FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2015 vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES RH Chris Archer (9-7, 2.73) vs. RH Chris Tillman (7-7, 4.96)

FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2015 vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES RH Chris Archer (9-7, 2.73) vs. RH Chris Tillman (7-7, 4.96) First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. TV: Sun Sports Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Spanish) Game No.: 98 (48-49) Home Game No.: 52 (24-27) All-Time Game No.: 2,850 (1,320-1,529) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,427 (726-700) April: 12-10 May: 14-15 June: 16-12 July: 6-12 Pre All-Star Break: 46-45 Post All-Star Break: 2-4 RAY MATTER The Rays return home tonight from a 2-4 road trip (1-2 at Toronto and 1-2 at Philadelphia) the Rays lost 5-4 in 10 innings on Wednesday at Philadelphia while leaving 8 runners in scoring position it was also a major-league-high 65th time a Rays starter has allowed 2 runs or less (Jake Odorizzi) and the 24th time they have lost that game, also tops in the majors the loss dropped the Rays to one game under.500 and they are now season-high 6.5 GB the Rays have been one game under, at.500 or one game over for the past 10 days and 40 days this season (not including the All-Star break) the Rays are 5-4 in their last 9 games while scoring only 24 runs but they have pitched to a 2.86 ERA (78.2-IP, 25-ER). On June 20, the Rays were 40-30 since then, they are 8-19 and have scored 81 runs (3.0 R/G) and batted.193 (36-for-197) with RISP. After having the majors best record in July in both 2013 and 2014, the Rays are 6-12 this month, 3rd-worst record in the majors ahead of only Baltimore (5-12) and Texas (5-11). ROAD TRIP REVIEW The Rays were 2-4 on the road trip and their 2 wins were decided on home runs by C Curt Casali (his 2nd career HR) and RH Nathan Karns (his first career HR) the Rays scored only 13 runs in the 6 games and batted.218 (43-for-197) including.187 (43-for-197) with RISP 2B Logan Forsythe was the only Ray to hit safely in all 6 games, going 8-for- 19 (.421) with 4 BB Rays opponents batted.302 (13-for-43) with RISP in losing 2 of 3 to the Phillies, the Rays batted.185 (5-for-27) with RISP and committed 6 errors, their most in a 3-game series in more than three years (May 21, 2012 vs. TOR) since becoming the Rays in 2008, only only two other times have they made as many errors in a 3-game series. HOMESTAND PREVIEW The Rays open a 6-game homestand tonight, their first home games since the All-Star break the Rays swept their last series here, a 3-game set just prior to the All-Star break, knocking Houston out of first place in the AL West the Rays are looking to win back-to-back home series for the first time since April 21-26 the Rays started the season losing 6 of their first 7 home games, but are 23-21 since. CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR On Wed at PHI, the Rays suffered their AL-high seventh walk-off loss only Pittsburgh (8) has more in the majors the loss also dropped the Rays to 3-11 in games decided in the 9th inning or later and 2-7 in extra innings it was also the Rays 54th game decided by 2 runs or fewer, 3rd most in the majors. Games Decided by 2 or Fewer Runs Braves 57 (31-26) White Sox 53 (28-25) Mariners 56 (26-30) Cardinals 53 (30-23) Rays 54 (28-26) STREAKING THROUGH THE QUAD The Rays have scored 4 runs or fewer in each of their last 10 games (26 runs total) only the fifth time in club history they ve gone 10-plus games with 4 runs or fewer it s the longest such streak since April 2014 (also 10 games) there have been only 2 longer streaks in club history: 17 in 2000 and 11 in 2010. RAYS vs. ORIOLES The Orioles lead the season series, 5 games to 4 the O s won both 3-game series here in the first five weeks of the season and the Rays took 2 of 3 at Baltimore in their last meeting, May 29-31 3 of the Rays 4 wins have come via shutout: 2-0, 2-0, 3-0 the Orioles have been shut out only 3 other times this season the Rays have scored 26 runs (2.89 R/G) and the Orioles 27 (3.0 R/G) the Rays are hitting.213 and have held the Orioles to a.198 mark the Orioles have a one-game advantage in the all-time series (153-152) and over the past five years (41-42). JOINED AT THE HIP The Rays and Orioles have been separated in the standings by no more than a game for all but one day this month and by 1.5 games every day since June 25. FAMILIAR FACES The Orioles will start three familiar faces: RH Chris Tillman, RH Miguel Gonzalez and LH Wei-Yin Chen over the past five seasons, that trio has ranked in the top five most starts against the Rays: Chen (16, 2nd), Gonzalez (14, 4th), Tillman (13, 5th). RAYS RESCUE There have been 23 wins in which the Rays have used four or more relief pitchers only Joe Maddon s Cubs (25) have had more such games Rays relievers lead all major league bullpens in innings (326), saves (39, tied with St. Louis) and tops the AL with 34 decisions (15-19) the bullpen has saved 23 of the Rays last 27 wins. ABOUT THE ROSTER The Rays have made only one roster move since July 13, but have made 92 since Opening Day and have placed 19 different players on the DL totaling 21 DL stints, second most of any team in the majors according to the Elias Sports Bureau (Rangers, 22) the Rays have used 47 players, which was a club record before the All-Star break, and 27 pitchers already the club record for a season. CHRIS ARCHER Tonight s starter has yielded 1 earned run or fewer in 11 starts this year, tied for 2nd in the AL he has done so in 27 starts since the start of 2014, tied with SEA Felix Hernandez for most in the AL he s made 7 starts this season without yielding an earned run, one shy of HOU Dallas Keuchel for most in the AL. For every strikeout Archer logs this season, he will join the Rays and WTSP 10 News to each donate $25 to be split among Burg Baseball Inc. and RBI Baseball of Tampa his 153 SO have already raised $11,475 for the youth leagues this year. ERASMO TICKLING RAYS FANS Erasmo Ramirez makes his 15th start tomorrow the Rays are 11-3 (.786) in his starts, and only two major league starters (min. 10 starts) have seen their teams win a higher pct. of their starts: STL Carlos Martinez (14-3,.823) and DET David Price (15-4,.789) since joining the Rays rotation for good on May 14, he has 8 wins tied with 3 others for the most in the majors over that span since June 20, the Rays are 4-1 in Erasmo s starts and 4-18 in all other games. McGEE STREAK REACHES 20 LH Jake McGee extended his streak of scoreless appearances to 20 on Wed at PHI he becomes just the fourth Rays pitcher to have a scoreless streak of 20 or more games J.P. Howell (24 in 2012), Fernando Rodney (21 in 2012) and Joe Borowski (20 in 2005) it is one of five scoreless streaks of 20-plus games in the majors this season, and is tied with the aforementioned Howell, now with the Dodgers, for the longest current streak. RENE S ERASER RATE No. 1 C Rene Rivera has thrown out 11 of his last 20 potential base stealers, and Wednesday moved into the top spot among all major leaguers with a season rate of 40.4 (19 of 47), just ahead of DET James McCann (39.4). RAYS ROOKIES RATE Thirty-seven AL rookies have hit home runs in 2015, and seven are Rays Rays rookies have accounted for 32 of the 118 home runs (27 pct.) hit by AL rookies this season and 39 pct. of the home runs hit by the Rays this season (32 of 83) rookies have