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TAMPA BAY RAYS (66-61) vs. KANSAS CITY ROYALS (38-89) RH Tyler Glasnow (1-3, 4.10) vs. LH Danny Duffy (7-11, 4.90) Thursday, August 23, 2018 First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field TV: FOX Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 128 (66-61) Home Game No.: 62 (37-24) All-Time Game No.: 3,366 (1566-1799) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,683 (859-823) March: 1-2 April: 12-12 May: 15-13 June: 13-14 July: 13-12 August: 12-8 Pre-All-Star: 49-47 Post-All-Star: 17-14 RAY MATTER—The Rays have won four consecutive games, their lon- gest winning streak since July 7-11 at NYM, vs. DET (5)…they are 9-4 in their last 13 games and 13-8 in their last 21 games to improve to a season- high 5 games over .500 (66-61), their most since they were 51-46 through the end of play on July 21, 2017…this marks the latest date the Rays have been at least 5 games over .500 since finishing the 2013 season at 92-71. Ê Tonight is the fourth game of a 7-game homestand against the Roy- als (3-0) and Red Sox…the Rays are 11-7 at home since the All-Star break and 25-8 (.758) at home since June 11, 2nd-best home win- ning pct. in the majors over that span behind the Red Sox (.759). Ê Last year through 127 games, the Rays were 62-65 but only 4.0 GB of the second Wild Card…they are four games ahead of last sea- son’s record but are 10.0 GB of the AL’s second Wild Card. SEEKING SWEEP—Tonight the Rays are attempting to sweep a 4-game series for the first time since Sep 20-23, 2013 vs. BAL…they are also at- tempting to sweep a 4-game series from the Royals for the fourth time in franchise history, following Aug 8-11, 2011 at home, July 28-31, 2005 at home and July 27-30, 2000 at KC…the Rays have swept eight series this season—six 3-game series and two 2-game series…most recently, they swept the Angels, July 31–Aug 2 at home (3-0)…their eight sweeps are already their most since 2013 (12), and they are tied for 5th-most in the majors behind the Red Sox (12), Yankees (11), Astros (10) and Athletics (9). Ê Tonight the Rays are also attempting to sweep the season series from the Royals…never in franchise history have the Rays swept a season series from an AL opponent…the only time they ever swept a season series when playing multiple series against a club was in 2013, when they went 4-0 vs. MIA (2-0 at home, 2-0 on the road). PITCHING PROPERLY—The Rays have allowed 4 runs over their last 4 games, and all 4 runs have scored via the home run (2 solo, one 2-run)… this is only the seventh time in franchise history the Rays have allowed 4 runs or fewer over a 4-game stretch and the second time this season, following June 25-29 vs. WAS/HOU (3)…including a 3rd-inning home run allowed on Sat at BOS, their last 5 runs allowed have scored via homer. Ê The Rays have pitched to a 1.99 ERA (104-IP, 23-ER) in their last 12 games since Aug 10, best in the majors over that span, ahead of the Cardinals (2.38)…this stretch coincides with the start of the last road trip and includes 7 games of 1 run or fewer and 3 shutouts. Ê The Rays have pitched to a 2.59 ERA in August, 3rd in the majors. Ê Since the debut of the opener on May 19 at LAA, Rays pitching ranks 2nd in the majors and 1st in the AL with a 3.35 ERA—before that, their 4.43 ERA was 22nd in the majors and 9th in the AL. Ê The Rays have 11 shutouts this season, tied for 4th in the AL be- hind the Indians (13), Red Sox (12) and Athletics (12)…they have achieved this despite being the 2nd-to-last team in the majors with one, with their first shutout coming on May 28 at OAK. BATS COMING ALIVE—The Rays have scored 10 runs on 28 hits in the last 2 games, and it is the fourth time this season they have recorded 14 hits (or more) in consecutive games, first since July 14-15 at MIN…it is the first time they have done this in consecutive games, both at home, since April 18-19, 2014 vs. NYY…last night, 10 of the 14 hits (71.4 pct.) came with 2 outs, their most since July 20, 2016 at COL (11) and most at home since April 18, 2014 vs. NYY (12)…five of their 6 runs came with 2 outs. Ê Mallex Smith ranks 7th in the AL with a .304 avg. …he has record- ed multiple hits in six of his last 7 games, batting .419/.438/.581 (13- for-31) over that span…he is attempting to become the first qualify- ing Ray to hit at least .300 since Casey Kotchman (.306) in 2011. Ê Last night was the 22nd time this season the Rays won without the benefit of a home run, most in the majors ahead of the Cubs (20). RAYS vs. ROYALS—The Rays are 82-77 all-time against the Royals (50- 35 at home, 32-42 on the road)…they are 6-0 against them this season, including four 1-run wins…they have a 7-game winning streak over the Royals since Aug 30, 2017 at KC, tied with July 28, 2005–April 16, 2016 for the 2nd-longest in club history behind June 2–Aug 1, 2009 (8)…they swept a 3-game series at Kauffman Stadium from May 14-16, and it was their first sweep of the Royals since Aug 8-11, 2011 at home (4-0) and first on the road since July 17-19, 2009 (3-0)…the Rays are 9-4 against them since the start of last season, compared to 8-25 from 2012-16…they have won three straight series over them after going 0-9-1 in their previous 10 series. ROSTER MAKEOVER—Only 10 players on tonight’s active roster were on it for the series finale between the Rays and Royals on May 16 at Kauff- man Stadium…three were reinstated from the disabled list, five were ac- quired via trade and seven were promoted from the minors (see below)… C.J. Cron, Sergio Romo, Mallex Smith and Jesús Sucre are the only four players who have been on the club’s active roster all season…only 15 of the 41 players (36.6 pct.) from last year’s season-ending active roster or disabled list remain in the organization, and only three of the 36 players (8.3 pct.) from the 2016 season-ending roster or disabled list remain: Matt Duffy, Kevin Kiermaier and Blake Snell…Kiermaier is the only player who was on the roster for Kevin Cash’s managerial debut in 2015. Roster Comparison: Tonight’s Actives vs. Series Finale at KC Ê Remaining on Active Roster (10): José Alvarado, C.J. Cron, Matt Duffy, Chaz Roe, Sergio Romo, Mallex Smith, Blake Snell, Jesús Sucre, Joey Wendle, Ryan Yarbrough Ê Acquired via Trade (5): Jalen Beeks, Ji-Man Choi, Tyler Glasnow, Michael Perez, Tommy Pham Ê Reinstated from DL (3): Yonny Chirinos, Carlos Gómez, Kevin Kiermaier Ê Promoted from Minors (7): Willy Adames, Jake Bauers, Diego Castillo, Adam Ko- larek, Brandon Lowe, Ryne Stanek, Hunter Wood UP NEXT: RED SOX—The Rays are 5-11 against the Red Sox this season (2-5 at home, 3-6 on the road)…seven of the 16 games have been decided by 1 run (1-6) and 10 have been decided by 2 runs or fewer (3-7)…it is their third consecutive losing series against the Red Sox, the first time doing that since 2005-07…the 3-game series starting tomorrow wraps up the season series and concludes a stretch of 6 games in a 10-day span against them…the Rays would need to go 2-1 or better to avoid matching their most losses against any opponent in the Rays era (6-13 in 2016 vs. BAL). Ê The Rays enter tomorrow’s game on a 14 IP scoreless streak against the Red Sox…in a 2-0 win on Sun at BOS, the Rays became the first team since Baseball Reference data is available (1908) to shut out the Red Sox on 2 hits or fewer when using at least five pitchers. Ê Xander Bogaerts has recorded 12 2B in the season series, passing NYY Derek Jeter in 2004 for the most ever against the Rays, and his 15 XBH are one shy of the single-season record against them. CLOSE SHAVES—The Rays are 23-28 (.451) in 51 1-run games, leading the majors in both 1-run games (Mariners, 48) and 1-run losses (Royals, 24)…the single-season club records are 56 1-run games and 30 1-run loss- es…40.2 pct. of Rays games have been decided by 1 run, compared to 27.7 pct. of games in the majors…45.9 pct. of their losses have come by 1 run, highest in the majors (Astros, 44.0)…their 51 1-run games are the most for a team through 127 games since the 2014 Marlins (51) and most for an AL team since the 1993 Royals (55), and their 28 1-run losses are the most in club history through 127 games, ahead of the 2002 Devil Rays (27). Ê Since May 26, the Rays have played 39 games at home: 28 wins, 10 1-run losses, and 1 loss by 2 runs or more (July 24 vs. NYY, 4-0). FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH—The Rays have used 20 different rookies this season, a club record and tied for 3rd-most in the majors behind the An- gels (21) and Marlins (21)…Rays rookies have combined for 539 games, most in the majors ahead of the Phillies (480)…Rays rookie pitchers have combined for 431.2 IP, most in the AL…the Rays have used a rookie start- ing pitcher in 19 of their 31 games since the All-Star break (61.3 pct.). Ê 12 of the 25 players on the active roster are rookies, including seven of the 12 pitchers and five of 13 hitters…nine of the 12 pitchers have less than 2 years of service time, as do six of the 13 hitters…the av- erage age of the Rays active roster is 27 years, 1 month. PLAYERS’ WEEKEND—Will return for its second year this weekend… Players’ Weekend will showcase the personalities and interests of play- ers by allowing them to select a nickname for the back of their jersey as well as wear and use uniquely colored and designed equipment…players will wear specially designed uniforms created for the three games with jerseys by Majestic, caps by New Era and socks from Stance. UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Fri., 8/24 vs. BOS 7:10 p.m. TBD vs. RH Hector Velázquez (7-1, 2.74) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Sat., 8/25 vs. BOS 6:10 p.m. TBD vs. RH Rick Porcello (15-6, 4.14) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) Sun., 8/26 vs. BOS 1:10 p.m. LH Blake Snell (15-5, 2.07) vs. RH Nathan Eovaldi (5-5, 3.81) TBS, FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.)

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Page 1: TAMPA BAY RAYS (66-61) vs. KANSAS CITY ROYALS (38-89) RH ...mlb.mlb.com/documents/6/6/0/291624660/8_23_18_PREGAME_NOTES.pdf · Ê Tonight the Rays are also attempting to sweep the

TAMPA BAY RAYS (66-61) vs. KANSAS CITY ROYALS (38-89)RH Tyler Glasnow (1-3, 4.10) vs. LH Danny Duffy (7-11, 4.90)

Thursday, August 23, 2018 First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field TV: FOX Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Game No.: 128 (66-61) Home Game No.: 62 (37-24) All-Time Game No.: 3,366 (1566-1799) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,683 (859-823)

March: 1-2 April: 12-12 May: 15-13 June: 13-14 July: 13-12 August: 12-8 Pre-All-Star: 49-47 Post-All-Star: 17-14

RAY MATTER—The Rays have won four consecutive games, their lon-gest winning streak since July 7-11 at NYM, vs. DET (5)…they are 9-4 in their last 13 games and 13-8 in their last 21 games to improve to a season-high 5 games over .500 (66-61), their most since they were 51-46 through the end of play on July 21, 2017…this marks the latest date the Rays have been at least 5 games over .500 since finishing the 2013 season at 92-71.

Ê Tonight is the fourth game of a 7-game homestand against the Roy-als (3-0) and Red Sox…the Rays are 11-7 at home since the All-Star break and 25-8 (.758) at home since June 11, 2nd-best home win-ning pct. in the majors over that span behind the Red Sox (.759).

Ê Last year through 127 games, the Rays were 62-65 but only 4.0 GB of the second Wild Card…they are four games ahead of last sea-son’s record but are 10.0 GB of the AL’s second Wild Card.

SEEKING SWEEP—Tonight the Rays are attempting to sweep a 4-game series for the first time since Sep 20-23, 2013 vs. BAL…they are also at-tempting to sweep a 4-game series from the Royals for the fourth time in franchise history, following Aug 8-11, 2011 at home, July 28-31, 2005 at home and July 27-30, 2000 at KC…the Rays have swept eight series this season—six 3-game series and two 2-game series…most recently, they swept the Angels, July 31–Aug 2 at home (3-0)…their eight sweeps are already their most since 2013 (12), and they are tied for 5th-most in the majors behind the Red Sox (12), Yankees (11), Astros (10) and Athletics (9).

Ê Tonight the Rays are also attempting to sweep the season series from the Royals…never in franchise history have the Rays swept a season series from an AL opponent…the only time they ever swept a season series when playing multiple series against a club was in 2013, when they went 4-0 vs. MIA (2-0 at home, 2-0 on the road).

