Verdugo isn't starting Saturday's game against the Cardinals, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo will get a breather after he went 0-for-9 with two strikeouts over the last two games. Franchy Cordero is starting in left field while Bobby Dalbec takes over at first base.

Verdugo went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Wednesday's 10-1 win over the Athletics.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo opened the scoring with an RBI groundout in the first inning, and he plated another on a third-inning single before going deep in the sixth on a two-run blast. This was the outfielder's fifth multi-hit effort in 12 games in June. He's gone 16-for-47 (.340) this month, and he's now batting .251/.293/.368 with four homers, 33 RBI, 26 runs scored and 14 doubles through 58 contests overall.

Verdugo (knee) will bat fifth and play left field Saturday against Seattle, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo missed Friday's series opener with a knee issue, but the injury was evidently a minor one. He's shown signs of life at the plate recently after a poor start, hitting .339/.379/.452 over his last 15 games to raise his season OPS to .655.

Verdugo isn't starting Friday against the Mariners due to a knee injury, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo sustained a knee injury during Thursday's loss to the Angels and will be out of the lineup for at least one game. Whether he's available off the bench remains to be seen, but Franchy Cordero will draw the start in left field.

Verdugo went 1-for-4 with a run scored in Monday's 1-0 win over the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo scored the game's lone run from first base in the second inning. With two outs, he was running on a 3-2 pitch to Christian Vazquez, who delivered a single to left-center field. As the throw from Mike Trout went past the cutoff man on its way to second base, Verdugo was waived him and beat the throw to the plate. He extended a hitting streak to six games, during which he's 9-for-23 with five RBI and six runs scored.

Verdugo went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 8-0 win over the Athletics.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo had an RBI double in the fourth inning and plated another run with his single in the eighth. The outfielder has enjoyed a productive stretch lately, going 16-for-47 (.340) in his last 11 games, with four multi-hit efforts, 12 RBI and eight runs in that span. For the season, he's had some struggles with a .246/.289/.364 slash line, three home runs, 28 RBI, 21 runs scored, no stolen bases and 12 doubles through 204 plate appearances. He hasn't ended a season with a slugging percentage under .400 since 2018.

Verdugo went 2-for-3 with a walk, two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Reds.

EDGE Analysis

Facing fireballer Hunter Greene, who maxed out at 101.4 mph, Verdugo spanked a 91.5 mph changeup (!) off the bullpen wall in right field to plate the winning run. Verdugo finished the month of May with a .219 batting average, but the outfielder starting coming out of the funk over the final week and it carried over into June. Across nine games since May 24, Verdugo is 12-for-39 (.308) with six doubles, 10 RBI and five runs scored. Despite a .625 OPS, he continues to hit out of the five hole in Boston's productive order.

Verdugo is out of the lineup for Sundays' game against the Orioles, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo started the past six games and will receive a day off with left-hander Bruce Zimmermann on the mound for Baltimore. Franchy Cordero will man left field Sunday in his place, while Bobby Dalbec starts at first base.

Verdugo went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Friday's 12-8 loss to the Orioles.

EDGE Analysis

While the major story coming out of the game was yet another Boston bullpen meltdown, Verdugo managed to extend his RBI streak to four games, all since returning from a non-COVID illness. The outfielder went 8-for-20 with four doubles and seven RBI during that stretch.

Verdugo went 4-for-6 with two doubles, two runs and three RBI in a 16-7 win against the White Sox on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Verdugo produced a run-scoring double in each of the first and fifth innings, and he knocked in another run with a single in the eighth. The four-hit performance was his first of the campaign and raised his season average from .215 to .232. Verdugo has gone 9-for-24 (.375) with four doubles and five RBI over his past six games.