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Burger went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 7-6 extra-inning win over the Orioles.

After he got the White Sox on the board in the fourth inning with a sacrifice fly, Burger tied the game at 4-4 in the sixth with a two-run shot off Kyle Gibson. It was the third baseman's third homer of the season and second in as many games, and Burger's .353 batting average (6-for-17) since his promotion with six RBI in seven contests is making a strong case for him to see more playing time at third base while Yoan Moncada (back) is sidelined.

Davis went 2-for-4 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 7-6 extra-innings loss to the Tigers.

His two-run blast in the third inning off Michael Lorenzen gave the Giants a 6-1 lead, but the defense and bullpen ended up squandering it as San Francisco got walked off by Detroit in the 11th inning for the second straight day. Davis has had a great start to 2023 despite the struggles of the team around him, batting .341 (14-for-41) through 13 games with four homers and 13 RBI.

Urshela went 2-for-5 with a grand slam and an RBI single during Saturday's 9-7 loss to Boston.

Urshela smacked a grand slam off Nick Pivetta in the first inning, marking his first home run of the year, and tied the game at 6-6 with an RBI single in the fifth. He's hit safely in nine of his first 12 appearances as an Angel, posting a .347 batting average with eight RBI during that stretch.

Walls went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Saturday's 5-2 loss against Toronto.

Walls' homer broke up Yusei Kikuchi's shutout in the sixth inning. It was Walls' first homer of the 2023 campaign. The slick-fielding infielder should continue to see playing time against southpaws, but his lack of guaranteed playing time along with limited offensive upside don't appear to spell long- or short-term fantasy success.

Donaldson (hamstring) "feels completely healed" and is hoping to be activated from the IL on Sunday, Randy Miller of NJ Advance Media reports.

Donaldson began raising the intensity of his workouts earlier this week and appears to be just about past the strained right hamstring that landed him on the injured list April 8. According to Yankees manager Aaron Boone, the veteran third baseman "looks good" and is "moving well." Donaldson is eligible to be activated Sunday, though the Yankees are off Monday, so they may opt to take advantage of the extra recovery day and wait until Tuesday to bring him off the IL.

Sosa has left Saturday's game against the Reds with low back discomfort, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Lauber notes that Sosa went down at third base after getting hit by a hard grounder during the pregame workout, and it's possible that played a part in Sosa's departure. Alec Bohm moved to third base, while Kody Clemens took Sosa's place in the lineup and will play first.

Peraza is 4-for-14 with two RBI and one strikeout in three games for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre since returning from a minor hamstring injury.

He ended up missing only four days with a hamstring injury. All told, the 22-year-old shortstop is slashing .289/.357/.316 with zero home runs and five stolen bases in nine games. He had a 22.9 percent strikeout rate at Triple-A last season, but so far he is down to a 19 percent strikeout rate in his return to the level. Peraza will bide his time in the minors until an injury or poor performance results in playing time opening up in the big-league infield.

Castro went 3-for-5 while driving in a pair of runs in an extra-innings win over the Cardinals on Saturday.

Castro tied the game at 3-3 in the eighth with an RBI double and gave the Pirates some insurance with a single in the 10th to make the score 6-3 Pirates. The 23-year-old has picked up at least one hit in five consecutive contests, raising his average rise from .176 to .344 in the process. Castro appears set to fill in at shortstop with O'Neil Cruz (ankle) out for at least the first half of the season, and the early returns have been promising.

Hayes went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk, two runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's win over the Cardinals. He was also caught stealing once.

Hayes absolutely clobbered a Steven Matz pitch to center to start the game. The homer was the first of the season for the third baseman, and he also picked up his first stolen base of the young campaign as well. This is just the third multi-hit game of the season for Hayes as he came into this contest with just eight hits in his last 47 at-bats.

Urias was removed from Saturday's game against the White Sox after taking a pitch to the head, Andy Kostka of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.

Urias got struck on the left side of his helmet by a Kendall Graveman fastball that was clocked at 96.2 mph. He did eventually walk off the field under his own power but will likely be put in concussion protocol. Gunnar Henderson, who originally had the day off, entered the game for Urias in the top of the seventh inning.