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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Promoted to High-A
Bohm was promoted to High-A Clearwater on Tuesday, Sam Dykstra of MiLB.com reports.
Last season's third overall pick made Low-A look easy, as he recorded an excellent .367/.441/.595 line in 22 games for Lakewood. For a power-over-hit prospect, it's particularly encouraging to see that he struck out just 15.1 percent of the time, building on his 15.7 percent strikeout rate in 29 games for short-season Williamsport at the end of last year. If he handles High-A as well as he handled Low-A, expect him to move to Double-A Reading before the end of the year.
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Matt Beaty 1B | KC
Dodgers' Matt Beaty: Promoted to big leagues
Beaty was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Alanna Rizzo of Spectrum SportsNet LA reports.
Beaty has gotten off to a solid start at Triple-A this season, batting .277 with two homers and 10 RBI over 22 games. He'll have an opportunity to make his major-league debut in his fifth year with the organization after A.J. Pollock (elbow) was placed on the 10-day injured list.
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Yuli Gurriel DH | SD
Astros' Yuli Gurriel: Heads to bench Tuesday
Gurriel is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Twins.
Gurriel is in the midst of a 5-for-39 (.128) skid at the plate over his last 10 games, despite the fact he is striking out just 14.3 percent of the time over that stretch. Of 30 qualified first basemen, Gurriel ranks 28th with an 81 wRC+, ahead of only Ryan Zimmerman and Ryan O'Hearn. Aledmys Diaz will start at first base, hitting seventh.
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Asdrubal Cabrera 1B | CIN
Rangers' Asdrubal Cabrera: Back in starting nine
Cabrera (calf) is starting at third base and batting seventh Tuesday against Pittsburgh.
Cabrera has missed the last three matchups due to left calf soreness, but he'll be back in action Tuesday for the series opener. The 33-year-old is slashing .237/.298/.500 with six homers and 17 RBI through 22 games in 2019.
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Ty France 1B | SD
Padres' Ty France: Making first career start
France will bat fifth and play third base in his first career start Tuesday against Atlanta.
France has been up for several days but was relegated to a bench role. With Fernando Tatis now on the injured list with a left hamstring strain, France could see a run of starts if the Padres continue with the same arrangement they're using Tuesday, with France at third base and Manny Machado sliding over to Tatis' shortstop position.
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Garrett Cooper 1B | ATL
Marlins' Garrett Cooper: Activated from IL
Cooper (calf) has been activated from the 10-day injured list ahead of Tuesday's game against the Indians, Andre Fernandez of The Athletic reports.
Cooper was sent to the shelf just three games into the regular season, but he's completed his rehab assignment and will return to the team for Tuesday's series opener. In a corresponding move, Lewis Brinson has been optioned to Triple-A New Orleans.
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Ryan O'Hearn 1B | PIT
Royals' Ryan O'Hearn: Sitting vs. lefty
O'Hearn isn't starting Tuesday's game against Tampa Bay.
With the lefty Blake Snell slated to toe the rubber for the Rays, O'Hearn will take a seat. He's yet to record a hit this season in 19 plate appearances against left-handed pitching. Hunter Dozier moves to first base in O'Hearn's stead, making room for Kelvin Gutierrez at the hot corner.
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Joey Votto 1B | TOR
Reds' Joey Votto: Leadoff experiment may be over
Votto will start at first base and hit second Tuesday against the Mets.
After serving as the Reds' leadoff man for 10 starts in a row, Votto has moved to the two hole for the first two games of the series in New York. Considering that Jose Peraza set the table versus a right-handed pitcher (Zach Wheeler) on Monday and will do so again Tuesday against a southpaw (Jason Vargas), manager David Bell may have decided to at least temporarily pull the plug on using Votto as the club's leadoff hitter. The one-spot change in the order shouldn't have a dramatic impact on the fantasy value of Votto, whose stock has been more affected by his downturn in power (career-worst .400 slugging percentage through 28 games) than his lineup placement.
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Nate Lowe 1B | CLE
Rays' Nate Lowe: On base twice in debut
Lowe went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk and a run in a win over the Royals on Monday, his first major-league game.
Lowe enjoyed a productive first brush with big-league arms, lacing an eighth-inning double and subsequently coming home on a Kevin Kiermaier RBI single. The 23-year-old rookie is primed for a robust role now that he's gotten the call from Triple-A Durham, and the .300/.438/.543 line he'd churned out with the Bulls prior to his promotion offers a glimpse at his expansive upside.
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Yandy Diaz DH | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Brings home two more in win
Diaz went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI singles in a win over the Royals on Monday.
Diaz's late-April surge continued in fine fashion Monday, with the slugging infielder posting his fifth two-hit game over the last 11. Diaz has now reached safely in 13 consecutive games overall, and he's driven in at least one run in six straight contests.