SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2013 vs. NEW YORK YANKEES LH David Price (7-5, 3.29) vs. LH CC Sabathia (11-10, 4.83)

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1 SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2013 vs. NEW YORK YANKEES LH David Price (7-5, 3.29) vs. LH CC Sabathia (11-10, 4.83) First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. TV: Sun Sports Radio: WXTB 97.9 FM, WHNZ 1250 AM, WGES 680 AM (Spanish) Game No.: 127 (73-53) Home Game No.: 66 (42-23) All-Time Game No.: 2,553 (1,176-1,376) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,279 ( ) April: May: June: July: 21-5 August: 8-10 A WARM WELCOME Newly-inducted Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Buccaneer Warren Sapp will throw the ceremonial first pitch tonight. GOOD DEEDS Earlier today several Rays made community appearances OF Wil Myers, pitching coach Jim Hickey, head athletic trainer Ron Porterfield and strength and conditioning coordinator Kevin Barr helped with a clinic for local baseball coaches at Tropicana Field Matt Joyce gave a hitting lesson at Tropicana Field for winners of the Rays Broadcast Auction Sam Fuld signed autographs at a Sweetbay in St. Pete, courtesy of TGI Fridays Frozen Snacks mascots Raymond and DJ Kitty represented the Rays at Comic Con in the Tampa Convention Center and met several Star Wars characters, among others. WEEKEND GIVEAWAYS Tonight the first 10,000 fans in attendance will receive a (Matt) Moore Cowbell presented by Dairy Queen tomorrow kids 14 and under will receive a (Desmond) Jennings the Jet action figure presented by REMAX while supplies last. RAY MATTER Last night s 7-2 win combined with Boston s 2-0 loss to the Dodgers moved the Rays back into first place in the AL East, percentage points ahead of the Red Sox the Rays have won 7 of the last 9 games, gaining 4.0 games on Boston during this span after falling 3.5 games on the Red Sox during the 6-game losing streak that preceded this stretch today the Rays are in first place in the AL East for only the second day out of the last 24 (also through Tuesday) the other two times when the Rays had at least a share of first at this point in the season, they went on to win the division (2008, 2010). With a win tonight the Rays can match their season-high mark of 21 games over.500 (twice previously, last through Aug 4). Ê A.L. EAST STANDINGS Tampa Bay Boston Baltimore New York Toronto A.L. WILD CARD STANDINGS Tampa Bay Boston Oakland Baltimore Cleveland New York (GB of 2nd Wild Card) MLB S BEST SINCE MAY 8 Los Angeles-NL Tampa Bay ATL/PIT Ê Last night the Rays snapped an 8-game losing streak when following an off-day, winning for the first time since May 14 vs. BOS yesterday the Rays began a stretch of 37 games in 38 days to finish the regular season their only remaining off-day is Sep 9. The Rays boast the AL s best record since May 8 (59-35,.628) after starting the year as well as since June 29 (32-14,.696) these marks both rank 2nd in the majors to the Dodgers. The Rays have won 19 of their last 28 one-run games after starting the season 2-8 (21-17 overall). Last night the Rays offense totaled only 1 runner left on base (Yunel Escobar in the 4th) it was their fewest LOB in a game since Aug 15, 2012 at SEA in Felix Hernandez s perfect game. RAYS vs. YANKEES The Rays are 8-6 against the Yankees this season (4-3 at home, 4-3 in New York) since July 21, 2011 they are 15-5 at Tropicana Field Rays starting pitchers are 8-3 with a 2.80 ERA (93.1-IP, 29-ER) against the Yankees this season, while the bullpen is 0-3 with a 5.63 ERA (32-IP, 20-ER) the Rays have not lost a season series to New York since 2009, going 10-8 last season, 9-9 in 2011 and 10-8 in 2010 the clubs meet a final time at Yankee Stadium, Sep This series matches the majors two best teams since 2008 in the Yankees ( ,.583) and Rays ( ,.567). RISING IN THE EAST The Rays are 5-2 so far in a stretch of 9 straight games vs. AL East opponents (2-1 vs. TOR, 2-0 vs. BAL, 1-0 vs. NYY) Rays have won 16 of their last 21 games vs. AL East clubs and are (.541) on the year within the division compared to (.615) outside it. ACE IS BACK Since his July 2 return from the DL, LH David Price is 6-1 with a 1.89 ERA (76.1-IP, 16-ER), 57 SO and only 5 BB in 10 starts since the beginning of July, he ranks 2nd in the majors in IP (0.2 behind LAD Clayton Kershaw) and leads the AL in ERA (3rd in majors behind Kershaw s 1.17 and MIA Jose Fernandez s 1.62). Ê Ê Price has a 5.58 strikeout-to-walk ratio (106-SO, 19-BB) in AL history only three left-handed pitchers have finished a season with a SO/BB ratio this high: SEA/TEX Cliff Lee in 2010 (10.28), CLE CC Sabathia in 2007 (5.65) and NYY David Wells in 1998 (5.62). STRIPES > PINSTRIPES Last night RH Chris Archer improved to 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA (22-IP, 3-ER) in 3 starts vs. the Yankees this season, becoming the first rookie to record 3 wins over New York in a season since TEX Kevin Brown (3) in 1989 currently his 1.23 ERA ranks 2nd all-time among rookies vs. the Yankees (min. 20 IP), trailing CWS Bill Long (1.13) in 1987 if he faces the Yankees again in the Sep series, Archer could become the first rookie ever to beat the Yankees 4 times in 4 games. Last night the Rays improved to 32-8 when the starting pitcher goes at least 7 innings they have won 12 of their last 14 however it was only the third time in the last 12 games and fourth in the last 16 games a Rays starter did so (Archer and David Price, twice each). DEFENSIVE WIZARDRY Through 126 games, the Rays 45 errors are tied for 2nd fewest in major league history behind this year s Orioles (38; see chart) the Rays and Orioles (38 errors through 127 games) are both on pace to break the 2003 Mariners mark for fewest errors in a 162-game RAYS AFTER 126 GAMES Year W-L Pct. Pos GB T T FEWEST ERRORS AFTER 126 GAMES, MLB HISTORY Baltimore, Tampa Bay, Boston, Seattle, season (65) the O s are on pace for 48 and the Rays are on pace for 58, 15 fewer than club record of 73 in 2011 last year through 126 games the Rays had nearly twice as many errors (89). ZOBRIST CAN SET RECORD Last night Ben Zobrist tied Aki Iwamura s club record of 75 consecutive games without an error at second base with only 2 errors at the keystone this season (April 8 at TEX, May 11 vs. SD), he leads all ML second basemen with a.995 fielding pct. the club record is.990 by Iwamura in Zobrist, the longest-tenured Ray, last night passed B.J. Upton (447) for 5th on the Rays career RBI list (448) his next RBI will tie Aubrey Huff (449) for 4th place Zobrist is also approaching the club record for walks, 10 shy of leader Carlos Pena (460) he is 2 HR shy of tying Carl Crawford (104) for 5th place in club history. LAST NIGHT S POWER TRIP The Rays slugged 4 HR last night, tying their season high (5th time, last July 19 at TOR) it was the first time the Rays hit 4 HR against the Yankees since Aug 12, 2011 at NYY, when they hit 5 against CC Sabathia, their most ever against one pitcher in a game. Last night Evan Longoria and Matt Joyce hit back-to-back homers in the 3rd inning, the 7th time this season the club has gone backto-back (including one back-to-back-to-back) only twice have the Rays done it more than 7 times in a season: 2007 (9 times) and 2008 (9 times, including one back-to-back-to-back). All 4 HR came off Hiroki Kuroda, ending his streak of 8 starts without allowing a HR according to Elias, the Rays are only the third team in the live-ball era (since 1920) to hit at least 4 HR off a pitcher who entered the game with a streak of 8 or more starts without a HR: Pirates 6/4/ HR Bill Voiselle, NYG (8 starts) Twins 6/23/ HR Floyd Bannister, CWS (12 starts) Rays 8/23/ HR Hiroki Kuroda, NYY (8 starts) PRICE vs. SABATHIA IX Tonight David Price and CC Sabathia face each other for the 9th time, first this season Rays have won 7 of 8 so far while Price is 5-1 with a 2.35 ERA (53.2-IP, 14-ER) in those games including tonight, 9 of his 19 career starts vs. NYY have come against Sabathia. The Rays have lost 7 of their last 8 games against left-handed starters, but they are on the season they lead the majors with a.280 avg. and.345 OBP vs. LHP. ODDS & ENDS Yunel Escobar is batting.316 (30-for-95) since the All- Star break, tied with PIT Jordy Mercer for the lead among ML shortstops. Evan Longoria has 12 XBH over his last 15 games (7-2B, 4-HR) he had only 7 XBH over his prev. 33 games (June 23 Aug 4). Wil Myers leads AL rookies with 39 RBI and leads all major league rookies since his June 18 call-up since his call-up he also leads AL rookies in hits, HR, batting avg., OBP and SLG. Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting Pitcher Sun., Aug 25 NYY 1:40 p.m. Sun Sports RH Alex Cobb (8-2, 2.85) RH Ivan Nova (7-4, 3.17) Mon., Aug 2:10 p.m. None TBA RH Jeremy Guthrie (12-10, 4.27) **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 LH DAVID PRICE (7-5, 3.29) YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Career Majors THE ACE The 27-year-old (turns 28 on Monday) makes his 20th start of the year, 10th at home is 6-1 with a 2.78 ERA (68-IP, 21-ER) in 10 road starts this year compared to 1-4 with a 3.84 ERA (63.1-IP, 27-ER) in 9 starts at home. LAST START Only lasted 5 innings but stranded 10 baserunners and earned the win in a 4-3 victory on Mon at BAL...his line: 5 IP, 10 H, 2 R/ER, 2 BB, 6 SO, 99/67...the Orioles left 15 runners on base (9 in scoring position), tied for the most LOB by an opponent in a Rays 9-inning victory with June 23, 2007 vs. LAD, also a 4-3 win gave up his only runs on RBI doubles by Danny Valencia and Matt Wieters...improved to 4-0 in 8 career starts at Camden Yards. ACE IS BACK Since his July 2 return from the DL, he is 6-1 with a 1.89 ERA (76.1-IP, 16-ER), 57 SO and only 5 BB in 10 starts since the beginning of July, he ranks 2nd in the majors in innings pitched and 4th in ERA (2nd in AL to NYY Hiroki Kuroda s 1.34). vs. AL EAST His (.740) lifetime record vs. the AL East currently ranks 1st since divisional play began in 1969 (min. 25 wins) his career 2.97 ERA (457-IP, 151-ER) vs. the AL East ranks 2nd all-time (min. 30 starts) behind only Jim Palmer (2.75). NO WALKING Since his return from the DL, has only walked 5 of his 285 batters faced (10 starts, 76.1 IP) and has allowed only 26 three-ball counts...leads the AL in walks per 9 IP (BB/9 IP) at 1.30 and strikeoutto-walk ratio (SO/BB) at in the majors, ranks behind STL Adam Wainwright (1.18 and 6.75) in both categories and NYM Matt Harvey (6.03) and PHI Cliff Lee (5.81) in SO/BB ratio...price s career rates coming into the season were 3.0 BB/9 IP and 2.80 SO/BB...Price has set club records twice this year with streaks of 35.1 (July 19-Aug 9) and 27 innings (July 2-19) without a walk. CLIFF, CC AND BOOMER In American League history (since 1901), only 3 other left-handed pitchers have finished a season with a higher SO/BB ratio than Price s 5.58: SEA/TEX Cliff Lee in 2010 (10.28), CLE CC Sabathia in 2007 (5.65) and NYY David Wells in 1998 (5.62). LAST HOME START On Aug 14 vs. SEA, allowed 4 runs but did not factor in a 5-4 walk-off victory highlighted by Jason Bourgeois game-winning, bases-loaded single in the 9th...Price s line: 7 IP, 5 H, 4 R/ER, 1 BB, 7 SO, 117/85...it was his first career start against Seattle they remain the only AL team he has yet to beat...marked the first time in 9 starts since he returned from the DL that he exited the game with the Rays losing. PITCHING DEEPER The Rays are 9-3 when he pitches at least 7 innings this year and 1-6 when he doesn t before going only 5 IP in his last start, he pitched at least 7 innings in each of his first 9 starts since returning from the DL, the 3rd-longest streak in the majors this year behind PHI Cliff Lee (11) and SF Madison Bumgarner (10)...has also thrown 8 or more innings more times this season (6) than he did during his Cy Young season last year (5). EFFICIENT Since his return from the DL on July 2, he has averaged 12.6 pitches per inning, lowest in the majors in that span Price averaged 16.1 pitches per inning prior to his DL stint...has only exceeded 100 pitches twice in 10 starts since his return. PRE-DL TOTALS: 9 starts, 1-4, 5.24 ERA, 55 IP, 65 H, 39 R, 32 ER, 14 BB, 49 SO, 8 HR,.294/.340/.471. POST-DL TOTALS: 10 starts, 6-1, 1.89 ERA, 76.1 IP, 60 H, 17 R, 16 ER, 5 BB, 57 SO, 6 HR,.215/.232/.323. THE CHANGEUP Since his return from the DL, has thrown his changeup an average of 20.5 pct of the time only threw it an average of 12.7 pct. of the time in the 9 starts prior to his injury. LONGBALLS After allowing 6 HR in his first 6 starts back from the DL, has not allowed a home run in any of his last 4 starts...his current homerless streak sits at 29.1 IP. MENTOR Since Price returned from the DL on July 2, Chris Archer has gone 5-2 with a 2.23 ERA and averaged 14.5 pitches per inning he was 2-3 with a 4.40 ERA and averaging 18.8 pitches per inning during Price s absence GAME LOG GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 4/2 vs. BAL /68 L, 4-7 Hammel up, 3-2 4/7 vs. CLE L * 8 8* 3* /61 L, 0-13 Masterson down, 0-8 4/13 at BOS /69 L, 1-2 Lester tied, 1-1 4/18 at BAL /60 L, 6-10 Gonzalez up, 5-4 4/23 vs. NYY L /71 L, 3-4 Hughes tied, 2-2 4/28 at CWS W */69 W, 8-3 Axelrod tied, 3-3 APRIL /4 at COL L * 9* 4 3* 5 2 1* 0 104/68 L, 3-9 Garland down, 3-9 5/9 vs. TOR * 1* 117/82 W, 5-4 Dickey tied, 4-4 5/15 vs. BOS L /37 L, 2-9 Lester down, 0-2 MAY /2 at HOU W * /48 W, 8-0 Bedard up, 5-0 7/7 vs. CWS W ^ /72 W, 3-1 Danks -- 7/12 vs. HOU L ^ /70 L, 1-2 Cosart -- 7/19 at TOR W * /68 W, 8-5 Cecil up, 5-4 7/24 at BOS W ^ /72 W, 5-1 Doubront up, 5-1 7/29 at BOS W /67 W, 2-1 