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Steer went 1-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 10-2 win against the Pirates.

Steer extended his hitting streak to seven games with an RBI double in the first inning. Steer is one of seven players in the National League with 30 doubles, and he along with Francisco Lindor are the only two among that group to also have 20 or more stolen bases. Steer has 16 RBI over his last 17 games and has now reached 80 or more for the second straight year. The 26-year-old has a .235/.326/.434 slash line through 127 games this season.

Ohtani (elbow) threw 10 pitches off a bullpen mound Saturday, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Ohtani still won't pitch in 2024 but Saturday marks the first time he's thrown off a mound since undergoing Tommy John surgery in September of 2023. The milestone comes one day after he joined the 40-40 club with a walk-off grand slam. The 29-year-old is expected to be a cleared to pitch in time for spring training.

Stratton was carted off the field Saturday against Cincinnati with an apparent left knee injury after slipping and falling into the wall tracking down a wild pitch, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Stratton looked to be in serious pain after crashing into the wall and required a cart to exit the field of play. He was grabbing at his left knee following the collision. While it doesn't look good, there should be an update on Stratton's health postgame.

Wisdom hit a two-run home run, walked and scored another run in Saturday's 14-2 win against the Marlins.

Wisdom entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth, walked and scored a run. Then in the ninth, took infielder Vidal Brujan deep for his first home run since July 28. Wisdom has been an afterthought in the Cubs' lineup the whole second half of the season, as he's started just three of their last 20 games. The 32-year-old has struggled with a .203/.272/.447 slash line through 58 games.

Hensley went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 14-2 loss against the Cubs.

Hensley took Shota Imanaga deep in the fifth inning for his first homer since May of 2023, and the third of his career. Hensley was playing in his 10th game of the season and making just his fifth start. The 28-year-old had three hits in his previous start Wednesday.

Norby went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two strikeouts in Saturday's 14-2 loss to the Cubs.

Norby took Shota Imanaga deep to center field for his third long ball this season and first as a member of the Marlins. Norby has started the Marlins' last five games and picked up a hit in each game, with four going for extra bases. The rookie was acquired from the Orioles, and with Xavier Edwards nursing a back injury, Norby could be seeing plenty of time down the stretch.

Bellozo (2-2) took the loss Saturday against the Cubs. He allowed six runs (five earned) over 4.2 innings with seven hits, four walks and one strikeout.

Bellozo gave up a pair home runs to Seiya Suzuki and another to Pete Crow-Armstrong to match the total from his first six career stats. The rookie right-hander has now given up five or more runs in two starts this season but has kept teams under two runs in his other five starts. The 24-year-old will carry a 3.35 ERA into his next start against the Rockies.

Dave Roberts said Saturday that Glasnow (elbow) played catch from 60 feet and Glasnow's absence will be longer than originally expected, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Glasnow was placed on the injured list Aug. 16 with right elbow tendinitis and was able to resume a throwing program Saturday. While his absence will extend into September, Roberts expressed optimism Glasnow will pitch again during the regular season. Bobby Miller has stepped into Glasnow's spot in the rotation.

Imanaga (10-3) got the victory Saturday in a 14-2 win against the Marlins. He allowed two runs on four hits in six innings, walking two and fanning three batters.

Imanaga was sharp once again Saturday, going at least seven innings for the seventh time this season. The three strikeouts were his fewest in any of those starts of seven-plus innings, however. The 30-year-old rookie has been as steady as they come for the Cubs with a 3.08 ERA and 1.06 across 140.1 innings this season.

Suzuki went 3-for-5 with two home runs, a triple, four RBI and three runs in Saturday's 14-2 win against the Marlins.

Suzuki snapped a streak of 17 games without a home run in style with his first multi-homer effort of the season. Overall, it's his third career multi-homer game, the fourth most by a Japanese-born player. Suzuki had been struggling with just four extra-base hits over that 17-game homeless stretch, so the three Saturday were a welcome sight. Despite missing some time due to injury, the 30-year-old has put together another nice season with an .830 OPS through 103 games.