MLB Player News
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Luke Voit 1B | NYM
Padres' Luke Voit: Cashes in five
Voit went 2-for-6 with a home run, two runs scored and five RBI in a 12-5 win over the Cubs on Tuesday.
With his team down by five in the sixth, Voit hit a two-run shot to put his team on the board. He would also cash in the go ahead-run on a bases-clearing, three-RBI double his very next at-bat. Voit is now slashing .226/.306/.396 on the season. Despite carrying a 33.9 percent strikeout rate, Voit is a mainstay in the heart of the Padres lineup and should continue to see plenty of RBI opportunities from the cleanup spot.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Power surge continues in nightcap
Goldschmidt went 4-for-4 with two home runs, three runs scored and five RBI in a 9-1 win over the Pirates in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader.
After going yard in the matinee, Goldschmidt kept flexing his muscles in the nightcap, clubbing homers off Bryse Wilson in the first and second innings to help give the Cardinals an early 7-0 lead. The first baseman is up to 16 homers on the season -- including four in his last three games -- putting him two behind Pete Alonso for the NL lead, to go along with a stellar .349/.431/.642 slash line.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | CLE
Phillies' Rhys Hoskins: Homers twice in win
Hoskins went 4-for-5 with two homers, a double and six RBI on Tuesday in the Phillies' 11-9 loss to the Marlins.
Hoskins hit a three-run homer in the fourth, doubled in two in the fifth and added a tie-breaking solo shot in the eighth. It was his second multi-homer game in his last five contests. The first baseman has been on a tear the last eight games, going 15-for-34 with five homers and raising his season batting line to .249/.333/.476.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Belts 14th homer
Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in a 3-1 win over the Pirates during the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader.
He gave Matthew Liberatore and the Cardinals' bullpen all the support they would need with a two-run blast off JT Brubaker in the third inning. Goldschmidt has gone yard in back-to-back games against the Bucs, continuing a fantastic campaign that has seen him bat .338 with 14 homers and 51 RBI through 60 games.
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | ATL
Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Power dwindling
Tellez will start at first base and bat third in Tuesday's game against the Mets.
Tellez appears to have found a new home in the three hole, with five of his last six starts having come out of that position in the batting order. The change hasn't done much to spark Tellez's power production; he's gone 14 straight games without a home run and has supplied only three extra-base hits (all doubles) during that stretch.
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Jake Cronenworth 2B | SD
Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Tallies three hits Monday
Cronenworth went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI in Monday's win over the Cubs.
Cronenworth knocked in the Padres' first run with a single in the third inning, and he helped San Diego pull ahead in the eighth by scoring a run following a single. He finished with three hits for the second time in his past six games. Cronenworth is slashing .364/.440/.636 with a home run, three doubles, six runs and nine RBI over the six-game stretch.
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Christian Walker 1B | HOU
Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Launches 16th homer
Walker went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and two walks in Monday's loss to the Reds.
Walker produced the game's first runs with a big 446-foot blast to left field in the third inning. The homer was his 16th of the campaign, tied for second in the National League. Walker is batting only .209 on the season, but the power has made him a viable fantasy option.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Collects three hits
Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double, a walk and two runs scored in Monday's 7-5 win over the Pirates.
Goldschmidt took Sunday off after going 0-for-9 over his previous three games and he immediately got his groove back Monday. He doubled and scored in the sixth inning and then drilled a go-ahead shot to begin the seventh. The slugging first baseman is now slashing .335/.419/.598 with 33 extra-base hits and 48 RBI this season. However, since losing his 25-game hitting streak on June 4, Goldschmidt is hitting just .250 with one RBI in nine appearances.
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LaMonte Wade LF | HOU
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Nearing rehab assignment
Wade (knee) could be sent out on a rehab assignment at the end of the week, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Wade was held back from beginning his rehab stint after experiencing tightness in his left hamstring over the weekend, but he's slowly making progress. The team should have a better idea on a return date once he embarks on a rehab assignment.
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Garrett Cooper 1B | ATL
Marlins' Garrett Cooper: Back in action
Cooper was activated off the COVID-19 injured list Monday and will bat second and play first base against the Phillies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Cooper hit the COVID-19 injured list Saturday after coming down with cramps the day prior, but he evidently didn't test positive for the virus. That's great news for the Marlins, as Cooper has gone on a .455/.507/.682 tear over his last 18 games.