TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2015 vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLESRH Nathan Karns (1-1, 4.50 in 2014) vs. LH Wei-Yin Chen (16-6, 3.54 in 2014)

TUESDAY’S CHAMPION—Before every Tuesday home game at Tropicana Field, the Rays host a child from the Make-A-Wish Foundation or Children’s Dream Fund as a part of the “Tuesday’s Champion” program…today, the Rays welcome Jamie Myers, 18, who is currently battling a glioblastoma (brain tumor)…Jamie will be on the field during Rays batting practice as part of his day at the ballpark.

ALL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL—Earlier this afternoon, Chris Archer and Steven Souza Jr. visited several patients at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg where they signed autographs and took photos…the two plan to make frequent visits to All Children’s throughout the season.

RAY MATTER—The Rays lost, 6-2, yesterday in their season opener to the Orioles…they dropped to 9-9 all-time on Opening Day, as well as 9-9 in home openers…this foiled their chance to win back-to-back openers for the first time since 2003-04…in the 17 years since the Rays have been in exis-tence, World Series champions began their season 0-1 ten times…yester-day was the 10th consecutive sellout of the home opener at Tropicana Field.

Ê Rays pitchers logged 11 SO yesterday, a club record for Opening Day…their prev. best was 9, last year vs. Toronto.

Ê Yesterday’s starting lineup included only two players playing the same position as the team’s 2014 Opening Day lineup: 3B Evan Longoria and 1B James Loney…only four of the 10 players who started in 2014 are still with the club: Longoria, Loney, Desmond Jennings and David DeJesus…six are gone: C Jose Molina, 2B Ben Zobrist, SS Yunel Escobar, RF Wil Myers, DH Matt Joyce and LH David Price.

WALKING WOUNDED—DH John Jaso exited yesterday’s game after the 1st inning with a left wrist contusion…X-rays were negative, and he is day-to-day…he walked in his first plate appearance and sustained the injury sliding into 2B trying to advance…today, RH Alex Colome (pneumo-nia) and RH Ronald Belisario (left shoulder fracture) will throw simulated games at the Charlotte Sports Complex…on Thursday, LH Drew Smyly (left shoulder tendinitis) will start the season opener for the Class-A Char-lotte Stone Crabs vs. Fort Myers (Twins).

Ê The Rays opened the season with six players on the DL, tying 2000 for their largest contingent on Opening Day…in 2000, LH Wilson Al-varez, 3B Vinny Castilla, OF Jose Guillen, RH Bryan Rekar, INF Damian Rolls and LH Tony Saunders all opened the year on the DL.

Ê Only three other teams opened the 2015 season with as many play-ers on the DL: Oakland (8), Texas (8) and Washington (6).

Ê With starting pitchers Alex Cobb, Drew Smyly, Matt Moore and Alex Colome all shelved for Opening Day, the Rays are missing four starters with a combined major league record of 86-54 (.614).

Ê Yesterday the Rays released their minor league affiliate rosters…RH Burch Smith was placed on the disabled list for Triple-A Durham and will undergo Tommy John surgery today.

OPENING DAY ODDITIES—Yesterday 3B Evan Longoria hit his third ca-reer Opening Day home run (also 2010 vs. BAL and 2012 vs. NYY), passing Ben Zobrist and Gerald Williams for the franchise record.

Ê The Rays have still never been shut out on Opening Day, in 18 games…only six teams have longer current streaks without being shut out on Opening Day.

Ê RH Steve Geltz relieved RH Chris Archer and struck out all four batters he faced…he became the first pitcher since records are avail-able (1914) to pitch more than 1 inning and strike out every batter he faced on Opening Day.

Ê The 9th-inning solo homer by BAL Ryan Flaherty was the first run ever scored by an opponent in the 9th inning on Opening Day at Tropicana Field…prior to that, the Rays had outscored their oppo-nents 15-0 in the 9th inning when they open at home.

Ê Bench coach Tom Foley wore a Rays uniform for his 14th Opening Day, most in club history.

RAYS vs. ORIOLES—Yesterday was the seventh time the Rays have played the O’s on Opening Day, four more than any other opponent…they fell to 2-5 in those games…it was also the fifth time in the last eight years they have opened against the Birds…these clubs play 19 times this season, including 10 at Tropicana Field…they also played five times in spring train-ing, going 2-1-1 with a rainout.

Ê Since the start of 2014, the Rays have lost 13 of 20 games…they’ve been held to 3 runs or fewer 13 times.

Ê The Rays are 148-149 all-time (79-71 at home)…between 2008-10, the Rays were 36-18 vs. the Orioles…since 2011, the Rays are 37-38.

FAMILIAR FOES—Of the Rays first 28 games, 25 are against the four teams from the American League East…half of the Rays 30 games this spring came against the four AL East teams, meaning of their first 58 spring training and regular season games combined, 40 are vs. the AL East.

ROOKIE SKIPPERS 0-4—Kevin Cash is one of four first-time managers in MLB, and all four lost their managing debut on Opening Day…also MIN Paul Molitor (L, 4-0 at DET), TEX Jeff Bannister (L, 8-0 at OAK) and ARI Chip Hale (L, 5-4 vs. SF)…two other managers are new to their teams—CHC Joe Maddon and HOU A.J. Hinch—and Hinch was the only one of the six to win his first game with his club (W, 2-0 vs. CLE).

Ê Rays managers fell to 1-4 all-time in their first game…Lou Piniella is the only one with a win, a 6-4 walk-off win over the Red Sox in 2003…Cash, Larry Rothschild, Hal McRae and Maddon all lost.

Ê Cash was 37 years, 120 days old for the opener—youngest manager in Rays history, youngest major league manager since Arizona’s A.J. Hinch (34) in 2009, and youngest AL manager since Cleveland’s Eric Wedge (35) in 2003…he is also the youngest current manager/head coach among the four major pro sports (MLB, NFL, NHL and NBA)…runner-up is Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens (38).

UNDER-30 CARRIES ON—Since 2008, the Rays have started a pitcher under the age of 30 in 93.6 pct. of their games (1,063 of 1,136)…this trend will continue in 2015, as the Rays 40-man roster doesn’t include a single starting pitcher age 30 or older…tonight’s starter, 27-year-old rookie Na-than Karns, is the oldest starting pitcher on the active roster, and is just seven weeks younger than injured RH Alex Cobb.

Ê If he can win 10 games this year, Karns would become the 7th Rays rookie in 7 years to do so…the Rays are the only team with 6 rookies with 10 wins in the last six years (Jake Odorizzi, Jeff Niemann, Matt Moore, David Price, Wade Davis, Jeremy Hellickson).

PAGING PALMER—Over the past five years (2010-14), Rays pitchers re-corded 77 shutouts, most by an AL team over any five-year stretch since the 1972-76 Orioles (85), led by Jim Palmer, who had 27 CG SHO in that span.

SPEAKING OF SHUTOUTS—It didn’t happen at Tropicana Field yesterday, but according to the Elias Sports Bureau, 2015 is the first time in major league history that six teams posted a shutout in their season opener…last season, all ML clubs averaged 4.07 runs per game, lowest mark since 1976 (3.99).

ROSTER BREAKDOWN—The 25-man Opening Day roster includes: 5 rookies, 9 players seeing their first Opening Day, 15 players seeing their first opener with the Rays, 8 players who had yet to make their Rays debut, 8 players new to the organization since the end of 2014, and 15 players acquired by trade.

FROM ALL CORNERS—The Rays Opening Day roster included players born in six different countries/territories: the United States (20), Puerto Rico (Rene Rivera), Venezuela (Asdrubal Cabrera), Australia (Grant Balfour), Colombia (Ernesto Frieri) and Nicaragua (Erasmo Ramirez)…this does not count Alex Colome (Dominican Republic) on the DL.

