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  • Breather Friday
    Polanco is not in the starting lineup for Friday's contest with the Athletics, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.

    Advice: Polanco will get a breather after going 2-for-18 with one run scored and seven strikeouts over Seattle's four-game series in Minnesota. Josh Rojas will slide over to second base while Luis Urias will enter the lineup at third base and bat ninth against Oakland. Rotowire.com 1 minute ago
    Jorge PolancoSEA - 2B,3B
    6:40 pm vs OAK
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  • Dealing with back problems
    Adrianza said Friday that he has experienced issues with his lower back, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

    Advice: It's uncertain whether or not Adrianza will require a trip to the injured list, but he said he received an MRI on Friday, which should help determine how long he may be out for. The 34-year-old has played in eight games since joining the Angels in late April, slashing .192/.250/.346 with two RBI in 28 plate appearances. Rotowire.com 3 minutes ago
     
  • Joey Loperfido riding the pine again on Friday
    Joey Loperfido is once again absent from the Astros’ starting lineup for Friday night’s skirmish against the Tigers.

    Advice: It’s the third time in four games that the 24-year-old slugger has found himself situated on the bench. What’s troublesome, is that two of those games have been against right-handed pitching. Through his first 21 plate appearances with the Astros, Loperfido is hitting .316/.381/.316 with a pair of RBI, one stolen base and a 7/2 K/BB ratio. Jake Meyers is starting in his place once again in center field and batting ninth against Casey Mize and the Tigers on Friday night. Rotoworld 15 minutes ago
     
  • On bench Friday
    Hayes is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs.

    Advice: Hayes is mired in a 2-for-26 slump and will sit Friday for the second consecutive contest. Jared Triolo will shift to third base while Nick Gonzales, freshly promoted from Triple-A Indianapolis, starts at the keystone. Rotowire.com 15 minutes ago
     
  • Mark Canha returns to Tigers’ lineup on Friday
    Mark Canha (illness) returned to the Tigers’ starting lineup for their series opener against the Astros on Friday night.

    Advice: The 35-year-old outfielder missed each of the team’s last two contests due to illness. He’s off to a decent start overall through his first 34 games with the Tigers — hitting .248/.367/.444 with five homers, 16 RBI, one stolen base and a 28/17 K/BB ratio. He’ll serve as the team’s designated hitter and bat third against left-hander Framber Valdez on Friday evening in Motown. Rotoworld 19 minutes ago
    Mark CanhaDET - 1B,OF
    3:40 pm vs HOU
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  • Andrés Giménez gets night off on Friday
    Andrés Giménez is not in the Guardians’ starting lineup for Friday night’s battle against the White Sox.

    Advice: It looks to be just a regular day of rest for the 25-year-old second baseman. Gabriel Arias will start in his place and will bat eighth for the Guardians against Garrett Crochet and the White Sox. Rotoworld 22 minutes ago
     
  • Back in lineup Friday
    Goldschmidt is starting at first base and batting third in the lineup for Friday's game against the Brewers, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

    Advice: Goldschmidt was absent from the starting lineup in the team's 7-1 loss to Milwaukee on Thursday. The veteran first baseman has not registered a hit over his last six appearances, and he is slashing .195/.287/.263 with a 31.3 percent strikeout rate this season. Goldschmidt will look to get back on track against Brewers southpaw Robert Gasser. Rotowire.com 22 minutes ago
     
  • Rob Refsnyder (hamstring) returns to lineup Friday
    Rob Refsnyder (hamstring) returned to the Red Sox’ starting lineup for Friday’s matchup against the Nationals.

    Advice: Refsnyder has been sidelined since May 5 due to a hamstring injury, but the way that the team’s schedule fell that only caused him to miss two games. He’ll serve as the Red Sox’ designated hitter and will bat second against Patrick Corbin and the Nationals on Friday evening at Fenway Park. Rotoworld 26 minutes ago
     
  • 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 watch the beginning of the game from the Cardinals' dugout. Lars Nootbaar, Mike Siani and Dylan Carlson will start across St. Louis' outfield while Donovan sits. Rotowire.com 28 minutes ago
    Brendan DonovanSTL - 1B,2B,OF
    5:10 pm @MIL
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