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  • Rays' Isaac Paredes: Plates four in rout

    Paredes went 2-for-5 with a walk, a double, four RBI and two runs during Thursday's 13-0 win over the Blue Jays.

    Paredes had gone hitless in six of his previous seven starts but snapped out of the cold spell with Thursday's multi-hit performance. His four RBI marked a season high, bringing his 2024 total to 55. Through 416 plate appearances, Paredes is slashing .250/.353/.444 with 16 home runs.

  • Abraham Toro 3B | OAK

    Athletics' Abraham Toro: Idle Thursday

    Toro isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Thursday's game versus the Angels.

    The switch-hitting Toro boasts a .783 OPS in 73 plate appearances against left-handers this season, but he will take a seat Thursday with southpaw Kenny Rosenberg on the mound. While Toro rests, Brett Harris will field the hot corner and bat eighth.

  • Matt Chapman 3B | SF

    Giants' Matt Chapman: Reaches four times in win

    Chapman went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Dodgers while also drawing two walks.

    Chapman walked in his first plate appearance before launching a leadoff homer in the fourth to tie the game at 1-1. The third baseman would go on to reach base four times in the contest while also driving in multiple runs for only the second time this month. Following the two-hit performance, Chapman is still batting just .190 (12-for-63) in July with three homers, six RBI and 14 runs scored. He's also recorded at least one walk in three straight games.

  • Gio Urshela 3B | DET

    Tigers' Gio Urshela: Moving to bench Thursday

    Urshela is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Guardians.

    Urshela will head to the bench for the first time since July 13, ending his streak of seven consecutive starts. Bligh Madris will step in for Urshela at first base.

  • Trey Lipscomb 3B | WAS

    Nationals' Trey Lipscomb: Exiting starting nine

    Lipscomb is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres.

    Ildemaro Vargas will get the nod at third base while Lipscomb retreats to the bench for the series finale. While starting in each of the Nationals' last nine games, Lipscomb recorded just six hits in 30 at-bats, bringing his batting average down to a .222 over 51 games with the big club. Lipscomb has made an impact on the bases (11 steals in 13 attempts), but the poor batting average and lack of power (.037 ISO) in his profile makes it difficult to mine much fantasy value from him outside of NL-only leagues or deeper mixed leagues.

  • Ramon Urias 3B | BAL

    Orioles' Ramon Urias: Out of Thursday's lineup

    Urias is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Marlins.

    Jordan Westburg will cover third base Thursday while Connor Norby plays second base. Urias has now been in the lineup for just one of Baltimore's last four contests, though a minor neck injury is at least partly to blame for that.

  • Ryan McMahon 3B | COL

    Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Homers in return

    McMahon went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Wednesday against Boston.

    McMahon missed one game after jamming his finger Monday, but he returned Wednesday to tally his 15th home run of the season. He also ended a homer drought, as his previous long ball had come on June 22. In that span, McMahon managed to hit .259, but he had only five RBI and nine runs scored across 24 games.

  • Zack Short 3B | ATL

    Braves' Zack Short: Booted from 40-man roster

    Atlanta designated Short for assignment Thursday.

    Short's opportunities in Atlanta were few and far between, and he did little with what he was given, producing just a .478 OPS in 29 games. It's possible that the 29-year-old will draw some interest on waivers due to his defensive versatility.

  • Austin Riley 3B | ATL

    Braves' Austin Riley: Reinstated from paternity leave

    Atlanta activated Riley (personal) from the paternity list Thursday.

    Because of a pair of rainouts, Riley missed just one game while spending the maximum three days away from the team on paternity leave. He'll be back in the lineup for Atlanta's series opener Thursday against the Mets.

  • Jake Burger 3B | MIA

    Marlins' Jake Burger: Receiving Thursday off

    Burger is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles.

    Burger will head to the bench after he saw his eight-game hitting streak come to an end with an 0-for-4, two-strikeout showing in Wednesday's 6-3 win. Emmanuel Rivera will spell Burger at third base in the series finale.

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