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  • Ehire Adrianza 3B | LAA

    Twins' Ehire Adrianza: Not in Sunday's lineup

    Adrianza is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

    Adrianza rides the pine for the second straight game as Willians Astudillo grabs another start at third base for the Twins. Adrianza could still make an appearance off the bench but currently has a .251/.301/.379 slash line with six home runs in 335 at-bats heading into the season finale.

  • Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Huge September continues

    Mondesi went 1-for-4 with a walk, a three-run home run and a stolen base in Saturday's 9-4 win over Cleveland.

    His sixth-inning blast off Andrew Miller proved to be the winning hit. Mondesi now has a .290/.325/.579 slash line through 25 games in September with eight homers and 13 steals, and despite not being promoted to the majors until mid-June, he's stolen 31 bases on the year. The sky could be the limit for the 23-year-old in 2019, on the field and at the draft table.

  • Tim Anderson 2B | LAA

    White Sox's Tim Anderson: Dealing with knee soreness

    Anderson is dealing with knee soreness and was removed from Saturday's game by manager Rick Renteria due to the game's cold weather, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

    Anderson was subbed for Jose Rondon as the White Sox took the field for defense in the bottom of the fourth. The breakout shortstop could enter the lineup for Sunday's finale, but his shareholders should watch for a lineup announcement before confirming him for their active rosters on the White Sox's final regular-season game of 2018.

  • Carlos Correa SS | HOU

    Astros' Carlos Correa: Drives in two

    Correa went 2-for-5 with a double, a solo home run and two RBI in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Orioles.

    It's the first time since early May that Correa has collected multiple extra-base hits in one game. The 24-year-old is not in the lineup for the nightcap and entered the day with a .175/.284/.211 slash line in September.

  • Ehire Adrianza 3B | LAA

    Twins' Ehire Adrianza: Sits out Saturday

    Adrianza is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

    Adrianza heads to the bench after starting the last two games and going 0-for-7 with a walk and a stolen base. Willians Astudillo will start at third base as Chris Gimenez takes over behind the plate for the Twins.

  • Joey Wendle 2B | ATL

    Rays' Joey Wendle: Heads to bench Saturday

    Wendle is on the bench for Saturday's game against Toronto.

    Wendle sits after making 12 straight starts. He grabbed a hit in 11 of those contests, hitting .378 with a 1.049 OPS overall. Brandon Lowe will start at second base in his absence, with Andrew Velasquez at third.

  • Carlos Correa SS | HOU

    Astros' Carlos Correa: Sits for second game Saturday

    Correa will be on the bench for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Orioles.

    The Astros will use a total of 16 different players to start either or both games Saturday, with most players resting for at least one of the two matchups. Correa's rest will come in the nightcap after batting second and playing shortstop in the first contest. Alex Bregman will take over at shortstop for the second game.

  • Willy Adames SS | SF

    Rays' Willy Adames: On base thrice in loss

    Adames went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a walk and a run in a loss to the Blue Jays on Friday. He's 4-for-14 with three RBI and two runs in the four games since returning from an illness.

    The rookie is closing out the season on a high note, as Friday's production pushed his September average to .325. He's now contributed three two-hit efforts in his last six contests, and his 25 hits and 13 walks have led to a .422 on-base percentage in September.

  • Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Absent from Saturday's lineup

    Bogaerts is out of the lineup versus the Yankees on Saturday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

    Manager Alex Cora decided to give Bogaerts another breather as the club looks ahead toward the postseason. Brock Holt will draw the start at shortstop for Saturday's matinee.

  • Tim Anderson 2B | LAA

    White Sox's Tim Anderson: Gets breather for Game 2

    Anderson is out of the lineup for the second game of Friday's twin bill against the Twins, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

    Anderson will get rest of the day off after starting at shortstop and batting eighth in Game 1 of the doubleheader. Jose Rondon draws the start with Anderson on the bench.

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