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  • Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL

    Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Knocks four hits

    Vaughn went 4-for-5 with a double, one RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Pirates.

    Vaughn knocked an RBI single in the first inning and later scored a run in the third. He's currently stuck in a 21-game homerless drought, though he's collected three or more hits in three of his last eight appearances. Vaughn is now slashing .248/.296/.409 with 31 extra-base hits and 60 RBI through 98 games this season.

  • Romy Gonzalez 2B | BOS

    Red Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Taking seat Sunday

    Gonzalez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

    Gonzalez had covered first base or second base in each of Boston's last eight games, recording at least one hit in each of those contests while driving in five runs and scoring three of his own. Though Gonzalez appears to be locked in as an everyday player at this point, he'll give up his spot in the lineup Sunday to David Hamilton, who will cover the keystone and bat seventh.

  • Oswald Peraza 3B | LAA

    Angels' Oswald Peraza: Staking claim to everyday role

    Peraza will start at shortstop and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Athletics.

    Though he'll be covering shortstop Sunday while Zach Neto gets a rare day of rest, Peraza appears to have emerged as the Angels' everyday first baseman in the continued absence of Nolan Schanuel (wrist). Peraza occupied first base in six of the Angels' previous seven contests, going 7-for-25 (.280 average) with one home run, one double, two walks, three stolen bases, three RBI and two runs during that stretch.

  • Rowdy Tellez 1B | TEX

    Rangers' Rowdy Tellez: Losing out on strong-side role

    Tellez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

    He will hit the bench for the fourth game in a row, with two of his absences coming against left-handers and two coming against right-handers. Tellez had been occupying the strong side of a platoon at first base, but Jake Burger, who was reinstated from the injured list Monday, appears to have overtaken him as the Rangers' top choice at the position. Tellez initially found some success after being promoted from Triple-A Round Rock on July 18, but over his last 10 games, he's gone just 4-for-26 with no walks and 10 strikeouts.

  • Michael Busch 3B | CHC

    Cubs' Michael Busch: Idle against southpaw

    Busch is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

    With lefty Andrew Alvarez on the hill for Washington, Busch will retreat to the bench. Carlos Santana will fill in for Busch at first base and bat fifth.

  • Alec Burleson LF | STL

    Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Set for Monday return

    Burleson (wrist) is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list ahead of Monday's game against the Mariners, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

    Burleson will make his return to the Cardinals without going out on a rehab assignment beforehand. The 26-year-old slashed .286/.337/.451 with 16 home runs and five stolen bases across 470 plate appearances before being deactivated Aug. 29 due to right wrist inflammation.

  • Spencer Steer 1B | CIN

    Reds' Spencer Steer: Out of Sunday's lineup

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

    Steer missed a couple games earlier in the week due to a leg injury, and he'll return to the bench having gone 4-for-10 with a double and three walks in his first four games of September. Sal Stewart will step in at first base in the series finale for the Reds.

  • Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Managing nagging knee injury

    Goldschmidt has been tending to a bone bruise in his right knee recently, but he'll be available off the bench for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.

    Goldschmidt missed multiple games in August due to a right knee sprain, so his current bout with the bone bruise could be related. Testing on his knee came back clean, and the Yankees are confident the issue will be manageable, even though he was available off the bench only in an emergency during Saturday's 3-1 win. Goldschmidt appears to have fallen into a short-side platoon role at first base with Ben Rice, who has started eight of the last 11 games against right-handed pitchers.

  • Astros' Christian Walker: Pops 22nd homer

    Walker went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs scored and two RBI on Saturday against the Rangers.

    Walker contributed to the Astros' 11-run outburst early on, popping a leadoff homer in the third inning before driving in another run on a double in the eighth frame. He now has 22 home runs on the season, six of which have come in his last 16 starts. While Walker's power production has evened out over the course of the campaign, his strikeout rate remains inflated at 27.2 percent, leaving him with only a .234 batting average.

  • Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Another multi-hit performance

    Pasquantino went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 11-2 win over the Twins.

    Pasquantino stayed hot at the plate in the blowout win, notching his third straight multi-hit performance. The first baseman has been particularly strong in the power department lately, slashing .277/.333/.660 with a .993 OPS, six doubles, 10 homers and 29 RBI across his past 25 contests.

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