(0-0) AT (0-0) RH (10-12, 4.07 in 2017) vs. LH Chris Sale (17-8, 2.90 in 2017) Thursday, March 29, 2018  First Pitch: 4:00 p.m.  Location: Tropicana Field  TV: FOX Sports Sun  Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 1 (0-0)  Home Game No.: 1 (0-0)  All-Time Game No.: 3,239 (1500-1738)  All-Time Home Game No.: 1,622 (822-799)

UPCOMING PROBABLE & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Fri., 3/30 vs. BOS 7:10 p.m. LH (5-7, 4.04 in 2017) vs. LH (6-3, 3.38 in 2017) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Sat., 3/31 vs. BOS 6:10 p.m. TBD vs. RH Rick Porcello (11-17, 4.65 in 2017) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) Sun., 4/1 vs. BOS 1:10 p.m. RH Jake Faria (5-4, 3.43 in 2017) vs. TBD FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) Mon., 4/2 at NYY 1:05 p.m. TBD vs. LH Jordan Montgomery (9-7, 3.88 in 2017) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM

OPENING DAY SCHEDULE—A detailed schedule of today’s events: GATES OPEN…WITH PLAYER GREETERS—Stadium gates open at 2 p.m. ÊÊ Parking Lots Open to Fans 11:00 a.m. …RH Jake Faria and LH Blake Snell will greet fans at Gate 1 for the first ÊÊ Media Gate (Gate 4) Opens 11:00 a.m. few minutes, continuing a Tropicana Field tradition. ÊÊ Rays Clubhouse Opens to Media 11:35 a.m. ÊÊ Red Sox Clubhouse Opens to Media 12:30 p.m. NATIONAL ANTHEM—Local singer, worship leader, actor and teacher ÊÊ Kevin Cash Available to Media in Dugout 12:40 p.m. Belinda Womack will perform the national anthem…Ms. Womack sang ÊÊ Rays Batting Practice 12:55 p.m. the anthem at the very first game in franchise history, here at Tropicana ÊÊ Red Sox Manager Available to Media 1:20 p.m. Field on March 31, 1998, backed by a 75-person gospel choir from St. Pe- ÊÊ Red Sox Batting Practice 1:55 p.m. tersburg…she is married to Earl Christy, a member of the Super Bowl ÊÊ Gates Open to Fans 2:00 p.m. Champion 1969 New York Jets…the U.S. flag will be presented by Rays ÊÊ Team Introductions 3:34 p.m. season ticket holders and their guests. ÊÊ National Anthem 3:46 p.m. CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCH—Will be thrown by Rays special assistant, ÊÊ Ceremonial First Pitch 3:51 p.m. operations Tom Foley…Foley enters his 42nd season in profes- ÊÊ Rays Take the Field 3:58 p.m. sional baseball and 23rd in the Rays organization…he spent the last 16 ÊÊ First Pitch 4:00 p.m. seasons on the Rays major league coaching staff, the longest-tenured 21ST —Today will mark the 21st Opening Day in Rays in club history…he first joined the organization as field coordinator history as they host the Red Sox at Tropicana Field…the Rays are 10-10 in 1996, and that summer oversaw the Rays first mini-camp and managed in season openers as well as 10-10 in home openers…it is the ninth con- Rookie-level Butte…he served as director of minor league operations for secutive season the Rays have opened the schedule at home, tying the A’s two years (2000-01) before joining the coaching staff…he moved into his for the longest active streak in the AL…the only major league team with new role last Nov 17. a longer current streak is Cincinnati, where it is tradition—the Reds are Previous First Pitches at Rays Home Openers playing their 28th consecutive Opening Day at home this year. ÊÊ 1998 HOFers Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Monte Irvin, Al Lopez ÊÊ This is the 14th time the Rays have opened the season at home, and ÊÊ 1999 Larry Doby they are 7-6 in the previous 13 games…after last year’s 7-3 win over ÊÊ 2000 Wade Boggs the Yankees, the Rays are attempting to win back-to-back Opening ÊÊ 2001 St. Petersburg Mayor David J. Fischer Day tilts for the first time since winning 5 straight from 2000-04. ÊÊ 2002 U.S. Army Gen. Tommy Franks ÊÊ The Rays will be part of three home openers to begin the season, ÊÊ 2003 Jon Gruden and Rich McKay, Tampa Bay Buccaneers as they will help open Yankee Stadium (Mon., April 2) and Fenway ÊÊ 2004 Winky Wright, World Junior Middleweight Champion Park (Thurs., April 5) the following week. ÊÊ 2005 Racing legend Michael Andretti ÊÊ 2006 Al Lopez Jr., Al Lopez III and Al Lopez IV RAYS SEASON OPENERS ÊÊ 2007 Governor Charlie Crist YEAR GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER ATT. ÊÊ 2008 Governor Charlie Crist and Buccaneers great Mike Alstott 1998 Tues., March 31 vs. DET L, 6-11 J. Thompson W. Álvarez 45,369 ÊÊ 2009 Governor Charlie Crist 1999 Mon., April 5 at BAL L, 7-10 M. Mussina W. Álvarez 46,671 ÊÊ 2010 Admiral Eric Thor Olson, Commander, U.S. Special Ops 2000 Mon., April 3 at MIN W, 7-0 S. Trachsel B. Radke 43,830 ÊÊ 2011 Governor Rick Scott 2001 Tues., April 3 vs. TOR W, 8-1 A. Lopez S. Parris 41,546 ÊÊ 2012 Jim Dundee, son of late boxing legend Angelo Dundee 2002 Tues., April 2 vs. DET W, 9-5 V. Zambrano J. Acevedo 38,142 ÊÊ 2013 Rays Senior Advisor Don Zimmer and his son Tom 2003 Mon., March 31 vs. BOS W, 6-4 S. McClung C. Fox 34,391 2004 Tues., March 30 vs. NYY * W, 8-3 V. Zambrano M. Mussina 55,000 ÊÊ 2014 Col. Scott V. DeThomas, Commander, 2005 Mon., April 4 vs. TOR L, 2-5 R. Halladay D. Brazelton 26,018 6th Air Mobility Wing 2006 Mon., April 3 at BAL L, 6-9 R. López S. Kazmir 46,986 ÊÊ 2015 Vincent J. Naimoli, Rays Managing General 2007 Mon., April 2 at NYY L, 5-9 L. Vizcaíno B. Stokes 55,031 Partner, 1995-2005 2008 Mon., March 31 at BAL W, 6-2 J. Shields J. Guthrie 46,807 ÊÊ 2016 George Wendt III, Cheers actor 2009 Tues., April 7 at BOS L, 3-5 J. Beckett J. Shields 37,057 ÊÊ 2017 U.S. Army Gen. Raymond A. Thomas III 2010 Tues., April 6 vs. BAL W, 4-3 R. Soriano M. González 36,973 2011 Fri., April 1 vs. BAL L, 1-4 J. Guthrie D. Price 34,078 20TH ANNIVERSARY—Throughout the 2018 season, presented by Tampa 2012 Fri., April 6 vs. NYY W, 7-6 F. Rodney M. Rivera 34,078 General Hospital, the Rays will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of their 2013 Tues., April 2 vs. BAL L, 4-7 J. Hammel J. McGee 34,078 inaugural 1998 season…the festivities will begin on Saturday, March 31, 2014 Mon., March 31 vs. TOR W, 9-2 D. Price R. Dickey 31,042 when the Rays host 20 alumni from the 1998 Devil Rays, including Hall 2015 Mon., April 6 vs. BAL L, 2-6 C. Tillman C. Archer 31,042 of Famer Wade Boggs…the alumni in attendance will be honored in a pre- 2016 Sun., April 3 vs. TOR L, 3-5 M. Stroman C. Archer 31,042 game ceremony emceed by Dewayne Staats…the ceremonial first pitch 2017 Sun., April 2 vs. NYY W, 7-3 C. Archer M. Tanaka 31,042 will recreate the first pitch in club history, thrown by 1998 Opening Day * game was played in Japan starter Wilson Álvarez…Mike DiFelice will catch it, standing in for who is unable to attend due to his Yankees broadcasting duties… MAKE IT A NATIONAL HOLIDAY—Today is the first time in 50 years the home plate umpire from that game, Richie Garcia, will also participate... that every major league club was scheduled to open on the same day…in fans will receive a reversible 1998 Seat Cushion, presented by GTE Finan- 1968, a smaller league of 20 teams opened the season together…March 29 cial—a replica of the seat cushion given to fans on March 31, 1998. represents the earliest calendar start to a season in major league history, ÊÊ The Rays have created a 20th Anniversary logo that will appear as excluding off-site special events…it will also mark the earliest the Rays a patch on the left sleeve of all Rays 2018 regular-season Majestic have ever played their season opener, topping March 30, 2004, when Athletic jerseys and the right side of all primary New Era caps…the they opened at the Tokyo Dome against the Yankees…it will also be the home plate-shaped patch features the number 20, a sunburst and a first time the Rays play their season opener on a Thursday. variation of the original fish—all in the Rays modern colors. OPENING DAY A SELLOUT—For the 13th consecutive season, the Rays ÊÊ On four select home games (March 31, June 9, June 23, Sep 8), the home opener is sold out…it is the longest current home opener sellout Rays will wear a Majestic Athletic white alternate throwback Dev- streak among the three major sports franchises in Tampa Bay…tickets are il Rays jersey using the original gradient Devil Rays design, worn available for the remaining three games in the season-opening series at from 1998 through 2000, and the 20th Anniversary patch on the raysbaseball.com, the Tropicana Field Box Office or by calling 888-FAN- left sleeve…for those four games plus select home and road games, RAYS…the Rays are 55-21 in regular season games since 2008 when play- the Rays will wear a newly designed navy blue New Era retro cap ing in front of home crowds of 30,000 or more. that blends the original and current designs, featuring a large fish emblem on a gradient background and a modified 20th Anniver- the Rays game program, Inside Pitch, is available for free to all fans…Issue 1 sary patch on the right side. features Chris Archer on the cover, with a Joey Johnston profile entitled “Archer 2.2”…Inside Pitch includes a roster, scorecard, ballpark directory, WHAT’S NEW AT TROPICANA FIELD—The Rays invested $7 million trivia and more exclusive content. in capital improvements to Tropicana Field over the offseason, with an aim to dramatically overhaul the food, beverage and retail experience… VALUE-LADEN SPECIALS ALL SEASON LONG—The Rays will offer fans this project brings the total investment in Tropicana Field to more than ticket promotions for home games Monday through Friday for the 2018 $37 million since 2005, under the current ownership group led by Stu- regular season, presented by Tampa General Hospital…visit raysbaseball. art Sternberg…central to these offseason improvements was the Rays com/promotions or raysbaseball.com/specials for up-to-date information. partnership with Levy and its retail division, Rank + Rally…the Rays and ÊÊ Salute to Service Monday, presented by Suncoast Credit Union— Levy have renovated amenities, updated culinary equipment and invest- The Rays offer Military, Teachers and First Responders two free ed in new technologies…the changes include modernized “food halls” in tickets to seven Monday home games and additional bonus dates the first- and third-base concourses and major updates to the center field throughout the season…affiliation is verified by ID.me. experience, including the Porch and the Rays Republic Team Store. ÊÊ $2 Kids Tuesdays, presented by Morgan Auto Group—Tickets for ÊÊ New specialty stands include Pressed (Center Field Street), Central kids 14 and under are $2 with the purchase of a full-price adult Burger (First and Third Base Food Halls), Fresh Mex (Right Field ticket…hot dogs are also $2, presented by Kayem Franks, at every Street) and Rocco’s Ball Deli (First Base Food Hall). Tuesday home game. ÊÊ Coca-Cola Beverages Florida is the new Official Beverage Partner of ÊÊ Senior Special Wednesdays, presented by Duke Energy—Press the Rays, and the exclusive provider of sparkling soft drinks, bottled Level tickets for fans 60 years of age or older are only $15…present water and other refreshing beverages throughout the Rays ballpark. photo ID upon stadium entry. ÊÊ Fans will notice several changes to the in-game entertainment at ÊÊ $19.98 Ticket Combo, presented by Coca-Cola—For all Thursday Tropicana Field…the Rays will introduce a new in-game host, An- home games, fans may purchase a Press Level ticket that includes a gella Sharpe, who spent the last 11 years as in-game host for the 20-ounce Coca-Cola bottled beverage and chips for $19.98. NHL’s St. Louis Blues…the Rays have also installed an organ in left ÊÊ $7.11 Fridays, presented by 7-Eleven—For all Friday home games, field, which will be played live at each home game to intersperse fans may purchase Upper Level tickets for only $7.11…to take ad- traditional and modern songs into the game experience. vantage of this special price, fans should visit a participating local ÊÊ Fans at Tropicana Field and at home can enjoy expanded Rays cover- 7-Eleven store and pick up the Rays Friday night discount cou- age at the Rays new official blog, Ray Tank (raytank.mlblogs.com)… pon…each coupon will be good for up to four tickets. Ray Tank will feature off-the-field, behind-the-scenes content as ÊÊ Family Fun Days, presented by Tampa General Hospital—Sun- well as photo galleries from team photographer Will Vragovic. days feature free parking for cars with four or more passengers ÊÊ Media and fans alike can follow @rayspressbox on Twitter to re- and a variety of postgame activities for kids…concourse activities ceive updates from the Rays Communications department, which are complimentary for kids 14 and under. will include roster moves, in-game notes and more. ÊÊ The Rays have extended the netting to the ends of both dugouts MOUND VISIT LIMITS & OTHER RULE CHANGES—To avoid disrup- to improve the safety of fans attending games…the green, knotless tions in the game and to keep the pace moving, teams will be limited to net provides enhanced visibility for fans seated behind it, replac- six mound visits per game…visits by and infielders count to- ing the traditional black, knotted nets that previously extended to ward the limit if the player both leaves his position and confers with the the home plate end of each dugout…all 30 major league ballparks …remaining visits for each team must be shown in the stadium have extended netting to the far ends of the dugouts…at Tropicana as a countdown…an umpire will attempt to stop a player, coach or man- Field, the best location for autographs is still the railing at the out- ager if the mound visits limit has been reached…if the player disregards field side of both dugouts until the end of batting practice (or 40 the umpire, he will be ejected, and if a coach or manager steps out of the minutes before first pitch on days with no batting practice). dugout after the limit is reached, a pitching change must immediately be ÊÊ Shaw Sports Turf installed a new playing surface at Tropicana signaled…the rule stating a pitching change must be made for a coach/ Field, the sixth surface in 21 seasons. manager second mound visit in an inning still applies…exceptions that do not count as mound visits: a “dead ball” (e.g. an umpire in the mask), MORE TO CHEER FOR—Every time Rays pitchers total 10 SO in a home a signal cross-up if the team has already reached six visits (it will count game, fans can take their ticket stub or seat locator receipt within 7 days to toward the six if that number is not yet reached) and communication be- Kane’s Furniture to receive a coupon for two free tacos and chips at partici- tween players while the ball is in play or natural end of play (unless a pating area Tijuana Flats locations…fans who did not attend the game may player follows the pitcher back to the mound)…an extra mound visit is obtain a voucher at KanesStrikeout.com to be used in lieu of a game ticket. applied for each extra inning, and they do carry over. ÊÊ Once again in 2018, when the Rays score 6 or more runs (home or ÊÊ Warmup Pitches/Inning Breaks—Pitchers are no longer guaran- away), Rays fans get 50 pct. off their entire online order the next teed eight warmup pitches…the home plate umpire will stop the day at papajohns.com by using promotional code RAYS6…not valid pitcher from making additional warmup pitches with 20 seconds with any other discounts…valid online at participating Papa John’s remaining on the between-innings clock. locations in the Tampa Bay and Central Florida markets. ÊÊ Carts—May be used again in 2018, at the home club’s dis- ÊÊ If a Rays player hits a 4th-inning home (home or away), fans cretion, but must be offered to both teams if they do…Tropicana receive $100 off a set of four select new tires the next day at any Field will not feature bullpen carts. Florida Kauffman Tire location. ÊÊ Batter’s Box Rules—Umpires are not expected to enforce batter’s box rules (automatic strike on batters for stepping out)…this rule is SECURITY CHANGES FOR MEDIA—Please be aware that due to new re- enforced by video review and violating players are notified. quirements introduced by , media credentials will be scanned at various points at every major league ballpark…at Tropicana CAN’T MAKE IT? TUNE IN—Today will be the first of 159 Rays games Field, per league mandate, this includes at Gate 4, both clubhouse entrances televised by FOX Sports Sun in 2018, with Dewayne Staats and Brian pregame, field access and the press box…we appreciate your patience. Anderson in the booth…Staats, the Rays play-by-play voice since the inaugural 1998 season, enters his 21st season with the Rays…Anderson PARKING PRIMER—New in 2018, gameday parking at Tropicana Field can enters his eighth season as full-time color analyst, and 10th on the broad- be purchased by credit card or Rays Card only…for increased efficiency, cast team…new this year is Michelle Margaux, in-game reporter and host cash is no longer accepted at Rays-owned parking lots…the latest, most se- of select “Inside the Rays” episodes…Orestes Destrade and former Rays cure mobile technology will be used to swipe credit cards…parking is $15 pitcher Doug Waechter return as analysts, while Rich Hollenberg is back today, and an early “Happy Hour” tailgate rate of $12 is available from 11 for his fifth season as host. a.m.–1 p.m. …for other home games, rates range from $15 to $20 per vehicle, depending on game date…parking passes can also be purchased in advance FOX SPORTS SUN TV COVERAGE—FOX Sports Sun has a full day of at the box office or online atraysbaseball.com/parking . coverage planned for today…live coverage will start at 3 p.m. with a spe- ÊÊ For the 12th consecutive year, the Rays will continue to provide cial, one-hour pregame show from Tropicana Field…Staats, Anderson, carpoolers access to free parking in team-controlled lots…all ve- Margaux, Destrade, Waechter and Hollenberg will all be on-site. hicles with four or more people park for free on all Sunday games ÊÊ “Tampa Bay Rays Season Preview Show” 8:30 a.m. in Lots 2, 6 and 7…for all other games, the first 100 cars with four or ÊÊ “Baseball from the Beginning Tampa Bay” marathon 9:00 a.m. more will park for free up to one hour before game time…all park- ÊÊ “Tampa Bay Rays Season Preview Show” 2:30 p.m. ing is subject to availability. ÊÊ Rays LIVE Pregame Show 3:00 p.m. ÊÊ Opening Day: Red Sox at Rays 4:00 p.m. FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE—The St. Petersburg Baseball Shuttle that runs ÊÊ Rays LIVE Postgame Show 7:00 p.m. for each home game from downtown to Tropicana Field has a special ÊÊ Tampa Bay Rays Season Preview Show 11:30 p.m. schedule for today…the free shuttle service will begin at 2 p.m. until one ÊÊ “After Midnight with Rays” game replay 12:00 a.m. hour after the game is over, with shuttle service approximately every 5 minutes…the stops are 2nd St. S. between Central Ave. and 1st Ave. S. (un- STEADY IN THE BOOTH—Andy Freed and Dave Wills return to the der the pedestrian bridge connecting the office tower and parking garage) Rays radio booth for a 14th season together…among all 30 major league as well as 16th St. S. just south of 3rd Ave. S. …for more info and the shuttle broadcast teams, only two have a longer tenured full-season radio broad- schedule for all other home games, visit stpetetrolley.com. cast duo than Dave and Andy: Detroit (Dan Dickerson & Jim Price enter- ing 16th season together) and San Francisco (Jon Miller & Dave Flemming PACK A LUNCH—The Rays continue to be the only major pro sports team entering 15th season together)…Neil Solondz begins his seventh season in Florida to allow fans to bring food and select beverages to games. on the Rays Radio team as host of the pregame and postgame shows, fill- in play-by-play voice as well as This Week in Rays Baseball. SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE—All fans attending the Rays opener will ÊÊ On the Spanish-language side, Enrique Oliu is entering his 20th receive a Rays Schedule Magnet, and 20th Anniversary Cowbell, both season of broadcasting Rays games on the radio and Ricardo Tav- courtesy of Tropicana, while supplies last…for a 12th consecutive season, eras begins his 16th campaign…they can be heard for 135 games on WGES 680 AM (Mon.–Fri.) and WLCC 760 AM (Sat.–Sun.)…in ad- makes a point to attend the organization’s other events, such as the po- dition, WDYZ 990 AM Orlando will air a majority of these games. etry slam or holiday party, in order to cultivate meaningful relationships with the kids…any Rays fan or local business can join the chal- K’S FOR KIDS—For every strikeout Chris Archer records this season, lenge by making a pledge at raysbaseball.com/Archer. he will donate $25 to the local nonprofit organization Starting Right, Now…its mission is to combat youth homelessness through a variety of VICTORIES FOR VETERANS—For the third consecutive season, Duke personal development programs…matching his donation this season are Energy will contribute $1,000 for every Rays regular season win to Tam- the Rays Baseball Foundation and Crown Automotive Group…this is the pa Bay-area agencies working to support veterans in our community…as fourth consecutive year Archer has conducted the strikeout campaign… part of the program, veteran organizations can apply to Duke Energy to last year, his 249 SO contributed $20,000 to Starting Right, Now…he also receive a portion of those funds.

