MLB Player News
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Eloy Jimenez DH | TOR
White Sox's Eloy Jimenez: Wins it Friday
Jimenez went 2-for-4 with a home run in Friday's 4-3 win over the Tigers.
Jimenez bailed out the White Sox, who were down 3-0 and being no-hit entering the bottom of the sixth inning. The American League's best offense scratched out a run before Jimenez launched a three-run homer, and three relievers closed out the win. The blast was Jimenez's 12th, though just his first in his last 12 games.
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Miguel Cabrera DH | DET
Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Swipes bag in loss
Cabrera went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in a 4-3 loss to the White Sox on Friday.
Cabrera got on base twice and was able to rack up a rare stolen base on a sixth-inning wild pitch by Lucas Giolito. The 37-year-old is hitting .241/.322/.354 with five home runs and 22 RBI as the team's designated hitter this season.
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Byron Buxton CF | MIN
Twins' Byron Buxton: Hits rare homer against Bieber
Buxton went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored Friday as he helped the Twins to a 3-1 lead over the Indians.
Buxton took advantage of a hanging slider from Shane Bieber for a 2-run homer in the second to give the Twins an early 2-0 lead. The speedy outfielder is hitting .244/.247/.500 with seven home runs and 17 RBI across 90 at-bats this season.
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Mark Canha LF | TEX
Athletics' Mark Canha: Continues climbing out of slump
Canha went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a stolen base and a run in a win over the Astros on Thursday.
It was one of Canha's more productive outings in quite some time, as the veteran had been mired in a 1-for-20 eight-game stretch before also lacing a two-bagger in Wednesday's contest. The quick 3-for-8 surge is modest, but it offers fantasy managers some solace after the aforementioned dry spell. Despite recent struggles, Canha still sports an elite .395 on-base percentage thanks in large part to his career-high 15.1 percent walk rate.
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J.D. Martinez DH | NYM
Red Sox's J.D. Martinez: Out of Friday's lineup
Martinez is not in the lineup Friday against the Rays, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
Martinez is 0-for-16 with seven strikeouts and one walk over the past four games, so he'll take a seat for Friday's contest. Kevin Plawecki (hand) will bat fifth as the designated hitter in Tampa Bay.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Closing in on return
Stanton (hamstring) has a good chance to return from the injured list by next weekend, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Stanton is expected to receive some at-bats at the Yankees' alternate training site within the next few days, with an eye toward returning soon after that. The oft-injured outfielder played in just 14 games this season before straining his hamstring, though he looked as good as ever over that stretch, hitting .293/.453/.585.
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Ji-Man Choi 1B | NYM
Rays' Ji-Man Choi: Out against southpaw
Choi is not in Thursday's lineup against the Red Sox.
He will take a seat with a lefty (Mike Kickham) on the mound for Boston. Mike Brosseau will start at first base and bat fourth.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Angels' Shohei Ohtani: Sitting Thursday
Ohtani is not in Thursday's lineup against the Rangers.
He is usually in the lineup against righties, so it's a little odd that he will sit this one out with Kyle Gibson on the hill for Texas, but Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports that it's just a regular day off. Matt Thaiss gets the start at designated hitter and will bat second.
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Luis Torrens C | NYM
Mariners' Luis Torrens: Contributes two-bagger in loss
Torrens went 2-for-4 with a double and a run in a loss to the Giants on Tuesday.
The recently acquired backstop, much like former Padres teammate and fellow trade-deadline arrival Ty France, is thriving in his new Seattle digs. Torrens has now hit safely in three straight games, with Tuesday's double marking his first extra-base hit in a Mariners uniform. Overall, Torrens has reached safely in all four games of his tenure with his new squad, scoring twice along the way.
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Kyle Lewis DH | ARI
Mariners' Kyle Lewis: Racks up two hits
Lewis went 2-for-5 and added a stolen base in Tuesday's loss against the Giants.
Lewis got off to a strong start this season but has crashed down to earth over the last few weeks, and he is hitting just .171 with a .618 OPS, two home runs and three RBI over his last 10 games. In fact, this was his first multi-hit game since Aug. 22, when he produced three knocks against the Rangers.