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  • Anthony Volpe SS | NYY

    Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Not starting Tuesday

    Yankees manager Aaron Boone said on the "Talkin' Yanks" podcast by Jomboy Media that Volpe will not be in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Seattle.

    Oswaldo Cabrera will draw the start at shortstop while Volpe gets a break. Volpe is slashing a woeful .163/.177/.163 with a 17:1 K:BB over 14 contests so far in September.

  • Jacob Wilson SS | OAK

    Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Productive in leadoff role

    Wilson went 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk and a run in a loss to the Cubs on Monday.

    Wilson worked out of the leadoff spot for only the second time in his nascent MLB career and made good use of the opportunity. He led the game off with his second career triple, but it was his third-inning walk that led to his run, as Brent Rooker drove the rookie home with his two-run blast. Wilson now has a trio of two-hit efforts in the last nine games, and it remains to be seen if his move up in the order was just an outlier or indicative of where he'll primarily slot in for what remains of the regular season.

  • Bobby Witt SS | KC

    Royals' Bobby Witt: Grand in loss

    Witt went 2-for-5 with a grand slam, an additional RBI and a stolen base in Monday's 7-6 loss to the Tigers.

    Witt opened the scoring with a grand slam in the third inning and then recorded his 200th hit of the season on an RBI single in the fifth. According to MLB.com, the shortstop is the third player in Royals' history to reach that milestone in his age-24 season or younger. On the year, he is hitting .332 with 32 homers, 108 RBI, 122 runs scored and 29 steals across 666 plate appearances.

  • Brooks Lee SS | MIN

    Twins' Brooks Lee: Falls into reserve role

    Lee is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.

    Lee is on the bench for the second time in three games and looks to have moved into a utility role following Carlos Correa's return from the injured list Saturday. With Correa set to reclaim an everyday role at shortstop, Lee could see more opportunities at second base moving forward, though the Twins appear to be favoring a lefty/righty platoon of Edouard Julien and Kyle Farmer for the time being.

  • J.P. Crawford SS | SEA

    Mariners' J.P. Crawford: Back over Mendoza Line

    Crawford went 2-for-3 with a run in a win over the Rangers on Sunday.

    Working out of the bottom of the order, Crawford provided one of four multi-hit efforts for the Mariners on the afternoon, and in the process, lifted his season batting average over .200 (.201) for the first time since Aug. 28. However, while he's shown some signs of life at the plate recently by hitting .280 (7-for-25) over his last seven games, Crawford remains mired in a power drought that's now seen him go 20 games without a home run.

  • Nick Allen SS | ATL

    Athletics' Nick Allen: Swats pair of doubles Sunday

    Allen went 2-for-4 with two doubles in a loss to the White Sox on Sunday.

    Drawing only his second start in the last six games, Allen connected for his first extra-base hits at the big-league level since April 25. The 25-year-old infielder has been back up with the Athletics since late August, but he's drawn only 16 plate appearances across seven games overall since returning. Allen has made appearances at each infield position except first base this season, yet the good health the A's are enjoying down the stretch leave very few paths to playing time for him.

  • Jacob Wilson SS | OAK

    Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Resting up Sunday

    Wilson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

    Wilson will get a breather for the series finale after he went 5-for-24 with a double, three runs and no RBI while starting in each of the past six games. Nick Allen will replace Wilson as the Athletics' starting shortstop.

  • Guardians' Daniel Schneemann: Moves into utility role

    Schneemann will start at third base and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Rays.

    Though he'll enter the lineup Sunday while third baseman Jose Ramirez gets a day out of the infield and serves as the Guardians' designated hitter, Schneemann's time as a regular in the Cleveland lineup looks to be over. The left-handed-hitting Schneemann had started in just two of the Guardians' previous six games, with Cleveland facing only one lefty starter during that stretch.

  • Taylor Walls 3B | TB

    Rays' Taylor Walls: Out of Sunday's lineup

    Walls is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

    Walls started Friday and Saturday and will sit for Sunday's series finale after going 1-for-7 with three strikeouts. Jose Caballero is starting at shortstop and batting seventh.

  • Blue Jays' Leo Jimenez: Returns to lineup

    Jimenez (finger) is starting at second base and batting seventh against St. Louis on Sunday.

    Jiminez was set to return from a two-game absence due to a foot injury Saturday, but he was a late scratch due to a finger injury. He appears to be over both issues and will be in action for the series finale. Since Aug. 1, Jiminez is slashing .247/.381/.471 with four home runs, 14 RBI and a 30.5 percent strikeout rate across 105 plate appearances.

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