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Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B | NYY
Marlins' Jazz Chisholm: Swipes 19th bag
Chisholm went 2-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's win over the Mets.
With trade rumors swirling around him, Chisholm has perhaps been having a little trouble staying focused at the plate. The 26-year-old has a .185/.290/.296 slash line through 13 games in July with two homers, three RBI and six runs, but he's kept his fantasy value afloat by adding five steals, giving him 19 on the season -- just four short of the career-high 23 he pilfered in 2021.
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Jake Burger 1B | TEX
Marlins' Jake Burger: Launches 11th homer
Burger went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Friday's win over the Mets.
The 28-year-old rapped both his extra-base hits off southpaw Sean Manaea, including a solo shot in the fifth inning. Burger appears to be finding his power stroke in July, slashing .292/.333/.583 over 12 games with four of his 11 homers on the season.
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Jesse Winker DH | NYM
Nationals' Jesse Winker: Swipes two more bags
Winker went 1-for-1 with three walks, two runs scored and two stolen bases in Friday's 8-5 win over the Reds.
With his two steals Friday, Winker's up to 14 stolen bases on the year -- the 30-year-old outfielder hadn't recorded more than one stolen base in any of his previous seven campaigns. While Winker went just 2-for-16 in his six games prior to the All-Star break, he's had a strong bounce-back campaign overall in Washington, slashing .263/.38/.434 with 11 homers, 43 RBI and 49 runs scored.
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Emmanuel Rivera 3B | BAL
Marlins' Emmanuel Rivera: Absent from lineup
Rivera isn't in the Marlins' lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.
Rivera went 0-for-1 with two walks and a sac fly during Friday's win in the series opener, and he'll now get a chance to rest Saturday. His absence will move Jake Burger to third base while Josh Bell starts at first, opening up the DH role for Bryan De La Cruz with Nick Gordon starting in left field.
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Juan Yepez 1B | TOR
Nationals' Juan Yepez: Two more hits, first homer
Yepez went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and a second run scored in Friday's 8-5 win over Cincinnati.
Yepez took Frankie Montas deep in the third inning, driving a two-strike pitch over the left-field fence to extend Washington's lead to 7-1. It's the first homer of the year for Yepez, though he's swung the bat well since he was called up July 5 -- the outfielder has at least one hit in all 11 games he's appeared in. Overall, Yepez is slashing an eye-popping .390/.468/.610 with six RBI and eight runs scored across 47 plate appearances as he continues to make a case for an everyday role.
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Harrison Bader CF | SF
Mets' Harrison Bader: Sitting down Saturday
Bader isn't in the Mets' lineup for Saturday's game against the Marlins.
Bader was held hitless in four at-bats during the Mets' first game back from the All-Star break, and he'll now take a seat Saturday against Roddery Munoz. Jeff McNeil, Brandon Nimmo and DJ Stewart will start from left to right in New York's outfield.
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Nico Hoerner 2B | CHC
Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Tallies three hits to extend streak
Hoerner went 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Hoerner came into the All-Star break riding an 11-game hitting streak and he kept rolling in his team's return to action Friday. Over the past 12 games, the infielder is batting .380 with eight RBI and eight runs scored. After a relatively slow start to the season, Hoerner seems to be finding his groove, and he should be able to score plenty of runs as the Cubs' primary leadoff hitter if he keeps reaching base consistently.
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Sean Murphy C | ATL
Braves' Sean Murphy: Sitting for matinee
Murphy isn't in Atlanta's lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.
Travis d'Arnaud will start behind the plate for the first game of Saturday's twin bill, making Murphy the likely choice to start at catcher during the nightcap.
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Otto Lopez SS | MIA
Marlins' Otto Lopez: Swipes bag in return
Lopez went 1-for-3 with a walk, a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in Friday's 6-4 win over the Mets.
The 25-year-old infielder had been sidelined since June 30 with lower-back inflammation, but Lopez looked fully recovered in his return to the lineup. He got the start at second base Friday and batted fifth, and Lopez will likely remain at the keystone the rest of the year as the Marlins let him settle in next to shortstop Xavier Edwards as their potential double-play combo of the present and future.
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Tanner Scott RP | LAD
Marlins' Tanner Scott: Secures 15th save
Scott struck out one in 1.1 perfect innings Friday to record his 15th save of the season in a 6-4 win over the Mets.
The lefty fired 14 of 18 pitches for strikes as he carved up the top of New York's order. Any save for Scott could be his last in a Marlins uniform as trade rumors swirl around the pending free agent, and he's only helped his market value with a 13-appearance scoreless streak that dates back to June 13 -- a stretch in which he's converted all seven of his save chances while giving up only four hits with a 15:5 K:BB in 13.2 innings.