MLB Player News
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Ildemaro Vargas 3B | WAS
Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Absent from lineup
Vargas is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
Vargas will begin Saturday's contest in the dugout after going 0-for-4 with one strikeout in Friday's 3-2 win over the Halos. Jose Tena will make his Nationals debut at third base while Nasim Nunez returns to the lineup at shortstop.
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Jose Tena 3B | WAS
Nationals' Jose Tena: Making Washington debut Saturday
Tena is starting at third base and batting sixth in Saturday's game against the Angels, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
Tena was recalled from Triple-A Rochester earlier Saturday, and he will make his first start for the big club since being acquired from the Guardians on July 29. In the minors this season, Tena is batting .287 with an .824 OPS, 18 home runs and 68 RBI over 448 plate appearances.
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Trey Lipscomb 3B | WAS
Nationals' Trey Lipscomb: Sent down to Rochester
The Nationals optioned Lipscomb to Triple-A Rochester on Saturday, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
After being recalled by the Nationals on July 6, Lipscomb slowly saw his playing time dwindle as he struggled to a .152/.211/.182 slash line with a 23.6 percent strikeout rate across 71 plate appearances. With Ildemaro Vargas establishing a regular role at the hot corner, Lipscomb will go back down to Rochester, where he will have an everyday role at third base. Jose Tena was recalled from Rochester in a corresponding move.
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Jose Tena 3B | WAS
Nationals' Jose Tena: Recalled by Washington
The Nationals recalled Tena from Triple-A Rochester on Saturday, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
Tena was part of the package the Nationals received when they traded Lane Thomas to the Guardians on July 29. In Triple-A this season, Tena is slashing .287/.344/.480 with 15 stolen bases, 60 runs scored, 18 home runs and 68 RBI across 448 plate appearances. To make room for Tena on the 26-man roster, the Nationals optioned Trey Lipscomb to Rochester.
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Manny Machado 3B | SD
Padres' Manny Machado: Drives in three runs Friday
Machado went 2-for-5 with two doubles, a run and three RBI In Friday's extra-inning win over Miami.
The Padres were held scoreless until the eighth inning, when Machado plated a run with a double. Jackson Merrill homered in the ninth to send the game into an extra frame, and Machado helped San Diego break things open in the top of the 10th frame with a double that drove in two runners. Machado has been on a heater over his past 15 games, slashing .349/.382/.698 with five homers, seven doubles, 15 RBI, 13 runs, a stolen base and a 4:8 BB:K.
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Anthony Rendon 3B | LAA
Angels' Anthony Rendon: Collects three hits vs. former club
Rendon went 3-for-5 with a stolen base in a loss to the Nationals on Friday.
None of Rendon's three singles led to any runs for the Angels, but the performance was still a positive one for the third baseman, who was playing at Nationals Park for the first time since winning the World Series with Washington in 2019. Rendon has dealt with a bevy of injuries since joining the Angels in 2020, and he's played in only 36 contests so far this year. The 34-year-old has gone 5-for-11 with two walks over three contests since returning from his most recent stint on the injured list Aug. 7.
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Armando Alvarez 3B | OAK
Athletics' Armando Alvarez: Headed back to Vegas
The Athletics optioned Alvarez to Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday.
Alvarez went 1-for-3 with an RBI and scored a run while filling in for Seth Brown, who returned from paternity leave Saturday. The 30-year-old Alvarez boasts a 1.003 OPS through 251 plate appearances in Triple-A, making him a candidate to return to Oakland before the end of the season.