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Rays visit the Guardians to start 3-game series

The Cleveland Guardians open a three-game series at home against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday

AUGUST 25 • Associated Press

Trio of hits against STL Morel went 3-for-4 with a solo home run during Sunday's 7-2 win over St. Louis.

Impact The performance marked Morel's fourth three-hit game of the campaign, and his first since June 7. Since July 31, Morel is 12-for-39 (.308) with three home runs and 20 strikeouts. He's slashing .222/.284/.409 on the season and has been relegated to a short-side platoon role.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Trio of hits against STL Morel went 3-for-4 with a solo home run during Sunday's 7-2 win over St. Louis.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Junior Caminero's grand slam powers Rays to 7-2 win over Cardinals

Junior Caminero hit his second career grand slam to power the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals after a 4-hour, 25-minute rain delay that emptied most of...

AUGUST 24 • Associated Press

Rays beat Athletics 7-4, snapping three-game losing streak

Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero hit back-to-back home runs, and Ryan Pepiot went 6 1/3 innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Athletics 7-4

AUGUST 12 • Associated Press

Mike Trout homers again but Angels fall to the Rays Junior Caminero hit his 29th and 30th homers, Christopher Morel hit the go-ahead shot and six Tampa Bay pitchers combine to strike out 16 An...

AUGUST 7 • LATIMES.COM

Caminero homers twice to reach 30 in the Rays' 5-4 victory over the Angels

Junior Caminero hit his 29th and 30th homers, Christopher Morel had a go-ahead shot and six Tampa Bay pitchers combined to strike out 16 in the Rays’ 5-4 victory over the Los Angel...

AUGUST 6 • Associated Press

Handling short-side platoon role Morel will start at designated hitter and will bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact The Rays appear to be viewing the right-handed-hitting Morel exclusively as a short-side platoon player; each of his last six starts have come against left-handed pitching. Even as a streaming option against lefties, Morel hasn't been providing much value, as he's slashed just .181/.245/.330 with three home runs in 102 plate appearances versus southpaws heading into Wednesday.

AUGUST 6 • ROTOWIRE

Handling short-side platoon role Morel will start at designated hitter and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

AUGUST 6 • ROTOWIRE

Adell hits two-run homer, Kikuchi strikes out seven as Angels beat Rays 5-1

Jo Adell hit a two-run homer, Yusei Kikuchi allowed four hits in six innings and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Monday night

AUGUST 5 • Associated Press

Rays' Jonathan Aranda collides with Giancarlo Stanton and will miss time with a left wrist injury

Tampa Bay Rays All-Star first baseman Jonathan Aranda will miss time with a left wrist injury after he collided with New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton while reaching for a...

JULY 31 • Associated Press

Yankees come back to beat Rays 7-5 behind Bellinger, Volpe and Fried

Cody Bellinger hit a three-run homer, Anthony Volpe also went deep and the New York Yankees erased an early deficit in a 7-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays

JULY 30 • Associated Press

De La Cruz's clutch single lifts Reds to 6-2 win over the Rays

Elly De La Cruz hit a two-run single in the seventh inning to break open a tie game and the Cincinnati Reds went on to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2

JULY 27 • Associated Press

Homers in rare start Morel went 1-for-2 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Athletics.

Impact Morel has fallen primarily into a short-side platoon since the start of May, but he drew his second straight start with a lefty on the mound Tuesday. He led off the second inning with his seventh home run of the season and second in his last five starts.

JULY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Homers in rare start Morel went 1-for-2 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Athletics.

JULY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Wynns hits sacrifice fly in the 10th as A's hand Rays 3rd-straight loss 4-3

Austin Wynns hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the Athletics handed the Tampa Bay Rays a 4-3 loss, their third straight

JULY 2 • Associated Press

Rasmussen and the Rays bullpen shine in 3-0 win over Royals, extending their road win streak to 5

Drew Rasmussen tossed five innings of two-hit ball, Tampa Bay scored three times in the second inning and the Rays held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 3-0

JUNE 26 • Associated Press

Caminero and Pepiot help the surging Rays beat the Tigers 8-3

Junior Caminero, Danny Jansen and Christopher Morel each hit a solo homer, helping Ryan Pepiot and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3

JUNE 21 • Associated Press

Rays pitcher carted off field and taken to hospital after foul ball into dugout hits him in face

Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge was carted off the field in a frightening scene and taken to a hospital after getting struck in the face by a foul ball lined into the Tampa Bay dugout Th...

JUNE 20 • Associated Press

Last Night in Baseball: The Yankees Have Lost 6 in a Row (But Weren't Shut Out!)

The Yankees lost yet again, the Dodgers got a pinch-hit walk-off homer, the Rays devastated the Orioles and more from Wednesday's MLB action...

JUNE 19 • FOX SPORTS

Last Night in Baseball: The Yankees Have Lost 6 in a Row (But Weren't Shut Out!)

Thriving in short-side platoon Morel went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 12-8 win over Baltimore.

Impact Although the righty-hitting Morel has fallen into a short-side platoon with the switch-hitting Jake Mangum in left field, the former has been highly effective in this role of late. Morel has just 39 plate appearances over his last 15 outings, but he's slashing .297/.333/.595 with two home runs, five doubles, six RBI and seven runs scored during this period. Morel has a .772 OPS versus righties as opposed to a .597 OPS against lefties, so perhaps manager Kevin Cash will consider finding ways to get Morel's bat into the lineup more often if he stays hot.

JUNE 19 • ROTOWIRE

Thriving in short-side platoon Morel went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 12-8 win over Baltimore.

JUNE 19 • ROTOWIRE

Ten total bases in win Morel went 3-for-3 with two homers, three runs scored and four RBI during Saturday's 11-10 loss to the Marlins.

Impact Getting a start due to a lefty being on the mound for the Marlins, Morel made the most of it by accounting for 10 total bases in three at-bats. His two home runs brought his season total up to five, and his four RBI represented his first in 23 games. Even with two of his three hits coming with a right-hander on the mound, he was still lifted for a pinch hitter in the eighth inning. That suggests that his platoon role will likely continue to heavily limit his playing time moving forward.

JUNE 8 • ROTOWIRE

Hernandez gets go-ahead hit in 10th as Marlins outlast Morel, Rays 11-10

Jesús Sánchez had a three-run homer and a two-run double, and Heriberto Hernandez singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning as the Miami Marlins outlasted Christopher Morel an...

JUNE 8 • Associated Press

Rays score 3 in 9th inning to rally for 4-3 win over Rangers

Taylor Walls hit a two-run single to second baseman Marcus Semien in the ninth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Thursday night

JUNE 6 • Associated Press

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