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  • Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Rare day off Monday

    Goldschmidt is absent from the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta.

    Goldschmidt will take a seat for the first time since May 9 and just the third time all season. Alec Burleson will start at first base Monday while Goldschmidt receives some rest.

  • Connor Joe RF | SEA

    Pirates' Connor Joe: Losing work against right-handers

    Joe is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds.

    Joe is on the bench for the Pirates' third straight matchup with a right-handed starting pitcher (Carson Spiers) and looks to have faded into a short-side platoon role. Edward Olivares looks to have overtaken Joe as the Pirates' preferred option in right field versus righties.

  • Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Exiting lineup Monday

    Mountcastle is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.

    Mountcastle appears to be getting a routine breather for the series opener versus the Guardians after he had started in each of Baltimore's last nine games while slashing .282/.310/.385 with seven RBI and six runs. With Mountcastle taking a seat, Ryan O'Hearn will pick up a start at first base.

  • Tyler Locklear 3B | ARI

    Mariners' Tyler Locklear: Headed back to Triple-A

    The Mariners optioned Locklear to Triple-A Tacoma on Monday.

    Locklear will cede his spot on the 26-man active roster to second baseman Jorge Polanco (hamstring), who was reinstated from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. The demotion doesn't come as a major surprise, as Locklear logged just three plate appearances while starting in only one of the Mariners' last six games following Ty France's return from the IL last Tuesday.

  • Ben Rice 1B | NYY

    Yankees' Ben Rice: Logs first multi-hit game

    Rice went 2-for-3 in Sunday's loss to Atlanta.

    Rice was one of two Yankees with multiple hits in the contest, and it was the first multi-hit effort of his career. The 25-year-old started at first base for the fifth time in six contests since being called up, and three of those games have been against left-handed starters, against whom he's gone just 1-for-9. Rice has otherwise held his own overall in going 5-for-17 with a 3:3 BB:K, but he'll likely begin yielding some starts against southpaws to J.D. Davis, whom the Yankees acquired Sunday.

  • Michael Toglia 1B | COL

    Rockies' Michael Toglia: Produces lone run

    Toglia went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Nationals.

    Toglia got the Rockies on the board first, launching a solo homer off Jake Irvin in the second inning. However, Colorado would go scoreless the rest of the way, and a pair of ninth-inning runs by the Nationals resulted in a Rockies loss. Toglia has been a mainstay in the Colorado lineup since being called up June 6 and has three home runs in his last nine games.

  • Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Goes deep again Sunday

    Guerrero went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and two runs scored in Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Guardians.

    Guerrero launched a two-run home run in the top of first inning off Triston McKenzie, giving Toronto an early lead. He later singled and came around to score on a base knock by Addison Barger in the top of the fifth. The homer was his ninth of the season and second of the three-game series with Cleveland. Guerrero has now notched at least one hit in six of his last eight contests, batting .294 with two home runs, three RBI and four runs scored over that stretch.

  • Josh Naylor 1B | SEA

    Guardians' Josh Naylor: Three hits, including homer in win

    Naylor went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and two runs scored in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Blue Jays.

    Naylor secured a single in the first inning before notching a double and coming around to score in the third. He later added his 20th home run of the season in the bottom of the fourth frame, taking reliever Brendon Little deep for a solo shot, expanding Cleveland's lead to 6-3. Naylor has now tallied at least one hit in nine of the team's last 11 contests, batting .372 with four home runs, 11 RBI and eight runs scored over that stretch.

  • J.D. Davis 1B | LAA

    Yankees' J.D. Davis: Expected to platoon at first base

    Davis is expected to be used in a platoon at first base with the Yankees, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports.

    Davis was traded to New York on Sunday after being designated for assignment by the Athletics earlier in the week. Manager Aaron Boone said that Davis will be used in a timeshare at first base with Ben Rice while Anthony Rizzo (arm) is unavailable, entering the lineup when the Yankees face left-handers. The 31-year-old has produced a .265 average with a .795 OPS over 37 plate appearances against southpaws this season.

  • Yandy Diaz 1B | TB

    Rays' Yandy Diaz: Hitting streak up to 16

    Diaz went 3-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday against the Pirates.

    Diaz tagged Pirates starter Paul Skenes early, depositing the first pitch of the game off the foul pole in right field for his sixth homer of the season. He later led off the eighth with his third hit, which eventually saw pinch runner Jose Caballero cross the plate with the go-ahead run. Diaz extended his hitting streak to 16 games in the process, collecting his ninth multiple-hit effort during that stretch and fourth multi-hit game over the last five. He's batting 26-for-71 (.366) during the streak.

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