MLB Player News
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Brendan Rodgers 2B | BOS
Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: One hit in return
Rodgers (hamstring) went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts in Friday's 6-1 loss to the Dodgers.
Rodgers' fourth-inning single forced an error from the Dodgers' defense, allowing the Rockies' lone run to score. After missing four months of the season with a shoulder injury, he sat out another three games this week with a minor hamstring issue. The second baseman is batting a mediocre .214 with two RBI and a 1:9 BB:K over seven contests this season. If his bat doesn't heat up, he may lose work to some combination of Harold Castro and Alan Trejo.
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Brendan Rodgers 2B | BOS
Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Returns to lineup Friday
Rodgers (hamstring) is in the designated hitter spot and batting cleanup in his return to the lineup Friday versus the Dodgers, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
Rodgers missed the previous three contests with a tight right hamstring, but he's feeling well enough to at least bat. When he'll be ready to return to second base isn't clear. Rodgers enters play Friday having gone 5-for-24 with two RBI in six games this season following a four-month absence due to shoulder surgery.
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Jonathan India 2B | KC
Reds' Jonathan India: Shut down for two weeks
India (foot) will receive a second opinion on his left foot and has been shut down from running for at least two weeks, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
India has reportedly been feeling pain while running, so the Reds will pause his rehab until late August, meaning his return to the lineup will have to wait until September. The 26-year-old second baseman was slashing .251/.336/.409 across 453 plate appearances prior to getting injured in late July.
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Liover Peguero SS | PIT
Pirates' Liover Peguero: Two hits, stolen base in win
Peguero went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one steal in Thursday's victory over Atlanta.
Peguero drove in the game-tying run in the bottom of the sixth with a single before stealing second base. The shortstop then tacked on an extra insurance run to put the Pirates up 7-4 in the seventh, giving him his second two-hit performance in his last three games. He's also hit safely in three straight, driving in three runs over that stretch.
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Brendan Rodgers 2B | BOS
Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Remains out Thursday
Rodgers (hamstring) isn't in the Rockies' lineup Thursday against the Dodgers, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
Rodgers has been dealing with discomfort in his right hamstring lately, and it will cause him to miss his third consecutive start Thursday. Alan Trejo will fill in at the keystone and bat sixth.
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Ha-seong Kim 2B | ATL
Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Racks up three steals Wednesday
Kim went 1-for-3 with a walk, three stolen bases and a run scored in Wednesday's 6-1 loss to the Mariners.
Kim extended his hitting streak to 15 games. He's gone 22-for-53 (.415) with nine steals in that span. The surge at the plate has lifted the infielder's slash line to .288/.384/.451 with 27 steals, 15 home runs, 41 RBI and 63 runs scored through 433 plate appearances this season.
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Amed Rosario SS | NYY
Dodgers' Amed Rosario: Not in lineup Wednesday
Rosario is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.
Miguel Rojas will start at shortstop and bat ninth as Mookie Betts covers second base and bats leadoff. Rosario has tallied two homers, two doubles and nine RBI through his first 10 games with the Dodgers, but he's been on the bench two of the last three days.
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Liover Peguero SS | PIT
Pirates' Liover Peguero: Moves to bench Wednesday
Peguero is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
Since being called up from Triple-A Indianapolis shortly after the All-Star break, Peguero has posted a respectable .749 OPS, but he hasn't completely broken free of a timeshare in the middle infield. He'll take a seat Wednesday for the second time in six games Wednesday while Jared Triolo replaces him at second base.
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Bryson Stott 2B | PHI
Phillies' Bryson Stott: Sitting against lefty
Stott is out of the lineup Wednesday versus the Nationals.
Rodolfo Castro will start at second base and bat sixth as the Phillies face off against left-hander MacKenzie Gore. Stott is slashing .307/.374/.500 in 99 plate appearances since the All-Star break, though he's generally been more productive versus righties than lefties over the course of the 2023 campaign.
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Brendan Rodgers 2B | BOS
Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Sits with hamstring injury
Rodgers (hamstring) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
Rodgers has spent most of the season on the shelf while recovering from shoulder surgery, but it's a tight right hamstring that will keep him on the bench for the second day in a row. Per MLB.com, Rodgers picked up the injury when he lunged after a grounder in the field in the first inning of Monday's 12-1 loss to the Brewers, but he was able to finish out the game. After Alan Trejo replaced Rodgers at the keystone for Tuesday's 7-3 win, Harold Castro will get the nod at second base for the series finale.