SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2017 at ST. LOUIS CARDINALS RH Chris Archer (9-7, 3.76) vs. RH Lance Lynn (10-6, 3.17)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2017 at ST. LOUIS CARDINALS RH Chris Archer (9-7, 3.76) vs. RH Lance Lynn (10-6, 3.17) First Pitch: 2:15 p.m. ET Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Mo. TV: Fox Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, Radio Luz 760 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 132 (64-67) Road Game No.: 65 (30-34) All-Time Game No.: 3,208 (1,484-1,723) All-Time Road Game No.: 1,601 (670-930) April: 12-14 May: 17-13 June: 13-13 July: 12-13 August: 10-14 Pre-All-Star: 47-43 Post-All-Star: 17-24 RAY MATTER The Rays lost last night, 6-4, on a walk-off homer by CF Tommy Pham off RH Brad Boxberger the Rays led 3-0 through 5 innings, and starter LH Blake Snell exited with a 4-2 lead after 7 innings before the bullpen yielded 4 runs 2 by RH Tommy Hunter in the 8th and 2 by Boxberger in the 9th the Rays enter today s rubber match seeking a second consecutive series victory, on the heels of losing 5 consecutive series last time they won back-to-back series was July 14-19, when they won 2 of 3 games at both LAA and OAK. The Rays have won 4 of their last 6 games, on the heels of losing 4 straight games, 8 of 9 and 12 of 15 they were a season-high 7 games over.500 (51-44) through July 18, in second place in the AL East and only 2.0 GB of first-place Boston in the AL East since then, they are 13-23, dropping to 3 games under.500, fourth place and 10 GB of first. Since July 8, 34 of their last 43 games have been decided by 3 runs or fewer, including 18 one-run games (7-11). Rays pitchers rank 2nd in the AL with a 3.44 ERA (212-IP, 81-ER) in the month of August, trailing Cleveland (3.30), but are 10-14 while the team has been outscored, 85-72. A.L. WILD CARD STANDINGS New York 69-59.539 +3.5 Minnesota 66-63.512 -- Los Angeles 66-64.508-0.5 Seattle 66-64.508-0.5 Kansas City 64-64.500-1.5 Baltimore 64-65.496-2.0 Texas 64-65.496-2.0 Tampa Bay 64-67.488-3.0 TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE The Rays are one of seven teams separated by 3.0 games vying for the second AL Wild Card position yesterday the Rays fell a game on the Angels and Orioles in the Wild Card race, but held steady with Minnesota, Seattle, Kansas City and Texas. Of the Rays 31 remaining regular-season games, 28 are against teams within 4.5 games of a postseason spot (Sep 1-3 at CWS the only exception) and 27 are vs. teams within 3 games of a postseason spot (with today vs. STL another exception). The Rays need to go at least 17-14 to achieve Kevin Cash s best record as Rays manager, 18-13 to finish with a winning record, 21-10 to reach 85 wins and 26-5 to reach 90 wins for context, their best 31-game stretch in Cash s tenure is 19-12 (last June 8 July 15, 2017). RARE BULLPEN BLIP Last night ended a streak of 11 scoreless innings for the Rays bullpen it was the fifth walk-off loss of the season and third walk-off homer, also July 27 at NYY (Brett Gardner off RH Andrew Kittredge) and June 15 at DET (Miguel Cabrera off RH Tommy Hunter) it was the first walk-off homer allowed by the Rays in an interleague game since June 23, 2012 at PHI (Jim Thome off LH Jake McGee). In the month of August, they rank 3rd in the majors with a 2.44 ERA (Brewers 2.04, Angels 2.23) and lead the majors with a.193 opp avg. (53-for-275), going 5-4 and 8-for-9 in save opps they have totaled 77.1 IP, 53 H, 21 ER, 21 BB, 74 SO. RH Steve Cishek has thrown 12 scoreless innings (4-H, 4-BB, 13- SO) since being acquired from Seattle on July 28 RH Sergio Romo has a 1.96 ERA (18.1-IP, 4-ER) in 14 apps with 12 SO and 1 BB since acquired from the Dodgers on July 23. RH Alex Colomé leads the majors with a career-high 38 saves (prev. 37 in 2016) he is one of four Rays relievers with a 35-save season under his belt, along with RH Brad Boxberger (41 in 2015), Cishek (39 in 2014) and Romo (38 in 2013). A SKID THAT DEFIES ALL LOGIC The Rays hit 3 HR last night (1B Lucas Duda 2-run, SS Adeiny Hechavarrria solo, LF Corey Dickerson solo) oddly, the Rays have now lost their last 6 games when hitting 3 HR or more, all of them since the All-Star break a streak twice as long as the previous longest in club history (3 in 2010, all vs. Baltimore) before the All- Star break, they went 17-3 when hitting 3 HR or more their 9 losses when hitting at least 3 HR are most in the AL only one other team since the Rays franchise began (1998) has experienced a streak this long: the Brewers in July Aug 2007 (6) by contrast, the Cardinals have never done this in the 105 years since play-by-play data is available (1913), while the Dodgers are 117-6 since the start of the 2009 season when hitting at least 3 HR. DICKERSON REACHES 25 Last night LF Corey Dickerson hit his 25th home run, setting a new career high and joining teammates 1B Logan Morrison (29) and RF Steven Souza Jr. (28) as the third Ray to cross the plateau this season they are the second trio of Rays teammates to do so in one season, joining 1B Carlos Peña (39), 3B Evan Longoria (33) and UTL Ben Zobrist (27) in 2009 the only other teams with three players with 25 HR are the Rockies (Nolan Arenado, Charlie Blackmon, Mark Reynolds), Reds (Adam Duvall, Scott Schebler, Joey Votto) and Rangers (Joey Gallo, Mike Napoli, Rougned Odor). Dickerson is hitting.526 (10-for-19) with 2 2B and 3 HR over the last 5 games he batted just.121 (7-for-57) over his prev. 15 games, from Aug 4-20 his 5 games with 4-plus hits are tied with BOS Mookie Betts and COL D.J. LeMahieu for the major league lead he leads the team and ranks among AL leaders with 145 hits (7th), 44 multi-hit games (T-5th), 58 XBH (T-6th) and 256 total bases (6th). POWER PLAY Over the last 7 games, the Rays have scored 34 runs and hit 15 HR, averaging 4.86 R/G and 2.14 HR/G over the previous 14 games (Aug 4-18), they scored 24 runs and hit 8 HR, averages of 1.71 R/G and 0.57 HR/G the Rays have averaged a major-league-low 3.29 R/G (135-R, 41-G) since the All-Star break, and the Brewers are next lowest at 3.64 they averaged 4.76 R/G before it (13th in majors). The Rays have homered in 7 consecutive games their 182 HR (5th in AL) are their most ever through 131 games (prev. 174 in 2016) and put them on pace for a club-record 225 (216 in 2016) their 563 runs are their most through 131 games since 2013 (583). The Rays lead the majors with a club-record 12 back-to-back home runs, ahead of the Cubs and Orioles (10 each). RAYS vs. CARDINALS & INTERLEAGUE The Rays are 7-8 all-time, going 3-5 at home and 4-3 on the road (all at new Busch Stadium) last night s loss snapped a 3-game winning streak in this ballpark their last visit was July 22-23, 2014, a 2-game sweep (7-2, 3-0), and their only other visit came in 2008 (lost 2 of 3) the Rays are 9-8 in interleague play, with 3 games remaining (today, and Sep 19-20 vs. CHC) they are 182-183 all-time in interleague play and 108-79 (.578) in the Rays era (since 2008), 5th best in the majors the AL is 140-132 (.515) in interleague play in 2017, and is seeking its 14th consecutive season series victory (since 2004) the Rays are 5-4 in NL parks this season, and Manager Kevin Cash is 17-12 lifetime in NL parks. Rays pitchers are 2-for-20 (.100) with 1 BB and 2 RBI this season pitchers on the Rays active roster are a combined 4-for-80 (.050) lifetime, with 3 runs, 1 2B (Cobb), 5 RBI, 4 BB and 34 SO. TOURING THE SHOW-ME STATE Following today s game, the Rays fly to Kansas City to continue this 9-game, 10-day road trip this will be the first time in Rays history they have played back-to-back series in Missouri the Rays are 31-44 (.413) all-time in the Show-Me State (4-3 at STL, 27-41 at KC) they enter KC having lost 8 straight games, and 15 of their last 16 this is their longest losing streak at any enemy port since a pair of streaks that began in the Devil Rays era: they lost 18 straight in Cleveland from 2005-10, and 9 straight at Fenway Park from 2007-08 after the Royals, the road trip continues with an off-day Thursday and 3 games against the White Sox. PICKED CLEAN Last night s 4th-inning fielding error by LF Corey Dickerson snapped a streak of 9 errorless games for the Rays, one shy of the club record (three times, last July 28 Aug 7, 2011) it was the team s first error since Aug 15 at TOR (C Wilson Ramos, catcher s interference), first by a Rays infielder or outfielder since Aug 9 vs. BOS (1B Trevor Plouffe) and first by a Rays infielder or outfielder on the current 25-man roster since July 30 at NYY (SS Adeiny Hechavarria). According to FanGraphs, the Rays lead the majors with 46 Defensive Runs Saved, followed by the Dodgers (41) and Reds (33). OUTLAW ON THE LOOSE Despite his stint on the 60-day DL, CF Kevin Kiermaier ranks 3rd among major league center fielders with 14 Defensive Runs Saved in only 593.2 innings he trails only MIN Byron Buxton (23 DRS in 899 innings) and TOR Kevin Pillar (16 DRS in 1,081 innings) he has spent 109 games on the DL over the past two seasons (2016-17), but according to FanGraphs his 39 DRS in 1,466 innings lead all major league CF ahead of Pillar (37 DRS in 2,374 innings) and Buxton (26 DRS in 1,672.2). Kiermaier is 1-for-14 over the last 3 games, but since returning from the 60-day DL on Aug 18, he has hit leadoff in all 8 games and is batting.314/.351/.657 (11-for-35) with 6 runs scored, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 8 RBI and 1 SB. Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV Radio Mon., Aug 28 at KC 8:15 p.m. RH Austin Pruitt (6-4, 5.76) vs. RH Ian Kennedy (4-9, 5.09) Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Tue., Aug 29 at KC 8:15 p.m. RH Alex Cobb (9-8, 3.69) vs. RH Jakob Junis (5-2, 4.68) Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Wed., Aug 30 at KC 8:15 p.m. RH Jake Odorizzi (6-7, 4.82) vs. LH Jason Vargas (14-8, 3.72) Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)

TODAY S STARTER RH CHRIS ARCHER (9-7, 3.76) YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg. 2016 Tampa Bay 9-19 4.02 33 33 0 0 201.1 183 100 90 67 233 30.238 2017 Tampa Bay 9-7 3.76 27 27 0 0 172.1 157 79 72 51 217 21.238 Major League Totals 50-58 3.56 155 153 3 3 938.1 822 415 371 307 1012 100.233 Minor League Totals 47-44 3.77 165 159 0 0 769.2 648 372 322 428 770 43.229 LAST START On Tue vs. TOR, his only earned run came on the second pitch of the game, a leadoff homer by Norichika Aoki both runs allowed in the 5th were unearned after a strikeout/passed ball by Wilson Ramos was his third straight start against the Blue Jays with double-digit strikeouts (May 5 vs. TOR, Aug 17 at TOR, Tue vs. TOR), joining CAL Nolan Ryan (5 straight) as the only pitchers to ever do that vs. TOR got his ninth win, matching his total from last season his line: W, 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 SO, 1 HR, 104 pit, 68 str. DOUBLE DIGITS Has reached double-digit strikeouts 9 times, tying the single-season club record shared by David Price in 2014 and Archer in 2015 his 9 games with 10 SO (or more) are 3rd in the AL behind BOS Chris Sale (16) and CLE Corey Kluber (13) has done it 27 times in his career, most in franchise history, ahead of David Price (23). Has reached double digits in consecutive starts for the fourth time this season (last streak of 3 straight was May 27 June 7, 2015). Has made seven career scoreless starts recording double-digit strikeouts, most in franchise history, ahead of Scott Kazmir (4). Has made eight career starts with 10 SO (or more) and 0 BB, tied with David Price for the most such starts in franchise history. Has reached double-digit strikeouts without recording the win 15 times, the most in franchise history has had 10 SO (or more) and taken the loss 7 times, also the most in franchise history. A.L. LEADERS His 217 SO are 2nd in the AL and 3rd in the majors, behind BOS Chris Sale (253) and WAS Max Scherzer (220) ranks among AL leaders in GS (27, T-2nd), IP (172.1, 2nd), SO/9 IP (11.33, 3rd), SO/BB (4.25, 5th), HR/9 IP (1.10, 9th) and WP (13, T-1st). Is on pace for 268 SO, which would break his single-season club record (Archer had 252 SO in 2015) is on pace to become the third Rays pitcher to record three consecutive seasons of 200 IP RH James Shields did it in six straight seasons from 2007-12 and LH David Price in three straight from 2010-12. INTERLEAGUE Has gone 6-7 with a 2.88 ERA (103-IP, 33-ER) in 17 career interleague starts, yielding 3 ER or fewer in 15 of those 17 starts only one other active pitcher (min. 10 IL starts) has as low an ERA and a losing record in IL play: LH Alex Wood (3-5, 2.48). 