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Zachary Neto SS | LAA
Angels' Zach Neto: Goes deep again Tuesday
Neto went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in a loss to Texas on Tuesday.
Neto had two of the Angels' three extra-base hits in the defeat -- a double to lead off the game and a solo blast to left-center field in the ninth inning. It was the second straight game with a long ball for the young shortstop, and Neto has gone deep eight times over 23 games in August. He's added 17 RBI, 10 runs, two stolen bases and a .247/.320/.584 slash line so far this month.
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Luis Matos RF | MIL
Giants' Luis Matos: Doubles in victory
Matos went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Cubs.
Matos hit a leadoff double in the fifth inning before coming around to score and tie the game at 2-2. The 23-year-old has been on fire while serving as the Giants' everyday right fielder since being recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday. Over five games since rejoining the Giants, he's slashing .500/.550/1.111 with six runs scored, three RBI, three doubles, two home runs, two stolen bases and one triple across 20 plate appearances.
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Jakob Marsee CF | MIA
Marlins' Jakob Marsee: Three more hits Tuesday
Marsee went 3-for-5 with an RBI in Tuesday's loss to Atlanta.
All three knocks were singles, and he was caught stealing for the second time in nine attempts in the majors, but it was still another strong effort from Marsee. The 24-year-old rookie has hit safely in eight of the last nine games, batting .333 (12-for-36) during that stretch with half of his hits going for extra bases (three doubles, two triples and a homer) along with four runs and 11 RBI.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Receiving Wednesday off
Ramirez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
The Guardians are leaving Ramirez out of the starting nine for just the fourth occasion all season and for the first time since June 27. Ramirez's absence appears to be little more than a routine breather, as the Guardians are closing out the series with a day game after a night game before beginning a stretch of 17 games in 17 days following Thursday's off day.
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Liam Hicks C | TB
Marlins' Liam Hicks: Three hits in Tuesday's loss
Hicks went 3-for-4 with a double in Tuesday's loss to Atlanta.
Starting at DH and batting fifth, Hicks produced his first three-hit performance since July 13, the last game before the All-Star break. The 26-year-old rookie has held his own in the majors after making the jump from Double-A as a Rule 5 pick out of the Tigers' system, slashing .262/.355/.360 over 313 plate appearances with four homers, 27 runs and 37 RBI.
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Paul DeJong SS | DET
Nationals' Paul DeJong: Sitting against southpaw
DeJong is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Yankees.
DeJong had started six straight games against left-handed pitching, but he'll take a seat Wednesday as the Yankees send southpaw Max Fried to the bump. Luis Garcia will post at second base as the Nationals try to avoid being swept.
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Spencer Strider SP | ATL
Braves' Spencer Strider: Denied two-start week
Strider is set to receive an additional day of rest before his next start and isn't expected to return to the hill until Monday's game against the Cubs in Chicago, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
After delivering seven innings of one-run ball in Atlanta's 2-1 loss to the Marlins on Monday, Strider had been lined to get his second start of the week this Sunday in Philadelphia. However, Atlanta is opting to have him swap spots in the pitching schedule with rookie Hurston Waldrep, who will take the hill Sunday on four days' rest after starting in Tuesday's 11-2 win over Miami. Strider may not be in line for any two-start weeks for the remainder of the season, as Atlanta plans to bring Chris Sale (ribcage) back from the injured list this weekend and move forward with a six-man rotation, even though the club will have every Thursday off in September.
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Robert Hassell CF | PIT
Nationals' Robert Hassell: Receiving afternoon off
Hassell is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
Hassell had been included in Washington's lineup in each of the last five games, but the left-handed-hitting rookie will head to the bench for the series finale in New York while the Yankees send southpaw Max Fried to the bump. Jacob Young will cover center field in Hassell's stead.
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Josh Bell DH | MIN
Nationals' Josh Bell: Out again versus lefty
Bell is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Yankees.
Southpaw Max Fried will toe the rubber for the Yankees, marking the third straight time that the switch-hitting Bell has been out of the lineup against a lefty. Andres Chaparro will play first base in the series finale.