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De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Brewers.

De La Cruz got the Reds on the board with a 438-foot blast off Dustin May in the first inning, and he's now matched his home run total (22) from the 2025 regular season. The 24-year-old shortstop has hit safely in 12 of his past 13 contests, tallying seven multi-hit efforts, seven extra-base hits, five RBI, 14 runs scored and two stolen bases in that span. On the season, Elly's slashing .278/.356/.484 with 22 homers, 62 RBI, 85 runs scored and 24 steals across 550 plate appearances.

Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Twins.

Montgomery accounted for one of two White Sox home runs in the first inning. He now has 31 long balls this season, five of which have come in his last 14 games. Montgomery remains a boom-or-bust option at the plate, as he's also hitting .189 with a 41.7 percent strikeout rate in that span.

Abrams went 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Dodgers.

Abrams is still scuffling at the plate, having gone just 4-for-40 (.100) over his last 10 games, though he has two steals and two RBI in that span. The infielder is hitting .265 with an .837 OPS, 28 steals, 29 home runs, 94 RBI, 83 runs scored, 26 doubles and three triples over 135 contests. If he can find his swing again soon, he has plenty of time to secure the first 30-30 season of his career.

Saggese went 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, one RBI, one stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 10-7 loss to the Rockies.

Saggese has hit safely in six straight games, four of which have been multi-hit efforts. He's also logged three home runs, eight RBI and two steals in that span. The infielder's playing time is likely to drop once Masyn Winn (thumb) returns, but Saggese has put together a nice audition that could help him stay in the Cardinals' long-term plans. Over 39 games this year, Saggese is batting .260 with a .772 OPS, four homers, three steals, 12 RBI, 18 runs scored, four doubles and one triple.

Tovar went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two runs scored in Saturday's 10-7 win over the Cardinals.

Tovar's place in the lineup has been slipping lately -- he's started just five of the Rockies' last eight games, and in only one of the four games against right-handed starters in that span. The shortstop has gone 10-for-30 (.333) with three RBI over his last 12 contests, but that's been a brief bright spot in an otherwise disappointing year. Tovar is batting .213 with a .596 OPS, seven steals, 10 home runs, 41 RBI and 46 runs scored over 130 contests this season.

McGonigle is not in Detroit's starting lineup against Cleveland on Saturday.

McGonigle will have the day off after going 3-for-9 with an RBI during Friday's doubleheader against the Guardians. Hao-Yu Lee will draw the start at the hot corner and bat second while McGonigle is on the bench.

Winn (thumb) intends to return from the 10-day injured list for Saturday's game in Colorado, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

The Cardinals put Winn through a full pregame workout Friday, and as long as he recovers from that with no issues, he'll be in the lineup for Saturday's contest versus the Rockies. Winn has missed the last two weeks of action with a small fracture in his left thumb.

Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and two strikeouts during a 4-1 win over Minnesota on Friday.

Montgomery registered his 30th homer, reaching the milestone for the first time in his young career. The 24-year-old belted a two-run shot off Zebby Matthews in the fourth to extend Chicago's lead to four. For the season, Montgomery has slashed .213/.294/.436 with 191 strikeouts over 562 plate appearances.

Duran went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Friday's 7-6 loss to Tampa Bay.

Duran got the scoring started in the second inning with a long ball off Rays starter Nick Martinez. It was the 27-year-old's second homer in his past three games, including his fourth straight game with an RBI. Over his last 15 games, Duran is batting .389/.484/.704 with four homers and 13 RBI in 63 plate appearances.

De La Cruz went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 10-7 loss to the Brewers.

De La Cruz was involved early, delivering a run on a first-inning single and scoring a run in the third. He returned to play shortstop for the first time since sustaining a quadriceps injury last Sunday. De La Cruz didn't miss any time due to the quad and operated as the designated hitter in Cincinnati's previous three games.