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Friedl went 0-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Pirates.

Friedl stole a base in the first inning, snapping a streak of 33 games without a theft. It was just the seventh steal of the season for the outfieler, who swiped 27 in 2023. The reduction in steals is partially due to missing many games to injury, but it mostly is the result of no longer batting leadoff. Since returning from one of his injuries in late July, Friedl has primarily batted fourth and attempted just two steals in the 29 games since.

Banda allowed a hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Rays.

Banda was the closer of choice for manager Dave Roberts on Sunday and got the job done while navigating around a one-out base hit. That's Banda's second save this month and sixth straight outing without allowing a run. He's having a stellar turnaround season in his first year with the Dodgers, posting a 2.18 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 46:16 K:BB in 41.1 innings.

Betts went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Sunday's win over the Rays.

Betts' only hit of the afternoon was a huge one, as he put the Dodgers ahead in the eighth with a two-run homer to left-center off Richard Lovelady. He's now posted multiple RBI in three of his last four games and has recorded an extra-base hit in four of his last five games. Since returning to action, Betts is hitting .275/.321/.529 with three homers, 11 RBI, seven runs, a steal and a 4:11 BB:K in 57 plate appearances.

McCarthy went 1-for-5 with an RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 7-5 win over Boston.

McCarthy helped Arizona overcome an early 4-0 deficit, driving in a run as part of a three-run fifth inning. It was the fourth consecutive game with an RBI for McCarthy, who's collected them in bunches this month. The 27-year-old outfielder has driven in 24 runs over 22 games in August. That matches the number of RBI he had over his first 90 contests and is more than McCarthy had all last season.

Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Rays.

Hernandez scored the game's first run with a solo blast to center off Jacob Lopez in the fifth. He's now homered in back-to-back starts after having just one homer since July 21 and has seven RBI in his last eight starts. For the year, the 33-year-old is slashing .215/.276/.350 with nine homers, 33 RBI, 33 runs and a 26:67 BB:K in 326 plate appearances.

Perdomo went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's 7-5 win over the Red Sox.

Perdomo put an end to a successful road trip (.324/.390/.525) by popping his third home run of the season in the ninth inning to give Arizona extra cushion. He's belted all three of his homers during August, which has been the shortstop's best month. Perdomo is batting .325/.400/.525 with 10 extra-base hits, 10 RBI, four steals and seven runs scored over 22 August contests.

Suarez (8-1) got the win Sunday over the Mets after striking out one during a clean ninth inning appearance.

Suarez did his job in the top of the ninth and kept the score tied, allowing for the Padres to walk it off in the bottom of the inning and reward him with the win. He's now picked up six saves and two wins in nine appearances in August and is one save away from becoming the fourth pitcher to reach 30 saves this season. Suarez is enjoying a spectacular season, pitching to a 1.75 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 49:10 K:BB in 51.1 innings.

Diaz (5-2) took the loss Sunday against the Padres, allowing one run on one hit while striking out a batter for the only out he recorded.

Diaz came into the bottom of ninth trying to send the game to extra innings with the score tied 2-2. He struck out Jake Cronenworth to begin things, but Jackson Merrill connected on a slider and took it over the wall to walk it off for the Padres. It was Diaz's first loss since coming back from the injured list in June and the second run he's given up in 6.1 innings in August. He's only picked up one save in seven appearances this month but does have an 11:1 K:BB over that span. For the year, Diaz owns a 3.62 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 54:13 K:BB in 37.1 innings to go along with 14 saves.

Merrill went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Mets.

Merrill showcased his clutch gene once again with a walk-off home run against Edwin Diaz. The 21-year-old rookie leads the league with six game-tying or go-ahead home runs in the eighth inning or later this season. He's notched at least a hit in nine of his last 10 games, slashing .308/.325/.615 with just three strikeouts over that span. For the year, Merrill is hitting .288/.319/.488 with 19 homers, 72 RBI, 65 runs, 13 steals and a 22:85 BB:K in 482 plate appearances and is making a case to win National League Rookie of the Year.

Profar went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's win over the Mets.

Profar finally got the Padres on the board with a game-tying two-run blast in the eighth inning and they would go on to walk it off in the ninth. He has at least a hit in four straight games, which also includes an extra-base hit in three straight. The home run was his 21st of the year, a new career-high for the 31-year-old in his 11th season. For the year, Profar is slashing .291/.386/.478 with 79 RBI, 75 runs, seven steals and a 58:80 BB:K in 541 plate appearances.