SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2017 Vs. MILWAUKEE BREWERS RH Chris Archer (8-6, 3.89) Vs
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2017 vs. MILWAUKEE BREWERS RH Chris Archer (8-6, 3.89) vs. RH Jimmy Nelson (9-5, 3.37) First Pitch: 1:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, Radio Luz AM (Sp.) Game No.: 113 (57-55) | Home Game No.: 55 (29-25) | All-Time Game No.: 3,189 (1,477-1,711) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,595 (809-785) April: 12-14 | May: 17-13 | June: 13-13 | July: 12-13 | August: 3-2 | Pre-All-Star: 47-43 | Post-All-Star: 10-12 FUN STUFF—Today kids 14 and under will receive a pair of Rays Swim 13-SO)…RH Tommy Hunter has retired his last 16 BF…RH Steve Cishek Goggles presented by 7-Eleven…all promotional items are available while has thrown 4.2 scoreless innings (1-H, 1-BB, 5-SO) since being acquired supplies last…from 12–12:30 p.m., OF Peter Bourjos and RH Sergio from Seattle on July 28…RH Alex Colomé leads the AL with 33 saves, one Romo will sign autographs for kids 14 and under down the RF line. shy of COL Greg Holland for the major league lead…Colome’s next save will be the 71st of his career, tying RH Danys Báez for 3rd place on the THE OTHER CATWALK—Following today’s game many Rays players, Rays all-time list behind RH Roberto Hernández (101) and RH Fernando wives and girlfriends will attend the “Rays on the Runway” annual fashion Rodney (85). show, a fundraiser for the Children’s Dream Fund, at the Vinoy. Ê LH José Alvarado threw an “immaculate” 9th inning on Fri vs. MIL (striking out the side on 9 pitches)…at 22 years, 76 days, he is be- RAY MATTER—The Rays have been shut out (2-0, 3-0) in each of the first lieved to be the youngest pitcher to throw an immaculate inning since 2 games of this series, the first time they have been blanked in back-to-back SEA Félix Hernández (22y, 70d) on June 17, 2008 vs. FLA…he games since April 14-15, 2016 vs. CLE/CWS…they are 0-for-12 with RISP became the third Ray to record one, following RH Brad Boxberger in these 2 games…they are scoreless in 20 consecutive scoreless innings, (2014) and RH Rafael Soriano (2010). with their last runs coming on RF Steven Souza Jr.’s 2-run double in the 7th inning on Thu at HOU…the franchise records are 3 consecutive shutouts POWER PLAY—The Rays rank 3rd in the AL with 159 HR, trailing the Astros (June 8-10, 2014) and 31 straight scoreless innings (June 7-11, 2014)…this (182), Rangers (169)…they are on pace for a club-record 230 HR (216 in is the second time this season they have lost back-to-back games while al- 2016)…their 159 HR are a club record through 112 games (prev. 146 in 2016) lowing 3 runs or fewer, also May 21-22 vs. NYY/LAA (3-2, 3-2)…this is the and their 505 runs are their most since 2013 (506)…the Rays lead the ma- first time the Rays have lost consecutive games with their starting pitcher jors with a club-record 12 back-to-back home runs, ahead of the Royals and going 6 IP or more and yielding one run or fewer since Sep 18, 2016 at BAL Nationals (9)…there are 53 players in baseball who have hit at least 20 HR (RH Jake Odorizzi) and Sep 20, 2016 vs. NYY (LH Drew Smyly). this season, and the Rays are the only team with four of them on their roster Ê Today the Rays look to avoid being swept for the fourth time this sea- (Logan Morrison, Steven Souza Jr., Corey Dickerson, Lucas Duda). son (last July 21-23 vs. TEX)…they have dropped to 15-6-4 over their last 25 series, since May 12-14 at BOS. EVAN CHANNELING EDDIE—Now in his MOST HOME RUNS Ê Since the Rays were a season-high 7 games over .500 through July 10th season, Evan Longoria has 607 career WITH CURRENT TEAM 18 (51-44), they have gone 6-11 to drop to 2 games over .500 (57-55). extra-base hits and 331 doubles…in major Miguel Cabrera, DET 321 Ê The Rays are off tomorrow, and today’s game finishes a stretch of 17 league history, only two third basemen (min. Ryan Braun, MIL 297 games in 17 days (6-10 since July 21)…they play 30 games in 31 days half of games at 3B) have recorded as many José