TAMPA BAY RAYS (1-8) AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX

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1 TAMPA BAY RAYS (1-8) AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX (3-5) RH Chris Archer (0-0, 6.55) vs. RH Miguel González (0-1, 9.00) Monday, April 9, 2018 First Pitch: 2:10 p.m. Location: Guaranteed Rate Field TV: FOX Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM Game No.: 10 (1-8) Away Game No.: 6 (0-5) All-Time Game No.: 3,248 ( ) All-Time Road Game No.: 1,623 ( ) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Tues., 4/10 at CWS 2:10 p.m. LH Blake Snell (0-1, 5.00) vs. RH Carson Fulmer (0-0, 5.40) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM Wed., 4/11 at CWS 2:10 p.m. TBD vs. RH James Shields (1-0, 5.73) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM MEDICAL MATTERS Today the Rays placed INF Brad Miller (left groin strain) on the 10-day DL on selected RH Ryan Weber from Triple-A Durham this is the Rays first roster move of the regular season Weber, who will wear No. 47, will become the third player born in St. Petersburg to play for the Rays, joining RH Doug Waechter ( ) and 1B Casey Kotchman (2011) he did not make an appearance for Durham, but did not allow a run in 5 apps (1 start) spanning 8.1 IP in spring training. CRUSHING LOSS Yesterday at BOS, the Rays blew a 5-run lead in the 8th inning, turning a 7-2 advantage into an 8-7 loss it was the Rays largest blown lead in a loss since June 30, 2016 vs. DET, when they led 7-2 in the 9th and lost 10-7 it was the sixth time in club history they held at least a 5-run lead in the 8th inning or later and lost the Rays allowed 6 runs on 7 hits in the 8th inning they yielded 6 runs (or more) once in a single frame last season: Sep 15 vs. BOS (7-run 15th) it was their most allowed in an inning of a road game since Aug 23, 2015 at OAK (7-run 7th). Blown Leads of 5 Runs or More, 8th Inning or Later June 30, 2016 vs. DET (led 7-2 in 9th inning, lost 10-7) Aug 9, 2013 at LAD (led 6-1 in 8th inning, lost 7-6) May 25, 2009 at CLE (led 10-2 in 8th and 10-4 in 9th, lost 11-10) June 5, 2007 at TOR (led 11-6 in 9th inning, lost 12-11) April 5, 2000 at MIN (led 7-1 in 8th inning, lost 10-7) THAT S OFFENSIVE The Rays lost yesterday despite season highs with 7 runs, 11 hits and 4 XBH last season, they were 29-2 (.935) when scoring 7 runs or more, with an 8-7 loss on May 15 at CLE and a 14-7 loss on July 31 at HOU furthermore, the Rays scored in six consecutive innings from the 2nd through the 7th, one shy of matching the club record of consecutive innings with a run (2nd through 8th innings on July 29, 2006 at NYY spanning two games from May 19-20, 2017 vs. NYY). RAY MATTER The Rays have not won since Opening Day vs. BOS the 8-game losing streak is their longest since July 5-16, 2016 vs. LAA, at BOS, vs. BAL (8) and the longest in the majors this season they haven t had a longer losing streak since June 16-26, 2016 vs. SEA/SF, at CLE/BAL, an 11-game losing streak which tied for 3rd-longest in franchise history the 1-8 record matches 2011 for the worst 9-game start in club history the 2011 team then won 5 straight and eventually the AL Wild Card. The Rays are 0-5 on the road, matching 2001 for the longest road losing streak to start a season in franchise history with yesterday s loss, the Rays were swept by the Yankees and Red Sox in consecutive series for the third time in club history. WE VE BEEN HERE BEFORE Only two teams have ever advanced to the postseason after a 1-8 start to the season: the 2011 Rays and 1995 Reds the 2011 Rays were 9 games out of playoff contention through Sep 3 and came back to clinch a postseason berth on the final day of the season that team actually started the season 0-6 and recorded their first win in Chicago, a 9-7 win over the White Sox on April 8. GUT CHECK The Rays are the sixth team and second AL team since Baseball Reference data is available (1908) to win on Opening Day and lose their next 8 games they are the first team to do this since the 2005 Rockies (won on Opening Day, then lost 8 straight) the only other AL team to do so was the 1961 Angels (won 7-2 on Opening Day, then lost 8 straight) three of these other five teams saw their losing streaks end at 8 games the full list: 2018 Rays (8, active losing streak), 2005 Rockies (8), 1998 Marlins (11), 1961 Angels (8), 1944 Cubs (13) and 1939 Pirates (8). RAYS vs. WHITE SOX This is the first of 6 games with the White Sox this season the White Sox visit St. Petersburg for a 3-game series from Aug 3-5 the clubs split the season series last year, with the Rays going 2-1 at Tropicana Field and 1-2 on the road the Rays are (.450) alltime, at home and on the road they are in the Rays era (since 2008) and 11-8 (.579) under Manager Kevin Cash (since 2015). This is the sixth game of an 8-game, 10-day trip to New York (0-2), Boston (0-3) and Chicago for the record, only once before have the Rays gone winless on a 3-city road trip: May 26 June 3, DAY IN, DAY OUT Due to anticipated cold weather, today s game was moved from 8:10 p.m. ET to 2:10 p.m. ET, making every game on this road trip a day game this is the first time in club history that every game of a multi-city trip is a day game three times previously, every game on a Rays road trip was a day game, but all of these instances were 1 game: Aug 26, 2013 at KC (makeup game in the middle of a 6-game homestand after a May 2 rain/snowout, described as a wintry mix ) April 14, 2004 at NYY (only game played on a 2-game trip after an originally scheduled night game on April 13 was rained out and rescheduled as a traditional doubleheader on Labor Day, Sep 6) Sep 23, 2004 at NYY (makeup game in the middle of a 9-game homestand after the Rays arrived, due to Hurricane Frances, three hours after the scheduled start of a Sep 6 doubleheader) ALL IN A DAY S WORK Including the final game of the first homestand, the Rays will play nine consecutive day games from April 1-11 according to Rays PR research, this will be the longest streak of consecutive day games in franchise history the previous club record was eight straight from April 8-16, 2012 vs. NYY, at DET, at BOS in fact, aside from these instances, the longest such streak is four straight: Aug 6-10, 2014 at OAK/ CHC, April 10-15, 2013 at TEX/BOS and April 4-7, 2002 vs. DET, at NYY. COLD SNAP According to weather.com, the highs forecasted for this series in Chicago are 37, 46 and 59 the Rays have seen snow in all three cities of this road trip first-pitch temperature was 38 in yesterday s game at Fenway Park, the third time in franchise history that first pitch was 38 or lower, following April 5, 2007 at NYY (38 ) and April 17, 2003 at BOS (34 ) the Rays are all-time in games with a first pitch at 50 F or colder and 6-6 at 40 F or colder. STACKED DECK The Rays began the season with 9 games against the Red Sox (7) and Yankees (2), the AL East s two postseason teams last season this series is the first of three consecutive series against teams that finished last season below.500: White Sox, Phillies, Rangers from today through June 13, only four of the next 19 series are against teams that finished last season at.500 or better. SEEKING LENGTH Only once this season has a Rays starter gone at least 6 IP, when Chris Archer did it on Opening Day vs. BOS (6 IP plus 2 BF in the 7th inning) last season, Rays starters went 6 IP or more in 88 of 162 starts (54.3 pct.), tied for the 3rd-highest rate in the AL the Rays are the only team in the majors without a quality start this season (6 IP or more, 3 ER or fewer) they are on the verge of tying the single-season club record for consecutive games without a quality start (10, 3x-last April 10-20, 2005), while the overall club record is 12 spanning REDEFINING RELIEF Through 9 games, a Rays reliever has thrown at least 50 pitches six times the other 29 teams have combined to do it 11 times, and only the Marlins (2) have done it more than once Rays relievers combined to make 6 apps of 50-plus pitches all of last season Rays relievers have totaled a 4 apps of at least 4 IP, most in the majors, and 9 apps of at least 2 IP, tied for most in the majors. STATISTICAL ANOMALIES The Rays are 0-4 when scoring first, the only winless team in the majors when doing so they have scored first in three of their last 4 games last season, they went (.634) when scoring first. The Rays are the only team in the majors with five 1-run losses in fact, they are the first team with five 1-run losses within their first 9 games of the season since the 2008 Braves (5), and the first AL team since the 1996 White Sox (5) since 2016, the Rays are (.378) in 1-run games, the worst winning pct. in the majors. The Rays are 0-4 when yielding 3 runs or fewer this season last season, they went (.768) when doing that. CASH YOUNGEST AGAIN For the fourth consecutive season, Manager Kevin Cash (40 years, 124 days) is the majors youngest manager he edges out Padres skipper Andy Green by almost five months there were nine major leaguers older than Cash in 2017, and two of them Carlos Beltrán and Bronson Arroyo retired following the season. 