SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2016 at NEW YORK YANKEES LH Blake Snell (ML Debut) vs. RH Mashiro Tanaka (1-0, 3.06) First Pitch: 1:05 p.m. | Location: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, N.Y. | TV: Fox Sports Sun | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 17 (7-9) | Road Game No.: 7 (2-4) | All-Time Game No.: 2,931 (1,359-1,571) | All-Time Road Game No.: 1,462 (610-851) RAY MATTER—The Rays opened this series with a 6-3 loss last night, the for-112) in the 8th or later and .210 (87-for-414) in innings 1-through-7… AL-high 12th time they have been to 3 runs or fewer (3-9)…the Rays are 4-0 the Rays have gone into the 7th inning stretch with a lead only three times. when they score more than 3 runs…22 pct. of the Rays runs this season came in one game, Thursday’s 12-8 win at Boston…Tampa Bay is 2-2 on vs. THE A.L. BEASTS—The Rays ($57M payroll) are on a 6-game road trip this 6-game trip (2-1 at Boston and 0-1 here)…Rays have won their last two to face the Red Sox ($191M payroll) and the Yankees ($222M payroll)…since series and are 4-2 in their last 6 games…they are 7-9 for the second time in 2010, the Rays are 61-53 vs. the Red Sox and 59-53 vs. the Yankees…their the past three years…they were 8-8 a year ago…this trip starts the Rays on a 120-106 record is the AL’s best combined record vs. the two behemoths over stretch in which they play 12 games (3 each) vs. all four AL East opponents. that span…Evan Longoria has hit 51 HR against the Red Sox and Yankees as a 3B…in AL history only two third basemen have hit more: BAL Brooks FIRST ROSTER MOVE—Last night, the Rays recalled LH Blake Snell Robinson (1955-77) with 71 and CLE Ken Keltner (1937-49) with 53. from Triple-A Durham and optioned RH Danny Farquhar…today, Snell will make his major league debut…these are the first transactions since Open- RAYS vs. YANKEES—The Rays were 7-12 last season, their first los- ing Day…at the same point last season (17th game) the Rays had made 22 ing season vs. the Yankees since 2009…Rays are 61-54 vs. the Yankees transactions as they dealt with a disabled list that peaked at a club-record since Oct 2, 2009 and their 59-53 record since 2010 is the best among AL 12 players…this is the deepest the Rays have gone into a season without teams…Rays are 30-35 at new Yankee Stadium after going 26-65 at the a move since 2007 when their first move came on April 24 after 19 games. original…Rays have lost 4 straight series in the Bronx. DEBUT IN THE BRONX—LH Blake Snell will make his major league de- RAY KILLER—In his last 11 games at Yankee Stadium vs. the Rays, Brian but today, becoming the 33rd visiting pitcher (first Ray) to make his major McCann has 17 RBI and 6 HR…the Rays have hit 5 HR in those 11 games. league debut in a start at either original or new Yankee Stadium…collective- ly, that group went 9-16 with 7 no-decisions in those 32 starts…CLE Luis LONGO LOVES NEW YORK—3B Evan Longoria delivered 2 hits last Tiant was one of those pitchers…he made his debut at Yankee Stadium on night and now has 66 in new Yankee Stadium…only one visiting player July 19, 1964 and threw a 4-hit, CG shutout, winning 3-0…the last pitcher has more career hits here: Nick Markakis with 72…Longo has 41 RBI in to win his major league debut as a starter at Yankee Stadium was FLA Ani- new Yankee Stadium, most by a visiting player…his 14 HR here are 2nd to bal Sanchez on June 25, 2006 in old Yankee Stadium…five pitchers have TOR Jose Bautista’s 17…of his 29 HR vs. the Yankees, 27 have come as made their major league debut as a starter in new Yankee Stadium and that a 3B…only one third baseman has hit more career home runs vs. the Yan- group is 0-4…Snell is the third Rays pitcher to make his major league debut kees: Brooks Robinson (34)…in Longo’s career, he has played 54 games in the Bronx…LH David Price made his major league debut as a reliever on at 3B in either new or old Yankee Stadium and has made only one error. Sep 14, 2008 in original Yankee Stadium and received ND in the Rays 8-4 loss (5.1-IP, 3-H, 2-R/ER, 0-BB, 4-SO)…LH Bobby Seay worked a score- STEAL OF HOME—Last night, Yankees OF Jacoby Ellsbury pulled off the less inning in relief in his major league debut Aug 14, 2001. 