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TAMPA BAY RAYS (61-42) vs. BOSTON RED SOX (63-41)

LH Josh Fleming (7-5, 4.07) vs. LH Martín Pérez (7-6, 4.18)

Friday, July 30, 2021  First Pitch: 7:10 p.m.  Location: Tropicana Field  TV: Bally Sports Sun  Radio: WDAE 95.3 FM, WMGG 1470 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 104 (61-42)  Home Game No.: 52 (31-20)  All-Time Game No.: 3,696 (1787-1938)  All-Time Home Game No.: 1,864 (972-891)

April: 13-14  May: 22-6  June: 12-14  July: 14-8  August: 0-0  September: 0-0  October: 0-0  Pre-ASB: 53-37  Post-ASB: 8-5

ROSTER MOVES—Following yesterday's game, the Rays acquired RH JT Chargois (SHA-gwah) and minor league INF Austin Shenton from Seattle for RH Diego Castillo…Chargois, who is active tonight and will wear #84, went 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA (30-IP, 10-ER) in 31 apps for the Mariners this season, including a run of eight consecutive scoreless apps snapped in his most recent outing…Shenton hit .300/.414/.566 (80-for-267) with 29 2B, 12 HR and 61 RBI in 67 games between the High-A and Double-A levels.

Ê The Rays acquired RH Shawn Armstrong, who has made 142 apps over seven major league seasons, from the Orioles for cash…he was outrighted by Baltimore June 11 and is not on the 40-man roster.

Ê The Rays also acquired OF Jordan Luplow and RH DJ Johnson from Cleveland for minor league RH Peyton Battenfield…Luplow, 27, is a career .251/.371/.556 (70-for-279) hitter with 21 HR vs. lefties…RH Sean Poppen and RH Jake Reed were designated for assignment.

RAY MATTER—Last night the Rays snapped a 3-game losing streak with a 14-0 win over the Yankees, the largest shutout win in club history and their largest margin of victory since Aug 16, 2016 vs. SD (15-1)…the Rays are 6-3 with a +29 run differential (57-28) in their last 9 games, 8-5 since the All-Star break and 14-6 since July 4, the best record in the majors over that stretch…last night the Rays gained a game on the Red Sox in the division, improving to 1½ GB with 13 games left in the season series…the Rays are 61-42 this season, 3rd in the AL behind the Astros and Red Sox.

Ê The Rays are 48-27 since May 2, best mark in the AL since then.

Ê The Rays currently occupy the AL's first Wild Card spot, holding a 3½-game lead over the Athletics (58-46)…the Rays hold a 6-game cushion over the Mariners (55-48) in regard to a postseason berth.

Ê The Rays have held a lead in 77.7 pct. (80 of 103) of their games—they have led in 47.6 pct. (20 of 42) of losses and trailed in 30 of 61 wins…

the 30 come-from-behind wins rank 2nd in the majors (Boston, 33).

Ê The Rays have played 71 games against teams currently at .500 or better and are 41-30 (.577) in them, 4th in the majors by winning pct. behind the Astros (47-26), Padres (32-22) and Red Sox (40-29).

Ê The Rays are 27-17 (.614) against AL East opponents, including 21-9 in their last 30 games against divisional foes following a 6-8 start.

UNDER THE DOME—The Rays are 31-20 (.608) at home this season, 8th in the majors and 3rd in the AL behind the White Sox (35-17) and As- tros (34-20)…they are 3-4 in their last seven home games on the heels of a 21-4 stretch but are 24-8 (.750) since May 13, best in the majors over that stretch ahead of the Padres (26-10) and Rockies (22-10)…the Rays have outscored their opponents, 180-94, since then, and their 2.61 home ERA over that stretch is best in the majors (Marlins, 2.99)…this comes on the heels of a 7-12 start, which ranked 28th in the majors through May 12.

Ê The Rays haven't been swept at home (regardless of series length) since April 19-21, 2019 vs. BOS (0-3)…no other team has gone as long since being swept at home, and the Rays are one of four to not be swept at home since the start of 2020 (Cubs, Dodgers, Twins).

Ê The Rays are 9-1-1 in their last 11 home series and the club is com- ing off their first home series loss since May 11-13 vs. NYY (1-2).

Ê The Rays rank 2nd in the majors with 279 runs scored on the road, but they rank 15th with 233 runs scored at home…their 73 HR on the road rank 3rd in the majors but the 57 HR at home rank 22nd.

Ê The Rays have a 2.90 ERA at home, 2nd in the majors behind the Mets (2.78), and 1st among AL clubs over the White Sox (3.21).

ABOUT THE OFFENSE—Last night the Rays scored a season-high-tying 14 runs, matching their total from May 24 at TOR and April 20 at KC, and it marked their most at home since July 27, 2020 vs. ATL (14)…it snapped a streak of 3 runs (or fewer) in three straight games, totaling 6 runs over that stretch…since the All-Star break, the Rays are averaging 5.54 runs per game and rank 2nd in the AL with 72 runs scored behind the Tigers (88)…the Rays have hit 20 HR since the break, tied for 6th in the majors.

Ê Last night the Rays scored 10 runs in the 6th inning, the sixth time in club history they reached double digits in a frame: June 25, 2008 at FLA (10-run 5th), Aug 28, 2007 at BAL (11-run 8th), July 22, 2006 vs. BAL (10-run 5th), May 25, 2005 vs. OAK (10-run 1st) and May 28, 2000 vs. SEA (11-run 8th)…the 8 hits were their most in a single frame since the 1st inning on June 12, 2019 at BAL (8)…the 3 HR were their most since the 4th inning on Sep 23, 2019 vs. BOS (3).

Ê This season the Rays are batting .233, 25th in the majors and 12th in the AL…the .233 avg.—which would be the lowest mark in fran-

chise history—includes .239 with RISP and .226 with RISP/2 outs.

Ê The Rays have scored 199 runs with 2 outs this season, 4th in the majors behind the Red Sox (218), Dodgers (215) and Giants (204).

Ê The Rays have struck out a major-league-most 1,035 times and are on pace for 1,627 SO, which would pass the 2019 Tigers (1,595) for most in major league history…they have double digits in 11 of their last 29 games (37.9 pct.) after 51 of their first 74 games (68.9 pct.).

Ê This season the Rays are batting .280 (155-for-554) with RISP in the 61 wins, compared to .167 (53-for-318) with RISP in the 42 losses.

Ê DH Nelson Cruz has 2 HR in 5 games with the Rays and 438 HR in his career, tied with Andre Dawson for 45th all-time…his next homer will tie Paul Konerko for 44th in major league history.

FASHIONABLY LATE—This season the Rays have scored 193 runs in the 7th inning or lat- er, most in the majors…they have outscored their opponents, 193-121, in these frames, and the +72 differential ranks 1st in the ma- jors (Padres, +66)…by inning, the Rays are tied for 10th in the majors in runs scored in the 7th (57), tied for 5th in the 8th (59), rank 1st in the 9th (57) and are tied for 5th in ex- tras (20)…their 121 runs allowed in the 7th inning or later are the 4th-fewest in the ma- jors and 2nd among AL clubs (Indians, 114).

Ê Opposing starters have pitched to a 4.03 ERA (534.1-IP, 239-ER) and .222 opp avg. (447-for-2,012) against the

Rays this season, but opposing relief pitchers have a 5.26 ERA (383- IP, 224-ER) and .247 opp avg. (366-for-1,480) against the Rays.

Ê The Rays have a +88 diff. (252-164) in the 6th inning and later.

LEFTY LOOSEY—The Rays are 23-19 (.548) against left-handed starters, compared to 38-23 (.623) against righties…the Rays have a major-league- most 1,295 AB vs. LHP but rank among the majors' bottom five in avg.

(.225, 29th), on-base pct. (.302, 27th) and slugging pct. (.373, 27th) against southpaws…left-handed starters have a 3.53 ERA (234.2-IP, 92-ER) against the Rays and right-handed starters have a 4.41 ERA (299.2-IP, 147-ER).

PITCHING PROPERLY—The Rays have a 3.52 ERA this season, which leads the AL over the White Sox (3.58) and ranks 4th in the majors…the Rays are attempting to finish among the majors' top ten in ERA for a fifth consecutive season…the Rays have allowed 3 runs (or fewer) 56 times this season—most in the AL (Astros, 53)—and are 44-12 (.786) when doing so.

Ê Yesterday the Rays pitched their eighth shutout of the season, 4th in the AL, and first since not allowing a hit on July 7 vs. CLE (G2).

Ê The Rays have a 2.52 ERA (82-IP, 23-ER) in their last 9 games (6-3).

Ê In the last 5 games, Rays starters have a 1.67 ERA (27-IP, 5-ER), with 4 starts of 1 run (or fewer)…in comparison, Rays starters had a 7.47 ERA (37.1-IP, 31-ER) over the first 8 games after the All-Star break.

Ê The Rays bullpen has a 1.49 ERA (72.2-IP, 12-ER) in the last 18 games and a 3.09 ERA (434.2-IP, 149-ER) this season, which ranks 1st in the AL and 2nd in the majors behind the Padres (2.97)…the Rays bull- pen ranked 26th in the majors with a 5.07 ERA through games of April 21, but since April 22 their 2.63 ERA ranks 1st in the majors.

Ê The Rays have a single-game franchise-record 14 players (all pitch- ers) on the injured list, including 11 relief pitchers…among the 13 pitchers that made the original 2020 Division Series roster and helped the Rays advance over the Yankees, five are on the Rays IL, two on the active roster and six are with a different organization.

