Lowe has gone 6-for-23 with six strikeouts in Grapefruit League action.
Lowe hasn't performed well this spring, as he has only one extra-base hit. More important than the results is the fact Lowe is healthy after a delayed start to his 2024 season, and he should be locked into a key role for the Rays come the regular season.
Lowe is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest in Detroit.
With southpaw Tarik Skubal on the hill for the Tigers, the left-handed-hitting Lowe will begin the festivities on the bench. Jonny DeLuca will patrol right field for the Rays.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Tallies 10th homer
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Lowe went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored Tuesday against the Red Sox.
Lowe snapped a 17-game stretch without a long ball, during which he hit only .237 with one RBI and four runs scored. That continued a down season from a power perspective for Lowe, as his slugging percentage and ISO have dropped 99 and 48 points, respectively, from 2023. Positively, he has been active and successful on the basepaths, tallying 24 stolen bases on 25 attempts.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Sitting versus southpaw
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Lowe is absent from the lineup for Monday's game in Philadelphia.
Southpaw Cristopher Sanchez is drawing the start for the Phillies, so it's not a surprise that Lowe will begin this one on the bench. Christopher Morel and Jonny DeLuca will be the corner outfielders for the Rays for the series opener.
Lowe went 1-for-3 with a walk and two stolen bases Tuesday against the Twins.
Lowe continues to be aggressive on the basepaths, as 11 of his 21 stolen bases have come in his last 22 games. His all-around performance has also improved after an injury-plagued first half, as he's maintained a .291 average with four homers, 16 RBI and 16 runs scored across 38 contests since the All-Star break.
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Rays' Josh Lowe: Swipes 19th bag in loss
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Lowe went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Twins.
Lowe swiped a bag for the second day in a row and then came around to score in the first inning. The outfielder has now hit safely in eight of his last 10 games with five two-hit efforts, two homers and two steals. On the season, he is hitting .247 with nine home runs, 30 RBI, 31 runs scored and 19 stolen bases across 296 plate appearances.
Lowe went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-2 loss to the Mariners.
The 26-year-old outfielder got the Rays on the board in the second inning by taking Luis Castillo deep. Lowe has gone yard twice in the last three games, and through 24 contests in August he's batting .269 (21-for-78) with four of his nine homers on the season, along with seven steals, 10 runs and 10 RBI.
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