MLB Player News
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Josh Rojas 3B | KC
Diamondbacks' Josh Rojas: In leadoff spot Thursday
Rojas is batting leadoff Thursday against the Dodgers.
Rojas has been in the leadoff spot in each of his starts so far this season, though he's also been sitting regularly against lefties. He'll kick things off for the Diamondbacks on Thursday versus right-hander Dustin May.
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Thairo Estrada 2B | BAL
Giants' Thairo Estrada: Returns to lineup
Estrada (calf) is back in the Giants' lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox.
Estrada was sore for a bit after fouling a ball off his left calf Monday, but he's ready to roll after resting up for a couple days. The 27-year-old is manning shortstop and batting eighth against Chicago righty Lance Lynn.
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Thairo Estrada 2B | BAL
Giants' Thairo Estrada: Expected back Thursday
Giants manager Gabe Kapler said he expects Estrada (calf) to be back in the lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
After fouling a ball off his left calf in Monday's 12-3 win over Chicago, Estrada had been in line to start Wednesday following Tuesday's off day, but the Giants ultimately scratched him from the lineup. Kapler suggested the Giants opted to hold Estrada out as a matter of precaution because the infielder's bruised calf was still a little stiff when he reported to the ballpark Wednesday. Assuming Estrada warms up without issue Thursday, he should reclaim his usual post at the keystone.
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Thairo Estrada 2B | BAL
Giants' Thairo Estrada: Scratched from lineup Wednesday
The Giants scratched Estrada (leg) from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Estrada looked as though he was in the clear to return to the lineup coming out of Tuesday's team off day, but the Giants ultimately chose to give him another day off to recover from the foul ball he took to his left leg in Monday's 12-3 win. David Villar will shift over from the hot corner to fill in for Estrada at the keystone, while J.D. Davis enters the lineup as the Giants' No. 6 hitter and starting third baseman. Estrada can be viewed as day-to-day heading into Thursday's series finale.
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Thairo Estrada 2B | BAL
Giants' Thairo Estrada: Back in action Wednesday
Estrada (leg) will start at second base and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Estrada exited Monday's 12-3 win in the series opener after fouling a ball off his leg, but he looks to be feeling fine coming out of Tuesday's off day. He'll be picking up his fifth start in as many games to begin the season and enters Wednesday's contest with a .375/.412/.563 slash line to go with a home run and two stolen bases.
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Brice Turang 2B | MIL
Brewers' Brice Turang: On bench versus lefty
Turang is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.
The rookie will sit for the second time in the Brewers' first six games of the season, with both of the lefty-hitting Turang's absences coming against southpaws. Platoon mate Owen Miller will cover the keystone in place of Turang, who is off to a sizzling start to the season with a .357/.471/.643 slash line to go with two stolen bases across 17 plate appearances.
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Luis Garcia 1B | WAS
Nationals' Luis Garcia: Sitting again Wednesday
Garcia will remain on the bench for Wednesday's game against the Rays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Garcia will take a seat for a second straight day Wednesday as the Nationals wrap up their series with the Rays. Michael Chavis will once again slot in at second base and bat sixth versus Tampa Bay.
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Jeff McNeil 2B | ATH
Mets' Jeff McNeil: Three hits against Milwaukee
McNeil went 3-for-3 in Tuesday's loss to the Brewers.
All three hits were singles, and the rest of the Mets' lineup managed only five other knocks in a 9-0 loss. McNeil is batting .292 (7-for-24) through six games to begin the season, but he has only one double, one run and two RBI to show for it as the New York offense as a whole tries to find its way out of an early funk.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SF
Marlins' Luis Arraez: Resting Wednesday
Arraez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
Arraez will sit for the first time this season after slashing .478/.520/.522 with two runs and two RBI through the Marlins' first six games. Garrett Hampson will replace Arraez at the keystone and will bat ninth, while center fielder Jazz Chisholm assumes Arraez's usual duties as Miami's leadoff man.
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Ji-Hwan Bae 2B | NYM
Pirates' Ji Hwan Bae: Swats first career homer
Bae went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Red Sox.
The 23-year-old sent a Nick Pivetta offering the other way in the second inning and just sliced it over the Green Monster, giving Roansy Contreras and the Pirates' bullpen all the run support they would need. Bae is just 3-for-14 (.214) through four games, but he's got a double and two steals in addition to Tuesday's production, and as long as he's getting consistent playing time between second base and center field, his speed and developing power should give him some fantasy value.