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Ozzie Albies blasts 17th home run in loss Saturday

Ozzie Albies

ATL 2nd Baseman #1

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Ozzie Albies went 1-for-4 with a solo home run against the Orioles on Saturday.

Albies’ home run was his 17th of the season. He hit a game-tying solo home run in the eighth inning off Rico Garcia. The home run gave the Braves life momentarily before the Orioles had a walk-off win in the bottom of the ninth inning. Albies has hit two home runs in his last three games. He’s hitting .264 with a .755 OPS and 57 RBI.

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Ozzie Albies

ATL 2nd Baseman #1

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Ozzie Albies hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth as the Braves beat the Cubs 6-3 on Tuesday.

All of Atlanta’s runs came on two-run homers; Ronald Acuña Jr. hit the first off Kevin Gausman in the sixth, Albies gave the Braves a 4-3 lead off Jacob Webb in the seventh and then Drake Baldwin provided insurance against Edward Cabrera in the ninth. Albies’ homer came from the eighth spot in the lineup, which was the lowest he’s hit all year. He was batting just .195/.252/.337 in 226 plate appearances since the All-Star break.
Ozzie Albies

ATL 2nd Baseman #1

Ozzie Albies is not in Atlanta’s starting lineup for Thursday’s game against the Rays.

Mauricio Dubón is at second base and hitting fifth against Rays RHP Nick Martinez. It appears to just be a routine day off. Albies is 1-for-18 in Atlanta’s last five games and has produced nearly a carbon-copy of last year’s line with a .247/.303/.407 batting line and 21 homers. In 2025, he hit .240/.306/.365 with 16 homers.
Ozzie Albies

ATL 2nd Baseman #1

Ozzie Albies went 1-for-4 with a solo home run against the Nationals on Tuesday.

Albies’ home run was his 21st of the season. He hit a solo shot off Jake Irvin in the second inning. Albies hadn’t hit a home run since August 11 against the Mets, a span of 18 games. He’s hitting .254 with a .725 OPS and 68 RBI this year.
Ronald Acuña Jr.

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The slumping Ronald Acuña Jr. is batting cleanup Friday against the Rockies.

Acuña had previously hit only first and second this season. Ozzie Albies, who is hitting .230/.286/.374 in 398 plate appearances since May 10, is batting second tonight.
Ozzie Albies

ATL 2nd Baseman #1

Ozzie Albies went 2-for-3 with a go-ahead single in the bottom of the eighth as the Braves bested the Dodgers 4-3 on Tuesday.

Albies also had a sac fly, because of course he did. Tonight’s was his 13th of the season, overtaking Henry Aaron and Del Crandall for the Braves’ single-season record (oddly enough, both of them did it in 1960). Vinnie Pasquantino in 2023 is the only other player to have 13 sac flies in a season this decade. Francisco Lindor, with 15 in 2016, was the last to have more than that. According to Baseball Reference, the record since sac flies were first tracked in 1954 is 19 by Gil Hodges in 1954.
Ozzie Albies

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Ozzie Albies hit a solo homer in a win over the Mets on Tuesday.

Albies broke a scoreless affair with a solo homer off an otherwise excellent Nolan McLean to give Atlanta a 1-0 lead. It also gives Albies 20 homers on the season, and he’s driven in 64 over Atlanta’s 120 games. A very solid — if unspectacular — season for Albies.
Ozzie Albies

ATL 2nd Baseman #1

Ozzie Albies is not in the Braves’ starting lineup for Thursday evening’s tilt against the Marlins.

There haven’t been any indications that Albies is dealing with any sort of injury, so it looks to be just a breather for the 29-year-old infielder. Mauricio Dubon will cover second base in his absence and will bat fifth against Marlins’ righty Janson Junk.
Ozzie Albies

ATL 2nd Baseman #1

Ozzie Albies hit a solo homer to help the Braves to a win Tuesday over the Marlins.

Albies smashed a solo homer in the third inning off Ryan Gusto, the only run Atlanta picked up off Gusto before he exited the game. Albies now has 19 homers on the season, and the RBI ups his total to 63.
Ozzie Albies

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Ozzie Albies went 0-for-5 and struck out three times Tuesday against the Padres.

Albies isn’t exactly struggling this month, but he has fanned 21 times in just 17 games, which is incredibly unusual. In fact, it’s the most times he’s struck out in a month since Sept. 2021. He struck out just nine times in 23 games in June. Of course, Albies really hasn’t been hot at any point since April; he’s batting .234/.289/.381 since May 1.
Ozzie Albies

ATL 2nd Baseman #1

Ozzie Albies went 2-for-4 with a solo home run against the Padres on Monday.

