2015 Tampa Bay Rays season

March 2026 November 2013 Tampa Bay Rays 2015 Tampa-Bay-Rays-Logo-2008-2018-700x394.png 250 American League East Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida 80–82 (.494) 4th Stuart Sternberg Matthew Silverman Kevin Cash Sun Sports(Dewayne Staats, Brian Anderson, Todd Kalas, Emily Austen) Tampa Bay Rays Radio Network (English)(Andy Freed, Dave Wills, Todd Kalas)WGES (Spanish)(Ricardo Taveras, Enrique Oliu) The Tampa Bay Rays 2015 season was the Rays' 18th season of Major League Baseball and the eighth as the "Rays" (all at Tropicana Field) Offseason thumb|right|250px|All-Star pitcher Chris Archer. November 3: Designated Vince Belnome and Jerry Sands for assignment. November 4: Signed Eduar Quinonez to a minor league contract. November 5: Traded Cesar Ramos to the Los Angeles Angels for Mark Sappington. November 14: Traded Jeremy Hellickson to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Andrew Velazquez and Justin Williams. November 20: Traded Adam Liberatore and Joel Peralta to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Greg Harris and José Domínguez, promoted 5 players from the minors, invited 2 players to spring training, and designated Michael Kohn for assignment. November 24: Released Jose Molina and Cole Figueroa. November 25: Signed Marlon Constante to a minor league contract. November 26: Signed Ernesto Frieri and Thomas Lebron (minor league contract). December 1: Traded Sean Rodriguez to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Buddy Borden and cash. December 2: Signed Ender Gonzalez to a minor league contract. December 12: Signed 4 players to a minor league contract and invited 3 of them to spring training. December 16: Traded Matt Joyce to the Angels for Kevin Jepsen. December 17: Signed Jhan Mariñez to a minor league contract. December 19: Traded Wil Myers, Ryan Hanigan, and Jose Castillo to the San Diego Padres for René Rivera, Burch Smith, and Jake Bauers. Also received Steven Souza and Travis Ott from the Washington Nationals. December 23: Sent Brandon Gomes to the minors. January 3: Signed Joey Butler and Juan Francisco to a minor league contract and invited them to spring training. January 5: Signed Mayo Acosta to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. January 10: Signed Asdrúbal Cabrera and traded Ben Zobrist and Yunel Escobar to the Oakland Athletics for Boog Powell, Daniel Robertson, John Jaso, and cash.January 16: Signed Everett Teaford to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.January 21: Signed Robert Zarate to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.January 23: Received Mike Marjama from the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later.February 2: Invited 7 players to spring training and signed 2 of them to a minor league contract. Season standings American League East Tampa Bay Rays American League Wild Card Tampa Bay Rays Record against opponents TB Game log background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0038A8 5px solid; border-bottom:#75B2DD 5px solid; 2015 Game Log (80–82)2015 Tampa Bay Rays Sortable Schedule https://www.mlb.com/rays/schedule/2015/fullseason MLB.com y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0038A8 2px solid; border-bottom:#75B2DD 2px solid; April: 12–10 (Home: 6–6; Away: 6–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Recap |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 6 || Orioles || 2–6 || Tillman (1–0) || Archer (0–1) || — || 31,042 || 0–1 || |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 7 || Orioles || 5–6 || Gausman (1–0) || Karns (0–1) || Britton (1) || 13,906 || 0–2 || |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 8 || Orioles || 2–0 || Odorizzi (1–0) || González (0–1) || Boxberger (1) || 13,569 || 1–2 || |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 10 || @ Marlins || 9–10 (10) || Morris (1–0) || Boxberger (0–1) || — || 17,375 || 1–3 || |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 11 || @ Marlins || 2–0 || Archer (1–1) || Cosart (0–1) || Boxberger (2) || 17,830 || 2–3 || |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || April 12 || @ Marlins || 8–5 || Karns (1–1) || Álvarez (0–2) || Frieri (1) || 20,199 || 3–3 || |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 13 || @ Blue Jays || 2–1 || Odorizzi (2–0) || Dickey (0–1) || Boxberger (3) || 48,414 || 4–3 || |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 