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Tovar went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Dodgers.

Tovar homered on the first pitch of the game and provided two of the Rockies' three hits. He's gone 8-for-23 (.348) with two homers and two steals during his six-game hitting streak. The rookie shortstop has a .258/.292/.425 slash line with 12 long balls, seven thefts, 52 RBI and 54 runs scored over 110 contests this season. He got a turn at leadoff Saturday with Jurickson Profar resting, but Tovar has most often hit second in recent weeks.

Lindor went 0-for-4 with a stolen base in a 6-0 loss to Atlanta during the second game of Saturday's doubleheader.

The shortstop missed both Friday's contest and the first game of Saturday's twin bill after complaining of soreness on his right side, but an MRI came back negative and Lindor seemed to have no issues running in his return to action, beating out a potential double-play grounder in the first inning and then promptly stealing second base. Lindor is now one stolen base short of the third 20-20 campaign of his career, and his first as a Met -- his last came in 2019 with Cleveland.

Edman went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 victory over Kansas City.

Edman plated Tyler O'Neill in the second inning on a two-run shot off Craig Ragans then went deep again off Taylor Hearn in the eighth for a solo home run. The multi-homer effort was Edman's first of 2023 and pushed his season total to 10. The utility infielder has been red hot over his last four games, going 7-for-15 (.467) with five runs scored, three homers and a pair of doubles.

Basabe was called up from Triple-A Durham on Saturday, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.

Basabe appears set to make his major-league debut in the near future after he produced a .294 average with four homers, 57 RBI, 45 runs and 16 stolen bases over 384 at-bats with Durham this season. The shortstop is one of Tampa Bay's top prospects and could be asked to play multiple infield positions while with the big-league club.

Baez (knee) is leaving the team to head to Puerto Rico for his grandfather's funeral, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Baez was scratched from Saturday's lineup against the Red Sox with a sore knee, but it now appears like there may have been a different reason for his absence. The Tigers will make the move to the bereavement list official Sunday and it's unclear who will join the major-league roster for the time being.

Lindor (side) is starting at shortstop and batting second in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against Atlanta, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Lindor will make his return to the lineup after missing the opener of Saturday's twin bill with a side injury. The shortstop has gone 12-for-34 with a homer, two doubles, four RBI, seven runs and one stolen base over 10 games in August so far.

Rojas is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Rockies.

Rojas will get a breather after he went 1-for-5 with a run scored over the first two games of the series. Amed Rosario will take over at shortstop and bat eighth against Colorado.

Crawford isn't in the Giants' lineup Saturday against the Rangers, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

With Andrew Heaney set to start for the Rangers on Saturday, Crawford will stay put in the Giants' dugout for the beginning of the game. Thairo Estrada will shift to shortstop in Crawford's absence, allowing Mark Mathias to start at the keystone and bat ninth.

Perdomo isn't in Arizona's lineup Saturday against the Padres, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

With lefty Rich Hill set to start on the mound for the Padres, Perdomo will stay put in the D-backs' dugout. Nick Ahmed will fill in at shortstop and bat eighth.

Volpe went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a pair of walks in a 9-4 win over the Marlins on Friday.

Volpe put New York on the board with his three-run blast in the second inning. The long ball was just his second in 25 games since the All-Star break, a stretch during which he has slashed .197/.319/.316 with 11 RBI and eight runs. Volpe does have four steals over that stretch to boost his fantasy value, but he's been a batting-average drain with a .212 mark on the campaign. However, he's been able to maintain an everyday role at shortstop for the Yankees and is one of 10 major-leaguers with at least 15 homers and 20 thefts so far this season.