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Vinnie Pasquantino goes deep in season finale

Vinnie Pasquantino

KC 1st Baseman #9

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Vinnie Pasquantino belted a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning, leading the Royals to a 3-2 win over the Guardians in Sunday’s regular-season finale.

Pasquantino capped off a disappointing campaign for the last-place Royals (69-93) by taking Guardians reliever Austin Peterson deep for a game-winning blast to open the eighth inning. It was his 17th round-tripper of the season. He finished 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI. The 28-year-old first baseman qualifies as one of the most underwhelming fantasy contributors as injuries, including a hamate fracture, limited him to just 114 contests where he hit .249/.333/.428 with 54 runs scored, 17 homers, 63 RBI and five steals. His underlying batted ball metrics, including excellent plate skills, portend a return to mixed-league relevance next season, if he can stay healthy.

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Vinnie Pasquantino

KC 1st Baseman #9

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Vinnie Pasquantino went 3-for-5 with three runs scored, a double, a grand slam and five RBI against the White Sox on Tuesday.

Pasquantino’s home run was his 15th of the season. He hit a grand slam off Luis Castillo in the ninth inning. Pasquantino has had a down season, but suddenly has six home runs and 18 RBI in 18 games in September. He’s hitting .259 with a .751 OPS and 59 RBI with five games left in the regular season.
Vinnie Pasquantino

KC 1st Baseman #9

Vinnie Pasquantino went 1-for-1 with a two-run home run against the Pirates on Sunday.

Pasquantino’s home run was his 14th of the season. He started the day on the bench, but entered the game in the seventh inning and hit a two-run home run. Pasquantino has five home runs and 13 RBI in 17 games in September. He’s hitting .244 with a .736 OPS and 54 RBI this year.
Vinnie Pasquantino

KC 1st Baseman #9

Vinnie Pasquantino is not in the Royals’ starting lineup for Sunday afternoon’s series finale against the Pirates.

It appears to be nothing more than a routine day of rest for the 28-year-old slugger, which has to be frustrating for fantasy managers as Pasquantino is coming off of two straight two-hit games and has homered twice in his last four contests. Salvador Perez will cover first base in his absence while Luke Maile draws a start behind the dish and will bat eighth against the Pirates.
Vinnie Pasquantino

KC 1st Baseman #9

Vinnie Pasquantino went 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBI, and two runs scored in Friday’s loss to the Pirates.

Pasquantino got the scoring started for the Royals in the first inning when he turned a first-pitch fastball from Paul Skenes into a 410-foot homer to give the Royals a 1-0 lead. Pasquantino would strike again in the third inning, this time singling to bring home Kyle Isbel. He would later come around to score on an RBI double by Maikel Garcia to push the Royals’ lead to 4-0 on a night when they were able to get to Paul Skenes early and often. It was a good night for Pasquantino, who has struggled to the tune of a .200/.274/.473 slash line on the month but has still managed to hit four homers while driving in 10 runs.
Vinnie Pasquantino

KC 1st Baseman #9

Vinnie Pasquantino is not in the Royals’ starting lineup for Thursday night’s tilt against the Astros.

There haven’t been any rumblings of any physical issues, but this is the second time that Pasquantino has found himself on the bench in the last four games, so it’s possible that he’s battling through a minor injury. Salvador Perez will cover first base in his absence and will bat sixth against Astros’ righty Miguel Ullola.
Vinnie Pasquantino

KC 1st Baseman #9

Vinnie Pasquantino went 1-for-3 with a solo homer against the Astros on Tuesday.

Pasquantino had struck out twice before taking Bennett Sousa deep for a solo homer in the sixth inning. It was just his second home run off a left-hander all season. The 28-year-old first baseman is up to 12 homers with 49 RBI while hitting .240/.327/.391 across 441 plate appearances.
Vinnie Pasquantino

KC 1st Baseman #9

Vinnie Pasquantino hit a three-run homer and walked twice Sunday as the Royals topped the Blue Jays 6-1.

Pasquantino collected just two hits in the series against the Jays, but both were homers. Today’s was hit 406 feet off Spencer Arrighetti. Pasquantino is hitting .269 with five homers, 13 RBI and only four strikeouts in 18 games since coming off the injured list.
Vinnie Pasquantino

KC 1st Baseman #9

Vinnie Pasquantino went 1-for-4 with a solo home run against the Blues Jays on Friday.

Pasquantino’s home run was his 10th of the season. He hit a solo shot off Blue Jays reliever Michael Lorenzen in the ninth inning. Pasquantino’s .142 ISO is a career-low. He was 1-for-14 in his previous three games entering play Friday, so this home run doesn’t necessarily represent the start of him turning it around. Pasquantino is hitting .241 with a .710 OPS and 43 RBI.
Vinnie Pasquantino

KC 1st Baseman #9

Vinnie Pasquantino went 2-for-5 with a homer, walk and three RBI on Thursday night as the Royals routed the Blue Jays in Toronto.

Pasquantino clobbered a 370-foot (95.6-mph EV) two-run shot off of Simeon Woods Richardson in the sixth inning that extended the Royals’ lead to 10-0. He also added on an RBI single in the eighth inning. With his two-hit night, the 28-year-old is now hitting .245/.332/.384 with nine homers and 41 RBI on the year.
Vinnie Pasquantino

KC 1st Baseman #9

Vinnie Pasquantino went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored on Friday night, powering the Royals to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Tigers.

