MLB Player News
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Christopher Morel 1B | NYM
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.
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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.
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Daniel Vogelbach DH | TOR
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.
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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.
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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.