TAMPA BAY RAYS (41-41) vs. HOUSTON ASTROS (55-30) LH Blake Snell (10-4, 2.31) vs. RH Charlie Morton (10-1, 2.54) Sunday, July 1, 2018 First Pitch: 1:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field TV: FOX Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 83 (41-41) Home Game No.: 40 (22-17) All-Time Game No.: 3,321 (1541-1779) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,661 (844-816) March: 1-2 April: 12-12 May: 15-13 June: 13-14 July: 0-0 AL East: 18-19 AL Central: 9-3 AL West: 12-12 Interleague: 2-7 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Mon., 7/2 at MIA 7:10 p.m. RH Nathan Eovaldi (2-3, 4.08) vs. LH Wei-Yin Chen (2-5, 6.14) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Tues., 7/3 at MIA 7:10 p.m. TBD vs. TBA FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Wed., 7/4 at MIA 1:10 p.m. TBD vs. TBA FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM RAY MATTER The Rays are 7-1 in their last 8 games, coinciding with the start of a 9-game homestand against the Yankees (3-0), Nationals (2-0) and Astros (2-1) this stretch has brought them from 6 games under.500 (34-40) to 41-41, and today they have a chance to go over.500 for just the fifth time this season (1-0, 27-26, 28-26, 28-27) the Rays are 9-3 in their last 12 games, all against the Yankees, Nationals and Astros they were 11-29 (.275) against teams currently.500 or better before this stretch. Today s game is the last of a stretch of 29 out of 32 games from May 28 July 1 against teams currently.500 or better starting tomorrow, all 16 games from July 2-22 are against teams currently under.500, as well as 29 out of 35 games from July 2 Aug 12. Through April 17, the Rays were 4-13 overall and 2-7 at home since then, they are 37-28 (.569) overall and 20-10 (.667) at home. The Rays are in 3rd place in the AL East and have been alone or tied for 3rd in the division for 41 of the last 44 days since May 18. DOME SWEET DOME Since June 11, the Rays are 10-1 at home and have outscored opponents, 46-17, over this stretch the Rays have allowed 2 runs or fewer in nine of their last 11 games here they have also allowed 1 run or fewer in seven of the 11 games, including four shutouts. The Rays haven t lost by more than 1 run at home since May 25. Today s starter Blake Snell has allowed 1 ER or fewer in 10 consecutive home starts, tied for the 4th-longest such streak since 1913 when earned runs were officially kept in both leagues according to the Elias Sports Bureau (see chart on the next page). A win today would give the Rays the 2nd-best three-series homestand in franchise history, while a loss would tie for the 4th-best. BEST THREE-SERIES HOMESTANDS, CLUB HISTORY RECORD DATES & OPPONENTS 9-1 (.900) 7/5/13 thru 7/14/13 vs. CWS (3-0), MIN (4-0), HOU (2-1) 8-2 (.800) 5/23/08 thru 6/1/08 vs. BAL (3-0), TEX (2-1), CWS (3-1) 7/22/05 thru 7/31/05 vs. BAL (3-0), BOS (1-2), KC (4-0) 7-2 (.778) 9/2/11 thru 9/11/11 vs. BAL (2-1), TEX (2-1), BOS (3-0) 4/18/08 thru 4/27/08 vs. CWS (1-2), TOR (3-0), BOS (3-0) 8-3 (.727) 7/26/10 thru 8/5/10 vs. DET (4-0), NYY (2-1), MIN (2-2) 9/27/01 thru 10/7/01 vs. TOR (3-1), BOS (2-1), NYY (3-1) PITCHING PROPERLY In the 8 games on this homestand, the Rays have pitched to a 1.32 ERA (75-IP, 11-ER) they have allowed 5 runs in their last 49 IP, starting with the 9th inning on June 24 vs. NYY over their last 5 games, they have pitched to a 0.80 ERA (45-IP, 5-R/4-ER) and all 5 runs over that span have scored via the home run (solo, 2-run, 2-run) the Rays have allowed 2 runs or fewer in five consecutive games, matching May 12-16, 2008 vs. NYY, at STL for the longest streak in franchise history for the record, only two teams have allowed 2 runs or fewer in six consecutive games this season: the Astros have done it twice, an 8-game streak from April 16-23 and a 7-game streak from May 7-14, and the Indians went six straight games allowing 2 runs or fewer from April 6-11. The Rays have 6 shutouts this season, all since May 28 tied with the Giants for most in the majors since then half of them have come on this homestand (June 23 vs. NYY, Mon-Tues at WAS). Since the debut of the opener on May 19, Rays pitchers lead the majors with a 2.75 ERA (350.1-IP, 107-ER), ahead of the Yankees (3.13) their ERA before this date was 4.43 (382.1-IP, 188-ER). RAYS vs. ASTROS The Rays are 31-21 (.596) all-time against the Astros (14-8 at home, 17-13 on the road), including 25-15 (.625) since the Astros joined the AL in 2013 today s game is the rubber match in the season series and wraps up a stretch of 7 games against each other in the span of 14 days the Rays won the season series, 4-3, last year, and haven t lost a season series to the Astros since 2008 (1-2) since then, they have gone 6-0-1 in the last seven season series (did not meet in 2009 or 2012). The Rays (8, 6, 5, 5) and Astros (12, 6, 5, 5) are the only teams with four separate winning streaks of 5 games or more this season. Since 2013, the Rays have shut out the Astros nine times in 40 games no team has shut them out more often over that span next is the Rangers, who have done it seven times in 109 games. GOLD DIGGERS Since becoming the Rays in 2008, the Rays have gone 41-37 (.526) in games against the defending World Champions (i.e., the year after winning the World Series) the 7 games against the Astros this season mark the eighth time that the club has faced the defending World Champions since 2008, and the Rays have won the season series in five of the seven previous matchups they went 2-2 against the Cubs in 2017, 2-5 against the Royals in 2016, 10-9 against the Red Sox in 2014, 2-1 against the Giants in 2013, 10-8 against the Yankees in 2010, 2-1 against the Phillies in 2009 and 10-8 against the Red Sox in 2008. NO MER-CY The Rays are 9-3 in their last 12 games, and during this stretch they are 5-0 in games against former Cy Young Award winners they have won starting pitching matchups of Wilmer Font vs. CC Sabathia, Blake Snell vs. Justin Verlander, Ryne Stanek vs. Sabathia, Nathan Eovaldi vs. Max Scherzer and Stanek vs. Verlander they Rays have also won pitching matchups over this stretch against two other former All-Stars: Font vs. Sonny Gray and Font vs. Gerrit Cole the Rays are 8-9 this season in games against former Cy Young Award winners, but they are 6-0 since June 9 vs. SEA compared to 2-9 before that. CLOSE SHAVES 42.7 pct. of Rays games have been decided by 1 run, compared to 27.8 pct. of games in the majors the Rays are 15-20 (.429) in 1-run games, including 5-1 in their last six 1-run games the 35 1-run games are 2nd in the majors to the Mariners (36) and the 20 1-run losses are most in the majors, ahead of the White Sox (17) 75.3 pct. of Rays games have either been wins or 1-run losses 48.8 pct. of their losses have come by a 1-run margin, 2nd-highest rate in the majors (Astros, 50.0 pct.). The Rays are on pace for 40 1-run losses, which hasn t been done since the 1992 Dodgers (40) or by an AL club since the 1968 White Sox (44) the club record for 1-run losses in a season is 30 (2015). The Rays have played six 1-0 games this season, most in the majors and already tied for their 2nd-most in a single season (2014, 10). Since 2016, the Rays are 49-71 (.408) in 1-run games. UP NEXT: MARLINS The Rays are 55-52 (.514) all-time in the Citrus Series (29-23 at home, 26-29 on the road), including 34-18 (.654) in the Rays era last season, they went 3-1 against the Marlins, winning both games at Marlins Park and splitting at Tropicana Field the Rays are 2-7 in interleague play (2-5 at home, 0-2 on the road), but are coming off a 2-game home sweep of the Nationals from June 25-26 the Rays are 112-87 (.563) in interleague play since 2008 5th-best in the majors and 186-191 alltime in the last 10 seasons (2008-17), they have only one losing interleague record (7-11 in 2010) the NL is 73-64 (.533) in interleague play this season, but the AL has won each of the last 14 season series. STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIENDS The Rays haven not thrown a complete game since Matt Andriese on May 14, 2016 vs. OAK, the longest drought in AL history and 3rd-longest in major league history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, behind the Marlins (480) from June 4, 2014 June 2, 2017 and Brewers (407) from April 6, 2011 July 8, 2013 since then: the Rays have played 372 games the longest outing for a Rays starting pitcher is 8 IP (eight times) a Rays starter has pitched into the 9th inning only once: Alex Cobb on July 21, 2017 vs. TEX (double, homer and was replaced) the Rays have had 9 CG thrown against them the Indians have recorded a majors-most 15 CG, while six pitchers have thrown at least 5 CG, led by CLE Corey Kluber (8) SALUTE TO THE TROOPS Today the Rays and FOX Sports Sun will honor military men, women and their families as part of a Salute to the Troops day with special pregame ceremonies, concourse activities and on-air highlights and video MacDill Air Force Base Commander Colonel Stephen Snelson will throw the ceremonial first pitch and Medal of Honor recipient and St. Petersburg resident Army Command Sergeant Major Gary Littrell will be a honored guest the Air National Guard (ANG) Band of the South will perform the national anthem and God Bless America and the U.S. flag will be presented by military families. MEDICAL MATTERS RH Chris Archer (left abdominal strain) is scheduled to make his first rehab start on Tuesday for Class-A Charlotte vs. Fort Myers (Twins), throwing 4 IP or 65 pitches...rh Jake Faria (left oblique strain) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session today (40-45 pitches).
TODAY S STARTER: LH BLAKE SNELL (10-4, 2.31 ERA) CAREER MLB BREAKDOWN YEAR W L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO HR 2017 5 7 4.04 24 24 129.1 113 65 58 59 119 15 2018 10 4 2.31 17 17 101.1 65 28 26 40 113 11 Career 21 19 3.35 60 60 319.2 271 137 119 150 330 31 LAST START On Mon vs. WAS, did not allow a hit until Anthony Rendon s double in the 7th walked his first 2 BF in the 1st inning, but after that retired 18 consecutive batters faced tied for the 3rd-longest streak of consecutive batters retired in a game in franchise history, behind Matt Garza (22) on July 26, 2010 vs. DET and Chris Archer (19) on July 29, 2015 vs. DET went 7 IP, matching the longest scoreless start of his career (4th time) reached double-digit strikeouts for the fourth time in his career and third time this season was the sixth start in club history of 7 IP (or more), 1 hit (or fewer) and double-digit strikeouts, and the first since Drew Smyly on April 19, 2017 at BOS his line: W, 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 10 SO, 103 pit, 63 str. MOST CONSECUTIVE HOME STARTS YIELDING 1 ER OR FEWER (ELIAS) PITCHER DATES STARTS Max Lanier, STL 6/10/1943 5/7/1944 12 Jerry Reuss, PIT 4/30/1975 8/24/1975 11 Walter Johnson, WSH 5/16/1914 8/25/1914 11 Blake Snell, TB 9/12/2017 Current 10 Clayton Kershaw, LAD 5/1/2016 4/14/2017 10 Dean Chance, LAA 6/2/1964 8/5/1964 10 Pol Perritt, NYG 9/3/1917 7/3/1918 10 * since earned runs were officially kept in both leagues (1913) HE LIKES IT HERE Leads the majors with a 0.81 ERA (44.1-IP, 5-R/4-ER) at home the closest pitcher in the majors is CHC Jon Lester (1.25) and the closest in the AL is CLE Corey Kluber (1.60) has allowed 1 ER or fewer in 10 consecutive home starts, tied for the 4th-longest such streak since 1913 when earned runs were officially kept in both leagues according to the Elias Sports Bureau (see chart above) has only allowed 5 R/4 ER in his last 62.1 IP here dating back to the end of last season. For the record, in club history the lowest ERA at home over an entire season is held by David Price (1.81) in 2012 no AL pitcher has ever finished a season with a ERA at home equal to or lower than Snell s current 0.81 ERA, and it hasn t been done in the majors since NYG Fred Anderson (0.78) in 1917. 2018 SPLITS SPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO Home 5 1 0.81 7 44.1 28 5 4 12 41 Road 5 3 3.47 10 57.0 37 23 22 28 72 March 0 0 0.00 1 5.2 3 0 0 2 2 April 4 1 3.00 5 30.0 20 10 10 9 39 May 3 2 2.60 6 34.2 24 11 10 12 35 June 3 1 1.74 5 31.0 18 7 6 17 37 July -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- August -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- September -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPLITS vs. ASTROS SPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO 2018 1 0 1.29 1 7.0 3 1 1 7 6 2017 0 0 6.00 2 9.0 10 6 6 6 9 Career 1 1 5.21 4 19.0 22 12 11 13 18 at Home 0 0 5.40 1 5.0 3 3 3 5 4 2018 SPLITS vs. BATTERS SPLIT AB H AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO TB PA vs. LHB 83 10.120 3 0 1 6 29 16 90 vs. RHB 275 55.200 13 1 10 34 84 100 312 SEASON & CAREER HIGHS 2018 CAREER 7.1, 4/27 at BOS IP 7.1, 4/27/18 at BOS 7, 6/9 vs. SEA H 10, 5/8/17 vs. KC 5, 2x-last 5/13 at BAL R 6, 3x-last 9/6/17 vs. MIN 5, 2x-last 5/13 at BAL ER 6, 3x-last 9/6/17 vs. MIN 7, 6/19 at HOU BB 7, 6/19/18 at HOU 12, 6/3 at SEA SO 13, 10/1/17 vs. BAL 3, 5/13 at BAL HR 3, 5/13/18 at BAL -- CG -- -- SHO -- 4G, 2x-last 5/18 6/9 Win Streak 4G, 3x-last 5/18/18 6/9/18 2G, 5/8 5/13 Loss Streak 6G, 4/6/17 7/24/17 WHEN HE S ON Has yielded 2 runs or fewer in 14 starts, most in the AL and 2nd in the majors to WAS Max Scherzer (15) has allowed 2 runs or fewer in seven of his last 8 starts, with a 1.46 ERA (49.1-IP, 8-ER) over that span his 14 starts of 2 runs or fewer are already more than any Ray last year. Has allowed 1 run or fewer in 10 starts this season, tied for most in the majors with Verlander, ATL Mike Foltynewicz and NYM Jacob degrom. Four times this season he has allowed 2 runs or fewer and not gotten the win, and three times he has allowed 1 run or fewer without the win. LEADERBOARDS Ranks among AL leaders in starts (17, tied for 4th), wins (10, tied for 3rd), ERA (2.31, 3rd), opp avg. (.182, 3rd), WHIP (1.04, 8th), wild pitches (10, tied for 2nd) and pct. of swings that miss (31.7, 2nd) is the seventh Ray (eighth time) to reach double-digit wins before the All-Star break, first since Matt Moore (13) in 2013 is averaging a career-high 95.5 mph on his fastball, 6th in the AL and tied for 1st among major league lefties 13.5 pct. of his total pitches are swings and misses, 3rd in the AL. vs. HOUSTON Is 1-1 with a 5.21 ERA (19-IP, 11-ER) in 4 starts against the Astros his only start against them at home was April 22, 2017 (ND, 5-IP, 3-R/ ER) faced them on the last road trip and his only run allowed was a 3rd-inning RBI single to Alex Bregman got the win despite a career-high 7 BB, most by a Ray since Jeremy Hellickson (7) on June 8, 2012 at MIA and tied for the most ever by a Rays pitcher in a winning decision became the first pitcher to record at least 7 BB and 7 IP in a game since ARI Edwin Jackson in his no-hitter at Tropicana Field on June 25, 2010. 