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Shortstop Eugenio Suarez was a scarce offensive bright spot for the Reds on Saturday, as they were creamed 14-3 by the Marlins. Suarez launched a solo home run in the second inning, give the Reds a brief 1-0 lead. It was is fourth home run of the season, and his only hit of the day. 

Danny Valencia came through with a big three-run home run in the Blue Jays' 6-2 win over the Royals on Saturday. Valencia slugged his sixth homer of the season in the top of the ninth inning to give the Jays a four-run cushion.

Valencia did not start the game, but he entered in the sixth inning for Josh Donaldson who felt ill. Valencia has now homered three times in his last 11 games. 

Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson was forced to leave Saturday's game in the bottom of the sixth, due to illness. 

The team confirmed that Donaldson was suffering from flu-like symptoms, per TSN Radio.

"Donaldson has been sick, and then it was a tough day with the heat," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said, per MLB.com. "He was a little dehydrated."

The Indians placed infielder Mike Aviles on the MLB Family Medical Emergency list, the team announced on Saturday. 

To replace Aviles, the team recalled infielder Jose Ramirez from Triple-A Columbus. 

Ramirez was hitting .349 with 13 stolen bases at Columbus. He hit .180 with eight steals in an earlier stint with the Indians this year. 

Giants third baseman Matt Duffy was struggling at the plate leading into Friday's meeting with the Phillies. He had just three hits over his last seven games.

On Friday, Duffy broke out of that slump and went 4 for 6 with two RBI. He boosted his batting average from .283 to .292 with the impressive outing.

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura went 3 for 4 and scored a run in the 3-2 loss to the Dodgers on Friday. All three hits went for singles, and he was also caught stealing for the third time this year.

This was the fourth three-hit performance this month for Segura, who is batting a robust .469 (15 for 32) in eight games so far in July. Interestingly, none of the 15 hits Segura has collected this month have gone for extra bases.

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria went 0 for 2 in Friday's win over Houston. Longoria walked and drove in his 41st run of the season. 

The hitless day snapped an eight-game hitting streak for Longoria. He hit .343 with .847 OPS over the streak. 

Pirates first baseman Pedro Alvarez came through with the go-ahead base hit in Friday's 5-2 win over the Cardinals. With the score tied 2-2, Alvarez roped an RBI single to center field to give the Pirates a 3-2 lead. It was his only hit of the game, as he drove in his 40th run of the season.

Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas will be an All-Star for the first time in his career, the team announced on Friday.

Moustakas won the final spot on the American League roster by being the top vote getter in the Fan Vote. He will join six other Royals on the roster.

Moustakas is hitting .301 with seven home runs and 31 RBI in 289 at-bats this season.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado enters play Friday with three home runs in his last five games and 19 on the season. He is also slugging .535 through 85 games.

Despite strong power numbers, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Friday he has no plans of removing Machado from the leadoff spot and have him hit lower in the lineup.