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  • LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW

    Giants' LaMonte Wade: Left out against lefty

    Wade is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.

    Wade worked off the bench the past two days with left-handers starting for the opponent, and he will find himself in the same spot Monday with southpaw Andrew Abbott toeing the rubber for the Reds.

  • Carlos Santana 1B | ARI

    Brewers' Carlos Santana: Sitting with sprained ankle

    Santana is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.

    Santana recorded four homers, 12 RBI and a .935 OPS over his last 12 games, but per Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, he also sprained his ankle in Sunday's victory over the Padres and will get at least one day to rest and recover. Rowdy Tellez will start at first base for the Brewers on Monday night.

  • Michael Toglia 1B | COL

    Rockies' Michael Toglia: Flashing power potential

    Toglia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday against the Orioles.

    Toglia has held a regular role in the Colorado lineup since July 16, when he was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque. In that span, he's hit just .170 with a 33 percent strikeout rate, though he has homered in two of his last three starts -- neither of which have come at home. The Rockies have shown a willingness to let Toglia play through his struggles, though the addition of Hunter Goodman to the roster could complicate his playing time moving forward.

  • Cubs' Jeimer Candelario: Homers Sunday

    Candelario went 1-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Sunday's victory over the Pirates.

    Candelario put the Cubs ahead 3-1 with a two-run homer off Bailey Falter in the fourth inning, which was his 19th long ball of the year (matching a career high) and third since joining Chicago. The 29-year-old Candelario has two homers and eight RBI over his last six games, though he's gone just 5-for-23 (.217) in that span. Overall, he's slashing .267/.347/.489 with 71 runs scored, 65 RBI and eight steals across 510 plate appearances between the Cubs and Nationals this season.

  • Matthew Batten 3B | ATL

    Padres' Matthew Batten: Smacks second homer

    Batten went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two total runs scored in Sunday's 10-6 loss to the Brewers.

    This was Batten's first game action since he was promoted Saturday to take the spot opened by Jake Cronenworth (wrist) going on the injured list. Batten got the start at second base Sunday and made an impact from the bottom of the order. He's hitting .269 with two homers, four RBI, five runs scored and a 3:4 BB:K over 29 plate appearances in the majors this year. Batten doesn't have an obvious path to everyday playing time, but he should be a reserve option in the infield while he's in the majors.

  • LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW

    Giants' LaMonte Wade: Sitting against southpaw

    Wade is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

    Wade will join fellow left-handed hitters Joc Pederson and Wade Meckler on the bench while Atlanta brings a southpaw (Jared Shuster) to the hill for the second straight game. J.D. Davis will replace Wade at first base and will bat cleanup.

  • Giants' Wilmer Flores: Matches career high in homers

    Flores went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-3 loss to Atlanta.

    Flores has been consistent and powerful lately, batting .289 with four homers and nine RBI over his last 10 games. He's matched his career high with 19 homers this season, and the infielder is a good bet to best that mark with over a month left in the campaign. He's slashing .299/.359/.543 with 48 RBI, 44 runs scored and 19 doubles through 97 contests, making his achievements slightly more impressive since he hasn't always had a clear path to playing time this year. Flores has primarily settled in at designated hitter over recent weeks.

  • Rockies' Elehuris Montero: On bench again Sunday

    Montero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

    Despite producing a 1.024 OPS over his last nine games, Montero finds himself on the bench for the second game in a row. The Rockies will give Triple-A Albuquerque call-up Hunter Goodman the starting nod at first base in his MLB debut Sunday, but the team could find room for both Goodman and Montero in the lineup by deploying the other at designated hitter. Goodman also has the ability to play the corner outfield and could end up poaching work from Michael Toglia.

  • Pete Alonso 1B | BAL

    Mets' Pete Alonso: Batting cleanup Sunday

    Alonso (head) will start at first base and bat cleanup Sunday versus the Angels.

    Alonso took a pitch to the head/neck area in Saturday's loss, but he cleared the concussion protocol and was given the green light to rejoin the lineup a day later. The 28-year-old slugger has registered an .846 OPS with 39 home runs and 95 RBI through 122 games this year for New York.

  • Josh Bell DH | MIN

    Marlins' Josh Bell: Goes yard again Saturday

    Bell went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Nationals.

    The first baseman continues to thrive in a Miami uniform, as he broke up Jake Irvin's shutout bid with his solo shot in the sixth inning. Bell's gone yard three times in the last six games and is slashing .289/.366/.614 through 93 plate appearances as a Marlin with eight homers and 13 RBI.

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