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Adalberto Mondesi SS | BOS
Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Huge September continues
Mondesi went 1-for-4 with a walk, a three-run home run and a stolen base in Saturday's 9-4 win over Cleveland.
His sixth-inning blast off Andrew Miller proved to be the winning hit. Mondesi now has a .290/.325/.579 slash line through 25 games in September with eight homers and 13 steals, and despite not being promoted to the majors until mid-June, he's stolen 31 bases on the year. The sky could be the limit for the 23-year-old in 2019, on the field and at the draft table.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Nationals' Trea Turner: Smacks 19th homer
Turner went 3-for-6 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored Saturday against the Rockies.
Turner took Jon Gray deep in the second inning to record his 19th home run of the season. He's either homered or stolen a base in five of his last 10 games, ending the season on a strong note. Turner currently sits just one long ball shy of a 20/40 season, as he has 43 stolen bases in 2018.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Dealing with knee soreness
Anderson is dealing with knee soreness and was removed from Saturday's game by manager Rick Renteria due to the game's cold weather, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Anderson was subbed for Jose Rondon as the White Sox took the field for defense in the bottom of the fourth. The breakout shortstop could enter the lineup for Sunday's finale, but his shareholders should watch for a lineup announcement before confirming him for their active rosters on the White Sox's final regular-season game of 2018.
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J.P. Crawford SS | SEA
Phillies' J.P. Crawford: Continues to pinch hit
Crawford (shoulder) has six appearances as a pinch hitter since his last start Sept. 19.
Crawford was dealing with shoulder soreness for the back half of September but has been regularly used to pinch hit over the last couple of weeks. The 23-year-old is unlikely to be called upon for a high-leverage spot given his .214/.319/.393 slash line for the season.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Drives in two
Correa went 2-for-5 with a double, a solo home run and two RBI in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Orioles.
It's the first time since early May that Correa has collected multiple extra-base hits in one game. The 24-year-old is not in the lineup for the nightcap and entered the day with a .175/.284/.211 slash line in September.
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Nick Ahmed SS | TEX
Diamondbacks' Nick Ahmed: Not in lineup Saturday
Ahmed is not starting Saturday against the Padres.
Ahmed has gone just 3-for-33 in his last 10 games. Ketel Marte will start at shortstop in his absence.
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Ehire Adrianza 3B | LAA
Twins' Ehire Adrianza: Sits out Saturday
Adrianza is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Adrianza heads to the bench after starting the last two games and going 0-for-7 with a walk and a stolen base. Willians Astudillo will start at third base as Chris Gimenez takes over behind the plate for the Twins.
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Orlando Arcia SS | MIN
Brewers' Orlando Arcia: Not starting Saturday
Arcia is not in the lineup Saturday against the Tigers.
Arcia heads to the bench for the second time in four games, with Hernan Perez again starting at shortstop. Arcia's bat has been heating up lately as he's hitting .316 with six doubles in his last 12 games.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Rays' Joey Wendle: Heads to bench Saturday
Wendle is on the bench for Saturday's game against Toronto.
Wendle sits after making 12 straight starts. He grabbed a hit in 11 of those contests, hitting .378 with a 1.049 OPS overall. Brandon Lowe will start at second base in his absence, with Andrew Velasquez at third.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Sits for second game Saturday
Correa will be on the bench for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Orioles.
The Astros will use a total of 16 different players to start either or both games Saturday, with most players resting for at least one of the two matchups. Correa's rest will come in the nightcap after batting second and playing shortstop in the first contest. Alex Bregman will take over at shortstop for the second game.