MLB Player News
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Perfect at plate
Suarez went 4-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored during Sunday's 7-5 win over the Red Sox.
Suarez's three-run home run off Tanner Houck in the sixth inning put the Diamondbacks ahead after the team trailed through five frames. The third baseman logged a hit in all four of his plate appearances during the victory, marking his second four-hit game of the season. Sunday's performance capped an exceptional series for Suarez, who went 8-for-13 with a pair of home runs, 10 RBI and five runs across the three-game set with Boston.
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Josh Rojas 3B | SEA
Mariners' Josh Rojas: Late addition to lineup
Rojas is starting at third base and batting eighth Sunday against the Giants.
The 30-year-old was scheduled to sit against San Francisco lefty Robbie Ray on Sunday, but Luke Raley (undisclosed) ended up being a late scratch. Rojas has struggled through most of August and is in the midst of a 5-for-44 slump.
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Josh Rojas 3B | SEA
Mariners' Josh Rojas: On bench against lefty
Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
Rojas has a .345 OPS in his past 10 games and will sit Sunday against San Francisco lefty Robbie Ray. Dylan Moore will step in at the hot corner and bat eighth in the series finale.
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Royce Lewis 3B | MIN
Twins' Royce Lewis: Receiving Sunday off
Lewis is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
Lewis will sit Sunday after a run of five straight starts, during which he went 4-for-19 with three RBI, three runs and seven strikeouts. Jose Miranda will handle the hot corner and bat third in the series finale versus St. Louis.
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Isaac Paredes 3B | CHC
Cubs' Isaac Paredes: Sitting in series finale
Paredes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Paredes was withheld from the lineup last Sunday versus the Blue Jays due to shoulder discomfort, but he returned to start each of Chicago's' last five games while going 3-for-22 at the plate. The Cubs haven't suggested that he's still being nagged by the shoulder, so Paredes' absence for the series finale in Miami is likely just a maintenance day.
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Josh H. Smith 3B | TEX
Rangers' Josh Smith: Heading to bench Sunday
Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
Southpaw Matthew Boyd will draw the start for the Guardians, so the lefty-hitting Smith will hit the bench in favor of the right-handed-hitting Ezequiel Duran, who gets the nod at third base. Smith has endured a rough August thus far, slashing just .203/.247/.278 with four extra-base hits (one home run, three doubles) and one stolen base.
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Josh Jung 3B | TEX
Rangers' Josh Jung: Playing through laceration
Jung is serving as Texas' designated hitter for Sunday's game at Cleveland due to a finger laceration, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
The 26-year-old was initially penciled in at third base Sunday, but he'll instead fill a non-defensive role since the laceration affects his ability to throw. Jung will have Monday's team off day to rest up and is expected to be fully cleared for Tuesday's series opener versus the White Sox.
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Anthony Rendon 3B | LAA
Angels' Anthony Rendon: Not in Sunday's lineup
Rendon is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Toronto, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
Rendon started the previous six games but will sit Sunday after going 3-for-19 with a double, three RBI and a stolen base during that span. Brandon Drury will shift to the hot corner while Michael Stefanic starts at second base.
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Santiago Espinal 3B | CIN
Reds' Santiago Espinal: Maintaining regular lineup spot
Espinal will start in right field and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Pirates.
Espinal will pick up an eighth consecutive start after he recorded at least one hit in each of his previous seven contests while going 11-for-27 with three runs and three RBI. He's seen action at third base, second base, designated hitter and now right field over the last eight games, and the Reds should continue to carve out a regular spot in the lineup for Espinal while he's wielding a hot bat.
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Oswaldo Cabrera 3B | NYY
Yankees' Oswaldo Cabrera: Set to lose work with Chisholm back
Cabrera remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Before he was on the bench during Saturday's 9-2 loss while righty Bradley Blalock took the hill for the Rockies, Cabrera had started in each of the Yankees' last four matchups versus righties. The switch-hitting Cabrera is now expected to see few starts against both righties and lefties for the foreseeable future after Jazz Chisholm made a quicker-than-anticipated recovery from an elbow injury and returned to action Friday. Cabrera will fill a utility role with Chisholm immediately stepping back in as the Yankees' everyday third baseman.