MLB Player News
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Justin Turner 1B | SEA
Blue Jays' Justin Turner: Another three-hit effort
Turner went 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Rays.
Turner has logged back-to-back three-hit efforts after opening July in a 4-for-41 slide. While he didn't knock an extra-base hit Wednesday, it's still encouraging to see the veteran make better contact. For the year, he's slashing .243/.339/.359 with six home runs, 31 RBI, 35 runs scored and no stolen bases across 85 contests.
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Justyn-Henry Malloy DH | DET
Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy: Absent from lineup
Malloy isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Cleveland, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Malloy had started each of the last four contests and batted no lower than third during that time, but he will begin Wednesday's game on the bench. Riley Greene will serve as the Tigers' designated hitter while Malloy sits.
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Masataka Yoshida DH | BOS
Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: Not in lineup Wednesday
Yoshida is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Colorado, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
Yoshida was included in the Red Sox's initial lineup, but he ended up being scratched after Boston opted to shift Rafael Devers (shoulder) to the designated-hitter spot after he got banged up in Tuesday's 6-0 win. Romy Gonzalez will shift from second base to third base, while Jamie Westbrook will enter the lineup at second base.
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Mitch Garver DH | SEA
Mariners' Mitch Garver: Losing playing time
Garver is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.
Garver is in the midst of a rough stretch at the plate, having gone hitless with eight strikeouts in his last five starts and 2-for-29 with a 32.4 percent strikeout rate over his past eight games. The ongoing slump looks to have cost him a regular spot in the lineup, as Garver will miss out Wednesday on the Mariners' third straight matchup with a right-handed pitcher (Griffin Canning). Jason Vosler will get a second straight start at designated hitter and may have overtaken Garver as the Mariners' preferred option for the time being.
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Justin Turner 1B | SEA
Blue Jays' Justin Turner: Ends power drought Tuesday
Turner went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Rays.
The veteran slugger went back-to-back with Vladimir Guerrero in the sixth inning off Manuel Rodriguez to account for all of the Jays' offense on the night. Turner snapped a 21-game homer drought with the blast, a stretch in which he managed only two doubles and seven RBI while slashing .219/.348/.247. Given that he only signed a one-year deal with Toronto in January, Turner is one of the players the team will be looking to move by the trade deadline, so a hot streak to close out July could net the Jays a slightly better return.
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Ryan O'Hearn 1B | BAL
Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: On base three times Tuesday
O'Hearn went 2-for-3 with a walk and one RBI in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Marlins.
O'Hearn didn't start Sunday after getting hit by a pitch on the knee in Saturday's game versus the Rangers. That was the extent of his absence, and he should be good to regularly serve as the Orioles' designated hitter against right-handed pitchers once again. Tuesday marked his first multi-hit effort since July 3, as he's batting a modest .244 (10-for-41) over 14 contests this month. He's slashing .279/.348/.468 through 299 plate appearances overall.
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Mitch Garver DH | SEA
Mariners' Mitch Garver: Not in Tuesday's lineup
Garver is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.
Garver has gone 0-for-10 with seven strikeouts and two walks in his first three games of the second half, and he'll sit for Tuesday's divisional contest. Jason Vosler will bat seventh as the designated hitter against Halos righty Jose Soriano.
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Ryan O'Hearn 1B | BAL
Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Back in lineup Tuesday
O'Hearn (knee) will start at designated hitter and bat cleanup in Tuesday's game versus the Marlins.
O'Hearn didn't start Sunday while dealing with some knee soreness, but he entered that contest as a pinch hitter and will be in the lineup Tuesday following a team off day Monday. The left-handed hitter has an .809 OPS with 12 homers in 81 games for the Orioles this season.
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Justyn-Henry Malloy DH | DET
Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy: Homers again in win
Malloy went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's 8-2 win over the Guardians.
Malloy opened the scoring with a two-run home run off Carlos Carrasco in the first inning. The rookie has now homered on back-to-back days and has seven long balls in 123 plate appearances this year. He also struck out three times Monday, bringing his season total to 42, but he has still managed an impressive .279/.380/.605 slash line in July.