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  • Rare day off against righty
    Palacios is not in Friday's lineup against the Mets.

    Advice: Palacios rarely sits against righties, but he's on the bench to start this one against righty Chris Flexen. Randy Arozarena, Jose Siri and Amed Rosario will start in the Rays' outfield from left to right. Rotowire.com 5 minutes ago
     
  • Josh Lowe (oblique) nearing return to Rays
    Josh Lowe (oblique) told reporters on Friday that his rehab is going great and that he feels that he’s ready to be activated from the injured list as soon as the Rays decide to do so.

    Advice: The dynamic 26-year-old outfielder has played in six games during his minor league rehab assignment at Triple-A Durham, hitting .227/.346/.364 with a homer, five RBI and a 10/4 K/BB ratio over 26 plate appearances. It sounds like he could be back with the big league club any day now. Rotoworld 30 minutes ago
    Josh LoweTB - OF
    4:40 pm @CWS
    New Player Note
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  • Absence continues Friday
    Fraley (illness) is out of the lineup for Friday's game at Texas.

    Advice: Fraley is out of the starting nine for a seventh straight game as he continues to recover from an illness. Jonathan India will receive another turn at designated hitter while Santiago Espinal starts at second base. Rotowire.com 39 minutes ago
    Jake FraleyCIN - OF
    5:05 pm @TEX
    New Player Note
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  • Max Kepler sits against left-hander Friday night
    Max Kepler is not in the Twins’ starting lineup for Friday night’s ballgame against the Angels.

    Advice: It’s the second straight game that Kepler has sat against a left-hander — this time Patrick Sandoval. While Kepler didn’t show massive platoon splits during the 2023 campaign, it’s something to at least keep an eye on for fantasy managers. Manuel Margot will start in his place in right field and bat third on Friday evening in Los Angeles. Rotoworld 44 minutes ago
     
  • Giancarlo Stanton getting night off on Friday
    Giancarlo Stanton is absent from the Yankees’ starting lineup for Friday night’s showdown against the Brewers.

    Advice: The 34-year-old slugger will get a night off after starting five straight games for the Bombers. Aaron Judge will serve as the team’s designated hitter on Friday night while Trent Grisham draws a rare start in center field and will bat ninth against Colin Rea and the Brewers. Rotoworld 50 minutes ago
     
  • Not starting Friday
    Merrill (groin) is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

    Advice: Merrill was taken out of the lineup ahead of Thursday's loss to the Rockies as a precaution, and he was expected to be back Friday, per Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune. It appears the groin injury is still lingering, however, and the rookie outfielder will not start for a second consecutive game. With Merrill out of the lineup, Jose Azocar will start in center field, Jurickson Profar will be in left field and Manny Machado will make his return from his paternity leave to start at third base. Rotowire.com 50 minutes ago
    Jackson MerrillSD - SS,OF
    6:40 pm vs PHI
    New Player Note
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  • Jackson Merrill (groin) remains out of lineup
    Jackson Merrill (groin) remained out of the Padres’ starting lineup for Friday night’s game against the Phillies.

    Advice: The 21-year-old outfielder had portrayed optimism that him being held out of the lineup on Thursday was a precautionary measure and that he wouldn’t be forced to miss any extended time. Hopefully that’s still the case, but it’s a bit discouraging to see him held out once more. Jose Azocar will start in his place in center field and will bat ninth against Aaron Nola and the Phillies on Friday night. Rotoworld 56 minutes ago
    Jackson MerrillSD - SS,OF
    6:40 pm vs PHI
    New Player Note
    DTD
     
  • Jake Fraley (illness) held out of lineup again
    Jake Fraley (illness) was held out of the Reds’ starting lineup for the sixth consecutive game on Friday.

    Advice: That must be some serious illness that Fraley has been dealing with. It’s still somewhat encouraging that the Reds haven’t placed him on the injured list, so there must be hope that he’s only a day or two away from returning. Stuart Fairchild will start in his place in center field again on Friday and will bat ninth for the Reds against Nathan Eovaldi and the Rangers. Rotoworld Today, 2:10 pm
    Jake FraleyCIN - OF
    5:05 pm @TEX
    New Player Note
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  • Tommy Pham batting second in White Sox’ debut
    Tommy Pham will start in center field and bat second in his White Sox’ debut against the Rays on Friday night.

    Advice: The 36-year-old outfielder played in four games during his brief stay at Triple- Charlotte, going 5-for-17 with a double. The White Sox are hopeful that he’ll be able to inject some life into an offense that has been among the league’s worst through the first month of the season. Rotoworld Today, 1:58 pm