MLB Player News
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Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT
Rays' Brandon Lowe: Knocks in two
Lowe went 1-for-4 with two RBI and two walks Sunday against the Yankees.
Lowe managed to drive in a pair with a single in the fourth inning, though he still hasn't snapped out of a slow start to the season. He's hitting only .203 paired with a 28.1 percent strikeout rate, but most problematic has been his lack of power. Lowe's only extra-base hits of the season have been his four home runs, leading to just a .102 ISO across 128 plate appearances.
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Gabriel Arias SS | CLE
Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Records three hits in win
Arias went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 5-4 win over Toronto.
Arias had his most productive game in a couple of weeks. He entered Sunday batting .184 (7-for-38) with one RBI over the last 13 games. Arias started at shortstop, his fourth start there in the last six games and 11th this season.
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Willi Castro LF | COL
Twins' Willi Castro: Expected to return early this week
Castro (oblique) isn't likely to need a minor-league rehab assignment and is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list as soon as Tuesday, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
If he's fully healthy the utility player should immediately reclaim a regular starting role with the Twins struggling to find production at multiple lineup spots. Castro originally suffered the right oblique strain April 16, but he's since resumed baseball activities and has been taking batting practice without issue.
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Jackson Holliday SS | BAL
Orioles' Jackson Holliday: Homers twice in loss
Holliday went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs in Sunday's 11-6 loss to the Royals.
Holliday tied the game with a solo shot in the second inning and later knotted things up again with a 422-foot blast in the fourth. The 21-year-old has hit safely in eight of his last 10 contests and is currently riding a five-game hit streak. While his tendency to sit against lefties limits his ceiling for now, he's slashing a solid .273/.340/.443 with four homers, 11 RBI, 11 runs scored and two steals across 97 plate appearances.
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Brendan Rodgers 2B | BOS
Astros' Brendan Rodgers: Regains foothold in lineup
Rodgers will start at second base and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the White Sox.
After a stretch in which he made just one start in six games, Rodgers has now been included on four straight lineup cards. He seems to have regained some security as the Astros' preferred option at the keystone after going 3-for-12 with a walk and two runs over the previous three contests.
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Josh Rojas 3B | CHW
White Sox's Josh Rojas: Reinstated, starting at third
Rojas (toe) was activated from the 10-day injured list and will start at third base and bat seventh Sunday versus the Astros.
Rojas has been sidelined since he fractured his right big toe in mid-March, but he's ready to make his debut for the White Sox after a three-game rehab assignment. The 30-year-old had an underwhelming .225/.304/.336 slash line with eight homers and 10 steals in 143 games in Seattle last year, but he inked a one-year, $3.5 million deal with Chicago in January and is expected to see regular action between second base and the hot corner now that he's healthy.
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David Hamilton SS | MIL
Red Sox's David Hamilton: Starting at short Sunday
Hamilton will start at shortstop and bat seventh in Sunday's series finale against the Twins, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
Hamilton moves from second base to shortstop with Kristian Campbell returning from rib discomfort that cost him three games. Hamilton went 5-for-11 with a double, an RBI, three steals and three runs while filling in for Campbell, and he's been rewarded with a fourth straight start, this time filling in for a slumping Trevor Story.
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Kyren Paris SS | LAA
Angels' Kyren Paris: Showing signs of life at plate
Paris went 1-for-3 with two RBI in a 5-2 win against Detroit on Saturday.
Paris plated a pair of runs with a sixth-inning single for his first RBI since April 9 -- a span of 18 games. After a scorching start to the season, the 23-tear-old went into a major funk, batting just .111 with a 48.3 percent strikeout rate during his slump. Paris has shown small signs of emerging from the cold spell over his past two contests, going 2-for-6 with a double, though he's also struck out three times. Despite the lack of production, Paris has managed to hold onto a near-everyday spot in the Angels' lineup, but it remains to be seen whether his role will change when Yoan Moncada (thumb) is ready to return from the injured list.
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Kristian Campbell 2B | BOS
Red Sox's Kristian Campbell: Rejoining lineup Sunday
Campbell (ribs) is starting at second base and batting cleanup Sunday against the Twins, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
The 22-year-old sat out the past three games due to rib discomfort, but he's ready to go for Sunday's series finale versus Minnesota. Campbell has been a force at the plate in his first 29 MLB games with four homers, two steals and a .301/.407/.495 slash line in 123 plate appearances.
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Edouard Julien 2B | COL
Twins' Edouard Julien: Taking seat Sunday
Julien is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Southpaw Garrett Crochet is taking the hill for Boston, so Julien will remain on the bench for a second straight game. Brooks Lee will cover second base while Julien sits.