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  • Colt Keith 3B | DET

    Tigers' Colt Keith: Taking seat against southpaw

    Keith is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

    With southpaw Carlos Rodon on the hill for the Yankees, the left-handed-hitting Keith will retreat to the bench. Andy Ibanez will replace Keith in the starting nine, manning third base and batting sixth.

  • Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Resting up Wednesday

    McCutchen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

    McCutchen will receive a breather after he had served as the Pirates' designated hitter in the team's last two games while going 2-for-8 with a double, an RBI and a run. Tommy Pham will get a break from playing the outfield Wednesday and will settle into the DH spot.

  • Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU

    Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Another three-hit effort

    Alvarez went 3-for-5 with a double Tuesday against the Blue Jays.

    Alvarez continued his tear at the plate, as he tallied at least three hits for the fourth time in his last six starts. He has five extra-base hits, five RBI and four runs scored in that span. In 13 games since returning from a hand injury, Alvarez has hit an impressive .444 with three homers, nine RBI and eight runs scored.

  • Brewers' Christian Yelich: Steals base Tuesday

    Yelich went 2-for-5 with an RBI single, a double and a stolen base during Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Rangers.

    Yelich returned Monday from a five-game absence due to a back injury. He didn't seem to have any restrictions Tuesday, stealing his 16th base of the season and legging out his 18th double. In his last 14 games, Yelich is 16-for-48 (.333) with a 6:9 BB:K. He has an .814 OPS on the year.

  • Kyle Schwarber DH | PHI

    Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Makes history with 50th homer

    Schwarber went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Mets.

    With Tuesday's long ball, Schwarber became only the second player in Phillies history alongside Ryan Howard to record 50 home runs in a single season. Though Schwarber has been a fantasy stalwart this season with an MLB-high 123 RBI to go with 99 runs and 10 stolen bases, he's been struggling overall during his last 11 games, batting just .146.

  • Josh Bell DH | WAS

    Nationals' Josh Bell: Homers again

    Bell went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Tuesday's win over Miami.

    Bell set the tone early with a three-run blast in the first inning. He later tacked on an insurance run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Bell has gone deep four times in the last three games, bringing him to 20 on the year and surpassing last year's total of 19. The veteran first baseman is now slashing .232/.324/.409 after entering the All-Star break with a .678 OPS.

  • Cubs' Moises Ballesteros: Called up Tuesday

    The Cubs recalled Ballesteros from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.

    The 21-year-old will join the Cubs for the fourth time this season with Kyle Tucker (calf) landing on the injured list, Ballesteros won't directly take Tucker's position in right field, but Chicago could use Seiya Suzuki more in right field to open up the DH spot for Ballesteros, who is one of the organization's top prospects and has an .859 OPS with 13 homers in 114 Triple-A games this year.

  • Blue Jays' Anthony Santander: Rehab stint delayed

    Santander (shoulder) won't begin his rehab assignment as scheduled Tuesday due to lower-back tightness, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.

    The injury doesn't appear to be a serious setback, but it's a worrying development given that the veteran outfielder has already been sidelined more than three months. According to Mitch Bannon of The Athletic, there's optimism Santander will be in the lineup with Triple-A Buffalo before the end of the week.

  • Jared Young 1B | NYM

    Mets' Jared Young: Jettisoned to minors

    The Mets optioned Young to Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday.

    Young homered in his lone plate appearance after being recalled a week ago, but he will nonetheless be dispatched back to the minors. Jose Siri (tibia) is back from the 60-day injured list to take Young's roster spot.

  • Josh Bell DH | WAS

    Nationals' Josh Bell: Goes yard twice in rout

    Bell went 4-for-6 with two homers, six RBI and an additional run scored in Monday's 15-7 blowout of the Marlins.

    The veteran first baseman notched his 11th career multi-homer performance, as he plated six or more runs for the second time. Bell cracked round trippers from both sides of the plate, blasting a 431-foot, two-run homer off southpaw reliever Josh Simpson in the sixth before returning the next inning to launch another two-run long ball off righty George Soriano. The 33-year-old Bell has been a steady performer since the All-Star break, batting .260 (34-for-131) with eight homers, 18 RBI and 18 runs scored over 40 games.

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