RANDY AROZARENA NEWS

Lowe hits grand slam, Cruz homers as Rays beat Orioles 12-3

Brandon Lowe hit a grand slam, Nelson Cruz homered for the second straight game and the Tampa Bay Rays maintained their dominance of the Baltimore Orioles with a 12-3 victory

AUGUST 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Watkins scheduled to start as Baltimore hosts Tampa Bay

The Rays will start Shane McClanahan on Saturday while the Orioles are expected to counter with Spenser Watkins

AUGUST 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nelson Cruz homers, drives 5 to help Rays beat Orioles 10-6

Nelson Cruz homered and drove in five runs to to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-6 on Friday night

AUGUST 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bowden's MLB rookie rankings: Rays' Randy Arozarena, Rangers' Adolis García lead AL top 10, ROY race Will Randy Arozarena, Adolis García or someone else win the American League Rookie of the Year award? Jim Bowden assesses the top 10 rooks?

AUGUST 6, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Rays Get Bad News With Randy Arozarena COVID Update As the 2021 MLB season continues, the Tampa Bay Rays sit first in the AL East with a 65-44 record. Unfortunately, they'll have to try and st...

AUGUST 6, 2021 • FANDUEL.COM

Out due to close contact Arozarena hit the COVID-19 injured list Friday after being deemed a close contact of someone who tested positive for the virus, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Impact Arozarena has been on a tear, hitting .404 with six homers over his last 14 games. He at least hasn't tested positive for the virus himself thus far, so he may not be in line for a long absence, but he'll be sidelined for at least a few days. Jordan Luplow was recalled in a corresponding move and could spend some time in the outfield in his absence, though the Rays have a very flexible roster and could cover for Arozarena in a number of ways.

AUGUST 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Means scheduled to start as Baltimore hosts Tampa Bay

The Rays will start Ryan Yarbrough on Friday and the Orioles are expected to counter with John Means

AUGUST 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

AL Rookie of the Year Odds: Adolis Garcia and Randy Arozarena in Tight Race on FanDuel Sportsbook The opening AL Rookie of the Year odds on FanDuel Sportsbook reveal tight race between Adolis Garcia and Randy Arozarena.

AUGUST 5, 2021 • FANDUEL.COM

Tallies pair of extra-base hits Arozarena went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and two RBI in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Mariners.

Impact Arozarena has been absolutely raking in his last 14 games, hitting .404 with five doubles, six home runs and 11 RBI since July 19. After Wednesday's performance, he boasts a .268/.344/.458 slash line with 16 home runs and 20 doubles this season. The 2020 postseason standout must smell October, as he's playing a pivotal role in the playoff-bound Rays' offense after an unspectacular first half of the season.

AUGUST 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Rays beat Mariners 4-3 to avoid season series sweep

Randy Arozarena had a two-run triple during a three-run third and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 to avoid a season series sweep

AUGUST 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Goes yard again Arozarena went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Mariners.

Impact He led off the bottom of the first inning with his 16th homer of the year, but the Tampa offense couldn't get much going after that. Arozarena remains red hot, going yard for the third time in the last four games while delivering a multi-hit performance for the ninth time in his last 13, and that blistering stretch has boosted his slash line on the season to .266/.343/.449.

AUGUST 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kikuchi goes 6 effective innings, Mariners beat Rays 4-2

Yusei Kikuchi went six effective innings, Abraham Toro and Jarred Kelenic homered, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2

AUGUST 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blasts 15th homer Arozarena went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 8-2 loss to the Mariners.

Impact He got the Rays on the board in the fourth inning with a solo shot off Chris Flexen, but Seattle already had a 6-0 lead at that point. Arozarena continues to pile up homers and multi-hit performances -- over his last 12 games, he's slashed .367/.415/.755 with five of his 15 long balls on the season.

AUGUST 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Fraley drives in 2, Flexen solid as Mariners beat Rays 8-2

Jake Fraley had a two-run single during a five-run third, Chris Flexen went 6 2/3 solid innings, and the Seattle Mariners beat the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays 8-2

AUGUST 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Receives Sunday off Arozarena is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

Impact Arozarena will sit for the third time since the All-Star break while manager Kevin Cash rolls out an outfield of Austin Meadows, Kevin Kiermaier and Manuel Margot from left to right for the series finale. Through 14 second-half games, Arozarena is hitting .296 with four home runs, 11 runs and seven RBI.

AUGUST 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Goes yard Friday Arozarena went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-3 win over Boston.

Impact The outfielder went deep in the fourth inning with his fourth homer in July. Arozarena has recorded multiple hits in seven of his last 10 games, going 16-for-43 (.372) in that span. He's posted a .260/.336/.432 slash line with 14 long balls, 48 RBI and 62 runs scored through 411 plate appearances.

JULY 31, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Rays hit 3 HRs, beat the Red Sox 7-3 to tighten AL East race

Yandy Díaz, Mike Zunino and Randy Arozarena homered and the Tampa Bay Rays moved within one-half game of AL East-leading Boston with a 7-3 win over the Red Sox in the opener of a t...

JULY 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Patiño blanks Yanks as Rays pound Cole, bullpen in 14-0 rout

Luis Patiño outpitched Gerrit Cole, Brett Phillips hit a grand slam during a 10-run sixth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by routing the New York Yankees...

JULY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Judge hits tiebreaking single in 10th, Yankees beat Rays 3-1

Aaron Judge went from being a late scratch to hitting a tiebreaking single in a two-run 10th inning as the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays for the second straight day, 3-1

JULY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Timely two-bagger in win Arozarena went 2-for-4 with an RBI ground-rule double in a loss to the Yankees on Tuesday.

Impact The 26-year-old brought the Rays to within a run with his eighth-inning two-bagger, locking in his fifth multi-hit effort in the last seven contests. Arozarena has been putting especially good wood on the ball during that span as well, considering Tuesday's double was his sixth extra-base hit (out of 12 hits overall) during that sample.

JULY 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Montgomery stops 8-start winless streak, Yanks top Rays 4-3

Jordan Montgomery stopped an eight-start winless streak, Aaron Judge singled in his return from COVID-19 and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3

JULY 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Not starting Saturday Arozarena is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against Cleveland, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Impact A 2-for-5, two-run performance Friday raised Arozarena's average to .290 in eight games since the All-Star break. He has three home runs, five RBI and seven runs scored during that span. Brett Phillips will play right field and bat ninth Saturday.

JULY 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Cruz HR in Rays debut, Tampa Bay beats Cleveland 10th in row

Nelson Cruz homered in his Tampa Bay debut and Joey Wendle hit a go-ahead single in a six-run ninth inning as the Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 10-5

JULY 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rays get Nelson Cruz in trade, rally to beat Indians in 10

Austin Meadows hit an RBI single in the 10th inning to cap Tampa Bay’s comeback in a 5-4 win over the Cleveland Indians, hours after the Rays acquired slugger Nelson Cruz from Minn...

JULY 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Patino expected to start for the Rays against Indians

The Rays will start Luis Patino on Thursday and the Indians are expected to counter with Cal Quantrill

JULY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS