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  • Justin Turner DH | CHC

    Dodgers' Justin Turner: Launches two homers

    Turner went 2-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in an 11-2 win against San Diego on Sunday.

    Turner got Los Angeles on the board with a solo home run off San Diego starter Joe Musgrove in the fifth inning and added a grand slam to cap a six-run seventh. The multi-hit effort is the 37-year-old's fifth of September, and he's slashing a robust .375/.447/.875 with four long balls in nine contests this month.

  • Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU

    Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Homers in win

    Alvarez went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's win over the Angels.

    With a solo shot in the eighth inning, Alvarez snapped a 21-game homerless drought. The long ball was the 25-year-old's 32nd on the season, just one shy of the career high of 33 he set in 2021. Alvarez is slashing .291/.399/.590 in 116 games this season.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Angels' Shohei Ohtani: Two-run shot in loss

    Ohtani went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBI and one run scored in Sunday's loss versus the Astros.

    Concerns over a lingering blister resulted in Ohtani being a late addition to the lineup, but that could not keep him from mashing Sunday. He slugged a two-run home run in the top of the first inning, his 34th long ball of the season. The two-way star has four home runs over his last six games and continues to make his case to win his second straight MVP award. He is slashing .266/.355/.539 in 577 plate appearances this season.

  • Joc Pederson DH | TEX

    Giants' Joc Pederson: On bench against lefty

    Pederson isn't in the lineup Sunday against the Cubs, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

    Pederson will get a breather for Sunday's series finale since left-hander Wade Miley is on the mound for the Cubs. Austin Dean is starting in left field and batting eighth.

  • Cubs' Christopher Morel: Sitting Sunday

    Morel isn't in the lineup Sunday against the Giants.

    Morel is getting a breather after he went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts over the last two games. David Bote will take over at the hot corner and bat ninth.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Angels' Shohei Ohtani: Included in Sunday's lineup

    Ohtani (blister) is in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

    Ohtani was lifted from Saturday's start due to a blister on his right index finger, but he remained in the game as the designated hitter, and he will hit again a day later. It remains to be seen if Ohtani's finger issue will affect the Angels' upcoming pitching plans, but no changes have been announced as of yet.

  • Mets' Daniel Vogelbach: Gets breather Sunday

    Vogelbach is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

    Vogelbach has not started against a left-hander since joining the Mets in late July, so it should come as no surprise that he will work as a reserve with lefty Jesus Luzardo on the bump for the Marlins. Mark Vientos will serve as the Mets' designated hitter Sunday.

  • Mark Vientos 1B | NYM

    Mets' Mark Vientos: Hitting eighth in debut

    Vientos will serve as the designated hitter and hit eighth Sunday in his big-league debut.

    Vientos did not see action Saturday after being called up for the first time, but he will make his first start as a major leaguer in the final game of the Mets' series against the Marlins.

  • Eloy Jimenez DH | TOR

    White Sox's Eloy Jimenez: Knocks in three in win

    Jimenez went 3-for-4 with three RBI in Saturday's 10-2 victory over the Athletics.

    Jimenez sent Yoan Moncada home on a fourth-inning sac fly, then picked up two more RBI on a seventh-inning single that set Elvis Andrus and Moncada to the plate. The three-hit outing extended Jimenez's hit streak to five games, a streak that includes four mulit-hit performances. During that span, the young outfielder has picked up three homers, nine RBI and five runs while raising his average from .292 to .314.

  • Harold Ramirez DH | WAS

    Rays' Harold Ramirez: Held out Sunday

    Ramirez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, according to Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network.

    Ramirez went just 3-for-22 (.136) over his last six games, so manager Kevin Cash decided it was time for a day off. Jonathan Aranda will start at first base Sunday, and Yandy Diaz will serve as the Rays' designated hitter.

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