MLB Player News
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Remains out Wednesday
Bogaerts (wrist) is not in the starting lineup against Seattle on Wednesday, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Bogaerts will get at least one more game off as he deals with the soreness in his left wrist that has kept him out since Sunday. The shortstop is hopeful he can avoid a stint on the injured list, but if he can't return by Friday, the Padres may need to place the infielder on the shelf so they're not playing a man short. Ha-Seong Kim is playing shortstop with Jake Cronenworth at second base for Wednesday's finale against the Mariners.
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Tucupita Marcano 2B | SD
Pirates' Tucupita Marcano: On bench versus southpaw
Marcano will sit Wednesday against Oakland, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
Marcano will head to the bench as the Pirates face southpaw Hogan Harris on the mound. Rodolfo Castro will slide over to shortstop while Mark Mathias enters the lineup at second base and bats seventh in the series finale with the Athletics.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Marlins' Joey Wendle: Adds two more hits
Wendle went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Tuesday's win over Kansas City.
Wendle has now hit safely in his last four games, going 8-for-16 with four doubles in that span. His recent hot stretch boosts his slash line to .250/.325/.389 through 82 plate appearances this season. The veteran shortstop has five RBI, 10 runs scored and a stolen base in his second year with Miami.
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Elly De La Cruz SS | CIN
Reds' Elly De La Cruz: On base three times in debut
De La Cruz went 1-for-3 with a double, two walks and a run scored in Tuesday's 9-8 win over the Dodgers.
De La Cruz's first career MLB hit was a 112-mph double to the gap in right-center field, which is already the hardest-hit ball by any Reds player this season. He showcased his patience by drawing two walks and also recorded a sprint speed of 30.4 feet per second. He has all the tools to be a star and should be a set-it-and-forget-it player in fantasy lineups now that he's up in the majors for good.
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Matt McLain 2B | CIN
Reds' Matt McLain: Supplies game-winning hit
McLain went 3-for-6 with an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 9-8 win over the Dodgers.
All three of McLain's hits went for singles, but his last one came with the bases loaded in the ninth to walk it off for the Reds. Across 20 games in the majors, the 23-year-old has nine multi-hit efforts and is slashing a ridiculous .341/.396/.500 with two homers, 10 RBI, 17 runs and a 7:25 BB:K. Even with the promotion of Elly De La Cruz, McLain remained at shortstop and appears to be cemented into the No. 2 spot for a young and promising Reds lineup.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Mets' Francisco Lindor: Swats 11th homer
Lindor went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to Atlanta.
He gave the Mets a 2-1 lead in the third inning by taking Bryce Elder deep. Lindor is flashing some power -- four of his 11 homers on the season have come in the last 10 games -- but little else is going right for him at the plate right now, as he's batting .154 (6-for-39) during that stretch to drag his OPS on the year down to a career-low .703.
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Casey Schmitt LF | SF
Giants' Casey Schmitt: Breather Tuesday
Schmitt will take a seat Tuesday versus the Rockies, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Schmitt will get a day off after he went 1-for-12 with a double and four strikeouts while starting all three games of the Giants' series with Baltimore. Veteran Brandon Crawford will replace him at shortstop and bat ninth in the series opener with Colorado.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Out again Tuesday
Bogaerts (wrist) remains out of the lineup Tuesday against the Mariners.
This is the third straight absence for Bogaerts as he works through some nagging soreness in his left wrist. It has apparently been an issue since the spring. Ha-Seong Kim will play shortstop and bat leadoff for the Padres on Tuesday, with Rougned Odor covering second base and hitting eighth.
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Joey Wendle 2B | ATL
Marlins' Joey Wendle: Double, two hits in win
Wendle went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Monday's win over the Royals.
Wendle is starting to come around after a dreadful start to the year-- he's gone 7-for-15 (.467) with four doubles in five games to start June. Despite his early-season struggles, Miami has stuck with Wendle as its primary starting shortstop. He's now slashing .235/.316/.382 with five RBI and nine runs scored through 78 plate appearances.
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Jon Berti 3B | CHC
Marlins' Jon Berti: Triples in win
Berti went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI and a run scored in Monday's victory over the Royals.
Berti tied the game 4-4 in the fourth inning with a two-run triple, his first three-bagger of the year. He'd been struggling coming into Monday's contest, going 4-for-24 (.167) over his last nine games while playing a utility role in Miami. The 33-year-old Berti is still slashing a solid .277/.327/.319 with two homers, 24 runs scored, 12 RBI and seven stolen bases through 186 plate appearances this season.