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  • Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Notches second stolen base

    Guerrero went 1-for-2 with a walk, a stolen base and two runs in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Tigers.

    Guerrero is now up to two stolen bases on the season, both of which have come within the past week. Since the beginning of July, Guerrero has left the yard just three times, but he hasn't been too much of a disappointment for fantasy managers, considering he's hitting .340 with 16 runs and 16 RBI in addition to two steals on the month. Guerrero will be in the lineup once again for Sunday's series finale with Detroit, manning first base and batting second.

  • Darick Hall 1B | PIT

    Phillies' Darick Hall: Out of Sunday's lineup

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

    Hall is 3-for-21 over his past six contests and will take a seat Sunday for the second time in Philadelphia's last three games. Kyle Schwarber will serve as the designated hitter while Matt Vierling, Odubel Herrera and Nick Castellanos start in the outfield.

  • Joey Votto 1B | TOR

    Reds' Joey Votto: Homers in second straight

    Votto went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in an 8-2 victory over the Orioles on Saturday.

    Votto went deep for the second game in a row to raise his home-run total to 10 on the year. The veteran first baseman has now posted double-digit home runs in every season since 2015. Votto got off to a miserable start in 2022, and his season-long numbers represent a major drop-off from his impressive 36 home-run season in 2021, when he slashed .266/.375/.563.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Braves' Matt Olson: Crushes another homer

    Olson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

    Olson opened the scoring with a two-out homer in the first inning. The first baseman had been rather unlucky in the power department early in the season, but he's turned it around in July with nine homers through 25 games this month. For the season, he has 21 long balls, 67 RBI, 48 runs scored, 35 doubles and a .253/.340/.503 slash line through 102 contests.

  • Alex Kirilloff LF | MIN

    Twins' Alex Kirilloff: Exits with wrist injury

    Kirilloff exited Saturday's game with right wrist soreness Saturday against the Padres, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

    Kirilloff exited the game in the seventh inning, with Mark Contreras taking his place in right field. There are no details about the severity of the injury, though Kirilloff has a history of wrist injuries -- he was forced to the injured list with inflammation in the same wrist earlier this season -- which makes this news more concerning.

  • Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Dealing with injury

    Manager Brandon Hyde said that Mountcastle isn't starting Saturday against the Reds since the first baseman is "banged up," Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Sun reports.

    Hyde didn't elaborate much on the nature of Mountcastle's injury, only saying that the 25-year-old is dealing with "bumps and bruises." However, Hyde hopes that Mountcastle will be available off the bench Saturday, so it doesn't seem like the issue is particularly serious.

  • Carlos Santana 1B | ATL

    Mariners' Carlos Santana: Absent from Saturday's lineup

    Santana isn't starting Saturday against the Astros.

    Santana will head to the bench after he hit .050 with a double, three RBI and three strikeouts over the last five games. Ty France is starting at first base while Kyle Lewis serves as the designated hitter.

  • Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Out of Saturday's lineup

    Cronenworth is not in Saturday's lineup against the Twins.

    Ha-Seong Kim and CJ Abrams will man the middle infield. Cronenworth is hitting .190 with two home runs and zero steals in 84 at-bats this month.

  • Garrett Cooper 1B | ATL

    Marlins' Garrett Cooper: Beginning rehab assignment

    Cooper (wrist) will begin a rehab assignment at Single-A Jupiter on Saturday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

    Cooper's recent move to the injured was backdated to Sunday, so he's eligible to rejoin the Marlins as early as Aug. 3. The 31-year-old seems to be trending toward a fairly minimal absence since he's already been cleared to return to game action.

  • Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Not starting Saturday

    Mountcastle isn't starting Saturday against the Reds, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

    Mountcastle has hit just .065 with three RBI and a run over eight games since the All-Star break, and he'll have a chance to reset Saturday. Trey Mancini is shifting to first base while Terrin Vavra serves as the designated hitter.

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