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  • Ha-seong Kim 2B | ATL

    Rays' Ha-Seong Kim: Day-to-day with calf injury

    Kim was removed from Friday's game against the Twins due to a right calf injury, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.

    After spending the first several months of the season on the injured list due to shoulder and hamstring injuries, Kim's Rays debut came to an early end after he injured his calf attempting to steal third base in the seventh inning. Manager Kevin Cash said after the game that Kim is considered day-to-day, so it doesn't seem like the 29-year-old infielder is headed for another IL stint. Taylor Walls will likely start any games Kim has to miss.

  • Dansby Swanson SS | CHC

    Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Homers in win

    Swanson went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 11-3 win over the Cardinals.

    Swanson singled and scored in the third inning before crushing a 423-foot homer in the seventh. The shortstop has hit safely in nine of his past 10 games, recording five multi-hit efforts, three RBI and seven runs scored in that span. For the season, he's slashing .254/.304/.436 with 15 home runs, 42 RBI, 50 runs scored and seven steals across 366 plate appearances.

  • Jose Caballero 2B | NYY

    Rays' Jose Caballero: Sitting Friday

    Caballero is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Twins.

    Though he leads the majors with 30 stolen bases, Caballero has been handling a part-time role in recent weeks. He'll be on the bench for the second game in a row and the fourth time in six games, and his chances of earning starts in the middle infield aren't likely to improve in the short term with the Rays activating Ha-Seong Kim (shoudler) from the injured list Thursday. Caballero will likely see fewer at-bats, though Rays manager Kevin Cash told Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun on Friday that Caballero will continue to see playing time, adding that both Caballero and Taylor Walls are "big parts of our club." Walls probably ranks as the preferred option at shortstop when Kim is out of the lineup, though the right-handed-hitting Caballero could be a regular part of the lineup against left-handed pitching as a replacement in the outfield for either Chandler Simpson or Josh Lowe, both of whom bat from the left side.

  • Bo Bichette SS | NYM

    Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Back in lineup Friday

    Bichette (knee) is in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Angels.

    The shortstop stepped on a ball during batting practice Monday and missed almost the entire four-game set against the Yankees, though Bichette appeared off the bench Thursday, going 0-for-1. Now that he's feeling well enough to return to the lineup, Bichette will look to put the finishing touches on a resurgent first half in which he's slashed .272/.311/.426 with 11 homers and four steals over 380 plate appearances.

  • Vinny Capra SS | CHW

    White Sox's Vinny Capra: Designated for assignment

    Capra was designated for assignment by the White Sox on Friday.

    Capra was part of history earlier this week when he became Clayton Kershaw's 3,000th strikeout victim. Two days later, he's been bumped from the 40-man and 26-man rosters, as prospect Colson Montgomery comes up for his MLB debut. Capra provides defensive versatility but has slashed just .125/.157/.177 in 105 plate appearances this season between the Brewers and White Sox.

  • White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Officially recalled to majors

    Montgomery was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on Friday.

    A first-round pick in 2021, Montgomery has spent the past couple seasons at the Triple-A level, slashing .215/.319/.398 across 814 total plate appearances. He has put up 11 homers and a couple steals over 55 games this season and will now get his first look at the major-league level, presumably as the starting shortstop for Chicago. He replaces Vinny Capra on the active roster.

  • Trevor Story SS | BOS

    Red Sox's Trevor Story: Fills stat sheet in win

    Story went 4-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in Friday's 11-2 win over the Nationals.

    Story laced a two-run single in the fifth inning and later added a two-run blast in the eighth, notching his first four-hit game of the season as well as his first time homering and swiping a base in the same contest. The shortstop is riding a six-game hitting streak and has hit safely in eight of his past 10 games, with the latter stretch including seven extra-base hits, 13 RBI, nine runs scored and three stolen bases. For the year, Story is slashing .252/.293/.404 with 13 long balls, 51 RBI, 42 runs scored and 14 steals across 349 plate appearances.

  • Mookie Betts RF | LAD

    Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Knocks 10th homer

    Betts went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Thursday's 6-2 win over the White Sox.

    Betts tacked on an insurance run with his seventh-inning blast, which was his 10th homer of the season. He had gone 0-for-12 over his previous three games, and the 32-year-old hadn't hit a homer since June 8 in St. Louis. For the season, Betts has struggled far more than usual with a .246/.321/.383 slash line while adding 43 RBI, 53 runs scored, six stolen bases, 11 doubles and one triple across 80 contests. His plate discipline remains excellent, so it looks like Betts is just working through a slump in the middle of the season.

  • Willy Adames SS | SF

    Giants' Willy Adames: Gets aboard four times Thursday

    Adames went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one walk, one RBI and three runs scored in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

    Adames has hit safely in the last four games, though this was his first multi-hit effort since June 26. The shortstop contributed an RBI double in the third inning as well. He hasn't always hit consistently this season, but Adames has posted an 11.3 percent walk rate, which includes a 6:11 BB:K over his last 10 games. He's up to a .218/.305/.358 slash line with 10 home runs, 38 RBI, 49 runs scored, 13 doubles, one triple and four stolen bases through 87 contests.

  • Dansby Swanson SS | CHC

    Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Another multi-hit effort in win

    Swanson went 2-for-4 in Thursday's 1-0 extra-inning win over the Guardians.

    Swanson recorded his 23rd multi-hit effort of the season and his fourth in the last eight games. The veteran shortstop got off to a sluggish start at the dish -- he was batting .181 as of April 27 -- but he's experienced quite a turnaround in the past two months. Across his last 236 plate appearances, Swanson is slashing .288/.339/.470 with 10 home runs, seven doubles, 25 RBI, 31 runs scored and three stolen bases.

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