The Padres' Luis Arraez hit .472 last week to earn NL player of the week honors
The Padres’ best hitter of late was also the NL’s best hitter last week. Luis Arraez on Tuesday was named the NL’s hitter of the week after collecting hits in nearly half his bats. For the record, the 27-year-old Arraez hit .472/.472/.611 over 36 plate appearances. The run included his first homer of the season, four RBIs and back-to-back four-hit games in which he was fueling an eight-game multi-hit streak and a 29-game on-base streak. Arraez is hitting .333/.393/.408 on the season and .385/.
” Arraez will again leadoff on Tuesday and play first base, which is where he’s settled since Xander Bogaerts’ injury. Manny Machado will serve as the DH, Donovan Solano will start at third base, Jose Azocar is in center field and Kyle Higashioka will catch knuckleballer Matt Waldron. This story will be updated when the Marlins’ post their lineup. Marlins LHP Jesus Luzardo He hasn’t allowed a run in his last 14 innings, striking out 11 against zero walks while allowing just eight hits.
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