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Bobby Witt Jr. - Good to go FridayWitt (hand) is starting at shortstop and batting third Friday against the Guardians.

ImpactWitt hasn't seen the field since suffering the hand injury late in Tuesday's contest, but he'll rejoin the lineup for Thursday's series opener in Cleveland. The 22-year-old is 3-for-21 with a home run, two walks, three RBI and two runs through five appearances in July.

JULY 8, 2022•ROTOWIRE

Edward Olivares - Breather FridayOlivares is not in the starting lineup for Friday's contest against the Guardians.

ImpactOlivares will get a breather after he produced a 2-for-4 effort with two runs scored in Thursday's loss to the Astros. Kyle Isbel will get the start in right field and bat seventh Friday.

JULY 8, 2022•ROTOWIRE

Nicky Lopez - Sitting FridayLopez will sit Friday versus the Guardians.

ImpactLopez will get a day off after he went 4-for-16 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in the series against Houston. Emmanuel Rivera will take over at third base and bat ninth in the series opener Friday.

JULY 8, 2022•ROTOWIRE

Martín Maldonado - Reaches four times in winMaldonado went 3-for-3 with a double, a run scored and one walk in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Royals.

ImpactMaldonado walked in his first plate appearance, double in his second and singled in each of his last two at-bats en route to his first three-hit game of the season. Across 61 appearances, the veteran catcher is slashing .160/.237/.310 with seven homers and 18 RBI.

JULY 8, 2022•ROTOWIRE

Yordan Alvarez - Smashes 26th homerAlvarez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Thursday's 5-2 victory over Kansas City.

ImpactAlvarez gave the Astros a 3-2 lead in the fifth inning with a solo blast off Royals starter Kris Bubic. During his current five-game hitting streak, the lefty has slashed .316/.435/.895 with three homers and two doubles.

JULY 8, 2022•ROTOWIRE

Jose Altuve - Extends hitting streak to six gamesAltuve went 1-for-2 with a solo homer, two additional RBI and two walks in Thursday's 5-2 victory over the Royals.

ImpactAltuve slugged his 17th home run in the fifth inning to tie the game 2-2 and added walks in the third and seventh. He also extended the Astros' lead to 4-2 with a sacrifice fly in the eighth. During his current six-game hitting streak, Altuve is slashing .435/.517/.783 with two homers and six RBI.

JULY 8, 2022•ROTOWIRE

Despite Dominating, Scott Barlow Continues to Go Under the RadarThe Royals’ closer is once again having an underrated season, and his value is on the rise with the trade deadline right around the corner.

JULY 8, 2022•KANSASCITY.COM