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  • Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe: Knocks three hits

    Lowe went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Friday's win over Kansas City.

    Lowe did most of his damage in the sixth inning when he hit a ground-rule double and came around to score the go-ahead run. He entered Friday's game in an 8-for-42 (.190) slump over 12 appearances since his last multi-hit performance June 5. He hit .343 through 18 games to begin his 2024 campaign but has since gone 25-for-118 (.212). For the season, Lowe is slashing .259/.352/.346 with 12 extra-base hits and 21 runs scored.

  • Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Belts walk-off homer

    Cronenworth went 2-for-5 with a walk-off solo home run and an additional run in Thursday's 7-6 win against the Brewers.

    Cronenworth became the latest ninth-inning hero for the Padres when he swatted a 401-foot solo blast to give the team its third straight walk-off win. The long ball was the 11th of the season through 74 games for the infielder, who has already surpassed his total of 10 homers over 127 contests last year. Cronenworth is on pace to exceed his career-best totals of 21 home runs and 71 RBI, which he established in 2021.

  • Michael Busch 3B | CHC

    Cubs' Michael Busch: Out against left-hander

    Busch is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Mets.

    The Mets are sending southpaw Jose Quintana to the bump, which means Busch will begin this one on the bench. Patrick Wisdom is getting the start at first base.

  • Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Adds finishing touch in win

    Walker went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's 5-2 win over Washington.

    Walker provided an insurance run with a solo blast in the ninth inning for his team-leading 17th home run of the season and fifth in the last eight games. He also leads the Diamondbacks with 50 RBI. The 33-year-old can still bring it, as Walker possesses top-shelf bat speed (89th percentile), average exit velocity (84th percentile), barrel rate (97th percentile) and hard-hit rate (88th percentile).

  • Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Goes deep in victory

    Freeman went 2-for-5 with a solo home run Thursday in a 5-3 win against Colorado.

    Freeman accounted for the Dodgers' final run of the contest with his fourth-inning solo shot to center field. The veteran first baseman is up to 11 long balls on the season, with five of them coming in June. Freeman has added to his standout month with a .354 average, 12 RBI, 17 runs, two stolen bases and a 14:10 BB:K through 18 games.

  • Yandy Diaz 1B | TB

    Rays' Yandy Diaz: Homers, extends hitting streak

    Diaz went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run Thursday against the Twins.

    Diaz collected two hits, including his fifth homer of the season, to extend his hitting streak to 13 games and his on-base streak to 22 games. He's batting .351 over the course of the hit streak, though he has just one home run, one double, four RBI and six runs scored to show for his efforts.

  • Carlos Santana 1B | ARI

    Twins' Carlos Santana: Continues piping hot June

    Santana went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, double and an additional run scored Thursday against the Rays.

    Santana extended his modest hit streak to six games and posted his second three-hit game of the season while blasting his 12th home run Thursday. The 38-year-old has found the fountain of youth in June, going 20-for-55 (.364) with four homers, five doubles, 15 RBI, 10 runs and a couple of steals through 16 games this month.

  • Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Three hits, four RBI in win

    Mountcastle went 3-for-6 with two doubles, four RBI and three runs scored in Thursday's win over the Yankees while also drawing a walk.

    Mountcastle increased Baltimore's lead to six runs with a three-run double in the second before also coming around to score later in the frame. He would go on to reach base four times in the game while also driving in another run, matching his season high with four RBI. The first baseman has now recorded multiple hits in back-to-back contests and extended his hitting streak to five games with Thursday's performance.

  • Ben Rice 1B | NYY

    Yankees' Ben Rice: Not in Thursday's lineup

    Rice is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles.

    Rice started at first base in each of his first two games after being promoted, going 2-for-7 with a walk. He'll begin this one on the bench, with DJ LeMahieu handling the cold corner and Oswaldo Cabrera the hot corner.

  • Pete Alonso 1B | BAL

    Mets' Pete Alonso: Slugs two-run homer

    Alonso went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Wednesday in a loss to the Rangers.

    Alonso gave New York a two-run lead with his blast to center field in the sixth inning, but Texas was able to mount a comeback and pull off the victory. The long ball continued a hot stretch for the first baseman, as he's in the midst of a five-game hitting streak during which he's batted .391 (9-for-23) with two homers and 10 RBI. Alonso is up to 16 home runs and 42 RBI on the campaign along with 42 runs and a .243/.321/.475 slash line.

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