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  • Tim Anderson 2B | LAA

    White Sox's Tim Anderson: Exits with leg injury

    Anderson was removed from Sunday's game against the Cubs with an apparent right leg injury, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

    Anderson suffered the injury during the fifth inning while making a play on a grounder up the middle, and he favored his right leg while being helped off the field. The 28-year-old went 1-for-2 prior to this exit, and his availability going forward will remain in question until more is known about the injury.

  • Bo Bichette 3B | NYM

    Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Running hot at plate

    Bichette went 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Angels.

    With doubles in each of his last four games, Bichette is beginning to warm up at the plate, but his contributions in the counting-stats categories are still lacking as a whole this season. Despite starting in all 46 of the Blue Jays' games to date, Bichette has supplied modest totals of 23 RBI, 21 runs, six home runs and four stolen bases. He'll remain in the lineup for Sunday's series finale, playing shortstop and batting third.

  • Corey Seager SS | TEX

    Rangers' Corey Seager: Leads charge in win over A's

    Seager went 3-for-4 with a double, a two-run home run, a second run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 11-4 win over the A's.

    The Rangers' pricey -- and so far disappointing -- double-play duo led the way in the big victory, as Seager and Marcus Semien combined for two homers and seven RBI. Seager snapped a 1-for-22 mini-slump with his performance, and on the season he has a .237/.304/.422 slash line with nine home runs, two steals, 22 runs and 22 RBI through 44 games.

  • Rays' Wander Franco: Another extra-base knock

    Franco went 1-for-3 with a triple, a walk and a run scored Saturday against the Yankees.

    Franco struck out in each of his first two at-bats but led off the eighth inning with a triple before coming around to score. He's shown a concerning lack of power in May -- he entered Saturday with just a .247 slugging percentage across 85 at-bats in the month -- but he now has two doubles and a triple across his last four games. That's not enough to completely alleviate concerns regarding his recent struggles, though it appears that he is finding his swing again. Overall, Franco has maintained a .263/.293/.421 line across 181 plate appearances.

  • Jorge Mateo SS | ATL

    Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Records 13th steal

    Mateo went 1-for-4 with a double and a stolen base in a 4-2 win over the Red Sox in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader.

    Mateo sat out Game 1 for rest, but he was back in the lineup at shortstop for the nightcap. The shortstop picked up his fourth steal in his last 11 games, swiping third base after a third-inning double. His 13 steals this season trail only Julio Rodriguez for the major-league lead. Mateo is slashing .208/.244/.336 with three home runs, 12 RBI, 14 runs scored, eight doubles and a triple in 157 plate appearances.

  • Bobby Witt SS | KC

    Royals' Bobby Witt: Three doubles, two RBI in win

    Witt went 3-for-5 with three doubles, two RBI and a run in Saturday's win over the Twins.

    Witt notched an RBI double in the first inning and another one in the third frame before later adding a third double in the seventh. The three-hit effort was his second straight and he has produced multiple hits three times in his last five contests. Over that stretch, Witt has batted .435 with six extra-base hits including two homers, eight RBI, five runs and a stolen base. The rookie seems to rounding into form as the calendar turns to June.

  • Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: On bench for nightcap

    Bogaerts will be on the bench for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Baltimore, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

    Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts in the afternoon game. He'll get a rest during the nightcap, with Christian Arroyo starting at shortstop.

  • Angels' Andrew Velazquez: Swipes seventh bag

    Velazquez went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in a loss to Toronto on Friday.

    Velazquez knocked in the Angels' first run with a second-inning single, and he subsequently stole second base but didn't advance any further. The infielder is tied for the team lead with seven thefts on the season, though this was his first steal since May 14.

  • Carlos Correa SS | HOU

    Twins' Carlos Correa: Pops third homer

    Correa went 1-for-5 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 10-7 win over the Royals.

    Brad Keller hung a sinker over the heart of the plate in the top of the fourth inning and Correa capitalized, sending it over the fence in left center field for his third homer of the year. The shortstop has hit safely in five straight games, and in nine contests since returning from a finger injury he's batting .333 (12-for-36) with four doubles, a homer, five runs and five RBI.

  • Jeremy Pena SS | HOU

    Astros' Jeremy Pena: Wrapping up strong month

    Pena went 2-for-4 with a double Friday against the Mariners.

    Pena hit a ground-rule double in the second inning to extend his hitting streak to seven games -- three of which have been multi-hit performances. He's hit very well for the majority of May, maintaining a .385 average to go along with three home runs, 12 RBI and eight runs scored in 19 games. For the campaign, he owns a .299/.351/.511 line across 151 plate appearances.

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