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Reyes went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and a walk in Saturday's 5-3 extra-inning loss to Boston.

The designated hitter has homered four times in his last nine games, giving him 24 long balls on the year. Reyes has gone 11-for-32 (3.44) in that nine-game stretch. The slugger is up to a .260/.333/.550 slash line with 65 RBI, 44 runs scored and four stolen bases while walking at a 9.8 percent rate. He's also striking out at a 30.7 percent clip, but he's more than made up for it with strong power hitting.

Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Rangers.

Alvarez opened the scoring in the second inning when he connected on a Kolby Allard offering and turned it around for his 27th homer of the year. Alvarez has now gone deep in five of his last eight contests, upping his season OPS to .888 in 469 plate appearances.

Martinez went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's win over Cleveland.

Martinez made his presence felt when it mattered the most. With the game tied 2-2 in the top of the 10th inning, the veteran slugger blasted a three-run bomb off reliever Nick Wittgren and built a lead the Red Sox wouldn't relinquish. It was Martinez's 24th long ball of the campaign, but perhaps even more importantly, he managed to end two droughts -- an 0-for-18 slump and a nine-game homer drought.

Blackmon isn't starting Saturday's game against the Dodgers, Megan Garcia of MLB.com reports.

Blackmon hit his 10th home run of the season in Friday's win over the Dodgers, but he'll get a breather Saturday. Taylor Motter will start in right field and bat seventh.

Stanton went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Friday in an 8-2 victory versus the Athletics.

The slugger's mammoth 472-foot blast in the fourth inning was his 17th career long ball of at least 470 feet, per Marly Rivera of ESPN.com, which is the most in the majors by a wide margin over the past 15 seasons. Stanton has reached base in 23 straight games, during which he has slashed .329/.421/.671 with eight homers, 21 RBI and 16 runs.

Miller went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer and a strikeout in Friday's 7-6 win over the Diamondbacks.

Miller had gone hitless with three strikeouts in six at-bats across the two games prior to Friday's matchup, and he appeared to be on a similar track with an 0-for-4 start to the game. However, he tied the game in the bottom of the 10th inning with his 13th home run of the season. The Phillies announced Thursday that Rhys Hoskins (groin/abdomen) will miss the remainder of the season, so Miller is in line for extended time as the team's primary first baseman.

Harper went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, a double, two walks and a strikeout in Friday's 7-6 win over the Diamondbacks.

Harper doubled in the bottom of the first inning Friday, and he continued to display his power with his home run in the third frame. The 28-year-old has five extra-base hits in his last three games, and he's gone 6-for-10 with two homers, three doubles, six RBI and three runs during that time.

Torrens went 1-for-3 with a double, four RBI and two walks in Friday's loss to the Royals.

Torrens took advantage of seeing plenty of traffic on the basepaths, plating two with a double in the first inning, then pushing in another run with a bases-loaded walk in the second before belting a sacrifice fly in the 10th. During a modest four-game hitting streak, he is batting .357 (5-for-14) with two doubles and six RBI.

Blackmon went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 4-2 win over the Dodgers.

Blackmon helped Colorado get off to a promising start with a two-run shot to right field in the first inning. The long ball was his 10th in his 406th at-bat of the season -- quite a ways off the pace of his 32-homer, 580-at-bat season in 2019. Blackmon has been swinging a hot bat of late, however, hitting .344 (11-for-32) with three homers and 11 RBI over his past 10 contests.

Brantley went 3-for-5 with two RBI in Friday's 5-4 win over Texas.

All three of the outfielder's hits were singles, and none was bigger than a game-tying two-run knock in the middle of Houston's five-run rally in the seventh inning. Brantley had just four hits in his last nine games, so his three-hit effort Friday is an encouraging sign for him to get out of his recent slump. The 34-year-old is still slashing .320/.375/.456 with eight home runs, 45 RBI, 65 runs scored and a stolen base through 448 plate appearances this year.