Jonathan Aranda 1B/DH TB Wed 4/30/25 5:46 PM
Jonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Aranda is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
EDGE Analysis
The lefty-hitting Aranda will get the night off while the Royals send southpaw Noah Cameron to the hill Wednesday. Curtis Mead will check in for Aranda at first base.
Jonathan Aranda 1B/DH TB Wed 4/23/25 6:43 PM
Jonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Aranda is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Aranda has four homers and a 1.098 OPS through 21 games this season, but he will take a seat Wednesday with left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez set to toe the slab for Arizona. Curtis Mead will start at first base instead and bat fifth.
Jonathan Aranda 1B/DH TB Sun 4/20/25 6:49 AM
Jonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Aranda went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Saturday against the Yankees.
EDGE Analysis
Aranda capped off a comeback for the Rays with a walk-off home run in the 10th inning. He has hit well overall to begin the season and flashed a lot of power, tallying eight doubles and four home runs across 69 plate appearances, although most of that damage has come in the Rays' very hitter-friendly temporary home at George Steinbrenner Field. Aranda will likely remain in a strong-side platoon, but he did draw the start Friday with a lefty on the mound.
Jonathan Aranda 1B/DH TB Wed 4/16/25 3:51 PM
Jonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Aranda is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
It's southpaw Sean Newcomb on the bump for the Red Sox, so the lefty-hitting Aranda will yield to the right-handed-batting Curtis Mead at first base. Aranda has been absent from the lineup all four times the Rays have faced a lefty this season.
Jonathan Aranda 1B/DH TB Tue 4/15/25 10:54 PM
Jonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Aranda went 2-for-3 with one walk and a solo homer in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Aranda got the Rays in the scoring column in the second inning, when he took the first pitch he saw from Walker Buehler deep to right-center field for a 398-foot solo homer. Aranda has the hot bat as of late, going 14-for-30 with four walks, eight runs scored, three home runs and 10 RBI over his last nine games.
Jonathan Aranda 1B/DH TB Tue 4/15/25 9:43 AM
Jonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Aranda went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored Monday against the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Aranda started his eighth straight game with a right-handed pitcher on the mound and helped the Rays to a 16-run outburst. The majority of his damage came in the third inning, when he led off with a single and then later doubled in a pair in the same frame. Aranda has multiple hits in four of his last seven starts and has nine RBI with seven runs scored in that span.
Jonathan Aranda 1B/DH TB Sun 4/13/25 12:43 PM
Jonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Aranda is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.
EDGE Analysis
With southpaw Chris Sale toeing the rubber for Atlanta, Aranda will head to the bench along with fellow left-handed bats Brandon Lowe and Kameron Misner. Curtis Mead will enter the lineup in Aranda's stead, occupying first base and batting second.
Jonathan Aranda 1B/DH TB Sat 4/12/25 8:16 PM
Jonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Aranda went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI and two walks in Saturday's 5-4 loss to Atlanta.
EDGE Analysis
Aranda was a force at the plate, reaching base in all five trips and driving in runs in the third, seventh and ninth innings. He's off to a scorching start, hitting .378 with two home runs, seven RBI and six runs scored across 44 plate appearances. The 26-year-old boasts a 95.7 mph average exit velocity this season and has only been limited by a platoon role, logging just five plate appearances against left-handed pitching.
Jonathan Aranda 1B/DH TB Wed 4/9/25 4:23 PM
Jonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Aranda is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
With lefty Yusei Kikuchi on the hill for the Angels, the Rays will counter with a lineup made up entirely of right-handed and switch hitters. Yandy Diaz and Junior Caminero will start at first base and designated hitter, respectively, while Aranda's streak of five consecutive starts comes to an end.
Jonathan Aranda 1B/DH TB Sun 4/6/25 1:25 AM
Jonathan Aranda
1B/DH TB
Aranda went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double Saturday against the Rangers.
EDGE Analysis
Aranda started for the sixth time in seven games when the Rays faced right-handed pitching to begin the season. While Saturday's long ball was his first of the season, he also has five doubles to flash plenty of power potential. Aranda only has three RBI for the campaign, but he should have more opportunities to drive in runs thanks to his status as Tampa Bay's primary cleanup hitter.