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(8-4-2) at (5-4-4) RH (0-1, 18.00) vs. RH Jhoulys Chacin (0-0, 7.20) Friday, March 6, 2020  First Pitch: 1:05 p.m.  Location: Hammond Stadium  TV: None  Radio: None Spring Game No.: 15  vs. AL Opponents: 5-3-2  vs. NL Opponents: 3-1-0  Home Games: 5-2-1  Road Games: 3-2-1 Day 23 of  20 Days Until —Thursday, March 26 vs. at Tropicana Field (4:10 p.m.)

UPCOMING PROBABLE & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Fri., 3/6 at MIN 1:05 p.m. TB—RH Yonny Chirinos, LH Brendan McKay, RH , LH Shane McClanahan, LH José Alvarado; None MIN—RH Jhoulys Chacin, RH Sergio Romo, RH , RH , RH Zack Littell, RH Edwar Colina, RH Dakota Chalmers Sat., 3/7 vs. BAL 1:05 p.m. TB—LH , LH Anthony Banda, LH , RH Diego Castillo, FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 95.3 FM/620 AM RH , RH ; BAL—LH Bruce Zimmermann, Relievers TBD Sat., 3/7 at ATL 1:05 p.m. TB—RH Joe Ryan, RH Phoenix Sanders, LH D.J. Snelten, RH John Curtiss; ATL—TBD None Sun., 3/8 vs. PIT 1:05 p.m. TB—LH , RH Aaron Slegers, LH Aaron Loup, RH ; PIT—RH Mitch Keller WDAE 95.3 FM/620 AM

ON THE WEB—The 2020 Rays Media Guide is now available at mlbpress- vs. DET (2), but both produced LINEUP at MINNESOTA box.com (login required), rayspressbox.com (using username rays\media runs: a first-pitch, leadoff homer and password R@ys2020#) and bit.ly/32HulJT (no login necessary)…see a by LF and tie- No. Player Pos. member of the Rays Communications staff for assistance…a limited num- breaking, RBI single by 3B Nate 56 RF 26 Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B ber of hard copies are expected to arrive in Port Charlotte soon. Lowe in the 6th inning…LH 40 José Martínez DH pitched three 18 (L) 3B TWO DISTINCT ERAS—Since becoming the Rays in 2008, the Rays have scoreless innings on 43 pitches seven 90-win seasons, a number matched by only three other teams in 44 Kevan Smith C (31 strikes), and RH Nick Ander- 73 Ryan LaMarre LF : the Dodgers (8), Red Sox (7) and Yankees (7)…since the start of son got the win with a perfect 31 Brian O’Grady (L) CF 2008, their five trips to the Division Series have been matched by only 6th…Rays pitchers combined 43 SS five other clubs and their 1,041-904 (.535) record is 5th-best in baseball. for -digit for 19 Lucius Fox (S) 2B Ê The Rays enter the 2020 season on the heels of a 96-66 (.593) re- a third consecutive game and 72 Yonny Chirinos RHP cord—their second straight season with 90-plus wins—and a trip to sixth time in their last 8 games. the AL Division Series…they welcome back all three of their 2019 All-Stars—RH , OF Austin Meadows and 2B Bran- SLICE OF GRAPEFRUIT—The Rays are tied for the Grapefruit League’s don Lowe—as well as three-time Gold Glove Award winner Kevin 3rd-best record, a half-game behind the Marlins and Phillies…their 32- Kiermaier and 2018 AL Award winner . game schedule includes 16 games at Charlotte Sports Park and 16 on the Ê A retooled offense includes trade acquisitions OF Hunter Renfroe, road…in addition, the spring finale is an exhibition game at Tropicana 1B/DH José Martínez, OF Randy Arozarena and OF Manuel Mar- Field against the “Future Rays,” a team comprised of prospects from their got and Japanese free agent signing 3B/OF Yoshi Tsutsugo. minor league affiliates…spring training tickets are available at