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  • Swats pair of doubles Friday
    France went 2-for-3 with an RBI ground-rule double, another two-bagger, a walk and a run in a loss to the Royals on Friday.

    Advice: France made up for missing out on the Mariners' first-inning fun by lacing a ground-rule double in the fourth to plate J.P. Crawford and extend Seattle's lead to 8-0 at the time. The 29-year-old has dialed in his stroke since the latter part of May and is swinging with more authority, generating a .304 average and .950 OPS over the last 14 contests with the help of six extra-base hits (four doubles, two home runs) and also driving in 10 runs during that span. Rotowire.com 6 minutes ago
     
  • Drives in three in wild loss
    Haniger went 1-for-4 with a three-run double, a walk and a run in a loss to the Royals on Friday.

    Advice: Haniger's bases-clearing two-bagger was an integral part of a first-inning onslaught by the Mariners that netted a 7-0 lead by the time it concluded. The timely knock was a rare one for the mostly struggling veteran, who'd knocked in just one run in the previous 14 games. Haniger has hit safely in nine of his last 10 contests overall, but just two of his hits in that span have gone for extra bases. Rotowire.com 12 minutes ago
     
  • Jeff McNeil on the bench Saturday vs. Phillies
    Jeff McNeil remains out of the lineup for Saturday’s London Series opener against the Phillies.

    Advice: McNeil is out of the lineup for the fourth straight game and fifth time in New York’s last seven as his struggles at the dish continue. The 32-year-old infielder is batting .227/.296/.320 with three homers and three steals across 224 plate appearances. It’ll be Jose Iglesias at second base and batting eighth during Saturday’s series opener across the pond. Rotoworld 48 minutes ago
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  • Gets breather Saturday
    Rojas isn't in the Phillies' lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets, Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News reports.

    Advice: Despite the Mets sending left-handed starter Sean Manaea to the mound, Rojas will step out of the lineup for the second game in a row Saturday. Cristian Pache will take over in center field again and bat ninth. Rotowire.com Today, 6:44 am
     
  • Sitting versus lefty
    Dahl isn't in the Phillies' lineup Saturday against the Mets, Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News reports.

    Advice: Lefty Sean Manaea will start on the hill for New York, meaning the left-handed bat of Dahl will take a seat to begin Saturday's contest. Whit Merrifield will draw the start in left field and bat eighth. Rotowire.com Today, 6:40 am
     
  • Starling Marte back in lineup for London Series
    Starling Marte (knee) is in the lineup for Saturday’s London Series opener against the Phillies.

    Advice: Marte is back in right field and batting fifth for Saturday’s London Series opener after getting a couple extra days of rest after sitting out Wednesday’s series finale against the Nationals due to right knee soreness. Rotoworld Today, 6:40 am
     
  • Phillies add Rafael Marchán for London Series
    Rafael Marchán will serve as the Phillies’ extra player for this weekend’s London Series against the Mets.

    Advice: Marchán was activated from the injured list back in late May and has remained stationed at Triple-A Lehigh Valley. The 25-year-old backstop joins the Phillies overseas as their extra position player for the two-game London Series. Rotoworld Today, 6:38 am
     
  • Swipes two bags off bench
    Hamilton entered Friday's game after Tyler O'Neill (knee) was removed and went 0-for-3 with two steals in a 7-2 loss to the White Sox.

    Advice: After O'Neill's removal, the Red Sox made several adjustments, including Hamilton entering at shortstop and Ceddanne Rafaela moving to the outfield. Hamilton now has 11 steals for the season, second on the team. The Red Sox are dealing with several outfield injuries -- O'Neill, Wilyer Abreu (ankle) and Masataka Yoshida (thumb) -- and may not be able to get by with Rafaela at shortstop in the short term. In that event, Hamilton could be a regular at short. Rotowire.com Today, 6:37 am
     
  • Officially promoted
    The Phillies recalled Marchan from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday.

    Advice: Marchan will come up from the minors to serve as Philadelphia's 27th man during its two-game series with the Mets in London. Starter J.T. Realmuto has taken a beating behind the plate over the past several days, though it's still unlikely Marchan sees the field over the weekend. Rotowire.com Today, 6:35 am