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  • Otto Lopez SS | MIA

    Marlins' Otto Lopez: Career-high four RBI vs. Mets

    Lopez went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and a two-run single during Friday's 19-9 loss to the Mets.

    Friday's game was out of reach for the Marlins after giving up 12 runs through the first two innings, but Lopez was able to make the result slightly more respectable with four RBI, though his two-run homer in the ninth came off of catcher Luis Torrens. Even so, Lopez's four RBI were the most of his career and brought him up to 65 RBI on the season, which is second most on the Marlins behind Kyle Stowers (73). Lopez has gone 9-for-27 (.333) with one steal, one homer and seven RBI over his last seven games.

  • Ryan Ritter SS | COL

    Rockies' Ryan Ritter: Sitting again Friday

    Ritter is not in the Rockies' starting lineup against the Cubs on Friday.

    Ritter will ride the bench for a third consecutive game, despite going 10-for-34 (.294) with five RBI since returning from the 10-day IL on Aug. 15. Orlando Arcia will start at second base and bat ninth.

  • Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Sidelined with fractured foot

    The Padres placed Bogaerts on the 10-day injured list Friday with a non-displaced fracture in his left foot.

    Bogaerts fouled a ball off the foot during Wednesday's game in Seattle. He stayed in to finish out that contest, but testing revealed a fracture. The Padres have not yet revealed a timetable for Bogaerts' return, but the injury has the potential to knock him out for most, if not all, of the regular season. Jose Iglesias will take over as the team's primary shortstop.

  • Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Sitting after fouling ball off foot

    Bogaerts is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Minnesota after fouling a ball off his left foot during Wednesday's in Seattle, Sammy Levitt of 97.3 The Fan San Diego reports.

    The Padres haven't said the foot issue is the reason Bogaert's isn't starting Friday, but it would make sense for him to be rested if he's still a bit sore. The club could have more on his condition later Friday. Jose Iglesias is handling shortstop and batting seventh in Friday's series opener.

  • Pirates' Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Placed on outright waivers

    The Pirates placed Kiner-Falefa on outright waivers Friday, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

    Kiner-Falefa will remain with the Pirates if he goes unclaimed on waivers. The utility player is in the second year of a two-year, $15 million contract he signed with the Blue Jays in 2023. Kiner-Falefa has been Pittsburgh's everyday third baseman since Ke'Bryan Hayes was traded to the Reds near the deadline. He's still eligible to play for Pittsburgh while on waivers.

  • Maximo Acosta SS | MIA

    Marlins' Maximo Acosta: Optioned to Jacksonville on Friday

    The Marlins optioned Acosta to Triple-A Jacksonville on Friday.

    He's being sent down to clear a roster spot for Connor Norby (wrist). Acosta went just 4-for-24 during his nine games with the big club, though three of those hits were home runs.

  • Ezequiel Tovar SS | COL

    Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Cranks solo shot in defeat

    Tovar went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Astros.

    It was a much-needed jolt for Tovar, who had just one hit in his last 18 at-bats entering Thursday's action. The defensive-minded shortstop has put up respectable numbers since the start of July, batting .263 with 16 extra-base hits, 13 RBI, 21 runs scored and two stolen bases over his last 133 at-bats. Colorado's next nine games will come at Coors Field, which offers Tovar a prime opportunity to build on those figures. He has a .973 OPS at home as opposed to a .532 OPS on the road in 2025.

  • Mets' Francisco Lindor: Racks up three hits in win

    Lindor went 3-for-5 with one run scored in Thursday's 7-4 loss to the Marlins.

    This was Lindor's 10th multi-hit effort in his last 15 games, a span in which he's batting .455 (30-for-66). All three of his hits were singles Thursday, and he has a modest nine extra-base hits (four home runs, five doubles) during that hot stretch. The shortstop is up to a .269/.336/.457 slash line with 25 homers, 27 doubles, 24 stolen bases, 73 RBI and 91 runs scored over 132 contests this season.

  • Dansby Swanson SS | CHC

    Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Cracks 19th long ball

    Swanson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Giants.

    The homer was Swanson's 19th of the year and his first since Aug. 6 versus the Reds. The veteran shortstop remains a decent source of power and speed for fantasy managers, though his numbers aren't particularly outstanding. For the year, Swanson is slashing .247/.297/.410 with 19 doubles, 59 RBI, 72 runs scored and 10 stolen bases over 536 plate appearances.

  • Willy Adames SS | SF

    Giants' Willy Adames: Fourth multi-homer game of 2025

    Adames went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Cubs.

    It was the fourth multi-homer game of the season and second such effort of the month for Adames, who piled up at least three RBI for the seventh time this year. The slugging shortstop has provided plenty of power and speed production despite a poor average lately -- Adames is slashing .233/.358/.651 with six big flies, eight RBI and three stolen bases over his last 53 plate appearances.

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