FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016 vs. OAKLAND ATHLETICS RH Jake Odorizzi (0-1, 3.10) vs. LH Rich Hill (4-3, 2.39) First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. ET Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. TV: Fox Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 33 (15-17) Home Game No.: 19 (8-8) All-Time Game No.: 2,947 (1,367-1,579) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,478 (753-724) April: 11-12 May: 4-5 PLAY BALL WEEKEND On Saturday and Sunday, the Rays will celebrate the inaugural PLAY BALL Weekend, a league-wide effort by MLB and all 30 clubs to engage young baseball fans and celebrate the continued support of youth participation in baseball and softball the Rays have several activities planned tomorrow morning, the Rays are hosting PLAY (Promoting a Lifetime of Activity for Youth), a free fitness seminar for kids ages 11-16, which will feature Logan Forsythe and Rays Athletic Trainers also on Saturday and Sunday, fans are encouraged to bring new or used equipment to Gates 1 and 5 as part of the Baseball Tomorrow Fund equipment drive, which benefits the Tampa RBI program fans who donate will receive a voucher for one complimentary ticket to a future Rays game. WEEKEND FREEBIES Tomorrow all fans will receive a Fedora presented by Moffitt Cancer Center on Sunday, kids 14 and under will receive a Plastic Bat and Ball Set presented by Chevrolet all giveaways while supplies last. On Sunday from 12:15 12:45 p.m., Season Ticket Holders will have the chance to meet LH Drew Smyly in the Republic Bank Draft Room Season Ticket Club. BALFOUR FIRST PITCH On Sunday, recently retired former Rays and A s relief pitcher Grant Balfour is scheduled to throw the ceremonial first pitch the 12-year veteran spent parts of six seasons with the Rays (2007-10, 2014-15), helped lead the Rays to their first two postseason berths and pitched in 13 postseason games, tied for most in club history his 274 apps rank 3rd in Rays history he was an All-Star for Oakland in 2013. RAY MATTER Tonight the Rays begin a brief 3-game homestand against Oakland, the only break in a stretch in which they play 14 of 17 games on the road after Sunday s finale they embark on an 8-game road trip to Toronto, Detroit and Miami the Rays were off yesterday following a 6-game West Coast road trip they went 3-3, sweeping the series at Angel Stadium then getting swept in Seattle the first sweeps of 3 or more games they were a part of this season the Rays are now 9-3 when scoring 3 or more runs this season, after losing the last 2 games in Seattle in this fashion (lost 6-4 on Tues, lost 6-5 in 11 innings on Wed). Rays are 12-10 over the last 22 games, after beginning the year 3-7. The Rays are 9-7 all-time on Friday the 13th; 4-2 at home and 5-5 on the road they ve won their last two contests, June 13, 2014 at HOU (6-1) and Sep 13, 2013 at MIN (3-0). RAYS vs. A S Tonight kicks off the 7-game season series, which will be completed with a 4-game series at Oakland Coliseum, July 21-24 in 2015, the Rays won the season series 4-3 (2-2 at home, 2-1 in Oakland), their first season series victory over the A s since 2010 (5-4) they managed to win the season series despite being outscored, 27-19 the Rays are 61-96 (.389) all-time against Oakland, their worst record against any AL opponent by a tick (55-86,.390 vs. CLE) they are 37-43 at home and 24-53 on the road. LEFTY LOOSEY The Rays are 6-4 when facing a left-handed starter, compared to 9-13 against right-handed starters since the start of 2015, they are 36-27 (.571) vs. LH starters, best record in the AL ahead of Toronto (25-21,.543) they are 59-72 (.450) vs. RH starters this season they have hit.247/.311/.454 against LH pitching, and.214/.289/.385 vs. RH pitching. THE UNLUCKIEST Tonight RH Jake Odorizzi is still seeking his first win in his eighth start of the season, despite a 3.10 ERA since 1990, only one other AL pitcher has remained winless through at least 7 starts with as low an ERA: KC Zack Greinke was 0-4 with a 2.51 (46.2-IP, 13-ER) through his first 7 starts in 2010, the year after he won the Cy Young Odorizzi was once traded from Milwaukee to Kansas City as part of a package for Greinke. LOSING THE WALK-OFF GAME Mariners C Chris Iannetta hit a walk-off homer against Steve Geltz in the 11th inning on Wednesday the Rays have not hit a walk-off home run in nearly two years, since Sean Rodriguez on May 22, 2014 vs. OAK longest active drought in the majors, ahead of Arizona (May 26, 2014) since S-Rod s homer, the Rays have given up 8 walkoff homers, most of any American League team, just ahead of Oakland (7). COMEBACKS FOR NAUGHT Wednesday s 6-5 loss in Seattle featured 2 game-tying home runs: a grand slam by Corey Dickerson in the 6th and a solo shot by Kevin Kiermaier in the 9th it was the first time the Rays had 2 game-tying homers and went on to lose since Aug 13, 2013 also against the M s, but at Tropicana Field in that game, Ben Zobrist hit 2 game-tying homers off Mariners RH Erasmo Ramirez and the Rays lost 5-4 (and Brad Miller homered twice for Seattle). MUSCLE MEN The Rays rank 3rd in the AL with 46 HR (BAL- HIGHEST PCT. OF RUNS SCORED VIA HOME RUN, MLB, 2016 49, SEA-47), despite ranking last in the AL in batting avg. (.224) and 14th in the AL in runs scored Team Rays Mets HR 46 51 HR R 66 81 R 113 143 Pct. 58.4 56.6 (113) this is their most homers Orioles 49 81 155 52.2 Mariners 47 77 152 50.1 ever after 32 games (prev. 40 in Source: Stats LLC 2012 and 2009) the Rays hit 12 HR on the just-completed 6-game road trip, 16 HR over the last 7 games and 28 over the last 15 games. Over the last 4 games, 13 of their 14 runs have scored via home run according to Stats LLC, the home run has accounted for a major-league-most 58.4 pct. (66 of 113) of their total runs the ML average is 37.3 pct. in 2015, 37.0 pct. of their runs scored via HR. The Rays have homered in 11 straight games, and have multiple HR in their last 4 games only twice in club history (both in 2009) have they compiled a longer streak of multiple HR: May 29 June 6 (7 games) and Aug 3-8 (5 games). MUSCLE MEN II The Rays are one of only four major league teams with two players with at least 8 HR (Corey Dickerson 8, Steven Souza Jr. 8) also the Orioles (3; Davis, Machado, Trumbo), Rockies (Arenado, Story) and Mets (Cespedes, Walker) prior to Dickerson and Souza Jr. this year, the Rays hadn t had even one player with 8 HR through 32 team games since 2009, when Carlos Peña (12) and Evan Longoria (9) both did it. FOUR FOR COREY On Wed at SEA, Corey Dickerson hit his first career grand slam and the first by a Ray this season it was the first grand slam by a Ray on the road since Wil Myers on June 22, 2013 at Yankee Stadium it was the first slam by a Ray that wasn t a rookie since Evan Longoria on May 6, 2013 vs. TOR since Longoria, three Rays rookies had hit one: Myers, Kevin Kiermaier in 2014 and Joey Butler in 2015 Dickerson s slam erased a 4-0 deficit, the first game-tying grand slam by a Ray since Jason Bartlett on Aug 5, 2010 vs. MIN (8th inning, trailed 6-2) oddly, the Rays have lost 4 of their last 5 games when hitting a grand slam. LOW-RISP BEHAVIOR The Rays went 6-for-42 (.143) with RISP on the road trip they are batting.151 (14-for-93) with RISP over the last 13 games, dating back to the start of the last homestand while the Rays offense ranks last in the AL with a.211 batting avg. with RISP, they are still outperforming their opponents in those situations Rays pitchers carry a.190 opp avg. (44-for-231) with RISP, lowest in the AL and 2nd lowest in the majors behind the Cubs (.190, 44-for-231) Rays pitchers hold a.149 opp avg. (15-for-101) with RISP and 2 outs, lowest in the majors. PLENTY OF PUNCH The Rays offense struck out 16 times on Wed at SEA, tying their season high (April 24 at NYY) the offense has amassed 309 SO, most in club history after 32 games (prev. 260 in 2015) and is on pace for 1,564 which would break the major league record of 1,535 (2013 Astros) the 2016 Astros are also on pace to break it (1,607) the Rays club record is 1,324 (2007). The pitching staff s 278 strikeouts are also most in club history after 32 games (prev. 273 in 2015). HUMAN MAGNET OF Brandon Guyer leads the majors with 11 HBP (in only 72 PA) he has more HBP than 15 teams, including Oakland (7), and the rest of his Rays teammates have 9 HBP since Baseball Reference data is available (1913), Guyer is the first player to record 11 HBP in the team s first 32 games of the season Guyer is on pace for 57 in only 365 PA, which would pass the major league record set by Hughie Jennings (51 for the 1896 Baltimore Orioles) Guyer also led the AL with a club-record 24 HBP last season (in 385 PA) in his career, he s been plunked once every 17.41 PA (46-HBP, 801-PA) more frequently than any player in major league history with at least 500 PA for context, Hall of Famer Craig Biggio was once every 43.9 PA. MEDICAL MATTERS Yesterday RH Brad Boxberger (adductor surgery) made his first rehab appearance at extended spring training his line: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO, 22 pitches 2B Logan Forsythe (bruised left shoulder) has not played since Mon at SEA, when he was hit by a pitch from RH Felix Hernandez. MARIÑEZ TO MILWAUKEE Last night the Rays traded RH Jhan Mariñez to the Milwaukee Brewers for cash considerations Mariñez had been designated for assignment following Saturday s game. Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV Radio Sat., May 14 vs. OAK 6:10 p.m. RH Matt Andriese (1-0, 1.29) vs. RH Kendall Graveman (1-4, 5.74) Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Sun., May 15 vs. OAK 1:10 p.m. LH Matt Moore (1-3, 4.83) vs. RH Sonny Gray (3-4, 6.00) Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WAMA 1550 AM (Sp.)
TONIGHT S STARTER RH JAKE ODORIZZI (0-1, 3.10) YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg. 2015 Charlotte (A) 0-0 0.93 2 2 0 0 9.2 4 1 1 2 8 0.118 Tampa Bay 9-9 3.35 28 28 0 0 169.1 149 65 63 46 150 18.231 2016 Tampa Bay 0-1 3.10 7 7 0 0 40.2 39 15 14 8 34 3.257 Major League Totals 20-25 3.71 75 72 0 0 415.0 380 176 171 125 384 45.240 Minor League Totals 43-27 3.43 123 110 0 0 614.2 543 263 234 194 621 55.236 LAST START On Sat at LAA, his 88 pitches were his fewest since July 22, 2015 at PHI (83) only runs allowed came on a 2-run single by Andrelton Simmons in the 5th allowed 2 runs or fewer for a third straight start, bringing his ERA down from 3.97 to 3.10 over that span last batter faced was a swinging strikeout with the potential goahead run at 2B his line: ND, 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 4 SO, 88 pit, 57 str. FRIENDLY CONFINES Has pitched to a 2.50 ERA (205-IP, 57-ER) at Tropicana Field since the start of the 2014 season, 3rd in the AL (min. 20 GS) has made 34 home starts over that span, holding opponents to a.205/.264/.309 (154-for-753) line and 0.53 HR/9 IP has allowed 1 earned run or fewer in 21 of those 34 starts, and 0 ER in nine has also never allowed double-digit hits. HARD LUCK Has gotten 5 straight no-decisions, tying the club record (also Odorizzi from Aug 2-23, 2015 and Dave Eiland from May 15 Aug 20, 2000) is winless in all 7 starts, the longest winless streak by a Rays starter to begin the season since Jason Hammel (8 starts) in 2007 no Rays pitcher has ever remained winless through at least 7 starts with as low an ERA closest was Scott Kazmir, who was 0-4 with a 4.60 ERA through 8 starts in 2005 since 1990, only one other AL pitcher has remained winless through at least 7 starts with as low an ERA: KC Zack Greinke was 0-4 with a 2.51 (46.2-IP, 13-ER) through his first 7 starts in 2010, the year after he won the Cy Young following the season Odorizzi was one of four Brewers prospects traded to Kansas City in a blockbuster deal for Greinke. UNLUCKY BREAKDOWN His 6 no-decisions are tied with NYY Masahiro Tanaka for most among major league starters has received 16 runs of support in his 7 starts and 3 runs in 4 starts at home. LOWEST HOME ERA, A.L., SINCE 2014 Dallas Keuchel, HOU 2.11 Felix Hernandez, SEA 2.40 Jake Odorizzi, TB 2.50 Chris Sale, CWS 2.70 Corey Kluber, CLE 2.75 min. 20 home starts Four times this season he has allowed 1 ER or fewer, and he s gotten ND in all 4 of those starts his 16 ND since the start of last season rank T-2nd in the AL, trailing LAA Hector Santiago (17). Since 2015, is 9-10 and has received 16 runs in his 10 losses. Since 2014, has made 27 starts yielding 1 run or fewer (4th in the AL) hasn t earned the win in 13 of them, tied for the most such starts in the AL along with teammate Chris Archer. Since 2014, he is 20-23 with a 3.67 ERA (378-IP, 154-ER) only two AL pitchers have as many losses and a lower ERA over that span: CLE Corey Kluber (29) and TB Chris Archer (26). HOW THE WEST WAS WON Is 5-4 with a 2.01 ERA (80.2-IP, 18- ER) in 14 career starts vs. AL West opponents and has yielded 2 runs or fewer in 12 of those 14 starts, including his last 8 starts dating back to Aug 14, 2014 his 2.01 ERA vs. AL West teams is best among actives (min. 10 GS) and ranks second all-time to Pedro Martinez (1.92). THE EARLY-GOING Nine of his 14 earned runs allowed have come within the first 2 innings has a 5.79 ERA (14-IP, 9-ER) in innings 1-2 and a 1.69 ERA (26.2-IP, 5-ER) after that. THE LONG BALL Has allowed 3 HR in 40.2 IP for a 0.66 HR/9 IP ratio, best on the staff his last 11 HR have been hit by AL East opponents; hasn t allowed a homer to a non-divisional foe since last Aug 12 vs. ATL Pedro Ciriaco hasn t yielded a HR to a lefty batter since BAL Chris Davis last Sep 20. THROWING BLANKS Has made 12 scoreless starts since the start of the 2014 season, tied for 4th in the AL trails teammate Chris Archer (15), MIN Kyle Gibson (14) and SEA Felix Hernandez (13) James Shields, the pitcher he was traded for, has 8 over that span (with Kansas City and San Diego) Jake has received no decision in four of his 12 scoreless starts. 