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  • Jose Altuve 2B | HOU

    Astros' Jose Altuve: Rare day off Monday

    Altuve is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Toronto, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

    Altuve was ejected following the seventh inning of Sunday's 10-5 win over the Mets in 11 innings for arguing with the umpire that he fouled a ball off his foot, and he'll now receive some additional rest in what will be just his third day out of the lineup all season. Mauricio Dubon will cover second base Monday while Altuve sits in the series opener.

  • Zack Gelof 2B | ATH

    Athletics' Zack Gelof: Homers for team's only run

    Gelof went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Diamondbacks.

    Gelof gave the A's their lone run of the day when he took Brandon Pfaadt deep to right-center in the fifth. It was his ninth long ball of the year and sixth overall in June. Overall, it's been a disappointing season for the second-year player, but his bat woke up a bit over the latter part of the month. In 11 games since June 18, Gelof slashed .275/.310/.625 with four homers, eight RBI and eight runs scored, which has been his most productive stretch of the season thus far.

  • Adael Amador SS | COL

    Rockies' Adael Amador: Ready for rehab assignment

    Amador (oblique) was sent to Double-A Hartford on Sunday to begin a rehab assignment.

    Amador has been on the 10-day injured list for a little over a week with a strained oblique but has been cleared to return to game action. He should be ready to be activated soon, but with Brendan Rodgers beating him back from the IL, Amador is likely to remain with Hartford upon his activation rather than returning to the Rockies.

  • Reds' Jonathan India: Closing in on obscure record

    India went 1-for-4 with a double in Sunday's 2-0 loss to St. Louis.

    India ripped a third-inning double, the eighth consecutive game with a two-bagger for the second baseman. That's a franchise record and one off the MLB record of nine, set by Toronto's Bo Bichette in 2019. The double also extended a hit streak to 12 games, during which India is batting .489 (22-for-45) with 12 doubles, a home run, six RBI, two steals and 10 additional runs scored.

  • Nico Hoerner 2B | CHC

    Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Provides offense Sunday

    Hoerner went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 7-1 loss to the Brewers.

    Hoerner led off the contest with a solo home run, his fourth long ball of the season and second in the last four games. However, he didn't do anything else the rest of the afternoon, while the team as a whole mustered only one additional hit. Still, Hoerner managed to extend his hitting streak to eight games, and he's batting .344 during that stretch. The infielder should remain a viable fantasy option from the top of the order so long as he stays locked in at the plate.

  • Brice Turang 2B | MIL

    Brewers' Brice Turang: Launches grand slam

    Turang went 2-for-5 with a grand slam in Sunday's win against the Cubs.

    Turang took Kyle Hendricks deep with the bases loaded to put the finishing touches on a seven-run fourth inning for the Brewers. The 24-year-old has now hit two grand slams over the past eight days, giving him a career-best 37 RBI on the campaign. The middle infielder has enjoyed an exceptional breakout season, batting .292 with six home runs, 37 RBI, 40 runs scored and 28 stolen bases in 80 games played.

  • Rangers' Jonathan Ornelas: Called up Sunday

    The Rangers recalled Ornelas from Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

    The 24-year-old will join Texas ahead of Sunday's series finale in Baltimore since Corey Seager (wrist) is banged up. Ornelas will provide infield depth for the Rangers until Seager is ready for action.

  • Jose Altuve 2B | HOU

    Astros' Jose Altuve: Ejected from Sunday's contest

    Altuve was ejected from Sunday's game against the Mets, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

    Altuve grounded out to finish the seventh inning, but he was ejected for arguing that he fouled the ball off his foot. The 34-year-old went 2-for-4 with an RBI prior to being sent off, which is his fifth multi-hit effort in the past six games.

  • Brandon Drury 1B | CHW

    Angels' Brandon Drury: Remaining out of lineup

    Drury (illness) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

    Drury hasn't seen the field since June 21 due to an upper-respiratory illness, and he won't return to the lineup for Sunday's series finale versus Detroit. According to Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com, Drury is avialable off the bench Sunday and should return to the starting nine Tuesday in Oakland. Luis Rengifo will again man the keystone while Miguel Sano starts at third base.

  • Colt Keith 3B | DET

    Tigers' Colt Keith: On bench against lefty

    Keith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

    Keith has gone 2-for-20 over his past five games and will sit Sunday as lefty Tyler Anderson takes the mound for the Halos. Andy Ibanez will man the keystone and bat leadoff in the series finale.

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