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  • Matt Carpenter DH | STL

    Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Absent from lineup Tuesday

    Carpenter is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Rockies.

    Carpenter has only sat out of one game this month, so he'll get the night off with left-hander Jorge De La Rosa taking the mound for Colorado. Matt Adams will fill in at first base in his stead.

  • Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton: Starting again Tuesday

    Stanton will start in right field Tuesday for the second day in a row, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

    Tuesday's start will be the third Stanton has made since returning to action Sept. 6, and will mark the first time he has been in the lineup back-to-back days since Aug. 12 and 13. He was taken out of Monday's game after walking in his third plate appearance, but he looked plenty healthy blasting a long home run earlier in the game.

  • Miguel Cabrera DH | DET

    Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Becomes 100th MLB player to enter exclusive 2,500 hit club

    Cabrera became the 100th player in MLB history to get 2,500 career hits when he ripped a single in the third inning of Sunday's game against Cleveland.

    Cabrera is just the eighth hitter to get his 2,500 hit in his age-33 season. He joins Hank Aaron, Ty Cobb, ARod, Robin Young, Mel Ott, Jimmie Foxx and Rogers Hornsby in that exclusive club. The hit came after Miggy was plunked on the right hand by Bauer in the first inning. "Sore, very sore," was Miggy's description after the game, The Detroit News reports. He was seen flexing it throughout the game, but Monday's rest day may be just what the doctor ordered.

  • Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton: Bashes monster home run

    Stanton went 1-for-2 with a walk and a monstrous solo homer in a 4-3 win over the Nationals on Monday.

    Staton's 26th homer of the season traveled roughly 466 feet to left field. It's been a rough 2016 campaign for Stanton, whose batting average is only .244, the lowest of his career. His .497 slugging percentage is also down significantly from the .606 mark he posted in 2015, when he hit 27 home runs in just 74 games.

  • Mark Canha LF | TEX

    Athletics' Mark Canha: To swing off a tee Tuesday

    Canha (hip) will begin swinging off a tee Tuesday, John Hickey of the Bay Area News Group reports.

    Hip surgery ended Canha's season in May. This news, however, indicates that he is on pace for a return come spring training next season, when his ability to play both the outfield and first base should allow him to contend for a roster spot in Oakland once again.

  • Joc Pederson DH | TEX

    Dodgers' Joc Pederson: Not in Monday's lineup

    Pederson is not in the lineup Monday against the Giants.

    Lefty Madison Bumgarner is toeing the rubber for San Francisco on Monday evening, so Pederson will retreat to the bench for a night off. Enrique Hernandez will replace him in center field for the night.

  • Jorge Soler DH | LAA

    Cubs' Jorge Soler: Could be available by Wednesday

    Soler (side) could be available off the bench as soon as Wednesday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN reports.

    Solar reportedly could also return to the starting lineup by the weekend, which makes it seem as though the Cuban outfielder's side has improved significantly from Friday, when he initially injured himself. His ailment is still fairly vague, so it's unclear whether his injury could be easily aggravated in the coming days, but this development is good news for the Cubs and fantasy owners nonetheless.

  • Mets' Yoenis Cespedes: Starting Monday's game

    Cespedes (illness) is in the lineup for Monday's game against the Braves, MLB.com's Anthony DiComo reports.

    Cespedes was forced from Sunday's game after experiencing dizziness, but he will be back in his usual starting spot in left field just one day later, hitting third against Braves starter Aaron Blair.

  • Bryce Harper 1B | PHI

    Nationals' Bryce Harper: Sitting out Monday

    Harper is not in the lineup Monday against the Marlins, Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post reports.

    With the Nats comfortably atop the NL East, they'll rest the reigning NL MVP in preparation for the postseason. Harper hit an encouraging .310 in the month of August, but his struggles have returned in September, as he's hitting just .184 with one home run, seven RBI and 16 strikeouts across 49 at-bats.

  • Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton: In Monday's lineup

    Stanton is in the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

    Stanton was limited to bench duty for two days after starting Friday for the first time since Aug. 13, but his presence in Monday's lineup indicates he was simply being rested and did not suffer any sort of setback with his groin injury. The slugger will man right field and hit fifth in the Marlins' batting order Monday night.

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