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  • Homer, three steals in win
    De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, three stolen bases and an additional run scored in Friday's 8-1 victory over the Angels.

    Advice: De La Cruz turned a two-out single into the Reds' first run in the second inning, stealing second base before swiping third and scoring on an errant throw. The 22-year-old shortstop would add a third stolen base in the fourth before breaking the game open with a three-run homer off Jose Cisnero in the eighth. De La Cruz has lived up to expectations early this year -- he's now slashing .290/.364/.638 with six homers, 18 runs scored and 14 RBI while going 10-for-12 in stolen base attempts. Rotowire.com 45 minutes ago
    Elly De La CruzCIN - 3B,SS
    W, 7-1 vs LAA
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  • Ceddanne Rafaela homers, steals base in win
    Ceddanne Rafaela collected his first homer, drove in a run on a groundout and stole a base Friday against the Pirates.

    Advice: Rafaela has not been having very good at-bats, but he’s not going anywhere. He’s Boston’s best defensive center fielder, probably also their best defensive shortstop with Trevor Story down and the eight-year extension he signed last week means there’s no incentive for ever returning him to the minors. Mixed-league value isn’t there yet, but perhaps it will be in the second half. Rotoworld 46 minutes ago
     
  • Gio Urshela leaves game with hamstring tightness
    Gio Urshela was pulled from Friday night’s battle against the Twins due to right hamstring tightness.

    Advice: Urshela sustained the injury while trying to hustle out a ground ball in the second inning. The severity of the injury is not yet clear, and the 32-year-old infielder will likely undergo additional testing on Saturday. If he’s forced to miss any time, the Tigers may be forced to call up Buddy Kennedy from Triple-A to provide depth for the remainder of their weekend series against the Twins. Rotoworld Today, 6:33 pm
    Gio UrshelaDET - 1B,3B,SS
    W, 5-4 @MIN
    New Player Note
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  • Elly De La Cruz homers, steals three bases
    Elly De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and three stolen bases Friday against the Angels.

    Advice: The astonishing thing isn’t that De La Cruz has six homers and 10 steals already; that was always a possibility. No, what’s stunning is that he’s still batting sixth! Reds manager David Bell hit him second all spring, surprised everyone by dropping him to sixth on Opening Day and has since refused to budge, even though De La Cruz has been the Reds’ best hitter in batting .290/.364/.638. De La Cruz will surely slump at some point, but this is a whole lot of fun right now. Rotoworld Today, 6:12 pm
    Elly De La CruzCIN - 3B,SS
    W, 7-1 vs LAA
    New Player Note
     
  • Exits with hamstring injury
    Urshela was removed from Friday's game against the Twins due to right hamstring tightness.

    Advice: Urshela appeared to be limping toward the dugout after grounding out in the second inning, and he was replaced at third base by Matt Vierling once the Tigers took the field. The severity of Urshela's injury remains unknown, but Zach McKinstry would likely benefit from additional playing time should the 32-year-old have to miss a few games. Rotowire.com Today, 5:46 pm
    Gio UrshelaDET - 1B,3B,SS
    W, 5-4 @MIN
    New Player Note
    DTD
     
  • Gio Urshela exits game with apparent injury Friday
    Gio Urshela was removed from Friday’s game against the Twins in the second inning due to an apparent injury.

    Advice: The 32-year-old infielder appeared to suffer some sort of leg-related injury as he was running to first base on his groundout in the second inning. He was replaced defensively by Matt Vierling to start the home half of the second inning. Expect the Tigers to provide an update on his status as soon as one becomes available. Rotoworld Today, 5:36 pm
    Gio UrshelaDET - 1B,3B,SS
    W, 5-4 @MIN
    New Player Note
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  • Dansby Swanson leads Cubs past Marlins on Friday
    Dansby Swanson singled, doubled, scored twice, drove in a run and drew a walk on Friday afternoon, helping to lead the Cubs to an 8-3 victory over the visiting Marlins.

    Advice: The 30-year-old shortstop delivered a two-out, run-scoring double off of A.J. Puk in the first inning that extended the Cubs’ early lead to 2-0. He then worked a walk in the third inning and scored on a two-run double by Miguel Amaya. Swanson also smacked a leadoff single to start the fifth inning and came around to score on an RBI knock off the bat of Mike Tauchman. With his two-hit day, Swanson is now slashing .254/.325/.408 to go along with two homers, eight RBI and a pair of stolen bases on the season. Rotoworld Today, 5:03 pm
     
  • Nico Hoerner collects two hits in win over Marlins
    Nico Hoerner went 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles and an RBI as the Cubs triumphed over the Marlins on Friday afternoon.

    Advice: Hoerner led off the home half of the first inning with a double off of A.J. Puk and scored the game’s first run on an RBI single off the bat of Cody Bellinger. He then plated a run of his own with a two-out RBI double off of Puk in the second inning. With his two-hit attack, Hoerner is now hitting .258/.382/.355 on the season, though he has still yet to hit a hom run or steal a base. Rotoworld Today, 4:59 pm
    Nico HoernerCHC - 2B,SS
    W, 8-3 vs MIA
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  • Out of lineup Friday
    Baez is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Twins, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

    Advice: Baez finally found some success at the plate recently with an .871 OPS across the past five games, but he'll head to the bench for Friday's series opener at Minnesota. Zach McKinstry will step in at shortstop and bat seventh. Rotowire.com Today, 2:33 pm