# 2011 Tampa Bay Rays season

The Tampa Bay Rays 2011 season was the team's 14th season in Major League Baseball. Despite starting the season 0–6 and trailing the Boston Red Sox by 9 games as late in the season as September 3, the Rays captured the AL Wild Card and made consecutive playoff appearances for the first time in franchise history. However, they lost to the Texas Rangers in four games in the Division Series, the second year in a row they lost to Texas in the first round of the playoffs.

## Offseason

The Rays declined the options of reliever Dan Wheeler and infielder Willy Aybar, and added Elliot Johnson to the 40-man roster on November 3, 2010. Becoming a free agent, Wheeler stated that he was open to re-sign with the Rays, saying the two sides talked about "keeping the lines of communication open." Aybar is eligible for arbitration, and therefore remains under the team's control.
Seven of the Rays' nine free agents were offered arbitration on November 23, 2010. Those players were left fielder Carl Crawford, utility player Brad Hawpe, and relievers Grant Balfour, Rafael Soriano, Randy Choate, Chad Qualls, and Joaquín Benoit. All seven players declined arbitration. First baseman Carlos Peña and reliever Dan Wheeler were the two players not offered arbitration.
On December 3, 2010, the Rays tendered first baseman Dan Johnson, while infielder Willy Aybar, catcher Dioner Navarro, and relievers Lance Cormier and J. P. Howell were nontendered. Howell, who missed the entire 2010 season with a shoulder injury and will reportedly miss the beginning of April in 2011, was expected to re-sign with the team, and did so on December 14.
The Rays lost first baseman Carlos Peña when he signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs on December 8, 2010.
Left Fielder Carl Crawford, who had played in the Rays organization his entire career since being drafted in 1999, signed with the Boston Red Sox on December 9, 2010. Crawford had been considered one of the top free agents during the offseason, and agreed to a 7-year $142 million deal with Boston, making him the second-highest paid outfielder and the 10th-highest paid player overall in baseball history.
Relief pitcher Randy Choate signed a two-year contract with the Florida Marlins on December 15, 2010. A day later, the Rays signed former Washington Nationals reliever Joel Peralta to a one-year, $600,000 deal.
Shortstop Jason Bartlett was reported to have been traded to the San Diego Padres for two minor league relievers on December 8, 2010, but the trade was not actually completed until December 17. When the transaction was finally made, it was learned that the Rays would give up Bartlett and a player to be named later in exchange for three relievers and one infielder.
Relief pitcher Dan Wheeler departed when he signed a one-year contract with the Boston Red sox.
On January 8, 2011, the Rays completed a trade with the Chicago Cubs, sending starting pitcher Matt Garza, outfielder Fernando Perez, and minor league pitcher Zach Rosscup in exchange for five minor league prospects including Chris Archer and Sam Fuld.
Closer Rafael Soriano, who led the American League with 45 saves in 2010 with the Rays, signed a 3-year $35 million deal with the New York Yankees on January 14.
The Rays added to their bullpen on January 15, with the signing of Kyle Farnsworth. The contract was worth $3.25 million for one year, with a club option for 2012.
On January 21, it was reported that the Rays had agreed to terms with veteran outfielders/designated hitters Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez. Both contracts were for one year, with Damon signing for $5.25 million, while Ramirez's deal was worth only $2 million.

## Summary
### April

Third baseman Evan Longoria was placed on the 15-day disabled list on April 3 for a strained left oblique. Manager Joe Maddon said he expected him to be out for three weeks. Felipe López was called up to replace him on the roster. RHP Mike Ekstrom was designated for assignment to make room for López on the 40-man roster.
Prior to their game on April 8, it was announced that Manny Ramirez was retiring. Ramirez, who appeared in five games with the Rays, had one hit in 17 at-bats. His decision to go into retirement was related to a positive test for a banned substance. Had he not retired, he would have faced a 100-game suspension.
The Rays started the season 0–6, their worst start in franchise history, but finished the month of April with a record of 15–12, 1½ games behind the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Rays became the first team in league history to start the season 0–6 and finish April with a winning record.

