MLB Player News
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Ben Rice 1B | NYY
Yankees' Ben Rice: Not starting Game 2
Rice isn't in the Yankees' lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader versus the Angels.
Rice went 0-for-2 with two walks and a run scored during the Yankees' victory in Game 1, and he'll now sit down for the second half of Wednesday's twin bill. DJ LeMahieu will get the starting nod at first base instead and bat eighth.
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Justin Turner 1B | CHC
Mariners' Justin Turner: In Wednesday's lineup
Turner (hand) will start at first base and bat fourth Wednesday against the Tigers, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports.
Turner was pulled from Tuesday's contest after taking a pitch off his left hand, but his bruise won't keep him out of Wednesday's game. The 39-year-old veteran has been hot since the All-Star break, slashing .364/.407/.509 with two homers and eight RBI across 59 plate appearances.
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Dominic Smith 1B | SF
Red Sox's Dominic Smith: Taking seat Wednesday
Smith is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Kansas City, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
With southpaw Cole Ragans on the bump for the Royals, the left-handed-hitting Smith will take a seat. Connor Wong will get a start at first base in place of Smith.
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Tyler Nevin 3B | ATH
Athletics' Tyler Nevin: Scratched from lineup with migraine
Nevin was scratched from Wednesday's lineup versus the White Sox due to a migraine, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Armando Alvarez will slide in at first base as Nevin's replacement. The Athletics have a scheduled off day Thursday, which should give Nevin a shot to be ready in time for their weekend series in Toronto.
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Tyler Locklear 3B | ARI
Mariners' Tyler Locklear: Hot bat since return to Tacoma
Locklear owns a .409 average and 1.162 OPS with a double, two home runs, five RBI, a walk and seven runs over the 23 plate appearances he's logged with Triple-A Tacoma since being optioned July 30.
The rookie's latest stint with the Mariners lasted just five games and 17 plate appearances, a stretch during which Locklear produced an .067 average and mammoth 47.1 percent strikeout rate. However, Locklear has looked right back in his element with the Rainiers, producing multi-hit efforts in three of his past four contests. While Justin Turner (hand) has taken a hold of the everyday role at first base since his trade to Seattle, it's still conceivable Locklear gets another look at the big-league level down the stretch if he continues to perform in a similar fashion at Tacoma.
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Jonathan Singleton DH | HOU
Astros' Jon Singleton: Absent from lineup
Singleton is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Rangers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Zach Dezenzo is getting the call at first base in Singleton's place, and the rookie could have an opportunity to overtake the veteran on the depth chart down the stretch. Singleton has slashed just .232/.316/.355 in 89 contests with the Astros this season.
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Justin Turner 1B | CHC
Mariners' Justin Turner: Managing bruised hand
Turner was diagnosed with a left hand contusion after getting hit by a pitch during Tuesday's game against Detroit, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.
Turner remained in the game to run the bases after he took a 95-mph sinker off his left hand in the seventh inning, but he was later pinch hit for by Cade Marlowe in the ninth frame. Precautionary X-rays came back clean after the game, and Turner is officially viewed as day-to-day heading into Wednesday's contest.
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Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | KC
Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Continues hot hitting in loss
Pasquantino went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Red Sox.
Pasquantino opened the scoring with an RBI single in the first inning and plated another run with a double in the fifth. He's on a 10-game hitting streak, going 16-for-43 (.372) with five home runs and 15 RBI during the hot stretch. The first baseman has hit safely in 15 of 17 games since the All-Star break, lifting his season slash line from .246/.310/.421 at the break to .270/.325/.457 now. He's added 16 homers, 82 RBI, 52 runs scored, 25 doubles and a stolen base over 111 contests.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Back in lineup Tuesday
Diaz (thumb) will start at first base and bat leadoff in Tuesday's game versus the Cardinals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Diaz had to depart Sunday's game against the Astros with a bruised left thumb, but he's back in action Tuesday without having missed any starts. He'll enter play Tuesday sporting a .963 OPS in eight contests since returning from the restricted list.