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  • Ryan Ritter SS | COL

    Rockies' Ryan Ritter: Sitting fourth straight

    Ritter isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against San Diego.

    Friday will mark the fourth straight start Ritter has missed while he continues to battle an undisclosed issue. His absence will give Orlando Arcia a start at second base against southpaw JP Sears.

  • Masyn Winn SS | STL

    Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Scratched Friday

    Winn (knee) was scratched from the lineup ahead of Friday's game against the Brewers, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

    Winn was initially due to make his return to the lineup Friday after sitting out three games due to a meniscus tear that he plans to play through. Instead, he'll take another day off while Thomas Saggese starts at shortstop.

  • Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Recovery ahead of schedule

    Bogaerts (foot) took on-field batting practice Friday and believes he is ahead of schedule, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.

    Bogaerts took on-field batting practice for the first time since being placed on the injured list Aug. 29 due to a non-displaced fracture in his left foot. He has been progressing well since suffering the injury and could be on track to return before the end of the regular season. Jake Cronenworth and Jose Iglesias (hand) have been handling most of the shortstop work since Bogaerts went down.

  • Masyn Winn SS | STL

    Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Back in lineup

    Winn (knee) is batting sixth and playing shortstop during Friday's game against the Brewers, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

    Winn has been playing through a meniscus tear, and he'll be back in the lineup Friday after a three-game absence. The shortstop will undergo offseason surgery to resolve the issue. The 23-year-old is slashing .253/.310/.363 with nine home runs and nine stolen bases this season.

  • Otto Lopez SS | MIA

    Marlins' Otto Lopez: Sitting down Thursday

    Lopez isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.

    Lopez will get a chance to rest Thursday after going 7-for-15 with two homers and six RBI over his last four games. Maximo Acosta will slide over to shortstop as a result, opening up third base for Javier Sanoja.

  • Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Jumps early on Giants

    Perdomo went 2-for-4 with a walk, a home run, two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Giants.

    Perdomo put San Francisco on its back foot early, connecting on a leadoff homer in the first inning and then delivering a run-scoring single on his next at-bat one inning later. Despite a recent four-hit game, the shortstop's bat has been relatively quiet since the end of August; he entered Wednesday's game 8-for-47 (.170) over the previous 12 contests. The slump does nothing to diminish Perdomo's contributions in the second half, as he's slashed .319/.406/.465 since the All-Star break and is up to 18 home runs, 93 RBI and 25 steals over 146 games.

  • Mookie Betts RF | LAD

    Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Continues late-season surge

    Betts with 4-for-5 with a grand slam and an RBI double in Wednesday's 9-0 victory versus the Rockies.

    Betts contributed to a four-run Los Angeles second inning with a double that drove home Shohei Ohtani. Betts then broke the game open with a grand slam that made the score 8-0 in the eighth inning. The big game marked the fifth straight multi-RBI effort by the talented shortstop. Extending further, Betts has reached base in 16 consecutive contests, batting .381 (24-for-63) with five homers, 17 RBI and nine runs scored over that span.

  • 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.

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