MLB Player News
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Giants' Willy Adames: Drives in four runs
Adames went 3-for-5 with four RBI during Saturday's 7-2 win against the Athletics.
Adames didn't provide any extra-base hits, but he singled with the bases loaded in the first and third innings to provide San Francisco with an early lead. It's the sixth three-hit game of the campaign for the veteran shortstop, who has gone 10-for-23 with two doubles, a homer, six RBI and five runs during a six-game hit streak.
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Yanquiel Fernandez RF | NYY
Rockies' Yanquiel Fernandez: Tallies two hits
Fernandez went 2-for-4 with a double Saturday against the White Sox.
Fernandez has started three of five games since being promoted July 1 and is settling into a large-side platoon role. He recorded both the first extra-base hit and the first multi-hit game of his career Saturday. While it's a small sample, Fernandez has encouragingly struck out only twice in 10 plate appearances.
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Will Benson RF | CIN
Reds' Will Benson: Ends homer drought
Benson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Phillies.
He was given a rare start against a lefty, covering center field for a resting TJ Friedl. Benson gave the Reds a lead with a fifth-inning home run, his seventh of the season and first in 23 games. It's his only hit in 13 at-bats against a southpaw. Benson has largely struggled to produce since an explosive stretch in mid-May, but the bat is showing recent signs of life. He's hit safely in six of his last seven games (five starts), going 8-for-21 (.381) with one double, one homer and three RBI.
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Logan Webb SP | SF
Giants' Logan Webb: Notches eighth victory
Webb (8-6) picked up the win Saturday against the A's, giving up two runs on seven hits and three walks over 6.2 innings. He struck out six.
It's the eighth straight quality start and 15th of the campaign for Webb, with the latter figure leading MLB. The right-hander already has an impressive big-league resume but is potentially in the midst of a career year with a 2.62 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 133:27 K:BB across 120.1 innings
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Tyler Freeman RF | COL
Rockies' Tyler Freeman: Five-game hitting streak
Freeman went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk and a run scored Saturday against the White Sox.
Freeman has had an excellent homestand, going 10-for-22 with four doubles, three steals, two runs scored and two RBI across five games. He has at least one hit in 10 of his last 11 games at Coors Field and currently has a five-game hitting streak. Freeman has also taken over as the Rockies' primary leadoff hitter, with his last 12 starts coming from atop the order.
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Michael Burrows SP | HOU
Pirates' Mike Burrows: Fires five scoreless in Seattle
Burrows didn't factor in the decision Saturday against the Mariners after allowing three hits and four walks over five shutout innings. He struck out six.
Burrows struggled with his control as he set a season high with four walks, but he was able to scatter three hits to keep Seattle off the board. The right-hander has yet to last six frames in any of his nine outings this season, but he's pitched well as a back-end rotation piece for Pittsburgh with a 3.63 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 41:14 K:BB in 39.2 innings.
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Jordan Beck LF | COL
Rockies' Jordan Beck: Knocks in two
Beck went 1-for-5 with two RBI on Saturday against the White Sox.
Beck got the Rockies' offense going with a two-run single in the first inning. That was his only hit of the game, but he's been productive on the team's current homestand by collecting eight hits in 22 at-bats with three RBI and two runs scored. Beck's production has come in bunches, but he's produced a well-rounded line with 10 homers, 10 steals and a .268 batting average across 316 plate appearances this season.
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Carson Spiers SP | CIN
Reds' Carson Spiers: Rehab moving to Triple-A
Spiers (shoulder) is expected to have his rehab assignment shifted from the rookie-level Arizona Complex League to Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday, MLB.com reports.
Spiers made his lone appearance in the ACL on Wednesday, allowing two hits while striking out four and hitting a batter over 2.1 scoreless innings. He threw 49 pitches in that outing and will look to build on that workload Tuesday, when he's expected to piggyback fellow rehabbing right-hander Hunter Greene (groin). Spiers look on track to rejoin the Reds after the All-Star break and will likely fill a multi-inning role out of the bullpen after he started in two of his three appearances for Cincinnati before landing on the shelf April 20 due to a right shoulder impingement.
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Marcell Ozuna DH | PIT
Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Getting rare day off
Ozuna is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Ozuna's run of 70 consecutive starts is coming to an end, but it's a good time for a break since he's batting .130 (6-for-46) with no extra-base hits in his past 13 contests. Drake Baldwin will fill in as the designated hitter for Atlanta on Sunday while Sean Murphy works behind the plate.
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Brenton Doyle CF | COL
Rockies' Brenton Doyle: Homers off bench
Doyle hit a solo home run in his only at-bat Saturday against the White Sox.
Doyle is being held out of the Rockies' lineup for their weekend series against the White Sox due to his struggles since the start of June. However, he entered the game as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning and blasted his seventh home run of the season and second since May 27. Colorado's plans for Doyle following Sunday's games are unclear, but Saturday's showing was certainly a positive sign.