8 Brandon Lowe 2B

Lowe went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and two RBI in Tuesday's 6-3 win over Arizona.

Lowe extended his hit streak to 11 games and has a 1.019 OPS over 44 at-bats in that stretch. The 24-year-old is slashing .311/.366/.597 with eight home runs and 22 RBI, though his 31.3-percent strikeout rate and unsustainable .408 BABIP suggest he's due for some regression.

Lowe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

With lefty John Means on the bump, Lowe will retreat to the bench to open up a spot for another right-handed bat in Guillermo Heredia. Lowe has recorded at least one hit in 11 of his past 12 starts and is slashing .356/.408/.600 over that span.

Lowe went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and two runs in a win over the Orioles on Friday.

Lowe once again excelled out of the leadoff spot, a slot in the order from which he's now hitting .370 over 31 plate appearances. The 24-year-old is off to a sizzling start in May, as he's gone 7-for-16 with two doubles, a home run, two RBI, a walk and three runs over the first four games of the month.

Lowe went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run Thursday against the Royals.

Lowe took Wily Peralta deep in the ninth inning to give the Rays a two-run lead that ultimately resulted in a Rays' win. It was seventh home run of the season, but his first since April 19. He's still managed an impressive .304/.357/.588 line through 112 plate appearances, though a 33 percent strikeout rate makes it likely his average will dip as the season wears on.

Lowe went 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and three runs in a win over the Royals on Monday.

Lowe's final line was one befitting of his top-of-the-order role, as he was a constant presence on the bases. The 24-year-old has enjoyed a highly productive April during which he's racked up 12 extra-base hits (five doubles, one triple, six home runs) and 17 RBI. Monday's single also extended his modest hitting streak to four games, and given the domino effect of the ongoing absences of both Joey Wendle (wrist) and Matt Duffy (back/hamstring), Lowe's current everyday role looks to be locked in for the foreseeable future.