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  • Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Steals two bases

    Mondesi went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, a walk and a run scored in Friday's loss to the Angels.

    The speedster now has a league-high 17 stolen bases on the year and is batting .277 with five homers, 36 RBI and 25 runs scored.

  • Mariners' Dee Gordon: Swipes bag

    Gordon went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run in Friday's 7-1 loss to the Twins.

    Gordon's 12th steal of the year came in the third inning after he got aboard with a single. He later scored in the fifth inning on an Edwin Encarnacion single. Gordon is hitting .301 with 16 runs scored and 19 RBI over 40 games this season.

  • Ehire Adrianza 3B | LAA

    Twins' Ehire Adrianza: Big night versus Mariners

    Adrianza went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 7-1 win over the Mariners.

    Adrianza opened the scoring with a solo home run in the third inning, and then knocked in first baseman C.J. Cron with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning. The infielder started at third base and batted eighth in the contest. Adrianza is hitting .200 with three homers, six RBI and 10 runs scored over 65 at-bats this season.

  • Aledmys Diaz 1B | HOU

    Astros' Aledmys Diaz: Dealing with hamstring discomfort

    Diaz left Friday's game against the Red Sox with left hamstring discomfort, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

    Diaz will be considered day-to-day until more information on his injury is revealed. He's scheduled to have an MRI on Saturday morning.

  • Aledmys Diaz 1B | HOU

    Astros' Aledmys Diaz: Exits in second inning

    Diaz was lifted in the second inning of Friday's game against Boston with an apparent injury, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.

    The nature of the injury is unknown at this time, but Tony Kemp entered the contest in Diaz's place.

  • Mariners' Dee Gordon: Hitless in return to action

    Gordon went 0-for-4 in Thursday's loss to the Twins, his first game back in the lineup after not starting the last five contests due to a wrist injury.

    Gordon had made appearances as a pinch runner and defensive replacement over the last pair of games, but he hadn't started since May 9, when he got hit on the wrist by the Yankees' J.A. Happ. The veteran infielder was enjoying a solid start to May prior to the injury, as he'd opened the month going 9-for-30 with a home run and four multi-hit tallies.

  • Kevin Smith DH | NYY

    Blue Jays' Kevin Smith: Coming out of slump

    Smith went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base for Double-A New Hampshire on Thursday.

    The 22-year-old was mired in a miserable slump to begin May, going 0-for-34 over an 11-game stretch before breaking out with two hits Wednesday, including a homer, and Thursday's three-hit performance. Smith's OPS is still .543 through 33 games -- slightly more than half the mark he posted at Low-A in his breakout 2018 -- but if he keeps stringing together good days, the Jays' No. 8 fantasy prospect will start to regain some of his luster.

  • J.P. Crawford SS | SEA

    Mariners' J.P. Crawford: Hits first home run as Mariner

    Crawford went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to Minnesota on Thursday.

    The once-prized Phillies prospect's first home run in a Seattle uniform was the second of back-to-back jacks with teammate Ryon Healy. Crawford hasn't shown much in his time in the majors, but he did hit an impressive .319 with three homers at Triple-A Tacoma this season. He has now started six consecutive games for Seattle, though his playing time figures to lessen with the return of Dee Gordon (wrist).

  • Mariners' Dee Gordon: Returns to lineup

    Gordon (wrist) is back in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Twins.

    He will slot back in at second base and atop the order against right-hander Michael Pineda after missing close to a week with a wrist injury. This marks Gordon's seventh start in the leadoff spot in his last eight starts after he was stuck at the bottom of the lineup to begin the year. He's getting on base at a .336 clip, up from .288 a year ago, and is 11-for-13 in stolen-base attempts.

  • Richard Urena SS | WAS

    Blue Jays' Richard Urena: Summoned to majors

    Urena was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday.

    Urena will take the roster spot of Teoscar Hernandez, who was sent to the minors in the midst of his early season struggles. The 23-year-old will likely operate as a utility infielder during his time with the big club. He appeared in 11 games for the Blue Jays earlier in the year, slashing .313/.333/.406 with three doubles in those contests.

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