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  • Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Productive night at plate in rout

    Narvaez went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Friday's win over the White Sox.

    Narvaez lined his fourth double already this season in the fourth inning, later crossing the plate on Ceddanne Rafaela's two-run blast. Top backstop Connor Wong is still recovering from a fractured finger, so Narvaez should at least remain Boston's primary catcher for the time being. Narvaez is slashing just .208/.269/.354 with one home run, five RBI and six runs scored over 52 plate appearances (14 games), and his fantasy appeal will remain restricted by his consistent placement near the bottom of Boston's batting order.

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    Red Sox's Connor Wong: Hitting off tee

    Wong (finger) has progressed to hitting off a tee, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

    Recovering from a fractured left pinky finger, Wong hasn't done much catching yet but is expected to be cleared for that soon. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Friday that Wong could return in around two-and-a-half weeks, while the catcher believes it'll be sooner than that.

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    Yankees' Austin Wells: Battling food poisoning

    Wells is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Rays due to food poisoning, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

    Wells received a routine day off Thursday and will miss a second straight game after he woke up ill overnight. Consider him day-to-day. J.C. Escarra will do the catching and bat sixth for the Yankees on Friday.

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    White Sox's Edgar Quero: Not in Friday's lineup

    Quero is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Boston.

    Quero was summoned for his major-league debut Thursday and started at catcher versus the Athletics, but he'll be on the bench as the White Sox begin a weekend series versus the Red Sox. The 22-year-old should still ultimately see the bulk of the playing time at catcher on the South Side, but Matt Thaiss is drawing the start Friday.

  • Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Resting Friday

    Dingler is not in the Tigers' starting lineup against the Royals on Friday.

    Dingler will take a seat for the second game of the series, with Tomas Nido starting behind home plate and batting eighth against Royals southpaw Cole Ragans. Dingler is slashing .306/.320/.510 with five runs scored, two home runs and nine RBI across 50 plate appearances this season.

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    Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Homers again Thursday

    Raleigh went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Thursday's 11-7 win over the Reds.

    Raleigh got Seattle's comeback started in the ninth inning with a 422-foot blast off Emilio Pagan to lead off the frame. It's the third homer in two games for Raleigh and his eighth of the year, good for second most in the majors. The 28-year-old catcher is slashing .216/.310/.581 with 12 runs scored, 11 RBI and three stolen bases through his first 84 plate appearances this season.

  • Guardians' Austin Hedges: Belts solo homer

    Hedges went 1-for-3 with a solo homer in Thursday's 6-2 loss to Cleveland.

    Hedges battled Tomoyuki Sugano in a nine-pitch at-bat in the third inning, with the former coming out on top with a solo homer to left field to give the Guardians a temporary 2-1 lead. Across his six starts this season, Hedges has gone 3-for-15 with five walks, two runs scored and two solo homers. He should continue to see semi-regular starts as Cleveland's No. 2 backstop.

  • Rangers' Malcolm Moore: Suffers broken finger

    Moore was placed on the injured list at High-A Hub City on Thursday with a broken finger on his right hand, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

    Moore suffered the injury on a foul tip Wednesday and will now likely be held out of action for an extended period of time. The Rangers' 2024 first-round selection was off to a strong start in High-A ball this season, slashing .267/.463/.467 with a homer, three RBI and six runs scored through nine games.

  • Angels' Logan O'Hoppe: Back in action Thursday

    O'Hoppe (illness) will start at catcher and bat fifth Thursday against the Rangers.

    O'Hoppe missed two games while fighting off an illness, but he seems to be fully healthy entering Thursday's contest. The 25-year-old has been scorching out of the gate with a .327/.340/.653 slash line and five homers through his first 50 plate appearances.

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    Yankees' Austin Wells: Riding pine Thursday

    Wells is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rays.

    The Yankees will give Wells a chance to regroup after the 25-year-old managed just one hit -- a solo home run -- in 11 at-bats during New York's previous series against Kansas City. J.C. Escarra will fill in behind the plate Thursday and bat seventh.

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