WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2015 vs. DETROIT TIGERS RH Chris Archer (9-7, 2.67) vs. RH Justin Verlander (0-3, 5.57)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2015 vs. DETROIT TIGERS RH Chris Archer (9-7, 2.67) vs. RH Justin Verlander (0-3, 5.57) First Pitch: 12:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. TV: No TV Radio: WDAE 620 AM Game No.: 103 (51-51) Home Game No.: 57 (27-29) All-Time Game No.: 2,855 (1,323-1,531) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,432 (729-702) April: 12-10 May: 14-15 June: 16-12 July: 9-14 Pre All-Star Break: 46-45 Post All-Star Break: 5-6 ROSTER MOVE Prior to last night s game, the Rays traded OF David DeJesus to the Angels for minor league RH Eduar Lopez to take DeJesus place on the active roster, C Bobby Wilson was selected from Triple-A Durham the Rays have made 96 roster moves since Opening Day the reinstatement of SS Asdrubal Cabrera yesterday reduced their current DL to a season-low five players, all on the 60-day DL. RAY MATTER In last night s 10-2 win, the Raysreached double-digitruns for the first time since May 17 at MIN (11) with 62 games in between they ve scored 5-plus runs in each of the last 2 games, after 4 runs or fewer in 13 straight they ve reached double-digit hits in consecutive games, compared to once in their prev. 13 games they tied a season-high with 3 HR last night the Rays also returned to.500 and they ve been within one game of it (over or under) for 14 of the last 15 days and 44 days total this season (not including the All-Star break). Last night s win gave the Rays just their second series win out of their last 10 series today they seek seeking their fourth sweep of the season (last July 10-12 vs. HOU). The Rays are 3-2 on the homestand, which ends today (1-2 vs. BAL, 2-0 vs. DET) the Rays are off tomorrow, and Friday open a 6-game road trip to Boston and Chicago-AL. Last night the 5-through-8 hitters in the lineup went a combined 10- for-16 with 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI and 8 runs. The Rays went 6-for-9 with RISP last night and are 10-for-21 in the series they entered the series batting.176 (13-for-74) with RISP over their prev. 13 games (July 9-26). RIDE, CASALI, RIDE Rookie C Curt Casali acquired from the Tigers in March 2013 has hit 2 HR in each of the first 2 games of the series he joins Greg Vaughn (May 18-19, 2002 at BAL) as the only players in Rays history to homer twice in back-to-back games since Baseball Reference data is available (1914), he s only the 13th catcher to homer in back-to-back games, first since TEX Mike Napoli, Sep 27-28, 2011 at LAA according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he s the first rookie catcher in major league history to hit multiple homers in consecutive team games the only other rookie catcher to do so in consecutive games played was SEA Kenji Johjima in 2006 (June 24 at SD, June 27 at ARI). CURT-AIN CALL Casali s 6 HR in the month of July are most ever by a Rays catcher in a single month, passing John Flaherty (5 in May 1999) he s the first rookie catcher with 6 HR in July since SF Buster Posey in 2010 (7) in fact, these 6 HR have all come over his last 6 games with a PA. Casali has already tied the club record for home runs (4) in a 3-game series, with a chance to break it today he joins Carlos Peña (June 8-10, 2010 vs. TOR), Greg Vaughn (May 17-19, 2002 at BAL) and Fred McGriff (May 4-6, 1999 vs. KC). Casali s 7 HR are a club record for a rookie catcher, passing Shawn Riggans (6 in 2008). Casali also has 3 hits in each of the last 2 games he s the first rookie in 22 years with at least 2 HR and 3 hits in consecutive games since OAK Troy Neel in July 8-9, 1993 vs. BOS. BIG NIGHT FOR VANDY Casali s 2 HR last night came off David Price, who along with PIT Pedro Alvarez were hosts for Casali s campus visit to Vanderbilt Casali became the 6th player with a multi-hr game off Price the other 5 players on that list are LAA Albert Pujols, NYY Mark Teixeira (Sep 28, 2011 Game 162 ), BAL Mark Reynolds, TOR Jose Bautista and BOS Victor Martinez those five have a combined 1,631 HR. The last 2 games were the 49th and 50th of Casali s career, making him one of four players in major league history with consecutive multi-hr games within the first 50 games of his career, according to the Elias Sports Bureau the full list: George Scott, BOS May 4-6, 1966 at DET/MIN Games 17/18 Zeke Bonura, CWS May 19-20, 1934 vs. PHA/BOS Games 24/25 Pedro Alvarez, PIT July 20-21, 2010 vs. MIL Games 29/30 Curt Casali, TB July 27-28, 2015 vs. DET Games 49/50 Elsewhere last night, Casali s Vandy teammate OAK Sonny Gray threw a 3-hit shutout at Dodger Stadium Alvarez went 2-for-4. AND THIS Before Casali s two multi-homer games, the last time the Rays as a team hit multiple HRs in back-to-back games was May 30-31 at BAL. RAYS ROOKIES RATE Rays rookies have accounted for 41 pct. of the home runs hit by the Rays this season (37 of 91) and 37 of the 130 home runs (28 pct.) hit by AL rookies this year they are one shy of the club record for home runs by rookies (38 in Evan Longoria s rookie season of 2008) Rays rookies drove in 7 of the 10 runs last night since June 21, the date of Nathan Karns HR, Rays rookies have recorded 14 of the team s 26 RBI (54 pct.) in 7 games. Rookie pitchers have contributed 18 of the Rays 51 wins (35 pct.) Rays rookies are a combined 18-15 with 4 saves and a 3.73 ERA (328- IP, 136-ER) Rays rookies lead the majors in IP the club record for innings pitched by rookies is 427 (2006) and wins is 25 (2009, 2011). 4 HITS FROM 25K The Rays are 4 hits away from their 25,000th hit in franchise history Dave Martinez recorded the first hit on March 31, 1998 vs. DET, a 3rd-inning single off LH Justin Thompson. RAYS vs. TIGERS The Rays are seeking their fourth sweep of the Tigers, all coming at Tropicana Field the others: July 26-29, 2010 (4 games, the first of which was Matt Garza s no-hitter), Aug 1-3, 2008 and April 2-4, 2002 from June 13, 2011 July 3, 2014, the Rays went 6-13 and scored 4 runs or fewer in 19 consecutive games vs. DET but in 8 games since then, dating back to July 4, 2014, they are 6-2 and have scored 42 runs (5.3 R/G) the season series wraps up in Detroit, Sep 7-9 the Rays are 62-63 in the all-time series and 33-31 at Tropicana Field. The Rays have won their last 3 meetings with Justin Verlander prior to that, they had lost 9 of their first 10 games against him the Rays had Chris Archer, David Price and James Shields opposing him in these last 3 games and won 4-3, 4-2 and 4-2 they haven t faced him in more than 2 years (June 29, 2013 here) and haven t lost to him in nearly 4 years (Aug 22, 2011 here). STOPPED DEAD IN THEIR TRACKS The Rays have gone 14 straight games without allowing a stolen base, the 2nd-longest streak in club history (17 games, May 9-26, 2008) their last SB allowed was July 9 at KC (Jarrod Dyson) Rays catchers have thrown out 35 pct. of attempted base stealers this year best rate in the majors ahead of Toronto (33.8) and Boston (33.8) it s their highest rate as a team since 2003 (36.3 pct.) and the club record is 39.2 (1999) Rene Rivera leads AL qualifiers at 40.4 pct., while DET James McCann ranks 2nd at 39.4 pct. Curt Casali has caught 30.8 pct. and Bobby Wilson nabbed 25.0 pct. EXTRA FROM EVAN 3B Evan Longoria has an extra-base hit in 6 straight games, tied (with 7 others) for the 2nd-longest streak in club history behind his own mark of 8 games, Sep 2-8, 2009 he s struck out only once during this 6-game streak. Longoria leads the majors with 422 games played over the