MLB Player News
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Brendan Rodgers 2B | BOS
Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: On bench again Wednesday
Rodgers (hamstring) isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Giants.
Rodgers continues to deal with a hamstring injury, but he recently underwent an MRI that had reassuring results. The 26-year-old is out of the lineup for a third consecutive matchup while Garrett Hampson starts at the keystone and bats eighth.
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Ha-seong Kim 2B | ATL
Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Swats 10th homer
Kim went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-0 win against St. Louis.
Kim produced the only long ball in the contest, going deep to left field in the fourth inning. It was his second homer in his past four games and his 10th of the season. Kim recently underwent an 0-for-18 slump at the plate but has bounced back by going 6-for-18 over his subsequent five contests.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Homers in nightcap
Marte started at DH and went 1-for-3 with a walk, a hit-by-pitch, a solo home run and a second run scored in a 5-2 win over the Dodgers in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader.
Marte helped the Diamondbacks rebound from a gut-punch loss in the matinee. It was the 12th home run in 129 games for Marte, who went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the first game. That he played both ends of the doubleheader is encouraging, given all the issues Marte's had with hamstring injuries this season.
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David Villar 1B | SF
Giants' David Villar: Clubs sixth homer
Villar went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Rockies.
Villar's seventh-inning homer ended up giving the Giants all they needed to get the win. He hasn't hit consistently lately, going 8-for-33 (.242) across his last 10 games, but he's swatted two homers and four doubles in that span. The 25-year-old has shown solid power with a .444 slugging percentage through 139 plate appearances, but he's batting just .222 with six homers, 16 RBI, 17 runs scored and six doubles. Villar has been in the lineup for six straight games, seeing time at the corner infield spots as well as designated hitter, and it appears he's earned an everyday role.
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Thairo Estrada 2B | BAL
Giants' Thairo Estrada: Nursing elbow injury
Estrada is dealing with tightness in his elbow after he was hit by a pitch during Tuesday's win over the Rockies, and he could be held out of the lineup Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Estrada remained in the game after the hit-by-pitch and finished Tuesday's contest 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored. The elbow issue doesn't appear to be a serious concern, though the 26-year-old may still receive a maintenance day Wednesday.
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Luis Garcia 2B | WAS
Nationals' Luis Garcia: Stolen base, RBI in loss
Garcia went 1-for-5 with an RBI single and a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to Atlanta.
Garcia went hitless in his first four at-bats before ripping an RBI single off Kenley Jansen in the top of the ninth and stealing second base. The swipe was his third of the season and first since Aug. 26. Garcia is the middle of a tough stretch at the plate, batting .185 with 14 strikeouts over 54 at-bats in his last 13 games.
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Josh Rojas 3B | CHW
Diamondbacks' Josh Rojas: Sitting for nightcap
Rojas isn't in the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Dodgers.
Rojas will take a seat in Game 2 as the lefty Tyler Anderson will start for Los Angeles. Emmanuel Rivera will take over as the D-backs' third baseman and bat fifth.
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Brendan Rodgers 2B | BOS
Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: MRI results reassuring
Rockies manager Bud Black said the results on Rodgers' (hamstring) MRI were "good," Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.
After being removed from Sunday's victory over the Cubs with a hamstring injury, Rodgers' MRI results confirm Black's earlier comments saying he didn't believe the injury to be significant. Rodgers is officially listed as day-to-day.