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2 TODAY S STARTER: RH CHRIS ARCHER (0-0, 6.55 ERA) CAREER MLB BREAKDOWN YEAR W L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO HR Career LAST START On Tues at NYY, pitched in the Yankees home opener and allowed a 2nd-inning RBI single to Tyler Wade and 3rd-inning, 3-run homer to Didi Gregorius has yielded 4 ER in both starts this season, something he only did in consecutive starts once last season: April vs. DET, at BAL all 6 hits allowed came in the 2nd and 3rd innings his line: ND, 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 8 SO, 1 HR, 96 pit, 59 str. Was the fourth time in club history that the same pitcher started both the first home game and the first road game of the season the others: Archer in 2016, David Price in 2011 and Joe Kennedy in 2003 has avoided the loss in both starts after clutch hits from Denard Span a go-ahead, 3-run triple on Opening Day and game-tying, 2-run double on Tuesday. vs. WHITE SOX Is 3-2 with a 4.29 ERA (42-IP, 20-ER) in 8 apps (7 starts) against the White Sox faced them twice last season, going 0-2 with a 5.14 ERA (7-IP, 4-ER) and solo homers accounted for all 4 runs allowed last Sep 2 at CWS, yielded back-toback homers to Alen Hanson and Yolmer Sánchez and threw one pitch to Avisaíl García before exiting with right lateral forearm tightness is 2-1 with a 6.23 ERA (21.2-IP, 15-ER) in 5 apps (4 starts) at Guaranteed Rate Field. KING OF THE K Has 1,058 SO in his career, which is 7 SO shy of David Price (1,065) for 2nd in club history his 249 SO last season ranked 4th in the majors behind BOS Chris Sale (308), WAS Max Scherzer (268) and CLE Corey Kluber (268), and ranked 2nd in club history, behind his own record of 252 (2015) led the majors for a third straight year in strikeouts on the slider (179), after recording 152 in 2016 and 179 in 2015 last season he made 9 starts with at least 10 SO, tying the club record he has done that 27 times in his career, most in franchise history, ahead of David Price (23) has not allowed a walk in 8 of those 27 career starts, tying Price for most in club history and as many as Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan compiled in his 27-year career. MR. DURABLE Made 34 starts last season, tying BAL Kevin Gausman for the major league lead and tying the club record (Archer in 2015, David Price in 2011, Scott Kazmir in 2007) has made at least 30 starts in four straight seasons, one of two Rays pitchers all-time to do that (also James Shields, six, ) is the third Rays pitcher with three straight years of 200 IP, joining Shields (six, ) and Price (three, ) is one of five pitchers to throw at least 200 IP in each of the last three seasons, along with Max Scherzer, Jeff Samardzija, Chris Sale and Corey Kluber since June 1, 2013 the date he was recalled to the majors for good he leads the majors with 158 starts DET/ WAS Max Scherzer ranks 2nd with 154 starts. K S FOR KIDS Every strikeout he records will benefit the local nonprofit Starting Right, Now its mission is to combat youth homelessness through a variety of personal development programs for every strikeout, Archer, the Rays Baseball Foundation and Crown Automotive Group will each donate $25 this is the fourth consecutive year Archer has conducted the strikeout campaign any Rays fan or local business can join the strikeout challenge by making a pledge at raysbaseball.com/archer. SPRING GAME LOG ( A GAMES) GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 2/26 vs. TOR W, /3 at DET W, /8 at BOS T, /13 at PHI L, /18 vs. DET W W, TOMORROW S STARTER: LH BLAKE SNELL (0-1, 5.00 ERA) 2018 SPLITS SPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO Home Road March April May June July August September SPLITS vs. WHITE SOX SPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO Career on Road SPLITS vs. BATTERS SPLIT AB H AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO TB PA vs. LHB vs. RHB SEASON & CAREER HIGHS 2018 CAREER 6.0, 3/29 vs. BOS IP 9.0, 3x-last 8/20/15 at HOU 6, 2x-last 4/3 at NYY H 12, 2x-last 7/8/15 at KC 4, 2x-last 4/3 at NYY R 9, 2x-last 9/26/15 at TOR 4, 2x-last 4/3 at NYY ER 9, 2x-last 9/26/15 at TOR 3, 4/3 at NYY BB 6, 5/15/17 at CLE 8, 4/3 at NYY SO 15, 6/2/15 at LAA 1, 2x-last 4/3 at NYY HR 4, 4/8/16 at BAL -- CG 3x-last 8/20/15 at HOU -- SHO 3x-last 8/20/15 at HOU -- Win Streak 6G, 5/17/15 6/23/15 -- Loss Streak 7G, 9/6/15 4/20/16 Most Strikeouts, Club History James Shields 1,250 David Price 1,065 Chris Archer 1,058 Most Strikeouts, Single Season, Club History Chris Archer, Chris Archer, Scott Kazmir, ELIAS SAYS Went 1-5 with a 7.48 ERA (21.2-IP, 18-ER) over his last 6 starts last year, from Sep 2-30, increasing his season ERA from 3.66 to 4.07 this stretch also dropped him from 9-7 to a season-ending according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the first pitcher in major league history with three straight losing seasons despite recording at least 200 SO each year in fact, he has posted at least 225 SO in all three of those seasons the only other pitcher with multiple seasons of at least 225 SO and a losing record was Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan (1976, 1978, 1987) GAME LOG GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 3/29 vs. BOS /56 W, 6-4 Sale down, 4-0 4/3 at NYY /59 L, 4-11 Montgomery tied, 4-4 LAST START On Wed at NYY, yielded home runs to Giancarlo Stanton (1st inning) and Gary Sánchez (3rd inning), tying a career high with 2 HR allowed (3rd time, last Sep 6, 2017 vs. MIN) and snapping his scoreless streak at 12.2 IP threw 90 pitches in 3.1 IP, and his pitch count by inning was fell to 2-3 in 9 starts against the Yankees and 0-3 in 6 starts at Yankee Stadium since Baseball Reference data is available (1908), is one of two pitchers with 6 starts at Yankee Stadium in the first 45 games of his career, joining PHA/BOS Biff Schlitzer (7) his line: L, 3.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 3 BB, 5 SO, 2 HR, 90 pit, 54 str. LIGHTS OUT Since his Aug 8 recall last season, he has made 12 starts and hasn t allowed an earned run in five of them is 5-2 with a 3.14 ERA (66-IP, 23-ER) and.199 opp avg. (47-for-236) over that stretch. Has made 3 starts against the Yankees over this stretch, going 0-2 with a 9.64 ERA (9.1-IP, 10-ER) and.263 opp avg. (10-for-38) his starts against the Yankees have been 5 IP, 1 IP and 3.1 IP against all other opponents, is 5-0 with a 2.06 ERA (56.2-IP, 13-ER) and.187 opp avg. (37-for-198) and has averaged 6.1 IP per start. vs. WHITE SOX Is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (9.1-IP, 0-ER) in 2 starts against the White Sox, both at Guaranteed Rate Field in his last start of 2016, allowed 1 hit in a rain-shortened start of 2.2 IP last Sep 1, his only run allowed was unearned in the 2nd inning, a single by Leury Garcia (E3, throwing; no RBI) his line: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO. #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER Is in his fourth season as Rays manager at age 40, is the majors youngest active skipper 5 months younger than SD Andy Green. His last ejection was July 18, 2017 at OAK, his seventh ejection as Rays manager his 7 ejections are tied for 4th in franchise history. Is the sixth Tampa-born manager in major league history, and second to manage the Rays that list includes Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, incl. parts of eight seasons in the majors ( ) and two years ( ) in the Rays org. Played in the 1989 Little League World Series (Tampa Northside LL), 1999 College World Series (Florida State) and earned World Series rings in 2007 (Red Sox) and 2009 (Yankees).

