MLB Player News
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Josh Bell DH | MIN
Marlins' Josh Bell: Homers in win
Bell went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's victory over the Astros.
Bell cranked the Marlins' third consecutive homer in the eighth inning Monday, a solo blast off Hector Neris to extend the lead to 5-1. The 31-year-old Bell has looked like a new player since he was traded from Cleveland at the deadline -- he's now hit four homers in his last five games while batting .326 (15-for-46) with a 1.100 OPS through his first 12 contests with Miami. Overall, Bell's slash line is up to .244/.328/.420with 16 homers, 58 RBI and 36 runs scored across 445 plate appearances this season.
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Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Scratched with ear infection
Flores is no longer listed in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Rays due to an ear infection, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Flores was slated to get the nod at the hot corner, but he'll now be considered day-to-day after getting scratched. Johan Camargo is starting at third base and batting ninth in Flores' place.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Keeps launching souvenirs
Olson went 2-for-3 with a walk, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Sunday's loss to the Mets.
His eighth-inning blast to right field off southpaw reliever Brooks Raley brought Atlanta to within a run, but the NL East leaders couldn't complete the comeback. Olson has been a juggernaut in August, slashing .362/.500/.851 through 13 games with seven home runs, 14 runs and 18 RBI to push him up to 43 homers and 107 RBI on the season -- both of which lead MLB.
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Carlos Santana 1B | ARI
Brewers' Carlos Santana: Plates three with home run
Santana went 1-for-5 with a three-run homer in Sunday's win over the White Sox.
Santana's blast proved to be the difference in Sunday's contest after it put the Brewers up 5-0 and they went on to win 7-3. It was Santana's second long ball this month, and those are the only two games in which he has driven in runs. The 37-year-old is slashing .226/.305/.400 with 15 home runs, 59 RBI, 50 runs and a 47:78 BB:K in 453 plate appearances. With Rowdy Tellez (finger) set to return soon, Santana could begin to lose out on starts against right-handed pitching.
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Jake Cronenworth 1B | SD
Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Three hits, two RBI in loss
Cronenworth went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk and two RBI in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Cronenworth hit an RBI single in the first inning and an RBI double in the seventh to account for half of the Padres' run production. The infielder has nine multi-hit efforts over his last 15 games, a stretch that has raised his batting average from .206 to .232 on the year. He's added a .706 OPS, 10 home runs, six stolen bases, 46 RBI and 52 runs scored through 116 contests overall.
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Michael Toglia 1B | COL
Rockies' Michael Toglia: Not starting Sunday
Toglia is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Dodgers.
Toglia has seen an increased role since the trade deadline but has struggled in August. He is 4-for-37 with zero extra-base hits in the month. The 24-year-old has missed only one game since July 21, so Sunday likely serves as an off day. Elehuris Montero will get the start at first base, hitting seventh.
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Dominic Smith 1B | ATL
Nationals' Dominic Smith: Not starting against lefty
Smith is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Athletics.
Lefty Ken Waldichuk faces the Nationals, which is why Smith is not starting. On the season, Smith has a .599 OPS against lefties and a .720 OPS against righties. The 28-year-old also did not start in the Nationals' last game against a starting lefty Aug. 5.
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Christian Walker 1B | HOU
Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Homers to help snap losing streak
Walker went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 3-0 win against the Padres.
Walker plated the final two runs in the low-scoring affair with his shot to right field in the third inning, helping Arizona end its nine-game losing streak. The first baseman is up to 24 homers and 73 RBI on the campaign, and he has a chance to challenge the career-best marks of 36 long balls and 94 RBI that he set last season. Walker has been hitting well of late, going 8-for-20 (.400) with two homers, a double and five RBI over his past five contests.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Braves' Matt Olson: Goes yard twice in matinee
Olson went 3-for-5 with a walk, a double, two home runs, three runs scored and four RBI during a 21-3 rout of the Mets in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.
The first baseman continued a power surge that has carried him to the major-league lead in homers with 42. Over his last 16 games, including a 1-for-4 showing with a walk and a run in Saturday's nightcap, Olson is batting .379 (22-for-58) with 10 long balls, 17 runs and 25 RBI.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Resting versus lefty
Wade isn't in the Giants' lineup Saturday against Texas, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Left-hander Andrew Heaney will take the mound for Texas, so the left-handed bat of Wade will retreat to the dugout for the beginning of Saturday's game. Wilmer Flores will fill in at first base and bat third.