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Aaron Civale

CWS Starting Pitcher #43

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Aaron Civale allowed five hits and five runs with one walk and four strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings in a loss to the Royals on Wednesday.

Civale was cruising right along through four shutout innings and let only one runner on over that stretch. Then bam: he allowed a homer, single, single, walk, and another single before being mercifully pulled from the game. Reliever Tyler Gilbert did him no favors and allowed every inherited runner to score which destroyed Civale’s final ledger. He’s set for an enticing yet terrifying two-start week coming up against the Twins and Tigers.

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Heston Kjerstad

BAL Left Fielder #13

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Orioles GM Mike Elias said he’s not ready to announce rehab assignment dates for OF Heston Kjerstead (hamstring) but he feels like “it’s right around the corner.”

Kjerstad injured his hamstring towards the end of spring training and has been out ever since. Kjerstad really needs to hit the ground running and push his way into the conversation in Baltimore when he gets healthy, but it’s a fairly stacked outfield that has already pushed Colton Cowser to the brink of fantasy irrelevance. It’s hard to imagine Kjerstad having fantasy value in the near future.

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How does Crochet on IL impact Red Sox?

April 29, 2026 02:03 PM

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Brandon Marsh

PHI Left Fielder #16
The Athletic’s Matt Gelb writes that new Phillies manager Don Mattingly “seemed inclined to let [Brandon] Marsh” play more against left-handers.

Marsh has always been a platoon outfielder and has a .418 OPS against lefties this season, but Mattingly praised the quality of his at-bats. Marsh would get a little added fantasy value from playing every day, but of course if he’s not hitting against left-handers, it’s hard to pretend it’s a huge boost. Still, this is a situation worth monitoring and would point to Felix Reyes being mothballed. Reyes has started just two of the last six games.
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Jhoan Duran

PHI Relief Pitcher #59

Jhoan Duran (oblique) is throwing a bullpen session on Thursday.

The Phillies are “optimistic” about his progress per Matt The Athletic’s Matt Gelb. Duran is eligible to be activated, as he was placed on the list on April 15. It sounds like if he comes out of the bullpen session feeling good, Duran could be back in short order.

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Nate Eaton

BOS 3rd Baseman #18
Red Sox optioned INF/OF Nate Eaton to Triple-A Worcester.

A memorable one-day stint on the roster. Eaton did not get into yesterday’s game against the Blue Jays and will head back to Worcester while the Red Sox try to figure out their rotation plans over the weekend. Chris Cotillo says Jake Bennett will likely grab the ball on Friday.
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Vinnie Pasquantino

KC 1st Baseman #9
Vinnie Pasquantino (back) is not in the starting lineup for Thursday’s game against the Athletics.

That’s two days in a row off for Pasquantino since he left Tuesday’s game with lower back tightness. Salvador Perez is batting fourth and playing first base while Elias Díaz grabs a start against LHP Jeffrey Springs.
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Tyler Soderstrom

ATH Left Fielder #21
Tyler Soderstrom (neck) is not in Sacramento’s starting lineup for Thursday’s game against the Royals.

He hasn’t played since being removed from Tuesday’s game in what Mark Kotsay said was “precautionary.” Colby Thomas is batting cleanup against LHP Noah Cameron. Brent Rooker (0-for-13 since returning from an oblique injury) is also sitting today, giving Shea Langeliers a DH day while Austin Wynns draws a start.
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Joey Ortiz

MIL Shortstop #3

Joey Ortiz is not in Milwaukee’s starting lineup for Thursday’s game against the Diamondbacks.

He’s started just three of Milwaukee’s last six games while David Hamilton has appeared to take a step over him on the depth chart. Luis Rengifo is starting at third today while Hamilton slides over to short. Ortiz is hitting .197/.284/.197 on the season with four stolen bases. He is 4-for-29 over his last 15 games.

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Francisco Alvarez

NYM Catcher #4
Francisco Alvarez is not in New York’s starting lineup against the Nationals on Thursday.

Alvarez, who has hit third three times and fourth once in the last four games, continues to lose playing time due to Juan Soto being confined to DH duties for the time being. Luis Torrens is starting against RHP Miles Mikolas and the Nationals. Alvarez has slumped badly of late, with just three hits since April 18. His OPS is down from .894 to .691 since then.
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Brady House

WSH 3rd Baseman #12
Brady House is not in Washington’s starting lineup against the Mets on Thursday.

Weird to sit someone who just hit a grand slam last night, but so be it. José Tena is DHing for the Nationals — his first start since April 15 — and Jorbit Vivas is manning third base against RHP Freddy Peralta as the Nats look to continue the misery for New York.
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Mickey Moniak

COL Left Fielder #22

Mickey Moniak is not in Colorado’s starting lineup against the Reds on Thursday.

It is against LHP Andrew Abbott, and while the Rockies haven’t strictly platooned Moniak against left-handers, they did drop him to ninth in the order against Brandon Williamson yesterday. On the season, Moniak is hitting .361/.413/.736 against right-handers and .067/.067/.267 against lefties. He probably would be platooned more aggressively on a team with better options.

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