MLB Player News
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Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT
Rays' Brandon Lowe: Sitting against lefty
Lowe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
With lefty Yusei Kikuchi on the hill for the Angels, the Rays will counter with a lineup made up entirely of right-handed and switch hitters. Curtis Mead will spell Lowe at second base and will bat third.
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Luis Rengifo 3B | LAA
Angels' Luis Rengifo: Absent from lineup
Rengifo is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Rays, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Rengifo will hit the bench for the first time all season after reaching base seven times over his last four games. Fletcher notes that Rengifo didn't appear to be running well during Tuesday's 4-3 win, but the Angels haven't indicated that he's dealing with an injury. Tim Anderson will occupy second base and bat eighth for the Angels on Wednesday.
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Jordan Westburg 2B | BAL
Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Nursing upper-body injury
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said that Westburg is being held out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks due to an upper-body injury, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Hyde described Westburg's injury as a nagging issue that previously resulted in the infielder sitting out a March 30 loss in Toronto. However, Westburg returned to the lineup the next day and had started each of the Orioles' last eight games prior to Wednesday while going 5-for-30 at the plate. Hyde didn't seem too concerned about the issue preventing Westburg from playing in this weekend's three-game series versus the Blue Jays, so the expectation is that the 26-year-old infielder will be back in the lineup Friday following Thursday's team off day.
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Jordan Westburg 2B | BAL
Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Receiving afternoon off
Westburg is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.
The Orioles are presumably just giving Westburg some rest for the day game after a night game. Westburg previously sat out a March 30 loss to the Blue Jays due to an unspecified injury, but he proceeded to start in each of the last eight games, going 5-for-30 with three walks, three runs and an RBI. His absence from the lineup Wednesday will open up a spot in the infield for Ramon Urias, who will start at third base and bat eighth.
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Ryan Bliss SS | SEA
Mariners' Ryan Bliss: Shelved by biceps tear
The Mariners placed Bliss on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a left biceps tear.
Bliss appeared to suffer the injury on a swing during Tuesday's game against the Astros. He managed to stay in that contest, but subsequent testing revealed that he suffered a tear that is likely to sideline him for a significant period of time. Miles Mastrobuoni will start at second base Wednesday, but Dylan Moore is likely to see the bulk of the starts at the keystone once Jorge Polanco (side) is able to play third base again.
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Daniel Schneemann 2B | CLE
Guardians' Daniel Schneemann: Enters mid-game
Schneemann entered Tuesday's 1-0 win over the White Sox after center fielder Lane Thomas (wrist) was removed.
After Thomas took a pitch off his right wrist, Schneemann entered as the pinch runner. When Schneemann's first plate appearance came around in the seventh inning, manager Stephen Vogt sent up pinch hitter Jhonkensy Noel. It's unclear how Vogt will manage the position if Thomas is unavailable for a period of time. Schneemann is 1-for-12 with six strikeouts through six games this season.
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Kyren Paris SS | LAA
Angels' Kyren Paris: Knocks another home run
Paris went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Tuesday's win over the Rays.
Paris' two-run shot in the second inning was his third of the year. He's homered in two straight contests and now has four extra-base hits through 26 plate appearances. Paris owns a terrific .429/.538/.952 slash line as he continues to carve out a more regular role in the lineup.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR
Blue Jays' Andres Gimenez: Getting first day off
Gimenez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.
After starting the first 11 games of the season and clubbing three early homers, Gimenez will hit the bench Tuesday while mired in a 1-for-13 slump across the past four contests. Davis Schneider will take over at second base and bat sixth in his place.
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Willi Castro RF | CHC
Twins' Willi Castro: Getting day off Tuesday
Castro is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.
Castro has started and finished all 10 games to open the season, but he's getting a breather Tuesday against lefty Cole Ragans. Mickey Gasper will make the start at second base and bat ninth. Castro is slashing .235/.333/.441 with four doubles, one home run, four RBI, four runs scored and one stolen base across 39 plate appearances in the early going this season.