MLB Player News
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Rafael Devers DH | SF
Giants' Rafael Devers: Goes yard again Saturday
Devers went 2-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Nationals.
The 28-year-old slugger got the Giants on the board by taking Brad Lord deep in the sixth inning. Devers has found a groove since the All-Star break, slashing ,276/.389/.526 over his last 20 games with five of his 22 homers on the season, and his conversion to first base seems to be going smoothly. While he was in the lineup as the DH on Saturday, Devers has played eight games so far at first base, leaving him close to gaining eligibility in most fantasy formats.
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Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Crushes 40th homer
Ohtani went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Saturday's 9-1 win over the Blue Jays.
Ohtani walloped a Chris Bassitt sinker to straightaway center in the fifth inning for his 40th home run of the season. The two-way star has now reached the 40-homer mark in three straight seasons and in four of his past five campaigns. While he won't approach his historic 50-50 performance from 2024 with only 16 steals so far, matching or surpassing last year's 54 homers remains within reach.
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Marcell Ozuna DH | ATL
Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Belts pair of homers Saturday
Ozuna went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and four total RBI during an 8-6 victory against the Marlins in a the second game of Saturday's doubleheader.
Ozuna didn't play in Game 1 but got the start at DH while batting cleanup in Game 2. He certainly did clean up, rocking Miami starter Sandy Alcantara for a pair of homers amounting to four total runs across the fourth and fifth frames. Ozuna has five home runs and 11 RBI across his past 11 contests, helping his case to remain Atlanta's regular DH after losing his grip on that role at times this season. He's started four of the team's past five games following a three-game stretch out of the lineup between Aug. 2 and Aug. 5.
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Trevor Larnach DH | MIN
Twins' Trevor Larnach: Returns as pinch hitter
Larnach (side) went grounded out as a pinch hitter in his lone plate appearance in Saturday's 2-0 loss to the Royals.
Larnach had been out of the lineup for the previous three games due to left side soreness as well as soreness in both of his arms, according to Phil Miller of the Minnesota Star Tribune. However, his return to action off the bench Saturday suggests he'll rejoin the lineup soon.
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Brent Rooker DH | ATH
Athletics' Brent Rooker: Drives in four in rout
Rooker went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and four RBI in Saturday's 11-3 win over the Orioles.
Rooker put the Athletics ahead with a three-run homer in the third inning before adding an RBI double in the fifth. The 30-year-old is 9-for-33 through eight August contests, tallying four extra-base hits, eight RBI, five runs scored and a rare stolen base in that span. For the season, he's slashing .274/.346/.500 with 24 homers, 70 RBI, 73 runs scored and five steals across 518 plate appearances.
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Wilmer Flores DH | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Sitting out seventh straight game
Flores (hamstring) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Nationals, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Still bothered by his tight left hamstring, Flores is now set to miss his seventh consecutive start. The Giants are still hoping the 34-year-old will return soon enough to keep him off the IL, but after a full week of him not playing any games, the team may need to change their plans soon. Rafael Devers will serve as the designated hitter Saturday while Dominic Smith starts at first base.
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Masataka Yoshida DH | BOS
Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: Clubs second homer
Yoshida went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI in Friday's 10-2 win over the Padres.
The 32-year-old put an exclamation point on the rout when he launched a two-run homer off Sean Reynolds in the ninth inning. Yoshida has two long balls on the season, both of which have come in his last five starts, but his playing time and production both remain inconsistent. Over 47 plate appearances since the All-Star break, Yoshida is slashing .227/.255/.409 with three runs, six RBI and a 1:10 BB:K.
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Rafael Devers DH | SF
Giants' Rafael Devers: Slugs homer in win
Devers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 5-0 win over the Nationals.
Devers took Jake Irvin deep in the first inning. After some streaky hitting in July, Devers has started August fairly well, going 7-for-26 (.269) with two homers and six RBI over his first seven games of the month. Overall, he's at a .255/.380/.462 slash line with 21 homers, 79 RBI, 66 runs scored and a stolen base through 117 games between the Giants and Red Sox, but his numbers have been notably down since he was dealt to San Francisco.