MLB Player News
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Oliver Dunn 2B | CHW
Brewers' Oliver Dunn: Taking seat Wednesday
Dunn is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Twins.
Dunn had started each of the previous three games, with two of those starts coming at third base. He'll yield the hot corner to Joey Ortiz in the series finale.
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Brice Turang 2B | MIL
Brewers' Brice Turang: Two more thefts
Turang went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, an RBI and two stolen bases in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Twins.
The second baseman is off to a torrid start through four contests, as he's gone 7-for-14 with a league-leading six stolen bases and two doubles. Turang posted just 19 multi-hit performances and 18 extra-base hits in 137 games as a rookie last season, but he now has two hits in each of the past three games.
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Oliver Dunn 2B | CHW
Brewers' Oliver Dunn: Making third straight start
Dunn is starting at third base and batting seventh in Tuesday's contest against the Twins.
Dunn didn't play Opening Day versus a southpaw, but the left-handed hitter has now been in the lineup for each of the last three games against righties (two at third base, one at designated hitter). The 26-year-old looks like he might be a tick ahead of Joey Ortiz is the third base pecking order, at least versus right-handers.
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Joseph Ortiz 2B | MIL
Brewers' Joey Ortiz: Sitting again Tuesday
Ortiz is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins.
Ortiz received one start each at second base and third base during the season-opening series versus the Mets, but he finds himself on the bench for the first game against the Twins. Oliver Dunn appears to have the early leg up for playing time as he makes his third straight start, two of which have come at the hot corner.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Delivers two runs in loss
Marte went 1-for-2 with a walk and two RBI in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Yankees.
Marte plated a couple of runs on sacrifice flies and has three RBI through the first five games. He's cooled off following two three-hit games to open the season, but Marte's getting on base with regularity (.417 OBP) early on and is tied for the team lead with six runs scored.
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Brendan Donovan 2B | SEA
Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Smacks homer among three hits
Donovan went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double, a walk and three total runs in a 6-2 win against the Padres on Monday.
Donovan capped the scoring for St. Louis with a two-run blast to right field in the sixth inning. He added a single and a double for his first multi-hit game of the campaign. Prior to Monday, Donovan had gone just 2-for-18 with six strikeouts, but he has batted leadoff while starting in left field for each of St. Louis' five games so far, so he appears to be set in that role.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SF
Marlins' Luis Arraez: Reaches base five times
Arraez went 2-for-2 with three walks and a run scored during Monday's loss to the Angels.
Arraez had an uncharacteristic opening series against the Pirates, going just 2-for-18 in the four-game set. Monday's performance was his first multi-hit effort of the year and looked much more like the elite bat-to-ball star that fantasy managers are used to. He's registered a .360 OBP through five games despite the slow start.
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Jeff McNeil 2B | ATH
Mets' Jeff McNeil: Sitting out Monday
McNeil is absent from the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Tigers, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
McNeil went just 1-for-11 at the dish as the Mets were swept by the Brewers over the weekend, so he'll get a breather for this one. Joey Wendle will draw the start at second base and Francisco Alvarez will move up to the cleanup spot.
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Whit Merrifield 2B | ATL
Phillies' Whit Merrifield: Drawing another start versus lefty
Merrifield is starting in left field and batting eighth for Monday's contest versus the Reds, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
Merrifield wasn't in the lineup on Opening Day, but he's started each of the last three contests with the Phillies going up against three straight southpaws. Brandon Marsh is shifting over to center field while Merrifield plays left.