Rays optioned RHP Brandon Gomes to Triple-A Durham. Gomes was just activated from the disabled list on Saturday and has a 5.68 ERA over 15 appearances this season. The 29-year-old should be back up when rosters expand in September.

Rays activated RHP Brandon Gomes from the 60-day disabled list. Gomes has appeared in just 14 games this season and returns to a 5.40 ERA over 11 2/3 innings. The 29-year-old right-hander will provide bullpen depth.

Rays manager Joe Maddon said Brandon Gomes (lat) is "close" to returning from the disabled list. Gomes has been out with a lat strain since May 10, but is nearing the end of his rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham. Assuming he avoids setbacks, he should rejoin the Rays' bullpen in the next 1-2 weeks.

Rays transferred RHP Brandon Gomes from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. The move clears a spot for the newly-acquired Jesse Crain on the 40-man roster. Gomes has been sidelined since May 7, so it will not impact his timetable. The 29-year-old is currently on a rehab assignment.

Brandon Gomes (lat) will make another minor league rehab appearance on Friday night. Gomes yielded three earned runs while recording only two outs in an outing Tuesday with the High-A Charlotte Stone Crabs. He'll try for better on Friday and should be back in the Rays' bullpen by the end of this month.

Brandon Gomes (lat) began a rehab assignment with the Gulf Coast League Rays on Thursday. The righty tossed a scoreless inning in what was his first game action in two months. Gomes should be ready for activation later this month but isn't a given to be added to the major league club.

Brandon Gomes (lat) threw a successful 28-pitch bullpen session on Thursday afternoon. Gomes is hoping to begin a minor league rehab assignment during the All-Star break. The right-hander has been out since May 8 because of a right lat strain.

Brandon Gomes (lat) hopes to begin another minor league rehab assignment during the All-Star break. Gomes had believed he was close to returning to the Rays' bullpen before feeling something "grab" during his most recent rehab appearance. As it stands currently, he shouldn't be expected to return until the end of July at the earliest.

Brandon Gomes (lat) told the Tampa Bay Times that his recent physical setback was "nothing major." Gomes felt some soreness in his once-strained right lat Thursday while warming up for his second rehab appearance with the High-A Charlotte Stone Crabs. But he won't have to restart his entire rehab program and should be ready to rejoin the Rays around mid-July.

Brandon Gomes has experienced a setback in his recovery from a right latissimus muscle strain. Gomes was all set to rejoin the Rays on Monday, but that is obviously not going to happen now. The right-handed reliever has been on the shelf since May 10.