Yarbrough (groin) is expected to pitch in Sunday's spring game against the Red Sox, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Yarbrough (groin) threw a successful bullpen session Thursday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Manager Kevin Cash said that Yarbrough (groin) would throw off a mound Wednesday or Thursday, Steve Carney of Sports Radio 620 WDAE reports.

Yarbrough (groin) played catch Sunday and will do so again Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Yarbrough will only miss a couple of days due to his tight left groin, Rays broadcaster Neil Solondz reports.

Yarbrough exited Thursday's spring training game against Minnesota due to left groin tightness, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. He struck out the lone batter he faced.

Yarbrough (16-6) tossed three innings and earned the win Sunday, allowing a run on two hits and a walk while striking out to in the victory over Toronto.

Yarbrough is expected to be available in relief for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Yarbrough will throw most of the innings in Monday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Yarbrough (15-5) picked up the win Wednesday against the Rangers, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks across four innings. He struck out six.

Yarbrough is slated to serve as the long man in Friday's "bullpen day" game against the Athletics after opener Diego Castillo exits, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

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Tampa Bay Rays reliever Ryan Yarbrough continued his reign as the king of the relief victory in 2018 on Sunday versus the Indians. He came in after the opener and went five innings allowing only one run. He would earn the win to move his amazing season total to 13. He is the first pitcher to win 13 games while making at least 75% of their outings from the bullpen since 1990. It was difficult at first to figure out what player was going to benefit the most from the unorthodox system of using openers and relievers but with 13 wins, it seems clear that Yarbrough has been taking advantage. Yarbrough is still hard to trust in shallower leagues but he has forced his way into relevancy in deeper formats.

Yarbrough (13-5) tossed five innings of relief and earned the win Sunday, allowing one run on two hits and a walk while striking out three in the 6-4 victory over Cleveland.

Yarbrough appears likely to work as the Rays' primary pitcher in Sunday's game against the Indians, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Yarbrough allowed one run on five hits and one walk across five innings Saturday against the Red Sox. He struck out two and didn't factor into the decision.

Yarbrough will start Saturday's contest against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times reports.

Yarbrough (11-5) picked up the win in relief during the Rays' 1-0 triumph over the Royals on Monday, striking out six over 5.1 scoreless frames. He conceded two hits and one walk in the outing.

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Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Ryan Yarbrough earned yet another victory Monday versus the Royals. He went 5 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of Hunter Wood. The win was Yarbrough's 12th of the season. In fairness, he only allowed two hits and a single walk so it was a dominating effort deserving of reward. It was difficult at first to figure out what player was going to benefit the most from the unorthodox system of using openers and relievers but with 12 wins, it seems clear that Yarbrough has been taking advantage. Yarbrough is still hard to trust in shallower leagues but he has forced his way into relevancy in deeper formats.

Yarbrough is expected to cover the bulk of the innings out of the Tampa Bay bullpen once opener Hunter Wood exits Monday's game against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Yarbrough tossed four scoreless innings and picked up the win in relief Wednesday during the Rays' 6-1 triumph over the Yankees. He allowed two hits and no walks and struck out three.

Yarbrough allowed five runs on six hits and three walks while fanning six across 5.1 innings Sunday as he didn't factor into the decision against Chicago.

Yarbrough his scheduled to follow game opener Hunter Wood on Sunday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Yarbrough (10-5) allowed six earned runs on nine hits and a hit batsman over five innings in a win over the Angels on Tuesday. He struck out four.

Yarbrough (8-5) took the loss Saturday in four innings of work, during which he allowed two runs on two hits and two walks while striking out three Marlins.

Yarbrough improved to 8-4 on the season after throwing three scoreless innings Wednesday against the Tigers, striking out four and allowing just one hit.

Yarbrough seems likely to serve as the Rays' primary reliever Wednesday against the Tigers once Tampa Bay's opening pitcher, Hunter Wood, departs from the contest.

Yarbrough is expected to cover the bulk of the innings out of the bullpen Tuesday against the Tigers once opening pitcher Ryne Stanek exits the game, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Yarbrough allowed two runs on four hits and one walk across three innings Tuesday in a no-decision against the Marlins. He struck out three.

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Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Ryan Yarbrough will make the start Tuesday against the Marlins. It'll be the 26-year-old left-hander's fifth start of the 2018 season, and he's pitched to a decent 3.76 ERA and 1.29 WHIP while striking out 8.1 hitters per nine innings in 79 innings pitched. He makes for a decent streaming option against the weak-hitting Marlins on the road. The rookie tossed 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball in relief his last time out against the Astros.

Yarbrough will start Tuesday's game against the Marlins, MLB.com reports.

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Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Ryan Yarbrough took a tough loss Thursday versus the Astros. He went 6 1/3 innings in relief of the opener Stanek and only allowed a single run. Yarbrough would still take the loss as that single run stood up in a 1-0 Houston win. Yarbrough fantasy value is interesting, depending on whether he will become a starter or spend more time as the follow-up who eats innings. Arguably, his value might be a little higher as the follow-up pitcher in games but he needs to pitch like Thursday and not like an earlier three appearance stretch where he allowed 13 runs in 15 innings.

Yarbrough is expected to serve as the Rays' primary pitcher in Thursday's series opener against the Astros in relief of likely starter Ryne Stanek, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Yarbrough (7-3) fired a scoreless 12th inning during which he issued a walk in an extra-innings victory over the Yankees on Sunday.

