Muncy went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and a stolen base in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Mariners.
Muncy had gone 0-for-7 with a walk and five strikeouts over his previous two games. He bounced back in this contest, swatting a fifth-inning homer before adding a steal as the Dodgers rallied in the ninth. The third baseman has 21 homers on the season, including four over nine contests since the All-Star break. He's batting .256 with an .858 OPS, 49 RBI, 59 runs scored, 16 doubles, one triple and two steals over 98 games.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Resting Friday
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Muncy is out of the Dodgers lineup for Friday's series opener against the Mets.
Despite Thursday's day off for the Dodgers, the lefty-batting Muncy will ride the bench for Friday's matchup against Mets southpaw starter Sean Manaea. Tommy Edman will move over to third base and bat third for the Dodgers in Muncy's absence.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Goes deep again Wednesday
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Muncy went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run against the Phillies in Wednesday's 9-5 victory.
Muncy's sixth-inning, two-run long ball traveled an estimated 415 feet and snapped a 3-3 tie. The veteran slugger has gone deep in back-to-back contests and has been red hot to begin the second half, slashing .300/.391/.850 with three home runs, seven RBI and four runs through six games. He is up to 20 homers on the campaign, fifth most among MLB third basemen.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Plays hero in Tuesday's win
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Muncy went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Phillies.
The veteran third baseman took Zack Wheeler deep in the fourth inning for the Dodgers' only offense of the night, but Justin Wrobleski and the bullpen made it hold up. It was Muncy's 19th homer of the season and second in five games since the All-Star break, and per Sonja Chen of MLB.com, he's now tied with Ron Cey for fifth on the franchise's all-time list with 228, with Hall of Famers Duke Snider (389), Gil Hodges (361) and Roy Campanella (242) sitting ahead of Muncy along with more recent star Eric Karros (270).
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Taking seat against tough southpaw
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Muncy is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.
With a tough lefty (Cristopher Sanchez) on the bump for the Phillies, the left-handed-hitting Muncy will hit the bench while the Dodgers make room in the infield for Miguel Rojas. Muncy had started in each of the Dodgers' previous five games, going 3-for-15 with a home run, a double, four walks, two runs and two RBI.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Launches game-winning homer
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Muncy went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Friday's 2-1 win over the Yankees.
With the Dodgers down 1-0 in the top of the seventh inning, Muncy got hold of a Gerrit Cole slider and deposited it into the second deck in right field at Yankee Stadium for what proved to be the game-winning blast. It was Muncy's 18th homer of the season but his first in July, as he'd managed a weak .212/.297/.303 slash line with three RBI in his last 10 games before the All-Star break.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Idle versus lefty
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Muncy is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game agains the Athletics.
The Dodgers will give the left-handed-hitting Muncy a break while the Athletics send southpaw Jeffrey Springs to the bump. Tommy Edman will fill in for Muncy at third base and will bat seventh.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Hits tying homer
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Muncy went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a second RBI in Monday's 9-4 win over the Athletics.
Muncy logged his third multi-hit effort in his last five games. He hadn't gone yard since his two-homer game versus the White Sox on June 13, batting just .214 (9-for-42) during his 13-game power drought. The third baseman is up to 17 long balls, 37 RBI, 51 runs scored, 11 doubles, one triple and one stolen base while batting .265 with an .873 OPS over 79 contests this season.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Heading to bench Wednesday
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Muncy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
With the Dodgers playing an afternoon game after a night game and with a lefty (Shane McClanahan) on the bump for the Rays, the left-handed-hitting Muncy will be handed his first day off since June 5. The newly activated Tommy Edman will cover third base while Muncy heads to the bench after a stretch of 10 consecutive starts.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Clubs two homers in victory
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Muncy went 3-for-3 with two home runs, four total RBI and two walks in a 7-1 win against the White Sox on Saturday.
