FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2017 at BOSTON RED SOX RH Alex Cobb (2-3, 3.56) Vs
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FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2017 at BOSTON RED SOX RH Alex Cobb (2-3, 3.56) vs. RH Rick Porcello (2-4, 3.95) First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. | Location: Fenway Park, Boston, Mass. | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 38 (17-20) | Road Game No.: 16 (5-10) | All-Time Game No.: 3,114 (1,437-1,676) | All-Time Road Game No.: 1,552 (645-906) April: 12-14 | May: 5-6 ADJUST OR GET WET—Due to the weather forecast calling for heavy most at this point since 2013 (175)…their 9 triples are tied with Detroit rain Saturday night, tomorrow’s game has been moved up from 7:10 p.m. for the AL lead and match 1998 as their most ever through 37 games. to 1:05 p.m. …the game will still air on Fox Sports Sun and WDAE 620 AM, but will no longer be broadcast on Spanish radio. LOMO RISIN’—1B Logan Morrison has 3 HR in his last 6 games and 4 HR in his last 8 games…he leads the team with 9 HR (T-5th in AL) and 23 RBI PROGRAMMING ALERT—Tonight’s game is the Twitter Live game of the (T-10th in AL)…his 9 HR and 22 RBI as a first baseman rank 2nd in the AL week, and will stream on Twitter Live outside of the Tampa Bay and Bos- to OAK Yonder Alonso (11-HR, 27-RBI)…a year ago on this date, he was ton markets…it is the first Rays game ever to stream on Twitter Live…the batting .127 (10-for-79) with 0 HR and 0 RBI in 25 games…his 9 HR through games will be available for free to logged-in and logged-out Twitter users 37 team games are most by a Ray since 3B Evan Longoria (9) in 2013. on mobile phones, tablets, PCs and connected devices via mlb.twitter.com and @MLB…the live streams will be available worldwide, except in select COREY DICKERSON—Has 15 multi-hit games, tied with NYY Starlin Cas- international territories…each stream will be an out-of-market simulcast of tro for the AL lead…only three other Rays have recorded as many multi-hit the home team’s television broadcast. games through the team’s first 37 games: OF Carl Crawford (15 in 2009, Ê Hitting coach Chad Mottola will be the subject of an all-new episode 15 in 2008), rookie OF Rocco Baldelli (18 in 2003) and OF Quinton Mc- of Inside the Rays, premiering on Fox Sports Sun postgame Saturday. Cracken (17 in 1998)…Dickerson also ranks among AL leaders in batting avg. (.326, 7th), hits (43, 2nd), 2B (10, T-1st), XBH (17, T-4th), total bases RAY MATTER—Tonight the Rays open a 6-game road trip to Boston and (73, 4th) and SLG (.553, 7th). Cleveland…yesterday’s 6-0 loss to the Royals concluded a 3-6 homes- Ê Since the 2016 All-Star break, Corey leads the AL with 32 2B, ahead tand (1-1 vs. MIA, 1-2 vs. TOR, 1-3 vs. KC), their first losing homestand of BOS Mookie Betts and CLE José Ramírez (31 each)…is tied of the season…the bullpen pitched to a 7.76 ERA (26.2-IP, 23-ER) during with Evan Longoria for 2nd in the AL with 51 XBH, trailing only MIN the homestand…Rays have lost 4 of their last 5…it was the second time Brian Dozier (58). they’ve been shut out this season (April 4 vs. NYY)…the Rays were held Ê Yesterday robbed KC Eric Hosmer of a home run in the 1st inning, to just 4 hits after every player in the starting lineup had recorded a hit in the first home run robbery over the 5-foot wall in left field at Tropicana each of the previous 2 games…yesterday was only the second game out Field since BOS Andrew Benintendi robbed Steven Souza Jr. in of their last 25 in which the Rays never held a lead (also April 29 at TOR), the 8th inning on Aug 22, 2016. but they are only 11-14 over those 25 games…Rays have 14 come-from- behind losses, tied with the Angels for most in the majors…Rays dropped LONGO CLIMBING THE LEADERBOARDS—3B Evan Longoria has to 9-28 (.243) vs. KC since 2012, worst record of any same-league matchup drawn 539 BB in his career, 2nd in club history behind Ben Zobrist (542)… during that span. he’s also 2nd in at-bats (4,976), runs scored (726) and hits (1,343)—trailing Ê The Rays lead the AL with 31 runs scored in the 1st inning…in in- Carl Crawford (4,992-AB, 765-R, 1,480-H) in each category…he is already nings 