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  • Otto Lopez SS | MIA

    Marlins' Otto Lopez: Pilfers 10th bag

    Lopez went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Wednesday's loss to the Reds.

    The 26-year-old infielder keeps finding ways to make a fantasy contribution. Over his last 24 games, Lopez is slashing .289/.346/.402 with three of his nine homers and three of his 10 steals on the season, along with a stunning 15 runs and 20 RBI.

  • Konnor Griffin SS | PIT

    Pirates' Konnor Griffin: Looking like future star

    Griffin is slashing .312/.414/.505 with four home runs and 14 steals in 24 games for High-A Greensboro.

    Griffin has 13 homers and 40 steals in 74 games across Single-A and High-A in his first pro season after getting selected ninth overall in last year's draft. A 6-foot-4 shortstop who has also played eight games in center field, Griffin is an elite athlete who seems to be getting better as a hitter as the season goes on. He had a 22.9 percent strikeout rate and 6.5 percent walk rate in 50 games at Single-A and has a 19.8 percent strikeout rate and 11.7 percent walk rate so far at High-A. Once Roman Anthony graduates, Griffin will have a strong case for being the No. 1 overall prospect for dynasty leagues.

  • Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Doubles twice in win

    De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 8-2 win over Miami.

    De La Cruz had run-producing doubles in the first and fourth innings. The extra-base hits were his first in 14 games. De La Cruz, who was named to the NL All-Star team for a second straight season, has a .277/.349/.487 slash line with 18 home runs (T-22nd in MLB), 62 RBI (13th), 69 runs (third) and 22 steals (tied for eighth) through 93 games.

  • Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Hits grand slam in win

    Perdomo went 1-for-4 with a grand slam and a walk in an 8-2 win over the Padres on Wednesday.

    Perdomo maximized his lone hit, swatting a grand slam to right field in the fifth inning. While power hasn't typically been a big part of his game, the shortstop has turned things up a notch this season, as he's already recorded a career-high 10 long balls, surpassing his previous top mark of six homers set during the 2023 regular season. Perdomo is also up to 64 RBI, easily establishing a career-high mark and ranking 11th among major-league hitters.

  • Masyn Winn SS | STL

    Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Doubles among trio of knocks

    Winn went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a double in Wednesday's 8-2 loss to Washington.

    Winn collected at least three hits for the fifth time this season. The 23-year-old shortstop continues to bat second in St. Louis' lineup on a regular basis, which helps offer him plenty of fantasy upside at a premium position despite a fairly pedestrian campaign at the plate so far. Through 81 outings, Winn is hitting .260 with seven home runs, 31 RBI, 53 runs scored and four stolen bases covering 308 at-bats.

  • Ryan Ritter SS | COL

    Rockies' Ryan Ritter: Taking seat Wednesday

    Ritter is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

    Ritter will take a seat after he started in each of the previous three games while going 1-for-9 with two walks and a run scored. Orlando Arcia will step in for him at shortstop Wednesday, but both players are likely to see their opportunities dwindle once Ezequiel Tovar (oblique) returns from the injured list, perhaps as soon as this weekend.

  • Brewers' Andruw Monasterio: Retreating to bench Wednesday

    Monasterio is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.

    Monasterio will head back to the bench after he went 2-for-11 with an RBI and a stolen base while starting in each of the Brewers' last three contests, twice in place of shortstop Joey Ortiz and once in place of third baseman Caleb Durbin. Though Durbin's absence from the lineup in Tuesday's 3-1 win appeared to be more of a rest day, Monasterio could make a push for more starts at shortstop if Ortiz is unable to break out of his extended slump at the dish. After going hitless in his return to the lineup Tuesday, Ortiz is now slashing .125/.200/.344 over his last 10 games.

  • Xavier Edwards 2B | MIA

    Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Drives in three runs

    Edwards went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's victory against Cincinnati.

    Edwards knocked a two-run double and scored a run during Miami's back-breaking seven-run third inning. He later brought in another run with his sixth-inning single. Edwards has terrorized the Reds in the last two games, going 5-for-9 with three doubles. He has multiple hits in 12 of 31 games since the start of June, going 42-for-126 (.333) in the process. Edwards' slash line is up to .292/.360/.339 with 13 extra-base hits and 37 runs scored through 74 games.

  • Joseph Ortiz 2B | MIL

    Brewers' Joey Ortiz: Re-entering lineup Tuesday

    Brewers manager Pat Murphy said that Ortiz will return to the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

    Milwaukee held the right-handed-hitting Ortiz out of the lineup in both of the past two games while the Brewers opposed right-handed starters Edward Cabrera and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, allowing Andruw Monasterio to pick up a pair of starts at shortstop. The consecutive benchings came after Ortiz had fallen into a 4-for-29 slump at the dish over his previous nine starts, which prompted Murphy to criticize the 26-year-old's plate approach when he spoke to McCalvy prior to Monday's game. The skipper didn't suggest that Ortiz was at any major risk of losing out on an everyday role, and the infielder should benefit from a matchup with a lefty (Clayton Kershaw) in his return to the lineup Tuesday.

  • Xavier Edwards 2B | MIA

    Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Three more hits Monday

    Edwards went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored in Monday's win over the Reds.

    The switch hitter is locking in as the All-Star break approaches. Edwards has three multi-hit performances in the last five games, and over the last month he's slashing .306/.375/.361 in 26 contests with four steals in six attempts, seven RBI and 16 runs. While he isn't running as much, or as efficiently, as he did in 2024 -- he's gone 15-for-21 on the basepaths through 73 contests this season after a 31-for-35 showing in only 70 games last year -- he remains a useful three-category fantasy asset, and a strong leadoff option for Miami.

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