MLB Player News
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Trea Turner SS | PHI
Nationals' Trea Turner: Three-hit day
Turner went 3-for-5 with a triple in a 10-3 loss to the Diamondbacks on Saturday.
Turner tripled to left field leading off the bottom of the first inning and scored Washington's first run. He is now 13-for-29 in his last seven games to raise his batting average 43 points. His slash line for the season is .298/.348/.550, and he has five homers and 10 stolen bases in 131 at-bats.
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Nick Ahmed SS | TEX
Diamondbacks' Nick Ahmed: Collects four hits
Ahmed went 4-for-5 with a double and a triple in a 10-3 win over Washington on Saturday.
Ahmed tripled in the second inning and doubled in the third inning to key rallies for Arizona. The 29-year-old continues to hit well and has 27 extra-base hits this year, leading to a .277/.329/.434 slash line in 249 at-bats.
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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Mariners' Dee Gordon: Nursing bruised wrist
Gordon is out of the lineup for Saturday's game at Oakland due to a bruised right wrist, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
Gordon apparently suffered the injury over the last couple days when making headfirst slides. The injury doesn't appear to be overly severe, but the 31-year-old will take at least one day off to recover. Dylan Moore is starting at second base in his absence Saturday.
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Trevor Story SS | BOS
Rockies' Trevor Story: Returns to action Saturday
Story (forehead) is starting at shortstop and batting second Saturday versus the Padres.
Story had a bad hop Friday ricochet off his wrist and hit him in the forehead, which forced him to leave the field with the athletic trainer. The 26-year-old won't miss any additional time and will look to continue his strong start to the series after going 4-for-10 with a double and a home run through the first two games.
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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Mariners' Dee Gordon: Day off Saturday
Gordon is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against Oakland, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.
Gordon has gone 4-for-16 with one steal since returning from a wrist injury. Dylan Moore will take over at second base in his absence.
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David Fletcher 2B | ATL
Angels' David Fletcher: Lines fifth homer
Fletcher went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer off Charlie Morton in a 5-3 win over the Rays on Saturday.
Serving as the third baseman, Fletcher lined a pitch into the second row in left field to give the Angels a 3-0 lead in the second inning. It was the 25-year-old's first homer since May 23, and he is still just 7-for-30 over his last eight games. Fletcher nevertheless holds a solid .307/.360/.442 slash line for the year.
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J.P. Crawford SS | SEA
Mariners' J.P. Crawford: Plates three in return
Crawford went 2-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI in a win over the Athletics on Friday.
The shortstop was making his return from a stint on the injured list due to an ankle sprain, and he made his presence felt almost immediately. It was encouraging to see Crawford bounce right back into form in his first game back, considering he'd hit a solid .279 since a May 10 promotion from Triple-A Tacoma before suffering his injury.
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Paul DeJong SS | DET
Cardinals' Paul DeJong: Another long ball in win
DeJong went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a win over the Mets on Friday.
DeJong squared up for his second home run in as many nights, blasting a game-tying, 366-foot shot to left in the eighth inning. The shortstop has hit safely in nine of his last 10 games, although only one of those contests was a multi-hit effort.
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Nick Ahmed SS | TEX
Diamondbacks' Nick Ahmed: Homers in loss
Ahmed went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Nationals.
Ahmed took Max Scherzer deep to lead off the fifth inning for his fifth home run in 2019. It snapped a 14-game drought without a homer for the shortstop, who hit 16 long balls last season.