MLB Player News
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Athletics' Matt Olson: Launches 14th home run
Olson went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, two runs and a strikeout in Tuesday's 12-6 win over Seattle.
Olson opened the scoring with a solo shot off starter Marco Gonzales and tacked on a two-run single as part of a six-run seventh. This marks consecutive multi-hit outings for the power-hitting first baseman, who's now slashing .264/.354/.560.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Pops 17th homer
Guerrero went 4-for-4 with a three-run home run and a double Tuesday against the Marlins.
Guerrero had a perfect night at the dish to record his third multi-hit effort in his last eight starts. The performance was highlighted by his three-run homer in the third inning off Sandy Alcantara. Guerrero now has 17 home runs on the season and is hitting .337/.441/.663 with 31 runs scored and 45 RBI across 227 plate appearances.
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Bobby Dalbec 1B | CHW
Red Sox's Bobby Dalbec: Remains on bench Tuesday
Dalbec isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Astros.
Dalbec will be out of the lineup for a second straight game despite his two-hit effort Saturday. Danny Santana will start at first base and bat seventh.
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Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL
White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Back in lineup
Vaughn (illness) will start in left field and bat seventh Tuesday against Cleveland.
Vaughn and Tim Anderson both ended up missing the second game of Monday's doubleheader in Cleveland due to allergies, but the duo feels well enough to rejoin the lineup a day later. The rookie closed out May with a .221/.303/.430 slash line, four home runs, 12 runs and 11 RBI in 26 games.
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Yuli Gurriel DH | SD
Astros' Yuli Gurriel: Set to return Tuesday
Manager Dusty Baker said Tuesday that Gurriel (finger) will return to the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
The Houston lineup will get a major boost Tuesday with Yordan Alvarez (wrist) also slated to return from a multi-game absence. Gurriel, who is slashing .309/.380/.511 with seven homers and 38 RBI on the campaign, will look to break out of a 4-for-27 skid in his return.
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Ty France 1B | SD
Mariners' Ty France: Timely knock in extras
France went 1-for-5 with a game-tying RBI single and subsequently scored the game-winning run in an extra-inning victory over the Athletics on Monday.
France came through with a clutch single in the home half of the 10th to plate inning-opening runner Jack Mayfield, and he subsequently came home himself on Tom Murphy's game-winning sacrifice fly. France has come back from a stint on the injured list with a vengeance, reaching safely in each of his first eight games since returning while producing a .345 average and .801 OPS during that sample of 31 plate appearances.
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Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL
White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Dealing with allergies
Vaughn missed both games of Monday's doubleheader due to allergies, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
According to manger Tony La Russa, Vaughn was dealing with a headache among other symptoms. The 23-year-old played nearly every day in May, so the allergies don't figure to keep him out of action for very long. That being said, there's yet to be any confirmation that Vaughn will return to the lineup Tuesday against Cleveland.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Athletics' Matt Olson: Crosses plate twice
Olson went 2-for-4 with an RBI double, a walk and two runs scored in Monday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to Seattle.
The first baseman entered Monday in a skid after going just 1-for-11 in four games versus the Angels. He got back on track with an RBI double in the fifth inning Monday. Olson also scored in the eighth and 10th innings, although his error in the field indirectly led to Seattle's walkoff win in the bottom of the 10th. Through 207 plate appearances, Olson is slashing .258/.348/.545 with 13 home runs, 33 RBI and 31 runs scored.
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Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL
White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Sits in both halves of twin bill
Vaughn is out of the lineup for the second game of Monday's doubleheader with Cleveland.
Vaughn didn't appear in the first game of the twin bill -- an 8-6 White Sox win -- either, but the team has yet to suggest his absence from the lineup for the nightcap is related to an injury. Jake Lamb will pick up another start in left field in Game 2 in place of Vaughn, who is slashing .226/.318/.391 on the season.
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Ryan Mountcastle 1B | BAL
Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Goes deep off Berrios
Mountcastle went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Twins in 10 innings.
The 24-year-old's fifth-inning deep fly off Twins ace Jose Berrios ended a rough stretch at the plate for Mountcastle, who had struck out seven times in 12 at-bats over the Orioles' last four games before Monday. Mountcastle's low contact and low walk rates will likely make him prone to slumps throughout the season, but the Orioles appear committed to playing him regularly amid the offensive dry spells.