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  • Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Hits homer for lone run in loss

    Pasquantino went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Mets.

    Pasquantino was the only Royal to get on base multiple times in the low-scoring loss. He got Kansas City on the board with a ninth-inning homer, his second long ball in four games. After an ice-cold start to the season, he's gone 8-for-15 with nine RBI over his last four contests. Pasquantino remains the Royals' top option at first base, though he could also lose some at-bats versus left-handed pitchers if Nick Loftin sees more time at first once Michael Massey (back) joins the competition for playing time at second base.

  • Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Clubs second homer

    Mountcastle went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 11-5 loss to the Brewers.

    Mountcastle opened the scoring with his first-inning blast off former Orioles prospect DL Hall. Mountcastle has hit safely in his last five games, going 9-for-21 (.429) in that span. He's batting .314 with a .912 OPS, two homers, nine RBI, nine runs scored and five doubles over 13 contests in a near-everyday role at first base.

  • Jared Walsh 1B | CHW

    Rangers' Jared Walsh: On bench Sunday

    Walsh is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Houston.

    Walsh is 2-for-18 with four walks, four RBI and eight strikeouts over his past seven games, and he'll take a seat against Astros righty Cristian Javier. Ezequiel Duran will start at first base and bat eighth Sunday.

  • Josh Naylor 1B | SEA

    Guardians' Josh Naylor: Hits fourth long ball

    Naylor went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's loss to the Yankees in Game 2 of a doubleheader.

    Naylor's solo homer came in the bottom of the ninth with the Guardians down 8-1, giving him his third long ball in his last four games. The first baseman continues to swing a hot bat to open the season, recording his fifth multi-hit performance in Saturday's Game 2 and pushing his batting average up to .341 in the process. Naylor already has nine RBI in April to go along with four homers and seven runs scored.

  • Triston Casas 1B | BOS

    Red Sox's Triston Casas: Swats no-doubter in win

    Casas went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Angels.

    Casas pounced on a middle-middle changeup in the first inning and sent it 429 feet at a speed of 111.9 mph for his third home run of the season. The first baseman is 13-for-41 (.317) with three homers, two doubles, six RBI and eight runs scored over his last 11 games.

  • Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA

    Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Ruled out for Sunday

    Schanuel suffered a testicular contusion during Saturday's game against Boston and will not play in Sunday's series finale, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    Schanuel fouled a ball off himself during the third inning of Saturday's contest and was eventually replaced in the fourth. Manager Ron Washington said after the game he will sit the 22-year-old first baseman Sunday, but the skipper doesn't expect Schanuel to require a trip to the injured list.

  • Ryan Noda 1B | BAL

    Athletics' Ryan Noda: Sits against Gore

    Noda is not in Saturday's lineup against the Nationals.

    He will head to the bench with lefty MacKenzie Gore on the hill for Washington. Noda is hitting .179 with one extra-base hit and 16 strikeouts in 13 games.

  • Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Resting Saturday

    Pasquantino isn't in the Royals' lineup Saturday against the Mets.

    Pasquantino will get a day off after tallying seven hits in 12 at-bats alongside eight RBI across his last three games. Salvador Perez will fill the void at first base, allowing Freddy Fermin to start behind the plate and bat seventh.

  • Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Drives in two Friday

    Torkelson went 2-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and two RBI in Friday's 8-2 win over the Twins.

    Torkelson is now riding a modest three-game hitting streak, and during that time he's posted a .955 OPS and driven in three. The power still hasn't shown up for the 24-year-old, as he has no home runs through 12 contests after going deep 31 times last season. However, Torkelson has shown in the past that he can launch long balls in bunches, so fantasy managers should remain patient.

  • Bobby Dalbec 1B | CHW

    Red Sox's Bobby Dalbec: Back in big leagues

    The Red Sox recalled Dalbec from Triple-A Worcester on Friday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

    Dalbec was optioned down to Triple-A on Monday, but he is back with the Red Sox four days later after the team placed RHP Isaiah Campbell on the 15-day injured list. Dalbec went 1-for-7 with a solo home run and one walk over his two games with Worcester. With Rafael Devers (shoulder) out for Friday's game against the Angels, Dalbec will start at third base and bat fifth in the lineup.

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