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MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2015 vs. ORIOLES RH Matt Andriese vs. RH First Pitch: 1:05 p.m. | Location: Charlotte Sports Park, Charlotte County, Fla. | TV: None | Radio: MLB.com Game No: 24 (11-11-1) | vs. AL: 9-7-0 | vs. NL: 2-4-1 | Home: 6-6-0 | Road: 5-5-1 Day 36 of | 7 Days Until —Monday, April 6 vs. BAL (3:10 p.m.)

30 CLUBS IN 30 DAYS—Tonight at 10:00, MLB Network will air the Rays A.L. EAST ACTION—The Rays are in TODAY’S STARTING LINEUP episode of “30 Clubs in 30 Days”…MLB Network’s is in camp all the middle of a stretch in which they were 28 John Jaso (L) LF day today to interview players and gather footage. scheduled to play 8 games in 7 days vs. AL 5 (R) RF East clubs…this includes a 5-day stretch 13 Adrubal Cabrera (S) SS ONE WEEK AWAY—Full details on Opening Day festivities are available with 3 games scheduled vs. both Boston 3 (R) 3B in a separate press release at rayspressbox.com…after tomorrow’s split- and Baltimore (one rained out)…16 of 21 James Loney (L) 1B squad day, the Rays will move their operations to …on their 31 spring games were scheduled 8 Desmond Jennings (R) CF 7 David DeJesus (L) DH Wed (at NYY) and Thu (at PHI), the Rays clubhouse is open to media from vs. AL East opponents…looking ahead to 11 (R) 2B 8–9 a.m., with available in his office at 8:45…stretch/BP will the regular season, 25 of the Rays first 28 19 Curt Casali (R) C take place on the field at 9:00 before the bus leaves. games are against their four AL East oppo- 35 Matt Andriese RHP nents—meaning 41 of their first 59 games MEDICAL MATTERS—RH Alex Colome (pneumonia) is scheduled to scheduled were within the division. RAYS IN throw a 50-pitch bullpen session tomorrow…he was placed on the DL ef- SPRING TRAINING fective March 27…RH (right forearm tendinitis) is scheduled YESTERDAY’S ACTION—The Rays 2015 11-11-1 62,535 to play catch today for a second time, after throwing from 60-75 feet on fell to the Red Sox, 3-2, in 10 innings at 2014 16-7-4 78,264 Saturday…INF Nick Franklin (left oblique strain) will not return in time for JetBlue Park…it was only their second 2013 15-17-2 90,935 2012 10-16-6 87,916 Opening Day. extra-inning game of the spring (tied 1-1, 2011 15-14-2 95,859 March 7 at PIT)…the Rays scored in the 2010 20-8-2 97,971 LAST CHANCE—Today is the penultimate game this spring at Charlotte 1st (RBI single by 3B Evan Longoria) 2009 15-16-1 103,255 Sports Park…tomorrow’s game vs. Boston is the last one, and good seats and 2nd (RBI single by C Rene Rivera)… 2008 18-8-2 54,960 remain available (starting at $12) via phone at 1-800-745-3000 and online the Rays used seven on a sched- 2007 10-19-2 79,044 at raysbaseball.com, or at the Charlotte Sports Park box office, all Ticket- uled bullpen day, including 1.0 scoreless 2006 13-16-1 70,756 master outlets, the Rays Tampa Store and the Tropicana Field box office. by starter RH and 2.0 2005 13-16 61,261 ÊÊ In 2014, readers of USA Today voted Charlotte Sports Park their scoreless by RH Kirby Yates…the Rays 2004 11-8 43,916 favorite spring training destination in all of …those visitors held a 2-1 lead until the 8th inning, when a 2003 8-19-3 51,324 2002 10-16-1 49,043 accounted for an economic impact value of nearly $21 million for play with 2 errors (RH Jhan Marinez, RF 2001 12-15-1 57,081 Charlotte County in 2014, according to data supplied by the Charlotte ) allowed Rusney Castil- 2000 14-17 67,089 Harbor Visitor and Convention Bureau. lo to reach base and advance to 3B, then 1999 14-14-1 59,230 score on a groundout…Castillo scored the 1998 12-18 66,781 SLICE OF GRAPEFRUIT—The Rays have lost their last 2 games, and lost winning in the 10th on a single by SS Total 237-255-29 1,277,580 4 of their