MLB Player News
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Yandy Diaz DH | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Rests Sunday
Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
Yoshi Tsutsugo will fill in at first base for Diaz, who has fallen into a 5-for-35 slump over his past 11 games. Meanwhile, Tsutsugo is slashing .164/.233/.209 on the season, so he wouldn't appear to be a serious threat to unseat Diaz for an everyday role at this point.
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Nate Lowe DH | CIN
Rangers' Nate Lowe: Hits with RISP
Lowe went 1-for-4 with two RBI in Saturday's 8-6 win over Boston.
Lowe delivered a two-out, two-run single in the third inning, upping his RBI total to 24, second in MLB. He's been money with runners in scoring position, batting .462 (12-for-26) in those situations. He is also hitting .395 with two outs in an inning.
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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Indians' Josh Naylor: Two hits in loss
Naylor went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and a strikeout as Cleveland fell 7-3 to Chicago on Saturday.
Naylor doubled and scored in the fourth in what was Cleveland's best inning, and he later singled in the sixth. He is one of only three Cleveland regulars batting over .215 on the season.
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Alex Kirilloff LF | MIN
Twins' Alex Kirilloff: Third homer in two games
Kirilloff went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and three strikeouts as Minnesota fell 11-3 to Kansas City on Saturday.
Kirilloff followed up Friday night's two-homer performance with a solo shot in the seventh to get Minnesota on the board. The Twins' top prospect played first base and may receive more time there with Miguel Sano on the IL.
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Carlos Santana 1B | ATL
Royals' Carlos Santana: Six-game hitting streak
Santana went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs, an RBI and a strikeout in Saturday's 11-3 win over Minnesota.
Santana reached base and scored in each of his first two at-bats and singled in the ninth to round out a solid all-around game. He remains a much stronger option in OBP formats and points leagues due to his on-base abilities.
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Ryan O'Hearn RF | PIT
Royals' Ryan O'Hearn: Second homer in five games
O'Hearn went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and two strikeouts in an 11-3 rout of Minnesota on Saturday.
Since being recalled from the alternate training site O'Hearn has started on a part-time basis, batting 3-for-18 with two home runs. He's always been a power bat and with regular appearances O'Hearn could sustain value in deeper leagues.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Athletics' Matt Olson: Unlikely to return Sunday
Manager Bob Melvin said Saturday that he would "doubt" Olson (eye) returns to the lineup Sunday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Olson has already been ruled out for Saturday's matchup against Baltimore, but he was able to take some groundballs and take some swings in the cage prior to the game. If Olson is held out Sunday, Seth Brown or Mitch Moreland could fill in at first base once again.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Athletics' Matt Olson: Remains on bench
Olson (eye) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Baltimore.
Olson will be out of the lineup for a third straight game as he continues to deal with an eye injury that he sustained during batting practice Thursday. Seth Brown will start at first base and bat sixth.
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Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL
White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Not starting Saturday
Vaughn isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Cleveland.
Vaughn had started each of the last three games and went 3-for-9 with two doubles, three runs and four strikeouts. Jake Lamb will start in left field and bat eighth.
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Alex Kirilloff LF | MIN
Twins' Alex Kirilloff: Breaks out with four RBI
Kirilloff went 2-for-4 with two home runs, a walk and four RBI in Friday's 9-1 win over Kansas City.
Kirilloff made some major noise for the first time since his April 23 call-up. The 23-year-old launched his first two major-league homers, the first being a three-run blast in the third and his second just a solo shot in the fifth. He became the first Twins player to hit his first two career home runs in the same game since Pat Meares in 1994. Kiriloff started out just 3-for-26 with an RBI, a run scored and a 0:6 BB:K over his first eight games, so it was encouraging to see him finally living up to the hype as the organization's top prospect.