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THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015 vs. BOSTON RED SOX RH Jake Odorizzi (2-1, 1.74) vs. RH Clay Buchholz (1-2, 6.06) D.L. REACHES 12—Today the Rays placed LH C.J. Riefenhauser (left shoulder inflammation) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 19…OF Mikie Mahtook has been recalled to take his place on the roster…Riefenhauser is the 12th player currently on the DL, extending the club record for most at one time (prev. 10 in parts of May 2012 and several occasions in 1998-99)… the Rays began the year with six players on the DL, have added six since then and none have been reinstated yet…for a complete listing see Page 6. Ê OF Steven Souza Jr. exited last night’s game in the 6th inning with a right forearm cramp…he is day-to-day. Ê Tonight 1B James Loney (mild right oblique strain) is playing a rehab game for Class-A Charlotte vs. Palm Beach (Cardinals). Ê LH Drew Smyly (left shoulder tendonitis) will be activated to start tomorrow night’s game vs. TOR, making his season debut…a cor- responding roster move will be made to make room on the roster. SCORING CHANGE—Major League Baseball made a scoring change from the April 15 game at TOR…the 4th-inning error by SS Asdrubal Cabrera was changed to a hit for Josh Donaldson, against RH Erasmo RamirezRamirez is also charged with an additional earned run…with the scoring change, Cabrera is errorless in 48 chances this year. Ê Thanks to this change, the Rays now lead the majors with a .993 fielding pct., with just 4 errors in 553 chances…since 2011, the Rays lead the AL with a .986 fielding pct. FIRST PITCHES—Tonight Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and Bucs LB La- vonte David will deliver ceremonial first pitches…tomorrow, Ajax, the St. Petersburg police dog who was bitten by a rattlesnake while pursuing a suspect in March, will “run out” the ceremonial first pitch at tomorrow’s night game…he will be accompanied by his handler, Officer Joseph Lehmann. RAY MATTER—Last night the Rays overcame a 5-1 deficit to beat Boston, 7-5, ending a season-high 4-game losing streak…it was their largest come- back win since May 24, 2014 vs. BOS, when they fell behind 5-0 in the 1st and won 6-5 in 15 innings…their 7 runs equaled their total runs scored dur- ing the 4-game skid…Desmond Jennings’ single to load the bases in the 6th inning ended a team 0-for-17 skid with RISP. Ê The Rays are 4-5 so far in a stretch of 22 straight games against AL East competition, going through May 6. Ê The Rays bullpen has not allowed a run in its last 10.1 IP, with only 4 hits allowed in that span…NYY Chase Headley’s RBI double on Sunday off Steve Geltz was their last run allowed. DOME WOES—Last night the Rays improved to 2-6 (.250) at home, the 5th worst record in the majors…meanwhile, their 5-2 (.714) road record is 2nd best in the majors behind Detroit (5-1)…dating back to last June 2, the Rays are 26-37 (.413) at home—4th worst in the majors ahead of Texas (22-39, .361)—while their 35-22 (.614) record on the road is 2nd best in the majors to Kansas City (38-20, .655). JAKE ELMORE: A CORRECTION—Last night homered in his first at-bat for the Rays…upon further review, he was the 13th player in club history to hit a home run in his first at-bat for the Rays…the list on Page 99 of the Rays Media Guide had omitted Dan Johnson (Sep 9, 2008 at BOS—a game-tying, pinch-hit homer off Jonathan Papelbon in a critical 5-4 victory) and Bubba Trammell (April 3, 1998 vs. CWS)…the last player to do so was Ryan Roberts, July 25, 2012 at BAL…Elmore is the 8th to homer in his first plate appearance with the Rays. A RAYS SPECIALTY—Last night the Rays batted around in a 4-run 6th inning that included a bases-loaded walk by Logan Forsythe, the major- league-leading 7th for the Rays this season…Boston and Detroit rank 2nd with 3…since 2008, the Rays have drawn 111 bases-loaded walks—22 more than any other team (Yankees, 89)…three of those 7 bases-loaded walks have been drawn by Forsythe, who had never drawn one in 84 career walks entering 2015…in 2014 the ML leader was PIT Russell Martin with 4. RAYS vs. RED SOX—The Rays look to win the rubber match tonight, the third of 19 games between these clubs this year…since becoming the Rays in 2008, they’ve lost only one season series to Boston (7-12 in 2013) as they’ve compiled a 69-61 record during that span…they went 58-112 (.341) prior to that…the Rays went 10-9 vs. the Sox in the 2014 regular season (7-3 at home, 3-6 at Fenway Park)…there were nine ejections in the 2014 season series…they meet next at Fenway Park, May 4-6. STEVE GELTZ—Earned his first career save last night, after recording his first career win and game started earlier in the year…he is the only pitcher in the majors with at least one save and one game started…four different Rays pitchers have recorded a save this year (also Brad Boxberger, Er- nesto Frieri, Kevin Jepsen), tied with the Rockies for most in the majors. ABOUT THE ROSTER—The Rays 25-man roster includes: Ê 8 rookies (Andriese, Beckham, Dominguez, Dykstra, Geltz, Karns, Mahtook, Souza Jr.) Ê 12 players who are making or have made their Rays debut in 2015 Ê 11 pitchers (who have a combined 83 major league wins) Ê 15 players acquired by trade Ê 14 players with less than 2 years of MLB service time Ê 5 players who were not on the 40-man roster during spring training Ê OF David DeJesus (35) is the oldest member of the active roster by more than 3 years—C Bobby Wilson (32) is next…after RH Grant Balfour was designated for assignment this weekend, the oldest member of the pitching staff is RH Brandon Gomes (30). RAMPANT ROOKIESTonight is the seventh game out of 15 this season in which the Rays have used a rookie starting pitcher…the Rays have used 10 different rookies this year…four players have made their major league debut this season (RH Matt Andriese, INF Ryan Brett, 1B Allan Dykstra, OF Mikie Mahtook)—matching the club’s total for all of 2014 (the club re- cord is six, in 2008 and 2001)…the Rays currently have eight rookies on the active roster, and had a club-record nine before INF Ryan Brett was placed on the DL yesterday. Ê RH Nathan Karns leads major league rookies with 23.2 IP and 20 SO. Ê Rookies have hit 8 of the club’s 15 HR (Steven Souza Jr.-4, Tim Beckham-2, Allan Dykstra-1, Mikie Mahtook-1) and 8 of the 16 hit by AL rookies…their 8 HR have tied the club record for April, a mark they also reached in 1998 (Rich Butler-3, Bobby Smith-3, Miguel Cairo-1, Bubba Trammell-1)…prior to this month, the Rays hadn’t had a home run by a rookie in April since Reid Brignac on Aprli 27, 2010 vs. OAK. MORE ON SOUZA—OF Steven Souza Jr. leads the club with 4 HR and 11 RBI…his 4 HR are a club record for a rookie in April…among major league rookies, he ranks T-1st in home runs with TOR Devon Travis, 2nd in RBI (11) and 1st with 4 SB…in major league history, only five other rookies have matched Souza Jr.’s totals in HR, RBI and SB by the end of April: OAK Yoenis Cespedes (2012), BOS Nomar Garciaparra (1997), CAL Devon White (1987), OAK Mitchell Page (1977) and SF Dave Kingman (1972)… no other player, regardless of rookie status, in the majors can match his combination of homers and steals…he turns 26 years old tomorrow. STRONG LEADERSHIP—A glance at the AL leaderboards: Ê RH Chris Archer ranks 5th with a 1.07 ERA, 4th with 25.1 IP, 2nd with 30 SO (one shy of leader CLE Corey Kluber). Ê RH Jake Odorizzi ranks T-7th with a 1.74 ERA and 2nd with a .129 opp avg. …RH Brad Boxberger is T-3rd with 4 saves. Ê OF Desmond Jennings is T-1st with 5 SB, after stealing only 4 bas- es in his final 78 games in 2014 (May 25–season’s end). Ê OF Kevin Kiermaier is T-2nd with 5 doubles and T-7th with 8 XBH. THAT’S A FIRST—Several notable “firsts” have taken place in the season’s first two weeks: First career win Manager Kevin Cash April 8 vs. BAL First career HR Tim Beckham April 11 at MIA First career hit Allan Dykstra April 13 at TOR First career win Steve Geltz April 14 at TOR First career HR Mikie Mahtook April 15 at TOR First career HR Allan Dykstra April 17 vs. NYY First career save Steve Geltz April 22 vs. BOS 0-FOR-9—Last night Rays Manager Kevin Cash issued a challenge in the 8th inning, asking umpires to review both a call at 1B and the call at 3B, both ends of the same play…the calls were both confirmed…MLB clarified today that this counted as one manager’s challenge…the Rays are now 0-for-9 in instant replay challenges this year…they also lost Joe Maddon’s last review in 2014, and their streak of 10 straight unsuccessful challenges is one shy of the record set by Cardinals Manager Mike Matheny, from May 26–July 27, 2014. First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Sun Sports | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 (Spanish) Game No.: 16 (7-8) | Home Game No.: 9 (2-6) | All-Time Game No.: 2,768 (1,279-1,488) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,384 (704-679) Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting Pitcher Fri., April 24 TOR 7:10 p.m. Sun Sports LH Drew Smyly (9-10, 3.24 in 2014) RH R.A. Dickey (0-1, 3.26) Sat., April 25 TOR 6:10 p.m. Sun Sports TBA LH Daniel Norris (1-1, 6.08) Sun, April 26 TOR 1:10 p.m. Sun Sports RH Chris Archer (2-2, 1.07) LH Mark Buehrle (3-0, 4.00) **All games broadcast on WDAE 620 AM; Sat and Sun games will be broadcast in Spanish on WGES 680 AM. All times Eastern Standard Time (EST).**

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Page 1: THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015 vs. BOSTON RED SOXmlb.mlb.com/documents/1/5/0/120077150/4_23_15_PREGAME... · 2020-04-20 · THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015 vs. BOSTON RED SOX RH Jake Odorizzi

THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015 vs. BOSTON RED SOXRH Jake Odorizzi (2-1, 1.74) vs. RH Clay Buchholz (1-2, 6.06)

D.L. REACHES 12—Today the Rays placed LH C.J. Riefenhauser (left shoulder inflammation) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 19…OF Mikie Mahtook has been recalled to take his place on the roster…Riefenhauser is the 12th player currently on the DL, extending the club record for most at one time (prev. 10 in parts of May 2012 and several occasions in 1998-99)…the Rays began the year with six players on the DL, have added six since then and none have been reinstated yet…for a complete listing see Page 6.

