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As painful as it has been to watch at times, Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg feels pretty good - "outstanding" actually - about his team.

Rays outfielder Brandon Guyer, who hasn't played since May 12 because of a shoulder injury, will miss the rest of the season after he undergoes surgery to repair a torn labrum in his non-throwing shoulder.

Speed is the thing that has kept 33-year-old OF Rich Thompson 's dream of playing in the major leagues alive, and on Wednesday it helped to give life to a modest two-game Rays winning streak.

The Rays' Jeff Keppinger, being tagged out at the plate during a game against the Yankees this month, has a broken big toe on his right foot.

Sun Sports gets credit for trying something a little different for Sunday's broadcast of the Rays-Braves game.

From left, Matt Joyce is greeted at home by Elliot Johnson, Chris Gimenez and B.J. Upton after hitting a go-ahead grand slam in the third inning.

Every team has to deal with injuries over the course of the season - it is simply an inescapable truth when playing 162 games in a season.

Clay Thompson wanted to visit the touch tank in center field, leave his sweet seat in the Tampa Bay Rays family section at Tropicana Field, turn his back on Thursday's game and pet a cownose ray.

Before the game, the Rays put outfielder Desmond Jennings on the 15-day disabled list.

With the Rays' centerfield depth depleted, they acquired speedy OF Rich Thompson from the Phillies on Wednesday for minor-league OF Kyl e Hudson.

Injuries are a handy excuse to point to when a team is struggling, but the hard truth is that all teams have to deal with unfortunate injuries over the course of a season.

Perhaps the greatest stories in sports are not about simply the all-time greats, but instead about the ones who got a raw deal in life yet were able to make the best out of their situation.

The Tampa Bay Rays have placed outfielder Desmond Jennings on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 12, and recalled utilityman Stephen Vogt from Triple-A Durham.

The talk all season with the Rays has been with the aggressive shifting Joe Maddon and the team has done in 2012.

The Rays were hours from a clean getaway in April. They came away 15-8, in first place, a great start, capped by a 12th-inning walk-off win Monday against Seattle on a run-scoring single by Elliot Johnson, in for Evan Longoria, who left the game early and a Tuesday came and with it the news that Longoria, Mr.

Justin Smoak and Brendan Ryan are back in the lineup to face Tampa Bay right-hander Jeremy Hellickson .

Joe Maddon walks out to pull Jeff Niemann in the sixth inning. Niemann allowed three runs on five hits and three walks.