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FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2015 AT DETROIT TIGERS RH Jake Odorizzi vs. RH Anibal Sanchez First Pitch: 1:05 p.m. | Location: Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla. | TV: None | Radio: None Game No: 29 (14-12-2) | vs. AL: 11-8-1 | vs. NL: 3-4-1 | Home: 6-7-1 | Road: 8-5-1 Day 38 of Spring Training | 5 Days Until Opening Day—Monday, April 6 vs. BAL (3:10 p.m.) THREE DAYS AWAY—Full details on Opening Day festivities are available Miami (86.7 pct.)…CF Kevin Kiermaier’s TODAY’S STARTING LINEUP in a separate press release at rayspressbox.com, as well as details on spe- 5 SB are tied for 7th in the majors. 39 Kevin Kiermaier (L) DH cial community efforts this week building excitement for the season…now 20 Steven Souza Jr. (R) RF that the schedule at Charlotte Sports Park is finished, the Rays have moved YESTERDAY’S ACTION—The Rays 28 John Jaso (L) LF their base of operations to Tropicana Field until the opener…on Sunday defeated the Phillies, 10-1, in Clearwa- 3 Evan Longoria (R) 3B both the Rays (optional) and Orioles will hold workouts, closed to the media. ter, tying their spring high in runs scored 21 James Loney (L) 1B (March 12 vs. TOR)…Opening Day start- 5 Brandon Guyer (R) CF Today (Lakeland) Saturday (Tropicana Field) 1 Tim Beckham (R) 2B er RH Chris Archer worked 2 scoreless Gate 4 opens 7:30 a.m. Gate 4 opens 7:30 a.m. 83 Jake Elmore (R) SS Clubhouse open (Trop) 8:00–9:00 Clubhouse open 8:00–9:00 innings (1-H, 0-BB, 2-SO, 27 pitches) in 60 Bobby Wilson (R) C Team bus leaves 9:00 a.m. Kevin Cash available 9:15 a.m. his final spring tune-up and earned the 23 Jake Odorizzi RHP Kevin Cash available 10:30 a.m. Stretch & fundamentals 9:30 a.m. win…RH Nathan Karns followed with 6 Game in Lakeland 1:05 p.m. Rays BP 10:30 a.m. solid frames (5-H, 1-R/ER, 2-BB, 8-SO, RAYS IN 1-HR)…the Rays offense came in the 2nd SPRING TRAINING WOUNDED WARRIORS—Members of the Wounded Warriors will take BP inning (4 runs), 4th inning (2) and 9th in- 2015 14-12-2 71,472 2014 16-7-4 78,264 today at noon against former Rays RH Andy Sonnanstine…several cur- ning (4)…LF David DeJesus knocked a 3-run homer in the 2nd…CF Kevin Kier- 2013 15-17-2 90,935 rent Rays players will attend…media should enter through Gate 1. 2012 10-16-6 87,916 maier had a 2-run triple in the 4th…in the 2011 15-14-2 95,859 BOWL FOR KIDS’ SAKE—Tonight Chris Archer will go to Pin Chasers 9th against RH Jonathan Papelbon, 3B 2010 20-8-2 97,971 Midtown in Tampa for the annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser, benefiting Leonardo Reginatto homered and LF 2009 15-16-1 103,255 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay…the top fundraisers for the event, Tyler Goeddel hit a 2-run triple. 2008 18-8-2 54,960 which launched earlier this month, were invited to the VIP bowling party… 2007 10-19-2 79,044 the event is not open to the public, but media is welcome to attend (4847 RAYS vs. TIGERS—The Rays and Tigers 2006 13-16-1 70,756 N. Armenia Ave.)…the event goes from 5–7 p.m., and Archer will be there haven’t played all spring, but close out 2005 13-16 61,261 2004 11-8 43,916 from 6–7 p.m. their Grapefruit League schedules with 2 games today and tomorrow…last spring 2003 8-19-3 51,324 2002 10-16-1 49,043 they played only once, March 28 in Lake- THAT TIME OF THE SPRING—The deadline for the Rays to set the Open- 2001 12-15-1 57,081 ing Day roster is Sunday at 3 p.m. …the spring roster currently stands at 34 land in their final Grapefruit League game, 2000 14-17 67,089 players (18-P, 3-C, 7-INF, 5-OF, 1-DH), not counting RH Alex Colome (DL). and Detroit won, 6-3…they are scheduled 1999 14-14-1 59,230 Ê Today RH Alex Colome (pneumonia) is scheduled to throw live BP, for 6 regular-season games, July 27-29 at 1998 12-18 66,781 while LH Jake McGee (offseason left elbow surgery) and LH Matt home and Sep 7-9 in Detroit…the Rays Total 240-256-30 1,286,517 Moore (Tommy John surgery) are scheduled to throw bullpen sessions. went 4-3 in the 2014 season, their first win- Ê LH Drew Smyly (left shoulder tendinitis) is expected to throw an- ning campaign against them since 2010. other live BP session tomorrow. SEVEN YEARS AS THE RAYS (2008-14)—Since changing their name SLICE OF GRAPEFRUIT—The Rays have won 3 straight games while to the Rays in 2008, the Rays are 627-508 (.552) in the regular season, outscoring their opponents 17-4…they need to win one of their remaining fourth-best record in the majors after the Yankees (.571), Angels (.554) and 2 games to reach 15 wins—a mark they’ve reached in 6 of the 7 years as Cardinals (.554)…the Rays have won 90-plus games five times, most in the the “Rays” after never doing so in 10 springs as the Devil Rays…the Rays majors in this span…they have advanced to the postseason four times; only began the spring 1-5-1, worst mark in the majors through March 10, but are the Cardinals (five) have been more often. 13-7-1 since then. Ê The Rays pitching staff has allowed only 4,536 runs, fewest by an Ê This is the Rays 18th spring in the AL team over a span of seven full seasons since 1974-80 (Orioles 4,271; Yankees 4,353)…they have thrown 96 shutouts, most by an Grapefruit League and seventh call- BEST RECORDS, MLB, ing Charlotte Sports Park home…the SPRING TRAINING, 2008-15 AL team over a seven-year span since the 1975-81 Yankees (also 2014 Rays recorded the best spring Kansas City 139-100 .582 96)…they achieved all this while starting a pitcher under the age of record in the majors at 16-7-4 (.696), LA Angels 138-103 .573 30 in 93.5 pct. of their games (1,062 of 1,135). their third Grapefruit League title in a Tampa Bay 123-98 .557 span of 7 seasons (also 2008, 2010). St. Louis 121-100 .548 ARCHER GETS THE NOD FOR OPENING DAY—On March 26, Manager Detroit 133-110 .547 Kevin Cash confirmed that RHChris Archer will start on Opening Day vs. DRY RUN—Tomorrow the Rays host the Ti- the Orioles…earlier this spring, RH Alex Cobb was named Opening Day gers at 12:35 p.m. at Tropicana Field…lower level general admission tickets starter before he was sidelined by right forearm tendinitis…this will mark cost $15…either RH Matt Andriese or RH Erasmo Ramirez will start for the the 13th straight season the Rays Opening Day starter has been age 30 Rays, and both will pitch…the last official Grapefruit League game held here or younger…the only Opening Day starter over age 30 in Rays history was was March 30, 2013, also against the Tigers—a game that ended in a 3-3 31-year-old Tanyon Sturtze in 2002. tie…LH Matt Moore faced RH Doug Fister in that contest. Ê The past seven Rays openers have been started by either James Shields (2008-10, 2012) or David Price (2011, 2013-14); Archer is ROAD RAYGE—The Rays are 8-5-1 on the road this spring heading into the first apart from that pair sinceScott Kazmir in 2007. their 15th and final road game today…the pitching staff has compiled a 1.96 ERA (123.2-IP, 27-ER) on the road—more than a run better than any other NON-ROSTER INVITES TO MAKE RAYS OPENING DAY ROSTER— staff in baseball (Yankees, 2.98)—while holding opponents to a .211 avg. 1998 RH Rolando Arrojo 2000 RH Dave Eiland, INF Herbert Perry TAKES A LICKING, KEEPS ON PITCHING—The Rays have yielded only 1 2001 RH Ken Hill run on 10 hits over the last 2 games…the Rays own a 3.12 ERA (250.2-IP, 2003 OF Rocco Baldelli, LH Jim Parque, RH Steve Parris 87-ER) this spring, 2nd in the majors to St. Louis (3.06)…the Rays have al- 2005 OF Chris Singleton, RH Hideo Nomo lowed only 17 HR, tied with Boston for 2nd fewest in the majors (St. Louis, 2006 RH Jason Childers, RH Ruddy Lugo, INF Luis Ordaz 12), and their .245 opp avg. is 4th lowest. 2007 RH Gary Glover, 1B Carlos Peña, RH Al Reyes 2008 INF/OF Eric Hinske ABOUT THE OFFENSE—The Rays are batting .240 this spring, 2nd lowest 2011 RH Juan Cruz in the majors ahead of the Phillies (.233)…26 of their 28 HR have come in 2013 1B/OF Shelley Duncan, RH Jamey Wright the last 21 games, compared to 2 HR in their first 7 games. Ê LF Desmond Jennings is batting .432 (19-for-44), within reach of UPCOMING PROBABLES—Today at DET Sean Rodriguez’s spring club record of .460 in 2010 (min.