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  • Coby Mayo 3B | BAL

    Orioles' Coby Mayo: Rare start Monday

    Mayo will start at third base and bat eighth in Monday's game versus the Red Sox, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

    It's just his third start in eight games since being recalled from Triple-A Norfolk in the wake of the Ramon Urias (ankle) injury, although he did enter as a pinch-hitter each of the last two days. Mayo is only 2-for-25 with 15 strikeouts so far at the major-league level.

  • Alex Bregman 3B | CHC

    Astros' Alex Bregman: Goes yard Sunday

    Bregman went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

    Bregman got the Astros on the board with a two-run blast off Ryne Nelson in the fourth but was held quiet the rest of the night. The long ball was his first since Aug. 25 and he's now driven in four runs over the last two games after combining for just four RBI total over his previous 15 games. For the year, Bregman is slashing .259/.315/.447 with 22 homers, 65 RBI, 70 runs, three steals and a 38:77 BB:K in 562 plate appearances.

  • Angels' Charles Leblanc: Lifts homer in loss

    Leblanc went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Rangers.

    Leblanc provided the bulk of the Angels' scoring with his fourth-inning blast off Andrew Heaney. The homer was his second hit in five games with the Angels this season, though the infielder has maintained a decent .254/.379/.437 slash line over 98 games with Triple-A Salt Lake. Leblanc is unlikely to see much more than short-side platoon usage over the final three weeks of the season, and even then, he's not guaranteed to play against every opposing southpaw.

  • Ezequiel Duran SS | TEX

    Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Clubs third homer

    Duran went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Angels.

    Duran has hit safely in all five of his games in September, going 7-for-18 (.389) with a homer, five RBI and three doubles in that span. His blast stretched the Rangers' lead to 4-0 in the second inning Sunday. Duran is up to a .256/.295/.336 slash line with three homers, 19 RBI, 24 runs scored, nine doubles and one stolen base over 237 plate appearances this season. Duran has filled a utility role in the infield with the Rangers using a handful of players as replacements for Corey Seager (hip) at shortstop. In September alone, Duran has seen starts at second base, third base, shortstop and in left field.

  • Anthony Rendon 3B | LAA

    Angels' Anthony Rendon: On bench Sunday

    Rendon is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.

    Rendon has gone 4-for-27 in his past eight games and will sit for Sunday's series finale in Texas. Michael Stefanic will start at the hot corner and bat seventh in his place.

  • Jose Miranda 3B | MIN

    Twins' Jose Miranda: Opportunities picking up

    Miranda will start at first base and bat second in Sunday's game against the Royals.

    Miranda will pick up his eighth consecutive start and has moved between both corner-infield spots in addition to designated hitter during that stretch. His entry into the lineup Sunday comes while Carlos Santana (illness) is on the bench, but the Twins could make Miranda a priority ahead of Santana once the latter player is healthy again. Dating back to the beginning of August, Santana is hitting just .196, while Miranda has upheld a .252 batting average during that same timeframe.

  • Alex Bregman 3B | CHC

    Astros' Alex Bregman: Drives in pair

    Bregman went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a walk Saturday against Arizona.

    Bregman didn't hit a ball out of the infield but managed a productive game. He's battled elbow soreness since Aug. 16 and has been in and out of the lineup, though his performance hasn't suffered significantly. Across 13 games and 48 at-bats in that span, Bregman has homered twice with four RBI and four runs scored while hitting .250.

  • Addison Barger SS | TOR

    Blue Jays' Addison Barger: Absent from lineup

    Barger is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

    Barger returned from a two-game absence due to a knee injury Saturday, going 0-for-4 with one run scored in Toronto's 9-5 win over Atlanta. He'll retreat to the dugout for the series finale, and Luis De Los Santos will start at third base and bat seventh against southpaw Chris Sale.

  • Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Breaking out of slump

    Devers went 1-for-2 with a double, two walks and a run scored in Saturday's 7-5 win over the White Sox.

    Devers, who hit out of the second spot in the order behind Jarren Duran for a third consecutive game, doubled and scored a run as part of Boston's four-run first inning. That was a response to the White Sox taking a 2-0 lead in the top half of the frame. "We hit the ball hard," Red Sox manager Alex Cora told Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic following the game. "The two lefties (Duran and Devers), we're going to run with that from now on, it doesn't matter, I just feel comfortable with them." Devers had slumped (1-for-24) since a three-game absence due to discomfort in his shoulders, but he's gone 3-for-6 with two walks over the last two games after going hitless out of the two-hole Thursday.

  • Jazz Chisholm 2B | NYY

    Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Swipes 34th bag in win

    Chisholm went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Cubs.

    Chisholm was part of a double steal in the sixth inning and now has six stolen bases in six September contests. The 26-year-old has been hot over his past 10 games, logging five multi-hit efforts with a homer, seven thefts and eight runs scored. On the season, he is hitting .264 with 22 home runs, 65 RBI, 68 runs scored and 34 steals across 546 plate appearances.

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