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Franco went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI on Saturday against the Royals.

Franco returned to the lineup after sitting out the team's prior two games for disciplinary purposes. He quickly made amends by going deep in his first at-bat to tally his ninth homer of the season and only second long ball since May 10. Despite that downturn in production, Franco has maintained an impressive .352 wOBA and 131 wRC+ across 322 plate appearances on the campaign.

De La Cruz went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base against Atlanta in a loss Saturday.

Though De La Cruz understandably couldn't match the buzz he generated with his first career cycle Friday, the rookie phenom continued to show why he's become an instant fantasy (and real-life) star by reaching base twice and nabbing a stolen base. He's in the midst of a seven-game hitting streak during which he's gone 15-for-30 with two homers, six RBI and three thefts. As evidence of his impact thus far, De La Cruz has either homered or swiped a bag in 10 of his first 16 games as a major-leaguer.

McLain went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run Saturday in a loss to Atlanta.

McLain had been struggling for the first time as a big-leaguer heading into the contest, going 2-for-16 with five strikeouts over his previous five games. He put that behind him with the two-hit effort that included his fourth long ball of the season. McLain has posted an excellent .309/.367/.493 slash line though his first 36 major-league games while establishing himself as Cincinnati's everyday shortstop.

Fletcher went 4-for-6 with a home run and five RBI in Saturday's 25-1 win over the Rockies.

Fletcher hit just .125 over his first eight games this season before he was sent to Triple-A Salt Lake. He tripled his season hit total with Saturday's massive game, though it comes with a big Coors Field caveat. He's also up to six RBI through 22 plate appearances. The Angels have added Eduardo Escobar and Mike Moustakas in trades over the last two days, so Fletcher is unlikely to be more than a light-hitting and versatile infield depth option during this stint in the majors. His best path to playing time is at shortstop while Zach Neto (oblique) is on the injured list.

Correa went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Tigers.

Correa got the Twins on the board with his sixth-inning solo shot, which was his second long ball in the last three games. The shortstop has hit safely in six of his last seven contests, going 8-for-27 (.296) in that span. He's had a fairly solid June, but he's still hitting just .220 with a .718 OPS, 11 homers, 37 RBI, 23 runs scored, no stolen bases, 15 doubles and two triples through 68 games this season. Five of his homers have come this month.

Swanson went 2-for-3 with two walks, a two-run home run and two total runs scored in Saturday's win over the Cardinals.

Swanson delivered a strong effort in the first of two games for the Cubs in London. The shortstop batted fifth, which has been his typical lineup spot the past few weeks. Swanson has done well in this stretch, batting .292 over his past 12 games with two home runs and seven RBI. He's batting .268 for the season with a .770 OPS.

Crawford (shoulder) is leading off and starting at shortstop Saturday against the Orioles, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.

Crawford was held out of the lineup for three consecutive games with a shoulder injury. His return pushes Jose Caballero to the bench while Kolten Wong will hit ninth and start at second base.

Schmitt isn't in the Giants' lineup Saturday against the Diamondbacks, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Schmitt is 1-for-12 across his last six games, though he still managed to reach base seven times in that span. He'll get a day off Saturday as Brandon Crawford starts at shortstop for the sixth time in seven games.

Franco is hitting second and starting at shortstop in Saturday's game against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Franco was held out of the lineup Thursday and Friday in a disciplinary move by the Rays. He'll retake his typical role in the lineup, while Isaac Paredes will be forced to the bench.

Mateo is not starting in Saturday's lineup against the Mariners.

The return of Cedric Mullins (groin) has crowded the Baltimore lineup, and Mateo will be the odd man out Saturday. He's gone through a tough stretch at the plate of late, collecting only one hit across his last 16 at-bats. Gunnar Henderson will start at shortstop and Ramon Urias will man the hot corner.