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  • Kris Bryant DH | COL

    Rockies' Kris Bryant: Not in Sunday's lineup

    Bryant is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at San Diego.

    Bryant started the first two games of the series and will take a seat Sunday after going 3-for-6 with a double and two RBI. Jake Cave will start in right field and bat second in the series finale.

  • Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Remaining on bench Sunday

    Blackmon (head) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

    Blackmon exited Friday's contest after being hit in the head with a throw while running the bases, and he's out of the starting nine Sunday for the second straight game. Hunter Goodman will bat seventh as the designated hitter in the series finale at San Diego.

  • Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Not in Sunday's lineup

    McCutchen (quadricep) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

    McCutchen departed Saturday's contest due to left quadriceps tightness and will be held out of the starting nine for at least one game. Joey Bart will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Yasmani Grandal starts behind the plate.

  • Harold Ramirez DH | WAS

    Nationals' Harold Ramirez: On bench again Sunday

    Ramirez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

    Ramirez has a .908 OPS in 30 at-bats since the All-Star break but will sit Sunday for the second consecutive game. Travis Blankenhorn will receive another turn at designated hitter against Milwaukee righty Tobias Myers.

  • J.D. Martinez DH | NYM

    Mets' J.D. Martinez: Grand slam in loss

    Martinez went 2-for-4 with a grand slam in Saturday's loss to the Angels.

    Martinez singled in his first at-bat and later added a grand slam in the top of the seventh to put the Mets on top 4-2. It marked the slugger's second grand slam in his last seven games and he's now collected multiple hits in five of his last 11. Martinez has also driven in at least one run in four of his last five contests.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Joins 30-30 club

    Ohtani went 2-for-5 with three stolen bases, a walk and a run scored in Saturday's 10-0 win over Oakland.

    Ohtani reached base in two of his first three trips to the plate and later added a leadoff single in the ninth to kick off another scoring run for the Dodgers. The superstar slugger went on to swipe two bags in that frame before coming around to score on a Nick Ahmed single, and he had an earlier theft to finish the contest with a season-high three steals. Ohtani has now stolen at least one base in five of his last seven games and is up to 31 on the season. He also has a National League-high 33 home runs, making Ohtani the majors' first member of the 30-30 club this season.

  • Bligh Madris DH | DET

    Tigers' Bligh Madris: Big game in win

    Madris went 3-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 6-5, extra-innings win over the Royals.

    Madris hit his first home run of the season in the bottom of the ninth inning to help the Tigers rally from a 3-1 deficit to force extra innings and eventually win in 11. The 28-year-old has been locked in since getting called up from Triple-A Toledo at the end of July, as he's slashing .321/.357/.712 across nine games. Madris could push Gio Urshela for more playing time at first base as a result of his hot streak, though the former's brief MLB track record before this season suggests regression is coming.

  • Marcell Ozuna DH | ATL

    Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Goes yard Saturday

    Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Miami.

    Ozuna went four games without a homer, going 3-for-17 with nine strikeouts and no extra-base hits in that span. The 33-year-old slugger remains in second place in the National League for homers with 32 this year, one behind the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani. For the season, Ozuna has added a stellar .300/.374/.583 slash line, 86 RBI, 69 runs scored, 20 doubles and no stolen bases through 110 contests.

  • Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Removed early Saturday

    McCutchen was removed from Saturday's contest against the Diamondbacks with left quadriceps tightness.

    McCutchen notched a leadoff single off Slade Cecconi to open the bottom of the sixth inning before being removed for a pinch runner. McCutchen may have tweaked his quad running to first base, though the team said he was removed from the contest out of precaution. The 37-year-old finished his night 1-for-3 from the plate and can be considered day-to-day ahead of Sunday's series finale.

  • Willie Calhoun DH | LAA

    Angels' Willie Calhoun: Sitting versus southpaw

    Calhoun will sit Saturday versus the Mets, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    Calhoun will take a seat as the Angels face southpaw David Peterson on the mound. Matt Thaiss will take over at designated hitter and bat eighth against New York.

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