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  • Reds' Jonathan India: Cashes in game-winner

    India went 2-for-5 with a double, a two-RBI single and a stolen base in a 4-3 win over the Yankees on Tuesday.

    India came up with a big game-winning, two-RBI base hit in the top of the ninth against a stellar Yankees bullpen to give his team the 4-3 win. He had doubled and stolen third off Gerrit Cole earlier in the game for his second steal of the year. The performance is one of the few bright spots for India this season. The 25-year-old's sophomore campaign has failed to duplicate the success he found in 2021, and he is slashing a miserable .221/.273/.321 on the season. However, India has been mildly better in recent days and has hits in five of his past six games. If India is going to be an effective leadoff hitter for the Reds, he is going to have to raise his 2.8 percent walk rate.

  • Ha-seong Kim SS | ATL

    Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Two doubles in return

    Kim (thumb) went 2-for-4 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Rockies.

    Kim missed the last two games with a nagging thumb injury. He was the only Padre to record any extra-base hits in this contest, including his RBI double to open the scoring in the second inning. The shortstop has posted multiple hits in four of his nine games in July, going 9-for-24 (.375). He's slashing .239/.330/.364 with five home runs, 28 RBI, 33 runs scored, four stolen bases and 14 doubles through 79 contests overall.

  • Ketel Marte 2B | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Takes seat Tuesday

    Marte is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants.

    Daulton Varsho will step in as Arizona's designated hitter, the spot Marte has exclusively occupied since returning to action June 21 after a stint on the injured list due to a Grade 1 hamstring strain. Manager Torey Lovullo recently suggested that Marte could soon be ready to play second base, with the Diamondbacks ideally breaking him back into the infield at some point over their final few games before the All-Star break.

  • Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Riding pine Tuesday

    Rodgers is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

    Garrett Hampson will get a look at second base while Rodgers heads to the bench for the first time since May 25, ending a streak of 43 consecutive starts. The 25-year-old's horrendous April looks to be a distant memory at this point; in the two-plus months since, he's slashed .290/.337/.472 with eight home runs, 41 RBI and 36 runs in 62 games.

  • Angels' Michael Stefanic: Leading off Tuesday

    Stefanic will play second base and lead off Tuesday against the Astros, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

    Stefanic has not hit higher than sixth since making his big-league debut earlier this month, but he will get a shot atop the batting order after reaching base 10 times over his last five games.

  • Ha-seong Kim SS | ATL

    Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Good to go Tuesday

    Kim (thumb) is starting at shortstop and batting leadoff Tuesday at Colorado, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

    Kim has been held out the past few games by a thumb issue, but he'll rejoin the lineup Tuesday and start things off as the leadoff man. He has a .350/.435/.500 slash line with one home run, two RBI and four runs through eight games in July.

  • Amed Rosario 3B | NYY

    Guardians' Amed Rosario: Sitting in Game 2 of twin bill

    Rosario is out of the lineup for the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the White Sox.

    Rosario was well overdue for a breather after starting in every game for the Guardians dating back to June 10. Owen Miller will slide over from first base into a middle-infield spot as a replacement in the lineup for Rosario, who went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run in the Guardians' 4-1 win in the early game.

  • Red Sox's Enrique Hernandez: Pulled from rehab assignment

    Hernandez (hip) was pulled from his rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday and will visit a specialist to be re-evaluated later this week, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

    Hernandez had the rehab stint paused over the weekend, and he won't immediately rejoin the Triple-A affiliate after receiving some treatment. The specifics of the setback remain unclear, but the 30-year-old's availability coming out of the All-Star break is now in question.

  • Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Not yet back in action

    Donovan (illness) remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

    Donovan looks to be making progress in his recovery from a non-COVID-19-related illness after he rejoined the team Monday, but he'll be out of the starting nine for the fourth game in a row while he works to regain conditioning. The Cardinals will deploy Corey Dickerson and Juan Yepez as their corner outfielders while Donovan is on the bench.

  • Gavin Lux SS | TB

    Dodgers' Gavin Lux: Not starting Tuesday

    Lux is not in the lineup Tuesday versus St. Louis, Kirsten Watson of SportsNet LA reports.

    Consecutive two-hit performances have Lux slashing .393/.485/.679 in nine games since the start of July. Hanser Alberto starts at second base with the left-handed Matthew Liberatore pitching for the Cardinals.

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