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  • Pirates' Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Swipes two bags in win

    Kiner-Falefa went 1-for-5 with two stolen bases in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Guardians.

    IKF took full advantage of his one trip on the basepaths, swiping second and third base after a ninth-inning single. Kiner-Falefa has taken over at shortstop and as the leadoff hitter for Pittsburgh and has six steals in 26 games, but he hasn't provided much production otherwise since joining the team at the trade deadline, slashing just .220/.254/.321 with one homer, seven RBI and 11 runs.

  • Nico Hoerner 2B | CHC

    Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Swipes 27th bag in win

    Hoerner went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Nationals.

    Hoerner extended his current hit streak to seven games in the fifth inning and then stole his 10th bag in the month of August in the seventh. Over his past 10 games, the shortstop has notched three multi-hit efforts while crossing home plate 10 times. On the season, he is hitting .258 with five home runs, 39 RBI, 72 runs scored and 27 steals across 545 plate appearances.

  • Vidal Brujan 2B | MIA

    Marlins' Vidal Brujan: Placed on injured list

    The Marlins placed Brujan on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right shoulder AC joint sprain.

    Brujan has gone 5-for-20 with two RBI and two runs scored over his last five games, but he will now have to sit out until at least Sept. 10 as a result of his shoulder injury. Jose Devers was selected from Triple-A Jacksonville in a corresponding move and is a candidate to see time at shortstop while Brujan is out, though Xavier Edwards (back) would almost certainly reclaim an everyday role if he's able to make it back from the IL before Brujan.

  • Jose Devers 2B | MIA

    Marlins' Jose Devers: Summoned from Triple-A

    The Marlins selected Devers' contract from Triple-A Jacksonville on Saturday.

    Devers has spent most of the season with Jacksonville, where he's slashed .228/.293/.360 with 18 RBI across 209 plate appearances, though he does have MLB experience -- he played 21 games with Miami in 2021. He'll now be called upon to give the Marlins some extra infield depth as Vidal Brujan (shoulder) lands on the injured list. Xavier Edwards (back) is trending toward a return from the injured list in early September, however, so Devers' stay in Miami may be short.

  • Bryson Stott 2B | PHI

    Phillies' Bryson Stott: Not starting Saturday

    Stott isn't in the Phillies' lineup for Saturday's game against Atlanta.

    Stott will get a chance to rest Saturday after going 4-for-15 with a solo home run and three stolen bases over his last five games. Edmundo Sosa replaces him as Philadelphia's second baseman, batting eighth.

  • Jonathan India 2B | CIN

    Reds' Jonathan India: Taking seat Saturday

    India isn't in the Reds' lineup for Saturday's game against the Brewers.

    India will get a chance to catch his breath Saturday after playing in both games of Friday's doubleheader, during which he went 1-for-8 with a solo homer. Amed Rosario will fill the void at second base and bat sixth.

  • Brice Turang 2B | MIL

    Brewers' Brice Turang: Swipes two more bags

    Turang went 1-for-4 with a double, two walks, two stolen bases, a run scored and an RBI in a 14-0 win over the Reds in the second game of Friday's doubleheader.

    Turang had gone 10 games without a steal prior to Friday, though he's now swiped 39 bags on the season, third most in the majors behind Elly De La Cruz and Shohei Ohtani. Overall, Turang's slashing .255/.321/.359 on the season with seven homers, 61 runs scored and 51 RBI through 516 plate appearances.

  • Jonathan India 2B | CIN

    Reds' Jonathan India: Homers in loss

    India went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Brewers in the first game of Friday's doubleheader. He went 0-for-4 in the nightcap.

    India set up the extra inning with a solo blast in the fifth inning to tie the game at 4-4. The home run was his 13th of the season and fifth during the month of August. The second half hasn't been kind to India (.184/.282/.313), but the Reds need healthy bodies and will continue to trot him out there every day.

  • Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Goes deep, swipes bag

    Bogaerts went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored, a stolen base and a walk in Friday's win over Tampa Bay.

    Bogaerts walked and stole second base in the fourth inning before capping off his night with a ninth-inning solo homer. He snapped a 13-game homerless drought and has gone deep just twice in 27 games this month. However, since returning from the injured list in July, Bogaerts has gone 50-for-152 (.329) through 40 games. He owns a .268/.311/.372 slash line with seven homers and nine steals through 87 games.

  • Brett Wisely 2B | SF

    Giants' Brett Wisely: Recalled from Triple-A

    The Giants recalled Wisely from Triple-A Sacramento on Friday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

    The Giants elected to outright Thairo Estrada to Triple-A after he cleared waivers Friday, so Wisely will now come up from the minors to replenish San Francisco's infield depth. The 25-year-old has slashed .249/.285/.363 with 24 RBI across 215 plate appearances in the majors this year, though he's gone 10-for-37 with two homers and seven RBI since returning to Sacramento on Aug. 19. He could form a platoon at second base with the righty-hitting Casey Schmitt.

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