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  • Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Productive in loss

    Torkelson went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-5 loss to the Pirates.

    While Torkelson has yet to go deep following the All-Star break, he has managed to go 6-for-18 with two walks in five games following the Midsummer Classic. The slugging first baseman is stuck on 21 home runs and 59 RBI, both of which are second on the team behind only All-Star starter Riley Greene. Torkelson figures to get into a power surge at some point, the path through which he delivers most of his fantasy value.

  • Jake Bauers RF | MIL

    Brewers' Jake Bauers: Eyeing mid-August return

    Bauers received a cortisone injection for his shoulder over the All-Star break, Jack Stern of BrewerFanatic.com reports.

    Bauers will continue to receive treatment on his shoulder and sees mid-August as a possible return window. He had been going through some struggles at the plate before being placed on the IL, which may have been the result of playing through the shoulder discomfort that has sidelined him.

  • Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Exiting starting nine

    Goldschmidt is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Toronto.

    It's Goldschmidt's turn for a day off after he had started each of the previous three contests. Ben Rice will cover first base and bat sixth for the Yankees.

  • Pirates' Esmerlyn Valdez: Bumped to Double-A

    Valdez is batting .182 with zero home runs and an 8:4 K:BB in 10 games since getting promoted from High-A Greensboro to Double-A Altoona on July 1.

    A righty-hitting corner bat who won't offer much defensive value, Valdez slashed .303/.385/.592 with 20 home runs, a 9.9 percent walk rate and a 24.5 percent strikeout rate in 72 games at High-A prior to his promotion. His 172 wRC+ ranks second among all qualified High-A hitters, behind Josue Briceno (180 wRC+). As a 21-year-old bat-first player, Valdez will be expected to do plenty of damage at Double-A over the rest of the season.

  • Pirates' Spencer Horwitz: Tallies three hits

    Horwitz went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored Monday against the Tigers.

    Horwitz has bounced around the lineup since early July, but he's led off in five of the Pirates' last eight games against right-handed pitching. After a solid June, Horwitz has struggled to a .184 average in July, recording only three RBI and three runs scored across 14 games.

  • Cardinals' Willson Contreras: Goes deep Monday

    Contreras went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a double, two total runs and two total RBI in a 6-2 victory versus the Rockies on Monday.

    Contreras put the Cardinals on the board with a big 443-foot solo homer in the fourth inning and gave the team its first lead with a run-scoring single in the fifth. The catcher-turned-first-baseman also stroked a double to finish with his third three-hit performance of the season. Contreras has gone 5-for-15 with three extra-base hits through the first four games of the second half.

  • Nick Kurtz 1B | ATH

    Athletics' Nick Kurtz: Continues to mash

    Kurtz went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run scored, a double and a walk in a loss to the Rangers on Monday.

    The A's managed just five hits in the contest, with two of those coming off Kurtz's bat. Both of the young slugger's knocks went for extra bases, as he doubled in the fourth frame and belted a solo homer in the sixth. Kurtz tallied just one long ball across his first 23 big-league games, but his power stroke has blossomed since then. Over his past 39 contests, the rookie has 18 home runs, 12 doubles, 43 RBI and a .319/.404/.792 slash line.

  • Giants' Bryce Eldridge: Returns to full health

    Eldridge (hamstring) has gone 1-for-9 with a walk and two RBI in three games for Triple-A Sacramento since being reinstated from the 7-day injured list Thursday.

    Eldridge had been on the IL since June 24 due to a hamstring injury, but he was cleared to return to the Sacramento coming out of the All-Star break after he played in a pair of rehab games in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League laat week. Since receiving a promotion from Double-A Richmond in early June, Eldridge is slashing .214/.269/.386 with three home runs in 19 games at the Triple-A level.

  • Tony Blanco 1B | PIT

    Pirates' Tony Blanco: Back from injured list

    Blanco (leg) went 1-for-3 with an RBI on Saturday after being reinstated from Single-A Bradenton's 60-day injured list.

    Blanco made his debut in full-season ball after a spring leg injury had kept him on the shelf all season. The 20-year-old first baseman appeared in two games in the rookie-level Florida Complex League last week before he was cleared to join Bradenton.

  • Michael Toglia 1B | COL

    Rockies' Michael Toglia: Heading to bench Monday

    Toglia is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.

    Orlando Arcia will get the start at first base while Toglia exits the lineup for the first time since July 3. Since slugging his 10th home run of the season in a July 6 win over the White Sox, Toglia's production has tailed off at the plate. He's slashing just .125/.200/.188 with a pair of extra-base hits (both doubles) and a 40 percent strikeout rate over his last nine games.

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