WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017 vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES RH Alex Cobb (8-6, 3.57) vs. RH Ubaldo Jiménez (4-6, 7.19)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017 vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES RH Alex Cobb (8-6, 3.57) vs. RH Ubaldo Jiménez (4-6, 7.19) First Pitch: 12:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. TV: Fox Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM Game No.: 102 (52-49) Home Game No.: 52 (28-23) All-Time Game No.: 3,178 (1,472-1,705) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,592 (808-783) April: 12-14 May: 17-13 June: 13-13 July: 10-9 ROSTER MOVE The Rays have placed RH Jake Odorizzi on the 10-day DL, retroactive to yesterday (July 25), with a lower back strain RH Andrew Kittredge has been recalled from Triple-A Durham. RAY MATTER Last night the Rays hung on to a 5-4 win, snapping a season-long 5-game losing streak with a win in today s rubber match, the Rays can improve to 13-4-4 over their last 21 series, since May 12-14 at BOS all 5 runs last night scored in the 2nd inning, their highest-scoring frame since July 4 at CHC (5-run 4th) it was the first time the Rays scored 5-plus runs in a frame accounting for all of their runs since June 12, 2016 vs. HOU, when their 5-run 5th led to a 5-0 victory the Rays have outscored opponents 311-224 (+87) in innings 1-thru-5, but have been outscored 231-153 after that (-78). The Rays have held a lead in 82.2 pct. of their games (83 of 101), 3rd-highest rate in baseball behind Houston (87 of 100, 87.0 pct.) and Milwaukee (88 of 102, 86.3 pct.) they have blown a lead in an AL-leading 31 losses. The Rays were outhit by the Orioles last night, 10-6, marking their eighth win of the season when being outhit by the opponent. At 52-49, the Rays hold their best record through 101 games since 2013 (59-42) it matches their record through 101 games from 2012, when they finished 90-72, and is only one game behind their record in 2011, when they finished 91-71 and won the AL Wild Card. The Rays faced a right-handed starter in their first 10 games after the All-Star break, but last night began a stretch of facing four lefties in a span of 6 games the Rays are 39-32 vs. RH starters, and 13-17 vs. LH starters. A.L. EAST STANDINGS WHERE THEY STAND Last night the Rays remained 1.0 GB of Kansas City for the second AL Wild Card position and 1.5 GB of New York for the first Wild Card spot the Rays gained a game on first-place Boston, who lost 6-5 in 13 innings at Seattle, and are now 2.5 GB in the AL East this is the first time they ve been this close to first place at least 101 games into the season since end of play Aug 29, 2013 (2.5 GB of Boston). Boston 55-47.539 -- New York 52-46.531-1.0 Tampa Bay 52-49.515-2.5 Baltimore 48-52.480-6.0 Toronto 46-54.460-8.0 A.L. WILD CARD STANDINGS New York 52-46.531 +0.5 Kansas City 52-47.525 -- Tampa Bay 52-49.515-1.0 Seattle 51-51.500-2.5 Minnesota 49-50.495-3.0 IT ONLY GETS TOUGHER FROM HERE The Rays are playing their first 12 games out of the All-Star break against clubs currently under.500, ending with this series, and they are 5-6 thus far (2-1 at LAA, 2-1 at OAK, 0-3 vs. TEX, 1-1 vs. BAL) the schedule gets meatier after this, as their next five opponents (17 games) are currently positioned to reach the postseason including four division leaders: 4 games at NYY, 4 at HOU, 3 vs. MIL, 2 vs. BOS, 4 vs. CLE the Rays are also 1-4 in a stretch of playing 17 games in 17 days (July 21 Aug 6) and 30 games in 31 days (through Aug 20). RAYS vs. ORIOLES The Rays are 5-6 in the season series (2-3 at home, 3-3 on the road) in these 11 games, the Rays have outhomered the Orioles, 17-16, their most home runs hit and allowed against any opponent this season the Rays played only 3 of their first 75 games vs. BAL, but face them in 16 of their final 87 games since the start of 2014, the Rays are 25-38 (.397) after going 66-43 (.606) from 2008-13 last year s 6-13 mark equaled 2006 for their worst record ever vs. BAL. INF Tim Beckham s 3-run home run last night was his 12th of the season, setting a new career high, and 5th career homer vs. BAL, his most vs. any opponent Statcast measured it at 436 feet. 3B Evan Longoria has 37 career home runs vs. the Orioles, his most vs. any opponent (34 vs. NYY) 36 of those have come as a third baseman, more than any other 3B in the Orioles 63-year history, ahead of Alex Rodriguez (32) A MILESTONE DAY Today is the 500th consecutive Rays game started by a pitcher under the age of 30, the longest current streak in the majors 35-year-old LH Erik Bedard (July 3, 2014 at DET) was the last 30-plus pitcher to start a game for the Rays entering today, since June 26, 2006, the Rays have started a pitcher under the age of 30 in 1,734 of their last 1,808 games (96 pct.) including a streak of 764 games over 2007-11 today s starter, RH Alex Cobb, turns 30 on Oct 7 and is eligible for free agency after the season. FEATS OF FARIA Last night RH Jake Faria improved to 5-1 with a 2.67 ERA through 9 career starts 8 of those 9 have been quality starts, two more than any other Ray through 9 career apps (prev. 7, by RH Alex Cobb, LH Joe Kennedy, RH Ryan Rupe) his 50 SO are the most by a Ray through 9 career apps (prev. 49, by LH Blake Snell, RH Chris Archer, RH Wade Davis). PITCHING PROPERLY Rays starting pitchers own a 3.96 ERA, 2nd in the AL behind the Astros (3.90) they have worked into the 8th inning in each of the last 2 games, with LH Blake Snell (7.0 plus 2 batters) and RH Jake Faria (7.1) each registering career-highs in innings pitched Rays starters have gone 7 IP or longer in 4 of the last 5 games they own a 3.00 ERA (81-IP, 28-ER) over the last 13 starts (since July 8). Rays pitchers have yielded a home run in 11 consecutive games, their longest streak since April 25 May 8, 2013 (12). ALEX COLOMÉ Converted his 29th save last night, tops in the AL and 2nd in the majors