MLB Player News
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Gleyber Torres 2B | DET
Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Reaches base three times
Torres went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a walk in Monday's 4-3 win over Texas.
Torres knocked an RBI single as part of the Yankees' three-run third inning. He has hits in 10 of his last 11 games, going 13-for-41 (.317) during that span. The 224-year-old infielder is slashing .256/.328/.352 with 46 RBI and 26 extra-base hits through 471 plate appearances this season.
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Tony Kemp 2B | MIN
Athletics' Tony Kemp: Out of Monday's lineup
Kemp is not in the lineup Monday against the Mariners, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Kemp is 3-for-16 with seven walks in his past six games and will take a seat for the second time in the past three days. Josh Harrison will work at the keystone while Chad Pinder starts in the outfield Monday.
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Jose Altuve 2B | HOU
Astros' Jose Altuve: Resting Monday
Altuve is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Altuve sits after starting 14 straight games. He recorded at least one hit in all but one of those games, posting a .357/.446/.643 slash line while homering three times. Marwin Gonzalez will fill in as the second baseman.
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Yonny Hernandez 2B | NYM
Rangers' Yonny Hernandez: Not starting Monday
Hernandez is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.
While his nine steals in 33 games have certainly helped fantasy teams, he only plays against right-handed pitchers, and the Rangers face a handful of southpaws this week, beginning with Nestor Cortes in this one. Charlie Culberson will be the third baseman Monday.
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Romy Gonzalez 2B | BOS
White Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Returns to bench role
Gonzalez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers.
Gonzalez will take a seat after he went 5-for-16 with two doubles, a walk, three runs and an RBI while starting in each of the White Sox's last four games. The 25-year-old doesn't have a clear path to an everyday role at the moment, but his ability to play multiple infield and outfield spots should allow him to see at least semi-regular work while he wields a hot bat.
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Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT
Rays' Brandon Lowe: Receives Monday off
Lowe is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
The lefty-hitting Lowe will take a seat as Toronto brings one of MLB's top southpaws (Robbie Ray) to the hill for the series opener. Joey Wendle will slide over from third base to replace Lowe at the keystone.
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Owen Miller 2B | CHC
Indians' Owen Miller: Gets third start in four games
Miller will start at second base and bat sixth in the first game of Monday's doubleheader with the Royals.
Miller will pick up his third start in four games after he went 2-for-7 with a walk, a run and an RBI in Cleveland's series victory over the Yankees this past weekend. Both Miller and Yu Chang -- who will sit out the front end of the twin bill -- should benefit from increased opportunities in the infield while Amed Rosario (personal) is on the bereavement list.
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Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT
Rays' Brandon Lowe: Steals base in loss
Lowe went 0-for-3 with a stolen base in Sunday's 2-0 loss to the Tigers.
Lowe's only time reaching base was on a fielder's choice in the third after the Rays mustered up just five hits on the day. He would end up stealing second for his seventh stolen base of the year. The 26-year-old is now slashing .235/.333/.494 with 34 home runs, 85 RBI, 88 runs scored and 65:159 BB:K over 571 plate appearances.
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Enrique Hernandez SS | LAD
Red Sox's Enrique Hernandez: Scores twice, drives in two
Hernandez went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI, two runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 8-6 win against Baltimore.
Hernandez drew a walk and scored in the first inning before doubling in a run in the second. He later drove in the game-tying run and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh. It was Hernandez's second straight multi-hit game, improving his season slash line to .251/.335/.447 with 78 runs scored and 54 extra-base hits. Sunday was his third multi-hit game since returning from the injured list Sept. 7.
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Jack Mayfield 2B | LAA
Angels' Jack Mayfield: Settling in as bottom-third hitter
Mayfield will start at third base and bat eighth Sunday against the Athletics.
Mayfield will fill a bottom-three spot in the lineup for the third straight contest, even though he's in the midst of a relative heater at the dish. He's recorded a double in each of his last three starts, driving in four runs and scoring twice over that stretch. Mayfield looks set to fill an everyday role at third base for the remainder of the season.