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  • Batting sixth Thursday
    Rodriguez will start in center field and bat sixth in Thursday's contest versus the Yankees.

    Advice: For the first time this season, Rodriguez won't be batting either first or second for Seattle. Rodriguez is hitting .325/.357/.425 over his last 10 games but has gone just 1-for-12 at the dish in the first three games of the series against the Yankees. He's sporting a disappointing .630 OPS on the season. Rotowire.com Today, 7:20 am
     
  • Idle against southpaw
    Marsh is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

    Advice: The lefty-hitting Marsh will bow out of the starting nine for the series finale as the Phillies face off against a lefty (Andrew Heaney) in a day game after a night game. Whit Merrifield will step in for Marsh in left field and will bat eighth. Rotowire.com Today, 7:11 am
     
  • Heading to bench Wednesday
    Rojas is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

    Advice: Rojas will receive a breather in the day game after a night game, ending a stretch of five consecutive starts in center field. Cristian Pache will fill in for Rojas in the field and will bat ninth in the series finale. Rotowire.com Today, 7:09 am
     
  • Back in slump
    Arozarena went 1-for-4 with a walk Wednesday against the Red Sox.

    Advice: Arozarena had a surge in power for the first two weeks of May, but he has struggled for the last week. In his last seven games, he has hit just .172 with a 29 percent strikeout to go along with three runs scored and no RBI. Arozarena's eight home runs and seven stolen bases for the season are salvaging his production, but that's paired with a .162 average and .262 wOBA. Rotowire.com Today, 6:49 am
     
  • Smacks third homer
    Duvall went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Cubs while also being hit by a pitch.

    Advice: Duvall jumped on a four-seamer from Justin Steele in the top of the third and crushed it 423 feet into the stands in center field to give Atlanta an early 2-0 lead. The outfielder would then come around to score for a second time on a sac fly in the seventh after being hit by a pitch, marking only the second time this season in which he's scored two runs in a game. The home run was Duvall's third of the campaign and first since April 23 against the Marlins, while the two RBI were also his first in the month of May. Rotowire.com Today, 3:42 am
     
  • JJ Bleday slugs solo homer in loss to Rockies
    JJ Bleday went 1-for-5 with a solo homer against the Rockies on Wednesday.

    Advice: Bleday took Austin Gomber deep for a solo shot in the fourth inning, putting the A’s only run on the board. The 26-year-old outfielder is having a solid season at the dish for Oakland, slashing .247/.321/.454 with six homers and 19 RBI across 194 plate appearances. Rotoworld Yesterday, 9:55 pm
    JJ BledayOAK - OF
    12:37 pm vs COL
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  • Adam Duvall goes yard in win over Cubs
    Adam Duvall went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer against the Cubs on Wednesday.

    Advice: Duvall put the Braves on the board with a two-run blast off Justin Steele in the third inning. He was later hit by a pitch in the seventh and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ozzie Albies. The 35-year-old outfielder has generally been limited to starts against left-handed pitching. He’s slashing .208/.310/.361 with three homers and 10 RBI across 84 plate appearances. Rotoworld Yesterday, 7:07 pm
     
  • Out of Cincinnati lineup
    Fraley (hand) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Padres.

    Advice: Fraley exited early in Tuesday's 2-0 win after being struck on the right hand by a pitch. X-rays came back negative, but the hand is still stiff and it's not clear whether he'll be available off the bench, Reds manager David Bell told Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati will use Nick Martini in right field Wednesday. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 11:29 am
    Jake FraleyCIN - OF
    Top 1, 0-0 vs SD
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  • Hitting bench Wednesday
    Suwinski is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

    Advice: The lefty-hitting Suwinski will take a seat Wednesday while southpaw Blake Snell toes the rubber for the Giants. Edward Olivares will replace Suwinski in the starting nine, manning right field and batting cleanup. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 11:06 am