2015 IN REVIEW In his sophomore season, his 28 starts ranked 2nd on the team behind Chris Archer (34) he and Archer became just the third set of Rays teammates to finish in the top 10 in ERA, joining James Shields and Jeremy Hellickson (2011) and David Price and Hellickson (2012) ranked among AL leaders with a 3.35 ERA (8th) and.231 opp avg. (T-9th) compared to 2014, lowered his ERA from 4.13 to 3.35, and worked 1.1 more innings despite making 3 fewer starts missed 5 weeks due to a strained oblique, sustained June 5 at SEA. CH-CH-CHANGES Thirty pct. of his pitches in 2015 were changeups, most in the majors, according to FanGraphs had 65 SO with the changeup, accounting for 43.3 pct. of his total strikeouts borrowed his changeup grip from Alex Cobb in the 2013-14 offseason. PROUD PAPA Jake and his wife, Carissa, welcomed their first child on Dec 27, son Rhett Walker. 2016 GAME LOG GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 4/5 vs. TOR -- 1.59 5.2 4 2 1 2 10 0 0 0 111/67 W, 3-2 Sanchez down, 2-1 4/10 at BAL L-1 3.86 6.0 9 4 4 0 4 1 0 0 103/66 L, 3-5 Worley down, 4-3 4/15 vs. CWS -- 2.41 7.0 4 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 94/59 L, 0-1 Sale tied, 0-0 4/21 at BOS -- 3.97 4.0 8 5 5 1 3 1 0 0 97/60 W, 12-8 Price up, 8-5 4/26 vs. BAL -- 3.58 5.0 7 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 97/60 W, 3-1 Jimenez tied, 1-1 APRIL 0-1 3.58 27.2 32 12 11 5 24 2 0 0 -- -- -- -- 5/1 vs. TOR -- 3.12 7.0 2 1 1 2 6 1 0 0 106/66 L, 1-5 Stroman tied, 1-1 5/7 at LAA -- 3.10 6.0 5 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 88/57 W, 4-2 Weaver tied, 2-2 MAY 0-0 2.08 13.0 7 3 3 3 10 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- 2016 SPLITS vs. RH:.290 (29-100), 3-HR vs. LH:.192 (10-52) Home: 0-0, 1.09 ERA (24.2-IP, 3-ER) Road: 0-1, 6.19 ERA (16.0-IP, 11-ER) ODORIZZI vs. OAKLAND CAREER Is 0-1 with a 4.22 ERA (10.2- IP, 5-ER) in two career apps (both starts) against the A s last faced them on Aug 23, 2015 at OAK and retired his first 9 BF, then went triple, single to start the 4th left with a 2-1 lead but got ND following the A s 7-run 7th in an 8-2 loss. TOMORROW S STARTER RH MATT ANDRIESE (1-0, 1.29) LAST START On Sun at LAA, made his season debut and went a career-long 7 IP (prev. 6, June 27, 2015 vs. BOS) only run allowed was an Albert Pujols sac fly escaped a 2-on, no-out jam in the 6th with a strikeout of Mike Trout and a Pujols GIDP became the first Ray to induce 3 GIDP in a game since Alex Cobb on Sep 23, 2014 at BOS on Mother s Day, pitched in front of his mom, Lynn, for the first time in the big leagues and did so at the stadium he went to as a kid to see games his line: W, 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 3 SO, 91 pit, 51 str. Has allowed 3 runs or fewer in 6 straight starts between the Rays and Triple-A Durham. LEADERBOARDS At the time of his recall, his 44 SO ranked 4th among minor league pitchers (see chart) also ranked among International League leaders in SO (2nd), IP (34.1, 5th), SO/9 IP (11.5, 2nd), SO/BB (6.3, 2nd), wild pitches (5, T-1st) and balks (5, 1st) last season with Durham, averaged 9.6 SO/9 IP; his career minor league rate entering this season was 8.0 his minor league SO/9 IP rate has increased in all three seasons with the Rays organization (7.2, 9.6, 11.5) acquired from San Diego on Jan 22, 2014. Had his fourth career ejection as Rays manager on April 29 vs. TOR. Marks his second season as Rays manager 38-year-old is the youngest active manager in MLB, ahead of SD Andy Green (5 months older). Is the fifth manager in Rays history is the sixth Tampa-born manager in ML history and second to manage the Rays joins Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER THE LONG BALL Between the minors and majors, hasn t yielded a home run since the 1st inning on April 13 vs. Gwinnett, a span of 35 homerless innings since then hasn t yielded a homer to a left-handed hitter at any level since BAL Chris Davis had an 11th-inning walkoff last Sep 2. MINOR LEAGUE STRIKEOUT LEADERS Tyler Glasnow, IND 48 Jon Perrin, WIS 47 Lucas Sims, MIS/GWN 46 Matt Andriese, DUR 44 Francisco Rios, LAN 43 * at the time of his recall SPRING TRAINING Went 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA (8-IP, 6-H, 1-ER, 2-BB, 6-SO) in 3 G (1 start) pitched in relief on March 3 vs. BAL (2 IP) and March 8 at DET (3 IP), then scratched from a scheduled start on March 13 at TOR due to tightness in his left abdominal muscle accompanied the team to Cuba for the exhibition there on March 22 returned to start on March 24 at NYY (3 IP) optioned to the minors on March 30. vs. OAKLAND Went 0.2 IP of part of the A s 7-run 7th inning last Aug 23 at OAK, replacing Steve Geltz yielded 4 H and 2 R. Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, including parts of eight seasons in the majors (2002-10) spent two years (2005-06) in the Rays org. Played in the 1989 Little League World Series (Tampa Northside LL), 1999 College World Series (Florida State) and earned World Series rings in 2007 (Red Sox) and 2009 (Yankees).