Doubront up, 2-1 JULY /3 vs. SF ^ /76 W, 2-1 Lincecum tied, 1-1 8/9 at LAD /63 L, 6-7 Capuano up, 6-1 8/14 vs. SEA /85 W, 5-4 Harang down, 3-4 8/19 at BAL W /67 W, 4-3 Tillman up, 4-2 AUGUST *season high; ^Career high 2013 SPLITS vs. LH:.200 (23-115), 2-HR vs. RH:.265 ( ), 12-HR Home: 1-4, 3.84 ERA (63.1-IP, 27-ER) Road: 6-1, 2.78 ERA (68-IP, 21-ER) PRICE vs. NEW YORK CAREER For his career, is 7-4 with a 3.74 ERA in 19 apps...started against them here on April 23, taking the loss in a 4-3 defeat despite only allowing 3 runs in 8 IP...Rodney blew the save on Ichiro s 2-R single. vs. CC Tonight Price and Sabathia face each other for the 9th time, first this season the Rays have won 6 of 8 so far while Price is 4-2 with a 2.52 ERA (53.2-IP, 15-ER) in those games 8 of his 18 career starts vs. the Yankees have come against Sabathia. AT HOME The Rays have won 6 of his 9 starts against the Yankees at Tropicana Field while he is 3-2. ALEXANDER MILLER COBB The 25-year-old will make his 16th start of the year, 10th at home...is 3-2 with a 2.77 ERA (39-IP, 12-ER) on the road this year compared to 5-0 with a 2.91 ERA (55.2-IP, 18-ER) in 9 starts at home...has received a run support average of 6.47 R/9 IP (55.2-IP, 40-RS) at home vs R/9 IP (39-IP, 15-RS) on the road. LAST START On Tue at BAL, gave up just 2 runs (1 ER) in 6 IP as he earned the victory in a 7-4 win opposite Miguel Gonzalez...left with the bases loaded and no outs in the 7th inning but Alex Torres allowed just 1 inherited runner to score (on a double play)...cobb s line: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO, 1 HBP, 92/55. SINCE HE RETURNED Has won both of his 2 starts since his return from the DL, allowing just 3 runs (2 ER) in 11 IP with 11 SO and 6 BB (1.64 ERA)...the Rays have outscored their opponents, TOMORROW S STARTER RH ALEX COBB (8-2, 2.85) AGAINST THE BEST Is 4-0 with a 1.42 ERA (37.2-IP, 26-H, 7-R, 6-ER, 9-BB, 30-SO) in 5 starts against 2012 postseason teams the Rays have won all 5 games (April 19 vs. OAK, April 24 vs. NYY, May 26 vs. NYY, June 5 at DET and Tue at BAL)...has not faced the Rangers. 3 OR LESS Has allowed 3 ER or less in 13 of his 15 starts this year... has recorded 10 quality starts. SINCE AUG 1, 2012 Has gone 15-3 with a 2.95 ERA (161.2-IP, 53-ER), 144 SO and 46 BB while the Rays are Ê Ê vs. NYY In 5 career starts, is 3-1 with a 2.21 ERA (36.2-IP, 9-ER, 20- H, 27-SO, 7-BB)...has won each of his last 3 starts, going 7-plus innings each time and posting a 1.52 ERA (23.2-IP, 4-ER)...last faced them on May 26 here, giving up 2 runs in 8.1 IP with 8 SO and 0 BB...in 2 starts vs. NYY this year, is 2-0 with only 2 runs, 8 hits and 1 BB allowed. Two-time AL Manager of the Year (2008, 2011) enters his 8th season as Rays skipper owns a career (.524) record with the Rays: (.392) in his first two seasons ( ) and (.569) since the start of 2008 the Rays were (.401) prior to his arrival. #70 JOE MADDON, MANAGER Has three ejections this season and 30 as a Ray, a club record. Signed a 3-year contract extension on Feb 15, 2012 that runs through 2015 at that time, he will be the longest tenured manager/head coach in Tampa Bay sports history, surpassing the Bucs John McKay ( ).

3 RAYS HITTER NOTES #7 DAVID DEJESUS, OF Fri: 1-3, 2B, R BAL Series: DNP Stand: DNP vs. LH:.156 (7-45) 2013:.248/.327/.400, 6-HR, 27-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP:.298 (14-47) vs. RH:.265 (65-245), 6-HR Was acquired from Washington yesterday for a player to be named or cash considerations made his Rays debut yesterday in LF and went 1-for-3 with a double and run scored is playing for his 3rd team in less than a week after being acquired by Washington from the Cubs on Monday. Hitting.265 (65-for-245) with all 6 of his HR vs. RHP this season owns a career.290 avg. with a.366 OBP and.448 SLG vs. right-handed pitching. Has appeared in 88 games with 68 starts (64-CF, 4-LF) this season is attempting to reach the postseason for the first time has spent parts of 11 seasons with Kansas City, Oakland, Chicago-NL and Washington owns a career.279 batting avg.,.353 OBP and.417 SLG. Appeared in 84 games with the Cubs this season and hit.250 with a.330 OBP went 0-for-3 with a sac bunt in 3 games with the Nationals. #11 YUNEL ESCOBAR, SS Fri: 1-3 BAL Series: 4-12, RBI, BB, 2-R Stand: 8-21, 2B, 3B, 3-RBI, 3-BB vs. LH:.303 (40-132), 4-HR 2013:.266/.330/.374, 8-HR, 51-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP:.292 (31-106) vs. RH:.248 (68-274), 4-HR Since the All-Star break, ranks T-1st among major league shortstops (min. 60 AB) with a.316 avg. (30-for-95) and 1st with a.389 OBP in 27 games. Snapped a season-high 9-game hitting streak on Wed matched a season high Tue at BAL with 3 hits (8th time, last July 4 at HOU). Since April 17, is batting.288 (104-for-361) with a.351 OBP in 105 games (103 starts) hit.089 (4-for-45) in his first 13 G (through April 16) this year. Had a club record streak of 53 consecutive errorless games by a Rays SS from May 21 July 22 his current.990 fielding pct. is on pace for a career high (prev..982 in 2012 with TOR) and a club record for a shortstop in franchise history prev. best was.980 by Chris Gomez in #5 SAM FULD, OF Fri: DNP BAL Series: 0-3 Stand: 2-15, RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH:.320 (16-50), 1-HR 2013:.197/.268/.279, 2-HR, 17-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.286 (10-35) vs. RH:.134 (13-97), 1-HR Has appeared in 94 games (36 as a def. rep.) with 39 starts (16-LF, 14-CF, 9-RF) has appeared in 55 games as a sub this season, most in the AL is on pace to appear in 71 games as a sub, which would be tied for the most in the AL since OAK Eric Byrnes (71) in Is 2-for-18 over his last 7 games after hitting.300 (6-for-20) over his previous 14 games three of his last 5 hits have given the Rays the lead: hit a go-ahead RBI single off R.A. Dickey Aug 16 vs. TOR also hit a go-ahead 2-run single on Aug 7 at ARI and a go-ahead RBI single on Aug 4 vs. SF. Is batting.320 (16-for-50) vs. LHP this season compared to.134 (13-for-97) vs. RHP he has made 16 starts vs. LHP and 23 starts vs. RHP. #8 DESMOND JENNINGS, OF Fri: 0-3, BB BAL Series: 2-12, 2-BB, 2-R Stand: DNP vs. LH:.321 (44-137), 3-HR 2013:.253/.324/.409, 11-HR, 40-RBI, 17-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.239 (21-88) vs. RH:.222 (65-293), 8-HR Was instated from the 15-day DL (fractured left middle finger) on Monday missed the minimum 15 days and the Rays went 5-7 over 12 games in his absence is 2-for-15 (.133) with three walks and two runs scored in the 4 games since his return. Prior to his DL stint, had started 102 of the Rays 110 games, all in center field ranked T-6th in the AL with 69 runs scored. Has been caught stealing 7 times and has been picked off 4 times this season had never been picked off in his career before