Lowe is starting in right field and batting cleanup Wednesday in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Rangers.
Lowe was not in the lineup for Game 1, although he did come off the bench to draw a walk as a pinch hitter. He'll not only enter the batting order for Game 2 but do so as the cleanup hitter, pushing Manuel Margot over to center field and Jose Siri to the bench.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Absent from Game 1 lineup
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Lowe is not in the lineup for Tuesday's Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Rangers.
Lowe often doesn't start versus left-handers, and he will begin this one on the bench as Texas throws southpaw Jordan Montgomery. Manuel Margot will be in right field for Tampa Bay.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Sitting versus lefty
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Lowe is not in the lineup Friday against the Blue Jays.
Randy Arozarena, Manuel Margot and Harold Ramirez will start across the outfield as the Rays roll with an all-righty lineup versus Jays left-hander Yusei Kikuchi. The lefty-swinging Lowe has slashed just .220/.270/.390 in 63 plate appearances this year against southpaws.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Swats homer No. 20
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Lowe went 3-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Red Sox.
His second-inning shot off Brayan Bello proved to be the only offense Tyler Glasnow and the Tampa Bay bullpen would need. Lowe has hit safely in nine straight starts, batting .389 (14-for-36) over that stretch to boost his season slash line to .290/.333/.496 with 20 homers, 32 steals, 69 runs and 81 RBI in 133 contests.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Drives in four
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Lowe went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI on Saturday against the Blue Jays.
Lowe helped the Rays jump out to a big lead with a three-run homer in the first inning, his first long ball since Aug. 29 and 19th of the season. Though his power production has fallen of late, Lowe has found other ways to be productive as he's swiped six bases and maintained a .278 batting average across 20 games in September.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Sitting again vs. lefty
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Lowe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Angels.
It's the second straight game on the bench for Lowe since the Angels are starting another lefty in Reid Detmers. Harold Ramirez will start in right field while Manuel Margot handles center.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Out versus left-hander
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Lowe is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels, Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
He'll begin this one on the bench with the Angels starting lefty Patrick Sandoval. Harold Ramirez will handle right field duties for the Rays in this one.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Enters lineup
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Lowe was added to the Rays' lineup Saturday against the Orioles and will hit fourth while playing right field, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Lowe was originally out of the lineup, but Luke Raley (undisclosed) was scratched after suffering an undisclosed injury. Lowe has only two hits across his last 15 at-bats, though he has only an 18.8 percent strikeout rate in that span.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Getting rest day
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Lowe is not in Saturday's lineup against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Lowe had been in the lineup for nine consecutive games, so this is likely just a routine day off. Jonathan Aranda enters the lineup as the designated hitter and will bat seventh.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Rare start against lefty
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Lowe is starting in center field and batting sixth for Wednesday's game in Minnesota.
Lowe doesn't get many starts against left-handed pitching, but he's in there against Dallas Keuchel on Wednesday with the Rays running short on center field options with Jose Siri (hand) out. The left-handed-hitting Lowe has just a .527 OPS in limited chances versus southpaws this season.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Tallies three hits
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Lowe went 3-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored Sunday against the Mariners.
Lowe played a key role in Tampa Bay's victory and continued his surge to close the season. Since the All-Star break, he's maintained a 21.7 percent strikeout while recording six homers, 23 runs scored, 25 RBI and nine stolen bases across 161 plate appearances. Lowe still sits against the majority of left-handed pitchers -- cutting into his count stat upside -- but he's taken a significant step forward in skills this season.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Homers in three-hit effort
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Lowe went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and an additional scored in Tuesday's win over the Marlins.
The multi-hit effort was Lowe's sixth in his last 11 games. The 25-year-old has posted a .400/.429/.750 slash line with four home runs, 12 RBI, eight runs and a steal across 42 plate appearances during the hot stretch.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Swipes bag No. 25
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Lowe went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Rockies.
His 25th pilfer of the season came on the back half of a double steal with Jose Siri in the ninth inning, helping to rattle Colorado closer Justin Lawrence and fuel a game-tying, two-run rally. Lowe has produced multiple hits in four of his last five starts, boosting his slash line in August to .339/.383/.536 with two homers, three steals, 10 runs and 10 RBI in 16 contests.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: On bench versus lefty
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Lowe is not in the starting lineup Tuesday versus the Rockies.
Lowe is not in the starting lineup with lefty Ty Blach taking the mound for the Rockies. Luke Raley will move to right field with Harold Ramirez entering the lineup as the designated hitter and batting third.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Homers Wednesday
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Lowe went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's win over the Giants.
Lowe's fourth-inning homer off Ross Stripling was his 15th of the year, though just his second in his last 21 games. While he's cooled off in the power department, Lowe's tallied at least one hit in 10 of his last 13 games, going 14-for-47 (.298) in that span. Overall, the 25-year-old outfielder's slashing .272/.315/.482 with 59 RBI, 49 runs scored and 24 steals across 362 plate appearances this season.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: On bench versus lefty
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Lowe is out of the lineup Thursday versus the Cardinals.
Manuel Margot will start in right field and bat eighth as the Rays face off against left-hander Matthew Liberatore. Lowe has slashed .200/.273/.333 in limited action versus southpaws this year.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Sits against lefty
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Lowe is not in Saturday's lineup against the Tigers.
As is always the case, Lowe will open the game on the bench with a lefty (Tarik Skubal) on the hill for the opposition. Manuel Margot draws the start in right field and will bat seventh.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Flashes power and speed in loss
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Lowe went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Monday's loss to the Rangers.
It was a quiet day for Tampa Bay's offense, but Lowe did his best to carry the squad with two of the team's five hits. One of those was a solo shot to center field in the second inning that temporarily put the Rays up 2-0. Lowe also nabbed his 20th stolen base of the campaign, which has added significant value to his fantasy profile after he stole just four bases over 54 games prior to this season.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Not starting nightcap
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Lowe will hit the bench for the evening portion of Saturday's doubleheader in Kansas City.
Lowe started the afternoon game in right field, going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts and a sacrifice fly. Manuel Margot will be the right fielder in the nightcap.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Placed on bereavement list
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Lowe was placed on the family medical emergency list Saturday.
Players may spend between three and seven days on the bereavement list. That means Lowe's first half is over, but he'll be back no later than the second game after the break. Jonathan Aranda was recalled to take his place on the roster.
