MLB Player News
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Jon Berti 3B | CHC
Cubs' Jon Berti: Tallies three more hits Saturday
Berti went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Saturday's 10-4 loss to the Phillies.
After collecting two hits Friday, Berti tallied three singles Saturday to raise his season batting average to an even .300. The veteran utility player doesn't offer a ton of power, but he's seeing the ball well at the moment and has good speed with seven stolen bases in seven attempts this year.
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Ben Williamson 3B | SEA
Mariners' Ben Williamson: Drives in four runs
Williamson went 2-for-5 with four RBI and a run scored during Saturday's 14-0 win against the Mariners.
The 24-year-old has been operating as Seattle's primary third baseman with Jorge Polanco being limited to designated hitter, and Williamson delivered the first multi-RBI performance of his MLB career in Saturday's blowout. He has a .785 OPS for the season and has gone 8-for-19 during a modest five-game hit streak.
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Noelvi Marte 3B | CIN
Reds' Noelvi Marte: Keeps mashing
Marte went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Rockies.
Marte gave the Reds an early lead with a two-run shot in the second inning. It was his third home run in the last six games, during which Marte's driven in 12 runs while slashing .444/.483/.889. He's producing like a player that doesn't want to go back to Triple-A and has become the primary third baseman for now. That position was projected to be filled by a rotation of Gavin Lux and Jeimer Candelario.
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Eugenio Suarez 3B | SEA
Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Posts 19th four-homer game in history
Suarez went 4-for-4 with four home runs and five RBI in Saturday's 8-7 extra-inning loss to Atlanta.
Suarez became the 19th player in major-league history with a four-homer game, and the first to do it since J.D. Martinez accomplished the feat Sept. 4, 2017, also as a member of the Diamondbacks. Suarez is the third player to hit four homers in a loss, joining Philadelphia's Ed Delahanty in 1896 and Atlanta's Bob Horner in 1986. This was also the second-fewest RBI in a four-homer game, only one better than Seattle's Mike Cameron, who hit four solo shots versus the White Sox on May 2, 2002. Suarez completed the feat from the No. 6 spot in the lineup, but Arizona's 1-5 hitters went a combined 1-for-18 with five walks in front of him. The historic performance gave Suarez the major-league lead with 10 long balls this season. He's added 20 RBI, 17 runs scored and a stolen base but is batting just .202 over 27 contests this season. He has shown signs of improvement, hitting safely in six of the last eight games while going 9-for-27 (.333) in that span.
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Nolan Arenado 3B | STL
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Slugs walk-off homer
Arenado went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and a walk in Saturday's 6-5 victory over Milwaukee.
Arenado took Milwaukee closer Trevor Megill deep to end the game in the bottom of the ninth, popping a 385-foot solo shot to left field. The long ball snapped a nine-game stretch without a home run, over which the veteran third baseman struggled to a .182 average (6-for-33). Overall, Arenado is now slashing .266/.267/.447 with three homers, 13 runs scored and 12 RBI across 109 plate appearances.
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Josh Jung 3B | TEX
Rangers' Josh Jung: On base three times in loss
Jung went 2-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Giants.
Jung has hit safely in four straight games, going 5-for-15 (.333) with a walk, a home run, a double and a steal in that span. The third baseman was caught stealing in Friday's game versus the Giants before successfully recording his second theft of the year Saturday. Overall, he's hitting .275 with a .760 OPS, two homers, seven RBI, six runs scored, two steals, five doubles and a triple over 71 plate appearances. Jung is looking no worse for wear after a short stint on the injured list due to neck spasms early in the season.
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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Giants' Matt Chapman: Swipes bag in win
Chapman went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Rangers.
Chapman has struggled a bit at the plate lately, going just 3-for-23 (.130) with a 6:6 BB:K in that span. The third baseman is batting a modest .221 with an .804 OPS, five home runs, four steals, 16 RBI, 14 runs scored and four doubles over 28 games. Chapman's 20.8 percent walk rate is more than double his 10.0 percent mark from last season -- while this may be a bit of a small-sample fluke, his early success drawing free passes has helped offset a small drop batting average.
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Dylan Moore 2B | TEX
Mariners' Dylan Moore: Idle Saturday
Moore isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Marlins.
Moore will take a seat Saturday after going 4-for-18 with two homers, three RBI and five runs scored over his last five games. His absence will open up the keystone for Miles Mastrobuoni to start while batting eighth.
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Cam Smith 3B | HOU
Astros' Cam Smith: Not starting Saturday
Smith isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals.
Smith will get a day to rest Saturday after going 0-for-2 with a walk in Friday's series opener. Zach Dezenzo will take his place in right field and bat seventh.
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DJ LeMahieu 2B | NYY
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Continuing rehab assignment
LeMahieu (calf) will continue his rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset on Saturday and Sunday, MLB.com reports.
The veteran infielder has gone 3-for-5 with a homer and a double through his first two rehab games, and he'll likely spend another week or two building up in the minors since the calf injury sidelined him for nearly all of spring training. LeMahieu will stick at the Double-A level through the weekend but could then continue the assignment at Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes/Barre.