this season. Is batting.490 (25-for-51) when putting the first pitch in play this season, and.466 (61-for-131) when doing so in his career. Has only committed one error since the start of the 2012 season and his.998 fielding pct. ranks 2nd among AL outfielders (min. 200 games). #2 KELLY JOHNSON, INF/OF Fri: 1-3, R BAL Series: 3-7, RBI, BB, R Stand: 2-12, BB, 2-R vs. LH:.329 (24-73) 2013:.254/.320/.451, 16-HR, 50-RBI, 7-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP:.333 (25-75) vs. RH:.231 (56-242), 16-HR Batting.303 (27-for-89) with 5 HR, 11 RBI and a.340 OBP in 31 games (23 starts) since the beginning of July. Has made 29 starts in the Rays 57 games (50.9 pct.) since Wil Myers was selected on June 18 started 55 of 69 games (79.7 pct.) before then. Following his 2-HR, 6-RBI game on May 27 vs. MIA, hit.131 with a.237 OBP in 24 games (22 starts) from May 28 June 30. Has started 84 of 126 games (49-LF, 14-DH, 10-2B, 9-3B, 2-1B) this season had not appeared at a position other than 2B since his rookie season. All 16 of his HR have come vs. RHP is the only player in the AL and 1 of 3 in the majors with at least 16 HR and none vs. LHP. #20 MATT JOYCE, OF Fri: 2-4, HR, RBI, 2-R BAL Series: 3-6, 2B, HR, 5-RBI Stand: 5-19, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 4-R vs. LH:.173 (9-52), 2-HR 2013:.253/.339/.456, 17-HR, 42-RBI, 7-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP:.233 (17-73) vs. RH:.267 (77-288), 15-HR Batting.349 (15-for-43) with 3 HR and 9 RBI in August all 3 HR have come over his last 7 games hit.222 with 0 HR and 2 RBI in July. His 3rd inning HR yesterday vs. NYY was his 17th of the season, matching his HR total from last season and 2 shy of his career high 19 HR in Has hit 2 HR over his last 6 games (5 starts) also Monday at BAL in the 4th on the first pitch of the AB off Chris Tillman, and Aug 16 vs. TOR in the 6th on the 11th pitch of the AB off R.A. Dickey the HR on Aug 16 was his first HR since June 15 vs. KC, a span of 123 AB, longest of his career. Has started 85 of 126 games (47-RF, 32-LF, 6-DH) Rays have faced 42 lefty starters but he has only three starts vs. lefties all Jon Lester starts has started 82 of 84 games vs. right-handed starters did not start Aug 3 vs. SF (Tim Lincecum) and July 10 vs. MIN (Kevin Correia). During his career has batted a combined.297 in April May with 35 HR in 168 games, and.234 with 43 HR in 389 games the rest of the season. #59 JOSE LOBATON, C Fri: 2-3, HR, 4-RBI, R BAL Series: 2-3 Stand: 5-14, 3B, HR, 3-RBI vs. LH:.260 (20-77), 1-HR 2013:.266/.325/.421, 6-HR, 27-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 5G (.529, 9-17) RISP:.314 (16-51) vs. RH:.270 (37-137), 5-HR Gave the Rays a 3-1 lead yesterday vs. NYY with a 3-run HR in the 2nd added an RBI single in the 4th, tying his career high with 4 RBI (also July 25, 2012 at BAL) has hit safely in 5 straight games and is 9-for-17 over that span hit.114 (5-for-44) over his previous 14 games before then. Has started 58 games at catcher has already exceeded his 2012 totals in almost every category, incl. runs, hits, doubles, HR and RBI. Hit a walk-off HR on Sun vs. TOR off Brad Lincoln, his 1st career walk-off homer and 2nd career walk-off hit both came in the same series marked the 2nd time a Ray recorded 2 walk-off hits in the same series, joining Johnny Damon in 2011 (HR on April 14 and single on April 16 vs. MIN). Is the first catcher in Rays history to record 2 walk-off hits in a season the first was a walk-off triple on Aug 16 vs. TOR, the 4th walk-off 3B in the majors this year and 3rd in franchise history (Ben Zobrist in 2012 and Sam Fuld in 2011) became just the 3rd catcher with a walk-off triple since According to the Elias Sports Bureau, is the first catcher with a walk-off 3B and walk-off HR in the same season since PHA Wally Schang in Aug Became the first AL catcher with two walk-off hits in a series since BAL John Stefero on Sep 18-19, 1983 vs. MIL. #21 JAMES LONEY, 1B Fri: 0-4 BAL Series: 3-9, BB Stand: 6-21, 2-RBI, 2-BB, R vs. LH:.322 (38-118), 3-HR 2013:.308/.357/.435, 10-HR, 55-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP:.298 (34-114) vs. RH:.302 (90-298), 7-HR Batting.255 (14-for-55) with no extra-base hits and 4 RBI in 17 games (15 starts) in August. Ranks 6th in the AL with a.308 batting avg. batting.362 (72-for-199) on the road, best in the majors is.322 (38-for-118) vs. LHP, 5th best in the majors among LH hitters after hitting.248 vs. LHP entering 2013 is 4-for-22 (.182) vs. LHP since July 28 compared to 34-for-96 (.354) before then. Batting.350/.401/.521 (49-for-140) in the 7th inning or later ranks 4th in the AL in batting avg., 6th in on-base pct. and 8th in SLG. Led the majors in batting avg. at the end of play on May 16 (.367), one of 3 players in Rays history to lead the majors in batting that late in the season percent of his balls in play are line drives, according to Fangraphs, the highest pct. in the majors the major league avg. is 21.0 pct. #3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Fri: 1-4, HR, RBI, R BAL Series: 3-12, HR, RBI Stand: 9-22, 4-2B, 2-HR, 3-RBI vs. LH:.317 (44-139), 7-HR 2013:.270/.347/.511, 26-HR, 67-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.252 (27-107) vs. RH:.251 (83-331), 19-HR Batting.288 (17-for-59) with 12 XBH (7-2B, 5-HR) over his last 15 games was.174 (21-for-121) with 7 XBH (3-2B, 4-HR) over his prev. 33 games. Hit a 3rd-inning HR yesterday vs. NYY off Hiroki Kuroda marked his 21st career HR vs. NYY, tied for his most against any team (also BAL). Hit a 1st-inning solo HR on Mon at BAL, his 25th of the season, tying Carlos Peña for the club record with four 25-HR seasons. His 156 career HR ranks 2nd on the Rays all-time HR list, 7 HR behind Peña for 1st (163) has 358 career extra-base hits, 2nd-most in Rays history. Played a personal best 42 consecutive errorless games at 3B from May 22 July 20 his.973 fielding pct. ranks 2nd among AL third basemen. Leads the team with 57 BB has 127 SO and is on pace for 163 SO, which would be a new career high (140 in 2009). #28 JOSE MOLINA, C Fri: DNP BAL Series: 2-9, 2B Stand: 1-7, BB vs. LH:.233 (17-73) 2013:.241/.303/.309, 2-HR, 13-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.222, 2-9) RISP:.156 (7-45) vs. RH:.245 (36-147), 2-HR Is 3-for-16 (.188) over his last 5 games (4 starts) after batting.281 (9-for-32) with a.395 OBP over his previous 11 games (10 starts). Mon at BAL, threw out PR Alexi Casilla attempting to steal 2B in the 9th has thrown out 3-of-7 but is 23.7 pct. (14-for-59) overall this season. Has started 69 of 126 games (68-C, 1-DH) this season hitting.267 (32-for-120) on the road compared to.210 (21-for-100) at home pct. of balls in play are ground balls, highest pct. on the team and highest pct. of his career has hit into a career-high-tying 9 GIDP.