RAYS HITTER NOTES #1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Wed: DNP SEA Series: 0-5 Trip: 0-5 vs. LH:.200 (5-25) 2016:.147/.194/.176, 0-HR, 1-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-10 RISP:.200 (1-5) vs. RH:.000 (0-9) Hitless in his last 10 at-bats and 1-for-his-last-13 has played in 11 games with 9 starts (7-SS, 2-2B), all vs. left-handed starters. Still seeking his first multi-hit game of the season his only extra-base hit came April 30 vs. TOR (off J.A. Happ) has gone 63 at-bats since his last homer, dating back to last season, the longest homerless drought of his career (prev. 51 AB, May 25 Aug 15, 2015 spanning multiple stints). Only RBI came in his second at-bat of the season, a bases-loaded single on April 6 (off J.A. Happ) has gone 32 at-bats without one. #19 CURT CASALI, C Wed: 0-3 SEA Series: 0-4, BB, R Trip: 3-13, 2B, HR, RBI, 2-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.207 (6-29), 2-HR 2016:.191/.247/.412, 4-HR, 10-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-6 RISP:.077 (1-13) vs. RH:.179 (7-39), 2-HR Has 3 HR in 20 at-bats in May, compared to 1 HR in 48 AB in April since 2015, 62.2 percent of his hits have gone for extra bases (14-1B, 9-2B, 14-HR) has averaged a home run every 12.07 AB over that span, best in the AL (min. 10 HR) and 3rd in the majors (Stanton, Harper). Has played in 24 games with 21 starts at catcher has caught 4 of his last 5 attempted base stealers has struck out in 32 of his 68 AB. On Sun at LAA had his fourth career multi-xbh game (including a 4th-inning homer), first since Aug 18, 2015 at HOU. #24 HANK CONGER, C Wed: 0-2 (PH in 9th) SEA Series: 1-6 Trip: 2-8 vs. LH:.000 (0-1) 2016:.189/.211/.189, 0-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-2 RISP:.091 (1-11) vs. RH:.194 (7-36) All 7 hits have been singles his last extra-base hit was Sep 29, 2015 at SEA (double), having gone 40 at-bats since then. Hasn t homered since Sep 12, 2015 at LAA, with 56 at-bats in between only RBI this season came April 20 at BOS (7th inning single). Has thrown out 1 of his last 50 attempted base stealers it came on May 1 vs. TOR, his first since May 29, 2015 vs. CWS snapped an 0-for-48. Has played in 18 games with 11 starts at catcher has only started six of the Rays last 23 games, compared to five of their first nine. Is coming off his best offensive season with Houston in 2015 with career highs in HR (11), RBI (33), BB (23), OBP (.311) and SLG (.436). #10 COREY DICKERSON, OF Wed: 1-6, HR, 4-RBI, R SEA Series: 2-12, 2-HR, 5-RBI, 2-R Trip: 3-21, 3-HR, 8-RBI, 2-BB, 4-R vs. LH:.045 (1-22) 2016:.182/.250/.475, 8-HR, 17-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.167, 1-6) RISP:.179 (5-28) vs. RH:.221 (17-77), 8-HR Had his first career grand slam on Wed at SEA (6th inning) was the first grand slam by a Ray on the road since Wil Myers on June 22, 2013 at NYY erased a 4-0 deficit, the first game-tying grand slam by a Ray since Jason Bartlett on Aug 5, 2010 vs. MIN (8th inning, trailed 6-2). His batting avg. has dropped from.259 to.182 since April 24 at NYY he is 4-for-45 over this stretch and all 4 hits have been home runs. No other player in baseball with a sub-.200 avg. has as high as SLG closest is Ryan Howard (.422 SLG); closest AL player is Albert Pujols (.372). 14 of his 17 RBI have come via the HR he and Machado are the only players with at least 8 HR, all vs. RHP 43 of 47 in his career have been vs. RHP. Ranks among team leaders in XBH (13, 3rd), HR (8, T-1st) and RBI (17, T-1st) has played in 30 games with 25 starts (21-DH, 3-LF, 1-RF). Thirteen of his 18 hits have gone for extra bases (5-1B, 5-2B, 8-HR) since 2014, his.545 SLG ranks 7th in the majors (min. 500 PA). #11 LOGAN FORSYTHE, INF Wed: DNP SEA Series: 0-1, HBP Trip: 4-14, 2B, 2-RBI, BB, R vs. LH:.367 (11-30), 2-HR 2016:.308/.398/.523, 4-HR, 12-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.462 (6-13) vs. RH:.286 (22-77), 2-HR Left Monday s game at SEA with a bruised left shoulder X-rays were negative and he is day-to-day. Ranks 6th in the AL with a.398 OBP also ranks among team leaders in batting avg. (.308, 1st), SLG (.523, 2nd), OPS (.922, 1st), 2B (9, T-1st), XBH (14, 2nd), RBI (12, 4th), runs scored (16, 1st), hits (33, 1st), triples (1, 1st), walks (14, 1st) and multi-hit games (10, 1st). Eight of his 12 RBI have come in Late & Close situations, per Baseball Reference, T-3rd in the majors trails Todd Frazier (14) and Cano (9). Has started 29 games, all at leadoff (28-2B, 1-DH) since the start of last season, has a.609 SLG and 12 HR vs. LHP and a.391 SLG and 9 HR vs. RHP has more homers (21) over the last two seasons (2015-16, in 182 games) than he did in his first four seasons combined (18 in 338 games). All 4 HR have come in the 7th inning or later, T-3rd in the AL batting.357/.458/.586 (25-for-70) over his last 19 games since April 17. #5 BRANDON GUYER, OF Wed: 3-5, 2B, R, HBP SEA Series: 5-12, 3-2B, R Trip: 5-13, 3-2B, BB, R vs. LH:.333 (11-33), 2-HR 2016:.345/.472/.517, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.417, 5-12) RISP:.375 (3-8) vs. RH:.360 (9-25) Has a.472 OBP in 72 PA no other player with that many PA has an OBP as high; closest is CHC Dexter Fowler (.458) batting.404/.533/.617 (19-for-47) with 4 2B and 2 HR over his last 15 games (13 starts) since April 16 prior to that, was batting.091/.167/.091 (1-for-11) through 5 games. Has a major-league-leading 11 HBP, more than 15 teams is the first player since Baseball Reference data is available (1913) to coax 11 HBP within his team s first 32 games in a season has been hit an 35 times since 2015, tied with CHC Anthony Rizzo for most in the majors. Thirteen of his 16 HR in his career have come vs. LHP, including his last seven (since July 18, 2015 at TOR) has started all 10 Rays games vs. left-handed starters and all 63 vs. lefty starters since the start of last year since the start of last year, batting.281/.401/.471 (62-for-221) vs. LHP. Has played in 20 games, 16 starts (7-LF, 4-RF, 3-CF, 2-DH) last year he was one of three AL players with at least 15 starts at all 3 OF positions. #8 DESMOND JENNINGS, OF Wed: DNP SEA Series: 0-3 Trip: 0-8 vs. LH:.152 (5-33) 2016:.163/.232/.221, 1-HR, 6-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-8 RISP:.188 (3-16) vs. RH:.170 (9-53), 1-HR Is 1-for-his-last-35 his 8th-inning single on May 4 vs. LAD was his first hit since April 22 at NYY and snapped a career-long-tying 0-for-26. His.996 career fielding percentage is the best among active outfielders (min. 1,000 chances), pct. points ahead of Jacoby Ellsbury only catchers Erik Kratz (.997) and A.J. Ellis (.997) have a higher fielding pct. among actives (min. 1,000 chances) last error was Sep 6, 2013 at SEA. Has played in 25 games with 24 starts (22-LF, 2-DH) only homer came on April 16 vs. CWS eleven of his 14 hits have been singles. #39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, CF Wed: 1-5, HR, RBI, R SEA Series: 1-12, HR, RBI, BB, R Trip: 2-23, HR, RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.167 (4-24) 