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  • Mets' Francisco Lindor: On base three times Wednesday

    Lindor went 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Phillies.

    A new team and the pressure of a big contract extension might have contributed to Lindor's sluggish start to the year, but the 27-year-old appears to be finding his stroke at the plate. He's still only batting ,222 (6-for-27) through eight games, but a stellar 7:2 BB:K has fueled his .389 OBP, and it seems only a matter of time before he breaks out.

  • Trea Turner SS | PHI

    Nationals' Trea Turner: Doubles twice in win

    Turner went 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI, a walk and a run during Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Cardinals.

    The 27-year-old was 0-for-8 with four strikeouts through the first two games of the series, but he returned to form and was on base three times Wednesday. Turner is 9-for-35 with two home runs, three doubles, five runs, five RBI and one stolen base through nine games this season.

  • Miguel Rojas SS | LAD

    Marlins' Miguel Rojas: Records three hits in win

    Rojas went 3-for-6 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI in Tuesday's 14-8 win over Atlanta.

    Rojas led off the game with a shallow single to left and then came back the next inning to belt an RBI double to deep right-center. The 32-year-old later led off the seventh with another hard-hit double and came around to score on Adam Duvall's second home run of the night. Tuesday was a great bounceback performance for Rojas after he went 0-for-5 in the series opener, as he's now slashing .270/.325/.351 with four RBI and five runs scored through nine games. He also owns a 3:3 K:BB -- which suggests he's putting plenty of balls into play -- and it should therefore only be a matter of time before that contact translates into more hits.

  • Corey Seager SS | TEX

    Dodgers' Corey Seager: Double, homer in win

    Seager went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, a home run and three total runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Rockies.

    Seager finally got on the board with his first long ball of the campaign -- the first of four Dodgers home runs Tuesday. He entered this game with just one extra-base hit in his last five games, but after this showing, Seager is up to a .366 average and 1.030 OPS.

  • Giants' Brandon Crawford: Smacks third homer

    Crawford went 1-for-3 with a walk, two strikeouts and a two-run home run in Tuesday's win over the Reds.

    Crawford only has six hits this season -- he's batting .171 -- but half of them have left the yard. He also has a stolen base. As the everyday shortstop for the Giants, Crawford usually bats sixth against righties and eighth against lefties.

  • Tommy Edman 2B | LAD

    Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Productive from top of order

    Edman went 1-for-4 with an RBI single and a stolen base in a loss to the Nationals on Monday.

    Edman's hitting streak now sits at eight games, and the RBI was his second of the season. The 25-year-old has hit leadoff in all 10 games thus far while putting in time at both second base and right field.

  • Paul DeJong SS | DET

    Cardinals' Paul DeJong: Bumps down in order amid struggles

    DeJong, who went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts in a loss to the Nationals on Monday, operated out of the No. 6 spot in the order for the first time this season.

    The struggling shortstop is now slashing .114/.262/.286 across 42 plate appearances, leading to his lowest slotting in the lineup yet this season. DeJong's leadoff single in the seventh Monday snapped a seven-game hitless drought, and while his abnormally low .105 BABIP certainly hasn't helped his cause, neither has the 27-year-old's 33.3 percent strikeout rate.

  • Javier Baez SS | DET

    Cubs' Javier Baez: Plates two runs Monday

    Baez went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Monday's loss against the Brewers.

    Baez has been one of the few bright spots in an anemic Cubs offense through the first 10 games of the season, and he has hit safely in four straight contests. The slick shortstop has homered twice with five RBI during that stretch.

  • Trea Turner SS | PHI

    Nationals' Trea Turner: Reaches base three times in loss

    Turner went 3-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's 3-0 loss to the Dodgers.

    Turner singled in each of his first three at-bats, as he was responsible for three of the five hits Kershaw gave up in the game. The 27-year-old also swiped his first bag of the season and turned in quite a productive fantasy performance on an otherwise very unproductive day at the plate for the Nationals. Turner has been top four in MLB in steals each of the last four seasons, so his stolen base Sunday will likely be the first of many to come.

  • Javier Baez SS | DET

    Cubs' Javier Baez: Hits solo home run Sunday

    Baez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and three strikeouts in Sunday's 7-1 loss to the Pirates.

    Baez provided the Cubs' lone run with a solo shot in his first at-bat Sunday, his third home run of the year. The shortstop has now recorded hits in each of the past three games and has gone 5-for-11 with two home runs, three RBI and five strikeouts during that time.

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