4 #9 WIL MYERS, OF Fri: DNP BAL Series: 4-12, 2-RBI, BB Stand: 5-24, 2-2B, HR, 6-RBI vs. LH:.304 (21-69), 2-HR 2013:.312/.364/.488, 9-HR, 39-RBI, 5-SB Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.313, 5-16) RISP:.357 (20-56) vs. RH:.316 (43-136), 7-HR Has hit safely in 4 straight games (5-for-16) after going 4-for-27 (.148) over his previous 7 games from Aug Batting.355 (11-for-31) with 3 HR and 9 RBI against the Yankees this season has hit safely in all 7 games vs. NYY. Leads AL rookies with 39 RBI despite only 53 games played with 36 games remaining, can play in 89 regular season games at the most the last player to lead all AL rookies in RBI and play in 89 or fewer games was DET Hoot Evers in 1946, with 33 RBI in 81 games the only other occasions it has happened in AL history were BOS George Whiteman in 1918 (28 in 71 games) and PHA Danny Murphy in 1902 (48 in 76 games). Since being selected on June 18, ranks among MLB rookie leaders in RBI (39, 1st), HR (9, 1st) and hits (64, 2nd) behind LAD Yasiel Puig (70) is T-6th overall in the AL with 39 RBI over that span leads the team with a.364 OBP and.488 SLG since then. Hit.286 (72-for-252) with 14 HR, 29 BB and 57 RBI in 64 G for the Bulls, including.354 (34-for-96) with 10 HR and 32 RBI in his last 23 games. #1 SEAN RODRIGUEZ, INF/OF Fri: DNP BAL Series: 1-4, HR, RBI Stand: 2-10, R vs. LH:.256 (32-125), 3-HR 2013:.255/.318/.376, 3-HR, 18-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP:.239 (11-46) vs. RH:.250 (8-32) Has started 41 of the Rays 42 games vs. left-handed starters hit a home run to straight-away CF on Wed at BAL off Wei-Yin Chen, his 3rd of the season (all vs. LHP) ESPN s True Distance was 426 feet batting.271 (13-for-48) since the All-Star break. 28-year-old has appeared in 74 games with 45 starts (22-LF, 15-1B, 5-RF, 3-SS) eleven of his 12 extra-base hits have come vs. LHP. Has played 364 innings defensively this season, spending time in LF (179 innings) and RF (39) as well as 1B (117), SS (26) and 2B (3) has made only three starts in the middle infield this season entering 2013, 278 of his 349 career starts (80 pct.) had been at 2B or SS. #18 BEN ZOBRIST, INF Fri: 1-4, HR, RBI, R BAL Series: 4-13, 2-2B, RBI Stand: 5-23, 3B, 2-HR, 4-RBI vs. LH:.239 (38-159), 1-HR 2013:.274/.353/.412, 10-HR, 60-RBI, 10-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.417, 5-12) RISP:.286 (32-112) vs. RH:.291 (90-309), 9-HR His solo HR yesterday vs. NYY represented his 448th career RBI, 1 RBI shy of tying Aubrey Huff for 4th on the Rays all-time list. Yesterday vs. NYY marked his 75th consecutive errorless game at 2B, tying the club record set by Aki Iwamura from Sep 30, 2007 June 24, Batting.314 (37-for-118) with a.374 OBP since the All-Star break has appeared in 121 games with 120 starts (86-2B, 24-RF, 7-SS, 2-DH, 1-LF). Was selected to the 2013 All-Star Game by Tigers manager Jim Leyland but did not play was the 2nd selection of his career (2009 by Joe Maddon). Ranks among team leaders in walks (55, 2nd) and RBI (60, 2nd) since 2009, ranks 2nd in the AL and 5th in the majors with 412 walks his 170 doubles lead all switch-hitters, and no major league player can match his combination of doubles (170) and triples (25). RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #57 JAKE MCGEE, LH Last App: 8/19 at BAL (1.1-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-5 vs. LH:.242 (15-62), 2-HR 2013: 3-3-1, 4.04 ERA, 55 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 5/27 vs. MIA IR-RS: vs. RH:.207 (25-121), 4-HR Has pitched to a 1.70 ERA (37-IP, 7-ER) in 40 apps (33 scoreless) since May 10 opponents are hitting.165 (21-for-127) over that span. Has made 5 straight scoreless apps (5.1-IP, 4-H) dating back to Aug 13 vs. SEA pitched a scoreless 8th on Mon at BAL after inheriting 2-on, 2-out from Joel Peralta in the 7th has a 3.00 ERA (27-IP, 9-ER) in 29 apps at home and a 5.32 ERA (22-IP, 13-ER) on the road. Recorded the win on Sunday vs. TOR, pitching a perfect 10th before the Rays won in walk-off fashion in the bottom half. Right-handers are only hitting.149 (13-for-87) against him since May 7, compared to.353 (12-for-34) before then. Has been charged with 4 blown saves this season had a ERA (12-IP, 15-ER) and opponents hit.339 against him over his first 15 apps. #62 JOEL PERALTA, RH Last App: 8/19 at BAL (0.2-IP, 3-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: 1-3 vs. LH:.165 (18-109), 3-HR 2013: 2-5-1, 3.23 ERA, 61 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 2x-last 8/7 at ARI IR-RS: 22-2 vs. RH:.232 (19-82), 2-HR Ranks among AL leaders in apps (61, 2nd) and holds (31, 1st) leads AL relievers with 208 apps since joining the Rays in Was charged with a blown save Aug 16 vs. TOR, allowing the game-tying run to score in the 8th recorded the win on Aug 14 vs. SEA. Only 2 of his 22 inherited runners (Aug 9 at LAD, April 27 at CWS) have scored 9.1 pct. is tied for the 3rd-lowest rate in the AL (min. 10 IR). 47 of his apps have been scoreless opponents are hitting only.194 (37-for-191) against him this year since joining the Rays in 2011, owns a club-record 87 holds and lefties are hitting only.165 (57-for-346) against him the Rays have been tied or had the lead in 55 of his apps this season. In his Rays career, the 37-year-old has faced the opponents batters more than any other spots in the order and has held them to a.179 avg. (44-for-246) opponents No. 3 hitters have hit.082 (6-for-73), lowest in the majors over that span (min. 50 AB). #27 CESAR RAMOS, LH Last App: 8/21 at BAL (2.