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  • Eloy Jimenez DH | TOR

    White Sox's Eloy Jimenez: Hits 17th home run

    Jimenez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Athletics.

    Jimenez gave his club its only lead in the seventh inning when he launched a solo home run to center. The blast was his fifth in the last 11 games and gives him 17 on the season. Jimenez sports a lackluster .244 batting average, but that number is more tolerable for fantasy owners as long as he continues to supply the power.

  • Brandon Belt DH | TOR

    Giants' Brandon Belt: Socks solo shot

    Belt went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, two runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 8-3 win over Milwaukee.

    Belt launched his first homer since June 27 but has already collected four multi-hit games in July. It was his 11th long ball of the season and he has a shot at reaching the 20-homer mark for the first time in his MLB career.

  • Jesse Winker DH | NYM

    Reds' Jesse Winker: Leaves with apparent oblique injury

    Winker left Sunday's game against the Rockies in the middle of an at-bat after appearing to suffer an oblique or ribcage injury.

    Winker was taken out during a 2-2 count and replaced by Sonny Gray as a sacrificial lamb for the remainder of the at-bat. Jose Peraza, who had pinch hit earlier in the inning, took his place in the field.

  • AJ Reed DH | HOU

    White Sox's AJ Reed: Heads to bench

    Reed is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

    After being scooped up off waivers from the Astros, Reed drew back-to-back starts with the White Sox to begin the second half, going 1-for-7 with a walk over that stretch. The White Sox will deploy Eloy Jimenez as their designated hitter Sunday, but Reed will likely fill that role against right-handed pitching, at least until Welington Castillo (oblique) is back from the injured list.

  • Joc Pederson DH | TEX

    Dodgers' Joc Pederson: Remains on bench Sunday

    Pederson is out of the lineup for Sunday night's game against the Red Sox, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

    Pederson finds himself on the bench for the third straight contest with David Price representing the third straight lefty taking the mound for the Red Sox. The 27-year-old has a .672 OPS with three doubles in his last 13 games.

  • Mariners' Daniel Vogelbach: Getting breather

    Vogelbach is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

    Since a lefty (Jose Suarez) is on the hill for the Angels, Seattle skipper Scott Servais determined it was a good time to build in a rest day for Vogelbach, according to Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times. Vogelbach will be available to pinch hit but should otherwise be in line for a well-deserved maintenance day after he was busy for most of the All-Star break and started the first two games of the series in Anaheim.

  • Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Day off Sunday

    Blackmon is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Reds, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

    Blackmon went 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs Saturday to bust out of a four-game slump, but he'll take a seat for the series finale. Raimel Tapia, Ian Desmond and David Dahl will start in the outfield from left to right Sunday.

  • Mark Canha LF | TEX

    Athletics' Mark Canha: Reaches safely on four occasions

    Canha went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a triple, two walks and a run in a win over the White Sox on Saturday.

    Canha continued his hot start to July with his second straight two-hit effort, which included his first three-bagger since 2017. The veteran has reached safely in 10 straight games overall and is 8-for-25 with a double, Saturday's triple, two home runs, six RBI, six walks and six runs over his first seven contests of the month.

  • Mariners' Daniel Vogelbach: On base thrice in loss

    Vogelbach went 2-for-3 with a walk in a loss to the Angels on Saturday.

    The Mariners' All-Star reached safely for the first time in the second half of the season after going 0-for-3 in Friday's shutout defeat. Vogelbach's multi-hit effort was his first since June 29, and despite his production Saturday, he's just 5-for-25 over his first eight games of July.

  • Miguel Cabrera DH | DET

    Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Out of lineup Sunday

    Cabrera is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

    Cabrera will sit after going 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Saturday's game. The veteran is batting .298 this season, though his power has taken a big dip as he sports just a .390 slugging percentage and five home runs through 82 games. Cabrera has dealt with some knee issues this season, and with the Tigers sitting at just 28-59, the 36-year-old should continue to get plenty of regular rest days like this one.

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