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  • Seiya Suzuki RF | CHC

    Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Blasts 17th home run

    Suzuki went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Pirates.

    Suzuki hit his 17th home run of the season in the sixth inning, and he remains one behind Pete Crow-Armstrong for the team lead, as the latter hit 18th long ball of the year in the contest as well. Suzuki's career best in home runs is 21, which he recorded last year, and he seems well on his way to surpassing that figure if he stays healthy the rest of the way.

  • Giants' Wilmer Flores: Doubles in defeat

    Flores went 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Thursday's 8-7 loss to the Rockies.

    The 33-year-old lined a double into center field during the fifth inning before coming around to score the Giants' final run. He added a single in the ninth, marking his third multi-hit performance over his last six games. Flores has logged at least one hit in five of those six outings, batting .348 with five runs scored, four RBI and a home run across 27 plate appearances during that span.

  • Brewers' Christian Yelich: Back in action Thursday

    Yelich (wrist) will return to the starting lineup Thursday against the Cardinals, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

    After missing two starts against Atlanta due to a swollen right wrist, Yelich seems to be feeling well enough to rejoin the starting nine for Thursday's series opener. The 33-year-old outfielder showed flashes of his old self at the end of May and beginning of June but has since cooled off, going just 3-for-17 with eight strikeouts across his last five games.

  • Ryan O'Hearn 1B | PIT

    Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Taking seat versus southpaw

    O'Hearn is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Tigers.

    The left-handed-hitting O'Hearn doesn't always sit against left-handed pitching, but he'll begin this one on the bench as the Tigers send tough southpaw Tarik Skubal to the rubber. Jackson Holliday is getting a start in the designated hitter spot.

  • Jahmai Jones 2B | DET

    Tigers' Jahmai Jones: Batting leadoff again

    Jones is serving as the designated hitter and batting leadoff in Thursday's game against the Orioles.

    Just as he did Tuesday when Baltimore started a lefty, Jones will bat first Thursday against southpaw Keegan Akin, who is serving as the opener. Akin is only expected to work an inning or two, with righty Dean Kremer lined up to handle the bulk role. That could lead to someone like Colt Keith, who isn't starting, to pinch hit for Jones later in the contest.

  • Trevor Larnach LF | MIN

    Twins' Trevor Larnach: Idle against lefty

    Larnach is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers.

    The left-handed-hitting Larnach will hit the bench while southpaw Patrick Corbin toes the rubber for Texas. Larnach is slashing just .167/.211/.259 (29 wRC+) in 57 plate appearances versus lefties this season, and the Twins could limit his exposure to same-handed pitching moving forward now that the team has all of its key outfielders healthy again.

  • Ben Rice 1B | NYY

    Yankees' Ben Rice: Could get starts at catcher soon

    Yankees manager Aaron Boone indicated Wednesday that Rice could see starts at catcher after Giancarlo Stanton (elbows) returns from the 60-day injured list, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports.

    Rice caught two innings in Tuesday's win over the Royals, with Boone calling Rice's performance behind the plate "noticeably excellent." It's the fifth time this season that Rice has seen action at catcher this season, and while he has yet to make a start at catcher at the big-league level, it was his primary position in the minors. Rice is not going to overtake Austin Wells as the primary backstop for the Yankees, but mixing him in at the position will allow Boone to fit Stanton and others in the lineup. It would also greatly boost Rice's fantasy appeal if he's able to gain catcher eligibility.

  • Jared Young 1B | NYM

    Mets' Jared Young: Losing out on starts vs. RHPs

    Young is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.

    Young is hitting just .174 over 11 games since getting called up from Triple-A Syracuse on May 24, though three of his four hits have gone for extra bases. Even so, the Mets don't appear motivated to deploy the left-handed-hitting Young in the strong side of a platoon at designated hitter. Young will hit the bench Thursday for the third time in five matchups against a right-handed starting pitcher (Mike Soroka) while the Mets go with Starling Marte at DH.

  • Yandy Diaz 1B | TB

    Rays' Yandy Diaz: Smacks 10th homer

    Diaz went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Red Sox.

    Diaz tied the game at 3-3 in the fifth inning with his 10th home run of the season. He has gone deep three times in his last 10 contests while going 15-for-39 with eight RBI and eight runs scored in that span. This run has increased Diaz's ISO to .169 on the campaign, which would be good for the third-highest mark of his career.

  • Pavin Smith RF | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: Snaps homer drought

    Smith went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-2 win over Seattle.

    Smith finished off the Diamondbacks' five-run sixth inning with his fifth homer of the season. It was the first round-tripper in 40 games (since April 22) for Smith, who incidentally is slashing .213/.336/.296 over 128 plate appearances since his last home run. He still maintains a .277 batting average thanks to a .402 BABIP, but Statcast pegs his expected batting average to be .225.

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