Rays manager Joe Maddon said Monday night that Jeff Keppinger (toe) will miss three to four weeks.
Keppinger was placed on the disabled list Monday with a broken big right toe. Sean Rodriguez, Elliot Johnson and Will Rhymes should play pretty regularly in the Rays’ infield for now.
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Jeremy Hellickson allowed five runs ? two earned ? on eight hits and a walk over 7 1/3 innings in Monday’s loss to the Blue Jays.
He struck out three and served up a homer to B.J. Upton. Helliickson pitched pretty well in this one but was undone by shoddy defense, which resulted in just his second non-quality start in his last four outings. The right-hander will bring a nice 2.73 ERA and 1.23 WHIP into this weekend’s start in Boston.
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B.J. Upton belted a solo homer in Monday’s loss to the Blue Jays.
It was undeserved, as Upton hit a ball to center field that Colby Rasmus was camped under before it hit a catwalk in the ceiling. Umpire Joe West ruled that the ball hit a suspended object beyond the “B” catwalk, which is a home run in the Trop ground rules. Nevertheless, Upton’s fantasy owners will take it. It was his third longball of the season.
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Rays designated LHP John Gaub for assignment.
The move clears a spot for the newly-acquired Drew Sutton on the active roster. Gaub, who was claimed off waivers from the Cubs in early April, has a 4.32 ERA and 21/12 K/BB ratio in 16 2/3 innings with Triple-A Durham this season.
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Rays placed INF Jeff Keppinger on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 19, with a broken right toe.
Keppinger suffered the injury when he was hit in the right foot by a foul ball while sitting in the dugout on Saturday. The timeline for his return isn’t yet known. The newly-acquired Drew Sutton will replace him on the active roster.
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Jose Lobaton (shoulder) is likely a week away from being activated from the disabled list.
Lobaton has been on the disabled list since mid-April with right shoulder soreness. The 27-year-old backstop is 2-for-18 (.111) over six rehab games with High-A Charlotte and Double-A Montgomery. Jose Molina and Chris Gimenez will continue to split catching duties for now.
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Jose Molina is in Monday’s lineup against the Blue Jays.
Molina left Sunday’s game in the sixth inning after taking a foul ball off his mask, but he’s evidently just fine. The 36-year-old backstop has been as advertised behind the plate thus far, but he’s batting just .181 with two homers and a .553 OPS through 72 at-bats.
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Rays acquired INF-OF Drew Sutton from the Pirates for a player to be named later.
Sutton was traded less than 24 hours ago from the Braves to the Pirates, and is now headed to Tampa Bay. The 29-year-old switch-hitter owns a .270/.374/.372 batting line in 38 games this year at the Triple-A level.
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David Price got stuck with a hard-luck loss in Sunday’s 2-0 setback to the Braves, allowing two runs on six hits and three walks in seven innings of work.
Price fanned seven in falling to 6-3. His biggest mistake came in the third, where he served up a solo home run to backup Braves catcher David Ross. Price’s fifth quality start in six outings leaves him with a 2.88 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 52/18 K/BB ratio through 59 1/3 innings. He’ll get the Red Sox in Boston next weekend.
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Jose Molina was removed from Sunday’s game after taking a foul ball of his mask in the sixth inning.
The Rays are saying that he’s fine and it was just a precautionary move. Consider him day-to-day.
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