Kiermaier, who went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs in a win over the Red Sox on Monday, is hitting .318 (14-for-44) with four doubles, two home runs, six RBI, four walks, a stolen base and 13 runs over his last 13 games.

EDGE Analysis

The sample represents one of the veteran outfielder's best stretches of offense in 2021 and has his slash line sitting at .246/.307/.358 across 316 plate appearances. Kiermaier has also reached safely in six straight games, which has pushed his still-pedestrian on-base percentage to one of its higher points of the season.

Kiermaier is not in the starting lineup Tuesday agains the Phillies, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

EDGE Analysis

He'll yield the center field duties to Manuel Margot for the second time in three games with lefty Ranger Suarez slated to take the ball for Philadelphia. Kiermaier is slashing .333/.404/.590 across 39 August at-bats, and he should continue to see the bulk of the starts in center field down the stretch.

Kiermaier isn't starting Saturday's game against the White Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Kiermaier will head to the bench for the second time in the last three games after he went 0-for-3 with an RBI and a strikeout Friday. Manuel Margot will start in center field and bat seventh.

Kiermaier will sit Thursday against the Orioles, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Kiermaier has swung a hot bat over his last six games, hitting .381 with a pair of homers and a pair of doubles. Brett Phillips will get the start in center field in his absence.

Kiermaier went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 9-2 win over the Orioles.

EDGE Analysis

The Rays slugged five homers in three innings off Baltimore pitching starting in the fifth, with Kiermaier's blast kicking off the barrage. The veteran defensive ace has only gone yard four times this season, but two of those homers have come in his last three games, part of an August surge that has seen Kiermaier post a .370/.469/.704 slash line through 10 games.

Kiermaier is not in the lineup Sunday against the Twins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

Kiermaier started the past three games and will take a seat after going 5-for-11 with a homer, a double, three RBI and three runs. Manuel Margot will roam center field in his place Sunday.

Kiermaier went 2-for-5 with an inside-the-park home run and three RBI in Friday's 10-4 win over the Twins.

EDGE Analysis

Kiemaier flashed his top-notch speed with an inside-the-park solo homer in the sixth inning before knocking a two-run single in the seventh. The speedy outfielder is up to 18 extra-base hits and 27 RBI through 275 plate appearances this season. He's gone 5-for-8 over his last two games and has three multi-hit performances over his last five appearances.

Kiermaier went 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, two runs and a stolen base in Thursday's 8-1 win over the Red Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Kiermaier reached base safely in all four of his plate appearances for the first time this season. He added his eighth steal in the third inning and scored. In addition, he scored off Mike Zunino's home run in the eighth inning. The 31-year-old is batting .550 over his last six games. On the season, he is slashing .242/.307/.336 with a pair of long balls, 24 RBI and 34 runs scored in 270 plate appearances.

Kiermaier (knee) is starting Thursday's game against the Red Sox, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

EDGE Analysis

Kiermaier had been out of the lineup in each of the last three games due to a sore right knee, but he'll be back in action Thursday. The 31-year-old will start in center field and bat eighth.

Kiermaier (knee) isn't starting Wednesday's game against Boston, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

EDGE Analysis

Kiermaier will be out of the lineup for a third consecutive game after he exited Saturday's win over Baltimore with right knee soreness. Brett Phillips will start in center field and bat eighth.