RAYS vs. RED SOX—Starting tonight the Rays face the Red Sox 13 times in their next 37 games through Sep 8…according to Stats LLC, the 13 meetings are tied for the most remaining games between any two teams this season (CIN/PIT, MIL/STL, NYM/MIA)…the Rays are 2-4 against the Red Sox this season and have been outscored, 37-23, but have won two straight after an 0-4 start…they last met from June 22-24 and the Rays took two of three, winning the rubber match on a walk-off wild pitch.

Ê Since the start of the 2019 season, the road team has gone 22-13…

the Red Sox are 10-9 here and the Rays are 12-4 at Fenway Park.

Ê The Rays went 7-3 against the Red Sox in 2020 (3-3 at home, 4-0 on the road) to win the season series for a second straight season.

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

Sat., 7/31 vs. BOS 6:10 p.m. LH Ryan Yarbrough (6-4, 4.38) vs. RH Nathan Eovaldi (9-5, 3.49) Bally Sports Sun, WDAE 95.3 FM/620 AM, WMGG 1470 AM (Sp.) Sun., 8/1 vs. BOS 7:08 p.m. LH Shane McClanahan (4-4, 3.93) vs. RH Nick Pivetta (8-4, 4.51) ESPN, WDAE 95.3 FM/620 AM, WMGG 1470 AM (Sp.)

TEAM STATISTICS, 7TH INNING OR LATER Runs Scored

Tampa Bay Rays 193

Cincinnati Reds 184

Los Angeles Dodgers 178

Houston Astros 177

Run Differential

Tampa Bay Rays +72

San Diego Padres +66

Milwaukee Brewers +37

San Francisco Giants +26

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LAST START—On July 23 at CLE, took no decision after allowing 3 runs in 4 IP, his shortest career start…all 3 runs allowed came on a 3-run homer by José Ramírez with 1 out in the 3rd inning…worked around a 2-on, 1-out jam in the 4th with a flyout and popout, then was removed from the game…his line: ND, 4 IP, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 2 BB, 1 SO, 1 HR, 72 pit., 41 str.

Ê Has allowed 10 runs in his last 2 apps, both starts, spanning 8.1 IP, which has increased his ERA from 3.26 to a season-high 4.07.

Ê Is 2-4 with a 5.02 ERA (43-IP, 24-ER) in 8 starts this season, com- pared to 5-1 with a 2.88 ERA (34.1-IP, 11-ER) in 8 apps in relief.

LOOKING TO REBOUND—Since June 4, is 2-2 with a 5.63 ERA (32-IP, 20- ER) over his last 7 apps (4 starts), compared to 5-3 with a 2.98 ERA (45.1-IP, 15-ER) through his first 9 apps (4 starts) of the season…has allowed 3 runs (or more) in all 4 starts over this stretch of 7 apps…however, has allowed a combined 1 run (0 ER) in his three relief appearances over that stretch.

Ê Is 12-5 with a 3.69 ERA (109.2-IP, 45-ER) in his first 23 career apps (13 starts), and his 12 wins are most in club history through 23 career apps, ahead of Rolando Arrojo (11) and Jeremy Hellickson (11).

Ê Has held opponents to 1 run (or fewer) in 12 of his 23 career apps and 3 runs (or fewer) in 18 of 23, including 12 of 16 this season.

vs. RED SOX—Will be making his second career app and start against the Red Sox, last facing them Sep 10, 2020 at Tropicana Field when he took no decision after allowing 3 runs in 4.1 IP…retired eight of his first 9 BF, including five via strikeout, before allowing a 2-out single and Rafael De- vers homer in the 3rd inning…allowed three of his first 4 BF to reach to start the 5th, including a Bobby Dalbec solo homer, then was removed.

SINK OR SWIM—Has used his sinker on 44.5 pct. (516 of 1,160) of pitches this season and is limiting opponents to a .246 avg. (33-for-134) on at-bats ending with the pitch, according to StatCast…however, has allowed a .346 opp avg. (9-for-26) in his last 4 apps (2 starts), compared to a .222 avg. (24- for-108) through his first 12 apps (6 starts)…is allowing an avg. exit veloc- ity of 87.4 mph on the pitch, 9th-best in the majors (min. 100 batted balls).

Ê Min. 75 IP, his 57.7 pct. ground ball rate is 2nd-highest in the majors,

and he ranks 3rd with a 2.58 GB/FB ratio…has 17 assists, tied for 8th among major league pitchers and tied for 4th among AL pitchers.

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN—Has induced a swing on 39.3 pct. of pitches outside the strike zone, according to FanGraphs, the 2nd-highest in the majors (min. 70 IP) behind NYM Jacob deGrom (43.2 pct.)…while he has allowed a 75.4 pct. contact rate on pitches outside the zone—which is the 4th-highest mark in the majors—he has induced an avg. exit velocity of 87.1 mph on all batted balls this season, according to StatCast, tied for the 15th-lowest in the majors and 4th-lowest in the AL (min. 150 batted balls).

Ê Has thrown 15.0 pitches per inning and 3.67 pitches/BF this sea- son, which are the 6th and T-2nd-lowest rates in the AL (min. 75 IP).

Ê Has seen his walk rate (6.3 pct.) rise and strikeout rate (13.9 pct.) fall in comparison to last season (5.4 pct. walk rate, 19.2 pct. SO rate).

2020 RECAP—Went 5-0 with a 2.78 ERA (32.1-IP, 10-ER) in 7 apps (5 starts) for the Rays last season, his first career action…his 5-game winning streak was the longest for a Ray beginning his major league career, breaking a tie with Adam Kolarek (2017-19), Jake Faria (2017), Jeremy Hellickson (2010), Tim Corcoran (2006) and James Shields (2006)…became the second Rays rookie to finish a season with 5 wins (or more) and no losses, joining Jalen Beeks (5-0) in 2018…became the third Rays pitcher to start and win each of his first three major league apps, joining Faria and Hellickson.

Ê Went 4-0 with a 3.16 ERA (25.2-IP, 9-ER) in 5 starts and 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA (6.2-IP, 1-ER) in two relief apps…two of his five starts last season were scoreless and one of his two relief apps was scoreless.

Ê Min. 20 IP, his groundball rate of 64.6 pct. led the AL and ranked 3rd in the majors…yielded 7 BB in 32.1 IP for a 1.95 BB/9 IP ratio.

AMATEUR CAREER—Selected in the fifth round of the 2017 June Draft

out of Webster University, becoming the first drafted player in program history…became the first player in school and league (SLIAC) history to

play in the majors…went 8-1 with a 0.68 ERA (92.2-IP, 7-ER) in 13 starts

as a junior, leading Division III pitchers in ERA and WHIP (0.71)…missed most of his sophomore season with a sprained UCL in his left elbow.

TONIGHT'S STARTER: LH JOSH FLEMING (7-5, 4.07 ERA)

2021 GAME LOG

GAME DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR HB WP P/K FINAL

4/14 vs. TEX L-1 1.80 5.0 4 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 84/55 L, 1-5

4/19 at KC W-1 0.87 5.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 65/46 W, 4-1

4/25 vs. TOR * L-2 1.23 4.1 4 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 71/46 L, 0-1

APRIL 1-2 1.23 14.2 10 2 2 4 8 1 1 0 -- --

5/1 vs. HOU L-3 2.18 6.0 3 3 3 5 4 0 0 0 98/59 L, 1-3

5/6 at LAA * W-2 2.81 5.0 6 3 3 1 3 1 0 0 67/40 W, 8-3

5/11 vs. NYY * -- 2.73 4.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 63/37 L, 1-3

5/16 vs. NYM W-3 2.34 5.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 53/38 W, 7-1

5/23 at TOR * W-4 2.88 6.0 8 4 4 1 2 2 0 0 79/56 W, 6-4

5/30 vs. PHI * W-5 2.98 4.2 4 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 75/47 W, 6-2

MAY 4-1 3.82 30.2 25 13 13 8 20 4 1 0 -- --

6/4 at TEX L-4 3.44 7.0 10 5 5 0 2 1 0 0 100/72 L, 4-5

6/13 vs. BAL * W-6 3.20 4.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 63/42 W, 7-1

6/19 at SEA -- 3.59 6.1 7 5 5 2 5 1 0 0 110/69 L, 5-6

6/25 vs. LAA * -- 3.39 3.2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 51/35 W, 4-3

JUNE 1-1 4.29 21.0 19 11 10 4 12 2 0 0 -- --

7/7 vs. CLE (G2) * W-7 3.26 2.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 37/25 W, 4-0

7/17 at ATL L-5 3.93 4.1 8 7 7 1 1 2 0 0 72/51 L, 0-9

7/23 at CLE -- 4.07 4.0 6 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 72/41 W, 10-5

JULY 1-1 8.18 11.0 14 10 10 4 4 3 0 0 -- --

* indicates relief appearance 2021 PITCH TRACKING DATA

STAT SNK CT CH CB FB

Usage Rate 44.5 28.3 22.8 4.3 0.1

# vs. RHB 300 297 264 2 1

# vs. LHB 216 31 1 48 0

Avg. Velocity 91.2 86.1 81.9 78.3 89.4

Max Velocity 93.4 88.9 84.6 80.6 89.4

Whiff Rate 19.4 17.3 17.8 26.3 --

Strikeouts 19 11 11 3 --

HR Allowed 6 2 1 1 --

Avg. Exit Velocity 87.4 85.4 86.4 80.7 --

Opp Avg. .246 .250 .173 .400 --

Avg. Spin Rate 1799 1849 1592 1830 2014

Runs Above Avg. 3.8 2.2 2.8 -2.6 --

CODE: SNK-sinker, CT-cutter, CH-changeup, CB-curveball, FB-4-seam fastball

2021 BY INNING

STAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Runs Allowed 3 6 8 10 4 2 1 2