Ê OF Steven Souza Jr. exited last night’s game in the 6th inning with a right forearm cramp…he is day-to-day.

Ê Tonight 1B James Loney (mild right oblique strain) is playing a rehab game for Class-A Charlotte vs. Palm Beach (Cardinals).

Ê LH Drew Smyly (left shoulder tendonitis) will be activated to start tomorrow night’s game vs. TOR, making his season debut…a cor-responding roster move will be made to make room on the roster.

SCORING CHANGE—Major League Baseball made a scoring change from the April 15 game at TOR…the 4th-inning error by SS Asdrubal Cabrera was changed to a hit for Josh Donaldson, against RH Erasmo Ramirez…Ramirez is also charged with an additional earned run…with the scoring change, Cabrera is errorless in 48 chances this year.

Ê Thanks to this change, the Rays now lead the majors with a .993 fielding pct., with just 4 errors in 553 chances…since 2011, the Rays lead the AL with a .986 fielding pct.

FIRST PITCHES—Tonight Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and Bucs LB La-vonte David will deliver ceremonial first pitches…tomorrow, Ajax, the St. Petersburg police dog who was bitten by a rattlesnake while pursuing a suspect in March, will “run out” the ceremonial first pitch at tomorrow’s night game…he will be accompanied by his handler, Officer Joseph Lehmann.

RAY MATTER—Last night the Rays overcame a 5-1 deficit to beat Boston, 7-5, ending a season-high 4-game losing streak…it was their largest come-back win since May 24, 2014 vs. BOS, when they fell behind 5-0 in the 1st and won 6-5 in 15 innings…their 7 runs equaled their total runs scored dur-ing the 4-game skid…Desmond Jennings’ single to load the bases in the 6th inning ended a team 0-for-17 skid with RISP.

Ê The Rays are 4-5 so far in a stretch of 22 straight games against AL East competition, going through May 6.

Ê The Rays bullpen has not allowed a run in its last 10.1 IP, with only 4 hits allowed in that span…NYY Chase Headley’s RBI double on Sunday off Steve Geltz was their last run allowed.

DOME WOES—Last night the Rays improved to 2-6 (.250) at home, the 5th worst record in the majors…meanwhile, their 5-2 (.714) road record is 2nd best in the majors behind Detroit (5-1)…dating back to last June 2, the Rays are 26-37 (.413) at home—4th worst in the majors ahead of Texas (22-39, .361)—while their 35-22 (.614) record on the road is 2nd best in the majors to Kansas City (38-20, .655).

JAKE ELMORE: A CORRECTION—Last night homered in his first at-bat for the Rays…upon further review, he was the 13th player in club history to hit a home run in his first at-bat for the Rays…the list on Page 99 of the Rays Media Guide had omitted Dan Johnson (Sep 9, 2008 at BOS—a game-tying, pinch-hit homer off Jonathan Papelbon in a critical 5-4 victory) and Bubba Trammell (April 3, 1998 vs. CWS)…the last player to do so was Ryan Roberts, July 25, 2012 at BAL…Elmore is the 8th to homer in his first plate appearance with the Rays.

A RAYS SPECIALTY—Last night the Rays batted around in a 4-run 6th inning that included a bases-loaded walk by Logan Forsythe, the major-league-leading 7th for the Rays this season…Boston and Detroit rank 2nd with 3…since 2008, the Rays have drawn 111 bases-loaded walks—22 more than any other team (Yankees, 89)…three of those 7 bases-loaded walks have been drawn by Forsythe, who had never drawn one in 84 career walks entering 2015…in 2014 the ML leader was PIT Russell Martin with 4.

RAYS vs. RED SOX—The Rays look to win the rubber match tonight, the third of 19 games between these clubs this year…since becoming the Rays in 2008, they’ve lost only one season series to Boston (7-12 in 2013) as they’ve compiled a 69-61 record during that span…they went 58-112 (.341) prior to that…the Rays went 10-9 vs. the Sox in the 2014 regular season (7-3 at home, 3-6 at Fenway Park)…there were nine ejections in the 2014 season series…they meet next at Fenway Park, May 4-6.

STEVE GELTZ—Earned his first career save last night, after recording his first career win and game started earlier in the year…he is the only pitcher in the majors with at least one save and one game started…four different Rays pitchers have recorded a save this year (also Brad Boxberger, Er-nesto Frieri, Kevin Jepsen), tied with the Rockies for most in the majors.

ABOUT THE ROSTER—The Rays 25-man roster includes: Ê 8 rookies (Andriese, Beckham, Dominguez, Dykstra, Geltz, Karns,

Mahtook, Souza Jr.) Ê 12 players who are making or have made their Rays debut in 2015 Ê 11 pitchers (who have a combined 83 major league wins) Ê 15 players acquired by trade Ê 14 players with less than 2 years of MLB service time Ê 5 players who were not on the 40-man roster during spring training Ê OF David DeJesus (35) is the oldest member of the active roster by

more than 3 years—C Bobby Wilson (32) is next…after RH Grant Balfour was designated for assignment this weekend, the oldest member of the pitching staff is RH Brandon Gomes (30).

RAMPANT ROOKIES—Tonight is the seventh game out of 15 this season in which the Rays have used a rookie starting pitcher…the Rays have used 10 different rookies this year…four players have made their major league debut this season (RH Matt Andriese, INF Ryan Brett, 1B Allan Dykstra, OF Mikie Mahtook)—matching the club’s total for all of 2014 (the club re-cord is six, in 2008 and 2001)…the Rays currently have eight rookies on the active roster, and had a club-record nine before INF Ryan Brett was placed on the DL yesterday.

Ê RH Nathan Karns leads major league rookies with 23.2 IP and 20 SO. Ê Rookies have hit 8 of the club’s 15 HR (Steven Souza Jr.-4, Tim

Beckham-2, Allan Dykstra-1, Mikie Mahtook-1) and 8 of the 16 hit by AL rookies…their 8 HR have tied the club record for April, a mark they also reached in 1998 (Rich Butler-3, Bobby Smith-3, Miguel Cairo-1, Bubba Trammell-1)…prior to this month, the Rays hadn’t had a home run by a rookie in April since Reid Brignac on Aprli 27, 2010 vs. OAK.

MORE ON SOUZA—OF Steven Souza Jr. leads the club with 4 HR and 11 RBI…his 4 HR are a club record for a rookie in April…among major league rookies, he ranks T-1st in home runs with TOR Devon Travis, 2nd in RBI (11) and 1st with 4 SB…in major league history, only five other rookies have matched Souza Jr.’s totals in HR, RBI and SB by the end of April: OAK Yoenis Cespedes (2012), BOS Nomar Garciaparra (1997), CAL Devon White (1987), OAK Mitchell Page (1977) and SF Dave Kingman (1972)… no other player, regardless of rookie status, in the majors can match his combination of homers and steals…he turns 26 years old tomorrow.

STRONG LEADERSHIP—A glance at the AL leaderboards: Ê RH Chris Archer ranks 5th with a 1.07 ERA, 4th with 25.1 IP, 2nd

with 30 SO (one shy of leader CLE Corey Kluber). Ê RH Jake Odorizzi ranks T-7th with a 1.74 ERA and 2nd with a .129

opp avg. …RH Brad Boxberger is T-3rd with 4 saves. Ê OF Desmond Jennings is T-1st with 5 SB, after stealing only 4 bas-

es in his final 78 games in 2014 (May 25–season’s end). Ê OF Kevin Kiermaier is T-2nd with 5 doubles and T-7th with 8 XBH.

THAT’S A FIRST—Several notable “firsts” have taken place in the season’s first two weeks:First career win Manager Kevin Cash April 8 vs. BALFirst career HR Tim Beckham April 11 at MIAFirst career hit Allan Dykstra April 13 at TORFirst career win Steve Geltz April 14 at TORFirst career HR Mikie Mahtook April 15 at TORFirst career HR Allan Dykstra April 17 vs. NYYFirst career save Steve Geltz April 22 vs. BOS

0-FOR-9—Last night Rays Manager Kevin Cash issued a challenge in the 8th inning, asking umpires to review both a call at 1B and the call at 3B, both ends of the same play…the calls were both confirmed…MLB clarified today that this counted as one manager’s challenge…the Rays are now 0-for-9 in instant replay challenges this year…they also lost Joe Maddon’s last review in 2014, and their streak of 10 straight unsuccessful challenges is one shy of the record set by Cardinals Manager Mike Matheny, from May 26–July 27, 2014.

First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Sun Sports | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 (Spanish) Game No.: 16 (7-8) | Home Game No.: 9 (2-6) | All-Time Game No.: 2,768 (1,279-1,488) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,384 (704-679)

Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting PitcherFri., April 24 TOR 7:10 p.m. Sun Sports LH Drew Smyly (9-10, 3.24 in 2014) RH R.A. Dickey (0-1, 3.26)Sat., April 25 TOR 6:10 p.m. Sun Sports TBA LH Daniel Norris (1-1, 6.08)Sun, April 26 TOR 1:10 p.m. Sun Sports RH Chris Archer (2-2, 1.07) LH Mark Buehrle (3-0, 4.00)

**All games broadcast on WDAE 620 AM; Sat and Sun games will be broadcast in Spanish on WGES 680 AM. All times Eastern Standard Time (EST).**

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TONIGHT’S STARTER—RH JAKE ODORIZZI (2-1, 1.74)

#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER

Ê LAST START—On Sat vs. NYY, took his first defeat of the season, de-spite pitching into the 7th (1 BF) for the 3rd time in as many starts…had 9 SO, his most since Aug 9, 2014 at CHC (9)…allowed a 2-out, 2-run triple to Brian McCann in the 6th, breaking a scoreless tie…the Rays were shut out by Masahiro Tanaka and two relievers, marking the 7th time since the start of 2014 the Rays were shut out in his 34 starts…his line: 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 9 SO, 102 pitches, 64 strikes.

Ê BEAST vs. EAST—Each of his starts this season have come against AL East opponents…last season, he had a 4.83 ERA (72.2-IP, 39-ER) and 1.40 WHIP in 14 starts against divisional foes…has a 1.74 ERA (20.2-IP, 4-ER) and 0.68 WHIP in those 3 starts this year.

Ê A.L. LEADERS—Ranks among AL leaders in ERA (1.74, T-7th), in-nings pitched (20.2, T-10th), wins (2, T-5th), strikeouts (19, T-12th), WHIP (0.68, 1st), H/9 IP (3.92, 2nd) and opp avg. (.129, 2nd).

Ê In his last 12 starts since Aug 9, 2014 lefties are hitting only .142 (18-for-127) against him, best in the majors (min. 125 BF).

Ê HOMEBODY—Since the start of 2014, his 2.56 ERA (112.1-IP, 32-ER) at home is 8th in the AL…last season, he compiled a 2.62 ERA (99.2-IP, 29-ER) in 17 home starts, compared to a 6.32 ERA (68.1-IP, 44-ER) in 14 road starts—the largest home-road differential in the majors (min. 100 IP)…his road ERA was 2nd highest in club history among season qualifiers—only Mark Hendrickson (6.53 in 2005) was higher.

Ê Has not allowed a home run in his last 46.2 IP at Tropicana Field, dating back to the 3rd inn. on July 28, 2014 vs. MIL (Mark Reyn-olds)…the streak spans 7 consecutive homerless starts at home.

Ê COBBYCAT—32.6 pct. of his pitches this year have been changeups, 2nd-most in the majors after ARI Rubby de la Rosa (34.0), according to FanGraphs…borrowed his changeup grip from Alex Cobb in the 2013-14 offseason…24.4 pct. of his pitches in 2014 were changeups.

Ê Has thrown his fastball 39.9 pct. of the time this season, the 7th-lowest rate among starting pitchers, per FanGraphs.

Ê 12 of his 19 SO have come on changeups, according to PITCHf/x…has more strikeouts with the changeup (or split-fin-ger) than any other pitcher…next is SD James Shields (11).

Ê FLY BALL PITCHER—His 0.65 GB/FB ratio last year was 2nd lowest in the majors to SEA Chris Young (0.42)…has a 1.16 GB/FB ratio through his 3 starts this season and has already matched his GIDP total (1) from a season ago.

Ê RARE COMPANY—He became only the third AL pitcher in the last 100 years to start the season by winning consecutive starts of 6-plus in-nings, 2 hits or fewer and 1 run or fewer, joining TEX Alexi Ogando in 2011 and KC Runelvys Hernandez in 2003…the only NL pitcher to ever fit that criteria was HOU Roger Clemens in 2004.

Ê FIRING BLANKS—Has made 34 starts since the start of last season…hasn’t allowed a run in 23.5 pct. (8-of-34) of those starts…his 7 such starts in 2014 tied for the most ever by an AL rookie, joining TEX Chris Young (2005), BAL Mike Boddicker (1983) and NYY Ron Guidry (1977)…it tied with teammate Alex Cobb for 2nd most in the AL.

Ê CAN’T TOUCH THIS—Has held opponents to a 73.3 contact rate, 5th-lowest among AL starters behind CLE Corey Kluber (69.3), teammate Chris Archer (70.6), CLE Trevor Bauer (70.6) and SEA Felix Her-nandez (73.2)…swinging strike rate (12.0) also ranks 5th among AL starters.

Ê LOW-HITTERS—The Rays have had 5 games this season in which their starters pitched more than 6 IP and allowed 2 H or less…two of those 5 games have been started by Odorizzi.

Ê Allowed 1 hit (or fewer) three times last season, tied with CWS Chris Sale for the most such games in the majors…it also matched Matt Moore in 2013 for the single-season club record.

Ê Has been involved in 2 no-hitters in the minors: May 5, 2013 with Durham and Aug 24, 2010 with Class-A Wisconsin (Brewers).

Ê SPRING THINGS—Went 0-0 with a 4.26 ERA (12.2-IP, 6-ER) in 4 of-ficial starts…he also made two minor league starts: a March 16 intra-squad and March 28 vs. Red Sox farmhands, when he stretched out to 100 pitches over 7 IP…spent some of spring working on his cutter and 2-seam fastball.

Ê TOP ROOKIE—In 2014, was named the Rays Rookie of the Year by the Tampa Bay Chapter of the BBWAA…received one third-place vote in the BBWAA voting for AL Rookie of the Year…led all major league rookies with 174 SO and 31 starts, and ranked 2nd with 168 IP.

Ê STRIKEOUT ARTIST—His 174 SO fell one shy of the club rookie re-cord (175 by Matt Moore in 2012)…became the second Ray to lead major league rookies in strikeouts, joining Scott Kazmir, who also had 174 in 2005…his 9.32 SO/9 IP was 3rd best all-time among AL rookies, behind TEX Yu Darvish (10.40 in 2012) and CLE Herb Score (9.70 in 1955)…overall, finished 9th in the majors in SO/9 IP.

Ê WELCOME BACK—The 25-year-old lefty returns to the Rays rotation after 3 rehab starts with Class-A Charlotte and Double-A Montgomery…combined for 8.2 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits…did not pitch in spring training (left shoulder tendinitis)…will be making his first start since Sep 6, 2014 vs. BAL, as he was shut down at a combined 153 innings with the Rays and Tigers—77 more innings than 2013.

Ê THE RAYS WAY—Went 3-1 with a 1.70 ERA (47.2-IP, 9-ER) in 7 starts with the Rays last season and held opponents to a .155 (25-for-161) batting avg. …during that time—i.e., since the start of August through season’s end—he ranked among AL leaders (min. 40 IP) in ERA (2nd, behind LAA Matt Shoemaker’s 1.66 ERA), opp avg. (1st, ahead of NYY

Michael Pineda’s .188 mark) and baserunners per 9 IP (1st, ahead of Pineda’s 6.83).

Ê vs. TORONTO—Is 1-0 with an 0.00 ERA (11.2-IP, 0-ER) in 4 apps (1 start) against the Blue Jays…all three relief apps came with the Tigers in 2013, and the only start came with the Rays on Aug 22, 2014 at Rog-ers Centre—the first CG of his professional career, a 2-hit shutout in his fourth start as a Ray…he faced one batter over the minimum (28) and retired the final 19 batters in order, with no walks and 105 pitches…it was the fourth time a Rays pitcher threw a shutout on 2 hits or few-er without allowing a walk, joining Chris Archer and James Shields (twice)…his line: W, 9 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 SO, 105 pitches, 75 str.

TOMORROW’S STARTER—LH DREW SMYLY (9-10, 3.24 in 2014)

Ê Ejected on April 16 at TOR in the 8th inn. by HP umpire Laz Diaz for ar-guing the result of an instant replay review…was his 2nd career ejection and first as a manager…as a player, was ejected Sep 7, 2007 with BOS.

Ê 37-year-old rookie manager is the youngest skipper in the majors since ARI A.J. Hinch (34) in 2009 and youngest active manager/head coach in the four major sports, ahead of Orlando Magic interim head coach James Borrego (37)…Cash is 24 days younger.

Ê Is the fifth manager in Rays history…is the sixth Tampa-born manager in ML history and second to manage the Rays…joins Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart.

Ê Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, including parts of eight sea-sons in the majors (2002-10)…spent two years (2005-06) in the Rays org., and appeared in 13 major league games in 2005 for Lou Piniella.

YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg.2014 Tampa Bay 11-13 4.13 31 31 0 0 168.0 156 79 77 59 174 20 .2422015 Tampa Bay 2-1 1.74 3 3 0 0 20.2 9 4 4 5 19 0 .129Major League Totals 13-16 3.91 43 40 0 0 225.2 201 100 98 76 219 24 .235Minor League Totals 43-27 3.47 121 108 0 0 605.0 539 262 233 192 613 55 .238

2015 SPLITSvs. RH: .091 (3-33)vs. LH: .162 (6-37)Home: 1-1, 2.13 ERA (12.2-IP, 3-ER)Road: 1-0, 1.13 ERA (8.0- IP, 1-ER)

ODORIZZI vs. BOSTONCAREER—Is 1-2 with a 4.32 ERA (25-IP, 12-ER) in 5 career starts against the Red Sox…has gone 1-0 with a 0.69 ERA (13-IP, 1-ER) in 2 starts against them at Tropicana Field…last faced them on Sep 24, 2014 at Fenway Park—his final start of the season—and only lasted 3 IP, throwing 91 pitches.

2015 SPRING GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT3/6 vs. MIN -- 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 21/11 W, 2-1 Milone tied, 0-03/11 @ MIN -- 3.00 2.0 4 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 50/30 W, 5-2 Milone down, 1-03/16 vs. MiLB -- -- 4.0 3 1 0 2 3 0 -- -- 61/37 -- -- --3/21 vs. MIN -- 3.12 5.2 5 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 69/53 W, 4-2 May down, 2-13/28 vs. BOS -- -- 7.0 3 2 0 1 8 0 -- -- 100/69 -- -- --4/3 @ DET -- 4.26 4.0 5 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 57/42 W, 11-5 Sanchez up, 5-3TOTAL 0-0 4.26 12.2 14 6 6 4 6 1 0 0 -- -- -- --

italics = minor league game

2015 GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT4/8 vs. BAL W-1 0.00 6.2 2 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 94/66 W, 2-0 Gonzalez up, 1-04/13 at TOR W-2 0.61 8.0 2 1 1 3 3 0 0 1 103/63 W, 2-1 Dickey up, 2-14/18 vs. NYY L-1 1.74 6.0 5 3 3 2 9 0 0 0 102/64 L, 0-9 Tanaka down, 2-0

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RAYS HITTER NOTES#1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Wed: 0-2 (PH in 6th) Series: 0-4, BB Stand: 1-11, 2-BB vs. LH: .250 (4-16), 2-HR2015: .235/.289/.471, 2-HR, 6-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP: .286 (2-7) vs. RH: .222 (4-18)

Ê Batting .136/.200/.136 (3-for-22) in 7 games as a starter compared to .417/.462/1.083 (5-for-12) off the bench…has 2 PH HR and 1 PH 3B. Ê Has played 14 G with 7 starts (5-2B, 2-SS)…has 2 HR, both coming in 2-strike counts…he’s the 1st Rays rookie with 2 PH HR in a season and the 7th

Ray all-time to do it: Willy Aybar (2010), Ben Zobrist (2009), Gabe Kapler (2009), Travis Lee (2005), Bubba Trammell (2000) and Paul Sorrento (1998). Ê First career HR was April 11 at MIA to end a 10-pitch AB…had one April 16 at TOR, becoming the first rookie with 2 PH HR in his team’s first 10

games since NYM Ron Swoboda in 1965…the 25-year-old rookie made his first Opening Day roster…only prev. ML action came in Sep 2013.

