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Caglianone isn't in the Royals' starting lineup Sunday versus St. Louis.

Caglianone will begin the game on the bench for the third time in the past five contests despite right-hander Andre Pallante being on the mound for the Cardinals. Caglianone has been fairly productive in May, batting .239 with three homers over 46 at-bats. Lane Thomas is starting in right field for the Royals on Sunday.

Vierling went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Blue Jays.

Vierling opened the scoring with his third home run of the season in the sixth inning, but Detroit was unable to muster any more offense in the narrow defeat. The utility player hasn't done much offensively this year with a .213/.281/.380 slash line through 37 games, though he has seen an uptick in playing time in center field with Parker Meadows (arm) and Javier Baez (ankle) both on the injured list at the moment.

The Rays (hernia) placed Fraley on the 10-day injured list Sunday.

The outfielder was scratched from the lineup Saturday due to a hernia and is expected to be sidelined about six weeks. Tampa Bay recalled infielder Carson Williams from Triple-A Durham to take Fraley's place on the big-league roster, though it'll likely be Ryan Vilade and Jonny DeLuca that benefit from additional playing time in the outfield.

Caglianone went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Cardinals.

With his team trailing by three runs, Caglianone opened the ninth inning with a monstrous 428-foot solo homer to cut into the deficit, though no further rally ensued as the Royals' losing streak stretched to six games. The 23-year-old possesses immense raw power but hasn't consistently translated it into extra-base production early in his big-league career. That said, the numbers in 2026 are a noticeable improvement from the .532 OPS he posted across 62 games in 2025. This season, Caglianone is slashing .246/.318/.425 with five homers, seven doubles, a triple, nine RBI and 18 runs across 42 contests.

Antonacci went 2-for-4 with two runs scored Saturday against the Cubs.

Antonacci led the first and fifth innings with a single and came around to score each time. He has led off 10 straight games against right-handed pitching, and he's hit .300 with nine runs scored and three stolen bases in that span. After a slow start to his big-league career, Antonacci is emerging as a strong fantasy contributor in batting average (.284), runs scored (16) and stolen bases (three) through 28 career games.

Rodriguez went 1-for-5 with a run and two stolen bases in a loss to the Padres on Saturday.

Rodriguez reached base just once, but he made the most of his eighth-inning single by stealing second and third base before coming around to score. The talented outfielder hadn't swiped a bag in any of his previous 18 contests, so his fantasy managers will likely hope that his pair of thefts kick off a stretch of more frequent running. Rodriguez holds a .255/.320/.415 slash line with seven homers, 20 RBI, 23 runs and five stolen bases through 47 contests on the campaign.

O'Neill went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 13-3 loss to Washington.

O'Neill has fallen into a weak-side platoon role during his second year with the Orioles, ceding most of the action at designated hitter to the left-handed-hitting Samuel Basallo. The lefty-hitting Dylan Beavers was serving as Baltimore's primary right fielder before going on the injured list Wednesday with a right oblique strain, but now the door is open for O'Neill to play nearly every day in the interim. O'Neill has gone a dreadful 2-for-29 (.069) versus southpaws this year, but he's batting a more respectable .250 with two home runs, one double, seven RBI and eight walks over 40 at-bats against right-handed pitching.

Cole went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during the Astros' 4-1 win over the Rangers on Saturday.

Cole was responsible for the Astros' fourth and final run, when he clubbed a solo home run off Jacob deGrom in the fourth inning. It was Cole's third homer of the season, and the 25-year-old outfielder has gone 8-for-34 (.235) with seven RBI since being recalled from Triple-A Suger Land on May 4.

The Rays will place Fraley on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a hernia, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The Rays scratched Fraley from Saturday's lineup due to the injury. Topkin relays that the degree and severity of the hernia are not yet known, though Fraley will likely be out of action for at least six weeks. Jonny DeLuca and Ryan Vilade should both see more reps in the outfield in Fraley's absence, and Carson Williams is expected to be called up from Triple-A Durham to take Fraley's spot on the 26-man roster.

Martinez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and two additional runs scored during the Guardians' 7-4 win over the Reds on Saturday.

Martinez came home to score in the second, sixth and seventh innings, the last of which was the result of his two-run home run that gave the Guardians a 6-4 lead. His three scored runs were a season high, and his homer was his eighth of the season -- three of which have come over his last four games. Martinez is slashing .266/.313/.496 with eight steals, 22 RBI and 21 runs scored across 153 plate appearances this year.