Marlins' Otto Lopez: Extends streak with three-hit game
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Lopez went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Friday's loss to the Nationals.
The shortstop has hit safely in 11 straight games, a hot streak that has seen Lopez rack up a .435/.435/.609 slash line with five doubles, a homer, a steal, four RBI and seven runs. Lopez's .351 batting average on the season is second in the majors behind the .353 mark of Arizona's Ildemaro Vargas.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Three more hits Friday
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Lopez went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Phillies.
Lopez now has a trio of three-hit games in the last seven contests and has recorded multiple hits in 11 of Miami's 32 games to begin the season. He smacked his eighth double in the bottom of the first inning and then produced RBI singles in the eighth and ninth. Lopez is now slashing .333/.371/.504 with three home runs, 14 RBI, 22 runs scored, five stolen bases and a 6:26 BB:K across 132 plate appearances.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Keeps banging out hits
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Lopez went 3-for-5 with a double in Tuesday's win over the Dodgers.
The 27-year-old shortstop has hit safely in 14 of the last 16 games with three three-hit performances, a stretch in which he's batting .333 (22-for-66). Lopez is coming off a breakout 2025 but doesn't appear to have reached his ceiling, and the surge has pushed his slash line on the season to .325/.366/.500 with seven doubles, two triples, three homers, four steals, 12 RBI and 20 runs in 29 contests.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Three hits in Friday's win
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Lopez went 3-for-5 with one RBI in Friday's 9-4 win over the Giants.
Lopez continues to have a hot bat -- he's 17-for-49 (.347) over his last 12 contests. He had three singles Friday, but he's logged six extra-base hits and eight RBI during his hot stretch. For the season, the shortstop is batting .330 with an .892 OPS, three home runs, 12 RBI, four stolen bases, 19 runs scored, five doubles and two triples over 25 games.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Strong start continues
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Lopez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 8-2 loss to Detroit.
Lopez left the yard for the second time this season, accounting for Miami's entire offense Sunday. The shortstop has hit safely in all but three of his first 15 games, tallying multiple knocks in six outings. Overall, Lopez is batting a hot .327 with seven extra-base hits, six RBI, 10 runs scored and two stolen bases.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Getting breather Wednesday
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Lopez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Reds.
Lopez had been listed in the Marlins' initial lineup, but that was a clerical error as he had been scheduled for a day off, per Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald. Leo Jimenez will cover shortstop and bat eighth for Miami.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Pops first spring homer
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Lopez went 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays.
The 27-year-old shortstop took Lazaro Estrada deep with two outs in the first inning, giving Lopez his first homer of the spring. After playing for Team Canada in the WBC, Lopez has just 15 Grapefruit League plate appearances, but he's collected six hits (.400 batting average) in that time with only one strikeout. Lopez is looking to build on a solid 2025 campaign in which he delivered 15 home runs and 15 stolen bases in 143 games.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Three hits against Texas
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Lopez went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's win over the Rangers.
The steal was his 15th of the season, and he's reached the 15-15 plateau for the first time in his career. Lopez is having a strong finish to a breakout campaign, and over his last 22 games he's slashing .300/.316/.467 with four homers, three stolen bases, 11 runs and 18 RBI.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Career-high four RBI vs. Mets
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Lopez went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and a two-run single during Friday's 19-9 loss to the Mets.
Friday's game was out of reach for the Marlins after giving up 12 runs through the first two innings, but Lopez was able to make the result slightly more respectable with four RBI, though his two-run homer in the ninth came off of catcher Luis Torrens. Even so, Lopez's four RBI were the most of his career and brought him up to 65 RBI on the season, which is second most on the Marlins behind Kyle Stowers (73). Lopez has gone 9-for-27 (.333) with one steal, one homer and seven RBI over his last seven games.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Rejoining lineup Sunday
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Lopez (illness) will start at shortstop and bat fifth Sunday against the Blue Jays.
