TAMPA BAY RAYS (71-63) at CLEVELAND INDIANS (77-57) LH Blake Snell (16-5, 2.05) vs. RH Shane Bieber (8-2, 4.52) Saturday, September 1, 2018 First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. Location: Progressive Field TV: FS1 Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 135 (71-63) Road Game No.: 70 (30-39) All-Time Game No.: 3,373 (1571-1801) All-Time Road Game No.: 1,687 (708-978) March: 1-2 April: 12-12 May: 15-13 June: 13-14 July: 13-12 August: 17-10 September: 0-0 Pre-ASB: 49-47 Post-ASB: 22-16 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Sun., 9/2 at CLE 4:10 p.m. TBD vs. RH Carlos Carrasco (16-7, 3.38) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) ROSTER MOVES The Rays have reinstated LH Vidal Nuño (right hamstring strain) from the 10-day DL and recalled RH Jaime Schultz from Triple-A Durham, bringing the active roster to 27 players Nuño has been on the disabled list since July 4, sustaining the injury running the bases in a 16-inning, 9-6 win on July 3 at MIA Schultz begins his third stint with the Rays this season, following May 27-29 and July 8 Aug 12. RAY MATTER Last night the Rays lost, 3-0, falling to 1-2 on the current road trip on the heels of an 8-game winning streak, tied for the 3rd-longest in franchise history at 71-63, the Rays are one game shy of matching their high-water mark of the season and two shy of matching their highwater mark under fourth-year Manager Kevin Cash the Rays are 9-2 in their last 11 games, outscoring opponents, 54-29, over that stretch. Last night was the 21st time this season the Rays lost when yielding 3 runs or fewer, most in the majors ahead of the Pirates (20) this is the 4th-most in club history; their most is 24 in 2014. This is the third of three consecutive series against division leaders, with the Rays going 4-2 so far against the Red Sox (3-0), Braves (1-1) and Indians (0-1) this is the fifth time in the last six series the Rays are facing a team currently positioned to make the playoffs. This is the fourth game of a 8-game road trip to Atlanta (1-1), Cleveland (0-1) and Toronto (3) the Rays are 6-6 in their last 12 road games after a 7-20 (.259) stretch from May 31 July 29. The Rays are 67-50 (.573) since their 4-13 start to the season. The Rays are 9 GB of the Athletics for the AL s second Wild Card. BY THE MONTH The Rays went 17-10 (.630) in August, the first time they were better or worse than within 2 games of.500 in a calendar month since May 2017 (17-13) it was the 6th-best winning pct. in the majors for August and the 3rd-best in franchise history for August. Rays pitching in August recorded a 2.76 ERA (238-IP, 73-ER), best in the AL and 2nd-best in the majors behind the Cardinals (2.75), and their lowest for a calendar month since July 2014 (2.71). The Rays led the majors with 33 SB in August, ahead of the Dodgers (28) and Indians (25) it was the first time they led the majors in steals for a calendar month since September 2011 (31). The Rays went 12-14 (.462) last September and they haven t posted a winning record in September since going 17-12 in Sep 2013. PITCHERS DUEL Last night the Rays were shut out for the eighth time, first since July 24 vs. NYY, and third time on the road, first since July 4 at MIA they were held to 2 hits, their fewest since a 2-1 loss on Sep 19, 2017 vs. CHC (1) and fewest on the road since a 6-1 loss on July 28, 2017 at NYY (2) it was the first time they were shut out on 2 hits or fewer since Aug 8, 2017 vs. BOS (2) and first time on the road since SEA Félix Hernández pitched a perfect game against them on Aug 15, 2012 at Safeco Field. Yesterday was the seventh time in club history both the Rays and opposing starting pitcher went at least 7 IP and allowed 2 hits or fewer, and the first time since Sep 12, 2014 at TOR (Karns/Happ). Last night Tyler Glasnow became the fifth Rays pitcher (6th time) to ever lose a start of 7 IP (or more) and 2 hits or fewer, and the first since Jake Odorizzi on May 29, 2016 vs. NYY (7-IP, 1-H, 2-R/ER) he was the first Rays starter to do this when allowing 1 run or fewer since James Shields on Oct 2, 2012 vs. BAL (9-IP, 2-H, 1-R/ER). Yesterday s game was played in 2 hours, 18 minutes, the 2ndshortest Rays game of the season behind June 5 at WAS (2:16). The Rays didn t have a baserunner last night after Tommy Pham s 4th-inning single, as their last 17 batters were retired. SQUAD GOALS At 71-63, here is what the Rays would need to do in their remaining 28 games to reach the following records: REQUIRED FINISH TO REACH SEASON-ENDING RECORDS Record Finish Significance 81-81 10-18 Would be their best record under Manager Kevin Cash 82-80 11-17 Would be their first winning record since 2013 (92-71) 90-72 19-9 Would be their sixth 90-win campaign in 11 seasons as Rays RAYS vs. INDIANS The Rays are 58-94 (.382) all-time against the Indians, their worst mark against any AL opponent, and 25-51 (.329) on the road the Rays host the Indians on their next homestand, Sep 10-12 the Rays have lost the last four season series, and they went 3-4 against them last year (1-3 at home, 2-1 on the road) since Aug 11, 2017, the Rays have lost four straight to the Indians and have been shut out three times. The Rays are 17-10 (.630) against the AL Central this season they are 64-50 (.561) against AL teams but finished 7-13 in IL play. PITCHING POINTS The Rays rank 3rd in the AL with a 3.69 ERA behind the Astros (3.14) and Red Sox (3.61), and it is their lowest mark since 2014 (3.56) in the last 19 games since Aug 10, the Rays lead the majors with a 2.45 ERA (165-IP, 45-ER) they have yielded 3 runs or fewer in 14 of these 19 games (73.7 pct.) and 1 run or fewer in 9 of these 19 games (47.4 pct.). Since the debut of the opener on May 19, Rays pitching ranks 2nd in the majors and 1st in the AL with a 3.34 ERA before that, their 4.43 ERA was 22nd in the majors and 9th in the AL. The Rays have used a club-record 31 different pitchers, tied for 5thmost in the majors and tied for 3rd-most in the AL they have also used a club-record and majors-most 16 different starting pitchers. A club-record 22 different Rays pitchers have recorded a win this season, most in the majors ahead of the Braves/Marlins (21). The Rays bullpen has thrown 656.1 IP this season, 128 IP more than any other team (Padres) and 141 IP more than any other AL team (Angels) in comparison, the Indians bullpen has thrown 363.2 IP, fewest in the majors the second out recorded by the Rays bullpen in tonight s game will tie a major league record for relief innings. MOST INNINGS, RELIEVERS, MAJOR LEAGUE HISTORY Team, Year Innings Team, Year Innings Colorado Rockies, 2012 657.0 Cincinnati Reds, 2017 610.0 Tampa Bay Rays, 2018 656.1 Texas Rangers, 2003 601.1 Miami Marlins, 2017 612.0 Seattle Mariners, 1977 599.1 ABOUT THE OFFENSE The Rays rank 5th in the AL in both avg. (.256) and on-base pct. (.328), while they were 12th with a.245 avg. and 10th with a.317 OBP last season they haven t finished in the top five in avg. since 2005 (.274, 3rd), nor in the top five in on-base pct. since 2013 (.329, 3rd) the Rays have three of the AL s top 12 hitters for avg. in Mallex Smith (.307, 7th), Matt Duffy (.296, 11th) and Joey Wendle (.295, 12th). The Rays are averaging 5.67 runs in their last 9 games last night, they snapped a