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  • Matt Beaty 1B | KC

    Dodgers' Matt Beaty: Out against southpaw

    Beaty is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Diamondbacks, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

    Beaty remains on the bench for the second consecutive contest with lefty Alex Young taking the mound for Arizona. David Freese (hamstring) will start at first base in his return from the injured list.

  • Ryan Court 1B | CHC

    Mariners' Ryan Court: Joins Seattle as roster expands

    The Mariners recalled Court from Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday.

    Court was one of five players added to the Mariners' roster in the first wave of September callups. The 31-year-old rookie previously appeared in eight games for the Mariners, going 4-for-17 with a home run. He'll offer depth at the corner-infield and corner-outfield spots but likely won't be in line to make more than a handful of starts per week in the final month of the season.

  • Braves' Freddie Freeman: Ready to play Sunday

    Freeman (foot) is starting at first base and batting third Sunday against the White Sox.

    Freeman made a precautionary exit from Saturday's contest after being hit by a pitch, but he won't be forced to miss a start. The 29-year-old has started all but two games at first base for the Braves this season and has a .297/.390/.568 slash line with 36 home runs and 109 RBI.

  • Anthony Rizzo 1B | NYY

    Cubs' Anthony Rizzo: Returns to bench Sunday

    Rizzo is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

    Rizzo missed the previous five contests before returning to the lineup Saturday, but he'll take a maintenance day in the series finale, per Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com. Victor Caratini will start at first base while Jonathan Lucroy takes over behind the plate.

  • Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: On base thrice in matinee

    Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI singles, a walk and a run during a win over the Reds in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday.

    Goldschmidt made his fair share of contributions to the Cardinals' 10-run outburst to kick off their day, pushing his August RBI total to 15. Although it was just a so-so month at the plate (.250) for Goldschmidt after a resurgent July, he heads into September having churned out multi-hit efforts in four of his last nine games.

  • Reds' Alex Blandino: Joins major-league club

    Blandino was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Sunday.

    Blandino missed the first two-plus months of the season after tearing his ACL and MCL last summer, and he's been at Louisville since being activated off the injured list in mid-June. The 26-year-old had a .247/.386/.372 slash line in 70 games at Triple-A.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Athletics' Matt Olson: Reaches base five times in loss

    Olson went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two walks and two RBI in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Yankees in 11 innings.

    Olson has now reached base in all but three of his 11 plate appearances through the first two games of the series in New York. He'll look to stay hot while sticking in the lineup in the series finale Sunday, though he'll draw a lefty-on-lefty matchup with southpaw J.A. Happ on the bump for the Yankees.

  • Yuli Gurriel DH | SD

    Astros' Yuli Gurriel: Scratched with elbow concern

    The Astros scratched Gurriel from their lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays due to a left elbow contusion, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

    Gurriel reached base four times in Saturday's 6-4 loss, recording a double, single and walk and also getting plunked by a pitch. The pitch did strike Gurriel on the left elbow, so he's presumably managing some soreness and was likely pulled from the starting nine as a precaution. The Astros should provide an update on Gurriel's condition prior to the team's two-game set in Milwaukee that begins Monday.

  • C.J. Cron 1B | BOS

    Twins' C.J. Cron: Bows out of lineup

    Cron is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

    He'll cede first-base duties to Willians Astudillo (oblique), who was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Sunday. After homering in his third straight contest in Saturday's 10-7 loss and turning in a monstrous 1.064 OPS over his past 10 games, Cron still looks locked into a near-everyday role.

  • Twins' LaMonte Wade: Back from IL

    The Twins reinstated Wade (thumb) from the 10-day injured list Sunday.

    Wade spent nearly two months on the IL with a dislocated right thumb, which he sustained in just his second career game at the big-league level. After wrapping up a 10-game minor-league rehab assignment, Wade is healthy again, but he's not expected to see much more than the occasional spot start or pinch-hitting opportunity in September while the Twins aim to improve their playoff positioning.

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