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  • Returns to lineup
    Urias (wrist) will play third base and bat eighth in Thursday's game against the Rangers.

    Advice: It's his first start since he exited the second game of Sunday's doubleheader versus the Rockies when he was hit by a pitch on the right wrist. However, the Mariners had faced two straight righties, so Urias might not have been in the lineup, anyway. He and his teammates will go up against southpaw Andrew Heaney on Thursday. Rotowire.com 5 minutes ago
    Luis UríasSEA - 2B,3B
    11:35 am @TEX
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  • Sits against southpaw
    Biggio is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Royals.

    Advice: With the Blue Jays and Royals concluding their series with a day game after a night game and with a southpaw (Cole Ragans) on the hill for Kansas City, the lefty-hitting Biggio will get the afternoon off. Isiah Kiner-Falefa will step in for Biggio at the keystone. Rotowire.com 29 minutes ago
    Cavan BiggioTOR - 1B,2B,3B,OF
    11:10 am @KC
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  • Out of Thursday's lineup
    Valdez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game in Cleveland.

    Advice: Valdez is getting a routine day off after starting at second base in each of the Red Sox's previous nine contests. David Hamilton will handle the keystone Thursday. Rotowire.com Today, 8:13 am
     
  • Call-up likely due to Gelof injury
    Hernaiz is a likely candidate for a promotion from Triple-A Las Vegas if Zack Gelof's oblique injury forces him to go on the injured list, MLB.com reports.

    Advice: Gelof was held out of Wednesday's loss to the Yankees with what was originally described as abdominal soreness, and he was eventually diagnosed with a left oblique strain and labeled as a likely IL candidate. If that indeed comes to pass, it appears Hernaiz, who's hit .211 over his first six games with Las Vegas since his demotion last Thursday, would make a quick return to the big-league club. Hernaiz has experience at second base, third base and shortstop, and but he scuffled to a .103/.156/.103 slash line across his first 32 plate appearances to start the season before being sent down to the Aviators. Rotowire.com Today, 7:40 am
    Darell HernaizOAK - 2B,3B,SS
    4:05 pm @NYY
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  • Collects ninth steal
    Caballero went 1-for-3 with a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 7-5 win over the Tigers.

    Advice: The shortstop continues to make an impact on the basepaths. Caballero has gone 4-for-4 on steal attempts over the last six games, and on the season he sports a .272/.302/.432 slash line with two homers, nine stolen bases, 11 runs and 11 RBI in 23 contests. Rotowire.com Today, 7:32 am
     
  • Swats timely first homer
    Mead went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 7-5 win over the Tigers.

    Advice: The 23-year-old took Will Vest deep in the sixth inning to break open a 5-5 tie. It was Mead's first homer, and first extra-base hit, of the season, but he could be running out of time to solidify his spot in the lineup with Brandon Lowe (oblique) and Jonathan Aranda (finger) on track to return in early May. Over the last 12 games, Mead is batting just .216 (8-for-37) with a 1:10 BB:K. Rotowire.com Today, 7:30 am
     
  • Contributes stolen base Wednesday
    Polanco went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in a loss to the Rangers on Wednesday.

    Advice: Polanco's struggles at the plate continued for the most part, with his average now sitting at a paltry .175 through 99 plate appearances. However, the veteran also sports a surprisingly solid .333 on-base percentage that's largely the result of his 18.9 percent walk rate. The free pass he drew Wednesday also led to his first stolen base of the campaign, and the combination of Polanco's career-low .234 BABIP and above-average 24.0 percent line-drive rate seems to imply his luck when putting the ball in play should start to turn soon. Rotowire.com Today, 7:28 am
     
  • Back in action as DH
    India (illness) will serve as the Reds' designated hitter and No. 6 batter in Thursday's game against the Phillies.

    Advice: India is back in the starting nine for the first time since Saturday, albeit in a non-defensive role as the Reds look to ease him back in following his bout with an illness that kept him on the bench for four games. He'll likely reprise his usual duties at second base over the weekend, at which point Santiago Espinal will head back to the bench and serve as a utility infielder. Rotowire.com Today, 7:24 am
     
  • Jonathan India back in lineup versus Philly
    Jonathan India (illness) is in the Reds’ starting lineup and batting sixth against the Phillies on Thursday.

    Advice: India was sidelined for the the past three games with an illness, but the 27-year-old is back in the up as a designated hitter. India has slashed .251/.349/.410 with four RBI in his 86 plate appearances this season. Rotoworld Today, 7:11 am