Pasquantino smacked a one-out double off of Troy Melton in the fourth inning and scored the game’s first run on an error by Kevin McGonigle. He then led off the sixth inning with a majestic 420-foot (106.4-mph EV) solo shot that increased the Royals’ lead to 3-0. With his two-hit attack, the 28-year-old slugger is now slashing .247/.331/.381 with eight homers and 37 RBI in 357 plate appearances on the season.

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Jake Bauers

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Jake Bauers hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning as the Brewers topped the Dodgers 6-2 in Game 3 of the NLCS on Wednesday.

Bauers had another long at-bat that saw him foul off several middle-middle pitches before pulverizing a 3-2 cookie from Blake Snell to give the Brewers the 3-2 lead. The 31-year-old veteran has his first homer of the postseason, but he’s been excellent in the playoffs thus far while driving in three runs. Bauers and the Brewers are now one win away from their first trip to the World Series as a National League team, and can reach that accomplishment with a win Thursday in Game 4.
- Christopher Crawford

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Will Smith

LAD Catcher #16
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Will Smith hit a two-run double in a Game 3 of the NLCS loss to the Brewers on Wednesday.

Smith gave the Dodgers a 2-1 lead with a bases-loaded double in the sixth inning off Abner Uribe. It’d be the last run of the night for Los Angeles, and the defending champions are now a loss away from their season coming to a close. Smith has been awful in this postseason, and even with the two-run double he’s hitting just .074 over the first seven games.
- Christopher Crawford

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Cooper Pratt

MIL Shortstop #87
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Cooper Pratt went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in a win over the Dodgers on Wednesday in Game 3 of the NLCS.

Pratt singled all three times. The steal was the first of the postseason for the 22-year-old, who has hit .360 with a .400 slugging percentage in his first postseason. He’ll assuredly be in the lineup Thursday wit a chance for the Brewers to clinch a trip to the World Series versus the Rays or Guardians.
- Christopher Crawford

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Jackson Chourio

MIL Left Fielder #11
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Jackson Chourio hit a leadoff homer as the Brewers topped the Dodgers on Wednesday in Game 3 of the NLCS.

Chourio blistered a solo homer the opposite way to give the Brew Crew an early 1-0 lead. The 22-year-old has his second homer of the postseason, and he’s driven in seven runs even while hitting at the top of the lineup for the entirety of the playoffs.
- Christopher Crawford

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Trevor Megill

MIL Relief Pitcher #29
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Trevor Megill went the final 1 1/3 innings and earned a save Wednesday in Game 3 of the NLCS against the Dodgers.

Megill came in and got Will Smith to fly out with a runner on to end the eighth. He was able to retire the side in order in the ninth, and even with a four-run lead, thanks to a run in the ninth, he’s credited with his fourth save of the postseason.
- Christopher Crawford

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Blake Snell

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Blake Snell allowed four runs in six-plus innings with nine strikeouts in a loss to the Brewers in Game 5 of the NLCS for the Dodgers on Wednesday.

Snell allowed a leadoff homer to Jackson Chourio, and after that, the left-hander was dominant for the next five innings. And then, the seventh happened. He walked Andrew Vaughn, allowed a two-run homer to Jake Bauers and a solo homer to Garrett Mitchell without recording an out to turn what was an outstanding effort into a middling one. Justice for Kevin Cash? Snell would likely get the start in Game 7 if the Dodgers can force one, but there’s a pretty good chance his season is over.
- Christopher Crawford

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Robert Gasser

MIL Starting Pitcher #54
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Robert Gasser didn’t give up a run in his five innings of work during Game 3 of the NLCS against the Dodgers on Wednesday.

Gasser allowed just three hits and a walk, and he struck out three. He threw 47-of-72 pitches for strikes, and it was a little surprising that the Brewers pulled the southpaw only to see Abner Uribe allow two runs while getting just one out after Gasser left. Milwaukee still was able to get the win, however, and has a commanding 3-0 lead in the series. The 27-year-old could get a start in Game 6 or 7 if necessary, or could be a bullpen option in the coming days.
- Christopher Crawford

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The Phillies will not bring back hitting coach Kevin Long or infield coach Bobby Dickerson, sources told NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Jim Salisbury.

Long spent five years as the Phillies’ hitting coach after previous tenures with the Yankees, Mets and Nationals. Dickerson had also held his spot the last five years and six years overall; the Phillies made him their infield coach in 2019, lost him to San Diego for two years and then brought him back in 2022.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Andrew Vaughn

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The Brewers have Andrew Vaughn batting cleanup and Christian Yelich out of the lineup for NLCS Game 3 against the Dodgers.

With a lefty back on the mound in Blake Snell, the Brewers are using the same nine they did in Game 1 versus Tarik Skubal. The lineup: LF Jackson Chourio, 2B Brice Turang, C William Contreras, DH Vaughn, 1B Jake Bauers, CF Garrett Mitchell, SS Cooper Pratt, RF Luis Lara, 3B Joey Ortiz.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Kyle Tucker

LAD Right Fielder #23
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After four straight games of batting eighth, Kyle Tucker has been inserted into the cleanup spot for Game 3 against the Brewers.

Tucker hadn’t hit higher than sixth in the postseason. Tonight, Shohei Ohtani has been dropped to sixth, and Max Muncy is sitting initially against left-hander Robert Gasser. The lineup: SS Mookie Betts, 1B Freddie Freeman, LF Teoscar Hernández, RF Tucker, CF Andy Pages, DH Ohtani, C Will Smith, 3B Miguel Rojas, 2B Tommy Edman.
- Matthew Pouliot

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