past three seasons (2013-15), 3 ahead of SEA Kyle Seager he s tied with 6 others with 100 games played this season. TIM BECKHAM Last night had career-high 4 RBI including a 3-run triple in the 8th, the first 3-run triple by a Ray since Luke Scott (June 8, 2013 vs. BAL) 9 of his last 14 hits have gone for extra bases 16 of his 22 RBI have come in the 7th inn. or later is batting.346/.433/.615 (9-for-26) in 10 games (9 starts) since July 12 recall, his third stint in the majors this season. ASDRUBAL CABRERA Returned from the DL last night and went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles, tying his season high for hits over his last 25 games (since June 18) he s batting.310/.337/.512 (26-for-84) with 9 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, raising his season avg. from.199 to.230 five of his last 6 hits have been doubles Cabrera s.993 fielding pct. ranks 3rd among major league shortstops, behind BAL J.J. Hardy (.996) and ATL Andrelton Simmons (.993). ABOUT JULY The Rays are 8-14 (.391) in July, 4th-worst record in the majors ahead of Texas (7-14), Boston (8-14) and Detroit (9-15) the Rays compiled the majors best record in July in each of the last two seasons (17-6 in 2014, 21-5 in 2013) regardless of the next 2 games, this will be their worst month of July in the Rays era, since going 7-20 in July 2007. POWER OF THE PEN The Rays bullpen leads the majors in innings pitched (340.2) and tops the AL with 41 saves and 36 decisions (16-20) the bullpen has saved 25 of the Rays last 30 wins RH Brad Boxberger (25 saves) is in line to become the Rays 10th different saves leader in the last 11 seasons. Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting Pitcher Fri., July 31 @BOS 7:10 p.m. Sun Sports RH Erasmo Ramirez (8-4, 3.74) TBA Sat., Aug 1 @BOS 1:35 p.m. Sun Sports LH Matt Moore (1-2, 7.61) TBA Sun., Aug 2 @BOS 1:35 p.m. Sun Sports RH Nathan Karns (6-5, 3.37) TBA **All games broadcast on WDAE 620 AM; Sat and Sun games will be broadcast in Spanish on WGES 680 AM. All times Eastern Standard Time (EST).**

TODAY S STARTER RH CHRIS ARCHER (9-7, 2.67) YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg. 2014 Tampa Bay 10-9 3.33 32 32 0 0 194.2 177 85 72 72 173 12.243 2015 Tampa Bay 9-7 2.67 21 21 0 0 134.2 104 45 40 33 162 12.210 Career Majors 29-26 3.19 82 80 2 2 487.1 411 196 173 156 472 42.228 LAST START On Fri vs. BAL, yielded 5 hits, 3 of them coming as part of a 23-pitch 4th, when he allowed his only run left with a 1-0 deficit, but got no decision following the Rays 3-run 8th was his second straight start without any run support threw 110 pitches, his career-high sixth straight start of 100-plus his line: ND, 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 9 SO, 110 pit, 72 str. AT HIS BEST Is 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA (40-IP, 6-ER) in 6 career starts against former Cy Young winners the Rays are 3-3 in those games, with wins over TOR R.A. Dickey (twice) and today s opponent DET Justin Verlander (in 2013) he s faced SEA Felix Hernandez twice, and the two pitchers haven t allowed a run in a combined 31.1 IP in those 2 games. ONE AND DONE Has yielded 1 earned run or fewer in 12 starts this year, T-2nd in the majors only pitcher with more is LAD Zack Greinke (15) has done so in 28 starts since the start of 2014, tied with SEA Felix Hernandez for most in the AL has also made 7 starts this season without yielding an earned run, one shy of HOU Dallas Keuchel for most in the AL. LEAGUE LEADERS Ranks among AL leaders in ERA (2.67, 6th), SO (162, 3rd), IP (134.2, 7th), starts (21, T-1st), SO/9 IP (10.83, 2nd), WHIP (1.02, 4th), MOST STARTS OF 1 ER OR LESS, AL, 2015 Chris Archer, TB 12 Felix Hernandez, SEA 12 Hector Santiago, LAA 12 David Price/Sonny Gray 11 MOST STARTS OF 0 ER, AL, 2015 Dallas Keuchel, HOU 8 Chris Archer, TB 7 Sonny Gray, OAK 7 Scott Kazmir, OAK/HOU 7 opp avg. (.210, 3rd), opp OBP (.263, 4th), opp SLG (.313, 4th) and SO/ BB (4.91, 6th) according to STATS LLC, opposing hitters have missed on 30.2 pct. of their swings, 2nd-highest rate in the AL. ALL-STAR Selected as a result of the Player Ballot, his first career selection pitched a scoreless 5th inning before allowing a leadoff homer to Andrew McCutchen in the 6th his line: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1 HR, 20 pitches, 10 strikes was the first run a Rays pitcher ever allowed in an All-Star Game, ending a scoreless streak at 11 innings. THE LONG BALL Has yielded 12 HR, tied with Nathan Karns for most on the team, and matching his total from 2014, when he set a club record and ranked 5th in the AL with a 0.55 HR/9 IP ratio over half 2015 GAME LOG GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 4/6 vs. BAL L-1 4.76 5.2 6 4 3 1 5 2 0 0 85/59 L, 2-6 Tillman down, 4-0 4/11 at MIA W-1 2.13 7.0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 84/57 W, 2-0 Cosart up, 2-0 4/16 at TOR W-2 1.37 7.0 2 0 0 2 11 0 2 0 109/68 W, 4-2 Sanchez up, 4-0 4/21 vs. BOS L-2 1.07 5.2 7 1 0 1 9 0 0 1 106/72 L, 0-1 Miley down, 1-0 4/26 vs. TOR W-3 0.84 7.0 2 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 93/64 W, 5-1 Buehrle up, 5-0 APRIL 3-2 0.84 32.1 18 5 3 6 37 2 2 1 -- -- -- -- 5/2 vs. BAL L-3 1.64 6.0 6 4 4 4 5 1 0 0 110/68 L, 0-4 Gonzalez down, 4-0 5/7 vs. TEX L-4 2.59 3.1 4 5 5 4 8 0 0 1 92/52 L, 4-5 Martinez down, 4-0 5/12 vs. NYY -- 2.59 7.0 7 2 2 1 8 0 0 0 105/74 W, 4-2 Eovaldi tied, 2-2 5/17 at MIN W-4 2.47 6.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 87/56 W, 11-3 Gibson up, 8-1 5/22 vs. OAK W-5 2.40 5.1 6 1 1 4 8 1 0 1 107/65 W, 5-2 Kazmir up, 3-1 5/27 vs. SEA -- 2.12 8.0 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 95/65 L, 0-3 Hernandez tied, 0-0 MAY 2-2 3.28 35.2 29 13 13 14 45 2 0 2 -- -- -- -- 6/2 at LAA W-6 2.01 8.0 6 1 1 0 15 1 0 1 105/80 W, 6-1 Wilson up, 6-1 6/7 at SEA W-7 1.84 7.0 6 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 113/77 W, 3-1 Montgomery up, 3-1 6/13 vs. CWS -- 2.00 7.0 5 3 3 1 5 0 0 1 93/68 W, 5-4 Samardzija up, 3-2 6/18 at WAS W-8 2.08 5.0 7 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 89/62 W, 5-3 Fister up, 5-3 6/23 vs. TOR W-9 2.01 8.0 3 2 1 1 7 1 0 0 100/69 W, 4-3 Dickey up, 4-2 6/28 vs. BOS L-5 2.31 6.0 5 5 5 1 10 3 0 1 107/68 L, 3-5 Masterson down, 5-1 JUNE 4-1 2.63 41.0 32 15 12 5 51 5 0 3 -- -- -- -- 7/3 at NYY -- 2.18 6.2 3 0 0 3 8 0 1 1 122/76 L, 5-7 (12) Tanaka up, 3-0 7/8 at KC L-6 2.74 6.0 12 9 9 2 6 2 0 1 107/71 L, 7-9 Guthrie down, 9-4 7/19 at TOR L-7 2.73 7.0 5 2 2 1 6 1 0 0 106/68 L, 0-4 Estrada down, 2-0 7/24 vs. BAL -- 2.67 6.0 5 1 1 2 9 0 0 0 110/72 W, 3-1 Tillman down, 1-0 JULY 0-2 4.21 25.2 25 12 12 8 29 3 1 2 -- -- -- -- TOMORROW S STARTER RH ERASMO RAMIREZ (8-4, 3.74) LAST START On Sat vs. BAL, went 7.1 IP, his longest start since Sep 18, 2012 vs. BAL (with SEA) allowed 7 hits, 5 of them coming in the 3rd inning, including a grand slam to Chris Davis, the second allowed of his career (Aug 27, 2014 vs. TEX, Rougned Odor) allowed 5 R/ER, his most since May 24 vs. OAK (5), snapping a streak allowing 2 runs or fewer in 9 straight starts T-2nd longest in club history threw 34 pitches in the 3rd, but threw 13 pitches or fewer in every other inning his line: L, 7.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 0 BB, 3 SO, 1 HR, 95 pitches, 65 strikes. IN CONTROL Did not allow a walk on Sat vs. BAL, his fourth time (as a starter) doing so this year has gone 61 BF since his last walk, to HOU Chris Carter in the 2nd inning on July 10 (before the All-Star break) on Sat vs. BAL threw first-pitch strikes to 82.8 percent of his batters faced His 42-39 record at the midway point made him one of 11 active managers with a winning mark through their first 81 career ML games. 