BASEBALL NOTES ROSTER BREAKDOWN—Yesterday the Rays made a series of roster ÊÊ The Rays went 8-11 against the Red Sox in 2017 (4-5 at home, 4-6 on moves to finalize their Opening Day 25-man roster: the road)…after going 7-12 in 2016, the Rays have lost consecutive ÊÊ Rookies (4): Yonny Chirinos, ÊÊ Making Rays Debut (7): season series to the Red Sox for the first time since 2006-07…they Andrew Kittredge, Ryan Yonny Chirinos, C.J. Cron, are 93-92 against Boston since becoming the Rays in 2008. Yarbrough, Joey Wendle Carlos Gómez, Rob Refs- ÊÊ The Rays went 0-4-1 against the Red Sox in Grapefruit League ac- ÊÊ Youngest: José Alvarado (22) nyder, Denard Span, Joey tion…they lost both games at home and were 0-2-1 in Fort Myers. ÊÊ Oldest: Sergio Romo (35) Wendle, Ryan Yarbrough ÊÊ Most ML Service Time: ÊÊ Acquired by Trade (16): Matt FROM THE OTHER SIDE—The Rays are facing Chris Sale today…in 6 Carlos Gómez (10.141) Andriese, Chris Archer, C.J. starts against the Rays last season, Sale was 4-1 with a 2.66 ERA (40.2- ÊÊ Most Opening Days: Cron, Matt Duffy, Adeiny IP, 12-ER) and 66 SO, including at least 12 SO in each of his first 4 starts Carlos Gómez (11th) Hechavarria, Andrew against them last season…his 66 SO were by far the most by a pitcher in ÊÊ First Opening Day (7): José Kittredge, Brad Miller, Rob a single season against the Rays—the previous record was 46, shared by Alvarado, Yonny Chirinos, Refsnyder, Daniel Robert- BOS Rick Porcello in 2016 and NYY in 2001…according Jake Faria, Andrew Kit- son, Chaz Roe, Sergio Romo, to the Elias Sports Bureau, his 66 SO were the most by a pitcher against a tredge, Rob Refsnyder, Joey Mallex Smith, Denard Span, single opponent since ARI Randy Johnson (68) in 2001 vs. SD. Wendle, Ryan Yarbrough Jesús Sucre, Joey Wendle, ÊÊ Sale has averaged 13.45 SO/9 IP in his career against the Rays (95.2- ÊÊ First Opening Day with Ryan Yarbrough IP, 143-SO)…min. 75 IP, it is the highest ratio for any pitcher against Rays (15): José Alvarado, ÊÊ Drafted by Rays (4): Jake a single opponent in the live ball era (since 1920)…Randy Johnson Yonny Chirinos, C.J. Cron, Faria, Kevin Kiermaier, Aus- owns the next four highest marks. Matt Duffy, Jake Faria, Car- tin Pruitt, Blake Snell SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN—The Rays first 9 games of the season will come los Gómez, Adeiny Hecha- ÊÊ Signed as Int’l. Free Agent against the Red Sox (7) and Yankees (2), the AL East’s two postseason rep- varria, Andrew Kittredge, (3): José Alvarado, Yonny resentatives in 2017…from April 9–June 13, only four of the club’s 19 series Wilson Ramos, Rob Refsny- Chirinos, Alex Colomé are against teams that finished last season at .500 or better…the Rays have der, Chaz Roe, Sergio Romo, ÊÊ Signed as Free Agent (2): eight off days through the first 35 games of the season (through May 10). Denard Span, Joey Wendle, Carlos Gómez, Wilson Ryan Yarbrough Ramos FRANCHISE FIRST—With this season’s Opening Day start, Chris Archer will become the first pitcher in franchise history to make four consecu- WHO’S MISSING—The Rays are starting the season with two pitchers on tive Opening Day starts for the team…his fourth Opening Day start will the 10-day DL: righthanders José De León (Tommy John surgery) and Na- tie (2008-10, 2012) for the most in club history. than Eovaldi (loose bodies in right elbow)…Eovaldi will require arthroscop- ÊÊ Archer is 1-2 with a 3.57 ERA (17.2-IP, 7-ER) in his previous 3 starts ic surgery, with a timetable for his return to be determined after the proce- on Opening Day…he recorded the win on Opening Day last sea- dure…prior to this, he had been named to the Rays season-opening starting son over the Yankees, and has a chance to become the first pitcher rotation after recovering from a second Tommy John surgery. in franchise history to win consecutive Opening Day games…the MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUTS—Right-handed pitcher Yonny Chirinos and only pitcher in club history with multiple wins on Opening Day is left-handed pitcher Ryan Yarbrough will be making their major league Victor Zambrano (as a reliever in 2002, as a starter in 2004). debuts…this is the second consecutive year the Opening Day roster in- ÊÊ Archer is one of only three starting pitchers used by the team on cluded multiple players with no major league service time…righthander Opening Day in the Rays era (since 2008), along with Shields (4) Austin Pruitt and infielderDaniel Robertson did so last year. and David Price (3)…in 10 seasons as the Devil Rays, eight pitchers made Opening Day starts for the club…Archer will be one of five ROSTER MAKEOVER—Only ten players made the Rays Opening Day pitchers to start on Opening Day each season from 2015-18, joining 25-man roster both last season and this season: pitchers Matt Andriese, SEA Félix Hernández, LAD Clayton Kershaw, CLE Corey Kluber Chris Archer, Alex Colomé, Austin Pruitt and Blake Snell, Jesús and ATL Julio Teheran. Sucre, infielders Brad Miller and Daniel Robertson, and Kevin Kiermaier and Mallex Smith…in addition, Matt Duffy, Nathan Eovaldi CASH YOUNGEST AGAIN—For the fourth consecutive Opening Day, and Wilson Ramos were on the Opening Day disabled list last season. Manager Kevin Cash (40 years, 113 days) will be the majors’ young- ÊÊ Only four players remain from the 2015 Opening Day roster or est manager…he edges out Padres skipper Andy Green by almost five disabled list, which was Kevin Cash’s first game as Rays manager: months…there were nine major leaguers older than Cash in 2017, and Matt Andriese, Chris Archer, Alex Colomé and Kevin Kiermaier… two of them—Carlos Beltrán and Bronson Arroyo—retired after the Archer and Kiermaier are the only players remaining from the season…Cash’s 228-258 (.469) record is better than any previous Rays 2013 postseason roster, the last playoff appearance for the Rays… manager after their first three seasons… was 200-285, Larry Kiermaier was on the roster for that season’s AL Wild Card Game, Rothschild was 201-284 and Joe Maddon was 224-262. but not the Division Series. ÊÊ Cash and Red Sox Manager Alex Cora were teammates with the Red Sox in 2007 and 2008, helping lead the team to postseason UNIFORM NUMBERS—Please note these following changes from the berths in both seasons…the Red Sox won the in 2007 spring roster: Yonny Chirinos will wear No. 72, and Rob Refsnyder, ac- and lost to the Rays in the 2008 ALCS…Cora is the 3rd-youngest quired on Tuesday from the Indians, will wear No. 8. active manager in the majors.

