Margot went 1-for-2 with two walks, a run scored and a steal in Wednesday's 4-3 victory over the Cubs.
Margot is now 7-for-9 in stolen-base attempts this season, matching his total in 89 games last year. He's also been swinging the bat better recently, batting .296 (8-for-27) with a .737 OPS over his last eight contests. The 28-year-old Margot has slid into a short-side platoon role with the emergence of Josh Lowe, Jose Siri and Luke Raley in a crowded Tampa Bay outfield. Margot is slashing .248/.327/.341 with two homers, 17 runs scored and 15 RBI through 147 plate appearances.
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Rays' Manuel Margot: Productive homestand
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Margot went 1-for-4 with two RBI on Saturday against the Dodgers.
Margot delivered a two-RBI single in the fourth inning, his sixth hit across 21 at-bats during the team's current homestand. He's also delivered five RBI and two runs scored in that six-game stretch. With all of the Rays' outfielders healthy, Margot has been limited to a rotational role against right-handed pitching with a more consistent opportunity against lefties.
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Rays' Manuel Margot: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Margot is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
Margot has a .777 OPS in May and will head to the bench for the third time in Tampa Bay's past five games. Josh Lowe appears to have taken over as the primary right fielder, with his start Sunday being his seventh in the Rays' last 10 contests.
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Rays' Manuel Margot: Back on bench Wednesday
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Margot is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Margot is on the bench for the second time in the series and for the third time in the past six games. Meanwhile, Jose Siri, Josh Lowe and Luke Raley have both sat out twice during that six-game stretch, and Randy Arozarena will join Margot on the bench Wednesday. Expect manager Kevin Cash to continue to mix and match with his outfield options on a game-by-game basis, with Arozarena's playing time likely to be the most stable among the quintet.
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Rays' Manuel Margot: Takes seat Monday
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Margot is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Margot finds himself as the odd man out in the Rays' crowded outfield mix Monday, as Josh Lowe gets the nod in right field while Jose Siri and Randy Arozarena cover center and left field, respectively. The Rays seem determined to open up playing time for all four of those outfielders as well as Harold Ramirez and Luke Raley, so Margot's fantasy managers should be prepared for him to sit around twice per week while Tampa Bay is at full strength.
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Rays' Manuel Margot: Not in lineup
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Margot is absent from the Rays' lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees.
It will be Josh Lowe in right field for the first game of the weekend series. Margot has a .658 OPS on the season and hasn't homered since April 8.
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Rays' Manuel Margot: Heads to bench Wednesday
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Margot is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Margot will head to the bench along with Randy Arozarena while Josh Lowe joins Luke Raley and Jose Siri in the Tampa Bay outfield. Only Arozarena appears to be assured a near-everyday role among the five players, but Margot has helped his case for seeing consistent playing time by going 8-for-16 with three stolen bases over his last six contests.
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Rays' Manuel Margot: Steals in three straight games
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Margot went 1-for-2 with a run scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's victory over the Pirates.
The speedy outfielder has recorded a stolen base in his last three contests after logging just two through his first 24 games. Margot has flashed some fantasy upside early in his career, though he's seen his playing time take a hit with Jose Siri's return to the Rays' lineup. The 28-year-old Margot is slashing .247/.302/.364 with two home runs, eight RBI and 10 runs scored through his first 86 plate appearances this season.
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Rays' Manuel Margot: Steals base Sunday
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Margot went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run in Sunday's 12-9 loss to the White Sox.
Margot singled in the fourth and reached in the eighth after being hit by a pitch and grabbed his fourth stolen base of the year before scoring in the inning. He's now tallied seven hits over his last five games but is still losing out on playing time to Jose Siri as well as Luke Raley, who has only been in the lineup against righties. For the year, the 28-year-old Margot is slashing .240/.289/.360 with two homers, eight RBI, nine runs, four steals and a 4:12 BB:K over 83 plate appearances.
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Rays' Manuel Margot: Inconsistent playing time
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Margot went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI on Friday against the White Sox.
Margot has had his playing time cut into with the return of Jose Siri, as he's started only two of four games since. He had a strong performance Friday, tallying an RBI single in the fourth frame while recording multiple hits in consecutive starts. Overall, he's hitting .235/.280/.368 across 75 plate appearances.
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Rays' Manuel Margot: Back on bench in Siri's return
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Margot is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Margot had started each of the Rays' last three games in center field, but he'll head to the bench while Jose Siri (hamstring) reclaims a spot in the outfield in his first game back from the injured list. Siri is expected to handle a near-everyday role in center field moving forward, leaving Margot to battle with Josh Lowe and Luke Raley for playing time in the corner-outfield spot opposite Randy Arozarena. Even if he loses out on regular starts as a result of Siri's return, the righty-hitting Margot should at least continue to play over the lefty-hitting Lowe and Raley against left-handed pitching.
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Rays' Manuel Margot: Out of Friday's lineup
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Margot isn't starting Friday against the White Sox, Steve Greenberg of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Margot is slashing .263/.286/.316 over the past week and will begin Friday's contest in the dugout. Josh Lowe will take over in center field, allowing Luke Raley to start in right and bat eighth against right-hander Michael Kopech.
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Rays' Manuel Margot: Handling center field Monday
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Margot will start in center field and bat eighth Monday against the Reds, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Margot has been on the bench a decent amount lately versus righties, but he's in there Monday against Hunter Greene. The veteran outfielder is just 5-for-25 at the plate so far this season against right-handed pitching.
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Rays' Manuel Margot: Takes seat Sunday
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Margot is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at Toronto, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
Margot started the past two games and will head to the bench after he went 2-for-7 with a walk and three strikeouts. Vidal Brujan will man right field and bat eighth in Sunday's series finale.
Margot is not in the Rays' lineup Thursday versus the Red Sox.
He's now been on the bench each of the last two times the Rays have faced a righty. Margot has two steals and two homers in the early going but is sporting just a .656 OPS.
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Rays' Manuel Margot: Hits second homer in blowout
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Margot went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Saturday's win over Oakland.
Margot gave the Rays a 6-0 lead with a solo homer off an ineffective Domingo Acevedo. It's the second homer of the season for the outfielder -- both in the last two games -- and he improves his slash to .222/.286/.556 on the young campaign.
Margot went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and two runs scored Friday against the Athletics.
Margot led off the third inning with a home run off Ken Waldichuk to tally his first long ball of the campaign. He's served as the team's primary right fielder early on this season, though he has sat twice in seven contests in favor of a combination of Josh Lowe and Luke Raley. Margot has found a way to be productive despite tallying only three hits across 15 at-bats, chipping in two stolen bases and three runs scored.
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Rays' Manuel Margot: Sitting out Tuesday
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Margot is absent from the Rays' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals.
Margot is off to a 1-for-8 start in his first three games this season. Luke Raley will handle right field, with Josh Lowe occupying the designated hitter spot.
