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  • Michael Busch 3B | CHC

    Cubs' Michael Busch: Sitting against Chris Sale

    Busch is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Atlanta.

    Busch has produced a lowly .549 OPS versus left-handed pitching this season, so he'll head to the bench for the series finale while southpaw Chris Sale takes the hill for Atlanta. Carlos Santana will step in for Busch at first base and will bat fifth.

  • Spencer Steer 1B | CIN

    Reds' Spencer Steer: Sitting again Wednesday

    Steer isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against San Diego.

    Despite going 4-for-10 with an RBI and five runs scored to begin the month, Steer will concede a second consecutive start at first base to Sal Stewart on Wednesday.

  • Giants' Dominic Smith: Taking seat against southpaw

    Smith is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    The left-handed-hitting Smith started in each of the Giants' last five games while the team went up against right-handed starting pitchers, but he'll bow out of the lineup for the series finale with southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez on the bump for Arizona. Smith's absence from the starting nine clears the way for Wilmer Flores to fill in at first base.

  • Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA

    Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Aiming to return next week

    Schanuel (wrist) is hoping to be activated from the 10-day injured list next week during the Angels' road trip, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    Schanuel will travel to the Angels' spring training complex in Arizona on Wednesday to ramp up his baseball activities. If that goes well, it appears he might skip a rehab assignment and rejoin the Angels' active roster sometime next week. Schanuel has been sidelined for nearly three weeks due to a bone bruise on his left wrist.

  • Romy Gonzalez 2B | BOS

    Red Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Out of lineup with knee issue

    Gonzalez (knee) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

    David Hamilton will occupy the keystone in the series finale in Sacramento after Gonzalez was removed in the second inning of Tuesday's 6-0 win due to left knee soreness. Gonzalez -- who went 2-for-2 with a home run, a double and two RBI prior to his departure -- is considered day-to-day, with manager Alex Cora noting that he's not overly worried about the infielder's injury, per Cotillo. With a team off day on tap Thursday, Gonzalez will essentially benefit from two days of rest before potentially returning to the lineup Friday against the Yankees.

  • Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL

    Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Getting breather Wednesday

    Vaughn is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Rangers.

    Vaughn started the first two games of the series and each of the last six contests, but he'll get a break during Wednesday's finale. Jake Bauers -- not the recently-activated Rhys Hoskins -- will fill in at first base in Vaughn's stead.

  • Ezequiel Duran SS | TEX

    Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Idle for second straight game

    Duran is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

    After a stretch of five consecutive starts at four different positions, Duran will take a seat for the second day in a row, with both of his absences coming while the Brewers have sent right-handers to the mound. Duran looks like he'll mainly be limited to a short-side platoon role in the Texas infield while the Rangers turn to Josh Smith and Cody Freeman as their preferred double-play tandem against right-handed pitching.

  • Blake Burke 1B | MIL

    Brewers' Blake Burke: Unlocks power at Double-A

    Burke is slashing .308/.382/.558 with eight home runs and 27 RBI in 32 games for Double-A Biloxi.

    The lefty-hitting first baseman cut his groundball rate from 52.4 percent at High-A to 45.5 percent at Double-A, and his game power has taken off as a result. Burke, who was promoted from High-A Wisconsin to Biloxi on Aug. 2, will face significant internal competition for playing time in the coming years, as first rounders Brock Wilken and Andrew Fischer are also most likely to end up at first base and Andrew Vaughn is under club control through the 2027 season. Still, Burke, who turned 22 in June, has opened eyes with his performance for the Shuckers and he may not require a full 2026 season's worth of development in the upper levels before his bat is big-league ready.

  • Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Reaches 20-homer mark

    Freeman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Rockies.

    Freeman reached the 20-homer mark with his eighth-inning blast Tuesday. He's had a modest start to September, going 7-for-32 (.219) over his first eight games this month, though four of those hits have gone for extra bases. The first baseman's still at a .295/.367/.500 slash line for the year while adding 79 RBI, 71 runs scored, 37 doubles, two triples and five stolen bases over 131 contests. Freeman has reached the 20-homer mark in every full-length season since 2016.

  • Donovan Solano 1B | TEX

    Rangers' Donovan Solano: Lands with Texas

    Solano signed a minor-league contract with the Rangers on Tuesday, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

    Solano lost his spot on the Mariners on Sept. 1 after slashing .252/.295/.344 with 21 RBI and 10 runs scored across 176 plate appearances. The 37-year-old won't be eligible to contribute in the postseason if the Rangers secure a wild-card spot, but he'll provide the team with a bit of organizational depth for the final push.

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