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  • Ketel Marte 2B | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Enters as pinch hitter

    Marte (Illness) walked as a pinch hitter in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Yankees.

    Marte walked for Jordan Lawlar in the eighth inning, loading the bases before Corbin Carroll drove in two with a single to give Arizona a brief lead. Marte stayed in the game to play second base. He'd been dealing with a stomach bug that made him unavailable Sunday and held him out of Monday's starting nine, but his usage suggests a return to the starting lineup Tuesday, when Arizona is in Chicago to start a three-game set with the White Sox.

  • Marcus Semien 2B | NYM

    Rangers' Marcus Semien: Belts another long ball

    Semien went 1-for-5 with a solo home run Monday in a 5-1 win against the Angels.

    A day after hitting two homers versus Seattle, Semien went deep again Monday, swatting a solo shot to left field in the seventh inning. The blast put him at 28 homers and 98 RBI on the campaign, and he's within reach of his second career season with at least 100 runs batted in. Eight of Semien's homers have come in September, and he's added 17 RBI, 19 runs and a .287 average through 23 contests this month.

  • Angels' Michael Stefanic: Getting regular run in infield

    Stefanic will start at second base and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Rangers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    He'll stick in the lineup for the sixth game in a row and appears poised to receive steady playing time over the final week of the regular season in what could amount to an audition for an everyday role heading into the 2023 campaign. Since being called up from Triple-A Salt Lake a week ago, Stefanic has gone 8-for-18 with a double, a walk, a run and an RBI.

  • Ketel Marte 2B | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Out Monday, plans to play Tuesday

    Marte (illness) is out of the lineup for Monday's series finale against the Yankees, but he said he expects to return to the starting nine for Tuesday's game against the White Sox, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

    Marte will hit the bench for the second game in a row while he recovers from a bout with the stomach flu, but he noted Monday that he's feeling better than he did a day earlier. He'll likely go through a workout early Tuesday before the Diamondbacks determine if he's fit to return to the lineup for the series opener in Chicago. With a .991 OPS thus far in September, Marte is doing his part to ensure the Diamondbacks stay in the thick of the National League wild-card race.

  • Ketel Marte 2B | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Remains out Monday

    Marte (illness) remains out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

    Marte was a late scratch from the lineup ahead of Sunday's 7-1 win due to an illness and will end up sitting out Monday's series finale. With Marte on the bench, Arizona will deploy Geraldo Perdomo and Jordan Lawlar as its starters in the middle infield.

  • Nick Gonzales 2B | PIT

    Pirates' Nick Gonzales: Getting call-up for final week

    The Pirates plan to recall Gonzales from Triple-A Indianapolis ahead of their three-game series in Philadelphia that begins Tuesday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

    After getting his first call-up to the big leagues in late June, Gonzales received a look in an everyday role in the middle infield but slashed a lowly .216/.268/.353 in 112 plate appearances before being optioned back to Triple-A in early August. Though he'll be back with the Pirates for the final week of the season, Gonzales may only be on hand as a depth option behind the likes of Ji Hwan Bae, Jared Triolo and Liover Peguero.

  • Jorge Polanco 2B | NYM

    Twins' Jorge Polanco: Chips in with solo home run

    Polanco went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Twins.

    Polanco took Carson Fulmer deep in the third and now has a hit in 18 of his last 22 games dating back to Aug. 26. Over that span, he's slashing .295/.376/.568 with six homers, 19 RBI, 17 runs scored and a 12:27 BB:K. He should continue to hit near the top of the order as the Twins gear up for the playoffs.

  • Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Goes deep in loss

    Rodgers went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's loss to the Cubs.

    Rodgers took Jordan Wicks deep to center in the third to get the Rockies on the board. It was just his second home run since returning from the injured at the end of July, and he's now sporting a slash line of .359/.419/.538 with six RBI, five runs and a 3:5 BB:K over his last 10 games.

  • Marcus Semien 2B | NYM

    Rangers' Marcus Semien: Homers twice in win

    Semien went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Sunday's win over the Mariners.

    Semien led things off with a solo home run and then had his second of the day in the fourth, which had the benefit of bouncing off Julio Rodriguez's glove and over the fence. Sunday was his third game with multiple homers this month and gives him a legit shot to surpass 30 home runs and 100 RBI for the second time in the last three seasons. The 32-year-old has put together another impactful campaign, slashing .277/.350/.475 with 27 long balls, 97 RBI, 117 runs and a 69:103 BB:K in 721 plate appearances.

  • Luis Garcia 2B | WAS

    Nationals' Luis Garcia: Stays warm Sunday

    Garcia went 4-for-9 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and an additional run scored over both games of Sunday's doubleheader versus Atlanta.

    The infielder has hit safely in five straight games, four of which have been multi-hit efforts. Garcia is hitting .500 (11-for-22) over that short span, which has raised his batting average from .252 to .265 for the year. He's up to nine homers, 49 RBI, 59 runs scored and nine stolen bases over 117 contests this season. His improved stretch of hitting has helped him stay in the lineup regularly in recent weeks.

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