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Nick Loftin is absent from the Royals’ starting lineup for Thursday’s tilt against the Marlins.

It appears to be nothing more than a routine night off for Loftin, who has functioned as the club’s primary third baseman while Maikel Garcia (hamstring) is shelved. Josh Rojas will start in his place at the hot corner and will bat seventh against Marlins’ right-hander Sandy Alcantara on Thursday.
- David Shovein

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Nick Loftin went 1-for-4 with a solo home run against the Marlins on Tuesday.

Loftin’s home run was his seventh of the season. He hit a solo shot off Marlins reliever Tyler Zuber in the ninth inning. Loftin hit just .200 with one home run in 25 games in August. He’s hitting .237 with a .718 OPS and 41 RBI this year.
- Nick Shlain

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Nick Loftin is not in the Royals’ starting lineup for Thursday’s matchup against the Blue Jays.

Loftin has been functioning as the club’s primary third baseman with Maikel Garcia (hamstring) shelved, but he’ll get a breather in this one. Josh Rojas will start in his place at the hot corner and will bat eighth for the Royals against Spencer Arrighetti and the Blue Jays on Thursday evening in Toronto.
- David Shovein

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Nick Loftin went 3-for-4 with a homer, a walk, four RBI, and two runs scored as the Royals defeated the Tigers 11-7 on Sunday.

Loftin launched a three-run homer off Ty Madden in the bottom of the fifth that helped Kansas City pad a lead they wouldn’t surrender. He has operated as the everyday third baseman since Maikel Garcia landed back on the injured list earlier this week, and he’s been hitting leadoff against lefties this month. The increased playing time is something to monitor in deeper fantasy formats.

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Maikel Garcia is with the Royals and working out in advance of potentially coming off the injured list on Monday.

Garcia, out since June 23 with a hand injury, went 4-for-10 with a double and three walks in three games for Double-A Northwest Arkansas from Thursday through Saturday. His return will likely push Nick Loftin back into a utility role and result in Josh Rojas losing his spot.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Nick Loftin went 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, a HBP and a stolen base versus the Dodgers on Monday.

Loftin was on base all three times up against Tarik Skubal. He’s hitting a solid .249/.336/.400, giving him the third highest OPS among the 12 players with 100 plate appearances for the Royals this season.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Nick Loftin is absent from the Royals’ starting lineup for Thursday’s divisional showdown against the Twins.

It looks to be nothing more than a routine day off for the versatile 27-year-old. Josh Rojas will man the hot corner in his absence and will bat eighth against Twins’ right-hander Bailey Ober.
- David Shovein

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Nick Loftin went 1-for-3 with an RBI double in Kansas City’s loss to Detroit on Friday.

Loftin has essentially become a full-time player for the Royals due to injuries, starting 14 of 18 Royals July games to date. He’s hitting .286/.344/.393 in July and .247/.330/.394 on the season with four homers and one stolen base. Obviously, no fantasy upside here with those numbers, but Loftin is at least playing decently enough to not be a major problem for the Royals.
- Rivers McCown

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Nick Loftin homered and doubled twice as the Royals bested the Mets 16-12 on Tuesday.

As goes Loftin, so go the Royals. This makes seven times this season that the Royals have scored 10 runs with him in the starting lineup, and he’s 17-for-33 with three homers and 14 RBI in those games. He’s hit .177 with one homer and 15 RBI in his remaining 49 appearances.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Nick Loftin finished 3-for-5 with two RBI and a walk versus the Phillies on Monday.

Loftin had been 1-for-27 since going 4-for-6 with a homer the last time the Royals scored 10 runs on June 23. Six times this year, he’s started a game in which the Royals have gone on to score in double figures. He’s 14-for-27 with two homers and 12 RBI in those games, and he’s hitting .177 in 130 at-bats the rest of the time.
- Matthew Pouliot

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