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  • Thairo Estrada 2B | BAL

    Giants' Thairo Estrada: Back with big-league club

    Estrada was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

    Estrada spent five days on the big-league roster earlier in June and will rejoin the Giants on Tuesday. The 25-year-old will provide infield depth with Evan Longoria (shoulder), Brandon Belt (knee) and Tommy La Stella (hamstring/thumb) on the injured list. Mauricio Dubon was optioned to Sacramento in a corresponding move.

  • Mauricio Dubon LF | ATL

    Giants' Mauricio Dubon: Optioned to Triple-A

    The Giants optioned Dubon to Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

    Dubon has had a tough season offensively, getting on base at a .272 clip in a backup role at a number of positions. Perhaps some time at Triple-A will allow him to recapture his 2019-2020 bat, as he hit .274 in both of those two seasons with a .337 OBP in 2020. Thairo Estrada was recalled in a corresponding move to fill Dubon's roster spot.

  • Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Not starting Tuesday

    Rodgers is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Pirates.

    Rodgers will get his first rest since June 17 as Garrett Hampson takes over at second base.

  • Red Sox's Christian Arroyo: Eyeing weekend return

    Arroyo (knee) is expected to return for the Red Sox's upcoming weekend series in Oakland, if not sooner, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports.

    As anticipated, the 26-year-old will not have missed much time with his bruised right knee, which he suffered June 20 in Kansas City. Before the injury, Arroyo had hit .250 with four homers and 14 RBI in his last 15 games. It's unclear whether Michael Chavis, Danny Santana or another player will be sent down to Triple-A Worcester, but Arroyo figures to get frequent starts at second base regardless.

  • Luis Urias 2B | TOR

    Brewers' Luis Urias: Extends hitting streak to 11 games

    Urias went 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs in Monday's victory over the Cubs.

    Urias entered the contest with a 10-game hitting streak, and he wasted no time extending that to 11 with a single in his first at-bat. Urias led off Monday with Kolten Wong (calf) down, but he will be bumped down the order a bit when Wong returns to action. Nevertheless, expect him to remain a regular in the lineup, as he has started all but one game in June.

  • Red Sox's Enrique Hernandez: Goes yard again

    Hernandez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 6-5 win over Kansas City.

    For the second straight game, Hernandez led off the affair with a home run, his eighth in 235 at-bats. He took the Yankees' Gerrit Cole deep to lead off Sunday's 9-2 win. It's unclear whether Hernandez has reclaimed the leadoff job, but he'll remain an option for manager Alex Cora, who has used several players atop the order during the month of June.

  • Ernie Clement 2B | TOR

    Indians' Ernie Clement: Scores three times Monday

    Clement went 2-for-4 with three runs scored in Monday's 13-5 win over the Tigers.

    This was his first multi-hit game since he was recalled June 13. He notched two singles and also reached base on a fielder's choice. The 25-year-old is slashing .286/.348/.333 with six hits, an RBI and six runs scored in his first 23 plate appearances, and he should be able to hang around in the majors while Cleveland waits to get some guys healthy again.

  • Amed Rosario 3B | NYY

    Indians' Amed Rosario: Tallies three hits in win

    Rosario went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Monday's 13-5 win over the Tigers.

    Rosario recorded a multi-hit performance for the second straight game and the eighth time this month. He came around to score in the first and fourth innings as Cleveland's offense had its way with Detroit's pitching. The 25-year-old upped his slash line to .276/.331/.398 with five homers, 23 RBI, 39 runs scored, seven stolen bases and an 18:52 K:BB over 266 plate appearances. Despite a slow start, he's done quite well filling the shoes of Francisco Lindor since being shipped to Cleveland for him in a six-player trade back in January.

  • Josh Rojas 3B | KC

    Diamondbacks' Josh Rojas: Two extra-base hits

    Rojas went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and a strikeout in a 7-1 loss to the Cardinals on Monday.

    Rojas accounted for Arizona's lone run with his fifth-inning homer off St. Louis starter Wade LeBlanc and later doubled to lead off the seventh but was left stranded. It was the utility man's fourth straight start with two hits as he's 8-for-19 over his past five games, though Monday's double and homer were his first extra-base hits in the stretch.

  • Royals' Whit Merrifield: Collects three hits

    Merrifield went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Monday's 6-5 loss to the Red Sox.

    Merrifield singled and scored in the first inning before launching a solo homer in the second. It was his seventh homer of the season and first since June 20. The 32-year-old owns a .757 OPS with 27 extra-base hits through 337 plate appearances.

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