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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: Absent from Sunday's lineup
Guerrero is not in Sunday's lineup against the Yankees.
Guerrero will take a seat for the first time since Sept. 15. He's in the midst of a six-game hitting streak, four of which have been multi-hit efforts. Brandon Drury will draw the start at third base and bat eighth in his place.
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Nate Lowe 1B | CLE
Rays' Nate Lowe: Slugs game-winning homer
Lowe went 1-for-5 with a game-winning two-run home run in an extra-innings victory over the Red Sox on Saturday.
The rookie came through in dramatic fashion, as his 338-foot shot to left with Johnny Davis aboard in the bottom of the 11th erased a 4-3 deficit and won another critical game for the Rays. The round tripper was a rare taste of offensive success for Lowe in September, as he's still hitting just .184 (7-for-38) for the month and has struck out on 17 occasions over 39 plate appearances.
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Asdrubal Cabrera 1B | CIN
Nationals' Asdrubal Cabrera: Out with ankle injury
Cabrera (ankle) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Cabrera left Saturday's game with a sore ankle, and the injury will prevent him from starting at least one game. Brian Dozier will enter the lineup at second base in Cabrera's place.
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Anthony Rizzo 1B | NYY
Cubs' Anthony Rizzo: Collects three hits in loss
Rizzo went 3-for-5 with a double in Saturday's 9-8 loss to the Cardinals.
Somewhat surprisingly, Rizzo didn't cross the plate despite the three-hit effort as the leadoff hitter in a high-scoring game. It's still good to see the slugging first baseman productive after suffering a sprained ankle on Monday, which kept him out of the lineup for a few games.
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Kole Calhoun 1B | CLE
Angels' Kole Calhoun: Pounds 33rd round tripper
Calhoun went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in Saturday's win over Houston.
Calhoun provided a pair of insurance runs with a blast to right center field in the ninth inning. The 31-year-old suffered through a 1-for-24 stretch to begin September but has turned things around over the last 10 games, going 12-for-37 with five home runs and seven runs batted in. Overall, Calhoun is slashing .237/.328/.481 with 33 long balls and 74 RBI in 604 plate appearances this season.
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Jose Abreu 1B | HOU
White Sox's Jose Abreu: Drives in two
Abreu went 3-for-5 with with two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 5-3 win over Detroit.
Abreu's eighth-inning, two-run single was the game-winning hit and produced his 120th and 121st RBI, the most by a White Sox player since Magglio Ordonez had 135 in 2002. He padded his RBI lead in the AL with the two runs driven in and moved to the top of MLB, one ahead of Atlanta's Freddie Freeman.
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Ryan O'Hearn 1B | PIT
Royals' Ryan O'Hearn: Slugs 14th homer
O'Hearn went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 12-5 win over the Twins.
His two-run shot in the sixth inning off Jose Berrios tied the game at 5-5, setting the stage for a seven-run eruption by the Kansas City offense in the ninth. O'Hearn had gone 0-for-17 with 11 strikeouts over his prior seven games, and on the year he's slashing only .190/.279/.365 with 14 homers and 34 RBI through 99 contests.
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Keston Hiura 2B | LAD
Brewers' Keston Hiura: Exits after HBP
Hiura went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 10-1 rout of the Pirates but was removed from the game in the eighth inning after being hit by a pitch.
Given the score, the move was likely precautionary, but Hiura's status for Sunday's game should become clearer once the Brewers' trainers have a chance to check him out. The rookie has hit safely in six straight games and is slashing .316/.381/.684 over 21 plate appearances since returning to the lineup from a hamstring strain.
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Asdrubal Cabrera 1B | CIN
Nationals' Asdrubal Cabrera: Dealing with ankle soreness
Cabrera (ankle) exited Saturday's contest with right ankle soreness, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.
Cabrera reportedly suffered the injury in the fourth inning when he slid into home plate trying to beat a tag. However, he remained in the game until the eighth frame, when Michael Taylor ran for him. The extent of the injury is unclear at this point, though Cabrera will be reevaluated Sunday.