MLB Player News
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Scores twice against Rangers
Correa went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs during Thursday's loss to Texas.
While the double was just the 10th extra-base hit of the season for Correa, and his three home runs and .422 slugging percentage don't jump off the page, the shortstop is heating up. Correa has eight runs, seven doubles, six RBI and a .366/.422/.610 slash line over his past 10 games, so after a slow start, it's encouraging to see him posting high-end fantasy numbers again.
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Cliff Pennington SS | CIN
Angels' Cliff Pennington: Reaches base three times Wednesday
Pennington went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI in Wednesday's 8-7 loss to the Mariners.
He continues to see sporadic playing time behind a veteran Angels starting infield, and while Pennington has seen action in 12 games this year he's just 5-for-20 at the plate. Barring an injury ahead of him on the depth chart, don't expect the 32-year-old's role to increase any time soon.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Bat wakes up with four hits, homer
Correa went 4-for-5 with a double and a homer in Wednesday's win over the Rangers.
It's been a slow start to the year for Correa, as this was really the first time in 2017 we've seen him flash the sort of game-changing hitting he's capable of. Considering his background, it's quite reasonable to think that this might be the game that ignites Correa on a hot streak that erases the memories of his early-season power outage.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Moves back to five-hole
Bogaerts is batting fifth Wednesday against the Orioles, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
Bogaerts performed well out of the leadoff spot for Boston, but with Dustin Pedroia finding his swing lower in the order, the Red Sox will head back to the batting order they held earlier in the year. Bogaerts may be in line for a few more RBI opportunities with this new spot in the batting order, as he's now sandwiched between sluggers Hanley Ramirez and Mitch Moreland for the evening.
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Shawn O'Malley SS | COL
Mariners' Shawn O'Malley: Transferred to 60-day DL
O'Malley (appendectomy) was transferred to the 60-day DL on Tuesday, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times reports.
This was merely a procedural move to free up a spot on the 40-man roster. O'Malley has already missed a month after undergoing an appendectomy late in spring training, and GM Jerry Dipoto said just last week that O'Malley isn't close to returning.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Delivers with RISP
Correa went 1-for-3 with a two-run double in the seventh inning of Monday's 6-2 win over Texas.
Correa's double, his sixth extra-base hit in the last eight games, was just the fourth time in 30 at-bats he's delivered a base knock with runners in scoring position. It was also his first hit with a man on third base with less than two outs. He'd been 0-for-9 in such situations entering Monday's game, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports. Correa said he's been chasing pitches outside the zone, trying to make a play instead of taking a walk. The numbers at Baseball Info Solutions back that up. Entering Monday, the shortstop had swung at 32 percent of the pitches he saw outside the zone, up from 29 percent in 2016. "I feel like it's more about being patient at the plate," he said. "Try to take the pitches I don't want to hit and be able to put in play the pitches I want to hit and be able to put it in play hard."
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Athletics' Joey Wendle: Reinstated from DL, optioned to Nashville
Wendle was reinstated from the disabled list and optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Saturday.
Wendle hit the DL on April 1 with a shoulder injury, but he's now fully recovered and should return to action with Nashville within the next few days. The infielder has already seen time in six games for Nashville on the year, amassing eight hits in 22 at-bats to go with three RBI. Last season, Wendle hit .279 across 491 Triple-A at-bats.
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Extends hitting streak to five
Correa went 2-for-5 with two RBI in a 9-4 win over Oakland on Friday.
Correa has now hit safely in five straight games with at least one extra-base hit in four of them. This recent run comes after a stretch in which he was hitless in 19 at-bats.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Cranks second homer Friday
Anderson went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Friday's 7-3 win over the Tigers.
His two-run shot in the ninth inning off rookie reliever Joe Jimenez was Anderson's second homer of the season. The young shortstop also struck out twice, however, leaving him with a 2:20 BB:K through 20 games, and his .224/.250/.329 slash line may not improve much until he learns to control the strike zone better.
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Chase d'Arnaud SS | SF
Red Sox's Chase d'Arnaud: Joins active roster
The Red Sox activated d'Arnaud on Friday, a day after claiming him on waivers, Tim Britton of the Providence Journal reports.
The infielder will provide depth, especially at a third base position that's looking for stability with Pablo Sandoval (knee) on the disabled list. AL-only fantasy players could give d'Arnaud a try at a middle infielder spot.