MLB Player News
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Austin Riley 3B | ATL
Braves' Austin Riley: Drives in three runs
Riley went 2-for-5 with a three-run triple in Monday's 6-3 win over Boston.
Riley slapped a three-run triple to give the Braves a 5-2 lead in the fifth inning. The 23-year-old is heating up, slashing .375/.419/.700 with three home runs and a palatable 23.3 percent strikeout rate over his last 40 at-bats.
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Eugenio Suarez DH | CIN
Reds' Eugenio Suarez: Slugs eighth homer
Suarez went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Monday's 7-5 loss to the Cardinals.
The 29-year-old carried the Reds' offense as best he could, but his three-run blast in the ninth inning was too little, too late. Suarez has five homers and 12 RBI in his last 10 games, but on the year he's still hitting a woeful .185 with only eight home runs and 19 RBI through 34 contests.
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Brian Anderson RF | ATL
Marlins' Brian Anderson: Hits fifth homer
Anderson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-3 win over the Mets.
Anderson entered Monday in a slump at the plate, striking out five times while failing to record a hit in his last 11 at-bats. Although he struck out twice more Monday, the third baseman belted a solo homer off Brad Brach to extend Miami's lead to 5-3 in the eighth inning. Anderson now has five long balls on the campaign and will look to improve upon a .222/.330/.424 slash line going forward.
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | CIN
Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: MLB debut set for Tuesday
Hayes will make his big-league debut Tuesday at home against the Cubs, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
The Pirates will play Monday's road game in Milwaukee before making the move official. Hayes is one of the organization's top prospects and should be the everyday third baseman for the foreseeable future. He has solid plate skills and is a better runner than the average third baseman, but it is Hayes' Gold Glove-caliber defense that headlines his scouting report. It may be a year or two before he settles in as a quality big-league hitter, and the hope is that he can eventually tap into more over-the-fence power than he has shown in the minors.
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Brian Anderson RF | ATL
Marlins' Brian Anderson: Stuck in offensive rut
Anderson went 0-for-2 with a walk Sunday in the Marlins' 12-7 loss to the Rays.
The Marlins are riding a four-game losing streak heading into Monday's make-up game against the Mets, so it comes as little surprise that one of the key bats in their lineup in Anderson has slumped during that stretch. He's gone 0-for-11 with five strikeouts in the four games, dropping his season-long average to .221. Manager Don Mattingly seems content to let Anderson work through his August swoon, as the third baseman will be back in the lineup as the Marlins' cleanup hitter Monday while Miami takes aim at Mets ace Jacob deGrom, per Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald.
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J.D. Davis 1B | LAA
Mets' J.D. Davis: Sitting due to hip issue
Davis (hip) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.
The Mets and Marlins are both facing quick turnarounds with Monday's starting at 1:10 p.m. ET, so it's not a major surprise that Davis will be on the bench after exiting the second game of Sunday's doubleheader with the Yankees when he was struck on the left hip by a pitch. Luis Guillorme will cover third base while Davis rests up.
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Jean Segura 3B | CLE
Phillies' Jean Segura: Three hits in loss
Segura went 3-for-5 with an RBI single and a run scored in Sunday's 12-10 loss to Atlanta.
Segura got aboard with a single in the third inning and came around to score on a Didi Gregorius triple. In the fourth, Segura's single plated Rhys Hoskins. The 30-year-old Segura is batting .256/.337/.411 with four homers, nine RBI, 14 runs scored and a stolen base through 25 games.
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Austin Riley 3B | ATL
Braves' Austin Riley: Key factor in early rally
Riley went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and an RBI double in Sunday's 12-10 win over the Phillies.
Riley was a major factor in the Braves' 10-run second inning. He opened the scoring by plating Adam Duvall with a double and then scored the second run when Dansby Swanson drew a bases-loaded walk. Riley capped off the rally with a two-run blast. The third baseman is slashing .232/.282/.453 with six homers, 17 RBI and 12 runs scored through 28 games.
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J.D. Davis 1B | LAA
Mets' J.D. Davis: Exits with hip issue
Davis left Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Yankees with a left hip issue, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Davis took a fastball to the left hip Saturday, and the issue was apparently still bothering him Sunday as he left the twin bill early. However, he isn't expected to be hindered by the injury going forward.