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  • Nick Ahmed SS | TEX

    Diamondbacks' Nick Ahmed: Triples in win

    Ahmed went 2-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 9-2 win over the Cardinals.

    Ahmed has been under .200 for much of the season, but the shortstop crossed that threshold after a stretch that includes three multi-hit games among his last six. He's 8-for-22 (.364) with four extra-base hits during that span.

  • David Fletcher 2B | ATL

    Angels' David Fletcher: Doubles twice, drives in two

    Fletcher went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 4-2 win over Oakland.

    Fletcher knocked a two-run double in the second inning before coming around to score on a Phil Gosselin single. It was the 26-year-old's first game with multiple extra-base hits this season and he raised his OPS to .602. He's scored 27 runs and driven in 16.

  • Tim Anderson 2B | LAA

    White Sox's Tim Anderson: Steals base Sunday

    Anderson went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 3-1 win over Baltimore.

    Anderson got aboard with a single in the seventh inning, then stole second and advanced to third on an error. The shortstop came home on a go-ahead RBI triple from Nick Madrigal. Anderson is now 9-for-11 in stolen base attempts this year. He's added five home runs, 17 RBI, 31 runs scored and a .293/.330/.425 slash line in 40 games as the White Sox's usual leadoff hitter.

  • Ehire Adrianza 3B | LAA

    Braves' Ehire Adrianza: Out of Sunday's lineup

    Adrianza is not in the lineup Sunday against the Mets.

    Adrianza finds himself on the bench for the second time in the past three games despite manager Brian Snitker indicating Friday that the utility man is expected to have a daily role in left field. Guillermo Heredia will move to left while Ender Inciarte starting in center field Sunday.

  • Giants' Brandon Crawford: On bench versus lefty

    Crawford is not in the lineup Sunday against the Dodgers, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

    Crawford is 3-for-11 with two doubles and two walks through the first three games of the series, but he'll take a seat in the finale with lefty Clayton Kershaw pitching for Los Angeles. Mauricio Dubon will start at shortstop for San Francisco on Sunday.

  • Tommy Edman 2B | LAD

    Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Sits for first time

    Edman is out of the lineup Sunday at Arizona, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

    Edman started the first 52 games of the season and will receive the day off Sunday. Matt Carpenter will start at the keystone in the series finale for the Cardinals.

  • Padres' Tucupita Marcano: Recalled by Padres

    Marcano was recalled to the Padres from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

    This will mark Marcano's third stint with the major-league club this season. He's recorded six hits and four walks in 33 big-league plate appearances thus far. Right-handed pitcher Aaron Northcraft was sent to El Paso in a corresponding roster move.

  • Tommy Edman 2B | LAD

    Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Crosses plate twice Saturday

    Edman went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs in a win over the Diamondbacks on Saturday.

    Edman played the table-setting role out of the top of the order extremely well, extending his on-base streak to 11 games in the process. The 26-year-old has been stellar across the board during that stretch, producing a .326/.385/.543 slash line with four doubles, two home runs and nine RBI across 52 plate appearances.

  • Aledmys Diaz 1B | HOU

    Astros' Aledmys Diaz: Filling in at DH

    Diaz went 1-for-5 with a walk in Saturday's 11-8 extra-innings loss to the Padres.

    Diaz made his second consecutive start as the designated hitter and third overall (he had one start in LF) as the Astros work around injuries to Yordan Alvarez (wrist) and Michael Brantley (hamstring).

  • Carlos Correa SS | HOU

    Astros' Carlos Correa: Slugs eighth homer

    Correa went 2-for-4 with a home run, two walks and three total RBI in Saturday's 12-inning loss versus San Diego.

    Correa opened the scoring in the contest with a two-run shot to right field in the fourth inning. He later knocked in another run with a double in the 10th, though Houston couldn't secure the victory. Saturday marked the third straight game in which Correa has reached at least three times. He has collected five hits (including two homers) and six walks over that span.

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