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  • Cardinals activate Matt Carpenter on Saturday
    Cardinals activated DH Matt Carpenter from the 10-day injured list.

    Advice: Carpenter rejoins St. Louis’ struggling offensive mix following a five-week absence recovering from a right oblique strain. The 38-year-old can be safely ignored in all fantasy formats at this stage of his career. Rotoworld Today, 12:10 pm
     
  • Progressing through rehab
    Urshela (hamstring) was with the Rays doing glovework drills Saturday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

    Advice: Urshela has played two games in his rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo. He played at third base in his last outing Friday and went 1-for-3. Urshela is scheduled to play for Toledo on Sunday as he continues to work his way back from a strained right hamstring he sustained April 19 against the Twins. Rotowire.com Today, 11:36 am
    Gio UrshelaDET - 1B,3B,SS
    Top 3, 7-0 vs HOU
    New Player Note
    IL10
     
  • Takes batting practice Saturday
    LeMahieu (foot) participated in batting practice Saturday, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

    Advice: LeMahieu traveled with the team to Tampa Bay and hit off JT Brubaker on Saturday. LeMahieu continues to ramp up his activities as he works his way back from the non-displaced right foot fracture he sustained in spring training. The veteran infielder could be close to starting a rehab assignment, barring any setbacks. LeMahieu made a rehab appearance April 23 with Double-A Somerset, but he was pulled from the game after the first inning due to swelling in his right foot. Rotowire.com Today, 11:07 am
    DJ LeMahieuNYY - 1B,2B,3B
    L, 2-7 @TB
    New Player Note
    IL10
     
  • Not starting Saturday
    Cooper is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Washington, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

    Advice: Cooper will begin Saturday's contest in the dugout after going 1-for-3 with an RBI-double in the fourth inning in Friday's loss. Vaughn Grissom will shift to DH while David Hamilton gets the start at second base. Rotowire.com Today, 9:49 am
     
  • Makes third straight start
    Duran started in left field and went 2-for-3 with a run scored in Friday's 4-2 loss to Colorado.

    Advice: Duran made a third consecutive start and has hit in all three, going 6-for-10 with one RBI and three runs scored. He's started in left field and third base during the three-start run, and there will be plenty of opportunities at each position with Wyatt Langford (hamstring) and Josh Jung (wrist) on the injured list. Neither is due back until the end of the month at the earliest. Rotowire.com Today, 9:43 am
    Ezequiel DuranTEX - 1B,3B,SS,OF
    5:10 pm @COL
    New Player Note
     
  • Two more RBI
    Steer went 2-for-3 with a walk, double and two RBI in Friday's 4-2 win over San Francisco.

    Advice: Steer's first-inning, two-out double plated the Reds' first run, then his third-inning single tied the game. He has four RBI in the last two games and leads the Reds with 27 runs driven in. Rotowire.com Today, 9:27 am
    Spencer SteerCIN - 1B,2B,3B,OF
    4:15 pm @SF
    New Player Note
     
  • Plates pair in win
    France went 2-for-4 with a two-run double and a run in a win over the Athletics on Friday.

    Advice: Dylan Moore stole the show for the Mariners with a five-RBI night, but France got in on the fun early with a timely two-bagger in the fourth that extended Seattle's lead to 3-0 at the time. The veteran's multi-hit effort was already France's third of May, and he's opened the month with a solid .267 average and .333 on-base percentage across eight contests. However, France's strikeout rate in that span is also a bloated 33.3 percent, pushing his season figure to a career high of 24.8 percent over 137 plate appearances. Rotowire.com Today, 8:52 am
    Ty FranceSEA - 1B
    6:40 pm vs OAK
    New Player Note
     
  • Drives home only runs in victory
    Rizzo went 2-for-4 with a home run and two total RBI in Friday's 2-0 win over Tampa Bay.

    Advice: Rizzo accounted for both runs in the contest, knocking an RBI single in the fourth inning and providing some insurance with a solo homer in the ninth. The veteran first baseman has reached base safely in all but one of his eight games so far in May, slashing .296/.406/.519 with two homers and seven RBI over that stretch. With seven long balls and 22 RBI through 39 games on the campaign, Rizzo is already more than halfway to the totals he posted over 99 contests last season. Rotowire.com Today, 7:05 am
     
  • Slugs fifth homer
    Santana went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 3-2 win over the Blue Jays.

    Advice: The veteran first baseman got his bat on a pitch out of the strike zone in the fifth inning against Yusei Kikuchi and poked it just fair down the right-field line, putting the Twins in the lead for good. Santana has been productive over the last few weeks -- all five of his homers on the season have come in his last 15 games, a stretch in which he's slashing .264/.328/.585 with eight runs and 12 RBI. Rotowire.com Today, 6:51 am