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TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2016 vs. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES LH Drew Smyly vs. RH Aaron Nola First Pitch: 1:05 p.m. | Location: Charlotte Sports Park, Charlotte County, Fla. | TV: None | Radio: MLB.com Game No: 15 (6-8-0) | vs. AL: 5-5-0 | vs. NL: 1-3-0 | Home: 4-3-0 | Road: 2-5-0 Day 24 of Spring Training | 19 Days Until Opening Day—Sunday, April 3 vs. TOR (4:05 p.m.) SALUTING TEACHERS (AND KIDS)—Today the first 500 kids (14 and BRAVES 5, RAYS 0—The Rays were shut TODAY’S STARTING LINEUP under) through the gates will receive a Rays Retro Lunch Box presented by out for the first time this spring, losing, 5-0, 11 Logan Forsythe (R) 2B Bright House Networks…the Rays are also celebrating School Employee to the Braves at Disney’s Wide World of 13 Brad Miller (L) SS Appreciation Day, as they offer the teachers and employees of the Charlotte Sports…RH Chris Archer allowed 2-R 3 Evan Longoria (R) 3B County and North Port Schools free tickets to the game…school employees (1-ER) over a spring-high 4.2 IP (4-H, 7 Logan Morrison (L) 1B need only to present their employee identification badge at the Charlotte 2-BB, 3-SO, 72 pitches, 38 strikes)…LF 8 Desmond Jennings (R) LF Sports Park box office tomorrow to receive a free General Admission ticket. Jaff Decker robbed 2B Reid Brignac of 20 Steven Souza Jr. (R) DH 39 Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF Ê Spring training tickets are available online at raysbaseball.com, by a would-be home run in the 6th…RH Tyler 19 Curt Casali (R) C phone at 888-FAN-RAYS or in person at the Charlotte Sports Park Sturdevant allowed 2-R/ER over 1.1 IP 44 Rene Rivera (R) DH Box Office…the Charlotte Sports Park box office opens at 10 a.m. (2-H, 1-BB, 1-WP)…RH Mark Sapping- 33 Drew Smyly LHP ton recorded his fourth scoreless app of THE YOUNGEST RAY—Congratulations to OF Brandon Guyer, and his the spring (1.0-IP, 1-H, 1-SO). RAYS IN wife, Lindsay, who welcomed their second child yesterday, son Camden… SPRING TRAINING mother and the boy are both healthy…Brandon made his major league de- ONE WEEK FROM TODAY—The Rays W-L-T Att. 2016 6-8-0 35,851 but at Camden Yards and homered in his first plate appearance there on will travel to Cuba to play the Cuban Na- 2015 15-13-2 80,406 May 6, 2011. tional Team on March 22 at Estadio Latino- 2014 16-7-4 78,264 americano in Havana…ESPN and ESPN 2013 15-17-2 90,935 ENJOYING THE SUNSHINE—The Rays Deportes will provide live, national cover- 2012 10-16-6 87,916 next 2 games are against the Phillies, today BEST RECORD, MLB, age of the game, and ESPN’s SportsCen- 2011 15-14-2 95,859 at home and Thursday in Clearwater…to- SPRING TRAINING, 2008-16 ter will have an on-site presence in Ha- 2010 20-8-2 97,971 day is the 15th of 29 games on the Grape- W-L-T Pct. vana on March 21-22…the Rays Radio 2009 15-16-1 103,255 fruit League schedule, and eighth of 14 Royals 147-109 .574 Network will also air the game live…the 2008 18-8-2 54,960 home games at Charlotte Sports Park…not Angels 146-109 .573 Rays will be only the second major league 2007 10-19-2 79,044 2006 13-16-1 70,756 included is the March 22 game in Havana, Blue Jays 139-112 .554 club in the last 57 years to play a game Cardinals 128-105 .549 2005 13-16 61,261 Cuba against the Cuban National Team… in Cuba…most recently, the Baltimore Ori- Rays 130-107 .549 2004 11-8 43,916 the schedule features two split-squad oles defeated the Cuban National Team 2003 8-19-3 51,324 days: March 13 (vs. BOS, at TOR) and April 1 on March 28, 1999 by a score of 3-2 in 2002 10-16-1 49,043 (at ATL, at DET). 11 innings, before 50,000 fans at Estadio 2001 12-15-1 57,081 Ê This is the Rays 19th spring in the Grapefruit League and eighth call- Latinoamericano…see separate “Baseball 2000 14-17 67,089 ing Charlotte Sports Park home…since becoming the Rays in 2008, in Cuba” packet for more details. 