2018 GAME LOG GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 3/30 vs. BOS -- 0.00 5.2 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 84/49 L, 0-1 Price tied, 0-0 4/4 at NYY L-1 5.00 3.1 4 5 5 3 5 2 0 0 90/54 L, 2-7 Severino down, 4-1 4/10 at CWS W-1 3.60 6.0 1 1 1 5 10 0 0 1 114/62 W, 6-5 Fulmer up, 5-1 4/16 vs. TEX W-2 2.95 6.1 5 1 1 0 9 1 0 0 103/68 W, 8-4 Pérez up, 8-1 4/21 vs. MIN W-3 2.54 7.0 5 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 100/68 W, 10-1 Gibson up, 7-1 4/27 at BOS W-4 2.52 7.1 5 2 2 1 9 0 0 0 104/68 W, 4-3 Pomeranz up, 4-2 5/2 at DET -- 2.55 6.2 5 2 2 1 4 1 0 0 86/57 L, 2-3 (12) Fulmer tied, 2-2 5/8 vs. ATL L-2 2.40 6.1 4 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 105/65 L, 0-1 Newcomb down, 1-0 5/13 at BAL L-3 3.12 3.1 6 5 5 2 3 3 0 1 73/43 L, 1-17 Bundy down, 4-0 5/18 at LAA W-5 3.07 6.2 4 2 2 3 8 0 0 2 114/70 W, 8-3 Tropeano up, 7-2 5/23 vs. BOS W-6 2.78 6.0 3 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 101/63 W, 6-3 Porcello up, 6-0 5/28 at OAK W-7 2.56 5.2 2 1 0 2 7 0 0 1 97/62 W, 4-3 Gossett up, 3-1 6/3 at SEA -- 2.36 6.0 2 0 0 0 12 0 0 1 100/66 L, 1-2 Hernández up, 1-0 6/9 vs. SEA W-8 2.30 6.0 7 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 95/60 W, 7-3 Hernández up, 6-2 6/14 at NYY L-4 2.58 5.0 5 4 4 4 8 2 0 1 105/57 L, 3-4 Germán down, 4-2 6/19 at HOU W-9 2.48 7.0 3 1 1 7 6 0 0 1 102/57 W, 2-1 Verlander up, 2-1 6/25 vs. WAS W-10 2.31 7.0 1 0 0 4 10 0 0 0 103/63 W, 11-0 Gonzalez up, 11-0 TOMORROW S STARTER: RH NATHAN EOVALDI (2-3, 4.08 ERA) LAST START On Tues vs. WAS, retired his first 9 BF until a hit batter and walk leading off the 4th, and had his no-hit bid broken up after 5.2 IP on Bryce Harper s double was one out shy of matching the longest no-hit bid of his career snapped a 3-game losing streak spanning 4 starts, his first win since May 30 at OAK was the third time in his career he went at least 6 IP and yielded 1 hit or fewer in a scoreless start, following May 30 at OAK and Aug 10, 2013 at ATL (with MIA) recorded 9 SO, the third time in his career he reached that mark and one shy of tying his career high his line: W, 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 9 SO, 100 pit, 64 str. vs. MIAMI His only start against the Marlins came on June 16, 2015 at MIA (with NYY), and he allowed 9 hits and 8 R/ER in 0.2 IP spent parts of three seasons with the Marlins, going 13-27 with a 4.10 ERA (369-IP, 168-ER) in 63 starts for them is 6-15 with a 4.48 ERA (193-IP, 96-ER) in 33 starts at Marlins Park is a career.078 (11-for-141) hitter with 1 RBI. #16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER Is in his fourth season as Rays manager at age 40, is the majors youngest active skipper 5 months younger than SD Andy Green. His last ejection was July 18, 2017 at OAK, his seventh ejection as Rays manager his 7 ejections are tied for 4th in franchise history. Is the sixth Tampa-born manager in major league history, and second to manage the Rays that list includes Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, incl. parts of eight seasons in the majors (2002-10) and two years (2005-06) in the Rays org. Played in the 1989 Little League World Series (Tampa Northside LL), 1999 College World Series (Florida State) and earned World Series rings in 2007 (Red Sox) and 2009 (Yankees).
RAYS HITTER NOTES #1 WILLY ADAMES INF Pronunciation: ah-dah-mes 2018:.234/.296/.359 2 HR 7 RBI 1 SB Sat vs. HOU: DNP HOU Series: 2-5, 2B, BB Stand: 7-20, 2B, HR, 4-RBI, 3-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.217 (5-23), 1-HR Last HR: 6/23/18 vs. NYY Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-2 RISP:.250 (4-16) vs. RH:.244 (10-41), 1-HR Batting.350/.435/.550 (7-for-20) with 1 2B, 1 HR and 4 RBI over his last 6 games (all starts) has reached base safely in all 6 games over this span. On June 23 vs. NYY, tied his career high with 2 RBI on a 2nd-inning RBI single and a 7th inning solo homer, coming on an 0-2 pitch. On May 22 vs. BOS, became the fifth Ray to homer in his major league debut and the first since Brandon Guyer on May 6, 2011 at BAL. Has appeared in 18 games, all starts (13-SS, 5-2B), over two stints with the Rays (May 22-24, June 11 current) entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 19 prospect in the minors and the No. 2 prospect in the Rays organization behind right-handed pitcher Brent Honeywell. #9 JAKE BAUERS 1B Pronunciation: BOW-ers 2018:.267/.409/.493 2 HR 7 RBI 1 SB Sat vs. HOU: 1-3, BB, R HOU Series: 1-8, 4-BB, R Stand: 8-27, 2-2B, 3B, HR, 4-RBI, 8-BB, 5-R vs. LH:.360 (9-25), 1-HR Last HR: 6/24/18 vs. NYY Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP:.250 (4-16) vs. RH:.220 (11-50), 1-HR Batting.320/.452/.600 (8-for-25) over his last 7 games and.286/.464/.548 (12-for-42) with 4 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 14 BB over his last 13 games. On Mon vs. WAS, was the first 22-year-old with 4 hits (or more) in a game for the Rays since Evan Longoria on June 27, 2008 at PIT (Stats LLC). On June 24 vs. NYY, hit the second homer of his career, a 12th-inning, walk-off homer on the first pitch off the inning from Chasen Shreve. Has appeared in 22 games, all starts (19-1B, 3-DH) has started every game since his recall his 11 XBH are 3rd-most by a Ray through 22 career games, trailing Kevin Kiermaier (12) in 2014 and Delmon Young (12) in 2006 his 18 BB are the most ever by a Ray through 22 games. Entered this season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 45 overall prospect in the minors helped lead the Bulls to the Governors Cup and Triple-A Championship last season, when he ranked among IL leaders in runs (79, 1st), walks (78, 2nd) and on-base pct. (.368, 5th). #44 C.J. CRON 1B Pronunciation: krohn 2018:.233/.310/.435 16 HR 38 RBI 1 SB Sat vs. HOU: 0-4 HOU Series: 1-7 Stand: 4-22, 2B, RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH:.264 (23-87), 5-HR Last HR: 6/19/18 at HOU Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP:.157 (11-70) vs. RH:.220 (45-205), 11-HR Batting.104/.228/.188 (5-for-48) with 1 2B, 1 HR and 2 RBI over his last 14 games (all starts) since June 11 his last multi-hit game was June 1. Since May 18, has lowered his season avg. from.293 to.233, batting.156/.273/.305 (20-for-128) in 35 games (all starts) over that stretch. Has struck out in 28 of his last 45 AB (62.2 pct.) has struck out at least once in 14 of his last 15 games, incl. multiple strikeouts in 10 games. His 16 HR are tied for his career high (2015, 2016, 2017) is one of two Rays players with double-digit homers, along with Wilson Ramos (11). Has been hit by pitch 14 times, most in the majors has been hit nine times in his last 27 games since May 27, including two multi-hbp games. Has appeared in 76 games and made 75 starts (46-DH, 29-1B) his 46 starts at designated hitter are tied for his career high (2015, with LAA). #5 MATT DUFFY INF 2018:.322/.367/.433 4 HR 23 RBI 6 SB Sat vs. HOU: 3-4, 2-R HOU Series: 5-12, 