3 RAYS HITTER NOTES #44 C.J. CRON 1B Pronunciation: krohn 2018:.179/.207/ HR 2 RBI 0 SB Sun at BOS: 1-4, HR, RBI, BB, R BOS Series: 2-12, HR, RBI, BB, R Trip: 4-20, 2-2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH:.200 (3-15), 1-HR Last HR: 4/8/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.000 (0-4) vs. RH:.154 (2-13) Yesterday at BOS, hit his first home run as a Ray, leading off the 2nd against Eduardo Rodriguez reached base twice, a season high (HR, BB). Is 2-for-his-last-15 is seeking his first multi-hit game of the season three of his 5 hits this season have gone for extra bases (2-2B, 1-HR). Has appeared in 8 games and made 7 starts (5-DH, 2-1B) last season, appeared in 100 games and made 92 starts, all at first base, for the Angels. Acquired by the Rays from the Angels on Feb 17 for a player to be named (infielder Luis Rengifo) played parts of four seasons with the Angels has hit double-digit homers in each of his first four major league seasons, including a career-high-tying 16 HR last season. #5 MATT DUFFY 3B 2018:.257/.278/ HR 4 RBI 1 SB Sun at BOS: 2-4, BB, R BOS Series: 3-14, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 2-R Trip: 3-19, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH:.063 (1-16) Last HR: 4/5/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP:.200 (2-10) vs. RH:.421 (8-19), 1-HR Yesterday at BOS, reached base three times to tie his season high (also March 31 vs. BOS) batting.158 (3-for-19) in 4 games on the road trip. Has appeared in 8 games, all starts at third base has hit leadoff in his games against left-handed starters and is batting.063 (1-for-16) vs. LHP. On Thurs at BOS, his 8th-inning homer was his first since Aug 28, 2016 at HOU, missing all of last season recovering from Achilles surgery. Has been charged with 2 errors in 21 chances at third base for a.905 fielding pct. made errors on March 31 vs. BOS and Tues at NYY. #27 CARLOS GÓMEZ OF 2018:.161/.235/ HR 2 RBI 0 SB Sun at BOS: 2-5, 2B, RBI BOS Series: 3-13, 2B, RBI, BB, R Trip: 3-16, 2B, RBI, 2-BB, R vs. LH:.143 (2-14), 1-HR Last HR: 3/31/18 vs. BOS Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.333, 3-9) RISP:.333 (1-3) vs. RH:.176 (3-17) Yesterday at BOS, recorded his second multi-hit game of the season (also March 31 vs. BOS) hit a go-ahead double in the 3rd inning. Has 2 outfield assists, tied for the major league lead also robbed a homer from Tyler Wade in the 6th inning on Tues at NYY it marked the 13th home run robbery of his career, most in the majors since Sports Info Solutions started tracking them in 2004, ahead of Torii Hunter (12). Has appeared in 8 games, all starts (7-RF, 1-CF) entered the season having made 1,027 starts in center, 44 in left, 20 in right and 7 at DH. Since the start of 2013, no other player can match his combination of 90 HR and 122 SB is one of seven actives with at least 100 HR and 200 SB in his career, according to Baseball Reference, joining Jacoby Ellsbury, Ian Kinsler, Brandon Phillips, Hanley Ramírez, José Reyes and Ichiro Suzuki. #11 ADEINY HECHAVARRIA SS Pronunciation: etch-ah-vah-ree-yah 2018:.200/.200/ HR 3 RBI 0 SB Sun at BOS: 1-5, RBI BOS Series: 1-13, RBI Trip: 4-20, 2-RBI, 2-R vs. LH:.250 (3-12) Last HR: 9/27/17 at NYY Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.200, 1-5) RISP:.429 (3-7) vs. RH:.174 (4-23) Is on errorless streaks of 60 games and 204 chances his 60-game errorless streak is the longest in club history for a shorstop, passing Yunel Escobar (53) in 2013 by chances, it is the 3rd-longest for a shortstop in franchise history, behind Chris Gomez (242) in 2002 and Escobar (232) in All 7 hits have been singles batting.462 (6-for-13) with runners on base and.429 (3-for-7) with RISP but.045 (1-for-22) with the bases empty. Has started all 9 games at shortstop since he was acquired on June 26, 2017, he has started 83 of the club s 93 games at shortstop (89.2 pct.). Hit a career-high 8 HR last season despite only 330 AB hit 7 HR with the Rays, including 6 HR in 39 games from Aug 15 through season s end. #39 KEVIN KIERMAIER CF Pronunciation: KEER-my-er 2018:.094/.171/ HR 1 RBI 0 SB Sun at BOS: 1-4, 3B, RBI, BB BOS Series: 1-9, 3B, RBI, 2-BB Trip: 2-17, 3B, RBI, 2-BB, R vs. LH:.111 (2-18) Last HR: 9/24/17 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.000 (0-10) vs. RH:.071 (1-14) Is 2-for-his-last-27 and 3-for-32 to start the season, with 14 SO overall and 8 SO in 14 AB vs. RHP yesterday at BOS, hit his first triple since Aug 22, 2017 vs. TOR for his first extra-base hit of the season snapped a streak of 10 straight games without an RBI, dating back to the end of last season. Has started 8 games, batting 2nd and playing center field five of his 8 starts have come against opposing left-handed starters (3 starts vs. RHP). He and Chris Archer are the two players remaining from the 2013 postseason