MLB Player News
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Josh Bell DH | MIN
Marlins' Josh Bell: Homers among three hits
Bell went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-1 victory over the Brewers.
Bell popped a 379-foot homer off Freddy Peralta in the third inning for his 22nd of the year. He has enjoyed a nice turnaround since joining the Marlins from the Guardians at the trade deadline, hitting .276 with 11 home runs, 26 runs and 21 RBI over 48 games. Bell had previously hit .233 with 11 home runs, 26 runs and 48 RBI over 97 games in Cleveland.
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Ji-Man Choi 1B | NYM
Padres' Ji-Man Choi: On bench vs. lefty
Choi is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
Choi is hitless in 20 at-bats since being acquired by San Diego, and he'll sit Sunday with southpaw Drew Rom on the mound for St. Louis. Garrett Cooper will start at first base and bat sixth.
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Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B | CIN
Reds' Christian Encarnacion-Strand: Plates four runs in shocking loss
Encarnacion-Strand went 3-for-5 with a home run, two total runs and four total RBI in a loss to the Pirates on Saturday.
Encarnacion-Strand put Cincinnati on the board with a two-run homer in the first inning. He added a run-scoring single in the second to help the team build an early 9-0 advantage. However, Pittsburgh came storming back to build a 13-9 lead before Encarnacion-Strand's eighth-inning single brought home another run to make the score 13-11. The rookie's big day ultimately went to waste, however, as the Pirates pulled off a one-run win. The four RBI were the most Encarnacion-Strand has recorded in a game thus far in his brief career. He's been on a power surge of late, knocking four homers over his past six games to give him 10 long balls on the season.
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Alfonso Rivas 1B | STL
Pirates' Alfonso Rivas: Logs five RBI in comeback victory
Rivas went 3-for-5 with a double, a run and five RBI in a 13-12 win over the Reds on Saturday.
After the Pirates fell behind 9-0 through three frames, Rivas put Pittsburgh on the board with an RBI single in the fourth. He then came through with two clutch hits later in the contest, clearing the bases and tying the score with a three-run double in the seventh and adding an RBI single in the eighth. The five RBI were one more than Rivas had collected in his previous 29 games combined coming into Saturday. This was also his first multi-hit game since Aug. 28.
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Registers 22nd steal
Freeman went 2-for-5 with a double, one RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Giants.
Freeman continues to provide surprising speed from a first baseman. He's up to five steals in September and a career-high 22 this season. For the year, the 34-year-old has added an impressive .334/.411/.563 slash line, 26 home runs, 96 RBI, 125 runs scored and 57 doubles through 153 contests. Freeman's .974 OPS ranks sixth in the majors.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Out against lefty
Wade isn't in the Giants' lineup Saturday against the Dodgers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Lefty Clayton Kershaw will start on the mound for Los Angeles, sending Wade to the bench to begin Saturday's contest. Wilmer Flores will start at first base and bat fourth in Wade's place.
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | LAA
Cubs' Jeimer Candelario: Resumes baseball activity
Candelario (back) resumed baseball activities Friday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
Candelario is already eligible to return from the injured list after suffering a lower-back strain in mid-September. He had slumped to a .083/.227/.278 line in the 13 games prior to hitting the injured list, however, so the Cubs will want to make sure he's right before activating him.
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Elehuris Montero 1B | COL
Rockies' Elehuris Montero: On bench Saturday
Montero is out of the lineup Saturday versus the Cubs.
Montero will be on the bench for the second time since Wednesday. Prior to that, the 25-year-old had started in 18 consecutive games in which he slashed .306/.389/.484. However, after Friday's game, the infielder is 1-for-12 in the last three. Hunter Goodman will take his place in the lineup Saturday.
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Carlos Santana 1B | ARI
Brewers' Carlos Santana: Churns out three hits
Santana went 3-for-6 with a double, two RBI and a run in Friday's 16-1 win over the Marlins.
Santana doubled home Christian Yelich for the fourth run in the Brewers' 12-run second inning and then plated Yelich again on a fifth-inning base hit. The 37-year-old has just three home runs to his name since Aug. 20, but he's hitting .275 and getting on base at a .353 clip over that stretch to keep his spot secure in Milwaukee's everyday lineup.