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Brett Wisely 2B | ATL
Giants' Brett Wisely: Getting second straight start
Wisely will start at second base and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Wisely has now picked up starts in consecutive contests to close out the weekend, and he should be in store for a strong-side platoon role at the keystone after the Giants recently moved Thairo Estrada off the 40-man roster. Over 218 plate appearances with the big club this season, Wisely has supplied a .250/.286/.368 slash line to go with three home runs and two stolen bases.
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Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B | BOS
Pirates' Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Swipes two bags in win
Kiner-Falefa went 1-for-5 with two stolen bases in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Guardians.
IKF took full advantage of his one trip on the basepaths, swiping second and third base after a ninth-inning single. Kiner-Falefa has taken over at shortstop and as the leadoff hitter for Pittsburgh and has six steals in 26 games, but he hasn't provided much production otherwise since joining the team at the trade deadline, slashing just .220/.254/.321 with one homer, seven RBI and 11 runs.
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Nico Hoerner 2B | CHC
Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Swipes 27th bag in win
Hoerner went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Nationals.
Hoerner extended his current hit streak to seven games in the fifth inning and then stole his 10th bag in the month of August in the seventh. Over his past 10 games, the shortstop has notched three multi-hit efforts while crossing home plate 10 times. On the season, he is hitting .258 with five home runs, 39 RBI, 72 runs scored and 27 steals across 545 plate appearances.
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Vidal Brujan SS | NYM
Marlins' Vidal Brujan: Placed on injured list
The Marlins placed Brujan on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right shoulder AC joint sprain.
Brujan has gone 5-for-20 with two RBI and two runs scored over his last five games, but he will now have to sit out until at least Sept. 10 as a result of his shoulder injury. Jose Devers was selected from Triple-A Jacksonville in a corresponding move and is a candidate to see time at shortstop while Brujan is out, though Xavier Edwards (back) would almost certainly reclaim an everyday role if he's able to make it back from the IL before Brujan.
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Jose Devers 2B | ATL
Marlins' Jose Devers: Summoned from Triple-A
The Marlins selected Devers' contract from Triple-A Jacksonville on Saturday.
Devers has spent most of the season with Jacksonville, where he's slashed .228/.293/.360 with 18 RBI across 209 plate appearances, though he does have MLB experience -- he played 21 games with Miami in 2021. He'll now be called upon to give the Marlins some extra infield depth as Vidal Brujan (shoulder) lands on the injured list. Xavier Edwards (back) is trending toward a return from the injured list in early September, however, so Devers' stay in Miami may be short.
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Brice Turang 2B | MIL
Brewers' Brice Turang: Swipes two more bags
Turang went 1-for-4 with a double, two walks, two stolen bases, a run scored and an RBI in a 14-0 win over the Reds in the second game of Friday's doubleheader.
Turang had gone 10 games without a steal prior to Friday, though he's now swiped 39 bags on the season, third most in the majors behind Elly De La Cruz and Shohei Ohtani. Overall, Turang's slashing .255/.321/.359 on the season with seven homers, 61 runs scored and 51 RBI through 516 plate appearances.
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Jonathan India 2B | KC
Reds' Jonathan India: Homers in loss
India went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Brewers in the first game of Friday's doubleheader. He went 0-for-4 in the nightcap.
India set up the extra inning with a solo blast in the fifth inning to tie the game at 4-4. The home run was his 13th of the season and fifth during the month of August. The second half hasn't been kind to India (.184/.282/.313), but the Reds need healthy bodies and will continue to trot him out there every day.