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  • Brewers' Andruw Monasterio: Claiming third straight start

    Monasterio will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Giants.

    The 28-year-old will stay in the lineup for a third straight game after Joey Ortiz (hamstring) was placed on the injured list Friday. Monasterio is batting a respectable .257 over 80 plate appearances this season, but he doesn't bring much power or speed to the table and is unlikely to offer much fantasy value while typically slotting in near the bottom of the Milwaukee lineup.

  • Maximo Acosta SS | MIA

    Marlins' Maximo Acosta: Back on bench in Lopez's return

    Acosta is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

    After getting called up from Triple-A Jacksonville on Monday, Acosta proceeded to start five consecutive games across three different spots in the infield while going 2-for-15 with a pair of solo home runs and a walk. Acosta projects to fill a utility role now that starting shortstop Otto Lopez (illness) has been cleared to rejoin the lineup Sunday after sitting out the previous three contests.

  • 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.

  • Carlos Correa SS | HOU

    Astros' Carlos Correa: Homers in win

    Correa went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Orioles.

    Correa opened the scoring with a two-run blast in the first inning before adding a single in the fifth. The 30-year-old has now hit safely in eight straight games, batting .338 with six extra-base hits, 12 RBI and 11 runs scored since rejoining the Astros at the trade deadline. For the season, he's slashing .281/.333/.405 with 10 homers, 43 RBI and 51 runs scored across 451 plate appearances.

  • White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Belts grand slam vs. Minnesota

    Montgomery went 2-for-4 with a grand slam during Saturday's 7-3 win over the Twins.

    Montgomery put the exclamation point on the White Sox's six-run second inning when he cleared the bases on a 412-foot blast to right-center field. Saturday marked Montgomery's eighth multi-hit game of the season, and he's hit home runs in consecutive games on six occasions this season, including two instances in which he's homered in three straight games. He now has a .229/.288/.528 slash line with 12 homers and 34 RBI across 156 plate appearances this season.

  • Bobby Witt SS | KC

    Royals' Bobby Witt: Extends hit streak to 12 games

    Witt went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Tigers.

    Witt singled and scored in the fourth inning before adding a solo homer in the sixth. The shortstop has now hit safely in 12 straight games and in 18 of 20 in August overall, batting .351 with four homers, 11 RBI, 18 runs scored and six steals this month. On the season, he's slashing .298/.354/.506 with 19 long balls, 71 RBI, 84 runs scored and 34 steals across 559 plate appearances.

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