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  • Yandy Diaz DH | TB

    Rays' Yandy Diaz: Enjoys big day at plate Saturday

    Diaz went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, a walk, two total runs and three total RBI in Saturday's 16-3 rout of the Astros.

    Diaz gave the Rays their first lead with a two-run blast in the third inning and added a run-scoring double to cap the scoring in the ninth. Diaz's three-hit performance was his fifth of the season and his first since May 4. He finished May on a strong note but batted just .224 (22-for-98) during the month, though he added five long balls and 21 RBI over 24 games.

  • Ben Rice 1B | NYY

    Yankees' Ben Rice: Not starting Saturday

    Rice is not in the Yankees' starting lineup against the Dodgers on Saturday.

    Aaron Judge will serve as the Yankees' designated hitter while Jasson Dominguez, Trent Grisham and Cody Bellinger start in the outfield. Rice has slashed .230/.293/.446 with three home runs and 10 RBI across 82 plate appearances since the beginning of May.

  • Jorge Polanco DH | SEA

    Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Sitting Saturday

    Polanco is not in the Mariners' starting lineup against the Twins on Saturday.

    Polanco snapped a seven-game hitless streak Friday when he went 1-for-5 with a run scored. He'll begin Saturday's game in the dugout while Cal Raleigh serves as the designated hitter and Mitch Garver starts behind home plate.

  • Blue Jays' Tyler Heineman: Beginning assignment

    Heineman (concussion) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

    Heineman landed on the 7-day concussion IL on Sunday after taking multiple foul balls off his catcher's mask, but he seems to be nearing the end of his recovery process. The Blue Jays haven't specified how long they plan to keep the 33-year-old backstop in the minors, though he shouldn't require too many tune-up games.

  • Yordan Alvarez DH | HOU

    Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Fracture revealed

    Alvarez (hand) had imaging done following Friday's batting practice session that revealed a fracture that is 60 percent healed, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports. He will be shut down from hitting until the fracture is fully healed.

    Even though the batting practice session appeared to go well, Alvarez felt some discomfort that led to the examination. Morales reported that previously they didn't see the fracture due to the inflammation in Alvarez's hand. He appeared close to making his return from the injured list, but the veteran slugger now seems likely to be sidelined for at least a couple more weeks.

  • Starling Marte DH | NYM

    Mets' Starling Marte: Launches third homer

    Marte went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the Rockies.

    Getting the start at DH and batting sixth against Kyle Freeland, Marte took the southpaw deep in the fourth inning for his third homer of the season. It was the 36-year-old's first start since May 24, and while he's being deployed in a short-side platoon role right now, Marte's been productive in May when he's gotten an opportunity, slashing .316/.422/.421 through 46 plate appearances on the month with one homer, one steal, four runs and four RBI.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Blasts two homers in win

    Ohtani went 2-for-5 with two solo home runs in Friday's 8-5 win over the Yankees.

    Ohtani's first-inning blast answered Aaron Judge's homer. In the sixth, Ohtani went yard again to spark a four-run inning. The 30-year-old superstar matched Cal Raleigh's power production Friday to stay atop the major-league leaderboard with 22 homers. Ohtani has added a spectacular .294/.394/.670 slash line with 37 RBI, 61 runs scored, 11 stolen bases, nine doubles and four triples across 55 contests. He had gone nine games without a multi-hit effort entering Friday, but Ohtani still came through with four homers in that stretch.

  • Josh Bell DH | WAS

    Nationals' Josh Bell: Homers again Friday

    Bell went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in Friday's 9-7 win over the Diamondbacks.

    After failing to record a multi-hit effort in any of his first 45 games this season, Bell has gone 7-for-14 with three homers and seven RBI over the last three contests. The 32-year-old put the Nationals ahead briefly in the third inning with his blast Friday. He's up to nine homers, 22 RBI, 18 runs scored and a .181/.277/.361 slash line. He's added just one double and one triple this season after recording at least 20 doubles in each of the previous seven full-length campaigns, so he still has work to do in the power department, though that should come naturally if he can continue hitting at a higher level.

  • Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Continues to rack up RBI in May

    Devers went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a walk in Friday's 5-1 win over Atlanta.

    Devers posted a pair of RBI for the second game in a row, and he's now up to 11 multi-hit efforts in May. Over 100 at-bats this month, the 28-year-old designated hitter is batting .370 with seven homers, five doubles and a whopping 33 RBI. Devers also has 22 walks in May, and he's thriving as Boston's full-time DH this season.

  • Jorge Soler RF | LAA

    Angels' Jorge Soler: Smacks homer in victory

    Soler went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored, two RBI and a walk in Friday's 4-1 victory over the Angels.

    Soler has now had multiple hits in back-to-back games, including his eighth home run of the season Friday. The run production has really picked up in the last week or so for the 33-year-old, who is now up to 23 RBI on the season with seven of them coming in his last eight games.

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