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Durbin is not in the Red Sox's starting lineup against the Orioles on Saturday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Durbin will have a rare day off while Nick Sogard starts at the hot corner and Isiah Kiner-Falefa fills in at second base. Durbin has had his ups and downs at the plate this season and has gone 2-for-22 with one steal and a 3:7 BB:K over his last seven outings.

Loftin is not in the Royals' starting lineup against the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Loftin will take a seat after going 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Friday's 9-2 loss to Toronto. With Loftin opening Saturday's game on the bench, Josh Rojas will draw the start at the hot corner and bat eighth.

Vargas went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout during a 4-1 win over Minnesota on Friday.

Vargas clubbed a solo shot in the first to open the scoring for the White Sox. The 26-year-old is now up to 30 homers, marking the first time he's accomplished that feat in a season, and he reached the 30-homer milestone on the same night as teammate Colson Montgomery. Over 613 plate appearances this season, Vargas has slashed .251/.363/.488 with 77 RBI, 94 runs scored and 15 stolen bases.

Garcia (hamstring) is running at 80 percent while participating in baseball activities, per MLB.com.

Garcia hit the injured list Aug. 21 due to a left hamstring strain just four games after returning from a muscle strain in his left hand. The third baseman's progress in rehab is a positive sign and keeps a return before the end of the regular season on the table, though the Royals may ultimately err on the side of caution with the team far from playoff contention. In 73 games this season, Garcia has slashed .269/.324/.385 with three homers, 32 RBI, 34 runs and five stolen bases.

Bregman went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's 6-1 win over the Marlins.

The veteran third baseman extended his hitting streak to eight games and continued a torrid stretch of baseball that dates back farther. Since the beginning of August, Bregman is slashing .308/.372/.662 with 13 home runs and 34 RBI across 32 games. With the hot stretch, Bregman now has his fifth career season with at least 20 homers and 80 RBI, and his first such campaign since he was with the Astros in 2023.

Gelof went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a triple, a second RBI and two total runs scored in Friday's 7-6 win over the Mariners.

Gelof logged his third straight multi-hit effort, and he's had a homer in each of those games. The infielder is seeing steady playing time, and the hot bat will certainly help to keep him in the lineup. For the season, Gelof is batting .260 with an .802 OPS, 17 homers, 42 RBI, 61 runs scored, 14 doubles, two triples and 11 stolen bases over 91 contests. With one more long ball, he'll set a new personal best.

Muncy went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-6 win over the Mariners.

Muncy had the first of the Athletics' four homers off Logan Gilbert in the third inning. Muncy has gone 14-for-49 (.286) over his last 15 games, adding three homers and six RBI in that span. For the second, the infielder is batting .224 with a .677 OPS, eight homers, 27 RBI, 29 runs scored, nine doubles, two triples and three stolen bases over 73 contests.

House went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Dodgers.

House was one of three Nationals with multiple hits in the contest. He has hit safely in nine of his last 12 games, going 12-for-38 (.316) with 10 RBI in that span. The third baseman is batting .246 with a .717 OPS, 10 home runs, three steals, 41 RBI, 36 runs scored and 14 doubles over 77 contests this season. House will likely continue to see the majority of the time at third base to close out 2026.

Bohm went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a solo home run during Friday's 5-2 loss to Atlanta.

The Phillies couldn't get to Chris Sale on Friday with the exception of Bohm, who drove in an RBI double in the second inning before taking the veteran southpaw deep to left field for a 358-foot solo homer in the fourth. Bohm has multi-hit games in back-to-back outings and has gone 18-for-57 (.316) with 15 RBI, four extra-base hits and 12 runs scored over his last 15 games.

White (back) has made good progress in his recovery and will potentially be available off the bench for Friday's game against the Mariners, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

The rookie infielder has been battling a sore back and was held out of all baseball activities for a couple days to give him time to heal up. It would seem those days off had the desired effect, though it's still uncertain when White may return to the starting lineup. After a hot start upon his promotion to the majors, White has limped to a .530 OPS across his last 30 games.