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  • 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.

  • Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Homers Wednesday

    Freeman went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 12-7 victory over the Marlins.

    Freeman extended the Dodgers' lead to 8-3 in the sixth inning with a 406-foot blast of Jesus Tinoco, his fifth homer of the year. The 35-year-old Freeman has been locked in at the plate, going 10-for-21 (.476) in his last six games. His slash line is up to .319/.407/.638 through 81 plate appearances this season with 17 RBI and 13 runs scored.

  • Nate Lowe 1B | CIN

    Nationals' Nathaniel Lowe: Getting back on track

    Lowe went 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a walk in Wednesday's loss to the Phillies.

    Wednesday extended Lowe's extra-base hit streak to a modest three games, and it comes after the veteran slugger had gone just 1-for-19 in his previous five outings. Lowe entered the day with a poor 30.3 percent strikeout rate in 2025, but he's still slashing a solid .248/.325/.460 with six home runs, six doubles, 24 RBI and one stolen base over 126 plate appearances (31 games) this season.

  • Pirates' Enmanuel Valdez: Sitting vs. southpaw

    Valdez is not in the Pirates' starting lineup against the Cubs on Wednesday.

    With the Cubs sending southpaw Matthew Boyd to the hill, Valdez will begin Wednesday's game in the dugout while Matt Gorski starts at first base and bats sixth. Valdez is slashing .219/.324/.422 with seven runs scored, two home runs and 11 RBI over 74 plate appearances this season.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Braves' Matt Olson: Crosses plate three times Tuesday

    Olson went 3-for-5 with a double and three runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Rockies.

    The first baseman continues to put a slow start to the season behind him. Olson's hit safely in 11 of the last 13 games, slashing .298/.431/.532 over that stretch with three homers, seven RBI and 13 runs.

  • LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW

    Giants' LaMonte Wade: Logs fourth double of 2025 in loss

    Wade went 1-for-3 with a two-RBI double and a walk during Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Padres.

    Wade lined a two-run double into left field in the sixth, capping a three-run inning for San Francisco. With that, the 31-year-old infielder recorded his first extra-base hit since April 11, his fourth double of the 2025 campaign. Wade has supplied a hit in three of the Giants' last five games, slashing .200/.333/.267 with a 3:1 BB:K across 18 plate appearances during that span.

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