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  • Powered to second win
    Schmidt (2-0) picked up the win in Wednesday's 7-3 victory over the A's, allowing three runs on four hits and two walks over 5.1 innings. He struck out six.

    Advice: The right-hander cruised through five innings before serving up a three-run shot to Brent Rooker in the sixth and getting the hook after 92 pitches (58 strikes), but the Yanks supported Schmidt with three long balls of their own. He's still looking for his first quality start of the season, but Schmidt has lasted five or more innings in four of his five outings, and he hasn't given up more than three runs in any of them. He'll take a 3.55 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 29:10 K:BB through 25.1 innings into his next start, which is scheduled to come on the road early next week in Baltimore. Rotowire.com 3 minutes ago
     
  • Playing time dipping
    Davis is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Brewers.

    Advice: He's has now started just two of the previous six games for the Pirates and will yield to Joey Bart again Thursday. Davis is slashing just .180/.288/.230 with a 31.1 percent strikeout rate this season, and with Yasmani Grandal (foot) nearing a return, he could find himself back in the minors soon. Rotowire.com 3 minutes ago
    Henry DavisPIT - C,OF
    9:35 am vs MIL
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  • Blasts seventh homer
    Ward went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's loss to the Orioles.

    Advice: Ward followed up Mike Trout's solo homer in the bottom of the sixth with a two-run shot of his own just two batters later, bringing the Angels back within three runs of Baltimore. The outfielder now has five homers and 19 RBI in April, though he's gone just 4-for-26 (.153) at the plate over his last seven games. He's also failed to register multiple hits in any game over that stretch. Rotowire.com 3 minutes ago
     
  • Call-up likely due to Gelof injury
    Hernaiz is a likely candidate for a promotion from Triple-A Las Vegas if Zack Gelof's oblique injury forces him to go on the injured list, MLB.com reports.

    Advice: Gelof was held out of Wednesday's loss to the Yankees with what was originally described as abdominal soreness, and he was eventually diagnosed with a left oblique strain and labeled as a likely IL candidate. If that indeed comes to pass, it appears Hernaiz, who's hit .211 over his first six games with Las Vegas since his demotion last Thursday, would make a quick return to the big-league club. Hernaiz has experience at second base, third base and shortstop, and but he scuffled to a .103/.156/.103 slash line across his first 32 plate appearances to start the season before being sent down to the Aviators. Rotowire.com 5 minutes ago
    Darell HernaizOAK - 2B,3B,SS
    4:05 pm @NYY
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  • Twins recall Simeon Woods-Richardson from Triple-A
    Twins recalled RHP Simeon Woods-Richardson from Triple-A St. Paul.

    Advice: Woods-Richardson will get the start on Thursday. He’s getting the call up to replace Louie Varland, who was optioned to Triple-A following a brutal start to the season. The 23-year-old righty has made three starts at Triple-A where he’s posted a 6.08 ERA, 1.58 WHIP with a 12/5 K/BB ratio across 13 1/3 innings. Fantasy managers should wait and see how he performs on Thursday, but his lone start with the Twins this season was promising when he allowed just one earned run across six innings of work. Rotoworld 7 minutes ago
     
  • Not in Thursday's lineup
    Hayes is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Brewers.

    Advice: It would appear to be a routine day off for Hayes. The Pirates will shift Jared Triolo over to third base Thursday and give Alika Williams a start at second base. Rotowire.com 7 minutes ago
     
  • Early exit in loss
    Boyle (1-4) took the loss Tuesday, giving up two runs on three hits and four walks over three innings as the A's fell 7-3 to the Yankees. He struck out six.

    Advice: The rookie right-hander needed 85 pitches (50 strikes) to record only nine outs, and while Boyle continues to miss bats, he isn't offering much else from a fantasy standpoint. He's issued at least three free passes in four of his five starts to begin the season, stumbling to a 7.06 ERA, 1.80 WHIP and 24:16 K:BB through 21.2 innings. He lines up to make his next outing at home early next week against the Pirates. Rotowire.com 8 minutes ago
     
  • Taking seat Thursday
    Florial is not in the lineup for Thursday's tilt against the Red Sox.

    Advice: Florial had started four of the previous five games versus right-handers but will take a seat Thursday against righty Chase Anderson. Anderson, it should be noted, is a reverse splits guy, holding lefties to a .692 OPS in his career. Jose Ramirez will be the designated hitter Thursday while Gabriel Arias handles third base. Rotowire.com 9 minutes ago
     
  • Swipes seventh bag
    Rojas went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 7-4 loss to the Phillies.

    Advice: It's been an impressive week for Rojas, who extended his hitting streak to six games, going 10-for-22 with a double, a triple and four stolen bases in that span. After starting the year 1-for-22, the 23-year-old Rojas has boosted his slash line to .266/.329/.328 with nine runs scored, three RBI and a team-high seven stolen bases. Rotowire.com 11 minutes ago