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  • Ryan Ritter SS | COL

    Rockies' Ryan Ritter: Suffers finger injury Saturday

    Ritter is expected to miss "a few days" of action after needing stitches to close a cut on his right middle finger during Saturday's contest versus Minnesota, Patrick Lyons of JustBaseball.com reports.

    Ritter was hurt when a pitch hit his finger while he was laying down a sacrifice bunt in the sixth inning. The infielder had to leave the contest and received three stitches, but X-rays returned negative. It appears Ritter has avoided a serious injury, but he'll likely need to be held out of action for a few days. Orlando Arcia replaced him in the field Saturday and could get a few starts at second base while Ritter is out.

  • Chase Meidroth SS | CHW

    White Sox's Chase Meidroth: Struggling in July

    Meidroth went 1-for-5 with an RBI on Saturday against the Pirates.

    Meidroth ended June with a .352 on-base percentage and 10 stolen bases, but he's struggled since the calendar flipped to July. He has gone just 6-for-50 with four walks across 12 games this month, tallying two RBI, two runs scored and only one stolen base. Meidroth did manage to contribute to the White Sox's win Saturday, delivering an RBI single in the sixth inning.

  • Anthony Volpe SS | NYY

    Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Slugs pair of homers

    Volpe went 2-for-4 with two homers and four RBI in Saturday's victory over Atlanta.

    Volpe put together a standout showing Saturday, delivering the first two-homer game of his young career. He hit a two-run blast off Wander Suero in the fifth inning, then followed with a game-tying solo shot off Dylan Lee in the eighth. It could be the beginning of a much-needed hot streak for the shortstop, who's struggled at the plate this season with a .216/.288/.399 slash line in 97 games. Still, his 37 extra-base hits, 53 RBI and 10 steals offer some redeeming value.

  • Otto Lopez SS | MIA

    Marlins' Otto Lopez: Carries offense in Saturday's win

    Lopez went 1-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Royals.

    After bringing home Xavier Edwards with an RBI grounder in the first inning, Lopez broke open a 1-1 tie in the eighth with his 11th double of the season, and second in as many games coming out of the All-Star break. Clutch hitting has become the 26-year-old infielder's forte over the last month -- Lopez has driven in an astonishing 27 runs in his last 21 games, a stretch in which he's batting .282 (24-for-85) with five homers, two steals and 15 runs scored.

  • Willy Adames SS | SF

    Giants' Willy Adames: Carries offense with two homers

    Adames went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Blue Jays.

    The shortstop took Eric Lauer deep in the fifth inning to get the Giants on the board before adding another solo shot off Chad Green in the seventh. Adames is up to 14 homers on the season, including four in his last nine games, and he's batting .314 (16-for-51) in July with 10 runs and 14 RBI in 14 contests.

  • Trea Turner SS | PHI

    Phillies' Trea Turner: Reaches 25 steals in win

    Turner went 1-for-3 with two walks, one RBI, one run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 9-5 win over the Angels.

    Turner played a key role in the Phillies' comeback win, delivering an RBI single and stealing second in the fifth inning before walking and scoring in the sixth. Though he's gone just 13-for-53 in July, the shortstop has hit safely in 10 of 13 games this month and still leads the National League with 114 hits. He's slashing .289/.345/.430 with 11 home runs, 41 RBI, 64 runs scored and 25 steals across 432 plate appearances.

  • Mookie Betts RF | LAD

    Dodgers' Mookie Betts: On bench Saturday

    Betts isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Brewers, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

    After starting the month of July with a .188/.212/.354 slash line through 52 plate appearances, Betts will get a day off to regroup Saturday. Miguel Rojas will pick up a start at shortstop as a result and bat ninth.

  • C.J. Abrams SS | WAS

    Nationals' CJ Abrams: Homers in Friday's loss

    Abrams went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's loss to the Padres.

    The shortstop accounted for all of the Nationals' offense when he took Jason Adam deep in the eighth inning to tie the game at 2-2, before Kyle Finnegan fell apart in the top of the ninth. Abrams sat out the final game before the All-Star break due to a sore shoulder, but he appeared fully healthy as he launched his 13th homer of the season, and his first in July. Despite the power drought, Abrams is slashing .289/.327/.444 on the month with three steals, four RBI and nine runs in 13 contests.

  • Ezequiel Tovar SS | COL

    Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Hits fifth in return

    Tovar went 1-for-4 against the Twins on Friday.

    Tovar had been sidelined since early June with an oblique strain but returned to hit fifth in the order. That was a departure from earlier in the season, when he primarily hit second in the lineup. With all three of Tyler Freeman, Mickey Moniak and Jordan Beck hitting relatively well, Tovar could stay in the middle of the order for the foreseeable future.

  • White Sox's Colson Montgomery: Knocks in two

    Montgomery went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI against the Pirates on Friday.

    Montgomery broke the game open with a two-RBI double in the sixth inning, the first double and second extra-base hit of his career. He has started 10 out of 11 games since being promoted to the majors and is hitting a solid .281 with a 9:6 K:BB in 38 plate appearances. While the start to his big-league career has perhaps gone better than anticipated, it is worth watching his strikeout rate, as he has been punched out five times across his last three starts.

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