Souza is back in the lineup for Saturday's matchup with the Yankees, Steve Carney of 620 WDAE reports.

EDGE Analysis

After going going without a rest day since April 23, the Rays gave Souza a routine night off Friday. He will return in right field Saturday, and bat sixth in the order. He has an impressive small sample size against the Yankees' Michael Pineda; going 6-for-12 with three home runs in his career.

Souza is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees, Steve Carney of 620 WDAE reports.

EDGE Analysis

Souza hadn't gotten a day off since April 23, so manager Kevin Cash decided to give him a regular day of rest for the series opener. Brandon Guyer will slide over to right field to fill his spot in the field while Corey Dickerson and Desmond Jennings fill out the rest of the outfield.

Souza went 3-for-5 with an RBI in Monday's 7-6 loss to the Marlins.

EDGE Analysis

The 27-year-old posted his second multi-hit effort in the last four games, and sixth overall this month. He's slashing .284/.338/.500 over 74 at-bats in May. Souza's .279 average, nine homers, and .333 OBP are pacing the Rays, and he's just an RBI behind Evan Longoria for the team lead in that category as well.

Souza is "fine" after being hit in the wrist in Friday's 7-5 victory over the Tigers, and thus is expected in Saturday's lineup, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 27-year-old was plunked by reliever Drew VerHagen in the seventh inning Friday night, but apparently showed no ill effects overnight. Souza blasted a leadoff homer in the 7-5 victory over the Tigers, and is currently working on a four-game hitting streak.

Souza was 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in the Rays' win over Detroit on Friday night.

EDGE Analysis

Batting out of the lead-off spot, he started things off right with a solo home run in the first inning. He has been heating up of late, and now has five multi-hit games in May, plus a total of nine home runs and 18 RBI on the years to go with an improving .276 average.

Souza went 3-for-5 with a double, RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 13-2 victory over the Blue Jays.

EDGE Analysis

The 27-year-old slugger wasn't part of the Rays' barrage of homers, but put together his fourth multi-effort of May while driving in a run for the third time in four games. The performance brought Souza's season line to .270/.326/.525 over 122 at-bats, with the batting average representing a 38-point improvement over his career figure.

Souza went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI in Friday's 6-3 loss to the A's.

EDGE Analysis

The 27-year-old rebounded from an 0-for-5, three-strikeout night against the Mariners on Wednesday to post his third multi-hit effort of May. Despite the Rays' collective offensive struggles, he retains the team home run lead with eight, and is third behind Evan Longoria and Corey Dickerson with his 16 RBI.

Souza went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Mariners.

EDGE Analysis

After recording five homers in April, Souza has already knocked three out of the park in just 29 at-bats in May. While the majority of his gopher balls have come with the bases empty, the 27-year-old leads the team in the long ball category, and is second only to Evan Longoria with 15 RBI. He's also hit safely in five of the last six contests, and would see a significant boost to his respectable .265 average and .312 OBP if he could manage to whittle down his massive 36.7 percent strikeout rate.

Souza went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Saturday's 4-2 victory over the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

The 27-year-old slugger helped the Rays take the second game in a row from the Angels with a one-out blast off Jered Weaver in the sixth inning. Souza is enjoying a solid May so far, hitting homers in two of his last three games and driving in three runs over the month's first six games. His improving line is up to .278/.330/.556 over 90 at-bats this season.

Souza (pectoral) is in the lineup for Friday's game against the Angels, Bill Chastain of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Apparently the pectoral spasms that forced Souza from Friday's game have subsided, as he's set to man right field and bat fifth against right-hander Cory Rasmus. Souza has struck out 33 times in 83 at-bats this season, but he's made up for the whiffs to a large extent by hitting six home runs and slugging .506.