11th steal of home by a Rays opponent, and second in 2 games (also BOS Travis Shaw on Thursday)…however, Ellsbury’s was the first straight steal RAYS STARTERS IN THEIR DEBUT—Twenty-one Rays pitchers have ever against the Rays. made their major league debuts as a starter…Rays are 10-11 in those games…seven have won, the most recent was RH Alex Colome in 2013… RAYS ON THE ROAD—Since 2010, the Rays have the best road record in the others: RH Jeremy Hellickson (2010), RH Jeff Niemann (2008), LH the major leagues (257-233, .525) and the Yankees are 2nd (256-235, .521). Scott Kazmir (2004), LH Joe Kennedy (2001) and RH Mickey Callaway (1999)…at 23, Snell will be the Rays youngest starter since 22-year-old LOGAN ON A RUN—2B Logan Forsythe has reached has reached base LH Enny Romero in 2013…the 52nd player taken in the 2011 draft, Snell 12 times in 20 PA on this road trip (8-for-16, 4-BB, 3-2B)…after starting the was the seventh of 10 first-round picks the Rays had that season…he will season hitless in the first 2 games, he has batted .347 (17-for-49)…is the become the fifth first-round draft choice to start on the mound for the Rays, only Ray to hit safely in all 6 road games…FanGraphs has him listed 9th in joining LRH Jason Standridge (1997), RH Dewon Brazelton (2002), RH the AL in pct. of hard-hit balls at 41.5 pct. Jeff Niemann (2004) and Price (2007). GUYER ON FIRE—In his last 5 games since Saturday, OF Brandon Guyer FEWEST STARTERS SINCE 2008—Today LH Blake Snell will become has been retired only 5 times in his last 21 PA…he is 8-for-15 with 4 HBP, just the 27th different pitcher to start a game for the Rays since 2008, the 2 BB and has reached on an error twice. fewest by a major league team since then…the Giants have the second fewest at 29…the Dodgers have used the most over that span with 59…the THERE AREN’T MANY LIKE ENNY—LH Enny Romero has not allowed Yankees have started 40 different hurlers. a hit in his first 5 appearances (6-IP) this season…he has retired 18 of 19 BF…this matches the 4th-longest hitless appearance streak to start the LOW NUMBER—LH Blake Snell will wear uniform No. 4…the previous season in Rays history behind Scott Aldred in 1999 (11-G, 7-IP), Fernan- lowest number for a Rays pitcher was No. 11, by Hideo Nomo in 2005 and do Rodney in 2012 (6-G, 4.1-IP), Jake McGee in 2010 (6-G, 3.2-IP)…in Jae Kuk Ryu in 2007-08…recent single-digit numbers worn by pitchers 2008 Dan Wheeler also started the season with 5 hitless apps (5.1-IP). include TOR Marcus Stroman (No. 6) and STL Mike Leake (No. 8)…COL Adam Ottavino wore No. 0 last season and CHC Carl Edwards wore No. 6 ERASMO FIRST IN 10 YEARS—Thursday at BOS, RH Erasmo Ramirez in 2015…Rays coach Jamie Nelson switches from No. 4 to 44. won his fourth game of the season (third in relief), tying CWS Chris Sale for the major league lead…he has recorded 4 of the Rays 7 wins…the last UNFAMILIAR GROUND FOR RAYS STARTING PITCHERS—Rays start- time a pitcher managed that feat was in 2006 when Oscar Villarreal won 4 ers have given up 15 runs in their last 15 innings, while the Rays are 1-2… of the first 5 games the Braves won that season…he is the first Ray to earn between 2010-15, Tampa Bay starting pitchers were a combined 381-306 4 wins in the first 15 games of the season…he and Sale are the first to do it (.555), 2nd-best mark in the majors behind the Cardinals (414-282, .595)… since NYM Matt Harvey in 2013. this season, Rays starters have 2 wins in 16 starts, matching 2000 and 2001 for their fewest ever after 16 games…Rays starters have entered an CASH IS MAJORS’ YOUNGEST—NYY Alex Rodriguez (40) and Carlos inning with a lead in only 15 innings combined this season…their 2-7 mark Beltran (39) are two of the 16 active players who are older than Rays Man- is better than only one major league club: Atlanta (1-6)…conversely, Rays ager Kevin Cash (38), the majors’ youngest manager since A.J.