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Seager went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Saturday's 8-3 triumph over the Brewers.

Seager singled in the third inning and launched a solo home run in the fifth for his third multi-hit outing in his last four games. The shortstop is now 9-for-17 over his last four games with three doubles and four home runs and is looking primed for a strong postseason.

Cruz went 2-for-5 with two singles, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 8-6 win over the Reds.

After tearing it up in the minors this season, Cruz was awarded a late season call-up, pushed for heavily by manager Derek Shelton. The 6-foot-7 shortstop did not disappoint, scalding a pair of base hits (including one that came off the bat at 118.2 mph) and picking up the first RBI of his career. As the third-ranked prospect in the Pirates' system, there are already high expectations for what the 22-year-old can bring to the table next year.

Bichette went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 10-1 win over the Orioles.

The shortstop blasted his 29th homer of the season in the fifth inning off Konner Wade, one of five Toronto long balls on the day. Bichette has hit safely in seven straight games, going 13-for-27 (.481) over that stretch with four doubles, three home runs, two steals, four RBI and six runs.

Baez is not likely to be in Sunday's lineup against Atlanta for the final game of the regular season, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Baez was not in the lineup Saturday, though manager Luis Rojas stated that Baez isn't dealing with an injury. Baez will also be available off the bench if needed. If this is the end of his campaign, Baez will head into free agency having posted a .265/.319/.494 line with 31 homers, 87 RBI, 80 runs scored and 18 stolen bases across 546 plate appearances.

Edman isn't starting Saturday's game against the Cubs, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Edman will get a chance to reset after he went 1-for-9 with a run, a stolen base and a strikeout across the last two games. Edmundo Sosa (wrist) will return to the lineup at second base while Paul DeJong starts at shortstop.

Baez isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Atlanta.

Baez went 0-for-8 with a run and three strikeouts across the last two games and will be out of the lineup for the first time in nearly a month. Luis Guillorme will start at second base and bat eighth.

Correa isn't starting Saturday's game against the Athletics, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Correa will head to the bench after he went 4-for-12 with a homer, three runs, three RBI and two walks across the last four games. Aledmys Diaz will take his place at shortstop and bat seventh.

Cruz was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday.

Cruz's call-up was expected since manager Derek Shelton wanted to reward the 22-year-old following a successful season in the minors. He'll start at shortstop and bat eighth in his major-league debut against the Reds on Saturday.

Story went 1-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 9-7 win over the Diamondbacks.

The star shortstop knocked in the go-ahead run with a ninth-inning single to help Colorado complete the comeback after being down by seven runs. Story also walked and stole second base in the seventh frame, giving him 20 thefts on the season. It's the third time in four years that he has reached the 20-20 mark; the lone exception was the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, when Story has well on pace to reach the milestone over a 162-game season.

Velazquez was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Velazquez was optioned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 12, and he hit .167 with two doubles, three RBI, two runs and three stolen bases across seven minor-league appearances since then. He should serve mainly as depth to close out the regular season but is starting at shortstop and batting ninth in Saturday's game against the Rays.