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THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2014 vs. LH (2-0, 2.91) vs. LH CC Sabathia (1-2, 6.63) First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. | Location: , St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Sun Sports | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Spanish) Game No.: 16 (7-8) | Home Game No.: 8 (3-4) | All-Time Game No.: 2,606 (1,202-1,403) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,302 (670-631)

THOUGHTS & PRAYERS—Yesterday Rays Senior Advisor Don EASTERN SUPREMACY—Since 2011, BEST RECORD WITHIN Zimmer underwent more than six hours of surgery to repair a leaky valve the Rays own the best record within AL EAST, SINCE 2011 in his heart…he is resting comfortably and is expected to remain in the the AL East at 128-98 (.566)…during Tampa Bay 128-98 .566 hospital a few days while he recovers…Zim, now in his 66th season of pro- this span their four AL East opponents New York 123-107 .535 fessional baseball, has worn 14 different major league uniforms as a player, (BOS, NYY, BAL, TOR) all rank among Baltimore 113-118 .489 manager and coach (see page 42 of the 2014 Rays Media Guide) but has the majors’ top 9 in runs scored—yet the Boston 111-116 .489 Toronto 97-133 .422 spent the most time in a Rays uniform (11 seasons). Rays have recorded a 3.44 ERA, more ÊÊ Zim underwent surgery the same day the Rays wore No. 42 in honor of than a run better than the rest of base- LOWEST ERA WITHIN —his teammate on the 1954-56 Dodgers. ball (4.49) vs. these four clubs. AL EAST, SINCE 2011 Tampa Bay 3.44 New York 4.23 RAY MATTER—Tonight the Rays open a 7-game homestand against the DP > CC—Tonight David Price and CC Boston 4.23 Yankees (April 17-20) and Twins (April 22-24), with an off-day in between Sabathia face each other for the 10th Baltimore 4.31 on Monday…they enter tonight with a 3-game losing streak in which they’ve time…Rays have won 8 of 9 so far while Toronto 4.79 been outscored 22-5…yesterday they completed their first road trip of the Price is 6-1 with a 2.41 ERA (59.2-IP, 16- season, going 3-5 at Kansas City (1-2), Cincinnati (2-1) and Baltimore (0- ER) in those games…including tonight, active mlb , 2)…this series finishes a stretch of 15 straight games vs. teams that had 10 of his 21 career starts vs. NYY have min. 150 starts winning records in 2013 (5-6 so far). come against Sabathia. Winning Pct. ÊÊ The Rays have slipped to fourth place in the AL East but are only ÊÊ Since Price won his 2012 AL Cy David Price 73-39 .652 2.0 GB…they’ve held a share of first for 8 of the past 13 days. Young, he’s faced a fellow Cy 207-111 .651 ÊÊ The Rays are the majors’ only unbeaten team in one-run games Young winner 4 times (all at Tropi- 113-62 .646 (4-0)…these wins account for their last 4 victories, including two 1-0 cana Field) and the Rays have wins (April 8 at KC and Sat at CIN). won all 4 games: Opening Day , LAD 2.59 2014 vs. TOR (R.A. Dickey), Aug , STL 3.11 Felix Hernandez, SEA 3.18 15 DOWN, 147 TO GO—The Rays have a losing record through 15 games 24, 2013 vs. NYY (Sabathia), Aug David Price, TB 3.18 for the 5th time in the last 7 years…last season they began 5-10 (.333) be- 3, 2013 vs. SF (Tim Lincecum) fore going 87-61 (.588) the remainder of the season…the pitching staff car- and May 9, 2013 vs. TOR (Dick- ries a 3.53 ERA, 2nd best in club history through 15 games (3.33 in 2010). ey)…Price in these games is 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA (31.1-IP, 7-ER). ÊÊ Since becoming the Rays in 2008, Tampa Bay is 49-22 (.690) when LUMBER IN SLUMBER—The Rays have scored only 14 total runs in facing a former winner, including 16-7 vs. Sabathia. their last 9 games (1.56 per game), beginning April 6 vs. TEX, while bat- ting .191/.259/.297 (56-for-293)…this is their lowest-scoring 9-game stretch LONGO LOCKED WITH PEÑA—3B Evan Longoria is currently tied with since 1998…technically it’s tied for their 2nd-fewest runs over a 9-game Carlos Peña for the franchise record of 163…he’s gone 11 games stretch in club history—the Rays had 9 runs over 9 games, July 2-13, 1998, and 41 at-bats since his home run that tied Peña, April 3 vs. TOR…with his and had 14 runs over 9 games four other times that month…the club record next long ball, he will become only franchise leader in baseball currently with for fewest runs over a 10-game stretch is 14 in July 1998. that team…next in line are CWS (21 behind Frank Thomas’ ÊÊ In their first 6 games of the season—before this slump began—the 448), NYM David Wright (29 behind ’s 252) and MIA Rays scored 31 runs (5.2 per game) while batting .267/.372/.435. Giancarlo Stanton (32 behind Dan Uggla’s 154)…he is 12 doubles away ÊÊ Yesterday’s 3-0 loss at BAL was the third time the Rays have been from tying Carl Crawford’s club record of 215, and 42 RBI away from tying shut out this season, tied with Seattle for most in the AL and matching Crawford’s club record of 592. their most in club history (2001) through 15 games…the Rays have been shut out twice more through 8 innings before scoring in the 9th. MEDICAL MATTERS—Only three starting pitchers in the AL East are on the ÊÊ The Rays have 28 doubles, one behind New York for the AL lead. disabled list, and all three are Rays: RH Jeremy Hellickson (arthroscopic right elbow surgery), LH Matt Moore (pending surgery) and RH BAD GEOMETRY—The Rays have a .258 batting avg. on balls in play (ma- Alex Cobb (left oblique strain)…Rays Medical Director Dr. James Andrews jor league average .294)—that is, only 25.8 percent of balls they put in play will operate on Moore on Tuesday in Pensacola, Fla., on Tuesday…he is the have fallen for hits…this is the 2nd-lowest mark in the majors to Houston first Rays major leaguer to undergo Tommy John surgery since RH Jason (.220), and no team has sustained a BABIP that low over a full season since Isringhausen nearly five years ago (June 16, 2009). the 1981 Blue Jays (.252). ÊÊ Tomorrow LH Erik Bedard will become the seventh starting used by the Rays this season…the Rays used only seven starters in 153—Pitches seen in yesterday’s 3-0 loss at BAL, 6th most in club history 2009 and 2010 over each full season, and employed eight starters in (out of 153 games) when the Rays have been shut out in a 9-inning game. 2011 and 2012. ÊÊ RH Juan Carlos Oviedo is scheduled to pitch tonight for -A RAYS vs. YANKEES—Tonight is the first of 19 games scheduled between Durham vs. Norfolk, his 6th rehab outing for the Bulls…in his last 4 the clubs…Rays make their first visit to the Bronx to finish off their next road outings he has totaled 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R/ER, 0 BB, 5 SO. trip, May 2-4…in 2013 the Rays posted a 12-7 record vs. New York, best in club history (5-4 at home, 7-3 at ), and won 8 of their last LAST SEVEN YEARS—Since becoming the Rays in 2008, Tampa Bay 10 meetings…additional notes on the 2013 season series with New York: owns the 2nd-best record in the majors (557-431, .564) after the Yankees ÊÊ Rays pitchers shut out the Yankees four times—only the third team in and are the only team with five 90- the last 30 years to do so (1997 Blue Jays, 1990 A’s). win seasons in that span…they have MAJORS’ BEST RECORDS, ÊÊ The Rays recorded a 2.98 ERA (172.1-IP, 57-ER), lowest by any team reached the postseason four times in SINCE 2008 New York-AL 573-414 .581 vs. NYY (min. 10 games) since the 1997 Blue Jays (2.89)…they held the last six years, tied with the Cardi- Tampa Bay 557-431 .564 New York to a .213 bating avg., lowest of any Yankees opponent nals, Phillies and Yankees for tops in St. Louis 547-440 .554 since 1990 when the A’s, Red Sox and White Sox were all lower. baseball. ÊÊ The Rays recorded their first-ever sweep in the Bronx, Sep 24-26, outscoring New York 19-3 and eliminating them from Wild Card con- 64% OF ROSTER ACQUIRED BY TRADE—Sixteen players on the Rays tention…it included 2 shutouts, the first time a visiting team shut out 25-man roster were acquired by trade…they also had 15 such players on the the Yankees twice in one series since the 1999 Angels (May 11-13). Opening Day roster, most in baseball, followed by Toronto and Houston with 13…the current list: RH Chris Archer, RH Heath Bell, RH Brad Boxberger, 26-9—Margin by which the Rays outhomered the Yankees in 2013, largest OF David DeJesus, SS Yunel Escobar, UTL Logan Forsythe, RH Brandon in major league history vs. NYY…prev. high was +16 by the 1985 Tigers Gomes, OF Brandon Guyer, C Ryan Hanigan, OF , RH Josh Lu- (27-11)…Evan Longoria alone matched the Yankees home run output in the eke, OF Wil Myers, RH Jake Odorizzi, LH Cesar Ramos, UTL Sean Rodri- season series with 9, most of any player vs. NYY since TOR Jose Cruz Jr. guez and 2B/OF Ben Zobrist. in 2001…since the start of 2011, Rays have outhomered the Yankees, 70-45.

Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Opp. Starting Pitcher Fri., April 18 NYY 7:10 p.m. Sun Sports LH Erik Bedard (0-0, 0.00) RH Hiroki Kuroda (2-1, 3.86) Sat., April 19 NYY 7:10 p.m. Sun Sports RH Chris Archer (1-1, 4.50) RH Ivan Nova (2-1, 5.94) Sun., April 20 NYY 1:40 p.m. Sun Sports LH Cesar Ramos (0-1, 7.50) TBA **All games broadcast on WDAE 620 AM. All times Eastern Standard Time (EST).** TODAY’S STARTER—LH DAVID PRICE (2-0, 2.91) YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg. 2013 Tampa Bay 10-8 3.33 27 27 3 0 186.2 178 78 69 27 151 16 .252 Charlotte (A) 1-0 1.23 2 2 0 0 7.1 4 2 1 3 12 0 .148 2014 Tampa Bay 2-0 2.91 3 3 0 0 21.2 19 7 7 2 22 2 .238 Career Majors 73-39 3.18 155 150 8 2 994.2 860 388 352 288 898 89 .232

ÊÊ LAST START—On Fri at CIN, came two outs away from recording the ÊÊ AL RANKS—Ranks among leaders in IP (21.2, 5th), third shutout of his career…recorded the 15th double- SO (22, 6th), and BB/9 IP (0.8, T-1st). digit game of his career, first since July 2, 2013 vs. HOU… Ê his line: 8.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 10 SO, 1 HR (Joey Votto)…he also: Ê vs. AL EAST—His 40-14 (.741) lifetime record vs. the AL East currently ÊÊ Retired 16 of his last 18 BF…the only player to reach was Joey ranks 1st since divisional play began in 1969 (min. 25 wins)…his career Votto who walked in the 4th and a solo home run in the 9th. 2.96 ERA (490.1-IP, 161-ER) vs. the AL East ranks 2nd all-time (min. 30 ÊÊ Threw first pitch strikes to 22 of 30 batters faced…threw 85 of 114 starts) behind only (2.75). pitches for strikes (74.6 percent), 5th-highest percentage in any ÊÊ —Made 4 official starts plus 2 simulated games… start of his career. worked 4 innings and threw 73 pitches in his final start, March 26 vs. ÊÊ Marked the 150th start of his career…leads active pitchers with BAL…stretched out to 106 pitches in a sim game on March 21 at the as many starts in win pct. (.652), ahead of Tim Hudson (.651) and Charlotte Sports Complex. Jered Weaver (.646). ÊÊ WHAT HEALTH WILL DO—In 2013, spent 44 games (May 16–July 1) ÊÊ PRICE vs. SABATHIA—Tonight Price and CC Sabathia face each on the DL with a left triceps strain and was one of the best pitchers in other for the 10th time…Rays have won 8 of 9 so far while Price is 6-1 baseball after his return…from July 2 to season’s end (18 starts), he led with a 2.41 ERA (59.2-IP, 16-ER) in those games…including tonight, 10 the majors in innings, complete games, BB/9 IP (0.89) and fewest pitches of his 21 career starts vs. NYY have come against Sabathia. per IP (13.8)…led the AL with 7.85 SO/BB and ranked 3rd in the AL with ÊÊ His 21st career start vs. NYY is 5th-most among active pitchers, trail- 9 wins and a 2.53 ERA. ing , , and . ÊÊ Pre-DL Totals—9 starts, 1-4, 5.24 ERA, 55 IP, 65 H, 39 R, 32 ER, ÊÊ ELIAS SAYS—Prior to Friday’s start at CIN, Price had pitched into the 14 BB, 49 SO, 8 HR, .294/.340/.471 9th inning in 11 previous starts, facing a total of 33 batters without al- ÊÊ Post-DL Totals (2013)—18 starts, 9-4, 2.53 ERA, 131.2 IP, 113 lowing a home run or issuing a walk…prior to Friday’s game, opponents H, 39 R, 37 ER, 13 BB, 102 SO, 8 HR, .233/.253/.337 were 6-for-33 against Price in the 9th inning (Elias Sports Bureau). ÊÊ AN ACE’S BEST FRIEND—His French bulldog, Astro, will be featured ÊÊ KING OF COMMAND—Has recorded 22 SO to 2 BB this season…in in his third giveaway on May 25, when kids 14 and under will receive 2013, recorded a 5.59 SO/BB ratio (151-SO, 27-BB), tops in the AL and David Price and Astro Dog Tags…Astro got his own bobblehead in 2013 4th all-time among AL lefties behind SEA/TEX in 2010, CLE CC and was a sidekick figurine to David’s superhero action figure in 2011… Sabathia in 2007 and NYY in 1998…his 1.30 BB/9 IP ratio in past Bark in the Park days, Astro has been approached for autographs led the AL and set a club record. (ink paw prints) and has received marriage proposals from other dogs. ÊÊ Since the start of the 2013 season, he has made 11 starts without ÊÊ SO SOCIAL—His Twitter account, @DAVIDprice14, has 207,000 follow- issuing a walk, 4th-most starts in the majors over that span…only ers…he has tweeted more than 12,400 times. Cliff Lee (15), Bartolo Colon (14) and Eric Stults (12) have more. ÊÊ Over his last 15 starts since the beginning of last August he has ÊÊ DISTRICT K-9—David’s personal cheering section will continue in Sec- allowed only 4 HR to 417 batters faced (0.34 HR/9 IP). tion 132 for home games when he pitches…fans purchasing a ticket in District K-9 receive a District K-9 T-shirt with a cartoon image of ÊÊ 2 or LESS—He has allowed 2 runs or less in 7 of his last 8 starts since Astro Sep 10, 2013 vs. BOS…has logged at least 7 IP in 16 of 21 starts since and a K Card to wave for …to purchase tickets or for more returning from the DL last season and is 11-4 with a 2.58 ERA (153.1-IP, information visit raysbaseball.com/districtk9. 44-ER) over that stretch. 2014 GAME LOG 2014 SPLITS vs. LH: .190 (4-21), 1-HR GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT vs. RH: .254 (15-59), 1-HR 3/31 vs. TOR W-1 2.45 7.1 6 2 2 1 6 1 0 0 102/74 W, 9-2 Dickey up, 6-2 1-0, 4.05 ERA (13.1-IP, 6-ER) 4/5 vs. TEX -- 4.05 6.0 9 4 4 0 6 0 1 0 99/67 W, 5-4 Martinez down, 4-3 Home: 4/11 at CIN W-2 2.91 8.1 4 1 1 1 10 1 0 0 114/85 W, 2-1 Cueto up, 2-1 Road: 1-0, 1.08 ERA (8.1-IP, 1-ER) PRICE vs. YANKEES 2014 SPRING GAME LOG CAREER—Is 9-4 with a 3.65 ERA (133.1- GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT IP, 54-ER) in 21 career apps (20 starts) 3/1 at PIT -- 5.40 1.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 33/19 T, 2-2(10) Rodriguez up, 1-0 against the Yankees. 3/11 vs. MIN W-1 2.70 5.0 3 1 1 1 8 1 1 0 75/49 W, 7-2 Nolasco up, 3-1 LAST START—Was Sep 25, 2013 at 3/16 vs. BOS W-2 2.70 6.2 3 2 2 1 7 0 1 0 91/61 W, 8-4 Webster up, 8-0 NYY, when he retired the last 10 batters 3/26 vs. BAL -- 3.63 4.0 5 3 3 1 5 0 0 0 73/49 T, 4-4 Tillman down, 3-1 he faced in a 8-3 Rays win…his line: 7 IP, TOTAL 2-0 3.63 17.1 12 7 7 3 20 1 3 0 ------6 H, 2 R/ER, 0 BB, 8 SO, 1 HR (Eduardo Nunez), 108/81. AT HOME—Is 4-2 with a 3.26 ERA (66.1- IP, 24-ER) in 10 starts at home.

