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  • Garrett Cooper 1B | ATL

    Padres' Garrett Cooper: Exits after hit-by-pitch

    Cooper (wrist) was hit by a pitch as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning of the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against Arizona and was immediately removed for a pinch runner.

    After jamming his wrist Friday and being left out of the starting lineup for Saturday's matinee, Cooper felt well enough to pinch hit with the Padres trying to overcome a 6-4 deficit in the final frame, but he was drilled by a 93.8 mph Paul Sewald fastball just above the left elbow. Cooper was immediately replaced by Jose Azocar on the basepaths, but given that he represented the tying run, manager Bob Melvin might have made that move regardless. Cooper didn't make an appearance in the nightcap, but with San Diego now off Sunday after MLB juggled the schedule due to Hurricane Hilary, the 32-year-old will get a chance to heal up ahead of a home series against the Marlins that's still set to begin Monday.

  • Rockies' Elehuris Montero: Knocks in four runs Saturday

    Montero went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple, a run and four RBI in an 11-5 win against the White Sox on Saturday.

    Montero couldn't get a homer to complete a cycle, but he nonetheless finished with a big stat line that included a season-high four RBI. The first baseman also notched the fourth three-hit game of the season, two of which have come over his past four games. Montero has gone 7-for-13 with five RBI over that span.

  • Josh Bell DH | MIN

    Marlins' Josh Bell: Goes yard in nightcap

    Bell went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 3-1 loss to the Dodgers in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader.

    Bell also went 1-for-4 in the matinee. He's been nothing short of excellent since he was traded from Cleveland to Miami at the deadline, batting .288 with six homers, 11 RBI and 13 runs scored over 16 contests with his new team. Overall, Bell has a .242/.324/.419 slash line with 17 homers, 59 RBI, 39 runs scored and 22 doubles through 114 games this season.

  • Pete Alonso 1B | BAL

    Mets' Pete Alonso: Clobbers another homer

    Alonso went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double and two additional runs scored in Saturday's 13-2 victory over the Cardinals.

    Alonso plated Jeff McNeil on a two-run homer off Andrew Suarez in the seventh for the first baseman's third long ball of the last four games and his 38th of the campaign. Alonso trails only Matt Olson and presumptive AL MVP Shohei Ohtani in the home run column this season and is on pace to reach 40 long balls for a second straight year.

  • LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW

    Giants' LaMonte Wade: Blasts homer No. 12

    Wade went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's loss against Atlanta.

    Wade got Saturday's game started with a bang, leading off the first inning with a solo home run off Yonny Chirinos. Though the long ball was his third of August, Wade has struggled mightily as of late, going hitless in six straight games (16 at-bats) leading up to Saturday's tilt. On the year, Wade is slashing .259/.385/.414 across 107 games.

  • Alfonso Rivas 1B | STL

    Pirates' Alfonso Rivas: Sits down Saturday

    Rivas isn't in the Pirates' lineup Saturday against Minnesota, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

    Rivas will take a day to regroup after going 0-for-18 at the plate across his last seven games. Connor Joe will step in as Pittsburgh's first baseman and bat sixth.

  • Rowdy Tellez 1B | TEX

    Brewers' Rowdy Tellez: Activated from IL

    The Brewers activated Tellez (finger) from the injured list Saturday, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

    The Brewers said they wanted Tellez to heat up in the minors before they bring him back to the active roster, and with five hits in his last three games, Tellez has done just that. Now that he's healthy, the left-handed Tellez will likely start most often against right-handed starters with the switch-hitting Carlos Santana drawing starts against lefties. Abraham Toro was optioned to Triple-A Nashville in a corresponding move.

  • Keston Hiura 2B | LAD

    Brewers' Keston Hiura: Crushing Triple-A pitching

    Hiura went 23-for-69 (.333) with six home runs, three doubles, 22 RBI and a 4:19 BB:K over his last 18 games with Triple-A Nashville.

    Hiura has spent the entire season at the Triple-A level, but he is doing all he can to earn another trip to the big leagues. The Brewers have been hesitant to call him up because that would require opening a spot on the 40-man roster, but with the end of the campaign drawing closer they may change course at some point.

  • Garrett Cooper 1B | ATL

    Padres' Garrett Cooper: Dealing with wrist issue

    Cooper was removed from Friday's win over the Diamondbacks after jamming his wrist, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

    It doesn't sound like a major issue, but it's possible Cooper won't be available to play during Saturday's doubleheader. That could lead to Matt Carpenter seeing some rare action in the field for the Padres.

  • Carlos Santana 1B | ARI

    Brewers' Carlos Santana: Blasts 17th home run

    Santana went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's victory over Texas.

    Santana's seventh inning blast put the Brewers in front to stay. In 18 games since being traded from the Pirates, Santana only has twelve hits in 74 at-bats for a .162 batting average, but five of those hits have left the yard. The imminent return of Rowdy Tellez (finger) could impact the veteran's playing time, but Santana figures to still be the primary option at first base with Tellez filling the DH spot.

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