also contributed 33 pct. of the Rays victories (16 of 48) Rays rookies have thrown a major-league-high 316.1 innings Rays rookies are a combined 16-15 with 4 saves and a 3.84 ERA (316.1-IP, 135-ER) the club record for innings pitched by rookies is 427 in 2006 (James Shields rookie class) and wins is 25 in 2009 and 2011. Rookie Leaders Most HR, AL 15, Steven Souza Jr. on pace for 25 Most SO, MLB 103, Nathan Karns on pace for 172 Most Apps, MLB 45 Steven Geltz on pace for 75 (club record) WEB GEMS Rays shortstops have not made an error in the last 51 games (since May 25) Rays outfielders have made a major-league-low 4 errors and rank T-4th with 24 outfield assists Kevin Kiermaier is 2nd among all major league center fielders with 9 assists and 4th among all oufielders 2B Logan Forsythe, SS Asdrubal Cabrera and 3B Evan Longoria have committed a combined 13 errors on the season, tied with Miami (2B Dee Gordon, SS Adeiny Hechavarria, 3B Martin Prado) for fewest among all regular 2B-SS-3B combinations in the majors (min. 50 games). LOGAN S RUN Logan Forsythe is the only major league second baseman with 10-plus home runs, 40-plus RBI and a.280 batting avg. RAYS UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY Tomorrow, OF Joey Butler will sign autographs from 11 a.m. to noon at Walmart (10237 Baypines Blvd., St. Petersburg) courtesy of Pepsi. Florida State University head football coach Jimbo Fisher will throw out the ceremonial first pitch Sunday as part of Chop at the Trop day. On Tuesday, OF Kevin Kiermaier will visit the Northeast High School pool to promote the Rays and YMCA s Be Water Smart from the Start community initiative promoting pool safety he will hand out water smart medals to 75 kids who will represent the approximately 5,000 kids who have completed their swim safety tests over the past two summers. Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting Pitcher Sat., July 25 BAL 6:10 p.m. Sun Sports RH Erasmo Ramirez (8-3, 3.54) RH Miguel Gonzalez (8-6, 4.21) Sun., July 26 BAL 1:10 p.m. Sun Sports LH Matt Moore (1-1, 7.23) LH Wei-Yin Chen (4-6, 2.86) **All games broadcast on WDAE 620 AM; Sat and Sun games will be broadcast in Spanish on WGES 680 AM. All times Eastern Standard Time (EST).**

TONIGHT S STARTER RH CHRIS ARCHER (9-7, 2.73) YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg. 2014 Tampa Bay 10-9 3.33 32 32 0 0 194.2 177 85 72 72 173 12.243 2015 Tampa Bay 9-7 2.73 20 20 0 0 128.2 99 44 39 31 153 12.209 Career Majors 29-26 3.22 81 79 2 2 481.1 406 195 172 154 463 42.228 LAST START On Sun at TOR, lost a third straight decision (spanning 4 starts), matching the longest losing streak of his career snapped a stretch of 11 straight batters retired in the 5th inning, yielding a 1-out single to Justin Smoak before a 2-run homer by Chris Colabello, his only runs allowed snapped a streak against Toronto of 4 straight starts allowing 1 run or fewer the Rays also lost a third straight road start by Archer, after winning 14 of his previous 15 his line: L, 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, 1 HR, 106 pitches, 68 strikes. LEAGUE LEADERS Ranks among AL leaders in ERA (2.73, 6th), SO (153, 3rd), wins (9, T-9th), IP (128.2, 8th), starts (20, T-1st), SO/9 IP (10.70, 2nd), WHIP (1.01, 4th), opp avg. (.209, 4th), opp OBP (.262, 4th), opp SLG (.315, 3rd) and SO/BB (4.94, 7th) according to STATS LLC, opposing hitters have missed on 29.8 pct. of their swings, 2nd-highest rate in the AL. ALL-STAR Selected as a result of the Player Ballot, his first career selection pitched a scoreless 5th inning before allowing a leadoff homer to Andrew McCutchen in the 6th his line: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1 HR, 20 pitches, 10 strikes was the first run a Rays pitcher ever allowed in an All-Star Game, ending a scoreless streak at 11 innings. ONE AND DONE Has yielded 1 earned run or fewer in 11 starts this year, T-2nd in the AL has done so in 27 starts since the start of 2014, tied with SEA Felix Hernandez for most in the AL has made 7 starts this season without yielding an earned run, one shy of HOU Dallas Keuchel for most in the AL. SLIDE RULES Archer is throwing a career-high 40.7 percent sliders, 2nd in the majors and most in the AL (see chart) has a major-league-most 108 strikeouts with the slider (97 swinging, 11 called), accounting for 70.6 percent of his total strikeouts this season. MOST STARTS OF 1 ER OR LESS, AL, 2015 Hector Santiago, LAA 12 Chris Archer, TB 11 Felix Hernandez, SEA 11 David Price, DET 11 MOST STARTS OF 0 ER, AL, 2015 Dallas Keuchel, HOU 8 Chris Archer, TB 7 4 others 6 SLIDER PCT., MLB, 2015 Tyson Ross, SD 45.0 Chris Archer, TB 40.7 Chris Young, KC 40.0 THE LONG BALL Has yielded a teamleading 12 HR, matching his total from 2014, when he set a club record 2015 GAME LOG GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 4/6 vs. BAL L-1 4.76 5.2 6 4 3 1 5 2 0 0 85/59 L, 2-6 Tillman down, 4-0 4/11 at MIA W-1 2.13 7.0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 84/57 W, 2-0 Cosart up, 2-0 4/16 at TOR W-2 1.37 7.0 2 0 0 2 11 0 2 0 109/68 W, 4-2 Sanchez up, 4-0 4/21 vs. BOS L-2 1.07 5.2 7 1 0 1 9 0 0 1 106/72 L, 0-1 Miley down, 1-0 4/26 vs. TOR W-3 0.84 7.0 2 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 93/64 W, 5-1 Buehrle up, 5-0 APRIL 3-2 0.84 32.1 18 5 3 6 37 2 2 1 -- -- -- -- 5/2 vs. BAL L-3 1.64 6.0 6 4 4 4 5 1 0 0 110/68 L, 0-4 Gonzalez down, 4-0 5/7 vs. TEX L-4 2.59 3.1 4 5 5 4 8 0 0 1 92/52 L, 4-5 Martinez down, 4-0 5/12 vs. NYY -- 2.59 7.0 7 2 2 1 8 0 0 0 105/74 W, 4-2 Eovaldi tied, 2-2 5/17 at MIN W-4 2.47 6.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 87/56 W, 11-3 Gibson up, 8-1 5/22 vs. OAK W-5 2.40 5.1 6 1 1 4 8 1 0 1 107/65 W, 5-2 Kazmir up, 3-1 5/27 vs. SEA -- 2.12 8.0 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 95/65 L, 0-3 Hernandez tied, 0-0 MAY 2-2 3.28 35.2 29 13 13 14 45 2 0 2 -- -- -- -- 6/2 at LAA W-6 2.01 8.0 6 1 1 0 15 1 0 1 105/80 W, 6-1 Wilson up, 6-1 6/7 at SEA W-7 1.84 7.0 6 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 113/77 W, 3-1 Montgomery up, 3-1 6/13 vs. CWS -- 2.00 7.0 5 3 3 1 5 0 0 1 93/68 W, 5-4 Samardzija up, 3-2 6/18 at WAS W-8 2.08 5.0 7 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 89/62 W, 5-3 Fister up, 5-3 6/23 vs. TOR W-9 2.01 8.0 3 2 1 1 7 1 0 0 100/69 W, 4-3 Dickey up, 4-2 6/28 vs. BOS L-5 2.31 6.0 5 5 5 1 10 3 0 1 107/68 L, 3-5 Masterson down, 5-1 JUNE 4-1 2.63 41.0 32 15 12 5 51 5 0 3 -- -- -- -- 7/3 at NYY -- 2.18 6.2 3 0 0 3 8 0 1 1 122/76 L, 5-7 (12) Tanaka up, 3-0 7/8 at KC L-6 2.74 6.0 12 9 9 2 6 2 0 1 107/71 L, 7-9 Guthrie down, 9-4 7/19 at TOR L-7 2.73 7.0 5 2 2 1 6 1 0 0 106/68 L, 0-4 Estrada down, 2-0 JULY 0-2 5.03 19.2 20 11 11 6 20 3 1 2 -- -- -- -- His 42-39 record at the midway point made him one of 11 active managers with a winning mark through their first 81 career ML games. 