MLB Player News
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Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | KC
Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Could make wild-card roster
Pasquantino (thumb) has a chance to be on the wild-card roster, according to manager Matt Quatraro, MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM reports.
He had live at-bats this weekend against Royals relievers, and it sounds like if he wakes up feeling good Tuesday, he'll be on the roster. Pasquantino has been out since Aug. 29 and underwent surgery in early September on a fractured right thumb.
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Niko Kavadas 1B | LAA
Angels' Niko Kavadas: Homers, reaches three times in loss
Kavadas went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and three runs scored in Saturday's loss to the Rangers.
Kavadas reached and scored in each of his first three trips to the plate while also adding his fourth home run of the campaign. It marked only the fourth multi-hit performance for the first baseman this season and he's now driven in a run in back-to-back games. Kavadas' three runs scored in Saturday's loss also marked a season high for the 25-year-old.
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Tyler Soderstrom C | ATH
Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom: Hits ninth homer Saturday
Soderstrom went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in an extra-inning loss to the Mariners on Saturday.
Soderstrom launched his ninth home run of the season in the sixth inning, a 369-foot solo shot that knotted the score at 3-3. The rookie has now hit safely in five of the last six games, and heading into the regular-season finale Sunday, he boasts a .282 batting average and .887 OPS in 43 plate appearances since returning from the injured list Sept. 14.
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Nate Lowe 1B | WAS
Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe: Fuels comeback win
Lowe went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, a home run, three RBI and two additional runs scored in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Angels.
His solo homer in the second inning put the Rangers on top early, and Lowe helped fuel a comeback later in the game after Texas fell behind 8-3, delivering runs in the eighth and ninth innings. Lowe is finishing the season on a high note, going 24-for-76 (.316) with 13 walks, four home runs, 17 RBI and nine runs over the last 22 games.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | STL
Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Three-hit effort in loss
Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Giants.
Goldschmidt made two outs in the contest, and he generated an RBI on each of those plays. One was a sacrifice fly and the other was a groundout. He's batting .250 (9-for-36) over his last nine games and now has a .245/.301/.412 slash line with 22 home runs, 64 RBI, 70 runs scored, 11 stolen bases and 32 doubles over 153 contests.
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Justin Turner 1B | SEA
Mariners' Justin Turner: Sitting again Saturday
Turner is absent from Saturday's lineup against Oakland.
Turner will sit for a second straight game Saturday. Jorge Polanco will serve as the designated hitter and bat fifth against right-hander Joey Estes.
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Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA
Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Still out of lineup
Schanuel (leg) is absent from Saturday's lineup against Texas, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Schanuel will now be out for a third straight game due to a bruised right lower leg he sustained Wednesday against the White Sox. Niko Kavadas will start at first base and bat eighth.
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Jake Cronenworth 1B | SD
Padres' Jake Cronenworth: On bench Saturday
Cronenworth is absent from Saturday's lineup against Arizona.
Cronenworth and several other Padres starters are getting Saturday night off as the team has already clinched a spot in the postseason. Nick Ahmed will start at second base and bat fifth.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SD
Padres' Luis Arraez: Not playing Saturday
Arraez is absent from Saturday's lineup against the Diamondbacks.
The Padres will sit Arraez and other starters having already clinched a spot in the postseason, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Arraez's .314 batting average is the only thing standing in the way of Shohei Ohtani's pursuit of the Triple Crown. Jurickson Profar will serve as the designated hitter and bat in the leadoff spot against Diamondbacks southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez.
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Triston Casas 1B | BOS
Red Sox's Triston Casas: Launches 13th homer
Casas went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-2 loss against the Rays.
Casas took Shane Baz deep for the second time this season with his first-inning blast that went to the opposite field. It was Casas' fifth home run this month, and all have come over his last 11 games, with him adding 11 RBI over that span as well. The 24-year-old is hitting .240/.339/.466 with 13 home runs, 31 RBI and 28 runs scored over 62 games this season.