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  • Royals ship Nick Pratto back to Triple-A
    Royals optioned INF Nick Pratto to Triple-A Omaha.

    Advice: Pratto has been shipped back to the minors following Thursday’s game against the Yankees with Adam Frazier likely back for Friday’s series opener against the Dodgers out in Los Angeles. Rotoworld Today, 3:15 pm
    Nick PrattoKC - 1B,OF
    W, 4-3 vs NYY
    New Player Note
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  • Ty France (heel) likely to return next week
    Ty France (heel) has progressed to hitting without any limitations.

    Advice: France is pain-free at the moment and appears poised to return early next week when first eligible to be activated from the injured list. The big question for fantasy managers is whether top prospect Tyler Locklear will be shipped out to the minors once he’s ready to return. Rotoworld Today, 3:12 pm
    Ty FranceSEA - 1B
    L, 2-3 vs CWS
    New Player Note
    IL10
     
  • Brendan Donovan homers in Cardinals’ win
    Brendan Donovan hit his fifth homer Thursday to help the Cardinals edge the Pirates 4-3.

    Advice: Donovan has been dropped in the lineup, even against righties, but he’s making a case for another opportunity hitting first or second with his current eight-game hitting streak. He’s back up to .248/.325/.380 overall, even though his .271 BABIP is 50 points lower this his career mark. Rotoworld Today, 2:57 pm
    Brendan DonovanSTL - 1B,2B,OF
    W, 4-3 vs PIT
    New Player Note
     
  • Breaks homer drought
    Rizzo went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Royals.

    Advice: The first baseman snapped a streak of 27 games without a long ball when he took John Schreiber deep in the eighth inning. Rizzo received back-to-back days off earlier this week for a mental reset, and he entered Thursday's game in a 2-for-37 slump during June. He currently sits at .223/.282/.344 slash line with eight home runs and 27 RBI for the season. Rotowire.com Today, 2:14 pm
     
  • Sitting Thursday
    Bohm isn't in the Phillies' lineup for Thursday's game against Boston.

    Advice: Bohm will get a breather Thursday after going 3-for-19 with two RBI in his last five games, allowing Whit Merrifield to start at the hot corner while batting seventh. Rotowire.com Today, 1:06 pm
    Alec BohmPHI - 1B,3B
    L, 3-9 @BOS
    New Player Note
     
  • Likely return when first eligible
    France (heel) has a good chance of returning from the injured list when first eligible Tuesday, or very shortly thereafter, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports.

    Advice: The positive news was delivered by general manager Justin Hollander before Wednesday's game against the White Sox, and it represents a more optimistic outlook than when France first went on the injured list Sunday with what was diagnosed as a hairline fracture of the heel. France had posted a .308 average and 1.013 OPS over the last 12 games he played before the injury, so the hope for fantasy managers is a brief IL stay will up the chances of him carrying over that momentum. Rotowire.com Today, 10:36 am
    Ty FranceSEA - 1B
    L, 2-3 vs CWS
    New Player Note
    IL10
     
  • On base five times in loss
    Perez went 2-for-2 with three walks in Wednesday's 11-5 loss to the Yankees.

    Advice: Perez walked three times in a game for the first time in his career. The catcher has gone just 6-for-33 (.182) over 10 contests in June, but he's shown rare patience at the plate by drawing eight walks in that span. For the season, he's at a .302/.381/.488 slash line with 10 home runs, 42 RBI, 26 runs scored, 15 doubles and no stolen bases, and his 9.0 percent walk rate is double his previous career high, which was in a 39-game sample as a rookie in 2011. Rotowire.com Today, 9:57 am
     
  • Heading to bench Thursday
    Joe is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cardinals.

    Advice: Joe will take a seat for the series finale along with two of the other Pirates' everyday players in Andrew McCutchen and Nick Gonzales. Though he's been one of the Pirates' better hitters for much of the season, Joe has fallen into a 2-for-27 skid at the plate over his last eight games. Rotowire.com Today, 9:37 am
    Connor JoePIT - 1B,OF
    L, 3-4 @STL
    New Player Note
     
  • Not in St. Louis lineup
    Carpenter is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Pirates.

    Advice: Carpenter has been seeing most of the starts in the designated-hitter spot for the Cardinals versus righties since Lars Nootbaar (oblique) went on the injured list, resulting in Alec Burleson playing regularly in right field. However, Carpenter will begin Thursday's contest on the bench against right-hander Mitch Keller. Nolan Arenado will serve as St. Louis' DH while Jose Fermin replaces Arenado at third base. Rotowire.com Today, 7:22 am