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  • Otto Lopez SS | MIA

    Marlins' Otto Lopez: Slugs ninth homer

    Lopez went 1-for-4 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Brewers.

    An RBI groundout in the first inning preceded a two-run homer off Quinn Priester in the fifth, which tied the game at 5-5. Lopez has been a run-producing machine of late, hitting safely in 12 of his last 14 games and slashing .339/.413/.536 with three of his nine homers on the season, plus a whopping 19 of his 44 RBI.

  • Jacob Wilson SS | ATH

    Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Two RBI in return

    Wilson (hamstring) went 1-for-4 with a two-run double and one run scored in Friday's 11-2 win over the Giants.

    Wilson missed the Athletics' previous two games due to a hamstring issue. He was back in the starting lineup Friday, batting second, and he played seven innings in the field before Max Schuemann took over at shortstop in the blowout win. Wilson looks good to go moving forward, which is a big boost for the Athletics' offense. While his consistency has wavered recently -- he's hitting a modest .232 over his last 19 games -- he's still at a .337/.379/.474 slash line with nine home runs, 42 RBI, 43 runs scored, five stolen bases and 17 doubles through 82 contests overall.

  • Bobby Witt SS | KC

    Royals' Bobby Witt: Stays hot with three hits

    Witt went 3-for-5 with one RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 9-3 win over the Diamondbacks.

    Witt is on an eight-game hitting streak, going 15-for-35 (.429) in that span. The shortstop continues to deliver consistency at the plate -- he's been held hitless in consecutive games on just four occasions all season. He's at a .293/.346/.490 slash line with 11 home runs, 47 RBI, 53 runs scored and 24 stolen bases through 89 contests.

  • Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Leaves with hamstring injury

    Bogaerts was removed from Friday's game against the Rangers with an apparent hamstring injury, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

    Bogaerts injured himself on a swing during the 10th inning of Friday's contest, and he had to leave the game before finishing his at-bat. The severity of his injury is still unknown, but the Padres will likely have more information on his status once they run some tests on him.

  • Ha-seong Kim SS | ATL

    Rays' Ha-Seong Kim: Day-to-day with calf injury

    Kim was removed from Friday's game against the Twins due to a right calf injury, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

    After spending the first several months of the season on the injured list due to shoulder and hamstring injuries, Kim's Rays debut came to an early end after he injured his calf attempting to steal third base in the seventh inning. Manager Kevin Cash said after the game that Kim is considered day-to-day, so it doesn't seem like the 29-year-old infielder is headed for another IL stint. Taylor Walls will likely start any games Kim has to miss.

  • Dansby Swanson SS | CHC

    Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Homers in win

    Swanson went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 11-3 win over the Cardinals.

    Swanson singled and scored in the third inning before crushing a 423-foot homer in the seventh. The shortstop has hit safely in nine of his past 10 games, recording five multi-hit efforts, three RBI and seven runs scored in that span. For the season, he's slashing .254/.304/.436 with 15 home runs, 42 RBI, 50 runs scored and seven steals across 366 plate appearances.

  • Jose Caballero 2B | NYY

    Rays' Jose Caballero: Sitting Friday

    Caballero is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Twins.

    Though he leads the majors with 30 stolen bases, Caballero has been handling a part-time role in recent weeks. He'll be on the bench for the second game in a row and the fourth time in six games, and his chances of earning starts in the middle infield aren't likely to improve in the short term with the Rays activating Ha-Seong Kim (shoudler) from the injured list Thursday. Caballero will likely see fewer at-bats, though Rays manager Kevin Cash told Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun on Friday that Caballero will continue to see playing time, adding that both Caballero and Taylor Walls are "big parts of our club." Walls probably ranks as the preferred option at shortstop when Kim is out of the lineup, though the right-handed-hitting Caballero could be a regular part of the lineup against left-handed pitching as a replacement in the outfield for either Chandler Simpson or Josh Lowe, both of whom bat from the left side.

  • Bo Bichette SS | TOR

    Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Back in lineup Friday

    Bichette (knee) is in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Angels.

    The shortstop stepped on a ball during batting practice Monday and missed almost the entire four-game set against the Yankees, though Bichette appeared off the bench Thursday, going 0-for-1. Now that he's feeling well enough to return to the lineup, Bichette will look to put the finishing touches on a resurgent first half in which he's slashed .272/.311/.426 with 11 homers and four steals over 380 plate appearances.

  • Vinny Capra SS | CHW

    White Sox's Vinny Capra: Designated for assignment

    Capra was designated for assignment by the White Sox on Friday.

    Capra was part of history earlier this week when he became Clayton Kershaw's 3,000th strikeout victim. Two days later, he's been bumped from the 40-man and 26-man rosters, as prospect Colson Montgomery comes up for his MLB debut. Capra provides defensive versatility but has slashed just .125/.157/.177 in 105 plate appearances this season between the Brewers and White Sox.

  • White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Officially recalled to majors

    Montgomery was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on Friday.

    A first-round pick in 2021, Montgomery has spent the past couple seasons at the Triple-A level, slashing .215/.319/.398 across 814 total plate appearances. He has put up 11 homers and a couple steals over 55 games this season and will now get his first look at the major-league level, presumably as the starting shortstop for Chicago. He replaces Vinny Capra on the active roster.

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