Earned Run Avg. 3.24 6.00 4.40 6.00 2.57 1.93 1.69 9.00

Batters Faced 33 36 61 62 59 34 22 9

Opp Avg. .200 .250 .246 .293 .236 .097 .158 .444

2021 SPLITS

Home: 4-3, 1.83 ERA (39.1-IP, 8-ER) Road: 3-2, 6.39 ERA (38-IP, 27-ER) Day: 5-2, 2.76 ERA (32.2-IP, 10-ER) Night: 2-3, 5.04 ERA (44.2-IP, 25-ER) Grass: 3-1, 6.39 ERA (31-IP, 22-ER) Turf: 4-4, 2.53 ERA (46.1-IP, 13-ER) Pre-ASB: 7-4, 3.26 ERA (69-IP, 25-ER) Post-ASB: 0-1, 10.80 ERA (8.1-IP, 10-ER)

2021 SPLITS vs. BATTERS vs. LHB: .282 (22-78), 6-HR, 17-SO vs. RHB: .216 (46-213), 4-HR, 27-SO Innings: 7.0, 6/4/21 at TEX

Pitches: 110, 6/19/21 at SEA

Hits: 10, 6/4/21 at TEX

Runs: 7, 7/17/21 at ATL

Earned Runs: 7, 7/17/21 at ATL Walks: 5, 5/1/21 vs. HOU

Strikeouts: 6, 8/29/20 at MIA Home Runs: 2, 4x-last 7/17/21 at ATL Complete Gms: -- Shutouts: -- Win Strk: 5G, 8/23/20 – 9/27/20 Loss Strk: 2G,4/25/21 – 5/1/21 CAREER HIGHS

YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK

2020 Tampa Bay 5 0 2.78 7 5 0 0 0 32.1 28 10 10 5 1 7-0 25 0 0

2021 Tampa Bay 7 5 4.07 16 8 0 0 0 77.1 68 36 35 10 2 20-2 44 0 0

Major League Totals 12 5 3.69 23 13 0 0 0 109.2 96 46 45 15 3 27-2 69 0 0

LAST START—On Sun at CLE, took no decision despite allowing just 1 run in 7 IP, his longest outing since his complete game on June 3 at NYY…

his lone run allowed was a leadoff homer by Cesar Hernandez, the sec- ond time in his career he allowed a leadoff homer, joining Sep 28, 2019 at TOR (Teoscar Hernández)…scattered 4 hits and 1 BB following the leadoff homer, including perfect frames in each of the 2nd, 5th and 7th innings…

his line: ND, 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, 1 HR, 92 pitches, 67 strikes.

Ê Marked the third time in his career he yielded 1 run (or fewer) in an outing of 7 IP (or more), and the first since Aug 11, 2019 at SEA.

Ê Was his ninth career app (eighth start) of 7 IP (or more)…seven of those 9 apps have come on the road, incl. both apps this season.

vs. RED SOX—Is 3-3 with a 6.79 ERA (51.2-IP, 39-ER) in 13 career apps (6 starts) against the Red Sox, including 0-1 with a 14.14 ERA (7-IP, 11-ER) in 2 apps (1 start) this season…last faced them June 22 at home, taking no decision after allowing 5 runs in 2 IP of relief…entered the game with 2-on, 2-out in the 1st inning behind opener Andrew Kittredge and got a strikeout to avoid damage…all 5 runs came in the 3rd inning, allowing five of his first 6 BF to reach and score, incl. a Hunter Renfroe 3-run homer.

Ê Min. 2 apps, his 6.79 ERA is his highest against any opponent.

TOMORROW'S STARTER: LH RYAN YARBROUGH (6-4, 4.38 ERA)

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RAYS HITTER NOTES

#56 RANDY AROZARENA - ah-row-sah-RAY-nah .258 AVG - 13 HR - 47 RBI - 11 SB Thurs vs. NYY: 2-5, 2B, R vs. LH: .268 (37-138), 7-HR NYY Series: 4-11, 2-2B, RBI, BB, R vs. RH: .251 (56-223), 6-HR

Trip: 3-14, RBI, 4-R with RISP: .293 (22-75)

Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.400, 2-5) Last HR: 7/21/21 vs. BAL

Ê Batting .368 (14-for-38) with 4 2B, 3 HR and 6 RBI in his last 9 games…has

six multi-hit efforts over this stretch after none in his previous 13 games.

Ê Has hit 3 HR in his last 8 games after none in his previous 21 games.

Ê Ranks among major league rookies this season in runs scored (61, 1st), hits (93, T-2nd), homers (13, 5th), extra-base hits (33, T-3rd) and walks (36, 3rd).

Ê Has 110 SO, T-7th in the AL…has struck out at least 1x in 13 of his last 14 G.

Ê Has 1 SB in his last 35 games…has been caught on his last five attempts.

Ê Made his first career Opening Day roster, a start in right field.

Ê His full bio is on Page 65 of the 2021 Rays Media Guide.

#26 JI-MAN CHOI - GEE-man CHOY .265 AVG - 7 HR - 29 RBI - 0 SB Thurs vs. NYY: 1-4, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 2-R vs. LH: .261 (12-46), 0-HR NYY Series: 2-7, HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 3-R vs. RH: .267 (28-105), 7-HR Trip: 5-13, 2-2B, 2-HR, 6-RBI, 2-BB, 4-R with RISP: .286 (14-49) Current Hitting Streak: 2G (.286, 2-7) Last HR: 7/29/21 vs. NYY

Ê Yesterday vs. NYY, hit a 2-run homer off Albert Abreu in the 6th inning…

has 2 HR in his last 5 games and 4 HR in his last 11 games since July 16.

Ê Batting .286 (16-for-56) with 3 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI and 11 BB in his last 17 G.

Ê Has 12 BB and a .403 OBP in 18 games (17 starts) since the start of July.

Ê Batting .833 (5-for-6) with 1 HR and 4 RBI as a pinch-hitter this season.

Ê Has been on the IL twice this season…missed 9 games with a left groin strain and the first 40 games after arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.

#23 NELSON CRUZ

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ALL-STAR « .284 AVG - 21 HR - 52 RBI - 3 SB

Thurs vs. NYY: DNP vs. LH: .349 (38-109), 6-HR

NYY Series: 0-5, BB vs. RH: .250 (51-204), 15-HR

Trip: 2-12, 2-HR, 2-RBI, 2-BB, 3-R with RISP: .194 (13-67) Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 Last HR: 7/25/21 at CLE

Ê Scratched from Wednesday's starting lineup due to right foot contusion.

Ê Both hits since the trade have been solo homers…on Sun at CLE, hit a go-ahead homer off Triston McKenzie in the 6th inning; on July 23 at CLE, made his Rays debut and hit a solo homer off Zach Plesac in the 3rd inning.

Ê Ranks among AL leaders against left-handed pitchers in avg. (.349, 3rd), on-base pct. (.402, 9th), slugging pct. (.578, 10th) and OPS (.980, 8th).

Ê Has 438 HR over 17 ML seasons, tied with Andre Dawson for 45th place in major league history and one shy of Paul Konerko for 44th…ranks 3rd among active players behind Albert Pujols (675) and Miguel Cabrera (497).

Ê Since 2014, his 281 HR are most in the majors, ahead of Mike Trout (248).

Ê Selected to the All-Star Team for the seventh time (2009, 2013-15, 2017-18) and pinch-hit in the 9th inning…became the 20th player to appear in an All-Star Game after turning 41, and first since RH Trevor Hoffman (2009).

#2 YANDY DÍAZ - YAHN-dee .253 AVG - 6 HR - 35 RBI - 0 SB Thurs vs. NYY: 3-5, 2B, RBI, 2-R vs. LH: .256 (33-129), 2-HR NYY Series: 3-12, 2B, RBI, BB, 3-R vs. RH: .251 (44-175), 4-HR Trip: 4-13, 3B, HR, 2-RBI, BB, 3-R with RISP: .250 (16-64) Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.600, 3-5) Last HR: 7/22/21 at CLE

Ê Yesterday vs. NYY, snapped an 0-for-15 drought with a RBI single in the 1st

inning…added a double in the 3rd inning and single in the 6th inning.

Ê Batting .304 (17-for-56) with 3 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR and 9 RBI in 16 games in July.

Ê Has 6 HR in his last 33 games after 62 games and 210 AB without one.

Ê His .423 OBP at home ranks 2nd in the AL behind Vlad Guerrero Jr. (.469).

Ê Leads the team and ranks 8th in the AL with 54 BB…has swung at only 21.1 pct. of pitches outside the strike zone, 5th-lowest rate in the majors.

Ê Since 2020, his .385 OBP ranks as the 4th-highest in the AL (min. 300 PA).

Ê Made his fourth Opening Day roster (2017, 2019-21), all starts (3-3B, 1-1B).

#5 WANDER FRANCO - WAHN-der FRAHN-co .220 AVG - 3 HR - 10 RBI - 2 SB Thurs vs. NYY: 0-3, BB, R vs. LH: .295 (13-44), 3-HR NYY Series: 2-10, 3-BB, 2-R vs. RH: .169 (11-65), 0-HR

Trip: 6-19, 2B, RBI, R with RISP: .174 (4-23)

Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 Last HR: 7/18/21 at ATL

Ê Batting .231 (18-for-78) with 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR and 5 RBI in 19 games in July.

Ê Eight of his last 10 hits since July 17 have been singles, with 1 2B and 1 HR.

