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  • Tommy Edman LF | LAD

    Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Homers, swipes bag in loss

    Edman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in a loss to Seattle on Saturday.

    Edman's homer brought the Cardinals to within a run in the ninth inning, though it proved to be the team's final hit of the game. The long ball was the second in a span of three games for Edman, a stretch during which he's gone 5-for-11 with four extra-base hits and six RBI. Edman had been cold in his six contests prior to the three-game pickup, going 3-for-20 without an extra-base hit.

  • Yu Chang SS | TB

    Red Sox's Yu Chang: Cranks third homer

    Chang went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's loss to the Brewers.

    Chang has four hits this season, and three of them have left the yard. He's also driven eight runs despite a .111 average. The infielder has a part-time role in Boston with just 36 at bats on the season.

  • Jeremy Pena SS | HOU

    Astros' Jeremy Pena: Swipes sixth base

    Pena went 3-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 6-3 win over Atlanta.

    Pena manufactured a run in the eighth inning, as he dropped down a bunt, stole second and came around to score on a Corey Julks single. The bunt single helped Pena to his first three-hit game of the season. It was a good bounce-back performance after he struck out three times Friday. The second-year shortstop has his average up to .226 after a slow start to the season.

  • Giants' Brandon Crawford: Hits three-run homer in first

    Crawford went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 7-4 victory over the Mets.

    Crawford extended the Giants' lead to 4-0 with a three-run homer in the first inning, marking his third long ball of the season. The shortstop currently sports an abysmal .158 batting average and has 18 strikeouts to just seven walks through 16 games (64 plate appearances).

  • Edwin Arroyo 2B | CIN

    Reds' Edwin Arroyo: Healthy again at High-A

    Arroyo (hip) has gone 3-for-12 with a home run, a walk, three RBI and three runs in three games since being reinstated from High-A Dayton's 7-day injured list Tuesday.

    Arroyo missed about a week and a half of action due to the left hip strain before returning to the Louisville lineup Tuesday. The 19-year-old switch-hitting infielder is in his first full season in the Cincinnati organization after he was part of the three-prospect package the Reds took back in a deal with Seattle for Luis Castillo at last summer's trade deadline.

  • Paul DeJong SS | DET

    Cardinals' Paul DeJong: Likely to be activated Sunday

    DeJong (back) will join the Cardinals in Seattle on Sunday and will likely be activated off the injured list, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

    DeJong has been out for the entirety of the season so far while recovering from his back injury. The 29-year-old will likely be back on the roster for the finale against the Mariners, and he should serve in a utility role while he's a member of the club.

  • Ezequiel Tovar SS | COL

    Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Spot not at risk despite slump

    Tovar is not at risk of being demoted despite his poor start to the season, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

    An 0-for-3 day Saturday against the Phillies dropped Tovar's slash line to .172/.232/.234 through 19 games. The 21-year-old looks overmatched, and with just five career Triple-A games under his belt, there's certainly a case to be made that he needs more time in the minors. The Rockies seemingly don't intend to make a move any time soon, however, instead letting him work through his slump at the big-league level.

  • Carlos Correa SS | HOU

    Twins' Carlos Correa: Three hits in loss to Nationals

    Correa went 3-for-4 with a walk and an RBI in Saturday's 10-4 loss to Washington.

    Correa singled in a run in the fifth to make the score 5-2 Nationals. The infielder has scuffled out of the gate, and this was his first multi-hit game since last Friday against the Yankees. It should only be a matter of time until Correa starts piling up the hits again -- he hasn't hit worse than .264 in the last four years.

  • C.J. Abrams SS | WAS

    Nationals' CJ Abrams: Hits three-run homer in win

    Abrams went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 10-4 win over the Twins.

    Abrams doubled the Nationals' lead to 8-2 with a three-run shot off Simeon Woods Richardson in the seventh inning. It's the first homer of the season for the shortstop and he's brought home eight runs over 19 games and 66 at-bats. Abrams has been shaky over the first three-plus weeks of the season, but his speed (3 steals) has brought glimpses of fantasy hope in that short timeframe.

  • Jorge Mateo SS | ATL

    Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Scratched from Saturday's lineup

    Mateo (hip) was a late scratch from the lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

    Mateo was originally scheduled to return to the lineup for the first time since leaving Wednesday's game with right hip discomfort, but the late scratch suggests that Baltimore wants to give the shortstop at least one more day of rest before return. Gunnar Henderson will start at shortstop and hit eighth against the Tigers in Mateo's absence.

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