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  • Tyler Nevin 3B | ATH

    Orioles' Tyler Nevin: Recalled, starting at third base

    Nevin was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk and will start at third base and bat eighth Friday against the Guardians, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.

    The corner infielder is hitting .319 with three home runs in 24 games at Triple-A. He struggled to a .222 average and one home run with 17 strikeouts in 63 at-bats when he was up with the big club earlier this year.

  • Matt Chapman 3B | SF

    Blue Jays' Matt Chapman: Takes seat Friday

    Chapman isn't starting Friday's game against the Twins.

    Chapman is in the midst of a six-game hitting streak in which he's hit .350 with a double, six runs and three RBI. Santiago Espinal will shift to the hot corner while Cavan Biggio starts at second base.

  • Josh Donaldson 3B | MIL

    Yankees' Josh Donaldson: Activated, starting Friday

    Donaldson (shoulder) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Friday, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

    Donaldson had been sidelined since May 24 due to right shoulder inflammation, but he received a cortisone injection after landing on the injured list and will return to the lineup after missing just over the minimum of 10 days. He'll start at third base and bat cleanup during Friday's matchup against Detroit and should reclaim his role as the Yankees' everyday third baseman while DJ LeMahieu shifts back to the keystone.

  • DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY

    Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Hits homer Thursday

    LeMahieu went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the first game of a doubleheader against the Angels on Thursday.

    LeMahieu smacked a solo shot to left field in the fifth inning of Game 1 before going 0-for-3 with a walk in the nightcap. The veteran infielder is having a quiet season at the plate, slashing .252/.330/.393 with four homers, 20 RBI and a stolen base. He leads the team with 11 doubles.

  • Taylor Walls SS | TB

    Rays' Taylor Walls: Remains out of lineup

    Walls isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the White Sox, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

    Walls has gone 2-for-15 with a homer, two runs, three walks and four strikeouts over his last five games, but he'll be held out of the lineup for a second straight matchup. Yandy Diaz will shift to first base while Harold Ramirez serves as the designated hitter.

  • Eugenio Suarez DH | CIN

    Mariners' Eugenio Suarez: Scores game-winning run in extras

    Suarez went 1-for-5 with an RBI single and two runs in an extra-inning win over the Orioles on Thursday.

    Suarez was involved in multiple critical sequences of the win, as his sixth-inning single that plated Julio Rodriguez knotted the game at 3-3, and he subsequently crossed the plate with the run that snapped a 6-6 tie in the 10th inning. Suarez now has a five-game hitting streak, one preceded by a seven-game streak that lasted from May 16-23.

  • Abraham Toro 1B | BOS

    Mariners' Abraham Toro: Laces game-winning hit

    Toro went 1-for-4 with a game-winning RBI triple, a walk and a run in an extra-inning win over the Orioles on Thursday.

    The 25-year-old's 10th-inning three-bagger not only plated Eugenio Suarez with what would turn out to be the winning run, but he extended his hitting streak to seven games in the process. Toro's bat has come to life since mid-May following a positively dismal start to the season, as he owns a .321 average and .998 OPS across the 31 plate appearances he's logged in his last nine games.

  • Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA

    White Sox's Yoan Moncada: Tallies fifth RBI in return

    Moncada went 1-for-4 with an RBI on Thursday against the Blue Jays.

    Moncada missed five consecutive games with a quadriceps injury, but he returned Thursday to play third base and hit third. He tallied a run-scoring single in the eighth inning to record his fifth RBI of the campaign. Moncada has had a fitful start to the season after being sidelined by an oblique injury as well as a few issues in his lower body, and he's hitting just .138/.176/.246 across 68 plate appearances as a result.

  • Abraham Toro 1B | BOS

    Mariners' Abraham Toro: Singles in return from IL

    Toro (shoulder), who was reinstated from the injured list earlier in the day, entered Wednesday's loss to the Orioles as the designated hitter in the sixth inning and went 1-for-2.

    The 25-year-old was an in-game replacement for Mike Ford in his first game off the IL. Toro's single extended the hitting streak he'd started back on May 17 to six games, but he still carries an ugly .184/.241/.368 slash line across 137 plate appearances.

  • Jake Burger 1B | TEX

    White Sox's Jake Burger: Back on bench in Moncada's return

    Burger is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Blue Jays, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

    With Yoan Moncada (quadriceps) back in the lineup at third base for the first time since May 25, Burger's six-game run in the starting nine comes to an end. Unless Moncada's quad issue crops up again, Burger looks like he'll have to settle for part-time duty at designated hitter moving forward. Most of the righty-hitting Burger's starts are likely to come against left-handed pitching.

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