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  • On bench again Sunday
    Melendez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

    Advice: After he surprisingly found himself on the bench Saturday against right-hander Casey Mize, the lefty-hitting Melendez's absence from the lineup Sunday is more expected with ace southpaw Tarik Skubal starting for Detroit. Melendez still looks to have a hold on a strong-side platoon role in the Kansas City outfield, though his grip on a regular job may be loosening in the wake of his poor start to the season. He enters Sunday's contest slashing .198/.278/.407 on the campaign through 90 plate appearances. Rotowire.com 16 minutes ago
     
  • Receives day off
    Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

    Advice: After starting behind the plate Friday and Saturday, Smith will get a breather as the Dodgers wrap up their series in Canada with a day game. Austin Barnes will handle catching duties for the Dodgers on Sunday. Rotowire.com 31 minutes ago
     
  • Receives breather Sunday
    Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

    Advice: Jansen started the first two games of the series but will sit for the finale versus Los Angeles. Alejandro Kirk will step in behind the plate to catch for right-hander Kevin Gausman on Sunday. Rotowire.com 33 minutes ago
     
  • Will Smith gets Sunday off vs. Blue Jays
    Will Smith is not in the starting lineup for Sunday’s game against the Blue Jays.

    Advice: Smith has been sensational to begin the year with a a .367 average and .924 OPS over 98 at-bats, but he’ll get a day of rest for the finale against Toronto. Austin Barnes will handle catching duties. Rotoworld 40 minutes ago
     
  • Gets rest day
    D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

    Advice: D'Arnaud will get a breather as Atlanta and Cleveland wraps up its series with a day game. Chadwick Tromp will get a turn behind the plate in place of d'Arnaud, who went 1-for-6 with a double and an RBI between the first two contests of the series. Rotowire.com 41 minutes ago
     
  • Homers, extends hitting streak
    Jeffers went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk in Saturday's win over the Angels.

    Advice: Jeffers recorded a single in his second at-bat to extend his hitting streak to six games and then added a two-run homer in the top of the ninth as the Twins ran away with the win. The catcher has now homered in two of his last three contests and has recorded at least one RBI in three straight. All five of his home runs have come in April, where he's batting .333 with 16 RBI and 11 runs scored. Rotowire.com 57 minutes ago
     
  • Gets Sunday off
    Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Baltimore.

    Advice: Langeliers had caught each of Oakland's last six games, so his absence from the lineup for the series finale is likely just a routine maintenance day. Kyle McCann checks in behind the dish and will bat ninth for Oakland. Rotowire.com Today, 7:33 am
     
  • On base five times
    Rortvedt went 3-for-3 with two walks, a stolen base and two runs scored Saturday against the White Sox.

    Advice: The former Yankee has had a relatively even share of the playing time at catcher alongside Rene Pinto, but Rortvedt has started three of the Rays' last four games. He had a big performance Saturday and narrowly missed his first home run of the season, which was originally ruled to have cleared the fence only to be overturned on replay. Rortvedt has benefitted from a .548 BABIP to inflate his batting average early on, though he does have a 10.2 percent walk rate across 225 career big-league plate appearances, giving him a boost in on-base leagues. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 10:03 pm
     
  • Clubs third homer
    Rutschman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Athletics.

    Advice: Rutschman is on fire with an eight-game hitting streak, going 15-for-36 (.417) in that span with two homers, nine RBI and four runs scored. The catcher's surge has him up to a .324/.368/.438 slash line with three homers, 16 RBI, 16 runs scored and three doubles through 25 games. Rutschman's power numbers are more or less in line with his first two seasons and he's making more contact, but he's also posted a 6.1 percent walk rate so far. He's locked in as the Orioles' No. 2 hitter. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 9:06 pm