TAMPA BAY RAYS (12-13) at BOSTON RED SOX (19-7) RH Matt Andriese (0-0, 5.40) Vs
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TAMPA BAY RAYS (12-13) at BOSTON RED SOX (19-7) RH Matt Andriese (0-0, 5.40) vs. RH Rick Porcello (4-0, 1.93) Sunday, April 29, 2018 First Pitch: 1:05 p.m. Location: Fenway Park TV: FOX Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 26 (12-13) Road Game No.: 13 (6-6) All-Time Game No.: 3,264 (1512-1751) All-Time Road Game No.: 1,630 (684-945) UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Mon., 4/30 at DET 7:10 p.m. RH Jake Faria (1-1, 6.33) vs. RH Jordan Zimmermann (1-0, 7.91) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Tues., 5/1 at DET 7:10 p.m. RH Chris Archer (2-1, 6.61) vs. LH Matthew Boyd (0-2, 2.74) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Wed., 5/2 at DET 1:10 p.m. LH Blake Snell (4-1, 2.52) vs. RH Michael Fulmer (1-2, 2.76) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM ROSTER MOVE—The Rays have optioned LH Ryan Yarbrough to Triple- span…only three times in club history have they hit 3 HR or more A Durham and recalled RH Chih-Wei Hu from Durham. in three straight games, including twice in 2017 (last Aug 26-28 at STL/KC)…the Rays have hit multiple homers five times in their last CRAZY EIGHTS—The Rays have won eight consecutive games, tied for 6 games, including 3+ HR in 4 games…over this 6-game span, the the 3rd-longest winning streak in franchise history behind June 9-22, home run has accounted for 29 of their 51 runs scored (54.9 pct.). 2004 (12) and July 12-26, 2014 (9)…the streak is tied for the 3rd-longest in Ê The Rays have hit at least 3 HR in consecutive games at Fenway the majors this season and one shy of matching the Mets (April 3-13) and Park for the first time in club history…today the Rays have a chance Red Sox (March 30–April 10) for the longest this year…it is tied with the at becoming the first visiting team to do this in three consecutive Yankees for the longest active streak in the majors…the Rays have come games at Fenway Park—all within the same series—since the Blue from behind in 6 games during the 8-game winning streak. Jays from Sep 28-30, 2009…the Red Sox haven’t hit at least 3 HR in Ê During the winning streak, the Rays have outscored opponents, three straight games here since July 22-24, 2003 vs. DET/TB. 63-34 and outhit opponents, 101-72…the streak has brought the Ê The Rays offense has scored in five consecutive innings and seven Rays from 4-13 (.235)—worst record in the AL East and 3rd-worst of the last 8 innings…the club record for most consecutive innings winning pct. in the majors—to 12-13 (.480), 6.0 games up on the Ori- with a run is seven from May 19-20, 2017 and July 29, 2006. oles in the division, and 3.0 GB of the second Wild Card position. Ê During the 8-game winning streak, the Rays have scored multiple Ê The Rays have been tied or leading at the conclusion of 31 of the runs in a single inning 19 times, 3 runs or more seven times and 4 last 32 innings, dating back to the 5th inning on Wed at BAL. runs or more four times…in the first 17 games this season, they had Longest Winning Streaks, Club History 11, three and two of these innings, respectively. 12 June 9-22, 2004 SF, COL, SD, ARI, TOR 9 July 12-26, 2014 TOR, MIN, STL, BOS HOME RUNS: LAST 6 GAMES vs. FIRST 19 GAMES 8 April 18, 2018–Current TEX, MIN, BAL, BOS LAST 6 FIRST 19 LAST 6 FIRST 19 8 July 4-11, 2013 HOU, CWS, MIN HR 16 10 Runner(s) On 11 1 8 Sep 19-27, 2012 BOS, TOR, CWS Multi-HR Gms 5 1 % Solo 31.3 90.0 8 Sep 24, 2011–April 8, 2012 TOR, NYY 3+ HR Gms 4 0 % Runs Via HR 54.9 15.7 Solo 5 9 SEEKING SWEEP—With last night’s win, the Rays have clinched four consecutive series victories for the first time since June 3-16, 2016 at MIN, ELIAS SAYS—According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Rays are the first at ARI, vs. HOU, vs. SEA…today the Rays are attempting to finish their team with at least an 8-game winning streak and at least an 8-game losing third sweep of the season, as they are coming off a 3-game sweep vs. MIN streak by the end of April since the 1985 Minnesota Twins, who won nine and a 2-game sweep at BAL…if the Rays complete the sweep: straight from April 11-20 and lost nine straight from April 21-30. Ê It would be their