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Vogelbach went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 10-4 loss to Atlanta.

Vogelbach gave the Pirates a brief 2-0 lead with his first-inning blast, which Atlanta answered in its half of the frame. The designated hitter has hit safely in each of his last two games after breaking an 0-for-11 skid, but he hasn't recorded hits in three straight contests since late April. The 29-year-old slugger is at a .230/.312/.432 slash line with seven homers, 15 RBI, 16 runs scored, five doubles and a triple through 41 contests.

Pederson is not in Saturday's lineup against the Dodgers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Pederson will head to the bench with lefty Clayton Kershaw on the hill for the Dodgers. He could appear off the bench as a pinch hitter once a righty comes into the game.

Rooker will serve as the Padres' 27th man in Saturday's doubleheader against the Rockies.

Rooker spent a couple days on the big-league roster earlier this season, and he will be available for a couple more games.

Buxton is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Buxton walloped a whopping five home runs over his last three games, but he will get a chance to get off his feet Saturday. Gilberto Celestino will get the start in center field, and Gary Sanchez will serve as the Twins' designated hitter.

Hummel was optioned to Triple-A Reno Saturday.

Hummel had been with the Diamondbacks since the start of the season, but he hit just .178 (18-for-101) over 41 games, so he will head to the minors and try to get back on track.

Canha went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and three RBI in Friday's win over the Angels.

The veteran outfielder snapped an eight-game RBI drought with the performance. Canha isn't matching last year's pace in homers (four) or steals (zero), but he's justifying his offseason contract with a .300/.368/.394 slash line through 48 contests.

Brantley went 2-for-3 with two walks, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Marlins.

He got the Astros on the board by taking Pablo Lopez deep in the bottom of the first inning, but the Marlins were already ahead 2-0 and never relinquished their lead. Brantley is posting his usual numbers in his age-35 season, slashing .293/.380/.426 through 50 games with four homers, one steal, 18 RBI and 19 runs. The home run was Brantley's first since May 17.

Buxton went 2-for-5 with two solo home runs and a third run scored in Friday's 9-4 win over the Rays.

After the center fielder took Gerrit Cole deep twice Thursday, it was Drew Rasmussen's turn to feel Buxton's wrath. The 28-year-old became only the fourth player in Twins history to have consecutive multi-homer games, and Friday's performance continued a power surge that has seen Buxton bat .400 (10-for-25) over his last six games with two doubles, six homers, nine runs and nine RBI.

Harper went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Friday's victory over Arizona.

After his three-hit effort Friday, Harper brought his hit streak to five games. He's been productive in June, picking up a hit in six of his last seven games, including four with multiple hits, bringing his June batting average to .407 and his season average to .317.

Miller started in left field and went 0-for-4 in Friday's 8-3 loss to the White Sox.

Miller was activated off the injured list Friday and resumed his role as a starter against right-handers. The White Sox are throwing righties Saturday and Sunday, so Miller could slot in at left field or third base.