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  • Ryan O'Hearn 1B | PIT

    Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Homers in Friday's win

    O'Hearn went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 11-2 win over the Red Sox.

    O'Hearn has maintained solid hitting lately, going 15-for-43 (.349) with two homers and 11 RBI over his last 12 contests. The 30-year-old doesn't have an everyday role, but he's in the lineup more often than not as a strong-side platoon option. He's enjoyed a career year in 2023 with a .305/.338/.509 slash line, 12 homers, 51 RBI, 39 runs scored, four stolen bases, 18 doubles and a triple over 293 plate appearances.

  • Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA

    Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Exits with tight shoulder blade

    Schanuel was pulled from Friday's loss to the Guardians with minor tightness in his shoulder blade, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

    Schanuel landed hard on his shoulder as he tried to make a play at first base in the top of the eighth inning and was replaced defensively by Trey Cabbage before the top of the ninth. Schanuel finished the night 0-for-3 with a walk while extending his on-base streak to 17 games to begin his career, a franchise record. Consider him day-to-day for the rest of the weekend series versus Cleveland.

  • Alex Kirilloff LF | MIN

    Twins' Alex Kirilloff: Returns from IL

    The Twins reinstated Kirilloff (shoulder) from the 10-day injured list Friday, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

    Kirilloff has been on the injured list since July 30 with a strained right shoulder. The 25-year-old swung a hot bat in six rehab games with Triple-A St. Paul, going 12-for-27 with two homers and six RBI, and he was slashing .259/.305/.593 in 59 plate appearances following the All-Star break before getting injured. Joey Gallo (foot) was placed on the injured list in a corresponding move.

  • Nick Pratto 1B | TEX

    Royals' Nick Pratto: Returns from IL

    Pratto (groin) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Friday.

    A left groin strain, plus a minor setback in his recovery, has kept Pratto out since late July, but he'll now return to the active roster and take the place of Matt Beaty, who was optioned to Triple-A Omaha in a corresponding move. Pratto slashed .214/.340/.381 across 50 plate appearances during his rehab assignment and figures to slide back into an everyday role now that he's healthy.

  • Josh Naylor 1B | SEA

    Guardians' Josh Naylor: On base three times Thursday

    Naylor went 1-for-3 with two walks, one RBI and one stolen base in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Angels.

    Naylor has gone 4-for-14 (.286) with two RBI and two walks over four games since he returned from an oblique injury. All four of his hits in that span have been singles, so it appears he still needs some time to get his power stroke in sync. The first baseman has a .305/.347/.492 slash line with 15 home runs, seven steals, 81 RBI and 41 runs scored through 100 contests this year. He should see the majority of the playing time at first base down the stretch.

  • Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Homers twice in rout

    Torkelson went 2-for-4 with a walk, two home runs and four total RBI in Thursday's 10-3 win over the Yankees.

    Torkelson went deep in the first inning with a runner on, then repeated the trick in the fourth inning. The young infielder now has 27 long balls this season after hitting just eight of them as a rookie last year. Torkelson's power has been particularly impactful since the beginning of August, as he now has 11 home runs across his last 34 games. The 24-year-old seems likely to reach 30 long balls as he builds momentum heading into 2024.

  • Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA

    Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Enters franchise history book

    Schanuel went 1-for-4 in Wednesday's loss to Baltimore, tying a franchise record by reaching base in his 15th straight game to begin his career, per the Associated Press.

    Schanuel's third-inning single marked the 15th straight contest in which he's gotten on base since being called up to the majors Aug. 18. That ties a franchise record that Darin Erstad established in 1996. Schanuel is slashing a solid .286/.429/.304 with a 17.6 percent walk rate through 70 plate appearances, though he's yet to go deep or steal a base. Of his 16 hits thus far, 15 have been singles.

  • Matt Beaty 1B | KC

    Royals' Matt Beaty: Sent back to minors

    Beaty was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.

    Beaty was riding an 0-for-16 at the plate to earn a trip back to the minors. The Royals will announce a corresponding move prior to Friday's game Toronto.

  • Ty France 1B | SD

    Mariners' Ty France: On base four times Wednesday

    France went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a run-scoring double, two walks and two runs in a win over the Reds on Wednesday.

    A trio of teammates made more noise via the long ball, but France was arguably the biggest thorn in the side of Reds pitching Wednesday by reaching safely in four of his five plate appearances. The 29-year-old pushed his season on-base percentage to .345 with the busy night, his highest figure in that category since June 25.

  • Triston Casas 1B | BOS

    Red Sox's Triston Casas: Hit streak reaches double digits

    Casas went 1-for-4 in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Rays.

    Casas' ninth-inning single extended his hit streak to 10 games. The rookie first baseman is 15-for-36 (.417) during that stretch with four doubles, three home runs, seven walks, 11 RBI and seven runs scored.

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