2-R Stand: 11-31, 2B, RBI, 3-BB, 4-R vs. LH:.253 (19-75), 1-HR Last HR: 6/16/18 at NYY Current Hitting Streak: 9G (.371, 13-35) RISP:.304 (17-56) vs. RH:.349 (65-186), 3-HR Ranks 6th in the AL with a.322 avg. has hit safely in nine straight games, and is batting.354 (29-for-82) in his last 21 games since June 7. Min. 100 AB, his.349 avg. (65-for-186) vs. RHP ranks 2nd in the majors behind HOU José Altuve (.358) is also 7-for-his-last-10 against lefties. Has a team-high 26 multi-hit games this season, ahead of Wilson Ramos (18), and a team-high 9 games with 3+ hits, ahead of Ramos/Smith (5). According to FanGraphs, 26.6 pct. of his balls in play are line drives, 5th-highest in the AL the major league avg. for line drives is 21.2 pct. All 4 HR and 16 of his 23 RBI have come on the road, but he is hitting for a higher batting avg. at home (.339) than on the road (.307). Has appeared in 66 games, all starts (61-3B, 5-DH) since May 14, has a.991 fielding pct. in 33 games at third base, compared to.928 before that. #10 JOHNNY FIELD OF 2018:.222/.261/.392 6 HR 14 RBI 4 SB Sat vs. HOU: DNP HOU Series: 0-0 Stand: 1-6, BB vs. LH:.268 (15-56), 3-HR Last HR: 6/1/18 at SEA Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-1 RISP:.135 (5-37) vs. RH:.196 (19-97), 3-HR Is 1-for-his-last-21; on June 23 vs. NYY, snapped an 0-for-19 skid after entering in right field as a defensive replacement in the 7th inning. Since May 23 vs. BOS, is batting.153/.191/.271 (13-for-85) with 4 2B, 2 HR and 6 RBI in 31 games (23 starts) to lower his season avg. from.309. Since Kevin Kiermaier returned from the 60-day DL on June 19, has appeared in 9 games with only 2 starts (4 games as def. rep., 3 games as PR). Has appeared in 54 games and made 41 starts (17-LF, 15-RF, 9-CF) since his selection from Triple-A Durham on April 13. #27 CARLOS GÓMEZ OF 2018:.197/.274/.332 7 HR 17 RBI 4 SB Sat vs. HOU: 1-4 HOU Series: 1-7 Stand: 5-18, 2B, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH:.194 (14-72), 2-HR Last HR: 6/1/18 at SEA Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP:.222 (12-54) vs. RH:.199 (33-166), 5-HR Is 1-for-his-last-13 on the heels of an 8-game stretch from June 14-24 where he hit.370/.452/.481 (10-for-27) with 3 2B and 3 RBI. His.197 avg. is 7th-lowest among AL qualifiers, but has 5 Defensive Runs Saved in 509.1 innings in right field, according to FanGraphs. Batting.316 (12-for-38) with 3 2B, 3 HR and 6 RBI when putting the first pitch in play in all other counts, is batting.175 (35-for-200). Has appeared in 66 games and made 63 starts (57-RF, 3-CF, 3-DH) since the start of 2013, no other player in the majors can match his combination of 96 HR and 126 SB is one of seven active players with at least 100 HR and 200 SB in his career, according to Baseball Reference. #11 ADEINY HECHAVARRIA SS Pronunciation: etch-ah-vah-ree-yah 2018:.259/.287/.340 3 HR 18 RBI 0 SB Sat vs. HOU: 0-4, E6 HOU Series: 0-7, RBI, R Stand: 1-18, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 3-R vs. LH:.373 (19-51) Last HR: 6/24/18 vs. NYY Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-17 RISP:.281 (9-32) vs. RH:.207 (23-111), 3-HR Hitless in his last 17 AB on the heels of a 9-game hitting streak, his longest since Aug 5-20, 2015 (career-high 13-game hitting streak, with MIA). Yesterday vs. HOU, committed his first error since July 30, 2017 at NYY, going 94 games and 319 chances in between both the longest streaks in club history for a shortstop since being acquired by the Rays on June 26, 2017, his.989 fielding pct. ranks 2nd among shortstops (min. 500 inn.). Batting.200/.219/.333 (6-for-30) with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 1 BB in 8 games (all starts) since being reinstated from the 10-day DL on June 17. Has appeared in 44 games, all starts at shortstop has 10 HR in 457 PA with the Rays (2017-18) compared to 13 HR in 2,265 PA with the Marlins. #39 KEVIN KIERMAIER CF Pronunciation: KEER-my-er 2018:.160/.269/.259 1 HR 5 RBI 4 SB Sat vs. HOU: 1-3, 2-BB, 2-R, HBP HOU Series: 2-10, 3-BB, 2-R Stand: 6-29, 3B, HR, 4-RBI, 7-BB, 6-R vs. LH:.115 (3-26), 1-HR Last HR: 6/25/18 vs. WAS Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP:.105 (2-19) vs. RH:.182 (10-55) Batting.158/.289/.289 (6-for-38) with 1 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 7 BB and 3 SB in 10 games (all starts) since being reinstated from the 60-day DL on June 19. On Mon vs. WAS, tied his career high with 4 RBI on the second grand slam of his career, off Gio Gonzalez in the 2nd inning it was his first homer since Sep 24, 2017 at BAL it was the second grand slam hit by the Rays this season, following Daniel Robertson on May 19 at LAA. Has started 22 games, all in center field, including 7 starts against left-handed starters leads the majors with 87 Defensive Runs Saved since 2015, ahead of ATL/LAA Andrelton Simmons (84) won the AL Rawlings Gold Glove for center field in 2016 and the AL Platinum Glove in 2015. #40 WILSON RAMOS C Pronunciation: RAH-mos 2018:.291/.338/.461 11 HR 43 RBI 0 SB Sat vs. HOU: 2-3, 2B, 4-RBI, BB HOU Series: 3-11, 2B, 4-RBI, BB Stand: 9-28, 2B, 2-HR, 7-RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH:.320 (24-75), 4-HR Last HR: 6/25/18 vs. WAS Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.429, 3-7) RISP:.358 (24-67) vs. RH:.279 (50-179), 7-HR Yesterday vs. HOU, his 4 RBI were a season high, matched his most as a Ray (also Sep 22, 2017 at BAL) and were one shy of tying his career high hit a 2-run double in the 1st inning and a 2-run single in the 2nd inning, both with the bases loaded and off Astros starter Justin Verlander. Batting.333/.396/.542 (16-for-48) with 3 HR and 11 RBI over his last 14 games (13 starts) dating back to June 14, the start of the last road trip. His 74 hits are tied with SF Buster Posey for the most among major league catchers, and are 17 hits more than the closest AL catcher (Lucroy). His 11 HR are a club record for a catcher before the All-Star break, and is only three shy of the club record for catchers in an entire season. Has hit cleanup as the starting catcher in 33 games prior to this season, the Rays had started a catcher at cleanup only 16 times in club history. His 17 GDP are tied for 1st in the majors since his Rays debut on June 24, 2017, his 28 GDP are most in the majors (KC Salvador Perez, 27). Has appeared in 68 games and made 65 starts (60-C, 5-DH) since June 7, has thrown out 57.1 pct. of attempted base stealers (3 SB, 4 CS). #28 DANIEL ROBERTSON INF 2018:.264/.384/.421 7 HR 20 RBI 1 SB Sat vs. HOU: 1-4 HOU Series: 3-8, R Stand: 7-22, 2-2B, RBI, 2-BB, 4-R vs. LH:.262 (16-61), 3-HR Last HR: 6/7/18 vs. SEA Current Hitting Streak: 6G (.318, 7-22) RISP:.191 (9-47) vs. RH:.265 (36-136), 4-HR Min. 200 PA, his.384 OBP is 8th in the AL despite a stint on the disabled list, has 35 BB including 13 BB vs. LHP, tied for 5th-most in the AL. Batting.318/.375/.409 (7-for-22) with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 2 BB in 6 games (all starts) since being reinstated from the 10-day DL on June 22 vs. NYY. Has 14 multi-hit games, compared to 9 multi-hit games all of last season his 7 HR and 20 RBI both already pass his totals from last season. Since April 30, is batting.222/.325/.341 (30-for-135) with 4 2B, 4 HR and 12 RBI in 40 games (37 starts), compared to.355/.500/.597 before that. Has appeared in 61 games and made 57 starts (24-SS, 21-2B, 9-3B, 2-DH, 1-LF) dating back to the end of last season, has handled his last 136 chances at second base without committing an error in his career, has made 1 error in 212 chances at second base for a.995 fielding pct.
