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    • Sitting against another righty
      Santana is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.

      Advice: Santana will hit the bench against a right-handed starting pitcher (Alec Marsh) for the third time in five games. The downturn in opportunities comes while Santana has fallen into a 5-for-33 skid at the plate (.152 average) over his last 10 starts, bringing his slash line down to .201/.282/.361 over 188 plate appearances on the season. The Minnesota infield will become more crowded when Royce Lewis (quadricep) returns from the 10-day injured list, potentially as soon as later this week, so Santana could be on the way out of the everyday lineup, if he hasn't lost his spot already. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 7:11 am
      Carlos SantanaMIN - 1B
      W, 4-2 vs KC
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    • Taking seat Friday
      Santana is not in the lineup for Friday's game against Texas.

      Advice: Santana will sit for the third time in the month of May. Alex Kirilloff will move to first base and bat sixth in place of Santana. Rotowire.com Friday, 1:16 pm
      Carlos SantanaMIN - 1B
      W, 4-2 vs KC
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    • Fielding grounders
      Encarnacion-Strand (wrist) was on the field Tuesday fielding groundballs, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

      Advice: Encarnacion-Strand's right hand remained in a protective cast while he fielded solely with his left (glove) hand. This was his first form of baseball activity since being diagnosed May 8 with a right ulnar styloid fracture on the inside of his hand near the wrist. The Reds still expect him back at some point in June, but a clearer timeline should emerge after Encarnacion-Strand undergoes a follow-up exam scheduled for June 5, the four-week mark of his projected 4-to-6 week recovery. Rotowire.com Friday, 3:53 am
       
    • Carlos Santana gets day off versus Nationals
      Carlos Santana is on the bench Wednesday for the first time in two weeks.

      Advice: After the last time Santana didn’t start, he responded by going 7-for-16 with three homers in his next four games. Since then, though, he’s 4-for-27 with no extra-base hits, no RBI and one walk in seven games, leaving him at .201/.270/.365 for the season. At some point, the Twins are probably going to turn him into more of a platoon player against lefties. Rotoworld Wednesday, 7:41 am
      Carlos SantanaMIN - 1B
      W, 4-2 vs KC
      Player Note
       
    • Resting Wednesday
      Santana is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

      Advice: Santana will take a seat for the series finale in Washington, ending a stretch of 12 consecutive starts during which he's run hot at the plate with a .283/.298/.522 slash line. Alex Kirilloff will fill in for Santana at first base. Rotowire.com Wednesday, 6:57 am
      Carlos SantanaMIN - 1B
      W, 4-2 vs KC
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    • Follow-up exam coming June 5
      Encarnacion-Strand (wrist) will have a follow-up exam June 5, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

      Advice: June 5 represents the four-week mark of Encarnacion-Strand's projected 4-to-6-week timetable as he recovers from a fracture in his right wrist, so the slugging first baseman doesn't look as though he'll be on track to return on the early side of that timeline. Encarnacion-Strand would presumably require a rehab assignment before he's activated from the 10-day injured list. Rotowire.com Tuesday, 12:55 pm