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  • Eugenio Suárez homers in blowout win
    Eugenio Suárez hit a solo homer in a blowout win over the White Sox on Friday.

    Advice: Suárez swatted a solo shot in the fourth inning off Chris Flexen — his former teammate in Seattle — to give D-Backs a 4-1 lead. It’s been a struggle for the 32-year-old third baseman, as even with the roundtripper he’s hitting only .197/.274/.324. Rotoworld Yesterday, 9:23 pm
     
  • Sitting Friday
    Smith is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Mariners.

    Advice: Smith will begin Friday's series opener in the dugout after starting in the last two games, going 4-for-7. He's been one of the Rangers' hottest hitters in June, slashing .368/.429/.526 with seven runs, one home run and two RBI. Ezequiel Duran and Davis Wendzel will start at shortstop and third base, respectively, against Mariners right-hander Luis Castillo. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 4:06 pm
    Josh SmithTEX - 3B,SS,OF
    4:15 pm @SEA
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  • Batting seventh in return
    Ortiz (hamstring) is playing third base and batting seventh Friday against the Reds.

    Advice: Ortiz missed a pair of contests with a sore right hamstring, but he's back in the Brewers' lineup following the team's day off. In 12 games before sustaining the injury, Ortiz went 14-for-43 (.326) with seven runs, five RBI and three stolen bases. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 2:28 pm
    Joey OrtizMIL - 2B,3B
    W, 3-1 vs CIN
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  • Stays at shortstop
    Smith started at shortstop and went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Dodgers.

    Advice: Smith made another start at shortstop, as the Rangers are being careful with Corey Seager (hamstring). Seager had returned to action Wednesday, serving as the DH, and was originally in Thursday's starting lineup at DH before being scratched. Smith continued to be a surprising contributor for the Rangers; he's gone 19-for-53 (.358) with six extra-base hits, two steals, four RBI and 10 runs scored over the last 15 games. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 5:15 am
    Josh SmithTEX - 3B,SS,OF
    4:15 pm @SEA
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  • Back in lineup
    Suarez started at third base and went 0-for-2 with a walk and a run scored in Thursday's 11-1 win over the Angels. He was also hit by a pitch.

    Advice: Suarez returned to the lineup after being replaced at the hot corner by Blaze Alexander the previous day. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said Alexander will be given more opportunities at third with Suarez (.195/.267/.309) mired in a season-long slump. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 4:59 am
     
  • Forgettable night in return
    Moore went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts in his return from paternity leave during an extra-inning loss against the White Sox on Thursday.

    Advice: Moore had sat out the previous two games while on leave, and he went down on strikes three times against masterful White Sox starter Garrett Crochet before also logging one final punchout when facing reliever Michael Kopech. Since hitting safely in back-to-back games May 25-26, Moore has been mired in a nightmarish slump, going 4-for-42 with a single extra-base hit (a double) and a 38.8 percent strikeout across his last 13 contests. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 4:55 am
    Dylan MooreSEA - 2B,3B,SS,OF
    4:15 pm vs TEX
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  • 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 Thursday, 12:58 pm
    Taylor WallsTB - 2B,3B,SS
    L, 2-9 @ATL
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  • Brett Baty plays second base in Triple-A
    The Mets have Brett Baty making his first professional start at second base in Triple-A on Thursday.

    Advice: Baty took some reps as a middle infielder last month after the move to release Joey Wendle left him as the closest thing the Mets had to a backup at second and short. Since Baty joined the Mets on their London trip, he’s played in just four minor league games since getting demoted May 31, though he’s gone 8-for-19 with three homers. It seems quite unlikely that the Mets will ever want to make the switch from Jeff McNeil to Baty at second base, but it’d be nice if Baty could open up the possibility. Rotoworld Thursday, 12:16 pm
    Brett BatyNYM - 3B
    W, 5-1 vs SD
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  • Dylan Moore back from paternity list
    Mariners reinstated INF/OF Dylan Moore from the paternity list.

    Advice: Moore was gone for three days. He’ll resume playing pretty regularly between second, third and left, giving him some value in deeper mixed leagues. Rotoworld Thursday, 11:12 am
    Dylan MooreSEA - 2B,3B,SS,OF
    4:15 pm vs TEX
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