MLB Player News
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Jared Triolo 3B | PIT
Pirates' Jared Triolo: Out of lineup Monday
Triolo isn't included in the lineup for Monday's game against the Brewers.
Triolo's streak of seven consecutive starts will come to an end Monday with Alika Williams getting the nod at the keystone. The time off could prove beneficial for Triolo, who has gone 2-for-19 at the dish over his last six games.
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Luis Guillorme 2B | ARI
Braves' Luis Guillorme: Sitting against lefty
Guillorme is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.
Guillorme and fellow lefty-hitting regular Jarred Kelenic will head to the bench for the series opener while Miami brings southpaw Ryan Weathers to the hill. David Fletcher will spell Guillorme at the keystone.
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Xander Bogaerts 2B | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Homers in Sunday's win
Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Blue Jays.
Bogaerts took Chris Bassitt deep in the third for his second home run of the year and later worked a bases-loaded walk in the ninth to give the Padres some insurance. Sunday was Bogaerts' first multi-hit effort since April 3, and he's knocked in runs in back-to-back games for the first time since the opening series in Japan. It's been a slow start for the 31-year-old, as he's now slashing .204/.275/.290 with 10 RBI, 15 runs and a 9:18 BB:K in 102 innings.
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Luis Garcia 2B | WAS
Nationals' Luis Garcia: Produces in clean-up role
Garcia went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base during Sunday's 6-0 win over the Astros.
Garcia's first inning single off Houston starter Hunter Brown provided the second and third runs for the Nationals. He later added his fifth steal while the three hits raised his average to .317. Perhaps more importantly, it was also the second-consecutive game Garcia was placed in the lineup as the clean-up hitter. Garcia already has seven doubles through 63 at-bats this season after posting 18 over 447 at-bats last year. With the added extra-base pop and a spot in the heart of the order, the 23-year-old Garcia could be in line for a breakout 2024.
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Nico Hoerner 2B | CHC
Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Drives in two runs
Hoerner went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI in Sunday's loss to Miami.
Hoerner put the Cubs on the board with an RBI single in the second inning before adding an RBI double in the fourth. The 26-year-old began the year in an 8-for-44 slump but has turned things around as of late. Over his last seven appearances, Hoerner has gone 14-for-32 (.438) with six extra-base hits and just three strikeouts. That hot stretch has boosted his season slash line to .289/.389/.395.
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Ozzie Albies 2B | ATL
Braves' Ozzie Albies: Ready for fielding drills
Albies (toe) isn't wearing a protective walking boot Sunday and has been cleared to participate in fielding drills, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
The 27-year-old landed on the injured list Tuesday with a fractured toe, but he needed only a brief period with the walking boot. Albies will be eligible to be reinstated Friday, but he'd need to progress quickly in his rehab work this week in order to have a chance of being activated at that point. A potential return the following week seems more realistic.
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Brendan Rodgers 2B | COL
Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Back in the starting lineup
Rodgers (illness) is starting at second base and hitting sixth in the Rockies' first game of their doubleheader against the Mariners on Sunday.
Rodgers has been out of the starting lineup for each of Colorado's last four games due to an illness, though he did appear as a pinch runner Wednesday against the Phillies. Rodgers is slashing .211/.237/.316 with four doubles, one triple and three RBI over 59 plate appearances this season.
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Jonathan India 2B | CIN
Reds' Jonathan India: Sitting again Sunday
India (illness) is not starting in Sunday's game against the Angels.
India played through an illness in Saturday's game, but he was eventually removed for a pinch hitter in the sixth inning. Santiago Espinal will start at second base, while Tyler Stephenson will serve as the DH for Sunday's game against Angels right-hander Jose Soriano. India will have a chance to suit up for Monday's series opener against the Phillies.
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Jonathan India 2B | CIN
Reds' Jonathan India: Dealing with illness
India was removed from Saturday's game against the Angels due to illness, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
India wasn't feeling well prior to the game but did his best to gut it out before finally being lifted for a pinch hitter in the sixth inning. He would seem to be iffy at best for Sunday, but consider India day-to-day for the time being.
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Ildemaro Vargas 3B | WAS
Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Tough night on basepaths
Vargas went 2-for-3 with an RBI but was caught stealing twice in Friday's loss to the Astros.
Starting at third base and batting ninth, Vargas had another good showing at the plate, but it was his misadventures on the basepaths that stood out in a 5-3 loss. He was picked off at second base by Justin Verlander and caught in a rundown in the third inning, then was thrown out trying to steal second base in the eighth. Vargas is batting .323 (10-for-31) with a 5:3 BB:K through 11 games and has been seeing semi-regular playing time around the infield, but Friday's performance won't endear him to manager Dave Martinez.