WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015 vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLESRH Jake Odorizzi (11-13, 4.13 in 2014) vs. RH Miguel Gonzalez (10-9, 3.23 in 2014)

RAYS BASEBALL A GREAT VALUE—The 2015 Team Marketing Report revealed the lowest average ticket price in the American League belongs to the Tampa Bay Rays at $21.90…the major league average is $28.94.

RAY MATTER—The Rays have begun the season 0-2, the fourth time they’ve lost their first 2 games of the season (2011, 2006, 2005)…only once have they lost 3 or more to open the year: they dropped 6 straight in 2011, which began with a 3-game sweep at home at the hands of the Orioles.

Ê The Rays have yielded 6 runs in each of the first 2 games…it’s the third time in the last 4 years they yielded 6-plus in consecutive games to open the year…in 2013 they allowed 6 or more in their first 3 games.

DL GETTING CROWDED—Today the Rays placed 1B James Loney on the 15-day DL with a mild right oblique strain, retroactive to April 7…they selected 1B Allan Dykstra from Triple-A Durham…this is the first major league DL stint for Loney, who ranked 5th in the majors with 1,095 games played over the past seven years (2008-14)…his only time on the DL as a pro was in 2004 for Class-A Jacksonville (Dodgers) with a broken left mid-dle fingertip…Dykstra will wear No. 31 and will be making his major league debut…to make room on the 40-man roster, RH Burch Smith was recalled and placed on the 60-day DL…Smith underwent successful Tommy John surgery yesterday in Pensacola, Fla., performed by Dr. James Andrews.

Ê Loney and Smith bring the Rays to 8 players on the major league DL, 6 of which have come on injuries that surfaced after games began in spring training…the Rays, A’s and Rangers each have 8 players on the DL, most in the majors…the Rays opened the season with six on the DL, tying 2000 for their largest contingent on Opening Day.

Ê With starting pitchers Alex Cobb, Drew Smyly, Matt Moore and Alex Colome all on the DL, the Rays are missing four starters with a combined major league record of 86-54 (.614).

Ê DH John Jaso is day-to-day with a left wrist contusion, sustained in the 1st inning on Opening Day, when he slid head-first into 2B.

REHAB WORK—Tomorrow, LH Drew Smyly (left shoulder tendonitis) will start the season opener for the Class-A Charlotte Stone Crabs vs. Fort My-ers (Twins)…Chris Tilley will be there to provide local media with a video feed of Smyly’s start and an postgame interview; email raysspringtraining@gmail.com for details.

Ê Tomorrow LH Jake McGee will throw live BP in extended spring training.

Ê Yesterday RH Alex Colome (pneumonia) threw a 2-inning simulated game at the Charlotte Sports Complex…he will start Saturday for the Stone Crabs at Fort Myers.

Ê Yesterday RH Ronald Belisario (left shoulder fracture) threw a 2-in-ning simulated game at the Charlotte Sports Complex…he will throw in an extended spring intrasquad game on Friday.

CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR—Last night the Rays fell behind 6-0 after 2 in-nings, but fought back to lose by just one run, 6-5…they narrowly missed their first 6-run comeback since Aug 18, 2012 at LAA (trailed 8-0, won 10-8)…it would’ve been their first at Tropicana Field since “Game 162” (Sep 28, 2011 vs. NYY), when they trailed 7-0 and won 8-7.

Ê Rays pitchers yielded only 1 hit in the last 7 innings last night.

ROAD RULES—The Rays have a travel today tomorrow, as they embark on a 7-game road trip to Miami (Friday–Sunday) and Toronto (Monday–Thursday)…Friday will be the earliest the Rays have ever played an inter-league game…in 2014, they played on April 11 at CIN in their 11th game…from 2010-14, the Rays have recorded five straight winning records on the road, the longest active streak in the majors, with a major-league-best 217-189 (.534) record during that time.

Ê Saturday’s game on Sun Sports will feature the Marlins TV crew of Tommy Hutton, Rich Waltz and Craig Minervini.

Ê In spring training, the Rays went 9-5-1 on the road…the pitching staff led the majors with a 2.17 ERA (132.2-IP, 32-ER) on the road—81 points better than any other team (Yankees, 2.98)—and a .215 avg.

RAYS vs. ORIOLES—The Rays are 0-2 this season, and since the start of 2014 are 7-14…they’ve been held to 3 runs or fewer in 13 of those 21 games…the Rays look to avoid being swept (min. 3 games) by the Orioles for just the fifth time at Tropicana Field (prev. May 4-6, 2014; Sep 11-13, 2012; April 1-3, 2011; Sep 30–Oct 2, 2005; Aug 31–Sep 2, 2004)…these clubs play 19 times this season, including 10 at Tropicana Field…the Rays

are 148-150 all-time (79-71 at home). Ê The Rays have played the Orioles seven times on Opening Day (2-

5), including five of the last eight years. Ê From 2008-10, the Rays went 36-18 vs. the Orioles…since 2011, the

Rays are 37-39.

FAMILIAR FOES—Of the Rays first 28 games, 25 are against the four teams from the American League East…half of the Rays 30 games this spring came against the four AL East teams, meaning of their first 58 spring training and regular season games combined, 40 are vs. the AL East.

FIRST W—First-year Manager Kevin Cash is still seeking his first victory…here’s when the four previous Rays managers recorded their first win:

Larry Rothschild 2nd game April 1, 1998 vs. DET (W 11-8)Hal McRae 4th game April 21, 2001 vs. BAL (W 6-5)Lou Piniella 1st game March 31, 2003 vs. BOS (W 6-4)Joe Maddon 3rd game April 6, 2006 at BAL (W 2-0)

Ê Cash is one of four first-time managers in baseball, along with MIN Paul Molitor, TEX Jeff Bannister and ARI Chip Hale…he’s one of six skippers new to his team: Molitor, Bannister, Hale, CHC Joe Mad-don and HOU A.J. Hinch.

