Injuries have limited some of baseball's biggest stars
Availability could play a major role in this year’s award races in baseballMAY 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
RANDY AROZARENA #56 - LEFT FIELDER - SEATTLE MARINERS
20 HR •
60 RBI •
.219 AVG
20 HR
60 RBI
.219 AVG
Rays rally with 5 walks in 9th, top Jays for 10th win in row
Austin Meadows, Manuel Margot and Mike Brosseau drew consecutive bases-loaded walks with two outs in the ninth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied for their 10th straight win, be...MAY 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Toronto hosts Tampa Bay, looks to build on Ray's strong outing
Toronto looks to follow up a dominant outing by Saturday starter Robbie RayMAY 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
García’s 2nd homer sparks comeback He was originally signed out of Cuba by the Cardinals. Just over four years later, he was in the American League, slugging homer after homer...
MAY 22, 2021 • MLB.COM
Kay gets Arozarena at first | 05/21/2021 Anthony Kay gets Randy Arozarena out at first after the play on the field was overturned for the first out of the game
MAY 22, 2021 • MLB.COM
Heating up at plate Arozarena went 4-for-6 with a home run, four RBI and three runs scored Thursday against the Orioles.
Impact Arozarena had a big effort with the bat, highlighted by a three-run home run in the second inning. He has now homered in consecutive games and has seven long balls for the campaign. Arozarena's production of late hasn't been limited to power however, as he also has three multi-hit performances in his last five starts. Across 181 plate appearances this season, he is hitting .283/.370/.459 across 181 plate appearances.
MAY 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Rays push winning streak to 7, beat O's 10-1 for sweep
Joey Wendle homered twice, Rich Hill combined with his bullpen on a two-hitter and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-1 to extend their winning streak to seven gamesMAY 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Arozarena, Hill power Rays' 7th straight win A week before the Rays took the field in Baltimore on Thursday, hitting coach Chad Mottola sat down for a Zoom interview to discuss the stat...
MAY 20, 2021 • MLB.COM
Kremer scheduled to start as Baltimore hosts Tampa Bay
The Rays will start Rich Hill on Thursday and the Orioles are expected to counter with Dean KremerMAY 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Big game offensively Arozarena went 3-for-5 with two home runs, four total RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Orioles.
Impact Arozarena took John Means deep in the fifth inning with a solo shot, and then he added a two-run blast off Adam Plutko in the seventh. He now has two three-hit performances over his last four games, a span in which he's reached base safely in each contest and at least twice three times. These numbers represent a turnaround for Arozarena, as he endured a slow beginning to the season but is seeing the ball much better now -- the 26-year-old outfielder is hitting .310 over that aforementioned seven-game span.
MAY 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Arozarena, Rays resilient in comeback win The way things are going for the Rays lately, you can’t count them out of any game. Not after they fall behind early. Not if they’re facing...
MAY 20, 2021 • MLB.COM
Arozarena’s two home runs help Rays rally past Orioles, 9-7 Randy Arozarena hit two home runs, stole another with his glove and knocked in four runs, Ji-Man Choi drove in the go-ahead run in the eight...
MAY 20, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
Arozarena's two home runs help Rays rally past Orioles, 9-7
Randy Arozarena hit two home runs, stole another with his glove and knocked in four runs, Ji-Man Choi drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied...MAY 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Zunino, Rays hit 5 HRs, blast Orioles 13-6 to win 5th in row
Mike Zunino hit two home runs and the Tampa Bay Rays connected five times in all, hammering the Baltimore Orioles 13-6 Tuesday night for their fifth straight winMAY 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Singles three times Arozarena went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 12-5 win over the Mets.
Impact The outfielder had tallied just seven hits in his last thirteen games before Saturday's strong showing at the plate. The lack of power, highlighted by Arozarena's having recorded three extra-base hits since April 28, is concerning. That being said, Saturday's three-hit game was a step in the right direction for Arozarena.
MAY 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Wendle hits 3 of Tampa Bay's 8 doubles, Rays beat Mets 12-5
Joey Wendle hit three doubles and a single, keying two big innings that sent the Tampa Bay Rays past the New York Mets 12-5MAY 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Starting to make harder contact Arozarena entered Friday's game against the Mets with two doubles, a home run, four RBI, a .369 wOBA and a .200 ISO over the 31 plate appearances covering his previous seven games.
Impact Arozarena hasn't come close to duplicating his memorable October 2020 tear, but there are signs he is starting to square up on the ball more consistently. The talented outfielder put together his third multi-RBI outing of the season Thursday versus the Yankees, launching a three-run home run. Arozarena had laced 10 of his 34 hits of the season for extra bases heading into Friday, but his .397 slugging percentage still has ample room for improvement.
MAY 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Hill strikes out 9, Rays beat COVID-19 impacted Yankees 9-1
Rich Hill joined Cy Young and Nolan Ryan as the only pitchers to strike out nine against the Yankees at age 41 or older, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat coronavirus-impacted New York 9...MAY 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Manaea's no-hit bid ends, A's win on second big hit by Brown
Lefty Sean Manaea’s bid to pitch baseball’s second no-hitter of the night ended on a leadoff double in the eighth inning by high school teammate Mike Brosseau, then Seth Brown hit...MAY 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
A's Sean Manaea has no-hitter through seven against Rays
Athletics left-hander Sean Manaea is pitching a no-hitter through seven innings against Tampa BayMAY 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rays score 7 runs in 8th to complete 4-game sweep of Angels
Mike Zunino homered, Brett Phillips had two hits during a seven-run eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied for an 8-3 victory over the Los Angeles AngelsMAY 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles takes 4-game losing streak into matchup with Tampa Bay
Los Angeles will try to break its four-game losing streak when the Angels take on Tampa BayMAY 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Not starting Wednesday Arozarena is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Angels, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports
Impact Both Arozarena and Manuel Margot will start on the bench against righty Shohei Ohtani. The outfielder has been slumping of late, with just one hit in his last 16 at-bats, but he will likely return to the lineup Thursday against lefty Andrew Heaney
MAY 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Meadows hits 2 HRs, Rays beat sloppy Angels 8-3
Austin Meadows hit two homers and drove in a career-high five runs, and the Tampa Bay Rays capitalized on the Los Angeles Angels’ fielding ineptitude for an 8-3 victoryMAY 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Glasnow, Rays to face Ohtani, Angels
The Rays will start Tyler Glasnow on Monday while the Angels are expected to counter with Shohei OhtaniMAY 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