#13 ASDRUBAL CABRERA, INF Wed: 2-4, 2-R Series: 2-5, 2-R Stand: 4-15, 2-R vs. LH: .000 (0-12)2015: .211/.237/.263, 0-HR, 5-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP: .158 (3-19) vs. RH: .267 (12-45)

Ê Yesterday vs. BOS was his first multi-hit game since April 12 at MIA…had singles in the 6th and 7th innings, breaking out of a 2-for-32 slump. Ê Is 15 hits away from 1,000 for his career…has started 14 games (13-SS, 1-DH), all in the No. 3 hole…leads the team with 57 AB. Ê Remains hitless (0-for-12) vs. left-handed pitching…entered this season with a higher career avg. vs. LHP (.280) than RHP (.262). Ê Following a scoring change for the April 15 game at TOR, has yet to make an error in 48 chances at shortstop this season. Ê Since 2011, ranks among ML switch-hitter leaders in HR (69, 6th), RBI (290, 5th), 2B (134, 2nd) and hits (583, 6th).

#7 DAVID DEJESUS, OF Wed: 0-2 Series: 0-3 Stand: 3-9, BB, 2-R vs. LH: --2015: .370/.452/.556, 1-HR, 8-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP: .571 (4-7) vs. RH: .370 (10-27), 1-HR

Ê Among AL players with at least 20 AB, ranks 9th in avg. and 5th in OBP…ranks 2nd on the team with 8 RBI despite only 7 starts and 27 AB. Ê Does not have an AB vs. LHP…batting .375/.444/.375 (6-for-16) at Tropicana Field, but all 3 XBH (2-2B, 1-HR) have come on the road. Ê Had an RBI double on April 16 at TOR…his bases-loaded walk on April 13 at TOR was the 9th of his career and 2nd as a Ray. Ê Had a go-ahead, 3-run homer on April 12 at MIA (Henderson Alvarez), the 5th HR of his career on an 0-2 pitch (last June 13, 2013 vs. CIN).

#31 ALLAN DYKSTRA, 1B Wed: 1-3, RBI Series: 1-4, RBI Stand: 2-14, HR, 4-RBI, R vs. LH: .000 (0-2)2015: .107/.265/.214, 1-HR, 4-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP: .667 (2-3) vs. RH: .115 (3-26), 1-HR

Ê Snapped an 0-for-11 skid with a run-scoring single yesterday vs. BOS with the bases loaded…has 7 SO in his last 11 PA. Ê Ranks T-2nd among AL rookies with 6 BB (Souza Jr., 7)…has played 12 games (10 starts) at 1B since being selected from Triple-A Durham. Ê Had a 3-run HR in the 4th on Fri at TOR off the foul poul, his first career HR and RBI…it came on a 2-0 pitch against Adam Warren…first career hit was

a ground ball single to left on April 13 at TOR (R.A. Dickey)…is tied for the 2nd-tallest pos. player in club history behind 6’7” Joel Guzman. Ê 27-year-old is a career .257/.406/.452 hitter with 91 HR over 7 minor league seasons…was the 23rd overall selection in the 2008 June Draft (Padres).

#10 JAKE ELMORE, INF/OF Wed: 1-1, HR, RBI, 2-R (PR) Series: 1-1, HR, RBI, 2-R Stand: 1-1, HR, RBI, 2-R vs. LH: --2015: 1.000/1.000/1.000, 1-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak (2014-15): 2G (.500, 2-4) RISP: -- vs. RH: 1.000 (1-1), 1-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. BOS, became the 13th in Rays history to hit a home run in his first at-bat with the team, first since Ryan Roberts on July 25, 2012 at BAL…it was his third career homer in his 200th at-bat, first HR since Aug 6, 2013 vs. BOS (Drake Britton)…had entered in the 6th as a pinch-runner.

Ê 27-year-old was selected from Triple-A Durham yesterday as Ryan Brett was placed on the 15-day DL and Jeff Beliveau was transferred to the 60-day DL…hit .333/.462/.333 (14-for-42) with 5 RBI for the Bulls, having reached in each of his 12 games…his .462 OBP ranked T-2nd in the IL.

Ê Spring Training: Hit .135/.298/.162 (5-for-37) in 22 games…played innings at 1B (3), 2B (23), 3B (33), SS (28), LF (12) and RF (15). Ê Has spent parts of 3 seasons in the majors with ARI, HOU and CIN…over 2 stints with the Astros in 2013, appeared at all 9 positions (incl. pitcher).

#11 LOGAN FORSYTHE, INF Wed: 1-2, RBI, 2-BB Series: 2-5, RBI, 3-BB Stand: 5-14, HR, 2-RBI, 3-BB, R vs. LH: .294 (5-17), 1-HR2015: .277/.382/.468, 2-HR, 6-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.400, 2-5) RISP: .182 (2-11) vs. RH: .267 (8-30), 1-HR

Ê Had a bases-loaded walk yesterday vs. BOS in the 6th, his MLB-leading 3rd of the season…has walked in all 3 of his PA with the bases loaded. Ê Has played 15 G with 13 starts (9-2B, 3-1B, 1-3B)…he and SF Matt Duffy are the only players with starts at 1B, 2B and 3B this season. Ê Was the back end of back-to-back homers with Allan Dykstra on Fri vs. NYY (4th)…was his first 3-hit game since Aug 14, 2014 at TEX. Ê On April 16 at TOR, became the first AL player to play 1B, 2B and 3B in the same game since Ben Zobrist on Sep 23, 2010 at NYY. Ê Has played 32.1 innings at 1B…his only previous regular season action there was 1 inning on April 17, 2014 vs. NYY. Ê Is a career .272/.340/.430 (103-for-379) hitter with 11 HR vs. LHP compared to .217/.287/.301 (142-for-654) with 9 HR vs. RHP.

#5 BRANDON GUYER, OF Wed: 1-1, 2-RBI, BB (PH) Series: 2-5, 2-RBI, BB Stand: 3-12, 2B, 2-RBI, BB vs. LH: .188 (3-16)2015: .241/.389/.345, 0-HR, 3-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.400, 2-5) RISP: .500 (2-4) vs. RH: .308 (4-13)

Ê Yesterday vs. BOS had a game-tying, 2-run single on an 0-2 pitch as a pinch-hitter in the 6th…only had 1 RBI in his first 12 G spanning 28 AB. Ê Has played 13 games with 6 starts (5-LF, 1-DH)…has made 4 starts at leadoff, all of them against left-handed starting pitchers. Ê Batting .188 (3-for-16) vs. LHP…entering 2015, was a career .272/.327/.415 (40-for-147) hitter vs. LHP and .238/.305/.331 vs. RHP. Ê 29-year-old made his second consecutive Opening Day roster…on April 10 at MIA, drew his first career bases-loaded walk in the 7th (Sam Dyson). Ê Spring Training: Appeared in 11 games between all three outfield positions…hit a grand slam on April 3 at DET off Anibal Sanchez.

#8 DESMOND JENNINGS, OF Wed: 2-4, R Series: 2-8, R Stand: 3-18, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .273 (3-11)2015: .212/.311/.212, 0-HR, 2-RBI, 5-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP: .167 (2-12) vs. RH: .195 (8-41)

Ê Snapped a team 0-for-17 stretch with RISP yesterday vs. BOS, when his 6th-inning single loaded the bases with no outs…had his first multi-hit game since Aug 28, 2014 at BAL…the only other player in the majors with as many at-bats (52) and no XBH is CIN Brandon Phillips.

Ê Ranks T-1st in the AL and T-3rd in the majors with 5 SB…his 7 SB att. match his total from his last 78 G of 2014…has stolen 3B three times—as many as he had all of 2014 and one shy of his career high (2012)…did it twice on April 13 at TOR, the 5th time in club history that occurred.

Ê Has started all 15 games (9-LF, 5-CF, 1-DH)…has gone 368 chances since his last error on Sep 6, 2013 at SEA…has hit 5th or 6th in all 15 games.

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, OF Wed: 0-2 Series: 0-2 Stand: 0-7 vs. LH: .273 (3-11)2015: .282/.317/.615, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-9 RISP: .143 (1-7) vs. RH: .286 (8-28), 2-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. BOS marked his first start since Fri vs. NYY (illness)…is hitless in his last 9 AB, dropping his avg. from .367 to .282. Ê Ranks among AL leaders in extra-base hits (8, T-7th) and doubles (5, T-2nd)…would rank 6th in the AL with a .615 SLG if he qualified. Ê Seven of his 8 XBH came in the Rays 6 1st G, a combination (4 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR) unmatched in the majors through 6 G since TEX Ruben Sierra in 1992. Ê Of his 5 2B this season, 2 have been categorized by the Rays Radio broadcasting team as “hustle doubles”…took an extra base on his triple as well. Ê Spring Training: Led club with 5 2B, 2 3B and 5 SB…his 5 SB ranked T-7th in the majors…played exclusively center field.

#3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Wed: 2-4, R Series: 2-7, BB, R Stand: 3-16, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: .286 (2-7)2015: .213/.362/.362, 1-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP: .100 (1-10) vs. RH: .200 (8-40), 1-HR

Ê Snapped an 0-for-12 yesterday vs. BOS with his first multi-hit game since Sep 25, 2014 at BOS…his first hit was a 6th-inning single on a 3-0 pitch, his first hit in a 3-0 count since Sep 25, 2012 at BOS…is 15 hits shy of 1,000 for his career.

Ê Only HR was Opening Day vs. BAL (solo shot)…has gone 14 games without one and 10 games since his last RBI on April 11 at MIA. Ê Ranks T-4th in AL with 10 BB…is the franchise’s all-time leader in homers (185), doubles (230), extra-base hits (427), RBI (637) and SLG (.492). Ê Has made 184 consecutive starts, the active ML leader, according to Elias…has played in 257 straight games, the longest active streak as SF Hunter

Pence (383) begins the year on the DL…was 1 of 3 players to start every game last year (ATL Freddie Freeman, KC Alcides Escobar).

