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Luis Arraez Returns From Foot Injury to Face Braves
San Francisco Giants infielder Luis Arraez (foot) is starting at second base and batting leadoff for the Giants in Friday's series opener against the visiting Atlanta Braves and right-hander Reynaldo Lopez, according to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports. Arraez was pulled from Wednesday's game early against the Athletics after fouling a ball off his right foot, and he sat out of Thursday's series finale as a result. X-rays on Arraez's foot came back negative, though, and he'll return for the first game of the weekend series at Oracle Park on Friday against a pitcher he's very familiar with. Arraez is hitting .379 with an .848 OPS and an RBI in 29 career at-bats against Lopez. The 29-year-old three-time batting champion has been a hit machine again in 2026 in his first year in the Bay Area, as he enters action on Friday with a .321/.358/.445 slash line, .803 OPS, only three home runs, 30 RBI, 40 runs scored, and six stolen bases in his 299 at-bats. Fantasy managers will want to get Arraez back into their starting lineups in traditional formats as San Fran's table-setter.
Source: NBC Sports Bay Area - Alex Pavlovic
Source: NBC Sports Bay Area - Alex Pavlovic
