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  • Brandon Drury 2B | LAA

    Angels' Brandon Drury: Sitting Saturday

    Drury is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros.

    Drury is absent from the starting nine for a second straight game, yielding to Jack Lopez at second base. Drury had started two consecutive games after missing five straight contests with a hamstring injury. It's unclear if his back-to-back absences are related to the hamstring injury.

  • Romy Gonzalez 2B | BOS

    Red Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Gets first chance at third base job

    Gonzalez is batting second and playing third base Saturday against Minnesota, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

    Gonzalez took over for Rafael Devers at third base late in Friday's game after Devers left with a shoulder injury. Manager Alex Cora said after Friday's contest that the Red Sox will likely shut Devers down, which opens up playing time for Gonzalez and Nick Sogard at third base to close the season. It'll be Gonzalez getting the first stab at the hot corner Saturday.

  • Colt Keith 3B | DET

    Tigers' Colt Keith: Idle against lefty

    Keith isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

    With southpaw Cade Povich slated to start on the mound for Baltimore, the left-handed bat of Keith will remain in the dugout Saturday. Andy Ibanez will start at second base and bat leadoff.

  • Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR

    Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Homers in Friday's win

    Gimenez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-1 win over the Cardinals.

    Gimenez has nine homers this year, three of which have come over 19 games in September. He's slugging .412 this month compared to .342 for the year, though he's routinely had fairly modest power numbers. Aside from the dip in power, his numbers this year look similar to his work in 2023. He's batting .253 with 62 RBI, 30 stolen bases, 64 runs scored, 21 doubles and a triple over 147 games in 2024.

  • Romy Gonzalez 2B | BOS

    Red Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Moves to third base mid-game

    Gonzalez entered Friday's game as a pinch runner and remained in the 4-2 extra-innings loss to the Twins. He was hitless in his lone plate appearance.

    Gonzalez initially played second base but eventually moved to third in the 11th inning, when Rafael Devers (shoulder) was removed from the game. Devers will undergo an MRI on Saturday and faces of the prospect of his season being over. That would create an opening at third base, where Gonzalez and Nick Sogard would likely fill in.

  • Vaughn Grissom SS | BOS

    Red Sox's Vaughn Grissom: Recalled from Worcester

    The Red Sox recalled Grissom from Triple-A Worcester on Friday.

    Grissom will take the spot on the 28-man roster vacated by Rob Refsnyder, who was placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right forearm strain. Since being optioned to Worcester on Aug. 8 after being reinstated from the IL, Grissom has slashed .269/.407/.417 with five home runs and 24 RBI across 137 minor-league plate appearances. In the majors, he's slashing .148/.207/.160 with three RBI over 87 plate appearances.

  • Colt Keith 3B | DET

    Tigers' Colt Keith: Rejoining lineup as DH

    Keith (shoulder) is batting fifth as the designated hitter Friday against the Orioles.

    The 23-year-old sat out Wednesday against the Royals after he suffered a shoulder injury during Tuesday's contest, but he's back in the lineup following Thursday's team off day. Keith is hitting .315 through 14 games in September, though he hasn't supplied a ton of pop with just two extra-base hits.

  • Brandon Drury 2B | LAA

    Angels' Brandon Drury: Absent from Friday's lineup

    Drury is not in the lineup for Friday's contest in Houston, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

    Drury started the last two games after returning from a five-game absence due to a hamstring injury, but he'll be given some rest Friday. Jack Lopez is occupying second base for the Angels.

  • Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR

    Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Supplies walk-off knock

    Gimenez went 3-for-5 with a double and one RBI in Thursday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Twins.

    Gimenez logged his first multi-hit effort in over a week, and it was his third hit that sealed the win for the Guardians. He's batting .263 (20-for-76) with five extra-base hits and eight RBI over 18 games in September, and he's added five stolen bases in that span. The second baseman is up to a .253/.301/.337 slash line with 30 steals, eight home runs, 61 RBI and 63 runs scored over 146 games this season.

  • Jose Altuve 2B | HOU

    Astros' Jose Altuve: Absent from Houston lineup

    Altuve is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Angels, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

    Altuve started the previous six contests after missing one game with soreness in his right side, but he'll be given rest Thursday in what looks to be a routine day off. Mauricio Dubon is at second base for the Astros and Alex Bregman has moved up to the leadoff spot.

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