Impact The Rays have now faced three lefties this season, and Lowe has started against just one of them. Joey Wendle, who also bats left-handed, will start at second base in his absence.
AUGUST 1, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
BRANDON LOWE #8 - SECOND BASEMAN - TAMPA BAY RAYS
4 HR •
14 RBI •
.211 AVG
4 HR
14 RBI
.211 AVG
Sits against southpaw Lowe is not in the lineup against lefty Wade LeBlanc and the Orioles on Saturday.
Santander hits unique HR, has 3 RBIs as Orioles top Rays 6-3
Anthony Santander hit an odd home run off Blake Snell and had three RBIs to help the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 Friday nightAUGUST 1, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Judge homers again, Yankees roll past Red Sox 5-1
AUGUST 1, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Swats first homer Lowe went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Orioles.
Impact He took Paul Fry deep in the fifth inning for his first homer of the year, knotting the score at 3-3 and taking Blake Snell off the hook for a loss. Lowe had gone 0-for-8 with four strikeouts over the prior two games, but the streaky infielder is still batting a robust ,300 (9-for-30) to begin the season with six RBI in eight games.
AUGUST 1, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Fried dominates, retires first 14, as Braves edge Rays 2-1
Max Fried retired Tampa Bay’s first 14 batters and combined with three relievers on a four-hitter as the Atlanta Braves beat the Rays 2-1JULY 31, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Freeman powers Braves to 7-4 win, snaps Rays' 4-game streak
Freddie Freeman homered and drove in three runs on a four-hit night, leading the Braves to a 7-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Atlanta’s homer openerJULY 30, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Keeps raking Monday Lowe went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, a triple, two runs scored and two RBI in Monday's 14-5 rout of Atlanta.
Impact That's now three straight multi-hit performances for Lowe, with five of his seven hits over that stretch going for extra bases (three doubles and two triples). The Rays' deep bench means any player is at risk of getting a rest on any given day, but as long as Lowe is locked in at the plate, he should remain in the lineup.
JULY 27, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Roughed up in relief Toussaint gave up six runs on five hits and a walk over 2.2 innings of relief during Monday's 14-5 loss to the Rays. He struck out six.
Impact While the right-hander did show flashes of dominance and fired 42 of his 67 pitches for strikes, Toussaint was far too hittable when he was over the plate, serving up a homer to Hunter Relfroe along with a pair of doubles to Brandon Lowe. Atlanta has a sudden opening in its rotation after Mike Foltynewicz was abruptly designated for assignment, but Toussaint's performance in relief of Folty on Monday doesn't suggest he's ready to fill it.
JULY 27, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Continues torrid start Lowe went 3-for-5 with an RBI single and two doubles in an extra-inning win over the Blue Jays on Sunday.
Impact A day after lacing a two-run triple, Lowe was back to putting good wood on the ball throughout Sunday's game. His only non extra-base hit of the day, a seventh-inning single to shallow right, accounted for his one RBI and knotted the game at 4-4. After an 0-for-2 tally on Opening Night, Lowe went 5-for-9 over the last two games of the series against Toronto.
JULY 27, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Thomas Hatch K's Brandon Lowe | 07/26/2020 Thomas Hatch retires Brandon Lowe on a changeup to record the first strikeout of his MLB career
JULY 26, 2020 • MLB.COM
Thomas Hatch K's Brandon Lowe | 07/26/2020 Thomas Hatch retires Brandon Lowe on a changeup to record the first strikeout of his MLB career
JULY 26, 2020 • MLB.COM
Multi-RBI effort in win Lowe went 2-for-4 with a two-run triple and a run, which came as the result of a balk, in a win over the Blue Jays on Saturday.
Impact Lowe's eighth-inning three-bagger brought home Hunter Renfroe and Ji-Man Choi to snap a 1-1 tie. The 26-year-old saw time at both left field and second base Saturday, a level of versatility that should help keep his playing time constant in 2020.