Ê Batting .125 (7-for-56) at home, compared to .321 (17-for-53) on the road.

Ê All three of his home runs this season have been game-tying shots.

Ê Hit .315 (51-for-162) with 11 2B, 6 3B, 7 HR, 35 RBI in 39 games for Durham.

Ê Entered the season ranked by Baseball America and MLB.com as the No. 1 overall prospect for a second consecutive year…became the fourth player to rank as Baseball America’s top prospect in back-to-back years, following Bryce Harper (2011-12), Joe Mauer (2004-05) and Andruw Jones (1996-97).

#39 KEVIN KIERMAIER - KEER-my-er .231 AVG - 2 HR - 22 RBI - 7 SB Thurs vs. NYY: 1-3, RBI, R, SF vs. LH: .227 (17-75), 0-HR NYY Series: 1-7, RBI, R vs. RH: .233 (35-150), 2-HR

Trip: 1-10, RBI, BB, R with RISP: .231 (12-52)

Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) Last HR: 7/7/21 vs. CLE (G1)

Ê Yesterday vs. NYY, snapped an 0-for-11 skid with a 6th-inning single.

Ê Batting .148 (4-for-27) with 1 2B and 3 RBI in his last 10 games (8 starts).

Ê Batting .265 (27-for-102) since June 6, increasing his avg. from .203 to .231.

Ê His 50 outfield assists are two shy of tying the club record (B.J. Upton, 52).

Ê Batting .263 (26-for-98) at home, compared to .205 (26-for-127) on the road.

Ê Since the start of 2015, his 124 DRS are tied for most in the majors.

Ê Made his seventh consecutive Opening Day roster, all starts in center.

#8 BRANDON LOWE - rhymes with “now” .224 AVG - 22 HR - 52 RBI - 4 SB Thurs vs. NYY: 1-4, BB, 2-R vs. LH: .160 (17-106), 5-HR NYY Series: 5-12, 2B, HR, 3-RBI, BB, 3-R vs. RH: .254 (57-224), 17-HR Trip: 4-14, 2-2B, RBI, 2-BB, R with RISP: .234 (18-77) Current Hitting Streak: 3G (.417, 5-12) Last HR: 7/27/21 vs. NYY

Ê Has 5 2B, 9 HR and 22 RBI in 27 career games against the Red Sox.

Ê Has hit safely in six of his last 7 games, batting .346 (9-for-26) with 4 RBI.

Ê Has a career-high 22 HR, most on the team and tied for 10th in the AL…is tied for 4th in the majors among middle infielders (min. 50 pct. of games).

Ê Has a career-high 52 RBI, incl. 20 RBI in his last 26 games since June 23.

Ê Batting .287 (35-122) since June 11, increasing his avg. from .188 to .224.

Ê Ranks 8th in the AL with a .913 OPS against right-handed pitchers.

#8 BRANDON LOWE - rhymes with “now” [cont'd. from left column]

Ê Is 7-for-his-last-14 vs. LHP after batting .109 (10-for-92) to start the season.

Ê Made his third straight Opening Day roster and second start (1-2B, 1-DH).

#13 MANUEL MARGOT - man-WEHL mahr-GO .248 AVG - 9 HR - 44 RBI - 9 SB

Thurs vs. NYY: DNP vs. LH: .260 (33-127), 3-HR

NYY Series: 1-8, BB vs. RH: .238 (36-151), 6-HR

Trip: -- with RISP: .256 (21-82)

Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-7 Last HR: 7/3/21 at TOR

Ê Batting .276 (16-for-58) with 3 HR and 7 RBI in his last 17 games (15 starts).

Ê Reinstated on Tuesday from the 10-day injured list (left hamstring strain).

Ê On July 5 vs. CLE—his last game before the injury—recorded a season-high 4 hits, his most since Aug 13, 2020 at BOS (4)…had an infield single leading off the 9th inning to spark a go-ahead rally; replaced by a PR due to injury.

Ê With 2 outs, his .327 avg. (32-for-98) ranks as the 3rd-highest in the AL.

Ê Ranks 1st among ML outfielders with 11 Outs Above Average (StatCast).

Ê Made his fifth consecutive Opening Day roster…started in LF in his Rays debut in 2020 and started for the Padres in CF in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

#17 AUSTIN MEADOWS .243 AVG - 20 HR - 76 RBI - 3 SB Thurs vs. NYY: 3-5, 2-HR, 5-RBI, 3-R vs. LH: .207 (25-121), 1-HR NYY Series: 3-9, 2-HR, 5-RBI, 3-R vs. RH: .262 (62-237), 19-HR Trip: 4-16, 2-HR, 6-RBI, 2-BB, 2-R with RISP: .312 (29-93) Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.600, 3-5) Last HR: 7/29/21 vs. NYY

Ê Yesterday vs. NYY, recorded his fourth career multi-HR game and third of the season with a 3-run homer off Gerrit Cole in the 1st inning and a 2-run homer off Albert Abreu in the 6th inning…totaled a career-high-tying 5 RBI for the third time in his career, all this season (last June 3 at NYY).

Ê Has 4 HR in his last 4 games after 2 HR in his previous 39 games (36 starts).

Ê Batting .289 (28-for-97) with 5 2B, 5 HR and 26 RBI in his last 27 games.

Ê Ranks 4th in the AL with 76 RBI and ranks 7th with a .935 OPS vs. RHP.

Ê Has a majors-most 23 go-ahead RBI this season, including three in extras.

Ê Batting .271 (64-for-236) since May 12, increasing his avg. from .189 to .243.

Ê His fly ball rate of 54.5 pct. is tops in the majors, according to FanGraphs.

Ê 50.6 pct. (44 of 87) of his hits have gone for extra bases (23-2B, 1-3B, 20-HR).

Ê Made his second Opening Day active roster, both starts (1-LF, 1-RF).

#28 FRANCISCO MEJÍA - meh-HE-uh .258 AVG - 4 HR - 19 RBI - 0 SB

Thurs vs. NYY: DNP vs. LH: .264 (19-72), 3-HR

NYY Series: 1-3, BB vs. RH: .253 (23-91), 1-HR

Trip: 1-7, 3B, R with RISP: .229 (8-35)

Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.333, 1-3) Last HR: 7/20/21 vs. BAL

Ê Batting .364 (8-for-22) with 1 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR and 5 RBI in his last 8 games.

Ê On July 20 vs. BAL, recorded a career-high 5 RBI on a 2-run homer off John Means in the 4th inning and a bases-clearing triple in the 8th…became the second catcher in Rays history with a home run and triple in the same game, joining John Jaso on May 23, 2010 at HOU, and the first to record 5 RBI (or more) in a game since Travis d’Arnaud (5) on July 15, 2019 at NYY.

Ê Made his third straight Opening Day roster…started at catcher in 2020.

Ê Was one of four players acquired by the Rays on Dec 29 for Blake Snell.

#35 BRETT PHILLIPS .210 AVG - 6 HR - 24 RBI - 12 SB Thurs vs. NYY: 1-4, HR, 4-RBI, R vs. LH: .095 (6-63), 0-HR NYY Series: 1-7, HR, 4-RBI, R vs. RH: .271 (32-118), 6-HR Trip: 4-7, HR, RBI, BB, 4-R with RISP: .182 (10-55) Current Hitting Streak: 1G (.250, 1-4) Last HR: 7/29/21 vs. NYY

Ê Yesterday vs. NYY, his first career grand slam came off Albert Abreu in the

6th inning and his 4 RBI tied his career high from July 25, 2018 at PIT (with MIL)…has 2 HR in his last 5 games after 1 HR in his previous 35 games.

Ê Batting .257 (9-for-35) with 3 HR, 6 RBI and 16 SO in 18 games since July 1.

Ê Has 7 2B, 6 HR, 24 RBI and 12 SB in 81 games this season, all career highs.

Ê Has struck out in 45.9 pct. (83 of 181) of at-bats, including 12x in his last 12 G.

Ê His 8 Defensive Runs Saved are tied for 5th among major league outfielders…ranks 2nd among major league outfielders with 8 Outs Above Average.

Ê Has appeared in 81 games this season and made 55 starts (31-CF, 24-RF).

#18 JOEY WENDLE

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ALL-STAR « .281 AVG - 7 HR - 36 RBI - 6 SB

Thurs vs. NYY: DNP vs. LH: .183 (13-71), 0-HR

NYY Series: 0-3 vs. RH: .313 (67-214), 7-HR

Trip: 6-15, 2-2B, RBI, R with RISP: .241 (19-79)

Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-5 Last HR: 6/9/21 vs. WSH

Ê Batting .302 (16-for-53) with 5 2B, 3 RBI and 17 SO in his last 14 games.

Ê Is tied for 9th in the AL with 24 2B, including 5 2B in his last 13 games.

Ê His 80 hits include 32 to the pull field, 23 to center and 25 to the opp. field.

Ê Ranks among AL leaders on the road in avg. (.340, 2nd), on-base pct. (.391, 4th), slugging pct. (.562, 7th) and on-base plus slugging pct. (.953, 5th).

Ê Entered the All-Star Game in the 7th inning as a defensive replacement at third base and singled to center field in his only at-bat…was added as a replacement to the AL All-Star Team, the first selection of his career.

Ê Made his fourth straight Opening Day active roster but did not play.

#10 MIKE ZUNINO - zoo-NEE-no « ALL-STAR « .193 AVG - 19 HR - 38 RBI - 0 SB Thurs vs. NYY: 0-3, BB, R vs. LH: .310 (22-71), 9-HR NYY Series: 0-6, 2-BB, R vs. RH: .132 (18-136), 10-HR

Trip: 2-7, 2B with RISP: .200 (11-55)

Current Hitting Streak: 0-for-8 Last HR: 7/10/21 vs. TOR

Ê Is 1-for-his-last-11 (single)…batting .192 (5-for-26) in his last 11 G (9 starts).