37-year-old manager is the youngest skipper in the majors since ARI A.J. Hinch (34) in 2009 and youngest active manager/head coach in the four major sports, ahead of Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens (38). Is the fifth manager in Rays history is the sixth Tampa-born manager (7) of his home runs allowed this season have come in his last 6 starts spanning 39.2 IP (since June 23), and he is 1-3 over that span only allowed 5 HR in his first 15 starts spanning 95 IP. Despite his 12 HR allowed, ranks 8th in the majors (and 4th in the AL) with a.313 opp SLG no other pitcher in the majors has a lower opp SLG with as many HR allowed closest is WAS Max Scherzer (.318) has only yielded 15 2B, 0 3B. SLIDE RULES Archer is throwing a career-high 40.4 percent sliders, the highest rate by an AL starter since FanGraphs pitch type data is available (since 2002) has a major-league-most 113 strikeouts with the slider (102 swinging, 11 called) 69.8 percent of his total strikeouts this season. #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER Earlier this season, former teammate David Price tweeted his slider is BY FAR the best pitch in baseball Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times had this quote from Price, in an article last month on Archer s slider: I don t think baseball has ever seen this pitch before. It s the best pitch in baseball by far. Chris Sale has an unbelievable slider and changeup, and Felix (Hernandez s) changeup is phenomenal, and (Clayton) Kershaw s curveball is really good. But if anybody in baseball could have one pitch, it s got to be Archer s slider. David Price, Tigers starting pitcher ODDS & ENDS Has lost 3 straight decisions (spanning 5 starts), matching the longest losing streak of his career May 27 June 7 became the first player in the modern era (since 1900) with 3 straight starts of 0 BB and 10-plus K; has since been matched by LAD Clayton Kershaw s active streak (starts tonight vs. OAK) has held righthanded batters to a.206 avg. (49-for-238), 6th lowest in the AL (min. 150 AB). K s FOR KIDS For every strikeout Archer logs this season, he will join the Rays and WTSP 10 News to each donate $25 to be split among Burg Baseball Inc. and RBI Baseball of Tampa his 162 SO have already raised $12,150 for the youth leagues this year. 2015 SPLITS vs. RH:.206 (49-238), 5-HR vs. LH:.214 (55-257), 7-HR Home: 3-5, 3.00 ERA (75.0-IP, 25-ER) Road: 6-2, 2.26 ERA (59.2-IP, 15-ER) ARCHER vs. TIGERS CAREER Is 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA (19- IP, 6-ER) in 3 career starts against the Tigers faced them twice last season, including falling 2 outs shy of his third career complete game on July 5 at Comerica Park allowed a pair of solo homers (Alex Avila, J.D. Martinez) and threw 106 pitches, but entered the 9th at 91 pitches last faced them on Aug 19, 2014 at home, yielding 4 R/1 ER as well as a career-high-tying 5 BB in 5.2 IP. (24 of 29), including 21 of his first 22 BF was the 2nd-highest pct. of his career (as a starter), behind Aug 27, 2014 vs. TEX (90.0). THE TURNAROUND Since April 19, is 8-3 with a 2.41 ERA in 20 apps (14 starts), ranking among AL leaders (min. 60 IP) in ERA (2.41, 3rd), opp avg (.191, 1st), opp OBP (.258, 4th), opp SLG (.303, 2nd) and WHIP (0.91, 1st) yielded 16 runs (15 earned) in his first 2 apps (1 start) spanning 5.1 IP this year, a 25.31 ERA, and only 23 runs (all earned) in 86 IP since then. vs. BOSTON Is 0-0 with a 6.39 ERA (12.2-IP, 9-ER) in 4 career apps (3 starts) against the Red Sox only career app at Fenway Park was his only app against them this season, on May 4 pitched a perfect 9th in a non-save situation, the first time he was on the mound to finish a win since April 25, 2012 at DET (with SEA). in ML history and second to manage the Rays joins Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, including parts of eight seasons in the majors (2002-10) spent two years (2005-06) in the Rays org., and appeared in 13 major league games in 2005 for Lou Piniella. Has been ejected twice as manager: April 16 at TOR, May 10 vs. TEX.

RAYS HITTER NOTES #1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Tue: 2-4, 3B, 4-RBI, R Series: 3-8, 2B, 3B, 4-RBI, R Stand: 5-16, 2-2B, 3B, 6-RBI, 2-BB vs. LH:.286 (16-56), 3-HR 2015:.242/.304/.467, 5-HR, 22-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.364, 4-11) RISP:.233 (7-30) vs. RH:.203 (13-64), 2-HR Yesterday vs. DET, had career-high 4 RBI (prev. 2, 6x-last July 24 vs. BAL) had the first 3-run triple by a Ray since Luke Scott on June 8, 2013 vs. BAL was the first Rays rookie with 4 RBI since Kevin Kiermaier hit a grand slam off Yordano Ventura on July 9, 2014 vs. KC. Nine of his last 14 hits have been XBH 16 of his 22 RBI have come in the 7th inn. or later 13 of his 22 RBI have come in 2-strike counts. Has played 46 G with 32 GS (15-SS, 13-2B, 4-DH) batting.346/.433/.615 (9-for-26) in 10 G (9 GS) since July 12 recall, his third stint with TB this season. Has made 16 starts vs. left-handed starters batting.286 (16-for-56) vs. LHP, including 7-for-his-last-19 (.368/.400/.579) vs. LHP since May 17. #9 JOEY BUTLER, OF Tue: 0-1, 2-BB Series: 0-3, 2-BB Stand: 1-7, 2B, 2-BB vs. LH:.310 (22-71), 3-HR 2015:.290/.346/.429, 6-HR, 21-RBI, 5-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.234 (11-47) vs. RH:.281 (39-139), 3-HR Yesterday vs. DET, recorded his second multi-bb game this season has 13 BB in his last 32 G (since June 14) recorded 2 BB in first 35 G. Batting.161 (9-for-56) since June 24, with 25 SO in his 56 AB over that span has started in 10 of the Rays last 26 games (since June 28). Since his May 3 call-up, ranks among AL rookie leaders (min. 200 PA) in avg. (2nd), OBP (2nd), SLG (2nd), HR (3rd) and RBI (T-3rd). According to Baseball Reference, is batting.514/.514/.857 (18-for-35) when going to the opposite field, with 3 HR and 8 RBI. Has played in 67 games with 52 starts (33-DH, 17-LF, 2-RF) five of his 6 HR, including his last four, have come on the road. #13 ASDRUBAL CABRERA, INF Tue: 3-4, 2-2B, RBI, 3-R Series: 3-4, 2-2B, RBI, 3-R Stand: 3-4, 2-2B, RBI, 3-R vs. LH:.239 (17-71), 1-HR 2015:.230/.280/.364, 5-HR, 23-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.800, 4-5) RISP:.176 (13-74) vs. RH:.226 (53-234), 4-HR Recorded a season-high-tying 3 hits (5th time, last June 28 vs. BOS) yesterday vs. DET in his first game since being reinstated from the 15-day DL missed 11 games after suffering right hamstring strain on July 11 vs. HOU was fourth DL stint in his 9-year career. Batting.310 (26-for-84) in his last 24 games (23 starts) since June 18, raising his avg. from.199 to.230 five of his last 6 hits have been doubles. Has only made 2 errors in 283 chances for a.993 fielding pct., 3rd among major league shortstops last error was May 24 vs. OAK, having gone 141 total chances since then the franchise record fielding pct. for a shortstop is.989, by Yunel Escobar in 2013. #19 CURT CASALI, C Tue: 3-4, 2-HR, 3-RBI, 2-R Series: 6-8, 4-HR, 6-RBI, 4-R Stand: 7-13, 5-HR, 7-RBI, 5-R vs. LH:.333 (3-9), 2-HR 2015:.300/.345/.780, 7-HR, 11-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.750, 6-8) RISP:.235 (4-17) vs. RH:.293 (12-41), 5-HR Yesterday vs. DET, had a second consecutive multi-hr game according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he s the second rookie catcher in major league history with multiple homers in back-to-back games, joining SEA Kenji Johjima (June 24-27, 2006, at SD, at ARI) he s the