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  • Trevor Larnach DH | MIN

    Twins' Trevor Larnach: Sitting against southpaw

    Larnach is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Detroit, per MLB.com.

    Larnach went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-3 win over the Tigers. With Detroit sending left-hander Tarik Skubal to the mound Saturday, the lefty-hitting Larnach will cede left field to Austin Martin.

  • Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Idle for first half of twin bill

    Blackmon is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Giants.

    With left-hander Blake Snell on the mound for the Giants in Game 1, Colorado has opted not to send out a single left-handed hitter for the matinee. While Blackmon should be expected back in the lineup for Game 2 against righty Hayden Birdsong, Blackmon will leave DH duties to Elias Diaz while Kris Bryant starts in right field in Game 1.

  • Marcell Ozuna DH | ATL

    Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Slugs 29th homer

    Ozuna went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Mets.

    He drove an Eric Orze changeup over the left-field fence in the sixth inning, but Atlanta was already in an 8-2 hole at that point. Ozuna has somehow gotten even hotter at the plate in July, collecting multiple hits in nine of his last 13 games and batting .417 (20-for-48) over that stretch with six homers. The 33-year-old DH sits one long ball short of his third career 30-homer campaign, and 19 RBI shy of reaching triple digits for the third time.

  • Mitch Garver C | SEA

    Mariners' Mitch Garver: On base five times in rout

    Garver went 3-for-3 with two walks, a double, a run scored and an RBI in Friday's 10-0 win over the White Sox.

    Making his first start at catcher since July 20, Garver had a perfect day at the plate and did pretty well behind it too, guiding George Kirby and the Seattle bullpen to a combined shutout. Garver had been stuck in a 2-for-29 slump in his last eight games heading into Friday, but he remains the only backup option to Cal Raleigh and is part of the mix at designated hitter despite a career-low .649 OPS on the season. Once Randy Arozarena joins the team and Julio Rodriguez (ankle) is back in action, however, there will be greater competition for those DH at-bats.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: On base three times in loss

    Ohtani went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and a stolen base in Friday's 5-0 loss to the Astros.

    The steal was his 25th of the season, leaving Ohtani one short of the career high he set in 2021. The two-way superstar is having another MVP-caliber season at the plate, and through 20 games in July he's slashing .312/.411/.649 with five homers, nine steal, 12 runs and 12 RBI.

  • J.D. Martinez DH | NYM

    Mets' J.D. Martinez: Leads charge with grand slam

    Martinez went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Friday's 8-4 win over Atlanta.

    The veteran slugger got the fireworks started with a grand slam off Charlie Morton in the third inning, his 11th home run of the season and one of three Mets long balls in the frame. Martinez snapped an 18-game homer drought with the blast, but his bat has been coming around since the All-Star break -- over his last seven games, he's gone 9-for-29 (.310).

  • Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: Key hit in win

    Yoshida went 1-for-3 with a walk, three RBI and a run scored in Friday's 9-7 win over the Yankees.

    Yoshida had the decisive blow in a wild game at Fenway Park. His eighth-inning, two-run single broke a 7-7 tie. He earlier produced a run on a sacrifice fly and scored on Ceddanne Rafaela's two-run homer in the seventh. Yoshida is batting .267/.344/.372 with four home runs, 28 RBI and 21 runs over 55 games this season.

  • Jorge Soler RF | LAA

    Giants' Jorge Soler: Excellent from leadoff spot again

    Soler went 3-for-3 with a home run, two walks, three RBI and four runs scored in Friday's 11-4 win over the Rockies.

    Soler's bat is coming around -- he's collected five hits over his last two games. He's also on a four-game streak of drawing multiple walks. The designated hitter is up to a .231/.323/.407 slash line with 12 homers, 39 RBI, 54 runs scored and one stolen base through 90 contests on the year. While leadoff isn't an ideal spot for Soler to knock in runs, if he continues to hit well, he should provide well-rounded numbers over the final two months of the season.

  • Joc Pederson DH | TEX

    Diamondbacks' Joc Pederson: Reaches 15-homer mark

    Pederson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 4-3 win over the Pirates.

    Pederson homered for the second game in a row and the fifth time over 15 contests in July. While he's hitting just .234 (11-for-47) this month, he's bolstered his on-base numbers with eight walks while also getting plunked three times. Pederson is up to a .273/.378/.510 slash line with 15 homers, 41 RBI, 36 runs scored, five stolen bases and 13 doubles over 292 plate appearances.

  • Bligh Madris DH | DET

    Tigers' Bligh Madris: Productive again Friday

    Madris went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Friday's 9-3 loss to the Twins.

    A day after collecting three hits, Madris had two more and recorded his first RBI at the MLB level since 2022. The 28-year-old is likely still just a depth option for the Tigers at best, but he could carve out a more consistent role in the short term if he continues to produce at the plate.

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