Ê Cash was 37 years, 120 days old for the opener—youngest manager in Rays history, youngest major league manager since Arizona’s A.J. Hinch (34) in 2009, and youngest AL manager since Cleveland’s Eric Wedge (35) in 2003…he is also the youngest current manager/head coach among the four major pro sports (MLB, NFL, NHL and NBA)—24 days younger than Magic head coach James Borrego.

DROP EVERYTHING AND HIT—On Monday, David DeJesus replaced John Jaso in the lineup and went 2-for-3 after Jaso’s injury, the first AL play-er since OAK Frank Menechino in 2002 to come off the bench and have a multi-hit game on Opening Day…when 1B James Loney was scratched from the lineup last night, Kevin Kiermaier was forced into the lineup and went 2-for-4 with a triple and homer, and Logan Forsythe moved from DH to the field (1B) and went 1-for-3 with a 2-run HR and walk.

Ê Kiermaier, who also doubled in the opener, is the first player in the majors this year with a double, triple and homer.

Ê Forsythe’s homer came on an 11-pitch at-bat off Wei-Yin Chen…since 2008, only two other Rays have homered that deep into an at-bat: Jonny Gomes (15) on June 28, 2008 at PIT (Damaso Marte) and Matt Joyce (11) on Aug 16, 2013 vs. TOR (R.A. Dickey).

LONGO THE LEADER—3B Evan Longoria is 3 doubles shy of Ben Zobrist’s club record (229) and 1 extra-base hit shy of Carl Crawford’s mark (424)…is 24 hits shy of 1,000 for his career…Longoria already is the club’s career leader with 185 HR, 636 RBI, .494 SLG and 48 sac flies…he also owns the majors’ longest active streak of games played (244) and games started (171)…SF Hunter Pence’s streak of 383 games played was snapped on Opening Day—he’s on the DL with a fractured forearm.

SNEAKY STREAK—OF Desmond Jennings has hit safely in his first 2 games, extending his hitting streak to 8 games dating back to Aug 22, 2014.

UNDER-30 CARRIES ON—Since 2008, the Rays have started a pitcher under the age of 30 in 93.6 pct. of their games (1,064 of 1,137)…this trend will continue in 2015, as the Rays 40-man roster doesn’t include a single starting pitcher over age 27.

BIRTHDAY BOY—Dunedin-born C Bobby Wilson turns 32 today…he has yet to make his Rays debut, but will be the 12th Tampa Bay-area native to play for the Rays…attended Seminole HS and St. Petersburg College.

ROSTER BREAKDOWN—The Rays active roster includes 6 rookies, 9 players new to the organization since the end of 2014, 15 players acquired by trade, 4 players yet to make their Rays debut and players from six differ-ent countries/territories.

Ê The Opening Day lineup included only two players playing the same position as the team’s 2014 Opening Day lineup: 3B Evan Longoria and 1B James Loney…only four of the 10 players who started in 2014 are still with the club: Longoria, Loney, Desmond Jennings and David DeJesus…six are gone: C Jose Molina, 2B Ben Zobrist, SS Yunel Escobar, RF Wil Myers, DH Matt Joyce and LH David Price.

First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Sun Sports | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 (Spanish)Game No.: 3 (0-2) | Home Game No.: 3 (0-2) | All-Time Game No.: 2,755 (1,272-1,482) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,378 (702-675)

Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting PitcherFri., April 10 @MIA 7:10 p.m. Sun Sports TBA RH Dan Haren (13-11, 4.02 in 2014)Sat., April 11 @MIA 4:10 p.m. Sun Sports TBA RH Jarred Cosart (13-11, 3.69 in 2014)Sun., April 12 @MIA 1:10 p.m. Sun Sports TBA RH Henderson Alvarez (0-1, 2.57)

**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).**

Ê Made his managerial debut on Mon vs. BAL…at 37, is the youngest man-ager since ARI A.J. Hinch (34) in 2009 and youngest active manager/head coach in the four major sports, ahead of interim head coach of the Orlando Magic James Borrego (37)…Cash is 24 days younger.

Ê Is the sixth Tampa-born manager in major league 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 Is the fifth manager in Rays history…named to his post Dec 5, one day before his 37th birthday…spent the past two seasons (2013-14) as the Indians bullpen coach under Terry Francona.

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.

#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER

TONIGHT’S STARTER—RH JAKE ODORIZZI (11-13, 4.13 in 2014)YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg.2013 Durham 9-6 3.33 22 22 0 0 124.1 101 49 46 40 124 12 .225

Tampa Bay 0-1 3.94 7 4 0 0 29.2 28 13 13 8 22 3 .2522014 Tampa Bay 11-13 4.13 31 31 0 0 168.0 156 79 77 59 174 20 .242Career Majors 11-15 4.13 40 37 0 0 205.0 192 96 94 71 200 24 .245

2014 SPLITSvs. RH: .257 (77-300), 10-HRvs. LH: .230 (79-344), 10-HRHome: 6-6, 2.62 ERA (99.2-IP, 29-ER)Road: 5-7, 6.32 ERA (68.1-IP, 48-ER)

ODORIZZI vs. BALTIMORECAREER—Is 0-2 with a 5.48 ERA (23-IP, 14-ER) in 5 apps (4 starts) against the Orioles, the relief app coming in 2013 and all 4 starts coming in 2014…is 0-0 with a 2.00 ERA (9-IP, 2-ER) in 2 apps (1 start) against the O’s at Tropicana Field.2014—Failed to get through 6 IP in any of his 4 starts against the O’s…went 0-2 with a 6.52 ERA (19.1-IP, 14-ER) and 5 HR al-lowed…only home start against Baltimore was June 16 (ND, 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR, 93 pit, 60 str).LAST START—On Aug 25 at BAL, al-lowed career highs in hits (11), runs (8) and homers (4)…twice he allowed back-to-back home runs: to Nick Markakis andSteve Pearce in the 3rd and to Delmon Young and J.J. Hardy in the 5th, his last 2 batters faced…he was the first Ray to allow 4 HR in a game since James Shields on June 2, 2011 at SEA.

