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  • Otto Lopez SS | MIA

    Marlins' Otto Lopez: Rejoining lineup Sunday

    Lopez (illness) will start at shortstop and bat fifth Sunday against the Blue Jays.

    Lopez was held out of the starting nine in the previous three games due to a stomach illness, but he's good to go for the series finale versus Toronto. The 26-year-old has struggled to a .189/.250/.230 slash line with just three extra-base hits (all doubles) through 21 games in August.

  • Masyn Winn SS | STL

    Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Out Sunday with knee pain

    Winn was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays due to left knee pain, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

    The shortstop received an injection in the knee over the All-Star break to address lingering discomfort and had been playing through the issue while starting all but two of the Cardinals' last 33 games, but his condition appears to have worsened while taking on the heavy workload. He can be considered day-to-day heading into the Cardinals' four-game series with the Pirates that begins Monday.

  • Ryan Ritter SS | COL

    Rockies' Ryan Ritter: Getting afternoon off

    Ritter is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

    Since being reinstated from the 10-day injured list Aug. 15, Ritter had started nine straight contests, going 10-for-32 with five RBI and four runs. Unless he's used off the bench Sunday, Ritter will put his 10-game hitting streak on hold in the series finale. Tyler Freeman will spell him at second base.

  • Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Playing through bone bruise

    Perdomo said prior to Saturday's 10-1 win overt he Reds that he's been dealing with a bone bruise in his left hand for "months" but can push through it the rest of the season, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.

    Perdomo said he's been managing the pain, which is an understatement given how well he's performed this season. He continued his excellent campaign in Saturday's win, going 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, an additional run and a stolen base to bring his August slash line up to .359/.479/.551.

  • Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Goes deep, adds 23rd steal

    Perdomo went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, an additional RBI and run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 10-1 win over Cincinnati.

    Perdomo launched his 14th homer of the year with a 423-foot, two-run blast off Andrew Abbott in the fourth inning and later added an RBI single in the eighth. He also swiped his 23rd base of the season. It was Perdomo's seventh multi-hit performance in his last 14 games, a stretch in which he's batting 20-for-53 (.377). In the midst of a career year, the switch-hitting shortstop is now slashing .290/.392/.446 with 84 RBI and 79 runs scored through 129 games.

  • Nick Allen SS | ATL

    Braves' Nick Allen: Rare day off

    Allen is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.

    Allen's streak of 71 consecutive starts will end Saturday, as Vidal Brujan steps in to play shortstop and bat ninth. During that 71-game stretch, Allen slashed .211/.277/.240 with six doubles, 19 runs scored and nine RBI.

  • Otto Lopez SS | MIA

    Marlins' Otto Lopez: Still out Saturday

    Lopez (illness) isn't starting Saturday's contest against the Blue Jays.

    Lopez had to be scratched from Friday's lineup due to an illness, and he's slated to miss at least one more game. Maximo Acosta is Miami's starting shortstop Saturday with Lopez out of action.

  • Mets' Francisco Lindor: Swipes two bags in win

    Lindor went 3-for-5 with a walk, a double, two runs scored and two stolen bases in Friday's win over Atlanta.

    The shortstop stayed hot as the Mets' leadoff hitter, extending his hitting streak to 10 games -- a stretch in which he's batting a stunning .512 (22-for-43) with four homers, four steals, eight RBI and 12 runs. Lindor's surge has pushed him back up to a .797 OPS on the season, and he sits three stolen bases away from his third straight 25-25 campaign.

  • Maximo Acosta SS | MIA

    Marlins' Maximo Acosta: Goes yard in second straight game

    Acosta went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Blue Jays.

    Starting at shortstop and batting ninth as a late replacement for Otto Lopez (illness), Acosta took Yariel Rodriguez deep in the eighth inning. It was the second straight game with a homer for the 22-year-old infielder, with the two longs balls accounting for his only hits in 14 plate appearances over his first four MLB contests. Lopez isn't like to miss much more time, but Acosta is beginning to make a case for more playing time over the final weeks of the season.

  • Willy Adames SS | SF

    Giants' Willy Adames: Launches two homers

    Adames went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Friday's 5-4 loss against the Brewers.

    The shortstop opened the scoring with a blast off Jose Quintana in the first inning and added another solo shot against Aaron Ashby in the eighth, giving the 29-year-old his 21st and 22nd homers on the year. Adames has now gone deep in back-to-back games and recorded his third multi-homer performance of the season. Across 127 contests, he's slashing .224/.312/.410 with 65 RBI, 76 runs scored and six stolen bases.

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