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  • Luis Rengifo LF | SD

    Angels' Luis Rengifo: Hits 10-day IL

    The Angeles placed Rengifo on the 10-day injured list Saturday with right wrist inflammation.

    Rengifo had his right wrist injury flare up in Friday's loss to the Mets and he'll now be forced to miss at least the next week. In a corresponding move, the Angels called up infielder Charles Leblanc from Triple-A Salt Lake.

  • Aaron Judge RF | NYY

    Yankees' Aaron Judge: Hits 41st homer in win

    Judge went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and two runs scored in Saturday's 8-3 win over the Blue Jays.

    Judge hit a two-run home run in the first inning and then singled and came around to score in the seventh. He has homered six times in his past 10 games and is so good he was intentionally walked in just the second inning. On the year, the 32-year-old leads the majors with 41 homers, 103 RBI and a 1.154 OPS across 492 plate appearances.

  • Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Homers, extends hit streak

    Guerrero went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the Yankees.

    Guerrero hit a solo homer in the first inning, singled in the fourth and then doubled and scored a run in the sixth. He is as hot as it gets right now, having extended his hit streak to 16 games with nine homers in that span. On the year, the 25-year-old is hitting .318 with 22 home runs, 72 RBI and 65 runs scored across 480 plate appearances.

  • Clay Holmes SP | CHC

    Yankees' Clay Holmes: Earns 23rd save

    Holmes struck out the only batter he faced to earn the save in Saturday's 8-3 win over the Blue Jays.

    Holmes was called upon with the bases loaded in the ninth inning and struck out George Springer to earn a one-out save. The 31-year-old has rebounded from a rough patch of three consecutive blown saves by converting back-to-back chances on just 11 total pitches. On the season, he is 23-for-31 in save chances with a 2.80 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 46:12 K:BB across 45 innings.

  • Anthony Volpe SS | NYY

    Yankees' Anthony Volpe: Homers again in win

    Volpe went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 8-3 win over the Blue Jays.

    Volpe hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning and added an RBI single in the seventh. The shortstop is enjoying an eight-game hit streak in which he has homered four times and logged five multi-hit efforts. On the season, he is batting .261 with 11 homers, 44 RBI, 72 runs scored and 19 steals across 500 plate appearances.

  • Jose Berrios SP | TOR

    Blue Jays' Jose Berrios: Allows three homers in loss

    Berrios (9-9) took the loss against the Yankees on Saturday, allowing six runs (five earned) on seven hits and three walks with six strikeouts over five innings.

    The velocity on each of Berrios' offerings was at least one mph above his season averages, but he was burned by three two-run homers. The 30-year-old trails only Kutter Crawford with 25 long balls allowed this season, and he has yielded four earned runs or more in six of his past 10 starts. On the year, Berrios owns a 4.11 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 103:42 K:BB across 135.2 innings and lines up for a home matchup with the Athletics next week.

  • Carlos Rodon SP | NYY

    Yankees' Carlos Rodon: Strikes out eight in win

    Rodon (12-7) earned the win against the Blue Jays on Saturday, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts over 5.1 innings.

    Rodon yielded a solo homer in the first inning and was responsible for two more runs after being pulled at 106 pitches in the sixth. His fastball velocity was about one mph above his season average, and he accumulated 13 swinging strikes on the pitch while throwing it 61 times. The southpaw has won three consecutive contests and now owns a 4.37 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 137:38 K:BB across 125.2 innings this season. He'll try to earn his fourth straight victory against the Rangers next week.

  • Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL

    White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Out with illness

    Vaughn was scratched from the White Sox lineup with an illness Saturday against the Twins, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

    Vaughn will be forced to take a seat since he's feeling under the weather, opening the door for Gavin Sheets to take over at first base versus Minnesota. Vaughn can be considered day-to-day for the timg being.

  • Dany Jimenez RP | ATL

    Athletics' Dany Jimenez: Beginning assignment Tuesday

    Jimenez (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

    Jimenez has been on the shelf since late June working his way back from a Grade 2 strain in his left oblique. He threw live batting practice Saturday without any issues and now figures to be just a handful of minor-league outings away from returning to Oakland's bullpen. However, the A's haven't specified how many appearances they want the 30-year-old to make with Las Vegas.

  • Mason Miller RP | SD

    Athletics' Mason Miller: Sheds cast

    Miller (finger) played catch Saturday without his cast, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

    Miller has been throwing bullpen sessions while wearing a cast on his non-throwing hand, though Saturday marks the first time he's done any sort of throwing without a cast. The 25-year-old is slated to pitch a simulated game Monday, which will help the A's determine how far away he is from returning to their bullpen.

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