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  • Cal Raleigh C | SEA

    Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Goes deep in rout

    Raleigh went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run a 10-2 victory versus the Yankees on Thursday.

    Raleigh hit the last of four solo homers for the Mariners, going deep to right field in the fourth inning. The long ball was his 10th of the campaign, making him the seventh big-league backstop to reach double-digit homers this season. Raleigh hasn't quite matched the pace that saw him go deep 27 times last year, but he's improved his strikeout rate by over three percentage points and is reaching base slightly more often overall.

  • Rays' Francisco Mejia: Swats homer in loss

    Mejia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Thursday in a loss to the Royals.

    Mejia's seventh-inning solo blast tied the game 3-3, though Kansas City ultimately pulled out the win. The backstop has hit safely in all but one of his nine games in June, batting .355 (11-for-31) with two homers and six RBI over that span. However, he continues to split time behind the plate with the struggling Christian Bethancourt, who is slashing .171/.186/.171 this month but has played in two more contests than Mejia thus far.

  • Jose Trevino C | CIN

    Yankees' Jose Trevino: Sitting Thursday

    Trevino isn't in the Yankees' lineup Thursday against the Mariners.

    Thursday will mark the second consecutive game Trevino begins in the dugout after recording hits in back-to-back contests. Kyle Higashioka will start behind the dish instead and bat eighth.

  • Rays' Christian Bethancourt: Not starting Thursday

    Bethancourt isn't in the Rays' lineup Thursday against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

    After an 0-for-4 performance with three strikeouts in Bethancourt's last outing, Thursday will be Francisco Mejia's turn to start behind the dish while batting eighth.

  • Astros' Cesar Salazar: Sent back to Triple-A

    Salazar was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.

    Salazar has been back and forth between the majors and Triple-A several times this season, notching two hits in 18 total at-bats with the big club. Houston will operate with two catchers (Martin Maldonado and Yainer Diaz) for the time being.

  • Twins' Christian Vazquez: Out of Thursday's lineup

    Vazquez is not in Thursday's lineup against the Red Sox.

    Vazquez is hitting .206 with one home run, three runs and five RBI in 14 games this month. Ryan Jeffers will start behind the dish and hit seventh.

  • Bo Naylor C | CLE

    Guardians' Bo Naylor: Heads to bench Thursday

    Naylor is not in Thursday's lineup against the Athletics.

    Naylor picked up his first big-league hit and also drew a walk and scored twice in Wednesday's game. Cam Gallagher will start behind the dish and bat ninth Thursday.

  • Red Sox's Reese McGuire: To IL with oblique strain

    McGuire was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a right oblique strain, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

    This move seemed inevitable once McGuire was designated with a strained oblique Wednesday. Caleb Hamilton was added to the roster to serve as Connor Wong's backup while McGuire is sidelined for at least a couple weeks.

  • Yainer Diaz C | HOU

    Astros' Yainer Diaz: Stays hot Wednesday

    Diaz went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 10-8 win over the Mets.

    Making his fourth straight start at DH, Diaz drove a first-pitch fastball from Dominic Leone onto the concourse beyond the Crawford Boxes in the fourth inning, giving the Astros a 9-6 lead they wouldn't relinquish. The 24-year-old rookie has taken full advantage of the absence of Yordan Alvarez (oblique), hitting safely in five straight games to continue a hot stretch that has seen Diaz slash .339/.344/.729 over his last 16 contests with six of his seven homers on the season.

  • Jonah Heim C | ATL

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Goes yard Wednesday

    Heim went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the White Sox.

    Heim has homered three times over his last five contests, but this was his first multi-hit effort since June 13. The catcher's power surge has him up to 10 homers on the year, six shy of matching his total from last year. He's enjoyed a breakout year with a .276/.327/.465 slash line, 54 RBI, 38 runs scored and two stolen bases through 65 contests as a fairly regular part of the lineup for a strong offense.

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