2017 Tampa Bay Rays | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Tropicana Field | |
City | St. Petersburg, Florida | |
Record | 80–82 (.494) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | Stuart Sternberg | |
Managers | Kevin Cash | |
Television | Fox Sports Sun Fox Sports Florida (Dewayne Staats, Brian Anderson) | |
Radio | Tampa Bay Rays Radio Network (English) (Andy Freed, Dave Wills) WGES (Spanish) (Ricardo Taveras, Enrique Oliu) | |
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The Tampa Bay Rays 2017 season was the Rays' 20th season of Major League Baseball, and the tenth as the "Rays" (all at Tropicana Field). Although they improved upon their record from last season, they still finished in third place in the American League East and did not make the playoffs.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 48–33 | 45–36 |
New York Yankees | 91 | 71 | .562 | 2 | 51–30 | 40–41 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 80 | 82 | .494 | 13 | 42–39 | 38–43 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 76 | 86 | .469 | 17 | 42–39 | 34–47 |
Baltimore Orioles | 75 | 87 | .463 | 18 | 46–35 | 29–52 |
Team | W | L | Pct. |
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Cleveland Indians | 102 | 60 | .630 |
Houston Astros | 101 | 61 | .623 |
Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | .574 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 91 | 71 | .562 | +6 |
Minnesota Twins | 85 | 77 | .525 | — |
Kansas City Royals | 80 | 82 | .494 | 5 |
Los Angeles Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 5 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 80 | 82 | .494 | 5 |
Seattle Mariners | 78 | 84 | .481 | 7 |
Texas Rangers | 78 | 84 | .481 | 7 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 76 | 86 | .469 | 9 |
Baltimore Orioles | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 |
Oakland Athletics | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 |
Chicago White Sox | 67 | 95 | .414 | 18 |
Detroit Tigers | 64 | 98 | .395 | 21 |
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 10–9 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 8–12 |
Boston | 9–10 | — | 6–1 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 13–6 | 16–4 |
Chicago | 3–4 | 1–6 | — | 6–13 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–14 |
Cleveland | 6–1 | 3–4 | 13–6 | — | 13–6 | 5–1 | 12–7 | 6–0 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 6–14 |
Detroit | 4–3 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 6–13 | — | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 8–12 |
Houston | 5–1 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 4–3 | — | 3–4 | 12–7 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 14–5 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 4–3 | 15–5 |
Kansas City | 3–3 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 7–12 | 11–8 | 4–3 | — | 6–1 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 9–11 |
Los Angeles | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 0–6 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 1–6 | — | 2–5 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 11–9 |
Minnesota | 5–2 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 7–12 | 11–8 | 1–5 | 11–8 | 5–2 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
New York | 12–7 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | — | 2–5 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 15–5 |
Oakland | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 5–2 | — | 7–12 | 2–5 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 7–13 |
Seattle | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 12–7 | — | 5–1 | 11–8 | 1–6 | 12–8 |
Tampa Bay | 11–8 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 1–5 | — | 2–4 | 9–10 | 11–9 |
Texas | 1–6 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 7–12 | 6–1 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 8–11 | 4–2 | — | 3–4 | 14–6 |
Toronto | 7–12 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 4–3 | — | 9–11 |
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April: 12–14 (Home: 9–4; Away: 3–10)
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May: 17–13 (Home: 7–9; Away: 10–4)
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June: 13–13 (Home: 8–5; Away: 5–8)
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July: 12–13 (Home: 5–5; Away: 7–8)
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August: 13–15 (Home: 5–10; Away: 8–5)
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September/October: 13–14 (Home: 8–6; Away: 5–8)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Rays team member |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
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Evan Longoria | 156 | 613 | 71 | 160 | 36 | 2 | 20 | 86 | 6 | 46 | .261 | .424 |
Corey Dickerson | 150 | 588 | 84 | 166 | 33 | 4 | 27 | 62 | 4 | 35 | .282 | .490 |
Steven Souza Jr. | 148 | 523 | 78 | 125 | 21 | 2 | 30 | 78 | 16 | 84 | .239 | .459 |
Logan Morrison | 149 | 512 | 75 | 126 | 22 | 1 | 38 | 85 | 2 | 81 | .246 | .516 |
Kevin Kiermaier | 98 | 380 | 56 | 105 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 39 | 16 | 31 | .276 | .450 |