Ê Has 3 HR in his last 17 games and 7 HR in his last 25 games since June 16.

Ê Leads the majors with a .761 SLG and 1.156 OPS vs. left-handed pitchers.

Ê Has 19 HR, most among ML catchers (while playing the position) and his most since 2018 (20, with SEA)…his 19 HR are a single-season club record among catchers (while playing the position), passing Wilson Ramos (14) in 2018 and John Flaherty (14) in 1999…has 19 HR in 70 games this season, after 13 HR in 118 games in his first two seasons with the Rays (2019-20).

Ê Entered the All-Star Game in the 5th inning as a def. rep. at catcher and hit a solo homer off Taijuan Walker that went 433 feet in his first at-bat…was selected to his first career All-Star Game as a result of the Player Balloting.

Ê Made his sixth Opening Day active roster, all starts at catcher (2014-15, 2017, 2019-21)…began the 2018 season on Seattle’s injured list (oblique).

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RAYS BULLPEN NOTES

#84 JT CHARGOIS - RH - SHA-gwah 1-0-0 - 3.00 ERA - 31 G Last App: 7/28 vs. HOU (0.1-IP, 3-H, 3-R, 3-ER, 0-BB, 0-SO, 0-HR, 16-pit, 12-str) Season Long Relief App: 2.0, 3x-last 6/17 vs. TB vs. LH: .184 (7-38), 1-HR Saves-Opps: 0-2, IR-RS: 29-8, IRS Pct.: 27.6 vs. RH: .235 (16-68), 1-HR Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–6/9/21 at DET, Loss–8/11/18 at COL, Save–none

Ê Acquired from the Mariners last night as part of the Diego Castillo trade.

Ê On Wed vs. HOU—his last outing for Seattle—yielded a season-high 3 runs in the 6th inning, including run-scoring hits by Altuve and Aledmys Díaz.

Ê Since the beginning of July, eight of his 9 apps have been scoreless.

Ê Has held opp. to a .217 avg. (23-for-106), including .184 (7-for-38) vs. LHB.

Ê Has thrown his slider for 69.0 pct. of pitches this season, according to Stat- Cast, the 4th-highest rate in the majors…has averaged 95.8 mph on his 127 sinkers thrown this season, including a maximum velocity of 97.6 mph.

Ê Selected to the Mariners roster from the alternate site on May 9.

#58 LOUIS HEAD - RH 1-0-0 - 1.69 ERA - 10 G

Last App: 7/29 vs. NYY (1.2-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-ER, 0-BB, 2-SO, 0-HR, 28-pit, 17-str)

Season Long Relief App: 2.0, 4x-last 7/24 at CLE vs. LH: .167 (3-18), 0-HR Saves-Opps: 0-0, IR-RS: 2-0, IRS Pct.: 0.0 vs. RH: .167 (6-36), 0-HR Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–7/24/21 at CLE, Loss–none, Save–none

Ê Yesterday vs. NYY, pitched a perfect 7th to preserve a 14-0 lead…yielded a leadoff single in the 8th, then retired his next 2 BF and was replaced.

Ê Recalled on July 23 from Triple-A Durham for his seventh stint this season.

Ê Went 0-0 with a 1.96 ERA (23-IP, 5-ER) and 30 SO in 20 apps for the Bulls.

Ê Hasn't allowed an earned run in nine of 10 apps; yielded 3 ER in the other.

Ê Became the fifth player (all pitchers) in franchise history to make his ML debut at 31 years or older, joining Eddie Gamboa (31) in 2016, Jason Childers (31) in 2006, Jim Morris (35) in 1999 and Rolando Arrojo (32) in 1998.

Ê Selected to the active roster on April 23, the date of his 31st birthday.

#36 ANDREW KITTREDGE - RH - KIT-rij « ALL-STAR « 6-1-2 - 1.43 ERA - 38 G - 4 GS Last App: 7/28 vs. NYY (1.0-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-ER, 0-BB, 0-SO, 0-HR, 8-pit, 5-str)

Season Long Relief App: 2.0, 5x-last 7/23 at CLE vs. LH: .214 (9-42), 1-HR Saves-Opps: 2-2, IR-RS: 17-9, IRS Pct.: 52.9 vs. RH: .167 (22-132), 3-HR Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–7/9/21 vs. TOR, Loss–6/1/21 at NYY, Save–5/9/21 at OAK

Ê On Wed vs. NYY, inherited 2-on, 0-out in the 10th inning and allowed a run-scoring wild pitch, but avoided further damage with a 4-3 and 5u DP.

Ê Has allowed 1 run in his last 10 apps spanning 13 IP, a 0.69 ERA since then.

Ê Has a 1.25 ERA (43.1-IP, 6-ER) over his last 33 apps (3 starts) since April 20.

Ê Has recorded 4 outs (or more) in 19 of his 38 apps (4 starts) this season.

Ê His 6 wins are tied for 2nd on the club and are T-6th among AL relievers.

Ê Has pitched in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th.

Ê Added to the AL All-Star Team as a replacement for an inactive pitcher, his first career selection…pitched a perfect 7th inning with three groundouts.

Ê Made his third career Opening Day roster, following 2018 and 2020.

#15 CHRIS MAZZA - RH - MAZZ-uh 0-0-0 - 6.60 ERA - 8 G Last App: 7/22 at CLE (2.2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-ER, 1-BB, 3-SO, 0-HR, 38-pit, 23-str)

Season Long Relief App: 3.0, 2x-last 4/23 vs. TOR vs. LH: .190 (4-21), 0-HR Saves-Opps: 0-0, IR-RS: 4-0, IRS Pct.: 0.0 vs. RH: .375 (12-32), 1-HR Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–9/8/20 at PHI, Loss–9/19/20 vs. NYY, Save–none

Ê Recalled yesterday from Durham and begins his sixth stint with the Rays this season, following April 5-17, April 18-21, April 23–May 21, June 16 and July 21-22…his third stint included time on the 10-day IL (right shoulder).

Ê Went 4-0 with a 2.66 ERA (23.2-IP, 7-ER) and 32 SO in 18 apps for the Bulls.

Ê Last pitched for the Rays on July 22 at CLE, entering with a 4-1 deficit and leaving in a 4-4 tie…his only baserunner was a 1-out walk in the 7th inn.

Ê Has a 3.65 ERA in his last 7 apps after allowing 6 runs in his Rays debut.

Ê Acquired by the Rays, along with Jeffrey Springs, from the Red Sox on Feb 17, 2021 for catcher Ronaldo Hernández and INF Nick Sogard.

#57 DREW RASMUSSEN - RH - RASS-muss-ehn 0-1-1 - 4.11 ERA - 25 G - 2 GS Last App: 7/28 vs. NYY (2.1-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 0-ER, 0-BB, 3-SO, 0-HR, 34-pit, 20-str)

Season Long Relief App: 2.1, 7/28 vs. NYY vs. LH: .178 (8-45), 1-HR Saves-Opps: 1-1, IR-RS: 7-1, IRS Pct.: 14.3 vs. RH: .227 (20-88), 3-HR Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–9/18/20 vs. KC, Loss–4/8/21 at STL, Save–5/9/21 at MIA

Ê On Wed vs. NYY, went 2.1 IP for the longest relief app of his career…allowed a 1-out single in the 6th and a 1-out double in the 8th, his last BF.

Ê Recalled on June 24 for his second stint with the Rays (also June 19-20).

Ê Acquired from the Brewers on May 21 as part of the Willy Adames trade.

Ê Has a 4.00 ERA (18-IP, 8-ER) in 10 apps since the trade…has a 1.59 ERA (11.1- IP, 2-ER) in his last 5 apps after a 8.10 ERA (6.2-IP, 6-ER) in his first 5 apps.

Ê Has averaged 97.5 mph on his fastball this season; top velocity is 99.9 mph.

Ê Did not allow a run in 8 apps (1 start) spanning 11.1 IP with the Bulls…held opponents to a .132 avg. (5-for-38) and struck out 23 of his 42 BF (54.8 pct.).

Ê Made the Brewers Opening Day roster, the first of his major league career.

#71 RYAN SHERRIFF - LH 0-1-0 - 7.50 ERA - 7 G

Last App: 7/29 vs. NYY (1.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-ER, 1-BB, 0-SO, 0-HR, 18-pit, 10-str)

Season Long Relief App: 1.1, 2x-last 7/29 vs. NYY vs. LH: .333 (4-12), 0-HR Saves-Opps: 0-1, IR-RS: 5-3, IRS Pct.: 60.0 vs. RH: .333 (4-12), 0-HR Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–8/26/20 vs. BAL, Loss–6/30/21 at WSH, Save–9/18/20 at BAL

Ê Yesterday vs. NYY, inherited 1-on, 2-out and got a flyout to end the 8th inning…pitched around a leadoff walk (GDP, P6) for a scoreless 9th inning.

Ê Recalled on Sunday from Triple-A Durham for his fifth stint this season.

Ê Went 2-2 with a 2.20 ERA (16.1-IP, 4-ER) in 20 apps (1 start) with Durham.

Ê Placed on the Restricted List on April 3 after his decision to take some time away from the game…reported to Port Charlotte to begin a throwing pro- gression on April 19 and reinstated and optioned to Durham on May 11.

Ê 2020: Went 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (9.2-IP, 0-ER) in 10 apps and two stints.

