TAMPA BAY RAYS (37-23) at TEXAS RANGERS (23-37) RH Michael Wacha (1-1, 4.63) Vs
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Press Box Documents › bit.ly/3f0l9jz TAMPA BAY RAYS (37-23) at TEXAS RANGERS (23-37) RH Michael Wacha (1-1, 4.63) vs. RH Dane Dunning (2-4, 4.67) Sunday, June 6, 2021 First Pitch: 2:35 p.m. Location: Globe Life Field TV: Bally Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 95.3 FM, WMGG 1470 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 61 (37-23) Road Game No.: 33 (22-10) All-Time Game No.: 3,683 (1763-1919) All-Time Road Game No.: 1,843 (807-1035) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE To hear Rays coaches and players pronouncing their names in their own voices, visit raysbaseball.com/pronunciation. UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Tues., 6/8 vs. WAS 7:10 p.m. RH Tyler Glasnow (4-2, 2.69) vs. LH Jon Lester (0-2, 4.37) Bally Sports Sun, FS1, WDAE 95.3 FM/620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Wed., 6/9 vs. WAS 7:10 p.m. LH Shane McClanahan (2-1, 4.11) vs. LH Patrick Corbin (3-5, 6.28) Bally Sports Sun, WDAE 95.3 FM/620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) RAY MATTER—The Rays have lost three of their last 5 games on the heels runner(s) on base, the highest rate in the majors ahead of the D-backs of a 16-1 stretch from May 13-31 and a 22-6 record in May, the most wins (53.3) and Giants (52.4)…at the end of this list is the Yankees, who have in a calendar month in franchise history…the Rays are 18-4 since May 13, hit 30.4 pct. of their homers with runner(s) on base…this would also be 24-8 since May 2 and 32-15 since April 16—each of those marks are the the highest rate in franchise history, ahead of 2005 (47.1) and 2000 (46.3). best in the majors over those stretches…at 14 games over .500, the Rays Ê During this 18-4 stretch the Rays have scored 6 runs (or more) 12 are one shy of tying their high-water mark of the season…for the 12th times and 9 runs (or more) eight times…the Rays have 34 HR over time in 13 days, the Rays own sole possession of the best record in the AL, this stretch and 45.4 pct. (64 of 141) of their runs scored have come a 1-game lead over the Red Sox (35-23) and White Sox (35-23), and have via the homer: 12 solo, 16 2-run, four 3-run and two grand slams. been alone in first place in the AL East since the end of play on May 24… the Rays are 1 GB of the Giants (37-21) for the best record in the majors. PITCHING PROPERLY—The Rays have a 3.35 ERA (545.2-IP, 203-ER) this Ê This is the second consecutive season the Rays have held the AL's season, which is 3rd in the AL behind the White Sox (3.31) and Yankees best record through 60 games…last season they finished 40-20, (3.34)…the Rays have yielded 3 runs (or fewer) 35 times, 2nd in the ma- won the AL by 4 games and won the division by 7 games, defeating jors behind the Padres (37), and are 27-8 when doing so…since the start of Toronto, New York and Houston on their way to the World Series. May, the Rays lead the majors with a 2.75 ERA, ahead of the Padres (2.78). Ê During this 18-4 stretch the Rays have outscored their opponents, Ê Yesterday the Rays pitched their fifth shutout of the season, 4th 141-70 (+71), and the 4 losses have been by a combined 5 runs… in the AL behind the Yankees (8), White Sox (6) and Athletics (6)… the Rays have come from behind seven times and have overcome it ended a stretch of 34 games without a shutout, after four in the multi-run deficits five times…during this stretch the Rays have hit first 25 games this season…it was their first shutout since April 28 34 HR, are batting .292 with RISP and have pitched to a 2.78 ERA. vs. OAK (2-0) and first on the road since Opening Day at MIA (1-0). Ê Since 2019, the Rays are 173-109 (.613) and own the best record in Ê The Rays have allowed 18 HR in the last 13 games and 25 HR in the the AL, 2nd in the majors over that span after the Dodgers (.654). last 17 games, during