MLB Player News
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Jose Tena SS | WAS
Nationals' Jose Tena: Idle again Sunday
Tena is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
Tena will hit the bench for the fourth time in five games, with all of his absences coming against left-handed starting pitchers. The Rangers are having southpaw Jacob Latz serve as an opener for Sunday's contest, so Tena could end up subbing in for Amed Rosario once Latz exits the contest.
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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Reaches four times in loss
Muncy went 2-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base Saturday in a loss to St. Louis.
The Dodgers offense struggled to produce runs again Saturday, but Muncy did what he could to set the table from the middle of the order by reaching in all four of his trips to the plate. The veteran third baseman even got himself into scoring position with a rare stolen base -- his third of the campaign, which is already tied for the second-highest total of his career -- but he ended up being stranded there. Muncy continues to turn things around at the plate; he was hitting below the Mendoza Line as recently as May 14 but has batted .311 over 20 games since then to push his season slash line to .229/.353/.422.
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Santiago Espinal 3B | CIN
Reds' Santiago Espinal: Back in reserve role
Espinal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Espinal is on the bench for the second day in a row and appears to have shifted back into a utility role in the wake of Christian Encarnacion-Strand's return from the injured list. Espinal has gone just 1-for-29 over his last eight games and is slashing just .239/.296/.287 over 204 plate appearances on the season.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Giants' Matt Chapman: Blasts walk-off bomb
Chapman went 1-for-4 with a walk-off two-run home run in Saturday's 3-2 victory over Atlanta.
The third baseman played hero Saturday, launching a walk-off homer to extend the Giants' winning streak to four games. The team has leaned heavily on its pitching, but Chapman has been a key contributor offensively, slashing .389/.463/.750 with seven extra-base hits and five RBI over his past 10 games. The 32-year-old and Heliot Ramos are the only Giants with an OPS above .800 this season.
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Caleb Durbin 3B | MIL
Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Crushes walk-off homer
Durbin went 2-for-4 with a walk-off solo home run in Saturday's 4-3 victory versus San Diego.
The Padres rallied from a two-run deficit to tie the score in the top of the ninth inning, but that just set up Durbin's heroics. The rookie infielder led off the bottom of the frame and deposited David Morgan's first pitch over the outfield wall to send the Brewers home with a victory. It was just the second career homer for Durbin, who has struggled to gain his footing in the majors with a .218/.298/.331 slash line through 44 games.
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Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY
Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Ends power drought
McMahon went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 8-1 loss to the Mets.
McMahon had gone 22 games without a homer prior to Saturday, batting just .188 with a .237 slugging percentage and 9:24 BB:K in that span. The infielder broke the power drought with a game-tying solo shot in the fourth inning, but it was the lone run the Rockies had in this loss. McMahon has hovered just above the Mendoza Line over the last month and now has a .207/.316/.355 slash line with seven homers, 18 RBI, 24 runs scored and one stolen base across 62 contests this season.
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Ronny Mauricio 2B | NYM
Mets' Ronny Mauricio: Fills box score in win
Mauricio went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a stolen base and a second run scored in Saturday's 8-1 win over the Rockies.
Mauricio has started four of five games since his call-up from Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday. Saturday's effort included his first multi-hit game, his first homer and his first steal of the season, and he also avoided striking out. He's 3-for-16 with an 0:4 BB:K so far. He's made three starts at third base and one at shortstop, but the hot corner will be Mauricio's best bet for playing time. He'll compete with Brett Baty there, and Mauricio also offers another switch-hitting option at second base, but his time at shortstop will be limited unless Francisco Lindor needs to manage a broken toe that cost him a couple of games earlier this week.
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Matt Shaw SS | CHC
Cubs' Matt Shaw: Pops second homer
Shaw went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Tigers.
The rookie third baseman launched a slider from Keider Montero over the left-field fence in the seventh inning, one of five long balls by the Cubs on the afternoon. It's the second homer of the season for Shaw and his first since he returned to the majors May 19. In 17 games since being called back up, he's batting .339 (21-for-62) with seven doubles, seven steals, five RBI and 11 runs.
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | SEA
Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Belts 17th home run
Suarez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 13-1 loss to Cincinnati.
Suarez supplied the Diamondbacks' only run in Saturday's blowout with a solo home run off Nick Martinez in the second inning. It was Suarez's 17th home run of the season, which is tied with Pete Crow-Armstrong for fourth most in the National League. Suarez is slashing .233/.309/.509 with one steal, 13 doubles and 47 RBI across 262 plate appearances this season.
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Otto Kemp 3B | PHI
Phillies' Otto Kemp: Gets first big-league call-up
The Phillies selected Kemp's contract from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Kemp has impressed at the Triple-A level this season, slashing .313/.416/.594 with 14 home runs, 19 doubles, 55 RBI, 49 runs and 11 stolen bases over 58 games. His versatility is also an asset, as Kemp has logged time at both corner-infield positions as well as at second base and in left field in the minors this season. His promotion comes as a corresponding move to Bryce Harper (wrist) landing on the injured list.