MLB Player News
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Jon Berti 3B | CHC
Marlins' Jon Berti: Retreats to bench Wednesday
Berti isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Phillies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Berti returned from a hip injury Tuesday and went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts. He'll head back to the bench while Charles Leblanc starts at second base and leads off.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Officially not starting
Bogaerts (back) isn't starting Wednesday against the Orioles, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
Bogaerts exited Tuesday's loss to the Rays due to back spasms and was expected to sit for Wednesday's series finale. He'll officially be out of the lineup while Enrique Hernandez starts at shortstop and leads off.
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Brandon Crawford SS | STL
Giants' Brandon Crawford: On bench Wednesday
Crawford isn't starting Wednesday against the Dodgers, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area
Crawford recorded hits in four of the last five games and went 4-for-15 with a homer, four RBI and three runs during that time. Thairo Estrada is starting at shortstop and batting fifth Wednesday.
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Andrew Velazquez SS | TEX
Angels' Andrew Velazquez: Returns to lineup
Velazquez (undisclosed) is starting Wednesday against the Tigers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Velazquez was scratched from Tuesday's lineup but will start at shortstop and bat ninth a day later. Over his last four games, he's gone 0-for-9 with a run, a stolen base, a walk and four strikeouts.
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Bo Bichette 3B | NYM
Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Power surge continues Tuesday
Bichette went 4-for-5 with a double, a two-run home run and four total runs scored in Tuesday's 9-6 loss to the Orioles.
One day after he launched three homers in the nightcap of Monday's doubleheader, Bichette continued to punish the baseball. The 24-year-old might be the hottest hitter in the league right now with five multi-hit efforts in his last six games, a stretch in which he's batting .593 (16-for-27) with three doubles, five homers and 14 RBI.
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Yu Chang SS | TB
Rays' Yu Chang: Tallies fourth homer
Chang went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Tuesday against the Red Sox.
Chang continues to occupy primarily a small-side platoon role for the Rays, as eight of his 10 starts since Aug. 20 have come with southpaws on the mound. However, it was righty Eduard Bazardo that Chang took yard in the sixth inning to record his fourth homer of the season. He owns a .216/.280/.324 line across 164 plate appearances on the season.
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Vaughn Grissom 2B | LAA
Braves' Vaughn Grissom: Four hits, two RBI in win
Grissom went 4-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's win over the Athletics.
Grissom produced four singles Tuesday, most notably ripping a two-run base knock in the first frame that drove in teammates Dansby Swanson and Matt Olson. He later came around to score in the fifth inning after singling earlier in the frame. The multi-hit effort was his first in his last 11 games, but he now owns a .337 average with four homers, 14 RBI, 19 runs and four stolen bases over his first 92 career at-bats.
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Ezequiel Duran 2B | TEX
Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Delivers two in win
Duran went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Tuesday's 4-3 win over Houston.
Duran snapped a six-game streak without an RBI when he doubled home a pair of runs in the second inning. The rookie infielder has 25 RBI over 57 games.
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Brandon Crawford SS | STL
Giants' Brandon Crawford: Pops eighth homer
Crawford went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Dodgers.
Crawford got the Giants within two runs with his sixth-inning blast, but those were their last runs of the game. The shortstop has delivered at least one RBI in four of his last five games, though his homer was his first since Aug. 20. He's slashing .228/.309/.350 with eight homers, 45 RBI, 40 runs scored, one steal, 13 doubles and two triples through 98 contests.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Dodgers' Trea Turner: Registers steal Tuesday
Turner went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Giants.
Turner picked up his 23rd steal of the season after a third-inning single, and he scored on a Max Muncy home run later in the frame. While he's gone just 8-for-38 (.211) over his last nine games, he's picked up one home run, three steals and four RBI in that span. The shortstop is slashing .305/.349/.479 with 19 homers, 90 RBI, 84 runs scored, 34 doubles and two triples through 134 contests, and it's safe to assume his bat won't stay quiet for long.