MLB Player News
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Launches three-run homer
Marte went 3-for-5 with a double, a three-run home run and an additional run scored during Tuesday's 7-5 loss at Milwaukee.
Marte extended Arizona's lead to 4-0 with a three-run shot, his 11th homer of the year, to right field during the second inning, but the bullpen was unable to maintain the advantage. The 29-year-old extended his hit streak to seven games and has gone 12-for-25 with four extra-base hits, eight RBI and 10 runs during that stretch, raising his season slash line to .293/.366/.498.
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Amed Rosario SS | NYY
Guardians' Amed Rosario: Posts third straight multi-hit game
Rosario went 3-for-5 with one double, one RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's win over the Athletics.
Rosario continued his hot streak at the plate, notching his third straight multi-hit effort and fourth of his last five games. Rosario played a critical role in the Guardians' extra-inning victory, driving in Myles Straw on a single before coming around to score to tie the game up in the seventh frame. Rosario has gone 12-for-23 (.521) with two RBI and three runs scored over his last five appearances.
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Tony Kemp 2B | MIN
Athletics' Tony Kemp: Breaks home-run drought
Kemp went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's loss against Cleveland.
Kemp swatted his second long ball of 2023 and his first since April 21 (38 games) to extend his hit streak to five games. Leading up to the hit streak, Kemp went hitless over 23 at-bats but has gone 6-for-12 (.500) with three runs scored since.
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David Villar 1B | SF
Giants' David Villar: Late add to lineup
Villar will play first base and hit ninth versus the Padres on Tuesday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Villar is a late addition to the lineup after LaMonte Wade was scratched with tightness in his side. Villar has not had much success thus far in 2023 with a .154 average and .585 OPS over 104 at-bats across 37 games.
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Enrique Hernandez SS | LAD
Red Sox's Enrique Hernandez: Enters lineup Tuesday
Hernandez will start at shortstop and bat ninth Tuesday against the Twins.
After Hernandez was initially set to be on the bench again Tuesday night, he will replace Pablo Reyes (undisclosed) at shortstop following the latter's late scratch from the lineup. Hernandez has recorded at least one hit in eight out of his last 10 games, batting .263 with a homer, six RBI and six runs scored over that stretch.
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Owen Miller 2B | CHC
Brewers' Owen Miller: On bench amid slump
Miller is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.
Luis Urias will play second base and bat seventh for Milwaukee, with Brian Anderson covering third base and hitting sixth. Miller has gone 0-for-18 with six strikeouts over his last six games and his season OPS has dipped from .876 to .735 since the beginning of June.
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Gavin Lux SS | TB
Dodgers' Gavin Lux: Begins running on treadmill
Lux (knee) posted a video Tuesday on his personal Instagram account featuring him running on a treadmill.
Lux's video confirms that he's begun a running program about three and a half months after he underwent surgery to repair ACL and LCL tears in his right knee. The Dodgers still don't appear to be counting on Lux returning from the 60-day injured list at any point this season, but if he steers clear of any setbacks while ramping up the intensity of his running over the next several months, he could enter spring training with a clean bill of health.
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Nolan Gorman 2B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Sits amid struggles
Gorman is out of the lineup Tuesday versus the Nationals.
Willson Contreras will take a DH day and Andrew Knizner will catch with left-hander MacKenzie Gore on the bump for Washington. Gorman was a force in the St. Louis lineup over the first two months of the season, but he's slashing just .063/.135/.125 in his last 52 plate appearances dating back to June 4.
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Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT
Rays' Brandon Lowe: Plays catch on field
Lowe (back) played catch at Tropicana Field pregame Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Lowe wound up being shut down for a little less than two weeks of a projected 2-to-3 weeks shutdown period, which would seem to be a good sign. It will still take him awhile to ramp things back up, however, so a return before the end of the month would still appear unlikely.