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  • Cole Young SS | SEA

    Mariners' Cole Young: Racks up three hits

    Young went 3-for-4 with one run scored in Monday's 6-2 win over the Royals.

    Young has settled in at the plate fairly well lately, going 10-for-31 (.323) over his last nine games. He's drawn just one walk in that span, but he also just four strikeouts, which is a showcase of the steady plate discipline that helped him reach the majors as a 21-year-old. Overall, Young has a .259/.297/.306 slash line with no home runs, seven RBI, eight runs scored, four doubles and no stolen bases. He's a contact-over-power player at the plate, and the speed should show up eventually -- he had 22 steals, albeit on 33 attempts, with Double-A Arkansas in 2024.

  • Michael Helman 2B | TEX

    Rangers' Michael Helman: Capitalizes on error

    Helman went 0-for-2 with a walk, a stolen base and one run scored in Monday's 10-6 extra-innings loss to the Orioles.

    Helman earned his first start of the season in center field, covering for the absence of Evan Carter (personal), who is set to rejoin the Rangers on Wednesday. Helman was able to get aboard with a walk in the seventh, then stole second and came around to score after Gary Sanchez's attempt to throw him out went into the outfield, followed by Sanchez bobbling the return throw home. Helman's been up with the Rangers since Friday, appearing in two games, but his playing time will likely remain limited once the team is closer to full strength again. He'll likely get most of his starts against left-handed pitchers, and Helman could be the one to lose his roster spot once Wyatt Langford (oblique) is ready to return.

  • Marcus Semien 2B | NYM

    Rangers' Marcus Semien: Perfect at plate Monday

    Semien went 3-for-3 with a two-run home run, two walks and two total runs scored in Monday's 10-6 extra-innings loss to the Orioles.

    Semien got the Rangers on the board with his sixth-inning blast off Trevor Rogers. During his six-game hitting streak, Semien has gone 11-for-29 (.379) with three extra-base hits and five RBI. The second baseman is up to eight homers, 37 RBI, 34 runs scored, six stolen bases and a .237/.313/.355 slash line on the year, though he has consistently trended upward by hitting .324 with 14 extra-base hits over 26 contests in June.

  • Giants' Christian Koss: Injures hamstring Monday

    Koss suffered a left hamstring injury in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Diamondbacks and won't be available to play Tuesday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

    Koss tweaked his hamstring while running out a groundout during his third at-bat of the game, but he was able to stay in the contest and later hit a ground-rule double in the top of the eighth before Brett Wisely was called upon off the bench to pinch run for him. It's unclear if Koss will need to head to the injured list, as the Giants will presumably send him in for further testing before making a decision. The loss of Koss even for just one game will significantly test the Giants' depth at third base, where Casey Schmitt (wrist) recently joined Matt Chapman (hand) on the injured list. Wisely played the final inning of Monday's game at third base and will presumably be the top option to start at the position Tuesday.

  • Jazz Chisholm CF | NYY

    Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Pops 14th homer in loss

    Chisholm went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Monday's 5-4 loss to Toronto.

    The New York infielder opened the contest's scoring with a 367-foot, two-run blast off Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer in the fourth inning. This performance wrapped an impressive month for Chisholm after he missed all of May with an oblique injury. Across 24 games in June, the 27-year-old hit .318 (28-for-88) with seven homers, 20 RBI and 15 runs scored while going 4-for-5 on steal attempts. Through 224 total plate appearances, Chisholm his slashing .244/.336/.508 with 37 RBI and 32 runs scored.

  • Bryson Stott 2B | PHI

    Phillies' Bryson Stott: Pilfers 13th bag

    Stott went 1-for-3 with a steal, a walk and a run scored in Monday's 4-0 win versus the Padres.

    Stott swiped his second base of the month when he took second off San Diego starter Matt Waldron in the fourth. June was tough for the Philadelphia second baseman, as he entered this contest with an anemic .210/.289/.272 slash line over 90 plate appearances. Perhaps this stolen base, his first since June 18, can kickstart Stott, who now sports a .244 average, five homers, 36 runs scored and 35 RBI while going 13-for-16 on steal attempts across 77 games.

  • Brett Wisely 2B | TB

    Giants' Brett Wisely: Retreating to bench

    Wisely is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Diamondbacks.

    Wisely went 3-for-12 with a double, three walks and two RBI while starting each of the Giants' last four games at second base, but he'll hit the bench in Monday's series opener. Though Casey Schmitt (wrist) joined Matt Chapman (hand) on the injured list Monday to open up an everyday role at third base for Christian Koss, Wisely's playing time at the keystone could be threatened by the arrival of Tyler Fitzgerald, who was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento. Fitzgerald will get the start at second base Monday and will bat seventh.

  • Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald: Officially called up

    Fitzgerald was called up from Triple-A Sacramento prior to Monday's series opener with the Diamondbacks, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Fitzgerald will officially return to the major-league roster after being sent down June 23. The 27-year-old will look to improve upon the .230/.289/.320 slash line he posted over 178 at-bats in 57 games with the Giants so far this season. Fitzgerald will replace Casey Schmitt (wrist) with the big-league club after Schmitt was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday.

  • Scott Kingery 2B | LAA

    Angels' Scott Kingery: Sent down to Triple-A

    The Angels optioned Kingery to Triple-A Salt Lake City on Monday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    Kingery's contract was selected June 11, but the utility player will return to Triple-A after going 2-for-9 (.222) with a stolen base and four strikeouts during his stint with the Halos. A corresponding move has yet to be announced.

  • Shay Whitcomb SS | HOU

    Astros' Shay Whitcomb: Call-up looming

    The Astros are expected to recall Whitcomb from Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

    Whitcomb is slated to fill Jeremy Pena's (rib) spot on the 26-man roster after Pena was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday. Though he's gone hitless in nine at-bats with the Astros this season, Whitcomb owns a .942 OPS with 19 home runs in 264 plate appearances with Sugar Land. He's played every position except catcher, pitcher and center field this season, but Whitcomb's clearest path to playing time will likely come at shortstop, designated hitter or left field.

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