AND FROM ST. PETE—Dunedin-born C Bobby Wilson is the 12th Tampa Bay-area native to play for the Rays…attended Seminole High School and St. Petersburg College…in addition, he is the first catcher—and 20th player overall—in club history to make the Opening Day roster after coming to camp as a non-roster invite…Wilson turns 32 years old tomorrow.

GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE’S BEST SINCE 2008—The Rays went 15-13-2 this spring…they began 1-5-1—worst mark in the majors through March 10—but went 14-8-1 after that…since becoming the Rays in 2008, the club is 124-99 (.556), the best record in the Grapefruit League and 3rd-best re-cord in the majors behind the Royals and Angels…during this time they’ve won three Grapefruit League titles (2008, 2010, 2014) and have won 15 or more games in seven out of eight years—something they never did in 10 springs as the Devil Rays.

WHAT’S NEXT—Following tomorrow’s series finale, the Rays embark on a 7-game road trip to Miami (Friday–Sunday) and Toronto (Monday–Thurs-day)…Friday will be the earliest the Rays have ever played an interleague game…in 2014, they played on April 11 at CIN in their 11th game…from 2010-14, the Rays have recorded five straight winning records on the road, the longest active streak in the majors, with a major-league-best 217-189 (.534) record during that time.

First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. | Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. | TV: Sun Sports | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 (Spanish)Game No.: 2 (0-1) | Home Game No.: 2 (0-1) | All-Time Game No.: 2,754 (1,272-1,481) | All-Time Home Game No.: 1,377 (702-674)

Upcoming Games Opp. Time TV Rays Starting Pitcher Opp. Starting PitcherWed., April 8 BAL 7:10 p.m. Sun Sports RH Jake Odorizzi (11-13, 4.13 in 2014) RH Miguel Gonzalez (10-9, 3.23 in 2014)

**All games broadcast on WDAE 620 AM; Sat and Sun games will be broadcast in Spanish on WGES 680 AM. All times Eastern Standard Time (EST).**

TONIGHT’S STARTER—RH NATHAN KARNS (1-1, 4.50 in 2014)YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO HR Avg.2013 Harrisburg 10-6 3.26 23 23 3 0 132.2 109 54 48 48 155 14 .224

Washington 0-1 7.50 3 3 0 0 12.0 17 11 10 6 11 5 .3212014 Durham 9-9 5.08 27 27 0 0 145.1 142 89 82 62 153 16 .257

Tampa Bay 1-1 4.50 2 2 0 0 12.0 7 6 6 4 13 3 .163Career Majors 1-2 6.00 5 5 0 0 24.0 24 17 16 10 24 8 .250Career Minors 33-21 3.45 87 81 5 0 449.1 350 191 172 190 515 33 .215

2014 SPLITSvs. RH: .200 (5-25), 3-HRvs. LH: .111 (2-18), 0-HRHome: 0-1, 10.80 ERA (5.0-IP, 6-ER)Road: 1-0, 0.00 ERA (7.0-IP, 0-ER)

KARNS vs. BALTIMORECAREER—Made his major league debut against the Orioles on May 28, 2013 with the Nationals… opposing starter was Kevin Gausman, making his second career major league start…allowed3 runs in 4.1 IP and the Nationals won 9-3…his line: ND, 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 3 SO, 2 HR (Chris Davis, J.J. Hardy), 85 pit, 50 str.

2015 SPRING GAME LOGGAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL OPP. LEFT3/5 vs. BAL -- 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 21/10 L, 2-3 Chen tied, 0-03/9 @ NYY L-1 1.80 3.0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 50/33 L, 3-4 Pineda down, 2-03/14 @ BAL W-1 1.00 4.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 53/33 W, 3-2 Matusz up, 2-03/19 vs. MIN W-2 2.03 4.1 6 2 2 1 4 0 1 0 65/39 W, 4-2 Nolasco up, 3-23/28 vs. BOS L-2 4.67 4.0 5 6 6 3 3 1 0 1 72/48 L, 6-9 Wright down, 6-5*4/2 @ PHI -- 3.86 5.0 5 1 1 2 8 1 0 0 -- W, 10-1 -- --TOTAL 2-2 3.86 23.1 19 11 10 8 19 2 1 1 -- -- -- --

* relief appearance

Ê LAND OF OPPORTUNITY—Entered spring training as a contender for the fifth spot in the starting rotation…following a number of injuries to starters Alex Cobb, Drew Smyly and Alex Colome, this past week he was assigned by Kevin Cash to start the second game of the season.

Ê RESPECT YOUR ELDERS—Made his first Opening Day roster and will be making just his sixth major league start…the 27-year-old is already the oldest member of the season-opening starting rotation…the only starting pitcher on the 40-man roster older than Karns is Alex Cobb, who is seven weeks his senior…Karns made his pro debut June 20, 2011, more than two years after he was drafted, due to shoulder surgery.

Ê SPRING THINGS—Went 2-2 with a 3.86 ERA (23.1-IP, 10-ER) in 6 of-ficial apps, 5 starts…his last outing came in relief, Thursday at PHI, when he threw 6 strong innings in relief of Chris Archer, who made a final tune-up start…6 of his 9 ER allowed all spring came in his start March 28 vs. BOS…also started March 24 against Orioles minor leagu-ers, throwing 2 innings.

Ê AT HIS BEST—Had his best outing of the spring March 14 in Sarasota, when he exited after 4.0 perfect innings against the Orioles…he threw 53 pitches, 33 strikes…after the game, Manager Kevin Cash said “He kept pumping strikes…a very, very strong outing.”

Ê HIGHLY REGARDED—Enters 2015 rated by Baseball America as the No. 7 prospect in the Rays system and No. 2 pitching prospect behind Alex Colome…the publication also recognized him as Best Curveball in the organization

Ê KARNS, WITH A K—Has struck out 515 batters in 449.1 IP lifetime in the minors (10.3 SO/9 IP) while holding opponents to a .215 avg.

Ê 2014 REVIEW—Made a career-high 30 starts between Triple-A Dur-ham (regular and postseason) and the Rays…in those 30 starts, he

allowed 1 ER or fewer 13 times, and yielded 5 ER or more 10 times…spent most of the season with Durham before making 2 starts for the Rays in September…also recalled for 2 days (May 3-4) after Heath Bell was designated for assignment, but did not pitch.

Ê RAYS DEBUT—Made his Rays debut Sep 12 at TOR and earned his first career victory, 1-0 over J.A. Happ…totaled 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 SO, becoming the first in franchise history to go 7-plus IP and allow 2 H or fewer in his Rays debut…tied Steve Trachsel (April 3, 2000 at MIN) for the longest scoreless outing in a Rays debut…his 114 pitches were most ever in a Rays debut.

Ê TRYING TO CONTAIN—Has allowed 8 HR in 24 career innings in the majors, including 3 HR in his second start last year (Sep 21 vs. CWS).

Ê UNCLE CHARLIE—In a limited sample of 2 starts last season, 28.8 pct. of his pitches were curveballs (59 of 205), according to FanGraphs…among qualifiers, the only pitcher who threw his curve more frequently was PIT A.J. Burnett (33.1 pct.).

Ê WHERE HE RANKED—In 2014, led all Rays minor leaguers with 153 SO and tied Rochester’s (Twins) Alex Meyer for most among Triple-A pitchers…ranked 2nd in the International League with 9.47 SO/9 IP, tied for 2nd with 27 starts and 3rd with 62 BB.

Ê ROLLER COASTER—Named the Rays Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May and July 2014…his ERA by month for Durham: April 8.20…May 1.39…June 10.55…July 1.62…August 6.19.

Ê THREE-FOR-ONE—The Rays traded away three players for Karns on Feb 13, 2014: C Jose Lobaton and minor leaguers LH Felipe Rivero and OF Drew Vettleson.