to COL Greg Holland (31) dating back to the 2016 All-Star break, he leads the majors with 47 saves, ahead of LAD Kenley Jansen (45) and TOR Roberto Osuna (44) he is on track to become only the second pitcher in the last 13 seasons (2005-17) to lead the Rays in saves in backto-back seasons (Fernando Rodney, 2012-13). ABOUT THE OFFENSE The Rays rank 3rd in the AL with 144 HR, trailing Houston (165) and Texas (153), and are on pace for a club-record 231 HR (216 in 2016) their 144 HR are a club record through 101 games (prev. 130 in 2016) and their 464 runs are their most since 2013 (470) the Rays lead the majors with a club-record 11 back-to-back home runs, and no other team has more than 9 (Royals) according to FanGraphs, the Rays hold the majors 2nd-best hard-hit ball pct. (35.7), trailing only the Tigers (40.7). The Rays struck out only 4 times last night, matching their fewest of the season (third time, last July 17 at OAK) through May 24, the Rays offense ranked 1st in the majors with 515 SO, had double-digit strikeouts in 34 of 49 games, and fanned in 27.3 pct. of their PA since May 25, they have 449 SO (14th in majors), double-digits in 17 of 52 games and hold 22.7 pct. strikeout rate. POWER AND PATIENCE 37.8 pct. of the Rays plate appearances this season have resulted in a home run, walk or strikeout this is the 3rd-highest rate in the majors behind Milwaukee (38.3) and Oakland (37.9) the major league average is 33.3 pct. the Rays are the only AL team with two players with at least 20 HR and 50 BB, in 1B Logan Morrison (26-HR, 58-BB) and RF Steven Souza Jr. (20-HR, 52-BB) the only NL teams with such a duo are the Nationals (Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon) and D-backs (Paul Goldschmidt, Jake Lamb). STEVEN SOUZA JR. Has already established career highs with 20 HR, 61 RBI and 52 BB and is tied with Morrison for the team lead in RBI batting.314/.407/.629 (22-for-70) with 4 2B, 6 HR, 12 RBI and 9 BB over his last 20 games (since June 30) all 20 HR have come vs. RHP, which according to the Elias Sports Bureau makes him the first RH batter to hit his first 20 HR of a season off RHP since CHC Sammy Sosa (first 22) in 2004 Sosa finished that season, his last with the Cubs, with 35 HR. EVAN LONGORIA Has hit safely in 15 of his last 17 games since July 4 at CHC, batting.338 (22-for-65) over that stretch to raise his season avg. from.254 to.268 leads the majors with 9 SF, ahead of SF Brandon Crawford and HOU Josh Reddick (8) since his 2008 rookie season, his 73 SF are 10 more than any other player in baseball (Albert Pujols, 63). PICKED CLEAN According to FanGraphs, the Rays lead the American League with 31 Defensive Runs Saved, ahead of Boston (21), and rank 2nd in the majors behind Cincinnati (41) Evan Longoria leads AL third basemen with 9 DRS. SURVIVAL OF THE DEEPEST C Wilson Ramos is day-to-day after suffering a head laceration and receiving six staples the injury was sustained Friday in the 5th inning on a broken bat by BAL Ruben Tejada the Rays have 10 players currently on the DL, and this season have had 20 different players serve a total of 24 DL stints three times there have been 13 players on the DL, tying the club record the Rays are 21-18 (.538) since CF Kevin Kiermaier went on the DL on June 9 with a right hip fracture by comparison, they went 14-34 (.292) when Kiermaier went on the DL last year. Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV Radio Thu., July 27 at NYY 7:05 p.m. RH Chris Archer (7-6, 3.77) vs. LH CC Sabathia (9-3, 3.44) Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Fri., July 28 at NYY 7:05 p.m. TBA vs. RH Masahiro Tanaka (7-9, 5.37) Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Sat., July 29 at NYY 1:05 p.m. LH Blake Snell (0-6, 4.86) vs. LH Caleb Smith (0-1, 8.10) Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Sun., July 30 at NYY 1:05 p.m. RH Jake Faria (5-1, 2.67) vs. LH Jordan Montgomery (7-5, 3.92) Fox Sports Sun WDAE 620 AM, Radio Luz 760 AM (Sp.)

LAST START On Fri vs. TEX, threw 3 pitches in the 9th inn., a Joey Gallo double (1-0 pitch) and first-pitch, game-tying homer to Shin-Soo Choo was going for his fourth career complete game (last Aug 31, 2013 at OAK, 8 innings) finished with a season-high-tying 8 IP (3rd time, last June 27 at PIT) the Choo home run was the second time in his career he allowed a homer in the 9th inning (also May 26, 2013 vs. NYY) his line: ND, 8 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 4 SO, 2 HR, 99 pit, 71 str. Threw 46 changeups, his most since Sep 5, 2014 vs. BAL (47), compared to 31 in his previous 4 starts combined his pitch distribution also included 29 fastballs and 23 curveballs. THE TURNAROUND Allowed a career-high 14 hits and career-high 9 runs on June 3 at SEA, but since then has pitched to a 2.35 ERA (57.1-IP, 15-ER) in his last 8 starts 4th in the AL, min. 40 IP (see chart) has only allowed more than 3 ER once over this stretch: June 2 at BAL (6) has gone 6 IP or more in all 8 of these starts, the longest such streak of his career (prev. 6, Aug 31 Sep 28, 2014) has gone at least 7.2 IP in 3 consecutive starts for the first time in his career. W-L ERA WHIP IP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 AVG OBP SLG First 12 GS 4-5 4.52 1.43 73.2 10.14 1.22 2.69.285.342.457 Last 8 GS 4-1 2.35 0.91 57.1 6.44 0.78 1.73.197.248.327 AL Rank + -- 4th 3rd T-11th 4th T-11th 7th 4th 3rd 5th TODAY S STARTER RH ALEX COBB (8-6, 3.57) + indicates AL rank since June 4 (min. 40 IP) PITCH SELECTION Has thrown his changeup a career-low 16.0 percent of the time this season, and his curveball a career-high 33.7 percent of the time in his career entering this season, his pitch distribution included 34.7 pct. changeups and 20.5 pct. curveballs. Since returning from Tommy John surgery, opponents are batting.270 (34-for-126) in at-bats ending with the changeup prior to it, they hit.206 (188-for-913) against it, including postseason. STREAK CONTINUES Today s start will be the 500th consecutive Rays game started by a pitcher under 30, the longest current streak in TOMORROW S STARTER RH CHRIS ARCHER (7-6, 3.77) LAST START On Sat vs. TEX, retired his first 10 BF until Elvis Andrus hit a solo homer in the 4th inning yielded 3 unearned runs in the 6th to mark the seventh time in his career he s reached double-digit strikeouts and taken the loss, most in franchise history (James Shields, 5) allowed the go-ahead run to score on a pair of wild pitches his line: L, 7 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 SO, 1 HR, 108 pit, 74 str. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg. 2016 Charlotte 0-2 6.75 4 4 0 0 6.2 7 5 5 3 5 0.259 Durham 0-1 6.60 4 4 0 0 15.0 24 13 11 5 10 3.387 Tampa Bay 1-2 8.59 5 5 0 0 22.0 32 22 21 7 16 5.337 2017 Tampa Bay 8-6 3.57 20 20 0 0 131.0 124 57 52 33 84 15.248 Major League Totals 44-31 3.47 106 106 3 1 651.2 597 269 251 193 526 58.244 Minor League Totals 36-32 3.19 126 119 0 0 617.2 583 260 219 181 548 44.253 AL ERA LEADERS, SINCE JUNE 4 (min. 40 IP) Corey Kluber, CLE 1.66 Chris Sale, BOS 2.13 Mike Fiers, HOU 2.29 Alex Cobb, TB 2.35 Marcus Stroman, TOR 2.64 2017 GAME LOG GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 4/5 vs. NYY W-1 1.59 5.2 4 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 90/56 W, 4-1 Pineda up, 4-1 4/10 at NYY L-1 3.46 7.1 6 5 4 1 7 2 0 1 102/67 L, 1-8 Pineda down, 4-1 4/16 at BOS -- 4.50 5.0 11 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 93/63 L, 5-7 Pomeranz up, 5-4 4/21 vs. HOU L-2 4.88 6.0 9 4 4 1 7 1 0 0 104/68 L, 3-6 Fiers tied, 3-3 4/26 at BAL -- 4.66 5.0 8 3 2 2 3 0 0 1 94/54 L, 4-5 Bundy down, 3-2 APRIL 1-2 4.66 29.0 38 17 15 6 21 5 0 2 -- -- -- -- 5/2 at MIA W-2 3.86 6.0 4 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 92/61 W, 3-1 Volquez up, 3-0 5/7 vs. TOR L-3 3.56 8.0 4 2 2 2 3 1 1 0 92/64 L, 1-2 Biagini down, 2-1 5/12 at BOS W-3 3.65 6.1 4 4 3 3 5 0 0 0 107/66 W, 5-4 Porcello up, 5-3 5/17 at CLE W-4 3.67 7.0 6 3 3 1 7 0 1 0 115/76 W, 7-4 Tomlin up, 6-3 5/23 vs. LAA L-4 3.82 7.1 7 4 4 3 5 2 0 0 104/62 L, 0-4 Shoemaker down, 2-0 5/28 at MIN -- 3.67 5.0 6 1 1 3 6 0 0 0 102/60 W, 8-6 Gibson up, 3-1 MAY 3-2 2.95 39.2 31 14 13 14 28 3 3 0 -- -- -- -- 6/3 at SEA L-5 4.52 5.0 14 9 9 2 3 2 0 0 94/60 L, 2-9 Gaviglio down, 9-1 6/9 vs. OAK W-5 4.29 6.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 1 0 96/65 W, 13-4 Triggs up, 13-1 6/15 at DET -- 4.17 6.2 8 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 116/74 L, 3-5 Verlander tied, 2-2 6/20 vs. CIN W-6 4.05 7.0 8 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 113/73 W, 6-5 Garrett up, 6-2 6/27 at PIT -- 3.73 8.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 98/66 W, 4-2 (10) Williams up, 2-0 JUNE 2-1 3.86 32.2 36 15 14 8 21 2 2 0 -- -- -- -- 7/2 at BAL L-6 4.01 6.1 6 7 6 1 3 2 1 0 99/61 L, 1-7 Gausman down, 7-0 7/8 vs. BOS W-7 3.75 7.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 111/67 W, 1-0 Porcello up, 1-0 7/15 at LAA W-8 3.59 7.2 6 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 105/59 W, 6-3 Ramirez up, 6-1 7/21 vs. TEX -- 3.57 8.0 5 3 3 0 4 2 0 0 99/71 L, 3-4 Darvish tied, 3-3 JULY 2-1 3.03 29.2 19 11 10 5 14 5 1 0 -- -- -- -- It was his 24th career double-digit strikeout game, passing David Price for most in franchise history it was his sixth game with double digits this season (last June 6 vs. CWS). PITCHING DEEPER Has made 12 consecutive starts of at least 6 IP, the longest such streak of his career (prev. 9, June 23 Aug 9, 2015) 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. Yesterday 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. the majors 35-year-old LH Erik Bedard on July 3, 2014 at DET was the last pitcher 30 years or older to start a game for the Rays. Only two teams in the majors haven t had a pitcher 30 or older start a game for them this season: Rays and Rockies the Royals and Nationals have had a major-league-most 62 such starts, one of ten teams with at least 50 the Orioles have had 36. THE LONG BALL His 1.03 HR/9 IP ratio for the season is 11th in the AL has allowed 15 HR, but a career-high 9 HR against righties, more than twice as many as any other season (4, 2014 and 2013) eight of his last 10 HR allowed have been to righties, but prior to this stretch only 13 of 48 HR allowed in his career were vs. RHB. THE BATTING ORDER Opposing 7-thru-9 hitters are batting.299/.340/.469 (44-for-147) with 10 2B, 5 HR and 19 RBI against him the major league average for this split is.248/.314/.402. DON T RUSH ME Averages 26.0 seconds between pitches, according to FanGraphs, 3rd in the majors behind TEX Yu Darvish (26.2) and KC Jason Hammel (26.2), and the highest of his career in his 5 starts after returning from Tommy John last season, averaged 21.4 seconds between pitches his previous high before this season was 24.5 seconds in 2014. WATCH YOUR BACK Has 5 pickoffs, tied for 2nd in the majors behind SD Clayton Richard (6), and most among RHP two more than anyone else his 5 pickoffs are the most by a Rays RHP since James Shields (13) in 2011 had 5 career pickoffs entering this season. THROWING BLANKS His last 2 scoreless starts have both been 7 IP (or more) and 2 hits (or fewer) the only other AL pitchers to do that twice are MIN Ervin Santana (3) and BAL Ubaldo Jimenez (2). #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER SEEKING DURABILITY Last season was the fourth straight year he missed six weeks or more of action due to injury, and the fifth time in six major league seasons overall he missed time in 2016 and 2015 recovering from Tommy John surgery, in 2014 with a left oblique strain, in 2013 following a concussion suffered on a line drive to the head and in 2011 due to thoracic outlet syndrome. 