MLB Player News
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Joey Gallo LF | CHW
Nationals' Joey Gallo: In lineup Wednesday
Gallo (wrist) will start at first base and bat cleanup in Wednesday's game in San Francisco, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Gallo was hit on the left wrist by a pitch in Tuesday's game, but X-rays came back negative and he's back in the lineup a day later. The 30-year-old is slashing .167/.302/.417 in his first 10 games with the Nationals.
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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Guardians' Josh Naylor: Lifts second homer
Naylor went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and two walks in Tuesday's 7-5 loss to the White Sox.
Naylor has hit safely in eight of 10 games this season, and he also doubled his walk count for the year Tuesday. The first baseman is batting .314 with two homers, seven RBI, six runs scored and two doubles over 43 plate appearances. He's been caught stealing on his only attempt so far, but Naylor's game is mostly based on carrying a strong average and supplementing that with decent power and run-production skills in the heart of the Guardians' order.
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Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA
Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Absent from lineup again
Schanuel is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Schanuel has now sat out two of the last three games, and both times he's been on the bench, the Angels have faced right-handed starting pitchers. The 22-year-old probably isn't in danger of being demoted to Triple-A Salt Lake just yet, but his 2-for-31 start at the plate is beginning to cost him playing time. Brandon Drury will cover first base in Schanuel's stead.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Out against lefty
Wade is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
With left-hander Patrick Corbin on the mound for Washington, the lefty-hitting Wade will give way to platoon partner Wilmer Flores at first base in the series finale.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Taking seat Wednesday
Goldschmidt is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Phillies, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
It's a routine day off for Goldschmidt, who has just one hit in his last four games and is sporting a .544 OPS so far this season. Alec Burleson will fill in for Goldschmidt at first base Wednesday.
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Joey Gallo LF | CHW
Nationals' Joey Gallo: X-rays on left wrist negative
Nationals manager Dave Martinez said after Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Giants that X-rays on Gallo's left wrist returned negative after the 30-year-old was hit by a pitch in his final plate appearance, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Gallo went 0-for-3 to drop his season-long batting average to .167 before he reached base in the eighth inning, when he was struck by a Taylor Rogers pitch. He was able to run the bases after being hit by the pitch, so his postgame X-rays may have just been administered out of an abundance of caution. Before an off day Thursday, the Nationals will face the Giants on Wednesday in an afternoon game, so Martinez could look to give Gallo the day off just to allow any lingering soreness in the slugger's wrist to subside.
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Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B | CIN
Reds' Christian Encarnacion-Strand: Logs two hits in loss
Encarnacion-Strand went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in Tuesday's 9-5 loss to the Brewers.
Encarnacion-Strand is fighting a slump and entered the night with a .136 average after a 1-for-20 stretch. Cincinnati needs better from the player that bats third in the order. The silver lining is that Encarnacion-Strand's underlying numbers indicate some bad luck (.206 BABIP). His average stands at .163 following Tuesday's two-hit night, but Statcast has him at an expected average of .245.
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Pete Alonso 1B | BAL
Mets' Pete Alonso: Swats third homer
Alonso went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and a three-run home run in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to Atlanta.
The Mets were shut out for seven innings, but Alonso kicked off a belated comeback attempt by taking Tyler Matzek deep in the eighth. The first baseman is batting only .196 (9-for-46) to begin the season, but three of Alonso's hits have left the yard and he has seven runs and six RBI through 11 games.
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Ryan Noda 1B | BAL
Athletics' Ryan Noda: Pulled from Tuesday's lineup
Noda was scratched from the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers.
Noda was penciled in to start at first base and bat seventh but has now been removed from the starting nine, though there's been no report of an injury. Tyler Nevin replaced him in the lineup.
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Jared Walsh 1B | CHW
Rangers' Jared Walsh: Steps out of lineup
Walsh is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against Oakland.
Walsh posted an .842 OPS while starting the past nine games but will head to the bench Tuesday against Athletics lefty Alex Wood. Ezequiel Duran will shift to first base while Davis Wendzel starts at the hot corner.