MLB Player News
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LaMonte Wade 1B | SF
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Homers, drives in four
Wade went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Wednesday's loss to the Diamondbacks.
Wade jumped on a four-seamer from Kevin Ginkel in the bottom of the seventh and sent it into the stands for a two-run shot to pull the Giants back within two runs of Arizona. He then added a clutch two-run single in the ninth to once again cut the deficit to two runs, though his diligent effort would fall short. The long ball was Wade's sixth of the campaign, while his four RBI on the night marked a season high. It also marked the outfielder's first multi-hit performance since Aug. 23 against the Mariners.
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Yandy Diaz 1B | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Swats 13th homer
Diaz went 2-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Wednesday's 9-4 win over the Twins.
He took Louie Varland deep in the fourth inning, capping an eight-run eruption for the Rays offense. It's Diaz's 13th homer of the season, and third in his last six games as he catches fire for the home stretch. Over 28 contests since the beginning of August, the 33-year-old is slashing .294/.362/.461 with 12 RBI and 12 runs.
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Carlos Santana 1B | MIN
Twins' Carlos Santana: Belts homer No. 20
Santana went 1-for-3 with two walks and a two-run home run in Wednesday's 9-4 loss to the Rays.
The veteran first baseman took Tyler Alexander deep in the seventh inning, giving Santana homers in back-to-back games. He's up to 20 long balls on the year, the ninth time in his career he's reached that mark, but as per usual he isn't doing much for fantasy GMs in batting average -- over 30 contests since the beginning of August, Santana's slashing .206/.322/.423.
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Andrew Vaughn 1B | CHW
White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Two hits, home run vs. O's
Vaughn went 2-for-5 with a solo homer and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 8-1 win over Baltimore.
Vaughn put the White Sox ahead 2-1 in the fourth inning with a 413-foot blast off Albert Suarez, his 16th homer of the year. Vaughn recorded his first multi-hit game since August 25 -- the first baseman had been stuck in a 1-for-25 slump across seven contests coming into Wednesday. Overall, Vaughn's slashing .237/.292/.393 on the year with 60 RBI, 50 runs scored and a pair of stolen bases across 534 plate appearances.
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Kody Clemens 1B | PHI
Phillies' Kody Clemens: Homers Tuesday
Clemens went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Blue Jays.
Clemens put the Phillies ahead for good in the second inning with a two-run blast off Bowden Francis, his fourth long ball of the year. Since he was recalled Sep. 1, the 28-year-old Clemens has gone 2-for-8 with three runs scored and three RBI. Overall, he's slashing .243/.274/.529 with 11 runs scored and 13 RBI in 73 plate appearances. While Clemens has primarily filled a bench role for the Phillies, he could see more playing time down the stretch with both Alec Bohm (hand) and Bryce Harper (elbow) nursing injuries.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SD
Padres' Luis Arraez: Stays hot with two more hits
Arraez went 2-for-5 with a stolen base, a walk and a run scored in Wednesday's extra-inning win over the Tigers.
Arraez grounded out in each of his first two trips to the plate before leading off the bottom of the fifth with a single and eventually coming around to score on a two-RBI knock from Manny Machado. The infielder would later add a second single, along with his ninth steal of the season in the sixth, marking his second-consecutive game with two hits and a stolen base. Arraez has recorded multiple hits in five of his last seven contests overall, batting .466 (14-for-30) over that stretch with four RBI, three stolen bases and five runs scored.
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Ty France 1B | CIN
Reds' Ty France: Logs three hits, steal in win
France went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 12-5 win over the Astros.
France followed up his four-hit game Monday with another three hits Wednesday. The stolen base was his first of the season and second during a six-year MLB career. He's on a bit of a roll, going 14-for-32 (.438) with three doubles, five walks, four RBI and five runs scored over the last nine contests.
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Niko Kavadas 1B | LAA
Angels' Niko Kavadas: Pops second homer
Kavadas went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 10-1 win over the Dodgers.
Kavadas has gotten off to a slow start in his big-league career, hitting safely in just four of his first 13 games. He has two homers, one stolen base and four RBI so far, but he's also piled up 21 strikeouts. Kavadas looks to have settled into a platoon role at designated hitter, but that high strikeout rate could cost him playing time down the stretch even with the Angels in evaluation mode.
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Nate Lowe 1B | TEX
Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe: Rips three hits in win
Lowe went 3-for-5 with one RBI and one run scored in Wednesday's 10-6 win over the Yankees.
Lowe has gone 11-for-30 (.367) over his last nine games, though he has just two extra-base hits and 10 strikeouts in that span. The first baseman hit just .211 in August, so it's good to see him find his swing again. Overall, he has a .258/.349/.375 slash line with 11 home runs, 51 RBI, 52 runs scored, 13 doubles and two stolen bases over 118 contests this season.
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Christian Walker 1B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Not in Wednesday's lineup
Walker is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.
The 33-year-old returned from a five-week absence due to an oblique strain Tuesday and went 1-for-5 with an RBI and two strikeouts in his first game back. Walker will be eased back into things, with Josh Bell making a start at first base Wednesday.