Lopez was held out of the starting nine in the previous three games due to a stomach illness, but he's good to go for the series finale versus Toronto. The 26-year-old has struggled to a .189/.250/.230 slash line with just three extra-base hits (all doubles) through 21 games in August.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Exiting starting nine
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Lopez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's tilt versus the Cardinals.
It appears to be a routine day off for Lopez, who had started each of the previous 10 contests. Maximo Acosta will handle shortstop and bat ninth as the Marlins try to avoid being swept by St. Louis.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Three doubles in win
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Lopez went 3-for-5 with three doubles, two RBI and one run scored in Friday's 5-1 win over the Brewers.
Lopez delivered his first three-hit performance since June 27, highlighted by what proved to be a game-winning two-run double in the seventh. The 26-year-old has hit safely in eight of his past 10 games, collecting seven extra-base hits, 10 RBI and five runs scored over that span. On the season, he's slashing .254/.326/.399 with 11 home runs, 54 RBI, 44 runs scored and 10 stolen bases across 359 plate appearances.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Reaches double-digit homers
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Lopez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's loss to the Orioles.
The 26-year-old infielder accounted for all of Miami's offense on the night by taking Andrew Kittredge deep in the ninth inning. Lopez is up to double digits in both homers (10) and steals (10) on the year, and since the beginning of June he's slashing a respectable .270/.333/.418 over 36 games with 21 runs and 28 RBI.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Getting rare day off Monday
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Lopez is not in the lineup for Monday's game versus the Reds.
Lopez will exit the starting nine for the first time since May 27 while he's gone just 3-for-22 at the dish so far in July. Javier Sanoja will start at shortstop and bat ninth as the Marlins open a series in Cincinnati.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Swipes bag, knocks in two
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Lopez went 1-for-4 with a walk, two RBI, one stolen base and one run scored in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
Lopez got a rare look at leadoff while Xavier Edwards rested for Sunday's game. Lopez has certainly earned the opportunity to fill in atop the lineup -- he's hit safely in his last 10 games, going 17-for-41 (.415) with 15 RBI in that span. The infielder has lifted his batting average from .230 to .260 during the streak, and he's added a .723 OPS, eight home runs, 40 RBI, 36 runs scored and nine steals over 67 contests this season.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Swipes seventh bag
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Lopez went 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Rays.
The 26-year-old has swiped a bag in back-to-back games, giving him seven on the season in 10 attempts. Lopez has picked up the pace at the plate over the last few weeks, slashing .255/.333/.412 over the last 14 contests with two homers, four steals, six runs and eight RBI.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Notches steal
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Lopez went 1-for-3 with two walks, one stolen base and one run scored in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Angels.
Lopez has reached base safely in all five contests since he returned from an ankle injury. He's gone 3-for-18 (.167) with four walks, a home run and four RBI in that span. The infielder is up to a .220/.298/.331 slash line with three homers, 15 RBI, 17 runs scored and four steals across 35 contests. He's splitting time between second base and shortstop as part of a middle-infield mix that also includes Javier Sanoja and Ronny Simon, with all three players competing regularly for two spots.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Diagnosed with Grade 2 ankle sprain
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Lopez was diagnosed with a Grade 2 right ankle sprain Saturday, Craig Mish of the Miami Herald reports.
Lopez felt discomfort in the ankle Friday and was seen wearing a walking boot Saturday. After receiving test results, the second baseman seems likely to require a stint on the injured list since it's a moderate sprain.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Sitting out Saturday
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Lopez (ankle) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics.
Lopez made an early exit from Friday's game after twisting his right ankle, and he'll take a day off Saturday to recover. Javier Sanoja will fill in for him at second base and bat ninth.
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Marlins' Otto Lopez: Swipes bag in win
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Lopez went 3-for-5 with a walk, one RBI, one run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the Pirates.
Lopez stole his first base of the season in the third inning and later scored the game-winning run in the 12th frame. While the Marlins' lineup may not generate much excitement, the 26-year-old has tallied five hits with a homer, four RBI, three runs scored and a steal across the season's first three games.