roster (last playoff app) was on the roster for the AL WC Game. Is one of three AL outfielders with double-digit homers and steals in each of the last three seasons, joining BOS Mookie Betts and LAA Mike Trout. Ranked 4th in the majors with 22 Defensive Runs Saved last season, despite being limited to 98 games (95 starts) leads the majors with 87 DRS since 2015, ahead of ATL/LAA Andrelton Simmons (78) won the Rawlings Gold Glove for center field in 2016 and Platinum Glove in #40 WILSON RAMOS C Pronunciation: RAH-mos 2018:.115/.148/ HR 0 RBI 0 SB Sun at BOS: DNP BOS Series: 0-8 Trip: 1-16, R vs. LH:.083 (1-12) Last HR: 9/28/17 at NYY Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-13 RISP:.200 (1-5) vs. RH:.143 (2-14) Is hitless in his last 13 AB and 1-for-his-last-18 all 3 hits have been singles; remains 1 2B shy of 100 2B for his career, and 6 HR shy of 100 HR. Has appeared in 7 games, all starts (6-C, 1-DH) has allowed 2 passed balls and hasn t thrown out any of 4 attempted base stealers. Returned from a torn right ACL in late-june last season and appeared in 64 games, including 57 starts at catcher despite the missed time, recorded 11 HR and 35 RBI while playing catcher, the most by a Ray since Kelly Shoppach (11) in 2011 and Dioner Navarro (52) in 2008, respectively. #8 ROB REFSNYDER INF/OF Pronunciation: REHF-sniy-der 2018:.000/.500/ HR 0 RBI 0 SB Sun at BOS: 0-2, BB, R BOS Series: 0-2, 3-BB, R Trip: 0-3, 4-BB, R vs. LH:.000 (0-4) Last HR: 10/1/15 vs. BOS Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-10 RISP:.000 (0-2) vs. RH:.000 (0-2) Has a.500 OBP this season without the benefit of a hit, going 0-for-6 with a team-high-tying 6 BB all 6 BB have come vs. LHP, most in the majors. Hitless in his last 10 AB dating back to the end of last season hasn t homered since Oct 1, 2015 vs. BOS (with NYY), going 254 AB since then the 3rd-longest active streak in the majors (excluding pitchers) the only longer streaks are CWS Tyler Saladino (324) and COL Tony Wolters (287). Has made 5 starts (4-LF, 1-DH), all against left-handed starters acquired from the Indians at the end of spring training and became the third South Korean-born player in franchise history, following right-handed pitchers Jae Weong Seo and Jae Kuk Ryu. #28 DANIEL ROBERTSON INF 2018:.333/.556/ HR 0 RBI 1 SB Sun at BOS: 2-4, BB, 3-R, SB BOS Series: 3-6, 2B, 2-BB, 3-R, 1-IP Trip: 4-8, 2B, 5-BB, 3-R, 1-IP vs. LH:.250 (2-8) Last HR: 6/19/17 vs. CIN Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.500, 4-8) RISP:.333 (1-3) vs. RH:.500 (2-4) Yesterday at BOS, scored a career-high 3 runs and tied career highs with 2 hits (10th time) and reaching base three times (6th time) added the second stolen base of his career (also May 7, 2017 vs. TOR) played the final two innings at first base, his first career action there. On Sat at BOS, became the eighth position player to pitch in club history, first since Jesús Sucre on July 31, 2017 at HOU pitched a perfect 8th. Has reached in 10 of 18 PA this season (3-1B, 1-2B, 6-BB) has made 6 starts (5-2B, 1-3B), including 5 starts against left-handed starters. In his career, has made 1 error in 155 chances at second base for a.994 fielding pct. has handled his last 79 chances there without an error. #0 MALLEX SMITH OF 2018:.188/.278/ HR 0 RBI 0 SB Sun at BOS: 0-1 (PH in 8th) BOS Series: 0-6, BB, R Trip: 1-9, BB, R vs. LH: -- Last HR: 7/21/17 vs. TEX Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-7 RISP:.000 (0-2) vs. RH:.188 (3-16) Has appeared in 7 games and made 4 starts (2-LF, 2-RF), all against right-handed starters does not have a plate appearance against a lefty. On Thurs at BOS, drew a leadoff walk off Carson Smith in the 8th inning and scored on Matt Duffy s homer had a sacrifice bunt in the 12th. Tied for the team lead with 16 SB last season, appearing in 81 games and making 68 starts (47-CF, 14-LF, 7-RF) across four stints in the majors combined for 37 SB between the majors and minors, leading Triple-A Durham with 21 SB in only 45 games. #2 DENARD SPAN OF 2018:.261/.333/ HR 7 RBI 0 SB Sun at BOS: 0-1 (PH in 9th) BOS Series: 3-6, RBI, R Trip: 4-11, 2B, 4-RBI, R vs. LH:.000 (0-2) Last HR: 9/11/17 vs. LAD Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-1 RISP:.600 (3-5) vs. RH:.286 (6-21) Has a team-high 7 RBI, his 2nd-most ever through his team s first 9 games of the season (8, 2016) has 5 RBI on a pair of bases-loaded hits, a 2-run, pinch-hit double in the 6th inning on Tues at NYY and a 3-run, go-ahead triple in the 8th inning on Opening Day vs. BOS, his first game as a Ray. Is 2-for-2 with the bases loaded and 3-for-5 with RISP, while the rest of the team is 0-for-5 with the bases loaded and 11-for-52 (.212) with RISP. Has appeared in 9 games and made 5 starts (3-LF, 2-DH) the Tampa native was inducted into the Tampa Catholic HS Hall of Fame in Feb 2010.

