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Brendan Rodgers 2B | BOS
Rockies' Brendan Rodgers: Scratched Saturday
Rodgers was scratched from Saturday's starting lineup against the Padres due to illness, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.
Trevor Story was also a late removal from the lineup due to soreness from a HBP on Friday. Garrett Hampson and Chris Owings will start at second base and shortstop, respectively. Rodgers can be considered questionable for Sunday's series finale.
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Thairo Estrada 2B | BAL
Giants' Thairo Estrada: Racks up four hits
Estrada went 4-for-5 with three RBI and a run scored Saturday against Washington.
Estrada continued to produce offensively for the Giants, putting together the first four-hit game of his major-league career while driving in a trio of runs. The 25-year-old owns a .360/.429/.520 slashing line in his 28 plate appearances this season, providing a boost to a San Francisco squad that currently has multiple infielders on the injured list.
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Adam Frazier 2B | LAA
Pirates' Adam Frazier: Not starting nightcap
Frazier is not in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Mets, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.
Frazier went 1-for-4 with a run scored in Game 1. He'll rest for at least the beginning portion of Game 2 as Rodolfo Castro mans the keystone.
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Marcus Semien 2B | NYM
Blue Jays' Marcus Semien: HIts two-run homer
Semien went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run homer in Saturday's loss to the Rays.
Semien gave his team a 2-1 lead with a two-run shot off Ryan Yarbrough in the top of the third, but that proved to be all the runs Toronto could muster in its 5-2 loss. Semien has how homered 22 times this season, giving him a shot to pass his career high of 33 that he set back in 2019.
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Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT
Rays' Brandon Lowe: Clears fence twice
Lowe went 2-for-3 with a walk, a pair of homers and three RBI in Saturday's win over the Blue Jays.
Lowe opened the scoring with a solo shot off Ross Stripling in the bottom of the first inning, his 19th homer of the season. He beat Stripling again for a two-run shot in the third and now has 20 on the year. That power has kept him as an above-average hitter despite the fact that he's hitting just .208 on the season while striking out 32.3 percent of the time.
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Rylan Bannon 2B | NYM
Orioles' Rylan Bannon: Shakes off oblique injury
Bannon (oblique) returned from the 7-day injured list Wednesday and has gone 1-for-7 with a double, two walks, three runs and a stolen base in his two games since returning to the Triple-A Norfolk lineup.
Before being reinstated from the IL, Bannon made his return from a month-long absence at High-A Aberdeen, with whom he made six rehab appearances. The 25-year-old infielder is slashing .172/.242/.310 with two home runs and three steals across 95 plate appearances with the Orioles' top minor-league affiliate this season.
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Jeff McNeil 2B | ATH
Mets' Jeff McNeil: On bench for Game 1
McNeil is not in the lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Pirates, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.
The infielder tallied a single and a run in four at-bats Friday, lowering his average to .304 in 23 July at-bats. McNeil has failed to recorded an extra-base hit this month, though, and he has driven home just a pair of runs. He'll likely return to the lineup for the nightcap after Jose Peraza plays second base in Game 1.
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Zack Short SS | NYM
Tigers' Zack Short: Added to Saturday's lineup
Short will start Saturday's game in Minnesota and bat eighth after Nomar Mazara (illness) was scratched from the lineup, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Short will fill in at shortstop for Niko Goodrum, who is moving to the outfield to replace Mazara.
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Zack Short SS | NYM
Tigers' Zack Short: Not starting Saturday
Short is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
The shortstop launched a three-run home run Monday, but he has gone 0-for-13 in four games since. Short has played 17 games this season and is hitting .196 with a pair of homers and eight RBI. He's also drawn 13 walks. Niko Goodrum will start at shortstop and bat seventh Saturday.