MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2016 vs. SAN DIEGO PADRES LH Drew Smyly (4-11, 5.04) vs. RH Luis Perdomo (5-6, 6.80)

MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2016 vs. SAN DIEGO PADRES LH Drew Smyly (4-11, 5.04) vs. RH Luis Perdomo (5-6, 6.80) First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. TV: Fox Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 117 (47-69) Home Game No.: 60 (25-34) All-Time Game No.: 3,031 (1,398-1,632) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,519 (769-749) April: 11-12 May: 11-16 June: 11-17 July: 9-16 August: 5-8 Pre-All-Star Break: 34-54 Post-All-Star Break: 13-15 GUEST OF HONOR Today Corp. Ret. Michael Jernigan will take in BP on the field and deliver the ceremonial first pitch the St. Pete native is a third-generation Marine who served in Iraq when his humvee was struck by an IED in 2004, he lost both eyes, suffered a crushed cranium and severe trauma to his right hand and left knee after many surgeries and a lengthy recovery, he finished school and today serves as a motivational speaker and a representative for Southeastern Guide Dogs Paws For Patriots program. ROSTER MOVE Today the Rays activated 1B Logan Morrison (right forearm strain) from the 15-day disabled list and optioned RH Dylan Floro to Triple-A Durham in 4 games on rehab assignment with Class-A Charlotte, Morrison went 3-for-13 with a double and 2 walks. RAY MATTER The Rays begin a 10-game homestand tonight returning home from a 2-4 road trip (1-2 at Toronto and 1-2 at New York) yesterday s 12-3 win at Yankee Stadium snapped a 3-game losing streak all nine Rays starters hit safely and scored a run for the first time since April 24, 2015 vs. TOR the Rays have lost 5 of the last 7 games and are winless (0-3-1) in their last four series over the longer haul, the Rays are 9-8 since July 27 when they were a season-high 20.0 GB and 13-13 following their worst-ever 3-24 stretch that sent them from 31-32 (5.5 GB) on June 16 to 34-56 (19.5 GB) on July 16. THREES WERE WILD I Yesterday at New York, the Rays scored 12 runs on the strength of a pair of 3-run homers by Nick Franklin and Corey Dickerson and a 3-run double by Evan Longoria according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Rays have had three 3-RBI hits in only one other game in their history: July 20, 2003 vs. TEX, when the Devil Rays got three 3-run homers from Aubrey Huff, Al Martin and Travis Lee in a 15-4 win. THREES WERE WILD II The Rays hit two 3-run homers yesterday, the second time this month they have hit two 3-run homers in the same game and the only times they have done it this season the Rays have hit six 3-run homers in August, most in the majors. STREAKS END Yesterday the Rays snapped their 3-game losing streak tonight they will snap their club-record streak of 6 straight games in front of 40,000 fans, but they will also break a 2-game streak of game time temperatures of 95 degrees. PITCHING PROPERLY SINCE THE BREAK The Rays are 13-15 since the All-Star break, but have outscored their opponents by 32 runs (129-97), 2nd largest run differential in the AL behind Boston (+37) Rays had a -74 run differential in the first half of the season the pitching staff owns a 3.12 ERA (248-IP, 86 ER), 2nd in the majors behind the Cubs (2.51) the Rays were 24th best in the first half (4.57) the Rays starters have a 3.07 ERA (167.1-IP, 57-ER) since the break also 2nd to the Cubs (2.23) RH Jake Odorizzi is 4-0 with a 1.66 ERA (38-IP, 7-ER) since the break, the 3rd-best ERA in the majors. RAYS vs. PADRES This series represents 3 of only 7 games the Rays have in their final 46 games against teams currently under.500 it is the sixth meeting between these two teams, fifth here Rays lead the all-time series, 9-6, and have won 4 straight, all here the two teams are 6-6 at Tropicana Field Petco Park is the only major league park in which the Rays are undefeated (3-0 in 2004) during the Rays era (since 2008), the Rays and Padres have made four trades involving 20 players switching teams including 2B Logan Forsythe, RH Brad Boxberger, RH Matt Andriese and 1B/OF Wil Myers. LAST MEETING The Rays swept the last series between these clubs, May 10-12, 2013 at Tropicana Field only two players who appeared in that series for either team are in uniform tonight and only one with the same team: 3B Evan Longoria and then-padres RH Brad Boxberger Rays RH Alex Cobb and Padres OF Alexi Amarista and RH Tyson Ross all appeared in that series and are all on the disabled list RH Burch Smith, who made his major league debut in that series for San Diego, is on the DL for Triple-A Durham, a Rays affiliate. INTERLEAGUE PLAY The Rays are 7-10 in interleague play and need to sweep the Padres to avoid their first losing season vs. the NL since 2010 (7-11) Rays are 170-175 (.493) all-time, 96-71 (.575) in the Rays era (since 2008) the American League leads the season series, 887-869 (.505) the AL has won the last 12 season series starting with 2004. AMONG BASEBALL S LEADING MEN Rays 2B Logan Forsythe hit his fourth home run in the last 8 games yesterday his 14 HR from the leadoff spot are already 2nd most in club history is on pace for 20, which would be just shy of Gerald Williams (21 in 2000) club record despite missing 28 games on the DL he needs one more hit to become the first Rays leadoff hitter with 100 hits in a season since Aki Iwamura in 2008 since Aug 2, his.375 avg. and.466 OBP rank 6th and 4th respectively in the majors. LONGO HEADING FOR CAREER HIGHS WITH BAT, GLOVE 3B Evan Longoria is now on pace for 180 hits, 36 home runs and 82 extra-base hits all of which would be career highs he s also on pace for 43 doubles only three active players have reached those projected numbers in hits, doubles and home runs in one season: Albert Pujols (2001-02, 2004, 2008-09), Miguel Cabrera (2010) and Matt Holliday (2007) his.540 SLG and.977 fielding pct. would also be career bests. LONGO LATELY In the last 5 games of the road trip, 3B Evan Longoria went 10-for-20 with 9 RBI in the just-completed series with the Yankees, he had 7 hits and 6 RBI the only other time a Rays player has matched those numbers in a 3-game set at Yankee Stadium (new or old) was Evan Longoria, Sep 24-26, 2013. MUSCLE MEN The