MLB Player News
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Rays' Willy Adames: Day off Wednesday
Adames is not in the lineup versus the Indians on Wednesday, Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times reports.
Adames will retreat to the bench following seven straight starts as Andrew Velazquez gets the nod at shortstop. On the year, Adames is slashing .263/.328/.390 with eight home runs, 25 RBI and six stolen bases.
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Adalberto Mondesi SS | BOS
Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Two-hit game with stolen base
Mondesi went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's win over the White Sox.
Mondesi bunted in a run and stole his 21st bag of the year in Tuesday's contest, bringing his slash line to .270/.299/.449 in the process. The 23-year-old is hitting .296 with three home runs, eight RBI and five stolen bases over his last 15 games, and he's succeeded in 16 of his last 18 stolen-base attempts dating back to July 26.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Reaches base five times
Bogaerts went 4-for-4 with a walk and an RBI on Sunday against the Astros.
Bogaerts reached base each time he came to the plate, continuing an exceptionally productive stretch at the plate. He had homered in consecutive games prior to Sunday and recorded eight hits across 12 at-bats in the Red Sox weekend series against the Astros. He's already set career best marks in home runs and RBI, but the 25-year-old is also on track to post the best on-base percentage and slugging percentage of his career.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Rays' Willy Adames: Another multi-hit game
Adames went 2-for-4 while scoring once and driving in a run in Sunday's win over the Orioles.
Adames has a multi-hit game in four of his past six contests and has raised his batting average from .241 to .266 since Aug. 20.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Indians' Francisco Lindor: Goes deep Sunday
Lindor went 2-for-5 with his 34th home run of the season in a loss to Toronto on Sunday.
The homer was Lindor's fourth over his last seven games after going homerless over his previous 22 contests. He has just seven extra-base hits over his last 29 contests, most of which have come over this past week against Kansas City and Toronto pitching.
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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Mariners' Dee Gordon: Sits versus lefty Sunday
Gordon is not in the lineup Sunday against the Yankees, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.
Gordon will retreat to the bench to avoid a lefty-on-lefty matchup with New York starter CC Sabathia. Robinson Cano will slide over to second base to replace him, allowing Ryon Healy to make a start at first base.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Rays' Joey Wendle: Heads to bench Sunday
Wendle is not in the lineup Sunday against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The 28-year-old had started the team's previous 14 games, so it seems as if the Rays simply wanted to get their second baseman a day off. The fact that the Orioles are trotting out a left-handed starting pitcher could've factored into the decision as well, though Wendle actually holds a passable .717 OPS in 61 at-bats against southpaws this season. Wendle's retreat to the bench will allow Brandon Lowe to enter the starting lineup.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Dropped in order
Correa went 1-for-5 with a double in Saturday's win over Boston.
Correa's second-inning double started a rally that erased Boston's early 1-0 lead. It was just his second extra-base hit since he was activated from the disabled list in mid-August. His weak production led to him being dropped to fifth in the batting order Saturday, the first time this season he's batted lower than fourth. The shortstop admitted to lingering soreness in his back, which has affected his swing and is a contributing factor to his .167 average (15-for-90) average over his last 25 games.
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Adalberto Mondesi SS | BOS
Royals' Adalberto Mondesi: Swipes two bags against Twins
Mondesi went 2-or-5 with a double, two runs scored, an RBI and two stolen bases in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Twins.
The 23-year-old now has 20 steals in only 54 games for the Royals this season, giving him tremendous fantasy value to go along with a .270/.297/.443 slash line. Mondesi's second-half speed display should make him a very intriguing target in 2019 drafts.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Homers in second straight game
Bogaerts went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Saturday's loss to the Astros.
Bogaerts put the Red Sox up 1-0 with a run-scoring single in the first inning before adding a solo shot in the fifth inning. The shortstop has now homered in back-to-back games and has 21 long balls on the season, tying his career-best mark set in 2016 in 36 fewer games.