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

Ê SOPHOMORE SEASON—Begins his second full major league season by starting the Rays third game of the year…celebrated his 25th birth-day last week (March 27).

Ê SPRING THINGS—Went 0-0 with a 4.26 ERA (12.2-IP, 6-ER) in 4 of-ficial starts, the first 3 coming against the Twins…he also made two minor league starts: a March 16 intrasquad and March 28 vs. Red Sox farmhands, when he stretched out to 100 pitches over 7 IP…last pitched on Friday in Lakeland against the Tigers, when all 3 runs allowed came off the bat of Miguel Cabrera (2-run homer in 1st, RBI double in 3rd).

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 FIRING BLANKS—Had 7 starts in which he didn’t allow a run, tied with teammate Alex Cobb for 2nd most in the AL behind MIN Kyle Gibson (8)…this tied for the most ever by an AL rookie, joining TEX Chris Young (2005), BAL Mike Boddicker (1983) and NYY Ron Guidry (1977).

Ê The Rays were shut out in 6 of his starts, tied with CIN Johnny Cueto and CHC/OAK Jeff Samardzija for most in the majors.

Ê DOUBLE DIGITS, A RAYS TRADITION—With 11 victories, became the sixth Rays rookie with 10-plus wins in the last six years, most in the majors over that span…joined Matt Moore (11 in 2012), Jeremy

Hellickson (13 in 2011), Wade Davis (12 in 2010), Jeff Niemann (13 in 2009) and David Price (10 in 2009)…his 13 losses led major league rookies and were the most ever by a Rays rookie.

Ê HOMEBODY—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 FLY BALL PITCHER—His 0.65 GB/FB ratio was 2nd lowest in the ma-jors to SEA Chris Young (0.42)…induced 1 GIDP all season, coming off the bat of David Ortiz on Aug 30 vs. BOS.

Ê STRONG FINISH—In his first 12 starts through June 5, went 2-6 with a 5.31 ERA (57.2-IP, 34-ER) and a 1.53 WHIP…in his last 19 starts, went 9-7, 3.51 (110.1-IP, 43-ER) and 1.15 WHIP…saw his ERA jump over 4.00 in his final start of the season, an 11-3 loss on Sep 24 at BOS (3-IP, 7-H, 5-ER).

Ê CEMENT SHOES—Attempted base stealers were just 4-for-10 (40 pct.), 5th toughest to run on in the AL…also had a pair of pickoffs.

Ê COBBYCAT—Borrowed his changeup grip from Alex Cobb in the 2013-14 offseason…according to FanGraphs, 24.4 pct. of his pitches were changeups, 8th most in the AL.

Ê WANTED MAN—As a prospect, was twice included in trades for All-Star pitcher…the Brewers traded him to Kansas City on Dec 19, 2010 in a six-player deal for Zack Greinke…two years later, the Royals traded him to the Rays in a seven-player deal for James Shields.

RAYS HITTER NOTES#1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Tue: 0-4, R Series: 0-4, R Stand: 0-4, R vs. LH: .000 (0-3)2015: .000/.000/.000, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .000 (0-1) vs. RH: .000 (0-1)

Ê Made his 2nd career start yesterday vs. BAL…reached on a FC and scored on a Kevin Kiermaier HR in the 6th. Ê 25-year-old rookie made his first Opening Day roster…played 5 games (1 start) in his only previous ML action in Sep 2013, going 3-for-7 (.429). Ê Spring Training: Tied for the team lead with 22 games, between 2B and SS…hit .355 (11-for-31) in his final 13 games starting March 20. Ê Underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL in Dec 2013…returned to Triple-A Durham from the DL last Aug 12 and hit .258 (16-for-62) in 15 games.

#13 ASDRUBAL CABRERA, INF Tue: 0-4 Series: 1-8, 2B, RBI Stand: 1-8, 2B, RBI vs. LH: .000 (0-2)2015: .125/.125/.250, 0-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .500 (1-2) vs. RH: .167 (1-6)

Ê 29-year-old made his eighth straight Opening Day start, sixth straight at SS…on Mon vs. BAL, had an RBI double in the 8th (Tommy Hunter) for his first hit and first RBI as a Ray…also started seven openers for Cleveland (2008-14), as a 2B in 2008-09 and as SS in 2010-14.

Ê Spring Training: Batted .192 (10-for-52) with only 1 XBH, a double March 31 at BAL…named the starting shortstop by Kevin Cash on March 23. Ê Is 26 hits away from 1,000 for his career…is 5 runs scored shy of 500. Ê Batted .241 (133-for-553) with 14 HR and 61 RBI between the Indians and Nationals in 2014…reached at least 14 HR for the 4th straight year. Ê Since 2011, ranks among ML switch-hitter leaders in HR (69, 6th), RBI (286, 5th), 2B (134, 2nd) and hits (572, 6th).

#7 DAVID DEJESUS, OF Tue: DNP Series: 2-3 Stand: 2-3 vs. LH: --2015: .667/.667/.667, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak (’14-15): 2G (.429, 3-7) RISP: -- vs. RH: .667 (2-3)

Ê On Mon vs. BAL, became the first in Rays history and the first AL player since OAK Frank Menechino in 2002 to come off the bench and have a multi-hit game on Opening Day…pinch-hit for John Jaso (left wrist contusion) in the 3rd inning.

Ê Made his 11th Opening Day roster…snapped a streak of 10 straight Opening Day starts (2005-10 with KC, 2011 with OAK, 2012-13 with CHC and 2014 with TB)…that included 4 starts in CF (2005-08, 2013), 2 in LF (2009, 2014) and 3 in RF (2010-12).

