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  • Leonardo Rivas SS | SEA

    Mariners' Leo Rivas: Taking seat Wednesday

    Rivas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.

    The switch-hitting Rivas will take a seat for the fourth time in five games, with three of those absences coming against left-handed pitchers. The Mariners seem to be prioritizing Rivas ahead of Cole Young at second base of late, but Jorge Polanco will remain a factor at the position on days in which he's not serving as the designated hitter.

  • Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT

    Rays' Brandon Lowe: Idle Wednesday

    Lowe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

    Right-hander Kevin Gausman has been more effective against lefties than righties both this season and for his career, so the Rays will hold out Lowe and fellow left-handed hitter Josh Lowe for Wednesday's contest. Tristan Gray will step in for Brandon Lowe at the keystone.

  • Andres Gimenez 2B | TOR

    Blue Jays' Andres Gimenez: Resting against southpaw

    Gimenez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.

    After making starts out of the middle infield in each of the Blue Jays' last eight games, the left-handed-hitting Gimenez will retreat to the bench while the Rays send southpaw Ian Seymour to the bump. Toronto will go with Davis Schneider at second base and Ernie Clement at shortstop Wednesday.

  • Guardians' Daniel Schneemann: Exiting starting nine

    Schneemann is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Detroit.

    Schneemann had started the last three games and nine of the last 10 tilts, but he'll begin Wednesday's contest on the bench. Nolan Jones will patrol center field and bat seventh for the Guardians.

  • Zack Gelof 2B | ATH

    Athletics' Zack Gelof: Sitting in third straight game

    Gelof is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

    The right-handed-hitting Gelof finds himself on the bench for the third game in a row, this time sitting against a right-hander (Lucas Giolito) after his prior two absences from the lineup came versus lefty starters. The Athletics had been deploying Gelof as their everyday second baseman following his call-up from Triple-A Las Vegas on Aug. 25, but he's slashed a disappointing .230/.277/.377 with a 43.9 percent strikeout rate since that time. He appears to have moved into a reserve role while the Athletics have turned to Darell Hernaiz at second base and Brett Harris at third.

  • Royals' Jonathan India: Left out of lineup Wednesday

    India is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Mariners.

    India has now started six of eight games since returning from the injured list, going 6-for-21 with two doubles over that time. The Royals will go with Adam Frazier at second base Wednesday in place of India.

  • Giants' Casey Schmitt: Stepping out of lineup

    Schmitt is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Arizona.

    He'll get some rest during Wednesday's matinee after starting each of the previous seven contests. Christian Koss will occupy second base for the Giants in Schmitt's stead.

  • Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Taking seat Wednesday

    Donovan is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Reds.

    Donovan will get some rest during Wednesday's matinee after reaching base four times in the first two games of the series. Nolan Gorman will start at second base and bat fifth for the Cardinals.

  • Jose Fermin 2B | STL

    Cardinals' Jose Fermin: Back in big leagues

    The Cardinals recalled Fermin from Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday.

    Fermin is grabbing the roster spot that opened up with Willson Contreras (shoulder) landing on the injured list. He's slashed .298/.389/.404 in limited action this season and will operate as a reserve infielder down the stretch.

  • Gleyber Torres 2B | DET

    Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Goes deep in loss

    Torres went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 7-5, 10-inning loss to the Guardians.

    Torres struck in the third inning with his second home run of September and 16th of the season. Outside of the long balls, it's mostly been a struggle this month for the Detroit infielder, as he's batting just .152 across 13 games. Overall, Torres has been much better with a .254 average through 135 games, and his 16 homers and 73 RBI have both surpassed the totals he posted last year with the Yankees.

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