MLB Player News
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Emmanuel Rivera 3B | BAL
Marlins' Emmanuel Rivera: On base three times Sunday
Rivera went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's win over Atlanta.
The 28-year-old has started five of the last six games for the Marlins as he gets a chance to lock down the starting job at third base. Rivera has gone 5-for-20 with his first homer and second steal of the season during that stretch, and while his career .662 OPS in the majors over 947 plate appearances doesn't suggest he has much fantasy upside, he is at least a defensive upgrade at the hot corner on Jake Burger
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Goes deep in win
Bohm went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Mariners.
Bohm went back-to-back with Bryce Harper during a five-run eighth inning to help the Phillies break away for the win. The home run was his first since July 3 and he now has six RBI over his last four games. Bohm has been one of the one of the most consistent hitters over the course of the season and is currently riding a 22-game on-base streak. For the year, he's slashing .295/.352/.483 with 12 homers, 77 RBI, 50 runs, five steals and a 35:67 BB:K in 466 plate appearances.
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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Sim game on tap
Muncy (oblique) is scheduled to face live pitching Thursday in a simulated game at Dodger Stadium, MLB.com reports.
Muncy will take part in the sim game along with three of the Dodgers' other rehabbing hitters in Mookie Betts (hand), Tommy Edman (wrist) and Miguel Rojas (forearm). Rojas appears to be the closest of the three to returning from the injured list, while Edman and Betts could be cleared for rehab assignments following Thursday's sim game. Muncy, meanwhile, looks to be further away, given that he's been on the shelf since May 17 with a right oblique strain and had made limited progress in his recovery until recently having a breakthrough when a chiropractor performed a procedure on his body. The Dodgers will wait and see how Muncy comes out of Thursday's sim game before determining his next steps.
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Jonah Bride 1B | MIA
Marlins' Jonah Bride: Slugs third homer
Bride went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in Sunday's win against Atlanta.
Bride has started the last eight games for Miami since being called up in late July, batting 7-for-29 (.241) with three home runs, seven RBI and three runs scored. Even with the hot streak, the 28-year-old has managed only a .241 average and an ugly 3:12 BB:K, making him hard to trust in a middling Marlins lineup.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Giants' Matt Chapman: Slugs 17th homer
Chapman went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's win against the Reds.
Chapman homered for the second consecutive game and is now up to 17 long balls, matching last season's total in 30 fewer games. The 31-year-old is enjoying a post All-Star break renaissance, batting .316 with nine extra-base hits, eight RBI, 14 runs scored, 11 walks and three stolen bases in 16 games played.
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Santiago Espinal 3B | CIN
Reds' Santiago Espinal: Homers, swipes two bags
Espinal started in left field and went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two stolen bases in Sunday's loss to the Giants.
Espinal has now started six of the last seven contests and will continue to vie for playing time at third base, especially with fellow third baseman Noelvi Marte struggling with a .488 OPS. The versatile Espinal has started at second base, shortstop, third base, left field and designated hitter this season, batting .243 with eight home runs, 30 RBI, 21 runs scored and eight stolen bases across 77 games played.
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | PIT
Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Getting day off
Hayes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Hayes appears to be receiving some maintenance after he went 8-for-35 (.229 average) with two stolen bases, six runs and two RBI while starting each of the Pirates' last nine games. Jared Triolo will spell Hayes at the hot corner.
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Enrique Hernandez 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez: Excels as hitter, pitcher Saturday
Hernandez went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs and two RBI in Saturday's 10-0 win over Oakland. He also pitched one inning, giving up a hit and no runs.
Hernandez was part of a late-game explosion by Los Angeles' offense, as he doubled home a run in the eighth inning and added another RBI on a single in the ninth. Those contributions helped the Dodgers build a 10-0 lead, and manager Dave Roberts consequently let Hernandez pitch the ninth. He did well in lobbing pitches to A's hitters, giving up a two-out double but nothing more. Hernandez has gone 4-for-7 with two walks over the first two games of the weekend set versus Oakland.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Swipes bag, drives in three
Bohm went 1-for-5 with three RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's loss to Seattle.
Bohm drove in Philadelphia's first three runs of the game and also came around to score himself in the fifth on a Brandon Marsh single. The third baseman has now hit safely in five consecutive games and in eight of his last nine overall, tallying six doubles and a triple over that latter stretch to go along with five RBI and four runs scored. Bohm also swiped his fifth bag of the season in Saturday's loss, and it was his first since June 24 against the Tigers.
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Emmanuel Rivera 3B | BAL
Marlins' Emmanuel Rivera: Gaining playing time vs. righties
Rivera will start at third base and bat fifth in Sunday's game against Atlanta.
Rivera has operated as a short-side platoon player for much of his time in the majors this season, but he started the first two games of the series against right-handed pitchers and will remain in the lineup for the finale while southpaw Max Fried toes the rubber for Atlanta. The uptick in playing time against right-handed pitching looks to be a byproduct of the Marlins shipping Josh Bell to the Diamondbacks at the trade deadline, with the deal paving the way for Jake Burger to log more time at first base and designated hitter while Rivera gets more reps at third base.