season-long-tying streak of scoring 4 runs or more in eight consecutive games they have scored 5+ runs in six of their last 9 games and reached 10+ hits in seven of their last 9 games. The Rays have totaled 118 HR this season, 4th-fewest in the majors they are on pace for 143 HR, which would be 85 HR fewer than their club-record 228 HR last season they have won 24 games this season without the benefit of a home run, most in the majors, and they are 25-5 (.833) when hitting multiple homers. The Rays rank 4th in the majors with 98 SB and 1st with 82 HBP. SNELL-ZILLA Tonight s starter Blake Snell has a 2.05 ERA this season, 3rd in the majors behind NYM Jacob degrom (1.68) and BOS Chris Sale (1.97) he is on pace to set a single-season club record, currently held by David Price in 2012 (2.56) the year he won the AL Cy Young Award his 16 wins are tied for 3rd in the majors behind CLE Corey Kluber (17) and NYY Luis Severino (17), and are tied for 4th for a single season in club history he has allowed 1 run or fewer in five consecutive starts, one shy of matching the longest such streak in club history (excluding openers). COMPARING 2018 BLAKE SNELL TO 2012 DAVID PRICE W-L ERA WHIP IP Avg. SO/9 IP fwar David Price, 2012 20-5 2.56 1.10 211.226 8.74 5.0 Blake Snell, 2018 16-5 2.05 0.99 145.179 10.43 3.3 ODDS & ENDS The Rays have used a club-record 20 different rookies this season, and their rookies have combined for 587 games, most in the majors thirteen of the 27 players on the active roster are rookies. The Rays lead the majors in 1-run games (52) and 1-run losses (28), but only two of their last 16 games have been decided by 1 run the single-season club record is 30 1-run losses in 2015. Only three players have been on the active roster all season: C.J. Cron, Sergio Romo, Jesús Sucre only one player is still in the org. from Kevin Cash s managerial debut in 2015: Kevin Kiermaier. The Rays have played 424 games since their last complete game, the longest drought in AL history (source: Elias Sports Bureau).
TONIGHT S STARTER: LH BLAKE SNELL (16-5, 2.05 ERA) CAREER MLB BREAKDOWN YEAR W L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO HR 2017 5 7 4.04 24 24 129.1 113 65 58 59 119 15 2018 16 5 2.05 25 25 145.0 91 35 33 53 168 14 Career 27 20 3.12 68 68 363.1 297 144 126 163 385 34 LAST START On Sun vs. BOS, faced the minimum through 3 IP and one over the minimum through 5 IP went walk, double to start the 6th inning, but yielded only 1 run in the frame on a Mookie Betts sacrifice fly, groundout and swinging strikeout was replaced after 89 pitches with the Rays holding a 7-1 lead it was his 14th consecutive home start yielding 1 ER or fewer, the longest such streak in the majors since 1913 when earned runs were officially kept in both leagues, according to the Elias Sports Bureau his line: W, 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 8 SO, 89 pit, 55 str. THE WIN COLUMN Has won four consecutive decisions, matching the longest such streak of his career (5th time) it marks the fourth time this season he s won four straight decisions, and it matches the longest winning streak by a Ray this season, joining Jalen Beeks (active) and Ryan Yarbrough (active) no Rays pitcher has won five consecutive decisions since Drew Smyly (5) from July 30 Sep 13, 2016. His 16 wins this season are tied for 3rd in the majors behind CLE Corey Kluber (17) and NYY Luis Severino (17) is tied with James Shields in 2011 for 4th in a single season in club history, trailing David Price in 2012 (20) and 2010 (19) and Matt Moore (17) in 2013 his.762 winning pct. is 3rd in the AL. PITCHER OF THE MONTH? Went 4-0 with a 1.04 ERA (26-IP, 3-ER) in 5 starts in August, following his return from the 10-day DL (left shoulder fatigue) on Aug 4 vs. CWS his 4 wins tied the club record for August and tied four others for the AL lead min. 25 IP, his ERA ranked 2nd in the majors behind CHC Cole Hamels (0.69) and led the AL, ahead of CWS Carlos Rodón (1.80) it was the best ERA in franchise history for August and 4th-best in club history for a pitcher in any calendar month his 11.77 SO/9 IP ratio in August also ranked 4th in the AL (min. 25 IP). Is attempting to become the fifth Ray to win the AL Pitcher of the Month Award and the first since Chris Archer did it as a rookie in July 2013. Has yielded 1 run or fewer in five consecutive starts, the longest such streak of his career and one shy of tying Erasmo Ramirez (6) from June 15 July 18, 2015 for the longest streak in franchise history, excluding openers. 2018 SPLITS SPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO Home 8 1 1.06 11 67.2 41 9 8 18 73 Road 8 4 2.91 14 77.1 50 26 25 35 95 March 0 0 0.00 1 5.2 3 0 0 2 2 April 4 1 3.00 5 30.0 20 10 10 9 39 May 3 2 2.60 6 34.2 24 11 10 12 35 June 3 1 1.74 5 31.0 18 7 6 17 37 July 2 1 2.04 3 17.2 15 4 4 7 21 August 4 0 1.04 5 26.0 11 3 2 6 34 September -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPLITS vs. INDIANS SPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO 2018 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2017 0 0 1.42 1 6.1 4 1 1 2 4 Career 0 1 2.08 2 13.0 11 4 3 5 7 on Road 0 1 2.70 1 6.2 7 3 2 3 3 2018 SPLITS vs. BATTERS SPLIT AB H AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO TB PA vs. LHB 117 15.128 5 0 2 9 42 26 127 vs. RHB 390 76.195 20 1 12 44 126 134 438 SEASON & CAREER HIGHS 2018 CAREER 7.1, 3x-last 7/7 at NYM IP 7.1, 3x-last 7/7/18 at NYM 7, 6/9 vs. SEA H 10, 5/8/17 vs. KC 5, 2x-last 5/13 at BAL R 6, 3x-last 9/6/17 vs. MIN 5, 2x-last 5/13 at BAL ER 6, 3x-last 9/6/17 vs. MIN 7, 6/19 at HOU BB 7, 6/19/18 at HOU 12, 6/3 at SEA SO 13, 10/1/17 vs. BAL 3, 5/13 at BAL HR 3, 5/13/18 at BAL -- CG -- -- SHO -- 4G, 4x-last 8/10 Current Win Streak 4G, 5x-last 8/10/18 Current 2G, 5/8 5/13 Loss Streak 6G, 4/6/17 7/24/17 WHEN HE S ON Has yielded 1 run or fewer in 17 starts this season, 2nd-most in the majors behind teammate Ryne Stanek (18) who has made 22 starts this season but none longer than 2 IP has allowed 1 run or fewer in nine of his last 10 starts since June 19 and in 12 of his last 15 starts since May 24 has allowed 2 runs or fewer in 21 starts, tied with Stanek for most in the AL and tied for 3rd-most in the majors behind WAS Max Scherzer (22) and PHI Aaron Nola (22) has allowed 2 runs or fewer in 14 of his last 16 starts since May 18. Excluding openers, his 17 starts of 1 run or fewer are a single-season club record, passing James Shields (16) in 2011, and his 21 starts of 2 runs or fewer are one shy of the single-season club record currently held by David Price (22) in 2012. LEADERBOARDS His 2.05 ERA ranks 3rd in the majors behind NYM Jacob degrom (1.68) and BOS Chris Sale (1.97) led the AL in ERA through July 9, joining David Price in 2012 as the only pitchers in club history to hold the AL lead in ERA in July or later, according to Stats LLC his 2.05 ERA would set a club record among qualifiers, ahead of Price (2.56) in 2012 also ranks among AL leaders in opp avg. (.179, 2nd), WHIP (0.99, 4th) SO/9 IP ratio (10.43, 8th), HR/9 IP ratio (0.87, 5th) and wild pitches (13, tied for 3rd) min. 100 IP, leads the majors with a.068 opp avg. with RISP and a.043 opp avg. with RISP/2 outs according to FanGraphs, is averaging 95.7 mph on his fastball, 4th in the AL, and 14.1 pct. of his total pitches are swings and misses, 3rd in the AL. AGAINST THE BEST Tonight s start will be the 11th time in 26 starts this season he will face one of the majors top five offensive teams by runs scored in his 10 starts against the Red Sox (4), Yankees (3), Astros (2) and Athletics (1), he is 7-2 with a 2.16 ERA (58.1-IP, 14-ER), including 7 starts allowing 1 run or fewer and four scoreless starts he went 3-0 with a 1.08 ERA in 4 starts against the Red Sox, the majors top-scoring team min. 3 starts, no other pitcher this season has posted a sub-4.00 ERA against the Red Sox the closest is NYY Luis Severino (4.24). FIRST-TIME ALL-STAR Replaced CLE Corey Kluber on the AL All-Star Team roster was the first selection of his career, and it marked the ninth consecutive season the Rays had a pitcher named an All-Star; only the Yankees (12) have a longer streak in the AL was the third pitcher used by the AL, and he went 1.2 IP, yielding a homer to Willson Contreras on the first pitch of his outing struck out Nolan Arenado, Matt Kemp and Bryce Harper. 