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  • Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Pair of hits Sunday

    Rodgers went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's loss to the Dodgers.

    Rodgers had three hard hit balls in play and had a double that would've been a home run in 11 ballparks. Rodgers last homered Aug. 30 and has just five RBI in September while hitting .183 with a 36.4 percent strikeout rate through 18 games this month.

  • Giants' Casey Schmitt: Returns to bench role

    Schmitt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

    Schmitt made three consecutive starts at third base after being recalled from Triple-A Sacramento earlier in the week, but he'll likely shift back into a utility role moving forward after Matt Chapman returned from the paternity list Saturday. Over his multiple stints with the Giants this season, Schmitt has slashed .237/.257/.433 across 101 plate appearances.

  • Giants' Donovan Walton: Hitting bench Sunday

    Walton is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

    Walton had started in five of the Giants' previous six games, but he'll give way to Brett Wisely at the keystone Sunday. Since being called up from Triple-A Sacramento on Sept. 13, Walton has gone 2-for-20 with two walks against seven strikeouts.

  • Otto Lopez 2B | MIA

    Marlins' Otto Lopez: Idle Sunday

    Lopez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

    Lopez will hit the bench for the first time since Aug. 3, with his move to the bench coming after he saw his seven-game hitting streak come to an end with an 0-for-4 showing in Saturday's 6-2 loss. Vidal Brujan will fill in for Lopez at the keystone.

  • Braves' Whit Merrifield: Shifts to bench role

    Merrifield is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

    He'll hit the bench for the third game in a row, with his exit from the lineup corresponding with top second baseman Ozzie Albies' return from the 10-day injured list. With Albies entrenched at the keystone and with Atlanta satisfied with how Gio Urshela and Ramon Laureano are performing as their primary starters at third base and in left field, respectively, Merrifield doesn't have an avenue to everyday at-bats.

  • Luis Garcia 2B | WAS

    Nationals' Luis Garcia: Sitting down Sunday

    Garcia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

    The Nationals will go with Jose Tena at second base and Trey Lipscomb at third base, which shields Garcia from a lefty (Shota Imanaga) and affords him some extra rest for his banged-up right wrist. Garcia returned to the lineup Saturday after missing several games and notched a couple hits, though he was limited to designated-hitter duties. It's uncertain when he'll be back in the infield.

  • Nico Hoerner 2B | CHC

    Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Day off Sunday

    Hoerner is absent from the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Nationals.

    Hoerner will receive a rare day off after starting in each of the previous 12 tilts. Miles Mastrobuoni will pick up the start at second base for the Cubs.

  • Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Swats homer in win

    Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's win over the White Sox.

    Bogaerts launched a two-run homer on a hanging cutter from Chris Flexen in his first trip to the plate to put San Diego up 2-0 early. It marked the shortstop's 11th long ball on the campaign and his fourth this month, during which he's batting just .234 with 10 RBI and six runs scored. Bogaerts has also hit safely in each of his last three contests, though he had gone five games without recording a run or an RBI coming into Saturday.

  • Ketel Marte 2B | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Reaches base five times in win

    Marte went 2-for-2 with three walks, a home run, a stolen base, two total runs and two total RBI in a 5-0 victory against the Brewers on Saturday.

    Marte reached base in each of his first four plate appearances, and then capped his performance with a two-run blast in the ninth inning. It was the second straight game with a home run for the second baseman, and he's reached base safely in nine of his last 10 plate appearances. With two RBI Saturday, Marte tied his career-best mark of 92 in a season, and he's already established a new high with 34 home runs on the campaign.

  • Bryson Stott 2B | PHI

    Phillies' Bryson Stott: Idle against southpaw

    Stott is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.

    Stott will dodge a matchup with left-hander Sean Manaea on Saturday, giving way to Edmundo Sosa at the keystone. Stott is riding a five-game hit streak, though he's just 5-for-19 with a 30 percent strikeout rate during that stretch.

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