Brandon Lowe Out Against Left-Hander
Brandon Lowe will head to the bench on Friday against a left-handed pitcher in the series opener in the Bronx against the division-rival New York Yankees. Curtis Mead will start at the keystone and hit eighth against Yankees southpaw Max Fried. Lowe has just two hits and six strikeouts in 22 plate appearances against lefties on the year, which is why he's on the bench against one of the better lefties in the game. The 30-year-old veteran hasn't been much better against righties, either, going 21-for-90 (.233) with four home runs and 15 RBI in 95 trips to the plate. Since April 23, Lowe has gone 5-for-33 with a homer, two RBI and 11 K's in 36 plate appearances over eight games. Mead is hitless in just two career at-bats against Fried and has gone 6-for-37 (.162) on the year with no homers and two RBI.
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Tampa Bay Rays left-handed-hitting second baseman Source: MLB.com

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