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  • Ryan O'Hearn 1B | PIT

    Royals' Ryan O'Hearn: Sitting Sunday

    O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

    Kansas City is giving catcher Salvador Perez a day off from duties behind the plate but keeping his bat in the lineup as the designated hitter, so O'Hearn will head to the bench to make room for him. Since his April 23 call-up, O'Hearn has emerged as Kansas City's primary DH against right-handed pitching. Over five games, O'Hearn has gone 3-for-18 with two solo home runs and three walks.

  • Diamondbacks' Asdrubal Cabrera: Receives day off Sunday

    Cabrera is not in the lineup Sunday against the Rockies.

    Cabrera has an .846 OPS over his past 11 games and will take a seat for Sunday's series finale. Eduardo Escobar will start at third base while Josh VanMeter works at the keystone for the Diamondbacks.

  • C.J. Cron 1B | BOS

    Rockies' C.J. Cron: Out of Sunday's lineup

    Cron is not in the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

    The 31-year-old will take a seat for the first time since April 11, as he's posted a 1.018 OPS with four homers, 12 RBI and 11 runs over the past 16 games. Matt Adams will receive the start at first base for the Rockies in Cron's absence.

  • Yandy Diaz DH | TB

    Rays' Yandy Diaz: Rests Sunday

    Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

    Yoshi Tsutsugo will fill in at first base for Diaz, who has fallen into a 5-for-35 slump over his past 11 games. Meanwhile, Tsutsugo is slashing .164/.233/.209 on the season, so he wouldn't appear to be a serious threat to unseat Diaz for an everyday role at this point.

  • Josh Bell DH | MIN

    Nationals' Josh Bell: Sitting versus lefty

    Bell is not in the lineup Sunday against the Marlins, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

    Bell went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI in his first multi-hit game of the season Saturday, but he'll take a seat for the series finale with lefty Trevor Rogers on the mound for Miami. Ryan Zimmerman will start at first base and bat cleanup Sunday for the Nationals.

  • Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Receives maintenance day

    Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

    Goldschmidt will head to the bench for only the second time in 28 games this season in what amounts to a maintenance day following a busy Saturday night in which he went 3-for-4 with an RBI single, a double, a walk and four runs. Matt Carpenter will fill in at first base for Goldschmidt, who is batting .234 with three home runs, one steal, 18 runs and 15 RBI across 114 plate appearances.

  • Alec Bohm 3B | PHI

    Phillies' Alec Bohm: Slugs third homer

    Bohm went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Mets.

    His sixth-inning shot off Taijuan Walker knotted the game at 4-4, but the Phillies couldn't find another run. Bohm is heating up at the plate, going 6-for-15 (.400) over the last four games to raise his slash line on the season to .229/.264/.354 with three homers, two steals, 11 runs and 15 RBI through 27 contests.

  • Nate Lowe 1B | CLE

    Rangers' Nate Lowe: Hits with RISP

    Lowe went 1-for-4 with two RBI in Saturday's 8-6 win over Boston.

    Lowe delivered a two-out, two-run single in the third inning, upping his RBI total to 24, second in MLB. He's been money with runners in scoring position, batting .462 (12-for-26) in those situations. He is also hitting .395 with two outs in an inning.

  • Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Feels good after game action

    Walker (oblique) played five innings in a game Friday at Arizona's alternate site, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

    Walker came out of the session feeling good, per manager Torey Lovullo, who added the injured first baseman was scheduled to play seven innings Saturday. The Diamondbacks are hoping to have Walker back during the team's upcoming road trip that begins Tuesday.

  • Josh Naylor 1B | SEA

    Indians' Josh Naylor: Two hits in loss

    Naylor went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and a strikeout as Cleveland fell 7-3 to Chicago on Saturday.

    Naylor doubled and scored in the fourth in what was Cleveland's best inning, and he later singled in the sixth. He is one of only three Cleveland regulars batting over .215 on the season.

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