2017 GAME LOG TOMORROW S STARTER RH AUSTIN PRUITT (6-4, 5.76) LAST START On Wed vs. TOR, yielded 4 HR, most by a Ray since Matt Andriese on Aug 13, 2016 at NYY (4) and most in a home game since Matt Moore on Sep 12, 2015 vs. BOS (4) allowed 3 HR in the 2nd inning, most by a Ray in a single frame since Chris Archer on April 8, 2016 at BAL went 3.2 IP, his shortest start since April 25 at BAL, a 3 IP spot start due to the uncertain weather forecast his line: Selected by Indians Manager Terry Francona to join the AL coaching staff for the 2017 All-Star Game, his first career All-Star appearance as a player, coach or manager joined Larry Rothschild in 2000 and Joe Maddon and his entire coaching staff in 2009 as Rays managers/coaches to go. On July 18 at OAK, was ejected in the 5th inning by HP umpire Bill Welke, his seventh career ejection as a manager and third this season. Is in his third season as Rays manager and at age 39, remains the majors youngest active skipper 5 months younger than SD Andy Green. #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER Batting.040 (1-for-25) with 1 RBI, 1 BB and 12 SO in his career his only hit and RBI came on July 4 at CHC (Jon Lester). PITCHING DEEPER Has gone at least 6 IP in all but 6 of his last 50 starts, dating back to May 27, 2016 prior to this stretch, 6 of his prev. 10 starts were fewer than 6 IP his start on Aug 12 vs. CLE snapped a streak of 15 straight starts of at least 6 IP it was the longest active streak in the majors and the longest by a Ray since David Price from May 13 July 30, 2014 (15), falling 1 start shy of tying the club record. Has made 9 starts this season of at least 7 IP, compared to 8 such starts in 2016 has gone 7 IP (or more) and yielded 2 runs or fewer in 6 starts this season, compared to once in 2016. MR. DURABLE Leads the majors with 149 starts since June 1, 2013, the day he was recalled for good (three others have 145) KC/ SD/CWS James Shields entered this season as the major league leader over that span, but had a DL stint earlier this year. MILESTONE His 4th-inning strikeout of Ezequiel Carrera on Aug 17 at TOR was the 1,000th of his career, joining James Shields (1,250) and David Price (1,065) as the only pitchers in club history to reach 1,000 SO with the team Shields reached the 1,000 SO milestone at 1,185.2 IP, Price got there at 1,082 IP and Archer did it in 928.2 IP. Became the ninth pitcher in major league history to get there within his first 154 career games (source: Elias Sports Bureau): Pitcher Year Gms SO Kerry Wood 2003 134 1000 Tim Lincecum 2011 136 1000 Roger Clemens 1989 143 1005 Stephen Strasburg 2016 144 1001 Dwight Gooden 1988 145 1002 GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 4/2 vs. NYY W-1 2.57 7.0 7 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 108/66 W, 7-3 Tanaka up, 7-2 4/8 vs. TOR -- 2.45 7.2 5 2 2 3 8 0 0 0 114/72 W, 3-2 (11) Sanchez down 2-1 4/14 at BOS W-2 2.21 5.2 6 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 102/62 W, 10-5 Porcello up, 8-1 4/19 vs. DET -- 3.20 5.0 7 4 4 2 9 0 0 0 104/67 W, 8-7 Zimmermann up, 5-4 4/24 at BAL L-1 3.94 6.2 6 5 5 5 5 3 1 1 104/63 L, 3-6 Jimenez down, 5-3 4/30 at TOR -- 3.43 7.1 4 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 112/73 L, 1-3 Sanchez up, 1-0 APRIL 2-1 3.43 39.1 35 15 15 15 37 3 1 1 -- -- -- -- 5/5 vs. TOR -- 3.57 6.0 4 3 3 1 11 1 0 0 107/68 L, 4-8 Liriano tied, 3-3 5/10 vs. KC W-3 3.04 8.0 5 0 0 0 11 0 1 1 101/73 W, 12-1 Hammel up, 12-0 5/15 at CLE L-2 3.70 5.0 5 7 6 6 6 1 0 1 101/57 L, 7-8 Carrasco down, 5-7 5/21 vs. NYY L-3 3.76 6.1 6 3 3 2 12 1 0 0 108/72 L, 2-3 Sabathia down, 3-2 5/26 at MIN W-4 3.61 7.2 5 2 2 1 11 0 0 2 106/71 W, 5-2 Santiago up, 5-2 5/31 at TEX -- 3.74 7.0 7 4 4 2 7 0 0 1 114/72 W, 7-5 (10) Bibens-Dirkx down, 4-3 MAY 2-2 4.05 40.0 32 19 18 12 58 3 1 5 -- -- -- -- 6/6 vs. CWS L-4 3.65 7.0 5 2 2 0 11 2 1 0 103/65 L, 2-4 Quintana down, 2-1 6/11 vs. OAK -- 3.80 6.0 7 4 4 3 8 0 0 0 114/75 W, 5-4 Hahn tied, 4-4 6/17 at DET W-5 3.75 6.0 6 2 2 1 8 1 0 2 104/66 W, 3-2 Fulmer up, 3-2 6/23 vs. BAL W-6 3.88 6.0 7 5 4 2 4 0 0 0 92/54 W, 15-5 Jimenez up, 14-5 6/29 at PIT L-5 3.92 6.0 8 3 3 0 5 2 1 0 102/68 L, 0-4 Taillon down, 3-0 JUNE 2-2 4.35 31.0 33 16 15 6 36 5 2 2 -- -- -- -- 7/4 at CHC W-7 3.95 6.0 8 3 3 3 8 0 0 0 116/80 W, 6-5 Lester up, 6-3 7/9 vs. BOS -- 3.95 6.2 8 3 3 2 8 2 0 0 108/66 W, 5-3 Price down, 3-2 7/16 at LAA -- 3.91 6.0 5 2 2 5 9 0 0 0 107/63 L, 3-4 Bridwell tied, 2-2 7/22 vs. TEX L-6 3.77 7.0 4 4 1 1 11 1 0 3 108/74 L, 3-4 Cashner down, 4-3 7/27 at NYY -- 3.80 6.0 7 3 3 2 10 1 0 0 102/71 L, 5-6 Sabathia up, 5-3 JULY 1-1 3.41 31.2 32 15 12 13 46 4 0 3 -- -- -- -- 8/1 at HOU W-8 3.89 6.0 6 4 4 0 5 2 0 0 106/69 W, 6-4 Fiers up, 6-3 8/6 vs. MIL -- 3.80 6.0 3 1 1 2 7 1 1 0 102/64 W, 2-1 Nelson tied, 1-1 8/12 vs. CLE L-7 3.84 5.1 7 3 3 2 8 0 0 1 111/69 L, 0-3 Clevinger down, 3-0 8/17 at TOR -- 3.84 7.0 5 3 3 0 10 2 0 1 105/70 L, 3-5 Rowley tied, 3-3 8/22 vs. TOR W-9 3.76 6.0 4 3 1 1 10 1 0 0 104/68 W, 6-5 Rowley up, 6-3 AUGUST 2-1 3.56 30.1 25 14 12 5 40 6 1 2 -- -- -- -- Pitcher Year Gms SO Hideo Nomo 1999 147 1004 Corey Kluber 2017 148 1005 Randy Johnson 1993 152 1005 Chris Archer 2017 154 1002 K S FOR KIDS Every strikeout he records will benefit the local nonprofit Starting Right, Now for every strikeout, Archer, the Rays Baseball Foundation and Crown Automotive Group will each donate $25 fans can make a pledge by visiting raysbaseball.com/archer over the 2015-16 seasons, Archer s 485 SO raised more than $35,000, which was split between Burg Baseball Inc. and Tampa RBI. 2017 SPLITS vs. RH:.225 (80-356), 12-HR vs. LH:.252 (77-305), 9-HR Home: 4-4, 3.30 ERA (90-IP, 33-ER) Road: 5-3, 4.26 ERA (82.1-IP, 39-ER) ARCHER vs. CARDINALS CAREER The Cardinals are one of five teams in the majors he has never faced (also TB, ATL, CIN, PHI). ND, 3.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 4 HR, 69 pit, 47 str. Has a 7.56 ERA (16.2-IP, 14-ER) over his last 3 starts, compared to a 3.12 ERA (17.1-IP, 6-ER) in his first 3 starts after his recall. vs. KANSAS CITY In his only relief app, allowed 3 R/1 ER in 2 IP on May 8 at Tropicana Field. 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. 