• Back in lineup Saturday
    Cave (head) is playing right field and batting seventh Saturday against Pittsburgh.

    Advice: After being hit in the head by a line drive Friday during pre-game BP, Cave was cleared for action Saturday and will start in right field. Prior to the incident, Cave had generated a hit in three straight games and owns a .607 OPS on the year. Rotowire.com Today, 4:20 pm
    Jake CaveCOL - 1B,OF
    Bot 5, 4-1 vs PIT
     
  • Edmundo Sosa goes yard in loss to Orioles
    Edmundo Sosa went 1-for-4 with a solo homer against the Orioles on Saturday.

    Advice: Sosa led off the second inning with a solo shot off Grayson Rodriguez for the second of two runs the Phillies would score on the day. The 28-year-old infielder is hitting a solid .280/.343/.512 with five homers, 24 runs scored, 19 RBI, and two steals across 138 plate appearances as he fills in for Trea Turner at shortstop. Rotoworld Today, 3:37 pm
    Edmundo SosaPHI - 3B,SS
    L, 2-6 @BAL
     
  • Resumes playing field
    Drury (hamstring) played second base in a rehab game with Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    Advice: This was Drury's fourth rehab game, but he had served as the designated hitter in each of the previous three contests. The veteran infielder is working his way back from a left hamstring injury that has kept him from competing for the Angels since May 8. Drury has gone 5-for-13 with three walks and an RBI in his rehab stint thus far and appears very close to rejoining the big-league club. Rotowire.com Today, 3:28 pm
    Brandon DruryLAA - 1B,2B
    W, 4-3 @SF
     
  • Sitting against LHP
    Tellez is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against Colorado.

    Advice: Tellez will dodge a matchup with southpaw Ty Blach on Saturday, yielding to Connor Joe at first base. After a slow start to 2024, Tellez has come to life in June, hitting .385 with three extra-base hits and seven RBI in nine games played. Rotowire.com Today, 3:26 pm
  • Joey Meneses homers, drives in three in victory
    Joey Meneses went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI to power the Nationals to a 4-0 win over the Marlins on Saturday.

    Advice: Meneses put the Nationals on the board in the first inning with a sacrifice fly. He later gave the team a pair of insurance runs in the eighth with a two-run blast off Andrew Nardi for his third homer of the season. The 32-year-old first baseman is slashing .244/.305/.332 with 36 RBI across 243 plate appearances. Rotoworld Today, 3:21 pm
    Joey MenesesWSH - 1B
    W, 4-0 vs MIA
     
  • On bench Saturday
    Lopez is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks.

    Advice: The White Sox will turn to Danny Mendick at second base Saturday with southpaw Tommy Henry expected to pitch in bulk relief for Arizona. Lopez is batting .244 with a pair of RBI over 10 games in June. Rotowire.com Today, 3:15 pm
    Nicky LopezCWS - 2B,3B,SS
    Bot 1, 0-0 @AZ
     
  • Idle Saturday
    Sheets is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against Arizona.

    Advice: Sheets will get a day to recoup after going hitless in his last 15 at-bats. Korey Lee will shift to DH while Martin Maldonado fills in behind the dish. Rotowire.com Today, 3:11 pm
     
  • Also dealing with oblique strain
    In addition to a left rib contusion, Bryant has an internal oblique strain and is without a timetable for return, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports Saturday.

    Advice: Initially, Bryant missed three straight games due to back soreness, but when he was placed on the 10-day IL on June 6th, the medical staff deemed the injury a left rib contusion. Nine days later, it's now known that Bryant is also battling an oblique strain and a timeline for return hasn't been established. Charlie Blackmon has been the Rockies' preferred DH since Bryant went down while Jake Cave (head) and Michael Toglia have seen more playing time in the outfield. Rotowire.com Today, 3:01 pm
    Kris BryantCOL - 1B,OF
    Bot 5, 4-1 vs PIT
     
  • Kris Bryant also dealing with oblique strain
    Rockies’ manager Bud Black told reporters on Saturday that in addition to the rib injury that landed him on the injured list, Kris Bryant is also dealing with an oblique strain.

    Advice: The 32-year-old slugger already didn’t have a timeline for his potential return, but now it’ll be substantially longer before he’s cleared to return. Bryant has hit a pitiful .106/.143/.362 with four homers, eight RBI and a 20/1 K/BB ratio across 49 plate appearances with the Rockies this season. Rotoworld Today, 2:54 pm
    Kris BryantCOL - 1B,OF
    Bot 5, 4-1 vs PIT