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Crow-Armstrong went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 14-2 win against the Marlins.

Crow-Armstrong hit one of four Cubs long balls, and for the first time in his career he has homered in consecutive games. The speedy center fielder showed off his athleticism Friday when he raced around the bases in 14.1 seconds for an inside-the-park homer and showed off the power Saturday, hitting it to the upper deck. He's been hot as of late, and with this home run, he has four of his seven homers this season in his last 11 games. Crow-Armstrong has started 26 straight games for the Cubs and could be somebody to keep an eye on down the stretch.

The Phillies will call up Allard from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to start Sunday's game against the Royals, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Allard will draw the starting nod Sunday to give the Phillies' starters an extra day of rest. The 26-year-old has appeared in three games for Philadelphia this season, logging a 3.46 ERA and 1.23 WHIP with eight strikeouts across 13 innings. He'll likely return to Lehigh Valley after the game.

Imaging on Edwards' lower back came back negative Saturday, and he's considered day-to-day, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Edwards was removed from Friday's game against the Cubs due to a lower-back injury he sustained while attempting to steal a base. Considering Saturday's testing didn't reveal any significant injury, Edwards shouldn't miss more than a few games -- if he misses time at all. The Marlins close out a home series against the Cubs on Sunday before heading out on a seven-game road trip.

A CT scan on Blackburn's right hand came back negative Saturday, and he hopes to avoid the injured list and possibly make his next start, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Blackburn was hit in the hand by a comebacker Friday and Saturday's testing confirmed he's dealing with nothing more than a bruise. The right-hander is hopeful to not only avoid the injured list, but to be healthy enough to make his next start, which is tentatively scheduled to come against the Diamondbacks on Thursday.

Bader isn't in the Mets' lineup Saturday against the Padres.

The Mets will give Bader a day to regroup after he's gone 0-for-19 over his last nine games. While he rests, Jesse Winker, Brandon Nimmo and Starling Marte will make up the Mets' outfield trio.

McCoy is batting ninth and playing shortstop Saturday against the Mets.

Saturday's contest will be McCoy's third consecutive start at shortstop, as he's seemingly supplanted Tyler Wade as the Padres' replacement for Ha-Seong Kim (shoulder). Since being called up Wednesday, McCoy is 3-for-8 with two runs and an RBI.

Wade is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.

Wade got the first crack at shortstop duties following Ha-Seong Kim's (shoulder) injury but didn't capitalize on the opportunity, going 0-for-11 at the dish. He'll yield to Mason McCoy for a third consecutive contest Saturday and it appears as though Wade has been usurped by McCoy as the Padres' temporary starting shortstop.

Peralta is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.

Peralta will take a seat Friday against southpaw David Peterson and the Mets. Bryce Johnson will bat eighth and play right field in place of Peralta.

Cronenworth is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.

Cronenworth will avoid a matchup with southpaw David Peterson on Saturday, giving way to Luis Arraez at first base while Donovan Solano slots in at DH. It'll be Cronenworth's first time out of the lineup since Aug. 7

Soler isn't in Atlanta's lineup Saturday versus the Nationals, Lindsay Crosby of AthlonSports.com reports.

Atlanta will give Soler a day to rest Saturday as the team attempts to ease him back into playing after he missed over a week with a hamstring injury. He'll be replaced in right field by Ramon Laureano, who will bat sixth.