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Sam Antonacci sits on Saturday against southpaw

Sam Antonacci

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Sam Antonacci is on the bench for Saturday’s showdown against the Athletics.

Antonacci takes a seat with Athletics rookie lefty Gage Jump toeing the rubber for Saturday’s showdown in Chicago. The 23-year-old went 1-for-5 with an RBI and his 13th stolen base of the season during Friday’s series opener. He’s emerged as the White Sox primary table-setter, slashing .288/.380/.409 with 47 runs scored, five homers and 26 RBI across 299 plate appearances over 74 games. It’ll be veteran lefty-masher Randal Grichuk in the leadoff spot to kick off Saturday’s tilt.

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Sam Antonacci went 2-for-4 with a two-run double Sunday as the White Sox topped the Tigers 8-1.

Antonacci has been stuck on eight homers since July 29, but his OPS has held up nicely at .754. He has been sitting against lefties of late and the White Sox are slated to face three in their final six games, so he’s not a great final-week option in shallow leagues.
Tristan Peters

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Tristan Peters is not in the White Sox’ starting lineup for Thursday’s divisional matchup against the Tigers.

Peters doesn’t normally sit against left-handers, but the White Sox have opted to work in all of their bench bats in this one with Peters, Colson Montgomery, Andrew Benintendi, Kyle Teel and Sam Antonacci all getting a breather in this one. Brenton Doyle will start in Peters’ place and will bat sixth against Tigers’ southpaw Framber Valdez.
Sam Antonacci

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Sam Antonacci doubled three times and drove in two runs as the White Sox topped the Twins 10-1 on Sunday Night Baseball.

Antonacci got his three doubles without the benefit of a hard-hit ball. He’s totaled 23 two-baggers in 123 games since arriving in the majors, and his .367 OBP placed him third among rookies behind TJ Rumfield (.389) and Kevin McGonigle (.373).
Sam Antonacci

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Sam Antonacci and Colson Montgomery are out of the lineup for Wednesday’s game against the Rangers.

Antonacci and Montgomery take a seat with lefty MacKenzie Gore toeing the rubber for Texas in this one. Luisangel Acuña is at shortstop with Tristan Peters in left field. The 23-year-old rookie will continue to cede the occasional start against a southpaw for the final months of the year. It’ll be Miguel Vargas moving up to the leadoff spot in a strange-looking lineup from Chicago manager Will Venable.
Sam Antonacci

CWS 2nd Baseman #17

Sam Antonacci is not in Chicago’s starting lineup against the Mets on Friday.

He sits against LHP Sean Manaea. Antonacci has started against LHPs here or there — he’s not in a strict platoon — but he’s hitting .225/.326/.263 against them this year so the White Sox are doing your fantasy team a favor.
Randal Grichuk

CWS Designated Hitter #34

Randal Grichuk went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and three RBI before being removed for a pinch-hitter in Thursday’s loss to the Reds.

Grichuk mashed lefty starter Andrew Abbott as he was expected to do, but was removed for Andrew Benintendi when Abbott left the game. The 34-year-old platoon player is hitting .293/.339/.578 against lefties this year.
Chase Meidroth

CWS 2nd Baseman #10

Chase Meidroth (wrist) is out of the lineup for Tuesday’s game against the Reds.

Meidroth told reporters that he isn’t dealing with a potential hamate issue after hurting his left wrist on a swing last week. He’s out of the lineup for the second straight game with Sam Antonacci drawing another start at the keystone in his absence. It’s possible he’ll require a trip to the injured list if he isn’t showing any improvement later this week.
Chase Meidroth

CWS 2nd Baseman #10

Chase Meidroth is not in the White Sox’ starting lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Guardians due to left wrist soreness.

The issue is believed to be minor and the White Sox anticipate Meidroth returning to the lineup for Tuesday’s series opener against the Reds. Sam Antonacci will cover second base in his absence on Sunday with Randal Grichuk starting in left field and batting cleanup against Guardians’ southpaw Joey Cantillo.
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Sam Antonacci is not in the White Sox’ starting lineup for Thursday night’s battle against the Red Sox.

Once again we see Antonacci sitting with a left-hander on the hill as he appears to be locked into a strong-side platoon role at the moment with the White Sox. Luisangel Acuna will start in his place in left field and will bat ninth against Red Sox’ southpaw Ranger Suarez on Thursday evening at Fenway Park.
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CWS 2nd Baseman #17

Sam Antonacci is not in the starting lineup on Thursday against the Yankees.

