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Ian Seymour Ian Seymour Takes loss despite quality start
Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 7:38 PM
Seymour (6-3) took the loss Thursday against the Blue Jays, allowing two runs on five hits and one walk while striking out seven over six innings.
Analysis: Seymour entered after opener Casey Legumina tossed two innings of one-run ball, and went on to complete the remainder of the game. While throwing 59 of 87 pitches for strikes, he allowed a run in the third inning before retiring 11 of the next 13 batters, though he surrendered another run in the seventh to finish with the loss. It was a strong bounce-back performance after he had been tagged for 12 runs (11 earned) across 11.2 innings in his previous three outings. Seymour owns a 4.64 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 86:27 K:BB over 73.2 innings while making seven starts and 28 relief appearances this season. He's scheduled to make his next trip to the mound at home against the Rangers on Wednesday. |
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Cedric Mullins Cedric Mullins Out against right-hander
Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 11:42 AM
Mullins is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Toronto.
Analysis: Blue Jays starter Shane Bieber has been pummeled by righties this season (1.140 OPS), so the lefty-swinging Mullins will begin the game on the bench. Righty bat Jonny DeLuca is grabbing a start in center field for Tampa Bay. |
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Taylor Walls Taylor Walls Held out of lineup
Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 11:40 AM
Walls (fingers) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Toronto.
Analysis: Walls hyperextended the middle and ring fingers on his left hand on a slide into second base during Wednesday's contest. He was able to stay in and finish that game but will miss at least one start. Ben Williamson is handling shortstop in Thursday's series finale. |
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Jesse Scholtens Jesse Scholtens Activated and optioned
Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 11:07 AM
The Rays activated Scholtens (wrist) from the 15-day injured list Thursday and optioned him to Triple-A Durham.
Analysis: Scholtens is recovered from a right wrist strain that's shelved him since late May, but he will remain at Durham where he had been on a rehab assignment. The righty has logged a 3.82 ERA and 30:11 K:BB over 37.2 innings covering two starts and seven relief outings with the Rays this season. |
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Casey Legumina Casey Legumina Serving as opener
Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 10:27 AM
Legumina will be the Rays' opener for Thursday's game in Toronto, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
Analysis: It's the third opener assignment this season for Legumina, who allowed one run over three innings in the first two of those outings. Ian Seymour will follow Legumina in a bulk-relief capacity. |
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Ian Seymour Ian Seymour Pitching in bulk relief Thursday
Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 10:24 AM
Seymour will be deployed as a bulk reliever in Thursday's game against the Blue Jays, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
Analysis: Seymour has been tagged for nine runs (eight earned) over 6.1 innings in his last two traditional starts, so the Rays are switching things up. Casey Legumina will take the ball first Thursday as an opener. |
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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 opened the scoring for the Rays in the second inning with an RBI single that plated Chandler Simpson and then provided a much-needed insurance run with a sixth-inning knock off Jeff Hoffman that drove home Junior Caminero. Mesa's bat has come alive in July after a rough June, and he's homered in three of his last four games while recording five RBI. With the recent surge, the 24-year-old has boosted his season slash line to .231/.319/.481 with eight home runs and 17 RBI over 120 plate appearances across 38 games. |
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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, a run 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 stat line Wednesday. Simpson has gone 10-for-21 (.476) with four stolen bases across his six second-half games while providing great defense in left field. The 25-year-old is now fourth in the AL in stolen bases but has also been caught stealing an MLB-high 11 times over 95 games, nearly matching his 2025 total of 12 across 109 games. |
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Bryan Baker Bryan Baker Gets 26th save
Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 6:11 AM
Baker earned the save in Wednesday's win over the Blue Jays, firing a scoreless inning and recording one strikeout.
Analysis: Baker only needed nine pitches to get his 26th save of the season and vault into a tie for second place in MLB in that category behind the Guardians' Cade Smith. The All-Star has not blown a save since May 13 and has not allowed a run since June 24. Baker has also been quite efficient of late, needing 16 pitches or less to get through an inning in each of 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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