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  • Taylor Walls 3B | TB

    Rays' Taylor Walls: Getting rest Sunday

    Walls is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

    After going 3-for-9 with a double, four RBI and a run while starting the first two games of the series, Walls will get a breather. Jose Caballero will step in at shortstop.

  • Anthony Volpe SS | NYY

    Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Taking seat Sunday

    Volpe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

    Volpe snapped a hitless streak of 22 at-bats by going 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 9-0 win, but he'll receive Sunday off after a run of 13 consecutive starts. Oswald Peraza will step in at shortstop and bat ninth for the Yankees in the series finale versus Baltimore.

  • Ezequiel Duran SS | TEX

    Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Scores run in loss

    Duran started at first base and went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Saturday's 3-2 win over Pittsburgh.

    The utility player is expected to serve as the Rangers' primary option at first base after Jake Burger (oblique) landed on the injured list Saturday. Duran's opportunities have picked up over the last week, as Josh Smith dealt with a hamstring injury and Josh Jung was given a multi-day mental break. Duran's had effective offensive stretches while with the Rangers -- most notably in 2023 when he posted a .767 OPS with 14 home runs and eight steals in 122 games -- but he hasn't gained regular traction in the big-league lineup over the past season and a half.

  • Bo Bichette 3B | NYM

    Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Smacks leadoff homer

    Bichette went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-1 win over the White Sox.

    Bichette set the tone early Saturday with a leadoff home run off Aaron Civale. It was Bichette's 11th homer of the season, three of which have come over his last five games. He has slashed .273/.296/.481 with 11 runs scored, four home runs and 14 RBI in 81 plate appearances since the beginning of June.

  • Anthony Volpe SS | NYY

    Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Snaps slump in Saturday's rout

    Volpe went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 9-0 win over the Orioles.

    The shortstop came into the afternoon having gone 0-for-22 over the prior six games, but Volpe broke out with a big performance that included his ninth homer of the season, as he led off the fifth inning by slicing an Andrew Kittredge fastball just inside the right-field foul pole. On the year, Volpe sports a .236/.308/.424 slash line with eight steals, 33 runs and 41 RBI in 75 games.

  • Ezequiel Duran SS | TEX

    Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Playing time to increase

    Manager Bruce Bochy said Saturday that Duran will see the majority of the reps at first base while Jake Burger (oblique) is on the injured list, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.

    Bochy also gave Duran some praise for his recent work at the plate, which is another positive sign for Duran's fantasy outlook. The 26-year-old has just 51 plate appearances this season and has logged a poor .455 OPS, but he has three doubles in his last nine at-bats and will have an opportunity to prove himself in a larger role. Justin Foscue and Josh Smith could occasionally start at first base while Burger is sidelined.

  • Chase Meidroth SS | CHW

    White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Sitting Saturday

    Meidroth is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.

    Meidroth will get the day off Saturday after making three consecutive starts at shortstop. In his place, Vinny Capra will bat ninth and play shortstop.

  • Twins' Kaelen Culpepper: Promoted to Double-A

    Culpepper was promoted to Double-A Wichita after hitting .293/.385/.479 with nine home runs and 15 stolen bases in 54 games for High-A Cedar Rapids.

    The 21st overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft has shown improved power and speed in his second professional season along with solid walk (19.8 percent) and strikeout (16.6 percent) rates. Culpepper has been developed as a shortstop so far by the Twins, but it's not clear if that will be his eventual defensive home in the majors with Carlos Correa under contract through at least 2028 and Brooks Lee waiting in the wings behind him.

  • Bo Bichette 3B | NYM

    Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Picks up trio of hits

    Bichette went 3-for-4 with a double and a RBI during Friday's 7-1 loss to the White Sox.

    Bichette has reached base safely in five consecutive contests and has a couple of three-hit games to his name over that time as well. The 27-year-old is 9-for-21 (.429 batting average) with two doubles, two home runs and five RBI during his streak. His run-producing ability out of the leadoff spot has been valuable to the team; he has 43 RBI when hitting at the top of the order this year, second behind only Shohei Ohtani in MLB.

  • Corey Seager SS | TEX

    Rangers' Corey Seager: Snaps homerless drought

    Seager went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-2 win over the Pirates.

    Seager got a weight off his shoulder, homering for the first time in 19 contests and the first time since returning from a hamstring injury May 28. He entered the game batting .143 with just two RBI over the previous 18 games.

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