### May

When Evan Longoria was activated from the disabled list on May 3, the Rays designated infielder Felipe López for assignment. López cleared waivers, accepting an assignment to Triple-A Durham.
For his actions during a May 4 game, center fielder B. J. Upton was suspended for two games and fined $1,500. Upton was ejected during that game for arguing with home plate umpire Chad Fairchild over a called strikeout. After being tossed from the game, Upton began yelling at the umpire, throwing his batting helmet and batting gloves to the ground, and had to be restrained by bench coach Dave Martinez and third base coach Tom Foley. Upton appealed the suspension when it was announced on May 7. He would end up serving the two-game suspension, which began on May 12.
Starting pitcher Jeff Niemann was placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 6. Outfielder Brandon Guyer was called up to take the open roster spot. In his first major-league at-bat, Guyer hit a home run, becoming the second player in Rays history to hit a home run in his first career at-bat. Guyer was optioned back to Durham on May 8 when the Rays recalled relief pitcher Rob Delaney.
First baseman Dan Johnson was designated for assignment by the Rays on May 20, and relief pitcher Rob Delaney was optioned to Triple-A Durham. Johnson had a .115 batting average with one home run and three RBIs in 25 games. He cleared waivers and accepted an assignment to Durham on May 24. Taking one of the open spots on the roster was relief pitcher J. P. Howell, who returned to the team more than a full year after undergoing shoulder surgery. Outfielder Justin Ruggiano was also called up.
Starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson was named the American League Rookie of the Month as well as Pitcher of the Month. Hellickson compiled a 4–1 record with a 1.36 ERA. He surrendered only five earned runs in 33 innings pitched, and struck out 23 batters. He limited opponents to a .168 batting average.
The Rays went 14–13 in May, improving to 29–25 overall, 1½ games behind first place in the division.

### June

Starting pitcher James Shields surpassed the franchise record for complete games in a season on June 20 after throwing his sixth complete game.
At the end of the month, the Rays were 45–36, having gone 16–11 in June. They were third in the division, four games behind the lead.

### July

Starting pitchers David Price and James Shields, as well as outfielder Matt Joyce, were all named to the American League All-Star team on July 3. Infielder/outfielder Ben Zobrist was one of the five players in the running for the Final Vote, but did not win. Joyce would be the only player to participate in the All-Star Game, as Price was suffering from turf toe, and Shields was ineligible to pitch after starting two days before the All-Star Game.
Catcher John Jaso was placed on the disabled list on July 15 with a right oblique strain. José Lobatón was called up from the minors.
Starting pitcher Wade Davis was placed on the disabled list on July 7. Relief pitcher Brandon Gomes was recalled from the minors to take his spot on the roster.
On July 17, in a nationally televised game, the Rays hosted the Boston Red Sox in a 16-inning game that lasted 5 hours and 42 minutes, ending at 1:35 a.m. EDT. It was the longest game in the history of the franchise in terms of time played, and matched the longest game by number of innings. It was also the latest a game ended in franchise history. The Rays became the first team since 1919 to have only three base hits in a game lasting 16 or more innings. The Rays lost 1–0. Following the game, catcher José Lobatón was placed on the disabled list. Robinson Chirinos took his spot on the roster. Manager Joe Maddon was ejected in the 11th inning for arguing an earlier check swing call during a pitching change and bench coach Dave Martinez was tossed later in the inning for unsportsmanlike conduct.
On July 18, relief pitcher Adam Russell was designated for assignment, while relief pitcher Juan Cruz was placed on the disabled list with a groin injury. Relievers Alex Cobb and Alex Torres were recalled from the minors.
The Rays ended July with an 11–15 record, falling to 56–51 overall. They were still third place in the division, but dropped to 10½ games behind the lead.

### August

On August 10, it was announced that starting pitcher Alex Cobb would have to undergo surgery to remove a blockage in his ribs, which would cause him to miss the remainder of the season.
The Rays went 18–10 in August, going into the final month of the season in third place in the division and nine games behind for the lead.

### September and Game 162

The Rays trailed the Boston Red Sox in the American League Wild Card by nine games as late as September 3. Historically, no team had qualified for the postseason after facing a deficit that large in the month of September. The Rays defeated the Red Sox in six out of seven games the teams played against each other in September, pulling into a tie for the Wild Card on September 26, with only two games remaining in the regular season. On September 28, the Rays won the final game against the Yankees in spectacular fashion. Trailing 5–0 after just two innings and 7–0 going into the 8th inning; the Rays loaded the bases with no outs. Pinch hitter Sam Fuld then drew a bases-loaded walk to drive in the Rays first run of the game. Sean Rodriguez was then hit by a pitch to score the second run. After a one-out sacrifice fly by B.J. Upton, making the score 7–3, Evan Longoria came to the plate and hit the first pitch he saw over the left field wall, a three-run home run that cut the deficit to 7–6. Then in the bottom of the ninth inning, after the first two Rays batters struck out, pinch hitter Dan Johnson, never known for his hitting abilities and having just a .108 average for the season, hit a home run on a 2–2 count to tie the game at 7–7. The game then played for three more innings before the Rays capped their comeback in the bottom of the 12th, clinching their third ever franchise postseason berth, winning the Wild Card when Evan Longoria again stepped to the plate, and hit a walk-off home run down the left field line which barely cleared the lowest wall in the park, giving the Rays an 8–7 victory.
Game 162 is commemorated in two ways in Tropicana Field. There is 162 Landing, a designation in the left field corner where Longoria's playoff-clinching home run landed. The area is located off Left Field Street where Evan Longoria's 12th-inning walk-off homer landed September 28 to beat the Yankees and propel Tampa Bay to the postseason. The entrance to 162 Landing is open to the public and includes a recap of the events there and at Camden Yards from that night, video highlights and interviews, photos and displays. There also is a white seat in the right field corner commemorating where Dan Johnson's two-out, two-strike game-tying homer landed in the bottom of the ninth, in Section 140, Seat 10, Row T.
Insights from pitcher James Shields and sports writer Bill Chastain in their book, September Nights, are a baseball classic in Tampa Bay.

