TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2017 at TORONTO BLUE JAYS RH Jacob Faria (1-0, 1.42) Vs
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TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2017 AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS RH Jacob Faria (1-0, 1.42) vs. RH Marco Estrada (4-4, 4.04) First Pitch: 7:07 p.m. | Location: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ont. | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 67 (34-32) | Road Game No.: 31 (13-17) | All-Time Game No.: 3,143 (1,454-1,688) | All-Time Road Game No.: 1,567 (653-913) April: 12-14 | May: 17-13 | June: 5-5 DRAFT MOVING ALONG—Last night the Rays selected three players on FARIA’S QUEST—Tonight’s starter, RH Jacob Faria, is attempting to be- the first day of the 2017 June Draft…with the No. 4 overall pick, they drafted come the third Ray all-time to win his first 2 career games, both as a start- 1B/LHP Brendan McKay from the University of Louisville…with the No. 31 er…the only Rays to have done that are RH Jeremy Hellickson (2010) and selection, they drafted RH Drew Rasmussen from Oregon State Universi- LH Joe Kennedy (2001)…Faria made his major league debut on Wed vs. ty…with the No. 40 pick, they selected RH Michael Mercado from Westview CWS (June 7), six years to the day after the Rays selected him in the 10th (Calif.) High School…McKay is a three-time winner of college baseball’s round of the 2011 June Draft out of Gahr HS (Cerritos, Calif.). John Olerud Award, which is given to the nation’s top two-way player…this year he was also named Baseball America’s College Player of the Year, ACC RAY-KING RAYS—The Rays next home run will RAYS OFFENSE Player of the Year, one of four finalists for the Dick Howser Trophy, and a be their 100th of the season, and if it comes to- A.L. RANKS semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award…through the Super Regionals, he night it would be quickest in club history to reach 310 runs 3rd is batting .343 (72-for-210) with 17 HR and 56 RBI, and on the mound is 10-3 100 (67th game), surpassing last season’s club 568 hits 5th with a 2.34 ERA (104-IP, 27-ER) with 140 SO in 16 starts…see separate record (68th)…the Rays are tied with Houston for 14 3B T-1st “Draft Rundown” press release for more info on selections. 2nd in the majors in home runs, trailing the Yankees 99 HR T-2nd Ê With their first selection today (third round, 79th overall), the Rays (103)…they've hit 48 HR in their last 25 games… 215 XBH 2nd drafted Florida State SS Taylor Walls. they rank among AL leaders in several other cat- 995 TB 3rd .438 SLG 3rd Ê MLB.com will air Rounds 3 through 10 today, and rounds 11 through egories (see chart)…their 310 runs through 66 .764 OPS 4th 40 tomorrow…Baseball Operations personnel will be available on games are their most since 2013 (323)…Rays lead 38 SB 4th conference calls at the conclusion of each day; please contact the the AL with 49 runs scored in the 1st inning, ahead 245 BB T-1st Rays Communications dept. if you’re interested. of New York (44)…they have outscored opponents 667 SO 1st* 205-144 (+61) in innings 1-through-5 but have been * leads majors ROSTER MOVE—The Rays have recalled RH Jacob Faria from Triple-A outscored 153-105 (-48) from the 6th inning on. Durham to make his second major league start tonight…RH Matt Andriese Ê The Rays have hit 51 HR in 30 road games, was placed on the 10-day DL with a stress reaction in his right hip (retroac- most in the AL and 2nd in the majors (Mets 54). tive to Sunday, June 11)…he is expected to refrain from baseball activity for Ê The Rays have 8 back-to-back homers this season, most in the ma- several weeks, and aim for a late-season return. jors, followed by the Angels and Mariners (5)…the club record is 9 Ê C Wilson Ramos (recovery from torn ACL) joins Triple-A Durham (2008 and 2007)…3+ consecutive HR counts as one occurrence. on a rehab assignment tonight at Columbus (Indians)…Ramos, who Ê On Sun vs. OAK, Corey Dickerson became the fifth Ray to reach 30 had been rehabbing with Class-A Charlotte, is scheduled to DH to- RBI this season—only the Reds (six) and Astros (five) have as many night