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  • Orioles' Jackson Holliday: Sitting again Sunday

    Holliday is absent from Sunday's lineup against Detroit.

    Livan Soto will start at second base and bat ninth against Tigers right-hander Keider Montero. Since Sept. 1, Holliday has gone 5-for-35 with a 31.6 percent strikeout rate.

  • Edouard Julien 2B | MIN

    Twins' Edouard Julien: Absent from lineup

    Julien is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

    Julien will begin Sunday's game in the dugout after going 0-for-7 with three strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Kyle Farmer will start at second base and bat eighth against Cincinnati right-hander Rhett Lowder.

  • Marcus Semien 2B | TEX

    Rangers' Marcus Semien: Homers again

    Semien went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Mariners.

    Semien's home run gave the Rangers a brief lead in the fifth inning. It was his 22nd of the season and fourth in the last six games. While Semien has been fantasy friendly in terms of home runs and runs scored (93), it's been a down season overall for the second baseman. Throwing out the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, the 33-year-old Semien's .704 OPS this season is the lowest its been since 2014.

  • Colt Keith 2B | DET

    Tigers' Colt Keith: Tallies three hits Saturday

    Keith went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Orioles.

    Keith had three of Detroit's seven hits as a team as Corbin Burnes and two Baltimore relievers mostly cruised through the lineup. The young infielder is batting a robust .318 this month, which has helped push his season average up to a respectable .263. Keith was batting just .154 at the end of April, so he's come a long way during his rookie campaign. The 23-year-old should be set up for a breakout 2025 campaign now that he's seemingly settled in at the MLB level.

  • Zack Gelof 2B | OAK

    Athletics' Zack Gelof: Another three hits Saturday

    Gelof went 3-for-4 with an RBI single, a double and a walk in a loss to the White Sox on Saturday.

    Gelof continued terrorizing White Sox pitching in the narrow loss, following up a 2-for-4 night that had included an RBI double in Friday's series opener. Gelof now has hit safely in nine of the last 10 games and has multi-hit efforts in four of the last six contests, finally displaying some of the offensive potential he'd shown during his rookie 2023 campaign following a mostly difficult first five months of this season.

  • Andres Gimenez 2B | CLE

    Guardians' Andres Gimenez: Adds steal in win

    Gimenez went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Rays.

    Gimenez didn't show much speed through July, but he's now logged 13 thefts on 15 attempts across 41 games since the start of August. The second baseman is up to 29 steals on the year, one shy of matching his career high from last year. He's maintained a .253/.302/.338 slash line with eight home runs, 59 RBI, 62 runs scored, 20 doubles and one triple over 141 contests.

  • Brice Turang 2B | MIL

    Brewers' Brice Turang: Up to 42 steals

    Turang went 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, one RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored in Saturday's 15-8 win over the Diamondbacks.

    Turang is up to 42 steals this year, though he's recorded a modest three thefts while going 12-for-44 (.273) over 12 games in September. The second baseman has had limited opportunities at leadoff lately, with Jackson Chourio more frequently in that spot.

  • Braves' Whit Merrifield: Three hits in Saturday's win

    Merrifield went 3-for-4 with a double, one RBI and one run scored in Saturday's 10-1 win over the Dodgers.

    Merrifield has gone 5-for-8 over the first two games of this weekend's series versus the Dodgers. He missed the previous week due to a left foot fracture, so it wouldn't be surprising to see Merrifield cede some playing time to Cavan Biggio for regular rest. For the season, Merrifield has a .229/.321/.327 slash line four home runs, 16 stolen bases, nine doubles, three triples, 15 RBI and 43 runs scored over 89 contests between Atlanta and Philadelphia.

  • Angels' Michael Stefanic: Sitting out Saturday

    Stefanic (calf) isn't in the Angels' lineup for Saturday's game against Houston, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

    Stefanic made an early exit from Friday's game with what was labeled as minor tightness in his right calf, but it seems to be serious enough to warrant sitting him down Saturday. Jack Lopez will get the starting nod at second base instead and bat ninth.

  • Brandon Drury 2B | LAA

    Angels' Brandon Drury: Remaining out Saturday

    Drury (hamstring) isn't in the Angels' lineup Saturday against the Astros, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

    Drury will miss a second consecutive start Saturday after exiting Wednesday's contest with a sore left hamstring. With Michael Stefanic (calf) also nursing an injury, Jack Lopez will pick up a start at second base and bat ninth.

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