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  • Noelvi Marte 3B | CIN

    Reds' Noelvi Marte: Not in Friday's lineup

    Marte is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Giants.

    It's the second straight game on the bench for Marte, who has a .177/.231/.281 slash line and 30.8 percent strikeout rate in 104 plate appearances since returning from his 80-game PED suspension in late June. Santiago Espinal will receive another start at third base Friday and could continue to cut into Marte's playing time after finishing July with a 1.184 OPS in 16 games.

  • Austin Riley 3B | ATL

    Braves' Austin Riley: Slugs 15th homer

    Riley went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Marlins.

    The third baseman got Atlanta on the board by taking Max Meyer deep in the first inning. Riley is coming off a strong July that saw him slash .280/.324/.527 with five homers and 14 RBI in 24 games, but with only 15 long balls on the year, he'll need to stay hot down the stretch to reach 30 for a fourth straight season.

  • Brett Harris 3B | OAK

    Athletics' Brett Harris: Heads to Triple-A

    The Athletics optioned Harris to Triple-A Las Vegas on Thursday.

    Harris had been hitless across his last six contests. With Harris back in the minors, Abraham Toro should return to being the Athletics' everyday third baseman.

  • Royals' Maikel Garcia: Notches two thefts in victory

    Garcia went 1-for-5 with a run and two stolen bases in a 7-1 win against the Tigers on Thursday.

    Garcia made the most of his lone trip on the basepaths, following his first-inning single with a pair of thefts before coming home to score. The infielder is up to 27 stolen bases on the campaign, sixth-most in the majors. Garcia is batting just .237 this season, but he's been much better than that for nearly a month, hitting .302 over 63 at-bats since July 7.

  • Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE

    Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Homers in third straight game

    Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, two total runs and three total RBI in Thursday's 10-3 win against the Orioles.

    Ramirez recorded an RBI in the first inning with a sacrifice fly. The third baseman added a two-run homer in the seventh frame before being lifted for a pinch hitter in the eighth with the Guardians holding a big lead. Ramirez has gone deep at least once in each of his past three contests, tallying four long balls, two doubles, six runs and eight RBI over that span.

  • Luis Rengifo 3B | LAA

    Angels' Luis Rengifo: Out of Thursday's lineup

    Rengifo (wrist) isn't in the Angels' lineup Thursday against the Rockies, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    Rengifo made an early exit from Wednesday's game after injuring his wrist on a swing. He's reportedly feeling better ahead of Thursday's contest, but he will step out of the lineup for a day as a precaution. In his absence, Brandon Drury will shift to third base while Michael Stefanic starts at the keystone and bats second.

  • Paul DeJong 3B | KC

    Royals' Paul DeJong: Sitting Thursday

    DeJong isn't in the Royals' lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers.

    DeJong went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run score during his Royals debut Wednesday, and he'll now take a seat for Thursday's series opener. Maikel Garcia will slide to third base while Michael Massey starts at second, opening up the DH spot for Freddy Fermin.

  • Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Lands on IL with fractured hand

    The Orioles placed Westburg on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a right hand fracture.

    Westburg suffered the unfortunate injury when he was hit by a pitch in Wednesday's win over the Blue Jays. The Orioles haven't provided a timetable for Westburg's return to action, but he could be sidelined well into September. Baltimore is set to use Jackson Holliday at second base and Ramon Urias at third base most days, but prospect Coby Mayo could eventually get called up from Triple-A Norfolk and receive a look at the hot corner.

  • Mark Vientos 3B | NYM

    Mets' Mark Vientos: Slugs 16th homer

    Vientos went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's loss to the Twins.

    The third baseman gave the Mets an early, if temporary, lead when he took Pablo Lopez deep in the second inning. Vientos has gone yard in back-to-back games and four times in the last eight contests, boosting his slash line on the season to .286/.341/.563 with 16 homers and 42 RBI in 246 plate appearances.

  • Jake Burger 1B | MIA

    Marlins' Jake Burger: Homers in back-to-back games

    Burger went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Wednesday's 6-2 win over Tampa Bay.

    Burger put the Marlins ahead for good in the third inning Wednesday, cranking a 423-foot, two-run shot off a Taj Bradley two-strike pitch to put Miami ahead 4-2. The 28-year-old Burger has been heating up at the plate -- he's homered in back-to-back games while going 7-for-20 with three long balls in his last five contests. Overall, Burger is slashing .235/.282/.416 through 351 plate appearances this year with 15 homers, 42 RBI and 38 runs scored.

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