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LeMahieu went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored against the Cardinals on Saturday.

LeMahieu led off an eight-run eighth inning with a single, and he came around to score on an RBI double by Carlos Gonzalez. He has been on a nice run at the plate of late, smacking two home runs, driving in six and scoring six runs across his last 10 games.

Escobar went 1-for-5 with a solo home run against the Mariners on Saturday.

Escobar took Wade LeBlanc deep in the first inning to record his 19th home run of the season and fourth as a Diamondback. While he has slumped a bit of late -- he has only two RBI in his last 10 starts -- his numbers since shifting to the National League are nearly identical to his time with the Twins. That provides little reason to panic about Escobar's brief slump, especially when considering he is nearly certain to set new career-best marks in every major hitting statistic this season.

Anderson launched a two-run pinch-hit home run Saturday against the Braves.

Anderson entered the game in the seventh inning and launched his 10th home run of the season, taking Chad Sobotka deep. The long ball marked his first since July 30. While he has produced relatively consistently throughout the season, Anderson has only five RBI and seven runs scored to go along with a .238 average in 80 August at-bats.

Segura (ribs) went 1-for-3 with a single, a walk and a stolen base in a win over the Diamondbacks on Friday.

Segura was back in the lineup against one of his old squads after tweaking his rib cage Wednesday and extended a stretch of hot hitting. The shortstop has accumulated 20 of his 23 August hits over the last 12 games, bouncing back from his most underwhelming month of the season.

Anderson is not starting Saturday against the Braves, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Anderson sits after starting 10 straight games, a stretch in which he hit just .225 with a .576 OPS. Miguel Rojas will start at third base.

Bregman went 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 9-3 win over the Angels.

Bregman extended his streak of reaching base safely to 21 games with a fifth-inning single. The third-year infielder raised his on-base percentage to .384, ranking him 15th in MLB. Getting on base that often in the Astros lineup will lead to runs, which it has for Bregman, who has a team-high 83 runs scored (T-10th in MLB).

Chapman went 1-for-5 with a three-run homer in Friday's win over the Twins.

Chapman clubbed a three-run shot -- his 18th of the year -- off reliever Oliver Drake in the eighth inning, marking his fifth homer in his last 18 games. The 25-year-old is hitting .273/.359/.506 with 31 doubles, 48 RBI and 77 runs scored on the year. For good measure, Chapman has six triples, giving him the eighth-most extra-base hits (55) among MLB third basemen.

Muncy cracked a two-run homer in a pinch-hit appearance Friday against the Padres.

The long ball was Muncy's 29th of the season, and his .584 slugging percentage would rank fifth in the majors if he qualified. The Dodgers' trade-deadline acquisitions have put a slight dent into the slugger's everyday status, but Muncy is still seeing enough playing time against righties to remain a strong fantasy asset.

Arenado went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's loss to the Cardinals.

Arenado took Miles Mikolas deep in the fifth inning for his 31st homer of the year and is now slashing .309/.390/.578 on the season. Arenado's .968 OPS trails only Jose Ramirez (1.024) among MLB third basemen, and he ranks in the top five at the position in home runs, runs and RBI.

Suarez hit a game-tying homer Friday afternoon against the Cubs in a game that the Reds ultimately lost in extra innings.

Suarez continues to reach career highs and we're still just in August. He now has 29 homers and 93 RBI, both well past his previous best, and he entered play Friday with an OPS of .928, .100 points over 2017's previous best.