first catcher (regardless of rookie status) to do it since TEX Mike Napoli (Sep 27-28, 2011 at LAA) joined Greg Vaughn (May 18-19, 2002 at BAL) as the only Rays to do it. Ranks 4th on the team in HR, despite only 55 PA six of his last 8 hits have been homers, and 9 of his last 11 hits have been XBH (3-2B, 6-HR). His 6 HR in July are most by a Rays catcher in a single month, passing John Flaherty (5, May 1999) tied a club record for HR (4) in a 3-game series, joining Carlos Peña (June 8-10, 2010 vs. TOR), Greg Vaughn (May 17-19, 2002 at BAL) and Fred McGriff (May 4-6, 1999 vs. KC). Is first player to homer twice in back-to-back games within the first 50 games of his career since PIT Pedro Alvarez (July 20-21, 2010 vs. MIL). Has played in 20 games with 17 starts at catcher since his June 13 recall has thrown out 4 of last 5 attempted base stealers. #11 LOGAN FORSYTHE, INF Tue: 0-3, BB, R Series: 2-7, RBI, BB, R Stand: 4-14, HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.278 (27-97), 7-HR 2015:.283/.369/.440, 11-HR, 42-RBI, 7-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.222 (20-90) vs. RH:.285 (70-246), 4-HR Has reached in 19 of 40 PA since the All-Star break, batting.364/.475/.636 (12-for-33) during that stretch has reached multiple times in 7 of his last 10 G and in a team-high 46 G this year ranks among team leaders in RBI (2nd), HR (T-2nd), doubles (3rd), XBH (31, 3rd) and multi-hit G (23, 1st). Has 4 hits and 5 RBI in his last 6 AB with RISP since the All-Star break, on the heels of a 1-for-21 slump with RISP before that, from June 17 July 11. Has played in 99 G and made career-high 95 starts (76-2B, 12-1B, 4-3B, 3-DH) started at 1B yesterday vs. DET for first time since June 1 at LAA. Has made 3 errors in his last 61 TC after making 3 E in 357 TC to start the season no other ML 2B can match his combination of avg., HR and RBI. #5 BRANDON GUYER, OF Tue: 0-5 Series: 0-6 Stand: 0-8 vs. LH:.248 (26-105), 3-HR 2015:.250/.345/.367, 4-HR, 20-RBI, 10-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-11 RISP:.317 (13-41) vs. RH:.253 (23-91), 1-HR Ranks among team leaders in SB (10, T-2nd), HBP (13, 1st and 1st in the AL) and OBP (.345, 3rd min. 100 PA), trailing Forsythe (.369) and Butler (.346). Went 0-for-5 yesterday vs. DET, fourth time in his career he s been held hitless with as many at-bats tied a career high with 3 SO (3rd time). Has been hit by pitch 13 times (last Sun vs. BAL), 1st in the AL and T-2nd in the majors, trailing CHC Anthony Rizzo (21). Is 1-for-his-last-11 as a PH batting.280/.333/.400 (7-for-25) as a PH this season, and.281/.361/.406 (9-for-32) off the bench. Had a game-tying, 7th-inning homer off Aaron Loup on July 18 at TOR, his first career game-tying or go-ahead homer in the 7th inning or later. Has played in 77 games with 47 starts (25-LF, 11-RF, 10-CF, 1-DH) has started all 27 Rays games vs. left-handed starters, and 26 of 27 at leadoff. #28 JOHN JASO, 1B/OF/DH Tue: 0-1 (PH in 7th) Series: 0-3, BB Stand: 2-12, 2B, RBI, BB, R vs. LH:.200 (1-5) 2015:.314/.390/.471, 1-HR, 5-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP:.429 (3-7) vs. RH:.326 (15-46), 1-HR Reinstated from the 60-day DL on July 7, and batting.314/.379/.471 (16-for-51) since his return ranks T-8th in the AL with 5 2B over that span. Had a game-tying single in the 8th on Fri vs. BAL, first time with the Rays he delivered a game-tying or go-ahead RBI that late in a game. Has hit safely in 6 of his last 8 starts has played in 19 G with 14 starts (12-DH, 2-LF) suffered a left wrist contusion on Opening Day; missed 83 G. Has made 2 starts in LF, first two of his career in the OF played 39 innings in LF this spring, his first time in the outfield since high school. His only homer came on July 7 at KC (G2), his first in a Rays uniform since Sep 9, 2011 vs. BOS. #39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, OF Tue: 0-3, RBI, SF Series: 1-6, 2B, 2-RBI Stand: 3-13, 2B, 2-RBI, BB, R vs. LH:.234 (15-64) 2015:.245/.280/.407, 4-HR, 18-RBI, 11-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.286 (18-63) vs. RH:.248 (64-258), 4-HR Eleven of his last 21 hits have gone for extra bases ranks among team leaders in 2B (20, 2nd), XBH (34, 1st) and multi-hit games (20, 3rd). On Sun vs. BAL, recorded 10th OF assist, 2nd among ML CF and most by a Rays outfielder by the end of July since Carl Crawford in 2006 (10). Is 11-for-12 in SB attempts, lone CS coming May 6 at BOS all 11 SB have come since May 16, most in the majors without a CS during that span. Has played 97 games with 82 starts (80-CF, 2-RF) has made 1 error in 276 total chances and leads the majors with 14.4 UZR, per FanGraphs Ultimate Zone Rating puts a run value to defense, attempting to quantify how many runs a player has saved (or given up) defensively. Leads the majors with 10 triples (last July 20 at PHI) had 9 triples before the All-Star break, tying a club record, with Carl Crawford (2004, 2005) has as many or more triples than four major league teams has 18 triples since his final call-up on May 28, 2014, most in the majors over that span. #21 JAMES LONEY, 1B Tue: DNP Series: 1-4 Stand: 4-15, BB vs. LH:.194 (7-36), 1-HR 2015:.254/.308/.337, 3-HR, 17-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.333, 4-12) RISP:.283 (13-46) vs. RH:.269 (39-145), 2-HR Batting.167 (8-for-48) in his last 14 games (13 starts) with one multi-hit game (Sun vs. BAL) since July 9, including 1-for-13 with RISP. Recorded 6th-inning single off Wei-Yin Chen on Sun vs. BAL, his first hit vs. a LHP since May 22, snapping an 0-for-12 skid vs. LHP. Committed 2 5th-inning errors on July 20 at PHI, his second career multi-error game (also Aug 17, 2008 vs. MIL, with LAD) both came in the same AB, first Ray to make 2 in an inning since Sean Rodriguez, Sep 17, 2012 vs. BOS (8th) and first Rays 1B since Robert Fick, June 1, 2004 at MIN (3rd). All 4 of his errors this season have come in his last 16 games (15 starts) since July 7 at KC (G2) didn t have one in his first 34 games. Is 2 HR shy of 100 for his career has made two DL stints this season (April 8-23, May 25 July 2), after none from 2006-14. #3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Tue: 1-4, HR, RBI, R Series: 3-7, 2B, HR, RBI, BB, R Stand: 7-19, 3-2B, 2-HR, 2-RBI, BB, 3-R vs. LH:.324 (24-74), 3-HR 2015:.268/.337/.420, 11-HR, 44-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 6G (.333, 8-24) RISP:.215 (17-79) vs. RH:.253 (73-288), 8-HR Has a 6-game hitting streak with an XBH in all 6 games, T-2nd longest such streak in club history (last Desmond Jennings, April 29 May 4, 2014) as well as the 2nd longest of his career, behind his club-record 8 straight from Sep 2-8, 2009 had an 8th-inning solo homer yesterday vs. DET off Neftali Feliz, giving him 2 HR in his last 10 at-bats, compared to 1 HR in his prev. 91 AB is on pace for a career-low-tying 17 HR (2012). Reached 3 times on Mon vs. DET, first time doing that since July 5 at NYY is a career.293/.359/.579 (48-for-164) hitter with 11 HR vs. DET. On Sun vs. BAL was the front end of back-to-back HR with Forsythe, the fifth of his career on an 0-2 pitch and first since May 6, 2014 vs. BAL. Ranks among team leaders in RBI (44, 1st), doubles (22, 1st), HR (11, T-2nd), hits (97, T-1st), walks (36, 2nd), runs scored (43, 2nd), multi-hit games (22, 2nd) and game-winning RBI (10, 1st and T-3rd in the AL) is the club s all-time leader in HR (195), 2B (248), XBH (454), RBI (679) and SLG (.487). Since June 19, has made 6 errors in 81 total chances, a.926 fielding pct. over that span had a.987 fielding pct. before that (152-TC, 3-E).

