MLB Player News
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Starling Marte DH | NYM
Mets' Starling Marte: Season-high three RBI in loss
Marte went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a walk in Friday's 7-5 loss to the Rays.
The three RBI set a season high for Marte, who is heating up at the dish lately. Over his last 30 at-bats, Marte is hitting .333 with one home run, two doubles, four RBI and eight runs scored. Marte has essentially been functioning as New York's primary designated hitter while Mark Vientos (hamstring) and Jesse Winker (oblique) have been sidelined, so he has a short-term boost in fantasy appeal.
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Ryan O'Hearn 1B | SD
Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Hits 10th homer win
O'Hearn went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Friday's 2-0 win over the Angels.
O'Hearn's 405-foot homer in the second inning proved to be the decisive blow in the Orioles' victory. It was a much-needed effort for the 31-year-old, who entered Friday mired in a 5-for-31 slump without an extra-base hit over nine games in June. On the season, he's slashing .310/.391/.502 with 10 homers, 27 RBI, 28 runs scored and three steals across 233 plate appearances.
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Kyle Schwarber DH | PHI
Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Cranks three-run homer
Schwarber went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 8-0 win over the Blue Jays.
Schwarber handed the Phillies a four-run lead in the second inning when he took Kevin Gausman deep to center field for a 410-foot, three-run homer. Schwarber has struggled at the plate since the beginning of June (5-for-38), but he has gone deep in back-to-back games, and his 22 home runs this season ranks second in the National League behind Shohei Ohtani (23).
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Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU
Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Still not hitting
Alvarez (hand) hasn't started hitting, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reported Friday.
An MRI on May 30 revealed Alvarez had a fracture in his right hand, and the Astros decided to shut him down from hitting until the injury was fully healed. Given Friday's news, the fracture hasn't healed yet. A timeline for return hasn't been established, but Houston could elect to keep him out until after its nine-game road trip -- which starts Monday -- ends.
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Jesse Winker DH | NYM
Mets' Jesse Winker: Multiple weeks away from return
Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns said Friday that Winker (oblique) is multiple weeks away from beginning a rehab assignment, Laura Albanese of Newsday reports.
Winker suffered a Grade 2 oblique strain against the Cardinals on May 4 and has done very little in terms of baseball activities since. Prior to being injured, Winker slashed .239/.321/.418 with one home run, 10 RBI, eight runs scored, one stolen base and a 9:20 BB:K across 78 plate appearances.
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Seiya Suzuki DH | CHC
Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Blasts 17th home run
Suzuki went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Pirates.
Suzuki hit his 17th home run of the season in the sixth inning, and he remains one behind Pete Crow-Armstrong for the team lead, as the latter hit 18th long ball of the year in the contest as well. Suzuki's career best in home runs is 21, which he recorded last year, and he seems well on his way to surpassing that figure if he stays healthy the rest of the way.
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Wilmer Flores DH | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Doubles in defeat
Flores went 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Thursday's 8-7 loss to the Rockies.
The 33-year-old lined a double into center field during the fifth inning before coming around to score the Giants' final run. He added a single in the ninth, marking his third multi-hit performance over his last six games. Flores has logged at least one hit in five of those six outings, batting .348 with five runs scored, four RBI and a home run across 27 plate appearances during that span.
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Christian Yelich DH | MIL
Brewers' Christian Yelich: Back in action Thursday
Yelich (wrist) will return to the starting lineup Thursday against the Cardinals, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
After missing two starts against Atlanta due to a swollen right wrist, Yelich seems to be feeling well enough to rejoin the starting nine for Thursday's series opener. The 33-year-old outfielder showed flashes of his old self at the end of May and beginning of June but has since cooled off, going just 3-for-17 with eight strikeouts across his last five games.
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Ryan O'Hearn 1B | SD
Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Taking seat versus southpaw
O'Hearn is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Tigers.
The left-handed-hitting O'Hearn doesn't always sit against left-handed pitching, but he'll begin this one on the bench as the Tigers send tough southpaw Tarik Skubal to the rubber. Jackson Holliday is getting a start in the designated hitter spot.
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Jahmai Jones DH | DET
Tigers' Jahmai Jones: Batting leadoff again
Jones is serving as the designated hitter and batting leadoff in Thursday's game against the Orioles.
Just as he did Tuesday when Baltimore started a lefty, Jones will bat first Thursday against southpaw Keegan Akin, who is serving as the opener. Akin is only expected to work an inning or two, with righty Dean Kremer lined up to handle the bulk role. That could lead to someone like Colt Keith, who isn't starting, to pinch hit for Jones later in the contest.