Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Monday's 8-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. He accounted for the entire Rays offense with a solo shot off Blue Jays pitchers Trevor Richards in the ninth inning. The 25-year-old has had mixed results in September, hitting .200 (6-for-30) with three home runs, six RBI, five runs, and seven strikeouts over eight games. Fantasy managers should continue to start the Rays outfielder in all league formats. Overall, Meadows is slashing .232/.314/.456 with 25 home runs, 99 RBI, 74 runs, and three stolen bases across 545 plate appearances in 2021.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows is not in the starting lineup against Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers Sunday, continuing the trend of sitting against left-handed pitching. In his stead, the Rays will send out Randy Arozarena and Manuel Margot in the outfield corners. Meadows has slashed just .195/.250/.363 over his last 30 games, and he's 0-for-12 in his last three games. Fantasy managers will be hoping the time off gets him back on track, as he's been a key contributor all year with 24 homers and 98 RBI.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows isn't in the starting lineup for a Tuesday matchup with left-handed starter Eduardo Rodriguez and the Boston Red Sox. Meadows has been one of Tampa Bay's best power hitters this season, batting .236 with a .321 on-base percentage, 24 home runs, and three stolen bases in 527 plate appearances. It'll be Randy Arozarena, Kevin Kiermaier, and Manuel Margot from left to right in the outfield against Rodriguez and the Red Sox. Arozarena is likely rostered in most leagues, but Margot could be worth a look as a streaming option in some deeper leagues. In 91 plate appearances since the beginning of August, Margot is hitting .295 with a .367 on-base percentage, one home run, and three stolen bases. The 26-year-old is batting sixth on Tuesday.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows went 1-for-5 with an inside-the-park home run during Monday's 11-10 win over the Boston Red Sox. He flashed his speed and scored the tying run with an inside-the-park home run on Monday. The 26-year-old sits against southpaws and found himself on the bench in three of the last six games. Meadows is starting to heat up and has now driven in a run in seven straight games. The Rays outfielder is slashing .236/.321/.462 with 24 home runs, 97 RBI, 72 runs scored, and three stolen bases over 527 plate appearances in 2021. Meadows may sit against lefties occasionally but produces enough to be a quality fantasy asset rest of the season.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins. He drilled a two-run shot to right-center field to give the Rays a 5-4 lead. The 26-year-old sits against southpaws and found himself on the bench in three of the last five games. Meadows is starting to heat up and has now logged a hit in five straight games. The Rays outfielder is slashing .237/.322/.458 with 23 home runs, 96 RBI, 71 runs scored, and three stolen bases across 522 plate appearances in 2021. Meadows remains a solid option, but fantasy managers should expect him to sit against lefties most nights.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows isn't starting on Wednesday. Tampa Bay will take on the Boston Red Sox and left-hander Chris Sale but will do so with one of their best hitters on the bench. Meadows is batting .234 with a .321 on-base percentage, 22 home runs, and three stolen bases in 514 plate appearances this season. It'll be Jordan Luplow starting in left field in place of Meadows and batting seventh. Luplow is worth a look as a streaming option on Wednesday, but only in deeper leagues where on-base percentage is part of the scoring. The 27-year-old is hitting .168 with a .318 on-base percentage and eight home runs in 151 plate appearances this year.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk, and an additional run scored during Sunday's 12-8 win over the Baltimore Orioles. He blasted a two-run shot off Paul Frye to give the Rays a 5-2 lead. Meadows and Joey Wendle went back-to-back on consecutive pitches. The 26-year-old is slashing .235/.323/.456 with 22 home runs, 91 RBI, 68 runs scored, and three stolen bases over 505 plate appearances in 2021. Meadows has sat the bench in two of the Rays' last four games but remains a solid option in all league formats after posting a .779 OPS this season.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows isn't in the starting lineup on Saturday for a matchup with the Baltimore Orioles and left-hander John Means. Meadows is hitting .236 with a .323 on-base percentage, 21 home runs, and three stolen bases in 498 plate appearances this season. Randy Arozarena will be starting in Meadows' place in left field and batting leadoff. There's a good chance Arozarena is rostered in your league, but if you're looking for a streaming option from Tampa Bay's lineup, Jordan Luplow could be worth a look in deeper leagues where on-base percentage is part of the scoring. The 27-year-old starts most games in the outfield but is in the lineup at first base tonight. He's batting seventh. In 145 plate appearances this season, Luplow is hitting .161 with a .317 on-base percentage, seven home runs, and an excellent 17.2% walk rate.