MAY 2, 2021•CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
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MAY 2, 2021•MLB.COM
Meadows, Margot lead Rays over Astros 5-4 to avoid sweep
Austin Meadows hit a three-run homer and later scored the go-ahead run on Manuel Margot’s pinch-hit single in the seventh inning as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 5-4MAY 2, 2021•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cody Reed - Effective in IL returnReed (thumb), activated from the injured list earlier in the day, fired a perfect ninth inning in a loss to the Astros on Saturday, recording one strikeout.
ImpactReed got just half of his 14 pitches into the strike zone, but the 28-year-old still walked away with his fifth scoreless effort in six appearances this season. The southpaw sports a 2.08 ERA and three holds across the 4.1 innings covering his six trips to the mound in 2021.
MAY 2, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Hunter Strickland - Effective in multi-inning outingStrickland fired two scoreless innings in a loss to the Astros on Saturday, allowing one hit while not recording any walks or strikeouts.
ImpactThe veteran right-hander lowered his ERA and WHIP to 1.69 and 1.03, respectively, with his latest strong showing. Strickland has produced scoreless efforts in six of his last seven trips to the mound, and despite the absence of strikeouts Saturday, he still sports an impressive 10:3 K:BB across 10.2 innings thus far in 2021.
MAY 2, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Brandon Lowe - Continues producing at plateLowe went 2-for-4 with a run in a loss to the Astros on Saturday.
ImpactWhile his season slash remains an unsightly .196/.308/.370, Lowe is starting to finally show signs of life with the bat in recent games. Factoring in Saturday's production, the 26-year-old is hitting .375 (6-for-16) with a double, a solo home run, a walk, a hit-by-pitch and three runs over his last five games while posting a modest 16.7 percent strikeout rate over that stretch.
MAY 2, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Pete Fairbanks - Simulated game on tapRays manager Kevin Cash said he expects Fairbanks (shoulder) to pitch in a simulated game Monday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
ImpactFairbanks' strained right shoulder apparently held up well while he threw in a live batting practice session Saturday, so he'll take the next step forward in the recovery process by pitching in a simulated game. If all goes well Monday, Fairbanks could be reinstated from the injured list by the middle of the week.
MAY 2, 2021•ROTOWIRE
