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  • DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY

    Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Sitting to begin Saturday

    LeMahieu isn't in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Mets.

    LeMahieu is sitting for the second time in New York's past three games while Oswald Peraza gets a start at the keystone. LeMahieu has posted a mediocre .659 OPS through 43 contests this season, but he's been better of late with four hits (all singles) and two walks over his past 11 plate appearances.

  • Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Not in lineup again Saturday

    Goldschmidt isn't starting against the Mets on Saturday.

    Goldschmidt is beginning on the bench for the second time in New York's past three contests amidst the team's five-game losing streak. The veteran first baseman has four hits (including three doubles) over his past three appearances, but the Yankees are going with Cody Bellinger at first base Saturday, while Ben Rice is occupying the DH spot.

  • Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Not starting Saturday

    Stanton isn't in the starting lineup Saturday against the Mets.

    It's the second time in New York's past three games that Stanton has begun on the bench. The slugger has gone just 3-for-23 over his past seven contests, and the Yankees may be looking for a spark elsewhere while in the midst of a rough stretch as a team. Ben Rice is getting a turn at DH in Stanton's stead Saturday.

  • Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR

    Blue Jays' Andres Gimenez: Not in lineup after hurting ankle

    Gimenez (ankle) isn't in Saturday's starting lineup against the Angels.

    Gimenez initially hurt his ankle Wednesday against the Yankees and missed one game before returning to action Friday. However, he was removed from that contest after apparently tweaking the injury on the basepaths, and he's now being held out Saturday. Gimenez underwent an MRI following Friday's game, but results of the imaging haven't yet been shared. With Gimenez out of action Saturday, Davis Schneider is starting at second base.

  • Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Back in action Saturday

    Guerrero (foot) is starting at DH and batting third against the Angels on Saturday.

    Guerrero sat out Friday's series opener after fouling a ball of his foot Thursday night, but he appears to have avoided a significant injury. While Toronto has elected to be cautious by slotting Guerrero in at DH instead of at first base, his presence in the lineup should elicit a sigh of relief from fantasy managers who roster him. Will Wagner is getting another start at first base Saturday, and it's unclear how long Guerrero will be held out from playing the field.

  • Wilyer Abreu RF | BOS

    Red Sox's Wilyer Abreu: On bench versus lefty

    Abreu is not starting Saturday versus the Nationals, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

    As has been the case regularly this season, Abreu will begin on the bench against an opposing lefty starter (Mitchell Parker). Roman Anthony is manning right field for the Red Sox on Saturday while Rob Refsnyder is getting a turn at DH.

  • Marcelo Mayer 3B | BOS

    Red Sox's Marcelo Mayer: Beginning on bench Saturday

    Mayer is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus Washington, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

    Mayer had started four straight games after coming off the bereavement list Monday, but he'll get at least a partial rest day Saturday against Nationals lefty Mitchell Parker. With Mayer out of the lineup, Nate Eaton is starting at third base and batting leadoff while Romy Gonzalez is playing second base.

  • Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Shows offense/defense win

    Rafaela went 1-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 11-2 win over Washington.

    Rafaela got the party started with a second-inning, RBI-double and came around to score Boston's second run. He later made a nice over-the-shoulder catch on a Luis Garcia drive in the sixth. Rafaela has been productive at the dish over the last two weeks, posting a .286/.314/.612 line with seven doubles, three home runs, eight RBI, one steal and 10 runs over the last 13 contests. Defensively, he continues to be brilliant in center field and leads all outfielders with 14 outs above average.

  • Aaron Judge RF | NYY

    Yankees' Aaron Judge: Remains scorching hot Friday

    Judge went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Mets on Friday.

    Judge hit one of four Yankees long balls in the contest, belting a 428-foot solo shot in the first inning. It was the slugger's fourth homer in his past six games, a stretch during which he's batting an absurd .556 (10-for-18) with eight RBI, nine runs and nine walks. Judge is up to 32 home runs on the campaign, second in the majors behind Cal Raleigh (35).

  • Luke Weaver RP | NYY

    Yankees' Luke Weaver: Takes loss in another rough outing

    Weaver (1-3) took the loss and was charged with a blown save Friday against the Mets. He allowed two runs on one hit and one walk while striking out one batter in one-third of an inning.

    Weaver entered in the seventh inning with the Yankees clinging to a one-run lead. Tim Hill had retired the first two batters in the frame without incident before manager Aaron Boone went to Weaver to face Pete Alonso. The righty reliever walked Alonso, then served up a Jeff McNeil two-run shot that gave the Mets the lead. It was another in a series of poor outings by Weaver, who has given up a long ball in each of three appearances so far in July and has yielded seven runs (six earned) across just 1.2 frames during that span. His struggles have essentially cemented Devin Williams as New York's primary closer.

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