TOMORROW’S STARTER—LH ERIK BEDARD (0-0, 0.00) ÊÊ NO. 7—Tomorrow he will become the seventh starting pitcher used by Jake Odorizzi, LH Cesar Ramos and Bedard—are now all part of the the Rays this season, matching their total from 2009 and 2010 over Rays rotation. each full season…the Rays employed eight starters in 2011 and 2012… Ê in 2013, the Rays used 10 different starters—their most in one since Ê 2013—Was 4-12 with a 4.59 ERA in 32 apps and a team-leading 26 starts for the Astros…made more starts and pitched more innings (151) since 2006 (12)…since 2008, however, Bedard will be only the 21st starter used by the Rays, 3 fewer than any other club (Giants, 24)…the than he had since 2007, when he finished 5th in the AL Orioles have used the most starters during that span with 45. balloting for the Orioles. ÊÊ —Ten of his 11 seasons have been spent in the American ÊÊ ONE APPEARANCE—Selected to the major league roster on Saturday CAREER and the next day at CIN made his Rays debut in relief, totaling 2 IP, 2 H, League, including parts of seven seasons in the AL East. 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO…worked the 5th and 6th innings in the 12-4 loss. ÊÊ vs. NYY—Is 4-5 with a 4.17 ERA (77.2-IP, 36-ER) in 15 career apps (14 starts) against the Yankees…made two starts against them for the ÊÊ SPRING TRAINING—35-year-old and 11-year major league veteran signed a minor league contract with the Rays on Feb 14…made 5 apps Astros last season, going 0-0 with a 3.27 ERA (11-IP, 4-ER)…in the (3 starts), going 2-2 with a 6.88 ERA (17-IP, 13-ER) while battling for the Yankees and Astros last game of the season, received no decision in a fifth starter role…the three pitchers who competed for that spot—RH 5-1 Astros loss…his line: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 9 SO, 103 pitches, 69 strikes…Yankees scored 4 runs in the top of the 14th to win, 5-1.

#70 JOE MADDON, MANAGER ÊÊ Begins 9th season as Rays manager…is 3rd-longest tenured manager ÊÊ Has managed more than half games in Rays history (1,312 of 2,604)… in MLB after LAA Mike Scioscia (15th) and MIN Ron Gardenhire (13th). owns a career 684-628 (.521) record with the Rays: 127-197 (.392) in ÊÊ Two-time AL Manager of the Year (2008, 2010)…only two other head his first two seasons (2006-07) and 557-431 (.564) since the start of coaches/managers among Florida’s major pro teams have lasted as 2008…the Rays were 518-775 (.401) prior to his arrival. long: Don Shula (Dolphins, 26 years) and John McKay (Bucs, 9 years). ÊÊ Has been ejected club-record 32 times in his career (5 in 2013). RAYS HITTER NOTES

#7 DAVID DEJESUS, OF Wed: 0-2 BAL Series: 0-3 Trip: 1-16, BB vs. LH: -- 2014: .156/.250/.281, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .000 (0-7) vs. RH: .156 (5-32) ÊÊ Went 1-for-16 on the road trip after going 4-for-16 (.250) on the opening homestand…hitless in his last 14 at-bats. ÊÊ Three of his 5 hits this season have gone for extra bases…made a diving catch yesterday at BAL in left field to end the 6th inning. ÊÊ All 8 of his starts this season have been vs. right-handed starters…only has 11 PA vs. lefties since joining the Rays via trade last season (2-for-11). ÊÊ Made 3 starts at DH on April 3 vs. TOR and April 5-6 vs. TEX after suffering a right foot contusion on Opening Day vs. TOR. ÊÊ 34-year-old begins his 12th ML season and made his 10th Opening Day roster, first with the Rays…made his 10th consecutive Opening Day start.

#11 YUNEL ESCOBAR, SS Wed: 1-4 BAL Series: 1-7 Trip: 5-27, 2-2B, BB vs. LH: .308 (4-13) 2014: .196/.241/.294, 1-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .100 (1-10) vs. RH: .158 (6-38), 1-HR ÊÊ Has started every game this season at SS…has hit safely in 4 of his last 5 games since snapping an 0-for-16 skid on Fri at CIN. ÊÊ Agreed to a 2-year contract extension, covering 2015 and 2016, with a club option for 2017, worth a guaranteed $13M, on April 5. ÊÊ Enters his 8th big league season and made his 7th consecutive Opening Day start at shortstop (2008-10 ATL, 2011-12 TOR, 2013-14 TB). ÊÊ In 2013 played in a career-high 153 games and led all ML shortstops with a club-record and career-best .989 fielding pct. (7 E in 610 chances).

#10 LOGAN FORSYTHE, INF Wed: 0-1, BB (PH in 7th) BAL Series: 0-4, BB Trip: 2-13, 2B, HBP, R vs. LH: .188 (3-16) 2014: .172/.250/.241, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .000 (0-10) vs. RH: .154 (2-13) ÊÊ 27-year-old has made 7 starts (5-DH, 1-2B, 1-LF)…Sun at CIN was his first start at 2B after making 70.4 pct. of his starts at 2B from 2011-13. ÊÊ Is 2-for-2 with 1 BB and 1 HBP in 4 pinch-hit PA this season…in his career is 13-for-36 (.361) as a PH. ÊÊ Went 0-for-5 on April 4 vs. TEX with 9 LOB, T-2nd most in Rays history and most since Geoff Blum on July 7, 2004 at BAL (10). ÊÊ Made his first career Opening Day roster after starting the 2013 (right plantar fasciitis) and 2012 (left foot surgery) seasons on the DL. ÊÊ Owns a career .283 (67-for-237) avg. vs. left-handed pitchers compared to .216 (103-for-477) against right-handers.

#5 BRANDON GUYER, OF Wed: 0-1 (PH in 9th) BAL Series: 1-4 Trip: 2-6, 2B vs. LH: .143 (1-7) 2014: .167/.167/.250, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .200 (1-5) vs. RH: .200 (1-5) ÊÊ Had an infield single in the 5th on Mon at BAL…has made 2 starts so far: Mon at BAL and April 4 vs. TEX. ÊÊ 28-year-old rookie made his first career Opening Day roster…led the Rays with 22 games played in spring training. ÊÊ Spent the 2013 season at Triple-A Durham, where he hit a team-best .301 (5th in IL)…had 7 HR, 41 RBI and 22 SB in 98 games while starting at all three outfield positions (28-LF, 27-CF, 37-RF)…missed nearly a month in July–Aug with a fractured right middle finger from a HBP.

#24 RYAN HANIGAN, C Wed: DNP BAL Series: 0-2 Trip: 0-15, RBI, BB vs. LH: .000 (0-9) 2014: .172/.273/.310, 1-HR, 5-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .333 (2-6) vs. RH: .250 (5-20), 1-HR ÊÊ Is 0-for-15 in his last 6 games, coinciding with the start of the last road trip…hit .357 (5-for-14) in 6 games during the season-opening homestand. ÊÊ Sun at CIN, became the first to record 2 putouts on the same play since COL Yorvit Torrealba on Aug 14, 2013 vs. SD (Elias). ÊÊ Has caught 13 shutouts in his last 79 starts since ’s 2012 no-hitter…acquired by the Rays on Dec 3, 2013 (3-team trade with Arizona). ÊÊ Is 1 of 5 active players with more career walks than strikeouts (min. 1,500 PA), joining Alberto Callaspo, , Dustin Pedroia and . ÊÊ Career 3.64 catcher’s ERA is lowest among active (min. 400 G)…has caught 36.4 pct. of attempted base stealers, 2nd best among actives.

#8 DESMOND JENNINGS, OF Wed: 2-3, BB BAL Series: 3-6, 2-BB Trip: 5-23, 2B, HR, 3-R, 3-BB vs. LH: .118 (2-17) 2014: .265/.390/.449, 1-HR, 4-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.500, 3-6) RISP: .385 (5-13) vs. RH: .344 (11-32), 1-HR ÊÊ Tied his season high with 2 hits yesterday at BAL (4th time)…went 3-for-6 in 2 games at BAL after going 2-for-17 to start the road trip. ÊÊ Ranks T-5th in the majors and T-1st in the AL with 6 doubles…is T-9th in the AL with 7 extra-base hits. ÊÊ Hit a 4th inning HR on April 9 at KC, his first this season and first of his career against the Royals (24th game), his most homerless games vs. any opp. ÊÊ Is 11-for-32 (.344) this season vs. RHP, with 6 of 11 hits for extra bases…entered the season with a career .241 avg. vs. RHP compared to .272 vs. LHP. ÊÊ March 31 vs. TOR marked his 3rd straight Opening Day start in CF (also 2012 and 2011 replacing an injured B.J. Upton). ÊÊ Is batting .456 (67-for-147) when putting the first pitch in play over his career, including .492 (30-for-61) when doing so in 2013.