raysbase- ball.com/spring, the Charlotte Sports Park Box Office or 888-FAN-RAYS. MINOR MATTERS—’s annual Organizational Talent Ê Rays pitchers lead the Grapefruit League with 139 SO…the Rays of- Rankings of minor league prospects were released earlier this spring and fense is tied for 2nd with 58 BB and ranks 4th with 79 runs. the Rays ranked No. 1, holding their ranking from midseason last year… this is the fifth straight season they have improved their preseason stand- KNUTSON CLASSIC—Today is the third of three meetings between the ing…this is the fourth time in organizational history the Rays have been two clubs this spring…the Rays lost, 10-8, on Feb 26 and won, 8-2, on ranked first in the preseason rankings, following 2010, 2008 and 2007. March 1, both in Charlotte County…the spring series determines the Ê From BA’s Organizational Talent Rankings announcement: “The winner of the “Knutson Classic,” named for Rays press box attendant and Rays have produced a steady stream of productive big leaguers Minnesota native Dukes Knutson…the Twins went 2-1-1 last spring to thanks to solid drafting, player development and excellent pro win it for a fourth consecutive year, after the Rays won it from 2013-15. scouting for trades…as impressive as their farm system has been, Ê The Rays went 2-5 against the Twins last season (1-3 at home, 1-2 they haven’t had a prospect like in quite a while.” on the road)…the Rays won a 5-2, 18-inning game on June 27 at Ê In January, Baseball America ranked a major-league-most eight MIN, which tied for the longest game by innings in franchise his- Rays prospects among its Top 100 in baseball…five of them are in tory…the clubs meet six times this season (June 1-3, Aug 28-30). major league camp: LH/1B Brendan McKay, INF Vidal Bruján, RH Brent Honeywell Jr., LH Shane McClanahan and RH Joe Ryan. OPPO ROCCO—Twins spent four seasons on ’s coaching staff before being hired by the Twins on Oct 25, SINGLE-GAME TICKETS—Are currently on sale through all outlets, in- 2018…he was the Rays major league field coordinator in 2018 and the first cluding the MLB Ballpark app, raysbaseball.com, the Rays Republic Team base for the previous three seasons (2015-17)…Rocco and Cash are Store at Tropicana Field and 888-FAN-RAYS…tickets may be purchased at two of six former Rays players who have gone on to manage major league the Rays Republic Team Store during the store’s regular hours…the Bay- teams, along with (Mets), (Phillies, Giants), Care Box Office at Tropicana Field will open 3 hours prior to all games. Dave Martinez (Nationals) and Ozzie Guillén (White Sox, Marlins). Ê Tickets for all 2020 home games are exclusively available in the Ballpark app on a mobile device…paper tickets, including print-at- VIDEO ON A SILVER PLATTER—The Rays will provide a daily postgame home and PDF versions, are not available or accepted. video feed of all non-televised spring training games…this will include about two minutes of highlights plus two short interviews…for day 2020 TICKET PACKS—The Rays have announced three new ticket packs games, video should be uploaded by 5:15 p.m. …to receive email updates, for the 2020 season, available in the MLB Ballpark app and at raysbase- contact Chris Tilley ([email protected] or 727-434-0497). ball.com/ticketpacks…the Ballpark Pass, which offers a standing room ticket to any game