MLB Player News
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Leonardo Rivas SS | SEA
Mariners' Leo Rivas: Taking seat Wednesday
Rivas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.
The switch-hitting Rivas will take a seat for the fourth time in five games, with three of those absences coming against left-handed pitchers. The Mariners seem to be prioritizing Rivas ahead of Cole Young at second base of late, but Jorge Polanco will remain a factor at the position on days in which he's not serving as the designated hitter.
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Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT
Rays' Brandon Lowe: Idle Wednesday
Lowe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Right-hander Kevin Gausman has been more effective against lefties than righties both this season and for his career, so the Rays will hold out Lowe and fellow left-handed hitter Josh Lowe for Wednesday's contest. Tristan Gray will step in for Brandon Lowe at the keystone.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR
Blue Jays' Andres Gimenez: Resting against southpaw
Gimenez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
After making starts out of the middle infield in each of the Blue Jays' last eight games, the left-handed-hitting Gimenez will retreat to the bench while the Rays send southpaw Ian Seymour to the bump. Toronto will go with Davis Schneider at second base and Ernie Clement at shortstop Wednesday.
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Daniel Schneemann 2B | CLE
Guardians' Daniel Schneemann: Exiting starting nine
Schneemann is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Detroit.
Schneemann had started the last three games and nine of the last 10 tilts, but he'll begin Wednesday's contest on the bench. Nolan Jones will patrol center field and bat seventh for the Guardians.
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Zack Gelof 2B | ATH
Athletics' Zack Gelof: Sitting in third straight game
Gelof is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
The right-handed-hitting Gelof finds himself on the bench for the third game in a row, this time sitting against a right-hander (Lucas Giolito) after his prior two absences from the lineup came versus lefty starters. The Athletics had been deploying Gelof as their everyday second baseman following his call-up from Triple-A Las Vegas on Aug. 25, but he's slashed a disappointing .230/.277/.377 with a 43.9 percent strikeout rate since that time. He appears to have moved into a reserve role while the Athletics have turned to Darell Hernaiz at second base and Brett Harris at third.
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Gleyber Torres 2B | DET
Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Goes deep in loss
Torres went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 7-5, 10-inning loss to the Guardians.
Torres struck in the third inning with his second home run of September and 16th of the season. Outside of the long balls, it's mostly been a struggle this month for the Detroit infielder, as he's batting just .152 across 13 games. Overall, Torres has been much better with a .254 average through 135 games, and his 16 homers and 73 RBI have both surpassed the totals he posted last year with the Yankees.
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Cody Freeman SS | TEX
Rangers' Cody Freeman: Returns to lineup Tuesday
Freeman started at second base and went 1-for-3 with a walk, a steal and a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to Houston.
Freeman was back in the starting lineup after coming off the bench for the series opener Monday. He had started seven consecutive games prior to Monday. The stolen base was his first and the homer his third of the season. Freeman is slashing .229/.253/.386 over 27 contests and should continue to get opportunities with Marcus Semien (foot) on the shelf.
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Jose Altuve 2B | HOU
Astros' Jose Altuve: Knocks in two
Altuve went 1-for-2 with two RBI on Tuesday against the Rangers.
Altuve started his second consecutive game since returning from a foot injury. He tallied a sacrifice fly in the first inning before delivering an RBI single three frames later. While this was a positive performance, Altuve has gone only 8-for-49 (.163) with seven RBI and five runs scored across 14 games in September.
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Lenyn Sosa 2B | CHW
White Sox's Lenyn Sosa: Two RBI Tuesday
Sosa went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored Tuesday against the Orioles.
Sosa delivered a two-RBI single in the eighth inning, playing his part in a five-run rally for the White Sox. He's tallied nine RBI and eight runs scored across 13 games in September, though he's gone only 11-for-53 (.207) in that span.