MLB Player News
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Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY
Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Slugs homer in loss
McMahon went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-3 loss to the Diamondbacks.
McMahon had gone just 1-for-18 over his last six games entering Friday, but the infielder went yard in the seventh inning for his seventh homer of the season. He's slashing .235/.328/.379 with 38 RBI, 30 runs scored, 13 doubles and two triples through 75 contests, and he's been caught stealing on his only two attempts this year.
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Jason Vosler 3B | SEA
Giants' Jason Vosler: Recalled and starting Friday
Vosler was recalled by the Giants on Friday and will bat seventh and play third base against the White Sox, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
How long Vosler will remain in the majors is unclear, as he was called up to replace starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani (ankle), so it's possible he returns to the minors when the Giants need another starter. Vosler has produced when called upon this season, however, hitting .294/.362/.569 in 17 games. He'll have a good case to stick around if he keeps hitting like that.
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Evan Longoria 3B | ARI
Giants' Evan Longoria: Resting Friday
Longoria will sit Friday against the White Sox, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Longoria sits after starting nine straight games, a stretch in which he hit .400/.486/.733 with three homers and more walks (six) than strikeouts (five). Jason Vosler will spell him at third base.
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Manny Machado 3B | SD
Padres' Manny Machado: Not starting Friday
Machado will sit Friday against the Dodgers, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Machado missed nine straight games with an ankle issue before returning to action Thursday, going 1-for-4 with a double and three strikeouts. The Padres seemingly don't want him starting on back-to-back days immediately after his return, so it will be Ha-Seong Kim who starts at third base Friday.
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Abraham Toro 1B | BOS
Mariners' Abraham Toro: Drives in two Thursday
Toro went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run in a win over the Athletics on Thursday.
Toro drove in the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly in foul territory in the first inning. His fifth-inning single then plated Jesse Winker to snap a 4-4 tie and give the Mariners a lead they wouldn't relinquish. Toro has now reached safely in six straight games, an encouraging span during which he's produced a .333 batting average and .961 OPS across 20 plate appearances.
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Mike Moustakas 3B | CHW
Reds' Mike Moustakas: Sitting Friday
Moustakas is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener versus Atlanta.
Moustakas will get a day off after he went 1-for-4 with an RBI in his return to the lineup Thursday following undisclosed injury. Brandon Drury will slide into the designated hitter spot while Donovan Solano will start at third base and bat sixth against Atlanta.
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Manny Machado 3B | SD
Padres' Manny Machado: Fans three times in return
Machado went 1-for-4 with a double, a run and three strikeouts in Thursday's loss to the Dodgers.
Machado has been nursing an injured ankle, but he returned from a nine-game absence Thursday to serve as San Diego's designated hitter against his former club. The veteran looked like he didn't miss a beat in his first at-bat, smacking a double to left field and coming around to score on a Nomar Mazara single. Things went downhill from there for Machado, however, as he struck out in each of his remaining three plate appearances. It's unclear how long he'll stick at DH before the Padres decide it's safe to put him back in the field, but Machado should be deployed in all fantasy formats as long as his bat is in the lineup.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Blue Jays' Matt Chapman: Sits Friday afternoon
Chapman is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Tampa Bay.
An 0-for-3 showing in Thursday's series opener has Chapman hitting .231 with a pair of home runs and eight RBI in his last 10 games. Santiago Espinal starts at third base while Cavan Biggio plays second.
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Isaac Paredes 3B | HOU
Rays' Isaac Paredes: Slugs 11th homer
Paredes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Thursday against the Jays.
Paredes took Yusei Kikuchi yard in the fourth inning to tally his 11th homer of the season, with six of them coming in his last seven starts. He's taken over the primary starting role at first base and has likely done enough to maintain everyday at-bats even once the likes of Brandon Lowe (back) return from the injured list.
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Alex Bregman 3B | CHC
Astros' Alex Bregman: Drives in two
Bregman went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI on Thursday against the Yankees.
Bregman provided all of Houston's offense with a two-RBI double in the third inning. He has at least one hit in 11 of his last 12 starts, good for a .390 batting average, and has also posted 10 RBI and nine runs scored in that span. Bregman has also raised his batting average to .242 on the season -- its highest mark since May 14.