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  • Marcelo Mayer SS | BOS

    Red Sox's Marcelo Mayer: Still not ready for activities

    Mayer has yet to resume baseball activities since landing on the injured list July 25 due to a sprained right wrist, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

    Mayer received an anti-inflammatory injection Aug. 2, but he's taken longer to bounce back from the sprained wrist than anticipated. The Red Sox's plan was to see how he felt after three days and have him begin baseball activities if the injection had the desired effect, but he's taking part in only individual workouts as of Saturday. Surgery is viewed as an option, but Mayer is still attempting to return this season.

  • Addison Barger SS | TOR

    Blue Jays' Addison Barger: Idle Saturday

    Barger is not in the Blue Jays' starting lineup against the Dodgers on Saturday.

    Barger will begin Saturday's game on the bench, with Myles Straw in right field and Buddy Kennedy drawing the start at third base. Barger has logged two hits in three of his last four games and has gone 9-for-29 (.310) with two home runs and eight RBI in seven games since the beginning of August.

  • Rays' Junior Caminero: Belts 31st homer

    Caminero went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Mariners.

    His sixth-inning shot off Luis Castillo gave the Rays a 2-0 lead, but the bullpen couldn't close things out. Caminero has been swinging a loud bat since the All-Star break, slashing .273/.310/.597 over his last 20 games with eight of his 31 homers on the season, and 17 of his 77 RBI.

  • Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA

    Angels' Yoan Moncada: Activated, available off bench

    The Angels reinstated Moncada from the restricted list Friday.

    Moncada rejoins the team after stepping away to take his U.S. citizenship test, but he isn't part of the starting nine for Friday's series opener against Detroit. Niko Kavadas was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake in a corresponding move. Moncada has a .756 OPS in 172 plate appearances this season.

  • Josh Rojas 3B | CHW

    White Sox's Josh Rojas: Sitting against righty again

    Rojas is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mariners.

    The White Sox have two openings in the infield after Chase Meidroth (thumb) joined Miguel Vargas (oblique) on the injured list Thursday, but Rojas may not be in line to take on a regular role while the two players are on the shelf. After a stretch of five consecutive starts, the left-handed-hitting Rojas now finds himself on the bench for the second game in a row against a right-handed starting pitcher (Logan Gilbert). Chicago will go with Lenyn Sosa at second base and Brooks Baldwin at third base in the series finale.

  • Ernie Clement SS | TOR

    Blue Jays' Ernie Clement: Goes yard in four-hit effort

    Clement went 4-for-7 with a double, a solo home run and four total runs scored in Wednesday's rout of the Rockies.

    His ninth-inning shot off position player Austin Nola gave Clement his sixth homer of the season. The 29-year-old utility player took full advantage of a trip to Coors Field, going 9-for-18 with four extra-base hits and seven runs scored, as the Blue Jays set an MLB record for hits (63) and a franchise record for runs (45) over the three-game series. Through 433 plate appearances this year, Clement has a career-best .290 batting average and .325 OBP while adding three steals, 34 RBI and 61 runs.

  • Gio Urshela 3B | ATH

    Athletics' Gio Urshela: Taking seat Thursday

    Urshela is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.

    Urshela had started four of the previous five games, but he'll begin Thursday's matinee on the bench. Max Schuemann will handle third base and bat ninth for the Athletics.

  • Brooks Lee SS | MIN

    Twins' Brooks Lee: Homers in win

    Lee went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 9-4 win over the Tigers.

    Lee scored on a wild pitch in the second inning before tying the game with a 430-foot blast in the fourth. The big night came at a good time, as the 24-year-old had entered Wednesday in a 1-for-21 slump since homering twice July 29 versus Boston. For the season, he's slashing .245/.288/.376 with 11 home runs, 44 RBI, 30 runs scored and two steals across 354 plate appearances.

  • Rays' Junior Caminero: Homers twice Wednesday

    Caminero went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three total RBI in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Angels.

    Caminero opened the scoring in the first inning with a two-run, 447-foot blast off Tyler Anderson before adding a solo shot in the third, giving him 30 home runs this year. The 22-year-old Caminero had been struggling at the plate prior to Wednesday's contest, going 6-for-41 (.146) with a .470 OPS in his previous 11 games. Still, the third baseman is slashing .253/.293/.509 with 76 RBI, 64 runs scored and five stolen bases across 464 plate appearances this season.

  • Josh Rojas 3B | CHW

    White Sox's Josh Rojas: Taking seat Wednesday

    Rojas isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against Seattle.

    Rojas will get a breather after beginning the month 2-for-12 with a home run and two walks through four games. Brooks Baldwin will start at the hot corner instead and bat ninth.

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