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Newman went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Phillies.

Newman stuffed the stat sheet Sunday with his fifth game this season of at least three hits. He also swiped his second bag in as many days and has four steals in eight starts since July 30. Newman has just four hits so far in August including Sunday's three-hit performance but continues to play a valuable role as a guy who's able to fill in at so many spots around the diamond. The 30-year-old is now slashing .275/.310/.382 with two homers, 23 RBI, 33 runs, seven steals and a 13:37 BB:K in 253 plate appearances.

Rosario went 1-for-1 with a walk, a steal and an RBI in Sunday's win over the Pirates.

Rosario did his damage early with an RBI-single and a stolen base in the opening frame. He's now reached double-digit steals in every year of his career besides the shortened pandemic season and when he was a rookie. Sunday was just the fifth game Rosario has appeared in since being traded back to the Dodgers, as he's settled into a short-side platoon role and was eventually replaced in the game by Gavin Lux. For the year, Rosario is slashing .305/.331/.415 with two homers, 28 RBI, 23 runs, 10 steals and an 8:50 BB:K in 287 plate appearances.

Turner went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

Turner singled his first time up, stole second and eventually scored on a double from Alec Bohm. Turner was held in check for the remainder of the game and is now up to 14 steals for the year. It's been a rough stretch lately for Turner, who's still hitting .301 for the season but is slashing just .172/.209/.230 with a homer, five RBI, eight runs and a 4:17 BB:K over his last 20 games. He's driven in only two runs so far this month and has just two extra-base hits. For the year, the 31-year-old is slashing .301/.347/.468 with 13 homers, 39 RBI, 59 runs and an 18:66 BB:K in 352 plate appearances.

Henderson went 3-for-4 with a double in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Rays.

Henderson has logged three hits in four of his last eight games, though he unfortunately went hitless in the other four contests in that span. The shortstop has struggled on the power front lately, contributing five doubles, one triple and one home run over 22 contests since the All-Star break. Still, he's hitting consistently and has a .290/.376/.553 slash line, 29 homers, 69 RBI, 94 runs scored, 23 doubles and 14 stolen bases through 117 contests. Henderson should continue to get decent chances for RBI while hitting third in Baltimore's order.

Arcia went 4-for-4 in Sunday's 9-8 loss to Colorado.

All four hits were singles. Arcia earned his third multi-hit effort in his last five games, but he doesn't have an extra-base hits or RBI since Aug. 2. The shortstop is at a .234/.278/.366 slash line with 11 home runs, 33 RBI, 32 runs scored, 19 doubles and no stolen bases over 112 contests this season.

Pena went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, a double, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Red Sox.

Pena was a thorn in the side of the Red Sox on Sunday, matching his 2023 season totals in homers (10) and steals (13). He's been a bit volatile in August, logging four multi-hit efforts while going hitless in his other five games. On the season, the shortstop is hitting .273 with 54 RBI and 59 runs scored across 480 plate appearances in what has been a solid bounceback campaign.

The Mariners optioned Bliss to Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday.

The 24-year-old was called up by Seattle on Wednesday but will return to the minors due to Julio Rodriguez (ankle) being activated from the injured list. Bliss has played in 33 big-league games this season and has a .687 OPS and 31 percent strikeout rate in 71 plate appearances.

Ahmed is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

After signing a one-year contract with the Dodgers on July 24, Ahmed had started at shortstop in 11 of the club's ensuing 12 games, but he's faded into a reserve role following Miguel Rojas' return from the injured list Wednesday. Now on the bench for the third time in four contests, Ahmed is a candidate to lose his spot on the roster once the Dodgers return the likes of Tommy Edman (wrist), Max Muncy (oblique), Chris Taylor (groin) and Mookie Betts (hand) from the injured list.

McKinstry will start at shortstop and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Giants.

McKinstry will be filling in for a resting Javier Baez on Sunday, but the 29-year-old McKinstry could begin to gain more traction in a regular role in the outfield after Wenceel Perez (oblique) joined Riley Greene (hamstring) on the injured list Saturday. The utility man is included in the lineup Sunday for the sixth time in seven games and has picked up starts at shortstop, second base, third base and in left field during that stretch. He's getting on base at a .348 clip since the beginning of August.

Baez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Baez started the past two games after dealing with some neck soreness, but he'll exit the starting nine for Sunday's series finale in San Francisco. His .638 OPS through eight games in August is actually an improvement on his .499 OPS for the season. Zach McKinstry is starting at shortstop and batting seventh.