#59 JEFFREY SPRINGS - LH 5-1-2 - 3.53 ERA - 41 G Last App: 7/27 vs. NYY (0.2-IP, 1-H, 1-R, 1-ER, 2-BB, 0-SO, 1-HR, 17-pit, 9-str)

Season Long Relief App: 2.0, 5x-last 7/24 at CLE vs. LH: .255 (14-55), 3-HR Saves-Opps: 2-4, IR-RS: 14-6, IRS Pct.: 42.9 vs. RH: .188 (19-101), 6-HR Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–7/18/21 at ATL, Loss–5/7/21 at OAK, Save–5/5/21 at LAA

Ê On Tues vs. NYY, started the 8th and erased a leadoff walk with a GDP…

allowed a solo homer to Ryan LaMarre and walked his next batter faced.

Ê Has a 1.23 ERA (7.1-IP, 1-ER) and 11 SO in his last 6 apps beginning July 9.

Ê Has allowed 9 HR, tied for 3rd among AL relievers, including 3 HR since the start of July…57.1 pct. (12 of 21) of his runs allowed have come on homers.

Ê Has struck out 35.3 pct. (61 of 173) of batters, the highest rate of his career.

Ê In his career, has held righties to a lower avg. (.244) than lefties (.308).

Ê Has a 48.2 pct. whiff rate on his changeup, according to StatCast.

Ê Made his third straight Opening Day roster with three different teams.

#37 MATT WISLER - RH - WISS-lurr 3-4-0 - 4.05 ERA - 39 G Last App: 7/28 vs. NYY (1.2-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 0-ER, 0-BB, 1-SO, 0-HR, 19-pit, 14-str)

Season Long Relief App: 2.0, 4x-last 7/23 at CLE vs. LH: .218 (12-55), 2-HR Saves-Opps: 0-3, IR-RS: 19-11, IRS Pct.: 57.9 vs. RH: .234 (22-94), 4-HR Last Win, Loss & Save: Win–7/23/21 at CLE, Loss–7/25/21 at CLE, Save–9/1/20 vs. CHW

Ê On Wed vs. NYY, stranded an inherited runner in the 8th inning…used a 1-out balk to set up a 4u line drive double play for a scoreless 9th inning.

Ê Acquired from the Giants on June 11 for LH Michael Plassmeyer (minors).

Ê Is 2-2 with a 2.18 ERA (20.2-IP, 5-ER) and 27 SO (11.76 SO/9 IP) in 18 apps since the trade…has had at least 1 SO in 17 of his 18 apps with the Rays.

Ê Since May 4 (with SF), has a 2.32 ERA (31-IP, 8-ER) and 41 SO in 27 apps.

Ê Has thrown his slider for 90.0 pct. of pitches this season, according to StatCast, the highest rate in the majors…has a 34.2 pct. whiff rate on his slider this season, according to StatCast…since the start of the 2020 season, opponents are batting .198 (42-for-212) in at-bats ending with the slider.

#16 KEVIN CASH, MANAGER

Ê On June 25 vs. LAA, his 500th win as Rays manager came against his predecessor Joe Maddon, who is the winningest manager in franchise history at 754-705.

Ê Is in his seventh season as Rays manager…is the fifth manager in franchise history and the 2nd-longest-tenured Rays manager behind Joe Maddon (2006-14).

Ê Is baseball’s 3rd-longest-tenured manager with his current team behind OAK Bob Melvin (11th season, 10th full) and CLE Terry Francona (9th season).

Ê In 2020, captured his first division title as a manager and steered the Rays to a second consecutive postseason and third straight winning season…named AL Manager of the Year by the BBWAA, receiving 22 of 30 first-place votes…became the second manager in Rays history to win it, following Joe Maddon in 2008 and 2011.

Ê Has been ejected 11 times as Rays manager (last Sep 1, 2020 at NYY, 9th inning), 3rd-most in club history behind Joe Maddon (37) and Larry Rothschild (15).

Ê Is the sixth Tampa-born manager in major league history, joining Al Lopez (HOF), Tony La Russa (HOF), Lou Piniella, Dave Miley and John Hart.

Ê On Oct 9, 2018, agreed to a contract extension through the 2024 season including a club option for the 2025 season.

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RAYS BY THE NUMBERS

Current Streak: W1 When commit error: 24-20 Hit homer: 52-23

Current Record: 61-42 Ahead after 6-7-8: 41-6/42-4/48-2 Hit multiple homers: 27-8 Home/Road: 31-20/30-22 Behind after 6-7-8: 10-28/8-31/5-29 Score first: 40-13 Day/Night: 29-13/32-29 Tied after 6-7-8: 10-8/9-7/6-11 Score 5 or more: 42-9

Grass/Turf: 26-20/35-22 1-run games: 14-16 Score less than 5: 19-33

vs. East: 27-17 2-run games: 14-9 Outhit opponents: 48-4

vs. Central: 11-5 Extra innings: 5-10 Outhit by opponents: 11-36

vs. West: 13-15 Win in last at-bat: 13 Collect 10 or more hits: 27-4

vs. National League: 10-5 Come-from-behind wins: 30 Opp. 10 or more hits: 10-19 vs. RH/LH starters: 38-23/23-19 Opp. come-from-behind wins: 20 Wearing white/gray/navy: 4-3/7-8/34-25 Series W-L-T (home): 10-5-2 Series W-L-T (road): 9-6-1 Wearing light blue/other: 14-6/2-0

HOME RUNS

1R 2R 3R GS TOTAL

Lowe, B 12 7 2 1 22

Meadows 6 10 4 20

Zunino 10 9 19

Arozarena 6 3 3 1 13

Margot 5 4 9

Choi 2 3 2 7

Wendle 4 1 1 1 7

Díaz 4 2 6

Phillips 3 1 1 1 6

Adames 3 1 1 5

Brosseau 1 3 4

Mejía 2 1 1 4

Franco 2 1 3

Cruz 2 2

Kiermaier 1 1 2

Walls 1 1

TOTALS 64 45 16 5 130

RUN SUPPORT FOR STARTING PITCHERS

PITCHER STARTS RUNS RUNS/START RUNS/9-IP CLUB RECORD QUALITY

Archer 1 3 3.00 11.57 1-0 0

Fleming 8 16 2.00 3.35 3-5 1

Glasnow 14 34 2.43 3.48 10-4 9

Hill 19 69 3.63 6.51 11-8 5

Honeywell 2 2 1.00 6.00 1-1 0

Kittredge 4 3 0.75 4.26 3-1 0

McClanahan 15 45 3.00 5.70 8-7 3

McHugh 4 1 0.25 1.35 3-1 0

Patiño 6 24 4.00 8.10 3-3 1

Rasmussen 2 8 4.00 14.40 1-1 0

Wacha 13 31 2.38 4.89 9-4 2

Yarbrough 15 46 3.07 4.65 8-7 6

Openers 15 15 1.00 -- 10-5 --

LAST HOME RUN & PLAYER SEASON HIGHS

LAST HR OFF ’21 MOST HITS GAME ’21 MOST RBI GAME

Arozarena 7/21 vs. BAL Wells 4, 5/20 at BAL 4, 3x-last 6/13 vs. BAL

Choi 7/29 vs. NYY Abreu 4, 2x-last 7/24 at CLE 3, 4x-last 7/24 at CLE

Cruz 7/25 at CLE McKenzie 3, 5x-last 7/10 vs. DET 5, 4/5 at DET

Díaz 7/22 at CLE Karinchak 4, 7/22 at CLE 3, 6/6 at TEX

Franco 7/18 at ATL Smyly 3, 7/23 at CLE 3, 6/22 vs. BOS

Kiermaier 7/7 vs. CLE (G1) Mejia 3, 3x-last 6/25 vs. LAA 5, 7/7 vs. CLE

Margot 7/3 at TOR Stripling 4, 7/5 vs. CLE 3, 4x-last 5/24 at TOR

Lowe 7/27 vs. NYY Green 3, 7/27 vs. NYY 4, 7/5 vs. CLE

Meadows 7/29 vs. NYY Abreu 3, 7x-last 7/29 vs. NYY 5, 3x-last 7/29 vs. NYY

Mejía 7/20 vs. BAL Means 3, 4/27 vs. OAK 5, 7/20 vs. BAL

Phillips 7/29 vs. NYY Abreu 3, 5/6 at LAA 4, 7/29 vs. NYY

Wendle 6/9 vs. WSH Hudson 4, 3x-last 7/24 at CLE 4, 5/24 at TOR

Zunino 7/10 vs. TOR Stripling 2, 7x-last 6/27 vs. LAA 4, 5/18 at BAL

RUNS BY INNING

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X Total

Opponent 45 35 61 59 45 43 36 34 19 32 409

Tampa Bay 64 44 46 45 61 59 57 59 57 20 512

Grand Slams (4): Mejía, 5/21 at TOR (Beasley) Wendle, 5/24 at TOR (Thornton) Arozarena, 6/13 vs. BAL (Valdez) Lowe, 7/5 vs. CLE (Allen) Back-to-Back (2): Zunino/Meadows, 4/20 at KC (Holland) Brosseau/Arozarena, 5/19 at BAL (Means) Back-to-Back-to-Back (--): -- 2-HR games (9): Meadows, 5/4 at LAA (Rowen) Zunino, 5/18 at BAL (Wells/Lakins Sr.) Arozarena, 5/19 at BAL (Means/Plutko) Wendle, 5/20 at BAL (Kremer/Wilkerson) Lowe, 5/21 at TOR (Kay/Bergen) Lowe, 7/10 vs. TOR (Stripling)