Ê Lost his managerial debut yesterday vs. BAL…at 37, is the youngest man-ager since ARI A.J. Hinch (34) in 2009 and youngest active manager/head coach in the four major sports, ahead of the Celtics’ Brad Stevens (38).

Ê Is the sixth Tampa-born manager in major league history, and second to manage the Rays…joins Hall of Famers Al Lopez and Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart.

Ê Is the fifth manager in Rays history…named to his post Dec 5, one day before his 37th birthday…spent the past two seasons (2013-14) as the Indians bullpen coach under Terry Francona.

Ê Played 12 professional seasons as a catcher, including parts of eight sea-sons in the majors (2002-10)…spent two years (2005-06) in the Rays org., and appeared in 13 major league games in 2005 for Lou Piniella.

#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER

Ê SOPHOMORE SEASON—Begins his second full major league season by starting the Rays third game of the year…celebrated his 25th birth-day last week (March 27).

Ê SPRING THINGS—Went 0-0 with a 4.26 ERA (12.2-IP, 5-ER) in 4 offi-cial starts, the first 3 coming against the Twins…he also made two minor league starts: a March 16 intrasquad and March 28 vs. Red Sox farm-hands, when he stretched out to 100 pitches over 7 IP…last pitched on Friday in Lakeland against the Tigers, opposite Anibal Sanchez, and totaled 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R/ER, 1 HR, 57 pitches, 42 strikes…Rays won 11-5.

Ê TOP ROOKIE—In 2014, was named the Rays Rookie of the Year by the Tampa Bay Chapter of the BBWAA…received one third-place vote in the BBWAA voting for AL Rookie of the Year…led all major league rookies with 174 SO and 31 starts, and ranked 2nd with 168 IP.

Ê STRIKEOUT ARTIST—His 174 SO fell one shy of the club rookie re-cord (175 by Matt Moore in 2012)…became the second Ray to lead major league rookies in strikeouts, joining Scott Kazmir, who also had

174 in 2005…his 9.32 SO/9 IP was 3rd best all-time among AL rookies, behind TEX Yu Darvish (10.40 in 2012) and CLE Herb Score (9.70 in 1955)…overall, finished 9th in the majors in SO/9 IP.

Ê HOMEBODY—Compiled a 2.62 ERA (99.2-IP, 29-ER) in 17 home starts, compared to a 6.32 ERA (68.1-IP, 44-ER) in 14 road starts—the largest home-road differential in the majors (min. 100 IP)…his road ERA was 2nd highest in club history among season qualifiers—only Mark Hendrickson (6.53 in 2005) was higher.

Ê vs. ORIOLES—Is 0-2 with a 5.48 ERA (23-IP, 14-ER) in 5 career apps (4 starts), the relief app coming in 2013 and all 4 starts coming in 2014…has yet to finish 6 IP vs. BAL…only home start was June 16 (ND, 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 5 SO, 1 HR, 93 pit, 60 str)…last faced them Aug 25 at BAL, when he allowed career highs in hits (11), runs (8) and homers (4)…twice he allowed back-to-back home runs: to Nick Markakis and Steve Pearce in the 3rd and to Delmon Young and J.J. Hardy in the 5th, his last 2 batters faced…he was the first Ray to allow 4 HR in a game since James Shields on June 2, 2011 at SEA.

TOMORROW’S STARTER—RH JAKE ODORIZZI (11-13, 4.13 in 2014)

RAYS HITTER NOTES#1 TIM BECKHAM, INF Mon: DNP Series: DNP Stand: DNP vs. LH: --Spring: .245/.310/.321, 0-HR, 3-RBI, 2-SB Current Hitting Streak (’14): 2G (.667, 2-3) RISP: -- vs. RH: --

Ê 25-year-old rookie made his first Opening Day roster…started last season on the major league DL with a torn right ACL, suffered in Dec 2013…went 3-for-7 (.429) in his only career major league action over 5 games (1 start) in Sep 2013…only start was Sep 23 vs. BAL (1-for-2; single, sac fly).

Ê Spring Training: Tied for the team lead with 22 games, between 2B and SS…hit .355 (11-for-31) in his final 13 games starting March 20. Ê Returned to Triple-A Durham from the DL last Aug 12 and hit .258 (16-for-62) in 15 games.

#13 ASDRUBAL CABRERA, INF Mon: 1-4, 2B, RBI Series: 1-4, 2B, RBI Stand: 1-4, 2B, RBI vs. LH: --2015: .250/.250/.500, 0-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: 1.000 (1-1) vs. RH: .250 (1-4)

Ê 29-year-old made his eighth straight Opening Day start, sixth straight at SS…yesterday vs. BAL, had an RBI double in the 8th off Tommy Hunter, scor-ing Kevin Kiermaier, for his first hit and first RBI as a Ray…also started seven openers for Cleveland (2008-14), including 2B in 2008-09.

Ê Spring Training: Batted .192 (10-for-52) with only 1 XBH, a double March 31 at BAL…named the starting shortstop by Kevin Cash on March 23. Ê Is 26 hits away from 1,000 for his career…is 5 runs scored shy of 500. Ê Batted .241 (133-for-553) with 14 HR and 61 RBI between the Indians and Nationals in 2014…reached at least 14 HR for the 4th straight year. Ê Since 2011, ranks among ML switch-hitter leaders in HR (69, 6th), RBI (286, 5th), 2B (134, 2nd) and hits (572, 6th).

#7 DAVID DEJESUS, OF Mon: 2-3 (PH in 3rd) Series: 2-3 Stand: 2-3 vs. LH: --2015: .667/.667/.667, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak (’14-15): 2G (.429, 3-7) RISP: -- vs. RH: .667 (2-3)

Ê Yesterday vs. BAL, became the first in Rays history and the first AL player since OAK Frank Menechino in 2002 to come off the bench and have a multi-hit game on Opening Day…pinch-hit for John Jaso (left wrist contusion) in the 3rd inning.

Ê Made his 11th Opening Day roster…snapped a streak of 10 straight Opening Day starts (2005-10 with KC, 2011 with OAK, 2012-13 with CHC and 2014 with TB)…that included 4 starts in CF (2005-08, 2013, 2 in LF (2009, 2014) and 3 in RF (2010-12).

Ê Spring Training: Five of his 9 hits went for extra bases…homered in consecutive games March 31 at BAL and April 2 at PHI…played LF, RF and DH. Ê Made only 13 starts (10-LF, 3-CF) in the outfield last year, compared to 52 starts at DH…only had 5 career starts at DH before last season.

#11 LOGAN FORSYTHE, INF Mon: 1-4 Series: 1-4 Stand: 1-4 vs. LH: .000 (0-1)2015: .250/.250/.250, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) RISP: 1.000 (1-1) vs. RH: .333 (1-3)

Ê 28-year-old made his second Opening Day roster (2014) and first career Opening Day start…singled off Chris Tillman in the 5th inning. Ê Spring Training: Led the team with 10 runs scored…also tied for the team lead with 3 HR…hit 2 HR on March 17 at PHI, the first Ray with a multi-

homer spring game since Desmond Jennings (3) on April 1, 2012 at BAL…played 1B, 2B, 3B and DH; has never played 1B in the regular season. Ê Is a career .270/.337/.421 (98-for-363) hitter with 10 HR vs. LHP compared to .215/.283/.297 (135-for-627) with 8 HR vs. RHP. Ê Started in all nine slots of the batting order last season, one of two players in the majors to do that along with teammate Brandon Guyer.