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH:.315 (23-73), 1-HR 2013: 2-2-1, 3.96 ERA, 38 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 4x-last 6/10 vs. BOS IR-RS: 15-4 vs. RH:.242 (31-128), 2-HR Has only allowed one run over his last 6 apps spanning 9.1 innings since May 8 vs. TOR, 14 of his 26 apps have been 2 IP or more. Allowed a run in 12 of his 17 apps from May 18 July 31 had a 5.60 ERA (27.1, 17-ER) and opponents hit.315 (35-for-111) over that span. On June 9 vs. BAL (45 pitches over 3 IP) and June 10 vs. BOS (44 pitches over 3 IP), became the first relief pitcher since CWS D.J. Carrasco on June 7-8, 2009 to throw 40 pitches on back-to-back days. #56 FERNANDO RODNEY, RH Last App: 8/20 at BAL (S, 1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: vs. LH:.241 (26-108), 1-HR 2013: , 3.83 ERA, 54 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 6/29 vs. DET IR-RS: 15-4 vs. RH:.211 (19-90), 2-HR His last 5 apps have been scoreless (5-IP, 4-H) recorded saves in the first two games of the Baltimore series, pitching a scoreless 9th on Monday in a 4-3 win and replacing Wesley Wright with no outs and the tying run on deck Tuesday at BAL. Blew 2 consecutive save opportunities on Aug 7 at ARI and Aug 9 at LAD after converting 18 in a row from May 29 Aug 4 before then. Has made 13 apps since the All-Star break has faced 57 batters over that stretch and 22 have reached base safely (15-H, 7-BB). Has only issued 12 BB (2 IBB) in his last 33 apps, dating back to May 28 vs. MIA, compared to 19 BB (1 IBB) in his first 21 apps this year. Started the year 9-for-14 in save opportunities blew only 2 saves in 50 chances last season, when his 96 save pct. led the majors. Of his 68 strikeouts this season, 48 have come via his changeup (70.6 pct.), most strikeouts via the changeup among major league relievers. #54 ALEX TORRES, LH Last App: 8/21 at BAL (1.1-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-0 vs. LH:.148 (8-54) 2013: 4-0-0, 1.28 ERA, 27 G Long Relief App: 4.0, 2x-last 6/1 at CLE IR-RS: 17-4 vs. RH:.102 (9-88), 1-HR His.120 opp. avg. is the lowest of any AL reliever with at least 25 IP has a 0.54 ERA (16.2-IP, 1-ER) in 14 apps at home this season. Over his first 21 apps this season, only allowed one run in 34.1 IP allowed runs in both apps on the West Coast road trip allowed a career high 3 ER on Aug 7 at ARI in relief of Chris Archer and 2 ER in 1 IP on Aug 11 at LAD his ERA increased from 0.26 to 1.43 following those 2 apps. Righties are hitting only.102 (9-for-88) against him in 2012, Jake McGee s.098 opp. avg. vs. righties was lowest by a LHP (min. 100 AB) since Has inherited the bases loaded with no outs twice this season: Tuesday at BAL (1 inherited runner scored) and June 4 at DET (no inherited runners scored) also inherited the bases loaded with 1 out on June 22 at NYY and did not allow a run to score. #35 JAMEY WRIGHT, RH Last App: 8/23 vs. NYY (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-0 vs. LH:.214 (25-117), 2-HR 2013: 2-1-0, 2.98 ERA, 52 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 2x-last 5/31 at CLE IR-RS: 18-5 vs. RH:.256 (21-82) Has a 1.65 ERA (27.1-IP, 5-ER) over his last 28 apps, 25 of which have been scoreless pitched to a 4.33 ERA (27-IP, 13-ER) over his first 24 apps. Of his 52 apps, the Rays have trailed in 30 of them or led by 3-plus runs in 13 of them Tuesday at BAL was the first time he pitched with the Rays holding a 1-run lead this season the Rays were tied in 6 of his apps and had a 2-run lead in the 2 others. Since converting to the bullpen full-time in 2008, has a 4.00 ERA in 412 IP most relief innings in the majors in that span. Eighteen-year veteran is with his 10th major league team but is still seeking his first postseason game no active player has gone longer without playing in the playoffs this is the 6th straight season he made an Opening Day roster after going to camp as a non-roster invite. #49 WESLEY WRIGHT, LH Last App: 8/20 at BAL (0.0-IP, 1-H, 2-R, 2-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-4 vs. LH:.314 (27-86), 3-HR 2013: 0-4-0, 4.15 ERA, 57 G Long Relief App: 2.1, 4/17 at OAK IR-RS: vs. RH:.250 (21-84), 2-HR Ranks T-2nd among AL lefties with 57 apps did not record an out Tue at BAL after entering in the 9th with the Rays leading 7-2 allowed a walk, 2-run HR and another walk before being replaced by Fernando Rodney with the tying run on-deck. 28-year-old was claimed off waivers on Aug 12 from Houston has made 3 apps with the Rays since then (2-IP, 2-ER). Has held lefties to a.223 avg. (52-for-233) since the start of the 2011 season has a 3.67 ERA with 9.0 SO/9 IP since the start of Was the Astros longest tenured player prior to the waiver claim had spent parts of the last 6 seasons in the majors, all with Houston.

5 RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals Starters Relievers Home Road April May June July August LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS last hr OFF 13 most hits game 13 most rbi game DeJesus 6/13/13 vs. CIN Latos 3, 3x-last 5/29 (2) vs. CWS 3, 2x-last 7/31 vs. MIL Escobar 7/30/13 vs. ARI Kennedy 3, 8x-last 8/20 at BAL 3, 3x-last 8/9 at LAD Fuld 6/24/13 vs. TOR Rogers 3, 7/1 at HOU 2, 3x-last 8/7 at ARI Jennings 7/14/13 vs. HOU Clemens 3, 8x-last 7/20 at TOR 4, 7/2 at HOU Johnson 8/7/13 at ARI Delgado 4, 2x-last 5/27 vs. MIA 6, 5/27 vs. MIA Joyce 8/23/13 vs. NYY Kuroda 3, 2x-last 8/7 at ARI 5, 5/18 at BAL Lobaton 8/23/13 vs. NYY Kuroda 3, 5x-last 8/16 vs. TOR 4, 8/23 vs. NYY Loney 7/26/13 at NYY Warren 3, 11x-last 8/9 at LAD 4, 7/26 at NYY Longoria 8/23/13 vs. NYY Kuroda 4, 4/27 at CWS 4, 5/6 vs. TOR Molina 7/5/13 vs. CWS Axelrod 3, 2x-last 6/19 at BOS 2, 2x-last 7/5 vs. CWS Myers 8/14/13 vs. SEA Harang 3, 4x-last 8/15 vs. SEA 4, 3x-last 8/15 vs. SEA Rodriguez 8/21/13 at BAL Chen 4, 7/1 at HOU 3, 7/1 at HOU Zobrist 8/23/13 vs. NYY Kuroda 5, 6/10 vs. BOS 3, 2x-last 8/13 vs. SEA RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: W1 When commit error: Hit homer: Current Record: Ahead after 6-7-8: 55-7/59-7/60-4 Homer with men on: 34-8 Home/Road: 42-23/31-30 Behind after 6-7-8: 8-38/4-43/3-42 Hit multiple homers: Day/Night: 24-18/49-35 Tied after 6-7-8: 10-8/10-3/10-7 Score first: Grass/Turf: 27-28/ run games: Score 5 or more: vs. East: run games: 11-7 Score less than 5: vs. Central: Extra innings: 7-5 Outhit opponents: 60-6 vs. West: 11-5 Win in last at-bat: 14 Outhit by opponents: 7-41 vs. National League: 12-8 Come-from-behind wins: 31 Collect 10 or more hits: vs. RH/LH starters: 49-35/24-18 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 28 Opp. 10 or more hits: Series W-L-T (home): Series W-L-T (road): Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 32-19/10-13/23-18/8-3 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Archer Cobb Colome Hellickson Hernandez Moore Odorizzi Price RAYS SEASON HIGHS TEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest win streak 8, July 4-July 11 Most runs, game, TB 3, 9x-last, Myers, 7/28 at NYY Long loss streak 6, August 6-August 13 Most runs, game, Opp 3, 10x-last, Wieters, 8/20 at BAL Most runs game, TB 12, 2x-last, 7/1 at HOU Most hits, game, TB 5, Zobrist, 6/10 vs. BOS Most runs game, Opp 13, 4/7 vs. CLE Most hits, game, Opp 5, Santana, 4/7 vs. CLE Most runs, inn, TB 7, (3rd), 5/6 vs. TOR Most 2B, game, TB 2, 19x-last, Myers, 8/15 vs. SEA Most runs, inn, Opp 8, 2x-last (6th), 6/13 