MLB Player News
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LaMonte Wade 1B | SF
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Homers twice in win
Wade went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Saturday's 9-0 win over the Royals.
Wade took Brady Singer deep twice to register his first multi-homer effort of the season. The 30-year-old has been productive through 15 September contests, logging four multi-hit efforts, homering three times and driving in 10 runs. On the season, he is hitting .267 with eight long balls, 33 RBI, 44 runs scored and two steals across 378 plate appearances.
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Jonathan Aranda 1B | TB
Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Homers again in win
Aranda went 2-for-3 with two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Blue Jays.
Aranda homered for the second straight contest, crushing a 414-foot blast off Yariel Rodriguez in the third inning. The 26-year-old has hit safely in eight of his past 10 games while going deep four times. On the season, he is hitting .248 with five long balls, 11 RBI and 19 runs scored across 117 plate appearances.
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Tyler Soderstrom 1B | OAK
Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom: Resting against lefty
Soderstrom isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.
With left-hander Carlos Rodon set to start on the bump for New York, the lefty-hitting Soderstrom will stay put in Oakland's dugout to begin Saturday's contest. In his absence, Tyler Nevin will get the starting nod at first base and bat seventh.
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Joey Gallo 1B | WAS
Nationals' Joey Gallo: Blasts ninth home run
Gallo went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Cubs.
Gallo broke the game open with his homer off Keegan Thompson in the sixth inning. Gallo has five hits in the month of September, four of which have been home runs. With nine homers this season, Gallo is one away from extending his streak of 10 or more that dates back to 2017.
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Ty France 1B | CIN
Reds' Ty France: Launches 13th homer
France went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Pirates.
France took Jared Jones deep in the third inning and snapped a streak of 14 games without a home run. After a hot stretch initially upon joining the Reds, France had hit a skid, slashing .200/.193/.255 with zero homers over his last 14 games. The 30-year-old has five of his 13 homers with Cincinnati to go along with a .746 OPS in 160 at-bats since joining his new team.
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Jonathan Singleton 1B | HOU
Astros' Jon Singleton: On bench against LHP
Singleton is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.
Singleton will dodge a same-side matchup with lefty Reid Detmers, yielding to Victor Caratini at first base. Singleton is slashing .238/.319/.392 on the year, and he's 8-for-22 (.364) in his last eight games.
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | PIT
Pirates' Rowdy Tellez: Idle against RHP
Tellez is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.
The lefty-hitting Tellez will be on the bench for the fifth time in the last 10 games despite Pittsburgh facing a right-hander in Rhett Lowder. Tellez is 2-for-25 (.080) in his last nine games.
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Jonathan Aranda 1B | TB
Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Pops fourth homer
Aranda went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Friday against the Blue Jays.
Aranda has started five straight games and 12 of the Rays' last 14 contests. He's played primarily at first base but has also made three starts at second base-- including Friday night. Since Aranda has gotten regular playing time, he's gone 12-for-44 with three home runs, four RBI and seven runs scored while striking out only 14 percent of the time.