MLB Player News
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Adalberto Mondesi SS | BOS
Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Four-hit game with three stolen bases
Mondesi went 4-for-4 with a run, an RBI, two doubles and three stolen bases in Tuesday's loss to the Blue Jays.
Mondesi slashed a couple singles and notched his seventh and eighth doubles of the year. The young shortstop also accomplished the feat of three stolen bags in a game -- giving him 15 on the season -- twice stealing third base. This was the third time in 38 games this season that Mondesi has stolen multiple bases in a game. The 23-year-old is hitting .279 with four home runs, 15 RBI and 22 runs scored on the year.
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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Mariners' Dee Gordon: Back in lineup Tuesday
Gordon (shoulder) is starting at second base and hitting ninth Tuesday against the A's, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.
Gordon, who was a late scratch from Monday's lineup, is slated to rejoin the starting nine after missing the previous two games with a shoulder injury. The speedster is hitting .278/.300/.339 with 27 stolen bases through 107 games this season. He'll face veteran right-hander Mike Fiers in his return to the starting nine.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Returns to lineup Tuesday
Bogaerts (finger) is back in action Tuesday against the Phillies, Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston reports.
Bogaerts sat out Sunday's game against the Orioles with a jammed finger, but the issue was evidently not a significant one, as he's back in the lineup following Monday's off day. The shortstop has three steals and a .933 OPS over his last 10 games.
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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Mariners' Dee Gordon: Late scratch from starting nine
Gordon (shoulder) was removed from Monday's lineup against the Athletics prior to game time, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
Gordon was originally penciled into the lineup at second base and he was slated to bat eighth, but Andrew Romine will be forced into action instead. Gordon has been dealing with a shoulder issue as of Sunday, and it appears the injury is still bothering him, so the Mariners will hold him out as a precaution. Expect the 30-year-old to be evaluated once he arrives at the ballpark ahead of Tuesday's tilt.
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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Mariners' Dee Gordon: Returns to lineup
Gordon (shoulder) is starting at second base and hitting eighth Monday against the A's, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.
Gordon has been cleared to rejoin the lineup after being withheld from the starting nine Sunday due to a shoulder issue. The speedster was able to collect a hit -- and eventually score the winning run -- in a pinch hit appearance in the 10th inning Sunday, so fantasy owners should feel safe deploying him this week. Gordon is off to a slow start to the second half of the season (.256/.293/.308), but he's still hitting .278/.300/.339 with 27 stolen bases through 107 games this season.
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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Mariners' Dee Gordon: Makes pinch-hit appearance
Gordon (shoulder) entered the Mariners' extra-inning win over the Astros on Sunday as a pinch hitter in the 10th inning, singling and subsequently scoring the go-ahead run.
Gordon's shoulder issues didn't prevent him from hitting successfully for Andrew Romine in the 10th, setting him up to eventually score what would turn out to be the winning run on Mitch Haniger's double. Gordon may be back in the lineup for Monday's series opener against the Athletics, although manager Scott Servais could opt to give him consecutive days off for the second time this month.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Rays' Willy Adames: Collects multi-hit game, swipes base
Adames went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 2-1 loss against the Blue Jays.
Adames pushed across Tampa Bay's only run of the contest in the fourth inning by singling to left field. The bullpen would later allow runs in the sixth and eighth innings on the way to a one-run loss. Adames has put together a modest six-game hitting streak over the course of the Rays' last two series, going 11-for-23 with three extra-base hits and three RBI during that stretch. Tampa Bay is slated to begin a three-game series with the Yankees on Tuesday.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Gets first hit since return
Correa went 1-for-5 with an RBI in Sunday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Mariners.
Correa's check-swing dribbler in the eighth inning eluded the defense and ended up being a run-producing single. It was his first hit since being activated off the disabled list last week. Correa's 1-for-11 with two walks and four strikeouts since his return.
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Adalberto Mondesi SS | BOS
Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Sits out Sunday
Mondesi is not in the lineup Sunday against the Cardinals, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.
Mondesi has just a .605 OPS over the past 14 games, so he'll head to the bench for what appears to be a routine day off. Alcides Escobar will replace him at shortstop for the afternoon.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Rays' Joey Wendle: Timely ground-rule double in win
Wendle went 2-for-4 with an RBI ground-rule double in a win over the Blue Jays on Saturday.
Wendle opened the scoring with his timely two-bagger in the first, plating Mallex Smith for his fourth RBI over the last two games. The 28-year-old is now hitting .407 over the first eight games of August, a surge that's already boosted his season average 10 points to .295.