MLB Player News
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | PIT
Pirates' Rowdy Tellez: Getting Wednesday off
Tellez isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
Tellez has gone 0-for-18 with five walks and five strikeouts over his last seven games, and he'll get a chance to collect himself while he sits down Wednesday. Jared Triolo will fill in as Pittsburgh's first baseman while Nick Yorke starts at third.
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Joey Gallo 1B | WAS
Nationals' Joey Gallo: Idle against lefty
Gallo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.
Gallo will sit for the second time in the three-game series while the Mets send another southpaw (Jose Quintana) to the hill. Juan Yepez will replace Gallo at first base.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SD
Padres' Luis Arraez: Idle Wednesday
Arraez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
Arraez sustained a lower-body injury in Monday's 3-1 win in the series opener, but he was back in the lineup for Tuesday's 4-3 loss, serving as the Padres' designated hitter while going hitless in five at-bats. The Padres haven't indicated that Arraez experienced a setback Tuesday, but the recent injury coupled with a matchup against a tough lefty (Framber Valdez) may have factored into manager Mike Shildt's decision to give the 27-year-old the night off. Arraez had started in each of the Friars' previous 15 games.
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Bryce Harper DH | PHI
Phillies' Bryce Harper: Belts 29th homer
Harper went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Brewers.
He took Frankie Montas deep in the sixth inning to break open a 1-1 tie, putting Harper one long ball short of his fifth career 30-homer campaign. The veteran slugger has been heating up with the playoffs looming, and over the last 11 games Harper is slashing .386/.426/.727 with six doubles, three homers, seven runs and eight RBI.
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Christian Walker 1B | HOU
Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Clubs homer in loss
Walker went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 8-2 loss to the Rockies.
Walker's eighth-inning blast cut the deficit to four runs before the Rockies fired back with two more runs of their own. The first baseman has gone 11-for-38 (.289) with three homers and eight RBI over 12 contests since he returned from an oblique injury. It's shaping up to be a strong end of the year for the 33-year-old, who is slashing .257/.344/.487 with 26 homers, 79 RBI, 66 runs scored, 23 doubles and two stolen bases over 119 contests.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | STL
Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Reaches 10 steals
Goldschmidt went 0-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Pirates.
Goldschmidt was held hitless for his fourth game in a row, but he was able to draw a walk for the fourth time in eight contests. The first baseman's steal was his 10th of the year -- he's reached double digits in three of the last four seasons and a total of eight times in his 14-year career. Goldschmidt has added a mediocre .244/.303/.410 slash line with 21 home runs, 59 RBI and 63 runs scored through 144 contests in what's been the worst season of his career by many metrics.
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Pete Alonso 1B | NYM
Mets' Pete Alonso: Homers, plates five in win
Alonso went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run, a two-run single, a double and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 10-1 victory over Washington.
The Mets first baseman entered this game on a cold spell, hitting just .213 (10-for-47) in 14 September games, and left having doubled his RBI total on the month. Alonso drove in his first pair of runs with single in third inning before adding a three-run homer to his ledger in the eighth. Perhaps this performance will bust the free-agent-to-be out of his September swoon. Alonso is now slashing .244/.330/.472 with 33 homers, 31 doubles, 86 RBI and 87 runs scored across 649 plate appearances this season.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SD
Padres' Luis Arraez: Back in action Tuesday
Arraez (lower body) is back in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Astros.
Arraez departed Monday's series opener after suffering the injury on a play at the plate during the fifth inning, but he won't end up missing additional time. The 27-year-old went 2-for-4 with a double and a strikeout prior to exiting the contest, which ended a 30-game streak without being punched out.
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Pavin Smith RF | ARI
Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: On base three times
Smith went 1-for-2 with two walks in Monday's 3-2 loss to Colorado.
Smith has been a regular in left field against right-handers since Lourdes Gurriel (calf) landed on the injured list. The lefty-hitting Smith is 10-for-25 with four home runs, 14 RBI, eight runs and a .484 on-base percentage over 10 games since replacing Gurriel, who has been taking at-bats at the Diamondbacks' camp and could rejoin the club later this week.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SD
Padres' Luis Arraez: Exits early vs. Astros
Arraez left Monday's game against Houston due to an apparent lower-body injury, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
Arraez appeared to suffer the injury during a play at the plate in the bottom of the fifth inning and limped off the field with the team trainer. He was later able to take his scheduled at-bat in the seventh and swatted a double, but the Padres elected to deploy a pinch runner after Arraez limped into second base. The 27-year-old is likely headed back to the clubhouse for further evaluation and can be considered day-to-day until the team has more information on his status moving forward.