MLB Player News
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Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Knocks three-run shot
Flores went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional RBI in Wednesday's win over the Angels.
Flores took Patrick Sandoval deep in the third inning for his fifth home run of the season, and the versatile infielder has now produced multi-hit contests in three of his last four games. Flores is hitting .302 with a .509 slugging percentage, three homers and seven RBI in 53 at-bats this month.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Stays hot in loss
Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 with an RBI single, a walk and a run in a loss to the Cubs on Tuesday.
The veteran first baseman was arguably the Cardinals' best offensive weapon on a night when their bats couldn't get much going overall. Goldschmidt has been swinging a red-hot bat since St. Louis resumed play Saturday, hitting .400 (8-for-20) with a double, a home run, three RBI, three walks and four runs across six games.
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Braves' Freddie Freeman: Stays hot Tuesday
Freeman went 2-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Tuesday's 8-5 loss to the Nationals.
His fourth-inning blast gave Atlanta a 5-2 lead, but it was the last sign of meaningful offense the Braves would produce on the night. Freeman's put his sluggish start to the season behind him with six multi-hit efforts in his last 12 games, a stretch during which he's slashing .378/.451/.733 with three homers (plus five doubles and a triple) and seven RBI.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | CLE
Phillies' Rhys Hoskins: Swats solo shot
Hoskins went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Tuesday's 13-6 win over the Red Sox.
Hoskins went deep in the fifth inning, his solo shot pulling the Phillies within a run. In the sixth, he drew a walk and came around to score on Bryce Harper's three-run homer. Hoskins has hit safely in seven of the last eight games, going 9-for-29 (.310) with a homer, five RBI and nine runs scored in that span.
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Josh Bell DH | MIN
Pirates' Josh Bell: Drives in two
Bell went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI on Tuesday against Cleveland.
Bell came through with the majority of the Pirates' offense when he drove a double into the gap in the fifth frame to drive in two. While his performance has been underwhelming this season, Bell now has seven RBI in his last eight starts. Still, his overall line is an abysmal .205/.253/.315 with nine RBI and eight runs scored through 79 plate appearances.
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Kole Calhoun 1B | CLE
Diamondbacks' Kole Calhoun: Smacks seventh homer
Calhoun went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, one RBI and two runs scored Tuesday against the Athletics.
Calhoun went yard to lead off the second inning, taking Frankie Montas deep for his seventh home run of the season. He now has five homers in his last eight starts, tallying 11 hits in 35 at-bats, 11 RBI and 10 runs scored in that span. For the season, Calhoun has maintained a .238/.326/.548 line to go along 15 runs scored and 18 RBI.
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Garrett Cooper 1B | ATL
Marlins' Garrett Cooper: Cleared for workouts
Cooper was one of 18 Marlins that tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this season who received clearance Saturday to resume baseball activities at the team's alternate training site in Jupiter, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.
Cooper started in the Marlins' first two games of the season and went 2-for-7 with an RBI before he was shut down July 26, when he became one of the first known players on the roster to have tested positive. Though he's now made a full recovery from the coronavirus, the three-plus weeks of activity that he missed while waiting to clear all protocols means he'll likely need several days' worth of workouts before Miami deems him ready to return from the IL. Once he's activated, Cooper is expected to rotate with Jesus Aguilar between first base and designated hitter.
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Asdrubal Cabrera 1B | CIN
Nationals' Asdrubal Cabrera: Rips fifth homer
Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Monday's 7-6 loss to Atlanta.
Getting the start at DH and hitting cleanup, Cabrera drilled his fifth homer of the year down the left-field line off southpaw Grant Dayton in the fifth inning. It was his first long ball hitting right-handed, as most of the switch hitter's damage has come from the left side of the plate, but that's been more than enough as Cabrera is slashing .271/.342/.586 with 15 RBI in 19 games.
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Pete Alonso 1B | BAL
Mets' Pete Alonso: Two-homer night in win
Alonso went 3-for-3 with two walks and two solo home runs in Monday's 11-4 win over the Marlins.
He went back-to-back with Robinson Cano in the sixth inning, as each player launched two homers on the night. Alonso had a rough start to the year but he now has three long balls and three multi-hit efforts in his last five starts, pushing his slash line up to .241/.359/.448 through 23 games.