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  • Giants' Rafael Devers: Launches homer in loss

    Devers went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Dodgers.

    The Giants couldn't hold a 4-0 lead from the first inning, and Devers' blast in the seventh wasn't enough to forge a comeback. The infielder had gone just 5-for-47 (.106) over 13 games between long balls. Through 156 games between the Red Sox and San Francisco this season, he's at a .251/.370/.469 slash line with 32 homers, 105 RBI, 94 runs scored, 31 doubles and one stolen base.

  • Kai-Wei Teng RP | HOU

    Giants' Kai-Wei Teng: Fans six in three-inning start

    Teng allowed two runs on a hit and two walks while striking out six over three innings in a no-decision versus the Dodgers on Saturday.

    Teng threw just 39 of 74 pitches for strikes but was able to limit the damage to a two-run home run by Max Muncy in the first inning. The Giants look to be limiting Teng's workload -- he's reached the five-inning mark in just two of his eight major-league appearances this season. He's at a 6.37 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 39:17 K:BB through 29.2 innings with the big club. Teng could get one more appearance this season, which is tentatively projected to be at home versus the Rockies in the final series of the year.

  • Max Muncy 3B | LAD

    Dodgers' Max Muncy: Goes yard Saturday

    Muncy went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Giants.

    Muncy set the Dodgers on the comeback trailing, going yard in the first inning after the Giants established a 4-0 lead to open the game. This was his second homer in his last four games, but the infielder has gone just 3-for-24 (.125) over eight contests since returning from an oblique injury that cost him nearly a month. Muncy has a .248/.382/.482 slash line with 19 homers, 67 RBI, 47 runs scored and four stolen bases over 97 contests this season.

  • Tommy Edman 2B | LAD

    Dodgers' Tommy Edman: Belts homer in win

    Edman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Giants.

    Edman has gone 6-for-28 (.214) over seven games since returning from an ankle injury, adding four RBI and five runs scored in that span. The 30-year-old's last homer had come July 29 versus the Reds, but he missed more than five weeks on the injured list between long balls. For the season, he's up to a .227/.277/.390 slash line with 13 homers, 48 RBI, 48 runs scored and three stolen bases over 93 contests.

  • Dodgers' Michael Conforto: Homers in three-hit game

    Conforto went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Giants.

    Conforto was the only Dodger with a multi-hit effort in this comeback win. The outfielder has homered twice and added six RBI while going 8-for-19 over his last six games. He's put together a decent September, batting .310 (13-for-42) over 13 games this month, raising his season slash line to .203/.305/.343 with 12 homers, 35 RBI, 49 runs scored and one stolen base across 132 contests.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Hot stretch continues

    Ohtani went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks and two total runs scored in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Giants.

    Ohtani's power is surging again, just as the Dodgers look to secure the NL West title. He's homered four times over his last five games and is up to 53 long balls on the year. The two-way superstar has added a .283/.395/.623 slash line, 99 RBI, 141 runs scored, 19 stolen bases, 24 doubles and eight triples over 152 contests. Ohtani is one homer away from matching his career high from last year, and he's one RBI away from securing his third season of at least 100.

  • Jack Dreyer P | LAD

    Dodgers' Jack Dreyer: Converts fourth save

    Dreyer struck out one in a perfect inning to earn the save in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Giants.

    Tanner Scott had a 23-pitch appearance Friday and was presumably unavailable for Saturday's game. The Dodgers had to dig deep in this game, with Alex Vesia also not pitching and Kirby Yates being deployed in the seventh inning, leading to Dreyer getting a rare chance to close a game out. He's up to four saves this season and has added 10 holds over 64 appearances. He's also pitched to a 2.80 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 72:22 K:BB through 74 innings, and he's allowed just two runs with an 11:1 K:BB over eight innings in September.

  • Tyler Glasnow SP | LAD

    Dodgers' Tyler Glasnow: Inefficient in win

    Glasnow (4-3) allowed four runs on six hits and four walks while striking out seven over five innings to earn the win over the Giants on Saturday.

    Glasnow had an awful first inning, allowing all four runs in that frame. He was able to settle in eventually, and the Dodgers' offense gave him enough support to earn his third straight win. Control remains an issue for the right-hander, who has walked at least four batters in five of his last nine starts. He's at a 3.30 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 103:42 K:BB through 87.1 innings over 17 starts this season. Glasnow's last start of the regular season is projected to be on the road versus the Mariners next weekend.

  • Cubs' Daniel Palencia: Kicks off rehab assignment

    Palencia (shoulder) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa on Saturday and allowed one unearned run on two hits while striking out two batters in two-thirds of an inning.

    Iowa's season will come to an end Sunday, so Palencia may need to face hitters in a simulated game or two to prove his right shoulder strain is no longer a concern before the Cubs bring him back from the injured list. Prior to suffering the injury and landing on the shelf Sept. 8, Palencia led the Cubs with 22 saves. Brad Keller and Andrew Kittredge have been sharing the closer's role in Palencia's absence.

  • Cubs' Eli Morgan: Activated and optioned

    The Cubs activated Morgan (elbow) from the 60-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday.

    Morgan had been on the shelf since mid-April with an elbow impingement. He's healthy again after submitting a 1.69 ERA in 10.2 innings over a nine-appearance rehab assignment at Iowa, but he'll end up sticking around at the Triple-A level since the Cubs don't have room for him in the big-league bullpen at the moment.

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