MLB Player News
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Jose Tena SS | WAS
Nationals' Jose Tena: Recalled by Washington
The Nationals recalled Tena from Triple-A Rochester on Saturday, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
Tena was part of the package the Nationals received when they traded Lane Thomas to the Guardians on July 29. In Triple-A this season, Tena is slashing .287/.344/.480 with 15 stolen bases, 60 runs scored, 18 home runs and 68 RBI across 448 plate appearances. To make room for Tena on the 26-man roster, the Nationals optioned Trey Lipscomb to Rochester.
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Manny Machado 3B | SD
Padres' Manny Machado: Drives in three runs Friday
Machado went 2-for-5 with two doubles, a run and three RBI In Friday's extra-inning win over Miami.
The Padres were held scoreless until the eighth inning, when Machado plated a run with a double. Jackson Merrill homered in the ninth to send the game into an extra frame, and Machado helped San Diego break things open in the top of the 10th frame with a double that drove in two runners. Machado has been on a heater over his past 15 games, slashing .349/.382/.698 with five homers, seven doubles, 15 RBI, 13 runs, a stolen base and a 4:8 BB:K.
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Isaac Paredes 3B | CHC
Cubs' Isaac Paredes: Goes deep again Friday
Paredes went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 7-6 win over the White Sox.
Paredes teed off for his second home run in his last three games and 18th of the season. The infielder got off to a bit of a slow start after getting traded to the Cubs at the end of the July, but in those last three contests, he's gone 4-for-11 with the two long balls and seven total RBI. Paredes was having a solid season in Tampa Bay before the trade, and if he can sustain his recent level of play, a big finish could be in store with his new team.
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Jake Burger 3B | MIA
Marlins' Jake Burger: Belts homer No. 20
Burger went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-2 extra-inning loss to the Padres.
The 28-year-old slugger opened the scoring in the fourth inning by taking Martin Perez deep, continuing a power surge that has seen Burger launch seven homers in the last 11 games while slashing .311/.347/.800 with 11 RBI. The improved performance at the plate could be due to his reduced defensive responsibilities -- he's played third base only three times during that stretch while lining up at first base and DH four times each. Burger is batting .242 on the season with 20 home runs and 50 RBI in 94 contests.
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Enrique Hernandez 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez: Swats seventh homer
Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 9-5 win over the Pirates.
Hernandez went 14-for-57 (.246) during a 16-game homer drought, which he snapped with a fifth-inning blast Friday. The utility man is up to seven homers this year. He hasn't hit consistently or for much power this year with a .209/.276/.333 slash line, 25 RBI, 28 runs scored and 11 doubles over 89 contests. Despite Hernandez's flaws, he's seen a starting role at third base lately, though he'll likely move to a short-side platoon role once Max Muncy (oblique) completes a rehab assignment.
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Manny Machado 3B | SD
Padres' Manny Machado: Remains hot Thursday
Machado went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Thursday in a 7-6 win against Pittsburgh.
Machado gave San Diego an early lead with his two-run blast to left field in the first inning. The veteran third baseman has at least one hit in nine of his past 10 games and is slashing .381/.400/.810 with five homers, 11 RBI, 10 runs and a stolen base during that stretch. The power surge has pushed him to 18 long balls on the season, but Machado is still on pace to fall short of 30 homers, a mark he's reached each of the previous two campaigns.
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Mark Vientos DH | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Launches 17th homer
Vientos went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Thursday's win over the Rockies.
The young third baseman took advantage of the thin air at Coors Field by taking Peter Lambert deep to left-center field in the fifth inning for his 17th long ball of the season. Vientos hasn't had a multi-hit performance since July 26, but he's been able to stay somewhat productive during that time, collecting three doubles, three homers and six RBI in 10 games despite a .184 batting average (7-for-38) and 2:12 BB:K.
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Austin Riley 3B | ATL
Braves' Austin Riley: Belts 17th homer
Riley went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Thursday's loss to the Brewers.
The third baseman got Atlanta on the board in the third inning by taking Frankie Montas deep, but his team was already in an 8-0 hole at that point. Riley has gone yard in back-to-back games, and over 18 contests since the All-Star break he's slashing .301/.346/.575 with five of his 17 homers on the season.
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Homers in loss
Suarez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 6-4 loss to Philadelphia.
Suarez gave the Diamondbacks the first lead of the game with a solo shot in the fifth inning. It was his 17th home run of the season and 11th in the last 27 games. What had looked like a lost season -- Suarez flirted with the Mendoza Line (.200) through the end of June and was losing playing time -- turned around at the beginning of July. The third baseman sports a .310/.371/.681 slash line over 32 games since the beginning of July.