#5 BRANDON GUYER, OF Mon: 0-1 (PH in 9th) Series: 0-1 Stand: 0-1 vs. LH: .000 (0-1)2015: .000/.000/.000, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: -- vs. RH: --

Ê 29-year-old made his second consecutive Opening Day roster…struck out swinging as a pinch-hitter for James Loney to lead off the 9th inning. Ê Spring Training: Appeared in 11 games between all three outfield positions…after the spring opener, did not play until March 18 at TOR due to an

oblique injury…hit a grand slam April 3 at DET off Anibal Sanchez. Ê In 2014, spent his first full season in the majors (5-game rehab stint with Durham)…made 60 starts (51-LF, 5-CF, 4-DH), including 42 against left-

handed pitchers…from May 24 thru season’s end hit .284/.362/.389 (59-for-208), ranking 3rd among major league rookies in OBP over that span.

#28 JOHN JASO, C/OF/DH Mon: 0-0, BB Series: 0-0, BB Stand: 0-0, BB vs. LH: --Spring: .196/.315/.261, 0-HR, 2-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: -- vs. RH: --

Ê Yesterday vs. BAL, became the first DH to hit leadoff on Opening Day since TEX Frank Catalanotto in 2002…marked his 5th straight Opening Day Roster, 4th overall start but first at DH as well as his first batting leadoff…left the game in the 3rd inning with a left wrist contusion.

Ê Spring Training: Played 39 innings in LF and 66 at DH, his first time in the OF since high school…drew 7 BB, one shy of team leader Jake Elmore. Ê His last two seasons have ended prematurely due to concussion-like symptoms…missed the final 34 games of 2014 and 61 games of 2013. Ê In his career, 31 of his 32 HR have come vs. right-handed pitching…last season all of his 79 starts came against RHP. Ê Is the 7th major leaguer in club history to leave the Rays and return…hit .270 with a .372 OBP in 3 seasons with Seattle (2012) and Oakland (2013-14).

#8 DESMOND JENNINGS, OF Mon: 1-3, BB Series: 1-3, BB Stand: 1-3, BB vs. LH: .000 (0-1)2015: .333/.500/.333, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak (’14-15): 7G (.323, 10-31) RISP: -- vs. RH: .500 (1-2)

Ê Yesterday vs. BAL marked his first start in LF since Oct 2, 2012 vs. BAL…had an outfield assist (7-4) in the 4th…was his 4th straight Opening Day start (2012-14 in CF)…went 1-for-3 to extend his hitting streak to 7 games (incl. the end of 2014)…is 7-for-15 in his career on Opening Day.

Ê Spring Training: His .435 avg. ranked 5th in the majors among players with as many AB…led the team with 20 hits and .471 OBP. Ê Is 1 of 7 players in the majors with at least 10 HR and 10 SB in each of the last 4 seasons (H. Ramirez, McCutchen, Gordon, Kinsler, Stubbs, Zobrist). Ê In 2014 handled 309 chances without an error, more than any other OF without one…has gone 340 chances since his last error, Sep 6, 2013 at SEA. Ê Has 7 career leadoff homers, tied with Carl Crawford for 2nd in club history and one shy of B.J. Upton’s club record (8).

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER, OF Mon: 1-3, 2B, R Series: 1-3, 2B, R Stand: 1-3, 2B, R vs. LH: --2015: .333/.333/.667, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP: -- vs. RH: .333 (1-3)

Ê 24-year-old mades his first career Opening Day roster…had an 8th-inning double as the starting CF and No. 9 hitter. Ê Spring Training: Led club with 5 2B, 2 3B and 5 SB…his 5 SB ranked T-7th in the majors…played exclusively center field. Ê In 2014 led the team with 8 3B, as well as a .450 SLG and .765 OPS (min. 100 games)…appeared in 108 games (89 starts, 47-RF, 32-CF). Ê Despite not being recalled for good until May 28, was named one of three finalists for the Rawling AL Gold Glove Award for right field…selected

to Baseball America’s postseason All-Rookie Team…was the Rays winner of the Heart and Hustle Award by the MLB Players Alumni Association. Ê In Rays history, the only other rookie to achieve his combination of triples (8) and home runs (10) was current 1B coach Rocco Baldelli in 2003.

#21 JAMES LONEY, 1B Mon: 0-2, BB Series: 0-2, BB Stand: 0-2, BB vs. LH: --2015: .000/.000/.000, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: -- vs. RH: .000 (0-2)

Ê Made his 8th straight Opening Day start at 1B…walked in the 5th, but was thrown out at home trying to score on a Forsythe single…went 0-for-2, snapping an 8-game hitting streak dating back to the end of the 2014 season.

Ê Spring Training: Led the team with 55 AB…had a 3-hit game on April 1 at NYY…only homer came March 18 at TOR. Ê Led the 2014 Rays in hits and batting avg. and ranked 2nd to Evan Longoria in games (155) and RBI (69)…had a career-high 600 AB…is coming

off a career-high 174 hits in 2014…his .294 avg. over 2013-14 ranked 6th among major league left-handed hitters. Ê Has averaged 156 games per season over the last 7 years (2008-14)…his 1,095 total games during that span tied for 5th in the majors.

#3 EVAN LONGORIA, 3B Mon: 1-4, HR, RBI, R Series: 1-4, HR, RBI, R Stand: 1-4, HR, RBI, R vs. LH: --2015: .250/.250/1.000, 1-HR, 1-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak (’14-15): 2G (.286, 2-7) RISP: .000 (0-1) vs. RH: .250 (1-4), 1-HR

Ê Yesterday vs. BAL had a solo homer in the 7th, his franchise record 3rd HR on Opening Day (2010, 2012)…was his 6th off Chris Tillman, tied for most against any pitcher (CC Sabathia)…made his 7th straight Opening Day start at 3B and 4th Opening Day start at cleanup.

Ê Is 3 doubles shy of Ben Zobrist’s club record (229) and 1 extra-base hit shy of Carl Crawford’s mark (424)…is 24 hits shy of 1,000 for his career. Ê Spring Training: Led the team with 10 RBI and tied for the team lead with 3 HR (Logan Forsythe). Ê Has made 170 consecutive starts, the active ML leader, according to Elias…has played in 243 straight games, the longest active streak as SF Hunter

Pence (383) begins the year on the DL…was 1 of 3 players to start every game last year (ATL Freddie Freeman, KC Alcides Escobar). Ê Led the Rays with 22 HR and 91 RBI last season…is the franchise’s all-time leader in HR (185), RBI (636) and SLG (.494). Ê Played for the MLB All-Star Team during the Japan Series last November…witnessed the birth of his son, Nash, via FaceTime.

#44 RENE RIVERA, C Mon: 0-4 Series: 0-4 Stand: 0-4 vs. LH: .000 (0-1)2015: .000/.000/.000, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak: -- RISP: -- vs. RH: .000 (0-3)

Ê Yesterday vs. BAL made his 2nd straight Opening Day start at catcher (2014 with SD)…picked off Adam Jones in the 8th (had 1 all of last year). Ê Spring Training: Four of his 7 hits went for extra bases (2-2B, 2-HR)…only multi-hit game included a 2-run homer on March 14 at BAL. Ê In 2014, posted career highs for the Padres in virtually every category including games (103), hits (74), 2B (18), HR (11), RBI (44) and avg. (.252)…

his .452 SLG as a catcher was 5th among major league backstops (min. 81 games)…threw out 29 attempted base stealers, tops among major league catchers and his 33.3 eraser rate ranked 4th…his catcher’s ERA of 3.10 tied for the best in the majors.

Ê The Rays are his 7th organization…was part of a three-team, 11-player trade with San Diego and Washington, largest in club history.