at Tropicana Field for $36 per month, is sold …fans TODAY’S STARTER at MIN—RH Yonny Chirinos (0-1, 18.00 ERA) can join the waitlist to be notified if additional passes become available. Ê 2019 Majors: 9-5, 3.85 ERA (133.1-IP, 57-ER) in 26 apps (18 starts) Ê Rays Win Pack—For $99 per pack, select any four regular season Ê Yonny lost 15 pounds this winter by running more and improving home games…if buyers select and attend four games that the Rays his diet…he’s eating more meat, less rice and smaller portions. win, they will receive a voucher to choose another home game Ê Last season, ranked 3rd on the Rays staff with 9 wins and 133.1 IP, for free…they can continue to choose games for free until they at- trailing Charlie Morton and Ryan Yarbrough in both categories. tend a game that the Rays lose or the end of the regular season…for Ê Min. 100 IP, ranked among AL leaders in WHIP (1.05, 4th), opp avg. more information, visit raysbaseball.com/rayswinpack. (.225, 8th) and BB/9 IP ratio (1.89, 7th)…before the All-Star break, Ê Flex Packs—Includes five lower level tickets for $99 per pack…for his 0.99 WHIP was the 2nd-best in club history among qualifiers. more information, visit raysbaseball.com/flex. Ê In Baseball America’s annual Best Tools survey of managers, coach- es and executives, was ranked as having the AL’s Best . NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT—FOX Sports (FOX, FS1, FOX Deportes) has re- Ê Missed six weeks with right middle finger inflammation. leased its broadcast schedule for the 2020 season, its 25th straight year of Ê Went 6-5 with a 3.54 ERA (104.1-IP, 41-ER) in 18 starts, compared to coverage…additional games to the schedule will be announced as the sea- 3-0 with a 4.97 ERA (29-IP, 16-ER) in 8 apps as a reliever…made 13 son progresses…the Rays will be featured on FS1 and FOX Deportes three consecutive apps as a starter, May 27–Aug 4, before the injury. times, all Saturdays: April 4 at TEX (exclusive), July 11 vs. STL (exclusive) Ê Was on the Rays roster for the ALDS but did not pitch. and Aug 29 vs. MIN (coexisting with the FOX Sports Sun broadcast).

YESTERDAY’S RECAP—The Rays defeated the Pirates, 2-1, at Charlotte DAY-BY-DAY W-L IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP RESULT Sports Park, improving to 4-0-1 in their last 5 games and 8-4-2 this spring… 2/24 vs. BOS -- 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 T, 2-2 they were held to 2 hits, their fewest in a spring game since April 4, 2015 2/29 vs. ATL L-1 2.0 6 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 L, 0-12 2020 SPRING INNINGS PLAYED (“A” GAMES) PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Adames 43 Herrmann 23 4 6 Palomaki 3 4 Arozarena 5 9 23 Hollis 1 Perez 25 8 Betts 1 Kelly 23 8 Pinto 6 8 Brosseau 4 13 14 9 Kiermaier 33 Renfroe 38 6 Bruján 30 3 LaMarre 7 20 9 Robertson 9 9 18 Chester 3 Lowe, B 25 4 Smith 20 8 Choi 35 Lowe, N 2 28 7 Sullivan 7 5 2 9 4 Cozens 19 12 8 Lukes 8 Troike 4 Díaz 32 11 Margot 11 16 9 Tsutsugo 12 9 20 Fox 19 11 Martínez 33 6 Walls 31 Franco 9 Mastrobuoni 4 11 12 7 2 Wendle 32 5 Gómez 7 McGowan 4 Whalen 3 Gray 7 4 20 Meadows 30 4 Whitley 4 Haley 7 O'Grady 8 4 10 7 9 Zunino 30 Hernández 13 11 Padlo

SPRING TRANSACTIONS FEBRUARY 14 Signed RH and RH Deck McGuire to minor league contracts with invitations to major league spring training.

