MLB Player News
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Rays' Willy Adames: Scratched with illness
Adames was scratched from the lineup Saturday against the Mets due to illness, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Daniel Robertson will move in to play second base, with Johnny Field entering the lineup in Adames' eighth spot and playing left field. The severity of the illness is not yet clear.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Rays' Joey Wendle: Out of Saturday's lineup
Wendle is not in the lineup against the Mets on Saturday, Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times reports.
Wendle will head to the bench with southpaw Steven Matz on the hill for New York. In his place, Daniel Robertson will get the assignment in left field while Adeiny Hechavarria draws a start in the infield.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Returns to lineup
Anderson (forearm) will start at shortstop and bat eighth against the Astros on Saturday.
Anderson will return to the field after sitting out Friday due to a sore forearm he suffered during Thursday's contest. He's hitting .251/.311/.423 with 13 home runs, 34 RBI and 20 stolen bases this year.
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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Mariners' Dee Gordon: Exits with injury
Gordon left Friday's game against the Rockies with an apparent back injury, David Gottlieb of MLB.com reports.
Gordon was removed from the tilt after getting gunned down on a play at the plate. He was spotted grabbing his back on his way off the field, per Gottlieb. If Gordon is unable to go Saturday, Andrew Romine figures to man second base.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Hits 14th homer of season
Bogaerts went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, two runs and two walks in Boston's 10-5 win over Kansas City on Friday.
This was the second straight game with a homer for the young shortstop, bringing his slash line to .276/.345/.513 through 275 at-bats. His 14 long balls on the season are already past the 10 he hit last year, and the .513 slugging percentage would be a career high if he can keep it up. Bogaerts should continue to be a solid source of power and counting stats hitting in a loaded Red Sox lineup.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Rays' Willy Adames: Pops third homer
Adames went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Mets.
His sixth-inning shot, Adames' third homer of the year, accounted for all the Rays' offense against Jacob deGrom. The shortstop hasn't set the world on fire through his first 23 big-league games, posting a .231/282/.372 slash line with a 6:31 BB:K.
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David Fletcher 2B | ATL
Angels' David Fletcher: Out of Friday's lineup
Fletcher is out of Friday's lineup against the Dodgers, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
He had started the last seven games, hitting .269/.321/.346 with zero home runs and zero stolen bases over that stretch. Luis Valbuena will start at third base, hitting seventh.
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Luis Sardinas SS | WAS
Orioles' Luis Sardinas: Outrighted to Triple-A from DL
Sardinas (ankle) was activated off the 60-day disabled list and outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk after clearing waivers.
Sardinas missed the first three months of the season with back and ankle injuries, and the Orioles opted not to bring him back onto the 40-man roster as he comes off the 60-day disabled list. The 25-year-old played four rehab games with Norfolk and will remain there for the foreseeable future.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Remains out of lineup
Anderson (forearm) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Astros.
Anderson was hit by a pitch late in Thursday's game and was feeling some soreness after the game, so he will take the day off Friday, although he'll be available off the bench if needed. Leury Garcia will take over at shortstop for the White Sox, while Anderson should still be considered day-to-day.
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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Mariners' Dee Gordon: Extends hot start to July
Gordon went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a triple and a run in a win over the Angels on Thursday.
Gordon hit safely for the fourth consecutive game while lacing his third three-bagger of the season in the process. The speedy infielder hit a mediocre .248 in June, but factoring in Thursday's production, he's 5-for-16 with a steal so far in July.