MLB Player News
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Joseph Ortiz 2B | MIL
Brewers' Joey Ortiz: Out of lineup again Monday
Ortiz is out of the lineup for Monday's game versus the Dodgers.
Ortiz is getting a second straight day off as he battles through a 4-for-29 slump at the dish, with Brewers manager Pat Murphy saying he wants Ortiz to clean up his swing decisions, per Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Andruw Monasterio will fill in at shortstop again for Milwaukee.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Giants' Willy Adames: Homer, three RBI in win
Adames went 1-for-3 with a home run, two walks and three RBI in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Athletics.
Adames twice drew bases-loaded walks to force in runs. He also had a solo shot in the fourth inning to extend his hitting streak to seven games. During that span, he's gone 11-for-26 (.423) with four extra-base hits, nine RBI and four walks. The shortstop's up to a .226/.313/.370 slash line with 11 homers, 45 RBI, 50 runs scored and four stolen bases through 90 contests this season.
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Ezequiel Tovar SS | COL
Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Kicks off rehab assignment
Tovar (oblique) played five innings at shortstop and went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in a rehab game with Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday.
Tovar took part in his first game action in a month, after the Rockies placed him on the 10-day injured list June 6 due to a left oblique strain. According to Manny Randhawa of MLB.com, Tovar is scheduled to play again for Albuquerque on Sunday and Tuesday, but the Rockies haven't mapped out his rehab schedule beyond that. Depending on how he fares with Albuquerque over the next few days, Tovar could return from the IL in advance of the Rockies' final series before the All-Star break next weekend in Cincinnati.
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Joseph Ortiz 2B | MIL
Brewers' Joey Ortiz: Out of Sunday's lineup
Ortiz is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Ortiz started the previous 37 games and will take a seat Sunday while he's in the midst of a 4-for-29 slump. Despite those poor numbers, the 27-year-old has been decently productive in 30 games since the start of June with four home runs, 20 RBI, 15 runs and a .263/.311/.424 slash line. Andruw Monasterio will fill in at shortstop in the series finale in Miami.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Mets' Francisco Lindor: Crosses plate four times Saturday
Lindor went 2-for-3 with two walks, a double, four runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's win over the Yankees.
The top of the Mets' order carried the day in a 12-6 romp, with Lindor helping to set the table for Pete Alonso (two homers, five RBI) and Brandon Nimmo (second grand slam in four days). The steal was Lindor's first since June 7, and on the season the All-Star shortstop is slashing .261/.332/.455 with 17 homers, 14 pilfers, 47 RBI and 57 runs in 88 contests.
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C.J. Abrams SS | WAS
Nationals' CJ Abrams: Receiving rare day off
Abrams is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
With the Nationals and Red Sox wrapping up their series with a day game and Garrett Crochet on the bump for Boston, Washington skipper Dave Martinez viewed Sunday as an optimal time to give Abrams a day off. Paul DeJong will fill in at shortstop while Abrams exits the starting nine for the first time since June 8.
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Mookie Betts RF | LAD
Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Continued uptick in power
Betts went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a double in a loss to Houston on Saturday.
Betts supplied two of the Dodgers' three extra-base hits in the loss, tagging Framber Valdez for a first-inning solo homer and adding a double in the seventh. The veteran superstar made a baserunning blunder on the two-bagger, as he was thrown out trying to stretch the hit to a triple with no outs in the inning, but the positive takeaway is that Betts seems to be regaining his power stroke -- following a 20-game stretch without a long ball, he's gone deep in two of his past three games. Betts is at 11 home runs on the campaign, so he's still a long way away from reaching the career-high mark of 39 that he set two seasons ago.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Giants' Willy Adames: Drives in four runs
Adames went 3-for-5 with four RBI during Saturday's 7-2 win against the Athletics.
Adames didn't provide any extra-base hits, but he singled with the bases loaded in the first and third innings to provide San Francisco with an early lead. It's the sixth three-hit game of the campaign for the veteran shortstop, who has gone 10-for-23 with two doubles, a homer, six RBI and five runs during a six-game hit streak.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Phillies' Trea Turner: Continues collecting hits
Turner went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Reds.
The 32-year-old star shortstop tallied multiple hits for the third time in his past four games, also extending his hitting streak to five outings. Turner was batting just .245 and slugging .316 as of April 26, but he's found a groove over the past two months or so. Across his last 62 contests, Turner is hitting .322 (84-for-261) with 10 home runs, 14 doubles, two triples, 47 runs scored and 16 stolen bases while working as Philadelphia's everyday leadoff man.