2018 GAME LOG GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 3/30 vs. BOS -- 0.00 5.2 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 84/49 L, 0-1 Price tied, 0-0 4/4 at NYY L-1 5.00 3.1 4 5 5 3 5 2 0 0 90/54 L, 2-7 Severino down, 4-1 4/10 at CWS W-1 3.60 6.0 1 1 1 5 10 0 0 1 114/62 W, 6-5 Fulmer up, 5-1 4/16 vs. TEX W-2 2.95 6.1 5 1 1 0 9 1 0 0 103/68 W, 8-4 Pérez up, 8-1 4/21 vs. MIN W-3 2.54 7.0 5 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 100/68 W, 10-1 Gibson up, 7-1 4/27 at BOS W-4 2.52 7.1 5 2 2 1 9 0 0 0 104/68 W, 4-3 Pomeranz up, 4-2 5/2 at DET -- 2.55 6.2 5 2 2 1 4 1 0 0 86/57 L, 2-3 (12) Fulmer tied, 2-2 5/8 vs. ATL L-2 2.40 6.1 4 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 105/65 L, 0-1 Newcomb down, 1-0 5/13 at BAL L-3 3.12 3.1 6 5 5 2 3 3 0 1 73/43 L, 1-17 Bundy down, 4-0 5/18 at LAA W-5 3.07 6.2 4 2 2 3 8 0 0 2 114/70 W, 8-3 Tropeano up, 7-2 5/23 vs. BOS W-6 2.78 6.0 3 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 101/63 W, 6-3 Porcello up, 6-0 5/28 at OAK W-7 2.56 5.2 2 1 0 2 7 0 0 1 97/62 W, 4-3 Gossett up, 3-1 6/3 at SEA -- 2.36 6.0 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 1 100/66 L, 1-2 Hernández up, 1-0 6/9 vs. SEA W-8 2.30 6.0 7 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 95/60 W, 7-3 Hernández up, 6-2 6/14 at NYY L-4 2.58 5.0 5 4 4 4 8 2 0 1 105/57 L, 3-4 Germán down, 4-2 6/19 at HOU W-9 2.48 7.0 3 1 1 7 6 0 0 1 102/57 W, 2-1 Verlander up, 2-1 6/25 vs. WAS W-10 2.31 7.0 1 0 0 4 10 0 0 0 103/63 W, 11-0 Gonzalez up, 11-0 7/1 vs. HOU W-11 2.24 7.1 4 1 1 1 10 1 0 1 100/66 W, 3-2 Morton up, 2-1 7/7 at NYM W-12 2.09 7.1 6 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 112/70 W, 3-0 Matz up, 2-0 7/12 at MIN L-5 2.27 3.0 5 3 3 3 2 0 0 2 75/43 L, 1-5 Gibson down, 3-0 8/4 vs. CWS -- 2.27 4.0 3 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 59/34 L, 1-2 Rodón tied, 1-1 8/10 at TOR W-13 2.18 5.0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 47/33 W, 7-0 Estrada up, 5-0 8/16 at NYY W-14 2.10 5.0 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 76/53 W, 3-1 Tanaka up, 2-0 8/21 vs. KC W-15 2.07 6.0 4 1 1 1 11 1 0 0 101/67 W, 4-1 Sparkman up, 4-1 8/26 vs. BOS W-16 2.05 6.0 2 1 1 2 8 0 0 0 89/55 W, 9-1 Eovaldi up, 7-1 #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER Selected by Astros Manager A.J. Hinch to join the AL coaching staff for the All-Star Game for a second consecutive season. Is in his fourth season as Rays manager at age 40, is the majors youngest active skipper 5 months younger than SD Andy Green. His last ejection was July 18, 2017 at OAK, his seventh ejection as Rays manager his 7 ejections are tied for 4th in franchise history. Is the sixth Tampa-born manager in major league history, and second to manage the Rays that list includes Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, incl. parts of eight seasons in the majors (2002-10) and 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 WILLY ADAMES INF Pronunciation: ah-dah-mes 2018:.251/.313/.394 8 HR 23 RBI 6 SB Fri at CLE: 0-3 ATL Series: 3-9, RBI, 2-R Stand: 8-24, 2-HR, 5-RBI, 3-BB, 6-R vs. LH:.278 (15-54), 2-HR Last HR: 8/24/18 vs. BOS Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP:.220 (13-59) vs. RH:.242 (36-149), 6-HR Batting.306 (11-for-36) in his last 10 games (all starts) on Wed at ATL, started in the leadoff spot for the first time and recorded 2 hits and a run. His avg. was below.200 as late as July 29 (.196) since then, is batting.319/.338/.516 (29-for-91) with 3 2B, 5 HR and 14 RBI in 27 games (26 starts). Min. 50 PA, finished the month of August ranked among AL rookies in avg. (.318, 4th) and on-base pct. (.384, 3rd) also tied for 3rd with 28 hits. On Aug 7 vs. BAL, became the fifth in club history to hit a walk-off homer before his 23rd birthday and second this season, joining Jake Bauers. Has appeared in 60 games and made 58 starts (50-SS, 8-2B) has 11 errors, tied with Matt Duffy for the team lead, but none in his last 12 games. Entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 19 prospect in the minors homered in his major league debut on May 22 vs. BOS. #9 JAKE BAUERS 1B/OF Pronunciation: BOW-ers 2018:.201/.316/.390 9 HR 36 RBI 4 SB Fri at CLE: 0-3 ATL Series: 0-5, RBI Stand: 2-17, RBI, 4-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.200 (13-65), 2-HR Last HR: 8/1/18 vs. LAA Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-15 RISP:.246 (14-57) vs. RH:.201 (37-184), 7-HR Hitless in his last 15 AB, is 1-for-his-last-17, 2-for-his-last-34 and 3-for-his-last-52 over his last 17 games (14 starts) dating back to Aug 10 at TOR. Batting.144/.261/.271 (17-for-118) with 4 HR and 18 RBI in 36 games (33 starts) since the All-Star break, compared to.252/.368/.496 in the first half. Since his June 7 recall, ranks among ML rookies in doubles (16, tied for 1st), RBI (36, 3rd), extra-base hits (27, tied for 4th) and walks (42, 2nd). Has 9 HR in 249 AB with the Rays, compared to 5 HR in 197 AB with Triple-A Durham his 14 HR between the two levels tie a career high (2016). Hasn t recorded an extra-base hit since Aug 2 vs. LAA, but 27 of his 50 hits (54.0 pct.) this season have gone for extra bases (16-2B, 2-3B, 9-HR). Has appeared in 72 games and made 67 starts (51-1B, 10-LF, 4-DH, 2-RF) entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 45 prospect. #26 JI-MAN CHOI 1B Pronunciation: GEE-man CHOY 2018:.260/.340/.465 5 HR 17 RBI 2 SB Fri at CLE: 0-3, BB ATL Series: 0-1 Stand: 8-20, 2-2B, 3B, 2-RBI, 4-BB, 4-R vs. LH:.077 (1-13) Last HR: 8/10/18 at TOR Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-6 RISP:.188 (6-32) vs. RH:.281 (32-114), 5-HR Yesterday at CLE, snapped his streak of hitting safely in 12 consecutive starts batting.320/.414/.580 (16-for-50) in his last 15 games (13 starts). Since joining the Rays, is batting.268/.357/.454 (26-for-97) with 7 2B, 3 HR and 12 RBI has appeared in 29 games and made 27 starts, all at DH. All 3 HR with the Rays have been solo shots since the trade, is batting.339 (19-for-56) with the bases empty and.171 (7-for-41) with runners on. Since the trade, batting.225/.311/.400 (9-for-40) with 4 RBI on the road, compared to.298/.388/.491 (17-for-57) with 8 RBI at home. Has spent parts of three seasons in the majors with four different