Forsythe has his average back up over .300 courtesy of a current nine-game hitting streak, freelance Rays writer Roger Mooney reports.
The veteran had seen his average noticeably dip following his June 10 return from a DL stint, with Forsythe bottoming out at a .284 figure following an 0-for-4 performance versus the Orioles on June 25. At the time, that number represented a 31-point drop from the .315 average he'd sported after his first game back from injury. Forsythe's current hitting streak began the next day with a two-hit outing against Baltimore, and he's gone on to tally three additional multi-hit efforts since then. The 29-year-old also has four two-baggers over that span, along with a homer and four RBI. His current .304 average is a robust 46 points over his career .258 figure.