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  • Tim Anderson 2B | LAA

    White Sox's Tim Anderson: Out of lineup

    Anderson is not in the White Sox's lineup Sunday versus the Twins.

    Anderson was omitted from the lineup for the second time in the week. However, when he was on the bench Sept 12, it was the second game of a doubleheader. Elvis Andrus will start at short and bat leadoff in the 30-year-old's place.

  • Anthony Volpe SS | NYY

    Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Records 24th steal

    Volpe went 1-for-5 with a stolen base in a 6-3 victory versus the Pirates on Saturday.

    Volpe has notched three thefts through 14 games in September, one more than he had in 27 contests in August. The 22-year-old is up 24 steals on the campaign, fifth-most among MLB rookies. Volpe and Corbin Carroll are the only rookies with at least 20 homers and 20 thefts in 2023.

  • Rays' Osleivis Basabe: Short-term opportunity

    Basabe is starting at shortstop and hitting eighth Saturday against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

    Taylor Walls (personal) will be away from the team for the next couple of games, leaving Basabe as the most likely candidate to stand in at shortstop. Across his first 74 plate appearances in the majors, Basabe has maintained a .221/.284/.324 line with one home run, 10 RBI and 11 runs scored.

  • Gabriel Arias SS | CLE

    Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Sitting Saturday

    Arias is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rangers.

    Arias appears to be receiving a routine day of rest, though he's now sat out two of the team's last five games. Jose Tena will take over at shortstop and hit ninth.

  • Kevin Smith DH | NYY

    Athletics' Kevin Smith: Remains on bench

    Smith will sit for the second straight game Saturday against San Diego.

    Smith hasn't done much to stake a claim for regular at-bats during his 42 games at the big-league level this season, slashing .200/.233/.357. Aledmys Diaz will start at third base Saturday, with Nick Allen starting at shortstop.

  • Pablo Reyes RF | NYM

    Red Sox's Pablo Reyes: Remains on bench

    Reyes will sit Saturday against the Blue Jays, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.

    Reyes started two of Boston's first three games after he returned from an elbow injury earlier this week, but he's now been on the bench for two games in a row. Luis Urias has started at second base on both occasions.

  • Bobby Witt SS | KC

    Royals' Bobby Witt: Flashes skills in Friday's win

    Witt went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and two stolen bases in Friday's 4-2 win over the Astros.

    His fifth-inning homer off Cristian Javier proved to be the winning run, while Witt stole two bags for the second straight game and the third time in the last five contests. The 23-year-old is having a big finish to his second MLB campaign, slashing .306/.357/.490 through 12 September games, and he's set new career highs across the board with 29 homers, 46 steals, 84 runs and 89 RBI this season.

  • David Fletcher 2B | ATL

    Angels' David Fletcher: Knocks homer in return

    Fletcher went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Friday in a loss to Detroit.

    Fletcher got the start at second base in his first game since being recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday. The veteran infielder plated one of Los Angeles' two runs with a solo shot to left field in the seventh inning. Fletcher isn't likely to see everyday playing time as the Angels evaluate their younger talent down the stretch of what has become a lost season. He's slashing .235/.264/.373 with two homers, nine RBI and four runs over 53 big-league plate appearances on the campaign.

  • Javier Baez SS | DET

    Tigers' Javier Baez: Collects four RBI

    Baez went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, four RBI and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Angels.

    Baez clocked a solo homer in the fourth inning before ripping a bases-clearing double in the eighth. He snapped a 16-game homerless drought and produced his first multi-RBI game since Aug. 21. Baez has just two home runs in 29 games since the start of August, slashing .195/.263/.287 during that span. For the year, he owns a .586 OPS with 27 extra-base hits through 511 plate appearances.

  • Gabriel Arias SS | CLE

    Guardians' Gabriel Arias: Nabs steal in win

    Arias went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 12-3 win over the Rangers.

    Arias has picked up steady playing time in September, but he's batting just .231 (12-for-52) over 13 games this month. Most of his playing time is coming at shortstop, and it's a positive sign he's sticking in the lineup when the Guardians are at virtually full health. The infielder is essentially learning on the job, given his .213/.282/.354 slash line with nine home runs, three steals, 21 RBI and 34 runs scored through 115 contests overall.

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