Arozarena, 7/21 vs. BAL (Wells) Meadows, 7/24 at CLE (Mejía/Stephan) Meadows, 7/29 vs. NYY (Cole/Abreu) 3-HR games (--): --

Pinch-hit (3): Choi, 5/21 at TOR (Cole)

Wendle, 6/9 vs. WSH (Hudson) Lowe, 6/19 at SEA (Graveman) Walk-off (--): -- Lead-off (3): Margot, 6/8 vs. WSH (Lester) Lowe, 7/10 vs. TOR (Stripling) Arozarena, 7/21 vs. BAL (Wells) Inside-the-park (--): --

ÊDate: 4/28 vs. OAK Batter: Mike Zunino Play Description: Home run off the C-ring catwalk in center field (466 feet)…off Cole Irvin (5th inning) ÊDate: 5/12 vs. NYY Batter: Austin Meadows Play Description: Double off the B-ring catwalk in right field…off Gerrit Cole (1st inning) ÊDate: 6/22 vs. BOS Batter: Rafael Devers

Play Description: Double off the B-ring catwalk in right field…off J.P. Feyereisen (8th inning)

HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS

CATWALKS

ÊDate: 5/14 vs. NYM Batter: Brett Phillips Outcome: W 3-2 Pitcher: Aaron Loup Play Description: RBI single to right field ÊDate: 5/26 vs. KC Batter: Manuel Margot

Outcome: W 2-1 (10) Pitcher: Tyler Zuber Play Description: RBI single to right field ÊDate: 6/24 vs. BOS Batter: Francisco Mejía

Outcome: W 1-0 Pitcher: Matt Barnes Play Description: Manuel Margot scored on WP ÊDate: 7/5 vs. CLE Batter: Yandy Díaz

Outcome: W 9-8 Pitcher: Emmanuel Clase Play Description: RBI fielder's choice

ÊDate: 7/21 vs. BAL Batter: Austin Meadows Outcome: W 5-4 Pitcher: Tanner Scott Play Description: 2-run single to center field

WALK-OFF WINS

INSTANT REPLAY

Rays Opp Umpires

Overturned 8 12 2

Stands 13 9 1

Confirmed 4 6 4

TOTALS 25 27 7

CATCHERS

PCT CS ATT

Mejía .167 3 18

Smith .000 0 1

Zunino .136 6 44

TOTALS .143 9 63

RAYS SEASON HIGHS

TEAM BATTING INDIVIDUAL BATTING

Longest win streak 11, 5/13–5/24 Most runs, game, TB 3, 8x-last Meadows, 7/29 vs. NYY

Longest losing streak 7, 6/15–6/22 Most runs, game, Opp 4, Turner, 6/30 at WSH

Most runs game, TB 14, 3x-last 7/29 vs. NYY Most hits, game, TB 4, 8x-last Choi/Wendle, 7/24 at CLE Most runs game, Opp 15, 6/30 at WSH Most hits, game, Opp 4, 8x-last Freeman, 7/16 at ATL Most runs, inn, TB 10, 7/29 vs. NYY (6th) Most 2B, game, TB 3, 2x-last Meadows, 7/4 at TOR Most runs, inn, Opp 6, 2x-last 7/17 at ATL (4th) Most 2B, game, Opp 2, 8x-last Urshela, 7/27 vs. NYY Most hits, game, TB 18, 5/20 at BAL Most HR, game, TB 2, 9x-last Meadows, 7/29 vs. NYY Most hits, game, Opp 18, 6/30 at WSH Most HR, game, Opp 2, 4x-last Zimmerman, 6/9 vs. WSH Most hits, inn, TB 8, 7/29 vs. NYY (6th) Most RBI, game, TB 5, 5x-last Meadows, 7/29 vs. NYY Most hits, inn, Opp 6, 6/18 at SEA (1st) Most RBI, game, Opp 5, 2x-last Reyes, 7/5 vs. CLE Most doubles, game, TB 8, 5/15 vs. NYM Most x-base hits, game, TB 3, 6x-last Choi, 7/24 at CLE Most doubles, game, Opp 6, 4/6 at BOS Most x-base hits, game, Opp 3, 4x-last Turner, 6/30 at WSH Most HR, game, TB 5, 5/18 at BAL Most steals, game, TB 2, 5x-last Phillips, 6/17 at SEA Most HR, game, Opp 5, 5/24 at TOR Most steals, game, Opp 2, 4x-last Ramírez, 7/5 vs. CLE Most x-base hits, game, TB 8, 3x-last 7/24 at CLE Hitting Streak 12, Arozarena, 6/3-6/17 Most x-base hits, game, Opp 7, 4x-last 7/17 at ATL TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PITCHING

Most stolen bases, game, TB 4, 2x-last 6/17 at SEA Most SO, TB Starter 14, Glasnow, 4/12 vs. TEX Most stolen bases, game, Opp 4, 3x-last 7/5 vs. CLE Most SO, Opp Starter 14, Wheeler, 5/29 vs. PHI Most walks, game, TB 10, 5/21 at TOR Most SO, TB Reliever 6, 2x-last McHugh, 7/4 vs. TOR Most walks, game, Opp 7, 3x-last 7/27 vs. NYY Most IP, TB Reliever 6.0, Fleming, 5/23 at TOR Most strikeouts, game, TB 16, 3x-last 7/9 vs. TOR Most walks, game, TB 5, Hill, 6/23 vs. BOS Most strikeouts, game, Opp 18, 6/9 vs. WSH Most walks, game, Opp 6, Ohtani, 5/5 at LAA

Most LOB, game, TB 16, 5/20 at BAL Most SO, Team, TB 17, 4/12 vs. TEX

Most LOB, game, Opp 11, 2x-last 7/27 vs. NYY Most walks, Team, TB 7, 3x-last 7/27 vs. NYY

Most errors, game, TB 4, 7/20 vs. BAL Low-Hit Game 2, 3x-last 6/13 vs. BAL

Most errors, game, Opp 4, 5/4 at LAA Consecutive Scoreless IP 23.0, McHugh, 5/27–7/11

Longest game, time 4:26, 2x-last 5/21 at TOR Shortest game, time 2:04, 7/7 vs. CLE (G2) Longest game, time (9 inn.) 3:45, 6/6 at TEX Shortest game, time (9 inn.) 2:28, 5/7 at OAK

RAYS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS

W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO HR

Totals 60-42-27 102 3.55 919.0 770 363 279 963 114

Starters 23-22-0 102 3.95 487.1 423 214 141 494 69

Relievers 37-20-27 101 3.11 431.2 347 149 138 469 45

Home 30-20-11 50 2.95 454.0 342 149 134 503 44

Road 30-22-16 52 4.14 465.0 428 214 145 460 70

April 13-14-9 27 4.09 244.1 218 111 73 244 27

May 22-6-8 28 2.70 256.2 191 77 77 273 34

June 12-14-6 26 3.81 234.0 202 99 76 250 30

July 14-8-4 22 3.54 193.0 163 76 56 206 23

August -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

September -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

October -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

MISC. STATISTICS

ÊGame-Tying & Go-Ahead RBI: Meadows 32,

Margot 20, Wendle 17, Arozarena 15, Lowe 13, Zunino 12, Díaz 11, Adames 8, Choi 8, Brosseau 7, Franco 6, Mejía 5, Phillips 5, Walls 4, Kiermaier 3, Bruján 2, Tsutsugo 2, Cruz 1

Ê2-Out RBI: Meadows 32, Lowe 22, Margot 22, Wendle 16, Zunino 16, Phillips 14, Díaz 13, Kiermaier 11, Arozarena 10, Brosseau 9, Mejía 7, Choi 6, Adames 3, Walls 3, Franco 3, Tsutsugo 2, Bruján 1

ÊOutfield Assists (15): Arozarena 4, Margot 4, Meadows 3, Phillips 3, Kiermaier 1

ÊBunt Singles (6): Lowe 2, Mejía 2, Hill 1, Walls 1 ÊEjections (0): --

ÊBatted Around (12): 4/20 at KC (2nd, 10 batters);

5/3 at LAA (3rd, 9 batters); 5/6 at LAA (8th, 12 batters); 5/15 vs. NYM (4th, 9 batters; 8th, 10 batters);

5/18 at BAL (2nd, 10 batters); 5/23 at TOR (9th, 10 batters); 5/24 at TOR (11th, 10 batters); 6/23 vs. BOS (2nd, 9 batters); 6/26 vs. LAA (7th, 11 batters); 7/23 at CLE (9th, 10 batters), 7/29 vs. NYY (6th, 15 batters)

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RAYS ON THE INJURED LIST (14)

POS. PLAYER IL INJURY DATE ON RETRO FIRST DATE OFF GMS MISSED RECORD

RHP Nick Anderson 60-day Right elbow sprain March 26 -- May 31 103 61-42

RHP Chris Archer 60-day Right lateral forearm tightness April 11 -- June 10 95 57-38

LHP Jalen Beeks 60-day Recovery from Tommy John surgery Feb 14 -- May 31 103 61-42

RHP Yonny Chirinos 60-day Recovery from Tommy John surgery Feb 22 -- May 31 103 61-42

RHP Oliver Drake 60-day Right flexor tendon strain Feb 22 -- May 31 103 61-42

RHP Pete Fairbanks 10-day Right shoulder inflammation July 29 -- Aug 8 -- --

RHP J.P. Feyereisen 10-day Right shoulder discomfort July 21 -- July 31 8 5-3

RHP Tyler Glasnow 60-day Right elbow sprain June 15 -- Aug 14 36 18-18

RHP Tommy Hunter 60-day Lower back pain May 19 -- July 18 6 3-3

RHP Collin McHugh 10-day Right arm fatigue July 25 July 22 Aug 1 7 4-3

LHP Colin Poche 60-day Recovery from Tommy John surgery Feb 14 -- May 31 103 61-42

