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  • Otto Kemp 3B | PHI

    Phillies' Otto Kemp: Getting first day off since call-up

    Kemp is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

    For the first time since receiving his first big-league call-up June 7, Kemp will head to the bench. The rookie has held his own at the plate through his first 10 starts in the majors, batting .278 with a walk, a stolen base, six runs and four RBI. Though he'll cede his spot in the infield to Edmundo Sosa on Wednesday, Kemp should continue to handle an everyday role until the Phillies get first baseman Bryce Harper (wrist) back from the injured list.

  • Reds' Christian Encarnacion-Strand: Out of Cincinnati lineup

    Encarnacion-Strand is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

    Encarnacion-Strand started the first seven contests upon his activation from the 10-day injured list and slugged home runs in each of the first three of those games. However, he's gone just 2-for-21 with seven strikeouts in his last six games, and Wednesday will be the second time across the last four tilts that he's been out of the lineup. Spencer Steer and Santiago Espinal will handle corner-infield duties for the Reds.

  • Nate Lowe 1B | BOS

    Nationals' Nathaniel Lowe: Belts homer No. 10

    Lowe went 2-for-5 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 10-6 loss to the Rockies.

    The first baseman took Anthony Molina deep in the eighth inning as the Nationals tried to mount a late comeback from a 10-1 deficit. Lowe's up to 10 homers on the season, but Tuesday's effort was only his second multi-hit performance in June, a month in which he's slashing .231/.286/.385 in 15 games.

  • Michael Toglia 1B | COL

    Rockies' Michael Toglia: Leads franchise-record barrage

    Toglia went 3-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Tuesday's 10-6 win over the Nationals.

    In his second game back in the majors following a promotion from Triple-A Albuquerque, Toglia took Michael Soroka deep in the fourth inning before getting hold of a Jackson Rutledge cutter in the seventh, leading the charge as the Rockies tied a franchise record with seven homers on the night. Toglia's power has never been in question, only his ability to make enough contact -- through 56 games for Colorado this season he's produced eight home runs and 24 RBI, but a .205/.273/.385 slash line and a ghastly 38.4 percent strikeout rate.

  • Alec Burleson LF | STL

    Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Homers Tuesday

    Burleson went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and two total RBI in Tuesday's win over the White Sox.

    Burleson tallied his sixth multi-hit game and second three-hit effort in the month of June. His big blast came in the seventh inning off lefty Tyler Alexander to extend the lead to 9-2. Burleson is now 7-for-14 this season against left-handed pitching and his three-hit night brought his season average to .305.

  • Luis Arraez 1B | SD

    Padres' Luis Arraez: Racks up three hits in loss

    Arraez went 3-for-5 with one RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's 8-6 loss to the Dodgers.

    Arraez is 10-for-31 (.323) over his last seven games, a span that has seen him rack up three doubles, three RBI and five runs scored. The infielder is up to a .280/.312/.396 slash line with three homers, 27 RBI, 32 runs scored, three stolen bases, 16 doubles and three triples over 66 contests. Arraez continues to provide steady contact with a tiny 1.7 percent strikeout rate -- he hasn't struck out since May 25 versus Atlanta.

  • Astros' Christian Walker: Swats homer in win

    Walker went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, a walk and two total runs scored in Tuesday's 13-3 win over the Athletics.

    Walker has hit safely in 10 of 14 games in June, but this was just his second multi-hit effort of the month. He's added three homers and 10 RBI while batting .241 (13-for-54) over that span. He's had a relatively unimpressive first season with the Astros so far, slashing .216/.282/.371 with 10 homers, 35 RBI, 30 runs scored, nine doubles, one triple and no stolen bases over 70 contests. Despite his numbers being worse across the board than in any of his previous full major-league seasons, he's still locked in as Houston's starting first baseman.

  • Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Goes yard Tuesday

    Guerrero went 3-for-4 with an RBI double, a solo home run and an RBI single during Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks.

    Guerrero fell a triple short of the cycle Tuesday, collecting his first three-hit outing since May 9. The first baseman tagged Brandon Pfaadt for a solo homer in the third inning, marking Guerrero's ninth homer of the campaign. It's been a down year for Guerrero, who's slashing .281/.380/.434 in 313 plate appearances after slashing .323/.396/.544 in 2024. He's also on pace to fall short of his 2024 totals in home runs, doubles, RBI and runs scored.

  • Giants' Bryce Eldridge: Staying at 1B after Devers trade

    President of baseball operations Buster Posey said Tuesday that the Giants plan to continue developing Eldridge as a first baseman after San Francisco acquired Rafael Devers from the Red Sox on Sunday, Ali Thanawalla of NBC Sports Bay Area reports. "I see [Eldridge's] development path as the same," Posey said during Devers' introductory press conference. "He's going to keep playing first, keep developing at the plate. It's a conversation Raffy and I have had already about Bryce and the future we potentially see him having. Par for the course for him, going forward."

    Though Boston had been using Devers exclusively at designated hitter this season, both Posey and manager Bob Melvin said that the 28-year-old will eventually get some exposure to first base, where he could end up settling as an everyday player if he proves he can handle the position. Even at first base, Eldridge is viewed as a low-end defender, so moving him to a corner-outfield spot in an effort to expedite his arrival to the majors doesn't seem to be under serious consideration. The 20-year-old profiles as an enticing long-term fantasy asset due to his power potential, and he already mashed his way to Triple-A Sacramento earlier in June, overcoming a spring wrist injury to generate a .862 OPS in 34 games at Double-A Richmond. He's struggled out of the gate at Sacramento with a .143/.213/.286 with a 34 percent strikeout rate through 11 contests, and his slow start plus the acquisition of Devers and the quality production the Giants have received from Dominic Smith (.919 OPS in 11 games) so far this month seem likely to delay Eldridge's big-league debut. Eldridge is still seen as the Giants' first baseman of the future, but his chances of being a meaningful fantasy contributor in 2025 appear to be fading.

  • Giants' Casey Schmitt: Back in action Tuesday

    Schmitt (foot) will start at third base and bat sixth Tuesday against the Guardians, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    After fouling a ball off his foot Sunday, Schmitt missed out on the starting nine Monday, though he managed to appear as a pinch hitter. He'll now rejoin the lineup as San Francisco's third baseman while Rafael Devers makes his Giants debut as the DH.

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