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  • Rehab assignment scheduled
    Kiner-Falefa (knee) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

    Advice: Kiner-Falefa is slated to be at third base Saturday, designated hitter Sunday and shortstop Tuesday, with a return to the Blue Jays coming after that if all goes well. He's been out since early July with a left knee sprain and has been mentioned as a possible trade candidate. Players can be traded while on the IL, so the fact that Kiner-Falefa isn't scheduled to return until after the deadline wouldn't necessarily preclude a trade. Rotowire.com Today, 1:43 pm
    Isiah Kiner-FalefaTOR - 2B,3B,SS,OF
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  • Idle Friday
    Dubon is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Dodgers, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

    Advice: Dubon has merely one hit in his last 20 at-bats and will take a seat for the fourth time in seven games. Joey Loperfido, Jake Meyers and Chas McCormick fill the outfield from left to right. Rotowire.com Today, 1:29 pm
    Mauricio DubónHOU - 1B,2B,SS,OF
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  • Getting breather Friday
    Garcia is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs.

    Advice: Garcia started each of the Royals' first six games coming out of the All-Star break and will get the night off Friday. Nick Loftin will bat seventh and man the hot corner in Garcia's place. Rotowire.com Today, 1:15 pm
  • Sitting out Friday
    Smith is not in the lineup for Friday's contest in Toronto.

    Advice: The left-handed hitting Smith will get the day off as the Blue Jays send southpaw Yusei Kikuchi to the hill. Righty-hitting Jonathan Ornelas will handle third base duties. Rotowire.com Today, 12:38 pm
    Josh SmithTEX - 3B,SS,OF
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  • Logs 18th steal
    Neto went 1-for-3 with a run, an RBI and a stolen base in a loss to Oakland on Thursday.

    Advice: All of Neto's production came in the second inning, when he singled home a run, stole a base and scored. The shortstop has recorded an RBI in four of his past seven contests and is slashing .348/.423/.522 with a homer, four RBI, six runs and four thefts during that span. Neto is slashing .257/.311/.439 with 13 home runs, 46 RBI, 43 runs and 18 thefts through 100 contests on the campaign. Rotowire.com Today, 11:41 am
  • Outrighted to Triple-A
    The Twins outrighted Castillo to Triple-A St. Paul on Friday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

    Advice: Castillo had been removed from the 40-man roster earlier this week following a brief stint with the big club. He could have elected free agency but instead has accepted the outright assignment and will remain in the organization. Rotowire.com Today, 11:38 am
  • On bench Friday
    Hamilton is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

    Advice: Hamilton will avoid a matchup with southpaw Nestor Cortes on Friday, yielding to Jamie Westbrook at second base. Hamilton owns a .723 OPS with five homers and 25 stolen bases this season. Rotowire.com Today, 11:36 am
  • Records three hits Thursday
    Hernandez went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Thursday's 6-4 win against the Giants.

    Advice: Hernandez opened the scoring in the contest with a second-inning RBI single and added a run-scoring double in the fourth. The utility man has hit safely in four of his past six games and is slashing .318/.318/.545 with a home run, four RBI and four runs over that span. With the Dodgers' infield decimated by injuries to Mookie Betts (hand), Max Muncy (oblique), Miguel Rojas (forearm) and Chris Taylor (groin), Hernandez has had an opportunity to play nearly every day. He's started at shortstop or third base in each of Los Angeles' past five contests. Rotowire.com Today, 11:05 am
    Kiké HernándezLAD - 1B,2B,3B,SS,OF
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  • Reaches double-digit steals
    Schuemann went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run in a win over the Angels on Thursday.

    Advice: Several other teammates delivered bigger hits, but Schuemann was productive from the bottom of the order. The rookie now has authored five multi-hit efforts in the last 12 games, and he's reached safely in 11 of those contests on his way to a blistering .400 batting average and 1.003 OPS over his last 46 plate appearances. Rotowire.com Today, 9:07 am