Miami Marlins outfielder Jesus Sanchez is not in the team's starting lineup for Friday's series opener against the visiting Athletics. Kyle Stowers is starting in right field and is batting second, while Eric Wagaman is patrolling left field and batting cleanup versus A's rookie Gunnar Hoglund, who will be making his MLB debut. This will be Sanchez's second straight day of rest after the Marlins had an off day on Thursday. The 27-year-old Dominican hasn't found his footing at the plate yet after starting the year on the injured list. Sanchez is currently slashing .200/.310/.300 with only one home run, four RBI, three runs scored and a steal in 50 at-bats. He should be back in there on Saturday as the series continues in South Beach. Stowers and Wagaman could both be worth a look as DFS sleepers. Stowers, in particular, is intriguing after starting the year with a .323 average (31-for-96) with four homers and 19 RBI.

Athletics outfielder Lawrence Butler is retreating to the bench for a rest day in Friday's series opener in Miami against the hosting Marlins. Seth Brown will get the start in right field for the A's and will hit sixth against right-hander Valente Bellozo. It's a good time for Butler to get a little breather, as he's gone 9-for-52 (.173) with three homers, a double, six RBI, one steal and 23 strikeouts in 12 games over the last two weeks. The 24-year-old especially looks lost against left-handers of late and will sit the bench after going 0-for-5 with four strikeouts in Thursday's win over the Texas Rangers. Overall, he's hitting .244/.316/.415 with five homers, 11 RBI, 18 runs and five steals in 123 at-bats for the A's. With Butler on the bench on Friday, shortstop Jacob Wilson will move up to the leadoff spot. Brown will be avoided by most DFS gamers with a .172/.314/.310 slash line with a solo homer in his 29 at-bats this year.

Boston Red Sox rookie second baseman Kristian Campbell (ribs) remains out of the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against the visiting Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park. Campbell was scratched from Thursday's series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays as a precaution with sore ribs, and now he'll miss his second straight game. The good news is that the 22-year-old infielder's injury isn't considered serious, and he's being deemed day-to-day heading into the weekend. The former fourth-rounder in 2023 out of the Georgia Institute of Technology has settled in nicely as the team's starting second baseman in his first 103 big-league at-bats, batting .301 with four homers, 12 RBI, 18 runs and two stolen bases. David Hamilton will once again start at second and bat eighth on Friday against Twins right-hander Joe Ryan. He represents a low-upside DFS sleeper at the bottom of the lineup.

The Boston Red Sox activated catcher Connor Wong (finger) from the 10-day injured list on Friday and optioned catcher Blake Sabol to Triple-A Worcester in a corresponding move. Wong is immediately back in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener at Fenway Park against the visiting Minnesota Twins and right-hander Joe Ryan, doing the catching and batting seventh. The 28-year-old backstop has recovered from a broken finger that he suffered on April 7 and will return to being Boston's starting catcher, sending Carlos Narvaez to a backup role. Wong broke out in 2024 for the BoSox to the tune of a .280/.333/.425 slash line with 13 home runs, 52 RBI and eight stolen bases in 126 games. He had gone just 2-for-23 with three walks and seven strikeouts in nine games this year before getting hurt, so fantasy managers will be hoping he can turn things around now that he's back.

Cleveland Guardians outfielder Nolan Jones is back on the bench for Friday's contest on the road in Toronto against the Blue Jays and right-hander Chris Bassitt. It's the second straight day the left-handed hitter has been benched against a righty, with Jhonkensy Noel starting in right field again and batting eighth. Jones was the team's preferred option against righties in right field earlier this year, but the former second-rounder appears to have lost that designation after going 12-for-71 (.169) at the plate with a homer, five RBI, five runs and two steals. The 26-year-old outfielder has gone 12-for-63 (.191) against righties. The problem for Cleveland is that Noel hasn't been much better, slashing .186/.210/.305 with two home runs, eight RBI and eight runs scored in 59 at-bats. Fantasy managers should be staying away from the team's right-field platoon for the time being.