MLB Player News
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Luis Arraez 2B | SF
Twins' Luis Arraez: On bench Wednesday
Arraez isn't starting Wednesday against the Tigers.
Arraez snapped an 11-game hitting streak when he went 0-for-4 in Tuesday's nightcap, and he'll get a day off Wednesday. Jose Miranda is starting at first base and batting sixth.
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Enrique Hernandez SS | LAD
Red Sox's Enrique Hernandez: Sitting Wednesday
Hernandez will sit out Wednesday's series finale versus the Reds, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.
Hernandez will get a breather after starting 23 consecutive games, a span in which he produced a .216 average with 10 extra-base hits, 11 RBI and 15 runs. Franchy Cordero will slide over to right field while Bobby Dalbec gets the start at first base and bats ninth.
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Luis Rengifo 2B | MIL
Angels' Luis Rengifo: Provides only run in loss
Rengifo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Yankees.
The Angels didn't put up much of a fight in the loss, with Rengifo's seventh-inning solo shot accounting for the team's only run. The long ball was Rengifo's second of the campaign and extended his modest hitting streak to six games. Over that stretch, he's slashing .308/.308/.500 with five runs and three RBI.
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Elvis Andrus 2B | ARI
Athletics' Elvis Andrus: Slugs pair of doubles in loss
Andrus went 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run in a loss to the Astros on Tuesday.
The Athletics continue to produce mostly meager offensive numbers as a whole, but Andrus is one of several Oakland hitters trending in the right direction individually of late. The veteran shortstop is now hitting .333 with four doubles, two home runs, five RBI, a stolen base and seven runs in his last nine games.
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Tony Kemp 2B | MIN
Athletics' Tony Kemp: On base thrice in loss
Kemp went 2-for-4 with a double and a walk in a loss to the Astros on Tuesday.
The veteran leadoff man continued to wield a red-hot bat with a second consecutive two-hit tally and his fourth multi-hit effort in the last seven games overall. Kemp has gone 10-for-22 over the entirety of that span to quickly raise his season average 34 points to .244, although it bears noting Tuesday's two-bagger serves as his only extra-base hit in the otherwise product sample.
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Danny Mendick 3B | CHW
White Sox's Danny Mendick: Drives in pair
Mendick went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored Tuesday against the Blue Jays.
Mendick delivered an RBI double and came around to score in the fifth inning. In two games since being recalled from Triple-A Charlotte, he has delivered four hits, two RBI and three runs scored across eight at-bats. With Tim Anderson (groin) on the injured list and Leury Garcia (side) day-to-day, Mendick should continue to get run at shortstop in the short term.
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Amed Rosario SS | NYY
Guardians' Amed Rosario: Two extra-base hits Tuesday
Rosatio went 2-for-5 with a triple, a double and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Royals.
Rosario finished May in solid form. He hit .259/.300/.341 across 21 games for the month, adding five RBI, nine runs scored and a pair of stolen bases. The 26-year-old has bounced between shortstop and left field for much of the year -- it's been more of the former lately with the emergence of Oscar Gonzalez in right field, which has forcd Steven Kwan over to left in recent contests. Rosario owns a .236/.281/.304 slash line with no home runs, three steals, 10 RBI, 18 runs scored, five doubles and three triples through 40 games.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR
Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Posts stolen base in win
Gimenez went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Royals.
Gimenez has hit safely in five straight games, going 6-for-18 (.333) in that span. He's picked up three of his four stolen bases this year in May, and he's yet to be caught stealing this season. The infielder owns a .296/.321/.496 slash line with five home runs, 24 RBI, 15 runs scored, six doubles and two triples through 132 plate appearances. Gimenez has made three straight starts at second base, so it would appear he has pushed Owen Miller into a platoon with Josh Naylor at first base while Amed Rosario picks up more time at shortstop.
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Adam Frazier 2B | LAA
Mariners' Adam Frazier: Two hits, two runs Tuesday
Frazier went 2-for-5 with a double and two runs in the victory over the Orioles on Tuesday.
Frazier doubled and scored in the second inning before adding a single and scoring again in the following frame. The multi-hit effort extended Frazier's hit streak to five games -- he's gone 6-for-21 over those contests. He's now secured at least one hit in seven of his last eight games after going three straight without a base knock.
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Jose Altuve 2B | HOU
Astros' Jose Altuve: Good to go Tuesday
Altuve (head) is starting at second base and batting leadoff Tuesday against the A's.
The 31-year-old was evaluated for a concussion after a collision at first base during Monday's contest, but he apparently cleared the concussion protocols and is in the lineup Tuesday. Altuve has hit .350/.366/.600 with two home runs, four doubles, three RBI and six runs over his past 10 games.