Richie Palacios went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run in Friday's 11-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians.

EDGE Analysis

Palacios entered the game in the seventh inning as a defensive substitution for Ryan Vilade at second base and capped off the night with a 388-foot, three-run homer off Hunter Gaddis in the eighth, extending the Tampa Bay Rays' lead to 10 runs. On the season, he owns a .233/.328/.344 slash line with four home runs and nine stolen bases across 76 games.

Richie Palacios went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Red Sox with one walk and one stolen base.

EDGE Analysis

Palacios continued a solid stretch of late, reaching base in six of his last eight contests. The 29-year-old remains one of many inconsistent options in the Rays lineup for manager Kevin Cash, batting .240 with three home runs, 27 RBI, 29 runs scored, and nine stolen bases across 72 games.

Palacios is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's tilt against the Yankees.

EDGE Analysis

The lefty-swinging Palacios started the previous four games and six of the last seven versus righty hurlers, but he'll step out of the starting lineup Wednesday. Ben Williamson is covering second base for the Rays.

Palacios went 2-for-3 with an RBI single in the Rays' 5-1 loss to the Yankees on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

It was a dominant effort on the mound from Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler on Monday, but Palacios put Tampa Bay on the board with a single in the fifth inning that brought Chandler Simpson home. Palacios has driven in at least one run in three of his last four games, going 5-for-12 with one steal, one home run, four RBI and two runs scored in that span.

Palacios is not in the Rays' starting lineup against the Astros on Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

Ben Williamson will start at second base and bat seventh against Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti in Friday's series opener. Palacios has gone 1-for-14 with an RBI over his last five games and has a .186 batting average since June 1.

Palacios is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

EDGE Analysis

Palacios will receive a breather after he had started at second base in each of the past three games while going 2-for-11 with a walk and a run scored. Ben Williamson will fill in for Palacios at the keystone.

Palacios is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

EDGE Analysis

With left-hander Andrew Alvarez on the bump for the Nationals, Palacios will give way to platoon mate Ben Williamson at second base in the series finale. Palacios has logged just 26 plate appearances versus lefties on the season, slashing .250/.308/.333 in those matchups.

Palacios is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Dodgers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

Palacios will head to the bench as Tampa Bay squares off with southpaw Justin Wrobleski. Ben Williamson will take over at second base and bat sixth versus Los Angeles.

Palacios is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Red Sox are sending left-hander Connelly Early to the hill in the series opener, so the left-handed-hitting Palacios will give way to platoon mate Ben Williamson at the keystone. Palacios had started in each of the Rays' previous seven games, batting .154 with a 5:4 BB:K, four runs and two RBI over that stretch.

Palacios is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.

EDGE Analysis

After starting in each of the Rays' last three games while going a collective 3-for-10 with a double, two walks, four RBI and a run, the left-handed-hitting Palacios will retreat to the bench while southpaw Ryan Weathers takes the hill for New York. Carson Williams will get the nod at second base Sunday and should continue to occupy the short side of a platoon with Palacios until Ben Williamson (back) returns from the injured list.