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  • Ryan Noda 1B | BAL

    Athletics' Ryan Noda: Out due to dental emergency

    Noda was scratched from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox due to a dental emergency, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

    Unless Noda is still dealing with pain in his mouth area after visiting the dentist, he likely won't miss more than a day or two of action before returning to the Oakland lineup. As a result of Noda being scratched Wednesday, Shea Langeliers will make a fourth consecutive start behind the plate, while Tyler Soderstrom fills in for Noda at first base.

  • Ryan Noda 1B | BAL

    Athletics' Ryan Noda: Scratched from lineup

    Noda was scratched from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox due to an unspecified issue.

    Noda had been scheduled to start at first base and bat second in the series finale with Boston, but he'll instead take a seat for the second time in four days. Expect the Athletics to provide an explanation behind Noda's absence later Wednesday. With Noda on the bench, Shea Langeliers -- who had been scheduled to get Wednesday off -- will start behind the plate while Tyler Soderstrom gets the nod at first base.

  • Ryan O'Hearn 1B | PIT

    Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Sitting versus lefty

    O'Hearn will sit Wednesday against the Dodgers, Cordell Woodland of 105.7 The Fan Baltimore reports.

    O'Hearn will get a breather after he went 2-for-6 with an RBI and a run scored over the first two games of the series. With left-hander Julio Urias on the mound, Ryan Mountcastle will slot in at first base while Jorge Mateo enters the lineup at shortstop after some shuffling, batting ninth in the series finale with Los Angeles.

  • Josh Naylor 1B | SEA

    Guardians' Josh Naylor: Resting vs. lefty

    Naylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.

    After blasting three home runs and driving in nine over the first two games of the Guardians series in Pittsburgh, the lefty-hitting Naylor will take a seat for the finale while southpaw Rich Hill takes the bump for the Pirates. With Naylor on the bench, Josh Bell will start at first base and Jose Ramirez will get a day out of the field to serve as Cleveland's designated hitter.

  • Josh Bell DH | MIN

    Guardians' Josh Bell: Homers against former team

    Bell went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 10-1 win over the Pirates.

    Bell went yard in the third inning to extend the Guardians' lead to 7-0. The first baseman is batting just .234 (11-for-47) in July, though he has hit two homers over 13 games this month. He's at a .232/.323/.386 slash line with 10 long balls, 44 RBI, 22 runs scored and 17 doubles through 86 contests overall. He's on pace to fall shy of 20 homers for the second year in a row.

  • Alex Kirilloff LF | MIN

    Twins' Alex Kirilloff: Shines in win

    Kirilloff went 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, a walk, two RBI and three runs scored in Tuesday's 10-3 win over the Mariners.

    Kirilloff came up a double shy of the cycle in one of his best games this season. He's recorded multiple hits in three straight contests while adding seven RBI in that short span. The 25-year-old is up to six homers, 25 RBI, 20 runs scored, 10 doubles and one triple while slashing .287/.381/.447 through 60 contests this season. He's lost a bit of playing time to Donovan Solano lately, but Kirilloff remains the Twins' top option at first base.

  • Ryan Noda 1B | BAL

    Athletics' Ryan Noda: Pops solo shot

    Noda went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Red Sox.

    This was Noda's first multi-hit effort through 12 games in July. He's gone 10-for-41 (.244) for the month, though he's added three homers and seven RBI. The first baseman is up to 11 homers, 38 RBI, 43 runs scored, 17 doubles, two stolen bases and a triple while slashing .229/.375/.418 through his first 90 major-league contests.

  • Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Goes deep twice Tuesday

    Torkelson went 3-for-5 with a double, two home runs and five RBI in Tuesday's 11-10 loss to the Royals.

    Torkelson powered the Tigers in the slugfest, hitting his 13th and 14th home runs of the season. It was his second time in the last 15 games that he's gone deep twice in the same contest, and he's batting an even .300 during that span. The 23-year-old seems to be getting more comfortable at the MLB level and could have a big finish to the year in store.

  • Josh Naylor 1B | SEA

    Guardians' Josh Naylor: Cranks two more homers

    Naylor went 2-for-5 with two home runs and six RBI in Tuesday's win over Pittsburgh.

    Naylor's now recorded a hit in nine straight games after posting his first multi-home-run game of the year Tuesday. He's gone 16-for-37 (.432) with five homers and 15 RBI in that span. The 26-year-old Naylor has been on a tear since the start of June, batting .378 with a 1.020 OPS over his last 37 contests. Overall, his slash line is up to .311/.351/.524 with 15 home runs, 75 RBI and 39 runs scored through 342 plate appearances this season.

  • Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Absent from lineup again

    Mountcastle is not in the lineup for Tuesday's tilt against the Dodgers, Andy Kostka of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.

    Mountcastle has now started just two of six games since returning from the injured list. Both of those starts were at designated hitter, as Ryan O'Hearn has remained the Orioles' regular first baseman even with Mountcastle back in action.

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