MLB Player News
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Justyn-Henry Malloy DH | DET
Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy: Out of lineup again Wednesday
Malloy is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Malloy has now sat out both contests since Kerry Carpenter was reinstated from the injured list Tuesday. Carpenter has served as the Tigers' designated hitter both times, so Malloy could see his playing time tick back up if Detroit elects to deploy Carpenter in right field more frequently down the road.
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Willie Calhoun DH | LAA
Angels' Willie Calhoun: Clubs late homer
Calhoun went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Blue Jays.
Calhoun's ninth-inning blast prevented the Angels from getting shut out. The 29-year-old's playing time has been down lately due to a stretch heavy with left-handed starters for the Angels' opponents. It looks like Calhoun is in a strict platoon role at this point of the season. Overall, he has a .248/.316/.385 slash line, five homers, 20 RBI, 26 runs scored, 16 doubles and no stolen bases over 67 contests.
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Bligh Madris DH | DET
Tigers' Bligh Madris: Continues strong play
Madris went 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 15-1 win over the Mariners.
Madris was ostensibly seen as a depth piece when he was called up from Triple-A Toledo in late July, but he's forced his way into regular playing time. The 28-year-old is batting .304 with five RBI and eight runs scored in 18 games for the Tigers. Madris may not be in the team's long-term plans, but he should continue to see the field plenty in the short term.
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Eloy Jimenez DH | BAL
Orioles' Eloy Jimenez: Not in Baltimore lineup
Jimenez is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Nationals.
After starting four straight contests, Jimenez has now been in the lineup just two times over the subsequent five games. The 27-year-old is 12-for-24 at the plate to begin his Orioles career but is still contending with Ryan O'Hearn for starts at designated hitter.
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Trevor Larnach LF | MIN
Twins' Trevor Larnach: On bench Tuesday
Larnach is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.
The 27-year-old will typically find himself on the bench against left-handed pitching, but he's sitting Tuesday even though righty Seth Lugo is starting for Kansas City. Larnach is hitting .276 through eight games in July but has an underwhelming .674 OPS since he has just one extra-base hit during that span.
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Justyn-Henry Malloy DH | DET
Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy: Absent from starting nine
Malloy is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mariners.
Malloy will hit the bench in Kerry Carpenter's first game back from the injured list, as Carpenter slots into the DH spot and Zach McKinstry, Parker Meadows and Matt Vierling fill the outfield. While Carpenter is expected to eventually play right field every day, the Tigers could ease him into action by frequently deploying him at DH, which would eat into Malloy's role.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Goes deep again Sunday
Stanton went 1-for-2 with a walk and four RBI against the Rangers in an 8-7 victory Sunday.
Stanton kicked off the scoring with a first-inning sacrifice fly and added a three-run homer in the fifth. It was the second homer in as many games for the slugger after he failed to go deep across his first eight contests after returning from the injured list July 29. Stanton's homer Sunday was his 20th of the campaign, marking the 13th season in his career he's reached that total.
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Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU
Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Homers again in win
Alvarez went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Red Sox.
Alvarez was perfect at the plate and went deep for the fifth time in as many games. He has hit safely in eight of nine August contests, tallying multiple hits six times with eight RBI and eight runs scored. On the year, the 27-year-old is hitting .307 with 25 homers, 63 RBI and 68 runs scored across 483 plate appearances.
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David Fry DH | CLE
Guardians' David Fry: Clubs homer in win
Fry went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Twins.
Fry is just 5-for-32 over nine contests in August, but three of those hits have been homers. The 28-year-old's power had dipped dramatically over the previous two months, as he didn't hit a homer and added just nine doubles among 30 hits over 43 contests in June and July. For the year, he's at a .271/.373/.447 slash line, 11 homers, 40 RBI, 37 runs scored, 14 doubles and four stolen bases over 92 games.
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Ryan O'Hearn 1B | BAL
Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: On bench again Sunday
O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Lefty Jeffrey Springs is starting Sunday for Tampa Bay, so O'Hearn is absent from the lineup for the second straight game. Austin Slater is starting in left field while Eloy Jimenez receives another turn at designated hitter.