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  • Coby Mayo 1B | BAL

    Orioles' Coby Mayo: Back on bench Sunday

    Mayo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

    Mayo took a pitch off his right hand Friday, but he was cleared to start Saturday and went 0-for-3 with a walk. The Orioles haven't indicated that Mayo experienced any setbacks, so his absence Sunday looks to be a routine rest day. The 23-year-old has held down a near-everyday role throughout August, but he's slashing just .154/.236/.277 with a 38.9 percent strikeout rate so far this month.

  • Rays' Bob Seymour: Sitting against lefty

    Seymour is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

    With southpaw Matthew Liberatore on the hill for St. Louis, the left-handed-hitting Seymour will head to the bench while the Rays go with Yandy Diaz at first base and Christopher Morel at designated hitter in the series finale. Since being called up from Triple-A Durham on Aug. 15, Seymour has gone 4-for-24 (.167 average) with one home run and a 1:12 BB:K in seven games.

  • Nate Lowe 1B | BOS

    Red Sox's Nathaniel Lowe: Producing for new team

    Lowe went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 12-1 win over the Yankees.

    Lowe contributed to Boston's seven-run ninth inning with a run-producing single and then scored himself. He's either scored or driven in a run in five straight games since joining the Red Sox. Lowe is 5-for-14 with three walks, two doubles, a home run, five RBI and four runs scored for his new team.

  • Giants' Dominic Smith: Scores twice in win

    Smith went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and a double in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Brewers.

    Smith lined a single to center field in the sixth inning before coming around to score. The 30-year-old first baseman added a double in the seventh and scored once again. He's been productive this month, slashing .317/.339/.433 with 10 RBI, eight runs scored, four doubles, one homer and one stolen base across 62 plate appearances in 18 games during August.

  • Jake Burger 1B | TEX

    Rangers' Jake Burger: Begins swinging bat

    Burger (wrist) has begun swinging a bat, MLB.com reports.

    Burger's sprain appears to be on the milder side, and he could rejoin the Rangers after a minimum 10-day stay on the injured list. While he's been unavailable, Texas is using Rowdy Tellez at first base against righties and Ezequiel Duran against lefties.

  • Michael Busch 1B | CHC

    Cubs' Michael Busch: Scores twice in blowout win

    Busch went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 12-1 win over the Angels.

    He was overshadowed by Kyle Tucker, who homered twice, and Reese McGuire, who drove in five runs, but Busch still managed to produce good numbers in the easy win. The first baseman is riding a six-game hitting streak, during which he's batting .348 with six RBI. Overall, he's slashing .263/.343/.495 with a career-high 24 home runs and 74 RBI. Busch remains a good fantasy option as Chicago's leadoff man against righties.

  • Astros' Christian Walker: Comes up clutch Saturday

    Walker went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Orioles.

    Walker singled and scored in the first inning before breaking a 7-7 tie with a two-run blast in the seventh. The first baseman has now homered in three straight games and has tallied 11 extra-base hits and 17 RBI through 20 August contests. For the year, he's slashing .237/.303/.407 with 19 long balls, 72 RBI, 57 runs scored and a stolen base across 519 plate appearances.

  • Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA

    Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Departs with wrist soreness

    Schanuel exited Saturday's game versus the Cubs due to left wrist soreness.

    Schanuel flied out to right field in the bottom of the fourth inning and was later removed from the contest in the top of the sixth with the Angels trailing 6-0. He went 0-for-2 at the plate prior to his departure. Consider Schanuel day-to-day ahead of Sunday's series finale with the Cubs.

  • Jared Triolo SS | PIT

    Pirates' Jared Triolo: Homers, triples in win

    Triolo went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a triple and an additional run scored in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Rockies.

    Triolo launched a two-run homer in the third inning before adding a triple and scoring again in the fifth. While it was the 27-year-old's first long ball since June 19, he's hitting .303 with six extra-base hits, five RBI, 11 runs scored and three stolen bases through 20 games in August. For the season, he's still slashing a modest .205/.229/.322 with four homers, 15 RBI, 23 runs scored and eight steals across 237 plate appearances.

  • Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Homers in win

    Torkelson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Royals.

    Torkelson put the Tigers ahead 2-1 with a 408-foot homer in the fourth inning and later added a single in the sixth. The 25-year-old has hit safely in seven of his past 10 games, though he's managed just three extra-base hits, three RBI and five runs scored in that span. For the season, he's slashing .244/.337/.479 with 27 homers, 69 RBI, 70 runs scored and two steals across 522 plate appearances.

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