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  • Nick Sogard SS | BOS

    Red Sox's Nick Sogard: Getting third straight start

    Sogard will start at second base and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

    Since being called up from Triple-A Worcester on Friday to cover for Marcelo Mayer (personal), Sogard has started all three games of the series with Toronto. After going 2-for-6 with a double, a walk, an RBI and a run in the first two contests, Sogard will get the nod again at the keystone over David Hamilton. The Red Sox will likely send an infielder back to the minors once Mayer is reinstated, but Sogard could end up sticking around over Hamilton or Nate Eaton, both of whom have minor-league options remaining.

  • Abraham Toro 1B | BOS

    Red Sox's Abraham Toro: Reaches base four times

    Toro went 2-for-3 with two walks, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 15-1 win over Toronto.

    Toro was one of eight members of the starting lineup to record multiple hits and one of five with multiple RBI in a stat-padding day at Fenway Park. The stolen base was his first of the year. He's been scuffling with a .176 batting average over the previous 15 games, but with an unsettled situation at first base and Alex Bregman (quadriceps) and Marcelo Mayer (bereavement) currently unavailable for duty at third base, there's still paths to playing time for Toro despite the offensive downturn.

  • Romy Gonzalez 2B | BOS

    Red Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Collects three hits

    Gonzalez went 3-for-5 with a double and a two-run home run during Saturday's 15-1 win over Toronto.

    Gonzalez tied a season high with three hits for the third time this year and added to the blowout in the seventh inning, when he took Mason Fluharty deep to center field for a 446-foot, two-run home run. Gonzalez got the start at first base Saturday, but his versatility to play at the keystone and the hot corner should allow him to see at least semi-consistent playing time, especially with Kristian Campbell at Triple-A Worcester.

  • Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Swats homer No. 10

    Aranda went 1-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Saturday's 11-3 rout of the Orioles.

    The 27-year-old wasted no time getting to Zach Eflin (back), crushing a fastball 467 feet to right field in the first inning. Aranda has gone yard in back-to-back games to reach 10 homers on the season and extend his hitting streak to 13 games, a stretch in which he's batting .385 (20-for-52) with four doubles, two home runs, seven RBI and nine runs.

  • Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Homer, five RBI in win

    Pasquantino went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, five RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 9-5 win over the Dodgers.

    Pasquantino crushed a three-run homer in the fifth inning and later added a two-run double in the seventh. The first baseman is riding a modest six-game hit streak and has hit safely in eight of his last nine games, a stretch that's included four extra-base hits and eight RBI. For the season, he's slashing .283/.333/.422 with 12 home runs, 47 RBI, 33 runs scored and one stolen base across 345 plate appearances.

  • Nick Kurtz 1B | ATH

    Athletics' Nick Kurtz: Goes yard again Saturday

    Kurtz went 1-for-4 with a walk, a three-run home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Yankees.

    The rookie slugger took Clarke Schmidt deep in the sixth inning to break open a tight 1-0 contest. Kurtz has been crushing the ball since returning from a hip issue earlier in June, and over his last 13 games he's batting .327 (16-for-49) with seven homers and 15 RBI.

  • Abraham Toro 1B | BOS

    Red Sox's Abraham Toro: Bloom off rose

    Toro went 0-for-4 in Friday's 9-0 loss to Toronto.

    Toro was a nice story earlier this month, but the corner infielder has been in a prolonged slump. After Friday's 0-fer, he's batting .138 (4-for-29) with one extra-base hit and zero RBI over the last nine games. He and Romy Gonzalez continue to serve as a band-aid at first base, but with Kristian Campbell getting starts at first base for Triple-A Worcester, a better option could emerge soon.

  • Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA

    Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Goes deep in high-scoring loss

    Schanuel went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and a double in Friday's 15-9 loss to the Nationals.

    Schanuel has tapped into a bit of power lately, going 13-for-49 (.265) with four homers and three doubles over his last 11 games. The first baseman isn't known for his slugging, and it's unclear if he'll be able to sustain his recent success over a longer stretch. For the season, he's at seven homers, 32 RBI, 40 runs scored, three stolen bases, 16 doubles, one triple and a .276/.364/.413 slash line across 78 games.

  • Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Extends hitting streak to 12 games

    Aranda went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 22-8 loss to the Orioles.

    Aranda opened Friday's scoring with a 433-foot solo home run off Tomoyuki Sugano. That home run extended Aranda's hitting streak to 12 games, and over that span he has gone 19-for-48 (.396) with eight runs scored, four doubles, one home run and five RBI.

  • Coby Mayo 3B | BAL

    Orioles' Coby Mayo: Launches first MLB homer

    Mayo went 2-for-6 with a two-run double, a two-run home run and another run scored during Friday's 22-8 win over Tampa Bay.

    Mayo finally hit his first major-league home run in the eighth, albeit off shortstop Jose Caballero, who yielded two homers and six runs in the frame. Per Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com, Mayo is the sixth player since 2020 to hit the first home run of their MLB career off a position player and the first Orioles player to do so since the team moved to Baltimore in 1954. Mayo has three multi-hit games over his last eight starts, and over that span he has gone 8-for-29 (.276) with one home run and seven RBI.

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