TAMPA BAY RAYS NEWS

Ji-Man Choi - Sits against southpaw Choi isn't starting Saturday against Toronto, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Impact Choi has drawn four starts since returning to the field, but he's gone 0-for-15 with an RBI and eight strikeouts. Manuel Margot will serve as the designated hitter while Vidal Brujan starts in right field against southpaw Hyun Jin Ryu.

MAY 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Taylor Walls - Takes seat Saturday Walls isn't starting Saturday against the Blue Jays, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Impact Walls was initially slated to get a day off Friday but was a late addition to the lineup after Yandy Diaz was scratched with a non-COVID illness. With Diaz back in action Saturday, Walls will get a breather a day later than expected.

MAY 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Yandy Díaz - Returns to lineup Diaz (illness) is starting Saturday against the Blue Jays, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Impact Diaz was scratched from Friday's lineup due to a non-COVID illness, but he'll start at third base and lead off Saturday. He's gone 0-for-8 with an RBI, a walk and a strikeout over his last two games.

MAY 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Randy Arozarena - Nabs sixth steal Arozarena went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 5-2 win over the Blue Jays.

Impact Three of Arozarena's six steals on the year have come in the last nine games, but he otherwise is struggling to make an impact. The 27-year-old is slashing .218/.265/.339 on the season with one homer, nine RBI and 14 runs through 32 contests.

MAY 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Jason Adam - Winds up with first career save Adam struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Friday to record his first career save in a 5-2 win over the Blue Jays.

Impact Andrew Kittredge, who wound up getting the win, and Brooks Raley both worked in the eighth inning, and manager Kevin Cash chose Adam to handle the ninth against the middle of the Toronto order. The 30-year-old needed 17 pitches (nine strikes), but he got the job done. Adam has been sharp this season while primarily working in middle relief, adding two holds to his save over 14 appearances with a 1.26 ERA, 0.56 WHIP and 18:4 K:BB through 14.1 innings.

MAY 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Drew Rasmussen - Stifles Jays in no-decision Rasmussen didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 5-2 win over the Blue Jays, allowing one run on three hits and a walk over 5.2 innings while striking out one.

Impact The right-hander has only completed six innings once in his seven starts this season, but otherwise Rasmussen has had an outstanding beginning to the season as he continues to draw weak contact out of hitters. Through 33.2 innings, the 26-year-old has posted a 2.67 ERA and 0.92 WHIP with a 27:8 K:BB.

MAY 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

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MAY 14, 2022 • FANDUEL.COM

Blue Jays aim to stop losing streak in game against the Rays

The Toronto Blue Jays head into the matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays as losers of five games in a row

MAY 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kitt's rebound sets stage for Mar-go-ahead ST. PETERSBURG -- Reliever Andrew Kittredge quickly buried the memory of some games he’d like to forget. And hot-hitting Manuel Margot c...

MAY 14, 2022 • MLB.COM

The world is a better place when the Rays' defense plays like this Several Tampa Bay fielders flash the leather in a 5-2 win against Toronto on Friday night.

MAY 14, 2022 • TAMPABAY.COM

Rays return home and flash the leather in win against Blue Jays ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Sometimes, it’s easy to overlook how good Tampa Bay plays defense.

MAY 14, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Lowe, Margot help Rays hand Blue Jays 5th straight loss

Brandon Lowe hit a pair of triples and Manuel Margot had a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, leading the Tampa Bay Rays over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2

MAY 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Taylor Walls - Late addition to lineup Walls was added to the Friday's lineup against the Blue Jays and will start at third base and bat ninth, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact The 25-year-old was originally absent from Friday's starting ninth, but Yandy Diaz was a late scratch due to an illness. Walls is 1-for-22 two walks, two runs, a stolen bases and nine strikeouts in his past seven contests.

MAY 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Yandy Díaz - Scratched from Friday's lineup Diaz was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Blue Jays due to an illness, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Diaz's illness isn't believed to be COVID-19-related, but he'll be out of the lineup for at least one game. Whether he's available off the bench remains to be seen, but Taylor Walls will be added to the lineup at third base.

MAY 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Taylor Walls - Not in Friday's lineup Walls isn't starting Friday against the Blue Jays.

Impact Walls will be out of the lineup for the third time in the last six matchups after hitting just .045 with two runs, a stolen base, two walks and nine strikeouts over his last seven games. Yandy Diaz will shift to the hot corner while Ji-Man Choi starts at first base.

MAY 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Manuel Margot - Starting Friday Margot (hamstring) is starting Friday against Toronto.

Impact Margot missed two straight games with right hamstring discomfort but will serve as the designated hitter and bat third during Friday's matchup. The 27-year-old had a nine-game hitting streak prior to his absence, and he hit .484 with three homers, a triple, two doubles, 13 RBI, eight runs and four stolen bases during that time.

MAY 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

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MAY 13, 2022 • THESTAR.COM

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MAY 13, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

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MAY 13, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

Blue Jays bring 4-game losing streak into matchup with the Rays

The Toronto Blue Jays head into the matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays after losing four games in a row

MAY 13, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rays' Drew Rasmussen 'in a good place' to face Blue Jays Notes | Right-hander has cobbled a run of three consecutive solid starts while still refining his repertoire.

MAY 12, 2022 • TAMPABAY.COM

Josh Lowe - Striking out plentifully in minors Lowe has homered in each of his last two games and three times overall for Triple-A Durham, but he's picked up only one other hit in seven games since being demoted while striking...

Impact Lowe was already whiffing way too much in the majors before his demotion, but this is a whole new level -- a 60.7 percent strikeout rate. The issue seems more like a problem with his approach or confidence than anything physical, so Lowe could be just an adjustment way from being the hitter who posted a .291/.381/.535 line for Durham last year. He's always going to strike out a lot, but Lowe is a much better hitter than he's shown this year. Fortunately, the Rays have the luxury of letting him work through it at Triple-A for as long as he needs.

MAY 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Rays' Wander Franco: The first 100 games What the multi-talented shortstop has done, and the way he has done it, has drawn raves all around. But he is determined to get better.

MAY 12, 2022 • TAMPABAY.COM

Curtis Mead - Hitting with authority in Double-A Mead is batting .308/.402/.549 with four homers, 10 doubles and a 10:15 BB:K through 25 games for Double-A Montgomery.

Impact Mead entered the season with a reputation as a high-contact, doubles-over-homers hitter (15 long balls and 38 doubles across three levels last year), and that's exactly what he's been so far in 2022. The power production may never be elite, but he's just 21 and has time to grow into more; meanwhile, with his gap-to-gap approach and low strikeout rate, it looks like he'll have a great shot at hitting for average in the majors.

MAY 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

J.P. Feyereisen - Earns third win Feyereisen (3-0) threw a scoreless ninth inning and struck out one to earn the win Wednesday against the Angels.

Impact Feyereisen entered the game with the score tied at two and set down the Angels in order on 12 pitches. He has yet to allow an earned run across 15 innings this season, also maintaining a 13:3 K:BB. While Feyereisen has yet to record a save, he does have three holds and three wins while serving a versatile role as both an opener and high-leverage reliever.

MAY 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE