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  • Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA

    Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Goes deep, walks twice

    Schanuel went 1-for-2 with a solo homer, two walks and two runs scored in Sunday's loss to the Giants.

    Schanuel belted a solo shot in the second inning for his seventh home run of the year and third in his last 10 games. However, he's gone just 8-for-34 (.235) during that span. Sunday was Schanuel's third straight game with multiple walks. He's now slashing .219/.301/.348 with 13 extra-base hits and 23 RBI through 63 games.

  • Anthony Rizzo 1B | NYY

    Yankees' Anthony Rizzo: Leaves game after collision

    Rizzo (undisclosed) exited Sunday's contest against the Red Sox in the top of the seventh inning, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.

    Rizzo collided with Red Sox pitcher Brennan Bernardino while trying to leg out a hit, landing on his right hand/wrist. Oswaldo Cabrera replaced him in the game. More information on Rizzo's status will likely come following the conclusion of the contest.

  • Pete Alonso 1B | BAL

    Mets' Pete Alonso: Homers, drives in five

    Alonso went 2-for-5 with a home run and five RBI in Sunday's 11-6 win over the Padres.

    With two men on in the first inning, Alonso took Dylan Cease deep for this 15th homer this season. He later added a two-run single as part of a four-run eighth to give him a season-high five RBI for the game. This one had to feel good for Alonso, as he broke out of a small slump where he had only five hits and one RBI over his last eight games. The 29-year-old's 15 home runs are tied for fifth most in the National League. He'll carry a .232/.310/.461 slash line into their next series vs the Rangers.

  • Giants' Trenton Brooks: Losing work to Flores

    Brooks is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

    Brooks looked as though he might hold down a strong-side platoon role at first base following his call-up from Triple-A Sacramento on May 28, but he appears to have since faded into a pure backup role behind Wilmer Flores. He'll be out of the lineup for the fifth straight game, with the Giants facing three lefty starters and two righties during that span.

  • Rockies' Elehuris Montero: Hitting bench Sunday

    Montero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

    Montero will get a break for the series finale after he had started in each of the Rockies' last four games while going 2-for-13 with a double, two walks, two runs and one RBI. Though he's maintaining a lowly .554 OPS for the season, Montero could hold down a near-everyday role until the banged-up Rockies get some of their hitters back from the injured list.

  • Connor Joe RF | SEA

    Pirates' Connor Joe: On bench against righty

    Joe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

    Joe is sitting against a right-handed starting pitcher (Dakota Hudson) for the second time in four games, perhaps indicating that his standing as an everyday player could be on shaky ground. After producing a .794 OPS through the first two months of the season, Joe is slashing .167/.271/.310 since the beginning of June.

  • Rhys Hoskins 1B | CLE

    Brewers' Rhys Hoskins: Taking seat Sunday

    Hoskins is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

    He'll get a breather for the day game after he started in the first two games of the series while going 0-for-8 with five strikeouts. Jake Bauers will fill in for Hoskins at first base.

  • Tyler Locklear 3B | ARI

    Mariners' Tyler Locklear: First career steal in loss

    Locklear went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in a loss to the Rangers on Saturday.

    The rookie was able to reach safely for the fourth consecutive game despite not getting a hit for the first time in that span, and he parlayed his one trip on the basepaths into his first career big-league steal. Locklear is still having trouble making consistent contact as he acclimates to major-league arms -- he's struck out at a massive 40.0 percent clip in his first 25 plate appearances -- but his impressive body of work at the plate over multiple levels of the minors suggests he has the ability to progressively turn things around in that department.

  • Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL

    White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Another big performance

    Vaughn went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's win over the Diamondbacks.

    Vaughn drove home Chicago's first run of the game with an RBI single in the third before adding a two-run shot in the fifth, boosting the team's lead to three runs. It marked the first baseman's fifth long ball in his last 10 games, and he's now batting .340 in June with nine RBI and 11 runs scored. Vaughn has also recorded multiple hits in four of his last six contests.

  • Michael Toglia 1B | COL

    Rockies' Michael Toglia: Grand slam in win

    Toglia went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and two runs scored in Saturday's win over the Pirates while also drawing a walk.

    Toglia reached base in each of his first two at-bats, coming around to score Colorado's second run of the game on a Jake Cave double in the fourth. The 25-year-old then added more insurance runs for the Rockies with a grand slam in the eighth as they ran away with the win at home. Toglia is now batting .300 in June with nine RBI and four runs scored, and he's now hit safely in three straight games. Saturday also marked his second two-hit performance of the campaign.

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