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  • Eugenio Suarez 3B | CIN

    Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Crushes grand slam in win

    Suarez went 3-for-4 with a grand slam in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Mariners.

    Suarez notched his first three-hit performance since May 25, highlighted by what proved to be a game-winning grand slam in the sixth inning. The third baseman has opened June on a power surge, going deep four times with two doubles through the first 10 games of the month. On the year, he's slashing .233/.305/.514 with 19 home runs, 52 RBI, 41 runs scored and one steal across 279 plate appearances.

  • Alec Bohm 3B | PHI

    Phillies' Alec Bohm: Drives in four in Wednesday's win

    Bohm went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Cubs.

    Shifted back to third base after starting four straight games at first base to cover for Bryce Harper (wrist), Bohm delivered his third straight multi-hit performance Wednesday while setting a season high in RBI. The 28-year-old capped the scoring for the Phillies on the afternoon with a solo shot off Genesis Cabrera in the seventh inning. Since the beginning of May, Bohm is batting a blistering .333 (47-for-141) in 37 contests with all six of his homers on the year, plus 16 runs and 20 RBI.

  • Ernie Clement SS | TOR

    Blue Jays' Ernie Clement: Dealing with lower body injury

    Blue Jays manager John Schneider said after Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Cardinals that Clement is considered day-to-day with a lower body injury, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

    Clement was replaced by Addison Barger at third base in the ninth inning. The injury doesn't appear to be serious, and with the Blue Jays scheduled for a day off Thursday, Clement could be available for Friday's weekend opener against the Phillies. He went 3-for-4 with a double and a solo home run prior to being subbed out.

  • Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY

    Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Getting breather Wednesday

    McMahon is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Giants.

    The left-handed-hitting McMahon will get a breather as the Giants send southpaw Robbie Ray to the hill. Orlando Arcia will hold down third base and bat sixth for the Rockies.

  • Tyler Wade SS | TEX

    Padres' Tyler Wade: Moving to bench Wednesday

    Wade is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.

    Wade had started each of the last three games in left field and went 2-for-7 with a triple and three RBI, but he'll give way to Gavin Sheets while Xander Bogaerts gets a day out of the infield and serves as the Padres' designated hitter. Until Jason Heyward (oblique) returns from the injured list, Wade could serve as the Padres' primary option in left field, at least against right-handed pitching.

  • Royce Lewis 3B | MIN

    Twins' Royce Lewis: Out of lineup Wednesday

    Lewis is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Rangers.

    Lewis has perked up offensively in June, going 8-for-22 with five RBI and a 4:5 K:BB. Despite that, he'll head to the bench for the fourth time this month. Brooks Lee will start at third base and bat eighth for the Twins on Wednesday.

  • Addison Barger SS | TOR

    Blue Jays' Addison Barger: On bench Wednesday

    Barger is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.

    The left-handed-hitting Barger hasn't been a strict platoon player for the Blue Jays this season, but he'll nonetheless head to the bench for Toronto's second straight matchup with a lefty (Matthew Liberatore), after Barger previously sat against Phillies southpaw Jesus Luzardo last Thursday. With Barger out of the lineup, Ernie Clement will cover third base and George Springer will occupy right field.

  • Otto Kemp 3B | PHI

    Phillies' Otto Kemp: Will be used at first base

    Kemp is starting at first base in Wednesday's game against the Cubs and is expected to mostly play that position for the Phillies while Bryce Harper (wrist) is sidelined, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

    Kemp's first four major-league starts came at third base, but the Phillies have decided to move Alec Bohm back to the hot corner and install Kemp at first base. The 25-year-old Kemp's playing time at first base in the minors has been relatively limited, although he has made seven starts at the position this season with Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

  • Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI

    Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Three hits, homer in loss

    Arenado went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and three total RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Blue Jays.

    Arenado singled in his first two plate appearances, with the second of those plating a run. In the eighth, he turned on a high fastball from Chad Green and put it just over the left-field wall. The long ball was the eighth for Arenado, who is on an 85-RBI pace despite an underwhelming .242/.304/.394 batting line.

  • Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Goes yard in return

    Westburg went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Tigers.

    Activated off the injured list earlier in the day, Westburg took Detroit closer Will Vest deep in the ninth inning as Baltimore tried to mount a comeback. Westburg had been sidelined since April 26 due to a hamstring strain, but he'd been heating up at the plate prior to getting hurt -- over his last eight games, including Tuesday's performance, he's batting .313 (10-for-32) with two of his five homers on the year.

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