RAYS HITTER NOTES (cont d). #0 MALLEX SMITH OF 2018:.266/.331/.349 0 HR 16 RBI 15 SB Sat vs. HOU: DNP HOU Series: 0-6, BB Stand: 2-16, 2B, BB, R vs. LH:.271 (13-48) Last HR: 7/21/17 vs. TEX Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-11 RISP:.280 (14-50) vs. RH:.264 (51-193) Batting.108/.195/.135 (4-for-37) with 1 2B and 4 BB over his last 13 games (12 starts) hasn t recorded a multi-hit game since June 13 vs. TOR (2). Batting.343/.415/.448 (36-for-105) in 34 games (31 starts) at Tropicana Field min. 100 AB, his.343 avg. at home ranks 7th-best in the AL. His 15 SB are tied for 6th in the AL and are tied for the most by a Ray before the All-Star break since 2012 his 7 CS are the most in the AL. Has the longest active homerless drought in the majors (excluding pitchers), having gone 353 AB since his last homer last July 21 vs. TEX. Has appeared in 75 games and made 65 starts (48-CF, 10-LF, 7-RF) his 5 errors are tied for the most among major league outfielders. #45 JESÚS SUCRE C Pronunciation: heh-soos SUE-cray 2018:.224/.268/.250 0 HR 7 RBI 1 SB Sat vs. HOU: DNP HOU Series: DNP Stand: 3-4, 2B, 2-RBI, BB, R vs. LH:.143 (4-28) Last HR: 9/24/17 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.750, 3-4) RISP:.227 (5-22) vs. RH:.271 (13-48) Hasn t started a game since June 24 vs. NYY, when his 2 RBI were his most since Sep 24, 2017 at BAL (2), coming on a 2-run double off Domingo Germán in the 3rd inn., his second extra-base hit of the season reached base three times, tying his career high (9th time, last April 22 vs. MIN). Batting.323/.400/.355 (10-for-31) in 12 games (9 starts) at Tropicana Field, compared to.156/.170/.178 (7-for-45) in 17 games (13 starts) on the road. Has appeared in 29 games and made 22 starts at catcher has thrown out 23.5 pct. of base stealers this season and 27.6 pct. in his career. #18 JOEY WENDLE INF 2018:.260/.302/.344 2 HR 21 RBI 6 SB Sat vs. HOU: 1-3, RBI, SF, GDP HOU Series: 3-10, RBI, R Stand: 3-21, RBI, R vs. LH:.267 (8-30) Last HR: 5/29/18 at OAK Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.300, 3-10) RISP:.167 (10-60) vs. RH:.259 (51-197), 2-HR Has hit safely in three consecutive games, snapping an 0-for-17 skid on Fri vs. HOU batting.192/.215/.205 (14-for-73) over his last 23 games (18 starts) since June 2, which has lowered his season avg. from.292 to.260 only has 1 XBH in his last 25 games (20 starts) since May 31 at OAK. Batting.206/.257/.268 (20-for-97) in 32 games (23 starts) at home, compared to.300/.338/.400 (39-for-130) in 36 games (31 starts) on the road. Is 3rd among AL rookies with 59 hits, behind NYY Miguel Andújar (75) and NYY Gleyber Torres (60) his 3 3B are tied for 1st among AL rookies. Has appeared in 68 games and made 54 starts (45-2B, 4-LF, 3-3B, 1-SS), all against right-handed starters. RAYS BULLPEN NOTES #46 JOSÉ ALVARADO LH Pronunciation: al-vuh-rah-doh 2018: 0-3-2 2.88 ERA 36 G Last App: 6/30 vs. HOU (1.1-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 1.2, 4x-last 6/12 vs. TOR Saves-Opps: 2-4 IR-RS: 28-6 vs. LH:.234 (11-47), 1-HR 0-R, 1-BB, 2-SO, 21-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win none, Loss 6/10/18 vs. SEA, Save 6/29/18 vs. HOU vs. RH:.195 (15-77) Yesterday vs. HOU, walked his first batter to load the bases in the 6th inning got a force out to end the inning, then pitched a perfect 7th inn. Eight of his last 9 apps spanning 7 IP have been scoreless this comes on the heels of allowing 8 R/6 ER in 10.2 IP from May 15 June 10. On Fri vs. HOU, recorded the second save of his career, inheriting 1-on, 2-out from Sergio Romo and getting a Marwin Gonzalez fielder s choice on his only pitch was the fifth time in club history a pitcher recorded the save on 1 pitch, first since Fernando Rodney on April 7, 2012 vs. NYY. On Tues vs. WAS, became the first pitcher to also appear at first base in a 9-inning game since MIL Chuck Crim on June 6, 1989 at TOR. Has only allowed 2 HR in 64 IP in his career, to TOR Russell Martin (solo) last season and Kyle Seager (2-run) on June 10 vs. SEA. His avg. fastball velocity this season is 97.5 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is 100.3 mph in his outing on April 28 at BOS. #35 MATT ANDRIESE RH Pronunciation: ann-dreese 2018: 1-3-0 4.02 ERA 21 G 3 GS Last App: 6/24 vs. NYY (GS, 3.0-IP, 3-H, Long Relief App: 3.2, 6/13 vs. TOR Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 9-3 vs. LH:.186 (13-70), 1-HR 3-R, 2-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR, 58-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 5/16/18 at KC, Loss 6/1/18 at SEA, Save 8/28/17 at KC vs. RH:.279 (31-111), 4-HR On June 24 vs. NYY, made his third start of the season and all 3 runs allowed came in the 2nd inning on a 3-run homer by Miguel Andújar. Has allowed run(s) in four of his 5 apps since the start of June, pitching to a 6.39 ERA (12.2-IP, 9-ER) over this span to increase his ERA from 3.15. Against teams currently.500 or better, is 0-2 with a 5.76 ERA (29.2-IP, 19-ER) in 13 apps (2 starts), compared to a 1.04 ERA (17.1-IP, 2-ER) otherwise. In his career, has gone 3-7 with a 3.75 ERA (93.2-IP, 39-ER) in his 46 relief apps and 14-14 with a 4.53 ERA (232.2-IP, 117-ER) in his 47 starts. Has gone at least 2 IP in 13 of his 18 relief apps this season twice this year has been on the mound for a walk-off loss (last June 1 at SEA). #63 DIEGO CASTILLO RH 2018: 1-0-0 1.88 ERA 10 G Last App: 6/29 vs. HOU (2.0-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 6/29 vs. HOU Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 4-2 vs. LH:.150 (3-20) 1-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 1-HR, 26-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 6/13/18 vs. TOR, Loss none, Save none vs. RH:.167 (5-30), 1-HR On Fri vs. HOU, replaced the injured Wilmer Font in the 6th, inheriting a 3-1 count and allowing a 2-run homer to Alex Bregman on the third pitch of his app (foul, foul, homer) after that, retired his next 6 BF and his 2 IP matched the longest app of his career (3rd time, last Tues vs. WAS). Has entered with the Rays tied or ahead in all 10 apps this season has gone 1.1 IP or longer in six of his 10 apps, and 1.2 IP or longer five times. Recorded multiple strikeouts in the first 5 apps of his career, all as a reliever was the first AL reliever to do that since TEX Neftalí Feliz in 2009. Recalled from Triple-A Durham on June 5 went 0-1 with a 1.03 ERA (26.1-IP, 3-ER), 4 saves, 32 SO and.167 opp avg. in 19 apps for the Bulls. #50 AUSTIN PRUITT RH 2018: 2-3-1 4.00 ERA 16 G Last App: 6/28 vs. HOU (1.0-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 7.0, 6/7 vs. SEA Saves-Opps: 1-2 IR-RS: 5-0 vs. LH:.260 (19-73), 4-HR 0-R, 1-BB, 1-SO, 24-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 6/12/18 vs. TOR, Loss 6/7/18 vs. SEA, Save 5/27/18 vs. BAL vs. RH:.237 (31-131), 2-HR On Fri vs. HOU, pitched a scoreless 9th inning with a 1-0 deficit allowed a 1-out single to Tyler White and 2-out walk to Jake Marisnick. His 54 IP are 2nd in the majors among relievers, behind teammate Ryan Yarbrough (58.1) has made 6 relief apps this season of at least 4 IP, 2ndmost in the majors behind Yarbrough (9) has made 5 relief apps this season of at least 5 IP, one shy of Yarbrough for most in the majors. Over his last 10 apps, has gone 1-1-1 with a 3.00 ERA (36-IP, 12-ER) and.239 opp avg. (32-for-134) this has lowered his ERA from 6.00 to 4.00. Is a University of Houston graduate who was raised in The Woodlands has a 0.77 ERA (11.2-IP, 1-ER) in 4 apps (1 start) in his career vs. HOU. #52 CHAZ ROE RH 2018: 1-1-1 2.73 ERA 39 G Last App: 6/30 vs. HOU (1.