MLB Player News
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Santiago Espinal 3B | CIN
Reds' Santiago Espinal: Provides offense in win
Espinal started at third base and went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 2-0 win over Pittsburgh.
Espinal provided all the offense needed with a two-run homer in the fifth inning. He was making his first start in seven games and has just 18 at-bats this month; however, he could see action in the immediate future. Jeimer Candelario, who started at first base, was removed from Tuesday's contest due to tendinitis. Candelario has been the team's primary third baseman and may be held out of Wednesday's series finale in Pittsburgh.
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | PIT
Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Tallies third homer
Hayes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Reds.
Hayes tallied the Pirates' only run with a solo home run in the seventh inning -- his third of the season. The performance also extended his hitting streak to a modest five games, though he has no multi-hit performances in that span to go along with only two RBI and two runs scored. Hayes has a disappointing .084 ISO across 215 plate appearances this season.
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Mark Vientos 3B | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Tallies three hits, including homer
Vientos went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Rangers.
The 24-year-old third baseman opened the game's scoring by scorching a 409-foot solo homer off Michael Lorenzen in the second inning. Vientos has been hot since securing the hot corner in Queens when Brett Baty was demoted May 31, hitting .333 (19-for-57) with three homers, 11 runs scored and 11 RBI. Overall, Vientos is slashing .317/.375/.554 in 112 total plate appearances this season.
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | CIN
Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Battling tendinitis
Manager David Bell said Candelario was removed from Tuesday's win over the Pirates due to tendinitis, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Candelario appeared to be in a bit of pain while running the bases during Tuesday's game, eventually leading to his removal during the eighth inning. However, the Reds' skipper noted that the 30-year-old infielder is not at risk of spending time on the injured list, and he seemed confident that the injury will go away relatively quickly. Should Candelario have to miss any games, Santiago Espinal figures to be the next man up to start at third base.
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Christopher Morel 2B | TB
Cubs' Christopher Morel: Absent from Cubs lineup
Morel is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants.
Morel has only one hit over his last five games and tough right-hander Logan Webb will take the ball Tuesday for San Francisco, so it's a sensible spot for a day off. David Bote is getting the call at third base while Morel regroups.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Taking seat Tuesday
Arenado is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Miami.
Arenado went 0-for-6 in Monday's extra-innings win over the Marlins and is just 3-for-20 over his last five games, so he's being given a day off to regroup. Brandon Crawford is making his first career start at third base.
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Mark Vientos 3B | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Three hits in big win
Vientos went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Monday's win over the Rangers.
The 24-year-old snapped out of an offensive swoon that had seen him bat .188 (6-for-32) over the prior 10 games. Vientos has a hammerlock on the starting job at third base for the Mets -- since returning to the majors in mid-May, he's slashing .292/.360/.494 with four homers and 14 RBI in 26 contests. His defense has even gotten more reliable, as he's committed only one error during that stretch and has a minus-2.9 UZR/150 through 206.1 innings at the hot corner, a huge improvement on the minus-13.4 UZR/150 he managed in 153 innings last year.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Slugs three-run homer in win
Bohm went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run in Monday's win over the Padres.
Bohm has been on a tear as of late, picking up his fourth consecutive game with multiple hits. He also has an RBI in five straight contests, which is the longest such streak of his career. The 27-year-old is up to 60 RBI this season, good for fourth in the majors. Bohm is in the midst of a breakout campaign with a .307/.359/.489 slash line and seven home runs through 70 games.
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Ryan McMahon 3B | COL
Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Sitting out Monday
McMahon is out of the lineup for Monday's contest against the Dodgers.
The lefty-hitting McMahon is getting just his third day off of the season with a left-hander (James Paxton) on the mound for the Dodgers. Alan Trejo will step in at third base in place of McMahon, who has started to heat back up over the past week with seven hits -- including two home runs -- in his last 20 at-bats.