PITCHING PROPERLY—The Rays have allowed 4 runs over their last 4 games, and all 4 runs have scored via the home run (2 solo, one 2-run)…this is only the seventh time in franchise history the Rays have allowed 4 runs or fewer over a 4-game stretch and the second time this season, following June 25-29 vs. WAS/HOU (3)…including a 3rd-inning home run allowed on Sat at BOS, their last 5 runs allowed have scored via homer.

Ê The Rays have pitched to a 1.99 ERA (104-IP, 23-ER) in their last 12 games since Aug 10, best in the majors over that span, ahead of the Cardinals (2.38)…this stretch coincides with the start of the last road trip and includes 7 games of 1 run or fewer and 3 shutouts.

Ê The Rays have pitched to a 2.59 ERA in August, 3rd in the majors. Ê Since the debut of the opener on May 19 at LAA, Rays pitching

ranks 2nd in the majors and 1st in the AL with a 3.35 ERA—before that, their 4.43 ERA was 22nd in the majors and 9th in the AL.

Ê The Rays have 11 shutouts this season, tied for 4th in the AL be-hind the Indians (13), Red Sox (12) and Athletics (12)…they have achieved this despite being the 2nd-to-last team in the majors with one, with their first shutout coming on May 28 at OAK.

BATS COMING ALIVE—The Rays have scored 10 runs on 28 hits in the last 2 games, and it is the fourth time this season they have recorded 14 hits (or more) in consecutive games, first since July 14-15 at MIN…it is the first time they have done this in consecutive games, both at home, since April 18-19, 2014 vs. NYY…last night, 10 of the 14 hits (71.4 pct.) came with 2 outs, their most since July 20, 2016 at COL (11) and most at home since April 18, 2014 vs. NYY (12)…five of their 6 runs came with 2 outs.

Ê Mallex Smith ranks 7th in the AL with a .304 avg. …he has record-ed multiple hits in six of his last 7 games, batting .419/.438/.581 (13-for-31) over that span…he is attempting to become the first qualify-ing Ray to hit at least .300 since Casey Kotchman (.306) in 2011.

Ê Last night was the 22nd time this season the Rays won without the benefit of a home run, most in the majors ahead of the Cubs (20).

RAYS vs. ROYALS—The Rays are 82-77 all-time against the Royals (50-35 at home, 32-42 on the road)…they are 6-0 against them this season, including four 1-run wins…they have a 7-game winning streak over the Royals since Aug 30, 2017 at KC, tied with July 28, 2005–April 16, 2016 for the 2nd-longest in club history behind June 2–Aug 1, 2009 (8)…they swept a 3-game series at Kauffman Stadium from May 14-16, and it was their first sweep of the Royals since Aug 8-11, 2011 at home (4-0) and first on the road since July 17-19, 2009 (3-0)…the Rays are 9-4 against them since the

start of last season, compared to 8-25 from 2012-16…they have won three straight series over them after going 0-9-1 in their previous 10 series.

ROSTER MAKEOVER—Only 10 players on tonight’s active roster were on it for the series finale between the Rays and Royals on May 16 at Kauff-man Stadium…three were reinstated from the disabled list, five were ac-quired via trade and seven were promoted from the minors (see below)…C.J. Cron, Sergio Romo, Mallex Smith and Jesús Sucre are the only four players who have been on the club’s active roster all season…only 15 of the 41 players (36.6 pct.) from last year’s season-ending active roster or disabled list remain in the organization, and only three of the 36 players (8.3 pct.) from the 2016 season-ending roster or disabled list remain: Matt Duffy, Kevin Kiermaier and Blake Snell…Kiermaier is the only player who was on the roster for Kevin Cash’s managerial debut in 2015.

Roster Comparison: Tonight’s Actives vs. Series Finale at KC Ê Remaining on Active Roster

(10): José Alvarado, C.J. Cron, Matt Duffy, Chaz Roe, Sergio Romo, Mallex Smith, Blake Snell, Jesús Sucre, Joey Wendle, Ryan Yarbrough

Ê Acquired via Trade (5): Jalen Beeks, Ji-Man Choi, Tyler Glasnow, Michael Perez,

Tommy Pham Ê Reinstated from DL (3):

Yonny Chirinos, Carlos Gómez, Kevin Kiermaier

Ê Promoted from Minors (7): Willy Adames, Jake Bauers, Diego Castillo, Adam Ko-larek, Brandon Lowe, Ryne Stanek, Hunter Wood

UP NEXT: RED SOX—The Rays are 5-11 against the Red Sox this season (2-5 at home, 3-6 on the road)…seven of the 16 games have been decided by 1 run (1-6) and 10 have been decided by 2 runs or fewer (3-7)…it is their third consecutive losing series against the Red Sox, the first time doing that since 2005-07…the 3-game series starting tomorrow wraps up the season series and concludes a stretch of 6 games in a 10-day span against them…the Rays would need to go 2-1 or better to avoid matching their most losses against any opponent in the Rays era (6-13 in 2016 vs. BAL).

Ê The Rays enter tomorrow’s game on a 14 IP scoreless streak against the Red Sox…in a 2-0 win on Sun at BOS, the Rays became the first team since Baseball Reference data is available (1908) to shut out the Red Sox on 2 hits or fewer when using at least five pitchers.

Ê Xander Bogaerts has recorded 12 2B in the season series, passing NYY Derek Jeter in 2004 for the most ever against the Rays, and his 15 XBH are one shy of the single-season record against them.

CLOSE SHAVES—The Rays are 23-28 (.451) in 51 1-run games, leading the majors in both 1-run games (Mariners, 48) and 1-run losses (Royals, 24)…the single-season club records are 56 1-run games and 30 1-run loss-es…40.2 pct. of Rays games have been decided by 1 run, compared to 27.7 pct. of games in the majors…45.9 pct. of their losses have come by 1 run, highest in the majors (Astros, 44.0)…their 51 1-run games are the most for a team through 127 games since the 2014 Marlins (51) and most for an AL team since the 1993 Royals (55), and their 28 1-run losses are the most in club history through 127 games, ahead of the 2002 Devil Rays (27).

Ê Since May 26, the Rays have played 39 games at home: 28 wins, 10 1-run losses, and 1 loss by 2 runs or more (July 24 vs. NYY, 4-0).

FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH—The Rays have used 20 different rookies this season, a club record and tied for 3rd-most in the majors behind the An-gels (21) and Marlins (21)…Rays rookies have combined for 539 games, most in the majors ahead of the Phillies (480)…Rays rookie pitchers have combined for 431.2 IP, most in the AL…the Rays have used a rookie start-ing pitcher in 19 of their 31 games since the All-Star break (61.3 pct.).

Ê 12 of the 25 players on the active roster are rookies, including seven of the 12 pitchers and five of 13 hitters…nine of the 12 pitchers have less than 2 years of service time, as do six of the 13 hitters…the av-erage age of the Rays active roster is 27 years, 1 month.

PLAYERS’ WEEKEND—Will return for its second year this weekend…Players’ Weekend will showcase the personalities and interests of play-ers by allowing them to select a nickname for the back of their jersey as well as wear and use uniquely colored and designed equipment…players will wear specially designed uniforms created for the three games with jerseys by Majestic, caps by New Era and socks from Stance.

UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULEUpcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & RadioFri., 8/24 vs. BOS 7:10 p.m. TBD vs. RH Hector Velázquez (7-1, 2.74) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.)Sat., 8/25 vs. BOS 6:10 p.m. TBD vs. RH Rick Porcello (15-6, 4.14) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.)Sun., 8/26 vs. BOS 1:10 p.m. LH Blake Snell (15-5, 2.07) vs. RH Nathan Eovaldi (5-5, 3.81) TBS, FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.)

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Ê Selected by Astros Manager A.J. Hinch to join the AL coaching staff for the All-Star Game for a second consecutive season.

Ê Is in his fourth season as Rays manager…at age 40, is the majors’ youngest active skipper—5 months younger than SD Andy Green.

Ê 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.

Ê 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.

Ê 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.

Ê 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).

#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER

TONIGHT’S STARTER: RH TYLER GLASNOW (1-3, 4.10 ERA)

LAST START—On Sat at BOS, went a career-long 6.2 IP despite allowing 4 runs in the 1st inning…yielded 4 runs, 2 hits and 3 BB in the 1st, and 1 run, 1 hit and 0 BB after that…with 1 out in the 1st, allowed a double, double, steal, walk, steal, walk, walk, E3 (throw), and only got out of the inning on an unusual 1-5 double play on a double steal attempt…after the 1st inning, he retired 17 of his 18 BF, including his last 12 BF after a 3rd-inning home run…it was the longest start by a Ray since Yonny Chirinos on July 24 vs. NYY (6.2 IP) and the longest on the road since Nathan Eovaldi on July 8 at NYM (7 IP)…his line: L, 6.2 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR, 94 pit, 50 str.

BIRTHDAY BOY—Today is his 25th birthday…will become the ninth Rays pitcher (11th time) to start on his birthday, first since Jake Faria on July 30, 2017 at NYY and first at home since Matt Moore on June 18, 2016 vs. SF…in franchise history, pitchers to start on their birthday are 4-4 with 2 no-decisions…is attempting to join Jeremy Hellickson on April 8, 2012 vs. NYY, Jason Hammel on Sep 2, 2007 at NYY, Jae Weong Seo on May 24, 2007 vs. SEA and Mark Hendrickson on June 23, 2005 at NYY as Rays starters to win on their birthday…including relievers, seven times a Rays pitcher has won on their birthday (last Wade Davis on Sep 7, 2012 vs. TEX).

Ê For the record, the longest outing ever by a Rays pitcher on their birthday was Hellickson (8.2 IP) on April 8, 2012 vs. NYY…the most strikeouts for a Rays pitcher on his birthday is eight, by Jake Faria on July 30, 2017 at NYY.

EARLY RETURNS—Is 0-1 with a 3.38 ERA (18.2-IP, 7-ER) in 4 starts since joining the Rays, lowering his season ERA from 4.34 to 4.10…excluding openers, is the first pitcher in franchise history to begin his Rays career with four consecutive starts of 3 hits or fewer…min. 15 IP, his 11.57 SO/9 IP ratio since Aug 1 ranks 5th in the AL.

Ê His max velocity with the Rays is 100.2 mph, in his start on Aug 7 vs. BAL…his max velocity this season is 100.4 mph, in relief on May 24 at CIN (with PIT).

Ê 61.7 pct. of his pitches with the Rays have been strikes—66 pct. in his first 3 starts but only 53.2 pct. in his last start…before the trade, 59.4 pct. of his pitches with the Pirates were strikes…has a 2.89 BB/9 IP ratio with the Rays, compared to a 5.46 BB/9 IP ratio in 34 apps, all in relief, with the Pirates.

STANDING TALL—Is the fifth pitcher in club history standing 6'8" or taller, accord-ing to Baseball Reference, following Jeff Niemann (6'9"), Adam Russell (6'8"), Mark Hendrickson (6'9") and Billy Taylor (6'8")…Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder is also listed by Baseball Reference at 6'8" and spent parts of five years in the majors.

THE NEW GUY—Was acquired from the Pirates on July 31, along with OF Austin Meadows and a player to be named, for RH Chris Archer…on Aug 14, the Rays acquired minor league RH Shane Baz, the No. 95 prospect in the minors, according to MLB.com, to complete the trade…at the time of the trade, his 72 SO were 3rd among NL relievers to MIL Josh Hader (99) and COL Adam Ottavino (77), and his 19 relief apps of at least 2 IP were most in the majors.

MAKING THE LEAP—Has a 3.40 ERA (39.2-IP, 15-ER) in 19 apps (4 starts) since June 15 vs. CIN (with PIT)…made the Pirates Opening Day roster for a sec-ond consecutive season…has pitched to a lower ERA in each calendar month this season: 4.70 in April, 4.30 in May, 4.20 in June and 4.09 in July.

Ê Was ranked by Baseball America as a Top 50 prospect in the minors for four consecutive seasons (2014-17), including No. 16 entering the 2015 sea-son and No. 14 entering the 2016 season…is 45-21 with a 2.02 ERA (593.1-IP, 133-ER) and 785 SO over parts of six minor league seasons.

Ê Despite spending the first two months of last season in the Pirates rotation, his 140 SO for Triple-A Indianapolis ranked 3rd in the International League behind Durham’s Ryan Yarbrough (159) and Brent Honeywell (152).