vs. KC Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 11x-last, Hill, 8/7 at ARI Most hits, game, TB 19, 4/27 at CWS Most HR, game, TB 2, 8x-last, Zobrist, 8/13 vs. SEA Most hits, game, Opp 17, 4/7 vs. CLE Most HR, game, Opp 2, 7x-last, Lind, 8/17 vs. TOR Most hits, inn, TB 7, (2nd), 7/5 vs. CWS Most RBI, game, TB 6, Johnson, 5/27 vs. MIA Most hits, inn, Opp 8, (6th), 6/13 vs. KC Most RBI, game, Opp 4, 12x-last, Prado, 8/7 at ARI Most doubles, game, TB 8, 5/18 at BAL Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 2x-last, Johnson, 5/27 vs. MIA Most doubles, game, Opp 7, 6/9 vs. BAL Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 5x-last, Hicks, 7/8 vs. MIN Most HR, game, TB 4, 5x-last, 8/23 vs. NYY Most steals, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Jennings, 7/5 vs. CWS Most HR, game, Opp 5, 4/7 vs. CLE Most steals, game, Opp 2, 10x-last, Pollock, 7/31 vs. ARI Most x-base hits, game, TB 10, 5/18 at BAL Hitting Streak 16, 2x-last, Loney, June 19-July 5 Most x-base hits, game, Opp 11, 4/7 vs. CLE TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 3, 3x-last, 7/25 at BOS Most SO, TB Starter 13, Cobb, 5/10 vs. SD Most stolen bases, game, Opp 4, 4/4 vs. BAL Most SO, Opp Starter 11, Buchholz, 4/14 at BOS Most walks, game, TB 10, 6/11 vs. BOS Most SO, TB Reliever 6, Torres, 6/1 at CLE Most walks, game, Opp 9, 6/22 at NYY Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, 2x-last, Torres, 6/1 at CLE Most strikeouts, game, TB 16, 7/10 vs. MIN Most walks, game, TB 6, 3x-last, Moore, 6/25 vs. TOR Most strikeouts, game, Opp 19, 7/10 vs. MIN Most walks, game, Opp 7, 2x-last, Lester, 6/11 vs. BOS Most LOB, game, TB 15, 7/10 vs. MIN Most SO, Team, TB 19, 7/10 vs. MIN Most LOB, game, Opp 15, 8/19 at BAL Most walks, Team, TB 9, 6/22 at NYY Most errors, game, TB 2, 6x-last, 8/9 at LAD Low-Hit Game 2, 6x-last, Moore, 7/22 at BOS Most errors, game, Opp 4, 8/11 at LAD Consecutive Scoreless IP 22.1, Moore, June 25-July 11 Longest game, time 5:24, 6/10 vs. BOS Shortest game, time 2:10, 6/26 vs. TOR Longest game, time (9 inn.) 3:56, 8/19 at BAL Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:10, 6/26 vs. TOR HOME RUNS Grand Slams (2): Longoria (5/6 vs. TOR, M Buehrle), Myers (6/22 at NYY, C Sabathia) Back-to-Back (6): Longoria/Joyce (8/23 vs. NYY, H Kuroda), Scott/Johnson (7/21 vs. TOR, R Dickey), Scott/Longoria (7/11 vs. MIN, M Pelfrey), Molina/Johnson (7/5 vs. CWS, D Axelrod), Joyce/Jennings (6/11 vs. BOS, J Lester/J De La Torre), Joyce/Zobrist (5/1 at KC, L Mendoza) Back-to-Back-to-Back (1): Loney/Myers/Fuld (6/24 vs. TOR, E Rogers) 2-HR games (8): Jennings-1 (6/11 vs. BOS, J Lester/J De La Torre), Johnson-1 (5/27 vs. MIA, J Fernandez/A Ramos), Loney-1 (5/31 at CLE, S Barnes/B Shaw), Longoria-1 (6/20 at NYY, A Pettitte/J Chamberlain), Myers-1 (7/28 at NYY, P Huhes), Roberts-2 (7/1 at HOU, L Keuchel/H Ambriz; 4/22 vs. NYY, C Sabathia), Zobrist-1 (8/13 vs. SEA, E Ramirez) 3-HR games (-): Pinch-hit (-): Walk-off (3): Joyce (4/3 vs. BAL, T Hunter), Lobaton (8/18 vs. TOR, B Lincoln), Longoria (5/11 vs. SD, H Street) Lead-off (5): Jennings-2 (4/18 at BAL, M Gonzalez; 4/16 at BAL, J Arrieta), Joyce-2 (6/14 vs. KC, L Mendoza; 6/10 vs. BOS, J Lackey), Zobrist-1 (8/13 vs. SEA, E Ramirez) RUNS BY INNING X Total Opponent Tampa Bay HOME RUNS (137) 1R 2R 3R GS Total Longoria Joyce Johnson Jennings Loney Zobrist Myers Scott Escobar Lobaton Roberts Rodriguez Duncan Fuld Molina Bourgeois 1 1 TOTALS CATCHERS pct cs att Lobaton Molina TOTALS MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Zobrist (22), Longoria (21), Jennings (18), Joyce (18), Loney (16), Myers (15), Scott (15), Johnson (13), Lobaton (13), Escobar (12), Molina (8), Roberts (6), Rodriguez (5), Fuld (4), Bourgeois (1) Duncan (1) Outfield Assists: Johnson (6), Zobrist (2), Fuld (1), Jennings (1), Joyce (1), Myers (1), Rodriguez (1) Bunt Singles: Jennings (4), Joyce (3), Scott (3), Bourgeois (1), Fuld (1), Lobaton (1), Roberts (1) Zobrist (1) Ejections: Maddon-3 (5/8 vs. TOR, 6th inn., 5/7 vs. TOR, 2nd inn., 4/17 at BAL, 5th inn.), Foley-1 (8/10 at LAD, 6th inn.) Hellickson-1 (4/28 at CWS, 8th inn.) Batted Around: 8/20 at BAL (9th inn, 9 batters), 8/9 at LAD (5th inn, 9 batters), 7/26 at NYY (2nd inn, 9 batters), 7/9 vs. MIN (4th inn, 9 batters), 7/5 vs. CWS (2nd inn, 10 batters), 7/1 at HOU (7th inn, 10 batters), 6/8 vs. BAL (5th inn, 9 batters), 5/27 vs. MIA (2nd inn, 9 batters), 5/18 at BAL (9th inn, 10 batters), 5/17 at BAL (5th inn, 9 batters), 5/14 vs. BOS (4th inn, 9 batters), 5/11 vs. SD (2nd inn, 11 batters), 5/10 vs. SD (7th inn, 10 batters), 5/8 vs. TOR (1st inn, 9 batters), 5/6 vs. TOR (3rd inn, 10 batters), 4/19 vs. OAK (1st inn, 9 batters) CATWALKS 1. June 28 vs. DET Prince Fielder home run off the C-ring catwalk in right field (414 feet) off Cesar Ramos (8th inn). WALK-OFF WINS 1. April 3 vs. BAL (W 8-7) Matt Joyce solo home run to right field off Tommy Hunter (9th inning). 2. May 9 vs. TOR (W 5-4) Luke Scott walk with bases loaded off Brad Lincoln (10th inning). 3. May 11 vs. SD (W 8-7) Evan Longoria 2-run HR to left-center field off Huston Street (9th). 4. May 28 vs. MIA (W 7-6) Desmond Jennings RBI single to right field off Chad Qualls (9th). 5. June 29 vs. DET (W 4-3) Yunel Escobar RBI single to center field off Bruce Rondon (10th). 6. July 10 vs. MIN (W 4-3) Ben Zobrist RBI single to right-center field off Ryan Pressly (13th inning). 7. August 3 vs. SF (W 2-1) Wil Myers RBI single to left field off Jean Machi (10th inning). 8. August 14 vs. SEA (W 5-4) Jason Bourgeois RBI single to right field off Danny Farquhar (9th inning). 9. August 16 vs. TOR (W 5-4) Jose Lobaton RBI triple to right field off Aaron Loup (9th inning). 10. August 18 vs. TOR (W 2-1) Jose Lobaton solo HR to right field off Brad Lincoln (9th inning). INSTANT REPLAY 1. April 17 at BAL Adam Jones vs. Matt Moore (3rd inn., 2 out) Double to CF overturned: home run time of delay: 0:55 2. April 26 at CWS Jose Molina vs. Addison Reed (9th inn., 1 out) Double to CF ruling upheld time of delay: 1:36 3. May 6 vs. TOR Kelly Johnson vs. Mark Buehrle (3rd inn., 0 out) Single to CF ruling upheld time of delay: 2:05 4. May 7 vs. TOR Jose Bautista vs. Roberto Hernandez (1st inn., 2 out) Double to CF ruling upheld time of delay: 1:35 5. May 18 at BAL Jose Molina vs. Jair Jurrjens (3rd inn., 1 out) Double to RCF ruling upheld time of delay: 1:32 6. May 19 at BAL Matt Joyce vs. Chris Tillman (6th inn., 1 out) Double to RF overturned: home run time of delay: 2:34 7. August 14 vs. SEA Ben Zobrist vs. Danny Farquhar (9th inn., 0 out) Triple to RF ruling upheld time of delay: 1:04 8. August 18 vs. TOR Evan Longoria vs. Todd Redmond (1st inn., 2 out) Home run to RF ruling upheld time of delay: 2:15

