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  • Matt Mervis 1B | WAS

    Marlins' Matt Mervis: Idle against lefty

    Mervis is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

    With southpaw JP Sears on the hill for the Athletics, the left-handed-hitting Mervis will retreat to the bench. The Marlins will give Eric Wagaman a start at first base while Mervis sits.

  • Jared Triolo 3B | PIT

    Pirates' Jared Triolo: Seizing everyday role

    Triolo will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Padres.

    Triolo initially served as a utility infielder upon returning from the injured list April 16, but he's been thrust into an everyday role in the middle infield. He'll pick up his sixth consecutive start and his fourth in a row at shortstop, which should be his primary home until Isiah Kiner-Falefa (hamstring) is ready to return from the IL.

  • Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Plates four runs vs. former squad

    Freeman went 3-for-5 with a home run, two total runs and four total RBI in a 10-3 victory against Atlanta on Saturday.

    Freeman knocked in a run with a single in the fourth inning and later broke the game open with a three-run blast to center field in the eighth. In the process, the veteran first baseman extended his hitting streak to eight games -- a stretch during which he's batting a sizzling .483 (14-for-29) with two homers, 10 RBI and a 6:4 BB:K. Freeman has dealt with a lingering ankle injury at times early in the season, but he's been as potent as ever with a .338/.422/.662 slash line, six home runs and 21 RBI through 22 games.

  • Bryce Harper DH | PHI

    Phillies' Bryce Harper: Slump continues Saturday

    Harper went 0-for-4 with a walk in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

    Harper's recent slump continued Saturday, as he's now without a home run in 13 consecutive games. He has only four extra-base hits during this span and is batting just .176 (9-for-51) with five RBI, four runs scored and two stolen bases since April 19. Harper has reached base safely in 11 of these 13 outings, so fantasy managers should remain patient while the All-Star first baseman looks to get back on track.

  • Michael Busch 3B | CHC

    Cubs' Michael Busch: Out of lineup Saturday

    Busch isn't starting against the Brewers on Saturday.

    Busch had a big game versus Milwaukee in the series opener Friday, lifting a grand slam in the 10-0 win. However, the lefty-hitting first baseman will take a seat Saturday with the Brewers sending southpaw Jose Quintana to the mound. In Busch's place Saturday, Justin Turner is starting at first base and batting fifth.

  • Luis Arraez 2B | SF

    Padres' Luis Arraez: Plates three in victory

    Arraez went 3-for-5 with a double, a run and three RBI in Friday's 9-4 win over the Pirates.

    Arraez gave the Padres a 3-2 lead with his run-scoring single in the fifth and added a two-run single in the eighth. Since returning from a stint on the 7-day concussion IL on April 29, the veteran infielder has collected at least one hit and at least one RBI in each of his three games. Arraez started slowly this season but is now batting a robust .313 -- ninth best in the National League -- as he pursues a fourth consecutive batting title.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Braves' Matt Olson: Gets back on track Friday

    Olson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Dodgers.

    It was Olson's first RBI since April 23, and he extended his on-base streak to 19 games Friday. During this streak, the star first baseman is batting a healthy .265 (18-for-68) with four home runs, two doubles, 10 RBI and 15 runs scored. Olson's pedestrian .418 slugging percentage in 2025 figures to see some positive regression at some point, as he entered the day with a top-notch 57.1 percent hard-hit rate on the season.

  • Michael Busch 3B | CHC

    Cubs' Michael Busch: Lifts grand slam Friday

    Busch went 1-for-5 with a grand slam in Friday's 10-0 win over the Brewers.

    Busch had the biggest hit of the game, a second-inning grand slam that put the Cubs on cruise control. This was his sixth homer of the season and his first since April 19 versus the Diamondbacks. He's gone just 5-for-29 (.172) over his last eight games, though that cool-off was expected after a blistering run over the middle of April. Overall, Busch is batting .278 with an .894 OPS, 19 RBI, 16 runs scored, two stolen bases, seven doubles and a triple over 31 contests.

  • LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW

    Giants' LaMonte Wade: Sitting down against lefty

    Wade isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rockies, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Wade will step out of the lineup Thursday with southpaw Kyle Freeland set to take the mound for Colorado. David Villar will start at first base instead and bat seventh.

  • Luis Arraez 2B | SF

    Padres' Luis Arraez: Hitting well since return

    Arraez went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run and an RBI in a 5-3 win against San Francisco on Wednesday.

    Arraez was activated from the 7-day concussion injured list Tuesday and went 1-for-3 with an RBI in his return to action that day. The veteran infielder added another two hits Wednesday, with his sixth-inning triple plating a run. Arraez has shown a bit more pop than usual with three homers, three doubles, a triple and an overall .149 ISO thus far in 2025, and he's recovered from a slow start at the plate to push his batting average up to .298 through 104 plate appearances.

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