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Jonathan India 2B | KC
Reds' Jonathan India: Tallies RBI double
India went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI on Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.
India made his second consecutive start since being activated from the injured list. He's gone 2-for-8 with two RBI since, including an RBI double in the second inning Wednesday. Overall, India has a .288/.327/.346 line, though he has been limited to only 55 plate appearances on the season.
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Brandon Drury 2B | KC
Reds' Brandon Drury: Smacks 13th homer
Drury went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.
Drury knotted the game at 3-3 in the eighth inning with his 13th home run of the season. He's tallied at least one hit in 13 of his 14 starts in June, racking up five home runs, eight RBI and 17 runs scored in that span. That stretch has added to Drury's excellent .370 wOBA and 134 wRC+, which he's maintained across 222 plate appearances this season.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Managing tight hamstring
Marte was removed from Wednesday's win over the Reds with tightness in his hamstring, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.
Marte went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run before being replaced in the field for the ninth inning, and manager Torey Lovullo labeled the second baseman's removal a precautionary move. Marte has not been scheduled for to undergo imaging, per Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic, which suggests the club does not consider the injury serious. The Diamondbacks have a scheduled day off Thursday, so the 28-year-old will have a full day to recover ahead of Friday's series opener versus the Twins.
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Luis Garcia 1B | NYY
Nationals' Luis Garcia: Named everyday shortstop
Manager Dave Martinez committed to Garcia as the Nationals' primary shortstop Wednesday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.
Garcia has performed well as an everyday player for Washington while filling in for Alcides Escobar (hamstring), and Martinez confirmed Wednesday that Escobar will be used as a utility man upon his return while Garcia remains in an everyday role at shortstop. Garcia is slashing .353/.358/.471 with a homer, three doubles, eight RBI and five runs with the major-league club this year.
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Ozzie Albies 2B | ATL
Braves' Ozzie Albies: Gets surgery for broken foot
Atlanta announced that Albies underwent successful surgery Wednesday in Green Bay, Wis. to stabilize a fracture in his left foot.
The club's decision to place Albies on the 60-day injured list a day earlier signaled that surgery was a likely outcome for the 25-year-old, who broke his foot during a plate appearance in Monday's win over the Nationals. Atlanta hasn't announced whether it anticipates Albies missing more than the minimum two months, and a clearer target date for his return may not come until he's able to resume baseball activities. Orlando Arcia is expected to serve as Atlanta's primary second baseman while Albies is on the mend from surgery.
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Luis Guillorme 3B | HOU
Mets' Luis Guillorme: Settling in as near-everyday player
Guillorme will start at third base and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
Guillorme will remain in the starting nine for the sixth time in seven games, this time manning the hot corner after making his previous five appearances at second base. Even though Jeff McNeil and Eduardo Escobar are still expected to see their fair shares of reps at second and third, respectively, Guillorme looks like he'll occupy a near-everyday role while manager Buck Showalter regularly doles out rest days to one or two other regulars in the lineup. Guillorme's stellar glove in the infield along with his surprising growth as a hitter this season (.812 OPS, 142 wRC+) have made it too difficult for Showalter to exclude him from the lineup.
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Brendan Donovan 3B | SEA
Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Five more hits Tuesday
Donovan went 5-for-9 with a walk, a double, an RBI and four runs scored across both games of Tuesday's doubleheader sweep of the Pirates.
The 25-year-old hit leadoff and started in right field in the matinee, reaching base twice and scoring the Cardinals' first run in a 3-1 win, before shifting to third base in the nightcap and erupting for four hits and three runs out of the two hole in a 9-1 rout. Donovan has piled up 10 hits in the last four games, boosting his slash line in June to a stunning .382/.452/.491 through 14 contests.
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Josh Rojas 3B | KC
Diamondbacks' Josh Rojas: Notches steal in loss
Rojas went 0-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and three strikeouts in Tuesday's 5-3 extra-innings loss to the Reds.
Rojas walked and stole second in the 11th inning. He represented the winning run, but Ketel Marte's groundout ended the inning. This was the first time all year Rojas has been held without a hit in consecutive games -- he's 0-for-9 against the Reds in this series. The 27-year-old's mini-slump has dropped his slash line to .263/.346/.415 with four home runs, four stolen bases, 16 RBI and 19 runs scored through 33 contests.
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Michael Chavis 2B | CIN
Pirates' Michael Chavis: Not in lineup for Game 2
Chavis is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.
Chavis started the past six games and will receive a contest off after going 0-for-3 with a strikeout during the matinee. Yu Chang will start at first base in Chavis' place in the nightcap.
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Luis Urias 2B | TOR
Brewers' Luis Urias: Back in action
Urias (hamstring) is starting at second base and hitting cleanup Tuesday against the Mets.
He has had a couple minor injuries recently, dealing with a thumb injury at the beginning of the month and then this hamstring issue that popped up Sunday. Urias hasn't had a multi-hit game since May 23 and is hitting .131 with three home runs over his last 17 games.