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  • HOU 1st Baseman #9
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    Zach Dezenzo is starting in left field and batting eighth for the Astros on Wednesday against the Tigers.
    This is Dezenzo’s fifth start in the team’s last six games. Chas McCormick and Jake Meyers don’t have the team’s confidence right now, so the Astros are turning to Dezenzo to see if he can get this offense going. The 24-year-old is hitting .270/.308/.324 on the season, but he does have an elevated 36 percent strikeout rate. Still, if he can provide an offensive spark, the Astros will continue to get him in the lineup, especially with Cam Smith starting to get reps in center field.
  • ATH Left Fielder #22
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    Athletics activated INF/OF Miguel Andujar from the 10-day injured list.
    Andujar returns to the Athletics’ outfield mix with top prospect Colby Thomas heading back to the minors prior to Wednesday’s showdown against Atlanta. The 30-year-old wound up missing five weeks recovering from a right oblique strain.
    Brewers' Hoskins lands on IL with sprained thumb
    Eric Samulski evaluates why Andrew Vaughn should be added in deeper fantasy leagues after the Milwaukee Brewers placed slugger Rhys Hoskins on the 10-day IL with a sprained thumb.
  • ATH Right Fielder #32
    Athletics optioned OF Colby Thomas to Triple-A Las Vegas.
    Thomas started just two of seven games for the Athletics after being called up last week. He went 1-for-11 with six strikeouts during his first taste of the majors. The 24-year-old’s power/speed combination is going to make him an impact fantasy contributor at some point down the line, but there simply isn’t a spot for him at the highest level right this second.
  • BAL Starting Pitcher #19
    Wednesday’s game between the Mets and Orioles has been postponed due to inclement weather.
    It’ll be made up on Thursday as a doubleheader. Wednesday’s original starting pitchers — David Peterson and Tomoyuki Sugano — will presumably take the ball at some point during the twin bill at Camden Yards.
  • CWS Catcher #7
    Edgar Quero doubled twice and was hit by a pitch Wednesday as the White Sox bested the Jays 2-1, snapping their 10-game winning streak.
    Both runs came in the fourth, when Quero doubled in Austin Slater and then came around to score on a Lenyn Sosa single. Quero was making just his fifth start in the White Sox’s last 13 games, as Kyle Teel has overtaken him on the depth chart. Unfortunately, the team has quit on the tactic of employing both catchers at the same time; Quero last DH’d on June 23, and Teel hasn’t done so since June 14.
  • CWS Starting Pitcher #57
    Adrian Houser limited the Blue Jays to one run through seven innings for his fifth victory Wednesday.
    Houser settled for two strikeouts and five missed swings in the 96-pitch outing, but he kept the ball on the ground and allowed just one extra-base hit, a Will Wagner double. Houser moved to 5-2 and the White Sox are 6-3 in his starts, compared to 25-59 the rest of the time. If he’s still with the team, he’ll probably start the first game after the break in Pittsburgh.
  • CWS Relief Pitcher #49
    Jordan Leasure recorded his second save with a scoreless ninth Wednesday against the Blue Jays.
    Grant Taylor set him up with a scoreless eighth against the top of the Jays order. Leasure then retired Addison Barger, Will Wagner and Myles Straw, with an Alejandro Kirk single mixed in. Leasure got the call in a one-run game even though he’d allowed single runs in six of his previous 11 appearances. We wouldn’t suggest picking him up in mixed leagues.
  • TOR Starting Pitcher #56
    Eric Lauer allowed two runs over four innings and struck out seven Wednesday against the White Sox.
    The Jays had a rain-shortened complete game last night and have Thursday off, so they were extra aggressive with the pen today and pulled Lauer after 68 pitches. Of course, they’ve tended to employ a quick hook here anyway; even though Lauer has been plenty effective, he’s completed five innings in only three of his eight starts and never in five outings as a bulk guy. Lauer took the loss today, so he closes out the first half 4-2 with a 2.78 ERA.
  • TOR Shortstop #11
    Bo Bichette went 3-for-3 with a double and a walk in the loss to the White Sox on Wednesday.
    Bichette finished the three-game series 6-for-10 with three walks. He’d currently be working on a nine-game hitting streak if not for one appearance in which he came off the bench and had one at-bat.
  • TOR Relief Pitcher #43
    Ryan Burr was removed from Wednesday’s game against the White Sox with a right shoulder injury.
    Burr will undergo an MRI later this week in Toronto to determine the extent of the injury. It feels like a virtual lock that he’ll wind up back on the injured list. The 31-year-old was lifted from his second appearance of the season after recording only two outs. He missed the first three months of the year with shoulder inflammation.
  • CLE Starting Pitcher #49
    Guardians re-signed LHP Kolby Allard to a minor league contract.
    Allard is back with Cleveland on their taxi squad ahead of Wednesday’s game in Houston. The 27-year-old southpaw elected free agency earlier this week, but ultimately decided to stick around with the Guardians as extra relief depth. There’s a decent chance he’s back in the majors in the near future.