MLB Player News
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Mookie Betts RF | LAD
Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Gets on base four times
Betts went 3-for-4 with a walk and one run scored in Sunday's 8-2 win over the Padres.
Betts has logged multiple hits eight times over his last 17 games, and he's added a 7:4 BB:K in that span to help his turnaround at the plate. However, over six contests versus the Padres in that stretch, Betts went a modest 5-for-21 (.238), so it's mildly concerning that he's having trouble against the Dodgers' main competition for the NL West lead. Sunday's effort lifted Betts' slash line to .248/.318/.371 through 120 contests this season.
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Jacob Wilson SS | ATH
Athletics' Jacob Wilson: Cranks homer Sunday
Wilson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a second RBI and two total runs scored in Sunday's 11-4 loss to the Mariners.
Wilson looked sharp at the plate after missing four weeks due to a forearm fracture, going 5-for-12 with two extra-base hits and three RBI over three games against the Mariners this weekend. The shortstop has reclaimed his starting role and is likely to stay there as long as he remains healthy. He's up to 11 homers, 48 RBI, 49 runs scored, five stolen bases and a .315/.356/.449 slash line over 97 contests this season.
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Anthony Volpe SS | NYY
Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Sitting amid slump
Manager Aaron Boone said Volpe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox since the shortstop has recently been "scuffling" offensively, and the skipper wouldn't commit to the 24-year-old returning to the starting nine for Monday's game versus the Nationals, Max Goodman of NJ.com reports.
Since his four-hit game Aug. 1 in Miami, Volpe is batting .121 with a 26.8 percent strikeout rate in 19 games and has just one hit in his past 28 at-bats. Sunday marks Volpe's fifth absence from the lineup this season, but he could be headed to the bench more often down the stretch if the struggles persist. Jose Caballero has a 1.033 OPS in 31 plate appearances since being acquired by the Yankees and will start at shortstop Sunday.
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Andruw Monasterio 3B | MIL
Brewers' Andruw Monasterio: Claiming third straight start
Monasterio will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Giants.
The 28-year-old will stay in the lineup for a third straight game after Joey Ortiz (hamstring) was placed on the injured list Friday. Monasterio is batting a respectable .257 over 80 plate appearances this season, but he doesn't bring much power or speed to the table and is unlikely to offer much fantasy value while typically slotting in near the bottom of the Milwaukee lineup.
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Maximo Acosta SS | MIA
Marlins' Maximo Acosta: Back on bench in Lopez's return
Acosta is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
After getting called up from Triple-A Jacksonville on Monday, Acosta proceeded to start five consecutive games across three different spots in the infield while going 2-for-15 with a pair of solo home runs and a walk. Acosta projects to fill a utility role now that starting shortstop Otto Lopez (illness) has been cleared to rejoin the lineup Sunday after sitting out the previous three contests.
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Otto Lopez SS | MIA
Marlins' Otto Lopez: Rejoining lineup Sunday
Lopez (illness) will start at shortstop and bat fifth Sunday against the Blue Jays.
Lopez was held out of the starting nine in the previous three games due to a stomach illness, but he's good to go for the series finale versus Toronto. The 26-year-old has struggled to a .189/.250/.230 slash line with just three extra-base hits (all doubles) through 21 games in August.
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Masyn Winn SS | STL
Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Out Sunday with knee pain
Winn was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays due to left knee pain, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
The shortstop received an injection in the knee over the All-Star break to address lingering discomfort and had been playing through the issue while starting all but two of the Cardinals' last 33 games, but his condition appears to have worsened while taking on the heavy workload. He can be considered day-to-day heading into the Cardinals' four-game series with the Pirates that begins Monday.
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Ryan Ritter SS | COL
Rockies' Ryan Ritter: Getting afternoon off
Ritter is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
Since being reinstated from the 10-day injured list Aug. 15, Ritter had started nine straight contests, going 10-for-32 with five RBI and four runs. Unless he's used off the bench Sunday, Ritter will put his 10-game hitting streak on hold in the series finale. Tyler Freeman will spell him at second base.
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Playing through bone bruise
Perdomo said prior to Saturday's 10-1 win overt he Reds that he's been dealing with a bone bruise in his left hand for "months" but can push through it the rest of the season, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
Perdomo said he's been managing the pain, which is an understatement given how well he's performed this season. He continued his excellent campaign in Saturday's win, going 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, an additional run and a stolen base to bring his August slash line up to .359/.479/.551.
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Geraldo Perdomo SS | ARI
Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo: Goes deep, adds 23rd steal
Perdomo went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, an additional RBI and run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 10-1 win over Cincinnati.
Perdomo launched his 14th homer of the year with a 423-foot, two-run blast off Andrew Abbott in the fourth inning and later added an RBI single in the eighth. He also swiped his 23rd base of the season. It was Perdomo's seventh multi-hit performance in his last 14 games, a stretch in which he's batting 20-for-53 (.377). In the midst of a career year, the switch-hitting shortstop is now slashing .290/.392/.446 with 84 RBI and 79 runs scored through 129 games.