last 6 on the heels of winning 6 out of 7…they need to win 4 of their Deven Marrero off RH Jake Thompson. remaining 7 games to reach 15 wins—a mark they’ve reached in 6 of the 7 years as the “Rays” after never doing so in 10 springs as the Devil Rays… LONGO THE LEADER—The longest-tenured current member of the Rays, the Rays began the spring 1-5-1, worst mark in the majors through March 3B Evan Longoria, is the franchise’s career leader with 184 HR, 635 RBI, 10, but have won 10 of 16 games since then…today is the 13th of 14 home .494 SLG and 48 sac flies…entering 2015, he needs only 4 2B to breakBen games this spring at Charlotte Sports Park…the Rays also play 15 road Zobrist’s club record (229) and 3 extra-base hits to pass ’s games and one home game at Tropicana Field (April 4 vs. DET). team mark (424)…he needs 25 hits to reach 1,000 for his career…he also ÊÊ This is the Rays 18th spring in the enters 2015 with the majors’ longest active streak of games started, at 169. BEST RECORDS, MLB, Grapefruit League and seventh call- SPRING TRAINING, 2008-15 ing Charlotte Sports Park home…the Kansas City 137-100 .578 CABBY AT SHORT—On Monday, Manager Kevin Cash revealed that he 2014 Rays recorded the best spring LA Angels 137-100 .578 expects to use Asdrubal Cabrera as the starting …if he starts record in the majors at 16-7-4 (.696), Tampa Bay 120-97 .553 there on Opening Day, it would be his eighth straight Opening Day start, their third Grapefruit League title in a Detroit 132-107 .552 and sixth straight at SS…in his seven Opening Day starts for the Indians, span of 7 seasons (also 2008, 2010). NY Yankees 128-106 .547 Cabrera started at 2B in 2008-09 and at SS from 2010-14…he would be- come the 11th different shortstop to start for the Rays on Opening Day. PITCHING PROPERLY—The Rays lead the majors with a 3.03 ERA (204.2-IP, 69-ER)…they’ve allowed only 15 HR, 3rd fewest in the majors ARCHER GETS THE NOD FOR OPENING DAY—On Thursday, Manager after Boston (11) and St. Louis (12)…their .241 opp avg. is 2nd lowest in the Kevin Cash confirmed that RHChris Archer will start on Opening Day vs. majors to the Cardinals (.238). the Orioles…earlier this spring, RH Alex Cobb was named Opening Day ÊÊ RH Matt Andriese ranks 4th in the Grapefruit League with a 1.10 starter before he was sidelined by right forearm tendinitis…this will mark ERA, trailing MIA (1.00), STL Marco Gonzales and the 13th straight season the Rays Opening Day starter has been age 30 HOU (1.04)…among all AL pitchers, Andri- or younger…the only Opening Day starter over age 30 in Rays history was ese and RH Chris Archer (1.93) rank 4th and 5th…in only 9.2 IP, 31-year-old Tanyon Sturtze in 2002. reliever RH Brandon Gomes leads the Rays staff with 15 SO. ÊÊ The past seven Rays openers have been started by either (2008-10, 2012) or (2011, 2013-14); Archer is ABOUT THE OFFENSE—The Rays have the lowest batting avg. (.228) in the first apart from that pair since in 2007. the majors, but they’re hitting .316 (25-for-79) with RISP and 2 outs, 2nd in the majors to Cincinnati (.323)…19 of their 21 HR have come in the last 16 RETIRING NO. 66—On Opening Day, the Rays will retire No. 66, the last games, compared to 2 HR in their first 7 games…they are 15-for-18 (83.3 uniform number worn by longtime senior advisor Don Zimmer, in a pre- pct.) in SB attempts. game ceremony…No. 66 signified his 66 years in … ÊÊ CF Kevin Kiermaier’s 5 SB are tied for 4th in the majors, and tied Zim, who passed away on June 4, 2014, spent 11 years (2004-14) in a Rays for 1st among AL players…LF Desmond Jennings is batting .438 uniform—his most of any of the 14 major league teams that employed him (14-for-32), which would rank 4th in the majors if he had enough PA as a player, coach or manager…No. 