MLB Player News
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Matt McLain 2B | CIN
Reds' Matt McLain: Supplies game-winning hit
McLain went 3-for-6 with an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 9-8 win over the Dodgers.
All three of McLain's hits went for singles, but his last one came with the bases loaded in the ninth to walk it off for the Reds. Across 20 games in the majors, the 23-year-old has nine multi-hit efforts and is slashing a ridiculous .341/.396/.500 with two homers, 10 RBI, 17 runs and a 7:25 BB:K. Even with the promotion of Elly De La Cruz, McLain remained at shortstop and appears to be cemented into the No. 2 spot for a young and promising Reds lineup.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Mets' Francisco Lindor: Swats 11th homer
Lindor went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to Atlanta.
He gave the Mets a 2-1 lead in the third inning by taking Bryce Elder deep. Lindor is flashing some power -- four of his 11 homers on the season have come in the last 10 games -- but little else is going right for him at the plate right now, as he's batting .154 (6-for-39) during that stretch to drag his OPS on the year down to a career-low .703.
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Casey Schmitt LF | SF
Giants' Casey Schmitt: Breather Tuesday
Schmitt will take a seat Tuesday versus the Rockies, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Schmitt will get a day off after he went 1-for-12 with a double and four strikeouts while starting all three games of the Giants' series with Baltimore. Veteran Brandon Crawford will replace him at shortstop and bat ninth in the series opener with Colorado.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Out again Tuesday
Bogaerts (wrist) remains out of the lineup Tuesday against the Mariners.
This is the third straight absence for Bogaerts as he works through some nagging soreness in his left wrist. It has apparently been an issue since the spring. Ha-Seong Kim will play shortstop and bat leadoff for the Padres on Tuesday, with Rougned Odor covering second base and hitting eighth.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Marlins' Joey Wendle: Double, two hits in win
Wendle went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Monday's win over the Royals.
Wendle is starting to come around after a dreadful start to the year-- he's gone 7-for-15 (.467) with four doubles in five games to start June. Despite his early-season struggles, Miami has stuck with Wendle as its primary starting shortstop. He's now slashing .235/.316/.382 with five RBI and nine runs scored through 78 plate appearances.
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Jon Berti 3B | CHC
Marlins' Jon Berti: Triples in win
Berti went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI and a run scored in Monday's victory over the Royals.
Berti tied the game 4-4 in the fourth inning with a two-run triple, his first three-bagger of the year. He'd been struggling coming into Monday's contest, going 4-for-24 (.167) over his last nine games while playing a utility role in Miami. The 33-year-old Berti is still slashing a solid .277/.327/.319 with two homers, 24 runs scored, 12 RBI and seven stolen bases through 186 plate appearances this season.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Phillies' Trea Turner: Belts two homers
Turner went 4-for-5 with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored in Monday's win over the Tigers.
Turner ripped a pair of solo shots of Tigers starter Joey Wentz. It's been a rough start for Turner in Philadelphia but his first multi-homer game Monday could be a sign of an impending breakout. He snapped an ugly 3-for-28 (.107) skid over his previous seven games. The 29-year-old is now slashing .243/.286/.398 with 23 extra-base hits and 32 runs scored through 59 games.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Hoping to be back Tuesday
Bogaerts (wrist) hopes to return to the Padres' lineup Tuesday against the Mariners, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Bogaerts is missing a second straight start Monday with left wrist soreness. It's an injury which first cropped up during spring training and was fixed at that time with a cortisone shot. However, it flared up again when Bogaerts was hit on the wrist by a Spencer Strider pitch back on April 18 and it's too soon for him to be given another injection. For what it's worth, Bogaerts was batting .347/.422/.556 with four homers in 19 games through that April 18 contest. Since then, he's hit .204/.294/.303 with three homers in 38 contests.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Still sidelined by wrist injury
Bogaerts (wrist) remains out of the lineup for Monday's game versus the Cubs, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Bogaerts is sitting out with nagging soreness in his left wrist, an issue which dates back to spring training. The Padres are considering the shortstop day-to-day. Ha-Seong Kim will be at shortstop Monday, with Rougned Odor covering second base.