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Soler went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs and two walks during a 7-2 victory over the Marlins on Saturday.

The outfielder capped off the Royals comeback with a solo homer in the ninth inning to provide additional insurance. Soler's power has been incredible this season, as he has more homers this year than he did in his previous five MLB seasons combined. He is batting .253, but behind 41 home runs he possesses a .291 ISO. Soler also has 102 RBI, 80 runs and two steals in 517 at-bats.

Ozuna went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, three runs and two walks during a 10-1 victory against the Pirates on Saturday.

The veteran outfielder started the rout with a three-run long ball in the third. This was just his second homer in his last 13 games, and Ozuna also broke an 0-for-13 stretch with the homer. Ozuna is batting .255 with 26 home runs, 81 RBI, 72 runs and 12 steals in 411 at-bats this season.

Martinez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Yankees.

Martinez hit his 35th homer of the season to avert a shutout with a ninth-inning 397-foot shot off Aroldis Chapman. The 32-year-old now has 12 home runs since the beginning of August and has improved his slash line to .310/.387/.581 in 516 at-bats for the season.

Dickerson (oblique) flew back to San Francisco for a cortisone shot Saturday, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

An oblique issue has kept Dickerson out of action since Tuesday. His return timeline should become clearer once the team sees how the injury responds to the shot.

Dickerson (oblique) remains out of the lineup Saturday against the Dodgers, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Dickerson was unavailable Thursday and later told Kerry Crowley of the Mercury News, "It hasn't felt right since I came back (from the injured list)." While Dickerson seems to think he could return during next week's homestand, the Giants are reportedly unsure when Dickerson will be able to play again. Austin Slater is making his second straight start in the outfield after Jaylin Davis made back-to-back starts earlier in the week.

Harper (hand) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets, Meghan Montemurro of The Athletic reports.

X-rays were negative after Harper was hit on his right hand by a pitch Friday, but he will miss at least one start. It's uncertain if he will be available off the bench. Adam Haseley is in right field Saturday with Scott Kingery in center and Brad Miller at third.

Choi is not starting Saturday against the Blue Jays, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Choi will hit the bench against southpaw Anthony Kay with Jesus Aguilar getting the start at first base.

Canha, who went 0-for-3 with two walks in an extra-innings loss to the Tigers on Friday, started in right field and will primarily be stationed there for the foreseeable future due to the return of Ramon Laureano (lower leg), Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The versatile Canha has made himself an everyday fixture in large part due to his bat, which has produced a career-best .269/.393/.526 line (415 plate appearances). However, the equally impressive Laureano's return to action Friday moves Canha over into the corner outfield for the moment, although an eventual return by Stephen Piscotty (ankle) would presumably lead to some form of platoon between him and Canha over the last couple weeks of the regular season.

Cabrera went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's 5-4 win over the Athletics.

Cabrera extended his hitting streak to six games in the process, and in that stretch, he's batting .455 with four multi-hit efforts. The 36-year-old's power has waned, as he only has 10 home runs and a .399 slugging percentage this season, though he's still batting a solid .287.

Vogelbach went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Astros.

The 26-year-old has reached 30 homers on the season, but his overall numbers have been in free fall. Since the beginning of August, Vogelbach is slashing .157/.306/.348 with only five home runs and 10 RBI in 28 games.