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  • Lane Thomas goes yard in win over Marlins
    Lane Thomas went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored against the Marlins on Saturday.

    Advice: Thomas doubled in the first inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Joey Meneses to put the Nationals on the board. He then launched a solo homer in the third, his second straight day going yard. The 28-year-old outfielder is hitting .238/.300/.388 with six homers, 22 RBI, and 16 steals across 180 plate appearances. Rotoworld Yesterday, 3:20 pm
    Lane ThomasWSH - OF
    W, 3-1 vs MIA
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  • Ian Happ slugs three-run homer to defeat Cardinals
    Ian Happ went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer on Saturday, propelling the Cubs to a 5-1 victory over the division-rival Cardinals.

    Advice: Happ extended Chicago’s lead to a commanding four-run margin with a three-run blast off Cardinals lefty reliever John King with two outs in the seventh inning. It was his seventh round-tripper of the season and first time he’s gone deep since May 31. Rotoworld Yesterday, 1:52 pm
    Ian HappCHC - OF
    L, 1-2 vs STL
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  • Remains out Saturday
    Smith (undisclosed) is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Mariners, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

    Advice: Smith will miss a second straight game as he nurses "general tightness." Ezequiel Duran will draw the start at third base while Robbie Grossman enters the lineup at designated hitter and bats seventh against Seattle. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 1:35 pm
    Josh SmithTEX - 3B,SS,OF
    Bot 1, 0-0 @SEA
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  • Jazz Chisholm Jr. gets rare day off on Saturday
    Jazz Chisholm Jr. is not in the lineup for Saturday’s showdown against the division-rival Nationals.

    Advice: It’s a rare day off for Chisholm, who has made an appeares in 68 of 69 contests this season for Miami. The talented 26-year-old outfielder is batting .254/.319/.435 with 10 homers and 13 steals in 285 plate appearances. It’ll be Dane Myers patrolling center field on Saturday afternoon in his absence. Rotoworld Yesterday, 11:10 am
     
  • Day off versus left-hander
    Chisholm is not in the lineup for Saturday's contest against the Nationals.

    Advice: It's a rare day off for the lefty-hitting Chisholm as the Nationals send southpaw DJ Herz to the bump. Dane Myers is getting the start in center field. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 10:55 am
     
  • Pedro Pagés starting at catcher again for Cards
    Pedro Pagés is at catcher and batting ninth on Saturday against the Cubs.

    Advice: Pagés has started five of the last six contests for the Cardinals since Iván Herrera made a costly throwing error last weekend against the Rockies that led to a couple runs crossing the plate. It’ll only be a few weeks until starter Willson Contreras is ready to return, but it’s certainly a developing situation to continue monitoring in deeper two-catcher formats. Rotoworld Yesterday, 9:10 am
     
  • Records 10th steal Friday
    Moore went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in a win over the Rangers on Friday.

    Advice: One night after striking out four times in his return from paternity leave, Moore made contact in all four plate appearances and followed his one hit with his 10th steal of the season. The veteran's swipe locked in his fifth double-digit tally in that category across six big-league seasons, but the knock was only his fifth across 38 plate appearances in June. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 8:36 am
    Dylan MooreSEA - 2B,3B,SS,OF
    Bot 1, 0-0 vs TEX
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  • Playing time trending up
    Pages will start at catcher and bat ninth in Saturday's game against the Cubs.

    Advice: Pages is getting another start after slugging his first major-league home run and also catching a shutout Friday. It marks three straight starts for the 25-year-old and five starts across the Cardinals' last six games. Ivan Herrera is also in Saturday's lineup, serving as the designated hitter for the second day in a row. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 8:22 am
     
  • Experiencing general tightness
    Smith was not in the starting lineup Friday due to what manager Bruce Bochy referred to as "general tightness," Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

    Advice: It's the same condition that led to Smith being held out of Tuesday's starting lineup. He eventually entered Friday's game as a pinch hitter, popping out in the ninth inning. With Corey Seager not playing the field yet as he battles a hamstring issue, Ezequiel Duran started at shortstop. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 6:04 am
    Josh SmithTEX - 3B,SS,OF
    Bot 1, 0-0 @SEA
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