MLB Player News
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Kris Bryant DH | COL
Rockies' Kris Bryant: Not in Sunday's lineup
Bryant is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at San Diego.
Bryant started the first two games of the series and will take a seat Sunday after going 3-for-6 with a double and two RBI. Jake Cave will start in right field and bat second in the series finale.
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Charlie Blackmon RF | COL
Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Remaining on bench Sunday
Blackmon (head) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.
Blackmon exited Friday's contest after being hit in the head with a throw while running the bases, and he's out of the starting nine Sunday for the second straight game. Hunter Goodman will bat seventh as the designated hitter in the series finale at San Diego.
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Andrew McCutchen DH | PIT
Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Not in Sunday's lineup
McCutchen (quadricep) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
McCutchen departed Saturday's contest due to left quadriceps tightness and will be held out of the starting nine for at least one game. Joey Bart will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Yasmani Grandal starts behind the plate.
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Harold Ramirez DH | WAS
Nationals' Harold Ramirez: On bench again Sunday
Ramirez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Ramirez has a .908 OPS in 30 at-bats since the All-Star break but will sit Sunday for the second consecutive game. Travis Blankenhorn will receive another turn at designated hitter against Milwaukee righty Tobias Myers.
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J.D. Martinez DH | NYM
Mets' J.D. Martinez: Grand slam in loss
Martinez went 2-for-4 with a grand slam in Saturday's loss to the Angels.
Martinez singled in his first at-bat and later added a grand slam in the top of the seventh to put the Mets on top 4-2. It marked the slugger's second grand slam in his last seven games and he's now collected multiple hits in five of his last 11. Martinez has also driven in at least one run in four of his last five contests.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Joins 30-30 club
Ohtani went 2-for-5 with three stolen bases, a walk and a run scored in Saturday's 10-0 win over Oakland.
Ohtani reached base in two of his first three trips to the plate and later added a leadoff single in the ninth to kick off another scoring run for the Dodgers. The superstar slugger went on to swipe two bags in that frame before coming around to score on a Nick Ahmed single, and he had an earlier theft to finish the contest with a season-high three steals. Ohtani has now stolen at least one base in five of his last seven games and is up to 31 on the season. He also has a National League-high 33 home runs, making Ohtani the majors' first member of the 30-30 club this season.
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Marcell Ozuna DH | ATL
Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Goes yard Saturday
Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Miami.
Ozuna went four games without a homer, going 3-for-17 with nine strikeouts and no extra-base hits in that span. The 33-year-old slugger remains in second place in the National League for homers with 32 this year, one behind the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani. For the season, Ozuna has added a stellar .300/.374/.583 slash line, 86 RBI, 69 runs scored, 20 doubles and no stolen bases through 110 contests.
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Andrew McCutchen DH | PIT
Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Removed early Saturday
McCutchen was removed from Saturday's contest against the Diamondbacks with left quadriceps tightness.
McCutchen notched a leadoff single off Slade Cecconi to open the bottom of the sixth inning before being removed for a pinch runner. McCutchen may have tweaked his quad running to first base, though the team said he was removed from the contest out of precaution. The 37-year-old finished his night 1-for-3 from the plate and can be considered day-to-day ahead of Sunday's series finale.
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Charlie Blackmon RF | COL
Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Sitting Saturday
Blackmon (head) is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Padres.
Blackmon left Friday's 5-2 loss early after being struck in the face with an errant throw from San Diego's Xander Bogaerts, and Blackmon will now take a seat in Saturday's matchup. With left-hander Martin Perez on the mound, it's possible that Blackmon would've taken a seat anyway, so it's unclear if the injury or the matchup is the reason for his absence. Kris Bryant will slot in at designated hitter while Sam Hilliard enters the lineup in right field and bats ninth against San Diego.