Albies’ home run was his 15th of the season. He hit a solo shot off Wandy Peralta in the sixth inning. Albies was just 2-for-13 with a run scored and two RBI in the last three games entering play Monday. He’s hitting .266 with a .755 OPS and 54 RBI.

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Alika Williams

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Alika Williams (upper extremity) was held out of the Athletics’ starting lineup for Sunday’s season finale against the Astros.

There had been some hope that Williams would be able to return for Sunday’s finale, but he’ll miss his fourth consecutive game due to soreness in his upper extremities. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer will start in his place at shortstop and will bat seventh for the A’s.
- David Shovein

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Willson Contreras

BOS 1st Baseman #40
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Willson Contreras (hand) returned to the Red Sox’ starting lineup for Sunday’s regular season finale against the Cubs.

Contreras hasn’t played since September 17 when he was hit in the hand by a pitch. It’s encouraging that he’ll be able to get a couple of live at-bats in before the Red Sox open the postseason on Tuesday against the Yankees. He’ll serve as the team’s designated hitter and will bat third against Cubs’ left-hander Shota Imanaga.
- David Shovein

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Seiya Suzuki

CHC Right Fielder #27
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Seiya Suzuki is not in the Cubs’ starting lineup for Sunday’s regular season finale against the Red Sox.

It’s nothing more than a routine day of rest for the 32-year-old slugger. Suzuki has had a terrific season in the middle of the Cubs’ starting lineup, slashing .270/.368/.473 with 26 homers, 86 RBI and three stolen bases in 634 plate appearances. Michael Conforto will start in his place in right field and will bat fifth against Red Sox’ right-hander Tanner Houck.
- David Shovein

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Austin Peterson

CLE Starting Pitcher #49
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Guardians recalled RHP Austin Peterson from Triple-A Columbus.

Peterson rejoins the Guardians for the final day of the regular season to provide an extra option out of the bullpen that’s capable of working multiple innings. The 27-year-old righty has made just one appearance with the Guardians this season, striking out three batters over two scoreless innings.
- David Shovein

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Craig Yoho

CLE Starting Pitcher #23
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Guardians optioned RHP Craig Yoho to Triple-A Columbus.

Yoho gave up two runs on three hits in just 1/3 of an inning on Saturday, which appears to have earned him a demotion back to Triple-A. The 26-year-old righty registered a 6.87 ERA, 1.64 WHIP and a 23/10 K/BB ratio over 18 1/3 innings in 19 appearances with the Guardians.
- David Shovein

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Luis Arraez

PHI 2nd Baseman #4
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Luis Arraez (ankle) is not in the Phillies’ starting lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Rays.

It’s the third straight game that Arraez has missed since suffering a left ankle sprain earlier in the week. It’s possible that he could be available off the bench if needed in a near must-win game for the Phillies on Sunday. Bryson Stott will again slide over and cover second base while Edmundo Sosa starts at third base and will bat seventh for the Phillies.
- David Shovein

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Chandler Simpson

TB Left Fielder #14
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Chandler Simpson (foot) remains out of the Rays’ starting lineup for Sunday’s regular season finale against the Phillies.

If the Rays had anything meaningful to play for on Sunday, he would probably be in there, but he’ll get an extra day to rest in advance of the postseason. Victor Mesa Jr. will start in his place in left field and will bat leadoff for the Rays against Zack Wheeler and the Phillies on Sunday afternoon.
- David Shovein

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José Urquidy

PHI Starting Pitcher #70
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Phillies designated RHP José Urquidy for assignment.

Urquidy made just two appearances during his time with the Phillies, posting a 3.68 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and a 9/0 K/BB ratio over 7 1/3 innings of work. Someone needed to get the boot though to make room for the return of Jesus Luzardo on Sunday and Urquidy wound up drawing the short straw.
- David Shovein

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Jesús Luzardo

PHI Starting Pitcher #44
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Phillies activated LHP Jesús Luzardo from the 15-day injured list.

The 28-year-old southpaw will be available out of the Phillies’ bullpen for Sunday’s regular season finale against the Rays. The Phillies need a victory or a loss from the Diamondbacks in order to punch their ticket to the postseason, so they’ll certainly use any and all available bullpen arms if necessary to get that job done.
- David Shovein

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Ty Johnson

TB Starting Pitcher #55
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Rays optioned RHP Ty Johnson to Triple-A Durham.

The rookie right-hander threw 38 pitches against the Phillies on Saturday and wasn’t going to be available for Sunday’s regular season finale, so the Rays opted to swap him out for a fresh arm in Jesse Scholtens. Johnson has posted a 3.52 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and an 11/4 K/BB ratio across 7 2/3 innings in eight appearances with the Rays on the season.
- David Shovein

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