#20 STEVEN SOUZA JR., OF Mon: 1-4 Series: 1-4 Stand: 1-4 vs. LH: --2015: .250/.250/.250, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak (’14-15): 2G (.250, 2-8) RISP: -- vs. RH: .250 (1-4)

Ê 25-year-old made his first Opening Day roster…started in RF and had the Rays first hit of the season, a 4th-inning single…thrown out 2-4-3-6. Ê Spring Training: Ranked T-2nd on the team with 8 RBI…had a 2-run HR as part of a 3 RBI game on March 19 vs. MIN…also ranked 2nd with 54 AB. Ê Named the International League MVP and Rookie of the Year in 2014, leading the league in batting avg. (.350), OBP (.432), SLG (.590) and OPS

(1.022)…tied for 6th in the IL in SB (career-high 26) and HR (18) despite playing in only 96 games there. Ê Made a diving catch in LF to end Jordan Zimmermann’s no-hitter Sep 28 vs. MIA…selected by MLB.com as the majors’ Defensive Play of the Year. Ê Acquired from the Nationals on Dec 19, 2014 as part of a three-team, 11-player trade, the largest in club history.

#46 BOBBY WILSON, C Mon: DNP Series: DNP Stand: DNP vs. LH: --Spring: .107/.219/.107, 0-HR, 0-RBI, 0-SB Current Hitting Streak (’14): 1G (.333, 1-3) RISP: -- vs. RH: --

Ê Non-roster invite to spring training was selected to the 40-man roster on Sunday…marked his 4th Opening Day roster (also 2010-12 with Angels)…is the first catcher to make the Rays Opening Day roster after coming to camp as a non-roster invite.

Ê Spring Training: Went 3-for-28, and all 3 hits were singles…threw out 2 of 7 attempted base stealers. Ê Aside from a September stint last year, spent the season with Triple-A Reno (D-backs)…caught a Triple-A best 54.1 pct. of attempted base stealers. Ê Will become the 12th Tampa Bay-area native to play for the Rays…attended Seminole High School and St. Petersburg College.

RAYS BULLPEN NOTES#35 MATT ANDRIESE, RH Last App: -- Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: --Spring: 1-1-0, 2.21 ERA, 7 G, 5 GS Long Relief App: -- IR-RS: -- vs. RH: --

Ê 25-year-old will be making his major league debut…spent the 2014 season with Durham, leading the team with 11 wins in a career-high 162.1 IP. Ê Spring Training: Ranked 10th in the Grapefruit League in ERA…tied for the team lead with 5 starts (Archer, Karns). Ê Pitched out of the bullpen March 6 vs. MIN and March 20 vs. TOR…over his minor league career, has made 84 starts and 10 relief apps…pitched out

of the Durham bullpen three times last season with a 4.50 ERA (12-IP, 6-ER)…five of those 6 ER came in his last relief app on Aug 12 at Rochester.

#50 GRANT BALFOUR, RH Last App: 4/6 vs. BAL (0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: --2015: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 0.1, 4/6 vs. BAL IR-RS: 1-0 vs. RH: .000 (0-1)

Ê Made his 7th consecutive Opening Day roster (2009-10, 2014-15 with the Rays and 2011-13 with the A’s)…retired his only batter faced. Ê Spring Training: Spent 18 days in Australia with his father, David, who passed away after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer…to honor Mr. Balfour,

longtime GM of the Sydney Blue Sox (Australian Baseball League), the Rays wore light blue socks March 15 vs. NYM…made his spring debut March 23. Ê Finished the 2014 season with a 4.91 ERA, his highest since 2007, and issued a career-high 41 walks, 4th among major league relievers…removed

from the closer role in July…made 65 apps, his 4th straight season of 60-plus apps…leads all AL pitchers with 448 apps since 2008. Ê Is only 24 days younger than Manager Kevin Cash…both were born in 1977…is the only current Rays player to also play for the Devil Rays (2007).

#38 JEFF BELIVEAU, LH Last App: 4/6 vs. BAL (0.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: 1.000 (1-1)2015: 0-0-0, -.-- ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 0.0, 4/6 vs. BAL IR-RS: 1-1 vs. RH: --

Ê 28-year-old made his first Opening Day roster…yesterday vs. BAL, allowed a double to his only batter faced (LH Travis Snider)…an Orioles chal-lenge overturned a tag attempt at the plate…has spent parts of the last three seasons (2012 with Cubs, 2013-14 with Rays) in the majors.

Ê Spring Training: Tied for the team lead with a pair of wins (March 21 vs. MIN, April 3 at DET)…allowed 6 runs but 4 were unearned. Ê Combining the Rays and Triple-A Durham last year, held lefties to a .115 avg. (9-for-78)…they were 6-for-41 (.146) against him in the majors. Ê 26 of his 30 apps last season were scoreless…his 2.63 ERA was the 2nd-best among Rays rookie relievers (min. 30 apps) in franchise history. Ê Played for the MLB All-Star Team during the Japan Series last November…pitched in 2 games.

#26 BRAD BOXBERGER, RH Last App: -- Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: --Spring: 1-1-0, 2.00 ERA, 9 G, 1 GS Long Relief App: -- IR-RS: -- vs. RH: --

Ê 26-year-old makes his first Opening Day roster after one of the best seasons in Rays history by a reliever in 2014. Ê Spring Training: Had a 0.67 WHIP and opponents hit just .133 (4-for-30) off him in 9 IP. Ê Set a club relief record with 104 SO in 2014…struck out 104 of his 247 batters faced (42.1 pct.), the highest rate in AL history by a right-handed

reliever…held opponents to a .155 (34-for-219) avg., 4th-lowest among AL relievers…held opposing lefties to a .107 avg., best in the majors. Ê Between the majors and minors, had 122 SO in 74 IP…began the season in Durham’s bullpen…wasn’t called up for good until May 5.

#43 ERNESTO FRIERI, RH Last App: 4/6 vs. BAL (0.2-IP, 0-H, 1-R, 1-BB, 1-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: --2015: 0-0-0, 13.50 ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 0.2, 4.6 vs. BAL IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .000 (0-1)

Ê 29-year-old made his fifth consecutive Opening Day roster…is the first Colombian-born player in Rays history…made his Rays debut yesterday vs. BAL, recording a strikeout, hit by pitch and walk…also got an out when catcher Rene Rivera picked off Adam Jones at 1st base.

Ê Spring Training: All 3 runs allowed came on March 20 vs. TOR…allowed a solo homer to Justin Smoak and a 2-run HR to Ryan Goins. Ê Had a career-high 7.34 ERA (41.2-IP, 34-ER) in 48 apps in 2014…yielded 11 HR, T-3rd-most among ML relievers…his 34 HR since 2011 are 1st. Ê Has averaged 12.0 SO/9 IP over parts of 7 seasons (incl. 2015), 5th among actives as a reliever (min. 1,000 BF).

#54 STEVE GELTZ, RH Last App: 4/6 vs. BAL (1.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 4-SO) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .000 (0-2)2015: 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 1.1, 4/6 vs. BAL IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .000 (0-2)

Ê 27-year-old made his first career Opening Day roster…yesterday vs. BAL, became the first pitcher since records are available (1914) to pitch more than 1 inning and strike out every batter he faced on Opening Day…his Rays debut was last year, making 11 apps as a September call-up.

Ê Spring Training: His 11 apps tied for the team lead with C.J. Riefenhauser…allowed only 7 H and 0 BB in 10.1 IP. Ê In 2014 struck out 14 of 37 batters faced (37.8 pct.) and posted a .200 opp avg. (6-for-30), but allowed 6 of 8 inherited runners to score. Ê Was signed by Greg Morhardty, the same Angels scout who signed Mike Trout…was undrafted out of the University of Buffalo.

#40 KEVIN JEPSEN, RH Last App: -- Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: --Spring: 0-0-0, 4.32 ERA, 8 G Long Relief App: -- IR-RS: -- vs. RH: --

Ê 30-year-old made his seventh consecutive Opening Day roster (2009-14 with the Angels)…acquired by the Rays in December 2014 for Matt Joyce. Ê Spring Training: Started the spring with 4 straight scoreless apps…allowed runs in 3 straight apps from March 23-30. Ê Had career highs in apps (74, 4th in AL), IP (65) and SO (75) in 2014…his 2.63 ERA and 1.05 WHIP were the lowest of his career. Ê His last major league win was June 27, 2013 at DET, having made 98 apps since then…only three pitchers in AL history made more apps than he

did last season (74) and not earned a win.