#20 MATT JOYCE, OF Wed: 1-4, 2B BAL Series: 1-5, 2B Trip: 5-19, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB vs. LH: .000 (0-4) 2014: .333/.444/.583, 2-HR, 7-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: .300 (3-10) vs. RH: .400 (12-30), 2-HR ÊÊ Had a 1st-inning double yesterday at BAL against Miguel Gonzalez, the Rays only extra-base hit of the game. ÊÊ Leads the team with 7 RBI…joins Ben Zobrist as the only Rays with multiple HR this season…tied for the team lead with 4 multi-hit games. ÊÊ Used as a PH on Sun-Mon…Sun at CIN marked his 505th game as a Ray, tying Julio Lugo for 10th-most in franchise history. ÊÊ Hit a 3rd-inning HR on Fri at CIN (Johnny Cueto), estimated by the Reds at 452 feet and recorded on ESPN’s Home Run Tracker at 435 feet, longest by a Ray this season…it was his personal longest since June 2, 2009 vs. KC Roman Colon (437), his third homer as a Ray. ÊÊ Batting .400 (12-for-30) with 2 HR vs. right-handed pitching…has started all 10 games vs. RH starters this season (none vs. LH starters). ÊÊ Became the 6th Ray and first Rays DH with at least 3 RBI on Opening Day…made his 5th Opening Day start, all with the Rays. ÊÊ 29-year-old begins his 7th season in the majors…is a career .263/.357/.486 hitter with 73 HR vs. RHP and .190/.265/.315 with 8 HR vs. LHP.

#21 JAMES LONEY, 1B Wed: 0-3, BB BAL Series: 2-7, 2B, BB Trip: 5-28, 2-2B, HR, 2-RBI, 2-R vs. LH: .214 (3-14) 2014: .213/.296/.362, 1-HR, 5-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .143 (2-14) vs. RH: .212 (7-33), 1-HR ÊÊ His solo HR on Sat at CIN accounted for the only run of the game…was the 8th time in club history the Rays won 1-0 via solo home run. ÊÊ Became the first player to record a RBI in two 1-0 games in a week since PHI Jimmy Rollins, on July 10-11, 2010—both vs. the Reds. ÊÊ Leads the team with 3 go-ahead RBI: Sat’s HR at CIN, a single in the 9th on April 8 at KC and a 2-run double in the 8th on April 5 vs. TEX. ÊÊ 29-year-old made his 7th consecutive Opening Day start at first base, 2008-12 with the Dodgers and 2013-14 with the Rays…signed a 3-year, $21 million contract with the Rays on Jan 3, the biggest given to a free agent under the current ownership group of Principal Owner Stuart Sternberg. ÊÊ Fell one point shy of becoming the 7th Ray all-time to hit .300 last season…was 1 of 3 finalists for theAL Rawlings Gold Glove Award at first base.

#3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Wed: 0-4 BAL Series: 1-8, RBI Trip: 7-31, 2B, 2-RBI vs. LH: .333 (6-18) 2014: .286/.355/.393, 1-HR, 6-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .462 (6-13) vs. RH: .263 (10-38), 1-HR ÊÊ Is a lifetime .396/.515/.849 (21-for-53) hitter with 6 HR and 13 RBI against tonight’s starter CC Sabathia. ÊÊ Milestones: Is tied with Carlos Peña for the club record with 163 HR…led off the 2nd on April 8 at KC with a double to left, the 203rd of his career, passing B.J. Upton for 2nd in franchise history…hit it off , who pitched for LBSU in 2004 before Longoria starred there from 2005-06. ÊÊ Ranks among AL leaders in hits (16, T-10th) and singles (12, T-11th)…hit an RBI single in the 6th inning Mon at BAL, the Rays only run of the game. ÊÊ 28-year-old made his 6th straight Opening Day start at 3B and 3rd at cleanup (2009, 2013-14)…drove in the Rays first run of the season with a 1st- inning, 2-out single scoring Wil Myers on March 31 vs. TOR…recorded his 2nd multi-hit game on Opening Day (also 2012 vs. NYY). ÊÊ Is 42 RBI shy of Carl Crawford’s club record (592) and 12 doubles shy of tying Carl Crawford’s club record (215). ÊÊ From 2008-13, was one of 5 AL players with 200 2B and 150 HR, joining Robinson Cano, Miguel Cabrera, Adrian Beltre and . ÊÊ Was a finalist for the AL Gold Glove at 3B, finishing with only 11 errors in 147 games…his .972 fielding pct. was 2nd in the AL and 2nd in club history.

#28 JOSE MOLINA, C Wed: 1-3 BAL Series: 1-3 Trip: 2-9 vs. LH: .333 (1-3) 2014: .111/.111/.111, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.286, 2-7) RISP: .111 (1-9) vs. RH: .067 (1-15) ÊÊ Has caught all of David Price’s 3 starts this year…is 2-for-18 this season after starting 0-for-13…had an infield single yesterday at BAL. ÊÊ Started a career-high 87 games at catcher in 2013…also set career highs with 66 hits and 283 AB…started 80-plus games in each of his 2 seasons with the Rays but only averaged 55 starts in the 3 seasons prior…re-signed with the Rays on Dec 2, 2013 to a 2-year contract. ÊÊ 38-year-old, 15-year veteran made his 12th Opening Day roster and 5th Opening Day start (2012-14 Rays, 2006 Angels, 2004 Angels). ÊÊ Has a career caught stealing pct. of 34.2, 4th among active catchers (min. 400 G)…teammate Ryan Hanigan ranks 2nd (36.4 pct.). #9 WIL MYERS, OF Wed: 0-4 BAL Series: 0-7, BB Trip: 5-27, BB, R vs. LH: .111 (2-18) 2014: .200/.259/.240, 0-HR, 4-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .250 (3-12) vs. RH: .250 (8-32) ÊÊ Leads the team with 16 SO…went 0-for-4 yesterday at BAL with 3 SO, including a SO swinging with the bases loaded to end the 7th. ÊÊ All 4 of his RBI came within the season’s first 4 games (last April 4 vs. TEX)…his current 9-game RBI drought is the 2nd-longest of his career…over that stretch is batting .147 (5-for-34) with 2 BB and 11 SO…had an 11-game drought from Aug 21–Sep 3, 2013 during which he hit .132. ÊÊ April 9 at KC marked his first multi-hit game since Opening Day vs. TOR…snapped an 0-for-15 skid on April 8 at KC when he led off the 9th with an infield single and scored the game’s only run, advancing to 2nd on a WP and scoring on an RBI single by James Loney. ÊÊ Tied his career high with 3 hits (6th time, last Sep 4, 2013 at LAA) on March 31 vs. TOR…became the first Ray with 3 hits on Opening Day since Evan Longoria and Carlos Peña in 2012 vs. NYY…marked his first Opening Day roster and first Opening Day start.

#1 SEAN RODRIGUEZ, INF/OF Wed: DNP BAL Series: DNP Trip: 0-4, BB, R vs. LH: .125 (1-8), 1-HR 2014: .182/.308/.545, 1-HR, 4-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: .250 (1-4) vs. RH: .333 (1-3) ÊÊ Batting .310 (13-for-42) with 6 XBH (3-2B, 1-3B, 2-HR) all-time against tonight’s starter CC Sabathia. ÊÊ Sun at CIN, became the first 1B to bat 9th in an NL park since May 28, 1926 (Phillies’ Wally Kimmick vs. Brooklyn). ÊÊ On April 4 vs. TEX, tied his career high with 4 RBI (3rd time, last June 17, 2011 vs. FLA)…hit a 3-run HR in the 3rd, his 1st this season and 1st with at least 2 runners on since Aug 3, 2010 vs. MIN…had 21 solo or 2-run HR in between…reinstated from paternity leave just prior to that game. ÊÊ His last 6 HR have come against left-handers, dating back to the start of 2013…last season, 15 of his 16 extra-base hits were against LHP. ÊÊ 28-year-old enters his 7th big league season…made his 5th Opening Day roster (2010-14 Rays) including starts at 2B (2010) and SS (2012). ÊÊ Started 51 of the Rays 53 games vs. left-handed starters in 2013…owns a career .250 avg. vs. left-handers and .212 vs. righties.

