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  • Ben Williamson 3B | SEA

    Mariners' Ben Williamson: Getting Sunday off

    Williamson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

    Miles Mastrobuoni will cover third base in the series finale while Williamson sits after starting each of the Mariners' last eight games. Williamson is batting a credible .256 over 50 games since earning a call-up from Triple-A Tacoma on April 13, but he isn't providing much in the way of fantasy juice. He's logged just one home run and two stolen bases, and both his run (25) and RBI (13) totals have been weighted down due to the fact that he typically bats eighth or ninth in the order.

  • Josh Jung 3B | TEX

    Rangers' Josh Jung: Off for 'mental day'

    Jung is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

    Jung is batting .143 (7-for-49) with 16 strikeouts since the start of June, so manager Bruce Bochy decided to give the third baseman a "mental day" to reset, per Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News. Ezequiel Duran will fill in at third base.

  • Matt Shaw SS | CHC

    Cubs' Matt Shaw: Taking seat Sunday

    Shaw is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

    Jon Berti will fill in at third base while Shaw heads to the bench for the first time since being recalled from Triple-A Iowa on May 19. The rookie's second go-around in the majors has been far more successful than his first, and despite going 0-for-13 over his last four starts, Shaw is still batting .264 with one home run and seven stolen bases since rejoining the big club.

  • Isaac Paredes 3B | HOU

    Astros' Isaac Paredes: Sitting again Sunday

    Paredes (hamstring) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

    Manager Joe Espada said after Paredes suffered a hamstring injury Thursday that the third baseman could miss a few additional games, so it's not a significant surprise he's on the bench Sunday. Luis Guillorme is starting at the hot corner.

  • Connor Norby 2B | MIA

    Marlins' Connor Norby: Not in Sunday's lineup

    Norby is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

    Norby will take a seat after going 0-for-8 with a walk and an RBI during the first two games of the series in DC. Javier Sanoja will step in at the hot corner and bat seventh Sunday.

  • Marcelo Mayer SS | BOS

    Red Sox's Marcelo Mayer: Idle against lefty Sunday

    Mayer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

    The Red Sox have faced left-handed starting pitchers in all three games of the series with the Yankees, and Mayer has been on the bench for two of them. The rookie will cede third base to Abraham Toro on Sunday as the Red Sox look to get some extra right-handed bats in the lineup.

  • Ramon Urias 2B | HOU

    Orioles' Ramon Urias: Maintaining steady role

    Urias will start at third base and bat second in Sunday's game against the Angels.

    Jordan Westburg's return from the injured list Tuesday hasn't cut into Urias' playing time, as the veteran infielder will pick up his fourth start in five contests Sunday. Urias has turned in a respectable .740 OPS so far in June, and he should be in store for semi-regular starts at least until Tyler O'Neill (shoulder) is back from the injured list.

  • Royce Lewis 3B | MIN

    Twins' Royce Lewis: Goes on IL on Sunday

    The Twins placed Lewis (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list Sunday.

    A left hamstring strain will force Lewis to the IL for the second time this season, after he previously missed the first five and a half weeks of the campaign. Though the recurring nature of the injury is troubling, the Twins are hoping Lewis's absence won't be as lengthy this time around after an MRI revealed that his latest strain is of the mild variety. Even so, he'll likely to miss more than the minimum 10 days. With Brooks Lee and Willi Castro already playing nearly every day at other positions, Jonah Bride could end up seeing the biggest uptick in playing time while Lewis is sidelined.

  • Ronny Mauricio 2B | NYM

    Mets' Ronny Mauricio: Clubs second homer

    Mauricio went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday in a loss to the Rays.

    Mauricio struck out in two of his four plate appearances, but he made the most of his lone hit by taking Drew Rasmussen deep to right field in the fifth inning. It was the second long ball and second RBI of the campaign for the young infielder, who has gone 1-for-13 at the plate over his past four games. Mauricio is batting just .188 through 36 plate appearances, but he's getting consistent playing time and has started seven of the Mets' past eight contests.

  • Brooks Lee SS | MIN

    Twins' Brooks Lee: Accounts for team's only runs

    Lee went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Astros on Saturday.

    Minnesota's offense was held to three hits in the contest, but Lee kept the game close with his two-run blast off Hunter Brown in the fifth inning. The long ball extended Lee's hitting streak to 14 games, and he's batting .321 (18-for-56) with two homers, nine RBI, seven runs and a stolen base over that span. With Royce Lewis (hamstring) headed for the injured list, Lee should be set for an everyday role at third base for at least the short-term.

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