ON THE CLOCK—Was selected by the Pirates in the fifth round of the 2011 June Draft out of William S. Hart High School in Santa Clarita, Calif.—the same school that produced former Ray and 2011 All-Star James Shields and Indians All-Star Trevor Bauer (signed with UCLA).

SEASON & CAREER HIGHS2018 CAREER

6.2, 8/18 at BOS IP 6.2, 8/18/18 at BOS5, 7/6 vs. PHI H 10, 6/9/17 vs. MIA6, 5/1 at WAS R 7, 2x-last 6/9/17 vs. MIA6, 5/1 at WAS ER 7, 5/12/17 at ARI

4, 7/26 vs. NYM BB 6, 9/13/17 at MIL9, 8/7 vs. BAL SO 9, 8/7/18 vs. BAL

1, 8x-last 8/18 at BOS HR 3, 6/3/17 at NYM-- CG ---- SHO --

1G, 5/8 at CWS Win Streak 1G, 3x-last 5/8/18 at CWS2G, 6/22 – Current Loss Streak 5G, 5/28/17 – 4/11/18

2018 SPLITS vs. BATTERSSPLIT AB H AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO TB PAvs. LHB 122 26 .213 7 1 4 21 42 47 143vs. RHB 148 30 .203 7 0 4 19 54 49 168

CAREER MLB BREAKDOWNYEAR W L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO HR2017 2 7 7.69 15 13 62.0 81 61 53 44 56 132018 1 3 4.10 38 4 74.2 56 36 34 40 96 8Career 3 12 5.51 60 21 160.0 159 110 98 97 176 23

2018 SPLITSSPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SOHome 0 1 2.76 21 42.1 34 14 13 23 59Road 1 2 5.85 17 32.1 22 22 21 17 37March -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --April 0 1 4.70 7 15.1 12 8 8 10 22May 1 0 4.30 9 14.2 15 7 7 5 17June 0 1 4.20 10 15.0 9 7 7 8 17July 0 0 4.09 8 11.0 11 6 5 11 16August 0 1 3.38 4 18.2 9 8 7 6 24September -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

SPLITS vs. ROYALSSPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO2018 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --2017 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Career -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --at Home -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

2018 GAME LOG (LAST 20 APPEARANCES)GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT6/7 vs. LAD * -- 4.89 2.0 3 3 3 1 2 1 0 1 37/20 L, 7-8 -- --6/15 vs. CIN * -- 4.75 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/6 W, 3-2 -- --6/17 vs. CIN * -- 4.50 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 26/16 L, 6-8 -- --6/19 vs. MIL * -- 4.28 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 33/19 L, 2-3 -- --6/22 vs. ARI * L-2 4.29 2.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 41/23 L, 1-2 (13) -- --6/25 at NYM * -- 4.71 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 7/2 W, 6-4 -- --6/27 at NYM * -- 4.60 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 11/6 W, 5-3 -- --6/30 at SD * -- 4.40 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 21/14 L, 3-4 -- --7/1 at SD * -- 4.30 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12/7 W, 7-5 -- --7/4 at LAD * -- 4.70 0.0 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 15/5 L, 4-6 -- --7/6 vs. PHI * -- 5.06 2.0 5 3 3 1 6 0 0 1 49/30 L, 5-17 -- --7/10 vs. WAS * -- 4.89 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 23/14 L, 1-5 -- --7/12 vs. MIL * -- 4.80 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 22/13 W, 6-3 -- --7/14 vs. MIL (G2) * -- 4.67 1.1 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 40/21 W, 6-2 -- --7/22 at CIN * -- 4.58 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12/7 W, 9-2 -- --7/26 vs. NYM * -- 4.34 3.0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 57/28 L, 6-12 -- --8/1 vs. LAA -- 4.27 3.0 2 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 48/34 W, 7-2 Tropeano down, 1-08/7 vs. BAL -- 4.14 4.0 2 1 1 0 9 1 0 0 61/42 W, 4-3 Cobb tied, 1-18/12 at TOR -- 3.97 5.0 2 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 79/48 L, 1-2 Stroman up, 1-08/18 at BOS -- 4.10 6.2 3 5 4 3 4 1 0 0 94/50 L, 2-5 Price down, 5-2

* indicates relief appearance

Pronunciation: GLASS-now

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RAYS HITTER NOTES#1 WILLY ADAMES INF Pronunciation: ah-DAH-mes 2018: .253/.308/.399 7 HR 19 RBI 5 SBWed vs. KC: 1-4, R, CS, GDP KC Series: 5-11, HR, 2-RBI, 2-R Trip: 9-26, 3-2B, HR, 3-RBI, 5-BB, 5-R vs. LH: .233 (10-43), 1-HRLast HR: 8/21/18 vs. KC Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.455, 5-11) RISP: .220 (11-50) vs. RH: .259 (35-135), 6-HR

Ê Batting .455/.455/.727 (5-for-11) in 3 games this series, and .378/.452/.622 (14-for-37) with 3 2B, 2 HR and 5 RBI over his last 11 games (all starts) Ê His avg. was below .200 as late as July 29 (.196)…since then, is batting .348/.405/.576 (23-for-66) with 3 2B, 4 HR and 10 RBI in 20 games (19 starts). Ê On Tues vs. KC, recorded the second 3-hit game of his career (also Aug 10 at TOR), including a 2nd-inning home run off the C-ring catwalk. Ê On Aug 7 vs. BAL, became the fifth in club history to hit a walk-off homer before his 23rd birthday and second this season, joining Jake Bauers. Ê Has appeared in 53 games and made 51 starts (43-SS, 8-2B)…has 11 errors, most on the team, including 9 errors in his last 31 games (30 starts). Ê Entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 19 prospect in the minors…homered in his major league debut on May 22 vs. BOS.

#9 JAKE BAUERS 1B/OF Pronunciation: BOW-ers 2018: .209/.328/.413 9 HR 34 RBI 4 SBWed vs. KC: DNP KC Series: 0-6, 2-BB Trip: 1-27, RBI, 5-BB, R vs. LH: .211 (12-57), 2-HRLast HR: 8/1/18 vs. LAA Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-15 RISP: .275 (14-51) vs. RH: .208 (36-173), 7-HR

Ê Hitless in his last 15 AB and is 1-for-his-last-33…since Aug 3, is batting .080/.277/.080 (4-for-50), all singles, with 6 RBI in 17 games (15 starts). Ê Batting .152/.277/.303 (15-for-99) with 4 HR and 16 RBI in 30 games (28 starts) since the All-Star break, compared to .252/.368/.496 in the first half. Ê Since his June 7 recall, ranks among ML rookies in doubles (16, tied for 1st), RBI (34, 3rd), extra-base hits (27, tied for 3rd) and walks (40, 2nd). Ê Has 9 HR in 230 AB with the Rays, compared to 5 HR in 197 AB with Triple-A Durham…his 14 HR between the two levels tie a career high (2016). Ê 27 of his 48 hits (56.3 pct.) this season have gone for extra bases (16-2B, 2-3B, 9-HR), 5th-highest rate in the majors among players with 100 PA. Ê Has appeared in 66 games and made 62 starts (47-1B, 10-LF, 4-DH, 1-RF)…entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 45 prospect.

#26 JI-MAN CHOI 1B Pronunciation: GEE-man CHOY 2018: .255/.331/.464 5 HR 15 RBI 1 SBWed vs. KC: 2-5, 2B KC Series: 3-7, 2B, 2-BB Trip: 7-23, 3-2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB, R vs. LH: .091 (1-11)Last HR: 8/10/18 at TOR Current Hitting Streak: 9G (.333, 11-33) RISP: .192 (5-26) vs. RH: .273 (27-99), 5-HR

Ê Has hit safely in a career-high nine straight games, batting .333/.421/.636 (11-for-33) with 4 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI and 5 BB over that stretch. Ê Batting .263/.348/.450 (21-for-80) with 6 2B, 3 HR and 10 RBI in 23 games, all starts at DH against right-handed starters, since joining the Rays. Ê On Mon vs. KC, reached base safely three times for a second consecutive game, his first time ever doing that in back-to-back games. Ê On Aug 9-10 vs. BAL, at TOR, homered in back-to-back games for the second time in his career…hit 1 HR in his first 14 games with the Rays. Ê 42.7 pct. of his plate appearances this season have resulted in a home run, walk or strikeout, including 38.0 pct. of plate apps with the Rays. Ê Has spent parts of three seasons in the majors with four different teams, batting .215/.303/.422 (51-for-237) with 13 2B, 12 HR and 32 RBI.

#44 C.J. CRON 1B Pronunciation: krohn 2018: .249/.315/.477 24 HR 59 RBI 1 SBWed vs. KC: 0-4 KC Series: 2-9, 2B Trip: 7-20, 2-2B, 2-HR, 3-RBI, 3-R vs. LH: .280 (33-118), 6-HRLast HR: 8/19/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: .202 (22-109) vs. RH: .237 (71-299), 18-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. KC, snapped a 6-game hitting streak…batting .310/.310/.621 (9-for-29) with 3 2B, 2 HR and 3 RBI over his last 7 games (all starts). Ê His 24 HR are a career high and most on the team, ahead of Wilson Ramos (14)…his previous career high was 16 HR in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Ê Has hit 21.2 pct. of the team’s homers…47 of his 104 hits (45.2 pct.) this season have gone for extra bases, the highest rate of his career. Ê On Sat at BOS, hit a 464-foot homer, tying J.P. Arencibia on Sep 7, 2015 at DET for the longest by a Ray since StatCast started tracking them. Ê Has struck out in 26.1 pct. of his plate appearances, 8th-highest in the AL, according to FanGraphs, and the highest rate of his career. Ê Has appeared in 113 games and made 105 starts (59-DH, 46-1B)…has been hit by pitch 14 times, 2nd in the AL behind TB Carlos Gómez (20).

#5 MATT DUFFY INF 2018: .293/.350/.368 4 HR 33 RBI 9 SBWed vs. KC: 2-4, RBI, BB, SB KC Series: 2-8, RBI, BB Trip: 3-24, 4-BB, R vs. LH: .287 (31-108), 1-HRLast HR: 6/16/18 at NYY Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP: .300 (27-90) vs. RH: .295 (89-302), 3-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. KC, his 2 hits were his most since Aug 9 vs. BAL (2)…reached base safely three times, his most since Aug 15 at NYY (3). Ê Batting .214/.287/.224 (21-for-98) with 1 2B and 6 RBI in 26 games (25 starts) since the All-Star break to lower his season avg. from .317 to .293. Ê Only 18.3 pct. of his hits have gone for extra bases, 2nd-lowest in the majors…31 of his last 32 hits and 42 of his last 43 hits have been singles. Ê Hasn’t homered since June 16 at NYY…has gone 191 AB since then, the 2nd-longest homerless drought of his career (214 AB in 2016). Ê Since June 16, is batting .442/.510/.535 (19-for-43) vs. left-handed pitching, highest avg. in the AL vs. LHP over that stretch (min. 25 AB). Ê According to FanGraphs, 25.7 pct. of his balls in play are line drives, 6th-highest in the AL…the major league avg. for line drives is 21.4 pct. Ê Has appeared in 106 games and made 102 starts (97-3B, 5-DH)…has made 10 errors, tied for 2nd-most on the team behind Willy Adames (11).

#27 CARLOS GÓMEZ OF 2018: .219/.312/.354 8 HR 28 RBI 10 SBWed vs. KC: 2-3, 2B, RBI, 2-R, SB, SAC KC Series: 2-3, 2B, RBI, 2-R Trip: 1-12, RBI vs. LH: .208 (20-96), 2-HRLast HR: 7/14/18 at MIN Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.667, 2-3) RISP: .244 (20-82) vs. RH: .224 (50-223), 6-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. KC, recorded his first multi-hit game since July 31 vs. LAA (2), and his 2 runs scored were his most since July 14 at MIN (2). Ê Batting .200/.355/.320 (5-for-25) in 14 games (8 starts) since the beginning of August, after batting .372/.491/.558 (16-for-43) from July 7-31. Ê Has only homered once in his last 57 games (45 starts) since June 2 and it came off position player Willians Astudillo on July 14 at MIN. Ê Has been hit by pitch a career-high 20 times, most in the majors ahead of NYM Brandon Nimmo (18), and 3rd-most in a season in club history. Ê Has been charged with 7 errors, his most since 2015 (7), and one shy of MIN Eddie Rosario (8) for most among major league outfielders. Ê Has appeared in 100 games and made 87 starts (79-RF, 5-DH, 3-CF)…is one of six active players with at least 100 HR and 200 SB in his career.

