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  • 53-45-10 4th Place
    • Blaze Alexander out Sunday against Orioles
      Blaze Alexander is not in the lineup for Sunday’s game against the Orioles.

      Advice: Alexander will retreat to the bench for the series finale against Baltimore. Kevin Newman will instead start at shortstop and hit eighth against Dean Kremer and the Orioles. Rotoworld Yesterday, 7:08 am
      Blaze AlexanderAZ - 2B,SS
      Top 8, 4-3 vs CIN
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    • Back on bench Sunday
      Alexander is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

      Advice: The right-handed-hitting Alexander started each of the past three games, but he appears to be viewed as a short-side platoon player, with two of those three starts coming against left-handed pitching. He'll give way to Kevin Newman at shortstop Sunday while the Orioles bring right-hander Dean Kremer to the hill. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 6:56 am
      Blaze AlexanderAZ - 2B,SS
      Top 8, 4-3 vs CIN
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    • Blaze Alexander finishes 0-for-4 against Orioles
      Blaze Alexander went 0-for-4 and struck out twice against the Orioles on Friday.

      Advice: Alexander has been taking a backseat to the steadier glove of Kevin Newman now that he’s cooled off at the plate, and the start today was his second in Arizona’s last five games. He’s gone hitless in his last four appearances in the lineup, and his OPS has dropped from 1.000 on Apr. 19 to .803 currently. Rotoworld Friday, 8:32 pm
      Blaze AlexanderAZ - 2B,SS
      Top 8, 4-3 vs CIN
      Player Note
       
    • Sitting against lefty
      Donovan isn't in the Cardinals' lineup for Friday's game against the Brewers, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

      Advice: Left-hander Robert Gasser will make his MLB debut Friday as Milwaukee's starting pitcher, meaning the left-handed bat of Donovan will begin the game from the Cardinals' dugout. Lars Nootbaar, Mike Siani and Dylan Carlson will start across St. Louis' outfield while Donovan sits. Rotowire.com Friday, 2:23 pm
      Brendan DonovanSTL - 1B,2B,OF
      Top 9, 8-5 @LAA
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    • Enters starting lineup
      Alexander started at shortstop, batted ninth and went 0-for-2 with a walk in Thursday's 5-4 win over Cincinnati.

      Advice: Alexander made his first start in four games, as suspect defense kept his potentially productive bat (.845 OPS, .194 ISO) out of the lineup in favor of Kevin Newman (.525, .125). Alexander has cooled down recently at the plate, as the rookie is 1-for-13 over the last seven contests. Rotowire.com Friday, 4:53 am
      Blaze AlexanderAZ - 2B,SS
      Top 8, 4-3 vs CIN
      Player Note
       
    • Logs three doubles in loss
      Turang went 3-for-4 with three doubles, an RBI and a run scored during Wednesday's 6-4 loss to Kansas City.

      Advice: Turang reached safely four times Wednesday, tagging Brady Singer, Nick Anderson and Tyler Duffey for doubles during the contest while also logging a walk. Turang has been one of the best second basemen in baseball this season, ranking third at the position with a .316 batting average while owning a .826 OPS and a 13.7 percent K Rate. Rotowire.com Wednesday, 7:43 pm
      Brice TurangMIL - 2B,SS
      L, 6-8 vs PIT
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    • Brice Turang collects three hits in Brewers’ loss
      Brice Turang went 3-for-4 with an RBI on Wednesday in the Brewers’ loss to the Royals.

      Advice: Turang capped off a three-hit performance with a run-scoring double off Royals reliever Tyler Duffey in the ninth inning, but wound up being stranded in scoring position representing the potential tying run. The 24-year-old speedster has made the most of his opportunity this season, emerging as Milwaukee’s everyday second baseman, posting an .826 OPS with two homers and 14 steals through 34 contests so far. Rotoworld Wednesday, 1:57 pm
      Brice TurangMIL - 2B,SS
      L, 6-8 vs PIT
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    • Fading into reserve role
      Alexander is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.

      Advice: Alexander is on the bench for a third straight game, with all three absences coming against right-handed pitching. The rookie has a lowly .544 OPS over his past nine games and has gotten poor reviews for his work in the field, so he looks like he'll remain in a backup role at shortstop behind Kevin Newman until Geraldo Perdomo (knee) is back from the injured list. Rotowire.com Wednesday, 12:15 pm
      Blaze AlexanderAZ - 2B,SS
      Top 8, 4-3 vs CIN
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    • Not in Wednesday's lineup
      Donovan is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.

      Advice: With left-hander Jose Quintana toeing the slab for the Mets, the Cardinals have elected to give the left-handed-hitting Donovan a breather. Lars Nootbaar will fill in for Donovan in left field. Rotowire.com Wednesday, 8:19 am
      Brendan DonovanSTL - 1B,2B,OF
      Top 9, 8-5 @LAA
      Player Note