MLB Player News
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Jesse Winker DH | NYM
Reds' Jesse Winker: Launches another homer
Winker went 2-for-5 with a home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's loss to the Brewers.
Winker has gone deep in three straight games and in four of his last six contests, racking up five homers -- out of nine hits -- during that stretch. The slugging outfielder now has 13 homers on the season and is just three shy of tying his career-best mark of 16, established during the 2019 season.
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Kyle Lewis DH | ARI
Mariners' Kyle Lewis: Two hits, stolen base
Lewis went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, HBP and strikeout as Seattle lost 9-2 to San Diego on Sunday.
Lewis singled and stole second in the second inning and recorded another base knock in the sixth. The steal was only his second of the season. He is batting a modest .240.
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Brad Miller DH | SD
Phillies' Brad Miller: Strong performance Sunday
Miller went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, two runs and two strikeouts in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Red Sox.
Miller broke Sunday's game open with his three-run blast in the bottom of the first inning that proved to be the difference in the contest. The 31-year-old has now started three of the last four games and is hitting .317 with four homers, 15 runs and 12 RBI this season.
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Mark Canha LF | TEX
Athletics' Mark Canha: Nursing sore elbow
Athletics manager Bob Melvin said Canha was held out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels due to a sore elbow, Shayna Rubin of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Melvin opted to keep Canha on the bench after the outfielder's elbow swelled up after he was hit by a pitch in Saturday's 6-2 win. The Athletics are hopeful a day off will be enough to resolve the injury, but Canha's fantasy managers will still want to track his status heading into Oakland's three-game series with the Mariners that begins Monday.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Angels' Shohei Ohtani: Gets rest Sunday
Ohtani is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Per Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register, manager Joe Maddon said that the Athletics bringing a lefty (Sean Manaea) to hill in addition to the Angels having Monday off were factors in the decision to let the lefty-hitting Ohtani sit out Sunday. Maddon noted that he still expects the two-way star to serve as a designated hitter throughout the Angels' upcoming six-game week, aside from the day the southpaw pitches. Ohtani tentatively lines up to make his next start on the mound Friday in Oakland.
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Mark Canha LF | TEX
Athletics' Mark Canha: Receives Sunday off
Canha is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Canha is likely sitting due to a pre-planned maintenance day in an afternoon game following a night game. Luis Barrera will step in as the Athletics' left fielder in place of Canha, who starred in Saturday's 6-2 win by going 2-for-3 with a triple, double and two runs.
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Brandon Belt DH | TOR
Giants' Brandon Belt: On bench versus southpaw
Belt is not in the lineup Sunday against the Dodgers, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Belt is 2-for-8 with a double and four strikeouts through the first two games of the series, and he'll take a seat for Sunday's finale with Julio Urias on the mound for the Dodgers. Darin Ruf will start at first base and bat cleanup in his place.
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Alex Dickerson DH | ATL
Giants' Alex Dickerson: Sitting versus lefty
Dickerson is not in the lineup Sunday against the Dodgers, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Dickerson started the past three games and will take a seat Sunday with southpaw Julio Urias starting for Los Angeles. Mike Tauchman will shift to left field while Austin Slater starts in center field for San Francisco.
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Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU
Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Sitting amid recent struggles
Alvarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
According to Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle, manager Dusty Baker said he elected to give Alvarez the day off since the 23-year-old had looked "a little bit lost" at the plate of late. In 21 at-bats over his last five games, Alvarez has produced only three hits while striking out eight times. Michael Brantley will serve as the designated hitter in place of Alvarez, while Chas McCormick picks up a start at Brantley's usual spot in left field.
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Franmil Reyes DH | WAS
Indians' Franmil Reyes: Likely out until July
Cleveland announced Sunday that Reyes is expected to miss 5-to-7 weeks after he sustained a left internal oblique strain in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Twins, Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
The timetable was established after Reyes was sent in for an MRI earlier Sunday. Cleveland moved Reyes to the 10-day injured list and summoned prospect Owen Miller from Triple-A Columbus, with the 24-year-old immediately stepping into the starting nine at Reyes' usual spot at designated hitter for Sunday's series finale with Minnesota. The loss of its top power hitter until at least early July is a devastating blow to a Cleveland offense that had already been one of baseball's weaker units this season.