JULY 26, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Brandon Lowe’s two-run triple lifts Rays | Blue Jays-Rays Highlights 7/25/20
JULY 26, 2020 • YOUTUBE
Rockies' Bard gets 1st big league win in more than 7 seasons
JULY 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lowe's eighth-inning triple propels Rays over Blue Jays 4-1
Brandon Lowe’s two-run triple snapped an eighth-inning tie and lifted the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Blue JaysJULY 25, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Status for Opening Day in doubt Manager Kevin Cash said Friday there's uncertainty if Meadows (illness) will be available for Opening Day, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
Impact The 25-year-old tested positive for COVID-19 and was placed on the injured list Thursday, potentially making him unavailable for the start of the season. Meadows has no official timeline for his return, but with only one week until Opening Day he would need a quick turnaround after shifting to the IL. He was present for the start of summer training but last participated in workouts about two weeks ago. Manuel Margot, Yoshi Tsutsugo and Brandon Lowe could work in left field if Meadows remains on the shelf.
JULY 17, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
AL East Preview Capsules
JULY 17, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tampa Bay Rays: Celebrating Brandon Lowe’s stats on his birthday The Tampa Bay Rays have a stud second basemen who made the All-Star team as a rookie in 2019. Today we celebrate his birthday and his accomp...
JULY 6, 2020 • RAYSCOLOREDGLASSES.COM
Ready for big season Alvarado, who struggled to a career-worst 4.80 ERA and 1.87 WHIP in 2019, feels highly confident he'll have a bounce-back year in 2020, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports. "When he's...
Impact The hard-throwing southpaw was the picture of dominance in 2018 with a 2.39 ERA and 80 strikeouts across 64 innings, but a family matter in Venezuela last season led to a month-plus absence and essentially derailed Alvarado's campaign. However, the 25-year-old worked out diligently nearly every day during the recent shutdown, and he blew Cash away with his live batting practice session Saturday. Alvarado threw 15 pitches while facing Brandon Lowe and Willy Adames, and he reportedly landed all but one offering in the strike zone according to Cash.
JULY 5, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
MLB State of the Position 2020: Every Team's 5-Year Plan at Second Base Over the past decade, second base has become a much more offensive-minded position, and rising stars such as Ozzie Albies, Gavin Lux, Keston...
JULY 3, 2020 • BLEACHERREPORT.COM
Sharks GM Doug Wilson, Jarome Iginla headline Hockey Hall of Fame's Class of 2020 Sharks general manager Doug Wilson, a three-time All-Star defenseman who spent the final two seasons of his 16-year playing with San Jose, w...
JUNE 24, 2020 • SFCHRONICLE.COM
Gets plenty of work at Trop Lowe got in both batting practice and fielding work at Tropicana Field on Monday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Impact Lowe was part of a contingent of six Rays position players that was present Monday for the team's ongoing small-group, informal workouts. and Topkin's report implies the versatile infielder put in a full workload under the circumstances. Live batting practice is supposed to be on the menu for the first time in Wednesday's workouts, a particularly timely development considering there now appears to finally be a tangible chance for a 60-game regular season that would begin in late July. Lowe, who impressed during Grapefruit League play before spring training was suspended, should have about a month to ramp back up and continue developing a tweaked swing that now includes a heel tap.
JUNE 23, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Tweaks swing ahead of season Lowe recently revealed on a podcast appearance that he's tweaked his swing by adding a heel tap, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Impact Lowe elaborated on the adjustment to Neil Solondz of Rays Radio, explaining that he picked up the heel tap from former teammate Avisail Garcia last season. Lowe saw Garcia hit a career-high 20 home runs with that approach in 2019, which likely made a strong impression on the emerging 25-year-old. Lowe has been able to engage in batting practice regularly at home while spring training has been suspended, and he'll enter a potential 2020 season with high expectations after hitting .350 during Grapefruit League action before play was paused.
JUNE 7, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Watch: Brandon Lowe answers questions about him from the internet Is Brandon Lowe related to Derek Lowe? Nate Lowe? What does Brandon Lowe look like?
JUNE 6, 2020 • YARDBARKER.COM
Ji-Man Choi, Brandon Lowe, Willy Adames homer in 4th as Rays rally to top Red Sox
Ji-Man Choi, Brandon Lowe, and Willy Adames homered in the 6th, and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox in the series finale.SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
