MLB Player News
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Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA
Angels' Yoan Moncada: Delivers game-tying homer
Moncada went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Athletics.
Moncada provided a quick response to the Athletics' three-run fourth inning, countering with a three-run shot in the fifth to tie the game at 4-4. The third baseman has hit fairly well since returning from a sprained right thumb May 6, going 12-for-49 (.245) with four homers and 13 RBI over his last 13 games. He's at a .229/.349/.486 slash line through 83 plate appearances on the year.
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Matthew Lugo SS | LAA
Angels' Matthew Lugo: On bench Tuesday
Lugo isn't in the Angels' lineup Tuesday against the Athletics.
Prior to Tuesday, Lugo had started in five consecutive games. In that stretch, he went 6-for-19 with a home run and two RBI. However, he struck out eight times and did not manage a walk in that span. While the rookie has been hitting the ball well, he will get some rest Tuesday with Kyren Paris starting in center field.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Giants' Matt Chapman: Sitting down Tuesday
Chapman isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Chapman will get a breather Tuesday after going 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Monday's series opener. He'll be replaced at third base by Casey Schmitt, who will bat seventh against Royals starter Michael Lorenzen.
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | SEA
Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Getting rare day off
Suarez isn't in the Diamondbacks' lineup against the Dodgers on Tuesday.
Tuesday will mark Suarez's second absence from the starting lineup this season. The third baseman was still able to log a plate appearance during his first breather April 20 versus the Cubs. With the 33-year-old on the bench Tuesday, Jordan Lawlar is starting at the hot corner and batting ninth.
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Deyvison De Los Santos 3B | MIA
Marlins' Deyvison De Los Santos: Nursing quad strain
Triple-A Jacksonville placed De Los Santos on the 7-day injured list Saturday with a left quad strain, Kevin Barral of FishonFirst.com reports.
Given De Los Santos' defensive shortcomings, he wasn't necessarily pushing for a promotion prior to the injury, as he was slashing .250/.317/.399 with five home runs and a 30.5 percent strikeout rate through 40 games in a repeat of Triple-A. He has started 30 games at first base and five games at third base. All three of the players (Eric Wagaman, Matt Mervis, Jonah Bride) to get time at first base for Miami have been below replacement level, per FanGraphs, so De Los Santos will likely still get a shot sometime in the second half.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Belts two-run homer in win
Bohm went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in a 9-3 victory versus the Rockies on Monday.
Bohm's long ball was a big one, as he belted a two-run shot in the eighth inning to give the Phillies their first lead. It was just the third homer of the season for the third baseman but his second over his past five contests. Bohm has been swinging a hot stick throughout May, batting .339 with the two homers, eight RBI and seven runs through 16 games.
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Miles Mastrobuoni 3B | SEA
Mariners' Miles Mastrobuoni: Retreating to bench Monday
Mastrobuoni is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.
Mastrobuoni had started in each of the last four games at three different positions (second base, third base and right field), but he went just 1-for-11 with four strikeouts during that stretch. He'll be back on the bench Monday and should continue to serve as a utility player for Seattle, with his ability to play multiple outfield and infield spots enabling him to make a handful of starts per week.
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Jon Berti 3B | CHC
Cubs' Jon Berti: Time as primary 3B over
Berti remains out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.
Berti had already been left out of the lineup in the Cubs' previous two contests, but the promotion of prospect Matt Shaw from Triple-A Iowa on Monday erases any doubt that Berti's time as Chicago's primary third baseman is over. The 35-year-old has produced a .213/.272/.240 slash line over 81 plate appearances on the season and has provided most of his limited fantasy utility on the bases (seven steals in eight attempts) rather than with the bat. He was miscast as an everyday player but should bring value off the bench as a pinch runner and late-inning defensive replacement.
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Vidal Brujan 2B | ATL
Cubs' Vidal Brujan: Heading back to bench
Brujan is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.
Brujan went 3-for-7 with two RBI and a run while starting at third base in both of the Cubs' last two games, but both he and Jon Berti will be in store for more limited playing time at the hot corner moving forward after Chicago recalled Matt Shaw from Triple-A Iowa on Monday. Since returning from the injured list April 15, Brujan has logged just 17 total plate appearances in 16 games.