MLB Player News
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Nick Pratto 1B | TEX
Royals' Nick Pratto: Sent to Triple-A
Pratto was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Saturday.
Pratto struggled over 11 games in September, hitting just .103 with a home run, three runs, two RBI, five walks and 18 strikeouts. He was on the bench for two of the last three matchups and will head to the minors after Edward Olivares (quadriceps) was reinstated from the injured list.
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Spencer Steer 1B | CIN
Reds' Spencer Steer: On bench for Game 1
Steer isn't starting the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cardinals, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Steer is resting for Saturday's matinee after he hit .250 with a double, four runs, an RBI, three walks and five strikeouts over the last eight games. Matt Reynolds will start at first base and bat eighth.
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Donovan Solano 1B | TEX
Reds' Donovan Solano: Sitting for matinee
Solano isn't in the lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cardinals, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Solano started the last four games and went 1-for-15 with a double, two walks and three strikeouts. TJ Friedl will take over as the designated hitter and lead off during Saturday's matinee.
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Nate Lowe 1B | CIN
Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe: Hits two-run homer
Lowe went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 4-3 victory over the Rays.
Lowe launched a two-run shot in the third inning that scored Corey Seager. It was Lowe's 25th homer of the year and his third this month. He has hits in three straight games and in six of his last seven, including four multi-hit efforts. The first baseman is slashing .368/.446/.579 across 15 games this month, giving him a .308 batting average on the season, the eighth-highest among qualified hitters.
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Ty France 1B | SD
Mariners' Ty France: Clubs 19th homer
France went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 8-7 loss to the Angels.
France helped halve the Mariners' deficit with his seventh-inning blast. He had gone 7-for-43 (.163) with five extra-base hits over 11 games since his last multi-hit effort. The 28-year-old infielder is up to a .277/.341/.443 slash line with 19 homers, 73 RBI, 55 runs scored and 23 doubles through 123 contests. He should be able to handle an everyday role as long as a nagging wrist injury that's cost him some time over the last couple of months doesn't flare up again.
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Carlos Santana 1B | ARI
Mariners' Carlos Santana: Homers twice in Friday's loss
Santana went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and a walk in Friday's 8-7 loss to the Angels.
Santana's pair of blasts got the Mariners within a run each time, but they failed to pull even. He's homered five times in his last six games, accounting for all but one of his hits in that span. The 36-year-old is up to 17 long balls, 52 RBI and 44 runs scored through 113 contests, but he's slashing just .199/.320/.379 between the Mariners and the Royals this year.
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Jose Abreu 1B | HOU
White Sox's Jose Abreu: Two more RBI
Abreu went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI on Friday against the Tigers.
Abreu supplied the only offense for the White Sox with a two-RBI double in the eighth inning. He has been particularly productive across his last five games, driving in six while collecting seven hits across 18 at-bats. Abreu's power production has fallen considerably this season, but he's still managed to maintain a .369 wOBA and 143 wRC+ across 620 plate appearances.
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Christian Walker 1B | HOU
Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Accounts for offense in loss
Walker went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three total RBI in Friday's 12-3 loss to the Padres.
Walker was the Diamondbacks' offense in this one, teeing up a solo shot in the fourth inning and a two-run blast in the ninth. He doubled his homer total for September to four and extended his career high to 34 long balls on the year. The first baseman has maintained a .235/.328/.480 slash line with 83 RBI, 76 runs scored, a stolen base and 21 doubles through 142 contests, with the impressive power helping to offset some of his overall batting struggles.
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Jake Cronenworth 1B | SD
Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Registers steal in win
Cronenworth went 1-for-5 with a stolen base, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 12-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
Cronenworth hit an RBI single, stole second and scored on a Jose Azocar single in the sixth inning. The steal was Cronenworth's third of the year and his first since Aug. 20. The second baseman has hit a bit of a slump, going 4-for-25 (.160) over his last six games, though he has a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in that span. For the year, he's at a .241/.335/.392 slash line with 16 homers, 74 RBI and 83 runs scored through 142 contests.
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LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Scratched with side tightness
Wade was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Dodgers with left side tightness, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Wade was slated to start in right field and bat leadoff but will instead be sidelined by the injury. Luis Gonzalez (back) will take over in the outfield while Mike Yastrzemski moves atop the order.