MLB Player News
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Jorge Soler DH | LAA
Royals' Jorge Soler: Not starting Tuesday
Soler is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Reds, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.
The 29-year-old went 1-for-3 with an RBI double Monday, and he is now hitting .206 in his last 10 games. Ryan O'Hearn gets the start in right field Tuesday, with Whit Merrifield getting a day as the designated hitter.
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Ji-Man Choi 1B | NYM
Rays' Ji-Man Choi: Stays hot in win
Choi went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs in a win over Cleveland on Monday.
Choi's second multi-hit effort in the last seven games pushed his season slash line to an impressive .270/.387/.420 across 119 plate appearances. Choi has already matched his homer (three) and RBI (16) totals from 2020 in nine fewer games, and both his average and OBP are currently sitting at career highs.
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Alex Dickerson DH | ATL
Giants' Alex Dickerson: Homers as pinch hitter
Dickerson hit a solo home run in his only at-bat during Monday's 5-3 loss to St. Louis.
The outfielder got San Francisco on the board with his eighth-inning blast off St. Louis reliever Giovanny Gallegos. The lefty-hitting Dickerson remains in a strong-side platoon role in left field, with Darin Ruf and Austin Slater most likely to draw in against southpaws, although Thairo Estrada got the start Monday. Dickerson is slashing .233/.303/.421 with eight home runs, 24 RBI, 20 runs scored and a stolen base through 175 plate appearances.
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Andrew McCutchen DH | TEX
Phillies' Andrew McCutchen: Posts three hits Monday
McCutchen (oblique) went 3-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 13-3 win over the Cubs.
It appears the oblique soreness that forced the outfielder from Sunday's contest was a minor issue. McCutchen put an end to a 2-for-18 skid with the three-hit showing Monday. He's slashing .234/.354/.433 with 13 home runs, 42 RBI, 44 runs scored and six stolen bases through 319 plate appearances this year.
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Franmil Reyes DH | WAS
Indians' Franmil Reyes: Drives in five runs
Reyes went 3-for-5 with a homer, a double and five RBI in Monday's 9-8 loss to the Rays.
Reyes powered Cleveland's offense all night, knocking an RBI single in the fourth inning, a two-run homer in the fifth and a two-run double in the sixth. It was his first game all season with more than three RBI and his third multi-RBI game since the start of May. He's gone 6-for-14 (.429) in three games since returning from the injured list. Reyes' season OPS is up to .915 with 24 extra-base hits through 172 plate appearances.
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Matt Carpenter DH | STL
Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Collects two RBI
Carpenter went 1-for-2 with a two-RBI triple and a walk during Monday's 5-3 win at San Francisco.
The veteran infielder brought home the first runs of the contest during the seventh inning with a two-run triple, which is his first three-bagger of the season. Carpenter has a .182/.314/.311 slash line with three homers, 19 RBI and 12 runs in 159 plate appearances this season.
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Andrew McCutchen DH | TEX
Phillies' Andrew McCutchen: Playing Monday
McCutchen (oblique) is batting cleanup and playing left field Monday against the Cubs, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Oblique soreness forced the veteran to exit late in Sunday's contest, but he appears good enough to play in the series opener Monday at Wrigley Field. After going 0-for-3 on Sunday, McCutchen is hitting .241 with a homer, six RBI and eight walks in his last 11 games.
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Brandon Belt DH | TOR
Giants' Brandon Belt: Resumes baseball activities
Belt (knee) will resume light baseball activity Monday, Mark W. Sanchez of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.
Belt has been managing right knee inflammation for just under two weeks, but he's dealing with minimal structural damage to his knee and will undergo a rehab process rather than having surgery. While rehab should have a shorter recovery timetable than he'd have if he elected for surgery, a better idea of a return date likely won't be known until the 33-year-old is able to ramp up his activity level.
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Alex Dickerson DH | ATL
Giants' Alex Dickerson: Sits against another southpaw
Dickerson isn't starting Monday's game against the Giants, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.
Left-hander Kwang Hyun Kim is starting for the Cardinals in Monday's series opener, so Dickerson will retreat to the bench for a second straight game. He could return to the lineup Tuesday with right-hander Adam Wainwright starting for St. Louis, but Thairo Estrada will start in left field and bat second Monday.
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Matt Carpenter DH | STL
Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Rare multi-hit effort
Carpenter went 2-for-4 with a run in a loss to the Rockies on Sunday.
Carpenter drew the start at second base and operated out of the cleanup spot, and he came through with one of only two multi-hit efforts for the Cardinals on the day. The veteran hadn't managed more than a single hit in a contest since May 30, and although he's shown some modest signs of life at the plate during his scant opportunities in recent weeks, his season average remains an abysmal .177 across 156 plate appearances.