MLB Player News
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Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA
Angels' Yoan Moncada: Sitting again Saturday
Moncada is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's matchup with Houston.
Moncada will take a seat for the second day in a row as he's in the midst of a 2-for-21 stretch at the plate. Luis Rengifo will draw the start at third base and bat leadoff against the Astros.
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Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA
Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Sitting Saturday
Schanuel is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Astros.
Schanuel will take a seat after going 0-for-4 in the series opener against Houston. Oswald Peraza will draw the start at first base and bat seventh in Schanuel's place.
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Ben Rortvedt C | CIN
Dodgers' Ben Rortvedt: Riding bench Saturday
Rortvedt isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Seattle.
Rortvedt will head to the bench Saturday after going 0-for-2 with a pair of strikeouts in Friday's series opener. Dalton Rushing will start behind the plate instead and bat ninth.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Rare day off Saturday
Ohtani isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners.
Ohtani went 0-for-3 during Friday's victory but still managed to extend his on-base streak to 30 games by drawing a walk. The Dodgers will give him an extra day to rest Saturday in preparation for the postseason, which will allow Tommy Edman to work as the DH while Miguel Rojas starts at second base.
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Will Vest RP | DET
Tigers' Will Vest: Picks up 23rd save
Vest earned the save in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Red Sox, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.
Vest's turned in three straight scoreless innings after giving up five earned runs over 1.2 frames in the two outings prior. The 30-year-old right-hander has converted 23 of 30 save chances overall this season while posting a 3.01 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 75:22 K:BB across 68.2 innings.
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Jake Meyers CF | HOU
Astros' Jake Meyers: Not in Saturday's lineup
Meyers (calf) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Meyers was a late scratch from Friday's lineup due to right calf soreness, and he'll now remain on the bench to begin Saturday's contest. Taylor Trammell, Zach Cole and Jesus Sanchez will form Houston's outfield trio while Meyers rests.
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Connelly Early SP | BOS
Red Sox's Connelly Early: Strikes out seven in loss
Early (1-2) took the loss Saturday against the Tigers, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk across five innings. He struck out seven.
Early held the Tigers scoreless through four innings before ultimately allowing two runs on Jahmai Jones' two-out single with the bases loaded, which proved to be enough to stick the rookie with the loss in a 2-1 Red Sox defeat. While Early's dropped back-to-back starts to finish the season, the left-hander's impressed overall in his first four big-league outings. He'll finish the year with a 2.33 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 29:4 K:BB across 19.1 innings.
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Jeremy Pena SS | HOU
Astros' Jeremy Pena: Out again Saturday
Pena (oblique) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus the Angels, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
Saturday will mark the sixth consecutive game that Pena has missed due to his strained left oblique. The Astros are still considering him day-to-day for now, but he only has one more chance to return to the starting nine before the regular season ends. Mauricio Dubon will start at shortstop again and bat eighth.
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Nick Frasso SP | LAD
Dodgers' Nick Frasso: Moved to 60-day IL
The Dodgers transferred Frasso (undisclosed) to the 60-day injured list Saturday.
It's unknown what kind of injury Frasso is currently dealing with, but his move to the 60-day IL will open up a spot on the 40-man roster for Andrew Heaney, whose contract was selected by the Dodgers in a corresponding move. Frasso spent the entire season at Triple-A Oklahoma City, logging a 5.49 ERA and 1.58 WHIP across 77 innings.
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Will Klein RP | LAD
Dodgers' Will Klein: Dispatched to ACL
The Dodgers optioned Klein to the Arizona Complex League on Saturday.
Klein pitched 4.2 shutout innings after being recalled from Triple-A on Sept. 19, but he'll lose his place in Los Angeles' bullpen to make room for the newly promoted Andrew Heaney. Klein has turned in a 2.35 ERA over 15.1 innings for the Dodgers this season, making him a candidate to contribute at some point during the team's postseason run.