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  • Eloy Jimenez DH | TOR

    White Sox's Eloy Jimenez: Twists ankle during celebration

    Jimenez twisted his ankle while celebrating after Lucas Giolito completed his no-hitter Tuesday against the Pirates, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

    Jimenez was able to walk off the field and didn't appear to suffer a serious injury, but he could receive Wednesday off since the team has a scheduled off day to follow Thursday. The 23-year-old went 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI during Tuesday's victory.

  • Miguel Cabrera DH | DET

    Tigers' Miguel Cabrera: Reaches base three times Tuesday

    Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Cubs.

    It was Cabrera's first multi-hit effort since Aug. 16 and just his fourth of the season. He should keep hitting in the middle of Detroit's lineup and is a good enough pure hitter to post solid stat lines from time to time, but his days as a feared offensive force are behind him.

  • Justin Turner DH | CHC

    Dodgers' Justin Turner: Back in action Tuesday

    Turner (hamstring) is starting at third base and batting third Tuesday at San Francisco, Alanna Rizzo of Spectrum SportsNet LA reports.

    The 35-year-old sat out Sunday's contest with a sore hamstring after being hit by a pitch a day prior, but he's good to go coming out of Monday's scheduled off day. Turner has a .272/.372/.408 slash line with two homers through 28 games this season.

  • Byron Buxton CF | MIN

    Twins' Byron Buxton: Resumes swinging

    Buxton (shoulder) is feeling much better and has been swinging the bat recently, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

    Buxton was placed on the 10-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation Thursday, but he appears to be progressing nicely in his recovery. While he's making progress, it's uncertain whether he'll be able to return after spending 10 days on the IL. Jake Cave should continue to see increased playing time while Buxton recovers.

  • Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Back in action Tuesday

    Blackmon (quadriceps) is starting in left field and batting cleanup Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.

    He was scratched from Monday's lineup with left quadriceps tightness, and thankfully it will be just a one-game absence, although sometimes this type of injury pops back up. Blackmon is hitting .282 with zero home runs in 39 at-bats over his last 10 games, five of which came away from Coors Field.

  • Alex Dickerson DH | ATL

    Giants' Alex Dickerson: Sitting against lefty

    Dickerson is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Dodgers.

    The lefty-hitting Dickerson will head to the pine with southpaw Julio Urias on the hill for L.A. Darin Ruf will start in left field and bat seventh.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Angels' Shohei Ohtani: Could play field in future seasons

    Manager Joe Maddon envisions Ohtani being able to play the field in future seasons, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

    Ohtani has been taking flyballs in the outfield and grounders at first base, but he will be confined to designated hitter duties this season due to his elbow injury that is also preventing him from pitching. From a fantasy perspective, it would be great if Ohtani could be a full-time position player, but he may be deployed once again as a two-way player when he is fully healthy.

  • Astros' Michael Brantley: Out for Game 1

    Brantley is not in the lineup for Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Angels.

    Considering he just got back from a quadriceps injury, it was expected that he would sit for at least one of the two games Tuesday. He will be the DH for Game 2 and could return to the field this weekend against the A's, according to Jake Kaplan of The Athletic. Taylor Jones will start at designated hitter and bat sixth.

  • Jorge Soler DH | LAA

    Royals' Jorge Soler: Nails seventh homer

    Soler went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer in Monday's 9-3 loss to the Cardinals.

    Soler cut the Cardinals' lead to 6-3 with his three-run shot off Alex Reyes in the sixth. It was the 28-year-old's seventh long ball of the season. He has 19 RBI while slashing .260/.345/.510 across 104 at-bats this season.

  • Brad Miller DH | SD

    Cardinals' Brad Miller: Three hits, scores twice in win

    Miller went 3-for-4 with three singles, a walk and two runs scored in Monday's 9-3 win over Kansas City.

    Miller got the start at third base as Tommy Edman shifted to second and Kolten Wong got the night off. The utility man made an impact hitting in front of Paul Goldschmidt, racking up three knocks and a walk while coming around to score twice. Miller has his OPS up to a robust 1.133 on the campaign and he figures to continue to see his fair share of at-bats going forward.

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