MLB Player News
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Andres Chaparro 3B | WAS
Nationals' Andres Chaparro: Four hits, three RBI in twin bill
Chaparro went a combined 4-for-9 with a home run and three RBI across both games of a doubleheader sweep versus the Pirates on Saturday.
Chaparro went a quiet 1-for-4 in the opener but was a big producer in the nightcap. He plated Washington's first run in Game 2 with a third-inning single and then tied the score in the seventh frame with a two-run blast to left field. Chaparro has three homers and nine RBI over his past seven contests.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Three hits, homer in win
Diaz went 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and an additional run scored in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Orioles.
Diaz led off the game with a 440-foot blast off Zach Eflin and later added an RBI single in the eighth frame. Over his past 10 games, the 33-year-old has tallied five multi-hit efforts while homering four times and driving in eight runs. On the season, he's batting .279 with 14 home runs, 64 RBI and 51 runs scored across 567 plate appearances.
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Carlos Santana 1B | MIN
Twins' Carlos Santana: Leaves game due to illness
Santana left Saturday's game against the Royals due to an illness, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
Santana went 0-for-2 before exiting in the fifth inning of Saturday's contest. Kyle Farmer replaced Santana at first base.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | SF
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Getting rest Saturday
Wade isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Wade will take a day to collect himself after going 0-for-8 with four strikeouts over his last two games. His absence will allow Mark Canha to pick up a start at first base while batting fifth.
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Triston Casas 1B | BOS
Red Sox's Triston Casas: On bench against LHP
Casas is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.
Casas will dodge a matchup with southpaw Garrett Crochet on Saturday. In his place, Connor Wong will play first base and bat sixth.
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Yuli Gurriel 1B | KC
Royals' Yuli Gurriel: Sitting down Saturday
Gurriel isn't in the Royals' lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins.
Gurriel has gotten off to a solid start through his first four games with the Royals, going 3-for-9 with two RBI and a run scored. He'll get a breather Saturday while Robbie Grossman serves as Kansas City's designated hitter and bats eighth.
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Jake Bauers RF | MIL
Brewers' Jake Bauers: Sitting Saturday
Bauers is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.
Left-hander Ty Blach is taking the mound for Colorado, forcing the lefty-hitting Bauers to the bench. In his place, Gary Sanchez will DH and bat fourth.
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Jonathan Singleton 1B | HOU
Astros' Jon Singleton: Absent from lineup
Singleton isn't in the Astros' lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
Singleton will get a breather Saturday after going 3-for-15 with two home runs and three RBI across his last five games. In his absence, Yainer Diaz will cover first base while Victor Caratini starts behind the dish and bats sixth.
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Justin Turner 1B | SEA
Mariners' Justin Turner: Multi-hit tally in win
Turner went 2-for-5 with a double in a win over the Cardinals on Friday.
The veteran extended his recent stretch of hot hitting with Friday's production, which pushed his average over the last seven games to .320 (8-for-25). Turner has three of his five extra-base hits with the Mariners in that span, and he's also striking out at just a 10.0 percent clip within that sample of 30 plate appearances.