2017 SPLITS vs. RH:.265 (76-287), 9-HR vs. LH:.226 (48-212), 6-HR Home: 4-3, 2.75 ERA (55.2-IP, 17-ER) Road: 4-3, 4.18 ERA (75.1-IP, 35-ER) COBB vs. ORIOLES CAREER Is 4-2 with a 2.69 ERA (60.1- IP, 18-ER) in 10 career apps (all starts) against the Orioles is 2-1 with a 0.61 ERA (29.1-IP, 2-ER) in 4 career starts at Tropicana Field one scoreless start, 2 starts without an earned run and all 4 starts with 1 run or fewer hasn t faced them at home since Sep 5, 2014 (7-IP, 0-R/ER) last faced them on July 2 at OPACY and allowed 7 runs (6 earned) in 6.1 IP the only time in his last 8 starts he s yielded more than 3 ER in that start, yielded 4 runs in the 3rd inning coming on a bloop single, hit batter, his own throwing error and a 3-run homer by Manny Machado. has made 8 starts of at least 7 IP, matching his season total from all of last season has gone 7 IP (or more) and yielded 2 runs or fewer in 6 starts this season, compared to once in 2016. vs. NEW YORK Is 6-6 with a 2.73 ERA (102.1-IP, 31-ER) in 15 career apps (all starts) against the Yankees has gone at least 6 IP in all 15 career starts against them, including 7 starts of 7 IP or more first 8 starts: 5-0, 1.78 ERA; last 8 starts: 1-6, 3.86 ERA is 3-3 with a 2.98 ERA (54.1-IP, 18-ER) in 8 career starts at Yankee Stadium last faced them on May 21 at home and took the loss despite a season-high 12 SO yielded 3 runs, all in the 2nd, on a Didi Gregorius single and Brett Gardner 2-run homer. 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 #1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Tue: 1-4, HR, 3-RBI, R, E4 Series: 2-7, HR, 3-RBI, BB, R Stand: 2-14, HR, 3-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.259 (22-85), 3-HR 2017:.262/.316/.419, 12-HR, 36-RBI, 5-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.286, 2-7) RISP:.235 (16-68) vs. RH:.264 (57-216), 9-HR Yesterday vs. BAL was his fifth career homer against the Orioles, his most against any opponent (OAK/MIA/DET/TOR, 3) it was the third homer of his career with 2 runners (or more) on base, following May 29 at TEX and Aug 17, 2015 at HOU his last 2 HR have come vs. LHP (also July 4 at CHC, 2-run homer off Jon Lester) only has 5 RBI in his last 23 games (22 starts) since June 10 (G2) and all 5 RBI have come via those 2 HR. Is 2-for-his-last-22 and batting.125 (3-for-24) in 7 games since returning from the 10-day DL batting.167 (9-for-54) in his last 16 games. Batting.500 (18-for-36) when putting the first pitch in play according to Fangraphs, 43.3 pct. of his balls in play are hard hit, 8th in the AL. His 12 HR are a career high (prev. 9, 2015) has 5 go-ahead homers (last July 4 at CHC), compared to one go-ahead homer from 2013-16. Has appeared in 82 games with 81 starts (69-SS, 12-2B) all of his starts at 2B have come since the Rays traded for SS Adeiny Hechavarria. #18 PETER BOURJOS, OF Tue: 0-3, BB, CS Series: 0-3, BB Stand: 1-4, 2B, BB vs. LH:.250 (15-60), 2-HR 2017:.243/.297/.427, 4-HR, 8-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP:.176 (3-17) vs. RH:.233 (10-43), 2-HR Batting.298/.340/.532 (14-for-47) in 25 games (12 starts) since returning from the DL (tennis elbow) was batting.196/.262/.339 prior to the DL. All 4 HR have been solo shots, and his last 2 HR have come against LHP last homered on July 6 vs. BOS, a go-ahead HR off Chris Sale (5th inn.). Has appeared in 59 games with 26 starts (16-LF, 8-CF, 2-RF), including 23 starts against LH starters batting.320 (8-for-25) vs. LHP since June 1. Has been used 19 times as a defensive replacement, 5 times as a PH and 9 times as a PR off the bench, is batting.273 (6-for-22) with 2 HR. #10 COREY DICKERSON, OF Tue: DNP Series: 0-3, BB Stand: 3-15, 2B, HR, RBI, 2-BB, R vs. LH:.327 (36-110), 3-HR 2017:.305/.348/.533, 18-HR, 43-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-11 RISP:.333 (22-66) vs. RH:.297 (81-273), 15-HR Hitless in his last 11 AB batting.250/.286/.400 (10-for-40) since the All-Star break and.189/.247/.324 (14-for-74) in 20 games since June 29. Ranks among AL leaders in hits (117, T-3rd), extra-base hits (48, T-3rd), 2B (27, T-7th), 3B (3, T-6th), total bases (204, 5th) and runs (62, T-9th). Has 36 multi-hit games, T-2nd in the AL (HOU Jose Altuve, 38) has 4 games with 4 hits (or more), T-2nd in the majors (BOS Mookie Betts, 5). Has 1 HR in his last 90 AB, coming on Fri vs. TEX, his first since June 24 vs. BAL (snapped 77 AB homerless drought) was his seventh go-ahead homer of the season, and the third time in his career he had a go-ahead homer in the 6th inning or later (also Aug 10, 2014 at ARI and Aug 11, 2014 at SD). His 36 hits vs. LHP are a career high and his.327 avg. vs. LHP ranks 2nd in the AL among LHB his 3 HR vs. LHP match a career high (2014). Is swinging at 58.9 percent of his pitches seen, 2nd-highest in the majors swings at 47.2 pct. of pitches out of the strike zone, 2nd in the majors. Has appeared in 95 games with 90 starts (49-DH, 41-LF) has made starts this season batting leadoff (42), 2nd (43), 3rd (1), 5th (3) and 6th (1). #11 ADEINY HECHAVARRIA, INF Tue: 1-3, R Series: 1-6, R Stand: 4-17, RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH:.286 (8-28), 1-HR 2017:.268/.282/.333, 1-HR, 11-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP:.333 (10-30) vs. RH:.264 (29-110) Batting.313/.333/.344 (10-for-32) with 1 2B and 2 RBI over his last 9 games (all starts) dating back to July 15, on the heels of an 0-for-20 stretch. Only has 3 BB in 143 PA (2.1 pct.), down from 6.0 pct. in 2016 only six of his 37 hits have gone for extra bases, and two of 19 with the Rays. Twice since his trade to the Rays he s had a game-tying hit with 2 outs in the 9th inning (June 30 at BAL, July 18 at OAK) is the first Ray to do this twice in a season since Evan Longoria in 2010 only had one game-tying hit in the 9th inning or later in 640 career games prior to the trade. Has appeared in 21 games with 20 starts, all at SS, with the Rays has made 3 errors in his last 18 games; didn t make one in his first 22 games. #3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Tue: 1-3, 2B, BB Series: 2-7, 2B, BB Stand: 5-20, 2B, 2-RBI, BB vs. LH:.196 (21-107), 5-HR 2017:.268/.320/.443, 