1-through-5, the Rays are outscoring opponents 106-66…after the Rays all-time leader in HR, RBI, doubles, XBH, games and total bases. that, they’ve been oustcored 89-55. Ê Since the start of the 2013 season, Evan’s 677 games played lead Ê The Rays are 13-12 when facing right-handed starters, 4-8 vs. LHP. the majors, followed by SEA Kyle Seager (670) and NYY/SEA Rob- inson Canó (668). RAYS vs. RED SOX—This is already the Rays second visit to Boston this season, and they won’t return to Fenway Park again until Sep 8-10…in the SCHEDULING QUIRKS—Forty-two of the Rays first 46 games (through Rays first visit, April 14-17, they won the series opener 10-5 and lost the next May 21) are against teams that finished the 2016 season with a .500 record 3 games…Rays have lost 7 of the last 8 meetings dating back to 2016… or better…the only exceptions were their 4 games last week vs. the Mar- the Rays went 7-12 in the 2016 season series (4-6 at home, 3-6 at Fenway lins…the Rays have only one off-day in the month of May (May 18)…this Park), only the second time they lost the season series in the Rays era is the 15th game in a stretch of 20 games in 20 days (6-8 thus far), and the (since 2008), also going 7-12 in 2013…Tampa Bay is 86-84 (.506) vs. Bos- 30th in a stretch of 35 games in 36 days (12-17)…the Rays are 9-14 against ton since becoming the Rays in 2008. AL East opponents, and 8-6 against teams outside the division. Ê 3B Evan Longoria’s career 96 RBI vs. Boston rank 3rd among active players, behind SEA Robinson Canó (114) and TOR José Bautista REHAB CORNER—SS Matt Duffy made his second rehab outing for (99)…his 30 HR vs. Boston rank 2nd among actives to Bautista (41). Class-A Charlotte last night vs. Fort Myers (Twins), playing 5 innings at Ê The Rays don’t host the Red Sox at Tropicana Field until July 6-9 SS and going 1-for-3…he is scheduled to be off today, and will play again leading into the All-Star break—their 87th game of the season…only tomorrow for Charlotte…also in that game last night, RH José De León once has Boston waited longer to make their first trek to St. Peters- was activated from the minor league DL (right flexor mass discomfort) and burg: July 27, 2007, the Rays 102nd game of the season…last year made his season debut, totaling 3.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 0 BB, 7 SO, 61 pitches. they didn’t come down until June 27, the Rays 75th game. Ê RH Tommy Hunter (right calf strain) is scheduled to throw a bullpen here tomorrow. PITCHING PROPERLY—Rays starting pitchers lead the majors with a 3.18 Ê OF Steven Souza Jr. is day-to-day with a right thumb contusion… ERA, followed by the Rangers (3.38) and Royals (3.44), and lead the AL he exited Mon vs. KC in the 8th and has missed the 3 games since. with a .233 opp avg. …Rays starters have worked into the 6th inning in 8 consecutive starts and have lasted 7 IP or longer in 6 of their last 13 games, WILLY MOVING UP—Triple-A Durham SS Willy Adames yesterday hit following a stretch of 16 games without doing that…they have yielded 2 runs his second homer of the season in a 3-1 loss vs. Columbus (Indians)…in or fewer in 9 of their last 12 starts…overall, Rays pitchers carry a 3.64 ERA, the Baseball America updated Top 100 Prospects list, released yesterday, 5th best in the majors. Adames moved up to the No. 7 prospect in the game, behind INF Yoan Moncada (White Sox), INF Gleyber Torres (Yankees), 1B Cody Bellinger THREE TRUE OUTCOMES—39.8 pct. of the Rays plate appearances this (Dodgers), OF Austin Meadows (Pirates), INF Amed Rosario (Mets) and season have resulted in a walk, strikeout or home run, highest rate in the INF Nick Senzel (Reds)…Adames was part of the return for LH David majors…the next highest team is Texas at 37.2 pct., and the major league Price from the Tigers on July 31, 2014. average is 33.4…the Rays offense leads the majors with 151 BB and 374 SO, and both figures are their most in club history through 37 games (144 FOR THE MOMS—Major league clubs will spend the entirety of Mother’s BB in 2010, 344 SO in 2016)…2B Brad Miller leads the AL with 28 BB, one Day weekend (Sat-Sun) in newly designed uniforms, with Mother’s Day- shy of major league leader ARI Paul Goldschmidt.