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Perdomo isn't in Arizona's lineup Saturday against the Cubs.

Perdomo will take a seat Saturday with southpaw Justin Steele on the mound for Chicago. Emmanuel Rivera will fill in at the hot corner and bat eighth while Perdomo rests.

Anderson is scheduled to start Saturday's game at San Francisco.

After a nearly six-week stint on the injured list while he recovered from shoulder inflammation, Anderson returned to the Colorado rotation last weekend, giving up two earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out three over four innings in a no-decision against Toronto. Though he owns a poor 5.98 ERA and 1.48 WHIP in 64.2 innings in the majors this season, Anderson looks like he'll stick around in the Colorado rotation for the foreseeable future after Austin Gomber back) was recently shut down for the season.

Thomas isn't in the Diamondbacks' lineup Saturday against the Cubs.

With lefty Justin Steele on the mound for Chicago, the left-handed bat of Thomas will remain in Arizona's dugout to begin Saturday's contest. Corbin Carroll will slide to center field while Thomas sits, moving Tommy Pham into right field and Evan Longoria in as the D-backs' DH.

Stewart (back) is starting in right field and batting sixth Saturday against Minnesota.

Back tightness has kept Stewart out of the Mets' last three games, but the issue has seemingly subsided ahead of Saturday's contest. The 29-year-old outfielder was on a tear before missing time with four home runs across his last five games.

Alvarez isn't in the Mets' lineup Saturday against the Twins.

Alvarez will take a seat Saturday after going 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's series opener. Omar Narvaez will take over behind the plate and bat ninth.

Taylor sits for the second straight game Saturday against the Yankees.

Taylor was featuring nearly every day throughout the back half of August, but he now finds himself on the bench for the fourth time in the last eight games. Taylor is hitting .100 with a .315 OPS over his last 11 games, dropping his season slash line to .202/.242/.357. Mark Canha starts in right field Saturday.

Abrams went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a second run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 8-5 loss to the Dodgers.

He helped chase Emmet Sheehan from the game by taking the right-hander deep in the fifth inning. Abrams has slowed down since his blistering July, slashing .221/.264/.389 since the calendar flipped to August, but the 22-year-old shortstop has still put together a breakout campaign with 16 homers, 41 steals, 54 RBI and 70 runs in 131 games.

Gore came away with a no-decision Friday in the Nationals' 8-5 loss to the Dodgers, giving up four runs on six hits -- including three home runs -- and two walks over four innings. He struck out four.

The southpaw didn't have his best stuff and got hit hard as a result, serving up a two-run homer to J.D. Martinez in the first inning before Max Muncy and Enrique Hernandez tagged him for solo shots in the fourth. It's the third time in his last five starts Gore has given up multiple home runs, and since the All-Star break the 24-year-old has a 4.44 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 43:18 K:BB through 46.2 innings as he shows signs of fatigue -- he's already thrown 49.1 more innings this year than he did in 2022. If he stays on turn, Gore's next outing will likely come next week in Pittsburgh.

Freeman went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double and two runs scored in Friday's 8-5 win over the Nationals.

His fifth-inning two-bagger off Mason Thompson set a new Dodgers record, as it gave Freeman his 53rd double of the year -- breaking a mark that had stood since 1929 when the team played in Brooklyn and was known as the Robins. Freeman continues to push for a second MVP trophy, and since the beginning of August he's slashing .360/.430/.576 with 18 doubles, four homers, four steals, 18 RBI and 25 runs in 36 games.

Martinez went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's 8-5 win over the Nationals.

Activated from the IL earlier in the day, Martinez wasted little time proving he was fully recovered from his groin injury, as he drove a MacKenzie Gore slider over the fence in right-center field for a two-run shot in the first inning. It's his first long ball since July 25 and 26th of the season, and the 36-year-old DH might have enough time left on the calendar to reach 30 homers for the first time since 2019.