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER CF Pronunciation: KEER-my-er 2018: .196/.261/.314 4 HR 18 RBI 8 SBWed vs. KC: 2-3, 2B, BB KC Series: 6-11, 2-2B, BB Trip: 6-32, 2-2B, RBI, 2-R vs. LH: .154 (10-65), 1-HRLast HR: 7/28/18 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 5G (.421, 8-19) RISP: .145 (9-62) vs. RH: .211 (38-180), 3-HR

Ê Batting .357/.379/.500 (10-for-28) with 4 2B and 1 RBI in 8 games (7 starts)…has recorded multiple hits in two of his last 3 games, incl. 2 2B. Ê Min. 200 PA, his .196 avg. is 6th-lowest in the AL…batting .189/.241/.257 (14-for-74) with 5 2B and 2 RBI in 20 games (19 starts) in August. Ê Moved out of the leadoff spot on Aug 5 vs. CWS, and since then has made starts batting fifth (1), sixth (9), seventh (4) and eighth (1) in the order. Ê Has appeared in 63 games and made 61 starts, all in center field, including 17 starts against lefties…since 2015, leads the majors with 95 Defensive

Runs Saved, ahead of ATL/LAA Andrelton Simmons (91)…has achieved this despite missing significant time in each of the last three seasons. Ê Is the only player from the Opening Day roster or disabled list for Kevin Cash’s managerial debut on April 6, 2015 vs. BAL remaining in the org.

#35 BRANDON LOWE INF/OF Pronunciation: rhymes with “now” 2018: .135/.238/.162 0 HR 4 RBI 0 SBWed vs. KC: 2-4, 2-RBI KC Series: 2-8, 2-RBI Trip: 3-19, 2B, 2-RBI, 2-BB vs. LH: .200 (1-5)Last HR: -- Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP: .308 (4-13) vs. RH: .125 (4-32)

Ê Yesterday vs. KC, snapped a 0-for-9 skid and recorded his second career multi-hit game and second career multi-RBI game (also Aug 15 at NYY). Ê Has appeared in 11 games, all starts (6-2B, 5-LF), since his Aug 4 selection from Triple-A Durham…made his major league debut on Aug 5 vs. CWS. Ê Began his major league career hitless through 19 AB, 2nd-longest to begin a career in club history, behind Stephen Vogt (0-for-25) in 2012. Ê Hit .297/.391/.558 (113-for-380) with 31 2B, 22 HR and 76 RBI in 100 games between Double-A Montgomery and Durham this season, with a June 7

promotion to Triple-A…at the time of his selection, his 31 2B tied for 7th among full-season minor leaguers and his 54 XBH ranked 5th. Ê In its midseason update, was ranked by MLB.com as the No. 9 prospect in the organization and the No. 8 second base prospect in the minors.

#43 MICHAEL PEREZ C Pronunciation: per-EHZ 2018: .288/.317/.390 1 HR 4 RBI 0 SBWed vs. KC: 1-4, 2-R KC Series: 3-11, 3-R Trip: 6-21, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 3-R vs. LH: .400 (4-10)Last HR: 8/10/18 at TOR Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.375, 3-8) RISP: .083 (1-12) vs. RH: .265 (13-49), 1-HR

Ê Batting .200/.231/.200 (5-for-25) in his last 8 games (7 starts)…on Tues vs. KC, recorded his fifth career multi-hit game (last Aug 12 at NYY). Ê Batting .179/.226/.214 (5-for-28) in 9 games (all starts) at home, compared to .387/.406/.548 (12-for-31) in 10 games (9 starts) on the road. Ê Has appeared in 19 games and made 18 starts, all at catcher, since being acquired from the D-backs…made his ML debut on July 26 at BAL. Ê Hit .284/.342/.417 (62-for-218) with 9 2B, 6 HR and 29 RBI in 58 games this season with Triple-A Reno, incl. .308/.357/.423 (48-for-156) vs. RHP. Ê Selected by the D-backs in the fifth round of the 2011 June Draft…entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the Best Defensive Catcher

in the D-backs org. …was ranked by Baseball America as the Best Defensive Catcher in the Southern League in its Best Tools survey last season.

#29 TOMMY PHAM OF 2018: .244/.333/.390 14 HR 43 RBI 10 SBWed vs. KC: DNP KC Series: 3-8, 2B, RBI, BB, R Trip: 2-13, 2B, RBI, 3-BB, R vs. LH: .247 (21-85), 2-HRLast HR: 7/19/18 at CHC Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.750, 3-4) RISP: .259 (22-85) vs. RH: .243 (71-292), 12-HR

Ê Left Tuesday’s game vs. KC in the 9th inning with a dislocated right ring finger; X-rays were negative and he is day-to-day…his 3 hits snapped a 0-for-15 skid and were his most since July 20 at CHC (3, with STL)…reached base safely four times, his most since May 18 vs. PHI (5, with STL).

Ê Batting .192/.364/.269 (5-for-26) with 2 2B and 2 RBI in 8 games (all starts) with the Rays since being acquired from the Cardinals on July 31. Ê Hit .341/.453/.511 (30-for-88) with 3 HR through the end of April, but since then is batting .215/.294/.353 (62-for-289) with 11 HR in 81 games. Ê The avg. exit velocity on his balls in play, according to StatCast, is 92.9 mph, 10th in the majors, up from his 89.2 mph on batted balls last year. Ê Last season, finished 11th in overall balloting for the NL Most Valuable Player Award, batting .306/.411/.520 (136-for-444) with 23 HR, 73 RBI and 25 SB

in 128 games (116 starts)…became the first Cardinals player with at least 20 HR and 20 SB in a single season since Reggie Sanders in 2004. Ê Selected in the 16th round of the 2006 June Draft…spent parts of nine seasons in the minors before his major league debut on September 9, 2014.

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RAYS HITTER NOTES (cont’d).#0 MALLEX SMITH OF 2018: .304/.374/.425 2 HR 31 RBI 26 SBWed vs. KC: 2-5, 2-RBI, R KC Series: 6-13, 2B, 2-RBI, BB, 2-R Trip: 9-32, 2-2B, 3B, HR, 3-RBI, 3-BB, 6-R vs. LH: .350 (21-60)Last HR: 8/15/18 at NYY Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.462, 6-13) RISP: .289 (24-83) vs. RH: .294 (91-309), 2-HR

Ê Has multiple hits in six of his last 7 games…batting .367/.433/.500 (22-for-60) in 15 games (all starts) since moving to the leadoff spot on Aug 5. Ê Batting .304 this season and is attempting to become the first qualifying Ray to hit .300 or better since Casey Kotchman (.306) did it in 2011. Ê Since the start of August, is tied for 1st in the majors with 8 SB…since July 1, is batting .375/.453/.570 (48-for-128) in 40 games (36 starts) and ranks

among AL leaders over that stretch (min. 75 PA) in avg. (1st), on-base pct. (2nd), triples (tied for 1st) and stolen bases (11, tied for 3rd). Ê Is tied for 1st in the AL with 9 3B and ranks 4th with 26 SB…according to FanGraphs, 27.4 pct. of his balls in play are line drives, 4th in the AL. Ê Batting .373/.446/.515 (63-for-169) in 53 games (49 starts) at Tropicana Field and .245/.312/.350 (49-for-200) in 62 games (52 starts) on the road. Ê Has appeared in 115 games and made 101 starts (53-CF, 28-RF, 20-LF)…has made 5 errors, but none in his last 63 games (58 starts) since June 1.

#45 JESÚS SUCRE C Pronunciation: heh-SOOS SUE-cray 2018: .206/.247/.235 0 HR 15 RBI 1 SBWed vs. KC: DNP KC Series: DNP Trip: 1-10, RBI vs. LH: .143 (5-35)Last HR: 9/24/17 at BAL Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-6 RISP: .225 (9-40) vs. RH: .228 (23-101)

Ê Is 1-for-his-last-18; batting .095 (2-for-21) in 9 games (6 starts) since the start of August and .150 (6-for-40) with 3 RBI since the All-Star break. Ê All 4 XBH have been doubles…has gone 142 AB since his last home run on Sep 24, 2017 at BAL, his last of a career-high 7 HR last season. Ê Batting .288 (19-for-66) with runner(s) on base and .333 (6-for-18) with RISP/2 out, compared to .129 (9-for-70) with the bases empty. Ê On July 27 at BAL, made his fifth career pitching appearance, third with the Rays and second this season…got the last two outs of the 8th inn. Ê Has appeared in 53 games and made 38 starts at catcher…has thrown out 27.3 pct. of base stealers this season and 28.3 pct. in his career.

#18 JOEY WENDLE INF/OF 2018: .290/.339/.425 7 HR 44 RBI 8 SBWed vs. KC: DNP KC Series: 2-8, 3B, 2-RBI, BB, R Trip: 10-35, 5-2B, HR, 8-RBI, 4-R vs. LH: .308 (16-52)Last HR: 8/19/18 at BOS Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.250, 3-12) RISP: .253 (24-95) vs. RH: .288 (90-313), 7-HR

Ê On Tues vs. KC, his 2-run triple was his fifth of the season and first since July 14 at MIN…has recorded 4 XBH in his last 5 games (all starts). Ê Since the start of July, batting .341/.399/.558 (47-for-138) with 11 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR and 23 RBI…min. 75 PA, his .341 avg. is 5th in the AL since then. Ê His .290 avg. would be the best by a qualifying rookie in club history, ahead of Rocco Baldelli (.289) in 2003…ranks 2nd among AL rookies in hits. Ê Batting .255/.302/.373 (39-for-153) with 2 HR and 15 RBI at home, compared to .316/.366/.462 (67-for-212) with 5 HR and 27 RBI on the road. Ê Was named the Rays recipient of the 2018 Heart and Hustle Award by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA). Ê Has appeared in 107 games and made 90 starts (68-2B, 13-LF, 7-3B, 2-SS)…86 of his 90 starts have come against right-handed starters.

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#46 JOSÉ ALVARADO LH Pronunciation: al-vuh-RAH-doh 2018: 1-5-5 2.38 ERA 56 GLast App: 8/22 vs. KC (0.1-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 7/10 vs. DET Saves-Opps: 5-8 IR-RS: 37-9 vs. LH: .246 (16-65), 1-HR

0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 4-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–7/10/18 vs. DET, Loss–8/12/18 at TOR, Save–8/20/18 vs. KC vs. RH: .168 (21-125) Ê Yesterday vs. KC, inherited 1-on, 2-out in the 8th inning and got a swinging strikeout of Alex Gordon, his only batter faced in the outing. Ê Has pitched to a 1.33 ERA (20.1-IP, 3-ER) over his last 23 apps since June 26 and a 1.40 ERA (25.2-IP, 4-ER) over his last 29 apps since June 12. Ê Has only allowed 2 HR in 82.2 IP in his career, coming against TOR Russell Martin (solo) last season and Kyle Seager (2-run) on June 10 vs. SEA. Ê His avg. fastball velocity this season is 97.3 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is 100.3 mph in his outing on April 28 at BOS. Ê On June 26 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.

#63 DIEGO CASTILLO RH 2018: 3-2-0 3.47 ERA 30 GLast App: 8/19 at BOS (GS, 1.2-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 2.2, 8/11 at TOR Saves-Opps: 0-2 IR-RS: 18-8 vs. LH: .180 (9-50), 2-HR

0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 19-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–8/11/18 at TOR, Loss–8/5/18 vs. CWS, Save–none vs. RH: .177 (14-79), 1-HR Ê On Sun at BOS, made his first career start, and pitched a perfect 1st inning before being replaced with 1-on, 2-out in the 2nd inning. Ê His last 5 apps (1 start) and seven of his last 8 apps (1 start) have been scoreless after allowing multiple runs in four of his previous 5 outings. Ê Has gone 1.1 IP or longer 11 times this season, and 2 IP or longer seven times…has thrown as many as 36 pitches, on June 9 vs. SEA (1.2 IP). Ê His avg. fastball velocity this season is 96.7 mph, according to StatCast, including 12 pitches of at least 99 mph and three of at least 100 mph. Ê 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.