### Season standings
#### American League East

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Yankees | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 52‍–‍29 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 91 | 71 | .562 | 6 | 47‍–‍34 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Boston Red Sox | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7 | 45‍–‍36 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 81 | 81 | .500 | 16 | 42‍–‍39 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 69 | 93 | .426 | 28 | 39‍–‍42 | 30‍–‍51 |

#### American League Wild Card

vteDivision Winners :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| New York Yankees | 97 | 65 | .599 |
| Texas Rangers | 96 | 66 | .593 |
| Detroit Tigers | 95 | 67 | .586 |
vteWild Card team (Top team qualifies for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 91 | 71 | .562 | — |
| Boston Red Sox | 90 | 72 | .556 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 86 | 76 | .531 | 5 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 81 | 81 | .500 | 10 |
| Cleveland Indians | 80 | 82 | .494 | 11 |
| Chicago White Sox | 79 | 83 | .488 | 12 |
| Oakland Athletics | 74 | 88 | .457 | 17 |
| Kansas City Royals | 71 | 91 | .438 | 20 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 69 | 93 | .426 | 22 |
| Seattle Mariners | 67 | 95 | .414 | 24 |
| Minnesota Twins | 63 | 99 | .389 | 28 |

### Record vs. opponents

| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | – | 8–10 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 6–2 | 5–13 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 9–9 | 1–5 | 6–12 | 7–11 |
| Boston | 10–8 | – | 2–4 | 4–6 | 5–1 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 5–2 | 12–6 | 6–2 | 5–4 | 6–12 | 4–6 | 10–8 | 10–8 |
| Chicago | 4–4 | 4–2 | – | 11–7 | 5–13 | 7–11 | 2–6 | 9–9 | 2–6 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 11–7 |
| Cleveland | 5–2 | 6–4 | 7–11 | – | 6–12 | 12–6 | 3–6 | 11–7 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 1–9 | 3–4 | 11–7 |
| Detroit | 5–5 | 1–5 | 13–5 | 12–6 | – | 11–7 | 3–4 | 14–4 | 4–3 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 6–1 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 7–11 |
| Kansas City | 4–5 | 3–5 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 7–11 | – | 7–3 | 8–10 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 5–3 | 2–5 | 2–6 | 4–3 | 5–13 |
| Los Angeles | 6–3 | 2–6 | 6–2 | 6–3 | 4–3 | 3–7 | – | 6–3 | 4–5 | 8–11 | 12–7 | 4–4 | 7–12 | 5–5 | 13–5 |
| Minnesota | 2–6 | 2–5 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 4–14 | 10–8 | 3–6 | – | 2–6 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 3–7 | 5–3 | 1–5 | 8–10 |
| New York | 13–5 | 6–12 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 6–2 | – | 6–3 | 5–4 | 9–9 | 7–2 | 11–7 | 13–5 |
| Oakland | 5–4 | 2–6 | 4–6 | 2–5 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 11–8 | 4–4 | 3–6 | – | 9–10 | 5–2 | 6–13 | 5–5 | 8–10 |
| Seattle | 2–4 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 6–4 | 3–5 | 7–12 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 10–9 | – | 4–6 | 4–15 | 3–6 | 9–9 |
| Tampa Bay | 9–9 | 12–6 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 5–2 | 4–4 | 7–3 | 9–9 | 2–5 | 6–4 | – | 4–5 | 12–6 | 12–6 |
| Texas | 5–1 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 9–1 | 3–6 | 6–2 | 12–7 | 3–5 | 2–7 | 13–6 | 15–4 | 5–4 | – | 4–6 | 9–9 |
| Toronto | 12–6 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 5–5 | 5–1 | 7–11 | 5–5 | 6–3 | 6–12 | 6–4 | – | 8–10 |
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### Roster
## Game log

The Rays opened the 2011 season at home against the Baltimore Orioles for the second consecutive season.
Legend :
| | Rays win |
| | Rays loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Rays team member |