14 || @ Blue Jays || 3–2 || Geltz (1–0) || Castro (0–1) || Jepsen (1) || 17,264 || 5–3 || |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 15 || @ Blue Jays || 7–12 || Buehrle (2–0) || Ramírez (0–1) || — || 15,086 || 5–4 || |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 16 || @ Blue Jays || 4–2 || Archer (2–1) || Sanchez (0–2) || Boxberger (4) || 14,433 || 6–4 || |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 17 || Yankees || 4–5 || Betances (2–0) || Jepsen (0–1) || Miller (3) || 15,572 || 6–5 || |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 18 || Yankees || 0–9 || Tanaka (2–1) || Odorizzi (2–1) || — || 20,824 || 6–6 || |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 19 || Yankees || 3–5 || Pineda (2–0) || Andriese (0–1) || Miller (4) || 21,791 || 6–7 || |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 21 || Red Sox || 0–1 || Miley (1–1) || Archer (2–2) || Uehara (2) || 14,307 || 6–8 || |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 22 || Red Sox || 7–5 || Boxberger (1–1) || Mujica (1–1) || Geltz (1) || 12,733 || 7–8 || |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 23 || Red Sox || 2–1 || Boxberger (2–1) || Varvaro (0–1) || — || 13,834 || 8–8 || |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 24 || Blue Jays || 12–3 || Dominguez (1–0) || Dickey (0–2) || Andriese (1) || 11,897 || 9–8 || |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || April 25 || Blue Jays || 4–2 || Frieri (1–0) || Cecil (1–2) || Boxberger (5) || 19,772 || 10–8 || |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 26 || Blue Jays || 5–1 || Archer (3–2) || Buehrle (3–1) || — || 21,107 || 11–8 || |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 27 || @ Yankees || 1–4 || Wilson (1–0) || Gomes (0–1) || Miller (8) || 34,590 || 11–9 || |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 28 || @ Yankees || 2–4 || Whitley (1–0) || Odorizzi (2–2) || Martin (1) || 36,934 || 11–10 || |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || April 29 || @ Yankees || 3–2 (13) || Gomes (1–1) || Shreve (1–1) || Frieri (2) || 30,055 || 12–10 || |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0038A8 2px solid; border-bottom:#75B2DD 2px solid; May: 14–15 (Home: 7–8; Away: 7–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Recap |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || May 1 || @ Oriolesa a || 2–0 || Colomé (1–0) || Tillman (2–3) || Boxberger (6) || 9,945 || 13–10 || |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 2 || @ Oriolesa a || 0–4 || González (3–1) || Archer (3–3) || Brach (1) || 12,789 || 13–11 || |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 3 || @ Oriolesa a || 2–4 || Hunter (1–1) || Geltz (1–1) || Britton (5) || 16,652 || 13–12 || |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || May 4 || @ Red Sox || 5–1 || Odorizzi (3–2) || Buchholz (1–4) || — || 34,541 || 14–12 || |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 5 || @ Red Sox || 0–2 || Porcello (3–2) || Smyly (0–1) || Uehara (5) || 33,688 || 14–13 || |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 6 || @ Red Sox || 5–3 || Colomé (2–0) || Masterson (2–1) || Boxberger (7) || 35,060 || 15–13 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 29 || May 7 || Rangers || 4–5 || Claudio (1–0) || Archer (3–4) || Feliz (4) || 8,701 || 15–14 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 8 || Rangers || 8–2 || Karns (2–1) || Gallardo (2–5) || — || 11,704 || 16–14 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || May 9 || Rangers || 7–2 || Bellatti (1–0) || Detwiler (0–4) || Boxberger (8) || 20,943 || 17–14 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 32 || May 10 || Rangers || 1–2 || Kela (3–1) || Jepsen (0–2) || Feliz (5) || 14,521 || 17–15 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 33 || May 11 || Yankees || 5–11 || Sabathia (1–5) || Colomé (2–1) || — || 10,619 || 17–16 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 12 || Yankees || 4–2 || Jepsen (1–2) || Eovaldi (3–1) || Boxberger (9) || 10,417 || 18–16 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || May 13 || Yankees || 3–2 || Karns (3–1) || Warren (2–2) || Boxberger (10) || 11,924 || 18–16 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || May 14 || Yankees || 6–1 || Ramírez (1–1) || Whitley (1–2) || Andriese (2) || 11,977 || 19–16 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 