#56 ADAM KOLAREK LH Pronunciation: koh-LAIR-ick 2018: 1-0-1 4.82 ERA 14 GLast App: 8/22 vs. KC (0.1-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.2, 7/10 vs. DET Saves-Opps: 1-2 IR-RS: 10-2 vs. LH: .321 (9-28)

0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 3-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–7/22/18 vs. MIA, Loss–none, Save–8/16/18 at NYY vs. RH: .298 (14-47) Ê Yesterday vs. KC, retired Brett Phillips, his only batter faced, on a 1-3 groundout in the 8th inning…on Tues vs. KC, got out of a 2-on, 1-out jam. Ê Has pitched to a 0.73 ERA (12.1-IP, 1-ER) over his last 9 apps spanning two stints since July 22, after a 12.79 ERA in his first 5 apps of the season. Ê On Aug 16 at NYY, inherited the bases loaded with no outs in the 9th and retired all 3 BF for his first career save…according to Stats LLC, he became

the first pitcher in club history to enter with no outs in the 9th inn. or later and the bases loaded, strand all 3 IR and record the save…he was the first pitcher to do that in the majors since STL Jason Motte in 2012, and the first pitcher to do it for his first career save since NYY Todd Erdos in 2000.

Ê Recalled from Triple-A Durham on Aug 3…went 5-1 with a 1.61 ERA (44.2-IP, 8-R/ER), 4 saves and 52 SO in 31 apps (1 start) for the Bulls.

#52 CHAZ ROE RH 2018: 1-2-1 3.23 ERA 46 GLast App: 8/22 vs. KC (0.1-IP, 1-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 6/17 at NYY Saves-Opps: 1-1 IR-RS: 23-4 vs. LH: .240 (6-25), 1-HR

0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 6-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–6/17/18 at NYY, Loss–7/6/18 at NYM, Save–6/9/18 vs. SEA vs. RH: .188 (21-112), 3-HR Ê Yesterday vs. KC, entered with 1 out in the 8th inning and yielded a ground-rule double to his first batter, then got a strikeout and was replaced. Ê All 5 apps since returning from the 10-day DL (left meniscus tear) have been scoreless…has yielded 3 hits with 0 BB and 8 SO in 4 IP since then. Ê All but two of his last 24 apps since May 19 have been scoreless…has pitched to a 1.99 ERA (22.2-IP, 5-ER) since then to lower his ERA from 4.96. Ê According to FanGraphs, has thrown his slider for 49.9 pct. of total pitches this season…has thrown it 44.6 pct. of the time in his career. Ê 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: 2-3-18 3.36 ERA 61 G 5 GSLast App: 8/22 vs. KC (S, 1.0-IP, 2-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: 18-25 IR-RS: 30-13 vs. LH: .239 (16-67), 2-HR

0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO, 16-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–8/7/18 vs. BAL, Loss–8/8/18 vs. BAL, Save–8/22/18 vs. KC vs. RH: .245 (35-143), 4-HR Ê Yesterday vs. KC, pitched a scoreless 9th inning for the save…the final out came at the plate after a single, indifference and single (5-3-2 putout). Ê Has pitched to a 1.29 ERA (21-IP, 3-ER) in 22 apps since July 3 and a 1.54 ERA (35-IP, 6-ER) in 37 apps (1 start) since the beginning of June. Ê Has made 61 apps, tied for 3rd in the AL…all 18 saves this season have come since May 29 at OAK, tied for 6th in the majors over that stretch. Ê On July 25 vs. NYY, became the first pitcher to also appear in a game at third base since PHI Bill Wilson on Aug 6, 1971 at PIT…became the first

AL pitcher to appear defensively at another position and record a save since MIL Chuck Crim on June 6, 1989 at TOR (first base). Ê His combination of starts (5) and saves (18) has been unmatched by an AL pitcher since CAL Joe Grahe (7 starts, 21 saves) in 1992.

#55 RYNE STANEK RH Pronunciation: STAN-ik 2018: 1-3-0 2.58 ERA 43 G 21 GSLast App: 8/22 vs. KC (2.0-IP, 0-H, Long Relief App: 2.0, 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 11-6 vs. LH: .132 (9-68)

0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 22-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–5/28/18 at OAK, Loss–7/28/18 at BAL, Save–none vs. RH: .210 (25-119), 6-HR Ê Yesterday vs. KC, retired all 6 BF on 22 pitches in his 21st start of the season…it was his 16th scoreless start and sixth without allowing a hit. Ê Since the start of June, is 0-2 with a 2.11 ERA (42.2-IP, 10-ER) and .184 opp avg. (28-for-152) in 34 apps (19 starts) to lower his season ERA from 4.66. Ê Is the first pitcher to total 20 starts and 20 relief apps in a season since TOR Esmil Rogers (20 starts, 24 relief apps) in 2013, and the first rookie since

MIN Joe Mays (20 starts, 29 relief apps) in 1999…before Mays, the last rookie to do it was LAD Orel Hershiser (20 starts, 25 relief apps) in 1984. Ê His avg. fastball velocity this season is 98.0 mph, according to StatCast, and his max velocity is 100.5 mph in his start on May 26 vs. BAL. Ê Has gone 1-1 with a 2.18 ERA (20.2-IP, 5-ER) and .203 opp avg. (15-for-74) in 22 relief apps and 0-2 with a 2.84 ERA and .168 opp avg. in 21 starts.

#61 HUNTER WOOD RH 2018: 0-1-0 3.86 ERA 17 G 8 GSLast App: 8/20 vs. KC (GS, 1.2-IP, Long Relief App: 3.0, 7/3 at MIA Saves-Opps: 0-0 IR-RS: 4-0 vs. LH: .255 (12-47), 1-HR

2-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO, 25-pit) Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–none, Loss–8/14/18 at NYY, Save–none vs. RH: .317 (20-63), 2-HR Ê On Mon vs. KC, pitched on 5 days’ rest, and made a scoreless start of 1.2 IP…had a perfect 1st and was replaced with 2-on, 2-out in the 2nd. Ê Has allowed at least 1 run in six of his last 10 apps (7 starts), with a 4.86 ERA (16.2-IP, 9-ER) over that span to increase his season ERA from 2.38. Ê Has recorded 4 outs or more in five of his nine relief apps…has pitched to a 3.60 ERA (15-IP, 6-ER) and .255 opp avg. (14-for-55) out of the bullpen. Ê Has allowed 3 HR, all in relief, and all solo homers (July 4 at MIA, JT Riddle; July 21 vs. MIA, Cameron Maybin; July 29 at BAL, Austin Wynns). Ê Was recalled from Triple-A Durham on June 30 for his third stint…was 2-2 with a 3.00 ERA (42-IP, 14-ER) in 24 apps (2 starts) with the Bulls.

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RAYS BY THE NUMBERSCurrent Streak: W4 When commit error: 28-27 Hit homer: 44-27Current Record: 66-61 Ahead after 6-7-8: 53-6/58-4/55-3 Hit multiple homers: 24-5Home/Road: 36-24/29-37 Behind after 6-7-8: 5-45/2-47/1-48 Score first: 51-22Day/Night: 25-22/40-38 Tied after 6-7-8: 8-10/6-9/10-8 Score 5 or more: 40-7Grass/Turf: 27-36/39-25 1-run games: 23-27 Score less than 5: 26-54vs. East: 28-28 2-run games: 13-4 Outhit opponents: 51-20vs. Central: 16-9 Extra innings: 5-6 Outhit by opponents: 9-33vs. West: 16-12 Win in last at-bat: 11 Collect 10 or more hits: 38-9vs. National League: 6-12 Come-from-behind wins: 20 Opp. 10 or more hits: 9-19vs. RH/LH starters: 46-44/20-17 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 26 Wearing white/gray/navy: 26-18/16-26/15-11Series W-L-T (home): 13-7-0 Series W-L-T (road): 9-12-0 Wearing light blue/other: 3-3/6-3

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Cron 13 9 2 24Ramos 5 8 1 14Bauers 4 3 2 9Robertson 7 2 9Gómez 7 1 8Adames 7 7Wendle 7 7Field 4 1 1 6Miller 4 1 5Duffy 2 1 1 4Kiermaier 2 1 1 4Span 1 3 4Choi 3 3Hechavarria 2 1 3Refsnyder 1 1 2Smith 1 1 2Arroyo 1 1Perez 1 1TOTALS 71 30 9 3 113

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYBanda 1 5 5.00 9.00 1-0 0Castillo 1 1 1.00 5.40 1-0 1Chirinos 7 8 1.14 2.78 2-5 1Faria 11 30 2.73 5.29 6-5 2Font 5 9 1.80 3.86 4-1 0Glasnow 4 4 1.00 1.93 2-2 0Kittredge 3 1 0.33 2.45 1-2 0Romo 5 4 0.80 7.71 2-3 0Snell 24 81 3.38 5.24 15-9 15Stanek 21 20 0.95 5.68 9-12 0Wood 8 2 0.25 1.38 6-2 0Yarbrough 5 14 2.80 5.32 3-2 0

LAST HOME RUN & PLAYER SEASON HIGHSLAST HR OFF ’18 MOST HITS GAME ’18 MOST RBI GAME

Adames 8/21/18 vs. KC Sparkman 3, 2x-last 8/21 vs. KC 2, 3x-last 8/1 vs. LAABauers 8/1/18 vs. LAA Robles 4, 6/25 vs. WAS 4, 7/14 at MINChoi 8/10/18 at TOR Estrada 3, 7/23 vs. NYY 4, 6/9/18 at PHICron 8/19/18 at BOS Barnes 3, 3x-last 7/11 vs. DET 4, 4/21 vs. MINDuffy 6/16/18 at NYY Shreve 4, 4/28 at BOS 3, 5/12 at BALGómez 7/14/18 at MIN Astudillo 3, 2x-last 7/9 vs. DET 3, 7/9 vs. DETKiermaier 7/28/18 at BAL Gausman 3, 2x-last 8/20 vs. KC 4, 6/25 vs. WASLowe -- -- 2, 2x-last 8/22 vs. KC 2, 2x-last 8/22 vs. KCPerez 8/10/18 at TOR Cessa 3, 7/27 at BAL 2, 8/10 at TORPham 7/19/18 at CHC Hendricks 4, 4/26 vs. NYM 3, 4x-last 7/20 at CHCSmith 8/15/18 at NYY Peacock 4, 3x-last 8/6 vs. CWS 3, 2x-last 7/20 vs. MIASucre 9/24/17 at BAL Tillman 3, 2x-last 7/15 at MIN 3, 7/15 at MINWendle 8/19/18 at BOS Velázquez 3, 5x-last 8/7 vs. CWS 3, 8/10 at TOR

RUNS BY INNING1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total

Opponent 46 64 51 47 59 56 73 61 38 11 505Tampa Bay 67 60 74 59 39 45 50 66 54 9 524

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERSW-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR

Totals 66-61-39 127 3.71 1136.2 963 469 401 1102 126Starters 28-29-0 127 3.72 512.2 430 212 178 528 61Relievers 38-32-39 127 3.71 624.0 533 257 223 574 65Home 37-24-21 61 2.98 555.0 426 184 171 554 56Road 29-37-18 66 4.41 581.2 537 285 230 548 70March 1-2-1 3 2.33 27.0 22 7 10 17 2April 12-12-5 24 4.85 213.1 209 115 84 217 25May 15-13-9 28 3.39 252.0 187 95 80 227 30June 13-14-8 27 2.92 240.1 189 78 83 219 25July 13-12-8 25 4.88 227.0 235 123 94 230 25August 12-8-7 20 2.59 177.0 121 51 50 192 19September -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Grand Slams (3): Robertson, 5/19 at LAA (Heaney) Kiermaier, 6/25 vs. WAS (Gonzalez) Robertson, 7/22 vs. MIA (Barraclaugh)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 (4): Cron, 4/21 vs. MIN (Gibson/Moya)

Ramos, 5/18 at LAA (Tropeano/Bedrosian)Ramos, 6/25 vs. WAS (Miller/Collins)

Cron, 7/29 at BAL (Bundy)3-HR games (--): --

Pinch-hit (1): Robertson, 7/22 vs. MIA (Barraclaugh)Walk-off (4): Gómez, 4/22 vs. MIN (Reed) Bauers, 6/24 vs. NYY (Shreve) Robertson, 7/22 vs. MIA (Barraclaugh) Adames, 8/7 vs. BAL (Castro)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)

