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  • Diamondbacks' Asdrubal Cabrera: Not starting Thursday

    Cabrera isn't starting Thursday's game against the Rockies.

    Cabrera had gone 4-for-12 with two doubles, two runs and four strikeouts in the last three contests. Eduardo Escobar will shift to third base while Josh VanMeter starts at the keystone.

  • Keston Hiura 2B | LAD

    Brewers' Keston Hiura: Remains on bench Thursday

    Hiura isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Brewers.

    Hiura has recorded hits in each of the last three contests, but he'll be out of the lineup for a second straight game. Daniel Vogelbach will take over at first base and bat second.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Athletics' Matt Olson: X-rays negative

    Olson underwent an X-ray on his eye Wednesday that revealed no broken bones, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Olson suffered an eye injury during batting practice prior to Thursday's game against the Rays and was scratched from the lineup as a result. However, he was diagnosed with a bruise after his X-ray. It appears as though Olson has avoided a major injury, although it's not yet clear whether he could return for Friday's series opener against Baltimore.

  • Matt Beaty 1B | KC

    Dodgers' Matt Beaty: Comes through as pinch hitter

    Beaty came through with a two-run single in a pinch hit appearance Wednesday against Cincinnati.

    Beaty made his lone trip to the plate in the contest count, driving in a pair of runs with a single to left field in the eighth inning. All four of his RBI this season have come in the past two days, and he has now reached base via hit or walk in four of his last five plate appearances. Beaty has yet to record an extra-base hit this season but has registered a 5:6 BB:K while serving primarily as a pinch hitter.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Athletics' Matt Olson: Dealing with eye injury

    Olson isn't in Thursday's lineup against the Rays due to an eye injury, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Olson was a late scratch from Thursday's lineup, and manager Bob Melvin revealed that the first baseman hit a ball in batting practice that ricocheted off his eye. He'll have an X-ray, the results of which should give us a better idea of his prognosis.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Athletics' Matt Olson: Scratched from lineup

    Olson was scratched from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rays for undisclosed reasons.

    Whether Olson is dealing with something that will require an extended absence remains to be seen. Mitch Moreland will enter the lineup as his replacement, batting sixth and playing first base.

  • Luke Voit 1B | NYM

    Yankees' Luke Voit: Taking live at-bats

    Voit (knee) will take live at-bats at the Yankees' alternate training site Thursday, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

    Voit has been participating in defensive drills and running outside recently, and he'll now face live pitching for the first time since undergoing knee surgery in late March. The 30-year-old appears to be trending in the right direction, but it's not yet clear when he'll return to game action.

  • Yandy Diaz DH | TB

    Rays' Yandy Diaz: Rests in series finale

    Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

    Tampa Bay will go with Joey Wendle and Mike Brosseau as its corner infielders while Diaz takes a seat in the series finale. Diaz had started each of the past seven games, going 5-for-23 while drawing six walks.

  • Braves' Freddie Freeman: Belts seventh homer

    Freeman went 4-for-5 with a double, a home run, three RBI and two runs in Wednesday's 10-0 rout of the Cubs.

    He took Alec Mills deep in the sixth inning for his seventh homer of the year -- one of five long balls by Atlanta on the night. Freeman appears to have found his form at the plate, as he's slashed .316/.469/.605 with three home runs and eight RBI across his last 11 games.

  • Josh Bell DH | MIN

    Nationals' Josh Bell: Slugs second homer

    Bell went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Blue Jays.

    He capped the scoring on the night with a fifth-inning blast off Ty Tice. Bell has struggled to find his timing at the plate to begin the season, and Wednesday's homer -- only his second of the year -- snapped an 0-for-15 skid.

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