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 6/17 at NYY Saves-Opps: 1-1 IR-RS: 20-4 vs. LH:.182 (4-22), 1-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 8-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 6/17/18 at NYY, Loss 3/30/18 vs. BOS, Save 6/9/18 vs. SEA vs. RH:.194 (18-93), 2-HR Yesterday vs. HOU, pitched a perfect 8th inning on 8 pitches has retired his last 11 BF, dating back to his last batter faced on June 22 vs. NYY. Since May 19, his 0.54 ERA (16.2-IP, 1-ER) is 6th-lowest in the AL (min. 10 IP), according to Stats LLC this stretch has lowered his season ERA from 4.96 to 2.73 opponents are batting.113/.190/.113 (6-for-53) over these 17 apps, 16 scoreless the only exception coming on June 22 vs. NYY. According to FanGraphs, has thrown his slider for 50.0 pct. of total pitches this season has thrown it 44.4 pct. of the time in his career. The Rays are his 10th major league organization since being selected in the 2005 June Draft also played independent ball in 2012. #54 SERGIO ROMO RH 2018: 1-2-7 4.46 ERA 38 G 5 GS Last App: 6/30 vs. HOU (S, 1.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 6/24 vs. NYY Saves-Opps: 7-11 IR-RS: 19-9 vs. LH:.244 (10-41), 1-HR 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 11-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win 5/12/18 at BAL (G2), Loss 6/18/18 at HOU, Save 6/30/18 vs. HOU vs. RH:.247 (22-89), 3-HR Yesterday vs. HOU, got three groundball outs in a perfect 9th for the save on Fri vs. HOU, retired his first 2 BF, then allowed a Evan Gattis single. Thirteen of his last 14 apps have been scoreless, the only exception his blown save, June 18 at HOU this has lowered his ERA from 6.33 to 4.46. Has 91 saves in his career, while the rest of the Rays active roster has combined for 9 saves all 7 saves this season have come since May 29. His combination of starts (5) and saves (7) has been unmatched by an AL pitcher since SEA Brandon Morrow (5 starts, 10 saves) in 2008. Has pitched to a 6.00 ERA (15-IP, 10-ER, 3-HR) in 18 apps (2 starts) at home, compared to a 3.26 ERA (19.1-IP, 7-ER) in 20 apps (3 starts) on the road. #61 HUNTER WOOD RH 2018: 0-0-0 3.86 ERA 1 G Last App: 4/17 vs. TEX (2.1-IP, 4-H, Long Relief App: 2.1, 4/17 vs. TEX Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 0-0 vs. LH:.333 (2-6) 1-R, 1-BB, 1-SO, 38-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win none, Loss none, Save none vs. RH:.400 (2-5) Recalled from Triple-A Durham yesterday for his third stint with the Rays this season (made 1 app from April 17-24, did not pitch on May 14). Was 2-2 with a 3.00 ERA (42-IP, 14-ER) in 24 apps (2 starts) with the Bulls, incl. a 1.75 ERA (25.2-IP, 5-ER) in 14 apps (1 start) since his last option. On April 17 vs. TEX, made the second app of his career, both coming against the Rangers (also May 30, 2017 at TEX) went 2.1 IP and his only run scored on an RBI single by Nomar Mazara in the 8th inning his balk was the first by a Rays reliever since Jesús Sucre on July 31, 2017 at HOU. Last season he spent the entire year in the minors aside from a one-day stint on May 30 at TEX he and José Alvarado both bypassed Triple-A for their major league debuts, the first Rays to do that since Scott Kazmir in 2004.
RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR Totals 41-41-23 82 3.62 732.2 607 295 257 680 82 Starters 22-22-0 82 3.83 364.1 294 155 132 345 44 Relievers 19-19-23 82 3.42 368.1 313 140 125 335 38 Home 22-17-11 39 2.84 355.0 264 112 115 316 33 Road 19-24-12 43 4.36 377.2 343 183 142 364 49 March 1-2-1 3 2.33 27.0 22 7 10 17 2 April 12-12-5 24 4.85 213.1 209 115 84 217 25 May 15-13-9 28 3.39 252.0 187 95 80 227 30 June 13-14-8 27 2.92 240.1 189 78 83 219 25 July -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- August -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- September -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LAST HOME RUN & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS LAST HR OFF 18 MOST HITS GAME 18 MOST RBI GAME Adames 6/23/18 vs. NYY Gray 2, 6x-last 6/28 vs. HOU 2, 2x-last 6/23 vs. NYY Bauers 6/24/18 vs. NYY Shreve 4, 6/25 vs. WAS 2, 6/11 vs. TOR Cron 6/19/18 at HOU Verlander 2, 16x-last 6/1 at SEA 4, 4/21 vs. MIN Duffy 6/16/18 at NYY Shreve 4, 4/28 at BOS 3, 5/12 at BAL Field 6/1/18 at SEA Leake 3, 2x-last 5/17 at LAA 3, 2x-last 6/7 vs. SEA Gómez 6/1/18 at SEA Leake 3, 5/6 vs. TOR 2, 2x-last 5/11 at BAL Hechavarria 6/24/18 vs. NYY Germán 3, 2x-last 6/17 at NYY 3, 4/22 vs. MIN Kiermaier 6/25/18 vs. WAS Gonzalez 2, 4/14 vs. PHI 4, 6/25 vs. WAS Ramos 6/25/18 vs WAS Collins 3, 5x-last 6/22 vs. NYY 4, 6/30 vs. HOU Robertson 6/7/18 vs. SEA Leake 4, 4/22 vs. MIN 4, 5/19 at LAA Smith 7/21/17 vs. TEX Darvish 4, 2x-last 4/16 vs. TEX 3, 5/12 at BAL Sucre 9/24/17 at BAL Tillman 3, 4/22 vs. MIN 2, 6/24 vs. NYY Wendle 5/29/18 at OAK Gossett 3, 4x-last 5/31 at OAK 2, 2x-last 6/18 at HOU RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Current Streak: W2 When commit error: 16-17 Hit homer: 26-19 Current Record: 41-41 Ahead after 6-7-8: 36-5/36-4/34-2 Hit multiple homers: 16-2 Home/Road: 22-17/19-24 Behind after 6-7-8: 1-30/0-32/0-34 Score first: 32-15 Day/Night: 15-17/26-23 Tied after 6-7-8: 4-7/5-5/7-4 Score 5 or more: 27-1 Grass/Turf: 19-24/22-17 1-run games: 15-20 Score less than 5: 14-40 vs. East: 18-19 2-run games: 7-4 Outhit opponents: 31-15 vs. Central: 9-3 Extra innings: 3-3 Outhit by opponents: 6-21 vs. West: 12-12 Win in last at-bat: 7 Collect 10 or more hits: 27-6 vs. National League: 2-7 Come-from-behind wins: 9 Opp. 10 or more hits: 5-11 vs. RH/LH starters: 26-29/15-12 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 15 Wearing white/gray/navy: 16-12/11-18/8-8 Series W-L-T (home): 7-5-0 Series W-L-T (road): 6-8-0 Wearing light blue/other: 1-2/5-1 RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Andriese 3 12 4.00 12.54 2-1 0 Archer 13 32 2.46 3.89 6-7 6 Banda 1 5 5.00 9.00 1-0 0 Chirinos 5 6 1.20 3.18 2-3 0 Eovaldi 6 9 1.50 2.29 2-4 2 Faria 10 25 2.50 4.72 5-5 2 Font 5 9 1.80 3.86 4-1 0 Kittredge 3 1 0.33 2.45 1-2 0 Romo 5 4 0.80 7.71 2-3 0 Snell 17 65 3.82 5.77 10-7 12 Stanek 9 7 0.78 4.97 4-5 0 Venters 1 0 0.00 0.00 0-1 0 Yarbrough 4 10 2.50 4.35 2-2 0 TEAM BATTING Longest win streak 8, 4/18 4/28 Longest losing streak 8, 2x-last 5/31 6/9 Most runs game, TB 12, 4/28 at BOS Most runs game, Opp 17, 5/13 at BAL Most runs, inn, TB 6, 3x-last 6/25 vs. WAS (2nd) Most runs, inn, Opp 7, 5/13 at BAL (4th) Most hits, game, TB 18, 4/28 at BOS Most hits, game, Opp 19, 5/13 at BAL Most hits, inn, TB 5, 7x-last 5/27 vs. BAL (3rd) Most hits, inn, Opp 7, 4/8 at BOS (8th) Most doubles, game, TB 5, 4/25 at BAL Most doubles, game, Opp 5, 4/27 at BOS Most HR, game, TB 4, 2x-last 5/29 at OAK Most HR, game, Opp 4, 3x-last 6/21 at HOU Most x-base hits, game, TB 8, 4/28 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 8, 5/13 at BAL Most stolen bases, game, TB 3, 3x-last 6/24 vs. NYY Most stolen bases, game, Opp 3, 2x-last 5/20 at LAA Most walks, game, TB 10, 4/10 at CWS Most walks, game, Opp 8, 5/20 at LAA Most strikeouts, game, TB 16, 6/1 at SEA Most strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 6/3 at SEA Most LOB, game, TB 14, 4/10 at CWS Most LOB, game, Opp 12, 4/9 at CWS Most errors, game, TB 3, 5/29 at OAK Most errors, game, Opp 4, 5/30 at OAK Longest game, time 4:16, 2x-last 6/24 vs. NYY Longest game, time (9 inn.) 3:52, 4/28 at BOS Grand Slams (2): Robertson, 5/19 at LAA (Heaney) Kiermaier, 6/25 vs. WAS (Gonzalez) Back-to-Back (1): Gómez/Field, 6/1 at SEA (Leake) Back-to-Back-to-Back (1): Cron/Wendle/Ramos, 5/29 at OAK (Gossett) 2-HR games (3): Cron, 4/21 vs. MIN (Gibson/Moya) Ramos, 5/18 at LAA (Tropeano/Bedrosian) Ramos, 6/25 vs. WAS (Miller/Collins) 3-HR games (--): -- RAYS SEASON HIGHS HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most runs, game, TB 3, 4x-last Bauers, 6/11 vs. TOR Most runs, game, Opp 4, 2x-last Rendon, 6/6 at WAS Most hits, game, TB 4, 5x-last Bauers, 6/25 vs. WAS Most hits, game, Opp 5, Stanton, 6/24 vs. NYY Most 2B, game, TB 2, 5x-last Smith, 6/13 vs. TOR Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 10x-last Stanton, 6/24 vs. NYY Most HR, game, TB 2, 3x-last Ramos, 6/25 vs. WAS Most HR, game, Opp 2, 4x-last Altuve, 6/21 at HOU Most RBI, game, TB 4, 4x-last Ramos, 6/30 vs. HOU Most RBI, game, Opp 8, Gregorius, 4/3 at NYY Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 2x-last Smith 5/12 at BAL Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 3x-last Stanton, 6/24 vs. NYY Most steals, game, TB 2, 2x-last Span, 5/13 at BAL Most steals, game, Opp 2, 4x-last Gordon, 6/2 at SEA Hitting Streak 18, Ramos, 4/14 5/13 TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most SO, TB Starter 12, Snell, 6/3 at SEA Most SO, Opp Starter 13, Scherzer, 6/5 at WAS Most SO, TB Reliever 9, Yarbrough, 5/31 at OAK Most IP, TB Reliever 7.0, 2x-last Pruitt, 6/7 vs. SEA Most walks, game, TB 7, Snell, 6/19 at HOU Most walks, game, Opp 6, Fulmer, 4/10 at CWS Most SO, Team, TB 16, 6/3 at SEA Most walks, Team, TB 8, 2x-last 5/20 at LAA Low-Hit Game 1, 5/30 at OAK Consecutive Scoreless IP 15.2, Stanek, 6/12 Current Shortest game, time 2:16, 6/5 at WAS Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:16, 6/5 at WAS Pinch-hit (--): -- Walk-off (1): Gómez, 4/22 vs. MIN (Reed) Bauers, 6/24 vs. NYY (Shreve) Lead-off (3): Span, 4/15 vs. PHI (Lively) Miller, 5/27 vs. BAL (Gausman) Duffy, 6/14 at NYY (Germán) Inside-the-park (1): Span, 4/28 at BOS (Price) HOME RUNS 1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL Cron 9 7 16 Ramos 4 7 11 Gómez 6 1 7 Robertson 6 1 7 Field 4 1 1 6 Miller 4 1 5 Duffy 2 1 1 4 Span 1 3 4 Hechavarria 2 1 3 Adames 2 2 Bauers 1 1 2 Refsnyder 1 1 2 Wendle 2 2 Arroyo 1 1 Kiermaier 1 1 TOTALS 45 22 4 2 73 CATWALKS Date: April 16 vs. TEX Batter: Joey Gallo Play Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in center field (430 feet) off Blake Snell (4th inning). Date: April 17 vs. TEX Batter: Shin-Soo Choo Play Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in rightcenter (446 feet) off Yonny Chirinos (6th inning). Date: May 22 vs. BOS Batter: Sandy Leon Play Description: Single off B-ring catwalk in right field off Ryne Stanek (9th inning). Date: May 27 vs. BAL Batter: Brad Miller Play Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in right (436 feet) off Kevin Gausman (1st inning). Date: June 24 vs. NYY Batter: Clint Frazier Play Description: Pop out off B-ring catwalk in left field off Vidal Nuño (9th inning). WALK-OFF WINS Date: April 20 vs. MIN Batter: Denard Span Outcome: W 8-7 (10) Pitcher: Zach Duke Play Description: Runner scored from second on E1 Date: April 22 vs. MIN Batter: Carlos Gómez Outcome: W 8-6 Pitcher: Addison Reed Play Description: 2-run home run to left field Date: May 13 vs. TOR Batter: Matt Duffy Outcome: W 1-0 Pitcher: Ryan Tepera Play Description: Single to left field Date: June 24 vs. NYY Batter: Jake Bauers Outcome: W 7-6 (12) Pitcher: Chasen Shreve Play Description: Solo home run to center field WALK-OFF LOSSES Date: April 5 at BOS Batter: Hanley Ramírez Outcome: L 2-3 (12) Pitcher: Ryan Yarbrough Play Description: Bases-loaded single to right Date: May 2 at DET Batter: John Hicks Outcome: L 2-3 (12) Pitcher: Matt Andriese Play Description: Bunt single to first Date: June 1 at SEA Batter: Mitch Haniger Outcome: L 3-4 (13) Pitcher: Matt Andriese Play Description: Home run to right-center field Date: June 18 at HOU Batter: Alex Bregman Outcome: L 3-4 Pitcher: Sergio Romo Play Description: Double to left-center field CATCHERS PCT CS ATT Ramos.148 4 27 Sucre.235 4 17 TOTALS.182 8 44 INSTANT REPLAY Rays Opp Umpires Overturned 11 9 0 Stand 6 7 1 Confirmed 3 4 1 TOTALS 20 20 2 MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Cron (18), Duffy (12), Ramos (12), Miller (9), Span (8), Gómez (5), Robertson (5), Smith (5), Wendle (5), Bauers (4), Field (3), Adames (1), Hechavarria (1) 2-Out RBI: Ramos (20), Cron (14), Span (11), Smith (8), Hechavarria (7), Miller (7), Robertson (7), Duffy (6), Wendle (6), Field (5), Arroyo (4), Gómez (4), Sucre (4), Adames (2), Bauers (1), Kiermaier (1) Outfield Assists (14): Field (4), Gómez (4), Refsnyder (3), Span (2), Smith (1) Bunt Singles (10): Gómez (3), Smith (3), Field (1), Kiermaier (1), Miller (1), Span (1) Ejections (1): Smith-1 (6/5 at WAS, 8th inn.) Batted Around (7): 3/29 vs. BOS (8th inn., 10 batters), 4/16 vs. TEX (2nd inn., 10 batters), 4/25 at BAL (5th inn., 9 batters), 5/15 at KC (1st inn., 9 batters), 5/18 at LAA (3rd inn., 9 batters), 5/27 vs. BAL (3rd inn., 12 batters), 6/25 vs. WAS (2nd inn., 10 batters) RUNS BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total Opponent 27 43 39 27 40 34 33 45 25 3 316 Tampa Bay 44 43 53 29 24 27 28 40 29 3 320
OPENING DAY ROSTER PITCHERS (12): LH José Alvarado, RH Matt Andriese, RH Chris Archer, RH Yonny Chirinos, RH Alex Colomé, RH Jake Faria, RH Andrew Kittredge, RH Austin Pruitt, RH Chaz Roe, RH Sergio Romo, LH Blake Snell, LH Ryan Yarbrough CATCHERS (2): Wilson Ramos, Jesús Sucre INFIELDERS (6): C.J. Cron, Matt Duffy, Adeiny Hechavarria, Brad Miller, Daniel Robertson, Joey Wendle OUTFIELDERS (5): Carlos Gómez, Kevin Kiermaier, Rob Refsnyder, Mallex Smith, Denard Span 10-DAY DL (2): RH José De León, RH Nathan Eovaldi APRIL 9 Placed INF Brad Miller (left groin strain) on the 10-day DL; selected RH Ryan Weber from Durham. 10 Transferred RH José De León (Tommy John surgery) to the 60-day DL; acquired OF Jeremy Hazelbaker from the Arizona Diamondbacks for cash considerations and optioned him to Durham. 12 Optioned RH Ryan Weber to Durham; added OF Johnny Field to the taxi squad. 13 Designated RH Ryan Weber for assignment; selected OF Johnny Field from Durham. 16 Placed OF Kevin Kiermaier (torn ligament in right thumb) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Chih-Wei Hu from Durham. 