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  • Brent Rooker DH | ATH

    Athletics' Brent Rooker: Sets off ninth-inning explosion

    Rooker went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 7-1 win against Texas on Wednesday.

    The game was tied 1-1 entering the ninth inning, when Rooker unknotted the score with a two-run blast to left field. The Athletics tacked on four more runs later in the frame on a Lawrence Butler grand slam to secure the victory and move back above .500. Rooker had gone seven games without a long ball before Wednesday's blast, but he's been swinging an effective bat of late with three multi-hit performance across his past four contests. He's at a .258/.313/.508 slash line with eight homers, 17 RBI and 19 runs through 134 plate appearances on the season.

  • Blue Jays' Anthony Santander: Starting to bounce back

    Santander went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's extra-inning win over Boston.

    Santander is finally starting to emerge from his early-season doldrums, going deep in two of his last three games. The slugging switch hitter still has work to do, however, as he's slashing .175/.258/.316 with four round trippers, four doubles, 12 doubles and nine runs scored through 128 plate appearances. Fantasy managers should stay patient with Santander, who should continue to see plenty of RBI opportunities while primarily batting third in Toronto's lineup.

  • Jorge Polanco 1B | NYM

    Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Out again versus lefty

    Polanco is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Angels.

    The switch-hitting Polanco still hasn't been cleared to hit from the right side of the plate while he manages a side injury, though he told Adam Jude of The Seattle Times on April 16 that he's felt well enough to hit off a tee. Polanco will continue to hold down a regular spot in the lineup at designated hitter against right-handed pitching, but the Mariners will continue to shield him from lefties like the Angels' Tyler Anderson until he's 100 percent while swinging the bat from the right side. Cal Raleigh will replace Polanco as the Mariners' DH on Wednesday.

  • Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU

    Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Grabbing seat Wednesday

    Alvarez is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

    Alvarez exited Monday's game with an undisclosed injury but was back in the lineup Tuesday, so this appears to simply be a routine day off. Jose Altuve is in the designated hitter spot Wednesday, while Zach Dezenzo will handle left field and bat eighth.

  • Jorge Polanco 1B | NYM

    Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Goes yard twice again

    Polanco went 2-for-3 with a walk, two home runs and five RBI in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Angels.

    The 31-year-old carried the M's offense with his second two-homer performance in the last three games, as he took Jack Kochanowicz deep in the second inning for a three-run blast before teeing off on a Jose Fermin sinker in the seventh. Polanco may be the hottest hitter in baseball right now, going 10-for-20 over his last six games with two doubles, six long balls and 13 RBI, and his 1.242 OPS is the highest in the majors among players with at least 75 plate appearances.

  • Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Goes deep Tuesday

    Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's win over the Blue Jays.

    Devers swatted a 422-foot blast to right in the third for his only knock of the evening. It's his third home run in his last four games, a span during which he's compiled four RBI and scored six runs while posting a 3:3 BB:K. Devers is still working on upping his batting average after a very slow start to the year. He's currently hitting .217/.352/.417 with five homers, 18 RBI, 21 runs and a 24:39 BB:K in 142 plate appearances.

  • Kyle Manzardo 1B | CLE

    Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Walks off Minnesota

    Manzardo went 2-for-3 with a walk and a walk-off solo home run in Tuesday's 2-1 win against the Twins.

    Offense was at a premium Tuesday in Cleveland, but Manzardo had a productive evening and came through in the clutch with a solo homer to break a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the ninth inning. The 24-year-old is batting just .227 through 26 games this season, but he's still showcased his power potential with eight long balls. Manzardo has provided a bit more consistency over the past 10 games, however, having gone 11-for-37 (.297 average) with two doubles and three homers.

  • Ben Rice 1B | NYY

    Yankees' Ben Rice: Belts two homers Tuesday

    Rice went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs and four runs scored in Tuesday's 15-3 win over the Orioles.

    Rice was on the bench for the series opener Monday, and the additional rest paid off. He was one of five Yankee players to hit a home run in Tuesday's contest, with both of his two solo shots came off the returning Kyle Gibson in the first and second innings. Rice is up to eight home runs on the season, which surpasses his mark from 2024 (seven) in 72 less plate appearances. He has a .998 OPS with 22 runs scored and 13 RBI this season.

  • Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: Struggling in throwing program

    Manager Alex Cora said Tuesday that Yoshida (shoulder) could head back to Boston to be evaluated since the outfielder's throwing program is "not going well," Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.

    The 31-year-old was expected to begin playing in extended spring training games in mid-April but hasn't made the necessary progress in his throwing program. Yoshida could be headed for additional treatment, which would further push back his season debut. He primarily served as a designated hitter last season, but Yoshida needs to be able to throw from the outfield to be major-league ready in 2025 since the offseason signing of Alex Bregman has resulted in Rafael Devers serving as the everyday DH.

  • Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU

    Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Back in lineup Tuesday

    Alvarez (undisclosed) will start at designated hitter and bat third in Tuesday's game versus the Tigers.

    Alvarez was pulled from Monday's game with an undisclosed injury after hitting a single in the bottom of the seventh inning. Whatever he was dealing with evidently was not a big deal, as he will not have to miss any starts.

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