### Regular season

2011 Game Log :
April (15–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 1Orioles1–4Guthrie (1–0)Price (0–1)34,7080–1
2April 2Orioles1–3Accardo (1–0)Shields (0–1)22,1640–2
3April 3Orioles1–5Britton (1–0)Davis (0–1)17,4080–3
4April 5Angels3–5Weaver (2–0)Niemann (0–1)Walden (1)13,1730–4
5April 6Angels1–5Haren (1–0)Hellickson (0–1)11,8360–5
6April 7@ White Sox1–5Jackson (2–0)Price (0–2)38,5790–6
7April 8@ White Sox9–7Russell (1–0)Thornton (0–1)Farnsworth (1)20,1991–6
8April 9@ White Sox2–4Humber (1–0)Davis (0–2)Sale (1)26,3781–7
9April 10@ White Sox1–6Floyd (1–0)Niemann (0–2)23,4361–8
10April 11@ Red Sox16–5Hellickson (1–1)Matsuzaka (0–2)37,5682–8
11April 12@ Red Sox3–2Price (1–2)Lester (0–1)Farnsworth (2)37,1053–8
—April 13@ Red SoxPostponed (rain); Makeup: August 16
12April 14Twins4–3 (10)Farnsworth (1–0)Capps (1–1)10,0424–8
13April 15Twins5–2Davis (1–2)Blackburn (1–2)Farnsworth (3)15,3425–8
14April 16Twins4–3Cruz (1–0)Nathan (0–1)16,4286–8
15April 17Twins2–4Duensing (1–0)Hellickson (1–2)Capps (1)22,2466–9
16April 18White Sox5–0Price (2–2)Jackson (2–1)12,0167–9
17April 19White Sox2–1Shields (1–1)Danks (0–2)13,7318–9
18April 20White Sox4–1Davis (2–2)Humber (1–2)Farnsworth (4)13,2149–9
19April 21White Sox2–9Floyd (2–1)Niemann (0–3)16,7519–10
20April 22@ Blue Jays4–6 (11)Rzepczynski (2–0)Russell (1–1)23,1929–11
21April 23@ Blue Jays6–4Price (3–2)Morrow (0–1)Farnsworth (5)21,82610–11
22April 24@ Blue Jays2–0Shields (2–1)Romero (1–3)14,45611–11
—April 26@ TwinsPostponed (rain); Makeup: April 28
23April 27@ Twins8–2Davis (3–2)Liriano (1–4)36,71412–11
24April 28@ Twins15–3Hellickson (2–2)Blackburn (1–4)38,31513–11
25April 28@ Twins6–1Niemann (1–3)Swarzak (0–1)36,45614–11
26April 29Angels5–8Santana (1–3)Price (3–3)Walden (4)21,79114–12
27April 30Angels2–1 (10)Peralta (1–0)Rodney (0–1)20,24515–12 :
May (14–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
28May 1Angels5–6Thompson (1–1)Peralta (1–1)Walden (5)16,24815–13
29May 3Blue Jays3–2Farnsworth (2–0)Rauch (1–2)10,24816–13
30May 4Blue Jays2–3Morrow (1–1)Niemann (1–4)Francisco (1)10,09916–14
31May 5Blue Jays3–1Price (4–3)Drabek (2–2)Farnsworth (6)12,68217–14
32May 6@ Orioles6–2Shields (3–1)Britton (5–2)20,69418–14
33May 7@ Orioles8–2Hellickson (3–2)Guthrie (1–5)18,96119–14
34May 8@ Orioles5–3Davis (4–2)Bergesen (0–4)Farnsworth (7)16,35920–14
35May 10@ Indians4–5Perez (2–1)Peralta (1–2)13,55120–15
36May 11@ Indians8–2Price (5–3)Carrasco (1–2)17,74121–15
37May 12@ Indians7–4Shields (4–1)Masterson (5–1)18,10722–15
38May 13Orioles3–0Hellickson (4–2)Guthrie (1–6)20,47623–15
39May 14Orioles0–6Bergesen (1–4)Davis (4–3)28,45123–16
40May 15Orioles3–9Arrieta (5–1)Sonnanstine (0–1)21,50523–17
41May 16Yankees6–5Cruz (2–0)Burnett (4–3)Farnsworth (8)25,02424–17
42May 17Yankees2–6Nova (4–3)Shields (4–2)27,12324–18
43May 18@ Blue Jays6–5Hellickson (5–2)Litsch (4–3)Farnsworth (9)14,41525–18
44May 19@ Blue Jays2–3Romero (4–4)Davis (4–4)Francisco (5)12,59025–19
45May 20@ Marlins3–5Dunn (4–2)Peralta (1–3)Núñez (16)18,11125–20
46May 21@ Marlins3–5Vázquez (3–4)Price (5–4)Núñez (17)21,81425–21
47May 22@ Marlins4–0Shields (5–2)Buente (0–1)15,43226–21
48May 23@ Tigers3–6Furbush (1–0)Hellickson (5–3)21,55026–22
49May 24@ Tigers6–7Alburquerque (1–1)Ramos (0–1)Benoit (1)24,13326–23
—May 25@ TigersPostponed (rain); Makeup: June 13
50May 27Indians5–0Price (6–4)Tomlin (6–2)16,80027–23
51May 28Indians3–7Carrasco (4–2)Shields (5–3)Perez (14)24,71727–24
52May 29Indians7–0Hellickson (6–3)Masterson (5–3)23,89828–24
53May 30Rangers5–11Holland (4–1)Davis (4–5)14,20328–25
54May 31Rangers5–4Peralta (2–3)Rhodes (3–3)Farnsworth (10)12,78329–25 :
June (16–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
