Arozarena is not in Sunday's lineup against the Blue Jays.
The Rays will give Arozarena a couple days to rest up in advance of the postseason. Raimel Tapia is starting in left field and batting eighth.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Back in lineup Wednesday
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Arozarena (quadriceps) is back in the lineup Wednesday at Boston.
Arozarena will start in left field and bat third versus the Red Sox and right-hander Brayan Bello after missing three straight games because of right quad tightness. The 28-year-old has tallied 23 homers, 83 RBI, 22 steals and 92 runs scored across 148 games this season for Tampa Bay.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Still out Tuesday
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Arozarena (quadriceps) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game at Boston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Despite the Rays having a team day off Monday, the 28-year-old will sit Tuesday for the third straight game with right quadriceps tightness. Tampa Bay has another off day on the schedule Thursday, and the club could exercise extra caution and hold Arozarena out until Friday's series opener in Toronto.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Held out of Sunday's lineup
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Arozarena (quadriceps) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Arozarena will sit for the second straight game after he exited Friday's contest with right quadriceps tightness. The Rays have a team day off Monday, so the outfielder will have three full days of rest ahead of Tuesday's series opener in Boston. Harold Ramirez will receive another start in left field for Tampa Bay on Sunday.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Not starting Saturday
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Arozarena (quad) isn't in the Rays' lineup Saturday against the Blue Jays, Steve Carney of StPeteNine.com reports.
After leaving Friday's game early due to right quad tightness, Arozarena will be held out of Saturday's contest as he continues to recover. While Arozarena rests, Harold Ramirez will start in left field and bat second. Arozarena should be able to return to the lineup soon, as Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports that he'll be available off the bench.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Exits with quad tightness
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Arozarena was lifted from Friday's game against the Blue Jays with right quad tightness, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
Arozarena let up a bit while rounding third base in the bottom of the first inning, though he managed to gut it out until being replaced by Manuel Margot before the top of the fifth. Arozarena finished the night 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored. Consider him day-to-day leading into the remainder of the Rays' three-game weekend series versus Toronto.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Big fly Tuesday
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Arozarena went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Angels.
The 28-year-old outfielder capitalized on a center-cut meatball from Patrick Sandoval, launching a two-run blast to give Tampa Bay an early lead in the first inning. After a tepid start to September, Arozarena has now hit safely in seven of the last eight games, going 11-for-34 (.324) during that stretch with two home runs, five RBI and four runs. However, his 30.6 percent strikeout rate and 5.6 percent walk rate in that same span suggest he isn't quite locked in at the plate.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Hits first homer this month
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Arozarena went 2-for-5 with a solo homer in Wednesday's 5-4 victory over the Twins.
Arozarena came up huge for the Rays on Wednesday, launching a 448-foot home run with two outs in the top of the ninth to give the team a 5-4 lead. It was the outfielder's 22nd long ball of the season but his first since Aug. 29. Arozarena's batting just .217 in September with three RBI and four runs scored, though he's now hit safely in three straight.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Not in lineup Sunday
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Arozarena is out of the lineup Sunday against the Mariners.
This is presumably just a routine breather for Arozarena, who went 1-for-8 with a double, four walks and a run scored over the first three games of the four-game set. Luke Raley, Jose Siri and Josh Lowe will start across the outfield for the Rays in Sunday's series finale.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Makes history Wednesday
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Arozarena went 1-for-3 with a walk, two RBI and two stolen bases in Wednesday's 3-0 extra-inning win over the Marlins.
Arozarena enjoyed a big 10th inning, knocking in a pair of runs with a one-out single and subsequently stealing both second and third base. The star outfielder has swiped five bags over his past three games to reach 20 thefts on the campaign. He's already at 21 homers, so he's now logged three consecutive 20/20 seasons, becoming the first player in major-league history to accomplish that across his first three full campaigns in the big leagues.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Goes deep in win
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Arozarena went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored while drawing two walks in Tuesday's victory over the Marlins.
Arozarena's seventh-inning, two-run homer extended the Tampa Bay lead to 7-2. The All-Star outfielder has now hit safely in seven of his last eight games, going 10-for-29 with a 1.163 OPS, three home runs, six RBI, three steals and an incredible 13 runs scored during that stretch.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Swipes three bags Sunday
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Arozarena went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and three runs scored in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Yankees.
Arozarena posted his first three-steal game and second multi-steal game this season to bring him up to 18 thefts on the year. Arozarena was struggling badly post All-Star break through the rest of July, but Sunday was a continuation of a strong month at the plate for the 28-year-old. Through 23 games in August, he's slashing .276/.390/.425 with three homers, 10 RBI, 22 runs, six steals and a 14:24 BB:K and has hit safely in six of his last seven games while scoring 11 times over that latter span.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Socks homer No. 20
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Arozarena went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Rockies.
The 28-year-old outfielder opened the scoring in the third inning by lofting an Austin Gomber changeup over the wall in left field. Arozarena was in a deep slump coming out of the All-Star break, but he could be flipping the switch as the playoff race heats up. Over his last 15 games, he's slashing .317/.423/.467, and five of his nine RBI over that stretch have come in the last three contests. Wednesday's long ball also gave him exactly 20 for the third straight season, and the Rays have 34 games left on the schedule for him to establish a new career high.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Tallies three hits in Game 2
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Arozarena went 3-for-6 with a home run, three total runs and two total RBI in an 18-4 rout of the Angels in the nightcap of Saturday's doubleheader.
Arozarena went a quiet 0-for-4 in the matinee, though he added a walk and scored a run. He made much more noise in Game 2, smashing a 427-foot solo shot in the seventh inning as one of his three hits. Arozarena hadn't homered since Aug. 1 -- a span of 15 games -- coming into the contest, though he had reached base via hit or walk in all but two games during that stretch.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Swipes two bags in loss
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Arozarena went 1-for-3 with a walk and two stolen bases Thursday in a loss to the Cardinals.
Arozarena stole second and third base after singling in the first frame, but the Rays couldn't cash him in. That was the only time Tampa Bay got a runner to third base over Matthew Liberatore's sterling eight-inning outing. Arozarena is up to 14 thefts on the campaign, but he's been thrown out seven times, tied for sixth-most in the league.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Snaps hitless streak
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Arozarena went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run Tuesday against the Yankees.
Arozarena entered Tuesday hitless across his last 20 at-bats and six games. He snapped that stretch with a home run off Carlos Rodon in the third inning -- his 18th of the season. Arozarena has only eight knocks across 58 at-bats since the All-Star break, though he's striking out at just a 21.2 percent clip in that span.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Heads to bench Sunday
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Arozarena is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Houston, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
Arozarena started the past nine games and will take a day to reset after he went 2-for-29 during that span. Luke Raley will move to left field for Sunday's contest while Harold Ramirez serves as the designated hitter.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Cold out of break
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Arozarena went 0-for-4 with one strikeout Wednesday against the Marlins.
Arozarena has now gone hitless in nine of 12 games since the All-Star break, going 7-for-46 with one homer, three runs scored and four RBI in that span. He has struck out at a 24.5 percent clip -- in line with his season norms -- so poor batted ball luck could be the explanation for the slow stretch. Though Arozarena's stolen base pace has surprisingly slowed this season, he's almost certain to post new career-best marks in home runs and runs scored.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: On bench for series finale
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Arozarena is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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.
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Rays' Randy Arozarena: Clubs 17th homer
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Arozarena went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run during Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Rangers.
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.
