MLB Player News
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Brad Miller DH | SD
Rangers' Brad Miller: Sits against southpaw
Miller will be on the bench against lefty Rich Hill and the Red Sox on Saturday.
Miller hasn't started against a single southpaw all season. That trend continues here with Charlie Culberson at third base and Nick Solak in left field.
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Ji-Man Choi 1B | NYM
Rays' Ji-Man Choi: Sits against southpaw
Choi isn't starting Saturday against Toronto, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
Choi has drawn four starts since returning to the field, but he's gone 0-for-15 with an RBI and eight strikeouts. Manuel Margot will serve as the designated hitter while Vidal Brujan starts in right field against southpaw Hyun Jin Ryu.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Goes deep again Friday
Stanton went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored Friday in a 10-4 victory versus the White Sox.
The slugger got the Yankees off to a fast start in the contest with a 427-foot, two-run bomb to center field. This marked the third straight game in which Stanton has gone deep, and he has gone 7-for-12 with four homers, 11 RBI and six runs during the scorching stretch. The hot streak has lifted his season slash line to .284/.323/.552, and Stanton is tied for third in the league with 10 long balls on the campaign.
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J.D. Martinez DH | NYM
Red Sox's J.D. Martinez: Keeps streaks alive
Martinez went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and two runs scored in Friday's 7-1 win over the Rangers.
Martinez's sixth-inning single extended a hitting streak to 15 consecutive games and a season-long on-base streak to 25. He's shown no sign of slowing down at age 34, posting a slash of .306/.349/.510 with 14 extra-base hits, 15 RBI and 12 runs scored over 106 plate appearances.
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Miguel Cabrera DH | DET
Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Socks second homer
Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Friday's 4-2 win over the Orioles.
He opened the scoring with an RBI two-bagger in the third inning before swatting a solo shot in the sixth, his second homer of the year. Cabrera has seven hits in the last four games, including three extra-base knocks, to push his slash line on the season up to .276/.325/.381 with 12 RBI through 29 contests. The 39-year-old is nearing the end of his Hall of Fame career, but he's still capable of making a contribution.
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Brad Miller DH | SD
Rangers' Brad Miller: Walks, steals in loss
Miller went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 7-1 loss to the Red Sox.
Miller swiped his fourth bag of the season, surpassing his total over 140 games with the Phillies in 2021. The 32-year-old's stolen double-digit bags just once during his career -- 13 for the Mariners in 2015 -- but he's part of a runnin' Rangers squad that is tied for third in MLB with 22 thefts.
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Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU
Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Remains hot
Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Nationals.
Alvarez singled and scored as part of the Astros' five-run rally in the first inning and extended the lead to six with a solo shot in the top of the third inning. He's riding a streak of three consecutive multi-hit games and now has 11 homers on the season to go along with a .280/.381/.640 slash line.
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Mike Ford DH | MIN
Mariners' Mike Ford: On active roster, starting Friday
Ford will bat seventh as the designated hitter Friday against the Mets after being added to the Mariners' active roster, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
Ford was claimed off waivers from the Giants on Thursday and will quickly enter the lineup for the Mariners. The 29-year-old spent six games on Seattle's roster earlier this season but didn't see the field before being designated for assignment and shipped to San Francisco at the end of April.
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Brad Miller DH | SD
Rangers' Brad Miller: Provides game-winning hit
Miller went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Royals.
Miller's seventh-inning flyball down the right field line clanged off the foul pole 326 feet away and provided the game-winning run. It was his fifth homer of the season and second in as many nights. The utility player, who started at third base Thursday, has heated up over the past week, going 7-for-18 (.389) with three home runs and seven RBI. Miller is emerging from a 6-for-43 (.140) stretch when it looked like he might lose playing time.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Launches two homers Thursday
Stanton went 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs, a walk, three total runs and six total RBI in Thursday's 15-7 win over the White Sox.
Stanton tormented Chicago starter Dylan Cease with two-run homers in the first and third innings. He added a two-run single in the eighth to wrap up his most productive game of the campaign thus far. This was Stanton's first multi-homer effort of the season and his third three-hit performance. The slugger is slashing .277/.311/.527 with nine home runs and 28 RBI across 122 plate appearances.