TAMPA BAY RAYS (11-10) Vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (9-11) RH Luis Patiño (Season Debut) Vs
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Press Box Documents › bit.ly/3f0l9jz TAMPA BAY RAYS (11-10) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (9-11) RH Luis Patiño (Season Debut) vs. LH Hyun Jin Ryu (1-2, 3.00) Sunday, April 25, 2021 First Pitch: 1:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field TV: Bally Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 95.3 FM, WMGG 1470 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 22 (11-10) Home Game No.: 10 (4-5) All-Time Game No.: 3,644 (1737-1906) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,822 (945-876) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE To hear Rays coaches and players pronouncing their names in their own voices, visit raysbaseball.com/pronunciation. UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Mon., 4/26 vs. OAK 7:10 p.m. LH Rich Hill (1-0, 8.82) vs. TBD Bally Sports Sun, WDAE 95.3 FM/620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) ROSTER MOVE—Last night the Rays optioned RH Brent Honeywell Jr. Ê The Rays are 6-3 this season when scoring 5 runs (or more), after to the alternate training site…the Rays have recalled RH Luis Patiño, going 25-1 when doing so in 2020…they are 5-2 when scoring 6 who will start today in his Rays debut, from the taxi squad…Patiño, who runs (or more) after going 15-0 in them in the shortened season. is MLB.com's No. 16 prospect, made 11 apps (1 start) last season with the Ê Last season the Rays ranked 3rd in the majors with a 3.56 ERA be- Padres and was one of four players acquired by the Rays on Dec 29 for hind the Dodgers (3.02) and Indians (3.29)…it was the second con- former Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell…Patiño told media he will secutive season the Rays finished among the majors’ top three in be pitching in front of his parents—Carlos Patiño and Zulema Arzuza— ERA, and fourth straight season they finished among the top ten. for the first time as a major leaguer…his parents flew in from Colombia. RELIEF VALVE—This series the Rays bullpen has combined for 11 score- TRIPLE CROWN—The recordings of "O Canada" and "The Star-Spangled less innings, yielding 7 hits and 2 BB…last night the bullpen went eight Banner" today are performed by Tricia Whitaker, as well as "God Bless scoreless after opener Brent Honeywell Jr. allowed a 3-run homer…this America" in the middle of the 7th…the two-time Emmy Award recipient season the Rays bullpen has a 4.76 ERA (92.2-IP, 49-ER), 24th in the ma- may soon be adding a Grammy Award to her trophy case…Tricia is in her jors and 12th in the AL, and its .256 opp avg. ranks 25th in the majors. third season on the Bally Sports Sun telecast as the in-game reporter. Ê The Rays have allowed 45 runs in the 7th inning or later, most in the majors (Reds, 41)—the closest AL team is the Rangers (38)—and RAY MATTER—The Rays are 6-2 in their last 8 games after a 3-8 stretch nearly two-thirds of their 2020 total (62)…the Rays have allowed 3 from April 3-15…the Rays have outscored opponents, 52-32, during this HR in the 7th, 4 HR in the 8th, 1 HR in the 9th and 1 HR in extras. 8-game stretch to increase their season run differential from a majors- Ê Six of the pitchers from the Rays planned season-opening bullpen worst -24 to -4…the Rays have completed just 13.0 pct., of their 162-game are currently sidelined…since the last week of spring training, the schedule…the Rays are in 2nd in the AL East, 1.5 GB of Boston (13-9). Rays have lost RH Nick Anderson (elbow), LH Ryan Sherriff (re- Ê Last night the Rays overcame a 3-0, 1st-inning deficit, their fourth stricted list), RH Chaz Roe (shoulder), RH Pete Fairbanks (shoul- come-from-behind win of the season and their largest comeback der), RH Collin McHugh (back) and LH Cody Reed (left thumb). win since Sep 25, 2020 vs. PHI (trailed 4-1 through 4½, won 6-4). Ê Last season the Rays ranked 3rd in the majors in bullpen ERA (3.37) Ê Today the Rays continue a season-long-tying 10-game homestand behind the Athletics (2.72) and Dodgers (2.74). against the Blue Jays (1-1), Athletics (4) and Astros (3)…the Rays are 4-5 at home and have lost four of their last five home games. ABOUT THE OFFENSE—Over the last 8 games (6-2) the Rays have scored Ê The Rays are 3-3 against lefty starters after going 9-8 in 2020. 