The Rays acquired Cummings from the Mariners on Friday to complete the July 26 trade which sent Randy Arozarena to Seattle, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Cummings, 22, was a seventh-round pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft and posted a 4.17 ERA and 124:46 K:BB over 116.2 innings with High-A Everett this season in his pro debut. The Rays earlier received outfielder Aidan Smith and pitcher Brody Hopkins in the trade.
Carlson went 3-for-4 with an RBI on Sunday against the Red Sox.
Carlson has started only 12 of 27 games in September while working as a depth outfielder, but he ended his season on a strong note. He hit only .219 with a .615 OPS after being dealt to the Rays, so he could remain a bench bat for the team heading into 2025.
Rays' Ryan Pepiot: Pulled after 63 pitches in finale
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Pepiot (8-8) took the loss Sunday against Boston, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks while striking out five in four innings.
Pepiot ran into trouble in the third inning when an RBI double by Vaughn Grissom drove in the game's first run. An unfortunate throwing error by the Rays defense compounded the damage, allowing another run to score. Pepiot wasn't given much of a chance to recover, as he was pulled after throwing just 63 pitches in the regular-season finale. Acquired from the Dodgers in the Tyler Glasnow trade last winter, the 27-year-old Pepiot enjoyed a successful inaugural season for the Rays, pitching to a 3.60 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 142:48 K:BB in 130 innings (26 starts).
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Rays' Taylor Walls: Sitting Sunday
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Walls is absent from Sunday's lineup against Boston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Jose Caballero will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Tampa Bay's regular-season finale. Unless he pinch hits Sunday, Walls will end the year having slashed .183/.282/.248 with 16 stolen bases, one home run and 14 RBI over 252 plate appearances.
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Rays' Brandon Lowe: Absent from Sunday's lineup
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Lowe is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against Boston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Lowe will sit for the Rays' regular-season finale as Dylan Carlson serves as the designated hitter and bats seventh. Unless he pinch hits Sunday, Lowe will end the 2024 regular season with a .244/.311/.473 slash line, 21 home runs and 58 RBI across 425 plate appearances.
Baz (4-3) got the win Saturday against the Red Sox. He allowed two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out seven over six innings.
Baz closed out the season with another strong outing, and he ends his 2024 campaign with six quality starts his final eight turns. The 25-year-old made a successful return from Tommy John surgery this season with a 3.06 ERA and 1.06 WHIP in 14 starts. Baz finished on a tear with a 2.34 ERA and 0.82 ERA in his last 50 innings.
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Rays' Shane Baz: Picks up fourth win
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Baz (4-3) got the win Saturday against the Red Sox. He allowed two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out seven over six innings.
Baz closed out the season with another strong outing as he ends his 2024 campaign with six quality starts his final eight starts. The 25-year-old made a successful return from Tommy John surgery this season with a 3.06 ERA and 1.06 WHIP in 14 starts. Baz finished on a tear with a 2.34 ERA and 0.82 ERA in his last 50 innings.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Homers, drives in three
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Caminero went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and an additional run scored in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Red Sox.
Caminero gave the Rays the lead with a two-run homer in the third inning off Kutter Crawford, his sixth home run of the season. The 21-year-old now has three home runs over his last 10 games. Caminero has been playing regularly since getting his call-up in August, and he's now slashing .255/.306/.435 with 18 RBI in 42 games.
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Rays' Jonny DeLuca: Not starting Saturday
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DeLuca isn't in Tampa Bay's lineup Saturday versus Boston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
After going 1-for-4 during a win in Friday's series opener, DeLuca will take a seat Saturday while Christopher Morel, Jose Siri and Josh Lowe start across the outfield.
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Rays' Jose Caballero: Sitting Saturday
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Caballero is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against Boston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Caballero will take a seat on the bench Saturday after going 0-for-6 across his last two contests. His absence will put Brandon Lowe at second base and open a spot in the lineup for Yandy Diaz to serve as the designated hitter.
Uceta allowed a hit and struck out one batter in a scoreless inning while earning a save against Boston on Friday.
Uceta worked around a one-out single by Vaughn Grissom in the ninth inning to preserve the 2-1 win. It was Uceta's fifth save of the year, with all of them coming during his last 12 appearances. During that span, he's converted each of his five save chances while tallying three holds alongside a 2.77 ERA. For the season, Uceta has produced a terrific 1.51 ERA and 57:8 K:BB through 41.2 innings.
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Rays' Taj Bradley: Punches out seven
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Bradley allowed three hits and a walk over six shutout frames Friday, striking out seven and earning a win over the Red Sox.
Bradley didn't face much of a threat as he rolled through his season finale. He needed only 71 pitches to complete the outing and forced 11 whiffs, including four with his splitter. It was Bradley's second quality start over his last seven appearances and he finished the year with back-to-back wins. He posted a 2.90 ERA over 68.1 innings before the All-Star break, but his season ERA ended at 4.11 through 25 starts due to some second-half struggles. Bradley posted a 5.30 ERA while going 4-7 over his final 13 starts this season.
