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  • Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU

    Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Taking seat with sore knee

    Alvarez (knee) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

    Per Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle, Astros manager Joe Espada said that Alvarez's right knee is still "pretty sore" after the 26-year-old was hit by a pitch in the sixth inning of Saturday's 9-3 loss. Alvarez was ultimately removed from Saturday's contest in the eighth inning, and he'll now miss out on a start for the first time since June 19 while he receives treatment for the knee. Espada seemed to downplay the injury and suggested that Alvarez could hit in the batting cage Sunday, though the Astros could still look to stay away from Alvarez in the series finale even if a potential pinch-hitting situation emerges. After Sunday's game, the Astros are off Monday before kicking off a three-game series with the Marlins on Tuesday.

  • Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy: Taking seat Sunday

    Malloy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

    Malloy started the first two games of the series in Cincinnati but will sit Sunday after going 1-for-6 with two walks and a strikeout between the last two contests. Riley Greene will receive a turn at designated hitter while Matt Vierling starts in left field.

  • Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU

    Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Dealing with bruised knee

    Alvarez was diagnosed with a right knee contusion after exiting Saturday's 9-3 loss to the Twins and isn't scheduled to undergo any imaging, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports. He went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts before exiting the contest.

    Alvarez was hit in the knee by a pitch in the sixth inning of Saturday's game and though he stayed in the game to run the bases, he was later removed in the eighth inning. Considering he won't require imaging, the 27-year-old should be viewed as day-to-day. However, with a team off day coming Monday, the Astros could opt to play it safe and hold Alvarez out of Sunday's series finale against Minnesota.

  • Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU

    Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Exits after HBP

    Alvarez was removed from Saturday's game versus Minnesota after getting hit by a pitch, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

    Alvarez took a 94-mph fastball off his right knee during the sixth inning of Saturday's contest. He initially remained in the game to run the bases despite looking uncomfortable, but Grae Kessinger pinch hit for him during the eighth. Houston will presumably take Alvarez in for imaging, and the team should have more information on his injury in the near future.

  • Justin Turner 1B | SEA

    Blue Jays' Justin Turner: Back from paternity leave

    The Blue Jays reinstated Turner from the paternity list Saturday.

    Turner won't start Saturday's game against Seattle, but he should retain his role as the Jays' primary designated hitter after spending three days away from the team for the birth of his child. The 39-year-old has slashed .250/.359/.375 on the season, though he boasts a 1.009 OPS over his last nine contests. Addison Barger was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo in a corresponding move.

  • Eloy Jimenez DH | BAL

    White Sox's Eloy Jimenez: Resting Saturday

    Jimenez isn't in the White Sox's lineup for Saturday's game against Miami.

    Jimenez will get a breather Saturday after going 7-for-19 with two runs scored over his last six games. His absence will allow Gavin Sheets to serve as Chicago's designated hitter while batting fourth.

  • Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: Clutch homer versus Yankees

    Yoshida went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-3 extra-inning win over the Yankees.

    With the Red Sox down 3-1 in the ninth inning, Yoshida crushed a Clay Holmes sinker deep to right field, tying the game and setting the stage for further heroics from Ceddanne Rafaela in the 10th. It was Yoshida's third homer of the season and first since April 20, snapping a 21-game drought that included a six-week absence due to a thumb injury. The 30-year-old may be feeling 100 percent again, however -- over his last nine games, he's batting .364 (12-for-33) with two doubles in addition to Friday's long ball.

  • Ryan O'Hearn 1B | BAL

    Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Idle vs. southpaw

    O'Hearn is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against the Athletics.

    O'Hearn will retreat to the bench Friday with Oakland sending southpaw Hogan Harris to the mound. O'Hearn is coming off an 0-for-4 effort with two strikeouts in Thursday's 7-3 loss to the Mariners, but since June 1 he is slashing .326/.381/.516 with four home runs and 19 RBI over 95 at-bats. Adley Rutschman will serve as the designated hitter Friday and bat second.

  • Mitch Garver DH | SEA

    Mariners' Mitch Garver: Smacks homer Thursday

    Garver went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Orioles.

    Garver didn't start Tuesday or Wednesday due to a sore wrist. He played in a non-defensive capacity Thursday and lifted a seventh-inning homer as the designated hitter while batting second in the lineup -- the highest spot he's hit all year. The 33-year-old struggled with a .187 batting average in June, though he slugged .453 with five homers, five doubles and 17 RBI. Overall, he's posted a .177/.295/.367 slash line with 11 long balls, 33 RBI, 28 runs scored and 12 doubles across 281 plate appearances.

  • Mitch Garver DH | SEA

    Mariners' Mitch Garver: Back in Seattle lineup

    Garver (wrist) will start at designated hitter and bat second in Thursday's game versus the Orioles.

    Garver was used as a pinch hitter in Wednesday's game and is now back in the lineup after missing two starts with a sore wrist. He and his teammates will be tasked with solving Baltimore ace Corbin Burnes.

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