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Bryce Eldridge DH | SF
Giants' Bryce Eldridge: Logs three RBI in victory
Eldridge went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Monday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the Cardinals.
Eldridge drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the third inning, hit an RBI double in the fifth and added a game-tying RBI single in the 10th. The 21-year-old has reached base safely in each of his last 16 appearances, slashing .356/.452/.508 with 15 RBI, six doubles, five runs scored and a home run in 73 plate appearances during that time. On the year, he's slashing .265/.359/.451 with 48 RBI, 46 runs scored, 15 long balls and a stolen base across 412 plate appearances.
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JJ Wetherholt 2B | STL
Cardinals' JJ Wetherholt: Aiming for return on homestand
Wetherholt (wrist) took swings at Oracle Park on Monday and is aiming to be activated from the 10-day injured list during the Cardinals' upcoming homestand, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Wetherholt was shut down for three days after being administered an anti-inflammatory shot to combat right wrist tendinitis. He's since been cleared to ramp up baseball activities. The rookie infielder could be ready to return as soon as Friday when the Cardinals return home to host the White Sox, though it will depend on how Wetherholt's wrist responds.
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Robert Stock SP | NYM
Mets' Robert Stock: Back in rotation Wednesday
Stock is slated to start Wednesday's game against the Marlins in Miami.
After Stock notched a hold while facing two hitters in a relief appearance during Friday's win over the Giants, the Mets will plug him back into a starting role this week while the club moves to a six-man rotation. Interim manager Andy Green said earlier this month that he plans to keep Christian Scott on at least a five-day rest schedule between starts for the remainder of the season, and with the Mets kicking off a stretch of 10 games in 10 days beginning Friday, Stock could be in line for at least one more turn through the rotation beyond Wednesday. In his prior six starts with New York, Stock turned in a 5.88 ERA, 1.73 WHIP and 25:13 K:BB across 26 innings.
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Dennis Santana RP | ARI
Diamondbacks' Dennis Santana: Records third save of season
Santana struck out one over two-thirds of a scoreless inning to earn the save in Monday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Royals.
Santana inherited a precarious situation, entering after the Royals had already scored four runs in the bottom of the 10th inning to whittle Arizona's five-run lead to one. However, the right-hander retired Michael Massey on a flyout before striking out Nick Loftin to end the game. It was Santana's first appearance in eight days, and it extended his streak of scoreless outings to four. Since being called up to the Diamondbacks' big-league roster Aug. 16, Santana owns a 1.50 ERA and a 6:1 K:BB across six innings in seven relief outings.
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Justin Martinez RP | ARI
Diamondbacks' Justin Martinez: Earns win with scoreless ninth
Martinez (2-0) earned the win after striking out one and walking one in a scoreless ninth inning Monday against the Royals.
Martinez was the fifth Arizona pitcher used in a scoreless game and kept the deadlock intact despite issuing a walk. His clean frame completed nine shutout innings from the Diamondbacks' bullpen committee before the offense erupted for five runs in the top of the 10th. That rally put Martinez in line for his second win of the season, and he has yet to allow an earned run this year in seven appearances while posting an 8:5 K:BB across 6.2 frames.
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Derek Law RP | ARI
Diamondbacks' Derek Law: Two scoreless frames as opener
Law allowed one hit over two scoreless innings in Monday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Royals.
Law served as Arizona's opener in a bullpen game and set the tone by keeping Kansas City off the board for the first two frames. He faced the minimum in the second thanks to Ildemaro Vargas' diving stop and double play, then handed the game to Jose Cabrera. Law threw 19 pitches, 10 for strikes, as the Diamondbacks' pitching staff combined to blank Kansas City through nine innings. Law made his season debut Aug. 29 and has allowed one run on five hits and a walk while striking out three across 6.2 innings through five appearances.
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Christian Bethancourt C | PIT
Pirates' Christian Bethancourt: Outrighted to Triple-A
The Pirates outrighted Bethancourt to Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday.
Bethancourt did not appear in a game during his brief time on the Pirates' 40-man roster, but he's slated to remain in the organization as experienced catching depth. The 35-year-old is a career .229/.259/.362 hitter over parts of eight big-league seasons.
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Lourdes Gurriel LF | ARI
Diamondbacks' Lourdes Gurriel: Hitless in return to lineup
Gurriel started at designated hitter and went 0-for-3 in Monday's 5-4 extra-inning win over Kansas City.
Gurriel made his first appearance since the Diamondbacks reinstated him from the injured list last week. That he wasn't used over the previous week indicates that Gurriel is not expected to have a full-time role down the stretch as Arizona competes for the postseason.
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Delivers run in win
Perdomo went 1-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Monday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Royals.
Perdomo was back in the lineup a day after taking a line drive off the helmet. He had a run-scoring single as part of Arizona's five-run 10th inning.
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Eugenio Suarez DH | CIN
Reds' Eugenio Suarez: Goes yard Monday
Suarez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 6-3 loss to the Dodgers.
This was Suarez's fourth homer over his last nine games. He's gone 8-for-31 (.258) with 10 RBI in that span. The veteran third baseman is batting .209 with a .726 OPS, 22 homers, 63 RBI, 41 runs scored, 17 doubles and a stolen base over 111 contests this season.