MLB Player News
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Kyle Manzardo 1B | CLE
Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Belts big homer Saturday
Manzardo went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Saturday in a 4-3 win against Seattle.
Manzardo's sixth-inning long ball gave Cleveland a 3-0 lead and proved critical in a one-run game. It also marked the second straight contest in which the slugger has gone deep following a 13-game homer drought. Manzardo is up to 23 home runs and 60 RBI on the season while slashing .235/.316/.464 over 431 plate appearances.
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Brent Rooker DH | ATH
Athletics' Brent Rooker: Homers in three-hit effort
Rooker went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Saturday's 9-3 loss to the Rangers.
Rooker has gone 7-for-14 with four extra-base hits over his last four games. The designated hitter has added four RBI in that span. While he hasn't had a longer hit streak during August, he's also been able to keep his slumps short. The 30-year-old is up to 27 homers, 78 RBI, 86 runs scored, five stolen bases, 34 doubles, three triples and a .273/.345/.500 slash line across 137 games this season.
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Giancarlo Stanton DH | NYY
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton: Getting Saturday off
Stanton isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.
Stanton will receive a day off Saturday after going 0-for-7 with a run scored and three strikeouts over the first two games of the series. It will instead be Jasson Dominguez, Trent Grisham and Cody Bellinger in the outfield for New York, with Aaron Judge working as the DH.
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Marcell Ozuna DH | PIT
Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Not starting Saturday
Ozuna isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.
Ozuna will retreat to the dugout to begin Saturday's contest after going 1-for-6 with a walk and two strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Sean Murphy will act as Atlanta's designated hitter while batting sixth.
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Seiya Suzuki RF | CHC
Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Reaches three times in win
Suzuki went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and a run scored in Friday's 11-7 win over the Rockies.
Suzuki was in the middle of a strong Chicago offensive attack that featured six players with multiple hits. The outfielder has been struggling a bit recently, as this was his first multi-hit effort since Aug. 16, and he's slashing just .222/.369/.296 this month. However, Suzuki remains a potent power threat with a career-high 27 home runs and 87 RBI across 129 games.
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Kyle Manzardo 1B | CLE
Guardians' Kyle Manzardo: Snaps HR drought
Manzardo went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 5-4 win over the Mariners.
Manzardo's sixth-inning blast aroused a dormant Guardians' offense, which scored runs in the final four innings to pull out a victory over the team they are chasing for a wild-card spot. The blast was Manzardo's 22nd of the season and snapped a 13-game drought without going deep. He batted just .136 (6-for-44) during that stretch.
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Jorge Polanco 2B | NYM
Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Goes deep in loss
Polanco went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Guardians.
Polanco staked the Mariners to a 4-0 lead with a two-run homer in the first inning. The 32-year-old has now hit safely in each of his past seven starts, posting five extra-base hits, seven RBI, six runs scored and a stolen base during that stretch. On the season, he's slashing .255/.318/.465 with 21 homers, 61 RBI, 50 runs scored and six steals across 423 plate appearances.
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Andrew McCutchen DH | PIT
Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Perfect at plate Friday
McCutchen went 3-for-3 with two doubles, an RBI and a walk during Friday's 4-2 win over Boston.
McCutchen gave the Pirates the lead in the sixth inning after his double to center field brought Tommy Pham home. Friday marked the fifth time this season that McCutchen recorded at least three hits and the third time he's reached base safely four times. He's gone 8-for-21 (.381) with four doubles, one home run and nine RBI over his last seven games.
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Pavin Smith RF | ARI
Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: IL move official
The Diamondbacks placed Smith on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to Aug. 28, with a strained left quad.
Smith was lifted from Wednesday's game against Milwaukee with quad tightness and further evaluation confirmed he's dealing with a strain. Jordan Lawlar was recalled from Triple-A Reno in a corresponding move, but Tyler Locklear should handle most of the work at first base while Smith is idle.
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Anthony Santander RF | TOR
Blue Jays' Anthony Santander: Closing in on rehab assignment
Santander (shoulder) will travel with the Blue Jays to Cincinnati early next week and should begin a rehab assignment after that, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.
Santander has been running, taking batting practice and hitting off a high-velocity pitching machine and is close to being cleared for game action. The switch hitter has been on the shelf with a subluxation of his left shoulder since late May. Santander could return to the Blue Jays' active roster by mid-September if all goes well.