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  • Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Steals home in loss

    Cronenworth went 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Cardinals.

    Cronenworth stole home as Manny Machado swiped second, with the throw from St. Louis catcher Pedro Pages going into center field. Speed typically isn't a big part of Cronenworth's game -- he has four steals on six attempts this year, though two of them have come over his last nine games. The infielder is now at a .245/.321/.399 slash line with 15 home runs, 75 RBI, 64 runs scored, 24 doubles and three triples over 129 contests this season.

  • Luis Arraez 1B | SD

    Padres' Luis Arraez: Four hits in loss

    Arraez went 4-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Cardinals.

    Arraez once again set the table well. He has logged at least three hits in three of his last six games. The infielder is batting .320 (31-for-97) in August and is up to a .310/.341/.386 slash line with four home runs, 38 RBI, 69 runs scored, seven stolen bases and 25 doubles over 126 contests this season. He's been able to maintain his success despite a career-worst 3.2 percent walk rate, as he's striking out at a tiny 4.6 percent rate -- he hasn't logged a strikeout in his last 16 contests.

  • Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Another three-hit effort

    Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 with one RBI in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Padres.

    Goldschmidt has logged back-to-back three-hit efforts for the first time this year. Three of his five games with three or more hits have come in August, though he's still hitting a mediocre .247 (20-for-81) this month. The first baseman is up to a .235/.295/.396 slash line with 20 home runs, 53 RBI, 60 runs scored, eight stolen bases and 20 doubles over 126 contests.

  • Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Hits key home run

    Torkelson went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Angels.

    After going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts Tuesday, Torkelson turned the page quickly and helped lead Detroit to the narrow victory. In 11 games since getting recalled from Triple-A Toledo, the 25-year-old is batting .333 with three home runs and eight RBI. Torkelson seems to be settling in after a sluggish start to his third MLB campaign, which ultimately got him sent down in early June.

  • Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Homers, racks up four hits

    Pasquantino went 4-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to Cleveland.

    Pasquantino set a new season high with four hits Wednesday, his ninth multi-hit game of August. The 26-year-old has excelled this month, batting .271 with seven home runs, 25 RBI and 17 runs scored in 114 plate appearances. Pasquantino's stellar August has propelled him to fourth in MLB with 97 RBI as he continues his impressive breakout season. Overall, the first-baseman is slashing .264/.317/.449 with 19 home runs, 97 RBI and 64 runs scored in 130 games.

  • Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: On bench again Wednesday

    Freeman (finger) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

    Freeman sustained a hairline fracture in his right middle finger Aug. 17 and attempted to play through the injury for more than a week, but he's now sitting Wednesday for the second consecutive game. The 34-year-old struggled in six games while gutting it out, as he went 3-for-23 with seven strikeouts. Freeman could be back in the lineup after taking a few days to recover since it hasn't been reported that he's suffered a setback.

  • Joey Gallo 1B | WAS

    Nationals' Joey Gallo: Back on bench Wednesday

    Gallo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.

    Gallo will return to the bench after he had started in three of the Nationals' previous four games while going 2-for-14 with one walk against six strikeouts. In the wake of prospect Dylan Crews' recent call-up from Triple-A Rochester, Gallo no longer appears to have a path to regular playing time in right field and will instead have to settle for part-time work at first base and designated hitter as part of a rotation with Juan Yepez and Andres Chaparro.

  • Ben Rice 1B | NYY

    Yankees' Ben Rice: Sitting against lefty again

    Rice is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

    Rice will remain on the bench for the fourth consecutive game, with the Yankees facing left-handed starters in each of those contests. Platoon mate DJ LeMahieu will once again spell Rice at first base.

  • Ty France 1B | CIN

    Reds' Ty France: Sitting against righty

    France is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

    The Reds' recent additions of Dominic Smith and Amed Rosario look to have cost France some playing time, as France will head to the bench Wednesday for the third time in the past six matchups with right-handed pitchers. France should continue to replace Smith at first base when the Reds face lefties, but Smith looks to be the preferred option at the position versus righties, and manager David Bell could rotate a number of players at the designated-hitter spot.

  • Rowdy Tellez 1B | PIT

    Pirates' Rowdy Tellez: Makes early exit Wednesday

    Tellez was removed ahead of the eighth inning of Wednesday's 14-10 loss to the Cubs with an apparent injury, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports. He went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run before departing.

    Tellez may have hurt himself at some point in the bottom of the seventh, when he reached base after legging out an infield single. He stayed in the game to run the bases, only to remain in the dugout when the Pirates came out to play defense in the top of the eighth. The Pirates should provide an update on Tellez's status later Wednesday or following Thursday's off day.

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