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  • Nick Yorke 2B | PIT

    Pirates' Nick Yorke: Goes deep in win

    Yorke went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Athletics.

    Yorke got the Pirates on the board with his first home run since making his season debut Sept. 2. The 23-year-old also notched his first multi-hit game Saturday and has now hit safely in three straight contests. For the year, he's gone 10-for-46 with three extra-base hits, six RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base across 48 major-league plate appearances.

  • Tim Tawa 2B | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Tim Tawa: Riding pine Saturday

    Tawa isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies, Jack Sommers of SI.com reports.

    The D-backs will keep Tawa on the bench Saturday after he went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Friday's series opener. His absence will allow Ildemaro Vargas to start at first base and bat eighth.

  • Xavier Edwards 2B | MIA

    Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Returning to action Saturday

    Edwards (wrist) will start at second base and bat third Saturday against the Rangers.

    Edwards missed six straight starts while nursing a wrist injury, though he was able to go 2-for-3 with an RBI off the bench Friday. Now fully recovered, he'll return to the starting nine and aim to end the season on a high note after slashing .243/.317/.324 across 41 plate appearances to begin September.

  • Luis Garcia 2B | WAS

    Nationals' Luis Garcia: Absent from lineup

    Garcia isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.

    After going 0-for-4 in Friday's series opener, Garcia will step out of the starting nine Saturday while Nasim Nunez starts at second base and bats ninth.

  • Miguel Rojas SS | LAD

    Dodgers' Miguel Rojas: Lifts seventh homer

    Rojas went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and two total runs scored in Friday's 6-3 win over the Giants.

    Rojas hadn't hit a homer since July 19 versus the Brewers. He hit a decent .261 with a .664 OPS over the 48 games between long balls before his second-inning solo shot Friday. The utility infielder is up to seven homers this season, and he's added 27 RBI, 34 runs scored and five stolen bases while slashing .266/.325/.402 through 297 plate appearances this year.

  • Ketel Marte 2B | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Goes yard in loss

    Marte went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Friday's 8-2 loss to the Phillies.

    Marte had gone 13 games without a homer, batting just .140 (7-for-50) in that span. He got the offense going early with a solo shot in the first inning Friday, but the Diamondbacks were able to put only one more run on the board. Marte is now at 26 homers, 67 RBI, 80 runs scored, four stolen bases, 25 doubles and a .279/.375/.508 slash line through 119 contests.

  • Xavier Edwards 2B | MIA

    Marlins' Xavier Edwards: On bench Friday

    Edwards (wrist) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Rangers.

    Edwards is absent from the starting nine for a sixth consecutive game due to right wrist soreness. Graham Pauley will bat eighth and play second base.

  • Phillies' Rafael Lantigua: Returned to Triple-A

    The Phillies optioned Lantigua to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday.

    Lantigua will cede his spot on the 28-man roster to Alec Bohm (shoulder) as Bohm returns from the 10-day injured list. Lantigua didn't appear in a game for the Phillies. He's slashed .233/.360/.334 with seven home runs and 17 stolen bases across 490 plate appearances with Lehigh Valley.

  • Jeff McNeil 2B | ATH

    Mets' Jeff McNeil: Exiting starting nine

    McNeil is absent from the lineup for Friday's game versus the Nationals.

    McNeil had started each of the previous seven contests but managed only one hit over that stretch, so he'll get a day off to regroup. Brett Baty will handle second base and bat eighth for the Mets.

  • Tommy Edman 2B | LAD

    Dodgers' Tommy Edman: Taking seat Thursday

    Edman isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants.

    Edman has gone 5-for-20 with three RBI and four runs scored since returning from the IL last week, and he'll get a break Thursday while Miguel Rojas starts at second base and Andy Pages covers center field.

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