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  • Picks up 14th steal
    Henderson went 1-for-5 with a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 3-2 win over the Athletics.

    Advice: Henderson has usually made an impact with power, but he flashed his speed Friday. He stole third base and scored on an error following his leadoff single in the first inning. The shortstop is 16-for-46 (.348) over his last 11 games, lifting his season slash line to .288/.379/.599 through 87 contests. He's added 27 home runs, 14 steals, 60 RBI, 76 runs scored, 18 doubles and four triples. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 10:40 am
     
  • Out again Saturday
    Smith (glute) isn't in the Rangers' lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays.

    Advice: Smith missed four games in June due to glute tightness, and he'll be missing his second consecutive game Saturday due to the same injury. Jonathan Ornelas will pick up another start at third base and bat ninth while Smith continues to recover. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 9:45 am
    Josh SmithTEX - 3B,SS,OF
    11:35 am vs TB
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  • Josh Smith remains out Saturday with glute issue
    Josh Smith (lower body) remains out of the lineup for Saturday’s contest against the Rays.

    Advice: Smith remains on the bench to open Saturday’s showdown after sitting out Friday’s game against the Rays due to glute tightness. It doesn’t sound like a serious concern moving forward, but the Rangers clearly don’t want to take any chances here. It’ll be Jonathan Ornelas drawing another start at the hot corner in his absence. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now. Rotoworld Yesterday, 9:43 am
    Josh SmithTEX - 3B,SS,OF
    11:35 am vs TB
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  • Homers in second straight game
    Steer went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and an additional run in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Tigers.

    Advice: Steer got the Reds on the board with a fifth-inning solo shot and later singled in a run in the ninth. It was the second straight game with a home run for Steer, who has 12 for the season and leads Cincinnati with 56 RBI. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 6:14 am
    Spencer SteerCIN - 1B,2B,3B,OF
    10:40 am vs DET
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  • Fills in at 2B
    Newman replaced Ketel Marte (back) at second base after Marte was removed in the eighth inning from Friday's 10-8 loss to San Diego.

    Advice: Newman entered as a pinch hitter earlier and stayed in the game at DH before taking over for Marte, who has been nursing a sore back. Marte told manager Torey Lovullo that he was unable to hit, per Steve Gilbert of MLB.com. Marte is day-to-day, which means Newman will be at the ready to take over at second base for as long as needed. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 5:35 am
    Kevin NewmanAZ - 1B,2B,3B,SS
    1:10 pm @SD
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  • Jose Miranda notches hits in 10 straight at-bats
    Jose Miranda finished 4-for-4 with a homer, a double and three runs scored Friday against the Astros.

    Advice: Incredibly, the Twins pinch-hit for Miranda in the ninth, even though he had delivered hits in 10 consecutive at-bats, and it worked, as Austin Martin singled off Luis Contreras. Still, the Twins went on to lose anyway, Miranda is 25-for-50 in his last 13 games, raising his average from .277 to .324 and his OPS from .778 to .893. Rotoworld Friday, 11:53 pm
    Jose MirandaMIN - 1B,3B
    11:10 am vs HOU
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  • Sets franchise record in loss
    Miranda went 4-for-4 with a homer, a double, two RBI and three runs scored in Friday's 13-12 loss to the Astros.

    Advice: Miranda came a triple shy of the cycle and set a Twins franchise record in the seventh inning by tallying his 10th consecutive plate appearance with a hit. The 26-year-old launched a 414-foot solo shot off Shawn Dubin earlier in the game for his ninth homer of the season. Miranda now sports a nine-game hit streak over which he's batted an absurd .559 (19-for-34) with seven extra base hits, 12 RBI and 11 runs scored. Rotowire.com Friday, 8:57 pm
    Jose MirandaMIN - 1B,3B
    11:10 am vs HOU
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  • Spencer Steer goes deep in Friday’s loss to Tigers
    Spencer Steer went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI on Friday night as the Reds fell to the Tigers in the opening game of their three-game weekend series.

    Advice: Steer got the Reds on the board in the fifth inning with a mammoth 425-foot (106.1 mph EV) solo shot off of Reese Olson. He also plated a run with an RBI single off of Jason Foley in the ninth inning and scored on Nick Martini’s RBI triple. With his two-hit attack, the dynamic 26-year-old is now slashing .242/.334/.427 with 12 homers, 56 RBI and 13 stolen bases on the season. Rotoworld Friday, 7:37 pm
    Spencer SteerCIN - 1B,2B,3B,OF
    10:40 am vs DET
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  • Athletics release veteran infielder Aledmys Díaz
    Athletics released INF Aledmys Díaz.

    Advice: The 33-year-old infielder had been designated for assignment earlier in the week and predictably passed through waivers unclaimed. He’s now free to explore employment opportunities elsewhere if he so chooses. Díaz hit a paltry .103/.133/.103 in 29 at-bats with the Athletics this season. Rotoworld Friday, 5:54 pm
    Aledmys DíazOAK - 1B,2B,3B,SS,OF
    1:07 pm vs BAL
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