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  • Triston Casas 1B | BOS

    Red Sox's Triston Casas: Swats 10th homer

    Casas went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 8-3 win over the Cubs.

    Casas reached double-digit homers when he led off the fourth inning with his 10th in 79 games. Interestingly, he was replaced in the final two innings by Justin Turner, who started at second base and moved to first when manager Alex Cora inserted Christian Arroyo at the keystone. Casas has had issues in the field and ranks 36th with minus-7 Outs Above Average among MLB first basemen.

  • Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Stays locked in after break

    Guerrero went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 7-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

    After winning the Home Run Derby during the All-Star break, Guerrero kept right on slugging to kick off the second half as he took Ryne Nelson deep in the first inning. The 24-year-old first baseman is up to 14 homers and 59 RBI on the season through 89 games with a .276/.344/.451 slash line, but he's more than capable of accelerating that pace down the stretch.

  • Nate Lowe 1B | CIN

    Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe: Perfect day at plate

    Lowe went 4-for-4 with a solo homer, a double, four runs scored and a walk in Friday's win over Cleveland.

    Lowe put the Rangers on the board with a solo shot in the fourth inning and would cross home three more times in the big performance. It was his second home run of the month and 10th of the year after a seven-game drought. He bumped his season slash line up to .278/.368/.439 with 37 extra-base hits and 59 runs scored through 416 plate appearances.

  • Kyle Manzardo 1B | CLE

    Rays' Kyle Manzardo: Goes on Triple-A IL

    Triple-A Durham placed Manzardo on its 7-day injured list Monday due to an unspecified issue.

    Manzardo was recently deactivated after he was selected to play in Saturday's All-Star Futures Game, but he ultimately went unused in the exhibition. The Rays haven't provided an explanation behind why Manzardo didn't play in the Futures Game, though it's worth noting that he exited in the third inning of his most recent game with Durham last Thursday, which may be when he sustained an injury. The first base prospect finished the first half of the season with a .238/.342/.442 slash line and 11 home runs across 313 plate appearances with Durham.

  • Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Back in big leagues

    Aranda was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Thursday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

    The 25-year-old was just optioned Tuesday but is already back on the roster with Yandy Diaz going on paternity leave. Aranda could get a start or two at first base while Diaz is away. He is 1-for-8 at the plate during his brief time in the majors this season and has a 1.044 OPS this year at Durham.

  • Yandy Diaz 1B | TB

    Rays' Yandy Diaz: Goes on paternity leave

    Diaz was placed on the paternity leave list Thursday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

    Diaz -- who welcomed new baby boy Yandy Jr. on Wednesday -- will miss at least Friday's game in Kansas City but is expected back either Saturday or Sunday, per Topkin. Jonathan Aranda will be recalled to take his spot on the Rays' roster.

  • Xavier Isaac 1B | TB

    Rays' Xavier Isaac: Mashing righties

    Isaac is slashing .296/.372/.522 with four home runs, three steals and a 26:14 K:BB in 29 games since June 1 for Single-A Charleston.

    The 6-foot-3 first baseman could end up with 80-grade raw power when it's all said and done, and his 18.2 percent strikeout rate and 15.4 percent walk rate at Single-A are encouraging marks. It's a small sample, but the lefty-hitting Isaac has a .648 OPS in 61 plate appearances against lefties and a .903 OPS in 192 plate appearances against righties. All seven of his home runs have come against opposite-handed pitching.

  • Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Heads back to minors

    Aranda was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Tuesday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.

    He was up with the Rays for two days while Josh Lowe was on the family medical emergency list, but he'll now head back to Durham with Lowe back in the fold. Aranda has crushed Triple-A pitching again this season, but it hasn't led to much of an opportunity in the majors.

  • Yandy Diaz 1B | TB

    Rays' Yandy Diaz: Homers, drives in four

    Diaz went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, four RBI and two runs in Sunday's 10-4 win against Atlanta.

    The 31-year-old delivered his third straight multi-hit effort versus Atlanta, though he didn't have any extra-base hits or run production in the first two games of the series. The home run ends a 34-game span without a long ball for Diaz, though he still provided plenty of value atop the lineup during that stretch with a .301 average and .367 OBP.

  • Josh Bell DH | MIN

    Guardians' Josh Bell: Resting Sunday

    Bell is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

    Bell will get a breather for the Guardians' final game before the All-Star break after he had started at designated hitter or first base in each of the last 12 contests while slashing .234/.294/.404 over that stretch. With Bell sitting out Sunday, third baseman Jose Ramirez will get a day out of the field and serve as Cleveland's DH.

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