MLB Player News
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Gavin Lux SS | TB
Dodgers' Gavin Lux: Sitting versus southpaw
Lux is not in the lineup for Monday's game in Arizona, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
It's southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez toeing the rubber for the Diamondbacks, so the left-handed hitting Lux will begin this one on the bench. Chris Taylor will start at second base and bat ninth for the Dodgers.
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Nico Hoerner 2B | CHC
Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Productive in easy win
Hoerner went 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 14-1 win over the Nationals.
Hoerner is now riding an eight-game hitting streak, with multi-hit performances in his last two contests. The shortstop has three extra-base knocks during the stretch, all of them doubles, but he continues to derive much of his fantasy value from his ability on the bases. Hoerner has four stolen bases over the last eight games and a team-high 27 for the season.
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Jonathan India 2B | KC
Reds' Jonathan India: Logs three hits in win
India went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 4-3 extra-innings win over Milwaukee.
India was back in the lineup at leadoff after getting a day of rest Saturday. He opened September in style with three hits after batting just .194 during the month of August.
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Luis Guillorme 3B | HOU
Diamondbacks' Luis Guillorme: Idle against lefty
Guillorme is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
With southpaw Justin Wrobleski toeing the rubber for the Dodgers, the lefty-hitting Guillorme will open the contest on the bench. Platoon mate Kevin Newman checks in for Guillorme at second base.
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Brett Wisely 2B | ATL
Giants' Brett Wisely: Getting second straight start
Wisely will start at second base and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Wisely has now picked up starts in consecutive contests to close out the weekend, and he should be in store for a strong-side platoon role at the keystone after the Giants recently moved Thairo Estrada off the 40-man roster. Over 218 plate appearances with the big club this season, Wisely has supplied a .250/.286/.368 slash line to go with three home runs and two stolen bases.
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Isiah Kiner-Falefa CF | BOS
Pirates' Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Swipes two bags in win
Kiner-Falefa went 1-for-5 with two stolen bases in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Guardians.
IKF took full advantage of his one trip on the basepaths, swiping second and third base after a ninth-inning single. Kiner-Falefa has taken over at shortstop and as the leadoff hitter for Pittsburgh and has six steals in 26 games, but he hasn't provided much production otherwise since joining the team at the trade deadline, slashing just .220/.254/.321 with one homer, seven RBI and 11 runs.
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Nico Hoerner 2B | CHC
Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Swipes 27th bag in win
Hoerner went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Nationals.
Hoerner extended his current hit streak to seven games in the fifth inning and then stole his 10th bag in the month of August in the seventh. Over his past 10 games, the shortstop has notched three multi-hit efforts while crossing home plate 10 times. On the season, he is hitting .258 with five home runs, 39 RBI, 72 runs scored and 27 steals across 545 plate appearances.
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Vidal Brujan 2B | NYM
Marlins' Vidal Brujan: Placed on injured list
The Marlins placed Brujan on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right shoulder AC joint sprain.
Brujan has gone 5-for-20 with two RBI and two runs scored over his last five games, but he will now have to sit out until at least Sept. 10 as a result of his shoulder injury. Jose Devers was selected from Triple-A Jacksonville in a corresponding move and is a candidate to see time at shortstop while Brujan is out, though Xavier Edwards (back) would almost certainly reclaim an everyday role if he's able to make it back from the IL before Brujan.
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Jose Devers 2B | ATL
Marlins' Jose Devers: Summoned from Triple-A
The Marlins selected Devers' contract from Triple-A Jacksonville on Saturday.
Devers has spent most of the season with Jacksonville, where he's slashed .228/.293/.360 with 18 RBI across 209 plate appearances, though he does have MLB experience -- he played 21 games with Miami in 2021. He'll now be called upon to give the Marlins some extra infield depth as Vidal Brujan (shoulder) lands on the injured list. Xavier Edwards (back) is trending toward a return from the injured list in early September, however, so Devers' stay in Miami may be short.