Luke Raley
1B/LF/RF SEA
Mon 5/1/23 5:56 AM

Raley went 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBI in Sunday's 12-9 loss to the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Raley went back-to-back with Taylor Walls in the fourth inning for his first home run of the day, which was a solo shot. He then went back-to-back again, this time with Christian Bethancourt in the eighth for a two-run blast. Raley now has five hits, three homers and six RBI over his last three games and continues to be a lineup fixture against righties only. He upped his slash line to .226/.300/.613 and raised his OPS to .913 after the two-homer day.

Luke Raley
1B/LF/RF SEA
Fri 4/28/23 5:47 AM

Raley went 3-for-5 with one double, one home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's win over the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
This was Raley's best game at the plate since April 3rd against Washington, when he smacked two homers. That was the outfielder's only other multi-hit game of the year, so yesterday's performance was especially rare. The 28-year-old will look to keep improving on his .214/.286/.536 slash line as the season goes on.

Luke Raley
1B/LF/RF SEA
Mon 4/24/23 4:32 AM

Raley went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 4-1 win over the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Raley got the scoring started for the Rays with a two-run blast off Lucas Giolito in the second inning, keeping the streak alive for the Rays who have now homered in each of their first 22 games. Raley broke a five-game hitting slump and is struggling to a slash line of .188/.273/.479. He has four home runs, nine RBI and a 4:19 BB:K and has solely hit against righties this year.

Luke Raley
1B/LF/RF SEA
Mon 4/17/23 4:01 PM

Raley is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Raley, Josh Lowe and Harold Ramirez all appear to be vying for two regular spots in the lineup versus right-handed pitching, and Raley will find himself as the odd man out Monday. Since slugging three home runs in his first five games of the season, Raley has slashed .174/.269/.261 over a stretch of eight contests.

Luke Raley
1B/LF/RF SEA
Fri 4/14/23 4:11 PM

Raley is starting in left field and batting fifth for the Rays on Friday in Toronto.
EDGE Analysis
Raley has been in the lineup all nine times the Rays have faced a right-hander this season and hasn't hit lower than fifth. He hasn't done much outside of a two-game stretch against the Nationals earlier this month, but Tampa Bay clearly wants to see what he can do versus righties.

Luke Raley
1B/LF/RF SEA
Wed 4/12/23 3:26 PM

Raley is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
The lefty-hitting Raley will see a string of four straight starts come to an end with Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash opting to play matchups against Boston southpaw Chris Sale. Tampa Bay is going with an all-righty-hitting outfield of Randy Arozarena, Manuel Margot and Harold Ramirez from left to right.

Luke Raley
1B/LF/RF SEA
Fri 4/7/23 2:46 PM

Raley isn't in the Rays' lineup for Friday's game against the Athletics, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
EDGE Analysis
After going deep three times in two games, Raley will now miss his second straight game with fellow lefty Ken Waldichuk starting the game for Oakland. Harold Ramirez will serve as Tampa Bay's designated hitter instead, batting fifth.

Luke Raley
1B/LF/RF SEA
Wed 4/5/23 8:07 AM

Raley went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 10-6 win over the Nationals.
EDGE Analysis
After his first-inning sacrifice fly gave the Rays an early 3-0 lead, Raley took Nats closer Kyle Finnegan deep in the ninth to kick-start a three-homer, five-run comeback. Raley has gone yard three times in the last two games and is hitting .308 (4-for-13) to begin the season with four runs and six RBI, and he appears to be bashing his way into a strong-side platoon role in Tampa Bay's OF/1B/DH mix. The 28-year-old's career .298/.390/.544 slash line over 168 games at Triple-A comes with 40 homers and 19 steals, so this production could be legit, but he has yet to prove he's more than just a Quad-A player.

Luke Raley
1B/LF/RF SEA
Tue 4/4/23 3:14 AM

Raley went 2-for-3 with a pair of home runs, a walk and three total RBI in Monday's 6-2 win over the Nationals.
EDGE Analysis
Raley was the surprise offensive star for Tampa Bay in the team's fourth straight win, as he kicked off the scoring with a two-run homer in the first inning and added a solo shot in the eighth. Raley has gotten into each of the Rays' first four games this season, going 3-for-10 with four RBI.

Luke Raley
1B/LF/RF SEA
Mon 3/27/23 11:19 AM

Raley has made the Rays' Opening Day roster, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
EDGE Analysis
Raley has popped five home runs this spring and is out of options, so his spot on the Opening Day roster had seemed pretty secure. The 28-year-old might wind up playing a decent amount against righties as the Rays do their usual mixing and matching and his pop warrants attention in single-league formats and some deep mixed leagues.