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  • Graham Pauley 3B | MIA

    Marlins' Graham Pauley: Sent to Miami in Scott trade

    The Marlins acquired Pauley, Robby Snelling, Adam Mazur and Jay Beshears from the Padres on Tuesday in exchange for relievers Tanner Scott and Bryan Hoeing, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

    The 23-year-old saw some action with the Padres early in the season but has spent most of the campaign at the Triple-A level. Pauley went 4-for-32 with 15 strikeouts in his first taste of the majors and has also underwhelmed at Triple-A this year with a .228/.342/.390 slash line. He'll have a clearer path to playing time with the Marlins and could receive another look in the majors before the end of the season.

  • Josh Rojas 3B | SEA

    Mariners' Josh Rojas: Sitting Tuesday

    Rojas is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.

    Rojas will dodge a matchup with southpaw James Paxton on Tuesday. In his place, Dylan Moore will bat sixth and play third base.

  • Jose Miranda 3B | MIN

    Twins' Jose Miranda: Back in lineup

    Miranda (head) is batting cleanup and playing third base against the Mets on Tuesday.

    Miranda was hit by a pitch in the head Sunday against Detroit, but after clearing concussion protocols and resting Monday, the 26-year-old is back in the Twins' starting nine. Miranda is amid a breakout year, logging a .884 OPS and a 13.5 percent strikeout rate.

  • Josh Rojas 3B | SEA

    Mariners' Josh Rojas: On base three times in loss

    Rojas went 2-for-3 with a walk in a loss to the Red Sox on Monday.

    Rojas served up his first multi-hit effort since July 2 while also drawing his fourth walk in the last three games. The 30-year-old remains locked into a near-everyday role, and he's in the midst of a brief but promising upswing that's seen him produce a .286 average and .474 on-base percentage over his last five games.

  • Josh H. Smith 3B | TEX

    Rangers' Josh Smith: Moves to leadoff

    Smith hit leadoff and started at third base in Monday's 6-3 win over St. Louis, going 2-for-4 with a run scored.

    Smith was in the field at third base even though Josh Jung was activated off the 60-day injured list Monday. While that was surprising, so was Smith's slotting in the leadoff spot while Marcus Semien was dropped to third in the order. Texas manager Bruce Bochy told Kennedi Landry of MLB.com that the tweaked batting order was in relation to Jung's return. It's unclear if more tweaks are expected once Jung is in the starting lineup, or if the changes will be reflected against both right-handed and left-handed starters.

  • Royals' Maikel Garcia: Records 24th steal

    Garcia went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and two runs scored in Monday's 8-5 win over the White Sox.

    Since Garcia was dropped from the leadoff spot July 7, he's batting .327 (16-for-49) with three extra-base hits and three steals over 15 contests. He's hit atop the order twice in that span, but has most often batted eighth and occasionally seventh. It appears he's doing more with less, and his speed makes him an interesting fantasy option even without the leadoff gig. Garcia has a career-high 24 steals to go with six home runs, 45 RBI, 64 runs scored, 18 doubles, five triples and a .238/.287/.350 slash line over 104 contests this season.

  • Addison Barger 3B | TOR

    Blue Jays' Addison Barger: Belts first career homer Monday

    Barger went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader against Baltimore.

    Barger didn't start either contest and didn't play at all in Game 2, but he enjoyed an MLB milestone n the matinee with a three-run homer -- his first career long ball -- in the fifth inning. The outfielder entered that contest in the second frame as a result of Justin Turner being pulled after he was dealt to the Mariners in a trade. Barger has played sporadically while with the big-league club, and that doesn't figure to change much in spite of Toronto's roster shakeup given his .174/.197/.261 slash line on the season.

  • Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Enjoys massive day in doubleheader

    Westburg went 5-for-8 with a home run, three doubles, four RBI, three runs and a walk against Baltimore across both games of Monday's doubleheader.

    Westburg racked up three doubles in the first game and added a two-run homer int he nightcap, and he accumulated 11 total bases over both contests. The shortstop had been pretty cold coming into the twin bill, batting .167 (4-for-24) over his previous six games. On the season, Westburg is slashing .273/.320/.505 with 18 homers, 25 doubles, five triples, 58 RBI, 54 runs and six stolen bases over 99 contests.

  • Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | PIT

    Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Two steals in win

    Hayes went 0-for-2 with two walks, two stolen bases and one run scored in Monday's 5-3 win over the Astros.

    Hayes is still looking for his first extra-base hit since the All-Star break, and he's batting just .200 (7-for-35) over 10 games in that span. He made an impact with speed Monday, logging his first two steals since July 7. The third baseman has slumped to a .239/.293/.298 slash line with 10 steals, three home runs, 23 RBI, 33 runs scored and nine doubles over 81 contests this season.

  • Giants' Sabin Ceballos: Headed to San Francisco

    San Francisco acquired Ceballos and left-handed reliever Tyler Matzek (elbow) from Atlanta on Monday in exchange for right-handed reliever Luke Jackson and outfielder Jorge Soler, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Ceballos was selected with the 94th overall pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft and had produced a .259 average with three home runs, 30 RBI, 54 runs scored and nine stolen bases over 328 at-bats in 84 games with High-A Rome this season. The deal was essentially a salary dump for the Giants, with Ceballos representing a fringe prospect who probably won't hit for enough power to play third base regularly at the highest level.

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