A pair of outfielders short on power—Abraham Almonte and Paulo Orlando—are expected to fill in for the Royals. Plus, updates on Rougned Odor, Kendrys Morales, Jeremy Hazelbaker, Tyler Beede and more.

Will Bradley Zimmer show signs of life? What about Sano's peaks and valleys this season? And, hey, what's with Yolmer Sanchez? Also, a couple of OFers struggling in KC and DET.

Arizona southpaw draws a road turn at SF.

CHC backup catcher Victor Caratini will be the primary 1B replacement while Anthony Rizzo is out. Plus, LAA juggles rotation, CIN makes moves with Suarez out, STL activates Holland, SEA puts Healy on DL, and more.

The Mets are currently sharing playing time between Travis d'Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki, with Plawecki having a real chance to steal the No. 1 gig.

Patrick Corbin takes on the Giants coming off a fantastic performance.

Alex Blandino is expected to be the immediate replacement as Eugenio Suarez goes to the DL with a fractured thumb. Plus, updates on Lonnie Chisenhall, J.C. Ramirez, Christian Yelich, Jake Arrieta and more.

In TAM, a starter may have been born from the team's "bullpen days." Also: Rasmus' injury and Cobb's return in BAL, Hanley's hot start in BOS, the plot thickens at 2B for NYY and Grichuk starts slow in TOR.

E. Suarez, Boog, Chisenhall and Yelich. Ealier: Knebel's kneeble, update on W. Myers, plus Wieters and others. Ellsbury, an update on DeShields, plus W. Myers, Gyorko, Lamb and N. Cruz

There are six options in our "Strong Start" category on Monday, but are all of them viable options for today's slate?

Miles Mikolas opens the week with a rematch against Milwaukee, followed by a trip to Cincinnati, and looks like a solid play for the upcoming week.