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  • Cam Smith 3B | HOU

    Astros' Cam Smith: Hits in consecutive starts

    Smith went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored Wednesday against the Mariners.

    Smith sat consecutive games Sunday and Monday after beginning his big-league career with only two hits across 18 at-bats while striking out nine times. He's responded well since, going 3-for-7 with a triple, one run scored and two RBI in a pair of starts. Smith should remain the team's primary right fielder so long as he sticks in the majors.

  • Noelvi Marte 3B | CIN

    Reds' Noelvi Marte: Debuts as pinch runner

    Marte entered Wednesday's 8-6 loss to the Giants as a pinch runner and finished up the game at third base. He did not get a plate appearance.

    Marte made his season debut after being called up from Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday. He entered for Santiago Espinal, who got the start at third base. Jeimer Candelario had been the default option at the hot corner early this season, but a lingering slump may cost him playing time. Marte, who had a .954 OPS over 40 plate appearances at Louisville, should eventually work into the rotation at third base.

  • Rays' Junior Caminero: Getting back on track

    Caminero went 1-for-4 on Wednesday against the Angels.

    Caminero has had an inconsistent start to the season, which he kicked off with a five-game hitting streak before going three straight contests without a hit. He recorded his first home run Tuesday -- only his second extra-base hit of the campaign -- and followed that up with another knock Wednesday as he appears to be getting back on track at the plate.

  • Austin Riley 3B | ATL

    Braves' Austin Riley: Goes deep in loss

    Riley went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in a loss to the Phillies on Wednesday.

    Riley accounted for Atlanta's only extra-base hit of the contest with his solo shot to left field in the seventh inning. The 417-foot homer tied the score at 3-3, but Philadelphia ultimately pulled out the win on the strength of a Trea Turner ninth-inning long ball. Riley's home run was his first since Opening Day, but he seems to be heating up after a tepid start to the campaign, as he's collected three multi-hit performances and racked up four RBI over his past four games.

  • Miguel Vargas 2B | CHW

    White Sox's Miguel Vargas: Records multiple hits

    Vargas went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a stolen base Wednesday against Cleveland.

    Vargas has been in the lineup for every game this season, though he has been demoted after beginning as the team's primary leadoff hitter. That change in role has been earned, as he has only a .179 average paired with a 26.7 percent strikeout rate. Vargas did manage his second multi-hit game of the season Wednesday, and he also has only two extra-base hits.

  • Jose Caballero 2B | NYY

    Rays' Jose Caballero: Blasts grand slam Wednesday

    Caballero went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Angels.

    Cabellero jumped on the first pitch from Yusei Kikuchi in the first inning, launching a grand slam to give the Rays an early 4-0 lead. It was Cabellero's first home run of 2025, and the 28-year-old has started the season 5-for-19 with four walks, two stolen bases, one home run and seven RBI.

  • Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA

    Angels' Yoan Moncada: Aggravates thumb again

    Moncada was pulled from Wednesday's game against Tampa Bay due to right thumb soreness, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    Moncada began having issues with his thumb toward the end of spring training. He's already aggravated it once since the regular season began, leaving Friday's contest early before missing the next three games, and he couldn't make it through his first game back in the lineup without experiencing another flare-up. The Angels may consider sending the 29-year-old to the injured list to give his thumb the time it needs to properly heal, though the team's plans are currently unknown.

  • Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA

    Angels' Yoan Moncada: Exits early Wednesday

    Moncada was removed from Wednesday's game against the Rays due to an injury, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    Moncada started Wednesday's game after missing the Halos' previous three contests due to a thumb injury that's been bothering him since spring training. If his removal Wednesday ends up being the result of another problem with his thumb, there's a chance the Angels will place him on the IL until he's completely past the issue.

  • Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA

    Angels' Yoan Moncada: Returns to lineup Wednesday

    Moncada (thumb) will start at third base and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Rays.

    Moncada missed the previous three contests after aggravating a right thumb injury, but he is feeling well enough to give it a go in this one. The 29-year-old is just 4-for-20 at the plate to start off his Angels career.

  • Mariners' Miles Mastrobuoni: Drawing second start of season

    Mastrobuoni will start at second base and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Astros.

    Mastrobuoni will pick up his second start of the season, filling in at the keystone after the Mariners placed everyday second baseman Ryan Bliss (bicep) on the 10-day injured list. Though Bliss appears headed for an extended absence, Mastrobuoni won't necessarily be the Mariners' top choice to replace him. Dylan Moore will start at third base Wednesday, but he could shift over to second base and serve as the primary option at that position once Jorge Polanco (side) -- who is serving as a designated hitter against the Astros -- is cleared to return to the infield.

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