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  • Carlos Correa SS | HOU

    Twins' Carlos Correa: Heating up at plate

    Correa went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run and an RBI in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Guardians. He also reached base when he was struck by a pitch for the fourth time this season.

    Though Correa acknowledged toward the end of August that he has continued to battle plantar fasciitis in his left foot, he hasn't seemed to be affected at the plate of late. He'll head into Wednesday's series finale in Cleveland riding a five-game hitting streak, during which he's slashed .429/.478/.571 with one home run, five RBI and four runs. Correa will start at shortstop and bat fifth Wednesday.

  • Jorge Mateo SS | ATL

    Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Swipes bag, scores run

    Mateo went 1-for-3 with one run scored and one steal in Tuesday's 5-4 victory over the Angels.

    Mateo found himself in Tuesday's lineup against southpaw Reid Detmers and registered his 27th stolen base of 2023 after tagging Detmers for a single in the third inning. Though Mateo has almost exclusively played against left-handed pitching of late, he's enjoying a productive stretch, batting 7-for-22 (.318) with a homer and a pair of steals over his last seven games.

  • Kevin Smith DH | NYY

    Athletics' Kevin Smith: Recalled from Vegas

    The Athletics recalled Smith from Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.

    Smith will come up from the minors to replace Lawrence Butler, who was placed on the bereavement list Tuesday. The 27-year-old Smith is slashing .324/.372/.653 through 183 plate appearances in the minors this season, but his success has yet to translate over into the big leagues with just a .546 OPS in 94 at-bats this season.

  • Trevor Story SS | BOS

    Red Sox's Trevor Story: Absent from lineup Tuesday

    Story is out of the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Rays, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

    Story has been unable to find his groove at the plate since returning just under a month ago, managing just a .507 OPS through 22 games. He'll get a breather Tuesday to recharge the batteries. Ceddanne Rafaela is at shortstop and leading off versus Zach Eflin.

  • Corey Seager SS | TEX

    Rangers' Corey Seager: Cranks two homers Monday

    Seager went 3-for-5 with two homers and three RBI in Monday's 13-6 loss to the Astros.

    Seager opened the scoring with a two-run, 453-foot blast off J.P. France in the first inning before putting Texas ahead 4-3 in the fifth with his second homer. The 29-year-old Seager now has four homers in his last five games, going 8-for-23 (.348) in that span. Overall, his slash line is up to a stellar .345/.407/.658 with 28 homers, 84 RBI and 73 runs scored through 430 plate appearances this season.

  • Zachary Neto SS | LAA

    Angels' Zach Neto: Rehab assignment Tuesday

    Neto (back) will begin a rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Salt Lake, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    Neto will need a brief rehab assignment, as he has been out since Aug. 3 with the back injury, but it's possible he will be back later this week. Once activated, he should assume the everyday shortstop duties, at which point Kyren Paris may head back to the minor leagues.

  • Ezequiel Duran SS | TEX

    Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Absent from lineup again

    Duran is not in the lineup for Monday's tilt versus the Astros.

    It's the second game in a row that Duran has yielded to Josh Smith at third base. Duran had gone 0-for-11 with four strikeouts in his previous three contests.

  • Bobby Witt SS | KC

    Royals' Bobby Witt: Rare day off Monday

    Witt is absent from the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.

    It's a rare day off for Witt, who had started every game since August 7. Maikel Garcia will slide over to cover shortstop for the Royals, while Nick Loftin will handle third base.

  • Rangers' Sebastian Walcott: Gets call to High-A

    The Rangers promoted Walcott from the rookie-level Arizona Complex League to High-A Hickory on Sunday.

    At just 17 years and five months old, Walcott will become the youngest player in the South Atlantic League. Walcott received the green light to bypass an assignment to Single-A Down East after he slashed .273/.325/.524 with seven home runs and nine stolen bases across 157 plate appearances in the ACL.

  • Rays' Osleivis Basabe: Losing work to Taylor Walls

    Basabe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

    Basabe is on the bench for a second straight game and appears to have lost hold of the everyday role at shortstop after Taylor Walls was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Friday. Though Basabe manned shortstop in Friday's 3-2 loss, Walls will pick up a second consecutive start Sunday in place of the rookie. Since he was called up from Triple-A Durham on Aug. 12 to replace Wander Franco (personal) as the Rays' primary option at shortstop, Basabe has slashed .250/.316/.365 with one home run and nine RBI across his first 57 big-league plate appearances.

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