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  • Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Homers for lone O's run

    Henderson went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-1 loss to the White Sox.

    Henderson led off the home half of the first inning with a 402-foot blast off Jonathan Cannon, his 35th of the year, and that would stand as the Orioles' lone run in the loss. It's the second homer in five games for Henderson, who's gone 8-for-19 in that span. The 23-year-old shortstop is now slashing .280/.367/.538 through 630 plate appearances this year with 107 runs scored, 84 RBI and 17 stolen bases.

  • Corey Seager SS | TEX

    Rangers' Corey Seager: Placed on IL with hip soreness

    The Rangers placed Seager on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with right hip discomfort, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.

    It's an injury that seems to have been nagging at Seager for a bit, as he had been out of the lineup for three of the previous seven contests. Seager will be eligible for activation Sept. 16, but with less than two weeks left in the season at that point and the Rangers out of the playoff picture, it's possible he's played his last game this season. Josh Smith could see the bulk of the starts at shortstop while Seager is out, with Ezequiel Duran and Jonathan Ornelas also in the mix.

  • Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Day off Wednesday

    Rafaela is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

    It marks the third day off since the beginning of last week for Rafaela, who has just a .508 OPS and 19:0 K:BB over his last 18 games. Nick Sogard will play shortstop and Jarren Duran will be in center field for the Red Sox on Wednesday.

  • Zachary Neto SS | LAA

    Angels' Zach Neto: Registers another steal

    Neto went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Tuesday's 6-2 extra-inning loss to the Dodgers.

    Neto has four steals over his last eight games despite going a paltry 5-for-27 (.185) in that span. Tuesday's effort was his first multi-hit game since Aug. 20. The shortstop is at a .252/.319/.446 slash line with 20 home runs, 26 steals, 66 RBI and 60 runs scored over 134 contests this season.

  • Anthony Volpe SS | NYY

    Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Notches steal, drives in two

    Volpe went 2-for-4 with two RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Rangers.

    Volpe's two-run single in the eighth inning gave the Yankees a 4-1 lead, but the bullpen faltered over the last two innings. This was Volpe's fourth multi-hit effort over his last eight games, and he's batting .414 (12-for-29) with seven RBI in that span. The shortstop is up to 26 steals on 31 attempts this year while adding 11 home runs, 54 RBI, 84 runs scored and a .255/.305/.387 slash line through 138 contests.

  • Brayan Rocchio SS | CLE

    Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Plates four in victory

    Rocchio went 1-for-1 with a home run, four RBI, two runs scored and a walk in Tuesday's 7-1 win over Kansas City.

    The Cleveland shortstop opened the game's scoring in the second inning innocuously with a sacrifice fly. Rocchio then returned to blast a 372-foot, two-run homer off reliever Sam Long in the seventh before drawing a bases-loaded walk in the eighth to notch his first career four-RBI performance. The 23-year-old continues to play regularly at shortstop for the Guardians despite slashing .211/.298/.319 with seven homers, 46 runs scored and 31 RBI across 381 plate appearances, as his above-average glove keeps him in the lineup.

  • Corey Seager SS | TEX

    Rangers' Corey Seager: Receiving Tuesday off

    Seager is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees.

    Seager has a .968 OPS with seven extra-base hits in his last 10 contests, but he'll sit Tuesday for the second time in Texas' past five games. Jonathan Ornelas will take over at shortstop and bat ninth against Yankees lefty Carlos Rodon.

  • Bo Bichette 3B | NYM

    Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Closing in on rehab assignment

    Bichette (calf) ran the bases Monday and will do so again Wednesday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

    Running the bases marks a big step forward for Bichette as he works his way back from a right calf strain which initially cropped up nearly two months ago. Bichette will travel with the Blue Jays to Atlanta this weekend to continue ramping up and is expected to be ready for a rehab assignment soon. He's tracking toward a return from the injured list by mid-September.

  • Leonardo Rivas SS | SEA

    Mariners' Leo Rivas: Swipes base as pinch runner

    Rivas entered Monday's loss to the Athletics as a pinch runner in the top of the eighth inning and recorded a stolen base.

    Rivas swiped third on Dylan Moore's swinging strikeout, but he was left stranded 90 feet away from home plate when Mitch Haniger also went down on strikes to close out the frame. Rivas was out of the starting nine for the fourth time in the five games since J.P. Crawford's activation from the injured list, and although the latter is struggling at the plate, Rivas figures to continue seeing only intermittent playing time for the foreseeable future.

  • Trevor Story SS | BOS

    Red Sox's Trevor Story: Plays field on rehab assignment

    Story (shoulder) started at shortstop and went hitless in three at-bats during a rehab game for Triple-A Worcester on Monday.

    Story played the field for the first time while on rehab and was pulled after five innings. He served as the designated hitter in his first rehab outing Sunday and has gone 2-for-7 between the two games. Story likely needs a couple of weeks to get his timing back at the plate, but he could be available over the second half of September as the Red Sox make a push for the postseason.

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