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  • Gabriel Arias SS | CLE

    Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Homers in win

    Arias went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Giants.

    Arias had gone 0-for-8 with a walk and five strikeouts over his previous three games. He was given Sunday off ahead of a team off day Monday before returning to the lineup for Tuesday's game. The shortstop has handled the majority of the workload at that position, but he's yet to really separate himself in a playing-time battle that also includes Angel Martinez and Daniel Schneemann in the middle infield. Arias is at a .239/.301/.376 slash line with five homers, 26 RBI, 26 runs scored, 16 doubles and three stolen bases over 67 contests this season. His 29.6 percent strikeout rate, while a bit better than in previous years, continues to hold him back from being a consistent contributor.

  • Bobby Witt SS | KC

    Royals' Bobby Witt: Goes deep in multi-hit game

    Witt went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Rangers.

    Witt had just one hit in five games from June 10 through June 14, but he's tallied back-to-back multi-hit games following the brief slump. The All-Star shortstop is putting together a productive month so far, hitting .273 with three homers, three doubles, eight RBI and eight runs scored through 14 outings. Witt has just one stolen base over 55 at-bats in June after stealing 11 bags in May, so he does have some room for improvement in that area.

  • Bo Bichette SS | TOR

    Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Hits clutch homer

    Bichette went 2-for-5 with a double, a solo home run and an additional run scored during Tuesday's 5-4 win over Arizona.

    Bichette and Addison Barger hit back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning to tie and win the contest. It was Bichette's fifth home run in his last 18 games, and he's 20-for-74 (.270) with 12 runs and 17 RBI during that stretch. He's got nine long balls this season and has posted a .737 OPS.

  • Josh H. Smith SS | TEX

    Rangers' Josh Smith: Nursing hamstring injury

    Manager Bruce Bochy said Tuesday that Smith is dealing with a minor hamstring issue, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

    The skipper added that although Carter will not require an IL stint, he's likely to miss another game or two while he recovers. Most of the 27-year-old's recent playing time has come as Texas' designated hitter, though Alejandro Osuna will fill in at DH on Tuesday.

  • Tanner Schobel SS | MIN

    Twins' Tanner Schobel: Out with fractured forearm

    Schobel was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A St. Paul due to a fractured right forearm, TwinsDaily.com reports.

    Schobel was hitting .229/.357/.429 with a home run in 11 games since being promoted to Triple-A. The 68th overall pick in the 2022 First-Year Player Draft was promoted after hitting .295/.375/.470 with seven home runs and seven stolen bases in 49 games at Double-A Wichita. He'll likely be out several months.

  • Taylor Walls 3B | TB

    Rays' Taylor Walls: Productive series against Mets

    Walls went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored Sunday against the Mets.

    Walls lost playing time at shortstop for roughly a two-week stretch from May 21 to June 4. However, he's been in the lineup for eight of Tampa Bay's last 10 games and gone 10-for-27 with six runs scored, eight RBI and one stolen base in that stretch. Walls started two of three games in the team's weekend series against the Mets and scored three runs with two RBI.

  • Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Sizzling to begin June

    Henderson went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 11-2 win over the Angels.

    Henderson pushed his hitting streak to eight games, and he's now tallied at least one knock in 11 of his last 13 outings. The All-Star shortstop is batting a sizzling .383 this month, adding one homer, two doubles, five RBI, six runs scored and three stolen bases thus far. Henderson is already up to six multi-hit efforts in June.

  • J.P. Crawford SS | SEA

    Mariners' J.P. Crawford: Lifts grand slam Sunday

    Crawford went 1-for-3 with a grand slam and a walk in Sunday's 6-0 win over the Guardians.

    Crawford dominated this three-game set versus Cleveland, going 7-for-11 with two extra-base hits and three walks. The shortstop had the biggest hit of Sunday's contest when he went deep for a second-inning grand slam that gave the Mariners a 5-0 lead at the time. Crawford is now batting .296 with an .824 OPS, six homers, 29 RBI, 30 runs scored, 10 doubles and four stolen bases over 68 games. He's hit well since late May, so he's in little danger of losing the leadoff spot any time soon.

  • Gabriel Arias SS | CLE

    Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Hitting bench Sunday

    Arias is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

    Arias will cede his spot in the middle infield to Angel Martinez, who starts at second base while Daniel Schneemann covers shortstop. After he recently cobbled together a five-game hit streak, Arias has gone 0-for-8 with one walk and five strikeouts over his subsequent three starts.

  • Trevor Story SS | BOS

    Red Sox's Trevor Story: Continues productive stretch

    Story went 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Yankees.

    Story drove in a run with a fourth-inning double and then doubled and scored what turned out to be the game-winning run in the sixth. The two-hit game continued what has been a productive week for Story, who has gone 12-for-31 with five extra-base hits, nine RBI, two steals and six runs scored over the last seven contests, helping Boston to a 6-1 record. He'll bat cleanup Sunday, per Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com.

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