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  • LaMonte Wade 1B | SF

    Giants' LaMonte Wade: Getting rest Saturday

    Wade isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

    Wade will take a day to collect himself after going 0-for-8 with four strikeouts over his last two games. His absence will allow Mark Canha to pick up a start at first base while batting fifth.

  • Triston Casas 1B | BOS

    Red Sox's Triston Casas: On bench against LHP

    Casas is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.

    Casas will dodge a matchup with southpaw Garrett Crochet on Saturday. In his place, Connor Wong will play first base and bat sixth.

  • Yuli Gurriel 1B | KC

    Royals' Yuli Gurriel: Sitting down Saturday

    Gurriel isn't in the Royals' lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins.

    Gurriel has gotten off to a solid start through his first four games with the Royals, going 3-for-9 with two RBI and a run scored. He'll get a breather Saturday while Robbie Grossman serves as Kansas City's designated hitter and bats eighth.

  • Jake Bauers 1B | MIL

    Brewers' Jake Bauers: Sitting Saturday

    Bauers is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.

    Left-hander Ty Blach is taking the mound for Colorado, forcing the lefty-hitting Bauers to the bench. In his place, Gary Sanchez will DH and bat fourth.

  • Astros' Jon Singleton: Absent from lineup

    Singleton isn't in the Astros' lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

    Singleton will get a breather Saturday after going 3-for-15 with two home runs and three RBI across his last five games. In his absence, Yainer Diaz will cover first base while Victor Caratini starts behind the dish and bats sixth.

  • Rowdy Tellez 1B | PIT

    Pirates' Rowdy Tellez: Resting against southpaw

    Tellez isn't in the Pirates' lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against Washington.

    Left-hander DJ Herz will start on the mound for the Nats to begin Saturday's twin bill, so the lefty-hitting Tellez will take a seat on the bench while Connor Joe covers first base.

  • Justin Turner 1B | SEA

    Mariners' Justin Turner: Multi-hit tally in win

    Turner went 2-for-5 with a double in a win over the Cardinals on Friday.

    The veteran extended his recent stretch of hot hitting with Friday's production, which pushed his average over the last seven games to .320 (8-for-25). Turner has three of his five extra-base hits with the Mariners in that span, and he's also striking out at just a 10.0 percent clip within that sample of 30 plate appearances.

  • Josh Naylor 1B | CLE

    Guardians' Josh Naylor: Hitless in return

    Naylor (back) went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Friday against the Dodgers.

    He exited Tuesday's game with an acute back spasm but only missed a few days. Naylor has been locked into the four hole against righties and the five hole against lefties while slashing .245/.324/.426 with four home runs and one steal over his last 25 games.

  • Seth Brown LF | OAK

    Athletics' Seth Brown: Comes up clutch twice in win

    Brown went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Friday's 7-6 extra-innings win over the Tigers.

    Brown didn't start Friday, but he was one of four Athletics with multiple hits in the marathon game. The 32-year-old saved the day in the 11th inning with a game-tying homer, then came up big again with the walk-off hit, a single, to plate JJ Bleday in the 13th. Brown has seven multi-hit efforts over his last 10 games, going 16-for-35 (.457) with four homers and 14 RBI in that span. The surge has him up to a .251/.310/.421 slash line with 14 homers, 44 RBI, 29 runs scored and four stolen bases through 106 contests overall.

  • Michael Toglia 1B | COL

    Rockies' Michael Toglia: Powers Rockies to win

    Toglia went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer, a double and a walk in Friday's 3-2 victory over Milwaukee.

    The 26-year-old was responsible for all of Colorado's scoring with one swing Friday, a two-out, 428-foot blast off Frankie Montas in the sixth inning. Toglia has now homered in back-to-back games after going 10 games without a long ball -- he went just 5-for-36 (.139) with a .411 OPS in that span. Overall, Toglia's slashing .220/.310/.483 with 23 homers, 50 RBI, 54 runs scored and seven steals across 375 plate appearances this season.

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