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Jose Abreu 1B | HOU
White Sox's Jose Abreu: Ends RBI drought
Abreu went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Red Sox.
White Sox manager Tony La Russa switched Abreu (fourth) and Yoan Moncada (third) in the batting order from the spots they held all season, and the move paid off immediately. After Adam Eaton and Moncada walked in the first inning, Abreu plated Eaton with a double and Moncada came in on a groundout. Abreu had gone seven consecutive games without a run batted in.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Athletics' Matt Olson: Goes deep Saturday
Olson went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Tigers.
Olson got the Athletics on the board with a 438-foot shot to right field in the first inning -- one of three long balls Oakland hit off Detroit starter Casey Mize. He is tied for the team lead with three home runs and has also knocked in eight runs. Olson has gone 8-for-20 with all three of his homers over his past six games.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Belts fourth homer
Guerrero went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a second run scored in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Royals.
He walked and scored another run in the nightcap, but it was his sixth-inning blast off Mike Minor that was the highlight of Guerrero's day. The 22-year-old appears headed for his long-awaited breakout campaign, and through 15 games he's slashing a dazzling .412/.524/.706 with four homers and 11 RBI.
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Ty France 1B | SD
Mariners' Ty France: Laces walk-off hit Friday
France went 2-for-4 with a game-winning RBI single, a double and a run in a victory over the Astros on Friday.
France's latest timely hit snapped a 5-5 tie in the bottom of the ninth inning and plated J.P. Crawford with the winning run. The 26-year-old is up to an impressive .288/.387/.462 slash when factoring in Friday's production, and he's reached safely in five of his last six contests.
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Bobby Dalbec 1B | CHW
Red Sox's Bobby Dalbec: Not in Saturday's lineup
Dalbec isn't starting Saturday's game against the White Sox, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
Dalbec went 1-for-6 with a run and four strikeouts in the past two games. Marwin Gonzalez will start at first base Saturday, batting sixth.
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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Indians' Josh Naylor: Three-hit effort Friday
Naylor went 3-for-4 with a double and two singles in Friday's 10-3 loss to the Reds.
Naylor was effective at the plate, but he couldn't drive in any runs or score in the contest. The right fielder/first baseman is slashing .273/.289/.364 with no homers, no RBI, three runs scored and no stolen bases in 12 games. He's likely to see most of the playing time in right field, although Franmil Reyes or Jordan Luplow are also in the mix at the position.
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Rowdy Tellez 1B | ATL
Blue Jays' Rowdy Tellez: Not starting Game 1
Tellez isn't starting Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against Kansas City.
Tellez had recorded hits in each of the last four games and went 6-for-16 with a home run, three runs and two RBI during that time. However, Alejandro Kirk will serve as the designated hitter for Saturday's matinee, batting sixth.
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Evan White 1B | LAA
Mariners' Evan White: Clubs first homer
White went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a victory over Houston on Friday.
White's first long ball of the season was a big one, as it tied the game in the bottom of the eighth. Seattle then went on to win the contest in the ninth inning on a Ty France single. White has struggled with a .194/.265/.355 slash line this season, but he'll look to build upon his big hit Friday going forward.
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Matt Olson 1B | ATL
Athletics' Matt Olson: Smashes solo home run
Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo homer, two walks and two runs in Thursday's win over the Tigers.
The 27-year-old smashed his second home run of the year off Buck Farmer in the fifth inning. Olson is currently slashing .235/.357/.441 -- an improvement over last season's miserable .195/.310/.424 line, but still a far cry from what we saw from him in the last three full MLB campaigns. That said, he's trimmed his strikeout rate and is still drawing walks at a healthy clip, so there's cause for optimism here.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Crushes monster home run
Guerrero went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs in a loss to the Royals on Thursday.
He smoked a solo shot off Kyle Zimmer in the seventh inning, launching the ball a whopping 456 feet. It was the third of the year for the prodigal 22-year-old, who's currently slashing .413/.526/.674 in 2021. He's picked up multiple hits in six of the last eight games, a span in which he's driven home eight runs.