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 #18 PETER BOURJOS, OF Sat: DNP Series: 0-1 Stand: 1-5, 2B, RBI, R vs. LH:.259 (21-81), 3-HR 2017:.228/.273/.400, 5-HR, 11-RBI, 5-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP:.167 (4-24) vs. RH:.188 (12-64), 2-HR Batting.200/.231/.340 (10-for-50) in 26 games (11 starts) since the All-Star break hit.308/.341/.564 (12-for-39) in his prev. 18 games (10 starts). Has appeared in 78 games with 35 starts (17-LF, 16-CF, 2-RF), incl. 30 starts vs. LHP batting.280 (46-for-164) vs. LHP over the last two seasons. Has been used 21 times as a defensive replacement, 10 times as a PH and 12 times as a PR off the bench, is batting.267 (8-for-30) with 2 HR. On July 29 at NYY, homered off Caleb Smith on the game s second pitch, his second career leadoff homer (also April 15, 2013 at MIN, with LAA). #10 COREY DICKERSON, OF Sat: 1-4, HR, RBI, R Series: 5-8, 2-2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 3-R Stand: 5-16, 2-HR, 2-RBI, 4-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.326 (44-135), 3-HR 2017:.291/.338/.514, 25-HR, 58-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 5G (.526, 10-19) RISP:.318 (28-88) vs. RH:.278 (101-363), 22-HR Yesterday at STL, had his 25th HR of the season, a career high (prev. 24, 2016 and 2014) batting.526/.571/1.105 (10-for-19) with 2 2B, 3 HR and 4 RBI over his last 5 games (all starts), compared to.167/.221/.222 (12-for-72) with 1 2B and 1 HR in his first 18 games (17 starts) of August. On Fri at STL, had 4 hits (or more) for the fifth time, tying BOS Mookie Betts and COL D.J. LeMahieu for the ML lead, and a number reached by only two players in franchise history: Carl Crawford (8 in 2010, 5 in 2007, 5 in 2004) and Randy Winn (5 in 2002) reached a career-high 5 times. Leads the team with 145 hits (7th in the AL), 44 multi-hit games (T-5th in the AL), 58 XBH (T-6th in the AL) and 256 total bases (6th in the AL). Was the AL s outright leader in batting avg. through June 26 (.330) but since then is batting.232/.288/.404 (46-for-198) to lower his avg. to.291. Has appeared in 124 games with 118 starts (69-LF, 49-DH) has made starts batting leadoff (56), 2nd (45), 3rd (1), 5th (4), 6th (11) and 7th (1). #21 LUCAS DUDA, 1B Sat: 1-4, HR, 2-RBI, R Series: 1-4, HR, 2-RBI, R Stand: 2-20, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 3-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.205 (15-73), 4-HR 2017:.235/.344/.521, 24-HR, 49-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.200 (14-70) vs. RH:.243 (64-263), 20-HR Is 1-for-his-last-14 and 3-for-his-last-27 but all 3 hits over that span have been homers yesterday at STL, had his third career homer off Mike Leake, tied for his most against any pitcher (PIT Gerrit Cole) since being added to the active roster on July 28, his 7 HR are tied for the team lead. Three of his last 4 HR have come with runner(s) on base prior to this, only three of his first 20 HR on the season came with runner(s) on base. Has appeared in 26 games with 24 starts (14-1B, 10-DH) with the Rays, batting.202/.337/.488 (17-for-84) with 3 2B, 7 HR, 12 RBI and 15 BB. Has hit 2nd in the batting order in 17 of his last 21 starts with NYM and TB, has hit 2nd (17), 3rd (2), 4th (9), 5th (30), 6th (23) and 7th (11). Has 16 multi-hr games in his career and 10 multi-hr games since the start of the 2015 season, tied for 6th in the majors over that span. #8 DANNY ESPINOSA, INF Sat: DNP Series: 1-4, BB Stand: -- vs. LH:.172 (15-87), 1-HR 2017:.165/.240/.278, 6-HR, 31-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.286, 2-7) RISP:.197 (13-66) vs. RH:.161 (26-161), 5-HR On Fri at STL, became the 51st player used by the Rays this season, one shy of the club record (2000) added to the active roster prior to the game; the Rays are his third team this year was DFA by LAA on July 16, released on July 20; signed with SEA on July 24, released on Aug 20. The switch-hitter has spent eight seasons in the majors with the Nationals (2010-16), Angels (2017) and Mariners (2017) has spent time at all four infield positions plus left field in his career, appearing in 595 games at 2B, 218 games at SS, 19 games at 3B, 7 games at 1B and 5 games in LF. In 2016, had career highs with 24 HR and 72 RBI, all coming as a shortstop his 24 HR were fourth among major league shortstops and second among NL switch-hitters, behind LAD Yasmani Grandal (27) he made three trips to the postseason with the Nationals (2012, 2014, 2016). Succeeded Troy Tulowitzki as the shortstop at Long Beach State University played alongside Evan Longoria at Long Beach State in 2006. #11 ADEINY HECHAVARRIA, INF Sat: 1-3, HR, RBI, R Series: 4-8, 2B, HR, 3-RBI, 2-R Stand: 5-19, 3B, HR, 2-RBI, 3-R vs. LH:.240 (12-50), 1-HR 2017:.250/.268/.353, 4-HR, 19-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.500, 4-8) RISP:.292 (14-48) vs. RH:.253 (46-182), 3-HR Has 2 HR in his last 6 games (5 starts) and 3 HR in his last 16 games (14 starts), compared to 1 HR in his first 53 games (49 starts) this season. Batting.355/.375/.677 (11-for-31) with 5 XBH over his last 9 games (8 starts), including 4 multi-hit games, compared to.135/.167/.212 (7-for-52) with 2 XBH over his previous 16 games (15 starts) on Fri at STL, his 3 hits were his most since June 30 at BAL (4), his second game with the Rays. Batting.240/.260/.341 (40-for-167) with 6 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR and 13 RBI in 49 games (46 starts) since being acquired via trade from the Marlins. Twice since his trade to the Rays he s had a game-tying hit with 2 outs in the 9th, the first Ray to do this twice in a season since Longoria in 2010. Has appeared in 49 games with 46 starts, all at SS, with the Rays according to FanGraphs, his 20 DRS since 2015 rank 6th among ML SS. #39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, CF Sat: 0-4 Series: 1-10, 2-RBI Stand: 10-25, 2B, 3B, 3-HR, 6-RBI, BB, 6-R vs. LH:.217 (20-92), 2-HR 2017:.265/.332/.440, 10-HR, 28-RBI, 11-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.200 (11-55) vs. RH:.290 (51-176), 8-HR Is 1-for-his-last-14 batting.314/.351/.657 (11-for-35) with 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR and 8 RBI in 8 games (all starts) since returning from the 60-day DL on Aug 18 vs. SEA has started all 8 games at leadoff, his first starts there since July 2, 2015 had 4 straight multi-hit games from Aug 19-23. Batting.323/.362/.617 (43-for-133) over his last 33 games since May 12, raising his season avg. from.207 to.265 and his OBP from.305 to.332. Has 14 Defensive Runs Saved in 593.2 innings, 3rd among ML CF to MIN Byron Buxton (23 in 899 inn.) and TOR Kevin Pillar (16 in 1,081 inn.). On Wed vs. TOR, had the second multi-hr game of his career (also Sep 8, 2016 at NYY) on Aug 20 vs. SEA, had his first career leadoff homer. Has appeared in 70 games with 68 starts, all in CF, including 21 starts vs. left-handed starters won the AL Gold Glove for CF in 2015 and 2016. #3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Sat: 1-4, R Series: 3-9, 2-R Stand: 6-24, 2-2B, 3B, 2-RBI, 2-BB, R vs. LH:.212 (28-132), 6-HR 2017:.268/.323/.442, 17-HR, 70-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 6G (.346, 9-26) RISP:.303 (33-109) vs. RH:.288 (106-368), 11-HR Batting.346 (9-for-26) with 2 2B and 1 3B in his last 6 games (all starts), compared to.172/.273/.224 (10-for-58) in his prev. 16 games (all starts). His last home run was Aug 1 at HOU, going 88 AB since then his 22-game drought is the 2nd-longest of his career (26, April 7 May 5, 2015). His 9 SF are 2nd in the majors to HOU Josh Reddick (11) leads the team with 32 2B and is 2nd on the team with 70 RBI, behind Souza Jr. (75). On Aug 1 at HOU, became the second Ray to hit for the cycle, following Melvin Upton Jr. on Oct 2, 2009 vs. NYY it was the first time under the current replay system (2014-) that a cycle included any hit that was involved in any type of umpire review or manager challenge (source: Elias). Has started 127 games (116-3B, 11-DH) since the start of 2013, leads the majors with 769 games played, ahead of SEA Kyle Seager (761). #13 BRAD MILLER, INF Sat: 2-3, 2B Series: 2-4, 2B Stand: 1-14, RBI, 3-BB, R vs. LH:.206 (13-63), 1-HR 2017:.191/.331/.309, 5-HR, 29-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.667, 2-3) RISP:.149 (10-67) vs. RH:.186 (37-199), 4-HR Yesterday at STL marked his first multi-hit game since Aug 9 vs. BOS since Aug 10, is batting.119/.260/.167 (5-for-42) in 15 games (13 starts). Has more walks (55) than hits (50) is on pace to become the first player to finish a season that way (min. 300 PA) since CWS Adam Dunn in 2011. Has walked once every 5.82 PA this season, 4th highest rate in the majors (min. 300 PA) behind Trout (5.43), Votto (5.48) and Judge (5.78) his.331 OBP is 140 points higher than his.191 avg. his 5.82 PA/BB would be a club record (min. 300 PA), ahead of Carlos Peña (5.94) in 2007. Hasn t made an error since July 14 at LAA but his.964 fielding pct. is lowest among AL 2B (min. 50 G) and his 10 errors are T-3rd among AL 2B. Has appeared in 84 games with 74 starts (65-2B, 9-DH) prior to this season, had 18 career starts at 2B, but none since Sep 6, 2015 at OAK. #7 LOGAN MORRISON, 1B Sat: DNP Series: 2-4, 2B, BB, R Stand: 1-16, HR, RBI, 2-BB, R vs. LH:.237 (23-97), 5-HR 2017:.242/.349/.499, 29-HR, 68-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP:.147 (16-109) vs. RH:.244 (79-324), 24-HR On Fri at STL, his multi-hit game snapped an 0-for-15 skid batting.182 (12-for-66) over his last 18 games; only has 3 HR in his last 34 games. Ten of his last 12 HR and 14 of his last 17 HR have come on the road his 20 HR on the road are 4th in the majors and 3rd in franchise history. His 29 HR, 69 BB and 61 runs are all career highs ranks among AL leaders in HR (29, T-8th), multi-rbi games (21, T-6th) and walks (69, 7th). Only has 2 RBI in his last 20 games is 3rd on the team in RBI, behind Souza (75) and Longoria (70), and 4 RBI shy of tying a career high (72, 2011). Has appeared in 122 games with 112 starts (98-1B, 14-DH) 45 of his 68 RBI have come via the HR (16 solo, 11 two-run, 1 three-run and 1 GS). #30 CÉSAR PUELLO, OF Sat: DNP Series: 0-1 Stand: 0-1 vs. LH:.000 (0-2) 2017:.167/.167/.167, 0-HR, 1-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.333 (1-3) vs. RH:.250 (1-4) Last name is pronounced PWAY-yo hasn t made a start with TB since being added to the active roster on Aug 20 vs. SEA; is 0-for-2 as a PH. Made his major league debut with the Angels on Aug 9 vs. BAL became the sixth player since Baseball Reference data is available (1913) with 2 SB in his ML debut, and the second player with at least 1 RBI and 2 SB in his ML debut, along with ARI Trent Oeltjen on Aug 6, 2009 at PIT. Signed with Texas as a minor league free agent in Dec; invited to spring training released on June 1 and signed by the Angels two days later.

#40 WILSON RAMOS, C Sat: 0-4 Series: 0-8, BB Stand: 10-16, 2B, 2-RBI, 2-R vs. LH:.306 (11-36), 1-HR 2017:.243/.283/.382, 5-HR, 17-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-10 RISP:.229 (8-35) vs. RH:.220 (22-100), 4-HR Hitless in his last 10 AB batting.444 (16-for-36) over his last 10 games, raising his avg. from.170 to.243 hit.109 (6-for-55) in his prev. 20 G. Has 4 RBI in his last 10 games (9 starts), incl. homers in consecutive games, Aug 14-15 at TOR had 3 RBI in his previous 24 games (20 starts). On Fri at STL, snapped streaks of recording multiple hits in a career-high 5 straight games and a career-high 6 straight starts, both club records for a catcher his 5 straight multi-hit games tied for the longest streak by a Ray this season (also Corey Dickerson from May 16-21), and his 6 straight multi-hit starts was the longest streak by a catcher in the majors since SF Buster Posey did it in 6 straight starts from Aug 21-29, 2014. Has appeared in 42 games and made 37 starts at catcher his last 18 attempted base stealers have been successful; has caught 2 of 20 total. #20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Sat: 0-4 Series: 2-10, HR, RBI, 2-R Stand: 3-21, 2-HR, 2-RBI, 3-BB, 3-R vs. LH:.254 (30-118), 1-HR 2017:.253/.359/.495, 28-HR, 75-RBI, 13-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-7 RISP:.264 (28-106) vs. RH:.253 (82-324), 27-HR Has 11 HR since the All-Star break, most on the team and 10th in the AL over that stretch has 3 HR in his last 7 games (all starts) and is 1 HR shy of tying Logan Morrison (29) for the team lead; his 75 RBI are most on the team on Fri at STL, homered to Big Mac Land in the 3rd inning. Five times this season he s had a homer and steal in the same game, most in the majors, and most by a Ray since Melvin Upton Jr. (5) in 2012 has 28 HR and 13 SB, a combination unmatched in the AL and matched by only one player in the NL: ARI Paul Goldschmidt (30-HR, 17-SB) the only other Ray in club history to reach that combination of homers and stolen bases in the same season was Melvin Upton Jr. in 2012 (28-HR, 31-SB). Ranks among AL leaders in HR (28, T-10th), BB (67, 8th) and multi-rbi games (21, T-6th) has career highs in games, hits, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, BB and runs. Twenty-seven of his 28 HR have come against right-handed pitching his only homer off a lefty was Aug 19 vs. SEA, his first since Sep 8, 2016 at NYY, going 122 AB vs. LHP in between was the first RHB in the expansion era (since 1961) to hit his first 25 HR of the season against RHP (Elias). Has appeared in 123 games with 120 starts (114-RF, 3-DH, 2-CF) has hit for a higher SLG (.509) on the road, but a higher OBP (.375) at home. #45 JESÚS SUCRE, C Sat: DNP Series: DNP Stand: 2-6, BB, R vs. LH:.200 (6-30), 1-HR 2017:.259/.289/.381, 4-HR, 24-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP:.308 (12-39) vs. RH:.274 (32-117), 3-HR His 4 HR and 24 RBI are both career highs has hit safely in 6 of his 7 games and is batting.293/.348/.341 (12-for-41) since the All-Star break. Batting.308 (12-for-39) with RISP and.310 (22-for-71) with runner(s) on base however, is 1-for-his-last-15 with RISP dating back to June 10. Has appeared in 51 games and made 41 starts at catcher has 3 catcher pickoffs, T-1st in the AL and tying the club record (Toby Hall, 2005). Has thrown out 6 of 23 attempted base stealers has thrown out 28.4 percent in his career, including 43.5 pct. (10 of 23) with Seattle in 2015. RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: 8/26 at STL (BS/L, 0.1-IP, 3-H, 2-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: 0-2 vs. LH:.175 (7-40), 1-HR 2017: 3-4-0, 3.72 ERA, 20 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 8/3 at HOU IR-RS: 11-2 vs. RH:.267 (8-30), 3-HR Yesterday at STL, inherited the bases-loaded in the 8th and allowed a game-tying single to Kolten Wong, then allowed a walk-off, 2-run homer to Tommy Pham in the 9th it was the eighth time in his career he was on the mound for a walk-off loss and the fourth time he allowed a walk-off homer (last Aug 18, 2015 at HOU, Marwin Gonzalez) was his fourth loss of the season; his first 3 losses came over a span of 5 apps from July 21-29. Since July 26, has a 3.00 ERA (12-IP, 4-ER) and 1.50 BB/9 IP ratio in 12 apps before this, has a 4.91 ERA and 7.36 BB/9 IP ratio in 8 apps. Has yielded 4 HR in 19.1 IP this season on Aug 18 vs. SEA, yielded a 482 foot homer to Nelson Cruz, the longest in Tropicana Field history. #33 STEVE CISHEK, RH Last App: 8/25 at STL (0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-4 vs. LH:.156 (5-32), 2-HR 2017: 3-1-1, 1.97 ERA, 36 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 2x-last 7/30 at NYY IR-RS: 19-5 vs. RH:.156 (12-77), 1-HR On Fri at STL, got the final out of the 4th inning, replacing Jake Odorizzi on Thu vs. TOR, got out of Alex Cobb s 2-on, 1-out jam in the 5th. Since May 21, has a 1.15 ERA (31.1-IP, 4-ER) in 34 apps with the Mariners and Rays, the lowest ERA in the AL over that span (min. 25 IP). Hasn t allowed a run in 13 apps since the trade from Seattle to the Rays, going 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 12 IP has made 15 straight scoreless apps spanning 14.1 IP since July 25 vs. BOS (with SEA), his longest streak of scoreless apps since June 8 July 13, 2013 (career-high 17, with MIA). His last name is pronounced SEE-sheck began the season on the 10-day DL recovering from Oct 2016 surgery to repair a left hip labrum tear. Has held right-handed hitters to a.156 avg. (12-for-77) this season, including.077 (2-for-26) since the trade, and a.208 avg. in his career. #37 ALEX COLOMÉ, RH Last App: 8/25 at STL (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 38-43 vs. LH:.214 (22-103), 2-HR 2017: 2-3-38, 3.12 ERA, 55 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 5/28 at MIN IR-RS: 17-2 vs. RH:.239 (26-109), 1-HR Ten of his last 11 apps have been scoreless on Fri at STL, had a perfect 9th inning in a non-save situation; got his 38th save on Thu vs. TOR. Has a 1.33 ERA (20.1-IP, 3-ER) over his last 20 apps dating back to July 6 vs. BOS this stretch has lowered his season ERA from 4.10 to 3.12. Has 38 SV, most in the majors, ahead of COL Greg Holland (36) and LAD Kenley Jansen (35) has 6 SV of 4 outs or more this season, most in the AL has a chance to become the first Rays closer to lead the majors in saves; Brad Boxberger (2015) and Rafael Soriano (2010) both led the AL. Dating back to the 2016 All-Star break, he leads the majors with 56 SV, ahead of LAD Kenley Jansen (55) and TOR Roberto Osuna (52). Pitched for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic during spring training, going 1-0 with a 4.15 ERA (4.1-IP, 2-ER) in 5 apps. #58 CHIH-WEI HU, RH Last App: 6/10 (G2) vs. OAK (L, 4.0-IP, 2-H, 1-R, 1-BB, 5-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.100 (1-10) 2017: 0-1-0, 1.13 ERA, 4 G Long Relief App: 4.0, 6/10 vs. OAK (G2) IR-RS: 1-1 vs. RH:.118 (2-17), 1-HR Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Thu for his fifth stint this season (April 23 May 2, May 4 vs. MIA, May 30 at TEX and June 10 (G2) vs. OAK). Has gone 4-1-2 with a 3.22 ERA (58.2-IP, 21-ER) in 29 apps (3 starts) with Durham made 3 starts there in April prior to his first major league stint, but since the start of May, has been used exclusively out of the bullpen has gone 3-1-2 with a 2.95 ERA (42.2-IP, 14-ER) in 26 apps in relief. Was the 26th Man for the June 10 doubleheader vs. OAK replaced the injured Matt Andriese in G2, allowing a solo homer to Josh Phegley. Name is pronunced CHEE-way HOO is the first Taiwan-born player in Rays history and the only one on an active 25-man roster (STATS LLC). #49 TOMMY HUNTER, RH Last App: 8/26 at STL (0.2-IP, 3-H, 2-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH:.169 (12-71), 1-HR 2017: 2-5-1, 2.63 ERA, 50 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 5/30 at TEX IR-RS: 23-4 vs. RH:.238 (25-105), 5-HR Is 0-3 with a 7.88 ERA (8-IP, 7-ER) over his last 8 apps, yielding run(s) in 5 of them had an 0.44 ERA in his previous 20 apps, June 21 Aug 10. Yesterday at STL, issued a leadoff walk and three consecutive 2-out singles charged a second run after being replaced with the bases loaded. His 5 losses are the most among Rays relievers in each of his last 3 losses, has yielded a go-ahead homer in the 8th inning: Aug 13 vs. CLE (Austin Jackson), Aug 17 at TOR (Justin Smoak) and Wed vs. TOR (Kevin Pillar) has allowed 4 HR in his last 8 apps; allowed 2 HR in his first 42 apps. According to FanGraphs, his avg. fastball velocity this season is 96.3 mph, a career high averaged 96.2 mph in the 2015 and 2013 seasons. Has been used exclusively as a reliever since 2013 has pitched to a 3.14 ERA (289.1-IP, 101-ER) and held righties to a.220 avg. over that span. #43 DAN JENNINGS, LH Last App: 8/25 at STL (0.2-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH:.191 (17-89), 1-HR 2017: 3-1-0, 3.78 ERA, 62 G Long Relief App: 3.2, 5/30 vs. BOS IR-RS: 47-10 vs. RH:.255 (27-106), 5-HR Has made 62 apps, T-1st in the AL, T-3rd in the majors and T-1st among major league lefties has inherited 47 runners, T-2nd in the majors. On Fri at STL, got two groundouts to start the 7th, then allowed back-to-back singles (Pham, Carpenter) and was replaced by Tommy Hunter. Has a 5.63 ERA (8-IP, 5-ER) in 14 apps with the Rays, compared to a 3.45 ERA (44.1-IP, 17-ER) in 48 apps with the White Sox however, his last 7 apps have been scoreless, since Aug 11 vs. CLE, and 12 of his 14 apps since the trade have been scoreless in his non-scoreless apps, allowed a run in his Rays debut on July 27 at NYY and a season-high 4 runs on Aug 9 vs. BOS, his most since May 9, 2015 (G1) vs. CIN (with CWS). His longest app with the Rays is 1 IP since the trade, has made 3 apps of 0.0 IP, 3 apps of 0.1 IP, 3 apops of 0.2 IP and 5 apps of 1 IP. Has held lefties to a.191 avg. (17-for-89) this season and only one of those hits have gone for extra bases, a 3-run homer on May 30 vs. BOS. #54 SERGIO ROMO, RH Last App: 8/25 at STL (W, 2.