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  • Sitting again Wednesday
    Cruz (hamstring) isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

    Advice: Cruz will be missing his second start in a row Wednesday after being pulled from Monday's game due to hamstring soreness. Jared Triolo will pick up another start at shortstop as a result, batting ninth. Alika Williams is no longer with the Pirates as a member of the taxi squad, per Alex Stumpf of MLB.com, which could indicate that Cruz will soon be available. Rotowire.com Today, 3:42 pm
    Oneil CruzPIT - SS
    L, 2-5 vs NYM
    New Player Note
    DTD
     
  • Might return without rehab games
    Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday that Stanton (hamstring) could skip a rehab assignment and return from the 10-day injured list shortly after the All-Star break, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

    Advice: Stanton did some running Tuesday and has been reincorporating baseball activities into his training regimen of late as he works his way back from a strained left hamstring. He'll need to do some more ramping up before the Yankees are confident that he's ready for game action, but bypassing a rehab assignment would shorten the length of his absence a bit. Rotowire.com Today, 1:59 pm
    Giancarlo StantonNYY - OF
    W, 14-4 vs BOS
    New Player Note
    IL10
     
  • Giancarlo Stanton may not need rehab assignment
    Yankees’ manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday that Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) may not need a minor league rehab assignment before returning from the injured list.

    Advice: Boone noted that Staton could be ready to go immediately following the All-Star break, or shortly afterwards. The 34-year-old slugger had been sidelined since June 23 due to a mild left hamstring strain. Before landing on the injured list, he had been hitting .246/.302/.492 with 18 homers and 45 RBI through his first 69 contests. Rotoworld Today, 1:47 pm
    Giancarlo StantonNYY - OF
    W, 14-4 vs BOS
    New Player Note
    IL10
     
  • Swipes another base
    Ohtani went 1-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base Tuesday in a loss to the Phillies.

    Advice: The Dodgers were routed in the matchup, so Ohtani got a few innings off after he was pinch-hit for in the seventh inning. Nonetheless, the slugger reached base twice and extended to three a streak of games with at least one steal. Ohtani is putting together an MVP-caliber campaign in his first year with the Dodgers -- he ranks first in the NL in homers (28) and runs (72), and is tied for third in RBI (65) and thefts (21). He also leads the National League and ranks second in MLB with a 1.037 OPS. Rotowire.com Today, 9:35 am
     
  • Completes clean inning
    Bednar (oblique) didn't allow a baserunner and struck out one in a scoreless inning of work in a rehab appearance Tuesday with Double-A Altoona.

    Advice: Bednar was originally scheduled to pitch for Triple-A Indianapolis, but weather concerns shifted his appearance to Altoona. Regardless, it was a positive outing and he is presumably nearing a return to the big-league mound. Rotowire.com Today, 9:06 am
    David BednarPIT - RP
    L, 2-5 vs NYM
    New Player Note
    IL15
     
  • Moves to leadoff
    Steer batted leadoff and went 1-for-3 with two walks and two RBI in Tuesday's 12-6 win over Colorado.

    Advice: Normally the Reds' cleanup hitter, Steer was moved to leadoff when Jonathan India was scratched due to a left knee contusion. Steer, who belted a two-run home run in the seventh inning, has four homers and eight RBI over the last six games. Rotowire.com Today, 6:33 am
    Spencer SteerCIN - 1B,2B,3B,OF
    L, 3-5 vs DET
    New Player Note
     
  • Nine strikeouts in win
    Sale (12-3) got the win Tuesday over the Diamondbacks, allowing two runs on five hits and three walks while striking out nine over 5.1 innings.

    Advice: Sale mowed down the Diamondbacks for his league-leading 12th win of the season. For reference, he entered this season with just 11 wins total dating back to the end of the 2019 campaign. Sale kept the Diamondbacks scoreless through five frames before a single and a triple in the sixth scored their first run and knocked Sale out of the game. A second run wound up being charged to the lefty before the inning ended. Sale has now allowed two runs or fewer in six straight starts and has piled up a 54:12 K:BB in 37.1 innings over that span. He now owns a 2.74 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 136:22 K:BB in 105 innings this year and is in line to make one final start before the All-Star break this weekend against the Padres. Rotowire.com Today, 6:31 am
     
  • Two more homers in Tuesday's win
    Raleigh went 3-for-5 with a pair of two-run homers, a double and three runs scored in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Padres.

    Advice: The switch-hitting Raleigh was able to accomplish hitting a home run from both sides of the plate Tuesday night. He began with a two-run blast in the third from the left side and then matched it with a two-run shot from the right side in the seventh to put the Mariners up 7-0. Raleigh has just 62 hits this season and is hitting .210, but 17 of those have gone for home runs, leading to 55 RBI, which is tied for second among catchers. Raleigh has never been a guy to hit for much average but has always made up for it in the power department. His 74 home runs since the beginning of 2022 lead all catchers in the MLB and his 17 homers this season are the most by a Mariners' catcher before the All-Star break. The 27-year-old is slashing .210/.295/.414 and is on pace for career highs in home runs and RBI. Rotowire.com Today, 6:22 am
     
  • Chris Sale strikes out nine, earns 12th victory
    Chris Sale pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball and struck out nine as the Braves topped the Diamondbacks 6-2 on Tuesday.

    Advice: Sale claimed his MLB-best 12th victory. The Braves plan to pitch him again Sunday, which will make him ineligible to participate in the All-Star Game. That’s definitely how they prefer it, though. Rotoworld Yesterday, 10:50 pm