Chicago's pitching staff was unable to get Muncy out Saturday, as the slugger reached base in all five of his plate appearances with two long balls. Muncy came into the contest without a homer through 11 contests in June, though he batted a healthy .286 during that span. The 35-year-old is putting together a strong case for an All-Star bid; among NL third basemen, he ranks first with a .912 OPS, .375 OBP, 46 runs and 16 homers while adding 28 RBI through 65 games.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Perfect at plate Tuesday
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Muncy went 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run and an RBI in a 12-3 win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
Muncy had no trouble with Pirates ace Paul Skenes, logging three hits against the star hurler, including a double and a run-scoring single. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts pulled Muncy in the seventh frame after Los Angeles had grabbed a 10-run lead, but that decision appeared to be entirely to give the third baseman some extra rest. Muncy has been swinging the bat well of late, going 9-for-19 over his past six games. His overall .875 OPS would be his highest mark since 2021.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Has sore nose, won't play Friday
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Muncy passed concussion testing Thursday and has been diagnosed with a sore nose, but he will not play Friday against the Angels, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
It can be viewed as good news for Muncy after he was involved in a big collision at first base with Ildemaro Vargas in the fifth inning of Thursday's 3-2 loss to Arizona. With lefty Reid Detmers getting the start for the Angels against the Dodgers on Friday, it makes sense to give Muncy another day to rest. Santiago Espinal came on to play third base following Muncy's departure Thursday.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Undergoes concussion evaluation
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The Dodgers announced Muncy exited Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks with shortness of breath and to potentially rule out a concussion.
Muncy collided with Ildemaro Vargas at first base in the top of the fifth inning after Ryne Nelson failed to cover the bag on a grounder. Both Muncy and Vargas were removed from the game. With the Dodgers' wording, it sounds like Muncy didn't sustain a concussion and can be considered day-to-day ahead of Friday's series opener against the Angels.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Exits after collision at first base
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Muncy was removed from Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks in the fifth inning after colliding with Ildemaro Vargas at first base, Jack Sommers of SI.com reports.
Muncy legged out an infield single, but he and Vargas had a violent collision at first base. Both players were helped off the field and removed from the contest. Prior to leaving, Muncy was 1-for-2 at the plate. Santiago Espinal pinch ran for the injured third baseman.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Pops solo shot
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Muncy went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-2 win over the Phillies.
Muncy battled a wrist injury earlier in the week. He went 0-for-4 on Wednesday versus the Rockies in his return to the lineup, but he was able to get back on track with a homer Friday. The third baseman had gone eight contests without a long ball prior to taking Zack Wheeler deep in the second inning. Muncy is now batting .253 with an .873 OPS, 13 homers, 20 RBI, 37 runs scored, six doubles and no stolen bases over 51 games this season. He's likely to continue functioning in a strong-side platoon role at the hot corner.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Back in starting nine
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Muncy (wrist) will start at third base and bat fifth Wednesday against the Rockies.
Muncy missed four straight starts after taking a pitch off his wrist Friday, but he entered Tuesday's contest in the ninth inning as a defensive replacement, and he's now officially been cleared to return to the starting lineup. The veteran third baseman had started eight consecutive games before getting injured and went 5-for-27 (.185) with a homer, two RBI and nine runs scored in that span.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Out Tuesday, as expected
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Muncy (wrist) remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies.
As expected, Muncy will miss a fourth consecutive start after being hit on the wrist by a pitch Friday. Manager Dave Roberts said Monday that he was hoping to have Muncy back in action Wednesday, per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic, though the team is also not ruling out the possibility of an IL stint if Muncy is still limited in the coming days.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: CT scan scrapped
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that Muncy likely won't need a CT scan on his right wrist, Matthew Moreno of DodgerBlue.com reports.
Roberts noted that the third baseman's improvement from Saturday to Sunday was enough to forego the imaging. That's an encouraging development for Muncy, who hasn't played since being hit on the right wrist by a pitch Friday. The manager had already suggested that Muncy probably won't be available Monday for the opening of a three-game set versus Colorado, but it sounds like he could return to the lineup as soon as Tuesday.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Likely to remain out Monday
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he doesn't expect Muncy (wrist) to be available to play Sunday against the Brewers or Monday against the Rockies, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
The skipper is seemingly leaving the door open for Muncy to potentially serve as a pinch hitter Monday if he's able to take batting practice without issue, but the Dodgers are more likely to give the 35-year-old three full days off to let the swelling in his right wrist subside. Miguel Rojas will start at third base in place of Muncy in Sunday's series finale in Milwaukee.
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Dodgers' Max Muncy: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Muncy (wrist) is not in the Dodgers' starting lineup against the Brewers on Sunday.
Muncy will end up sitting for the last two games of the weekend series against Milwaukee after he was hit on the wrist by a pitch in Friday's contest. Miguel Rojas will draw the start at the hot corner and bat ninth in Sunday's series finale.
