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Michael Chavis 2B | CIN
Red Sox's Michael Chavis: Heads to bench
Chavis is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Royals, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Chavis is hitting .321 with two home runs and an .881 OPS over his last 10 games, but he'll head to the bench for Wednesday's series finale following a string of four straight starts. In his stead, Brock Holt is manning the keystone and hitting eighth.
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Adam Frazier 2B | LAA
Pirates' Adam Frazier: Situated on bench
Frazier is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Brewers.
Frazier will take a seat on the bench for Wednesday's series finale with left-hander Drew Pomeranz tabbed to start what will be a bullpen game for the Brewers. Pablo Reyes will start at the keystone in place of Frazier, who is just 4-for-35 (.114) over his last 10 appearances.
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Harold Castro 2B | KC
Tigers' Harold Castro: Finding work near top of order
Castro will serve as the Tigers' leadoff hitter and start in left field Wednesday against the White Sox.
The Tigers will give normal table setter JaCoby Jones a breather in the series finale, but Castro may not plummet precipitously in the order when both players are included in the lineup. Castro batted second in both ends of Tuesday's doubleheader and appears to have at least temporarily earned a prominent spot in the order after hitting .324 over his past nine starts.
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Cavan Biggio RF | HOU
Blue Jays' Cavan Biggio: Getting day off
Biggio is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
Biggio will cede second base duties to Freddy Galvis after starting each of the past three games, during which he contributed a pair of home runs and a stolen base. Even though he's logged just 247 plate appearances with Toronto thus far, Biggio has provided plenty of categorical juice, as he's rapidly closing in on reaching double figures in both home runs (10) and steals (nine). His discerning eye at the plate (16.7 percent walk rate) should continue to afford Biggio plenty of running opportunities and help keep his fantasy value afloat amid dry spells in the power department.
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Luis Arraez 2B | PHI
Twins' Luis Arraez: Resting in series finale
Arraez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's series finale with the Braves.
Arraez will take a seat after his streak of three straight games with multiple hits came to an end with an 0-for-4 showing in Tuesday's 12-7 loss. The rookie is still batting an immaculate .348 across his first 186 big-league plate appearances and at this point appears to have displaced Jonathan Schoop as the Twins' primary second baseman. Schoop will draw the nod at the keystone in Wednesday's series finale in what will be just his second start in seven games.
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Cavan Biggio RF | HOU
Blue Jays' Cavan Biggio: Smacks 10th homer
Biggio went 1-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Rays.
Bo Bichette's blistering start to his big-league career is attracting all the attention right now, but his fellow second-generation rookie was productive in his own right Tuesday. Biggio is now slashing .215/.344/.395 through his first 59 MLB games with 10 homers and a perfect 9-for-9 performance on the basepaths.
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Luis Guillorme 3B | HOU
Mets' Luis Guillorme: Smacks double in start
Guillorme went 1-for-4 with a double in Tuesday's win over the Marlins.
Getting the start at second base and hitting sixth, the 24-year-old banged out his first extra-base hit in the majors this season. It's not yet clear how the Mets will replace Robinson Cano (hamstring) at the keystone, but Guillorme's start came with Adeiny Hechavarria at shortstop to cover a rest day for Amed Rosario and Jeff McNeil going to right field, and Guillorme might need both guys stationed elsewhere on the diamond to see much future action.
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Ozzie Albies 2B | ATL
Braves' Ozzie Albies: Four hits in slugfest
Albies went 4-for-6 with a triple, three runs scored, two RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 12-7 win over the Twins.
The 22-year-old is now slashing .364/.404/.545 over his last 10 games with three steals, four RBI and nine runs. Albies is thriving in the two hole between Ronald Acuna and Freddie Freeman, giving Atlanta arguably the most dangerous top of the order in all of baseball -- the trio combined for 10 hits, nine runs, eight RBI, two homers and two steals in Tuesday's slugfest.
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Brandon Drury 2B | KC
Blue Jays' Brandon Drury: Delivers three-run homer
Drury went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a three-run home run in Tuesday's 10-inning loss at Tampa Bay.
Drury's three-run shot during the second inning helped the Blue Jays jump out to an early 6-0 lead, but starter Trent Thornton was unable to preserve it for long. Drury has looked much better since the All-Star break with a .266/.294/.516 slash line and five home runs in 18 games.
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Gleyber Torres 2B | DET
Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Battling core issue
Torres was removed from Tuesday's game at Baltimore due to "core pain," Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
Torres was pulled from the contest after striking out during the third inning, and it appears to be the same issue that sent him to the hospital Sunday night. According to Lindsey Adler of The Athletic, the 22-year-old will return to New York to undergo additional testing, so he'll be out of the lineup for at least a day or two.