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  • Marlins' Emmanuel Rivera: Gaining playing time vs. righties

    Rivera will start at third base and bat fifth in Sunday's game against Atlanta.

    Rivera has operated as a short-side platoon player for much of his time in the majors this season, but he started the first two games of the series against right-handed pitchers and will remain in the lineup for the finale while southpaw Max Fried toes the rubber for Atlanta. The uptick in playing time against right-handed pitching looks to be a byproduct of the Marlins shipping Josh Bell to the Diamondbacks at the trade deadline, with the deal paving the way for Jake Burger to log more time at first base and designated hitter while Rivera gets more reps at third base.

  • Noelvi Marte 3B | CIN

    Reds' Noelvi Marte: Back in starting lineup

    Marte started at third base and went 0-for-3 in Saturday's 6-4 win over San Francisco.

    Marte, who was held out of the starting lineup the last two games, returned to action Saturday, but the bat remained problematic. He has just two hits over the last 19 at-bats and is batting .172 for the season.

  • Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE

    Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Belts another long ball

    Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Saturday in a loss to the Orioles.

    Ramirez went hitless in his first three at-bats before swatting a two-run homer to right field in the eighth inning. The All-Star third baseman has hit five long balls over his past five contests while racking up 11 RBI and batting .389 (7-for-18) during that span. He needs one home run to record the third 30-homer season of his career and his first since 2021.

  • Jake Burger 1B | MIA

    Marlins' Jake Burger: Keeps up power surge

    Burger went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Saturday's 4-3 win over Atlanta.

    Burger has logged five multi-hit efforts in his last eight games, and he's added five homers, eight RBI and a double over that span. The infielder got Miami on the board with his third-inning solo shot and added another RBI with a single in the fifth as part of the comeback effort. Burger's power was largely absent early in the season, as he hit just four homers over his first 38 games, but he's up to 17 long balls, 46 RBI, 40 runs scored, no stolen bases and a .242/.288/.434 slash line through 88 contests this year.

  • Luis Rengifo 3B | LAA

    Angels' Luis Rengifo: Hits 10-day IL

    The Angeles placed Rengifo on the 10-day injured list Saturday with right wrist inflammation.

    Rengifo had his right wrist injury flare up in Friday's loss to the Mets and he'll now be forced to miss at least the next week. In a corresponding move, the Angels called up infielder Charles Leblanc from Triple-A Salt Lake.

  • Luis Rengifo 3B | LAA

    Angels' Luis Rengifo: Out of lineup Saturday

    Rengifo (wrist) is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Mets, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

    Rengifo was removed from Friday's 5-1 loss early with right wrist irritation and he'll be forced to sit out Saturday. Brandon Drury will slide over to third base while Michael Stefanic enters the lineup at second base and bats ninth against New York.

  • Gio Urshela 3B | ATL

    Tigers' Gio Urshela: Sitting Saturday

    Urshela is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals.

    Urshela will begin Saturday's game in the dugout after going 1-for-6 over the first two games of the series. Andy Ibanez will start at the hot corner and bat fifth against Royals right-hander Michael Lorenzen.

  • Royals' Maikel Garcia: Sitting Saturday

    Garcia is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers.

    Garcia will get a breather Saturday after going 2-for-10 with two runs scored and two stolen bases over the first two games of the series. Michael Massey will start at second base and bat sixth.

  • Miguel Vargas 3B | CHW

    White Sox's Miguel Vargas: First homer with ChiSox

    Vargas went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Friday against the Twins.

    Vargas has immediately stepped into a significant role with his new club, and he served as the leadoff hitter Friday. His homer in the third inning marked his first hit with the White Sox and fourth long ball of the season.

  • Jonah Bride 1B | MIA

    Marlins' Jonah Bride: Pops second homer

    Bride went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's loss to Atlanta.

    Slotting in as the depleted Marlins' cleanup hitter for the third straight game, Bride went yard for the second time during that stretch and the second time this season as he took Spencer Schwellenbach deep in the first inning. Bride has gone 7-for-23 (.304) in seven games since being called back up from Triple-A in late July, but his 2:10 BB:K -- not to mention his career .204/.299/.264 slash line over 347 plate appearances in the majors -- makes it tough to trust that his current hot streak will last much longer.

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