MLB Player News
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Brooks Baldwin SS | CHW
White Sox's Brooks Baldwin: Out of Sunday's lineup
Baldwin is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
Baldwin started the past five games but will sit Sunday after going 3-for-16 during that stretch. Lenyn Sosa will move to the keystone while Miguel Vargas receives a start at third base.
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Spencer Horwitz 1B | PIT
Blue Jays' Spencer Horwitz: Sitting against lefty
Horwitz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
The lefty-hitting Horwitz will get the afternoon off in the series finale while the Angels send a southpaw (Tyler Anderson) to the hill. Horwitz had started in each of Toronto's last seven games, going 6-for-26 with two home runs, three doubles and three waks.
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Michael Stefanic 2B | TOR
Angels' Michael Stefanic: Playing time dropping off
Stefanic will start at second base and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Though he'll be included in the lineup in the series finale, Stefanic's playing time appears to be drying up after he previously started five and four consecutive games earlier this month. Stefanic has gone just 1-for-24 over his last seven contests and will likely continue to play second fiddle at the keystone to Brandon Drury.
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Jorge Polanco 2B | NYM
Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Records fourth steal Saturday
Polanco went 0-for-2 with two walks, a stolen base and a run in a 4-3 loss to the Giants on Saturday.
Polanco got it done with some classic small ball Saturday, showing solid plate discipline and recording a rare steal during one of his trips on the basepaths. The veteran has progressively crawled out of a deep hole at the plate over the course of the second half of the season, with Saturday's production pushing his post-All-Star-break slash line to .269/.358/.529 across 120 plate appearances. Despite the quiet night from a power perspective Saturday, Polanco has also shown some welcome pop during that span, knocking 13 of his 28 hits for extra bases while driving in 18 runs.
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Zack Gelof 2B | ATH
Athletics' Zack Gelof: Rare three-hit effort Saturday
Gelof went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two runs in a loss to the Brewers on Saturday.
Gelof made plenty of noise out of his No. 8 spot in the order, recording his second three-hit game of August but only his fifth all season with at least that many knocks. After a poor start to the current month, Gelof has finally started to show signs of life at the plate by posting a .286 average and .796 OPS across the 63 plate appearances covering his last 16 games.
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Marcus Semien 2B | NYM
Rangers' Marcus Semien: Drives in two
Semien went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 13-5 loss to the Guardians.
Semien led off the game with a single and scored to give Texas a brief lead early. He later drove in a run in the seventh and ninth innings. Semien is up to 63 RBI over 128 games and would need a very productive final month to match the 100 RBI he had in 2023.
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Jackson Holliday SS | BAL
Orioles' Jackson Holliday: Hits game-winning double
Holliday went 1-for-1 with a three-run double in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Astros.
Holliday pinch hit for Emmanuel Rivera with the bases loaded in the sixth inning and cleared the bases on the first pitch he saw. It was much needed, as he was mired in a 1-for-23 slump after a four-hit game Aug. 16. While his season slash is still a miserable .175/.230/.342, the rookie has five home runs, 18 RBI and 14 runs scored across 86 plate appearances since being recalled July 31.
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Colt Keith 3B | DET
Tigers' Colt Keith: Goes deep in win
Keith went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 13-4 win against the White Sox.
Keith's solo home run in the ninth inning snapped a streak of 22 games without a long ball. The rookie has 12 homers for the season and raised his OPS to .702 in the process. Keith is carrying a seven-game hitting streak and has multi-hit games in seven of his last 13, carrying a .333 batting average over the span.
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Adam Frazier 2B | LAA
Royals' Adam Frazier: Out of lineup against lefty
Frazier isn't in the Royals' lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.
With left-hander Ranger Suarez set to start on the bump for Philly, the lefty-hitting Frazier will step out of the starting nine. While he rests, Hunter Renfroe will start in right field, and Freddy Fermin will serve as the DH.
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Nicky Lopez 3B | COL
White Sox's Nicky Lopez: Idle Saturday
Lopez isn't in the White Sox's lineup for Saturday's game against Detroit.
With formidable lefty Tarik Skubal set to start on the hill for the Tigers, the lefty-hitting Lopez will step out of the lineup Saturday. His absence will move Brooks Baldwin to shortstop while Lenyn Sosa starts at second base and Miguel Vargas covers third.