37-year-old manager is the youngest skipper in the majors since ARI A.J. Hinch (34) in 2009 and youngest active manager/head coach in the four major sports, ahead of Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens (38). Is the fifth manager in Rays history is the sixth Tampa-born manager and ranked 5th in the AL with a 0.55 HR/9 IP ratio over half (7) of his home runs allowed this season have come in his last 5 starts spanning 33.2 IP (since June 23), and he is 1-3 over that span only allowed 5 HR in his first 15 starts spanning 95 IP his first 3 HR allowed this season came against the Orioles (2 on Opening Day, 1 on May 2 vs. BAL). ARCHER AND NOW KERSHAW Earlier this season, Archer became the first player in the modern era (since 1900) to record 10-plus strikeouts and no walks in 3 consecutive starts, according to the Elias Sports Bureau went 2-0 with a 0.39 ERA (23-IP, 1-ER) over those 3 starts, with 12, 15 and 11 SO, the 15 SO tying a club record and a new club mark for a road game LAD LH Clayton Kershaw had a CG SHO yesterday at NYM to match the feat, going 13, 14 and 11 SO without a walk over his last 3 starts. AL EAST BREAKDOWN Within the division, is 12-12 with a 3.47 ERA (220.2-IP, 85-ER) in his career has only lost twice over a combined 21 starts against the Yankees and Blue Jays, going 10-2 with a 2.22 ERA (138-IP, 34-ER) against the Orioles and Red Sox, is a combined 2-10 with a 5.55 ERA (82.2-IP, 51-ER) in 16 apps (15 starts). FACING RIGHTIES Has held righthanded batters to a.202 avg. (46- for-228), 5th lowest in the AL (min. 150 AB) has held them to a.216 clip in his career, though they batted.262 against him in 2014. TOMORROW S STARTER RH ERASMO RAMIREZ (8-3, 3.54) LAST START On Sat at TOR, yielded exactly 1 ER for the fourth consecutive start did not allow a hit the first time through the order, until Jose Reyes had a 2-out single in the 3rd departed in a 1-1 game, following a pair of 5th-inning doubles by Kevin Pillar and Devon Travis threw 65 pitches, his fewest (as a starter, excluding injury) since April 25 vs. TOR (58), his second start of this season his line: ND, 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 0 BB, 4 SO, 65 pitches, 44 strikes. THE TURNAROUND His ERA stands at a season-low 3.54 yielded 16 runs (15 earned) in his first 2 apps (1 start) spanning 5.1 IP this year, a 25.31 ERA, and only 18 runs (all earned) in 78.2 IP since then since April 19, is 8-2 with a 2.06 ERA in 19 apps (13 starts), ranking among #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER FRANCHISE BEST His career.228 opp avg. is best in club history (min. 300 IP), ahead of David Price (.233) and Matt Moore (.235) ranks 3rd all-time (min. 300 IP) with a 3.22 ERA, just behind Alex Cobb (3.21) and Price (3.18). IN THE COMMUNITY Pregame Tuesday, Archer met with kids from the Philadelphia RBI League last Friday in Toronto, he met youngsters from Toronto s Jr. RBI League he also met with RBI Leagues from Cleveland and Tampa this season and hopes to visit with more of the leagues during the season. K s FOR KIDS For every strikeout Archer logs this season, he will join the Rays and WTSP 10 News to each donate $25 to be split among Burg Baseball Inc. and RBI Baseball of Tampa his 153 SO have already raised $11,475 for the youth leagues this year. 2015 SPLITS vs. RH:.202 (46-228), 5-HR vs. LH:.216 (53-245), 7-HR Home: 3-5, 3.13 ERA (69.0-IP, 24-ER) Road: 6-2, 2.26 ERA (59.2-IP, 15-ER) ARCHER vs. ORIOLES CAREER Is 1-4 with a 5.65 ERA (36.2-IP, 23-ER) in 7 career apps (6 starts) against the Orioles, his 2nd-most losses vs. any opponent (BOS, 6) hasn t beaten them since June 7, 2013 has made 5 career apps (all starts) against them at home, going 1-2 with a 4.82 ERA (28-IP, 15-ER) has faced them twice this year, both at home (Opening Day, May 2). AL leaders (min. 60 IP) in ERA (2.06, 1st), opp avg (.185, 1st), opp OBP (.260, 4th), opp SLG (.287, 2nd) and WHIP (0.90, 1st). STREAKING Has allowed 2 runs or fewer in his last 9 starts (since May 30), tied with Drew Smyly (Aug 11, 2014 Current) for the 2nd longest streak in franchise history trails Alex Cobb (12, July 9 Sep 11, 2014). vs. BALTIMORE Is 2-0 with a 2.42 ERA (22.1-IP, 6-ER) in 4 career apps (3 starts) against the Orioles has made 2 apps (1 start) against them this season, and hasn t yielded a run over 8.1 IP only start came May 30 at Camden Yards, a 3-0 Rays win as he only allowed 3 H and 1 BB in 7 IP, with a season-high-tying 7 SO on 84 pitches. in ML history and second to manage the Rays joins Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, including parts of eight seasons in the majors (2002-10) spent two years (2005-06) in the Rays org., and appeared in 13 major league games in 2005 for Lou Piniella. Has been ejected twice as manager: April 16 at TOR, May 10 vs. TEX.

RAYS HITTER NOTES #1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Wed: 2-2, 2B PHI Series: 2-5, 2B Trip: 4-10, 3-2B, BB, R vs. LH:.280 (14-50), 3-HR 2015:.231/.284/.452, 5-HR, 16-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (1.000, 2-2) RISP:.160 (4-25) vs. RH:.185 (10-54), 2-HR Had a 4th-inning double on Wed at PHI six of his last 9 hits have gone for extra bases (3-2B, 1-3B, 2-HR). Recalled from Triple-A Durham on July 12 marks his third stint with the Rays this season, following Opening Day May 22 and May 25 June 26. Hit.297/.372/.432 (11-for-37) with 5 2B, 4 RBI and 2 SB in 10 games for Triple-A Durham, all since his last option (June 29 July 11). Has played 41 games with 27 starts (12-2B, 11-SS, 4-DH) has made 15 starts vs. left-handed starters batting.280 (14-for-50) vs. LHP. #9 JOEY BUTLER, OF Wed: 2-2 PHI Series: 3-4 Trip: 4-8 vs. LH:.318 (21-66), 3-HR 2015:.296/.347/.433, 6-HR, 21-RBI, 5-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (1.000, 3-3) RISP:.239 (11-46) vs. RH:.285 (39-137), 3-HR On Wed at PHI, recorded first multi-hit game since June 22 vs. TOR, a span of 19 games (11 starts) has a hit in 3 straight PAs (including 7th-inning PH single on Tue at PHI) on the heels of a 5-for-46 (.109) skid since June 24 struck out in 22 of 46 AB over that span leads team with 11 GIDP. Since his May 3 call-up, ranks among AL rookie leaders (min. 200 PA) in avg. (2nd), OBP (2nd), SLG (2nd), 2B (10, 4th), HR (3rd) and RBI (T-3rd). According to Baseball Reference, is batting.514/.514/.857 (18-for-35) when going to the opposite field, with 3 HR and 8 RBI. Has played in 63 games with 50 starts (32-DH, 16-LF, 2-RF) five of his 6 HR, including his last four, have come on the road (last June 19 at CLE). #19 CURT CASALI, C Wed: DNP PHI Series: 0-4 Trip: 1-7, HR, RBI, R vs. LH:.000 (0-4) 2015:.216/.286/.459, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.000 (0-10) vs. RH:.242 (8-33), 2-HR Went 0-for-4 on Mon at PHI with season-high 3 SO is 5-for-31 (.161/.229/.355) with 11 SO since recording career-high 3 hits on June 17 at WAS. Had a go-ahead, 8th-inning solo homer on Sat at TOR off Ryan Tepera, his second career homer according to Elias, became the first rookie catcher in club history with a go-ahead homer in the 8th inning or later last Rays catcher (regardless of rookie status) was Jose Lobaton, Aug 18, 2013 vs. TOR. Has played in 15 games with 13 starts at catcher since his June 13 recall is one of a club-record-tying (2011, 2001) 16 rookies used by the Rays. Has thrown out 4 of last 5 attempted base stealers (80 percent) after starting the season 2 of 17 (11.8 percent). #7 DAVID DEJESUS, OF Wed: 1-2, BB (PH in 5th) PHI Series: 1-5, 2-BB Trip: 1-11, 3-BB vs. LH:.125 (1-8) 2015:.265/.328/.386, 5-HR, 26-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 1-2) RISP:.234 (11-47) vs. RH:.270 (58-215), 5-HR On Wed at PHI, snapped 0-for-10 skid with 9th-inn. single entered in 5th inn. with first pinch-hit BB this season (had 5 in 2014) grounded out in 7th inn. vs. Jake Diekman, his 9th PA vs. LH this season (last June 27 vs. BOS Wade Miley) is 4-for-26 (.154) vs. LH with TB (since Aug 23, 2013). Is 2-for-his-last 25 with RISP, since his 6th inning AB on May 20 has 26 RBI, more than last year