55June 1Rangers0–3Lewis (5–5)Price (6–5)Feliz (11)13,72529–26
56June 2@ Mariners2–8Hernández (6–4)Shields (5–4)16,37629–27
57June 3@ Mariners0–7Vargas (4–3)Sonnanstine (0–2)24,49229–28
58June 4@ Mariners3–2Hellickson (7–3)Fister (3–6)Farnsworth (11)28,84330–28
59June 5@ Mariners6–9Wright (2–2)Howell (0–1)League (16)28,94730–29
60June 6@ Angels5–1Price (7–5)Chatwood (3–3)32,28731–29
61June 7@ Angels4–1Cobb (1–0)Haren (5–4)Farnsworth (12)38,83332–29
62June 8@ Angels4–3 (10)Cruz (3–0)Rodney (2–3)Farnsworth (13)33,15733–29
63June 10@ Orioles0–7Arrieta (8–3)Hellickson (7–4)17,90033–30
64June 11@ Orioles7–5 (11)Cruz (4–0)Accardo (3–2)Farnsworth (14)25,54134–30
65June 12@ Orioles9–6Davis (5–5)Matusz (1–1)Howell (1)22,03235–30
66June 13@ Tigers1–2 (10)Purcey (1–0)Farnsworth (2–1)30,93835–31
67June 14Red Sox4–0Shields (6–4)Wakefield (3–2)20,97236–31
68June 15Red Sox0–3Beckett (6–2)Hellickson (7–5)19,38836–32
69June 16Red Sox2–4Buchholz (6–3)Price (7–6)Papelbon (13)23,49536–33
70June 17Marlins5–1Davis (6–5)Hand (0–3)Farnsworth (15)15,70837–33
71June 18Marlins7–4Cobb (2–0)Nolasco (4–3)20,49538–33
72June 19Marlins2–1Shields (7–4)Webb (1–4)26,76139–33
73June 20@ Brewers8–4Niemann (2–4)Narveson (4–5)35,49540–33
74June 21@ Brewers1–5Greinke (7–2)Hellickson (7–6)40,07940–34
75June 22@ Brewers6–3Price (8–6)Estrada (1–5)39,63241–34
76June 24@ Astros5–1Shields (8–4)W. Rodríguez (5–4)26,68242–34
77June 25@ Astros7–2Davis (7–5)Norris (4–6)Farnsworth (16)27,20843–34
78June 26@ Astros14–10Howell (1–1)López (1–4)23,96544–34
79June 27Reds0–5Leake (7–4)Hellickson (7–7)19,89144–35
80June 28Reds4–3Farnsworth (3–1)Ondrusek (3–3)20,89445–35
81June 29Reds3–4Volquez (5–3)Shields (8–5)Cordero (16)25,96845–36 :
July (11–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
82July 1Cardinals3–5Westbrook (7–4)Davis (7–6)Salas (14)19,93445–37
83July 2Cardinals5–1Niemann (3–4)McClellan (6–5)23,89746–37
84July 3Cardinals8–3Hellickson (8–7)Lohse (8–5)Farnsworth (17)26,81947–37
85July 4@ Twins0–7Duensing (6–7)Price (8–7)39,52847–38
86July 5@ Twins2–3Baker (7–5)Shields (8–6)Perkins (2)38,61347–39
87July 6@ Twins12–5Howell (2–1)Burnett (2–5)39,84148–39
88July 7@ Yankees5–1Niemann (4–4)Colón (6–4)47,78749–39
—July 8@ YankeesPostponed (rain); Makeup: September 22
89July 9@ Yankees4–5Robertson (2–0)Peralta (2–4)Rivera (22)48,10349–40
90July 10@ Yankees0–1Sabathia (13–4)Shields (8–7)47,35049–41
All-Star Break
91July 15Red Sox9–6Price (9–7)Miller (3–1)Farnsworth (18)25,72950–41
92July 16Red Sox5–9Lackey (7–8)Shields (8–8)32,48750–42
93July 17Red Sox0–1 (16)Aceves (5–1)Russell (1–2)Papelbon (21)21,50450–43
94July 18Yankees4–5Robertson (3–0)Torres (0–1)Rivera (24)22,47150–44
95July 19Yankees3–2Hellickson (9–7)Colón (6–6)Peralta (1)22,78051–44
96July 20Yankees0–4García (8–7)Price (9–8)21,50551–45
97July 21Yankees2–1Shields (9–8)Sabathia (14–5)Farnsworth (19)29,27952–45
98July 22@ Royals4–10Hochevar (6–8)Davis (7–7)27,82452–46
99July 23@ Royals4–5 (10)Soria (5–3)Gomes (0–1)27,64352–47
100July 24@ Royals5–0Cobb (3–0)Paulino (1–4)23,73553–47
101July 25@ Athletics5–7Fuentes (2–8)Howell (2–2)Bailey (12)11,05353–48
102July 26@ Athletics1–6McCarthy (3–5)Price (9–9)12,16653–49
103July 27@ Athletics4–13Cahill (9–9)Shields (9–9)18,64053–50
104July 28@ Athletics10–8Davis (8–7)Ziegler (3–2)Farnsworth (20)16,46654–50
105July 29@ Mariners8–0Niemann (5–4)Bédard (4–7)26,57055–50
106July 30@ Mariners2–3Pineda (9–7)Cobb (3–1)League (24)24,98555–51
107July 31@ Mariners8–1Hellickson (10–7)Vargas (6–10)20,38256–51 :
August (18–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
108August 2Blue Jays1–3Romero (9–9)Price (9–10)Rauch (10)13,33356–52
109August 3Blue Jays9–1Shields (10–9)Villanueva (6–3)11,80357–52
