MLB Player News
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Matt Beaty 1B | KC
Royals' Matt Beaty: Not in lineup Friday
Beaty (undisclosed) is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Rays.
Beaty will remain out of the lineup as he continues to nurse an undisclosed injury. It's unclear if he would even be in the starting lineup regardless of his health considering he's made only one start for the Royals since being called up Sunday.
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Luke Raley RF | SEA
Rays' Luke Raley: Out of lineup Friday
Raley (hand) is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Royals, Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Raley will miss Friday's contest after he suffered a right hand injury during Thursday's 6-5 loss. He went for a CT scan after Thursday's game and it confirmed no fracture. Raley said he would be able to play off the bench Friday if needed. Josh Lowe will handle the designated hitter role and bat third against Kansas City.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Sitting Friday
Diaz isn't in the Rays' lineup Friday against the Royals, Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Diaz earned himself a day off after going 5-for-10 with an RBI and three runs scored across his last two games. Harold Ramirez will fill in for Diaz at first base, moving Josh Lowe into the DH spot and Manuel Margot to right field, batting leadoff.
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Ty France 1B | SD
Mariners' Ty France: Leaves yard in win
France went 1-for-4 with a hit-by-pitch, a solo home run and an additional run scored in a win over the Yankees on Thursday.
France's 430-foot shot to center in the second inning was his seventh homer of the season and first since June 12. The veteran has been thriving at the plate this month, as he now owns a .313 batting average, .847 OPS, seven extra-base hits, eight RBI and 13 runs across 73 plate appearances over his last 17 games.
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Luke Raley RF | SEA
Rays' Luke Raley: Dealing with hand injury
Raley was diagnosed with a sore right hand following Thursday's game against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Raley played the entirety of Thursday's game and went 1-for-3 with a run scored. However, he underwent an X-ray after the contest -- which came back negative -- and is set to undergo further imaging. For now, Raley should be considered day-to-day.
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Josh Bell DH | MIN
Guardians' Josh Bell: Hits 430-foot blast in win
Bell went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Thursday's 6-1 victory over the Athletics.
Bell jumped on the first pitch he saw in his second at-bat and absolutely destroyed the ball, sending it well beyond the stands in left field for his seventh home run of the season. The solo shot put the Guardians on the board and tied the game at 1-1 before the team went on to complete its three-game sweep of the A's. The designated hitter was on a 3-for-20 skid coming in (spanning six games), with no RBI or runs scored, but he now has three homers over his last nine games.
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Matt Beaty 1B | KC
Royals' Matt Beaty: Held out Thursday
Beaty (undisclosed) isn't in Kansas City's lineup Thursday against the Rays.
Beaty seems to still be a bit shaken up after colliding with Samad Taylor during Wednesday's game, and he will sit out Thursday. He should still be considered day-to-day.
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Nate Lowe 1B | CIN
Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe: Returns to third in order
Lowe went 1-for-2 with three walks, a double, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the White Sox.
Lowe returned to the third spot in the order after spending the last two games batting fifth. Texas manager Bruce Bochy said after Monday's game having Josh Jung, who normally bats fifth, serve in the three hole was an experiment against lefties, but the skipper swapped the two again Tuesday against a right-hander. If the manager settles on Lowe being farther down the order, it's not because the first baseman is struggling. Lowe has hit safely in seven of the last eight games, going 10-for-29 with a 1.017 OPS.