MLB Player News
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Mark Canha LF | TEX
Athletics' Mark Canha: Rips second triple
Canha went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run in a loss to the Rangers on Sunday.
Canha's multi-hit effort was just his second over the last 17 contests, as the veteran has been prone to several multi-game slumps lately. Canha came into Sunday in an 0-for-8 skid that had encompassed the prior three games, and despite his success in the loss, he's still hitting just .171 (6-for-35) in 12 September contests.
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Daniel Vogelbach DH | TOR
Brewers' Daniel Vogelbach: Sitting for afternoon game
Vogelbach will hit the bench for the first half of Monday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.
Vogelbach sits with lefty Kwang Hyun Kim on the mound for the opener. He'll likely return for the nightcap against righty Daniel Ponce de Leon. Christian Yelich will rest his legs as the designated hitter in the afternoon game, with Tyrone Taylor starting in left field.
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Matt Carpenter DH | STL
Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Continues surging Sunday
Carpenter went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a double and two runs in a loss to the Reds on Sunday.
Carpenter was the only Cardinal to churn out multiple hits in the five-run loss, with the veteran extending a hot streak at the plate that has seen him produce a trio of two-hit efforts in the last four contests. It's a highly welcome sight for Carpenter's long-suffering fantasy managers, who just saw him finally get his average over the Mendoza Line for the first time since Aug. 27 on Saturday. Carpenter has also shown a penchant for clutch hitting in particular of late, as he now has six RBI over the last six games.
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Jesse Winker DH | NYM
Reds' Jesse Winker: Could be available off bench
Winker will test his tight back in a pre-game workout Monday and could be available off the bench for both halves of the day's doubleheader against the Pirates, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Winker will sit for the fourth straight game in the afternoon contest, and it sounds as though he'll be sitting for the nightcap as well. The fact that he's yet to be placed on the injured list suggests that he could start at some point this week, perhaps quite soon, though a clearer picture of his availability won't come until after he completes his workout.
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Jesse Winker DH | NYM
Reds' Jesse Winker: Sitting for first game of twin bill
Winker (back) remains out of the lineup for the first game of Monday's doubleheader with the Pirates, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Winker will miss his fourth straight game while he continues to battle tightness in his back. The Reds' decision to resist placing Winker on the injured list up to this point suggests he's viewed as day-to-day, but his ongoing absence may nonetheless prompt risk-averse fantasy managers to avoid using him in weekly lineups. Nick Castellanos will serve as the Reds' designated hitter with Winker out for Game 1 of the twin bill, while Aristedes Aquino picks up a start in right field.
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Eloy Jimenez DH | TOR
White Sox's Eloy Jimenez: Goes deep in win
Jimenez went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Tigers.
Jimenez launched his 13th home run of the season in the fourth inning to give the White Sox a 2-1 lead. He later drove in another run with a groundout in the fifth. The second-year outfielder is slashing .301/.337/.590 in 184 plate appearances.
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Kyle Lewis DH | ARI
Mariners' Kyle Lewis: Getting rare day off
Lewis is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Dylan Moore will bat leadoff and fill in as the Mariners' center fielder in place of Lewis, who is getting his second day off of the season. The break may do Lewis some good, as he's gone hitless with four strikeouts in 11 at-bats over his last three games, dropping his season average to .292.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Angels' Shohei Ohtani: Sitting against righty
Ohtani is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.
The lefty-hitting Ohtani's move to the bench for Saturday's game wasn't much of a surprise with a southpaw (Kyle Freeland) on the hill for Colorado, but his absence from Sunday's lineup is more conspicuous with a right-hander (Ryan Castellani) starting. With an off day coming Monday, Angels manager Joe Maddon may just have wanted to give Ohtani a more extended breather due to his rough start to September. Ohtani is slashing .192/.300/.192 with eight strikeouts in 26 at-bats this month.
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Luis Torrens C | NYM
Mariners' Luis Torrens: First RBI on new club
Torrens went 2-for-4 with a two-run double in a win over the Diamondbacks on Saturday.
The Mariners surprisingly jumped on Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen early, and Torrens' timely two-bagger capped a four-run first inning for Seattle. Torrens has hit the ground running since arriving via trade from the Padres at the deadline, hitting safely in four of his last six games and churning out a pair of multi-hit efforts within that span.