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Alonso went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 12-5 loss to the Rays.

The homer was the sixth of 2021 for Alonso, but his first since April 25. The first baseman has hit just .148 in his last nine games, with Saturday's homer being his first RBI in that span. Perhaps the homer will get Alonso's bat going, although he's likely locked in as the Mets' starting first baseman for the foreseeable future regardless of his offensive performance.

Abreu (face) is starting at first base and hitting fourth Saturday against the Royals, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

The first baseman had been pushing manager Tony La Russa to let him play Saturday following a nasty collision Friday and ultimately got his way.

Abreu (face) wants to start Saturday against the Royals but his status depends on a final medical evaluation, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

The first baseman has certainly recovered rapidly, given the nature of the injury. Should he play, Abreu enters an enticing matchup against lefty Mike Minor. If not Saturday, Abreu will return to the White Sox lineup Sunday.

Mountcastle is not starting Saturday's game against the Yankees, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

The right-handed hitter sits against Yankees righty starter Domingo German amidst an 0-for-12 run in his last three games, including a three-strikeout showing Friday. Pedro Severino fills in for Mountcastle at designated hitter.

Naylor went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Friday's loss to Seattle.

Naylor scored Cleveland's first run in the fifth inning, then made the final score a little closer with a two-run blast in the ninth. The three-hit game was his third of the season. He is slashing .274/.315/.427 with three homers, 16 runs and 10 RBI across 124 plate appearances.

Bell went 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, two runs and three RBI in a 17-2 win over Arizona on Friday.

Bell knocked in two runs with a double in the first inning and collected another RBI on a fielder's choice groundout in the seventh. He entered the contest with just two hits over his past 17 at-bats, so he'll look to build some momentum off Friday's big effort. Bell is still slashing a paltry .154/.220/.341 on the campaign.

Dalbec went 1-for-2 with a walk, a two-run home run and a stolen base in Friday's 4-3 win over the Angels.

His seventh-inning blast off Tony Watson proved to be the game-winning hit. Dalbec has four homers on the year and 12 in 55 games to begin his career, but Friday's steal was his first in the majors.

Vaughn went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Royals.

His second-inning shot off Jakob Junis proved to be the decisive blow in a 3-1 win. Vaughn has found his stroke after a rough start to his MLB career, going 12-for-39 (.308) over his last 12 games with four doubles and his first two homers of the year, along with seven RBI and 10 runs.

Guerrero went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Friday's 5-1 loss to Philadelphia.

Guerrero opened the scoring with a solo shot off Philadelphia starter Vince Velasquez in the sixth inning. The 22-year-old Guerrero has now gone yard twice in his last four games after slumping in the power department early in May. He has nine homers, 27 RBI, 26 runs scored, a stolen base and a .310/.440/.566 slash line through 159 plate appearances this year.

Santana went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the White Sox.

After going 1-for-2 with two walks, a run scored and an RBI in the opener, Santana took Michael Kopech deep in the third inning of the nightcap, accounting for the Royals' only run of the contest. Santana is slashing .256/.401/.450 with seven homers, 22 runs and 24 RBI through 38 games.