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  • Padres' Manny Machado: Perfect at plate Saturday

    Machado went 4-for-4 with a walk, a double and a run in Saturday's 8-3 win against Colorado.

    Machado had gone 1-for-14 over his previous four games before posting the big effort Saturday. It was the third time this season that the veteran third baseman has recorded four hits in a game. Since July 17, Machado is slashing .343/.377/.643 with five homers, six doubles, 17 RBI, 13 runs and a stolen base over 17 contests.

  • Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Reaches 20-homer mark

    Candelario went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Royals on Saturday.

    The Reds were thoroughly dominated in the contest, but Candelario at least prevented the team from being shut out with his seventh-inning solo blast. It was the infielder's 20th long ball of the campaign, marking the second straight season that he's reached that total. Though Candelario has experienced a drop in his batting average this season from .251 to .226, he's on pace to surpass last year's career-high marks of 22 long balls and 70 RBI.

  • Jose Tena SS | WAS

    Nationals' Jose Tena: Sitting vs. lefty

    Tena is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.

    Tena will begin Saturday's contest in the dugout with the Phillies sending southpaw Cristopher Sanchez to the mound. Ildemaro Vargas will start at third base and bat sixth.

  • Max Muncy 3B | LAD

    Dodgers' Max Muncy: Expected back Tuesday

    Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM on Friday that he expects Muncy (oblique) to be back in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mariners.

    Muncy has gone 4-for-13 with one double and a 4:2 K:BB in four rehab games with Triple-A Oklahoma City. He will remain there through the weekend, then take a day off Monday before rejoining the Dodgers on Tuesday. Muncy has been sidelined since mid-May with a right oblique strain.

  • Alec Bohm 3B | PHI

    Phillies' Alec Bohm: Launches three-run shot

    Bohm went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in Thursday's win over the Nationals.

    The third baseman got the Phillies on the board with a three-run homer off Mitchell Parker in the opening frame, which was immediately followed by a second long ball from Nick Castellanos. It marked Bohm's 13th home run of the campaign and his second in August, and he's batting .309 (17-for-55) on the month with 11 RBI and seven runs scored. He has also hit safely in 15 of his last 16 contests.

  • Mark Vientos DH | NYM

    Mets' Mark Vientos: Homers twice Thursday

    Vientos went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs and three total RBI in Thursday's 7-6 loss to the A's.

    Batting out of the two-hole for the first time this year, Vientos certainly made a case to stay at the top of the order -- the third baseman launched a two-run homer off Mitch Spence in the third inning before adding a solo shot off Michel Otanez in the fourth. Vientos had cooled off a bit after a hot start to his season. Thursday's performance was his first multi-hit game since July 26 -- he'd gone 10-for-50 (.200) in the following 15 contests heading into Thursday. Still, it's been an impressive campaign overall for Vientos, who's established himself as a regular in the Mets' lineup. He's now slashing .275/.333/.557 through 288 plate appearances with 19 homers, 48 RBI and 38 runs scored.

  • Jose Tena SS | WAS

    Nationals' Jose Tena: Back in lineup Thursday

    Tena (thumb) will start at third base and bat eighth in Thursday's contest versus the Phillies, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

    Tena missed two games with a fingernail issue on his right thumb, but he's feeling well enough to give it a go in the series opener in Philadelphia. The 23-year-old is 2-for-5 with a couple RBI in the early going since getting a call-up from Triple-A Rochester after the Nationals acquired him in the July 29 trade that sent Lane Thomas to the Guardians.

  • David McCabe 3B | ATL

    Braves' David McCabe: Completes recovery from Tommy John

    McCabe (elbow) has gone 5-for-28 with a home run, 15.2 percent walk rate and a 33.3 percent strikeout rate in eight games since being activated from High-A Rome's 60-day injured list July 30 and assigned to Double-A Mississippi.

    After undergoing Tommy John surgery in early February, McCabe's availability for the entire 2024 season appeared to be in doubt, but he evidently made rapid progress in his recovery. He still seems to be operating with some restrictions with his throwing, as the corner infielder has played exclusively as a designated hitter for Mississippi thus far. The switch-hitting McCabe split time between Rome and Single-A Augusta in 2023, slashing .276/.385/.450 with 17 home runs and 10 stolen bases in 123 games.

  • Eugenio Suarez 3B | ARI

    Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Belts grand slam, two doubles

    Suarez went 3-for-4 with a grand slam, two doubles and an additional RBI in Wednesday's win against the Rockies.

    Suarez smacked two doubles before taking Rockies reliever Riley Pint deep in the sixth inning to record the fourth grand slam of his career. Suarez matched his season high with five RBI, the third time this season he's reached that mark. The 33-year-old is now up to 18 home runs, 69 RBI and 58 runs scored with a .234 batting average in 118 games.

  • Jose Tena SS | WAS

    Nationals' Jose Tena: Missing another start

    Tena (thumb) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

    Tena will sit out again while he recovers from a fingernail issue on his right thumb, which stems from being struck by a groundball in Sunday's loss to the Angels. Ildemaro Vargas will fill in at third base for Tena, who can be viewed as day-to-day heading into the Nationals' four-game series with the Phillies that begins Thursday.

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