MLB Player News
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Continues to shine
Ohtani went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run, an additional RBI, two walks and a stolen base Saturday in a loss to the Astros.
Ohtani belted another moonshot in the loss, going 443 feet to right field in the third inning. The NL MVP candidate added a run-scoring single in the sixth and reached base four times in total. Ohtani also swiped his 26th base in the contest, tying the career-high mark he established in that category in 2021. The Japanese superstar leads the National League with a .318 batting average and 32 home runs, ranks second with 76 RBI and is in fourth place with 26 steals through 103 games.
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Manny Machado 3B | SD
Padres' Manny Machado: Homer, three hits in win
Machado went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 9-4 win over the Orioles.
Machado singled in the third inning, crushed a three-run home run in the seventh and then singled and scored again in the ninth. Over his last 10 games, the third baseman has had four multi-hit efforts and two homers, though he has also gone hitless in five of those contests. On the season, he is batting .262 with 14 homers, 56 RBI, 48 runs scored and five steals across 412 plate appearances.
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Kris Bryant DH | COL
Rockies' Kris Bryant: Sitting out nightcap
Bryant is out of the lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Giants.
Bryant started in right field for Game 1 and went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. Jake Cave will bat sixth and fill right field for Game 2. Bryant is 4-for-16 with eight strikeouts and four runs scored since being activated from the IL on July 23.
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Joc Pederson DH | ARI
Diamondbacks' Joc Pederson: Not facing lefty
Pederson is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates.
Pederson will dodge a matchup with southpaw Marco Gonzales, leaving DH duties to Randal Grichuk. Pederson has homered in back-to-back games and has 15 long balls on the year.
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Charlie Blackmon RF | COL
Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Idle for first half of twin bill
Blackmon is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Giants.
With left-hander Blake Snell on the mound for the Giants in Game 1, Colorado has opted not to send out a single left-handed hitter for the matinee. While Blackmon should be expected back in the lineup for Game 2 against righty Hayden Birdsong, Blackmon will leave DH duties to Elias Diaz while Kris Bryant starts in right field in Game 1.
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Marcell Ozuna DH | ATL
Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Slugs 29th homer
Ozuna went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Mets.
He drove an Eric Orze changeup over the left-field fence in the sixth inning, but Atlanta was already in an 8-2 hole at that point. Ozuna has somehow gotten even hotter at the plate in July, collecting multiple hits in nine of his last 13 games and batting .417 (20-for-48) over that stretch with six homers. The 33-year-old DH sits one long ball short of his third career 30-homer campaign, and 19 RBI shy of reaching triple digits for the third time.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: On base three times in loss
Ohtani went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and a stolen base in Friday's 5-0 loss to the Astros.
The steal was his 25th of the season, leaving Ohtani one short of the career high he set in 2021. The two-way superstar is having another MVP-caliber season at the plate, and through 20 games in July he's slashing .312/.411/.649 with five homers, nine steal, 12 runs and 12 RBI.
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J.D. Martinez DH | NYM
Mets' J.D. Martinez: Leads charge with grand slam
Martinez went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Friday's 8-4 win over Atlanta.
The veteran slugger got the fireworks started with a grand slam off Charlie Morton in the third inning, his 11th home run of the season and one of three Mets long balls in the frame. Martinez snapped an 18-game homer drought with the blast, but his bat has been coming around since the All-Star break -- over his last seven games, he's gone 9-for-29 (.310).
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Jorge Soler RF | ATL
Giants' Jorge Soler: Excellent from leadoff spot again
Soler went 3-for-3 with a home run, two walks, three RBI and four runs scored in Friday's 11-4 win over the Rockies.
Soler's bat is coming around -- he's collected five hits over his last two games. He's also on a four-game streak of drawing multiple walks. The designated hitter is up to a .231/.323/.407 slash line with 12 homers, 39 RBI, 54 runs scored and one stolen base through 90 contests on the year. While leadoff isn't an ideal spot for Soler to knock in runs, if he continues to hit well, he should provide well-rounded numbers over the final two months of the season.
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Joc Pederson DH | ARI
Diamondbacks' Joc Pederson: Reaches 15-homer mark
Pederson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 4-3 win over the Pirates.
Pederson homered for the second game in a row and the fifth time over 15 contests in July. While he's hitting just .234 (11-for-47) this month, he's bolstered his on-base numbers with eight walks while also getting plunked three times. Pederson is up to a .273/.378/.510 slash line with 15 homers, 41 RBI, 36 runs scored, five stolen bases and 13 doubles over 292 plate appearances.