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH:.225 (9-40), 2-HR 2017: 2-1-0, 4.36 ERA, 44 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 8/25 at STL IR-RS: 22-8 vs. RH:.210 (25-119), 7-HR On Fri at STL, retired all 6 BF in the 5th and 6th innings for his first win since May 5 at SD (with LAD) and his first career win in the AL. Has made 6 straight scoreless apps has a 1.96 ERA (18.1-IP, 4-ER) in 14 apps with the Rays, compared to a 6.12 ERA in 30 apps with LAD. Seven times in his 14 apps with the Rays he has recorded 4 outs or more, incl. 6 apps of 1.2 IP or longer only had 1 app of 1.1 IP with LAD. Has yielded 9 HR this season, tying a career high (2014) has allowed a career-high 7 HR vs. RHB last HR was Aug 4 vs. MIL (Orlando Arcia). Is a three-time World Champion with the San Francisco Giants (2010, 2012, 2014) has gone 3-1 with a 3.09 ERA and 4 SV in postseason play. Has pitched for Mexico in the World Baseball Classic in 2013 and 2017 this spring, was 0-0 with a 20.25 ERA (1.1-IP, 3-ER) in 2 WBC apps.

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals 64-67-43 131 4.07 1168.0 1078 528 416 1060 158 Starters 40-38-0 131 4.08 749.2 705 340 255 688 111 Relievers 24-29-43 131 4.04 418.1 373 188 161 372 47 Home 34-33-21 67 3.71 611.0 544 252 202 588 83 Road 30-34-22 64 4.46 557.0 534 276 214 472 75 April 12-14-6 26 3.68 229.2 211 94 87 172 27 May 17-13-11 30 3.95 276.0 242 121 105 266 31 June 13-13-9 26 4.91 229.1 249 125 71 229 35 July 12-13-9 25 4.36 221.0 197 107 90 194 37 August 10-14-8 24 3.44 212.0 179 81 63 199 28 LAST HR OFF 17 MOST HITS GAME 17 MOST RBI GAME Bourjos 7/29/17 at NYY Smith 3, 5/3 vs. MIA 2, 2x-last, 6/21 vs. CIN Dickerson 8/26/17 at STL Leake 4, 5x-last, 8/25 at STL 4, 5/20 vs. NYY Duda 8/26/17 at STL Leake 4, 4/11 at PHI 3, 4x-last, 6/14 vs. CHC Espinosa 6/14 vs. NYY Pineda 3, 2x-last, 6/8 at DET 3, 3x-last, 6/8 at DET Hechavarria 8/26/17 at STL Leake 4, 6/30 at BAL 2, 4x-last, 8/25 at STL Kiermaier 8/23/17 vs. TOR Stroman 3, 6x-last, 8/23 vs. TOR 3, 8/23 vs. TOR Longoria 8/1/17 at HOU Fiers 4, 2x-last, 8/1 at HOU 4, 2x-last, 6/23 vs. BAL Miller 8/9/17 vs. BOS Porcello 3, 2x-last, 5/15 at CLE 2, 4x-last, 7/27 at NYY Morrison 8/19/17 vs. SEA Diaz 3, 4x-last, 8/10 vs. CLE 4, 4/14 at BOS Puello - - 1, 8/9 vs. BAL 1, 8/9 vs. BAL Ramos 8/15/17 at TOR Estrada 3, 3x-last, 8/22 vs. TOR 3, 2x-last, 7/6 vs. BOS Souza Jr. 8/25/17 at STL Wacha 4, 5/29 at TEX 4, 6/18 at DET Sucre 7/2/17 at BAL Givens 3, 2x-last, 6/25 vs. BAL 3, 2x-last, 5/14 at BOS RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: L1 When commit error: 28-26 Hit homer: 52-38 Current Record: 64-67 Ahead after 6-7-8: 50-11/53-8/56-3 Homer with men on: 39-15 Home/Road: 34-33/30-33 Behind after 6-7-8: 7-44/5-51/5-58 Hit multiple homers: 33-20 Day/Night: 23-24/41-43 Tied after 6-7-8: 7-12/6-8/3-6 Score first: 40-26 Grass/Turf: 27-28/37-39 1-run games: 16-21 Score 5 or more: 45-12 vs. East: 26-31 2-run games: 18-10 Score less than 5: 19-55 vs. Central: 13-11 Extra innings: 7-5 Outhit opponents: 48-11 vs. West: 16-17 Win in last at-bat: 13 Outhit by opponents: 10-52 vs. National League: 9-8 Come-from-behind wins: 32 Collect 10 or more hits: 33-10 vs. RH/LH starters: 49-46/15-21 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 36 Opp. 10 or more hits: 12-29 Series W-L-T (home): 10-9-2 Series W-L-T (road): 9-8-3 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 25-24/10-14/18-19/6-6 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Andriese 12 43 3.58 6.34 6-6 5 Archer 27 111 4.11 5.80 15-12 17 Cobb 24 73 3.04 4.34 12-12 13 Faria 13 41 3.15 4.69 8-5 9 Odorizzi 22 67 3.05 5.38 8-14 8 Pruitt 7 11 1.57 2.68 2-5 3 Ramirez 8 19 2.38 4.42 6-2 1 Snell 18 41 2.28 3.74 7-11 4 RAYS SEASON HIGHS TEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest win streak 4, 3x-last, 7/8-7/15 Most runs, game, TB 4, 2x-last, Souza Jr., 5/29 at TEX Longest losing streak 5, 7/19-7/24 Most runs, game, Opp 4, Marisnick, 7/31 at HOU Most runs game, TB 15, 6/23 vs. BAL Most hits, game, TB 4, 9x-last, Dickerson, 8/25 at STL Most runs game, Opp 14, 7/31 at HOU Most hits, game, Opp 4, 7x-last, Alonso, 6/10 vs. OAK (G2) Most runs, inn, TB 7, 5/14 at BOS (9th) Most 2B, game, TB 2, 6x-last, Dickerson, 8/25 at STL Most runs, inn, Opp 5, 11x-last, 8/11/17 vs. CLE (5th) Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 11x-last, Cruz/Zunino, 8/18 vs. SEA Most hits, game, TB 18, 5/28 at MIN Most HR, game, TB 2, 10x-last, Kiermaier, 8/23 vs. TOR Most hits, game, Opp 17, 3x-last, 7/31 at HOU Most HR, game, Opp 2, 6x-last, Donaldson, 8/17 at TOR Most hits, inn, TB 8, 5/14 at BOS (9th) Most RBI, game, TB 4, 9x-last, Longoria/Peterson, 6/23 vs. BAL Most hits, inn, Opp 7, 5/3 vs. MIA (6th) Most RBI, game, Opp 7, Zunino, 6/3 at SEA Most doubles, game, TB 4, 12x-last, 8/25 at STL Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 3x-last, Longoria, 8/1 at HOU Most doubles, game, Opp 6, 2x-last, 8/18 vs. SEA Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 4x-last, Cruz, 8/18 vs. SEA Most HR, game, TB 5, 3x-last, 6/18 at DET Most steals, game, TB 3, Smith, 6/9 vs. OAK Most HR, game, Opp 6, 8/23 vs. TOR Most steals, game, Opp 3, Gordon, 5/1 at MIA Most x-base hits, game, TB 8, 3x-last, 7/1 at BAL Hitting Streak 12, Smith, 6/9-6/21 Most x-base hits, game, Opp 9, 7/31 at HOU TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 4, 2x-last, 6/9 vs. OAK Most SO, TB Starter 12, Archer, 5/21 vs. NYY Most stolen bases, game, Opp 4, 5/8 vs. KC Most SO, Opp Starter 14, Tanaka, 7/28 at NYY Most walks, game, TB 11, 5/2 at MIA Most SO, TB Reliever 5, 3x-last, Stanek, 6/10 vs. OAK (G2) Most walks, game, Opp 11, 5/28 at MIN Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, 3x-last, Hu, 6/10 vs. OAK (G2) Most strikeouts, game, TB 17, 5/28 at MIN Most walks, game, TB 6, Archer, 5/15 at CLE Most strikeouts, game, Opp 17, 5/21 vs. NYY Most walks, game, Opp 8, Volquez, 5/2 at MIA Most LOB, game, TB 29, 5/28 at MIN Most SO, Team, TB 17, 5/21 vs. NYY Most LOB, game, Opp 28, 2x-last, 6/10 vs. OAK (G1) Most