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  • Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Officially activated

    Rodgers (hamstring) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Friday.

    Rodgers is officially back on the Rockies' active roster after missing exactly two weeks of action. While he isn't in the lineup for Friday's contest, he should be expected to take over second base duties from Alan Trejo this weekend.

  • Gavin Lux 2B | LAD

    Dodgers' Gavin Lux: Not facing lefty

    Lux is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Angels.

    With the Dodgers facing a lefty for the second straight night, Lux will once again be held out of the starting lineup. Instead, Chris Taylor will bat eighth and play second base.

  • Adael Amador 2B | COL

    Rockies' Adael Amador: Set for IL stint

    Amador will be placed on the injured list Friday with a right oblique strain, Patrick Lyons of JustBaseball.com reports.

    Amador's move to the injured list comes as Brendan Rodgers gets activated from the IL, meaning the rookie's playing time was coming to an end regardless. The 21-year-old Amador appeared in 10 games with the Rockies but struggled to a .171/.194/.200 slash line with a stolen base. While it's unclear how long he'll be sidelined, there is optimism that his recovery will be quick.

  • Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Reinstatement coming

    Rodgers (hamstring) will be activated from the 10-day injured list Friday, Patrick Lyons of JustBaseball.com reports.

    Rodgers suffered a mild left hamstring strain June 7 and after a couple weeks of recovery and a brief minor-league rehab assignment, he'll rejoin the Rockies active roster. Adael Amador (oblique) will hit the IL in a corresponding move. Prior to the injury, Rodgers owned a .699 OPS across 230 plate appearances.

  • Adael Amador 2B | COL

    Rockies' Adael Amador: Out of Friday's lineup

    Amador (oblique) is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Nationals.

    Amador had to be pulled from Thursday's game against the Dodgers with a mild oblique issue. It seems at this point to be more of a day-to-day situation, but between the injury, his slow start and Brendan Rodgers (hamstring) being due back soon, Amador looks like an easy drop in most redraft leagues.

  • Ketel Marte 2B | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Not in Friday's lineup

    Marte is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Philadelphia.

    Marte served as the Diamondbacks' designated hitter Thursday and is now out of their lineup altogether, although there's no indication at this point that this is anything other than a routine day off. Blaze Alexander is handling second base Friday.

  • Jeff McNeil 2B | NYM

    Mets' Jeff McNeil: Sitting again versus lefty

    McNeil is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs.

    McNeil has been out of the lineup for two straight games and seven times over the last eight occasions that the Mets have faced a left-hander, and he's pretty clearly in a platoon at second base with Jose Iglesias. Iglesias and his teammates will try to solve southpaw Shota Imanaga on Friday.

  • Adael Amador 2B | COL

    Rockies' Adael Amador: Suffers oblique strain

    Manager Bud Black said Amador was removed from Thursday's game against the Dodgers due to a "mild oblique strain," Luke Zahlmann of The Denver Gazette reports.

    Amador appeared to be wincing after his at-bat in the seventh inning and was replaced in the field before the eighth frame. The 21-year-old suffered a similar injury earlier in the season while with Double-A Hartford, and it remains to be seen whether he'll require a trip to the injured list.

  • Giants' Thairo Estrada: Taking seat Thursday

    Estrada is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Cardinals.

    The Giants are giving Brett Wisely a start at second base and Nick Ahmed will be his double-play partner at shortstop. It seems to be a routine day off for Estrada, who had started each of the previous 14 contests.

  • Gavin Lux 2B | LAD

    Dodgers' Gavin Lux: Getting day off versus lefty

    Lux is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rockies.

    The lefty-hitting Lux will sit for the second time in the four-game series while the Rockies send another southpaw (Ty Blach) to the bump. Chris Taylor will fill in for Lux at second base.

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