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  • Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Homers in loss

    Guerrero went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Guardians.

    Guerrero got the Blue Jays on the board with a solo homer in the fourth inning and later walked and scored again in the sixth. The 26-year-old has hit safely seven times over his last 10 games, collecting seven extra-base hits, 10 RBI and seven runs scored during that stretch. For the season, he's slashing .282/.387/.450 with 11 home runs, 40 RBI, 48 runs scored and two steals across 344 plate appearances.

  • Nick Kurtz 1B | ATH

    Athletics' Nick Kurtz: Powers A's in win

    Kurtz went 3-for-3 with a three-run homer in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Tigers.

    Kurtz accounted for all of the offense Wednesday with one swing, launching a 438-foot blast off Jack Flaherty in the third inning to put the A's ahead for good. The rookie first baseman now has six homers and 12 RBI in his last 10 contests. Overall, Kurtz is slashing .255/.313/.523 with 11 homers, 28 RBI and 19 runs scored through his first 166 major-league plate appearances.

  • Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Sitting against righty again

    Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.

    After Goldschmidt was on the bench for the final two games of the Yankees' series with the Orioles over the weekend, manager Aaron Boone suggested that the veteran first baseman would start in all three of the team's games in Cincinnati to begin the week. Goldschmidt will ultimately wind up starting in just two of those contests, as he'll hit the bench for Wednesday's series finale after going 0-for-10 with three strikeouts between Monday and Tuesday. Goldschmidt should continue to play regularly versus left-handed pitching, but his opportunities against right-handed pitching are likely to become more limited while he's put together a .244/.287/.330 batting line (73 wRC+) in those matchups this season. Ben Rice (148 wRC+ versus righties) and Jasson Dominguez (122 wRC+ versus righties) could see more playing time at Goldschmidt's expense.

  • LaMonte Wade RF | LAA

    Angels' LaMonte Wade: Claims strong-side platoon role

    Wade will start in right field and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

    After signing with the Angels and getting added to the 26-man active roster June 10, Wade played sparingly over his first week and a half with the team, but he's since moved into a strong-side platoon role in the corner outfield after Jorge Soler (back) landed on the shelf. Wade -- who has gone 4-for-23 with one stolen base, three runs and a 1:10 BB:K since joining the Halos -- will pick up his fifth start in six games Wednesday.

  • Abraham Toro 1B | BOS

    Red Sox's Abraham Toro: Sitting out second straight

    Toro is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Angels.

    Toro is out of the lineup for a second straight day after starting the previous eight and 21 of the last 22 tilts. The Red Sox are facing a lefty (Yusei Kikuchi) for the second consecutive contest, and the switch-hitting Toro has been much better versus righties (.831 OPS, five home runs) than lefties (.679 OPS, zero home runs) this season. Romy Gonzalez and Nate Eaton will handle first base and third base, respectively.

  • Ryan Noda 1B | BAL

    White Sox's Ryan Noda: On bench for series finale

    Noda is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.

    Since getting claimed off waivers from the Red Sox on June 13 and joining the White Sox, the left-handed-hitting Noda has been a fixture in the lineup against right-handed pitching at first base or designated hitter. However, Noda has gone just 2-for-21 with six walks and 13 strikeouts to begin his time with the White Sox, and it wouldn't be surprising if his time as a lineup regular was nearing its end. He'll take a seat against Arizona righty Zac Gallen to open up a spot in the starting nine for Michael Taylor.

  • Carlos Santana 1B | CHC

    Guardians' Carlos Santana: Pops ninth homer

    Santana went 2-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 10-6 loss to the Blue Jays.

    The veteran switch hitter got the Guardians on the board in the sixth inning by taking Eric Lauer deep, Santana's ninth homer of the season. The multi-hit effort was his first in June, however, and through 19 games on the month he's slashing just .186/.230/.286 with two home runs and eight RBI.

  • Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Nine-game hit streak

    Aranda went 3-for-4 with a run scored Tuesday against the Royals.

    Aranda began the season in a strict platoon while sitting against lefties. However, Tuesday's start against Kris Bubic marked the fourth time in his last five games that he's been in the lineup against a southpaw. Aranda also managed to extend his hitting streak to nine games, and he's gone 15-for-35 with four RBI and six runs scored in that span. Aranda has only one home run across his last 25 games, but he's a good source of batting average, runs and RBI.

  • Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA

    Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Idle Tuesday

    Schanuel isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Boston, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.

    Schanuel doesn't typically exit the lineup against left-handed starters, but he will do so Tuesday with Garrett Crochet on the mound for the Red Sox. LaMonte Wade will take over at first base and bat eighth while Schanuel rests.

  • Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Day off amid slump

    Torkelson is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Athletics.

    It's the second time in three contests that Torkelson -- who is 4-for-32 over his last nine games -- has been absent from the lineup. Colt Keith is at first base and batting leadoff Tuesday.

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