s total (19), but only 7 RBI since the start of June. Has played 36 games since his last HR, May 31 at BAL his next homer will be No. 100 of his career has gone 101 at-bats since his last one. Has played in 78 games with 62 starts (41-LF, 20-DH, 1-RF) has made 42 starts in the outfield this season, compared to 13 in 2014. #10 JAKE ELMORE, INF/OF Wed: 1-5 PHI Series: 2-9 Trip: 2-13 vs. LH:.295 (13-44), 1-HR 2015:.207/.262/.289, 2-HR, 16-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.222, 2-9) RISP:.220 (9-41) vs. RH:.165 (15-91), 1-HR Has a hit in back-to-back games for the first time since June 17-18, a span of 19 games (14 starts) without a hitting streak Is 4-for-his-last-47 and 5-for-his-last-56 snapped an 0-for-19 on July 12 vs. HOU with a 5th-inning single, his first hit since his June 27 homer. Marks his second stint with the Rays this season (also April 22 May 8) has been up since May 25, batting.197/.252/.254 (24-for-122) over that span. Has made 38 starts (22-1B, 5-3B, 4-2B, 3-LF, 4-SS) had 10 RBI in his first 16 games (11 starts) with the Rays only has 6 RBI in his last 32 games (27 starts) since June 5, but has more (16) this season in 48 games than he did in his career (13) in 87 games entering 2015. Has appeared at all 9 positions (including pitcher) in his career at 5 9, is the shortest to ever appear in a game at 1B for the Rays. #11 LOGAN FORSYTHE, INF Wed: 2-4, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-R PHI Series: 4-10, 2-2B, HR, 4-RBI, 3-BB Trip: 8-19, 3-2B, HR, 5-RBI, 4-BB vs. LH:.283 (26-92), 6-HR 2015:.283/.369/.438, 10-HR, 40-RBI, 7-SB Current Hitting Streak: 6G (.421, 8-19) RISP:.213 (19-89) vs. RH:.283 (67-237), 4-HR On Wed at PHI, reached safely three times (5th-inning RBI double, 7th-inning solo HR, 9th-inning walk), his team-leading 44th game in which he has reached safely multiple times, including 5 of his last 6 games (8-for-19 (.421/.542/.737) with 4 walks and 1 hit-by-pitch during that span). Including RBI double on Wed at PHI, is 3-for-his-last-5 with RISP since June 17 on the heels of a 1-for-21 skid with RISP from June 17-July 11. Reached in 13 of his 24 PA on last road trip is batting.351/.448/.544 (20-for-57) over his last 16 road games since June 18. Has already established career highs in RBI (40), HR (10) and 2B (19) and ranks among team leaders in RBI (2nd), HR (2nd), doubles (T-1st), XBH (30, 2nd) and multi-hit games (21, 1st) among AL 2B, ranks 2nd in OBP, 6th in avg., 4th in SLG and 5th in XBH. Had his first career inside-the-park HR on July 8 at KC, first by a Ray since DeJesus on Sep 7, 2014 vs. BAL was his first HR since June 22 vs. TOR. Has played in 95 games and made a career-high 91 starts (73-2B, 11-1B, 4-3B, 3-DH) has a career-high 329 AB (prev. 315, 2012). #5 BRANDON GUYER, OF Wed: 1-5, R PHI Series: 2-7, RBI, R Trip: 3-11, HR, 2-RBI, 2-R vs. LH:.265 (26-98), 3-HR 2015:.261/.355/.383, 4-HR, 20-RBI, 10-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.286, 2-7) RISP:.333 (13-39) vs. RH:.256 (23-90), 1-HR Reached on 5th-inn. hit-by-pitch on Wed at PHI, his AL leading (tied) 12th HBP this season has 23 HBP since 2014, T-most in AL (KC Alex Gordon). Has exactly one hit in each of the last 5 games he has started since July 8, batting.273/.333/.545 with 2 HR and 4 RBI in 9 games over that span. Had pinch-hit single on Mon at PHI, his first PH since May 31 at BAL, snapping an 0-for-9 skid as a PH batting.261/.320/.391 (6-for-23) as a PH. Had a game-tying, 7th-inning homer off Aaron Loup on Sat at TOR, his first road HR since Aug 13, 2014 at TEX was his first career game-tying or go-ahead homer in the 7th inning or later has homered twice in his last 16 at-bats, after 113 homerless AB in between. Batting.275/.380/.413 (30-for-109) with 3 HR at home, compared to.241/.318/.342 (19-for-79) with 1 HR on the road. Has played in 74 games with 45 starts (24-LF, 11-RF, 9-CF, 1-DH) has started all 25 Rays games vs. left-handed starters, and 24 of 25 at leadoff. Ranks among team leaders in SB (10, T-1st), HBP (12, 1st and T-1st in the AL) and OBP (.355, 2nd min. 100 PA), trailing Forsythe (.369). #28 JOHN JASO, 1B/OF/DH Wed: 0-0, BB (PH in 6th) PHI Series: 2-5, 2B, BB Trip: 5-17, 2-2B, RBI, BB vs. LH:.200 (1-5) 2015:.359/.435/.538, 1-HR, 4-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP:.333 (2-6) vs. RH:.382 (13-34), 1-HR On Wed at PHI, recorded 18th career pinch-hit walk ranks 3rd in Rays history with 9 PH BB behind Matt Joyce (15) and Sean Rodriguez (11). On Tue at PHI, hit seventh career leadoff 2B (last July 7 (G1) at KC) and made second career start in LF (also July 9 at KC) has played in 14 G with 11 starts (9-DH, 2-LF), 10 at leadoff, following a left wrist contusion suffered Opening Day played 39 inn. in LF this spring, his first time in the OF since HS. Reinstated from the 60-day DL on July 7, and batting.359/.422/.538 (14-for-39) since his return has had 4 multi-hit games since his return. Had a game-tying bases-loaded walk on July 12 vs. HOU only homer came on July 7 at KC (G2), his first in a Rays uniform since Sep 9, 2011 vs. BOS. #39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, OF Wed: 0-1, BB, SB PHI Series: 2-9, 2B, 3B, BB, 2-R Trip: 4-19, 2-2B, 3B, BB, 2-R vs. LH:.246 (15-61) 2015:.246/.281/.411, 4-HR, 16-RBI, 10-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-6 RISP:.279 (17-61) vs. RH:.246 (61-248), 4-HR Is 10-for-11 in SB attempts all 10 SB have come since May 16, T-most in the majors with COL DJ LeMahieu without a CS during that span. Had 9th OF assist on Tue at PHI, 2nd among ML CF has played 92 G with 78 GS (76-CF, 2-RF) has made 1 E in 262 TC and leads majors with 14.4 UZR, per FanGraphs Ultimate Zone Rating puts a run value to def., attempting to quantify how many runs a player has saved (or given up) defensively. Ten of his last 18 H have been XBH ranks among team leaders in 2B (19, T-1st), XBH (33, 1st) and multi-hit games (20, T-2nd). Leads the majors with 10 triples (last on Mon at PHI) tied a club record for most triples before the All-Star break, with Carl Crawford (2004, 2005), and were the most by an AL player before the break since DET Curtis Granderson in 2007 (15) has as many or more triples than six major league teams has 18 triples since his final call-up on May 28, 2014, most in the majors over that span, ahead of CWS Adam Eaton and ARI David Peralta (16 each). #21 JAMES LONEY, 1B Wed: 1-3, RBI, CS, E3 (PH) PHI Series: 1-11, RBI Trip: 2-21, RBI, BB vs. LH:.182 (6-33), 1-HR 2015:.253/.308/.343, 3-HR, 17-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP:.325 (13-40) vs. RH:.271 (36-133), 2-HR Recorded 5th-inn. pinch-hit RBI single on Wed at PHI has reached safely in 7 of his last 8 PH PAs since Aug 21, 2013 (3-1B, 2-2B, HR, BB) is 9-for-14 (.643/.667/1.071) as a PH since the start of 2013 with the best AVG/OBP/SLG in the majors during that span (min. 15 PAs). Committed 2 5th-inning errors on Mon at PHI, his second career multi-error game (also Aug 17, 2008 w/ LAD) was first Rays player to be charged with 2 errors in same inning since Sean Rodriguez (8th inn.) on Sept 17, 2012 vs. BOS and first Rays 1B since Robert Fick (3rd inn.) on June 1, 2004 at MIN. Is 3-for-his-last-29 and 4-for-his-last-33, after hitting.333/.393/.500 (8-for-24) in his first 6 games back from the 15-day DL (left middle finger fracture). Is 2 HR shy of 100 for his career has made two DL stints this season (April 8-23, May 25 July 2), after none from 2006-14.