RAYS SPRING TRAINING HISTORY YEAR W-L-T ATT. YEAR W-L-T ATT. YEAR W-L-T ATT. YEAR W-L-T ATT. 2020 8-4-2 29,360 2014 16-7-4 78,264 2008 18-8-2 54,960 2002 10-16-1 49,043 2019 13-17-2 74,023 2013 15-17-2 90,935 2007 10-19-2 79,044 2001 12-15-1 57,081 2018 14-16-2 69,731 2012 10-16-6 87,916 2006 13-16-1 70,756 2000 14-17-0 67,089 2017 12-16-5 81,752 2011 15-14-2 95,859 2005 13-16-0 61,261 1999 14-14-1 59,230 2016 12-13-2 68,566 2010 20-8-2 97,971 2004 11-8-0 43,916 1998 12-18-0 66,781 2015 15-13-2 80,406 2009 15-16-1 103,255 2003 8-19-3 51,324 300-322-43 1,618,523

2020 TAMPA BAY RAYS SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE R/TV TIME/SCORE W-L-T WINNER LOSER ATT. Sat Feb 22 @Boston Fort Myers W L, 3-4 0-1-0 Kickham (1-0) Ryan (0-1) 9,641 Sun Feb 23 New York-AL Charlotte County W/F W, 9-7 1-1-0 Fleming (1-0) Lane (0-1) 6,330 Mon Feb 24 Boston Charlotte County M/F T, 2-2 1-1-1 -- -- 3,133 Tues Feb 25 @Baltimore Sarasota W, 15-2 2-1-1 Morton (1-0) Means (0-1) 3,769 Wed Feb 26 Minnesota Charlotte County M L, 8-10 2-2-1 Garton (1-0) McClanahan (0-1) 2,427 Thurs Feb 27 Detroit Charlotte County M W, 6-3 3-2-1 Glasnow (1-0) Zimmermann (0-1) 3,314 @New York-AL Tampa F L, 1-7 3-3-1 Happ (1-0) Slegers (0-1) 8,856 Fri Feb 28 @ Palm Beach W, 8-1 4-3-1 Yarbrough (1-0) Strasburg (0-1) 3,852 Sat Feb 29 Atlanta Charlotte County W L, 0-12 4-4-1 Fried (1-0) Chirinos (0-1) 3,976 Sun March 1 Minnesota Charlotte County W/F W, 8-2 5-4-1 Ryan (1-1) Maeda (0-1) 4,168 Mon March 2 @Baltimore Sarasota T, 3-3 5-4-2 -- -- 4,897 Tues March 3 @Atlanta North Port W, 5-2 6-4-2 Slegers (1-1) Webb (0-1) 5,083 Wed March 4 Toronto Charlotte County M/F W, 9-5 7-4-2 Glasnow (2-0) Kay (1-1) 3,566 Thurs March 5 Pittsburgh Charlotte County M W, 2-1 8-4-2 Anderson (1-0) Kela (0-2) 2,446 Fri March 6 @Minnesota Lee County 1:05 p.m. Sat March 7 Baltimore Charlotte County W/F 1:05 p.m. @Atlanta North Port 1:05 p.m. Sun March 8 Pittsburgh Charlotte County W 1:05 p.m. Mon March 9 @Toronto Dunedin 1:07 p.m. Wed March 11 Boston Charlotte County W/F 6:35 p.m. Thurs March 12 Philadelphia Charlotte County M 1:05 p.m. Fri March 13 @Boston Fort Myers 1:05 p.m. Sat March 14 @Toronto Dunedin W 1:07 p.m. Sun March 15 Baltimore Charlotte County W 1:05 p.m. Mon March 16 Atlanta Charlotte County M/F 1:05 p.m. Wed March 18 @Philadelphia Clearwater 1:05 p.m. Thurs March 19 Toronto Charlotte County M/F 1:05 p.m. @Boston Fort Myers 1:05 p.m. Fri March 20 Washington Charlotte County M/F 1:05 p.m. Sat March 21 @Philadelphia Clearwater W 1:05 p.m. Sun March 22 @Pittsburgh Bradenton W 1:05 p.m. Mon March 23 @Philadelphia Clearwater 1:05 p.m. Tues March 24 Prospects Tropicana Field M/F 12:35 p.m. Home Games shaded gray RADIO: WDAE 95.3 FM/620 AM (W), MLB.com (M) TELEVISION: FOX Sports Sun (F)