37 || May 15 || @ Twins || 2–3 || Hughes (3–4) || Odorizzi (3–3) || Perkins (12) || 24,018 || 20–17 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 38 || May 16 || @ Twins || 4–6 || Duensing (1–0) || Jepsen (1–3) || Perkins (13) || 27,128 || 20–18 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 39 || May 17 || @ Twins || 11–3 || Archer (4–4) || Gibson (3–3) || — || 23,708 || 21–18 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 40 || May 19 || @ Braves || 5–3 || Ramírez (2–1) || Foltynewicz (2–1) || Boxberger (11) || 20,120 || 22–18 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 41 || May 20 || @ Braves || 1–2 || Cunniff (2–0) || Odorizzi (3–4) || Grilli (12) || 24,549 || 22–19 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || May 21 || Athletics || 3–0 || Colomé (3–1) || Chavez (1–4) || Boxberger (12) || 10,605 || 23–19 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || May 22 || Athletics || 5–2 || Archer (5–4) || Kazmir (2–3) || Boxberger (13) || 12,329 || 24–19 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 44 || May 23 || Athletics || 0–5 || Graveman (2–2) || Karns (3–2) || — || 15,207 || 24–20 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 45 || May 24 || Athletics || 2–7 || Gray (5–2) || Ramírez (2–2) || — || 15,692 || 24–21 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 46 || May 25 || Mariners || 1–4 || Elías (2–1) || Odorizzi (3–5) || Rodney (13) || 10,401 || 24–22 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 47 || May 26 || Mariners || 6–7 || Rodney (2–2) || Boxberger (2–2) || Beimel (1) || 9,628 || 24–23 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 48 || May 27 || Mariners || 0–3 || Hernández (8–1) || Boxberger (2–3) || — || 10,365 || 24–24 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 49 || May 29 || @ Orioles || 1–2 || O'Day (1–0) || Gomes (1–2) || — || 45,505 || 24–25 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 50 || May 30 || @ Orioles || 3–0 || Ramírez (3–2) || Chen (1–4) || Boxberger (14) || 38,177 || 25–25 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || May 31 || @ Orioles || 9–5 || Odorizzi (4–5) || Tillman (2–7) || Boxberger (15) || 36,945 || 26–25 || |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0038A8 2px solid; border-bottom:#75B2DD 2px solid; June: 16–12 (Home: 7–9; Away: 9–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Recap |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 52 || June 1 || @ Angels || 3–7 || Richards (5–3) || Colomé (3–2) || — || 27,078 || 26–26 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || June 2 || @ Angels || 6–1 || Archer (6–4) || Wilson (3–4) || — || 28,771 || 27–26 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || June 3 || @ Angels || 6–5 (10) || Boxberger (3–3) || Street (2–2) || Geltz (2) || 28,245 || 28–26 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || June 4 || @ Mariners || 2–1 || Ramírez (4–2) || Elías (2–3) || Jepsen (2) || 16,096 || 29–26 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || June 5 || @ Mariners || 1–0 || Bellatti (2–0) || Rodney (2–3) || Jepsen (3) || 20,695 || 30–26 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 57 || June 6 || @ Mariners || 1–2 || Hernández (9–2) || Geltz (1–2) || Smith (1) || 31,106 || 30–27 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 7 || @ Mariners || 3–1 || Archer (7–4) || Montgomery (0–1) || Jepsen (4) || 27,906 || 31–27 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 59 || June 9 || Angels || 2–8 || Shoemaker (4–4) || Karns (3–3) || — || 11,617 || 31–28 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || June 10 || Angels || 4–2 || Ramírez (5–2) || Weaver (4–6) || McGee (1) || 10,088 || 32–28 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 61 || June 11 || Angels || 2–6 || Richards (6–4) || Jepsen (1–4) || — || 10,779 || 32–29 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || June 12 || White Sox || 7–5 || Andriese (1–1) || Danks (3–3) || McGee (2) || 13,448 || 33–29 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 63 || June 13 || White Sox || 5–4 || Boxberger (4–3) || Putnam (1–2) || McGee (3) || 20,248 || 34–29 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 64 || June 14 || White Sox || 2–1 || Riefenhauser (1–0) || Sale (6–3) || Jepsen (5) || 17,962 || 35–29 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 65 || June 15 || Nationals || 6–1 || Ramírez (6–2) || González (4–4) || — || 10,216 || 36–29 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 66 || June 16 || Nationals || 4–16 || Roark (3–2) || Colomé (3–3) || — || 11,491 || 36–30 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 67 || June 17 || @ Nationals || 5–0 || Andriese (2–1) || Zimmerman (5–5) || — || 28,929 || 37–30 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || June 18 || @ Nationals || 5–3 || Archer (8–4) || Fister (2–3) || Boxberger (16) || 29,242 || 38–30 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69 || June 19 || @ Indians || 4–1 || Karns (4–3) || Carrasco (8–6) || Boxberger (17) || 22,811 || 39–30 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 || June 20 || @ Indians || 4–1 || Cedeño (1–0) || Kluber (3–9) || Boxberger (18) || 24,670 || 40–30 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 71 || June 21 || @ Indians || 0–1 || Allen (1–2) || Jepsen (1–5) || — || 20,847 || 40–31 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 72 || June 22 || Blue Jays || 5–8 || Hutchison (7–1) || Andriese (2–2) || Osuna (1) || 10,324 || 40–32 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 73 || June 23 || Blue Jays || 4–3 || Archer (9–4) || Dickey (3–7) || Boxberger (19) || 11,474 || 41–32 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 74 || June 24 || Blue Jays || 0–1 (12) || Cecil (2–4) || Gomes (1–3) || Delabar (1) || 18,469 || 41–33 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 75 || June 26 || Red Sox || 3–4 (10) || Ogando (2–0) || Geltz (1–3) || Uehara (15) || 17,508 || 41–34 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || June 27 || Red Sox || 4–1 || Andriese (3–2) || Miley (7–7) || Boxberger (20) || 23,876 || 42–34 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 77 || June 28 || Red Sox || 3–5 || Masterson (3–2) || Archer (9–5) || Uehara (16) || 21,963 || 42–35 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 78 || June 29 || Indians || 1–7 || Anderson (1–0) || Karns (4–4) || — || 11,802 || 42–36 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 79 || June 30 || Indians || 2–6 || Salazar (7–3) || Ramírez (6–3) || — || 10,437 || 42–37 || |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0038A8 2px solid; border-bottom:#75B2DD 2px solid; July: 9–16 (Home: 6–5; Away: 3–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Recap |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 80 || July 1 || Indians || 1–8 || Carrasco (10–6) || Colomé (3–4) || — || 11,394 || 42–38 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 81 || July 2 || Indians || 4–5 (10) || Shaw (1–1) || Cedeño (1–1) || Allen (15) || 16,353 || 42–39 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 82 || July 3 || @ Yankees || 5–7 (12) || Shreve (6–1) || Geltz (1–4) || — || 43,141 || 42–40 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 83 || July 4 || @ Yankees || 2–3 || Betances (5–1) || Boxberger (4–4) || — || 35,508 || 42–41 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 84 || July 5 || @ Yankees || 8–1 || Ramírez (7–3) || Nova (1–2) || — || 35,050 || 43–41 || |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || July 6 || @ Royals || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 7 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 85 || July 7 (1) || @ Royals || 5–9 || Holland (3–0) || Boxberger (4–5) || — || 22,386 || 43–42 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 86 || July 7 (2) || @ Royals || 1–7 || Finnegan (2–0) || Gomes (1–4) || — || 28,119 || 43–43 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 87 || July 8 || @ Royals || 7–9 || Guthrie (7–5) || Archer (9–6) || Holland (17) || 28,204 || 43–44 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 88 || July 9 || @ Royals || 3–8 || Ventura (4–6) || Karns (4–5) || — || 32,308 || 43–45 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89 || July 10 || Astros || 3–1 || Ramírez (8–3) || McHugh (9–5) || Boxberger (21) || 17,129 || 44–45 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 90 || July 11 || Astros || 3–0 || Odorizzi (5–5) || Keuchel (11–4) || Boxberger (22) || 18,479 || 45–45 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 91 || July 12 || Astros || 4–3 || Moore (1–0) || McCullers (4–5) || Boxberger (23) || 16,458 || 46–45 || |- bgcolor=#bbcaff | – || July 14 ||86th All-Star Game || AL 6–3 NL || Price (1–0) || Kershaw (0–1) || — || 43,656 || — || Box |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 92 || July 17 || @ Blue Jays || 2–6 || Hutchison (9–2) || Odorizzi (5–6) || — || 32,908 || 46–46 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 93 || July 18 || @ Blue Jays || 3–2 || Jepsen (2–5) || Tepera (0–1) || McGee (4) || 41,583 || 47–46 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 94 || July 19 || @ Blue Jays || 0–4 || Estrada (7–5) || Archer (9–7) || — || 41,683 || 47–47 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 95 || July 20 || @ Phillies || 3–5 || Buchanan (1–5) || Moore (1–1) || Papelbon (16) || 20,148 || 47–48 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 96 || July 21 || @ Phillies || 1–0 || Karns (5–5) || Nola (0–1) || Boxberger (24) || 28,703 || 48–48 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 97 || July 22 || @ Phillies || 4–5 (10) || Papelbon (2–1) || Boxberger (2–6) || — || 22,252 || 48–49 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || July 24 || Orioles || 3–1 || Colomé (4–4) || O'Day (5–1) || McGee (5) || 17,838 || 49–49 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 99 || July 25 || Orioles || 1–5 || González (9–6) || Ramírez (8–4) || — || 24,327 || 49–50 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 100 || July 26 || Orioles || 2–5 || Chen (5–6) || Moore (1–2) || Britton (25) || 18,613 || 49–51 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 101 || July 27 || Tigers || 5–2 || Karns (6–5) || Sánchez (10–8) || Boxberger (25) || 13,348 || 50–51 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 102 || July 28 || Tigers || 10–2 || Odorizzi (6–6) || Price (9–4) || — || 16,326 || 51–51 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 103 || July 29 || Tigers || 1–2 || Verlander (1–3) || Archer (9–8) || Soria (23) || 28,057 || 51–52 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 104 || July 31 || @ Red Sox || 5–7 || Tazawa (2–3) || McGee (0–1) || Uehara (23) || 36,715 || 51–53 || |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0038A8 2px solid; border-bottom:#75B2DD 2px solid; August: 14–13 (Home: 6–5; Away: 8–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Recap |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 105 || August 1 || @ Red Sox || 7–11 || Kelly (3–6) || Moore (1–3) || Machi (1) || 35,944 || 51–54 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 106 || August 2 || @ Red Sox || 4–3 || Geltz (2–4) || Tazawa (2–4) || Boxberger (26) || 35,699 || 52–54 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || August 3 || @ White Sox || 5–4 || McGee (1–1) || Robertson (4–3) || Boxberger (27) || 16,496 || 53–54 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 108 || August 4 || @ White Sox || 11–3 || Archer (10–8) || Sale (9–7) || — || 18,499 || 54–54 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 109 || August 5 || @ White Sox || 5–6 (10) || Robertson (5–3) || Boxberger (4–7) || — || 20,028 || 54–55 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 110 || August 7 || Mets || 3–4 || Clippard (2–3) || Boxberger (4–8) || Familia (30) || 23,145 || 54–56 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 111 || August 8 || Mets || 5–4 || Karns (7–5) || Syndergaard (6–6) || Boxberger (28) || 31,042 || 55–56 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 112 || August 9 || Mets || 4–3 || Cedeño (2–1) || Colón (10–11) || McGee (6) || 26,681 || 56–56 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 113 || August 11 || Braves || 2–0 || Ramírez (9–4) || Pérez (4–3) || Cedeño (1) || 15,506 || 57–56 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 114 || August 12 || Braves || 9–6 || Colomé (5–4) || Marksberry (0–1) || Boxberger (29) || 16,337 || 58–56 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 115 || August 14 || @ Rangers || 3–5 || Dyson (4–4) || McGee (1–2) || Tolleson (22) || 32,512 || 58–57 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 116 || August 15 || @ Rangers || 4–12 || Lewis (13–5) || Archer (10–9) || — || 32,351 || 58–58 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 117 || August 16 || @ Rangers || 3–5 || Gallardo (9–9) || Smyly (0–2) || Tolleson (23) || 29,167 || 58–59 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 118 || August 17 || @ Astros || 9–2 || Ramírez (10–4) || Kazmir (6–8) || — || 16,256 || 59–59 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 119 || August 18 || @ Astros || 2–3 (10) || Gregerson (6–2) || Boxberger (4–9) || — || 17,749 || 59–60 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 120 || August 19 || @ Astros || 2–3 (13) || Fields (4–1) || Andriese (3–3) || — || 26,001 || 59–61 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 121 || August 20 || @ Astros || 1–0 || Archer (11–9) || McHugh (13–7) || — || 18,177 || 60–61 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 122 || August 21 || @ Athletics || 2–1 || Smyly (1–2) || Bassitt (1–5) || Boxberger (30) || 20,671 || 61–61 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 123 || August 22 || @ Athletics || 5–4 || Colomé (6–4) || Venditte (0–2) || — || 35,067 || 62–61 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 124 || August 23 || @ Athletics || 2–8 || Rodriguez (3–1) || Geltz (2–5) || — || 19,425 || 62–62 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 125 || August 25 || Twins || 7–11 || Graham (1–1) || Andriese (3–4) || — || 9,632 || 62–63 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 126 || August 26 || Twins || 3–5 || Duensing (4–0) || Archer (11–10) || Jepsen (8) || 9,205 || 62–64 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 127 || August 27 || Twins || 5–4 || Gomes (2–4) || Milone (6–4) || Boxberger (31) || 9,375 || 63–64 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 128 || August 28 || Royals || 2–3 || Vólquez (12–7) || Ramírez (10–5) || Holland (29) || 13,622 || 63–65 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 129 || August 29 || Royals || 3–6 || Medlen (3–0) || Odorizzi (6–7) || Davis (13) || 24,372 || 63–66 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 130 || August 30 || Royals || 3–2 || Cedeño (3–1) || Hochevar (1–1) || Boxberger (32) || 18,634 || 64–66 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 131 || August 31 || @ Orioles || 6–3 || Archer (12–10) || Chen (8–7) || Boxberger (33) || 19,841 || 65–66 || |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0038A8 2px solid; border-bottom:#75B2DD 2px solid; September: 12–15 (Home: 6–6; Away: 6–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Recap |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 132 || September 1 || @ Orioles || 11–2 || Smyly (2–2) || Tillman (9–10) || — || 22,987 || 66–66 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 133 || September 2 || @ Orioles || 6–7 (11) || Brach (5–2) || Andriese (3–5) || — || 15,963 || 66–67 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 134 || September 4 || @ Yankees || 2–5 || Severino (3–2) || Odorizzi (6–8) || Miller (30) || 32,530 || 66–68 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 135 || September 5 || @ Yankees || 3–2 || Cedeño (4–1) || Eovaldi (13–4) || Boxberger (34) || 35,030 || 67–68 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 136 || September 6 || @ Yankees || 4–6 || Nova (6–7) || Archer (12–11) || Miller (31) || 35,299 || 67–69 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 137 || September 7 || @ Tigers || 4–5 || Alburquerque (4–1) || Gomes (2–5) || Rondón (4) || 27,958 || 67–70 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 138 || September 8 || @ Tigers || 7–8 (13) || Ryan (2–3) || Bellatti (2–1) || — || 26,526 || 67–71 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 139 || September 9 || @ Tigers || 8–0 || Odorizzi (7–8) || Lobstein (3–7) || — || 25,932 || 68–71 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 140 || September 11 || Red Sox || 8–4 || Bellatti (3–1) || Tazawa (2–7) || — || 14,796 || 69–71 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 141 || September 12 || Red Sox || 4–10 || Porcello (8–12) || Moore (1–4) || — || 20,698 || 69–72 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 142 || September 13 || Red Sox || 0–2 || Hembree (1–0) || Romero (0–1) || Ross (2) || 15,402 || 69–73 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 143 || September 14 || Yankees || 1–4 || Cotham (1–0) || Boxberger (4–10) || Miller (33) || 11,940 || 69–74 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 144 || September 15 || Yankees || 6–3 || Odorizzi (8–8) || Rumbelow (1–1) || Gomes (1) || 13,539 || 70–74 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 145 || September 16 || Yankees || 1–3 || Severino (4–3) || Archer (12–12) || Miller (34) || 13,299 || 70–75 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 146 || September 17 || Orioles || 3–4 || Roe (4–2) || Colomé (6–5) || O'Day (3) || 