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Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | KC
Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Caps rookie year with bang
Pasquantino went 2-for-4 a solo home run in Wednesday's loss against the Guardians.
The rookie capped off a solid start to his career with a two-hit effort, including a solo home run in the first inning. The homer, his 10th of the season, capped off a season-ending hot streak that saw Pasquantino hit .408 (29-for-71) with two home runs and a 6:11 K:BB over his final 19 games.
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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Guardians' Josh Naylor: Three-RBI day
Naylor went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and one run scored in Wednesday's win over the Royals.
Naylor provided a big lift for Cleveland, driving in three of the Guardians' nine runs on the day. Two of those RBI came via a two-run double in the first inning to put the Guardians up 2-1, and the third came via an RBI single in the eighth. Naylor had his ups and downs this season, but his season-long line held up at a respectable .256/.319/.452 over 498 plate appearances.
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C.J. Cron 1B | BOS
Rockies' C.J. Cron: Gets breather in season finale
Cron is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.
Michael Toglia will pick up the start at first base while Cron rests for the season finale. Cron will finish the campaign with a career-high 102 RBI and 79 runs to go with 29 home runs and a .257 average.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Sits for Game 2 of twin bill
Guerrero is out of the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Orioles.
After going 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in the Blue Jays' 5-4 loss in Game 1, Guerrero will retreat to the bench for the regular-season finale. He'll be absent from the lineup for the first time since July 5 and will close the season with a .274 batting average, 32 home runs, 97 RBI, 90 runs and eight stolen bases.
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Josh Bell DH | MIN
Padres' Josh Bell: Heads to bench Wednesday
Bell isn't starting Wednesday against the Giants, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Bell started the last five games and went 4-for-15 with two runs, two RBI, five walks and five strikeouts. Manny Machado will serve as the designated hitter while Brandon Dixon starts at third base Wednesday.
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Alfonso Rivas 1B | STL
Cubs' Alfonso Rivas: Sitting Wednesday
Rivas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.
After going 0-for-5 with two walks while starting the past two games, Rivas will take a seat in the season finale. David Bote will spell Rivas at first base.
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Pete Alonso 1B | BAL
Mets' Pete Alonso: Sitting Wednesday
Alonso isn't starting Wednesday against the Nationals.
Alonso is riding a five-game hitting streak in which he's gone 6-for-15 with three runs and four walks. However, he'll get a breather for Wednesday's regular-season finale while James McCann takes over at first base and bats eighth.
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Gabriel Arias SS | CHC
Guardians' Gabriel Arias: On bench for finale
Arias is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.
Arias' streak of nine consecutive starts will come to an end in the regular-season finale while Cleveland rolls out the infield configuration that will likely be the norm for the postseason (Josh Naylor, Andres Gimenez, Amed Rosario and Jose Ramirez). While filling in at all four infield spots over the last nine games, Arias went 7-for-28 (.250 average) with three extra-base hits, seven walks and a stolen base.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Retreats to bench Wednesday
Goldschmidt isn't starting Wednesday against the Pirates, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Goldschmidt is getting a breather after going 1-for-5 with a run, an RBI, a walk and two strikeouts over the last two games. Juan Yepez will start at first base and bat fifth.
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Carlos Santana 1B | ATL
Mariners' Carlos Santana: Highly productive in twin bill
Santana went a combined 4-for-8 with two walks, an RBI and two runs over both games of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Tigers.
The veteran went 3-for-4 with an RBI single, a walk and a run in the first game before lacing another knock, drawing another free pass and crossing the plate again in the nightcap. Santana heads into Wednesday's regular-season finale swinging a hot bat of late, hitting .412 (7-for-17) over his last five games.