MLB Player News
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Jesse Winker DH | NYM
Reds' Jesse Winker: Back in Cincinnati
Winker was recalled from Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
With a roster spot opening up following the trade of Tony Cingrani to the Dodgers, Winker will return to the majors. The 23-year-old outfield prospect continues to flash excellent contact hitting in Triple-A (.314 batting average, 85 percent contact rate), but his power still hasn't developed, as he has just two home runs on the season for the Bats. Despite this, he could see some run in right field in the immediate future with Scott Schebler's shoulder still causing him some problems.
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Brandon Belt DH | TOR
Giants' Brandon Belt: Collects two knocks Monday
Belt went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Monday's 8-5 loss to Oakland.
Belt has reached base four times in two games since returning from a minor wrist injury, giving his owners confidence that the issue is behind him. The 29-year-old slashed a modest .269/.394/.449 in 21 July contests, but he only managed one home run over that span. With 16 long balls on the year, the first baseman is still on pace to surpass his career high of 18 that he set in 2015. That said, Belt's owners would like to see more than just one homer in August, especially while he carries a mediocre .240 batting average.
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Marcell Ozuna DH | PIT
Marlins' Marcell Ozuna: Launches career-high 24th homer Sunday
Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Sunday's loss to the Reds.
The dinger ended a 19-game power drought for Ozuna, but the 26-year-old was still plenty productive between homers, putting together a .301/.370/.452 slash line and 14 RBI. He's now set a new career high with 24 home runs and is four RBI shy of his previous best (85, set in 2014) as his breakout season continues.
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Andrew McCutchen DH | TEX
Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Homers three times in San Diego
McCutchen went 3-for-3 with three solo homers, two walks and four runs scored Sunday in San Diego.
All three of McCutchen's home runs came against left-handed pitching, as he hit one in the first inning off Clayton Richard and took Jose Torres deep twice in the final two frames. This was the veteran outfielder's third multi-homer effort of the season and first three-homer game since April 26 of last year in Colorado. Five of McCutchen's six hits in the past six games have left the yard.
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Bryce Harper 1B | PHI
Nationals' Bryce Harper: Hits bench for nightcap Sunday
Harper is not in the lineup for the second game of Sunday's doubleheader with the Rockies, Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com reports.
Harper went 0-for-5 with a pair of strikeouts in the matinee game, so he'll head to the bench to get the rest of the night off. Brian Goodwin will move over to right field to replace him, allowing Andrew Stevenson to pick up a start in center field.
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Brandon Belt DH | TOR
Giants' Brandon Belt: Back in action Sunday
Belt (wrist) is in the starting lineup Sunday against the Dodgers, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
Belt missed the past two games due to a bout of wrist soreness, but it appears that the time off was just what the doctor ordered to get him back to full health. He'll resume his normal place at first base and bat seventh in the series finale against Los Angeles starter Hyun-Jin Ryu.
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Joc Pederson DH | TEX
Dodgers' Joc Pederson: Sits versus lefty Sunday
Pederson is not in the lineup Sunday against the Giants, Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times reports.
With Madison Bumgarner toeing the rubber for San Francisco, Pederson will retreat to the bench to avoid the lefty-on-lefty matchup. Enrique Hernandez will take over in center field for the evening.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton: Sits out Sunday
Stanton is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.
The Marlins will look to complete their four-game sweep of the Reds without their star right fielder, as Stanton will receive his first day of rest since July 6. Ichiro Suzuki will take over in right field, batting seventh.
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J.D. Martinez DH | NYM
Diamondbacks' J.D. Martinez: Powers up again Saturday
Martinez went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Cardinals.
Martinez is only batting .207 since joining the Diamondbacks, but with five of his six hits going for home runs, he's provided the power boost the team was expecting when it acquired him from the Tigers on July 18. He should continue to receive plenty of run-producing opportunities with on-base machines David Peralta, A.J. Pollock, Jake Lamb and Paul Goldschmidt regularly batting in front of him.
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Brandon Belt DH | TOR
Giants' Brandon Belt: Remains out Saturday
Belt (wrist) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Belt will miss a second consecutive game while he recovers from a sore wrist and will be replaced by Jae-Gyun Hwang for Saturday's matinee. He should be considered day-to-day for the time being.