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Victor Mesa Jr. Victor Mesa Jr. Two RBI in win
Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 6:14 AM
Mesa went 2-for-3 with two RBI in Wednesday's 4-2 win against the Blue Jays.
Analysis: Mesa started off the scoring for Tampa Bay in the second and gave them a much needed insurance run on a single to left off of Jeff Hoffman. After a rough June, Mesa is playing well in July and has registered an RBI in his last four games and has homered in three of his last four. The 24-year-old has boosted his slash line to .231/.319/.481 with eight home runs and 17 RBI in 104 plate appearances. |
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Chandler Simpson Chandler Simpson Gets steal in win
Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 6:12 AM
Simpson went 1-for-2 with an RBI, run scored, and a steal in Wednesday's 4-2 win against the Blue Jays.
Analysis: Simpson continued his hot hitting since the All-Star break with a well-rounded game of his own on Wednesday. Simpson has gone 10-for-21 (.476) with four stolen bases in that time frame while providing great defense in left field. The 25-year-old is now fourth in the league in stolen bases, but also leads the league in times caught stealing with 11 in 95 games, which almost matches his total of 12 from 2025 in 109 games. |
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Bryan Baker Bryan Baker Gets 26th save
Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 6:11 AM
Baker tossed one inning, allowing no runs with a strikeout, in the 4-2 win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday to earn the save.
Analysis: Baker only needed nine pitches to get his 26th save of the season, and propel himself to second in baseball in saves this year, only behind Cade Smith of the Guardians. The recent All-Star has not blown a save since May 13 and has not allowed a run since June 24. The 31-year-old has also been quite efficient, needing 16 pitches or less to get through an inning in his last seven outings. |
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Griffin Jax Griffin Jax Gets win in six sharp innings
Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 10:55 PM
Jax (6-7) got in the win column against the Blue Jays on Wednesday, allowing one run on three hits and a walk while striking out five across six innings.
Analysis: Jax only needed 83 pitches (57 strikes) to make it through six innings in the efficient win on Wednesday. The Rays did not take the lead until a three-run sixth inning put them ahead and scored Jax's fifth win in his last seven starts. In that stretch, Jax has pitched 37 innings, allowing 17 runs and striking out 39 to help him reach a 3.89 ERA and 1.22 WHIP on the season. The 31-year-old is slated to pitch next week against the Rangers. |
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Taylor Walls Taylor Walls Battling hyperextended fingers
Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 9:19 PM
Walls was diagnosed with hyperextended middle and ring fingers on his left hand following Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
Analysis: Walls suffered the injury while sliding into second base in the fifth inning. He was able to play through the injury and finish the game, but manager Kevin Cash said after the game that Walls will likely sit out Thursday's series finale as a precaution. Ben Williamson will presumably fill in as Tampa Bay's shortstop and could continue to do so if Walls is forced to miss any additional starts. |
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Chandler Simpson Chandler Simpson Back in No. 5 spot
Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 4:05 PM
Simpson will start in left field and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Analysis: Rays manager Kevin Cash dropped Simpson to sixth in the order Tuesday, but the speedy outfielder will jump back up to fifth after he banged out a season-high four hits in Tampa Bay's 12-2 win. Simpson has been on fire coming out of the All-Star break, going 9-for-19 with two doubles, one walk, two stolen bases, three runs and one RBI through five contests. |
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Ben Williamson Ben Williamson Sitting after four-hit game
Wed, Jul 22, 2026, 4:00 PM
Williamson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Toronto, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Analysis: Richie Palacios will check back in at second base Wednesday while Williamson retreats to the bench following a big performance in Tuesday's 12-2 win. Williamson delivered his second four-hit game in his last five starts, bringing his batting average up to .257 on the campaign. |
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Nick Fortes Nick Fortes Homer, four RBI in rout
Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 10:01 PM
Fortes went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 12-2 win over the Blue Jays.
Analysis: Fortes launched a three-run shot in the fifth inning before adding an RBI single in the ninth. The home run was the 29-year-old's second in as many games, and he's now driven in six runs while hitting safely in three straight contests. On the season, he's slashing .266/.308/.369 with four homers, 25 RBI and 27 runs scored across 239 plate appearances. |
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Jonny DeLuca Jonny DeLuca Stolen base, three RBI in win
Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 9:55 PM
DeLuca went 2-for-6 with three RBI, one run scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's 12-2 win over the Blue Jays.
Analysis: DeLuca opened the scoring with a two-run single in the first inning before driving in another run with a base hit in the fourth. The 28-year-old has now logged three straight two-hit efforts, tallying six RBI with two extra-base hits and a steal during that span. On the season, he's slashing .261/.295/.435 with six homers, 31 RBI, 24 runs scored and 10 stolen bases across 195 plate appearances. |
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Yandy Diaz Yandy Diaz Goes deep in rout
Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 9:49 PM
Diaz went 2-for-6 with a home run, three RBI and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 12-2 win over the Blue Jays.
