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  • Chris Gittens 1B | HOU

    Yankees' Chris Gittens: Getting X-rays on ankle

    Gittens underwent X-rays on Saturday after stepping on a bat and rolling his ankle, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

    Gittens had only just returned to the lineup after missing a few days with a minor Achilles injury. Whether or not he'll need to miss more time remains to be seen.

  • Luke Raley RF | SEA

    Dodgers' Luke Raley: Recalled and starting

    Raley was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday and will bat eighth and play left field against the Rockies.

    Raley gives the Dodgers an extra option in the outfield with Cody Bellinger (hamstring) and Mookie Betts (hip) both temporarily unavailable. He's shown very little in 56 trips to the plate at the big-league level this season, however, hitting just .180/.268/.260. Darien Nunez was optioned in a corresponding move.

  • Donovan Solano 1B | TEX

    Giants' Donovan Solano: Day off Saturday

    Solano will sit Saturday against the Pirates, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

    Solano sits after starting 11 straight games at second base, a stretch in which he hit .279/.340/.302. Wilmer Flores slides to his usual spot Saturday, with Jason Vosler starting at third base.

  • Padres' Jake Cronenworth: On bench Saturday

    Cronenworth will sit Saturday against the Marlins.

    Cronenworth will sit against lefty Braxton Garrett, though he's started against all but three southpaws the Padres faced prior to Saturday, so there's little reason to fear that he's about to slip into a platoon role. Ha-Seong Kim starts at second base in his absence.

  • Yandy Diaz DH | TB

    Rays' Yandy Diaz: Takes seat Saturday

    Diaz is on the bench for Saturday's game against Cleveland, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

    Diaz has gone 7-for-20 with two home runs and four RBI in seven games since the All-Star break, although the bulk of that production came during Thursday's four-hit effort. Ji-Man Choi will start at first base and bat second with the right-handed J.C. Mejia on the mound for Cleveland.

  • Diamondbacks' Asdrubal Cabrera: Reinstated from injured list

    Cabrera (hamstring) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Saturday, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

    Cabrera will return to the active roster after he spent two weeks on the injured list with a right hamstring strain. He was at the rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiliate recently and went 1-for-6 with a walk and four strikeouts. The 35-year-old isn't starting Saturday against the Cubs but could be available off the bench. Josh Rojas (finger) was placed on the 10-day IL in a corresponding move.

  • Bobby Dalbec 1B | CHW

    Red Sox's Bobby Dalbec: On bench Saturday

    Dalbec isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Yankees, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

    Dalbec had started each of the last three games while filling in for Christian Arroyo (hamstring), but he'll get a breather after he went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Friday. Michael Chavis will start at first base and bat ninth.

  • Ty France 1B | SD

    Mariners' Ty France: Reaches base three times in win

    France went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run scored in Friday's 4-3 win over the Athletics.

    France walked to begin the bottom half of the second and came around to score on a two-run homer from Cal Raleigh. The 26-year-old would end up notching a single and then a double his next two times up, giving him five multi-hit performances over his last seven games. He's been swinging a hot bat for a while now and it's brought his slash line up to .276/.356/.429 with nine homers, 43 RBI, 44 runs scored and a 27:63 BB:K over 368 plate appearances.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Athletics' Matt Olson: Swats another homer

    Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo homer run in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Mariners.

    Olson took Yusei Kikuchi yard in the fourth for his only hit of the night. The 27-year-old slugger now has three homers in his last four games and 26 overall for the year. He's on pace for his best season since breaking into the league in 2016, as he's slashing .288/.376/.588 with 49 extra-base hits, 65 RBI, 64 runs scored, three steals and 46:63 BB:K over 394 plate appearances. His strikeout percentage has gone way down in comparison to past seasons which has led to a complete turnaround from his .195/.310/.424 slash line in 2020.

  • Nate Lowe DH | CIN

    Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe: Plates two in loss

    Lowe went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI in Friday's 7-3 loss to Houston.

    Lowe's fifth-inning triple drove home a pair of runs and were his first RBI in the last 16 games. It was just his second extra-base hit during that span. Lowe is slashing .253/.359/.402 with 12 home runs and 45 RBI through 96 games.

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