66 will be displayed high above the to qualify. left-center field wall, where it will join the Rays two other retired numbers: No. 12 (Wade Boggs, retired in 2000) and No. 42 (Zim’s former teammate RAYS vs. ORIOLES—Today is the fourth of 5 games scheduled this spring , retired by all teams in 1997)…in his first three seasons between the AL East rivals…the Rays are 1-1, as the last meeting was in the majors, Zim was a teammate of Robinson’s for the Brooklyn Dodgers rained out Friday in Sarasota…the Orioles led 4-3 in the middle of the 4th (1954-56), and he was the Yankees bench coach for two years while Boggs when the rains came…the Rays lost at home in their Grapefruit League played there (1996-97)…no other team has retired No. 66, or No. 12. opener, 3-2, and won here on March 14, 3-2…in spring 2014, the Rays went 2-1-2 vs. Baltimore, but were 2-0 at …in fact, the Rays UPCOMING PROBABLES—Today vs. BAL haven’t lost at Ed Smith Stadium since March 1, 2011 (5-0-2 since then). ÊÊ TB—RH Matt Andriese (start), RH Kevin Jepsen, RH Ernesto Frieri, ÊÊ The Orioles come to Tropicana Field on Opening Day (April 6)…it will RH Brad Boxberger be the seventh time the clubs have met on Opening Day (2-4)—the ÊÊ BAL—RH Zach Davies, RH , LH Rays most frequent opponent—and the sixth time in the past 10 years. Tues., March 31 vs. BOS, 1:05 p.m. (SS) ÊÊ In 2014, the Rays went 7-12 vs. BAL—their worst mark since 2006 (6- ÊÊ TB—RH (start), RH Brandon Gomes, LH , 13)…they lost their first 5 games, then went 7-7 after that…they were LH C.J. Riefenhauser, RH Steve Geltz 3-6 at home, 4-6 on the road. ÊÊ BOS—LH (start), RH Anthony Varvaro, RH Dalier Hino- josa, LH , RH UPCOMING PROBABLES (cont.)— 2015 SPRING INNINGS PLAYED (“A” GAMES)—Acosta (22-C, 3-DH), Tues., March 31 at BAL, 1:05 p.m. (SS) Araiza (1-C), Beckham (38-2B, 51-SS), Belnome (37-1B), Blanchard (2- ÊÊ TB—LH (start), LH Mike Montgomery, RH Jhan Marinez DH), Brett (22-2B), Brown (33-LF, 32-CF, 9-RF, 2-DH), Butler (22-LF, 40- ÊÊ BAL—RH (start), relievers TBA RF, 15-DH), Cabrera (11-2B, 55-SS, 5-DH), Carter (2-RF), Casali (58-C), Wed., April 1 at NYY, 1:05 p.m. Casilla (51-2B, 17-3B, 4-SS), Coyle (3-2B), DeJesus (26-LF, 21-RF, 13- ÊÊ TB—LH Jordan Norberto (start), RH , RH Kirby Yates DH), Dykstra (30-1B, 9-DH), Elmore (21-2B, 13-3B, 24-SS, 12-LF, 15-RF), ÊÊ NYY—RH Chase Whitley (start), RH Esmil Rogers, LH Chasen Field (4-CF), Forsythe (18-1B, 26-2B, 14-3B, 12-DH), Francisco (30-1B, Shreve, RH 34-3B, 9-DH), Franklin (23-2B, 28-SS, 12-DH), Gantt (1-LF), Gotta (4-LF), Guyer (5-LF, 15-CF, 11-RF), Harris Jr. (1-RF), Hawkins (1-C), Jaso (18- TODAY’S STARTER—RH Matt Andriese LF, 57-DH), Jennings (49-LF, 11-CF, 6-DH), Kiermaier (68-CF, 6-DH), Lee ÊÊ 2015 Spring: 1-1, 1.10 ERA (16.1-IP, 2-ER) in 5 games, 3 starts (22-SS, 4-DH), Leonard (6-1B), Loney (69-1B, 6-DH), Longoria (82-3B), ÊÊ 2014 w/Durham: 11-8, 3.77 ERA (162.1-IP, 68-ER) in 28 G, 25 GS Mahtook (3-LF, 41-CF, 7-RF), Maile (18-C, 13-DH), Milone (5-RF), Motter ÊÊ 25-year-old is vying for a spot in the starting rotation…makes his (2-1B, 11-3B, 14-LF, 25-RF), O’Conner (10-C, 7-DH), Paez (2-RF), Powell fourth start of the spring, sixth app. (6-LF, 15-CF), Querecuto (3-2B, 1-DH), Reginatto (3-3B, 1-SS), Rickard (3- ÊÊ On Wed at MIN threw 5 scoreless innings (3-H, 1-BB, 6-SO, 75 pitch- LF, 3-RF, 1-DH), Rivera (49-C), Robertson (1-3B, 12-SS), Shaffer (15-3B), es, 48 strikes…left with the game tied 1-1, and the Rays won it on Simon (6-1B), Souza Jr. (6-1B, 18-CF, 54-RF, 4-DH), Velez (11-2B, 10-3B, Leonardo Reginatto’s RBI single in the 9th. 6-SS, 17-LF, 3-DH), Wilson (49-C, 9-DH). ÊÊ On March 20 vs. TOR, entered to begin the 6th inning with the Rays trailing 9-1 and came one out away from finishing the game…yielded NON-ROSTER INVITES TO MAKE RAYS OPENING DAY ROSTER— an unearned run on a sac fly in the 6th, and one of his runners came 1998 RH Rolando Arrojo around to score in the 9th after his exit…threw 56 pitches, 33 strikes. 