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Canha went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored Saturday against the Mariners.

Canha was in the lineup thanks to left-handed Marco Gonzales being on the mound, and he took advantage of the opportunity. All of his damage came against lefties, as he hit a two-run single in the third inning off Gonzales and homered in the seventh inning against Marc Rzepczynski. Historically, Canha has been a poor hitter regardless of whether he is facing right-handed or left-handed pitching, but has actually shown reverse platoon splits. He has little fantasy value except as an occasional DFS play or in extremely deep redraft leagues.

Vogelbach went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and an RBI on Saturday against the Athletics.

Vogelbach has now homered in back-to-back games, with his home run Saturday being absolutely crushed. That hasn't been a frequent occurrence thanks to a poor approach at the plate and batted-ball profile, highlighted by a strikeout rate over 35 percent, a walk rate under five percent, and an infield flyball rate over 15 percent. Once Ryon Healy (ankle) returns, Vogelbach will find it much harder to crack the lineup.

Martinez went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and an RBI single Saturday against the Orioles.

It may not have been a grand slam like Wednesday's blast was, but Martinez continues to swing a hot bat for the Red Sox. The team's biggest offseason acquisition is now hitting .283 with three homers and 13 RBI, putting him well on pace for another season surpassing 30 home runs and 100 RBI.

Blackmon went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer against the Nationals on Saturday but also struck out three times.

The Rockies had trouble getting to Max Scherzer in this one, and outside of the home run, Blackmon was no different. This was his first game since Monday, so the strikeout-heavy performance could be a result of rust at the plate. Regardless, Blackmon now holds a 1.054 OPS on the season. He looks to be a staple around the top portion of the Rockies' lineup, though he could spend the next few days as the three-hitter (rather than leading off) in order to replace the suspended Nolan Arenado.

Turner (wrist) is able to catch soft tosses, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

It's a small sign of progress for Turner, who has been out since mid-March with a broken left wrist. He's able to catch light throws with his left hand, but he's yet to resume swinging, so his return date is likely still several weeks away.

Belt is not in the lineup Saturday against the Padres, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The day off will be Belt's fourth in the team's opening 14 games, leaving him on pace to start 116 times. It appears that the Giants want to give Buster Posey a fair amount of time at first base, as he'll start there for the third time this season Saturday. Belt is hitting well so far this year, with a .270/.400/.405 line through 45 plate appearances. A good deal of that early success is BABIP-related, though, as his BABIP sits at an unsustainable .429.

Miller (groin) plans to take batting practice on the field and run around a little bit Saturday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. The hope is for him to be activated Friday.

He was reevaluated Friday, and that examination apparently went well, as he is resuming baseball activities. If all goes well, he will come off the DL next weekend against the Twins. For now, C.J. Cron is the primary first baseman while Joey Wendle has been playing most days at the keystone.

Ozuna went 2-for-5 with an RBI single and a run in a 5-3 win over the Reds on Friday.

Ozuna's average vaulted over the .300 mark with the multihit effort that extended his hitting streak to 12 games. The stretch covers the entirety of April thus far and also includes an impressive nine RBI. After going hitless over his first two games of the season, Ozuna has proven to be exactly what the Cardinals and fantasy owners were hoping for.

Blackmon (quadriceps) is back in the lineup for Saturday's game against Washington, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Blackmon has missed the past four games while dealing with back and quad tightness but will slot back into the starting nine ahead of Saturday's matinee. Over 10 games thus far in 2018, Blackmon is hitting .282/.391/.641 with four home runs, six RBI and one stolen base.

Winker (shoulder) is not in the lineup against St. Louis on Saturday.

Winker will remain on the bench for the second straight contest after being scratched from Friday's game due to right shoulder soreness. There hasn't been any word as to the severity of his injury, so consider the outfielder day-to-day for the time being. In his place, Phillip Ervin will man right field and bat seventh.