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  • Ryan O'Hearn 1B | PIT

    Royals' Ryan O'Hearn: Not in Thursday's lineup

    O'Hearn is out of the lineup against the Tigers on Thursday.

    O'Hearn will receive a day off following six straight starts as Hunter Dozier gets the nod at first base for the series opener with a left-hander (Matt Boyd) on the mound. Since joining the big-league team in late July, O'Hearn has slashed .272/.372/.632 with 11 home runs and 27 RBI in 38 games.

  • Phillies' Asdrubal Cabrera: Back in lineup Thursday

    Cabrera (calf) will start at shortstop and bat third against Atlanta on Thursday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

    Cabrera will return to the lineup for the series opener of a massive four-game set against the Braves after being withheld from the starting nine the past two games with a left calf injury. During 15 games this month, he's hit .245/.327/.469 with two home runs and seven RBI.

  • C.J. Cron 1B | BOS

    Rays' C.J. Cron: Rips first three-bagger of season

    Cron went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple, a walk and a run in a win over the Rangers on Wednesday.

    Cron's first three-bagger of the campaign brought home Matt Duffy to extend the Rays' lead to 8-1 in the fourth. The 28-year-old is hitting just .222 in September despite Wednesday's production, but a career-high 27 home runs has helped him establish a new high-water mark in slugging percentage (.485). Moreover, he's now just five RBI away from eclipsing the career-best 69 he compiled in 2016.

  • Chris Shaw 1B | CHW

    Giants' Chris Shaw: Seeing regular starts

    Shaw started in left field and went 1-for-3 with a walk in Wednesday's 8-4 loss to the Padres.

    Shaw made his fourth consecutive start, and second against a southpaw. The Giants are finally giving their young slugger a consistent look in left field after benching him in nine of the 14 games since his callup Aug. 31. Shaw is still slashing just .229/.300/.371 over 40 plate appearances in the majors, but his strong power output in the minors (24 homers and .505 slugging percentage) could generate some cheap pop in daily and deep formats.

  • Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Three-run homer in win

    Walker went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a strikeout in Wednesday's win over the Cubs.

    Walker got the scoring started early, taking starter Cole Hamels deep in the first inning for his third home run of the year. The 27-year-old is slashing just .178/.229/.422 and doesn't have a clear path to consistent at-bats.

  • Luke Voit 1B | NYM

    Yankees' Luke Voit: Blasts two homers

    Voit went 4-for-4 with a two homers, four runs scored and three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Red Sox.

    Voit took David Price deep twice in this one, knocking a solo shot in the fourth inning before adding a two-run homer in the sixth frame. He added a pair of singles in the second and eighth innings, coming around to score both times as the Yankees cruised to a 10-1 victory. The 27-year-old has played his way into a starting role since joining the Yankees, slashing .323/.400/.634 with nine homers and 20 RBI through 29 games with New York.

  • Rhys Hoskins 1B | CLE

    Phillies' Rhys Hoskins: Homers off Syndergaard

    Hoskins went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo homer in Wednesday's win over the Mets.

    Hoskins took Noah Syndergaard deep in the first inning to put the Phillies up 1-0, marking his fifth homer of the month and 32nd of the season. The 25-year-old slugger is now slashing .250/.357/.503 with five stolen bases and 92 RBI through 142 games this season.

  • Braves' Freddie Freeman: Fills up box score

    Freeman went 3-for-3 with a walk, a homer, a stolen base and three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Cardinals.

    Freeman put the Braves up 2-0 with his two-run shot off Jack Flaherty in the fourth inning, marking his 23rd homer of the season. He added an RBI single and a stolen base in the fifth frame. Freeman's 10 stolen bases are a career-high, though he's five homers shy of his 2017 total despite having played 35 more games. The first baseman is now hitting .324/.377/.515 through 18 games this month.

  • Kole Calhoun 1B | CLE

    Angels' Kole Calhoun: Heads to bench

    Calhoun is not in the lineup Wednesday against the A's.

    Calhoun has started all but one game for the Angels in September, slashing just .107/.261/.214 with two homers and six RBI over that 15-game stretch. He'll sit Wednesday in favor of Jabari Blash, who is starting in right field and hitting seventh.

  • Jose Abreu 1B | HOU

    White Sox's Jose Abreu: Out of hospital but remains unavailable

    Abreu (infection) was released from the hospital Wednesday but remains unavailable, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

    Abreu had been in the hospital since Monday while being treated for an infection on his thigh. He'll remain unavailable for the duration of the series against Cleveland but could return Friday against the Cubs.

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