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Brandon Nimmo (illness) back in Tuesday’s lineup

Brandon Nimmo

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Brandon Nimmo (illness) is in the lineup for Tuesday’s series opener against the Mets.

Nimmo is back in right field and hitting fifth as he faces his former team for the first time. The 33-year-old veteran was scratched from Sunday’s lineup with an illness. He told reporters that he’s feeling much better after battling a stomach bug.

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Brandon Nimmo was scratched from the Rangers’ starting lineup on Sunday due to illness.

It’s not believed to be anything serious and the 33-year-old outfielder is considered day-to-day. Alejandro Osuna will start in his place in right field and will bat fifth for the Rangers against Blue Jays’ right-hander Spencer Miles.
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Brandon Nimmo went 4-for-5 and drove in five runs to lead the Rangers past the A’s 8-5 on Tuesday.

Nimmo has spent much of his career as a leadoff man, so this is just his third five-RBI game and the first in which he didn’t drive himself in. He doubled in one in the first, singled in one in the third, singled in two in the fifth and singled in one in the sixth tonight. The Rangers were up 8-1 at that point and held on to with 8-5 after the A’s scored in each of the final three innings.
Brandon Nimmo

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Brandon Nimmo went 3-for-4 with a run scored, a stolen base and a two-run home run against the Brewers on Saturday.

Nimmo’s home run was his 14th of the season. He hit a two-run shot off Chad Patrick in the eighth inning. Nimmo had mostly struggled in August with a .232 average, three home runs and 10 RBI in 25 games this month entering play Saturday. He’s hitting .262 with a .750 OPS and 51 RBI in his first season with the Rangers.
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Brandon Nimmo connected for a three-run homer in Sunday’s loss to the Orioles.

Nimmo drew the Rangers closer by taking Cade Povich deep in the third inning but the Orioles pulled away in the middle innings. While the homer was his only hit on the day, it continues a strong start to August for the veteran outfielder. He’s hitting .414 (12-for-29) this month.
Brandon Nimmo

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Brandon Nimmo went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and a walk in the Rangers’ 6-0 shutout of the Giants on Wednesday.

Nimmo’s homer off Carson Seymour didn’t even rate as a hard-hit ball, leaving his bat at 94.0 mph, but it got over the wall down the left field line. It was his 12th of the year. He’s up to .329/.397/.543 in 19 games since the break.
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Brandon Nimmo finished 2-for-3 with a homer and a walk against the Astros on Sunday.

Nimmo’s homer came off southpaw Stephen Okert, who had limited lefties to a .169 average and one homer in 97 plate appearances this season. Nimmo is hitting .310/.385/.500 with two homers and two steals in 16 games during the second half.
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Brandon Nimmo went 4-for-4 and delivered his 10th homer of the year Tuesday against the White Sox.

The two-run homer off Noah Schultz in the first came on just a 62.5-mph swing and was hit 351 feet. Statcast says it was the third lowest bat speed to produce a homer this year, exceeding only a pair of 61.8-mph homers from Jacob Young and Jesus Rodriguez. The 4-for-4 game follows one of Nimmo’s worst nights of the year in Monday’s loss; he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in that one. He’s back up to .268/.336/.433 for the season.
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Brandon Nimmo went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts Monday in a loss to the White Sox.

Nimmo’s head seemed to be elsewhere tonight, as he nearly threw the second out of the eighth inning into the stands thinking it was the end of the inning. He usually starts against lefties, but maybe the Rangers will give him Tuesday off against Noah Schultz.
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Brandon Nimmo went 3-for-5 with a triple and a walk-off RBI single in a 6-5 win over the Astros on Sunday.

Nimmo’s RBI triple — his fourth three-bagger of the season — would give the Rangers a 4-1 lead. The Astros were able to come back and actually take a 5-4 lead before Texas tied the game in the ninth on a Kyle Higashioka homer, and Nimmo cemented the win with the walk-off off Josh Hader. He’s now driven in 34 runs in his first season with the Rangers, and he’s slashing a respectable .263/.331/.425 to end the first half. You can do a lot worse.
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Brandon Nimmo (shoulder) is back in the lineup for Saturday’s showdown against the Tigers.

