Griffin Jax set to start for Rays on Friday evening

Seymour gave up one hit, walked none and struck out three. He’ll finish the season 9-7 with a 4.22 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 158 strikeouts in 132 1/3 innings over 16 starts and 46 appearances. Seymour’s 3.51 xFIP suggests we should continue to buy him heading into 2027 fantasy drafts.

Englert loses his spot after giving up four homers and eight runs in 3 2/3 innings against the Yankees last night. He ends the year with a 0-4 record and a 5.95 ERA in four starts and 11 relief appearances for the Rays.

Englert was a late addition to the rotation today, with the Rays pushing back Ian Seymour. The Rays didn’t care much about results from him, but they would have liked some additional length. He wound up surrendering four homers, bringing his career total to 33 allowed in 161 2/3 innings as a major leaguer with Detroit and Tampa Bay. That’s just not going to cut it, so he’ll probably wind up on the waiver wire in the offseason.

Cash added that McClanahan hasn’t been ruled out for the ALCS or beyond, but he won’t be ready when Tampa Bay kicks off the postseason. The 29-year-old southpaw has been on the shelf with forearm tightness since early September. He kicked off a throwing progression earlier this month and figures to pitch at some point in the playoffs.

The Rays made the decision to give Seymour an extra day of rest after clinching the AL East division title earlier this week. It’ll be Mason Englert starting Wednesday’s contest at Yankee Stadium.

Englert will start on Wednesday instead of Ian Seymour. It remains to be seen what the plan is for Seymour, but the Rays clinched the AL East and a bye in the postseason on Tuesday, so they probably just want to give Seymour some time off. Englert has a 4.25 ERA in 82 2/3 innings in Triple-A, but he is not a recommended streamer against the Yankees.

Jax gave up three hits, walked two and struck out five. He improved to 8-10 with the win. Jax has won two of his last three starts and allowed only one run in 15 innings in that span. He has a 3.62 ERA this year. Jax is lined up to face the Phillies on the road in the last weekend of the regular season.

Seymour fell behind early when Roman Anthony tagged him for a solo homer and a two-run single in the first two innings. He also surrendered a solo blast to lefty-masher Jahmai Jones in the third inning. It was just the fifth time this season that he allowed multiple homers in a start. He finished with five strikeouts and only issued two walks. The 27-year-old lefty has hit a bit of a rough patch to close out the season, which makes it challenging to trust him against the Yankees in New York in his final regular-season outing on Thursday. Still, he offers enough strikeout upside that he’s worth rolling out there in most fantasy leagues.

Jax gave up two hits, walked none and struck out seven. He’s allowed two runs and recorded nine strikeouts in 10 innings over his last two starts. Jax has a 3.40 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 95 1/3 innings over 21 starts since the Rays moved him into the rotation at the end of April. Jax is lined up to face the Red Sox at home on Sunday.

Seymour gave up four hits, walked one and struck out 10. It was the second time in his last three starts that he had 10 strikeouts. Seymour has a 4.27 ERA, though his xFIP is much lower at 3.45. He’s lined up to face the Red Sox at home next week.