Analysis: Diaz singled and scored in the fourth inning before launching a three-run blast in the ninth. The 34-year-old has batted just .219 through 17 July contests, but he's hit safely in three of four games since the All-Star break, including back-to-back two-hit efforts. On the year, he's slashing .312/.388/.476 with 14 homers, 60 RBI, 55 runs scored and two steals across 423 plate appearances. |
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Drew Rasmussen Drew Rasmussen Opens second half with win
Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 9:29 PM
Rasmussen (8-5) earned the win against the Blue Jays on Tuesday, allowing two runs on seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts over five innings.
Analysis: Rasmussen was staked an early lead and cruised through five innings before allowing three straight hits to open the sixth, departing without recording an out and being charged with two runs in the frame. It was still an encouraging outing for the 30-year-old, who had yielded 11 earned runs over his first two July starts. He'll take a 3.28 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 103:18 K:BB across 104.1 innings this season into a home matchup with the Guardians this weekend. |
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Richie Palacios Richie Palacios Out of Tuesday's lineup
Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 3:48 PM
Palacios is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Analysis: Palacios started the previous three contests and will receive a day off after going 2-for-10 with two walks, a double, a steal and one run during that span. Ben Williamson is picking up a start at the keystone Tuesday and is batting seventh against Toronto righty Kevin Gausman. |
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Hunter Feduccia Hunter Feduccia Sitting against righty
Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 3:33 PM
Feduccia is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in Toronto.
Analysis: It's the second straight day that the left-handed-hitting Feduccia is not starting against a righty hurler (in this case, Kevin Gausman). Nick Fortes will get another start after going 2-for-4 with a homer in Monday's series opener. |
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Victor Mesa Jr. Victor Mesa Jr. Absent from lineup
Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 3:30 PM
Mesa is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Toronto.
Analysis: Mesa had homered in three straight contests -- including in Monday's series opener -- but he'll grab a seat Tuesday. Jonny DeLuca will handle right field for the Rays. |
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Nick Fortes Nick Fortes Cracks third homer of season
Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 9:42 PM
Fortes went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during Monday's 7-1 win over Toronto.
Analysis: Fortes put the exclamation mark on the Rays' convincing win with a solo home run off Brendon Little in the ninth inning. It was just the third home run of the season for Fortes, who is slashing .258/.302/.350 with 21 RBI across 234 plate appearances. |
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Victor Mesa Jr. Victor Mesa Jr. Homers in third-straight game
Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 9:39 PM
Mesa went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during the Rays' 7-1 win over the Blue Jays on Monday.
Analysis: Mesa got the Rays' offense in gear with a solo homer off Dylan Cease in the first inning. Mesa has gone yard in three consecutive games, and five of his eight home runs this season have come over his last nine appearances. He has a .779 OPS with three steals and 15 RBI over 116 plate appearances this season. |
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Cedric Mullins Cedric Mullins Goes yard in Toronto
Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 9:36 PM
Mullins went 1-for-5 with a solo home run during the Rays' 7-1 win over the Blue Jays on Monday.
Analysis: Mullins gave the Rays a 5-1 lead in the sixth after belting a solo home run off Dylan Cease. It was the 12th time Mullins has gone long this season, though he's just 3-for-35 (.086) with two solo home runs and 11 strikeouts over his last 10 outings. |
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Junior Caminero Junior Caminero Collects three hits vs. Toronto
Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 9:33 PM
Caminero went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and a walk during Monday's 7-1 win over the Blue Jays.
Analysis: Caminero extended Tampa Bay's lead to 4-1 in the fifth with an RBI single before driving home another run on a double in the seventh. It was his 27th multi-hit game of the season and his sixth outings with three hits. Caminero has reached base safely in nine consecutive games, and over that span he has gone 12-for-34 (.353) with one steal, three home runs, four doubles, six RBI and six runs scored. |
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Nick Martinez Nick Martinez Earns win despite zero strikeouts
Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 9:30 PM
Martinez (9-2) came away with the win against Toronto on Monday, allowing one run on six hits and one walk over six scoreless innings. He did not strike out a batter.
Analysis: Monday marked the fifth start in Martinez's career that he did not record a strikeout, with the last instance taking place as a member of the Rangers against the Mariners on Aug. 1, 2017. The lack of punchouts didn't matter for the veteran right-hander, who came away with his 10th quality start of the season, and he has allowed one earned run in three of his last four appearances. His outing in Toronto brought his ERA down to 2.59 across 111.1 innings, which is sixth-best in the majors among qualified starters. Martinez is slated to take on the Guardians at home this weekend. |
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Hunter Feduccia Hunter Feduccia Taking seat Monday
Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 3:43 PM
Feduccia is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Analysis: The left-handed-hitting Feduccia was held out of the starting nine against left-handed pitchers on two occasions during the Rays' four-game series with the Red Sox over the weekend, but the backstop will hit the bench Monday while right-hander Dylan Cease toes the rubber for the Blue Jays. Nick Fortes will handle catching duties in the series opener. |
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