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  • Eloy Jimenez DH | TOR

    White Sox's Eloy Jimenez: Homers, triples in loss

    Jimenez went 2-for-4 with a homer, a triple and two RBI in Sunday's 9-2 loss to the Angels.

    Jimenez drove in his team's only runs Sunday, knocking an RBI triple in the fourth inning before tacking on a solo shot in the ninth. The rookie outfielder has 22 homers and 51 RBI with a .775 OPS this season.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Angels' Shohei Ohtani: Clocks 16th homer

    Ohtani went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 9-2 win over the White Sox.

    Ohtani's seventh-inning homer ended an 18-game homerless drought for the second-year star, giving him 16 on the year. The 25-year-old is slashing .299/.358/.519 with 34 extra-base hits in 349 plate appearances this season.

  • Ji-Man Choi 1B | NYM

    Rays' Ji-Man Choi: Plays hero in series finale

    Choi registered two RBI on a pinch-hit single Sunday against the Tigers.

    Choi was called on in the bottom of the ninth with a one-run deficit, and he was able to win the ballgame by driving home a pair on a single to center field. The 28-year-old is slashing .260/.354/.417 with 11 homers and 43 RBI over 95 contests this season with the Rays.

  • Mark Canha LF | TEX

    Athletics' Mark Canha: Enjoying stellar August

    Canha, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI from a pair of run-scoring singles in Saturday's win over the Astros, is now hitting .340 (17-for-50) in August, boosting his season average 17 points to .262.

    Canha's current figure is his best since he was sitting at a .333 average after the second game of the season. The veteran has already rapped out seven multi-hit efforts during the current month, and he's just two RBI away from equaling the 10 he compiled in all of July. Canha has also been highly valuable defensively, putting in time at first base and all three outfield spots in addition to designated hitter.

  • Miguel Cabrera DH | DET

    Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Resting Sunday

    Cabrera is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

    Cabrera will receive some routine maintenance with the Rays and Tigers facing a quick turnaround for the series finale following Saturday's 13-inning affair. Cabrera saw his seven-game hitting streak come to an end Friday and went 0-for-9 with seven strikeouts in the first two contests of the series.

  • Ji-Man Choi 1B | NYM

    Rays' Ji-Man Choi: Resting against lefty

    Choi is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

    He'll cede first base to Travis d'Arnaud with the Tigers bringing a lefty (Matthew Boyd) to the hill for the series finale. Choi played all 13 innings of Saturday's 1-0 win, going 1-for-5 with a base hit.

  • Ryan Goins DH | KC

    White Sox's Ryan Goins: Starts at third base

    Goins started at third base and went 1-for-3 with a walk in Saturday's 6-5 win loss to the Angels.

    Between injuries to shortstop Tim Anderson (ankle) and third baseman Yoan Moncada (hamstring), Goins has been a regular presence in the White Sox's lineup over the past four-plus weeks. That stretch of playing time may be coming to an end. Anderson was activated off the injured list earlier this month, and Moncada has played three games in two days while on rehab assignment. If he's not the roster casualty when Moncada is activated, which could come Monday, then he certainly will lose his grip on consistent at-bats while filling a role as the team's utility infielder. Goins is hitting .268/.366/.402 over 30 games since his contract was purchased from Triple-A Charlotte in mid-July.

  • Eloy Jimenez DH | TOR

    White Sox's Eloy Jimenez: Belts 21st homer

    Jimenez went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Angels.

    Jimenez took Angels pitcher Jose Suarez deep in the third inning to cap a four-run frame, but that would be all for the White Sox offense in the game. The outfielder is slashing .240/.293/.465 with 21 homers, 49 RBI and 46 runs scored in 87 games this season.

  • Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU

    Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Slugs two homers

    Alvarez went 2-for-3 with a pair of home runs and three RBI in an 8-4 loss against the Athletics on Saturday.

    The 22-year-old supplied the only Astros offense after the third inning during the defeat. The rookie is batting .344 but even more impressively, he already has 19 home runs in 192 at-bats. He's owns a .719 slugging percentage, 55 RBI and 34 runs in 52 games as well.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Angels' Shohei Ohtani: Throws bullpen session

    Ohtani threw a 40-pitch bullpen session Saturday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

    Ohtani's velocity reportedly reached 85 mph Saturday, the highest number he's hit since undergoing Tommy John surgery last October. The 25-year-old also threw breaking balls for the first time since the surgery, saying that it was a good sign because his curveball hurt his elbow the most before the injury.

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