TEAM BATTINGLongest win streak 8, 4/18–4/28Longest losing streak 8, 2x-last 5/31–6/9Most runs game, TB 19, 7/14 at MINMost runs game, Opp 17, 5/13 at BALMost runs, inn, TB 7, 7/31 vs. LAA (4th)Most runs, inn, Opp 8, 7/27 at BAL (7th)Most hits, game, TB 20, 2x-last 7/14 at MINMost hits, game, Opp 19, 5/13 at BALMost hits, inn, TB 6, 3x-last 7/31 vs. LAA (4th)Most hits, inn, Opp 7, 2x-last 7/27 at BAL (7th)Most doubles, game, TB 5, 4x-last 8/16 at NYYMost doubles, game, Opp 5, 2x-last 8/17 at BOSMost HR, game, TB 4, 2x-last 5/29 at OAKMost HR, game, Opp 4, 4x-last 7/29 at BALMost x-base hits, game, TB 9, 7/14 at MINMost x-base hits, game, Opp 8, 5/13 at BALMost stolen bases, game, TB 3, 7x-last 8/4 vs. CWSMost stolen bases, game, Opp 3, 2x-last 5/20 at LAAMost walks, game, TB 10, 4/10 at CWSMost walks, game, Opp 10, 7/15 at MINMost strikeouts, game, TB 16, 2x-last 7/3 at MIAMost strikeouts, game, Opp 16, 2x-last 8/21 vs. KCMost LOB, game, TB 14, 4/10 at CWSMost LOB, game, Opp 14, 7/3 at MIAMost errors, game, TB 3, 5/29 at OAKMost errors, game, Opp 5, 8/8 vs. BALLongest game, time 5:31, 7/3 at MIALongest game, time (9 inn.) 3:52, 4/28 at BOS

INDIVIDUAL BATTINGMost runs, game, TB 4, Bauers, 7/14 at MINMost runs, game, Opp 4, 2x-last Rendon, 6/6 at WASMost hits, game, TB 4, 6x-last Smith, 8/5 vs. CWSMost hits, game, Opp 5, Stanton, 6/24 vs. NYYMost 2B, game, TB 2, 9x-last Adames, 8/10 at TORMost 2B, game, Opp 2, 16x-last Bogaerts, 8/17 at BOSMost HR, game, TB 2, 4x-last Cron, 7/29 at BALMost HR, game, Opp 2, 7x-last García, 8/5 vs. CWSMost RBI, game, TB 4, 6x-last Robertson, 7/22 vs. MIAMost RBI, game, Opp 8, Gregorius, 4/3 at NYYMost x-base hits, game, TB 3, 2x-last Smith 5/12 at BALMost x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 5x-last Bogaerts, 8/17 at BOSMost steals, game, TB 2, 4x-last Smith, 8/8 vs. BALMost steals, game, Opp 2, 4x-last Gordon, 6/2 at SEAHitting Streak 18, Ramos, 4/14–5/13TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most SO, TB Starter 13, Archer, 7/22 vs. MIAMost SO, Opp Starter 13, Scherzer, 6/5 at WASMost SO, TB Reliever 9, Yarbrough, 5/31 at OAKMost IP, TB Reliever 7.0, 2x-last Pruitt, 6/7 vs. SEAMost walks, game, TB 7, Snell, 6/19 at HOUMost walks, game, Opp 6, Fulmer, 4/10 at CWSMost SO, Team, TB 16, 2x-last 8/21 vs. KCMost walks, Team, TB 10, 7/15 at MINLow-Hit Game 1, 5/30 at OAKConsecutive Scoreless IP 17.0, Snell, 6/19–7/1Shortest game, time 2:16, 6/5 at WASShortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:16, 6/5 at WAS

Ê Date: April 16 vs. TEX Batter: Joey GalloPlay Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in center field (430 feet)…off Blake Snell (4th inning).

Ê Date: April 17 vs. TEX Batter: Shin-Soo ChooPlay Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in right-center (446 feet)…off Yonny Chirinos (6th inning).

Ê Date: May 22 vs. BOS Batter: Sandy LeonPlay Description: Single off B-ring catwalk in right field off Ryne Stanek (9th inning).

Ê Date: May 27 vs. BAL Batter: Brad MillerPlay Description: Home run off D-ring catwalk in right (436 feet)…off Kevin Gausman (1st inning).

Ê Date: June 24 vs. NYY Batter: Clint FrazierPlay Description: Pop out off B-ring catwalk in left field…off Vidal Nuño (9th inning).

Ê Date: July 31 vs. LAA Batter: Mike TroutPlay Description: Home run off C-ring catwalk in center field…off Ryan Yarbrough (7th inning).

Ê Date: August 21 vs. KC Batter: Willy AdamesPlay Description: Home run off C-ring catwalk in left field…off Glenn Sparkman (2nd inning).

Ê Date: April 20 vs. MIN Batter: Denard SpanOutcome: W 8-7 (10) Pitcher: Zach DukePlay Description: Runner scored from second on E1

Ê Date: April 22 vs. MIN Batter: Carlos GómezOutcome: W 8-6 Pitcher: Addison ReedPlay Description: 2-run home run to left field

Ê Date: June 13 vs. TOR Batter: Matt DuffyOutcome: W 1-0 Pitcher: Ryan TeperaPlay Description: Single to left field

Ê Date: June 24 vs. NYY Batter: Jake BauersOutcome: W 7-6 (12) Pitcher: Chasen ShrevePlay Description: Solo home run to center field

Ê Date: July 9 vs. DET Batter: Daniel RobertsonOutcome: W 10-9 (10) Pitcher: Blaine HardyPlay Description: Single to center field

Ê Date: July 22 vs. MIA Batter: Daniel RobertsonOutcome: W 6-4 Pitcher: Kyle BarracloughPlay Description: Grand slam to left field

Ê Date: August 7 vs. BAL Batter: Willy AdamesOutcome: W 4-3 Pitcher: Miguel CastroPlay Description: Solo home run to left field

RAYS SEASON HIGHS

HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS

CATWALKS

WALK-OFF WINS

INSTANT REPLAYRays Opp Umpires

Overturned 20 19 3Stand 14 13 3Confirmed 7 6 2TOTALS 41 38 8

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Moore .000 0 1Perez .231 3 13Sucre .273 6 22TOTALS .250 9 36

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Cron (24), Duffy (15), Ramos (15), Bauers (12), Wendle (12), Adames (9), Miller (9), Robertson (8), Span (8), Gómez (7), Smith (7), Hechavarria (5), Sucre (4), Choi (1), Field (3), Kiermaier (3), Lowe (2), Perez (2),2-Out RBI: Ramos (26), Cron (22), Smith (14), Robert-son (13), Wendle (13), Gómez (11), Span (11), Duffy (10), Hechavarria (10), Adames (8), Sucre (8), Miller (7), Bauers (6), Field (5), Arroyo (4), Lowe (4), Kiermaier (3), Choi (2), Nuño (1)Outfield Assists (20): Field (4), Gómez (4), Kiermaier (3), Refsnyder (3), Smith (3), Span (2), Wendle (1)Bunt Singles (15): Gómez (4), Smith (4), Kiermaier (2), Choi (1), Field (1), Miller (1), Span (1), Wendle (1)Ejections (1): Smith-1 (6/5 at WAS, 8th inn.)Batted Around (13): 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), 7/3 at MIA (16th inn., 9 batters), 7/9 vs. DET (1st inn., 9 batters), 7/14 at MIN (7th inn., 9 batters), 7/20 vs. MIA (9th inn., 9 batters), 7/31 vs. LAA (4th inn., 12 batters), 8/2 vs. LAA (4th inn., 9 batters)

MISC.

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RECENT TRANSACTIONS (SINCE JULY 1)

RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (4)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDRHP José De León 60-day Tommy John surgery March 28 -- May 28 127 66-61RHP Wilmer Font 60-day Right lat strain June 30 -- Aug 30 46 26-20LHP Vidal Nuño 10-day Right hamstring strain July 4 -- July 14 42 23-19INF/OF Daniel Robertson 10-day Left thumb sprain Aug 4 -- Aug 14 17 10-7Others (Games Missed): RH Chris Archer (32, left abdominal strain, 17-15), INF Christian Arroyo (27, left oblique strain, 17-10), 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), RH Jake Faria (61, left oblique strain, 32-29), 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), OF Tommy Pham (11, right foot fracture, 5-6), C Wilson Ramos (11, left hamstring strain, 4-7) INF Daniel Robertson (10, left hamstring strain, 5-5), RH Chaz Roe (30, left meniscus tear, 16-14), LH Blake Snell (14, left shoulder fatigue, 7-7), LH Jonny Venters (24, right hamstring strain, 14-10)

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 6-2 23-20 1-1 2-3 3-3 6-4 9-6 8-5Arroyo 4-4 4-3 1-0 2-0 3-1 2-2 2-4Bauers 27-20 5-5 1-0 2-2 5-4 23-20 3-1 4-2Choi 14-9 1-0 2-1 9-8 2-0Cron 24-22 30-29 23-22 0-1 21-22 5-1 4-5 1-0Duffy 49-48 3-2 8-8 30-15 8-9 2-3 4-10 0-5Field 7-11 6-3 7-9 0-1 0-1 0-2 3-2 6-5 11-12Gómez 2-1 39-40 2-3 0-2 0-2 12-10 4-2 3-10 13-9 11-8 0-1Hechavarria 31-26 2-1 1-3 2-1 5-3 10-6 2-6 9-6Kiermaier 30-31 20-14 1-9 0-2 1-0 7-2 1-3 0-1Lowe 6-0 3-2 2-1 6-1 1-0Miller 15-19 1-1 2-0 3-1 7-8 5-2 3-8 0-1Moore 2-0 2-0Perez 10-8 1-1 2-0 2-3 5-4Pham 5-2 1-0 1-0 0-1 5-1Ramos 36-33 2-3 4-3 25-21 3-8 1-0 5-3 0-1Refsnyder 10-11 1-2 5-2 1-1 1-1 1-4 4-4 9-6Robertson 21-14 7-7 11-14 3-1 1-1 3-7 1-4 7-2 1-1 14-7 9-6 5-3 2-4 1-3Smith 6-14 27-26 18-10 11-9 0-1 0-1 7-4 11-16 17-11 5-8Snyder 1-1 0-1 1-0Span 18-11 1-5 16-16 3-3Sucre 18-20 1-0 1-3 4-5 12-12Wendle 28-40 5-2 1-1 9-4 3-2 4-1 10-12 3-4 10-15 12-8 1-4 0-1Williams

JULY4 Transferred RH Wilmer Font (right lat strain) to the 60-day DL; placed LH Vidal Nuño (right

hamstring strain) on the 10-day DL; optioned RH Austin Pruitt to Durham; recalled RH Andrew Kittredge from Durham; selected RH Ryan Weber from Durham.

5 Optioned RH Ryan Weber to Durham.6 Designated OF Jeremy Hazelbaker for assignment; selected LH Adam Kolarek from Durham.8 Placed RH Chaz Roe (left meniscus tear) on the 10-day DL; recalled RH Jaime Schultz from

Durham.9 Optioned RH Andrew Kittredge to Durham; reinstated RH Chris Archer (left abdominal strain)

from the 10-day DL.10 Optioned OF Johnny Field to Durham; recalled 1B/OF Ji-Man Choi from Durham.11 Placed LH José Alvarado on the Family Medical Emergency List; recalled RH Andrew Kittredge

from Durham.12 Optioned INF Willy Adames to Durham; recalled RH Chih-Wei Hu from Durham.15 Optioned RH Chih-Wei Hu to Durham; designated RH Ryan Weber for assignment; acquired LH

Hoby Milner from the Philadelphia Phillies for cash considerations.16 Optioned RH Andrew Kittredge to Durham; reinstated INF Christian Arroyo (left oblique strain)

from the 10-day DL, optioned him to Durham.18 Placed C Wilson Ramos (left hamstring strain) on the 10-day DL, retroactive to July 15; reinstated

LH José Alvarado from the Family Medical Emergency List.20 Designated OF Johnny Field for assignment; selected C Adam Moore from Durham.21 Optioned LH Hoby Milner to Durham; recalled OF Justin Williams from Durham.22 Optioned OF Justin Williams to Durham; recalled INF Willy Adames from Durham.23 Placed LH Blake Snell (left shoulder fatigue) on the 10-day DL, retroactive to July 20; recalled RH

Chih-Wei Hu from Durham.24 Optioned LH Adam Kolarek to Durham; recalled RH Yonny Chirinos from Durham.25 Optioned RH Chih-Wei Hu to Durham; acquired LH Jalen Beeks from the Boston Red Sox for RH

Nathan Eovaldi; reinstated LH Jonny Venters (right hamstring strain) from the 10-day DL; recalled RH Austin Pruitt from Durham.

25 Acquired minor league C Michael Perez and minor league RH Brian Shaffer from the Arizona Diamondbacks for RH Matt Andriese.

26 Designated C Adam Moore for assignment; added LH Jalen Beeks to the active roster; selected C Michael Perez to the major league roster and added him to the active roster.