and catch tomorrow. players with 30 RBI…he joined Logan Morrison (38), Steven Souza Jr. (38), Evan Longoria (35) and Tim Beckham (31). RAY MATTER—With a win tonight, the Rays can match their season high- Ê Rays have scored 138 of their 310 runs with 2 outs (44.5 pct.), the water mark of 3 games over .500 (5-2 through April 9)…they have won 5 of highest rate in the majors, ahead of the Orioles (44.4)…on Sunday their last 6 games, 11 of 18 and 15 of 25…they went 5-2 on the just com- they had 5 straight 2-out hits in the 5th, leading ot their first 3 runs. pleted homestand (2-1 vs. CWS, 3-1 vs. OAK)…they are 7-1-1 over their last nine series, beginning May 12…the Rays have overcome 3-0 deficits THE MALLEX EFFECT—OF Mallex Smith was recalled prior to Friday’s in each of their last 2 wins, including Sunday’s 5-4 win over Oakland, and game vs. OAK to take the roster spot of injured CF Kevin Kiermaier (right have come back from 3-run deficits in 3 of their last 7 wins…yesterday was hip fracture)…in the 4-game series over the weekend, he went 8-for-14 the Rays third of five off-days in the month of June, compaerd to one in the (.571/.625/.857) with 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 4 SB, 6 runs and 2 bunt singles… month of May…today they open a 6-game road trip to Toronto (2 games) recorded multiple hits in 3 of the 4 games, including a career-high-tying 3 and Detroit (4)…prior to getting swept in Seattle to close out the last road hits on Sunday (fourth time, last May 14, 2016 at KC, with ATL). trip, the Rays had won five consecutive series on the road. Ê The Rays are 26-18 vs. right-handed starters, 8-14 vs. LH starters. COREY CLIMBS IN LATEST BALLOT UPDATE—In MLB’s All-Star vot- Ê The Rays stole 12 bases (in 14 attempts) during the 7-game home- ing update released today, Corey Dickerson (668,702 votes) has surged stand…they were 26-for-36 (72.2 pct.) on the season prior to that. past CLE Edwin Encarnación (605,454) for third place among designated Ê The Rays are 13-16 within the AL East, and 21-16 outside it…on hitters…he still trails SEA Nelson Cruz (863,549) and NYY Matt Holliday Sunday they finished a stretch of 20 straight games outside the divi- (689,918), despite leading all DHs on the ballot with a .328 avg., 45 runs, 82 sion, going 11-9. hits, 20 2B, 24 HR (tied), .592 SLG, .959 OPS, 36 XBH and 148 TB. Ê Dickerson leads the AL overall with 82 hits and 36 XBH…he ranks MOVIN’ ON UP—With Sunday’s win, the Rays surpassed Baltimore for among AL leaders with a .328 avg. (3rd), 45 runs (4th), 20 2B (3rd), 2 third place in the AL East, and their cushion on Baltimore expanded to a 3B (T-6th), .592 SLG (4th), 148 TB (2nd) and 26 multi-hit games (2nd). game with the Orioles loss yesterday…prior to these last two days, they had Ê Dickerson is on pace to set club records with a .328 avg, 201 hits, spent only one day of the past eight weeks in third place (end of play May 110 runs (tie Carl Crawford in 2010), 49 2B, 64 multi-hit games, 88 20)…the last time they were in third place this late in the season (by games) XBH and 363 TB. was end of play Oct 1, 2015 (159 games) when they were tied with Boston and Baltimore for third…last time they were alone in third place this late in COLBY RASMUS—Seven of his 9 HR have come in the 6th inning or later, the year was end of play Sep 12, 2015 (141 games). including his 6th-inning solo shot on Sun vs. OAK…it was his first game- tying homer since April 24, 2016 vs. BOS (Craig Kimbrel, 9th inning, 2-run STEADY AS SHE GOES—The Rays have spent the entire season to date shot)…since he was reinstated from the DL on May 2 (hip surgery), his 9 within 3 games of .500 (above or below), a claim no other team in baseball HR are 2nd on the team behind Logan Morrison (12)…14 of his 27 hits this can make…they’ve had a .500 record 18 times (excluding 0-0)…the Cubs, season have gone for extra bases (4-2B, 1-3B, 9-HR). Indians, Angels and Tigers have all remained within 4 games of .500… the Rays are one of three teams in baseball that have yet to experience a TIM BECKHAM—Has 10 HR and 31 RBI, all coming as a shortstop…those 5-game winning or losing streak, along with the Twins and Tigers.