#44 RENE RIVERA, C Tue: DNP Series: DNP Stand: 0-3 vs. LH:.184 (14-76) 2015:.176/.210/.289, 5-HR, 24-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-10 RISP:.214 (12-56) vs. RH:.172 (28-163), 5-HR Hasn t played since Sun vs. BAL has struck out in 14 of his last 26 AB, batting.154 (4-for-26) in 9 games (8 starts) over that span (since July 9). Has thrown out 11 of his last 20 potential base-stealers and 17 of his last 33 (51.5 percent) after starting the season 2-for-14 his 40.4 pct. eraser rate is 2nd in the majors, and his 19 CS ranks T-2nd the highest pct. by a catcher in franchise history was set by Toby Hall in 2003 (41.3). Has 14 RBI in his last 27 games (24 starts) since June 12, compared to 10 RBI in his first 53 G this year has 3 multi-rbi games so far in July. Has made 72 starts (69-C, 2-1B, 1-DH) has 9 errors, most among major league catchers; most by a Rays catcher since Dioner Navarro in 2007 (14). #20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Tue: 2-4, 2B, 2-R Series: 3-7, 2-2B, BB, 4-R Stand: 3-18, 2-2B, 2-BB, 4-R vs. LH:.212 (14-66), 4-HR 2015:.209/.299/.404, 15-HR, 33-RBI, 10-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.429, 3-7) RISP:.121 (7-58) vs. RH:.208 (48-231), 11-HR Has doubled in consecutive games, after going 29 games (26 starts) without a double before that (June 11 July 26) has scored multiple runs in consecutive games, first time doing that since doing it in 3 straight games from June 17-19 reinstated from the 15-day DL on July 21, and batting.192/.276/.269 (5-for-26) in 7 games since his return missed the minimum 15 days (July 6-20) with a right finger laceration. Ranks among team leaders in HR (15, 1st), RBI (33, 3rd), XBH (27, T-4th), SB (10, T-2nd) and BB (35, 3rd) ranks among AL rookie leaders in HR (1st), RBI (T-2nd), XBH (1st) and BB (1st) has 8 outfield assists, 4th among major league RF, most by a Rays RF since Matt Joyce in 2011 (8). Seven of his last 8 HR have come on the road (last July 4 at NYY) is T-2nd in the AL with 119 SO, and has a major-league-most 47 strikeouts looking. #46 BOBBY WILSON, C Tue: -- Series: -- Stand: -- vs. LH:.111 (2-18) 2015:.145/.203/.145, 0-HR, 4-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-8 RISP:.267 (4-15) vs. RH:.162 (6-37) Selected from Triple-A Durham today for his second stint with the Rays this season made the Opening Day roster, and designated for assignment on June 12 hit.184/.273/.204 (9-for-49) in 17 games with Triple-A Durham, and threw out 7 of 12 attempted base stealers (58.3 percent). Has played 24 games with 16 starts at catcher among catchers with as many starts, his catcher ERA (2.75) leads the AL. Batting.145 (8-for-55) and all 8 hits are singles his last extra-base hit at the major league level was Aug 31, 2012 at SEA (with LAA). RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: 7/27 vs. DET (SV, 1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 25-27 vs. LH:.220 (18-82), 2-HR 2015: 4-6-25, 3.10 ERA, 44 G Long Relief App: 1.2, 7/22 at PHI IR-RS: 10-3 vs. RH:.212 (14-66), 3-HR Pitched on 4 days rest on Mon vs. DET, a scoreless 9th for his 25th save struck out his first 2 BF; yielded a 2-out walk to Alex Avila. Among AL relievers, ranks T-2nd in saves (25), trailing only MIN Glen Perkins (29) ranks T-13th in apps (44) and T-8th in strikeouts (51). According to Baseball Reference, 155 of his 173 BF 89.6 percent have come in Late & Close situations (PA in the 7th inning or later with the batting team tied, ahead by one or the tying run on deck) it s the 3rd-highest rate in the AL behind teammates Jepsen (92.6) and McGee (90.3). Has entered in the 7th (twice), 8th (5x), 9th (33x) and extras (4x) the Rays have been tied or had the lead in 43 of his 44 apps. Has yielded 20 BB, T-5th among AL relievers, and his 6 losses are T-1st among major league relievers has been on the mound for 4 of the Rays 7 walk-off losses this year (last July 22 at PHI) has a.350 opp OBP vs. right-handers, yielding 12 BB and 14 H to RHB. #31 XAVIER CEDEÑO, LH Last App: 7/28 vs. DET (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-2 vs. LH:.226 (14-62) 2015: 1-1-0, 2.76 ERA, 45 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 5/13 vs. NYY IR-RS: 31-5 vs. RH:.275 (14-51), 3-HR Hasn t yielded a run since the All-Star break, with 6 scoreless apps spanning 4.2 IP over that span (since July 19) perfect 7th yesterday vs. DET. Since joining the Rays on April 28, ranks T-1st in the AL with 40 apps (34 scoreless) and has compiled a 2.39 ERA (26.1-IP, 7-ER). Has inherited 24 baserunners with the Rays has only allowed 3 to score (12.5 pct. 2nd in the AL) inherited 7 runners with the Nationals. Left-handed batters are 2-for-their-last-18 against him has only yielded 2 XBH to LHB all season (last Seth Smith double on June 4 at SEA). Of his 40 apps for the Rays, has gone 0.2 IP or shorter 25 times, and has faced 1 batter 9 times has thrown less than 10 pitches in 16 apps.. #37 ALEX COLOME, RH Last App: 7/26 vs. BAL (3.0-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 4-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.281 (47-167), 4-HR 2015: 4-4-0, 4.42 ERA, 19 G, 13 GS Long Relief App: 3.0, 7/26 vs. BAL IR-RS: 2-2 vs. RH:.290 (40-138), 5-HR Hasn t yielded an earned run in his last 4 relief apps had 4 SO on Sun vs. BAL, most by a Rays reliever since Andrew Bellatti on May 16 at MIN (4) retired his first 7 BF; did not allow a run despite a pair of 8th-inning singles was the longest scoreless relief app of his career. Has 10 SO to 1 BB in 10.1 IP since moving to the bullpen, compared to a 1.83 SO/BB ratio (44-SO, 24-BB) in his 13 starts this season. Has a 2.61 ERA (10.1-IP, 3-ER) over his 6 relief apps this year recorded his first career relief win on Fri vs. BAL, a scoreless 8th. In his career, is 4-1 with a 2.56 ERA (59.2-IP, 17-ER) in 14 apps (9 starts) on the road, compared to 3-4 and a 5.01 ERA (59.1-IP, 33-ER) at home.. #54 STEVE GELTZ, RH Last App: 7/28 vs. DET (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 2-2 vs. LH:.200 (15-75), 1-HR 2015: 1-4-2, 3.21 ERA, 47 G, 2 GS Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 6/24 vs. TOR IR-RS: 20-2 vs. RH:.135 (12-89), 4-HR Nine of his last 10 apps have been scoreless, bringing his ERA down from 3.76 to 3.21 scoreless 8th yesterday vs. DET, allowed a 2-out single to Victor Martinez struck out J.D. Martinez to end the inning, his first since July 9 at KC (26 BF in between), snapping a career-long streak of 7 apps without one. Ranks T-1st in the AL with 47 apps (including 2 starts, both at NL parks) 35 of his 45 relief apps have been scoreless. Yielded a career-high 4 runs on July 3 at NYY, taking the loss on a walk-off, 3-run homer to Brian McCann in the 12th had a stretch of 4 apps from June 26 July 3 when he allowed 9 H and 8 R/ER in 4 IP in his other 43 apps (2 starts) combined has allowed 18 H and 9 R/ER in 43.2 IP. Only 2 of his 20 IR have scored (10.0 pct. 1st in the AL) had a club-record streak of 32 consecutive batters retired end on June 24 vs. TOR. #47 BRANDON GOMES, RH Last App: 7/28 vs. DET (1.0-IP, 2-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH:.233 (14-60), 1-HR 2015: 1-4-0, 4.46 ERA, 36 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 4/29 at NYY IR-RS: 23-6 vs. RH:.292 (21-72), 4-HR Entered with a 10-1 lead in the 9th yesterday vs. DET retired his first 2 BF, then allowed consecutive hits including an RBI single to Jose Iglesias has allowed run(s) in 7 of his last 16 apps since June 12, increasing his ERA from 2.14 to its current 4.46 only allowed run(s) in 4 of his first 20 apps this season before that has an 8.10 ERA (13.1-IP, 12-ER) over that stretch of 16 apps, and a 12.15 ERA (6.2-IP, 9-ER) in his last 8 apps since July 7. Has inherited a team-high 23 baserunners, but has only entered with runners on base once in his last 13 apps (July 3 at NYY). Has only allowed 10 BB in 36 apps this season, but 7 BB have come over his last 13 apps since June 20. #40 KEVIN JEPSEN, RH Last App: 7/27 vs. DET (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 5-9 vs. LH:.260 (20-77), 3-HR 2015: 2-5-5, 2.81 ERA, 46 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4/29 at NYY IR-RS: 14-6 vs. RH:.192 (14-73), 1-HR His last 8 apps have been scoreless, his longest streak of scoreless apps this season pitched the 7th on Mon vs. DET, stranding an IR. Among AL relievers, is T-2nd in holds (22) and T-4th in apps (46) the Rays have been tied or had lead in 45 of 46 apps; other app was 1-run defecit. Per Baseball Reference, 163 of 176 BF 92.6 percent have been in Late & Close situations, highest in the AL see Boxberger notes for details. Is holding right-handed hitters to.192/.250/.260 (14-for-73), compared to.260/.363/.390 (20-for-77) has yielded 13 BB to left-handed hitters. His 5 losses rank T-2nd among AL relievers has allowed 20 BB, T-5th among AL relievers is yielding 3.09 BB/9 IP in his last 13 apps (since June 24), compared to 4.80 BB/9 IP before that is up from 3.2 in 2014 to 4.3 this year; SO/9 IP is down from 10.4 in 2014 to 7.3 this year. #57 JAKE MCGEE, LH Last App: 7/27 vs. DET (1.0-IP, 2-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 5-6 vs. LH:.207 (6-29), 1-HR 2015: 0-0-5, 1.46 ERA, 26 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 7/10 vs. HOU IR-RS: 2-0 vs. RH:.164 (10-61) On Mon vs. DET snapped a career-high scoreless streak snapped at 21 apps, which was T-2nd-longest in club history allowed a 2-out RBI single to Yoenis Cespedes, his first run allowed since May 26 vs. SEA threw a season-high 31 pitches, his most since Aug 19, 2014 vs. DET (35). Has entered in the 7th inning (10x), 8th (11x) and 9th (5x) according to Baseball Reference, 84 of 93 BF 90.3 percent have been in Late & Close situations, 2nd-highest rate in the AL (min. 50 BF), trailing teammate Kevin Jepsen (92.6) see Boxberger notes for details. Has struck out 34 of his 93 BF (36.6 percent), 4th highest rate in the AL (min. 50 BF) ranks 2nd in the AL with 11.33 SO/BB (34-SO, 3-BB), min. 50 BF. 24 of his 26 apps this season have been scoreless has brought his ERA down from 8.10 to 1.46 since allowing a grand slam in his 4th app this year.

