MLB Player News
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Mets' Francisco Lindor: Another long ball in win
Lindor went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's extra-inning win over Atlanta.
Lindor jumped on the first pitch he saw from Chris Sale in his second at-bat and crushed it into the stands in center field for a two-run shot, giving the Mets a 2-1 lead. It marked the shortstop's fifth homer in his last four games and his ninth homer in July. He's also hit safely in 10 straight contests, batting .385 (14-for-39) over that stretch with seven extra-base hits, 14 RBI and seven runs scored.
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Nick Ahmed SS | TEX
Dodgers' Nick Ahmed: Clubs first homer with LA
Ahmed went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's 6-4 win over the Giants.
Ahmed inked a major-league deal with the Dodgers on Wednesday and went 1-for-3 during his debut with Los Angeles. In his second game Thursday, Ahmed lifted a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning against his former team. Before being released by the Giants on July 11, Ahmed logged a .232 average with one homer, 15 RBI and 13 runs in 172 plate appearances.
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Ha-seong Kim 2B | ATL
Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Plates three runs Thursday
Kim went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Thursday's 3-0 win over Washington.
Kim cleared the bases with a first-inning double to give San Diego a 3-0 lead. That ended up being the final score, as the Padres' offense went dormant the rest of the way and Dylan Cease shut down the Nationals with his first career no-hitter. For Kim, the performance snapped a string of 11 straight contests without a run batted in. In fact, his three RBI were as many as he had collected over his previous 21 games combined.
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Brett Wisely 2B | TB
Giants' Brett Wisely: Picks up second steal
Wisely went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 8-3 win over the Dodgers.
Wisely has offered little production in July with no home runs, three RBI, two runs scored and one steal on three attempts over 17 games. The infielder also has a 2:17 BB:K this month. The emergence of Tyler Fitzgerald at shortstop has left Wisely to compete with Thairo Estrada for playing time at second base, a situation where Wisely has the platoon advantage.
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Ezequiel Tovar SS | COL
Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Extends hitting streak
Tovar went 3-for-6 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored Wednesday against the Red Sox.
Tovar continued his hot stretch at the plate. He homered in the first inning and has gone deep five times in his last six starts. Tovar also has an 11-game hitting streak -- six of which have come on the road -- during which he's gone 22-for-51 with 12 RBI and 10 runs scored.
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Xavier Edwards 2B | MIA
Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Tallies three hits Wednesday
Edwards went 3-for-3 with a walk, a run and an RBI in a 6-3 win against Baltimore on Wednesday.
Edwards had seven multi-hit performances through 21 games coming into Wednesday, but his three-hit effort was his first of the campaign. The shortstop is now battling a sizzling .361 over 72 at-bats, though he's yet to go deep. Edwards has a 12:14 BB:K across 85 plate appearances and has four thefts, so he's an intriguing fantasy target for managers needing a boost in batting average, OBP and/or stolen bases.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Mets' Francisco Lindor: Powers offense with two homers
Lindor went 3-for-6 with two home runs and five RBI in Wednesday's 12-3 win over the Yankees.
For the second time in three games, Lindor crushed multiple homers. His outburst Wednesday was the driving force in the Mets' blowout win. The shortstop has done it all in July, batting .308 (24-for-78) with eight homers, 20 RBI, 15 runs scored and five stolen bases over 20 contests this month. The surge has him up to a .259/.338/.479 slash line with 21 homers, 60 RBI, 68 runs scored and 20 steals in 101 games this year. Lindor is the second member of the 20-20 club this year, joining Shohei Ohtani.
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Elly De La Cruz SS | CIN
Reds' Elly De La Cruz: Big day in Wednesday's win
De La Cruz went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, two additional runs scored and two stolen bases in Wednesday's 9-4 win over Atlanta.
After singling and swiping his 50th bag of the season in the first inning, De La Cruz took Allan Winans deep in the third for his 18th long ball. The 22-year-old shortstop did commit two more errors in wet conditions, giving him 20 on the year, but that's about the only blemish on his season so far. In addition to leading the majors with 51 steals, De La Cruz has an 11-game hit streak going in which he's batting .378 (17-for-45) with five doubles, a triple and three homers.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Phillies' Trea Turner: Homers, swipes bag
Turner went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Wednesday's loss to the Twins.
Turner got to work early in this one, swiping his 13th base of the season in the top of the first inning before taking David Festa deep in the fifth to tie the game. The hamstring injury that cost Turner six weeks earlier this season appears to have sapped his stolen base production -- the 31-year-old has just three steals since returning June 17. Even so, the shortstop has been on a tear in the month of July, batting .356 with 10 home runs, 22 RBI, 18 runs scored and three stolen bases in 18 games.
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Miguel Rojas SS | LAD
Dodgers' Miguel Rojas: Lands on injured list
The Dodgers placed Rojas on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with right forearm tightness.
Manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday that Rojas is dealing with a flexor strain, per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic, so the team will shut him down from throwing for "a while." The newly signed Nick Ahmed will see the majority of the starts at shortstop while Rojas is sidelined.