teams, batting.220/.309/.425 (56-for-254) with 14 2B, 12 HR and 34 RBI. #44 C.J. CRON 1B Pronunciation: krohn 2018:.255/.322/.484 25 HR 60 RBI 1 SB Fri at CLE: 0-3 ATL Series: 4-6, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-R Stand: 4-15, 2B, BB, R vs. LH:.304 (38-125), 7-HR Last HR: 8/29/18 at ATL Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP:.202 (23-114) vs. RH:.235 (72-307), 18-HR Batting.341/.383/.636 (15-for-44) with 3 HR and 4 RBI in his last 12 games (11 starts) after batting.132 (5-for-38) in 12 games from July 26 Aug 9. On Wed at ATL, his 4 hits were his most since July 2, 2016 vs. BOS (6, with LAA) was his fifth multi-xbh game this season (last July 29 at BAL). His 25 HR are a career high and most on the team, ahead of Wilson Ramos (14) his previous career high was 16 HR in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Has hit 21.2 pct. of the team s homers 49 of his 110 hits (44.5 pct.) this season have gone for extra bases, the highest rate of his career. Has appeared in 118 games and made 109 starts (60-DH, 47-1B) has been hit by pitch 16 times, 2nd in the AL behind TB Carlos Gómez (20). Has only started 16 of the club s 27 games since Aug 1 and 24 of 38 games since the All-Star break, compared to 85 of 96 games in the first half. #5 MATT DUFFY INF 2018:.296/.355/.369 4 HR 35 RBI 10 SB Fri at CLE: 0-3, BB ATL Series: 2-9, BB, R Stand: 10-25, 2B, 3-RBI, 3-BB, 5-R vs. LH:.282 (33-117), 1-HR Last HR: 6/16/18 at NYY Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-7 RISP:.303 (30-99) vs. RH:.301 (97-322), 3-HR Batting.296 this season and is attempting to become the first qualifying Ray to hit.300 or better since Casey Kotchman (.306) did it in 2011. Last homered on June 16 at NYY has gone 220 AB without one, 4th-longest active drought in the majors (excluding pitchers) and a career long. Only 17.7 pct. of his hits have gone for extra bases, 2nd-lowest in the majors 40 of his last 42 hits and 50 of his last 53 hits have been singles. Since June 16, is batting.404/.483/.481 (21-for-52) vs. left-handed pitching, highest avg. in the AL vs. LHP over that stretch (min. 40 AB). According to FanGraphs, 26.0 pct. of his balls in play are line drives, 6th-highest in the AL the major league avg. for line drives is 21.5 pct. Has appeared in 112 games and made 108 starts (103-3B, 5-DH) has made 11 errors, tied with Willy Adames for most on the team. #27 CARLOS GÓMEZ OF 2018:.221/.310/.350 8 HR 31 RBI 11 SB Fri at CLE: DNP ATL Series: 2-5, RBI, R Stand: 3-10, 2B, 3-RBI, 3-R vs. LH:.204 (21-103), 2-HR Last HR: 7/14/18 at MIN Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP:.256 (22-86) vs. RH:.228 (52-228), 6-HR Batting.333 (5-for-15) in his last 5 games (4 starts) since Aug 22, compared to.083 (1-for-12) in his previous 7 games (4 starts) from Aug 9-21. Has only homered once in his last 61 games (48 starts) since June 2 and it came off position player Willians Astudillo on July 14 at MIN. Has been hit by pitch a career-high 20 times, most in the majors, and 3rd-most in club history behind Brandon Guyer 2015 (24) and 2016 (23). Has been charged with 7 errors, tied for 4th among ML outfielders, and the most by a Rays outfielder since Melvin Upton Jr. (7) in 2008. Has appeared in 104 games and made 90 starts (82-RF, 5-DH, 3-CF) is one of seven active players with at least 100 HR and 200 SB in his career. Has only started 11 of the club s 27 games since Aug 1 and 18 of 38 games since the All-Star break, compared to 72 of 96 games in the first half. #39 KEVIN KIERMAIER CF Pronunciation: KEER-my-er 2018:.196/.261/.319 4 HR 20 RBI 9 SB Fri at CLE: 0-3 ATL Series: 2-7 Stand: 9-26, 2-2B, 2-3B, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.149 (11-74), 1-HR Last HR: 7/28/18 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-7 RISP:.153 (11-72) vs. RH:.214 (42-196), 3-HR Batting.306/.359/.472 (11-for-36) with 2 2B, 2 3B and 2 RBI in his last 10 games (all starts) has recorded multiple hits in two of his last 5 games. Min. 250 AB, his.196 avg. is 4th-lowest in the AL and would be the lowest for an entire season by a Ray since Carlos Peña (.196) in 2010. On Aug 25-26 vs. BOS, tripled in consecutive games, the first Ray to do that since Tim Beckham from June 8-12, 2016 at ARI, vs. HOU (2). Moved out of the leadoff spot on Aug 5 vs. CWS, and since then has made starts batting fifth (2), sixth (12), seventh (7) and eighth (1) in the order. Has appeared in 70 games and made 68 starts, all in center field, including 19 starts against lefties since 2015, leads the majors with 98 Defensive Runs Saved, ahead of ATL/LAA Andrelton Simmons (94) has achieved this despite missing significant time in each of the last three seasons. #35 BRANDON LOWE INF/OF Pronunciation: rhymes with now 2018:.208/.356/.292 1 HR 8 RBI 2 SB Fri at CLE: 0-1 (PH in 8th) ATL Series: 1-3, HR, 2-RBI, BB, R Stand: 6-15, 4-RBI, 5-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.167 (1-6) Last HR: 8/28/18 at ATL Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-2 RISP:.375 (6-16) vs. RH:.214 (9-42), 1-HR Batting.345/.486/.483 (10-for-29) with 8 RBI in his last 11 games (9 starts) after beginning his major league career hitless through his first 19 AB. Has reached base multiple times in four straight starts on Tues at ATL, hit his first career home run, a 2-run shot off Julio Teheran in the 6th. Has appeared in 17 games and made 15 starts (6-2B, 6-LF, 3-RF) since his Aug 4 selection from Triple-A Durham debuted on Aug 5 vs. CWS. Hit.297/.391/.558 (113-for-380) with 31 2B, 22 HR and 76 RBI in 100 games between Double-A Montgomery and Durham this season, with a June 7 promotion to Triple-A at the time of his selection, his 31 2B tied for 7th among full-season minor leaguers and his 54 XBH ranked 5th. In its midseason update, was ranked by MLB.com as the No. 9 prospect in the organization and the No. 8 second base prospect in the minors. #31 ADAM MOORE C 2018:.167/.167/.167 0 HR 0 RBI 0 SB Fri at CLE: 0-0 (def. rep.) ATL Series: -- Stand: -- vs. LH: -- Last HR: 9/23/12 vs. CLE Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP: -- vs. RH:.167 (1-6) Selected from Triple-A Durham yesterday, replacing Michael Perez on the active roster marks his second stint with the Rays (also July 20-25). Hit.219/.260/.347 (43-for-196) with 11 2B, 4 HR and 30 RBI in 58 games for the Bulls threw out 33.3 pct. of attempted base stealers (20-SB, 10-CS). Has appeared in 99 games and made 76 starts (75-C, 1-DH) over parts of nine seasons in the majors, batting.196/.236/.300 (55-for-280) with 11 2B, 6 HR and 21 RBI previously played for the Mariners (2009-11), Royals (2012-13), Padres (2014) and Indians (2015-16) was a non-roster invite to Rays spring training selected by the Mariners in the sixth round of the 2006 June Draft out of the University of Texas at Arlington.
