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  • Marcell Ozuna DH | ATL

    Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Sitting out third straight

    Ozuna is not in the lineup for Monday's game versus the Cubs.

    Ozuna will take a seat for the third straight game and for the fourth time over the past six contests. Jurickson Profar will serve as Atlanta's designated hitter, and Jake Fraley will play left field while Ozuna is on the bench. Atlanta could continue to rotate multiple players in at DH down the stretch, resulting in unsteady playing time for Ozuna.

  • Diamondbacks' Adrian Del Castillo: First start in four games

    Del Castillo started at catcher and went 2-for-3 with an RBI in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Dodgers.

    Del Castillo was back in the starting nine after three straight games on the bench. With James McCann tending to a sore back, Del Castillo moves up the ladder to primary backup behind Gabriel Moreno. This was Del Castillo's fourth start behind the plate since being called up after the All-Star break.

  • Giants' Rafael Devers: Supplies early offense in win

    Devers went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a double, a second RBI and two total runs scored in Sunday's 13-2 win over the Orioles.

    Devers knocked in the Giants' first two runs in the romp, hitting a solo shot in the first inning before adding an RBI single in the third. He closed out August in good form, hitting five homers and supplying 12 RBI over his last 13 games of the month. He's now at a .262/.381/.484 slash line with 28 homers, 93 RBI, 81 runs scored, one stolen base and 30 doubles across 138 contests between San Francisco and Boston this year.

  • Marcell Ozuna DH | ATL

    Braves' Marcell Ozuna: On bench again Sunday

    Ozuna is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

    It's the second straight lineup absence for Ozuna, who is batting .108 (4-for-37) over his past 12 games and is without a homer since Aug. 13. Ronald Acuna is resting his legs as the designated hitter Sunday, which opens up right field for Eli White.

  • Josh Bell DH | WAS

    Nationals' Josh Bell: Taking seat for finale

    Bell is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

    The switch-hitting Bell has produced a lowly 51 wRC+ against left-handed pitching this season, so he'll retreat to the bench Sunday while the Rays send southpaw Ian Seymour to the hill. Andres Chaparro will spell Bell at first base and bat cleanup.

  • Pavin Smith DH | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: Likely done for season

    Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Saturday that Smith (quadriceps) is "trending toward" missing the remainder of the season, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.

    Smith landed on the 10-day injured list Friday with a quad strain suffered Wednesday. His absence opens up playing time at first base and designated hitter. Tyler Locklear has started at first base in the two games since Smith sustained the injury, while Ketel Marte has operated as the DH.

  • Seiya Suzuki DH | CHC

    Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Collects two more hits Saturday

    Suzuki went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rockies.

    After slumping for much of August, Suzuki has produced consecutive multi-hit games at Coors Field. The slugging outfielder is still batting just .235 in 26 games this month, and he's only gone deep once in that time. Overall, Suzuki has a .247 batting average and .803 OPS to go along with 27 home runs, which is second on the team to Pete Crow-Armstrong's 28.

  • Marcell Ozuna DH | ATL

    Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Not starting Saturday

    Ozuna isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.

    Ozuna will retreat to the dugout to begin Saturday's contest after going 1-for-6 with a walk and two strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Sean Murphy will act as Atlanta's designated hitter while batting sixth.

  • Seiya Suzuki DH | CHC

    Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Reaches three times in win

    Suzuki went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and a run scored in Friday's 11-7 win over the Rockies.

    Suzuki was in the middle of a strong Chicago offensive attack that featured six players with multiple hits. The outfielder has been struggling a bit recently, as this was his first multi-hit effort since Aug. 16, and he's slashing just .222/.369/.296 this month. However, Suzuki remains a potent power threat with a career-high 27 home runs and 87 RBI across 129 games.

  • Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Perfect at plate Friday

    McCutchen went 3-for-3 with two doubles, an RBI and a walk during Friday's 4-2 win over Boston.

    McCutchen gave the Pirates the lead in the sixth inning after his double to center field brought Tommy Pham home. Friday marked the fifth time this season that McCutchen recorded at least three hits and the third time he's reached base safely four times. He's gone 8-for-21 (.381) with four doubles, one home run and nine RBI over his last seven games.

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