MLB Player News
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Luis Arraez 1B | SD
Marlins' Luis Arraez: Four hits in win
Arraez went 4-for-5 with a triple and three runs scored in Sunday's win over the Cardinals.
Arraez's bat finally got going after he entered Sunday's action hitting just .194 through nine games. It was his 14th career 4-hit game though he is still in search of his first RBI on the season. Arraez has scored nine runs while batting atop the Marlins' order, which is currently tied for ninth best in baseball.
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Brendan Rodgers 2B | COL
Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Gets Sunday off
Rodgers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
Alan Trejo will pick up the start at second base while Rodgers rests for the second time in the Rockies' first 10 games of the season. Over 35 plate appearances to date, Rodgers is hitting .147 with no extra-base hits, no stolen bases, no RBI and four runs.
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Bryson Stott 2B | PHI
Phillies' Bryson Stott: Hits bench vs. lefty
Stott is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Washington, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Stott has made three starts against left-handed pitchers this season but will take a seat against Nationals southpaw MacKenzie Gore. Edmundo Sosa will handle the keystone and bat eighth Sunday.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Homers in third straight game
Marte went 2-for-4 with a leadoff home run and an RBI double in Saturday's 9-8 loss to Atlanta.
Both hits actually came in the first inning. Marte led off the top of the first with a mammoth 461-foot blast off of Max Fried and later concluded the scoring in a six-run frame by doubling in a run off the lefty. He also drew a walk. It's the second straight game with a leadoff home run for Marte and his third straight contest with a long ball. He's reached base 18 times in his first nine games.
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Gavin Lux 2B | LAD
Dodgers' Gavin Lux: Idle versus lefty
Lux isn't in the Dodgers' lineup Saturday against the Cubs, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
Left-handed starter Jordan Wicks will take the mound for the Cubs on Saturday, so the lefty-hitting Lux will step out of the lineup. Mookie Betts will cover second base instead while Miguel Rojas starts at shortstop.
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Brendan Donovan LF | STL
Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Back in lineup
Donovan (elbow) is starting in left field Saturday against the Marlins, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Donovan was hit by two pitches during Wednesday's game against the Padres, prompting a day off Thursday to recover. Now seemingly healthy, the 27-year-old super-utility man will return to the top of the Cardinals' lineup and look to stay hot after slashing .308/.438/.500 to begin the year.
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Santiago Espinal 3B | CIN
Reds' Santiago Espinal: Starts at third base
Espinal started at third base and went 0-for-3 with a walk and stolen base in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Mets.
Jeimer Candelario served as the designated hitter after leaving Wednesday's game with a sore elbow. It's unclear if Candelario will be limited to DH duties, but if so, Espinal could fill in at third base. He's expected to slot in somewhere anytime the Reds are facing a left-hander. Espinal is 1-for-10 with two walks and two steals through four games (three starts).
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Opens with homer
Marte went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to Atlanta.
Marte sent the fourth pitch of the game -- a hanging slider from Spencer Strider -- over the right-center field wall. It was the second consecutive game with a home run for Marte, who continued a hot start to the season. He's slashing .353/.385/.588 with four extra-base hits, five RBI and 10 runs scored over eight games.
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Brendan Rodgers 2B | COL
Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Productive at home
Rodgers went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk and two runs scored Friday against the Rays.
Rodgers went just 3-for-25 in the Rockies' seaosn-opening road trip while striking out at a 28.0 percent clip. He fared better at hitter-friendly Coors Field on Friday, and his performance was highlighted by a double in the first inning. That marked Rodgers' second extra-base hit of the season, though he'll have the chance to add to that total in the remaining five games of the current homestand.