MLB Player News
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Nick Martini DH | CIN
Reds' Nick Martini: Drives in pair
Martini went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Dodgers.
Martini hit the second of back-to-back, two-run singles in the third inning. He has at least one RBI in three consecutive games. Martini (.191 average) and Mike Ford (.153) are expected to share the DH spot for now.
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Gary Sanchez DH | MIL
Brewers' Gary Sanchez: Playing time trending up
Sanchez will start at catcher and will bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
He'll be included in the lineup for the fifth time in six games, with three of those starts coming versus left-handed pitching and two coming versus righties. Though William Contreras remains the Brewers' clear top backstop, look for Milwaukee to continue to find room in the lineup for both Contreras and Sanchez between catcher and DH while the latter is continuing to excel at the plate. Over 103 plate appearances on the season, Sanchez is hitting .228 with nine extra-base hits (six home runs, three doubles).
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Mike Ford DH | CIN
Reds' Mike Ford: Out of lineup Sunday
Ford is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Ford will take a seat for the second time in the series while he's fallen into the midst of a slump at the plate. In his last five games, the 31-year-old has gone 2-for-19 and is slashing just .153/.180/.237 on the season.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Remains in lineup Sunday
Ohtani will serve as the Dodgers' designated hitter and No. 2 batter in Sunday's game against the Reds.
Though manager Dave Roberts disclosed after Saturday's 3-1 loss that Ohtani has been managing a bruised hamstring of late, the 29-year-old still served as the Dodgers' DH for all nine innings of the contest, going 1-for-4 with a triple and three strikeouts. According to Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register, Ohtani wasn't running at full speed when he legged out the triple, and while the hamstring issue doesn't look as though it'll cost him any starts, it could result in his stolen-base opportunities being more limited in the short term. Ohtani has gone a perfect 13-for-13 in stolen-base attempts through his first 52 games of the season.
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Kyle Schwarber DH | PHI
Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Perfect at plate Saturday
Schwarber went 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, one RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 8-4 win over the Rockies.
Schwarber has multiple hits in three of his last five contests, though his double Saturday was his first extra-base hit since May 16. The 31-year-old slugger is up to a .234/.356/.396 slash line with nine home runs, 31 RBI, 40 runs scored and two stolen bases over 235 plate appearances this season. Schwarber's drop in power this season isn't a great sign after he exceeded 45 homers in back-to-back years, but he continues to walk (16.2 percent) at a high rate.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Playing with bruised hamstring
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Saturday that Ohtani has been playing with a bruised right hamstring in recent days, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Ohtani was hit in the leg by a pickoff throw during the team's last homestand and has been instructed to not exert full effort on the bases for the time being. The issue hasn't caused him to miss any games, and at this point, Ohtani doesn't look as though he'll be subject to any days off.
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Jorge Soler RF | ATL
Giants' Jorge Soler: Resting Saturday
Soler isn't in the Giants' lineup Saturday versus the Mets.
After going 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Friday's victory, Soler will now get his first day off since returning from the injured list May 17. His absence will move Patrick Bailey into the DH spot, allowing Curt Casali to pick up a start behind the plate while batting eighth.
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J.D. Martinez DH | NYM
Mets' J.D. Martinez: Clubs third homer
Martinez went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Giants.
The veteran DH also struck out three times, as he continues to lock in his timing at the plate following a delayed start to the season. Through 25 games as a Met, Martinez is slashing .289/.326/.456 with three homers and 10 RBI. The home run was Martinez's third from May 11 through Friday.
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Joc Pederson DH | ARI
Diamondbacks' Joc Pederson: Takes seat against lefty
Pederson is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Marlins.
Pederson will get the day off with southpaw Braxton Garrett on the mound for the Marlins. Blaze Alexander will bat eighth and DH on Friday.
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Mike Ford DH | CIN
Reds' Mike Ford: Sitting against southpaw
Ford is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Dodgers.
Ford will get the day off with lefty James Paxton on the bump for Los Angeles. Nick Martini will bat seventh and DH on Friday.