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  • Angels' Brandon Drury: Sitting Saturday

    Drury isn't in the Angels' lineup for Saturday's contest against the Red Sox, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.

    Drury will get a breather Saturday after slashing .160/.250/.160 through his first seven games. Luis Rengifo (head) will return to cover second base while batting seventh.

  • Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT

    Rays' Brandon Lowe: Returns to lineup

    Lowe (side) is starting at second base and batting second Saturday against the Rockies, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

    Lowe's side tightness and a left-handed Rockies starter prevented him from starting Friday's contest, but he entered the game as a pinch hitter and made three plate appearances during the loss. Now, with right-hander Ryan Feltner on the mound for Colorado, the 29-year-old infielder will return to the lineup in search of his first hit since March 29.

  • Lenyn Sosa 2B | TOR

    White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Recalled from Charlotte

    The White Sox recalled Sosa from Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday.

    Sosa was officially called up after the White Sox moved Luis Robert (hip) to the 10-day injured list. Sosa had a good start with Charlotte, going 8-for-24 with one home run, three RBI and five walks. He will draw the start at second base and bat seventh in Saturday's game against the Royals.

  • Adam Frazier 2B | LAA

    Royals' Adam Frazier: Not starting Saturday

    Frazier is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.

    Frazier will sit for the second time in the last three games despite the White Sox sending out right-hander Chris Flexen for Saturday's game. Frazier is batting .263/.333/.263 with two RBI to start the season. Nick Loftin will start at second base and bat seventh in the lineup.

  • Andy Ibanez 2B | NYM

    Tigers' Andy Ibanez: Not in starting lineup Saturday

    Ibanez is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics.

    Ibanez is batting .308 with three RBI over 15 plate appearances to start the season, but he will take a seat against right-hander Paul Blackburn. Expect Ibanez to start primarily against left-handed pitching while moving around the diamond.

  • Justin Foscue 2B | TEX

    Rangers' Justin Foscue: Makes MLB debut

    Foscue entered Friday's game in the eighth inning and went 0-for-1 in a 10-2 win over Houston.

    Foscue made his MLB debut late in the blowout, taking over at second base. He was called up from Triple-A Round Rock to help fill the void created by Josh Jung's wrist injury. Foscue, who came up as a second baseman, can also play third and first base.

  • Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT

    Rays' Brandon Lowe: Appears as pinch hitter

    Lowe (side) went 0-for-3 Friday against the Rockies.

    Lowe was held out of the lineup due to the combination of side tightness and a lefty on the mound. However, he entered the game in the sixth inning as a pinch hitter after the Rockies turned to their bullpen. That's a good sign Lowe will be back in the lineup Saturday with Colorado set to send righty Ryan Feltner to the mound.

  • Lenyn Sosa 2B | TOR

    White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Promotion incoming

    Sosa is expected to be recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

    With Eloy Jimenez (thigh) and Luis Robert (hip) both dealing with injuries, adding Sosa will give the White Sox extra depth. The 24-year-old infielder has slashed just .186/.209/.327 across 209 plate appearances in his MLB career, but he's had a hot start through five games at Charlotte, going 8-for-24 with two doubles and a homer. Sosa's bat may be useful for a White Sox offense that is suddenly without its star contributors.

  • Marcus Semien 2B | NYM

    Rangers' Marcus Semien: Perfect day at dish

    Semien went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, three runs scored and two walks in Friday's win over the Astros.

    Semien reached base in each of the first three innings and later put an exclamation point on his day with a three-run blast in the sixth. The veteran infielder has collected multiple hits four times in his first seven games, but he went hitless in the other three. He's slashing .333/.471/.481 with two extra-base hits, eight RBI and an 8:3 BB:K.

  • Luis Rengifo 3B | SD

    Angels' Luis Rengifo: Not starting Friday

    Rengifo (head) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    Rengifo left Wednesday's game against the Marlins after feeling lightheaded. Anthony Rendon is back in at third base and will hit in the leadoff spot against Red Sox right-hander Kutter Crawford.

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