Rays SS Jason Bartlett returned to the starting lineup Tuesday against the Blue Jays after missing one game with a sore shoulder. He had a RBI single in four at-bats and also struck out twice. He has two RBI hits in his last two games.

Bartlett rests sore shoulder ... [...]

MLB.com reports the Rays opted to rest SS Jason Bartlett Sunday against the White Sox. The move gives Bartlett two days to rest his aching right shoulder as Tampa Bay is off Monday before opening a three-game series with Toronto Tuesday. "Bartlett had a nice game (Saturday)," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "And this really gives him two days to get his arm back. (His arm is) just a little bit achy ... like when a pitcher goes through a dead-arm period." Bartlett has made four errors in his last eight games and Maddon believes it is related to his shoulder. "I think (the aching shoulder) has contributed," Maddon said. "(We're) just going to try and clean this thing up right now and not let it linger. But I think the two days off will be very helpful."