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Marlins' Jake Burger: Resting Sunday
Jake Burger is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.After seeing his six-game hitting streak come to an end with an 0-for-4, two-strikeout showing in Saturday's 4-3 win, Burger will get a breather for the series finale. He'll give way at first base to David Hensley in what amounts to Burger's first day off since July 25.
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Marlins' Jake Burger: Notches homer, swipes bag in loss
Jake Burger went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and a stolen base in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.Burger helped the Miami Marlins take an early lead with his two-run blast off Arizona starter Jordan Montgomery in the first inning. The long ball was his 10th through 19 contests in what has been a big August for the slugger. Burger is up to 25 home runs on the campaign as he closes in on the 30-homer mark for the second straight season.
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Marlins' Jake Burger: Stays hot at plate
Jake Burger went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and two additional runs scored during Sunday's 7-6 win over the Padres.Burger generated multiple hits for the fourth time in five games and went yard in a third consecutive contest. The 28-year-old has belted nine homers in 13 games, totaling 14 RBI and 12 runs while batting .358 (19-for-53) during that stretch. Burger is up to 22 homers this season and has a .768 OPS.
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Marlins' Jake Burger: Belts homer No. 20
Jake Burger went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-2 extra-inning loss to the Padres.The 28-year-old slugger opened the scoring in the fourth inning by taking Martin Perez deep, continuing a power surge that has seen Burger launch seven homers in the last 11 games while slashing .311/.347/.800 with 11 RBI. The improved performance at the plate could be due to his reduced defensive responsibilities -- he's played third base only three times during that stretch while lining up at first base and DH four times each. Burger is batting .242 on the season with 20 home runs and 50 RBI in 94 contests.
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Marlins' Jake Burger: Goes yard twice in win
Jake Burger went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Reds.Both blasts came off Andrew Abbott, as Burger took the southpaw deep in the first and fifth innings. The 28-year-old has found his power stroke since the All-Star break, slashing .296/.362/.718 over the last 19 games with nine of his 17 homers on the season, but the patchwork lineup around him hasn't given him many opportunities to drive in runs with them -- Burger has only 14 RBI to show for those nine long balls.
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Marlins' Jake Burger: Keeps up power surge
Jake Burger went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Saturday's 4-3 win over Atlanta.Burger has logged five multi-hit efforts in his last eight games, and he's added five homers, eight RBI and a double over that span. The infielder got Miami on the board with his third-inning solo shot and added another RBI with a single in the fifth as part of the comeback effort. Burger's power was largely absent early in the season, as he hit just four homers over his first 38 games, but he's up to 17 long balls, 46 RBI, 40 runs scored, no stolen bases and a .242/.288/.434 slash line through 88 contests this year.
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Marlins' Jake Burger: Homers in back-to-back games
Jake Burger went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Wednesday's 6-2 win over Tampa Bay.Burger put the Miami Marlins ahead for good in the third inning Wednesday, cranking a 423-foot, two-run shot off a Taj Bradley two-strike pitch to put Miami ahead 4-2. The 28-year-old Burger has been heating up at the plate -- he's homered in back-to-back games while going 7-for-20 with three long balls in his last five contests. Overall, Burger is slashing .235/.282/.416 through 351 plate appearances this year with 15 homers, 42 RBI and 38 runs scored.
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Marlins' Jake Burger: Goes yard
Jake Burger went 2-for-5 with a solo home run during Tuesday's 9-3 loss to the Rays.For the third time in four games, Burger collected multiple hits, as he tagged Tyler Alexander for a solo shot in the fifth inning and added a single in the seventh. With Josh Bell no longer in Miami, Burger is set to be the Miami Marlins' everyday first baseman. Burger has 14 homers on the year with a .691 OPS across 347 plate appearances.
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Marlins' Jake Burger: Swats 13th homer
Jake Burger went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the Brewers.The slugger took Freddy Peralta deep in the first inning, helping the Miami Marlins jump out to a 3-0 lead they never relinquished. Burger entered July with a disappointing ,601 OPS, but his bat has heated up with the weather -- in 19 games this month he's slashing .278/.333/.569 with six of his 13 homers on the season.
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Marlins' Jake Burger: Receiving Thursday off
Jake Burger is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles.Burger will head to the bench after he saw his eight-game hitting streak come to an end with an 0-for-4, two-strikeout showing in Wednesday's 6-3 win. Emmanuel Rivera will spell Burger at third base in the series finale.
Jake Burger
#36 3B / Miami Marlins / EXP: 3YRS Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 lb Age: 28 College: None Bats/Throws -/-Fantasy Points by Week
- Rost
- 81%
- Start
- 62%
- 1B Rank
- 13