Ê Spring Training: Five of his 9 hits went for extra bases…homered in consecutive games March 31 at BAL and April 2 at PHI…played LF, RF and DH. Ê Made only 13 starts (10-LF, 3-CF) in the outfield last year, compared to 52 starts at DH…only had 5 career starts at DH before last season.

#31 ALLAN DYKSTRA, 1B Tue: -- Series: -- Stand: -- vs. LH: --Spring: .250/.294/.688, 2-HR, 4-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: -- vs. RH: --

Ê 27-year-old will be making his major league debut after being selected from Triple-A Durham today, replacing James Loney (15-day DL; mild right oblique strain) on the active roster…to make room on the 40-man roster, Burch Smith was recalled from Durham and placed on the 60-day DL.

Ê Spring Training: Played 30 innings at 1B and 9 at DH…had a walk-off 2-run HR on March 21 vs. MIN giving the Rays a 4-2 win. Ê Hit .280 (96-for-343) with 16 HR and 74 RBI in 117 G with Triple-A Las Vegas (Mets) in 2014…ranked 3rd in the PCL with 84 BB and 2nd with a .426

OBP…hit .290 (80-for-276) with 15 of his 16 HR coming against right-handed pitching. Ê Owns a career .257 avg., .406 OBP, 91 HR and 400 RBI over 7 minor league seasons…was a first round pick of the Padres in the 2008 June Draft.

#11 LOGAN FORSYTHE, INF Tue: 1-3, HR, 2-RBI, BB, R Series: 2-7, HR, 2-RBI, BB, R Stand: 2-7, HR, 2-RBI, BB, R vs. LH: .333 (1-3), 1-HR2015: .286/.375/.714, 1-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.286, 2-7) RISP: .500 (1-2) vs. RH: .250 (1-4)

Ê Homered on the 11th pitch off BAL Wei-Yin Chen yesterday vs. BAL (4th inn.), his longest AB ever ending in a homer…joined Jonny Gomes (15) on June 28, 2008 at PIT and Matt Joyce (11) on Aug 16, 2013 vs. TOR as the only Rays since 2008 to homer on an AB of 11 pitches or more.

Ê Made his first career start at 1B yesterday vs. BAL…played 26 innings there in spring but only prev. regular season action there was 1 inning in 2014. Ê 28-year-old made his second Opening Day roster (2014) and first career Opening Day start. Ê Spring Training: Led the team with 10 runs scored…also tied for the team lead with 3 HR…hit 2 HR on March 17 at PHI, the first Ray with a multi-

homer spring game since Desmond Jennings (3) on April 1, 2012 at BAL…played 1B, 2B, 3B and DH. Ê Is a career .271/.337/.430 (99-for-365) hitter with 11 HR vs. LHP compared to .215/.283/.296 (135-for-628) with 8 HR vs. RHP.

#5 BRANDON GUYER, OF Tue: 0-4, HBP Series: 0-5 Stand: 0-5 vs. LH: .000 (0-4)2015: .000/.167/.000, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .000 (0-1) vs. RH: .000 (0-1)

Ê 29-year-old made his second consecutive Opening Day roster…hit by pitch in the 5th yesterday vs. BAL, his 12th HBP since 2014, T-3rd in the AL, despite just 300 PA…the only 2 AL players with more are SEA Mike Zunino (17 in 482 PA) and BAL Adam Jones (13 in 690 PA).

Ê Spring Training: Appeared in 11 games between all three outfield positions…hit a grand slam on April 3 at DET off Anibal Sanchez. Ê In 2014, spent his first full season in the majors (5-game rehab stint with Durham)…made 60 starts (51-LF, 5-CF, 4-DH), including 42 against left-

handed pitchers…from May 24 thru season’s end hit .284/.362/.389 (59-for-208), ranking 3rd among major league rookies in OBP over that span.

#28 JOHN JASO, C/OF/DH Tue: DNP Series: 0-0, BB Stand: 0-0, BB vs. LH: --Spring: .196/.315/.261, 0-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: -- vs. RH: --

Ê On Mon vs. BAL, became the first DH to hit leadoff on Opening Day since TEX Frank Catalanotto in 2002…marked his 5th straight Opening Day Roster, 4th overall start but first at DH as well as his first batting leadoff…left the game in the 3rd inning with a left wrist contusion.

Ê Spring Training: Played 39 innings in LF and 66 at DH, his first time in the OF since high school…drew 7 BB, one shy of team leader Jake Elmore. Ê His last two seasons have ended prematurely due to concussion-like symptoms…missed the final 34 games of 2014 and 61 games of 2013. Ê In his career, 31 of his 32 HR have come vs. right-handed pitching…last season all of his 79 starts came against RHP. Ê Is the 7th major leaguer in club history to leave the Rays and return…hit .270 with a .372 OBP in 3 seasons with Seattle (2012) and Oakland (2013-14).

#8 DESMOND JENNINGS, OF Tue: 1-4 Series: 2-7, BB Stand: 2-7, BB vs. LH: .333 (1-3)2015: .286/.375/.286, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak (’14-15): 8G (.314, 11-35) RISP: .000 (0-1) vs. RH: .250 (1-4)

Ê Yesterday vs. BAL had a 2nd-inning single to extend his hitting streak to 8 games, dating back to Aug 22, 2014 at TOR. Ê Mon vs. BAL marked his first start in LF since Oct 2, 2012…had an outfield assist (7-4 in 4th)…was his 4th straight Opening Day start (2012-14 in CF). Ê Spring Training: His .435 avg. ranked 5th in the majors among players with as many AB…led the team with 20 hits and .471 OBP. Ê Is 1 of 7 players in the majors with at least 10 HR and 10 SB in each of the last 4 seasons (H. Ramirez, McCutchen, Gordon, Kinsler, Stubbs, Zobrist). Ê In 2014 handled 309 chances without an error, more than any other OF without one…has gone 343 chances since his last error, Sep 6, 2013 at SEA. Ê Has 7 career leadoff homers, tied with Carl Crawford for 2nd in club history and one shy of B.J. Upton’s club record (8).