6 OPENING DAY ROSTER Pitchers (12): RH Alex Cobb, RH Kyle Farnsworth, RH Jeremy Hellickson, RH Roberto Hernandez, LH Jake McGee, LH Matt Moore, RH Jeff Niemann, RH Joel Peralta, LH David Price, LH Cesar Ramos, RH Fernando Rodney, RH Jamey Wright Catchers (2): Jose Lobaton, Jose Molina Infielders (7): Shelley Duncan, Yunel Escobar, Kelly Johnson, James Loney, Evan Longoria, Ryan Roberts, Sean Rodriguez Outfielders (4): Sam Fuld, Desmond Jennings, Matt Joyce, Ben Zobrist DL (2): RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo (60-day), DH Luke Scott (15-day) April 5 Placed RH Jeff Niemann (right shoulder soreness) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 28; recalled RH Brandon Gomes from Durham; traded C Stephen Vogt to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for a player to be named or cash considerations. April 8 Traded C Robinson Chirinos to the Texas Rangers in exchange for a player to be named or cash considerations. April 16 Acquired LH Jeff Beliveau from the Texas Rangers in exchange for cash considerations; transferred RH Jeff Niemann (right shoulder surgery) to the 60-day DL. April 30 Designated 1B/DH Shelley Duncan for assignment; reinstated DH Luke Scott (right calf strain) from the 15-day DL. May 10 Placed RH Brandon Gomes (right lat strain) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 8; recalled RH Josh Lueke from Durham. May 16 Placed LH David Price (left triceps strain) on the 15-day DL; recalled LH Alex Torres from Durham. May 19 Optioned LH Alex Torres to Durham; recalled LH Jeff Beliveau from Durham. May 20 Optioned LH Jeff Beliveau to Durham; recalled RH Jake Odorizzi from Durham. May 29 Optioned RH Jake Odorizzi to Durham; recalled RH Alex Colome from Durham. May 31 Optioned RH Alex Colome to Durham; recalled LH Jeff Beliveau from Durham; added RH Chris Archer to the taxi squad. June 1 Optioned LH Jeff Beliveau and RH Josh Lueke to Durham; recalled RH Chris Archer and LH Alex Torres from Durham. June 11 Placed RH Alex Cobb on the bereavement list; recalled RH Jake Odorizzi from Durham. June 14 Optioned RH Jake Odorizzi to Durham; reinstated RH Alex Cobb from the bereavement list. June 16 Placed RH Alex Cobb on the 7-day concussion DL; recalled RH Josh Lueke from Durham. RECENT TRANSACTIONS June 18 Optioned INF Ryan Roberts to Durham; selected OF Wil Myers from Durham; added RH Jake Odorizzi from Durham per MLB s 26th Man Rule. June 19 Returned RH Jake Odorizzi to Durham per MLB s 26th Man Rule. June 22 Optioned RH Josh Lueke to Durham; recalled RH Alex Colome from Durham. June 29 Optioned RH Alex Colome to Durham; recalled INF Ryan Roberts from Durham; returned RH Brandon Gomes (right lat strain) from his rehab assignment. June 30 Transferred RH Alex Cobb from the 7-day concussion DL to the 15-day DL. July 2 Optioned INF Ryan Roberts to Durham; reinstated LH David Price (left triceps strain) from the 15-day DL. July 19 Placed 1B James Loney on the paternity list; recalled INF Ryan Roberts from Durham. July 21 Optioned INF Ryan Roberts to Durham; reinstated 1B James Loney from the paternity list. July 29 Acquired RH Jesse Crain from the Chicago White Sox for players to be named or cash considerations; transferred RH Brandon Gomes (right lat strain) from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL. July 31 Placed LH Matt Moore (left elbow soreness) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 29; recalled INF Ryan Roberts from Durham. Aug 2 Recalled OF Brandon Guyer (broken right middle finger) from Durham and placed him on the 15-day DL. Aug 6 Placed OF Desmond Jennings (fractured left middle finger) on the 15-day DL retroactive to Aug 4; selected OF Jason Bourgeois from Durham; transferred RH Alex Cobb (concussion) from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL. Aug 9 Designated RH Kyle Farnsworth for assignment; recalled RH Josh Lueke from Durham. Aug 12 Claimed LH Wesley Wright off waivers from the Houston Astros; optioned RH Josh Lueke to Durham. Aug 15 Designated INF Ryan Roberts for assignment; reinstated RH Alex Cobb (concussion) from the 15-day DL. Aug 17 Placed DH Luke Scott (lower back spasms) on the 15-day DL retroactive to Aug. 15; transferred RHP Jesse Crain (right shoulder strain) from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL; reinstated RHP Brandon Gomes (right lat strain) from the 60-day DL. Aug 19 Optioned RHP Brandon Gomes to Durham; reinstated OF Desmond Jennings (fractured left middle finger) from the 15-day DL. Aug 22 Signed OF Delmon Young to a minor league contract and assigned him to Montgomery. Aug 23 Designated OF Jason Bourgeois for assignment; acquired OF David DeJesus from the Washington Nationals for a player to be named or cash considerations. RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (6) Pos. Player DL Injury Date on Retro First Date Off Gms Missed Record RHP Jesse Crain 60-day Right shoulder strain June August OF Brandon Guyer 15-day Broken right middle finger August 2 -- August LHP Matt Moore 15-day Left elbow soreness July 31 July 29 August RHP Jeff Niemann 60-day Right shoulder surgery April 5 March 28 May RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo 60-day Tommy John surgery March May DH Luke Scott 15-day Lower back spasms August 18 August 15 August Others (Games Missed): RHP Alex Cobb (50, concussion, 31-19); RHP Brandon Gomes (88, right lat strain, 55-33); OF Desmond Jennings (12, fractured left middle finger, 5-7); LHP David Price (44, left triceps strain, 24-20); DH Luke Scott (25, right calf strain, 12-13) W-L BY POSITION (STARTS) W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS) c 1b 2b 3b ss lf cf rf dh 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Bourgeois DeJesus Duncan Escobar Fuld Jennings Johnson Joyce Lobaton Loney Longoria Molina Myers Roberts Rodriguez Scott Zobrist RAYS HITTERS vs. YANKEES 2013 CAREER Player G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP DeJesus Escobar Fuld Jennings Johnson Joyce Lobaton Loney Longoria Molina Myers Rodriguez Zobrist RAYS PITCHERS vs. YANKEES 2013 CAREER PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG Archer Cobb Hellickson Hernandez McGee Peralta Price Ramos Rodney Torres J Wright W Wright