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Coby Mayo 3B | BAL
Orioles' Coby Mayo: Back with big club
The Orioles recalled Mayo from Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday. He will start at designated hitter and bat sixth Saturday against the White Sox.
With Ryan Mountcastle (hamstring) moving to the injured list, Mayo will rejoin the active roster to give Baltimore some additional infield depth. The 23-year-old went just 1-for-12 during his previous stint in the big leagues this season and has slashed .180/.265/.328 across 61 plate appearances since being sent back down to Triple-A.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Resting Saturday
Kirk isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics.
Kirk will get a chance to catch his breath Saturday after going 4-for-7 with three RBI, two runs scored and three walks through the first two games of the series. Ali Sanchez will replace him behind the dish and bat ninth.
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Trevor Story SS | BOS
Red Sox's Trevor Story: Snaps homerless drought
Story went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-1 win over Atlanta.
Friday's homer snapped a 15-game drought and was just his second long ball over the last 34 games. He was productive through the first three weeks of the season, but the expected impact of a healthy Story's bat hasn't played out overall. He's batting .219 with a .593 OPS and 23 RBI over 55 games this season.
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Abraham Toro 1B | BOS
Red Sox's Abraham Toro: Stays hot in win
Toro started at first base and went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 5-1 win over Atlanta.
First base has been chaotic since Triston Casas (knee) suffered a season-ending injury, but Toro has made a case for himself. He's gone 14-for-42 (.333) with three home runs, four doubles, five RBI and seven runs scored over the last 12 games. However, the Red Sox intend to experiment with Kristian Campbell at first base for at least one game during this weekend's series in Atlanta.
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Josh Jung 3B | TEX
Rangers' Josh Jung: Knocks in three
Jung went 3-for-5 with three RBI in Friday's 11-1 win over the Cardinals.
Jung gave the Rangers an early lead with a run-scoring single in the first inning and then drove in another two runs during the team's four-run sixth inning. He joined the eruption by a team that entered the night averaging just 2.4 runs per game over the previous 13 contests. Jung has hit safely in 10 of the last 11, going 12-for-42 (.286) with five RBI, two steals and three runs scored during that stretch.
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Kumar Rocker SP | TEX
Rangers' Kumar Rocker: Impressive in rehab start
Rocker (shoulder) allowed one walk and struck out five over four hitless and scoreless innings for Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday.
Rocker was untouchable, retiring the first 12 batters faced before issuing a walk to lead off the fifth inning. That ended his night. It was Rocker's second rehab appearance, which followed three scoreless innings for Double-A Midland a week prior. After the Midland game, Texas manager Bruce Bochy estimated the right-hander would need a few more starts, and that may still be the case. Rocker threw 53 pitches in the Round Rock start.
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Evan Carter CF | TEX
Rangers' Evan Carter: Kicks off rehab assignment
Carter (quadriceps) started in center field, batted leadoff and went 0-for-3 for Triple-A Round Rock on Friday.
Carter played six innings in the first game of a rehab assignment. Texas manager Bruce Bochy told Kennedi Landry of MLB.com that Carter will get another "two or three days" before the club assesses the 22-year-old outfielder.
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Alejandro Kirk C | TOR
Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Reaches base three times in win
Kirk went 1-for-4 with two walks and two RBI in Friday's win over the A's.
The 26-year-old catcher hasn't produced an extra-base hit since May 14, but he's done an excellent job getting on base in the meantime. Over his last 12 games, Kirk is batting .387 (12-for-31) with nine walks against only one strikeout, giving him an eye-popping .500 OBP during that stretch.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: On base streak at 30 games
Guerrero went 1-for-3 with three walks, a run scored and an RBI in Friday's win over the A's.
Athletics pitchers issued 11 free passes in total on the night, while every Blue Jays hitter collected at least one hit, leading to an 11-7 victory. Guerrero has reached base safely in an impressive 30 straight games, slashing .288/.407/.468 over that span with six homers, 14 RBI and 23 runs.
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Andrew Walters RP | CLE
Guardians' Andrew Walters: Removed with injury
Walters was removed from Friday's game with what appeared to an injury in the area of his shoulder, arm and back, MLB.com reports.
Walters grabbed at the area in obvious pain following a pitch in the ninth inning and was immediately removed. The right-hander will undergo an MRI on Saturday, and manager Stephen Vogt described the injury as "not good" following the game.