MLB Player News
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Perfect at plate Monday
Goldschmidt went 4-for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 9-0 win over the Marlins.
This was Goldschmidt's second four-hit game in the last two weeks, and he's batting a scorching .426/.500/.907 in his last 14 contests. The first baseman has been one of the best hitters in the league with a .347/.429/.642 slash line, 19 home runs, 64 RBI, 56 runs scored and three stolen bases through 72 games.
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | ATL
Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Two homers in win
Tellez went 2-for-4 with two two-run home runs in Sunday's victory over the Blue Jays.
Tellez sent Christian Yelich home on a first-inning shot, then scored Willy Adames on another homer in the second. They were Tellez's 12th and 13th home runs and his first homers with runners on base since May 20. The two-hit performance raised Tellez's batting average to .248 after he went hitless in his last two games.
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Joey Votto 1B | TOR
Reds' Joey Votto: Hits two doubles
Votto went 2-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in a 10-3 win over the Giants on Sunday.
Votto had come into the game riding a cold stretch, slashing a weak .190/.261/.214 over the past 15 days. The two-double day at the plate gives him 13 doubles on the campaign and lifts his season average to .213. Votto got off to a terrible start this year and is hoping to right the ship in the time that remains. He has never hit below .261 in a full season's worth of at-bats.
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Josh Bell DH | MIN
Nationals' Josh Bell: Three-hit performance
Bell went 3-for-5 with an RBI double and two runs scored in a 6-4 win over the Rangers on Sunday.
The three-hit performance lifted Bell's average to .308 on the season, and the first baseman now has 46 RBI and 40 runs scored. He has shown dramatically improved contact skills in the first half of 2022, and his average on the season is 47 points higher than his season-long number in 2021. Bell's power numbers don't rival the best corner infielders in the game, but an average over .300 while hitting between the likes of Juan Soto and Nelson Cruz will bode well for his counting stats.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Hits 18th home run
Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in a extra-inning 6-5 loss to the Cubs on Sunday.
Goldschmidt clobbered a hanging changeup from innings-eater Alec Mills over the left-field wall for his 18th homer of the season. He came close to picking up his second extra-base hit of the day when Ian Happ robbed him of a double with an incredible sliding catch in the seventh. The 34-year-old first baseman is hitting for a higher average than ever before in his career without sacrificing his established power numbers. Goldschmidt has been red hot over the past 15 days and is slashing .360./439/.740 with five home runs over that span despite dealing with back tightness.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Heating up at plate
Bohm went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, a run and an RBI in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Padres.
Bohm hasn't recorded a home run or stolen base since June 7, but his batting average is at least trending upward again after he had fallen into a slump to begin the month. Since sitting out his last game June 13, Bohm has hit .314 while striking out just six times in his last 12 starts. He'll remain in the lineup for Sunday's series finale, manning third base while batting fifth.
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Luke Voit 1B | NYM
Padres' Luke Voit: Steps out of lineup
Voit is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
Voit started the past two games after missing one contest due to hamstring soreness, and he'll take a seat for Sunday's series finale. Jorge Alfaro will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Austin Nola starts behind the plate.
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Pete Alonso 1B | BAL
Mets' Pete Alonso: Two homers in win
Alonso went 2-for-4 with two homers in Saturday's victory over the Marlins.
Alonso hit a solo homer in the second inning to put the Mets on the board, then launched a go-ahead blast in the eighth. The first baseman had gone hitless in his previous two games after a three-hit outing June 21. The performance raised Alonso's batting average to .281 and took his home-run total to 22.
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Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Adds insurance with homer
Flores went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, a double and an additional run scored in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Reds.
Flores went yard in the sixth inning. This was his second homer and fourth multi-hit performance in his last eight games. The 30-year-old infielder is up to a .249/.320/.418 slash line with nine long balls, a team-leading 40 RBI, 37 runs scored and 13 doubles through 66 contests. He's seen regular playing time throughout the season, but he doesn't have a guaranteed spot in the lineup with the Giants' infield at essentially full health. Flores should still work his way into the lineup regularly as Brandon Belt and Evan Longoria are expected to draw regular rest days, though a strict platoon is unlikely to develop.
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | ATL
Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Riding pine Saturday
Tellez isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.
Tellez is getting a breather after he went 2-for-17 with a homer, a double, two RBI, four walks and two strikeouts over the last five games. Keston Hiura is starting at first base and batting eighth.