110August 4Blue Jays7–6 (12)Gomes (1–1)Camp (1–2)28,49158–52
111August 5Athletics8–4Niemann (6–4)Moscoso (4–6)15,16859–52
112August 6Athletics0–8McCarthy (5–5)Cobb (3–2)24,93959–53
113August 7Athletics4–5 (10)De Los Santos (1–0)McGee (0–1)Bailey (13)21,42559–54
114August 8Royals2–1Farnsworth (4–1)Wood (5–1)10,74260–54
115August 9Royals4–0Shields (11–9)Francis (4–12)10,12461–54
116August 10Royals8–7McGee (1–1)Soria (5–5)11,70662–54
117August 11Royals4–1Niemann (7–4)Duffy (3–6)Farnsworth (21)13,94263–54
118August 12@ Yankees5–1Price (10–10)Sabathia (16–7)47,89464–54
119August 13@ Yankees2–9Hughes (3–4)Hellickson (10–8)47,80464–55
—August 14@ YankeesPostponed (rain); Makeup: September 21
120August 16@ Red Sox1–3Lester (12–6)Shields (11–10)Papelbon (28)38,52564–56
121August 16@ Red Sox6–2Niemann (8–4)Bédard (4–8)38,27865–56
122August 17@ Red Sox4–0Price (11–10)Lackey (11–9)37,73766–56
123August 19Mariners3–2Cruz (5–0)Hernández (11–11)Farnsworth (22)14,88467–56
124August 20Mariners8–0Hellickson (11–8)Furbush (3–5)20,14868–56
125August 21Mariners8–7Farnsworth (5–1)Cortes (0–2)17,22669–56
126August 22Tigers2–5Verlander (19–5)Niemann (8–5)13,04869–57
127August 23Tigers1–2Penny (9–9)Price (11–11)Coke (1)11,47569–58
128August 24Tigers3–2 (10)Peralta (3–4)Below (0–2)13,91070–58
129August 25Tigers0–2Fister (6–13)Hellickson (11–9)Valverde (38)14,06970–59
130August 26@ Blue Jays6–1Shields (12–10)Álvarez (0–2)20,49171–59
131August 27@ Blue Jays6–5Niemann (9–5)Camp (1–3)Peralta (2)24,05272–59
132August 28@ Blue Jays12–0Price (12–11)Morrow (9–9)21,61873–59
133August 29@ Blue Jays3–7Romero (13–9)Davis (8–8)19,72573–60
134August 30@ Rangers0–2Feldman (1–0)Hellickson (11–10)Feliz (26)23,06973–61
135August 31@ Rangers4–1Shields (13–10)Ogando (12–7)28,03474–61 :
September (17–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
136September 1@ Rangers2–7Wilson (14–6)Niemann (9–6)26,22074–62
137September 2Orioles2–3Britton (9–9)Price (12–12)Gregg (20)11,95574–63
138September 3Orioles6–3Davis (9–8)Simón (4–8)Farnsworth (23)14,22375–63
139September 4Orioles8–1Hellickson (12–10)Guthrie (6–17)15,79076–63
140September 5Rangers5–1Shields (14–10)Feldman (1–1)13,13077–63
141September 6Rangers0–8Wilson (14–6)Niemann (9–7)11,61177–64
142September 7Rangers5–4 (10)McGee (2–1)Lowe (2–3)11,19078–64
143September 9Red Sox7–2Davis (10–8)Lackey (12–12)18,48279–64
144September 10Red Sox6–5 (11)Gomes (2–1)Bard (2–7)24,56680–64
145September 11Red Sox9–1Shields (15–10)Lester (15–7)25,22081–64
146September 12@ Orioles5–2Niemann (10–7)Britton (9–10)Peralta (3)11,92482–64
147September 13@ Orioles2–4Patton (1–1)Howell (2–3)Johnson (5)13,26282–65
148September 14@ Orioles2–6Guthrie (8–17)Davis (10–9)Johnson (6)14,66982–66
149September 15@ Red Sox9–2Hellickson (13–10)Weiland (0–2)38,07183–66
150September 16@ Red Sox3–4Beckett (13–5)Shields (15–11)Papelbon (30)38,01983–67
151September 17@ Red Sox4–3Niemann (11–7)Lester (15–8)Peralta (4)37,68284–67
152September 18@ Red Sox8–5McGee (3–1)Wakefield (7–7)Peralta (5)37,61385–67
153September 20@ Yankees0–5Nova (16–4)Davis (10–10)46,94485–68
154September 21@ Yankees2–4Ayala (2–2)Shields (15–12)Rivera (44)42,75585–69
155September 21@ Yankees2–4Robertson (4–0)McGee (3–2)Soriano (2)45,58685–70
156September 22@ Yankees15–8Moore (1–0)Colón (8–10)47,47086–70
157September 23Blue Jays1–5Morrow (11–11)Price (12–13)18,09386–71
158September 24Blue Jays6–2Torres (1–1)Romero (15–11)27,77387–71
159September 25Blue Jays5–2Davis (11–10)Cecil (4–11)Peralta (6)21,00888–71
160September 26Yankees5–2Shields (16–12)Noesí (2–2)Farnsworth (24)18,77289–71
161September 27Yankees5–3McGee (4–2)Soriano (2–3)Farnsworth (25)22,82090–71
162September 28Yankees8–7 (12)McGee (5–2)Proctor (0–3)29,51891–71 :