#3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Wed: 1-5, 2B, RBI, R, E5 PHI Series: 1-13, 2B, RBI, R Trip: 2-24, 2-2B, RBI, 2-R vs. LH:.338 (23-68), 2-HR 2015:.262/.333/.397, 9-HR, 42-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.200, 1-5) RISP:.221 (17-77) vs. RH:.244 (67-275), 7-HR On Wed at PHI, snapped 0-for-18 skid with 5th-inning 2B is 3-for-33 since snapping 8-game hitting streak has 1 HR in last 82 AB (July 7 (G1) at KC). Batting.375/.444/.900 (15-for-40) with 3 2B and 6 HR against tonight s starter Chris Tillman, tied for his most HR against any pitcher (CC Sabathia). Has 32 doubles and 25 HR in his career vs. BAL, 2nd most vs. any opponent is batting.192/.378/.385 (5-for-26) in 9 G vs. BAL this season. Has committed 5 errors in his last 70 total chances, including 2 in his last 11 was charged with just 3 E in his first 156 TC this season. Ranks among team leaders in RBI (42, 1st), doubles (19, T-1st), HR (9, 2nd), hits (90, 2nd), walks (35, T-1st), runs scored (40, 2nd), multi-hit games (20, T-2nd) and game-winning RBI (10, 1st and T-2nd in the AL) is the club s all-time leader in HR (193), 2B (245), XBH (450), RBI (677) and SLG (.485). #44 RENE RIVERA, C Wed: 0-5, 3-SO, E2 PHI Series: 1-9 Trip: 1-14 vs. LH:.187 (14-75) 2015:.178/.213/.292, 5-HR, 24-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-7 RISP:.214 (12-56) vs. RH:.174 (28-161), 5-HR Had a career-high-tying 3 SO on Wed at PHI (7th time, last Tue at PHI) has 4-plus strikeouts 3 times this year, compared to 3x in 2004-14 has struck out in a career-high-tying 7 straight games (5th time, last April 28-May 9, 2015) with 12 SO during that span. On Wed at PHI, made his 9th error, most among major league catchers has made 71 starts (68-C, 2-1B, 1-DH). Has 14 RBI in his last 25 games (23 starts) since June 12, compared to 10 RBI in his first 53 games (48 starts) this season before that. Has thrown out 11 of his last 20 potential base-stealers and 17 of his last 33 (51.5 percent) after starting the season 2-for-14 his 40.4 pct. eraser rate is 1st in the majors, and his 19 CS ranks T-2nd the highest pct. by a catcher in franchise history was set by Toby Hall in 2003 (41.3). #20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Wed: 2-4, BB PHI Series: 2-8, BB Trip: 2-8, BB vs. LH:.217 (13-60), 4-HR 2015:.211/.302/.412, 15-HR, 33-RBI, 10-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP:.127 (7-55) vs. RH:.210 (46-219), 11-HR Reinstated from the disabled list on Tue after missing the min. 15 days (11 games) with a right finger laceration went 1-for-6, 2B, BB in 2 rehab app. Is 4-for-his-last-15 dating back to before his DL stint, including two hits July 4 at NYY, when he snapped a career-long 0-for-26 in the 4th, then had a gametying 2-run homer off Dellin Betances in the 9th, first visiting rookie with a game-tying or go-ahead HR in the 9th or later in new Yankee Stadium history. Struck out in all 4 AB on Tue at PHI, tying the club record (70th time) was his fourth 4 SO game this season, tied with BAL Chris Davis and WAS Ian Desmond for most in the majors ranks 4th in the majors with 112 SO, including a major-league-most 43 strikeouts looking. Ranks T-6th in the AL with 8 outfield assists ranks among team leaders in HR (15, 1st), RBI (33, 3rd), XBH (25, T-4th), SB (10, T-1st) and BB (33, 3rd) leads AL rookies in HR, XBH, and BB and ranks T-1st among AL rookies in RBI (with TOR Devon Travis and OAK Mark Canha). Seven of his last 8 HR have come on the road is on pace for 25 HR; club rookie record is 27 by Evan Longoria in 2008. RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: 7/22 at PHI (L, 1.2-IP, 2-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 24-26 vs. LH:.220 (18-82), 2-HR 2015: 4-6-24, 3.18 ERA, 43 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 7/22 at PHI IR-RS: 10-3 vs. RH:.222 (14-63), 3-HR Took 6th loss on Wed at PHI, T-1st among relievers (MIA Steve Cishek) pitched 1-2-3 9th inn. before allowing allowing a leadoff 1B, SAC and RBI 1B in the 10th has been on the mound for 4 of the Rays 7 walk-off losses threw 31 pitches, one short of his season high (June 3 at LAA). Among AL relievers, ranks T-3rd in saves (24), T-10th in SO (49) and T-4th in BB (19) has at least 1 SO in 34 apps, 3rd most among AL relievers. According to Baseball Reference, 154 of his 169 BF 91.1 percent have come in Late & Close situations (PA in the 7th inning or later with the batting team tied, ahead by one or the tying run on deck) it s the 2nd-highest rate in the AL, trailing teammate Kevin Jepsen (92.4 pct.). Has entered in the 7th (twice), 8th (5x), 9th (32x) and extras (4x) the Rays have been tied or had the lead in 42 of his 43 apps. #31 XAVIER CEDEÑO, LH Last App: 7/22 at PHI (0.2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-2 vs. LH:.237 (14-59) 2015: 1-1-0, 2.96 ERA, 43 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 5/13 vs. NYY IR-RS: 31-5 vs. RH:.298 (14-47), 3-HR Had 3 BF on Wed at PHI, recorded 2 SO and allowed the other batter to reach on an E3 allowed an inherited runner to score for the first time since May 23 vs. OAK, snapping streak in which he stranded 12 consecutive base runners. Has pitched in 4 straight games, yielding 1 H in 2.2 IP over those 4 apps first of the 3 apps was Sun at TOR, on 11 days rest. Since joining the Rays on April 28, ranks T-1st in the AL with 38 apps (32 scoreless) and has compiled a 2.59 ERA (24.1-IP, 7-ER). Of his 38 apps for the Rays, has gone 0.2 IP or shorter 25 times, and has faced 1 batter 9 times. Has inherited 24 baserunners with the Rays has only allowed 3 to score (12.5 pct. 3rd in the AL) inherited 7 runners with the Nationals.. #37 ALEX COLOME, RH Last App: 7/20 at PHI (1.1-IP, 3-H, 1-R, 0-ER, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.290 (47-162), 4-HR 2015: 3-4-0, 4.66 ERA, 17 G, 13 GS Long Relief App: 2.1, 7/7 at KC (G2) IR-RS: 2-2 vs. RH:.292 (38-130), 5-HR Has allowed 12 hits in 6.1 relief innings this year on Mon at PHI, allowed an inherited runner to score, and charged an unearned run. His first 13 apps this season were starts (May 1 July 1) moved to the bullpen with the return of Jake Odorizzi to the starting rotation. Has totaled 22 BB to 29 SO in 51 IP since May 26, a 3.88 BB/9 IP and 1.32 SO/BB ratio only yielded 1.11 BB/9 IP this season before that. Is 6-5 with a 3.56 ERA (103.2-IP, 41-ER) in 19 career starts, compared to a 7.15 ERA (11.1-IP, 9-ER) in 6 career relief apps in his career, is 4-1 with a 2.56 ERA (59.2-IP, 17-ER) in 14 apps (9 starts) on the road, compared to 2-4 and a 5.37 ERA (55.1-IP, 33-ER) at home.. #54 STEVE GELTZ, RH Last App: 7/21 at PHI (0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 2-2 vs. LH:.189 (14-74), 1-HR 2015: 1-4-2, 3.33 ERA, 45 G, 2 GS Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 6/24 vs. TOR IR-RS: 20-2 vs. RH:.143 (12-84), 4-HR Seven of his last 8 apps have been scoreless, bringing his ERA down from 3.76 to 3.33 faced two batters on Tue at PHI: lineout, reached on error. Is T-1st in the AL with 45 apps (2 starts, both at NL parks) 33 of his 43 relief apps have been scoreless yielded solo HR on Sat at TOR (Bautista). Yielded a career-high 4 runs on July 3 at NYY, taking the loss on a walk-off, 3-run homer to Brian McCann in the 12th had a stretch of 4 apps from June 26 July 3 when he allowed 9 H and 8 R/ER in 4 IP in his other 41 apps (2 starts) combined has allowed 17 H and 9 R/ER in 42 IP. Only 2 of his 20 IR have scored (10.0 pct. 1st in the AL) had a club-record streak of 32 consecutive batters retired end on June 24 vs. TOR. #47 BRANDON GOMES, RH Last App: 7/22 at PHI (0.1-IP, 3-H, 2-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 0-HR) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH:.241 (13-54), 1-HR 2015: 1-4-0, 4.60 ERA, 33 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 4/29 at NYY IR-RS: 23-6 vs. RH:.299 (20-67), 4-HR Had 4 BF on Wed at PHI, allowing a leadoff single, SAC, RBI double and another single was charged with his first career blown save. Has allowed run(s) in 6 of his last 13 apps, bringing his ERA up from 2.14 to 4.60 yielded run(s) in only 4 of his first 20 apps this season has allowed 8 earned runs in his last 5 apps (19.64 ERA) yielded 8 earned runs in his first 28 apps this season (2.60 ERA). Has yielded at least 1 BB in 5 of his last 10 apps since June 20, a total of 7 BB over that span, compared to 3 BB in his first 23 apps this season. Has inherited a team-high 23 baserunners has entered with runners on base in 12 of 33 apps, and recorded at least 4 outs in 6 of 33 apps. Allowed career-high-tying 4 runs (3rd time, last Sep 2, 2013 at LAA) on July 7 at KC (G2), taking the loss after a bases-clearing double by Alcides Escobar. #40 KEVIN JEPSEN, RH Last App: 7/22 at PHI (1.0-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 5-9 vs. LH:.260 (20-77), 3-HR 2015: 2-5-5, 2.88 ERA, 45 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4/29 at NYY IR-RS: 13-6 vs. RH:.200 (14-70), 1-HR His last 7 apps have been scoreless, including Wed at PHI when he allowed 3 of his 5 BF to reach safely before inducing an inning-ending double play. Among AL RP, ranks 3rd in holds (21) and T-1st in apps (45) Rays have been tied or had lead in 44 of 45 apps only other app was 1-run defecit. Per Baseball Reference, 159 of 172 BF 92.4 percent have been in Late & Close situations, highest in the AL see Boxberger notes for details. Is holding right-handed hitters to a.200/.259/.271 (14-for-70), compared to.260/.356/.390 (20-for-77) has yielded 12 BB to left-handed hitters. Has only yielded 3 BB in his last 12 apps has allowed 19 BB total, T-4th among AL relievers, and his 5 losses rank T-2nd among AL relievers his BB/9 IP has increased from 3.2 in 2014 to 4.2 this year; SO/9 IP is down from 10.4 in 2014 to 7.3 this year. #57 JAKE MCGEE, LH Last App: 7/22 at PHI (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 4-5 vs. LH:.207 (6-29), 1-HR 2015: 0-0-4, 1.19 ERA, 24 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 7/10 vs. HOU IR-RS: 2-0 vs. RH:.135 (7-52) Recorded a perfect 7th inning on Wed at PHI on 10 pitches, extending his scoreless apps streak to 20 and scoreless innings streak to 19.1, the longest scoreless innings streak by a Rays pitcher this season (prev. Chris Archer, 16.0, April 11-21) it s tied for the 3rd-longest streak of scoreless apps in Rays history, behind Fernando Rodney (21 straight scoreless apps in 2012) and J.P. Howell (24 straight scoreless apps in 2012). Has struck out 31 of his 84 BF (36.9 percent), 4th-highest rate in the AL (min. 50 BF) ranks 3rd in the AL with 10.33 SO/BB (31-SO, 3-BB), min. 50 BF. Has entered in the 7th inning (10x), 8th (10x) and 9th (4x) according to Baseball Reference, 75 of 84 BF 89.3 percent have been in Late & Close situations, 3rd-highest rate in the AL (min. 50 BF) behind Jepsen, Boxberger see Boxberger notes for details. Has brought his ERA down from 8.10 to 1.19 since yielding a grand slam to Kyle Seager in his 4th app of the season on May 26 vs. SEA.

