MLB Player News
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Carlos Correa SS | HOU
Astros' Carlos Correa: Walks off with win
Correa went 1-for-5 with two RBI in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Royals in extra innings.
Correa delivered a run-producing single in the bottom of the 12th, giving the Astros a walkoff win and preventing a two-game losing streak against the worst team in baseball. He's been productive since returning from a side injury, knocking three home runs and driving in 10 over the last 11 games to take the team lead with 49 RBI.
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Francisco Lindor SS | NYM
Indians' Francisco Lindor: Homers in second consectuve game
Lindor went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored Saturday against the Tigers.
Lindor led off the fifth inning with his 18th home run of the season. It was his second home run in as many games and his fifth multi-hit performance in his past 10 starts. He is building off his impressive 2017 season, and a 30/20 campaign is well within reach.
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Brandon Crawford SS | STL
Giants' Brandon Crawford: Rips three XBH in Saturday's win
Crawford went 3-for-3 with a walk, two doubles, a triple, a run scored and three RBI in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Padres.
His two-run double in the sixth inning broke open a 1-1 tie and gave the Giants a lead they wouldn't relinquish, but Crawford was locked in all afternoon. The performance broke an 0-for-18 mini-slump over his prior five games, bumping the 31-year-old's slash line back up to a robust .313/.368/.498.
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Willy Adames SS | SF
Rays' Willy Adames: Records second career homer
Adames went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI against the Yankees on Saturday.
Adames took a Sonny Gray offering out to the opposite field in the seventh inning for his second career home run. He has experienced mixed results in his first 52 at-bats at the major- league level, as he currently has a 41.1 percent strikeout rate but also has three multi-hit games.
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Tim Anderson 2B | LAA
White Sox's Tim Anderson: Homers, steals base in loss
Anderson went 2-for-4 with a home run, a steal, two runs and three RBI in Saturday's loss to Oakland.
The homer, a three-run shot off Daniel Mengden in the first inning, was Anderson's 13th of the season, while the steal was his 15th of the year. He's on pace for 28 homers and 32 steals, giving him a shot at a 30-30 season. Production in those categories has been enough to make Anderson a fairly valuable fantasy shortstop despite a relatively low .239 batting average.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Not starting Saturday
Bogaerts (finger) is not starting Saturday against the Mariners, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
Bogaerts left Friday's game after spraining his left index finger while sliding into second base. He's considered day-to-day. Tzu-Wei Lin will start at shortstop in his place Saturday.
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Miguel Rojas 2B | LAD
Marlins' Miguel Rojas: Dealing with sore hand
Rojas was scratched from Saturday's lineup due to a bruised left hand, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.
Rojas should be considered day-to-day ahead of Sunday's series finale while he recovers from this minor injury. Across 74 games this year, he's hitting .248/.311/.358 with seven home runs, 28 RBI and three stolen bases.
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Dee Strange-Gordon SS | WAS
Mariners' Dee Gordon: Extends hitting streak in defeat
Gordon went 2-for-4 with two runs and a walk in a loss to the Red Sox on Friday.
Gordon has now hit safely in 10 straight games, a stretch that's boosted his average 19 points to .294. The veteran has five multi-hit efforts over that span, although he's logged just one extra-base hit, a double on June 19. Nevertheless, Gordon is serving as the disruptive presence at the top of the order the Mariners hoped for when they acquired him, and he's essentially made a seamless transition back to his old second-base role in the wake of Robinson Cano's hand injury and 80-game suspension.
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Johan Camargo SS | SF
Braves' Johan Camargo: Day off Saturday
Camargo is not in the lineup against Baltimore on Saturday.
Camargo will be stationed on the bench after going 2-for-6 with a double and one RBI during Friday's loss. In his absence, Ryan Flaherty will man the hot corner.
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Miguel Rojas 2B | LAD
Marlins' Miguel Rojas: Scratched from Saturday's lineup
Rojas was scratched from the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.
At this point, there has been no reason given for Rojas's removal, but the Marlins will likely clear things up within the next couple hours. In his place, Derek Dietrich entered the lineup in the outfield and Brian Anderson shifted to an infield role.