MLB Player News
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Edouard Julien 2B | COL
Twins' Edouard Julien: Reaches base four times again
Julien went 2-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Mariners.
Julien has gotten on base 10 times in his last 14 plate appearances, going 8-for-11 with two homers and three walks in that span as he continues to torment Seattle's pitching. The second baseman's blast was his ninth homer in 48 contests this season and his fifth long ball in July. With six multi-hit efforts in his last seven games, Julien is up to a .318/.394/.574 slash line overall.
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Luis Garcia 2B | WAS
Nationals' Luis Garcia: Picks up sixth steal
Garcia went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 8-3 loss to the Cubs.
Garcia has three multi-hit efforts in July, but he's batting just .200 (9-for-45) through 12 contests this month. He's added two steals and five RBI, but it's been a noticeable drop in performance for the second baseman, who hit a steady .289 in June. For the season, he's at a .266/.301/.370 slash line with five home runs, 41 RBI, 41 runs scored and six steals over 86 games.
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Nico Hoerner 2B | CHC
Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Pops grand slam Wednesday
Hoerner went 2-for-5 with a grand slam in Wednesday's 8-3 win over the Nationals.
Hoerner's grand slam came as part of a five-run fifth inning when the Cubs broke the game open during the 8-3 win. This was the infielder's sixth home run of the season and first since June 21, though he's still been able to contribute in fantasy due to his solid on-base skills and ability to steal bases.
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David Villar 1B | SF
Giants' David Villar: Recalled from Sacramento
San Francisco recalled Villar from Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday.
Villar will provide infield depth for the Giants as Brandon Crawford recovers from a bout of left knee inflammation. The 26-year-old holds a brutal .159/.244/.345 batting line in 40 games (127 plate appearances) this season at the MLB level.
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Nolan Gorman 2B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Drives Cardinals' offense in win
Gorman went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over Miami.
Gorman extended St. Louis' lead to 4-0 in the first inning with a three-run homer off Sandy Alcantara, his 19th long ball of the season and second in four games. The 23-year-old Gorman has heated up again after an extended cold spell. He's now 9-for-22 (.409) with nine RBI in five games since the All-Star break. Overall, Gorman's slashing .242/.322/.485 with 61 RBI and 42 runs scored through 335 plate appearances this season while going 5-for-7 in stolen base attempts.
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Zach Remillard 2B | CHW
White Sox's Zach Remillard: Hits bench Wednesday
Remillard is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.
Remillard will cede his spot in the lineup to Elvis Andrus, who draws the starting nod at second base. The White Sox still appear to be favoring Remillard as their preferred option at the keystone, though his production is beginning to trend down while his still-elevated .429 BABIP starts to normalize. Over his last five games, Remillard has gone 3-for-20 while striking out nine times and drawing no walks.
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Jonathan India 2B | KC
Reds' Jonathan India: Hits bench Wednesday
India is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.
The recent promotion of power-hitting prospect Christian Encarnacion-Strand means that the Reds will have nine lineup spots available for 10 hitters worthy of starting roles against right-handed pitching, so manager David Bell is expected to rotate off days among a number of players until an injury clears up the crowdedness. India finds himself as the odd man out Wednesday, with Matt McLain shifting over from shortstop to man India's usual spot at the keystone.
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Christian Arroyo 2B | NYM
Red Sox's Christian Arroyo: On bench Wednesday
Arroyo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.
Arroyo went 2-for-16 with a double and a run while starting at the keystone in each of Boston's last four games. He'll give way to Enrique Hernandez in the series finale, but Arroyo still looks to be Boston's preferred second baseman.
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Adam Frazier 2B | LAA
Orioles' Adam Frazier: On bench versus lefty
Frazier is not in the starting lineup Wednesday against the Dodgers, Cordell Woodland of 105.7 The Fan Baltimore reports.
Frazier will head to the bench as the Orioles face off with left-hander Julio Urias on Wednesday. Jordan Westburg will slide over to second base while Ramon Urias enters the lineup at third base and bats seventh in the series finale with Los Angeles.