Nimmo returns to right field and is hitting cleanup following a four-game absence after suffering a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder last weekend. The 33-year-old corner outfielder somehow managed to avoid a trip to the injured list and only wound up missing a couple games. He’s hitting .262/.333/.420 with eight homers, 29 RBI and three steals in 354 plate appearances in his Rangers debut this season.

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Zack Gelof is suing the Detroit Tigers over an injury sustained at Comerica Park in a July 9 game that left him with a laceration below his knee and cost him a month on the injured list.

Gelof was hurt while making a sliding catch in foul territory in left field when his knee made contact with metal railing, which was later covered by padding following the incident. He’s requesting compensatory damages over his lost time, medical expenses and physical pain.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Yankees designated RHP Alexander Cornielle for assignment.

Cornielle, who was called up Friday, gave up two runs in an inning in his one appearance for the Yankees. Working as a starter, he had a 3.39 ERA and an 89/45 K/BB in 85 innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season. If he clears waivers, he’ll eventually become a minor league free agent.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Joe Musgrove is on the Padres’ roster for the Wild Card series against the Cubs.

Wandy Peralta and Randy Vásquez have been left off the roster. Musgrove apparently will see action out of the pen this week despite never pitching for the Padres this season in his struggles to return from Tommy John. He last worked in the minors on Aug. 27, after which he was shut down because his arm wasn’t bouncing back after outings.
- Matthew Pouliot

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The Braves have included both Rowdy Tellez and Luke Williams on their Wild Card roster.

They both needed to be added to the 40-man to participate, so gone are Elieser Hernández and Ricky Vanasco. Tellez spent nearly a month on the bench for the Braves in the first half of the season, going 2-for-10 with a homer. The veteran ended up hitting .267/.355/.466 with 16 homers in 102 games for Triple-A Gwinnett.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Elieser Hernández

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Braves designated RHP Elieser Hernández for assignment.

Hernández had a 2.25 ERA over 12 innings in five appearances for the Braves this season. He figures to clear waivers and become a free agent.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Braves designated RHP Ricky Vanasco for assignment.

Vanasco was claimed off waivers from the Tigers in August, but he never was called up to the majors by the Braves. He had a 15.63 ERA in five appearances for the Tigers earlier in the season.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Edmundo Sosa is starting at third base and batting eighth in Game 1 of the Wild Card round against the Braves on Tuesday.

With Luis Arraez sidelined with an ankle injury, Sosa will enter the lineup at third base, and Bryson Stott will shift back to second base. The team will leave Alec Bohm at first base and Bryce Harper in right field. With Chris Sale on the mound, it will be Bryan De La Cruz in left field and Brandon Marsh heading to the bench.
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Drake Baldwin is leading off for the Braves in Game 1 against the Phillies.

Despite the Phillies opting to use left-hander Jesus Luzardo as an opener, Baldwin will still be hitting leadoff. Mike Yastrzemski will also be in the lineup as the DH, considering the Phillies will turn to right-hander Andrew Painter after one or two innings on Tuesday.
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Tatsuya Imai made the Astros’ playoff roster for the Wild Card round against the White Sox.

There’s also a good chance that Imai will serve as the bulk reliever behind AJ Blubaugh for Game 1 of the series. In 18 innings as a reliever this season, Imai has a 2.00 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, .129 batting average against, and a 25/11 K/BB ratio.
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Patrick Sandoval is not on the Red Sox playoff roster for the Wild Card series.

The Red Sox only need three starting pitchers for this first series, so Sandoval had been pitching out of the bullpen in recent games, perhaps to see how he would handle that role in the playoffs. With Garrett Crochet (shoulder) now also returning and Jake Bennett able to provide depth out of the bullpen as well, the team had no need for Sandoval in this series.
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