Right-handed pitcher Joe Boyle was called up from Triple-A Durham by the Tampa Bay Rays and will make the start against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays Monday night.

Boyle will face Toronto’s top prospect, right-hander Trey Yesavage, who will be making his major league debut.

Boyle, 26, was optioned to Durham in late August after he allowed 16 runs (15 earned) over his previous three starts with the major league club. He is 1-3 with a 5.40 ERA over 36 2/3 innings in 10 games (six starts) for the Rays this season.

Since being sent down to Durham, Boyle has notched a 2.08 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 13 innings, though he did issue 10 walks in that stretch.

A fifth-round pick of the Reds in the 2020 MLB Draft out of Notre Dame, Boyle is 6-9 at the major league level with a 5.29 ERA in 26 gam

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