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  • Jose Abreu 1B | HOU

    Astros' Jose Abreu: Out of lineup

    Abreu is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Kansas City, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports..

    Abreu has been unspeakably bad at the plate in the early going, sporting a .227 OPS and 31.7 percent strikeout rate. It's his fourth day off already this season and in his last start he batted eighth. Given Abreu's struggles last season, he could continue to see his playing time dwindle if he doesn't right the ship. Jon Singleton will handle first base Thursday.

  • Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Launches third homer

    Guerrero went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-1 extra-innings loss to Seattle.

    Guerrero was responsible for the Jays' lone run Wednesday with a 459-foot solo blast off Logan Gilbert that tied the game 1-1 in the seventh inning. It's the third homer of the year for Guerrero, though he's gotten off to a slow start at the plate, going 10-for-50 with five RBI through his first 13 games. The 25-year-old Guerrero hit at least 30 homers with 90 RBI in each of his past two campaigns -- he slashed .264/.345/.444 across 602 at-bats last season.

  • Michael Toglia 1B | COL

    Rockies' Michael Toglia: Making most of playing time

    Toglia went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.

    Toglia has carried over a power surge from spring training, as he has three home runs across only 26 plate appearances in the regular season. He is still in the Rockies' lineup on an irregular basis, though he has started six of the last 10 games after not starting in any of the team's first three games. Toglia could be working his way into a small-side platoon role, as two of his last three starts have come in right field with Charlie Blackmon sitting against a lefty.

  • Pedro Pages C | STL

    Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Will be optioned Friday

    Pages will be optioned to Triple-A Memphis prior to Friday's game in Arizona, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

    Pages was up briefly as catching protection for the Cardinals while a hand injury limited Willson Contreras to designated hitter duties. He struck out in his lone plate appearance in what was his major-league debut.

  • Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Emerges with five-RBI effort

    Pasquantino went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, a walk, two total runs and five total RBI in Wednesday's 11-2 victory against Houston.

    Pasquantino had been essentially invisible coming into Wednesday, slashing a miserable .108/.214/.108 without an extra-base hit or an RBI through 10 games. The first baseman finally made some noise in the thumping of the Astros, producing his first multi-hit performance of the season while knocking in nearly half of the Royals' 11 runs. Fantasy managers who roster Pasquantino will undoubtedly hope that the big effort will get him going, and there's reason to believe that his slow start prior to Wednesday wasn't entirely due to being lost at the plate, as he had recorded an unsustainably low .125 BABIP while walking as many times (five) as he had struck out.

  • Nate Lowe 1B | CIN

    Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe: Begins batting practice

    Lowe (oblique) took live batting practice and ran the bases Wednesday, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

    Lowe, who's been taking groundballs since last week, took another step in his rehab Wednesday. Texas manager Bruce Bochy anticipates a rehab assignment beginning within the next week.

  • Triston Casas 1B | BOS

    Red Sox's Triston Casas: Goes deep in loss

    Casas went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 7-5 loss to the Orioles.

    Casas' two-run homer put Boston up 5-0 in the fifth inning, but the bullpen squandered all of it and then some. It was the second home run of the season for Casas, who has hit safely in seven of the last eight games (11-for-30, .367).

  • Michael Busch 3B | CHC

    Cubs' Michael Busch: Goes deep in blowout loss

    Busch went 1-for-2 with two walks and a two-run home run in Wednesday's 10-2 loss to the Padres.

    The Cubs were fairly listless, managing just three total hits, and Busch's second home run of the year in the fourth inning provided all of the offense. The 26-year-old has been fairly solid so far in his first season in Chicago, posting an .850 OPS, seven RBI and the two long balls across 12 games. He'll continue to start most days against righty starters.

  • Ryan Noda 1B | BAL

    Athletics' Ryan Noda: Tending to hand injury

    Noda is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers due to a left hand injury, MLB.com reports.

    According to MLB.com, Noda was scratched from the lineup ahead of Tuesday's 4-3 win after his hand was struck by a pitching machine during batting practice. X-rays on Noda's hand came back negative, so he could be available off the bench Wednesday if he's not dealing with too much discomfort.

  • Rhys Hoskins 1B | CLE

    Brewers' Rhys Hoskins: Sitting out Wednesday

    Hoskins is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Cincinnati.

    Hoskins appears to be getting a routine day off. The Brewers will start Jake Bauers at first base and have Christian Yelich serve as their designated hitter Wednesday.

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