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  • Rays' Ben Rortvedt: Receiving rest Wednesday

    Rortvedt is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

    Rortvedt will get a breather after he went 2-for-7 with an RBI while starting behind the plate in each of the Rays' last three games. Logan Driscoll will fill in for Rortvedt at catcher.

  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Getting day off

    Rogers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.

    Rogers will get a breather after he started behind the dish both of the past two games. Dillon Dingler will step in as the Tigers' catcher, forming a battery with right-hander Keider Montero.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Another productive night

    Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs in a win over the Rangers on Tuesday.

    Langeliers crossed home plate both times on base, scoring on Tyler Soderstrom's first-inning double and Zack Gelof's sixth-inning go-ahead sacrifice fly. The hot-hitting backstop is finishing the regular season on a tear, as he now boasts a six-game hitting streak as well as nine extra-base hits, 14 RBI and an .825 OPS across the 88 plate appearances covering his last 23 games.

  • Jonah Heim C | TEX

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Goes deep in Tuesday's loss

    Heim went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Athletics.

    Heim tied the game up in the top of the eighth with a solo home run off Scott Alexander for his first long ball since Aug. 31. Heim does have seven hits over his last six games but is hitting just .173 since the All-Star break. It's been a down year offensively for the 29-year-old, who's now slashing .218/.265/.333 with 13 homers, 57 RBI, 43 runs, a steal and a 25:85 BB:K in 475 plate appearances.

  • Connor Wong C | BOS

    Red Sox's Connor Wong: Sitting out Tuesday

    Wong is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest in Toronto, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

    It looks to be a routine day off for Wong. Danny Jansen will do the catching for the Red Sox on Tuesday.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Extends hot streak Sunday

    Langeliers went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run in a loss to the Yankees on Sunday.

    Langeliers extended his hitting streak to five games with Sunday's single, a stretch during which he's hitting .412 (7-for-17) with a double, two home runs, four RBI, three walks and three runs. The slugging backstop has already set career highs in total extra-base hits (47), home runs (28), RBI (75), walks (38) and runs (55), and he's even established a new personal best in stolen bases (four) for good measure.

  • Yainer Diaz C | HOU

    Astros' Yainer Diaz: Three straight multi-hit games

    Diaz went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and one run scored Sunday against the Angels.

    Diaz started at first base for the second time in three games, with Jonathan Singleton being bumped from the lineup. He recorded his third consecutive multi-hit performance, highlighted by a clutch double in the eighth inning that tied the game at 5-5. This stretch continues a strong close to the season for Diaz, as he has maintained a .325 average with 10 RBI and 10 runs scored across 20 games in September.

  • Korey Lee C | CHW

    White Sox's Korey Lee: Homers Sunday

    Lee went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Padres.

    Lee opened up the scoring with a solo shot to left off Yu Darvish in the third for his first home run since Aug. 12. Lee has just five hits and two RBI through 14 games this month, and three of those hits have come over his last two starts. For the year, he's slashing .207/.238/.341 with 11 homers, 33 RBI, five steals and a 15:121 BB:K in 382 plate appearances.

  • Edgar Quero C | CHW

    White Sox's Edgar Quero: Added to taxi squad

    The White Sox added Quero to their taxi squad Sunday, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.

    The 21-year-old catcher could make his major-league debut with the White Sox during the last week of the regular season. Quero has been with the organization since July of 2023, when he was traded by the Angels along with left-hander Ky Bush in exchange for Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez. Quero began 2024 with Double-A Birmingham, but he was promoted to Triple-A Charlotte in July. He missed some time due to a back injury, but across his 25 outings with Charlotte, he slashed .300/.390/.478 with four home runs and 17 RBI across 105 plate appearances.

  • Cal Raleigh C | SEA

    Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Lifts 31st homer

    Raleigh went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a hit-by-pitch in Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Rangers.

    Raleigh went deep off Andrew Heaney in the third inning. Over 19 games in September, Raleigh has gone 19-for-71 (.268) with four homers, 15 RBI and 10 runs scored. The catcher is up to 31 homers, 95 RBI, 67 runs scored, six stolen bases and a .214/.311/.424 slash line over 147 contests this season, giving him an outside chance at a 100-RBI campaign if he gets hot over the final week.

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