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document.write('Mike Lowell - 3B, BOS Jul 3 4:4 PM Lowell (hip) said he feels good and could probably play if he was eligible, the Associated Press reports. RotoWire.com Recommends: Lowell isn\'t able to return from the 15-day disabled list until the game before the All-Star break, but the Red Sox plan to hold him out until after the break, giving his hip 19 days of rest.'); document.write(' | ');
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document.write('Ryan Doumit - C, PIT Jul 3 4:0 PM Doumit (wrist) caught five innings Friday in his first minor league rehab start, the Associated Press reports. RotoWire.com Recommends: He went 0-for-2 with a walk at the plate. "I\'ll play one more game here (on Saturday), then go to Indy (Triple-A Indianapolis) for four or five games. Then I will be back up with the team," Doumit said. "The wrist feels good. It felt good to get back out on a baseball field and break a bit of a sweat." Pirates\' GM Neal Huntington noted that Doumit could be back after the All-Star break.'); document.write(' | ');
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document.write('Freddy Sanchez - 2B, PIT Jul 3 3:59 PM Sanchez was a late scratch on Saturday with lower right back tightness and is listed as day to day, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. RotoWire.com Recommends: Ramon Vazquez, who started in Sanchez\'s place, homered in his first at-bat. Additionally, the Pirates and Twins are not discussing a deal involving Sanchez, according to Post-Gazette beat writer Dejan Kovacevic.'); document.write(' | ');
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document.write('Jack Taschner - P, PHI Jul 3 3:50 PM Taschner was designated for assignment by the Phillies on Friday, the Associated Press reports. RotoWire.com Recommends: The Phillies could have optioned or outrighted Taschner to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, but he is evidently not in their plans and will get a shot to catch on elsewhere.'); document.write(' | ');
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document.write('Rodrigo Lopez - P, PHI Jul 3 3:48 PM As expected, Lopez was brought up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday and will start against the Mets, the Associated Press reports. RotoWire.com Recommends: Lopez was pretty effective at the Triple-A level this season, and will get a shot to make at least a few starts for the injured Antonio Bastardo.'); document.write(' | ');
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document.write('Nick Punto - SS, MIN Jul 3 3:6 PM Punto (back) is in Friday\'s lineup at second base against Detroit, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. RotoWire.com Recommends: He left Wednesday\'s game after getting taken out while turning a double play at second base. It looks like Thursday\'s day off got him back to full speed, but he\'s had a lingering rib issue in June that remains a worry.'); document.write(' | ');
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document.write('Justin Morneau - 1B, MIN Jul 3 3:4 PM Morneau (groin) is in Friday\'s lineup at first base against Detroit, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. RotoWire.com Recommends: He left Wednesday\'s game with the injury but it looks like Thursday\'s off day has him ready to play.'); document.write(' | ');
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document.write('Matt Garza - P, TB Jul 3 2:56 PM Garza will move up and start in place of Jeff Niemann on Sunday, the Tampa Tribune reports. RotoWire.com Recommends: Just a note for owners that Garza is no longer getting two starts next week.'); document.write(' | ');
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document.write('Carlos Quentin - OF, CHI-A Jul 3 2:55 PM Quentin (plantar fascitis) left the White Sox on Friday to go on a minor league rehab assignment, the Chicago Tribune reports. RotoWire.com Recommends: Quentin has been working out, taking batting practice, and performing agility drills with the club for about a week now. Even though he\'s set to go on a rehab assignment, the White Sox are being cautious about not establishing timetables or any expectations for Quentin\'s return, so it seems like a full week of games in the minors at the very least could be a reasonable guess at this point.'); document.write(' | ');
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document.write('Jeff Niemann - P, TB Jul 3 2:53 PM Niemann will have his start on Sunday skipped, according to the Tampa Tribune. RotoWire.com Recommends: Matt Garza will take his spot instead. Niemann will be available out of the pen during the weekend, so don\'t be surprised to see his name in the box score at some point. It looks like Niemann\'s next start will come next Saturday, at home against Oakland.'); document.write(' | ');
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