MLB Player News
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Brandon Crawford SS | STL
Giants' Brandon Crawford: Comes off bench
Crawford (knee) drew a walk off the bench in Saturday's loss to the Brewers.
Crawford was out of the lineup for the third consecutive day due to a sore knee. The shortstop was completely unavailable over the past two games, but his usage as a pinch hitter opens up the possibility of a return in Sunday's series finale against the Brewers.
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Nationals' Trea Turner: Steals two bases
Turner went 0-for-3 with two RBI, two walks and two stolen bases in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cubs.
Turner's eight-game hitting streak was snapped, but he still managed to have an impactful afternoon. The 25-year-old has a .269/.340/.409 slash line with 17 home runs and is 37-for-45 in stolen-base attempts this season.
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Brandon Crawford SS | STL
Giants' Brandon Crawford: Out again Saturday
Crawford is out of the lineup for the third straight game Saturday against the Brewers.
Crawford's absence could be tied to the sore knee which caused him to miss the previous weekend's series against the Mets. Abiatal Avelino will make his major-league debut at shortstop in his absence.
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Nick Ahmed SS | TEX
Diamondbacks' Nick Ahmed: Not starting Saturday
Ahmed is not in the lineup Saturday against Atlanta.
Ahmed sits after starting 10 of the last 11 games. Ketel Marte will slide over to shortstop in his absence, with Daniel Descalso starting at second base.
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Javier Baez SS | DET
Cubs' Javier Baez: Not in Game 1 lineup
Baez is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader versus the Nationals.
Baez will receive a breather following eight straight starts as Addison Russell gets the nod at shortstop for the matinee. Look for Baez to rejoin the starting lineup in Game 2.
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Johan Camargo SS | SF
Braves' Johan Camargo: Homers, doubles twice
Camargo went 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, two runs and two RBI in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Hitting from the second spot in the order for the first time since Aug. 30, Camargo was a bright spot for Atlanta's offense. He now has home runs in back-to-back games to give him 17 on the season, to go along with a .280 batting average and 68 RBI.
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Brandon Crawford SS | STL
Giants' Brandon Crawford: Sits for second straight
Crawford is out of the lineup for the second straight game Friday against the Brewers, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Crawford missed time last week with a sore knee, which could be the cause of this week's absence as well. It's unusual for a player of his caliber to miss two straight without some sort of injury, especially with the games coming on either side of Thursday's off day. Alen Hanson will get another start at shortstop.
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Orlando Arcia SS | MIN
Brewers' Orlando Arcia: Situated on bench Friday
Arcia is out of Friday's starting lineup against San Francisco.
After going 4-for-11 with two doubles over Milwaukee's three-game series against the Cubs, Arcia will get the day off. Hernan Perez draws the start at shortstop and is slated to bat seventh in his stead.
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Johan Camargo SS | SF
Braves' Johan Camargo: Goes deep
Camargo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored Thursday against the Diamondbacks.
Camargo took Zack Greinke deep in the sixth inning, his 16th home run of the season. While he has cooled off a bit since ending August by recording multiple hits in three consecutive games, Camargo has managed at least one hit in four of six games in September. The 24-year-old has built on a solid 2017 debut by hitting .276/.358/.460 across 399 at-bats.