Beck has been moved up to the second spot in Colorado’s lineup directly behind star center fielder Brenton Doyle after launching two homers during Friday’s series-opening loss to the Reds. The 24-year-old former top prospect is hitting .421 (8-for-19) with five homers and one steal in six games since returning to the big leagues back on April 19. He won’t sustain this level of stratospheric production at the dish, but there’s no risk here for fantasy managers continuing to ride the hot hand until he inevitably cools off. There’s an opportunity here for Beck to carve out a permanent role at the highest level over the next few weeks.

Friedl is still being evaluated for the injury, and the Reds have yet to make a decision about putting him on the IL. Will Benson will remain in center field on Thursday and bat sixth with Connor Joe playing right field and batting ninth.

Perhaps more importantly, Boyle walked only one and struck out five on the day. Boyle now has a 1.46 ERA on the season and has walked just 13 batters to 39 strikeouts. It turns out, the Rays’ decision to reshape Boyle’s pitch mix and cut back on the movement of his pitches might have been the magic elixir to fix his command. Zack Littell has no minor league options left, so there doesn’t appear to be any space in the Rays’ rotation unless they want to give the struggling Shane Baz a brief break in the minor leagues. When Boyle does get a chance, he will be worth an immediate add in all fantasy leagues.

Elko has gone just 2-for-14 with four strikeouts in four games since being called up, so perhaps the White Sox are just giving him a day to regroup. Still, he hit .348 with 10 home runs in 31 games at Triple-A this season, and this White Sox team is going nowhere, so it makes more sense for them to keep him in the lineup and see if he can adjust to MLB pitching. We’ll hope this is just a routine off day. Lenyn Sosa will play first base and bat sixth, with Josh Rojas sliding over to second base

The eighth overall pick from the 2020 MLB Draft is now hitting .289/.340/.387 with three home runs and eight steals in 38 games at Triple-A this season. He also has 30 strikeouts and 19 walks, so his overall plate discipline has been pretty solid. The Nationals are starting Jacob Young in center field, and while he plays elite defense, he is also hitting just .216 in 119 plate appearances this season. There will come a time in the summer when the Nationals decide it’s time to turn center field over to Hassell, who is one of the big-name prospects who came over in the Juan Soto trade.

The former first-round pick is hitting .286/.346/.476 with six home runs in 38 games at Triple-A this season. He does have 45 strikeouts to just 14 walks, so the plate discipline is likely something that the Nationals want to see the 21-year-old continue to work on, but he’s nearing a call-up to the big leagues.

France left Game 1 of Wednesday’s doubleheader after fouling a ball off his left foot. There is no word yet on the severity of the injury or if the Twins expect to place him on the IL. Kody Clemens will start at first base and bat eighth against the Orioles on Thursday.