MLB Player News
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Josh Naylor 1B | CLE
Guardians' Josh Naylor: Hitless in return
Naylor (back) went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Friday against the Dodgers.
He exited Tuesday's game with an acute back spasm but only missed a few days. Naylor has been locked into the four hole against righties and the five hole against lefties while slashing .245/.324/.426 with four home runs and one steal over his last 25 games.
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Seth Brown RF | OAK
Athletics' Seth Brown: Comes up clutch twice in win
Brown went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Friday's 7-6 extra-innings win over the Tigers.
Brown didn't start Friday, but he was one of four Athletics with multiple hits in the marathon game. The 32-year-old saved the day in the 11th inning with a game-tying homer, then came up big again with the walk-off hit, a single, to plate JJ Bleday in the 13th. Brown has seven multi-hit efforts over his last 10 games, going 16-for-35 (.457) with four homers and 14 RBI in that span. The surge has him up to a .251/.310/.421 slash line with 14 homers, 44 RBI, 29 runs scored and four stolen bases through 106 contests overall.
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Michael Toglia 1B | COL
Rockies' Michael Toglia: Powers Rockies to win
Toglia went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer, a double and a walk in Friday's 3-2 victory over Milwaukee.
The 26-year-old was responsible for all of Colorado's scoring with one swing Friday, a two-out, 428-foot blast off Frankie Montas in the sixth inning. Toglia has now homered in back-to-back games after going 10 games without a long ball -- he went just 5-for-36 (.139) with a .411 OPS in that span. Overall, Toglia's slashing .220/.310/.483 with 23 homers, 50 RBI, 54 runs scored and seven steals across 375 plate appearances this season.
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Seth Brown RF | OAK
Athletics' Seth Brown: Out of lineup Friday
Brown is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Tigers.
He's been swinging a hot bat over the past couple weeks, slashing .391/.442/.630 with three homers and 12 RBI in his last 13 games, but Brown remains a strict platoon player for manager Mark Kotsay. In fact, Brown has made just a single start against a lefty this season. Tarik Skubal starts for Detroit in the series opener.
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | PIT
Pirates' Rowdy Tellez: On bench vs. lefty
Tellez is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Nationals.
Tellez has gone 2-for-13 with two walks and five strikeouts in his past five games but will sit Friday as southpaw DJ Herz takes the mound for Washington. Connor Joe is manning first base and batting sixth.
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Ryan Mountcastle 1B | BAL
Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Hits off tee
Mountcastle (wrist) hit off a tee Friday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Manager Brandon Hyde said Mountcastle is making a little progress but did not offer a timeline for his return. This marks the first reported time Mountcastle has swung a bat since going on the injured list Aug. 26 due to a sprained wrist. Ryan O'Hearn has been starting at first base while Eloy Jimenez mans designated hitter most days.
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Jonah Bride 3B | MIA
Marlins' Jonah Bride: Out of Friday's lineup
Bride is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies, Kevin Barral of FishonFirst.com reports.
Bride will head to the bench Friday after a run of six straight starts, during which he went 4-for-20 with four walks, a double, an RBI, three runs and seven strikeouts. Jake Burger will shift to first base while Jesus Sanchez (back) receives a start at designated hitter.
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Zach Dezenzo SS | HOU
Astros' Zach Dezenzo: Dispatched to Triple-A
Dezenzo was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday.
Dezenzo had a max exit velocity of 109.1 mph and hit one homer in 55 plate appearances with the big club, but he was largely overmatched. The hulking 6-foot-4 corner infielder hit .212 with a 32.7 percent strikeout rate and a 5.5 percent walk rate while playing sparingly after an Aug. 6 promotion.
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Tyler Soderstrom C | OAK
Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom: Homers in first rehab game
Soderstrom (wrist) went 1-for-3 as the designated hitter in Triple-A Las Vegas' win over Round Rock on Thursday, hitting a two-run home run.
Soderstrom was making his first rehab appearance and slugged the round tripper in his final plate appearance of the game in the sixth inning. It was the rookie's first taste of game action since July 9, and he'll need to see action on defense before his activation from the IL is considered.