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  • Giants' Rafael Devers: Slugs homer in win

    Devers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 5-0 win over the Nationals.

    Devers took Jake Irvin deep in the first inning. After some streaky hitting in July, Devers has started August fairly well, going 7-for-26 (.269) with two homers and six RBI over his first seven games of the month. Overall, he's at a .255/.380/.462 slash line with 21 homers, 79 RBI, 66 runs scored and a stolen base through 117 games between the Giants and Red Sox, but his numbers have been notably down since he was dealt to San Francisco.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Racks up three hits in win

    Ohtani went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Friday's 5-1 win over the Blue Jays.

    Ohtani has picked up an extra-base hit in four of his last five games. He's hit safely in all seven of his contests in August, going 12-for-27 (.444) to begin the month hot after posting a modest .204/.321/.505 slash line -- with nine homers and 19 RBI -- over 24 games in July. The two-way superstar is up to a .280/.383/.609 slash line, 39 home runs, 75 RBI, 108 runs scored, 16 stolen bases, 16 doubles and seven triples across 114 contests this season.

  • Starling Marte DH | NYM

    Mets' Starling Marte: Goes deep in multi-hit game

    Marte went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Friday's 3-2 loss to Milwaukee.

    The veteran outfielder clobbered his first homer since coming off the injured list in late July and his fifth of the year overall, but he missed a chance at some heroics when he was thrown out at the plate trying to score from second base on a Jeff McNeil single for the game's final out. Marte continues to play a part-time role alongside Mark Vientos at designated hitter, and since the beginning of July he's hitting .349 (15-for-43) with a homer, five doubles, four runs, three RBI and one stolen base.

  • Giants' Wilmer Flores: On bench again

    Flores (hamstring) isn't part of the starting lineup for Friday's game against Washington, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Flores has been tending to left hamstring tightness for the past week, and he's now being withheld from the starting nine for a sixth consecutive game. The Giants were hopeful their off day Thursday would help Flores recover, but he's not feeling well enough to play Friday. Dominic Smith will DH in place of Flores.

  • Luken Baker DH | ARI

    Dodgers' Luken Baker: Bumped from 40-man roster

    The Dodgers designated Baker for assignment Friday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

    Baker was claimed off waivers from the Cardinals on Monday, but his stint on the Dodgers' 40-man roster will come to an end after mere days. The 28-year-old Baker has struggled to find his footing in the majors, but he has multiple 30-homer seasons in the minors, and that power could attract another suitor.

  • Marcell Ozuna DH | PIT

    Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Belts 16th homer

    Ozuna went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Marlins.

    The veteran slugger went back-to-back with Drake Baldwin in the first inning off Eury Perez, staking Atlanta to an early 2-0 lead. Ozuna has finally gotten hot at the plate after a brutal first half of the season, and over his last nine games he's batting .333 (8-for-24) with three of his 16 homers on the year.

  • Marlins' Agustin Ramirez: Swipes two bags in win

    Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and two stolen bases in Wednesday's win over the Astros.

    The rookie backstop is heating up again. Ramirez is batting .290 (9-for-31) over the last eight games, but he's doing more damage with his legs than his bat, swiping five of his seven bags on the season during that span while adding two homers, three runs and five RBI. The 23-year-old showed speed as well as power in the minors, including a 17-for-18 performance on the basepaths over 97 games between Double-A and Triple-A in 2024. Despite not getting called up by the Marlins until late April, Ramirez is on track for a 20-10 campaign in his MLB debut.

  • Josh Bell DH | MIN

    Nationals' Josh Bell: Taking seat against southpaw

    Bell is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

    The switch-hitting Bell has been far more productive versus right-handed pitching (116 wRC+, .336 wOBA in 301 plate appearances) than left-handed pitching (32 wRC+, .215 wOBA in 83 plate appearances) this season, so the Nationals will likely continue to be selective with his usage against southpaws moving forward. With lefty Jacob Lopez on the hill for the Athletics, Bell will bow out of the starting nine to open up the designated-hitter spot for James Wood in the series finale.

  • Ryan O'Hearn 1B | PIT

    Padres' Ryan O'Hearn: Belts clutch homer Wednesday

    O'Hearn went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 3-2 win against the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

    O'Hearn was hitless in his first three at-bats, but he made up for that in a big way in his final plate appearance, belting a solo homer in the ninth inning to tie the score 2-2. The long ball was his first -- and just his second hit overall in 13 at-bats -- since he joined the Padres at the trade deadline. O'Hearn looks like he may not be given an everyday role with his new club, as he's started in just three of San Diego's six contests since getting dealt.

  • Shohei Ohtani DH | LAD

    Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Homers, punches out eight

    Ohtani did not factor into the decision Wednesday against the Cardinals, allowing a run on two hits and no walks while striking out eight over four innings. At the plate, he went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer.

    While the Dodgers would ultimately come up short against the Cardinals, it was a vintage performance from Ohtani, who threw a season-high 54 pitches over four innings. After giving up a lone run in the top of the third inning, Ohtani put the Dodgers back in front with a two-run shot off Matthew Liberatore in the bottom half of the frame, which was his 39th homer this year and the 1,000th hit of his eight-year MLB career. While he'll likely be limited in a pitching capacity during the regular season, Ohtani's posted a strong 2.37 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 25:5 K:BB across 19 innings. At the plate, he's slashing .276/.381/.606 with 106 runs scored, 75 RBI and 16 stolen bases in 112 games.

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