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LaMonte Wade Jr. LF | HOU
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Back in action Monday
Wade (side) is back in the lineup Monday playing first base and batting leadoff, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Wade hasn't started a game since being scratched ahead of Friday's game against the Dodgers, but he was able to make three plate appearances Sunday after pinch-hitting for Joey Bart. The 28-year-old is batting .250 during the month of September.
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Alfonso Rivas 1B | STL
Cubs' Alfonso Rivas: Sits versus righty
Rivas is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.
Rivas went 2-for-7 while making a pair of starts against right-handed pitchers to close out the Cubs' weekend series with the Rockies, but he'll take a seat Monday with right-hander Edward Cabrera on the hill for Miami. P.J. Higgins will step in at first base, but Rivas still looks to be the preferred option in a crowded group at the position that also includes Jared Young and Patrick Wisdom.
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Logs steal Sunday
Freeman went 1-for-3 with two walks, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the Giants.
Freeman stole second after he was intentionally walked in the 10th inning. It was his 12th theft of the year, extending a career high, and it was also his first steal since Aug. 31. The first baseman has gone 18-for-41 (.439) with four home runs, 12 RBI and 10 runs scored across his last 11 games. For the season, he's slashing .331/.405/.525 with 20 homers, 94 RBI, 106 runs scored and 45 doubles through 144 contests.
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Pete Alonso 1B | BAL
Mets' Pete Alonso: Steals fourth base
Alonso went 0-for-3 with a run scored, an RBI, a walk and a hit-by-pitch in a 7-3 win Sunday over Pittsburgh.
Alonso was beaned in the first inning, drove in a run on a fielder's choice and stole a base in the second and walked and scored in the eighth. It was his 115th RBI of the season and the sixth straight game in which he drove in a run. He's reached base safely in 12 straight contests and has a .304/.389/.543 slash line with three homers and nine RBI in that span.
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LaMonte Wade Jr. LF | HOU
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Still out Sunday
Wade (side) is out of the lineup Sunday against the Dodgers.
The 28-year-old was scratched from Friday's lineup with side tightness and will sit out Sunday for a third straight contest. Heliot Ramos will start in right field and bat ninth while Wade should be considered day-to-day.
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Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Sets new career high in homers
Flores went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the Dodgers.
Flores entered Saturday's game stuck in an 0-for-13 skid, but he was able to snap it with his third-inning homer. The infielder has hit safely in just four of 15 games in September, batting .093 this month despite knocking three homers. The late-season slump has dropped his slash line to .229/.312/.408 with a career-high 19 homers, 66 RBI, 67 runs scored and 26 doubles through 137 contests.
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Josh Bell DH | MIN
Padres' Josh Bell: Sitting Sunday
Bell is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
With Manny Machado getting a rare day out of the field and handling designated hitter duties in the series finale, Bell will sit for the second time in three games. Since being acquired Aug. 2 from the Nationals, Bell has turned in a underwhelming .203/.313/.301 in 40 games. He may have to fight with Wil Myers for one spot in the Padres' everyday lineup over the final two and a half weeks of the season.
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Michael Toglia 1B | CIN
Rockies' Michael Toglia: Out of Sunday's lineup
Toglia is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.
Toglia has started every game since being called up from Triple-A Albuquerque on Aug. 30, and he'll receive a day off after he posted a .190/.242/.397 slash line in his first 16 big-league contests. Yonathan Daza will start in center field Sunday, which pushes Randal Grichuk to right.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Takes seat Sunday
Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds, Daniel Guerrero of MLB.com reports.
Goldschmidt started the past six games and will receive a day off after he posted a .273/.360/.409 slash line with three doubles, three RBI and two runs during that stretch. Albert Pujols will take over at first base while Nolan Arenado rests his legs as the designated hitter.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | CLE
Phillies' Rhys Hoskins: Back in action Sunday
Hoskins (hand) is starting at first base and batting second Sunday against Atlanta, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
The 29-year-old hasn't seen the field since Wednesday when he suffered a bruised right hand on a hit-by-pitch, but he's back in the lineup for Sunday's series finale. Through 11 games in September, Hoskins has a .244/.289/.439 slash line with two home runs and five RBI.