#49 KIRBY YATES, RH Last App: 4/6 vs. BAL (1.0-IP, 1-H, 1-R, 0-BB, 1-SO, 1-HR) Saves-Opps: -- vs. LH: .500 (1-2), 1-HR2015: 0-0-0, 9.00 ERA, 1 G Long Relief App: 1.0, 4/6 vs. BAL IR-RS: -- vs. RH: .000 (0-2)

Ê 28-year-old made his first Opening Day roster…allowed an 0-2 homer to Ryan Flaherty, his first batter faced, yesterday vs. BAL (9th inning), then retired the next three hitters in order…last June he became the first Hawaiian-born player in Rays history.

Ê Spring Training: Had 11 SO in 11 IP…seven of his 9 apps were scoreless. Ê Has 462 SO in 353.1 IP during his pro career, a 11.77 SO/9 IP ratio…had 10.50 SO/9 IP in the majors last year, T-2nd among AL rookies (min. 25 apps). Ê Has led Rays minor leaguers in saves in two straight seasons…did so with 16 saves for Durham last year despite his June recall.

RAYS BY THE NUMBERSCurrent Streak: L1 When commit error: 0-1 Hit homer: 0-1Current Record: 0-1 Ahead after 6-7-8: 0-0/0-0/0-0 Homer with men on: 0-0Home/Road: 0-1/0-0 Behind after 6-7-8: 0-1/0-1/0-1 Hit multiple homers: 0-0Day/Night: 0-1/0-0 Tied after 6-7-8: 0-0/0-0/0-0 Score first: 0-0Grass/Turf: 0-0/0-1 1-run games: 0-0 Score 5 or more: 0-0vs. East: 0-1 2-run games: 0-0 Score less than 5: 0-1vs. Central: 0-0 Extra innings: 0-0 Outhit opponents: 0-0vs. West: 0-0 Win in last at-bat: 0 Outhit by opponents: 0-0vs. National League: 0-0 Come-from-behind wins: 0 Collect 10 or more hits: 0-0vs. RH/LH starters: 0-1/0-0 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 0 Opp. 10 or more hits: 0-0Series W-L-T (home): 0-0-0 Series W-L-T (road): 0-0-0 Wearing white/gray/navy/lt. blue: 0-1/0-0/0-0/0-0

HOME RUNS1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Longoria 1 1BeckhamCabreraDeJesusForsytheGuyerJasoJenningsKiermaierLoneyRiveraSouza Jr.WilsonTOTALS 1 - - - 1

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERSPITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITYArcher 1 0 0.00 0.00 0-1 0Karns - - - - - -Odorizzi - - - - - -

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS

LAST HR OFF ’15 MOST HITS GAME ’15 MOST RBI GAMEBeckham - - - -Cabrera 9/3/14 at LAD Correia 1, 4/6 vs. BAL 1, 4/6 vs. BALDeJesus 9/7/14 vs. BAL Norris 2, 4/6 vs. BAL -Forsythe 9/19/14 vs. CWS Quintana 1, 4/6 vs. BAL -Guyer 8/29/14 vs. BOS Ranaudo - -Jaso 8/16/14 at ATL Walden - -Jennings 8/8/14 at CHC Wada 1, 4/6 vs. BAL -Kiermaier 9/7/14 vs. BAL Norris 1, 4/6 vs. BAL -Loney 9/9/14 at NYY Kuroda - -Longoria 4/6 vs. BAL Tillman 1, 4/6 vs. BAL 1, 4/6 vs. BALRivera 9/25/14 at SF Machi - -Souza Jr. 9/26/14 vs. MIA Heaney 1, 4/6 vs. BAL -Wilson

RAYS SEASON HIGHSTEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTINGLongest win streak - Most runs, game, TB 1, Longoria, Kiermaier, 4/6 vs. BALLong loss streak 1, April 6-Current Most runs, game, Opp 2, De Aza, 4/6 vs. BALMost runs game, TB 2, 4/6 vs. BAL Most hits, game, TB 2, DeJesus, 4/6 vs. BALMost runs game, Opp 6, 4/6 vs. BAL Most hits, game, Opp 3, Snider, 4/6 vs. BALMost runs, inn, TB 1, 4/6 vs. BAL Most 2B, game, TB 1, Kiermaier, Cabrera, 4/6 vs. BALMost runs, inn, Opp 2, 4/6 vs. BAL Most 2B, game, Opp 1, Joseph, Snider, 4/6 vs. BALMost hits, game, TB 8. 4/6 vs. BAL Most HR, game, TB 1, Longoria, 4/6 vs. BALMost hits, game, Opp 8. 4/6 vs. BAL Most HR, game, Opp 1, 3x-last, Flaherty, 4/6 vs. BALMost hits, inn, TB 2. 4/6 vs. BAL Most RBI, game, TB 1, Longoria, 4/6 vs. BALMost hits, inn, Opp 2. 4/6 vs. BAL Most RBI, game, Opp 2, De Aza, Snider, 4/6 vs. BALMost doubles, game, TB 2. 4/6 vs. BAL Most x-base hits, game, TB 1, 3x-last, Cabrera, 4/6 vs. BALMost doubles, game, Opp 2. 4/6 vs. BAL Most x-base hits, game, Opp 1, 5x-last, Flaherty, 4/6 vs. BALMost HR, game, TB 1. 4/6 vs. BAL Most steals, game, TB -Most HR, game, Opp 3. 4/6 vs. BAL Most steals, game, Opp -Most x-base hits, game, TB 3. 4/6 vs. BAL Hitting Streak 1, 7 Players, April 6–CurrentMost x-base hits, game, Opp 5. 4/6 vs. BAL TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most stolen bases, game, TB 0. 4/6 vs. BAL Most SO, TB Starter 5, Archer, 4/6 vs. BALMost stolen bases, game, Opp 0. 4/6 vs. BAL Most SO, Opp Starter 4, Tillman, 4/6 vs. BALMost walks, game, TB 3. 4/6 vs. BAL Most SO, TB Reliever 4, Geltz, 4/6 vs. BALMost walks, game, Opp 2. 4/6 vs. BAL Most IP, TB Reliever 2, Britton, 4/6 vs. BALMost strikeouts, game, TB 8. 4/6 vs. BAL Most walks, game, TB 1, 2 Players, 4/6 vs. BALMost strikeouts, game, Opp 11. 4/6 vs. BAL Most walks, game, Opp 3, Tillman, 4/6 vs. BALMost LOB, game, TB 6. 4/6 vs. BAL Most SO, Team, TB 11, 4/6 vs. BALMost LOB, game, Opp 4. 4/6 vs. BAL Most walks, Team, TB 8, 4/6 vs. BALMost errors, game, TB 1. 4/6 vs. BAL Low-Hit Game 8, 4/6 vs. BALMost errors, game, Opp - Consecutive Scoreless IP 3.0, Archer, April 6 vs. BALLongest game, time 3:01, 4/6 vs. BAL Shortest game, time 3:01, 4/6 vs. BALLongest game, time (9 inn.) 3:01, 4/6 vs. BAL Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 3.01, 4/6 vs. BAL

Grand Slams (-): -Back-to-Back (-): -2-HR games (-): -3-HR games (-): -

Pinch-hit (-): -Walk-off (-): -Lead-off (-): -Inside-the-park (-): -

HOME RUNS

CATCHERSPCT CS ATT

Rivera - - -Wilson - - -TOTALS - - -

Game-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: -2-Out RBI: Cabrera (1)Outfield Assists: Jennings (1)Bunt Singles: -Ejections: -Batted Around: -

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LAST HR & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS

