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  • Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Nabs rare steal

    Walker went 2-for-5 with a stolen base in Sunday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Giants.

    Walker was on the back end of a double-steal in the 10th inning, which earned him his second stolen base of the campaign. The first baseman isn't renowned for his speed, as he's produced just 12 stolen bases and five triples in his major-league career. He's been much better as a power bat this year, posting an .802 OPS, .240 batting average, 36 home runs, 93 RBI and 83 runs scored through 157 contests.

  • Carlos Santana 1B | ARI

    Mariners' Carlos Santana: Productive at plate in win

    Santana went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and two runs in a win over the Athletics on Saturday.

    Santana provided a key early hit for the Mariners with his first-inning RBI single that plated Dylan Moore to erase an early 1-0 deficit. The veteran's ugly .196/.312/.376 slash line is naturally a concern overall, but he's now reached safely in seven of his last eight games.

  • Yandy Diaz 1B | TB

    Rays' Yandy Diaz: Sitting again Sunday

    Diaz is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

    Diaz rejoined the lineup Friday after missing eight games with a shoulder injury and went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, two RBI and two runs, but he finds himself on the bench Sunday for a second straight contest. Isaac Paredes will receive another look at the hot corner in the series finale at Houston.

  • Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Gets breather Sunday

    Goldschmidt is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

    Goldschmidt is for 2-for-5 with two doubles and two walks against opposing starter Roansy Contreras, but manager Oliver Marmol decided to hold him out with the postseason on the horizon. Albert Pujols will start at first base in Goldschmidt's place.

  • Spencer Steer 1B | CIN

    Reds' Spencer Steer: Takes seat Sunday

    Steer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

    Steer started the past eight games and will head to the bench after he hit .207 with a solo home run and three additional runs scored during that stretch. Alejo Lopez will take over at the hot corner and bat seventh in Sunday's series finale.

  • Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Three hits during win

    Walker went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple, an RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's win over San Francisco.

    Walker gave Arizona a 4-2 lead with an RBI double off lefty reliever Jarlin Garcia in the seventh inning in addition to a triple off righty starter Jakob Junis. The first baseman has recorded one hit or more in 13 of his last 16 games, tallying 14 RBI; however, the 31-year-old's strikeout percentage has been up, coming in at 29 percent during that span.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Braves' Matt Olson: Launches homer in win

    Olson went 2-for-4 with a home run and two total RBI in Saturday's 4-2 victory over the Mets.

    Olson sent Austin Riley home on a fourth-inning single, then launched a solo shot in the sixth. It was his 32nd homer of the year. He now has a home run in three straight games and in four of his last five. The two-hit outing also extended his hit streak to six games. During that span, Olson has gone 9-for-21 (.428) and has improved his batting average from .233 to .240.

  • Nate Lowe 1B | CIN

    Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe: Goes yard again

    Lowe went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Angels.

    The Rangers had only two hits in the contest, with Lowe's seventh-inning blast accounting for their run production. The first baseman has an extra-base hit in three of the last four games. He's up to a .302/.355/.497 slash line with 27 homers, 76 RBI, 72 runs scored and three triples through 152 contests in a breakout campaign.

  • Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Lifts two-run blast

    Cronenworth went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 5-2 win over the White Sox.

    Cronenworth has hit safely in six of the last seven games, going 7-for-26 (.269) with eight RBI in that span. His sixth-inning blast Saturday gave the Padres their first lead of the contest and was enough for them to earn the win. The second baseman is up to 17 homers, 85 RBI, 87 runs scored and three stolen bases while slashing .238/.333/.389 through 155 games.

  • Luke Voit 1B | NYM

    Nationals' Luke Voit: Launches two-run homer

    Voit went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and three runs scored in a 13-4 win over Philadelphia in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

    Voit crushed a two-run, 440-foot blast off Kyle Gibson to complete a five-run inning for the Nats in the second. The first baseman later added a single in the seventh and came across to score three times in the game for only the second time this season. Voit has five RBI in his last five games and produced 10 RBI in the month of September, to go along with three homers.

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