26 Traded LH Jonny Venters to the Atlanta Braves for an international signing slot.27 Recalled RH Andrew Kittredge from Durham.31 Acquired OF Tommy Pham and international slot money from the St. Louis Cardinals for OF Justin

Williams, minor league LH Genesis Cabrera and minor league RH Roel Ramirez; traded C Wilson Ramos to the Philadelphia Phillies for cash considerations; acquired OF Austin Meadows, RH Tyler Glasnow and a player to be named (minor league RH Shane Baz) from the Pittsburgh Pirates for RH Chris Archer; optioned Meadows to Durham.

AUGUST1 Optioned RH Andrew Kittredge to Durham; designated SS Adeiny Hechavarria for assignment;

added RH Tyler Glasnow and OF Tommy Pham to the active roster; reinstated RH Jake Faria (left oblique strain) from the 60-day disabled list.

3 Placed OF Tommy Pham (right foot fracture) on the 10-day DL; recalled LH Adam Kolarek from Durham.

4 Placed INF/OF Daniel Robertson (left thumb sprain) on the 10-day DL; optioned RH Austin Pruitt to Durham; reinstated LH Blake Snell (left shoulder fatigue) from the 10-day DL; selected INF/OF Brandon Lowe from Durham.

13 Optioned RH Jaime Schultz to Durham.14 Reinstated RH Chaz Roe (left meniscus tear) from the 10-day DL.15 Optioned RH Jake Faria to Durham; reinstated OF Tommy Pham (right foot fracture) from the

10-day DL.

RAYS HITTERS vs. ROYALS2018 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPAdames 3 11 5 1 2 0 1 .455 .455 3 11 5 1 2 0 1 .455 .455Bauers 2 6 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .250 2 6 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .250Choi 2 7 3 0 0 2 1 .429 .556 7 21 5 0 2 4 4 .238 .360Cron 5 22 7 2 3 0 8 .318 .348 24 74 19 5 10 9 21 .257 .345Duffy 4 15 6 0 3 1 2 .400 .438 9 27 10 0 4 1 5 .370 .414Gómez 4 7 3 0 1 1 3 .429 .500 58 178 51 1 16 11 44 .287 .330Kiermaier 3 11 6 0 0 1 2 .545 .583 24 85 29 4 12 11 20 .341 .417Lowe 2 8 2 0 2 0 4 .250 .250 2 8 2 0 2 0 4 .250 .250Perez 3 11 3 0 0 0 1 .273 .273 3 11 3 0 0 0 1 .273 .273Pham 4 17 3 0 1 1 8 .176 .222 12 36 6 0 1 5 17 .167 .268Smith 6 20 8 0 3 1 5 .400 .409 9 32 12 0 4 1 7 .375 .382Sucre 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 .333 .333 7 21 3 0 1 1 5 .143 .182Wendle 4 16 4 0 3 2 4 .250 .333 8 32 12 0 5 3 8 .375 .417

RAYS PITCHERS vs. ROYALS2018 CAREER

PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVGAlvarado 0 0 1 3.1 2 2 4 5.40 .167 0 0 1 6.1 3 2 5 2.84 .143Beeks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Castillo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Chirinos 1 0 0 5.0 4 3 4 5.40 .211 1 0 0 5.0 4 3 4 5.40 .211Glasnow - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Kolarek 0 0 0 1.1 2 0 1 0.00 .333 0 0 0 1.1 2 0 1 0.00 .333Roe 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 5 0.00 .182 0 0 0 4.0 4 0 5 0.00 .267Romo 0 0 2 4.0 4 0 2 0.00 .267 0 0 2 7.2 7 0 8 0.00 .241Snell 1 0 0 6.0 4 1 11 1.50 .190 1 1 0 11.0 14 5 13 4.09 .318Stanek 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 2 0.00 .200 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 2 0.00 .200Wood 0 0 0 1.2 2 0 2 0.00 .286 0 0 0 1.2 2 0 2 0.00 .286Yarbrough 2 0 0 10.1 7 1 10 0.87 .194 2 0 0 10.1 7 1 10 0.87 .194

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POS. HOME# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.1 3/29 vs. BOS W, 6-4 Pruitt (1-0) Smith (0-1) 1-0 T-1/+1.0 31,042 31,0422 3/30 vs. BOS L, 0-1 Price (1-0) Roe (0-1) 1-1 T-3/-1.0 19,203 50,2453 3/31 vs. BOS L, 2-3 Porcello (1-0) Kittredge (0-1) 1-2 T-4/-1.0 17,838 68,0834 4/1 vs. BOS L, 1-2 Velázquez (1-0) Alvarado (0-1) 1-3 5/-2.0 14,256 82,339

4/2 at NYY - PPD (1) - Snow - Rescheduled for April 3 T-4/-2.55 4/3 at NYY L, 4-11 Kahnle (1-0) Pruitt (1-1) 1-4 T-4/-3.5 46,7766 4/4 at NYY L, 2-7 Severino (2-0) Snell (0-1) 1-5 T-4/-4.0 40,0287 4/5 at BOS L, 2-3 (12) Poyner (1-0) Kittredge (0-2) 1-6 5/-5.0 36,134

4/6 - OFF (2) 5/-5.08 4/7 at BOS L, 3-10 Porcello (2-0) Faria (0-1) 1-7 5/-6.0 31,8219 4/8 at BOS L, 7-8 Smith (1-1) Colomé (0-1) 1-8 5/-7.0 31,97910 4/9 at CWS W, 5-4 Archer (1-1) Gonzalez (0-2) 2-8 5/-6.5 10,37711 4/10 at CWS W, 6-5 Snell (1-1) Fulmer (0-1) 3-8 5/-6.5 10,06912 4/11 at CWS L, 1-2 Rondon (1-0) Pruitt (1-2) 3-9 5/-6.5 10,431

4/12 - OFF (3) 3-9 5/-7.013 4/13 vs. PHI L, 1-2 Ramos (1-0) Colomé (0-2) 3-10 5/-8.0 13,372 95,71114 4/14 vs. PHI L, 4-9 Arrieta (1-0) Archer (1-1) 3-11 5/-9.0 20,934 116,64515 4/15 vs. PHI L, 4-10 Ríos (2-0) Yarbrough (0-1) 3-12 5/-10.0 19,841 136,48616 4/16 vs. TEX W, 8-4 Snell (2-1) Pérez (1-2) 4-12 5/-9.5 9,363 145,84917 4/17 vs. TEX L, 2-7 Moore (1-3) Chirinos (0-1) 4-13 5/-10.5 8,972 154,82118 4/18 vs. TEX W, 4-2 Faria (1-1) Hamels (1-3) 5-13 T-4/-11.0 8,657 163,478

4/19 - OFF (4) 4/-11.019 4/20 vs. MIN W, 8-7 (10) Colomé (1-2) Duke (1-1) 6-13 4/-11.0 9,786 173,26420 4/21 vs. MIN W, 10-1 Snell (3-1) Gibson (1-1) 7-13 4/-10.0 10,106 183,37021 4/22 vs. MIN W, 8-6 Colomé (2-2) Reed (0-1) 8-13 4/-9.0 12,515 195,885

4/23 - OFF (5) 8-13 4/-9.04/24 at BAL - PPD (2) - Rain - Rescheduled for May 12 8-13 4/-8.5

22 4/25 at BAL W, 8-4 Kittredge (1-2) Cobb (0-3) 9-13 4/-8.5 8,73023 4/26 at BAL W, 9-5 Archer (2-1) Bundy (1-3) 10-13 4/-8.5 9,59624 4/27 at BOS W, 4-3 Snell (4-1) Pomeranz (0-1) 11-13 4/-7.5 32,62025 4/28 at BOS W, 12-6 Yarbrough (1-1) Price (2-3) 12-13 4/-6.5 35,79526 4/29 at BOS L, 3-4 Kimbrel (1-1) Colomé (2-3) 12-14 4/-7.5 32,88827 4/30 at DET W, 3-2 Faria (2-1) Greene (1-2) 13-14 4/-7.5 19,39828 5/1 at DET L, 1-2 Boyd (1-2) Archer (2-2) 13-15 4/-7.5 17,25529 5/2 at DET L, 2-3 (12) Saupold (1-0) Andriese (0-1) 13-16 4/-8.5 20,866

5/3 - OFF (6) 13-16 4/-8.030 5/4 vs. TOR W, 6-2 Yarbrough (2-1) Happ (4-2) 14-16 4/-8.0 11,117 207,00231 5/5 vs. TOR W, 5-3 Faria (3-1) Sanchez (2-3) 15-16 4/-8.0 16,297 223,29932 5/6 vs. TOR L, 1-2 Tepera (2-1) Colomé (2-4) 15-17 4/-9.0 14,032 237,331

5/7 - OFF (7) 15-17 4/-9.033 5/8 vs. ATL L, 0-1 Newcomb (3-1) Snell (4-2) 15-18 4/-9.0 15,382 257,71334 5/9 vs. ATL L, 2-5 Teheran (3-1) Yarbrough (2-2) 15-19 4/-10.0 12,082 269,795

5/10 - OFF (8) 15-19 4/-9.535 5/11 at BAL L, 4-9 Gausman (3-2) Faria (3-2) 15-20 4/-9.5 28,17036 5/12 at BAL (1) L, 3-6 Hess (1-0) Archer (2-3) 15-21 4/-10.5 --37 5/12 at BAL (2) W, 10-3 Romo (1-0) Cobb (0-5) 16-21 4/-10.0 24,53438 5/13 at BAL L, 1-17 Bundy (2-5) Snell (4-3) 16-22 4/-11.0 25,25739 5/14 at KC W, 2-1 Yarbrough (3-2) Skoglund (1-3) 17-22 4/-10.5 14,17440 5/15 at KC W, 6-5 Venters (1-0) Herrera (1-1) 18-22 4/-10.0 21,50041 5/16 at KC W, 5-3 Andriese (1-1) Hammel (0-5) 19-22 4/-9.5 19,61142 5/17 at LAA W, 7-1 Archer (3-3) Skaggs (3-3) 20-22 4/-9.0 30,48743 5/18 at LAA W, 8-3 Snell (5-3) Tropeano (1-3) 21-22 T-3/-8.0 40,06744 5/19 at LAA W, 5-3 Yarbrough (4-2) Heaney (2-3) 22-22 3/-8.0 37,23245 5/20 at LAA L, 2-5 Ohtani (4-1) Andriese (1-2) 22-23 3/-9.0 38, 560

5/21 - OFF (9) 22-23 3/-9.546 5/22 vs. BOS L, 2-4 Sale (5-1) Faria (3-3) 22-24 T-3/-10.0 10,642 280,43747 5/23 vs. BOS L, 1-4 Kelly (3-0) Colomé (2-5) 22-25 T-3/-11.0 10,194 290,63148 5/24 vs. BOS W, 6-3 Snell (6-3) Porcello (6-2) 23-25 3/-10.0 12,468 303,09949 5/25 vs. BAL L, 0-2 Hess (2-1) Romo (1-1) 23-26 T-3/-11.0 11,354 314,45350 5/26 vs. BAL W, 5-1 Banda (1-0) Cashner (2-6) 24-26 3/-11.0 14,744 329,19751 5/27 vs. BAL W, 8-3 Nuño (1-0) Gausman (3-4) 25-26 3/-10.0 13,311 342,50852 5/28 at OAK W, 1-0 (13) Stanek (1-0) Hatcher (3-2) 26-26 3/-10.0 10,88153 5/29 at OAK W, 4-3 Snell (7-3) Gossett (0-3) 27-26 3/-10.0 7,52154 5/30 at OAK W, 6-0 Eovaldi (1-0) Manaea (5-6) 28-26 3/-10.0 6,70555 5/31 at OAK L, 3-7 Mengden (6-4) Stanek (1-1) 28-27 3/-10.0 12,07056 6/1 at SEA L, 3-4 (13) Elias (1-0) Andriese (1-3) 28-28 3/-10.0 22,63657 6/2 at SEA L, 1-3 Gonzales (6-3) Archer (3-4) 28-29 3/-11.0 28,59958 6/3 at SEA L, 1-2 Hernández (6-4) Alvarado (0-2) 28-30 3/-12.0 26,567