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, OF Tue: 2-4, 3B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-R Series: 3-7, 2B, 3B, HR, 2-RBI, 3-R Stand: 3-7, 2B, 3B, HR, 2-RBI, 3-R vs. LH: .333 (1-3)2015: .429/.429/1.286, 1-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.429, 3-7) RISP: -- vs. RH: .500 (2-4), 1-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. BAL replaced James Loney in the starting lineup and went on to tie his career high with 2 XBH (6th)…it was the first time he tripled and homered in the same game…his triple off Wei-Yin Chen was his 4th XBH vs. LHP (second triple).

Ê 24-year-old mades his first career Opening Day roster and started on Mon vs. BAL in CF as the No. 9 hitter. 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. Ê In 2014 led the team with 8 3B, as well as a .450 SLG and .765 OPS (min. 100 games)…appeared in 108 games (89 starts, 47-RF, 32-CF). Ê In Rays history, the only other rookie to achieve his combination of triples (8) and home runs (10) was current 1B coach Rocco Baldelli in 2003.

#3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Tue: 1-2, 2-BB, R Series: 2-6, HR, RBI, 2-BB, 2-R Stand: 2-6, HR, RBI, 2-BB, 2-R vs. LH: 1.000 (1-1)2015: .333/.500/.833, 1-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak (’14-15): 3G (.333, 3-9) RISP: .000 (0-1) vs. RH: .200 (1-5), 1-HR

Ê Has reached in 4 of 8 PA this season…on Mon vs. BAL had a solo homer in the 7th, his franchise record 3rd HR on Opening Day (2010, 2012)…was his 6th off Chris Tillman, tied for most against any pitcher…made his 7th straight Opening Day start at 3B and 4th Opening Day start at cleanup.

Ê Is 3 doubles shy of Ben Zobrist’s club record (229) and 1 extra-base hit shy of Carl Crawford’s mark (424)…is 23 hits shy of 1,000 for his career. Ê Spring Training: Led the team with 10 RBI and tied for the team lead with 3 HR (Logan Forsythe). Ê Has made 171 consecutive starts, the active ML leader, according to Elias…has played in 244 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). Ê Led the Rays with 22 HR and 91 RBI last season…is the franchise’s all-time leader in HR (185), RBI (636) and SLG (.494). Ê Played for the MLB All-Star Team during the Japan Series last November…witnessed the birth of his son, Nash, via FaceTime.

#44 RENE RIVERA, C Tue: 0-4 Series: 0-8 Stand: 0-8 vs. LH: .000 (0-3)2015: .000/.000/.000, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .000 (0-1) vs. RH: .000 (0-5)

Ê On Mon vs. BAL made his 2nd straight Opening Day start at catcher (2014 with SD)…picked off Adam Jones in the 8th (had 1 all of last year). Ê Spring Training: Four of his 7 hits went for extra bases (2-2B, 2-HR)…only multi-hit game included a 2-run homer on March 14 at BAL. Ê The Rays are his 7th organization…in 2014, posted career highs for the Padres in virtually every category including games (103), hits (74), 2B (18),

HR (11), RBI (44) and avg. (.252)…his .452 SLG as a catcher was 5th among major league backstops (min. 81 games)…threw out 29 attempted base stealers, tops among major league catchers and his 33.3 eraser rate ranked 4th…his catcher’s ERA of 3.10 tied for the best in the majors.

#20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Tue: 0-3, RBI, BB Series: 1-7, RBI, BB Stand: 1-7, RBI, BB vs. LH: .000 (0-2)2015: .143/.250/.143, 0-HR, 1-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .000 (0-2) vs. RH: .200 (1-5)

Ê Had an RBI groundout in the 3rd yesterday vs. BAL, 3rd RBI of his career and the first not accounted for by a solo homer. Ê 25-year-old made his first Opening Day roster…started in RF and had the Rays first hit of the season, a 4th-inning single…thrown out 2-4-3-6. Ê Spring Training: Ranked T-2nd on the team with 8 RBI…had a 2-run HR as part of a 3 RBI game on March 19 vs. MIN…also ranked 2nd with 54 AB. Ê Named the International League MVP and Rookie of the Year in 2014, leading the league in batting avg. (.350), OBP (.432), SLG (.590) and OPS

(1.022)…tied for 6th in the IL in SB (career-high 26) and HR (18) despite playing in only 96 games there. Ê Made a diving catch in LF to end Jordan Zimmermann’s no-hitter Sep 28 vs. MIA…selected by MLB.com as the majors’ Defensive Play of the Year.

#46 BOBBY WILSON, C Tue: DNP Series: DNP Stand: DNP vs. LH: --Spring: .107/.219/.107, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak (’14): 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP: -- vs. RH: --

Ê Non-roster invite to spring training was selected to the 40-man roster on Sunday…marked his 4th Opening Day roster (also 2010-12 with Angels)…is the first catcher to make the Rays Opening Day roster after coming to camp as a non-roster invite.

Ê Spring Training: Went 3-for-28, and all 3 hits were singles…threw out 2 of 7 attempted base stealers. 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 Will become the 12th Tampa Bay-area native to play for the Rays…attended Seminole High School and St. Petersburg College.

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#35 MATT ANDRIESE, RH Last App: -- Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: --Spring: 1-1-0, 2.21 ERA, 7 G, 5 GS Long Relief App: -- IR-RS: -- vs. RH: --

Ê 25-year-old will be making his major league debut…spent the 2014 season with Durham, leading the team with 11 wins in a career-high 162.1 IP. Ê Spring Training: Ranked 10th in the Grapefruit League in ERA…tied for the team lead with 5 starts (Archer, Karns). Ê Pitched out of the bullpen March 6 vs. MIN and March 20 vs. TOR…over his minor league career, has made 84 starts and 10 relief apps…pitched out

of the Durham bullpen three times last season with a 4.50 ERA (12-IP, 6-ER)…five of those 6 ER came in his last relief app on Aug 12 at Rochester.

