Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Jansen will receive a routine breather Sunday after he had started behind the plate in the first two games of the series. Matt Thaiss will replace Jansen as the Rays' starting catcher.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: On base four times
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Jansen went 3-for-3 with an RBI, a run scored and a walk Saturday against the Twins.
Jansen recorded his first three-hit game and just his third multi-hit performance in his last 17 starts. However, he has been productive in other ways in that span, and he now has 14 RBI and 12 runs scored. Jansen remains the primary catcher for the Rays and has started five of the team's last six games.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: On bench for series finale
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Jansen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.
The right-handed-hitting Jansen continues to serve as the Rays' primary catcher against left-handed pitching, but he and the lefty-hitting Matt Thaiss have essentially been working in a timeshare against righties since the latter backstop was acquired from the White Sox on May 27. Thaiss will get the nod behind the dish Wednesday after Jansen had started each of the last three contests, two of which came while the Athletics sent lefties to the hill.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Power picking up
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Jansen went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk Tuesday against the Athletics.
Jansen smacked a solo home run in the seventh inning, his ninth long ball of the season. He's homered five times across his last 18 starts, also tallying 13 RBI and 11 runs scored in that span. Jansen remains the primary catcher for the Rays, though Matt Thaiss still gets plenty of starts.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Sitting Saturday
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Jansen is not in the Rays' starting lineup against the Orioles on Saturday, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Jansen has logged at least one RBI in each of his last five starts and has gone 5-for-18 (.278) with four runs scored, two home runs and seven RBI over that span. He'll get a breather Saturday while Matt Thaiss serves behind home plate and bats ninth.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Powers Rays' offense
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Jansen went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and three RBI on Tuesday against the Royals.
Jansen popped his home run in the second inning to get the Rays on the board while tallying a long ball in his second consecutive start. He hasn't hit for average at any point this season, but he has four homers with nine RBI and eight runs scored across 13 games in June.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Idle Sunday
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Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
Jansen will get a breather for the matinee contest after he started behind the plate in three of the Rays' previous four games. Matt Thaiss will handle catching duties for Tampa Bay in the series finale.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Taking seat Tuesday
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Jansen isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Orioles, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Jansen has collected a base hit in each of his last four games, but he'll take a seat Tuesday while Matt Thaiss starts at catcher and bats seventh for the Rays.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Smacks sixth homer
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Jansen went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Friday against the Mets.
Jansen has settled into starting just over half of the Rays' games behind the plate, splitting time with Matt Thaiss. He's picked things up at the plate over the last month, smacking five home runs with 10 RBI and 11 runs scored while hitting .250 in 18 games since May 13. Jansen's two-run shot was his sixth home run of the season and delivered the decisive runs in the Rays' win Friday.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Idle for series finale
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Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Jansen and Matt Thaiss have now alternated turns behind the dish over the last eight games. After going 2-for-23 with 10 strikeouts over a stretch of seven games, Jansen broke out in Saturday's 11-10 loss, finishing 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBI and two additional runs.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Trio of hits in defeat
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Jansen went 3-for-4 with a double, a two-run home run and three total runs scored during Saturday's 11-10 extra-inning loss against the Marlins.
The bottom of the lineup ruled the day for the Rays, and Jansen was a big part of it with his second three-hit game of the season. The 30-year-old is slashing .200/.320/.354 with five home runs and 14 RBI this year.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Exiting starting nine
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Jansen is absent from the lineup for Friday's game versus the Marlins.
Jansen was the Rays' starting catcher for Thursday's night game, so he will get some rest during Friday's matinee. Matt Thaiss is behind the dish and batting seventh.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Out of lineup Wednesday
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Jansen is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Jansen will be getting a routine day off after starting the first game of the series Tuesday. Matt Thaiss will fill in behind the plate and bat seventh.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Getting Sunday off
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Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
Jansen will get a breather after starting behind the plate in the first two games of the series. Matt Thaiss will handle catching duties Sunday for the Rays.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Riding pine Thursday
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Jansen isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Astros, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
After going 1-for-6 with a two-run home run during the Rays' previous series against Minnesota, Jansen will grab a seat on the bench Thursday. His absence will allow Matt Thaiss to make his Rays debut behind the plate while batting ninth.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Power picking up
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Jansen went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Monday against the Twins.
Jansen had a slow start to the season at the plate and had only one home run across his first 28 games. However, in his last nine contests beginning May 13, he has slugged three homers while hitting .310 to go along with six RBI and five runs scored.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Sitting for day game
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Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Jansen will get a breather for the afternoon game after he caught all nine innings of Saturday's 3-1 win. Ben Rortvedt will receive a turn behind the plate in the series finale.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: First homer since April 11
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Jansen went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored Tuesday against the Blue Jays.
Jansen has picked up the majority of his playing time against left-handed pitching of late, but he's now made consecutive starts against righties. He delivered with the opportunity Tuesday, slugging a leadoff homer in the seventh inning -- his first long ball since April 11. It's a small sample, but Jansen has gone 7-for-27 with only an 11.8 percent strikeout rate across his last 10 starts.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Could be stuck in platoon
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Jansen will start at catcher and bat cleanup in Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Though he's occupying a prominent spot in the order against Phillies southpaw Cristopher Sanchez, Jansen looks like he may have temporarily fallen into the short side of a platoon at catcher. The lefty-hitting Ben Rortvedt has started in each of the Rays' last four matchups versus righties, while each of Jansen's last four starts have come against lefties.
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Rays' Danny Jansen: Resting up Sunday
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Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Jansen will take a seat for the day game after he had started behind the plate in both of the first two games of the series in New York. Ben Rortvedt will handle the catching duties in Sunday's finale.