ROTATION TRANSLATION—Prior to Eovaldi’s injury, the Rays had YOUTH IS SERVED—Only five players on the active roster have turned planned to open the season with four regular members of the starting 30 years old: Sergio Romo (35), Denard Span (34), Carlos Gómez (32), Chaz rotation and using a “bullpen day” as needed in place of a fifth starter…the Roe (31) and Wilson Ramos (30)…the average age of the active roster is 28 recall of Austin Pruitt leaves the Rays pitching staff with three starting years, 2 months…at 22 years, 312 days, José Alvarado is the youngest Ray pitchers (Chris Archer, Blake Snell, Jake Faria) and a nine-man bullpen, to make the Opening Day roster since Matt Moore in 2012. including five long relievers (Matt Andriese, Yonny Chirinos, Andrew Kittredge, Austin Pruitt, Ryan Yarbrough)…currently, the Rays plan to STAFF SHUFFLING—The coaching staff under Manager Kevin Cash have two bullpen days (Sat vs. BOS, Mon at NYY) over their first 5 games. features only two coaches returning to the same position as last season: hitting coach Chad Mottola and bullpen coach Stan Boroski…new to the BULLPEN BREAKDOWN—Veteran reliever Sergio Romo has made more staff are third base coach Matt Quatraro, pitching coach and apps in his career than the other eight relievers combined…he has made first base coachOzzie Timmons…in addition, Charlie Montoyo moves 570 apps, while José Alvarado, Matt Andriese, Yonny Chirinos, Alex Co- from third base coach to bench coach and moves from first lomé, Andrew Kittredge, Austin Pruitt, Chaz Roe and Ryan Yarbrough base coach to the newly created role of major league field coordinator. have totaled 427 apps (71 starts). ÊÊ Including Cash, five former Rays have gone on to manage in the majors…Mickey Callaway (Mets), (Phillies) and Dave RAYS vs. RED SOX—Today will be the first of 19 meetings between the Martinez (Nationals) are current skippers…previously, Ozzie Guil- Rays and Red Sox (10 in St. Petersburg, 9 in Boston)…this will be the third lén managed the White Sox from 2004-11 and Marlins in 2012. time the Rays host the Red Sox for the home opener, following March 31, ÊÊ Five members of this reconfigured coaching staff once played in 2003 (a 6-4, walk-off win) and April 5, 1999 (a 4-1 loss)…it will also be the the Rays organization: Cash, Baldelli, Mottola (minors), Quatraro third time they play the Red Sox on Opening Day, following April 7, 2009 (minors) and Timmons. (a 5-3 loss at Fenway Park) and 2003 (at home)…the Rays travel to Boston to play in the Red Sox home opener on Thurs., April 5…the two clubs will MINOR LEAGUE REPORT—In January, listed the Rays meet 10 times before the end of April…through April 29, the Rays will at No. 5 in its Organizational Talent rankings of minor league prospects, play 10 games against the Red Sox and 17 games against other opponents. their highest position since 2013 (No. 4)…this rating came before the February acquisitions of Anthony Banda, Jermaine Palacios and Nick UPCOMING MILESTONES—Kevin Kiermaier is 3 3B shy of tying Ran- Solak…the publication’s Top 100 Prospects included six Rays, a figure dy Winn (28) for 3rd in franchise history…his next steal will tie Jason topped only by the Braves (8)…in addition to Baseball America’s rating, Bartlett (61) for 8th in club history…Wilson Ramos is 1 2B shy of 100 2B the Rays are ranked by MLB.com as the No. 4 farm system in baseball for his career, and 6 HR shy of 100 HR…Alex Colomé is 1 save shy of tying (No. 1 based just on position players), and by ESPN.com at No. 7. Fernando Rodney (85) for 2nd in club history, behind Roberto Hernandez (101)…Chris Archer is 21 SO behind David Price (1,065) for 2nd in fran- 560 AND COUNTING—The Rays enter the season with a streak of 560 chise history and 206 SO behind James Shields (1,250) for 1st. games started by a pitcher under the age of 30, the longest current streak in the majors…35-year-old Erik Bedard on July 3, 2014 at DET was the LAST YEAR’S OPENER—In last season’s 7-3 win over the Yankees, the last 30-plus pitcher to start a game for the Rays…entering the season, Rays scored multiple runs off Masahiro Tanaka in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd since June 26, 2006, the Rays have started a pitcher under the age of 30 in innings, making them the first team in modern major league history to 96 pct. (1,795 of 1,869) of their games…the Rays have used only 30 differ- reach an opposing for at least 2 ER in each of the first ent starting pitchers over the last 10 seasons, fewest in the majors. 3 innings on Opening Day, according to the Elias Sports Bureau…the Rays ÊÊ Today’s start by the 29-year-old Chris Archer will mark the 16th became the first team to tag a Yankees pitcher for 7-plus runs on Opening consecutive season that the Rays Opening Day starter will be 30 Day since the Orioles scored 8 runs off Roger Clemens in 2002. years old or younger…no other major league club can make that claim…in fact, the only Opening Day starter age 31 or older in fran- OPENING DAY ODDITIES—Other miscellaneous Opening Day facts: chise history was 31-year-old in 2002. ÊÊ Including today’s game, the Rays have used 18 players at designat- ed hitter in 21 Opening Day games. ACTIVE STREAKS—The Rays ended the 2017 season on a 4-game win- ÊÊ The Rays have outscored their opponents, 19-4, in the 9th inning. ning streak, one shy of their longest under Manager Kevin Cash (5, April ÊÊ The Rays have never played an extra-inning game, but have won 22-26, 2015)…it was the second time in club history they finished the sea- three games in the bottom of the 9th inning (2003, 2010, 2012). son riding a winning streak of 4 games or more (5 straight in 2011). ÊÊ Victor Zambrano is the only Ray with two Opening Day wins (as a ÊÊ Matt Duffy has not appeared in a major league game since Sep 5, reliever in 2002, as a starter in 2004)…he remains the only pitcher 2016 vs. BAL, having missed 188 games since then. to record an Opening Day win as a starter and out of the bullpen ÊÊ has not committed an since July 30 at since CWS LaMarr Hoyt (1981 in relief, 1984 as a starter) and DET NYY and enters the season on streaks of 51 errorless games and 179 Mickey Lolich (1965, 1966, 1970-72 as a starter, 1978 in relief). errorless chances (all as a )…according to Stats LLC, these ÊÊ In their history, the Rays have hit .289 (200-for-691) on Opening both rank 3rd in club history for a shortstop…Yunel Escobar had Day, have averaged 5.5 runs per game (110 runs in 20 games) and errorless streaks of 53 games and 232 chances in 2013 and Chris have never been shut out…only five teams have longer current Gomez had errorless streaks of 52 games and 242 chances in 2002. streaks without being shut out on Opening Day: the Tigers (last ÊÊ Kevin Kiermaier has reached base safely in a career-high 20 con- shut out on Opening Day in 1989), Orioles (1988), Yankees (1980), secutive starts, dating back to Sep 4, 2017 vs. MIN. Red Sox (1976) and Mets (1963). ÊÊ Wilson Ramos has at least 1 RBI in 6 consecutive games, since Sep 20, 2017 vs. CHC, matching the longest streak of his career (also July 2-8, 2011)…it also matched the longest streak by a Ray in 2017. ÊÊ Blake Snell enters the season on a scoreless streak of 18 IP at Tropi- cana Field…his last run allowed at home came in the 1st inning on Sep 12, 2017 vs. NYY, on an RBI by Matt Holliday.

2018 RUNDOWN

RAYS SPRING TRAINING HISTORY YEAR W-L-T ATT. YEAR W-L-T ATT. YEAR W-L-T ATT. YEAR W-L-T ATT. 2018 14-16-2 69,731 2012 10-16-6 87,916 2006 13-16-1 70,756 2000 14-17-0 67,089 2017 12-16-5 81,752 2011 15-14-2 95,859 2005 13-16-0 61,261 1999 14-14-1 59,230 2016 12-13-2 68,566 2010 20-8-2 97,971 2004 11-8-0 43,916 1998 12-18-0 66,781 2015 15-13-2 80,406 2009 15-16-1 103,255 2003 8-19-3 51,324 279-301-39 1,511,636 2014 16-7-4 78,264 2008 18-8-2 54,960 2002 10-16-1 49,043 2013 15-17-2 90,935 2007 10-19-2 79,044 2001 12-15-1 57,081

SLICE OF GRAPEFRUIT—The Rays finished the spring at 14-16-2, SPRING TRAINING LEADERS their most wins since 2015 (15), which was Kevin Cash’s first season as Rays manager…the Rays did not have a winning streak nor a los- BATTING PITCHING ing streak longer than 2 games…Rays pitchers led the majors with a Games: 21 Games: 10 José Alvarado Avg.*: .345 Kevin Kiermaier Starts: 6 Jake Faria 1.16 WHIP and .226 opp avg. and ranked 4th with a 3.92 ERA…Rays At-Bats: 56 C.J. Cron Wins: 3 Andrew Kittredge hitters tied for 2nd in the Grapefruit League with 9 3B, one shy of Runs: 10 Johnson, Span Losses: 3 Austin Pruitt the Blue Jays, and ranked 3rd in the Grapefruit League with 29 SB… Hits: 19 Kevin Kiermaier Saves: 1 several the crowd of 7,985 on March 25 vs. NYY was a record for Rays spring Doubles: 6 C.J. Cron ERA**: 2.25 Ryan Yarbrough training at Charlotte Sports Park. Triples: 3 Joey Wendle Innings: 19.1 Jake Faria Home Runs: 3 Cron, Gómez Walks: 6 Chris Archer SPRING THINGS—A study for USA Today ranked Charlotte Sports RBI: 11 Cron, Span : 27 Blake Snell Park as the No. 1 spring training destination for food-and-drink as Stolen Bases: 4 Mallex Smith well as for family friendliness…there were rave reviews of the pork * min. 40 AB ** min. 15 IP nachos and Oreo churros, and the ballpark’s “Kid Clubhouse” play- ground and affordable prices…overall, Charlotte Sports Park ranked by USA Today as the No. 4 spring training destination in Florida.

SPRING TRANSACTIONS FEBRUARY 16 Reassigned LH Vidal Nuño to minor league camp; 17 Acquired 1B C.J. Cron from the in exchange for a player to be optioned RH Chih-Wei Hu to Durham. named (INF Luis Rengifo); designated OF/DH Corey Dickerson for assignment. 18 Reassigned LH Kyle Bird, C Xorge Carrillo, RH , RH Cody Hall, LH 17 Acquired minor league SS Jermaine Palacios from the in Adam Kolarek, C Johnny Monell and RH Colton Murray to minor league exchange for RH Jake Odorizzi. camp; optioned LH Anthony Banda and RH to Durham. 20 Acquired LH Anthony Banda and two players to be named from the Arizona 19 Reassigned INF Andrew Velazquez to minor league camp. Diamondbacks and minor league 2B Nick Solak from the in a 21 Signed C Curt Casali to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. three-team trade in exchange for OF Steven Souza Jr. 25 Reassigned OF Jason Coats, INF/OF Micah Johnson, C Adam Moore, INF 22 Acquired RH Daniel Hudson, minor league INF Tristan Gray and cash consider- Kean Wong to minor league camp; optioned RH Austin Pruitt to Durham. ations from the in exchange for OF/DH Corey Dickerson. 26 Released LH Dan Jennings; reassigned LH Jonny Venters to minor league camp. MARCH 27 Acquired INF/OF Rob Refsnyder from the in exchange for 3 Signed OF Carlos Gómez to a one-year contract; cash considerations; reassigned C Curt Casali, OF Johnny Field and INF/OF designated INF Ryan Schimpf for assignment. Brandon Snyder to minor league camp. 5 Traded INF Ryan Schimpf to the in exchange for cash considerations. 28 Released RH Daniel Hudson; placed RH José De León (Tommy John surgery) 6 Reassigned INF Grant Kay to minor league camp. and RH Nathan Eovaldi (loose bodies in right elbow) on the 10-day DL; 7 Released RH Evan Scribner and RH Dustin McGowan. recalled RH Austin Pruitt from Durham. 9 Reassigned RH R.J. Alaniz, C Nick Ciuffo, RH Edwin Fierro and RH Forrest Snow to minor league camp; optioned RH Brent Honeywell to -A Durham. 10 Reassigned INF and INF Nick Solak to minor league camp. 11 Released LH Dan Runzler; reassigned 1B/OF Joe McCarthy, C Brett Sullivan and RH Ryan Weber to minor league camp; optioned INF Willy Adames, INF , 1B/OF Jake Bauers, RH Diego Castillo, RH José Mujica, RH Jaime Schultz, OF Justin Williams and RH Hunter Wood to Durham. 2018 SPRING INNINGS PLAYED (“A” GAMES) PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Adames 8 38 7 Gustave 3 2 Rengifo 1 Álvarez 3 Haley 3 Robertson 53 9 38 5 4 Arroyo 30 16 Hechavarria 81 13 Rodríguez 6 Bauers 39 6 9 James 1 Rondón 2 Boldt 7 12 10 Johnson 17 9 57 Russell 9 8 4 Brosseau 3 7 Kelly 19 Rutherford 1 Bruján 14 Kiermaier 81 19 Sánchez 13 7 Cabrera 3 4 Law 1 Schimpf 5 15 7 Carrillo 28 Lowe, B 8 7 Seibert 1 Casali 15 2 Lowe, J 16 Smith, Ma 60 10 10 7 Chester 4 1 2 Lowe, N 8 Smith, Mi 4 Ciuffo 6 4 Lukes 5 3 15 Snyder 3 37 10 18 11 9 Coats 15 52 30 Maris 15 5 3 2 Solak 25 4 8 Cron 95 25 Mastrobuoni 1 Span 77 10 16 Cronenworth 1 9 33 McCarthy 20 5 8 15 Sucre 62 15 De La Calle 1 Miller 38 7 Sullivan 17 7 Duffy 94 Milone 3 16 1 Tenerowicz 8 Field 25 39 37 5 Monell 18 22 8 Velazquez 7 9 31 4 10 Fraley 3 7 Moore 35 13 Walls 4 4 Fox 11 Olmedo-Barrera 13 6 Wendle 98 5 13 Gómez 67 8 Padlo 21 2 Whitley 1 Gotta 3 6 Palacios 12 Williams 4 33 Gray 5 5 Peña 4 Wong 18 66 3 9 Gregorio 3 Ramos 81 16

