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  • Jonah Bride 3B | TEX

    Athletics' Jonah Bride: On bench Wednesday

    Bride isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Angels.

    Bride started the last five games and went 4-for-19 with two walks and four strikeouts. Seth Brown will take over at first base while Stephen Vogt enters the lineup behind the dish.

  • Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA

    White Sox's Yoan Moncada: Smacks sixth homer

    Moncada went 1-for-7 with a home run and two RBI across both games of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Royals.

    Moncada tallied his sixth home run of the season in the second game of the doubleheader. It was his first home run since the All-Star break, and he's hit just .148 with nine RBI and four runs scored across 17 starts. That stretch continues a disappointing season for Moncada, as he's now hitting just .197/.258/.322 across 260 plate appearances.

  • Patrick Wisdom 3B | SEA

    Cubs' Patrick Wisdom: Sitting Wednesday

    Wisdom is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Nationals.

    Wisdom will get a breather after he went 2-for-8 with three strikeouts over the first two games of the series. P.J. Higgins will take over at first base and bat eighth in the series finale.

  • Padres' Manny Machado: Walks it off Tuesday

    Machado went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Giants.

    Machado picked a great time for his 20th homer of the year, as it was a walkoff blast to answer the Giants' three-run rally in the top of the ninth inning. Aside from the shortened 2020 campaign, Machado has reached the 20-homer mark in seven straight full seasons. The third baseman has gone 10-for-38 (.263) with two homers and six RBI through 10 games in August. For the season, he's slashing .290/.362/.509 with 63 RBI, 70 runs scored and seven stolen bases in 102 contests.

  • Max Muncy 3B | LAD

    Dodgers' Max Muncy: Goes deep again

    Muncy went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and an additional RBI in a 10-3 win against the Twins on Tuesday.

    Muncy connected on a solo shot off Minnesota starter Joe Ryan in the second inning and added an RBI double in the seventh to extend his hitting streak to a modest six games, coinciding with the start of August. During the stretch, the 31-year-old is slashing .375/.400/.875 with three home runs and doubles apiece in 24 at-bats and the successful week has upped Muncy's OPS from .613 to .665.

  • Austin Riley 3B | ATL

    Braves' Austin Riley: Five RBI on Tuesday

    Riley went 3-for-6 with one triple, one homer, five RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's 9-7 extra-innings win over the Red Sox.

    The All-Star third baseman filled the stat sheet Tuesday with a home run, a triple, and five RBI. The home run was Riley's first since July 29, and the strong performance helped propel Atlanta to the victory over the Red Sox. Tuesday's effort bolsters Riley's MVP case, as he improved to an NL-leading 255 total bases on the season.

  • Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY

    Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Continues power spike

    McMahon went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Tuesday's 16-5 win over the Cardinals.

    McMahon got absolutely all of his homer off Cardinals reliever T.J. McFarland in the seventh inning. The moonshot left the bat at 110.4 mph and went 495 feet. This was McMahon's third homer in his last five games, giving him 11 for the year. His slash line remains a pedestrian .242/.339/.397, and he's added 52 RBI, 43 runs scored and seven stolen bases through 106 contests. He's hit safely in all seven games in which he's recorded an at-bat in August.

  • Jean Segura 3B | CLE

    Phillies' Jean Segura: Homers in win

    Segura went 2-for-3 with one homer, one RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's 4-1 victory over Miami.

    Segura took a Braxton Garrett slider deep to left to extend the Phillies' lead to two in the fourth inning. The second baseman has now recorded hits in his last two games, a welcome sign after he began hitless in his first two games since returning from the IL. Segura appears to have returned to form and is poised to provide a strong batting average and meaningful counting stats the rest of the way hitting in the middle of the Philadelphia lineup.

  • Rodolfo Castro 2B | PHI

    Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Rejoins big-league club

    Castro was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis and will start at second base Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.

    The 23-year-old spent most of May in the majors and posted a .565 OPS in 78 plate appearances before being demoted in early June, and he'll return to the big club ahead of Tuesday's contest in Arizona. Castro should fill a utility role while up with the Pirates. Cal Mitchell was optioned to Indianapolis in a corresponding move.

  • Evan Longoria 3B | ARI

    Giants' Evan Longoria: Left out of Tuesday's lineup

    Longoria is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres, according to Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com.

    Longoria returned to action Monday after missing two weeks with a hamstring injury, but he will be eased back into action and open Tuesday's game on the bench. Tommy La Stella will man the hot corner for the Giants and LaMonte Wade will serve as the designated hitter.

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