Rays Totals (bold): 1 challenges (x overturned, x stand, 1 confirmed) | Opp Totals: 1 challenges (1 overturned, x stand, x confirmed) Umpire Totals: x challenges (x record keeping, x overturned, x stand, x confirmed)

RUNS BY INNING1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total

Opponent 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 - 6Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2

W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HRTotals 0-1-0 1 5.00 9.0 8 5 2 11 3Starters 0-1-0 1 4.76 5.2 6 3 1 5 2Relievers 0-0-0 1 5.40 3.1 2 2 1 6 1Home 0-1-0 1 5.00 9.0 8 5 2 11 3Road - - - - - - - - -April 0-1-0 1 5.00 9.0 8 5 2 11 3

INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGESGAME CHALLENGED BY INN. PLAYER OF REFERENCE INITIAL CALL RULING DELAYApril 6 vs. BAL Tampa Bay T5 James Loney Out at home Confirmed 1:28April 6 vs. BAL Baltimore T8 Steve Pearce Out at home Overturned 2:34

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WALK-OFF LOSSES

C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH Beckham - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Cabrera - - - - 0-1 - - - - - - 0-1 - - - - - -DeJesus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Forsythe - - 0-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1 -Guyer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Jaso - - - - - - - - 0-1 0-1 - - - - - - - -Jennings - - - - - 0-1 - - - - - - - - 0-1 - - -Kiermaier - - - - - - 0-1 - - - - - - - - - - 0-1Loney - 0-1 - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1 - - - -Longoria - - - 0-1 - - - - - - - - 0-1 - - - - -Rivera 0-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1 - -Souza Jr. - - - - - - - 0-1 - - 0-1 - - - - - - -Wilson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

W-L BY BATTING ORDER (STARTS)W-L BY POSITION (STARTS)

RAYS ON THE DISABLED LIST (6)POS. PLAYER DL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORDRHP Alex Cobb 15-day Right forearm tendinitis April 5 March 27 April 11 1 0-1RHP Alex Colome 15-day Pneumonia March 27 - April 11 1 0-1INF Nick Franklin 15-day Left oblique strain April 5 March 27 April 11 1 0-1LHP Jake McGee 15-day Offseason elbow surgery April 5 - April 20 1 0-1LHP Matt Moore 60-day Tommy John surgery April 5 - June 4 1 0-1LHP Drew Smyly 15-day Left shoulder tendinitis April 5 March 27 April 11 1 0-1

Others (Games Missed): -

Mar 5 Signed RH Jim Miller to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training.

Mar 10 Signed LH Jonny Venters to a minor league contract.Mar 12 Reassigned INF Daniel Robertson and OF Boog Powell to minor league camp.Mar 15 Optioned RH Jose Dominguez and INF Hak-Ju Lee to the minor leagues…reas-

signed RH Dylan Floro, C Luke Maile and LH Robert Zarate to minor league camp.Mar 16 Optioned INF Ryan Brett, LH Grayson Garvin and C Justin O’Conner to the minor

leagues.Mar 19 Optioned OF Mikie Mahtook and LH Enny Romero to the minor leagues…reassigned

INF Vince Belnome to minor league camp.Mar 20 Optioned RH Burch Smith to the minor leagues.Mar 23 Reassigned 1B Allan Dykstra and UTL Taylor Motter to minor league camp.Mar 26 Reassigned RH Ronald Belisario, RH Andrew Bellatti, RH Bryce Stowell and INF/

OF Eugenio Velez to minor league camp.Mar 27 Placed RH Alex Colome (pneumonia) on the 15-day DL.Mar 30 Reassigned C Mayo Acosta, OF Corey Brown, OF Joey Butler, RH Brandon

Gomes, RH Jhan Marinez, RH Jim Miller, LH Jordan Norberto, LH Everett Teaford to minor league camp.

Mar 31 Acquired RH Erasmo Ramirez from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for LH Mike Montgomery…released INF Alexi Casilla.

Apr 3 Reassigned INF Jake Elmore to the minor leagues.Apr 5 Placed RH Alex Cobb (right forearm tendinitis), INF Nick Franklin (left oblique strain),

LH Drew Smyly (left shoulder tendinitis) on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 27…placed LH Jake McGee (offseason elbow surgery) on the 15-day DL…placed LH Matt Moore (Tommy John surgery) on the 60-day DL…optioned C Curt Casali and LH C.J. Riefenhauser to Triple-A Durham…selected the contract of C Bobby Wilson.

OPENING DAY ROSTER

PITCHERS (12): RH Matt Andriese, RH Chris Archer, RH Grant Balfour, LH Jeff Beliveau, RH Brad Boxberger, RH Ernesto Frieri, RH Steve Geltz, RH Kevin Jepsen, RH Nathan Karns, RH Jake Odorizzi, RH Erasmo Ramirez, RH Kirby Yates

CATCHERS (2): Rene Rivera, Bobby Wilson

INFIELDERS (5): Tim Beckham, Asdrubal Cabrera, Logan Forsythe, James Loney, Evan Longoria

OUTFIELDERS (6): David DeJesus, Brandon Guyer, John Jaso, Desmond Jennings, Kevin Kiermaier, Steven Souza Jr.

DL (6): RHP Alex Cobb (15-day), RHP Alex Colome (15-day), INF Nick Franklin (15-day), LHP Jake McGee (15-day), LHP Matt Moore (60-day), LHP Drew Smyly (15-day)

TRANSACTIONS

RAYS HITTERS vs. ORIOLES2015 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBPBeckham - - - - - - - - - 3 5 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .167Cabrera 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 .250 .250 44 170 52 6 34 13 27 .306 .358DeJesus 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 59 211 51 4 16 21 32 .242 .312Forsythe 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 18 43 10 2 4 8 8 .233 .365Guyer 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 19 47 12 2 5 1 9 .255 .286Jaso 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1.000 41 113 27 2 13 18 17 .239 .344Jennings 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 50 193 43 8 18 15 44 .223 .281Kiermaier 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 13 44 12 3 4 0 8 .273 .273Loney 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 43 143 37 4 17 14 19 .259 .327Longoria 1 4 1 1 1 0 2 .250 .250 107 418 113 25 73 41 102 .270 .337Rivera 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 5 18 2 1 1 0 2 .111 .111Souza Jr. 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250Wilson - - - - - - - - - 12 20 7 0 2 6 1 .350 .481

2015 CAREERPLAYER W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVG W L SV IP H ER SO ERA AVGAndriese - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Archer 0 1 0 5.2 6 3 5 4.76 .261 1 3 0 30.2 35 19 29 5.58 .282Balfour 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0.00 .000 2 2 6 38.1 29 16 35 3.76 .209Beliveau 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 - 1.000 0 0 0 3.2 3 0 7 0.00 .214Boxberger - - - - - - - - - 2 0 0 12.0 4 3 19 2.25 .098Frieri 0 0 0 0.2 0 1 1 13.50 .000 0 0 1 4.2 1 1 8 1.93 .071Geltz 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 4 0.00 .000 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 4 0.00 .000Jepsen - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 11.2 5 1 9 0.77 .128Karns - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 4.1 5 3 3 6.23 .278Odorizzi - - - - - - - - - 0 2 0 23.0 26 14 20 5.48 .277Ramirez - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 14.0 8 6 12 3.86 .160Yates 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 9.00 .250 0 1 0 7.2 10 4 10 4.70 .303

RAYS PITCHERS vs. ORIOLES

RAYS 2015 DAY-BY-DAYPOS. HOME

# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.1 4/6 vs. BAL L, 2-6 Tillman (1-0) Archer (0-1) 0-1 T-4/-1.0 31,042 31,0422 4/7 vs. BAL 7:103 4/8 vs. BAL 7:10

