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Frazier isn't in the Royals' lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.

The Mets will send southpaw Sean Manaea to the mound to start Saturday, so the lefty-hitting Frazier will step out of the lineup. Nick Loftin will instead start at the keystone and bat third.

Espinal started at third base and went 2-for-4 with three RBI in Friday's 11-1 win over the White Sox.

Espinal delivered one run on a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning then put the coda on the game with a two-run single in the ninth. He's typically in the lineup against left-handers but made his first start against a righty Friday, filling in for a slumping Jeimer Candelario. Both of Espinal's hits Friday were off lefties.

Cardinals manager Oli Marmol said Friday that Edman (wrist) will ramp up his rehab process Monday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Edman was shut down during spring training after experiencing lingering pain in his surgically repaired right wrist. He started the season on the 10-day IL and has not yet been cleared for most baseball activities. Starting Monday, Edman and Dylan Carlson (shoulder) will hit off a tee and against soft-toss throws from coaches in the first step of their rehab process. With the Cardinals last season, Edman slashed .248/.307/.399 with 13 home runs and 47 RBI over 528 plate appearances.

Valdez isn't in Boston's lineup for Friday's game against the Angels, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Valdez will take a seat as lefty Reid Detmers prepares to start Friday's series opener for the Halos. Pablo Reyes will man second base instead while Bobby Dalbec covers the hot corner.

Turang is out of the lineup for Friday's game at Baltimore.

Turang started the past 10 games after sitting Opening Day against a left-handed starter, but he'll take a seat Friday with right-hander Tyler Wells pitching for the Orioles. Andrew Monasterio will handle the keystone and bat eighth.

Julien will start at second base and bat ninth in Friday's game in Detroit.

It's the first time in three games against lefties this season that Julien has been in the Twins' lineup. The 24-year-old is coming off a three-hit game Wednesday, which included a pair of solo home runs. Kyle Farmer will be at third base and Willi Castro will begin this one on the bench.

Lowe was placed on the 10-day injured list by the Rays on Friday, retroactive to April 9, with a right oblique strain, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.

The grade of the strain has not yet been revealed, so it's unclear at this point how much time Lowe might miss. Curtis Mead has been filling for him at second base and should continue to do so most days. The Rays also recalled Niko Goodrum to take Lowe's spot on the roster, and he is an option at the keystone, as well.

Westburg went 0-for-3 with two walks and a stolen base in Thursday's 9-4 extra-inning win over the Red Sox.

Westburg hadn't drawn a walk since March 31. The infielder started the season splitting time between second base and third base, but he's expected to feature mostly at the hot corner now that Jackson Holliday is in the majors. Westburg is slashing .216/.310/.459 with two home runs, eight RBI, one steal, seven runs scored and three doubles over 11 contests, so he looks fairly ready to be in the lineup a majority of the time.

The Rays recalled Goodrum from Triple-A Durham on Friday, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.

The 32-year-old will take the roster spot of Brandon Lowe, who heads to the injured list with an oblique strain. Goodrum had a 1.027 OPS through nine games for Durham and should fill a utility role while up with the Rays.

Stott went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run Thursday in a 5-1 victory versus Pittsburgh.

Stott's two-run blast in the seventh inning capped the scoring in the contest for Philadelphia. It was his first homer of the year and just his second extra-base hit of any sort. It's been a slow start to the campaign for Stott, who is slashing just .220/.313/.317 through 48 plate appearances.