### Postseason

2011 Postseason Game Log :
American League Division Series
GameDateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 30@ Rangers9–0Moore (1–0)Wilson (0–1)Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 50,4981–0
2October 1@ Rangers6–8Holland (1–0)Shields (0–1)Feliz (1)Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 51,3511–1
3October 3Rangers3–4Lewis (1–0)Price (0–1)Feliz (2)Tropicana Field 32,8281–2
4October 4Rangers3–4Harrison (1–0)Hellickson (0–1)Feliz (3)Tropicana Field 28,2991–3 :

## Statistics
### Regular season
#### Batting

Note: Rk = Rank; Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BA = Batting average; OBP= On-Base percentage
| Rk | Pos | | Age | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BA | OBP |
| 1 | C | Kelly Shoppach | 31 | 87 | 221 | 23 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 0 | .176 | .268 |
| 2 | 1B | Casey Kotchman* | 28 | 146 | 500 | 44 | 153 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 48 | 2 | .306 | .378 |
| 3 | 2B | Ben Zobrist# | 30 | 156 | 588 | 99 | 158 | 46 | 6 | 20 | 91 | 19 | .269 | .353 |
| 4 | SS | Reid Brignac* | 25 | 92 | 249 | 18 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | .193 | .227 |
| 5 | 3B | Evan Longoria | 25 | 133 | 483 | 78 | 118 | 26 | 1 | 31 | 99 | 3 | .244 | .355 |
| 6 | LF | Sam Fuld* | 29 | 105 | 308 | 41 | 74 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 20 | .240 | .313 |
| 7 | CF | B.J. Upton | 26 | 153 | 560 | 82 | 136 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 81 | 36 | .243 | .331 |
| 8 | RF | Matt Joyce* | 26 | 141 | 462 | 69 | 128 | 32 | 2 | 19 | 75 | 13 | .277 | .347 |
| 9 | DH | Johnny Damon* | 37 | 150 | 582 | 79 | 152 | 29 | 7 | 16 | 73 | 19 | .261 | .326 |
| 10 | IF | Sean Rodriguez | 26 | 131 | 373 | 45 | 83 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 11 | .223 | .323 |
| 11 | LF | Desmond Jennings | 24 | 63 | 247 | 44 | 64 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 20 | .259 | .356 |
| 12 | C | John Jaso* | 27 | 89 | 246 | 26 | 55 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 1 | .224 | .298 |
| 13 | SS | Elliot Johnson# | 27 | 70 | 160 | 20 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 6 | .194 | .257 |
| 14 | LF | Justin Ruggiano | 29 | 46 | 105 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | .248 | .273 |
| 15 | 3B | Felipe López# | 31 | 32 | 97 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .216 | .248 |
| 16 | 1B | Dan Johnson* | 31 | 31 | 84 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .119 | .187 |
| 17 | C | Robinson Chirinos | 27 | 20 | 55 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .218 | .283 |
| 18 | UT | Brandon Guyer | 25 | 15 | 41 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .195 | .214 |
| 19 | C | José Lobatón# | 26 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .231 |
| 20 | DH | Manny Ramirez | 39 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .059 | .059 |
| 21 | DH | Russ Canzler | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .400 |
| | | Pitcher Totals | | 162 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .095 | .136 |
| | | Team Totals | | 162 | 5436 | 707 | 1324 | 273 | 37 | 172 | 674 | 155 | .244 | .322 |
Source: Baseball-Reference.com

