The Tampa Bay Rays are at the beginning of a brutal 42 game stretch over 44 days , so there could not be a worse time to be confronted with injuries.
Both Matt Duffy and Carlos Gomez had to leave yesterday’s game early, Duffy with a hamstring issue (the same hammy that had landed him on the DL previously) and Gomez with a sore groin.
Further complicating the personnel outlook: Joey Wendle will be taking several days of paternity leave in the near future as his wife is due to deliver there first child this week.