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Harper went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in the Phillies' 12-2 loss to Atlanta on Saturday.

Harper snapped a lengthy homer drought, going yard for the first time since Aug. 26 in Seattle. The fantasy stalwart has reached base safely in five of his last six games, adding to another strong campaign at the dish. Over 634 trips to the plate, he's slashing a .271/.386/.498 with 28 long balls, 83 RBI, seven stolen bases and 87 runs scored.

Wood went 1-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and two stolen bases in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Angels.

The steals were the 20th and 21st of the season for Wood, and per Jessica Camerato of MLB.com, he and CJ Abrams (30 HR, 29 SB) are the 11th pair of teammates in league history to record 30-20 seasons together, a club most recently joined by Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor with the Mets last year. Since returning from an oblique strain in early September, Wood has gone 9-for-33 (.273) with three doubles, four steals, two runs and two RBI, but he's still looking for his first homer since July 26 as he remains stuck on 30.

Harris went 4-for-5 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 12-2 win over the Phillies.

Harris launched a late three-run blast off position player Garrett Stubbs on Saturday. It still goes down as the outfielder's third four-hit attack of the campaign and was a much-needed one at that; he was just 3-for-35 to begin September prior to Saturday. He's hitting .288 with a career-high 25 homers, 32 doubles, 83 RBI and 11 stolen bases across 542 at-bats this year.

Alvarez didn't factor into the decision Saturday, allowing one hit and four walks over seven scoreless innings in a 6-5, extra-inning win over the Angels. He struck out eight.

The 27-year-old southpaw delivered his best start yet in the majors, blanking the Halos over 97 pitches (61 strikes) while setting a career high in Ks and leaving the mound in line for his third win, only for the Nationals' bullpen to falter yet again. The quality start was Alvarez's third, with all of them coming since the beginning of August -- over eight outings during that stretch he's posted a 2.44 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 41:19 K:BB in 44.1 frames. He'll look to stay sharp in his next start, which is scheduled to come on the road next weekend in St. Louis.

Acuna went 3-for-3 with a solo home run, two RBI, a walk and an additional run scored in Saturday's 12-2 win over the Phillies.

Acuna stayed hot Saturday, hitting safely for the 14th time in his last 18 games. The star outfielder has five multi-hit efforts in the month of September already, piling up 11 RBI in his last nine outings. Through 421 plate appearances, he's slashing a .255/.349/.448 with 17 big flies, 47 RBI, 20 stolen bases and 55 runs scored for his first 20-steal campaign since 2023.

Mitchell went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, four RBI, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Saturday's 13-9 win over the Reds.

Mitchell is heating up in a hurry, smacking a homer and racking up four RBI in back-to-back games. The outfielder has hit safely in eight of his last 11 outings, and he's up to five extra-base hits with 10 RBI already in the month of September. Through 485 plate appearances, he's slashing a .269/.357/.432 with a career-high 11 long balls, 28 doubles, four triples, 65 RBI, 14 steals and 68 runs scored.

Joyce was charged with his second blown save of the season in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Nationals, allowing one run on one hit and one walk in the ninth inning. He struck out one.

The Angels staged a late rally to take a 5-4 lead in the top of the ninth inning, but Joyce couldn't close the door in the bottom of the frame. The right-hander is 4-for-6 in converting save chances since taking over the closer role in mid-August, and over 10 appearances since he's posted a 4.82 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 12:6 K:BB in 9.1 innings.

Drohan didn't factor into the decision Saturday against the Reds, allowing five runs on five hits and two walks in 3.2 innings. He struck out four.

Drohan received plenty of run support, as the Brewers staked him to an early 4-0 lead, but he couldn't last long enough to qualify for the win Saturday. The rookie southpaw is showing signs of fatigue late in the season, conceding at least five runs while working four innings or fewer in consecutive outings. He'll try to right the ship his next time out in Baltimore, where he'll bring a 4.35 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 119:41 K:BB over 118 innings.

Urena didn't factor into the decision in Saturday's 6-5, extra-inning loss to the Nationals, giving up four runs on nine hits and two walks over six innings. He struck out seven.

All the damage off Urena came in the first two innings, but the right-hander settled in after that and was taken off the hook for a loss when the Angels staged a late rally from a 4-0 deficit. It's the first time since Aug. 8 that Urena's been tagged for more than three runs, and over his first 137.1 big-league innings he's produced a 2.88 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 131:67 K:BB. He'll look for his 10th win of the season in his next outing, which is set to come at home next week against the Twins.

Singer (6-14) took the loss Saturday against the Brewers, allowing eight runs on eight hits and five walks in four innings. He struck out five.

Milwaukee pounced on Singer right away, tagging him for four runs in the first inning. The right-hander had given up more than four runs just three times in 2026 before his most recent two starts in September, during which he's coughed up a staggering 14 runs. He'll take a 5.38 ERA, 1.51 WHIP and 125:56 K:BB over 150.2 innings into a difficult home assignment versus the Dodgers.