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  • Jorge Soler DH | LAA

    Angels' Jorge Soler: Managing back stiffness

    Soler is sitting out Wednesday's game against the Yankees due to back stiffness, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    The Angels are labeling Soler as day-to-day for now, so while he won't play Wednesday, he doesn't seem to be dealing with anything serious. Luis Rengifo will cover right field while Kevin Newman starts at third base.

  • Jorge Soler DH | LAA

    Angels' Jorge Soler: On bench Wednesday

    Soler is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.

    Soler has been dreadful in June, going 5-for-42 with a 37 percent strikeout rate across 14 contests. He'll get a breather Wednesday as Luis Rengifo handles right field.

  • Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: On bench Wednesday

    Stanton is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Angels.

    Stanton started at designated hitter and picked up two hits in both of his first two games back from the 60-day injured list, but he will get a breather Wednesday. Jasson Dominguez will serve as the Yankees' designated hitter and will bat eighth.

  • Ben Rice 1B | NYY

    Yankees' Ben Rice: Drawing first start at catcher

    Rice will start at catcher and bat sixth in Wednesday's game versus the Angels.

    Rice saw most of his playing time at catcher in the minors, but he'll be making his first-ever start and seventh career appearance behind the dish at the major-league level. While Rice's starts at catcher moving forward are expected to be few and far between, it offers an additional path to playing time and also gives him a chance to gain eligibility at the position for fantasy purposes.

  • Pavin Smith RF | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: Nine-game starting streak ends

    Smith is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

    Arizona is facing a left-handed starting pitcher (Eric Lauer) for the first time since June 6, so Smith will retreat to the bench along with fellow left-handed-hitting regular Alek Thomas. Randal Grichuk will step in at designated hitter in place of Smith, who hit .200 with one home run and two RBI while starting each of the last nine games.

  • Giants' Rafael Devers: Multi-hit effort in team debut

    Devers went 2-for-5 with an RBI double during Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Guardians.

    Devers made his Giants debut after being acquired from Boston on Sunday. The 28-year-old lined a double to right field in the third inning, giving San Francisco a 2-1 lead. He later added a single to left field in the ninth, marking his second straight multi-hit game. While he started at designated hitter Tuesday, Devers is expected to see time at first base, per Angelina Martin of NBC Sports Bay Area -- a position he declined to take reps at earlier this season with the Red Sox.

  • Ivan Herrera C | STL

    Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Drives in four runs

    Herrera went 2-for-5 with four RBI in Tuesday's win over the White Sox.

    Herrera collected a pair of two-RBI singles, and his night could have been even bigger if not for Michael Taylor robbing him of a home run to lead off the top of the fifth inning. The 25-year-old has now driven in 36 runs in just 41 games for the Cardinals this season. With Brendan Donovan moving up to the leadoff spot, Herrera appears to be cementing himself as St. Louis' new No. 3 hitter against right-handed pitching.

  • David Fry C | CLE

    Guardians' David Fry: Snaps hitless run

    Fry went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Giants.

    Fry snapped a hitless run of 13 at-bats with a fourth-inning double and scored on a Carlos Santana single to knot the game at 2-2. Fry has become the go-to DH against left-handers, and since being activated off the 60-day injured list May 31, he's batting .160/.276/.320 over 12 games.

  • Pavin Smith RF | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: Hitting above xBA

    Smith went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to Toronto.

    Smith put Arizona on the board with a two-out, run-scoring single in the fourth inning. He's been largely unproductive since the middle of April, as the lefty hitter is batting .210 (25-for-119) with just nine RBI over the last 44 contests dating back to April 23. By the grace of a .406 BABIP, Smith has managed to bat .271 for the season, far outpacing a .223 expected batting average.

  • Padres' Trenton Brooks: Pops first MLB homer in loss

    Brooks hit a two-run home run in his lone at-bat in Tuesday's 8-6 loss to the Dodgers.

    Brooks struck out twice Monday while starting at designated hitter. He was a pinch hitter Tuesday and delivered a blast in the seventh inning, but he didn't stay in the game. Brooks provides another left-handed bench bat, but it's unlikely he'll regularly bump Gavin Sheets or Luis Arraez out of the lineup at first base or in left field, and the Padres can rotate a number of other players in at DH. Brooks will likely see indirect competition for playing time from Tyler Wade and Jose Iglesias while he is on the major-league roster.

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