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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.

  • 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.

  • Ramon Urias 2B | HOU

    Astros' Ramon Urias: Sitting after five straight starts

    Urias is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

    Urias had started the last five games while going 6-for-20 with one home run, one double, three RBI and two runs, but he'll hit the bench as Jose Altuve covers the keystone. Altuve has been serving as Houston's primary designated hitter of late, but he'll need to shift back to second base once Yordan Alvarez (hand) is activated from the injured list later this month, leaving no path to regular playing time for Urias.

  • Gleyber Torres 2B | DET

    Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Exiting starting nine Sunday

    Torres is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

    Torres will get his first day off since Aug. 5 in what appears to be a routine maintenance day. Zach McKinstry will cover second base in Torres' stead.

  • Matt McLain SS | 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.

  • 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.

  • Marcus Semien 2B | NYM

    Rangers' Marcus Semien: Rejoining lineup Sunday

    Semien (wrist) will start at second base and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

    After being hit in the right wrist by a pitch in Friday's 6-5 loss, Semien was able to finish out the contest but was withheld from the lineup for Saturday's 14-2 loss while he contended with swelling and soreness in the wrist. The day off appears to have provided sufficient time for Semien to heal up from the injury, as he'll take back his usual spot at the keystone in the series finale while Ezequiel Duran retreats to the bench.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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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