RAYS HITTER NOTES (cont d). #29 TOMMY PHAM OF 2018:.253/.338/.406 16 HR 47 RBI 10 SB Fri at CLE: 1-3, GDP ATL Series: 5-9, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 3-R Stand: 6-18, 2B, HR, 3-RBI, BB, 3-R vs. LH:.267 (24-90), 3-HR Last HR: 8/29/18 at ATL Current Hitting Streak: 6G (.462, 12-26) RISP:.245 (23-94) vs. RH:.249 (77-309), 13-HR Batting.462/.500/.731 (12-for-26) with 1 2B, 2 HR and 5 RBI in his last 6 games, including four multi-hit efforts and two 3-hit games. On Wed at ATL, hit a 2-run homer off Sean Newcomb in the 4th inning for his first multi-rbi game since July 21 (G1) at CHC (with STL). Has appeared in 13 games, all starts (12-LF, 1-CF) with the Rays batting.292/.393/.458 (14-for-48) with 2 2B, 2 HR and 6 RBI since the trade. Hit.341/.453/.511 (30-for-88) with 3 HR through the end of April, but since then is batting.228/.303/.376 (71-for-311) with 13 HR in 86 games. Last season, finished 11th in overall balloting for the NL Most Valuable Player Award, batting.306/.411/.520 (136-for-444) with 23 HR, 73 RBI and 25 SB in 128 games (116 starts) became the first Cardinals player with at least 20 HR and 20 SB in a single season since Reggie Sanders in 2004. Selected in the 16th round of the 2006 June Draft spent parts of nine seasons in the minors before his major league debut on September 9, 2014. #45 JESÚS SUCRE C Pronunciation: heh-soos SUE-cray 2018:.201/.240/.229 0 HR 16 RBI 1 SB Fri at CLE: 0-2 ATL Series: 0-3, RBI Stand: 1-3 vs. LH:.125 (5-40) Last HR: 9/24/17 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP:.220 (9-41) vs. RH:.231 (24-104) Batting.103/.133/.103 (3-for-29) in 12 games (9 starts) since the start of August and.146/.163/.167 (7-for-48) in 19 games (14 starts) since the ASB. All 4 XBH have been doubles has gone 150 AB since his last home run on Sep 24, 2017 at BAL, his last of a career-high 7 HR last season. Batting.284 (19-for-67) with runner(s) on base and.316 (6-for-19) with RISP/2 out, compared to.130 (10-for-77) with the bases empty. On July 27 at BAL, made his fifth career pitching appearance, third with the Rays and second this season got the last two outs of the 8th inn. Has appeared in 56 games and made 41 starts at catcher has thrown out 23.1 pct. of base stealers this season and 27.1 pct. in his career. #18 JOEY WENDLE INF/OF 2018:.295/.345/.422 7 HR 48 RBI 12 SB Fri at CLE: 1-4 ATL Series: 4-9, 2-RBI, BB, 3-R Stand: 7-23, 2B, 3B, 4-RBI, 4-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.283 (17-60) Last HR: 8/19/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 6G (.385, 10-26) RISP:.250 (25-100) vs. RH:.297 (99-333), 7-HR Has hit safely in nine of his last 10 games, batting.325/.383/.475 (13-for-40) over that span has recorded multiple hits in four of his last 5 games. Since the start of July, batting.343/.401/.530 (57-for-166) with 12 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR and 27 RBI min. 125 PA, his.343 avg. is 3rd in the AL since then. Batting.295 and is attempting to finish with the best avg. for a qualifying rookie in club history, currently held by Rocco Baldelli (.289) in 2003. Batting.320/.370/.458 (72-for-225) with 5 HR and 29 RBI on the road, compared to.262/.312/.375 (44-for-168) with 2 HR and 19 RBI at home. Was named the Rays recipient of the 2018 Heart and Hustle Award by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA). Has appeared in 114 games and made 97 starts (73-2B, 13-LF, 7-3B, 2-SS) has a.991 fielding pct. at second base, 2nd in the AL (min. 50 starts). RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #46 JOSÉ ALVARADO LH Pronunciation: al-vuh-rah-doh 2018: 1-5-6 2.24 ERA 59 G Last App: 8/29 at ATL (S, 1.1-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 7/10 vs. DET Saves-Opps: 6-9 IR-RS: 39-9 vs. LH:.229 (16-70), 1-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 14-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/10/18 vs. DET, Loss 8/12/18 at TOR, Save 8/29/18 at ATL vs. RH:.162 (21-130) On Wed at ATL, retired all 4 BF, including three lefties for the save and his seventh straight scoreless app stranded 2 IR in the 8th inning. Has pitched to a 1.14 ERA (23.2-IP, 3-ER) over his last 26 apps since June 26 and a 1.24 ERA (29-IP, 4-ER) over his last 32 apps since June 12. Has only allowed 2 HR in 86 IP in his career, coming against TOR Russell Martin (solo) last season and Kyle Seager (2-run) on June 10 vs. SEA. His avg. fastball velocity this season is 97.3 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is 100.3 mph in his outing on April 28 at BOS. On June 26 vs. WAS, became the first pitcher to also appear at first base in a 9-inning game since MIL Chuck Crim on June 6, 1989 at TOR. #68 JALEN BEEKS LH 2018: 4-1-0 6.08 ERA 9 G 1 GS Last App: 8/29 at ATL (W, 3.0-IP, 4-H, Long Relief App: 5.1, 8/24 vs. BOS Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 3-0 vs. LH:.200 (7-35), 1-HR 0-R, 3-BB, 2-SO, 49-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/29/18 at ATL, Loss 6/7/18 vs. DET, Save none vs. RH:.296 (32-108), 2-HR On Wed at ATL, his app was cut short by a 1:06 rain delay did not allow a run in 3 IP despite allowing seven of 15 BF to reach base, stranding the bases loaded in the 3rd inn. and runners at the corners in the 4th got out of the 5th when Ozzie Albies singled but was thrown out stretching. Is 4-0 with a 2.63 ERA (27.1-IP, 8-ER) and.188 opp avg. (18-for-96) over his last 6 apps after allowing 8 R/ER in 3.1 IP in his Rays debut. Was acquired from the Red Sox on July 25 in exchange for Nathan Eovaldi was 5-5 with a 2.89 ERA (87.1-IP, 28-ER) and 117 SO in 16 starts with Triple-A Pawtucket at the time of the trade, ranked among Int l. League leaders in ERA (5th), strikeouts (tied for 2nd) and WHIP (1.09, 2nd). In 2017, was named the Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Year, going 11-8 with a 3.29 ERA (145-IP, 53-ER) in 26 starts between two levels. Was selected by the Red Sox in the 12th round of the 2014 June Draft out of the Univ. of Arkansas was a teammate of Ryne Stanek in 2013. #63 DIEGO CASTILLO RH 2018: 3-2-0 3.73 ERA 33 G 3 GS Last App: 8/29 at ATL (GS, 2.0-IP, 3-H, Long Relief App: 2.2, 8/11 at TOR Saves-Opps: 0-2 IR-RS: 18-8 vs. LH:.207 (12-58), 3-HR 3-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 1-HR, 36-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/11/18 at TOR, Loss 8/5/18 vs. CWS, Save none vs. RH:.178 (16-90), 1-HR On Wed at ATL, was given a 3-0 lead before taking the mound for his third start but allowed a single, single and 3-run homer to Johan Camargo, all with 2 outs in the 1st inning the homer came on a 99.7 mph sinker, the fastest pitch thrown by a Ray this season to be hit for a home run. Is 1-1 with a 2.81 ERA (16-IP, 5-ER) in his last 11 apps (3 starts), including nine scoreless outings, after allowing 9 runs in his previous 5 apps. Has gone 1.1 IP or longer 13 times this season, and 2 IP or longer eight times has thrown as many as 36 pitches, 2x-last Wed at ATL (2 IP). His avg. fastball velocity this season is 96.9 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is 100.8 mph in his start on Wed at ATL. