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  • Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Homers, extends hit streak

    Guerrero went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the Yankees.

    Guerrero hit a solo homer in the first inning, singled in the fourth and then doubled and scored a run in the sixth. He is as hot as it gets right now, having extended his hit streak to 16 games with nine homers in that span. On the year, the 25-year-old is hitting .318 with 22 home runs, 72 RBI and 65 runs scored across 480 plate appearances.

  • Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL

    White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Out with illness

    Vaughn was scratched from the White Sox lineup with an illness Saturday against the Twins, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

    Vaughn will be forced to take a seat since he's feeling under the weather, opening the door for Gavin Sheets to take over at first base versus Minnesota. Vaughn can be considered day-to-day for the timg being.

  • Dominic Smith DH | ATL

    Red Sox's Dominic Smith: Idle vs. lefty

    Smith is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Texas, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

    The lefty-hitting Smith will begin Saturday's game in the dugout after going 1-for-5 with an RBI double in Friday's 11-6 win over the Rangers. Connor Wong will start at first base and bat fifth against Texas southpaw Cody Bradford.

  • Josh Naylor 1B | SEA

    Guardians' Josh Naylor: Knocks three hits

    Naylor went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Friday's win over Baltimore.

    Naylor singled and scored in the second inning before drilling a two-run double in the fifth. After an extended lull for most of July, he's gone 9-for-18 (.500) over his last five games. While he's already gone deep a career-high 23 times, he has just one home run over his last 15 games. Naylor is slashing .250/.330/.484 with 77 RBI through 101 games this season.

  • Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Records first steal

    Pasquantino went 1-for-5 with two RBI, one run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 9-2 win over the Tigers.

    The steal was Pasquantino's first since his rookie year in 2022 -- he was on the back end of a double steal that saw Bobby Witt swipe third base. While there's virtually no speed in Pasquantino's game, he has swung a hot bat lately, going 21-for-55 (.381) over his last 13 games. For the season, he's at a .263/.319/.441 slash line with 14 home runs, 78 RBI, 49 runs scored, 24 doubles and two triples across 107 contests.

  • Justin Turner DH | CHC

    Mariners' Justin Turner: Lifts grand slam

    Turner went 2-for-4 with a grand slam in Friday's 10-2 win over the Phillies.

    Turner put an exclamation mark on the Mariners' seven-run second inning, hitting his first homer with the team since he was traded from the Blue Jays. The 39-year-old has gone 5-for-14 with six RBI across his first three games with Seattle, and that's been enough for him to take over a starting role at first base, though he served as the designated hitter Friday. Turner is slashing .261/.351/.382 with seven homers, 37 RBI, 38 runs scored and no stolen bases across 93 contests this season.

  • Anthony Rizzo 1B | NYY

    Yankees' Anthony Rizzo: Resumes fielding, hitting

    Rizzo (forearm) participated in fielding drills Friday and has also begun hitting, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports.

    Rizzo began going through on-field workouts in late July, and it seems he's finally been cleared for baseball activities. There are still no plans in place for him to begin a rehab assignment, though it's still possible the first baseman meets his goal of returning to the Yankees before the end of August.

  • Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Slugs two homers Thursday

    Pasquantino went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs and four RBI in a 7-1 win against the Tigers on Thursday.

    Pasquantino drove in more than half of the Royals' runs in the victory, belting a three-run shot in the first inning and a solo blast in the eighth. The first baseman had gone 17 contests without homering before he went deep Wednesday, and he's now swatted three long balls over his past two games. Pasquantino also has seven multi-hit performances over his past 11 contests and is slashing .413/.438/.652 with 13 RBI during that span.

  • Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Ends homer drought

    Pasquantino went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Wednesday's 10-3 win over the White Sox.

    Pasquantino hit an RBI single in the first inning before adding a two-run homer in the ninth. The long ball was his first since July 6, though the first baseman was still productive by batting .309 with 10 RBI over the 17 contests between homers. For the season, he's up to a .262/.320/.429 slash line with 12 homers, 72 RBI, 46 runs scored, 24 doubles and no stolen bases across 105 games.

  • Justin Turner DH | CHC

    Mariners' Justin Turner: Delivers in team debut

    Turner started at first base in his Mariners debut Tuesday, going 1-for-5 with a run-scoring single and an RBI groundout during a 10-6 win over the Red Sox.

    Acquired via trade from the Blue Jays a day earlier, Turner wasted no time making his mark in a Mariners uniform and simultaneously doing damage against one of his old clubs. The 39-year-old has been of baseball's steadier hitters over the last decade-plus, and after atypically struggling most of the season, he's now hitting a blistering .500 (14-for-28) over his last seven games dating back to July 23, a surge that's raised his average and OPS by 28 and 52 points, respectively.

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