Josh Fleming
P FA
Sun 9/27/20 9:34 PM

Fleming (5-0) tossed six scoreless innings to pick up the win Sunday against the Phillies, allowing four hits and one walk while striking out six.
EDGE Analysis
It marked the longest outing of the season for the southpaw, who has served as both a starter and long reliever this season. His six punch outs marked a season high. Fleming finishes the regular season with a perfect 5-0 record to go along with a strong 2.78 ERA. It's unclear when Fleming could pitch next, but he should figure into Tampa Bay's postseason plans in some form.

Josh Fleming
P FA
Tue 9/22/20 12:28 PM

Fleming (4-0) was credited with the win in a victory over the Mets on Monday, allowing an earned run on three hits and a walk over three innings while recording two strikeouts. He also hit a batter.
EDGE Analysis
The southpaw functioned as the bulk reliever Monday, following opener Pete Fairbanks and Ryan Thompson, who covered the first 2.2 innings between them. Fleming threw 22 of 32 pitches for strikes, and although he allowed the Mets' only run of the night in the form of a Jeff McNeil infield single, he was credited with the win when a trio of his bullpen mates subsequently kept New York off the scoreboard. Fleming had a rough start to September, allowing seven earned runs on 13 hits and two walks across 9.1 innings to the Marlins and Red Sox, but he's bounced back to yield just Monday's run over the 6.2 frames encompassing his last two trips to the mound.

Josh Fleming
P FA
Mon 9/21/20 10:43 AM

Fleming is slated to serve as the Rays' bulk reliever behind opener Pete Fairbanks in Monday's game against the Mets.
EDGE Analysis
After Fleming gave up four home runs between his previous two starts earlier this month, the Rays opted to have him work behind an opener in his most recent outing Sept. 16 against the Nationals. The experiment paid off, as Fleming tossed 3.2 scoreless frames while allowing only two hitters to reach base. Rays manager Kevin Cash will unsurprisingly choose to deploy Fleming as a primary pitcher once again, an arrangement that will likely lower the lefty's innings count but perhaps increase his chances of factoring into any decision.

Josh Fleming
P FA
Thu 9/17/20 1:59 AM

Fleming gave up one hit and one walk over 3.2 scoreless innings during Wednesday's extra-inning loss to the Nationals. He had two strikeouts and didn't factor in the decision.
EDGE Analysis
The 24-year-old was set to follow opener Pete Fairbanks, but he ended up entering as the third pitcher of the day. Still, it was a strong rebound outing for Fleming, who had given up seven runs in his previous two outings. The southpaw has a 3.47 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 18:5 K:BB through 23.1 innings and next lines up to start Monday, though it remains to be seen if he'll follow an opener again.

Josh Fleming
P FA
Tue 9/15/20 11:58 PM

Fleming is expected to follow opener Pete Fairbanks in Wednesday's game against the Nationals, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Fleming surrender seven runs, including four homers, in his past two outings, so manager Kevin Cash will mix things up and utilize him behind an opener. The left-hander had a 1.74 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 9:2 K:BB over his first two starts and will try to regain that form Wednesday.

Josh Fleming
P FA
Thu 9/10/20 10:57 PM

Fleming allowed three earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out five across 4.1 innings Thursday against the Red Sox. He did not factor into the decision.
EDGE Analysis
Fleming allowed a pair of home runs that sunk his performance and accounted for all three of his earned runs. Though he has yet to take a loss, Fleming has allowed seven earned runs and 13 hits across his last 9.1 frames -- spanning two starts. He'll look to get back on track in his next outing, currently projected to come Wednesday against Washington.

Josh Fleming
P FA
Sat 9/5/20 4:43 AM

Fleming (3-0) allowed four runs on seven hits over five innings in a win over the Marlins on Friday. He struck out two and did not issue a walk.
EDGE Analysis
This was not Fleming's best performance -- he gave up a pair of homers -- but his offense and bullpen picked him up and carried the lefty to his third win. A fifth-round pick in 2017, Fleming only throws around 90 mph with his fastball and never cracked even 7.0 K/9 at any stop in the minors. All that contact leaves the door open for some blowups, but Fleming is enjoying a lot of success through three big-league starts, has good control and the team context is a big plus in his favor. Up next is a home start against the Red Sox.

Josh Fleming
P FA
Sat 8/29/20 9:14 PM

Fleming (2-0) allowed three hits and no walks while striking out six across 5.1 scoreless innings to earn the win Saturday against the Marlins.
EDGE Analysis
Fleming held the Marlins silent at the plate, allowing only two singles and a double while not surrendering multiple batters to reach base in any inning. As a result, he was able to work efficiently, needing only 74 pitches to retire 16 batters. Through two major-league starts, Fleming has allowed two earned runs with nine strikeouts and two walks across 10.1 innings. He's in line to draw his next start in a rematch against the Marlins on Friday.

Josh Fleming
P FA
Mon 8/24/20 2:36 PM

Manager Kevin Cash said that Fleming will remain in the rotation this week, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports. He lines up to start Friday's series opener in Miami.
EDGE Analysis
The Rays recently lost Yonny Chirinos (elbow) for the season and aren't likely to get Charlie Morton (shoulder) back from the 10-day injured list until at least next week, so Fleming will get at least one more start after holding his own during his MLB debut over the weekend. The southpaw was credited with the win in Sunday's 5-4 victory over the Blue Jays after holding Toronto to two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out three over five innings.

Josh Fleming
P FA
Sun 8/23/20 6:38 PM

Fleming (1-0) picked up the win in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Blue Jays, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks across five innings. He struck out three.
EDGE Analysis
After being promoted to the 28-man roster earlier Sunday, Fleming put together a solid outing in his MLB debut. The southpaw allowed a solo homer to Teoscar Hernandez in the second and a RBI single to Travis Shaw in the fourth. He worked around a double in the fifth and his day ended with the Rays trailing 2-0. Fortunately for the lefty, Tampa Bay plated three runs in the bottom of the fifth to leave him in line to pick up his first career win. With Charlie Morton (shoulder) expected to be activated from the injured list in the coming days, Fleming is a candidate to be sent back to the alternate training site, although he certainly showed he was capable of pitching in the big leagues Sunday.