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  • Michael Toglia 1B | COL

    Rockies' Michael Toglia: Reaches 25-homer mark

    Toglia went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Dodgers.

    Toglia has gone 12-for-49 (.245) with four homers, six RBI, three doubles and two stolen bases over his last 14 games. The 26-year-old's blast Friday got him to the 25-homer mark in his first full big-league season. He's added a .219/.308/.473 slash line with 52 RBI, 61 runs scored and eight stolen bases over 108 games.

  • Astros' Jon Singleton: Out against southpaw

    Singleton is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Angels, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

    It's southpaw Tyler Anderson on the bump for the Angels, so the left-handed-hitting Singleton will grab a seat to begin the festivities. Yainer Diaz will draw the start at first base for the Astros and Victor Caratini will catch.

  • Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Starting rehab assignment

    Mountcastle (wrist) reported to Triple-A Norfolk to begin a rehab assignment Friday, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.

    The 27-year-old will get in a few games at Triple-A this weekend before potentially rejoining the Orioles early next week. Mountcastle has been sidelined nearly a month due to a sprained left wrist but should give Baltimore a boost for the final days of the regular season.

  • Reds' Christian Encarnacion-Strand: Will play in AFL games

    Encarnacion-Strand (wrist) will play in the Arizona Fall League, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

    Encarnacion-Strand was limited to just 29 games this season due to a wrist injury which eventually required surgery. He will make up for at-bats he lost during the year with some Fall League games and should head into spring training without any restrictions.

  • Joey Gallo LF | CHW

    Nationals' Joey Gallo: Smacks three-run homer

    Gallo went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run Thursday's loss to the Cubs.

    Gallo jumped on a hanging sinker from Drew Smyly in the top of the sixth and launched it into the stands for a three-run shot to give Washington a 6-5 lead. It marked the veteran slugger's third home run this month and the second in his last four games. However, he's still batting a putrid .086 (3-for-35) in September with seven RBI and three runs scored.

  • Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA

    Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Swipes bag, extends hitting streak

    Schanuel went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Thursday's loss to Houston.

    Schanuel walked in his first trip to the plate and eventually stole third base after advancing to second on a Brandon Drury single. The first baseman would later add a single of his own to lead off the sixth, extending his hitting streak to 10 games in the process. Schanuel is batting .388 (14-for-36) over that 10-game stretch with one homer, seven RBI and three runs scored.

  • Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Posts another steal

    Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two runs scored in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Pirates.

    Goldschmidt had a pair of singles and was knocked in by Brendan Donovan both times for the Cardinals' lone runs of the game. After going 0-for-9 over four games from Sept. 14-17, Goldschmidt has bounced back a bit. The first baseman is now batting .290 (18-for-62) in September and has a .246/.303/.412 slash line with 21 home runs, 60 RBI, 27 runs scored and 11 steals over 146 contests overall.

  • Pavin Smith RF | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: Goes deep in victory

    Smith went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 5-1 win against the Brewers.

    Smith capped the scoring in the contest with a two-run shot in the eighth inning. The long ball was his first since he went deep three times against the Astros on Sept. 8. He's been hitting well of late, though, compiling a six-game hitting streak during which he's batting .474 (9-for-19) with four doubles, five runs and five RBI. His path to regular at-bats will take a hit when Lourdes Gurriel returns from a calf injury, which could happen this weekend.

  • Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Reaches 30-homer plateau

    Guerrero went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs, an additional run scored and a walk Thursday against the Rangers.

    Each of Guerrero's blasts went for over 400 feet, raising his season homer total to 30. The first of those homers snapped a 49 at-bat homer-less streak. It was the first multi-homer game of the season for Guerrero and the 19th time he's collected at least three hits in a game. The veteran first baseman stands just one RBI shy of his second 100-RBI season, while his .322 average is a career best and ranks second in the majors behind only Bobby Witt.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Braves' Matt Olson: Homers twice in rout

    Olson went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs, four total RBI and three total runs scored in Thursday's 15-3 win over Cincinnati.

    Olson got the scoring started with a solo shot off Julian Aguiar in the second inning before adding a three-run homer in the fifth, extending Atlanta's lead to 8-1. While it's been a down year overall for Olson, he's been on fire down the stretch, going 15-for-36 (.417) with a pair of home runs and 15 RBI in his last 10 games. The 30-year-old first baseman has boosted his slash line to .243/.326/.459 with 28 homers, 94 RBI and 76 runs scored across 647 plate appearances this season.

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