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  • Grae Kessinger SS | HOU

    Astros' Grae Kessinger: Recalled from Triple-A

    The Astros recalled Kessinger from Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 in Houston reports.

    Kessinger is hitless in 11 at-bats during his time with the big club this season. He will give the Astros some defensive versatility in the infield.

  • Ernie Clement 3B | TOR

    Blue Jays' Ernie Clement: Socks fourth homer

    Clement went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Astros.

    The 28-year-old utility player wasn't even supposed to be in the starting lineup, but a late scratch for Isiah Kiner-Falefa (knee) inserted Clement at third base, and he wound up taking Josh Hader deep in the ninth inning to spoil a combined shutout bid for Houston. The long ball was his fourth of the season, setting a new career high, and he's slashing .333/.347/.563 in 49 plate appearances since the beginning of June. Should Kiner-Falefa require an IL stint, Clement could see a big uptick in playing time, although Addison Barger would also be in the mix at third base.

  • Ernie Clement 3B | TOR

    Blue Jays' Ernie Clement: Late entrant into lineup

    Clement will start at third base and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Astros.

    Clement wasn't in the Blue Jays' initial lineup, but he'll get his third straight start after he was a late addition in place of Vladimir Guerrero (finger), who was scratched. Guerrero is considered day-to-day, and once he's able to rejoin the lineup, Clement will likely return to his usual bench role.

  • Josh H. Smith 3B | TEX

    Rangers' Josh Smith: Fills in at shortstop

    Smith started at shortstop and went 2-for-5 with an RBI in Sunday's 11-2 win over Baltimore.

    Smith got the start at shortstop with Corey Seager (wrist) day-to-day. Seager was hit by a pitch during Saturday's game and, although X-rays came back negative, took a seat for the series finale against the Orioles. The Rangers are off Monday, giving Seager another 24 hours of healing, before a three-game set against the Padres. Once Seager is deemed healthy enough to return to shortstop, Smith will head back to third base, where he will continue to fill in for the injured Josh Jung (wrist), who may be back in the lineup soon, though the team is still evaluating him.

  • Alex Bregman 3B | HOU

    Astros' Alex Bregman: Scores twice Sunday

    Bregman went 1-for-5 with a double and two runs scored Sunday against the Mets.

    Bregman led off the fourth inning with a double and came around to score, accounting for most of his production. Though his season-long numbers remain fairly unimpressive, Bregman did have a productive June by hitting .310 with two homers, 11 RBI and 19 runs scored in 25 games.

  • Isaac Paredes 3B | CHC

    Rays' Isaac Paredes: Finishes single short of cycle

    Paredes went 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, a double and an additional run scored Sunday against the Nationals.

    Paredes entered the day with just two hits over his last 23 at-bats but broke out of it in a big way with his first three-hit game since May 21. He did all his damage off Nationals starter Patrick Corbin, going 3-for-3 against the lefty. Despite the recent slump, Paredes maintains a healthy .276/.361/.472 slash line on the season with 13 home runs, 43 RBI, 32 runs and 32 walks over 328 plate appearances.

  • DJ LeMahieu 3B | NYY

    Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Halts slump with two hits

    LeMahieu went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored Sunday against the Blue Jays.

    LeMahieu entered the game mired in a 6-for-42 (.143) slump but collected a couple of base hits, each of which brought in a run, while also adding just his second extra-base hit of the campaign. Despite being unable to find his footing at the plate, LeMahieu, who raised his season average to .188 thanks to Sunday's effort, has maintained a regular role in the Yankees' lineup since returning from the IL in late May due to a fractured foot.

  • Rafael Devers 3B | BOS

    Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Slugs 18th home run

    Devers went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in a 4-1 win over the Padres on Sunday.

    Devers gave his team an early lead with his first-inning blast, his fourth homer in his last five games. The Red Sox slugger has broken out of a slump in which he hit only one home run over 15 games. Devers now has 14 extra-base hits and a 1.027 OPS in June, both leading all MLB third basemen. Overall, the 27-year-old is having another fantastic season, hitting .286/.368/.571 with 18 home runs, 45 RBI and a .939 OPS.

  • Ramon Urias 3B | BAL

    Orioles' Ramon Urias: Not in Sunday's lineup

    Urias is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

    Urias started the first two games of the series but will sit for the finale Sunday amid an 0-for-17 slump. Jordan Westburg will man the hot corner while Jorge Mateo receives the start at second base.

  • Gabriel Arias 3B | CLE

    Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Back to bench Sunday

    Arias is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

    Arias started in five of the past six games while seeing action at three different positions, but he'll head to the bench in Sunday's series finale. The Guardians should continue to open up regular playing time for Arias against left-handed pitching, but his starting opportunities against right-handed pitching may be more sporadic while the Guardians have all of their regular hitters available with the exception of outfielder Will Brennan (ribs), who was recently placed on the injured list.

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