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  • Ryan Ritter SS | COL

    Rockies' Ryan Ritter: Absent from Wednesday's lineup

    Ritter (undisclosed) is not in the Rockies' starting lineup against the Dodgers on Wednesday.

    Ritter left in the ninth inning of Monday's contest due to an unspecified injury and was withheld from the starting nine Tuesday. Orlando Arcia will start at the keystone and bat ninth in Wednesday's series finale.

  • Masyn Winn SS | STL

    Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Sitting Wednesday

    Winn (knee) isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

    Winn is expected to continue to play through a meniscus tear in his right knee that will require surgery during the offseason, but the Cardinals will keep him on the bench Wednesday for a third straight game. Thomas Saggese will start at shortstop for St. Louis while Jose Fermin mans the keystone; meanwhile, Winn will aim to return to the starting nine Friday in Milwaukee.

  • Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Resumes light baseball activities

    Bogaerts (foot) has resumed light baseball activities this week, MLB.com reports.

    Bogaerts is just under two weeks removed from suffering a non-displaced fracture in his left foot, so he will be eased along slowly. The Padres are hopeful of getting their shortstop back in late September or early October, so Bogaerts will probably play only in the last few regular-season games in a best-case scenario. Jose Iglesias has been filling in at shortstop for San Diego.

  • C.J. Abrams SS | WAS

    Nationals' CJ Abrams: Swipes 29th bag

    Abrams went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's win over the Marlins.

    The shortstop extended a modest hitting streak to six games while swiping his 29th bag of the year, leaving him one shy of his third straight 30-steal campaign. Abrams remains in a power drought, having not homered since Aug. 23, but over 14 games since then he's slashing .302/.362/.415 with six doubles, three steals, two RBI and eight runs.

  • Masyn Winn SS | STL

    Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Needs offseason knee surgery

    Winn has been diagnosed with a meniscus tear in his right knee that will require arthroscopic surgery over the offseason, but he plans to continue playing through the issue, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

    Winn has dealt with nagging soreness in the knee for much of the season and it has caused him to miss games here and there, including Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Mariners. However, the shortstop has been told it's unlikely he'll do additional damage if he plays through the injury, so his availability will continue to be evaluated on a day-to-day basis. The impending surgery isn't expected to affect his offseason routine or his readiness for spring training. Winn is slashing .253/.310/.363 with nine home runs and nine stolen bases in 2025, and he leads all of baseball with 22 Outs Above Average, per Statcast.

  • Mookie Betts SS | LAD

    Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Homer, double in win

    Betts went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Rockies.

    Betts has turned his season around in a big way, hitting safely in 12 of his last 15 games. Seven of those have been multi-hit efforts, giving him a .345 average over that span. He's also swatted four homers during the hot stretch, putting him at 17 long balls on the year. Betts has added a .255/.324/.397 slash line with 69 RBI, 85 runs scored, 20 doubles, two triples and eight stolen bases through 134 contests.

  • Willy Adames SS | SF

    Giants' Willy Adames: Sets tone with early homer

    Adames went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Diamondbacks.

    Adames cashed in when the Giants were able to put their first two batters on base in the first inning, crushing a three-run home run off Zac Gallen. This homer is part of a larger surge that has seen Adames launch six long balls over his last 12 games while going 14-for-43 (.326) in that span. On the year, the shortstop has a .230/.318/.432 slash line with 28 homers, 81 RBI, 87 runs scored, nine stolen bases, 19 doubles and two triples across 143 games.

  • Masyn Winn SS | STL

    Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Scratched Tuesday

    Winn was scratched from the lineup ahead of Tuesday's game against the Mariners due to right knee pain, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

    Winn's knee has given him problems throughout the season, most recently preventing him from playing Aug. 24 against the Rays. He'll get another day off Tuesday to manage his injury, and his sudden absence will move Thomas Saggese to shortstop while Jose Fermin enters as the Cardinals' second baseman.

  • Mookie Betts SS | LAD

    Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Comes through in clutch Monday

    Betts went 1-for-4 with two RBI in Monday's 3-1 win against Colorado.

    Betts didn't reach base in any of his first three plate appearances but came up big when most needed. The talented shortstop laced a single to center field with two outs in the seventh inning to plate two runs and break a 1-1 tie. Betts probably doesn't have enough time left in the regular season to avoid finishing with a career-worst OPS -- he's at .712 through Monday, far below the .803 mark he posted with Boston in 2017. With that said, Betts has been hitting well for over a month. Across his past 30 contests, he has a .328/.391/.504 slash line with five home runs, 19 RBI, 21 runs and a 12:8 BB:K.

  • Ryan Ritter SS | COL

    Rockies' Ryan Ritter: Departs early Monday

    Ritter exited Monday's game against the Dodgers due to an undisclosed injury, Kevin Henry of The Denver Gazette reports.

    Ritter swatted a leadoff double in the top of the ninth inning to break up a combined no-hit bid by Los Angeles, but he needed help off the field shortly after, appearing to injure himself diving back into second base. The severity of his injury is unknown at this time.

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