#18 BEN ZOBRIST, INF/OF Wed: 1-3, BB BAL Series: 2-6, 2-BB, R Trip: 9-29, 2B, 3-HR, 5-RBI, 5-BB vs. LH: .278 (5-18), 2-HR 2014: .283/.397/.472, 3-HR, 6-RBI, 1-SB Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.357, 5-14) RISP: .143 (2-14) vs. RH: .286 (10-35), 1-HR ÊÊ Hit safely in 7 of 8 games on the road trip, batting .310 (9-for-29) while the rest of the team hit .170 (39-for-229). ÊÊ Had a pair of 2-run HR on Sun at CIN, the 4th multi-HR game of his career…hit a HR from both sides of the plate for the first time in his career, the 3rd such occurrence in club history, joining Willy Aybar on Aug 3, 2009 vs. KC and Geoff Blum on May 4, 2004 at TEX…recorded 4 RBI for the first time since Sep 18, 2012 vs. BOS…two of his 3 HR this season have come against left-handed pitchers (had 1 HR vs. LHP in 2013). ÊÊ Ranks among AL leaders in runs scored (9, T-10th), home runs (3, T-9th) and walks (10, T-8th). ÊÊ 32-year-old enters his 9th big league season…the longest-tenured Ray made his 7th Opening Day roster…made his 6th Opening Day start (SS in 2007, RF in 2010 and 2012, 2B in 2011 and 2013-14)…became the first in franchise history to draw 3 BB on Opening Day. ÊÊ Selected to the 2013 All-Star Team by Tigers Manager Jim Leyland but did not play…marked his 2nd All-Star selection (also 2009). ÊÊ Nominated for the AL Gold Glove Award at 2B…won the AL fielding crown at 2B with a franchise-record .993 fielding pct. RAYS BULLPEN NOTES

#50 GRANT BALFOUR, RH Last App: 4/12 at CIN (S, 1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 1-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: 4-4 vs. LH: .111 (1-9) 2014: 0-0-4, 0.00 ERA, 5 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 4x-last 4/12 at CIN IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .000 (0-5) ÊÊ Recorded saves on Fri-Sat at CIN…faced the minimum 3 batters on Sat at CIN, erasing a 1-out walk with a double play. ÊÊ Leads Rays relievers with 5 BB…on Fri at CIN, replaced David Price with 1 out in the 9th and walked the bases loaded…also issued his third wild pitch, which is tied for the AL lead…became the first pitcher to record a when issuing 3 BB and a WP since he did it last year in OAK…since 1969, there have been 38 saves to include that line and he is the only pitcher with two of the 38…Friday’s save was the first of its type in franchise history. ÊÊ First two saves were April 8 at KC and April 5 vs. TEX, his first with the Rays since Oct 3, 2009 vs. NYY, with a perfect 9th inning. ÊÊ 36-year-old has made 6 consecutive Opening Day rosters (2009-10, 2014 with Rays and 2011-13 with A’s).

#13 HEATH BELL, RH Last App: 4/13 at CIN (1.0-IP, 3-H, 2-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .083 (1-12) 2014: 0-0-0, 5.40 ERA, 5 G Long Relief App: 2.2, 4/7 at KC IR-RS: 1-1 vs. RH: .429 (6-14) ÊÊ Has thrown 40-plus pitches in consecutive apps for the first time since Sep 1-15,1 2006…had a 32-pitch 7th and started the 8th on Sun at CIN. ÊÊ April 8 at KC, his 2.2 innings matched his longest app since Oct 1, 2007 at COL while with the Padres. ÊÊ Made his Rays debut Apr 1 vs. TOR with a perfect 6th inning…only entered in the 6th inning or earlier once last year (Aug 25 at PHI). ÊÊ Made his 8th Opening Day roster…acquired by the Rays on Dec 3, 2013 as part of a 3-team trade that also brought C Ryan Hanigan from the Reds. ÊÊ 36-year-old pitched in 69 games in 2013 for Arizona, his only season with the D-backs…marked his 7th consecutive season of 60-plus apps.

#26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: 4/16 at BAL (1.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .250 (1-4) 2014: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 2x-last 4/16 at BAL IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .000 (0-3) ÊÊ 25-year-old has made two scoreless apps with the Rays this season…recalled on Monday to take the spot of Jeff Beliveau on the active roster. ÊÊ Pitched to a 1.29 ERA (7-IP, 1-ER) with 11 SO in 6 apps in spring training…was 1-0-1 with a 1.35 ERA (6.2-IP, 1-ER) and 13 SO in 4 apps for Durham. ÊÊ Averaged 12.53 strikeouts per 9 IP over 4 minor league seasons from 2010-13…acquired from the Padres as part of a 7-player trade on January 22, 2014 that also involved INF Logan Forsythe and sent LH Alex Torres to SD…had a 2.72 ERA in 42 career apps with the Padres.

#47 BRANDON GOMES, RH Last App: 4/16 at BAL (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .333 (3-9) 2014: 1-0-0, 4.76 ERA, 7 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 5x-last 4/16 at BAL IR-RS: 2-0 vs. RH: .214 (3-14), 1-HR ÊÊ Pitched a perfect 8th yesterday at BAL…was listed as the starting pitcher on Wednesday’s lineup card before the game was postponed. ÊÊ Allowed a career-high-tying 4 hits on Sun at CIN, including a 3-run home run allowed to Devin Mesoraco…prior to that had made 5 scoreless apps to start the season and had not allowed a run in 14 apps and 14.2 IP coming spring training and the regular season. ÊÊ 29-year-old made his first Opening Day roster…recorded the win onApril 5 vs. TEX with a perfect 8th inning. ÊÊ On Apr 2 vs. TOR, issued an IBB to his only batter faced, the 5th time in franchise history that had occurred and 2nd time in the Joe Maddon era. ÊÊ In his career, has held righties to a .197 avg. while lefties have hit .319…in 2013 righties hit .178 (8-for-45) and lefties .357 (10-for-28) with 3 HR.

#52 JOSH LUEKE, RH Last App: 4/14 at BAL (2.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .286 (4-14) 2014: 0-0-0, 4.70 ERA, 6 G Long Relief App: 2.0, 2x-last 4/14 at BAL IR-RS: 2-2 vs. RH: .278 (5-18), 2-HR ÊÊ Mon at BAL, matched his season-high with 2 IP (also April 4 vs. TEX)…only threw 14 pitches (11 strikes) and allowed 1 hit. ÊÊ Has allowed a run in 4 of 6 apps this season and 10 of 15 dating back to last season…Sun at CIN was his first career allowed. ÊÊ Made his 3rd Opening Day roster…split the 2013 season between the Rays and Triple-A Durham…had a 0.63 ERA for Durham. ÊÊ Over 7 minor league seasons has averaged 10.77 SO/9 IP…has allowed 2.3 BB/9 IP at the minor league level compared to 4.3 BB/9 in the majors.

#57 JAKE MCGEE, LH Last App: 4/12 at CIN (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .200 (1-5) 2014: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 3x-last 4/12 at CIN IR-RS: 3-0 vs. RH: .100 (1-10) ÊÊ Five of his 6 apps this season have been perfect…his only baserunners allowed this season were a pair of singles on April 8 at KC. ÊÊ Sat at CIN, pitched a perfect 8th in relief of Alex Cobb…hit 98 mph on his fastball 3 times…struck out Zack Cozart with a 98 mph fastball followed by a 78 mph curveball…had an avg. fastball velocity of 96.3 mph in 2013, according to PITCHf/x data, 2nd among LH relievers. ÊÊ 27-year-old made his 3rd consecutive Opening Day roster (2012-14)…the 2004 5th rounder is the oldest homegrown player on the roster by draft class. ÊÊ Over his career, right-handers have hit .196 against him compared to .222 for lefties…held opposing righties to a .098 avg. in 2012 and .217 in 2013.

