MLB Player News
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Jake Cronenworth 1B | SD
Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Lifts two-run blast
Cronenworth went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 5-2 win over the White Sox.
Cronenworth has hit safely in six of the last seven games, going 7-for-26 (.269) with eight RBI in that span. His sixth-inning blast Saturday gave the Padres their first lead of the contest and was enough for them to earn the win. The second baseman is up to 17 homers, 85 RBI, 87 runs scored and three stolen bases while slashing .238/.333/.389 through 155 games.
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Luke Voit 1B | NYM
Nationals' Luke Voit: Launches two-run homer
Voit went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and three runs scored in a 13-4 win over Philadelphia in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.
Voit crushed a two-run, 440-foot blast off Kyle Gibson to complete a five-run inning for the Nats in the second. The first baseman later added a single in the seventh and came across to score three times in the game for only the second time this season. Voit has five RBI in his last five games and produced 10 RBI in the month of September, to go along with three homers.
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Michael Toglia 1B | COL
Rockies' Michael Toglia: Retreats to bench Saturday
Toglia isn't starting Saturday against the Dodgers.
Toglia started the last four games and went 1-for-13 with a run, an RBI, two walks and five strikeouts. Sean Bouchard, Yonathan Daza and Randal Grichuk are starting in the outfield from left to right Saturday.
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Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: On bench Saturday
Flores isn't starting Saturday against the Diamondbacks, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Flores started the last two games and went 1-for-6 with two RBI, a run and a walk. He'll get a breather while J.D. Davis serves as the designated hitter and bats fifth.
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Alfonso Rivas 1B | STL
Cubs' Alfonso Rivas: Riding pine Saturday
Rivas isn't starting Saturday against Cincinnati.
Rivas has started against just three left-handed pitchers this year, and he'll be on the bench for a third consecutive game with southpaw Nick Lodolo starting for the Reds. David Bote is taking over at first base and batting seventh.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Launches solo home run
Olson went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two total runs scored in Friday's victory over the Mets.
Olson's solo shot came in the second inning as the second of back-to-back homers with Austin Riley. He later scored on an Eddie Rosario sacrifice fly in the seventh inning. It was Olson's 31st homer of the season and his fourth in September. Friday's two-hit game extended his hitting streak to five games. During that span, the first baseman has gone 7-for-17 (.411). Prior to this recent streak, Olson had picked up just eight hits in his previous 20 games.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Sitting again Friday
Wade is not in Friday's lineup against the Diamondbacks, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.
Wade has not played since Sept. 25, and he is on the bench Friday even with the platoon advantage against Merrill Kelly. Jason Vosler is starting at first base and hitting eighth.
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Alfonso Rivas 1B | STL
Cubs' Alfonso Rivas: Out of lineup Friday
Rivas will sit Friday versus the Reds.
Rivas will remain on the bench for a second game in a row Friday. P.J. Higgins will replace him at first base and bat eighth against Cincinnati.
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Garrett Cooper 1B | ATL
Marlins' Garrett Cooper: Moves to IL
Cooper (finger) was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday.
He is done for the season due to a fractured left finger. The 31-year-old split time evenly this year between first base and designated hitter and is under team control for one more season. Cooper's .261/.337/.415 slash line with nine home runs in 119 games was a little below his previous norms, although he set a new career best in games played.
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Donovan Solano 1B | TEX
Reds' Donovan Solano: Starting at first base Friday
Solano (eye) is starting Friday's game against the Cubs.
Solano was out of the lineup for the last six games due to an eye infection, but he appeared as a pinch hitter Wednesday against the Pirates and was hit by a pitch during his lone plate appearance. He'll start at first base and bat fifth during Friday's series opener against the Cubs.