MLB Player News
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Donovan Solano 3B | SD
Padres' Donovan Solano: Three hits in win
Solano went 3-for-4 with an RBI double in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Marlins.
Solano recorded two base hits and then capped off his night with a run-scoring double in the eighth to put the Friars up, 4-0. He's now driven in runs in back-to-back games for the first time this season and has reached base seven times in his last nine plate appearances. The 36-year-old remains a utility depth option for this team and is slashing .375/.474/.531 with three RBI, two runs and a 5:4 K:BB in 38 plate appearances.
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Produces run in loss
Suarez batted seventh and went 0-for-2 with a walk and an RBI in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Rangers.
Suarez knocked in Arizona's second run with a sacrifice fly in the second inning, just his second RBI over the last 12 games. The third baseman has been grinding with a .182 average and .504 OPS for the month of May. He opened the season as the regular sixth batter in the order but was dropped to seventh against right-handers since the middle of last week.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Ends power drought
Arenado went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Reds.
Arenado went 11 games without a homer prior to Tuesday. In that span, he hit a paltry .222 (10-for-45). The third baseman took Andrew Abbott deep in the fourth inning to give the Cardinals all the offense they needed in the win. Arenado is still having a rough year overall with four homers, 25 RBI, 21 runs scored, 10 doubles and a .257/.311/.366 slash line over 52 contests. While the Cardinals' offense has struggled at times, Arenado has not been able to lead by example as much as he has in previous years.
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Alec Bohm 3B | PHI
Phillies' Alec Bohm: Day off Tuesday
Bohm isn't in the Phillies' lineup for Tuesday's game against San Francisco, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
Bohm is batting .311 on the season, but he will get a day to regroup Tuesday after going 6-for-30 (.200) across his last seven contests. Kody Clemens will fill in at the hot corner and bat eighth.
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | PIT
Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Activated from injured list
The Pirates activated Hayes (back) from the 10-day injured list Tuesday.
Hayes has been sidelined since early May with a back injury but will skip a rehab assignment and go directly back on the Pirates' active roster. The third baseman is slashing a disappointing .240/.322/.318 with just one home run and zero stolen bases this season.
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Mark Vientos 3B | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Absent from lineup
Vientos is not in the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Dodgers.
It will be Brett Baty handling third base and being tasked with trying to solve right-hander Tyler Glasnow. Vientos figures to be in the lineup for the nightcap against Gavin Stone.
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Austin Riley 3B | ATL
Braves' Austin Riley: Bats second in return
Riley went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Monday's loss to the Nationals.
Seeing his first game action since May 12, Riley looked a bit rusty but appeared fully recovered from an intercostal strain. The third baseman hit second in the order with lefty Mitchell Parker on the bump for the Nats, and that could be his new home in the batting order against southpaws with Atlanta shuffling things around in the wake of a season-ending knee injury for Ronald Acuna. Through 167 plate appearances this year, Riley is slashing a disappointing .238/.311/.377 with three homers and 18 RBI.
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Donovan Solano 3B | SD
Padres' Donovan Solano: Slugs first homer
Solano went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Monday's 2-1 win over Miami.
Solano came into the contest having gone 2-for-13 over his previous seven contests, but he broke the slump with a second-inning solo homer for the game's first run. The long ball was his first as a member of the Padres after joining the organization on a minor-league deal in mid-April. Solano has never been much of a power hitter, but he's consistently demonstrated good contact skills and is slashing .321/.441/.464 in limited opportunities this season.
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | CIN
Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Back in lineup Monday
Candelario (neck) is in the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.
He was scratched from Saturday's lineup due to neck stiffness and held out Sunday as well, but evidently Candelario is feeling better. The 30-year-old will return to third base and bat third against right-hander Lance Lynn. While the rest of the Reds' offense has sunk in May, Candelario has rebounded with an .835 OPS, five doubles and a couple homers in his last 17 games.
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Austin Riley 3B | ATL
Braves' Austin Riley: Returns after two-week absence
Riley (side) will start at third base and bat second in Monday's game against the Nationals.
Riley wound up missing just over two weeks (and 13 games) of action with a nagging left intercostal strain but is finally ready to rejoin Atlanta's lineup. He will be asked to carry even more of a load following Ronald Acuna's season-ending ACL tear.