2018 TAMPA BAY RAYS SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE R/TV TIME/SCORE W-L-T WINNER LOSER ATT. Fri. Feb 23 Pittsburgh Charlotte County M W, 6-3 1-0-0 Pruitt (1-0) McRae (0-1) 5,141 @Baltimore Sarasota W, 6-3 2-0-0 Chirinos (1-0) Wright (0-1) 5,203 Sat. Feb 24 @Boston Fort Myers W L, 3-4 2-1-0 Elias (1-0) Faria (0-1) 9,466 Sun. Feb 25 @Minnesota Lee County W/F L, 4-5 2-2-0 Jaye (1-0) Schultz (0-1) 5,461 Mon. Feb 26 Toronto Charlotte County M W, 7-4 3-2-0 Kittredge (1-0) Dermody (0-1) 3,627 Tues. Feb 27 Baltimore Charlotte County M L, 1-2 3-3-0 Araujo (1-0) Pruitt (1-1) 2,762 Wed. Feb 28 @Minnesota Lee County W, 3-1 4-3-0 Yarbrough (1-0) Slegers (0-1) 3,689 Thurs. March 1 Baltimore Charlotte County M L, 2-5 4-4-0 Mesa (1-1) Schultz (0-2) 2,819 Fri. March 2 Philadelphia Charlotte County M L, 2-9 4-5-0 Nola (1-1) Colomé (0-1) 3,560 Sat. March 3 @Detroit Lakeland W W, 7-4 5-5-0 De León (1-0) Soto (0-1) 6,482 Sun. March 4 @New York-AL Tampa W/F W, 9-1 6-5-0 Eovaldi (1-0) Chapman (0-1) 10,303 Tues. March 6 Boston Charlotte County M L, 1-9 6-6-0 Velázquez (1-0) Hu (0-1) 5,353 Wed. March 7 Baltimore Charlotte County M L, 2-7 6-7-0 Mesa Jr. (2-1) Banda (0-1) 3,035 Thurs. March 8 @Boston Fort Myers T, 6-6 6-7-1 -- -- 9,911 Fri. March 9 Minnesota Charlotte County M L, 3-4 6-8-1 Berríos (1-0) Kittredge (1-1) 3,643 Sat. March 10 @Philadelphia Clearwater W W, 5-3 7-8-1 Jennings (1-0) Neris (0-1) 8,302 Sun. March 11 Minnesota Charlotte County W/F L, 5-6 7-9-1 Slegers (1-0) Faria (0-2) 4,417 Tues. March 13 @Philadelphia Clearwater L, 3-6 7-10-1 Casimiro (1-0) Pruitt (1-2) 8,286 Wed. March 14 @Pittsburgh Bradenton W, 9-3 8-10-1 Chirinos (2-0) Nova (0-2) 6,218 Thurs. March 15 Minnesota Charlotte County M L, 1-8 8-11-1 Gibson (1-1) Eovaldi (1-1) 4,547 Fri. March 16 @Minnesota Lee County W, 11-1 9-11-1 Faria (1-2) Berríos (1-1) 5,702 Sat. March 17 @Boston Fort Myers W L, 3-4 9-12-1 Barnes (1-0) Stanek (0-1) 9,903 Sun. March 18 Detroit Charlotte County W W, 10-5 10-12-1 Archer (1-0) Lewicki (0-1) 6,912 Mon. March 19 @New York-AL Tampa W W, 4-2 11-12-1 Colomé (1-1) Warren (0-1) 9,951 Tues. March 20 @Baltimore Sarasota W CANCELLED—RAIN Wed. March 21 Boston Charlotte County M/F L, 3-8 11-13-1 Walden (1-0) Yarbrough (1-1) 6,134 Thurs. March 22 @Toronto Dunedin W, 5-3 12-13-1 Kittredge (2-1) Barnes (0-1) 4,356 Fri. March 23 Toronto Charlotte County M W, 6-5 13-13-1 Kolarek (1-0) Fisk (0-1) 4,754 @Baltimore Sarasota L, 1-6 13-14-1 Bundy (2-2) Murray (0-1) 6,192 Sat. March 24 @Pittsburgh Bradenton W L, 5-7 13-15-1 Neverauskas (1-1) Pruitt (1-3) 6,146 Sun. March 25 New York-AL Charlotte County W/F W, 11-1 14-15-1 Kittredge (3-1) Keller (0-1) 7,985 Mon. March 26 @Detroit Lakeland F T, 2-2 14-15-2 -- -- 6,662 Tues. March 27 Detroit Tropicana Field M L, 1-2 14-16-2 Alcantara (1-0) Colomé (0-1) 5,042 Home Games shaded gray RADIO: WDAE 620 AM/95.3 FM (W), MLB.com (M) TELEVISION: FOX Sports Sun (F) THURSDAY’S STARTER: RH CHRIS ARCHER (10-12, 4.07 ERA in 2017)

CAREER MLB BREAKDOWN 2017 SPLITS YEAR W L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO HR SPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO 2016 9 19 4.02 33 33 201.1 183 100 90 67 233 30 Home 5 6 3.26 17 105.0 91 44 38 28 140 2017 10 12 4.07 34 34 201.0 193 101 91 60 249 27 Road 5 6 4.97 17 96.0 102 57 53 32 109 Career 51 63 3.63 162 160 967.0 858 437 390 316 1044 106 March ------April 2 1 3.43 6 39.1 35 15 15 15 37 FRANCHISE FIRST—With today’s Opening Day start, he will become the first pitch- May 2 2 4.05 6 40.0 32 19 18 12 58 er in club history to make four consecutive Opening Day starts…his fourth Opening June 2 2 4.35 5 31.0 33 16 15 6 36 Day start will tie James Shields (2008-10, 2012) for the most in club history. July 1 1 3.41 5 31.2 32 15 12 13 46 ÊÊ Is 1-2 with a 3.57 ERA (17.2-IP, 7-ER) in his previous 3 starts on Opening Day… August 2 1 3.13 6 37.1 30 15 13 6 48 he recorded the win on Opening Day last season over the Yankees, and has September 1 5 7.48 6 21.2 31 21 18 8 24 a chance to become the first pitcher in franchise history to win consecutive Opening Day games…the only pitcher in club history with multiple wins on SPLITS vs. RED SOX Opening Day is Victor Zambrano (as a reliever in 2002, as a starter in 2004). SPLIT W L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO ÊÊ Will be one of five pitchers to start on Opening Day each season from 2015-18, 2018 ------joining SEA Félix Hernández, LAD Clayton Kershaw, CLE Corey Kluber and 2017 1 1 5.87 3 15.1 23 12 10 5 18 ATL Julio Teheran. Career 2 12 5.45 19 99.0 114 66 60 53 117 at Home 1 8 4.52 12 65.2 73 36 33 30 87 SPRING THINGS—Was 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA (16-IP, 6-ER) in 5 starts this spring… pitched in a minor league game against an Orioles affiliate on March 23 and suffered 2017 SPLITS vs. BATTERS a right forearm contusion after being struck by a ground ball in the 5th inning (re- SPLIT AB H AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO TB PA moved as a precaution)…threw 30 pitches in a bullpen session on Monday. vs. LHB 365 96 .263 17 3 13 34 119 158 401 vs. RHB 419 97 .232 20 1 14 26 130 161 451 KING OF THE K—His 249 SO last season ranked 4th in the majors behind BOS Chris Sale (308), WAS Max Scherzer (268) and CLE Corey Kluber (268), and ranked 2nd in SEASON & CAREER HIGHS club history, behind his own record of 252 (2015)…he led the majors for a third con- 2017 CAREER secutive year in strikeouts on the slider (179), after recording 152 in 2016 and 179 in 8.0, 5/10 vs. KC IP 9.0, 3x-last 8/20/15 at HOU 2015…last season he made 9 starts with at least 10 SO, tying the club record…he has 9, 9/8 at BOS H 12, 2x-last 7/8/15 at KC done that 27 times in his career, most in franchise history, ahead of David Price (23)… 8, 9/8 at BOS R 9, 2x-last 9/26/15 at TOR has not allowed a walk in 8 of those 27 career starts, tying Price for most in franchise 6, 2x-last 9/8 at BOS ER 9, 2x-last 9/26/15 at TOR history and as many as Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan compiled in his 27-year career. 6, 5/15 at CLE BB 6, 5/15/17 at CLE 12, 5/21 vs. NYY SO 15, 6/2/15 at LAA vs. BOSTON—Has defeated the Red Sox only twice in 19 starts in his career, and once 3, 4/24 at BAL HR 4, 4/8/16 at BAL in his last 18 starts…his win on April 14, 2017 was the first of his career at Fenway -- CG 3x-last 8/20/15 at HOU Park and first win over the Red Sox since Sep 19, 2012…it snapped his 11-game los- -- SHO 3x-last 8/20/15 at HOU 2G, 2x-last 6/17 – 6/23 6G, 5/17/15 – 6/23/15 ing streak (0-11 over 15 starts) vs. the Red Sox—the longest since SEA/CWS Floyd Win Streak 5G, 9/2 – 9/24 Loss Streak 7G, 9/6/15 – 4/20/16 Bannister (11) from 1982-86 and the longest in Rays history against any single op- ponent…his 12 losses against the Red Sox are his most against any opponent (Orioles, 8), and his 5.45 ERA is 2nd-highest behind Cleveland (5.87, 7 starts).

MR. DURABLE—Made 34 starts last season, tying BAL Kevin Gausman for the major league lead and tying the club record (Archer in 2015, David Price in 2011, in 2007)…has made at least 30 starts in four straight seasons, one of two Rays pitchers all-time to do that (also Shields, six, 2007-12)… is the third Rays pitcher with three straight years of 200 IP, joining Shields (six, 2007-12) and Price (three, 2010-12)…is one of five pitchers to throw at least 200 IP in each of the last three seasons, along with Max Scherzer, Jeff Samardzija, Chris Sale and Corey Kluber…since June 1, 2013—the date he was recalled to the majors for good—he leads the majors with 156 starts…DET/WAS Max Scherzer ranks 2nd with 152 starts.

ELIAS SAYS—Went 1-5 with a 7.48 ERA (21.2-IP, 18-ER) over his last 6 starts last year, from Sep 2-30, increasing his season ERA from 3.66 to 4.07…this stretch also dropped him from 9-7 to a season-ending 10-12…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the first pitcher in major league history with three consecutive losing seasons despite recording at least 200 SO each year…in fact, he has posted at least 225 SO in all three of those seasons…the only other pitcher with multiple seasons of at least 225 SO and a losing record was Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan (1976, 1978, 1987).

2017 AND CAREER HIGHLIGHTS—Last season he made the AL All-Star Team, his second career selection, and pitched for Team USA in the World Base- ball Classic…enters the 2018 season ranked 3rd in Rays history with 160 starts, 967 IP and 1,044 SO, trailing only James Shields and David Price in each category…is 21 SO behind Price (1,065) for 2nd in franchise history and 206 SO behind Shields (1,250) for 1st.

K’S FOR KIDS—Every strikeout he records will benefit the local nonprofit Starting Right, Now…its mission is to combat youth homelessness through a variety of personal development programs…for every strikeout, Archer, the Rays Baseball Foundation and Crown Automotive Group will each donate $25…this is the fourth consecutive year Archer has conducted the strikeout campaign…any Rays fan or local business can join the strikeout challenge by making a pledge at raysbaseball.com/archer.

SPRING GAME LOG (“A” GAMES) GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT 2/26 vs. TOR -- 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -- W, 7-4 -- -- 3/3 at DET -- 5.40 1.1 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 -- W, 7-4 -- -- 3/8 at BOS -- 5.68 3.0 5 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 -- T, 6-6 -- -- 3/13 at PHI -- 5.06 4.1 1 2 2 3 5 1 0 0 -- L, 3-6 -- -- 3/18 vs. DET W-1 3.38 5.1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -- W, 10-5 -- --

FRIDAY’S STARTER: LH BLAKE SNELL (5-7, 4.04 ERA in 2017) SEASON DEBUT—Enters his third major league season, having been on recorded a career-high 13 SO in the Rays season-finale vs. BAL…he has an the active roster for three stints in 2017 and two stints in 2016…selected active scoreless streak of 18 IP at Tropicana Field…the franchise record for as the No. 2 starter on March 15 by Manager Kevin Cash, up from No. 4 in scoreless innings at home is 29.1 by David Price in 2012. last year’s season-opening rotation…it will be the fourth time in franchise history a lefty will start a game in March…the others: Friday’s opposing SPRING THINGS—Was 0-0 with a 3.12 ERA (17.1-IP, 6-ER) and 27 SO in 5 starter, David Price, on March 31, 2014 vs. TOR, on March starts, a 14.02 SO/9 IP ratio…logged 17 SO in his final 2 starts spanning 10.1 31, 2003 vs. BOS and Wilson Álvarez on March 31, 1998 vs. DET, in the IP, and stretched out to 97 pitches in his last start on March 24 at PIT…also franchise’s inaugural game. pitched in an instrasquad game on March 12.