4 RAYS HITTER NOTES (cont d). #45 JESÚS SUCRE C Pronunciation: heh-soos SUE-cray 2018:.333/.364/ HR 1 RBI 0 SB Sun at BOS: 0-3, RBI, SF BOS Series: 0-3, RBI Trip: 2-7, RBI, R vs. LH:.250 (1-4) Last HR: 9/24/17 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.333 (1-3) vs. RH:.400 (2-5) Has appeared in 3 games, all starts at catcher yesterday at BOS, recorded his first RBI of the season, coming on a 7th-inning sacrifice fly. Last year was his first full season in the majors, appearing in 62 games with 50 starts at catcher established career highs with 7 HR and 29 RBI, both more than his career totals from with Seattle (2 HR, 20 RBI) his 20 runs and 45 hits were also career highs. 18 JOEY WENDLE INF 2018:.333/.316/ HR 2 RBI 0 SB Sun at BOS: 1-2, 3B, RBI, R (PH in 7th) BOS Series: 4-6, 2B, 3B, RBI, 2-R Trip: 4-9, 2B, 3B, RBI, 2-R vs. LH: (2-2) Last HR: 9/17/17 at PHI Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.667, 4-6) RISP: -- vs. RH:.250 (4-16) Yesterday at BOS, hit the first triple of his career was the 11th pinch-hit triple in club history, first since David DeJesus on June 18, 2015 at WAS. Has hit safely in 6 of his last 12 AB has appeared in 8 games and made 4 starts, all at second base against right-handed starters. Has a higher batting avg. than on-base pct. following his sacrifice fly in his first start as a Ray, on March 31 vs. BOS (6th inning, Heath Hembree). Acquired from the A s on Dec 11, 2017 in exchange for a player to be named (Jonah Heim) spent parts of the last two seasons in the majors. RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #46 JOSÉ ALVARADO LH Pronunciation: al-vuh-rah-doh 2018: ERA 5 G Last App: 4/8 at BOS (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, Long Relief App: 1.0, 5x-last 4/8 at BOS Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 3-1 vs. LH:.286 (2-7) 1-BB, 0-SO, 15-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win none, Loss 4/1/18 vs BOS, Save none vs. RH:.100 (1-10) Yesterday at BOS, pitched around a leadoff walk and 1-out passed ball for a scoreless 7th inning, his third straight hitless and scoreless app. Has a 0.55 ERA (16.1-IP, 1-ER) over his last 19 apps dating back to Aug 4, 2017 his only run allowed over that span came on April 1 vs. BOS. His avg. fastball velocity this season is 98.0 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is 99.9 mph in his outing yesterday at BOS. Made 35 apps with the Rays last season spanning three stints, his first career major league action made his debut at 21 years, 347 days old. #35 MATT ANDRIESE RH Pronunciation: ann-dreese 2018: ERA 3 G Last App: 4/8 at BOS (0.2-IP, 4-H, 4-R, Long Relief App: 2.2, 4/4 at NYY Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 1-1 vs. LH:.250 (2-8) 0-BB, 1-SO, 28-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 5/25/17 vs. LAA, Loss 9/27/17 at NYY, Save 8/28/17 at KC vs. RH:.375 (6-16), 1-HR Yesterday at BOS, entered with a 7-2 lead in the 8th inning and yielded 4 hits, including 3 consecutive 2-out hits, before being replaced. Since the start of 2017, is 1-5 with a 6.39 ERA (43.2-IP, 31-ER) in 11 apps (8 starts) on the road, and 4-0 with a 3.40 ERA in 10 apps (9 starts) at home. In his career, has gone 2-4 with a 4.11 ERA (61.1-IP, 24-ER) in his 31 relief apps and with a 4.55 ERA (223.1-IP, 113-ER) in his 44 starts. #72 YONNY CHIRINOS RH Pronunciation: chih-ree-nos 2018: ERA 2 G 1 GS Last App: 4/5 at BOS (5.0-IP, 3-H, 0-R, Long Relief App: 4.0, 4/1 vs. BOS Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 1-1 vs. LH:.154 (2-13) 0-BB, 4-SO, 54-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win none, Loss none, Save none vs. RH:.125 (2-16) On Thurs at BOS, was the first pitcher to make the first start of his career at Fenway Park and not allow a run in at least 5 IP since ATL Kyle Davies did it in his major league debut on May 21, 2005, according to the Elias Sports Bureau eight of his 15 outs came on three pitches or fewer. Has totaled 9 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 SO, 110 pit. and 76 str. (69 pct.) in 2 apps (1 start) both against the Red Sox to begin his major league career. On April 1 vs. BOS, made his major league debut and became the third pitcher in club history with a scoreless app of at least 4 IP in his debut. #37 ALEX COLOMÉ RH Pronunciation: COLE-uh-may 2018: ERA 3 G Last App: 4/8 at BOS (BS/L, 0.1-IP, 3-H, 2-R, Long Relief App: 1.0, 2x-last 4/5 at BOS Saves-Opps: 1-3 IR-RS: 1-1 vs. LH:.250 (1-4) 0-BB, 1-SO, 17-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 6/27/17 at PIT, Loss 4/8/18 at BOS, Save 3/29/18 vs. BOS vs. RH:.700 (7-10) Has been charged a blown save in consecutive apps yesterday at BOS, inherited 1-on, 2-out and a 7-5 lead in the 8th inning and allowed a RBI single, wild pitch, game-tying single and go-ahead double suffered his first loss since June 25, 2017 vs. BAL on Thurs at BOS, yielded 2 runs in the 9th inning for the blown save, and his 4 hits and 6 baserunners were his most since yielding 5 hits and 6 baserunners on Sep 17, 2015 vs. BAL. Over his 3 apps this season, opponents are batting.571/.625/.786 (8-for-14) and righties are batting.700/.700/.900 (7-for-10) with 2 2B. Has 85 saves in his career, tied with Fernando Rodney (85) for 2nd in franchise history the club s all-time leader is Roberto Hernández (101). #36 ANDREW KITTREDGE RH Pronunciation: KIT-rij 2018: ERA 3 G 2 GS Last App: 4/8 at BOS (GS, 2.0-IP, 2-H, 1-R, Long Relief App: 2.1, 4/5 at BOS Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 0-0 vs. LH:.111 (1-9) 0-BB, 1-SO, 33-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win none, Loss 4/5/18 at BOS, Save none vs. RH:.316 (6-19), 1-HR Yesterday at BOS, did not allow a run in his second career start, both this season allowed the leadoff batter to reach in both of his innings. Suffered the loss in his first 2 apps (1 start) of the season, a start on March 31 vs. BOS and a 12-inning, walk-off loss on Thurs at BOS. Made his major league debut last year and was on the active roster for four stints, incl. a 0.87 ERA (10.1-IP, 1-ER) in 10 apps during his final stint. #50 AUSTIN PRUITT RH 2018: ERA 3 G Last App: 4/7 at BOS (4.1-IP, 1-H, 0-R, Long Relief App: 