MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2013 at BALTIMORE ORIOLES LH David Price (6-5, 3.28) Vs
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MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2013 at BALTIMORE ORIOLES LH David Price (6-5, 3.28) vs. RH Chris Tillman (14-3, 3.70) First Pitch: 7:05 p.m. | Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Md. | TV: Sun Sports | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Spanish) Game No.: 123 (70-52) | Road Game No.: 59 (29-29) | All-Time Game No.: 2,550 (1,173-1,376) | All-Time Road Game No.: 1,273 (517-755) April: 12-14 | May: 18-10 | June: 13-15 | July: 21-5 | August: 5-9 RAY MATTER—The Rays have won 4 of A.L. EAST STANDINGS DEFENSIVE WIZARDRY—This se- RAYS AFTER 122 GAMES their last 5 games on the heels of a 6-game Boston 73-53 .579 -- ries showcases two of the top-fielding Year W-L Pct. Pos GB losing streak…yesterday they finished a Tampa Bay 70-52 .574 1.0 teams in major league history…the 2013 70-52 .574 2 1.0 6-game homestand at 4-2, taking 2 of 3 Baltimore 67-56 .545 4.5 Orioles (36 errors through 123 games) 2012 68-54 .557 2 4.0 games from both Seattle and Toronto… New York 64-59 .520 7.5 and Rays (44 errors through 122 2011 66-56 .541 3 8.5 coupled with Boston’s loss to New York last Toronto 57-67 .460 15.0 games) are both on pace to break the 2010 74-48 .607 2 1.0 night, the Rays moved within 1.0 game of A.L. WILD CARD 2003 Mariners’ mark for fewest errors 2009 67-55 .549 3 9.5 2008 74-48 .607 1 +3.5 first place in the AL East…the Rays haven’t STANDINGS in a 65-game season—the O’s are on Tampa Bay 70-52 .574 -- had a share of first place since end of play pace for 47 and the Rays are on pace FEWEST ERRORS AFTER July 30 (+0.5)…Rays maintain a half-game Oakland 70-53 .569 -- for 58…through 122 games, the Rays 44 er- Baltimore 67-56 .545 3.0 122 GAMES, MLB HISTORY lead on Oakland in the AL Wild Card race. rors are tied for 2nd fewest to the Orioles in Cleveland 66-58 .532 4.5 Baltimore, 2013 36 Ê Yesterday’s 10-inning win was the (GB of 2nd Wild Card) major league history (see chart)…the Rays Tampa Bay, 2013 44 Rays 5th straight victory in extra in- have committed only 3 errors in their last Boston, 2006 44 MLB’S BEST SINCE JUNE 29 Seattle, 2003 44 nings…they are 7-5 on the season. Los Angeles-NL 36-8 .818 18 games, 9 in their last 41 and 28 in their Ê The Rays are 20-17 in one-run Tampa Bay 29-13 .690 last 91 since May 7…last year through 122 games, but are 18-9 in their last 27 Atlanta 30-14 .682 games the Rays had exactly twice as many errors (88). after starting the season 2-8. Ê Five of the Rays last 13 errors have been committed by pitchers, Ê Yesterday the Rays improved to 8-0- dating back to June 19…this means Rays position players have com- 1 in their last 9 home series, and 18-5 in their last 23 home games. mitted only 8 errors in the last 53 games. Ê The Rays are 4-2 so far in a stretch of 46 games in 48 days to fin- ish the regular season…after Thursday’s off-day, the Rays only have UNDER CONTROL—Yesterday was the 16th game this season Rays pitch- one off-day remaining, Sep 9. ers have not allowed a walk, setting a new club record (prev. 15 in 2012 and Ê The Rays are playing 9 straight games vs. AL East opponents (2-1 2009)…this also leads the majors in 2013, followed by the Yankees (14). vs. TOR)…they return home to play New York next…Rays have won 13 of their last 17 games vs. AL East clubs but are only 30-27 (.526) PRICE UNDER CONTROL, TOO—Since his return from the DL, LH David on the year within the division compared to 40-25 (.615) outside it. Price has only walked 3 of his 258 batters faced (9 starts, 71.1 IP) and has allowed only 21 three-ball counts…overall this year leads the AL in walks WALK-OFF WINNERS—The Rays won Friday and Sunday’s games in per 9 IP (BB/9 IP) at 1.21 and strikeout-to-walk ratio (SO/BB) at 5.88…in the walk-off fashion with a walk-off triple and home run, respectively, by C Jose majors, ranks 