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The speedy third baseman battled a rib injury last week, so they’re likely just easing him back into full-time action. Matt Duffy will start in his place at the hot corner and bat eighth for the Royals against Johan Oviedo and the Pirates on Monday night in Kansas City.

Fermin was replaced by Luis Campusano behind the plate after taking a foul tip off his catcher’s mask. The 30-year-old will undergo evaluation for a possible concussion. There should be an update on his status following the game.

With the Brewers trailing 1-0 in the eighth, the first two batters against Tyler Rogers reached on 48- and 61-mph bouncers in front of the plate. The second was called an error on catcher Brandon Valenzeula, who seemed to be hoping the ball would spin foul after a high hop but just died in the dirt. Contreras then singled in the first run with the grounder past the second baseman, and the second run scored on a groundout. It turned into a very tough loss for Rogers, who induced six straight grounders in the inning.

Patrick’s previous outing was an odd one, as he was preceded by an opener and lifted after three scoreless innings. Tonight, he topped his previous season high for innings by 1 1/3, needing just 81 pitches to get his 20 outs. He should be of some use in mixed leagues if the Brewers are willing to pitch him five-plus innings at a time, especially if they’d have him do it behind an opener (thus increasing his chances of winning). He’ll likely face the Tigers next week.

Like Trevor Megill, Uribe has been something of a mess this season with his velocity down about 1.5 mph. However, getting a chance in the ninth seemed to have helped there; he averaged 99.0 mph with his sinker and 88.1 mph with his slider tonight, up from 97.5 mph and 85.7 mph, respectively, in his first seven appearances. There’s a chance he takes this opportunity and runs away with the closer’s role, especially if the increased velocity is back to stay.

Cease struck out six before leaving with a 1-0 lead that didn’t hold up. Both hits against him were singles. He’s opened his Blue Jays career with a 1.74 ERA and 32 strikeouts over 20 2/3 innings in four starts, but he’s yet to factor into a decision. He’ll get the Angels next.

Lukes’ early season slump figures to cost him some time once Addison Barger or George Springer comes off the injured list. He’s 2-for-31 with no extra-base hits and one walk, leaving him with an abysmal .065/.118/.065 line.

The top dynasty prospect left in the entire minors with Konnor Griffin reaching the big leagues earlier this month, Made is hitting .333 (15-for-45) with five extra-base hits and six steals through 11 games as the youngest hitter in the entire Southern League by nearly two years. The 18-year-old prodigy also has more walks (10) than strikeouts (nine) this season. He possesses the complete five-category fantasy monster starter kit and doesn’t seem to have any weaknesses at this stage of his development. It sounds hyperbolic, but he simply continues to exceed even the most wildly optimistic expectations as he rockets towards Milwaukee.

Arias been one of the hottest hitters in the entire minors this season, batting .542 (13-for-24) through eight games. What makes it even more impressive is that the 20-year-old prodigy, who has homered in back-to-back contests, is doing this as the youngest hitter in the entire Eastern League. It’s easy to envision Arias becoming one of the top prospects in the fantasy landscape by midseason since he pairs elite contact ability with developing over-the-fence pop. His fantasy stock will continue skyrocketing in dynasty leagues if he keeps tearing the cover off the ball.

Bonemer has gone deep four times in his last six games and continues to look like an upper-echelon fantasy prospect. The 20-year-old hit .281/.400/.458 with 10 homers and 27 steals for Low-A Kannapolis before going deep twice in 11 games at High-A Winston-Salem to close out his professional debut last season. He’s picked up right where he left off, batting .333 (14-for-42) with four homers and 14 RBI in 11 contests this season. Bonemer figures to earn a promotion to Double-A at some point in the near future.

Caballero delivered the big blow in a comeback victory for the Yankees that truthfully never should have happened. An infield fly fell for a hit with one-out in the ninth and a walk followed. Then, with the runners in motion, Caballero roped a single to left-center field. Both Mike Trout and Bryce Teodosio trotted after the ball like it was the third inning and Austin Wells aggressively rounded third and headed home. The cut-off throw came in to the shortstop and Wells wound up beating the following throw home by half a step. All in all, it was a nice moment for Caballero who’s been ice cold to start the season with a .186 batting average to this point just as Anthony Volpe has recently begun a rehab assignment.