14-HR, 59-RBI, 3-SB Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.313, 5-16) RISP:.302 (26-86) vs. RH:.295 (83-281), 9-HR Batting.338/.338/.523 (22-for-65) with 6 2B, 2 HR and 11 RBI over his last 17 games, dating back to July 4 at CHC has raised his season avg. from.254 to.268 over this stretch has raised his avg. every month so far this season: hit.208 in April,.272 in May,.283 in June and.324 in July. Has 9 SF, most in the majors, ahead of SF Brandon Crawford (8) and HOU Josh Reddick (8) club record for a season is 12 SF (Zobrist, 2010). Has 7 HR on the road and 7 HR at Tropicana Field, but has hit.289/.342/.467 (57-for-197) at home and.246/.297/.419 (47-for-191) on the road. Batting a career-low.196 (21-for-107) vs. LHP entered this season batting.290 in his career vs. LHP (prev. low for a season is.242 in 2008). Has started 98 games (90-3B, 8-DH) since the start of the 2013 season, leads the majors with 740 games played next is SEA Kyle Seager (736). #13 BRAD MILLER, INF Tue: 1-3, R Series: 2-7, R Stand: 4-16, HR, 2-RBI, 3-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.222 (12-54), 1-HR 2017:.205/.344/.335, 4-HR, 22-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.300, 3-10) RISP:.163 (7-43) vs. RH:.198 (26-131), 3-HR Batting.239/.345/.435 (11-for-46) with 3 2B, 2 HR and 8 RBI since being reinstated from the 10-day DL (right groin strain) his 2 HR in 14 games (all starts) since then match his total from his first 42 games (37 starts) this season had a game-tying homer on Fri vs. TEX (4th inning, Yu Darvish). Has 40 BB in 227 PA this season (17.6 pct.), resulting in a 139-point diff. between his avg (.205) and OBP (.344) has had 10 multi-bb games. Has made 10 errors (7 on the road), tied for 2nd-most among ML 2B and T-1st among AL 2B with BAL Jonathan Schoop has a.952 fielding pct. Has appeared in 56 games with 51 starts (45-2B, 6-DH) prior to this season, had 18 career starts at 2B, but none since Sep 6, 2015 at OAK. #7 LOGAN MORRISON, 1B Tue: DNP Series: 0-3, BB Stand: 0-12, 5-BB vs. LH:.244 (19-78), 4-HR 2017:.250/.366/.546, 26-HR, 61-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-12 RISP:.141 (12-85) vs. RH:.252 (62-246), 22-HR Hitless in his last 12 AB batting.182 (6-for-33) with 2 HR since the All-Star break and.140 (6-for-43) with 2 HR in 13 games since July 7. 32.1 pct. of his hits have been home runs (81-H, 26-HR), 3rd highest among AL qualifiers and highest by a Ray since Carlos Peña in 2009 (36.4). Ranks among AL leaders in HR (26, 6th), RBI (61, T-12th), multi-rbi games (19, T-3rd), BB (59, T-3rd), SLG (.546, 8th) and OPS (.912, 7th). Has a career-high 26 HR and career-high 59 BB only two players in the majors can match his combination of homers and walks: CIN Joey Votto (26-HR, 72-BB) and NYY Aaron Judge (32-HR, 72-BB) has a major-league-leading 18 HR on the road, ahead of KC Mike Moustakas (17). All 26 HR have come while playing first base, tied for most in the majors (Joey Votto, Justin Smoak) his 58 RBI at 1B are T-2nd in the AL. Tied for the team lead with 61 RBI, and 41 have come via the HR, despite a.141 avg. (12-for-85) with RISP, 2nd-lowest in the majors (min. 50 AB). Has appeared in 95 games with 88 starts (85-1B, 3-DH) is closing in on career highs with 53 runs scored (54 in 2011) and 61 RBI (72 in 2011). #2 SHANE PETERSON, OF Tue: DNP Series: DNP Stand: 1-6, 2-R vs. LH:.167 (1-6) 2017:.253/.310/.392, 2-HR, 11-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP:.263 (5-19) vs. RH:.260 (19-73), 2-HR Batting.244/.304/.390 (10-for-41) with 3 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 3 BB since his June 23 selection to begin his second stint (also April 14 May 2). Both HR have come on days he was selected to the active roster from Triple-A Durham (April 14 at BOS, Porcello; June 23 vs. BAL, Jimenez). On July 18 at OAK, his 9th-inning RBI single was the third go-ahead hit of his career, and was by far the latest in a game (by inn.) he ever had one. Batting.563 (9-for-16) when putting the first pitch in play batting 1.000 (2-for-2) with the bases loaded, a run-scoring single and 2-run double. Has appeared in 30 games with 20 starts (14-LF, 4-RF, 2-DH) with Triple-A Durham, hit.286 (48-for-168) with 10 HR and 30 RBI in 46 games. #14 TREVOR PLOUFFE, INF Tue: 0-3, BB Series: 0-3, BB Stand: 0-5, BB vs. LH:.282 (20-71), 1-HR 2017:.207/.270/.339, 8-HR, 15-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-11 RISP:.102 (5-49) vs. RH:.173 (27-156), 7-HR Batting.178/.245/.267 (8-for-45) with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 4 BB with the Rays has appeared in 18 games with 11 starts (5-DH, 4-1B, 2-3B). Has 8 HR this season between the Athletics and Rays seven of his 8 HR have been solo shots and seven of his 8 HR have come at home. Is a career.269/.344/.453 (207-for-770) hitter with 28 HR against LHP batting.282/.346/.338 (20-for-71) vs. LHP this season (.173 vs. RHP). Batting.125 (1-for-8) as a pinch-hitter between the A s and Rays this season his only hit was an 8th-inn. single on July 1 at BAL (Donnie Hart). On July 17 at OAK, replaced the ejected Tim Beckham in the 4th inning it was his first appearance at 2B since April 24, 2012 vs. BOS (with MIN). #40 WILSON RAMOS, C Tue: 0-1 (PH in 8th) Series: 0-3 Stand: 1-12 vs. LH:.294 (5-17), 1-HR 2017:.211/.246/.404, 3-HR, 11-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP:.176 (3-17) vs. RH:.175 (7-40), 2-HR On Mon vs. BAL, suffered a head laceration and received six staples the injury was sustained in the 5th inn. on a broken bat by Ruben Tejada. Has 2 HR and 5 RBI in his 5 games (4 starts) against the Orioles this season (PH groundout yesterday) has homers off Tillman and Alec Asher. Is 1-for-his-last-14 following a 6-game hitting streak has 1 RBI in his last 9 games (7 starts); had 10 RBI in his previous 6 games (all starts). Reinstated from the 60-day DL (recovery from torn ACL) on June 24 had 3 HR, all with runner(s) on base, over a 4-game stretch, June 30 July 6. Last season, elected to the NL All-Star Team, his first career selection established career highs in several categories including games (131), runs scored (58), hits (148), doubles (25), home runs (22), RBI (80), avg. (.307) and SLG (.496) won the NL s Silver Slugger Award among catchers.

