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  • Edouard Julien 2B | COL

    Twins' Edouard Julien: Racks up four hits in rout

    Julien went 4-for-5 with a double and three runs in Wednesday's 11-4 victory against the Padres.

    Julien entered Wednesday having collected just two hits over 10 at-bats since returning from the minors Aug. 15. He doubled that hit total in the rout over the Padres, notching his first four-hit game since August of last year. He's gaining some traction in the Twins' lineup, starting four of the team's past six games with Brooks Lee on the injured list due to a shoulder injury.

  • Adam Frazier 2B | LAA

    Royals' Adam Frazier: Getting regular run versus righties

    Frazier will start in right field and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Angels.

    Dating back to Aug. 10, Frazier is hitting .421 over a stretch of eight games, and he's now picked up six consecutive starts against right-handed pitchers. Four of those six starts have come in right field, where he could be displacing Hunter Renfroe as the Royals' preferred option. The Royals will make room in the lineup Wednesday for both Frazier and Renfroe, however, with the latter player filling in at designated hitter for a resting Freddy Fermin.

  • Angels' Brandon Drury: Idle Wednesday

    Drury isn't in the Angels' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.

    After going 3-for-18 with two runs scored over his last five games, Drury will get a breather Wednesday while Jack Lopez starts at the keystone and bats ninth.

  • Will Wagner 2B | SD

    Blue Jays' Will Wagner: Sitting versus righty

    Wagner is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Reds.

    Right-hander Nick Martinez is drawing the start for the Reds, marking the first time Wagner has not been in the lineup against a righty since he was promoted from Triple-A Buffalo on Aug. 12. Leo Jimenez will cover second base in place of Wagner, who is batting .435 through his first seven big-league games.

  • Blue Jays' Spencer Horwitz: Belts seventh homer

    Horwitz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Reds.

    The Blue Jays launched five homers off Carson Spiers in the first five innings Tuesday, with Horwitz's blast being his seventh of the season. The 26-year-old has maintained an everyday role for Toronto while bouncing between first base, DH and occasionally second base, but Horwitz is slashing just .217/.304/.400 through 17 games in August with three homers, seven RBI and 11 runs.

  • Jose Altuve 2B | HOU

    Astros' Jose Altuve: Rare day off Wednesday

    Altuve is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

    Altuve is getting a rare day off after starting in every game since July 7. Alex Bregman (elbow) will return from a five-game absence and will be elevated to the leadoff spot normally reserved for Altuve, while Mauricio Dubon will handle second base.

  • Jorge Polanco 2B | NYM

    Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Plates three runs

    Polanco went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and three RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers.

    Polanco drove in all three runs for the Mariners. Tuesday marked just the third time this season he's had three RBI in a game, but he now has three multi-hit efforts over his last eight games and is batting .357 over that span. It's still been a sluggish year overall for the 30-year-old, who's now slashing .221/.306/.368 with 12 homers, 36 RBI, 34 runs, three steals and a 35:108 BB:K in 346 plate appearances.

  • Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR

    Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Records steal in extra-innings win

    Gimenez went 0-for-4 with three walks and a stolen base in Tuesday's 9-5 extra-innings win over the Yankees.

    Gimenez has posted six steals over his last 11 games despite going hitless six times in that span. He's now in an 0-for-10 slump over his last three contests. The second baseman has a .252/.304/.331 slash line with 22 thefts, five home runs, 50 RBI and 50 runs scored through 117 contests overall, as his lack of power and modest hitting have yet to cost him a starting spot in the lineup.

  • Jose Altuve 2B | HOU

    Astros' Jose Altuve: Two steals in Tuesday's loss

    Altuve went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and a run scored in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Red Sox.

    Altuve manufactured the Astros' first run with a single and two steals before scoring on a Jeremy Pena sacrifice fly in the first inning. After going 25 contests without a steal, Altuve has three thefts over his last four games. The second baseman has 18 steals this year, matching his highest total in the last seven years, and he's added a .300/.351/.438 slash line, 16 home runs, 53 RBI, 71 runs scored and 22 doubles over 122 contests.

  • Nicky Lopez 3B | COL

    White Sox's Nicky Lopez: Sitting down against lefty

    Lopez isn't in the White Sox's lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants.

    The left-handed bat of Lopez will take a seat to begin Tuesday's contest while southpaw Robbie Ray starts on the hill for San Francisco. As a result, Brooks Baldwin will shift to shortstop while Lenyn Sosa starts at the keystone and bats leadoff.

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