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  • Elias Diaz C | KC

    Padres' Elias Diaz: Shows off power with two homers

    Diaz went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 12-3 win over the Twins.

    Diaz opened with a 405-foot solo shot off Taj Bradley in the fifth inning and later added a two-run blast in the seventh for his second career multi-homer game. The long balls were the veteran's seventh and eighth of the season. Despite the breakout, Diaz hasn't given San Diego much reason to grant him more playing time recently, as he's gone just 6-for-28 over his last 10 games, driving in only two runs outside of Saturday's RBI.

  • Marlins' Agustin Ramirez: Swipes bag in win

    Ramirez went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 11-8 win over the Mets.

    Ramirez sparked the offense late, singling and scoring in the seventh inning before adding a double, swiping a bag and crossing the plate again in the ninth. He's hit just .208 over 27 August games but has made his mark on the bases with eight steals in that span, trailing only Cal Raleigh among backstops with 11 on the season. It's been a strong rookie campaign overall for Ramirez, who's slashing .231/.287/.422 with 18 homers, 58 RBI and 59 runs scored across 477 plate appearances.

  • Padres' Freddy Fermin: Getting breather Saturday

    Fermin isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins.

    Fermin will get a day to regroup Saturday after going just 1-for-17 with two walks over his last seven games. Elias Diaz will take over at catcher and bat ninth.

  • Giants' Patrick Bailey: Idle Saturday

    Bailey isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Baltimore, Andres Soto of MLB.com reports.

    Bailey has notched hits in back-to-back contests, but he'll step out of the starting nine Saturday while Andrew Knizner catches for right-hander Carson Seymour and bats ninth.

  • Henry Davis RF | PIT

    Pirates' Henry Davis: Sitting down Saturday

    Davis isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Boston.

    Davis will grab a seat in the dugout after going 0-for-3 with an RBI and three strikeouts during Friday's series opener. Joey Bart will catch for Johan Oviedo and bat eighth.

  • Hunter Goodman RF | COL

    Rockies' Hunter Goodman: Tallies three hits

    Goodman went 3-for-5 on Friday against the Cubs.

    Goodman tallied three singles to record his first multi-hit game in his last five starts. He's still wrapping up an excellent August, as he's racked up seven home runs with 16 RBI and 13 runs scored while hitting .265 across 83 at-bats.

  • Pedro Pages C | STL

    Cardinals' Pedro Pages: Swats homer No. 10

    Pages went 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run home run in Friday's 7-5 extra-inning win over the Reds.

    The backstop gave the Cardinals a 3-0 lead when he took Zack Littell deep in the second inning. Pages has been splitting the workload at catcher with Yohel Pozo (concussion), and he could see a bump in playing time while Jimmy Crooks is getting his first look at the big leagues as the team's No. 2 option. Over 16 games in August, Pages is slashing an impressive .352/.407/.648 with four of his 10 homers on the season, along with nine runs and 14 RBI.

  • Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Goes deep Friday

    Dingler went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-3 win over the Royals.

    Dingler delivered his 12th home run of the season in the eighth inning to help give the Tigers some breathing room. The Detroit catcher is having a strong offensive season with a .272 batting average and .751 OPS across 105 games, and he's batting .273 with an .818 OPS in his last 10 contests. Dingler batted just .167 with a .505 OPS across 27 regular-season games as a rookie in 2024.

  • Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Takes batting practice

    Stephenson (thumb) took batting practice Friday, MLB.com reports.

    Stephenson also caught and blocked balls using a glove fitted with a thumb guard, as he continued to increase his level of activity. He soon could catch for a pitcher on flat ground. Per manager Terry Francona, Stephenson is pushing the recovery while the medical staff is trying to prevent a setback and added "he's doing pretty well."

  • Jonah Heim C | ATL

    Rangers' Jonah Heim: Goes yard in win

    Heim went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, a second RBI and a walk in Friday's 5-2 win over the Athletics.

    Heim opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the second inning and added his solo shot in the fifth to put the Rangers ahead for good. The homer was his first since July 25. Heim has been a little steadier at the plate lately, going 10-for-28 (.357) with five RBI over his last nine games. Kyle Higashioka has done enough to maintain the starting role behind the dish, and Heim's other path to playing time at designated hitter is only open as a short-side platoon spot, as Joc Pederson has also swung a hot bat lately. For the season, Heim is batting .222 with a .620 OPS, 10 homers, 40 RBI, 30 runs scored, 13 doubles and three stolen bases over 372 plate appearances.

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