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Vaughn Grissom 2B | LAA
Angels' Vaughn Grissom: Hits game-tying homer
Grissom went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 7-6 extra-inning loss to the Giants.
Grissom tied the contest with his blast in the eighth inning. Over 13 games in July, Grissom has gone 17-for-52 (.327) with five extra-base hits and 10 RBI. He has seen fairly consistent playing time since the All-Star break, splitting time between second and third. On the year, he's batting .255 with a .720 OPS, a career-high six homers, 40 RBI, 25 runs scored and 13 doubles over 63 contests.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Giants' Rafael Devers: Drives in three in win
Devers went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk, a third RBI and a second run scored in Friday's 7-6 extra-inning win over the Angels.
Devers started the Giants' scoring with a first-inning homer and added a walk-off knock in the 10th. This was his first multi-hit effort since July 10 versus the Rockies. The infielder is batting .244 with a .791 OPS, 21 homers, 56 RBI, 53 runs scored, 26 doubles and one triple across 103 contests this season.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Cracks solo homer in Friday's win
Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 1-0 win over the Phillies.
Goldschmidt was responsible for Friday's lone run with a solo homer off Jesus Luzardo in the fourth inning. It was Goldschmidt's 16th home run of the season, which is tied with Jazz Chisholm for third-most on the Yankees behind Ben Rice (30) and Aaron Judge (ribs) (17). Goldschmidt has a .798 OPS with one steal and 43 RBI over 282 plate appearances this season.
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Andrew Vaughn 1B | MIL
Brewers' Andrew Vaughn: Not in Friday's lineup
Vaughn is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest against the Rockies.
Vaughn has been getting increased reps with Sal Frelick (shoulder) on the shelf, having started each of the previous four games, but he will begin Friday's tilt on the bench. Jake Bauers will play first base, and Luis Lara will patrol right field for the Brewers.
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Tyler Locklear 1B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Tyler Locklear: Launches first long ball
Locklear went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 10-6 win over the Cardinals.
Locklear wasted little time making an impact, doubling in his first plate appearance before launching a two-run homer off Michael McGreevy in the fourth inning to give Arizona a lead it never relinquished. He later added an RBI single in the eighth. The long ball was Locklear's first since being recalled for his season debut July 17, and he's begun his latest stint in the majors by going 5-for-13 with five RBI through four games.
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Rafael Devers 1B | SF
Giants' Rafael Devers: Doubles in defeat
Devers went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run scored in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Royals.
Devers hit a leadoff double in the second inning and drew a walk in the seventh before coming around to score. The veteran infielder has struggled of late, batting .100 with three runs scored and a home run in 34 plate appearances over his last eight outings. Overall, he's slashing .242/.312/.468 with 53 RBI, 51 runs scored and 20 long balls across 433 plate appearances this season.
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Ben Rice DH | NYY
Yankees' Ben Rice: Launches homer No. 30
Rice went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader split with the Pirates.
The 27-year-old slugger took Carmen Mlodzinski deep in the seventh inning to account for all of the Yankees' offense in a 5-3 loss. After going 0-for-4 in the nightcap, Rice sports a .277/.366/.590 slash line through 97 games on the season with 30 homers -- fourth in the majors behind Yordan Alvarez (34), Kyle Schwarber (33) and Hunter Goodman (31).
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Sal Stewart 1B | CIN
Reds' Sal Stewart: Wins it for Reds
Stewart went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 5-3 win over Seattle.
Stewart's three-run shot in the seventh inning was the winning knock for the Reds. It was his second three-run homer in the last four games and the 21st homer overall for the rookie. He's just 3-for-23 (.130) over six games since the All-Star break, but he's contributed nine RBI during that stretch.
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Spencer Steer 1B | CIN
Reds' Spencer Steer: Returns to action
Steer started in right field and went 0-for-4 in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Mariners.
Steer checked back into the starting lineup after missing a game due to a rib injury he suffered Monday. Although hitless over his last 11 at-bats, Steer has rebounded this month (.259 average) following a month of June during which he hit just .159.