MLB Player News
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | MIL
Brewers' Rhys Hoskins: Out of lineup Tuesday
Hoskins is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants.
Tuesday's game is the third one since Aug. 27 that Hoskins is not in the starting lineup for, but he's appeared in every game since then and recorded at least three plate appearances in each. Sal Frelick is in right field and batting sixth as Hoskins' replacement, while Jake Bauers hits fourth and slides into Hoskins' spot at first base.
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Michael Busch 1B | CHC
Cubs' Michael Busch: Posts big line against former team
Busch went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, three total runs and three total RBI in a 10-4 win against the Dodgers on Monday.
Busch bullied the club that drafted him in the first round in 2019, recording his second four-hit game of the season and tying his campaign high with three RBI. He took Walker Buehler deep in the fourth inning and also had an RBI single in each of the first and sixth frames. Busch's long ball snapped a 24-game stretch without a homer, and he batted just .179 over 84 at-bats during that span.
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Connor Joe 1B | PIT
Pirates' Connor Joe: Back in bench role
Joe is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.
After a stretch of five consecutive starts, Joe has now hit the bench in consecutive games for the Pirates. Joe will likely be in store for a short-side platoon role the rest of the way, barring Pittsburgh losing additional everyday players to injury.
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Kody Clemens 1B | PHI
Phillies' Kody Clemens: Getting regular run at third base
Clemens will start at third base and bat seventh in Monday's game against the Rays.
Clemens will pick up a sixth consecutive start at the hot corner after going 5-for-21 with a home run, two doubles, one walk and five RBI over the previous five contests. While Alec Bohm (hand) and Edmundo Sosa (back) are on the injured list, Clemens looks like he'll have a clear path to a regular role at third base.
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Luis Arraez 1B | SD
Padres' Luis Arraez: Posts another three-hit game
Arraez went 3-for-5 with a run in Sunday's loss to the Giants.
Arraez collected three singles for the second straight contest and concluded the three-game set against San Francisco having gone 7-for-14 with an RBI and three runs. He's batted an NL-best .328 since the All-Star break and has struck out just twice over 180 at-bats during that span. Arraez's .315 average on the campaign is fourth-best among qualified major-league hitters and puts him firmly on pace to bat over .300 for the third straight season.
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Pavin Smith RF | ARI
Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: Historic offensive day
Smith went 3-for-4 with three home runs, a walk and eight RBI in Sunday's win over the Astros.
Smith had seven RBI by the third inning after he took Justin Verlander deep in the second for a three-run blast and then followed it up with a grand slam. He wasn't done there, as he then went deep off Kaleb Ort in the fifth, becoming the first Diamondbacks player with three homers in a game since 2017. Smith had a chance to complete the home run cycle after coming up to the plate in the seventh with a man on but wound up striking out. After Sunday's outburst Smith has tied his home run total from last season in 125 less plate appearances. He's slashing .270/.343/.562 with seven homers, 26 RBI, 18 runs, a steal and an 11:15 BB:K in 102 plate appearances.
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Josh Bell 1B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Josh Bell: Back in lineup Sunday
Bell will start at first base and bat cleanup in Sunday's game against the Astros.
Bell was on the bench for the first two games of the series, but he'll move back into the starting nine for the finale while Ketel Marte and Christian Walker get the evening off. Though Marte should eventually reclaim a full-time role at second base after being eased back in the lineup at designated hitter in the previous two contests, Arizona likely won't have room in the lineup for Bell against right-handed pitching while Walker and Joc Pederson occupy first base and the DH spot, respectively. Bell should at least replace the lefty-hitting Pederson in the lineup when the Diamondbacks face left-handed pitching.
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Christian Walker 1B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Not in Sunday's lineup
Walker is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
Walker will hit the bench for the series finale in Houston after going 2-for-10 with two walks and a double while starting the previous three games. Josh Bell will start at first base and bat cleanup in his place.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | SF
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Absent from Sunday's lineup
Wade is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
It's the second straight game on the bench for Wade, who is in the midst of a 3-for-32 slump. Jerar Encarnacion is starting at first base in the series finale at San Diego.
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Jake Bauers 1B | MIL
Brewers' Jake Bauers: On bench again Sunday
Bauers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Bauers is sitting for the second straight day as Kyle Freeland is the second consecutive lefty to start for Colorado. Gary Sanchez will step in behind the plate while William Contreras rests his legs as the designated hitter.