MLB Player News
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Gets on base four times
Perdomo went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk and two runs scored in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Rockies.
Perdomo has hit safely in eight of his last nine games and has a trio of three-hit efforts in that span. The shortstop's steady hitting has helped him maintain a starting role for the vast majority of the season. He's up to a .283/.383/.429 slash line with 11 home runs, 75 RBI, 64 runs scored and 17 stolen bases through 116 contests, putting him on pace for a career year across the board in his fourth big-league campaign.
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Dansby Swanson SS | CHC
Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Three hits, steal in win
Swanson went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two runs scored in Saturday's 9-1 win over the Cardinals.
Swanson had gone 13 games without a multi-hit effort, batting just .174 (8-for-46) with two homers, eight RBI and 19 strikeouts in that span. He was seeing the ball well in this contest, which also allowed him to swipe his first bag since July 22 versus the Royals. The recent slump now has him at a .250/.297/.415 slash line with 18 homers, 55 RBI, 65 runs scored and nine steals across 114 games this season.
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Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B | TOR
Pirates' Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Getting rest Saturday
Kiner-Falefa isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.
Kiner-Falefa will get a day to reset after going 3-for-17 with an RBI and three runs scored across Pittsburgh's last five contests. His absence will move Jared Triolo to third base, allowing Liover Peguero to start at shortstop.
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Otto Lopez SS | MIA
Marlins' Otto Lopez: Taking seat for Game 1
Lopez isn't in the lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against Atlanta.
Lopez will grab a seat in the dugout to begin Saturday's activities after going 2-for-8 with a run scored through the first two games of the series. Javier Sanoja will start at shortstop and bat eighth.
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Jonathan Ornelas SS | ATL
Braves' Jonathan Ornelas: Sent down to minors
Atlanta optioned Ornelas to Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday.
Ornelas will end up as the odd man out on Atlanta's bench after the team claimed Vidal Brujan off waivers from Baltimore on Friday. Ornelas went 2-for-4 and scored a run during his time with the big club.
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Mookie Betts RF | LAD
Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Goes yard Friday
Betts went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional RBI and two total runs scored in Friday's 5-1 win over the Blue Jays.
Betts' fifth-inning homer was ultimately all the Dodgers needed in the win, but he plated another run as part of a rally in the seventh. The 32-year-old could be sparking a better stretch at the plate -- he's 6-for-12 with three extra-base hits over his last three games, rebounding from an 0-for-20 skid prior to that. Overall, it's still been an underwhelming campaign for Betts, who is slashing .239/.309/.371 with 12 homers, 51 RBI, 68 runs scored and eight stolen bases through 106 contests.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Phillies' Trea Turner: Fills box score in rout
Turner went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, five RBI, two walks and a stolen base in Friday's 9-1 win over Texas.
Turner established a season high in RBI, and he belted his 12th long ball of the season. The star shortstop has tallied multiple RBI on just two occasions since the start of July, and he's been rather quiet at the dish recently by his lofty standards. Across his last 30 outings, Turner is slashing .262/.331/.381 with 11 extra-base hits, 12 RBI, 16 runs scored and six steals covering 139 plate appearances.
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Aaron Schunk 3B | ATL
Rockies' Aaron Schunk: Back with big club
The Rockies selected Schunk's contract from Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday.
Schunk opted to stay in the Rockies organization after being DFA'd in late May, and the move seems to have paid off as he'll return to the majors while Orlando Arcia (elbow) goes on the 10-day injured list. Schunk has hit the ball well in Triple-A since the beginning of June, slashing .397/.417/.654 with two steals, five doubles, three triples, three home runs and 18 RBI in 84 plate appearances.
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Nick Allen SS | HOU
Braves' Nick Allen: Nabs seventh steal
Allen went 2-for-3 with a stolen base in Wednesday's loss to the Brewers.
The shortstop's defense has kept him in the lineup, but Allen has contributed very little offensively to Atlanta's cause this season. He's slashing just .228/.298/.258 through 104 games with only nine extra-base hits, all doubles, along with seven steals, 18 RBI and 27 runs.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Goes deep again Wednesday
Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run and a double in Wednesday's 3-2 victory versus Arizona.
Bogaerts put the Padres on the board for the first time with a 421-foot solo shot to left field in the seventh inning. The long ball was his second in his past two games and fourth through 19 contests since the All-Star break after he went deep just five times across 95 games in the first half. Bogaerts has five multi-hit performances over his past 12 contests and is batting an even .300 (15-for-50) during that span.