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  • Sitting again Saturday
    Seager (hamstring) is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants.

    Advice: Seager will sit for a second straight game after injuring his left hamstring Wednesday against the Tigers. Like Friday, Seager will be available to pinch hit Saturday, per Jeff Wilson of RangersToday.com. Josh Smith will shift over to shortstop while Ezequiel Duran gets the start at third base against Giants right-hander Spencer Howard. Rotowire.com 56 minutes ago
    Corey SeagerTEX - SS
    1:05 pm vs SF
    New Player Note
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  • Wyatt Langford absent from Saturday’s lineup
    Wyatt Langford is not in the lineup for Saturday’s contest against the Giants.

    Advice: Langford heads to the bench with backstop Jonah Heim at designated hitter and veteran Travis Jankowski drawing a rare start in left field. The 22-year-old rookie is batting .235 with zero homers and four RBI in nine contests since returning from the injured list back on May 28. Rotoworld 56 minutes ago
     
  • Corey Seager out Saturday due to hamstring injury
    Corey Seager (hamstring) remains out of the lineup for Saturday’s showdown against the Giants.

    Advice: The encouraging news here for fantasy managers is that Seager hasn’t landed on the injured list yet after suffering a mild left hamstring injury earlier this week. The 30-year-old fantasy stalwart will miss his second straight contest on Saturday afternoon and remains day-to-day for now. There should be some clarity on his status at some point later this weekend if he’s unable to get back in the lineup. Rotoworld 57 minutes ago
    Corey SeagerTEX - SS
    1:05 pm vs SF
    New Player Note
    DTD
     
  • Rays activate Colin Poche for Saturday return
    Rays activated LHP Colin Poche from the 15-day injured list.

    Advice: Poche returns to Tampa Bay’s high-leverage mix ahead of Saturday’s contest against the Orioles following a nearly seven-week absence due to back tightness. The 30-year-old lefty struggled in 10 relief outings prior to landing on the shelf back in late April. Rotoworld Today, 9:35 am
     
  • Rays put Richard Lovelady (forearm) on 15-day IL
    Rays placed LHP Richard Lovelady on the 15-day injured list with a left forearm flexor strain.

    Advice: Lovelady heads to the injured list after posting an inflated 7.36 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 6/1 K/BB ratio across 7 1/3 innings (eight appearances) since being acquired last month in a trade with the Cubs. The 28-year-old lefty figures to miss at least a couple weeks. There should be some clarity on his return timeline soon. There’s reason for concern here since he missed the final few months of last season with an elbow issue. Rotoworld Today, 9:33 am
     
  • Lands on IL with forearm strain
    The Rays placed Lovelady on the 15-day injured list Saturday due to a left forearm flexor strain.

    Advice: Lovelady has been with the Rays since May 18 after being traded by the Cubs. He's appeared in eight games for Tampa Bay since the trade, registering a 7.36 ERA and 1.36 WHIP over 7.1 innings. The Rays reinstated left-hander Colin Poche (back) from the 15-day injured list in a corresponding move. Rotowire.com Today, 9:31 am
     
  • Reinstated from IL
    The Rays reinstated Poche (back) from the 15-day injured list Saturday.

    Advice: Poche landed on the injured list April 26 due to mid-back tightness. He began his rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on Sunday, and over three appearances he allowed two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out one over 2.2 innings. Southpaw Richard Lovelady was placed on the 15-day injured list with a left forearm flexor strain in a corresponding move. Rotowire.com Today, 9:27 am
     
  • Resting Saturday
    Lee is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Boston.

    Advice: Lee started in the first two games of the series, going 0-for-6 with two strikeouts. Martin Maldonado will start behind home plate Saturday and bat ninth against Red Sox right-hander Brayan Bello. Rotowire.com Today, 9:21 am
    Korey LeeCWS - C
    1:10 pm vs BOS
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  • Starting Saturday
    DeLoach is starting in right field and batting second against the Red Sox on Saturday.

    Advice: DeLoach will make his second start of the series Saturday. He went 1-for-4 with an RBI double in Thursday's 14-2 loss. The lefty-hitting DeLoach will face off against Red Sox right-hander Brayan Bello. Rotowire.com Today, 9:15 am