Yarbrough (6-3) was awarded the win Friday by throwing 3.1 scoreless innings in which he walked three, gave up one hit and struck out four Yankees.

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Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Ryan Yarbrough had a rough outing Saturday versus the Yankees. He came in after opener Ryne Stanek recorded four outs with only a hit allowed. Yarbrough would then throw 97 pitches in the next 3 2/3 innings allowing four runs to take the loss. Among his struggles, his problem throwing strikes consistently has stood out. Yarbrough fantasy value is interesting, depending on whether he will become a starter or spend more time as the follow-up who eats innings. Arguably, his value might be a little higher as the follow-up pitcher in games but he needs to get back to his earlier form for it to matter.

Yarbrough (5-3) took the loss Saturday, allowing four runs on six hits over 3.2 innings. He struck out four and issued three walks.

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Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Ryne Stanek will be the opener Saturday versus the Yankees. In terms of who the Rays are expected to turn to for the role of eating up the bulk of the innings, the leading candidate for Saturday is Ryan Yarbrough. Stanek's fantasy value is limited anyway, but starting limits it even further. He is very unlikely to pitch deep enough to be eligible for a win or a quality start. Starting also means he cannot even get a hold or a save. Stanek has next to no fantasy relevance except for in the deepest of AL-only leagues. Yarbrough fantasy value is interesting, depending on whether he will become a starter or spend more time as the follow-up who eats innings. Arguably, his value might be a little higher as the follow-up pitcher in games.

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Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Ryan Yarbrough started the game and six innings Monday versus the Blue Jays. He would allow four runs but earned the win. This was only Yarbrough's fourth start of the season, though he has picked up the bulk of the innings as the follow-up to an "opener" on multiple occasions. His fantasy value is interesting, depending on whether he will become a starter or spends more time as the follow-up who eats innings. Arguably, his value might be a little higher as the follow-up.

Yarbrough (5-2) allowed four runs on seven hits and one walk across six innings while earning the win Monday against the Blue Jays. He struck out four.

Yarbrough is scheduled to start Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Juan Toribio of The Athletic Tampa Bay reports.

Yarbrough didn't factor into the decision in a loss to the Nationals on Wednesday and allowed five runs (four earned) on 10 hits and two walks over 5.1 innings. He struck out three.

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Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Ryan Yarbrough is slated to handle the majority of innings in Wednesday's game against the Washington Nationals. Yarbrough has split his time between starting games and pitching out of the bullpen this season. However, this role of handling five to seven innings as a reliever appears to suit him. He has now pitched in this role in his last three outings, where he has pitched 19 innings with 21 strikeouts and just five earned runs. This role provides interesting fantasy value, as Yarbrough can supply pitching statistics you would expect from a starter without counting as a start in leagues. However, facing the Washington Nationals is a tough matchup, and Yarbrough is not someone you should be looking to use in shallow leagues Wednesday.

Yarbrough is scheduled to enter Wednesday's game against the Nationals in relief of starter Jonny Venters and absorb the bulk of the innings, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Yarbrough compiled nine strikeouts and allowed three earned runs on five hits and three walks over 5.2 innings in a loss to the Athletics on Thursday. He didn't factor into the decision.

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Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Ryan Yarbrough struck out nine versus the Athletics Thursday. He came into the game to relieve Ryne Stanek, who had already given up two runs. Yarbrough would go 5 2/3 innings, allowing three runs, but the Rays offense did not wake up until the ninth inning and would lose. He has provided several strong outings in relief for the Rays, which has helped to make the unorthodox pitching management style more successful. He has an ERA of 3.38. He is starting to get interesting in deeper leagues or AL-only formats.

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Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Ryan Yarbrough once again shine in the new experiment Friday versus the Orioles. This is the second time in the past six games that Yarbrough relieved Romo and then went deep while dominating. Friday, he went seven innings while allowing only one run. He even struck out eight. His ERA has fallen to 3.21 on the season. Worth noting, if your league has a cap on starts for pitchers, this game should not count against that number. He is starting to get interesting in deeper leagues or AL-only formats.

Yarbrough allowed one run on seven hits over seven innings of relief in Friday's 2-0 loss to the Orioles, striking out eight.

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Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Ryan Yarbrough had a strong outing Saturday versus the Angels. Coming in to start the second inning, he went 6 1/3 innings allowing one run. Yarbrough would earn the win to move to 4-2 with a 3.54 ERA. He is starting to become interesting in deeper leagues, especially if they find a way to keep him going for more than five innings. Worth noting, if your league has a cap on starts for pitchers, this game should not count against that number.

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Tampa Bay Rays stating pitcher Ryan Yarbrough will play a part in the Rays latest experiment. With the Los Angeles Angels having a right-handed heavy top of the lineup, the Rays will start Sergio Romo and hope he can negate the right-handed hitters early. Yarbrough will then enter the game and hope to bridge the gap through to the rest of the bullpen. Yarbrough actually becomes an interesting fantasy option on Saturday, as his outing will not count as a start in a league with a starts limit. Yarbrough has a 3.93 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 34 1/3 innings this season, so he does have upside in this outing.

Yarbrough will throw most of the game Saturday against the Angels but won't enter until the second or third inning, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.