MLB Player News
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Ronny Mauricio 2B | NYM
Mets' Ronny Mauricio: Slugs fourth homer
Mauricio went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-6 extra-inning win over the Orioles.
The 24-year-old infielder got the Mets on the board when he took Brandon Young deep to lead off the sixth inning. Mauricio has only started three of New York's last seven games, but he's come off the bench in two others during that stretch and could be forcing his way back into consistent playing time with his performance at the plate. Over his last 10 contests, Mauricio is slashing .344/.417/.594 with two doubles, two of his four homers on the year, three RBI, seven runs and a very palatable 19.4 percent strikeout rate against an 11.1 percent walk rate.
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Caleb Durbin 3B | BOS
Brewers' Caleb Durbin: Sitting down Tuesday
Durbin isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers.
Durbin has been turning things around at the plate over the past few weeks, but he'll get a chance to regroup after going 0-for-6 over his last two games. Andruw Monasterio will take over at the hot corner and bat eighth.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Held out of lineup again Tuesday
Arenado (shoulder) remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals.
Arenado missed the final two games of the weekend series against the Cubs with a right shoulder impingement and had an extra day of rest with the Cardinals being idle Monday. Manager Oliver Marmol said Arenado is feeling better and hopes to avoid the 10-day injured list, but more will be known about his status Wednesday, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports. Nolan Gorman is at third base and batting fifth for St. Louis.
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Casey Schmitt SS | SF
Giants' Casey Schmitt: Logs RBI in return
Schmitt went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a walk in Monday's 3-1 win over the Phillies.
Schmitt returned to big-league action after being officially placed on the 10-day injured list June 30 (retroactive to June 27) due to left hand inflammation. The infielder drew a walk in the second and added a single in the sixth. The 26-year-old later grounded into a fielder's choice in the eighth, though he drove in the go-ahead run. Schmitt is now slashing .277/.365/.436 with 16 RBI, 13 runs scored and four home runs across 116 plate appearances.
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Manny Machado 3B | SD
Padres' Manny Machado: Reaches milestone with 2,000th hit
Machado went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Monday.
Machado reached a personal milestone when he singled in the fourth inning for his 2,000th career MLB regular-season hit. The veteran third baseman rounded out his big day with a solo homer in the eighth frame, giving him 357 career homers. Per The Athletic MLB, Machado is the 17th player in MLB history to reach 350 homers and 2,000 hits before his 33rd birthday. The recently named All-Star is having another standout season, slashing .293/.354/.484 with 15 homers, 53 RBI, 54 runs and eight stolen bases through 384 plate appearances.
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Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY
Rockies' Ryan McMahon: First RBI in 12 starts
McMahon went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI on Monday against the Red Sox.
McMahon entered the game having failed to record an RBI in his last 12 starts and 14 games. He's hit just .125 in that span with a 38.5 percent strikeout rate, though he at least managed to drive in a run with a single in the sixth inning of Monday's contest. McMahon has had a disastrous season overall, posting a career-low .684 OPS with only 26 RBI across 89 games.
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Brady House 3B | WAS
Nationals' Brady House: On base four times in loss
House went 3-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Red Sox.
All three knocks were singles, but it was still an impressive performance from the rookie third baseman, who also avoided striking out in the contest, only the second time in his last 11 games he's done so. House is still looking for his first big-league homer as well as some consistency at the plate -- through his first 18 contests and 78 plate appearances for the Nationals, he's slashing .247/.282/.288 with three doubles, two steals, four runs, eight RBI and a 4:20 BB:K.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Sitting again Sunday
Arenado (shoulder) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
The veteran third baseman was scratched from the lineup Saturday due to a right shoulder impingement and will sit for a second consecutive game Sunday. According to Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat, Arenado said he's feeling "drastically better" Sunday, so he seems likely to avoid a trip to the injured list. Thanks to Monday's team off day, Arenado will head into Tuesday's series opener versus Washington with four straight days of rest.