OF Colby Rasmus went 1-for-3 with three walks, getting a double and scoring twice to raise his season average to .250. He missed the first month of the season but has been a valuable bat in the middle of the Rays' batting order since returning healthy.

OF Colby Rasmus had one of the Rays' three hits Sunday, but also struck out twice and is only hitting .154 after missing the first month of the season with a groin injury. He'll get back to form, but the Rays need more of their bats getting into rhythm to avoid frustrating losses like Sunday's 2-1 setback.

OF Colby Rasmus got his first hit with the Rays and ended his 0-for-24 slump by hitting a two-run homer in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Blue Jays. Rasmus is working his way into the daily lineup after missing the first month of the season with a groin injury, a welcome addition for the Rays at the plate and in the field.

OF Colby Rasmus (hip surgery) was activated. The Rays signed him in January knowing that he likely would not be ready for the start of the season. But then, while playing a rehab game in the minors, he collided with a fellow outfielder, setting him back for at least a week. Rasmus, 30, was the St. Louis Cardinals' first-round pick in 2005, signing out of a high school in Alabama. Rasmus, in his eighth big-league season, has also played with the Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros. He has a career .744 OPS.

OF Colby Rasmus (hip surgery) was 1-for-4 with a home run and a walk Sunday for Double-A Montgomery, where he was 2-for-20 on his rehabilitation assignment. He is expected to rejoin the Rays Monday in Miami but probably will not be activated until later in the week.

OF Colby Rasmus (hip surgery) will rejoin the Rays on Monday at the earliest. He will continue his rehabilitation assignment with Double-A Montgomery through the weekend. He is 1-for-16 in five games.

OF Colby Rasmus (hip surgery) was scheduled to play on rehab assignments Wednesday and Thursday at Double-A Montgomery. The Rays will decide his next move after Thursday's action.

OF Colby Rasmus (groin) got the day off Tuesday for his rehab assignment at Double-A Montgomery. The plan now is for him to play Wednesday and Thursday, manager Kevin Cash said. "Then, we'll revisit it and see how he feels," Cash said. "All the reports say all is going well."

OF Colby Rasmus (hip surgery) is close to resuming a rehab assignment. The team's medical staff is figuring out where to send him and when they do, the rehab assignment could take place this weekend. Rasmus began a rehab assignment with Class A Port Charlotte last week but it was halted when he collided with another outfielder.

OF Colby Rasmus (hip/groin) will also start the season on the disabled list, and while he could serve as a DH, he's not expected to join the team until he is healthy enough to handle a defensive role in the outfield. Some of this was expected when he signed, but his absence isn't expected to carry on very long.

OF Colby Rasmus has been playing spring training games as a designated hitter for the Rays, but he said on Saturday that he expects to begin the season on the disabled list. Rasmus told the Tampa Bay Times that he still cannot run well enough to play in the field because he has considerable discomfort as a result of the hip and core muscle repair surgery he underwent in the off-season."We've been trying to progress up to that point, but it's probably looking like I'm going to start on the DL," Rasmus told the Times. "It's not nothing major but I don't feel that I'm ready to run something down in the gap for nine innings. "I've been doing a lot of outfield work and it feels pretty good, but I don't think I'm quite to that point yet." Rasmus might miss only six games. "We'll just have to see how it goes day by day," he said. "I had hoped that I would be able to maybe DH, but that's not what they're looking for me to do." With Rasmus' status uncertain, outfielder Mallex Smith probably will make the Opening Day roster, and he might be the starter in left field.

Even though Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Colby Rasmus has been playing in spring training games as a designated hitter, he said on Saturday that he expects to begin the season on the disabled list.Rasmus told the Tampa Bay Times that he still cannot run well enough to play in the field because he has considerable discomfort as a result of the hip and core muscle repair surgery he underwent."We've been trying to progress up to that point, but it's probably looking like I'm going to start on the DL," Rasmus told the Times. "It's not nothing major but I don't feel that I'm ready to run something down in the gap for nine innings. "I've been doing a lot of outfield work and it feels pretty good, but I don't think I'm quite to that point yet."Rasmus might miss only six games."We'll just have to see how it goes day by day," he said. "I had hoped that I would be able to maybe DH, but that's not what they're looking for me to do."With Rasmus' status uncertain, outfielder Mallex Smith probably will make the Opening Day roster, and he might be the starter in left field.Rasmus, 30, signed a one-year deal with the Rays as a free agent in January after hitting .206 with 15 home runs for the Houston Astros last season.

OF Colby Rasmus will see a specialist on Tuesday in Philadelphia for a hip/groin issue that has sidelined him for more than a week. He made his last start on Sept. 16 at Seattle and pinch hit the following two games. Rasmus, who signed a one-year, $15.8 million contract during the offseason, is not expected to return this season.

OF Colby Rasmus will see a specialist on Tuesday in Philadelphia for a hip/groin issue that has sidelined him for more than a week. He made his last start on Sept. 16 at Seattle and pinch-hit the following two games. Rasmus, who signed a one-year, $15.8 million contract during the offseason, is not expected to return this season.

OF Colby Rasmus missed his third straight game Wednesday against Oakland and remained day-to-day because of what manager A.J. Hinch described as "a lot of different" physical problems. "He's less than 100 percent and he doesn't feel good enough," Hinch said. "I don't know what tomorrow brings. Just an overall frustrating year for him and certainly difficult for us to have a player you can't use." Rasmus missed 23 games in August when he had surgery to remove a cyst in his right ear.

BALTIMORE -- Matt Wieters hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning, giving the Baltimore Orioles a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the middle game of a crucial three-game series Tuesday night.The Orioles (72-60) pulled within three games of first-place Toronto (75-57) in the American League East race. Baltimore snapped the Blue Jays' four-game winning streak with the key victory, as a loss would have left the Orioles five back with only 30 games left.Jonathan Schoop started the game-winning rally with a two-out walk off Jason Grilli (4-2). Wieters then crushed the first pitch for a two-run homer to right that snapped a 3-3 tie.Brad Brach (8-2) got the victory thanks to 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Zach Britton came on the ninth and earned his 39th save in 39 chances this season.Rangers 8, Mariners 7ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rougned Odor was 3-for-5, including a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth, in Texas' comeback victory over Seattle.Odor... [More]

LF Colby Rasmus was reinstated from the disabled list Tuesday and made his first start since Aug. 4. Rasmus landed on the 15-day DL the following day and subsequently had surgery to remove a cyst in his right ear. He failed to record a multi-hit game over the last 20 games (18 starts) prior to his DL stint and hit .057 with two home runs and nine RBIs during that span.

LF Colby Rasmus homered in his first plate appearance in his first game off the disabled list. Rasmus was placed on the DL on Aug. 5 and subsequently had surgery to remove a cyst from his right ear. It marked his 13th home run this season, and Rasmus also recorded his 13th outfield assist earlier in the second inning. His 13 outfield assists are the most by a Houston left fielder since Richard Hidalgo had 13 in 1999.

OF Colby Rasmus has initiated baseball activities as he continues his return from surgery to remove a cyst in his right ear. Rasmus was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Aug. 5 and, while non-committal on a timeline for his return, is hopeful to be back in the lineup within two weeks.

OF Colby Rasmus was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a cyst in his right ear. He will not make the upcoming road trip through Minnesota and Toronto. Rasmus has been in a prolonged slump, recording his last multi-hit game on June 28 against the Angels. He is batting .057 with two home runs and nine RBIs in 20 games since July 1.