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  • Winds up with win
    Green (2-1) took the win Sunday against Seattle, allowing two hits and a walk with two strikeouts across a scoreless inning.

    Advice: Green entered the game in the bottom of the ninth inning with the score 4-4, and although he let runners reach second and third with one out, Green was able to send the game to extra innings, where the Blue Jays would deliver Green his second victory. The 33-year-old has allowed just one run in his last 9.2 innings and has been the Blue Jays' impromptu closer in the wake of injuries to Jordan Romano (elbow) and Yimi Garcia (elbow). Prior to being shelved, Garcia was firmly ahead of Green for save chances, but with Green in the midst of an exceptional season highlighted by what would be a career-best 1.57 ERA, the closing role may no longer be as cut and dry. Rotowire.com Today, 12:52 am
     
  • Clubs three-run homer
    Kjerstad went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run during Sunday's 6-3 win over Oakland.

    Advice: Kjerstad took Mitch Spence yard in the first inning, plating Ryan O'Hearn and Jordan Westburg with the three-run slam. In 51 plate appearances with Baltimore, Kjerstad has posted a .938 OPS with three homers and 12 RBI while carving out a significant role in a loaded Orioles outfield. Rotowire.com Today, 12:49 am
     
  • Heston Kjerstad hits three-run homer in win
    Heston Kjerstad hit a three-run homer in the victory over the A’s on Sunday.

    Advice: Kjerstad was making just his second start in five games, which is the same number as Colton Cowser and one less than Austin Hays, even though four of those games were against righties. It’s pretty much impossible to trust either Kjerstad or Cowser in weekly leagues at this point, though either would likely be a useful mixed-league outfielder if the Orioles sent down the other. Rotoworld Yesterday, 4:22 pm
     
  • Paul Skenes headlines pitchers for N.L. All-Stars
    Pirates’ rookie right-hander Paul Skenes was named to his first National League All-Star team on Sunday, despite having logged just 59 1/3 innings at the big-league level.

    Advice: It’s the first of what should be many All-Star game nods for the studly 22-year-old hurler who has gone 5-0 with a 2.12 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and a 78/12 K/BB ratio through his first 10 MLB starts. He’ll be joined on the N.L. All-Star squad by fellow pitchers Ranger Suarez, Tyler Glasnow, Shota Imanaga, Reynaldo Lopez, Logan Webb, Chris Sale, Zack Wheeler, Ryan Helsley, Tanner Scott, Robert Suarez, Matt Strahm and Jeff Hoffman. Rotoworld Yesterday, 3:06 pm
    Paul SkenesPIT - SP
    W, 14-2 vs NYM
    New Player Note
     
  • Brooks Lee keeps hitting with two more hits
    Brooks Lee went 2-for-4 with a run scored in a win over the Astros on Sunday.

    Advice: Lee has had a hit in each of his first five MLB starts and is batting .474 with three runs and seven RBI. The rookie has tremendous plate discipline and a great feel for contact, so he should remain a batting-average asset for the Twins. He won’t steal many bases and his power numbers in the minors this year were inflated by a 30 percent HR/FB rate, but he should produce enough to be worth rostering in all formats. If the Twins move him up in the lineup, he could see a big boost in value. Rotoworld Yesterday, 2:19 pm
    Brooks LeeMIN - SS
    L, 12-13 vs HOU
    New Player Note
     
  • Sitting Sunday
    Rodriguez (quadriceps) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays but could be available as a pinch hitter, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports.

    Advice: The 23-year-old was removed early in Saturday's contest due to discomfort in his lower right quadricep, though it doesn't appear he's dealing with a serious injury. Rodriguez may be available off the bench, but the Mariners could play it safe and give him a couple days to rest up as the team has a scheduled day off Monday. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 11:52 am
    Julio RodríguezSEA - OF
    W, 2-1 vs TOR
    New Player Note
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  • Checking back into lineup
    Smith (glute) will start at third base and bat third in Sunday's game against the Rays.

    Advice: Smith had been out of the lineup for the past two days with glute tightness, but he'll be ready to give it a go for the series finale. The 26-year-old will carry a four-game hitting streak into Sunday's contest and is slashing .291/.391/.509 overall wit three home runs, nine RBI and seven runs in his last 15 games. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 11:30 am
    Josh SmithTEX - 3B,SS,OF
    W, 3-0 vs TB
    New Player Note
     
  • MRI comes back clean on Rodríguez’s right quad
    An MRI on Julio Rodríguez’s right quad showed no stuctural damage.

    Advice: Rodríguez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays, but the outfielder is being kept out for precautionary measures according to manager Scott Servais, and he could be available off the bench. Even with the 23-year-old struggling for most of the 2024 campaign, this is obviously welcome news to fantasy managers who hope to see better things from Rodríguez in the second half of 2024. Rotoworld Yesterday, 11:16 am
    Julio RodríguezSEA - OF
    W, 2-1 vs TOR
    New Player Note
    DTD
     
  • Julio Rodríguez (quad) out Sunday against Toronto
    Julio Rodríguez (quad) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday’s finale against the Blue Jays.

    Advice: Rodríguez was removed with a right quad injury during Saturday’s game against the Blue Jays, and it’s unsurprising that he’s going to miss at least one full game with the injury. How much more time he misses will depend on the results of his MRI. Victor Robles gets the start in center field and will hit ninth against Toronto on Sunday. Rotoworld Yesterday, 10:22 am
    Julio RodríguezSEA - OF
    W, 2-1 vs TOR
    New Player Note
    DTD