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  • Luis Urias 2B | TOR

    Brewers' Luis Urias: Swats homer off bench

    Urias went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Monday's 4-0 win over the Dodgers.

    Urias didn't start the contest, but he came into the game as a defensive replacement in the third inning after Mike Brosseau left with a rib cage injury. In the following frame, Urias took advantage of the opportunity by drilling a solo homer for Milwaukee's first run. The long ball ended an ice cold stretch for Urias in which he had gone 0-for-20 over his past six games.

  • Luis Urias 2B | TOR

    Brewers' Luis Urias: Gets night off

    Urias isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Dodgers.

    Urias will take a seat yet again against a southpaw. Mike Brosseau gets another chance to man the hot corner, as he's now done so in each of the last six times Milwaukee has faced a left-handed starter.

  • Nolan Gorman 3B | STL

    Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Sits against southpaw

    Gorman isn't starting Monday's game against the Cardinals, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

    Gorman is on the bench for the third time in the last four games since left-hander Drew Smyly is starting for the Cubs. Paul Goldschmidt is serving as the designated hitter while Albert Pujols starts at first base.

  • Gleyber Torres 2B | DET

    Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Day off Monday

    Torres is not in the starting lineup Monday versus the Mets.

    Torres will take a seat after he went 2-for-15 with a solo homer and seven strikeouts while starting all four games of the series with Toronto. DJ LeMahieu will slide over to designated hitter while Oswaldo Cabrera enters the lineup at second base and bats sixth in the series opener.

  • Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT

    Rays' Brandon Lowe: Day off Monday

    Lowe is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.

    The lefty-hitting Lowe will take a seat with southpaw Tucker Davidson toeing the rubber for the Angels. Yu Chang will draw the start at second base and bat fifth Monday.

  • Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT

    Rays' Brandon Lowe: Snaps out of slump

    Lowe went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored Sunday against the Royals.

    Lowe entered Sunday's game with only three hits across his last 36 at-bats -- spanning 10 games. Despite the encouraging performance, Lowe still has no extra-base hits since Aug. 5. For the season, he has a .235/.313/.410 line across 243 plate appearances.

  • Jorge Polanco DH | NYM

    Twins' Jorge Polanco: Gets rest Monday

    Polanco is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.

    After missing two games with a knee injury early last week, Polanco checked back into the lineup Friday and played each of the first three contests of the series with the Rangers, going 3-for-10 with a double and a walk. The Twins haven't provided any indication that Polanco is dealing with a setback with the knee, so he's presumably sitting out Monday in a pre-planned maintenance day. Luis Arraez will spell Polanco at the keystone.

  • Sam Haggerty LF | TEX

    Mariners' Sam Haggerty: Snags two steals off bench

    Haggerty (shoulder) came off the bench and contributed a pair of stolen bases in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Athletics.

    Though he was scratched from the lineup in advance of the series finale with a sore left shoulder, Haggerty was still available off the bench in a pinch-running capacity. He ended up delivering value in that capacity for fantasy managers in weekly leagues who had Haggerty in lineups, as the 28-year-old turned in his third and fourth stolen bases of the week. Assuming the shoulder isn't bothering him too much when he takes batting practice following Monday's off day, Haggerty could be back in the lineup for Tuesday's series opener with the Nationals.

  • Marcus Semien 2B | NYM

    Rangers' Marcus Semien: Knocks in three

    Semien went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Sunday's 7-0 win over the Twins.

    Semien delivered the winning run -- himself -- with a solo shot in the fourth, then knocked in individuals runs in the seventh and ninth innings. He's been fighting it at the plate recently and entered Sunday, batting .121 (4-for-33) over the previous eight contests. The home run was his 19th.

  • Blue Jays' Whit Merrifield: Hits first homer with new team

    Merrifield went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks during Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Yankees.

    Merrifield has been in the strong side of a platoon since being traded to the Blue Jays in early August, and he's gotten off to a slow start at the plate with his new team. Since the trade, the 33-year-old has hit .250 with a homer, six runs, two RBI and a stolen base. Merrifield will likely have to settle for occasional days off as long as Santiago Espinal and George Springer remain healthy.

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