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  • Giants' LaMonte Wade: Sits Sunday

    Wade is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

    For the first time since June 1, Wade will head to the bench, ending a streak of nine consecutive starts. With the Giants bringing Mike Yastrzemski back from the 10-day injured list Saturday, Wade's path to an everyday role in the San Francisco outfield could become more blocked. Wade and Steven Duggar will likely be competing for one spot in the Giants' regular outfield alongside Yastrzemski and Mike Tauchman.

  • Luke Voit 1B | NYM

    Yankees' Luke Voit: Starting rehab assignment Sunday

    Voit (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment Sunday that is expected to last about a week, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

    The first baseman has increased his activity of late, including taking more swings, as he works his way back from a Grade 2 oblique strain. He is set to get into a handful of minor-league contests before potentially rejoining the big club in about a week. Voit's return should provide a tangible boost to a Yankees team that has lost seven of its past 11 games.

  • Alex Kirilloff LF | MIN

    Twins' Alex Kirilloff: Takes seat against lefty

    Kirilloff is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Astros.

    Kirilloff suffered an ankle sprain Thursday but was able to return to the lineup for the first two games of the series against Houston. The outfielder will get a breather Sunday with Minnesota going up against southpaw Framber Valdez. Rob Refsnyder will return from a hamstring issue to start in right field Sunday.

  • Nate Lowe 1B | CLE

    Rangers' Nate Lowe: Three hits, homer

    Lowe went 3-for-5 with a double, two-run home run and three RBI in a 10-1 win over the Dodgers on Saturday.

    Lowe recorded an RBI single in the third, a double in the seventh, and a two-run home run in the ninth for his first three-hit game of the season. It was a nice rebound for Lowe, who was only 4-for-39 over his last 13 games prior to Friday. He's now slashing .245/.343/.395.

  • Alec Bohm 3B | PHI

    Phillies' Alec Bohm: Pair of RBI hits Saturday

    Bohm went 2-for-5 with a pair of run-scoring singles in Saturday's 8-7 win over the Yankees.

    Bohm drove in Bryce Harper to extend the Phillies' lead to 4-0 in the first inning and later added another RBI knock in the fifth. While Bohm is still slashing a subpar .224/.266/.311 on the campaign, he's shown signs of turning things around of late, going 6-for-13 with three RBI and three runs scored across his last four games.

  • Braves' Freddie Freeman: Mashes 15th homer

    Freeman went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Marlins.

    The first baseman took Anthony Bass deep in the eighth inning to bring Atlanta within a run, but it was the only offense the team could manage. Freeman has gone yard twice in the last three games, bringing him up to 15 homers and 35 RBI through 61 games, but his .237 batting average remains well below expectations.

  • Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Swats 20th homer

    Guerrero went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and two walks in Saturday's win over the Red Sox.

    Guerrero leads all of baseball in the home run department and blasted a massive shot above the Green Monster off Nick Pivetta in the first inning, setting that tone for a Toronto offense that clubbed five homers as a team. The star first baseman has been one of the best hitters in MLB this season and is averaging .338 with a 1.123 OPS aside from leading all of baseball in dingers.

  • Luke Raley RF | SEA

    Dodgers' Luke Raley: Rejoins Dodgers

    Raley was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma prior to Saturday's game against the Rangers, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

    With Max Muncy forced to go on the injured list with a right-oblique strain, a spot opened up for Raley to return to the big leagues. Raley posted a subpar .182/.280/.273 slash line across 50 plate appearances during his previous stints with the big club this season, so he'll look to find more success at the dish this time around.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Athletics' Matt Olson: Homers, plates four

    Olson went 4-for-5 with a three-run home run, a double and an additional RBI in Saturday's win over the Royals.

    Olson socked his 16th home run in the eighth inning off Wade Davis, and the first baseman has now hit safely in nine of his last 11 games, posting five multi-hit games during that span. The slugging infielder boosted his average to .285 with a .956 OPS following his first four-hit game of the campaign.

  • Josh Bell DH | MIN

    Nationals' Josh Bell: Not starting evening game

    Bell will sit for the second half of Saturday's doubleheader against the Giants, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

    Bell went 0-for-3 in the first game of the day. Ryan Zimmerman will take over at first base in the nightcap.

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