2016:.208/.290/.406, 4-HR, 8-RBI, 5-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.200, 1-5) RISP:.250 (4-16) vs. RH:.222 (16-72), 4-HR Is 1-for-his-last-17 and 2-for-his-last-23 since the start of the last road trip had a game-tying 9th-inning solo homer on Wed at SEA, the third of his career that late in a game (previous two in extras) 9 of his last 11 HR, incl. all 4 this season, have tied the game or given the Rays a lead. All 11 extra-base hits (7-2B, 4-HR) have come over his last 20 games (19 starts) since April 17 didn t have one through his first 10 games. Had a career-high-tying 2 SB on Sat at LAA (4th time, last Sep 23, 2015 at BOS) his 5 SB lead the team and rank T-11th in the AL. All 4 hits vs. LHP have been doubles (last May 4 vs. LAD) his 4 2B vs. LHP are tied for the most by a lefty hitter in the majors. Has played in 30 games with 29 starts, all as the No. 8 hitter and in CF in 2015, won the sixth Gold Glove in club history, first Platinum Glove. #3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Wed: 1-4, 2B, 2-BB, R SEA Series: 2-11, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 3-BB, 2-R Trip: 4-23, 2B, HR, 3-RBI, 3-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.256 (10-39), 2-HR 2016:.233/.281/.442, 6-HR, 17-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.179 (5-28) vs. RH:.222 (20-90), 4-HR Tied for the team lead with 18 RBI (Corey Dickerson) with RISP, is 1-for-his-last-18 following a 4-for-10 start also ranks among team leaders in multi-hit games (8, 2nd), hits (30, 2nd), 2B (9, T-1st), HR (6, 3rd) and XBH (15, 1st) five of his 6 HR have been solo, incl. Mon at SEA off Felix Hernandez (5th inning) his 6 HR are his most entering play on May 13 since 2013 (9), when he finished with 32 HR one shy of his career high (2009). Hit.174/.259/.348 (4-for-23) on the just-completed road trip has hit.254 (18-for-71) in 18 home games compared to.207 (12-for-58) on the road. Is swinging at a career-high 51.6 percent of his pitches seen, according to FanGraphs averaging a career-low 3.64 pitches per PA. Is the franchise s all-time leader in HR (211), RBI (725), 2B (270) and XBH (494) his service time (8.039) ranks 2nd to Carl Crawford (8.072). #13 BRAD MILLER, SS Wed: 1-5, BB, R SEA Series: 2-11, 3-BB, R Trip: 8-25, 2-HR, 3-RBI, 3-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.211 (4-19), 1-HR 2016:.213/.288/.394, 4-HR, 8-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.222, 2-9) RISP:.167 (3-18) vs. RH:.213 (16-75), 3-HR Batting.319/.396/.574 (15-for-47) with 6 XBH (3-2B, 3-HR) over his last 14 games (since April 24), raising his avg. from.106 to.213 and his OBP from.176 to.288 his last 10 starts have come out of the No. 2 spot on Mon at SEA had his first multi-bb game since Aug 26, 2015 vs. OAK. Had a career-high-tying 4 hits on May 6 at LAA (also Sep 6, 2014 at TEX) was the third time in club history a Rays SS had 4 hits and a HR, joining Reid Brignac (Sep 14, 2009 at BAL) and Jason Bartlett (Aug 31, 2008 vs. BAL) matched the most hits by a Ray in a game this year (Souza, Guyer). Has played in 29 games with 25 starts, all at shortstop nine of his 20 hits this season have gone for extra bases (11-1B, 5-2B, 4-HR).
#7 LOGAN MORRISON, 1B Wed: 1-4, BB SEA Series: 2-9, BB Trip: 4-15, 3-BB, R vs. LH:.250 (2-8) 2016:.127/.198/.152, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.100 (1-10) vs. RH:.113 (8-71) Min. 50 AB, his.127 avg. and.152 SLG are the lowest in the majors is 4-for-his-last-15 and his current.127 avg. is a season-high. Has appeared in 34 games and gone 100 at-bats since his last home run, dating back to the end of last season. His 79 AB are the most in the majors without an RBI are the 2nd-most in club history to start the season without one, after Jose Molina in 2014 (87). Hasn t had a multi-hit game since Sep 25, 2015 at LAA the only AL player with more games this season without one is HOU Preston Tucker (31). Has played in 25 games with 21 starts (18-1B, 3-DH) both extra-base hits (both doubles) came in a span of 3 games from April 23-26. #28 STEVE PEARCE, UTL Wed: 2-4, BB SEA Series: 4-7, 2-HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R Trip: 5-15, 2-HR, 2-RBI, 3-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.400 (12-30), 4-HR 2016:.308/.392/.569, 5-HR, 11-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.571, 4-7) RISP:.333 (5-15) vs. RH:.229 (8-35), 1-HR Batting.382/.475/.853 (13-for-34) over his last 10 games, 9 starts (since April 24), raising his OBP by 98 points from.294 to.392 has 5 HR and 8 RBI over this stretch, compared to 0 HR and 3 RBI in his first 10 games (8 starts) among AL players with 50 AB, his.569 SLG ranks 10th. On Tue at SEA had the fourth multi-hr game of his career, first since Sep 18, 2015 at TB (with BAL) at 33 years, 27 days was the oldest Ray with one since Ryan Hanigan on April 19, 2014 vs. NYY his second HR was the third of his career on an 0-2 pitch (last April 7, 2015 at TB). Has played in 20 games with 17 starts (14-1B, 2-2B, 1-3B) is 1 of 2 AL players with starts at 1B, 2B and 3B, along with HOU Marwin Gonzalez. Since 2014, has hit 9 HR in 90 at-bats at Tropicana Field that includes 7 HR as an Oriole, most among visiting players from 2014-15. #20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Wed: 0-5, BB SEA Series: 1-13, HR, RBI, BB, R Trip: 6-24, 2B, 2-HR, 3-RBI, 2-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.290 (9-31), 3-HR 2016:.252/.304/.514, 8-HR, 15-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-6 RISP:.217 (5-23) vs. RH:.237 (18-76), 5-HR Ranks among team leaders in HR (8, T-1st), SLG (.514, 2nd) and RBI (15, 3rd) twelve of his 15 RBI have come via the home run. Batting.232/.271/.482 (13-for-56) in 16 games this season at home, compared to.275/.339/.549 (14-for-51) in 13 games on the road. His 43 SO rank T-4th in the AL last season he struck out once every 2.96 PA, more frequently than anyone else in the majors (min. 400 PA). Was the first player in Rays history with a pair of multi-hr games within the team s first 18 games remains 1 of 4 AL players with two multi-hr games this season (Trumbo-3, Rasmus-2, Cano-2) the second came on April 24 at NYY when he was celebrating his 27th birthday. RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #31 XAVIER CEDEÑO, LH Last App: 5/11 at SEA (0.2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 2-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-2 vs. LH:.222 (4-18) 2016: 2-1-0, 3.12 ERA, 13 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4/16 vs. CWS IR-RS: 7-3 vs. RH:.154 (2-13) Allowed 2 BB on Wed at SEA, his most as a Ray and first time since April 13, 2015 at BOS (with WAS) replaced with the bases loaded. The Rays have been tied or ahead in 12 of his 13 apps has pitched less than one inning in 8 of his 13 apps, including 3 apps of 1 BF (recorded out in all 3) has thrown less than 10 pitches in 7 of his 13 apps his 13 apps rank T-3rd on the team to Ramirez (15) and Colome (14). Has 10 SO and 6 BB this season for a 1.67 SO/BB ratio after last season s trade to the Rays, had a 3.58 SO/BB ratio (43-SO, 12-BB). #37 ALEX COLOME, RH Last App: 5/11 at SEA (2.