6/4 - OFF (10) 28-30 3/-12.059 6/5 at WAS L, 2-4 Scherzer (10-1) Eovaldi (1-1) 28-31 3/-13.0 32,16560 6/6 at WAS L, 2-11 Roark (3-6) Venters (1-1) 28-32 3/-14.0 33,10661 6/7 vs. SEA L, 4-5 Leake (6-3) Pruitt (1-3) 28-33 3/-14.0 10,342 352,85062 6/8 vs. SEA L, 3-4 Gonzales (7-3) Font (0-3) 28-34 3/-14.5 12,435 365,28563 6/9 vs. SEA W, 7-3 Snell (8-3) Hernández (6-5) 29-34 3/-14.5 12,258 377,54364 6/10 vs. SEA L, 4-5 Paxton (6-1) Alvarado (0-3) 29-35 4/-14.5 10,512 388,05565 6/11 vs. TOR W, 8-4 Yarbrough (5-2) Gaviglio (2-2) 30-35 3/-14.0 10,769 398,82466 6/12 vs. TOR W, 4-1 Pruitt (2-3) García (2-5) 31-35 3/-14.0 11,162 409,98667 6/13 vs. TOR W, 1-0 Castillo (1-0) Tepera (3-2) 32-35 3/-14.0 10,847 420,83368 6/14 at NYY L, 3-4 Germán (1-4) Snell (8-4) 32-36 3/-15.0 45,06669 6/15 at NYY L, 0-5 Loaisiga (1-0) Eovaldi (1-2) 32-37 3/-15.0 45,11270 6/16 at NYY L, 1-4 Severino (10-2) Yarbrough (5-3) 32-28 T-3/-16.0 46,24971 6/17 at NYY W, 3-1 Roe (1-1) Sabathia (4-2) 33-38 T-3/-15.0 46,40072 6/18 at HOU L, 4-5 McHugh (2-0) Romo (1-2) 33-39 4/-15.5 34,15173 6/19 at HOU W, 2-1 Snell (9-4) Rondon (1-2) 34-39 3/-15.5 37,41474 6/20 at HOU L, 1-5 Morton (9-1) Eovaldi (1-3) 34-40 4/-16.5 43,409

6/21 - OFF (11) 34-40 T-3/-17.075 6/22 vs. NYY W, 2-1 Yarbrough (6-3) Sabathia (4-3) 35-40 3/-16.0 27,252 448,08576 6/23 vs. NYY W, 4-0 Font (1-3) Gray (5-5) 36-40 3/-15.0 29,831 477,91677 6/24 vs. NYY W, 7-6 (12) Yarbrough (7-3) Shreve (2-2) 37-40 3/-14.0 23,667 501,58378 6/25 vs. WAS W, 11-0 Snell (10-4) Gonzalez (6-5) 38-40 3/-14.0 13,624 515,20779 6/26 vs. WAS W, 1-0 Eovaldi (2-3) Scherzer (10-4) 39-40 3/-14.0 14,289 529,496

6/27 - OFF (12) 39-40 3/-14.080 6/28 vs. HOU L, 0-1 McCullers (9-3) Yarbrough (7-4) 39-41 3/-15.0 12,305 541,80181 6/29 vs. HOU W, 3-2 Font (2-3) Cole (9-2) 40-41 3/-14.0 15,797 557,598

POS. HOME# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.82 6/30 vs. HOU W, 5-2 Nuño (2-0) Verlander (9-4) 41-41 3/-14.0 18,378 575,97683 7/1 vs. HOU W, 3-2 Snell (11-4) Morton (10-2) 42-41 3/-13.0 19,334 595,31084 7/2 at MIA L, 2-3 (10) Rucinski (3-1) Stanek (1-2) 42-42 3/-14.0 6,00485 7/3 at MIA W, 9-6 (16) Nuño (3-0) Graves (0-1) 43-42 3/-14.0 6,25986 7/4 at MIA L, 0-3 Rucinski (4-1) Weber (0-1) 43-43 3/-15.0 7,527

7/5 - OFF (13) 43-43 3/-15.087 7/6 at NYM L, 1-5 Familia (4-4) Roe (1-2) 43-44 3/-16.0 24,23688 7/7 at NYM W, 3-0 Snell (12-4) Matz (4-6) 44-44 3/-16.0 32,98689 7/8 at NYM W, 9-0 Eovaldi (3-3) Flexen (0-2) 45-44 3/-16.0 24,65390 7/9 vs. DET W, 10-9 (10) Andriese (2-3) Hardy (3-2) 46-44 3/-16.0 14,229 609,53991 7/10 vs. DET W, 5-2 Alvarado (1-3) Boyd (4-8) 47-44 3/-16.0 13,478 623,01792 7/11 vs. DET W, 4-2 Yarbrough (8-4) Zimmermann (4-1) 48-44 3/-16.0 13,922 636,93993 7/12 at MIN L, 1-5 Gibson (4-6) Snell (12-5) 48-45 3/-17.0 25,28194 7/13 at MIN L, 8-11 Hildenberger (2-2) Eovaldi (3-4) 48-46 3/-17.0 28,75695 7/14 at MIN W, 19-6 Schultz (1-0) Duke (3-3) 49-46 3/-17.0 25,09496 7/15 at MIN L, 7-11 (10) Busenitz (3-0) Andriese (2-4) 49-47 3/-18.0 25,561

7/16 - All-Star Break7/17 - All-Star Game AL 8, NL 6 at Nationals Park (10 innings)7/18 - All-Star Break7/19 - All-Star Break

97 7/20 vs. MIA L, 5-6 Straily (4-4) Castillo (1-1) 49-48 3/-19.0 13,248 650,18798 7/21 vs. MIA L, 2-3 López (2-1) Yarbrough (8-5) 49-49 3/-19.0 13,808 663,99599 7/22 vs. MIA W, 6-4 Kolarek (1-0) Barraclaugh (0-4) 50-49 3/-19.0 11,828 675,823100 7/23 vs. NYY W, 7-6 Andriese (3-4) Severino (14-3) 51-49 3/-19.0 14,670 690,493101 7/24 vs. NYY L, 0-4 Tanaka (8-2) Chirinos (0-2) 51-50 3/-19.0 19,579 710,072102 7/25 vs. NYY W, 3-2 Castillo (2-1) Cessa (1-2) 52-50 3/-18.5 27,372 737,444103 7/26 at BAL W, 4-3 Yarbrough (9-5) Cobb (2-14) 53-50 3/-17.5 19,025104 7/27 at BAL L, 5-15 Cashner (3-9) Archer (3-5) 53-51 3/-18.5 15,649105 7/28 at BAL L, 2-11 Gausman (5-8) Stanek (1-3) 53-52 3/-19.5 21,526106 7/29 at BAL L, 5-11 Bundy (7-9) Chirinos (0-3) 53-53 3/-20.5 22,454

7/30 - OFF (14) 53-53 3/-21.0107 7/31 vs. LAA W, 10-6 Yarbrough (10-5) Skaggs (8-7) 54-53 3/-20.0 15,858 753,302108 8/1 vs. LAA W, 7-2 Faria (4-3) Tropeano (4-6) 55-53 3/-19.5 9,132 767,434109 8/2 vs. LAA W, 4-2 Beeks (1-1) Heaney (6-7) 56-53 3/-19.5 10,988 778,422110 8/3 vs. CWS L, 2-3 (10) Danish (1-0) Alvarado (1-4) 56-54 3/-20.5 16,144 794,566111 8/4 vs. CWS L, 1-2 Cedeño (2-0) Chirinos (0-4) 56-55 3/-21.5 21,214 815,780112 8/5 vs. CWS L, 7-8 Santiago (4-3) Castillo (2-2) 56-56 3/-22.5 14,379 830,159

8/6 - OFF (15) 56-56 3/-22.5113 8/7 vs. BAL W, 4-3 Romo (2-2) Castro (2-6) 57-56 3/-22.5 11,734 841,893114 8/8 vs. BAL L, 4-5 Wright Jr. (3-0) Romo (2-3) 57-57 3/-23.5 9,474 851,367115 8/9 vs. BAL W, 5-4 Chirinos (1-4) Carroll (0-1) 58-57 3/-22-5 10,254 861,621116 8/10 at TOR W, 7-0 Snell (13-5) Estrada (5-9) 59-57 3/-22-5 23,082117 8/11 at TOR W, 3-1 Castillo (3-2) Gaviglio (2-5) 60-57 3/-23.0 38,797118 8/12 at TOR L, 1-2 García (3-6) Alvarado (1-5) 60-58 3/-24.0 33,746

8/13 - OFF (16) 60-58 3/-24.0119 8/14 at NYY L, 1-4 Happ (13-6) Wood (0-1) 60-59 3/-25.0 40,393120 8/15 at NYY W, 6-1 Yarbrough (11-5) Cessa (1-3) 61-59 3/-24.0 42,716121 8/16 at NYY W, 3-1 Snell (14-5) Tanaka (9-4) 62-59 3/-23.5 41,033122 8/17 at BOS L, 3-7 Johnson (4-3) Chirinos (1-5) 62-60 3/-24.5 37,012123 8/18 at BOS L, 2-5 Price (13-6) Glasnow (1-3) 62-61 3/-25.5 36,654124 8/19 at BOS W, 2-0 Beeks (2-1) Velázquez (7-1) 63-61 3/-24.5 37,242125 8/20 vs. KC W, 1-0 Yarbrough (12-5) López (0-3) 64-61 3/-23.5 10,036 871,657126 8/21 vs. KC W, 4-1 Snell (15-5) Sparkman (0-2) 65-61 3/-22.5 9,402 881,059127 8/22 vs. KC W, 6-3 Chirinos (2-5) Junis (6-12) 66-61 3/-22.5 8,686 889,745128 8/23 vs. KC 7:10129 8/24 vs. BOS 7:10130 8/25 vs. BOS 6:10 Wade Boggs Bobblehead131 8/26 vs. BOS 1:10 DJ Kitty Slippers (Kids 14 & under)

8/27 - OFF (17)132 8/28 at ATL 7:35133 8/29 at ATL 7:35

8/30 - OFF (18)134 8/31 at CLE 7:10135 9/1 at CLE 7:10136 9/2 at CLE 4:10137 9/3 at TOR 7:07138 9/4 at TOR 7:07139 9/5 at TOR 7:07

9/6 - OFF (19)140 9/7 vs. BAL 7:10141 9/8 vs. BAL 6:10 20th Anniversary Photo Viewer142 9/9 vs. BAL 1:10 Snack N' Drink Cup (Kids 14 & under)143 9/10 vs. CLE 7:10144 9/11 vs. CLE 7:10145 9/12 vs. CLE 1:10

9/13 - OFF (20)146 9/14 vs. OAK 7:10147 9/15 vs. OAK 6:10 Tote Bag148 9/16 vs. OAK 1:10 Toy Truck (Kids 14 & under)149 9/17 at TEX 8:05150 9/18 at TEX 8:05151 9/19 at TEX 2:05152 9/20 at TOR 7:07153 9/21 at TOR 7:07154 9/22 at TOR 4:07155 9/23 at TOR 1:07156 9/24 vs. NYY 7:10157 9/25 vs. NYY 7:10158 9/26 vs. NYY 7:10159 9/27 vs. NYY 1:10160 9/28 vs. TOR 7:10161 9/29 vs. TOR 7:10 Dan Johnson Bobblehead162 9/30 vs. TOR 3:10 PopSockets (Kids 14 & under)

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2018 RAYS DAY-BY-DAY

WEEKLY TICKET SPECIALS» SALUTE TO SERVICE MONDAY PRESENTED BY SUNCOAST CREDIT UNIONThe Rays offer Military, Teachers and First Responders two free tickets to seven Monday home games and additional bonus dates through-out the season…affiliation is verified by ID.me.

» $2 KIDS TUESDAYS PRESENTED BY MORGAN AUTO GROUPTickets for kids 14 and under are $2 with the purchase of a full-price adult ticket…hot dogs are also $2, presented by Kayem Franks, at every Tuesday home game.

» SENIOR SPECIAL WEDNESDAYS PRESENTED BY DUKE ENERGYPress Level tickets for fans 60 years of age or older are only $15…present photo ID upon entry.

» $19.98 TICKET COMBO THURSDAYS PRESENTED BY COCA-COLAFor all Thursday home games, fans may purchase a Press Level ticket that includes a 20-ounce Coca-Cola bottled beverage and chips for $19.98.

» $7.11 FRIDAYS PRESENTED BY 7-ELEVENFor all Friday home games, fans may purchase Upper Level tickets for only $7.11…to take advantage of this special price, fans should visit a participating local 7-Eleven store and pick up the Rays Friday night discount coupon…each coupon will be good for up to four tickets.

» FAMILY FUN DAYS PRESENTED BY TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITALSundays feature free parking for cars with four or more passengers and a variety of postgame activities for kids…concourse activities are complimentary for kids 14 and under.