#0 MALLEX SMITH, OF Tue: 1-3, RBI, R Series: 2-6, 3B, RBI, BB, R Stand: 5-17, 2B, 3B, HR, 4-RBI, BB, 3-R vs. LH:.323 (10-31) 2017:.293/.362/.401, 2-HR, 9-RBI, 15-SB Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.400, 4-10) RISP:.250 (7-28) vs. RH:.286 (36-126), 2-HR Has 3 XBH over his last 5 games, all starts (1-2B, 1-3B, 1-HR) batting.294 (5-for-17) over this stretch after going 1-for-21 in his previous 7 G. Since his June 9 recall, is T-4th in the majors and T-1st in the AL with 12 SB (also LAA Cameron Maybin) has 31 SB in 118 career games. Has 5 bunt hits, the most by a Ray since Brandon Guyer (7) in 2014 is T-3rd in the AL behind MIN Byron Buxton (6) and SEA Jarrod Dyson (6). On Sat vs. TEX, charged his third error of the season (also June 17 at DET and June 11 vs. OAK), leading to 3 unearned runs in the 6th inning. Has appeared in 46 games with 41 starts (31-CF, 10-LF) with Triple-A Durham, hit.311 (41-for-132) with 5 2B, 4 3B, 3 HR and 16 SB in 30 games. #20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Tue: 1-3, R, HBP Series: 2-6, BB, R Stand: 4-14, RBI, 3-BB, 4-R vs. LH:.283 (28-99) 2017:.271/.374/.504, 20-HR, 61-RBI, 5-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.333, 2-6) RISP:.281 (25-89) vs. RH:.266 (65-244), 20-HR Batting.314/.407/.629 (22-for-70) with 6 HR and 12 RBI over his last 19 games, and ranks 5th in the AL in SLG over this span (since June 30). All 20 HR have come against RHP the last RHB whose first 20 HR of a season all came vs. RHP was CHC Sammy Sosa (22) in 2004 (Elias Sports Bureau) last homered on July 18 at OAK, and his exit velocity on it was 113.2 mph, the hardest hit homer by a Ray in the Statcast era (since 2015). Ranks among AL leaders in RBI (61, T-12th), multi-rbi games (18, T-7th), times on base (150, T-8th) and walks (52, T-6th) had 31 BB in 2016. Tied for the team lead with 61 RBI, along with Logan Morrison min. 25 AB with RISP, is the team leader with a.404 OBP and a.562 SLG. Has appeared in 95 games with 93 starts (88-RF, 3-DH, 2-CF) has a.411 OBP and.503 SLG in 47 games at Tropicana Field this season. #45 JESÚS SUCRE, C Tue: 0-1, RBI, BB, SF Series: 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB Stand: 1-6, 2B, RBI, BB vs. LH:.172 (5-29), 1-HR 2017:.246/.267/.393, 4-HR, 24-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-2 RISP:.353 (12-34) vs. RH:.269 (25-93), 3-HR His 4 HR and 24 RBI are both career highs prev. high was 7 RBI (2015) has 21 RBI out of the No. 9 spot in the order, T-3rd in the majors. Batting.353 (12-for-34) with RISP and.283 (17-for-60) with runner(s) on base in comparison, has hit.210 (13-for-62) with the bases empty. Has appeared in 42 games (33 starts) at catcher has 3 catcher pickoffs, tied for 1st in the AL and tying the club record set by Toby Hall in 2005. Has thrown out 4 of 18 attempted base stealers has thrown out 27.4 percent in his career, including 43.5 pct. (10 of 23) with Seattle in 2015. RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: 7/23 vs. TEX (BS/L, 1.0-IP, 2-H, 3-R, 1-BB, 2-SO, 2-HR) Saves-Opps: 0-1 vs. LH:.071 (1-14), 1-HR 2017: 2-2-0, 4.91 ERA, 8 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 7x-last 7/23 vs. TEX IR-RS: 2-0 vs. RH:.200 (2-10), 1-HR Has taken the loss in consecutive apps on Sun at TEX, yielded back-to-back homers in the 8th to Rougned Odor (2-run, game-tying) and Carlos Gomez (go-ahead) the first time in his career he allowed multiple homers in the same app on Fri vs. TEX, allowed a go-ahead infield single. Has yielded 3 H, 3 BB and 4 R/ER over his last 2 apps spanning 2 IP before that, allowed 0 H, 3 BB and 0 R/ER in 6 apps, all scoreless. Has a.125 opp avg. (3-for-24), but two of those hits have been home runs reinstated from the 60-day DL (right flexor strain) on June 29. Made a combined 8 rehab apps (4 starts) with Class-A Charlotte and Triple-A Durham, going 0-1 with a 7.04 ERA (7.2-IP, 6-ER), 7 BB and 13 SO. #37 ALEX COLOMÉ, RH Last App: 7/25 vs. BAL (S, 1.0-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 29-33 vs. LH:.215 (17-79), 2-HR 2017: 2-3-29, 3.55 ERA, 43 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 5/28 at MIN IR-RS: 17-2 vs. RH:.264 (24-91), 1-HR Yesterday vs. BAL, went E4, GIDP to start the 9th inning allowed back-to-back 2-out singles and stranded the game-tying run at 3B to end it. Has 29 SV, most in the AL and 2nd in the majors behind COL Greg Holland (31) has had 6 SV of 4 outs or more this season, most in the AL. Has a 1.08 ERA (8.1-IP, 7-H, 1-ER, 3-BB, 6-SO) over his last 8 apps, dating back to July 6 vs. BOS allowed 10 runs in his previous 5 apps. Dating back to the 2016 All-Star break, he leads the majors with 47 saves, ahead of LAD Kenley Jansen (45) and TOR Roberto Osuna (44). Has converted 29 of his 33 save opportunities (87.9 pct.), but his four blown saves are already more than he had last season (37 SV, 3 BSV). 