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  • Matt Chapman 3B | SF

    Athletics' Matt Chapman: Not starting Sunday

    Chapman (lower leg) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Chapman exited Saturday's game after fouling a ball off his shin and, despite negative X-ray results, isn't good to go for the series finale. He should be considered day-to-day with a chance of returning Tuesday after Oakland's day off. Josh Harrison is playing third base Sunday, with Tony Kemp moving to second base.

  • Patrick Wisdom 3B | SEA

    Cubs' Patrick Wisdom: Resting Sunday

    Wisdom will sit Sunday against San Francisco.

    Wisdom has fallen into a slump recently, going 2-for-28 at the plate over his last eight games. Matt Duffy will take over at third base.

  • Mike Moustakas 3B | CHW

    Reds' Mike Moustakas: Platoon role continues

    Moustakas will sit Sunday against the Cardinals.

    Moustakas hasn't started against a single southpaw since returning from a heel injury in early August. That trend will continue against J.A. Happ, with Asdrubal Cabrera taking over at third base.

  • Carter Kieboom 3B | CLE

    Nationals' Carter Kieboom: Out of lineup

    Kieboom will sit Sunday against the Pirates.

    Kieboom has shown more at the plate this season than he did in the previous two years, but he's gone cold over his last 16 games, hitting .206/.265/.317. He'll sit for the first time since July 29, with Adrian Sanchez taking over at third base.

  • Edmundo Sosa LF | PHI

    Cardinals' Edmundo Sosa: Remains sidelined

    Sosa (wrist) remains on the bench as expected Sunday against the Reds, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

    Sosa hasn't played since Wednesday while battling wrist pain, though he's yet to be placed on the injured list and took grounders on the field Sunday without a brace, so he could be back in the lineup soon. Paul DeJong will remain the primary shortstop until Sosa is ready to return.

  • Padres' Manny Machado: Three hits in loss

    Machado went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs, an RBI and a stolen base in a 5-4 loss to the Dodgers on Saturday.

    Machado singled and scored in the fourth inning, doubled in the sixth, and singled, stole second and scored in the eighth. The three-hit game was Machado's first since July 30 while the theft was Machado's second of the month. The All-Star third baseman now has 12 steals on the year and could easily eclipse the 14 he had his 2018.

  • Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI

    Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Clinches win with clutch homer

    Arenado went 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, two total runs and three total RBI in Saturday's 6-4 victory versus Cincinnati.

    The veteran third baseman entered the contest having gone hitless in three straight contests, but he turned things around in a big way Saturday. Arenado pulled St. Louis to within a run with a sixth-inning RBI triple, and he subsequently scored to tie the game 4-4. His biggest contribution of the game came two innings later, when Arenado smoked a two-run homer to left field to plate the game-winning runs. The long ball was Arenado's 30th of the campaign, and he has now reached that mark in six straight campaigns, not including last season's abbreviated 60-game slate.

  • Jean Segura 3B | CLE

    Phillies' Jean Segura: Homers in Saturday's win

    Segura went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 6-1 win over Colorado.

    The infielder padded Philadelphia's lead with his fifth-inning homer. Segura has homered four times in his last 16 games to bring his total to 12 this season. He's been more of a contact hitter with a .297/.358/.445 slash line, 50 RBI, 68 runs scored and nine stolen bases across 492 plate appearances. He's added three triples and 24 doubles in 114 contests.

  • Ramon Urias 3B | STL

    Orioles' Ramon Urias: Not starting nightcap

    Urias isn't in the lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays.

    Urias returned to the lineup from an upper-leg injury that cost him a couple games in Saturday's matinee and went 1-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts. Kelvin Gutierrez will start at the hot corner and bat eighth.

  • Matt Chapman 3B | SF

    Athletics' Matt Chapman: Exits with shin injury

    Chapman exited Saturday's loss to the Rangers after he fouled a ball off his left foot/shin area, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Chapman underwent an X-ray that came back negative after he exited Saturday's matchup, but manager Bob Melvin said that the third baseman is unlikely to play in Sunday's series finale. The 28-year-old went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts prior to his early departure.

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