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Watch Dave Robert rush to Justin Turner's defense after he gets nailed in the head (Video)Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was the first one out of the dugout to check on Justin Turner after he was nailed in the head by a...
Andy Pages - Showing power in High-APages is hitting .242/.347/.531 with 16 home runs, five steals, 41 RBI and 47 runs across 53 games for High-A Great Lakes.
ImpactThe last time we saw Pages in action, he was tearing through rookie ball as an 18-year-old in 2019, and his power clearly hasn't gone anywhere, as he has the second-most homers in all of High-A. The strikeout rate's a little high (26.1 percent), but he's also drawing a good number of walks (10.6 percent) and getting a little unlucky in batting average due to a .262 BABIP. Expect the Dodgers to be patient with him as he develops, but he's a prospect to watch.
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Andre Jackson - Harnessing stuff in Double-AJackson has a 3.91 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 62:14 K:BB across 46 innings spanning 11 appearances for Double-A Tulsa this season.
ImpactThe good news is that Jackson has reined in the control issues that plagued him in 2019, when he walked 57 batters in 114.2 innings across two levels. The bad news is that being around the strike zone so much has resulted in Jackson serving up 11 long balls already this year -- with six of them coming in his last four outings. The 25-year-old righty also hasn't exceeded five innings in any start this season, so there's not much reason to think that he's close to contributing to the big-league rotation.
JULY 5, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Starlin Castro - Drives in lone run SundayCastro went 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Dodgers.
ImpactCastro swatted a double in the bottom of the first inning Sunday, and he gave the Nationals a brief lead with an RBI single in the bottom of the third to put the team's only run of the game on the board. The 31-year-old has recorded hits in each of the last seven games, and he's gone 10-for-21 with a home run, two doubles, seven RBI and five runs during that time.
JULY 5, 2021•ROTOWIRE
LEADING OFF: Ohtani 2-way All-Star, Cubs sag, Dodgers soar
Shohei Ohtani is the first player selected to the All-Star Game as both a hitter and pitcherJULY 5, 2021•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Matt Beaty - Homers against NationalsBeaty went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Nationals.
ImpactBeaty tied Sunday's game with his fourth home run of the season in the top of the fourth inning. The 28-year-old has started in just six of the last 16 games, and he hadn't homered since June 1. He's now slashing .252/.342/.382 with 28 RBI and 19 runs this year.
JULY 5, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Max Muncy - Plates three runs in winMuncy went 2-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and a strikeout in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Nationals.
ImpactMuncy was unable to reach base in any of his first three plate appearances Sunday, but he got hot late with doubles in the seventh and ninth innings. The 30-year-old has driven in multiple runs in three of the last four games, and he's gone 4-for-15 with a home run, nine RBI, two runs and three walks during that time.
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