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  • Ryan O'Hearn 1B | BAL

    Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Homers in back-to-back games

    O'Hearn went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Twins.

    O'Hearn has homered in back-to-back games after going 25 contests without a long ball. The slugger set a career high with his 15th homer of the year. He's added a .261/.330/.424 slash line, 59 RBI, 58 runs scored and three stolen bases over 141 games this year as a strong-side platoon option at first base, designated hitter and the corner outfield spots.

  • Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino: Could make wild-card roster

    Pasquantino (thumb) has a chance to be on the wild-card roster, according to manager Matt Quatraro, MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM reports.

    He had live at-bats this weekend against Royals relievers, and it sounds like if he wakes up feeling good Tuesday, he'll be on the roster. Pasquantino has been out since Aug. 29 and underwent surgery in early September on a fractured right thumb.

  • Niko Kavadas 1B | LAA

    Angels' Niko Kavadas: Homers, reaches three times in loss

    Kavadas went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and three runs scored in Saturday's loss to the Rangers.

    Kavadas reached and scored in each of his first three trips to the plate while also adding his fourth home run of the campaign. It marked only the fourth multi-hit performance for the first baseman this season and he's now driven in a run in back-to-back games. Kavadas' three runs scored in Saturday's loss also marked a season high for the 25-year-old.

  • Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom: Hits ninth homer Saturday

    Soderstrom went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in an extra-inning loss to the Mariners on Saturday.

    Soderstrom launched his ninth home run of the season in the sixth inning, a 369-foot solo shot that knotted the score at 3-3. The rookie has now hit safely in five of the last six games, and heading into the regular-season finale Sunday, he boasts a .282 batting average and .887 OPS in 43 plate appearances since returning from the injured list Sept. 14.

  • Nate Lowe 1B | TEX

    Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe: Fuels comeback win

    Lowe went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, a home run, three RBI and two additional runs scored in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Angels.

    His solo homer in the second inning put the Rangers on top early, and Lowe helped fuel a comeback later in the game after Texas fell behind 8-3, delivering runs in the eighth and ninth innings. Lowe is finishing the season on a high note, going 24-for-76 (.316) with 13 walks, four home runs, 17 RBI and nine runs over the last 22 games.

  • Justin Turner 1B | SEA

    Mariners' Justin Turner: Sitting again Saturday

    Turner is absent from Saturday's lineup against Oakland.

    Turner will sit for a second straight game Saturday. Jorge Polanco will serve as the designated hitter and bat fifth against right-hander Joey Estes.

  • Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA

    Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Still out of lineup

    Schanuel (leg) is absent from Saturday's lineup against Texas, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    Schanuel will now be out for a third straight game due to a bruised right lower leg he sustained Wednesday against the White Sox. Niko Kavadas will start at first base and bat eighth.

  • Triston Casas 1B | BOS

    Red Sox's Triston Casas: Launches 13th homer

    Casas went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-2 loss against the Rays.

    Casas took Shane Baz deep for the second time this season with his first-inning blast that went to the opposite field. It was Casas' fifth home run this month, and all have come over his last 11 games, with him adding 11 RBI over that span as well. The 24-year-old is hitting .240/.339/.466 with 13 home runs, 31 RBI and 28 runs scored over 62 games this season.

  • Yuli Gurriel 1B | KC

    Royals' Yuli Gurriel: Idle Saturday

    Gurriel isn't in Kansas City's lineup for Saturday's game against Atlanta.

    Gurriel will give way to Garrett Hampson at first base Saturday after going 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout during Friday's series opener.

  • Anthony Rizzo 1B | NYY

    Yankees' Anthony Rizzo: Suffers fractured finger

    Rizzo was diagnosed with a fractured finger after leaving Saturday's game against the Pirates, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

    Rizzo suffered the injury after getting hit in the hand by a pitch during the seventh inning. Manager Aaron Boone said after the game that Rizzo's injury doesn't necessarily rule him out for the start of New York's playoff run, and the first baseman's availability will depend on pain tolerance. That being said, it's likely he sits out Sunday's regular-season finale.

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