Jul 2
3B Evan Longoria said his lingering hamstring issue isn't the reason for his recent slump, which has stretched to 1-for-16 and dropped his average to .297. "I feel fine. There's no excuse for that," Longoria said. "It is what it is. It's something that everybody plays through. You're not always going to feel 100 percent this time of the year anyways. Physically I feel fine; I feel like I can go out there and play."
Jul 1
Longoria returned to the Rays' lineup against the Blue Jays on Wednesday, the St. Petersburg Times reports.
Recommendation: Longoria sat out Tuesday to rest a sore left hamstring, likely as a precaution. There shouldn't be anything to worry about here.
Jun 28
Longoria returned to Tampa Bay's lineup after sitting out Thursday with a sore left hamstring. He went 2 for 4 with an RBI in Friday's 7-3 win over Florida.
Advice: Longoria is batting .345 with two homers and nine RBIs in interleague play. hamstring while running out a sixth-inning double Wednesday night. He was removed from the game after playing in the field the next inning. "I was a little bit surprised," Longoria said of the decision to sit him Thursday. "I guess they made up their mind already last night that I wasn't going to play." Longoria is batting .309 with 16 homers and 61 RBIs. He was replaced at third base by Willy Aybar.