#50 GRANT BALFOUR, RH Last App: 4/7 vs. BAL (0.1-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: 1.000 (1-1)2015: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G Long Relief App: 0.1, 2x-last 4/7 vs. BAL IR-RS: 2-0 vs. RH: .000 (0-2)

Ê Made his 7th consecutive Opening Day roster (2009-10, 2014-15 with the Rays and 2011-13 with the A’s). Ê Spring Training: Spent 18 days in Australia with his father, David, who passed away after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer…to honor Mr. Balfour,

longtime GM of the Sydney Blue Sox (Australian Baseball League), the Rays wore light blue socks March 15 vs. NYM…made his spring debut March 23. Ê Finished the 2014 season with a 4.91 ERA, his highest since 2007, and issued a career-high 41 walks, 4th among major league relievers…removed

from the closer role in July…made 65 apps, his 4th straight season of 60-plus apps…leads all AL pitchers with 450 apps since 2008. Ê Is only 24 days younger than Manager Kevin Cash…both were born in 1977…is the only current Rays player to also play for the Devil Rays (2007).

#38 JEFF BELIVEAU, LH Last App: 4/6 vs. BAL (0.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: 1.000 (1-1)2015: 0-0-0, -.-- ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 0.0, 4/6 vs. BAL IR-RS: 1-1 vs. RH: --

Ê 28-year-old made his first Opening Day roster…on Mon vs. BAL, allowed a double to his only batter faced (LH Travis Snider)…an Orioles challenge overturned a tag attempt at the plate…has spent parts of the last three seasons (2012 with Cubs, 2013-14 with Rays) in the majors.

Ê Spring Training: Tied for the team lead with a pair of wins (March 21 vs. MIN, April 3 at DET)…allowed 6 runs but 4 were unearned. Ê Combining the Rays and Triple-A Durham last year, held lefties to a .115 avg. (9-for-78)…they were 6-for-41 (.146) against him in the majors. Ê 26 of his 30 apps last season were scoreless…his 2.63 ERA was the 2nd-best among Rays rookie relievers (min. 30 apps) in franchise history. Ê Played for the MLB All-Star Team during the Japan Series last November…pitched in 2 games.

#26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: 4/7 vs. BAL (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .000 (0-2)2015: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 4/7 vs. BAL IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .000 (0-1)

Ê 26-year-old made his 1st Opening Day roster after one of the best seasons in Rays history by a reliever in 2014…had a perfect 9th yesterday vs. BAL. Ê Spring Training: Had a 0.67 WHIP and opponents hit just .133 (4-for-30) off him in 9 IP. Ê Has recorded at least 1 SO in his last 8 apps and in 11 of his last 12 apps dating back to the end of the 2014 season. Ê Set a club relief record with 104 SO in 2014…struck out 104 of his 247 batters faced (42.1 pct.), the highest rate in AL history by a right-handed

reliever…held opponents to a .155 (34-for-219) avg., 4th-lowest among AL relievers…held opposing lefties to a .107 avg., best in the majors. Ê Between the majors and minors, had 122 SO in 74 IP in 2014…began the season in Durham’s bullpen…wasn’t called up for good until May 5.

#43 ERNESTO FRIERI, RH Last App: 4/6 vs. BAL (0.2-IP, 0-H, 1-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: --2015: 0-0-0, 13.50 ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 0.2, 4.6 vs. BAL IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .000 (0-1)

Ê 29-year-old made his fifth consecutive Opening Day roster…is the first Colombian-born player in Rays history…made his Rays debut on Mon vs. BAL, recording a strikeout, hit by pitch and walk…also got an out when catcher Rene Rivera picked off Adam Jones at 1st base.

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. Ê Had a career-high 7.34 ERA (41.2-IP, 34-ER) in 48 apps in 2014…yielded 11 HR, T-3rd-most among ML relievers…his 34 HR since 2011 are 1st. Ê Has averaged 12.0 SO/9 IP over parts of 7 seasons (incl. 2015), 5th among actives as a reliever (min. 1,000 BF).

#54 STEVE GELTZ, RH Last App: 4/7 vs. BAL (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .000 (0-2)2015: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4/6 vs. BAL IR-RS: 2-0 vs. RH: .000 (0-4)

Ê 27-year-old made his first career Opening Day roster…has allowed 1 BB to 7 BF over his 2 apps this season…on Mon vs. BAL, became the first pitcher since records are available (1914) to pitch more than 1 inning and strike out every batter he faced on Opening Day.

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. Ê Made 11 apps as a September call-up last year…struck out 14 of 37 batters faced (37.8 pct.) and posted a .200 opp avg. (6-for-30). Ê Was signed by Greg Morhardty, the same Angels scout who signed Mike Trout…was undrafted out of the University of Buffalo.

#40 KEVIN JEPSEN, RH Last App: 4/7 vs. BAL (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .000 (0-2)2014: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 4/7 vs. BAL IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .000 (0-1)

Ê 30-year-old made his seventh consecutive Opening Day roster (2009-14 with the Angels)…made his Rays debut yesterday vs. BAL (perfect 8th). Ê Spring Training: Started the spring with 4 straight scoreless apps…allowed runs in 3 straight apps from March 23-30. Ê Had career highs in apps (74, 4th in AL), IP (65) and SO (75) in 2014…his 2.63 ERA and 1.05 WHIP were the lowest of his career. Ê His last major league win was June 27, 2013 at DET, having made 99 apps since then…only three pitchers in AL history made more apps than he

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

#49 KIRBY YATES, RH Last App: 4/6 vs. BAL (1.0-IP, 1-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .500 (1-2), 1-HR2015: 0-0-0, 9.00 ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 4/6 vs. BAL IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .000 (0-2)

Ê 28-year-old made his first Opening Day roster…allowed an 0-2 homer to Ryan Flaherty, his first batter faced, on Mon vs. BAL (9th inning), then retired the next three hitters in order…last June he became the first Hawaiian-born player in Rays history.

