Rays 2B Brandon Lowe (oblique) lands on injured list

Field Level Media|published: Fri 12th April, 14:13 2024

Apr 6, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Tampa Bay Rays second base Brandon Lowe (8) during the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. credits: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

The Tampa Bay Rays placed second baseman Brandon Lowe on the 10-day injured list Friday.

Lowe, 29, is dealing with a right oblique strain and the move is retroactive to Tuesday.

Through eight games this season, Lowe is batting .185 (5-for-27) with one homer, one double and four RBIs.

The former All-Star is a career .244 hitter with 106 homers and 309 RBIs in 512 games with the Rays since 2018.

Tampa Bay recalled infielder/outfielder Niko Goodrum from Triple-A Durham in a corresponding transaction.

Goodrum, 32, last played in the majors in 2022 with the Houston Astros. He's hitting .316 with three homers and 12 RBIs in nine games for Durham this season.

In the majors, Goodrum has a .226 average with 42 homers and 152 RBIs in 402 games with the Minnesota Twins (2017), Detroit Tigers (2018-21) and Astros.

—Field Level Media