52 runs on 69 hits (11 HR) and 30 BB…they have averaged 6.50 R/G over Ê The Rays are 9-3 when scoring first but 2-7 when their opponent this span, compared to 3.85 R/G during the first 13 games and 5-8 start. scores first…the Rays have held a lead in 17 of their 21 games (81.0 Ê The Rays have used 21 different batting orders in 21 games. pct.) but have blown a lead in six of their 10 losses this season. Ê The Rays are 7th in the AL in batting avg. (.230), 7th in on-base pct. Ê Today's game continues a stretch of games on 17 straight days. (.310) and tied for 5th in homers (24)…36.3 pct. (37 of 102) of their runs have come on homers, after 67.1 pct. in the 2020 postseason. FOR OPENERS—Today's game will be started by Luis Patiño, his 12th ca- Ê The Rays are batting .223 (43-for-193) with RISP, 22nd in the ma- reer app and second start (Sep 19 vs. SEA)…he will become the ninth start- jors…the offense has 223 PA with RISP, 4th in the majors…with er used by the Rays this season, 2nd in the majors behind the Blue Jays RISP and 2 out, their .157 avg. (13-for-83) ranks 27th in the majors. (10)…last season he was on the Padres roster for three stints: Aug 4–Sep Ê The Rays have had 45 PA this season with a runner on third and 5, Sep 19 and Sep 25 (29th Man), and spent the rest of the summer at the less than 2 outs, and that runner has scored 22 times (48.9 pct.). alternate site at the University of San Diego…he averaged 96.7 mph on Ê The Rays are 0-3 in extra-inning games and have been outscored, his 226 fastballs thrown and reached a maximum velocity of 100.3 mph. 9-2, in five extra frames, which begin with a runner on second. Ê Incl. postseason, since the debut of the opener on May 19, 2018, the Rays have used one 111 times and are 67-44 (.604) in those games. RAYS vs. BLUE JAYS—Today is the third of 19 meetings between the Rays and Blue Jays this season (nine at home, 10 on the road)…the Rays swept FLEM GEMS—On Mon at KC, Josh them last season in the best-of-3 Wild Card Series at Tropicana Field, ERA LEADERS, A.L., SINCE Fleming started and went 5.1 scoreless outscoring them, 11-3, after going 6-4 in the regular season (4-3 at home, AUG 23, 2020 (min. 40 IP) innings and improved to 6-1 over parts 2-1 on the road)…excluding postseason, the last 8 games between the two of two seasons with the Rays…he has J.A. Happ, NYY/MIN 2.22 clubs and 10 of the last 12 games have been decided by 2 runs (or fewer). held opponents to 1 run (or fewer) in six John Means, BAL 2.22 Ê Since the start of last season, the Rays have trailed in 10 of 12 reg- of nine career apps, and 3 runs (or few- Josh Fleming, TB 2.32 ular-season games but have overcome a deficit in five of 7 wins. er) in eight of nine…since making his Shane Bieber, CLE 2.34 Ê Despite winning the season series in 2020, the Rays were out- major league debut on Aug 23, 2020, he Gerrit Cole, NYY 2.36 scored, 48-44; outhomered, 17-11; had a higher starter ERA (4.04– has a 2.32 ERA (42.2-IP, 11-ER) and 1.90 3.83); and a higher bullpen ERA (4.44–3.54)…the Rays trailed in BB/9 IP ratio…min. 40 IP, he ranks among AL leaders over that stretch in eight of 10 games but overcame a deficit in four of their 6 wins. ERA (3rd), WHIP (1.01, 8th), opp OBP (.266, 8th) and BB/9 IP ratio (12th). Ê Faced two over the minimum through 5.1 IP in his last start, FROM THE OTHER SIDE—Today the Rays are facing Hyun Jin Ryu for stranding a 1-out double in the 1st inning and a single to begin the the first time since Game 2 of the Wild Card Series, when he allowed 8 4th, while erasing a hit batter to begin the 2nd with a double play. hits, 7 runs (3 ER) and 2 HR in 1.2 IP…the Rays scored 6 runs in the 2nd in- ning, the highest scoring frame in club postseason history…Mike Zunino NOT THE RAYS WAY—The Rays have allowed 106 runs this season, 3rd hit a 2-run homer on an 0-2 pitch to give the Rays a 3-0 lead, and Hunter in the majors behind the Angels (112) and Diamondbacks (108)…the 106 Renfroe followed with the first grand slam in Rays postseason history.