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  • Josh Smith homers and doubles in loss to Mariners
    Josh Smith homered and doubled in a loss to the Mariners on Thursday.

    Advice: Smith picked up one of two homers the Rangers hit off of Luis Castillo, and his was a solo shot that tied the game at 2-2. The left-handed hitting infielder is off to a strong start with the bat to open 2023, as the two extra-base hits has him slashing .292/.393/.417 over 72 at-bats. Rotoworld 39 minutes ago
    Josh H. SmithTEX - 3B,SS,OF
    L, 3-4 vs SEA
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  • Luis Urías hits go-ahead homer as M’s top Rangers
    Luis Urías hit a go-ahead two-run homer to help the Mariners to a 4-2 win over the Rangers on Thursday.

    Advice: With the score tied at 2-2, Urías swatted a two-run blast off Andrew Heaney to give Seattle a 4-2 lead and ultimately the victory. It’s the second homer of the season for the 26-year-old, and he’s now posting a respectable .803 OPS. Urías should continue to get at-bats against southpaws, but Josh Rojas is going to get much more playing time at third in the strong-side of the platoon. Rotoworld 40 minutes ago
    Luis UríasSEA - 2B,3B
    W, 4-3 @TEX
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  • José Ramírez drives in four in win over Red Sox
    José Ramírez went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a steal in a win over the Red Sox on Thursday.

    Advice: Ramirez crushed a second-inning pitch from Chase Anderson 384 feet at 107.8 mph off the bat for his fifth home run of the season. He’s now slashing .260/.271/.471 on the season with 23 RBI and three steals. Ramirez has been hyper-aggressive this season, raising his chase rate and his overall swing rate by 10 percent. As a result, he has just a two percent walk rate and is making less hard contact than he did last year. He still makes an elite amount of contact, but you do have to wonder if the increased aggression will make it harder for him to reach that .280-.300 batting average that we’re used to seeing. Rotoworld Today, 1:35 pm
  • Powers Cleveland to win
    Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a grand slam, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Thursday's 6-4 win over the Red Sox.

    Advice: Ramirez extended the Guardians' lead to 5-0 in the second inning, blasting a two-out grand slam on the 10th pitch of the at-bat from Chase Anderson. While it'd been a slow start to the year by Ramirez's standards, he now has six extra-base hits, including three home runs, and three stolen bases in his last 10 contests. The veteran third-baseman is now slashing .260/.271/.471 with five home runs, 23 RBI and 18 runs scored across 107 plate appearances this season. Rotowire.com Today, 1:28 pm
  • Boone: Jon Berti nearing rehab assignment
    Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Jon Berti (groin) could potentially start a minor league rehab assignment this weekend.

    Advice: Berti has been out since mid-April due to a left adductor strain. The 34-year-old will occupy a versatile bench role for the Yankees once he’s ready to return. Rotoworld Today, 1:15 pm
    Jon BertiNYY - 2B,3B,SS,OF
    4:05 pm vs OAK
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    IL10
  • Nearing rehab assignment
    Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Thursday that Berti (groin) could begin a rehab assignment Sunday, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.

    Advice: Berti is nearly two weeks removed from suffering a left groin strain and is almost ready to test things out in game action. The utility player shouldn't need too many rehab games before rejoining the Yanks. Rotowire.com Today, 1:11 pm
    Jon BertiNYY - 2B,3B,SS,OF
    4:05 pm vs OAK
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    IL10
  • Nick Senzel (illness) scratched from Thurs. lineup
    Nick Senzel (illness) was scratched from the starting lineup on Thursday against the Dodgers.

    Advice: Ildemaro Vargas will replace Senzel in the series finale. Hopefully the 28-year-old isn’t out for much longer than a game or two but the team is calling it a stomach illness. Rotoworld Today, 12:33 pm
    Nick SenzelWSH - 3B,OF
    Bot 6, 0-1 vs LAD
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    DTD
  • Scratched Thursday
    Senzel was scratched from Washington's lineup ahead of Thursday's game versus the Dodgers due to a stomach illness.

    Advice: Ildemaro Vargas will cover third base instead and bat eighth while Senzel is under the weather. The 28-year-old has hit safely in three of his last four games, homering twice. Rotowire.com Today, 12:33 pm
    Nick SenzelWSH - 3B,OF
    Bot 6, 0-1 vs LAD
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    DTD
  • Athletics recall Darell Hernaiz to Triple-A
    Athletics recalled SS Darell Hernaiz from Triple-A Las Vegas

    Advice: The A’s will bring up the 22-year-old infielder who is filling the roster spot for Zack Gelof. Herniaz has struggled at the major league level where he’s slashed .103/.156/.103 in his 17 games this season. Rotoworld Today, 12:15 pm
    Darell HernaizOAK - 2B,3B,SS
    4:05 pm @NYY
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