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  • Brice Matthews SS | HOU

    Astros' Brice Matthews: Lands on injured list

    Matthews was placed on Triple-A Sugar Land's 7-day injured list after suffering a concussion Thursday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

    Matthews suffered the injury on a slide. It's unfortunate timing, as he had been showing significant skills growth with Sugar Land prior to the injury. Notably, he had maintained a .269/.398/.462 line across his last 23 games.

  • Carlos Correa SS | HOU

    Twins' Carlos Correa: In concussion protocol

    Correa is in concussion protocol after exiting Thursday's game versus the Orioles following a collision with teammate Byron Buxton, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

    Correa was backpedaling as he chased a pop-up in the third inning and his head snapped back violently after he collided with Buxton. The shortstop immediately left the game and Buxton -- who is also in concussion protocol -- was eventually pulled. The Twins could have more on the status of both players after the contest.

  • Brice Matthews SS | HOU

    Astros' Brice Matthews: Cutting Ks at Triple-A

    Matthews is slashing .269/.398/.462 with four home runs, eight steals, a 17.3 percent walk rate and a 23.5 percent strikeout rate over his last 23 games with Triple-A Sugar Land.

    Matthews hit for the cycle Saturday and all four of his home runs this year have come after April 15. He has also cut his strikeout rate after striking out 35.5 percent of the time in the first 14 games of the year. Matthews is the Astros' second baseman of the future, provided he makes enough contact at the highest level. He has a low chase rate (19.9 percent), but his 65.4 percent contact rate and 14.0 percent swinging strike rate are poor marks.

  • Carlos Correa SS | HOU

    Twins' Carlos Correa: Exits after collision

    Correa was removed from Thursday's game against the Orioles due to an apparent injury, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

    Correa collided with Byron Buxton while chasing down a flyball in the third inning. Both players were down for a moment before returning to their feet, though Correa seemed to get the worst of it and was immediately lifted from the game. It's unclear exactly what kind of injury the infielder is dealing with, but the Twins should provide some more details once they take a closer look at him.

  • Tigers' Kevin McGonigle: On rehab assignment

    McGonigle (ankle) is 2-for-7 with two walks and zero strikeouts through three rehab games with Single-A Lakeland.

    He will likely be activated at High-A West Michigan in the coming days after missing five weeks with a right ankle sprain. McGonigle is one of the best pure hitters in the minors and will likely set himself up for a promotion to Double-A Erie, along with Max Clark, sometime this summer.

  • Chase Meidroth SS | CHW

    White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Receiving afternoon off

    Meidroth is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Reds.

    Meidroth will get some rest in Thursday's day game after he had started in each of the last four games while going 4-for-16 with a double, two walks, two runs and one RBI. Jacob Amaya will replace Meidroth at shortstop in the series finale in Cincinnati, while third baseman Miguel Vargas elevates to the leadoff spot.

  • Josh H. Smith SS | TEX

    Rangers' Josh Smith: Collects two hits in return

    Smith started at shortstop and went 2-for-5 with a run scored in Wednesday's 8-3 win over the Rockies.

    Smith returned to the lineup after missing two games with a sore lower back. He was back at shortstop, where the Rangers have a need after the club placed Corey Seager (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list. Texas manager Bruce Bochy said it's possible Seager will need more than the 10-day minimum, so Smith should see ample opportunities as a fill-in at short.

  • Trey Sweeney SS | DET

    Tigers' Trey Sweeney: Stays hot in May

    Sweeney went 1-for-2 with an RBI single and a sac fly in Wednesday's 6-5 win over Boston.

    Sweeney put the Tigers on the board in the second inning on an RBI single and tacked on another run in the sixth on a sacrifice fly. Sweeney has logged at least one RBI in each of his last three games, and since the beginning of May he has gone 19-for-47 (.404) with three home runs and 13 RBI.

  • J.P. Crawford SS | SEA

    Mariners' J.P. Crawford: Managing shoulder tightness

    Crawford was scratched from the lineup before Wednesday's game against the Yankees due to shoulder tightness, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.

    The severity of Crawford's injury remains unknown, but he can be considered day-to-day until the team provides reason to believe otherwise. Leo Rivas and Miles Mastrobuoni are the leading candidates to pick up playing time at shortstop if Crawford has to miss any additional time.

  • Taylor Walls 3B | TB

    Rays' Taylor Walls: Retreating to bench Wednesday

    Walls is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

    Though he'll be on the bench Wednesday, Walls appears to have taken back primary shortstop duties from Jose Caballero. Walls had started in each of the Rays' previous nine games and provided a rare impact at the dish during that stretch, slashing .310/.400/.379 with two doubles, five walks, one steal, five runs and three RBI.

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