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  • Bryce Harper DH | PHI

    Phillies' Bryce Harper: Reaches double digits in steals

    Harper went 1-for-5 with a walk, a solo home run and a stolen base in Saturday's 9-4 win over the Yankees.

    Just a couple days after slugging career homer No. 350, Harper hit his 351st while also swiping his 150th bag for his 10th steal of the season. The 32-year-old has come out of the All-Star break firing, batting .303 (10-for-33) over the last eight games with four doubles, five home runs, eight RBI and nine runs.

  • Jake Burger 3B | TEX

    Rangers' Jake Burger: Targeting Aug. 8 return

    Burger (quad) will resume hitting Saturday, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.

    A left quad strain sent Burger to the injured list July 16, and if everything goes according to plan, the slugging infielder aims to return to the Rangers' lineup Aug. 8 against the Phillies. He still has a few more hurdles to clear before he embarks on a rehab assignment, however, so it's still too early to tell whether he'll meet his goal.

  • Michael Toglia 1B | COL

    Rockies' Michael Toglia: Not starting Saturday

    Toglia isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

    After going 0-for-15 over his last four games, the switch-hitting Toglia will step out of the starting nine Saturday against left-handed starter Trevor Rogers. Warming Bernabel will make his MLB debut as Colorado's first baseman while Toglia rests.

  • Tyler Black 2B | MIL

    Brewers' Tyler Black: Returns to minors

    Milwaukee optioned Black to Triple-A Nashville on Saturday.

    Black had been called up from Nashville on Sunday and got into three games with the Brewers (though he made only one start), going went 2-for-6 with a double and an RBI. His return to the minors Saturday makes room on the 26-man roster for the return of Sal Frelick (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list.

  • Otto Kemp 3B | PHI

    Phillies' Otto Kemp: Resting Saturday

    Kemp isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.

    Kemp will grab a seat on the bench Saturday after going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts during Friday's series opener. Edmundo Sosa will fill in at the hot corner and bat seventh.

  • Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero: Hot streak continues Friday

    Guerrero went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI in Friday's win over the Tigers.

    The first baseman has hit safely in seven straight games and has banged out at least one two-bagger in three straight, batting .483 (14-for-29) over those seven contests with a homer, seven RBI and nine runs. Guerrero's .846 OPS on the year is the highest it's been since the second game of the season, although it's still well short of his .940 mark from 2024, while his .291 batting average is at its highest point since mid-May.

  • Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Goes deep again Friday

    Torkelson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Blue Jays.

    Torkelson took Toronto starter Jose Berrios deep in the sixth inning for his 23rd home run of the season. After hitting zero homers in his first six games after the All-Star break, the slugger has now gone deep on consecutive days. Torkelson is known to be a streaky power hitter, so fantasy managers could be in for a homer binge at the moment.

  • Diamondbacks' Tristin English: Starts at first base

    English started at first base and went 0-for-3 in Friday's 1-0 extra-innings win over the Pirates.

    English got the start at first base in the first game Arizona played after trading Josh Naylor on Thursday. English was eventually lifted for a pinch hitter, and Eugenio Suarez moved from third to first base. While Pavin Smith (oblique) remains on the 10-day injured list, English should see the majority of starts at first base.

  • Nick Kurtz 1B | ATH

    Athletics' Nick Kurtz: Makes history with four homers

    Kurtz went 6-for-6 with four home runs, a double, eight RBI and six runs in Friday's 15-3 win over the Astros.

    In a dazzling performance, Kurtz become the 20th player in MLB history and the first rookie to hit four home runs in a single game. His first long ball came in the second inning, a two-run blast that padded the lead to 5-0. He added an RBI double in the fourth before turning up the power late with solo shots in the sixth and eighth frames. Kurtz capped the historic performance with a three-run blast off position player Cooper Hummel in the ninth. In addition to joining the four-homer club, Kurtz also accounted for 19 total bases, tying the all-time single-game mark Shawn Green established in his own four-homer performance for the Dodgers on May 23, 2002. Kurtz is on an incredible tear with nine home runs in his current 12-game hitting streak, during which he has hit .553 (26-for-47) with 20 RBI.

  • Josh Naylor 1B | SEA

    Mariners' Josh Naylor: Debuting for new team Friday

    Naylor is starting at first base and batting out of the cleanup spot against the Angels on Friday.

    Naylor will make his Mariners debut one day after being traded by the Diamondbacks. The 28-year-old slugger, who has an .807 OPS with 11 steals, 11 home runs and 59 RBI this across 392 plate appearances this season, is expected to take over as the everyday starter at first base.

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