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  • Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Not starting Saturday

    Henderson will get the day off Saturday against the Tigers, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

    Henderson is walking at a 21.4 percent clip this season but isn't doing much else at the plate, hitting .185/.371/.296 with one home run. He'll sit for the fourth time in the first 20 games as a result, with Ramon Urias starting at the hot corner.

  • DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY

    Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Walks off Blue Jays with single

    LeMahieu hit a pinch-hit walkoff single to help the Yankees to a 3-2 win over Toronto on Saturday.

    LeMahieu began this contest on the bench, but with the bases loaded and no outs, he singled home pinch runner Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Yankees the win. That's the eighth RBI of the season for LeMahieu, and perhaps one that helps him break out of the 1-for-13 slump he was in prior to Saturday's contest.

  • Isaac Paredes 3B | HOU

    Rays' Isaac Paredes: Not in Saturday's lineup

    Paredes will sit Saturday against the White Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

    Paredes has homered three times in 18 games this season, not far from his pace of 20 homers in 111 games last year, but his overall .219/.286/.375 slash line is unimpressive. Taylor Walls will get the start at third base in his absence.

  • DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY

    Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Heads to bench

    LeMahieu will sit Saturday against the Blue Jays.

    After starting five straight games at the hot corner, LeMahieu served as the designated hitter Friday and will now some rest the next day. He's striking out at a 29.9 percent clip this season, more than double his career 14.7 percent mark, but his overall .237/.328/.458 slash line is good for a 122 wRC+. Oswald Peraza will get the start at third base.

  • Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY

    Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Gives Colorado early lead

    McMahon went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk in Friday's 4-3 loss against the Phillies.

    McMahon smoked a three-run homer off Aaron Nola in the first, marking his fourth long ball of the year, but that was the only offense Colorado could muster against Philadelphia. Through 21 games (81 plate appearances), the third baseman is slashing .250/.321/.500 with 12 RBI, but he's also struck out 27 times.

  • Alex Bregman 3B | CHC

    Astros' Alex Bregman: Four-game hitting streak

    Bregman went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and an RBI on Friday against Atlanta.

    Bregman delivered an RBI double in the first inning and also tallied a leadoff single two frames later. The performance extended his hitting streak to a modest four games, though he also has at least one knock in 10 of his last 11 contests. Bregman has gotten off to a slow start overall, but he's quietly improved his OPS to a .701 mark through 93 plate appearances.

  • Patrick Wisdom 3B | SEA

    Cubs' Patrick Wisdom: Goes yard again Friday

    Wisdom went 2-for-5 with a double, a three-run home run and a second run scored in Friday's 13-0 rout of the Dodgers.

    He crushed a Jake Reed offering to left field in the fifth inning, kicking off a seven-run frame for the Cubs. The homer was Wisdom's sixth in the last eight games and his ninth of the season, moving him one behind Pete Alonso for the major-league lead. Wisdom also has 18 RBI through 18 contests.

  • Josh Donaldson 3B | MIL

    Yankees' Josh Donaldson: Out for multiple weeks

    Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Friday that Donaldson will likely be out for a couple of weeks with a Grade 1-plus strain in his right hamstring, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.

    Donaldson had to cut short his rehab assignment Wednesday after experiencing a setback. It's unclear if the Yankees will send him on another assignment once he's feeling better, but his return to the majors has been pushed back well into May, at the least.

  • Tyler Nevin 3B | ATH

    Tigers' Tyler Nevin: Heads to bench Friday

    Nevin will sit Friday versus the Orioles, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

    Nevin will get a breather after he went 0-for-4 with a strikeout Wednesday against the Guardians, dropping to 1-for-10 from the plate this season. Nick Maton will slide over to third base while Jonathan Schoop enters the lineup at second base and bats eighth in the series opener in Baltimore against righty Tyler Wells.

  • Oswald Peraza 3B | LAA

    Yankees' Oswald Peraza: Making first start at third base

    Peraza is starting at third base and batting sixth for the Yankees in Friday's game versus the Blue Jays, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

    Peraza has never played third base at any level of professional baseball until now. The Yankees have been using DJ LeMahieu as their regular starter at the hot corner with Josh Donaldson (hamstring) out, but LeMahieu will be in the designated hitter spot Friday.

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