which 32 of 55 runs allowed are on homers. Ê Rays starters have pitched to a 3.41 ERA (293.1-IP, 111-ER) this sea- KING OF THE ROAD—At 22-10, the Rays son, 2nd in the AL behind the White Sox (3.10)…the starters have own the 2nd-best road record in the ma- COMPARISON OF RAYS gone 6 IP (or more) 23 times this season after doing so nine times jors behind Oakland (18-8)…the Rays lead OFFENSE, HOME vs. ROAD in the shortened season, which tied for the fewest in the majors. the majors with 190 runs scored and 5.94 Home Road Ê The bullpen has a 3.28 ERA (252.1-IP, 92-ER), 5th in the majors and R/G on the road and lead the AL with 46 Record 15-13 22-10 3rd in the AL, including an AL-best 2.43 ERA since April 23. HR (tied with Twins) and 106 XBH…the Runs/Gm 3.75 5.94 CLOSE SHAVES—Since April 15, the Rays are 32-16 (.667) and 14 of their Rays would need a win today to improve Batting Avg. .217 .237 16 losses have been by 2 runs (or fewer)…said another way, 46 of their upon their 6-2-1 series record…the Rays On-Base Pct. .303 .323 last 48 games have ended with either a Rays win, or a loss by 2 runs (or are 11-3 in their last 14 road games, 15-5 in Home Runs 26 46 fewer)…the Rays haven’t lost a game by more than 2 runs since May 8, a their last 20 and 20-6 in their last 26 after Avg. w/ RISP .201 .258 a 2-4 start…over this 20-6 stretch on the stretch of 25 straight games which is the longest run in the AL this sea- road, the Rays have outscored opponents, 167-96 (+71), averaged 6.42 R/G, son…in comparison, six of the club's first 7 losses were by 4 runs (or more). pitched to a 3.19 ERA and made 9 errors to their opponents' 30 errors. Ê The Rays are 18-15 in games decided by 2 runs (or fewer) this sea- Ê The Rays have scored 6+ runs in 16 road games, most in the majors son after going a majors-best 23-10 last season…similarly, the Rays (OAK/SF, 13)…their 11 road games of 8+ runs also lead the majors. are 7-10 in 1-run games after going a majors-best 14-5 last season. Ê The Rays have scored 3 runs (or fewer) in four of 6 games this trip. WEB GEMS—According to Sports Info Solutions, the Rays lead the majors Ê Four of the club's 10 road losses have been in walk-off fashion, and with 44 Defensive Runs Saved, ahead of the Padres (33)…their outfield the four walk-off losses are tied for 6th in the majors…the Rays leads the majors with 17 Runs Saved, ahead of the Brewers (12), and the have been tied or leading in the 9th inning of 26 of 32 road games. infield (1B, 2B, 3B, SS) is tied for 2nd with 23 Runs Saved behind SD (29)… Ê Since Aug 10, 2020, the Rays are a majors-best 42-16 (.724) on the the Rays have saved 13 runs on infield shifts, tied for 1st in the majors… road, an 8-game cushion over 2nd-place LAD (30-20) since then. according to StatCast, the Rays lead the majors at 21 Outs Above Average. ABOUT THE OFFENSE—The Rays enter today's game ranked 3rd in the Ê The Rays lead the majors with a .99002 fielding pct., ahead of the majors with 295 runs scored, behind the Dodgers (311) and Astros (307)… Astros (.98985)…their 22 errors are the 2nd-fewest in the majors the Rays rank 10th in the AL in batting avg. (.228), 7th in on-base pct. behind the Astros (21)…the Rays haven't made an error in seven (.314) and tied for 5th in homers (72)…their .228 avg.—which would be the consecutive games or in 12 of their last 13 games since May 23. lowest in franchise history (.238, 2020)—includes .234 with RISP and .224 RAYS vs. RANGERS—The Rays are 2-4 this season (1-3 at home, 1-1 on with RISP/2 outs, which rank 20th and 16th in the majors, respectively. the road), losing the season series for the first time since 2017 (2-4)…last Ê In the modern era (since 1900) and through 2020, there were 520 night the Rays snapped a 4-game losing streak, their longest since May teams averaging 4.92 R/G in a season, as the Rays have done…how- 10, 2015–Aug 19, 2016 (5)…the Rays are 89-102 all-time against the Rang- ever, no team has done that with an avg.