TAMPA BAY RAYS (43-26) at SEATTLE MARINERS (34-36) LH Rich Hill (5-2, 3.38) Vs
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Press Box Documents › bit.ly/3f0l9jz TAMPA BAY RAYS (43-26) at SEATTLE MARINERS (34-36) LH Rich Hill (5-2, 3.38) vs. RH Justin Dunn (1-3, 3.91) Thursday, June 17, 2021 First Pitch: 10:10 p.m. Location: T-Mobile Park TV: Bally Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 95.3 FM/620 AM Game No.: 70 (43-26) Road Game No.: 37 (24-12) All-Time Game No.: 3,692 (1769-1922) All-Time Road Game No.: 1,847 (809-1037) 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 Fri., 6/18 at SEA 10:10 p.m. RH Michael Wacha (1-1, 4.54) vs. LH Yusei Kikuchi (3-3, 3.67) Bally Sports Sun, WDAE 95.3 FM/620 AM Sat., 6/19 at SEA 10:10 p.m. LH Josh Fleming (6-4, 3.20) vs. RH Logan Gilbert (2-2, 4.13) Bally Sports Sun, WDAE 95.3 FM/620 AM Sun., 6/20 at SEA 4:10 p.m. LH Shane McClanahan (2-2, 4.42) vs. LH Marco Gonzales (1-4, 5.44) Bally Sports Sun, WDAE 95.3 FM/620 AM, WMGG 1470 AM (Sp.) ROSTER MOVE—Last night the Rays optioned RH Chris Mazza to Triple- Ê The Rays have struck out a major-league-most 724 times, ahead of A Durham…today they reinstated RH Collin McHugh from the COVID-19 the Tigers (690)…the Rays are on pace for 1,699 SO, which would Related IL and acquired 1B Mike Ford from the Yankees for a player to be be a major league record ahead of the 2019 Tigers (1,595)…the Rays named and cash considerations…Ford, 28, was designated for assignment have a majors-most 47 games of reaching double-digit strikeouts. by New York on Saturday after batting .133 (8-for-60) with 3 HR and 5 RBI Ê The Rays are 38-13 (.745) when hitting a homer and 16-4 (.800) in 22 games (18 starts) this season…to make room on the 40-man roster, when hitting multiple homers…54.2 pct. (45 of 83) of their homers RH Tyler Glasnow (right elbow sprain) was transferred to the 60-day IL. have come with runner(s) on base, which would pass 2005 (47.1) for Ê Ford will report to Triple-A Durham…according to Baseball Refer- the highest rate in franchise history…this is the highest rate in the ence, this is the fourth time the Rays and Yankees have traded with majors this season, ahead of the Giants (52.5) and Nationals (49.2). each other, first since a 3-team trade with Arizona in Feb 2018. RAYS SINCE MAY—Since the start of May, the Rays are a majors-best 30- RAY MATTER—The Rays have lost back-to-back games for the third time 12 (.714), a 1½-game cushion over the White Sox (29-14) over that stretch… since the start of May, and tonight are attempting to avoid a 3-game los- the Rays lead the majors since then with a 2.74 ERA (White Sox, 2.90) and ing streak for the first time since April 29–May 1 (3)…yesterday the Rays are rank 2nd in the majors with 227 runs scored and are tied for 1st with lost a rubber match in Chicago to snap a streak of nine straight unbeaten 34 SB…over this stretch, Rays starters rank among major league leaders in series, going 7-0-2 in series play over that span…with the loss, the Rays WHIP (1.08, 2nd), ERA (3.28, 4th) and opp avg. (212, 4th), and the bullpen ended a 4-day stretch of holding the best record in the majors and an 11- leads the majors with 19 wins and leads the AL with a 2.12 ERA. day stretch with the best record in the AL…the Rays enter tonight's game a ½-game back of the Giants and White Sox for the majors' best record. PITCHING PROPERLY—The Rays have pitched to a 3.27 ERA (628-IP, 228- Ê The Rays have lost back-to-back road games for the first time since ER) this season, which ranks 6th in the majors and 2nd in the AL behind June 1-2 at NYY, and haven't had a longer skid since April 3-7 (4). the White Sox (3.16)…the Rays have allowed 3 runs (or fewer) 41 times, Ê The Rays have been alone in first place in the AL East