#62 JOEL PERALTA, RH Last App: 4/16 at BAL (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .125 (1-8) 2014: 1-1-0, 4.15 ERA, 5 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4/3 vs. TOR IR-RS: 3-0 vs. RH: .143 (1-7), 1-HR ÊÊ Yesterday at BAL was his first app since April 8 at KC (7 days rest) due to illness…pitched a scoreless 7th (Chris Davis HBP). ÊÊ Earned the win on April 8 at KC after stranding the bases loaded in the 8th…walked Alex Gordon before striking out Danny Valencia to end the inn. ÊÊ 38-year-old enters his 4th season with the Rays, 10th in the majors and made his 5th Opening Day roster (2007 with the Royals, 2011-14 with the Rays). ÊÊ Led the majors with a career-high 80 apps in 2013, a club record for a righty, his 3rd straight season of 70-plus apps…ranks T-2nd in the majors with 232 apps since joining the Rays in 2011…already ranks 4th in club history in career relief apps and is is 18 shy of Dan Wheeler’s club record (250). ÊÊ In his Rays career, has faced 3-4-5 batters more than any other spots in the order and has held them to a .176 avg. (48-for-273)…opponents’ No. 3 hitters have hit .083 (7-for-84), lowest in the majors over that span (min. 50 AB). RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS HOME RUNS W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR 1R 2R 3R GS Total Totals 7-8-4 15 3.53 130.0 116 51 44 104 10 Zobrist 1 2 3 Starters 5-7-0 15 3.84 86.2 84 37 27 72 6 Joyce 1 1 2 Relievers 2-1-4 15 2.91 43.1 32 14 17 32 4 Escobar 1 1 Home 4-3-1 7 2.57 63.0 49 18 19 48 5 Hanigan 1 1 Road 3-5-3 8 4.43 67.0 67 33 25 56 5 Jennings 1 1 March/April 7-8-4 15 3.53 130.0 116 51 44 104 10 Loney 1 1 Longoria 1 1 LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS Rodriguez 1 1 - last hr OFF ’14 most hits game ’14 most rbi game DeJesus - DeJesus 9/25/13 at NYY Huff 2, 2x-last, 4/6 vs. TEX - Forsythe Escobar 4/5/14 vs. TEX Martinez 2, 2x-last, 4/13 at CIN 1, 4/5 vs. TEX Guyer - - Forsythe 9/27/13 at SF Lopez 2, 4/2 vs. TOR - Molina - Guyer 5/12/12 at BAL Matusz 1, 2x-last, 4/14 at BAL - Myers Hanigan 4/4/14 vs. TEX McCutchen 2, 2x-last, 4/4 vs. TEX 3, 4/4 vs. TEX TOTALS 5 3 3 11 Jennings 4/9/14 at KC Guthrie 2, 4x-last 4/16 at BAL 2, 4/9 at KC Joyce 4/11/14 at CIN Cueto 2, 4x-last 4/11 at CIN 3, 3/31 vs. TOR CATCHERS Loney 4/12/14 at CIN Simon 2, 2x-last, 4/14 at BAL 2, 4/5 vs. TEX pct cs att Longoria 4/3/14 vs. TOR Rogers 3, 4/7 vs. KC 3, 4/3 vs. TOR Hanigan .400 2 5 Molina 7/5/13 vs. CWS Axelrod 1, 2x-last, 4/16 at BAL - Molina .000 0 4 Myers 9/16/13 vs. TEX Garza 3, 3/31 vs. TOR 2, 3/31 vs. TOR TOTALS .222 2 9 Rodriguez 4/4/14 vs. TEX Saunders 2, 4/4 vs. TEX 4, 4/4 vs. TEX Zobrist 4/13/14 at CIN Christiani 2, 4x-last, 4/13 at CIN 4, 4/13 at CIN MISC. Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: RAYS BY THE NUMBERS Loney (4), Longoria (2), Zobrist (1), Hanigan (1), Current Streak: L3 When commit error: 1-4 Hit homer: 5-3 Jennings (1), Rodriguez (1) Current Record: 7-8 Ahead after 6-7-8: 5-0/5-0/5-0 Homer with men on: 3-1 2-Out RBI: Joyce (5), Longoria (4), Myers (3), Home/Road: 4-3/3-5 Behind after 6-7-8: 1-7/1-7/0-8 Hit multiple homers: 2-1 Zobrist (2), Hanigan (1), Loney (1), Rodriguez (1) Day/Night: 2-4/5-4 Tied after 6-7-8: 1-1/1-1/1-0 Score first: 6-1 Outfield Assists: Kiermaier (1), Myers (1) Grass/Turf: 3-5/4-3 1-run games: 4-0 Score 5 or more: 4-0 Bunt Singles: - vs. East: 2-4 2-run games: 0-2 Score less than 5: 3-8 Ejections: - vs. Central: 1-2 Extra innings: 0-0 Outhit opponents: 5-2 Batted Around: 3/31 vs. TOR (8th inn, 9 batters) vs. West: 2-1 Win in last at-bat: 1 Outhit by opponents: 2-5 vs. : 2-1 Come-from-behind wins: 1 Collect 10 or more hits: 3-0 CATWALKS vs. RH/LH starters: 6-4/1-4 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 1 Opp. 10 or more hits: 1-2 - Series W-L-T (home): 1-0-1 Series W-L-T (road): 1-2-0 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 4-2/0-2/3-3/0-1 WALK-OFF WINS RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS - PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY Archer 3 5 1.67 2.50 2-1 2 Cobb 3 1 0.33 0.47 1-2 2 INSTANT REPLAY 2 0 0.00 0.00 0-2 0 Moore 1. April 1 vs. TOR…Colby Rasmus vs. Josh 3 9 3.00 5.06 1-2 1 Odorizzi Lueke (7th inn., 1 out)…foul ball to RF…ruling Price 3 11 3.67 4.57 3-0 2 stands…time of delay: 3:34 Ramos 1 2 2.00 9.00 0-1 0

RAYS SEASON HIGHS TEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTING Longest win streak 3, April 3-April 5 Most runs, game, TB 2, 8x-last, Zobrist, 4/13 at CIN Long loss streak 3, April 13-Current Most runs, game, Opp 4, Bruce, 4/13 at CIN Most runs game, TB 9, 3/31 vs. TOR Most hits, game, TB 3, 2x-last, Longoria, 4/7 at KC Most runs game, Opp 12, 4/13 at CIN Most hits, game, Opp 3, 6x-last, Hardy, 4/14 at BAL Most runs, inn, TB 3, 5x-last, (5th), 4/4 vs. TEX Most 2B, game, TB 2, 2x-last, Loney, 4/5 vs. TEX Most runs, inn, Opp 5, 2x-last, (3rd), 4/13 at CIN Most 2B, game, Opp 2, Hardy, 4/14 at BAL Most hits, game, TB 11, 3x-last, 4/4 vs. TEX Most HR, game, TB 2, Zobrist, 4/13 at CIN Most hits, game, Opp 13, 2x-last, 4/14 at BAL Most HR, game, Opp 2, Bautista, 4/2 vs. TOR Most hits, inn, TB 4, (3rd), 4/3 vs. TOR Most RBI, game, TB 4, 2x-last, Zobrist, 4/13 at CIN Most hits, inn, Opp 6, 2x-last, (3rd), 4/13 at CIN Most RBI, game, Opp 4, 3x-last, Heisey, 4/13 at CIN Most doubles, game, TB 4, 4/1 vs. TOR Most x-base hits, game, TB 2, 5x-last, Zobrist, 4/13 at CIN Most doubles, game, Opp 5, 4/14 at BAL Most x-base hits, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, Hardy, 4/14 at BAL Most HR, game, TB 2, 3x-last, 4/13 at CIN Most steals, game, TB 1, 4x-last, Zobrist, 4/11 at CIN Most HR, game, Opp 3, 4/13 at CIN Most steals, game, Opp 1, 7x-last, Davis, 4/16 at BAL Most x-base hits, game, TB 5, 4/3 vs. TOR Hitting Streak 5, Longoria, March 31-April 4 Most x-base hits, game, Opp 5, 2x-last, 4/14 at BAL TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 2, 4/1 vs. TOR Most SO, TB Starter 10, Price, 4/11 at CIN Most stolen bases, game, Opp 2, 2x-last, 4/16 at BAL Most SO, Opp Starter 11, Buehrle, 4/2 vs. TOR Most walks, game, TB 8, 3/31 vs. TOR Most SO, TB Reliever 2, 6x-last, Balfour, 4/11 at CIN Most walks, game, Opp 7, 4/13 at CIN Most IP, TB Reliever 2.2, Bell, 4/7 at KC Most strikeouts, game, TB 12, 4/2 vs. TOR Most walks, game, TB 4, Cobb, 4/1 vs. TOR Most strikeouts, game, Opp 9, 3/31 vs. TOR Most walks, game, Opp 6, Dickey, 3/31 vs. TOR Most LOB, game, TB 12, 4/4 vs. TEX Most SO, Team, TB 12, 4/11 at CIN Most LOB, game, Opp 12, 4/2 vs. TOR Most walks, Team, TB 5, 2x-last, 4/2 vs. TOR Most errors, game, TB 1, 5x-last, 4/16 at BAL Low-Hit Game 4, 2x-last, 4/12 at CIN Most errors, game, Opp 4, 4/4 vs. TEX Consecutive Scoreless IP 15.0, Cobb, April 1-Current Longest game, time 3:41, 4/13 at CIN Shortest game, time 2:31, 4/12 at CIN Longest game, time (9 inn.) 3:41, 4/13 at CIN Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:31, 4/12 at CIN HOME RUNS Grand Slams (-): - Pinch-hit (-): - Back-to-Back (-): - Walk-off (-): - 2-HR games (1): Zobrist-1 (4/13 at CIN, T Cingrani/N Christiani) Lead-off (-): - 3-HR games (-): - RAYS CHALLENGES GAME MATCHUP INN. OUTS TYPE RULING DELAY April 4 vs. TEX Josh Lueke vs. J.P Arencibia 7 2 Trap Play Overturned 1:45 April 5 vs. TEX David Price vs. Robinson Chirinos 2 0 Force Play Overturned 1:46 April 7 at KC Jason Vargas vs. Wil Myers 8 2 Force Play Confirmed 1:18 April 8 at KC Chris Archer vs. Jarrod Dyson 3 1 Force Play Confirmed 2:02 April 13 at CIN Heath Bell vs. Devin Mesoraco 7 0 Force Play Confirmed 0:50 April 14 at BAL Chris Archer vs. Steve Lombardozzi 5 1 Force Play Stands 3:05 OPPONENT CHALLENGES GAME MATCHUP INN. OUTS TYPE RULING DELAY April 1 vs. TOR Jake McGee vs. 9 1 Force Play Confirmed 1:23 April 9 at KC Jake Odorizzi vs. Mike Moustakas 2 2 Tag Play Stands 2:18 April 11 at CIN David Price vs. Brandon Phillips 9 0 Hit by Pitch Confirmed 1:29 TRANSACTIONS Signed LH to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league Feb 14 Erik Bedard OPENING DAY ROSTER spring training. Mar 8 Optioned RH Alex Colome, LH Mike Montgomery and LH Enny Romero to the minor Pitchers (12): RH Chris Archer, RH Grant Balfour, RH Heath Bell, RH Alex Cobb, RH leagues…reassigned RH Matt Andriese, UTL James Darnell, RH Merrill Kelly, C Brandon Gomes, RH Josh Lueke, LH Jake McGee, LH Matt Moore, RH Jake Odorizzi, RH Luke Maile and RH Victor Mateo to minor league camp. Joel Peralta, LH David Price, LH Cesar Ramos Mar 11 Reassigned C Curt Casali, RH Santiago Garrido, LH Braulio Lara and RH Sam Catchers (2): Ryan Hanigan, Jose Molina Runion to minor league camp. Infielders (6): Yunel Escobar, Logan Forsythe, James Loney, Evan Longoria, Sean Mar 13 Optioned LH Jeff Beliveau, INF Vince Belnome, RH Nathan Karns, OF Kevin Rodriguez, Ben Zobrist Kiermaier, SS Hak-Ju Lee, LH C.J. Riefenhauser and RH Kirby Yates to the minor leagues…reassigned OF Mikie Mahtook to minor league camp. (5): David DeJesus, Brandon Guyer, Desmond Jennings, Matt Joyce, Wil Mar 18 Reassigned OF Jeremy Moore and C Eddy Rodriguez to minor league camp. Myers Mar 20 Optioned RH Brad Boxberger to the minor leagues…reassigned OF Justin Christian, DL (3): RHP Jeremy Hellickson (15-day), RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo (60-day), INF Tim INF Cole Figueroa, RH Steve Geltz, LH Adam Liberatore, RH Juan Sandoval, INF/ Beckham (15-day) OF Jerry Sands and C Ali Solis to minor league camp. Mar 25 Reassigned C Mayo Acosta and INF Ray Olmedo to minor league camp…released LH April 3 Placed UTL Sean Rodriguez on the paternity list; recalled INF Vince Belnome from Erik Bedard. Triple-A Durham. Mar 26 Released RH Mark Lowe. April 4 Optioned INF Vince Belnome to Durham; reinstated UTL Sean Rodriguez from the Mar 28 Signed LH Erik Bedard and INF Mike Fontenot to minor league contracts…traded INF paternity list. Jayson Nix to the in exchange for cash considerations. April 8 Placed LH Matt Moore (left elbow soreness) on the 15-day DL; recalled LH Jeff Be- Mar 30 Placed INF Tim Beckham (right knee surgery), RH Jeremy Hellickson (right elbow liveau from Durham. surgery) and RH Juan Carlos Oviedo (right elbow surgery) on the 15-day DL…reas- April 11 Optioned LH Jeff Beliveau to Durham; recalled OF Kevin Kiermaier from Durham. signed INF Wilson Betemit to the minor leagues. April 12 Selected LH Erik Bedard from Durham; optioned OF Kevin Kiermaier to Durham. April 13 Placed RH Alex Cobb (left oblique strain) on the 15-day DL; recalled LH Jeff Beliveau from Durham. April 14 Optioned LH Jeff Beliveau to Durham; recalled RH Brad Boxberger from Durham.

RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (5) Pos. Player DL Injury Date on Retro First Date Off Gms Missed Record INF Tim Beckham 15-day Right knee surgery March 30 -- April 14 15 7-8 RHP Jeremy Hellickson 15-day Right elbow surgery March 30 -- April 14 15 7-8 RHP Juan Carlos Oviedo 15-day Right elbow surgery March 30 -- April 14 15 7-8 LHP Matt Moore 15-day Left elbow soreness April 8 -- April 23 7 3-4 RHP Alex Cobb 15-day Left oblique strain April 13 -- April 28 3 0-3

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W-L BY POSITION (STARTS) W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS) c 1b 2b 3b ss lf cf rf dh 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th DeJesus 3-2 2-1 5-2 0-1 Escobar 7-8 0-1 2-0 0-2 5-5 Forsythe 0-1 1-0 1-4 0-1 1-3 1-0 0-1 Guyer 1-1 1-1 Hanigan 3-6 0-1 3-4 0-1 Jennings 6-8 1-2 2-2 3-4 Joyce 2-2 2-0 2-2 0-1 2-2 4-1 Loney 6-7 6-4 0-3 Longoria 7-8 0-1 7-7 Molina 4-2 4-1 0-1 Myers 5-8 4-5 0-1 0-1 1-0 0-1 Rodriguez 1-1 0-2 1-0 0-2 0-1 Zobrist 7-7 0-1 1-3 1-1 5-4 RAYS HITTERS vs. YANKEES 2013 CAREER Player G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP DeJesus 5 20 9 1 4 1 2 .450 .476 46 176 50 4 17 12 30 .284 .351 Escobar 18 60 15 2 7 4 5 .250 .297 56 205 54 3 21 16 24 .263 .326 Forsythe 3 6 1 1 1 2 1 .167 .375 3 6 1 1 1 2 1 .167 .375 Guyer ------7 13 1 0 0 1 4 .077 .143 Hanigan ------4 12 3 1 1 1 1 .250 .308 Jennings 16 61 12 0 2 6 16 .197 .279 44 161 33 3 8 15 39 .205 .285 Joyce 15 42 10 2 4 7 10 .238 .353 59 167 39 10 26 25 48 .234 .342 Loney 19 67 25 2 11 7 9 .373 .432 27 100 33 3 17 8 12 .330 .376 Longoria 19 77 26 9 20 5 19 .338 .369 92 328 99 25 67 43 75 .302 .385 Molina 11 32 5 0 1 4 12 .156 .270 63 162 28 2 11 14 54 .173 .242 Myers 12 51 14 3 9 2 16 .275 .302 12 51 14 3 9 2 16 .275 .302 Rodriguez 10 28 8 2 5 1 9 .286 .333 53 148 40 5 14 13 37 .270 .341 Zobrist 18 71 17 1 10 6 16 .239 .304 98 342 87 9 48 50 76 .254 .349 RAYS PITCHERS vs. YANKEES 2013 CAREER PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG Archer 3 0 0 22.0 12 3 14 1.23 .160 3 0 0 22.0 12 3 14 1.23 .160 Balfour 0 0 4 3.2 3 0 5 0.00 .214 2 2 6 34.0 32 11 29 2.91 .252 Bedard 0 0 0 11.0 9 4 11 3.27 .225 4 5 0 77.2 74 36 73 4.17 .247 Bell 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 4 0.00 .250 1 0 0 7.0 8 4 8 5.14 .267 Boxberger ------Gomes 0 0 0 0.2 2 1 1 13.50 .500 0 0 0 8.0 12 6 6 6.75 .353 Lueke 0 1 0 2.0 1 1 3 4.50 .143 0 1 0 4.1 5 4 5 8.31 .313 McGee 0 1 0 8.0 6 2 12 2.25 .207 2 2 0 18.2 15 6 23 2.89 .214 Odorizzi 0 0 1 3.0 1 0 3 0.00 .111 0 0 1 3.0 1 0 3 0.00 .111 Peralta 0 1 0 7.1 3 3 10 3.68 .120 0 2 1 31.1 20 12 31 3.45 .179 Price 2 1 0 21.0 19 7 18 3.00 .241 9 4 0 133.1 113 54 108 3.65 .228 Ramos 0 0 0 3.1 9 7 4 18.90 .474 0 0 0 13.0 18 11 12 7.62 .316 RAYS 2014 DAY-BY-DAY

