POSTGAME NOTES (64-67) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (65-64) Saturday, August 26, 2017

R H E Starting (Pitch Count) Pitcher of Record Tampa Bay 4 6 1 (105 pitches/62 strikes) WIN: Tyler Lyons (2-0) St. Louis 6 10 0 (75 pitches/57 strikes) LOSS: (3-4) :

First Pitch: 6:18 p.m. Gametime Temperature: 83° – Clear Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 41,295

Cardinals Notes • Mike Leake made his 26th start of the season, first against the Rays in 2017 and second in his career against the Rays (0- 0)…hurled 6.0 scoreless innings in a win at Tropicana Field with the Reds on 6/27/11. • his 1st career walk-off home …was his 3rd hit in the 9th inning this season (all 4 RBI in 9th inning have come via HR)…tied his season/career-high with 3 runs scored. • Paul DeJong hit his first career triple…was his first RBI since 8/19 at PIT. • has two RBI w/RISP and 2 outs tonight…was 8-for-49 (.163) in those situations entering tonight’s game. • has hit safely in his last nine games (15-38, .395)…his 17 RBI in August are his most in any month. • Tyler Lyons threw his 17th consecutive scoreless appearance (16.2 IP, 3 H, 22 K)…now has the longest active scoreless streak in MLB, surpassing Ryan Madson (16.1 IP, WSH)…has won his last five decisions dating back to 2015. • The Cardinals won in walk-off fashion for the 4th time this season…2nd walk-off home run of the season (Matt Carpenter vs. TOR, 4/27 – Game 1)…defeated the Rays in St. Louis for the first time since May 18, 2008…all three of the Cardinals wins vs. the Rays at III have come via walk-off hit (Ryan Ludwick, HR, 5/17/2008; Skip Schumaker, 2B, 5/18/2008; Tommy Pham, HR, 8/26/2017)…are 5-9 when tied after 8 innings.

Rays Notes • Blake Snell made his 18th start of the season, first against the Cardinals in 2017 and in his career…tied his season-high with 7.0 innings pitched…has thrown 6.0 or more innings in each of his last four starts…the Rays had won his last previous four starts. • Lucas Duda’s last three hits have all been home runs (4 of last 5). • Corey Dickerson established a new single-season home run total with 25. • Adeiny Hechavarria has hit safely in 23-of-27 career games vs. the Cardinals (32-96, .333), hit his 2nd career home run vs. the Cardinals…was his 2nd career home run on an 0-2 count and 6th career home run on two strikes. • Tommy Hunter allowed three hits, tying his season-high for an appearance. • Brad Boxberger blew his 2nd save of the season…had only allowed one inherited runner to scored (out of 8) prior to tonight…last inherited runner scored was 7/27 at NYY. • The Rays lost via walk-off for the 5th time this season, 3rd via home run (last: 7/29 at NYY)…are 53-8 when leading after 7 innings, and 3-6 when tied after 8 innings…committed an error tonight snapping their streak at nine game, one shy of the club record.

Home Runs TAM – Lucas Duda #24 (1st inn., 1 on, 2 out, 1-1 count, off Mike Leake) – 423 feet (132nd career HR) TAM – Corey Dickerson #25 (4th inn., 0 on, 2 out, 0-0 count, off Mike Leake) – 402 feet (88th career HR) TAM – Adeiny Hechavarria #4 (7th inn., 0 on, 1 out, 0-2 count, off Mike Leake) – 405 feet (18th career HR) STL – Tommy Pham #17 (9th inn., 1 on, 0 out, 2-2 count, off Brad Boxberger) – 419 feet (31st career HR) *Walk-off HR*