MLB Player News
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Bobby Dalbec 1B | CHW
Red Sox's Bobby Dalbec: Back on bench Sunday
Dalbec is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Yankees, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
Dalbec will sit for the second time in three games as Danny Santana takes over at first base against Gerrit Cole. Dalbec is hitless across his last 17 at-bats dating back to June 20.
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Alex Kirilloff LF | MIN
Twins' Alex Kirilloff: Sitting Sunday
Kirilloff is not in the starting lineup Sunday against Cleveland.
Kirilloff was absent from Saturday's lineup before the game got postponed due to rain, and he remains out of the starting nine Sunday with lefty Sam Hentges' start getting pushed back one day. Miguel Sano will play first base and bat sixth.
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Yuli Gurriel DH | SD
Astros' Yuli Gurriel: Extends hit streak
Gurriel went 2-for-3 with a run scored in a 3-1 loss to Detroit in the matinee of Saturday's doubleheader.
Gurriel had two of Houston's six hits and scored the team's lone run in a loss that snapped an 11-game winning streak. He suited up for the nightcap as well, singling in three at-bats. With hits in both ends of the twin bill, Gurriel extended his hit streak to 10 games, during which he's gone 16-for-35 (.457) with a .961 OPS.
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Kole Calhoun 1B | CLE
Diamondbacks' Kole Calhoun: Progressing in rehab
Calhoun (hamstring) is running out of the batter's box during at-bats taken at the team's training site, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.
Calhoun is preparing to head out on a rehab assignment which will be "coming soon," per manager Torey Lovullo. The 33-year-old outfielder will need a few games in the minors before rejoining the major-league club.
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Donovan Solano 1B | TEX
Giants' Donovan Solano: Lines third homer
Solano went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk as San Francisco defeated Oakland 6-5 on Saturday.
Solano singled in the second, walked in the sixth and homered in the eighth off Oakland reliever Jake Diekman to tie the game 4-4. The veteran infielder now has multiple hits in three of his last five games and is slashing a respectable .272/.324/.386 in 49 games.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Smashes fifth homer
Wade went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional run and a walk in a 6-5 victory against the A's on Saturday.
Wade blasted a two-run homer to right off A's starter Frankie Montas in the fifth to get San Francisco on the board, walked and scored in the seventh, and singled in the ninth to reach base three times for the fourth time this season. He started for the first time since being recalled from Triple-A on Friday and looks to see decent run with a strong .273/.354/.500 slash line and Brandon Belt on the IL.
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Christian Walker 1B | HOU
Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Smashes fourth home run
Walker went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, double, an additional run and a walk in Saturday's 10-1 win against the Padres.
Walker extended Arizona's lead to 2-0 with his solo shot in the second off San Diego starter Dinelson Lamet, doubled and scored in the fourth and walked in the ninth to reach base three times in consecutive games and for only the fourth time all season. The homer was his fourth in 42 games, a far cry from the pace when he hit 29 in 2019.
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Anthony Rizzo 1B | NYY
Cubs' Anthony Rizzo: Slams 10th home run
Rizzo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 loss against the Dodgers.
Rizzo hit a solo shot off Julio Urias in the fourth inning to get the Cubs on the board. He is in a bit of a cold stretch, going 5-for-32 over his last 10 games. On the season, he is slashing .250/.346/.446 with 10 home runs, 32 RBI and 30 runs scored in 280 plate appearances. He is still on pace for a 20-homer season, but his RBI and runs are down compared to his last two full seasons in 2018 and 2019.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Increases homer tally to 26
Guerrero went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, two additional runs scored and two walks in Saturday's win over the Orioles.
Guerrero blasted his league-leading 26th homer of the campaign in the third inning off Keegan Akin. The star slugger has launched 10 of his 26 long balls this month and is hitting an impressive .376 across 85 at-bats during June. The Blue Jays' 22-year-old slugger has homered in three straight games and four of his past seven as part of a seven-game hitting streak. Also, his 26th homer marked the second most through 75 games in the history of the franchise.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Socks solo shot Saturday
Goldschmidt went 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk in Saturday's win over the Pirates.
Goldschmidt snapped a five-game homer drought with his 11th long ball of the campaign, and the star first baseman has gone deep five times during the current month. Goldschmidt is not repeating the same numbers he's delivered in past seasons, but he remains a reliable offensive presence for the Cardinals. He's hitting .253 on the season, but that number increases to .287 across 80 at-bats this month.