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Top Rays News
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Rays' Manuel Rodriguez: Placed on injured list
The Rays placed Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list Friday with a lower-back strain, retroactive to Thursday.
Rodriguez has given up two earned runs and struck out eight batters in 4.2 innings since making his season debut Aug. 24, but he'll now head back to the injured list after tweaking his back. Cole Sulser (back) was reinstated from the 15-day IL in a corresponding move to take Rodriguez's place in the Rays' bullpen.
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Rays' Cole Sulser: Returns from IL
The Rays reinstated Sulser (back) from the injured list Friday.
Out since late July with lower-back spasms, Sulser began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Durham on Aug. 19 and has since given up two earned runs on nine hits and four walks while striking out seven batters over seven innings. Now fully healthy, he'll reclaim a middle-relief role in Tampa Bay's bullpen and replace Manuel Rodriguez (back) on the active roster.
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Rays' Oliver Dunn: Jettisoned from 40-man roster
The Rays designated Dunn for assignment Saturday, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
The move corresponds with Garrett Cleavinger (forearm) being placed on the 15-day injured list and the Rays selecting Ty Johnson's contract from Triple-A Buffalo. Dunn has spent the majority of the 2026 season in Triple-A, where he is slashing .243/.350/.444 with 18 steals (in 22 attempts), 19 home runs and 63 RBI over 452 plate appearances.
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Rays' Ty Johnson: Contract selected by Tampa Bay
The Rays selected Johnson's contract from Triple-A Durham on Saturday, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
The Rays filled the spot in their bullpen vacated by Garrett Cleavinger, who was placed on the 15-day injured list due to left forearm tightness. Johnson has made 21 appearances (10 starts) in Triple-A this season, where he has a 3.03 ERA and 0.97 WHIP over 62.1 innings. His first appearance for the Rays will officially mark his major-league debut.
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Rays' Garrett Cleavinger: Lands on 15-day IL with forearm tightness
The Rays placed Cleavinger on the 15-day injured list Saturday due to left forearm tightness, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The 32-year-old southpaw may have picked up the injury during Friday's outing against the Rangers, when he allowed two runs on two hits (including a home run) and a walk while failing to record an out. He's eligible to return from the IL on Sept. 20, and he expressed confidence Saturday that he would pitch again this season, per Ryan Bass of Rays.tv. Right-hander Ty Johnson had his contract selected from Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Belts solo shot
Palacios went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Friday's 7-6 win over the Rangers.
Palacios recorded his second homer in the past three games after launching a solo shot off Kumar Rocker in the fourth inning. The 29-year-old's seven homers this season are now a career high, breaking his previous record of six in 2023 with St. Louis. This year, Palacios is batting .225/.320/.348 with seven homers, 42 RBI and 11 stolen bases.
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Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Rockets homer No. 18
Aranda went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, RBI double, two runs scored and two strikeouts during Friday's 7-6 win over Texas.
Aranda knotted the score at one in the third inning after launching a solo shot off Kumar Rocker. The 28-year-old then laced an RBI double to extend Tampa Bay's lead in the fifth. On the season, Aranda is slashing .277/.361/.424 with 18 homers and 82 RBI in 596 plate appearances.
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Rays' Tyler Wells: Notches sixth save
Wells registered a perfect ninth inning Friday to record his sixth save of the season in a 7-6 win over Texas.
Wells recorded his sixth straight appearance without allowing an earned run, and his 15th time in his last 16 outings. The right-hander was called on with no outs and two runners on in the ninth after Bryan Baker failed to record an out. In 11 games with Tampa Bay, Wells owns a 1.93 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, 13:4 K:BB and two saves over 14 innings.
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Rays' Nick Martinez: Picks up win No. 14
Martinez (14-4) earned the win Friday over Texas, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks over 6.1 innings. He struck out four.
Martinez made his 27th start Friday, the most he has ever registered in a single season. The 36-year-old recorded his third straight quality start in a win over the Rangers. The right-hander now owns a 3.04 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 95:24 K:BB in 160 innings this season. Martinez is slated to make his next start Thursday against Atlanta.
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Rays' Bryan Baker: Battling illness
Manager Kevin Cash said after Friday's win over the Rangers that Baker was removed from the game due to illness, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
"Nothing physical," Cash stressed, which is music to the ears of Baker's fantasy managers. Baker walked both batters he faced before being removed from a save situation Friday. He leads the majors in saves with 39 this season, four more than anyone else.
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Rays' Bryan Baker: Leaves game with trainer
Baker left Friday's game against the Rangers with an apparent injury, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Major League Baseball's saves leader walked both batters he faced before exiting alongside the Rays' head athletic trainer. Tyler Wells took over for Baker in the ninth inning and closed the door for his sixth save of the season and second since joining Tampa Bay at the trade deadline.
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Rays' Alex Cook: Back with Tampa Bay
The Rays recalled Cook from Triple-A Durham on Friday.
Just two days after being sent down to Durham, Cook is back with the big-league club Friday. The 25-year-old has made just two appearances in the majors, but in Triple-A he owns a 4.64 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 46:15 K:BB over 42.2 innings. With Shane McClanahan (forearm) sidelined for at least 15 days, Cook will take his spot on the expanded 28-man roster.
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Rays' Shane McClanahan: Sidelined with forearm tightness
Tampa Bay placed McClanahan on the 15-day injured list Friday with left forearm tightness.
McClanahan will make his second trip to the IL in the last three months after allowing four earned runs over five innings Thursday against the Rangers. In his first big-league action since 2023, McClanahan owns a 10-7 record this season with a 3.36 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 106:39 K:BB over 118 innings. With the 29-year-old on the shelf, the Rays recalled Alex Cook from Triple-A Durham to bolster the bullpen.
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Rays' Shane McClanahan: Yields four runs in defeat
McClanahan (10-7) took the loss against Texas on Thursday, allowing four runs on six hits and one walk while striking out three batters over five innings.
McClanahan was strong to begin the game, starting with three scoreless frames. However, the southpaw gave up four runs across his final two innings, with the big blow being a Corey Seager two-run homer. McClanahan continues to fall short of six frames -- he's yet to reach that mark over seven starts since the All-Star break. He's fallen off a bit in the second half with a 4.78 ERA across 32 innings, though he's posted a 24:11 K:BB and 1.09 WHIP during that span.
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Rays' Victor Mesa: Sitting Thursday
Mesa is not in the lineup Thursday against the Rangers.
Mesa has gone 3-for-8 across the two games he's played in since returning from a strained left hamstring Tuesday. He'll receive some rest Thursday while Jonny DeLuca gets the start in right field and bats fifth.
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Rays' Taylor Walls: Idle Thursday
Walls is not in the lineup against the Rangers on Thursday.
Walls started the Rays' previous six games, during which he went 7-for-20 with two RBI and two stolen bases. He's getting a breather Thursday while Jorge Mateo starts at shortstop and bats seventh.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| Avg | R | HR | ERA | |
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| Team |
.260 (1st) |
635 (14th) |
146 (24th) |
3.81 (8th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
|---|---|
| B. Baker RP Bryan Baker RP | Illness |
| S. McClanahan SP Shane McClanahan SP | Forearm |
| R. Pepiot RP Ryan Pepiot RP | Hip |
| G. Cleavinger RP Garrett Cleavinger RP | Forearm |
| E. Uceta RP Edwin Uceta RP | Shoulder |