MLB Player News
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Nolan Gorman 2B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Gorman: Powers offense in win
Gorman went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and a run during Thursday's 2-1 win against the Reds.
The 23-year-old delivered the first run of the contest with an RBI double during the eighth inning, and he came around to score on a wild pitch after stealing third base. The late double extended Gorman's hit streak to 15 games, and he's batting .377 with five doubles, six homers, 17 RBI and 12 runs during that stretch.
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Adam Frazier 2B | LAA
Orioles' Adam Frazier: In leadoff spot Thursday
Frazier is in the leadoff spot for Thursday's game against the Yankees, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
It's the first time this season batting higher than fifth in the order for Frazier, who's coming into this one hitting .342/.357/.634 with three home runs over his last 11 games. The team's normal leadoff man against righties, Cedric Mullins, is getting a day off.
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Sam Haggerty LF | TEX
Mariners' Sam Haggerty: Productive in spot start
Haggerty went 1-for-3 with a two-run double, a walk and a run in an win over the Athletics on Wednesday.
The valued utility asset slotted into the No. 9 hole in place of Ty France (wrist) and delivered nicely, doubling home the first two runs of the game for Seattle in the fourth inning. Haggerty has scuffled at the plate all season and is carrying a .162 average and .478 OPS across his first 42 plate appearances, but the unusual combination of an especially low .222 BABIP and elevated 25.9 percent line-drive rate imply he's had his fair share of bad luck when putting the ball in play. With France potentially set to miss "a few days" per the team's official site, Haggerty could be in line for at least another spot start or two.
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Luis Arraez 2B | SF
Marlins' Luis Arraez: Out due to leg cramp
Arraez (leg) is absent from the lineup Thursday at Colorado.
Arraez was pulled from Wednesday's contest because of a left leg cramp. It's believed to be a minor issue, but he'll be out of the lineup for at least one game. Xavier Edwards will start at second base and bat ninth for the Marlins on Thursday afternoon against the Rockies and left-hander Kyle Freeland.
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Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT
Rays' Brandon Lowe: Returns to lineup Thursday
Lowe (neck) is back in the starting lineup Thursday versus the Blue Jays, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
Lowe sat out Tuesday and Wednesday because of a stiff neck, but he is good to go for Thursday afternoon's series finale at Tropicana Field. The 28-year-old second baseman is batting just .200 on the year but has managed to tally eight home runs and 24 RBI in 42 games. He'll hit cleanup for the Rays in his return Thursday.
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Whit Merrifield 2B | ATL
Blue Jays' Whit Merrifield: Taking seat Thursday
Merrifield is not in the lineup Thursday in Tampa Bay, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
It's a rare day off for Merrifield, who had started 17 of the previous 18 contests. Cavan Biggio will cover second base.
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Gleyber Torres 2B | DET
Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Goes yard twice in loss
Torres went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Wednesday's 9-6 loss to the Orioles.
Both homers came off Baltimore starter Tyler Wells, helping give the Yankees a 5-1 lead that evaporated in the top of the seventh. Torres has three long balls in the last three games, giving him nine on the season, and through 22 contests in May he's slashing a strong .284/.343/.511.
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Adam Frazier 2B | LAA
Orioles' Adam Frazier: Swats sixth homer
Frazier went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 9-6 win over the Yankees.
With the Orioles down 5-1 in the top of the seventh inning, Frazier got the comeback started by clanking a Nestor Cortes fastball off the right-field foul pole. It's Frazier's sixth homer of the season and third in the last nine games, a stretch in which he's batting .353 (12-for-34) with seven runs and nine RBI.
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Ha-seong Kim 2B | ATL
Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Swats fifth homer
Kim went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Nationals.
He took Trevor Williams deep in the fifth inning to get the Padres within a run, and he likely would have collected another hit in the seventh if Carl Edwards hadn't snared his scorching line drive back up the middle in pure self-defense. Kim has hit safely in six straight games, and through 19 contests in May he's slashing a solid .273/.338/.445 with three of his five homers on the year.