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  • Matt Shaw 3B | CHC

    Cubs' Matt Shaw: On bench Sunday

    Shaw is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

    Shaw's streak of nine consecutive starts will come to an end Sunday, as he'll yield to Justin Turner at third base. The rookie went 6-for-31 (.194 average) with a home run and a 4:6 BB:K during the nine-game stretch.

  • Nolan Arenado 3B | STL

    Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Getting breather Sunday

    Arenado is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Milwaukee.

    Arenado made five straight starts after being activated from the injured list Monday and went 5-for-20 (.250 average) with two doubles and six RBI over that stretch. Nolan Gorman will fill in for Arenado at third base Sunday.

  • Max Muncy 3B | LAD

    Dodgers' Max Muncy: Goes yard Saturday

    Muncy went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Giants.

    Muncy set the Dodgers on the comeback trailing, going yard in the first inning after the Giants established a 4-0 lead to open the game. This was his second homer in his last four games, but the infielder has gone just 3-for-24 (.125) over eight contests since returning from an oblique injury that cost him nearly a month. Muncy has a .248/.382/.482 slash line with 19 homers, 67 RBI, 47 runs scored and four stolen bases over 97 contests this season.

  • Alec Bohm 3B | PHI

    Phillies' Alec Bohm: Smacks 10th homer

    Bohm went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Diamondbacks.

    Bohm has gone 4-for-9 with two extra-base hits and four RBI over two games since he returned from a shoulder injury that led to a minimal stay on the injured list. The third baseman is up to 10 long balls on the year, with this one being his first since Aug. 17 versus the Nationals. He's added a .275/.321/.394 slash line with 55 RBI, 49 runs scored and two stolen bases over 113 contests this season.

  • Braves' Nacho Alvarez: Launches first two MLB homers

    Alvarez went 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Tigers.

    The 22-year-old infielder had zero homers through his first 59 big-league games, but Alvarez snapped that streak Saturday by taking Keider Montero deep in the third inning, and then he did the same to Kyle Finnegan in the eighth. Over 18 games in September while handling starting third-base duties in place of Austin Riley (abdomen), Alvarez is batting .288 (15-for-52) with four runs and seven RBI.

  • Kyle Karros 3B | COL

    Rockies' Kyle Karros: Not starting Saturday

    Karros isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

    Karros went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in Friday's win and will now get a chance to rest against Kyle Hendricks and the Angels. Orlando Arcia will fill in at the hot corner and bat ninth.

  • Mark Vientos 3B | NYM

    Mets' Mark Vientos: Retreats to bench

    Vientos is not in Saturday's lineup against the Nationals.

    The 25-year-old third baseman had started 12 of the last 14 games, with his two off days coming against righties. Vientos is hitting .179 with two home runs and 19 strikeouts in 17 games this month. Brett Baty will man the hot corner while Starling Marte gets the start at designated hitter against righty Cade Cavalli.

  • Matt Chapman 3B | SF

    Giants' Matt Chapman: Bounces back in loss

    Chapman went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Dodgers.

    Following a five-game stretch in which he went 0-for-15 across 20 plate appearances, Chapman lined a double to center field in the second inning before coming around to score. He also added an RBI single in the seventh. The third baseman owns a .236/.347/.442 slash line with 72 runs scored, 59 RBI, 21 long balls and nine stolen bases across 505 plate appearances in 121 games this season.

  • Matt Shaw 3B | CHC

    Cubs' Matt Shaw: Connects for 12th home run

    Shaw went 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run home run in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Reds.

    Shaw had been in a bit of a power drought, as this was his first home run since Aug. 20, giving him 12 for the season. While the rookie came out of the All-Star break on a hot streak, he has cooled down more recently. Since the beginning of August, Shaw is batting just .222 and he's striking out nearly 24 percent of the time. He should continue to see regular playing time now that the Cubs have clinched a playoff spot, but the team may be less patient in the postseason if Shaw slumps.

  • Alec Bohm 3B | PHI

    Phillies' Alec Bohm: Makes return from injured list

    The Phillies activated Bohm (shoulder) from the 10-day injured list Friday.

    Bohm missed the minimum 10 days with a cyst in his left shoulder. He did not go out on a rehab assignment but put in the necessary work to convince the Phillies he was ready to go. With Bohm back in the fold, Otto Kemp could either play some second base versus lefties or shift to a reserve role.

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