TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014 Vs. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS RH Jake Odorizzi (2-6, 5.31) Vs
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TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014 vs. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS RH Jake Odorizzi (2-6, 5.31) vs. RH Adam Wainwright (8-3, 2.31) First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Sun Sports | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Spanish) Game No.: 66 (24-41) | Home Game No.: 33 (13-19) | All-Time Game No.: 2,655 (1,219-1,435) | All-Time Home Game: 1,327 (679-647) March: 1-0 | April: 10-16 | May: 12-17 | June: 1-8 FIRST PITCH—Tomorrow Tony La Russa will throw the ceremonial first son…they are 5-29 when the starting pitcher RAYS THRU 65 GAMES, pitch…La Russa will be inducted on July 27 to the National Baseball Hall of fails to complete 6 innings. 2008-14 Fame, becoming the second Tampa native enshrined after Al Lopez…he Year W-L Pct. Pos GB managed 33 seasons in the majors for the White Sox (1979-86), A’s (1986- RAYS vs. CARDINALS—The clubs are 2014 24-41 .369 5 15.0 95) and Cardinals (1996–2001) including three World Series titles (1990, playing 2 games here and 2 in St. Louis 2013 35-30 .538 4 5.0 2006, 2011)…La Russa was recently named the Chief Baseball Officer of (July 22-23)…this is the fourth series be- 2012 36-29 .554 3 3.5 the Arizona Diamondbacks. tween the clubs, and the Rays are 3-6 all- 2011 35-30 .539 3 4.0 2010 41-24 .631 T-1 +3.0 time: 2-1 in 2011 (home), 1-2 in 2008 (road) 2009 34-31 .523 3 5.0 RAYS IN THE COMMUNITY—Today Evan Longoria visited Seminole and 0-3 in 2005 (home)…the Rays lost 6 of 2008 38-27 .585 2 1.0 Heights Library in Tampa to read to a group of children, discuss the impor- the first 7 meetings but won the last 2. tance of reading and encourage them to read over the summer…“Reading with the Rays – Read Your Way to the Ballpark” is a joint effort by the Rays HEY BROTHER—Brothers Jose Molina and Yadier Molina have only Baseball Foundation, Longoria and the Suncoast Credit Union Foundation. played against each other in a game twice: June 24, 2011 (TOR at STL) Ê RH Alex Cobb today met with media to give details on his new part- and June 24, 2010 (STL at TOR)…in those games, Jose was 4-for-7 with a nership with isoBLOX, the new protective sports gear brand that is double and a walk, while Yadier was 0-for-5. bringing its new technology to youth baseball and softball. Ê RH Chris Archer today visited a group of 10 boys at Carlton Manor, MORE ST. LOUIS TIES—Tonight’s starter RH Jake Odorizzi grew up a a group foster home in St. Petersburg…he spoke with and answered Cardinals fan in Highland, Ill., about 30 miles east of St. Louis…he attended questions from the group while Chick-fil-A donated lunch. games frequently at both old and new Busch Stadium, and saw tonight’s opponent RH Adam Wainwright pitch in person…in April, he wore a St. SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE—The Rays have lost 13 of their last 14 Louis Blues cap and jersey for the Rays themed road trip to Chicago as games (beginning May 26), their worst 14-game stretch since Sep 3-16, the Blues and Blackhawks were playing in the Western Conference Quar- 2009 (1-13)…with 35 runs scored, it’s their lowest-scoring 14-game stretch terfinals…Joe Maddon and Ben Zobrist also grew up as Cardinals fans. in over a decade, since April 14-30, 2004 (35)…during these 14 games, they have hit .105 (10-for-95) with runners in scoring position, including GOOD TIMES—In a span of 4 days, the Rays are facing three pitchers who 0-for-13 over the last 2 games and .098 (5-for-51) on the current homes- each rank in their league’s top 10 in ERA: RH Felix Hernandez (Sunday), tand…furthermore, they’ve scored only 24 runs in the last 12 games, their RH Adam Wainwright (tonight) and RH Michael Wacha (tomorrow). lowest-scoring 14-game stretch since July 1998…if they lose tonight, it would be their worst 15-game stretch since June 25–July 12, 2007 (1-14). INTERLEAGUE PLAY—The Rays are 2-5 in interleague play this season, losing their last 5 after