MLB Player News
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Athletics' Matt Olson: Hits another dinger
Olson went 2-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs in a 6-2 victory against the Rays on Wednesday.
For the second straight day, the 25-year-old smashed a home run, but he also has four long balls in his last six games. Since June 5, Olson is batting .345 (10-for-29) with those four homers and nine RBI in nine contests. Overall, he is hitting .238 with 11 home runs, 21 RBI and 20 runs in 126 at-bats.
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Carlos Santana 1B | ATL
Indians' Carlos Santana: Homers again
Santana went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and walk during a 7-2 loss to the Reds on Wednesday.
The 33-year-old has homered on two straight days, but both were of the solo variety. Santana has showed a lot of power lately, posting nine home runs in his last 24 games. Overall, he is batting .286 with 14 home runs, 42 RBI, 42 runs and one steal in 234 at-bats this season.
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | ATL
Blue Jays' Rowdy Tellez: Smacks grand slam
Tellez went 2-for-5 with a grand slam and a stolen base in a win against the Orioles on Wednesday.
Tellez took Miguel Castro deep in the fifth inning to record his 10th homer of the season and the first grand slam of his career. He's been cold at the plate of late, with Wednesday's homer his first since May 22. Moreover, Tellez has managed just five hits in his last 35 at-bats overall. As a result, he's lost playing time, with Wednesday's start just his third in the team's last seven games. He's now hitting .227/.280/.432 across 200 plate appearances for the season.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Athletics' Matt Olson: Leaves yard in win
Olson went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in a win over the Rays on Tuesday.
Olson slugged the first of two round trippers off Emilio Pagan in the sixth, plating Matt Chapman to erase a 2-1 deficit for the Athletics. Olson now has three homers in the last five games, a stretch during which he's driven in six of his eight RBI for June.
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Ryan O'Hearn 1B | PIT
Royals' Ryan O'Hearn: Pops sixth homer
O'Hearn went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Tigers.
His seventh-inning shot got the Royals on the board, setting up a two-run eighth to complete the comeback. The team was hoping O'Hearn could provide it with some power this season, but his .192/.292/.341 slash line and six homers in 55 games has been a disappointment.
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Justin Bour 1B | SF
Angels' Justin Bour: Homers in return to majors
Bour went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in a win over the Dodgers on Tuesday.
After an 18-game stint in the minors, Bour returned to the big leagues with a bang, launching a three-run shot to center field in the first inning. The blast would prove to be Bour's only hit of the game, and his pair of strikeouts suggest that he may not have eliminated his early-season struggles just yet. Though Bour has hit five homers in 102 at-bats, he has also whiffed 33 times and is batting a meager .167.
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Yuli Gurriel DH | SD
Astros' Yuli Gurriel: Clubs fifth homer
Gurriel went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, a stolen base, two runs scored and three RBI in Tuesday's 10-8 win over the Brewers.
The 35-year-old went yard for the first time since May 21, giving Gurriel five homers on the year to go with a mediocre .260/.289/.402 slash line. His defensive versatility has kept him in the lineup, but once the Astros get healthier, Gurriel could see his playing time dwindle.
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Asdrubal Cabrera 1B | CIN
Rangers' Asdrubal Cabrera: Reaches base three times
Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBI on Tuesday against the Red Sox.
Cabrera drew a walk in his first plate appearance and followed that up with a two-RBI single in the third frame. It was another productive contest for Cabrera, who has five multi-hit games and nine RBI across his last eight contests. He's had a productive year 232 plate appearances into his age-33 season, hitting .261/.345/.458.
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Carlos Santana 1B | ATL
Indians' Carlos Santana: Cranks 13th homer
Santana went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Reds.
Santana took Luis Castillo deep in the fourth inning for his 13th home run of the season. He continues to enjoy a resurgent season, recording at least one hit in 11 of his past 12 games. That has helped improve his season-long line to an impressive .286/.404/.519 across 277 plate appearances.
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Brandon Dixon 1B | SD
Tigers' Brandon Dixon: Goes deep in loss
Dixon went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Royals.
Dixon also struck out twice, and he's now whiffing 33.9 percent of the time this season. While the 27-year-old does have a nice .289/.305/.509 slash line with six home runs, his high strikeout rate combined with a high BABIP (.397 entering Tuesday) suggest that some regression could be coming.