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. #49 TOMMY HUNTER, RH Last App: 7/25 vs. BAL (0.2-IP, 1-H, 1-R, 2-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH:.152 (7-46) 2017: 0-2-1, 1.99 ERA, 35 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 5/30 at TEX IR-RS: 16-4 vs. RH:.243 (17-70), 2-HR Yesterday vs. BAL, allowed 1 IR to score plus one of his own on a 2-run single by Welington Castillo in the 8th snapped a streak of 12 consecutive scoreless apps, which spanned 11.1 IP it was the 2nd longest streak of scoreless apps in his career, behind Aug 31, 2014 April 11, 2015 (15). Has a strikeout in a career-high 15 consecutive relief apps (prev. 12, June 12 Sep 6, 2016) last night got Hyun Soo Kim swinging to end the 8th. Has been used exclusively as a reliever since 2013 has pitched to a 3.10 ERA (273-IP, 94-ER) and held righties to a.219 avg. over that span. Has recorded 4 outs or more in 7 of his 35 relief apps his avg. fastball velocity this season is 96.2 mph, per Fangraphs, tying a career high. Has pitched to a 1.08 ERA (16.2-IP, 3-R, 2-ER) in 20 apps at home this season compared to a 3.00 ERA (15-IP, 5-ER) in 15 apps on the road. #36 ANDREW KITTREDGE, RH Last App: 7/23 vs. TEX (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.400 (2-5) 2017: 0-0-0, 3.86 ERA, 3 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 7/23 vs. TEX IR-RS: -- vs. RH:.429 (3-7) Recalled today to start his second stint (also July 17-23) as Jake Odorizzi was placed on the 10-day DL made 3 apps in his first stint. On Sun vs. TEX, struck out his first 2 BF (Choo, Andrus) in the 9th inning allowed a 2-out walk and single but got a pop out to end the inning. Made his major league debut on July 18 at OAK, becoming the ninth player and eighth pitcher to make his ML debut for the Rays this season. Prior to his July 17 selection, he went 5-1 with a 1.90 ERA (52-IP, 11-ER), 12 BB, 54 SO and.232 opp avg. in 30 apps (2 starts) with Durham. #55 ADAM KOLAREK, LH Last App: 7/23 vs. TEX (0.2-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.333 (3-9) 2017: 1-0-0, 5.68 ERA, 9 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 6/29 at PIT IR-RS: 8-2 vs. RH:.214 (3-14), 2-HR On Sun vs. TEX, started the 6th inning and retired his first 2 BF on groundouts, then allowed a Joey Gallo single and was replaced by T. Hunter. Has made 9 apps with the Rays (5 scoreless) has a 9.00 ERA (4-IP, 5-H, 4-R/ER, 1-BB, 2-SO, 2-HBP) in his last 7 apps, dating back to July 5. Selected from Triple-A Durham on June 28 he became the eighth player and seventh pitcher to make his ML debut for the Rays this season. Prior to his selection, he went 1-4 with a 1.36 ERA (33-IP, 5-ER), 2 SV and 29 SO in 31 apps with Durham had a.217 opp avg. (26-for-120). Made his ML debut on June 29 at PIT after 320 apps across 8 minor league seasons his second career app came in his hometown at BAL. #30 ERASMO RAMIREZ, RH Last App: 7/23 vs. TEX (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-2 vs. LH:.263 (26-99), 5-HR 2017: 4-3-1, 4.80 ERA, 26 G, 8 GS Long Relief App: 4.0, 2x-last 4/26 at BAL IR-RS: 8-1 vs. RH:.245 (40-163), 5-HR Has retired 15 of his last 16 BF on Sun vs. TEX, inherited 2-on, 0-out from Odorizzi and got out of his jam without allowing a run to score. Is 1-1 with a 3.23 ERA (30.2-IP, 11-ER) and.189 opp avg. in 18 relief apps this season and 3-2 with a 6.05 ERA (38.2-IP, 26-ER) in 8 starts. Has recorded 4 outs or more in 8 of his 18 relief apps, including 6 apps of 2 IP or longer got 4 outs or more in 35 of 63 relief apps last season. On July 18 at OAK, retired all 9 batters faced in the 5th, 6th and 7th innings his longest career relief app without allowing a base runner. Has allowed 17 HR as a reliever since the start of 2016, tied for the most in the AL (also Jason Grilli, Vidal Nuno, Tony Sipp and Michael Tonkin). #54 SERGIO ROMO, RH Last App: 7/24 vs. BAL (1.0-IP, 2-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH:.316 (6-19), 1-HR 2017: 1-1-0, 6.23 ERA, 31 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4/10 at CHC IR-RS: 15-7 vs. RH:.235 (19-81), 6-HR On Mon vs. BAL, made his Rays and AL debut, his first app since July 8 vs. KC (with LAD) allowed 2 IR to score plus one run of his own. Acquired from the Dodgers on July 22 for cash considerations was 1-1 with a 6.12 ERA (25-IP, 17-ER) and 11.16 SO/9 IP in 30 apps with LAD. The 10-year veteran is 33-27 with a 2.78 ERA (465.2-IP, 144-ER) and 84 SV over 546 career apps among active pitchers (min. 500 apps), ranks 1st with a 0.98 WHIP, 2nd with 10.24 SO/9 IP and 2nd with a.208 opp avg. has limited right-handed hitters to a.190 avg. in his career. 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. #47 CHASE WHITLEY, RH Last App: 7/24 vs. BAL (1.0-IP, 1-H, 1-R, 0-ER, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 2-3 vs. LH:.215 (14-65), 1-HR 2017: 2-1-2, 3.21 ERA, 29 G Long Relief App: 3.0, 3x-last 5/20 vs. NYY IR-RS: 20-3 vs. RH:.176 (15-85), 1-HR On Mon vs. BAL, pitched the 9th inning and allowed a leadoff single leading to an unearned run on a throwing error by Adeiny Hechavarria. Has a 4.95 ERA (20-IP, 11-ER) over his last 14 apps started the season on a scoreless streak of 12.2 IP; since then, has a 4.45 ERA in 22 apps. Has allowed 15.0 pct. of inherited runners to score, 7th among AL relievers (min. 15 IR) has allowed 2 of his last 5 IR to score (since July 7). Has gone 2-1-2 with a 3.04 ERA (56.1-IP, 19-ER) in 34 apps (1 start) with TB since returning from Tommy John surgery on Sep 11, 2016 at NYY. Has made 9 relief apps this season of at least 2 IP (last July 19 at OAK) has also made 3 relief apps of at least 3 IP (last May 20 vs. NYY).

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals 52-49-34 101 4.10 904.0 844 412 331 809 118 Starters 34-26-0 101 3.96 584.2 546 257 199 528 83 Relievers 18-23-34 101 4.37 319.1 298 155 132 281 35 Home 28-23-16 51 3.85 467.0 421 200 159 441 65 Road 24-26-17 50 4.37 437.0 423 212 172 368 53 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 10-9-8 19 3.83 169.0 142 72 68 142 25 LAST HR OFF 17 MOST HITS GAME 17 MOST RBI GAME Beckham 7/26/17 vs. BAL Miley 3, 5x-last, 6/9 vs. OAK 4, 5/4 vs. MIA Bourjos 7/7/17 vs. BOS Sale 3, 5/3 vs. MIA 2, 2x-last, 6/21 vs. CIN Dickerson 7/21/17 vs. TEX Darvish 4, 4x-last, 7/15 at LAA 4, 5/20 vs. NYY Hechavarria 5/7/17 at NYM Wilk 4, 6/30 at BAL 2, 2x-last, 6/27 at PIT Longoria 7/17/17 at OAK Gossett 4, 5/19 vs. NYY 4, 2x-last, 6/23 vs. BAL Miller 7/21/17 vs. TEX Darvish 3, 2x-last, 5/15 at CLE 2, 3x-last, 7/9 vs. BOS Morrison 7/16/17 at LAA Bridwell 3, 2x-last, 7/7 vs. BOS 4, 4/14 at BOS Peterson 6/23/17 vs. BAL Jiménez 3, 7/15 at LAA 4, 6/23 vs. BAL Plouffe 6/21/17 vs. CIN Adleman 3, 5/18 