8th. Has inherited a team-high 21 baserunners his last 5 IR have scored, compared to 1 of 16 IRS in his first 20 apps. Has entered with runners on base in 11 of 24 apps has yielded a run in only 6 of his 24 apps has recorded at least 4 outs in 6 apps. In his career, has held righties to.214/.284/.342 (63-for-295), while lefties have hit.283/.353/.459 (58-for-205) however, has held lefties to a.239 (11-for-46) avg. this season, compared to.286 (14-for-49) for righties. #40 KEVIN JEPSEN, RH Last App: 6/21 at CLE (L, 0.2-IP, 2-H, 1-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 5-8 vs. LH:.246 (14-57), 1-HR 2015: 1-5-5, 2.70 ERA, 33 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4/29 at NYY IR-RS: 9-5 vs. RH:.212 (11-52), 1-HR Was handed his career-high 5th loss on Sun at CLE, tied for most among major league relievers allowed back-to-back singles to put runners on the corners to start the inning, then def. indifference, lineout and intentional walk set up a walk-off sac fly off the bat of David Murphy. Marked the fourth time in his career he was on the mound for a walk-off loss the last time was Aug 5, 2014 at LAD (with LAA). Has made a team-leading 33 apps, T-4th in the AL the Rays have been tied or had the lead in 32 of his 33 apps only other app was a 1-run defecit. Has yielded 16 BB, T-1st among AL relievers, and is on pace for a career-high 37 BB allowed 23 BB last year; his career-high is 29 (2010). Has as many saves this season (5) in 32 apps as he did in 315 career apps with LAA ( ) last save was June 14 vs. CWS. His only win came on May 12 vs. NYY, his first since June 27, 2013 at DET went 112 apps in between. #57 JAKE MCGEE, LH Last App: 6/19 at CLE (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 3-4 vs. LH:.250 (4-16), 1-HR 2015: 0-0-3, 2.08 ERA, 14 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 12x-last 6/19 at CLE IR-RS: 1-0 vs. RH:.156 (5-32) Has allowed a leadoff hit but not a run in each of his last two apps (leadoff double on Thu at WAS, leadoff single on Fri at CLE). Has 21 SO to 1 BB so far this season has struck out 21 of his 49 BF (42.9 percent) had 17 SO before his first walk on June 13 vs. CWS. 13 of his 14 apps this season have been scoreless has 3 SV, coming in 3 straight apps (June 10-13) had 19 SV in 2014, a club record for a lefty. Has brought his ERA down from 8.10 to 2.08 since yielding a grand slam to Kyle Seager in his 4th app of the season on May 26 vs. SEA. Has entered in the 7th inning (3x), 8th (8x) and 9th (3x) reinstated from the 15-day DL on May 15, returning from offseason elbow surgery. #49 KIRBY YATES, RH Last App: 4/14 at TOR (2.0-IP, 3-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.429 (3-7), 1-HR 2015: 0-0-0, 4.15 ERA, 4 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/14 at TOR IR-RS: 4-3 vs. RH:.308 (4-13) Recalled from Triple-A Durham today marks his second stint with the Rays this season (also Opening Day June 9) was placed on the 15-day DL on April 15 with a strained right pectoral made 2 rehap apps for Class-A Charlotte, then was reinstated on subsequently optioned on June 9. Is with a 9.00 ERA (8-IP, 8-ER) in 8 apps this season for Durham allowed multiple runs in 3 of his 8 apps there. Made 37 apps for the Rays in 2014, going with a 3.75 ERA (36-IP, 15-ER) his SO/9 IP ranked T-2nd among AL rookies (min. 25 apps). Is the second player in major league history with the given first name of Kirby, joining Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett.