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals 48-49-39 97 3.57 868.0 762 344 293 785 97 Starters 33-29-0 97 3.39 542.0 471 204 165 490 55 Relievers 15-20-39 97 3.87 326.0 291 140 128 295 42 Home 24-27-20 51 3.71 463.0 410 191 150 447 58 Road 24-22-19 46 3.40 405.0 352 153 143 338 39 April 12-10-10 22 3.70 199.1 155 82 71 184 20 May 14-15-11 29 3.10 255.2 216 88 83 248 28 June 16-12-13 28 3.32 254.2 245 94 78 235 31 July 6-12-5 18 4.55 158.1 146 80 61 118 18 LAST HR OFF 15 MOST HITS GAME 15 MOST RBI GAME Beckham 5/22 vs. OAK Leon 2, 7x-last, 7/22 at PHI 2, 5x-last, 5/16 at MIN Butler 6/19 at CLE Carrasco 4, 5/31 at BAL 2, 5x-last, 6/12 vs. CWS Casali 7/18 at TOR Tepera 3, 6/17 at WAS 2, 7/5 at NYY DeJesus 5/31 at BAL Drake 2, 16x-last, 7/12 vs. HOU 3, 2x-last, 4/12 at MIA Elmore 6/27 vs. BOS Miley 2, 6x-last, 6/17 at WAS 4, 5/26 vs. SEA Forsythe 7/22 at PHI Diekman 3, 6x-last, 6/26 vs. BOS 3, 5/11 vs. NYY Guyer 7/18 at TOR Loup 3, 5/30 at BAL 4, 4/26 vs. TOR Jaso 7/7 at KC (2) Volquez 3, 7/8 at KC 1, 3x-last, 7/12 vs. HOU Kiermaier 6/3 at LAA Street 3, 6/22 vs. TOR 2, 4x-last, 5/7 vs. TEX Loney 7/7 at KC (1) Young 4, 5/17 at MIN 3, 5/17 at MIN Longoria 7/7 at KC (1) Young 4, 4/25 vs. TOR 3, 5x-last, 7/8 at KC Rivera 7/8 at KC Blanton 3, 2x-last, 7/8 at KC 4, 5/14 vs. NYY Souza Jr. 7/4 at NYY Betances 3, 4x-last, 6/17 at WAS 3, 5x-last, 6/3 at LAA RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: L1 When commit error: 17-25 Hit homer: 33-24 Current Record: 48-49 Ahead after 6-7-8: 38-6/41-2/45-0 Homer with men on: 15-10 Home/Road: 24-27/24-22 Behind after 6-7-8: 3-33/1-38/0-41 Hit multiple homers: 13-7 Day/Night: 14-17/34-32 Tied after 6-7-8: 7-9/6-10/3-8 Score first: 34-13 Grass/Turf: 20-19/28-30 1-run games: 14-17 Score 5 or more: 21-9 vs. East: 22-22 2-run games: 13-9 Score less than 5: 27-40 vs. Central: 6-11 Extra innings: 2-7 Outhit opponents: 33-13 vs. West: 13-11 Win in last at-bat: 6 Outhit by opponents: 9-32 vs. National League: 7-5 Come-from-behind wins: 18 Collect 10 or more hits: 15-10 vs. RH/LH starters: 32-40/16-9 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 17 Opp. 10 or more hits: 5-21 Series W-L-T (home): 5-8-3 Series W-L-T (road): 8-6-1 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 19-19/8-12/17-14/3-4 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Andriese 7 16 2.29 4.45 4-3 1 Archer 20 53 2.65 3.71 11-9 12 Colome 13 21 1.61 2.74 3-10 3 Geltz 2 0 0.00 0.00 1-1 0 Karns 19 41 2.16 3.39 8-11 7 Moore 4 12 3.00 5.79 1-3 0 Odorizzi 15 30 2.00 2.95 7-8 9 Ramirez 14 36 2.57 4.50 11-3 4 Smyly 3 6 2.00 3.24 2-1 2 RAYS SEASON HIGHS TEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest win streak 5, April 22-26 Most runs, game, TB 3, 2x-last, Wilson, 5/17 at MIN Long loss streak 7, June 28-July 4 Most runs, game, Opp 4, Gordon, 4/10 at MIA Most runs game, TB 12, 4/24 vs. TOR Most hits, game, TB 4, 3x-last, Butler, 5/31 at BAL Most runs game, Opp 16, 6/16 vs. WAS Most hits, game, Opp 5, 2x-last, Escobar, 6/18 at WAS Most runs, inn, TB 7, 4/10 at MIA Most 2B, game, TB 2, 8x-last, Kiermaier, 6/15 vs. WAS Most runs, inn, Opp 7, 4/18 vs. NYY Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 3x-last, Smith, 5/25 vs. SEA Most hits, game, TB 19, 5/17 at MIN Most HR, game, TB 2, Longoria, 5/6 at BOS Most hits, game, Opp 23, 6/16 vs. WAS Most HR, game, Opp 2, 7x-last, Ramos, 6/16 vs. WAS Most hits, inn, TB 5, 5x-last, 7/8 at KC Most RBI, game, TB 4, 2x-last, Rivera, 5/14 vs. NYY Most hits, inn, Opp 5, 5x-last, 7/8 at KC Most RBI, game, Opp 6, Seager, 5/26 vs. SEA Most doubles, game, TB 6, 2x-last, 5/31 at BAL Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, Souza Jr., 5/31 at BAL Most doubles, game, Opp 5, 6/9 vs. LAA Most x-base hits, game, Opp 2, 26x-last, Hernandez, 7/20 at PHI Most HR, game, TB 3, 6x-last, 6/27 vs. BOS Most steals, game, TB 2, 7x-last, Guyer, 6/27 vs. BOS Most HR, game, Opp 5, 5/11 vs. NYY Most steals, game, Opp 3, DeShields, 5/7 vs. TEX Most x-base hits, game, TB 8, 3x-last, 5/31 at BAL Hitting Streak 10, Longoria, May 16-27 Most x-base hits, game, Opp 7, 2x-last, 6/16 vs. WAS TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 5, 6/22 vs. TOR Most SO, TB Starter 15, Archer, 6/2 at LAA Most stolen bases, game, Opp 4, 6/24 vs. TOR Most SO, Opp Starter 14, Kluber, 7/2 vs. CLE Most walks, game, TB 9, 5/6 at BOS Most SO, TB Reliever 5, Geltz, 4/29 at NYY Most walks, game, Opp 9, 7/3 at NYY Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, 2x-last, Andriese, 6/17 at WAS Most strikeouts, game, TB 19, 7/2 vs. CLE Most walks, game, TB 5, 4x-last, Odorizzi, 7/17 at TOR Most strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 4/29 at NYY Most walks, game, Opp 6, Masterson, 5/6 at BOS Most LOB, game, TB 14, 6/22 vs. TOR Most SO, Team, TB 16, 4/29 at NYY Most LOB, game, Opp 12, 2x-last, 6/15 vs. WAS Most walks, Team, TB 9, 7/3 at NYY Most errors, game, TB 3, 6/9 vs. LAA Low-Hit Game 2, 3x-last, 5 Pitchers, 6/17 at WAS Most errors, game, Opp 3, 4x-last, 7/22 at PHI Consecutive Scoreless IP 19.1, McGee, May 29-Current Longest game, time 4:30, 7/3 at NYY Shortest game, time 2:09, 5/30 at BAL Longest game, time (9 inn.) 3:33, 4/19 vs. NYY Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:09, 5/30 at BAL Grand Slams (-): - Back-to-Back (2): Dykstra/Forsythe (4/17 vs. NYY, A Warren), Forsythe/Butler (5/11 vs. NYY, C Sabathia) 2-HR games (1): Longoria-1 (5/6 at BOS, J Masterson/A Ogando) 3-HR games (-): - LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS HOME RUNS Pinch-hit (3): Beckham-2 (4/11 at MIA, M Dunn; 4/16 at TOR, A Loup), Guyer-1 (5/8 vs. TEX, A Claudio) Walk-off (-): - Lead-off (1): Guyer-1 (4/26 vs. TOR, M Buehrle) Inside-the-park (1): Forsythe-1 (7/8 at KC, J Guthrie) HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Souza Jr. 9 3 3 15 Forsythe 8 2 10 Longoria 5 1 3 9 Butler 4 2 6 Beckham 2 3 5 Cabrera 4 1 5 DeJesus 4 1 5 Rivera 2 1 2 5 Guyer 3 1 4 Kiermaier 3 1 4 Loney 2 1 3 Casali 2 2 Elmore 1 1 2 Mahtook 2 2 Sizemore 2 2 Dykstra 1 1 Franklin 1 1 Jaso 1 1 Karns 1 1 TOTALS 53 19 11-83 CATCHERS PCT CS ATT Casali.308 4 13 Rivera.404 19 47 Wilson.250 5 20 TOTALS.350 28 80 MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Longoria (18), Forsythe (14), Souza Jr. (14), DeJesus (9), Loney (8), Cabrera (7), Guyer (6), Kiermaier (6), Rivera (6), Elmore (5), Butler (4), Jaso (3), Sizemore (3), Beckham (2), Wilson (2), Casali (1), Dykstra (1), Jennings (1), Karns (1) 2-Out RBI: Rivera (12), Forsythe (11), DeJesus (10), Kiermaier (8), Cabrera (7), Elmore (7), Guyer (7), Loney (7), Souza Jr. (7), Longoria (6), Beckham (5), Butler (4), Franklin (2), Mahtook (2), Sizemore (2), Wilson (2), Krauss (1) Outfield Assists: Kiermaier (9), Souza Jr. (8), DeJesus (3), Butler (1), Jaso (1), Jennings (1), Sizemore (1) Bunt Singles: Cabrera (3), Kiermaier (2), Souza Jr. (2), Beckham (1), Franklin (1) Ejections: Cash-2 (4/16 at TOR, 8th inn.; 5/10 vs. TEX, 5th inn.), Cabrera-1 (6/22 vs. TOR, 5th inn.), Shelton-1 (5/10 vs. TEX, 5th inn.) Batted Around: 4/10 at MIA (7th inn., 11 batters), 4/15 at TOR (9th inn., 9 batters), 4/22 vs. BOS (6th inn., 9 batters), 5/17 at MIN (6th inn., 10 batters), 6/3 at LAA (6th inn., 9 batters) CATWALKS 1. May 11 vs. NYY Tim Beckham pop out to SS Didi Gregorius hit off the B-ring catwalk off Branden Pinder (9th inning). 2. June 16 vs. WAS Clint Robinson home run off the C-ring catwalk in right field (449 feet) off Alex Colome (2nd inning). WALK-OFF WINS 1. April 23 vs. BOS (W 2-1) Rene Rivera single to left field off Anthony Varvaro (9th inning). WALK-OFF LOSSES 1. April 10 at MIA (L 9-10) Christian Yelich single to right field off Brad Boxberger (10th inning). 2. May 29 at BAL (L 1-2) J.J. Hardy single to left field off Steve Geltz (9th inning). 3. June 21 at CLE (L 0-1) David Murphy sacrifice fly to center field off Kevin Jepsen (9th inning). 4. July 3 at NYY (L 5-7) Brian McCann home run to right field off Steve Geltz (12th inning). 5. July 4 at NYY (L 2-3) Ramon Flores sacrifice bunt, throwing error on pitcher off Brad Boxberger (9th inning). 6. July 7 at KC, G1 (L, 5-9) Paulo Orlando grand slam to left field off Brad Boxberger (9th inning). 7. July 22 at PHI (L, 4-5) Odubel Herrera single to left field off Brad Boxberger (10th inning). RUNS BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total Opponent 40 43 31 38 45 40 37 44 36 9 363 Tampa Bay 36 36 22 34 51 55 44 34 29 4 345 INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (since June 28) GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING DELAY June 28 vs. BOS Tampa Bay T9 Alejandro De Aza Safe at 2nd Overturned 1:44 June 29 vs. CLE Tampa Bay B9 Rene Rivera Out at 2nd Confirmed 0:41 July 3 at NYY Tampa Bay T9 Asdrubal Cabrera Out at 2nd Stands 3:02 July 3 at NYY New York B11 Evan Longoria Safe at 2nd Overturned 2:24 July 7 at KC (1) Kansas City T7 Kevin Kiermaier Safe at 1st Stands 2:57 July 7 at KC (1) Umpire T9 Kevin Kiermaier Safe at 3rd Stands 4:31 July 10 vs. HOU Tampa Bay T6 Preston Tucker Safe at 2nd Overturned 1:30 July 11 vs. HOU Tampa Bay B6 Logan Forsythe Out at 2nd Confirmed :30 July 17 at TOR Toronto T2 Logan Forsythe Safe at 1st Stands 1:57 July 18 at TOR Tampa Bay T3 Tim Beckham Out at 1st Overturned 0:45 July 18 at TOR Tampa Bay T5 Tim Beckham Out at Home Confirmed 0:57 July 20 at PHI Umpire B5 Curt Casali Out at Home Confirmed TBA July 22 at PHI Tampa Bay T3 Brandon Guyer Foul Ball Overturned TBA July 22 at PHI Tampa Bay B8 Cody Asche Safe at Home Overturned TBA Rays Totals (bold): 36 challenges (11 overturned, 11 stand, 14 confirmed) Opp Totals: 27 challenges (11 overturned, 5 stand, 11 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 8 challenge (0 record keeping, 2 overturned, 1 stand, 5 confirmed)

May 1 Reinstated RH Alex Colome (pneumonia) from the 15-day DL. May 3 Placed OF Desmond Jennings (left knee bursitis) on 15-day DL, retroactive to April 26; selected OF Joey Butler from Durham. May 9 Placed LH Drew Smyly (left shoulder soreness) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 6; transferred RH Alex Cobb (right forearm tendonitis) to the 60-day DL; optioned INF Jake Elmore to Durham; recalled RH Matt Andriese from Durham; selected RH Andrew Bellatti from Durham. May 13 Transferred LH Drew Smyly (torn left labrum) to the 60-day DL; claimed RH Preston Guilmet off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays and assigned him to Durham. May 15 Optioned RH Matt Andriese to Durham; reinstated LH Jake McGee (offseason elbow surgery) from the 15-day DL. May 17 Optioned RH Andrew Bellatti to Durham; reinstated INF Nick Franklin (left oblique strain) from the 15-day DL. May 23 Optioned INF Tim Beckham to Durham; recalled LH Enny Romero from Durham. May 24 Optioned LH Enny Romero to Durham; recalled RH Preston Guilmet from Durham. May 25 Optioned RH Preston Guilmet to Durham; placed 1B James Loney (left middle finger fracture) on the 15-day DL; recalled INF Jake Elmore and INF Tim Beckham from Durham. May 28 Reinstated INF Ryan Brett (left shoulder subluxation) from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Durham. May 30 Reinstated LH C.J. Riefenhauser (left shoulder inflammation) from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Durham. June 1 Placed INF Tim Beckham (strained right hamstring) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 31; recalled RH Andrew Bellatti. June 2 Designated RH Ernesto Frieri for assignment; recalled OF Mikie Mahtook from Durham. June 6 Optioned RH Andrew Bellatti to Durham; recalled LH Enny Romero from Durham. June 9 Placed RH Jake Odorizzi (strained left oblique) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 6; recalled RH Andrew Bellatti from Durham. June 10 Optioned LH Enny Romero to Durham; recalled RH Preston Guilmet from Durham; reinstated RH Kirby Yates (strained right pectoral) from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Durham. June 12 Designated C Bobby Wilson for assignment; placed RH Andrew Bellatti (right shoulder tendonitis) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 10; optioned RH Preston Guilet to Durham; recalled LH Enny Romero, LH C.J. Riefenhauser and RH Matt Andriese from Durham. W-L BY POSITION (STARTS) RECENT TRANSACTIONS RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (6) POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORD LHP Jeff Beliveau 60-day Left labrum tear April 17 April 16 June 16 88 43-45 SS Asdrubal Cabrera 15-day Right hamstring strain July 12 - July 27 7 3-4 RHP Alex Cobb 60-day Tommy John surgery April 5 March 27 May 27 97 