vs. BOS 3, 4/20 vs. SEA Ramos 7/7/17 vs. BOS Sale 2, 2x-last, 7/7 vs. BOS 3, 2x-last, 7/7 vs. BOS Smith 7/21/17 vs. TEX Darvish 4, 7/5 at CHC 2, 2x-last, 7/24 vs. TEX Souza Jr. 7/18/17 at OAK Smith 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: W1 When commit error: 24-23 Hit homer: 40-29 Current Record: 52-49 Ahead after 6-7-8: 41-9/43-6/45-2 Homer with men on: 31-11 Home/Road: 28-23/24-26 Behind after 6-7-8: 6-29/5-37/5-43 Hit multiple homers: 28-14 Day/Night: 18-21/34-28 Tied after 6-7-8: 5-11/4-6/2-4 Score first: 34-22 Grass/Turf: 22-23/30-26 1-run games: 14-14 Score 5 or more: 38-8 vs. East: 21-22 2-run games: 13-6 Score less than 5: 14-41 vs. Central: 12-8 Extra innings: 7-4 Outhit opponents: 38-9 vs. West: 12-14 Win in last at-bat: 11 Outhit by opponents: 8-37 vs. National League: 7-5 Come-from-behind wins: 25 Collect 10 or more hits: 28-7 vs. RH/LH starters: 39-32/13-17 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 31 Opp. 10 or more hits: 12-22 Series W-L-T (home): 8-5-2 Series W-L-T (road): 8-6-3 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 21-16/9-10/13-17/4-5 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 21 90 4.29 5.96 12-9 13 Cobb 20 67 3.35 4.60 10-10 11 Faria 9 36 4.00 5.65 7-2 8 Odorizzi 18 59 3.28 5.61 7-11 7 Pruitt 1 2 2.00 6.00 1-0 0 Ramirez 8 19 2.38 4.42 6-2 1 Snell 12 23 1.92 3.29 3-9 1 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 3, 11x-last, Joseph, 6/25 vs. BAL Most runs game, TB 15, 6/23 vs. BAL Most hits, game, TB 4, 7x-last, Dickerson, 7/15 at LAA Most runs game, Opp 13, 6/16 at DET 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, 5x-last, Longoria, 6/10 vs. OAK (G1) Most runs, inn, Opp 5, 8x-last, 6/16 at DET (5th) Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 9x-last, Osuna, 6/28 at PIT Most hits, game, TB 18, 5/28 at MIN Most HR, game, TB 2, 8x-last, Morrison, 7/1 at BAL Most hits, game, Opp 17, 2x-last, 5/3 vs. MIA Most HR, game, Opp 2, 4x-last, Odor, 7/23 vs. TEX 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, 10x-last, 7/1 at BAL Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 2x-last, Beckham, 4/26 at BAL Most doubles, game, Opp 5, 4/16 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 2x-last, Morales, 5/5 vs. TOR 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 4, 7/23 vs. TEX 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 7, 6/16 at DET 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 12, 4x-last, Darvish, 7/21 vs. TEX 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, 6/27 at PIT Consecutive Scoreless IP 14.0, Cobb, April 26 May 7 Longest game, time 6:26, 5/28 at MIN Shortest game, time 2:37, 4/10 at NYY Longest game, time (9 inn.) 4:32, 5/14 at BOS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:37, 4/10 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 (11): 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) LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS HOME RUNS RUNS BY INNING 2-HR games (8): Beckham-2 (4/26 at BAL, Bundy; 5/4 vs. MIA, Straily); Dickerson-2 (5/16 at CLE, Salazar; 5/20 vs. NYY, Tanaka); Morrison-2 (6/18 at DET, Farmer/Bell, 7/1 at BAL, Bundy); Norris-1 (6/8 vs. CWS); Souza Jr.-1 (5/24 vs. LAA, Nolasco) 3-HR games (-): - Pinch-hit (-): - Walk-off (-): - Lead-off (6): 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) Inside-the-park (-): - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total Opponent 52 37 46 36 53 60 62 67 33 9 455 Tampa Bay 62 52 79 66 52 34 40 38 26 15 464 HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Morrison 14 10 1 1 26 Souza Jr. 11 4 4 1 20 Dickerson 14 1 3 18 Longoria 9 4 1 14 Beckham 5 5 2 12 Norris 6 3 9 Rasmus 7 1 1 9 Kiermaier 4 3 7 Robertson 4 1 5 Bourjos 4 4 Miller 3 1 4 Sucre 3 1 4 Ramos 2 1 3 Featherston 2 2 Peterson 2 2 Smith 1 1 2 Weeks Jr. 1 1 2 Plouffe 1 1 TOTALS 89 40 12 3 144 CATCHERS PCT CS ATT Norris.154 6 39 Ramos.400 2 5 Sucre.222 4 18 TOTALS.194 12 62 MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Longoria (25), Morrison (20), Souza Jr. (20), Dickerson (16), Beckham (14), Miller (10), Robertson (8), Sucre (8), Kiermaier (5), Norris (5), Rasmus (4), Peterson (3), Ramos (3), Smith (3), Weeks Jr. (3), Bourjos (2), Featherston (2), Hechavarria (2) 2-Out RBI: Souza Jr. (26), Beckham (20), Morrison (19), Longoria (16), Rasmus (14), Dickerson (13), Kiermaier (12), Sucre (9), Miller (8), Norris (8), Weeks Jr. (5), Peterson (4), Ramos (3), Smith (3), Bourjos (2), Hechavarria (2), Robertson (2), Featherston (1) Outfield Assists (16): Rasmus (4), Bourjos (3), Kiermaier (3), Souza Jr. (3), Dickerson (2), Peterson (1) Bunt Singles (10): Smith (5), Beckham (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 (14): 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) 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 off Jake Odorizzi (5th inning). 4. June 6 vs. CWS Yolmer Sánchez home run off the C-ring catwalk in center field off Chris Archer (1st inning). 5. June 19 vs. CIN Steven Souza Jr. home run off the C-ring catwalk in left field...off Scott Feldman (6th inning). 6. July 23 vs. TEX Rougned Odor home run off the C-ring catwalk in right field off Jake Odorizzi (2nd 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). 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). INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES (last five) GAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING 7/16 at LAA Los Angeles B7 Kole Calhoun Out at 2B Confirmed 7/18 at OAK Tampa Bay B4 Josh Phegley Safe at 1B Overturned 7/19 at OAK Tampa Bay T2 Brad Miller Out at 1B Overturned 7/23 vs. TEX Tampa Bay T6 Rougned Odor Safe at 1B Overturned 7/23 vs. TEX Tampa Bay B6 Mallex Smith Out at 2B Overturned Rays Totals (bold): 42 challenges (21 overturned, 12 stand, 9 confirmed) Opp Totals: 30 challenges (9 overturned, 12 stand, 9 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 11 challenges (0 record keeping, 1 overturned, 7 stand, 4 confirmed)