MLB Player News
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Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Not in Monday's lineup
Flores is not starting Monday against the Diamondbacks, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Flores hit the bench after starting six of the last seven games. He hasn't done much at the plate this season, hitting just .231/.315/.343 through 162 plate appearances. Jason Vosler will take over at third base in his abence.
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Jake Cronenworth 1B | SD
Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Heads to bench Sunday
Cronenworth is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
San Diego manager Jayce Tingler will stock up some extra right-handed bats against Mets lefty Joey Lucchesi in the series finale, so the lefty-hitting Cronenworth will head to the bench for the first time this month. The righty-hitting Ha-Seong Kim will fill in for Cronenworth at the keystone.
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Josh Bell DH | MIN
Nationals' Josh Bell: Sits against righty
Bell is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
The lefty-hitting Bell typically starts against right-handed pitching, but he'll be on the bench Sunday even with righty Johnny Cueto on the bump for San Francisco. Bell had previously sat out the second half of Saturday's doubleheader when the Giants had a lefty (Conner Menez) lead off a bullpen game, so the first baseman will be sitting for the second game in a row. Ryan Zimmerman gets another start in Bell's stead.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Sits Sunday
Wade is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
For the first time since June 1, Wade will head to the bench, ending a streak of nine consecutive starts. With the Giants bringing Mike Yastrzemski back from the 10-day injured list Saturday, Wade's path to an everyday role in the San Francisco outfield could become more blocked. Wade and Steven Duggar will likely be competing for one spot in the Giants' regular outfield alongside Yastrzemski and Mike Tauchman.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Pair of RBI hits Saturday
Bohm went 2-for-5 with a pair of run-scoring singles in Saturday's 8-7 win over the Yankees.
Bohm drove in Bryce Harper to extend the Phillies' lead to 4-0 in the first inning and later added another RBI knock in the fifth. While Bohm is still slashing a subpar .224/.266/.311 on the campaign, he's shown signs of turning things around of late, going 6-for-13 with three RBI and three runs scored across his last four games.
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Braves' Freddie Freeman: Mashes 15th homer
Freeman went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Marlins.
The first baseman took Anthony Bass deep in the eighth inning to bring Atlanta within a run, but it was the only offense the team could manage. Freeman has gone yard twice in the last three games, bringing him up to 15 homers and 35 RBI through 61 games, but his .237 batting average remains well below expectations.
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Luke Raley RF | SEA
Dodgers' Luke Raley: Rejoins Dodgers
Raley was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma prior to Saturday's game against the Rangers, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.
With Max Muncy forced to go on the injured list with a right-oblique strain, a spot opened up for Raley to return to the big leagues. Raley posted a subpar .182/.280/.273 slash line across 50 plate appearances during his previous stints with the big club this season, so he'll look to find more success at the dish this time around.
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Josh Bell DH | MIN
Nationals' Josh Bell: Not starting evening game
Bell will sit for the second half of Saturday's doubleheader against the Giants, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Bell went 0-for-3 in the first game of the day. Ryan Zimmerman will take over at first base in the nightcap.
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Donovan Solano 1B | TEX
Giants' Donovan Solano: Out of lineup for afternoon game
Solano will not start the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against Washington, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Solano sits after starting 12 of the last 13 games. Wilmer Flores slides to second base in his absence, with Jason Vosler starting at third. Solano will likely return to the lineup for the nightcap.
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Asdrubal Cabrera 1B | CIN
Diamondbacks' Asdrubal Cabrera: Starts in field
Cabrera started at first base and went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts in Friday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Angels.
This was Cabrera's first start in the field since he returned from the injured list June 4. He served as a pinch hitter for his first four appearances then as the designated hitter Thursday. The veteran infielder is hitless in 11 at-bats with a sacrifice fly since his return.