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Tampa Bay starter Shane McClanahan says he feels great and will make his Sunday start on schedule, Randy Arozarena dismisses reports on his altercation with Yandy Diaz and Jalen Beeks heads to the injured list. All that and more in today's Rays notebook.
Tampa Bay outfielder Manuel Margot has been one of the Rays' best hitters all season, and he was finally back in the lineup on Saturday after missing two months with a knee sprain. He had a hit in his first at-bat during the Rays' 5-2 win over the Kansas City Royals.
Pete Fairbanks touched off a bench-clearing incident in the eighth inning on Saturday, but at least it didn't get out of hand. Here's our daily notebook, with updates on debuts, attendance, a new leadoff hitter and injury updates. Lots of good stuff.
Brandon Lowe returned to the Tampa Bay Rays lineup on Saturday after being out for two months with a back injury, Ryan Yarbrough pitched well in his return to the big leagues and Kevin Kiermaier and Shane Baz were both placed on the 60-day injured list. All that and more in our very crowded Rays notebook.
Andrew Kittredge is back to throwing again after shutting down all baseball activities this week because of lower back tightness. The Tampa Bay closer is eligible to come off the injured list on Friday, and he's hopeful that he'll be ready to go by then.