STRONG FINISH—In his final 10 starts last season after his Aug 8 recall, vs. BOSTON—Is 1-3 with a 5.95 ERA (19.2-IP, 13-ER) in 4 career starts he went 5-1 with a 2.84 ERA (57-IP, 18-ER)…he did not allow an earned against the Red Sox, and has lost 3 straight starts against them…at home, run in 4 of those 10 starts, and went at least 6 IP in 7 of them…during is 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA (9-IP, 6-ER) in 2 starts…last season, went 0-2 with a that span, he ranked 6th in the AL in ERA and 4th with a .197 opp avg. … 5.91 ERA (10.2-IP, 7-ER) in 2 starts, one at home and one on the road.

#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER ÊÊ Is in his fourth season as Rays manager…at age 40, is the majors’ ÊÊ Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, incl. parts of eight seasons youngest active skipper—5 months younger than SD Andy Green in the majors (2002-10) and two years (2005-06) in the Rays org. ÊÊ His last ejection was July 18, 2017 at OAK, his seventh ejection as Rays ÊÊ Played in the 1989 Little League World Series (Tampa Northside LL), manager…his 7 ejections are tied for 4th in franchise history. 1999 (Florida State) and earned World Series ÊÊ Is the sixth Tampa-born manager in major league history, and second rings in 2007 (Red Sox) and 2009 (Yankees). to manage the Rays…that list includes Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart. RAYS HITTER NOTES

#44 C.J. CRON  1B Spring: .286/.322/.554  3 HR  11 RBI  0 SB Thu vs. BOS: -- BOS Series: -- Stand: -- vs. LH: -- Pronunciation: krohn Current : 4G (.286, 4-14) RISP: -- vs. RH: -- ÊÊ Made his fourth Opening Day roster…started at for the Angels in 2015 and started at first base for the Angels in 2016 and 2017. ÊÊ Acquired by the Rays from the Angels on Feb 17 for a player to be named (infielder Luis Rengifo)…hit .286 with 3 HR and 11 RBI in spring training. ÊÊ Last season, appeared in 100 games and made 92 starts, all at first base…ended the season with 16 HR for a third consecutive year, tying a career high…hit .267/.326/.512 (58-for-217) with 14 HR after the All-Star break…has hit double-digit homers in each of his first four major league seasons.

#5 MATT DUFFY  3B Spring: .327/.377/.327  0 HR  6 RBI  0 SB Thu vs. BOS: -- BOS Series: -- Stand: -- vs. LH: -- Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP: -- vs. RH: -- ÊÊ Made his third Opening Day active roster…with SF, was a pinch-hitter on Opening Day 2015 and started at third base on Opening Day 2016. ÊÊ Has not appeared in a major league game since Sep 5, 2016 vs. BAL, having missed 188 games since then…missed the entire 2017 season recover- ing from Achilles surgery…was pulled from his mid-May rehab assignment with Class-A Charlotte after 3 games…on June 21, had a small calcium deposit removed from his left heel by Dr. Bob Anderson…appeared in instructional league games at the end of September. ÊÊ Hit .327/.377/.327 (16-for-49) with 6 RBI in 16 games during spring training, including 9 hits in his last 19 AB…all 16 hits were singles.

#27 CARLOS GÓMEZ  OF Spring: .275/.293/.550  3 HR  6 RBI  0 SB Thu vs. BOS: -- BOS Series: -- Stand: -- vs. LH: -- Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP: -- vs. RH: -- ÊÊ Made his 11th Opening Day roster…has started on Opening Day in each of the previous 10 seasons, all in center field (2008-09 with MIN, 2010-15 with MIL, 2016 with HOU, 2017 with TEX)…signed by the Rays as a free agent on March 3 and hit .275 with 3 HR and 6 RBI during spring training. ÊÊ Last season, hit 17 HR, his most since 2014 (23), and posted a career-high 21.65 AB/HR ratio, but was limited to 105 games due to three injuries. ÊÊ Since the start of 2013, no other player can match his combination of 89 HR and 122 SB…is one of seven actives with at least 100 HR and 200 SB in his career, according to Baseball Reference, joining , Ian Kinsler, Brandon Phillips, Hanley Ramírez, José Reyes and .

#11 ADEINY HECHAVARRIA  SS Spring: .326/.340/.543  2 HR  6 RBI  0 SB Thu vs. BOS: -- BOS Series: -- Stand: -- vs. LH: -- Pronunciation: etch-ah-vah-REE-yah Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.500, 6-12) RISP: -- vs. RH: -- ÊÊ Made his sixth Opening Day roster…has started at shortstop for the Marlins on Opening Day in each of the previous five seasons. ÊÊ Enters the season on streaks of 51 errorless games and 179 errorless chances, which both rank 3rd in club history for a shortstop (Stats LLC)…Yunel Escobar had errorless streaks of 53 games and 232 chances in 2013 and Chris Gomez had errorless streaks of 52 games and 242 chances in 2002. ÊÊ Hit .326 (15-for-46) with 2 HR and 6 RBI in spring training…totaled a career-high 8 HR last season, including 6 HR in 39 games from Aug 15 on.

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER  CF Spring: .345/.368/.400  0 HR  6 RBI  3 SB Thu vs. BOS: -- BOS Series: -- Stand: -- vs. LH: -- Pronunciation: KEER-my-er Current Hitting Streak: 1G (..250, 1-4) RISP: -- vs. RH: -- ÊÊ Made his fourth Opening Day roster…has been the Opening Day starting for the Rays in each of the past three seasons. ÊÊ Has reached base safely in a career-high 20 consecutive starts, dating back to Sep 4, 2017 vs. MIN…hit leadoff in his final 35 starts of last season after being reinstated from the 60-day DL, batting .306/.352/.517 (45-for-147) with 5 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR and 19 RBI over that span (Aug 18–Sep 30). ÊÊ Ranked 4th in the majors with 22 Defensive Runs Saved last season, despite being limited to 98 games (95 starts)…ranks 2nd in the majors with 90 DRS since 2014, behind ATL/LAA …won the Rawlings Gold Glove for center field in 2016 and Platinum Glove in 2015.

#13 BRAD MILLER  INF Spring: .231/.286/.462  1 HR  4 RBI  2 SB Thu vs. BOS: -- BOS Series: -- Stand: -- vs. LH: -- Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.500, 2-4) RISP: -- vs. RH: -- ÊÊ Made his fifth Opening Day roster…has made three Opening Day starts at shortstop (2014-16) and one Opening Day start at second base (2017). ÊÊ Was limited to 9 games in spring training due to a broken right pinky toe…was out of Grapefruit League action from Feb 24–March 16. ÊÊ Last season, hit a career-low .201 (68-for-338) in 110 games (96 starts) and his 9 HR were his fewest since his rookie season in 2013 (8)…drew 63 BB to finish with a .327 OBP, and his 6.46 PA/BB ratio was 4th-highest in the AL (min. 300 PA)…hit 30 HR in 152 games for the Rays in 2016.

#40 WILSON RAMOS  C Spring: .209/.286/.279  0 HR  7 RBI  0 SB Thu vs. BOS: -- BOS Series: -- Stand: -- vs. LH: -- Pronunciation: RAH-mos Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: -- vs. RH: -- ÊÊ Made his seventh Opening Day active roster…was the Opening Day catcher for the Nationals in five consecutive seasons from 2012-16. ÊÊ Hit .364 (4-for-11) off Chris Sale last season with 2 HR, both go-ahead shots at home (July 6 in a 4-1 victory and Sep 15 in a 13-6, 15-inning loss). ÊÊ Has at least 1 RBI in 6 consecutive games, since Sep 20, 2017 vs. CHC, matching the longest streak of his career (also July 2-8, 2011, with WAS). ÊÊ Returned from a torn right ACL in late June last season and appeared in 64 games, including 57 starts at catcher…despite the missed time, recorded 11 HR and 35 RBI while playing catcher, the most by a Ray since Kelly Shoppach (11) in 2011 and Dioner Navarro (52) in 2008, respectively. ÊÊ Hit .340 (36-for-106) with 10 HR in 33 games vs. AL East opponents last season…the 10 HR vs. the AL East were a club record for a catcher.

#8 ROB REFSNYDER  INF/OF Spring: .191/.298/.362  2 HR  7 RBI  0 SB Thu vs. BOS: -- BOS Series: -- Stand: -- vs. LH: -- Pronunciation: REHF-sniy-der Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-4 RISP: -- vs. RH: -- ÊÊ Made his first Opening Day roster…acquired by the Rays from the Indians following Tuesday’s spring game vs. DET for cash considerations. ÊÊ Split last season between the Yankees and Blue Jays organizations, appearing in 20 games at second base, 10 games in left field, six games at first base and four games in right field…appeared in 26 games for the Indians this spring, batting .191/.298/.362 (9-for-47) with 2 HR and 7 RBI. ÊÊ Will become the third South Korean-born player in Rays history, following righthanders Jae Weong Seo and Jae Kuk Ryu.

#28 DANIEL ROBERTSON  INF Spring: .298/.400/.489  2 HR  5 RBI  0 SB Thu vs. BOS: -- BOS Series: -- Stand: -- vs. LH: -- Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-19 RISP: -- vs. RH: -- ÊÊ Made his second Opening Day roster (did not play on Opening Day 2017)…hit .298/.400/.489 (14-for-47) with 2 HR and 5 RBI in spring training. ÊÊ Enters the season hitless in his last 19 AB…last season, appeared in 75 games and made 68 starts (38-2B, 18-SS, 10-3B, 2-DH)…at second base, only made 1 error in 134 chances for a .993 fielding pct. …had two stints with the club: Opening Day–Aug 25 and Sep 21 through season’s end. ÊÊ His mother, Julie, survived the Las Vegas shooting last October…he got word of her safety when she called from a hiding spot in a nearby casino.

#0 MALLEX SMITH  OF Spring: .325/.357/.400  0 HR  3 RBI  4 SB Thu vs. BOS: -- BOS Series: -- Stand: -- vs. LH: -- Current Hitting Streak: 4G (.385, 5-13) RISP: -- vs. RH: -- ÊÊ Made his second Opening Day roster…was the Rays Opening Day last season, recording a bunt single against Masahiro Tanaka. ÊÊ Hit .325 (13-for-40) with 4 SB during spring training but was limited to 14 games, missing two weeks with right hamstring tightness. ÊÊ Tied for the team lead with 16 SB last season, appearing in 81 games and making 68 starts (47-CF, 14-LF, 7-RF) across four stints in the majors… combined for 37 SB between the majors and minors, leading Triple-A Durham with 21 SB in only 45 games. #2 DENARD SPAN  OF Spring: .321/.373/.453  1 HR  11 RBI  3 SB Thu vs. BOS: -- BOS Series: -- Stand: -- vs. LH: -- Current Hitting Streak: 5G (.389, 7-18) RISP: -- vs. RH: -- ÊÊ Made his ninth Opening Day active roster…has made eight Opening Day starts: seven in center field (2010-14, 2016-17) and one in left (2009). ÊÊ The Tampa native grew up attending games at Tropicana Field and was a fan of Rocco Baldelli…attended high school at Tampa Catholic. ÊÊ Hit a career-high 12 HR last season, just the second time in 10 major league seasons he reached double-digit homers…was one of three NL outfield- ers with double-digit homers and steals in both the 2016 and 2017 seasons, joining MIL Ryan Braun and COL Charlie Blackmon.

#45 JESÚS SUCRE  C Spring: .182/.229/.303  1 HR  2 RBI  0 SB Thu vs. BOS: -- BOS Series: -- Stand: -- vs. LH: -- Pronunciation: heh-SOOS SUE-cray Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 RISP: -- vs. RH: -- ÊÊ Made his third Opening Day roster (also 2015 with SEA, 2017 with TB)…caught 62 innings during spring training and twice started at DH. ÊÊ Last year was his first full season in the majors, appearing in 62 games and making 50 starts at catcher…established career highs with 7 HR and 29 RBI, both more than his career totals from 2013-16 with Seattle…his 20 runs and 45 hits were also career highs.

18 JOEY WENDLE  INF Spring: .327/.386/.558  1 HR  6 RBI  2 SB Thu vs. BOS: -- BOS Series: -- Stand: -- vs. LH: -- Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-3 RISP: -- vs. RH: -- ÊÊ Made his first Opening Day active roster after batting .327/.386/.558 (17-for-52) with 3 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR and 6 RBI in 19 games during spring training. ÊÊ Acquired by the Rays from the A’s on Dec 11, 2017 in exchange for a player to be named (Jonah Heim)…has spent parts of the last two seasons in the majors, totaling 36 games and 27 starts, all at second base…with Triple-A Nashville last season, hit .285 (136-for-478) with 29 2B, 8 HR and 54 RBI.

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES

#46 JOSÉ ALVARADO  LH Spring: 0-0-0  1.80 ERA  10 G Pronunciation: al-vuh-RAH-doh ÊÊ Made his first Opening Day roster…at 22 years, 312 days, is the youngest Ray to make the Opening Day roster since Matt Moore in 2012. ÊÊ Made 35 apps with the Rays last season spanning three stints…enters the season on scoreless streaks of 14 apps and 11.1 IP…averaged 98.2 mph on his fastball last season, according to StatCast…his max velocity of 100.9 mph was the fastest by a Ray since Fernando Rodney (101.1) in 2013.

