MLB Player News
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Scheduled day off Sunday
Anderson is not expected to play Sunday's finale against the Tigers, Dawn Klemish of MLB.com reports.
This is a scheduled day off for Anderson, whose only recent break was being held out of the back end of a doubleheader in late May. No replacement has been named, but Leury Garcia or Danny Mendick are the likely candidates to play shortstop.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Three hits in blowout win
Anderson went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 15-2 win over Detroit.
Anderson scored all three times he got on base, and he added a two-RBI single in the fifth inning. The shortstop continues to impress atop Chicago's order. He has a .299/.341/.431 slash line with six home runs, 25 RBI, 38 runs scored and 12 stolen bases across 226 plate appearances. He has yet to go more than three games without a hit this season after entering Saturday 0-for-7 in his last two contests.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Day off Saturday
Correa is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins.
Correa isn't dealing with any injury but is simply getting a routine day off, as he finds himself on the bench for just the fifth time this season. Robel Garcia starts at shortstop in his absence.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Sits as expected
Bogaerts (knee) is absent from the lineup as expected Saturday against Toronto.
Bogaerts was scratched from Friday's lineup with a sore left knee. Manager Alex Cora said that he expected Bogaerts to miss at least two games but that the shortstop was in contention to return Sunday. Marwin Gonzalez starts in his absence.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Not expected Saturday
Bogaerts (knee) is not expected to play Saturday.
Bogaerts was scratched from Friday's lineup with soreness in his left knee and replaced by Marwin Gonzalez. On a radio pre-game show, manager Alex Cora said Bogaerts will likely miss a couple of days, with the hope he can return Sunday.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Dealing with sore knee
Bogaerts was scratched from Friday's lineup because of a sore left knee, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports
It wasn't initially known why Bogaerts was scratched from the starting nine Friday. It isn't clear if the shortstop could be available off the bench during the series opener. For the time being, he can be considered day-to-day.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Scratched from Friday lineup
Bogaerts has been scratched from Friday's lineup against the Blue Jays, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.
The reason for Bogaerts's removal from Friday's lineup has not yet been disclosed. Marwin Gonzalez will fill in at shortstop and bat eighth.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Rays' Joey Wendle: Sitting against lefty
Wendle is not in the starting lineup Friday against the Orioles, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
Wendle is out of the starting lineup for the second consecutive game with the Rays set to face another southpaw in Keegan Akin. The infielder homered off the bench Wednesday and could certainly play a role as a pinch hitter again Friday. Mike Brosseau will start at third base and bat fifth.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Swipes two more bags
Anderson went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and two stolen bases Wednesday in a loss to the Blue Jays.
The leadoff man extended his modest hitting streak to seven games in the loss. Over that stretch, he has batted .379 (11-for-29) with a home run, six RBI and three steals. Anderson's 12 thefts overall are tied for fourth in the league.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Rays' Joey Wendle: Homers as pinch hitter
Wendle went 2-for-2 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Wednesday's loss to the Nationals.
Wendle didn't start the contest, but he came through in the clutch as a pinch hitter with a game-tying eighth-inning solo shot to right field. Wendle produced another big hit in the 10th frame, again driving home the game-tying run with a single. He has already tied his career high with seven homers in 203 plate appearances this season while adding a .288/.350/.500 slash line, 29 RBI and four stolen bases.