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  • Eloy Jimenez DH | TB

    Orioles' Eloy Jimenez: Not in Baltimore lineup

    Jimenez is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Nationals.

    After starting four straight contests, Jimenez has now been in the lineup just two times over the subsequent five games. The 27-year-old is 12-for-24 at the plate to begin his Orioles career but is still contending with Ryan O'Hearn for starts at designated hitter.

  • Trevor Larnach DH | MIN

    Twins' Trevor Larnach: On bench Tuesday

    Larnach is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.

    The 27-year-old will typically find himself on the bench against left-handed pitching, but he's sitting Tuesday even though righty Seth Lugo is starting for Kansas City. Larnach is hitting .276 through eight games in July but has an underwhelming .674 OPS since he has just one extra-base hit during that span.

  • Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy: Absent from starting nine

    Malloy is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mariners.

    Malloy will hit the bench in Kerry Carpenter's first game back from the injured list, as Carpenter slots into the DH spot and Zach McKinstry, Parker Meadows and Matt Vierling fill the outfield. While Carpenter is expected to eventually play right field every day, the Tigers could ease him into action by frequently deploying him at DH, which would eat into Malloy's role.

  • Harold Ramirez DH | WAS

    Nationals' Harold Ramirez: Scrubbed from 40-man roster

    The Nationals designated Ramirez for assignment Tuesday, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports.

    Ramirez slashed just .243/.273/.365 in 25 games for the Nationals, which was only a modest improvement over the .268/.284/.305 he hit with the Rays earlier this season. The 29-year-old still boasts a career .316/.351/.438 batting line against lefties, so he could draw some interest from a club in need a short-side platoon bat.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Launches homer

    Ohtani went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and an additional run during Monday's 5-2 win over the Brewers.

    Ohtani notched his 36th home run of the year Monday, taking Freddy Peralta yard in fifth inning to extend the Dodgers lead to 4-0. In his last 16 games, Ohtani has lifted six homers with 11 runs and 12 RBI while logging almost as many walks (10) as strikeouts (12).

  • Kris Bryant DH | COL

    Rockies' Kris Bryant: Lands on IL with back strain

    The Rockies placed Bryant on the 10-day injured list Monday due to a back strain, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

    Bryant will head to the IL for a third time this season, and for the second time on account of a back injury. Since returning from his last stint on the IL on July 23 due to a left oblique strain, Bryant has slashed .277/.352/.340 with five RBI and a 31.5 percent strikeout rate across 53 plate appearances. With Bryant on the shelf, the Rockies recalled outfielder Jordan Beck from Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding move.

  • Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Goes deep again Sunday

    Stanton went 1-for-2 with a walk and four RBI against the Rangers in an 8-7 victory Sunday.

    Stanton kicked off the scoring with a first-inning sacrifice fly and added a three-run homer in the fifth. It was the second homer in as many games for the slugger after he failed to go deep across his first eight contests after returning from the injured list July 29. Stanton's homer Sunday was his 20th of the campaign, marking the 13th season in his career he's reached that total.

  • Matt Carpenter DH | STL

    Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Shut down with back injury

    The Cardinals placed Carpenter on the 10-day injured list Monday with a lower-back strain.

    Outfielder Jordan Walker was recalled from Triple-A Memphis to take Carpenter's spot on the 26-man active roster. Carpenter had played in just one of the Cardinals' first 10 games of August, though his lack of usage might have had more to do with his standing as a reserve designated hitter rather than because of the injury. Carpenter had served as a strong-side platoon option at DH for a brief spell from mid-June to early July, but his playing time had fallen by the wayside since outfielder Lars Nootbaar returned from the injured list, which bumped Alec Burleson back to DH.

  • Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Swats two homers

    McCutchen went 2-for-5 with two homers and four RBI in Sunday's loss to the Dodgers.

    McCutchen got the Pirates on the board with a two-run blast off Tyler Glasnow in the third and then replicated that with another two-run shot in the eighth to tie the game at 4-4. With Sunday's effort, he became one of five players in franchise history with at least 600 extra-base hits. Despite hitting the bench in three straight games coming into Sunday, McCutchen has been swinging a hot bat when in the lineup. Over his last six games, the 37-year-old is slashing .400/.500/.900 with three homers, eight RBI and six runs scored. For the year, McCutchen is slashing .234/.335/.408 with 16 homers, 38 RBI, 59 runs, three steals and a 50:111 BB:K in 424 plate appearances.

  • Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Contributes in comeback win

    Blackmon went 3-for-5 with two RBI and one run scored in Sunday's 9-8 win over Atlanta.

    Blackmon was a contributor in Sunday's eighth-inning comeback, getting the Rockies within two runs on a two-run single before scoring on Ryan McMahon's single. This was Blackmon's fifth multi-hit effort over his last 12 games, a span in which he's batting .300 (15-for-50) with six RBI. He's up to a .258/.331/.400 slash line with eight homers, 38 RBI, 46 runs scored, five stolen bases, 19 doubles and three triples across 89 contests this season.

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