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Hall isn't in the Phillies' lineup for Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against San Diego, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Left-hander Ryan Weathers will start Game 2 on the mound for San Diego, so the left-handed bat of Hall will stay put in Philly's dugout. Alec Bohm will take over at first base, allowing Edmundo Sosa to start at third and bat seventh.

Kirilloff will sit Saturday against Oakland.

Kirilloff posted an .810 OPS over his final 11 games before the break but went 0-for-4 to kick off the second half Friday. Donovan Solano will start at first base, with the Twins seemingly setting up to face more of left-handed bulk reliever Hogan Harris rather than right-handed opener Austin Pruitt.

Cooper isn't in the Marlins' lineup Saturday against Baltimore, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

After going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts during Friday's game, Cooper will sit out Saturday to regroup. Yuli Gurriel will take over as Miami's first baseman and bat fifth.

Abreu went 3-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored Friday against the Angels.

Abreu entered the All-Star break having gone just 3-for-21 in his final six games with no extra-base hits. However, he started the second half strong, highlighted by an RBI single in the sixth inning. After a slow start to the season, Abreu has maintained a more typical .805 OPS with 26 RBI and 15 runs scored across his last 34 games.

Naylor went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and two walks in Friday's 12-4 loss to the Rangers.

This was the third time Naylor's drawn multiple walks in a game this season. He hasn't needed free passes too often lately -- he's hitting .397 (29-for-73) with four homers, seven doubles and 16 RBI over his last 18 contests. For the season, he's up to an impressive .306/.349/.492 slash line with 12 long balls, 66 RBI, 34 runs scored, 19 doubles and five stolen bases through 80 games.

Young isn't in the Cubs' lineup Saturday against Boston.

With left-hander James Paxton starting on the mound Saturday for the Red Sox, the lefty-hitting Young will stay put in Chicago's dugout to begin the game. Trey Mancini will fill in at first base and bat fifth.

Casas went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 8-3 win over the Cubs.

Casas reached double-digit homers when he led off the fourth inning with his 10th in 79 games. Interestingly, he was replaced in the final two innings by Justin Turner, who started at second base and moved to first when manager Alex Cora inserted Christian Arroyo at the keystone. Casas has had issues in the field and ranks 36th with minus-7 Outs Above Average among MLB first basemen.

Hall will sit for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Padres.

The Phillies will rest a handful of lefties against Blake Snell, though the Padres are starting a second southpaw (Ryan Weathers) in the nightcap, so Hall could see himself stuck on the bench all day. Drew Ellis starts at first base in the afternoon game.

Guerrero went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 7-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

After winning the Home Run Derby during the All-Star break, Guerrero kept right on slugging to kick off the second half as he took Ryne Nelson deep in the first inning. The 24-year-old first baseman is up to 14 homers and 59 RBI on the season through 89 games with a .276/.344/.451 slash line, but he's more than capable of accelerating that pace down the stretch.

Lowe went 4-for-4 with a solo homer, a double, four runs scored and a walk in Friday's win over Cleveland.

Lowe put the Rangers on the board with a solo shot in the fourth inning and would cross home three more times in the big performance. It was his second home run of the month and 10th of the year after a seven-game drought. He bumped his season slash line up to .278/.368/.439 with 37 extra-base hits and 59 runs scored through 416 plate appearances.