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals 51-51-41 102 3.54 913.0 799 359 300 830 101 Starters 35-31-0 102 3.41 572.1 500 217 170 517 59 Relievers 16-20-41 102 3.75 340.2 299 142 130 313 42 Home 27-29-22 56 3.65 508.0 447 206 157 492 62 Road 24-22-19 46 3.40 405.0 352 153 143 338 39 April 12-10-10 22 3.70 199.1 155 82 71 184 20 May 14-15-11 29 3.10 255.2 216 88 83 248 28 June 16-12-13 28 3.32 254.2 245 94 78 235 31 July 9-14-7 23 4.20 203.1 183 95 68 163 22 LAST HR OFF 15 MOST HITS GAME 15 MOST RBI GAME Beckham 5/22 vs. OAK Leon 2, 8x-last, 7/28 vs. DET 4, 7/28 vs. DET Butler 6/19 at CLE Carrasco 4, 5/31 at BAL 2, 5x-last, 6/12 vs. CWS Cabrera 6/23 vs. TOR Delabar 3, 5x-last, 7/28 vs. DET 2, 3x-last, 6/28 vs. BOS Casali 7/28 vs. DET Price 3, 3x-last, 7/28 vs. DET 3, 2x-last, 7/28 vs. DET Forsythe 7/26 vs. BAL Chen 3, 6x-last, 6/26 vs. BOS 3, 5/11 vs. NYY Guyer 7/18 at TOR Loup 3, 5/30 at BAL 4, 4/26 vs. TOR Jaso 7/7 at KC (2) Volquez 3, 7/8 at KC 1, 4x-last, 7/24 vs. BAL Kiermaier 6/3 at LAA Street 3, 6/22 vs. TOR 2, 4x-last, 5/7 vs. TEX Loney 7/7 at KC (1) Young 4, 5/17 at MIN 3, 5/17 at MIN Longoria 7/28 vs. DET Feliz 4, 4/25 vs. TOR 3, 5x-last, 7/8 at KC Rivera 7/8 at KC Blanton 3, 2x-last, 7/8 at KC 4, 5/14 vs. NYY Souza Jr. 7/4 at NYY Betances 3, 4x-last, 6/17 at WAS 3, 5x-last, 6/3 at LAA Wilson 8/31/12 at SEA Luetge 2, 5/17 at MIN 1, 4x-last, 5/31 at BAL RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: W2 When commit error: 18-26 Hit homer: 35-26 Current Record: 51-51 Ahead after 6-7-8: 40-6/43-2/48-0 Homer with men on: 17-10 Home/Road: 27-29/24-22 Behind after 6-7-8: 4-36/2-39/0-43 Hit multiple homers: 15-8 Day/Night: 14-18/37-33 Tied after 6-7-8: 7-9/6-10/3-8 Score first: 36-13 Grass/Turf: 20-19/31-32 1-run games: 14-17 Score 5 or more: 23-9 vs. East: 23-24 2-run games: 14-9 Score less than 5: 28-42 vs. Central: 8-11 Extra innings: 2-7 Outhit opponents: 35-13 vs. West: 13-11 Win in last at-bat: 7 Outhit by opponents: 10-34 vs. National League: 7-5 Come-from-behind wins: 19 Collect 10 or more hits: 17-10 vs. RH/LH starters: 34-41/17-10 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 17 Opp. 10 or more hits: 5-22 Series W-L-T (home): 6-9-3 Series W-L-T (road): 8-6-1 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 22-20/8-12/17-14/3-5 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Andriese 7 16 2.29 4.45 4-3 1 Archer 21 53 2.52 3.54 12-9 13 Colome 13 21 1.61 2.74 3-10 3 Geltz 2 0 0.00 0.00 1-1 0 Karns 20 44 2.20 3.44 9-11 8 Moore 5 14 2.80 5.32 1-4 0 Odorizzi 16 35 2.19 3.23 8-8 10 Ramirez 15 36 2.40 4.08 11-4 4 Smyly 3 6 2.00 3.24 2-1 2 RAYS SEASON HIGHS TEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest win streak 5, April 22-26 Most runs, game, TB 3, 3x-last, Cabrera, 7/28 vs. DET Long loss streak 7, June 28-July 4 Most runs, game, Opp 4, Gordon, 4/10 at MIA Most runs game, TB 12, 4/24 vs. TOR Most hits, game, TB 4, 3x-last, Butler, 5/31 at BAL Most runs game, Opp 16, 6/16 vs. WAS Most hits, game, Opp 5, 2x-last, Escobar, 6/18 at WAS Most runs, inn, TB 7, 4/10 at MIA Most 2B, game, TB 2, 9x-last, Cabrera, 7/28 vs. DET Most runs, inn, Opp 7, 4/18 vs. NYY Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 3x-last, Smith, 5/25 vs. SEA Most hits, game, TB 19, 5/17 at MIN Most HR, game, TB 2, 3x-last, Casali, 7/28 vs. DET Most hits, game, Opp 23, 6/16 vs. WAS Most HR, game, Opp 2, 7x-last, Ramos, 6/16 vs. WAS Most hits, inn, TB 5, 5x-last, 7/8 at KC Most RBI, game, TB 4, 3x-last, Beckham, 7/28 vs. DET Most hits, inn, Opp 5, 5x-last, 7/8 at KC Most RBI, game, Opp 6, Seager, 5/26 vs. SEA Most doubles, game, TB 6, 2x-last, 5/31 at BAL Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, Souza Jr., 5/31 at BAL Most doubles, game, Opp 5, 6/9 vs. LAA Most x-base hits, game, Opp 2, 26x-last, Hernandez, 7/20 at PHI Most HR, game, TB 3, 7x-last, 7/28 vs. DET Most steals, game, TB 2, 7x-last, Guyer, 6/27 vs. BOS Most HR, game, Opp 5, 5/11 vs. NYY Most steals, game, Opp 3, DeShields, 5/7 vs. TEX Most x-base hits, game, TB 8, 3x-last, 5/31 at BAL Hitting Streak 10, Longoria, May 16-27 Most x-base hits, game, Opp 7, 2x-last, 6/16 vs. WAS TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 5, 6/22 vs. TOR Most SO, TB Starter 15, Archer, 6/2 at LAA Most stolen bases, game, Opp 4, 6/24 vs. TOR Most SO, Opp Starter 14, Kluber, 7/2 vs. CLE Most walks, game, TB 9, 5/6 at BOS Most SO, TB Reliever 5, Geltz, 4/29 at NYY Most walks, game, Opp 9, 7/3 at NYY Most IP, TB Reliever 4.0, 2x-last, Andriese, 6/17 at WAS Most strikeouts, game, TB 19, 7/2 vs. CLE Most walks, game, TB 5, 4x-last, Odorizzi, 7/17 at TOR Most strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 4/29 at NYY Most walks, game, Opp 6, Masterson, 5/6 at BOS Most LOB, game, TB 14, 6/22 vs. TOR Most SO, Team, TB 16, 4/29 at NYY Most LOB, game, Opp 12, 2x-last, 6/15 vs. WAS Most walks, Team, TB 9, 7/3 at NYY Most errors, game, TB 3, 6/9 vs. LAA Low-Hit Game 2, 3x-last, 5 Pitchers, 6/17 at WAS Most errors, game, Opp 3, 4x-last, 7/22 at PHI Consecutive Scoreless IP 20.1, McGee, May 29-July 24 Longest game, time 4:30, 7/3 at NYY Shortest game, time 2:09, 5/30 at BAL Longest game, time (9 inn.) 3:33, 4/19 vs. NYY Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:09, 5/30 at BAL Grand Slams (-): - Back-to-Back (3): Dykstra/Forsythe (4/17 vs. NYY, A Warren), Forsythe/Butler (5/11 vs. NYY, C Sabathia), Longoria/Forsythe (7/26 vs. BAL, W Chen 2-HR games (2): Longoria-1 (5/6 at BOS, J Masterson/A Ogando), Casali-2 (7/27 vs. DET, A Sanchez, B Rondon; 7/28 vs. DET, D Price, D Price) LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS HOME RUNS RUNS BY INNING 3-HR games (-): - Pinch-hit (3): Beckham-2 (4/11 at MIA, M Dunn; 4/16 at TOR, A Loup), Guyer-1 (5/8 vs. TEX, A Claudio) Walk-off (-): - Lead-off (1): Guyer-1 (4/26 vs. TOR, M Buehrle) Inside-the-park (1): Forsythe-1 (7/8 at KC, J Guthrie) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total Opponent 43 43 35 42 45 40 38 46 37 9 378 Tampa Bay 36 37 23 40 52 56 44 45 29 4 366 HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Souza Jr. 9 3 3 15 Forsythe 9 2 11 Longoria 7 1 3 11 Casali 5 2 7 Butler 4 2 6 Beckham 2 3 5 Cabrera 4 1 5 DeJesus 4 1 5 Rivera 2 1 2 5 Guyer 3 1 4 Kiermaier 3 1 4 Loney 2 1 3 Elmore 1 1 2 Mahtook 1 1 2 Sizemore 2 2 Dykstra 1 1 Franklin 1 1 Jaso 1 1 Karns 1 1 TOTALS 60 20 11-91 CATCHERS PCT CS ATT Casali.308 4 13 Rivera.404 19 47 Wilson.250 5 20 TOTALS.350 