Rays 152 HR this season are their most ever through 116 games (prev. 147 in 2009) the Rays are on pace for 212 HR, well ahead of the club record (199 in 2009) leading the way are 3B Evan Longoria (26-HR) and 1B Brad Miller (22), who are on pace to become the third set of Rays teammates to hit 30 HR in a season following Longoria and Carlos Peña in 2009 and Jose Canseco and Fred McGriff in 1999 Longoria is on pace for 36, Miller for 31. MILLER TIME In his last 18 games since July 26, 1B Brad Miller has 7 homers, 14 extra-base hits, 16 runs scored and 16 RBI. HR LEADERS, MLB, SINCE JUNE 17 Brian Dozier, MIN 19 Brad Miller, TB 16 Khris Davis, OAK 15 Edwin Encarnacion, TOR 15 Mike Napoli, CLE 15 Justin Turner, LAD 15 FLASHING HIS PLATINUM Since returning from the DL immediately following the All-Star break, CF Kevin Kiermaier leads all AL outfielders in putouts (76) and is one shy of SD Travis Jankowski for the major league lead his 3 assists since the break are tied for most among all CF despite only 63 games in CF, he is 2nd among major league CF with 15 Defensive Runs Saved, trailing only TOR Kevin Pillar (17 DRS in 109 games) since the beginning of 2015, he has a combined 57 DRS, 16 more than anyone else in baseball CHC Jason Heyward and ATL Ender Inciarte have 41. +1 SB A scoring change from Tuesday s game in Toronto credits OF Steven Souza Jr. with a stolen base in the 5th inning with Tim Beckham at bat previously, it was ruled as the baserunner advancing. UNDER-30 STREAK ROLLS ON Tonight is the 353rd consecutive game the Rays have started a pitcher under the age of 30, the longest current streak in the majors the last timer the Rays started a pitcher 30 or older was July 3, 2014 at DET, when 35-year-old Erik Bedard started and lost 8-1. NEWS OF THE INFIRMED LH Enny Romero (back strain) is scheduled to pitch in a simulated game here today OF Oswaldo Arcia (right elbow strain) is on a rehab assignment with Class-A Charlotte and went 0-for-3 last night in Charlotte s 7-1 loss to Fort Myers (Twins) he is off today in 6 games with Charlotte, he is 5-for-17 with a walk, triple, HR and 4 RBI. RH Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery) is scheduled to start tomorrow (Tuesday) for Triple-A Durham at Columbus (Indians) he s made a combined 5 rehab starts for Charlotte and Durham, going 0-3 with an 8.38 ERA (9.2-IP, 15-H, 9-R/ER, 3-BB, 9-SO) he last pitched Wednesday at Pawtucket (Red Sox), for Durham, working 3 IP. RH Chase Whitley (Tommy John surgery) is expected to start tomorrow (Tuesday) for Charlotte vs. Jupiter (Marlins) he has made 5 total starts for Double-A Montgomery and Charlotte, going 2-0 with a 1.20 ERA (15-IP, 5-H, 2-R/ER, 6-BB, 18-SO) he last pitched Thursday for Montgomery, allowing 1 hit and 1 R/ER over 5 IP in a 12-1 win. THIS DATE IN RAYS HISTORY August 15, 2012 In Seattle, the Rays are the victims of the 23rd perfect game in MLB history, courtesy of Felix Hernandez they become the first team in MLB history to have three perfect games thrown against them in the regular season also, Joe Maddon becomes the first manager in MLB history to be ejected from a perfect game. Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV Radio Tue., Aug 16 vs. SD 7:10 p.m. LH Blake Snell (3-5, 3.18) vs. RH Edwin Jackson (3-2, 4.19) Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Wed., Aug 17 vs. SD 1:10 p.m. RH Chis Archer (6-16, 4.39) vs. LH Christian Friedrich (4-8, 4.84) No TV WDAE 620 AM

LAST START On Tue at TOR, earned a 9-2 victory over Marco Estrada marked his fourth straight quality start and second consecutive winning decision held the Blue Jays scoreless through 4 IP on only one hit allowed yielded 5 hits and 2 BB over his next 2 IP both runs came after a bases-loaded, 0-out jam in the 5th, when he yielded a sac fly to Melvin Upton Jr. and RBI single to Devon Travis faced a bases-loaded, 0-jam jam again the following inning but got out of it with no runs allowed his line: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 2 SO, 83 pit, 51 str. LAST FOUR Has made 4 straight starts of 6 IP or more and 2 runs or fewer after doing so only once in his prev. 13 starts since the beginning of May is 2-0 with a 2.52 ERA (25-IP, 7-ER) during this stretch lowering his season ERA from 5.64 to 5.04 following a stretch of 10 starts in which he went 0-7 with a 7.60 ERA (55.2-IP, 47-ER). Is seeking a fifth straight quality start, which would tie the longest streak of his career (also April 17 May 9, 2012, with DET). Over his last 4 starts, hasn t allowed runs in more than a single inning: a 1-run 1st on July 23 at OAK, a 2-run 3rd on July 30 vs. NYY, a 2-run 4th on Aug 4 vs. KC and a 2-run 5th on Tue at TOR. First 5 Starts: 1-3, 2.60 ERA (34.2-IP, 10-ER), 4 QS Next 13 Starts: 1-8, 7.13 ERA (70.2-IP, 56-ER), 2 QS Last 4 Starts: 2-0, 2.52 ERA (25-IP, 7-ER), 4 QS HELP WANTED Averaging 1.62 R/9 IP of run support at home (61- IP, 11-RS), lowest in the majors in contrast, has gotten 6.88 R/9 IP (69.1-IP, 53-RS) in run support on the road, 6th highest in the majors. INTERLEAGUE Will be making his fouth interleague start of the season and seventh of his career is 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA (16-IP, 12- ER) this season (vs. LAD, vs. MIA, at COL) has gone 1-3 with a 4.62 ERA (39-IP, 20-ER) in 13 career IL apps (6 starts) lone interleague win was Sep 30, 2015 vs. MIA (6-IP, 3-H, 1-R/ER). THE LONG BALL Has yielded a career-high 23 HR, T-7th-most in the AL since 2015, has yielded 34 HR in 197 IP (1.55 HR/9 IP) and 55 of his 103 runs allowed (53.4 percent) have scored via the home run 39 of 79 (49.4 pct.) this season and 16 of 24 (66.7 pct.) a season ago. Has been ejected 4 times as manager, once this year (April 29 vs. TOR). Marks his second season as Rays manager 38-year-old is the youngest active manager in MLB, five months older than SD Andy Green. Is the fifth manager in Rays history is the sixth Tampa-born manager in ML history and second to manage the Rays joins Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. TONIGHT S STARTER LH DREW SMYLY (4-11, 5.04) YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg. 2015 Montgomery (AA) 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 3.2 1 0 0 3 4 0.083 Charlotte (A) 0-0 5.40 3 3 0 0 8.1 10 5 5 0 9 1.286 Durham (AAA) 0-2 8.44 3 3 0 0 10.2 13 11 10 6 13 2.310 Tampa Bay 5-2 3.11 12 12 0 0 66.2 58 24 23 20 77 11.230 2016 Tampa Bay 4-11 5.04 22 22 0 0 130.1 135 79 73 35 130 23.269 Major League Totals 28-26 3.68 148 77 1 1 525.1 484 229 215 147 515 68.244 Minor League Totals 11-10 3.03 36 35 0 0 166.1 149 71 56 53 181 8.243 His 6 HR allowed to left-handed hitters are a career-high and the most by a LHP in the majors didn t allow one to a lefty in 2015. 