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  • Royals' Michael Massey: Not starting Sunday

    Massey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

    Righty Alex Faedo is starting Sunday for Detroit, but the lefty-hitting Massey is on the bench since Faedo is serving as an opener for lefty Brant Hurter. Salvador Perez will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Freddy Fermin starts behind the plate.

  • Jorge Polanco 1B | NYM

    Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Multi-hit effort in return

    Polanco (knee) went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a run in an extra-inning win over the Phillies on Saturday.

    The veteran infielder had sat out Friday's series opener due to his nagging knee issues, but Polanco was starting at second base Saturday and managed to deliver one of three multi-hit efforts for the Mariners. Polanco's .215/.297/.352 season slash line still has plenty of room for improvement; however, the 31-year-old now boasts a .292 average and 1.019 OPS across 54 post-All-Star-break plate appearances, and his .375 average with men in scoring position during that span has helped him produce 10 RBI.

  • Brooks Baldwin SS | CHW

    White Sox's Brooks Baldwin: Swats first career homer

    Baldwin went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's loss to the Twins.

    Baldwin temporarily tied the score at 2-2 in the sixth inning with a solo shot off Bailey Ober. The long ball was his first as a major leaguer in his 14th career game. Baldwin shouldn't be expected to hit for much power -- he went deep a modest eight times in 82 games in the minors this season prior to his mid-July call-up -- but he batted .324 and swiped 17 bases during that span, so there's certainly potential for him to be a useful fantasy producer. However, he's struggled against major-league pitchers thus far with a .167/.200/.313 slash line through 50 plate appearances.

  • Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT

    Rays' Brandon Lowe: Tallies three hits, two RBI

    Lowe went 3-for-5 with two RBI and one run scored in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Astros.

    Lowe has four multi-hit efforts over his last eight games, going 13-for-29 (.448) with a home run, five doubles and seven RBI in that span. The infielder hit .325 in July and is continuing his strong play into August. For the season, he's up to a .264/.353/.510 slash line with 12 homers, 37 RBI, 32 runs scored and two stolen bases over 238 plate appearances.

  • Angels' Charles Leblanc: Called up Saturday

    The Angels selected Leblanc's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday.

    Leblanc will join the major-league roster after producing a .262 average with 12 home runs, 48 RBI, 51 runs scored and four stolen bases over 81 games with Salt Lake this season. With Luis Rengifo (wrist) being placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday, Leblanc may be thrust into regular at-bats with the big-league club at third base.

  • Jorge Polanco 1B | NYM

    Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Back in action Saturday

    Polanco (knee) will start at second base and bat fifth Saturday against the Phillies.

    Polanco was forced to sit out Friday's series opener after exiting Wednesday's game due to a knee injury, but the issue seems to have subsided ahead of Saturday's contest. The 31-year-old infielder has put up a career-worst batting average (.210) and OPS (.644) through 289 plate appearances this season, but he's begun to heat up lately, slashing .273/.340/.682 with five homers and nine RBI since the All-Star break.

  • Zack Gelof 2B | ATH

    Athletics' Zack Gelof: Day off Saturday

    Gelof is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Dodgers.

    Gelof will get a breather after he went 2-for-10 with a walk and four strikeouts while starting the team's last three contests. Darell Hernaiz was reinstated from the 60-day injured list Friday after nursing a left ankle sprain for over two months and he'll replace Gelof at second base and bat eighth against Los Angeles.

  • Nicky Lopez 3B | COL

    White Sox's Nicky Lopez: Out of lineup again

    Lopez is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins.

    Lopez will sit for a second straight game Saturday after starting five straight. Brooks Baldwin will start at shortstop and bat second against Minnesota right-hander Bailey Ober.

  • Gleyber Torres 2B | DET

    Yankees' Gleyber Torres: In lineup Saturday

    Torres is starting at second base and batting fifth against the Blue Jays on Saturday.

    Torres was pulled early from Friday's loss after failing to run hard out of the batter's box on a second-inning single, but he apologized after the contest and won't be subjected to additional missed time. He's gone 2-for-15 over his past four games following a hot five-game stretch during which he went 8-for-22 with two homers.

  • Blue Jays' Spencer Horwitz: Productive in Friday's win

    Horwitz went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI in Friday's win over the Yankees.

    Getting the start at DH and batting fourth, Horwitz poked RBI singles in the third and sixth innings as part of an 8-5 victory. The 26-year-old has seen his production tail off of late -- he sports a .220/.267/.317 slash line over his last 10 games -- but with Joey Loperfido getting a look as the full-time left fielder and Davis Schneider back in the mix at second base as a result, Horwitz could DH more often and not be stretched defensively at the keystone, allowing him to focus on his offensive contributions.

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