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  • Getting day off Thursday
    Buxton is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox.

    Advice: It's a day off for Buxton, who has shown signs of life at the plate in slashing .323/.344/.613 with one homer, four doubles and a triple over his last eight contests. Austin Martin will occupy center field Thursday. Rotowire.com 4 minutes ago
     
  • Draws start Thursday
    Anderson is slated to start Thursday's game against the Guardians in Cleveland, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

    Advice: With Brayan Bello (lat) joining Nick Pivetta (elbow), Garrett Whitlock (oblique) and Lucas Giolito (elbow) on the injured list Wednesday, Anderson will step into the injury-riddled Red Sox rotation for the first time all season. Anderson hasn't covered more than three innings in any of his six relief outings with Boston this season, but he has plenty of starting experience under his belt, having previously made 200 starts over his MLB career across stops with Arizona, Milwaukee, Toronto, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Colorado and Tampa Bay. However, since he'll be pitching on three days' rest after tossing two innings out of the bullpen Sunday, Anderson may be operating under a workload restriction in his first start with Boston. Rotowire.com 8 minutes ago
     
  • Goes yard again Wednesday
    Rizzo went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the Yankees.

    Advice: The 34-year-old first baseman appears to be heating up. Rizzo has gone yard in back-to-back games after managing only one homer in his first 23 contests this season. His .242/.314/.358 slash line and 11 RBI remain below expectations, but after a tough, concussion-marred 2023 campaign, Rizzo's beginning to look more like the player who slugged 32 homers in 2022. Rotowire.com 11 minutes ago
     
  • Ends homer drought
    Arozarena went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Tigers.

    Advice: Arozarena went deep in his first plate appearance of the game, snapping a 19-start homeless drought. He struck out in his remaining three at-bats and has now punched out three times in three of his last five contests. Arozarena has gotten off to a poor start to the season, highlighted by a .158 average and a 29.1 percent strikeout rate. Rotowire.com 14 minutes ago
     
  • Sent to Triple-A
    The Twins optioned Henriquez to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday.

    Advice: Henriquez tossed two scoreless frames in his lone appearance while he was up with the big club. He's clearing out to make room for right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson, who was recalled from St. Paul ahead of his scheduled start Thursday versus the White Sox. Rotowire.com 15 minutes ago
     
  • Bat wakes up Wednesday
    Judge went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the A's.

    Advice: Joe Boyle appeared to have struck Judge out in the second inning but was charged with a balk on the third strike instead, and the Yankees slugger made him pay by crushing his next pitch over the fence in right field. Judge had gone just 4-for-31 (.129) over the prior eight games without a long ball, so the reprieve may have been just what he needed to kick things into gear. On the season, he's slashing .191/.319/.383 with four homers and 13 RBI through 25 contests. Rotowire.com 16 minutes ago
     
  • Recalled ahead of start
    The Twins recalled Woods Richardson from Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday.

    Advice: He will start Thursday's game against the White Sox, and with Louie Varland back in the minors, Woods Richardson will have an opportunity to stick in the Twins rotation for a while. The right-hander spun six innings of one-run ball against the Tigers on April 13, but a 6.08 ERA across 13.1 innings in three starts with St. Paul this season suggests that fantasy managers should exercise caution with him. Rotowire.com 17 minutes ago
     
  • 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 24 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 25 minutes ago
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