MLB Player News
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Daniel Schneemann 2B | CLE
Guardians' Daniel Schneemann: Covers third base
Schneemann started at third base and went 0-for-3 in Friday's 5-0 loss to the Cardinals.
Schneemann filled in for the injured Jose Ramirez, who was unavailable after being hit by a pitch on his forearm during Thursday's loss to Toronto. Schneemann's been grinding the last week, going 2-for-21 (.095) with zero RBI and one run scored over the last seven contests.
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Kody Clemens 1B | MIN
Twins' Kody Clemens: Idle Saturday
Clemens is not in the Twins' starting lineup against the Tigers on Saturday.
Clemens will hit the bench after starting in the Twins' last six games, going 3-for-18 (.167) with four runs scored and two solo homers over that span. Willi Castro will shift to the keystone while Trevor Larnach, Harrison Bader and Matt Wallner start in the outfield from left to right.
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Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT
Rays' Brandon Lowe: Brings home four runs
Lowe went 3-for-5 with a double, a three-run home run, an RBI single and an additional run scored in Friday's 22-8 loss to Baltimore.
Lowe capped off the Rays' six-run second inning with a three-run homer to right-center field off Tomoyuki Sugano. Lowe brought home another run in the fourth, and his four RBI tied a season high. He extended his hitting streak to 14 games, during which he's slashed a blistering .404/.433/.649 with 13 runs scored, four home runs and 11 RBI in 60 plate appearances.
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Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR
Blue Jays' Andres Gimenez: Trio of hits, RBI in easy win
Gimenez went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a walk in Friday's 9-1 win over the Red Sox.
Gimenez has struggled for the most part since coming off the injured list with a quadriceps injury, hitting .212 with one home run, two doubles, seven RBI and five runs scored over his last 66 at-bats. Despite that dry spell, Gimenez has remained Toronto's primary second baseman.
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Jazz Chisholm CF | NYY
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Belts homer in 500th game
Chisholm went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Friday's 3-0 win over the Athletics.
Chisholm -- in his 500th major-league game -- put the Yankees on the board in the second inning, when he took Mitch Spence deep to right field for a solo home run. Chisholm has gone long in back-to-back games and is up to 12 home runs on the season. He had a slow start to the season but has been hot at the plate as of late. Since the beginning of June, Chisholm has slashed .325/.384/.571 with four steals, four doubles, five home runs and 14 RBI in 86 plate appearances.
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Michael Helman 2B | TEX
Rangers' Michael Helman: Called up by Texas
The Rangers recalled Helman from Triple-A Round Rock on Friday.
Helman will make his Rangers debut after being claimed by Texas on May 19. Since then, he's slashed .246/.306/.451 at Triple-A with five home runs and six stolen bases. He'll take Wyatt Langford's (oblique) spot on the active roster. Helman is likely to mix in at center field and left field, though he'll have to compete with the likes of Evan Carter, Alejandro Osuna and Sam Haggerty for playing time.
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Luis Urias 2B | ATH
Athletics' Luis Urias: Idle Friday
Urias isn't part of the starting nine for Friday's game against the Yankees.
Urias will get the night off Friday after making nine consecutive starts at second base. In his place, Max Schuemann will bat ninth and play the keystone.
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Gleyber Torres 2B | DET
Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Homers in big win
Torres went 1-for-3 with a walk, a two-run home run and two total runs scored in Thursday's 8-0 win over the Athletics.
Torres provided a spark from the leadoff spot, smashing his eighth home run of the season in the seventh inning with a runner on. It was the infielder's first long ball since he went deep twice back on June 13, but he's continued to rake even without leaving the yard, as he's now batting .333 with seven RBI and eight runs scored in 11 games since that multi-homer effort. Torres is thriving near the top of a strong Detroit lineup in his first season with the Tigers and has an .816 OPS through 69 contests.
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Jazz Chisholm CF | NYY
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Contributes homer Wednesday
Chisholm went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in a 7-1 win against Cincinnati on Wednesday.
Chisholm slugged the only homer in the contest, belting a 433-foot two-run shot in the third inning. The third baseman has been swinging a hot bat of late, slashing .341/.386/.561 with two homers and six RBI over his past 10 games. The productive stretch has pushed Chisholm's OPS to .804 on the campaign, putting him on pace for the second-highest mark of his career.
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Colt Keith 3B | DET
Tigers' Colt Keith: Out vs. LHP for second straight day
Keith is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.
Keith and fellow left-handed hitter Kerry Carpenter will remain on the bench for the second straight day while the Athletics send another left-handed starter (Jeffrey Springs) to the mound for the series finale. With Keith and Carpenter sitting, the Tigers will use Jahmai Jones at designated hitter, Spencer Torkelson at first base and Zach McKinstry at third base.