TAMPA BAY RAYS NEWS

Drew Rasmussen - Opening Sunday Rasmussen will serve as the Rays' opening pitcher for Sunday against Arizona, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Rasmussen will make his second start of the season Sunday, though he's expected to pitch just one or two innings before handing the ball off to Tyler Alexander. Rasmussen has yielded no runs in two of his three appearances since being activated from the 60-day IL.

AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE

Jeffrey Springs' strong start, Brandon Lowe's 2-run homer lead Rays past Diamondbacks 6-1

Jeffrey Springs got his first win in 16 months, Brandon Lowe hit a two-run homer, and the Rays beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1

AUGUST 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Catwalk chaos, a steal home and another Rays win over the Diamondbacks There’s nothing dull about this victory, with Brandon Lowe and Josh Lowe providing the highlights.

AUGUST 17 • TAMPABAY.COM

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Rays place RHP Zack Littell (shoulder) on 15-day injured list The Tampa Bay Rays placed right-hander Zack Littell on the 15-day injured list on Saturday because of right shoulder fatigue.The move was re...

AUGUST 17 • THESTATE.COM

Rob Brantly - Part of taxi squad Brantly is in Tampa Bay on the Rays' taxi squad for the weekend series against the Diamondbacks, Steve Carney of StPeteNine.com reports.

Impact Ben Rortvedt is expected to go on paternity leave soon, so Brantly is with Tampa Bay as the 27th man. Brantly has spent all of 2023 with Triple-A Durham and is slashing .271/.390/.361 with five home runs and 17 RBI.

AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE

Jose Siri - Absent from lineup again Siri is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Arizona, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Siri will sit for a second straight contest and for the fifth time in nine games. Dylan Carlson, Jonny DeLuca and Josh Lowe will start in the outfield for Saturday's contest.

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Ben Rortvedt - Resting Saturday Rortvedt is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Rortvedt will begin Saturday's game in the dugout after going 0-for-2 in Friday's contest. Alex Jackson will start behind home plate and bat ninth.

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José Caballero - Sitting Saturday Caballero is absent from Saturday's lineup against Arizona, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Caballero will begin Saturday's contest in the dugout after going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Friday's game against the Diamondbacks. Taylor Walls will start at shortstop and bat eighth against Arizona right-hander Zac Gallen.

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Tyler Alexander - Recalled by Tampa Bay The Rays recalled Alexander from Triple-A Durham on Saturday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.

Impact The move comes with Tampa Bay placing Zack Littell on the 15-day injured list due to right shoulder fatigue. Alexander was scratched from his start with Durham on Friday, and he'll likely serve out of the Rays' bullpen as a long reliever. Across 15 outings with the Rays this season -- including six starts -- Alexander holds a 5-3 record with a 5.20 ERA and 1.28 WHIP across 71 innings.

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Zack Littell - Headed to IL with shoulder fatigue The Rays placed Littell on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Thursday, due to right shoulder fatigue, Tricia reports.

Impact Littell came away with the no decision in Wednesday's start against Houston, allowing one run on one hit and two walks while striking out three across five innings. He's pitched 129.2 innings across 24 starts this season with a 5-8 record and a 3.89 ERA. Littell may not to stay on the IL past his 15-day window, which would slate him to return Sept. 1. Left-hander Tyler Alexander was scratched from his start with Triple-A Durham on Friday, and he will be called up to the big club to likely serve in long relief out of the Rays' bullpen.

AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE

Rays play the Diamondbacks with 1-0 series lead

The Tampa Bay Rays play the Arizona Diamondbacks, leading the series 1-0

AUGUST 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rays' Jeffrey Springs chases first win of year vs. D-backs Jeffrey Springs’ healthy return to the Tampa Bay Rays’ rotation appears to be heading in the right direction.In his fourth start since retur...

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Tyler Alexander - Joining Rays on Saturday The Rays will recall Alexander from Triple-A Durham on Saturday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Alexander had been scheduled to start for Durham on Friday, but he was scratched and is now headed back to the big leagues, where he'll presumably work as a long reliever. A corresponding move will be announced once the 30-year-old's promotion is official.

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Rays rally late, walk off to beat Diamondbacks ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Rays were one strike away from celebrating a late-inning rally that this ...

AUGUST 17 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Rays' walk-off victory ends Diamondbacks' win streak Jonny DeLuca scored from first base on a single and an error in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Tampa Bay Rays notched a 5-4 walk-off...

AUGUST 17 • THESTATE.COM

Late rally leads Rays to walk-off win in series opener ST. PETERSBURG -- For a moment, it seemed Josh Lowe had finally given the Rays the timely hit they’ve so desperately needed. With two on and...

AUGUST 17 • MLB.COM

Dylan Carlson - Collects homer and steal in win Carlson went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, a steal and an additional RBI in Friday's 5-4 victory over Arizona.

Impact The switch hitter picked up his third homer since joining Tampa Bay at the trade deadline with a 379-foot solo shot in the fifth inning. Carlson later plated his 19th RBI of the season with a run-scoring single in the eighth before pilfering his first bag with his new team. Since joining the Rays, the 25-year-old has batted .265 (9-for-34) with four runs scored, eight RBI and 3:10 BB:K while playing in a part-time role.

AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE

Pete Fairbanks - Blows save, collects win Fairbanks (3-3) blew the save but collected the win Friday against the Diamondbacks. He allowed two runs on three hits and no walks with one strikeout over an inning.

Impact The Rays closer entered the ninth on a hot streak, making nine consecutive scoreless appearances while not allowing a homer since July 4. All that quality work was undone when Corbin Carroll popped a two-run homer with two outs to tie the game, saddling Fairbanks with his third blown save of the season. Hopefully this performance was an aberration for the flamethrowing righty, as he now sports a 3.02 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 42:16 K:BB across 44.2 innings on the year.

AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE

Jonny DeLuca scores on error in the 9th, Rays beat Diamondbacks 5-4

Jonny DeLuca scored on an error in the ninth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Arizona 5-4 on Friday night to end the Diamondbacks’ season-high winning streak at six games

AUGUST 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ryan Pepiot - Fans five in no-decision Pepiot did not factor into the decision in Friday's 5-4 win against Arizona, allowing two unearned runs on five hits and one walk over 5.1 innings. He struck out five.

Impact The Tampa Bay righty generated 11 whiffs out of his 80 total pitches in his first start since July 14 due to a knee injury. After a shaky opening frame in which two unearned runs scored courtesy a Junior Caminero throwing error in the inning, Pepiot settled in, allowing just two singles across his remaining 4.1 innings. He now sports a 3.69 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 99:32 K:BB across 92.2 innings this season. The 26-year-old should be allowed to throw more pitches in his upcoming start, lining up to face the Athletics in Oakland next week.

AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE

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