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Rangers sweep Rays, who lose sole grip on first place in division ARLINGTON, Texas — The Rays tried a lot of things Wednesday to break their latest losing streak and head home with some semblance of momentu...

JULY 19, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Rangers pull away to sweep Rays All-Star Jonah Heim delivered a game-sealing home run, the bullpen stepped up after Jon Gray exited early with an injury and the Texas Range...

JULY 19, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Speas big relief in debut, Heim homers as Rangers win 6th in a row, 5-1 over slumping Rays

Leody Taveras and Jonah Heim homered as the AL West-leading Texas Rangers stretched their winning streak to six games with a 5-1 victory over the slumping Tampa Bay Rays

JULY 19, 2023 • Associated Press

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JULY 19, 2023 • FOX SPORTS

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Taylor Walls - Fills in for resting Franco Walls will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Rangers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Walls remains without a direct path to a spot in the everyday lineup, but he's picked up starts in four of the Rays' first six games out of the All-Star break at either second base, third base or shortstop. He'll be filling Wednesday for a resting Wander Franco, but despite his versatility, Walls isn't expected to handle a near-everyday role for the balance of the season while all of Tampa Bay's key infielders are available. Walls got off to a strong start to the season at the plate, but since the beginning of June, he's turned in a woeful .152/.264/.200 slash line.

JULY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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JULY 19, 2023 • PENNLIVE.COM

Javy Guerra - Loses 40-man spot The Rays designated Guerra for assignment Wednesday.

Impact Guerra's latest stint with the Rays lasted just under two weeks, with the right-hander making a trio of two-inning relief appearances during that stretch and allowing three earned runs on three hits and four walks. The Rays called up Calvin Faucher from Triple-A Durham to replace Guerra in the bullpen and on the 26-man active roster. Guerra will now be exposed to waivers but could remain in the Tampa Bay organization if he goes unclaimed.

JULY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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JULY 19, 2023 • AL.COM

Calvin Faucher - Back with Tampa Bay The Rays recalled Faucher from Triple-A Durham on Wednesday.

Impact Faucher will provide Tampa Bay with a fresh arm in relief for what's expected to be a bullpen day in Wednesday's series finale in Texas. Over 19 innings with the big club this season, Faucher has pitched to a 5.21 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 16:11 K:BB.

JULY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Randy Arozarena - On bench for series finale Arozarena is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Arozarena and co-star Wander Franco will both ride the bench for the series finale as both players sit out for what appears to be maintenance purposes in the day game after a night game. After making his first appearance in the Midsummer Classic last Tuesday, Arozarena proceeded to start in each of the Rays' first five games out of the All-Star break, going 5-for-20 with a home run, a triple and a double during that stretch.

JULY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Wander Franco - Exits lineup Wednesday Franco is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Tampa Bay will withhold two of its top hitters from the lineup for the series finale in Franco and Randy Arozarena, with both players seemingly just receiving maintenance for the day game after a night game. Taylor Walls will fill in at shortstop and bat eighth in place of Franco, who went 0-for-7 with a walk between the first two games of the series.

JULY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Brandon Lowe - First homer since return Lowe went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Rangers.

Impact Lowe took Grant Anderson deep in the seventh inning, marking his first home run since he returned from the injured list July 4. He's hit poorly in that span but is reaching base at a .344 clip while striking out at only at a 15.6 percent rate. Lowe will remain in a large-side platoon role at second base.

JULY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Rangers look to extend win streak, sweep Rays The Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays are division leaders heading in opposite directions as they close out a three-game series Wednesday in...

JULY 19, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

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Randy Arozarena - Clubs 17th homer Arozarena went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run during Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Rangers.

Impact Arozarena launched his 17th homer of the season during the eighth inning, which ended a stretch of 41 at-bats without a long ball. The 28-year-old hit 20 homers each of the past two seasons and should soon pass that mark in 2023, while his career high of 89 RBI is also likely to fall since he's now driven in 61 runs through 93 games this year.

JULY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Taj Bradley - Fans nine in loss Bradley (5-6) took the loss Tuesday at Texas after he struck out nine and gave up two runs on five hits and two walks over five innings.

Impact Bradley entered Tuesday's contest having surrendered 16 runs across his past three starts, so his performance against the AL West-leading Rangers was an encouraging sight. The rookie right-hander gave up a solo homer to Marcus Semien in the third inning and continues to be hurt by the long ball with 12 home runs allowed through 14 starts. A matchup with the Orioles this weekend is likely next up for Bradley.

JULY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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JULY 19, 2023 • MLB.COM

Rangers Take Down Rays, Win 5th Consecutive Game The Texas Rangers won their fifth consecutive game with a 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday at Globe Life Field.

JULY 19, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Rays can't find the big hits again, waste strong Taj Bradley start ARLINGTON, Texas — The Rays keep waiting and waiting for the hitters they have to get back to producing runs as they did earlier in the seas...

JULY 19, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Zack Littell - Serving as opener Wednesday Littell will serve as the Rays' opener Wednesday against the Rangers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Wednesday will mark the third time this season Littell has served in an opener role. The 27-year-old righty holds a 6.05 ERA and 1.55 WHIP through 19.1 innings this season and will presumably stay in the game for one or two innings before turning things over to the bullpen.

JULY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Marcus Semien, Corey Seager go deep as Rangers top Rays Marcus Semien belted his 199th career home run, Corey Seager also went deep and the Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 in a battle of...

JULY 19, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Josh Fleming - Nearing rehab outings Fleming (elbow) is scheduled to begin a minor-league rehab assignment this weekend in the Florida Complex League, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact He'll go around two innings the first time out and build up from there. On the shelf since early June due to a nagging left elbow issue, Fleming looks poised to return to a swingman role with the Rays before the end of July.

JULY 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Andrew Kittredge - Moves rehab to Triple-A Kittredge (elbow) shifted his rehab assignment Tuesday to Triple-A Durham, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Impact Kittredge is moving right along in his recovery from Tommy John surgery, having tallied six strikeouts -- with no walks -- over three scoreless innings in the Florida Complex League to begin his minor-league rehab stint. He's now just one step away from becoming a bullpen option for the first-place Rays, though the 33-year-old figures to spend at least a week making appearances at Triple-A.

JULY 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Jose Siri - Takes seat Tuesday Siri is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Rangers.

Impact Randy Arozarena, Josh Lowe and Luke Raley will start across the outfield for the Rays as they face off against right-hander Nathan Eovaldi. Siri fell into a bit of a slump at the beginning of July, but he holds a solid .786 OPS with 18 home runs and seven stolen bases in 59 total games this season.

JULY 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Rays vs Rangers Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for July 18 (Texas Continues Riding Post-Break Momentum) The Texas Rangers (56-39) search for their fifth run in a row when they host the Tampa Bay Rays (60-37) at Globe Life Field on Tuesday night...

JULY 18, 2023 • FANDUEL.COM

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