MLB Player News
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Nationals' Trea Turner: Swipes two bags Tuesday
Turner went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and two stolen bases in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Dodgers.
The leadoff man now has 18 steals on the season, seven of which have come in the last week to go along with a .364/.400/.424 slash line. Turner's still got a long way to go to match last year's performance, but he's quickly making up for lost time.
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Chris Owings SS | LAD
Diamondbacks' Chris Owings: Ends slump with three-run shot
Owings went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, a walk and two runs against the Padres on Tuesday.
Just 3-for-27 over his last seven appearances, Owings badly needed a bounce-back effort like this. Even with that slump, he's returned massive value for fantasy owners (most of whom likely plucked him off the waiver wire) by providing seven homers, 33 RBI and nine steals while being eligible at a number of positions.
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Aledmys Diaz 1B | HOU
Cardinals' Aledmys Diaz: Retreats to bench Tuesday
Diaz is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Reds, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
Diaz, who only has four hits in the past week, will get a night off after a string of 10 straight starts. Paul DeJong will move over to shortstop to fill the void, while Greg Garcia enters the lineup at second.
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Orlando Arcia SS | MIN
Brewers' Orlando Arcia: Retreats to bench Monday
Arcia is not in the lineup Monday against the Giants.
Arcia has been swinging the bat well as of late, collecting 14 hits in over the past 14 games. However, he'll get a night off on the heels of a two-strikeout performance Sunday, allowing Eric Sogard to pick up a start at shortstop.
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Dansby Swanson SS | CHC
Braves' Dansby Swanson: Heads to bench Monday
Swanson is not in the lineup Monday against the Phillies.
Swanson has shown signs of life at the plate recently, collecting a hit in each of his last three contests, although he's also struck out four times in that span. He'll head to the bench for a night off Monday with Johan Camargo taking over for him at shortstop.
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Aledmys Diaz 1B | HOU
Cardinals' Aledmys Diaz: Smacks RBI double in Sunday's loss
Diaz went 2-for-3 with an RBI ground-rule double, another two-bagger and a walk in Sunday's 7-6 loss to the Cubs.
The Cuban shortstop snapped an RBI drought Sunday, as he hadn't driven in a run since May 10. His multi-hit effort was also his first since May 27, but Diaz does now have a modest three-game hitting streak to start June. After a sluggish April, Diaz is slashing .302/.353/.396 over the last month (27 games).
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Nationals' Trea Turner: Runs wild Sunday
Turner went 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, two steals, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the A's.
It's his fifth multi-hit performance in the last seven games, a stretch during which Turner is hitting .343/.361/.400 with six runs, three RBI and five steals. The 23-year-old is now 16-for-19 on the basepaths through 45 games, putting him on pace to top 50 steals in his first full big-league campaign.
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Brandon Crawford SS | STL
Giants' Brandon Crawford: Drives in four runs against Phillies
Crawford went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and four RBI during Sunday's loss to Philadelphia.
Since returning from the disabled list May 11, Crawford sports a .272/.307/.420 slash line with two homers, 16 RBI and 10 runs over 22 games. Those are respectable numbers for a middle infielder, and Crawford probably has room for improvement after posting a .777 OPS with 168 RBI over the previous two seasons.
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Trevor Story SS | BOS
Rockies' Trevor Story: Drives in two Sunday
Story was 2-for-4 with two RBI Sunday in a 3-1 win against the Padres.
It's still not the rookie campaign that had everyone talking, but Story is now 9-for-27 in his last seven games and looking like he's coming around at least a little bit. His .207 batting average is an eyesore, and his .731 OPS is not much better. The 24-year-old will still be the everyday shortstop for Colorado for the foreseeable future.
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Chase d'Arnaud SS | SF
Padres' Chase d'Arnaud: Heads to bench Sunday
D'Arnaud is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies, Bob Scanlan of Fox Sports San Diego reports.
It appears that the Padres will utilize a rough timeshare between d'Arnaud and Erick Aybar at shortstop moving forward. With d'Arnaud starting the past two contests, Aybar will move into the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Jeff Hoffman and the Rockies.