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Yangervis Solarte 2B | SD
Blue Jays' Yangervis Solarte: Not starting Tuesday
Solarte is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Orioles.
Solarte sits for the fourth time in the last eight games. Devon Travis starts at second base Tuesday, with Aledmys Diaz at third.
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Adam Frazier 2B | LAA
Pirates' Adam Frazier: Sits out Tuesday
Frazier (knee) is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Royals.
Frazier exited Monday's series opener after fouling a ball off his knee, and the issue is apparently bothersome enough to keep him on the bench Tuesday. Josh Harrison is starting at the keystone and hitting seventh in his place.
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Adam Frazier 2B | LAA
Pirates' Adam Frazier: Hampered by knee issue
Frazier was pulled from Monday's game against the Royals due to right knee discomfort, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.
Frazier fouled a ball off his knee during the series opener, but managed to remain in the game and hit a double later in the at-bat. He would exit the game following his extra-base hit. Frazier will be considered day-to-day moving forward.
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Brandon Drury 2B | KC
Blue Jays' Brandon Drury: Unlikely to return this season
Drury (hand) is unlikely to return before the end of the season, Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com reports.
Drury has been out since Aug. 7 with a fractured left hand. While his chances of returning this season are slim, the 26-year-old is out of his removable brace and is expected to begin a hitting and fielding progression in the near future. The hope is that Drury will enter spring training at full health after a normal offseason.
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Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT
Rays' Brandon Lowe: Triples home a pair in win
Lowe went 1-for-4 with a two-run triple in a win over the Athletics on Sunday.
Lowe's second career three-bagger in the seventh brought home Matt Duffy and Carlos Gomez, extending the Rays' lead to 5-0 at the time. The rookie is putting good wood on the ball in September, as nine of his 12 hits during the month have now gone for extra bases. That's helped lead to an impressive 11 RBI over 41 at-bats, as well as a 39-point boost in batting average to .247.
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Amed Rosario 3B | NYY
Mets' Amed Rosario: Doubles, plates run vs. Boston
Rosario went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored Sunday against the Red Sox.
Rosario managed to tie the game 3-3 in the seventh inning on a single to center, but the Red Sox would answer with a run of their own in the eighth and hang on to win the contest. The 22-year-old has gone 10-for-36 with five extra-base hits and five RBI over his previous 10 ballgames. Rosario will look to close out the season on a high note after slashing .259/.298/.395 through 141 games in his first full season of big-league action.
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Jorge Polanco DH | NYM
Twins' Jorge Polanco: Collects four hits
Polanco went 4-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's 9-6 win over the Royals.
Polanco knocked four hits for the first time in 2018, including a solo shot in the sixth inning. The 25-year-old infielder owns a .285 average with 21 extra-base hits in 249 at-bats this season.
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Elvis Andrus 2B | ARI
Rangers' Elvis Andrus: Excluded from lineup
Andrus is out of the lineup Sunday against the Padres.
Andrus will head to the bench for the second straight Sunday, allowing utility man Jurickson Profar to pick up a start at shortstop. It's been a rough September thus far for the 30-year-old, who has gone 9-for-48 (.188 average) and has drawn only three walks in 12 starts.
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Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT
Rays' Brandon Lowe: Blasts fifth homer
Lowe went 1-for-3 with a walk, a two-run homer and an additional run scored in Saturday's win over the A's.
Lowe put the Rays up 2-0 in the second inning with his two-run shot off Dean Kiekhefer, his fifth home run of the season and fourth this month. Over 13 games this month, the 24-year-old rookie is slashing a healthy .297/.366/.494 with nine RBI and 10 runs scored.
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Jose Altuve 2B | HOU
Astros' Jose Altuve: Dynamite in win over D-backs
Altuve went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, three runs scored, two RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 10-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
The steal was his 16th of the year but his first since Aug. 22, and Altuve would need some kind of finish to the season to record his seventh straight 30-SB campaign. Despite his disappointing showing in that category, his .318/.386/.459 slash line is right in line with his career averages.