Ê Spring Training: Had 11 SO in 11 innings…seven of his 9 apps were scoreless. Ê Has 462 SO in 353.1 IP during his pro career, a 11.77 SO/9 IP ratio…had 10.50 SO/9 IP in the majors last year, T-2nd among AL rookies (min. 25 apps). Ê Has led Rays minor leaguers in saves in two straight seasons…did so with 16 saves for Durham last year despite his June recall.

RAYS BY THE NUMBERSCurrent Streak: L2 When commit error: 0-1 Hit homer: 0-2Current Record: 0-2 Ahead after 6-7-8: 0-0/0-0/0-0 Homer with men on: 0-1Home/Road: 0-2/0-0 Behind after 6-7-8: 0-2/0-2/0-2 Hit multiple homers: 0-1Day/Night: 0-1/0-1 Tied after 6-7-8: 0-0/0-0/0-0 Score first: 0-0Grass/Turf: 0-0/0-2 1-run games: 0-1 Score 5 or more: 0-1vs. East: 0-2 2-run games: 0-0 Score less than 5: 0-1vs. Central: 0-0 Extra innings: 0-0 Outhit opponents: 0-0vs. West: 0-0 Win in last at-bat: 0 Outhit by opponents: 0-1vs. National League: 0-0 Come-from-behind wins: 0 Collect 10 or more hits: 0-0vs. RH/LH starters: 0-1/0-1 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 0 Opp. 10 or more hits: 0-0Series W-L-T (home): 0-1-0 Series W-L-T (road): 0-0-0 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 0-2/0-0/0-0/0-0

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Longoria 1 1Kiermaier 1 1Forsythe 1 1BeckhamCabreraDeJesusDykstraGuyerJasoJenningsRiveraSouza Jr.WilsonTOTALS 1 2 - - 3

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYArcher 1 0 0.00 0.00 0-1 0Karns 1 3 3.00 4.76 0-1 0Odorizzi - - - - - -

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS

LAST HR OFF ’15 MOST HITS GAME ’15 MOST RBI GAMEBeckham - - - -Cabrera 9/3/14 at LAD Correia 1, 4/6 vs. BAL 1, 4/6 vs. BALDeJesus 9/7/14 vs. BAL Norris 2, 4/6 vs. BAL -Dykstra - - - -Forsythe 4/7 vs. BAL Gausman 1, 2x-last 4/7 vs. BAL 2, 4/7 vs. BALGuyer 8/29/14 vs. BOS Ranaudo - -Jaso 8/16/14 at ATL Walden - -Jennings 8/8/14 at CHC Wada 1, 2x-last, 4/7 vs. BAL -Kiermaier 4/7 vs. BAL Chen 2, 4/7 vs. BAL 2, 4/7 vs. BALLongoria 4/6 vs. BAL Tillman 1, 2x-last, 4/7 vs. BAL 1, 4/6 vs. BALRivera 9/25/14 at SF Machi - -Souza Jr. 9/26/14 vs. MIA Heaney 1, 4/6 vs. BAL 1, 4/7 vs. BALWilson - - - -

RAYS SEASON HIGHSTEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTINGLongest win streak - Most runs, game, TB 2, Kiermaier, 4/7 vs. BALLong loss streak 2, April 6-Current Most runs, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, Pearce, 4/7 vs. BALMost runs game, TB 5, 4/7 vs. BAL Most hits, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Kiermaier, 4/7 vs. BALMost runs game, Opp 6, 2x-last, 4/7 vs. BAL Most hits, game, Opp 3, Snider, 4/6 vs. BALMost runs, inn, TB 2, 2x-last, 4/7 vs. BAL Most 2B, game, TB 1, Kiermaier, Cabrera, 4/6 vs. BALMost runs, inn, Opp 4, 4/7 vs. BAL Most 2B, game, Opp 1, Joseph, Snider, 4/6 vs. BALMost hits, game, TB 8, 4/6 vs. BAL Most HR, game, TB 1, 3x, last-Kiermaier, 4/7 vs. BALMost hits, game, Opp 8, 4/6 vs. BAL Most HR, game, Opp 1, 4x-last, Pearce, 4/7 vs. BALMost hits, inn, TB 2, 2x-last, 4/7 vs. BAL Most RBI, game, TB 2, 2x, last-Kiermaier, 4/7 vs. BALMost hits, inn, Opp 4. 4/7 vs. BAL Most RBI, game, Opp 2, 4x-last, Pearce, 4/7 vs. BALMost doubles, game, TB 2. 4/6 vs. BAL Most x-base hits, game, TB 2, Kiermaier, 4/7 vs. BALMost doubles, game, Opp 2. 4/6 vs. BAL Most x-base hits, game, Opp 1, 7x-last, Pearce, 4/7 vs. BALMost HR, game, TB 2. 4/7 vs. BAL Most steals, game, TB 1, 2x-last, Guyer, 4/8 vs. BALMost HR, game, Opp 3. 4/6 vs. BAL Most steals, game, Opp -Most x-base hits, game, TB 3. 2x-last 4/7 vs. BAL Hitting Streak 2, 4 Players, April 6–CurrentMost x-base hits, game, Opp 5. 4/6 vs. BAL TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 2, 4/7 vs. BAL Most SO, TB Starter 5, Archer, 4/6 vs. BALMost stolen bases, game, Opp 0. 4/6 vs. BAL Most SO, Opp Starter 4, 2x-last, Chen, 4/7 vs. BALMost walks, game, TB 4. 4/7 vs. BAL Most SO, TB Reliever 4, Geltz, 4/6 vs. BALMost walks, game, Opp 6. 4/7 vs. BAL Most IP, TB Reliever 1.1, Geltz, 4/6 vs. BALMost strikeouts, game, TB 11. 4/7 vs. BAL Most walks, game, TB 4, Karns, 4/7 vs. BALMost strikeouts, game, Opp 11. 4/6 vs. BAL Most walks, game, Opp 3, Tillman, 4/6 vs. BALMost LOB, game, TB 6. 4/6 vs. BAL Most SO, Team, TB 11, 4/6 vs. BALMost LOB, game, Opp 4. 2x-last, 4/7 vs. BAL Most walks, Team, TB 6, 4/7 vs. BALMost errors, game, TB 1. 4/6 vs. BAL Low-Hit Game 6, 5 Pitchers, 4/7 vs. BALMost errors, game, Opp - Consecutive Scoreless IP 3.2, Karns, 4/7 vs. BALLongest game, time 3:22, 4/7 vs. BAL Shortest game, time 3:01, 4/6 vs. BALLongest game, time (9 inn.) 3:22, 4/7 vs. BAL Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 3.01, 4/6 vs. BAL