9,617 || 70–76 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 147 || September 18 || Orioles || 8–6 || Smyly (3–2) || Wilson (2–2) || Boxberger (35) || 10,967 || 71–76 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 148 || September 19 || Orioles || 1–2 || Chen (10–7) || Ramírez (10–6) || Britton (34) || 17,053 || 71–77 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 149 || September 20 || Orioles || 7–6 || Yates (1–0) || Britton (4–1) || — || 17,801 || 72–77 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 150 || September 21 || @ Red Sox || 7–8 || Machi (2–0) || Gomes (2–6) || Ross (5) || 33,673 || 72–78 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 151 || September 22 || @ Red Sox || 5–2 || Moore (2–4) || Koehler (3–3) || Boxberger (36) || 33,673 || 73–78 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 152 || September 23 || @ Red Sox || 6–2 || Smyly (4–2) || Porcello (8–14) || Boxberger (37) || 32,753 || 74–78 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 153 || September 24 || @ Red Sox || 4–2 || Ramírez (11–6) || Miley (11–11) || Boxberger (38) || 34,916 || 75–78 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 154 || September 25 || @ Blue Jays || 3–5 || Dickey (11–11) || Odorizzi (8–9) || Osuna (18) || 47,696 || 75–79 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 155 || September 26 || @ Blue Jays || 8–10 || Price (18–5) || Archer (12–13) || Osuna (19) || 47,094 || 75–80 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 156 || September 27 || @ Blue Jays || 4–5 || Cecil (4–5) || Geltz (2–6) || — || 47,287 || 75–81 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 157 || September 29 || Marlins || 4–2 || Colomé (7–5) || Morris (5–4) || Boxberger (39) || 9,150 || 76–81 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 158 || September 30 || Marlins || 6–4 || Smyly (5–2) || Cosart (2–5) || Boxberger (40) || 9,431 || 77–81 || |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0038A8 2px solid; border-bottom:#75B2DD 2px solid; October: 3–1 (Home: 3–1; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Recap |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 159 || October 1 || Marlins || 4–1 || Odorizzi (9–9) || Fernández (6–1) || Boxberger (41) || 9,657 || 78–81 || |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 160 || October 2 || Blue Jays || 4–8 || Buehrle (15–7) || Romero (0–2) || — || 13,668 || 78–82 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 161 || October 3 || Blue Jays || 4–3 || Colomé (8–5) || Osuna (1–6) || — || 21,963 || 79–82 || |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 162 || October 4 || Blue Jays || 12–3 || Moore''' (3–4) || Buehrle (15–8) || — || 15,815 || 80–82 || |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Rays team membera a Games moved to Tropicana Field for safety concerns due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.Encina Eduardo O's to play game closed to public Wednesday, will relocate weekend series to Trop https://www.baltimoresun.com/2015/04/28/os-make-unprecedented-scheduling-changes-following-riots/ The Baltimore Sun April 28, 2015 Roster 2015 Tampa Bay Rays Roster Pitchers 35 Matt Andriese 22 Chris Archer 50 Grant Balfour 56 Ronald Belisario 38 Jeff Beliveau 59 Andrew Bellatti 26 Brad Boxberger 31 Xavier Cedeño 37 Álex Colomé 52 José Domínguez 43 Ernesto Frieri 54 Steve Geltz 47 Brandon Gomes 58 Preston Guilmet 40 Kevin Jepsen 51 Nate Karns 57 Jake McGee 55 Matt Moore 23 Jake Odorizzi 30 Erasmo Ramírez 34 C. J. Riefenhauser 45 Enny Romero 33 Drew Smyly 50,59 Everett Teaford 49 Kirby Yates Catchers 40 J. P. Arencibia 19 Curt Casali 46 Luke Maile 44 René Rivera 46 Bobby Wilson Infielders  1 Tim Beckham 29 Ryan Brett 13 Asdrúbal Cabrera 31 Allan Dykstra 10 Jake Elmore 11 Logan Forsythe  2 Nick Franklin 36 Marc Krauss 21 James Loney  3 Evan Longoria 36 Richie Shaffer Outfielders  9 Joey Butler  7 David DeJesus  5 Brandon Guyer 28 John Jaso  8 Desmond Jennings 39 Kevin Kiermaier 27 Mikie Mahtook  7 Daniel Nava 24 Grady Sizemore 20 Steven Souza Manager 16 Kevin Cash Coaches 15 Rocco Baldelli (first base) 41 Stan Boroski (bullpen) 77 Scott Cursi (bullpen catcher)  6 Tom Foley (bench) 48 Jim Hickey (pitching) 25 Charlie Montoyo (third base)  4 Jamie Nelson (assistant hitting) 17 Derek Shelton (hitting) Statistics BattingNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SBMatt Andriese, P 