2016 GAME LOG GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 4/4 vs. TOR L-1 6.75 6.2 6 5 5 1 5 3 0 1 99/63 L, 3-5 Dickey down, 5-3 4/13 vs. CLE L-2 4.61 7.0 3 3 2 1 11 0 0 1 104/71 L, 1-4 Carrasco down, 3-0 4/19 at BOS -- 2.91 8.0 1 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 105/71 W, 3-0 (10) Kelly tied, 0-0 4/24 at NYY W-1 2.51 7.0 6 1 1 1 6 0 1 0 93/64 W, 8-1 Pineda up, 8-1 4/29 vs. TOR L-3 2.60 6.0 2 2 2 1 8 2 0 0 99/63 L, 1-6 Sanchez down, 2-0 APRIL 1-3 2.60 34.2 18 11 10 6 41 5 1 2 -- -- -- -- 5/4 vs. LAD -- 2.72 5.0 5 2 2 2 6 0 0 1 93/58 W, 8-5 Wood up, 2-1 5/10 at SEA L-4 3.63 5.0 10 6 6 0 5 2 0 0 88/59 L, 4-6 Miley down, 6-3 5/16 at TOR W-2 3.44 5.0 4 1 1 4 6 0 0 0 101/59 W, 13-2 Happ up, 11-1 5/21 at DET L-5 3.54 6.1 7 3 3 2 5 2 0 0 112/72 L, 4-5 Fulmer down, 3-1 5/26 vs. MIA L-6 3.92 6.0 6 5 5 1 4 2 0 1 100/73 L, 1-9 Fernandez down, 5-1 5/31 at KC L-7 4.77 4.0 12 8 8 1 3 1 0 1 78/52 L, 5-10 Gee down, 8-3 MAY 1-4 7.18 31.1 44 25 25 10 29 7 0 3 -- -- -- -- 6/5 at MIN -- 4.94 5.0 7 4 4 3 7 2 0 0 102/62 W, 7-5 Duffey tied, 4-4 6/15 vs. SEA -- 4.75 6.2 4 2 2 0 12 1 1 0 101/67 W, 3-2 (13) Karns tied, 2-2 6/20 at CLE -- 4.78 7.0 8 4 4 0 5 1 0 0 97/69 L, 4-7 Tomlin tied, 4-4 6/26 at BAL L-8 5.32 5.0 10 8 8 1 6 3 0 1 90/64 L, 5-12 Wilson down, 8-5 JUNE 0-1 6.85 23.2 29 18 18 4 30 7 1 1 -- -- -- -- 7/1 vs. DET L-9 5.33 6.2 6 6 4 4 8 0 0 1 122/69 L, 2-10 Fulmer down, 4-0 7/6 vs. LAA L-10 5.47 4.0 8 7 4 3 0 1 0 0 88/57 L, 2-7 Weaver down, 7-0 7/18 at COL L-11 5.64 5.0 9 5 5 2 3 1 1 0 100/60 L, 4-7 Anderson down, 5-1 7/23 at OAK -- 5.42 6.0 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 88/51 L, 3-4 Graveman up, 2-1 7/30 vs. NYY W-3 5.29 6.0 4 2 2 1 6 1 0 1 96/64 W, 6-3 Eovaldi up, 3-2 JULY 1-3 5.20 27.2 33 21 16 11 18 3 1 2 -- -- -- -- 8/4 vs. KC -- 5.14 7.0 5 2 2 1 10 1 0 0 95/64 W, 3-2 Kennedy down, 2-0 8/9 at TOR W-4 5.04 6.0 6 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 83/51 W, 9-2 Estrada up, 9-2 AUGUST 1-0 2.77 13.0 11 4 4 4 12 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- TOMORROW S STARTER LH BLAKE SNELL (3-5, 3.18) LAST START On Wed at TOR, went 1.2 IP, the shortest start by a Ray since Cesar Ramos on May 17, 2014 at LAA (1.1 IP) his 58 pitches were the most by a Ray in a start of less than 2 IP since Matt Garza on June 18, 2010 at FLA (71) allowed a season-high-tying 5 runs (also June 16 vs. SEA) and a season-high-tying 4 BB, including 3 consecutive walks to his last 3 BF yielded a 3-run homer to Troy Tulowitzki in the 1st (all unearned) and an RBI single to Devon Travis and bases-loaded walk to Tulowitzki in the 2nd, his last batter his line: L, 1.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 SO, 1 HR, 68 pit, 37 str. #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER Seven times this season he s yielded multiple homers only NYY Nathan Eovaldi (8) and SD/CWS James Shields (8) have done that more often. STRIKEOUTS Ranks 9th in the AL at 8.98 SO/9 IP this is down from 10.09 SO/9 IP through 16 starts, as he s combined for only 22 SO over his last 6 starts spanning 34 IP only got 4 swings-and-misses in his last start on Tue at TOR and 3 of them came in the 6th inning. Has a career-high 4 double-digit strikeout games (last Aug 4 vs. KC) only three AL pitchers have done it more: BOS David Price (7), DET Justin Verlander (5) and TB Chris Archer (5). Has reached double-digit strikeouts in 7 of his 41 starts with the Rays, compared to twice in 36 career starts with Detroit. WINS & LOSSES His 11 losses are a career-high and T-5th in the AL prior to this season, only had 15 losses in 126 career apps (55 starts) earlier this season, had a career-long 7-game losing streak spanning 11 starts is trying to win 3 consecutive decisions for the first time since Aug 21 Sep 30, 2015 (5 straight wins spanning 8 starts). THE BIG INNING Ten times this season he has allowed at least 3 runs in a single inning in comparison, he only did it 7 times in 395 career innings prior to this year only six AL pitchers have done it more often this season. FIRST HALF WRAP Smyly and RH Chris Archer became the second pair of teammates in major league history to record 100 strikeouts and 10 losses before the All-Star break joined RH Clay Kirby (6-11, 126-SO) and RH Steve Arlin (8-11, 115-SO) of the 1972 Padres. Only one other pitcher in major league history (and none in the AL) had as high an ERA (5.47) with as many strikeouts (108) at the All-Star break COL Pedro Astacio (5.67, 109) in 1999. His 20 HR before the All-Star break tied for the most in club history, along with Esteban Yan in 2000. MUCH IN COMMON Has modeled parts of his pitching style after LH Cliff Lee, another Arkansas native and former Razorback with an assortment of pitches the two have the same agent (Darek Braunecker) and have worked out together in past offseasons. 2016 SPLITS vs. RH:.267 (106-397), 17-HR vs. LH:.276 (29-105), 6-HR Home: 1-6, 4.43 ERA (61.0-IP, 30-ER) Road: 3-5, 5.58 ERA (69.1-IP, 43-ER) SMYLY vs. PADRES CAREER Has never faced. STRIKEOUTS Has 58 SO in 56.2 IP for a 9.21 SO/9 IP ratio, tops among AL rookie starters (min. 50 IP) and 3rd among major league rookie starters to LAD Julio Urias (9.88) and COL Jon Gray (9.46) the highest SO/9 IP by a rookie in club history (min. 75 IP) is 9.32 by Jake Odorizzi in 2014. INTERLEAGUE Has never faced the Padres won the only IL start of his career, July 19 at COL (6-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 9-SO) only one other visiting rookie has ever gone 6-plus scoreless on 1 hit or fewer in Coors Field history: SD Oliver Perez on July 7, 2002. Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, including parts of eight seasons in the majors (2002-10) spent two years (2005-06) 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).

