MLB Player News
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Andrew Knizner C | SEA
Giants' Andrew Knizner: Doubles in loss
Knizner went 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a run scored in Thursday's 8-4 loss to the Padres.
Knizner lined a double to right field in the third inning, driving in San Francisco's first run, before coming around to score. The hit was his first since Aug. 9 and just his second this month. The backup catcher is slashing .172/.213/.241 with eight runs scored, three RBI and one home run across 62 plate appearances this season.
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Riley Adams C | WAS
Nationals' Riley Adams: Two more hits Thursday
Adams went 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI in Thursday's win over the Mets.
The 29-year-old continues to hold up surprisingly well in a starting role while Keibert Ruiz (concussion) remains sidelined. Over 30 games since Ruiz returned to the IL in early July, Adams is slashing .260/.343/.427 with four doubles, four homers, nine RBI and 13 runs. Ruiz is participating in baseball activities but remains without a timeline for his activation.
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Hunter Goodman RF | COL
Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Added to Rockies' lineup
Goodman will start at designated hitter and bat third in Thursday's game against the Dodgers.
Goodman had been scheduled for a day off, but Warming Bernabel had to be scratched after being hit in the face with a ball pregame. Kyle Farmer is taking Bernabel's spot at first base, while Goodman is sliding in at DH where Farmer had been slotted.
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Reese McGuire C | MIL
Cubs' Reese McGuire: Drawing start for day game
McGuire will start at catcher and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Brewers.
Carson Kelly caught all nine innings of the Cubs' 4-3 win Wednesday night, so he'll get a breather for Thursday's matinee and give way to McGuire behind the plate. McGuire looked to be at risk at losing out on the top backup catcher role when Miguel Amaya was activated from the 60-day injured list Aug. 12 after a lengthy absence due to an oblique injury, but Amaya sustained a sprained left ankle in his first game back in action and went back on the IL two days later.
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Hunter Goodman RF | COL
Rockies' Hunter Goodman: On bench for series finale
Goodman is out of the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Dodgers.
Goodman will receive a routine day off after he started each of the first three games of the four-game set. Braxton Fulford will fill in at catcher and bat sixth.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Looks ready to return
Moreno (finger) started at catcher and went 1-for-3 with a solo home run for Triple-A Reno on Wednesday.
Moreno caught for a second straight game and homered in each contest. The Diamondbacks, who are off Thursday, planned this back-to-back action to be Moreno's final test before an activation from the 60-day injured list ahead of a three-game set against the Reds beginning Friday.
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Hunter Goodman RF | COL
Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Plates three runs in win
Goodman went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI in an 8-3 win against the Dodgers on Wednesday.
Goodman's RBI all came in the latter stages of the contest -- he knocked a run-scoring single in the sixth inning and added a two-run double in the eighth. The talented young catcher finished with his first multi-hit game since Aug. 5 and his seventh three-hit game of the campaign. Among MLB backstops, Goodman ranks second with 72 RBI and is tied for fourth with 22 doubles.