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  • Justin Turner 1B | CHC

    Mariners' Justin Turner: Drives in two Saturday

    Turner went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a run-scoring double, a walk and a run in a win over the Mets on Saturday.

    Turner had a significant hand in the Mariners' offensive output for the night, plating Randy Arozarena with his first-inning double before rapping a single to drive his teammate home again for the final run of the contest in the seventh. The multi-RBI effort was already Turner's third since joining Seattle at the trade deadline, and the multi-hit tally snapped him out of a 1-for-16 funk that had encompassed his previous five games.

  • Astros' Jon Singleton: Losing work to Dezenzo

    Singleton is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

    The lefty-hitting Singleton will take a seat for the third time in four games, with two of those absences coming against right-handed pitching. The 32-year-old has managed an underwhelming .591 OPS since the All-Star break and looks to have ceded primary duties at first base to rookie Zach Dezenzo.

  • Luis Arraez 2B | SF

    Padres' Luis Arraez: Plays hero against former team

    Arraez went 2-for-6 with a run scored and three RBI in Saturday's 9-8 extra-inning win over the Marlins.

    The 27-year-old scored the game's opening run in the first inning, then brought home the winning run against his former club in the top of the 10th with a groundout to first base. The three RBI were a season high for Arraez, but hits haven't been falling in at their usual rate for him of late -- over his last 12 games, he's slashing just .236/.250/.273, and his batting average on the season has dropped to .302. It hasn't been below .300 since early May.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Braves' Matt Olson: Racks up six RBI in win

    Olson went 2-for-4 with two homers, six RBI and two runs scored while also drawing a walk in Saturday's win over the Rockies.

    Olson walked in his first trip to the plate before launching a two-out grand slam in the third to put Atlanta on top 5-3. But the first baseman wasn't done there, adding a second long ball in the seventh to give him a season-high six RBI in the contest. Olson has now recorded multiple hits in three of his last seven games, batting .307 (8-for-26) over that stretch with four extra-base hits, eight RBI and three runs scored. It marked his second multi-homer game of the campaign.

  • Rhys Hoskins 1B | CLE

    Brewers' Rhys Hoskins: Secures win with homer

    Hoskins went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 1-0 win against the Reds.

    The game was a pitcher's duel from start to finish, as the teams combined for just five hits, no walks and one run. Hoskins accounted for both the only extra-base hit and the only run of the matchup with his solo shot in the eighth inning. The long ball was his 20th of the campaign, an amount he's reached in each of his five full MLB campaigns. The slugger has gone deep five times over his past 13 contests.

  • Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Launches homer in loss

    Goldschmidt went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and a walk in a loss to the Royals on Saturday.

    Goldschmidt gave the Cardinals an early lead with his two-run blast to center field in the second inning, but Kansas City went on to score the game's next six runs. The long ball was the 18th of the season for Goldschmidt as he pushes toward the 11th 20-homer campaign of his career. Goldschmidt has gone 4-for-10 with four RBI over his past three contests following a rough five-game stretch during which he failed to get a hit across 17 at-bats.

  • Zach Dezenzo SS | HOU

    Astros' Zach Dezenzo: Crushes first career homer

    Dezenzo went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Red Sox.

    Dezenzo's first major-league homer was a 437-foot bomb off Zack Kelly in the eighth inning. Since being promoted Aug. 6, the rookie has started three games at first base and one at designated hitter. He has reached base six times with two extra-base hits and appears to be getting a legitimate chance to receive consistent playing time moving forward.

  • Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Drives in three in win

    Mountcastle went 3-for-5 with three RBI in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Rays.

    Mountcastle had a two-run single in the first inning and knocked in an insurance run with another single in the eighth. This was the first baseman's first multi-hit effort in August, though he's now hit safely in six straight games. For the year, he's up to a .273/.312/.438 slash line, 13 home runs, 59 RBI, 50 runs scored and three stolen bases over 442 plate appearances. He will continue to see most of the playing time at first base, with Ryan O'Hearn filling in there whenever Mountcastle needs a day off.

  • Ben Rice 1B | NYY

    Yankees' Ben Rice: Resting during nightcap

    Rice isn't in the Yankees' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader versus Texas.

    After a 1-for-4 performance during Game 1, Rice will take a seat on the bench to start Saturday's final game. While he rests, DJ LeMahieu will handle first base and bat ninth.

  • Nolan Schanuel 1B | LAA

    Angels' Nolan Schanuel: Idle Saturday

    Schanuel isn't in the Angels' lineup Saturday versus the Nationals, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    Schanuel will get a chance to regroup after going 0-for-5 with two strikeouts in Friday's contest. Brandon Drury will move to first base while Schanuel sits, allowing Michael Stefanic to start at the keystone.

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