4.1, 4/7 at BOS Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 2-0 vs. LH:.077 (1-13), 1-HR 1-BB, 2-SO, 57-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 3/29/18 vs. BOS, Loss 4/3/18 at NYY, Save 6/23/17 vs. BAL vs. RH:.235 (4-17) On Sat at BOS, did not allow a run in 4.1 IP, the longest scoreless relief app by a Ray since Álex Torres (5 IP) on Sep 24, 2011 vs. TOR and longest at Fenway Park since John Halama on April 29, 2004 (G2) was the 3rd-longest scoreless app of his career (scoreless starts of 6.1 and 6 IP last season). On Tues at NYY, took the loss after allowing 6 R/5 ER in 2.1 IP, the most runs by a Rays reliever since Erasmo Ramirez (7) on April 10, 2015 at MIA. Originally was optioned to Durham on March 25, but was recalled before the season for Nathan Eovaldi (10-day DL, loose bodies in right elbow). #52 CHAZ ROE RH 2018: ERA 5 G Last App: 4/7 at BOS (0.1-IP, 3-H, 2-R, Long Relief App: 1.0, 3x-last 4/5 at BOS Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 2-0 vs. LH:.333 (1-3), 1-HR 0-BB, 1-SO, 2-HR, 20-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 9/12/16 vs. MIA, Loss 3/30/18 vs. BOS, Save none vs. RH:.273 (3-11), 1-HR On Sat at BOS, allowed multiple homers for the first time in his career yielded 3 hits to 4 BF, and homers to J.D. Martinez and Rafael Devers. Is 0-1 with a 2.92 ERA (12.1-IP, 4-ER) and.190 opp avg. (8-for-42) in 14 apps with the Rays, which includes 5 apps this year and 9 apps last Sep. According to FanGraphs, has thrown his slider for 58.6 pct. of total pitches this season has thrown it 43.4 pct. of the time in his career. The Rays are his 10th major league organization since being selected in the 2005 June Draft also played independent ball in #54 SERGIO ROMO RH 2018: ERA 4 G Last App: 4/7 at BOS (0.2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, Long Relief App: 1.0, 4/5 at BOS Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 5-2 vs. LH:.333 (2-6) 0-BB, 0-SO, 9-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/27/17 at STL, Loss 4/10/17 at CHC, Save 10/1/16 vs. LAD vs. RH:.000 (0-5) On Sat at BOS, retired both batters faced for the final outs of the 7th inning on Thurs at BOS, pitched around a 2-out walk for a scoreless 7th. Dating back to the end of 2017, has pitched to a 0.71 ERA (12.2-IP, 1-ER) over his last 13 apps has a 1.60 ERA (33.2-IP, 6-ER) in 29 apps with the Rays. Min. 500 apps, he leads active pitchers with a 0.98 WHIP and 5.06 SO/BB ratio and is 2nd with a.205 opp avg. to Tyler Clippard (.196). Has held right-handed hitters to a.187 avg. (225-for-1,203) in his career, including a.158 avg. (12-for-76) since joining the Rays last July. #47 RYAN WEBER RH Spring: ERA 5 G Last App: -- Long Relief App: -- Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 0-0 vs. LH: -- Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 4/19/16 vs. LAD, Loss 9/5/16 at WAS, Save none vs. RH: -- Selected from Triple-A Durham today as infielder Brad Miller was placed on the 10-day DL (left groin strain) will become the third player born in St. Petersburg to play for the Rays, joining right-handed pitcher Doug Waechter ( ) and first baseman Casey Kotchman (2011). Did not make an appearance for Durham did not allow a run in 5 apps (1 start) spanning 8.1 IP in spring training (5-H, 2-BB, 5-SO). Has spent time in the majors with the Braves ( ) and Mariners (2017), going 1-4 with a 5.00 ERA (68.1-IP, 38-ER) in 22 apps (8 starts). #48 RYAN YARBROUGH LH Pronunciation: YAHR-bro 2018: ERA 3 G Last App: 4/8 at BOS (4.0-IP, 2-H, 1-R, Long Relief App: 4.0, 2x-last 4/8 at BOS Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 3-2 vs. LH:.000 (0-9) 3-BB, 3-SO, 73-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win none, Loss none, Save none vs. RH:.304 (7-23) Yesterday at BOS, his only run allowed in 4 IP was a 5th-inning, 2-out RBI single to Hanley Ramírez has made 3 apps this season, including 2 apps of 4 IP both ending at 73 pitches is the first player since pitch count data is available (1999) to throw at least 70 pitches in relief twice within his team s first 9 games prior to this season, no Rays reliever threw that many pitches since Chris Archer (79) did it on Sep 13, 2012 at BAL. On Thurs at BOS, inherited 2-on, 1-out in the 12th inn. and allowed a stolen base, Andrew Benintendi walk and Hanley Ramírez walk-off single. Spent all of last season with Durham, going 13-6 with a 3.43 ERA (157.1-IP, 60-ER) in 26 starts led the International League with 159 SO.

5 RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals Starters Relievers Home Road March April May June July August September LAST HOME RUN & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS LAST HR OFF 18 MOST HITS GAME 18 MOST RBI GAME Cron 4/8/18 at BOS Rodriguez 1, 5x-last 4/8 at BOS 1, 2x-last 4/8 at BOS Duffy 4/5/18 at BOS Smith 3, 3/31 vs. BOS 2, 4/5 at BOS Gómez 3/31/18 vs. BOS Poyner 2, 2x-last 4/8 at BOS 1, 2x-last 4/8 at BOS Hechavarria 9/27/17 at NYY Severino 2, 2x-last 4/3 at NYY 1, 3x-last 4/8 at BOS Kiermaier 9/24/17 at BAL Tillman 1, 3x-last 4/8 at BOS 1, 4/8 at BOS Ramos 9/28/17 at NYY Gray 1, 3x-last 4/3 at NYY -- Refsnyder 10/1/15 vs. BOS Hembree Robertson 6/19/17 vs. CIN Lorenzen 2, 4/8 at BOS -- Smith 7/21/17 vs. TEX Darvish 1, 3x-last 4/4 at NYY -- Span 9/11/17 vs. LAD Maeda 2, 4/7 at BOS 3, 3/29 vs. BOS Sucre 9/24/17 at BAL Tillman 2, 4/3 at NYY 1, 4/8 at BOS Wendle 9/17/17 at PHI Ramos 2, 2x-last 4/7 at BOS 1, 2x-last 4/8 at BOS RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: L8 When commit error: 0-3 Hit homer: 0-4 Current Record: 1-8 Ahead after 6-7-8: 0-1/0-7/1-1 Hit multiple homers: 0-0 Home/Road: 1-3/0-5 Behind after 6-7-8: 1-4/1-6/0-6 Score first: 0-4 Day/Night: 1-6/0-2 Tied after 6-7-8: 0-2/0-0/0-0 Score 5 or more: 1-1 Grass/Turf: 0-5/1-3 1-run games: 0-5 Score less than 5: 0-7 vs. East: run games: 1-0 Outhit opponents: 0-3 vs. Central: 0-0 Extra innings: 0-1 Outhit by opponents: 1-5 vs. West: 0-0 Win in last at-bat: 1 Collect 10 or more hits: 0-1 vs. National League: 0-0 Come-from-behind wins: 1 Opp. 10 or more hits: 0-3 vs. RH/LH starters: 0-4/1-4 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 3 Wearing white/gray/navy: 1-1/0-5/0-0 Series