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The Rays non-tendered Lovelady on Friday. Lovelady was designated for assignment by the Rays on Tuesday, and he'll now officially enter free agency and look to sign with a team in need of a southpaw out of the bullpen. Across 35 major-league appearances between the Cubs and Rays in 2024, Lovelady posted a 4.46 ERA and 1.31 WHIP over 34.1 innings.
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The Rays designated Lovelady for assignment Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Lovelady is a roster casualty as the Rays look to clear space on Rule 5 Draft protection day. The lefty reliever holds a career 4.98 ERA and 90:36 K:BB over 99.1 innings covering parts of five big-league seasons.
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Lovelady pitched a perfect ninth inning to pick up the save over the Guardians on Thursday. Lovelady relieved Manuel Rodriguez to open the bottom of the ninth and managed to retire the side in order on just six pitches to lock down his second save of the campaign. It was a nice bounceback performance for the southpaw after he surrendered two runs and took the loss in his previous outing Tuesday. It also marked Lovelady's first save opportunity since Aug. 17 against the Diamondbacks, and he's now held opponents scoreless in six of his last seven relief appearances.
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Lovelady didn't allow a baserunner across 1.1 scoreless innings to pick up the save Saturday against Arizona. Manuel Rodriguez began the eighth inning with a 6-1 lead but loaded the bases with two outs. Lovelady was called in to get out of the jam and induced a groundout against lefty Corbin Carroll to end the frame. He then remained in the contest and completed a clean ninth inning to unconventionally earn his second career save. Pete Fairbanks remains the primary closer for the Rays.
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The Rays activated Lovelady (forearm) from the 15-day injured list Thursday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Lovelady has been on the sidelines since early June with a flexor strain, but he's been cleared to return after making 11 rehab appearances, the last six of which were scoreless. Hunter Bigge has been sent down in a corresponding move.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CHC-TB | 35 | 0 | 34.3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 34 | 4.45 | 1.31 |
| 2023 | OAK | 27 | 0 | 23.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 4.62 | 1.07 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/29 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 9/25 | @  |
- | - | - | 0.2 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 |
| 9/22 | vs  |
- | - | - | 0.2 | 2 | 9.00 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 |
| 9/18 | vs |
- | - | - | 0.2 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 9/15 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 9/12 | @ |
- | - | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 9/10 | @  |
- | 1 | - | 0.2 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 |
Upcoming Games
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| 3/27 | vs  |
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| 3/29 | vs |
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| 3/30 | vs |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |
| 3/31 | vs  |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |
| 4/01 | vs |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |
| 4/02 | vs |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |
| 4/04 | @  |
12:00 AM | Not Announced Yet |