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  • Josh Naylor 1B | SEA

    Guardians' Josh Naylor: Day off Monday

    Naylor is not in the starting lineup Monday versus the Tigers, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

    Naylor will take a seat Monday as the Guardians start their three-game series with the Tigers. Since the beginning of May, Naylor has gone 4-for-24 from the plate, notching two doubles, four RBI and a run scored while striking out eight times over six contests. David Fry will draw the start at first base and bat fifth in the series opener with Detroit.

  • Carlos Santana 1B | ARI

    Pirates' Carlos Santana: Swipes fourth bag

    Santana went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a steal in Sunday's loss against the Blue Jays.

    Santana drove in Pittsburgh's lone run Sunday with an RBI single in the eighth inning. He also snagged his fourth stolen base of the year, swiping second on the backend of a double steal. The 37-year-old veteran is a perfect 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts this year after not attempting a steal in 131 games last season. While Santana shouldn't be counted on as a long-term speed threat, he's provided some value with the bat, slashing .263/.346/.407 with two homers, 14 runs scored and 20 RBI through 136 plate appearances this season.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Braves' Matt Olson: Homers Sunday

    Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Sunday's 3-2 win over Baltimore.

    Olson's first-inning homer was Atlanta's lone run until Sam Hilliard scored on a wild pitch in the 10th inning. The long ball was Olson's 10th of the year and his fourth in 11 games. The 29-year-old first baseman is slashing .246/.369/.530 with 30 runs scored and 27 RBI through his first 160 plate appearances this season.

  • Triston Casas 1B | BOS

    Red Sox's Triston Casas: Homers in loss

    Casas went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-1 loss to Philadelphia.

    Casas provided Boston's lone offense with his fourth home run of the season, a 416-foot shot to dead center field in the fifth inning. The rookie is off to a worrisome start and was batting .128 as of May 2, but he's put together a 5-for-14 run with a home run and four RBI over the last four games.

  • Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Goes yard in defeat

    Torkelson went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Sunday's 12-6 loss to the Cardinals.

    Torkelson took Steven Matz deep to center in the fourth to get the Tigers on the board. It was his first home run since April 19 and just his third of the year. The 23-year-old does have three multi-hit efforts over his last five games, but he is still slashing just .223/.276/.347 with 16 RBI, 12 runs and an 8:28 BB:K over 134 plate appearances.

  • Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Paces Cards with three-homer day

    Goldschmidt went 4-for-5 with three homers, four RBI, four runs scored and a steal in Sunday's 12-6 win over the Tigers.

    Goldschmidt homered in the first, third and eighth frames, with all three traveling over 400 feet. It was the third three-homer game of his career and his third multi-hit effort over his last four games, as he helped the Cardinals finally end their eight-game losing streak. While the team is struggling as a whole, Goldschmidt is putting up near-identical numbers to his MVP campaign a season ago. The 35-year-old is slashing .321/.409/.582 with seven homers, 20 RBI, 22 runs, four steals and an 18:26 BB:K over 154 plate appearances.

  • Yuli Gurriel DH | SD

    Marlins' Yuli Gurriel: Goes yard in win

    Gurriel went 1-for-6 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Cubs.

    Gurriel took Hayden Wesneski deep to left to open up the scoring in the fifth inning. It was just his third home run of the year but his second RBI over his last three games. The 38-year-old has been a mainstay in the lineup since Garrett Cooper (ear) was put on the IL but hasn't put together a whole lot of run production. For the season, he slashing .270/.313/.432 with six extra base hits, seven RBI, eight runs and a 4:8 BB:K over 80 plate appearances.

  • Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Extends hitting streak with homer

    Walker went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 9-8 loss to the Nationals.

    Walker put the Diamondbacks ahead 2-1 with his fourth-inning solo shot. He's hit safely in five straight games, going 10-for-23 (.435) in that span. The first baseman is up to eight homers, 26 RBI, 19 runs scored, one stolen base and seven doubles while slashing .282/.319/.532 through 32 contests. He's never hit better than .271 in a season, but there's no denying he's hot right now.

  • Anthony Rizzo 1B | NYY

    Yankees' Anthony Rizzo: Draws three walks in loss

    Rizzo went 1-for-3 with three walks and a solo home run in Sunday's 8-7 loss to Tampa Bay in 10 innings.

    Rizzo's sixth home run of the year opened the scoring in the third, marking his first long ball since April 23. He has hit safely in four straight games and earned his first three-walk outing of the season Sunday. Rizzo is off to a great start in his second full season with New York and isn't facing any competition for playing time, though the 33-year-old may still take an occasional day off to stay fresh.

  • Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL

    White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Drives in four runs

    Vaughn went 3-for-5 with a triple, a double, four RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Reds.

    In his first three-hit game of the season, Vaughn was one of six White Sox with multiple RBI in the 17-run outburst Sunday. On top of his three hits, including a two-run triple in the second inning, he also tacked on an RBI sacrifice fly in the fifth. Vaughn boosted his slash line to .248/.347/.419 with 15 extra-base hits and 24 RBI through 34 games.

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