LHP Cody Reed 60-day TOS decompression surgery May 19 -- July 18 60 37-23

RHP Chaz Roe 60-day Right shoulder strain April 5 -- June 3 100 59-41

RHP Ryan Thompson 10-day Right shoulder inflammation June 30 June 28 July 8 24 14-10

Others (Games Missed): INF Mike Brosseau (7, right oblique strain, 4-3); RHP Diego Castillo (1, COVID-19 Related IL, 0-1; 9, right groin tightness, 5-4); 1B Ji-Man Choi (40, arthroscopic surgery, right knee, 21-19; 9, left groin strain, 7-2), RHP Pete Fairbanks (25, right rotator cuff strain, 14-11), LHP Josh Fleming (9, right calf strain, 4-5), LHP Rich Hill (1, COVID-19 Related IL, 0-1); CF Kevin Kiermaier (11, left quadriceps strain, 5-6; 8, left wrist sprain, 6-2), OF Manuel Margot (14, left hamstring strain, 11-3); RHP Chris Mazza (26, right shoulder inflammation, 17-9), C Francisco Mejía (9, left intercostal discomfort, 5-4), RHP Collin McHugh (15, low back strain, 8-7, 1, COVID-19 Related IL, 0-1), RH Luis Patiño (11, right middle finger laceration, 10-1),OF Brett Phillips (6, left hamstring strain, 2-4); LHP Cody Reed (13, left thumb weakness, 7-6); INF/OF Yoshi Tsutsugo (1, COVID-19 Related IL, 0-1); RHP Michael Wacha (18, right hamstring tightness, 14-4); INF Taylor Walls (8, right wrist tendinitis, 4-4); (LHP Ryan Yarbrough (1, COVID-19 Related IL, 0-1)

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

C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 5TH 6TH 7TH 8TH 9TH

Adames 21-16 5-3 3-3 9-8 4-3

Arozarena 30-19 12-11 11-7 25-8 10-13 8-5 6-5 2-4 0-2 1-0

Brosseau 1-1 12-9 10-5 1-0 2-1 2-3 9-7 2-0 2-1 1-2 4-0

Bruján 4-0 1-1 1-0 2-0 2-0 0-1

Choi 23-14 2-2 0-1 8-7 7-2 0-1 4-4 5-0 1-1

Cruz 2-2 2-2

Díaz 29-24 13-11 3-2 5-7 10-3 6-5 9-11 13-9 2-2

Franco 0-1 6-1 10-9 3-6 8-4 2-0 3-1

Kiermaier 39-24 1-1 3-1 5-4 7-5 8-5 15-8

Lowe, B 40-30 4-2 5-0 2-1 16-9 6-1 5-5 14-7 7-3 2-4 0-4 1-0

Margot 6-3 3-6 28-20 6-7 5-6 3-1 5-3 10-5 4-4 3-3 1-0

Meadows 21-18 0-1 32-18 2-7 15-5 14-13 21-12 1-0

Mejía 22-18 2-1 1-0 6-5 7-6 9-7 1-1

Padlo 1-3 0-1 1-1 0-1

Phillips 19-12 15-9 0-1 9-2 25-18

Smith 1-0 1-0

Tsutsugo 8-3 3-5 5-2 0-1 1-1 5-2 0-2

Walls 22-11 1-0 7-2 4-2 9-6 1-1

Wendle 5-1 31-23 8-6 4-4 2-0 10-9 17-9 10-6 1-1 0-1

Zunino 38-24 2-3 17-8 13-8 6-5

JUNE21 Optioned RH Drew Rasmussen to Durham.

22 Designated INF/OF Wyatt Mathisen for assignment; selected INF Wander Franco from Durham.

24 Placed INF Taylor Walls (right wrist tendinitis) on the 10-day IL, retroactive to June 23; recalled RH Drew Rasmussen from Durham.

26 Placed LH Josh Fleming (right calf strain) on the 10-day IL;

recalled RH Louis Head from Durham.

28 Optioned RH Louis Head to Durham.

29 Recalled INF Mike Brosseau from Durham.

30 Placed RH Ryan Thompson (right shoulder inflammation) on the 10-day IL, retroactive to June 28; recalled LH Ryan Sherriff from Durham

JULY1 Optioned LH Ryan Sherriff to Durham.

2 Recalled RH Luis Patiño from Durham.

3 Optioned RH Luis Patiño to Durham; reinstated INF Taylor Walls (right wrist tendinitis) from the 10-day IL.

7 Placed OF Manuel Margot (left hamstring strain) on the 10- day IL, retroactive to July 6; recalled LH Ryan Sherriff from Durham; added INF Vidal Bruján per MLB's 27th Man Rule.

7 Optioned LH Ryan Sherriff to Durham; reinstated LH Josh Fleming (right calf strain) from the 10-day IL.

8 Returned INF Vidal Bruján per MLB's 27th Man Rule.

9 Placed INF Mike Brosseau (right oblique strain) on the 10- day IL, retroactive to July 8; recalled INF Vidal Bruján from Durham.

20 Reinstated INF Mike Brosseau (right oblique strain) from the 10-day IL and optioned him to Durham.

21 Placed RH J.P. Feyereisen (right shoulder discomfort) on the 10-day IL; recalled RH Chris Mazza from Durham; added RH Luis Patiño to the taxi squad.

22 Optioned INF Vidal Bruján to Durham; recalled RH Luis Patiño from the taxi squad.

22 Acquired DH Nelson Cruz and minor league RH Calvin Faucher from the Twins for minor league RH Drew Strotman and minor league RH Joe Ryan.

23 Optioned RH Chris Mazza to Durham; traded LH Rich Hill to the Mets for RH Tommy Hunter (60-day IL, lower back pain) and minor league C Matt Dyer; added DH Nelson Cruz to the active roster; recalled RH Louis Head from Durham.

24 Optioned INF Taylor Walls to Durham; recalled RH Sean Pop- pen from Durham; added LH Ryan Sherriff to the taxi squad.

25 Placed RH Collin McHugh (right arm fatigue) on the 10-day IL, retroactive to July 22; recalled LH Ryan Sherriff from the taxi squad; claimed RH Jake Reed off waivers from the Dodg- ers and optioned him to Durham.

26 Optioned RH Sean Poppen to Durham.

27 Reinstated OF Manuel Margot (left hamstring strain) from the 10-day IL.

29 Placed RH Pete Fairbanks (right shoulder inflammation) on the 10-day IL; recalled RH Chris Mazza from Durham.

29 Acquired RH JT Chargois and minor league INF Austin Shenton from the Mariners for RH Diego Castillo.

30 Added RH JT Chargois to the active roster; designated RH Sean Poppen and RH Jake Reed for assignment; acquired OF Jordan Luplow and RH DJ Johnson from the Indians for minor league RH Peyton Battenfield.

RAYS HITTERS vs. RED SOX

2021 CAREER

PLAYER G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP G AB H HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP

Arozarena 6 24 7 0 1 2 8 .292 .393 9 33 8 0 1 2 13 .242 .324

Choi 3 8 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 32 91 27 2 14 17 30 .297 .405

Cruz 3 10 3 0 0 0 2 .300 .364 96 363 107 23 65 40 89 .295 .368

Diaz 5 18 2 0 1 3 4 .111 .238 31 114 37 3 14 15 22 .325 .403

Franco 3 11 2 1 3 3 4 .182 .357 3 11 2 1 3 3 4 .182 .357

Kiermaier 3 7 1 0 0 1 3 .143 .333 88 308 79 7 27 22 74 .256 .316

Lowe 6 17 4 1 3 8 6 .235 .519 27 91 34 9 22 19 24 .374 .500

Margot 6 18 4 0 3 2 6 .222 .300 16 56 23 0 8 4 9 .411 .450

Meadows 6 23 3 1 2 3 4 .130 .231 30 118 29 5 16 16 36 .246 .341

Mejia 4 12 4 0 1 1 1 .333 .385 7 18 5 0 2 2 1 .278 .381

Phillips 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .500 4 6 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .250

Wendle 6 15 1 0 1 3 6 .067 .263 38 116 33 2 12 8 26 .284 .336

Zunino 4 11 2 1 2 2 3 .182 .308 45 141 25 10 20 18 67 .177 .275

RAYS PITCHERS vs. RED SOX

2021 CAREER

PLAYER G W L SV IP H ER SO ERA G W L SV IP H ER SO ERA

Chargois - - - 3 0 0 0 2.1 4 7 1 27.00

Fleming - - - 1 0 0 0 4.1 6 3 5 6.23

Head - - - -

Kittredge 3 0 0 0 2.2 2 0 4 0.00 17 0 2 1 23.0 20 6 18 2.35

Mazza 1 0 0 0 2.2 7 6 2 20.25 1 0 0 0 2.2 7 6 2 20.25

McClanahan - - - -

Patiñ0 - - - -

Rasmussen 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 2 0.00 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 2 0.00

Sherriff - - - 2 0 0 0 1.1 2 0 0 0.00

Springs 3 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 2 4.50 5 0 0 0 4.1 4 1 5 2.08

Wacha 2 0 1 0 10.0 9 4 13 3.60 3 1 1 0 15.0 14 5 17 3.00

Wisler 2 0 0 0 2.1 0 0 2 0.00 4 0 1 0 8.2 7 7 5 7.27

Yarbrough 2 0 1 0 7.0 14 11 4 14.14 13 3 3 0 51.2 63 39 42 6.79