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  • Blue Jays' Anthony Santander: Supplies three-run homer in win

    Santander went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer in Tuesday's win over Atlanta.

    Santander broke the game open with a three-run blast off Spencer Schwellenbach in the fifth inning to put Toronto up 6-1. It was Santander's second long ball of the season and his first at home as a member of the Blue Jays. Though his average currently sits at just .211, Santander now has a hit in six straight games, including homers in two of his last four, and has struck out once over his last 17 at-bats.

  • Brent Rooker DH | ATH

    Athletics' Brent Rooker: Plays second game in OF

    Rooker went 2-for-4 with three runs scored in Tuesday's victory over the White Sox. He started in left field. It was the second game he's played in the outfield this season.

    Rooker is off to a slow start to the season by hitting .205/.256/.667 but does have four home runs, so he may be heating up at the plate. Rooker didn't play in the outfield last season after May due to a right forearm injury that required surgery in the offseason. He's mostly played DH this season but could soon qualify in the outfield again after playing just 14 games in the field last season. However, Rooker's usage in the outfield could be bigger news for Nick Kurtz, the top prospect tearing it up at Triple-A, as moving Rooker to the outfield could allow the A's to call up Kurtz to play at DH and 1B.

  • Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU

    Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Continues to heat up with solo shot

    Alvarez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Cardinals.

    Alvarez crushed a 419-foot blast to deep center field in the eighth inning, tacking on an insurance run to give the Astros a 2-0 lead. While Alvarez got off to a dreadful start to the year, he's certainly beginning to pick up some steam lately. Over his last nine outings, the All-Star slugger is hitting .310 (9-for-29) with two homers, six RBI, seven walks and one stolen base.

  • Joc Pederson DH | TEX

    Rangers' Joc Pederson: On bench versus southpaw

    Pederson is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.

    Pederson is hitless in his past 24 at-bats and has gone 3-for-49 through 14 games this season. Jonah Heim will serve as the designated hitter against Halos lefty Yusei Kikuchi while Kyle Higashioka starts behind the plate.

  • Ryan O'Hearn 1B | PIT

    Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: On bench vs. lefty

    O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.

    O'Hearn has gone 1-for-10 with two walks, a stolen base and a run over the past three games and will sit Tuesday as lefty Logan Allen takes the mound for Cleveland. Adley Rutschman is receiving a turn at designated hitter while Gary Sanchez starts behind the plate.

  • Yandy Diaz 1B | TB

    Rays' Yandy Diaz: Goes yard again

    Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two RBI and two runs scored Monday against the Red Sox.

    Diaz led off the game with a home run, kicking off a 16-run outburst for the Rays. He has also gone deep in consecutive games and has three homers on the season. After a slow start to the campaign, Diaz has multiple hits in four of his last six starts with seven runs scored and four RBI in that span.

  • Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy: Leading off Monday

    Malloy is serving as the DH and batting first in Monday's game against the Brewers.

    Malloy was out of the lineup two of the last three days but will slot back in with Milwaukee starting lefty Tyler Alexander. To make room for Malloy at DH, Spencer Torkelson will cover first base, with the lefty-hitting Colt Keith heading to the bench. Malloy has some appeal against southpaws, though he will likely fall back out of the lineup the next time Detroit faces a righty starter, with Keith returning to first and Torkelson sliding over to DH.

  • Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Close to taking live at-bats

    Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that Stanton (elbow) continues to hit against a high-velocity Trajekt machine and is "getting close" to facing live pitching, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.

    Stanton didn't take part in baseball activities during spring training and opened the season on the injured list after requiring three rounds of platelet-rich plasma injections to address torn tendons in both of his elbows. He resumed swinging a bat shortly before Opening Day, and while he's still experiencing some lingering pain in his elbows, it's apparently more manageable than it had been previously, according to MLB.com. Stanton will take an important step forward in the recovery process when he's officially cleared to face live pitching, but a definitive timeline for his return from the IL likely won't be established until he reaches the point that he's able to take at-bats as a designated hitter in minor-league rehab games.

  • Yandy Diaz 1B | TB

    Rays' Yandy Diaz: Slugs second homer

    Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored Sunday against Atlanta.

    The Rays are in the midst of a lengthy homestand, and Diaz has performed well across the first six games, collecting seven hits in 24 at-bats with five runs scored and two home runs. He got off to a slow start to the season but has reached base multiple times in four of his last five starts.

  • Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy: Losing work with Torres back

    Malloy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

    The 25-year-old will hit the bench for the second time in three games and looks like he could be the odd man out of the lineup more often than not in the wake of Gleyber Torres returning from the injured list Friday. Malloy should have a regular spot in the starting nine against left-handed pitching, but his opportunities against righties may become sporadic unless the Tigers are willing to play Riley Greene in center field on a more consistent basis.

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