Randal Grichuk will start in left field and bat fourth, while Everson Pereira will start in center field and bat sixth. Both Antonacci and Tristan Peters will head to the bench, and both players seem to be falling into strong-side platoons. It makes some sense since Antonacci has hit .200/.288/.231 in 74 plate appearances against lefties this season.

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Xavier Edwards (thumb) remains out of the Marlins’ starting lineup for Friday’s series opener against the Braves.

It’s the fifth consecutive game that the 27-year-old infielder has missed due to left thumb discomfort. At this point, there’s no guarantee that we see him again this season. Jared Serna will start in his place at second base and will bat ninth against the Braves on Friday evening in Miami.
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Brett Bateman (hip) remains out of the Blue Jays’ starting lineup for Friday’s series opener against the Reds.

Bateman missed both games of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Orioles due to right hip discomfort and he’s still not ready to go on Friday night. With only two games left in the season and the jays out of playoff contention. there’s no reason for them to rush him back if he’s not fully ready. Myles Straw will start in his place in center field and will bat ninth against Reds’ left-hander Nick Lodolo on Friday evening in Toronto.
- David Shovein

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Luis Arraez

PHI 2nd Baseman #4
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Luis Arraez (ankle) was held out of the Phillies’ starting lineup for Friday night’s battle against the Rays.

The Phillies haven’t provided any updates on his status yet, but the fact that he hasn’t been placed on the injured list leaves hope that they expect him to return for the NLDS, even if he misses the final weekend of the regular season. His availability will ultimately depend on how much he’s able to improve over the next few days.
- David Shovein

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Gleyber Torres is not in the Tigers’ starting lineup for Friday’s series opener against the Pirates.

Torres continues to see plenty of time off down the stretch, sitting in his second straight game on Friday night while Hao-Yu Lee serves as the team’s second baseman. The impending free agent has hit a respectable .260/.364/.363 with just eight homers and 38 RBI in 420 plate appearances on the season.
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NYM Starting Pitcher #47
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Mets recalled RHP Justin Hagenman from Triple-A Syracuse.

Hagenman missed most of the year with a fractured rib suffered this spring. He gave up two runs over four innings in two appearances for the Mets earlier this month. He allowed one run over four innings in each of his last two appearances for Syracuse, so he should be available to throw at least 50-60 pitches in an outing if the Mets need him to do so.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Mets optioned RHP Jack Weisenburger to Triple-A Syracuse.

Weisenburger winds up with a 2.13 ERA in 12 innings out of the Mets pen. He mostly started in Triple-A, amassing a 6.68 ERA and a 53/34 K/BB in 62 innings there. He’ll likely be removed from the 40-man and become a minor league free agent next month.
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Cardinals recalled RHP Hancel Rincon from Triple-A Memphis.

Rincon will get a chance to end on a positive note after giving up seven runs in 1 1/3 innings in his first two MLB appearances earlier this month. He had a 3.82 ERA and a 101/32 K/BB in 77 2/3 innings for Memphis.
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Cardinals optioned LHP Cooper Hjerpe to Triple-A Memphis.

Hjerpe finished up his year with 3 1/3 scoreless innings against the Pirates on Thursday. He had a 4.38 ERA and a 15/9 K/BB over 12 1/3 innings in his four appearances with the Cardinals. He threw 54 innings overall after returning from Tommy John, so he’ll probably be on something of an innings limit next year if the Cardinals treat him as a starter. With his unusual delivery, he might be more interesting as a once-around-the-lineup guy in middle relief.
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Mickey Gasper was removed from the first game of Friday’s doubleheader with right biceps discomfort.

Gasper was hurt on a missed swing and later was replaced by Connor Wong at catcher. The Red Sox will hope he’s just day-to-day.
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Blue Jays recalled RHP John Klein from Triple-A Buffalo.

Klein, acquired from the Twins in the Jeff Hoffman trade, will be making his Blue Jays debut. He allowed two runs in 4 1/3 innings for the Twins earlier this season in his MLB debut. He ended the minor league season with a 6.36 ERA and a 95/51 K/BB in 86 1/3 innings over 19 starts and 13 relief appearances.
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