W-L-T (home): Series W-L-T (road): Wearing light blue/other: 0-1/0-1 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Archer Chirinos Faria Kittredge Snell HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Cron 1 1 Duffy 1 1 Gómez 1 1 Miller 1 1 Hechavarria Kiermaier Ramos Refsnyder Robertson Smith Span Sucre Wendle TOTALS CATWALKS Date: -- Batter: -- Play Description: -- WALK-OFF WINS Date: -- Batter: -- Outcome: -- Pitcher: -- Play Description: -- WALK-OFF LOSSES Date: April 5 at BOS Batter: Hanley Ramírez Outcome: L 2-3 (12) Pitcher: Ryan Yarbrough Play Description: Bases-loaded single to right CATCHERS PCT CS ATT Ramos Sucre TOTALS INSTANT REPLAY Rays Opp Umpires Overturned Stand Confirmed TOTALS TEAM BATTING Longest win streak Longest losing streak Most runs game, TB Most runs game, Opp Most runs, inn, TB Most runs, inn, Opp Most hits, game, TB Most hits, game, Opp Most hits, inn, TB Most hits, inn, Opp Most doubles, game, TB Most doubles, game, Opp Most HR, game, TB Most HR, game, Opp Most x-base hits, game, TB Most x-base hits, game, Opp Most stolen bases, game, TB Most stolen bases, game, Opp Most walks, game, TB Most walks, game, Opp Most strikeouts, game, TB Most strikeouts, game, Opp Most LOB, game, TB Most LOB, game, Opp Most errors, game, TB Most errors, game, Opp Longest game, time Longest game, time (9 inn.) RAYS SEASON HIGHS INDIVIDUAL BATTING 1, 3/29 vs. BOS Most runs, game, TB 3, Robertson, 4/8 at BOS 8, 3/30 Current Most runs, game, Opp 3, 3x-last Gardner/Gregorius, 4/3 at NYY 7, 4/8 at BOS Most hits, game, TB 3, Duffy, 3/31 vs. BOS 11, 4/3 at NY Most hits, game, Opp 4, Gregorius, 4/3 at NYY 6, 3/29 vs. BOS (8th) Most 2B, game, TB 1, 10x-last Gómez, 4/8 at BOS 6, 4/8 at BOS (8th) Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 2x-last Bogaerts, 3/30 vs. BOS 11, 4/8 at BOS Most HR, game, TB 1, 4x-last Cron, 4/8 at BOS 11, 2x-last 4/8 at BOS Most HR, game, Opp 2, Gregorius, 4/3 at NYY 5, 4/3 at NYY (6th) Most RBI, game, TB 3, Span, 3/29 vs. BOS 7, 4/8 at BOS (8th) Most RBI, game, Opp 8, Gregorius, 4/3 at NYY 2, 2x-last 4/7 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, TB 2, Gómez, 3/31 vs. BOS 4, 3x-last 4/8 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, Gregorius, 4/3 at NYY 1, 4x-last 4/8 at BOS Most steals, game, TB 1, 2x-last Robertson, 4/8 at BOS 3, 2x-last 4/7 at BOS Most steals, game, Opp 1, 4x-last Austin, 4/4 at NYY 4, 4/8 at BOS Hitting Streak 4, Miller, 4/4 4/8 6, 4/7 at BOS TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING 1, 2x-last 4/8 at BOS Most SO, TB Starter 8, Archer, 4/3 at NYY 2, 4/1 vs. BOS Most SO, Opp Starter 9, Sale, 3/29 vs. BOS 7, 3/29 vs. BOS Most SO, TB Reliever 4, Pruitt, 4/3 at NYY 6, 4x-last 4/7 at BOS Most IP, TB Reliever 4.1, Pruitt, 4/7 at BOS 11, 4x-last 4/8 at BOS Most walks, game, TB 5, Faria, 4/7 at BOS 14, 4/3 at NYY Most walks, game, Opp 4, Montgomery, 4/3 at NYY 10, 4/8 at BOS Most SO, Team, TB 14, 4/3 at NYY 11, 2x-last 4/5 t BOS Most walks, Team, TB 8, 4/7 at BOS 1, 3x-last 4/3 at NYY Low-Hit Game 6, 4/1 vs. BOS 1, 2x-last 4/4 at NYY Consecutive Scoreless IP 9.0, Chirinos, 4/1 Current 3:55, 4/5 at BOS Shortest game, time 2:44, 4/4 at NYY 3:50, 4/8 at BOS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:44, 4/4 at NYY Grand Slams (--): -- Back-to-Back (--): -- 2-HR games (--): -- 3-HR games (--): -- HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS Pinch-hit (--): -- Walk-off (--): -- Lead-off (--): -- Inside-the-park (--): -- RUNS BY INNING X Total Opponent Tampa Bay Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Duffy (3), Miller (3), Span (3), Cron (2), Gómez (1) 2-Out RBI: Span (5), Gómez (1), Hechavarria (1), Kiermaier (1), Miller (1) Outfield Assists (2): Gómez (2) Bunt Singles (0): -- Ejections (0):-- Batted Around (1): 3/29 vs. BOS (8th inn., 10 batters) MISC.

6 FEBRUARY 17 Acquired 1B C.J. Cron from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for a player to be named (INF Luis Rengifo); designated OF/DH Corey Dickerson for assignment. 17 Acquired minor league SS Jermaine Palacios from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for RH Jake Odorizzi. 20 Acquired LH Anthony Banda and two players to be named from the Arizona Diamondbacks and minor league 2B Nick Solak from the New York Yankees in a three-team trade in exchange for OF Steven Souza Jr. 22 Acquired RH Daniel Hudson, minor league INF Tristan Gray and cash considerations from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for OF/DH Corey Dickerson. MARCH 3 Signed OF Carlos Gómez to a one-year contract; designated INF Ryan Schimpf for assignment. 5 Traded INF Ryan Schimpf to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for cash considerations. 6 Reassigned INF Grant Kay to minor league camp. 7 Released RH Evan Scribner and RH Dustin McGowan. 9 Reassigned RH R.J. Alaniz, C Nick Ciuffo, RH Edwin Fierro and RH Forrest Snow to minor league camp; optioned RH Brent Honeywell to Triple-A Durham. 10 Reassigned INF Jake Cronenworth and INF Nick Solak to minor league camp. 11 Released LH Dan Runzler; reassigned 1B/OF Joe McCarthy, C Brett Sullivan and RH Ryan Weber to minor league camp; optioned INF Willy Adames, INF Christian Arroyo, 1B/OF Jake Bauers, RH Diego Castillo, RH José Mujica, RH Jaime Schultz, OF Justin Williams and RH Hunter Wood to Durham. 16 Reassigned LH Vidal Nuño to minor league camp; optioned RH Chih-Wei Hu to Durham. 18 Reassigned LH Kyle Bird, C Xorge Carrillo, RH Ian Gibaut, RH Cody Hall, LH Adam Kolarek, C Johnny Monell and RH Colton Murray to minor league camp; optioned LH Anthony Banda and RH Ryne Stanek to Durham. TRANSACTIONS RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (3) POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORD RHP José De León 10-day Tommy John surgery March April RHP Nathan Eovaldi 10-day Loose bodies in right elbow March April INF Brad Miller 10-day Left groin strain April 8 -- April Others (Games Missed): Reassigned INF Andrew Velazquez to minor league camp. 21 Signed C Curt Casali to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. 25 Reassigned OF Jason Coats, INF/OF Micah Johnson, C Adam Moore, INF Kean Wong to minor league camp; optioned RH Austin Pruitt to Durham. 