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Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Sitting versus Skubal
Jonathan Aranda is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Detroit.The left-handed hitter has homered in three straight contests, but with southpaw ace Tarik Skubal on the bump for the Tigers in this one, Aranda will take a seat. Brandon Lowe will be at first base for the Tampa Bay Rays in the series opener.
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Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Goes deep in third straight
Jonathan Aranda went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Sunday against the Blue Jays.Aranda struck out in three of his four plate appearances, but he made his one hit count to tally his sixth homer of the season. He has now gone yard in three straight games, and he has hit .294 with five homers, eight RBI and 10 runs scored across 15 games since he became a regular starter in early September.
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Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Homers again in win
Jonathan Aranda went 2-for-3 with two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Blue Jays.Aranda homered for the second straight contest, crushing a 414-foot blast off Yariel Rodriguez in the third inning. The 26-year-old has hit safely in eight of his past 10 games while going deep four times. On the season, he is hitting .248 with five long balls, 11 RBI and 19 runs scored across 117 plate appearances.
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Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Pops fourth homer
Jonathan Aranda went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Friday against the Blue Jays.Aranda has started five straight games and 12 of the Tampa Bay Rays' last 14 contests. He's played primarily at first base but has also made three starts at second base-- including Friday night. Since Aranda has gotten regular playing time, he's gone 12-for-44 with three home runs, four RBI and seven runs scored while striking out only 14 percent of the time.
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Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Getting regular look in lineup
Jonathan Aranda went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Friday against the Guardians.Aranda has been in the lineup for seven of the Tampa Bay Rays' last eight games, including five appearances at first base. In that limited sample, he's gone 7-for-25 with two homers, three RBI, three doubles and five runs scored. With Tampa Bay out of the playoff picture, the team could opt to continue giving Aranda run to evaluate him for a potentially expanded role in 2025.
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Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Swats second homer
Jonathan Aranda went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Phillies.The 26-year-old took Zack Wheeler deep in the sixth inning, briefly tying the game at 2-2 and giving Aranda his second homer of the season in 85 plate appearances. Aranda may be moving into a regular role for the Tampa Bay Rays -- he's started five of the last six games, four at first base and one at second base, and gone 5-for-18 (.278) over that stretch with three doubles, a homer and a 3:4 BB:K. Tampa Bay has fallen seven games off the pace in the battle for the final wild-card spot in the AL with 16 games left to play, so the team is likely to continue giving a long look to unproven players like Aranda to evaluate their place in the franchise's future plans.
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Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Retreating to bench
Jonathan Aranda is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.The lefty-hitting Aranda had started in each of the Tampa Bay Rays' last three games -- all against right-handed pitching -- going 2-for-11 with a double, a walk and two runs. He'll be on the bench Monday against a lefty (Cristopher Sanchez), but Aranda's opportunities to play against right-handed pitching could take a hit as soon as Brandon Lowe (finger) is able to return to the lineup. Lowe is on the bench Monday for a fourth straight game and remains day-to-day.
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Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Makes second start since promotion
Jonathan Aranda went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored Tuesday against the Twins.Aranda was in the lineup at first base and made his second start in five games since being recalled. So long as the Tampa Bay Rays' infield remains healthy, it appears that Aranda will struggle to get consistent playing time. He's gone 2-for-10 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored since being recalled.
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Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Rejoins big club
The Tampa Bay Rays recalled Jonathan Aranda from Triple-A Durham on Friday, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.The 26-year-old was activated off Durham's injured list last week after missing two months due to an oblique strain, and he's now returning to the big leagues. Aranda has seen action in 18 MLB games this season and has a .607 OPS in 52 plate appearances, though he's crushed the ball at Triple-A since returning from the injury, going 10-for-23 with four homers in six games.
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Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Comes off IL
Jonathan Aranda (oblique) was reinstated from Triple-A Durham's 7-day injured list Wednesday and went 1-for-4 in an 11-6 win over Syracuse.Aranda served as Durham's designated hitter in his first game in two months after completing his recovery from an oblique strain. In addition to the oblique strain, Aranda missed extended time to begin the season due to a fractured finger. The two injuries have limited him to just 45 games between Triple-A and Tampa Bay.