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  • Kyle Schwarber LF | PHI

    Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Reaches 30-homer mark

    Schwarber went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Padres.

    Schwarber's blast was his 30th of the season, and five of those homers have come over just nine games in July. He's added 12 RBI, three doubles, seven runs scored and a stolen base this month. This is Schwarber's seventh year of 30-plus homers, a mark he's reached five seasons in a row. He's positioned well to push for a career high -- he slugged 47 long balls in the 2023 campaign. The designated hitter has added a .254/.385/.560 slash line, 69 RBI, 66 runs scored and nine stolen bases over 94 contests this season.

  • Starling Marte DH | NYM

    Mets' Starling Marte: Expected back after ASB

    Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Friday that the results of Marte's (knee) MRI were "very encouraging," and the Mets expect Marte to return after the All-Star break, Laura Albanese of Newsday reports.

    Marte was placed on the injured list July 7 due to a bruised right knee, but he may not miss more than the required 10 days. The outfielder is slashing .270/.353/.387 in 188 plate appearances this season.

  • Padres' Trenton Brooks: Sitting again

    Brooks is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies.

    Brooks is out of the lineup for a third consecutive game, leaving DH duties to Xander Bogaerts on Friday. Brooks is slashing .152/.176/.303 with a 35.3 percent strikeout rate in 34 plate appearances this season.

  • Giants' Wilmer Flores: On bench Friday

    Flores is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Dodgers, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

    Flores will get the night off Friday, ceding first base duties to Dominic Smith. Flores has a hit in eight of his last nine starts, going 9-for-31 (.290) during that stretch.

  • Marcell Ozuna DH | PIT

    Braves' Marcell Ozuna: Taking seat Friday

    Ozuna isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals.

    Ozuna will grab a seat on the bench for Friday's series opener after going 2-for-11 with a home run in three games against the A's. Sean Murphy will fill in as Atlanta's designated hitter and bat fourth.

  • Jared Young 1B | NYM

    Mets' Jared Young: Back with Mets

    The Mets recalled Young from Triple-A Syracuse on Friday.

    Young will take Jesse Winker's (back) spot on the active roster as Winker heads to the injured list. It'll be Young's second MLB stint of the campaign. He slashed .171/.227/.415 with three home runs in 44 plate appearances during his previous term with New York. Mark Vientos is likely to take over as New York's primary DH, leaving opportunities for Young to mix in at the corner infield positions as well as the DH spot.

  • Jesse Winker DH | NYM

    Mets' Jesse Winker: Hits IL

    The Mets placed Winker on the 10-day injured list Friday due to back inflammation.

    Winker exited Thursday's game with back tightness and headed to New York to undergo further testing, which revealed inflammation severe enough to warrant an IL stint. Winker has been serving as the Mets' primary DH, a role that could be handed to Mark Vientos in the short term. Jared Young was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse in a corresponding move.

  • Gavin Sheets RF | SD

    Padres' Gavin Sheets: Perfect at plate in win

    Sheets went 3-for-3 with a walk and one run scored in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks.

    Sheets hit out of the cleanup spot for the third game in a row, and this one was notable as it came against Arizona lefty Eduardo Rodriguez. The change to the Padres' batting order has been against all pitchers recently as manager Mike Shildt looks to spark a slumping Jackson Merrill. Sheets has certainly earned a prolific spot in the lineup -- he's batting .295 over his last 30 games, though he has a relatively modest 10 extra-base hits in that span. For the season, the veteran outfielder has a .269/.328/.456 slash line, 14 home runs, 50 RBI, 35 runs scored, 14 doubles, one triple and one stolen base over 90 contests. His move to San Diego for 2025 has paid off as he tracks toward a career year nearly across the board.

  • Austin Hays LF | CHW

    Reds' Austin Hays: Plates three in multi-hit game

    Hays went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a walk in Thursday's 6-0 win over Miami.

    It was Hays' first game with multiple hits and multiple RBI since June 30. Although the 30-year-old outfielder has primarily been a small-side platoon player over the past couple years, he's seeing more action against right-handed pitching in 2025, including Thursday's starter Cal Quantrill. Hays is hitting .366 with one home run, six doubles, three triples and eight RBI over 41 at-bats against left-handed pitching, but he's batting a weaker .248 versus righties in 2025.

  • Seiya Suzuki RF | CHC

    Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Tallies three hits in win

    Suzuki went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in Thursday's 8-1 win over the Twins.

    After going 0-for-6 in the first two games against Minnesota, Suzuki broke out in the series finale. The outfielder is now hitting .314 through nine games in July with three home runs, seven runs scored and eight RBI. For the season, Suzuki is batting .263 with an .874 OPS, and his 25 long balls are good for sixth in the majors, tied with teammate Pete Crow-Armstrong, who went deep twice Thursday.

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