5 RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals Starters Relievers Home Road April May June LAST HR OFF 15 MOST HITS GAME 15 MOST RBI GAME Butler 6/19 at CLE Carrasco 4, 5/31 at BAL 2, 5x-last, 6/12 vs. CWS Cabrera 6/19 at CLE Carrasco 3, 2x-last, 5/9 vs TEX 2, 2x-last, 6/14 vs. CWS Casali 6/17 at WAS Zimmermann 3, 6/17 at WAS - DeJesus 5/31 at BAL Drake 2, 14x-last, 6/17 at WAS 3, 2x-last, 4/12 at MIA Elmore 5/16 at MIN Mujica 2, 6x-last, 6/17 at WAS 4, 5/26 vs. SEA Forsythe 6/22 vs. TOR Redmond 3, 5x-last, 6/21 at CLE 3, 5/11 vs. NYY Franklin 6/1 at LAA Richards 2, 2x-last, 6/12 vs. CWS 2, 6/1 at LAA Guyer 5/8 vs. TEX Claudio 3, 5/30 at BAL 4, 4/26 vs. TOR Kiermaier 6/3 at LAA Street 3, 6/22 vs. TOR 2, 4x-last, 5/7 vs. TEX Longoria 6/20 at CLE Kluber 4, 4/25 vs. TOR 3, 4x-last, 6/20 at CLE Rivera 6/16 vs. WAS Storen 3, 4/12 at MIA 4, 5/14 vs. NYY Souza Jr. 6/19 at CLE Atchison 3, 4x-last, 6/17 at WAS 3, 5x-last, 6/3 at LAA RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: L2 When commit error: Hit homer: Current Record: Ahead after 6-7-8: 31-5/34-1/37-0 Homer with men on: 14-8 Home/Road: 19-20/21-12 Behind after 6-7-8: 2-22/1-25/0-29 Hit multiple homers: 11-5 Day/Night: 10-9/30-23 Tied after 6-7-8: 7-5/5-6/3-3 Score first: 28-6 Grass/Turf: 18-11/ run games: Score 5 or more: 20-6 vs. East: run games: 12-5 Score less than 5: vs. Central: 6-3 Extra innings: 2-2 Outhit opponents: 27-7 vs. West: Win in last at-bat: 6 Outhit by opponents: 7-21 vs. National League: 6-3 Come-from-behind wins: 15 Collect 10 or more hits: 15-5 vs. RH/LH starters: 26-24/14-8 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 9 Opp. 10 or more hits: 5-13 Series W-L-T (home): Series W-L-T (road): Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 16-13/6-9/16-7/2-3 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Andriese Archer Colome Geltz Karns Odorizzi Ramirez Smyly RAYS SEASON HIGHS TEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest win streak 5, April Most runs, game, TB 3, 2x-last, Wilson, 5/17 at MIN Long loss streak 6, May Most runs, game, Opp 4, Gordon, 4/10 at MIA Most runs game, TB 12, 4/24 vs. TOR Most hits, game, TB 4, 3x-last, Butler, 5/31 at BAL Most runs game, Opp 16, 6/16 vs. WAS Most hits, game, Opp 5, 2x-last, Escobar, 6/18 at WAS Most runs, inn, TB 7, 4/10 at MIA Most 2B, game, TB 2, 8x-last, Kiermaier, 6/15 vs. WAS Most runs, inn, Opp 7, 4/18 vs. NYY Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 3x-last, Smith, 5/25 vs. SEA Most hits, game, TB 19, 5/17 at MIN Most HR, game, TB 2, Longoria, 5/6 at BOS Most hits, game, Opp 23, 6/16 vs. WAS Most HR, game, Opp 2, 7x-last, Ramos, 6/16 vs. WAS Most hits, inn, TB 5, 4x-last, 6/18 at WAS Most RBI, game, TB 4, 2x-last, Rivera, 5/14 vs. NYY Most hits, inn, Opp 5, 4x-last, 6/16 vs. WAS Most RBI, game, Opp 6, Seager, 5/26 vs. SEA Most doubles, game, TB 6, 2x-last, 5/31 at BAL Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, Souza Jr., 5/31 at BAL Most doubles, game, Opp 5, 6/9 vs. LAA Most x-base hits, game, Opp 2, 21x-last, Navarro, 6/22 vs. TOR Most HR, game, TB 3, 5x-last, 6/19 at CLE Most steals, game, TB 2, 6x-last, Forsythe, 6/22 vs. TOR Most HR, game, Opp 5, 5/11 vs. NYY Most steals, game, Opp 3, DeShields, 5/7 vs. TEX Most x-base hits, game, TB 8, 3x-last, 5/31 at BAL Hitting Streak 10, Longoria, May Most x-base hits, game, Opp 7, 2x-last, 6/16 vs. WAS TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 5, 6/22 vs. TOR Most SO, TB Starter 15, Archer, 6/2 at LAA Most stolen bases, game, Opp 3, 3x-last, 5/7 vs. TEX Most SO, Opp Starter 12, Sale, 6/14 vs. CWS Most walks, game, TB 9, 5/6 at BOS Most SO, TB Reliever 5, Geltz, 4/29 at NYY Most walks, game, Opp 7, 5/23 