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  • Carlos Santana 1B | ARI

    Twins' Carlos Santana: Homers, drives in three

    Santana went 3-for-4 on Sunday with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored against the Reds.

    Santana homered and doubled to finish just a triple shy of the cycle. The 15-year-vet's two-run blast in the seventh doubled the Twins' lead and served as the springboard to a five-run inning that sealed the game. Santana is now batting 8-for-18 (.444) with two homers, a double, six RBI and six runs scored during a modest five-game hitting streak.

  • LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW

    Giants' LaMonte Wade: Sitting against lefty

    Wade is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Wade went 6-for-15 with a double and two RBI while starting the previous five games, but he'll sit Sunday as southpaw Martin Perez takes the mound for San Diego. Mark Canha will step in at first base for San Francisco.

  • Astros' Jon Singleton: Scratched with illness

    Singleton was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels due to an illness, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

    Victor Caratini will step in at first base and bat fifth in place of Singleton, who will wind up hitting the bench for a third straight game after going 3-for-4 with two doubles in his last start Thursday versus the Athletics. The lefty-hitting Singleton should see the bulk of the starts at first base against right-handed pitching over the final two weeks of the season.

  • Kody Clemens 1B | MIN

    Phillies' Kody Clemens: Headed for role reduction

    Clemens is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

    Clemens had started nine of the Phillies' last 10 games, going 7-for-34 (.206 average) with a home run, three doubles, six RBI and five runs. His starting opportunities will likely be few and far between moving forward, however, as Alec Bohm (hand) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Sunday and will slot back in as the Phillies' everyday third baseman.

  • Anthony Rizzo 1B | NYY

    Yankees' Anthony Rizzo: Out of Sunday's lineup

    Rizzo is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

    Rizzo started the previous 10 games but will hit the bench Sunday after going 5-for-33 with one double and four walks during that span. Oswaldo Cabrera will take over at first base and bat eighth in the series finale versus Boston.

  • Triston Casas 1B | BOS

    Red Sox's Triston Casas: Idle vs. lefty

    Casas is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Yankees, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

    The lefty-hitting Casas will begin Sunday's game in the dugout with the Yankees sending southpaw Carlos Rodon to the mound. Connor Wong will start at first base and bat fifth.

  • Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Not starting Sunday

    Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

    Goldschmidt will receive Sunday off after a stretch of 18 straight starts, during which he batted .391 with 10 doubles, two homers and 10 RBI. Alec Burleson will shift to first base while Luken Baker serves as the designated hitter in the series finale at Toronto.

  • Giants' Mark Canha: Swipes sixth bag in loss

    Canha went 1-for-3 with a stolen base in Saturday's loss to the Padres. He was also hit by a pitch.

    Canha got beaned by Joe Musgrove in his first trip to the plate and added a single his second time around before stealing second. The theft was his sixth of the campaign and his first this month. The outfielder has now hit safely in each of his last two games but is batting just .231 (3-for-13) in September with one RBI, two walks and a stolen base.

  • Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom: Scores run in return from IL

    Soderstrom, who was activated from the injured list earlier in the day, went 0-for-5 with a run in a loss to the White Sox on Saturday.

    Soderstrom made his first MLB appearance since July 9 after overcoming his wrist injury, but he wasn't able to carry over the red-hot bat he'd wielded during his minor-league rehab assignment. Nevertheless, the rookie is expected to get plenty of chances to rediscover his stroke before the end of the regular season, as MLB.com reports manager Mark Kotsay plans to give Soderstrom "the bulk of the first-base reps" down the stretch of the campaign. "I think the focus these next 14 games is to keep him healthy," Kotsay said. "Allow him to finish the season and go into the offseason with a good frame of mind [knowing] that he's healthy and can go train and prepare for next year."

  • Pavin Smith RF | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: Rattles off three hits

    Smith went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in Saturday's 15-8 loss to the Brewers.

    Smith was one of five Diamondbacks to post multiple hits in the blowout loss. He has a pair of three-hit efforts over his last five games, though Smith remains in a strong-side platoon role despite his recent success at the plate. For the year, the 28-year-old has a .280/.348/.550 slash line with seven home runs, 28 RBI, 21 runs scored and one stolen base over 115 plate appearances. Smith could see his role reduced once again whenever Lourdes Gurriel (calf) is ready to return.

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