MLB Player News
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Anthony Rendon 3B | LAA
Angels' Anthony Rendon: Nabs first steal of season
Rendon went 0-for-2 with two walks, a steal and a run scored in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Athletics.
Rendon walked and scored in the first inning and then later walked again in the fifth and stole second for his first stolen base of the year. The 33-year-old has struggled to get going for the most part over the first month of the campaign, slashing .226/.353/.264 with just two extra base hits, 11 RBI, eight runs and an 11:9 BB:K over 68 plate appearances.
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Nick Maton DH | CHW
Tigers' Nick Maton: Not starting Tuesday
Maton is out out of lineup for Tuesday's game against Milwaukee.
Maton helped lead the Tigers to a 4-2 win in the series opener Monday, going 2-for-3 with a three-run home run, his fourth of the season. While the 25-year-old looks to be a mainstay in the Detroit lineup, he'll take a seat Tuesday as the Tigers roll out a right-handed-heavy lineup to counter Brewers southpaw Eric Lauer.
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Josh Jung 3B | TEX
Rangers' Josh Jung: Hits two homers in loss
Jung went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a solo home run in Monday's 7-6 loss against Cincinnati.
Jung tied the game at 1-1 in the second with a solo shot and extended the Rangers' lead to 5-1 in the third with a two-run blast. Through 21 games (91 plate appearances), Jung is slashing .282/.330/.494 with five home runs, 14 RBI, 15 runs scored and one stolen base. This was Jung's seventh multi-hit game in April so far.
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Alex Bregman 3B | CHC
Astros' Alex Bregman: Belts third homer
Bregman went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Monday's 8-3 loss to the Rays.
He took rookie Taj Bradley deep in the first inning to stake the Astros to a 2-0 lead that quickly got squandered. Bregman's third homer of the year extended his hitting streak to seven games, and after a sluggish start to the season, he's slashing .321/.455/.566 over his last 14 contests.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Leads AL in homers
Devers went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 5-4 loss to Baltimore.
Devers is mashing to open the season and leads the American League with nine homers. His 16 extra-base hits are tied for most in MLB with Matt Chapman.
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Nick Maton DH | CHW
Tigers' Nick Maton: Crushes three-run shot
Maton went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer in Monday's win over the Brewers.
Maton singled in the first inning to snap an 0-for-21 skid before ripping a three-run homer in the third. He's up to four home runs this season alongside a .154/.257/.369 slash line through 74 plate appearances. Maton picked up his first extra-base hit since April 14.
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Jace Peterson SS | ARI
Athletics' Jace Peterson: Sitting against lefty
Peterson is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.
The lefty-hitting Peterson will take a seat with southpaw Jose Suarez on the bump for the Angels. Aledmys Diaz will start at third base with Peterson on the bench.
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Gio Urshela 3B | MIN
Angels' Gio Urshela: Takes seat Monday
Urshela is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Urshela will take a seat against the Athletics on Monday after going 2-for-11 in the three-game series against the Royals. Luis Rengifo will hit seventh and play second base with Brandon Drury hitting sixth while handling first base.
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Tyler Nevin 3B | ATH
Tigers' Tyler Nevin: Back on bench versus righty
Nevin is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Brewers.
Nevin had started in three of the Tigers' past four games -- all against right-handed pitchers -- but he'll head back to the bench for Monday's series opener. With Javier Baez moving past a minor finger injury and Zach McKinstry swinging a hot bat of late to at least temporarily earn himself more reps against right-handers, Nevin may have to settle for a short-side platoon role in the Detroit infield.
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Oswald Peraza 2B | LAA
Yankees' Oswald Peraza: Heads to bench Monday
Peraza is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins.
Peraza will take a seat after going 2-for-12 with a pair of walks, two RBI, two runs and a stolen base while starting each of the past four games. Though he's on the bench for Monday's series opener in Minnesota, Peraza could have a path to fairly regular playing time until the Yankees get one of their three banged-up everyday players -- Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring), Josh Donaldson (hamstring) and Harrison Bader (oblique) back from the 10-day injured list.