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Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Collin McHugh (31) returns to the dugout after pitching against the New York Yankees in the 10th inning at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on Sunday, April 11, 2021. (Photo by Ivy Ceballo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS/Sipa USA) TNS Originally posted on MLB Trade Rumors | By Anthony Franco | Last updated 4/18/21
The Rays placed reliever Collin McHugh on the 10-day injured list with a back strain, relays Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (Twitter link). Fellow righty Chris Mazza, who had recently been optioned, was recalled to take his place in the bullpen. It’s yet another injury for the Rays’ relief core, which had already lost Nick Anderson, Chaz Roe and Pete Fairbanks in the season’s early going. McHugh, signed to a one-year deal over the offseason, has pitched 5.1 innings for Tampa Bay to this point, allowing eight runs (six earned) but striking out five with just one wa
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The Royals long homestand concludes with a visit from the American League champion Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays went 40-20 last season in a pretty magical season for them. After coming close to winning it all, they kept their position player core together, but they dealt Blake Snell to the Padres and lost Charlie Morton to the Braves in free agency. The calculus there was that they have enough pitching to endure the loss of both of them to keep payroll down. And they can pitch, but that’s a lot of reliability, even for two guys who don’t necessarily get deep in games, out the door, leaving them with a lot of unprovens. They’ve won with unprovens before, though.
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