#### Pitching

Note: Rk = Rank; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG= Complete Games; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; K/BB= Strikeout to Walk Ratio
| Rk | | Age | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | SO/BB |
| 1 | James Shields | 29 | 16 | 12 | 2.82 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 249.1 | 195 | 83 | 78 | 26 | 65 | 225 | 3.46 |
| 2 | David Price* | 25 | 12 | 13 | 3.49 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 224.1 | 192 | 93 | 87 | 22 | 63 | 218 | 3.46 |
| 3 | Jeremy Hellickson | 24 | 13 | 10 | 2.95 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 189.0 | 146 | 64 | 62 | 21 | 72 | 117 | 1.63 |
| 4 | Wade Davis | 25 | 11 | 10 | 4.45 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 184.0 | 190 | 96 | 91 | 23 | 63 | 105 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Jeff Niemann | 28 | 11 | 7 | 4.06 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 135.1 | 131 | 65 | 61 | 18 | 37 | 105 | 2.84 |
| 6 | Kyle Farnsworth | 35 | 5 | 1 | 2.18 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 57.2 | 45 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 |
| 7 | Joel Peralta | 35 | 3 | 4 | 2.93 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 67.2 | 44 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 18 | 61 | 3.39 |
| 8 | Juan Cruz | 32 | 5 | 0 | 3.88 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.2 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 28 | 46 | 1.64 |
| 9 | Cesar Ramos* | 27 | 0 | 1 | 3.92 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.2 | 36 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 25 | 31 | 1.24 |
| 10 | J.P. Howell* | 28 | 2 | 3 | 6.16 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30.2 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 1.44 |
| 11 | Alex Cobb | 23 | 3 | 2 | 3.42 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 52.2 | 49 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 21 | 37 | 1.76 |
| 12 | Brandon Gomes | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2.92 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 2.00 |
| 13 | Andy Sonnanstine | 28 | 0 | 2 | 5.55 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35.2 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Adam Russell | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3.03 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 0.65 |
| 15 | Jake McGee* | 24 | 5 | 2 | 4.50 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 2.25 |
| 16 | Matt Moore* | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2.89 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 |
| 17 | Alexander Torres* | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 18 | Dane De La Rosa | 28 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 19 | Rob Delaney | 26 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 20 | Jay Buente | 27 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Mike Ekstrom | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ---- |
| | Team Totals | | 91 | 71 | 3.58 | 162 | 162 | 15 | 32 | 1449.0 | 1263 | 614 | 577 | 161 | 504 | 1143 | 2.27 |
Source: Baseball-Reference.com

## American League Division Series vs. Texas
### Game 1, September 30

5:07 p.m. (EDT) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Starting pitchers: TB: Matt Moore (0–0) TEX: C. J. Wilson (0–0) WP: Matt Moore (1–0) LP: C. J. Wilson (0–1) Home runs: TB: Johnny Damon (1), Kelly Shoppach 2 (2) TEX: None |||||||||||||

### Game 2, October 1

7:07 p.m. (EDT) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| Starting pitchers: TB: James Shields (0–0) TEX: Derek Holland (0–0) WP: Derek Holland (1–0) LP: James Shields (0–1) Sv: Neftalí Feliz (1) Home runs: TB: Matt Joyce (1), Evan Longoria (1) TEX: Mitch Moreland (1) |||||||||||||

### Game 3, October 3

5:07 p.m. (EDT) at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Starting pitchers: TEX: Colby Lewis (0–0) TB: David Price (0–0) WP: Colby Lewis (1–0) LP: David Price (0–1) Sv: Neftalí Feliz (2) Home runs: TEX: Mike Napoli (1) TB: Desmond Jennings 2 (2) |||||||||||||

### Game 4, October 4

2:07 p.m. (EDT) at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Texas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| WP: Matt Harrison (1-0) LP: Jeremy Hellickson (0-1) Sv: Neftalí Feliz (3) Home runs: TEX: Ian Kinsler (1), Adrián Beltré 3 (3) TB: None |||||||||||||

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Durham Bulls | International League | Charlie Montoyo |
| AA | Montgomery Biscuits | Southern League | Billy Gardner Jr. |
| A | Charlotte Stone Crabs | Florida State League | Jim Morrison |
| A | Bowling Green Hot Rods | Midwest League | Brady Williams |
| A-Short Season | Hudson Valley Renegades | New York–Penn League | Jared Sandberg |
| Rookie | Princeton Rays | Appalachian League | Mike Johns |
| Rookie | GCL Rays | Gulf Coast League | Joe Alvarez |