2000 RH Dave Eiland, INF Herbert Perry ÊÊ Has not allowed an earned run in his 3 starts this spring (10-IP), 2001 RH Ken Hill coming March 10 at BOS (SS), March 15 vs. NYM and March 25 at 2003 OF , LH Jim Parque, RH Steve Parris MIN…did allow 2 unearned runs on March 10. 2005 OF Chris Singleton, RH ÊÊ In 2014 with Durham, went 11-3 with a 3.19 ERA (115.2-IP, 41-ER) in 2006 RH Jason Childers, RH , INF Luis Ordaz 20 games, 18 starts through July 17…after that went 0-4 with a 5.21 2007 RH Gary Glover, 1B Carlos Peña, RH ERA (46.2-IP, 27-ER) in 8 games, 7 starts. 2008 INF/OF Eric Hinske ÊÊ Won both his starts in the playoffs, Sep 5 vs. 2011 RH Juan Cruz Columbus (Indians) and Sep 11 vs. Pawtucket (Red Sox). 2013 1B/OF Shelley Duncan, RH Jamey Wright Day-by-Day W/L IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP Result 3/6 vs. MIN — 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 W, 2-1 SEVEN YEARS AS THE RAYS (2008-14)—Since changing their name 3/10 at BOS L-1 2.2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 L, 1-5 to the Rays in 2008, the Rays are 627-508 (.552) in the regular season, 3/15 vs. NYM W-1 3.0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 W, 8-4 fourth-best record in the majors after the Yankees (.571), Angels (.554) and 3/20 vs. TOR — 3.2 3 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 L, 5-11 Cardinals (.554)…the Rays have won 90-plus games five times, most in the 3/25 at MIN — 5.0 3 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 W, 2-1 majors in this span…they have advanced to the postseason four times; only the Cardinals (five) have been more often. Totals 1-1 16.1 14 5 2 6 10 0 0 1 ÊÊ The Rays pitching staff has allowed only 4,536 runs, fewest by an AL team over a span of seven full seasons since 1974-80 (Orioles SPRING TRANSACTIONS— 4,271; Yankees 4,353)…they have thrown 96 shutouts, most by an Mar 5 Signed RH Jim Miller to a minor league contract with an invita- tion to major league spring training. AL team over a seven-year span since the 1975-81 Yankees (also 96)…they achieved all this while starting a under the age of Mar 10 Signed LH to a minor league contract. 30 in 93.5 pct. of their games (1,062 of 1,135). Mar 12 Reassigned INF Daniel Robertson and OF to mi- nor league camp. —The Rays enter their first season under Manager Mar 15 Optioned RH Jose Dominguez and INF Hak-Ju Lee to the mi- CLEAN SLATE Kevin , and also with at the head of the Baseball Opera- nor leagues…reassigned RH Dylan Floro, C Luke Maile and LH Cash Matt Silverman tions department…Silverman assumed his role of President, Baseball Op- Robert Zarate to minor league camp. erations on Oct 14, and he hired Cash as the fifth manager in Rays history Mar 16 Optioned INF Ryan Brett, LH Grayson Garvin and C Justin on Dec 5…they succeeded and , whose O’Conner to the minor leagues. Joe Maddon Andrew Friedman nine years together made them the longest-tenured manager/GM pairing in Mar 19 Optioned OF and LH to the minor baseball…Cash is the youngest current manager or head coach in the ma- leagues…reassigned INF Vince Belnome to minor league camp. jor four sports; Celtics head coach (38) is the runner-up…on Mar 20 Optioned RH Burch Smith to the minor leagues. Brad Stevens Opening Day, Cash (at 37 years, 120 days) will be the youngest manager Mar 23 Reassigned 1B Allan Dykstra and UTL Taylor Motter to minor league camp. in MLB since ARI A.J. Hinch, who debuted on May 8, 2009 (34y, 358d). Mar 26 Reassigned RH Ronald Belisario, RH , RH Bryce Stowell and INF/OF Eugenio Velez to minor league camp.

