MLB Player News
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Rays' Willy Adames: Not in Saturday's lineup
Adames is out of the lineup against Oakland on Saturday, Steve Carney of 620 WDAE reports.
Adames will receive a breather after going 1-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts during Friday's contest. In his place, Joey Wendle will start at shortstop while Brandon Lowe gets the nod at second base.
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Adalberto Mondesi SS | BOS
Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Homers, collects steal
Mondesi went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk, two additional runs, and a stolen base in Friday's victory over the Twins.
Hitting from the two-hole, Mondesi loaded up the stat sheet once again, as he's now collected a stolen base in three of his past four starts. He has also generated multi-hit outings in nine of his last 15 starts. Mondesi's recent hot streak has bumped his season average up to .286 to go along with eight home runs, 27 RBI and 23 steals over 221 plate appearances.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Doubles, collects steal
Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a single, a double, one run and a stolen base in Thursday's win over the Blue Jays.
The stolen base was Bogaerts' seventh of the season, and he now has three multi-hit games in his last five appearances. The versatile shortstop owns a .291/.362/.524 slash line with 21 home runs, 93 RBI and 68 runs over 536 plate appearances this season.
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Adalberto Mondesi SS | BOS
Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Four hits, stolen base in loss
Mondesi went 4-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over the White Sox.
Mondesi brought home the only two runs for Kansas City in the 12-inning loss and also swiped his fourth base over the last five games. On the year, the 23-year-old is slashing an impressive .284/.311/.463 to go along with 22 steals in 27 tries.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Hits game-winning home run
Anderson went 2-for-6 with a two-run home run and a strikeout in Wednesday's extra-innings win over the Royals.
Anderson broke a 2-2 stalemate, blasting his 19th home run with two outs in the top half of the 12th inning in the 4-2 win. To go along with a .248/.290/.420 slash line, the 25-year-old has already set career bests in stolen bases (26), doubles (27), homers (19), RBI (62) and runs (73).
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Aledmys Diaz 1B | HOU
Blue Jays' Aledmys Diaz: Hits bench Wednesday
Diaz is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Red Sox, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Diaz sits after making nine straight starts, a stretch in which he hit .310 with a .905 OPS. Yangervis Solarte will start at third base.
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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Mariners' Dee Gordon: Out of lineup Wednesday
Gordon is not in the starting lineup versus San Diego on Wednesday, TJ Cotterill of The Tacoma News Tribune reports.
Gordon will head to the bench with left-hander Joey Lucchesi on the hill for the Padres. Robinson Cano will man second base while Guillermo Heredia draws a nod in the outfield.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Rays' Joey Wendle: Pair of hits in shutout loss
Wendle went 2-for-4 with a double in a loss to the Indians on Tuesday.
Wendle mustered the only extra-base hit for the Rays on a night when their offense was stymied by Shane Bieber and a pair of relievers. The versatile 28-year-old is putting together a solid follow-up effort after an outstanding August (.330 average, 18 RBI), with Tuesday's production serving as his fourth multi-hit tally in nine September contests.