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  • Pete Alonso 1B | BAL

    Mets' Pete Alonso: Homers in loss

    Alonso went 1-for-5 with a solo homer in Wednesday's 12-5 loss to the Red Sox.

    After homering in Tuesday's loss to Boston, Alonso made it back-to-back nights with a long ball when he took Adam Ottavino deep Wednesday. This latest homer adds to the first baseman's peculiar home and away splits. On the road, Alonso is hitting .289 with 25 home runs. Within the confines of Citi Field, the 26-year-old is hitting just .230 with 10 home runs. This works for fantasy managers, as the Mets play six of their final 10 games away from Queens.

  • Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Packs stat sheet in win

    Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 with a single, a double, a home run, two RBI and four runs scored in Wednesday's 10-2 win over the Brewers.

    Goldschmidt terrorized Milwaukee pitching once again Wednesday night, falling a triple shy of the cycle and recording his 13th game with three or more hits this season. In 47 career games played in Milwaukee, the Cardinals' first baseman is hitting .341 with 15 home runs. It's gotta be the bratwurst.

  • Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Participates in on-field work

    Tellez (kneecap) participated in infield drills ahead of Wednesday's game against the Cardinals, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.

    Tellez has been on the injured list since Sept. 12 due to a strained right patella, but he's now participating in baseball activities. A better timetable for his return should be revealed once he ramps up his activity level, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him rejoin the major-league roster late in the regular season or sometime during the postseason.

  • Kole Calhoun 1B | CLE

    Diamondbacks' Kole Calhoun: Expected to start Wednesday

    Arizona manager Torey Lovullo expects to start Calhoun in right field Wednesday, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

    Calhoun has yet to start in the field since coming off the injured list last Friday. He served as the designated hitter for three games over the weekend while the Diamondbacks were in Houston.

  • C.J. Cron 1B | BOS

    Rockies' C.J. Cron: Racks up three hits Tuesday

    Cron went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a run and two RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers.

    The first baseman keyed Colorado's offensive output in the loss, knocking home a run with a double in the fourth inning and repeating the feat in the the sixth. The performance was his second multi-hit effort in his past three games following a four-game stretch during which he went 0-for-11. Cron's first season in Colorado has been arguably the best of his big-league tenure, as he is slashing .271/.368/.526 with 27 homers and a career-high 85 RBI.

  • Pete Alonso 1B | BAL

    Mets' Pete Alonso: Smacks 34th homer

    Alonso went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run Tuesday against the Red Sox.

    Alonso took Garrett Richards yard in the eighth inning record his 34th homer of the season. It was Alonso's fifth home run across 19 games in September, and he's also chipped in six doubles and two triples. Though his power totals won't reach the heights of the 2019 season, Alonso has maintained a .253 ISO while striking out at just a 20.3 percent clip across 591 plate appearances.

  • Alfonso Rivas 1B | STL

    Cubs' Alfonso Rivas: Won't return this season

    Rivas (finger) will miss the rest of the season after being placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Russell Dorsey of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

    Rivas is eligible to return for the final few games of the season, but the tendon injury in his right middle finger will instead end his campaign. The 25-year-old appeared in 18 games during his first taste of big-league action and hit .318/.388/.409 with one homer, three RBI and seven runs. Assuming he's healthy in time for spring training, Rivas should have a chance to earn a spot on Chicago's Opening Day roster in 2022.

  • Luke Raley RF | SEA

    Dodgers' Luke Raley: Recalled, starting Tuesday

    Raley was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City and is starting Tuesday's game against the Rockies in right field, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

    Cody Bellinger was initially slated to start the contest, but he'll instead move to the injured list with a left rib fracture. Raley will take his spot on the 28-man roster and is set to enter Tuesday's lineup in right field, pushing Mookie Betts to center field. Raley went 10-for-59 with a double, homer and two RBI during his previous stints in the majors this season.

  • Alfonso Rivas 1B | STL

    Cubs' Alfonso Rivas: Lands on injured list

    Rivas was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with an injury to a tendon in his right middle finger, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

    Rivas was penciled in to start in the outfield Tuesday versus the Twins, but he'll instead move to the injured list. The 25-year-old will be eligible to return before the end of the season, but it would only be for the last few games of the campaign.

  • Braves' Freddie Freeman: Keeps impressive stretch alive

    Freeman went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Monday's win over Arizona.

    The star first baseman has been mashing of late and extended his hitting streak to 10 games with another multi-hit performance -- his sixth during that stretch. Freeman is hitting .395 with a 1.073 OPS, two homers, seven RBI, three doubles, a triple and eight runs scored during his ongoing streak.

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