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  • Yankees' Oswaldo Cabrera: On bench again

    Cabrera is out of the Yankees' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros.

    Cabrera will be available off the bench for a second straight game after making 22 straight starts at third base. Jon Berti will man the hot corner and bat ninth against Houston.

  • Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Back in action Tuesday

    Candelario (shin) is starting at third base and batting eighth Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.

    The 30-year-old was scratched from Sunday's starting nine due to a left shin contusion but is good to go following Monday's team off day. Candelario's .634 OPS for the season remains unimpressive, but he's gone 6-for-18 with a double and a homer over his past five contests.

  • Brett Harris 1B | BOS

    Athletics' Brett Harris: Draws fifth consecutive start

    Harris will start at third base and bat ninth in Tuesday's game against the Rangers.

    The righty-hitting Harris has now started in five consecutive games at third base since being called up from Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday, with three coming against left-handed pitchers and two coming against righties. Tyler Nevin will find himself as the odd man out of the lineup Tuesday against Rangers righty Jose Urena, but Harris may need to string together more strong performances to ensure he remains more than a short-side platoon player moving forward. Harris turned some heads with a two-homer performance in his second major-league game Saturday, but he's otherwise gone 1-for-10 at the dish in his other three starts.

  • Abraham Toro 1B | BOS

    Athletics' Abraham Toro: Keeps raking in Monday's loss

    Toro went 3-for-4 with a double in a loss to the Rangers on Monday.

    Toro authored one of two multi-hit efforts for the Athletics on the night, accomplishing the feat for the fifth time in the last six games overall. Toro has also reached safely in nine of the last 10 contests, a stretch during which he boasts a stellar .455 average, 1.197 OPS and impressively modest 13.9 percent strikeout rate.

  • Oswald Peraza 2B | LAA

    Yankees' Oswald Peraza: Beginning rehab assignment

    Peraza (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment with Single-A Tampa on Tuesday.

    Peraza is finally ready to test things out in a game setting after working his way back from a right shoulder strain which he initially suffered back in late February. Given how much time he's missed, he will presumably require more than a handful of rehab games. Peraza also isn't a given to immediately be added to the big-league roster, although the status of DJ LeMahieu (foot) will be a factor.

  • Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE

    Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Goes yard again

    Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Monday's 2-1 win over the Tigers.

    Ramirez provided the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, tagging Jack Flaherty for a solo homer. Ramirez has now generated a home run in back-to-back games but is still trying to dig his way out of a slump. In his last 10 appearances, Ramirez is 5-for-35 (.143) with five RBI, five runs scored and no multi-hit games.

  • Cubs' Christopher Morel: Goes deep, swipes bag

    Morel went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer, a walk and a steal in Monday's loss to the Padres.

    Morel put the Cubs on the board with his two-run shot in the sixth inning after snagging a steal earlier in the contest. He has five hits over his last five games and four of them have left the yard. The 24-year-old is slashing .220/.315/.449 with 12 extra-base hits (eight home runs), four stolen bases and 23 RBI through 35 games this season.

  • Jonah Bride 3B | TEX

    Marlins' Jonah Bride: Returns to Triple-A

    Bride was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville on Monday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

    After being called up Saturday, Bride went 1-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 12-3 win over the Athletics. With Jake Burger (oblique) returning from the 10-day injured list Monday, Bride was the odd man out on the major-league roster and he'll head back to Jacksonville. The 28-year-old has produced a .349 batting average with seven homers, 16 RBI, 14 runs scored and a stolen base over 86 at-bats in 25 games at Triple-A this season.

  • Oliver Dunn SS | TB

    Brewers' Oliver Dunn: Back on bench Monday

    Dunn is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.

    Dunn started at third base in each of the past four contests and went 5-for-13 with a triple, a walk, three runs and an RBI over that stretch. Despite the run of steady playing time of late, Dunn is still expected to move back into a utility role, as manager Pat Murphy noted Sunday that he wanted to give the rookie a more extended look after he had fallen out of favor in recent weeks. Dunn likely hit well enough to maintain his spot on the 26-man active roster for now, but Joey Ortiz still profiles as the Brewers' top option at the hot corner.

  • Jose Miranda 3B | MIN

    Twins' Jose Miranda: Retreating to bench Monday

    Miranda is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mariners.

    Miranda should be an indirect beneficiary from a playing-time standpoint while Byron Buxton (knee) is on the 10-day injured list, as Miranda had started at third base in each of the previous three games while Willi Castro moved to the outfield to help cover for Buxton's absence. However, Castro will draw the start at the hot corner Monday, opening up center field for Manuel Margot.

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