MLB Player News
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Eugenio Suarez DH | CIN
Reds' Eugenio Suarez: Drives in three Tuesday
Suarez went 1-for-3 with a walk, a bases-loaded triple and two runs scored in Tuesday's 13-1 rout of the Cardinals.
Incredibly enough, all 13 of Cincinnati's runs were driven in by just two players, as Suarez's efforts were overshadowed by Scooter Gennett's historic four-homer, 10-RBI performance. Suarez's batting average has cooled down, as he's hitting just .222 (8-for-36) over his last 10 games, but the 25-year-old is still on pace to top 100 runs and 100 RBI for the first time in his career.
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Nick Senzel 3B | LAD
Reds' Nick Senzel: Maintaining progress at Daytona
Senzel went 1-for-3 with his fourth homer of the season Monday night for High-A Daytona. He is hitting .304/.366/.467 on the season, with a league-high 21 doubles, MLB.com reports.
The Florida State League depresses power, so the low homer total isn't of great concern --it's the type of league that transforms homers into doubles. Senzel also has stolen nine bases in 11 attempts. He remains on target for a promotion to Double-A later this season.
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Anthony Rendon 3B | LAA
Nationals' Anthony Rendon: Homers in Monday's win
Rendon went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Monday against the Dodgers.
Rendon's second-inning shot, his 11th of the season, started the scoring as Washington took the series opener 4-2 on the West Coast. The third baseman is on the fast track to a career year. He's on pace to hit 30-plus homers while driving in 100-plus runs, two marks Rendon's never approached before.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI
Rockies' Nolan Arenado: Stays hot with two-run bomb
Arenado went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and three RBI during Saturday's win over San Diego.
The third baseman has gone 6-for-13 with two home runs, two doubles, five RBI and four runs through his past three games. The heater has him up to a .288/.347/.572 slash line with 14 homers, 39 RBI and 40 runs for the campaign, and Arenado has quickly put himself back in the running to pace the National League in homers and RBI.
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DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY
Rockies' DJ LeMahieu: Goes 3-for-5 against San Diego
LeMahieu went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs during Saturday's win over the Padres.
The second baseman has struggled to follow up on last season's breakout (.911 OPS) and sports a .281/.351/.362 slash line with 23 RBI and 29 runs. LeMahieu has been much better of late, though, as he's recorded 13 RBI and 13 runs through his past 22 games while hitting .310. Batting second in the powerful Colorado lineup is a cushy gig, and he also has the benefit of playing half his games at hitter-friendly Coors Field, so his fantasy floor remains high.
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Anthony Rendon 3B | LAA
Nationals' Anthony Rendon: Out of Saturday's lineup
Rendon is out of Saturday's lineup against the A's, Dan Kolko of MASN Sports reports.
He will get the day off after starting 18 of the last 19 games and hitting .317/.427/.683 with five home runs and two steals over that stretch. Stephen Drew draws a rare start at the hot corner, hitting seventh against righty Daniel Mengden.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI
Rockies' Nolan Arenado: Reaches base four times Friday
Arenado went 3-for-4 with a walk, two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI in Friday's 8-5 loss to the Padres.
The outburst broke a 2-for-22 mini-slump by Arenado. His numbers so far are ever-so-slightly down from last season, but he still has a .284/.346/.560 slash line and there's still plenty of baseball left to be played at Coors Field in 2017.
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Anthony Rendon 3B | LAA
Nationals' Anthony Rendon: Swats 10th homer Friday
Rendon went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in Friday's 13-3 rout of the A's.
The 26-year-old's power surge continues. Over his last 10 games, Rendon is hitting .410/.465/.923 with five doubles, five homers, nine runs and 12 RBI, and he's on pace for career highs in all three slash categories as well as homers and RBI.
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Jace Peterson SS | ARI
Braves' Jace Peterson: Optioned to Triple-A
Peterson was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday.
He hit just .194/.293/.259 with zero home runs and two steals in 123 plate appearances this season. Johan Camargo was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett to take over Peterson's utility duties.
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Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY
Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Receives promotion Friday
McMahon was promoted to Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday, Nick Groke of The Denver Post reports.
In his second season with Double-A Hartford, the top prospect showed that he had mastered the level, slashing .326/.390/.536 with six home runs, 28 runs scored and 32 RBI in 49 games. He also added seven steals and learned a new position (second base), pushing the Rockies to advance him up the organizational ladder. McMahon drastically improved his strikeout rate with the Yard Goats this season (19 percent), and if he can keep it up with the Isotopes, his added positional versatility could make him a candidate for a call to the big leagues toward the end of the season.