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Rays try to continue road win streak in matchup against the Mariners

The Tampa Bay Rays hit the road against the Seattle Mariners looking to prolong a four-game road winning streak

AUGUST 8 • Associated Press

Pops homer Friday DeLuca went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 2-1 win over the Mariners.

Impact DeLuca has gone 5-for-18 with two homers and two stolen bases over his last five games. The outfielder plays regularly versus southpaws but isn't a pure bench bat against right-handers since Cedric Mullins continues to underwhelm at the plate. DeLuca is hitting .259 with a .732 OPS, eight homers, 12 steals, 34 RBI, 30 runs scored and 15 doubles over 228 plate appearances this season.

AUGUST 8 • ROTOWIRE

Drew Rasmussen throws 7 scoreless innings as Rays beat Mariners 2-1

Drew Rasmussen pitched seven shutout innings, Jonny DeLuca and Jonathan Aranda homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Friday night

AUGUST 8 • Associated Press

Rasmussen, Fortes, Baker power the AL-leading Rays to a 1-0 win over the White Sox

Drew Rasmussen struck out 10 in six strong innings and Nick Fortes drove in the game’s only run as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 1-0 Saturday

AUGUST 1 • Associated Press

Cedric Mullins homers in the eighth inning, lifting Rays over the Rangers 3-2

Cedric Mullins hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning, Jonny DeLuca also went deep and seven pitchers combined on a two-hitter for the Tampa Bay Rays in a 3-2 victory over th...

JULY 30 • Associated Press

Homer, stolen base in win DeLuca went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Rangers.

Impact DeLuca tied the game 2-2 in the sixth inning with a 415-foot blast off Peyton Gray, his seventh homer this season. Over his last nine games, DeLuca's gone 11-for-33 (.333) with a pair of home runs and nine RBI. Overall, the outfielder is slashing .262/.297/.441 with 33 RBI, 28 runs scored and 11 stolen bases across 214 plate appearances this season.

JULY 30 • ROTOWIRE

Scores three runs in win DeLuca went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a walk, three runs scored and two strikeouts during Tampa Bay's 11-3 win over Cleveland on Friday.

Impact DeLuca scored his first run on Ryan Vilade's two-run homer in the second. The 28-year-old later drove in Cedric Mullins in the fourth to extend Tampa Bay's early lead, and scored two more times after that. On the season, DeLuca has batted .267/.303/.440 with six homers, 32 RBI and 10 stolen bases in 203 plate appearances.

JULY 25 • ROTOWIRE

Stolen base, three RBI in win 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.

Impact 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.

JULY 22 • ROTOWIRE

Nick Fortes, Yandy Díaz hit 3-run homers as Rays use season-high 21 hits to rout Blue Jays 12-2

Nick Fortes and Yandy Díaz each hit a three-run homer, Jonny DeLuca added two hits and three RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays had a season-high 21 hits in a 12-2 rout of the slumping To...

JULY 22 • Associated Press

Make it a dozen: Red Sox rally for 7-6 victory over Rays for 12th straight win

Wilyer Abreu hit two home runs — the second a go-ahead, two-run shot in the seventh inning that gave him four homers in two games — and the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 7-6 victory...

JULY 19 • Associated Press

Collects two RBI in doubleheader DeLuca went 2-for-8 with two RBI across Friday's doubleheader against the Red Sox.

Impact DeLuca went 0-for-4 in the first game, a 10-0 loss for Tampa Bay, but he put the Rays on the board with with a two-run single in the first inning of the second contest. He is slashing .254/.291/.416 with nine steals, five home runs and 27 RBI across 184 plate appearances this season.

JULY 18 • ROTOWIRE

Ryan Vilade's 3-run home run, Ben Williamson's 4 hits lead Rays to a 6-1 victory over Mariners

Ryan Vilade hit a three-run homer, Ben Williamson posted a career-best four hits and Jonathan Aranda had three more and an RBI to give Tampa Bay a 6-1 win over Seattle

JULY 11 • Associated Press

Gilbert becomes 5th Mariners pitcher with 1,000 career K's ST. PETERSBURG -- Logan Gilbert joined an exclusive Mariners club on Saturday against the Rays. And he had the pleasure of doing it in front...

