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  • Michael Toglia 1B | COL

    Rockies' Michael Toglia: Belts homer in win

    Toglia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Cubs.

    Toglia is 9-for-32 (.281) with three homers over his last nine contests. His blast Saturday was part of a comeback push for the Rockies, as he cut the Cubs' lead to 3-2 in the seventh inning. Toglia continues to impress with power, boasting 24 homers and a .473 slugging percentage through 103 contests. He's batting just .221 on the year with 51 RBI, 58 runs scored and eight stolen bases, though he's found more consistency at the plate in September.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Braves' Matt Olson: Drives in four in win

    Olson went 2-for-5 with two doubles, four RBI and one run scored in Saturday's 10-1 win over the Dodgers.

    Olson has gone 13-for-45 (.289) with nine RBI and five doubles over 12 contests in September. He hasn't hit a home run since he swatted two of them Aug. 29. The first baseman is up to a .238/.317/.442 slash line with 25 homers, 86 RBI, 71 runs scored, 36 doubles and no stolen bases across 148 games this season.

  • Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Youngest Jay to 500 RBI

    Guerrero went 1-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored and an RBI in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Cardinals.

    With his RBI single in the seventh inning, the 25-year-old Guerrero became the youngest Blue Jay ever to record 500 career RBI. He also reached that plateau in 806 career games, with only Carlos Delgado (714 games) getting there quicker in franchise history. Guerrero has slowed down a little in September, going nine straight games without recording multiple hits, but on the season he's still slashing .320/.394/.545 with 28 homers, 96 RBI and 92 runs.

  • Bryce Harper DH | PHI

    Phillies' Bryce Harper: Homers twice in win

    Harper went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Mets.

    According to Todd Zolecki of MLB.com, Harper had gone 128 plate appearances without a home run before smacking a solo shot in the fourth inning. Despite the homerless drought, the slugger has now tallied six multi-hit efforts and nine extra-base hits through 12 September contests. On the season, he's batting .290 with 28 long balls, 82 RBI, 79 runs scored and five steals across 577 plate appearances.

  • Astros' Jon Singleton: Not starting Saturday

    Singleton is absent from Saturday's lineup against the Angels.

    Singleton will sit for a second straight game as the Angels send southpaw Tyler Anderson to the mound. Yainer Diaz will start at first base Saturday while Victor Caratini steps in behind home plate.

  • Rhys Hoskins 1B | CLE

    Brewers' Rhys Hoskins: Sitting down Saturday

    Hoskins isn't in Milwaukee's lineup Saturday against the Diamondbacks.

    Hoskins provided all of the Brewers' offense by hitting a two-run home run in Friday's series opener. He'll catch a breather Saturday while Jake Bauers starts at first base and bats sixth.

  • Michael Busch 3B | CHC

    Cubs' Michael Busch: Resting Saturday

    Busch isn't in the Cubs' lineup Saturday against Colorado.

    Although Busch has gone 8-for-17 with two homers and seven RBI over his last four games, the Cubs will sit him down for Saturday's contest while Patrick Wisdom starts at first base and bats sixth.

  • Carlos Santana 1B | ARI

    Twins' Carlos Santana: Sitting Saturday

    Santana isn't in the Twins' lineup Saturday against Cincinnati.

    Santana has put together a nice four-game hitting streak, during which he's gone 5-for-14 with a homer and three RBI, but he'll take a seat Saturday against Nick Martinez and the Reds. Jose Miranda will start at first base and bat eighth.

  • Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL

    White Sox's Andrew Vaughn: Getting rest day

    Vaughn is not in Saturday's lineup against the Athletics.

    Vaughn entered Saturday's game having started five of the last six games. He's gone 11-for-25 with a pair of extra-base hits in that span, but he'll give way to Gavin Sheets for a rest day.

  • Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom: Activated from IL

    Soderstrom (wrist) was activated from the injured list and is starting at first base and batting seventh Saturday against the White Sox.

    Soderstrom missed the last two months with a bone bruise on his left wrist. Prior to being activated, he went 9-for-20 with three homers, eight RBI, six runs scored and four walks during a rehab assignment for Triple-A Las Vegas. Soderstrom didn't get the call-up this season until May and got off to a slow start, but he hit six homers with a 19.8 percent strikeout rate in his 100 at-bats prior to hitting the IL, and Oakland will likely give him steady playing time against right-handed pitching down the stretch.

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