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Josh Bell homers twice as Twins rout Yankees

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Josh Bell homered twice and doubled Saturday as the Twins downed the Yankees 11-4.

Bell homered in back-to-back innings in the seventh and eighth, though the latter, which was hit 96.4 mph to right-center at Yankee Stadium, likely would have been an out most days. It’s his 13th career mulithomer game, including his second of this year. It’s his fourth game ever with three extra-base hits. The other three all came with the Pirates in a three-month span in 2019, with the last being his only three-homer game. He’s batting .247/.304/.434 through 345 plate appearances this year.

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Josh Bell hit a solo homer in a loss to the Royals on Tuesday.

Bell’s homer came in the eighth inning, and it still left the Twins trailing 5-2. The 33-year-old has homered 14 times and driven in 64 runs over 109 games with the Twins in his first — potentially last — season in Minnesota.
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Royce Lewis is out of the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Cubs with left hamstring soreness.

Josh Bell takes over at first base in his absence with Twins manager Derek Shelton telling reporters that he’s already feeling better, but will still get an extra day off to rest and recover. Lewis went 0-for-4 during Friday’s second-half opener. He’s hit .258 (33-for-128) with seven homers, 16 RBI and three steals in 33 games since returning to the big leagues back on June 6.
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Byron Buxton (hip) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday’s series finale against the Astros.

Buxton winds up sitting out the entire three-game series in Houston due to a right hip impingement. The 32-year-old fantasy star should benefit from Thursday’s off day and figures to be ready for Friday’s series opener against the Yankees. It’ll be Ryan Kreidler handling center field with Josh Bell at DH for the third consecutive game on Wednesday night.
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Byron Buxton (hip) remains out of the lineup for Tuesday’s showdown against the Astros.

Buxton will miss his second straight game and remains day-to-day after an MRI revealed a right hip impingement. It doesn’t appear to be a serious concern, but fantasy managers should be prepared for another absence during Wednesday’s series finale with an off day looming on Thursday. It’ll be Ryan Kreidler patrolling center field with Josh Bell at DH in his absence.
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Byron Buxton is out of the lineup for Monday’s series opener against the Astros.

There’s been zero indication that Buxton is dealing with any sort of physical ailment, but fantasy managers should continue to closely monitor his status, especially since he was at DH on Sunday against the Rockies. It’ll be Ryan Kreidler patrolling center field with Josh Bell at DH in his absence. There’s no reason for panic at this juncture.
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Josh Bell is not in the Twins’ starting lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Rockies.

It’s a well-deserved day of rest for the 33-year-old slugger who has been a staple in the middle of the Twins’ lineup this season. Bell is having a decent year overall, slashing .244/.301/.397 with nine homers and 51 RBI in 322 plate appearances for the Twins. Byron Buxton will get a chance to get off of his feet and serve as the designated hitter on Sunday while Austin Martin draws a start in center field and bats eighth against Ryan Feltner and the Rockies.
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Josh Bell went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run against the Rangers on Monday.

Bell’s home run was his eighth of the season. He hit a three-run shot off MacKenzie Gore in the first inning. Bell is hitting just .236, but he has 43 RBI. That still gives him some value in AL-Only formats and deeper mixed leagues.
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Josh Bell went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run against the Royals on Sunday.

Bell’s home run was his sixth of the year. He hit a three-run home run as part of a furious Twins comeback attempt in the ninth inning. Bell’s hitting .224 with a .636 OPS, so he’ll have to pick up the pace if he wants to get traded to a contending team before the end of the year.
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Josh Bell is not in the Twins’ starting lineup for Thursday evening’s battle against the Royals.

It appears to be nothing more than a routine night off for the 33-year-old slugger. Byron Buxton will function as the team’s designated hitter on Thursday while James Outman draws a start in center field and will bat ninth against Royals’ right-hander James Outman.
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Josh Bell is not in Minnesota’s starting lineup for Tuesday’s game against the White Sox.

It appears to be just a routine day off. Bell is hitting .223/.288/.346 this year, and has a .585 OPS in the month of May. Hopefully you rode that early-April hot streak if you were using Bell in a deep league.

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Luis Peña is being promoted to Double-A Biloxi, the Brewers announced.

Peña, the reported centerpiece of the Brewers’ offer for Tarik Skubal, was hitting .298/.384/.420 with 27 steals in 51 games for High-A Wisconsin. The 19-year-old is probably looking at a move off shortstop at some point, but his offensive potential could still make him an All-Star-type player elsewhere.
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JJ Bleday is out of the Reds’ starting lineup in the first game of Monday’s doubleheader.

It’s the first time he’s sat since July 29. Bleday will almost surely be back in there for game two, since even though he’s slumping — he’s hitting .146 with one RBI in 14 games this month — Terry Francona views him as the team’s one everyday outfielder. Michael Toglia is starting in left against lefty Quinn Mathews in game one.
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With JJ Wetherholt resting, the Cardinals have Joshua Báez leading off in the first game of Monday’s doubleheader against the Reds.

Báez, who hit fifth in his first two major league games, figures to return to the middle of the order for the nightcap.
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Reds selected the contract of LHP Kent Emanuel from Triple-A Louisville.

The 34-year-old Emanuel is back in the majors for the first time since 2024 with the Marlins. He pitched in Mexico and an indy ball last year, and he joined the Reds organization out of indy ball last week, allowing one run over six innings in his lone start for Louisville. He’ll be available to go long in relief in Monday’s doubleheader if necessary.
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Reds designated RHP Ron Marinaccio for assignment.

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Zach McCambley has joined the Reds as their 27th player for Monday’s doubleheader.

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Marcelo Mayer went 1-for-6 with four strikeouts as Triple-A Sacramento’s leadoff man on Sunday.

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Joel Kuhnel pitched 1 1/3 hitless innings Sunday in his latest rehab outing for Triple-A Nashville.

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Sal Frelick doubled in four at-bats in his seventh game for Triple-A Nashville on Sunday.

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