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  • Alec Burleson LF | STL

    Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Homers Tuesday

    Burleson went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and two total RBI in Tuesday's win over the White Sox.

    Burleson tallied his sixth multi-hit game and second three-hit effort in the month of June. His big blast came in the seventh inning off lefty Tyler Alexander to extend the lead to 9-2. Burleson is now 7-for-14 this season against left-handed pitching and his three-hit night brought his season average to .305.

  • Luis Arraez 1B | SD

    Padres' Luis Arraez: Racks up three hits in loss

    Arraez went 3-for-5 with one RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's 8-6 loss to the Dodgers.

    Arraez is 10-for-31 (.323) over his last seven games, a span that has seen him rack up three doubles, three RBI and five runs scored. The infielder is up to a .280/.312/.396 slash line with three homers, 27 RBI, 32 runs scored, three stolen bases, 16 doubles and three triples over 66 contests. Arraez continues to provide steady contact with a tiny 1.7 percent strikeout rate -- he hasn't struck out since May 25 versus Atlanta.

  • Astros' Christian Walker: Swats homer in win

    Walker went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, a walk and two total runs scored in Tuesday's 13-3 win over the Athletics.

    Walker has hit safely in 10 of 14 games in June, but this was just his second multi-hit effort of the month. He's added three homers and 10 RBI while batting .241 (13-for-54) over that span. He's had a relatively unimpressive first season with the Astros so far, slashing .216/.282/.371 with 10 homers, 35 RBI, 30 runs scored, nine doubles, one triple and no stolen bases over 70 contests. Despite his numbers being worse across the board than in any of his previous full major-league seasons, he's still locked in as Houston's starting first baseman.

  • Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Goes yard Tuesday

    Guerrero went 3-for-4 with an RBI double, a solo home run and an RBI single during Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks.

    Guerrero fell a triple short of the cycle Tuesday, collecting his first three-hit outing since May 9. The first baseman tagged Brandon Pfaadt for a solo homer in the third inning, marking Guerrero's ninth homer of the campaign. It's been a down year for Guerrero, who's slashing .281/.380/.434 in 313 plate appearances after slashing .323/.396/.544 in 2024. He's also on pace to fall short of his 2024 totals in home runs, doubles, RBI and runs scored.

  • Giants' Bryce Eldridge: Staying at 1B after Devers trade

    President of baseball operations Buster Posey said Tuesday that the Giants plan to continue developing Eldridge as a first baseman after San Francisco acquired Rafael Devers from the Red Sox on Sunday, Ali Thanawalla of NBC Sports Bay Area reports. "I see [Eldridge's] development path as the same," Posey said during Devers' introductory press conference. "He's going to keep playing first, keep developing at the plate. It's a conversation Raffy and I have had already about Bryce and the future we potentially see him having. Par for the course for him, going forward."

    Though Boston had been using Devers exclusively at designated hitter this season, both Posey and manager Bob Melvin said that the 28-year-old will eventually get some exposure to first base, where he could end up settling as an everyday player if he proves he can handle the position. Even at first base, Eldridge is viewed as a low-end defender, so moving him to a corner-outfield spot in an effort to expedite his arrival to the majors doesn't seem to be under serious consideration. The 20-year-old profiles as an enticing long-term fantasy asset due to his power potential, and he already mashed his way to Triple-A Sacramento earlier in June, overcoming a spring wrist injury to generate a .862 OPS in 34 games at Double-A Richmond. He's struggled out of the gate at Sacramento with a .143/.213/.286 with a 34 percent strikeout rate through 11 contests, and his slow start plus the acquisition of Devers and the quality production the Giants have received from Dominic Smith (.919 OPS in 11 games) so far this month seem likely to delay Eldridge's big-league debut. Eldridge is still seen as the Giants' first baseman of the future, but his chances of being a meaningful fantasy contributor in 2025 appear to be fading.

  • Giants' Casey Schmitt: Back in action Tuesday

    Schmitt (foot) will start at third base and bat sixth Tuesday against the Guardians, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    After fouling a ball off his foot Sunday, Schmitt missed out on the starting nine Monday, though he managed to appear as a pinch hitter. He'll now rejoin the lineup as San Francisco's third baseman while Rafael Devers makes his Giants debut as the DH.

  • Abraham Toro 1B | BOS

    Red Sox's Abraham Toro: Delivers two-out RBI in win

    Toro went 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in Monday's 2-0 win over Seattle.

    Toro's two-out single in the third inning drove in Boston's second run. He's recently moved up the batting order against right-handers -- Toro hit third against the three previous righties faced -- and batted second Monday, the spot that had belonged to Rafael Devers for much of the season. He'll continue to hold the strong side of a platoon at first base and could get starts at third base when Red Sox manager Alex Cora doesn't want to expose Marcelo Mayer to a southpaw. Toro is batting .317/.345/.538 with five home runs, eight doubles, 13 RBI and 15 runs scored over 30 games.

  • Nick Kurtz 1B | ATH

    Athletics' Nick Kurtz: Belts another clutch homer

    Kurtz went 1-for-4 with a two-run walk-off home run Monday in a 3-1 win against the Astros.

    Kurtz was quiet until the bottom of the ninth inning, when he broke a 1-1 tie with a big 447-foot, two-run shot to right-center field. It was the second time in as many days that the young slugger has won the game for the A's with a long ball -- he broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the ninth frame Sunday with a solo blast. Kurtz is still slashing a modest .235/.293/.454 on the campaign, but he's gone deep six times over his past 11 contests and has knocked in 13 runs over that span.

  • Coby Mayo 3B | BAL

    Orioles' Coby Mayo: Out of lineup again versus righty

    Mayo is not in the lineup for Monday's game versus the Rays.

    The Orioles are facing right-hander Ryan Pepiot, marking the fifth straight contest that Mayo has been out of the lineup against a righty. Baltimore will go with Ryan O'Hearn at first base and Jordan Westburg at designated hitter.

  • Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Sitting in second straight game

    Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.

    The Yankees haven't indicated that Goldschmidt is dealing with a physical issue, but the 37-year-old will hit the bench for the second day in a row against a right-handed starting pitcher (Jose Soriano). Manager Aaron Boone will likely elaborate further on the lineup when he speaks to the media Monday, but Chris Kirschner of The Athletic speculates that the return of Giancarlo Stanton (elbows) from the 60-day injured list could result in the Yankees opting for a quasi-platoon at first base. With Stanton expected to get the majority of the at-bats at designated hitter moving forward, the right-handed-hitting Goldschmidt could give way at first base more frequently to the left-handed-hitting Ben Rice when the Yankees face righties. Goldschmidt owns a 91 wRC+ versus righties for the season, while Rice has posted a 132 wRC+ in those matchups.

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