RAYS HITTER NOTES #1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Sun: 0-1 (def. rep.) NYY Series: 1-4, 2B, R Trip: 2-15, 2-2B, RBI, BB, R vs. LH:.217 (15-69), 2-HR 2016:.213/.272/.406, 5-HR, 16-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-2 RISP:.189 (7-37) vs. RH:.209 (19-91), 3-HR Batting.283/.328/.500 (17-for-60) with 5 2B, 2 HR and 9 RBI in 18 games (15 starts) since the All-Star break, compared to.170/.239/.350 before it. Eighteen of his 34 hits have gone for extra bases (10-2B, 3-3B, 5-HR) over the past two seasons, 38 of his 79 hits (48.1 pct.) have been XBH. Eleven of his 16 RBI have come on the road, as have 4 of his 5 HR only homer at Tropicana Field was on the last homestand, on July 30 vs. NYY. Tied club records with hits in 8 straight at-bats and reaching in 9 straight PA from July 18-21, incl. a club-record-tying 5 hits on July 20 at COL. Has played in 53 games with 41 starts (19-SS, 13-2B, 4-1B, 3-3B, 2-DH) in two stints with the Rays recalled for his second stint on June 1. #10 COREY DICKERSON, OF Sun: 1-4, HR, 3-RBI, BB, R NYY Series: 1-11, HR, 3-RBI, BB, R Trip: 1-16, HR, 3-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.228 (13-57) 2016:.221/.274/.434, 16-HR, 46-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.220 (18-82) vs. RH:.220 (64-291), 16-HR Is 1-for-his-last-21 snapped an 0-for-17 yesterday vs. NYY with his 3-run homer (4th inning) his fourth this season with 2 runners (or more) on base (last May 31 at KC, off Dillon Gee), most by a Ray since Sean Rodriguez in 2014 (4) his 3 RBI were his most since July 21 at OAK (3). His 7 HR against the Padres are his most against any opponent is a career.309/.353/.609 (34-for-110) hitter in 37 games (27 starts) vs. SD. Batting.250/.292/.533 (45-for-180) with 12 HR and 33 RBI on the road, and.190/.255/.327 (32-for-168) with 4 HR and 13 RBI at Tropicana Field. All 16 HR have come vs. RHP (last vs. LHP was Aug 10, 2014 at ARI) no other player in the majors has as many homers and none vs. lefties in club history, the only players to finish with 16 HR (or more) and none vs. LHP are Kelly Johnson (2013), Pat Burrell (2010) and Aubrey Huff (2006). Has played in 104 games with 90 starts (53-DH, 36-LF, 1-RF) ranks among team leaders in XBH (39, 3rd), HR (16, 3rd) and RBI (46, 3rd). #5 MATT DUFFY, INF Sun: 2-5, RBI, 2-R NYY Series: 4-13, RBI, 2-R Trip: 4-13, RBI, 2-R vs. LH:.284 (21-74), 2-HR 2016:.256/.313/.356, 4-HR, 22-RBI, 8-SB Current Hitting Streak: 5G (.368, 7-19) RISP:.194 (12-62) vs. RH:.245 (48-196), 2-HR Yesterday at NYY marked his first multi-hit game and first RBI with the Rays (3rd game) had a 1-out, 7th-inning RBI single off NYY Luis Cessa. Has played in 3 games, all starts (3-SS) with the Rays prior to joining the Rays, his last action at shortstop was May 17, 2015 at CIN (1.1 inn.). Grounded into a double play in his first at-bat with the Rays picked up his first hit as a Ray in his next at-bat, a 3rd-inning single vs. CC Sabathia. Since June 5, is batting.339/.367/.464 (19-for-56) with 1 2B, 2 HR and 8 RBI in 15 games (all starts) that stretch includes a DL stint in between. Over his 3-year minor league career (2012-14), appeared in 233 games (230 starts) at SS, 3 games (all starts) at 3B and 3 games (all starts) at 2B. Was 2nd in the NL Rookie of the Year voting a season ago to CHC Kris Bryant led major league rookies in hits and was 2nd in avg., RBI and SLG. #11 LOGAN FORSYTHE, 2B Sun: 2-4, 2B, HR, RBI, 2-R NYY Series: 2-10, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 2-R Trip: 9-23, 2B, 3-HR, 5-RBI, 3-BB, 6-R vs. LH:.307 (23-75), 3-HR 2016:.280/.343/.470, 14-HR, 35-RBI, 6-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP:.327 (16-49) vs. RH:.273 (76-278), 11-HR Batting.375/.446/.667 (18-for-48) with 4 HR and 6 RBI over his last 12 games (all starts) since Aug 2, raising his season OBP from.325 to.343. His 14 HR include a pair of leadoff homers (Tue at TOR, July 29 vs. NYY), a career-high 11 HR vs. RHP (prev. 7, 2015) and 8 HR in the 7th inning or later, most on the team his 14 HR are the 2nd most out of the No. 1 spot in the lineup in franchise history, trailing Gerald Williams in 2000 (21). Batting.327 (16-for-49) with RISP as well as.400 (12-for-30) with RISP and 2 outs, compared to.283 (73-for-258) with the bases empty. Has started 87 games, all at leadoff (83-2B, 4-DH) only had 21 career starts at leadoff before this season and none since May 4, 2014 at NYY. Is the third middle infielder in franchise history with back-to-back seasons with double-digit homers, joining Ben Zobrist (twice) and Jorge Cantu. #2 NICK FRANKLIN, UTL Sun: 3-5, 2-2B, HR, 3-RBI, 2-R NYY Series: 3-8, 2-2B, HR, 3-RBI, 2-R Trip: 3-12, 2-2B, HR, 3-RBI, 2-R vs. LH:.238 (5-21) 2016:.281/.340/.472, 3-HR, 20-RBI, 5-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.600, 3-5) RISP:.333 (8-24) vs. RH:.294 (20-68), 3-HR Had the first 3-XBH game of his career yesterday at NYY, first Ray to do that since Hank Conger on May 28 vs. NYY had his first homer on the road since June 1, 2015 at LAA (off Garrett Richards) was his second homer in his last 15 at-bats, compared to 1 HR through his first 74 at-bats. Since June 27 the date of his first RBI this season he ranks T-3rd on the team with 20 RBI, with Logan Forsythe (20) and trailing Brad Miller (27) and Evan Longoria (27) fifteen of his 20 RBI have come at home (in 61 at-bats), compared to 5 RBI in 13 games (7 starts) and 28 AB on the road. Batting.294/.360/.500 (20-for-68) with 3 HR and 15 RBI vs. RHP this season, compared to.238/.273/.381 (5-for-21) with 0 HR and 5 RBI vs. LHP. Has played in 30 games with 23 starts (14-LF, 5-1B, 2-DH, 2-2B) recalled from Durham on July 30 for his third stint with the Rays this season. #39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, CF Sun: 1-4, 2B, BB, R NYY Series: 2-8, 2B, BB, 2-R Trip: 7-22, 3-2B, RBI, 2-BB, 4-R vs. LH:.233 (10-43) 2016:.218/.317/.384, 6-HR, 22-RBI, 10-SB Current Hitting Streak: 5G (.318, 7-22) RISP:.255 (12-47) vs. RH:.214 (36-168), 6-HR Batting.256/.347/.395 (11-for-43) over his last 11 games (10 starts), coinciding with his move to the No. 2 spot in the lineup has recorded 3 bunt singles over that span (since Aug 2), his first three of the season prior to this stretch he didn t have a bunt single since July 24, 2015 vs. BAL. Since the All-Star break, ranks 2nd in the AL with 18 BB, trailing LAA Mike Trout (20) has more walks (18) than hits (17) since the All-Star break. His 15 Defensive Runs Saved (in 64 games) rank 2nd among AL center fielders trailing only TOR Kevin Pillar, who has 17 DRS in 109 games. Has a team-leading 10 SB, including 4 SB on the last 10-game homestand all 3 OF Assists have come since his return from the DL on July 15. #3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Sun: 3-4, 2-2B, 4-RBI, R NYY Series: 7-11, 2-2B, HR, 6-RBI, BB, 3-R Trip: 10-23, 3-2B, HR, 9-RBI, 3-BB, 5-R vs. LH:.281 (25-89), 3-HR 2016:.289/.340/.540, 26-HR, 70-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.636, 7-11) RISP:.323 (30-93) vs. RH:.291 (105-361), 23-HR Batting.433/.514/.833 (13-for-30) with 3 2B, 3 HR and 11 RBI over his last 8 games (since Aug 6 vs. MIN) this stretch includes 5 multi-hit games. Tied his season high with 4 RBI yesterday at NYY (also May 28 vs. NYY) each of his last 4 games with at least 4 RBI have come against NYY. Ranks among