4/9 - OFF (1)4 4/10 at MIA 7:105 4/11 at MIA 4:106 4/12 at MIA 1:107 4/13 at TOR 7:078 4/14 at TOR 7:079 4/15 at TOR 7:0710 4/16 at TOR 7:0711 4/17 vs. NYY 7:10 Cross-Body Bag (All women)12 4/18 vs. NYY 7:10 Alex Cobb Gumby (All fans)13 4/19 vs. NYY 1:10 Evan Longoria Rubber Duck (Kids 14 & under)

4/20 - OFF (2)14 4/21 vs. BOS 7:1015 4/22 vs. BOS 7:1016 4/23 vs. BOS 7:1017 4/24 vs. TOR 7:1018 4/25 vs. TOR 6:10 Chris Archer Bobblehead (All fans)19 4/26 vs. TOR 1:10 Desmond Jennings Batting Gloves (Kids 14 & under)20 4/27 at NYY 7:0521 4/28 at NYY 7:0522 4/29 at NYY 1:05

4/30 - OFF (3)23 5/1 at BAL 7:0524 5/2 at BAL 7:0525 5/3 at BAL 1:3526 5/4 at BOS 7:1027 5/5 at BOS 7:1028 5/6 at BOS 7:1029 5/7 vs. TEX 7:1030 5/8 vs. TEX 7:1031 5/9 vs. TEX 6:10 Evan Longoria Walk-Up Music Bobblehead (All fans)32 5/10 vs. TEX 1:10 Shared Moments Picture Frame (All women)33 5/11 vs. NYY 7:1034 5/12 vs. NYY 7:1035 5/13 vs. NYY 7:1036 5/14 vs. NYY 7:1037 5/15 at MIN 8:1038 5/16 at MIN 2:1039 5/17 at MIN 2:10

5/18 - OFF (4)40 5/19 at ATL 7:1041 5/20 at ATL 7:1042 5/21 vs. OAK 7:1043 5/22 vs. OAK 7:1044 5/23 vs. OAK 4:1045 5/24 vs. OAK 1:10 Camo Tank Top (Kids 14 & under)46 5/25 vs. SEA 7:1047 5/26 vs. SEA 7:1048 5/27 vs. SEA 1:10

5/28 - OFF (5)49 5/29 at BAL 7:0550 5/30 at BAL 4:0551 5/31 at BAL 1:3552 6/1 at LAA 10:0553 6/2 at LAA 10:0554 6/3 at LAA 10:0555 6/4 at SEA 10:1056 6/5 at SEA 10:1057 6/6 at SEA 10:1058 6/7 at SEA 4:10

6/8 - OFF (6)59 6/9 vs. LAA 7:1060 6/10 vs. LAA 7:1061 6/11 vs. LAA 7:1062 6/12 vs. CWS 7:10 MLB Network Reusable Tote Bag (All fans)63 6/13 vs. CWS 4:1064 6/14 vs. CWS 1:10 Rays Etch A Sketch (Kids 14 & under)65 6/15 vs. WAS 7:1066 6/16 vs. WAS 7:1067 6/17 at WAS 7:0568 6/18 at WAS 7:0569 6/19 at CLE 7:1070 6/20 at CLE 7:1071 6/21 at CLE 1:1072 6/22 vs. TOR 7:1073 6/23 vs. TOR 7:1074 6/24 vs. TOR 12:10 Rays Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)

6/25 - OFF (7)75 6/26 vs. BOS 7:10 Rays Cowboy Hat (All women)76 6/27 vs. BOS 4:10 Rays Retro Headband (All fans)77 6/28 vs. BOS 1:10 Rays Retro Tin Lunch Box (Kids 14 & under)78 6/29 vs. CLE 7:1079 6/30 vs. CLE 7:1080 7/1 vs. CLE 7:1081 7/2 vs. CLE 12:10 Rays Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)82 7/3 at NYY 7:0583 7/4 at NYY 1:0584 7/5 at NYY 1:05

POS. HOME# GAME FINAL WINNER LOSER W-L GA/GB ATT. CUM.85 7/6 at KC 8:1086 7/7 at KC 8:1087 7/8 at KC 8:1088 7/9 at KC 2:1089 7/10 vs. HOU 7:1090 7/11 vs. HOU 4:1091 7/12 vs. HOU 1:10 Rays Inflatable Chair (Kids 14 & under)

7/13 - All-Star Break7/14 - All-Star Game Great American Ball Park (Cincinnati Reds)7/15 - All-Star Break7/16 - All-Star Break

92 7/17 at TOR 7:0793 7/18 at TOR 1:0794 7/19 at TOR 1:0795 7/20 at PHI 7:0596 7/21 at PHI 7:0597 7/22 at PHI 1:05

7/23 - OFF (8)98 7/24 vs. BAL 7:1099 7/25 vs. BAL 6:10100 7/26 vs. BAL 1:10 Rays Surprise Christmas Present (Kids 14 & under)101 7/27 vs. DET 7:10102 7/28 vs. DET 7:10103 7/29 vs. DET 12:10 Rays Cheer Sticks (Kids 14 & under)

7/30 - OFF (9)104 7/31 at BOS 7:10105 8/1 at BOS 1:35106 8/2 at BOS 1:35107 8/3 at CWS 8:10108 8/4 at CWS 8:10109 8/5 at CWS 2:10

8/6 - OFF (10)110 8/7 vs. NYM 7:10 DJ Kitty Cat Face Bag (All women)111 8/8 vs. NYM 6:10 Rays Fedora (All fans)112 8/9 vs. NYM 1:10 Raymond Soap Dispenser (Kids 14 & under)

8/10 - OFF (11)113 8/11 vs. ATL 7:10114 8/12 vs. ATL 7:10

8/13 - OFF (12)115 8/14 at TEX 8:05116 8/15 at TEX 8:05117 8/16 at TEX 3:05118 8/17 at HOU 8:10119 8/18 at HOU 8:10120 8/19 at HOU 8:10121 8/20 at HOU 8:10122 8/21 at OAK 10:07123 8/22 at OAK 9:07124 8/23 at OAK 4:07

8/24 - OFF (13)125 8/25 vs. MIN 7:10126 8/26 vs. MIN 7:10127 8/27 vs. MIN 7:10128 8/28 vs. KC 7:10129 8/29 vs. KC 6:10 Kevin Kiermaier Outlaw Action Figure (All fans)130 8/30 vs. KC 1:10 DJ Kitty Drawstring Bag (Kids 14 & under)131 8/31 at BAL 7:05132 9/1 at BAL 7:05133 9/2 at BAL 7:05

9/3 - OFF (14)134 9/4 at NYY 7:05135 9/5 at NYY 1:05136 9/6 at NYY 1:05137 9/7 at DET 1:08138 9/8 at DET 7:08139 9/9 at DET 7:08

9/10 - OFF (15)140 9/11 vs. BOS 7:10141 9/12 vs. BOS 6:10 DJ Kitty Plush Window Cling (All fans)142 9/13 vs. BOS 1:10 Rays Superhero Cape T-Shirt (Kids 14 & under)143 9/14 vs. NYY 7:10144 9/15 vs. NYY 7:10145 9/16 vs. NYY 7:10146 9/17 vs. BAL 7:10147 9/18 vs. BAL 7:10148 9/19 vs. BAL 6:10 Fan Vote Bobblehead (All fans)149 9/20 vs. BAL 1:10 Rays Skull Cap (Kids 14 & under)150 9/21 at BOS 7:10151 9/22 at BOS 7:10152 9/23 at BOS 7:10153 9/24 at BOS 7:10154 9/25 at TOR 7:07155 9/26 at TOR 1:07156 9/27 at TOR 1:07

9/28 - OFF (16)157 9/29 vs. MIA 7:10158 9/30 vs. MIA 7:10159 10/1 vs. MIA 7:10160 10/2 vs. TOR 7:10161 10/3 vs. TOR 6:10 Rays Oktoberfest Freezer Mug (All fans)162 10/4 vs. TOR 3:10 Raymond Halloween Mask (Kids 14 & under)

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