#27 MIKIE MAHTOOK, OF Wed: -- Series: -- Stand: -- vs. LH: .500 (1-2), 1-HR2015: .250/.250/1.000, 1-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 1-2) RISP: 1.000 (1-1) vs. RH: .000 (0-2)

Ê Recalled from Durham today for his second stint with the Rays this season (also April 10-16), taking the roster spot of C.J. Riefenhauser. Ê His first career hit was a 2-run HR on April 15 at TOR off Mark Buehrle…was the 6th in franchise history to record a home run as his first career hit,

joining Brandon Guyer (2011), Elijah Dukes (2007), Delmon Young (2007), Brent Abernathy (2001) and Esteban Yan (2000). Ê Spring Training: Appeared in 13 games for the Rays at all three outfield positions, primarily CF…hit a 2-run homer March 17 at PHI (Hector Neris). Ê Named Durham’s team MVP last year after leading the club with a .292 avg., 143 hits, 6 triples, 68 RBI, 228 TB, 18 SB, .362 OBP and .458 SLG.

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#44 RENE RIVERA, C Wed: 0-4 Series: 1-7 Stand: 2-15 vs. LH: .200 (3-15)2015: .122/.157/.163, 0-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP: .133 (2-15) vs. RH: .088 (3-34)

Ê Has played 15 games with 13 starts (11-C, 1-1B, 1-DH)…they marked his first career starts at 1B and DH…is 3-for-his-last-29. Ê Has started at catcher and moved to 1B twice this season…he’s the first Ray to play both positions in the same game since John Jaso in 2010. Ê On Sun vs. NYY, threw out Jacoby Ellsbury attempting to steal 2B…has caught 31 of 94 attempted base stealers since the start of 2014 (33.0 pct.). Ê According to FanGraphs, 20.6 pct. of his balls in play are line drives…team avg. is 17.5 pct. …has a .176 avg. on balls in play.

#20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Wed: 2-4, 2B, HR, RBI, R Series: 2-7, 2B, HR, RBI, BB, R Stand: 7-20, 2-2B, 2-HR, 4-RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH: .231 (3-13), 2-HR2015: .288/.373/.577, 4-HR, 11-RBI, 4-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP: .077 (1-13) vs. RH: .308 (12-39), 2-HR

Ê Has 4 HR, a Rays rookie record for April…hit one yesterday vs. BOS, extending his team leads with 4 HR and 11 RBI…his 11 RBI is 4th among Rays rookies all-time for April, trailing Rocco Baldelli (20) in 2003, Delmon Young (13) in 2007 and Bobby Smith (12) in 1998.

Ê Only 5 other rookies in ML history have matched his 4 HR, 11 RBI and 4 SB by the end of April: OAK Yoenis Cespedes (2012), BOS Nomar Gar-ciaparra (1997), CAL Devon White (1987), OAK Mitchell Page (1977) and SF Dave Kingman (1972).

Ê Batting .364/.400/.818 (12-for-33) with 4 HR and 9 RBI in his last 8 games…turns 26 years old tomorrow. Ê Among major league rookies, ranks T-4th in hits (15), T-1st in homers (4), 2nd in RBI (11), 2nd in walks (7) and 1st in SB (4)…no other player, regard-

less of rookie status, in the majors can match his combination of homers and steals.

#46 BOBBY WILSON, C Wed: 0-0 (def. rep.) Series: 0-2 Stand: 0-5, BB vs. LH: .125 (1-8)2015: .214/.313/.214, 0-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP: .667 (2-3) vs. RH: .333 (2-6)

Ê Has played 8 games with 4 starts at catcher…has thrown out 1-of-4 attempted base stealers…Rays debut was April 10 at MIA on a double-switch. Ê Became the 1st catcher to make the Rays Opening Day roster as a non-roster invite…marked his 4th Opening Day roster (2010-12 with LAA). Ê Aside from a September stint last year, spent the season with Triple-A Reno (D-backs)…caught a Triple-A best 54.1 pct. of attempted base stealers. Ê Became the 12th Tampa Bay-area native to play for the Rays…attended Seminole High School and St. Petersburg College.

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: 4/22 vs. BOS (W, 1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 3-SO) Saves-Opps: 4-4 vs. LH: .300 (3-10)2015: 0-1-4, 2.84 ERA, 7 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 6x-last 4/22 vs. BOS IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .083 (1-12)

Ê Faced the Red Sox 3-4-5 hitters yesterday vs. BOS in the 7th inn. and struck out the side…got the win after the Rays went ahead in the bottom half. Ê Ranks T-3rd in the AL in saves (4) and T-2nd in games finished (6)…all 7 apps have come with the Rays down 1, tied or holding a lead of 3 runs or fewer. Ê Has recorded at least 1 SO in his last 14 apps and in 17 of his last 18 apps dating back to the end of 2014. Ê Took the loss on April 10 at MIA, allowing a walk-off 1B (Yelich)…only other time he was on the mound in a walk-off was May 15, 2014 at LAA (Trout HR). Ê Spring Training: Had a 0.67 WHIP and opponents hit just .133 (4-for-30) off him in 9 IP. Ê In 2014, had a club relief record 104 SO…struck out 42.1 pct. of batters, highest rate in AL history by a right-handed reliever.

#52 JOSE DOMINGUEZ, RH Last App: 4/21 vs. BOS (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .200 (1-5)2015: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/18 vs. NYY IR-RS: 1-0 vs. RH: .143 (1-7)

Ê Has made 3 scoreless apps for the Rays, allowing 2 H over 4.1 IP…on Sat vs. NYY, tied his longest career app (3rd time). Ê 24-year-old was recalled on April 15 from Durham, replacing Kirby Yates on the active roster…allowed one unearned run over 2 apps with the Bulls. Ê Has a 4.74 ERA (19-IP, 10-ER) in 17 career major league apps…made the Dodgers Opening Day roster in 2014, but made only 5 apps over 4 stints

in the majors…acquired from the Dodgers in a four-player trade involving RH Joel Peralta on Nov 20, 2014. Ê Has recorded 355 SO in 319.2 IP over eight minor league seasons (including 2015), an average of 9.99 SO/9 IP. Ê Is a cousin of Alex Colome…Alex’s father and Jose’s mother are half-siblings.

#43 ERNESTO FRIERI, RH Last App: 4/21 vs. BOS (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-2 vs. LH: .286 (4-14), 2-HR2015: 0-0-1, 5.87 ERA, 7 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 3x-last 4/19 vs. NYY IR-RS: 4-1 vs. RH: .214 (3-14), 1-HR

Ê His last 2 apps spanning 2.1 IP have been scoreless…allowed homers in his 3 prev. apps before that, first time in his career doing so. Ê Tied his season long app on Sun vs. NYY (1.1 IP)…on Fri vs. NYY, yielded a game-tying, 2-run HR to Alex Rodriguez in the 6th inning. Ê Since 2011, has allowed 37 HR, most among major league relievers…has allowed 14 HR since the start of 2014, 2nd among ML relievers, in 49.1 IP. Ê On April 12 at MIA recorded his first save since June 9, 2014 vs. OAK and his first save of 4 or more outs since Sep 15, 2013 at HOU. Ê 29-year-old made his fifth consecutive Opening Day roster…is the first Colombian-born player in Rays history. Ê Spring Training: All 3 runs allowed came on March 20 vs. TOR…allowed a solo homer to Justin Smoak and a 2-run HR to Ryan Goins.

#54 STEVE GELTZ, RH Last App: 4/22 vs. BOS (S, 1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH: .143 (2-14)2015: 1-0-1, 3.00 ERA, 8 G, 1 GS Long Relief App: 1.1, 3x-last 4/19 vs. NYY IR-RS: 5-0 vs. RH: .176 (3-17)

Ê Pitched a scoreless 9th yesterday vs. BOS for his first career save…it was the Rays 15th game and his 8th app, and already this season has made his first career start (April 10 at MIA) and recorded his first career win (April 14 at TOR) and first career save (yesterday vs. BOS).

Ê Is the only pitcher in the majors to start a game and record a save this season…has also stranded all 5 inherited runners this year. Ê Is 1 of 4 Rays relievers to record a save this season, along with Brad Boxberger, Kevin Jepsen and Ernesto Frieri. Ê Made his first career start on April 10 at MIA after 256 career relief apps between the minors and majors…tied his longest career app in the majors. Ê Became the first AL pitcher to make 2 relief apps and a start within his team’s first 4 games of the season since NYY Greg Cadaret in 1990. Ê On Opening Day vs. BAL (1.1-IP, 4-SO), he became the first pitcher in since records are available (1914) with more than 1 IP to strike out every BF. Ê Spring Training: His 11 apps tied for the team lead with C.J. Riefenhauser…allowed only 7 H and 0 BB in 10.1 IP.

#47 BRANDON GOMES, RH Last App: 4/21 vs. BOS (1.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .167 (1-6)2015: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/19 vs. NYY IR-RS: 4-0 vs. RH: .000 (0-5)

Ê Has made 2 scoreless apps (3.1-IP, 1-H, 1-BB, 3-SO) since being selected from Durham on Sunday after Grant Balfour was designated for assignment. Ê Retired all 4 BF on Tue vs. BOS…made his season debut on Sun vs. NYY, throwing 40 pitches over 2 scoreless innings. Ê Was 0-1 with a 3.38 ERA (5.1-IP, 2-ER) and 7 SO in 4 apps for the Bulls…has split the last 4 seasons (2011-14) between Durham and the Rays. Ê Spring Training: Went 1-0 with a 0.63 ERA (14.1-IP, 9-H, 1-R/ER, 1-BB, 20-SO) in 9 relief apps…was reassigned to minor league camp March 30. Ê In his career, has held righties to .195/.277/.319 (49-for-251), while lefties have hit .291/.362/.473 (48-for-165). Ê In 2014, made 29 apps over three stints with the Rays…over his final 2 stints, had a 1.50 ERA (12-IP, 2-ER) in 9 apps.

