MLB Player News
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William Contreras C | MIL
Brewers' William Contreras: Drives in four against Atlanta
Contreras went 3-for-4 with a walk, two doubles, a triple, two runs scored and four RBI in Tuesday's 10-0 rout of Atlanta.
It's the first time Contreras has banged out multiple extra-base hits in a game since July 1, when he went 3-for-5 with a double and a homer at Coors Field, and his first game with multiple RBI since July 10. The 26-year-old catcher is slashing .259/.385/.563 in 15 games since the All-Star break with a home run, five runs and eight RBI along with an 11:11 BB:K.
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Keibert Ruiz C | WAS
Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Homer, three hits in win
Ruiz went 3-for-5 with a home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 11-5 win over the Giants.
Ruiz hit a solo homer in the third inning, singled in the fourth and then doubled and scored in the eighth. He is off to a hot start in August, going 8-for-20 and registering a hit in five straight contests. On the year, the 26-year-old is hitting .228 with nine home runs, 37 RBI and 32 runs scored across 324 plate appearances.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Blasts 14th homer
Stephenson went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a second RBI in Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Marlins.
Stephenson got the scoring started Tuesday with a 418-foot blast off Max Meyer to lead off the second inning. It's the 14th long ball of the year for the 27-year-old backstop, setting a new career high. Stephenson's gone 9-for-27 (.333) with three homers in his last eight games. He's slashing .243/.320/.443 through 337 plate appearances this season with 42 RBI and 46 runs scored across 337 plate appearances.
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Kyle Higashioka C | SD
Padres' Kyle Higashioka: On bench Tuesday
Higashioka is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Higashioka and Luis Campusano have been alternating starts at catcher over the last six games, with each receiving three starts. Higashioka has a career-high 13 homers this season and an .800 OPS across 164 plate appearances.
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Nick Fortes C | MIA
Marlins' Nick Fortes: Available off bench Tuesday
Fortes is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Reds due to quadriceps tightness but will be available off the bench, Kevin Barral of FishonFirst.com reports.
Fortes departed Monday's contest due to the injury and was limited to running at 75 percent Tuesday. It remains to be seen if a stint on the injured list will be necessary. Ali Sanchez is working behind the plate and batting ninth.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Braves' Sean Murphy: Taking seat Tuesday
Murphy is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers.
Murphy has continued to split time behind the plate with Travis d'Arnaud, and he'll yield to d'Arnaud for Tuesday's series opener. Murphy is 5-for-16 with a solo homer in his last five games.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Bound for IL with groin strain
The Diamondbacks placed Moreno on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a left adductor strain, Jesse Friedman of GoPHNX.com reports.
Moreno suffered the injury in Monday's win over the Guardians while legging out an infield single. The severity of the strain isn't known yet, so it's not clear how long he might be sidelined. Adrian Del Castillo has been summoned to handle the catching duties alongside Jose Herrera.
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Curt Casali C | SF
Giants' Curt Casali: Goes on paternity list
The Giants placed Casali on the paternity list Tuesday, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Casali will likely miss this week's three-game series against the Nationals before rejoining the club when it returns home this weekend. Jakson Reetz was called up from Triple-A Sacramento to serve as the second catcher behind starter Patrick Bailey while Casali is away.