MLB Player News
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Michael Harris CF | ATL
Braves' Michael Harris: Homers again in win
Harris went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Sunday's 7-1 win over the Marlins.
Harris doubled in the fourth inning before homering for the second straight day in the seventh. Over 10 August games, the 24-year-old has recorded five multi-hit efforts, seven extra-base hits, five RBI, six runs scored and a stolen base. For the season, he's slashing .241/.264/.394 with 12 home runs, 55 RBI, 36 runs scored and 13 steals across 463 plate appearances.
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Dylan Cease SP | TOR
Padres' Dylan Cease: Wins again
Cease (5-10) picked up the win Sunday against Boston, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks across six innings. He struck out seven.
Cease notched his first quality start in his last eight appearances, shutting down the Red Sox en route to a victory. The 29-year-old has now taken the win in back-to-back starts for the first time in 2025. In 24 outings this season, Cease has a 4.52 ERA and a 169:50 K:BB over 129.1 innings. He's tentatively scheduled to face the Dodgers next time out.
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Fernando Tatis Jr. RF | SD
Padres' Fernando Tatis: Scores twice in win
Tatis went 2-for-3 with an RBI single and two runs scored during Sunday's 6-2 win over the Red Sox.
Tatis recorded a second straight multi-hit game, and he reached in three of his four plate appearances Sunday. The 26-year-old came into the contest 4-for-31 (.129) with four runs scored and two stolen bases in August. He's slashing .262/.365/.431 on the year.
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MacKenzie Gore SP | TEX
Nationals' MacKenzie Gore: Rebounds with dominant start
Gore (5-12) picked up the win Sunday against San Francisco, allowing three hits and one walk with 10 strikeouts over six scoreless innings.
Gore had lost his last four starts leading up to Sunday's outing, but he rediscovered the elite form he had earlier in the campaign. He fanned double-digit hitters for the first time in 19 starts and delivered his first quality start in five outings. The 26-year-old yielded 23 runs in 15.2 innings with a 10:11 K:BB during his previous four appearances. In 132 innings this season, Gore has a 4.09 ERA and a 158:47 K:BB. He's penciled in to make his next start against the Phillies over the weekend.
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Justin Verlander SP | DET
Giants' Justin Verlander: Roughed up by Nats
Verlander (1-9) took the loss Sunday against Washington, allowing five runs on 11 hits and one walk across five innings. He struck out six.
Verlander had been excellent in his previous three appearances, yielding one run across 15 innings. He surrendered more hits Sunday than he did during that three-start stretch and set a season-worst mark in the column. Through 20 starts in 2025, Verlander has a 4.53 ERA and an 87:36 K:BB over 99.1 innings. The 42-year-old will be back on the bump next weekend against Tampa Bay.
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C.J. Abrams SS | WAS
Nationals' CJ Abrams: Goes yard Sunday
Abrams went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored during Sunday's 8-0 win over San Francisco.
Abrams lifted his 15th homer of the campaign, swatting a two-run shot off Justin Verlander in the second frame. The outing snapped a minor drought at the plate, as Abrams entered the contest with just three hits in his last 30 at-bats. The shortstop is slashing .268/.333/.457 in 458 plate appearances this season.
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James Wood RF | WAS
Nationals' James Wood: Keeps raking
Wood went 2-for-4 with a pair of two-RBI doubles and a run scored during Sunday's 8-0 win over the Giants.
Wood finished the three-game set against San Francisco 5-for-13 with four doubles and a home run after notching his third game of 2025 with multiple doubles Sunday. When the outfielder wasn't roping extra-base hits, though, he was often striking out. Wood had seven Ks during the series. On the year, Wood has 25 home runs, 14 stolen bases and an .844 OPS.
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Paul DeJong SS | DET
Nationals' Paul DeJong: Collects three hits
DeJong went 3-for-5 with two RBI singles during Sunday's 8-0 win over San Francisco.
The veteran infielder has handled some regular playing time at second base this week while Luis Garcia tends to a back injury, and DeJong delivered a second straight multi-hit game. Sunday's performance marked his second game with at least three hits in 2025, and his second with multiple RBI. DeJong is slashing .243/.287/.367 on the year.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Ends power drought Sunday
Olson went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Sunday's 7-1 win over the Marlins.
Olson got Atlanta on the board with a 419-foot blast in the fourth inning, marking his first homer since July 20. In 19 games between long balls, the first baseman hit just .247 with four doubles and five RBI. For the year, he's slashing .262/.363/.451 with 19 home runs, 70 RBI and 66 runs scored across 526 plate appearances.
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Marcell Ozuna DH | PIT
Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Stays hot Sunday
Ozuna went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 7-1 win over the Marlins.
Ozuna provided Atlanta with key insurance via a 422-foot homer in the seventh inning. The 34-year-old has now gone deep four times in as many games, racking up six hits and eight RBI in that span. He's slashing .240/.369/.427 with 19 homers, 56 RBI and 47 runs scored this season and should remain the team's primary DH amid his recent hot streak.