since the end tied with the Padres for most in the majors, and are 32-9 when doing so. of play on May 24, and currently have a 1-game lead over Boston. Ê Rays pitching had a 4.85 ERA through the first 13 games of the sea- Ê Despite back-to-back losses, the Rays are 7-3 in their last 10 games… son but since then have a 2.90 ERA (509.1-IP, 164-ER) in 56 games the Rays are 24-7 since May 13, 30-11 since May 2 and 38-18 since since April 16, best in the majors over that stretch (NYM: 3.16). April 16—each are the best records in the majors over those spans… Ê Rays starters have pitched to a 3.56 ERA (334-IP, 132-ER), 9th in the the Rays were .500 (19-19) as late as the end of play on May 12, but majors and 3rd in the AL behind CHW (2.95) and HOU (3.51). since then their .774 winning pct. is the best in the majors—the WHAT A RELIEF—The bullpen has an AL-best 2.94 ERA (294-IP, 96-ER) highest for any other AL club since then is the White Sox (.647). this season, 3rd in the majors behind the Cubs (2.55) and Padres (2.66)… Ê During this 24-7 stretch the Rays have outscored opponents, 186- they have a 0.70 ERA (51.1-IP, 4-ER) in 13 games since June 2 and a 1.37 101 (+85), and their 7 losses have been by a combined 11 runs…this ERA (79-IP, 12-ER) in 20 games since May 25, both the best in the majors includes four 1-run losses, two 2-run losses and one 3-run loss…one over those stretches…the bullpen has a 1.77 ERA (142-IP, 28-ER) in 34 has been in 10 innings, and two others have come in 11 innings. games since May 9, 2nd in the majors since then behind the Cubs (1.33). Ê The Rays have 19 come-from-behind wins this season, tied with Ê The Rays bullpen ranked 26th in the majors with a 5.07 ERA thru the Indians for 2nd-most in the majors behind the Red Sox (24). April 21, but since April 22 their 2.12 ERA ranks 1st in the majors. KING OF THE ROAD—At 24-12, the Rays Ê Last night's walk-off single to score the automatic runner snapped are tied for the 2nd-best road record in the COMPARISON OF RAYS the bullpen's scoreless streak at 25 IP, but they enter tonight's game majors behind the Red Sox (22-10)…the OFFENSE, HOME vs. ROAD on a streak of 25.1 IP without an earned run…the bullpen hasn't al- lowed a run in regulation since June 9 vs. WSH (5th inning). Rays lead the majors with 209 runs scored Home Road on the road, rank 2nd with 122 XBH and Record 19-14 24-12 FASHIONABLY LATE—In the 8th inning and later, the Rays have out- 3rd with 52 HR, while their 3.56 ERA ranks Runs/Gm 3.97 5.81 scored their opponents, 100-58 (+42), and 82-37 (+45) when excluding ex- 2nd in the AL behind Oakland (3.55)…the Batting Avg. .223 .237 tra innings…the +42 run differential over these frames is the highest in Rays are 7-3-1 in road series and 8-3 in road On-Base Pct. .314 .320 the majors, ahead of the Padres (30) and Cubs (26)…the 100 runs scored in series openers, and their four road sweeps Home Runs 31 52 the 8th inning or later lead the majors, ahead of the Astros (93)…their 50 are tied with Boston for 1st in the majors. Avg. w/ RISP .215 .246 runs in the 8th inning lead the majors, 32 runs in the 9th rank 2nd behind Ê The Rays are 22-8 since a 2-4 start the Astros (33) and 18 runs in extras are tied for 2nd behind the Reds (21). and have outscored opponents, 186-110 (+76) in these 30 games… this results in 6.2 runs per game and a 3.11 ERA, while the Rays WEB GEMS—According to Sports Info Solutions, the Rays lead the majors have made 12 errors vs. their opponents' 33 errors over that span. with 54 Def. Runs Saved, a signifcant lead over the 2nd-place Astros (41)… Ê The Rays have scored 6+ runs in 18 road games, most in the ma- their outfield leads the majors with 18 Runs Saved, ahead of MIL (15), and jors…their 11 road games of 8+ runs are tied for 1st in the majors.