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  • White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Swats first major-league homer

    Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Rays.

    Montgomery's lone hit of the night was a solo home run in the seventh to bring the White Sox within one run. It was the rookie's first career long ball, and he's now hit safely in four of five games coming out of the All-Star break while tallying an RBI in each of those contests. Tuesday also marked the first time in seven games that Montgomery did not strike out. He had punched out 10 times over his past six games coming into Tuesday.

  • Josh H. Smith SS | TEX

    Rangers' Josh Smith: Moves to DH

    Smith started at designated hitter and went 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Athletics.

    Smith continues to fill in everywhere for the Rangers. He most recently had a regular gig at third base, but that closed when Josh Jung was called up from Triple-A Round Rock. Besides DH, Smith can get consistent playing time at first base while Jake Burger (quadriceps) is on the 10-day injured list.

  • Corey Seager SS | TEX

    Rangers' Corey Seager: Drives in three runs

    Seager went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and a double in Tuesday's win over the Athletics.

    Seager broke the game open in the seventh with a three-run homer off Hogan Harris to put the Rangers up 6-1. Seager now has a 23-game on-base streak during which he's slashing .349/.462/.686 with seven homers, 21 RBI, 20 runs and a 16:21 BB:K. He's been a top-10 hitter in all of baseball in average, on-base, slugging and OPS over that span.

  • Carlos Correa SS | HOU

    Twins' Carlos Correa: Scores four times in win

    Correa went 2-for-3 with a double, two walks and four runs scored in Tuesday's 10-7 win over the Dodgers.

    Correa is 5-for-16 with seven walks over five games since the All-Star break. The shortstop was effective from the cleanup spot Tuesday, which was especially valuable since the Twins' top third of the order combined to go 2-for-15. Correa is at a .266/.319/.392 slash line on the year while adding seven home runs, 31 RBI, 40 runs scored, 19 doubles and no stolen bases across 88 contests.

  • Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Smacks three hits in loss

    Perdomo went 3-for-4 in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Astros.

    Perdomo is 9-for-20 (.450) over five games since the All-Star break, though just one of those knocks, a triple, has gone for extra bases. The shortstop has hit in the bottom third of the order in the first two games of this series versus Houston, though that is due to a pair of left-handed pitchers starting. That trend is likely to continue Wednesday when Brandon Walter is on the mound for the visiting Astros. Perdomo has been a steady bat in the lineup all year with a .275/.375/.420 slash line, 10 home runs, 72 RBI, 55 runs scored and 15 stolen bases across 101 games.

  • Dansby Swanson SS | CHC

    Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Tallies two hits, stolen base

    Swanson went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Tuesday's 6-0 win over the Royals. He also stole a base.

    Chicago ran wild with seven stolen bases in the shutout win, and Swanson chipped in with his eighth of the season in 11 attempts. The shortstop swiped 19 bases last year, and he's been in double digits four times in his MLB career. Swanson also has 16 home runs this season, giving him well-rounded fantasy value from a premium position.

  • Luis Vazquez SS | BAL

    Orioles' Luis Vazquez: Sent back to Triple-A

    The Orioles optioned Vazquez to Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.

    Vazquez was optioned in a corresponding move with Dylan Carlson's promotion from Triple-A Norfolk prior to Tuesday night's game. Vazquez appeared in three games after his promotion July 10 but didn't reach safely in any of the four plate appearances he logged.

  • Ha-seong Kim 2B | ATL

    Rays' Ha-Seong Kim: Remaining out Tuesday

    Kim (back) isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the White Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

    Kim departed Monday's game early due to lower-back tightness, and he'll take an additional day off Tuesday to recover. Taylor Walls will fill in at shortstop, opening up second base for Jose Caballero.

  • Javier Baez SS | DET

    Tigers' Javier Baez: Returning to starting nine

    Baez (shoulder) will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Tuesday's game against the Pirates.

    Baez sat out Monday's 3-0 loss to Pittsburgh following a flareup of his left shoulder injury Sunday, but he's ready to go Tuesday after receiving some treatment. The 32-year-old is slashing only .180/.196/.260 across his last 15 tilts.

  • Conrad Cason SS | BOS

    Red Sox's Conrad Cason: Still missing in action

    Cason hasn't made an appearance in the rookie-level Florida Complex League since May 3 due to right arm fatigue, Geoff Pontes of Baseball America reports.

    The two-way player wasn't throwing at the time Pontes issued his report in early June, although Cason had begun hitting. Cason probably has more realistic upside as a right-handed pitcher than as a shortstop at this stage of his development. The 18-year-old struck out five while issuing one walk over two no-hit innings in his one appearance on the mound and went 1-for-4 with an RBI single and two strikeouts in his two games as a hitter.

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