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Willy Adames Absent on Monday With Back Spasms
San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames (back) is out of the team's starting lineup for Monday's series opener in Arizona against the division-rival Diamondbacks due to back spasms, according to MLB.com. Casey Schmitt, who was out on Sunday with an illness, will start at shortstop and bat third for the Gigantes against Diamondbacks left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez. Adames was pulled from Sunday's game in the eighth inning due to back spasms and will sit out the first game of the week in Arizona. He's considered day-to-day for now, so fantasy managers will want to check back in on Tuesday to see if he's available for Game 2 of the series at Chase Field. While Adames won't help your fantasy team's batting average or on-base percentage much, he's still on pace for a third straight 30-homer season with 14 long balls in 81 games across 342 plate appearances to this point in his second year in the Bay Area. He could be a popular trade candidate before August's deadline, too, and a move to a contending team would only boost his second-half fantasy value.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com
