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Marte went 2-for-5 with a solo homer during the Reds' 6-5 extra-innings loss to the Brewers on Saturday.

He made things interesting in the 11th inning by taking the second pitch he saw from Nick Mears deep to left field to reduce the Reds' deficit to one run. Marte has been hot at the plate as of late and is on a seven-game hitting streak, going 13-for-30 (.433) with five doubles, two home runs and nine RBI over that span.

La Sorsa (0-1) took the loss against the Brewers on Saturday after giving up a three-run home run in the 11th inning.

La Sorsa was brought up from Triple-A Louisville on Friday and tossed a scoreless inning during that contest. He was brought in for the 11th inning Saturday and tasked with keeping things tied at 3-3, but the game was blown wide open after his changeup to Andruw Monasterio was taken deep to left field. La Sorsa has yielded four home runs despite appearing in just six MLB games this season, which has inflated his ratios to a 10.80 ERA and 2.25 WHIP over 6.2 innings.

Littell did not factor into Saturday's decision against the Brewers, allowing one run on four hits and one walk while striking out three across six innings.

Littell faced the minimum number of batters in three of six innings and kept the Brewers in check outside of a Brice Turang RBI double in the second. Littell needed just 87 pitches (54 strikes) to make it through six innings, and he was in line for his 10th win of the season before the Brewers tied things up at 2-2 in the ninth frame. The 29-year-old right-hander has given up one earned run or less in three of his last four outings and has a 3.37 ERA and 1.21 WHIP across his six starts since the All-Star break. Littell is slated to make his next start on the road against the Diamondbacks next weekend.

Turang went 2-for-5 with an RBI double in Saturday's 6-5 extra-innings win against the Reds.

Turang got the scoring started in the second inning, when his double to right field brought Caleb Durbin home. Turang is up to 58 RBI on the season, a new career high. While his 21 steals are lower than last year's total of 50, Turang is enjoying career highs across the board, including home runs (12) and OPS (.758).

Mears earned the save in the Brewer's 6-5 extra-innings win over the Reds on Saturday despite giving up two runs (one earned) while striking out one batter in the 11th.

With closer Trevor Megill being deployed in the 10th inning, the Brewers called upon Mears to protect the Brewers' three-run lead in the 11th. Mears gave up an unearned run on an Elly De La Cruz sacrifice fly before yielding a solo homer to Noelvi Marte one batter later, but Mears managed to secure the save by getting Matt McLain to fly out to center field. Mears has given up four runs (three earned) over his last two outings and has a 5.59 ERA and 1.14 WHIP over 9.2 innings since the All-Star break.

Priester did not factor into Saturday's decision against the Reds, allowing two runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five across 5.1 innings.

Priester was in control through the first five innings and kept the Reds off the scoreboard. That quickly changed in the sixth, when he gave up solo home runs to Ke'Bryan Hayes and Spencer Steer before being pulled two outs shy from a quality start. Priester has given up six home runs over his last four outings, but he hasn't taken a loss since May 13 and has an 11-2 record (across 17 starts) with a 3.48 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 100:40 K:BB across 124 innings this season. He's in line to start against the Cubs at Wrigley Field next week.

Monasterio clubbed a three-run homer in the 11th inning of Saturday's 6-5 extra-innings win over the Reds.

Monasterio as a pinch hitter with runners on the corners in the 11th inning, and he wasted no time in giving the Brewers the late lead by taking the first pitch he saw from Joe La Sorsa deep to left field. It was Monasterio's second home run of the season and his biggest hit of the year, as his efforts helped Milwaukee extend its winning streak to a franchise record of 14 games. The 28-year-old infielder has seen sparse playing time in the majors this season, but he's gone 8-for-19 (.421) with four runs and seven RBI in 11 games since the All-Star break.

Allen went 3-for-4 with a double, a run and two RBI in Saturday's 10-1 win against Cleveland.

Most of Atlanta's offense came from the bottom of the order -- the team's No. 5-9 hitters went a combined 10-for-22 with nine RBI. Allen was a big part of that, recording three knocks from the No. 9 slot while collecting two RBI, more than he had accumulated over his previous 23 games combined. Allen batted a meager .156 during that 23-game span, so he'll look to use Saturday's effort as a launching point for more success at the plate.

Harris went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and a double in a 10-1 rout over Cleveland on Saturday.

Atlanta's offense was in top form Saturday, and Harris had the biggest hit of the game with a 452-foot, three-run blast in the fifth inning. The outfielder added a double one frame later to record his eighth consecutive multi-hit effort. During that stretch, Harris is batting a cool .500 (17-for-34) with four homers, 13 RBI and two stolen bases. He's lifted his season OPS from .630 to .691 with the hot streak.

Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-0 win over the Padres.

Hernandez has gone deep in consecutive games and now has 20 long balls on the year. It's a threshold he's reached in seven of the last eight years, with the lone exception being the abbreviated 2020 season, when he hit 16 homers in 50 games for Toronto. The outfielder has been steady in August, going 12-for-46 (.261) over 12 games this month. He's at a .255/.287/.472 slash line over 100 contests this season.