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  • Dominic Smith 1B | ATL

    Red Sox's Dominic Smith: Idle against southpaw

    Smith is not in the lineup for Sunday's matchup against the Cardinals, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

    The lefty-hitting Smith will get a break as Boston takes on southpaw Matthew Liberatore. Garrett Cooper will fill in at first base and bat sixth while Tyler O'Neill moves to designated hitter as the Red Sox look to avoid the sweep in St. Louis.

  • Nate Lowe 1B | CIN

    Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe: Makes impact late in win

    Lowe went 0-for-4 with two RBI in Saturday's 3-2 extra-innings win over the Angels.

    Lowe, who is hitless over his last 13 at-bats, was the late-game hero for the Rangers. He set up extra innings with an run-producing, eighth-inning sacrifice fly, then Lowe was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 13th for the walk-off win. The two RBI give him 14 over 26 games.

  • Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Scores twice in win

    Freeman went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's win over the Reds.

    Freeman drew a leadoff walk to open the bottom of the fourth and would eventually come home to score the Dodgers' first run of the contest later in the frame on a single from outfielder Andy Pages. The star first baseman would add an RBI single in the fourth, along with a leadoff double in the eighth, before coming around to score for a second time. Freeman had gone hitless in his previous two games but now has five multi-hit games in May to go along with six RBI and 14 runs scored. He's also tied for fifth in the league in doubles with 13.

  • Yandy Diaz 1B | TB

    Rays' Yandy Diaz: Reaches base five times

    Diaz went 3-for-3 with two walks and a run scored Saturday against the Blue Jays.

    Diaz has gotten on track at the plate across the last two weeks, with Saturday's performance marking his eighth multi-hit performance across his last 15 games. He's gone 23-for-63 with 12 RBI and 10 runs scored, also chipping in a pair of home runs. Overall, Diaz owns a 106 wRC+ but just a .097 ISO across 206 plate appearances for the season.

  • Bryce Harper DH | PHI

    Phillies' Bryce Harper: Walks it off with sac fly

    Harper went 1-for-4 with a run, an RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 4-3 extra-inning win against Washington.

    Harper singled, stole a base and came home on a double-play groundout in the fourth inning for Philadelphia's first run. He was retired his next two times at the plate before driving home the winning run with a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th frame. Harper is batting .321 with four homers, 15 RBI, 14 runs and two stolen bases through 15 contests in May.

  • Josh Bell DH | MIN

    Marlins' Josh Bell: Big homer off Diaz in comeback win

    Bell went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Saturday's 10-9 victory over the Mets in 10 innings.

    Bell had two singles -- including one that drove in a run -- when he strolled to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning to face Edwin Diaz as the tying run. He then swatted one 428 feet for a three-run home run to knot things up before the Marlins eventually won in the 10th. Bell's home run -- which was his sixth of the season -- was measured at 107.9 mph off the bat. The first baseman is 10-for-25 with two long balls over his last six games.

  • LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW

    Giants' LaMonte Wade: Idle against lefty

    Wade isn't in the Giants' lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.

    Wade will begin Saturday's contest in the dugout as left-hander Ty Blach prepares to toe the slab for Colorado. Wilmer Flores will pick up a start at first base while batting third.

  • Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Gets breather Saturday

    Mountcastle isn't in the Orioles' lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners.

    Mountcastle will get a day to regroup Saturday after going 1-for-16 across his last four games. While he sits, Ryan O'Hearn will pick up a start at first base while Anthony Santander serves as Baltimore's DH, opening up a spot in the outfield for Austin Hays.

  • Rowdy Tellez 1B | TEX

    Pirates' Rowdy Tellez: Out against southpaw

    Tellez isn't in the Pirates' lineup Saturday versus the Cubs.

    Tellez will take a seat Saturday with lefty Shota Imanaga starting on the mound for Chicago. Connor Joe will start at first base and bat third.

  • Michael Busch 3B | CHC

    Cubs' Michael Busch: Idle versus lefty

    Busch isn't in the Cubs' lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates.

    With lefty Bailey Falter set to start on the mound for the Bucs, the left-handed bat of Busch will remain in Chicago's dugout. His absence will give Patrick Wisdom an opportunity to start at first while batting leadoff.

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