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Baez went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and two RBI in Saturday's 11-2 win over the Rangers.

Baez was also caught stealing for the second time this season in 10 attempts. The shortstop is fully capable of full box scores like this, though they've been more few and far between this year. Baez has just a .634 OPS this season, and that mark has fallen to .583 in August. By comparison, his OPS has been above .800 in three of the last four years, with the shortened 2020 campaign the only exception.

Adames went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Cubs.

Adames knocked in Christian Yelich on a two-run blast in the eighth. It was Adames' 26th homer on the year, his sixth this month, and his second in his last three games. The shortstop has found some consistency lately, going 10-for-his-last-31 and improving his batting average from .218 to .226 during that span. With 122 strikeouts to 93 hits on the year, the batting average upside is limited for Adames, but the power is undeniable.

Fletcher went 3-for-5 with one run scored in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Blue Jays.

Fletcher has failed to record a hit in just two of his last 20 games, batting .349 in 83 at-bats during that span; however, in his last 18 games the power has not been there as the 28-year-old has only two extra-base hits (both doubles) in 75 at-bats.

Story (wrist) went 1-for-3 with one run scored in Saturday's 5-1 victory over the Rays.

Story rejoined the lineup for the first time since July 12. In 10 games prior to his stint on the 10-day injured list, the shortstop hit three homers in 37 at-bats. The 29-year-old has been far more productive against lefties with an .842 OPS in 87 plate appearances compared to a .668 OPS in 258 plate appearances facing righties.

Perdomo went 2-for-5 with three RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 10-5 victory over the White Sox.

Perdomo knocked in Christian Walker and Jake McCarthy on a second-inning single, then sent McCarthy home on another single in the eighth. Perdomo came around to score from third thanks to a heads-up play on a groundout. The shortstop has had a rough season, batting .191 on the year and .143 this month. He has gone 3 for his last 11 but went hitless in his prior 17 at-bats.

Correa went 4-for-5 with an RBI in Saturday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Giants.

Correa delivered a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to get the Twins on the board. This was the shortstop's first four-hit effort of the season, his sixth of three-plus hits and his third multi-hit game in his last six contests. The big performance raised his slash line to .274/.353/.436 with 15 home runs, 43 RBI, 52 runs scored, 15 doubles and a triple through 101 games this year.

Velazquez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's victory over Toronto.

Velazquez provided the Angels' insurance run by homering in his second straight game off righty reliever Anthony Bass with two outs in the ninth. The shortstop has carried a hot bat in his last seven games with a .409 average and .727 slugging percentage in 22 at-bats; however, the 28-year-old has recorded only four RBI in 50 at-bats over his last 23 games.

Berti went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run and a stolen base in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Dodgers.

Berti scored the Marlins' first run when he singled, stole second base and came around to cross the plate on a Brian Anderson single in the fourth inning. The speedster also helped generate the game-winning run in the sixth, beating out an infield single to move Joey Wendle -- who would go on to score the decisive tally -- to second base. Since returning from a stint on the injured list Aug. 12, Berti is batting .234 with six walks and three stolen bases over 13 games. He leads the majors with 31 thefts on the campaign.

DeJong will be on the bench Saturday against Atlanta, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

DeJong has now sat for four of the last five games, a move that's likely linked to his .054/.167/.135 slash line over his last 13 games. He's struck out at a 45.2 percent clip during that slump. Tommy Edman will again handle shortstop in his absence.

Baez is starting Saturday against the Rangers.

Baez returned to the lineup Friday against Texas and went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts. He'll start at shortstop and bat third Saturday.