1999 14-14-1 59,230 the team has recorded at least 15 wins in seven out of eight spring Ê Media interested in traveling to 1998 12-18 66,781 trainings…they never achieved this in 10 springs as the Devil Rays… Cuba for the event must contact Total 247-265-30 1,331,302 the Rays have compiled a 130-107 (.549) spring record during this John Blundell of the MLB Commu- span, 5th best in the majors (see chart)…the Rays are three-time nications Department as soon as BEST RECORD, MLB, REGULAR SEASON, 2008-15 Grapefruit League champions (2008, 2010, 2014). possible to receive consideration… W-L-T Pct. email [email protected]. Yankees 735-561 .567 PLANNING YOUR DAY—Today the Rays clubhouse will be open from Cardinals 728-568 .562 8:45–9:45, and Manager Kevin Cash will be available in his office at 10 ARCHER GETS OPENING DAY NOD— Angels 713-583 .550 a.m. …tomorrow is the first of two off-days scheduled for the Rays (also Yesterday Manager Kevin Cash an- Rays 707-590 .545 March 28), and the clubhouse will be closed…RH Jake Odorizzi will pitch at nounced that RH Chris Archer will start Dodgers 705-590 .544 the Charlotte Sports Complex against Red Sox minor leaguers at 1:05 p.m. on Opening Day, Sunday, April 3 vs. TOR …on Thursday, the bus leaves for Clearwater at 8:15, the Rays clubhouse at at Tropicana Field in a game nationally on ESPN…the rest of the starting Charlotte Sports Park will be open from 8:30–9:30 and Cash will be available rotation has not been announced…this will be Archer’s second Opening in the visiting manager’s office in Clearwater at 11 a.m. Day start…in 2015, he lost at home to Baltimore and replaced Alex Cobb, who suffered an elbow injury after initially being named the Opening Day RAYS vs. PHILLIES—Today is the first of 2 games scheduled with the Phillies, starter on March 4. the other coming Thursday at Bright House Field in Clearwater…last spring, the Rays went 2-2 vs. the Phillies, losing the first 2 and winning the next 2, 14 STRAIGHT, 30 OR UNDER—This will mark the 14th straight season the including was a 10-1 win in Clearwater on April 2…on March 17 in Clearwater, Rays Opening Day starter has been age 30 or younger…the only Opening RH Alex Cobb—less than 2 weeks after being named Opening Day starter— Day starter 31 or older in Rays history was 31-year-old Tanyon Sturtze in sustained an elbow injury that later required Tommy John surgery. 2002…since 2008, the Rays have started a pitcher 30 or under in 96.9 pct. Ê In the 2015 regular season, the Rays lost 2 of 3 games in Philadel- of their games (1,257 of 1,297)…the Rays will enter 2016 with a streak of phia (July 20-22)…the Rays hold a 15-9 (.625) all-time interleague 236 consecutive starts by 30-and-under pitchers, since Erik Bedard’s last record against the Phillies…they will not meet in 2016. start (July 3, 2014 at DET)…in fact, every Rays starter has been age 27 or younger since David Price was traded in July 2014. REMEMBER WHEN—On July 21, 2015 in Philadelphia, the Rays beat to- Ê It will also be the 14th straight opener by a pitcher who broke into the day’s starter Aaron Nola, 1-0…Nathan Karns homered off Nola for the majors with the Rays, dating back to Sturtze. game’s only run…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, Karns became the first rookie pitcher to homer for the only run of a 1-0 victory in 136 years, ROLL CALL—The Rays have 64 players in camp: consisting of 34 P, 6 C, since Harry McCormick did it for the Syracuse Stars against the Boston 14 INF and 10 OF…24 are non-roster invites…seven players on the 40- Red Caps on July 26, 1879. man roster joined the organization since the end of the 2015 regular sea- son, five of those via trade…19 players on the 40-man roster were acquired DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE—The Rays offense leads the majors with 45 via trade…only six players on the current 40-man roster made their Rays doubles, 7 more than any other team (Phillies-38)…INF Logan Forsythe debut prior to 2013: 3B Evan Longoria, OF Desmond Jennings, RH Alex and OF Desmond Jennings are tied (with five others) for the major league Cobb, OF Brandon Guyer, LH Matt Moore and RH Chris Archer. lead with 5 doubles…Rays hitters have drawn only 31 walks, fewest in the GL and 2nd fewest in the majors (White Sox, 28). INSIDE THE 40-MAN—Seven players on the 40-man roster joined the Ê The Rays pitching staff ranks 3rd in the majors with a 3.32 ERA (122- organization since the end of the 2015 regular season, five of those via IP, 45-ER)…they rank 3rd in the majors with a .239 opp avg., and trade…19 players on the 40-man roster were acquired via trade…only six 5th with a 1.27 WHIP…the Rays have committed 20 errors, tied with players on the current 40-man roster made their Rays debut prior to 2013: Oakland for most in the majors…15 of those 20 errors were commit- 3B Evan Longoria, OF Desmond Jennings, RH Alex Cobb, OF Brandon ted by infielders, 11 by middle infielders…those errors have led to a Guyer, LH Matt Moore and RH Chris Archer.