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  • Michael Busch 1B | CHC

    Cubs' Michael Busch: Taking seat Sunday

    Busch is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

    Busch went 1-for-17 while starting the past seven games but will sit Sunday against New York righty Gerrit Cole. Cody Bellinger will shift to first base while Mike Tauchman receives a start in right field.

  • Luis Arraez 1B | SD

    Padres' Luis Arraez: Tallies three hits Saturday

    Arraez went 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI in Saturday's loss to San Francisco.

    Arraez brought the Padres to within a run with his fifth-inning RBI single, but that was the final tally for the team. The talented DH/infielder extended his hitting streak to seven games with the performance, and he's batting an excellent .414 (12-for-29) with four walks, two steals, five runs and four RBI during that span, though all 12 of his hits have been singles. Remarkably, Arraez has gone 24 games and 108 plate appearances without a strikeout, and his minuscule 4.3 percent strikeout rate on the season leads qualified MLB hitters by a wide margin (Steven Kwan is second-best at 9.2 percent).

  • Rowdy Tellez 1B | PIT

    Pirates' Rowdy Tellez: Goes deep Saturday

    Tellez went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run and two walks across both games of Saturday's doubleheader against the Nationals.

    Tellez didn't start in the first game of the twin bill, but he came up as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning and drilled a 443-foot, two-run blast to right field. The first baseman added a walk later in that contest before going 0-for-4 with another walk in the nightcap. Even with the Game 1 homer Saturday, Tellez has had a rough start to September, going 3-for-18 with seven strikeouts over his first seven games.

  • Nationals' Andres Chaparro: Four hits, three RBI in twin bill

    Chaparro went a combined 4-for-9 with a home run and three RBI across both games of a doubleheader sweep versus the Pirates on Saturday.

    Chaparro went a quiet 1-for-4 in the opener but was a big producer in the nightcap. He plated Washington's first run in Game 2 with a third-inning single and then tied the score in the seventh frame with a two-run blast to left field. Chaparro has three homers and nine RBI over his past seven contests.

  • LaMonte Wade 1B | SF

    Giants' LaMonte Wade: Getting rest Saturday

    Wade isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

    Wade will take a day to collect himself after going 0-for-8 with four strikeouts over his last two games. His absence will allow Mark Canha to pick up a start at first base while batting fifth.

  • Jake Bauers 1B | MIL

    Brewers' Jake Bauers: Sitting Saturday

    Bauers is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.

    Left-hander Ty Blach is taking the mound for Colorado, forcing the lefty-hitting Bauers to the bench. In his place, Gary Sanchez will DH and bat fourth.

  • Rowdy Tellez 1B | PIT

    Pirates' Rowdy Tellez: Resting against southpaw

    Tellez isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against Washington.

    Left-hander DJ Herz will start on the mound for the Nats to begin Saturday's twin bill, so the lefty-hitting Tellez will take a seat on the bench while Connor Joe covers first base.

  • Michael Toglia 1B | COL

    Rockies' Michael Toglia: Powers Rockies to win

    Toglia went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer, a double and a walk in Friday's 3-2 victory over Milwaukee.

    The 26-year-old was responsible for all of Colorado's scoring with one swing Friday, a two-out, 428-foot blast off Frankie Montas in the sixth inning. Toglia has now homered in back-to-back games after going 10 games without a long ball -- he went just 5-for-36 (.139) with a .411 OPS in that span. Overall, Toglia's slashing .220/.310/.483 with 23 homers, 50 RBI, 54 runs scored and seven steals across 375 plate appearances this season.

  • Rowdy Tellez 1B | PIT

    Pirates' Rowdy Tellez: On bench vs. lefty

    Tellez is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Nationals.

    Tellez has gone 2-for-13 with two walks and five strikeouts in his past five games but will sit Friday as southpaw DJ Herz takes the mound for Washington. Connor Joe is manning first base and batting sixth.

  • Jonah Bride 1B | MIA

    Marlins' Jonah Bride: Out of Friday's lineup

    Bride is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies, Kevin Barral of FishonFirst.com reports.

    Bride will head to the bench Friday after a run of six straight starts, during which he went 4-for-20 with four walks, a double, an RBI, three runs and seven strikeouts. Jake Burger will shift to first base while Jesus Sanchez (back) receives a start at designated hitter.

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