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  • Justin Turner 1B | SEA

    Blue Jays' Justin Turner: One of three sick Toronto players

    Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Turner is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles due to an illness, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

    Turner's absence from the lineup for Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Twins was believed to be for maintenance purposes while he was in the midst of a 1-for-22 slump at the plate over his previous five starts, but he's apparently a victim of the bug that seems to be making its way around the Toronto clubhouse. He'll be on the bench for a second straight day Monday, while George Springer and Kevin Kiermaier are out of the lineup for the third and fourth time, respectively, in the four games due to illnesses of their own.

  • Justin Turner 1B | SEA

    Blue Jays' Justin Turner: Sitting in second straight game

    Turner is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles.

    After going 1-for-22 over his last five starts to bring his season average down to .250, Turner will end up getting two days off to take a mental reset. Daniel Vogelbach will make a second straight start as the Blue Jays' designated hitter while Turner rests.

  • Mitch Garver DH | SEA

    Mariners' Mitch Garver: Homers, plates three RBI in win

    Garver went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, a walk and three RBI in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Athletics.

    Garver extended the Mariners' lead with a two-run blast in the fifth and also got things rolling for the M's with an RBI single in the opening frame. The two hits ended a mini three-game slump for the 33-year-old, though he's still been hitting well in May, slashing .300/.405/.567 with two homers, six RBI and five runs over his last eight games.

  • Willie Calhoun DH | LAA

    Angels' Willie Calhoun: Three hits in loss

    Calhoun went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and an RBI double in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Royals.

    Calhoun was responsible for both of the Angels' runs in the game. The homer was his first with the team, and he's up to three RBI, six runs scored and a .333/.361/.606 slash line over 36 plate appearances since he was called up from Triple-A Salt Lake at the start of May. That productivity has helped him carve out a role as the Angels' primary designated hitter, though it's unlikely he'll be able to sustain his production in the long run.

  • Kyle Manzardo 1B | CLE

    Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Hitting bench Sunday

    Manzardo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

    Jose Ramirez is getting a day out of the infield and is serving as the Guardians' designated hitter in the series finale, leaving no room in the lineup for Manzardo. Since getting called up from Triple-A Columbus on Monday, Manzardo is off to an unremarkable start to his big-league career, going 3-for-17 with a double and seven strikeouts through seven games.

  • Harold Ramirez DH | WAS

    Rays' Harold Ramirez: Sitting for series finale

    Ramirez isn't in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

    Ramirez went 0-for-7 with two strikeouts over the first two games of the series. He will begin Sunday's game in the dugout as the Yankees send right-hander Luis Gil to the hill. Randy Arozarena will serve as the designated hitter Sunday, while Jonny DeLuca and Jose Siri start in left and center field, respectively.

  • Justin Turner 1B | SEA

    Blue Jays' Justin Turner: Sitting Sunday

    Turner is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Minnesota.

    Turner will get a day off in the series finale as the Blue Jays hand Daniel Vogelbach a start at designated hitter in his stead. The 39-year-old has gone hitless over his last three games and is 3-for-30 with two runs and one RBI in May.

  • Willie Calhoun DH | LAA

    Angels' Willie Calhoun: Sitting Saturday

    Calhoun is not in Saturday's lineup against the Royals.

    Calhoun was in the lineup against a lefty Wednesday, but he'll take a seat in this one against southpaw Cole Ragans. Look for Calhoun to play regularly as the designated hitter when the Angels face a right-handed pitcher.

  • Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Getting breather Saturday

    Stanton is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

    Stanton went 2-for-4 in the series opener Friday. Trent Grisham will start in center field while Aaron Judge shifts to DH against Rays right-hander Zack Littell.

  • Trevor Larnach LF | MIN

    Twins' Trevor Larnach: Not starting Friday

    Larnach is not listed in the starting lineup for Friday's game against Toronto.

    The left-handed batter will see righty catcher Ryan Jeffers start at designated hitter as Minnesota takes on southpaw pitcher Yusei Kikuchi. Larnach is slashing an impressive .345/.393/.545 on the season with 11 RBI and three home runs.

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