Rays OF Brandon Guyer's home run Wednesday in his first at-bat coming off the disabled list was the first major leaguer to do so since the Mets' David Wright in August 2015, according to Elias. .

OF Brandon Guyer played well in his first game back off the disabled list, hitting a solo home run and an RBI double to bring in half the runs in the Rays' 4-0 win over Boston on Wednesday. Guyer, out three weeks with a hamstring injury, handled himself well hitting fifth in the order, though he's generally used more near the top of the lineup.

Cincinnati Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton left Wednesday's game in the first inning with a facial contusion after being struck in the face by a line drive.With two runners aboard in the first inning, Anthony Rizzo hit a liner to left-center field.Left fielder Adam Duvall and Hamilton converged on the ball and nearly collided. The ball caromed off Duvall's glove and struck Hamilton near his left eye while Rizzo raced home for an inside the park homer to stake the Cubs to an early lead.After being visited by trainers, Hamilton walked off the field through the outfield bullpen gate. Tyler Holt replaced him in center.Hamilton is in concussion protocol for the second time this season.--The Arizona Diamondbacks are uncertain about Zack Greinke's availability for his next scheduled start Monday after he left Tuesday's game with soreness in his left oblique muscle. "We'll see how he comes in (Friday), if he's able to throw," manager Chip Hale said. "If he's not able to throw, there's no way,"... [More]

OF Brandon Guyer, on the disabled list since June 5 with a strained hamstring, was activated after the Tuesday game and can play in Wednesday's series finale. The Rays still have three key outfielders out with injuries, but Guyer has been a spark near the top of the batting order, adding speed to their lineup.

OF Brandon Guyer, who has been on the disabled list since June 5 with a hamstring strain, was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte after completing a rehab assignment.

OF Brandon Guyer, one of four Rays outfielders on the disabled list, was scheduled to DH for Class A Charlotte on Tuesday as he continues his rehab assignment.

OF Brandon Guyer was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain. Guyer, who is hitting .271 with six homers and 14 RBIs in 40 games this season, said he hopes to be back as soon as his 15 days are up.

RF Brandon Guyer got the day off on Saturday. Guyer is hitting .103 with three hits in 29 at-bats in seven games since May 28.

LF Brandon Guyer had two of the Rays' six hits and scored their only run, continuing as a spark at the top of the Tampa Bay batting order. He manufactured the run in the third, advancing on a groundout and wild pitch and scoring on an RBI single by Evan Longoria.

RF Brandon Guyer was 1-for-4 with his 10th double of the season. Guyer, who has gotten more at-bats in the leadoff position with Logan Forsythe on the injured list, is batting .313 this season.

OF Brandon Guyer continues to be a surprise source of power for the Rays, hitting a solo home run, his sixth of the year, for Tampa Bay's only run. Guyer's production at the top of the lineup (.315 average) has helped the Rays as they've missed having Logan Forsythe leading off.

CF Brandon Guyer, who had six RBIs entering the game, drove in five in the first four innings Sunday with two home runs and a sacrifice fly.

OF Brandon Guyer is on pace to break the major-league record for being hit by a pitch.Hughie Jennings of the 1896 Baltimore Orioles in the National League was hit 51 times. At Guyer's current rate, he would be hit 54 times.

OF Brandon Guyer is hitting .400 (14 for 35) over his last 12 games since April 16, increasing his season on-base percentage during that time from .167 to .466. Guyer was hit by a pitch twice on Friday against the Angels, raising his major league-leading total to nine. He led the American League in that category last year, getting plunked 24 times.

OF Brandon Guyer leads the majors in getting hit by a pitch (seven). He led the American League last year, getting hit 24 times.

OF Brandon Guyer is also lobbying hard for an everyday role, hitting a home run and single and raising his average to .333. Desmond Jennings, fresh from an 0-for-26 slump, may be on the bench.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Steve Pearce and Brandon Guyer, who opened the season on the Rays' bench, continue to make strong cases to stay in everyday roles with their production while others are mired in slumps.Pearce, who opened the year in a platoon at first base with Logan Morrison, came through with a three-run go-ahead home run in the sixth for a 5-2 lead. With that one swing, he had three more RBIs than Morrison has had all season, with a .094 average in 64 at-bats. He had a home run in Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers as well.Guyer, too, opened the scoring with a solo home run and later singled and scored, stepping up while regular left fielder Desmond Jennings was stuck in an 0-for-26 slump. He ended with an eighth-inning single."BG (Guyer) and Pearce both are really igniting us right now," manager Kevin Cash said. "They're making some decisions difficult, how we'll have to factor in continuing to get them in the lineup. They're picking up the offense quite a bit."The Rays need consistent hitting -- they entered Wednesday's game with just a .221 team batting average and strikeouts in 29 percent of their at-bats. A more permanent change in the batting order could solve that if Wednesday is any indication.

DH Brandon Guyer was 2-for-4 with a run scored. He was also hit by a pitch for the seventh time this season -- tops in the majors. Guyer has been hit 31 times since the start of the 2015 season with 25 of them coming against left-handed pitchers.

LF Brandon Guyer went 2-for-4 with a single and a double and has raised his average to .355. With the Rays struggling to find offense Guyer could be in line for more at bats when manager Kevin Cash decides to make changes in the lineup.

LF Brandon Guyer tied a major league record by getting hit by a pitch three times on Thursday. He was hit 24 times last season at said it's not his "instinct" to get out of the way. Price hit him twice and wasn't happy about the second one, saying, "I was teammates with Brandon for quite a while when we were in Tampa. He's one of the two guys that I played with over there that they're not going to get out of the way. If you miss in, or it's really close in, they're going to wear it. Him and Kelly Shoppach are the two guys that I've seen do that really well.