Fry went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Rangers.
Fry's power has picked up in August -- he's hit five homers this month, giving him 13 for the year. That's about the only thing trending in the right direction for the 28-year-old, who has been losing playing time since he's hitting just .175 (10-for-57) across 19 games this month. Overall, Fry has a .265/.364/.454 slash line with 46 RBI, 40 runs scored, 14 doubles and four stolen bases over 102 contests.
Guardians' David Fry: Losing work against righties
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Fry is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees.
Fry is on the bench for a fourth straight matchup versus a right-handed pitcher (Gerrit Cole) and seems to have moved into a short-side platoon role while his bat has cooled down since the All-Star break. Jhonkensy Noel will occupy the designated-hitter spot Thursday, and he and Will Brennan should continue to get playing time against right-handers at Fry's expense.
Fry is absent from Sunday's lineup against Milwaukee.
Fry will sit for the third time in four games, with Steven Kwan serving as the designated hitter for Sunday's contest. Since Aug. 1, Fry is slashing .163/.217/.442 with four home runs and seven RBI across 45 plate appearances.
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Guardians' David Fry: On bench Saturday
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Fry is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Brewers.
Fry is absent from the starting lineup for the second time in three games, giving way to Will Brennan at DH. So far in August, Fry is 7-for-42 (.167 average) with four home runs.
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Guardians' David Fry: Adds solo shot in loss
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Fry went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Brewers.
Fry is turning things around at the plate -- he's gone just 5-for-24 over his last seven games, but three of those hits have been homers. The 28-year-old's blast Friday cut the Guardians' deficit to two runs, but they couldn't keep their rally going. Fry is up to 12 homers, 42 RBI, 38 runs scored, four stolen bases and a .268/.367/.449 slash line through 95 contests this season.
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Guardians' David Fry: Taking seat Wednesday
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Fry is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.
Fry had started each of the last five games, going 3-for-17 with a home run. While he's in the midst of a lull at the plate to begin August, Fry will hit the bench Wednesday to make room for a hotter bat in Jhonkensy Noel, who will draw a third consecutive start after slugging three home runs between the first two contests versus the Cubs.
Fry went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Twins.
Fry is just 5-for-32 over nine contests in August, but three of those hits have been homers. The 28-year-old's power had dipped dramatically over the previous two months, as he didn't hit a homer and added just nine doubles among 30 hits over 43 contests in June and July. For the year, he's at a .271/.373/.447 slash line, 11 homers, 40 RBI, 37 runs scored, 14 doubles and four stolen bases over 92 games.
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Guardians' David Fry: On bench for matinee
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Fry is out of the lineup for the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Twins.
Fry has gone 3-for-21 with two homers through his first six games in August and will take a seat for the matinee of Friday's twin bill. Jose Ramirez is resting his legs as the designated hitter while Daniel Schneemann shifts to third base and Brayan Rocchio starts at shortstop.
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Guardians' David Fry: Swats homer in nightcap
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Fry went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a 5-3 loss to the Diamondbacks in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader.
Fry didn't play in the first game, but he started at first base in the second contest. The homer was his second over six games in August after he had just one extra-base hit, a double, in all of July. The 28-year-old has cooled off dramatically since his hot start to the year, but he still has a .275/.375/.447 slash line with 10 homers, 39 RBI, 36 runs scored, four stolen bases and 14 doubles over 89 contests. Fry hasn't been strictly platooned, but he's not an everyday option versus right-handed pitchers.
Guardians' David Fry: On bench for first game of day
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Fry is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Diamondbacks.
The Guardians are giving Jose Ramirez some time off third base in the first game of the day and deploying him at designated hitter, so Fry will be the odd man out of the Cleveland lineup. Expect Fry to return to the starting nine for the nightcap and take on a prominent spot in the batting order while the Guardians oppose lefty Eduardo Rodriguez.
Fry went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run Thursday in a 10-3 win against the Orioles.
Fry contributed to an impressive display by Cleveland's offense with a three-run blast in the third inning. The long ball put an end to a 43-game homerless stretch for the first-time All-Star. Of Fry's nine home runs this season, seven came during an 18-game span from May 8 to May 31.