Brad Miller | 110 | 338 | 43 | 68 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 5 | 63 | .201 | .337 |
Tim Beckham | 87 | 317 | 31 | 82 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 5 | 24 | .259 | .407 |
Adeiny Hechavarria | 77 | 265 | 29 | 68 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 12 | .257 | .411 |
Mallex Smith | 81 | 256 | 33 | 69 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 23 | .270 | .355 |
Daniel Robertson | 75 | 218 | 22 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 29 | .206 | .326 |
Wilson Ramos | 64 | 208 | 19 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 10 | .260 | .447 |
Peter Bourjos | 100 | 188 | 27 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 12 | .223 | .383 |
Derek Norris | 53 | 179 | 21 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 12 | .201 | .380 |
Jesús Sucre | 62 | 176 | 20 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 7 | .256 | .409 |
Lucas Duda | 52 | 171 | 20 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 23 | .175 | .444 |
Colby Rasmus | 37 | 121 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 7 | .281 | .579 |
Trevor Plouffe | 42 | 101 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | .168 | .248 |
Rickie Weeks Jr. | 37 | 97 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 12 | .216 | .340 |
Shane Peterson | 30 | 79 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | .253 | .392 |
Taylor Featherston | 17 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .179 | .359 |
César Puello | 16 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 |
Michael Martinez | 13 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .077 | .077 |
Danny Espinosa | 8 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .273 |
Curt Casali | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .667 |
Pitcher Totals | 162 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .136 | .136 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5478 | 694 | 1340 | 226 | 32 | 228 | 671 | 88 | 545 | .245 | .422 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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Chris Archer | 10 | 12 | 4.07 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 201.0 | 193 | 101 | 91 | 60 | 249 |
Alex Cobb | 12 | 10 | 3.66 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 179.1 | 175 | 78 | 73 | 44 | 128 |
Jake Odorizzi | 10 | 8 | 4.14 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 143.1 | 117 | 80 | 66 | 61 | 127 |
Blake Snell | 5 | 7 | 4.04 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 129.1 | 113 | 65 | 58 | 59 | 119 |
Jake Faria | 5 | 4 | 3.43 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 86.2 | 71 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 84 |
Matt Andriese | 5 | 5 | 4.50 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 86.0 | 90 | 48 | 43 | 28 | 76 |
Austin Pruitt | 7 | 5 | 5.31 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 83.0 | 103 | 55 | 49 | 22 | 66 |
Erasmo Ramirez | 4 | 3 | 4.80 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 69.1 | 66 | 39 | 37 | 16 | 55 |
Alex Colomé | 2 | 3 | 3.24 | 65 | 0 | 47 | 66.2 | 57 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 58 |
Tommy Hunter | 3 | 5 | 2.61 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 58.2 | 43 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 64 |
Chase Whitley | 2 | 1 | 4.08 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 57.1 | 48 | 29 | 26 | 16 | 43 |
Danny Farquhar | 2 | 2 | 4.11 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 33 |
Sergio Romo | 2 | 0 | 1.47 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 28 |
Jumbo Díaz | 1 | 4 | 5.70 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 28 |
José Alvarado | 0 | 3 | 3.64 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 29 |
Brad Boxberger | 4 | 4 | 3.38 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 29.1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 40 |
Steve Cishek | 2 | 1 | 1.09 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
Ryne Stanek | 0 | 0 | 5.85 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 29 |
Dan Jennings | 0 | 0 | 3.44 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 |
Andrew Kittredge | 0 | 1 | 1.76 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
Ryan Garton | 0 | 1 | 8.71 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
Chih-Wei Hu | 1 | 1 | 2.70 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Chaz Roe | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
Adam Kolarek | 1 | 0 | 6.48 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Diego Moreno | 0 | 1 | 4.76 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Xavier Cedeño | 1 | 1 | 12.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
José De León | 1 | 0 | 10.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Justin Marks | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Jesús Sucre | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Hunter Wood | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 80 | 82 | 3.97 | 162 | 162 | 53 | 1445.0 | 1324 | 704 | 638 | 503 | 1352 |
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