JULY 11 • MLB.COM

Alvarez hits 2-run homer in 9th to cap big night with Astros' 10-8 victory over Rays

Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer off Casey Legumina with no outs in the ninth inning to cap a big night and give the Houston Astros a 10-8 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Satu...

JULY 5 • Associated Press

Sitting against right-hander DeLuca is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Impact DeLuca will hit the bench for the third time in the Rays' last four matchups with right-handed starting pitchers. Though he should remain locked into a prominent spot in the lineup versus lefties, DeLuca looks like he could cede starts in right field to Victor Mesa against righties more often than not.

JUNE 28 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Saturday DeLuca isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Arizona, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact DeLuca will step out of the starting nine Saturday after going 0-for-4 to begin the series Friday. His absence will allow Victor Mesa to start in right field while batting fourth.

JUNE 27 • ROTOWIRE

Exiting starting nine DeLuca is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Royals.

Impact DeLuca has now started five of seven contests since returning from the injured list last week. The Rays are going with Cedric Mullins in center field and Victor Mesa in right field in Thursday's series finale.

JUNE 25 • ROTOWIRE

Jax shines as Díaz ties Rays' RBIs record in 5-3 win over Royals

Griffin Jax pitched five strong innings as the Tampa Bay Rays defeat the Kansas City Royals 5-3

JUNE 25 • Associated Press

Homers again Sunday DeLuca went 2-for-4 with a double, a two-run home run and three RBI in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Nationals.

Impact After striking out in each of his first two plate appearances, DeLuca doubled in the fifth inning and later delivered the game's biggest hit, launching a two-run homer off Orlando Ribalta in the seventh to give Tampa Bay the eventual winning runs. The outfielder has wasted little time making an impact since returning from the injured list, going 3-for-8 (.375) with two homers and three RBI across his first eight plate appearances back in the lineup. Before the hamstring injury, DeLuca was batting .269 with 2 homers and 19 rbi across 41 contests.

JUNE 22 • ROTOWIRE

Nationals look to turn page after road series win streak ends at 5 ST. PETERSBURG -- One bad pitch. That’s all it took for the Nationals to drop their first road series since early May. A hanging slider from...

JUNE 21 • MLB.COM

Jonny DeLuca hits 2-run home run in 7th to lift Rays to 4-3 win over Nationals

Jonny DeLuca hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a comeback 4-3 victory against the Washington Nationals

JUNE 21 • Associated Press

On bench Saturday DeLuca isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Nationals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact DeLuca blasted a solo home run during his first game back from the injured list Friday, but the Rays will hold him out of the starting nine Saturday as they look to ease him back into regular playing time. Victor Mesa will fill in as Tampa Bay's right fielder and bat seventh.

JUNE 20 • ROTOWIRE

Homers in return to lineup DeLuca went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-2 win over the Nationals.

Impact Seeing his first big-league action since May 22 after missing about a month due to a hamstring strain, DeLuca made an immediate impact, wrapping up the scoring on the night by taking Miles Mikolas deep in the eighth inning. DeLuca was starting in right field and batting third in his return -- the first time he's hit third all season -- and he should be the Rays' primary option in right as long as he can stay healthy. Through 129 plate appearances on the year, he's slashing .268/.297/.431 with three homers, six steals, 18 runs and 20 RBI.

JUNE 20 • ROTOWIRE

Rays beat the Nationals 5-2 to open a 10-game homestand

Jonathan Aranda hit a three-run home run, Griffin Jax allowed two runs in five innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Friday night to open a 10-game ho...

JUNE 20 • Associated Press

DeLuca rejoins Rays' outfield; Slater designated for assignment ST. PETERSBURG -- Looking for something to break their way amid the toughest stretch of their season so far, the Rays got back a big part of...

JUNE 19 • MLB.COM

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