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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Goes yard again
Muncy went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Atlanta.
The 28-year-old has now gone yard in three straight games while driving in at least one run in five straight, pushing Muncy's slash line on the season to .258/.369/.527 with 31 homers and a career-high 85 RBI.
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Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY
Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Smacks two homers in win
McMahon went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs and one strikeout in Saturday's win over the Marlins.
The 24-year-old continued his recent power surge, as Saturday's performance gives him five homers in his last five games and extends his hitting streak to six. Over those six games, McMahon has eight RBI and seven runs.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Slugs 26th homer
Devers went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Orioles.
The 22-year-old continues to rake. Devers is slashing .323/.353/.662 with five long balls and 13 RBI this month, and on the year he's now hitting .327 with 26 homers, 97 RBI, 101 runs and eight steals -- all career highs.
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DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Clubs 20th homer
LeMahieu went 2-for-4 with two RBI in a 6-5 victory over the Indians on Saturday.
LeMahieu tied the score with an RBI single in the third inning and then hit his 20th homer to right field off Zach Plesac in the fifth to put the Yankees in front 5-4. The 31-year-old not only leads the league in batting average, but he's actually been better in August, hitting .375 with five homers. For the season, he's slashing .338/.386/.538 with 83 RBI in 455 at-bats.
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J.D. Davis 1B | LAA
Mets' J.D. Davis: Out Saturday with calf soreness
Davis (calf) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals, Justin Toscano of The Bergen Record reports.
The Mets have the DH available in Kansas City, but Davis wasn't cleared to fill that spot after tweaking his right calf while running to first base Friday. It's uncertain if he will be available in any capacity. Aaron Altherr will take over in left field and bat ninth against right-hander Jakob Junis.
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Jace Peterson SS | ARI
Orioles' Jace Peterson: Gets breather Saturday
Peterson is out of the starting lineup Saturday against the Red Sox, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.
Peterson's day off comes after having started 12 straight games over which the outfielder is slashing .262/.319/.524 with two home runs, eight RBI and seven runs scored in 42 at-bats. The 29-year-old owns a .722 OPS in 21 plate appearances against southpaws. DJ Stewart will start in left field and hit seventh against lefty Eduardo Rodriguez on Saturday.
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Eugenio Suarez DH | CIN
Reds' Eugenio Suarez: Out Saturday with thumb injury
Suarez (thumb) is not in Saturday's lineup against the Cardinals.
He suffered a sprained thumb in Friday's contest and will need at least another day to get right. Jose Peraza will start at third base and hit eighth.
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Matt Duffy 3B | TEX
Rays' Matt Duffy: Lone bright spot in loss
Duffy went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Tigers on Friday.
Duffy produced the only multi-hit effort of the night for the Rays, who were held to five hits overall. The veteran infielder has mostly hit the ground running after finally kicking off his season July 23, as he now has six multi-hit efforts and is slashing a solid .290/.355/.348 over his first 76 plate appearances.
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Nick Madrigal 2B | LAA
White Sox's Nick Madrigal: Swats first homer at Triple-A
Madrigal went 1-for-5 with an inside-the-park home run for Triple-A Charlotte on Friday.
Madrigal, the Knights' leadoff batter, scampered around the bases in his first at-bat of the game. It was his first home run since his promotion to Charlotte, and he's slashing .281/.354/.351 in 13 games with his new team.
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Yoan Moncada 3B | LAA
White Sox's Yoan Moncada: Garners one hit on rehab
Moncada (hamstring) went 1-for-5 for Triple-A Charlotte on Friday.
Moncada kicked off his rehab assignment Friday, serving as the designated hitter for the Knights. The White Sox will want to see how he moves in the field before entertaining thoughts of activating the third baseman off the injured list.