Josh Lowe

The Rays offense was almost completely silent in this game. They didn't record an extra-base hit and didn't have a runner reach base until the seventh inning. Lowe managed to reach third in the ninth after singling, advancing on an error, and then leading a double-steal to get the tying runs in scoring position before Ben Rotvedt popped out to end it. Lowe's had a disappointing season overall, but has now stolen five bases in his last seven games.

The 26-year-old is now up to 21 steals on the year, which is great, but the .248/.307/.420 slash line leaves a little bit to be desired. He has started to play a little more against left-handed pitching, which is good news for his fantasy value, as is his spot as the cleanup hitter. We'd just like to see the power return a little more to last year's level.

Lowe had cooled considerably after a great month of July at the plate. He picked things back up Saturday with a three-hit day against the Padres. He knocked a base hit in the second inning to drive in a run and scored on a home run by Junior Caminero. Lowe then doubled in the fourth and scored on a single by Jose Caballero. He'd score once more in the eighth after leading off with a base hit, crossing home on a triple by Josh Lowe. The 30-year-old second baseman is slashing .247/.327/.485 with 16 homers and 49 RBI across 336 plate appearances.

Lowe put the Rays on the board with a second-inning solo shot off Mariners starter Luis Castillo. He's gone deep twice in his last three contests and has put together a pretty strong month of August, batting .269 (21-for-78) with four homers, 10 RBI and seven steals during that span.

Castillo managed to limit Tampa Bay's offense to just a second-inning solo shot by Josh Lowe and a sixth-inning run-scoring single from Dylan Carlson to pick up his 11th win of the season. He finished with four strikeouts and only handed out a pair of free passes. The 31-year-old fantasy ace will bring a solid 3.65 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 167/45 K/BB ratio across 165 1/3 innings (28 starts) into an extremely tasty matchup on Tuesday against the rebuilding Athletics.