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 3-SO) Saves-Opps: 9-9 vs. LH:.333 (5-15) 2016: 1-1-9, 1.80 ERA, 14 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 5/11 at SEA IR-RS: 4-2 vs. RH:.135 (5-37), 1-HR Tied his season long app on Wed at SEA (also April 5 vs. TOR) faced the minimum over 2 scoreless innings in a tie game. His 9 saves rank T-4th in the AL, two shy of the league leaders only one other AL pitcher has as many saves and has converted all of their chances: BAL Zach Britton (9) last save was May 8 at LAA his 9 SV remain the most by a Ray after 32 team games since Fernando Rodney in 2012. Converted the save in four consecutive Rays games from May 4-8, joining Rafael Soriano (July 3-6, 2010) as the only Rays to ever do that. Twelve of his 14 apps this season have been scoreless has a 0.00 ERA (8.1-IP, 2-H, 11-SO) in save situations (9 apps), compared to a 4.05 ERA (6.2-IP, 8-H, 8-SO) in non-save situations (5 apps) since 2015, has a 2.43 ERA (55.2-IP, 15-ER) in 44 relief apps, with only 1 HR allowed. #51 DANA EVELAND, LH Last App: 5/9 at SEA (L, 0.1-IP, 0-H, 2-R, 2-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.417 (5-12), 1-HR 2016: 0-1-0, 10.29 ERA, 10 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 4/3 vs. TOR IR-RS: 7-0 vs. RH:.222 (4-18) Stranded the bases loaded on Mon at SEA in the 5th took the loss after yielding consecutive walks to start the 6th; both came around to score. Has allowed runs in 4 of his last 5 apps, bringing his ERA up from 2.08 to 10.29 his ERA is the highest in the AL (min. 10 apps). 32-year-old is the oldest pitcher on the active roster the Rays are his 10th major league team became the second left-handed pitcher in club history to make the Opening Day roster after entering as a non-roster invite, joining Jim Parque in 2003. #54 STEVE GELTZ, RH Last App: 5/11 at SEA (L, 0.1-IP, 1-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.167 (3-18), 1-HR 2016: 0-1-0, 4.76 ERA, 12 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 2x-last 5/9 at SEA IR-RS: 6-2 vs. RH:.250 (6-24), 3-HR Got the final out of the 10th on Wed at SEA (Dae-Ho Lee strikeout) yielded a walk-off solo homer to his first batter faced in the 11th (Chris Iannetta) was the fourth time in his career he was on the mound in a walk-off loss (last Sep 27, 2015 at TOR, Josh Donaldson solo homer). Has allowed 4 HR, most among Rays relievers and T-3rd among AL relievers four of his 9 hits allowed have been homers (also 5 singles). Has yielded run(s) in his last 2 apps and 3 of his last 4 apps, increasing his ERA from 3.38 to 4.76 on Mon at SEA, tied his season long app (1.2 IP) when he inherited two baserunners and allowed a 3-run homer on his first pitch (Ketel Marte). #30 ERASMO RAMIREZ, RH Last App: 5/11 at SEA (1.1-IP, 1-H, 1-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH:.250 (10-40), 2-HR 2016: 6-1-0, 1.57 ERA, 15 G, 1 GS Long Relief App: 2.0, 7x-last 5/7 at LAA IR-RS: 17-1 vs. RH:.155 (9-58) His 17 IR ranks T-2nd in the AL four times he has inherited the bases loaded; hasn t allowed an IR to score in those 4 apps including Wed at SEA, a Ketel Marte strikeout to end the 6th also pitched the 7th and allowed the go-ahead run to score (Cano leadoff double, WP, sac fly). Has gotten at least 4 outs in 12 of 14 relief apps, most such apps in the majors his 7 relief apps of 2 IP are most in the AL and 2nd in the majors. Got his sixth win on Sat at LAA, T-2nd in the majors (Arrietta, Porcello) and one shy of Chris Sale (7) his 6 wins remain the most in club history through 32 games fourteen of his team-leading 15 apps have come out of the bullpen, and he leads the majors with 23.0 relief innings. Since the start of the 2015 season, his 17 wins are three more than any other pitcher on the team (Chris Archer, despite 14 fewer starts) during that same span, his 17-7 record (.708) is 3rd best in the AL (min. 20 decisions) behind David Price (23-6,.793) and Nathan Eovaldi (17-5,.773). Min. 20 IP, his 1.57 ERA ranks 4th in the AL and his 0.80 WHIP ranks 3rd has averaged 12.9 pitches per inning, fewest in the majors. #45 ENNY ROMERO, LH Last App: 5/11 at SEA (0.2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.095 (2-21) 2016: 1-0-0, 3.38 ERA, 13 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 5/10 at SEA IR-RS: 6-0 vs. RH:.087 (2-23), 1-HR Has retired his last 12 batters faced tied his season long app on Tue at SEA (also April 8 at BAL) both apps of 2 IP have been perfect. His.091 opp avg. (4-for-44) ranks 2nd among AL relievers to KC Wade Davis (.083) and ranks 2nd among major league left-handed relievers to ATL Hunter Cervenka (.032) his avg. fastball velocity is 96.1 mph, per PITCHf/x, 2nd among AL lefty relievers (min. 10 IP) to KC Danny Duffy (96.3). His 13 apps are tied with Xavier Cedeño for most among Rays lefties and T-3rd on the team behind Erasmo Ramirez (15) and Alex Colome (14). Retired his first 17 batters faced this season, the longest streak to start a season in franchise history. #58 RYAN WEBB, RH Last App: 5/10 at SEA (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.333 (3-9) 2016: 0-0-0, 5.00 ERA, 10 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4/3 vs. TOR IR-RS: 6-4 vs. RH:.346 (9-26), 2-HR On Tue at SEA, made his first app since May 3 vs. LAD pitched around a leadoff single and retired his next 3 BF in order. His career groundball-to-flyball ratio of 2.57 ranks 9th among actives (min. 300 IP) has a 2.00 ratio this season, compared to 3.65 in 2015. The Rays have been trailing in all 10 of his apps has allowed runs in 4 of his 10 apps has only stranded 2 of his 6 inherited runners. On May 1 vs. TOR, became the second Ray to finish an app at 0.1 IP (pickoff) without throwing a pitch (Brandon Gomes, Aug 14, 2015 at TEX). Last season he was with three organizations but spent most of the season in the majors with Cleveland, where he made 40 apps.
RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals 15-17-9 32 3.68 283.2 245 116 89 278 38 Starters 6-12-0 32 3.75 187.1 168 78 54 196 24 Relievers 9-5-9 32 3.55 96.1 77 38 35 82 14 Home 9-9-4 18 3.74 142.0 123 59 49 168 23 Road 6-8-5 14 4.22 121.2 122 57 40 110 15 April 11-12-5 23 3.33 203.2 169 75 54 205 28 May 4-5-4 9 4.61 80.0 76 41 35 73 10 LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS LAST HR OFF 16 MOST HITS GAME 16 MOST RBI GAME Beckham 9/18/15 vs. BAL Wilson 1, 5x-last, 5/3 vs. LAD 1, 4/6 vs. TOR Casali 5/8 at LAA Tropeano 2, 3x-last, 5/8 at LAA 2, 3x-last, 5/3 vs. LAD Conger 9/12/15 at LAA Santiago 1, 7x-last, 5/10 at SEA 1, 4/20 at BOS Dickerson 5/11 at SEA Walker 3, 2x-last, 5/6 at LAA 4, 5/11 at SEA Forsythe 4/30 vs. TOR Happ 3, 4x-last, 4/30 vs. TOR 2, 5x-last, 5/7 at LAA Guyer 5/4 vs. LAD Wood 4, 4/17 vs. CWS 1, 4x-last, 5/4 vs. LAD Jennings 4/16 vs. CWS Putnam 2, 2x-last, 4/16 vs. CWS 2, 4/19 at BOS Kiermaier 5/11 at SEA Vincent 3, 4/4 vs. TOR 2, 4/26 vs. BAL Longoria 5/9 at SEA Hernandez 2, 8x-last, 5/8 at LAA 2, 3x-last, 5/3 vs. LAD Miller 5/8 at LAA Tropeano 4, 5/6 at LAA 3, 4/16 vs. CWS Morrison 9/24/15 at KC Davis 1, 10x-last, 5/11 at SEA - Pearce 5/10 at SEA Miley 2, 5x-last, 5/11 at SEA 3, 5/4 vs. LAD Souza Jr. 5/10 at SEA Miley 4, 4/6 vs. TOR 4, 4/6 vs. TOR RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: L3 When commit error: 5-9 Hit homer: 13-12 Current Record: 15-17 Ahead after 6-7-8: 9-1/8-0/12-0 Homer with men on: 11-2 Home/Road: 9-9/6-8 Behind after 6-7-8: 3-13/2-14/0-14 Hit multiple homers: 10-4 Day/Night: 5-6/10-11 Tied after 6-7-8: 3-3/5-3/3-3 Score first: 9-4 Grass/Turf: 6-8/9-9 1-run games: 3-3 Score 5 or more: 7-2 vs. East: 8-10 2-run games: 5-5 Score less than 5: 8-15 vs. Central: 3-3 Extra innings: 1-1 Outhit opponents: 10-4 vs. West: 3-3 Win in last at-bat: 6 Outhit by opponents: 2-11 vs. National League: 1-1 Come-from-behind wins: 7 Collect 10 or more hits: 6-1 vs. RH/LH starters: 9-13/6-4 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 6 Opp. 10 or more hits: 1-7 Series W-L-T (home): 2-2-2 Series W-L-T (road): 2-3-0 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 8-6/3-2/3-7/1-2 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Andriese 1 3 3.00 3.86 1-0 1 Archer 8 15 1.88 3.12 3-5 3 Moore 7 13 1.86 2.85 3-4 3 Odorizzi 7 16 2.29 3.54 4-3 3 Ramirez 1 4 4.00 6.35 1-0 0 Smyly 7 16 2.29 3.22 3-4 4 Snell 1 2 2.00 3.60 0-1 0 RAYS SEASON HIGHS TEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest win streak 4, May 4-May 8 Most runs, game, TB 3, Forsythe, 4/21 at BOS Long loss streak 3, 2x-last, May 9-Current Most runs, game, Opp 3, 3x-last, Marte, 5/9 at SEA Most runs game, TB 12, 4/21 at BOS Most hits, game, TB 4, 3x-last, Miller, 5/6 at LAA Most runs game, Opp 10, 5/3 vs. LAD Most hits, game, Opp 4, 3x-last, Marte, 5/9 at SEA Most runs, inn, TB 6, (4th) 4/21 at BOS Most 2B, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Forsythe, 4/26 vs. BAL Most runs, inn, Opp 5, (1st) 4/21 at BOS Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 5x-last, Marte, 5/9 at SEA Most hits, game, TB 15, 4/21 at BOS Most HR, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Souza Jr., 4/24 at NYY Most hits, game, Opp 15, 4/21 at BOS Most HR, game, Opp 2, Saunders, 4/29 vs. TOR Most hits, inn, TB 6, (1st) 4/24 at NYY Most RBI, game, TB 4, 2x-last, Dickerson, 5/11 at SEA Most hits, inn, Opp 6, (1st) 4/21 at BOS Most RBI, game, Opp 4, Thompson, 5/3 vs. LAD Most doubles, game, TB 5, 4/21 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, Souza Jr., 4/6 vs. TOR Most doubles, game, Opp 7, 4/21 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, Marte, 5/9 at SEA Most HR, game, TB 5, 4/24 at NYY Most steals, game, TB 2, Kiermaier, 5/7 at LAA Most HR, game, Opp 4, 2x-last, 4/29 vs. TOR Most steals, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, Kipnis, 4/14 vs. CLE Most x-base hits, game, TB 8, 4/24 at NYY Hitting Streak 6, 2x-last, Souza, April 20-26 Most x-base hits, game, Opp 9, 4/21 at BOS TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 2, 2x-last, 5/7 at LAA Most SO, TB Starter 12, Archer, 4/3 vs. TOR Most stolen bases, game, Opp 5, 4/14 vs. CLE Most SO, Opp Starter 10, Tropeano, 5/8 at LAA Most walks, game, TB 6, 2x-last, 5/11 at SEA Most SO, TB Reliever 4, Ramirez, 4/13 vs. CLE Most walks, game, Opp 7, 3x-last, 5/11 at SEA Most IP, TB Reliever 2.0, 11x-last, Colome, 5/11 at SEA Most strikeouts, game, TB 16, 2x-last, 5/11 at SEA Most walks, game, TB 4, 3x-last, Archer, 5/11 at SEA Most strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 4/3 vs. TOR Most walks, game, Opp 3, 6x-last, Walker, 5/11 at SEA Most LOB, game, TB 12, 2x-last, 5/11 at SEA Most SO, Team, TB 16, 4/3 vs. TOR Most LOB, game, Opp 13, 4/14 vs. CLE Most walks, Team, TB 7, 3x-last, 5/11 at SEA Most errors, game, TB 3, 4/21 at BOS Low-Hit Game 1, 4/19 at BOS Most errors, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, 5/7 at LAA Consecutive Scoreless IP 14.0, Smyly, April 13-April 24 Longest game, time 4:16, 4/21 at BOS Shortest game, time 2:23, 4/15 vs. CWS Longest game, time (9 inn.) 4:16, 4/21 at BOS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:23, 4/15 vs. CWS HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Souza Jr. 5 2 1 8 Dickerson 5 1 1 1 8 Longoria 5 1 6 Pearce 4 1 5 Forsythe 2 2 4 Casali 2 2 4 Miller 2 2 4 Kiermaier 3 1 4 Guyer 2 2 Jennings 1 1 Beckham Conger Morrison TOTALS 31 11 3 1 46 CATCHERS PCT CS ATT Casali.444 4 9 Conger.077 1 13 TOTALS.227 5 22 MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Longoria (8), Forsythe (6), Souza Jr. (6), Dickerson (4), Guyer (4), Kiermaier (4), Casali (3), Pearce (3), Jennings (2), Miller (2) 2-Out RBI: Dickerson (9), Forsythe (9), Longoria (8), Souza Jr. (7), Casali (5), Pearce (5), Jennings (4), Miller (3), Guyer (2), Kiermaier (2), Conger (1) Outfield Assists: Jennings (2), Souza Jr. (1) Bunt Singles: - Ejections: Cash-1 (4/29 vs. TOR, 5th inn.) Batted Around: 4/19 at BOS (10th inn., 9 batters), 4/21 at BOS (4th inn., 10 batters), 4/24 at NYY (1st inn., 9 batters), 5/11 at SEA (6th inn., 9 batters). CATWALKS 1. April 6 vs. TOR Curt Casali pop out to SS Troy Tulowitzki hit off the A-ring catwalk off J.A. Happ (3rd inning). 2. April 16 vs. CWS Brett Lawrie home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (389 feet)...off Steve Geltz (7th inning). 3. April 29 vs. TOR Josh Donaldson home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (445 feet) off Drew Smyly (6th inning). 