#40 KEVIN JEPSEN, RH Last App: 4/22 vs. BOS (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 2-SO) Saves-Opps: 1-1 vs. LH: .091 (1-11)2015: 0-1-1, 1.29 ERA, 7 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 7x-last 4/22 vs. BOS IR-RS: 3-1 vs. RH: .154 (2-13)

Ê Has only allowed 1 R in 7 apps spanning 7 IP…had a scoreless 8th yesterday vs. BOS despite a 1-out error by Evan Longoria. Ê Took the loss on Fri vs. NYY, allowing his first run as a Ray on an RBI single to Alex Rodriguez, who was 0-for-10 lifetime against him before that. Ê Escaped a no-out, bases-loaded jam by only allowing one run to score on April 16 at TOR (Bautista fly out, Encarnacion sac fly, Navarro ground out). Ê Pitched a perfect 9th on April 14 at TOR for his 6th career save and 1st with the Rays. Ê Spring Training: Started the spring with 4 straight scoreless apps…allowed runs in 3 straight apps from March 23-30. Ê His last major league win was June 27, 2013 at DET, having made 105 apps since then…only three pitchers in AL history made more apps than he

did last season (74) and not earned a win.

#30 ERASMO RAMIREZ, RH Last App: 4/19 vs. NYY (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .333 (4-12)2015: 0-1-0, 21.32 ERA, 3 G, 1 GS Long Relief App: 2.0, 4/10 at MIA IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .476 (10-21), 1-HR

Ê Has made 3 apps (1 start) for the Rays…pronounced “eh-RASS-moh”…he was acquired on March 31 in exchange for LH Mike Montgomery. Ê Pitched a scoreless 9th on Sun vs. NYY, retiring Mark Teixeira, Chase Headley and Stephen Drew in order on 8 pitches. Ê His Rays debut was on April 10 at MIA in relief…allowed 6 hits and 7 runs over the 3rd-4th innings…his 7 runs allowed were the most by a Rays

reliever since Gary Glover on July 10, 2008 at CLE and tied with Brian Meadows on April 5, 2006 at BAL for the most ever in a Rays relief debut. Ê Has faced 40 batters this season…21 of them have reached base and 16 have scored.

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RAYS BY THE NUMBERSCurrent Streak: W1 When commit error: 3-3 Hit homer: 5-6Current Record: 7-8 Ahead after 6-7-8: 5-0/6-0/7-0 Homer with men on: 2-4Home/Road: 2-6/5-2 Behind after 6-7-8: 0-7/0-6/0-8 Hit multiple homers: 1-3Day/Night: 2-2/5-6 Tied after 6-7-8: 2-1/1-2/0-0 Score first: 7-0Grass/Turf: 3-5/4-3 1-run games: 2-4 Score 5 or more: 2-3vs. East: 5-7 2-run games: 3-1 Score less than 5: 4-5vs. Central: 0-0 Extra innings: 0-1 Outhit opponents: 6-1vs. West: 0-0 Win in last at-bat: 0 Outhit by opponents: 1-6vs. National League: 2-1 Come-from-behind wins: 1 Collect 10 or more hits: 2-2vs. RH/LH starters: 6-5/1-3 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 2 Opp. 10 or more hits: 0-4Series W-L-T (home): 0-2-0 Series W-L-T (road): 2-0-0 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 2-3/0-2/5-2/0-1

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Souza Jr. 3 1 4Kiermaier 1 1 2Beckham 1 1 2Forsythe 1 1 2Longoria 1 1DeJesus 1 1Mahtook 1 1Dykstra 1 1Elmore 1 1CabreraGuyerJenningsRiveraWilsonTOTALS 8 5 2 - 15

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYAndriese 2 4 2.00 5.14 1-1 0Archer 4 6 1.50 2.13 2-2 2Geltz 1 0 0.00 0.00 0-1 0Karns 4 19 4.75 7.23 2-2 1Odorizzi 3 3 1.00 1.31 2-1 3Ramirez 1 0 0.00 0.00 0-1 0

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS

LAST HR OFF ’15 MOST HITS GAME ’15 MOST RBI GAMEBeckham 4/16 at TOR Loup 2, 3x-last, 4/15 at TOR 2, 2x-last, 4/16 at TORCabrera 9/3/14 at LAD Correia 3, 4/10 at MIA 2, 4/10 at MIADeJesus 4/12 at MIA Alvarez 2, 3x-last, 4/18 vs. NYY 3, 2x-last, 4/12 at MIADykstra 4/17 vs. NYY Warren 1, 3x-last, 4/22 vs. BOS 3, 4/17 vs. NYYElmore 4/22 vs. BOS Mujica 1, 4/22 vs. BOS 1, 4/22 vs. BOSForsythe 4/17 vs. NYY Warren 3, 4/17 vs. NYY 2, 4/7 vs. BALGuyer 8/29/14 vs. BOS Ranaudo 2, 4/10 at MIA 2, 4/22 vs. BOSJennings 8/8/14 at CHC Wada 2, 4/22 vs. BOS 1, 2x-last, 4/14 at TORKiermaier 4/10 at MIA Haren 2, 4x-last, 4/16 at TOR 2, 2x-last, 4/10 at MIALongoria 4/6 vs. BAL Tillman 2, 4/22 vs. BOS 1, 2x-last, 4/11 at MIAMahtook 4/15 at TOR Buehrle 1, 4/15 at TOR 2, 4/15 at TORRivera 9/25/14 at SF Machi 3, 4/12 at MIA 2, 4/12 at MIASouza Jr. 4/22 vs. BOS Kelly 3, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. NYY 3, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. NYYWilson 8/31/12 at SEA Luetge 1, 3x-last, 4/15 at TOR 1, 4/15 at TOR

RAYS SEASON HIGHSTEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTINGLongest win streak 4, April 11-14 Most runs, game, TB 2, 11x-last, Elmore, 4/22 vs. BOSLong loss streak 4, April 17-Current Most runs, game, Opp 4, Gordon, 4/10 at MIAMost runs game, TB 9, 4/10 at MIA Most hits, game, TB 3, 5x-last, Souza Jr., 4/19 vs. NYYMost runs game, Opp 12, 4/15 at TOR Most hits, game, Opp 3, 8x-last, Jones, 4/19 vs. NYYMost runs, inn, TB 7, 4/10 at MIA Most 2B, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Rivera, 4/12 at MIAMost runs, inn, Opp 7, 4/18 vs. NYY Most 2B, game, Opp 1, 22x-last, Hanigan, 4/22 vs. BOSMost hits, game, TB 14, 4/12 at MIA Most HR, game, TB 1, 15x-last, Elmore, 4/22 vs. BOSMost hits, game, Opp 13, 2x-last, 4/15 at TOR Most HR, game, Opp 2, Rodriguez, 4/17 vs. NYYMost hits, inn, TB 5, 4/22 vs. BOS Most RBI, game, TB 3, 5x-last, Souza Jr., 4/19 vs. NYYMost hits, inn, Opp 5. 2x-last, 4/18 vs. NYY Most RBI, game, Opp 4, 2x-last, Young, 4/18 vs. NYYMost doubles, game, TB 6. 4/12 at MIA Most x-base hits, game, TB 2, 6x-last, Souza Jr., 4/22 vs. BOSMost doubles, game, Opp 4. 4/10 at MIA Most x-base hits, game, Opp 2, 3x-last, Rodriguez, 4/17 vs. NYYMost HR, game, TB 2. 4x-last, 4/22 vs. BOS Most steals, game, TB 2, Jennings, 4/13 at TORMost HR, game, Opp 3, 3x-last, 4/17 vs. NYY Most steals, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, Gardner, 4/18 vs. NYYMost x-base hits, game, TB 8. 4/12 at MIA Hitting Streak 6, Forsythe, April 11-17Most x-base hits, game, Opp 6. 4/15 at TOR TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 4, 4/14 at TOR Most SO, TB Starter 11, Archer, 4/16 at TORMost stolen bases, game, Opp 3. 4/10 at MIA Most SO, Opp Starter 8, Tanaka, 4/18 vs. NYYMost walks, game, TB 8. 4/8 vs. BAL Most SO, TB Reliever 4, Geltz, 4/6 vs. BALMost walks, game, Opp 6. 3x-last, 4/19 vs. NYY Most IP, TB Reliever 2.0, 4x-last, Gomes, 4/19 vs. NYYMost strikeouts, game, TB 11. 3x-last, 4/19 vs. NYY Most walks, game, TB 4, 3x-last, Karns, 4/22 vs. BOSMost strikeouts, game, Opp 13. 4/8 vs. BAL Most walks, game, Opp 5, 2x-last, Dickey, 4/13 at TORMost LOB, game, TB 9. 4/14 at TOR Most SO, Team, TB 13, 4/8 vs. BALMost LOB, game, Opp 10, 4/19 vs. NYY Most walks, Team, TB 6, 2x-last, 4/19 vs. NYYMost errors, game, TB 1. 5x-last, 4/22 vs. BOS Low-Hit Game 2, 3 Pitchers, 4/11 at MIAMost errors, game, Opp 1, 4x-last, 4/16 at TOR Consecutive Scoreless IP 16.0, Archer, April 11-21Longest game, time 3:36, 4/10 at MIA Shortest game, time 2:30, 4/13 at TORLongest game, time (9 inn.) 3:22, 4/7 vs. BAL Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:30, 4/13 at TOR

Grand Slams (-): -Back-to-Back (2): Dykstra/Forsythe (4/17 vs. NYY, Warren)2-HR games (-): -3-HR games (-): -Pinch-hit (2): Beckham-2 (4/11 at MIA, M Dunn; 4/16 at TOR,

A Loup)

Walk-off (-): -Lead-off (-): -Inside-the-park (-): -

HOME RUNS

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Rivera .286 2 7Wilson .250 1 4TOTALS .273 3 11

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Souza Jr. (5), DeJesus (2), Cabrera (1), Guyer (1), Forsythe (1), Longoria (1), Jennings (1), Dykstra (1)2-Out RBI: DeJesus (4), Kiermaier (3), Cabrera (2), Mahtook (2), Souza Jr. (2), Forsythe (1), Guyer (1), Longoria (1), Beckham (1), Wilson (1)Outfield Assists: Souza Jr. (2), Jennings (1)Bunt Singles: Souza Jr. (1), Beckham (1)Ejections: Cash-1 (4/16 at TOR, 8th inn.)Batted Around: 4/10 at MIA (7th inn., 11 batters), 4/15 at TOR (9th inn., 9 batters)

MISC.

