MLB Player News
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Enrique Hernandez 3B | 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 3B | 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.
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Luis Arraez 2B | PHI
Marlins' Luis Arraez: Another five-hit performance
Arraez went 5-for-5 with two RBI and one run scored in Monday's victory over the Blue Jays.
Arraez got the day off Sunday and returned to the lineup Monday with another stellar performance. It was his second five-hit game over his past three starts and third of the season. He remains on a historic pace to start 2023, slashing .400/.450/.490 over 67 games (282 plate appearances).
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Ha-seong Kim SS | ATL
Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Tallies three hits Monday
Kim went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base in a 7-4 extra-inning loss to San Francisco on Monday.
Kim came through with a two-run single in the fourth inning and finished with his second three-hit performance of the campaign. The second baseman also swiped his 12th bag in the contest, giving him as many thefts in 68 games this season as he had in 150 contests last year. Kim has three multi-hit performance over his past five games and is batting .533 (8-for-15) over that stretch.
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Luis Urias 2B | TOR
Brewers' Luis Urias: On bench Monday
Urias is not in the starting lineup Monday against Arizona.
Urias will get a day off after he went 2-for-10 with two RBI and a run scored while starting all three games of the team's series with the Pirates. Brian Anderson will slot in at third base while Raimel Tapia draws the start in right field and bats sixth in the series opener with the Diamondbacks.