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Arozarena went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk, a stolen base and a second run scored in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Angels.

Arozarena gave the Mariners their first lead with his fourth-inning solo shot, which got him to the 20-homer mark on the year. His power has come back down after an impressive stretch of 10 long balls over 14 games from June 30 to July 18, though he has gone deep twice in the last two contests. The outfielder now has a .249/.354/.471 slash line with 52 RBI, 59 runs scored and 17 steals through 103 games overall.

Kwan went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and a second run scored in a 6-4 win over the Royals in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader.

Kwan also went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts and a run scored in the first game of the twin bill. The light-hitting outfielder has homered three times over his last three games, and he has eight RBI over eight contests dating back to July 12. For the season, he's slashing .286/.351/.413 with nine homers, 37 RBI, 50 runs scored, 20 doubles, one triple and 11 stolen bases across 98 games as Cleveland's primary leadoff hitter.

Buxton (side) will get imaging Sunday, though Rays manager Rocco Baldelli said the outfielder was "relatively upbeat" after being removed from Saturday's game against Washington, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Baldelli mentioned that Buxton felt soreness in his side "more [while] running than anything else," which suggests at least a little optimism about the issue. Still, it wouldn't be surprising if Buxton -- who has managed to stay mostly healthy this season despite logging a stint on the 7-day concussion IL in May -- were to be held out of Sunday's series finale. The Twins should have more information about Buxton's status after receiving the results of his tests Sunday.

Butler went 1-for-5 with a three-run homer in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Astros.

Butler gave the Athletics a four-run cushion the ninth on a three-run long shot off Hector Neris. Even with Saturday's homer, Butler has struggled at the plate in nine games since the All-Star break, going 3-for-32 (.094) with one steal, two home runs and four RBI with a 44.1 percent strikeout rate.

Cowser went 1-for-3 with two walks, three runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 18-0 win over the Rockies.

Cowser was a consistent contributor all game, stealing second and scoring in the second inning before crossing the plate again in the sixth and seventh. The 25-year-old is just 6-for-30 since the All-Star break but has swiped three bags during that stretch. For the year, he's slashing .217/.278/.404 with eight home runs, 18 RBI, 18 runs scored and six stolen bases across just 180 plate appearances.

O'Neill went 2-for-2 with a home run, two walks, three RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 18-0 win over the Rockies.

O'Neill reached base in all four plate appearances, highlighted by a two-run homer in the second inning and an RBI single in the seventh. The 30-year-old has now delivered three straight two-hit efforts while homering in consecutive games for the first time this season. He owns a .211/.298/.398 slash with five long balls, 15 RBI, 17 runs scored and two steals across 141 plate appearances.

Mullins went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 18-0 win over the Rockies.

Mullins launched a three-run homer in the fourth inning and added a single in the sixth. According to Jake Rill of MLB.com, he became just the third player in franchise history to reach both 100 career home runs and steals. For the year, the 30-year-old is slashing .219/.297/.409 with 14 long balls, 45 RBI, 39 runs scored and 14 stolen bases across 338 plate appearances. He could be on the move at next week's trade deadline as a potential fit for a contender in need of outfield help.

Tauchman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-1 loss to the Cubs.

Tauchman ended the Cubs' shutout effort in the ninth inning, when he belted a solo homer to right-center field off Ryan Pressly. It was the first time Tauchman has gone deep in back-to-back games this season, and the veteran outfielder has performed well at the plate since the All-Star break, going 9-for-29 (.310) with three home runs and 10 RBI over his last seven games.

Buxton exited Saturday's contest against Washington due to left side soreness, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Buxton was replaced defensively in the top of the seventh inning, though his previous at-bat came in the fifth. Per Gleeman, the All-Star outfielder is considered day-to-day for now. Should Buxton need to miss additional time, Harrison Bader could slide over to log more starts in center field.

The Royals placed Caglianone on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a left hamstring strain.

Caglianone was pulled after two innings in the first game of Saturday's twin bill versus Cleveland after hurting his hamstring while running to first base. He went 0-for-1 in the contest and is batting .190 (4-for-21) since the All-Star break. It's not yet clear how much time Caglianone will need to miss, but while he's out, Randal Grichuk -- whom Kansas City acquired in a trade with Arizona on Saturday -- could take most of the starts in right field.