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CATWALKS

LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS

Rays Totals (bold): 9 challenges (0 overturned, 6 stand, 3 confirmed) | Opp Totals: 2 challenges (2 overturned, 0 stand, 0 confirmed) Umpire Totals: 1 challenge (0 record keeping, 0 overturned, 0 stand, 1 confirmed)

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

Opponent 9 6 9 13 8 6 8 6 3 1 69Tampa Bay 5 1 2 9 6 14 11 4 6 0 58

W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HRTotals 7-8-7 15 4.35 134.1 110 65 56 122 14Starters 5-6-0 15 3.95 82.0 65 36 31 77 8Relievers 2-2-7 15 4.99 52.1 45 29 25 45 6Home 2-6-2 8 4.38 72.0 59 35 32 74 10Road 5-2-5 7 4.19 62.1 50 29 24 48 4April 7-8-7 15 4.35 134.1 110 65 56 122 14

INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGESGAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING DELAYApril 6 vs. BAL Tampa Bay T5 James Loney Out at Home Confirmed 1:28April 6 vs. BAL Baltimore T8 Steve Pearce Out at Home Overturned 2:34April 8 vs. BAL Baltimore T1 Desmond Jennings Safe at 2nd Overturned 1:12April 8 vs. BAL Tampa Bay B4 Logan Forsythe Out at 1st Stands 2:05April 8 vs. BAL Umpire B7 Steven Souza Jr. Out at 2nd Confirmed 0:57April 14 at TOR Tampa Bay T6 Desmond Jennings Out at 2nd Stands 1:41April 15 at TOR Tampa Bay T2 Desmond Jennings Out at 2nd Stands 2:34April 16 at TOR Tampa Bay B8 Josh Donaldson Hit-by-pitch Confirmed 1:06April 18 vs. NYY Tampa Bay T7 Chase Headley Safe at Home Stands 1:05April 19 vs. NYY Tampa Bay B6 Allan Dykstra Out at 1st Stands 0:53April 21 vs. BOS Tampa Bay B6 Brandon Guyer Out at 2nd Stands 2:06April 22 vs. BOS Tampa Bay B8 Rene Rivera, Brandon Guyer Out at 1st, Out at 3rd Confirmed 2:09

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WALK-OFF WINS

1. April 10 at MIA (L 9-10)—Christian Yelich single to right field…off Brad Boxberger (10th inning).

WALK-OFF LOSSES

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C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH Beckham - - 1-4 - 1-1 - - - - - - - - - 0-1 - 1-3 1-1Cabrera - - - - 6-7 - - - 1-0 - - 7-7 - - - - - -DeJesus - - - - - 1-0 - - 4-2 4-2 1-0 - - - - - - -Dykstra - 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5-4 - 1-0 -Forsythe - 0-3 6-3 0-1 - - - - - - - 0-1 - - 1-2 5-3 0-1 -Guyer - - - - - 1-4 - - 0-1 1-3 - - - - - 0-1 0-1 -Jaso - - - - - - - - 0-1 0-1 - - - - - - - -Jennings - - - - - 5-4 2-3 - 0-1 - - - - 7-7 0-1 - - -Kiermaier - - - - - - 5-5 1-0 - 2-2 - - - - 1-0 0-1 3-0 0-2Loney - 0-1 - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1 - - - -Longoria - - - 7-8 - - - - - - - - 7-8 - - - - -Rivera 5-6 1-0 - - - - - - 0-1 - - - - - - 2-3 1-2 3-2Souza Jr. - - - - - - - 5-8 - - 5-8 - - - - - - -Wilson 2-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 1-2

W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS)W-L BY POSITION (STARTS)

RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (12)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDLHP Jeff Beliveau 60-day Left labrum tear April 17 April 16 June 15 6 2-4INF Ryan Brett 15-day Left shoulder subluxation April 22 April 21 May 6 1 1-0RHP Alex Cobb 15-day Right forearm tendonitis April 5 March 27 April 11 15 7-8RHP Alex Colome 15-day Pneumonia March 27 - April 11 15 7-8INF Nick Franklin 15-day Left oblique strain April 5 March 27 April 11 15 7-8OF John Jaso 15-day Left wrist contusion April 10 April 7 April 22 14 7-71B James Loney 15-day Mild right oblique strain April 8 April 7 April 22 14 7-7LHP Jake McGee 15-day Offseason elbow surgery April 5 - April 20 15 7-8LHP Matt Moore 60-day Tommy John surgery April 5 - June 4 15 7-8LHP C.J. Riefenhauser 15-day Left shoulder inflammation April 23 April 19 May 4 3 1-2LHP Drew Smyly 15-day Left shoulder tendonitis April 5 March 27 April 11 15 7-8RHP Burch Smith 60-day Tommy John surgery April 8 - June 7 13 7-6

Others (Games Missed): -

Mar 5 Signed RH Jim Miller to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training.

Mar 10 Signed LH Jonny Venters to a minor league contract.Mar 12 Reassigned INF Daniel Robertson and OF Boog Powell to minor league camp.Mar 15 Optioned RH Jose Dominguez and INF Hak-Ju Lee to the minor leagues…reas-

signed RH Dylan Floro, C Luke Maile and LH Robert Zarate to minor league camp.Mar 16 Optioned INF Ryan Brett, LH Grayson Garvin and C Justin O’Conner to the minor

leagues.Mar 19 Optioned OF Mikie Mahtook and LH Enny Romero to the minor leagues…reassigned

INF Vince Belnome to minor league camp.Mar 20 Optioned RH Burch Smith to the minor leagues.Mar 23 Reassigned 1B Allan Dykstra and UTL Taylor Motter to minor league camp.Mar 26 Reassigned RH Ronald Belisario, RH Andrew Bellatti, RH Bryce Stowell and INF/

OF Eugenio Velez to minor league camp.Mar 27 Placed RH Alex Colome (pneumonia) on the 15-day DL.Mar 30 Reassigned C Mayo Acosta, OF Corey Brown, OF Joey Butler, RH Brandon

Gomes, RH Jhan Marinez, RH Jim Miller, LH Jordan Norberto, LH Everett Teaford to minor league camp.

Mar 31 Acquired RH Erasmo Ramirez from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for LH Mike Montgomery…released INF Alexi Casilla.

Apr 3 Reassigned INF Jake Elmore to the minor leagues.Apr 5 Placed RH Alex Cobb (right forearm tendonitis), INF Nick Franklin (left oblique strain),

LH Drew Smyly (left shoulder tendonitis) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27…placed LH Jake McGee (offseason elbow surgery) on the 15-day DL…placed LH Matt Moore (Tommy John surgery) on the 60-day DL…optioned C Curt Casali and LH C.J. Riefenhauser to Triple-A Durham…selected the contract of C Bobby Wilson.

Apr 7 Released INF Juan Francisco.

Apr 8 Placed 1B James Loney (mild right oblique strain) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 7; recalled RH Burch Smith (Tommy John surgery) and placed him on the 60-day DL; selected 1B Allan Dykstra from Durham.

Apr 10 Placed OF John Jaso (left wrist contusion) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 7; recalled OF Mikie Mahtook from Durham.

Apr 15 Optioned RH Kirby Yates to Durham; recalled RH Jose Dominguez from Durham.Apr 17 Placed LH Jeff Beliveau (left shoulder soreness) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to

April 16; optioned OF Mikie Mahtook to Durham; recalled INF Ryan Brett and LH C.J. Riefenhauser from Durham.

Apr 19 Designated RH Grant Balfour for assignment; selected RH Brandon Gomes from Durham.Apr 22 Transferred LH Jeff Beliveau (left labrum tear) to the 60-day DL; placed INF Ryan Brett

(left shoulder subluxation) on the 15-day DL; selected INF Jake Elmore from Durham.Apr 23 Placed LH C.J. Riefenhauser (left shoulder inflammation) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to

April 19; recalled OF Mikie Mahtook from Durham.

OPENING DAY ROSTER

PITCHERS (12): RH Matt Andriese, RH Chris Archer, RH Grant Balfour, LH Jeff Beliveau, RH Brad Boxberger, RH Ernesto Frieri, RH Steve Geltz, RH Kevin Jepsen, RH Nathan Karns, RH Jake Odorizzi, RH Erasmo Ramirez, RH Kirby Yates

CATCHERS (2): Rene Rivera, Bobby Wilson

INFIELDERS (5): Tim Beckham, Asdrubal Cabrera, Logan Forsythe, James Loney, Evan Longoria

OUTFIELDERS (6): David DeJesus, Brandon Guyer, John Jaso, Desmond Jennings, Kevin Kiermaier, Steven Souza Jr.

