MLB Player News
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Roberto Perez C | BOS
Indians' Roberto Perez: Drives in four in return
Perez went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI against the White Sox on Tuesday.
Perez's availability was in question for Tuesday after he exited Monday's contest early with a foot contusion. However, he showed no ill effects in his return, smacking a three-run homer in the seventh inning. He now has 22 home runs on the season, nearly tripling his previous career-high.
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Gary Sanchez DH | MIL
Yankees' Gary Sanchez: Clubs two homers
Sanchez went 2-for-3 with three runs scored, two home runs and three RBI in Tuesday's 10-1 win over the Yankees.
Sanchez delivered his second two-homer game in the last four contests, bringing his season total to a career-high 34 home runs. The 26-year-old has a .237/.313/.543 slash line with 58 runs scored and 74 RBI in 99 games this season.
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Travis d'Arnaud C | LAA
Rays' Travis d'Arnaud: Slugs 16th homer
D'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 4-2 loss to the Orioles in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader.
Serving as the designated hitter, d'Arnaud provided the Rays with a 2-0 lead with a 427-foot blast to center in the fourth inning off Ty Blach, his third homer in his last six games. The 30-year-old has generated a solid .254/.320/.460 slash line and d'Arnaud has 58 RBI in 291 at-bats this season.
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Omar Narvaez C | HOU
Mariners' Omar Narvaez: Sits again Tuesday
Narvaez (back) remains out of the lineup Tuesday against the Cubs, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.
Narvaez was sidelined Tuesday due to back spasms and will sit for at least one more game. Tom Murphy starts behind the plate.
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Jake Rogers C | DET
Tigers' Jake Rogers: Sitting Tuesday
Rogers is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Royals.
Rogers has gone hitless in eight of his last nine games and is hitting .111 through 25 games overall. Grayson Greiner starts behind the plate in his absence.
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Danny Jansen C | TEX
Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Sitting Tuesday
Jansen is not in the lineup Tuesday against Atlanta.
Jansen sits for the third time in the last five games. It wouldn't be a surprise to see him on the bench fairly frequently down the stretch, as he's hit just .208/.280/.366 this season. Beau Taylor will catch Tuesday.
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Roberto Perez C | BOS
Indians' Roberto Perez: Back in action
Perez (foot) is catching and batting eighth Tuesday against the White Sox.
Perez was lifted from Monday night's matchup after suffering a left foot contusion, but he won't be forced to miss any time due to the injury. He's batting .224 with 21 homers and 50 RBI over 101 games this season.
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Mitch Garver C | SEA
Twins' Mitch Garver: Absent from Tuesday's lineup
Garver (jaw) isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.
Garver left Monday's contest due to a sore jaw, and he'll be held out of Tuesday's clash as a result. Jason Castro gets the nod behind the dish and will bat eighth.
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Cam Gallagher C | PHI
Royals' Cam Gallagher: Sitting Tuesday
Gallagher is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Tigers.
Gallagher returned from an oblique injury Sunday but didn't start that day's game. He'll remain on the bench for this contest, with Nick Dini getting the call behind the plate.