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on June 5 went 0-1 with a 1.03 ERA (26.1-IP, 3-ER), 4 saves, 32 SO and.167 opp avg. in 19 apps for the Bulls. #72 YONNY CHIRINOS RH Pronunciation: chih-ree-nos 2018: 2-5-0 4.04 ERA 13 G 7 GS Last App: 8/28 at ATL (5.0-IP, 7-H, Long Relief App: 6.0, 8/17 at BOS Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 1-1 vs. LH:.252 (30-119), 3-HR 5-R, 2-ER, 3-BB, 3-SO, 81-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/22/18 vs. KC, Loss 8/17/18 at BOS, Save none vs. RH:.276 (32-116), 3-HR On Tues at ATL, yielded a 2-out, RBI single to Ender Inciarte in the 3rd inning and allowed 4 runs (1 earned) in the 5th inning, including a 2-out, 2-run double by Nick Markakis entered with a 2-0 lead and left with a 5-4 deficit, but received no decision after the Rays tied it in the 8th inn. Is 2-2 with a 3.30 ERA (30-IP, 26-H, 15-R/11-ER) and.236 opp avg. (26-for-110) in 6 apps out of the bullpen and 0-3 with a 4.73 ERA in 7 starts. Was recalled from Triple-A Durham on July 24 for his second stint, following Opening Day June 3 which included a stint on the disabled list was placed on the 10-day DL (right forearm strain) on May 1, retroactive to April 29 was reinstated and optioned to Durham on June 4. Began the season with a 14.1 IP scoreless streak, the longest ever for a Rays pitcher to begin his career, passing Doug Waechter (11.1) in 2003. #36 ANDREW KITTREDGE RH Pronunciation: KIT-rij 2018: 1-2-0 8.04 ERA 21 G 3 GS Last App: 8/29 at ATL (0.2-IP, 4-H, Long Relief App: 2.1, 3x-last 7/29 at BAL Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 8-4 vs. LH:.182 (8-44), 1-HR 2-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 23-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 4/25/18 at BAL, Loss 4/5/18 at BOS, Save none vs. RH:.421 (32-76), 4-HR On Wed at ATL, entered in the 8th inning with a 8-3 lead but didn t get out of the inning yielded 4 hits, including a pair of 2-out, RBI singles. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Aug 25 for his fifth stint with the Rays this season (Opening Day May 13, July 4-8, July 11-15, July 27-31). Was 6-0 with a 2.74 ERA (46-IP, 14-ER) and.229 opp avg. (41-for-179) in 21 apps (1 start) for the Bulls 16 of his 21 apps there were 2 IP or longer. Has held left-handed hitters to a.182/.294/.318 (8-for-44) line with 1 HR this season, but righties are batting.421/.451/.658 (32-for-76) with 4 HR. Has yielded at least 1 run in nine of his 18 relief apps this season, including 2 runs or more in 6 apps and 3 runs or more in 4 apps. #56 ADAM KOLAREK LH Pronunciation: koh-lair-ick 2018: 1-0-1 3.97 ERA 17 G Last App: 8/29 at ATL (1.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.2, 7/10 vs. DET Saves-Opps: 1-2 IR-RS: 10-2 vs. LH:.278 (10-36) 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO, 14-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/22/18 vs. MIA, Loss none, Save 8/16/18 at NYY vs. RH:.302 (16-53) On Wed at ATL, pitched around a 1-out walk for a scoreless 7th inning on Tues at ATL, allowed a leadoff single but retired his next 3 BF. Has pitched to a 0.55 ERA (16.1-IP, 1-ER) over his last 12 apps spanning two stints since July 22, after a 12.79 ERA in his first 5 apps of the season. Has recorded 4 outs or more in 8 apps has a 7.45 ERA (9.2-IP, 8-ER) in 8 apps on the road, compared to a 1.38 ERA (13-IP, 2-ER) in 9 apps at home. On Aug 16 at NYY, inherited the bases loaded with no outs in the 9th and retired all 3 BF to close out a 3-1 win and record his first career save. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Aug 3 went 5-1 with a 1.61 ERA (44.2-IP, 8-R/ER), 4 saves and 52 SO in 31 apps (1 start) for the Bulls.
RAYS BULLPEN NOTES (cont d). #38 VIDAL NUÑO LH Pronunciation: vee-dahl NOON-yoh 2018: 3-0-0 1.50 ERA 9 G Last App: 7/3 at MIA (W, 2.0-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 4.2, 6/30 vs. HOU Saves-Opps: 0-1 IR-RS: 5-3 vs. LH:.167 (4-24), 1-HR 0-R, 1-BB, 2-SO, 26-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/3/18 at MIA, Loss 5/12/17 at KC, Save none vs. RH:.167 (10-60), 2-HR Reinstated from the 10-day DL (right hamstring strain) today made 3 starts for Class-A Charlotte on rehab, with a 4.91 ERA (7.1-IP, 4-ER, 2-HR). Sustained the injury running the bases in a 16-inning, 9-6 win on July 3 at MIA singled in the 15th and 16th innings, the first pitcher with multiple hits in extra innings since ATL Mike Stanton on May 10, 1994 vs. PHI was the first AL reliever to record multiple hits and record the win since ANA Eddie Fisher in 1972, and the first AL pitcher to win while recording multiple hits, both in extra innings since KC Jack Urban in 1957. Has gone 2 IP or more in six of his 9 apps this season, including his last 5 apps has gone 3 IP or more in five of his 9 apps with the Rays. Is 3-0 in 9 apps for the Rays this season, compared to 5-21 (.192) in 138 apps (42 starts) over his first five seasons in the majors. #52 CHAZ ROE RH 2018: 1-3-1 3.70 ERA 49 G Last App: 8/29 at ATL (1.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 6/17 at NYY Saves-Opps: 1-1 IR-RS: 23-4 vs. LH:.250 (7-28), 1-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 14-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 6/17/18 at NYY, Loss 8/28/18 at ATL, Save 6/9/18 vs. SEA vs. RH:.186 (22-118), 4-HR On Wed at ATL, pitched a perfect 6th inning on Tues at ATL, took the loss and was replaced after allowing a 2-run homer to Tyler Flowers. Seven of his 8 apps since returning from the 10-day DL (left meniscus tear) have been scoreless missed 30 games from July 8 Aug 13. According to FanGraphs, has thrown his slider for 50.4 pct. of total pitches this season has thrown it 44.8 pct. of the time in his career. On July 6 at NYM, yielded the first grand slam of his career was a walk-off by José Bautista, the first walk-off slam vs. the Rays since 2015. The Rays are his 10th major league organization since being selected in the 2005 June Draft also played independent ball in 2012. #54 SERGIO ROMO RH 2018: 3-3-18 3.24 ERA 63 G 5 GS Last App: 8/25 vs. BOS (1.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: 18-25 IR-RS: 30-13 vs. LH:.232 (16-69), 2-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 15-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/23/18 vs. KC, Loss 8/8/18 vs. BAL, Save 8/22/18 vs. KC vs. RH:.238 (35-147), 4-HR On Aug 25 vs. BOS, pitched a perfect 9th in a non-save situation, facing the Red Sox 2-3-4 hitters, incl. strikeouts of Benintendi and Martinez. His last 8 apps have been scoreless has a 1.17 ERA (23-IP, 3-ER) in 24 apps since July 3 and a 1.46 ERA (37-IP, 6-ER) in 39 apps (1 start) since June 1. Has made 63 apps, tied for 5th-most in the AL all 18 saves this season have come since May 29, tied for 8th in the majors over that stretch. On July 25 vs. NYY, became the first pitcher to also appear in a game at third base since PHI Bill Wilson on Aug 6, 1971 at PIT became the first AL pitcher to appear defensively at another position and record a save since MIL Chuck Crim on June 6, 1989 at TOR (first base). His combination of starts (5) and saves (18) has been unmatched by an AL pitcher since CAL Joe Grahe (7 starts, 21 saves) in 1992. #57 JAIME SCHULTZ RH 2018: 1-0-0 4.58 ERA 12 G Last App: 8/11 at TOR (2.0-IP, 2-H, Long Relief App: 3.0, 7/25 vs. NYY Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 5-1 vs. LH:.067 (2-30) 1-R, 1-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR, 35-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 7/14/18 at MIN, Loss none, Save none vs. RH:.242 (8-33), 3-HR Recalled from Triple-A Durham today and begins his third stint with the Rays this season, following May 27-29 and July 8 Aug 12. His last app in the majors was Aug 11 at TOR, and he yielded a solo homer to Aledmys Díaz has allowed a homer in three of his last 4 apps. Has held opponents to a.159/.304/.333 (10-for-63) line with 23 SO in 19.2 IP for a 10.53 SO/9 IP ratio