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  • Jorge Polanco DH | SEA

    Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Not in Sunday's lineup

    Polanco is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

    Polanco has a .190/.261/.310 slash line through 13 games in May and will sit Sunday after starting the previous three contests. Cal Raleigh will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Mitch Garver receives a start behind the plate.

  • Luke Keaschall DH | MIN

    Twins' Luke Keaschall: Shifts to 60-day IL

    The Twins transferred Keaschall (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Sunday.

    The 22-year-old was given a recovery timeline of two months after being diagnosed with a fractured right forearm in late April, so the move to the 60-day IL won't affect when he'll be ready to return. Keaschall went 7-for-19 with three doubles and five steals in his first seven big-league games prior to the injury.

  • Blue Jays' Anthony Santander: Good to go Sunday

    Santander (hip) is batting fifth as the designated hitter Sunday against the Tigers.

    The 30-year-old sat out the previous two games due to hip soreness but is ready to go for Sunday's series finale versus Detroit. Santander was unavailable last weekend in Seattle due to a shoulder issue and played in just three games before tweaking his hip. He's mostly struggled at the plate in his first 40 games with the Blue Jays and has a .187/.270/.316 slash line with five homers, 16 RBI and 12 runs.

  • Joc Pederson DH | TEX

    Rangers' Joc Pederson: Launches second homer

    Pederson went 1-for-2 with two walks and a two-run home run during Saturday's 5-1 win against the Astros.

    Pederson broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning with a two-run homer for his second long ball of the year, which is just the second time this season he's driven in two runs in a game. The 33-year-old still has an ugly .502 OPS for the year, though he may have turned a corner this month with a .233/.439/.500 slash line and 11:5 BB:K through 12 games in May.

  • Pavin Smith DH | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: Emerges from slump

    Smith went 2-for-6 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 14-12 loss to Colorado.

    Smith has been on a roll the last week, going 10-for-25 (.400) with three doubles, two RBI and three runs scored over the last seven contests. It's an encouraging sign for Arizona's DH against right-handers, who endured a 13-game stretch during which he batted .065 (2-for-31) prior to his recent uprising.

  • Yandy Diaz DH | TB

    Rays' Yandy Diaz: Knocks in two

    Diaz went 2-for-5 with two RBI on Saturday against the Marlins.

    Diaz was held out of the Rays' series earlier in the week against the Blue Jays due to passport issues, but he returned Friday and has started both games since. He delivered a key two-RBI single in the fifth frame and tallied his first multi-hit game since May 4. As that implies, Diaz has slowed a bit in May by going 10-for-47, albeit with 10 RBI and three runs scored across 12 games.

  • Gavin Sheets DH | SD

    Padres' Gavin Sheets: Supplies lone run in loss

    Sheets went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Mariners.

    Sheets has hit well in May, going 16-for-47 (.340) over 13 contests this month. He opened the scoring Saturday with a solo shot off Emerson Hancock in the fourth inning. Sheets is up to six homers, 23 RBI, 17 runs scored, one stolen base and a .290/.343/.481 slash line over 41 games. He continues to share designated hitter and first base with Luis Arraez, with most of Sheets' off days coming versus left-handed pitchers.

  • Marcell Ozuna DH | ATL

    Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Goes deep in loss

    Ozuna went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run and two walks in Saturday's loss to the Red Sox.

    Ozuna entered Saturday having gone hitless over his past two games, but he snapped that stretch with a 417-foot solo homer in the first frame. The veteran DH added two walks and has now drawn an MLB-high 39 free passes this season. Ozuna's batting average is down a bit at .260 so far this season, but his OBP sits at ,415 -- which is on pace for the second-highest mark of his career -- thanks to his patience and keen eye at the plate.

  • Rafael Devers DH | BOS

    Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Belts first walk-off homer

    Devers went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, two total runs and two total RBI in Saturday's 7-6 win against Atlanta.

    Devers was a big factor in Boston's comeback victory, first plating a run with a single in the seventh inning. He then ended the game with a 402-foot solo shot in the ninth for the first walk-off long ball of his career. Devers has reached base safely in 19 of his past 20 contests and is batting .397 with six home runs and 20 RBI during that span.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Completes another bullpen session

    Ohtani (elbow) threw an up-down bullpen session Saturday that totaled 50 pitches, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

    Ohtani split his work evenly between two simulated innings, with this session marking the most pitches he's thrown as he continues to work his way back from Tommy John surgery. The right-hander hasn't yet progressed to throwing breaking pitches, but he could begin to face hitters soon. Offensively, the two-way star continues to provide one of the most productive bats in the sport with a .305/.404/.667 slash line, 16 homers and 10 steals through 44 games.

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