Palacios isn't in the Rays' lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Palacios will catch a day off after belting a two-run home run during Friday's win in the first game of the series. While he rests, Amed Rosario will start at the keystone and bat sixth.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Seeing playing time at second base
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Palacios went 1-for-3 with a stolen base Friday against the Yankees.
Palacios lost playing time in the outfield upon Josh Lowe's return, but he has started four of the Rays' last six games at second base. That's primarily displaced Amed Rosario, though both Palacios and Rosario are likely to get further squeezed for playing time when Jonathan Aranda (finger) and Brandon Lowe (oblique) -- both currently on rehab assignments -- are activated from the injured list.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Heads to bench in Lowe's return
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Palacios is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Palacios has served as a strong-side platoon player in right field for much of the season, but his opportunities in the outfield could be more scarce moving forward with Josh Lowe (hamstring) coming off the 10-day injured list Monday after Jonny DeLuca was activated just three days earlier. Perhaps in preparation to the incoming logjam in the outfield, Palacios has been given more exposure to second base, where he started both of the past two games. He could end up forming a platoon at that spot with the right-handed-hitting Amed Rosario, though it'll be Rosario who gets the starting nod Monday versus White Sox righty Mike Clevinger. Palacios has been one of the better-performing hitters for the Rays this season, posting an .87O OPS while going 5-for-5 in stolen-base attempts across his 95 plate appearances.
Palacios is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Mets.
Palacios has been an everyday starter for the Rays lately with Jose Siri dealing with a suspension and Josh Lowe (hamstring) on the 10-day IL. However, the newly recalled Jonny DeLuca will fill in at center field Friday.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Steals fourth bag
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Palacios went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run and a stolen base Wednesday against the Brewers.
Palacios was the lone offensive bright spot for the Rays on Wednesday, and he now has three multi-hit efforts in his last five starts. He also stole his third base in that span Wednesday, bringing his total to four on the season. Palacios has a large-side platoon role in right field and has maintained an impressive 163 wRC+ and .395 wOBA across 87 plate appearances on the campaign.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Posts big stat line in loss
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Palacios went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, two RBI, three walks and two stolen bases in Saturday's extra-inning loss to the White Sox.
Palacios put up a salivating fantasy stat line Saturday, reaching base six times and contributing both a two-run homer and a pair of steals. The outfielder had been in a bit of a slump coming in, collecting just one hit over his previous 11 at-bats. Overall, Palacios is slashing .298/.429/.491 with three homers, five RBI, 13 runs, three thefts and a 12:18 BB:K while largely serving on the strong side of a right-field platoon in the absence of Josh Lowe (oblique/hamstring).
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Rare day off against righty
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Palacios is not in Friday's lineup against the White Sox.
Palacios rarely sits against righties, but he's on the bench to start this one against Chris Flexen. Randy Arozarena, Jose Siri and Amed Rosario will start in the Rays' outfield from left to right.
Palacios is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers.
The lefty-hitting Palacios will exit the lineup with southpaw Tarik Skubal on the mound for Detroit, enabling Amed Rosario to get another turn as the Rays' starting right fielder. Palacios and Rosario have largely been deployed in a platoon this season, but the Rays have been making more of an effort to get Rosario regular at-bats against right-handed pitching while he's been swinging a hot bat of late. For his part, Palacios has done well to ward off Rosario thus far, as he enters Monday's contest with a .304/.429/.478 slash line across 56 plate appearances.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Slugs second homer
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Palacios went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Yankees.
The 26-year-old took Clarke Schmidt deep in the sixth inning for the game's first run, Palacios' his second long ball of the year. He has been on a tear of late in his strong-side platoon role, collecting multiple hits in four of his last six starts while batting .400 (10-for-25) with two doubles and a homer. Palacios' performance could have the Rays re-thinking their outfield alignment, as Josh Lowe (oblique) began his rehab assignment Friday playing center field instead of right field, suggesting it's Jose Siri who might lose his spot when Lowe returns, and not the Palacios-Amed Rosario tandem.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Gets day off vs. lefty
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Palacios is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.
Palacios will hit the bench for the third time in four days, with all three of his absences coming against left-handed pitchers. He continues to hold down a strong-side platoon role in the corner outfield, but he'll give way to Amed Rosario on Wednesday.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Productive in Tuesday's win
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Palacios went 2-for-6 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI in Tuesday's 7-6 extra-innings win over the Angels.
The 26-year-old outfielder produced his third multi-hit performance in his last four starts, a stretch in which Palacios is batting .368 (7-for-19). Despite the surge, time is ticking on his stint as a regular part of the Tampa Bay lineup, as Josh Lowe (oblique) is set to begin a rehab assignment later this week. Through 44 plate appearances this season, Palacios is slashing .270/.386/.378 with one homer, one steal, two RBI and six runs.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Settling into key role
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Palacios went 3-for-4 Saturday against the Giants.
Palacios has been in a large-side platoon role to begin the season, primarily batting fifth in the Rays' order. However, with the team's top three lefty hitters each sidelined -- Josh Lowe (oblique), Brandon Lowe (oblique) and Jonathan Aranda (finger) -- Palacios has batted third in consecutive games. Palacios will still sit regularly against lefties, but he should be in a good position to rack up counting stats against right-handed pitching.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Sits against lefty
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Palacios is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The lefty-hitting Palacios rapped out five base hits while starting in right field in each of the past three games, but he'll take a seat for the series finale while southpaw Blake Snell toes the rubber for San Francisco. Amed Rosario checks in for Palacios in right field.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Homers, swipes bag
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Palacios went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and a stolen base in Monday's loss to Texas.
Palacios' solo shot in the seventh inning was his first hit as a Ray. He also stole his first bag of the season. The 26-year-old is now 1-for-8 on the year but has already drawn four walks. Palacios should continue to primarily see time against righties.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Palacios is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
Palacios hit the bench Saturday with Toronto starting a southpaw, and he'll sit again Sunday against right-hander Kevin Gausman. Amed Rosario will receive another start in right field.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: Sitting vs. lefty Saturday
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Palacios is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against Toronto.
The Rays are rolling out an all-right-handed lineup Saturday against Blue Jays lefty Yusei Kikuchi, and Palacios will be replaced by Amed Rosario in right field. Over the first two games of the season, Palacios has gone 0-for-4 with three walks.
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Rays' Richie Palacios: In right field Opening Day
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Palacios will start in right field and bat sixth in Thursday's season opener versus the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The Rays' outfield is a bit banged up, and Palacios will get the first crack in right field in place of Josh Lowe (oblique). Palacios was acquired via trade from the Cardinals over the offseason.
