Rays' Jose Siri: Gets day off for hurting shoulder
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Siri (shoulder) is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Boston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Siri will end up taking a seat for the second straight game to close out the series with the Red Sox while he tends to a sore right shoulder, an injury he picked up in the second half of Saturday's doubleheader. Manuel Margot will pick up a start in center field Monday in place of Siri, who is being listed as day-to-day in advance of Tuesday's game against the Twins.
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Rays' Jose Siri: Scratched due to sore shoulder
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SIri was scratched from Sunday's lineup versus the Red Sox due to right shoulder soreness, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
Siri picked up the injury during the final inning of the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Boston. While Siri will take a seat to begin Sunday's game, Bass notes that the outfielder is available off the bench.
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Rays' Jose Siri: Late scratch from lineup
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Siri was scratched from Sunday's lineup against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
No reason has been given as to why Siri was scratched from the lineup. Manuel Margot will start in center field in Siri's place and hit seventh.
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Rays' Jose Siri: Hits bench for nightcap
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Siri will sit for the evening portion of Saturday's doubleheader against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
Siri started in center field in the afternoon game, finishing 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. The performance raised his strikeout rate to 32.0 percent on the year, but he still owns an .853 OPS. Manuel Margot will start in center in the nightcap.
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Rays' Jose Siri: Powers Tampa Bay to win
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Siri went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Wednesday's win over the Cubs.
Siri put the Rays ahead 4-3 in the eighth inning with a two-run shot off Mark Leiter. It's Siri's 10th homer of the year and his eighth in 22 games during May. The 27-year-old Siri has been starting nearly every day in center field for Tampa Bay and is making the most of the opportunity. He's now slashing .245/.299/.585 with 22 RBI, 26 runs scored and five stolen bases in 118 plate appearances this season.
Siri isn't starting Tuesday against the Cubs, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
After putting up a .971 OPS over the last seven days, Siri will get a breather Tuesday against Kyle Hendricks and the Cubs. Manuel Margot will get the starting nod in center field and bat eighth.
Siri went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run Friday against the Dodgers.
Siri took Justin Bruihl deep in the eighth inning for his ninth home run of the season. He's homered five times in his last eight games and has been excellent all around by hitting .357 with eight RBI and seven runs scored in that span. Perhaps most importantly, Siri has dropped his strikeout rate to 27.5 percent across 102 plate appearances this season, allowing him to reach more of both his power and speed potential.
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Rays' Jose Siri: Slugs seventh homer
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Siri went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run Monday against the Blue Jays.
Siri took Chris Bassitt deep in the second inning to tally his seventh homer of the season. He's been on a power surge across the last two weeks, racking up five long balls in 11 games while also scoring nine runs. Siri struggles to make consistent contact and to reach base -- he has a 30.8 percent strikeout rate and .286 on-base percentage -- but he has also chipped in four stolen bases in only 91 plate appearances on the campaign.
Siri will sit Sunday against the Brewers, Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Siri will get a breather after he went 2-for-7 with three strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Manuel Margot will draw the start in center field and bat eighth in the series finale with Milwaukee.
Siri is absent from the Rays' lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
It's a regular day off for the slick-fielding Siri, who is 5-for-19 with three solo homers in his past five games. Manuel Margot will be in center field Thursday.
Siri went 1-for-3 with a solo homer, a walk, a steal and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Mets.
Siri crushed a first pitch-slider over the wall for his second home run in four games and his fifth overall on the year. The 27-year-old flashed some speed as well by stealing second and then scoring in the eighth. Siri has reached base in each of his last four games and scored five runs over that span. He still has struck out at least once in all but one game so far this year and is now slashing .224/.289/.507 with 13 RBI, 15 runs and a 7:24 BB:K over 76 plate appearances.
