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DRaysBay — It is so nice to have Meadows back After a disappointing and frustrating 4-3 loss, the Rays will look to rebound against Masahiro Tanaka by sending Blake Snell on the mound; a rematch of an equally frustrating loss on Sunday where nothing weird happened. Suit back up, and take back first. https://t.co/tJKotKCnmg#RaysUp pic.twitter.com/qlIP5MIDh0— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) May 18, 2019 Remember when the Rays out scored opponents in the 1st inning? That didn’t happen. Masahiro Tanaka started the game where he left off on Sunday, striking out all three batters he faced in the...

DRaysBay — Plus an update on Matt Duffy’s rehab The Tampa Bay Rays have activated right-handed pitcher Hunter Wood off of the 10-day Injured List and have optioned right-handed pitcher Austin Pruitt to Triple-A Durham. Wood rejoins the Rays after a short stint on the Injured List, due to a shoulder soreness. He has pitched in just four games for Tampa Bay this season, as he also spent some time on the Family Medical Emergency list as he left the team to be with his wife and newborn daughter. During his four games, Wood has been scoreless over 6 1⁄3 innings pitched, striking out seven and walking...

DRaysBay — The Rays’ second pick from the 2018 draft has been effective lately. Last season, the Quad Cities River Bandits set a minor league baseball record when they struck out 1,514 batters. At the pace they’re on, if the 2019 Hot Rods pitch as many innings as Quad Cities did last season, they’ll strike out 1,506 batters. There are still a lot of games to play, and the roster will surely change throughout the season. Triple-A Durham Bulls (24-16) Ryan Yarbrough pitched well in Durham’s 9-5 win over Rochester. The lefty allowed two runs in six innings and struck out 10 — his most since he...