MLB Player News
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Not in Sunday's lineup
Marte is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Marte will head to the bench Sunday after a run of 12 straight starts, during which he posted a 1.050 OPS with five doubles and two home runs. Connor Kaiser will man the keystone for Arizona in the series finale.
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Brendan Donovan 2B | STL
Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Out for another game
Donovan (foot/groin) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
Thomas Saggese will cover second base while Donovan takes a seat for a third straight game due to a sore left foot and groin. Per MLB.com, the Cardinals remain optimistic that Donovan will avoid a stint on the injured list. He'll go through a workout Monday or Tuesday before the club decides on his status.
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Matt McLain 2B | CIN
Reds' Matt McLain: Losing out on playing time
McLain is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
After going 0-for-5 with four strikeouts in Saturday's 11-inning loss, the slumping McLain will head to the bench for the fourth time in seven games. He's slashing .225/.250/.250 with a 38.6 percent strikeout rate since the start of August, and until he begins to make more contact, McLain could have to settle for a part-time role at second base. Santiago Espinal will occupy the keystone Sunday.
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Brice Turang 2B | MIL
Brewers' Brice Turang: Taking seat against southpaw
Turang is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
Turang and fellow left-handed-hitting regular Sal Frelick will hit the bench Sunday while the Reds send southpaw Andrew Abbott to the bump for the series finale. Andruw Monasterio -- who provided a pinch-hit three-run home run in the 11th inning of Saturday's 6-5 win -- will be rewarded with a start at second base Sunday in place of Turang.
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Edmundo Sosa 3B | PHI
Phillies' Edmundo Sosa: Filling utility role with Bohm back
Sosa is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
Sosa had started in seven of the Phillies' last eight games, but his playing time will tail off after Philadelphia activated Alec Bohm (rib) from the injured list Sunday and reinstalled him as its everyday third baseman. Expect most of Sosa's playing time to come against left-handed pitching, though he'll be on the bench Sunday against Washington southpaw Mitchell Parker.
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Nico Hoerner 2B | CHC
Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Delivers two more hits Saturday
Hoerner went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Pirates.
Hoerner extended his hitting streak to four games, with three multi-hit performances. The speedy infielder has also swiped three bases over that stretch, and he's third on the team with 22 steals this season, trailing Pete Crow-Armstrong's 30 and Kyle Tucker's 25. Hoerner's .294 batting average is tops on the Cubs among qualified players.
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Brice Turang 2B | MIL
Brewers' Brice Turang: Drives in another run Saturday
Turang went 2-for-5 with an RBI double in Saturday's 6-5 extra-innings win against the Reds.
Turang got the scoring started in the second inning, when his double to right field brought Caleb Durbin home. Turang is up to 58 RBI on the season, a new career high. While his 21 steals are lower than last year's total of 50, Turang is enjoying career highs across the board, including home runs (12) and OPS (.758).
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Brendan Donovan 2B | STL
Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Idle Saturday
Donovan (foot) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.
Donovan was scratched from Friday's lineup with a foot injury, and he'll be sidelined once again Saturday. It's unclear if his absence is due to the injury or simply to avoid a same-hand matchup against southpaw Max Fried. Thomas Saggese will draw another start at second base.
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Christian Koss 2B | SF
Giants' Christian Koss: Scores twice in loss
Koss went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, a double, an RBI and a walk in Friday's 7-6 loss to the Rays. He was also hit by a pitch.
Koss knocked an RBI double to right field in the second inning before coming around to score. He drew a walk in the third and scored again before adding a single in the sixth. With that, the 27-year-old infielder recorded his first multi-hit performance since being reinstated from the injured list Aug. 1. Over his last 10 games, Koss is slashing .267/.368/.533 with four RBI, three runs scored, one home run, one double and one stolen base across 19 plate appearances. With Casey Schmitt (forearm) expected to miss a couple of games and Matt Chapman (hand) landing on the 10-day injured list, Koss is likely to see a boost in playing time.
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Casey Schmitt 2B | SF
Giants' Casey Schmitt: Set to miss multiple games
Schmitt is expected to be out of the lineup for at least a couple of games after he was diagnosed Friday with a right forearm contusion, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Schmitt was hit by a pitch during Friday's 7-6 loss to Tampa Bay and immediately left the contest. While he avoided structural damage to his forearm and won't require a stint on the injured list, the 26-year-old will likely remain on the bench for the remainder of the series. Tyler Fitzgerald could enter the starting nine at second base in his stead Saturday.