third consecutive sweep, something they have Ê Elias also notes last night was the first time in franchise history only done once in club history, regardless of series length…they the Rays won when allowing at least 1 run in each of the first 5 in- swept three straight from June 11-20, 2004 vs. COL, at SD, at ARI. nings…three times previously the Rays won when allowing run(s) Ê The Rays would match their total number of sweeps from last sea- in the first 4 innings (last June 26, 2011 at HOU). son: April 18-20 vs. DET, May 1-2 at MIA and Sep 29–Oct 1 vs. BAL. Ê Finally, according to Elias, last night was the third time the Rays Ê It would be their first sweep of 3 games or more on the road since had a pitcher record his first career win and a player hit his first May 16-18, 2016 at TOR…it would be the first time they sweep career home run in the same game…the list: back-to-back series on the road, regardless of series length, since Date & Opponent First Career Win First Career Homer July 18-23, 2014 at MIN (3 games) and at STL (2 games). April 28, 2018 at BOS Ryan Yarbrough Johnny Field Ê It would be the fourth time under Manager Kevin Cash the Rays April 6, 2007 vs. TOR Jae-Kuk Ryu Akinori Iwamura sweep a 3-game series (or more) against a team that entered the April 1, 1998 vs. DET Rolando Arrojo Rich Butler series in first place, but the first time doing that on the road. Ê It would be the second time they sweep a series of 3 games or more THEN vs. NOW—The last time the Rays were in Boston, first-pitch tem- at Fenway Park, following April 16-19, 2010 (4 games). perature was 38° and the Rays suffered an 8-7 loss after blowing a 5-run lead in the 8th inning…it was the final game of an 8-game losing streak, RAY MATTER—In last night’s 12-6 win, the Rays recorded: which is still tied for the 2nd-longest in the majors this season…it dropped Ê 12 runs, their most since Aug 28, 2017 at KC (12); the Rays to 1-8, the worst record in the majors and tied for the worst Ê 18 hits, their most since May 28, 2017 at MIN (18, 15-inning win), 9-game start in club history, and dropped them to 0-5 on the road…they their most in a 9-inning game since June 27, 2016 vs. BOS (18) and were averaging 3.00 runs per game, tied for 2nd-lowest in the majors, and their most in a 9-inning road game since May 17, 2015 at MIN (19); ranked 29th and 28th in avg. and OBP, respectively…since then: Ê 8 XBH, their most since Aug 28, 2017 at KC (9); Ê The Rays are 11-5 (.688), 4th-best record in the majors behind the Ê 4 HR, their most since Sep 15, 2017 vs. BOS (4, 15-inning loss) and Yankees (12-4, .750), Phillies (13-5, .722) and D-backs (12-5, .706) their most in a 9-inning game since July 1, 2017 at BAL (4). Ê The Rays are 6-1 (.857) on the road, 2nd in the majors (Angels, 8-1) Ê Last night was the first time the Rays won when their starter Ê The Rays are averaging 5.88 runs per game, 4th in the majors…they lasted 2 IP or fewer since June 17, 2015 at WAS, and the first time lead the majors with a .306 avg. and a .378 OBP excluding interleague games at NL parks or weather delays since May 18, 2013 at BAL (Roberto Hernández, 2 IP). RAYS vs. RED SOX—The Rays are 3-6 against the Red Sox this season, and 6 games and 5 losses have been decided by 1-run margins…the two clubs OFFENSE EN FUEGO—The Rays have scored at least 8 runs in six of their will meet 19 times this season (10 at home, 9 in Boston)…this is the last of last 7 games, compared to once in their first 18 games this season…this 10 games between the Rays and Red Sox before the end of April, and they stretch includes a club-record streak of five straight games scoring 8 runs do not face each other in June, July or September…this is the second time or more from April 20-26…furthermore, the club has scored at least 4 in club history the Rays will play 10 games against a single opponent be- runs in eight straight games, tied for their 4th-longest streak since be- fore the end of April (Orioles, 2003)…the Rays went 8-11 against the Red coming the Rays in 2008…the Rays have totaled 63 runs over their last Sox last season and 7-12 against them in 2016, and have lost consecutive 8 games and 59 runs over their last 7 games, their most over any 7-game season series to the Red Sox for the first time since 2006-07.