ST. PETERSBURG -- Rays right fielder Steven Souza Jr., who leads the club in batting (.328) and RBIs (12) heading into Thursday's game against the Tigers, has reached base multiple times in 11 games this season.
Souza also has 10 walks (tied for seventh in the American League), with a .426 on-base percentage (seventh in the AL) and a .421 average with runners in scoring position (10th in the AL).
Since the beginning of last September, Souza is batting .327 with a .417 OBP and .536 slugging percentage, along with 18 RBIs in 31 games.