Tuesday Moves

Joey Rickard

The Rays signed 9th round pick OF Joey Rickard and assigned him to the Hudson Valley Renegades.

Rays outfielder Matt Joyce will begin a two-game rehab assignment with the Durham Bulls on Wednesday.

Micheal Compton (@mcompton428) had this update today on Bowling Green outfielder Todd Glaesmann, who was hit by a pitch on his left hand in last night's game and sent to the hospital for x-rays:

Word is Todd Glaesmann's hand is not broken.

After the game Micheal added this:

Update on Todd Glaesmann: Brady Williams said hand isn't broken, but not sure on time table on when he will return. No DL move yet.

Sean T. McMann (@JournalSean), Hudson Valley Renegades beat writer, has this update on RHSP Taylor Guerrieri, who was scratched from his last scheduled start due to shoulder discomfort:

@HVRenegades mgr Jared Sandberg says @RaysBaseball prospect @TaylorG1201 is "going in the right direction," will throw in bullpen Thursday.

The Hudson Valley Renegades set a new attendance record of 5,523 at Dutchess Stadium on Tuesday.

After tonight's victory the Rays have 81 games left in the 2012 season. Only 18 of those games are against teams who are currently below .500:

Opponent           Win %   Home   Away   Total
Texas Rangers      .617      3      3       6
New York Yankees   .600      4      3       7
Los Angeles Angels .563      0      7       7
Chicago White Sox  .537      0      4       4
Baltimore Orioles  .532      6      6      12
Boston Red Sox     .525      7      2       9
Toronto Blue Jays  .506      6      4      10
Cleveland Indians  .506      4      4       8
Oakland A's        .481      3      3       6
Kansas City Royals .456      3      0       3
Minnesota Twins    .430      0      3       3
Seattle Mariners   .427      3      3       6
TOTALS             .522     39     42      81