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  • Justin Turner drives in lone run for Blue Jays
    Justin Turner went 1-for-4 with an RBI on Sunday against the Yankees.

    Advice: The Jays offense was stifled once again. Turner’s RBI single was their only sign of life and he had three of the team’s six hard-hit balls on the day. The ageless Turner is sporting a respectable .251 average and .734 OPS. Rotoworld Sunday, 1:38 pm
    Justin TurnerTOR - 1B,2B,3B
    Bot 9, 5-4 @SEA
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  • Hitting bench Sunday
    McKinstry is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

    Advice: With southpaw Tyler Anderson on the hill for the Angels, the lefty-hitting McKinstry will duck out of the lineup. Ryan Kreidler will step in for McKinstry at shortstop. Rotowire.com Sunday, 12:12 pm
    Zach McKinstryDET - 2B,3B,SS,OF
    W, 5-3 @CIN
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  • Retreating to bench Sunday
    Freeman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

    Advice: Though he's on the bench for Sunday's series finale, Freeman appears to have moved back into a quasi-everyday role with Will Brennan (ribs) recently landing on the injured list. Freeman, who has slashed .169/.272/.268 thus far in June, had started in each of the Guardians' last five games. Rotowire.com Sunday, 10:57 am
    Tyler FreemanCLE - 2B,3B,SS,OF
    W, 5-4 vs SF
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  • Playing time trending up
    Merrifield will start in left field and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Marlins.

    Advice: Merrifield will get his third start in four games and should be in store for an uptick in playing time in the short term after the Phillies recently placed both Bryce Harper (hamstring) and Kyle Schwarber (groin) on the injured list. Through 16 games in June while seeing mostly sporadic at-bats, Merrifield has slashed .216/.293/.297 with one home run and one stolen base. Rotowire.com Sunday, 10:32 am
    Whit MerrifieldPHI - 2B,3B,OF
    4:15 pm @ATL
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  • Heading to bench Sunday
    Senzel is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Tampa Bay, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

    Advice: Senzel started the previous nine games but will receive Sunday off after he batted .176 with a 29.4 percent strikeout rate during that stretch. Ildemaro Vargas will take over at the hot corner and bat seventh. Rotowire.com Sunday, 10:13 am
    Nick SenzelWSH - 3B,OF
    Bot 8, 14-6 vs STL
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  • Scratched Saturday
    Brujan was scratched from the Marlins' lineup ahead of Saturday's game versus Philadelphia, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

    Advice: The Marlins have not yet provided a reason for Brujan's removal from the lineup, but the team should offer some clarity in the near future. In the meantime, Jake Burger will shift to third base for Brujan while Josh Bell moves to first, allowing Jesus Sanchez to enter the lineup as Miami's DH. Rotowire.com Saturday, 10:36 am
    Vidal BrujánMIA - 2B,3B,SS
    W, 4-3 vs CWS
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  • Marlins scratch Vidal Bruján from Saturday’s lineup
    Vidal Bruján was scratched from Saturday’s lineup.

    Advice: Bruján was scratched in order to get Jesús Sánchez back into Miami’s lineup at designated hitter after he got the go-ahead from the club’s training staff following a pregame check. Rotoworld Saturday, 10:30 am
    Vidal BrujánMIA - 2B,3B,SS
    W, 4-3 vs CWS
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  • Beginning to ramp up rehab
    Muncy (oblique) took swings off a tee, fielded groundballs and did some throwing Friday, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

    Advice: Muncy's progress from a Grade 1 right oblique strain has been slow to the extent that he was transferred to the 60-day IL on June 21. However, the third baseman appears to be beginning to ramp up, and the Associated Press reports that his next step will be to take live batting practice before potentially beginning a rehab assignment. Muncy isn't expected to return to the Dodgers' lineup until after the All-Star break. Rotowire.com Saturday, 9:22 am
    Max MuncyLAD - 3B
    4:15 pm vs MIL
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  • Max Muncy (oblique) resumes swinging
    Max Muncy (oblique) progressed to taking swings off a tee earlier this week.

    Advice: Muncy isn’t eligible to return from the 60-day injured list until after the All-Star break in a couple weeks, but he’s starting to make some progress towards a second-half return. The veteran corner infielder’s recovery from a right oblique strain that he suffered back in mid-May has gone much slower than originally anticipated, and it’s certainly had a negative impact on the Dodgers’ overall offensive output. Rotoworld Saturday, 6:24 am
    Max MuncyLAD - 3B
    4:15 pm vs MIL
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    IL60