MLB Player News
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Drives in five runs
Olson went 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, five RBI and two runs scored in Monday's win over the Twins.
Olson drilled a three-run homer in the first inning and drove in two more runs with a second-inning double, and he's now gone deep in back-to-back games. After hitting only 15 long balls through his first 106 games, Olson has eight over his last 25 games. The hot streak has pushed his season slash line to .230/.312/.432 with 52 extra-base hits and 71 RBI through 552 plate appearances.
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Bryce Harper DH | PHI
Phillies' Bryce Harper: On base four times Monday
Harper went 2-for-3 with two walks, a double, a run scored and an RBI in Monday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Astros.
The 31-year-old played hero for the Phillies, walking it off with a 10th-inning single that brought home Kyle Schwarber as the phantom runner. Harper also has a two-bagger in four straight contests, and through 22 games in August he's slashing .287/.354/.460 with nine doubles, two homers, nine RBI and 10 runs.
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Juan Yepez 1B | TOR
Nationals' Juan Yepez: Goes deep in loss
Yepez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Yankees.
Yepez took Nestor Cortes deep in the seventh inning for his fifth homer of the campaign. Yepez has now hit two home runs in his last four games, after getting three in his previous 39 games this season. The 26-year-old has found regular playing time with the Nationals since being called up in the beginning of July, and he's slashing .284/.331/.451 thus far.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | CLE
Brewers' Rhys Hoskins: Not in Sunday's lineup
Hoskins is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the A's.
Hoskins will hit the bench after a run of six straight starts, during which he went 3-for-22 with a homer, five RBI and five runs. Jake Bauers is starting at first base and batting cleanup in the series finale at Oakland.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Goes yard Sunday
Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Nationals.
Olson provided Atlanta's lone run in the game, tagging Jacob Barnes for a solo homer in the sixth inning. The first baseman has 22 home runs this season and is slashing .226/.309/.420 with 58 runs and 66 RBI in 547 plate appearances.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SF
Padres' Luis Arraez: Receiving Sunday off
Arraez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
It's likely just a maintenance day for Arraez, who started the previous seven games and hit .233 (7-for-30) with one home run during that span. Manny Machado will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Donovan Solano starts at third base against New York lefty Jose Quintana.
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Matthew Batten 3B | ATL
Padres' Matthew Batten: Outrighted to Triple-A
Batten cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.
The Padres removed the 29-year-old from the 40-man roster Friday, and he'll remain in the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. Batten has appeared in just one big-league game this season and has a .247/.325/.348 slash line in 454 plate appearances with El Paso.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: On bench Sunday
Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Goldschmidt has a .631 OPS over 70 at-bats in August and will take a seat Sunday for the second time in St. Louis' past four games. Alec Burleson will shift to first base while Matt Carpenter receives a turn at designated hitter.
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Ty France 1B | SD
Reds' Ty France: Taking seat Sunday
France is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
Though the Reds have two everyday spots available in the lineup with Jake Fraley (knee) and Jeimer Candelario (toe) landing on the injured list, France has still found himself squeezed out of the starting nine on occasion. He'll be on the bench for the second time in three matchups against right-handed pitching, as the Reds are making room in the lineup for new acquisitions Dominic Smith and Amed Rosario at the expense of France. Since being acquired by Cincinnati in late July, France is slashing .239/.284/.433 with three home runs, seven RBI and seven runs through 21 games.
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Joey Gallo LF | CHW
Nationals' Joey Gallo: Filling in for injured Call
Gallo will start in right field and bat seventh in Sunday's game against Atlanta, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
Since returning from the injured list Tuesday, Gallo has started in four of the Nationals' ensuing six games. He'll be making his second start in a row in right field, where he'll be filling in for Alex Call (foot), who was placed on the injured list Saturday. Though Call's injury could put him at risk of missing extended time, Gallo won't necessarily have a clear path to a full-time role for the rest of the season. The Nationals are set to call up prospect Dylan Crews from Triple-A Rochester on Monday, and he could move between right field and center field while poaching starts from Gallo and Jacob Young.