17 Placed INF Matt Duffy (right hamstring strain) on the 10-day DL; transferred OF Kevin Kiermaier (torn ligament in right thumb) to the 60-day DL; optioned RH Chih-Wei Hu to Durham; recalled RH Hunter Wood from Durham; selected INF/OF Brandon Snyder from Durham. 20 Reinstated INF Brad Miller (left groin strain) from the 10-day DL; designated INF/OF Brandon Snyder for assignment. 25 Optioned RH Hunter Wood to Durham; selected LH Jonny Venters from Durham. 27 Optioned RH Austin Pruitt to Durham; reinstated INF Matt Duffy (right hamstring strain) from the 10-day DL. 29 Optioned LH Ryan Yarbrough to Durham; recalled RH Chih-Wei Hu from Durham. MAY 1 Placed RH Yonny Chirinos (right forearm strain) on the 10-day DL, retroactive to April 29; recalled LH Ryan Yarbrough from Durham. 4 Optioned RH Chih-Wei Hu to Durham; recalled RH Ryne Stanek from Durham. 11 Added LH Anthony Banda to the taxi squad. 12 Added LH Anthony Banda from Durham per MLB s 26th Man Rule. 13 Returned LH Anthony Banda to Durham per MLB s 26th Man Rule; optioned RH Ryne Stanek to Durham; recalled RH Austin Pruitt from Durham. 14 Optioned RH Andrew Kittredge to Durham; recalled RH Hunter Wood from Durham; added LH Anthony Banda to the taxi squad. 15 Optioned RH Hunter Wood to Durham; recalled LH Anthony Banda from Durham. 16 Placed OF Carlos Gómez (right groin strain) on the 10-day DL; recalled INF Christian Arroyo from Durham. RECENT TRANSACTIONS (SINCE OPENING DAY) 19 Placed SS Adeiny Hechavarria (right hamstring strain) on the 10-day DL, retroactive to May 18; recalled RH Ryne Stanek from Durham. 22 Placed INF Joey Wendle on the paternity list; recalled INF Willy Adames from Durham. 23 Transferred RH Nathan Eovaldi (arthroscopic surgery, right elbow) to the 60-day DL; placed RH Jake Faria (left oblique strain) on the 10-day DL; selected LH Vidal Nuño from Durham. 25 Optioned INF Willy Adames to Durham; reinstated INF Joey Wendle from the paternity list. 25 Acquired minor league RH Andrew Moore and minor league RH Tommy Romero from the Seattle Mariners for RH Alex Colomé and OF Denard Span; acquired RH Wilmer Font from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for minor league RH Peter Bayer. 26 Reinstated OF Carlos Gómez (right groin strain) from the 10-day DL; added RH Wilmer Font to the active roster. 27 Optioned RH Anthony Banda to Durham; recalled RH Jaime Schultz from Durham. 30 Transferred RH Jake Faria (left oblique strain) to the 60-day DL; optioned RH Jaime Schultz to Durham; reinstated RH Nathan Eovaldi (arthroscopic surgery, right elbow) from the 60-day DL. JUNE 4 Reinstated RH Yonny Chirinos (right forearm strain) from the 10-day DL, optioned him to Durham. 5 Placed RH Chris Archer (left abdominal strain) on the 10-day DL, retroactive to June 3; recalled RH Diego Castillo from Durham. 7 Designated INF Brad Miller for assignment; recalled 1B/OF Jake Bauers from Durham. 10 Acquired 1B Ji-Man Choi from the Milwaukee Brewers for INF Brad Miller; optioned him to Durham. 11 Placed INF Daniel Robertson (left hamstring strain) on the 10-day DL; recalled INF Willy Adames from Durham. 17 Placed INF Christian Arroyo (left oblique strain) on the 10-day DL, retroactive to June 16; reinstated SS Adeiny Hechavarria (right hamstring strain) from the 10-day DL. 19 Designated OF Rob Refsnyder for assignment; reinstated OF Kevin Kiermaier (torn ligament in right thumb) from the 60-day DL. 22 Optioned RH Austin Pruitt to Durham; reinstated INF Daniel Robertson (left hamstring strain) from the 10-day DL. 22 Placed LH Jonny Venters (right hamstring strain) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Austin Pruitt from Durham. 30 Placed RH Wilmer Font (right lat strain) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Hunter Wood from Durham. RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (6) POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORD RHP Chris Archer 10-day Left abdominal strain June 5 June 3 June 13 25 13-12 INF Christian Arroyo 10-day Left oblique strain June 17 June 16 June 26 13 9-4 RHP José De León 60-day Tommy John surgery March 28 -- May 28 82 41-41 RHP Jake Faria 60-day Left oblique strain May 23 -- July 22 36 19-17 RHP Wilmer Font 10-day Right lat strain June 30 -- July 10 1 1 LHP Jonny Venters 10-day Right hamstring strain June 25 -- July 5 5 4-1 Others (Games Missed): RH Yonny Chirinos (31, right forearm strain, 15-16), INF Matt Duffy (7, right hamstring strain, 6-1), RH Nathan Eovaldi (53, arthroscopic surgery, right elbow, 27-26), OF Carlos Gómez (9, right groin strain, 5-4), SS Adeiny Hechavarria (28, right hamstring strain, 11-17), OF Kevin Kiermaier (57, torn ligament in right thumb, 30-27), INF Brad Miller (9, left groin strain, 4-5), INF Daniel Robertson (10, left hamstring strain, 5-5) W-L BY POSITION (STARTS) W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS) C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH Adames 3-1 6-7 1-1 2-3 1-3 1-0 4-1 Arroyo 4-4 4-3 1-0 2-0 3-1 2-2 2-4 Bauers 10-8 2-1 5-4 5-2 1-1 1-2 Cron 15-14 23-23 23-22 0-1 10-12 1-0 3-2 1-0 Duffy 27-34 2-2 8-8 7-1 8-9 2-3 4-10 0-5 Field 6-11 6-3 6-9 0-1 0-1 0-2 3-2 5-15 10-12 Gómez 2-1 28-28 1-2 0-1 0-2 12-10 1-1 1-3 9-7 7-7 0-1 Hechavarria 23-20 2-1 1-2 2-0 4-3 4-6 2-3 8-5 Kiermaier 8-13 7-3 1-9 0-2 Miller 15-19 1-1 2-0 3-1 7-8 5-2 3-8 0-1 Ramos 32-29 2-3 4-3 20-17 3-8 1-0 5-3 0-1 Refsnyder 10-11 1-2 5-2 1-0 1-1 1-4 4-4 9-6 Robertson 13-8 7-2 11-13 1-0 1-1 3-7 1-0 2-1 13-6 5-1 5-2 2-4 1-3 Smith 1-8 24-24 5-2 1-4 0-1 0-1 6-3 8-10 15-11 1-4 Snyder 1-1 0-1 1-0 Span 18-11 1-5 16-16 2-3 3-0 0-1 Sucre 9-12 1-0 1-3 0-2 7-7 Wendle 19-27 1-1 0-1 4-0 2-0 8-12 1-1 5-8 8-6 0-1 0-1 0-1 RAYS HITTERS vs. ASTROS 2018 CAREER PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP Adames 4 13 2 0 0 1 4.154.214 4 13 2 0 0 1 4.154.214 Bauers 6 16 3 0 0 8 5.188.458 6 16 3 0 0 8 5.188.458 Cron 4 15 2 1 1 0 7.133.188 58 202 39 7 23 9 52.193.236 Duffy 5 19 7 0 0 1 2.368.400 12 48 14 1 7 2 9.292.320 Field 5 7 0 0 0 0 2.000.000 5 7 0 0 0 0 2.000.000 Gómez 5 17 3 0 0 2 6.176.263 63 215 49 3 13 15 72.228.294 Hechavarria 4 15 2 0 1 0 4.133.125 11 36 8 0 2 3 7.222.275 Kiermaier 5 19 2 0 0 1 7.105.190 25 84 15 1 3 5 22.179.242 Ramos 6 20 6 1 7 4 4.300.417 18 60 13 2 11 10 13.217.333 Robertson 2 8 3 0 0 0 3.375.375 2 8 3 0 0 0 3.375.375 Smith 5 16 1 0 0 3 7.063.211 9 31 5 0 1 4 12.161.257 Sucre 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 16 38 6 0 2 3 13.158.220 Wendle 6 21 6 0 3 0 10.286.333 12 39 9 0 4 3 15.231.311 RAYS PITCHERS vs. ASTROS 2018 CAREER PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG Alvarado 0 0 1 2.1 3 0 3 0.00.300 0 0 1 2.1 3 0 3 0.00.300 Andriese 0 0 0 2.2 4 3 2 10.13.364 1 1 0 14.2 21 10 13 6.14.350 Castillo 0 0 0 3.1 1 1 2 2.70.091 0 0 0 3.1 1 1 2 2.70.091 Eovaldi 0 1 0 6.0 7 4 5 6.00.292 1 1 0 31.0 24 11 28 3.19.211 Nuño 1 0 0 4.2 4 1 4 1.93.211 1 1 0 26.1 26 10 27 3.42.250 Pruitt 0 0 0 3.0 5 1 2 3.00.385 2 0 0 11.2 10 1 7 0.77.238 Roe 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 2 0.00.100 0 0 0 6.1 2 0 5 0.00.095 Romo 0 1 2 2.2 4 2 1 6.75.364 0 1 4 12.2 13 2 14 1.42.265 Snell 1 0 0 7.0 3 1 6 1.29.143 1 1 0 19.0 22 11 18 5.21.306 Stanek 0 0 0 5.1 1 0 6 0.00.059 0 0 0 5.1 1 0 6 0.00.059 Wood - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yarbrough 0 1 0 6.1 7 1 4 1.42.304 0 1 0 6.1 7 1 4 1.42.304