2015 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE R/TV TIME/SCORE W-L WP LP ATT Thu March 5 Baltimore Charlotte County M L, 2-3 0-1-0 Davies (1-0) Zarate (0-1) 4,884 Fri March 6 Minnesota Charlotte County M W, 2-1 1-1-0 Norberto (1-0) Achter (0-1) 4,158 Sat March 7 @Pittsburgh Bradenton R T, 1-1 (10) 1-1-1 — — 8,303 Sun March 8 Philadelphia Charlotte County R L, 4-5 1-2-1 Slowey (2-0) Archer (0-1) 5,837 Mon March 9 @ Tampa L, 3-4 1-3-1 Pineda (1-0) Karns (0-1) 9,821 Tue March 10 Pittsburgh Charlotte County M L, 3-4 1-4-1 Beckman (1-0) Romero (0-1) 3,989 @Boston Fort Myers L, 1-5 1-5-1 Masterson (1-0) Andriese (0-1) 10,156 Wed March 11 @Minnesota Lee County W, 5-2 2-5-1 Dominguez (1-0) Thielbar (0-1) 7,454 Thu March 12 Toronto Charlotte County M W, 10-3 3-5-1 Gomes (1-0) Estrada (0-1) 5,776 Fri March 13 @Philadelphia Clearwater L, 1-2 3-6-1 Biddle (1-0) Archer (0-2) 9,338 Sat March 14 @Baltimore Sarasota R W, 3-2 4-6-1 Karns (1-1) Berry (0-1) 8,219 Sun March 15 Charlotte County R W, 8-4 5-6-1 Andriese (1-1) Colon (0-2) 6,363 Mon March 16 OPEN DATE Tue March 17 @Philadelphia Clearwater W, 5-3 6-6-1 Teaford (1-0) Araujo (0-1) 9,572 Wed March 18 @Toronto Dunedin W, 9-3 7-6-1 Archer (1-2) Buehrle (1-1) 5,539 Thu March 19 Minnesota Charlotte County M/T W, 4-2 8-6-1 Karns (2-1) Nolasco (0-1) 4,418 Fri March 20 Toronto Charlotte County M L, 5-11 8-7-1 Norris (1-0) Smith (0-1) 5,225 Sat March 21 Minnesota Charlotte County R W, 4-2 9-7-1 Beliveau (1-0) Achter (0-2) 4,538 Sun March 22 @Toronto Dunedin R L, 0-3 9-8-1 Osuna (1-0) Teaford (1-1) 5,550 Mon March 23 Pittsburgh Charlotte County M L, 6-7 9-9-1 LaFromboise (1-0) Boxberger (0-1) 4,169 Tue March 24 OPEN DATE Wed March 25 @Minnesota Lee County W, 2-1 10-9-1 Riefenhauser (1-0) Thielbar (0-2) 6,164 Thu March 26 New York Yankees Charlotte County M/T W, 6-5 11-9-1 Boxberger (1-1) Martin (0-1) 6,148 Fri March 27 @Baltimore Sarasota —CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN— Sat March 28 Boston Charlotte County R/T L, 6-9 11-10-1 Wright (3-0) Karns (2-2) 7,030 Sun March 29 @Boston Fort Myers R L, 2-3 (10) 11-11-1 Todd (1-0) Thompson (0-1) 9,916 Mon March 30 Baltimore Charlotte County M 1:05 p.m. Tue March 31 Boston Charlotte County M 1:05 p.m. @Baltimore Sarasota 1:05 p.m. Wed April 1 @New York Yankees Tampa 1:05 p.m. Thu April 2 @Philadelphia Clearwater 1:05 p.m. Fri April 3 @Detroit Lakeland 1:05 p.m. Sat April 4 Detroit Tropicana Field R/T 12:35 p.m. Home Games in Bold (R) Rays Radio Network (T) Sun Sports (M) MLB.com Radio