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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Mariners' Dee Gordon: Sits again Thursday
Gordon is not in the lineup Thursday against the Rangers, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.
Gordon will stick on the bench for a second straight game as Robinson Cano picks up another start at the keystone in his stead. No injury has been reported at this point, so it looks like manager Scott Servais is simply giving the speedster some time off to clear his head in the midst of a tough September (.206/.215/.381 with two homers through 19 games).
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Ehire Adrianza 3B | LAA
Twins' Ehire Adrianza: Not in Thursday's lineup
Adrianza is out of the lineup versus Detroit on Thursday.
Adrianza will take a seat for the second straight game after starting 12 of the previous 13. In his spot, Gregorio Petit will man the hot corner and bat ninth in the order.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Drives in run Wednesday
Correa went 1-for-4 with an RBI and struck out three times in Wednesday's 3-1 loss to the Blue Jays.
Correa served as the designated hitter and delivered Houston's lone run on an infield dribbler up the third-base line. This was his first game after missing six games with a sore back. He told Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle his swings felt normal, and that he felt comfortable at the plate. We suspect the Astros will want to give Correa more at-bats over the final few games and see him play the field for nine innings.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Indians' Francisco Lindor: Blast 37th home run
Lindor went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Wednesday's win over the White Sox.
Lindor led off the game with his 37th home run and later smacked another hit before being lifted early in the 10-2 rout. The 24-year-old set a new personal best with his 90th RBI, but he's otherwise struggled some of late with just a .242 average over 99 at-bats in September.
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Trevor Story SS | BOS
Rockies' Trevor Story: Homers and triples in win
Story went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, a triple and three runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Phillies.
Story did his part in the 14-0 win, going deep in the fifth inning for his 34th home run to pull into a tie for second place in the National League behind Matt Carpenter (36). The 25-year-old also ranks in the top five in the NL with 104 RBI and sports an impressive .290 batting average. Now over the elbow issue that cost him five games over the past week, Story figures to be in the lineup the rest of the way to help Colorado secure a playoff spot.
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Adalberto Mondesi SS | BOS
Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Swipes two bases
Mondesi went 2-for-5 with a triple, two stolen bases and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Reds.
Mondesi singled in the first inning and stole his way to third base before coming around to score on a Salvador Perez double. He added a triple in the fifth inning, scoring another run on a groundout from Alex Gordon. The 23-year-old has done nothing but produce at the plate in September, slashing .305/.330/.568 with six homers, 10 stolen bases, 17 runs and 13 RBI through 22 games.
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Brandon Crawford SS | STL
Giants' Brandon Crawford: Takes seat Wednesday
Crawford is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Crawford has started the last six games at shortstop, hitting .250/.308/.417 with a homer and two RBI over that stretch. He'll sit for Wednesday's series finale as manager Bruce Bochy gives the veteran shortstop some rest with the Giants out of the playoff picture. Abiatal Avelino is starting at shortstop and hitting eighth in place of Crawford.
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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Mariners' Dee Gordon: Takes seat Wednesday
Gordon is not in the lineup Wednesday against the A's.
Gordon has started eight of the last nine games for Seattle, slashing .250/.276/.607 with two homers, two triples and five RBI during that stretch. He'll hit the bench for Wednesday's series finale with Robinson Cano covering the keystone in his place.
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Dansby Swanson SS | CHC
Braves' Dansby Swanson: Done for regular season
Swanson is dealing with a partially torn ligament in his left hand and will be reevaluated next week.
Swanson suffered the injury during Tuesday's game against the Mets, and an MRI revealed ligament damage. He'll receive treatment in Atlanta for the remainder of the regular season before being reevaluated next week to determine his availability for the playoffs. Charlie Culberson figures to fill in at shortstop for the final week of the campaign.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Sits out for Game 2 of twin bill
Bogaerts is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Orioles, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
Bogaerts will sit after going 2-for-4 with a double, a homer, four RBI and two runs scored during the team's 19-3 victory in Game 1. The shortstop is now sitting at 22 homers and 100 RBI on the season, both career-best marks. Tzu-Wei Lin is starting at shortstop in his stead.