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Chris Archer, P 34 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0J. P. Arencibia, C 24 71 9 22 3 0 6 17 1 22 .310 0Tim Beckham, 2B, SS 82 203 24 45 7 4 9 37 13 69 .222 3Ronald Belisario, P 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Ryan Brett, 2B 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .667 0Joey Butler, DH, LF 88 257 30 71 12 0 8 30 16 82 .276 5Asdrúbal Cabrera, SS 143 505 66 134 28 5 15 58 36 107 .265 6Curt Casali, C 38 101 13 24 6 0 10 18 8 34 .238 0David DeJesus, LF, DH 82 232 24 60 8 2 5 26 19 39 .259 3Allan Dykstra, 1B 13 31 3 4 0 0 1 4 6 12 .129 0Jake Elmore, 1B 51 141 10 29 5 0 2 16 12 25 .206 1Logan Forsythe, 2B 153 540 69 152 33 2 17 68 55 111 .281 9Nick Franklin, 1B, 2B, SS 44 101 11 16 4 1 3 7 7 37 .158 1Brandon Guyer, LF 128 332 51 88 21 2 8 28 25 61 .265 10John Jaso, DH, LF 70 185 23 53 17 0 5 22 28 39 .286 1Desmond Jennings, OF 28 97 9 26 2 1 1 7 8 17 .268 5Nate Karns, P 27 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 .250 0Kevin Kiermaier, CF 151 505 62 133 25 12 10 40 24 95 .263 18Marc Krauss, 1B 4 10 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 .100 0James Loney, 1B 104 361 25 101 16 0 4 32 23 34 .280 2Evan Longoria, 3B 160 604 74 163 35 1 21 73 51 132 .270 3Mikie Mahtook, OF 41 105 22 31 5 1 9 19 6 31 .295 4Luke Maile, C 15 35 2 6 3 0 0 2 0 8 .171 0Matt Moore, P 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0Daniel Nava, RF 31 73 7 17 2 0 1 3 12 19 .233 1Jake Odorizzi, P 28 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0Erasmo Ramírez, P 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0René Rivera, C 110 298 16 53 14 0 5 26 11 86 .178 0Richie Shaffer, 1B, DH, 3B 31 74 11 14 3 0 4 6 10 32 .189 0Grady Sizemore, OF 58 175 20 45 12 0 6 27 14 37 .257 3Steven Souza, RF 110 373 59 84 15 1 16 40 46 144 .225 12Bobby Wilson, C 25 55 3 8 0 0 0 4 4 20 .145 0Team totals16254856441383278321676124361310.25287 PitchingNote: 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; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts'' Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB KMatt Andriese 3 5 4.11 25 8 2 65.2 69 32 30 8 18 49Chris Archer 12 13 3.23 34 34 0 212.0 175 85 76 19 66 252Grant Balfour 0 0 6.23 6 0 0 4.1 3 3 3 1 4 0Ronald Belisario 0 0 7.88 6 0 0 8.0 8 7 7 0 4 6Jeff Beliveau 0 0 13.50 5 0 0 2.2 6 4 4 1 1 2Andrew Bellatti 3 1 2.31 17 0 0 23.1 16 7 6 4 10 18Brad Boxberger 4 10 3.71 69 0 41 63.0 54 29 26 9 32 74Xavier Cedeño 4 1 2.09 61 0 1 43.0 37 11 10 3 12 43Álex Colomé 8 5 3.94 43 13 0 109.2 112 50 48 9 31 88José Domínguez 1 0 0.00 4 0 0 5.2 2 0 0 0 2 5Jake Elmore 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0Nick Franklin 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 0Ernesto Frieri 1 0 4.63 22 0 2 23.1 20 12 12 6 11 19Steve Geltz 2 6 3.74 70 2 2 67.1 45 31 28 8 26 61Brandon Gomes 2 6 4.27 63 0 1 59.0 55 28 28 10 15 44Preston Guilmet 0 0 5.06 3 0 0 5.1 5 3 3 1 2 5Kevin Jepsen 2 5 2.81 46 0 5 41.2 34 15 13 4 20 34Nate Karns 7 5 3.67 27 26 0 147.0 132 62 60 19 56 145Jake McGee 1 2 2.41 39 0 6 37.1 27 11 10 3 8 48Matt Moore 3 4 5.43 12 12 0 63.0 74 40 38 9 23 46Jake Odorizzi 9 9 3.35 28 28 0 169.1 149 65 63 18 46 150Erasmo Ramírez 11 6 3.75 34 27 0 163.1 145 73 68 16 40 126C. J. Riefenhauser 1 0 5.52 17 0 0 14.2 15 10 9 3 7 7Enny Romero 0 2 5.10 23 0 0 30.0 39 18 17 1 13 31Drew Smyly 5 2 3.11 12 12 0 66.2 58 24 23 11 20 77Everett Teaford 0 0 1.59 4 0 0 5.2 5 1 1 0 3 4Kirby Yates 1 0 7.97 20 0 0 20.1 23 18 18 10 7 21Team totals80823.74162162601453.113146426041754771355 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Durham Bulls International League Jared Sandberg AA Montgomery Biscuits Southern League Brady Williams A Charlotte Stone Crabs Florida State League Michael Johns A Bowling Green Hot Rods Midwest League Reinaldo Ruiz A-Short Season Hudson Valley Renegades New York–Penn League Tim Parenton Rookie Princeton Rays Appalachian League Danny Sheaffer Rookie GCL Rays Gulf Coast League Jim Morrison Rookie VSL Rays Venezuelan Summer League Rookie DSL Rays Dominican Summer League Julio Zorrilla LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: CharlotteLeventhal Josh Baseball America 2016 Almanac Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2015 978-1-932391-60-2 References External links tampa-bay-rays TB TBR TTBA02015 TBR Tampa Bay Rays season Tampa Bay Rays Category:Tampa Bay Rays seasons