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  • Angels' Logan Davidson: Added to big-league roster

    The Angels recalled Davidson from Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday.

    Davidson was claimed off waivers from the Astros on Wednesday and will report to the major-league club. The 27-year-old has spent the bulk of this season at the Triple-A level, slashing .250/.385/.395 with 10 homers and seven steals. Davidson can play all over the diamond, but his best chance at immediate playing time is at first base, where Nolan Schanuel (wrist) remains shelved.

  • Romy Gonzalez 2B | BOS

    Red Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Getting regular playing time

    Gonzalez started at first base and went 2-for-4 in Wednesday's 8-1 loss to the Guardians.

    Gonzalez, who was in the starting lineup for a seventh consecutive game, got the call at first base against Cleveland left-hander Joey Cantillo. He eventually moved to second base, where he may get more chances going forward due to the domino effect of Roman Anthony's oblique injury. With the Red Sox all of sudden down a couple of outfielders -- Wilyer Abreu (calf) is the other -- Ceddanne Rafaela is needed in center field, opening up second base for Gonzalez and others.

  • Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Homers Wednesday

    Guerrero went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double, an additional RBI and two total runs scored in Wednesday's 13-9 win over Cincinnati.

    Guerrero put the Jays ahead 6-5 in the fifth inning with a 398-foot blast off Nick Martinez, his 22nd homer of the year and first in 12 games. Guerrero's been heating up at the plate, going 7-for-16 (.438) with no strikeouts in his last four games following a 1-for-22 stretch over his previous eight contests. Overall, the first baseman is slashing .293/.389/.486 with 77 RBI and 89 runs scored across 588 plate appearances this season.

  • Cardinals' Willson Contreras: Plates four runs Wednesday

    Contreras went 3-for-4 with a triple and four RBI in Wednesday's 5-1 win against the Athletics.

    Contreras plated St. Louis' first two runs with a single in the third inning. He capped the Cardinals' scoring in the contest with a two-run triple in the eighth. Contreras finished with his first multi-hit game over his past 10 contests, and his four RBI on Wednesday were as many as he'd recorded during that 10-game stretch. Contreras is up to 78 RBI on the campaign, establishing a new career-high mark.

  • Rockies' Warming Bernabel: Checking back into lineup

    Bernabel (knee/quadriceps) will start at first base and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Giants.

    Bernabel will return to the lineup for the first time since Saturday, after a left knee and quad bruise confined him to the bench for the previous three contests. The Rockies turned to Kyle Farmer (two starts) and Orlando Arcia (one start) at first base while Bernabel was out.

  • Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Continuing to sit against righties

    Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.

    Goldschmidt will remain on the bench for the Yankees' third consecutive matchup with a right-handed pitcher while manager Aaron Boone goes with Ben Rice at first base. Rice should continue to draw the bulk of the starts at the position against righties, as Goldschmidt has produced a lowly .267 wOBA in those matchups for the season.

  • Niko Kavadas 1B | LAA

    Angels' Niko Kavadas: Losing work to Peraza

    Kavadas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.

    Kavadas finds himself on the bench for the third time in four games, with all of his absences coming against right-handed pitchers. After going just 2-for-19 with 10 strikeouts following his Aug. 12 call-up from Triple-A Salt Lake, Kavadas appears set to play second fiddle at first base to Oswald Peraza until Nolan Schanuel (wrist) returns from the injured list.

  • Giants' Dominic Smith: Idle Wednesday

    Smith isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    After extending his hitting streak to five games with a pair of singles Tuesday, Smith will grab a seat on the bench Wednesday with Rafael Devers covering first base and Wilmer Flores serving as the Giants' designated hitter.

  • Nate Lowe 1B | BOS

    Red Sox's Nathaniel Lowe: Idle against southpaw

    Lowe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.

    The left-handed-hitting Lowe was included in the lineup against Cleveland southpaw Parker Messick in Monday's 6-4 win, but he'll hit the bench while the Guardians send another lefty (Joey Cantillo) to the bump for the finale. Romy Gonzalez will check in for Lowe at first base.

  • Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL

    Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Sitting down Wednesday

    Vaughn isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

    Vaughn has cooled off quite a bit after getting off to a hot start with the Brewers, and he'll now head to the bench for the second time in as many games while Jake Bauers starts at first base for Milwaukee.

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