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  • Nolan Gorman 2B | STL

    Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Exits with hamstring tightness

    Gorman was removed from Tuesday's game against the Orioles due to right hamstring tightness, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

    Gorman had to leave Tuesday's game after injuring himself while legging out an infield single in the second inning. There's still no word on how severe Gorman's injury is, but the Cardinals will likely offer more details before Wednesday's contest. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for the time being.

  • Ha-seong Kim 2B | ATL

    Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Day off Tuesday

    Kim isn't in the Padres' lineup Tuesday against the Dodgers.

    Kim will get a rare day off Tuesday after slashing just .195/.267/.195 across 46 plate appearances since Sept. 1. Matthew Batten will start at second base Tuesday while Eguy Rosario gets the nod at third and bats ninth.

  • Liover Peguero SS | PIT

    Pirates' Liover Peguero: Sitting against righty

    Peguero is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Nationals.

    Ji Hwan Bae will play second base and bat leadoff against the Nats and right-hander Joan Adon. Jack Suwinski is in center field and hitting cleanup. Peguero has put up solid numbers versus lefties this season, but he is slashing just .198/.243/.396 in 105 plate appearances versus righties.

  • Luis Garcia 2B | WAS

    Nationals' Luis Garcia: On bench against lefty

    Garcia is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Pirates.

    Ildemaro Vargas will start at second base and bat fifth as the Nationals take on left-hander Bailey Falter. Garcia, who was recalled Friday from Triple-A Rochester, is expected to play mostly versus righties down the stretch.

  • Bryson Stott 2B | PHI

    Phillies' Bryson Stott: Not in lineup Tuesday

    Stott is not in the lineup Tuesday against Atlanta.

    Edmundo Sosa will start at second base and bat seventh as the Phillies go heavy on right-handed hitters against ace left-hander Max Fried. Stott played both halves of Monday's doubleheader and went 1-for-8 with a double, an RBI and a run scored.

  • Jeff McNeil 2B | ATH

    Mets' Jeff McNeil: Three hits, homer Monday

    McNeil went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's loss against the Diamondbacks.

    McNeil got the Mets on the board in the fourth inning with a homer of Zach Davies, his eighth of the year. While it's been a down year for McNeil overall, he's hit well down the stretch, batting .309 (47-for-152) with five homers, four steals and a .806 OPS in 38 games since the start of August. On the season, he's slashing .268/.333/.367 with 67 runs scored and 50 RBI through 588 plate appearances.

  • Ketel Marte 2B | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Knocks two hits in return

    Marte went 2-for-5 with an RBI double in Monday's 4-3 win over the Mets.

    Marte plated the winning run in the top of the ninth inning when he doubled home Alek Thomas. He's hit safely in 18 of the last 21 games, batting .313 (21-for-67) with 10 extra-base hits and a .957 OPS. Marte returned to the lineup after sitting out Sunday's contest with a knee injury.

  • Ha-seong Kim 2B | ATL

    Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Registers 35th steal

    Kim went 1-for-4 with one RBI, one stolen base and one run scored in Monday's 11-8 win over the Dodgers.

    Kim's hitting has dropped off a bit in September -- he's gone 8-for-41 (.195) this month, but he's still managed to pick up six steals in his last 10 games. The infielder is up to 35 steals this season, good for eighth in the majors. He's also slashing .270/.361/.416 with 17 home runs, 58 RBI, 80 runs scored and 20 doubles over 140 games.

  • Ozzie Albies 2B | ATL

    Braves' Ozzie Albies: Omitted from Game 2 lineup

    Albies is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader with the Phillies.

    Albies does not sit much, but with him just a couple weeks removed from a stint on the injured list, he will get a breather Monday night. Nicky Lopez will cover the keystone in place of Albies.

  • Brice Turang 2B | MIL

    Brewers' Brice Turang: Gets rare day off Monday

    Turang is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.

    The lefty-hitting Turang will take a seat against Marlins southpaw Jesus Luzardo, marking the rookie's first day off since Aug. 16. Andruw Monasterio will get the nod at second base while Turang's streak of 21 consecutive starts comes to an end.

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