vs. OAK Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, 2x-last, Andriese, 6/17 at WAS Most strikeouts, game, TB 15, 6/22 vs. TOR Most walks, game, TB 5, 2x-last, Ramirez, 5/24 vs. OAK Most strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 4/29 at NYY Most walks, game, Opp 6, Masterson, 5/6 at BOS Most LOB, game, TB 14, 6/22 vs. TOR Most SO, Team, TB 16, 4/29 at NYY Most LOB, game, Opp 12, 2x-last, 6/15 vs. WAS Most walks, Team, TB 7, 5/23 vs. OAK Most errors, game, TB 3, 6/9 vs. LAA Low-Hit Game 2, 3x-last, 5 Pitchers, 6/17 at WAS Most errors, game, Opp 3, 2x-last, 6/18 at WAS Consecutive Scoreless IP 16.0, Archer, April Longest game, time 3:58, 4/29 at NYY Shortest game, time 2:09, 5/30 at BAL Longest game, time (9 inn.) 3:33, 4/19 vs. NYY Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:09, 5/30 at BAL Grand Slams (-): - Back-to-Back (2): Dykstra/Forsythe (4/17 vs. NYY, A Warren), Forsythe/Butler (5/11 vs. NYY, C Sabathia) 2-HR games (1): Longoria-1 (5/6 at BOS, J Masterson/A Ogando) 3-HR games (-): - LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS HOME RUNS Pinch-hit (3): Beckham-2 (4/11 at MIA, M Dunn; 4/16 at TOR, A Loup), Guyer-1 (5/8 vs. TEX, A Claudio) Walk-off (-): - Lead-off (1): Guyer-1 (4/26 vs. TOR, M Buehrle) Inside-the-park (-): - HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Souza Jr Forsythe Longoria Butler Beckham DeJesus Cabrera Kiermaier Rivera Guyer Loney Mahtook 2 2 Casali 1 1 Dykstra 1 1 Elmore 1 1 Franklin 1 1 Jennings TOTALS CATCHERS PCT CS ATT Casali Rivera Wilson TOTALS MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Longoria (15), Souza Jr. (13), Forsythe (10), DeJesus (7), Cabrera (6), Kiermaier (5), Loney (5), Guyer (4), Rivera (4), Butler (3), Elmore (3), Beckham (2), Wilson (2), Dykstra (1), Jennings (1) 2-Out RBI: DeJesus (10), Forsythe (9), Rivera (9), Kiermaier (8), Elmore (7), Souza Jr. (7), Loney (6), Beckham (5), Cabrera (5), Guyer (5), Longoria (5), Butler (3), Franklin (2), Mahtook (2), Wilson (2), Outfield Assists: Souza Jr. (8), Kiermaier (5), Butler (1), Jennings (1), DeJesus (1) Bunt Singles: Cabrera (2), Kiermaier (2), Souza Jr. (2), Beckham (1), Franklin (1) Ejections: Cash-2 (4/16 at TOR, 8th inn.; 5/10 vs. TEX, 5th inn.), Cabrera-1 (6/22 vs. TOR, 5th inn.), Shelton-1 (5/10 vs. TEX, 5th inn.) Batted Around: 4/10 at MIA (7th inn., 11 batters), 4/15 at TOR (9th inn., 9 batters), 4/22 vs. BOS (6th inn., 9 batters), 5/17 at MIN (6th inn., 10 batters), 6/3 at LAA (6th inn., 9 batters) CATWALKS 1. May 11 vs. NYY Tim Beckham pop out to SS Didi Gregorius hit off the B-ring catwalk off Branden Pinder (9th inning). 2. June 16 vs. WAS Clint Robinson home run off the C-ring catwalk in right field (449 feet) off Alex Colome (2nd inning). WALK-OFF WINS 1. April 23 vs. BOS (W 2-1) Rene Rivera single to left field off Anthony Varvaro (9th inning). WALK-OFF LOSSES 1. April 10 at MIA (L 9-10) Christian Yelich single to right field off Brad Boxberger (10th inning). 2. May 29 at BAL (L 1-2) J.J. Hardy single to left field off Steve Geltz (9th inning). 3. June 21 at CLE (L 0-1) David Murphy sacrifice fly to center field off Kevin Jepsen (9th inning). RUNS BY INNING X Total Opponent Tampa Bay INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (since June 2) GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING DELAY June 2 at LAA Tampa Bay T9 Brandon Guyer Out at 1st Confirmed 0:58 June 3 at LAA Tampa Bay T2 Mikie Mahtook Out at 2nd Confirmed 0:51 June 3 at LAA Umpire B9 Taylor Featherston Safe at 1st Confirmed 1:20 June 4 at SEA Seattle T4 Jake Elmore Safe at 2nd Overturned 0:42 June 5 at SEA Seattle T4 Evan Longoria Safe at 2nd Overturned 0:43 June 6 at SEA Tampa Bay T1 Kevin Kiermaier Out at 3rd Overturned 