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Rays place OF Victor Mesa Jr. (hamstring) on injured list The Tampa Bay Rays placed outfielder Victor Mesa Jr. on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a left hamstring injury. After missing the previous three games, Mesa returned to the lineup Tuesday against the Toronto Blue Jays. The right fielder was hit by a pitch in the second inning and removed for a pinch hitter before his next at-bat in the fourth in the Blue Jays' 10-5 road victory. "I think our hope is it's a minimum stint. He's a big part of our team," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "He's done a lot of good things with some limited opportunities to start, and then he made the most of it and kind of came in and contributed quite a bit." Mesa, 24, is batting .214 with 10 home runs and 22 RBIs in 56 games in his first season with the Rays, who acquired him in a February trade with the Miami Marlins. Tampa Bay also optioned right-hander Jesse Scholtens to Triple-A Durham. In corresponding moves, the Rays recalled catcher Kenny Piper and right-hander Chris Roycroft from Durham. Scholtens, 32, is 5-3 with a 4.03 ERA, 14 walks and 34 strikeouts in 44 2/3 innings over 11 games (two starts) this season. --Field Level Media 3 Most Overrated Teams in the AP Top 25 Preseason Poll WNBA Picks Today: Best Bets for Tuesday, August 18 4 NBA Teams That Have Had a Rough 2026 Offseason 5 Fights the UFC Should Make After UFC 330 - MLB Best Bets: 3 Picks to Target on Sunday’s Full Slate - MLB Betting Picks Today: Two Best Bets for Saturday, August 15 - UFC 330 Betting Guide: Best Bets for Makhachev vs. Machado Garry - UFC 330 Picks: Top Plus-Money Underdog Prediction - UFC 330 Odds Movement: Edson Barboza, Vicente Luque See Major Line Swings - UFC 330 Betting: Where Is the Sharp Money Landing This Weekend? - Diamondbacks vs. Braves Prediction: Best Bets for Friday Aug. 14