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  • Luke Voit 1B | NYM

    Yankees' Luke Voit: Collects first hits of campaign

    Voit went 2-for-4 with a run and two RBI in Saturday's 8-2 victory over Baltimore.

    The first baseman collected his first hit of the season in the first inning, rapping a single to left field and later coming around to score. He singled again in the sixth inning, this time plating two runs with the base knock. Voit entered the contest having gone 0-for-10 through his first three games after missing nearly six weeks while recovering from left knee surgery.

  • Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Raps three hits in win

    Cronenworth went 3-for-4 with a walk and scored three runs in a 13-3 victory over St. Louis on Saturday.

    The second baseman batted cleanup for San Diego on Saturday and finished with his fifth multi-hit effort over his past nine games. During that stretch, he is batting an even .400 with a homer, four RBI and five walks across 40 plate appearances.

  • Giants' Wilmer Flores: Takes seat Sunday

    Flores is not in the lineup Sunday against the Pirates, Mark W. Sanchez of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.

    Flores will head to the bench Sunday after starting the past 13 games and posting a .553 OPS. Mauricio Dubon will start at the keystone Sunday for San Francisco in the series finale.

  • LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW

    Giants' LaMonte Wade: Sent to Triple-A

    Wade was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

    The 27-year-old was reinstated from the injured list Thursday but will head to Triple-A with Alex Dickerson (shoulder) rejoining the active roster Sunday. Wade is 3-for-12 with a double and a walk in five big-league appearances this season.

  • Anthony Rizzo 1B | NYY

    Cubs' Anthony Rizzo: Delivers three RBI in loss

    Rizzo went 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored and three RBI in Saturday's 9-8 extra-inning loss to the Tigers.

    It's been a relatively slow start for Rizzo, but he's shown more signs of life in May, as he has an .870 OPS this month compared to the .768 mark he posted in April. Those numbers aren't too far off from the .756 OPS Rizzo recorded in the shortened 2020 season, but he had a .925 OPS in his last full season back in 2019. Still just 31 years old, the slugging first baseman is certainly capable of upping his production the rest of the way.

  • Diamondbacks' Asdrubal Cabrera: Could face four-week absence

    Cabrera (hamstring) said he was feeling better Saturday and is hopeful surgery will not be required, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

    Cabrera also acknowledged that doctors told him he could potentially be out at least four weeks due to the injury. The 35-year-old infielder has appeared at third base (27 games) and first base (nine) for the Diamondbacks.

  • Braves' Freddie Freeman: Hits 10th homer

    Freeman went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Saturday's win over the Brewers.

    Freeman is only hitting .221 and has lacked consistency at the plate, but he's getting the job done in terms of power and is just one of four National League hitters to have reached the 10-homer plateau. The star first baseman has also hit safely in six of his last seven contests while extending his hitting streak to three games.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Athletics' Matt Olson: Crushes ninth homer

    Olson went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run during Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Twins.

    The 27-year-old started the scoring Saturday with a 420-foot, two-run blast to right-center field during the opening frame. Olson has a .260/.340/.528 slash line with nine home runs, seven doubles, 25 RBI and 19 runs through 35 games this season.

  • Jose Abreu 1B | HOU

    White Sox's Jose Abreu: Socks solo shot in loss

    Abreu went 2-for-4 with a home run in Saturday's loss against the Royals.

    Abreu was involved in a nasty collision Friday but still got the start Saturday, and he responded by launching his eighth homer of the season -- off Mike Minor -- and hitting safely for the seventh time over his last eight contests. The slugging first baseman is hitting .333 with three homers and 14 RBI across 39 at-bats this month.

  • Carlos Santana 1B | ARI

    Royals' Carlos Santana: Goes deep once again

    Santana went 2-for-3 with a home run, an additional run scored and two walks in Saturday's win over the White Sox. He also stole a base.

    Santana launched his eighth homer of the season in the top of the ninth inning, taking Jose Ruiz deep. Santana has homered in back-to-back games for the second time in 2021 and also extended his RBI streak to four appearances.

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