AL leaders in SLG (.540, T-9th), HR (26, T-9th), XBH (59, T-5th) and 2B (31, T-5th) leads the team in RBI (70) and multi-hit games (36). Marks his fifth season of at least 25 HR (also 2013, 2011, 2009 and 2008), breaking a tie with Carlos Peña for most 25-HR seasons in club history. Is on pace for a career-high 36 HR (33, 2009) and 82 XBH, which would rank 2nd in franchise history to Aubrey Huff s club-record 84 XBH (2003). Since May 28, is batting.318/.369/.606 (84-for-264) with 18 HR and 50 RBI and has hit.444/.522/.852 (24-for-54) with RISP over that stretch. Has started 114 games (109-3B, 5-DH) has played in 1,233 career games, two shy of tying Carl Crawford (1,235) for most in franchise history. His.977 fielding pct. ranks 2nd among AL 3B and would break his own club record for a 3B (.976, 2015) is.001 pts. behind TEX Adrian Beltre. #27 MIKIE MAHTOOK, OF Sun: 0-1 (def. rep.) NYY Series: 0-8 Trip: 2-19, 2B, 2-RBI, BB, R vs. LH:.250 (7-28) 2016:.161/.221/.195, 0-HR, 5-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-13 RISP:.150 (3-20) vs. RH:.119 (7-59) Hitless in his last 13 at-bats prior to this hitless stretch, collected hits in 4 of his first 9 at-bats after being reinstated from the 15-day DL. Batting.281/.337/.563 (27-for-96) with 7 HR and 17 RBI in his career vs. LHP, and.188/.248/.292 (18-for-96) with 2 HR and 7 RBI vs. RHP. Has played in 31 games with 24 starts (11-CF, 7-RF, 6-LF) on Aug 8-9 at TOR had an RBI in consecutive games for the first time since Sep 27-29, 2015 (at TOR, vs. MIA) on Aug 7 vs. MIN reached 3 times had recorded his second multi-hit game of the season (also June 6 at ARI). #46 LUKE MAILE, C Sun: DNP NYY Series: 0-3 Trip: 2-10, BB, R vs. LH:.091 (1-11) 2016:.167/.224/.204, 0-HR, 5-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-7 RISP:.267 (4-15) vs. RH:.186 (8-43) Batting.111/.184/.133 (5-for-45) over his last 16 games (15 starts) after a 4-for-9 start this season reached a career-high 3 times on Tue at TOR. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on July 15 for the start of the second half of the season hit.242/.310/.340 (47-for-194) in 58 games with Durham. Has played in 19 games with 17 starts at catcher entered this season rated the Best Defensive Catcher in the Rays system by Baseball America (for a second straight season) his 3.16 catchers ERA is 2nd in the AL (min. 10 starts), trailing TEX Brett Nicholas (2.70). #13 BRAD MILLER, INF Sun: 1-5, R NYY Series: 3-12, 2-HR, 4-RBI, BB, 3-R Trip: 7-24, 3-2B, 2-HR, 6-RBI, 2-BB, 5-R vs. LH:.222 (14-63), 1-HR 2016:.260/.313/.509, 22-HR, 52-RBI, 6-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.333, 3-9) RISP:.256 (22-86) vs. RH:.267 (87-326), 21-HR On Sat at NYY had his sixth career multi-hr game, first with the Rays (last May 16, 2015 vs. BOS, with SEA) his 4 RBI were his most since Sep 28, 2013 vs. OAK (5) was the seventh time a Rays player had a 2-HR, 4-RBI game at Yankee Stadium (old or new), first since Yunel Escobar in 2014. Batting.313/.382/.657 (31-for-99) with 8 2B, 8 HR and 20 RBI since the All-Star break, ranking among AL leaders in the second half in OPS (1.038, 10th), XBH (17, 3rd), 2B (8, T-9th) and HR (8, T-8th) since June 17, his 16 HR rank 2nd in the majors, trailing only MIN Brian Dozier (19). His 22 HR are both a career high and a club record for a shortstop (min. 50 percent of games there) is on pace for 31 HR, which would be more than his career total prior to this season (in 343 games and 1,111 at-bats) has averaged 410.7 feet on his 22 HR this year, per MLB StatCast. Has played in 108 games with 96 starts (87-SS, 6-1B, 3-DH) since Aug 8 at TOR, all of his starts have come at 1B, his first career action there gives him career starts at all 4 infield positions and all 3 outfield positions, one of seven active players with career starts at all of those positions.

#7 LOGAN MORRISON, 1B Sun: -- NYY Series: -- Trip: -- vs. LH:.255 (12-47), 1-HR 2016:.228/.304/.371, 10-HR, 31-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-10 RISP:.236 (13-55) vs. RH:.223 (55-247), 9-HR Reinstated from the 15-day DL today (right forearm strain) played in 4 games on rehab with Class-A Charlotte and hit.231 (3-for-13) with 1 2B. Hitless in his last 10 at-bats, prior to his DL stint is also 2-for-his-last-24 has gone 11 games (9 starts) since his last RBI, on July 5 vs. LAA. Batting.275/.339/.431 (42-for-153) with 6 HR and 17 RBI on the road, compared to.177/.267/.305 (25-for-141) with 4 HR and 14 RBI at home. Has played in 87 games with 77 starts (72-1B, 5-DH) despite his DL stint, ranks 2nd on the team with 31 BB, trailing Evan Longoria (35). #20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Sun: 1-5, R NYY Series: 1-10, R Trip: 4-21, 2B, RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.217 (18-83), 3-HR 2016:.243/.296/.393, 11-HR, 37-RBI, 6-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.200, 1-5) RISP:.260 (20-77) vs. RH:.252 (63-250), 8-HR A scoring change made today credited him with a stolen base on Aug 9 at TOR (originally ruled runner advancement) gives him 6 SB this year. Batting.278/.328/.407 (15-for-54) with 4 2B, 1 HR and 5 RBI over his last 15 games (14 starts), compared to.118 (6-for-51) in his 14 games prior. Has only homered once over his last 149 at-bats, compared to 10 HR in his first 184 at-bats of the season (18.4 AB/HR) it came in the 1st inning on Aug 3 vs. KC and snapped a career-long homerless drought at 109 at-bats was also his first homer at Tropicana Field since May 4 vs. LAD. Ranks T-6th in the AL with 126 SO and has struck out in 34.9 percent of his PA, the highest rate in the majors per FanGraphs (min. 300 PA). Has played in 91 games with 89 starts (82-RF, 5-DH, 2-CF) the home run has accounted for 19 of his 37 RBI this season (51.4 percent). #21 BOBBY WILSON, C Sun: 1-4, R NYY Series: 1-5, BB, 2-R Trip: 1-8, BB, 2-R vs. LH:.342 (13-38), 1-HR 2016:.242/.273/.346, 4-HR, 26-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.433 (13-30) vs. RH:.209 (24-115), 3-HR Batting.250/.308/.500 (3-for-12) with 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SAC and 3 runs scored in 4 games (all starts) since joining the Rays via waiver claim. His 4 HR matches his career high (also 2010) on Aug 6 vs. MIN, became the second player born in Pinellas County to homer for the Rays his Seminole HS teammate, Casey Kotchman, had 10 HR for the Rays in 2011 marked his first multi-rbi game in a Rays uniform (including 2015). Was designated for assignment by Texas following their trade for Jonathan Lucroy claimed by the Rays off waivers on Aug 4 to mark his second stint with the club, as he made the Rays Opening Day roster in 2015 and appeared in 25 games (16 starts) started this season with Detroit. Attended Seminole HS and St. Petersburg College with his Rays debut last season, was the 12th Tampa Bay-area native to play for the Rays. RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: 8/8 at TOR (0.2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.364 (4-11), 1-HR 2016: 1-0-0, 3.38 ERA, 6 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 4x-last 8/7 vs. MIN IR-RS: 2-0 vs. RH:.364 (4-11) Has made 5 consecutive scoreless apps (4.2-IP, 6-H, 0-R, 2-BB, 5-SO) since his July 29 reinstatement from the 15-day DL (left oblique strain). On Aug 8 at TOR inherited runners on base for the first time this season and