Alvarez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's win over the Angels.

Alvarez launched a two-run, 432-foot home run off Tyler Anderson in his third trip to the plate to give Houston a 3-2 lead, marking the outfielder's second straight game in which he's gone deep. The long ball was his 34th of the campaign and his sixth this month, during which he's now batting .286 (14-for-49) with 13 RBI and seven runs scored. Alvarez has also recorded two RBI in back-to-back contests.

Yoshida will serve as the designated hitter and bat sixth against the Yankees on Sunday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Although the Yankees are sending southpaw Carlos Rodon to the mound Sunday, the lefty-hitting Yoshida will be in the lineup while Rob Refsnyder (wrist) remains sidelined. Yoshida is slashing .198/.283/.302 with two home runs and 13 RBI across 99 plate appearances against left-handed pitchers this season.

Yoshida went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Yankees.

Yoshida's fourth-inning double plated Boston's first run, then he singled home the last two runs an inning later. It was the second consecutive multi-RBI game for Yoshida, who homered in Friday's game. He's hit safely in five consecutive starts, going 8-for-20 with five extra-base hits and six RBI.

Rooker went 3-for-5 with a two-run single and a run in a loss to the White Sox on Saturday.

Rooker got it done the small-ball way Saturday, extending his on-base streak to 24 games with his sixth multi-hit effort in 13 September contests. Rooker has just one extra-base hit in his last seven games, but he's been a true Renaissance man with the bat in a breakout 2024 by complementing his 63 XBHs with a career-high 10 steals and career-best 9.5 percent walk rate.

Chaparro isn't in the Nationals' lineup for Saturday's game against Miami.

Chaparro has gone 0-for-8 with three strikeouts through the first two games of Washington's series against the Marlins, and he'll now get a chance to regroup Saturday. Juan Yepez will fill in as the Nats' designated hitter and bat third.

Martini (thumb) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Saturday.

Martini had originally been targeting Tuesday as the start date for his assignment, so it's possible the 34-year-old is ahead of schedule in his recovery. It's unclear how many games he will play in the minors, though there's still a good chance he rejoins the Reds before the end of the season.

The Red Sox designated Heineman for assignment Saturday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Heineman has been in the minors since June 24, where he has since slashed .262/.375/.492 with four homers and 11 RBI across 73 plate appearances. Despite his solid performance, he'll be stripped of his spot on the 40-man roster in favor of Zach Penrod, who was selected from Triple-A Worcester in a corresponding move.

Yoshida went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Yankees.

Yoshida broke a scoreless tie with a two-run homer in the sixth inning, his 10th of the season, which ended a stretch of 68 at-bats without a long ball. After a scorching start to the second half, Yoshida has cooled off over the last month, posting a .246/.288/.362 line with six RBI over the last 20 games.

Stanton isn't in the Yankees' lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.

Stanton will get a breather Saturday after tallying a base hit in both of the first two games of the series. His absence will put Aaron Judge into the DH spot while Alex Verdugo, Jasson Dominguez and Juan Soto form New York's outfield trio.

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

After starting at DH in three consecutive games, Martinez will give way to Jesse Winker on Friday. Martinez is 3-for-21 (.143) with four RBI in September.