4. May 3 vs. LAD Trayce Thompson home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (416 feet) off Matt Moore (2nd inning). WALK-OFF WINS 1. April 30 vs. TOR (W 4-3) Curt Casali single to left field off Brett Cecil (9th inning). WALK-OFF LOSSES 1. April 23 at NYY (L 2-3) Brett Gardner home run to right field off Erasmo Ramirez (9th inning). 2. May 11 at SEA (L 5-6) Chris Iannetta home run to right-center field off Steve Geltz (11th inning). Grand Slams (1): Dickerson (1) Back-to-Back (-): - 2-HR games (3): Souza Jr. (2), Pearce (1) 3-HR games (-): - HOME RUNS Pinch-hit (-): - Walk-off (-): - Lead-off (-): - Inside-the-park (-): - RUNS BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total Opponent 18 12 10 18 18 12 9 13 11 1 122 Tampa Bay 14 4 11 19 9 19 8 15 11 3 103 INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (last five) GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING DELAY April 27 vs. BAL Tampa Bay T9 Chris Davis Safe at first Overturned 2:37 April 30 vs. TOR Toronto B9 Brad Miller Safe at first Confirmed 0:56 May 6 at LAA Tampa Bay T7 Steven Souza Jr. Out at third Confirmed 3:23 May 7 at LAA Tampa Bay B5 Johnny Giavotella Safe at first Stands 2:35 May 8 at LAA Tampa Bay T7 Logan Forsythe Out at second Confirmed 1:03 Rays Totals (bold): 11 challenges (5 overturned, 2 stand, 4 confirmed) Opp Totals: 11 challenges (5 overturned, 1 stand, 5 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 2 challenges (0 record keeping, 1 overturned, 1 stand, 0 confirmed)
Feb 18 Mar 8 Mar 10 Mar 15 Mar 19 Mar 25 Mar 27 Mar 30 Apr 2 Apr 3 Signed RH Ryan Webb to a major league contract; placed RH Chase Whitley (Tommy John surgery) on the 60-day DL. Optioned C Justin O Conner to the minor leagues. Signed RH David Carpenter to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training. Optioned INF Ryan Brett, RH Jacob Faria, RH Taylor Guerrieri and LH Blake Snell to the minor leagues; reassigned C Jake DePew, OF Johnny Field, RH Eddie Gamboa, INF/OF Patrick Leonard, LH Justin Marks, RH Adam Reifer, INF Daniel Robertson, RH Jaime Schultz, OF Dayron Varona and LH Adam Wilk to minor league camp. Optioned INF Nick Franklin and C Luke Maile to the minor leagues; reassigned RH Ryan Garton, RH Parker Markel, 1B Kyle Roller, LH Jonny Venters and RH Neil Wagner to minor league camp. Reassigned RH Kyle McPherson, INF Juniel Querecuto and RH Mark Sappington to minor league camp. Optioned UTL Taylor Motter to the minor leagues; reassigned C Mayo Acosta, OF Jaff Decker, RH Jhan Mariñez and RH Tyler Sturdevant to minor league camp. Released C Rene Rivera and RH David Carpenter; optioned RH Matt Andriese and INF Richie Shaffer to the minor leagues. Optioned RH Andrew Bellatti and OF Mikie Mahtook to the minor leagues; placed RH Brad Boxberger (adductor surgery) and RH Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery) on the 15-day DL; selected LH Dana Eveland to the major league roster. Released 1B James Loney. TRANSACTIONS OPENING DAY ROSTER PITCHERS (12): RH Chris Archer, LH Xavier Cedeño, RH Alex Colome, LH Dana Eveland, RH Danny Farquhar, RH Steve Geltz, LH Matt Moore, RH Jake Odorizzi, RH Erasmo Ramirez, LH Enny Romero, LH Drew Smyly, RH Ryan Webb CATCHERS (2): Curt Casali, Hank Conger INFIELDERS (6): Tim Beckham, Logan Forsythe, Evan Longoria, Brad Miller, Logan Morrison, Steve Pearce OUTFIELDERS (5): Corey Dickerson, Brandon Guyer, Desmond Jennings, Kevin Kiermaier, Steven Souza Jr. DL (3): RHP Brad Boxberger (15-day), RHP Alex Cobb (15-day), RH Chase Whitley (60-day) Apr 6 Apr 23 Apr 24 May 7 May 8 Claimed OF Jake Goebbert off waivers from Pittsburgh and optioned him to Triple-A Durham. Optioned RH Danny Farquhar to Durham; recalled LH Blake Snell from Durham. Transferred RH Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery) to the 60-day DL; optioned LH Blake Snell to Durham; selected RH Jhan Mariñez from Durham. Added RH Matt Andriese to the taxi squad. Designated RH Jhan Mariñez for assignment; recalled RH Matt Andriese from Durham. RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (3) POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORD RHP Brad Boxberger 15-day Adductor surgery April 2 - April 18 32 15-17 RHP Alex Cobb 60-day Tommy John surgery April 2 - June 2 32 15-17 RHP Chase Whitley 60-day Tommy John surgery February 18 - June 2 32 15-17 Others (Games Missed): - W-L BY POSITION (STARTS) W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS) C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH Beckham 1-1 4-3 3-3 2-1 Casali 12-9 1-0 11-9 Conger 3-8 3-8 Dickerson 2-1 0-1 9-12 9-14 2-0 Forsythe 13-15 1-0 14-15 Guyer 3-4 2-1 2-2 0-2 1-2 5-3 1-4 Jennings 10-12 2-0 9-10 1-2 2-0 Kiermaier 13-16 13-16 Longoria 15-16 0-1 15-17 Miller 11-14 4-6 5-8 1-0 1-0 Morrison 6-12 2-1 4-8 4-5 Pearce 9-5 1-1 0-1 2-0 6-3 1-1 0-1 1-2 Souza Jr. 13-14 1-1 5-6 3-1 6-8 RAYS HITTERS vs. ATHLETICS 2015 CAREER PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP Beckham 3 5 2 1 1 0 2.400.400 3 5 2 1 1 0 2.400.400 Casali 2 5 1 0 0 2 1.200.429 4 8 2 0 0 3 1.250.455 Conger 6 18 4 0 4 1 7.222.250 39 97 15 0 10 5 34.155.210 Dickerson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Forsythe 7 25 6 1 3 2 4.240.321 13 37 7 1 3 2 5.189.250 Guyer 5 13 6 0 0 1 2.462.500 9 21 7 0 0 1 3.333.364 Jennings 3 8 3 1 3 0 1.375.333 30 115 32 3 17 13 21.278.349 Kiermaier 7 23 6 0 0 0 5.261.261 12 35 9 1 3 0 9.257.278 Longoria 7 25 5 1 3 3 5.200.286 54 203 44 11 23 21 50.217.290 Miller 18 55 15 2 10 8 13.273.354 41 135 33 7 21 13 32.244.307 Morrison 18 68 14 4 13 3 8.206.247 33 114 28 7 17 5 19.246.281 Pearce - - - - - - - - - 7 23 9 0 1 3 4.391.462 Souza Jr. 4 10 1 1 1 2 7.100.250 4 10 1 1 1 2 7.100.250 RAYS PITCHERS vs. ATHLETICS 2015 CAREER PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG Andriese 0 0 0 0.2 4 2 1 27.00.667 0 0 0 0.2 4 2 1 27.00.667 Archer 1 0 0 5.1 6 1 8 1.69.273 1 0 0 5.1 6 1 8 1.69.273 Cedeño 0 0 0 0.2 2 1 1 13.50.500 0 0 0 6.2 11 8 3 10.80.379 Colome 2 0 0 7.0 4 0 5 0.00.160 2 0 0 7.0 4 0 5 0.00.160 Eveland - - - - - - - - - 0 1 0 9.2 9 5 4 4.66.250 Geltz 0 1 0 2.1 4 4 2 15.43.400 0 1 0 2.1 4 4 2 15.43.400 Moore - - - - - - - - - 0 1 0 11.0 14 11 11 9.00.318 Odorizzi 0 0 0 6.0 3 2 4 3.00.143 0 1 0 10.2 7 5 12 4.22.179 Ramirez 0 1 0 13.0 13 9 8 6.23.277 0 6 0 44.2 40 26 37 5.24.250 Romero 0 0 0 4.0 1 1 4 2.25.083 0 0 0 4.0 1 1 4 2.25.083 Smyly 1 0 0 5.2 6 0 2 0.00.250 1 2 0 18.1 26 14 14 6.87.329 Webb - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 1.1 5 3 1 20.25.556