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  • Evan Longoria 3B | ARI

    Giants' Evan Longoria: Not in Wednesday's lineup

    Longoria is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, according to Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News.

    Longoria reached base five times in Tuesday's series opener, but manager Bruce Bochy decided it was time for a day off and withheld Longoria from the starting lineup. Cristhian Adames will man the hot corner for the Giants on Wednesday night.

  • Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Remains out Wednesday

    Candelario (triceps) will sit Wednesday against Cleveland.

    Candelario was scratched Tuesday after getting hit in the triceps the day before. He'll sit for a second day in a row Wednesday, with Brandon Dixon starting at first base.

  • J.D. Davis 1B | LAA

    Mets' J.D. Davis: Sits again Wednesday

    Davis sits for the second game in a row Wednesday against the Rockies.

    Davis remains on the bench despite slashing .350/.381/.500 in the month of September. Jeff McNeil starts in left field, with Todd Frazier at the hot corner.

  • Evan Longoria 3B | ARI

    Giants' Evan Longoria: Reaches base five times

    Longoria went 2-for-4 with three walks and a run scored in Tuesday's 15-inning win over the Red Sox.

    Longoria was an on-base machine for the Giants in this one, raising his on-base percentage to .329, the best we've seen from the slugger since 2013. The 33-year-old will likely never return to the numbers we saw during his days in Tampa Bay, but 2019 has been a respectable bounceback campaign with a .260/.329/.448 slash line through 120 games.

  • J.D. Davis 1B | LAA

    Mets' J.D. Davis: Retreats to bench

    Davis isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Rockies, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

    Davis crashed into the outfield fence during Monday's contest, and even though he was able to remain in the game, he's dealing with some soreness Tuesday. Per Healey, Davis is expected to be OK and will be available off the bench in the second game of the series.

  • Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Scratched from Tuesday's lineup

    Candelario was scratched from the lineup Tuesday against Cleveland after getting hit in the triceps Monday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

    The severity of the injury is not yet clear, but he'll miss at least one start. Ronny Rodriguez enters the lineup at first base.

  • Twins' Willians Astudillo: Sits again Tuesday

    Astudillo remains on the bench Tuesday against the White Sox.

    Astudillo started fairly frequently earlier in the month, but the return of Marwin Gonzalez from an abdominal injury appears to have cut into his playing time. Gonzalez starts at first base for the second straight game.

  • Anthony Rendon 3B | LAA

    Nationals' Anthony Rendon: Swats 34th homer

    Rendon went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Cardinals.

    His sixth-inning shot tied the score at 2-2, but the Nats couldn't muster any more offense after that. Rendon is slashing .321/.438/.604 through 15 games in September as he tries to keep his team in the wild-card picture, and on the season he's hitting .333 with 34 homers and 119 RBI -- all career highs -- as he steams towards a huge payday in free agency.

  • Diamondbacks' Eduardo Escobar: Blasts 35th homer

    Escobar went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, two runs scored and a walk to help the Diamondbacks to a 7-5 victory over the Marlins on Monday.

    Escobar had gone hitless in his last seven at-bats coming into the contest, but he snapped out of it with his sixth-inning solo blast off Pablo Lopez. The 30-year-old's productive campaign at the dish continues, as he's up to 35 homers and 114 RBI on the season, both of which are easily career-best marks. He's also slashing .271/.322/.528 in 148 games.

  • Twins' Willians Astudillo: Heads to bench

    Astudillo is not starting Monday against the White Sox.

    Astudillo has been given plenty of opportunities in September, starting nine times this month. He's hit for a decent average but has done little else, posting a .273/.351/.303 slash line, though he does have a characteristically low 5.4 percent strikeout rate over that stretch.

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