winning their first 2 in Cincinnati…in fact, the Rays PAGING THE 1914 “MIRACLE BRAVES”—The slump has dropped the have lost 10 of their last 12 interleague games, since they finished the 2013 Rays to a season-high 17 games under .500, most since finishing the 2007 season on a 5-game skid in interleague play…the Rays are 141-154 all- season at 66-96 in their final year as the Devil Rays…no team yet in major time, but 17 games over .500 under Joe Maddon (85-68) and 67-50 (.573) league history has recovered from being 17 games under .500 to reach the since becoming the Rays in 2008, 7th best in the majors during that span… postseason that year…the closest? 100 years and 1 day ago—the morning the AL has won the season series in each of the last 10 years and has the of June 9, 1914—the Boston Braves were 16 games under .500 at 12-28… edge this year, 69-60. they went 82-31 (.726) from that point forward to finish 94-59, then swept Ê Tomorrow’s starter LH Erik Bedard has the lowest ERA all-time in in- the Philadelphia A’s in the World Series (4-0). terleague play (min. 25 starts), at 2.51…he is followed by LAA Jered Weaver (2.53) and DET Justin Verlander (2.56). FOREIGN SOIL—The Rays have held the majors’ worst record for 6 straight days, now 3.0 GB of the Phillies and Cubs (both 25-36)…prior to RAYS PITCHING—Through 6 games this homestand, Rays pitchers have this stretch, they’d spent only one day with the majors’ worst record outright totaled 61 SO and only 6 BB in 54 IP, a SO/BB ratio of better than 10…the since becoming the Rays in 2008—when they were 1-8 thru April 10, 2011. Rays rank 3rd in the majors with 548 strikeouts this season, trailing the In- Ê The Rays record is their worst after 65 games under Joe Maddon dians (571) and Dodgers (553)…in the month of June, they lead the majors and worst since 2005 (22-43)…they are now a season-high 15 GB with 91 SO—15 more than any other team (Reds, Mariners 76). in the AL East, largest deficit since finishing the 2009 season at Ê This season the Rays have allowed 3 or more runs in an inning 41 19 GB…they began the season 7-5 thru April 12 and were alone in times, tied with the Rangers for most in the majors. first place on that day; since then they are 17-36 (.321). PRICE IN COMMAND—Yesterday David Price had 10 SO and 1 BB in the FIRING BLANKS—After being shut out the last 2 games by Seattle (5-0 and loss to the Mariners and now leads the majors with: 3-0, respectively), the Rays now lead the AL with 9 shutouts this season, Ê 111 strikeouts…this puts him on pace for a club-record 277 K’s, a one shy of San Diego for the major league lead…the 9 shutouts already mark that’s been reached by only two AL pitchers since 2000: BOS exceeds their 2013 total (8) and is their most ever through 65 games…Rays Pedro Martinez (284) in 2000 and TEX Yu Darvish (277) in 2013. have been shut out 4 times in 9 games in the month of June. Ê 5 double-digit strikeout games…he had only one double-digit Ê This is the seventh time in club history they’ve been shut out in back- strikeout game in 2013…it was the 19th of his career, tying James to-back games (last Aug 4-5, 2012 vs. BAL)…the Rays have never Shields for the franchise record…already one shy of the club single- been shut out in 3 straight games, and the last AL team to do so was season mark (Shields in 2012, Price in 2011, Scott Kazmir in 2007). Kansas City, July 5-7, 2004 at MIN. Ê 11.1 SO/BB ratio (111/10)…in major league history, no qualifying Ê The Rays have gone 19 straight scoreless innings…their last runs pitcher has finished a season with a SO/BB ratio this high…NYM came on Evan Longoria’s 2-run homer in the 8th on Saturday. Bret Saberhagen holds the record of 11.0 in 1994 (143/13). Ê 71.8 first-pitch strike pct. OFFENSIVELY SPEAKING—The Rays have scored 236 runs in 65 games (3.63), the lowest-scoring offense in the AL…however, they’ve averaged 53 KEVIN KIERMAIER—Since May 18—despite spending 6 days (May 22- percent more R/G at home (4.41 R/G, 141-R, 32-G) than on the road, where 27) in the minors since then—leads the Rays with 8 extra-base hits—and is their 2.88 R/G (95-R, 33-G) is last in the majors.