MLB Player News
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Zack Gelof 2B | OAK
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 | TEX
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 | KC
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 2B | CHW
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.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | CLE
Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Picks up steal Friday
Gimenez went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and one run scored in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Rangers.
Gimenez has seven steals across his last 14 games, but he's batting a poor .208 (10-for-48) in that span. It's encouraging to see him take chances on the basepaths even when his opportunities are limited, but he has just one extra-base hit in the aforementioned sample. The second baseman is up to 23 steals on 26 attempts this year while adding a .251/.303/.328 slash line, five home runs, 50 RBI and 51 runs scored through 120 contests.
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Jackson Holliday SS | BAL
Orioles' Jackson Holliday: Resting Saturday
Holliday isn't in Baltimore's lineup Saturday versus the Astros.
After going 0-for-19 at the plate over his last six games, Holliday will receive a day off Saturday to collect himself. Ramon Urias will shift to second base as a result, allowing Emmanuel Rivera to start at the hot corner and bat seventh.
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Jose Altuve 2B | HOU
Astros' Jose Altuve: Blasts 17th home run
Altuve went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run Friday against the Orioles.
Altuve had one home run in July, but he went deep for the third time in his last 13 games Friday. He also has three stolen bases across 19 starts in August, and his 18 steals for the season match his highest mark since 2017.