#35 MATT ANDRIESE  RH Spring: 0-0-0  2.25 ERA  7 G  1 GS ÊÊ Made his third Opening Day roster…entered last season as the No. 5 starter and began the 2015 season pitching out of the bullpen. ÊÊ In his career, is 2-4 with a 3.54 ERA (56-IP, 22-ER) in 28 relief apps and 14-14 with a 4.55 ERA (223.1-IP, 113-ER) in 44 starts. ÊÊ Went 4-0 with a 3.55 ERA (45.2-IP, 18-ER) in 9 starts at home last season…has not lost at Tropicana Field since Sep 5, 2016 vs. BAL.

#72 YONNY CHIRINOS  RH Spring: 2-0-0  4.15 ERA  9 G  2 GS Pronunciation: chih-REE-nos ÊÊ Will be making his major league debut…went 2-0 with a 4.15 ERA (17.1-IP, 8-ER) and 15 SO in 9 apps (2 starts) in Grapefruit League action. ÊÊ Last season, wamed Minor League Pitcher of the Year by the Rays Baseball Operations department…went 13-5 with a 2.73 ERA (168.1- IP, 51-ER) in 27 apps (26 starts) between Montgomery and Durham…led Rays minor leaguers in innings…tied for 2nd in wins and ranked 3rd with 141 SO.

#37 ALEX COLOMÉ  RH Spring: 1-2-0  4.76 ERA  6 G Pronunciation: COLE-uh-may ÊÊ Made his third Opening Day active roster…is the only pitcher in franchise history to record a save on Opening Day (did so in 2017 vs. NYY). ÊÊ Is 1 save shy of tying Fernando Rodney (85) for 2nd in franchise history…the club’s all-time leader is Roberto Hernandez (101). ÊÊ Led the majors with 47 saves last season, becoming the first pitcher in franchise history to do that…posted 8 saves more than any other AL pitcher… his 47 saves ranked 2nd for a single season in franchise history and were one shy of Fernando Rodney’s club record (48 in 2012).

#36 ANDREW KITTREDGE  RH Spring: 3-1-0  4.50 ERA  8 G  2 GS Pronunciation: KIT-rij ÊÊ Made his first Opening Day roster…made his major league debut last season with the Rays and was on the active roster for four stints. ÊÊ Ended last season on a streak of 8 consecutive scoreless apps…posted a 0.87 ERA (10.1-IP, 1-ER) in 10 apps during his final stint, Sep 3 through sea- son’s end…named to the midseason All-Star Team, and pitched to a 1.45 ERA (68.1-IP, 11-ER) in 41 apps (2 starts) with Durham.

#50 AUSTIN PRUITT  RH Spring: 1-3-0  4.50 ERA  6 G  1 GS ÊÊ Made his second Opening Day roster…was originally optioned on March 25, but recalled to take the roster spot of Nathan Eovaldi (10-day DL). ÊÊ Made 30 apps (8 starts) over three stints with the Rays last season, his first career major league action…went 2-3 with a 4.19 ERA (43-IP, 20-ER) in his 8 starts, compared to 5-2 with a 6.53 ERA (40-IP, 29-ER) in 22 relief apps…ranked 5th among AL rookies with 7 wins. ÊÊ Threw first-pitch strikes to 66.0 pct. of batters faced last season, which would have ranked 5th in the majors if he qualified.

#52 CHAZ ROE  RH Spring: 0-0-0  1.29 ERA  8 G ÊÊ Made his second Opening Day roster (also 2017 with ATL)…did not allow a run in his final 7 apps of spring training spanning 6 IP. ÊÊ Was a September call up to the Rays last season and held opponents to a .143 avg. (4-for-28) in his 9 apps with the club…began the season with the Braves, making 3 apps to start the season, but missed most of the first half with a right lat strain…acquired by the Rays last July 18 for cash.

#54 SERGIO ROMO  RH Spring: 0-0-0  0.00 ERA  5 G ÊÊ Made his ninth Opening Day roster (2010-16 with SF, 2017 with LAD)…has made 570 apps in his career, more than the other eight relievers in the bullpen combined (427)…did not allow a run in 5 Grapefruit League apps, and also made 5 additional intrasquad or minor league apps. ÊÊ Min. 500 apps, he leads active pitchers with a 0.97 WHIP and 5.16 SO/BB ratio…ranks 2nd with a .206 opp avg., including a .188 avg. vs. RHB. ÊÊ Acquired by the Rays from the Dodgers last July 22 for cash…went 2-0 with a 1.47 ERA (30.2-IP, 5-ER) in 25 apps after the trade.

#48 RYAN YARBROUGH  LH Spring: 1-1-0  2.25 ERA  8 G  2 GS ÊÊ Will be making his major league debut…went 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA (16-IP, 4-ER) and 15 SO in 8 apps (2 starts) in Grapefruit League action. ÊÊ Spent all of last season with Durham, going 13-6 with a 3.43 ERA (157.1-IP, 60-ER) in 26 starts…ranked 2nd among Rays minor leaguers in strikeouts, behind Brent Honeywell (172)…tied for 2nd in wins, ranked 3rd in innings and 8th with a 3.43 ERA…led the International League in strikeouts.

BULLPEN BREAKDOWN PLAYER LONG RELIEF APP SAVES-OPPS IR-RS LAST WIN LAST LOSS LAST SAVE vs. LH BATTERS vs. RH BATTERS Alvarado ------6/24/17 vs. BAL ------Andriese ------5/25/17 vs. LAA 9/27/17 at NYY 8/28/17 at KC -- -- Chirinos ------Colomé ------6/27/17 at PIT 6/25/17 vs. BAL 9/30/17 vs. BAL -- -- Kittredge ------7/27/17 at NYY ------Pruitt ------8/28/17 at KC 9/15/17 vs. BOS 6/23/17 vs. BAL -- -- Roe ------9/12/16 vs. MIA 8/9/15 at LAA ------Romo ------8/27/17 at STL 4/10/17 at CHC 10/1/16 vs. LAD -- -- Yarbrough ------OPENING DAY MISC.

OPENING DAY STARTS (THROUGH 2017) TEAM BATTING RECORDS Catcher (8) Shortstop (13) Right Field (13) Most Runs 9 vs. Toronto, 2014 Toby Hall 5 Jason Bartlett 3 3 vs. Detroit, 2002 John Flaherty 4 Julio Lugo 3 Dave Martinez 3 Most Hits 15 vs. New York-AL, 2004 Dioner Navarro 4 Kevin Stocker 3 Steven Souza Jr. 3 vs. Toronto, 2001 Most Doubles 4 4x, last vs. Baltimore, 2010 José Molina 3 Yunel Escobar 2 Ben Zobrist 2 Most Triples 1 vs. New York-AL, 2012 Hank Conger 1 1 José Cruz Jr. 1 vs. Toronto, 2001 John Jaso 1 1 1 Most HR 2 8x, last vs. New York-AL, 2017 Derek Norris 1 Asdrúbal Cabrera 1 Gabe Gross 1 Most Walks 8 vs. Toronto, 2014 René Rivera 1 Chris Gomez 1 1 Most Strikeouts 14 at Boston, 2009 First Base (9) Félix MartÍnez 1 Damon Hollins 1 Most SB 3 at Boston, 2009 Fred McGriff 4 Brad Miller 1 1 at New York-AL, 2007 Carlos Peña 4 Rey Ordoñez 1 1 Travis Lee 3 Sean Rodríguez 1 1 TEAM PITCHING RECORDS James Loney 3 Ben Zobrist 1 1 Most Strikeouts 16 vs. Toronto, 2016 Logan Morrison 2 Left Field (10) Designated Hitter (17) Most Walks 7 vs. New York-AL, 2012 Steve Cox 1 Carl Crawford 8 2 Most Hits 18 vs. Detroit, 1998 Dan Johnson 1 2 José Canseco 2 Most Runs 11 vs. Detroit, 1998 1 Matt Joyce 2 Corey Dickerson 2 Most Pitches 185 vs. New York-AL, 2012 Ty Wigginton 1 2 Rocco Baldelli 1 Most HR 4 at Baltimore, 2006 Second Base (12) 1 Steve Cox 1 Miguel Cairo 3 David DeJesus 1 1 INDIVIDUAL BATTING RECORDS Ben Zobrist 3 Mike Kelly 1 Jonny Gomes 1 Most At-Bats 6 Randy Winn, 1999 at BAL Brent Abernathy 2 Mallex Smith 1 Aubrey Huff 1 Most Runs 3 Tino Martinez, 2004 vs. NYY (Japan) Jorge Cantú 2 Paul Sorrento 1 John Jaso 1 Chris Gomez, 2002 vs. DET Logan Forsythe 2 Jason Tyner 1 Kelly Johnson 1 Most Hits 3 12x-last, Logan Morrison, 2017 vs. NYY Akinori Iwamura 2 Center Field (11) Matt Joyce 1 Most Doubles 2 Vinny Castilla, 2001 vs. TOR Elliot Johnson 1 Desmond Jennings 3 Jeff Keppinger 1 Most Triples 1 Ben Zobrist, 2012 vs. NYY Brad Miller 1 Kevin Kiermaier 3 Al Martin 1 Ben Grieve, 2001 vs. TOR Sean Rodríguez 1 Melvin Upton Jr. 3 1 Most HR 1 24x-last, Longoria/Morrison, 2017 vs. NYY Rey Sánchez 1 Rocco Baldelli 2 Manny Ramírez 1 Most RBI 5 Carlos Peña, 2012 vs. NYY Bobby Smith 1 Gerald Williams 2 Paul Sorrento 1 Most Walks 3 Ben Zobrist, 2014 vs. TOR Melvin Upton Jr. 1 Randy Winn 2 Greg Vaughn 1 Most Strikeouts 4 Matt Joyce, 2012 vs. NYY Third Base (10) Elijah Dukes 1 Starting Pitcher (11) Most SB 1 14x-last, Kevin Kiermaier, 2017 vs. NYY 9 Joey Gathright 1 James Shields 4 Wade Boggs 2 Matt Joyce 1 Chris Archer 3 INDIVIDUAL PITCHING RECORDS Aubrey Huff 2 Quinton McCracken 1 David Price 3 Most Innings 8.0 , 2001 vs. TOR Willy Aybar 1 Chris Singleton 1 Wilson Álvarez 2 Most Strikeouts 12 Chris Archer, 2016 vs. NYY Vinny Castilla 1 Scott Kazmir 2 Most Hits 9 5x-last, James Shields, 2012 vs. NYY Alex Gonzalez 1 1 Most Runs 6 4x-last, James Shields, 2012 vs. NYY Akinori Iwamura 1 Joe Kennedy 1 Most Walks 5 Wilson Álvarez, 1998 vs. DET Herbert Perry 1 Albie Lopez 1 Most HR 3 James Shields, 2010 vs. BAL Scott Kazmir, 2006 at BAL Damian Rolls 1 Tanyon Sturtze 1 Most Pitches 113 Albie Lopez, 2001 vs. TOR Bobby Smith 1 1 Victor Zambrano 1 OPENING DAY HOME RUNS (THROUGH 2017) HR YEARS HR YEARS Evan Longoria 4 2010, 2012, José Cruz Jr. 1 2004 2015, 2017 Tino Martinez 1 2004 Gerald Williams 2 2000, 2001 Travis Lee 1 2006 Ben Zobrist 2 2011, 2013 Jonny Gomes 1 2006 Wade Boggs 1 1998 Elijah Dukes 1 2007 José Canseco 1 1999 Eric Hinske 1 2008 John Flaherty 1 1999 Carlos Peña 1 2012* Fred McGriff 1 2000* Corey Dickerson 1 2016 Randy Winn 1 2001 Logan Morrison 1 2017 Carl Crawford 1 2003+ * GRAND SLAM + WALK-OFF Terry Shumpert 1 2003

