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Brendan McKay - SP

Tampa Bay Rays

Rays optioned LHP Brendan McKay, 1B Nate Lowe, OF Randy Arozarena, LHP Anthony Banda, INF Mike Brosseau, OF Brian O'Grady, and RHP Trevor Richards to Triple-A Durham.

Added Mar 26 12:32 pm (EST)

Juan Toribio on Twitter

Opening Day has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but many teams are still pushing forward with procedural moves to trim their rosters down to 26. McKay battled a shoulder issue for part of spring training and could ultimately benefit from a couple months off. The 24-year-old left-hander ranks as a consensus top-30 prospect in the sport and should contribute in some capacity for the Rays in 2020. Lowe and Arozarena also figure to spend significant time at the major league level this year.

Added Mar 26 12:32 pm (EST)

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SCHEDULE / RESULTS

Date	Time	Opp Record	Result	Pitchers
Sep 25	6:40 pm	28-32	W, 6-4	WP - C. Morton, LP - V. Velasquez
Sep 26	7:07 pm	28-32	W, 4-3	WP - J. Curtiss, LP - Z. Wheeler
Sep 27	3:10 pm	28-32	W, 5-0	WP - J. Fleming, LP - A. Nola
Sep 29	5:07 pm	32-28	W, 3-1	WP - B. Snell, LP - M. Shoemaker
Sep 30	4:07 pm	32-28	W, 8-2	WP - T. Glasnow, LP - H. Ryu

DEPTH CHART

Rotation

Closer

D. Castillo (R)

Bullpen

Catcher

First Base

Second Base

Third Base

Shortstop

Designated Hitter

Left Field

Center Field

Right Field

LINEUP TRENDS

Sep 27 3:10 PM

Confirmed

Rays

(40-20) vs. Aaron Nola (R)


#	Pos	Name	AB	H	RBI	AVG
1	3B	Yoshi Tsutsugo (L)	5	0	0	.000
2	DH	Brandon Lowe (L)	3	0	0	.000
3	LF	Randy Arozarena (R)	2	0	0	.000
4	1B	Nate Lowe (L)	4	2	0	.500
5	SS	Joey Wendle (L)	3	1	1	.333
6	RF	Hunter Renfroe (R)	4	2	1	.500
7	CF	Brett Phillips (L)	0	0	0	.000
8	2B	Mike Brosseau (R)	4	2	1	.500
9	C	Michael Perez (L)	3	0	0	.000


Opp Pitcher	W	L	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	OBA
Aaron Nola (R)	0	1	6	3	7.36	2.45	.353

Sep 26 7:07 PM

Confirmed

Rays

(40-20) vs. Zack Wheeler (R)


#	Pos	Name	AB	H	RBI	AVG
1	DH	Randy Arozarena (R)	3	1	0	.333
2	2B	Brandon Lowe (L)	3	1	1	.333
3	SS	Willy Adames (R)	4	1	1	.250
4	3B	Yoshi Tsutsugo (L)	1	1	1	1.000
5	1B	Mike Brosseau (R)	4	0	0	.000
6	CF	Kevin Kiermaier (L)	4	0	0	.000
7	LF	Manuel Margot (R)	4	1	0	.250
8	RF	Brett Phillips (L)	3	0	0	.000
9	C	Mike Zunino (R)	3	2	1	.667


Opp Pitcher	W	L	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	OBA
Zack Wheeler (R)	0	1	8	3	5.14	1.57	.269

Sep 25 6:40 PM

Confirmed

Rays

(40-20) vs. Vince Velasquez (R)


#	Pos	Name	AB	H	HR	RBI	AVG
1	2B	Joey Wendle (L)	5	2	0	2	.400
2	LF	Randy Arozarena (R)	5	2	0	0	.400
3	DH	Nate Lowe (L)	4	0	0	0	.000
4	SS	Willy Adames (R)	4	1	0	1	.250
5	CF	Kevin Kiermaier (L)	3	1	0	1	.333
6	3B	Mike Brosseau (R)	1	0	0	0	.000
7	1B	Hunter Renfroe (R)	3	0	0	0	.000
8	RF	Brett Phillips (L)	2	2	1	2	1.000
9	C	Mike Zunino (R)	2	0	0	0	.000


Opp Pitcher	W	L	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	OBA
Vince Velasquez (R)	0	0	6	2	6.23	1.85	.316

Sep 23 7:10 PM

Confirmed

Rays

(40-20) vs. Michael Wacha (R)


#	Pos	Name	AB	H	HR	RBI	AVG
1	DH	Yoshi Tsutsugo (L)	4	0	0	0	.000
2	2B	Brandon Lowe (L)	5	2	1	3	.400
3	LF	Randy Arozarena (R)	5	3	2	3	.600
4	1B	Nate Lowe (L)	5	0	0	0	.000
5	RF	Hunter Renfroe (R)	4	0	0	0	.000
6	3B	Joey Wendle (L)	3	1	1	1	.333
7	SS	Willy Adames (R)	4	2	0	1	.500
8	CF	Manuel Margot (R)	2	2	0	0	1.000
9	C	Mike Zunino (R)	4	1	0	0	.250


Opp Pitcher	W	L	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	OBA
Michael Wacha (R)	0	1	4	0	6.00	1.00	.261