stranded them both (Donaldson pop out, Encarnacion strikeout). On Aug 4 vs. KC escaped his bases-loaded jam with consecutive strikeouts on a total of 6 pitches to end the inning (Salvador Perez, Alex Gordon) got his first win since June 13, 2015 vs. CWS, snapping a 7-game losing streak one shy of the club record for a reliever (Dan Wheeler, 2007). Has had two DL stints this season (Opening Day May 30, June 1 July 28) led the AL with 41 saves in his All-Star campaign of 2015 (selected by Royals Manager Ned Yost) joined Rafael Soriano (45 in 2010) as the only Rays pitchers to lead the league in saves. #31 XAVIER CEDEÑO, LH Last App: 8/8 at TOR (L, 0.0-IP, 0-H, 2-R, 2-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-5 vs. LH:.194 (13-67) 2016: 3-4-0, 4.33 ERA, 46 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 5x-last 7/2 vs. DET IR-RS: 20-6 vs. RH:.279 (19-68), 2-HR Pitched in a third straight game and issued a season-high-tying 2 BB on Aug 8 at TOR (also May 11 at SEA) did not record an out, walking both batters faced on a total of 10 pitches (Michael Saunders, Troy Tulowitzki) took the loss for the second time in his last 4 apps (also Aug 2 vs. KC). Has made 107 apps in his Rays career and only yielded 1 HR to a left-handed hitter over that span on Aug 25, 2015 vs. MIN (Eddie Rosario). Has a 7.50 ERA (12-IP, 10-ER) over his last 18 apps (since June 19 vs. SF), and his season ERA has increased from 2.70 to 4.33 over that span. Is tied for the team lead with 46 apps has been charged with 5 blown saves (last Aug 2 vs. KC) and his 4 losses are 2nd among Rays relievers. #37 ALEX COLOME, RH Last App: 8/14 at NYY (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 27-28 vs. LH:.203 (12-59), 1-HR 2016: 1-3-27, 1.98 ERA, 41 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 5/24 at MIA IR-RS: 17-5 vs. RH:.193 (17-88), 3-HR Ranks 4th in the AL with 27 saves and 2nd in the AL in save percentage (96.4), trailing BAL Zach Britton (100.0) has an 0.94 ERA (28.2-IP, 3-ER) in save situations this season, compared to a 4.38 ERA (12.1-IP, 6-ER) otherwise pitched in a non-save situation yesterday at NYY (scoreless 9th). Saved 4 straight team games from July 27 at LAD July 31 vs. NYY, third time this season doing that (also June 3-6 and May 4-8) according to the Elias Sports Bureau, became the first pitcher to save four straight team games three times in a season since LAD Eric Gagne in 2003 the year he won the NL Cy Young Award prior to this season, the only Ray to ever save 4 straight team games was Rafael Soriano from July 3-6, 2010. His only blown save was July 23 at OAK, snapping his club record of 21 straight saves to start the season yielded 2 HR including a walk-off by Ryon Healy he fell one save shy of tying Fernando Rodney s club record for most consecutive conversions (22, May 27 Aug 13, 2012). Did not pitch in the All-Star Game following his selection by Royals Manager Ned Yost marked the first selection of his career. #43 DANNY FARQUHAR, RH Last App: 8/13 at NYY (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 3-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.455 (10-22), 4-HR 2016: 0-0-0, 5.87 ERA, 15 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 6/27 vs. BOS IR-RS: 6-3 vs. RH:.250 (11-44), 2-HR Struck out the side in the 8th on Sat at NYY for a season-high-tying 3 SO (also Aug 7 vs. MIN) marked the first time he struck out all 3 BF in an inning since Aug 21, 2013 at OAK (with SEA) has made 4 apps since his recall, recording 8 SO in 4.2 IP (had 10 SO in 10.2 IP before that). Has been charged with 9 runs, 8 scoring via HR has allowed 6 HR in his 15.1 IP this year and 9 HR in his last 21.0 IP dating back to last Sep. Recalled on Aug 6 for his fifth stint with the Rays this season, following Opening Day April 22, May 14, June 25 (26th Man) and June 27 July 4. Has gone 4-2-2 with a 3.32 ERA (38-IP, 14-ER) in 32 apps with Triple-A Durham after his last option, had a 1.35 ERA in 9 apps with the Bulls. #52 RYAN GARTON, RH Last App: 8/14 at NYY (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH:.278 (10-36), 2-HR 2016: 1-0-1, 4.88 ERA, 21 G Long Relief App: 2.2, 6/16 vs. SEA IR-RS: 13-3 vs. RH:.295 (18-61), 1-HR Had a scoreless 8th yesterday at NYY, pitching around a 2-out single was his first scoreless app since Aug 3 vs. KC, snapping a streak of 4 straight run-scoring apps; yielded a homer in the last 3 apps of that stretch from Aug 7 vs. MIN Aug 12 at NYY (Aaron Hicks, Justin Smoak, Miguel Sano). Was the opposing pitcher in Alex Rodriguez s final at-bat as a Yankee got him to ground out to short in the 7th inn. on Aug 12 at Yankee Stadium. Marks his third stint with the Rays this season (also May 25 June 16, June 21 July 14) had a 2.67 ERA (27-IP, 8-ER) in 18 apps at Triple-A. Has recorded his first career win (June 14 vs. SEA) and save (July 4 vs. LAA) became the second player in Rays history born in Clearwater (also Ryan Webb) is one of three alumni of J. W. Mitchell HS in New Port Richey to reach the majors, along with Tyler Clippard and Patrick Schuster. #40 KEVIN JEPSEN, RH Last App: 8/10 at TOR (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 7-11 vs. LH:.322 (19-59), 4-HR 2016: 2-5-7, 5.12 ERA, 45 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 6/10 vs. BOS IR-RS: 15-4 vs. RH:.292 (28-96), 3-HR Has a 1.13 ERA (8-IP, 1-ER) in 12 apps with the Rays, bringing his season ERA down from 6.16 to 5.12 had a perfect 8th inn. on Wed at TOR. Is the fourth pitcher to have two separate stints with the Rays, returning after pitching for another organization in between he joins Dan Wheeler, Trever Miller and Grant Balfour he signed with the Rays on July 15, two days after being released by the Twins (DFA ed by MIN on July 3). Was with the Rays for the start of the 2015 season and went 2-5 with a 2.81 ERA (41.2-IP, 13-ER) in 46 apps for them before being traded to Minnesota in exchange for RH Chih-Wei Hu and RH Alexis Tapia Hu pitched for the World Team in the Futures Game this season. #30 ERASMO RAMIREZ, RH Last App: 8/13 at NYY (2.0-IP, 3-H, 2-R, 1-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: 1-5 vs. LH:.293 (29-99), 7-HR 2016: 7-9-1, 4.06 ERA, 46 G, 1 GS Long Relief App: 3.0, 8/9 at TOR IR-RS: 26-5 vs. RH:.260 (44-169), 5-HR Both runs allowed on Sat at NYY came on a Didi Gregorius 2-out, 2-run homer in the 7th his 12 HR are the most among AL relievers and the most by a Rays reliever since Al Reyes (13) and Gary Glover (12) in 2007 has allowed 3 HR over his last 3 apps spanning 7.2 IP (since Aug 5 vs. MIN). Leads the majors with 65.1 relief innings, 1.1 IP more than SD Brad Hand has made a major-league-most 29 relief apps of 4 outs or more nine more than anyone else and a major-league-most 18 relief apps of at least 2 IP the most by a Rays reliever since J.P. Howell in 2008 (23). Recorded his first career save on Tue at TOR, retiring all 9 BF on a total of 27 pitches marked the fewest pitches for a 3-inning save (or longer) in club history was the third pitcher in club history to record a save on 3 perfect innings, first since Roberto Hernandez on Sep 3, 2013 at LAA (3.2 IP). His 9 losses are the most among ML relievers and one shy of the club record for a reliever (Brad Boxberger, 10 in 2015) his 6 wins as a reliever (also won his only start) are one shy of the club record for a reliever (last J.P. Howell, 2009).

