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  • Jon Berti 3B | CHC

    Cubs' Jon Berti: Starting Saturday

    Berti is starting at third base and batting ninth in Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks.

    Berti will be making just his sixth start of the season in Chicago's 23rd game. The 35-year-old has been used mostly as a bench player for the Cubs, and he's batting .238 with a .598 OPS and no home runs or runs scored, giving him limited fantasy appeal despite the six stolen bases.

  • Aaron Schunk 3B | ATL

    Rockies' Aaron Schunk: Contract selected by Colorado

    The Rockies selected Schunk's contract from Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday.

    Schunk will take the spot on the 26-man roster vacated by Ezequiel Tovar (hip), who was placed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. Schunk opted to stay with the Rockies in the minors after being DFA'd in mid-February, and in Triple-A he is slashing .283/.353/.435 with one stolen base, one home run and 10 RBI in 52 plate appearances. Schunk could see some starts in the infield with Tovar, Tyler Freeman (oblique) and Thairo Estrada (wrist) all on the IL.

  • Mark Vientos DH | NYM

    Mets' Mark Vientos: Homers again Friday

    Vientos went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the Cardinals.

    The 25-year-old appears to be shaking off his early-season slump. Vientos has hit safely in six straight games, batting .292 (7-for-24) over that stretch with two doubles, two homers, five runs and five RBI.

  • Connor Norby 2B | MIA

    Marlins' Connor Norby: Getting rest Saturday

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

    Norby has gone 2-for-9 with four strikeouts through his first two games since returning from the injured list. The Marlins will give him a day to collect himself Saturday while Graham Pauley starts at the hot corner, batting eighth.

  • Eugenio Suarez 3B | SEA

    Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez: Breaks homer, RBI drought

    Suarez went 1-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Friday's 13-11 loss to the Cubs.

    A quiet game for six innings busted out in the seventh and eighth innings, when the two teams combined to score 21 runs. Suarez hit a grand slam as part of Arizona's 10-run eighth inning. He'd gone 14 games (5-for-49) without a home run or RBI prior to Friday. Suarez is batting .153/.265/.444 with six homers and 15 RBI through 20 games.

  • Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Blasts solo home run

    Candelario went 1-for-5 with a solo homer in Friday's 8-3 win over Baltimore.

    Candelario gave the Reds a three-run lead in the fourth inning when he took a 91-mph fastball from Cade Povich deep to center field for a solo shot. Candelario has a .447 OPS across 74 plate appearances this season, but Friday's homer may be a sign of things to come for the 31-year-old.

  • Eric Wagaman 1B | MIN

    Marlins' Eric Wagaman: Belts two-run shot

    Wagaman went 1-for-3 with one walk and a two-run home run in Friday's 7-2 loss to Philadelphia.

    Wagaman struck out in each of his first two at-bats, but he registered his second home run of the season when he took Zack Wheeler deep to left-center field for a 427-foot, two-run moonshot. Wagaman is in the midst of a six-game hitting streak, during which he's gone 8-for-18 with two walks, five runs scored, one home run and four RBI.

  • Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | CIN

    Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Out of Pittsburgh lineup

    Hayes is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Guardians.

    Hayes enters action Friday in a 3-for-29 slide at the dish, so it seems like a good time to give him a breather. Jared Triolo is occupying third base and batting seventh for the Pirates.

  • Graham Pauley 3B | MIA

    Marlins' Graham Pauley: Back in big leagues

    The Marlins recalled Pauley from Triple-A Jacksonville on Friday, Isaac Azout of FishOnFirst.com reports.

    Pauley was just sent down Thursday but returns to take the roster spot of the injured Derek Hill (wrist). With Connor Norby back in action at third base, Pauley's playing time with the Marlins will likely be limited.

  • Connor Norby 2B | MIA

    Marlins' Connor Norby: One hit, two Ks in season debut

    Norby went 1-for-5 in Thursday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

    Seeing his first MLB game action of the year after beginning the season on the IL due to an oblique strain, Norby struck out twice but did bang a single into left field in the sixth inning. The 24-year-old third baseman hit second Thursday against southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez, and he's likely to have a prominent spot in the order against right-handers as well as the Marlins search for offense. Norby slashed .247/.315/.445 with seven homers over 36 games for Miami last season after being acquired from Baltimore.

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