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  • Brewers' Christian Yelich: Drives in three

    Yelich went 2-for-3 with a walk and three RBI in Friday's 5-3 win over the Athletics.

    Yelich had a pair of RBI singles and also plated a third run with a groundout in the seventh inning, which ended up being the deciding run of the game. This was his second multi-hit effort in a row, and he's gone 11-for-43 (.256) with four walks and 10 strikeouts over his last 11 contests. The 33-year-old is clawing his way out of an early slump, and is now slashing .194/.299/.388 with four home runs, three stolen bases, 13 RBI and eight runs scored over 19 games this season.

  • Kyle Schwarber DH | PHI

    Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Smacks seventh homer

    Schwarber went 1-for-3 with one walk and a solo homer in Friday's 7-2 win over Miami.

    Schwarber extended the Phillies' lead to seven runs in the fifth inning when he took Anthony Veneziano deep to right-center field for a solo homer. It was Schwarber's seventh long ball of the season and fourth since the beginning of April. He's slashing .286/.438/.629 with 17 walks, one stolen base, 17 runs and 15 RBI across 89 plate appearances to start the season.

  • Seiya Suzuki DH | CHC

    Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Homers in Friday's win

    Suzuki went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 13-11 win over the Diamondbacks.

    Suzuki was one of four Chicago players to go deep in the wild win, with Carson Kelly launching two home runs. Suzuki now has five home runs for the year to go along with a strong .913 OPS, which would represent a new career high. He can be considered a reliable fantasy option in all formats.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Away on paternity leave

    The Dodgers placed Ohtani on the paternity list Friday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

    Ohtani will be allowed to miss up to three games while he spends time with his growing family, which means he'll be back with the team by Tuesday at the latest. Eddie Rosario will come up from Triple-A Oklahoma City to fill the open spot on the active roster.

  • Marcell Ozuna DH | ATL

    Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Back in lineup Friday

    Ozuna (hip) will start at designated hitter and bat third in Friday's contest versus the Twins.

    Ozuna missed the entirety of this week's series in Toronto because of hip inflammation, but he's apparently feeling better after a few days of rest. The 34-year-old has cracked three homers while putting up a 1.008 OPS in his first 15 games this season.

  • Pavin Smith DH | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: Homers again Thursday

    Smith went 2-for-3 with two walks, a double, a homer, two RBI and a stolen base during Thursday's 6-4 win against the Marlins.

    It was the third straight two-hit performance for Smith and his second consecutive game with a home run. The 29-year-old has yet to make a start against a left-handed pitcher this season, but he's batted in the heart of the lineup every time Arizona has faced a righty and has a .404/.491/.745 slash line with seven doubles, three long balls, seven RBI and 10 runs through 18 games.

  • Jesse Winker DH | NYM

    Mets' Jesse Winker: Not in Thursday's lineup

    Winker is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cardinals, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

    Winker had started two of the last three games against righties, but he'll take a seat Thursday versus right-hander Andre Pallante, who has reverse splits. Starling Marte will be at designated hitter and bat sixth.

  • Giants' Wilmer Flores: Idle Thursday

    Flores is out of the lineup for Thursday's game versus Philadelphia, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Flores will get a chance to rest Thursday after going 2-for-11 with four RBI and three runs scored across the first three games of the series. His absence will move Willy Adames into the DH spot, opening up shortstop for Christian Koss.

  • Josh Bell DH | WAS

    Nationals' Josh Bell: Resting Thursday

    Bell is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Pirates.

    With Thursday's game beginning at 12:35 p.m. ET, Bell will get some rest after he had started at designated hitter or at first base in each of Washington's last seven contests while going 3-for-27 with a home run and three walks over that stretch. Bell's absence from the lineup will allow the Nationals to give James Wood a day out of the outfield and deploy him as their DH.

  • Bryan Reynolds DH | PIT

    Pirates' Bryan Reynolds: Returning to outfield Thursday

    Reynolds (triceps) will start in right field and bat second in Thursday's game against the Nationals.

    Reynolds will be making his first start in the outfield since March 30, as he had been limited exclusively to designated-hitter duties over the past two and a half weeks while managing right triceps soreness. The 30-year-old was apparently able to resume a throwing program without issue in recent days, and the Pirates are now comfortable enough with his health to have him play defense again. Pittsburgh had been getting by with a committee of Andrew McCutchen, Jack Suwinski and Alexander Canario in right field, but assuming Reynolds is ready to play in the outfield on a regular basis moving forward, McCutchen will likely end up seeing the bulk of the starts at DH.

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