DH Lucas Duda hit a solo home run in the first inning, his sixth since being acquired by the Rays on July 28. He has two home runs, a double and three RBIs in five games against the Blue Jays this season.

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1B Lucas Duda hit his 21st homer of the season, a two-run shot in the third inning of the 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday. It was only his fourth homer of the season with a runner on base. He has hit four homers in 17 games since joining the Rays in a trade with the New York Mets.

DH Lucas Duda continued his struggles, going 0-for-3 Sunday with two strikeouts against the Indians. After reaching base in his first nine games since being traded from the Mets, Duda is now in an 0-for-15 slump and is hitting .133 in his last 10 games.

1B Lucas Duda went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. He is 0-for-12 in his last three games after reaching base in the first nine contests after he was traded from the Mets at the deadline. He's hitting .148 over his last nine games.

1B Lucas Duda was scratched before the game with a left thumb bruise -- he had just seen his nine-game on-base streak end in Tuesday's loss. Duda has been a reliable bat since being acquired from the Mets. As much as the Rays are struggling at the plate, they need him back healthy soon.

1B/DH Lucas Duda struck out as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning on Tuesday night and snapped his 10-game on-base streak since joining the Rays.

DH Lucas Duda has now reached base in all 10 games since joining the Rays. He added two hits Sunday and has a .463 on-base percentage since he was acquired from the Mets. Tampa Bay's bats have been quiet this weekend, but Duda continues to be a reliable addition to their lineup.

DH Lucas Duda continued his strong hitting to begin his Rays career -- he had a single and has reached base in all nine games since coming to the Rays. Add in seven walks and he has a .459 on-base percentage, with three home runs as well.

1B Lucas Duda walked in the eighth inning and has reached base in all seven games since joining the Rays. That's the longest on-base streak to begin a career with the Rays since 2008 when Erick Aybar reached base in his first eight games wth the Rays.

1B Lucas Duda recorded a pair of hits and has hit safely and scored in each of his five games since joining the Rays via trade. That ties the longest streak in franchise history for a player to record a hit and a run scored in his first five games with the organization (Brendan Harris, 2007). Duda is batting .375 with three home runs, a double, four RBIs and six runs in five games with the Rays.

1B/DH Lucas Duda was activated by the Rays after being acquired in Thursday's trade with the New York Mets. He played first base and batted fourth in his first game after spending his entire career with the Mets. Duda met a sizable contingent of media in the Rays dugout about two hours before his first game. Duda will be used as a DH at times and when asked about preparing for only hitting, he said: "I haven't done it a lot. I'm going to have to find the right concoction of things to do. Whether it's riding the bike, watching video, stretch, hit in the cage; whatever it is I'll make it work." After giving his first press interview as a Ray, Duda became the 25th player in Rays history to homer in his debut with the team.

OF/1B Lucas Duda was acquired Thursday from the New York Mets. Reports began circulating about the trade late Thursday afternoon and the Rays announced the deal about an hour before the first pitch. Duda will likely become the team's DH, with Corey Dickerson going to left field. Duda, who began his career with the Mets in 2010, is hitting .246 with 17 homers and 37 RBIs in 75 games in his final year before reaching free agency for the first time.

1B Lucas Duda hit his 125th homer Thursday when he went deep in the first inning. He became the seventh player in team history to get at least 125 homers with the Mets. He entered Thursday tied with C Todd Hundley for seventh place on the club's all-time list.

1B Lucas Duda returned to the starting lineup Saturday, when he went 2-for-4 with a double and a long solo homer in the Mets' 7-6 win over the Phillies. Duda doubled in his first at-bat before homering into the Home Run Apple located well beyond the center-field wall in his second plate appearance. The homer was the 122nd career round-tripper for Duda, who moved into a tie for eighth place on the Mets' all-time list with former OF Kevin McReynolds. A stomach bug limited Duda to one pinch-hitting appearance over the previous three games. Duda is batting .257 with 14 homers and 30 RBIs in 56 games this season.

1B Lucas Duda (illness) didn't start for the third straight game Friday. Duda, who sat out Wednesday's game due to a stomach issue before striking out as a pinch-hitter on Thursday, was scheduled to start at first base Friday but was scratched a little less than two hours before first pitch. He is day-to-day. Duda is batting .251 with 13 homers and 29 RBIs in 55 games this season.

1B Lucas Duda went 2-for-5 with a RBI single in the first inning Tuesday. He has reached base in safely in 21 of his last 23 games. He has 14s RBIs in his past 14 games, and he is 6-for-9 with three doubles and five RBIs in four career games at Globe Life Park.

1B Lucas Duda remained red-hot Saturday when he went 2-for-4 in the Mets' 4-2 victory over the Pirates. Duda doubled in the first, struck out in the third and singled in the sixth before grounding out in the eighth. He is batting .383 with six homers and 14 RBIs in his last 12 games and has reached base safely in 20 of his last 21 games. Overall this season, Duda is batting .278 with 10 homers and 21 RBIs.

1B Lucas Duda continued his hot hitting Friday night, when he went 2-for-3 with a pair of homers in the Mets' 12-7 loss to the Pirates. Duda belted a two-run homer in the second inning before capping a five-run fifth inning with a solo shot. It was the 16th career multi-homer game for Duda, whose 118 homers are tied for 10th-most in team history with Ed Kranepool. Duda is batting .372 (16-for-43) with four homers and 14 RBIs in his last 11 games and has reached base safely in 19 of his last 20 games. Overall this season, Duda is batting .270 with 10 homers and 21 RBIs in 33 games.

1B Lucas Duda picked up in June where he left off in May on Thursday, when he went 2-for-4 in the Mets' 2-1 loss to the Brewers. Duda is batting .350 with four homers and 11 RBIs in his last 10 games and has reached base safely in 18 of his last 19 contests. Overall this season, Duda is hitting .259 with eight homers and 18 RBIs in 32 games.