1:13 June 7 at SEA Seattle T3 Logan Forsythe Safe at 1st Overturned 0:50 June 10 vs. LAA Tampa Bay B1 Joey Butler Out at 2nd Overturned 2:00 June 12 vs. CWS Chicago B6 Jake Elmore Safe at Home Confirmed 1:46 June 13 vs. CWS Tampa Bay B1 Evan Longoria Out at 2nd Confirmed 1:19 June 13 vs. CWS Umpire B8 Steven Souza Jr. Out at 2nd Overturned 3:38 June 18 at WAS Washington B1 Denard Span Out at 2nd Overturned 2:32 June 18 at WAS Tampa Bay B2 Michael Taylor Out at 1st Confirmed 1:19 June 19 at CLE Tampa Bay T7 Logan Forsythe Out at 2nd Stands TBA Rays Totals (bold): 27 challenges (6 overturned, 10 stand, 11 confirmed) Opp Totals: 20 challenges (8 overturned, 3 stand, 9 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 6 challenge (0 record keeping, 2 overturned, 0 stand, 4 confirmed)

6 OPENING DAY ROSTER PITCHERS (12): RH Matt Andriese, RH Chris Archer, RH Grant Balfour, LH Jeff Beliveau, RH Brad Boxberger, RH Ernesto Frieri, RH Steve Geltz, RH Kevin Jepsen, RH Nathan Karns, RH Jake Odorizzi, RH Erasmo Ramirez, RH Kirby Yates CATCHERS (2): Rene Rivera, Bobby Wilson INFIELDERS (5): Tim Beckham, Asdrubal Cabrera, Logan Forsythe, James Loney, Evan Longoria OUTFIELDERS (6): David DeJesus, Brandon Guyer, John Jaso, Desmond Jennings, Kevin Kiermaier, Steven Souza Jr. DL (6): RHP Alex Cobb (15-day), RHP Alex Colome (15-day), INF Nick Franklin (15-day), LHP Jake McGee (15-day), LHP Matt Moore (60-day), LHP Drew Smyly (15-day) Apr 15 Apr 17 Apr 19 Apr 22 Apr 23 Apr 24 Apr 25 Apr 27 Apr 28 Apr 30 May 1 May 3 Placed RH Kirby Yates (strained right pectoral) on the 15-day DL; recalled RH Jose Dominguez from Durham. Placed LH Jeff Beliveau (left shoulder soreness) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 16; optioned OF Mikie Mahtook to Durham; recalled INF Ryan Brett and LH C.J. Riefenhauser from Durham. Designated RH Grant Balfour for assignment; selected RH Brandon Gomes from Durham. Transferred LH Jeff Beliveau (left labrum tear) to the 60-day DL; placed INF Ryan Brett (left shoulder subluxation) on the 15-day DL; selected INF Jake Elmore from Durham. Placed LH C.J. Riefenhauser (left shoulder inflammation) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 19; recalled OF Mikie Mahtook from Durham. Optioned OF Mikie Mahtook and 1B Allan Dykstra to Durham; reinstated LH Drew Smyly (left shoulder tendonitis) and 1B James Loney (mild right oblique strain) from 15-day DL. Designated 1B Allan Dykstra for assignment; optioned RH Jose Dominguez to Durham; selected LH Everett Teaford from Durham. Acquired LH Xavier Cedeño from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for cash considerations; transferred OF John Jaso (left wrist contusion) to the 60-day DL. Added LH Xavier Cedeño to the active roster; designated LH Everett Teaford for assignment. Optioned RH Matt Andriese to Durham. Reinstated RH Alex Colome (pneumonia) from the 15-day DL. Placed OF Desmond Jennings (left knee bursitis) on 15-day DL, retroactive to April 26; selected OF Joey Butler from Durham. RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (11) POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORD INF Tim Beckham 15-day Strained right hamstring June 1 May 31 June LHP Jeff Beliveau 60-day Left labrum tear April 17 April 16 June RHP Andrew Bellatti 15-day Right shoulder tendonitis June 12 June 10 June RHP Alex Cobb 60-day Tommy John surgery April 5 March 27 May OF John Jaso 60-day Left wrist contusion April 10 April 7 June OF Desmond Jennings 15-day Left knee bursitis May 3 April 26 May B James Loney 15-day Left middle finger fracture May 25 - June LHP Matt Moore 60-day Tommy John surgery April 5 - June RHP Jake Odorizzi 15-day Left oblique strain June 9 June 6 June RHP Burch Smith 