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Freeman went 2-for-3 with two walks, two runs, an RBI and a stolen base Saturday in Atlanta's 12-2 win over Washington.

Though Freeman wasn't responsible for any of Atlanta's six extra-base hits on the day, he put an end to a 1-for-18 skid at the dish over the past six games and chipped in a steal. While Freeman's combination of power and batting average were the main reasons why he was valued as an early round pick in fantasy drafts, his contributions on the basepaths shouldn't be overlooked. With seven stolen bases on the season, Freeman ranks tied for second among all first basemen, trailing only St. Louis' Paul Goldschmidt (eight).

Cron went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and a walk in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Giants.

Cron homered off Sammy Long in the second inning. In addition, he grounded out in the sixth inning and knocked in Brendan Rodgers. He has reached base safely in each of his last 10 games. In that stretch, he is batting .457 with five long balls and 20 RBI. The 31-year-old is slashing .262/.370/.502 with 19 home runs, 62 RBI and 49 runs scored in 370 plate appearances overall. He leads the Rockies in home runs and RBI.

France went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, a triple, a walk and three total runs in Saturday's 9-3 win over the Blue Jays.

France gave Seattle an early lead with a two-run, 422-foot blast to center field in the first inning. He reached base twice more in the contest and came around to score each time. France is currently swinging a hot stick, collecting four multi-hit efforts in his past five games. Over that stretch, he is slashing .526/.571/.789 with four runs and three RBI.

Guerrero went 3-for-5 with a run in a loss to the Mariners on Saturday.

The star first baseman notched a trio of singles to raise his batting average to .315 on the season. Guerrero has tallied three or more hits 13 times on the campaign, though this was his first time doing so since July 7. His MVP-caliber season also includes 35 homers, 89 runs, 88 RBI and three stolen bases.

Ellis went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Padres.

Ellis slammed his first MLB long ball off Joe Musgrove in the first inning to give the Diamondbacks a five-run lead. The rookie recently got called up July 30 to replace Eduardo Escobar. He is slashing .129/.250/.226 with one home run, four RBI and four runs scored in 36 plate appearances. He has yet to record multiple hits in a game.

Abreu went 4-for-5 with a solo homer Saturday in a loss to the Yankees.

Abreu notched a pair of doubles off New York starter Jameson Taillon, then he clubbed a Chad Green offering over the left-center field fence in the ninth inning to tie the game at 4-4. It was the 24th homer of the season for Abreu and gave him 86 RBI, which ranks third in MLB behind only Rafael Devers (89) and Vladimir Guerrero (88). Abreu will take an 11-game hitting streak (17-for-46) into Saturday's series finale.

Dalbec went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 16-2 rout of the Orioles.

The 26-year-old took Adam Plutko deep in the fifth inning and Cesar Valdez in the sixth, part of a five-homer, 17-hit rampage by the Boston offense in support of Chris Sale during the southpaw's first big-league start in almost exactly two years. Dalbec is up to 14 homers on the season, with three of them coming in the last two days, but his .233 batting average and 36.3 percent strikeout rate put a firm cap on his fantasy upside.

Olson was 2-for-4 and cracked his 30th home run of the season in Saturday's 8-3 win over the Rangers.

Olson took Texas starter Jordan Lyles deep in the sixth inning -- one of four Oakland round-trippers off Lyles -- to hit the 30-home run mark for the second time in his career (he hit 36 in 2019). The 27-year-old Olson is hitting .333 during the month of August, upping his season slash line to .285/.379/.578 in 475 plate appearances.

Tellez came off the bench and cracked a pinch-hit, two-run home run in Saturday's 6-0 win over Pittsburgh.

Tellez hit for Milwaukee reliever Brad Boxberger in the sixth inning and sent a Chris Stratton offering over the right-field wall to give the Brewers a 5-0 lead. It was the 10th homer of the year for Tellez, six of which have come with Milwaukee. The 26-year-old is hitting .333/.407/.613 in 86 plate appearances since being acquired from Toronto. He's had hot streaks like this in the past for the Blue Jays; we'll have to wait and see if Tellez can remain productive over a longer duration this time.

Wade remains on the bench for Saturday's game against the Rockies, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.

The Giants will again load up on righties as the Rockies send another southpaw (Kyle Freeland) to the mound. Kris Bryant starts in right field, with Evan Longoria (shoulder) returning from the injured list to start at third base.