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Johan Camargo SS | SF
Braves' Johan Camargo: Slugs fourth homer Wednesday
Camargo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Mets.
The 24-year-old has homered in back-to-back games, giving him four on the season, and he's also hit safely in six of his last seven contests. Camargo will need to stay hot if he wants to hang onto the starting third base job for the Braves and keep top prospect Austin Riley down at Triple-A Gwinnett, however.
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Ehire Adrianza 3B | LAA
Twins' Ehire Adrianza: Swats first homer Wednesday
Adrianza went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Wednesday's 11-8 loss to the Royals.
The 28-year-old connected on his first homer of the year as part of a six-inning rally that nearly dug the Twins out of a nine-run hole, but their comeback attempt fell short. Adrianza is hitting .333 (8-for-24) over his last eight games with four doubles in addition to the home run, but his .629 career OPS makes it tough to trust that he'll be able to keep that level of production up for much longer.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Rays' Joey Wendle: Sits against lefty
Wendle will take a seat for Wednesday's matchup against Oakland, Juan Toribio of The Athletic Tampa Bay reports.
Wendle will get his usual day off Wednesday against a left-handed starter. Christian Arroyo will bat sixth and take over at second base with Wendle on the bench.
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Daniel Castro SS | COL
Rockies' Daniel Castro: Playing time dwindling
Castro is hitting just .140 with the Rockies this season and hasn't started since May 23.
A hot start at Triple-A earned the versatile infielder a promotion in early May, but he's done little at the plate since joining the big-league team. Castro is making contact at an 84 percent clip, but he's doing little with the balls he puts in play. The Rockies recently called up Ryan McMahon to fill in for DJ LeMahieu (thumb) at second base, so Castro appears to be relegated to a full-time bench role once again.
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Johan Camargo SS | SF
Braves' Johan Camargo: Plays hero Tuesday
Camargo went 2-for-5 with a walkoff solo home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's win over the Mets.
His ninth-inning blast off Gerson Bautista was Camargo's third homer of the year, and his first career walkoff shot. The 24-year-old now has a .296/.486/.519 slash line over his last 10 games with a stunning 9:3 BB:K. Until the Braves decide Austin Riley is ready to tackle the big leagues, the starting third base job should remain Camargo's.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Indians' Francisco Lindor: Heads to bench Wednesday
Lindor will take a seat for Wednesday's series finale against the White Sox, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Lindor will get the day off after batting a modest .279 with three RBI and five walks over his last 10 games. Erik Gonzalez is set to take over at shortstop and will bat ninth.
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Orlando Arcia SS | MIN
Brewers' Orlando Arcia: Out of Wednesday's lineup following call-up
Arcia is out of Wednesday's lineup against the Cardinals.
He was recalled from Triple-A ahead of this game less than a week after being optioned down. Tyler Saladino (ankle) landed on the disabled list, but it's not clear that the Brewers are ready to return Arcia to an everyday role, given that he is out of the lineup in his first game back. Eric Sogard is starting at shortstop and hitting seventh.
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Orlando Arcia SS | MIN
Brewers' Orlando Arcia: Recalled from Triple-A
Arcia was brought up from Triple-A Colorado Springs on Wednesday.
Arcia figures to resume his role as the starter at shortstop with Tyler Saladino (ankle) forced to hit the shelf. The 23-year-old was sent down to the minors Friday after hitting just .194 with two home runs and 13 RBI through 44 games.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Rays' Joey Wendle: Second long ball of season
Wendle went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Athletics.
Sandwiched between C.J. Cron and Wilson Ramos, Wendle was the middle leg of a back-to-back-to-back home run sequence in the third inning. The 28-year-old is riding a modest six-game hitting streak and is slashing .283/.333/.407 through 145 at-bats in his first extended stay in the majors.