Bautista, TOR 281 through Aug 20. XBH or doubles in their first 10 seasons (see Evan Longoria, TB 258 Ê The Rays have outscored opponents 333-256 (+77) in innings 1-thru- chart)…he also ranks 6th on this list with 258 Joey Votto, CIN 249 5, but have been outscored 246-171 after that (-75). HR (Dick Allen ranks 5th with 271), and ranks 8th with 871 RBI (David Wright ranks 7th with 876). —Last night the WHERE THEY STAND A.L. EAST STANDINGS First 10 Major League Seasons, Third Basemen, All-Time Rays dropped a game on every team in Extra-Base Hits Doubles Boston 62-49 .559 -- the AL East, and their 5.5-game deficit Eddie Mathews, BOS/MIL 648 Wade Boggs, BOS 400 New York 58-51 .532 -3.0 Chipper Jones, ATL 611 David Wright, NYM 345 on first place is their largest in over a Tampa Bay 57-55 .509 -5.5 Evan Longoria, TB 607 Evan Longoria, TB 331 month (5.5 GB through July 5)…they Baltimore 54-56 .491 -7.5 dropped a half-game on Kansas City Toronto 52-58 .473 -9.5 SOUZA CHANNELING LEE MAY—All of RF Steven Souza Jr.’s career- (rainout) for the second Wild Card A.L. WILD CARD STANDINGS spot…they are one of five teams sepa- high 23 HR have come vs. RHP, which according to the Elias Sports Bureau New York 58-51 .532 +1.5 rated by only 4 games vying for the two makes him the first right-handed batter to hit his first 23 HR of a season off Kansas City 56-52 .519 -- RHP since HOU Lee May (1972), the former Rays first base coach (2001- Wild Card spots…this is the Rays best Tampa Bay 57-55 .509 -1.0 02) who just passed away on July 29…May’s first 24 HR that season came record through 112 games since 2013 Seattle 56-55 .505 -1.5 (66-46)…it is an 11-win improvement Los Angeles 55-56 .495 -2.5 against RHP…no RH hitter since data is available (1913) has finished a over 2016, when they were 20 games season with at least 23 HR, all coming off a RHP; NYM Jeff Kent holds the under .500 (46-66) and 17.0 GB in the record with 21 in 1993…Souza has established career highs with 23 HR, 68 AL East. RBI, 18 2B, 57 BB and 61 runs scored. GUT CHECK—The Brewers, only 0.5 GB of the Cubs for the NL Central LUCAS DUDA—Recorded the Rays first hit last night off RHZach Davies, lead, are the only Rays opponent in a stretch of 17 games (July 27–Aug 13) a single with one out in the 6th…has a 9-game on-base streak since joining that is not currently in position for a playoff spot…their other four opponents the Rays, the longest streak to begin a Rays career since Jorge Velandia in this stretch own the four best records in the American League: Yankees, (10) in September 2007…Duda is batting .296/.459/.667 (8-for-27) for the Astros, Red Sox, Indians…they are 4-6 thus far…the Rays still have games Rays with 1 2B, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 7 BB and 7 runs scored. remaining against every team they trail in the AL East and Wild Card race: Boston (8 games), New York (6) and Kansas City (3). STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIENDS—The Rays have not hit a walk-off home run since Sean Rodríguez on May 22, 2014 vs. OAK, an active drought more RAYS vs. BREWERS & INTERLEAGUE—This is the Rays first-ever series than two years longer than any other team in baseball…the Phillies have loss to the Brewers, having won 2 of 3 games in each of the three previous the next-longest drought, with their last coming on April 29, 2016 vs. CLE meetings…they are 6-5 all-time vs. Milwaukee (4-4 home, 2-1 road)…last (Ryan Howard)…in the time since then: night was the third straight game the Rays were shut out by the Brewers, as Ê the Rays have played 277 home games. they lost 5-0 here on July 30, 2014 in LH David Price’s final game in a Rays Ê the Rays have won 14 of those games in some other walk-off fashion. uniform…only once before have the Rays been shut out by an opponent in Ê the Rays have hit 289 home runs at Tropicana Field. 3 consecutive meetings…they did it against the Yankees on Oct 7, 2001 and Ê the Rays have allowed 13 walk-off homers on the road, 3rd most in April 5-6, 2002…the Rays only visit to Milwaukee came June 20-22, 2011.