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Rizzo went 2-for-2 with a home run, two additional runs scored and two walks in Saturday's win over the Marlins.

Rizzo has now homered in his two games with the Yankees after being traded from the Cubs before the deadline, and while the sample size is extremely small, the slugging first baseman has gone 4-for-5 with two homers and three walks. Already, Rizzo has done something no other Yankees player ever has. He's the first to reach base eight times in his first two games with the franchise.

Solano went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 8-6 win over Houston.

The infielder hit his first homer since June 26. Solano is rarely a threat as a power hitter, as his long ball Saturday allowed him to match his career high of four in a season. He's added 23 RBI, 27 runs scored, a pair of stolen bases and a .271/.327/.371 slash line through 278 plate appearances.

Wade (lower leg) went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 8-6 win over Houston.

Wade was held out of the lineup for three days after suffering a bruised right leg Tuesday. He made a fairly emphatic return to the starting nine with his fifth homer in his last 35 at-bats. The 27-year-old is up to 13 long balls, 30 RBI, 26 runs scored and three stolen bases through 183 plate appearances. It's unclear how the Giants' acquisition of the versatile Kris Bryant might affect Wade's playing time over the last two months of the season.

Mountcastle went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 5-2 win over Detroit.

The 24-year-old opened the scoring with an RBI single in the third inning. Mountcastle added another pair of singles for just his third multi-hit effort in 13 games since the All-Star break. He's hit .224 with a .708 OPS, three home runs, nine RBI and six runs scored in that span.

Guerrero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

After starting each of the Blue Jays' first 101 games of the season at first base or designated hitter, Guerrero will get a breather for the first time in 2021. The day off comes even while Guerrero continues to rake at the dish, as he's opened the second half with a 1.007 OPS across 14 contests. Cavan Biggio will cover first base in the series finale, while George Springer gets a turn as Toronto's DH.

Hoskins (groin) is out of the lineup Sunday against the PIrates.

Hoskins will be sidelined for the third straight contest as he continues to manage a left groin injury. Brad Miller will receive another start at first base in his place.

Rizzo will start at first base and bat leadoff Sunday against the Marlins.

While batting out of the cleanup spot during his first two games in pinstripes, Rizzo provided excellent early returns for the Yankees, going 4-for-5 with two solo home runs, three walks and three additional runs. After Rizzo's back-to-back big games, manager Aaron Boone will give the 31-year-old a spin in the table-setting role while moving Gleyber Torres down in the batting order. Rizzo could end up sticking as the leadoff man while the Yankees wait for DJ LeMahieu (triceps) to shake off an injury.

Lowe went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Saturday's 5-4 extra-inning win over Seattle.

Lowe singled home Adolis Garcia, who had doubled before him, to extend his RBI streak to four games. During that stretch, he has gone 6-for-15 with five RBI. The first baseman now has a career-high 50 RBI through 102 games.

Votto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

Votto will receive a much-deserved breather after he saw a seven-game home-run streak come to an end in Saturday's 5-4 loss, when he finished 1-for-5 with a base hit. During the aforementioned seven-game power surge, Votto slugged nine home runs, nearly matching his total for the season (12) over 68 games prior to that. Max Schrock will cover first base in Sunday's series finale.

Ellis started at third base and went 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the Dodgers.

This was Ellis' first start in the majors and second appearance after his contract was selected by Arizona on Friday. The Diamondbacks may trot out a variety of names -- some familiar, some less so -- at multiple positions over the final months of the season. After Eduardo Escobar was traded to Milwaukee, opportunities at third base are available. Since the trade, Asdrubal Cabrera and now Ellis have manned the hot corner.