The Tampa Bay Rays continued their flurry of trade deadline activity Friday, acquiring right-handed reliever Steve Cishek and cash from the Seattle Mariners for lefty swingman Erasmo Ramirez.
The Rays, who added shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria in a trade with the Miami Marlins in late June, picked up Chicago White Sox reliever Dan Jennings and New York Mets first baseman Lucas Duda in separate deals Thursday. Tampa Bay is currently third in the American League East at 53-50 and three games out of first place after a 6-5, 11-inning loss to the New York Yankees.