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI during Sunday's 9-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. He had a pair of RBI singles and hit an RBI double, driving in three runs on Sunday. The 26-year-old has now recorded 11 RBI over his last seven games. Meadows is slashing .238/.327/.459 with 21 home runs, 88 RBI, 65 runs scored, and three stolen bases in 2021. The Rays outfielder has bounced back this season after an abysmal 2020 campaign. He has seen his OPS jump from .667 last year to .785 in 2021. Meadows should remain in fantasy lineups as he emerges as one of the top outfielders in the game.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI during Thursday's 8-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles. He hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning to give the Rays a 7-2 lead. The 26-year-old slapped a ground-rule double to left field in the eighth frame driving in his second run of the game. Meadows is currently in a 3-for-22 slump at the plate but has been a steady producer in 2021. The Rays outfielder is slashing .234/.323/.460 with 21 home runs, 81 RBI, 65 runs scored, and three stolen bases over 474 plate appearances. Despite the recent slump, fantasy managers should continue to start Meadows in all league formats as he should be able to turn things around soon.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double, and a strikeout in Sunday's 9-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles. He blasted a solo shot off Jorge Lopez to deep right field to trim the Orioles lead 4-2. It was his 21st long ball of the season. The 26-year-old is slashing .242/.328/.475 with 21 home runs, 77 RBI, 62 runs scored, and three stolen bases over 442 plate appearances in 2021. Meadows has been an offensive force in 2021 and has seen his ISO jump from .167 last year to .226 this season. Fantasy managers should continue to roll with Meadows as he emerges as one of the top outfielders in the game.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows went 3-for-5 with two home runs, five RBI, and three runs scored during Thursday's 14-0 win over the Yankees. He blasted a three-run shot off Gerrit Cole in the bottom of the first inning to give the Rays a 4-0 lead. He later took Albert Abreu deep in the sixth inning for his second long ball of the game. It was the 26-year-old's second multi-homer effort over his last four games. Meadows is having an excellent bounce-back season in 2021 after a disappointing 2020 campaign, slashing .243/.330/.480 with 20 home runs, 76 RBI, 59 runs scored, and three stolen bases over 412 plate appearances.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Luis Patiño outpitched Gerrit Cole, Brett Phillips hit a grand slam during a 10-run sixth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by routing the New York Yankees 14-0 on Thursday. Patiño (2-2) allowed three hits in six innings. The 21-year-old right-hander, acquired in the trade that sent Blake Snell to San Diego last December, struck out eight and walked two. Cole (10-6) gave up a season-high eight runs — seven earned — on six hits over 5 1/3 innings and saw his ERA jump from 2.74 to 3.11. He had 10 strikeouts and two walks. Austin Meadows homered twice and drove in five runs for the Rays. Louis Head and Ryan Sherriff completed a four-hitter. All nine batters in the Rays’ lineup reached base in the sixth. It was the biggest scoring inning by Tampa Bay since a 10-run fifth at Miami on June 5, 2008. NATIONALS 3, PHILLIES 1, GAME 1 PHILLIES 11, NATIONALS 8, 8 INNINGS, GAME 2 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Scherzer delivered a signature performance in... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Luis Patiño outpitched Gerrit Cole, Brett Phillips hit a grand slam during a 10-run sixth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by routing the New York Yankees 14-0 on Thursday. Patiño (2-2) allowed three hits in six innings. The 21-year-old right-hander, acquired in the trade that sent Blake Snell to San Diego last December, struck out eight and walked two. Cole (10-6) gave up a season-high eight runs — seven earned — on six hits over 5 1/3 innings and saw his ERA jump from 2.74 to 3.11. He had 10 strikeouts and two walks. Austin Meadows homered twice and drove in five runs for the Rays. Louis Head and Ryan Sherriff completed a four-hitter. All nine batters in the Rays’ lineup reached base in the sixth. It was the biggest scoring inning by Tampa Bay since a 10-run fifth at Miami on June 5, 2008. NATIONALS 3, PHILLIES 1, GAME 1 PHILLIES 11, NATIONALS 8, 8 INNINGS, GAME 2 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Scherzer delivered a signature performance in... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Luis Patiño outpitched Gerrit Cole, Brett Phillips hit a grand slam during a 10-run sixth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by routing the New York Yankees 14-0 on Thursday. Patiño (2-2) allowed three hits in six innings. The 21-year-old right-hander, acquired in the trade that sent Blake Snell to San Diego last December, struck out eight and walked two. Cole (10-6) gave up a season-high eight runs — seven earned — on six hits over 5 1/3 innings and saw his ERA jump from 2.74 to 3.11. He had 10 strikeouts and two walks. Austin Meadows homered twice and drove in five runs for the Rays. Louis Head and Ryan Sherriff completed a four-hitter. All nine batters in the Rays’ lineup reached base in the sixth. It was the biggest scoring inning by Tampa Bay since a 10-run fifth at Miami on June 5, 2008. NATIONALS 3, PHILLIES 1, GAME 1 PHILLIES 11, NATIONALS 8, 8 INNINGS, GAME 2 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Scherzer delivered a signature performance in... [More]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Luis Patiño outpitched Gerrit Cole, Brett Phillips hit a grand slam during a 10-run sixth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by routing the New York Yankees 14-0 on Thursday. Patiño (2-2) allowed three hits in six innings. The 21-year-old right-hander, acquired in the trade that sent Blake Snell to San Diego last December, struck out eight and walked two. Cole (10-6) gave up a season-high eight runs — seven earned — on six hits over 5 1/3 innings and saw his ERA jump from 2.74 to 3.11. He had 10 strikeouts and two walks. Austin Meadows homered twice and drove in five runs for the Rays. Louis Head and Ryan Sherriff completed a four-hitter. All nine batters in the Rays’ lineup reached base in the sixth. It was the biggest scoring inning by Tampa Bay since a 10-run fifth at Miami on June 5, 2008. NATIONALS 3, PHILLIES 1, GAME 1 PHILLIES 11, NATIONALS 8, 8 INNINGS, GAME 2 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Scherzer delivered a signature performance in... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Patrick Sandoval had his no-hit bid broken up with one out in the ninth inning on a soft double by rookie Brent Rooker and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Saturday night. Sandoval, a 24-year-old lefty who began the game with a 3-13 career record, struck out a career-high 13. There have already been seven no-hitters in the majors this season. The big league record of eight was set in 1884, the first year overhand pitching was permitted. The Twins hadn’t come close to a hit until Rooker, who fanned his first three times up, flared an opposite-field fly that fell just inside the line in right. Sandoval (3-4) smiled after the ball fell, retired the next batter and then was pulled after 108 pitches. He walked one and hit two. Closer Raisel Iglesias allowed an RBI double to Josh Donaldson before getting his 21st save in 25 chances. José Berríos (7-5) allowed two unearned runs in seven innings in perhaps his final start for Minnesota. ASTROS 4, RANGERS... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Patrick Sandoval had his no-hit bid broken up with one out in the ninth inning on a soft double by rookie Brent Rooker and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Saturday night. Sandoval, a 24-year-old lefty who began the game with a 3-13 career record, struck out a career-high 13. There have already been seven no-hitters in the majors this season. The big league record of eight was set in 1884, the first year overhand pitching was permitted. The Twins hadn’t come close to a hit until Rooker, who fanned his first three times up, flared an opposite-field fly that fell just inside the line in right. Sandoval (3-4) smiled after the ball fell, retired the next batter and then was pulled after 108 pitches. He walked one and hit two. Closer Raisel Iglesias allowed an RBI double to Josh Donaldson before getting his 21st save in 25 chances. José Berríos (7-5) allowed two unearned runs in seven innings in perhaps his final start for Minnesota. ASTROS 4, RANGERS... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Patrick Sandoval had his no-hit bid broken up with one out in the ninth inning on a soft double by rookie Brent Rooker and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Saturday night. Sandoval, a 24-year-old lefty who began the game with a 3-13 career record, struck out a career-high 13. There have already been seven no-hitters in the majors this season. The big league record of eight was set in 1884, the first year overhand pitching was permitted. The Twins hadn’t come close to a hit until Rooker, who fanned his first three times up, flared an opposite-field fly that fell just inside the line in right. Sandoval (3-4) smiled after the ball fell, retired the next batter and then was pulled after 108 pitches. He walked one and hit two. Closer Raisel Iglesias allowed an RBI double to Josh Donaldson before getting his 21st save in 25 chances. José Berríos (7-5) allowed two unearned runs in seven innings in perhaps his final start for Minnesota. ASTROS 4, RANGERS... [More]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Patrick Sandoval had his no-hit bid broken up with one out in the ninth inning on a soft double by rookie Brent Rooker and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Saturday night. Sandoval, a 24-year-old lefty who began the game with a 3-13 career record, struck out a career-high 13. There have already been seven no-hitters in the majors this season. The big league record of eight was set in 1884, the first year overhand pitching was permitted. The Twins hadn’t come close to a hit until Rooker, who fanned his first three times up, flared an opposite-field fly that fell just inside the line in right. Sandoval (3-4) smiled after the ball fell, retired the next batter and then was pulled after 108 pitches. He walked one and hit two. Closer Raisel Iglesias allowed an RBI double to Josh Donaldson before getting his 21st save in 25 chances. José Berríos (7-5) allowed two unearned runs in seven innings in perhaps his final start for Minnesota. ASTROS 4, RANGERS... [More]