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  • Sitting Thursday
    Sosa isn't in the White Sox's lineup Thursday against the Mariners.

    Advice: Sosa went 2-for-12 across the first three games of Chicago's series against the Mariners, and he'll now sit down for the finale while Danny Mendick starts at third base and bats ninth. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 2:46 pm
     
  • Resting Thursday
    Perdomo isn't in the Diamondbacks' lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels.

    Advice: Perdomo has gone 3-for-7 with an RBI and a run scored in two games since returning from the injured list. He'll get a breather against Griffin Canning and the Angels while Kevin Newman starts at shortstop, batting ninth. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 1:35 pm
     
  • Taylor Walls excluded from Thursday’s lineup
    Taylor Walls is taking a seat against a left-hander Thursday against the Cubs.

    Advice: Walls has actually hit lefties better than righties in his career, though he’s still awfully weak against both. Walls had started five of six games since coming off the injured list. The Rays went 1-4 in those games, with the lone win coming Tuesday after Walls was replaced in the seventh and the team rallied for all five of its runs. The Rays have scored a total of eight runs in the 42 innings in which Walls has played. Rotoworld Yesterday, 12:58 pm
     
  • Getting day off
    Schuemann is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Minnesota.

    Advice: Schuemann wore the golden sombrero in Wednesday's loss to the Padres, so he will be given the day off Thursday to regroup. Aledmys Diaz will draw the start at shortstop. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 12:54 pm
     
  • Abraham Toro remains leadoff man despite slump
    The slumping Abraham Toro is again in the leadoff spot for the A’s for Thursday’s game against the Twins.

    Advice: That’s hardly a surprise, considering that Toro has led off every game for the A’s since May 5. Still, he’s not exactly succeeding in the spot, having posted a .281 OBP in 46 games there. He’s hit .202/.228/.270 in his last 20 games. Rotoworld Yesterday, 12:49 pm
     
  • Mariners option Leo Rivas to Triple-A
    Mariners optioned INF Leo Rivas to Triple-A Tacoma.

    Advice: Rivas spent three days on the Mariners roster while Dylan Moore was on paternity leave and made one appearance as a pinch-runner. Rotoworld Yesterday, 11:10 am
    Leo RivasSEA - SS
    7:10 pm vs TEX
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  • Sent down to Tacoma
    The Mariners optioned Rivas to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday.

    Advice: Rivas was brought up from the minors Monday to serve as temporary depth while Dylan Moore was away on paternity leave. Now that Moore has returned, Rivas will head back to Triple-A, where he's slashed .255/.386/.353 across 130 plate appearances. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 11:08 am
    Leo RivasSEA - SS
    7:10 pm vs TEX
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  • On verge of rehab assignment
    Polanco (hamstring) is slated to run the bases before Thursday's game against the White Sox and then head out on a rehab assignment, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports.

    Advice: Polanco has been progressively ramping up his level of activity in recent days, apparently without any setbacks. MLB.com reports that general manager Justin Hollander indicated team trainers would jointly assess Polanco's condition with the veteran infielder following Thursday's activity, at which point the length of the rehab assignment would likely be determined. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 10:30 am
    Jorge PolancoSEA - 2B,3B
    7:10 pm vs TEX
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  • Twins bring up Austin Martin from Triple-A
    Twins recalled INF/OF Austin Martin from Triple-A St. Paul.

    Advice: He replaces Alex Kirilloff. Martin earned another look by hitting .290/.466/.387 with a 7/21 K/BB ratio in 88 plate appearances in Triple-A. Manuel Margot has gotten hot this month, so we’ll have to see just how much playing time Martin gets in the Twins’ outfield rotation. He’s also an option at second base, but he’s a weaker one than Willi Castro. During his earlier stints with the Twins, all 23 of his starts came in left or center. Rotoworld Yesterday, 10:26 am
    Austin MartinMIN - 2B,SS,LF,CF
    5:10 pm vs OAK
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