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  • J.D. Martinez DH | NYM

    Mets' J.D. Martinez: Placed on paternity list

    The Mets placed Martinez on the paternity list Monday, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.

    Martinez will be allowed to spend up to three days away from the Mets as he spends time with his expanding family. To fill his spot on the active roster, DJ Stewart was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse.

  • Kyle Manzardo DH | CLE

    Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Another start at designated hitter

    Manzardo will start at designated hitter and bat sixth in Monday's game versus the Royals.

    Manzardo earned a second straight start after cranking his first two major-league home runs in Sunday's victory over the Pirates. The path is there for the 24-year-old to pick up regular playing time for the Guardians down the stretch, but he'll have to perform. Manzardo slashed just .207/.241/.329 with a 26.4 percent strikeout rate over 30 games in his first stint in the majors.

  • Eloy Jimenez DH | TB

    Orioles' Eloy Jimenez: Heading to bench Monday

    Jimenez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.

    Following Ryan Mountcastle's (wrist) move to the injured list a week ago, Jimenez has moved into a near-everyday role for the Orioles, starting in seven of the last eight games. According to Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com, Anthony Santander may not be moving around at full speed after tripping while rounding first base in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Rockies, so he'll get a day out of the outfield and will serve as the designated hitter Monday, which leaves no room in the lineup for Jimenez. Assuming Santander is cleared to play the outfield later on in the series, Jimenez should reclaim a spot in the starting nine in short order.

  • Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Notches 24th homer

    Stanton went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and a walk in a loss to the Cardinals on Saturday.

    Stanton hit the Yankees' only long ball in the contest, belting a solo shot to left field in the second inning. The slugger reached three times overall in the defeat, marking a fine start to September after he slashed .224/.286/.487 with five home runs and 15 RBI across 21 games in August. Each of Stanton's past four hits -- three doubles and a homer -- have gone for extra bases.

  • Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU

    Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Another multi-homer game

    Alvarez went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs Sunday against the Royals.

    Alvarez tallied multiple home runs for the second time in five games, bringing his total on the season to 30. His power has lagged for much of the campaign, but the recent surge has his ISO up to .257 along with a .571 slugging percentage through 128 games.

  • Justin Foscue 1B | TEX

    Rangers' Justin Foscue: Starts at first base

    Foscue started at first base and went 0-for-2 with a walk and a run scored in Sunday's 6-4 extra-inning win over Oakland.

    While the Rangers have not yet been eliminated from the postseason, the club faces a long haul -- 9.5 games back of the third wild-card spot -- over the final month. That suggests opportunities for prospects like Foscue, who could get some run at first base ahead of Nathaniel Lowe, whose contract expires this offseason.

  • Luken Baker DH | LAD

    Cardinals' Luken Baker: Clubs second homer

    Baker went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 14-7 win over the Yankees.

    Baker has just three hits over nine major-league contests, batting .167 since his Aug. 20 call-up, but all three knocks have gone for extra bases (two homers, one double). It doesn't look to be enough to secure steady playing time, but Baker offers the Cardinals some pop off the bench. He may occasionally start versus left-handers when Alec Burleson is covering for someone in the outfield or is out of the lineup himself.

  • Brent Rooker DH | ATH

    Athletics' Brent Rooker: Raps out four hits in loss

    Rooker went 4-for-5 with an RBI single in an extra-inning loss to the Rangers on Sunday.

    The Athletics stranded 11 men overall Sunday, but Rooker went 2-for-3 with runners in scoring position. That included a fifth-inning single that plated Jacob Wilson with Oakland's first run of the day, pushing Rooker's RBI total to eight over the last eight games. The multi-hit tally was also Rooker's third consecutive, and he now boasts a .295 average and elite .951 OPS across 503 plate appearances this season.

  • Kyle Manzardo DH | CLE

    Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Launches first two homers

    Manzardo went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs and a walk during Sunday's 6-1 win over the Pirates.

    Manzardo was recalled from Triple-A prior to the game and responded by cracking the first two home runs of his career, each coming off Pirates' starter Mitch Keller. Manzardo had received a cup of coffee with the Guardians earlier this season, collecting 82 at-bats and batting .207 with 10 doubles among 17 hits during his initial 30-game stint with the club. Over 359 at-bats in the minors this season, Manzardo, one of the team's top prospects, slashed .264/.396/.545 with 20 homers, 49 RBI, 65 runs, 20 doubles, a triple and two steals.

  • Joc Pederson DH | TEX

    Diamondbacks' Joc Pederson: Sitting against southpaw

    Pederson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

    The lefty-hitting Pederson will take a seat for the second time in the series while the Dodgers send another southpaw (Justin Wrobleski) to the hill. Randal Grichuk will fill in for Pederson as Arizona's designated hitter.

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