Rays option Faria to Triple-A, activate Pham

Faria fans Stanton in the 1st NEW YORK -- Tampa Bay had to make room on its 25-man roster for outfielder Tommy Pham to return from the disabled list, and Jake Faria became the guy to go. Pham returns after missing two weeks with a right foot fracture.

The Rays optioned the right-hander to Triple-A Durham, a move that Rays manager Kevin Cash explained before Thursday's finale vs. the Yankees.

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"Obviously, it was a tough decision," Cash said. "Talking to Jake last night, it's been a tough year, a trying year for him. It's not a lost year. And there's things that he can go down there and continue to work on.

"I think he's made progress his last two outings. But the way we…