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals 47-69-30 116 4.22 1021.2 1007 479 336 972 149 Starters 33-47-0 116 4.12 678.0 653 310 217 660 97 Relievers 14-22-30 115 4.43 343.2 354 169 119 312 52 Home 25-34-13 59 3.80 535.0 482 226 172 532 71 Road 22-35-17 57 4.68 486.2 525 253 164 440 78 April 11-12-5 23 3.31 203.2 169 75 54 205 28 May 11-16-7 27 4.78 237.0 243 126 83 206 40 June 11-17-7 28 5.12 246.0 276 140 97 248 37 July 9-16-8 25 3.65 222.0 208 90 68 194 25 August 5-8-3 13 3.82 113.0 111 48 34 119 19 LAST HR OFF 16 MOST HITS GAME 16 MOST RBI GAME Beckham 7/30 vs, NYY Swarzak 5, 7/20 at COL 2, 5x-last, 7/30 vs, NYY Dickerson 8/14 at NYY Severino 3, 8x-last, 7/20 at COL 4, 2x-last, 5/31 at KC Duffy 6/18 at TB Moore 3, 6x-last 6/15 vs. MIL 4, 4/4 at MIL Forsythe 8/14 at NYY Severino 3, 8x-last, 8/9 vs. TOR 3, 6/27 vs. BOS Franklin 8/14 at NYY Cessa 3, 4x-last, 8/14 at NYY 5, 6/27 vs. BOS Kiermaier 8/3 vs. KC Wang 3, 2x-last, 5/17 at TOR 3, 2x-last, 8/3 vs. KC Longoria 8/12 at NYY Sabathia 4, 7/8 at BOS 4, 2x-last, 8/14 at NYY Mahtook 10/4/15 vs. TOR Tepera 2, 2x-last, 8/7 vs. MIN 2, 6/12 vs. HOU Maile -- -- 2, 2x-last, 8/9 vs. TOR 2, 7/31 vs, NYY Miller 8/13 at NYY Tanaka 4, 5/6 at LAA 4, 8/13 at NYY Morrison 7/5 vs. LAA Lincecum 3, 4x-last, 6/25 at BAL 3, 2x-last, 6/5 at MIN Souza Jr. 8/3 vs. KC Volquez 4, 4/6 vs. TOR 4, 4/6 vs. TOR Wilson 8/6 vs. MIN Berrios 4, 5/25 vs. LAA 4, 2x-last, 5/14 vs. TOR RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: W1 When commit error: 17-34 Hit homer: 40-42 Current Record: 47-69 Ahead after 6-7-8: 36-12/36-6/42-3 Homer with men on: 28-12 Home/Road: 25-34/22-35 Behind after 6-7-8: 5-55/3-54/0-61 Hit multiple homers: 30-14 Day/Night: 19-25/28-44 Tied after 6-7-8: 6-11/8-9/5-5 Score first: 32-22 Grass/Turf: 18-33/29-36 1-run games: 8-18 Score 5 or more: 31-11 vs. East: 20-26 2-run games: 12-10 Score less than 5: 16-58 vs. Central: 10-20 Extra innings: 2-2 Outhit opponents: 30-10 vs. West: 10-13 Win in last at-bat: 9 Outhit by opponents: 10-52 vs. National League: 7-10 Come-from-behind wins: 22 Collect 10 or more hits: 23-10 vs. RH/LH starters: 35-53/12-16 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 30 Opp. 10 or more hits: 9-36 Series W-L-T (home): 6-10-3 Series W-L-T (road): 6-11-2 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 19-24/18-21/6-18/4-6 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Andriese 11 35 3.18 5.00 5-6 4 Archer 25 68 2.72 4.26 7-18 12 Moore 21 68 3.24 4.71 9-12 12 Odorizzi 25 90 3.60 5.68 13-12 11 Ramirez 1 4 4.00 6.35 1-0 0 Smyly 22 64 2.91 4.39 9-13 10 Snell 11 28 2.55 4.45 3-8 4 RAYS SEASON HIGHS TEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest win streak 4, 4x-last, July 27-31 Most runs, game, TB 3, 7x-last, Forsythe/Miller, 8/3 vs. KC Long loss streak 11, June 16-June 26 Most runs, game, Opp 3, 7x-last, Simmons, 7/5 vs. LAA Most runs game, TB 13, 2x-last, 6/27 vs. BOS Most hits, game, TB 5, Beckham, 7/20 at COL Most runs game, Opp 13, 7/5 vs. LAA Most hits, game, Opp 4, 7x-last, Travis, 8/8 vs. TOR Most runs, inn, TB 6, 2x-last (4th) 8/14 at NYY Most 2B, game, TB 2, 14x-last, Franklin/Longoria, 8/14 at NYY Most runs, inn, Opp 8 (9th), 6/30 vs. DET Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 11x-last, Smolinski, 7/24 at OAK Most hits, game, TB 18, 6/27 vs. BOS Most HR, game, TB 2, 9x-last, Miller, 8/13 at NYY Most hits, game, Opp 18, 5/31 at KC Most HR, game, Opp 3, Valencia, 5/15 vs. OAK Most hits, inn, TB 6, 4x-last, (4th) 8/14 at NYY Most RBI, game, TB 5, 2x-last, Franklin, 6/27 vs. BOS Most hits, inn, Opp 7, (9th) 6/30 vs. DET Most RBI, game, Opp 6, V. Martinez, 7/1 vs. DET Most doubles, game, TB 6, 4x-last, 8/14 at NYY Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 3x-last, Franklin, 8/14 at NYY Most doubles, game, Opp 7, 4/21 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 2x-last, Valencia, 5/15 vs. OAK Most HR, game, TB 5, 4/24 at NYY Most steals, game, TB 2, 4x-last, Miller, 8/6 vs. MIN Most HR, game, Opp 5, 8/13 at NYY Most steals, game, Opp 3, Upton, 8/10 vs. TOR Most x-base hits, game, TB 9, 2x-last, 8/14 at NYY Hitting Streak 11, Longoria, May 28 June 8 Most x-base hits, game, Opp 9, 4/21 at BOS TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 3, 3x-last, 8/6 vs. MIN Most SO, TB Starter 12, 3x-last, Smyly, 6/15 vs. SEA Most stolen bases, game, Opp 5, 4/14 vs. CLE Most SO, Opp Starter 16, Duffy, 8/1 vs. KC Most walks, game, TB 11, 6/15 vs. SEA Most SO, TB Reliever 5, 2x-last, Andriese, 7/10 at BOS Most walks, game, Opp 7, 4x-last, 6/14 vs. SEA Most IP, TB Reliever 3.0, 5x-last, Andriese, 7/19 at COL Most strikeouts, game, TB 19, 6/15 vs. SEA Most walks, game, TB 4, 12x-last, Snell, 7/2 vs. DET Most strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 2x-last, 6/15 vs. SEA Most walks, game, Opp 5, 2x-last, Kennedy, 5/30 at KC Most LOB, game, TB 18, 6/15 vs. SEA Most SO, Team, TB 16, 2x-last, 6/15 vs. SEA Most LOB, game, Opp 13, 2x-last, 5/25 vs. MIA Most walks, Team, TB 7, 4x-last, 6/14 vs. SEA Most errors, game, TB 3, 4x-last, 7/6 vs. LAA Low-Hit Game 1, 2x-last, 5/29 vs. NYY Most errors, game, Opp 3, 2x-last, 8/3 vs. KC Consecutive Scoreless IP 21.0, Colome, May 4 June 15 Longest game, time 4:38, 6/15 vs. SEA Shortest game, time 2:15, 6/7 at ARI Longest game, time (9 inn.) 4:16, 4/21 at BOS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:15, 6/7 at ARI Grand Slams (1): Dickerson-1 (5/11 at SEA, T Walker) Back-to-Back (1): Morrison/Jennings (5/18 at TOR, R Dickey) Pinch-hit (1): Motter-1 (5/17 at TOR, D Storen) Walk-off (-): - Lead-off (4): Forsythe-2 (7/29 vs. NYY, I. Nova; 8/9 vs. TOR, M. Estrada), Guyer-1 (5/15 vs. OAK, S Gray), Souza-1 (5/20 at DET, A. Sanchez) Inside-the-park (-): - LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS HOME RUNS RUNS BY INNING 2-HR games (8): Longoria-2 (6/5 at MIN, T Duffey/B Kintzler; 7/17 vs. BAL, D Bundy/O Despaigne), Souza Jr.