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Matt Beaty 1B | KC
Dodgers' Matt Beaty: Taking advantage of opportunities
Beaty went 2-for-6 with four RBI and a run scored Sunday against the Pirates.
Beaty plated a pair of runs in the fifth inning on a single to right field. He would strike again in the sixth and seventh innings, driving in two more before all was said and done. The 26-year-old is 6-for-25 with five RBI in 10 games this season with the big club.
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Matt Beaty 1B | KC
Dodgers' Matt Beaty: Garners another start
Beaty will start at first base and bat fifth Sunday against the Pirates, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
Beaty will stick in the lineup for a fifth straight game, but his run of steady at-bats probably won't last much longer if he continues to make little impact at the dish. He's reached base just four times in 19 plate appearances this season.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Perfect at plate in win
Goldschmidt went 3-for-3 with an RBI single and a run in a win over the Braves on Saturday.
Golschmidt is enjoying a much more productive May than his lackluster April, as he's hitting a rock-solid .284 in the current month. The veteran has reached safely in six straight as well, and he's now compiled an impressive seven multi-hit efforts since the calendar flipped.
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | ATL
Blue Jays' Rowdy Tellez: Sitting out Sunday
Tellez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.
The Blue Jays wanted to keep budding star Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s bat in the lineup while giving him some time out of the field, so he'll slot in as the designated hitter in the series finale. That leaves no room in the lineup for Tellez, who will hit the bench after starting each of the past five days and going 5-for-20 with three home runs over that span.
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Keston Hiura 2B | LAD
Brewers' Keston Hiura: Day off Sunday
Hiura is out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Phillies.
Hiura has started all 10 games at second base since being called up May 14 and is slashing .256/.310/.410 with two homers in 39 at-bats. The 22-year-old has had his fair share of struggles with a 40.5 percent strikeout rate, but overall it's been a solid first showing in the majors. Hernan Perez will start at second base and bat sixth in his absence.
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Garrett Cooper 1B | ATL
Marlins' Garrett Cooper: Day off Sunday
Cooper is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.
Cooper started all 11 games since being activated off the injured list May 11, and is slashing .233/.313/.372 with two home runs in that stretch. Curtis Granderson, Harold Ramirez and Austin Dean represent the starting outfield from right to left for the Marlins on Sunday.
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Pete Alonso 1B | BAL
Mets' Pete Alonso: Takes seat Sunday
Alonso is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
Alonso started the last nine games at first base for the Mets, but will head to the bench after slashing .194/.257/.710 with five home runs in that stretch. Dominic Smith will start at first base and bat second in his absence.
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Kole Calhoun 1B | CLE
Angels' Kole Calhoun: Leads team with 3-for-3 effort
Calhoun went 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a walk in a 3-2 win over the Rangers on Saturday.
His third-inning solo shot looked like it would be the only offense in the game until both teams scored twice in a wild ninth inning. Calhoun has done well in May, hitting .303 with three homers, 12 RBI and 12 runs scored in 19 games to partially offset a difficult start to the season. The right fielder has 10 homers and a .236 average over 48 games this year.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | CLE
Phillies' Rhys Hoskins: Smashes 13th home run
Hoskins went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, two runs and a walk in a 7-2 victory over the Brewers on Saturday.
The 26-year-old waited 15 games between homers No. 11 and 12, which he hit Friday night, but he didn't have to wait long at all for his 13th blast of the season. Hoskins is 5-for-8 with two home runs and three RBI in the weekend series against the Brewers. Hoskins also has at least one RBI in four straight games. He is hitting .270 with 24 extra-base hits, 41 RBI, 31 runs and one steal in 185 at-bats this season.
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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Padres' Josh Naylor: Gets three hits in blowout win
Naylor went 3-for-6 with a double and two RBI in a 19-4 rout of the Blue Jays on Saturday.
After going hitless in his MLB debut, Naylor checked in with his first three major-league hits in the second spot in the order. The 21-year-old had been mashing in Triple-A to earn the callup, so perhaps he can continue to translate his impressive power and excellent plate discipline to the big club and earn regular at-bats from manager Andy Green.