MLB Player News
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Brandon Drury 2B | KC
Angels' Brandon Drury: Three hits in loss
Drury went 3-for-5 with two RBI and one run scored in Monday's 6-4 loss against Philadelphia.
Drury delivered three base hits Monday, including a two-run single in the fourth inning to give the Angels a short-lived 3-1 lead. Over his last eight games, the 31-year-old infielder is batting .324 (11-for-34) with three home runs, 11 RBI and five runs.
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Gleyber Torres 2B | DET
Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Blasts 21st homer
Torres went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a solo home run in Monday's victory over the Tigers.
The 26-year-old infielder put New York on the board with a run-scoring double that chased Tigers' starter Reese Olson from the game with one out in the fifth inning. Torres then extended the lead to 3-0 with his seventh-inning solo shot, the second of back-to-back homers for the Yankees. He has been swinging a hot bat in the month of August, posting a .320 average with five home runs, seven doubles, 11 RBI, 13 runs and four steals across 97 at-bats.
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Jose Altuve 2B | HOU
Astros' Jose Altuve: Records first cycle of career
Altuve hit for the cycle Monday, finishing 4-for-6 with a home run, a triple, a double, four RBI and four runs scored in a 13-5 win over Boston.
After recording the 2,000th hit of his career earlier this month, Altuve accomplished another milestone by becoming the first Astros player in 10 years to hit for the cycle. His two-run home run in the eighth inning snapped a 16-game drought, but he remained productive amid the power outage by hitting .339 during that stretch. Since returning from the injured list July 26, Altuve has gone 46-for-121 (.380 average) and is now slashing .322/.415/.529 through 282 plate appearances on the season.
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Jorge Polanco 2B | NYM
Twins' Jorge Polanco: Homers, drives in three
Polanco went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBI and two runs scored in Monday's win against the Guardians.
Polanco doubled and scored in the second inning before ripping a three-run shot in the fourth. He's knocked four homers while going 18-for-54 (.333) over his last 15 games. On the year, he owns a .785 OPS with 23 extra-base hits through 58 games.
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Brendan Rodgers 2B | BOS
Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Late scratch due to illness
Rodgers has been scratched from Monday's starting lineup against Atlanta due to illness, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.
Rodgers was expected to bat sixth and man the keystone, but he'll now be considered day-to-day due to an illness. Harold Castro will play second base and bat seventh in Rodgers' place.
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Ozzie Albies 2B | ATL
Braves' Ozzie Albies: Batting second in return
Albies (hamstring) will start at second base and bat second in Monday's game against the Rockies.
Albies was activated from the 10-day injured list earlier Monday after missing two weeks with a strained left hamstring. He'll step back right into an everyday role in the middle infield and will get a favorable setup this week as Atlanta opens a three-game series in hitter-friendly Coors Field.
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Nicky Lopez 3B | COL
Braves' Nicky Lopez: Back on bench in Albies' return
Lopez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rockies.
After three consecutive starts at the keystone, Lopez will shift back to the bench for Monday's series opener. He'll likely find himself in a lightly-used utility role moving forward after Atlanta brought Ozzie Albies (hamstring) back from the 10-day injured list Monday.
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Isan Diaz 2B | DET
Isan Diaz: Elects free agency
Diaz elected free agency Monday.
The Tigers outrighted Diaz to Triple-A Toledo on Sunday, but the veteran decided to decline the assignment and will attempt to hook on with another organization.
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Luis Urias 2B | ATH
Red Sox's Luis Urias: Could be primary second baseman
Urias will start at second base and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Astros, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Urias will get his third straight start, this time manning second base after filling in for Rafael Devers (wrist) at third base in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Dodgers. Though Devers is back in the lineup Monday, Urias looks like he could operate as the Red Sox's primary option at the keystone in the short term after Pablo Reyes (elbow) was moved to the 10-day injured list. Since being acquired from the Brewers on Aug. 1 and joining Boston a few days later, Urias is slashing .213/.339/.383 with two home runs, 11 RBI and seven runs through his first 16 games with the Red Sox.