-2 (4/6 vs. TOR, J Happ/A Leon; 4/24 at NYY, M Pineda), Dickerson-1 (6/8 at ARI, A Bradley/T Clippard), Guyer-1 (5/15 vs. OAK, S Gray), Miller-1 (8/13 at NYY, M Tanaka), Morrison-1 (6/5 at MIN, T Duffey), Pearce-1 (5/10 at SEA, W Miley), 3-HR games (-): - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total Opponent 66 50 53 64 47 56 55 70 52 2 515 Tampa Bay 67 37 64 69 59 56 44 41 32 4 473 INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (last five) GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING DELAY Aug 7 vs. MIN Tampa Bay T1 Robbie Grossman Safe at second Overturned 1:26 Aug 9 at TOR Crew Chief T5 Tim Beckham No home run (foul) Confirmed TBA Aug 12 at NYY Tampa Bay T6 Mikie Mahtook Safe at first Overturned 0:59 Aug 12 at NYY New York T9 Corey Dickerson Safe at first Overturned TBA Aug 14 at NYY New York B5 Didi Gregorius Out (fan interference) Stands TBA Rays Totals (bold): 36 challenges (22 overturned, 7 stand, 7 confirmed) Opp Totals: 29 challenges (16 overturned, 8 stand, 5 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 6 challenges (0 record keeping, 2 overturned, 3 stand, 1 confirmed) HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Longoria 19 6 1 26 Miller 16 4 2 22 Dickerson 9 3 3 1 16 Forsythe 10 4 14 Souza Jr. 6 2 3 11 Morrison 6 4 10 Pearce 7 2 1 10 Jennings 7 7 Guyer 6 1 7 Casali 3 3 1 7 Kiermaier 3 2 1 6 Beckham 1 4 5 Conger 2 1 3 Motter 1 1 2 Arcia 1 1 2 Franklin 1 1 1 3 Wilson 1 1 TOTALS 99 37 15 1 152 CATCHERS PCT CCS ATT Casali.313 10 32 Conger.103 4 39 Maile.214 3 14 Wilson.000 0 1 TOTALS.198 17 86 MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Longoria (34), Miller (18), Souza Jr. (13), Dickerson (13), Morrison (12), Forsythe (12), Guyer (10), Pearce (8), Casali (7), Kiermaier (6), Jennings (6), Beckham (3), Arcia (2), Motter (1), Odorizzi (1), Mahtook (1), Conger (1), Franklin (1) 2-Out RBI: Longoria (31), Forsythe (19), Miller (19), Dickerson (16), Pearce (15), Souza Jr. (13), Guyer (10), Jennings (8), Morrison (8), Casali (7), Conger (7), Kiermaier (7), Franklin (8), Motter (5), Arcia (4), Maile (4), Beckham (2), Odorizzi (1) Outfield Assists (13): Souza Jr. (3), Jennings (3), Kiermaier (3), Decker (2), Dickerson (1), Motter (1), Guyer (1) Bunt Singles (6): Kiermaier (3), Jennings (1), Guyer (1), Morrison (1) Ejections (3): Cash-1 (4/29 vs. TOR, 5th inn.), Shelton-1 (6/5 at MIN, 3rd inn.), Odorizzi-1 (6/24 vs. SEA, 6th inn.) Batted Around (11): 4/19 at BOS (10th inn., 9 batters), 4/21 at BOS (4th inn., 10 batters), 4/24 at NYY (1st inn., 9 batters), 5/11 at SEA (6th inn., 9 batters), 6/6 at ARI (5th inn., 9 batters), 6/12 vs. HOU (5th inn., 10 batters), 6/27 vs. BOS (1st inn., 9 batters), 7/19 at COL (3rd inn., 9 batters), 7/20 at COL (4th inn., 9 batters), 8/3 vs. KC (6th inn., 10 batters), 8/9 at TOR (7th inn., 9 batters), 8/14 at NYY (4th inn., 10 batters) CATWALKS 1. April 6 vs. TOR Curt Casali pop out to SS Troy Tulowitzki hit off the A-ring catwalk off J.A. Happ (3rd inning). 2. April 16 vs. CWS Brett Lawrie home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (389 feet)...off Steve Geltz (7th inning). 3. April 29 vs. TOR Josh Donaldson home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (445 feet) off Drew Smyly (6th inning). 4. May 3 vs. LAD Trayce Thompson home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (416 feet) off Matt Moore (2nd inning). 5. May 13 vs. OAK Danny Valencia home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (437 feet) off Jake Odorizzi (1st inning). 6. May 16 vs. OAK Yonder Alonso pop out to 2B Steve Pearce hit off the B-ring catwalk off Matt Moore (2nd inning). 7. June 11 vs. HOU Evan Longoria home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (438 feet)...off Mike Fiers (6th inning). 8. June 14 vs. SEA Corey Dickerson home run off the D-ring catwalk in right field (448 feet)...off Taijuan Walker (2nd inning). 9. July 1 vs. DET Victor Martinez home run off the C-ring catwalk in right field (418 feet)...off Danny Farquhar (7th inning). 10. July 3 vs. DET Ian Kinsler home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (391 feet)...off Danny Farquhar (7th inning). 11. July 18 vs. BAL Evan Longoria home run off the D-ring catwalk in center field (441 feet)...off Odrisamer Despaigne (8th inning). 12. July 30 vs. NYY Steven Souza Jr. pop out to SS Didi Gregorius hit off the B-ring catwalk off Nathan Eovaldi (2nd inning). TROPICANA FIELD ROOF 1. Aug. 7 vs. MIN Miguel Sano pop out to 3B Evan Longoria struck the roof off Matt Andriese (1st inn.) WALK-OFF WINS 1. April 30 vs. TOR (W 4-3) Curt Casali single to left field off Brett Cecil (9th inning). 2. June 15 vs. SEA (W 3-2) Logan Morrison bases-loaded walk off Mike Montgomery (13th inn). WALK-OFF LOSSES 1. April 23 at NYY (L 2-3) Brett Gardner home run to right field off Erasmo Ramirez (9th inning). 2. May 11 at SEA (L 5-6) Chris Iannetta home run to right-center field off Steve Geltz (11th inning). 3. July 22 at OAK (L 0-1) Coco Crisp single to left field off Dylan Floro (13th inning). 4. July 23 at OAK (L 3-4) Ryon Healy home run to left field off Alex Colome (9th inning).