MLB Player News
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Nate Lowe 1B | CIN
Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe: Hits solo shot in loss
Lowe went 1-for-6 with a solo home run in Thursday's 10-9 loss to the Mariners in extra innings.
Lowe didn't have a great game, but he was able to get the Rangers within a run with his seventh-inning blast. He'd gone 10 games without a homer, batting .263 with just two RBI and three runs scored in that span. The first baseman is up to 26 long balls on the year while adding 74 RBI, 71 runs scored, two stolen bases, 26 doubles, three triples and a .304/.357/.496 slash line through 150 contests.
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Carlos Santana 1B | ARI
Mariners' Carlos Santana: Heads to bench Thursday
Santana is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers.
Santana started the past 17 games and posted an .804 OPS with seven home runs and 15 RBI during that stretch, though he's 2-for-25 over Seattle's last seven contests. Jesse Winker will serve as the designated hitter Thursday after sitting out a couple games with a wrist issue.
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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Guardians' Josh Naylor: Sits against southpaw
Naylor isn't in the lineup Thursday against the Rays.
Naylor will head to the bench for the second time in the last four games with left-hander Jeffrey Springs starting for Tampa Bay. Gabriel Arias is taking over at first base and batting seventh.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Out again Thursday
Diaz (shoulder) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Guardians, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
Diaz has missed the past eight games with the shoulder issue and will remain on the bench for Thursday's series finale in Cleveland. Isaac Paredes will receive another start at the hot corner for the Rays.
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Ty France 1B | SD
Mariners' Ty France: Continues late-season surge in win
France went 2-for-4 with two runs in a win over the Rangers on Wednesday.
France joined Eugenio Suarez as the only other Mariner with multiple knocks in the low-scoring win. It was France's third multi-hit tally in the last four games alone, and he's now sporting a .304 average and .865 OPS over his last 14 games, a span during which he's also laced six extra-base hits (three doubles, one triple, two home runs), garnered 10 RBI and scored 11 runs.
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Kody Clemens 1B | MIN
Tigers' Kody Clemens: Recalled from Triple-A
Clemens was recalled from Triple-A Toledo on Thursday.
Clemens was optioned to Toledo earlier this month, but he was brought back to take the roster spot of Kerry Carpenter (back), who was placed on the injured list in a corresponding move. Clemens, who owns a .504 OPS at the top level this season, figures to fill a super-utility role over the final week of the campaign.
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Spencer Torkelson 1B | DET
Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Resting for day game
Torkelson is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Royals.
Harold Castro will take over at first base while the rookie rests for the series finale. Torkelson started in both of the first two matchups with Kansas City, going 0-for-7 with a walk and two strikeouts.
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Gabriel Arias SS | CLE
Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Slugs first career homer
Arias went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Rays.
Arias took Tyler Glasnow yard in the third inning to tally the first home run of his big-league career. He has started only sporadically since being recalled Sept. 21, though he has spelled Andres Gimenez and Jose Ramirez as the team appears to be giving some of its regulars rest after clinching the AL Central on Sunday. Arias has only 34 career plate appearances at the big-league level, but he has managed two extra-base hits, five RBI and five runs scored in that span.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Scratched from Wednesday's lineup
Diaz was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against the Guardians, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
Diaz was initially slated to lead off Wednesday but was removed from the starting nine less than an hour before the start of the game. While the team hasn't yet revealed the reason for scratching him from the lineup, it seems likely that it's related to the left shoulder soreness that kept him out for the last seven games. However, the 31-year-old will be available off the bench if needed Wednesday. Isaac Paredes will shift to the hot corner while Ji-Man Choi enters the lineup at first base.
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Anthony Rizzo 1B | NYY
Yankees' Anthony Rizzo: Takes seat Wednesday
Rizzo isn't in the lineup Wednesday against Toronto.
Rizzo was productive over the first two games of the series in Toronto, going 4-for-8 with a double and an RBI. He'll get a breather for the series finale while Marwin Gonzalez starts at first base and bats sixth.