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  • Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Rejoins lineup as DH

    Donovan (arm) is batting leadoff as the designated hitter Sunday against the Yankees, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatchreports.

    The 26-year-old didn't make an appearance during Saturday's doubleheader while contending with right arm soreness, but he'll return to the lineup for Sunday's series finale. Donovan is coming off a strong June, during which he had a .307/.402/.443 slash line with three doubles, three home runs, 11 RBI and 12 runs in 23 games.

  • Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR

    Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Solid in Saturday's win

    Gimenez went 1-for-3 with one RBI, a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 6-0 win over the Cubs.

    Gimenez has made a slight improvement lately, going 14-for-54 (.259) over his last 14 games to raise his season batting average to .243. He's added 10 RBI and two stolen bases in that span. The second baseman remains a near-everyday presence in the Guardians' lineup, though his .676 OPS is a steep decline from the .837 mark he posted last year. Gimenez has added nine steals, five home runs, 29 RBI and 34 runs this season.

  • Ji-Hwan Bae 2B | NYM

    Pirates' Ji Hwan Bae: Lands on injured list

    Bae (ankle) was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday.

    The 24-year-old went 0-for-2 with a walk and a run Saturday before being lifted with an apparent left ankle injury, per Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com, and he'll now be sidelined through at least the All-Star break. Rodolfo Castro and Tucupita Marcano are likely to be the main beneficiaries of playing time in Bae's absence.

  • Red Sox's Christian Arroyo: Sitting out Sunday

    Arroyo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

    Enrique Hernandez will check in at the keystone in place of Arroyo, who had started at the position in seven of the past eight games. Since turning in a five-hit performance June 20 against the Twins, Arroyo has gone just 4-for-28 over his past eight contests to drop his season-long batting average down to .234.

  • Edouard Julien 2B | COL

    Twins' Edouard Julien: Sits out against lefty

    Julien is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

    Along with Joey Gallo and Max Kepler, Julien is one of three Twins left-handed-hitting regulars who will head to the bench while the Orioles bring a southpaw (Cole Irvin) to the bump for the series finale. Kyle Farmer will check in at the keystone in place of Julien, who is slashing .281/.364/.386 in 18 games since returning to the big leagues June 10.

  • Adam Frazier 2B | LAA

    Orioles' Adam Frazier: Bows out of starting nine

    Frazier is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

    Frazier had started at the keystone in each of the Orioles' last three games, going 1-for-7 with a home run and a pair of walks. Though the recent call-up of versatile infielder Jordan Westburg threatens Frazier's playing time, shortstop Jorge Mateo has been the most negatively affected by Westburg's arrival so far. The Orioles will make room for both Westburg and Mateo in Sunday's lineup, but Mateo hadn't started any of the Orioles' last three contests.

  • Reds' Jonathan India: Crushes grand slam in loss

    India went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and four RBI in Saturday's loss to the Padres.

    India came up to the plate with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh and crushed a 430-foot grand slam to center field to bring the Reds back within five runs. The second baseman has been struggling at the plate as of late and came into Saturday's contest hitting just .121 over his last nine games. He's now hit in two straight but hasn't recorded a multi-hit game since June 14 against the Royals.

  • Ozzie Albies 2B | ATL

    Braves' Ozzie Albies: Mashes 19th homer

    Albies went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Marlins.

    The second baseman went back-to-back with Ronald Acuna to lead off the game, kicking off yet another early offensive eruption for Atlanta. Albies has been rolling over the last month, and through his last 24 games he's slashing .295/.352/.611 with eight of his 19 homers and five of his six steals on the season to go along with 20 runs and 21 RBI.

  • Marcus Semien 2B | NYM

    Rangers' Marcus Semien: Notches steal in win

    Semien went 3-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and an RBI in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Astros.

    Semien notched his eighth steal and first since taking two bags May 13, a span of 43 games without a stolen base or an attempt. He's well off last season's pace when he posted 25 steals in 161 games. The second baseman also recorded his sixth multi-hit game in his last eight and is batting .429 (15-for-35) during that stretch.

  • Jordan Diaz 3B | ATH

    Athletics' Jordan Diaz: On base thrice in win

    Diaz went 2-for-4 with a walk in an extra-inning win over the White Sox on Saturday.

    After going hitless in a start that occurred just hours after being called up from Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday, Diaz seemed to be more settled in at the plate Saturday. The promising 22-year-old's multi-hit effort was his third in 26 big-league games thus far this season, and the productive performance was reminiscent of the many he'd put up with the Aviators during his most recent minor-league stint, when he posted a .308/.353/.505 slash line over 25 games.

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