MLB Player News
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Shouldn't miss time
Bohm (undisclosed) felt fine after being removed early from Monday's game against the Reds, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
Bohm looked to be removed from the contest due to a lower-body injury, but after the game, skipper Rob Thomson stated he decided to pull the third baseman to go with better speed on the bases. Bohm should be ready to roll for Tuesday's matchup.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Pulled early
Bohm left Monday's game against the Reds with an undisclosed injury, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
According to Gelb, Bohm hadn't appeared to be moving well all game, and he was ultimately removed after the seventh inning. It's unclear at this time whether the injury will force him to miss any additional game action.
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Josh Bell DH | MIN
Padres' Josh Bell: Homers in second straight game
Bell went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 2-1 win over Washington.
Bell accounted for both Padres runs in the contest with a two-run blast to right field in the sixth inning. Bell went hitless in his first two contests of the four-game set against his former club, but he homered in each of the final two games of the series. He appears to be emerging from a slump that saw him go 7-for-58 over his first 16 contests with San Diego.
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Darick Hall 1B | PIT
Phillies' Darick Hall: Remains out of lineup
Hall isn't starting Monday against the Reds.
Hall is on the bench for a fourth consecutive game since Kyle Schwarber has served exclusively as the designated hitter since returning from a multi-game absence due to a calf injury. The rookie has slashed .302/.333/.628 with four home runs, two doubles, five runs and five RBI over 14 games since the start of August, so he's at least made it tough for the Phillies to justify keeping him out of the lineup.
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Elehuris Montero 1B | COL
Rockies' Elehuris Montero: Homers again
Montero went 1-for-5 with a solo home run Sunday against the Giants.
Montero took Jakob Junis yard in the seventh inning and now has three home runs across his last three starts. It's been a mixed start to Montero's big-league career, as he has a strong .206 ISO but is striking out at a 33.3 percent clip. That has resulted in a .245/.267/.451 line across 105 plate appearances.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Homers twice, drives in six
Bohm went 3-for-5 with two home runs and six RBI during Sunday's 10-9 loss to the Mets.
Bohm opened the scoring with a three-run shot in the first inning and added another three-run homer in the fourth, both off of starter Jose Butto. The 26-year-old snapped a 15-game homerless drought and is now up to 10 long balls on the year. After posting a .902 OPS in his last 37 games before the start of August, Bohm was slashing just .208/.247/.292 through 18 games this month before Sunday's big performance.
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Hits 40th double
Freeman went 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Sunday's 10-3 win over the Marlins.
Freeman is the first player in the majors to reach 40 doubles this year, doing so in the sixth inning of Sunday's win. He's hit a home run and three two-baggers while going 10-for-28 (.357) across his last seven contests. The first baseman is slashing .324/.400/.521 with 16 homers, 74 RBI, 85 runs scored and 10 stolen bases through 120 games this season. This is the fourth time in his career he's reached the 40-double mark, and he has a good chance of smashing his previous career high of 44.
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Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Slugs 26th homer
Tellez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's 5-2 victory over the Cubs.
The Brewers' slugger took a 3-1 fastball from Mark Leiter 444 feet in the seventh inning to bring the Brewers within a run before Keston Hiura went back-to-back to tie the game. Tellez also scored in the ninth inning on Hiura's second home run of the afternoon after reaching base via a walk. The first baseman has been effective in August with a .255/.377/.588 slash line entering Sunday's matchup. He now has 26 homers on the season, tied for fifth in the majors among first basemen.
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Keston Hiura 2B | LAD
Brewers' Keston Hiura: Cranks two homers
Hiura went 2-for-4 with two homers, three RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Cubs.
The Brewers' DH went hitless in his two at bats against starter Justin Steele but got to the Cubs' bullpen with a solo shot in the seventh to tie the game at 2-2 and a two-run homer in the top of the ninth to push the game to 5-2. The 26-year-old is now slashing .247/.349/.507 despite his strikeout rate being north of 40%. If he can find a way to more regular at-bats, he could continue to be a sneaky source of home runs the rest of the way.