Wendle went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in a win over the Yankees on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

The hot-hitting infielder launched his second round tripper in as many days off Darren O'Day in the visitors' half of the ninth, giving the Rays a valuable insurance run. Wendle carries a six-game hitting streak and .340/.365/.600 slash across 52 plate appearances into the start of a three-game set against the Royals on Monday night.

Wendle went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Saturday's 6-3 win over the Yankees.

EDGE Analysis

The 30-year-old continued his offensive hot streak Saturday when he Jonathan Loaisiga deep for a two-run shot during the seventh inning. Wendle is 11-for-31 with one homer, three doubles, six runs and five RBI over the past eight games.

Wendle entered Saturday's game against the Yankees hitting .370 (10-for-27) with three doubles, three RBI and five runs over his previous seven contests.

EDGE Analysis

The productive stretch includes a 3-for-5 night in the series-opening win over New York on Friday, Wendle's fourth multi-hit effort of the season. The recent surge is a notable improvement over a more muted start to the season that saw Wendle go 3-for-16 with five strikeouts over his first 16 plate appearances.

Wendle is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

Rays manager Kevin Cash will drop two of his lefty-hitting regulars from the lineup in Wendle and Yoshi Tsutsugo in order to make room for more right-handed bats to counter Yankees southpaw Jordan Montgomery. Wendle had started each of the past three games, going 4-for-9 with a double, two runs and two RBI.

Wendle went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Friday's 10-5 win over the Yankees.

EDGE Analysis

Wendle's two-run double off Nick Nelson in the third inning proved to be decisive as it put the Rays up 5-4, a lead the team would not relinquish. The 30-year-old continues to have a solid start to the season, slashing .300/.300/.550 from the six-hole. He has not drawn a walk yet this year, but he has racked up seven RBI across six games.

Wendle is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Red Sox, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

EDGE Analysis

He is 3-for-11 with one home run, two strikeouts and zero walks through his first three games. Kevin Padlo will get the start at the hot corner with southpaw Martin Perez on the hill for Boston.

Wendle went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a double and a run in a loss to the Marlins on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

The versatile infielder enjoyed a resurgence at the plate during the truncated 2020 season after a dismal and injury-riddled 2019, and early in the new campaign, Wendle seems ready to take things up yet another notch at the plate. Saturday's first multi-hit effort of the season followed a game-winning three-run home run Friday in his 2021 debut.

Wendle went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 6-4 win over the Marlins.

EDGE Analysis

With Tampa down 4-2 in the ninth inning, Wendle crushed an offering from presumptive Miami closer Anthony Bass into the second deck in right field to flip the script. The 30-year-old utility player has never hit more than seven homers in a season and managed only four in 50 games last year, but Wendle made his first blast count in 2021.

Wendle is not starting the first game of the season Thursday against the Marlins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Rays rotate their players heavily, so sitting on Opening Day isn't necessarily indicative of Wendle's future playing time. It's still something of a surprise that he's sitting despite the Marlins starting a righty (Sandy Alcantara), especially with the right-handed Willy Adames and Yandy Diaz making up the left side of the Rays' infield.

Wendle, who'd gone 0-for-10 with four strikeouts over his first six Grapefruit League games, went 3-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run in a Grapefruit League win over the Pirates on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

Thanks to the small sample, Wendle's spring average sprung to .231 with the productive performance. Despite his early struggles, there's not much doubt about the veteran's prowess at the plate after he bounced back from a poor 2019 with a solid .286/.342/.435 slash that included 15 extra-base hits (nine doubles, two triples, four home runs) and 17 RBI across 184 plate appearances in 2020.