28 80 MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Longoria (18), Forsythe (14), Souza Jr. (14), DeJesus (9), Cabrera (8), Loney (8), Guyer (6), Kiermaier (6), Rivera (6), Elmore (5), Beckham (4), Butler (4), Jaso (4), Sizemore (3), Casali (2), Wilson (2), Dykstra (1), Jennings (1), Karns (1) 2-Out RBI: Forsythe (13), Rivera (12), DeJesus (10), Kiermaier (8), Beckham (7), Cabrera (7), Elmore (7), Guyer (7), Loney (7), Longoria (7), Souza Jr. (7), Butler (4), Casali (3), Franklin (2), Mahtook (2), Sizemore (2), Wilson (2), Jaso (1), Krauss (1) Outfield Assists: Kiermaier (10), Souza Jr. (8), DeJesus (3), Butler (1), Jaso (1), Jennings (1), Sizemore (1) Bunt Singles: Cabrera (3), Kiermaier (3), Souza Jr. (2), Beckham (1), Franklin (1) Ejections: Cash-2 (4/16 at TOR, 8th inn.; 5/10 vs. TEX, 5th inn.), Cabrera-1 (6/22 vs. TOR, 5th inn.), Shelton-1 (5/10 vs. TEX, 5th inn.) Batted Around: 4/10 at MIA (7th inn., 11 batters), 4/15 at TOR (9th inn., 9 batters), 4/22 vs. BOS (6th inn., 9 batters), 5/17 at MIN (6th inn., 10 batters), 6/3 at LAA (6th inn., 9 batters) CATWALKS 1. May 11 vs. NYY Tim Beckham pop out to SS Didi Gregorius hit off the B-ring catwalk off Branden Pinder (9th inning). 2. June 16 vs. WAS Clint Robinson home run off the C-ring catwalk in right field (449 feet) off Alex Colome (2nd inning). 3. July 27 vs. DET Curt Casali home run off the B-ring catwalk in left field (355 feet) off Bruce Rondon (8th inning). WALK-OFF WINS 1. April 23 vs. BOS (W 2-1) Rene Rivera single to left field off Anthony Varvaro (9th inning). WALK-OFF LOSSES 1. April 10 at MIA (L 9-10) Christian Yelich single to right field off Brad Boxberger (10th inning). 2. May 29 at BAL (L 1-2) J.J. Hardy single to left field off Steve Geltz (9th inning). 3. June 21 at CLE (L 0-1) David Murphy sacrifice fly to center field off Kevin Jepsen (9th inning). 4. July 3 at NYY (L 5-7) Brian McCann home run to right field off Steve Geltz (12th inning). 5. July 4 at NYY (L 2-3) Ramon Flores sacrifice bunt, throwing error on pitcher off Brad Boxberger (9th inning). 6. July 7 at KC, G1 (L, 5-9) Paulo Orlando grand slam to left field off Brad Boxberger (9th inning). 7. July 22 at PHI (L, 4-5) Odubel Herrera single to left field off Brad Boxberger (10th inning). INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (since July 10) GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING DELAY July 10 vs. HOU Tampa Bay T6 Preston Tucker Safe at 2nd Overturned 1:30 July 11 vs. HOU Tampa Bay B6 Logan Forsythe Out at 2nd Confirmed :30 July 17 at TOR Toronto T2 Logan Forsythe Safe at 1st Stands 1:57 July 18 at TOR Tampa Bay T3 Tim Beckham Out at 1st Overturned 0:45 July 18 at TOR Tampa Bay T5 Tim Beckham Out at Home Confirmed 0:57 July 20 at PHI Umpire B5 Jeff Francoeur Out at Home Confirmed 0:59 July 22 at PHI Tampa Bay T3 Brandon Guyer Foul Ball Overturned 2:30 July 22 at PHI Tampa Bay B8 Cody Asche Safe at Home Overturned 3:42 July 28 vs. DET Umpire T2 J.D. Martinez Triple Stands 2:42 Rays Totals (bold): 36 challenges (11 overturned, 11 stand, 14 confirmed) Opp Totals: 27 challenges (11 overturned, 5 stand, 11 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 9 challenge (0 record keeping, 2 overturned, 2 stand, 5 confirmed)

May 1 Reinstated RH Alex Colome (pneumonia) from the 15-day DL. May 3 Placed OF Desmond Jennings (left knee bursitis) on 15-day DL, retroactive to April 26; selected OF Joey Butler from Durham. May 9 Placed LH Drew Smyly (left shoulder soreness) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 6; transferred RH Alex Cobb (right forearm tendonitis) to the 60-day DL; optioned INF Jake Elmore to Durham; recalled RH Matt Andriese from Durham; selected RH Andrew Bellatti from Durham. May 13 Transferred LH Drew Smyly (torn left labrum) to the 60-day DL; claimed RH Preston Guilmet off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays and assigned him to Durham. May 15 Optioned RH Matt Andriese to Durham; reinstated LH Jake McGee (offseason elbow surgery) from the 15-day DL. May 17 Optioned RH Andrew Bellatti to Durham; reinstated INF Nick Franklin (left oblique strain) from the 15-day DL. May 23 Optioned INF Tim Beckham to Durham; recalled LH Enny Romero from Durham. May 24 Optioned LH Enny Romero to Durham; recalled RH Preston Guilmet from Durham. May 25 Optioned RH Preston Guilmet to Durham; placed 1B James Loney (left middle finger fracture) on the 15-day DL; recalled INF Jake Elmore and INF Tim Beckham from Durham. May 28 Reinstated INF Ryan Brett (left shoulder subluxation) from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Durham. May 30 Reinstated LH C.J. Riefenhauser (left shoulder inflammation) from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Durham. June 1 Placed INF Tim Beckham (strained right hamstring) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 31; recalled RH Andrew Bellatti. June 2 Designated RH Ernesto Frieri for assignment; recalled OF Mikie Mahtook from Durham. June 6 Optioned RH Andrew Bellatti to Durham; recalled LH Enny Romero from Durham. June 9 Placed RH Jake Odorizzi (strained left oblique) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 6; recalled RH Andrew Bellatti from Durham. June 10 Optioned LH Enny Romero to Durham; recalled RH Preston Guilmet from Durham; reinstated RH Kirby Yates (strained right pectoral) from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Durham. June 12 Designated C Bobby Wilson for assignment; placed RH Andrew Bellatti (right shoulder tendonitis) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 10; optioned RH Preston Guilet to Durham; recalled LH Enny Romero, LH C.J. Riefenhauser and RH Matt Andriese from Durham. June 13 Optioned OF Mikie Mahtook to Durham; recalled C Curt Casali from Durham. June 17 Optioned LH C.J. Riefenhauser to Durham; selected RH Ronald Belisario from Durham. W-L BY POSITION (STARTS) RECENT TRANSACTIONS RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (5) POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORD LHP Jeff Beliveau 60-day Left labrum tear April 17 April 16 June 16 93 46-47 RHP Alex Cobb 60-day Tommy John surgery April 5 March 27 May 27 102 51-51 OF Desmond Jennings 60-day Left knee bursitis May 3 April 26 June 25 84 41-43 RHP Burch Smith 60-day Tommy John surgery April 8 - June 8 100 51-49 LHP Drew Smyly 60-day Torn left labrum May 9 May 6 July 5 75 37-38 Others (Games Missed): INF Tim Beckham (25, strained right