Issues unraveled for the Tampa Bay Rays briefly on Friday. First, they’d a 1-0 supremacy age initiation pitcher Tyler Glasnow was once dealing via 5 innings. He fell aside within the 6th en path to a four-run inning for the Blue Jays. The Jays would finally end up profitable the sport, 6-2. Worse information adopted the sport for the Rays: All-Megastar 2nd baseman Brandon Lowe has a fractured proper patella and can leave out 4 to 6 weeks, in step with supervisor Kevin Money (via Marc Topkin).

Lowe injured his knee on a bad ball Thursday and was once reportedly limping earlier than the sport Friday, inflicting the Rays to ship him for X-rays. In a corresponding journey, Raimel Tapia was once referred to as as much as substitute Lowe at the roster Saturday.

Even in constructive eventualities, there’s a anticipation Lowe’s season is over. 4 weeks from Friday is Recreation 5 of the ALCS and 6 weeks is Recreation 6 of the Global Order. The Rays have clinched a playoff berth, however to deliver to snatch a bye to the ALDS they’ll wish to win the AL East and so they input play games Saturday 1.5 video games again. 

Without reference to any of that, Lowe’s familiar season is over, as there’s simply over a occasion left. He ends his age-28 season hitting .231/.328/.443 (112 OPS+) with 15 doubles, a triple, 21 homers, 68 RBI, 58 runs, seven steals and a couple of.1 WAR. He was once an All-Megastar in 2019 and homered 39 occasions with 99 RBI in 2021. This age round he strike 12 house runs in 54 video games then the All-Megastar fracture, flashing a few of that energy we’ve obvious in month seasons. 

With Lowe out, the Rays can slide 3rd baseman Isaac Paredes to 2nd bottom and exit with Curtis Mead at 3rd. Additionally conserve in thoughts that manage anticipation Young Caminero has been promoted to the majors from Double-A and too can play games 3rd bottom.