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  • Colt Keith 3B | DET

    Tigers' Colt Keith: Idle against southpaw

    Keith is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.

    Keith and fellow left-handed hitter Riley Greene will head to the bench Wednesday for the day game after a night game while the Pirates send southpaw Bailey Falter to the hill. With Keith out of the lineup, Zach McKinstry will occupy third base and Jahmai Jones will enter the lineup at designated hitter.

  • Ben Rice 1B | NYY

    Yankees' Ben Rice: Belts clutch homer Tuesday

    Rice went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 5-4 win against the Blue Jays on Tuesday.

    Rice couldn't reach base in any of his first three plate appearances, but he came through when it mattered most, swatting a solo homer in the ninth inning to break a 4-4 tie. It was Rice's first homer since June 24, a span of 16 games. The young slugger has seen fewer opportunities since Giancarlo Stanton returned from an extended stint on the injured list. Rice has started just three times in the Yankees' past seven contests.

  • Kyle Schwarber LF | PHI

    Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Clubs 33rd homer

    Schwarber went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Red Sox.

    The veteran slugger continues to punish the baseball. Schwarber has gone yard three times in five games since the All-Star break, and through 16 contests in July he's launched eight of his 33 homers on the season, although he's batting only .238 (15-for-63) on the month.

  • Marcell Ozuna DH | PIT

    Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Sitting again, trade brewing

    Ozuna is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

    With Ozuna maintaining a lowly .562 OPS since June 1, Atlanta looks to be viewing him as a reserve bat at this point. He'll be on the bench for the fifth time in six games since the All-Star break, with manager Brian Snitker electing to use one of Drake Baldwin and Sean Murphy at designated hitter while the other catches. Rather than regaining his role as Atlanta's regular DH, Ozuna looks more likely to be playing elsewhere by the time the July 31 trade deadline passes. Hector Gomez of Z101Digital.com reported late Tuesday that trade talks between Atlanta and San Diego have "intensified," with the Padres said to be "very interested" in acquiring the three-time All-Star.

  • Giants' Wilmer Flores: Taking seat Wednesday

    Flores is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    The left-handed-hitting Dominic Smith will get the nod at first base while the Giants take on Atlanta righty Spencer Strider, but the right-handed-hitting Flores started over Smith in the first two contest of the series, when the Giants also faced a pair of right-handed starters. Flores holds an edge in OPS so far in July (.661) over Smith (.597), so the former could still see a fair amount of playing time versus righties even though the latter holds the platoon advantage.

  • Padres' Trenton Brooks: Losing out on starts

    Brooks is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

    The left-handed-hitting Brooks is on the bench for the fifth straight game and the third straight matchup with a right-handed pitcher. At this point, the Padres appear content to use the designated-hitter spot to rotate multiple everyday players rather than leaning on Brooks in the strong side of a platoon. Brooks has posted a weak .154/.195/.282 slash line in 41 plate appearances since getting called up from Triple-A El Paso on June 15.

  • Josh Bell DH | MIN

    Nationals' Josh Bell: Day off Wednesday

    Bell is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Reds.

    Bell hit home runs in both of the first two games of the series and sports a 1.018 OPS so far in July, but he will receive a routine day off in Wednesday's matinee. Amed Rosario will fill in at designated hitter and bat third in the series finale.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Homers in fourth straight game

    Ohtani went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 10-7 loss to the Twins.

    Ohtani is just 5-for-21 (.238) since the All-Star break, but four of those hits are homers. He's gone deep in each of the last four games and is now up to 36 long balls on the year. It's not unusual for Ohtani to collect his homers in bunches -- he's now homered in three or more consecutive games three times this season. He's added a .274/.377/.616 slash line with 69 RBI, 95 runs scored, 13 stolen bases, 12 doubles and seven triples across 100 games.

  • Randal Grichuk LF | NYY

    Diamondbacks' Randal Grichuk: Three hits in Tuesday's loss

    Grichuk went 3-for-3 with two doubles and one run scored in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Astros.

    Grichuk has logged a pair of three-hit efforts over his last five games. The veteran outfielder has received a steadier run of playing time in this series versus Houston, a team with a left-handed-heavy rotation. Grichuk should be in the lineup again Wednesday versus southpaw Brandon Walter. For the season, Grichuk is now at a .249/.286/.473 slash line with seven home runs, 22 RBI, 25 runs scored and no stolen bases across 182 plate appearances, primarily in a short-side platoon role.

  • Josh Bell DH | MIN

    Nationals' Josh Bell: Homers again

    Bell went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Reds.

    Bell went 16 games without a round tripper before launching a solo homer in Monday's win, and the first baseman went yard again Tuesday with a solo shot off Chase Burns in the fourth inning. In his last 15 games, Bell is 19-for-52 (.365) with six RBI, six runs scored and a 7:10 BB:K. He's slashing .224/.314/.393 on the season.

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