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  • Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts: Remains out of lineup

    Bogaerts isn't starting Monday against the Rays, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

    Bogaerts has gone just 1-for-17 with an RBI, three walks and three strikeouts over his last five games, and he'll be on the bench for a second consecutive matchup. Enrique Hernandez is starting at shortstop and batting seventh.

  • Tommy Edman LF | LAD

    Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Sitting again Monday

    Edman is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Pittsburgh, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

    Edman is on the bench for the third time in five games while Paul DeJong steps in for him at shortstop. Though he's limping to the finish line of the regular season with a .100/.229/.133 slash line over his last nine games, Edman may not be fully secure in an everyday role as the postseason approaches.

  • Miguel Rojas 2B | LAD

    Marlins' Miguel Rojas: Starting Monday

    Rojas is starting Monday against Atlanta, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

    Although Rojas will undergo surgery on his right wrist Wednesday, he'll be available for the Marlins' games against Atlanta on Monday and Tuesday. He's starting at shortstop and batting eighth Monday and shouldn't have any significant restrictions since he's been playing through the issue since late July.

  • Jose Barrero SS | BAL

    Reds' Jose Barrero: Playing time on rise

    Barrero will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Cubs.

    Before resting in Sunday's 8-1 loss to Chicago, Barrero had started in each of the past five games. He'll be back in the lineup as the series with the Cubs shifts to Cincinnati, but the 24-year-old hasn't done much to prove that he's deserving of a full-time role heading into 2023. Over his last 12 games, Barrero has gone 5-for-41 with a 48.8 percent strikeout rate.

  • Dansby Swanson SS | CHC

    Braves' Dansby Swanson: Enjoys huge weekend vs. Mets

    Swanson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Mets.

    Swanson and Matt Olson were the offensive stars of Atlanta's series sweep of New York, with both players leaving the yard in all three games and driving in nine runs between them. The shortstop is two home runs behind last season's personal-best total (27), but Swanson is otherwise in the midst of what has been a career-best campaign in his seventh year in the majors. He's currently holding down career-high marks in batting average (.277), RBI (96), runs (99) and stolen bases (18).

  • Miguel Rojas 2B | LAD

    Marlins' Miguel Rojas: Set to undergo wrist surgery

    Rojas is scheduled to undergo surgery on his right wrist Wednesday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

    Rojas sustained the wrist injury July 21 versus the Rangers and has been playing through it ever since. The Marlins aren't yet placing Rojas on the injured list, so he could still play Monday and Tuesday against Atlanta before he undergoes surgery the morning of Miami's season finale Wednesday. For the season, Rojas has produced a .237 average with six homers, 19 doubles, 36 RBI, 34 runs and nine stolen bases over 139 games.

  • Paul DeJong SS | DET

    Cardinals' Paul DeJong: Mired in deep slump

    DeJong has gone 4-for-36 (.111) since the start of September.

    He's played in 20 games in that span, recording just one extra-base hit -- an RBI double in Sunday's 7-5 loss to the Pirates. DeJong has started to regain some playing time since the Cardinals clinched a playoff spot, starting three of the last four games at shortstop. The 29-year-old is still slashing a meager .152/.241/.288 with six home runs, 25 RBI, 17 runs scored and three stolen bases through 74 contests this year, with his defense likely the only thing between him and another demotion.

  • Nick Allen SS | HOU

    Athletics' Nick Allen: Pops two-run homer

    Allen went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 10-3 win over the Mariners.

    Allen provided some extra cushion for Oakland with his sixth-inning blast. The long ball was his first since Aug. 15, and he drove in a run for the first time in five games. The shortstop has seen steady playing time in the second half, but he hasn't done much at the plate throughout the year. He has a .208/.256/.294 slash line with four homers, 18 RBI, 30 runs scored and three stolen bases through 97 contests this season.

  • Corey Seager SS | TEX

    Rangers' Corey Seager: Knocks homer Sunday

    Seager went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 8-3 loss to the Angels.

    Seager has gone 2-for-12 with a walk, four strikeouts and three runs scored in three games since he returned from a forearm bruise. The shortstop cooled off in September, batting .206 for the month. He's now down to a .244/.318/.456 slash line with 33 homers, 83 RBI, 90 runs scored and three stolen bases through 149 contests overall.

  • Livan Soto SS | BAL

    Angels' Livan Soto: Keeps hitting in win

    Soto went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 8-3 win over the Rangers.

    Soto had a hot finish to September, and it's carried over to October with three-hit efforts in each of his last two games. He's also knocked in at least one run in five of his last seven contests. The shortstop now sports a .413 batting average with a home run, five doubles, nine RBI, seven runs scored and a stolen base through his first 50 plate appearances in the majors.

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