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  • Making second rehab appearance
    Faedo (hip) is scheduled to pitch at Triple-A Toledo on Saturday, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

    Advice: Faedo threw a scoreless inning Wednesday in his first minor-league outing and is in line to pitch again Saturday in what could be his final appearance at Toledo. Faedo owns a 3.38 ERA, six holds and a 3-1 record across 34.2 innings with the Tigers. Rotowire.com 30 minutes ago
    Alex FaedoDET - SP,RP
    3:40 pm vs CWS
    New Player Note
    IL15
     
  • Alex Verdugo sits against left-hander on Friday
    Alex Verdugo is not in the Yankees’ starting lineup for Friday night’s battle against the Braves.

    Advice: While Verdugo started each of the team’s last two games against left-handed starters, he’ll get a breather with tough southpaw Chris Sale taking the hill for the Braves on Friday night. Verdugo is enjoying a solid season for the Bombers’, slashing .254/.309/.413 with nine homers and 41 RBI through his first 74 ballgames. Jahmai Jones will start in his place in left field and bat fifth for the Yankees on Friday evening in the Bronx. Rotoworld 33 minutes ago
     
  • Sent on rehab assignment
    Bart (thumb) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.

    Advice: Bart will see game action for the first time since being placed on the 10-day IL on May 28, a significant step forward in his recovery from a Grade 1 sprained thumb on his glove hand. Once he's cleared to rejoin the Pirates, Bart should push Jason Delay out of the catching mix. Rotowire.com 37 minutes ago
    Joey BartPIT - C
    3:40 pm vs TB
    New Player Note
    IL10
     
  • Andrew Benintendi gets a night off on Friday
    Andrew Benintendi is not in the White Sox’ starting lineup for Friday’s series opener against the Tigers in Motown.

    Advice: It’s unusually to see Benintendi on the pine against a right-handed starter, but it looks to be nothing more than a regular day of maintenance for the 29-year-old outfielder. Tommy Pham will slide over and cover left field, with Gavin Sheets drawing a start in right and Oscar Colas getting a rare start in center field for the White Sox. Rotoworld 38 minutes ago
     
  • Absent from lineup again
    Velazquez is not in the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Rangers.

    Advice: The hot-hitting Freddy Fermin will make a second straight start at designated hitter. Velazquez has just a .401 OPS so far in June and has now been absent from the lineup for seven of 18 games this month. Rotowire.com 39 minutes ago
     
  • Astros recalled OF Joey Loperfido from Triple-A
    Astros recalled OF Joey Loperfido from Triple-A Sugar Land.

    Advice: The Astros needed a position player with the amount of injuries they’ve had. Loperfido hit .333 with one home run and five RBI in 39 at-bats in his first taste of the majors earlier this year. The 25-year-old could have fantasy value in mixed leagues if he’s able to stick in the lineup this time around. It’s either said than done, but he’ll have a real chance with Jose Abreu out of the picture and Kyle Tucker still on the injured list. Rotoworld 41 minutes ago
     
  • Recalled from Triple-A
    The Astros recalled Loperfido from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday.

    Advice: Loperfido has hit .333/.381/.436 with one homer and one steal in 15 games with the Astros, although that's come with a 39.5 percent strikeout rate. All of Loperfido's action in the minors lately has come in the outfield, so that figures to be his best path to playing time right now with the big club. He has also been used some at first base. Rotowire.com 48 minutes ago
     
  • Sitting against lefty
    Verdugo is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Atlanta.

    Advice: Verdugo will dodge a matchup with southpaw Chris Sale on Friday. Instead, Jahmai Jones will bat fifth and fill left field. Rotowire.com Today, 12:39 pm
     
  • On bench against left-hander
    Hamilton is not in the lineup for Friday's game in Cincinnati.

    Advice: The left-handed hitting Hamilton has been an everyday guy lately for the Red Sox, but he'll begin this one on the bench as the Reds send southpaw Andrew Abbott to the bump. Hamilton has also dealt with a side issue this week, so the team could be exercising caution here. Romy Gonzalez will handle shortstop Friday. Rotowire.com Today, 12:33 pm