walks, Team, TB 11, 5/28 at MIN Most errors, game, TB 4, 5/8 vs. KC Low-Hit Game 2, 2x-last, 7/17 at OAK Most errors, game, Opp 3, 3x-last, 8/5 vs. MIL Consecutive Scoreless IP 14.0, Cobb, April 26 May 7 Longest game, time 6:26, 5/28 at MIN Shortest game, time 2:23, 7/28 at NYY Longest game, time (9 inn.) 4:32, 5/14 at BOS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:23, 7/28 at NYY Grand Slams (3): Morrison (4/14 at BOS, Porcello); Rasmus (5/10 vs. KC, Moylan); Souza Jr. (6/18 at DET, Farmer) Back-to-Back (12): Miller/Souza Jr. (4/14 at BOS, Porcello); Robertson/Norris (5/5 vs. TOR, Liriano); Morrison/Weeks Jr. (5/10 vs. KC, Hammel); Norris/Dickerson (5/16 at CLE, Salazar); Rasmus/Souza Jr. (5/24 vs. LAA, Nolasco); Longoria/Morrison (5/28 at MIN, Santiago); Rasmus/Beckham (6/2 at SEA, Bergman); Norris/Bourjos (6/8 vs. CWS, Holland); Longoria/Morrison (6/18 at DET, Bell); Dickerson/Longoria (6/24 vs. BAL, Bundy) Morrison/Souza Jr. (7/1 at BAL, Bundy) Longoria/Morrison (8/1 at HOU, Fiers) LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS HOME RUNS RUNS BY INNING 2-HR games (10): Dickerson-3 (5/16 at CLE, Salazar; 5/20 vs. NYY, Tanaka; 7/31 at HOU, Morton/Feliz); Beckham-2 (4/26 at BAL, Bundy; 5/4 vs. MIA, Straily); Morrison-2 (6/18 at DET, Farmer/Bell, 7/1 at BAL, Bundy); Kiermaier-1 (8/23 vs. TOR, Stroman); Norris-1 (6/8 vs. CWS, Holland); Souza Jr.-1 (5/24 vs. LAA, Nolasco) 3-HR games (-): - Pinch-hit (1): Morrison-1 (8/19 vs. SEA, Diaz) Walk-off (1): Souza Jr.-1 (8/6 vs. MIL, Barnes) Lead-off (8): Dickerson-6 (6/3 at SEA, Gaviglio; 5/22 vs. LAA, Ramirez; 5/20 vs. NYY, Tanaka; 4/24 at BAL, Jiménez; 4/21 vs. HOU, Fiers; 4/5 vs. NYY, Pineda); Bourjos-1 (7/29 at NYY, Smith); Kiermaier-1 (8/20 vs. SEA, Gallardo) Inside-the-park (-): - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total Opponent 66 49 64 52 78 68 64 82 42 10 575 Tampa Bay 74 59 98 73 62 49 51 51 31 15 563 INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (last five) GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING 8/19 vs. SEA Umpires T4 Nelson Cruz No Home Run Overturned 8/22 vs. TOR Toronto B5 Evan Longoria No Fan Interference Confirmed 8/23 vs. TOR Tampa Bay B3 Wilson Ramos Out at 1B Overturned 8/24 vs. TOR Tampa Bay T5 Josh Donaldson Fair Overturned 8/25 at STL Tampa Bay B3 Stephen Piscotty Out at 3B Stands Rays Totals (bold): 55 challenges (27 overturned, 15 stand, 13 confirmed) Opp Totals: 34 challenges (9 overturned, 13 stand, 12 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 13 challenges (0 record keeping, 3 overturned, 7 stand, 3 confirmed) HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Morrison 16 11 1 1 29 Souza Jr. 18 5 4 1 28 Dickerson 19 2 4 25 Longoria 10 6 1 17 Beckham 5 5 2 12 Kiermaier 6 4 10 Norris 6 3 9 Rasmus 7 1 1 9 Duda 4 3 7 Bourjos 5 5 Miller 4 1 5 Ramos 2 2 1 5 Robertson 4 1 5 Sucre 3 1 4 Featherston 2 2 Hechavarria 2 1 3 Peterson 2 2 Smith 1 1 2 Weeks Jr. 1 1 2 Plouffe 1 1 TOTALS 116 50 13 3 182 CATCHERS PCT CS ATT Norris.154 6 39 Ramos.100 2 20 Sucre.261 6 23 TOTALS.171 14 82 MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Longoria (30), Souza Jr. (25), Morrison (22), Dickerson (21), Beckham (14), Miller (12), Robertson (9), Sucre (8), Duda (6), Kiermaier (6), Norris (5), Rasmus (4), Hechavarria (3), Peterson (3), Ramos (3), Smith (3), Weeks Jr. (3), Bourjos (2), Featherston (2), Plouffe (1) 2-Out RBI: Souza Jr. (33), Dickerson (22), Morrison (22), Longoria (21), Beckham (20), Kiermaier (18), Rasmus (14), Miller (10), Sucre (9), Norris (8), Ramos (8), Smith (5), Weeks Jr. (5), Peterson (4), Duda (3), Hechavarria (3), Bourjos (2), Featherston (2), Robertson (2), Odorizzi (1), Plouffe (1) Outfield Assists (20): Kiermaier (4), Rasmus (4), Souza Jr. (4), Bourjos (3), Dickerson (3), Peterson (1), Smith (1) Bunt Singles (11): Smith (5), Beckham (1), Hechavarria (1), Kiermaier (1), Miller (1), Rasmus (1), Souza Jr. (1) Ejections (6): Cash-3 (4/19 vs. DET, 9th inn.; 5/9 vs. KC, 3rd inn.; 7/18 at OAK, 5th inn.); Andriese-1 (5/20 vs. NYY, 6th inn.); Beckham-1 (7/17 at OAK, 4th inn.); Kiermaier-1 (4/9 vs. TOR, 7th inn.) Batted Around (15): 4/7 vs. TOR (1st inn., 10 batters; 6th inn., 9 batters); 4/22 vs. HOU (6th inn., 9 batters); 4/23 vs. HOU (1st inn., 9 batters), 5/5 vs. TOR (4th inn., 9 batters); 5/9 vs. KC (1st inn., 9 batters); 5/14 at BOS (9th inn., 11 batters); 5/20 vs. NYY (4th inn., 9 batters; 5th inn., 9 batters); 6/13 at TOR (3rd inn., 9 batters); 6/23 vs. BAL (5th inn., 9 batters); 7/4 vs. CHC (4th inn., 9 batters); 7/23 vs. TEX (4th inn., 9 batters); 7/31 at HOU (8th inn., 10 batters); 8/25 at STL (3rd inn., 9 batters) CATWALKS 1. April 5 vs. NYY Logan Morrison single off the B-ring catwalk in right field off Michael Pineda (2nd inning). 2. April 7 vs. TOR Rickie Weeks Jr. double off the B-ring catwalk in left field off Dominic Leone (2nd inning). 3. May 22 vs. LAA Cameron Maybin home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (398 feet) off Jake Odorizzi (5th inning). 4. June 6 vs. CWS Yolmer Sánchez home run off the C-ring catwalk in center field (368 feet) off Chris Archer (1st inning). 5. June 19 vs. CIN Steven Souza Jr. home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field (397 feet) off Scott Feldman (6th inning). 6. July 23 vs. TEX Rougned Odor home run off the C-ring catwalk in right field (390 feet) off Jake Odorizzi (2nd inning). 7. July 26 vs. BAL Steven Souza Jr. home run off the D-ring catwalk in left field (447 feet) off Darren O Day (7th inning). 8. August 19 vs. SEA Mike Zunino pop out double play off the B-ring catwalk in left field off Sergio Romo (7th inning). WALK-OFF WINS 1. April 8 vs. TOR (W 3-2) Brad Miller basesloaded walk off Casey Lawrence (11th inning). 2. April 19 vs. DET (W 8-7) Logan Morrison fielder s choice, throwing error off Francisco Rodríguez (9th inning). 3. June 10 (G1) vs. OAK (W, 6-5) Evan Longoria single to left field off Liam Hendricks (10th inning). 4. August 6 vs. MIL (W, 2-1) Steven Souza Jr. home run to left field off Jacob Barnes (9th inning). WALK-OFF LOSSES 1. April 26 at BAL (L, 4-5) Seth Smith basesloaded walk off Danny Farquhar (11th inning). 2. June 15 at DET (L, 3-5) Miguel Cabrera 2-run home run to right field off Tommy Hunter (9th inning). 3. July 27 at NYY (L, 5-6) Brett Gardner solo home run to right field off Andrew Kittredge (11th inning). 4. July 29 at NYY (L, 4-5) Brett Gardner single to center field off Dan Jennings (9th inning). 5. August 26 at STL (L, 4-6) Tommy Pham 2-run home run to center field off Brad Boxberger (9th inning).