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Stanton went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader split against the Rangers.

Stanton sat out the matinee before batting fourth and starting at DH in the nightcap. The slugger went deep to center field for a two-run homer in the eighth inning, though the Yankees still trailed by six runs following the blast. The long ball was Stanton's first over eight contests since returning from the injured list July 29.

Arozarena went 2-for-3 with an RBI double, a walk and two runs in a win over the Mets on Saturday.

The recent trade acquisition opened the scoring in the first inning with his two-bagger, which plated Victor Robles. Arozarena would subsequently cross the plate himself twice courtesy of timely hits by fellow newcomer Justin Turner, giving the former Rays outfielder his fifth multi-run tally in 13 games with the Mariners. Arozarena has the same number of multi-hit efforts since his July 27 team debut, and he's now boasting a .304 average and .917 OPS across 57 plate appearances in Seattle.

Devers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.

Devers started the previous 49 games but will exit the starting nine for the series finale in what amounts to a rest day, per Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic. The 27-year-old posted a 1.017 OPS during that 49-game stretch but entered Sunday's contest in a 2-for-15 slump. Nick Sogard will receive a look at third base and bat seventh in Devers' absence.

Judge went 3-for-7 with a double, two walks, three runs and an RBI across both games of Saturday's doubleheader split with Texas.

Judge did most of his damage in Game 1, collecting three hits and an RBI in the victory. The slugger is in what for him could be considered a power drought with no homers over his past six contests, though he's batting .368 and has walked eight times during that span. Judge leads the majors with 97 free passes as opponents have increasingly tried to pitch around him given his MLB-leading 41 long balls on the campaign.

The Rangers optioned Anderson to Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.

Anderson will head back to the minors after he served as the Rangers' 27th man in Saturday's doubleheader with the Yankees. He mopped up in relief during the Rangers' 8-0 loss in the first game of the day, covering 3.2 innings and striking out three while allowing one earned run on one hit and two walks.

Turner went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a run-scoring double, a walk and a run in a win over the Mets on Saturday.

Turner had a significant hand in the Mariners' offensive output for the night, plating Randy Arozarena with his first-inning double before rapping a single to drive his teammate home again for the final run of the contest in the seventh. The multi-RBI effort was already Turner's third since joining Seattle at the trade deadline, and the multi-hit tally snapped him out of a 1-for-16 funk that had encompassed his previous five games.

Langeliers went 4-for-4 in a win over the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Langeliers accomplished the rare feat of an all-singles, four-hit performance in a game where his team still managed to score only one run. It was the 15th multi-hit effort of the season for Langeliers, who had been mired in a 2-for-24 skid across the previous seven games. The backstop's .217 average and .278 on-base percentage this season both have plenty of room for improvement, but Langeliers' .445 slugging percentage and .723 OPS are both career highs.

Singleton is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

The lefty-hitting Singleton will take a seat for the third time in four games, with two of those absences coming against right-handed pitching. The 32-year-old has managed an underwhelming .591 OPS since the All-Star break and looks to have ceded primary duties at first base to rookie Zach Dezenzo.

O'Hoppe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

O'Hoppe started the previous 10 games and will receive a rest Sunday after he posted a .486 OPS and 30.4 percent strikeout rate during that stretch. Matt Thaiss will step in behind the plate to catch for righty Jack Kochanowicz.

Calhoun is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

With southpaw MacKenzie Gore taking the hill for the Nationals, the lefty-hitting Calhoun will remain on the bench for the series finale. Calhoun has now been held out of the lineup in five straight contests, with the Angels facing off against left-handed staters in the last four of those games. The Angels will begin a three-game series Monday against a Toronto squad that features an all-right-handed rotation, so Calhoun should regain a regular spot in the lineup during the upcoming week.