48-49 OF Desmond Jennings 60-day Left knee bursitis May 3 April 26 June 25 79 38-41 RHP Burch Smith 60-day Tommy John surgery April 8 - June 8 95 48-47 LHP Drew Smyly 60-day Torn left labrum May 9 May 6 July 5 70 34-36 Others (Games Missed): INF Tim Beckham (25, strained right hamstring, 16-9), RH Andrew Bellatti (27, right shoulder tendonitis, 12-15), (INF Ryan Brett (34, left shoulder subluxation, 18-16), RH Alex Colome (22, pneumonia, 12-10), INF Nick Franklin (38, left oblique strain, 20-18), OF John Jaso (83, left wrist contusion, 43-40), 1B James Loney (15, mild right oblique strain, 8-7; 36, left middle finger fracture, 18-18), LH Jake McGee (36, offseason elbow surgery, 20-16), LH Matt Moore (80, Tommy John surgery, 42-38), RH Jake Odorizzi (33, left oblique strain, 14-19), LH C.J. Riefenhauser (37, left shoulder inflammation, 18-19), LH Drew Smyly (16, left shoulder tendonitis, 8-8), OF Steven Souza Jr. (11, right finger laceration, 4-7), RH Kirby Yates (50, strained right pectoral, 25-25) W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS) C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH Beckham - - 4-8 - 3-8 - - - 2-2 - - - - 0-2 1-4 2-4 5-7 1-1 Brett - - 0-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1 - Butler - - - - - 8-8 - 1-1 16-16 - 17-18 1-0 - 3-4 1-1 - 3-2 - Cabrera - - - - 40-38 - - - 2-0 1-1 0-1 13-10 - - 6-7 22-19 - - Casali 5-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-1 4-7 DeJesus - - - - - 16-24 - 0-1 12-8 8-5 3-0 0-2 6-13 3-2 7-11 1-0 - - Dykstra - 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-4 - 1-0 - Elmore - 14-8 1-3 3-2 2-2 1-2 - - - 1-0 1-0 - - - 7-2 5-6 7-9 - Forsythe - 2-9 40-33 1-3 - - - - 2-1 - 2-1 0-2 15-8 16-26 5-4 7-4 0-1 - Franklin - 2-3 3-5 - 3-1 - - - 1-0 - - - - - 0-1 2-0 7-7 - Guyer - - - - - 16-8 6-3 4-7 0-1 15-9 2-0 - - 1-0 1-1 3-5 4-4 - Jaso - - - - - 1-1 - - 4-5 4-6 1-0 - - - - - - - Jennings - - - - - 6-4 4-3 - 0-1 - - - - 9-7 1-1 - - - Kiermaier - - - - - - 33-43 2-0 - 19-24 - - - - 2-0 4-7 10-10 0-2 Krauss - 0-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1 0-3 - Loney - 21-21 - - - - - - 0-1 - - 3-2 11-14 3-4 4-2 - - - Longoria - - - 44-45 - - - - 3-1 - - 31-33 16-13 - - - - - Mahtook - - - - - - 4-0 - - - - - - - 1-0 - 3-0 - Rivera 33-35 2-0 - - - - - - 0-1 - - - - - - 2-3 5-4 28-29 Sizemore - - - - - 0-1 - 1-4 0-7 0-4 1-7 - 0-1 - - - - - Souza Jr. - - - - - - - 39-36 - - 20-22 - - 12-3 7-11 - - - Wilson 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 9-6 June 13 June 17 June 23 June 25 June 26 June 27 June 28 July 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 7 July 8 July 11 July 12 July 21 RAYS HITTERS vs. ORIOLES Optioned OF Mikie Mahtook to Durham; recalled C Curt Casali from Durham. Optioned LH C.J. Riefenhauser to Durham; selected RH Ronald Belisario from Durham. Optioned LH Enny Romero to Durham; recalled RH Kirby Yates from Durham. Acquired 1B/OF Marc Krauss from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for minor league RH Kyle Winkler; optioned INF Nick Franklin to Durham. Selected 1B/OF Marc Krauss from Durham. Reinstated INF Tim Beckham (strained right hamstring) from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Durham. Transferred OF Desmond Jennings (left knee bursitis) to the 60-day DL; optioned RH Matt Andriese to Durham; selected OF Grady Sizemore from Charlotte. Designated RH Ronald Belisario for assignment; optioned RH Kirby Yates to Durham; recalled RH Preston Guilmet and LH C.J. Riefenhauser from Durham. Optioned INF Marc Krauss to Durham; reinstated LH Matt Moore (Tommy John surgery) from the 60-day DL. Optioned RH Preston Guilmet to Durham; reinstated 1B James Loney (left middle finger fracture) from the 15-day DL. Designated 1B Marc Krauss for assignment; optioned LH C.J. Riefenhauser to Durham; selected LH Everett Teaford from Durham. Designated RH Preston Guilmet for assignment; placed OF Steven Souza Jr. (right finger laceration) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 6; reinstated OF John Jaso (left wrist contusion) from the 60-day DL; added RH Matt Andriese from Durham per MLB s 26th Man Rule. Returned RH Matt Andriese to Durham per MLB s 26th Man Rule; designated LH Everett Teaford for assignment; reinstated RH Andrew Bellatti (right shoulder tendonitis) from the 15-day DL. Optioned RH Andrew Bellatti to Durham; reinstated RH Jake Odorizzi (left oblique strain) from the 15-day DL. Placed SS Asdrubal Cabrera (right hamstring strain) on the 15-day DL; recalled INF Tim Beckham from Durham. Optioned OF Grady Sizemore to Durham; reinstated OF Steven Souza Jr. (right finger laceration) from the 15-day DL. 2015 CAREER PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP Beckham 5 14 1 0 0 0 5.071.071 8 19 2 0 1 0 5.105.100 Butler 4 15 6 1 1 0 5.400.400 4 15 6 1 1 0 5.400.400 Casali - - - - - - - - - 2 4 1 0 0 0 2.250.400 DeJesus 7 22 7 1 1 2 2.318.375 65 230 56 5 17 23 34.243.314 Elmore 4 10 1 0 0 0 2.100.100 7 17 2 0 0 0 4.118.118 Forsythe 9 30 8 1 5 3 4.267.353 26 69 17 3 9 11 11.246.366 Guyer 7 18 8 0 1 1 4.444.500 25 64 20 2 6 2 12.313.353 Jaso 1 0 0 0 0 1 0-1.000 41 113 27 2 13 18 17.239.344 Kiermaier 9 28 7 1 2 0 7.250.250 21 69 18 4 6 0 15.261.261 Loney 4 13 2 1 2 2 1.154.267 46 154 39 5 19 15 20.253.322 Longoria 9 26 5 1 4 8 9.192.378 115 440 117 25 76 49 109.266.341 Rivera 8 23 1 0 0 1 6.043.083 12 37 3 1 1 1 7.081.105 Souza Jr. 9 33 7 3 6 4 16.212.297 9 33 7 3 6 4 16.212.297 RAYS PITCHERS vs. ORIOLES 2015 CAREER PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG Archer 0 2 0 11.2 12 7 10 5.40.261 1 4 0 36.2 41 23 34 5.65.279 Boxberger 0 0 4 4.2 1 0 8 0.00.067 2 0 4 16.2 5 3 27 1.62.089 Cedeño 0 0 0 1.2 4 1 2 5.40.444 0 0 0 1.2 4 1 2 5.40.444 Colome 1 0 0 5.0 3 0 6 0.00.167 2 0 0 10.2 5 1 9 0.84.139 Geltz 0 1 0 4.2 3 2 8 3.86.188 0 1 0 4.2 3 2 8 3.86.188 Gomes 0 1 0 3.0 4 2 1 6.00.308 1 2 0 15.0 14 7 13 4.20.250 Jepsen 0 0 0 4.0 5 2 5 4.50.313 0 0 0 15.2 10 3 14 1.72.182 Karns 0 1 0 16.2 8 6 15 3.24.145 0 1 0 21.0 13 9 18 3.86.178 McGee 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 2 0.00.000 1 1 4 23.2 16 10 38 3.80.190 Moore - - - - - - - - - 4 3 0 39.2 46 17 38 3.86.286 Odorizzi 2 0 0 12.2 9 4 13 2.84.196 2 2 0 35.2 35 18 33 4.54.250 Ramirez 1 0 0 8.1 3 0 8 0.00.111 2 0 0 22.1 11 6 20 2.42.143