hamstring, 16-9), RH Andrew Bellatti (27, right shoulder tendonitis, 12-15), INF Ryan Brett (34, left shoulder subluxation, 18-16), SS Asdrubal Cabrera (11, right hamstring strain, 5-6), RH Alex Colome (22, pneumonia, 12-10), INF Nick Franklin (38, left oblique strain, 20-18), OF John Jaso (83, left wrist contusion, 43-40), 1B James Loney (15, mild right oblique strain, 8-7; 36, left middle finger fracture, 18-18), LH Jake McGee (36, offseason elbow surgery, 20-16), LH Matt Moore (80, Tommy John surgery, 42-38), RH Jake Odorizzi (33, left oblique strain, 14-19), LH C.J. Riefenhauser (37, left shoulder inflammation, 18-19), LH Drew Smyly (16, left shoulder tendonitis, 8-8), OF Steven Souza Jr. (11, right finger laceration, 4-7), RH Kirby Yates (50, strained right pectoral, 25-25) W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS) C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH Beckham - - 5-8 - 5-10 - - - 2-2 - - - - 1-2 1-4 2-6 7-7 1-1 Brett - - 0-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1 - Butler - - - - - 8-9 - 1-1 17-16 - 18-18 1-0 - 3-5 1-1 - 3-2 - Cabrera - - - - 41-38 - - - 2-0 1-1 0-1 13-10 - - 7-7 22-19 - - Casali 7-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 1-1 5-9 DeJesus - - - - - 18-25 - 0-1 12-8 8-5 4-0 0-2 6-13 3-2 8-12 1-0 - - Dykstra - 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-4 - 1-0 - Elmore - 14-8 2-3 3-3 2-2 1-2 - - - 1-0 1-0 - - - 7-2 6-6 7-10 - Forsythe - 3-9 41-35 1-3 - - - - 2-1 - 2-1 0-2 16-9 17-27 5-4 7-4 0-1 - Franklin - 2-3 3-5 - 3-1 - - - 1-0 - - - - - 0-1 2-0 7-7 - Guyer - - - - - 17-8 6-4 4-7 0-1 16-10 2-0 - - 1-0 1-1 3-5 4-4 - Jaso - - - - - 1-1 - - 6-6 5-6 2-1 - - - - - - - Jennings - - - - - 6-4 4-3 - 0-1 - - - - 9-7 1-1 - - - Kiermaier - - - - - - 36-44 2-0 - 19-24 - - - - 2-0 5-7 11-11 1-2 Krauss - 0-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1 0-3 - Loney - 23-23 - - - - - - 0-1 - - 3-2 13-15 3-4 4-3 - - - Longoria - - - 47-46 - - - - 3-2 - - 34-35 16-13 - - - - - Mahtook - - - - - - 4-0 - - - - - - - 1-0 - 3-0 - Rivera 34-35 2-0 - - - - - - 0-1 - - - - - - 2-3 5-4 29-29 Sizemore - - - - - 0-1 - 1-4 0-7 0-4 1-7 - 0-1 - - - - - Souza Jr. - - - - - - - 42-38 - 1-1 20-23 - - 13-3 8-11 - - - Wilson 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 9-6 June 23 June 25 June 26 June 27 June 28 July 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 7 July 8 July 11 July 12 July 21 July 28 July 29 RAYS HITTERS vs. TIGERS Optioned LH Enny Romero to Durham; recalled RH Kirby Yates from Durham. Acquired 1B/OF Marc Krauss from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for minor league RH Kyle Winkler; optioned INF Nick Franklin to Durham. Selected 1B/OF Marc Krauss from Durham. Reinstated INF Tim Beckham (strained right hamstring) from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Durham. Transferred OF Desmond Jennings (left knee bursitis) to the 60-day DL; optioned RH Matt Andriese to Durham; selected OF Grady Sizemore from Charlotte. Designated RH Ronald Belisario for assignment; optioned RH Kirby Yates to Durham; recalled RH Preston Guilmet and LH C.J. Riefenhauser from Durham. Optioned INF Marc Krauss to Durham; reinstated LH Matt Moore (Tommy John surgery) from the 60-day DL. Optioned RH Preston Guilmet to Durham; reinstated 1B James Loney (left middle finger fracture) from the 15-day DL. Designated 1B Marc Krauss for assignment; optioned LH C.J. Riefenhauser to Durham; selected LH Everett Teaford from Durham. Designated RH Preston Guilmet for assignment; placed OF Steven Souza Jr. (right finger laceration) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 6; reinstated OF John Jaso (left wrist contusion) from the 60-day DL; added RH Matt Andriese from Durham per MLB s 26th Man Rule. Returned RH Matt Andriese to Durham per MLB s 26th Man Rule; designated LH Everett Teaford for assignment; reinstated RH Andrew Bellatti (right shoulder tendonitis) from the 15-day DL. Optioned RH Andrew Bellatti to Durham; reinstated RH Jake Odorizzi (left oblique strain) from the 15-day DL. Placed SS Asdrubal Cabrera (right hamstring strain) on the 15-day DL; recalled INF Tim Beckham from Durham. Optioned OF Grady Sizemore to Durham; reinstated OF Steven Souza Jr. (right finger laceration) from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Jake Elmore to Durham; reinstated SS Asdrubal Cabrera (right hamstring strain) from the 15-day DL acquired minor league RH Eduar Lopez from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for OF David DeJesus. Selected C Bobby Wilson from Durham. 2015 CAREER PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP Beckham 2 8 3 0 4 0 3.375.375 2 8 3 0 4 0 3.375.375 Butler 2 3 0 0 0 2 2.000.400 2 3 0 0 0 2 2.000.400 Cabrera 1 4 3 0 1 0 0.750.750 111 423 113 6 48 36 98.267.331 Casali 2 8 6 4 6 0 2.750.750 5 16 6 4 6 0 4.375.375 Forsythe 2 7 2 0 1 1 1.286.375 7 22 4 1 3 4 5.182.308 Guyer 2 6 0 0 0 0 3.000.000 6 18 1 0 3 0 3.056.053 Jaso 2 3 0 0 0 1 0.000.250 27 78 16 1 8 10 12.205.300 Kiermaier 2 6 1 0 2 0 2.167.143 9 29 4 0 6 1 6.138.161 Loney 1 4 1 0 0 0 1.250.250 22 82 32 1 9 4 10.390.419 Longoria 2 7 3 1 1 1 0.429.500 44 164 48 11 30 17 40.293.359 Rivera - - - - - - - - - 12 33 10 1 5 2 12.303.333 Souza Jr. 2 7 3 0 0 1 2.429.500 2 7 3 0 0 1 2.429.500 Wilson - - - - - - - - - 8 21 3 0 1 1 4.143.182 RAYS PITCHERS vs. TIGERS 2015 CAREER PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG Archer - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 19.0 16 6 13 2.84.222 Boxberger 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 2 0.00.000 0 0 1 5.0 1 0 8 0.00.067 Cedeño 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0.00.000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0.00.000 Colome - - - - - - - - - 0 1 0 6.0 4 4 2 6.00.190 Geltz 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0.00.250 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0.00.250 Gomes 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 9.00.400 0 0 0 1.1 2 1 0 6.75.333 Jepsen 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0.00.000 1 0 0 14.2 8 0 14 0.00.157 Karns 1 0 0 6.0 3 1 3 1.50.143 1 0 0 6.0 3 1 3 1.50.143 McGee 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 2 9.00.400 0 1 3 11.0 12 4 13 3.27.273 Moore - - - - - - - - - 0 1 0 8.2 11 8 5 8.31.314 Odorizzi 1 0 0 6.0 6 1 8 1.50.261 1 1 0 12.2 11 4 15 2.84.224 Ramirez - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 1 0.00.400