OPENING DAY AVG. LEADERS (min. 10 AB) G AVG. (H-AB) G AVG. (H-AB) Julio Lugo 3 .500 (5-10) Dioner Navarro 4 .333 (5-15) Fred McGriff 4 .474 (9-19) Travis Lee 3 .333 (4-12) Desmond Jennings 5 .421 (8-19) Ben Zobrist 6 .318 (7-22) Kevin Stocker 3 .400 (4-10) Toby Hall 5 .300 (6-20) Kevin Kiermaier 3 .400 (4-10) Bob Smith 4 .300 (3-10) Evan Longoria 9 .371 (13-35) Ben Grieve 3 .300 (3-10) John Flaherty 4 .353 (6-17) Miguel Cairo 3 .300 (3-10) Melvin Upton Jr. 4 .333 (5-15) 20 SEASONS OF RAYS BASEBALL: OPENING DAY RECAPS & LINEUPS 1998—Wilson Álvarez threw the first pitch 3B Willy Aybar, RF Eric Hinske, C Dioner Navarro, SS Jason Bartlett, in Rays history (a ball to Brian Hunter) and 3/31/98 R H E P James Shields retired the side in order in the 1st inning… Detroit 11 18 1 however, nine of the next 13 Tigers batters Tampa Bay 6 12 0 2009—After a rain out the day prior, the Rays reached base safely and the Rays fell behind and Red Sox opened the season—169 days 4/7/09 R H E 11-0 by the 5th…Wade Boggs hit a 2-run homer off Justin Thompson in the after the Rays beat Boston in Game 7 of the Tampa Bay 3 3 0 6th to account for the first two runs in franchise history…the Rays rallied for 2008 ALCS… and Jason Va- Boston 5 9 0 4 runs in the 9th but ended the game by stranding the bases loaded. ritek hit solo homers off James Shields, the ÊÊ Starting Lineup: CF Quinton McCracken, 2B Miguel Cairo, 3B Wade latter knocking the Rays starter out in the 6th inning…Red Sox starter Josh Boggs, 1B Fred McGriff, LF Mike Kelly, DH Paul Sorrento, C John Fla- Beckett recorded 10 SO Rays and only allowed 2 hits over 7 IP. herty, RF Dave Martinez, SS Kevin Stocker, P Wilson Álvarez ÊÊ Starting Lineup: 2B Akinora Iwamura, LF Carl Crawford, 3B Evan Longoria, 1B Carlos Peña, DH Pat Burrell, CF Matt Joyce, C Dioner Na- 1999—The Rays got home runs from José Can- varro, RF Gabe Gross, SS Jason Bartlett, P James Shields seco and John Flaherty and three hits from 4/5/99 R H E Fred McGriff, but stranded 12 runners on Tampa Bay 7 12 0 2010—Carl Crawford’s 1-out, 2-run double base…starter Wilson Álvarez yielded a pair Baltimore 10 13 0 in the 9th inning off Mike Gonzalez gave the 4/6/10 R H E of 3rd-inning homers (Albert Belle, Brady Rays their second walk-off win on Open- Baltimore 3 11 0 Anderson)…Wade Boggs had multiple hits in his last Opening Day game. ing Day…to set up Crawford’s heroics, Sean Tampa Bay 4 13 0 ÊÊ Starting Lineup: CF Randy Winn, RF Dave Martinez, DH José Canseco, Rodríguez hit a 1-out single, Kelly Shoppach 1B Fred McGriff, C John Flaherty, 3B Wade Boggs, LF Paul Sorrento, 2B doubled in his first plate appearance as a Ray and Jason Bartlett received his Miguel Cairo, SS Kevin Stocker, P Wilson Álvarez only intentional walk of the season…previously, Evan Longoria blasted a 6th- inning, 473-foot homer off Kevin Millwood to bring the Rays to within 3-2. 2000—Gerald Williams hit the first pitch of ÊÊ Starting Lineup: SS Jason Bartlett, LF Carl Crawford, RF Ben Zobrist, 3B the season for a off Brad Radke 4/3/00 R H E Evan Longoria, 1B Carlos Peña, CF Melvin Upton Jr., DH Pat Burrell, 2B as the Rays recorded their first-ever Open- Tampa Bay 7 14 1 Sean Rodríguez, C Dioner Navarro, P James Shields ing Day win…Steve Trachsel (7-IP, 5-H, 0-BB, Minnesota 0 8 0 7-SO) got his first AL win and Fred McGriff 2011—The Rays and Orioles combined for hit a grand slam, the Rays first on Opening Day. only 9 hits…the Rays were shut out until 4/1/11 R H E ÊÊ Starting Lineup: CF Gerald Williams, RF Dave Martinez, DH José Can- the 9th inning, when Ben Zobrist led off the Baltimore 4 5 0 seco, 1B Fred McGriff, LF Greg Vaughn, 3B Herbert Perry, C John Fla- frame with a homer off Jim Johnson. Tampa Bay 1 4 1 herty, SS Kevin Stocker, 2B Miguel Cairo, P Steve Trachsel ÊÊ Starting Lineup: 2B Ben Zobrist, LF Johnny Damon, 3B Evan Longoria, DH Manny Ramírez, 1B Dan John- 2001—Albie Lopez went 8 IP, which remains son, CF Melvin Upton Jr., RF Matt Joyce, SS Reid Brignac, C John Jaso, P the most ever by a Rays starter on Opening 4/3/01 R H E David Price Day…every Rays player with an at-bat got a Toronto 1 7 1 hit, and Randy Winn’s 8th-inning pinch-hit Tampa Bay 8 15 0 2012—The Rays scored twice in the 9th inning homer was the Rays first on Opening Day. off Mariano Rivera for their third walk-off 4/6/12 R H E ÊÊ Starting Lineup: CF Gerald Williams, DH Steve Cox, LF Greg Vaughn, win on Opening Day…prior to that game, Ri- New York-AL 6 9 0 1B Fred McGriff, RF Ben Grieve, 3B Vinny Castilla, 2B Bobby Smith, C vera was 60-of-61 in career save opportunities Tampa Bay 7 12 1 John Flaherty, SS Félix MartÍnez, P Albie Lopez against the Rays…Carlos Peña’s 1-out single in the 9th scored Ben Zobrist, who had tripled in the game-tying run…Peña hit a 2002—The Rays trailed 5-3 in the 6th inning be- grand slam off CC Sabathia in the 1st, the Rays second on Opening Day. fore Steve Cox’s bases-loaded single tied it and 4/2/02 R H E ÊÊ Starting Lineup: CF Desmond Jennings, RF Ben Zobrist, 3B Evan Long- Greg Vaughn’s RBI single in the 8th gave the Detroit 5 12 2 oria, DH Jeff Keppinger, SS Sean Rodríguez, 1B Carlos Peña, 2B Elliot Rays a lead…Bobby Smith added a key bases- Tampa Bay 9 12 0 Johnson, C José Molina, LF Matt Joyce, P James Shields loaded double in the Rays 4-run 8th…Victor Zambrano pitched in relief and earned the first of his two Opening Day wins. 2013—All 7 runs allowed by the Rays came ÊÊ Starting Lineup: LF Jason Tyner, CF Randy Winn, 1B Steve Cox, DH with two outs…David Price allowed a 2-run 4/2/13 R H E Greg Vaughn, C Toby Hall, RF Ben Grieve, 3B Bob Smith, 2B Brent Ab- homer in the 1st inning to Matt Wieters, but Baltimore 7 13 1 ernathy, SS Chris Gomez, P Tanyon Sturtze the Rays came back with a solo homer by Ben Tampa Bay 4 6 0 Zobrist in the 4th and an RBI double by Des- 2003—Carl Crawford’s 2-out, 2-strike, 3-run mond Jennings and sacrifice fly by Zobrist in the 6th to carry a 3-2 lead into walk-off homer off Chad Fox in the 9th inning 3/31/03 R H E the late innings…Jake McGee allowed a then-career high 5 runs in the 7th, gave the Rays a 6-4 win…it was the eighth Boston 4 8 1 giving the Orioles a lead they never relinquished. walk-off homer on Opening Day in AL his- Tampa Bay 6 7 2 ÊÊ Starting Lineup: CF Desmond Jennings, RF Sam Fuld, 2B Ben Zobrist, tory…Seth McClung recorded the win in his 3B Evan Longoria, LF Matt Joyce, SS Yunel Escobar, 1B James Loney, C major league debut…the Rays trailed 4-0 entering the 7th and 4-1 entering the José Molina, DH Kelly Johnson, P David Price 9th…Terry Shumpert became the fourth Ray to homer in his first at-bat with the team, a 2-run pinch-hit homer in the 9th that brought the Rays to within 4-3. 2014—The Rays matched their largest mar- ÊÊ Starting Lineup: LF Carl Crawford, CF Rocco Baldelli, 3B Aubrey Huff, gin of victory (2011, 2000) and highest run 3/31/14 R H E 1B Travis Lee, DH Al Martin, RF Ben Grieve, C Toby Hall, 2B Brent Ab- total (2002) on Opening Day in franchise Toronto 2 7 2 ernathy, SS Rey Ordoñez, P Joe Kennedy history…the Rays built a 4-0 lead, scoring in Tampa Bay 9 11 0 each of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd innings…David 2004—In a game that started at 6:14 a.m. ET, Price went 7.1 IP to match the 2nd-longest Opening Day start in franchise his- the Rays opened the major league season at 3/30/04 R H E tory…Wil Myers had 3 hits and Matt Joyce recorded 3 RBI. the Tokyo Dome in Japan…Tino Martinez New York-AL 3 7 1 ÊÊ Starting Lineup: LF David DeJesus, RF Wil Myers, 2B Ben Zobrist, 3B singled, doubled and homered for the Rays Tampa Bay 8 15 0 Evan Longoria, 1B James Loney, CF Desmond Jennings, DH Matt Joyce, and José Cruz Jr. homered…the Rays went * game was played in Japan C José Molina, SS Yunel Escobar, P David Price ahead in the 6th inning on back-to-back dou- bles by Martinez and Julio Lugo…Victor Zambrano allowed a two-run homer 2015—The Rays starting lineup included only to Jason Giambi in the 1st, but Zambrano, Lance Carter and Danys Baez held two players playing the same position as the 4/6/15 R H E the Yankees to 1 run on 4 hits over their final 8 IP before a crowd of 55,000. Opening Day starting lineup a year prior (3B Baltimore 6 8 0 ÊÊ Starting Lineup: LF Carl Crawford, 3B Damian Rolls, CF Rocco Baldelli, Evan Longoria, 1B James Loney)…Rays pitch- Tampa Bay 2 8 1 DH Aubrey Huff, RF José Cruz Jr., 1B Tino Martinez, SS Julio Lugo, C ers had 11 SO, a club record for Opening Day Toby Hall, 2B Rey Sánchez, P Victor Zambrano at the time…Chris Archer yielded an unearned run in the 1st and a pair of solo homers (5th, 6th innings)…Longoria hit his third career Opening Day home 2005—The Rays 5-game Opening Day win- run, passing Ben Zobrist and Gerald Williams for the club record. ning streak was snapped…starter Dewon 4/4/05 R H E ÊÊ Starting Lineup: DH John Jaso, RF Steven Souza Jr., SS Asdrúbal Ca- Brazelton only allowed 3 hits in 7 IP, but they Toronto 5 7 1 brera, 3B Evan Longoria, 1B James Loney, LF Desmond Jennings, C came consecutively in the 4th inning: a dou- Tampa Bay 2 10 0 René Rivera, 2B Logan Forsythe, CF Kevin Kiermaier, P Chris Archer ble by Frank Catalanotto, then home runs by Orlando Hudson and Vernon Wells…the Blue Jays had 5 XBH; the Rays none. 2016—For the second straight season, the ÊÊ Starting Lineup: LF Carl Crawford, SS Julio Lugo, RF Aubrey Huff, 1B Rays fell behind on Opening Day in the top 4/3/16 R H E Travis Lee, DH Josh Phelps, 2B Jorge Cantú, CF Chris Singleton, C Toby of the 1st inning and never led…Rays pitch- Baltimore 5 7 2 Hall, 3B Alex Gonzalez, P Dewon Brazelton ers had 16 SO, tying the modern major league Tampa Bay 3 7 1 record (since 1900) for a 9-inning game on 2006—22-year-old Scott Kazmir became the Opening Day, according to the Elias Sports Bureau…Chris Archer became the youngest Opening Day starting pitcher since 4/3/06 R H E first pitcher to record 12 SO (or more) on Opening Day and lose since STL Bob in 1986, but yielded home Tampa Bay 6 7 1 Gibson in 1975 vs. MTL…Corey Dickerson homered in his Rays debut and Evan runs to Luis Matos, Miguel Tejada and Melvin Baltimore 9 14 1 Longoria became the Rays all-time hits leader on Opening Day. Mora over 4 IP and took the loss…the Rays ÊÊ Starting Lineup: 2B Logan Forsythe, 1B Logan Morrison, 3B Evan Long- used three as Julio Lugo (abdominal muscle) and Luis Ordaz (knee) oria, DH Corey Dickerson, LF Desmond Jennings, SS Brad Miller, RF were both injured…the Rays led 4-3 in the 5th inning before Matos and Mora Steven Souza Jr., CF Kevin Kiermaier, C Hank Conger, P Chris Archer hit back-to-back homers to lead off the bottom half of the frame. ÊÊ Starting Lineup: SS Julio Lugo, LF Carl Crawford, 2B Jorge Cantú, 3B 2017—The Rays scored multiple runs in the Aubrey Huff, DH Jonny Gomes, 1B Travis Lee, C Toby Hall, RF Damon 1st, 2nd and 3rd innings, making them the 4/2/17 R H E Hollins, CF Joey Gathright, P Scott Kazmir first team in modern major league history to New York-AL 3 9 1 reach an opposing starting pitcher for at least Tampa Bay 7 13 1 2007—With an average age of 24 years, 79 2 ER in each of the first 3 innings on Opening days, the Rays started the youngest Open- 4/2/07 R H E Day, according to the Elias Sports Bureau…Evan Longoria made his ninth con- ing Day lineup since the 1983 Twins…Elijah Tampa Bay 5 9 0 secutive Opening Day start, surpassing Carl Crawford (8) for most in franchise Dukes connected off Carl Pavano in the 5th New York-AL 9 12 3 history, and hit his fourth career Opening Day homer, extending a club re- inning to become the 99th player in major cord…Logan Morrison had 3 hits, and Longoria and Morrison each had 3 RBI. league history to homer in his first career at-bat…the Rays led 5-3 in the 6th, ÊÊ Starting Lineup: DH Corey Dickerson, CF Kevin Kiermaier, 3B Evan but the Yankees tied it then and added insurance runs in the 7th and 8th. Longoria, 2B Brad Miller, RF Steven Souza Jr., 1B Logan Morrison, SS ÊÊ Starting Lineup: LF Carl Crawford, SS Ben Zobrist, DH Rocco Baldelli, Tim Beckham, LF Mallex Smith, C Derek Norris, P Chris Archer 1B Ty Wigginton, RF Delmon Young, 3B Akinora Iwamura, C Dioner Navarro, CF Elijah Dukes, 2B Melvin Upton Jr., P Scott Kazmir

2008—James Shields allowed a 2-run double in the 1st inning, then shut out the Orioles 3/31/08 R H E over his next 6 IP…Melvin Upton Jr.’s 2-run Tampa Bay 6 10 1 single in the 3rd gave the Rays the lead. Baltimore 2 6 1 ÊÊ Starting Lineup: 2B Akinora Iwamura, LF Carl Crawford, 1B Carlos Peña, CF Melvin Upton Jr., DH Cliff Floyd, PLAYER STATISTICS & HIGHLIGHTS