has allowed more walks (12) than hits (10). Has pitched to a 3.38 ERA (18.2-IP, 7-ER) in his last 10 apps after allowing 3 R/ER without recording an out in his second app on July 9 vs. DET. Had a 5.75 ERA (36-IP, 23-ER) in 32 apps (1 start) with Durham has spent parts of the last three seasons with the Bulls with a 12.23 SO/9 IP ratio. #55 RYNE STANEK RH Pronunciation: STAN-ik 2018: 2-3-0 2.77 ERA 46 G 22 GS Last App: 8/31 at CLE (1.0-IP, 2-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 12-6 vs. LH:.162 (12-74) 2-R, 1-BB, 1-SO, 23-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/25/18 vs. BOS, Loss 7/28/18 at BAL, Save none vs. RH:.203 (25-123), 6-HR Yesterday at CLE, retired his first 2 BF on 8 pitches but needed 15 pit. for the final out of the 8th, yielding 2 runs on 2 hits, 1 BB, 2 WP and 3 SB. Since the start of June, is 1-2 with a 2.36 ERA (45.2-IP, 12-ER) and.191 opp avg. (31-for-162) in 37 apps (20 starts) to lower his season ERA from 4.66. Is the first pitcher to total 20 starts and 20 relief apps in a season since TOR Esmil Rogers (20 starts, 24 relief apps) in 2013, and the first rookie since MIN Joe Mays (20 starts, 29 relief apps) in 1999 before Mays, the last rookie to do it was LAD Orel Hershiser (20 starts, 25 relief apps) in 1984. His avg. fastball velocity this season is 98.0 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is 100.5 mph in his start on May 26 vs. BAL. Has gone 2-1 with a 2.78 ERA (22.2-IP, 7-ER) and.210 opp avg. (17-for-81) in 24 relief apps and 0-2 with a 2.76 ERA and.172 opp avg. in 22 starts. #61 HUNTER WOOD RH 2018: 0-1-0 3.60 ERA 18 G 8 GS Last App: 8/24 vs. BOS (2.0-IP, 4-H, Long Relief App: 3.0, 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 4-0 vs. LH:.260 (13-50), 1-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 3-SO, 46-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win none, Loss 8/14/18 at NYY, Save none vs. RH:.329 (23-70), 2-HR On Aug 24 vs. BOS, got out of his bases-loaded, 1-out jam in the 8th inning and pitched around a 2-out single in the 9th in the 10-3 win. Is 0-1 with a 4.34 ERA (18.2-IP, 9-ER) in his last 11 apps (7 starts) since July 21 this stretch has increased his season ERA from 2.38 to 3.60. Has recorded 4 outs or more in six of his 10 relief apps has pitched to a 3.18 ERA (17-IP, 6-ER) and.277 opp avg. (18-for-65) out of the bullpen. Has allowed 3 HR, all in relief, and all solo homers (July 4 at MIA, JT Riddle; July 21 vs. MIA, Cameron Maybin; July 29 at BAL, Austin Wynns). Was recalled from Triple-A Durham on June 30 for his third stint was 2-2 with a 3.00 ERA (42-IP, 14-ER) in 24 apps (2 starts) with the Bulls. #48 RYAN YARBROUGH LH Pronunciation: YAHR-bro 2018: 12-5-0 3.75 ERA 32 G 6 GS Last App: 8/25 vs. BOS (GS, 5.0-IP, 5-H, Long Relief App: 7.0, 5/25 vs. BAL Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 22-7 vs. LH:.200 (24-120), 5-HR 1-R, 1-BB, 2-SO, 75-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 8/20/18 vs. KC, Loss 7/21/18 vs. MIA, Save none vs. RH:.256 (92-360), 11-HR On Aug 25 vs. BOS, made his first start since July 3 at MIA and his only run allowed came on a 4-6-3 GIDP in the 2nd inning, snapping his scoreless streak at 12.1 IP his only walk came to his only batter faced in the 6th inning, to lefty Andrew Benintendi after getting ahead 1-2 in the count. Is 2-0 with a 0.55 ERA (16.1-IP, 1-ER) and.175 opp avg. (10-for-57) in his last 4 apps (1 start) after a 7.23 ERA (18.2-IP, 15-ER) in his previous 4 apps. Has gone 10-3 with a 3.47 ERA (96-IP, 37-ER) and.234 opp avg. (86-for-368) in 26 relief apps and 2-2 with a 4.71 ERA and.268 opp avg. in 6 starts. Is 2nd on the team with 12 wins and 124.2 IP his 12 wins are the most among major league rookies and are the most by a Rays rookie since Jeremy Hellickson (13) in 2011 his 10 wins in relief are the most among ML relievers and are a club record for a reliever, regardless of rookie status. Has yielded a team-most 16 HR, including 13 HR out of the bullpen, tied for most among major league relievers and one shy of the club record. His 96 IP out of the bullpen are most in the majors, ahead of OAK Yusmeiro Petit (81.2) the club record for a reliever is 105.2 IP by Rick White in 1999 his 18 relief apps of at least 3 IP, 15 relief apps of at least 4 IP and 9 relief apps of at least 5 IP are all the most in the majors his 9 relief apps of at least 5 IP are the most for any pitcher over an entire season since BOS Bob Stanley (11) in 1982.
RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals 71-63-40 134 3.69 1197.2 1018 491 420 1157 130 Starters 29-30-0 134 3.68 540.1 450 221 185 559 63 Relievers 42-33-40 134 3.70 657.1 568 270 235 598 67 Home 41-24-21 65 2.92 591.0 454 192 180 590 56 Road 30-39-19 69 4.44 606.2 564 299 240 567 74 March 1-2-1 3 2.33 27.0 22 7 10 17 2 April 12-12-5 24 4.85 213.1 209 115 84 217 25 May 15-13-9 28 3.39 252.0 187 95 80 227 30 June 13-14-8 27 2.92 240.1 189 78 83 219 25 July 13-12-8 25 4.88 227.0 235 123 94 230 25 August 17-10-8 27 2.76 238.0 174 73 69 247 23 September -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LAST HOME RUN & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS LAST HR OFF 18 MOST HITS GAME 18 MOST RBI GAME Adames 8/24/18 vs. BOS Pomeranz 3, 2x-last 8/21 vs. KC 2, 4x-last 8/24 vs. BOS Bauers 8/1/18 vs. LAA Robles 4, 6/25 vs. WAS 4, 7/14 at MIN Choi 8/10/18 at TOR Estrada 3, 7/23 vs. NYY 4, 6/9/18 at PHI Cron 8/29/18 at ATL Newcomb 4, 8/29 at ATL 4, 4/21 vs. MIN Duffy 6/16/18 at NYY Shreve 4, 4/28 at BOS 3, 5/12 at BAL Gómez 7/14/18 at MIN Astudillo 3, 2x-last 7/9 vs. DET 3, 7/9 vs. DET Kiermaier 7/28/18 at BAL Gausman 3, 2x-last 8/20 vs. KC 4, 6/25 vs. WAS Lowe 8/28/18 at ATL Teheran 2, 3x-last 8/24 vs. BOS 2, 3x-last 8/28 at ATL Moore 9/23/12 vs. CLE Huff 1, 7/25 vs. NYY -- Pham 8/29/18 at ATL Newcomb 4, 4/26 vs. NYM 3, 4x-last 7/20 at CHC Sucre 9/24/17 at BAL Tillman 3, 2x-last 7/15 at MIN 3, 7/15 at MIN Wendle 8/19/18 at BOS Velázquez 3, 5x-last 8/7 vs. CWS 3, 8/10 at TOR RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: L1 When commit error: 28-28 Hit homer: 47-28 Current Record: 71-63 Ahead after 6-7-8: 57-6/62-4/59-3 Hit multiple homers: 25-5 Home/Road: 41-24/30-38 Behind after 6-7-8: 6-46/2-49/1-50 Score first: 54-23 Day/Night: 26-22/44-40 Tied after 6-7-8: 8-11/7-9/11-8 Score 5 or more: 44-8 Grass/Turf: 28-38/43-25 1-run games: 24-28 Score less than 5: 27-55 vs. East: 31-28 2-run games: 13-4 Outhit opponents: 55-20 vs. Central: 17-10 Extra innings: 5-6 Outhit by opponents: 10-34 vs. West: 16-12 Win in last at-bat: 12 Collect 10 or more hits: 42-10 vs. National League: 7-13 Come-from-behind wins: 22 Opp. 10 or more hits: 11-20 vs. RH/LH starters: 49-46/22-17 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 27 Wearing white/gray/navy: 27-18/16-27/16-12 Series W-L-T (home): 14-7-0 Series W-L-T (road): 9-12-1 Wearing light blue/other: 3-3/9-3 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Banda 1 5 5.00 9.00 1-0 0 Castillo 3 5 1.67 8.44 3-0 0 Chirinos 7 8 1.14 2.78 2-5 1 Faria 11 30 2.73 5.29 6-5 2 Font 5 9 1.80 3.86 4-1 0 Glasnow 6 6 1.00 2.05 3-3 1 Kittredge 3 1 0.33 2.45 1-2 0 Romo 5 4 0.80 7.71 2-3 0 Snell 25 88 3.52 5.46 16-9 16 Stanek 22 21 0.95 5.79 9-13 0 Wood 8 2 0.25 1.38 6-2 0 Yarbrough 6 15 2.50 4.71 4-2 0 TEAM BATTING Longest win streak 