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  • Matt Chapman 3B | SF

    Giants' Matt Chapman: Homers, swipes bag in win

    Chapman went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a stolen base in Sunday's win over the Padres.

    Chapman took Joe Musgrove deep in the fourth to get the Giants on the board for his 23rd of the season. He now has at least a hit in 11 of his last 12 starts and is slashing .357/.386/.643 with a 1.029 OPS over that span. Chapman also swiped his 15th base of the year and is 15-for-17 on stolen base attempts this season after coming into the year just 11-for-23 in that category for his career. A 20-20 campaign is not out of reach for the 31-year-old, who is now slashing .251/.334/.451 with 58 extra-base hits, 71 RBI, 92 runs and a 61:145 BB:K in 595 plate appearances.

  • Max Muncy 3B | LAD

    Dodgers' Max Muncy: Goes deep Sunday

    Muncy went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Sunday's 4-0 win over the Guardians.

    Muncy took Anthony Gose deep in the eighth to pad the Dodgers lead for his first home run since Aug. 20 and his first extra-base hit in September. He has just two hits in 15 at-bats so far this month but has kept a patient eye with a 5:5 BB:K. For the year, Muncy is slashing .231/.347/.495 with 12 homers, 36 RBI, 34 runs and a 32:64 BB:K in 222 plate appearances.

  • Connor Norby 2B | MIA

    Marlins' Connor Norby: Launches two more dingers

    Norby went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI Sunday against the Phillies.

    Norby began the scoring barrage for the Marlins with a two-run blast in the first inning. He then put the cap on a seven-run third inning with another two-run dinger. The rookie deadline acquisition now has three homers and seven RBI over the last two games and has hit safely in 17 of 18 games since joining the Marlins, batting .329 with six home runs, seven doubles, 13 RBI, 18 runs and two steals across 73 at-bats.

  • Angels' Charles Leblanc: Lifts homer in loss

    Leblanc went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Rangers.

    Leblanc provided the bulk of the Angels' scoring with his fourth-inning blast off Andrew Heaney. The homer was his second hit in five games with the Angels this season, though the infielder has maintained a decent .254/.379/.437 slash line over 98 games with Triple-A Salt Lake. Leblanc is unlikely to see much more than short-side platoon usage over the final three weeks of the season, and even then, he's not guaranteed to play against every opposing southpaw.

  • Ezequiel Duran SS | TEX

    Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Clubs third homer

    Duran went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Angels.

    Duran has hit safely in all five of his games in September, going 7-for-18 (.389) with a homer, five RBI and three doubles in that span. His blast stretched the Rangers' lead to 4-0 in the second inning Sunday. Duran is up to a .256/.295/.336 slash line with three homers, 19 RBI, 24 runs scored, nine doubles and one stolen base over 237 plate appearances this season. Duran has filled a utility role in the infield with the Rangers using a handful of players as replacements for Corey Seager (hip) at shortstop. In September alone, Duran has seen starts at second base, third base, shortstop and in left field.

  • Billy Cook 3B | PIT

    Pirates' Billy Cook: Successful big-league debut

    Cook went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI on Sunday against the Nationals.

    Cook had his contract selected from Triple-A earlier Sunday when Henry Davis was put on the shelf with left hand inflammation, then responded with a two-run double in his first big-league at-bat. He later collected a single to round out a successful debut. Cook is a versatile defender capable of playing all over the field and thus could receive an extended look by the Pirates over the final few weeks of the season.

  • Anthony Rendon 3B | LAA

    Angels' Anthony Rendon: On bench Sunday

    Rendon is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.

    Rendon has gone 4-for-27 in his past eight games and will sit for Sunday's series finale in Texas. Michael Stefanic will start at the hot corner and bat seventh in his place.

  • Jose Miranda 3B | MIN

    Twins' Jose Miranda: Opportunities picking up

    Miranda will start at first base and bat second in Sunday's game against the Royals.

    Miranda will pick up his eighth consecutive start and has moved between both corner-infield spots in addition to designated hitter during that stretch. His entry into the lineup Sunday comes while Carlos Santana (illness) is on the bench, but the Twins could make Miranda a priority ahead of Santana once the latter player is healthy again. Dating back to the beginning of August, Santana is hitting just .196, while Miranda has upheld a .252 batting average during that same timeframe.

  • Alex Bregman 3B | HOU

    Astros' Alex Bregman: Drives in pair

    Bregman went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a walk Saturday against Arizona.

    Bregman didn't hit a ball out of the infield but managed a productive game. He's battled elbow soreness since Aug. 16 and has been in and out of the lineup, though his performance hasn't suffered significantly. Across 13 games and 48 at-bats in that span, Bregman has homered twice with four RBI and four runs scored while hitting .250.

  • Addison Barger SS | TOR

    Blue Jays' Addison Barger: Absent from lineup

    Barger is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

    Barger returned from a two-game absence due to a knee injury Saturday, going 0-for-4 with one run scored in Toronto's 9-5 win over Atlanta. He'll retreat to the dugout for the series finale, and Luis De Los Santos will start at third base and bat seventh against southpaw Chris Sale.

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