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Harper went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run, double and an additional run during Saturday's 8-3 win over the Dodgers.

Harper continued to roll Saturday, doubling and scoring in the first inning while connecting on a three-run homer in the fourth and tacking on a single in the eighth. Harper has 14 hits in his last six games and has upped his batting average from .241 to .305. He's now top five in both slugging and OPS and appears to have finally adjusted to an assignment as Philadelphia's designated hitter for the foreseeable future. He's expected to get Sunday off so he can get a PRP injection in his elbow.

Blackmon went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Saturday in a 10-4 win against Kansas City.

Blackmon's first-inning homer gave the Rockies an early 2-0 lead and was his first long ball since April 26. The veteran outfielder ranks second on the team with five homers on the campaign, but he is slashing a modest .217/.274/.400 over 127 plate appearances. Blackmon was once a steady bet to hit over .300, but he has some work to do just to get to his previous career-worst .255 mark by the end of the campaign.

Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Saturday's win over the Padres.

Ozuna struck out in his first three trips to the plate, but his two-run shot off Steven Wilson in the bottom of the eighth was a crucial one, as it tied the game at 5-5. He now as five homers on the season but is still hitting a disappointing .205/.246/.356 overall.

Beer isn't starting Saturday against the Cubs.

Beer drew starts in the last two matchups and went 1-for-7 with two strikeouts. Daulton Varsho will serve as the designated hitter while Jose Herrera starts behind the plate Saturday.

Canha isn't starting Saturday against the Mariners.

Canha will get a breather after he went 3-for-8 with a homer, three RBI, two runs and a strikeout over the last two games. Travis Jankowski will start in left field and bat eighth.

Vientos has gone 8-for-22 (.364) over his last six games for Triple-A Syracuse with four home runs and seven RBI.

Considered one of the organization's top prospects, Vientos has had a brutal start to the season at Syracuse, but he seems to be finding his groove. Strikeouts remain an issue for Vientos -- he's fanned seven times in his last six games, and has a 30.0 percent strikeout rate through 100 plate appearances on the year -- but his .212/.320/.459 slash line will rise quickly with an extended hot streak. He posted a .282/.354/.584 line between Syracuse and Double-A Binghamton over 83 games in 2021 with 25 homers.

Turner went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and four RBI in Friday's loss to the Phillies.

Turner contributed to a five-run third inning for the Dodgers by doubling in a pair of runs, then sent the game into extra innings with a two-run shot to left field in the bottom of the ninth. The veteran third baseman has gotten off to a slow start this season, slashing .211/.264/.349 with only two long balls through 121 plate appearances. However, he has picked things up of late, going 7-for-14 with five doubles and 10 RBI over his past four contests.

Harper went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, two doubles, two walks, two runs and two RBI in a 12-10 victory over the Dodgers on Friday.

Harper was the driving force behind Friday's power surge, doubling in the third and sixth, walking in the fourth and 10th and homering in the eighth for his fourth multi-hit game in his last five. The 29-year-old has been scorching over the past week-plus, going 15-for-32 with six doubles and four home runs to bump his slash line to .291/.350/.598.

Harper went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBI in Thursday's 9-7 victory versus the Dodgers.

It was announced Thursday that Harper has a small tear in his UCL and won't be able to play the field for the foreseeable future, but the injury didn't seem to affect him at the plate Thursday. The veteran put the Phillies on the board with a solo shot to right field in the first inning and drove in two more runs before the contest was over. Harper has enjoyed a strong start to the month of May, slashing .325/.349/.725 with four homers, four doubles, eight RBI and three stolen bases through 10 games.

Canha went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, three RBI and two runs scored Thursday against the Nationals.

Canha delivered a two-RBI single in the first inning and then followed that up with his second home run of the season in the ninth frame. He entered the contest with only two hits across his last 20 at-bats while striking out at a 27.3 percent clip. However, Canha snapped out of the cold spell Thursday, and he is hitting .313/.376/.398 to go along with 12 RBI and 10 runs scored across 93 plate appearances on the campaign.