8, 2x-last 8/19 8/27 Longest losing streak 8, 2x-last 5/31 6/9 Most runs game, TB 19, 7/14 at MIN Most runs game, Opp 17, 5/13 at BAL Most runs, inn, TB 7, 7/31 vs. LAA (4th) Most runs, inn, Opp 8, 7/27 at BAL (7th) Most hits, game, TB 20, 2x-last 7/14 at MIN Most hits, game, Opp 19, 5/13 at BAL Most hits, inn, TB 6, 4x-last 8/24 vs. BOS (3rd) Most hits, inn, Opp 7, 2x-last 7/27 at BAL (7th) Most doubles, game, TB 5, 4x-last 8/16 at NYY Most doubles, game, Opp 5, 2x-last 8/17 at BOS Most HR, game, TB 4, 2x-last 5/29 at OAK Most HR, game, Opp 4, 4x-last 7/29 at BAL Most x-base hits, game, TB 9, 7/14 at MIN Most x-base hits, game, Opp 8, 5/13 at BAL Most stolen bases, game, TB 3, 9x-last 8/29 at ATL Most stolen bases, game, Opp 4, 8/31 at CLE Most walks, game, TB 10, 4/10 at CWS Most walks, game, Opp 10, 7/15 at MIN Most strikeouts, game, TB 16, 2x-last 7/3 at MIA Most strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 2x-last 8/21 vs. KC Most LOB, game, TB 14, 2x-last 8/23 vs. KC Most LOB, game, Opp 14, 7/3 at MIA Most errors, game, TB 3, 5/29 at OAK Most errors, game, Opp 5, 8/8 vs. BAL Longest game, time 5:31, 7/3 at MIA Longest game, time (9 inn.) 3:52, 4/28 at BOS Grand Slams (3): Robertson, 5/19 at LAA (Heaney) Kiermaier, 6/25 vs. WAS (Gonzalez) Robertson, 7/22 vs. MIA (Barraclaugh) Back-to-Back (1): Gómez/Field, 6/1 at SEA (Leake) Back-to-Back-to-Back (1): Cron/Wendle/Ramos, 5/29 at OAK (Gossett) 2-HR games (4): Cron, 4/21 vs. MIN (Gibson/Moya) Ramos, 5/18 at LAA (Tropeano/Bedrosian) Ramos, 6/25 vs. WAS (Miller/Collins) Cron, 7/29 at BAL (Bundy) 3-HR games (--): -- RAYS SEASON HIGHS HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most runs, game, TB 4, Bauers, 7/14 at MIN Most runs, game, Opp 4, 2x-last Rendon, 6/6 at WAS Most hits, game, TB 4, 7x-last Cron, 8/29 at ATL Most hits, game, Opp 5, Stanton, 6/24 vs. NYY Most 2B, game, TB 2, 10x-last Smith, 8/23 vs. KC Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 17x-last Martinez, 8/25 vs. BOS Most HR, game, TB 2, 4x-last Cron, 7/29 at BAL Most HR, game, Opp 2, 7x-last García, 8/5 vs. CWS Most RBI, game, TB 4, 7x-last Perez, 8/24 vs. BOS Most RBI, game, Opp 8, Gregorius, 4/3 at NYY Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 2x-last Smith 5/12 at BAL Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 5x-last Bogaerts, 8/17 at BOS Most steals, game, TB 2, 5x-last Wendle, 8/29 at ATL Most steals, game, Opp 2, 6x-last Lindor, 8/31 at CLE Hitting Streak 18, Ramos, 4/14 5/13 TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most SO, TB Starter 13, Archer, 7/22 vs. MIA Most SO, Opp Starter 13, Scherzer, 6/5 at WAS Most SO, TB Reliever 9, Yarbrough, 5/31 at OAK Most IP, TB Reliever 7.0, 2x-last Pruitt, 6/7 vs. SEA Most walks, game, TB 7, Snell, 6/19 at HOU Most walks, game, Opp 6, Fulmer, 4/10 at CWS Most SO, Team, TB 16, 2x-last 8/21 vs. KC Most walks, Team, TB 10, 7/15 at MIN Low-Hit Game 1, 5/30 at OAK Consecutive Scoreless IP 17.0, Snell, 6/19 7/1 Shortest game, time 2:16, 6/5 at WAS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:16, 6/5 at WAS Pinch-hit (1): Walk-off (4): Lead-off (3): Inside-the-park (1): Robertson, 7/22 vs. MIA (Barraclaugh) Gómez, 4/22 vs. MIN (Reed) Bauers, 6/24 vs. NYY (Shreve) Robertson, 7/22 vs. MIA (Barraclaugh) Adames, 8/7 vs. BAL (Castro) Span, 4/15 vs. PHI (Lively) Miller, 5/27 vs. BAL (Gausman) Duffy, 6/14 at NYY (Germán) Span, 4/28 at BOS (Price) RUNS BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total Opponent 50 65 54 47 66 57 74 69 38 11 530 Tampa Bay 72 64 86 65 41 50 54 68 55 9 565 HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Cron 14 9 2 25 Ramos 5 8 1 14 Bauers 4 3 2 9 Robertson 7 2 9 Adames 7 1 8 Gómez 7 1 8 Wendle 7 7 Field 4 1 1 6 Miller 4 1 5 Duffy 2 1 1 4 Kiermaier 2 1 1 4 Span 1 3 4 Choi 3 3 Hechavarria 2 1 3 Pham 1 1 2 Refsnyder 1 1 2 Smith 1 1 2 Arroyo 1 1 Lowe 1 1 Perez 1 1 TOTALS 73 33 9 3 118 CATWALKS Date: April 16 vs. TEX Batter: Joey Gallo Play Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in center field (430 feet) off Blake Snell (4th inning). Date: April 17 vs. TEX Batter: Shin-Soo Choo Play Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in rightcenter (446 feet) off Yonny Chirinos (6th inning). Date: May 22 vs. BOS Batter: Sandy Leon Play Description: Single off B-ring catwalk in right field off Ryne Stanek (9th inning). Date: May 27 vs. BAL Batter: Brad Miller Play Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in right (436 feet) off Kevin Gausman (1st inning). Date: June 24 vs. NYY Batter: Clint Frazier Play Description: Pop out off B-ring catwalk in left field off Vidal Nuño (9th inning). Date: July 31 vs. LAA Batter: Mike Trout Play Description: Home run off C-ring catwalk in center field off Ryan Yarbrough (7th inning). Date: August 21 vs. KC Batter: Willy Adames Play Description: Home run off C-ring catwalk in left field off Glenn Sparkman (2nd inning). WALK-OFF LOSSES Date: April 5 at BOS Batter: Hanley Ramírez Outcome: L 2-3 (12) Pitcher: Ryan Yarbrough Play Description: Bases-loaded single to right Date: May 2 at DET Batter: John Hicks Outcome: L 2-3 (12) Pitcher: Matt Andriese Play Description: Bunt single to first base Date: June 1 at SEA Batter: Mitch Haniger Outcome: L 3-4 (13) Pitcher: Matt Andriese Play Description: Home run to right-center field Date: June 18 at HOU Batter: Alex Bregman Outcome: L 3-4 Pitcher: Sergio Romo Play Description: Double to left-center field Date: July 2 at MIA Batter: Yadiel Rivera Outcome: L 2-3 (10) Pitcher: Ryne Stanek Play Description: Infield single to third base Date: July 6 at NYM Batter: José Bautista Outcome: L 1-5 Pitcher: Chaz Roe Play Description: Grand slam to left field Date: July 15 at MIN Batter: Brian Dozier Outcome: L 7-11 (10) Pitcher: Matt Andriese Play Description: Grand slam to left field CATCHERS PCT CS ATT Moore.000 0 4 Perez.211 4 19 Sucre.261 6 23 TOTALS.217 10 46 INSTANT REPLAY Rays Opp Umpires Overturned 20 20 3 Stand 15 14 3 Confirmed 8 6 2 TOTALS 43 40 8 MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Cron (25), Duffy (15), Ramos (15), Wendle (14), Bauers (12), Adames (11), Miller (9), Gómez (8), Robertson (8), Span (8), Smith (7), Hechavarria (5), Choi (4), Sucre (4), Field (3), Kiermaier (3), Lowe (3), Perez (3), 2-Out RBI: Ramos (27), Cron (22), Wendle (15), Smith (14), Gómez (13), Robertson (13), Adames (11), Duffy (11), Span (11), Hechavarria (10), Lowe (8), Sucre (8), Miller (7), Bauers (6), Perez (6), Field (5), Kiermaier (5), Arroyo (4), Choi (3), Eovaldi (1), Nuño (1) Outfield Assists (21): Field (4), Gómez (4), Kiermaier (4), Refsnyder (3), Smith (3), Span (2), Wendle (1) Bunt Singles (16): Gómez (4), Smith (4), Kiermaier (3), Choi (1), Field (1), Miller (1), Span (1), Wendle (1) Ejections (1): Smith-1 (6/5 at WAS, 8th inn.) Batted Around (14): 3/29 vs. BOS (8th inn., 10 batters), 4/16 vs. TEX (2nd inn., 10 batters), 4/25 at BAL (5th inn., 9 batters), 5/15 at KC (1st inn., 9 batters), 5/18 at LAA (3rd inn., 9 batters), 5/27 vs. BAL (3rd inn., 12 batters), 6/25 vs. WAS (2nd inn., 10 batters), 7/3 at MIA (16th inn., 9 batters), 7/9 vs. DET (1st inn., 9 batters), 7/14 at MIN (7th inn., 9 batters), 7/20 vs. MIA (9th inn., 9 batters), 7/31 vs. LAA (4th inn., 12 batters), 8/2 vs. LAA (4th inn., 9 batters), 8/24 vs. BOS (3rd inn., 9 batters)