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Franklin Barreto LF | BAL
Athletics' Franklin Barreto: Hits three-run homer
Barreto went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and a walk during a 13-2 victory over the White Sox on Saturday.
The second baseman capped off a seven-run first inning with the home run out of the nine spot in the lineup. Barreto has two home runs in eight MLB games this season, but he's also batting just .115. He has four RBI, four runs and a steal over 26 at-bats this season.
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Luis Urias 2B | TOR
Padres' Luis Urias: Returning to action Sunday
Urias is dealing with a minor left shoulder injury but is expected to rejoin the lineup Sunday for Triple-A El Paso, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
Urias exited Friday's contest in the middle of the at-bat after tweaking something in his left shoulder, but he'll apparently be good to go after one day off. The 22-year-old has a healthy .316/.400/.595 slash line with 18 home runs at Triple-A this season.
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Christian Arroyo 2B | NYM
Rays' Christian Arroyo: Transferred to 60-day IL
Arroyo (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Saturday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Arroyo has been out with an elbow injury since mid-June and is now set to miss at least another month. The move makes room on the 40-man roster for Peter Fairbanks, acquired in a trade from Texas in a corresponding move.
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Michael Chavis 2B | CIN
Red Sox's Michael Chavis: Sitting Saturday
Chavis is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Chavis sits after starting the last 24 games at first base. Christian Vazquez starts at the position Saturday for the first time in his big-league career.
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Adam Frazier 2B | LAA
Pirates' Adam Frazier: Gets breather Saturday
Frazier is not in the lineup Saturday against the Cubs.
Kevin Newman will slide over to play second base as Jung Ho Kang gets the start at shortstop against Chicago lefty Jon Lester. Frazier is slashing a phenomenal .529/.556/.824 with a home run, 11 runs scored and seven RBI in seven July starts. The left-handed-hitting second baseman owns a .659 career OPS against left-handed pitching.
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Luis Urias 2B | TOR
Padres' Luis Urias: Reportedly day-to-day
Urias "felt something" on a swing in Friday's game for Triple-A El Paso and exited for precautionary reasons, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. He is considered day-to-day.
Hitters rarely exit games mid at-bat, as Urias did in the fifth inning, due to minor injuries, so some skepticism is warranted regarding this report. However, it is still somewhat comforting that the Padres are downplaying the injury.
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Jose Altuve 2B | HOU
Astros' Jose Altuve: Snaps home run drought
Altuve went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-8 loss to the Rangers.
Altuve's homer was just one of nine combined long balls the two teams hit Friday. It was the first home run in 13 games and just the second in the last 34 for the second baseman. The 29-year-old Altuve is not known for his power, although he swatted 24 in both 2016 and 2017, but elite hitting is expected. On that front, Altuve has not delivered in 2019. He's batting just .256 with a .773 OPS over 247 plate appearances.
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Ketel Marte 2B | ARI
Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte: Breakout continues
Marte went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer in Friday's 4-2 win over the Cardinals.
Marte's eighth-inning blast, which extended his hitting streak to six games, provided necessary cushion for the Diamondbacks, who won their fourth straight. The first-time All-Star's breakout season continued apace. Marte has a career-high 21 home runs and his 55 RBI are four shy of his best mark set last season.
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Elvis Andrus 2B | ARI
Rangers' Elvis Andrus: Flashes speed in win
Andrus went 2-for-4 with a walk, a run scored, an RBI and two stolen bases in Friday's 9-8 win over the Astros.
While the two teams were busy combining for nine homers on the night, it was the shortstop's speed that proved to be the difference -- after he hit a one-out single in the bottom of the ninth, he swiped second and then scored on Danny Santana's walkoff hit. Andrus is now slashing .304/.342/.451, and with 21 stolen bases, he's topped 20 for the 10th time in his 11-year career.