MLB Player News
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Ha-seong Kim 2B | ATL
Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Held out again Wednesday
Kim (abdomen) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Rockies, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Kim has been battling some abdominal soreness since the weekend and will miss a fourth straight start. The Padres will go with Matthew Batten again at second base Wednesday.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Perfect at plate Tuesday
Marte went 4-for-4 with a walk, two RBI, one stolen base and one run scored in Tuesday's 8-4 win over the Giants.
This was Marte's first four-hit game of the season, though all of the hits were singles. The second baseman is batting .339 (21-for-62) over 16 games in September while adding 11 RBI and nine extra-base hits in that span. For the season, he's up to a .279/.360/.487 slash line with 23 home runs, 79 RBI, 90 runs scored and six stolen bases over 142 contests.
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Xavier Edwards 2B | MIA
Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Added to lineup Tuesday
Edwards was added to the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets.
Edwards will start at second base and bat ninth for the Marlins after Luis Arraez suffered a left ankle sprain during pregame infield practice. It's the first start for Edwards since Friday's series opener versus Atlanta, but he could see a sudden uptick in playing time if Arraez requires an extended absence.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SF
Marlins' Luis Arraez: Scratched with ankle sprain
Arraez was scratched from the lineup Tuesday versus the Mets due to a left ankle sprain, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.
Arraez rolled his ankle during a pregame workout Tuesday in Miami and could need multiple days off for rest and treatment. This injury comes with awful timing for the Marlins, who are currently a half-game back of the third NL wild-card spot. Xavier Edwards is filling in at second base Tuesday night against New York.
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Jake Alu LF | WAS
Nationals' Jake Alu: On bench Tuesday
Alu is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the White Sox.
Blake Rutherford, Jacob Young and Lane Thomas will start across the outfield for the Nationals as Luis Garcia covers second base. Alu, 26, has batted just .221/.262/.250 across his first 42 major-league games (146 plate appearances) this season with Washington.
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Ronny Mauricio 2B | NYM
Mets' Ronny Mauricio: Batting second Tuesday
Mauricio is starting at third base and batting second Tuesday at Miami.
It's the fifth consecutive start for Mauricio, as Brett Baty continues to be limited by a left groin strain. Mauricio, 22, boasts a .308/.345/.404 slash line with one homer and six steals in 14 major-league games (55 plate appearances) since the Mets made him a Sept. 1 call-up.
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Brendan Rodgers 2B | BOS
Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Racks up three hits in loss
Rodgers went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run scored in Monday's 11-9 loss to the Padres.
Rodgers has three multi-hit efforts in a row and a five-game hitting streak. He's struggled to generate runs lately, as he had just three RBI over his previous 22 contests before knocking in a pair of runs on RBI singles in the second and ninth innings Monday. Rodgers is slashing .252/.317/.315 with no home runs, 14 RBI, 16 runs scored, six doubles and a triple through 34 games this season.
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Ha-seong Kim 2B | ATL
Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Still feeling soreness
Kim "is still experiencing some abdominal discomfort," Annie Heilbrunn of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Kim was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's contest due to the soreness, and according to the report the team is still trying to identify what exactly is ailing him. One way or another, Kim will not start Monday for a second straight day.