Pos. HOME Pos. HOME # GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB Att. Cum. # GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB Att. Cum. 1 3/31 vs. TOR W, 9-2 Price (1-0) Dickey (0-1) 1-0 T-1/+0.5 31,042 31,042 85 7/1 at NYY 7:05 2 4/1 vs. TOR L, 2-4 Hutchison (1-0) Cobb (0-1) 1-1 T-2/-0.5 11,113 42,155 86 7/2 at NYY 1:05 3 4/2 vs. TOR L, 0-3 Buehrle (1-0) Moore (0-1 1-2 4/-1.0 10,808 52,963 87 7/3 at DET 7:08 4 4/3 vs. TOR W, 7-2 Archer (1-0) Morrow (0-1) 2-2 T-2/-0.5 9,571 62,534 88 7/4 at DET 7:08 5 4/4 vs. TEX W, 8-1 Odorizzi (1-0) Saunders (0-1) 3-2 1/+0.5 14,304 76,838 89 7/5 at DET 4:08 6 4/5 vs. TEX W, 5-4 Gomes (1-0) Cotts (0-1) 4-2 1/+1.0 30,364 107,200 90 7/6 at DET 1:08 7 4/6 vs. TEX L, 0-3 Darvish (1-0) Peralta (1-0) 4-3 1/+0.5 22,569 129,769 91 7/7 vs. KC 7:10 8 4/7 at KC L, 2-4 Vargas (1-0) Moore (0-2) 4-4 2/-0.5 12,087 92 7/8 vs. KC 7:10 9 4/8 at KC W, 1-0 Peralta (1-1) Holland (0-1) 5-4 1/+0.5 13,905 93 7/9 vs. KC 7:10 10 4/9 at KC L, 3-7 Guthrie (2-0) Odorizzi (1-1) 5-5 2/-0.5 13,612 7/10 - OFF (8) 4/10 - OFF (1) T-1/+0.5 94 7/11 vs. TOR 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Rays Umbrella 11 4/11 at CIN W, 2-1 Price (2-0) Cueto (0-2) 6-5 T-1/+1.0 30,502 95 7/12 vs. TOR 4:10 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Postgame Concert 12 4/12 at CIN W, 1-0 Cobb (1-1) Simon (1-1) 7-5 1/+1.0 35,356 96 7/13 vs. TOR 1:40 Yunel Escobar Basketball Set (Kids 14 & under) 13 4/13 at CIN L, 4-12 Cingrani (1-1) Ramos (0-1) 7-6 T-1/+1.5 34,307 7/14 - All-Star Break 14 4/14 at BAL L, 1-7 Chen (2-1) Archer (1-1) 7-7 3/-0.5 15,799 7/15 - All-Star Game Target Field () 4/15 at BAL - PPD - Rain (1) - Rescheduled Date TBA 3/-1.0 7/16 - All-Star Break 15 4/16 at BAL L, 0-3 Gonzalez (1-1) Odorizzi (1-2) 7-8 4/-2.0 22,611 7/17 - All-Star Break 16 4/17 vs. NYY 7:10 97 7/18 at MIN 8:10 17 4/18 vs. NYY 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Evan Longoria T-shirt 98 7/19 at MIN 7:10 18 4/19 vs. NYY 7:10 99 7/20 at MIN 2:10 19 4/20 vs. NYY 1:40 Joe Maddon Hoodie Drawstring Bag (Kids 14 & under) Chevrolet 7/21 - OFF (9) 4/21 - OFF (2) 100 7/22 at STL 8:15 20 4/22 vs. MIN 7:10 101 7/23 at STL 7:15 21 4/23 vs. MIN 7:10 7/24 - OFF (10) 22 4/24 vs. MIN 1:10 102 7/25 vs. BOS 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Snowglobe 23 4/25 at CWS 8:10 103 7/26 vs. BOS 7:10 MLB Network Tote Bag (20,000 fans) 24 4/26 at CWS 7:10 104 7/27 vs. BOS 1:40 Chris Archer Christmas Stocking (Kids 14 & under) 25 4/27 at CWS 2:10 Imagination Movers Christmas in July Postgame Concert 26 4/28 at CWS 8:10 105 7/28 vs. MIL 7:10 27 4/29 at BOS 7:10 106 7/29 vs. MIL 7:10 28 4/30 at BOS 7:10 107 7/30 vs. MIL 12:10 29 5/1 at BOS 7:10 7/31 - OFF (11) 30 5/2 at NYY 7:05 108 8/1 vs. LAA 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Joe Maddon Wine Glasses (Set of 2) 31 5/3 at NYY 1:05 109 8/2 vs. LAA 7:10 Joe Maddon Mr. Potato Head (20,000 fans) GTE Financial 32 5/4 at NYY 1:05 110 8/3 vs. LAA 1:40 Wil Myers Bike Horn (Kids 14 & under) 5/5 - OFF (3) 111 8/4 at OAK 10:05 33 5/6 vs. BAL 7:10 112 8/5 at OAK 10:05 34 5/7 vs. BAL 7:10 113 8/6 at OAK 3:35 35 5/8 vs. BAL 7:10 8/7 - OFF (12) 36 5/9 vs. CLE 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Rays Ladies Wristlet 114 8/8 at CHC 4:05 37 5/10 vs. CLE 7:10 DJ Kitty Plush Hat (20,000 fans) Bright House Networks 115 8/9 at CHC 4:05 38 5/11 vs. CLE 1:40 Rays Sun Hat (10,000 women) Bayfront Health 116 8/10 at CHC 2:20 39 5/12 at SEA 10:10 117 8/11 at TEX 8:05 40 5/13 at SEA 10:10 118 8/12 at TEX 8:05 41 5/14 at SEA 3:40 119 8/13 at TEX 8:05 42 5/15 at LAA 10:05 120 8/14 at TEX 8:05 43 5/16 at LAA 10:05 121 8/15 vs. NYY 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Rays Cooler 44 5/17 at LAA 9:05 122 8/16 vs. NYY 4:10 45 5/18 at LAA 3:35 123 8/17 vs. NYY 1:40 Mr. Happy Bobblehead (Kids 14 & under) 5/19 - OFF (4) 8/18 - OFF (13) 46 5/20 vs. OAK 7:10 124 8/19 vs. DET 7:10 47 5/21 vs. OAK 7:10 125 8/20 vs. DET 7:10 48 5/22 vs. OAK 4:10 126 8/21 vs. DET 1:10 49 5/23 vs. BOS 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Alex Cobb Military Themed Bobblehead 127 8/22 at TOR 7:07 50 5/24 vs. BOS 4:10 128 8/23 at TOR 1:07 51 5/25 vs. BOS 1:40 David Price & Astro Dog Tags (Kids 14 & under) Tampa Bay Times 129 8/24 at TOR 1:07 52 5/26 at TOR 7:07 130 8/25 at BAL 7:05 53 5/27 at TOR 7:07 131 8/26 at BAL 7:05 54 5/28 at TOR 7:07 132 8/27 at BAL 7:05 5/29 - OFF (5) 133 8/28 at BAL 7:05 55 5/30 at BOS 7:10 134 8/29 vs. BOS 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Rally Raymond Gnome 56 5/31 at BOS 7:15 135 8/30 vs. BOS 7:10 57 6/1 at BOS 1:35 136 8/31 vs. BOS 1:40 Matt Moore Kids Plate with Cup (Kids 14 & under) 58 6/2 at MIA 7:10 137 9/1 vs. BOS 1:10 59 6/3 at MIA 7:10 138 9/2 vs. TOR 7:10 60 6/4 vs. MIA 7:10 139 9/3 vs. TOR 7:10 61 6/5 vs. MIA 4:10 140 9/4 vs. TOR 7:10 62 6/6 vs. SEA 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Rays Beach Towel 141 9/5 vs. BAL 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Player T-shirt (Fan Vote) 63 6/7 vs. SEA 4:10 Weezer Postgame Concert 142 9/6 vs. BAL 1:10 Evan Longoria ‘80s Hair Band Bobblehead (20,000 fans) 64 6/8 vs. SEA 1:40 James Loney Grill Set (10,000 men) Kayem 143 9/7 vs. BAL 140 Solar Powered Waving DJ Kitty (20,000 fans) 65 6/9 vs. SEA 1:10 The Wiggles Postgame Concert 66 6/10 vs. STL 7:10 9/8 - OFF (14) 67 6/11 vs. STL 7:10 144 9/9 at NYY 7:05 6/12 - OFF (6) 145 9/10 at NYY 7:05 68 6/13 at HOU 8:10 146 9/11 at NYY 7:05 69 6/14 at HOU 4:10 147 9/12 at TOR 7:07 70 6/15 at HOU 2:10 148 9/13 at TOR 1:07 71 6/16 vs. BAL 7:10 149 9/14 at TOR 1:07 72 6/17 vs. BAL 7:10 150 9/15 vs. NYY 7:10 73 6/18 vs. BAL 1:10 151 9/16 vs. NYY 7:10 74 6/19 vs. HOU 7:10 152 9/17 vs. NYY 7:10 75 6/20 vs. HOU 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Rays Duffle Bag 9/18 - OFF (15) 76 6/21 vs. HOU 4:10 The O’Jays Postgame Concert 153 9/19 at CWS 7:10 Tampa Bay Times Ticket Tandem - Oktoberfest Stein 77 6/22 vs. HOU 1:40 Ben Zobrist Plastic Bat & Ball Set (Kids 14 & under) 154 9/20 at CWS 7:10 78 6/23 vs. PIT 7:10 155 9/21 at CWS 1:40 Raymond Train (Kids 14 & under) 79 6/24 vs. PIT 7:10 9/22 - OFF (16) 80 6/25 vs. PIT 12:10 156 9/23 at BOS 7:10 6/26 - OFF (7) 157 9/24 at BOS 7:10 81 6/27 at BAL 7:05 158 9/25 at BOS 7:10 82 6/28 at BAL 4:05 159 9/26 at CLE 7:05 83 6/29 at BAL 1:35 160 9/27 at CLE 6:05 84 6/30 at NYY 7:05 161 9/28 at CLE 1:05

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