DL (6): RHP Alex Cobb (15-day), RHP Alex Colome (15-day), INF Nick Franklin (15-day), LHP Jake McGee (15-day), LHP Matt Moore (60-day), LHP Drew Smyly (15-day)

TRANSACTIONS

2015 CAREERPLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVGAndriese - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Archer 0 1 0 5.2 7 0 9 0.00 .292 1 5 0 40.0 44 23 47 5.18 .273Boxberger 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 3 0.00 .000 1 0 0 9.1 2 1 17 0.96 .071Dominguez 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0.00 .333 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0.00 .333Frieri 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 1 0 4 11.0 6 6 17 4.91 .154Geltz 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0.00 .250 0 0 1 2.2 4 1 4 3.38 .333Gomes 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 1 0.00 .000 2 2 0 12.2 9 4 8 2.84 .191Jepsen 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 2 0.00 .000 2 2 1 21.1 21 12 20 5.06 .253Karns 0 0 0 6.0 7 5 3 7.50 .292 0 0 0 6.0 7 5 3 7.50 .292Odorizzi - - - - - - - - - 1 2 0 25.0 23 12 23 4.32 .245Ramirez - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 11.2 11 9 8 6.94 .244

RAYS PITCHERS vs. RED SOX

RAYS HITTERS vs. RED SOX2015 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPBeckham 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200Cabrera 2 5 2 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 46 182 51 6 25 14 44 .280 .332DeJesus 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .250 65 222 54 4 30 28 42 .243 .342Dykstra 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 .250 .250 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 .250 .250Elmore 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 3 6 4 2 2 0 2 .667 .667Forsythe 2 5 2 0 1 3 1 .400 .625 14 47 8 0 5 4 14 .170 .241Guyer 2 5 2 0 2 1 0 .400 .500 18 53 15 1 7 5 10 .283 .377Jennings 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 58 228 53 7 22 23 59 .232 .302Kiermaier 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 12 37 12 1 3 2 8 .324 .375Longoria 2 7 2 0 0 1 2 .286 .375 116 435 116 21 74 55 107 .267 .353Mahtook - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Rivera 2 7 1 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 6 22 4 0 0 1 7 .182 .217Souza Jr. 2 7 2 1 1 1 2 .286 .375 2 7 2 1 1 1 2 .286 .375Wilson 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 10 10 1 0 1 1 4 .100 .182

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RAYS 2015 DAY-BY-DAYPOS. HOME

# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.1 4/6 vs. BAL L, 2-6 Tillman (1-0) Archer (0-1) 0-1 T-4/-1.0 31,042 31,0422 4/7 vs. BAL L, 5-6 Gausman (1-0) Karns (0-1) 0-2 5/-2.0 13,906 44,9483 4/8 vs. BAL W, 2-0 Odorizzi (1-0) Gonzalez (0-1) 1-2 5/-1.0 13,569 58,517

4/9 - OFF (1) T-4/-1.04 4/10 at MIA L, 9-10 (10) Morris (1-0) Boxberger (0-1) 1-3 T-5/-2.0 17,3755 4/11 at MIA W, 2-0 Archer (1-1) Cosart (0-1) 2-3 4/-2.0 17,8306 4/12 at MIA W, 8-5 Karns (1-1) Alvarez (0-2) 3-3 T-3/-1.0 20,1997 4/13 at TOR W, 2-1 Odorizzi (2-0) Dickey (0-1) 4-3 T-2/-1.0 48,4148 4/14 at TOR W, 3-2 Geltz (1-0) Castro (0-1) 5-3 2/-1.0 17,2649 4/15 at TOR L, 7-12 Buehrle (2-0) Ramirez (0-1) 5-4 T-2/-1.0 15,08610 4/16 at TOR W, 4-2 Archer (2-1) Sanchez (0-2) 6-4 2/-0.5 14,43311 4/17 vs. NYY L, 4-5 Betances (2-0) Jepsen (0-1) 6-5 2/-1.5 15,752 74,26912 4/18 vs. NYY L, 0-9 Tanaka (2-1) Odorizzi (2-1) 6-6 T-3/-1.5 20,824 95,09313 4/19 vs. NYY L, 3-5 Pineda (2-0) Andriese (0-1) 6-7 T-3/-1.5 21,791 116,884

4/20 - OFF (2) T-3/-2.014 4/21 vs. BOS L, 0-1 Miley (1-1) Archer (2-2) 6-8 5/-3.0 14,307 131,19115 4/22 vs. BOS W, 7-5 Boxberger (1-1) Mujica (1-1) 7-8 T-4/-2.0 12,733 143,92416 4/23 vs. BOS 7:1017 4/24 vs. TOR 7:1018 4/25 vs. TOR 6:10 Chris Archer Bobblehead (All fans)19 4/26 vs. TOR 1:10 Desmond Jennings Batting Gloves (Kids 14 & under)20 4/27 at NYY 7:0521 4/28 at NYY 7:0522 4/29 at NYY 1:05

4/30 - OFF (3)23 5/1 at BAL 7:0524 5/2 at BAL 7:0525 5/3 at BAL 1:3526 5/4 at BOS 7:1027 5/5 at BOS 7:1028 5/6 at BOS 7:1029 5/7 vs. TEX 7:1030 5/8 vs. TEX 7:1031 5/9 vs. TEX 6:10 Evan Longoria Walk-Up Music Bobblehead (All fans)32 5/10 vs. TEX 1:10 Shared Moments Picture Frame (All women)33 5/11 vs. NYY 7:1034 5/12 vs. NYY 7:1035 5/13 vs. NYY 7:1036 5/14 vs. NYY 7:1037 5/15 at MIN 8:1038 5/16 at MIN 2:1039 5/17 at MIN 2:10

5/18 - OFF (4)40 5/19 at ATL 7:1041 5/20 at ATL 7:1042 5/21 vs. OAK 7:1043 5/22 vs. OAK 7:1044 5/23 vs. OAK 4:1045 5/24 vs. OAK 1:10 Camo Tank Top (Kids 14 & under)46 5/25 vs. SEA 7:1047 5/26 vs. SEA 7:1048 5/27 vs. SEA 1:10

5/28 - OFF (5)49 5/29 at BAL 7:0550 5/30 at BAL 4:0551 5/31 at BAL 1:3552 6/1 at LAA 10:0553 6/2 at LAA 10:0554 6/3 at LAA 10:0555 6/4 at SEA 10:1056 6/5 at SEA 10:1057 6/6 at SEA 10:1058 6/7 at SEA 4:10

6/8 - OFF (6)59 6/9 vs. LAA 7:1060 6/10 vs. LAA 7:1061 6/11 vs. LAA 7:1062 6/12 vs. CWS 7:10 MLB Network Reusable Tote Bag (All fans)63 6/13 vs. CWS 4:1064 6/14 vs. CWS 1:10 Rays Etch A Sketch (Kids 14 & under)65 6/15 vs. WAS 7:1066 6/16 vs. WAS 7:1067 6/17 at WAS 7:0568 6/18 at WAS 7:0569 6/19 at CLE 7:1070 6/20 at CLE 7:1071 6/21 at CLE 1:1072 6/22 vs. TOR 7:1073 6/23 vs. TOR 7:1074 6/24 vs. TOR 12:10 Rays Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)

6/25 - OFF (7)75 6/26 vs. BOS 7:10 Rays Cowboy Hat (All women)76 6/27 vs. BOS 4:10 Rays Retro Headband (All fans)77 6/28 vs. BOS 1:10 Rays Retro Tin Lunch Box (Kids 14 & under)78 6/29 vs. CLE 7:1079 6/30 vs. CLE 7:1080 7/1 vs. CLE 7:1081 7/2 vs. CLE 12:10 Rays Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)82 7/3 at NYY 7:0583 7/4 at NYY 1:0584 7/5 at NYY 1:05

POS. HOME# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.85 7/6 at KC 8:1086 7/7 at KC 8:1087 7/8 at KC 8:1088 7/9 at KC 2:1089 7/10 vs. HOU 7:1090 7/11 vs. HOU 4:1091 7/12 vs. HOU 1:10 Rays Inflatable Chair (Kids 14 & under)

7/13 - All-Star Break7/14 - All-Star Game Great American Ball Park (Cincinnati Reds)7/15 - All-Star Break7/16 - All-Star Break

92 7/17 at TOR 7:0793 7/18 at TOR 1:0794 7/19 at TOR 1:0795 7/20 at PHI 7:0596 7/21 at PHI 7:0597 7/22 at PHI 1:05

7/23 - OFF (8)98 7/24 vs. BAL 7:1099 7/25 vs. BAL 6:10100 7/26 vs. BAL 1:10 Rays Surprise Christmas Present (Kids 14 & under)101 7/27 vs. DET 7:10102 7/28 vs. DET 7:10103 7/29 vs. DET 12:10 Rays Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)

7/30 - OFF (9)104 7/31 at BOS 7:10105 8/1 at BOS 1:35106 8/2 at BOS 1:35107 8/3 at CWS 8:10108 8/4 at CWS 8:10109 8/5 at CWS 2:10

8/6 - OFF (10)110 8/7 vs. NYM 7:10 DJ Kitty Cat Face Bag (All women)111 8/8 vs. NYM 6:10 Rays Fedora (All fans)112 8/9 vs. NYM 1:10 Raymond Soap Dispenser (Kids 14 & under)

8/10 - OFF (11)113 8/11 vs. ATL 7:10114 8/12 vs. ATL 7:10

8/13 - OFF (12)115 8/14 at TEX 8:05116 8/15 at TEX 8:05117 8/16 at TEX 3:05118 8/17 at HOU 8:10119 8/18 at HOU 8:10120 8/19 at HOU 8:10121 8/20 at HOU 8:10122 8/21 at OAK 10:07123 8/22 at OAK 9:07124 8/23 at OAK 4:07

8/24 - OFF (13)125 8/25 vs. MIN 7:10126 8/26 vs. MIN 7:10127 8/27 vs. MIN 7:10128 8/28 vs. KC 7:10129 8/29 vs. KC 6:10 Kevin Kiermaier Outlaw Action Figure (All fans)130 8/30 vs. KC 1:10 DJ Kitty Drawstring Bag (Kids 14 & under)131 8/31 at BAL 7:05132 9/1 at BAL 7:05133 9/2 at BAL 7:05

9/3 - OFF (14)134 9/4 at NYY 7:05135 9/5 at NYY 1:05136 9/6 at NYY 1:05137 9/7 at DET 1:08138 9/8 at DET 7:08139 9/9 at DET 7:08

9/10 - OFF (15)140 9/11 vs. BOS 7:10141 9/12 vs. BOS 6:10 DJ Kitty Plush Window Cling (All fans)142 9/13 vs. BOS 1:10 Rays Superhero Cape T-Shirt (Kids 14 & under)143 9/14 vs. NYY 7:10144 9/15 vs. NYY 7:10145 9/16 vs. NYY 7:10146 9/17 vs. BAL 7:10147 9/18 vs. BAL 7:10148 9/19 vs. BAL 6:10 Fan Vote Bobblehead (All fans)149 9/20 vs. BAL 1:10 Rays Skull Cap (Kids 14 & under)150 9/21 at BOS 7:10151 9/22 at BOS 7:10152 9/23 at BOS 7:10153 9/24 at BOS 7:10154 9/25 at TOR 7:07155 9/26 at TOR 1:07156 9/27 at TOR 1:07

9/28 - OFF (16)157 9/29 vs. MIA 7:10158 9/30 vs. MIA 7:10159 10/1 vs. MIA 7:10160 10/2 vs. TOR 7:10161 10/3 vs. TOR 6:10 Rays Oktoberfest Freezer Mug (All fans)162 10/4 vs. TOR 3:10 Raymond Halloween Mask (Kids 14 & under)

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