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Josh Bell DH | MIN
Pirates' Josh Bell: Comes up short Tuesday
Bell went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts against Arizona on Tuesday.
He stranded five baserunners in a 2-1 loss -- he entered the tilt hitting .643 with runners in scoring position. Prior to Tuesday, the first baseman hit .347 with four homers and 12 RBI in his last 14 games. Bell is off to a terrific start in 2019, but it will be interesting to see how he responds to his first rough performance.
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Justin Bour 1B | SF
Angels' Justin Bour: Blasts grand slam in loss
Bour went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Tuesday's 7-5 loss to the Yankees.
His eighth-inning blast off Chad Green made things interesting, but the Angels couldn't complete the comeback even with Aroldis Chapman getting the night off. Bour has had a rough start to his Angels tenure, slashing .203/.311/.344 with only two homers and 10 RBI in 19 games.
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Luke Voit 1B | NYM
Yankees' Luke Voit: Big power display in Anaheim
Voit went 2-for-4 with a walk, two solo home runs and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Angels.
He book-ended the Yankees' offense on the night, taking Chris Stratton deep in the first inning before punishing a splitter from Sam Freeman in the eighth. Voit has now hit safely in 10 straight games with three long balls in the last two, but his .235/.356/.506 slash line on the year still leaves plenty of room for improvement.
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | ATL
Blue Jays' Rowdy Tellez: Clubs grand slam
Tellez went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and a grand slam in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Giants.
Tellez gave the Blue Jays a fighting chance with his 432-foot grand slam in the eighth inning, but the offense was ultimately unable to tie the game. The 24-year-old is 7-for-15 with two doubles, two home runs and eight RBI over his last four games.
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Brandon Dixon 1B | SD
Tigers' Brandon Dixon: Posts three hits
Dixon went 3-for-4 with a three-run double in a 4-2 victory during the second game of a doubleheader against the Red Sox on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old only pinch ran in the first game and then started the nightcap. The way he's swinging the bat, though, he's making his case for more playing time. In three MLB games this season, he's 5-for-7 (.714) with two doubles and four RBI. It's still way too early to draw any conclusions about the rest of Dixon's 2019 season, but he's off to a strong start.
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Anthony Rizzo 1B | NYY
Cubs' Anthony Rizzo: Blasts fourth home run
Rizzo went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Dodgers.
Rizzo took Los Angeles starter Kenta Maeda deep in the second inning for his fourth home run of the season. The 29-year-old slugger is still batting just .200, but he's proven over his career that he can heat up in a hurry, so maybe the long ball will start a hot streak.
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Evan White 1B | LAA
Mariners' Evan White: Will return Wednesday
White (hip flexor) will be activated off the minor-league injured list to start Wednesday at Double-A Arkansas, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
White has been battling the hip flexor issue over the past couple weeks but is primed to make his return for the Travelers. The 21-year-old slashed .308/.367/.385 over seven games before sustaining the injury.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Bat heating up at Low-A
Bohm went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and three RBI on Monday in Low-A Lakewood's 10-5 win over Rome.
The three-hit performance bumped Bohm's season average up to .367, trailing only Hagerstown's KJ Harrison (.438) for the lead among South Atlantic League qualifiers. As a 22-year-old who played three seasons at Wichita State before being selected third overall in last summer's draft, it's not surprising Bohm is finding plenty of success in his first taste of full-season ball. He probably won't be in store for a lengthy stay at Low-A.
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Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Diamondbacks' Wilmer Flores: Sitting Tuesday
Flores isn't in Tuesday's starting lineup against the Pirates.
Flores is 0-for-8 at the plate over his past two games, so he'll take a seat for the second game of the mid-week series. In his absence, Ketel Marte will move to the keystone, with Jarrod Dyson starting in center field.
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Luke Voit 1B | NYM
Yankees' Luke Voit: Extends hitting streak
Voit went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and a walk Monday in the Yankees' 4-3 win over the Angels in 14 innings.
Voit is now riding a nine-game hitting streak and has recorded a base knock in all but one of his past 16 games. Unfortunately for his fantasy managers, however, Voit has no multi-hit showings during that stretch, which has kept his season average at a pedestrian .222. On a positive note, the playing-time questions that surrounded Voit coming out of spring training are no longer a concern with all of Greg Bird (foot), Giancarlo Stanton (biceps), Aaron Judge (oblique) and Aaron Hicks (back) on the 10-day injured list.