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  • Ketel Marte 2B | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Finds power stroke

    Marte went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-3 loss to St. Louis.

    Marte gave Arizona an early lead with a fourth-inning home run. It was the second straight game with a homer for Marte, who has five long balls over the last eight games. He's gone deep eight times in 27 contests this season, with seven of those being solo shots.

  • Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Sitting out against Sale

    Cronenworth is not in the lineup for Friday's tilt in Atlanta.

    Cronenworth is an everyday player but will occasionally sit against tougher lefties, and Chris Sale -- who starts for Atlanta on Friday -- qualifies. Jose Iglesias will cover second base and bat seventh for the Padres.

  • Jeff McNeil 2B | ATH

    Mets' Jeff McNeil: Out of Friday's lineup

    McNeil is absent from the lineup for Friday's game versus the Dodgers.

    The left-handed-hitting McNeil will begin the contest on the bench as the Dodgers send southpaw Clayton Kershaw to the bump. Fellow left-handed-swinger Brett Baty will cover second base for the Mets.

  • Mets' Luisangel Acuna: Sitting against left-hander

    Acuna is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Dodgers.

    Each of Acuna's last four starts have come against left-handed pitching, but he's not in there Friday versus southpaw Clayton Kershaw. He's now been in the lineup just twice across the Mets' last six contests. Brett Baty is handling second base and batting eighth.

  • Reds' Garrett Hampson: Gets MLB deal from Reds

    The Reds signed Hampson to a one-year contract Friday.

    Hampson was cut loose by the Diamondbacks earlier this week after slashing only .167/.359/.167 over 41 plate appearances, but he has quickly landed on his feet with a new big-league contract. The 30-year-old will serve in a utility role for Cincinnati.

  • Luis Garcia 2B | WAS

    Nationals' Luis Garcia: Swipes seventh bag

    Garcia went 0-for-5 with an RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's extra-inning win over Atlanta.

    The second baseman has gone 4-for-20 with a homer, a steal and six RBI in five games since rejoining the Nationals following a stint on the paternity list. Garcia's .222/.271/.346 slash line on the season is a far cry from the .282/.318/.444 line he delivered in a breakout 2024, but he's maintained some fantasy value with four homers, seven stolen bases, 19 RBI and 20 runs in 43 contests.

  • Thairo Estrada 2B | COL

    Rockies' Thairo Estrada: Ready for rehab assignment

    Estrada (wrist) was sent to Triple-A Albuquerque on Thursday to begin a rehab assignment.

    Estrada has been cleared to play in games after being sidelined all season with a fractured right wrist. The 29-year-old participated in most of spring training before sustaining the injury, but he'll still likely require a fair amount of rehab games to get his timing back at the plate before making his Rockies debut. Once activated from the 60-day injured list, Estrada is likely to become the Rockies' primary second baseman, and his hitter-friendly home venue makes him a worthy roster stash in fantasy leagues where he's available.

  • Kyle Farmer 2B | COL

    Rockies' Kyle Farmer: Playing time picking up

    Farmer will start at first base and bat seventh in Thursday's game against the Phillies.

    Farmer will make his fifth start in six games and his second in a row at first base. Though Farmer has gone 5-for-19 with two home runs and two doubles over his previous five games, his uptick in playing time seems to be mostly a result of first baseman Michael Toglia beginning to lose his grip on an everyday role rather than Farmer earning it. The 8-41 Rockies are already well removed from playoff contention and have more of a long-term investment in the 26-year-old Toglia, but his 41.7 percent strikeout rate in May has made it increasingly more difficult for interim manager Warren Schaeffer to let him work through his struggles.

  • Adael Amador SS | COL

    Rockies' Adael Amador: Grabbing seat Thursday

    Amador is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Phillies.

    It's a day off for Amador, who had started each of the previous six games. Aaron Schunk is handling second-base duties and batting eighth for the Rockies in the series finale.

  • Ronny Mauricio 2B | NYM

    Mets' Ronny Mauricio: No timeline to join MLB roster

    Mauricio went 2-for-2 with two walks, a home run and two RBI for Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday, his second straight game with a homer.

    In three games since joining Syracuse's roster, Mauricio has gone 7-for-11 with a double, two steals and a 2:1 BB:K in addition to the two long balls. Given that the 24-year-old infielder missed the entire 2024 campaign while recovering from knee surgery, however, the Mets aren't going to rush him to the majors, Will Sammon of the Athletic reports. "Where we are right now is we have a player who is medically healthy, who has checked off a lot of the boxes in the rehab progression, has worked really hard to get there," Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns said last week. "And now we're working him back into [being] Ronny Mauricio, the baseball player who was on the verge, seemingly, of really breaking out at the major-league level. And that takes some time as well." New York also doesn't have a clear opening for Mauricio in the big-league lineup, and he has yet to play back-to-back nine-inning games on defense this year. Despite his hot start at Triple-A, a return to the majors isn't likely until some time in June at the earliest.

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