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  • C.J. Abrams SS | WAS

    Nationals' CJ Abrams: Drives in three, swipes bag

    Abrams went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, three RBI, a run scored and a steal in Friday's 9-6 loss to Atlanta.

    Abrams led off the game with a walk and made the most of his time on base by stealing his 43rd base of the year. He also pulled the Nationals within three late with a two-run double off Pierce Johnson in the eighth inning. Abrams has enjoyed a breakout season, slashing .247/.304/.420 with 18 homers, 80 runs and 62 RBI over 581 plate appearances. He has three multi-hit outings over his last five games.

  • Jon Berti 3B | CHC

    Marlins' Jon Berti: Hits solo shot off bench

    Berti went 2-for-2 with a solo home run in Friday's 16-1 loss to the Brewers.

    Berti came off the bench in the blowout and provided the only run of the night for the Marlins with an eighth-inning shot off right-hander Bryse Wilson. The 33-year-old speedster now has four home runs in 125 games (390 plate appearances) this season with Miami.

  • Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald: Another start in center field

    Fitzgerald is starting in center field and batting ninth Friday versus the Dodgers.

    It's the second straight start in center for Fitzgerald, who hit a double and drew a bases-loaded walk in his major-league debut Thursday at Dodger Stadium. Prior to his promotion to the Giants, the versatile 26-year-old had posted a shiny .292/.365/.511 batting line with 22 homers and 32 steals in 121 games this season between Double-A Richmond and Triple-A Sacramento.

  • Matt McLain SS | CIN

    Reds' Matt McLain: On track for Tuesday

    McLain (oblique) remains on track to be activated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

    McLain resumed taking batting practice earlier this week and is nearing the end of his recovery from a right oblique strain that has kept him on the shelf since late August. The 24-year-old infielder had delivered an impressive .290/.357/.507 slash line with 16 homers and 14 steals across his first 89 major-league games prior to suffering the injury.

  • Mets' Francisco Lindor: First 30-steal campaign

    Lindor went 2-for-4 with a run scored and two stolen bases in Thursday's loss to the Phillies.

    The shortstop's bat has slowed down in September -- Lindor's slashing .257/.325/.392 through 83 plate appearances -- but he's remained busy on the basepaths with four steals in his last four games, giving him 30 in a season for the first time in his career. Lindor still has an outside shot at a 30-30 campaign, but he would need four homers in the Mets' final nine contests to pull it off.

  • Dyan Jorge SS | COL

    Rockies' Dyan Jorge: No power at Single-A

    Jorge hit .283 with zero home runs, 10 steals and a 16.3 percent strikeout rate in 49 games for Single-A Fresno.

    Jorge put up video game numbers (178 wRC+) in the Arizona Complex League, but given that he was two years older (turns 21 in March) than most legitimate prospects in that league, we should focus on his production in the California League, where he was still a little older than the typical high-end prospect. There's no doubting Jorge's athleticism and projectable 6-foot-3, 170-pound frame, but he struggled to lift the ball consistently (51.6 percent groundball rate), which led to a .056 ISO.

  • Dansby Swanson SS | CHC

    Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Launches 22nd home run

    Swanson went 2-for-5 with a home run and three total RBI in Thursday's loss to the Pirates.

    Swanson singled home a run in the seventh inning, then plated two more on a home run in the ninth, his 22nd of the season. The shortstop had 25 long balls last year and a career-best 27 a year before that, so he'll need a strong final nine games of 2023 to reach either of those figures. Swanson has still been a solid contributor for the Cubs as they fight for a playoff spot.

  • Miguel Rojas SS | LAD

    Dodgers' Miguel Rojas: Sitting Thursday

    Rojas isn't in the Dodgers' lineup Thursday against the Giants, Kirsten Watson of SportsNet LA reports.

    Rojas will get a breather Thursday after failing to record a hit in each of his last two games. Enrique Hernandez will fill in at shortstop and bat ninth.

  • Marco Luciano SS | NYY

    Giants' Marco Luciano: Recalled from Sacramento

    The Giants recalled Luciano from Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday.

    Luciano seems positioned to serve as the Giants' primary shortstop over the final 10 games of the 2023 regular season after the team placed Brandon Crawford (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list Thursday and released Paul DeJong. Luciano is a high-ranking prospect and can use this time as an audition to be the Opening Day starter at short in 2024, though he hasn't been much of a counting stats compiler in either the minors or majors this year.

  • Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald: Earns major-league promotion

    The Giants selected Fitzgerald's contract from Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday.

    Fitzgerald will get his first taste of the majors, and he might see a few starts at shortstop as Brandon Crawford (hamstring) heads to the IL and Paul DeJong was handed his release. A fourth-round draft pick of the Giants in 2019, the 26-year-old Fitzgerald had broken out to the tune of a .292/.365/.511 batting line with 22 homers and 32 stolen bases through 121 games this season between Double-A and Triple-A.

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