MLB Player News
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Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Taking seat Wednesday
Flores is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The left-handed-hitting Dominic Smith will get the nod at first base while the Giants take on Atlanta righty Spencer Strider, but the right-handed-hitting Flores started over Smith in the first two contest of the series, when the Giants also faced a pair of right-handed starters. Flores holds an edge in OPS so far in July (.661) over Smith (.597), so the former could still see a fair amount of playing time versus righties even though the latter holds the platoon advantage.
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Trenton Brooks DH | SD
Padres' Trenton Brooks: Losing out on starts
Brooks is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
The left-handed-hitting Brooks is on the bench for the fifth straight game and the third straight matchup with a right-handed pitcher. At this point, the Padres appear content to use the designated-hitter spot to rotate multiple everyday players rather than leaning on Brooks in the strong side of a platoon. Brooks has posted a weak .154/.195/.282 slash line in 41 plate appearances since getting called up from Triple-A El Paso on June 15.
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Josh Bell DH | WAS
Nationals' Josh Bell: Day off Wednesday
Bell is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Reds.
Bell hit home runs in both of the first two games of the series and sports a 1.018 OPS so far in July, but he will receive a routine day off in Wednesday's matinee. Amed Rosario will fill in at designated hitter and bat third in the series finale.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Homers in fourth straight game
Ohtani went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 10-7 loss to the Twins.
Ohtani is just 5-for-21 (.238) since the All-Star break, but four of those hits are homers. He's gone deep in each of the last four games and is now up to 36 long balls on the year. It's not unusual for Ohtani to collect his homers in bunches -- he's now homered in three or more consecutive games three times this season. He's added a .274/.377/.616 slash line with 69 RBI, 95 runs scored, 13 stolen bases, 12 doubles and seven triples across 100 games.
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Randal Grichuk RF | KC
Diamondbacks' Randal Grichuk: Three hits in Tuesday's loss
Grichuk went 3-for-3 with two doubles and one run scored in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Astros.
Grichuk has logged a pair of three-hit efforts over his last five games. The veteran outfielder has received a steadier run of playing time in this series versus Houston, a team with a left-handed-heavy rotation. Grichuk should be in the lineup again Wednesday versus southpaw Brandon Walter. For the season, Grichuk is now at a .249/.286/.473 slash line with seven home runs, 22 RBI, 25 runs scored and no stolen bases across 182 plate appearances, primarily in a short-side platoon role.
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Josh Bell DH | WAS
Nationals' Josh Bell: Homers again
Bell went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Reds.
Bell went 16 games without a round tripper before launching a solo homer in Monday's win, and the first baseman went yard again Tuesday with a solo shot off Chase Burns in the fourth inning. In his last 15 games, Bell is 19-for-52 (.365) with six RBI, six runs scored and a 7:10 BB:K. He's slashing .224/.314/.393 on the season.
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Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Collects four RBI in rout
Flores went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and an additional RBI in Tuesday's 9-0 win over Atlanta.
Tuesday marked Flores' fourth game of the season with at least four RBI, and it was his first such effort since May 16 versus the Athletics. The veteran infielder has undergone a significant cooldown following a torrid start to the year, which saw him drive in 46 runs through his first 57 outings. Since the start of June, Flores is slashing .233/.321/.328 with two homers, five doubles, 13 RBI and 11 runs scored covering 134 plate appearances.
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Seiya Suzuki RF | CHC
Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Reaches twice, steals base in win
Suzuki went 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in Tuesday's 6-0 win over the Royals. He also stole a base.
Suzuki has been a slugger all season, but he displayed some uncommon wheels in Tuesday's win. The outfielder is now up to three stolen stolen bases in five attempts. Suzuki swiped 16 bases last year, but fantasy managers are likely OK swapping speed for power. The 30-year-old is tied for sixth in the majors with 26 home runs and is fourth in MLB with 81 RBI.
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Rafael Devers 3B | SF
Giants' Rafael Devers: Making first-ever start at 1B
Devers will start at first base and bat third in Tuesday's game in Atlanta.
Devers has gone through workouts at first base since joining the Giants, but this will be his first start at a position other than third base in his pro career. It will be his first time playing anywhere on the field in 2025, as each of his first 102 starts between the Red Sox and Giants came at designated hitter.
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Andrew McCutchen DH | PIT
Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Getting Tuesday off
McCutchen is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Tigers.
McCutchen appears to be getting a routine breather after he had started in each of the Bucs' first four games out of the All-Star break while going 4-for-15 with a double and two walks. Bryan Reynolds will get a day off from patrolling right field and will replace McCutchen at designated hitter.