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Nolan Arenado 3B | ARI
Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Smacks homer Friday
Arenado went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in Friday's 10-8 extra-inning loss to the Nationals.
Arenado has gone just 5-for-25 (.200) since the All-Star break, but three of those hits have been homers. He's also added four walks in that seven-game span. The third baseman is up to 11 homers, 45 RBI, 41 runs scored, one stolen base, 14 doubles and a .266/.322/.393 slash line through 97 contests, and it looks like his power is trending in the right direction.
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Xander Bogaerts SS | SD
Padres' Xander Bogaerts: Remains hot Friday
Bogaerts went 3-for-4 with a double, a run and an RBI in Friday's 6-4 victory versus the Orioles.
Bogaerts belted a big double in the sixth inning, driving in Manny Machado to give San Diego its first lead. The second baseman finished with his seventh multi-hit performance over his past nine contests, a span in which he's slashing .500/.526/.528. Bogaerts has raised his season batting average from .219 to .265 with the hot stretch, though he has only two RBI during that span and hasn't gone deep in any of his past 14 games.
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Ryan Fernandez RP | STL
Cardinals' Ryan Fernandez: Takes extra-inning loss
Fernandez (1-3) allowed four runs (three earned) on two hits and two walks while striking out two over one inning, taking the extra-inning loss Friday versus the Nationals.
Fernandez wasn't able to hold back the Nationals' 10th-inning rally. After allowing one run across 16 innings from June 9 to July 7, the reliever has permitted six runs (five earned) over his last 6.2 innings. He's now at a 2.66 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 47:20 K:BB while adding a save, a blown save and 10 holds through 47.1 innings on the year. While he's certainly earned looks in high-leverage spots, his 3.8 BB/9 will likely continue to limit his effectiveness.
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Kodai Senga RP | NYM
Mets' Kodai Senga: Back on injured list
The Mets placed Senga on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a left calf strain.
Senga missed the first four months of the year due to injuries to his right shoulder and triceps, and his season debut was cut short Friday after he strained his calf in the sixth inning. He's slated to undergo an MRI on Saturday that will help determine how long he will have to spend on the injured list, though the Mets don't believe the right-hander suffered anything more serious than a strain. Tylor Megill, who is filling in for Christian Scott (elbow), will claim the open roster spot, and the Mets have yet to name a replacement for Senga's place in the rotation.
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Adam Mazur P | MIA
Padres' Adam Mazur: Tosses only 2.2 frames Friday
Mazur allowed one run on two hits and two walks while striking out one batter over 2.2 innings in a no-decision against Baltimore on Friday.
Mazur was called up from Triple-A prior to the contest to make his first big-league appearance since July 9. The rookie walked two batters in the first inning but emerged unscathed on the scoreboard, though he gave up a solo homer to Jordan Westburg in the second and a double to Gunnar Henderson in the third before being pulled with two outs. Mazur tossed only 39 pitches overall in the outing, but that appeared to be due to a short leash rather than any sort of injury. The right-hander has pitched to a poor 7.49 ERA and 1.81 WHIP through eight starts, but he may need to stick in the rotation until Yu Darvish (personal) or Joe Musgrove (elbow) is ready to return.
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Tylor Megill SP | NYM
Mets' Tylor Megill: Recalled ahead of start
The Mets recalled Megill from Triple-A Syracuse ahead of his start Saturday versus Atlanta.
With Christian Scott set to miss some time due to an elbow injury, Megill will now return to the majors in order to fill the opening in New York's rotation. The 28-year-old allowed 12 earned runs in 13.1 innings across his last three starts in the big leagues, but he has improved since moving to Triple-A (4.05 ERA in 13.1 IP) and will match up with an Atlanta offense that ranks 21st in MLB with 428 runs scored on the year. Kodai Senga (calf) was placed on the 15-day injured list.
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Luis Garcia 1B | NYY
Nationals' Luis Garcia: Big day in Friday's win
Garcia went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, a run scored, three RBI and two stolen bases in Friday's extra-inning win over the Cardinals.
He opened the scoring on the night with a two-run double in the second inning, then played a role in the Nationals' four-run outburst in the top of the 10th by walking, stealing second and eventually coming home on Jacob Young's bases-loaded triple. Garcia continues to add to his career highs in multiple categories, including 11 homers and 15 stolen bases in 89 games to go along with a .278/.310/.441 slash line.
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Mark Vientos 1B | NYM
Mets' Mark Vientos: Strong month continues
Vientos went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Friday's win over Atlanta.
The third baseman slugged a two-run homer off Charlie Morton in the third inning, one of three Mets long balls in the frame. Vientos has put together an impressive July, slashing .293/.341/.520 over 20 games with five doubles, four homers and 13 RBI as he solidifies his hold on the starting job at the hot corner.
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Francisco Alvarez C | NYM
Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Ends power drought
Alvarez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's win over Atlanta.
His third-inning shot off Charlie Morton capped a seven-run frame for the Mets and chased the veteran right-hander from the game. Alvarez snapped a 20-game homerless drought with the blast, a stretch in which he batted just .215 (14-for-65) with five RBI. Despite the power outage, the 22-year-old backstop has an impressive .273/.342/.448 slash line on the season in 51 contests.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B | NYY
Marlins' Jazz Chisholm: Swipes 22nd bag
Chisholm went 1-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored and a stolen base in Friday's win over the Brewers.
The 26-year-old has been taking his leadoff duties seriously in July. Chisholm is batting just .198 (16-for-81) on the month, but he's drawn 12 free passes in 20 games and his 12.8 percent walk rate during that time is a significant jump from his career rate of 7.7 percent. The extra opportunities on the basepaths have also translated into fantasy production -- he's gone 8-for-9 on steal attempts in July, giving Chisholm 22 stolen bases in 101 games on the season and putting him one short of matching his career high.