MLB Player News
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Ildemaro Vargas 3B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ildemaro Vargas: Supplies winning hit
Vargas started at first base and went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Phillies.
Vargas delivered a two-out, run-scoring single in the sixth inning to plate the eventual game-winning run. Since Pavin Smith (quadriceps) and Tyler Locklear (elbow) landed on the injured list, Vargas has helped fill the void at first base, making five starts there in Arizona's last 11 games. He's hit safely in 10 of his last 11 appearances (nine starts), going 12-for-35 (.343) with one home run and eight RBI during that stretch.
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Tommy Edman 2B | LAD
Dodgers' Tommy Edman: Belts homer in win
Edman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Giants.
Edman has gone 6-for-28 (.214) over seven games since returning from an ankle injury, adding four RBI and five runs scored in that span. The 30-year-old's last homer had come July 29 versus the Reds, but he missed more than five weeks on the injured list between long balls. For the season, he's up to a .227/.277/.390 slash line with 13 homers, 48 RBI, 48 runs scored and three stolen bases over 93 contests.
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Bryson Stott 2B | PHI
Phillies' Bryson Stott: Handling everyday reps
Stott went 2-for-3 with a walk and a double in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Diamondbacks.
With Trea Turner (hamstring) and Edmundo Sosa (groin) both on the injured list, Stott has started each of Philadelphia's last eight games to help pick up the slack. Stott had a weak .645 OPS through July 30, but he's fared far better at the dish ever since. Over his last 150 plate appearances, he's slashing .321/.393/.519 with 15 extra-base hits, 24 RBI, 21 runs scored and seven stolen bases to raise his OPS to .719 for the year.
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Brice Turang 2B | MIL
Brewers' Brice Turang: Plates game-winning run
Turang went 1-for-5 with one RBI in Saturday's 3-2 extra-inning victory at St. Louis.
Turang knocked home the automatic runner in the 10th with a single to give his club a 3-2 lead. Turang has anchored the division-leading Brewers with a .286 (18-for-63) average, two homers, two steals, 10 runs scored and nine RBI in 17 games this month. Overall, the 25-year-old has enjoyed a fantastic breakout season and is now slashing .286/.356/.436 with 18 homers, 24 stolen bases, 95 runs scored and 77 RBI across 632 plate appearances.
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Nick Yorke 2B | PIT
Pirates' Nick Yorke: Goes deep in win
Yorke went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Athletics.
Yorke got the Pirates on the board with his first home run since making his season debut Sept. 2. The 23-year-old also notched his first multi-hit game Saturday and has now hit safely in three straight contests. For the year, he's gone 10-for-46 with three extra-base hits, six RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base across 48 major-league plate appearances.
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Tim Tawa 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Tim Tawa: Riding pine Saturday
Tawa isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies, Jack Sommers of SI.com reports.
The D-backs will keep Tawa on the bench Saturday after he went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Friday's series opener. His absence will allow Ildemaro Vargas to start at first base and bat eighth.
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Xavier Edwards 2B | MIA
Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Returning to action Saturday
Edwards (wrist) will start at second base and bat third Saturday against the Rangers.
Edwards missed six straight starts while nursing a wrist injury, though he was able to go 2-for-3 with an RBI off the bench Friday. Now fully recovered, he'll return to the starting nine and aim to end the season on a high note after slashing .243/.317/.324 across 41 plate appearances to begin September.
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Luis Garcia 2B | WAS
Nationals' Luis Garcia: Absent from lineup
Garcia isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
After going 0-for-4 in Friday's series opener, Garcia will step out of the starting nine Saturday while Nasim Nunez starts at second base and bats ninth.
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Miguel Rojas SS | LAD
Dodgers' Miguel Rojas: Lifts seventh homer
Rojas went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and two total runs scored in Friday's 6-3 win over the Giants.
Rojas hadn't hit a homer since July 19 versus the Brewers. He hit a decent .261 with a .664 OPS over the 48 games between long balls before his second-inning solo shot Friday. The utility infielder is up to seven homers this season, and he's added 27 RBI, 34 runs scored and five stolen bases while slashing .266/.325/.402 through 297 plate appearances this year.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Goes yard in loss
Marte went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Friday's 8-2 loss to the Phillies.
Marte had gone 13 games without a homer, batting just .140 (7-for-50) in that span. He got the offense going early with a solo shot in the first inning Friday, but the Diamondbacks were able to put only one more run on the board. Marte is now at 26 homers, 67 RBI, 80 runs scored, four stolen bases, 25 doubles and a .279/.375/.508 slash line through 119 contests.