MLB Player News
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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 3B | 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 C | 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.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Homers in nightcap Saturday
Stanton went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader split against the Rangers.
Stanton sat out the matinee before batting fourth and starting at DH in the nightcap. The slugger went deep to center field for a two-run homer in the eighth inning, though the Yankees still trailed by six runs following the blast. The long ball was Stanton's first over eight contests since returning from the injured list July 29.
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Willie Calhoun DH | LAA
Angels' Willie Calhoun: On bench against lefty again
Calhoun is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
With southpaw MacKenzie Gore taking the hill for the Nationals, the lefty-hitting Calhoun will remain on the bench for the series finale. Calhoun has now been held out of the lineup in five straight contests, with the Angels facing off against left-handed staters in the last four of those games. The Angels will begin a three-game series Monday against a Toronto squad that features an all-right-handed rotation, so Calhoun should regain a regular spot in the lineup during the upcoming week.
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Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU
Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Homers twice in win
Alvarez went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and a walk in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Red Sox.
Alvarez accounted for the Astros' first three runs on two homers that traveled a combined 833 feet. The slugger is on a tear to open August, registering multiple hits in five of eight games while going deep four times. On the season, he is hitting .304 with 24 home runs, 62 RBI and 66 runs scored across 479 plate appearances.
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Eloy Jimenez DH | BAL
Orioles' Eloy Jimenez: Getting Saturday off
Jimenez isn't in the Orioles' lineup for Saturday's game versus the Rays.
Jimenez has been white-hot at the plate since joining the Orioles, going 11-for-21 with four RBI across seven games. He'll get a breather Saturday against Drew Rasmussen and the Rays, moving Anthony Santander into the DH spot and Austin Slater into right field.