Grand Slams (-): -Back-to-Back (-): -2-HR games (-): -3-HR games (-): -

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

HOME RUNS

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Rivera - - -Wilson - - -TOTALS - - -

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: -2-Out RBI: Kiermaier (2), Cabrera (1)Outfield Assists: Jennings (1)Bunt Singles: -Ejections: -Batted Around: -

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CATWALKS

LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS

Rays Totals (bold): 1 challenges (x overturned, x stand, 1 confirmed) | Opp Totals: 1 challenges (1 overturned, x stand, x confirmed) Umpire Totals: x challenges (x record keeping, x overturned, x stand, x confirmed)

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

Opponent 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 - 12Tampa Bay 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 - 7

W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HRTotals 0-2-0 2 5.50 18.0 14 11 8 16 4Starters 0-2-0 2 7.15 11.1 11 9 5 9 3Relievers 0-0-0 2 2.70 6.2 3 2 3 7 1Home 0-2-0 2 5.50 18.0 14 11 8 16 4Road - - - - - - - - -April 0-2-0 2 5.50 18.0 14 11 8 16 4

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 2:34

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WALK-OFF LOSSES

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

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

RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (8)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDRHP Alex Cobb 15-day Right forearm tendinitis April 5 March 27 April 11 2 0-2RHP Alex Colome 15-day Pneumonia March 27 - April 11 2 0-2INF Nick Franklin 15-day Left oblique strain April 5 March 27 April 11 2 0-2LHP Jake McGee 15-day Offseason elbow surgery April 5 - April 20 2 0-2LHP Matt Moore 60-day Tommy John surgery April 5 - June 4 2 0-21B James Loney 15-day Mild right oblique strain April 8 April 7 April 23 2 0-1LHP Drew Smyly 15-day Left shoulder tendinitis April 5 March 27 April 11 2 0-2RHP Burch Smith 60-day Tommy John surgery April 8 - June 7 0 -

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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 tendinitis), INF Nick Franklin (left oblique strain),

LH Drew Smyly (left shoulder tendinitis) 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.

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 6 3 5 4.76 .261 1 3 0 30.2 35 19 29 5.58 .282Balfour 0 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0.00 .333 2 2 6 38.2 30 16 35 3.72 .213Beliveau 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 - 1.000 0 0 0 3.2 3 0 7 0.00 .214Boxberger 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 2 0 0 13.0 4 3 20 2.08 .091Frieri 0 0 0 0.2 0 1 1 13.50 .000 0 0 1 4.2 1 1 8 1.93 .071Geltz 0 0 0 2.1 0 0 4 0.00 .000 0 0 0 2.1 0 0 4 0.00 .000Jepsen 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 0 0 0 12.2 5 1 9 0.71 .119Karns 0 1 0 5.2 5 6 4 9.53 .263 0 1 0 10.0 10 9 7 8.10 .270Odorizzi - - - - - - - - - 0 2 0 23.0 26 14 20 5.48 .277Ramirez - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 14.0 8 6 12 3.86 .160Yates 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 9.00 .250 0 1 0 7.2 10 4 10 4.70 .303

RAYS PITCHERS vs. ORIOLES

RAYS HITTERS vs. ORIOLES2015 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPBeckham 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 4 9 1 0 1 0 2 .111 .100Cabrera 2 8 1 0 1 0 4 .125 .125 45 174 52 6 34 13 30 .299 .351DeJesus 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 59 211 51 4 16 21 32 .242 .312Dykstra - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Forsythe 2 7 2 1 2 1 1 .286 .375 19 46 11 3 6 9 8 .239 .375Guyer 2 5 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .167 20 51 12 2 5 1 12 .235 .278Jaso 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1.000 41 113 27 2 13 18 17 .239 .344Jennings 2 7 2 0 0 1 0 .286 .375 51 197 44 8 18 15 44 .223 .280Kiermaier 2 7 3 1 2 0 1 .429 .429 14 48 14 4 6 0 9 .292 .292Longoria 2 6 2 1 1 2 2 .333 .500 108 420 114 25 73 43 102 .271 .340Rivera 2 8 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 6 22 2 1 1 0 3 .091 .091Souza Jr. 2 7 1 0 1 1 3 .143 .250 2 7 1 0 1 1 3 .143 .250Wilson - - - - - - - - - 12 20 7 0 2 6 1 .350 .481

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 7:10

4/9 - OFF (1)4 4/10 at MIA 7:105 4/11 at MIA 4:106 4/12 at MIA 1:107 4/13 at TOR 7:078 4/14 at TOR 7:079 4/15 at TOR 7:0710 4/16 at TOR 7:0711 4/17 vs. NYY 7:10 Cross-Body Bag (All women)12 4/18 vs. NYY 7:10 Alex Cobb Gumby (All fans)13 4/19 vs. NYY 1:10 Evan Longoria Rubber Duck (Kids 14 & under)

4/20 - OFF (2)14 4/21 vs. BOS 7:1015 4/22 vs. BOS 7:1016 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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