RAYS HITTERS ON OPENING DAY PLAYER G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG OBP OPENING DAY HIGHLIGHTS Cron 3 8 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 2 starts at 1B, 1 start at DH…doubled off CHC Justin Grimm in 2016 Duffy 2 6 3 0 0 1 4 .500 .500 Hit a 2-run single and 2-run homer in 2016 vs. MIL, and his 4 RBI that day were the most by a Giants infielder on Opening Day since Jeff Kent (4) in 1998 Gómez 10 41 11 2 1 3 4 .268 .318 Hit solo homers in 2010 vs. COL, 2011 at CIN and 2017 vs. CLE Hechavarria 5 17 3 0 0 0 2 .176 .167 All 3 hits came in a 10-1 win over the Rockies in 2014, incl. RBI single off Kiermaier 3 10 4 2 0 0 1 .400 .500 Has hit safely in all 3 Opening Day starts; reached 4 times (2-H, 2-BB) in 2017 vs. NYY Miller 4 17 5 0 0 0 0 .294 .294 3 starts at SS, 1 start at 2B…recorded multi-hit games in 2015 vs. LAA and 2017 vs. NYY Ramos 5 18 3 0 0 0 0 .167 .211 Was the Nationals Opening Day catcher from 2012-16; multi-hit game in 2016 at ATL Refsnyder ------Robertson ------Smith 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 Recorded a bunt single off NYY Masahiro Tanaka in only Opening Day action (2017) Span 8 31 10 1 0 1 8 .323 .371 7 starts in CF, 1 start in LF…has hit safely in 6 straight Opening Day games, incl. 4 multi- hit games over that span…hit a 3-run homer off MIL Ariel Peña in 2016, and his 5 RBI that day were the most by a Giant on Opening Day since Barry Bonds (5) in 2002 Sucre ------Wendle ------

RAYS PITCHERS ON OPENING DAY PLAYER W L SV G IP H ER SO ERA OPENING DAY HIGHLIGHTS Alvarado ------Andriese ------Archer 1 2 0 3 17.2 18 7 22 3.57 Will be making a fourth consecutive Opening Day start…2017 win vs. NYY; 12 SO in 2016 were most by losing pitcher on Opening Day since STL Bob Gibson (12) in 1975 vs. MTL Chirinos ------Colomé 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 0.00 His save in 2017 vs. NYY is the only save in club history on Opening Day Faria ------Kittredge ------Pruitt 0 0 0 1 0.0 2 0 0 0.00 Allowed an unearned run on a single, FC/E5 and single in 2017 vs. NYY Roe 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0 INF Issued a walk to NYM Yoenis Céspedes, his only batter faced, in 2017 Romo 0 0 1 3 2.1 5 1 3 3.86 Recorded the save in the Giants 9-8 win over the D-backs in 2014 Snell ------Yarbrough ------

RAYS HITTERS vs. RED SOX 2017 CAREER PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP Cron 3 10 3 0 0 1 1 .300 .364 11 40 13 3 9 2 4 .325 .357 Duffy ------8 27 7 0 0 2 6 .259 .310 Gómez 3 14 5 2 3 1 4 .357 .400 26 93 19 3 8 5 30 .204 .253 Hechavarria 12 39 5 2 2 2 11 .128 .171 19 64 12 3 8 4 18 .188 .232 Kiermaier 13 52 15 2 4 4 14 .288 .339 53 192 55 5 11 12 43 .286 .335 Miller 17 54 16 3 8 4 18 .296 .356 53 184 51 9 32 20 53 .277 .348 Ramos 9 31 11 4 9 2 4 .355 .394 11 40 13 4 13 2 5 .325 .357 Refsnyder 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 14 36 8 2 4 4 8 .222 .300 Robertson 6 11 0 0 0 2 6 .000 .154 6 11 0 0 0 2 6 .000 .154 Smith 10 27 4 0 0 2 6 .148 .207 13 33 7 0 2 3 7 .212 .278 Span ------29 108 34 0 9 19 16 .315 .426 Sucre 7 18 6 2 7 1 3 .333 .333 10 28 8 2 8 1 6 .286 .290 Wendle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250

RAYS PITCHERS vs. RED SOX 2017 CAREER PLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG Alvarado 0 0 0 3.1 3 0 2 0.00 .200 0 0 0 3.1 3 0 2 0.00 .200 Andriese 1 1 0 11.0 16 10 10 8.18 .327 2 2 0 36.2 41 22 37 5.40 .277 Archer 1 1 0 15.1 23 10 18 5.87 .333 2 12 0 99.0 114 60 117 5.45 .284 Chirinos ------Colomé 0 0 6 8.1 7 2 6 2.16 .219 1 0 9 31.1 24 11 24 3.16 .214 Faria 1 0 0 9.0 4 1 3 1.00 .143 1 0 0 9.0 4 1 3 1.00 .143 Kittredge 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 1 0.00 .250 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 1 0.00 .250 Pruitt 0 2 0 15.1 28 10 15 5.87 .400 0 2 0 15.1 28 10 15 5.87 .400 Roe 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 2 0.00 .250 2 0 0 6.2 5 2 8 2.70 .227 Romo 0 0 0 5.2 4 1 4 1.59 .200 1 0 0 8.1 6 2 6 2.16 .200 Snell 0 2 0 10.2 13 7 10 5.91 .302 1 3 0 19.2 25 13 17 5.95 .316 Yarbrough ------2018 RAYS DAY-BY-DAY POS. HOME POS. HOME # GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM. # GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM. 1 3/29 vs. BOS 4:00 Schedule Magnet & 20th Anniversary Cowbell 82 6/30 vs. HOU 4:10 Zubaz T-Shirt 2 3/30 vs. BOS 7:10 83 7/1 vs. HOU 1:10 Wearable Rays Up Flag (Kids 14 & under) 3 3/31 vs. BOS 6:10 1998 Replica Seat Cushion 84 7/2 at MIA 7:10 4 4/1 vs. BOS 1:10 Commemorative Baseball (Kids 14 & under) 85 7/3 at MIA 7:10 5 4/2 at NYY 1:05 86 7/4 at MIA 1:10 4/3 - OFF (1) 7/5 - OFF (13) 6 4/4 at NYY 1:05 87 7/6 at NYM 7:10 7 4/5 at BOS 2:05 88 7/7 at NYM 4:10 4/6 - OFF (2) 89 7/8 at NYM 1:10 8 4/7 at BOS 1:05 90 7/9 vs. DET 7:10 9 4/8 at BOS 1:05 91 7/10 vs. DET 7:10 10 4/9 at CWS 8:10 92 7/11 vs. DET 12:10 11 4/10 at CWS 2:10 93 7/12 at MIN 8:10 12 4/11 at CWS 2:10 94 7/13 at MIN 8:10 4/12 - OFF (3) 95 7/14 at MIN 2:10 13 4/13 vs. PHI 7:10 96 7/15 at MIN 2:10 14 4/14 vs. PHI 6:10 Carl Crawford Bobblehead 7/16 - All-Star Break 15 4/15 vs. PHI 1:10 Chris Archer & Kevin Kiermaier Emoji T-Shirt (Kids 14 & under) 7/17 - All-Star Game Nationals Park () 16 4/16 vs. TEX 7:10 7/18 - All-Star Break 17 4/17 vs. TEX 7:10 7/19 - All-Star Break 18 4/18 vs. TEX 1:10 97 7/20 vs. MIA 7:10 4/19 - OFF (4) 98 7/21 vs. MIA 6:10 DJ Kitty Mascot Head 19 4/20 vs. MIN 7:10 99 7/22 vs. MIA 1:10 Beach Tank Top (Kids 14 & under) 20 4/21 vs. MIN 6:10 Car Sun Shade 100 7/23 vs. NYY 7:10 21 4/22 vs. MIN 1:10 Mascot Socks (Kids 14 & under) 101 7/24 vs. NYY 7:10 4/23 - OFF (5) 102 7/25 vs. NYY 12:10 22 4/24 at BAL 7:05 103 7/26 at BAL 7:05 23 4/25 at BAL 7:05 104 7/27 at BAL 7:05 24 4/26 at BAL 7:05 105 7/28 at BAL 7:05 25 4/27 at BOS 7:10 106 7/29 at BAL 1:05 26 4/28 at BOS 4:05 7/30 - OFF (14) 27 4/29 at BOS 1:05 107 7/31 vs. LAA 7:10 28 4/30 at DET 7:10 108 8/1 vs. LAA 7:10 29 5/1 at DET 7:10 109 8/2 vs. LAA 1:10 30 5/2 at DET 1:10 110 8/3 vs. CWS 7:10 5/3 - OFF (6) 111 8/4 vs. CWS 6:10 Akinori Iwamura Bobblehead 31 5/4 vs. TOR 7:10 112 8/5 vs. CWS 1:10 Kevin Kiermaier Lunch Box (Kids 14 & under) 32 5/5 vs. TOR 6:10 Tropical Shirt 8/6 - OFF (15) 33 5/6 vs. TOR 1:10 Baseball Toss Game (Kids 14 & under) 113 8/7 vs. BAL 7:10 5/7 - OFF (7) 114 8/8 vs. BAL 7:10 34 5/8 vs. ATL 7:10 115 8/9 vs. BAL 7:10 35 5/9 vs. ATL 7:10 116 8/10 at TOR 7:07 5/10 - OFF (8) 117 8/11 at TOR 4:07 36 5/11 at BAL 7:05 118 8/12 at TOR 1:07 37 5/12 at BAL 7:05 8/13 - OFF (16) 38 5/13 at BAL 1:05 119 8/14 at NYY 7:05 39 5/14 at KC 7:05 120 8/15 at NYY 7:05 40 5/15 at KC 8:15 121 8/16 at NYY 1:05 41 5/16 at KC 2:15 122 8/17 at BOS 7:10 42 5/17 at LAA 10:07 123 8/18 at BOS 7:10 43 5/18 at LAA 10:07 124 8/19 at BOS 1:05 44 5/19 at LAA 9:07 125 8/20 vs. KC 7:10 45 5/20 at LAA 4:07 126 8/21 vs. KC 7:10 5/21 - OFF (9) 127 8/22 vs. KC 7:10 46 5/22 vs. BOS 7:10 128 8/23 vs. KC 7:10 47 5/23 vs. BOS 7:10 129 8/24 vs. BOS 7:10 48 5/24 vs. BOS 7:10 130 8/25 vs. BOS 6:10 Wade Boggs Bobblehead 49 5/25 vs. BAL 7:10 131 8/26 vs. BOS 1:10 DJ Kitty Slippers (Kids 14 & under) 50 5/26 vs. BAL 4:10 Kevin Kiermaier STAR WARS Pop Vinyl 8/27 - OFF (17) 51 5/27 vs. BAL 1:10 Raymond Children's Book (Kids 14 & under) 132 8/28 at ATL 7:35 52 5/28 at OAK 4:05 133 8/29 at ATL 7:35 53 5/29 at OAK 10:05 8/30 - OFF (18) 54 5/30 at OAK 10:05 134 8/31 at CLE 7:10 55 5/31 at OAK 3:35 135 9/1 at CLE 7:10 56 6/1 at SEA 10:10 136 9/2 at CLE 4:10 57 6/2 at SEA 10:10 137 9/3 at TOR 7:07 58 6/3 at SEA 4:10 138 9/4 at TOR 7:07 6/4 - OFF (10) 139 9/5 at TOR 7:07 59 6/5 at WAS 7:05 9/6 - OFF (19) 60 6/6 at WAS 1:05 140 9/7 vs. BAL 7:10 61 6/7 vs. SEA 7:10 141 9/8 vs. BAL 6:10 20th Anniversary Photo Viewer 62 6/8 vs. SEA 7:10 142 9/9 vs. BAL 1:10 Snack N' Drink Cup (Kids 14 & under) 63 6/9 vs. SEA 4:10 Fred McGriff & Tino Martinez Bobblehead 143 9/10 vs. CLE 7:10 64 6/10 vs. SEA 1:10 Boogie Board (Kids 14 & under) 144 9/11 vs. CLE 7:10 65 6/11 vs. TOR 7:10 145 9/12 vs. CLE 1:10 66 6/12 vs. TOR 7:10 9/13 - OFF (20) 67 6/13 vs. TOR 1:10 146 9/14 vs. OAK 7:10 68 6/14 at NYY 7:05 147 9/15 vs. OAK 6:10 Tote Bag 69 6/15 at NYY 7:05 148 9/16 vs. OAK 1:10 Toy Truck (Kids 14 & under) 70 6/16 at NYY 1:05 149 9/17 at TEX 8:05 71 6/17 at NYY 2:05 150 9/18 at TEX 8:05 72 6/18 at HOU 8:10 151 9/19 at TEX 2:05 73 6/19 at HOU 8:10 152 9/20 at TOR 7:07 74 6/20 at HOU 8:10 153 9/21 at TOR 7:07 6/21 - OFF (11) 154 9/22 at TOR 4:07 75 6/22 vs. NYY 7:10 155 9/23 at TOR 1:07 76 6/23 vs. NYY 4:10 Rays & Devil Rays Reversible Jersey 156 9/24 vs. NYY 7:10 77 6/24 vs. NYY 1:10 Chris Archer Snapback Hat (Kids 14 & under) 157 9/25 vs. NYY 7:10 78 6/25 vs. WAS 7:10 158 9/26 vs. NYY 7:10 79 6/26 vs. WAS 12:10 159 9/27 vs. NYY 1:10 6/27 - OFF (12) 160 9/28 vs. TOR 7:10 80 6/28 vs. HOU 7:10 161 9/29 vs. TOR 7:10 Dan Johnson Bobblehead 81 6/29 vs. HOU 7:10 162 9/30 vs. TOR 3:10 PopSockets (Kids 14 & under)

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