60-day Tommy John surgery April 8 - June LHP Drew Smyly 60-day Torn left labrum May 9 May 6 July Others (Games Missed): INF Ryan Brett (34, left shoulder subluxation, 18-16), RH Alex Colome (22, pneumonia, 12-10), INF Nick Franklin (38, left oblique strain, 20-18), LH Jake McGee (36, offseason elbow surgery, 20-16), 1B James Loney (15, mild right oblique strain, 8-7), LH C.J. Riefenhauser (37, left shoulder inflammation, 18-19), LH Drew Smyly (16, left shoulder tendonitis, 8-8), RH Kirby Yates (50, strained right pectoral, 25-25) W-L BY POSITION (STARTS) RECENT TRANSACTIONS May 9 Placed LH Drew Smyly (left shoulder soreness) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 6; transferred RH Alex Cobb (right forearm tendonitis) to the 60-day DL; optioned INF Jake Elmore to Durham; recalled RH Matt Andriese from Durham; selected RH Andrew Bellatti from Durham. May 13 Transferred LH Drew Smyly (torn left labrum) to the 60-day DL; claimed RH Preston Guilmet off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays and assigned him to Durham. May 15 Optioned RH Matt Andriese to Durham; reinstated LH Jake McGee (offseason elbow surgery) from the 15-day DL. May 17 Optioned RH Andrew Bellatti to Durham; reinstated INF Nick Franklin (left oblique strain) from the 15-day DL. May 23 Optioned INF Tim Beckham to Durham; recalled LH Enny Romero from Durham. May 24 Optioned LH Enny Romero to Durham; recalled RH Preston Guilmet from Durham. May 25 Optioned RH Preston Guilmet to Durham; placed 1B James Loney (left middle finger fracture) on the 15-day DL; recalled INF Jake Elmore and INF Tim Beckham from Durham. May 28 Reinstated INF Ryan Brett (left shoulder subluxation) from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Durham. May 30 Reinstated LH C.J. Riefenhauser (left shoulder inflammation) from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Durham. June 1 Placed INF Tim Beckham (strained right hamstring) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 31; recalled RH Andrew Bellatti. June 2 Designated RH Ernesto Frieri for assignment; recalled OF Mikie Mahtook from Durham. June 6 Optioned RH Andrew Bellatti to Durham; recalled LH Enny Romero from Durham. June 9 Placed RH Jake Odorizzi (strained left oblique) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 6; recalled RH Andrew Bellatti from Durham. June 10 Optioned LH Enny Romero to Durham; recalled RH Preston Guilmet from Durham; reinstated RH Kirby Yates (strained right pectoral) from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Durham. June 12 Designated C Bobby Wilson for assignment; placed RH Andrew Bellatti (right shoulder tendonitis) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 10; optioned RH Preston Guilet to Durham; recalled LH Enny Romero, LH C.J. Riefenhauser and RH Matt Andriese from Durham. June 13 Optioned OF Mikie Mahtook to Durham; recalled C Curt Casali from Durham. June 17 Optioned LH C.J. Riefenhauser to Durham; selected RH Ronald Belisario from Durham. June 23 Optioned LH Enny Romero to Durham; recalled RH Kirby Yates from Durham. W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS) C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH Beckham Brett Butler Cabrera Casali DeJesus Dykstra Elmore Forsythe Franklin Guyer Jaso Jennings Kiermaier Loney Longoria Mahtook Rivera Souza Jr Wilson RAYS HITTERS vs. BLUE JAYS 2015 CAREER PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP Butler Cabrera Casali DeJesus Elmore Forsythe Franklin Guyer Kiermaier Longoria Rivera Souza Jr RAYS PITCHERS vs. BLUE JAYS 2015 CAREER PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG Andriese Archer Belisario Boxberger Cedeño Colome Geltz Gomes Jepsen Karns McGee Ramirez Yates