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  • Belts first homer of season
    Bethancourt went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Mets.

    Advice: The catcher took Jake Diekman deep in the seventh inning, bringing the Marlins to within a run at 4-3, but it was as close as they got. Bethancourt has offered little at the plate this season -- Sunday's homer was his first of 2024, and he's slashing .143/.186/.232 in 60 plate appearances as the backup to Nick Fortes. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 9:45 am
  • Gets on base three times in win
    Kirk went 1-for-1 with two walks, a double and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Rays.

    Advice: The 25-year-old has seen his playing time crater in May as the red-hot Danny Jansen has seized control of the starting job behind the plate for the Blue Jays, but Kirk's own offensive struggles haven't helped. Sunday's performance was his first multi-RBI game since Opening Day, and through five games in May he's batting just .214 (3-for-14). Rotowire.com Yesterday, 9:22 am
  • Goes deep in win
    Campusano went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 9-1 win over Atlanta.

    Advice: Campusano went deep to left off Ray Kerr to extend the Padres' lead to 8-0 in the fifth. It was his second home run this month and his fourth of the year. The 25-year-old is now slashing .264/.309/.421 with 14 extra-base hits, 25 RBI, 19 runs and a 9:20 BB:K in 149 plate appearances after compiling a career-high 174 plate appearances last season. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 2:56 am
  • Notches rare steal
    Grandal went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Cubs.

    Advice: The steal was Grandal's first -- and first attempt -- since 2022, and it was just his 13th career theft. The catcher is off to a middling start to his season after missing the first month-plus due to plantar fasciitis in his left foot. He's slashing .211/.231/.395 with two home runs, eight RBI, four runs scored and a double over 39 plate appearances while adding a 1:7 BB:K. Grandal is handling the starting job at catcher for the Pirates over Joey Bart. Rotowire.com Sunday, 8:30 pm
  • Receiving breather Sunday
    Moreno is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

    Advice: Moreno started the previous three games and will head to the bench after he went 1-for-8 with two walks and three strikeouts during that stretch. Tucker Barnhart will step in behind the plate to catch for lefty Jordan Montgomery. Rotowire.com Sunday, 12:10 pm
  • Receiving Sunday off
    Stephenson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

    Advice: Stephenson went 5-for-11 with a homer and three RBI in the first three games of the series but will receive a breather in the finale. Luke Maile will take over behind the plate for Cincinnati. Rotowire.com Sunday, 11:49 am
  • Delivers as pinch hitter Saturday
    McCann entered Saturday's loss to the Royals as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning and singled in his only plate appearance.

    Advice: McCann continues to see occasional starts behind the dish, but he'd gone a combined 1-for-10 with six strikeouts in the most recent three prior to Saturday's pinch-hit appearance. The rookie will continue to spell Shea Langeliers on occasion, and despite the recent skid, he still carries a .333 average and .975 OPS over 47 plate appearances. Rotowire.com Sunday, 8:30 am
  • Resting Sunday against southpaw
    Melendez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

    Advice: The lefty-hitting Melendez will get a break as Oakland puts JP Sears on the mound. Dairon Blanco will get the start in left field and bat seventh with Garrett Hampson in center field and Hunter Renfroe in right. Rotowire.com Sunday, 8:08 am
  • Swats fifth homer
    Trevino went 1-for-4 with a solo home run against the White Sox in Saturday's 6-1 victory.

    Advice: Trevino hit one of four homers for New York in the contest, belting a solo shot to left field in the second inning. The backstop is up to five long balls through 91 plate appearances this season, already surpassing the four homers he hit in 158 plate appearances last year. Trevino and Austin Wells continue to split work behind the plate for the Yankees, but Trevino has been far superior offensively so far this season, slashing .286/.330/.464 to Wells' .197/.308/.303 mark. Rotowire.com Sunday, 8:02 am