MLB Player News
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Colt Keith 2B | DET
Tigers' Colt Keith: Resting Friday
Keith is on the bench for Friday's game against Boston.
After going 0-for-10 during Detroit's three-game set with the Angels, Keith will get Friday off to clear his head. In his place, Zach McKinstry will play second base and bat seventh.
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Luis Garcia 2B | WAS
Nationals' Luis Garcia: Not facing southpaw
Garcia is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs.
With lefty Shota Imanaga on the mound for Chicago, Garcia will give way to Ildemaro Vargas at second base. Garcia is 29-for-84 (.345) with four home runs and six stolen bases in August.
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Brandon Lowe 2B | TB
Rays' Brandon Lowe: On bench against lefty
Lowe is out of the lineup for Friday's game against San Diego.
The lefty-hitting Lowe will dodge a matchup with southpaw Martin Perez on Saturday, In Lowe's place, Jose Caballero will play second base while Taylor Walls slots in at shortstop.
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Jose Iglesias 2B | NYM
Mets' Jose Iglesias: Game-winning RBI against Arizona
Iglesias went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's win over the Diamondbacks.
The veteran infielder came up big when it mattered, bringing home Tyrone Taylor with a single up the middle in the top of the ninth inning to break a 2-2 tie. Iglesias continues to get consistent playing time at second base while occasionally filling in at third base, and through 65 plate appearances in August he's slashing .276/.338/.328 with two steals, five runs and five RBI.
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Otto Lopez 2B | MIA
Marlins' Otto Lopez: Three hits in Thursday's win
Lopez went 3-for-4 with a walk, two doubles and a run scored in Thursday's win over the Rockies.
The Marlins took advantage of their last game in Coors Field for the season with an 18-hit, 12-run barrage, and Lopez carved out his share of the production. The 25-year-old infielder has hit safely in five straight games and 12 of the last 13, slashing .362/.444/.532 over the latter stretch with six doubles, a triple, two steals, five runs and seven RBI.
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Jonathan India 2B | CIN
Reds' Jonathan India: Drives in two in comeback win
India went 1-for-3 with a walk, two RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 10-9 win over the Athletics.
India walked with the bases loaded to deliver a run, then hit a sacrifice fly for another. He also singled and scored in the Reds' three-run bottom of the ninth as part of the team's second comeback during the game. India has hit safely in four of the last five contests but has struggled overall since the All-Star break, posting a slash line of .187/.286/.302. However, he remains Cincinnati's leadoff batter.
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Brendan Rodgers 2B | COL
Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Cranks two homers
Rodgers went 3-for-5 with a pair of home runs, three total RBI and three total runs scored in Thursday's 12-8 loss to the Marlins.
Rodgers got Colorado on the board with a solo shot off Valente Bellozo in the third inning before adding a two-run homer in the fourth. It's the first multi-homer game of the year for Rodgers, who'd been marred in a 3-for-24 slump coming into Thursday's contest. Overall, the 28-year-old second baseman has put together a solid campaign -- he's now slashing .274/.319/.419 with 12 homers, 48 RBI, 57 runs scored and one stolen base across 180 plate appearances.
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Bryson Stott 2B | PHI
Phillies' Bryson Stott: Two steals in win
Stott went 0-for-1 with three walks and two stolen bases in Thursday's 5-4 win over Atlanta.
Stott had walked just four times over his first 22 games in August before drawing three free passes Thursday. He's batting just .213 (17-for-80) this month, though he has logged five steals. For the season, the second baseman is 28-for-30 on stolen base attempts while adding nine home runs, 47 RBI, 56 runs scored, 15 doubles, two triples and a .241/.319/.352 slash line over 123 contests.
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Nicky Lopez 2B | CHW
White Sox's Nicky Lopez: Placed on waivers
The White Sox placed Lopez on waivers Thursday, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN.com reports.
In his first season with the Southsiders, Lopez has slashed .238/.310/.290 with five steals, 33 runs and 17 RBI across 387 plate appearances. The other 29 clubs now have the opportunity to add the 29-year-old to their roster for the final month of the season and pay what's left of his $4.3 million salary. However, his poor performance makes it likely that he passes through waivers unclaimed and remains with the Sox.