MLB Player News
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Nate Lowe 1B | CIN
Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe: Goes deep Wednesday
Lowe went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Astros.
Lowe was the only player on either team with a multi-hit effort in the contest. He did his damage early, taking Astros starter Cristian Javier deep in the first inning. Lowe has been one of baseball's best hitters lately with eight homers and a .405 batting average over his last 19 games. For the year, he's slashing .306/.360/.507 with 24 long balls, 68 RBI, 64 runs scored and two stolen bases through 131 contests.
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Luke Voit 1B | NYM
Nationals' Luke Voit: Paces offense in loss
Voit went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the Cardinals.
Voit contributed a homer as part of the Nationals' four-run rally in the eighth inning, and he was the only player on the team to log a multi-hit effort. He's opened September hitting .296 (8-for-27), though his homer Wednesday is his only extra-base hit in that span. For the season, the first baseman is slashing .228/.317/.414 with 19 long balls, 60 RBI, 47 runs scored and a stolen base through 110 contests between the Nationals and the Padres.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Hits 35th homer
Goldschmidt went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Nationals.
Goldschmidt's fourth-inning blast was the only run in the game until the Nationals' offense woke up in the seventh and eighth frames. It's been a rather pedestrian start to September for Goldschmidt -- he's gone 5-for-20 (.250) with two home runs in the first six games of the month. The first baseman is still doing just fine overall, as his 35 homers put him one shy of matching a career-high mark he achieved in both 2013 and 2017. He's added 108 RBI, 99 runs scored, six stolen bases and 35 doubles through 130 contests.
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Spencer Torkelson 1B | DET
Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Blasts sixth home run
Torkelson went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Angels.
Torkelson hit his sixth home run of the season and first since getting recalled from Triple-A Toledo earlier this month. His rookie season hasn't lived up to expectations, as the 23-year-old is batting just .197 with a .594 OPS, though the talent is there for him to bounce back in 2023 and deliver on the promise that made him the top pick of the 2020 draft.
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Christian Walker 1B | HOU
Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Not starting Wednesday
Walker isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Padres.
Walker went 4-for-11 with a homer, three RBI, two runs, a walk and three strikeouts over the last three games but will get a rare day off Wednesday. Emmanuel Rivera is starting at first base and batting cleanup.
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Alfonso Rivas 1B | STL
Cubs' Alfonso Rivas: Absent from Wednesday's lineup
Rivas isn't starting Wednesday against Cincinnati.
Rivas started the last three games but will head to the bench with southpaw Mike Minor on the mound for the Reds. P.J. Higgins is starting at first base and batting eighth.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Sits against left-hander
Wade isn't starting Wednesday against the Dodgers, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Wade is on the bench for a third consecutive game since southpaw Clayton Kershaw is on the mound for the Dodgers. David Villar will start at first base and bat seventh Wednesday.
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Carlos Santana 1B | ARI
Mariners' Carlos Santana: Remains out of lineup
Santana isn't starting Wednesday against the White Sox, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.
Santana has gone just 1-for-15 with two runs, two walks and four strikeouts over his last five games and will head to the bench for the third time in the last four matchups. Mitch Haniger is serving as the designated hitter and batting third.
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Elehuris Montero 1B | COL
Rockies' Elehuris Montero: Slugs fifth homer
Montero went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, a walk and two runs scored Tuesday against the Brewers.
Including Tuesday's game, Montero has started only six of Colorado's last 14 games. However, Brendan Rodgers got the day off, which left an opening for Montero at third base. He took advantage of the opportunity by taking Brandon Woodruff yard in the third inning for his fifth home run of the season. Montero has a .210 ISO and .406 slugging percentage through 129 big-league plate appearances, but he's also struck out at a 34.1 percent clip.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Three-run homer in win
Olson went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run, a walk and two runs scored in Tuesday's 10-9 victory over the Athletics.
Olson walked and scored in the first inning before taking Cole Irvin deep for a three-run shot in the top of the third frame. The long ball was his 28th of the year and first since Aug. 24. Olson came into Tuesday's contest having gone 1-for-23 in his previous seven games, so perhaps the homer will get him back on track moving forward. On the season, the first baseman owns a .247 average with 28 homers, 90 RBI and 74 runs scored over 136 games with his new squad.