Sep 22 7:10 PM

Confirmed

Rays

(40-20) vs. Seth Lugo (R)


#	Pos	Name	AB	H	HR	RBI	AVG
1	DH	Yoshi Tsutsugo (L)	4	1	0	0	.250
2	2B	Brandon Lowe (L)	4	1	0	0	.250
3	LF	Randy Arozarena (R)	4	0	0	0	.000
4	1B	Nate Lowe (L)	4	0	0	0	.000
5	3B	Joey Wendle (L)	4	2	0	0	.500
6	SS	Willy Adames (R)	4	1	1	1	.250
7	CF	Kevin Kiermaier (L)	3	0	0	0	.000
8	RF	Brett Phillips (L)	1	0	0	0	.000
9	C	Michael Perez (L)	2	0	0	0	.000


Opp Pitcher	W	L	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	OBA
Seth Lugo (R)	1	0	7	1	1.42	0.79	.174

Sep 21 7:10 PM

Confirmed

Rays

(40-20) vs. Jacob deGrom (R)


#	Pos	Name	AB	H	HR	RBI	AVG
1	DH	Yoshi Tsutsugo (L)	4	1	0	0	.250
2	2B	Brandon Lowe (L)	4	1	0	0	.250
3	SS	Willy Adames (R)	3	0	0	0	.000
4	1B	Nate Lowe (L)	3	1	1	1	.333
5	3B	Joey Wendle (L)	4	2	0	0	.500
6	LF	Manuel Margot (R)	3	0	0	1	.000
7	CF	Kevin Kiermaier (L)	3	0	0	0	.000
8	RF	Brett Phillips (L)	3	0	0	0	.000
9	C	Mike Zunino (R)	3	0	0	0	.000


Opp Pitcher	W	L	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	OBA
Jacob deGrom (R)	0	1	14	2	2.57	0.86	.174

Sep 20 1:05 PM

Confirmed

Rays

(40-20) vs. John Means (L)


#	Pos	Name	AB	H	HR	RBI	AVG
1	CF	Manuel Margot (R)	4	1	0	0	.250
2	LF	Randy Arozarena (R)	2	0	0	0	.000
3	3B	Yoshi Tsutsugo (L)	4	0	0	0	.000
4	DH	Kevan Smith (R)	4	0	0	0	.000
5	SS	Willy Adames (R)	4	1	1	1	.250
6	1B	Nate Lowe (L)	4	0	0	0	.000
7	RF	Hunter Renfroe (R)	3	0	0	0	.000
8	C	Mike Zunino (R)	3	0	0	0	.000
9	2B	Joey Wendle (L)	3	2	0	0	.667


Opp Pitcher	W	L	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	OBA
John Means (L)	1	0	12	0	1.59	0.53	.150

Sep 19 7:35 PM

Confirmed

Rays

(40-20) vs. Jorge López (R)


#	Pos	Name	AB	H	HR	RBI	AVG
1	LF	Yoshi Tsutsugo (L)	3	1	1	1	.333
2	2B	Brandon Lowe (L)	4	2	0	0	.500
3	DH	Randy Arozarena (R)	4	2	1	2	.500
4	1B	Nate Lowe (L)	4	1	0	0	.250
5	SS	Joey Wendle (L)	4	1	0	0	.250
6	3B	Mike Brosseau (R)	4	2	0	0	.500
7	CF	Kevin Kiermaier (L)	4	0	0	0	.000
8	RF	Brett Phillips (L)	3	0	0	0	.000
9	C	Michael Perez (L)	4	0	0	0	.000


Opp Pitcher	W	L	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	OBA
Jorge López (R)	0	1	5	1	4.50	1.50	.320

Sep 18 7:35 PM

Confirmed

Rays

(40-20) vs. Alex Cobb (R)


#	Pos	Name	AB	H	RBI	AVG
1	DH	Yoshi Tsutsugo (L)	5	2	0	.400
2	LF	Randy Arozarena (R)	5	0	0	.000
3	2B	Brandon Lowe (L)	4	2	1	.500
4	3B	Mike Brosseau (R)	3	0	0	.000
5	1B	Nate Lowe (L)	3	1	1	.333
6	CF	Manuel Margot (R)	3	0	0	.000
7	RF	Hunter Renfroe (R)	3	0	0	.000
8	SS	Willy Adames (R)	4	0	0	.000
9	C	Michael Perez (L)	2	0	0	.000


Opp Pitcher	W	L	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	OBA
Alex Cobb (R)	0	1	5	3	3.00	1.17	.182

Sep 17 7:50 PM

Confirmed

Rays

(40-20) vs. Bruce Zimmermann (L)


#	Pos	Name	AB	H	HR	RBI	AVG
1	CF	Manuel Margot (R)	3	1	0	0	.333
2	3B	Yandy Díaz (R)	-	-	-	-	-
3	LF	Austin Meadows (L)	-	-	-	-	-
4	1B	Mike Brosseau (R)	2	0	0	0	.000
5	SS	Willy Adames (R)	4	2	1	3	.500
6	DH	José Martínez (R)	-	-	-	-	-
7	RF	Hunter Renfroe (R)	2	1	1	1	.500
8	2B	Joey Wendle (L)	2	2	1	3	1.000
9	C	Mike Zunino (R)	-	-	-	-	-