MLB Player News
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Jose Miranda 3B | MIN
Twins' Jose Miranda: Drives in pair in win
Miranda went 3-for-4 with two RBI, two runs scored and a hit-by-pitch in a 9-1 win Sunday in Detroit.
Miranda drove in a run after being beaned in the first, singled and scored in both the seventh and eighth innings and drove in a run with a single in the ninth. It was the rookie's third three-hit game of the season. After struggling in his first month in the big leagues, the 24-year-old has produced a .322/.370/.534 line with six homers in 127 plate appearances dating back to June 3. All three of his hits came against right-handed pitchers, albeit the last one coming off a position player, raising his average to .252 against righties.
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Ramon Urias 3B | STL
Orioles' Ramon Urias: Homer, double in Saturday's win
Urias went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and a double in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Yankees.
Urias has hit safely in 11 of his last 13 games, surging to a .413/.438/.739 slash line in that span. He provided some insurance Saturday with a two-run blast in the eighth inning to extend the Orioles' lead to three. The infielder has a career-high 10 homers with 34 RBI, 32 runs scored, 13 doubles and a .264/.308/.459 slash line in 238 plate appearances. His recent surge has earned him a near-everyday role since he returned from an oblique injury in early July.
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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Day off Sunday
Ramirez is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale versus the White Sox.
Ramirez will get a breather Sunday after he went 3-for-12 with two doubles, three RBI and a run scored over the first three games of the series. Ernie Clement will take over at the hot corner and bat seventh in the series finale.
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Josh Donaldson 3B | MIL
Yankees' Josh Donaldson: Resting Sunday
Donaldson will sit Sunday versus the Orioles.
Donaldson will get a breather after he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Saturday's loss. DJ LeMahieu will start at third base while Joey Gallo enters the lineup in left field after some shuffling and will bat ninth in the series finale.
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | LAA
Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Gets breather Sunday
Candelario is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Candelario started the second half with three straight starts at third base, but he'll get a break Sunday. It looks like the 28-year-old will be given the chance to start most days at the hot corner moving forward, though he was losing playing time to Willi Castro before the All Star break. Candelario has struggled this season with a .586 OPS, so he'll need to get the bat going to hold onto a regular role.
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Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA
White Sox's Yoan Moncada: Drives in three across doubleheader
Moncada went 2-for-8 with two doubles, a walk, three RBI and a run scored across both games of Saturday's doubleheader against the Guardians.
Moncada continues to heat up at the plate, as he's maintained a .323 average with a home run, five RBI and 10 runs scored across his last seven starts. He's still hitting only .212/.266/.339 across 203 plate appearances on the season but appears to be fully healthy and getting on track at the dish.
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Rafael Devers 3B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: To IL with inflamed hamstring
Devers was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with right hamstring inflammation, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.
He apparently tweaked his hamstring Friday and it's serious enough that the Red Sox didn't waste any time and put him on the IL the next day. Franchy Cordero and Bobby Dalbec should play pretty regularly while Devers is sidelined.
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Isaac Paredes 3B | HOU
Rays' Isaac Paredes: Steps out of lineup
Paredes isn't starting Saturday against the Royals.
Paredes started the last four games and went 1-for-14 with two runs, four walks and two strikeouts. He'll get a breather while Ji-Man Choi starts at first base with Josh Lowe serving as the designated hitter.
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Rafael Devers 3B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Managing right hamstring injury
Devers isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Blue Jays due to right hamstring tightness, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
Devers tweaked his hamstring during Friday's blowout loss to Toronto, and manager Alex Cora said that it's possible that the third baseman will require a trip to the injured list. Bobby Dalbec, Jeter Downs and Yolmer Sanchez would likely see additional playing time if Devers is ultimately placed on the IL.
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | CIN
Mariners' Eugenio Suarez: Hot July hitting continues
Suarez went 1-for-3 with a double and a bases-loaded walk in a loss to the Astros on Friday.
Suarez picked up where he left off prior to the All-Star break, pushing his slash line to .270/.404/.568 over his last 11 games with Friday's production. The veteran slugger has reached safely in each one of those contests as well, and he's accumulated 13 RBI in the sample by posting a .333 average and 1.183 OPS in the 20 plate appearances he's logged with runners on base.