MLB Player News
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Andres Gimenez SS | TOR
Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Day off Wednesday
Gimenez isn't starting Wednesday's game against the White Sox.
Gimenez started in the last three games and went 1-for-10 with two runs, a stolen base, a walk and four strikeouts. Owen Miller is taking over at second base and batting seventh Wednesday.
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David Villar 1B | SF
Giants' David Villar: Settles in as primary third baseman
Villar will start at third base and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Villar will stick in the lineup for the 10th consecutive game, the last eight of which have come at third base. After going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI and a run in Tuesday's 13-0 win, Villar has produced a strong .838 OPS, but his time as an everyday player could soon come to an end nonetheless. Evan Longoria (oblique) is on track to begin a rehab assignment Thursday and could be reinstated from the 10-day injured list immediately after the All-Star break, at which time he would displace Villar as the Giants' primary third baseman.
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Nolan Gorman 3B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Goes deep Tuesday
Gorman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the Dodgers.
Gorman went deep off Dodgers starter Mitch White in the third inning. While he's homered twice in July, Gorman is slashing a meager .200/.349/.400 for the month, with an 8:11 BB:K in 12 contests. He's still playing regularly against right-handers. The infielder has a .242/.322/.438 slash line with eight homers, 21 RBI, 24 runs scored and six doubles through 171 plate appearances this year.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SF
Twins' Luis Arraez: Takes seat against lefty
Arraez is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's series finale against the Brewers.
The lefty-hitting Arraez will head to the bench against Brewers southpaw Aaron Ashby after going 1-for-4 with a double, a walk and a run scored in Tuesday's loss. The 25-year-old has produced at least one hit in 10 of his last 11 games, batting .400 with seven doubles, nine runs and two RBI over that stretch. Jose Miranda will start at first base and bat fifth in the series finale with Milwaukee.
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Andres Gimenez SS | TOR
Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Swipes seventh bag
Gimenez went 1-for-3 with a stolen base in a 4-1 win over the White Sox during the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader.
He went 0-for-5 in the nightcap of the twin bill. The steal was Gimenez's first since June 24 and his seventh of the season, but the 23-year-old has been struggling to string together hits lately -- he has only one multi-hit performance over his last 16 games, slashing .184/.317/.265 during that stretch.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Still feeling hamstring
Marte was given a rest day in Tuesday's 13-0 loss to the Giants, one day after legging out a double-play groundball, Jose M. Romero of the Arizona Republic reports. He was available off the bench.
Limited to designated hitter the last three weeks after sustaining a hamstring injury that continues to linger, Marte hustled to avoid grounding into a double play Monday, which may have been the reason for Tuesday's off day. "He's giving it all he can," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. "We're trying to have him slow down, but he gave us everything he could. It was a big, big play. You know, we talked about winning inches here. That was one." Lovullo mentioned earlier this week that Marte may get back onto the field in a game before the All-Star break.
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Marcus Semien 2B | NYM
Rangers' Marcus Semien: Tallies homer, double
Semien went 2-for-6 with a two-run home run and an RBI double in a 14-7 loss to the Athletics on Tuesday.
Semien jumped on Oakland starter James Kaprielian early with a two-run long ball in the first inning and tacked on an RBI double to tie the game in the 10th. The homer was the 31-year-old's fourth of July and 11th since the beginning of June after he connected on just one through May. Semien is slashing .238/.293/.399 with 47 runs, 42 RBI and 14 stolen bases to go along with the 12 home runs.
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Jose Altuve 2B | HOU
Astros' Jose Altuve: Notches steal Tuesday
Altuve went 1-for-3 with a pair of walks, an RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Angels.
Altuve has a hit in every game he's appeared in during July, going 14-for-37 (.378) in 10 games this month. He's added two steals, two home runs, seven RBI and eight runs scored in that span. The second baseman has started to look more like his past self with the steady hitting atop the order. He's now slashing .280/.372/.534 with seven steals, 17 long balls, 33 RBI and 47 runs scored in 70 contests overall.
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Thairo Estrada 2B | BAL
Giants' Thairo Estrada: Slugs pair of homers
Estrada went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Tuesday's 13-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
Estrada hit a solo shot in the third inning and a two-run blast in the seventh. He's popped three of his nine homers this year in his last three games. The 26-year-old infielder has added a .259/.311/.421 slash line with 36 RBI, 44 runs scored and 12 stolen bases through 75 contests. Estrada continues to be a steady presence in the lineup against southpaws, though he's sat against both right-handers the Giants have faced since he returned from the COVID-19 injured list.
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Gleyber Torres 2B | DET
Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Three-hit night
Torres went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and a walk in a 4-3 loss to the Reds on Tuesday.
With Aaron Judge getting a day of rest, Torres had a nice night at the plate hitting out of the second spot. His two doubles give him 18 on the season to go along with a solid .827 OPS. The 25-year-old second baseman has been on a tear lately. Torres came into the game slashing .419/.486/.516 over his first seven games of July.