2nd in BB/9 to STL Adam Wainwright (1.18) and 3rd in SO/ Lobaton…Manager Joe Maddon rewarded Lobaton with a 3-gallon tub of BB to Wainwright (6.75) and NYM Matt Harvey (6.03)…Price’s career rates ice cream on the team charter en route to Baltimore…the Rays have now coming into the season were 3.0 BB/9 IP and 2.80 SO/BB…since 2007, the won 10 games via walk-off by 9 different players, with Lobaton the only one only AL pitchers to have a higher SO/BB ratio over a full season are SEA/ to do it twice…the 9 different players with a walk-off RBI are a club record. TEX Cliff Lee in 2010 (10.28) and TOR Roy Halladay in 2009 (5.94). Ê The Rays had 3 walk-off wins in the homestand (also Wed vs. SEA, Ê Price has set new club records twice this year with streaks of 35.1 Jason Bourgeois single), the first time they have done this since (July 19-Aug 9) and 27 innings (July 2-19) without a walk. August 2011 vs. Toronto and Kansas City. JUST GIVE US 7—The Rays are 31-8 when the starting pitcher goes at LOBY FIRST IN 96 YEARS—According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Jose least 7 innings, and have won 11 of their last 13…they are 9-3 when LH Lobaton is the first catcher to hit a walk-off triple and walk-off homer in the David Price pitches at least 7 innings and 0-6 when he doesn’t…he has same season since Wally Schang for the Philadelphia Athletics in August pitched at least 7 innings in each of his 9 starts since returning from the DL, 1917, in circumstances eerily similar to Lobaton…Schang hit a walk-off the longest active streak in the majors and the 3rd-longest in the majors triple on Aug 6 vs. CWS, sat out Aug 7, and on Aug 8 hit a walk-off home this year behind PHI Cliff Lee (11) and SF Madison Bumgarner (10)...only run against the St. Louis Browns…exactly 96 years and 10 days later, Lo- pitched 7 innings 3 times in 9 starts prior to his injury. baton hit a walk-off triple Aug 16, sat out Aug 17, and hit a walk-off homer Ê A Rays starter has gone 7 innings only twice in the last 8 games and Aug 18…worth noting: Schang’s manager was Connie Mack, and his triple 3 times in the last 12 (Price twice and RH Chris Archer yesterday)… came against the White Sox, managed by Pants Rowland. the Rays are 31-8 when the starting pitcher goes at least 7 innings, Ê In hitting a walk-off triple and walk-off homer, Lobaton did something and they have won 11 of their last 13. in a span of 3 days (and consecutive games played, DNP Saturday) that only four other catchers since 1973 had done in their careers: EVAN LONGORIA—Yesterday hit a solo homer, his 24th of the season, Ryan Doumit, Dioner Navarro, Carlton Fisk and Barry Foote. that was upheld after an instant replay review…it was the 5th time since Ê According to Elias, Lobaton is only the 4th player since 2002 to re- replay was introduced in September 2008 that Longoria has had a play cord a walk-off homer and walk-off triple in the same season, joining reviewed, tied for most in the majors with Billy Butler, John Buck, Delmon teammate Ben Zobrist (2012), DET Ramon Santiago (2011) and Young and Marco Scutaro. STL Jim Edmonds (2004). Ê Longoria has 10 extra-base hits over his last 11 games (7-2B, 3-HR)…he had only had 7 extra-base hits over his previous 33 FIRST SINCE JOHN STEFERO—Lobaton is also the first AL catcher with games (June 23–Aug 4). two walk-off hits in a series since Baltimore’s John Stefero on Sep 18-19, 1983 vs. MIL…Stefero won both of those games on walk-off singles, 10-9 BEN ZOBRIST—Is errorless in his last 71 games at second base, the 2nd- in the 9th inning and 8-7 in the 11th, respectively…those were just the 5th longest streak in club history for a 2B behind Aki Iwamura (75) in 2007-08. and 6th games of Stefero’s career, and the only two walk-off hits of his brief Ê Zobrist’s next RBI will tie B.J. Upton (447) for 5th most in team his- career…the only other major league catcher since Stefero to do this was tory…he is 3 away from tying Aubrey Huff (449) for 4th.