26 Released LH Dan Jennings; reassigned LH Jonny Venters to minor league camp. 27 Acquired INF/OF Rob Refsnyder from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for cash considerations; reassigned C Curt Casali, OF Johnny Field and INF/OF Brandon Snyder to minor league camp. 28 Released RH Daniel Hudson; placed RH José De León (Tommy John surgery) and RH Nathan Eovaldi (loose bodies in right elbow) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Austin Pruitt from Durham. OPENING DAY ROSTER PITCHERS (12): LH José Alvarado, RH Matt Andriese, RH Chris Archer, RH Yonny Chirinos, RH Alex Colomé, RH Jake Faria, RH Andrew Kittredge, RH Austin Pruitt, RH Chaz Roe, RH Sergio Romo, LH Blake Snell, LH Ryan Yarbrough CATCHERS (2): Wilson Ramos, Jesús Sucre INFIELDERS (6): C.J. Cron, Matt Duffy, Adeiny Hechavarria, Brad Miller, Daniel Robertson, Joey Wendle OUTFIELDERS (5): Carlos Gómez, Kevin Kiermaier, Rob Refsnyder, Mallex Smith, Denard Span 10-DAY DL (2): RH José De León, RH Nathan Eovaldi APRIL 9 Placed INF Brad Miller (left groin strain) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Ryan Weber from Durham. 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 Cron Duffy Gómez Hechavarria Kiermaier Miller Ramos Refsnyder Robertson Smith Span Sucre Wendle RAYS HITTERS vs. WHITE SOX 2018 CAREER PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP Cron Duffy Gómez Hechavarria Kiermaier Ramos Refsnyder Robertson Smith Span Sucre Wendle RAYS PITCHERS vs. WHITE SOX 2018 CAREER PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG Alvarado Andriese Archer Chirinos Colomé Faria Kittredge Pruitt Roe Romo Snell Weber Yarbrough

7 2018 RAYS DAY-BY-DAY POS. HOME # GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM. 1 3/29 vs. BOS W, 6-4 Pruitt (1-0) Smith (0-1) 1-0 T-1/ ,042 31, /30 vs. BOS L, 0-1 Price (1-0) Roe (0-1) 1-1 T-3/ ,203 50, /31 vs. BOS L, 2-3 Porcello (1-0) Kittredge (0-1) 1-2 T-4/ ,838 68, /1 vs. BOS L, 1-2 Velázquez (1-0) Alvarado (0-1) 1-3 5/ ,256 82,339 4/2 at NYY - PPD - Snow - Rescheduled for April 3 T-4/ /3 at NYY L, 4-11 Kahnle (1-0) Pruitt (1-1) 1-4 T-4/ , /4 at NYY L, 2-7 Severino (2-0) Snell (0-1) 1-5 T-4/ , /5 at BOS L, 2-3 (12) Poyner (1-0) Kittredge (0-2) 1-6 5/ ,134 4/6 - OFF (2) 5/ /7 at BOS L, 3-10 Porcello (2-0) Faria (0-1) 1-7 5/ , /8 at BOS L, 7-8 Smith (1-1) Colomé (0-1) 1-8 5/ , /9 at CWS 2: /10 at CWS 2: /11 at CWS 2:10 4/12 - OFF (3) 13 4/13 vs. PHI 7: /14 vs. PHI 6:10 Carl Crawford Bobblehead 15 4/15 vs. PHI 1:10 Chris Archer & Kevin Kiermaier Emoji T-Shirt (Kids 14 & under) 16 4/16 vs. TEX 7: /17 vs. TEX 7: /18 vs. TEX 1:10 4/19 - OFF (4) 19 4/20 vs. MIN 7: /21 vs. MIN 6:10 Car Sun Shade 21 4/22 vs. MIN 1:10 Mascot Socks (Kids 14 & under) 4/23 - OFF (5) 22 4/24 at BAL 7: /25 at BAL 7: /26 at BAL 7: /27 at BOS 7: /28 at BOS 4: /29 at BOS 1: /30 at DET 7: /1 at DET 7: /2 at DET 1:10 5/3 - OFF (6) 31 5/4 vs. TOR 7: /5 vs. TOR 6:10 Tropical Shirt 33 5/6 vs. TOR 1:10 Baseball Toss Game (Kids 14 & under) 5/7 - OFF (7) 34 5/8 vs. ATL 7: /9 vs. ATL 7:10 5/10 - OFF (8) 36 5/11 at BAL 7: /12 at BAL 7: /13 at BAL 1: /14 at KC 7: /15 at KC 8: /16 at KC 2: /17 at LAA 10: /18 at LAA 10: /19 at LAA 9: /20 at LAA 4:07 5/21 - OFF (9) 46 5/22 vs. BOS 7: /23 vs. BOS 7: /24 vs. BOS 7: /25 vs. BAL 7: /26 vs. BAL 4:10 Kevin Kiermaier STAR WARS Pop Vinyl 51 5/27 vs. BAL 1:10 Raymond Children's Book (Kids 14 & under) 52 5/28 at OAK 4: /29 at OAK 10: /30 at OAK 10: /31 at OAK 3: /1 at SEA 10: /2 at SEA 10: /3 at SEA 4:10 6/4 - OFF (10) 59 6/5 at WAS 7: /6 at WAS 1: /7 vs. SEA 7: /8 vs. SEA 7: /9 vs. SEA 4:10 Fred McGriff & Tino Martinez Bobblehead 64 6/10 vs. SEA 1:10 Boogie Board (Kids 14 & under) 65 6/11 vs. TOR 7: /12 vs. TOR 7: /13 vs. TOR 1: /14 at NYY 7: /15 at NYY 7: /16 at NYY 1: /17 at NYY 2: /18 at HOU 8: /19 at HOU 8: /20 at HOU 8:10 6/21 - OFF (11) 75 6/22 vs. NYY 7: /23 vs. NYY 4:10 Rays & Devil Rays Reversible Jersey 77 6/24 vs. NYY 1:10 Chris Archer Snapback Hat (Kids 14 & under) 78 6/25 vs. WAS 7: /26 vs. WAS 12:10 6/27 - OFF (12) 80 6/28 vs. HOU 7: /29 vs. HOU 7:10 POS. HOME # GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM. 82 6/30 vs. HOU 4:10 Zubaz T-Shirt 83 7/1 vs. HOU 1:10 Wearable Rays Up Flag (Kids 14 & under) 84 7/2 at MIA 7: /3 at MIA 7: /4 at MIA 1:10 7/5 - OFF (13) 87 7/6 at NYM 7: /7 at NYM 4: /8 at NYM 1: /9 vs. DET 7: /10 vs. DET 7: /11 vs. DET 12: /12 at MIN 8: /13 at MIN 8: /14 at MIN 2: /15 at MIN 2:10 7/16 - All-Star Break 7/17 - All-Star Game Nationals Park (Washington Nationals) 7/18 - All-Star Break 7/19 - All-Star Break 97 7/20 vs. MIA 7: /21 vs. MIA 6:10 DJ Kitty Mascot Head 99 7/22 vs. MIA 1:10 Beach Tank Top (Kids 14 & under) 100 7/23 vs. NYY 7: /24 vs. NYY 7: /25 vs. NYY 12: /26 at BAL 7: /27 at BAL 7: /28 at BAL 7: /29 at BAL 1:05 7/30 - OFF (14) 107 7/31 vs. LAA 7: /1 vs. LAA 7: /2 vs. LAA 1: /3 vs. CWS 7: /4 vs. CWS 6:10 Akinori Iwamura Bobblehead 112 8/5 vs. CWS 1:10 Kevin Kiermaier Lunch Box (Kids 14 & under) 8/6 - OFF (15) 113 8/7 vs. BAL 7: /8 vs. BAL 7: /9 vs. BAL 7: /10 at TOR 7: /11 at TOR 4: /12 at TOR 1:07 8/13 - OFF (16) 119 8/14 at NYY 7: /15 at NYY 7: /16 at NYY 1: /17 at BOS 7: /18 at BOS 7: /19 at BOS 1: /20 vs. KC 7: /21 vs. KC 7: /22 vs. KC 7: /23 vs. KC 7: /24 vs. BOS 7: /25 vs. BOS 6:10 Wade Boggs Bobblehead 131 8/26 vs. BOS 1:10 DJ Kitty Slippers (Kids 14 & under) 8/27 - OFF (17) 132 8/28 at ATL 7: /29 at ATL 7:35 8/30 - OFF (18) 134 8/31 at CLE 7: /1 at CLE 7: /2 at CLE 4: /3 at TOR 7: /4 at TOR 7: /5 at TOR 7:07 9/6 - OFF (19) 140 9/7 vs. BAL 7: /8 vs. BAL 6:10 20th Anniversary Photo Viewer 142 9/9 vs. BAL 1:10 Snack N' Drink Cup (Kids 14 & under) 143 9/10 vs. CLE 7: /11 vs. CLE 7: /12 vs. CLE 1:10 9/13 - OFF (20) 146 9/14 vs. OAK 7: /15 vs. OAK 6:10 Tote Bag 148 9/16 vs. OAK 1:10 Toy Truck (Kids 14 & under) 149 9/17 at TEX 8: /18 at TEX 8: /19 at TEX 2: /20 at TOR 7: /21 at TOR 7: /22 at TOR 4: /23 at TOR 1: /24 vs. NYY 7: /25 vs. NYY 7: /26 vs. NYY 7: /27 vs. NYY 1: /28 vs. TOR 7: /29 vs. TOR 7:10 Dan Johnson Bobblehead 162 9/30 vs. TOR 3:10 PopSockets (Kids 14 & under) ALL SUNDAY GIVEAWAYS ARE PRESENTED TO THE FIRST 10,000 KIDS 14 & UNDER. 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